The Huron Expositor, 1951-04-20, Page 2i
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EEAFORTH, Friday, April 20, 1951.
The Budget
°Nobody likes to pay taxes. As a
result, any budget, no matter what
Government introduces it, is unpopu-
lar to the extent it makes necessary
t,iii payAth iltS.
The Budget introduced by Mr.
Abbott last week will result in some -
;w -hat higher taxes. But considered
it the light of world conditions and
the preparedness program they im-
pose on Canadians, there will be lit -
tie ceii,lc;isiii of its provisions. As
the Ottawa Citizen points out: "The
Canadian budget in these days can-
not be dissociated from the world
political situation, which determines
so many of our policies. At this
stage the wise man does not batten
down the storm hatches, but he does
not fail to see that they could be
slipped quickly into place. By any
previous yardstick of Canadian fin-
ancial policy the 1951 budget is a
whopper. It sets its sights on rev-
enues of $3,730,000,000, a figure ex -
c ding the entire gross national
product of the Canadian people in
tyle early 1930's. But even so Mr.
Abbott leaves no doubt that the basic
assumption of the budget is that in-
flationary pressures may ease in the
months ahead. There is still a
chance, as he said, for "reasonable
solutions" to world tension.
"If world tension does not ease,
then it would follow that the gov-
nment will pick up the blunter in-
strument of : direot controls to re-
strain inflation and, it may be, im-
pose by heavier taxes a genuine aus-
ter,ity upon the Canadian people. Mr.
Abbott has now made the "interim"
outlook official, leaving the door op-
en to return in six months or so, if
necessary, with fresh budget pro-
posals. This explains why he has
left a good deal of margin to spare
fpr future needs. His tax increases
are heavy, but not so heavy that
they could not be greatly increased.
Or if the sun shines, the Abbott de-
fence surcharges could be scrapped.
It is not wise to expect any rapid dis-
appearance of surtaxes, however.
Canada has hardly begun to pay the
cost of cold war."
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TheProblem of theRural Church
One of the problems arising out of
the present trend whereby an in-
creasing number of people are leav-
ing the farms and smaller villages
tot life in larger centres; is that of
the small country church in many
parts of Canada. Not only in many
cases does the old established church
in the rural areas find difficulty in
financing its operations, because of
a decrease in the number of its sup-
porters, but there has arisen in the
cities the necessity to construct ad-
ditional churches.
Attention was drawn to the prob-
I ui—one of many facing rural con-
gtegations—by Rev. R. T. Richards,
Southern Ontario Home Missions
Superintendent, as he addressed the
Pard of Home Missions of the Unit-
ed Church of Canada in Toronto re -
The speaker reported a steady
znovement of people from farms and
villages to larger centres, and point-
ed out that the average age of farm-
ers in Southern Ontario was 60.
Rural congregations were diminish-
ing, and he urged a special study of
the matter by presbytery commit-
tees.
Several factors contribute to the
situation. Not only is there a tend-
eiicy as. Mr. Richards points out, for
peoj)e to leave the farm for the city,
toe ` there is the fact that fain-
ilies today are smaller and farms on
the average are larger. The change
during the past half century in farm-
ing methods has made possible larg-
er farming units, but at the same
time has decreased the amount of
labor required. This in turn has re-
sulted in a greatly lessened popula-
tion in the rural areas. Huron Coun-
ty, as an example, had a population
of 61,820 in 1901, but this had fallen
by 1941 to 43,742. During the same
period the number of occupied farms
rose from 6,072 to 6,684. For pur-
poses of the record the Bureau of
Statistics considers any holding in
excess of five acres as being a farm.
It will be interesting to learn what
the 1951 census reveals, and whether
the trend so apparent in the period
between 1901 and 1941 is being sus-
tained.
