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THIS CURIOUS WORLD % William Ferguson IS ONLV A LARGE CHtCAGO, KNOWN AS THE vv/vvov c/r-y; HAD ONLV TWO OAyS IN I937- WHEN! THE WIND TO SCIENTISTS CHICAGO was far down the line of windy cities for 1937 While It had but two 32-mile-per-hour winds. Buffalo had 105 d;iys on which the wind equaled or exceeded that velocity New York City had 89 such days, and Cleveland 81 NEXTt Hw Mtttanukei locate Ihcir prr RADIO REPORTER By REX FROST Something bright. Something light. A smile or two. Several household hints and suggestions. $uch is the radio menu of that trio of "Wife Preservers", Wib Perry, Todd Russell and Michael Fitzgerald on the Monday, Wed- nesday, Friday, 11.15 a.m. time- table of CFRB. Toronto. And the turn provides the opportunity for many a lady of the household to turn into cash her ideas and sug- gestions for lightening the domestic load. So ladies, if you've a brilliant Idea why not shoot it along to the "Wife Preservers." Maybe a dollar bill, a five or ten buck reward may come your way. besides which the how itself is lots of good fun, and "easy-to-Iisten-to" entertainment. A new series of dramas, pro- duced under the direction of An- drew Allan got under way over the C.B.C. Trans-Canada network last Sunday evening at the nine o'clock hour. Under the unusual title "Stage 41" this scries will feature dramas written by Canada's leading playwrights. Last Sunday *nd for the next two Sundays, the plays presented are from the pen O r Fletcher Markle, who attracted considerable attei.tion a year ago with the dramatic sequence "Baker's Dozen". Fletcher Markle himself i.s now overseas with tnc K.C. A.F. * * In a day and age when the air- waves are often cluttered up with surmise and speculation, it is some- what unusual, to come across a programme filled "People enjoy fa -is". And for people v. ho do enjoy facts the Canadian Hankers Association is initiating a new ser- ies of broadcas.s which will be heard every Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock over CFRll, Toronto. The scries gets tinder way Feb- ruary 2nd. * * V Are any of our readers inter- IN MONTY'S SHOES Lieut. -Gen. Sir Oliver Lcesc was named commander o f th famous British Eighth Army, to succeed Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery, now n England to command Brit- bh ground forces in the invasion of v\ extern Europe. ested in sewing? If so, the new sewing classes which will be heard every Thursday afternoon, 2,30 to 3 o'clock over CFRB commencing February 3rd, will be both educat- ional and entertaining. * * * Kadio i.-. at present lending its support to the I.O.D E. compaign to collect books for the lads and lassies overseas. This is just a reminder, in case you haven't done so already, to look up some books which jou can ^asily spare, nd turn them over to your local Post Office or Public Library. 3.50,000 books are wanted. Send the books you have enjoyed yourself . . . up-to-date books of high adventure and romance, exciting mystery stories, and rip-snorting thriller of the west. Hoi.ks on travel. Stories l>y war corres- pondent',. All will '. very wel- come \\ ill you do this much for the hoys and girls wh" are doing .<" much f.>r you? * Speaking of programme* ill the interests of the various w :ir ser- vices. Maurice Itodington still con- tinues to lend his adaptable per- sonality to the "Red. White ami Ultie" broadcast- ,.i Saturday feature ot I'KKl! commencing .it noon. An- nouncements of the .-ii-tivilies of organizations working in the inter- est of the war effort, suitable pat- riotic music and poetry round out a diversified programme which, Irom all account*, i- .>t 'adih 'milding up an appreciative audience. For a lunch hour lift on Saturday you can't beat it. But Of Course, It Is Very Difficult The story of the creation of the world is told in Genesis in 400 words. The world's greatest moral code, the Ten Commandments, contains only 400 word.-i. Lincoln's immortal "Gettys- burg Address 1 ' ia but 2G(> words in length. The Declaration 01 Independ- ence reijuirM only 1,3:21 words to set up a nu'v conception of freedom. The United States Office of Price Administration uses ii.500 words to announce a reduction in the price of cabbake seeds! SUNDA Y SCHOOL L ES_SO N FEBRUARY 6 JESUS FEEDS THE MULTITUDES Mark 6: 3052; 8: 1 10 PRINTED TEXT Mark 6: 3544; 8: 19. GOLDEN TEXT. I am the bread of life: ha that cometh to m ihall not hunger, and he that believeth on me shall never thirst. John 6 : 35. Memory Verse: Jehovah is good to all. Psalm 145: 9. