A P V E R T I S E I I ^ & HniL&p MNE


KEREdN. , t(J|tp;3 good.


IW Inanlrianl represents *■ adri::.n thought [ se9tipns which


rspeUiig with ./^erlca. BUT, one seotioa


boj ''M f'


t NSTEAD' of ’delivering a speech at 1 the annual meeting, of : sharehold^ held [yesterday, ■the Chairman jrf_the MidlMd Bank Limited (the Right Hon. R McKenM) jOTpared a__st^ment, which are given here-


1^ ate the idea


Idke advantage!'cf .our pre-> ri'«*i«jri vtrifv* fv^fe- war-for-sur-


iioltE Ke from ub s,uch trade as ill our.'


owe) ml Ijnd whldh are ready latiQh with this


I ! :


R >4t3 shirt I our


the world markets with sleeves rolled up and mods.


lefence' ls to be ready


iiutuiiH&atlon in Ehgland iriad'e Icessary that our m anufacfurers tlil pirpduce cars of as low a |e!-powftr as could: pull the Iht of the car-body and passenr Austin came out with his


. pld horse-power-system


, there are. lare wealthy


e racts ’ framxtracts' with!;


, 17 000 traders’ coupon - accounts ,^and de’aP with fifteen to twenty mallipn coutkins a week, apart from the transmr vouchers to which they give rise. T)ie


device, with the added adyantage of Eiiaranteeing security. The old notion thatlthey existed to provide a luxury service far the rich man should tove been! buried lone, ago. A recent strik­ ing 'example o f labour-saving is pro:- vided by the new service undert^en bv the banks under the clothes ratiop­ ing, scheme. Beyond -the,retail stage, all itransfeiB of coupons and doc^ents representing coupons are made through thfi Ibanks; we ourselves have abopt


It is not always recognised that the banks are in essence'a labouring-saving


Istin SVen” fabricbody, and '' iris caipe out with his “Morris he, Austin Seven was just ] over seven horse-power, rid had to be licensed as


(ill -horse-powered cars , would I esseitlially the- sinecure of


fee-poM/|fered cars, the trade for


de, and I thei American , ,hrket demanded larger


H-P- ' •' i ' tely, a s ! tljie; American


(lifeh r lanufactureri. It was;, for l it , until Ford found that h e ;


l-er takation bystem, so: he. Ided tolcut intojthi* small horsp-


ler IIIaS-ket as.Ifat as England ; donherned. Hd did, and every- knpv#the result.' The. Ford itanirthe Ford K) knocked the-'


■nufaictU rer coifld put ,on; the IrKet'iti'the prit^e. { i


Bo abidad and what do we hear? fiqa.


tii feed


|l*


<Tw Idokr Twenty years ago t rked h the Liverpool (England). • It cfl d Ch'iqa'gjj): flrmi which :


kppc allns, Aanner. ' ■


Icnes fhr little plades all over the i irld thfe job came to an end, and. i !had to start on mine-signalling, i


le HarpinT in China with auto:- ,tlic '.iilephone exchanges, an d ! we ha'd made automatic tele- .j


lufaiiiurfed ' hutOmatic I tele- ' les.


fitted obscure places',


IparatiUs. for coal mines, etc., ahd.; flf thfe factory was layed oft ; Iqause jthere was not enough work.. Londm decided to have the auto- . dtic telephone system about, yen yearsl ago; and Liverpool, the' ace yhere.'we made the con-. Ihndec telephones,! has only in-- ■ isted in'them since the. old manual


|This| Ifante pen :a nls C rouble


| ur, ■ t mon ;y-grabbing i


■urersl the governments that have; in of ice i in that time, and a.' .............. inlyt!


dink. ur,


troilble has lain with manufac-


hink.S thi invited ! to


leen jiatuff hew.


jl820” |hing


fj.S. ■snap, ■marl Iworld (sales.' Noy


Isi'wp Isatisfi


I.Thls 1 allow


ImateJ Igun-


(mark' epers


I the


|ve gei new I node!


aanui Nine


English dislike of ap_ .^ ton g must write “Established' yoiir shop to sell any-


■


.cturers sa’y i “ Why should. le expense of setting up- to manufacture a new


pep cent, of Engllsh-


_.jrily?” . Then when the. anufacturersi make a newer,


;his car (or whatever It- --.e old one is selling quite


Tex’’ stuff, similar to the- al used for making machine-


londltions. for his vanishing The twerp. !' here is our chance. When tar Tends -the Yanks intend ,;ins a! car made of .plastic


mo'del and sweep the The- Englishman blames


I p a r |i Itouref


l-'imagi 1 the o never cars.


I comfj I mode I date.J


, Thi fire whi betteij,‘th Ver.y!


what copy!


' think


Idb though it was an opem while also enjoying the


: listers I on bombing planes.. Ilasdc itransparent stuff will th( motorists to enjoy his


lies rhat he will be able to sell i|}a s ,uit, he is crazy., He will


;t of a closed car. : The old villi be hopelessly out .'pf If he English manufacturer


I post-’ ar


sm ;11 j the world market dor Start jin right now with your


thef Yhnk hem.


—


r-U-U,,!,. y;ilj Jq JJjgQ ci ur try invented the' Spit-


.plans.' jSo riot wait to see


— their best fighter planesl iveli -1 we are capable of any-T lET’S -GO!


the Yanks admit- is POWER


tjpe yVeik,— j. sick


;ek, le the


rbpn blind


ev’ryw'b Bari


ihor' povjbr


PO' hro: wbr] non "po ello' brinl


and ■27/ /43.' 1 ; nd ip


omy power , that I shall ever _ power to help and cheer


. . .


