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THE COLBORNE EXPRESS, COLBORNE, ONT., JANUARY , 1944 This Curious World Fe COLD figures worked out by Hie Highway Research Board show that auto drivers between 45 to 50 years of age kill the fewest persons . . about 66 per year for each 100,000 drivers. But the youngsters of 19, 20 and 21, who make the best records in driving tests, kill off 220 persons annually, per each 100,000 drivers. NEXT: Why Chicago is not the "Windy City." RADIO REPORTER Oh. Oh! 21,700 Canadians failed to take out licenses for their radio receivers in 1943. The year before, ^there were 12,447 who listened in, but didn't pay in. So Says the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. But the Bureau has apparently greeted 1944 in the spirit of optimism. They "hope" the figure of negligent license buying listeners will show a big decline. It's a strange thing, but few top ranking stars in radio enjoy the privilege of a programme which actually bears their name. Much Of the finest talent of the air ■Waves is the subdued glitter under a title such as "Town Hall", "Star Theatre" "Lux Radio Show," "Hit Parade" or some such headline. Recently however that young man who has the ladies swooning In the aisles created a precedent for a new comer. He commenced a new Wednesday evening 9 to 9.30 Columbia network half hour show under the simple but important title, "The Frank Sinatra Programme". If you're a "Sinatra" fan you'll know that Frank also hits the "Hit Parade" Saturday evenings at 9 o'clock over C.B.S. He runs into serious competition however with Hockey Fans in Canada. Two "five-minuters" which are drawing considerable audience at the present time are the 6,25 to 6.30, and 10.55 to 11 p.m. periods over CFRB, Toronto. Just ahead of Jim Hunter's newscasts, the 6.25 story period conducted by Cordon Siuclair seems to set a stage for the dramatic news story these days. < And five minutes before CFRB's 11 o'clock newscast, has recently come a new addition which tells the life stories of prominent personalities in the news, with Michael Fitzgerald. Both excellent stage setters for" the general world news, as well as interesting programmes in their own They got the New Year, off to a bright cheery start, and they promise to see it through. in the HIYA, PALESTINE! Talent-hungry Hollywood might look to the Middle East, judging by this photo "of a comely British WAAF serving there. She'* from Palestine. same cheery happy-go-lucky vein. Who? Why those two Canadian veterans of laughs and comedy Al and Bob Harvey, together with Al Savage who chase your blues away every Saturday evening at 8 o'clock over a C.B.C network. Every radio listener at some time or other seems to enjoy the shivers . . . that creepy sensation which goes up his or her spine when ghost stories come out of the loud speaker. If you enjoy the spine tingler, better tune in to the new series of "Night for Mystery", Wednesday evenings over cfrb, 10.30. The opening announcement explains the theme in a nutshell . . . stories of the .weird . . . the supernatural . . . and the terrifying. Ontario classrooms are not without their musical moments these days. Every Friday afternoon at 2,30 p.m. school children throughout the Province are entertained with a musical series which combine entertainment with education. Explanatory notes on varying types of musicians and their work are given in colourful, easily understandable form, music in all its shadings from phantasy to the classical is adapted to the youthful mind through this schoolroom series, now a feature of the C.B.C. Germans Destroy Ancient Churches The Gorman barbarians have destroyed the centuries-old Russian churches near Novgorod -- memorials of the beginning of the Russian stale and jewels o* The stern faces of princes, and saints of old Russia, painted on ikons, stare through the broken walls of the Spass Nereditsy Church.- Blocks of stone and heaps of. rubble are all that remain of the strong walls built by unknown architects, which stood for se duced them t Arti 3 and s •IltislS >f the world to vie the wonderful frescoes, creatio of the masters of those times, a to study the art and arehitectu of Kiev-Novgorod. SUNDAY SCHOOL LESS O N January 30 JESUS USES HIS POWER TO HELP Mark 4:35--5:43. PRINTED TEXT, 4:35-41; 5:35-43 GOLDEN TEXT--Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith? Mark 4:40. Memory Verse: Thou art nigh, O Jehovah. Psalm 119:151. THE LESSON. IN ITS SETTING Time--All the events of this les- the AD. : ; took place sting of the the Sea of ltry of Gadara is on the eastern shore of the same sea; the other two miracles took place in the city Capernaum. Quieting The Stormy Sea "And on that day, when even was come, -he saith unto them. Let us go over unto the other side. And leaving the multitude, they take him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boat3 were with him. And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling." What a parable of life! How often when life seems so calm and secure we are faced with a sudden and almost overwhelming crisis! A great calamity, sorrow, temptation overtakes us. At such an hour we are put to the test. Those who trust the Saviour will be found equal to any emergency. Perfect "And self < thou not >w perfect stern, asleep c they awake k him, Teacher, that we peri Father! He ,-had no fear