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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 1937 THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BO~VMANVlLLE, O~TARIO PAGE THIRTEEN YOUR WORLD AND MINE By JOHN C. KIRKWOOD (Copyright) How long is the diameter af doctors, school teachers. lawyers: your world af interest? Is it Ca- Most ai them adnùt that they çxtensive with the diameter aof know very little indeed about the ur lanet? Does it extend ta class af enterprise in which they the stars? Or is it .iust a few: are engaged, and know very litt.le miles long? Is it only a mile about things autside their busi- long - or less? ness. Take the general practi- I asl*, these questions because 1 tianer of medicine, for example: overheard two Young girls - inI he gets along knawing very little their late teens - exchanging his- indeed about medicine and its tori.y e were travelling in a practice. Frequently hie sends his rathýart and intimate rail- Patients ta a specialist, thus ad- way Mch, with fewer than 12 mitting that his abiity and hisi passengers - a very "local" train. knowledge in relation ta mast 4n ese two girls spoke about the things related ta the body are ffkes in which they wei'e em- definitely limited. p oyed as damestie servants - J C K about the familles. and the wash- Spoeta o rIwr îng,îrorng cokîn an nuser- tl'rown into the campany. for an maid duties; and they talked hour or so, af Anthony Eden, or about themselves. It was obvious Franklin Roosevelt, or thie presi- that their world was a very small dent af a great university, or a one: its diameter was the breadth widely-read author, or a great of a house: and one could safely sientist. or a great actor, or a conclude that neither girl had great statesman. In such case I ever been far from home; and feel sure that we wauld feel em.k- that neither cauld talk about any- barrassed - we would be unabie thing other than her day's tasks to talk about anything likely ta and about the persans she met be interesting ta the man beside and worked for. us, and we would be reluctant tu As I listened ta these girls, hall expose aur lack af sound know- dully, I reflected in relation ta ledge on any subject ai discussion. the breadth of my awn world. I Here I recaîl an experience tried to persuade myseli that my which amused me. I called at a wqrld had a long diameter. I have 1-lme with a much-travelled man. trtvelled some, but not really very Who held an important post in a much. I have lived in big cities. far country - a man Who waý I have met tens of thousands of M~ost interesting to most people persans. I have read much. Yet Who met him, anct had a chance 1 could get no great -satisfaction ta talk with him. In this home out ai my reflections, There are the hostess neyer once asked thes warlds I have small knawledge af. visitai- abaut his work or lufe. She I knaw next ta nathing about the talked about her daughter, hier star-y heavens. I cannat identif y hopping, hier social affairs. Her a single star. I know na canstel- world was herself - no bigger. no latians. My knowiedge ai art and wider. music is small. I have neyer read miany ai the classic books. I am The size af aur worid is not ta not a master of any btanch ai be measured by miles - by the di.s- knowledge. I know enough geo- tance we have travelled. Many a grapy t enaie e tarea myone hias travelled great distances, newspaper inteligently, yet in r e-tofrcuris ye wthu gard ta Most countries I knaw lit- mind-enlargement. When he ie- tle about their histary, their poli- turfs ta his home, he cannot tell tics, their literature, their fa- you much about what he has seef tional and racial problems. Even and feit, for nothing much im- my awn country is îargeîy un- pressed itseif on his mind. knawn ta me, The size of aur world has re- i C K lation ta the quality af aur un- I have the conviction that most derstanding. All of us can live af us know