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- EC-- DAN--AES . W W 1TZAm, MN zWIWIn r - ----- THURSDAY, SEPT. 23i~. 1948 Wee&y Revbew Easy Moneyi Dritalu By LEWIS MILLIGAN Last night I went to cee a Brit- lah motion picture entitled "Easy Môney." The Picture was in three Sections, each one telling a dif- ferent story of the effects of the "Pool" gam'bling craze in Britain. The first section showed how the craze had developed inta an en- ormaus business, employîng sorne 25,000 people working under the latest modern factory conditions, sorting and checking, by hand and machinery, the millions of coupons submitted each week by ail sorts and conditions of people. Rt was estimated that the money spent on these coupons amounted to, about a billion dollars a year. The picture revealed the inside story of three pool winners. One was that of a family man in fair- IY comfartable circumtances who had won-or thought he had won -forty thousand pounds. On this assumption his wife decided that they must move into higher so- cial circles. This led to a quarrel between man and wife and sub- sequent estrangement. The son got himself mixed up in a crooked deal on the strength of being able to borrow corne of the money. The eldest daugkter nearly lost her fiance because she was now a "rich woman," and people would Say he was marrying her for her mroney. At the height of this family disruption the father heat- edly declared, over the dinner ta- ble, that he was carry he had won "the ruddy pool!" Whereupon, the yaungest daughter announced that he had NOT won it, because skie had forgotten to post the telegram making the dlaim, which had to be in on a certain date. The ctary was very amusing, and it ended happily. The second story was that of a nervaus little man past middle life, whoce wife insisted that he should quit hic job. But he could flot pluck up enough courage to give hic boss notice. He planned to have a fake heart attack in the office, which turned out to be a real one and he died on the spot. The third story was one of fraudulent intrigue -between a young man employed in check- Ing the pool coupons and a blonde singer at a night club. The young man "fixed" the coupon of hic lady friend as lit passed through hic hands, and skie cent in her claim. The recuit was that the fraud was detected and they both landed in j ail. On the whole, the picture was very entertaining andi at corne points highly amusing.] It was a mixture of comedy andj tragedy. If it was intended as propaganda against pool gambl- Ing, it was quite effective in ac PONTYPOOL Even in a quiet village like or there's an undercurrent of excite ment. Recently, a chari purchas ed a property, then, on the q.t. hi tried to purchase the land that ac tual.ly comprises the street, with callous disregard for the fact tha the street is the only means u ingress and egress to the Con, munity Park, the village firehall the rear entrance to several pro. perties occupied the year rounc and the safe route for ail schoo children going from the school tc the park. Fortunately hils scheME j didn't "jell." Needless to add, hE Intended closing the street. Now this same gentleman is wailing Like a "banshee" because a chap across the street from hum ha been granted a license to operatE an opposition pool room. Fev people here care who owns or op- erates a pool room locally. But most feel that with a permanent population of about one hundred, our village does flot need two polrooms. We fe thatth municipal council erred in grant- J ing the license, knowing as they did, that the prescrnt pool roon- has been in opcration for thirty or more years, that the population doesn't justify more than one, that the present licensee purchas- ed and improved his property presuming his would be the only pool room operating, that the ex- cense would 'be negligible. No- body blames the éhap across the street for trying to make some easy money. Nobody blames the other chap for trying to have the new licenso cuspended or cani- celled. But, everybody blamnes the -body of five men who tried Io ride two horses. Bcing a bunch cf good fcllows may be alright, but there are occasions when thase representing groups of rate- payers, and having been elected to the important positions they occupy, must be firm and just in their decisions. In the meantime the population is divided on the issue. If we are not careful out- siders will quit calling our fair village Little Jcrusalem, and wil rename it Tel Aviv. Out of ail the welter of conjecture, charge and caunter charge, one thing stands out clear, the municipal Timne Table CHANGES effective SundaY, Sept. 26, 1948 full Information from agents Canadian Pacific PMIMPLES AND BLACKH lADS QwickIy hpIps to cer up thest