for he knew all was well. "And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still, and there was a great calm. Arid he said unto them, why are ye fearful? Have ye not yet faith? And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, who then is this, that even the wind and the sea ob'ey him?" The disciples should by this time have had faith, and faith would have delivered them from fear. The danger of the storm past they were seized with another fear, the fear of being close to one who could exert such power and to feel their own helplessness and lack of power. The Sorrowing Ruler ■ "While lie yet gpah^ji' come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, thy daughter is dead: why troubles! thou' the Teacher any further?" Nothing could be more final than the words, 'Thy daughter is dead,' and there was obviously no expectation in the ruler's house that even Jesus could now be of any service. They had believed that Jesus could heal the sick, but that He could raise the deat! was beyond thejr belief. ' The Select Three "But Jesus, not heeding the word spoken, saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not. only believe. And he suffered no man to follow with him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. And they come to the house of the ruler of the. synagogue; and DOG-TIRED DEVIL-DOGS RELIEVED ON BOUGAINVILLE Frankfurt-M ; South Pacific now are sufficiently strong to permit reasonably frequent replace-3, so these tired Marines are shown moving out of the jungle on Bougainville, 'ho hit the beach at Torokina Point and met the heaviest Jap opposition. CHRONICLES of GINGER FARM aftei the i Thes it doesn't ■ Reader's y become i all uilt < hu: s facing south be-"unbroken' expanse f glass and with a four foot cave hich shuts out the direct rays t the sun in summer but allows i to s In ; t will, be be Beholdeth a tumult, and many meeting and wailing greatly." Jesus suffers no further interruption. He took with Him three of the Twelve as witnesses, but ffijeta alone. This is the first appearance of the select circle of three within the closer circle of the- Twelve. At Jewish funerals professional mourners maintained a noisy lamentation over the dead. The Crowd Is Rebuked "And when he was entered iu, he saith unto them, Why make ye a tumult, and weep? The child is not dead, but sleepetb." When our feord said that the child was not dead but only asleep He did not mean that she was not actually d*-ad. but that the death that was hers would now be ended as sleep is ended with our awakening. "And they laughed him to scorn. .But he, having put them all forth, Uaketh the father of the child and • her mother and them that were with him and goethi in where the •cans.- it was unfitting to have this noisy, je.ering crowd about Him oti an occasion so solemn and path- . have i few ; old witnesses present with the Miracle of Resurrection ! taking the child by the he saith unto her, Talitha which is, being interpreted. 1, I say unto thee, Arise." ord 'Talitha' is a word of >n and endearment answer-toe words 'my child.' straightway the damsel a, and walked, for she was And they were ray with a great he charged them mil should know commanded that ord's first recorded surrection. Christ's ve the child some-luld prove the real-acle and complett-storation. But why rge those present itter secret? Imag-itrolled excitement would hinder i you how to keep windows "unbroken", nor how many hours a w€ek it would take to clean the windows, nor how much it would cost to buy shades and curtains for them. I wonder what would happen to that unbroken expanse of glass should the small fry play baseball in summer or throw It doesn't sound too practical does it? And yet I am sure the idea has much to commend it. Personally I think most houses are far too dreary. I love rooms with the sun streaming in through the windows. "Ah, but that is hard on the carpets and drapes," did you say? Well, I suppose it is --but I must confess I would rather have a faded carpet in a bright room than a bright carpet in a shaded room. But keeping the windows clean so that the sun can get in -- Well, that's something else again. Right now I am sitting in our living-room and the sun is flood- ing the room with warmth and light, but you would wonder at it getting through at all for the windows are so grey looking. And that, let me tell you is the direct result of using steam coal. And as long as I am using steam coal my windows will be dirty, for as fast as I can clean them they get murky again. However, the time is approaching when our supply of this dirty, smoky, hard-on-the-temper fuel will be exhausted-- and we are not getting any more! And yet you know I like it if only it were not so dirty. It is the grandest coal to start a fire 1 ever knew'. And that of course is why Partner likes it so well. I am quite sure he would be content to use it for the rest of the winter --providing the house didn't burn up before the winter was over as a result. But of course. Partner isn't sweeping and dusting, and cleaning flues and trying, without success, to keep the feather-weight soot from flying every which-way. If he were he might not be so anxious to go on usiug it. Only half the pre-war quantity of matches is produced in Great Britain, and they usually go to registered customers. 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