very littie, We may large lives without gaing far from have a superficiai knowledge home - this by reflectian and by about many things and places - reading and by study. It is what enough to help us understand we incarporate into aur lives and what we read in aur newspaper. understandîng that enlarges us. if vwe were submitted ta a Just reading detective storles, na- kledge test, I iancy that i ew vels, biographies, histarY is nat o r-us would get high Marks. The enough. It is what we absorb and fact is that most af us get th-ro' usJwic CenfisKs ie knowing very lttle. We are , C fussoudKnwmh able ta use our scanty knowledge Eabiussolknwmc over and aver again, day ai ter about some one thing, and as day an beaus thse homwemuch about many things as will meet ard ecmu hkeoselves wemake us companianable or inter- respect of their poverty of know- etn aohr.Iko aml ledge, we succeed in conceaîing Who knaws a great deal about our ignorance af, thifgs which bees. I know anather farmer Who reaily matter. knows much about poultrY. I Igven in things pertaining ta knaw another farmer Who knaws our business, we are likely ta be a great deal about flawers. I know discreditably ignorant. Thus, let a man Who knaws much about a retailer be quizzed biy an ac- rifles and the mechanics and euntant, being asked such ques- physics af flight. I knaw a man 'Vns as e folowing, and the Who is deeply informed about chanes hat e wuid aveCanadian history. I knaw a man How manysales transactions histary and culture ai wheat. must you have each day, in or- Wa mtyn osyi:i der ta give you a required vol- is praisewarthy when we choose umeaisalsa worid of interest, and make aur- Wht sthnmon of saour selves great explorers in this par- aag ss teamousaton? tir cular woîld. Every world has avrgmanytles rauanth- far boundaries. It is likely' ta be y rent hauldyour monthiy arger than aur ability, in aur be limited lifetime. ta survey and les e understand tharaughly. Ta knaw What percentage o! your an- mciaot oeoetig n nual sales should your total a, much about m ne thing ad annual wages be? asmha posbutmanythins as What is the safety ratio nîay e posible, and ta uedaur tween your fixed assets and t e rhiavyend ommeh anly your total annual sales?Whtw haeofitagns What is the safety level of always is mental inertia - that your stock in trade in relatian disinclination ta widen and deep- ta your annual sales? en aur knowledge and under- These are essential questions - standing o! some worthwhile questions which every retailer in thing. Sa many ai us can talk the land shauld be able to ans- only about ourselves and the wer; yet which few can answer tittie-tattle ai aur own commun- correctly. Is it any w onder that ity. out ai Canadas 125,000 retailers, Listen ta the conversations of 75 % ai them do fat last 6 years? many persans known ta you, and That is ta say, 75 out ai every 100 ta your awn, and yau are likeiy retail businesses neyer have a 6th to finçLthat they relate ta a very birt7hday under the same owner- small w 9rld and ta trivial things. ship or management. It is the same in the case af ________THE PROBLEM 0F THE SMALLER HALL Li IarnoffeingThe prablem of a smali hall is Une Iamofrn one which the great majarity of - SPEIAT. - home.aners hveIta eet.:S FLOOR WAX 30e Per lb. High Grade Painting - Papering Caulking J. H. Abernetby ainter Decorator .rPhone 431 Bowmanville WOMAW'S RIGNI TO BE ADMIRED To Have Charm-Vtalty- tr:Md iure yon trem.ndoualy te hold attractiesieaa Good akin, attractive personality, and a nice figure dopend on whetkur pour livr is healthy or not. If it iuuot strong and active ouïr boud te b. toeefat, flabby, pasty faced di lisp. Sono ur attraction vinl go. A healthp &«v. eelà fat producing wate, keeps pour tblo.d pu. h good, supplius energy. 1 m~,4y~9nade boes frits and herba la tdo qui&i',sae amdMost natural Wap of .m.àkven ak "&ta-v " te o k amiarTr d am 2h., k. c. al druggists. 