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Port Perry Star (1907-), 4 Sep 1947, p. 7

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ie -market in ___ercatures --Photo by Ful-O- Pep Photographer Mecca of Fun Seakers.--A shot in the Midway in one of its less crowded moments. of thc Magic C About to pass through the portals arpet is a group from Orillia. - . --Photo by Ful-O-Pep Photographer Teen Town Topics seem to be under discussion as Bob Bush, Toronto Elub--President and Dorothy Brown of Orillia, "with Margaret Masoti'of East York, talk things over at the Teen Town booth--C. N.E. Comfort: for Cattle Cattle cars .are "becoming as comfortable, almost, as Pullmans, At any rate, they now have anti- _riction_roller-bearing journal box---|- es and the latest sorts of spring underframes and air brakes, and they make it possible to cut the former travel time" from range to half, T'hat is as it should be. Nothing can be too good for the gentle that provide us with if and when we can --New York Times. 'beef-steak, afford it. 5: se. Ei) Scores of nations invite you to see how they live and work and 'play. The world's finest music . . i advanced techniques "of agriculture, _ Education and; Science... beauty and art and industry - are at the CIN.E. And there's fun, sposts, fire- works and thrills for every- one 'in this world-famous exhibition, ' H J, A. SCYTHES FELWOOD A. HUGHES President Generol Manager Canapian Narionat Exuinimon 'to /corn "grown In Corn Root System Seven Miles Long There's more toa field--of growing corn than meets the eye, especially during these:days of "corn weather time" when the cornfields put on a "Jack-and-the-beaftstalk" performance. Some scientific observations on corn's : remarkable. capacity to grow quickly were. reported by Dr. T. A. Kiessclbach, -well- known ag- ronomist, , Corn, for example, on an aver- age July day grows about two and a half inches every 24 hours, but if conditions are exceptionally good it will grow as much as four inches a day, » » » University research has shown that corn grows exactly as much during \he day as at night, con- trary to a gencral notion that It does most ~ of its growing at night, ; : Corn, on the average, rises from a height of 30 inches to about 100 inches during .the four weck July 5 to August 5 "corn weather season/' a rate of growth which is onc of the | greatest per day of any crop grown "in the cornbelt, . ' » * * During ~its first week above the ground' the corn plant has about 15 square inches of leaves. At the end of eight 'weeks of growth it has 1,4 square inches of leaves; or--more- than--enough to cover .an ardinary "card table. The corn plant draws its mois- ture from a vast fibrous root sys- tem which when the plant reaches maturity is over seven miles long if all of them were placed end to end; and the roots rin six fect below the surface, ; * * * About: half of the corn plant's life is expended before it reaclies the silking stage; and - the éther half is consumed in developing and maturing the ears. "Ideal corn weather" should include plenty of moisture in the soil surrounding the corn - planf; and hot dry weather with tempe- ratures averaging between 90 and 100 degrees during the day. These conclusions, Dr, Kiessel- bach points out, are based on €orn 'grown at the university's agronomy' farm and are applicable the, eofnbelt states. ot: i aL Home from Germany.-- Mr. Ross Hancock, from Grave ew 'while resting with other tired sightseers at R.C AF. Graves Copnmission and arrived home from Ge --Photo by Full-O-Pep Photographer the C.N.E. Mr. nhurst snapped with his wife and neph- Hancock was active with the rmany several weeks ago. The crowds at the Canadian National Exhibition this ycar broke records in more ways than onc. As your [Kul-O-Pep icporter roamed through 'the throngs he rapidly ac- of-town visitors. The non-residents of Toronto seemed much more at home in the, Fair Grounds than the city folk. This isnt really surprising when one remembers that over 250 fairs 'and exhibitions are held every year _in_ the small towns of Qutari "As a result, the small town and rural sightscers found their way around the Exhibition Grounds with the air of old veterans, whereas the city .man_ in many cases had the bewilder- ed mien of a tourist. EE The Teen Town booth proved a popular rendezvous for the younger set who, on the whole, scemed more interested in the cultural exhibits than the glitter of the Midway--and glitter there was a-plenty along this popular boulevard! xk * est to many of the out-of-town - wvisitors.. The competition was keen in tries as the Ayrshire bull, Bracheid Barr Imperial, owned by A, J. Leid- quired the knack of spotting the out- _|._difficult. ._to- shee The livestock was of "prinic inter- | ~ all classes, and such top-notch en- - by Your Ful-O-Pep Reporter man & Sons of Caledonia, provided rcal eye-appeal for the crowd. The livestock men, as always, talked shop nearly twenty-four hours a day, and many bewailed- the fact that Ful-O-Pep feed is not more plentiful. Your reporter did a little missionary "work in "this line, and pointed out the fact that the quality of this feed is not being lowered to meet the demand, nd, as a result Ful-O-Pep is, at times, still 'a little obtain It-- was also pointed out that production is being stepped up as rapidly as is possible without affecting the quality. » * * From the Midway to "Mc most lavish industrial exhibit, the