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3 RIN > 5 hb FAB UE ED FEAR DEA RL RO INT AG RRR EIN KE ix wal ALE Sal GA NE bg Nea AU Ss PRL x -- ree Minutes Business By . M. J. COLLINS Uncle Joe came stamping inte the kitchen making about as much noise as a small herd of cattle. : A "Here! You be carefull" Aung Martha warned, waving a large. mixing spoon thrcateningly. "1 have bread' settin' And wipe your feet, don't you dare traipse in here from that dirty old barn yard." "Gol darn it, woman, you put what 1 was goin' to say clean out of my head," he grumbled, "Oh, yes, now I remember--I think we should sell out and go live in town?" There was a faraway look in his eyes: and he thought of all the pleasures of 'retirement. Perhaps they'd buy a new car and do a little traveling. "Huh! I'm not moving to town and leave our home just to suit a whim of yours. Just get the whole idea out of your head!" There ES RAR pee wk 2 involved in a full scale battle, three against Aunt Martha, but she wasn't giving an inch. Not her! Finally she did admit that she didn't get her work done as spry- ly as before and from there on the battle was won, Uncle Joe was jubilant. It had been easier than he'd dreamed. During the next few weeks sev- eral would-be buyers came to. ap- praise the farm and finally one of them said he would buy it... Uncle Joe and Aunt Martha had been shopping around trying to find a house in town but getting one was a tougher proposition than they'd expected. Eventually the sale was complet- ed and the new owner bought the farm complete with stock and im- plements for ten thousand dollars. He told Uncle Joe they could have another additional two wecks to find a house and move. sarly next morning we were over at their place and .into the job of packing up. About nine- thirty the new owner drove out and hailed Uncle Joe. "I've been thinking it over, Mr. Quinn, and this place doesn't quite suit me: How would you like to buy it back at the same price?" Uncle Joe sort of Twoked at him popeyed and we all crowded around: "Well, sirl IT just don't know what to say," he mumbled, "the wife has sort of set her mind on movin' to town." . "Faith, and [I haven't!" Aunt Martha swung her arms around excitedly. "You buy it back, Joe © Quinn, if you know what's good for "you." "Well, let's go to town," there was no reluctance in Uncle Joe's voice, "and get the papers fixed up." We went outside leaving. Aunt Martha crying softly "in Jenny's arms. I watched them drive away and Uncle: Joe was grinning for all he was worth. * later when we were driving home, Jenny said. "It was lucky Animal Fare--DBartending in Chicago is going 'to the dogs, of Baron, a Doberman Pinscher; as he waits on customers in his owner's tavern. he deftly removes a dollar bill-from the bar. cit wes as evidenced by these pictures At left, Holding it in his mouth, he turns and places it in cash register drawer, right,-as Anthony Katalinich, full-time bartender who helped owner Luke Botica train the dog, looks on. pd This soaked and abandoned itten finds. -refuge between two torn boards of a shack in Canton, Mo., as flood waters Cop who found this duck strut- ting down busy street in Los Angeles, Calif, gets armed' escort as he takes it on leash ES It's full speed ahead for this rooster as it experiences a new thrill by sailing dewn the flooded Main St. in Canton, How 68 Children Of School Age Were . Killed In. 1946 In Ontario comms MAAMAARARARIARA marie ARARARAARARAAR from behind * parked cars 2 . [forme ARARARAARA mame Wikis on Tey ARAAARY Crossing between Intersections oouisy urs ws R243 Crossing with Signal Getting on or off 8 Vehicle ~~ « There is no "percentage" in being careless in traffic. This statement can be proven. You read the papers and listen to the radio. You learn from these sources details of individual traf- fic fatalities. and injuries in On- tario but you have not a clear conception of just what your own chances are of being involved. Just what are youp chances? Worse than you might think! - BE » * Based on statistics compiled by the Ontario Department of High- ways, here are some of the chances you face