HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1950-01-05, Page 15Pretty Tough Going, Eh, Kid?—A Chinese boy, hungry, hurt
and tired, 'wearily seats himself along the curbing to eat his dish
Of food, probably the first he reeeiced that day, supplied by
the United Nations International Children's I,:tuergency Fund
(UNICEF). Canada and a score of other United Nations
member -countries are helping to feed the sick and hungry
children now living in former theatres -of war. The postal ad-
dress "UNICEF, OTTAWA" is accepting funds from Canadians
to bay Canadian food for six million hungry children.
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A. Happy New Year to you all!
}j new day, a new week, to new
anonuh—and a New Year ... what
will it bring? So much to think
about, isn't there?
Of course, there 9s ptenty to talk
about . , , I could write about the
sudden drop in egg prices, or the
gloom -spreading news that another
depression is in the offing; or the
increase in hydro rates, ditto ear
inenrance presniums—but I am not
going to write about any of these
things, except to mention them in
passing so that you will know I at
least know what is going on in the
world. But this much I will say—if
end when hard times hie us, I don't
'think you will see the farmer being
pushed around as he was in the
depression days of the '30's. He has
some a long way since then. His
standard of living has been raised
considerably. He has his radio to
:keep him informed on world affairs
when he is too busy or too tired
to read. He has his car to take
him around the country, and as a
result, many farmers are as much
at home in the city as they are on
their own property. His sons and
daughters also get around and have
just es good a time as their town
and city cousins. His wife often
has a better home and more con-
veniences than her friends in town.
Young mothers have a much better
chance to raise strong, healthy
youngsters than their city counter-
parts. Oh yes, the farmer and his
fatmily .certainly go places and see
things these days! Maybe they
"go" too often and ser too much—
but that is another story.
There is another change that is
all to the good. The farmer, now-
adays, keeps himself pretty well in-
formed in regard to government ex-
penditures—particularly in munici-
pal affairs. "There have been sev-
oral instances just recently where
ermers have gotten together and
thrown a monkey wrench into the
proposed lavish spending of their
township council. Generally speak-
ing, the fanner would lose a day's
work rather than miss the chance
to vote for the men of his choice
in a municipal election. Now he
has also reached the point where
he is just as quick to call those
Holme men to account if they fail to
measure ftp to his expectations.
Yes, our men- of the soil are mak-
ing their voice heard in the land—
t'hrouglt Farm Forums, public
meetings, letters to the press and
an intelligent exchange of opinion
with their fellowmen. Certainly,
they are not sufficiently powerful
to prevent a depression if one is on
its way, but they have become suf-
ficiently progressive — and aggres-
sive — so that they will not be left
bolding the bag entirely alone. If
they hold one enol, they'll want
someone else holding the other—
and they won't expect to hold on
indefinitely. If things get tough,
farmers will be asking a lot of ques-
tions—questions to which they will
surely want the answers.
So, I thinly with our families and
friends, we can safely allow our-
selves plenty, of enjoyment over the
holiday season. After all, it will be
another 12 months before this les.
live season rolls around again and
between nun and then, we shall
have plenty of time for serious
thinking.
What would we do without our
Christmas and New Year? So much
fun and excitement, and when we
get away from it all, such a quiet
sense of peace. In these moments
of reflection, it is impossible to lose
our faith for very long. We !:now
that the wisest of the wise may
err; we are constantly d`s'na; e 1 at
the tangle we poor humans get our-
selves into; and yet, through it all,
if we pause for a minute, we are
conscious of a Higher Potter con-
trolling the universe, and once more
our faith is renewed that eventually
peace will conte to this troubled
world.
And then you know, getting
down to ordinary, everyday affairs,
there are always bright spots on
the darkest day. Even 30 -cent eggs
have something to commend them!
At least we won't have to feel we
are robbing the family treasury if
we are a little generous in our use
of them. Farm folk don't make
omelettes when eggs sell at 60
cents s dozen, but with eggs at
30, -well, we can live on omelettes
and angel food, should we so de-
sire. And when we have the folks
borne for the holiday season, it will
be no hardship to them if we feed
then generously with omelettes. To
city folk, it is food fit for the gods.
That is, if you can make a good
omelette and serve it straight from
the stove to the table—with a ehich
sprinkling of cheese, chopped ham
or bacon. Yum . , . ytun!
That's all friends . , . I still have
a few things to do. Happy New
Year, everybody! And don't forget,
it can be a happy year if we help
to make it so. Chin up, folks—we
are not in Russia, Communist
China, or occupied Europe. We are
in Canada . , . and that should
mean a -lot.
