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xr More than - once through we have been snowed in dur- the Ie stormy weather and were ob- Bged to dig ourselves out but yes- terday we had a new experience-- were frozen in! And I mean just that. The back door, the 'side door and the front door were frozen solid to the sills. Two of them aré frozen yet but thé back door finally 'gave way. to an on- slaught of masculine might, * $e Wha < 'Certainly we have had a great 'variety of weather the last few weeks, und minor inconveniences around 'here have been "the order of. the day, The telephone is hav- ing, a partial rest we are more fortunate than some others on party lines. central did' thus get in touch with stores and our friends--that is, un- less the latte. happen to be on a line which is also out of order. There are no rings coming through on our line at all but we ean ring some of our neighbours quite suc- cessfully. Of course with the tele- one more or less out of order .one naturally does less talking -- and perhaps more w ork, reading or sewing. . * : Atiothir * * weather complication "has been car trouble, We have had our share of that:too. One night Bob was' on his way home: when his car "seized up"--it was very . --an had a nice little walk of some five miles or so. Then our "old faithful™ came to. the rescue, carried on for-a while and then it too decided a rest in the garage "would be the best way to. stage a ' mo-run' strike. After that the truck arate . Fin : ' 5 ~minpr- "details; to 'and from school: "pretty 'awful here if you put it was called into action and. filled the gap. Maybe if the truck gives out we shall be riding the roads ~ with our steel-wheeled tractor. But I forgot--each of us still hag a couple of feet. In this age of mechanism one is apt to > forget such As far as hydro is concerned we have 'been fortunate. Of. course "there has been -a-good 'deal of light flickering and'also temporary black-" outs. In fact they.were so temporary that 'usually' by the time we had finished running around for candles the lights would be on again. It must have been pretty bad around Hamilton and Burlington districts. Naturally the more conveniences a person has and the more he is accustomed to depending on" hydro" the harder a power shortage, 'or power failure, hits him. Imagine milking abgut thirty liecad of cows by hand ay being used to having a milking machine do it for you. I suppose it isn't possible for. in- dustrial plants to do. much about ~ #t but in a private home it always strikes me as so shortsiglited to' have none other-but electrjca al cook- ing units to depend on. A cook stove in winter and an oil-stoye in summer can quite easily prevent domestic disaster. * 0» Of course, we haven't really got very much to worry about--not if we compare our lot with those a . Jeople who 'are living in England. ere are extracts from. letters we received just recently, From a teacher-friend who has a-long walk "Things are down in black and white but some- . how we seem to manage, A great shortage of coupons is my chief Worry; I should 'like. a nice warm By: 'Gwendoline P. Clarke Even at that We can ring J z coat but that would be 1. coupons and- I simply haven't got them so I wear an extra cardigan or two under my too-thin, coat and make do. I was fortunate enough to get a good pair of rubber boots this winter. I don't know what ¥ would have done without ~ them becalise I have to. cross a common twice évery day, not path all the way. In » places I'have to go over.grass land which has been a positive bog or swamp all" this winter, Now we have just had some very heavy snow. "Lh . i » * * : That letter was altogether too much. for my piece' of mind, I immediately packed up a coat, some knitted gloves and warm un- derwear- and sent it away. Of coursé none of ithe stuff was new 'because that would only have brought more trouble to my friend, Not only would there have been 'duty to pay but she would have been obliged to surrender some of her precious coupons. ew. CR Partner's sister was more wor- ried about fuel and food than cloth- ing, which was only natural as she has. a 90-year-old mother to look "after, The mother is partly para- lyzed and, because there is no one she can get to look after her, my sister-in-law has to lock her in the hotise when she - goes shopping -- and then has to queue up to. get what she wants to buy. In Canada we have plenty in the way of irritations and inconveni- ences but what do the majority of us know of hardship? There may have been times in' the past of