of being involved in a J} traffic accident in Ontario in 1947, if the experience this year dupli- cates that of 1946. ¢ . --Your. chances of being killed in a traffic accident in Ontario this year are about 6,000 to 1 and your chances of being involved in a motor traffic accident of some kind are 236 to 1. --Your chances gre worse in the ARRAY dents than any other group, there are more people that age im the. population, Actual fatalities (persons - killed per 100,000 popu- lation) are highest among older people and lowest in the group aged 5-14. ' * » » Last year, 1 out of every 25 - licensed Ontario drivers got into an accident involving death, in- jury or property damage. These figures are no mere guesses. They are official statistics provided by Hon. George H. Dou- cett, Ontario Minister- of High- ways, .in urging safcty on motor vehicle operators. Traffic safety is a gigantic prob- lem. Public officials - and safety leaders cannot handle it alone, In- dividual drivers and pedestrians "are the only persons who can cut down the mounting death and ac- cident toll. The life you save by being careful may be your own. but the man wanted to scll it back. Mo,, on a floatihg board. touridt season, just opening, be-s swirl around it below. ¥ the Port 'Arthur News-Chronical. : f 5% § Exposed points on the Great Lakes" also a fact that vessel captains are ford to buy the shirts and if you rate as the prosecution of motorists |- which is down deep enough in Voie were the scene of many. accidents pe cautious ar, formal, = caning iy soay, Sail 3 ie for speeding and 'other dangerous Comstock's opinion, : he ; when ships, seeking shelter in their iii Zeger is WEN RT I --Woodstock entinel-Review. driving practices, says the Cornwall Packed: and looking like a suit- $ lee failed to find it and, instead y ppes y Standard-Freeholder. case with the legs folded under, a Sons NE RTE her voice. "You go and clean up. Ralph and Jenny are coming over for suppér. All your clothes are on the bed so don't ask me where they are when they're right under your noses" We didn't have the slightest inkling of what Uncle had sug- gested until supper was nearly over and. then Aunt Martha asked: "Do you know what your uncle wants to do?" and as she generally does, answered herself before we could even open our months. "Sell the farm and move to town." "Qh, I think that's a good ideal" Jenny cried. "It'll be so much easier for you." The first thing we knew, we were was finality in Neithér onc of them wanted to leave the farm." was just plain conniving on Uncle Joe's part. He made an agreement sand if he'd come out and say what he did. Don't say a word to Aunt Martha, he told me to keep it under my hat." . / "Well, what do you know," Jen- "ny laughed. "Uncle is still a bit of a gallant." "An expensive one," I grumbled. Jenny smiled to herself. There was no sense in telling him that Aunt Martha had already paid the new owner five hundred dollars to sell the farm back to her husband. | FOOTSTOOL By GLUYAS WILLIAMS WALI 1 Os CLNPO 211. 44 (Reiss 1 The bent Bynniesie fad 1S TOLD NOT TO LIE HAULS A FOOTS TOOL OVER CHANGES POSITION BY "Lucky my eyel" I snorted. "It to pay. the owner an -extra-.thou- . - to Humane Society. Shipping Losses on Great Lakes Memory which sometimes finds expression on this page goes back to earlier years when shipping ac- cidents and disasters on the Great Lakes were much more common than in recent years. A 'gencration ago the. young reporter in any town along the Great Lakes kept con- « stant watch over the shipping offi- ces and other offices "of like char- - acter, fully conscious of what was likely and, in all too manysinstances did come. The fall seasons especially were known for the dccidents that were due to the stress of weather, says were driven on the rocks. On all the lakes there was no place. more productive of accidents ' Sharply Reduced in Recent Years the explanation of a number. of cases of complete disappearance, like that of the Bannockburn which ~ sailed out of Port Arthur and was' never again heard of, or the mine 'sweepers which sailed from Fort illiam with their French crews --.diring the First Great War and of ~which there has since been no word or trace. More recent yeas have: seen a marked diminution in the number of accidents. There arc several rea- sons. Probaby the most important one is the great improvement, in aids to navigation, telephones, range finders and 'weather reports. It is 'mit that he feared any weather and it was considered a lasting disgrace to take shelter or refuse to go out in a'gafe. That idea cost good money Voice Of The Press ~~ "Watch the Others :If every person who 'handles a motor vehicle could be brought to obey the behest, of "watch the other fellow", highway travel would , be safer in very great measure." 7A great number of accidents . are caused by pure carlessness and a great deal of this carelessness lies in simply neglecting to notice what the drivers of other machines are doing -or likely to do. --~Chatham News. Up and Up Following the latest announce- "ment of price increases it will cost more to wash shirts if you can af- They Wouldn't Those who do not know the dif- - ference between right "and wrong seldom make the mistake of doing cause highway' traffic is heaviest then; and your cliances -are? not particularly improved in the coun- try because about 46% of all ac- cidents occurred in rural areas last year. : * eT * Neither youth nor age is im- mune from the disaster riding the streets and highways. Last year, out of a total of 12,228 {fatal and non-fatal accidents, 19% happened to children under 14, and 10% to those oven 65 years. People be- tween 15 and 35 have more acci- Dawdling Drivers 'Must "Speed 'er Up" Provincial Police have started a campaign against! slow drivers on the highways. In the long run,.it may.do, as* much to cut down the accident The Provincial Police are not set- ting a precedent with this campaign. There is a section of the Ontario Traffic Act that. lays down definite What Science is Doing 80 Pound Piano ~-Once. upon a time, the piano was one of the few instruments a. musi- cian could not pack on-his back. An eastern manufacturer brought out a series of ivories you ..can carry with you to the fishing. lodge, or even 'take on the train and play in your roomette as you roll along. ~ Peter N. Comstock, the inventor, doesn't even call it a piano because it has 64 keys instead of the con- ventional '88. A pianist doesn't need the extra 24 keys, anyway, he said, unless he wants to go into the long-haired: stuff. = This little .job starts with "A" 2 and onc- third octaves below middle "C." the "piano" weighs only 80 pounds, The porter can carry it, if he can lift 80 pounds. Set up, it is 31% inches high; 3814 .inches wide and has ig ON THE. FLOOR LOOK- AND, WITH BOOK STILL ON SPRAWLING FLAT A than Whitefish Point, wl Lak d still valuable Ii Shi igl i } 3 rh gens - an Whitefish Point, where ake and still. more valuable lives. ip right. : s seid Ti 23 inches -deep. : fs 5 ni, 1 Roos FLOGR GOES ON LOOKING AT CROSS FOOTSTOOL Superior narrows into channels that owners discouraged it. Th --Quebec Chronical-Telegraph. |- Penalties Jor Seiving on the highway You can take the legs off and = 3 = Sin farther down become St. Mary's Today. the vessel captain-is ex- ka at. a speed slow enough to impede. put it on a card table, controlling 3 'River. The stcamer routes con- pected to put safety first. For that Very Doubtful normal traffic. rea the pedals with a simple contrap- hi verge there and it is also a place | reason Port Arthur people can fre- St. Thomas Times-Journal says "No motorist, then, should: be' in- ~ tion operated with the knees. He where fogs are frequent and col- | quently see Thunder Bay spotted | there was a time "when you could censed if the police check him up The ney instrument, which will +3 al Jisions were many. A pietyrd of with ships carrying ore from Two find a tiny square of pork among for. driving too slowly. He CRN Tye. sell' for less than $300 and which a the bottom" of ~ Whitefish Point Harbors or Duluth that have put in .