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A Fitting Farewell
In a final editorial as he gave up
the publishing of the Strathmore
(Alberta) Standard, the editor had
this to say regarding his steward
ship:
"We have ignored the forty -hour
week. We do not know of any ex
pansion program which was ever ac-
complished under a forty -hour week,
no empires, either territorial or fin
ancial, which grew this way. We
never saw a crop of wheat that rip
ened in a forty -hour week. Nor a
flock of weeds that could be killed in
a forty -hour week. Nor an athlete
who made the grade in a forty -hour
week. And we do not know any
paper which has continued to im
prove without longer hours and
harder work. `In the sweat of thy
brow ...' said the Old Testament
and we do like to eat bread."
There is a wealth of truth in that
editor's farewell. Increased wealth
or an improved standard of living
can only be attained as a result of
somebody having worked harder and
longer.
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What Other Papers Say:
Bucking Wood At One Dollar a Cord
(The Ottawa Journal)
We do not claim the present mud-
dled situation is due entirely to the
passing of the bucksaw era, although
one can make a very strong case.
There were no atom bombs, jet fight-
ers, bubble gums or gelatinous sal-
ads with cherries perched on sculp-
tured tops half a century ago. Gaso-
line engine sawing outfits were hir-
ed by many farmers in 1900, but any
up and coming lad could find a man
who would willingly pay a dollara
cord to have his kitchen stove wood
bucked into 16 -inch lengths. There
were always some knotty, chunky
pieces that could be tossed into a
special pile for the base burner and
cellar furnace; and that decreased
the effort necessary to earn the dol-
lar.
Only a man who has bucked a cord
or more of wood in a 10 -hour day
will appreciate the full II -leaning of
this essay's title. One point we too
often forget today is that half a cen-
tury ago a dollar was a respectable
amount of money and actually
bought a considerable amount of
merchandise. A city sophisticate
would not be expected to know it,
but there is a great difference be-
tween saws and a definite art in ap-
plying back and shoulder muscles to
the task.
In case you have never pushed and
pulled a bucksaw for a full day, you
may be interested to know that hard-
woods are easier to saw than soft
woods. Less set to the teeth is need-
ed for hardwoods and consequently
there is less push and pull tension on
the metal. Old timers will agree that
a large knot in pine, hemlock or
spruce can be very tough swing.
We read recently that a correctly
set bucksaw should cut 42 cords be-
fore resharpening. We don't know
about that, but we do know we have
bucked a good many cords of wood
for a dollar a cord. It was solid
work, one supposes, but in those
Iong-ago days boys and men expec--
ed to work hard for their pay. We
still think a woodburning stove has
something you cannot get from oil,
gas or electricity.
But lest we be misunderstood, let
it be said we don't want to use a
bucksaw today unless weye to.
Canada'sFirst Postage tamp
(The Blue Bell)
April 23 marks the centennial
of Canada's first postage stamp,
"the threepence red," issued in
1851.
The "little red label," as it was
called officially, featured the pic-
ture of a •beaver building a dam.
The beaver was deemed appropri-
ate because it was an animal na-
tive to Canada, and during early
trading days, the beaver skin be-
came the standard of trade. Even
today, we see the beaver on some
of our coins, and beaver skins dry-
ing on stretchers appear on our
current 10 -cent stamps. The.beav-
er was the only rodent shown on
a postage stamp until 1939 when
Bolivia pictured a chinchilla.
Canada's first stamp was design-
ed by Sandford Fleming, then a
humble draughtsman only 24 years
of age. He later became Chief En-
gineer for the Federal Govern-
ment and planned the Intercolon-
ial Railway and much of the Cana-
dian Pacific. He was one of the
first advocates of Standard Time.
He was knighted for his services
to the Empire.
After extensive research among
the archives and maps of Old To-
ronto, the Canadian' Philatelic So-
ciety has fixed the site of Sandford
Fleming's draughting office, where
he drew up the designs of the first
stamp. The site is now covered by
a palatial building housing the To-
ronto offices of the Huron and Erie
Mortgage Corporation and of the
Canada Trust Company, at 112
Yonge Street.
