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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1948-03-04, Page 2A Different Sort of "High Wire Artist".—Although designed primarily to show just what electric current means to Cana- dians, the National Film Board picture "ELECTRICITY" does so in a most interesting manner, far removed from the style of the average 'educational' film. This is just one of the many exciting scenes Film Shows What Electricity Means to Average Canadian "Electricity" is an interesting example of a fihn technique which is becoming increasingly popular. To begin with, aii educational or instructional angle is involved, — here it happens to lie explaining the how and why of electricity to poen people. But the technique is not that of the dry fact and figure -laden text -books as you might exp ct from the title. Rather, it is a picture story front real life, in which electricity is explain- ed in terms of the uses to which it. is put. "Electricity" opens with a young lad who lives in an "average" Canadian town. In his home he has become accustomed to a nun. her of electrical appliances—irons, heaters, lights, and so on. He is so used to these things that he takes them for granted — never wondering how they carne to be, or what makes them work. Voyage of Discovery Suddenly he does begin to won- der: just what is this electricity, end where does it come from? So, taking the last Wit first, the young lad and a r,roup of his Wends trace the electrical cop - I nections in Isis home to the power wires which bring the "juice" from the hydro wires on the street to the house, Having made this discovery, our young enquirers set out to dis• c. a- where the hydro wires lead. They trace them along the streets to a transformer, and from there to a hydro -electric plant. At this plant they learn a great deal about the fundamentals of electricity, Practical and. Interesting Titus the instructional angle of the film is purely practical — and itl 5 Mended into an interesting story, The story becomes all the more interesting, from both dra- Mane and educational viewpoints, when the hydro -electric plant is temporarily put out of action — and the community's power supply is cut off. This gives an excellent opportunity to illustrate the vital importance of electric power in our complex world. "Electricity" is being shown cur- rently on the rural circuit school film programmes in Ontario counties, under the sponsorship of the Federations of Agriculture, the Department of Education, and the National Film Board. THIS CURIOUS WORLD eig-.70:•weareer s% WELL DRILLER M4irE5 HIS MONEY BY GOING IN THE 1,,4HOLE,' Says 1//frvaukee, W:reors.r/h. GILBERT A. HANKEI By William Ferguson \1V -Lo•kk. gre, wow 6,ALA COMES FROM THE LATIN "SA LAIR I UM if...THAT PART OP AN ANCIENT ROMAN SOLDIERS PAY WHICH WAS PAID IN, SALT/ IN1100E OVER ISLNA,NNEDT, D• Y PpERcENroFTHE PEOPLE LIVE IN TowNs AND MIES, 5? slt.1:511es. INC. T. M. MIS IL FAY, OFF. 6244 WM? 1 10 W. lifie Produces Isotopes in Hamilton •-• Harry Hicks, Hatnilton•chemist, is one of Canada's ama- teur atomic energy researchers. He is shown in the laboratory in his basement 'where he has produced radio -active materials with his homemade "neutron moderator." The Other Woman By MARION BOVOISER When the alarm rang at seven in the grey morning. Henry reached out quickly and shut it off before it wakened Isabel. Quietly, Hen= ry got up and groped his way to the bathroom. It was the usual beginning of his day, but on this particular mort.ing he felt a little rebellious. He thought of Isabel, still lying asleep, her dark hair spread out on the pillow, . -r red mouth curv- ed in a ti 111 smile. When they were first married she used to get up and prepare breakfast for him. Now that the children were old enough to fend for themselves he had to 'take hi- own coffee and toast as best he could before hur- rying down to the store. * a' He couldn't say just when it had happened but sometime during the 10 years of their married life Ise - bel had changed from a devoted young bride to a spoiled wife who took her husband vary much for granted. It was probably just as much his fault as hers; nhe was so mild and easygoing that it seemed natural for people to impose on Even at his own table, the children seemed in league with Isabel against hint. Look At Morley Campbell and his wife now- Morley was a sales- man in the department store where Henry worked as a window dres- ser. He had been married a good many years but his wife always was fussing over him. Henry thought of Morley a little envious- ly and wondered if he dared ask him the secret of his marital bliss. The opportunity presented itself that.very day when they happened to be lunching together. A little timidly, Henry broached the sub- ject: "Zr . . uh . . . I've noticed how your wife always makes a fuss over you, Morley, How do you do it—hold her interest, I mean?" "Oh, I keep 'her guessing. You know, id her feel that you still find other women attractive. That's the way to treat 'em, Henry old mom" At supper that night he started his camp ign. Isabel war talking about a new way she wanted to have her hair done. "I think that's the way Linda wears her hair and it certainly looks smart," Henry commented. Isabel looked up in