Id dying, friendless' ani dd,


1


and hopeless, i homeless, pressed, -i . ;


!ng! for a better day tb- 'W


to help those smiling their sorrow,: r ! ' .il


more sunshine into life's: span. • . I


r ! to, help an honest man,


: '■ ~


ortured and perplexed human* ' I


E. OxmmoH.i onefr again restore the sarlltfr


cle4:ise the world ; of sorro'w espalr,..


here, ■ . I


''. 'T : ■


to help, the guiltless


LAST YEAR’S : WEATHER ' i


Weather records :taken! ai (jhafeurn f e c S give toe f° i lr tog ,.£ ?® ?K v s ■ 1941, 33.39 ms.;


I Heaviest daily rainfall, 194^ on August 8; heavi^


! I 1940, 39.32 tas.; TQdo s Q


■ imd June rain fell on .28 dayq, | there


Rainfall for first ^ ™9ht^. . In the months of Apnl, ^'ay tod tone


13


April, had nine rainy d a y ^ l^ ^ - Rato only fell on one day between


len u uu.f unj.


totafali! m 2, 1.281ns. in Hovemtor. nie rainfall was 6 ms.. In April, May


O ins in October, und lowesti ^w S t


Rainfall 1942, 40.11 ins.; rain 176,days, i


161i days, j itlAdays.


l-actly the year


tchari to. S It up ■me y hs 20 ! latic


ifee ikas j bombed two years e wlhat ili.mean? We don’tf


'ears ago !^’ Ijreply the auto- lelephone system today , is.


in the 'morning. In case jung pup'says “Huh, that


ago, dials included. been a moiirnful recitaL


same how as it was.


■orking man. He, as ever, does .aS'- | e . is j Told. He is not


mqpmfiul history as far :as- y is edneerned. The- s not lain with the


I Thb la st '20 years has-


Fh, cat -r idio, etc.. fof kfaockinfe-about .on hard,


a Srappy bulldj smart ^ J yhatlis


coupons themselves, once they Imye been counted-by'.the retailer, ptod, into the Ibank and credited to his “coupqn a'ccounit,” ' have ■ served-' their' purpose,- and from that point all the retail^ pr the -wholesaler needs do is to d iw “cheques" on his coupon,account ashe may require to replenish stocks. The banks undertake the necessaiy brok- keet ing entries and ensure that traders do r ot exceed what may be called their “coupon purchasing -power.


procedure with what, wpujd be involved H no such arrangem^t


Compare the simplicity J o f ' tl ■were in operation. , , I


Alter the -retailer had counted the couixins handed over by customers he


would have to take care ,o£ thein b” his town premises; 'he would then have to count out - approm-iate riumbers


accirdirig, to his demands upon vd™us


Edl he a sell .'his ligh-powered. ' pn account of i the horse- ,


count out -. ithe i coupons he 'jeceiyed ■ m-ovide for safe .custody, ,and agam . count out odd thousands and hundr^s


suppliers, land dispaitohi them'with %e Di-ecautions ag'ainst loss -in tran^t. The wholesaler would .similarly -have!: to


btsojl any car vfhidh the English. ' * ,1 ' „


lady mend of mirie was a car- . hsWonmA in Johannesburg, South,


; sell m English car against the- leric'aj (i pars.


31ie told pie t;hat she could i ’he Thd Yankee cars;


imd they were- coach,


■oi ivinfvinU wha Us litely to appeaL ■ bbopli! no matter v hat their race ■' selling it to them,to : i


lial roads -rdduIremerJts up to a to e art.. ■ i


a liiattel of • weighing- !


- 3 d go on, in continuous repetition of mechanical drudgery.. ■ The, ■


IMms of man-hours simple device of a ■ coupon !banklrig system. ■'. ■ ;


THE OUTLOOK. ; , ■ I i .


; I; i.jl


annual meeting the conditions haye been dark . Torehoding., J^ough


iOn the last two occasions , of ,our


national resolution never flagged,! me eo^ seemed far distant along a hard and tortuous road. Today toe picture, is in less sombre colpure, for w^ see:


riow in the events of the wa-i* noritive results of our labour andisao-:, iifSp in the-period of, defensiye prepar-


Although there is


ready for & further caljs fiiat be made upon us-for, saermee pd.effort Fortified by the certainty of triumph, • ctusc ui » i/ict? j mr Ssk is how to bring it ito fulfil-


in prospect and more finnly asspred.^ Thus we 20 forward' ui 2obd heart,,


?nent with no more sufferTng,and delay > — "


than the magnitude of the struggle inescapably demands.


I D OW N H AM


■presented by toe Secretaiy (Mrs. Rees), ' . . Qf suitable vaideties ^should bq kppy) pvptt mori» I . p ..“_j___ 3 „


meeting was held in the School,/.last night week, Mrs. AsSheton .presidmg over thirty-thi-ee .members. An excel- lent report of ihe year's * woi’k *wa5


vyOMEN’S 'INSTITUTE.—The annual


this revealing that in spite of war-time | ^ great dean of s^udy and ekP^riihei^ _-


conditions -the 'W.I. had been even more I produced a wealth of ii^ active than in pre-war days. Savtags


ijit=jcAiu-Gu wj4 J 4. - pt-v ITT T


V A monthly ."‘t'.?;,.,..


E^uSly ^satisfactory was fee ^^rianedal T<™rt presented by. fhe Treasurer I Mrs. Gardner). Mrs. ’Astoeton w^ unanimously re-elected president., ;TO| other officers are to to appointed ataa later meeting. ■ Mrs.. Smallej) I was


inforintoe and us^ul di^t^xme^d


.schemes, andjfrmt boffbhf ning


and other lectures given at tto I /ggtiijgs -fiad proved: most I


; find out which 'varieties | ation. AU the infonnation/you^ he^ | I^ndon, S.'W.lfi. '


appointed delegate to toe annual mtot- -NEGLECTED TREES. . m2 to be held PreSiLon. \ Presl- I


fiing report and statement ^ accounts, we|s and all the memtore concureed; _Mr. whrie reiu ^


'J lf ^^rtvpccpH rtipn.«;nrpatsuchia2rati-


A. Langshaw, of Chtherp^gave a mtot 'Vhetoer interesting talk on .‘^ e . Oitize^ on roe/


from toe mother who had washed her sen’s ration card in his qveralls, to -an anxious parent whose son, attaphta to • he New Zealand Expeditionary Force


j f !