A plaque will be erected there
during the Canadian International
Philatelic Exhibition in Toronto
from September 21 to 29 this year.
Pioneer Bert L. Baulch or Brant-
ford, a retired Nerthern Electric
employee, is a Director of the ex-
hibition, popularly termed "Capex."
Mr. Baulch is a Past President and
present Executive Secretary of the
Canadian Philatelic Society.
In addition to the threepence red
two other stamps were issued in
1851—a sixpence lilac bearing a
Portrait of Albert, the Prince Con-
sort, and a 12 -pence black, bearing
a portrait of Queen Victoria.
The latter is the most glamour-
ous of all Canadian stamps. One
of the finest known used copies of
this stamp, dubbed "1'he Dundas
Twelvepenny," was found about 15
years ago in the Dundas home
where it was delivered nearly 100
years ago. The letter bearing it
was posted in Hamilton and clear-
ly shows a Dundas (Upper Canada
—now Ontario) receiving post-
mark. This stamp sold last year
for $2,500.
Alberta Gets Easy Millions
And No Risk
(By W. H. M., in the Winnipeg Free Press)
The other day in Regina, the
Saskatchewan Provincial Treasur-
er made a speech to a group of
oil .men. What he had to say
shocked some of the old line So-
cialists among his C.C.F. cohorts
in the Legislature because it re-
presented a great departure from
the doctrinaire tenets on which,
the C.C.F. rode into office.
Briefly, it was this: The devel-
opment of natural resources was
beyond the scope of a government
and should not be undertaken by
a government. It was a job for
non-governmental enterprise, both
private and co-operative. The risks
were too great for a government
to tackle the job. One dry hole in
a government-sponsored oil explor-
ation could blow a government out
of office.
As outlined by Mr. Fines, this
statement of oil policy is poor so-
cialism since it represents the
negation of much contained in the
Regina Manifesto. But it is sound
common sense. Just how sensible
it is for a government to let priv-
ate enterprise take the risks and
the profits, if any, in such a specu-
lative field as oil, can be seen from
the record in Alberta.
Much has been made in the last
four years about the tremendous
expansion in Alberta oil production
and the great wealth oil has
brought to those who found it.
Many of the stories are true. In
fact nothing in the rags -to -riches
tradition is impossible in this mod-
ern fairy -table industry. Yet be-
cause humans are incurable optim-
ists the other side of the coin is
rarely examined. And it is this
other side which must be studied
carefully by those attracted to the
idea of government oil wells.
The first, oil well in the Leduc
field of Alberta a as brought into
nroductiou only a little more than
four years ago. Since then the
even richer Redwater ' field has
been developed, along with many
other smaller fields. Although
there was, and still is, other oil
production in the province, it is
from the Leduc discovery that Al-
berta's emergence as a real oil pro-
ducer dates.
From the discovery of Leduc to
the end of 1950, oil revenue to the
producers has totalled about $195
millions—a sum of money that
must look good to any provincial
treasurer, socialist or otherwise.
But it is still hundreds of millions
of dollars short of counter -balanc-
ing the amount of money spent by
the private oil men in oil explora-
tion and development. This is the
other side of the coin.
Prior to Leduc, oil companies
had spent perhaps as much as $300
millions in vain search for the oil
which they were confident existed
somewhere in North Central and.
Northern Alberta. Imperial Oil
alone drilled well over 100 dry
holes before it brought in the
Leduc discovery well. From 1947
to 1950, inclusive, the companies
have spent another $336 millions
in exploration and development.
Thus, for the expenditure of ov-
er $600 millions, the oil companies
have, so far, got back $195 millions.
They will get back much more this
year, but they will spend much
more, too, Their exploration and
development costs this year will
likely run to about $150 millions.
