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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1947-03-06, Page 7;UST IN FUN Dictionary of Movie Pests „udger: Gently but firmly digs his sharp elbows into your ribs each time the •screen ; reveals a situation he considers too subtle for your dull mind to grasp. Explainer: Explains the minutest details of the plot to his hard -of - hearing accomplice: sits directly be- hind you. Paper Cracker: Frequents the matinees. She specializes in crunch- ing cellophane candy .bags at the climax when screen voices are low and tense. Animal Crackers "A nickel for your thoughts." Good Leader The soap -box orator was warm- ing to his subject. "Comrades;' he cried passionate- ly, "make me your leader and in everything you undertake I'll be behind youl" Vacant Seat ' The minister had preached for an hour and a quarter on the prophets—all the greater prophets and then the minor ones in turn. "Now we conte to Habakkuk," he said. "Where shall be put him?" "He can have my seat," said a wearied listener, "I'm awa' hame. He Knows Jiggs: "Many a man has a talent for conversation which he has had no opportunity of turning to ac- count", c- count " Jinks: "Um—er—yes; I ant mar- ried myself." Warm Time Liz: "Yer father's in for a hot time tonight, Bill." Bill: "How's that?" 'Because father says they're goin' to toast your father tonight at the club," One's Enough "\Vhat is the plural of hippopot- amus?" asked the teacher: There was no answer from -the class. "You try, Tommy," suggested the teacher. Tommy stood up. "H -i -p -p -i- Oh well, who'd want more than one anyway?" he demanded. The Attraction Shopwalker: "That customer was hanging around for a long time. What did he want to see?" Pretty assistant (coyly): "Ale, sir." Tailored Ensemble Wendy Russell models a Holly- wood -designed desert sand tai- lored suit with turtleneck wool jersey blouse, Brown saddle belt with gold ouckle adds a colorful touch, Know Your Hockey Stars By ED. FITKIN Gaye Stewart, Left Wing Not, since Harvey Jackson streaked to • stardom in the. early' 30's has a. Toronto left-winger elicited so. - much admirable com- ment as Gay Stewart, the only Leaf All-Star of the 1945-49 sea - Tall, dark, good-looking Gaye topped the N.H.L. in scoring last season with 37 goels and fin- ished in second place (behind Max Bentley) in the points. department. He had 15 assists for a total of 52 points, 9 less than Bentley. It was a banner year for Gay e, despite the failure of the Leafs to hit the playoffs and even greater deeds are expected of him this year. His team-mates, taking cogniz- ance of his speed, reached into Dagwood's territory to nickname him "Swish". Gaye combines re- markable speed with robust aggres- siveness. He has the frame to • withstand punishing checks as he bulls his way past obstacles. An inch shy, of the 6 -foot mark, he weighs 175 pounds, has big shoul- ders, slender legs.. Stewart was born at Fort \Vi1- liant, June 25, 1923, His Scottish parents christened him James Gaye Stewart. He received skates for Christmas when he was "six or seven" and has been using them to good effect ever since. After star- ring in midget hockey around Fort William, Gaye joined Port Arthur juniors, led the league in scoring in 1039-40 and then came to To- ronto. With Marlboro juniors he t,pped the O.H.A. Junior "A" scoring race, beating out Johnny Holota in the last league game. The next season was a historic one .for Gaye and hockey. He started out with Marlboro, juniors, graduated to Marlboro seniors, turned pro with the Leats, was sent to Hershey and then moved up to the Leafs for the Stanley Cup playoffs. Gaye saw only six minutes service in the cup playoffs — but never before had a hockey player taken the four major steps to stardom (junior, senior, minor pro and N.H.L.) all in one season. In 1942-13, his first and last full r.H.L. season before the war, Gaye was acclaimed rookie -of -the - year and received the Calder Trophy. Iit also gained the re- spect of the whole league as a Modern Methods Keep Coal -Mining Town - Clean, Neat The industrial nerve centre of the State of Western Australia lies some 120 miles south of the capital, Perth. It is the township of Col- lie, not very big as townships go, but Collie's 5,000 inhabitants know that it will eventually become one of the main factors in the post- war development of Australia. Al- ready, Collie has contributed 13,- . 000,000 pounds worth of coal to the economic wealth df Western Aus- tralia, but 'to the industrial world it has contributed greater. I, has proved that coal mining ai,d un- healthiness are not necessarily in- separable. * * There are no grimy particles hanging in the air, and there is a complete absence of unsightly workings around the town. The streets are neat, and clean: well made and well kept. The people look prosperous. Collie owes its immaculate ap- pearance to the fart that its min- ing is carried on by the most oto-., dere methods There are seven urines in the district, two of them are worked by the open -cut method and most of the others, although underground, are completely mech- anized, * * * In their spare time, the miners work their land. some planting orchards, others running sheep and others gradually building up dairy herds. Each year• now thousands of cases of apples and pears are exported' to the city markets: a substantial wool clip is being steadily increased and outsiders are buying much of the district's but- ter, eggs and mill:. The result has been that Collie.' essentially a min- ing town, itas also become an im- portant agricultural centre. Greenland Airfield Negotiations are understood to be still .in progress between the United States and Denmark for future American military facilities in Greenland, and in the meantime the American installations set up there during the war are being maintained. The United. States also asked Iceland „some time ago for consent to future American bases .there, but Iceland refused to agree, allowing only a' strictly limited' use of an airfield • for American air communications with. the forces of occupation in Ger- many.