general public was treated to salesmanship of the highest order. Each exhibitor made a real effort to 'lure the public to his particular location, and, once there, to sell the prospect. In this line, some free samples were offered as a come-on, but not nearly in the profusion of yester- year. The "adults" complained about | __. the scarcity of free samples gener- ally, but the youngsters had a "field day" acqiring everything from paper cups to samples of soap flakes, which scemed to satisfy the young looters. FAIRTIME HIGHLIGHTS Actually the soap flake samples were scarcely sufficient to properly laun- der a woman's small handkerchief. tT » * * "The kiddies, as well as their elders, seemed to be price-conscious, and patronized such features as the Nickel Arcade where battery after battery of electric cranes operated - "for. five cents. There the lucky youth- ful operator could pick up a valuable prize; failing that he was assured of -a~claw full of candy. The funny mirrors and magic carpet were addi- tional "musts" on the youngsters' hit parade. Children's Day proved to many. of the "concessiopaires that buyer-resist- ance is considerably more than just a phrase. The children shopped around for the best buys, and the operators who failed to reduce prices on this eventful occasion found themselves with a scarcity of customers. In short order the youthful horde forced the neglectful concessionaires to post Specialy Childrens' Day prices. ETS ht we aw at the CN.E. is a truc indication of the trend of the times, it seems certain that the buy- ers' market we have heard of for so long is truly just around the corner. / ---- A Real Champion, owned by A. G. Leidman & Sons of C the Canadian' National Exhibition. \ \ --Photo by Ful-O:Pep Photographer aledonia, drew a throng of admirers at * The Difference Jimmy and Bobby were in beds side by side in the children's hos- pital, and the visiting hour. had just passed, "Ah, you big sissy!" Yimmy said, "Crying because your mmmy's gone away!" "I'm no' crying for 'my mummy," Bobby answered. "I'm crying be- couse a wee dog's died" "Well, my grofny's died," answer- ed Jimmy, * "and I'm not crying." nce she was a wee: pup," 'Bobby bbrd out, 3 "Maybe you kadna your granny Electric Typewriter A new electric typewriter is now regdy for production by a com- pany in the United States, The fiew machine is the result of more than 20 years of continuous re- search, Thousands of electric typewriters were produced in the nineteen twentics but" the en- gineering 'techniques then known made the machines too expensive and too cumbersome, Their man- ufacture was discontinued, but re- search 'was-not, "had some Not Done With. Mirrors The court waved hot. "Sir" stormed the defense lawyer, "you have admitted you tere "sealed on the vight side of the passenger coach where « you couldn't sce an extra track. "Will you please « explain fo this jury hoiv -you van swear the line was double-tracked?" "Well" meekly answered the awit- ness, "I could look across the aisle and threugh the coach swindoiws. | saw' a train whiz by oceasionally, and togk it that therd was either a track 'und rv it: or else this railroad sighty good railroaders." OR i on EE + EN Rant C.N:E. --Photo by Ful-O-Pep Photographer Kitchener Residents, Roy Karcher and son and Bruce, appear highly engrossed with this tractor at the There appears little doubt that this exhibitor won the family vote of approval. Donald, Leonard --DPhoto by Study in Concentration. 11. Persall of Waterford, Ont. (fac mer the camera) scems to be holding his own with J. Ruddell at the checker tourney.--C.N. I, : Ful-O-Pep Photographer 1948 Car Features Comfortable Interior Silhouettes will be achieved by 'dropping the height slightly and widening the body somewhat. Lines will be smooth- er, and front ends simpler - ex- cept for more massive bumpers (on 'the rear also) to bring the eye down, : There will be a tendency to shorten body lengths a little be- cause of compaints that cars arc not - fitting in garages. Much lower, . . 1] . pillars will be narrowed "and blind spots eliminated, says Newsweek. In body interiors the living-room comfort and atmos- phere. Front seats, getting wider for ten years, will add a little more space. Air condition- ing will be installed on the more expensye cars. target. 1s Mechanically," the biggest change will be climination of the gear shift, vrith several ies planning to offer this feature .in their '48 models. Lngines will "be shorter, perhaps through wider use of V-type models, the object being to cut down the length of the. hood and bring front and back 8¢&1S" forward, cradling passengers between the two axles for, a smoother ride, : One thorough xr raying » with. oneehold Bpray frees your home of flies mosquitoes, moghs, ete, for 8-1 weeks. Insects just touch the DDT depositand die, Spra walls, drapes, ete, il not stain, , , no unpleasant odour, HOUSEHOLD SPRAY *Reg'd. trade-mark ~ (RESIDUAL) Irish moss found in the waters off the North Atlantic coast is used in puddings, medicines, cosmetics and lotions. ---- TAKE NO CHANCES with coffee. House. It's an extra-deli- cious blend of coffees that is Radiant:-Roasted to de- velop all its extra-rich, full body. more glass will be used, so that - compans - 8 "WHEN YOURE TIRED AS YOU CAN BE, DRINKA CUP OF UPTON TEA" Insist on Maxwell « ee, CN PIG ep" dhe a v A ae "pg ne "3

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