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I‘m seriously considering putting our "house rules" i the form of carâ€" toons or picture stories. Perhaps then they will sink in. The other day one of my little ones was reading Elmer‘s Safety Rules, which seemed strange; for anything ‘that smacks of rules they avoid like the plague. Reason? Well, on the back of an exercise book was a picture of dear old Elmer, bow tie, big ears and all, and underneath were the six rules set out in comic strip style. Even the Littlest Angel was laboriously spelling out the words. I was impressed. â€" Many adults seem to feel guilty about being caught readâ€" ing them, but habit is strong, and people of all ages and from all walks of life have become addicts. Take the big business tycoon reading his paper in the subway in the morning. Watch him pretend to read the financial page and editorials . . . his stocks could be taking a horrible nose dive or the government be contemplating taxing the air we breathe . . . but he skims over that â€" surrepticiously he‘s heading for the funnies. In subways, busses, streetâ€"cars . . . everyone‘s reading the funâ€" nies â€" and no one‘s laughing! Not a guffaw in a carload Watch children reading the comics. Note the absolute and complete absorption ; concentration to a degree not found anywhere in the world! Writers should learn to draw if they have something imâ€" portant to say and want it read. Best medium in the world for a message to the grownâ€"ups too, for chilâ€" dren are not the only readers of the "funny" papers. Yes, it‘s serious business. Dick Tracy‘s ‘roundâ€"theâ€"clock yearâ€"in and yearâ€"out battle against the forces of wickedness are far from hilarious; and his dealings with such corrupt characters as the current Flyface and Fifth, and in the past, Pruneface, Pills, The Brow, Headache (or was it Sorehead?) â€"and others too numerous to mention â€" certainly keep us upâ€" toâ€"date on the very latest in the workings and methods of the underworld. Then there‘s Rex Morgan, M.D. He rarely smiles and does very little to make US smile! What a life! Goes down the hall for an innocent drink of water at the fountain and runs into a maniac lurking in the hospital‘s linen supply cupâ€" board. As he straightens up there‘s a gun in his back. He ends up in a Den of Iniquity, after a wild ride through back streets, and is ordered to "take the bullet out of this here guy hereâ€"and no funny business!" He‘s caught without his little black bag, but, undaunted, he orders one of the "hoods" standâ€" ing around to boil some water . . . and isn‘t it sad how dear, sweet, faithful nurse June loves him to distraction â€" all to no avail? She‘s just not his "dish of tea" apparently. Mary Worth must be tempted to end it all when she sits down and reviews the things that happen wherever she goes. Misery and Mary seem synonymous, somehow. But, like all nice oldâ€"fashioned stories, she‘s the "good guy" after all and knuckles down and fixes things so that we have a "happy ever after" ending in Vermont, before she heads off for more trouble in California. Not being a subscriber to the paper with Jane Arden in it, I was amazed to find, in a recent issue, that our Jane gets younger every year. She looks like a teenager. (Doesn‘t talk like one though.) I can remember her activities during the war years . . . one episode in particular stands out in my memory. She was in enemy territory and was desperately trying to get a message through to Headquarters. What did she do? She used her "color code"! A peasant woman‘s washâ€" ing was her mode of contact with her colleagues (who just happened to be flying over). By arranging the clothes on the line a certain way . . . red shirt next to yellow towel . . . blue pants, white sheet . . . more red, another bit of yellow . . . perâ€" haps some purple . . . and &o on. Clever, huh? I see she‘s still caught up in some hopeless situation. As for Maggie and Jiggs and their indolent daughter, it really is fantastic how Kavanagh and Fletcher can still dish out the same unreal situations involving poor, kindly, misunderâ€" stood Father. Another antique is Little Orphan Annie â€" who never grows up. With a title like that, though, what else can she do? The children in "Out Our Way" don‘t seem to grow either â€" which is as it should be, for they typify all children everywhere! The gang in Gasoline Alley seem normal enough. They grow, produce families and run into every sort of misery imaginable but it can‘t go on and on . . . they‘ll HAVE to kill