and notified from .Smgatore M ,m^- irig, was traced in less than a week. The meeting discussed a questionnaire from toe Nationai'Federation on :Post- War Education, and Mr. Langsha-w w^ able to m-ake a valuable contribution to


iiihp d^ciissioh. R6fr6shm€iits i wsrc ^•rived b f A l low in g , hostesses::


sufeia^ I .'Ii. you have some uib. ^ have some bi2 Ql


fefeg’^to d^de spending tune


s^uld.gefrid r


e so with


Hq rtf uunr-iirmo


^r cherry you should p lant ?iext existing "tre^ to enshre polli nnipn-.


nex


“s'"set out ta'“ 'fhe; PertlUtjf Fruit Planting,’’ gi’^ k le t Jtoued| fm


sixpence, post free^/by the Jteta tan^ra Institute, Mostyn Road, MeTOn Ijork,


problem and you d;an efeuslly Muare 'vMd, fOT^^ into fee sroitad iple, bear,


rtf iTiformation tol^


ing ve^ strongly! a hresarg^^ .SYto nr four ounces of iloof Riid. liom to, Ine


surface! soil in the spring ta fni Annies and pears need Q


sh^ld I be worked' into the Ia?lv: spring. Bone • taeal , is often


amount of potash in of • wood ash from the


r e S ^ e n d ^ for Ifruit trees; and-^ a valuable, manure if applied every^roe


bone ■ meal- to eyery square yard of ground! around-'the. trees .atout every two years, and they 'should have a dressing of two opnees of- sulphate of , SSmoSa to toe square yard in sprmg..


or -four years. Plums.; too, appreciate a'dresMng of about-'three oimc^ of


BRITIS NOTES


ilewbv. Miss B. Parker, Miss N. iPre^


are now payable to smlng hten’s wives from three nioiiths hefor 5 the


birth of a child. -


the Weavers’ tinstitute, are asked to note that w^ are hjlding a OMce to-morrow night, additional to- that


the 2nd Decetnher Itot. ■ Patrons off our’ dWes, held in


next Wednesda'y.


that ex-Service men are shabbily treated by (being turned; do-Wn at aircraft factories uader a women


The Ministry of Labour dfenlete °'Thlnk*^of' these things; ?8,000 ’ ’ ’ to » Man totally disabled mei draw p em ^ s .


1.15 in.: fell on one day., ; -. _ ; al i„d 1 o l 'p ^ h fe T to ’StepblS'ex-S^i^to £23,000,00p per aniiuffi-annum,


u, . ■ 1 men ' '^’^Decenteertead^toe greatett nWber


°^Retomgs^^ December, taken ; at 9-0 a.m. daily, were:— . : ■ ' , ( : ' Total rainfall 3.70 ins.^, Highest rainfall, .54 ms,, daily aver age .12 in. J


! Barometer, 'highest. 30.28 ins.; lowest.


'Highest maxifcum temperature. 57 r (sun): loweSt-^taimum, 23 ; f


r^Rata"lelI on 20 days; j snow - on bne ,| ^^Wind was S. htae days; W.,.seven;'- S.E., six; N„ five; S.W., -three, gnd one.


L. ' 1 i


RADIOS FOR LONEIfY CAJilPS, G: Troops at StSnHonelyjc^Ps to


and I women oop


. ------- -


noy(. j


of an' exfServlee man -.joined up together, i Their mother, .an elderly v/idow whose sole support they had


’Two boy's in the] North,'twlrj sons lelNtoth,! t ,- ! -n. m


been, received word that one. had been killed; the fether was a pris­


oner of war. ^he had home going in readiness for their


return. Was she] to keep it up any longer? Many; of- the things In the house were wearing out. Was U worth while going on?' . [| . The Legion teame to the resede


at a trying time. safe thatjshe gotthe things ofitohich she stood in: ne.ed, but they gpt her


a pension as well._


This operator, typical tary women: drivers .a^> rman" the thoustod tea^cto m


a regular batteiy sowlc^ttonksto toe enterprise of a-YMCA’tea e^


loucestershire' havewirel^ s ^ , tod


this <3rganisatloD,;'got togetoertoe to sets, • saw .toa't , .they,, were P(ix^,.yy


B.CS,W turn


adjusted, and distributed th ^ most isolated' c


a chaige.. . ■ [ j , I -


A soldier;oution’ manoedvres was accidentally [ drowned, Ueaytag


Following i; fee exap


A''ivrQ<m'^r+^ fh'p I Britishr Arihy ' T


m


.: AMfeRKCA'!. IN, • BKITAIN..I |Wj_


s


trobps. have' appointed^ p


of '-the R.A.F..


.


accumulators, delivers one to .each camp j -“Gilow-fyour-^qwiiyffjodi programme, and pto^fip the flat jiattery ;for re- j with British'jlease-lend; tools, ferr


A .tilifers .an'd peeds, '


' o n / l a v s : I there I from the Minlstni, and 410,000 who are pSrtlally dlsafeed. Of these. 32,500 are limbless The total cost


exceeds This Order; came into force on ■ „„ „ „ LEGION


widow and two young children. She got a pension, without difficulty, but war had meant a'big, drop in the ifamllyylincoine. After the hus-, band had'been.called up the,wife could no longer'go shopping "with a full! purse; The Children needed clothing; and their footwear was shabby. The wife’s natural distress at, (the loss of the breadwinner affected her nerves and threatened her! health. She needed a friend. The Legioii became that .friend.


now in work. •:! ,■ i


, ’


sons ;were in tlje Army, was killed by a !inotor-car while out doing his ownibit;4)f shopping. ;l The boys couldn’t get home; in time for the funeral.- They were worried because they had no relatives to bury dad. They cbuld.only think of the..Srlt- ish Legion; so they wired the local Branch, and evArything’was seen to In their- behalf. ■ A man who 'has fought for :hlsi country and given three sons to-its'defence, does at lease deserve a[ proper',funeral.,,


An [old soldier of 65, whose three ‘ . ' 'i-


.his allowance.,[ Will I tie; granted'a : Yes,! if the support from


was' married, [has been reported missing, ‘presumed killed. Alwaya he had helped me, and I shaUmiss


