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The Seaforth News, 1942-01-22, Page 2YEAR-ROUND RESORT HOTEL, STE. ADELE EN HAUT P.O, CANADA WINTER HOLIDAY Located alai In the Laurentiuns, this luxes':. loon hotel withnew ad+ ditto's et$erN You tits Inaxi"rai A4 honday pleasures, Sklschool ski -local ,• . Blood -Iii Mils , • . spacious Nnn- deeks and dancing lu the Tetraee Room. Re. utrlotod.. Write for blot„ rates and reservations. Lessons in Love by JERRY BRONDFIELD CHAPTER ONE fume was one of utmost dia. The look on Barbara Chase's pleasure as she curled up on the (sofa and lifted the telephone to her ear. "It's that anaemic Lester Bur- ton again," she hissed to her Uncle Hank as she prepared to speak,' Hank Chase shook his Bead. Poor Lester. Poor fish. "No, Lester ... Barbara was saying wearily. "No, I'm busy. Nope, busy Friday; too. No-o-oo. No, Lester, maybe next week. Yea, that's a good boy. Don't fret, 1aow. 'Bye." Barbara put down the 'phone, She rested an elbow on a knee and tripped her chin in her hand. "Uncle Hank," she intoned, "if .T were to use this house as a focal point and then draw a circle with a .100 -mile radius, do you think there might be a man some- where in that circle who had a spark of interest?" His answer was nothing more than a snort. Barbara shook her head, and the long blond curls swished about her shoulders. "When," she mocked, "tell me WHEN are men going to quit talk- ing about the stock market, the tax rate, and the wonderful bin. goes they go on? When is this present crop of so-called eligibles going to crawl from under their night club pallors and reveal a red corpuscle or twog" She plopped down beside Uncle Hank and poked hint in the ribs. "This country's going to pot, Why doesn't .somebody do some- thing about the improvement of the breed? I mean men, not hors- es. Why, I can't even get some decent golf competition these days.,, She folded her a'isullenly. "Superiority .., , bald" V " `Bah' isn't ladylike," Uncle Hank admonished. "But then, neither is your golf game," he admitted. "And why .. WHY don't they quit showering the with flowers and silly little trinkets and sell me something in the way of old- fashioned masculinity?? Lester Burton -bah 1" * . a Hank Chase tapped his pipe softly. "Gal, you were born 30;- 000 0;000 years too Iate. You belong back in one of those mezozoic ages, or whatever they were." "No, I don't. I merely maintain that the man I marry must be able to balance a tea cup with his left hand and drop a 40 -foot putt with his rightat the same time." "Must be lots of them like that in New York." "If there are," she growled, "someone's keeping them in chains in a fourth floor attic. Nope, Uncle Hank, I don't know of any in that 100 -mile radius I mention- ed. Larr Grover, maybe, but he's more interested in horses than women. I bet I could do better if I went down to your Oklahoma oil fields and dated a couple of drillers." Hank Chase's head• jerked up with interest. "Now, maybe that won't be necessary. Fact • of the, matter is we're going to have a visitor from down Oklahoma way Evers" sailor, soldier tend airman needs Menthelatant for dozens of minor ail- ments. Small in cost but very valuable in nee. QUICK RELIEF FOR HEAD COLDS CHAPPING TIRED AND ACHING FEET SUNBURN INSECT BITES GUTS AND eRU13Es end other ens - ISSUE 1—'42 E1: tomorrow. Forgot to mention it to you. Very forgetful of me, I might add, however; that he pos- sibly is what you're looking for in the way of—well, did you say masculinity?" a r f "Who?" she asked quickly, sus- piciously. • Uncle Hank puffed on his pipe, "Chief Leaping Water." "Chief Leaping—.au INDIAN?" "Well, kinda." He grinned. "However, I don't think he'll get off the train wearing war paint, and he probably has as many of the so-called social graces as most of the young men you know, but—" And then for a long minute Uncle Hank stopped. , There was a sudden thought that struck him, and he liked the way it kept bouncing back. "His real name," he continued, "is Dugan Blake. Rather Irish-' sounding, but he's mostly Ameri- can, you know. Dugan has been field superintendent with us for three years now. Coining up to New York for a conference for the first time." "You mean this is his first trip to New York?" "Right. And, Barbara"—Uncle Hank stroked his chin reflective- ly—"I eflective- ly "I think it would be a pretty good idea if you helped entertain hint while he's here. Just a couple of weeks." "EnterTAIN him," she echoed. "Entertain an Indian? Why the only party he'll be interested in is a scalping party, and he prob- ably couldn't get any closer to the conga than a wry dance." Hank grinned. "What's the dif- ference?" he inquired mildly. "But seriously, Barbs, I'm going to count on you. Okay?" "In a minor sort of way," she promised darkly. "But very ini- icor." a m Uncle Hanle went to Grand Central alone the next day. He figured a little talk. with Dugan Blake might be in order before- hand. He looked at his watch. Two more