—The Economist, London, rookie to handle with care" as a result of his now famous alterca- tion with Jimmy Orlando. Flatten- ed by an unexpected Orlando punch during an argument, Gaye got even later by clouting Jolting Jim- my on the noggin with his hickory. Both Stewart and Orlando were suspended and fined $100. . Stewart scored 24 goals and had 23 assists for 47 points in his first N.H.L. campaign. He joined the R.C.N.V.R. in May, 1943, as an Ordinary Seaman. Hei served in Toronto, London,' Prince Edward Island, Sydney, Halifax, Montreal, Cornwallis and had a three-month stint atsea with a minesweeper. He was promoted to Sub -Lieuten- ant, December, 1943, and became a Lieutenant in September, 1945. Stewart is a versatile athlete, ran as a 100, 220, and 440 track com- petitor, played fullback and cap- tained his high school football team to the North-Western Ontario school championship and now plays softball, golf, snooker and bowling, and swims. Last May, wedding bells rang out for young ItIr. Stewart and his Fort William sweetheart. In late June, Gaye was stricken with appendicitis; worked the lat- ter part of the summer at Conn Smythe's sandpit to regain his strength. Tea With Butter When tea was first introduced in England, a lot of people dis- liked it intensely. The reason was, that though they had heard it praised they had no idea how it should be prepared. Having bought some of the leaves, they boiled them for about twenty minutes, strained off the juice and tried to eat them with salt, pepper and but- ter. in many parts of England people still talk, though as a rule humorously, of "making a dish of tea." —H.R.F., in Empire Digest. Art of Horaetrading Flourishes in B.C. An amusing new version of the old story about the community that made its livelihood by taking in one another's laundrycomes from New Westminster. It appears that members of the B.C. Horse Breeders Association; far from dis- couraged by the lessened demand for horses, have taken to trading among themselves. A remarkable series of trans- actions :is related by James Turner, of South Saanich: "1 bought a horse for 510, improved its condi- tion, and sold it to Another man. for $25. Needing a horse later, I bought it back for $50, Then the other fellow offered me $75 for it. Again I needed it badly so I paid him $100. Finally I sold the horse to a thirc party for $150. My friend, when he heard of the final transaction, said, "Why did you sell that horse to an outsider when we were making such a good liv- ing but of it? Thus is provided heartening evi- dence that the• old art of horse trading, which helped to build the West, has not been lost. Bread in Tins Canned bread is being tested by the United States Army quarter - casters. They've sent some to Colorado where they're having mountain maneuvers and to Alas- ka. If it holds up it will be sent to Europe. It's baked in 4 -oz. and 10% -oz. tins which have their in- sides treated with heat -resisting enamel. The tins are vacuum seal- ed on coming out of the oven. The bread is said to keep its freshness and flavor. Canned bread would do away with baking in a field kitchen dur- ing action. It would be a boon to campers and to rural families who live a way from a store sup- ply of fresh bread. Why wasn't canned bread thought up long ago? ,as1111111 VOICE OF THE PRESS A Thousand Times "No"' "That crash you heard was just .another New Year's resolution hit- ting the floor," $tratford Beacom - Herald explains, We hope it was, and not that fancy cup and saucer Mom got from Aunt Tilly at Christmas Ottawa Citizen. No Discount For Knocks Before the recession a used -car dealer in Hollywood advertised:` "Don't Come In, Just Honk Your Horn, 'We Buy By Ear." — St. Thomas Times -Journal. Upside Down A famed acrobat, 30 years with the circuses, has celebrated bit birthday. It is reported they balced him a nice upside down cake. — Hamilton Spectator. Where It Shows Up Canada 1s a country in which it is easier to gather a crowd to dem- onstrate their citizenship around a platform than around a ballot box. — Toronto Telegram. Baubles Americans paid $1,300,000,000 for jewelry last year, a new record. — New York Times. First Sign of Summer Cheer upl It won't- be so long before we have the first reports of the peach crop being ruined. — Brockville Recorder and Times. Economic Alternative Which is better—all this pros- perity which no one can afford, or hard time at popular prices? —Edmonton Journal. Lifelike Dreams Psychologists are studying the phenomenon of people dreaming in color. That's nothing. A fellow sleeps in the room above us who dreams with sound effects. — Windsor Star. GIS Usefulness of Aga A new law in Britain require@ business executives to retire at T0. It is rather a tribute to the old boys that it h the only way in which they can be forced out. — Port Arthur News -Chronicle. From Dough To Mud Im the Middle Ages, women put raw dough on their faces to im- prove their complexions. The world has progressed, however, and to- day women may purchase dainty jars of perfumed mud for the same purpose. — Kingston Whig -Standard. Sad, But True The melancholy fact about the . occupation of Germany is that it continues mainly because the Allies think they dare not leave the Ger- mans alone. — Vancouver Province, Don't Lead Him Astray Don't do Junior's home -work. It doesn't look right to ' ave hint show up at school with the wrong an- swers. — Ottawa Citizen. ;fl HrjDBFN' 06,00 -UPS DOUBLE ACT '`� S � crnmq, pH1ti tr PHIIIIPS' - 7111 PROVEDt�+i6oF MAGNESIA tog 1E /.tt DRUOSTORtS ...Foe titi1iis 74' Every Canadian today is asking himself this questions "How much more will it cost me to live tomorrow?" The answer depends on us ... Living costs should not increase... 1F—we all keep on resisting the temptation to try to get more than - our fair share of available goods. 1 F—we continue to restrict our purchases to what we really need. 1F—we keep on producing as much as we can at as low a price as we can. 1F -we continue to support to the full our ' measures of control. 1F—we continue to .wall: the middle road, the road of moderation in. all things—in our thanking, in -our actions and in our pleasures. 1F—as The House of Seagram has always suggested, we continue to think of tontorroty and practice moderation today! Government's wise /trolv,1 is•�';I �� t 0,eze i?e ✓eeckraa.to adv./ C 1Ll THE HOUSE OF SEAGU