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The Green Thumb By Gordon L. f mith The Tiny Plot It is cally ama ing the results in satisfaction and ticniity one can get from a tiny plot of flowers. And tlicy will not take much work cither. .\ little dignioR and a few packets of seed or boxes of started plants arc all ihat are needed. If one has mo. e time it can be enlarged, and as one's interest grows more frills can be added. The .uick-growine annuals can be useful, at ground covers in front of shrubs and around the base of roses and lilies. Some, like agcratu'ii and sweet aly.fsum, make trim edginRs for formal beds. Others, like certain the petunias and the California poppies, give charmingly informal effects. In the perennial borders they can be u.'^ed lo fill spa-e left bare after spring bulbs, or to provide all- snnimcr effects around early bloom- ers such as the Oriental poppy, bleeding heart, or peony. Not Too Many Colors If your garden is small, it is besi not lo have too many colors. A long border is piCtticst if the .lasses of color shade into one an- other in drifts. .^void a spotty effect. Don't forget the value of occasional white â€" especially if you enjoy evenings in the garden. If you want to attract humming- bi.ds and those 'leautiful great night moths, plant for fragrance as well. Nicotiana will draw them. Cosmos is a favorite with the little goldfinche?. Try Experiments It is always exciting, also, to raise something entirely different or new each year, or to experi- ment in some new field. A "blue garden" or a garden border plant- ed for -vening ..joymcnt is fun to ' ork out. A new variety of an old favorite might be included each year. .Getting acquainted with an annual not previously in your gar- den â€" for instance, do you know the .'.•picy. fragrant annual dianthcis? â€" add a new flower-friend each summer to your social list. Proof Wanted "I.cnd nie five dollars old man. I pronii.se you, on the word of a gentleman, to pay it back tomorrow." "Bring the gintlcnian round and jet mo see him." Auction Sale at Dixie â€" Spring auction sale. Organized by the amazing assortment of articles, ment of the suiisliine. Tl received its ofificial welcome to Dixie at the annual coiuniuiiity farm labor co-operative group, the auction brought out an Easy chairs waiting to be sold lured buyers into relaxing enjoy- le wily auctioneer got more action after selling the chair.s. Teeming Millions Of China and India We are accustomed to ncaring the expression "China's swarming mill- ions," but few Canadians have any exact knowledge of what that actual- ly means in numbers. The Chinese nat.jnal census bureau of the Min- istry of the Interior has computed the total population of the country for the second half of 1947 as 462,- 798,093. There is a predominance of females 241,913,638, as agamst 220,- 884,455 males. The total number of families in China is estimated tu be 86,637,312. Nanking, the national capital, has a population of 1,034,995, while among the large special muni- cipalities, Shanghai ranks first with 4,300,630. But India, too, has its "swarming millions," and the 1941 population of that count r; is given as 388,997,935, with 2,108,891 of them in Calcutta, the largest city. This total population included those of the dominions of India and Pakistan combined. If the Western world is interested in the political and economic future of these two vast countries, it is largely because the combined popula- tions of them is the stupendous total of 851,796,028. One Way of Relaxing After a Hard Day's Workâ€" Something new in the .\ational I'ilm Board's rural program is a picture, of .Scottish origin, shouiig how a young couple â€" with the assistance of neighhorsâ€" overcame the problem of crowded living f|u;nt<'rs and the necessity of healthful relaxation, "After Six O'clock" "After Six O'Clock" is the story of a venture started by a young couple in .Scotland. They lived in an apartment, and, although they were happy, they hail their tronbles too. Their chief Ircuihle was noise â€" noise emanating from the next-door apartment of a young trumpet- playing enthusiast, wh^ practised his art both night and day. They attempted to reason with the trumpet-fiend, but to no avail. "Yon have your right to silence," he said, in effect, "but I also have my right to make noise witli my trumpet." There