course; but I am referring to the: present. But perhaps 1 should con- fine my remarks to country life. Certainly there is hardship a-plenty for those who have to suffer over- ~ crowded housing conditions. British Exhibit Brings Orders | Worth Millions ------ --- S-- : da fds = "The feord- breaking : "Britain can make it exhibition" attracted 1,400,000 visitors and orders for goods estimated at a total value of between £25, 000, 000 and £40, 000, 000. The huge show in the Victoria and Albert 'Museum in London - provided British and foreign deal- ers and the British public with their first real post-war opportunity for luxurious window-shopping and in- . cluded samples of every type of plain and fancy product made in * Britain for sale at home or 'export. Few oh the | 15,000 items on dis- play can yet. be/bought in British stores, though many are already on sale for export and all will be' available in.the next year or' two. The show attracted 42,000 buyers from' British stores and 8,000 from other countries. Dealers from al- most €very country in the world, "Including Russia and the United 'States, signed the visitors' book. Dealers were not able-to place orders at the exhibition, but liaison officers put them in touch with the manufacturers of the various ex- hibits. Some. exhibitors have sold out their. entire production forthe next three or four years as a re- 'sult of the exhibition, and many have passed on orders they could ° not fill to competitors who had not been able to exhibit, ~ | ; & " " Ly HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured film Ste St S---- Award Winner 1 Anniver to Previous Prinsle . 5 sar, oe ow uo loco (ab, : 10 English rivet. emo. 11 Native metal 5 pop thetical 14 Race course, Siructural us circuit _, 2 A it 19 Box aren 18 Rounded '- 3 Devide andum 21 Slavers 36 Boat paddles' 19 Vehicle ° 8 Anger '28 Penal 38 Paradise . 20Mgficked. 7 Compgss point - retribution © 40 Dove's home rifice 8Begis 25 Trap 41 Average (ab.) = Drasilion state. 9 Lath 26 Fixed © 42 Measure : % MN oences '13 British money postures 43 Silkworm J 71 _ of account 31 Fleet 46 Vulgar fellow 1 Jel Wath 32 Trivial ~~. 47Pull along 29 It bas 15 Fruit 84 Buropean 50 Laughter ? t Prey C82 17 Symbol for industrial _ sound em THIGH alms samarium '18 Blectrical unit 35 Was in 'sodium ; 31 Assert Be Le 33 Girl's name " x 36 Papal cape 37 He. also per formed 'on the '89 Friends (Fr.). 40 Outer y gamment 44 Unit of ~ 7 measure $ (83 ° - total peace will take much longer . revenues in 1946, Operating costs * previous 'this slight increase in" tonnage, the Your meals will never .be victims of monotony if you remember to serve one new dish each day, or to serve an old Standby in a brand "MEW Way. FEAL. ; For instance, stuffings and sauces can add interksting new slants to chops and other common meat dishes, Try stuffing pork chops next time you buy them and serve them with fried apple rings for a delicious and timely meat variation, © 4 double thick chops, pork or veal salt and pepper 1 recipe Bran- Stuffing Slit chops through the middle to salt and pepper. Fill with stuffing and fasten opening with skewers or' sew together with coarse string. Beat egg slightly and mix with" water; roll 'corn flakes into fine crumbs. Dip chops in egg then in "crumbs; "repeat, Sprinkle with salt and, pepper and brown on both sides in hot fat. Cover and bake in moderate oven (350 deg. F.) about 45 minutes. Garnish with apple slices which have been sauteed in hot fat. \ Yield: 4 servings. Bran 'Stuffing _ 8 cups fine soft bread crumbs V4 cup bran 1 tablespoon minced onion Combine ingredients; mix, lightly. The stuffing adds extra flavor and" glam- orizes one of the simplest of meat cuts. ) Stuffed chops make a good.company dish--and you'll be pleased to learn how. little fussing is required in the making. Baked Chops with Bran Stuffing 14 cup milk or stock 1 egg 1 tablespoon water - 8 cups: corn flakes _ 8 tablespoons fat form a pocket. Season inside with ~ 4 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoon. poultry" Gain Ya teaspoon pepper N LE] "Transition Year Briigs Problems To 'Canadian National Railways IN IL ---- © tie . conoernad, - mouth TEEN-TOWN TOPICS re To bow the tie or not to bow the is the question. Why there should be a question to it is be- yond me, but seemingly there is. It all started at a friend's house, the other p.m. when yours truly steamed in, sporting a [lashy, hori- zontal: cravat. The Rirls all ex- claimed, "how cute", while: the guys groaned and trfned up their sniffers." Now as far as we