surprise, "Linda? Who is she?" "One of the girls at the store— very attractive. She always wears the smartest clothes." "Really, Henry, I didn't know you were so observant." Isabel was a little piqued but site looked at her husband with new interest. ,* After that hardly a day went by that Henry did not. mention Linda and his casual remarks were not lost on Isabel. Though she would not have admitted it, she • •as a little jealous and more than a little curious. Never before had her husband appeared interested in another woman. So she sat up and took notice of her meek husband as she hadn't done for years. She put herself out to be amusing and helpful. When he came home at night there was always a good dinner, with his favorite dishes carefully prepared. When he had to work late one .evening, he made it a point to let his wife know that Linda had been there too. The next morning Ise' bel actually hopped out of bed when the alarm rang, got his breakfast ready and kissed him goodbye. He was busy changing a display that afternoon when he looked up to see Isabel corning down the aisle, * * * Isabel chattered away for a while and finally asked. "By the way, is that .girl, Linda, around? You've been talking so much about her lately that I'd like to meet my glamorous rival." Henry flushed guiltily. "Matter of fact she isn't here to- day," he stammered. "She has a cold and couldn't come to work,"' '01 . . . that's too bad," Isabel sounded genuinely disappointed. "Will You be home early, Henry? I was able to get a steak for dire ner." Henry , looked after her depart- ing figure and breathed a sigh of revef, He had got out of that situation neatly, he congratulated himself, but he hoped Isabel wouldn't come and ask for Linda again, * * * It would never do, he thought, for Isabel to discover that Linda, the "other woman," was a very beautiful but very lifeless faannegain Os the store window. Is PoOldBritain A Down -and -Outer? .Proof comes from all sides that British industry, workers and em- ployers alike are responding finely to the appeals made by the .Prime Minister, by Sir 'Stafford Cripps and by other Ministers. Let all those who see nothing but gloom it. Britain reflect on the following facts. Steel production in the week ended October 25 was at an annual rate of 14,048,000 tons, the highest everrecorded in war or peace. Coal output in the latest week, at 4,090,000 tons, was at the highest level since the war. In the ship- building; motor vehicle and many other sections of the engineering industries, output has long been running at a record level. Rare houses were completed in Septum ber than in any month since 1989. Full praise should be given to the workers whose splendid efforts have made these achievements pos- sible. They are an inspiration to all, Likes Them High --,Toe Qucii- iieville, of Brantford, who with a partner, has established a business of cutting down trees for residents of Southern Ont- ario cities who are not timber - wise, is seen aloft on a 60 -foot Do You. Know Who Said That? The world is full of famous say- ings which everybody knows, and most people occasionally quote. But do you know who was first reseon' bible for saying them? , Below we give 15 of these, and underneath each the names of four people, one of whom was the ori- ginator. Answers are printed, up- side-down, — but no fair peeking till you', . reall, decided which is which, I. A woman is only a woman, but a go. d cigar is a smoke. a. Jimmy 'llurante; b., Tommy Mans ville; c. Rudyatal Kipling; d. Win- ston Chu -chill. 2. Water, water everywhere, nor an drop to drink. a. Captain Scott, b. Coleridge; c, Eleanor Holm; d. John Barrymore. 3. I awoke one morning and found myself famous. a. Papa Dionne; b. Barbara Ann Scott' c. ' trd Byron; d. Duke of 'Vindsor. 4. All the world loves a lover. a. Ralph Waldo "e;merson; b. King Solomon; c. Robert Taylor; d. Babs H' -ton. 5. A man's home 1 -Ns castle. a. Sir Henry Pellatt; b. King G orge; c, Walt Disney; Edward .Coke. .s. I came, I saw, I conquered. a. Hitler; b. Genghis Khan; c. Julie us Caesar; General Patton. 7. The public be damned. c. Sir Adam Beck; b. John L,. Lewis; c. J. P. Morgan; d. Win. 8. Gone with the wind. a. Ernest, Dowson; b. The Mayor of Miami; c. Ernest. Bevin; d. Leff Ericso.t. 9. Noth, is certain except death and taxes. Premier Drew; b. Benjamin Franklin; c, Lenin; d. Bernard Shaw. 10. There's one bon every minute. a. P. T. Barnum; b. Dr. Dafoe; e. Gandhi; d.MacKenzie King. 11, All men are great in their dreams. a. William Shakespeare; b. Sig- mund Freud; c, Mussolini; d. Hen- ry Wallace. 12. Yet each mar kills the thing he loves. a. Oscar Wilde; b. Keats; c. Blue. beard; d. Jeremiah, 13. What is so ray as • day in June, a. Tennyson; b. Cowper; c. Lowell; d. Browning. 14. England expects every man to do his duty. a. Cromwell; b. Nelson; c. King Alfred; a. Benjamin Desraeli. 15. Let them eat cake. a. Marie Antoinette; b. Kate Ait- ken; c. Madame de Steel; d. P. K. Hunt. ANSVVTRS: -e q.1,1 ia.ef !Ci -ti ‘•V'01, 1(1•6 fthl 1p.L :pi i5.j fa-. fo.g 1a -t Aims To Please Husband (irritably): "That's the second time you've asked what trumps are dear." Wife (sweetly) : "Well, you want me to show a little interest in the ' game, don't you, dear?" 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