minutes. And then there he was, striding up the ramp. Barbara was- coming out of the garden,, her arms full of peonies, when Uncle Hank's car swung up the drie and stopped in front of the house. "Barbs," said Uncle Hank, get- ting out of the car, "this is Chief Leaping Water, but I guess he'd want you to call him Dugan Blake. Dugan, my one and only Bar- bara." Barbara Chase didn't quite re- alize it, but she held her breath as Dugan Blake uncoiled himself from the back seat of the con- vertible and stepped out lightly. She found herself offering her hand in greeting, but as yet she hadn't said anything. The pian smiling faintly before her was tall and dark, very dark. The pressure of his handclasp was firm, almost powerful. "So this is the famed Miss Bar- bara," she heard him murmur, just as it occurred to her that never in all her twenty-three years had she ever met anyone am handsome as Chief Leaping Water. 31e held )ter hand for a long minute, but site made no effort to draw away. Anyway, site had an idea he wouldn't have allowed it even if she had tried. (To be continued). Well Built Plants Deep In Interior William S. Knudsen said that the production goal for giant four -motored bombers has been increased from 500 a month to 1,000 an announcement that un- derscored the opinion of defence officials 'that the Pacific war must be won by bombing Japan. The director of the office of prodaction management said new bomber production facilities would have to be built and that every plane factory would have to adopt. the 168 -hour work week. in a war which apparently is to become increasingly a battle of bombers, Knudsen said the new aircraft facilities would' be placed "inside the 'mountains"—deep in the interior beyond the destrue- Live range of Axis 'planes, Further, preparations will be Made 00 that machinery from air. craft. plants now concentrated lei danger areas of the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards can be moved if necessary. This recalls Ressia'p' "knock down" factories, which have been carried backward bis. yowl reach of Nazi bombers. Camouflapt The latest Nazi camouflage trick repotted by Russian military des. patellae: G'ernia fuel trucks supply ing' panzer columns are being tneved up lo the front covered with hay and atrt4w, avenged to simu- late the aPpearenco of a Russiau peasant oottage. Twelve inilliou meals a day are served outside the home in Britain, Stolpping the heart for five sec- onds may cause nn'couseiuileness, but it is possible to restore life after the heart has stopped beat lug for 15 minutes under some eii•. cunestances. Twenty-seven beavers were ship - red recently from Buenos Aires, Argentina; to the 'United States for breeding purposes and to meet the increasing domande for "nut- ria" fur for women's coats. Seventy intim ' of road' in Britain will have plastic white lines to aid drivers dining .blackouts. To save refrigerator cargo space in aliments to Great Britain, the. Australian Government proposes to process the entire egg export' Sunplus as egg powder. Tea egg- drying plants will be operating he - fore the end of the year, 1941. Five tons Of nails per day are used by a Canadian plant in.crat- ing military Vehicles for shipment to the British armies. The Hong Kong police furnish ant/piracy guards for British' ves, eels on the China coast. Animated cartoons' are being pre- pared to teach the men of the armed forces strategy, gunnery and other training subjects. Canada is one of the leading manufacturers of rubber goods producing rubber' commodities val- ued at more than 83 million dollars at factory prices in 1940. The first estimate of the late field crops of Canada in 1941 places potato production at 39,- 290,000 9;290,000 cwt, Palestine has decreed that any article whish can be produced in that country pennot be snipped in tor sale from other countries. The Shark Yields Valuable Vitamins Has Now Become Source 'of Revenue, Says the St. Thom- as Times -Journal • Until quite recently sharks have been regarded as the most useless of denizens of the sea. They are anathema to flehermen because their presence scares fish away from the fishing grounds, and when the larger species get caught. in a net they thresh about so much that they seriously damage the gear. Usually they have been sold for fertilizers. Thanks ' to chemical research, however, the sharia has now be- come a valuable fish, There are many species of the sharp fam- ily but the welcome types are the dog -shark, the soupfiu, the blue, thrasher and mud shark. Their liv- er is discovered to be richer in vitamin A than any other sub- stance. From the Canadian west coast down to San Francisco, fish- ermen are now going .out for sharks only. and the aggregate value of catches is something like $75,000,000 a year; money which was formerly discarded. Recently, a Tour -man boat ort of San Fran- cisco brought hi a $7,000 catch in five days. making over $1,100 for each man. The average is 5705 to $1.300 a week tor three