In Red Jam --Flee State I t; pari-
anent angrily denounced Com-
munist -dominated Bulgaria for
accusing U.S. Minister Donald
R. Heath, above, of 'conspiring'
against the government, De-
claring the charges 'patent
falsehoods,' the U,S, .. warned
that continuance of diplomatic
relations is ill danger.
Edison Had A.
Practical Mind
t;enitts is the ability to do the
hardest things the easiest way. t the
day, when Edison was working,.n
a prartieal lattip for his nt w ly 4is.
covered electric light. he found! it
necessary•10 get the cubical content
of an irregular glass bulk, `1'no busy
himself to attend to the job, he
veiled in his most brilliant mottle
ala ti citta to help hint, A ruling hint
self with many sheets of foolscap,
the great savant sat down to work,
A..v eek later Edison asked hint how
he was getting along.
"Very nicely, :Or. Eidson, hon 1
ant not finished yet.''
I?,Lison looked at the formidable
array of charts ;cud figures submit-
ted by the ntathenlatleian. "l tow
much longer will it take you to
solve the problem?"
"oh, aun,her week, 1 e pec,.'" •"Let me show you clow to do it in
a minute," said Edison.
11e filled the bulb with water,
"Now measure tin" water, and
you're got the answer."
Edison possessed not only a knack
for hitting noun the obvious, Int
an infinite capacity Inc taking pains.
In his effort to perieet the storage
battery, he made tett thousand ❑n
suceessfnl tests on various chemical
combinations. "Isn't it, a shamue,'
said a friend, "that with all this
tremendous labor you haven't been
able to get any results:"
"Why, nian, said Edison, "1've
gut lots of result,. I've discovered
several thousand things That 5, tail
work,"
Here's Some Real
"Bedtime Stuff"
Most of us stave favorite positions
for sleeping, hut few people would
choose 10 sleep sitting upright in
a chair as 51 -year-old Buddhist
missionary, the Venerable 1 "- in -
mita, does. •He recently ea me on e three.
month visit to Britain from .Amer-
ica, where he has been living since
he evite four. Ile 5..a, ?tarn near
Naples.
\Vhy does he sleep upright Ile
cayt; it is to strengthen himself
against too • much dependence nn
bodily- comfort. Utt his voyage here
in the Queen .Mary, his nights
were spent in a chair in the cinema
or the lounge. 11e hasn't slept in
a bed for 10 years.
Scientists who have studied hu-
man sleeping habits would probably
applaud the Venerable Lokauatha's
method on the grounds that it
saves the colossal amount of energy
which so many people waste by
continually turning over during the
night.
Experiments at the Mellon In-
stitute, Pittsburg, have shown that
the average healthy man changes
his position up to 45 times during
sleep. Ile remains in half of these
positions Inc less thau five minutes.
And the more generally comfortable
the bed is, the more °Ft en ice
changes his position.
British doctors arrived • at much
tate sante conclusions in 1930 by
means of an ingenious appliance
and the co-operation of a number
of sleepers. 'flue appliance consist-
ed of a pets which marked on a
roll of paper each successive posi-
tion of the sleeper, and a camera
which recorded each of his move-
stents.
Science has also found that if you
sleep with your head to the north
—in line with the earth's main
magnetic field of force—the. spectre
of insomnia is likely to be banished.
Says one scientist, "Magnetic and
other cosmic forces undoubtedly
influence the processes of our
bodies and minds. A great number
of forces have effects on human
beings, and if you believe that by
sleeping with your head to the
north insomnia can be cured; you
will bring about a .state through
auto -suggestion which will encour-
age better sleep."
So, before turning in tonight,
jnat have a look at the dire'tinn in
which your bed lies!
One Too Many
Policeman in a Johannesburg
court said he saw ntan (charged
with being drunk) "stagger in front
of -a car anti noticed that both his
eyes were bloodshot."
"Both eyes?" asked the accused
man. "Both," said the policeman.
The accused man removed a glass
erre mad showed it to the Bench,
"Case dismissed," said the judge.
Old proverb re -written; Nothing
recedes like success.
odern ' t uette
Hy Roberta Lee
Q. flow should a woman be gov-
erned about rising fr'oni a chair to
show respect to an older woman?
A. In most rases, ,Is- should rise
for a u. moan ,pore that) double her
own arse. Much depends, of Course,
Upon the "older woman." Older wo-
men is ho are trying to appear very
y Lung mightresent any soul] shim
o[ de'errece, Obl-fashioned, Bout
iurtttbly elderly women amid prob-
ably Ills:, it very mucic.
Q. Do you consider it necessary
to have the approved "salad forks,"
or do the medium-sized regular
forks serve the same purpose?
e. t )ne may provide any shape pi
site of fork she wishes, .The toed•
hnr sized fork is in very good taste
Q. Should a woman wear gloves
to a formal dinner?
\. \ es; site should take them oft
et the table and place them across
Iter lap.
