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= Ml -- ~ Dancing In 1940 A Bit Straighter Nee No "Cheek to Cheek"; Men No Longer Dance Bent Over Back: ward, Dance Instructor: Says Straight posture and bodies. wather close together is the 1940 'style of dancing, students at Bos- ton Uniyersity's college of physi- eal education are. told. "Thete .are no more awkward bumps and angles in a couple dancing the modern style," Miss 'Anne 'A., Cameron, dance instruc. tor, says. "Men no longer dance bent over backward. and women dented in the middle," : "GIRLS, DON'T BE PUSHED" Miss Cameron warns the girls never to drag on a man's shoulder and says a "gentleman should nev- er push g lady around and a lady should -tiever have to be pushed." 'Praises Refined : Back-Seat Driver Road Secretary Says Motor ists Should Encourage Intel. ligent Aid from Rear -- And Avoid Wrecks -- Encourage the "backseat driv- er," and avoid wrecks, is the ad- vice to motorists by Taylor G. Sop- er, executive secretary of the Il. linois Road Builders' Association, Soper contends that intelligent "backseat driving" would tend to eliminate traffic violations, hair- raising frights and wrecks. The "backseat driver" is in a position to be alert for danger sig- nals," Soper says. "The extra driv- - er has more time to guard against the eccentricities of other drivers and watch for traffic signals. "The refined "backseat driver" is a real aid, not a hindering nuis- ance to motorists," he says. MICKIE SAYS-- ( =} WELL, "FOLK$, THEY 1$ A SORTA TICKLI$H - ASSIGNMENT THAT'S TH' $UBJECT O' TODAYS $ERMON= IT! $OMPIN 'AT $OME OF YOU$E +] $HouLD BE $ENDIN' TO u$ IF YOu '$pECT' THI$ NEW$PAPER TO i HERP COMN Pou 1939 Record Year. - Li For. Ontario Gold. "Best jn, Mining. History, --. Southeastern, Ontario, Was. \ Represented In Production ~~ For First Time Ending the best yeaf in Ontarlo gold mining history, new monthly high marks were registered in De- eember, 1939, It was shown in tig- ures released by the Ontario Gov- ernment. Soutlieastern. Ontario was represented in the production list for the first time since 1922 with production by Cordova Mines. Bullion, production in December wag $10,267,493 compared with $10, 003,258 in October, 1939, previous. tecord month, and the average dally. production' was $331,209 com: paréd with the previous record of" $328,693. TEN PER CENT OVER 1938 Compared with, Decomber, 1938, the figures showed an increase of 15.4 per cent. in production value, partly due to the increased gold price, Quantity production was 5.28 per cent, higher.and the mill rats was 11.08 per cent, over figuces for A year ago. ' & : A preliminary figure of $109,508, 979 for the total production of gold mines for the year was released, re presenting an Increase of 10.26 per cent, over the $99,100,024 produced during 1938. Porcupine éamp led the produc: tlon list with $47,809,001, from, 6, 133,136 tons for an AYPIaga FOCoy-;; ery of. $9.31 per ton. 4 'Central electric stations in Can- ada established a new record in November, 1939, by producing 2, 606,821, 0, kilowatt hours, coms pared with 2,689,966,000 for Oc- tober, the previous high-output. Hid a NEWS PARADE:.. As the fifth month of the war came to a close, it was difficult to find one military expert on this continent who would venture to predict a "spring offensive" on the Western Front. An Associated Press story reported that U.S. mil itary tacticians, -analyzing every scrap of information from Europe, . sald they "couldn't see" how either the Allies or-Germany could launch an offensive, regardless of weather conditions, with reasonable chances of breaking through the Maginot | or Slefgried lines. CHANGE OF THEATRE? An. enlightening despatch by H, =| B. Elliston, Christian Seclence Mon- itor correspondent, carried this vlew a step further. Declaring that the stalemate on the Western Front was not likely to be broken for some time, it advanced the op- inlon that the whole Allfed war plan was shifting north to Scandin- avia, and south to the Near East. Intervention in Finland, Mr. Ellis- ton sald, would take away the In. itiative from Hitler who right now is thought'to be planning a bold of- fensive in a reglon of his own choosing -- the Balkans or the Low Countries. The correspondent quoted from the current number - of the London News Letter: "The French have reasoned it out that the northern theatre is in reality ono of Germany's vulnerable flanks." Should Scandinavia and the other neutral countries agree to let themselves be used as a springboard, , Elliston : argued, the Allies would be able to tackle Ger-- mans and Russians both, | "COUP IN CANADA While Europe last week -appear- - ed to-be deliberating on. where. to carry the war next, events. of his --tory x shatterivg importance wero taking, place aver here. The dlssol- ution of the 18th Parliament of the Dominlon after'-buf four hours of sctsion' caused the people of Can- ada to wonder. what our parliamen. | tary democracy was coming to. Al- though. i}, was generally conceded that the Prime Minister had done a very clever thing in so frustrating his Opposition, many were the ques- tions asked: Why an election at this time? . , , nobody needed one, except perhaps... the MacKenzle King. goyerpment.