-|


, write to say that they have taken-jver a garden contiataihg * one. or, uvp fruit Wees on which no frqits have sheared or they have, fruit tre^ on whloh feg, have never had any, finite, or very few. The first |ttang to ponsider


factor must, to sought. MMy] boipte toe past; In such ai case some o her


is whether there are other treffi of j .the same kind flowering [at toe-same tme


in toe garden or in the neighbpurnood, say witoin'-one'or i'V'h ihi^feqd yards; If not, then the chances .are itoW the unsuccessful trees afe irot being pdlUn- at^d and, fp remedy this, other kcss


’and tens and ones accortog to his TCOuii-ements froim other nvholesaleisjjpr ■niqnutacturers. ! So the process. |of couhting and recounting nulllons ;iof couUons, storing,-and dispatching them


b u sK , Except 2 the Uriavoideble S stage,- is reduced to a'task intolv- !ngl a small fraction of the. costjm


entire.


t i m e s .


F R I D A Y ,


J A N T i■AB-Y! 2 9 i 1 9 4 3 . ’ W H A T f S O N A T T H E P I C T U R E S ? THE GBAND, TOBK 8XEEET


“ ciALUT^JOHN GriTZEN.’’ a tuna ^ S ^ r v of the war's impact on L. i i i t o im ^ t t o n f amfiyl IS i ^


DRAMA. THATU. BITS,


ing- at The Grand. .In itoe ^ t |aTCi a manber. of .weH-knqvyn i piayere . ,nptea


for their skUl at ctoamcIt^Utlofi:^--^' father of toe Buntlngjamito Mwato iS^y is particularly gtod, wrk. nomauy.' the


into business fee standuros is splendid , asWs


neighbour and


tag. ■ The: other 'mlrries. How far the war anetro ana


has joined the Air Force IN . oftoto *Slek"ls“ The: other stays at ^ . ^ d


shapes their.-individual [lives makes, an outstanding screen play;. ,


totoh, om a former visit, achiev^ to- mediate success. 'Walter' Pidgeon, Wd Greer Garson are supporiedhy a[h^d-:


THE i. DUST.”. / Ithe first part in the


to'theiBfist,”


picked cast to what, really Sie production.


■ solace and consolation; hundreds of unwanted .children, it is.


usual run of screen fare, it is toe inpy; ing story of a woman I who, ToUawtag tol deSh of- fier -own _ baby, .^ught


.Q^tte ,pu:to&,^e


inspired by the life of AEdna^GIi^ey, Superintendent of tte Tex^ Chfitoen s Home arid '■ Aid .'Society, I andit demori-. ^ t L to, realistic, f ^ o n 'the Ifflany


obstacles which had to [to overcppi^y Mrs. (jladney' and the pioneers in this field of child, welfare, j •


- | '


followtogto-,-inost-sudc€KM :run I at its original appearance; is [“ Dmnw fit, the ■ Rife,” Ithe c&ama of a-woman whgmade


A picture which h ^ been r^iyed, DANGEROUS INTBIGUe[


a Vow'to avenge her fathers deato.i At toe head of the'cast is , David. Jfiven,


Annatolla, Paul Lucas,) and P ^ c is L. ---- -- nm,«


hereelf the task of idiscovprtag'/the murderer. Complications eristo^en suspicion, falls upon her fiancees Thefe. is romance, sophlstica-taon, excitimerit, comedy, and, all the glamour


mhUmday. anie sets


•Riviera. ,: ! •. CARE toe . ^


Stanley Holloway, is eire^^t a-nd - fn ^ . . .1 -I


very much to their taste. An adajjt^. tlon of Richard'Washburn’s novel,,._A- Whiff - of - ■ -


KING ’LANE PICXURB BIALL, Lovers of deteotlve stories,will ^


Preston, Foster, as the sleuth, ^eth give admirable performances, as dpes. Miriam! Hopkins in toe role of a social­ ite mother. : The picture, screened ,tois week-end,! Is first-rate entertainment.


jpon a jewel robto: mpersonated by Bi


eiy, the' thief bei^: Jrian Donlevy.' wltn


Its theme centres ANDY HARDY—LOVER !


Hardy',” in Donpa Reed, who plays the latest romance in Andy’s, life. It is a 'difficult role; first 'as <in “ ugly: duck­


ling” arid then-as'a lovely debutante, she glves'-an outstanding performance. In this! picture—it comes ou Monday


A ' NEW and sparkling personality is. introduced in Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer’s i“ The Courtship ' of Andy


“ A Gentleman After,Dark’ a He -ll • ■otrope.i’ .lteth^B


THE PAliLADIUM; DUCK STREET. LUCi^—MeSHANEvCOMEDY. .


-un and - -bliaiesome entertainment. ‘■Old Mother Riley .in Paris’,’ is the -week-end’s attraction. ■


i.


as ever was screened, and patipns will ■be privileged to .see it on ,three nigh-ts, beginning Monday;, It has : Chester Morris at the head; of a powerful, cast,


for a week’s engogement-rLewls Stone again is 1 the ■ -wise,! small-town-1


and his-“ iman-to-man ” talksmre among the hlgh-llghts. Fay Holden, Cecilia


judge,


Parker (in her most dramatic .role Of toe Hardy - series). Ann Rutherford and


Sara Haden ah register in their famil­ iar : chaijacterisatlohs, Whilst : Mickey Rooney, as Andy, is admirable.


aittempt to smooth i out toe ruffied life of Melodic NeSbit .(Miss Reed) whose ■separated parents bring-their squabbles to his court. In his pity for-the girl, he enlists the aid of Andy, who htoit- antly. consents to take her to her first


The story concerns Judge Hardy’s dance. , j


She proves the j wallflower he -had exoecteoi but at a second, dance itoe bloteomsiout as a lOvely and chtotag ^ ^ a n tA Yet despite her llktag, for


ro the screen. Tl


The stories of fee Hardy family'ate imongst! the most------ --------


Will be found well up of its predecessors [ in every way,


. There iwfii be fee customary supports 'and the Movietone! News reel.