seeme<l to be no solution to the problem. * * * The young couple pondered the matter, an<l began to see that bi>th parlies had their rights. Rut where could they practise these riglits without bothering their neighbours? Then the idea caiiTe to ilieni â€" an idea which is as applicable in Can- ida as it is in .Si-otlan<l. Why nut make a conniiiiiiily centre, where everybody -could make the best use of their talellt^ in their spare liiue? * A bit dubious as to the recep- tion tlieir idea would get, they be- gan lo approach their fellow cjti- lens cautiously. But their fears had no basis in fact. Ii soon appeared that many other citizens of the coin- muiiily held the same ideas. The minister of the local church, the town sdiocd authorities, and many other community groups expressed their interest in the project. ♦ ♦ ♦ Soon a citizen's committee was formed, and a fniaiuial target deci- ded upon, and attained through vari- ous promotional sluiils. In short order the committee located a suit- able building. The members clean- ed it up, painted it, and were soon plunged into such activities as sew- ing, amateur drama, folk dfinclfiK, sketching, children's games â€" and trumpet playing. ROOMS BEAUTIFULLY FURNI6HBD .80 up HOfBL i^ETiibPOLB vioilt^^^&\ ^iHliDllT5?J3l?i^ Waiting For Something By TED M. RIDER Uncle Jan twisted in his wicker chair on the front porch when he heard Carol's heels clicking swift- ly on the sid'walk. Bax Ham- mond tovvercd one step behind her and was pretty mad because the thin scar on his cheek looked twist- ' under the bla. ing light of the street lamp. Then the storm broke. "What's gotten into your niece, Jan? Yes- terday, she insisted on buying her own ticket to the barn dance. To- night, she paid her own way into the movies. Now, I ask you â€" " Bax paused -o settle his blue eyes indignantly on Carol's bowed red head, but said in a very bored tone, "Girls are becoming pretty independent nowadaws, are- n't th y Uncle Jan?" "We'I, for the luvva Pete!" Bax gasped explosively. "We're engag- ed aren't we, Carol? And you'll be dependent on me for the rest of your life, won't you? Why, that's taken for granted, and that's the way I want it!" "Oh, you do? Well, thanks for leltin me know that, Mr. Boss Hammond. Now I'll tell you some- thing. Here's your ring back." She jerked the sparkling diamond from her finger and shoved it into the stunned young man's palm, then slammed through the screen door with a speed that made Unle Jan blink. "Bax why didn't you and Carol g' hitched right after your army discharge?" "How could I marry her, then, Jan? I was stone broke and had to start my automobile agency on a flyer. And you know how things went. First, I couldn't get any stock. Then, my garage burned down and I had to start from scratch again. We're through!" Uncle Jan stopped his departure by quickly asking for a match. He had to untangle things someway. Why, Carol had always wanted to marry Bax. Even two years ago she'd come right out and asked If marriage wasn't a partnership where each person shared rain or shine as it came. Bax hadn't wanted her when things were going bad for him, so she was wondering why he wanted her now when he was a success. After fi"'' Icng years of waiting, fear had replaced confidence, and her sudden desire to be indepen- dent was nothing but a cover-up to hide that fear. Maybe she was fearful that P just considered her ai.other step up the ladder for him- self, something to be bossed around because he was paying the bills. She wanted proof of his love. Suddenly, he had an idea for a cure. It would be a pretty dras- tic one hut it would show them how much they really cared for each other. He tu.ned to the door and bel- lowed. "Did you say Carol won't marry you because of that bullet scar on your check, Bax? Well, that's something to think about." In a second, the screen door flew open and Carol stood there, her hand on his shoulder and her h'esfrt in her eyes staring down at Bax'a white strained face. He'd taken the remark seriously, and Uncle Jan felt suddenly frightened. If Carol didn't handle things right, now . . . "Bax," she said, simply, "your scar stands for everything fine; for duty, loyalty, sacrifice â€" for every- thing fine I love in you." Her hands rctee to tremble on the muscles ridging his jaw grimly. Then, as he stiffened, she stood on tip-toe and kissed the scar. When he still stood like a gran- he statue and Carol started to cry, Uncle Jan roared in high dudgeon, "You going to wait five more years to kiss her back, you dumb galoot?? That's why she busted the engage- ment. When a guy makes a girl wait that long she wants something besides words tu prove he loves her. Get it?" Ill p. 