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time. The feeding of the fiv thousand, and the miracle of our Lord walking on the water, took place in April, A.D. 29; the feed- ing of the foui thousand took place the same year. Place. The miracle of th fiv thousand took place at Bethsaida, on the sea of Galilee; on this _ea also the miracle of the walking on the water occurred. The feed- ing of the four thousand took place in what ia known as D- capolis, the territory east of th Jordan River, towards the north. Disciples Cannot Feed Them "And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, The place is desert, and the day is now far spent; aend them away, that they may go into the country and village* round about, and buy themselves s.mewhat to eat." The disciples realized the need of the people and possibly they were speaking IDU. their own experience, they too would be feeling hungry and knew they had insufficient re- sources of their own to feed them- selves and the multitude. "But he answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, shall w go and buy two hundred shillings worth of bread, and give them to eat? And he saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? Go and see. And 'when they knew, they say, five, and two fishes". "Send them away", ia the coun- sel of the disciples. "Give ye them to eat, is the command of Christ. Christ knew what be was about to do, but He would first show Hi disciples their great need and their entire helplessness. They must learn to look to Him for everything. Their resources were very small, totally inadequate, but how different was the case when placed in the hands of Jesus. We often face tremendous difficulties and problems with such inadequate resources, but when we in faith put our little into His hands, we are able to meec every demand. AH Were Satisfied "And he commanded them that all should sit down by com- jianics upon the green grass. And they sat down in ran!;s, by hund- reds, and by fifties. And He took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake the loaves, and he gave to the disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided He among them all. And they all ate and were filled." Our Saviour always sought a blessing on his food. Do \vc?. If we paused a momen before giving CWIFF OF AIR STAFF CARRIERS CARRY ON THROUGH STORM Air Marshal Robert Lcckic, C.B., D.S.O.. D.S.C., D.F.C. Chief of the Air Slaff of the Royal Cana- dian Air Force. With flight decks aslant as winter storm lashes waves to angry turbulence, British carriers Avenger and Biter press ahead, escorting Allied convoy through dangerofl* waters. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM 3y Gwendoline P. Clarke Generally I leave recipes and suchlike to cookery columns or recipe books but once in awhile I hit on something original and then I like to pass the good news along. So here's my latest and why. I was making pies and wanted one In a hurry for dinner. An open pie filled with the same fill- ing as for butter tarts Is usually iny emergency pie. But on thl day my supply of raisins and cui'- rants was low and dear knows If we will get any more so I look- ed around for a substitute. This was the result: I took 1 table- spoon of soft butter and blended It with ^a cup of brown sugar and two small eggs well beaten. Into this mixture I stirred one scant cup of mincemeat aud then I put the whole concoction Into an un- baked pie shell and baKed In a moderate oven until it was set. It really turned out to be a delect- able pie it even brought forth expressions of unsolicited approv- al from Partner. Before that I thought the pie was good but after that I knew It was. Partner, you will understand, like most men, generally expresses an opin- ion only If there is something ha doesn't like. So I naturally thought a pie sufficiently unusual to arouse mucullne comment was something to write to the column thanks to thinu of all our bles- sings, our thanksgiving would ba more sincere, leas formal. At what momen the actual increase of the loaves took place we know not. The multiplication of the loaves and the fishes went on in the hands of Christ between the breaking and tha distribut- ing. All were blessed and all were satisfied. There is no stint with Christ; He gives in abundance. He invites us to a greater feast the feast of the Dispel. They who partake of Christ, of His life, of His word, find a satisfaction which cannot be found in any material tiling. The Economy Of Jetus "And they took up broken pieces, twelve basketfuls, and also of the fishes. And they that ate the loaves were five thousand men." It was Christ who com- manded Hi* disciples to do this that nothing be lost. The Ruan- tity taken u|> shows how liberal hud been Christ's provision. Our Lord gives generously, but He does not sanction waste. The Second Feeding "In those days, when there was again a great multitude, and they had nothing to eat . . . and there were about four thousand, anil he sent them