-DId #t:no longer . mean _apything in the life of Can: ada, what was said and: done in -the House of Commons? In' Hghter. vein: That same week the people of England were told by the Dally Express, London, to "think about Hitler at least once a day." "Refresh.your memory," the editorial warned, "You mustn't for. get what the nation Is fighting for." Proper Placing Of Thermometer If You Want.4o Know What The Correct Temperature Is Instrument Should Have A Free Circulation of Air on- AH Sides . s: Prof. Albert-J. Kelly, of the Mc- Gill University, observatory, last "week gave the Montreal Star a few hints as to how a fhermometer «should be properly placed for ac- curate readings. Outdoor. ther mometers' are notoriously variable as is amply demonstrated on any particularly cold 'day in winter or hot day in summer, + The best therihometers are the maximum and minimum thérmom: eterg similar to those used in the weather bureau stations, First of all, Professor. Kelly said, "there should be free girgilation of air on all sides. The Instrument shévld not -be placed against the wall or too close to the! window pane. J Wind ordinarily does not affect yA thermometer, It may. do. so, how- ever, when moisture on the glass" Aube is dricu by the. wind, ne ~ Canada's Eastern Coast Is Under Constant Guard Of Men, Ships And Planes k= dh ort bo ytd SAE Ba An unceasing vigil on Canada's eastern coast is being kept by' men, on the alert for a sign of enemy. crafts, Coastal guns such as ABOVE, ave trained on every ship entering port until she passes examination. Giant flying boats of the IX.C.A.F. snow and ice must first be cleaned from the wings of the boats stantly patrol the coastal waters are shown, UPPER RIGHT. ships, guns. and airplanes, constantly make daily patrols out to sea, even though 3 UPPER LEFT. Patrol vessels, which con- USE THERMOMETER SCREEN -- although most-householders will 7. not want 10 go to the trouble -- Is to use a thermometer screen. This Is a box with downward vents at a 45 degree angle on all four sides, both inside and out, which not only break the wind and keep out snow, sleet or the direct rays of the sun, but dt the same time allow free cir- culation of the air, "FACE IT NORTH --« A thermometer should face north and it ft is in a screen box, the door should be. on the north side so that the sun does not get at the instrument when the door is open- oO NTARIO | \/ UTDOORS By VIC BAKER -. "AN AGE-OLD QUESTION Judging by the inquiries reaching this corner from time to there there are many outdoorsmen who are anxious, to learn how to tell the age of a moose -- that mis-sha- pen reminder 'of prehistoric times arlo, | The popular belief is thatthe age of thls animal can be told by the number of points on its ant- i lers -- one for -each year of life. This {8 quite untrue because it is impossible to determine the age of an, adult; or sub-adult in, this man- ner, age and antler growth .bear- ing no relation. For example, a five-year-old moose may carry se- ven .or eight points on each blade of its antlers, or, on the other hand, it may carry only four. Further- more, the number of points on each antler. are not always equal, which would confuse; the computation ff total of a pair of antlers would of- ten suggest an age beyond the per- fod of normal existence. With ro- forence to young male moose, the case is more or less reversed, for a \rigieg two-year-old usually car ries a pair of spikes, and a rising three-year-old, two crotches with .some palmatlon, The rule, however, is not generally or strictly applic. able as sometimes crotches appear as the first growth and a large area of palmation, with points, as the second growth, . As far ag we know, there Is no known method of determining: the + 880 of, mosey, Male or. female, with any degren of satisfaction oe accur: clue. The proper way to obviate this' _swhich is fairly- abundant in Ont- it bad any value. And to add the' VOICE PRESS , GOOD NEWS AND BAD = Soon the same mail carriers who brought "tho Christmas. greetings will be bringing the income tax forms. -- Brandon Sun. A SURPRISING WAR Those people' who said there -would- be surprises in this war are being justified. A British censor has resigned because he had noth- ing to do. -- Toronto Saturday Night, * WHAT EVERY TOWN NEEDS What does Fergus need -next? "What we need and all the people 'need, Js a restoration of confidence "In the municipality, We need to re- gain enthusiasm for the future ot the old town, so that people will turn In and help to make it better. --- Fergus News-Record. CHANGED THEIR MINDS <__Sinco the elections, some of those clvie legislators who oppos- ed Premier ~ Hépburn's proposed two-year terms have come out very strongly for the plan.