Q. When you are in a group of
people and someone makes a de-
rogatory remark about a certain re-
ligion, and you know that one or
more of rl;e group i5 of then 'faith,
whit shook yen fie?
A l,1' t , '' • , 11,0'
to ruin, "11,1' elliSt � t z,n,l it
doesn't ,t,a.ntr if vo .t ,ler ,hitt curs
pluton:. `tire perste, „hu .:+, s. seep
a sru!ert. i• , ee,-diuray id le ed.
Q. When a woman is marrying
for the second time, should she in-
vite the family of her first husband?
A. "1 bat dept h+Is r+ t'r. l} uuou the
bantam:, that ".'i51h bet -aria her
and her first luuhau,Ps-penplr, h
perfect harmony exist.,
Q. When you have given some-
one a gift, and he expresses delight
over it, is it all right to say, "I am
glad that you like it?"
A. Thi; is e •ors appropriate
eaprsssion.
Q. Is it proper for a man to cross
in front of a woman, when walking?
A, No; the woman should have
the right of tray whenever possible,
and the utan should cross behind her
instead of in front of her,
i t '
Q. At a double wedding, should
each bride have her own maid -of -
honor?
Yes; although they may have the
same bridesmaids, and each bride.
groom has his own hest man.
Q. Is it all rifitt, when dining
:r. in :t 1 b i, plait, to read
lac l' or ut..spaptr while ;it tits
)chief
Q. If the then in a weakling p'u'tt'
are 50 Swear forms;1 nice aing attire.
is it accts cry that they wear
gloves?
only is I', d,iiuh is rc
/erg; :ml t r t)rpla 1 'in evi'c't I.e
,.i,::,:a. in this ret the mean %%ear
tote Wt.shier anti carry .the ritcltt.
Imo) 141n,`u m htt it d hemi. nut
this i t u itt 11ll :And the)
don't Han e 1 t Cir the gboi-e, ut
the
reception
WAKEYOUR
LIVER I -
Without C,lomel—And You'll Jump Out of
Bed in the Morning Ravin' to Go
The liver should pour oat about 3 pinta of
bile Juice into your digestive tract every day.
1l this bile fa not flowing freelyyour food may
not digest. It may feet decay la the digestive.
scoot, 'then gas bloats ftp your stomach. You
get constipated. You fret sour. euak and the
world looks punk.
It takes those mild, gentle Carter's Little
Laver Pills to get these 2 pints of bile itow•
tug freely to make you feel "up and up,
Got a package today. Effective in making
bile Cow freely. Ask for Carter's. Little Liver
PCIs. ase cis any drugstore.
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General Statement
Orb November, 194
ASSETS
Notes of and deposits with Barak of Canada . ,
Other cash and bank balances . . . . „ . . .
Notes of and cheques on other banks .- . .
Government and other public securities, not exceeding
market value
Other bonds and stocks, not exceeding market Yale
Call and short loans, fully secured
Total quick assets . . . . . . .
Other loans and discounts, after full provision for
bad and doubtful debts
Bank premises . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . .
Liabilities of customers under acceptances and letters
of credit
Other assets
LIABILITIES
Notes in circulation
Deposits
986,494,747.5'6
A06,196,042.81/
88,420, 196, 09
1,0S8,661,626.d4i.
116,817,041.91
(89,097,830.01
$1.6477,489,48 9. Pr
164,1e68,835.79
36,601.961,99
11,790,691.1'8
7,934,275.6a
#'2,)94,.98'5,35.9, ?4
t f',705,7.29,36
2,198,140,578.62
Acceptances and letters of credit outstanding . . ! 91,790,695.28
Other liabilities 9,138,112.20
Total liabilities to the public . . , 4b2 ,201,195,115,66
15,000,000.00
44,000,000.00
931,924.51
1,860,311.99
Capital
Reserve Fund . . . - . « .
Dividends payable
Balance of Profit and Loss Account . . . , . • . .
$2,334,985,354,14
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
Profits for the year ended 3Utb November, 1949, before
Dominion and provincial government taxes, but after con-
tribution to Staff Pension Fund, and after appropriations to
Contingency Reserves, out of which Reserves provision for
all bad sod doubtful debts has been made
(Less provision for Dominion and provincial
government taxes $4,435,000,00
Fess provision for depreciation of bank premises « 655,121.31
6 918 245.16
5,090,721.51
$ 5.827,522.8-
1Oitidends at the rate of $1.00 pert bare . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 3,500,000.0tt
Amount carried forward $ 2 327,521.8'
Balance of Profit and Loss Account, 40th November 1948 1,532,792.06
Valance of Profit and Loss Account., emit November, 1949 . , ,$ 3,860,313."
jAMES MUIR, T. 14. ATILINSON,
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