blemaishez 8«am skia soit andi smooth. Proven over 50Àr. Dr. Chse's Ointmont, subtie way. The facts were pre- sented without comment and ev- een the tragic side of the picture was toned down wîth touches of *humour. What struck me, as a *former Englishman, was the vast Dchange that had corne over the - people with wkiom I had lived chaîf of my lifetime. As in most countries, the gambling spirit was always strong in certain sec- 1tions of the people of Britain, but fit neyer was so universal as it is itoday, and it has spread enorm- .ously in the past few years. r During my visit to England two years aga I was amazed to find that friends and relatives, who were in my time church-going people and regarded gambling in any form as a sin, indulged regu- larly in betting on horse and dog racing and football pools. The chances, the hopes, the winnings and the disappointments of those sports were a common subject of conversation in family circles. Even the youngsters took a keen inteî est in them. These were a very different people from what I had known in the old days. Their chief interest in life seem- ed to be wrapped up in the hope of making big money with the minimum of effort and of retir- ing in comfort for the rest of their days. How is the growth of this craze ta be accounted for? Much of it is doubtless due to the surplus of unspendable money in the pockets of the people generally. They can afford ta gamble, and it has become a habit. Moreover, the necessity for thtift and the incentive ta save have been large- ly dispelled among the warking classes by the belief that the Go- vemnment will take care of them from the cradle ta the grave. That in itself is "easy maney" and they want more of it. Having been relieved of the striving and cares of providing for the common needs of the future, they transfer their efforts and worries ta the, million-ta-ane chance of winning enaugh money tp make them In- dependent. Thigdesire f or inde- pendence and a higher social standing is strong in the British People, and under free demo- cracy At acta as an incentive ta work and improve their position in life. But it is the very reverse of the socialist doctrine af social and econamic equality for aIl. AIl of which would seem ta prove that the British people are by nature capitalistie and com- petitive, and that the present gamb'ling craze is an attempt ta overcome the frustration of go- verfiment contraIs and a planned ýeconamy. council Is sure behlnd the "8" ball. OfficiaIs of the Hydro were xs through here last week reviewlng e- easernents for the new power line s- crossing thece parts. e Tkie Globe and Mail on Sept. 17 creparted the Bishap of Peterboro a as caying that, bathing beauty at contests are vulgar, because of Of the scanty swim cuits used. If nthe old boy doesn't like what he 11cees, why does hie look? He fur- - ther said that women shouldn't be id given anaesthetic (except in rare) 01 cases) during chiîdbirth, that to they should face the ordeal with ie Christian fortitude. When we ie mentianed this ta a mother of eseven children, she acidly re- 19 marked that skie would like ta cee IP the aId ca and so try it kiimself, 's just once. te George Van Dam finished ta- Sbacca harvest on September l7th, ithon threw a party with ail the itrimmings for hic help, that very dnight. Did you ever wonder what 'those nice red or green buildings were on a tobacco farm? They are the drying kilns. Each con- tains an average of 1,200 sticks, yeach stick holds 32 bunches, and ileach bunch 3 leaves. By this time nyo u have figured out that each kiln kiolds 115,200 leaves. Six men picked that amount every day, six females tied and sticked ythem. Then, the whole works yhelped to fill the kiln. One kiln -per day is the set task. * After having a Wurlitzer in hic erestaurant for a year, Dave Sex- e smith had it taken out-too noisy. eNick Wlozney, on the other hand, had one installed in hic establish- ment hast week, hie figures the smore noise. it makes, the more )money it makes-for Nick. 1 Quite often we hear the com- 1 laint that rural folks are nat as isociable a3 they used ta be. We -happen ta know of a case quite 1recentîy, where a hard warking rmother found time to, arganize a ibaby shower for a neighbor. It %v'as well attended, the folks had a nice social get-together and when the little stranger arrives, he or she will find lots of rnce, 1handy presents waiting. Presents 1that have been thaughtfulîy sel- ected with a view ta their being of practical use. Those heavy 1thunder showers an Saturday w~ere very welcome. Last week the Statesman fea- tured a photo layout of a tabacco farm and farmer, submitted by a fertilizer salesman. 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