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Port Perry Star (1907-), 22 May 1947, p. 9

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28 A128 V0 2SIHIEOTZ SEO (HH 2 | E3 nll 3 i L 4 9 ot : 4 BY LX =] 155 he so 2ueleonld "1d (Uo * LRLE FHI wr sre. ompm-- can TOME «901 if DIOTT 2 -a1siloh rioifa wud . | | "'FIND OUR BANK IN Lit Bt Darbiool lb I 4 THIS FARM PICTURE... ---- gold "3 FH git ey ™ THe fine livestock you see on this farm have been built up -through the banking services and helpful financing of The Canadian Bank of Commerce. Yox, too, may need to purchase foundation live- stock for the development of your ) farm or ranch. : { at Loans Fori-- rm Improveme a Sher 1a ing Farm Machinery na Fp y ani or Repalrng Bulle m * Modernizing Farm Hos mas. be oving Fencing @ . Inalling Electric Power o Clearing and Breaking La nd for Farming Be Investigate the many advantages you have - under the Farm Improvement Loan plan. Come in and discuss your financial needs with our local Manager. : . THE CANADIAN BAN OF COMMERCE J, R, HELM, Local Branch Manager ° 113.47 F ._ duction. " consequence the timber shortage pre- ' sents quite a serious problem. ~~ ly interested in the new At Reasonable Good Printing is essential to m men, and to many private individuals. are equipped with modern printing machin- ery operated by expert craftsmen, and are in a position to offer fine printing at fair Call and consult us. The Port Perry Star market prices. - Phones 60 and 85. Price ost business We BRITAIN'S 50-YEAR REFORESTATION PLAN Britain's forests > be increased from 3,000,000 ac Forestry Commission e started work on a plan which will ultimately enable Britain to satisfy at least 35% of her timber needs from home pro- Before the war imports sup- plied 96% of these requirements at a cost of $252,000,000 each year. Sacri- fices during two world wars have made serious inroads on woodlands and in The government has, therefore, adopted a 50-year plan for extending and im- proving the country's forests in which 4he help of private landowners is also being enlisted. : NEW BULB GIVES 10,000 FLASHES Professional photographers -- and t0"5,800,000. The which does the work of 10,000 of the traditional type of flash bulb. This bulb, which is manufactured by a Lon- don firm, is an electronic-flash unit employing a specially designed gas- filled bulb which gives a minimum of 10,000 flashes as against a solitary flash of the standard type. The peak llight output is enormous, being in the 'region of 20,000,000 lumens. Its im- jmense value to photographers; who un- til now have had to carry one flash- bulb for every exposure on "difficult light" subjects is obvious. The prin- ciple on which the Megaflash works is a development of thit used by Britain in aerial photography cameras during the war--a short-duration flash of in- tense light secured by discharging an electric current of high voltage through a rarefied gas. The whole mechanism is easy to carry, weighing only about serious amateurs too--will be especial- "Magaflash", | on view at the British Industries Fair, 10 Ibs. and measuring 10" x 6% "x31" REPLACEABLE COLLARS A Yorkshire firm. has introduced to trade buyers at the British Industries 'Fair a spare-collar shirt or blouse the collar of which can easily be replaced by a new one as "soon as the original collar becomes worp-out. In these new shirts and blouses, a loop has been in- serted at the back of and under the collar. By pulling the loop the worn collar detaches itself from the gar- ment, revealing a grooved neck-band. The new collar simply needs to be in- serted in the groove, tacked in position, and sewn up with a single seam. / NO KICK IN IT The gloomy man sat in his flat be- moaning his fate and lack of wealth. His visitor tried to cheer him up. "You don't need to waste money travelling miles to get pleasure," said he. "You can find plenty of fun on your own dgorstep.". « "Oh, yes?" moaned the other. "I'd --roughly the size of a woman's hand- bag. : like to see you get lively on half a pint of milk!"

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