off Uncle Walt and Phyllis some day â€" and what kind of comedy is that? I‘m looking forward to meeting Grandmaw Boots in Boots and her Buddies someday. Did you ever think of that? In my humble opinion, Pogo entertains the whole family. The words make absolutely no sense to the young ones, but the pictures are fascinating to them. Animal talk, smoke pipes, carry umbrellas â€" and go fishing in a big old punt with a furny name. I‘ve loved little Freemont who was running for president â€" the "yes man". "Jes‘ fine" says he â€" to everyâ€" thing! Pogo is a wise old whatzis (what is he anyway?) .. . wise in the ways of politics especially. He‘s such an innocentâ€" looking lamb too; sweet as all get out. There are many other loveable characters . . . lovable probably because they remind us of someone. There‘s Henry, and Grandma, B.O. Plenty, and Geddown. Don‘t you know Geddown? The dog in the Flibbertys? We don‘t mind if THEY don‘t make us laugh; they often do, of course, but it doesn‘t matter if they don‘t. I think it would be safe to say that Dagwood‘s antics and those of Li‘l Abner are the most popular of the lot. Dagwood himself is the "star" of his show, but Li‘l Abner‘s friends often steal the limelight from him. Hairless Joe, Cousin Weakâ€" Eyes, Lonesome Polecat and the luscious Moonbeam McSwine in their absurd getâ€"ups are a riot. Remember when aHirless Joe was stirring a huge vat of kickapooâ€"joyâ€"juice and Lonesome Polecat came along, threw in his false teeth and says, "That‘ll give it some bite!"? Well, it‘s not easy, trying to be funny all the time, 1 supâ€" pose, and our hats are off to the producers of the funnies that ARE funnies . . . but what about the "miseries" â€" the rest of them ? Why not call them "picture stories" and keep the comic section for comedy only? Perhaps, then, with so few really funny comics, left we‘d unearth some new writers! My title precludes any mention of many branches of the subject of the "comics". Not being a complete "addict" myâ€" self (reading very few of them actually) I cannot comment on the comfe books to be found lurking in the stores and which The solution may be to foster a greater love of books in the young. Read with them â€" or TO them. Obviously the daily "miseries" are a waste of time. How much more fasâ€" cinating are the tales that are told in the Beautiful English of the old classics, poems and plays . . . with the "settings" designed imaginatively by the little reader himself! seem to clu;â€"‘h;ihérs and fathers some concern when their little ones spend nearly all of their allowance on them. If our young must have their stories illustrated (and I know that the classics are obtainable in this illustrated form, as well as Bible stories) what is going to happen to their imagination ? Television will do nothing to develop it. Big Tycoon Guilty § If you want to get a message across to the masses, put it in a comic strip! Den Of Iniquity Color Code Hairless Joe Mr. and Mrs. Roy Charles Gilbert are pictured after their wedding ceremony which was held in the Church of the Good Shepherd, Mount Dennis. Reverend S. G. West offiâ€" ciated. The bride, the former Audrey Rose Evans, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold S. Evans, of Mount Dennis and her husband‘s parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gilbert of Toronto. Don‘t Discard Your KARPETâ€"K ARE â€" USES FIVE IMPORTANT STEPS: 1 Power Pile Brushing 4 Karpetâ€"Kare Detergent 2 Vacuum Suction 5 Removing Stubborn 3pots 3 Absorbent Powder Treatment : With L. Orgnette The pioneer effort of a new dramatic group in this area is to be exposed to public view in the hall of the church of St. John the Evangelist, George Street, Weston, on April 21st and 22nd._ â€" c Formed under the sponsorship of the Humber Valley Council of the Knights of Columbusâ€"and apâ€" propriately named The Humber Valley Little Theatre â€"the new group draws its membership from four area churches: St. Matthew, St. John the Evangelist, St. Philip Neri and St. Benedict. The piece chosen to launch the new theatrical venture is the sixtyâ€"yearâ€"old melodrama "East Lynne", in a revised version which reaches for hilavrity in the somewhat stilted and lachrymose sentimentality of the original. * Russell Bruce is directing the play, which has a cast of thirteen. According to Maurice Roche, tubâ€"thumping publicity representative of Humber Valley Council activities, it is intended that the Little Theatre group will become the advanced stage for development of the talents of youngsters launched on the children‘s amateur program sponsored by the youth activity committee of the Council. â€"Theâ€" aforementioned Maurice Roche reported that the winners in the amateur talent finals held recently at St. Benedict‘s, Rexdale â€" Angela Barone, Marino Vanin, Carmel Devine and Nancy Brister â€" have auditioned for the "Uncle Jerry" program on the Buffalo T.V. station WBEN. Member National Institute of Rug Cleaning AREA SERVED: Playtime YOUR FUR COAT INTO A Beautiful For As Litt Cape Stole or Jacket 1928 WESTON ROAD CH 1â€"3952 : cHk GOOPER FURS LTD. COOPER FURS WILL REMODEL FUR COAT! 