, ■ i


OF Om FRlJlT TREES ly r 6 y , hay. !


troubles^usuaUy old plaints are either about diseases or.


MAN^'of the queries feat .received , concern ' frul'


pests that have attacked: toe week .or about the- failure of Wees to.seti fruita. To deal with the latter-tomt fipt.Lthe. most likely reason for la fmit tree ml- ing


flowers have not been; ixillma^. Tma of course would not ,be likely Jm| toe


to produce ”. fruits is i that j^ e


case of a tree which has otoer tifees in the 'immediate neiighbourlK^. [and which you know has set good <fX>P,


------- --- —"'i


ui^urvi"] ghbourhi


in


; lave. tree


generally.. O: can give'.you


pruned toverply_i_ : The ,centre of:the t uTjc 011UU.U


tree is not t" be saved;by tree -with spi


ata^rcutttag out toe central branches. Then 'the -ouiter brannhes,- have,-to be


ree, should b ' ■ py


opened up to light and


tihtanedf arid cut back to get toe ^lee into a good shape. Get a local man who knows' his job to show, you to do-it'if you are’not sure. Any dead wood m ^ ' of course to removed as wSl and tee ■ tree. should be sprayed before toe. buds swell with a tar oil wtoh, which- you! can buy from ,any good garden sunories merchant. *, ,


i The ground around these old trees the.liranches extend.' s usually -in - a, very., ..poor, rough


Stoteli It should be cleared of weds and dug . over to an area ;as far as \


Then inhnure should to S i t a f . . t o -the. requlr^ents. of [the


vanousjKm^ of fruit .trees*


MANuilNG FRUIT TREES. ! If apffie and pear trees are^not grow­


arourid.1 the trees| during winter. :Wffi ttotor^e them to make strong growth, one oimce to the! square yard of sul- Tjhate bf ammonia worked, teto tto


- centain


affcist W2S fln un&ssumins fellow SheV^fabWly lattired. ' ’His velvet


coalt collar was positively .greasy,.tod


the button-holesi w ^ they appeared to 'have difficulty .in S ln ta g toe lar^e black buttons which


descendinglyl thrown him a copper. TO?


seemed shyly to| retreat from human S


K ,toSfea led ,,t% party went away leaving me with toe 'artist, whose life


ly someo: answer


irrect pruning;' A weakly le' thin shoots should to V;


far gone it will probably ■


on toe .spdt , toait., If: toe


THINKER” By


., .[ (CJopyright).^


from m .ny ,‘women'j and Incorporalted them in one. charaoter. , That s why she’s U


ORMAN TA'YLGR. i


display i of .Modem art.; The offle^ openihg! was ithe 'psual 'kind, involvi^ tee cream of society vtoo around the Lord Mayor and wished to; meet [fee distinguished .visitor -who had


m iB scene-was ]an Art Gallery, tod L tee ! occasion conc^e^ a ;


■DTomlsed to open tile "The pre-vdew was reserved .for those


.. hom ijoyi ■ - --------- todeto]] the oritt(rism in fetoy instaimM


■was restricted to gn o(»asional exclam­ ation of repeat^ adjectives,^ which


bored by their regular reJteratlon. (Md remarks termed fee painter a^ en ^ .


Several of tee ladies seemed, more wn- cemed! with exchanging compltoente,


ever,” Is observed,; as we, sat d(>wn togeteex on! the- pliish couch m the


J Bless, tad j stands there ;for


little aif e-ro6m'. • • -- ^ I ■ I noti ed him lean,forward and rest his righ; -elbovV on [his left knee. ibut he suddenly remembered and sat back, saying ! pologetioalijr. “ Sorry! habit o: .mine', . .feeen domg it|fOT years, y lU know.- AJter .my clwt witli you 'l al all have to [return ,to the s ^ e


^ He sp >ke i good [deal- about Rodin, his c r e& , telling me how,^ a- poor young iian,' the .famous sculptor hta 'ried tc expresi' his deepest-thoestos ■in day, confounding the :critios of, hta


time wi ;h hta a,Uen)Pt..'to giye fonn te his ab; tract I cbncep,tilons. j My teott contlnu ;d;


“ I lo’ ed Auguste, and yet, feeling the sharp c ilsel-hajcklng away at ,my body,


iH -.! ■ L ____


I realis ;d that jt was formy own ^ooi —-tihalt perfeebion. could only i oe 'T h& fe r i"^ "& ta head with


^ Obvii uslyl flatter^/..be, related'how Rodin lad'fettodec -him to sit at; tee


, ^ -iicll,'’ :


teriahe :■ o f : thfs ---------- I Shoved amaqemtat at-the inform^


years’ oil. r ' 1 ■ . ■* ’“Me sadness rept: Into tee coun- de-looktag , toiler.


ximpleited en :a lit---------


^ m e n t atttat, these ■ “ fans ’’- . would Elve“


andr' after liffiit refreshments' had


hSi he be^ unknown, or a. mere robably pfced^him by. or con- went accor^g to


story it was [my I? ?H8in. ^ . Mv nurpose completed, I decided to


one so oject!' -97119.1; patience! ■. ^ My istoniShmefit did not pass, ,un-


tion g yen.; .'Bw.enity . years of toil on


details[were, ftateSoming withoiiti my always'! called him by


noMcec, tor hC tofe toC tee-wa^:tee master


and to convince m^. wll asking,


w S e r forg few minutes through fee other rooms. In .the distance .‘I. saw a comfortahle-lopktag chair wtach in­ vited my tired body- i t o relax, j Accorto ingly I sat down.. I must-have fallen asieen'! for. :belleye tit or not,; I found TOvsen wafted out of the body; and un- canhilv standing beside - the ■ physical faX.-an d^haA revelation .to see.^ Bums! said,. ‘-Ourselves as itha-s see us:” And what E • humilating ordeal 1 But !a few yards away w^ the statue of “ The Thinker,” by Rodin. To my


his Art nam.e topr« fion oTlls o&n tlioughtful mind


,“Autastef-i;