Meanwhile, the one party that
has cashed in on the oil boom,
without risk to itself, is the Pro-
vincial Government. Back in 1947,
from oil royalties, fees, rentals and
cash bonuses, it received from the
oil industry about $1.3 millions,
Last year the total had risen to
$49.6 millions. More money came
into the Alberta treasury from oil
alone in that one year than the en-
tire amount of revenue received
from all sources by the Manitoba
Government.
The total amount received by
the Alberta Government from oil
in those four years runs to about
$86 millions; and all this without
risking a cent of Government mon-
ey. It is no wonder that Mr. Fines,
when he sees a figure like this ob-
tainable on a sure -thing basis, has
decided it is time for expediency
to push dogma into the background.
Mixed Chicks or Sexed
Chicks in Farm Flocks?
Every farmer who is rearing
poultry faces the problem of main-
taining profits with high feed
prices. They try to solve the
problem in various ways. In doing
so they should bear in mind the
following important points: Tho
equipment on hand and space avail-
able so as not to crowd the birds;
buying early chicks from a depend-
able breeder or hatchery; purchas-
ing only high quality feed; choos-
ing the breed (light or heavy), and
deciding whether to raise mixed or
sexed chicks.
Under conditions similar to those
at the Dominion. Experimental Sta-
tion. Kapuskasing, Ont., J. L. Tes-
sier believes that in farm flocks it
is more profitable to raise mixed
chicks rather than sexed chicks.
An experiment was made to de-
termine the cost of rearing chicks
with twd different groups of Bar-
red-Plyvhouth Rock chicks; one
group mixed, and the other group
sexed, The results showed that
the ;Profit from the sales of the
cockerels of the mixed group, cov-
ered rearing casts (cost of chick-
ens and fed) of the pullets which
Were kept as layers; while the
sexed chicks, in the fall, had cost
$1.18 ped pullet.
Raising mixed chickens would
seem advisable for a farmer with a
poultry .flock of 100 to 200 hens, as
a sideline, and who can depend up-
on his family's help in killing the
birds in the fall. But the distance
from the market is important. If
his farm is only a short distance
from a. city or town where there is
a continuous demand for poultry
meat, the mixed chicks would be
preferable, but if such a market is
remote transportation will reduce
profits.
An important thing ih,star ting
early chicks, is the amount of 'Moor
space to supply per chick. Early
sexed pullet chicks kept confined
10 to 12 weeks, require at least
one square foot of floor space per
chick. If straight run chicks are
started, two chicks may be started
per square foot, but the chicks
should be divided as soon as the
cockerels can be distinguished. The
cockerels are ready for sale as
broilers or fryers at a season when
the supply is light, demand good,
and prices best. Many farmers
could materially lower the cost of
raising their housed pullets by
purchasing mixed chicks and rais-
ing the cockerels for market.
For a specialized poultryman,
mixed chicks may not be as ad-
vantageous for he usually has lim-
ited ground, equipment and build-
ings. Moreover, the straight run
chicks need additional help for
rearing and again at killing and
dressing time, all of which add to
production. cost.
Don't Ignore Surface Drainage
is Urgent Adice of Farm Expert
Thefarmer who ignores surface
drainage can easily 'end up with a
complicated a n d unproductive
farm. D. J. Cooper, of the Central
Experimental Farm engineering
staff at Ottawa, believes surface
drainage does not get the atten-
tion it deserves. Too often, he
says, a system is poorly laid out
or allowed to go to ruin.
The main purpose of surface
drainage is to remove excess water
from the soil and keep it from get-
ting waterlogged. Soggy land de-
lays seeding, lowers crop yield and
complicates farm management.
A surface drainage system can
be used alone or with tile drains
and should be planned to cause the
least inconvenience to cropping
practices. Wherever possible grass
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HE1IWS H ALTH
Little Miss Muffet sat on a
Tuffet
And opened her school
lunch with glee,
The school nurse espied her
And sat down beside her,
"Wash your hands ere you
eat, dear," said she.