men. 011 for Planes The boons is due to a San Fran- cisco druggist who begun using shark's liver to fortify feed for poultry. Ho fount( that the liver of the sdnorin shark contained 20 Unica as much vitamin A as the liver of halibut and. other fish. It yielded 100,000 units per grain compared with 5,000 in the others. During this current year the Uni- ted States Government has bought four trillion units. Much of this has been sent to Britain and itus- sia under the Lease -Lend Act. The rest hes been "fed" to the Ameri- can army, navy and air force. Vita- min A is exceptionally valuable for night flyers, and it is also being, given to people who are near-sighted. it has a remarkable street on eyesight. Experiments have also demon- strated that shark's liver produces. a remarkable oil for use in strato, sphere planes, the lubricant being unaffected by extreme or rapid changes of temperature. This oil is valuable also in the finest mech.. einem% The British Government is also using it to fortity margarine. Child. Cures Fear Of Hun Air Raids Three-year-old Janet, who was in a Bristol hospital when it was bombed, cured herself of fear of air raids by talking to her dolls. For three weeks after the bombe ing Janet woke up terrified every Hine the sirens sounded, At the end of that time she was heard telling her dolls how the bombs fell the night the Hospital was hit and how the windows Were shattered over them, She told the story night after night and grad" ually her fear of the raids lessen - Now, Janet wakes only when the barrage is particularly heavy, Canadian Merchant Navy sea- men who brave enemy submar ines, surface raiders and 'aircraft in order to transport troops and war supplies overseas, will new be entitled to wear the badge pic- tured above, The insignia draws attention- to the fact• that these men of the merchant fleet are 'vir teeny part of Canada's fighting force. The government Order in Council authorizing issue of the badge' states that it is to be worn by the personnel of ships of Can- adieu registry "When on shore leaye in civilian attire, in order that recognition, inay be accorded to the national importance of their contribution to the sea transport of troops, munitions and supplies, and the carriage of ex- ports to overseas markets." Supplies of Kapok `Frozen' By' Ottawa Canadian supplies of kapok were' "frozen" by the munitions depart- ment last week, Air force fliers, forced down at sea, •aro ]sept afloat by the buoy- aney of their flying suits in the lining of which is placed the life - preserving material called kapok. Most of it comes from The Neth- erlands Bast Indies and to assure that enough kapok is made avail- able for Canada's and the Allied airmen, • and for the thousands of life jackets and floats needed by the navy . and army, all supplies in Canada were "frozen" in au order by Alan I3. Williamson, con- troller of supplies. The order prohibits any sales except to the federal government and instructs dealers and proces- sors to report the kind and weight of all kapok they have on band and on order. THREE-PIECE WESKIT OUTFIT With a Fashion Future By Louise Lennox Boy's styles have swept the feminine fashion field this year, exerting their influence on suits, jackets, caps and what you will, but the smartest item to be hand- ed over to the ladies is undoubt- edly the weskit. It's trite and wearable, and at the same time just as flattering as anything you couldask for,,; It gives you the tiniest of waists, slender hips and beautiful broad shoulders.' Wear it with the blouse and skirt in- cluded in the same pattern, or slip it on over another blouse or a tailored dross. Style No. 3232 is designed for sites 11, 13, 15, 17 and 19 years; 29, 31, 33, 85 and 37 bust. Size. 15 requires 1% yards of i4 -inch fabric for skirt; 1Sii yards of 39- inch fabric for blouse; 4i yard of 54 -inch fabric for weskit. Send twenty cents (200), (colit- is coinis preferred) for pattern to Lou- ise Lennox, Room 421, 73 Ado- laide St. West, Toronto, Write, plainly your name, address and style number. Be sure to state size you wish, REVEL IN WINTER At Obi no'p.,nletis 1•B' tunas., overnight from 'Toronto. 11.41 Ontario, in tbs fain - ons Liamentlansla) rooms with or v,1thoot private baths.'„oluturlable lounges . . . ,:1111 hearths ..exce11e01 table stud every up-to-date convenience. 