are it's nobody's business 'who dons. a bow tie except the wearer, Frank Sinatra brought in tire vogue of baw ties when it Jook- ed as though they had taken' after the horse and buggy. Sinatra also introduced the Windsor knot, which many of the bow hecklers use, They apparently don't know this} nor do they know that-it is con- sidered. very poor taste to wear a tie with a sport shirt, * PE To be honest about the whole. ' 'matter, we never wore a, bow tie until a few weeks ago. Susie was at the house one night and was bound that I would try out one of Junior's, just for looks. Well, me friendlies, the idea caught on, and ° since that we have bought three of four, There are several advan- tages to a bow tie. They are easier to put on, stay straight, feel more -'comfortable and if the right colour is chosen for the right get-up, they look dressy (we think). By the way, gals, while we're on the subject "of the boy friends' wraps you, too, might be interested to know that vests are going out of style and that fewer men each year are wearing them. It seems that friend male has come to the conclusion that a suit looks better; fits better and has more vale when a vest doesn't have to be included. » x * The other day a' friend of ours came in with that down-in-the- look. It seems his allow- ance won't allow him to take his gal out more than once every two, By R. C. Vaughan, C.M.G,, Canadian National Railways Chairman and President, After.a war that left -- a nation untouched, it.was too much to expect that 1946, the first full year free of destruction, should see the world swing back to normal. The transition from total war to than twelve months. In common with all other rail- ways, the Canadian National sys- - tem suffered a serious decline in net were affected by higher wage rates and higher unit prices for materials. Revenue tons of freight moved in 1946 are estimated .at 79,975,000, as. compared with® 79,941,000 in the year. Notwithstanding _ gross freight revenues declined $16,500,000 due to a substantial drop in the average haul afd. in the Class of commodities transported." * Approximately 22,081 ,000 revenue passengers were carried during the' year, a decrease of 27 per cent from the 1945 total of 80,370,680, : * » = These results emphasize the ur-- gent necessity for an upward fe- vision in rates on all freight traffic carried in Canada. On behalf of its member companies, the Railway Association of Canada has made formal application to the Board of Transport Commissioners for au- thority to make a general advance in. freight .rates, the present level - having been established by the Board in 1922, In the United States ° the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion has authorizel a general 'in- crease in railroad freight rates equivalent to nearly twenty per cent, Lon . SA "+The Company has in hand.a'pro- gram for modernizing its passénger equipment. This -iricludes the pur- chase of 70 cars and the recon- struction, in the Company's shops, of 37 additional units. IAS No. steamship tq be built, in Can- ada will be more modern than the 'vessel 'under 'construction- for our Pacific Coast service. Tt hasan - nage of approximately 5,700 tons. -"er, went into operation in 1946, The lost through enemy action. over- all length of 350 feet, moulded _ breadth of 52 feet and a gross ton- Approval has recently been given to proceed with the construction of an. office building and an hotel in the new Central Terminal area of Montreal. These new units are be- ig planned to accord with the gen- - eral design for the development of she whole area. : TE * ) » This coming year will see the re- turn to. the Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships Limited. . feet of the Lady Nelson and. the Lady Rodney, now released from was service. The first of three new * ""jhotor vessels, the Canadian Cruis- Company. maintained a large fleet on the Caribbean during the war, though a number of vessels were When the two remaining Lady ships and the three new motor vessels are in commission, a fleet of twelve ships will be in service between 'Canada, the West Indies and British Guiana. Throw Them Out, . Of Labor Unions lente them out," is the advice of the Windsor Star to labor unions regarding . communist. members. "Some honest unionists actually are inclined to: tolerate communists within their ranks, in the mistaken belief -thgt the numerical strength they contribute is an asset. They imagine that these people will giye their first allegiance ;tp the labor movement, and subjugate their red principles. ' If