Hfi. ]m was So . , sister ■ hat he' This vvas[ irten


ceeded '’ But he reti rned h womai ■ name! I -marrie i life


stretching' himself, stepped ^wn and approached' meJ -Knowing _ Rodin to have been a Fienchman, I naturally


astonishment, thfe stood eredb'.dn the pedestal-^d, aftor


expected his creation to conveise m Ketoh., Fortunately tor me he spoke


^Sutorta^] eh|?" was [tas greeting.^ to


’"¥ “wtoted^to^he S “ f e " e f e S ’ s?SlUer%ntoS^ S a r d 6m your


v'ears.” • He .smiled. .Not really, my body is fashion^ of hterble, feerrfine


"tter itoese


there are no muscles to trouble me, that- 'he Spoke' 'Engltah


puzzled me. I m'■’ -Why toouldn t K he parned. So


They bought boots and clothes' for the. children and., renewed- certain household requisites. The, Widow is


Language undertook to leach P^itam a maltter 'o f , months, L versed teat the explanation, was .quite feaMble. - “ OOme, with i me, he ! invited, und


• Remembering | that several Schools M ' , _


together we walked-tma .enito ■the- end of thd corridor.’ En^ route I


Venus, tee ralMd his hand ta' eatate, teen ! whispered’ in i my - .ear: . Poor Venus! she can’t return; tee,salute. • 'I coul'dnit refrain frem asking what


humour was obvious in .passmg A mother writes: ;“ My son, ■who model,’ you Imoy/; just stole the beauty of the sculptor, . ,-iie .roum- Chapman Harger


.pension. If In 1 necessitous clrcum- stahees—and that notwithstanding the-; fact that ithe 'wido'W;'will; also


63, Whall^ |lpad; .Clltheroe. -. musical


Iii ■spite ofe fereO and afealf years on fee land.-an . -Essex Land , Girl.;


vice 'badges for her excellent ;,-wprk In agriculture.


tion. ShA also has six: , Ser­ _ ;, ] ■


Miss Ann .McLeod, '.of Kpijklngharg Layer. ManreiJr,'.has. •topently:paMe(l: a RbyalCollege of'Music examina­


your -soh- was substantial -and fegu-- lar. and continued after -his mar-; riage,. you' ■will be eligible for at


receive a widow’s pensipn., , i , I • ALF. w ood; Secretary.


■ : Shoe' Speci<ili8ia ■ a n d , dhif'ppodieU [\C L ITH E R 0B ''


jr .! B. Barger, I , Treatment by Infr^ Bed


' 11 (. -1 1 «


:: b f e [Kfeg'lkA glv;en:hl8. cpliecUoii o f :jai>aneseU'stamps Jo. help', .the eflprt whlch-ErltlshPhllatellstsiare


Mnaklilg'to raj^e jl5i4,000 for.priApn-. ers.'of war parcels.,


, :


ndticed .that my .h ^ nodded to^many Romani gladiatore and female


figures on theiri .pedestalq. That my host possessed a sense, of


^ve picked upj m^y languages from toeir conversations, f


any! people o^ ■ difierenlt nationtoties. the toot of my -pedestal toat^ I,


interje :ted.: - i Bese itrng my


ehergdds in” creating 'me.'and vteen J did to :e form, an^ could understand, h^ sh( w4' me h4;dreds.,pf d rO T S which had'. 3G6n


years. He..fc( ----- ■!- •- cri


hougt b-1 'he ird-tim/repeating a few


ixislter ce.” . • This, man


was.


the:, plan for • my informative, and


^ ^ id ’h ^ ^ I wts correct . m my a^mltlon , as, ifaning towates me S his bulky b^y .tad placing 'hta


large ' lands Mpon| iny! knees, ta fide-d: ‘ I should have been called The


Poet ’ ' instead, ‘ Le TOnseur tt hta .to be” ! ’ (tertepttag[himself^he adtad_. “ I fe( uld (have sEjid, m English.


’’^'tto t''it was miy turn to speak,- so remar! ed that Rodin must have been ff a il


gregtly insuired diiring his lifetime, at w S myita'st taUghed.


spir^


which ■ T i<


tir t e e T k S a , ’ ’ ha Sak.! ' “My^ master


';: TOe room was (tecommg hot., I saw sevpra Roman gladlai,tors conrtag f-ron\


'notlexSt.-;In hlsfewn[words: A,w(Jrk. eveil'i hen flnishkl, is 1 never perf^ta


always told theta toat^pgfection ted


join, Ui. ,Periiap4 they had tor


their ledestals, ,


awoke . rqota vite my - -, ^ .


he feought of the ;loyely_woman., His reply!was somowiiait lengthy, nut i gathered that l?e thoiiglit it.unfai^to


a,


rvje close m ^Ipnced ,at


at 'fe.! toot of-my chaar., ■ n lab-loldng


irust 'have breii ■dreaming, tor t o f in d taVself! in th 'liltebook on


the sculptor the floor


64 the .shoulder. !' “ Peeling • tired. Sorry, bj


ttate he was,, stiul thinking, and, as .f ar ‘ as I know, -fie ta still tetaklnfe—just


t return my I [interested ,taze. , Yet


.ttendant was tapping . it’s blackout time _ .e ’Thinker,’; but'fie',


likellta twin brother In bronze who. keeps vigil, over hta master’s.grave Jn ■fee I garden of the villa. a6 Mendpn.


the SOt^'TY of .INDI’FIDDALISTS .'! Mo! t'of', fee Bc4emes'':for , natloi:ial, re-'


iiiahili iaitita ailer. ■teei.'war are 'based [r extension o f colleOttam.::Buit:-'tee


on


'a on speotiis repuwtabes tta itext of tee “Ma- ilfefej on: Brittah . Llbtaty,’! pub-: .lifeei . '.'lari: AugiK! tad 'fliioludes.. tee nami s-'.dif: .100 - disttagulstad .vmemberB of . | .c ifierent . pdUtlpta -parties. i . TOe It )y: aims alb dCTfelbptag. toe work of ' ndlvidualist Kioksliop fbunded- ta-


llbta I- and . responsibility'i.whScai - char- aotor sed' its iwodj ot ! greato'ere and W'hlci. today ta I gravely .threatened.".


