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Zurich Herald, 1946-10-03, Page 7Strange how one tan sometimes be in the world but not of it; how There can be shortages of this And that and one not be aware of it— not until one requires something that cannot be bought for love or money. Here was I canning everything that could be canned -•-• with or without sugar — afterwards seek- ing a few words of commendation from my menfolk for my indus- trious frugality, For which they did manage to give out a few grunts, which might, with imagi- nation, be interpreted as verbal signs of appreciation but which were followed by Partner asking —"What about peaches? Haven't you done any?" "A few jars," I replied. "There are also some in the locker." A little later Bob looked over the "fruit" of my labour and said, "Is thtall the peaches you've got?" etuctantly I admitted it was— at the same time I felt something should be done about it or I would be forever after disgraced, * * So the next day I bought ano- ther basket of peaches — since a bountiful ration board had allow- ed us extra sugar — but when it comes to sealers, that was some- thing else again. Sure there were a fcw empty jars on my shelves but there was a chip out of this one and a nick out of that which reduced the number of usable seal- ers to exactly two. It was then I found sealers in stores simply didn't exist. And why? Because the manufacture of glass had been practically stopped for lack of a chemical compound used in its manufacture. This chemical is no longer procurable because the one and only plant throughout the length and breadth of Canada which produces it, is out on strike — and has been for nearly three months. * * So it looks as if you and I and Idrs. John Public cannot fool our- selves into thinking that industrial strikes are no concern of ours. They are definitely the concern of everyone — but what we can do to help this depiorable state of affairs, dear only knows. However, no situation is entirely bad. We learn something good even from strikes. We find out the hare) way what goes into the mak- ing of many everyday articles. The connection between the textile strike and shortage of certain nec- essary garments is obvious but how many of us stopped to consi- der what went into the making of glass? But we learn in a hurry ' whets fruit spoils for lack of seal- ers; or when milk isn't delivered unless an empty milk bottle is 4'eft on the step. * * * We find then that necessity is not only the mother of invention, it is also the foster -mother of en- fonced economy. When sealers cannot be bought we forage through out-of-the-way shelves arud cupboards and bring forth many forgotten jars used for something other than their real purpose. Yes, it is surprising what we can do without when we have to — or when we get mead 'enough. Honestly, the price •of some things makes me so mad I just see red. For instance the other day I noticed a small tea -kettle in a store — the kind which. before the war, we thought indispensable for quick boiling and wltielh used to sell for about a quarter.. This one was more than three times that amount and was as thin as paper. I put it back on the shelf and said, "Boiling water in an open kettle is still good enough for inc.' But even at that I wouldn't have minded the price so much if the tin and the workmanship had been of good quality. I feel like wear- ing old clothes until they drop off my back for the same reason. * * We were just as well off when wages were lower and goods cheaper. As for a 40 -hour week — what are people going to do with their time? Of course higher wages are needed when there is more leisure time — it takes mon- ey to pay for amusements to fill the gap. The simple pleasures of home life are not commonly appre- eiated these days. * * I like to hear Partner hold forth on farming versus industry. The other day two young fellows drove in and wanted to buy the farm! They had been working in some kind of as plant, thought things s over and decided that the govern - latent just about gave everything to the farmers on a silver platter. In which case .1 wonder why the farmers out West are out on a de- livery strike and why all this agi- tation for continuance of the milk subsidy. This week should bring Interesting developments. GEARED TO EARS Fine precision -machined parts, ori- ginally used in bomb sights and other military devices, have been made into jewelery. Buffed down and gold-plated, brass sprocket chains become chokers and brace- lets, as do aluminum and bronze bushings. Earrings are made from fine coiled springs, gear wheels and bushings. .At top, ,Ellen . Brooks models