they could do that, they would not be good party meni, bers. They go along with union policies just so far as it. suits their sinister. secret purpose, and then callously thaow the wholé move- ment to the 'Wolves. There 1s but one way to deal with such termites. They must be ruthlessly hunted down and thrown "out of the unions." \ - weeks. Out, meaning. where the dishing out of the gold is con- cerned. We know -only too well that it takes a lot of stuff to go to" "a show or a, dance and_then out to eat afterwards (and, brother, some of those gals can really eat). While we were discussing ways and means of, getting rich in a hurry, without bloodshed, another friend came.along. The third fel- low came out with an idea we have already put to practice. He and his mate spend a lot of time taking pictures. In fact, they both chip in and buy fs film a week. " Now the oe is this gents! Photography as a hobby can be very, very expensive if you want to make it so; but an ordinary box " camera can take the best of pic- | Jtures if used properly. 'holiday Susie and I.took several Over the rolls of pictures and even with the developing it cost little over half- a-dollar a roll. teresting when you have your pic- tyres and start making an album, It can. be real in- | By BARRY MURKAR 1919, "in. November, 19435, So, if: you are in a rut as to .what to do for entertainment on a week- end, go out taking pictures. Fol- low, directions -carefully and pick your shots carefully and when you see the: results you'll agree that it can be a lot of fun. . * * * ON THE SCREEN= Listed be: low is a review of some pictures that will be hitting vour shortly. Margie: Here is a treat for the present day teener. Starring Jeanne Crain, Glenn Langan, Lyn Bari and (Canada's) Alan Youwig. It's a pleasant contrast of school days, "two decades ago,. and the present day bobby soxers, Cluny Brown: Taken from the "book by Margery Sharpe, Jennifer Jones trying comedy for the- first time. Real entertainment with sup- porting cast of. Charles Boyer, Peter Lawford and Reginald Gar- diner. : The Jolson technicolor treatment of the "Mam- my" singer's 'career with newcomer Larry Parks and favourites such as Evelyn Keyes and William De- marest. Wholesome - entertainment for the family. Morisieur . Beaucaire: Another Bob Hope side-splitter revamped from an oldie. Plenty of the Hope gags. No Leave, No Love: A good comedy if you don't mind silly plots. Good cast with Keenan Wynn, Van Johnson, Pat Kirk- wood, Edward Arnold, and Guy Lombardo's - and Xavier Cugat's orchestras. . 3 * «os One of our readers, a dear old lady no less, has taken. us to task about the consideration young people' have for older people and their obnoxious manners(how do you liké that obnoxious?) We. plan to deal with shis subject next week, fully expecting some. comment in return from you guys 'and gals out there. Until then, all we can think of to say is: Eat right, sleep right and you'll last longer. U.S. Strike Figures Shatter All Records Time lost by strikes in the United States in the first 11° months -of 1946 toppled all records, Including the" strife-torn post-war year of the .Burcau of Labor Statis- tics reported last week. A total of 107,475,000 man-days was lost by work stoppages be--- tween January and November -- - 3%; times the strike-idleness in the" same period of 1945 and nearly 14 ~ times that of the first 11 months of the war year, 1044. The Bureau also reported that weekly earnings in manufacturing industries in November averaged $45.65--about $5 more a week than although the work week was about one. hour shorter than a year ago. town ° Story -- A superb . Recreation Grounds To Be War Memorial One of the finest war memorials in Britain has been given to a Susséx country town -by an un known man. East Grinstead, at one time. in the "Battle of Britain" country and with a high civilian * death roll for its size, is to have 120 acres of park land laid out as "" public recreation grounds. > The Garden of will be dedicated not only to the town's own war dead but to all who died for Britain, Among the woodlands will be a swimming pool '1 and an open-air theatre, and in the park football grounds will be pro- vided and a cricket pitch, "as. big as that at Lords in London, where county matches will be played. CHOICE IS YOURS! Maxwell House gives you the same marvellous coffee blend, whether in Super-Vacuum Tin . (Drip or Regular Grind) or Glassine- Lined Bag- (Al Prcpose Grind). You WIIl Enjoy Staying At The S?. 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