2 Old -tows and 11111 00” on tee property wall marked trans . .. , official ski uehool, Cwinter e'a'.Usitlesjn and lKoetut Restricte l; Ci Clientele. Uklt, C rates—write: Ste. Marguerite Station, i'.Q. No Watch Runs Time T Perfect me Even Railroad Time -Pieces Vary From. One -Half to One Second Every Day No watch keeps perfect time; Clarence Woodbury writes in Am-. erican Magazine, Trine ,AmSrioaii railead watches will run from one ball' to a full second fast or slow every day, and one of the most expensive watches you can buy— a little numberwhich retails for around 55,000—will be off cine - eighteenth of a second every day. 11 your. watch happens to be- come magnetized by a dynamo or an X-ray machine, there's a simple way to takeout the juico,•Expose It to the sante magnetic field again, ' and twirl it.' round and, round, debouairly, as you retreat from 111 ' The same watch will lteep dit- ferent time in winter and summer, indoors and out. In zero temper- ature, the average watch will lose tea seconds in twenty-four hours, and under a blazing sun it will gain ten.. When you set year watch, turn- ing the hands backward won't hurt it a. bit. Only in striking clocks must the hands be •moved' forward. "Don't wind it too tight or you'll `break the 'spring:" That old warn- ing is meaningless today, The strongest pian on earth couldn't wind most modern watches hard enough to break the mainsprings. Manufacturers have made them musclepr'oof. Tiny watches are just as accur- ate as big ones when they're prop• erly adjusted, but•they can seldom take as muoli Punishment. 15 you simply must open your watch and let Junior see how the wheels go rouud, perform the op- eration in an air-conditioned room. Otherwise, you may have to pay tor a repair job. Infinitesimal par• titles Df dust can clog the works, and if damp air gets into your watch, .the moisture will condense later and may cause rust. Rust ruins more watches than all other causes combined. The life expectancy of any good modern watch is far greater than that of its owner. if it is cleaned and oiled regularly once every two years, the • average 21 -jewel time -piece will tick on through at least two centuries. Late Arrival Club Has Few Melinaers An Honor to Belong to Club Whose Badge is a Little Foot With Metal Wings it's an honor to belong to the Late Arrival Club, which was start- ed not long ago in the Middle Last. • You can't become a member just by paying a subscription and being passed by a committee. Before you can wear its badge, a little boot with metal wings, you have not only to belong to one of the Allied air forces operating out there, but you have to have returned on foot from a machine which has either crashed or had to make a 'forced landing. There are about forty members in the Western Desert. The latest of these is an Austra- Ilan pilot officer. Having been chased by four Messoeschm)tts, he had to fly 1111 bullet -riddled machine so low to get away from them that he lauded With a terrific smack, tearing off the under. carriage and the propeller. The shock of the bump catapulted the wrecked plane 500 teat •upiu the air before it finally came to rest. The pilot; considerably the worse for wear, scrambled out to find himself thirty miles on the wrong side of the Libyan-14gyptian fron- tier. With a little foot' and a bottle of water (most of which got spilt on the way) he set but on his long trek, walking only at night for there Were German patrols about, Attar two and to half days out of our own patrols picked him up, oxltaustecl, He's now back with his squadron, That's a typical "Late Arrival," Lard Was Answer To Shipping Space Frozen Lard Proves Best the sulation For Protection of - Fresh Foods Chicago packers have put over a fast one on Hitler by devising a new insulator for frozen meats. The insulator is itself an export, the old reliable export that has survived most liandsoinely. the de- cline of international trade in (sort Belt foodstufxs that is, lard. " teerinan submarine warfare cut seriously into the available supply cif refrigerator ships and reiriger- cited' space on general cargp boats. Refrigerator ships are costly to build, both in time, money and ,n materials and skilled labor nees.. ed for arms and munitions, Re- frigerating machinery„ takes, up valuable cargo space, So the packers stepped in to provide a substitute method of shipping fresh, foods. As a part of that search, they experimented with all manner of substances to insulate shipments of frozen food. Frozen lard proved to be the best. insulator. • Fat -hungry Britain cries for lard, so thus we have not one bird, but a whole flock of traffic trouble birds, killed with one inventive stone, a packaging material that is itself a fend. War enters the picture of this latest triumph in preservation and transport of food,' But the stim- ulation of war has played a great part in the development of the food industries. The art of can- ning is a Napoleonic war baby, as are beet sugar and cheap soda Oleomargarine is another food born in barracks. A Boy's Solicitude: An American; mining engineer just back from southern Rhodesia, told about a thing he had seen in the little village of. Guela. A native boy arrived there after a trek of 200 miles across the veldt carrying a 150 -pound sack of "mealie," the native food. The boy deposited the sack on the porch of -the British Commissioner.' Me explained that he had heard that the Germans Were trying to starve the English. He thought that the "mealie," if it could be delivered, would keep the King and Queen from going hungry for quite a long time. 'M1'i✓y. St. Lavvrence'Starcll to. Limited