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Port Perry Star (1907-), 15 Sep 1955, p. 2

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MRE Frnt wh Me iy 2--THE PORT PERRY STAR, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th, 1056 PROMISES BETTER TV RECEPTION a 3 tn OW W 2 ; . --Central Press Canadian "The secret 1s in the aerial," says Stan Hosken of North Bay, [8 Ont., who has a plan whereby his city may have clear TV reception from points 250 miles away. The experimental aerial, under which . his son 'David is standing above, has proved, says Stan, that his idea is correct and he has received financial backing of $30,000 from the city council and private. interests to construct a high-level an- tennae to provide all TV owners with equally clear reception. a "Last Mile Was Worst" Says Winner of CNE Swim 3% ep - An exhausted Cliff Lumsden is lifted from the water at the end of 32-mile marathon ¢wim along Toronto's waterfront which started out with 30 contestants in the water and ended with Cliff the lone participant. Cold Lake Ontario had forced all but one to quit the race, and although the 24-year-old veteran of long-distance swims almost gave in a couple of times, his fighting heart kept him, _ going on to win the $15,000 first prize money put up by sponsors, Canadian National Exhibiton, and some. $10,000 given by private « individuals. : a a 3 F ale A ~~Central Press Canadian Photos Spurred on by his flancee, Joan' Cooke, seen above with him, the New Toronto swimmer said the last mile was the easiest "because I knew I was going to make it. | knew nothing worse | ; could happen to 'me than what I had already been through, Next z i - year I'd like to try the English Channel." It took Cliff 10 hours and ih 48 minutes to swim 32 miles, which were divided into laps and dur- Ss ing that time he had to fight off cold water, weariness and cramps in his legs, Top swim trainers have acelafmed Lumsden as L] £ ; + "world's greatest all-time long-distance swimmer," ~ diamond. = --Central Press Canadian » Seventeen-year-old Janeen Wellenkotter of Woodford, Wisc.,. proves beyond doubt that while it still takes three legs to make a milk stool, two of then can-he pretty. Janeen, who has been a milk- maid since the age of four, works on a one-legged stool., When Janeen géts up, the tie-around stool goes along with her. The stool, * made in Switzerland, has been in: service for almost thirty years THOUSANDS OF PEACHES LEFT TO ROT Pe & e¥ foi Rt Fi Xete - --Central "Press €anadian Ontario peaches are being thrown in garbage dumps as un- usual weather conditions have caused the late varieties to m- (ure at the same time as the early. At St. Catharines, in this one dump alone, an estimated 15,000 baskets were left to rot. And, since they were discarded while still firm. children raided the heap in- stead of raiding farmers' orchards. ' Pt de PRP bce ES "Good News for Houenucis fue Marshall, © PACK LUNCHES THAT PLEASE YOUR - YOUNGSTER A "Oh boy ... tomato soup!" nut, honeybread, fruit roll, frankfurter Is that your Teddy talking . . . that| bun, and poppyseced roll. cute little tyke who's getting such a| Fillings range from the salad types "kick" out of his lunchbox? Tomato |. ." egg, tuna fish, chicken, and ham soup, garnished with sausages. Cheese | to cooked meat . . . roast beef, minced AL a] i a ------ 1 This may be one of the last times the crew of. HMCS Magnificent, Canada's only aircraft carrier, will see their ship being refuelled at sea. The "Maggie" Is off on what may be her last crufde, a 10,000-mile voyage starting at Halifax Townspeople of Iroquois, Ont., have dubbed this 'house-moving equipment the "Monster." It was imported from the U.S. to move homes to the new townsite selected when the St.-Lawrence plans showed Iroquois to be under water. The Monster has already hegan the job of transport- ing the homes, while citizens stare at Its man- @ oeuvres in awe and admiration. Tires on the - "THE MONSTER" MOVES TOWNS IN PATH OF SEAWAY "MAGGIE" STARTS ON WHAT MAY BE HER LAST CRUISE gL i -=Central Press Canadian and touching Norway, England, France and Italy. 'She may be replaced by the Bonaventure, whose flight deck will be able to handle jet planes, now being built in Britain. f " { (==QOsntral Press Oanadian Monster are 10 feet high and cost $6,000 each, "and it required nine railway cars:to move it to Iroquois. Assembled and ready for operations, as shown here, it requires a 78-foot parking space. It can move a two-storey house, residents and all, and will transport 600 houses over roll- ing farmland to new sites, . - sandwiches. Carrot sticks poked through olives. A bunch of grapes. And marsh- mallow cereal candy to satisfy his sweet tooth! No wonder he's so happy! Yessirree, Mom, you can put a smile on your son's face even when 'you're mites away! Fill up his lunchbox with body-building foods, fixed so he'll find them appealing.' Hot soups, tasty and nourishing. Made with milk, they ut dairy into his day. And there are Fterally dozens of condensed soups to choose from. Mixing and matching opens up more, exciting: possibilities, -Soup-mate suggestions , . . Cream of chicken and green pea Chicken gumbo and cream of asparagus Cream of mushroom and onion 3 Beef and beef noodle Vegetarian vegetable and bouillon Pepper pol and tonsommé your imagination "run wild" in the sandwich department. Choose from a galaxy of breadstuffs. . . whole wheat, white, rye, raisin, pumpernickle, date- ham, bologna, salami, meat loaf, and others. Inbetween come "kid favorites', such as peanut butter, cheese spread , . , even scrambled egg! . If you're overwhelmed with the thought of preparing lunches every day, here's an idea, Mom. Put aside an hour each week and make up a supply of sandwiches, Label them for each school day, and pop them into the freezer. A word of caution , .. sandwiches with ham, cream cheese, lettuce, mayonnaise, or raw celery don't take to freezing. Most others will pass the test. And freezing a week's supply at a time is so time-saving! | ; When lunch foods are _assembled, | 'tuck in something. to surprise your youngster, A tet napkin, Cheerful greeting scribbled on the shell of a hard-cooked egg. Colorful printed waxed paper wrapping for his sandwich! Shiny sew pencil, Or a lollipop. And don't be surprised if your Teddy turns | out to be the happiest kid in the clasel » . ==Central Press Canadian Phobo the First Battalion of the Royal Highlanders of Canada make an assault through a smoke screen over the rugged New Brunswick terrain, Abd supporting tanks rumble along the dusty rosdl looking for signs of "enemy" concentrations [4 Five weeks of Intensive tralning by 10,000 troops, of the First Canadian Infantry division have ended at Gagetown, N.B., in "Exercise Ris- Ing Star," ona of the biggest peace-time mangeu- vres in Canada's army history, Top, members of f

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