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The more ad\entiir Otis type of travcllci will be sorry to sec it go. as mgotialing ir.e mile- long bridgeâ€" considered the lons!CSt of its type in the worldâ€" was often it thrilling experience. Quite often a motorist, driving across with windows open, would get a drenching when a wave smashed against the car ; and passengers could often be seen walking behind during the crossing, just in case. With an overall width of 20 feet, the bridge had a double-floored centre strip only about 14 feet wide. This wasn't sufficient for 2-way traffic so this strip bad half a dozen "pullout" places for cars to pass one another. Total load limit was five tons, and even when an ord- inary passenger car travelled the bridge water would squirt through the floor boards as the bridge sank under the weight. In Fall and Spring tlie bridge be- came a twisted tangle of timber and ice. Winds buffeted the structure and cither sank por'ions of it under the heavy ice or tore whole sections loose. When this happened, bridge- tenders had to chase the vva>^vard sections up and down the lake. Largegt City Wiiicli is the world's largest cityf London? In population, right (thougli .New York is a close runner- up). But in ar-n, the correct answer is Kiruna, a., iron ore town in Swed- ish I,a|)'and. north o.' the Arctic Circle. .Mthoi sh this city has only 18,- 00'' iriabitants, its area is 18 times t' at of '>re: ter New York. Despit..- this distinction, people of far flung Kiruna probably envy Xcw Yo-';ers one superlative (while it lasts) â€" the world's longest sub- way ride for a nickel. '''WeuttdecT iff HEADACHIS Blinding pain, con- stant throbbing can make life a miiery. Many headachea may 1 be caused by the fail- 1 lire of the kidneys to perform their nonnal duty of (iltering poi- sonous wastes and excess acids from tha Uood. If kidneys fail and poisons renuinia the system, headaches, backache, rheii- matic pains, cKsturbed rest may often foI> low. Dodd's Kidney Pills help your kidneys clear out trouble-making poisons and excess acids so that you feel better â€" rest better â€" work better. Get Dodd'i today. 141 Dodd's KidneyPiils I 4- * A. -4 Fire Chief Rescues Eleven Month old Baby WINS OOWAWARO ROBERT DEY of Pembroke, Ont ptHtnui gulhmt dttd aMaufk wrists sfcrjAxf bf hnktm wknitw It wasn't the sight of angry flames enveloping her two-storey home that filled Mrs. Anderson's hfart with terror. It was the thought of her 11-month-old Inlby boy â€" trapped alone in that blazinK inferno! tor a second or two sne stood rooted to the ground . . . and then a scream from inside the house brought her back to rcalitv. Three times, in spile of neighbours' protests, she tried to reach her baby. But she had to give up . . . her face and hair singed by the flames. MY ENTERS THROUGH WINDOW By this time firemen were batt- ling the blaze and Chief Robert Dey was attempting to force his way into the house. Finally he smashed a window and crawled through. Although both his wrists had been cut by the broken flass he fought his way into the lazing living (oom and managed to find the little boy. Then, choking from the dense smoke and terrific heat, he made his way back to the window and soon had the youngster safe in his mother's arms. We are proud to recognize publicly the gallantry and out- standing bravery of Fire Chief Robert Dey of Pembroke, On- tario, through the presentation of The Dow Award. THE DOW AWARD is a citation for oiitstmiding hero- ism and includes, as a tangible f\f>ression of apfrtciatioti, a J 1 00 Canada Savings Bond. Wititiers are selected bv the Doiv Aieard Committee, a grou{) of editors of leading Canadian daiN neiesf'af^ri. * a * Desperately, Mrs Anderson tried to enter the burning house. After three attempts, her hair and face singed, she realized that she must give up. Stumbling through the dense smoka from room to room, Chief Dey finally found the child. Then, with the terrified boy in his arms, he fought his way back to the window. * »