- Of course they won in the recent polling and naturally want to stay on as long ag possible. -- St. Thomas Times- Journal, - : LOOKING AT THE PAST Things we miss in-Western Ont- arlo = cigar store Indians, cracker 'barrols, chestnut trees, barefoot boys, livery stables, fly nets-.on horses, peg top pants, two-for-a-nle- kel cigars, earmuffs, life saver ropes In hotel bedrooms, pigtails on small girls, a natural complexion on the big girls. -- London Free Press. »~ TTT TERY 'Relative Army Officer Ranks In the Military Forces of the British Empire \ In the military forces of the Bri. tish Empire a plot officer -- tho "junior commissioned rank In the alr 'force -- ranks with a 'second or junlor lieutenant in the army, or a commissioned officer from war rant rank In the navy, In the steps , up tho relative ranking Is. as fol ows: Alr Force -- Flying Officer (or "Observer), Flight Lieutenant, Squa- dron Leader, Wing Commandos, Group Captain, Air. Commodore, Afr Vice-Marshal, Air Marshal, Air Chief Marshal, Marshal of the Roy- al Afr Force. The Army: -- Lieutenant, Capt. ain, Major, Lleutenant-Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier, Major-General, Lt.-General, General, Field Marshal. The Navy: Sub-Lieutenant (or mate), Lieutenant, Lt. Commander, Commander, Captain, Commodore, Rear-Admiral, Vice-Admiral, Admir- al, Admiral of the Fleet, - = * Commissioned Royal Marines rank according to sonfority with army oiiicers of the same titles, ' Putk- Chasers TOPICS OF THE CURRENT HOCKEY CZASON officers of the . ~ CRACKING DOWN The Ontarlo Hockey Association calls the attention of clubs and players to the power of referees, as expressed in the O.H.A. rules .and regulations as follows: 1. A ten-minutg penalty shall be imposed on any player, and-the cir- cumstances shall be reported to the O.H.A, for further action, who uses foul or abusive language to any of-- ficial or 18 guilty of gross miscon- duct during the progress of a game. In such case a substitute shall be allowed. . 2. Any player who touches - or holds a referce with his hand or his stick or Intentionally trips or body- checks any of such officials shall automatically receive a ten-minute penalty for misconduct for the (irst offence and a match-misconduct for the second offence in the same game. The use of a substitute for the player so suspended shall bo permitted, The offender shall also be reported to the O.H.A, for furth- er action, STAY OFF THE ICE 3. Any manager or coach who strikes an official shall be automati- cally suspended from tho game and reported to the O.H.A. for further _ action. 4, The referee may order to the dressing room for the remaindor of tho game any player or manager guilty of gross misconduct. If a player so dismissed is taking part in the game, a substitute shall pe permitted. a Coaches and managers are not permitted to go on the fce at any time during a game unless by spe cial permission of the referee and then only to assist an Injured play- .- er. If they do, the guilty ones are automatically suspended from the © game and are to be rdported to the O.H.A, Ice Bridge Said Largest In Years Solid White Mass Stretches For Three Quarters of A Mile From the Base of Niagara Cataracts . , The American Falls was reduc. ed to a thin trickling stream, as the thermometer hovered in the vicinity of zero the middle of Jan- uary, and firmly locked great floes of ice.in the Niagara Gorge in one of the biggest ice bridges in many years, The Horseshce Falls is about normal in appearance -although considerable ice marks its crest near the shore. MAYBE 40 FEET DEEP The ice bridge, a solid, white, gleaming mass, stretches for three quarters of a mile from the base of the cataracts down stream be- yond the -point where the Falls View bridge was swept away Jan, 27, 1938, when heavy damage was caused to the Ontario Power Com. pany plant below the bank in the vicinity of the Horseshoe Falls, Old-timers say the ice bridge is 'the "thickest and largest in many years, being thirty-five to forty feet deep. 3 To commemorate the 100th an. niversary of the issue of the first postage stamp in 1840,.a -stamp exhibition will be. held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, next year, A new attempt is "being made to salvage the treasure of the Grosvenor, the English East In. diaman, which was wrecked off Pondoland, South Africa, in 1782. 'a million . * Be Appreciative, eal A Never Critical ! Dale Carnegie Tells. How To Get More Qut of Life | The Wag of a puppy dog's tail served as an object Jesson in the value of appreciation when an ex. Missouri farmer explained 'How to Win Friends and Influence People" jn an address at Montreal last week, Dale Carnegie, - the speaker maintained that anyone: can get more out of life by being apprecs iative, rather than critical; Note, he said, that dog gains goodwill, not - for services rendered, 'but rather by being' exuberantly friendly, by being joyously thappy in the presence of an appregiative master, HOW TO HANDLE PEOPLE If you feel that you must ve constructively critical do it in such a: way, Mr. Carnegie urged, that the other person does not lose fave. He illustrated from the life of the late Charles Schwab who declared frankly that he was paid dollars a year 'salary largely because he knew how to handle people. It was Mr, Schwab's deeply ingrained philosophy to be anxious to praise, and loath to find fault, The way to develop the best in a man, he believed, was to be hearty in appreciation and lavish - in praise. 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