the


192k Sir Ertiest'-Beenijls'President: of '-■


“ - Sotaety.'i: ■’Viisepunt Leveriiulme’ [ is ■taan: ,o£| toe National [Council.-


toTBiitlsh public - life tealt spirit of •


_______ wife Ita iri-vltation of from all who ■(desire to restore


_ themselves? as' the Inaividualisits ” > ■ has


GEMS OF THOUGHT CONFIDENT TO-MOBBOW^


essence of| all 'faith. He is a manof “ctoeerful yesterdays and confident to- moiTOWs.”-|-J. F. Clarke;


He 'Who [believes' in goodness teas toe ’ '


‘ Your daily 'duties are, part, of your, religious life


devotion.-4Beet tav. E iJUit as much as “ "■ your


Religion Is-not a [way of looking at certain -telngs,!'but-.'a,''certain' way . of looktag -alj aU '.tWngs.feAnon.,;


.


tra'tes. the'mo^' di^ant-.bdugpSi^Wm. .Penn. : ,|'. [


'


ings wtari teeyi takfeteelr.flighl, dilates and kindles into. retti .’rhus 'wlH, a life


; .ing.-7-Mary! Baker. E d j d y , ! j f : yburjJife is guided' ^ itaigiph,_ toe


___ reception [.-. ___ ..___ . dwells !iu you.-T-Schlelermactar. ■


A'raditait Bunset!: beautiful as bless­


every part' of'our: conduct; l it is, like ■the sap pr a:.llvlng, teee, ■which, .pene^.


Drue relifeon -shifes'ltS;lmauence in U r l i i a i r y D i s ^ o t d e t s


• uric acid and h tmfui wastes may ■ coUectii Ithe bl


A. filters, get at times. Whei


attack y lur we; r spots and so you luffibag). ■ . .


“ncyffite;s,enat ingthemforidtho system of poi:onduq 'imputiuca ,


: Take Doan’s Backache Kidney Pills. They-will stiinulatcthekid-


I. '' i


'! -P»H . Ifi.probably Ack.yeoV - ’


. haw? Worry! if >v


:whictihivecai ibd your distress, ' won! cot


Cttmdnfit: If < I |» S. (iyc.toi| laoo ElEES.


’


1,100 artlf cial yes.-to Sit Walter ^omersles; Mir ster of P|nsionsK


gifB of Guild torfl’;


Jpticlan has glvea


fte/h you. 6irtiDoaa*» Why not toke theoo


!.r ■■:(:


R h i ^ u r h a l I c T w i n g e s X)UR KH >feYS, . Uke att


pattially' clogged this takes places


ate tomxta by and hie ider tx ublc, gravel, dis­ turbed r ights,i iffacliingilnusclea apd joists, th ;umatio pains oi-


backache, iirinaty od. These x>oisoiis


“ Note'mg of, life^me,


ridicul Id such an!|dea,!saymg ttat only hard V ork' aocomffiishqd an^hmg, and


fUrtjhewhen antene praista hum and cbmOakl him .wffe Micharfa^elo., he


ome and melt a charmiim I R ^ Beuret, and their extehded'. over fitty--flve roncefatrated all his best


mterruptlon,- he. pro- 'after some six montes,


tato a monastery.’ ’Really!”


, _ —wtated to convey .the


upset !>' 1 the|death of his bdoved went


-----bw and poverty, and he


l a t . m o r e ij P o t a t o .e s i n s t e a d


o f c o o i s i ^ | b u t w h a t j a r e y o u doing a b o u t i t ? , t i m e , f o r i n s t a n c e , d o y o n c u t s l i c e s o f b r e a d o r f o l l o w t h e ! P L A N a n d m a k e d e l i c i o u s p o t a t o s o n e s ? • ^lAnd ‘f o r y o u r S u n d a y ' c a k e , d o y o u u s e u p | t o o r :


: 0 y o u " - ■ • ' ....... ...........


[ o f m a s h e d p o t a t o e s a n d s o s a v e f l o u r ? ' T h i s i s t ' t o m a k e t h e P o t a t o P l a n w o r k . . . a n d y o u ’ l l f i r I i t n o h a r d s h i p '. i P o t a t o e s t r e a t e d r i g h t a r e t h e m o s t d i i c i o u s ! o f f o o d s . . 1 A n d r e m e m b e r e v e i y t i m e ' y o u | e a t p t a t o e s \instgad o f h r c a d > y o u r e l e a s e f o o d s l i i p s f c ;■ v i t a l w a T | W o r k j


P O T A T O P I ^ 1 three days a week.


i^ p 2 Make your 'main


Serve fetatoes for breakfast toyj


3 Refuse isecond helpings of aboijri-e ozst^rto potatoes instead.


potato dish ope da^ a week. other food. Have more


^_______ , dish a 4 Serve potatoes in other ways than‘ plalaboil^


ISSUED bvIthe m/'nistrv P.J9;


•


wedge shape pieeft. or ^ on hot-plati margarine.


OF FOOD.


ugh. Knead wel 1 inch -


part o f the PC TATO - •


F A D G E Stmib end boil


Drain and dry ~.fr------ Mash whb a Cork vMIe hqq. .Allow to cool a littlq


------- V laat. olb; of


ver Add


dotiah.Kneadw^f6rafd Roll- out i


forafew thick.. -Ok : lONDQ :lalt ^d


potatoes. )W heat.


a pliable ' p nlnutes.