Dept. of National Health and Welfare
Years Agone
Interesting Items Picked From
The Huron Expositor of Twen-
ty-five and Fifty Years Ago.
From The Huron Expositor
April 23, 1926
Rev. E. P. White, Dublin, is to
succeed the late Dean Downey, as
pastor of St. Alphonsus Church,
Windsor.
Mr. John A. Eckert, of Manley,
is busy with his incubator. He has
now a capacity of 3,800 eggs, and
if he has luck he will be able to
supply his customers by June.
One of the largest property
changes that has taken place for
sometime in Bayfield is the sale
of the Lakeview Hotel. Mr. E. H.
Weston has been the proprietor
for the past seven years, and has
now sold it to Mrs. Seeds, who
moves there shortly.
Mr. Charles Wolfe, of Hensall,
has been awarded the contract for
the brickwork of Dr. A. Moir's new
two-storey addition at the rear of
his present block. Mr. James Kil-
patrick has the contract for the
woodwork.
All day Monday and Tuesday of
this week curling was in full swing
at the rink here, and at no time
has there been more perfect ice.
The final game of 22 ends was
played by Peck Johnstone and
Jack Beattie, the latter winning by
one shot.
Mr. W. M. Sproat underwent an
operation for appendicitis in the
Seaforth Hospital last week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bell, of Toron-
to, attended the funeral of his
mother, the late Mrs. Henry Gold-
ing.
The hum of the auto is heard
around Walton again, as it has
been a long time since one has
been heard.
- On Tuesday of this week there
was curling in the Seaforth rink
and on Wednesday the'golfing sea-
son was opened at the golf course
by R. M. Jones, J. G. Mullen and
D. L. Reid.
Mr, Charles Cooke, famous In-
dian basso and entertainer, gave a
concert in Northside United Church
on Monday evening under the aus-
pices of the Tuxis Square. On Sun-
day morning be sang two beauti-
fully rendered solos in First Pres-
byterian Church.
A most successful old-time dance
was held in ,Cardno's Hall on
Spring Fair night. There was a
large crowd and Hogg's orchestra
furnished music for dancing
From The Huron Expositor
April 26, 1901
The stable near Mr. Querrenges-
ser's saw mill in Grey Township
was destroyed by fire one day last
week.
Wm. Ferguson, of Bayfield, has
gone to Cleveland to engage in
fishing.
The •Presbyterians of Bayfield
have extended a calf to Rev. Mr.
McNeil.
Misses Maggie .Aberhart, Nellie
Kyle and Barbara McGee, of Eg-
mondville, spent last Sunday with
Mrs. Robinson in the country.
The silver service which was
drawn for at St. Columlyan last
week, was won by Miss Finneean,
teacher in McKillop, and was va-
lued at $180.
Mr. Geo. Turnbull shipped a car
load of very fine horses to the Old
Country on Tuesday. Mr. Frank
Kling went in charge of the -lot.
Dr. R. R. Ross has purchased the
residence of Mr. Hugh Robb on
Goderich St. West, and gets im-
mediate possession.
While at Brucefield horse fair
last Friday, Mr. Peter Lamont met
in with Mr. Attrill, the well-known
horse breeder of Goderich, and
sold to him the very fine Shire stal-
lion which he recently purchased
from Bawden & McDonell, of Exe-
ter. Mr Lamont paid $2,400 for
him,,
Mr: Morley Habkirk left Tuesday
for Vancouver, where he goes to
push his fortune.
Wlhile changing the acetylene gas
generators in Mr. ll. B. Gunn'is
store on Saturday night, Jas. Pur-
cell and Ernest Murray had quite
an exciting experience. They hada
light With them and some escaping
gas caught fire and blazed in their
faces. Mr. Purcell had a few
slight burns, but Mr. Murray's face
was badly burned.