earrings made of alum' -un sector gears, shown ,in cioee-up below. Farm Incomes Greatly Exceed Operating Coe.' s The latest figures issued by the Dominion Bureau of Statistics t ru vide a rough measurement betwaen the present income of Canadian farmers and their costs of o;xra tion, reports the Winnipeg Free Press. The new statistics reflect the large gains of Canadian apri culture since the beginning of the war — gains in price which far tea coed increased operating costs The average cost of operat:un on the Canadian farm, as estimated by the Bureau of Statistics is 38.6 per cent higher now than it was on the average between 1935 and 1939. These costs take into consideration farm implements, building mater- ials, gasoline, oil and grease, feed, fertilizer, binder twine, seed, hard- ware, tax rates, interest rates and farm wages. As against an increased operat- ing cost of 38.6 per cent, the in- crease in the price of farm pro- ducts on the average throughout Canada is reckoned at 82.7 per cent. 'Planes Fly Almost As Fast As Sound Only 40 years ago the speed per- mittee] motor cars on the streets of cities, towns and villages in On- tario was 10 miles per hour — 15 miles in the country. But vehicles were already travelling at high speed in special trials, says The Toronto Star. A railway train had made a short. distance record of 120 utiles an hour in 1901, and a motor car was to attain the same speed during a trial in 194113. But men took to the ear and flew at speeds hitherto unknown. A Gloster Meteor has just established a world record of 617 miles an hour. That is better than 10 miles a minute. It is better than 900 feet per second, and sound (in air) travels only 1,000 feet per second. Man is traveling in the air al- most as fast as sound does, and no one can tell what further speed the future holds. aoesw'er to Previous fuzz! Novelist ~Ii©. �.E pn a� rdOu, LI HORIZONTAL 59 Italian money f.' vow ® • mmimitmG7 o ®n. i< ill 1Povuised 61 She is the ,o 3 es i m Wal l- r author of several Y 1: 10 ©OM Cfacimm�,imm©lI ;VI : M I4 -ft' 0 ®" t� kd m R 1114 ,� - — C of ` 13 Operatic .solo , vERTICAL 14 Singing voice rfflow • 19 15 Barren 2 Mot gnat -4z G7'' L IUE 16 Editor (ab.) 3•Disencumber 17 Near 4 Georgia (ab.) 18 Negative 5 Scale of pay 6 Measure of 20 Jumbled type cloth 21 Laughter 7 Size of shot sound 22 Anger 23 Age 25 Erbium (symbol) 27 High, card 28 Make a mistake 30 Domesticated 32 Story 34 Him 35 Accomplish 36 Kitchen utensils 38 Tropical fruits 40 Lair 42 .Also 43 Concerning 45 Moist 47 Honey maker ,4$ Pint (ab.) 49 Rhode.. 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Probably there is not much that can be done to remedy mat- ters. The hunting grounds avail- able to ordinary city folks are usually so crowded that accidents are, as you might say, fairly beg- ging to happen. The high inci- dence of carelessness among hu- man beings makes it pretty cer- tain that the accidents will in due course materialize. The best that can be done is to remind each hunter that he carries a lethal weapon which a moment's heedlessness can turn into an in- strument of tragedy. WIN APPROVAL by serv- Lng delicious Maxwell House:... the coffee that Is "Radiant -Roasted". This special process cap- tures every atom of good- iaess in the supremely fine Maxwell House blend.; Prewar White i read Looms For Britons The first step toward a return to prewar white bread for the people of Great Britain was taken recently when the Ministry of Food an- nounced a reduction in the extrac- tion rate of flour from 90 per cent to 85 per cent, it was learned. The result of this easing of re- strictions, believed in authoritative circles to be a preliminary to the end of Britain's two -month-old bread rationing, will be felt almost i m m e d i a t e l y in baker shops throughout the country, where the loaf has become darker since the end of the war. GS r. ; s.'•,n1ifliia ': E��o x'o(anooiC:SYASAarlPIhee today—the — tahrer�1SB g made Radioactive rays off by the PolniNI\ ,produce afaster, hotter spark k assures starting and aces quicker gasoline. YOU KNOW Firestone tires. Now meet Firestone Auto Supplies—on sale at your neighborhood Firestone Dealer's Store, where ALL YOUR DRIVING NEEDS CAN NOW BE MET. A new era of service to car and truck owners has arrived! As you would expect, ALL Firestone Auto Supplies are made, tested and proved to uphold Firestone traditions of supreme quality and value—worthy com- panions for Canada's Number One Tire! Your Firestone Dealer is proud to offer you Firestone Auto Supplies— items you need at prices you want to pay. Get better acquainted with them all today by seeing them for