| the beans, if you had good eyesight." member, first, that he's breaking the isn't in production yet, was demon- No would show .it strewn with the here for shelter, instead of contin- And a well equipped micro-analyst | law and secondly, he might recall the strated before the public for. the 2 hulls of sunken steamers, some wing down 'the lake in the face of 'might still be able to 'detect it, but 'last time he made a long trip himself, first time at the National! Associa- * probably on top of others. gales. ; ; | we don't think so. : and think of all the hard things he tion of Music Merchants show at Keweeniw Point ook He toll as Also there are better ships. The : --Ottawa Journal. | said about the dawdlers then. Chicago. ; : ( ) ships sought protection that also safety provisions arc a governmen- : ~ CHANGES AGAIN SITTING PROPELS MIMSELFAND SITS INCHAIR LEAVING could be had when once it 'was tal ust and inspections arg severe. That Annual Illusion : hi ON STOOL AND ROCKING, STOOL , SCRAPING LOUD. STOOL IN MIDDLE. OF sounded. The passage between Isle. | All have licen worthwhile In saving 1. Now comes the worst illusion 'of } SOUS ING 17-10 SGU AK, ty As Bas FLOOR. VO ROOMMIIERE PATIER Royale and the mainland to the of life and property. Accidents have man, that a straw hat tossed in the z ih; HENS LAM ad SETTING UP WIR IEDLY, north, used by all ships in and out not been entirely eliminated but =| closet last fall will be wearable in i i 5 i dai of Port Arthur-and Fort William, they have been sharply reduced. June, : Invest by Mail i : rene m---- was, and, as the most recent disas- LA Spi : --Brandon Sun. tes ; . On the Home Front ' . By C. Kessler ter. proves, still is a danger spot. It Right of Freedom AR ' 3 . : : ii Lo a) poy was always easy for a vessel to get : _ Still They Get Killed Rhee : £518 off course in that vicinity. Explan- For Princely States Lights, bells, watchmen and even Investors desiring to purchase, sell or You CLUMSY ation more common in former days : lowered, gates are insulfigient to obtain quotations and information ! pire : : cause all motorists to stop, look or Toa PR ; ji LUMOX ? a ee Many .people are asking: Under | fisen when approaching > railroad © -- regarding investments are invited to i You : affect' Compasses. Whatever the this change mn India, what of the. crossing. Of the accidents at such -avail themselves of the services of . SPILLED ; . ; Princely States? : ; i wt Junior } explanation, there have been many , crossings 'last year, 37 per cent. our. correspondence department yA MY )! ! 2 bad acl debis fieérectionts oe The answer--made clear by Mr. were at spots protected by one of : : 5 Y 3h STOCKINGS! . : Attlee and Lord Mountbatten--is | {hese means. = - : ; HET Se 0h = 19 = - Another location that seems, to | that the Indian States ruled, by 0 New York Suni Offerings of Government, Municipal hi y NE ' have taken high toll is some miles | Princes are left free 'to choose abt od iase fil tei e ... and Corporation securitics forwarded / } Ye ; to the south of Port Coldwell, about joining the new reginies--Hindustan 'Why' of Accidents ' ¥ gladly upon request : th on a line between Thunder Bay and or. Pakistan--or , to" remain _inde- The great majority of automabile $45 LSE Vr Michipicoten. 'A few years ago it [| pendent, without British interfer- accidents. are not caused 'by lack | ° : Y ie Was Jrammed that i hers are ad ence. In other words, the British of skill, physical incapacity or hah- : 3 ' ; : Eee shoals in that area and certain find- are not setting part. of India free dica f dri by failure of 36 King S Ww 3 2 ; Aen Fadi : ; n free | ps of 'drivers, nor by failure o ing Street West i fed : ings since indicates that they hold and maintaining bases or bastions the car ' mechanism--the greatest Toronto'1 °° Wood, Gundy & Company ] etter, phir or other control in other parts of |- percentage ,are due to ill-temper, Telephone: ELgin 4321° Limited ' : ; India. When they say they are gross bad manners, or bad judg . : ; 4 ¥ 2 . » ' ' i id i : 5 1 } STUFF AND THINGS getting out, they medn it.--Ottawa ment. a} : 25 § : 08 - Journal. : ~--Winnipeg Free Press. vt i + h : ie n : + POP--Free' Hall Lay : d : By J. MILLAR WATT J i y - Ra Ee a A EEN Ra. 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