Mr. J. M. Best, barrister, was in
St. Thomas this week attending
the Elgin spring assizes.
Mr. Thos. Murray, 'wha has been
in the employ of Broadfoot & Box
Furniture Company for a couple of
years, left Tuesday horning for
Vancouver, B.C., where he has se-
cured a good situation. !rhe Sea -
forth Banid presented him with an
add)'ese and a.handieme gold ring.
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APRII 2,i°,• Lt
Seen in the County Papers
Purchases Building Lot
Mr. David Meyers has purchased
a building lot from Mr. Lewis
Prang in the southerly part of
town, and intends to build a dwel-
ling thereon in the near future.—
Zurich Herald.
At Convention in Virginia
Gerry Holland, Dublin, left on
Tuesday to attend a Great West
Life Assurance convention at the
Green Brier Resort, White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia. The early
sessions he will attend are for the
Leaders' Club.—Mitchell Advocate.
Hot Ashes ignite Truck
The driver of the municipal gar-
bage truck had a busy morning on
Saturday. As he drove in from the
easterly limits of the town he sud-
denly discovered the truck was on
fire. Hot ashes picked up at one
of the homes had ignited the refuse
on the load and the fire truck was
hastily summoned. Damage to the
garbage truck was not serious.—
Wingham Advance -Times.
Have Returned Home
Mr. and Mrs. Seth Amens have
returned home after spending sev-
eral weeks in -Florida, Indiana, and
other parts of the States, visiting
relatives and friends along with
sightseeing. Unexpressable beauty
of the wonderful countries is a
real tonic. We are pleased that
they have safely returned and will
tell us of some of the fine inter-
esting places they visited.—Zurich
Herald.
Appointed Recreational Director
The Recreation Commission,
meeting on Monday night at the
home of the president, Mr. G. Em-
erson, decided to engaee 11Ilse
Jacqueline Marshall, of Stratford,
as a recreation director for the
summer program. Miss Marshall
has been a student at the Univers-
ity of Western Ontario. She was
interviewed in Goderich by a com-
mittee, which was a favorably im-
pressed.—Goderich Signal -Star.
Have Ordered Plaque
The committee has ordered it
plaque in memory of the late Miss
Vosper, who taught in the Exeter
public school from 1883 to 1921.
The plaque will be on a wood base,
which will be 24 inches wide and
18 inches high. The plate will be
about 14 inches by 10 inches, with
a book of knowledge above the
plate and torches on either side.
Below the plate will be a ribbon
on which will be engraved, "Erect-
ed By Her Pupils." Plate book,
torches and ribbon will be in
bronze. The plaque is to be ready
for the official opening. — Exeter
Times -Advocate.
Perch Run Heavy At Bayfield
Monday was a busy day at the
port of Bayfield. The perch run is
on and the following boats brought
in an aggregate catch of between
five and six tons: Charles Toms
and R. L. McMillan (the latter is
fishing with Charles Toms owing
to Malcolin Toms' illness); Donald
McLeod with his brother John's
boat; Ed. and Byrd Sturgeon; T.1
and T. Castle and Fred Telford. i
The fishermen report that the nets
were so full of fish that they al-,
most floated when being reeled in-
to the boats.. And the docks were
a hive of industry as extra hands
were recruited to sort and pack
the huge catch. They worked from
noon far into the night and R. L.
McMillan, who is secretary for the
local branch of the Fishermen's
Co-operative, was on duty all night.
—Clinton News -Record.
Lions Initiate New Members
Bayfield Lions Club held a
dinner meeting in the Albion Hotel
on Tuesday evening, with a perfect
attendance. President Cihas. Scotch -
mer was in the chair. Deputy Dis-
trict Governor Duncan McCallum,
London, with the assistance of the
membership chairman, J. E. Hov-
ey, inducted five new members and
reinstated one member into the
club. Dr E. A. Mcll?aster, Seaforth,
gave a very interesting talk on his
recent trip to Mexico, after which
he showed a number of films, de-
picting scenes he had visited and
which he himself had taken. Past
President Grant Turner moved a
vote of appreciation to Mr. McCal-
lum, and the immediate past presi-
dent, Ted Mack, made a similar
motion to Dr. McMaster. Two
piano selections, played by Clifford
Greer, were greatly enjoyed.—Clio.
ton News -Record.