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Keep your notebook upâ€"toâ€" date daily, Keep a note of the date and time and any other things that may seem interesting about the event. 2. Try to identify the plants and animals you meet. You will probably find that there are far more different kinds than you ever realized beforg you started trying to sort them all out. 3. Try to predict birds arrivals by watching the weather foreâ€" casts in the newspapere and TV. Scientists have shown that miâ€" gration is related to weather conâ€" ditions and you will find that you often see the largest number of : 51 pm Restaurant Open 6 a.m. SPECIALIZING 1N ® Broiled Stcaks and Chops ® Barâ€"Bâ€"Q Chicken * Turkey Dinners Sunday Family Dinners Albion Road and Islington Ave CH. 4â€"0714 to built with your dreams in mind â€" ‘To be able to Live Better Electrically is all« important to modern families. . Recognizing this, the electrical industry has established a standard which will guarantee the excellence of a home‘s electrical system. 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Guest soloist | ~~~m=> Mr. Fred Brownhill attended|Waltee Susskind will give his the bridegroom as best man @Dd|first performance as pianist of Mr. Pat Mulligan ushered. * the D major concerta, K 537 For the party afterwards at|(Coronation) when Dr. Heinz Rexway Restaurant Mrs. Abbey,| Unger conducts the first of four the bride‘s mother, received her|spring concerts at Eaton Audiâ€" guests in a gown in grey tones|torium, Concert goers may subâ€" and pink accessories. Pink deâ€"|scribe to all four as a series. Moâ€" mure roses completed her cosâ€"|zart‘s Haffner Serenade (No. 7 tume. Mrs. Withington chose for|in D mayor) and his Jupiter iher son‘s wedding a green woolâ€"| §ymphony are. programéd for len suit in olive green. Her smart| the same evening, Dr. Unger conâ€" ‘satin turban matched it exactly [ ducting. For the party afterwards at Rexway Restaurant Mrs. Abbey, the bride‘s mother, received her guests in a gown in grey tones and pink accessories. Pink deâ€" mure roses completed her cosâ€" tume. Mrs. Withington chose for her son‘s wedding a green woolâ€" len suit in olive green. Her smart satin turban matched it exactly and her flowers were Talisman toses. The happy wedding reception was tinged with sadness for the newlyweds left immediately for England where they will reside. The bride met her new husband when she set out on a tour of Europe which was to have taken four months. Instead, while visitâ€" ing a cousin of the groom‘s in England (the Midlands) she met her "fate" and cancelled her trip to the Continent. She stayed a year in England, instead. For her trip on the Queen Mary Mrs. Withington chose a "goingâ€" away" suit of light denim of very. fine checked weave and black accessories. migrant â€" birds when _ warmer weather (a warm "front") has moved in from the south. 4. Watch for tree flowers. Most trees have blossoms rather early in the spring; many of these have tiny flowers which can be easily overlooked, although they are frequently very beautiful when looked at under a hand lens. when looked at under a hand le8.|â€" ‘The executive of the new 5. Ponds are interesting places Transfiguration Council, in addiâ€" as the ice melts. Not only are tion to Mrs. Breen, are: M_rs. 3. they often full of frogs egg layâ€" | Montgomery, first vice-pres|den@; ing, but all sorts of other creaâ€"| Mrs. A. Black, second vice-pre.m- tures can be collected with a hand|dent; Mrs. G. O‘Connor, third net of some kind. You can use|viceâ€"president; Mrs, M. Fromm, these finds to start an aquarium |corresponding secretary; Mrs. T. if you wish. If you know anyone|Campbell, recording secretary; who owns a microscope try to| Mrs. S. LaLonde, treasurer. persuade them to let youâ€"look at| Elected to convener posts were a drop of pond water through it\ Mrs. D. Degurra, Mrs. S. 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