away. "What a beautiful spirit of consideration our Savour shows for this mul- titude. Are we ;\s thoughtful and considerate as we ought to he. It is said that 'evil is wrought by want of thought as well as by want of heart.' The disciples had forgotten how Christ had fed the mu'titiudes before. Is it not true of us all? How .soon we forget God's mercies in the past! Once again our Lord returns thanks. If the Son of God did not break the bread without thanksgiving how much less should we! Only after their need had been met, does He bid them de- part. Jesus sends no needy soul away unblessed. He sent this hungry faint-hearted crowd away abundant satisfied. If we coma to Jesus in thu spirit of true re- pentance. He will fully and freely forgive us and send us on our way rejoicing. about. If you try my recipe aud like It you might call It "Ginger Farm special." If you don't like It then let it be nameless and don't send me your doctor bills! * Do you know what I have dona this year? I'll tell you. I have actually read two whole books aud started on a third. And that's really something. Not because I don't like reading don't ever think it but It just seems that one's time is so crowded These days that reading to any extent is something one has to sacrifice. A scanty perusal of newspapers, magazines and "Digests" Is about all I've had time for writing let- ters, knitting aud sewing for the Red Cross are so much more im- portant, to say nothing of meet- ings, and reports aud suchlike, to take up what would otherwise be OUH'S spare time. Not that I have run out of jobs far from It but I just felt as !f I had to give my- self a break, as it were. You know how it is once in awhile, don't you? However, in case you think Fm lying down on the job, per- haps I should tell you that in the last three weeks I have also knit- ted five pairs of mitts, two hel- mets and two skull caps. But alai, tha most one can do is still BO little. It I hadn't done any read- ing I might possibly have bad two more skull caps to my credit. But thn I wouldn't have known so much about "The Men Around Churchill" by Rene Kraus or the struggle of the Comeau family IB "The Sea ia So Wide" by Evelyn Eaton. Another distraction wa* the show "In Which We Serve." I knew it to be a splendid shoir jut it was eveii better than I ex- pected because I had not realised that a picture of that type would have so much humour lu It. With- out that saving humour iha patho of the picture would have been a little more than one could take. And then there's the radio . . . Tell me, my friends, what part does radio play lu your life? D you find it a diversion? Does It help you, amuse you, keep you In- formed, or is it an irritation and a hindrance? We know It can be any, or all, of these tilings. Lika other inventions, its use or abuse depends upon the public. I know one thing it can be the means) of much wasted time. You tura on tha radio ah. that's a good programme I'll just wait until It's over before starting that let- ter! And then something else comes along and first thing you know the letter doesn't get written. And what about the 'soap dramas'T Oh yes, I know you can work and listen too, but just watch and you will notice that your pace slack- ens .ia the tempo of tha story In- creases. I know. . . oven '.hough . am not a regular radio drama ad- dict. THIRTEENTH U. S. PRESIDENT HORIZONTAL I Pictured for- mer president of the U. S, A., | 12 Bustle. 13 Appraise. 14 Female saint (abbr.); 16 Redactors. 18 Pounds (abbr.). 19 Partake of food. 21 Expend. 22 New (prefix). 23 Gold braid. 25 Compass point 26 Shifts. 28 Having a handle. 30 Practiced falconry. 31 Torn. 32 Flat-bottomed boat. 33 Sleeping visions. 36 To populate. 40 Parts in plays. 41 Angler's basket. Answer ti Previous Pozilo jcioiL-n NLJRH 42 Small child. 44 New Zealand parrot. 45 Interdict. 47 Mystic syllable. 49 Compass point 50 Mili.ary police (abbr). 51 Fishing pole. 53 Seraglio. 54 Those who title. VERTICAL 2 Contlne to one locality. 3 Lone Scout (abbr.). 4 Bewilderment 5 Clears. 6 Falls In drops 7 Oily cyclic ketone. 8 Enrich with fat. 9 Lieutenants (abbr.). 10 Pronoun. URedrill. 15 Organs of heaiing. 17 Examination. 18 Onioa-lilM plant. 20 Wearing tiara. 22 He was born in the otnto of 24 On account (abbr.). 24 Plant stalks. 26 Kelp. 27 South Dakotfc (abbr.). 29 Half an em (Pi.). 30 Twining uo raceous vine. 33 Doctor (abbr.> 34 Wheel -shaped* 35 Ardor. 37 Hammer head. 38 Thinner. 39 Cloth measure 43 He was on Jan. 7, 180ft 46 Roof :\mul. 48Npw Zealand ratitc bird. 50 Mother. 52 Doctor of Medicine. (abbr.). POP -Then Pop's Had Plenty of Exercise By J. MILLAR WATT -IP VOU CAN CALL RUNNING UP BILLS - -AND JLJMP1N6 TO DID YOU EVER DO V EXGR IN YOUR CONCLUSIONS. -EXERCIC&: RilMMl -, TIM Hf ii trn.in... :. 1