Honored By Friends
It Friday evening Mr. and Mrs, Leo
Watt, Mrs. Wm. Bell, R. Ferris and
Jean and Guy Leiper called at Mr,
and Mrs. Warren Gibbings and pre-
sented Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Rapson
with a lovely pink blanket. The
following address was given with
a list of 42 names were left of
those who were prompted with such
an act of kindness: Dear Ike and,
Dolly: We, your neighbors and
friends,' feel we cannot let your
departure from our neighborhood
go by without showing in a small
way our appreciation of all you
have meant as neighbors and
frits.nds. We like to think of the
good times we have had together
and how your home has been so
much a part of the social life of
our community. We are sorry, Dol-
ly, that your illness has made you
a shut-in, but we know you will
meet whatever lies before you with
the same faith and courage your
have always shown. We would like
you and Ike to accept this gift as
a slight token of our regard for
you, and may the blessing of God
rest on you, is the wish of your'
friends and neighbors.—Mrs. Win.
Bell.—Blyth Standard.
A Smile Or Two
Patient: "I can't imagine what's
the matter with me, doctor. I'm
always thinking about myself."
Doctor: "Tut! Tut! You must.
stop worrying over trifles."
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In New York an Italian was 156-
ing examined in court after apply-
ing for citizenship.
He answered correctly questions
as to the name of the President
and the capital of the United
States. Then came this.
"Could you become President of
the United States?"
"No," was the reply.
"Why not?'' persisted the offic-
ial.
"You please excuse," begged the.
Italian. "I very -busy- -right now'
sella de peanuts."
•
The train was pulling out of the•
station when a young man threw
his bag on the observation plat-
form and swung himself up over
the handrail. He stood panting aa.
the train gathered speed. An el-
derly party said scornfully: "You
young fellows don't keep your-
selves in condition. When I was
your age I could carry a cup of
coffee in one hand, run half a mile
and catch the 1.15 and still be
fresh as a daisy."
"You don't understand, pop,"
said the young man, "I missed this
train at the last station."
BOXWORD PUZZLE
By Jimmy Rae
World Copyright Reserved
ACROSS
1—Pretend
4—Abyssinian fly
7—U.S, federal police
8—Unfasten
10 --Photograph book
11—Filthy
15 --Rises
16 --Coat of arms
19—Mark of foldinf
22—Indefinite
21—Floating ice
25—Light boat
26—Nativity
27—Walk proudly
30 --Uruguay (abbr.)
31—Stone chisel
34—Unit of enefgy
(Fr.)
37—Decay
36—A number
40, --Hoist
41—human utterance
42—Efficient
45—To fish
46—Serene
49—Withstand
52—Female sheep
53—Festival (Sp.)
56—Vital organ
57—Concealment
for food
58—Produce eggs
59—New
60—Large stove
.DOWN
11.
1—Complete failure
2—Tinge deeply
3—Deprive of
sensation
4—Nothing
5—Shilling
6—Balance (abbr.)
7—Light down
9—,A beverage
12—Endow
13 --Resentment
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14L—Clad
17—Lewd man
18—Of a zone
20—Reprehehd
21—Spring .month
24—Parasitic insect
28—Menace
29—To time when
32—Female ogre
33—Poem by Homer
35—Turn upside down
36—Gives out
38—Light shawl
39—Prevalent fashion
43 -4 -winged insect
44—Foe
47—Upper air
48—Once more
50—Every one
51 --Inclusive (abbr.)
54—Infantry (abbr,)
55—Observe
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