HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1946-04-18, Page 2LORD OF ALL HE SURVEYS
Bill Waller, English poultry merchant, takes a stroll around the
poultry market with his pet 10 -year-old chicken on its favorite perch
atop his head. Both are well known London characters.
YOU ORDER AND UP POPS DINNER
Order for meal is dropped in slot and ,
presto! up pops the food.
There's no waiting for the waiter in a New York restaurant
equipped with new "magic tables"—because there aren't any wait-
ers. Table, invented 'by John Bellion Dascher, retired waiter, has
a square hole sawed in its center, which is the "exit" of a dumb-
waiter leading to kitchen below. Customer writes out his order
and drops it down a slot in the table. When food is ready, trays
are put on dumbwaiter, kitchen attendant presses button, and
the meal ascends to the table. Above, Ignatuis Cushman, Sault
Ste. Marie, Mich., war veteran, his French wife, Yvette, and their
children, Christine and Miguel, try out the novel server.
Highlights of the News
Hunger "at the Table"
Famine is "inevitable" in Europe'
unless America and other large
wheat -producing countries im-
mediately ship -all available- food
supplies,
Reporting to the Emergency
Food Conference in 'London oil
the results of -a personal survey of
Europe, Mr. Herbert Hoover, the
Honorary Chairman of President
Truman's Fanzine Ernegency
Committee, declared that "hunger
sits at the table thrice daily in
hundreds of millions of homes."
Price Rise In U.S.
President Truman last tyeek re-
leased
a report showing that con-
summer prices have increased "only
3.4. percent" since the govern-
ment's "hold -he -line" order was
issued three years ago.
The report showed an overall
increase of 31 percent in prices of,
consumer goods between August, -
1939 and February, 1946, as com-
pared with a 108 percent increase
during World War I inflation.
Self Rule For Burma
Britain will seek to promote full
self-government in Burma by
holding a general election as soon
as, possible an destablishing a min-
isterial government.
Canada Day
The Canadian .Parliainetit voted
Iast week to change the name of
the national holiday from "Dontin-
• ion Day" to "Canada Dara"
Detroiters Ride Again
Detroiters rolled to work, school
and shop .on public transporta$na
for the first time in a week when
striking AFL bus drivers and
street car motormen resumed ser.
vice for 2.000,000 residents.
Drivers voted in amass ineetine,
to accept settlement terms of li
cents an hour increase with the
municipally -owned transit syst:ia.
Russian Wheat for France
The first instalment on a Mal of
500,000 tons of wheat which Rus-
sia has promised to sell to France
arrived in 11.arseille 'by ship last
week and additional cargoes were
'reported awaiting shipment from
Odessa,
Southern Hail Storni
Tons of hailstones remained on
the streets of Anniston, Ala„ while
residents struggled to clear away
debris left in the wake of a storm
which caused damage estimated at
millions of dollars:
The hail, as large as 50 -cent
pieces, fell in such volume, that
many bpildings looked as though
they had been hit by artillery and
machine-gun fire.
In some sections of the city a
foot of hail fell in half an hour.
League of Nations Dissolves
In Geneva, Switzerland, Presi-
dent Carl J. Hambro of Norway
convened the opening session of
the 21st and last League of Na-
tions assembly.
The session opened with a re-
nyinder from M. Hambro that its
Bole task was todissolve and
transfer its assets to the United
Nations.
British, French Leaving Syria
Withdrawal of British, and
French troops from Syria is ex-
pected to be completed by April
15, Premier Saadallah Jabri said
National celebration of withdrawal
day is scheduled for April 18 and
19.
Crisis in Albania
Authoritative sources said that
Britain had broken off diplomatic
arrangements with Albania be-
cause of the treatment of a tnili-
tary mission in that country.
This situation may Set up an-
other litter United Nations Secur-
ity Council battle among the big
powers to replace the settled Iran-
ian case.
Albania's- application for
membership, supported by the Suc-
iet Union, is pending before the
council, it was submitted by
Yugoslavia at the London council
Meeting fn January.
Great Britain and the United
States are opposed to innniediate
membership for Albania.
And Greece, which still is form-
ally at war with Albania, is vio-
lently opposed to admission of
that tiny Balkan country before a
Greek -Albanian peace treaty is
signed,
ON FAREWELL VISIT
On a farewell visit to Netherlands before relinquishing his post as
Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom. Rt Hon.
Vincent Massey, (right) discusses the current situation with Hon.
Pierre Dupuy, Canadian minister to the Netherlands, at a gathering
in The Hague.
"Combined operation" for Ex. Vets in Oshawa
"We stuck together four years in the RCNVR" says former LI. Cont. Iien
Johnson (left) to adward McAlpine, his chief engineer on H.M.C.S. Fennell—
"and it will be that way in civilian life", Both ex -Navy men have joined forces
with ex Wing Corn. Geo, Clarke and are all busily engaged managing their
new plant in Oshawa which will manufacture the famous Reynolds pen
for Canadians. •
SAKURAJIMA ERUPTS
Smoke columns upward from the mouth of Mt. Sakurajima, Japanese volcano which began to erupt
early in March. Lava flow endangers town of i urokami, whose S00 inhabitants already have fled,
Eruptions occur once every three seconds.
ONE-TIME WAR PLANT MAY BECOME UN HOME
Pictured above are the administration building and part of the huge, sprawling, 17,783,000former war plant at Lake Success, Long
Island, N. Y., being considered as a possible home for the UN during the next five years. The modern, air-conditioned plant, owned
by the federal government, was operated during the .war by the Sperry .Gyroscope Co,.
How to Combat
RHEUMATIC IN .
Rheumatic pains may often be caused by
excess uric acid, a blood impurity that
should be extracted by the kidneys. if
kidneys fail, and excess uric acid remains, it
may cause severe discomfort and pain.
Treat rheumatic pains by keeping your
kidneys in good condition. Get and use
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Dodd's help your
kidneys get rid of trouble -making poisons
and excess acids—help you feel better.
See what Dodd's can do for you. 137
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