yourself. MATCHED SETS BRAKE LINING With Firestone brake Iuting you get abso- lute safety .. astound- ing mileage. Sets are "matched" to t h e mechanical action of your car to give you the same braking action as when the car was new. P.01 1NU01 td0 Auto Robes 8 ti- Y eeze Nato Lamps S cots live V' an tats S Therm°ator 'Rose RGrill GuardsCables Vaal, Li�I White etil Wogs se aaAdaptorx te 011 10OR1 1 01410 I E 11S 1» ` eExrRA POWER TTERIES The "big brother" in Firestone's new line of quality Auto Supplies is the dynamic Firestone Extra Power Battery. A new, mighty "power package" engineered to end your battery troubles. Here's power to spare for split-second zero weather starting—and the efficient operation of everything electrical in or on your car! Larger, heavier plates contain greater quantities of active, charge -returning chemicals to hold more stored power. And the patented Fil-O-Matic covers automatically prevents over -filling and corrosion. pia THE GUL Torestotie CN .c ON NO ! rM A MARRIED MAN, SIR a� 9 to ., 11 ..,.,., . !2, 13 3 es Y i5 16 ,, '4, 16 19 - 04 21 /1!NMI 28 29 ' 30 31 •• tl . ,,.� em' ri 43 Lai e:,§f4i 50 i5 ; 'i6. ®Y ` -52 47 Fi >' ^ ea 14;q � 59 "r5b 1161111MIIIIIIIiiil GI eware Dangers Of Hunting Season Approach of the fall hunting sea on leads us once more to the melancholy expectation .of seeing daily stories in the papers headed "Killed in Hunting Accident" comments the Chatham News. Every fall the story is the same; of the men who go blithely out to get a little recreation in field and woodland, a certain number will die because of their own or other's carelessness. Probably there is not much that can be done to remedy mat- ters. The hunting grounds avail- able to ordinary city folks are usually so crowded that accidents are, as you might say, fairly beg- ging to happen. The high inci- dence of carelessness among hu- man beings makes it pretty cer- tain that the accidents will in due course materialize. The best that can be done is to remind each hunter that he carries a lethal weapon which a moment's heedlessness can turn into an in- strument of tragedy. WIN APPROVAL by serv- Lng delicious Maxwell House:... the coffee that Is "Radiant -Roasted". This special process cap- tures every atom of good- iaess in the supremely fine Maxwell House blend.; Prewar White i read Looms For Britons The first step toward a return to prewar white bread for the people of Great Britain was taken recently when the Ministry of Food an- nounced a reduction in the extrac- tion rate of flour from 90 per cent to 85 per cent, it was learned. The result of this easing of re- strictions, believed in authoritative circles to be a preliminary to the end of Britain's two -month-old bread rationing, will be felt almost i m m e d i a t e l y in baker shops throughout the country, where the loaf has become darker since the end of the war. GS r. ; s.'•,n1ifliia ': E��o x'o(anooiC:SYASAarlPIhee today—the — tahrer�1SB g made Radioactive rays off by the PolniNI\ ,produce afaster, hotter spark k assures starting and aces quicker gasoline. YOU KNOW Firestone tires. Now meet Firestone Auto Supplies—on sale at your neighborhood Firestone Dealer's Store, where ALL YOUR DRIVING NEEDS CAN NOW BE MET. A new era of service to car and truck owners has arrived! As you would expect, ALL Firestone Auto Supplies are made, tested and proved to uphold Firestone traditions of supreme quality and value—worthy com- panions for Canada's Number One Tire! Your Firestone Dealer is proud to offer you Firestone Auto Supplies— items you need at prices you want to pay. Get better acquainted with them all today by seeing them for yourself. MATCHED SETS BRAKE LINING With Firestone brake Iuting you get abso- lute safety .. astound- ing mileage. Sets are "matched" to t h e mechanical action of your car to give you the same braking action as when the car was new. P.01 1NU01 td0 Auto Robes 8 ti- Y eeze Nato Lamps S cots live V' an tats S Therm°ator 'Rose RGrill GuardsCables Vaal, Li�I White etil Wogs se aaAdaptorx te 011 10OR1 1 01410 I E 11S 1» ` eExrRA POWER TTERIES The "big brother" in Firestone's new line of quality Auto Supplies is the dynamic Firestone Extra Power Battery. A new, mighty "power package" engineered to end your battery troubles. Here's power to spare for split-second zero weather starting—and the efficient operation of everything electrical in or on your car! Larger, heavier plates contain greater quantities of active, charge -returning chemicals to hold more stored power. And the patented Fil-O-Matic covers automatically prevents over -filling and corrosion. pia THE GUL Torestotie CN .c ON NO ! rM A MARRIED MAN, SIR