Serve.ho: for tea. VV.i


Spre d with


ut,into' in oven


I i - t l u r d - e w a y


iw


' S i ' o u ’ v e [ b e e n t h i n k i n g a b o u t t h e P O T A T O ] L A N , i t t e a -


EvJry enemy plane he kills is a strok


a sense of prid^ when Ii asked: “Aren t YOU hi ■ masterpiece?” i


but w lich '.-(^k' fad,! unfortunately, been hpm ■ bmoleited' even; -after


rbf-' hat Sifesive'work “.The Gate-of jontemplatink tee scene, belpw,


twenty


. lEreedom: | W'ie. owe him a great deal— we'lhaJi ever Tepa_y. . Ows: .sa'vings—r-which I6n'd —r- what a r e ! they , comp a red { witl g ivh s? . D o n ’t measure iyour sa-ving; y ou can spare — think : instead ,o f what y


fo r oup nore than


ive m e re ly ■vyhat h e by what


k)u OWE. ' ■'


■L I


“ t ' LIVE ON danger.” 1 This is*thfr, title of as, thnlltag a film,


ahd, swiftly paced. It teems with octiM, throughout. Thrills succeed-one another in quick! .succession as Morris, nrakes one lucky escape after another frpm calamity, and goes on to a terrific


- The supporting .programme includes a-further tastallaltlon of the serial,-^d


climax.- ■ ' ,1 : 1 -. . . I.


Donald Duck, this; time as-a ‘ chef, and it IS! quite cerfata tlmt his .remtos would not be pubfinised by the BB.O.


'starrtag - Rosahnd i Bussell and , Fred MOMurray. - ,’Ihe, tetter is ^n^aged^^


lating comedy“ Green Eyed. >Von^,


Andy he-doesn't, return her feeUngs“- someifelng he, himself cannot- jmder-


stand. [However, [he does contrive to swing h^ aaectlpns to another boy.


fto hto ■^etaeJtam 'cltents, 'but fre­ quently Ithey; misrepresent her ness. - Moreover, some of them have jealous wives, whose ii^uence might V l l a “ 'deak’’ ■ This is where the stor^ tary com'e' ln. - He is .warnfed that {htar 'relationship , is based purely on busing


_______ _ it!clubs


andtoe,;gleefully persists to, excessive itions to , the ffirtatious stater (^ n-


aglev when she. falls in love with him,


and ihat his first wrong rnoTO^m ^ him: his ! job! But her scheffie gtos


execu-


COMEDY OF T’HE “GREEN-EYED,” ' Thursday • bmngs'lPafamount’s scintil­


experiences in the txiurse, of a’ vlsltvlP Paris—fee Paris before-it .came under toe Nazi jackboot, l Arthur Lucan can, be'said to to at the top ot his form as! toe* dame, and r with his ‘ darlta daiiter.’’ (Kitty MeShane) and others also familiar to the raHio and screen,-. rovldes an hour or so of downright


nm A T : popular IriShi' dame, “ Old: A Mother Riley,” meets with, mirthful


THE piALTO, '. BLAOKHUBN,


coimittiy .tc declare war on toe Axis but came I here to do toeir bit in toe, flghit


T ^ . i w--


for freedom, and it is told in a way that must ’ cans 5 the nerves to tingle. The picture :iS now screening. .; Especially outstandlr gt is Robert Stack, together' with Dian a r Barrymore, youngest mem­ ber of a ft mous stage and screen family who is mi king her debut; Nigel Bruce, Jon Hall, Eddie. Albert; GladysOooper, Evelyn Ai kers, and Leif-.Erikson. Ihat favourite radio commentator, Queritin. Reynolds, has a foreword to the story which de ils with the ■ exploits of his fellow! CO intrymen in - the: real “. Eagle Squadron’’ whose-members have writ many a- 1 etoio chapter of the war m


sin i Ithe, aloud rillS. ABOVE ALL.”


been: mi gniflcently - brought to tee screen by Darryl P. Zanuck- in hls( pro­


A truly great modem lovo story h:


duction f ir ?0th . Century-Pox of “ ’This Above ABi” which will be- shown on.


Monday lor tee entire week. It’s st irs, -Tyronel Power: and Joan


Pontatae, in-the-principal'roles of Clive BilgK a id ’Prudence- Oateaway, are


adiniraibl' suited to: their parts, and put in pi-fverful. dramatic^ superb pei> fo rm an 'ceB o te brmg to tee screen all the to: nance and beauty which made; tee novel a besrt-seller.


Briggs, Jrmy deserter' after Dunkirir, ahd'Pmd mce* Gateaway, memiier of toe W.AAP.’ -who, V after an i unconven­


TOe stc ry deals with the love of Clive


tional m( eting I decide to spend a bnel holiday ! ogetoer when- toey . discover te^r -lov ! to'r each 'other. ' Prudence wants Cl ve:to,'give hlinself up_to toe ah'feoriltifc and return to; his regiment; but ■ Cliv I: is!■ bilier.i and: disillusioned abobt - tow a r i : Tlofeever, [any further explanati m of j,toe extraordmailly well


Sresents it in fin understandable, form


seeing it. 'It’s a truly great motion plc- B


1 such 1 way :that all will benefft from


screen enter- I'.


EAGLE SQUADRON.” a story of toe men from toe who did not wait for ithetr


5 r = ; ipls." -d“ l


'fJc had.dreamci o f i l ^ thought! o f it ireado&lt.—, neglected bis . sssons for it-tal Watched it th fo o ^ 'l l^


I classroom''■wi4(Io'vVi and now. . He’ d got i t .


His ownl Spirit I / He hadj'worlcdd hard—' even studied., . .


• listened with lis eyes popping, askei^ questions, tra jelled to


■ and back home just j to climb into that co ck p it . . . and now. it wa^ his He had charge J throng!: clouds ■with ii in and out o f


Canada-!—to .Almerica I


j. ■u'.A, • t h e s u t t — •


'enacted : tory would spoil tee haunting beauty o: “TOta Atme All,” :for here is a film t lat ’takes 'a: universal teeme,.


1


he had [climb and looped ii and done );he victory; roll more than ot There were ! Messerschmi ts and ■ Focke "Wulfs that


igd -,' I it—


I


I - would .'fight: ,0;more—r for he had u ider his hand—;the t( ughest, .


the truest. I ■ ■


the nimblest Terror: o f thi: air . His SPITFIRE


'(SEVEN) ■! IL.


Ty: this recipe fo r / f e — it's '


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