1Uu aiten the front hall of a home is sa, limited in size that it is al- most impossible ta entertain free- ly without feeling that your guests are crowded. Consequent- ly an y suggestion which miakes for space in the hall is welcome. One way ai canserving- space in the hall is ta build a mirrored cabinet into the wall. Recessed shelves. which take up no space, may be buiit and used for a var- iety af purpases. Instead ai hav- ing furniture in the hall, these shelves may .be utiiized ta display abjects af art, cloured glass. china or other ornaments, thus taking away firn the bareness ai the walls. This idea may be extended in such a way that the space in the wall is used for star- ing articles af clathing, umbreilas, etc. The building af such a cab- inet daes away with the necessity for furniture in a smali reception hall. The Home Improvement Plan, sponsared by the Dominion 00v- ernment, pramotes the construc- tion af a built-in cabinet. WINDSHIELDS When you purchase an auto- mobile, endeavour ta procure one equipped with safety glass for your own protection - you are nat safe behind ordinary glass - the dlsfigurlng and fatal acci- dents caused by ilying glass are too horrible ta describe. Keep the wndshield and win- dows dlean - remember, you must see clearly and qulckly ta, drive saieiy. When maklng long trips the wlndshleld will require fre- quent cleanlng. This is particu- larly true when driving in wet weather. Steady Expansion Reported By Montreal Bank This Year The Lite O1' Home Paper \\VIlii .ot'rc feelin ind ii(lo' loile- S ile Ali't hc at inosphiere s hilne; \\hIcil lfe*s lun bcd of roses, Ali' jnlk s scenî don ~ n oni, i w wat %il i take vou iiappv Au ehvlase awa v the frnwn- Ruadthet lieittle ol n ie%%-slpaper lrrnuî Our ni' homle town,. Yon w i' lanigliabout the tiiffli in' îhilngs The paper lbas 10Sa Foi-, ev en v lne's a mnessagc Froin the ol' homne far away. Evui Si's i0w chicketi coop \Viil lot pnovi(ie a siile, Ani' the great big cite daiies Lie nnnlpcîwed ail the w~hi b'. Bils gzirl lias gonie to coiiege, Ali* Je', hîv's home fronFranice The Ladies' Aid w~iil hold a social A\n' the Maçonis give a danlce; So \oil rcad the locali happ)eings. ni'iever miiss a unie. A'cause thev're all vour ileigh- hours bocilluegad tliat crops arc finle. Titen hefore vou ktinw it Ywunve read it throtngh and thro' .\n' ali the wori(i secens trigliter Ail' hife Seelm.. gond to voni, Su f -r a 1ili of pleastire TEu lha.e asvav the frnsx n. Take lie ittie oi ncwspaper loin s nun ni' hontie tosyn. -Cherrv Wilson iiiSpkma- Recorder. Desp:se flot any man, and do not spurn anything: for there is 'To man that has fat his haur, nor is there anything- that lias nat its place. Advertis'ng is what, makes a man go out and buy a car instead af saving up for it. , the present time. A similar mave- ment is noticeable in cail bans abroad, these naw standing at $19.878,944, as compared with $25 .400,166. Total depasits amount ta $717,- 799,105 - an increase af $26.- 487,000 as compared with iast year's st3tement. Moderate Increase in Profits In keeping w1th- the larger scale of the Bank's business, thie pro- f its show a moderate increase. The net total. aiter deduction ai Dominion and Provincial Govern- ment ta4es af $942,957, amounts ta $3,408,328, being at the rate ai 4.47% on the combined capital. reserves and undistributed pro- f its. Af ter payment af the usual dividends and an appropriation of $400,000 for bânk premises, the sum 0of $128.328 was carried for- ward ta profit and lass accaunt. The principal accaunts, with comparisons with thase of the previaus year, show: 1937 1936 A year of steady expansion in its business operations, in keep- ilig with the general business ac- tivity of the country, is reflected in the annual statement for the year ending October 30th. now being f arwarded ta its sharehold- ers by the Bank of Montreal. The assets of the Bank, naw standing at $829,633.950.98, show an increase af $24552,000, as compared with a year ago. An analysis of the assets re- veals the remarkable strength af the institution, t.he proportion of quickly available resources stand- ing at $599,051,153, as compared with liabilities ta the public af $752736,753, being 79.58% of these liabilities. Improvement in Current Loans The Bank has again fallowed its custom of some years' stand- ing by issuing the statement in an easily understandable 'f orm, grouping the figures4with annota- tions t.hat explain their purport. Fram the public standpoint the most interesting feature of the statement is the demonstration that it gives af the expanding scale af the countrys industrial and commercial operations, re- flected particularly in the im- provement in current loans in Canada, which, at $204760,812, show an increase as compared with last year af more than $30,000.000. On the at.her hand, due no daubt to the restricted operations in the security markets, cal bans if Canada are down from $8.- 169,988 last year ta $6857,700 at 805,08 1,998 606.472.587 442.781.097 25,400,166 8,169.988 691,312,054 36,000,000 39,000.000 3,181,501 1 AUTUMN WIN'S Dar is som'fin mighty lonesome 'Bout dese aut.umn blowin' win's. As dey takes de fallin' leaves an' Sen's *em blawin' roun' yo' shins; Maikes yo' feel so awful chilly. In a hun'erd kmn' o' ways. 'Cause yo' know dat summali's gene an' Taoked her lubbly, nice wahm days. Maikes yo' think about de wood pile. An' de wintah's driff'in' snow. When yo' cain't loaf' 'roun' de garden, Nor sit out beside de do': An' you cain't slouch 'roun' in ovah hauls, An' shirt and ragged shaes. Nor go fishin' - My oh my. it gibbs Dis ai' brack man de blues. Dar ain't na joys in wintah tirne Dat I ken fin' t' please. 'Cause 'taint no fun in shufflin' 'roun' In snaw up ta yo' knees; Dat ai' col' win' cornes blowin' in An' stealin' ail yo' heat, An' sometimes it's mos' mighty haird T' get enough t' eat. I tell yeh dat dese autumn win's A:n't. blowin' any joy, Dey maik me t'ink as how it's Autumn-time wif dis ol' boy; An' how he wintah's fros's hev turned His har as white as white, An' maiks me feel as if he's 'proachin' Oown to'a'ds dat long night When some day he'll be laid away Down in de col', cal' graun'. Dat's what dese autumn win's tell me When dey' ccme biowin' 'raun'. -Ralph Gardon. 628 Crawford St., Toronto. Phone 681 Bowmanville The world will neyer starve for When a hard working man re- want of wonders but only for mains poor his wife says he is too want of wonder. consc'.entious. The cynic is on-e who knows the Being agreeable means agree- price of eveiything and the value ing with people, regardless of af nothing. your own opinion. MODERN MODE STYLING PERFECTED HYDRAULIC BRAKES GENUINE KNEE-ACTION ROOMIER ALL-SILENT ALL-STEEL BODIES VALVE-IN-HEAD ENGINE FISHER NO-DRAFT VENTILATION NEW TI PTOE - M ATI C CLUTCH TE CAR THATI S COMPLFE lt's great to drive a Chevrolet when you can have any of these distinctive body types - - when you can own a car of such outstanding beauty, comfort and safety - - when you can enjoy all of Chevrolet's modern, up-to-clate advantages - at such low prices and with such extremely low operating costs Poe2510 ROY NICHOLS Courtice ILK Did You. . . insure your garage? Surely it should be insured! An average three-year policy costs under two dollars for $200 insurance! You 'Il be surprised haw low a rate yours r eally is! Insure today in a well known, dependable stoak fire insurance cornpany. J. J. MASON & SON INSUFrANCE AGENTS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9TH, 1937 PAGE THIRTEEN THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, BOWNIANVILLE, OýýTARIO Assets - 829.633,950 L'quid Asets - 599,051,153 Gov't and other Bonds - 437.381,825 Cali Loans outside Canada - 19,878,944 Caîl Loans in Canada - 6,857,700 Total Deposits 717,799,105 Capital -36,000,000 Rest - 39,000,000 Profits -3,408.328