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HOLLYWOOD, Callf.—This year's “jdeal beauty” in Hollywood is two inches taller, several inches thiciker, and her traditions] blonde locks have changed to “midnight bive.” “There have been too many blondes for too tong.” _ So said Leroy Prinz as he explain- ““ed yhy he picked Miss Anne Meril (she’s Martha. Merrill back home in ‘Fort Wayhe, Ind.) as the “ideal type" out of 200 dancers. Miss Meril is five — feet five; weighs 11) pounds, and hes a walst measurement of 26 inches, an eight inch ankle — and “midnight “blue” hair. Prine, a director, said the American movie public decided on the changed style in beauty and helped him select Miss Meril. “Ideas of what constitutes a beau- tifal girl change as do standards tn elothing.”, he explained. “I'm not the one to say why, In el- ther case. Rut from the reaction 1 - and other directors get in fon mail from audiences who see the dancers. it's perfectly apparent people are now tired of blondes. ! Miss Meril is a good two Inches tal- ler than what Hollywood regarded as the ideal stature iast yeor. Andien- eos saw to that, too. “We began getting better comment on the looks of our choruses when, more by accident, than anything else, we tried, using taller girls,” Prinz sald. “Apparently what the vast bulk of people want — those who are inter- ested tn a girl's looks, that is — is a taller type. Maybe it's because the race is getting bigger. “From a technical standpoint, at any rate, it ia rare that we find real beauty without stature, A girl who stands around-five feet or five-two, _ may be pretty, but it’s physically {m- possible for her to have much dignl- ty or queentiness. : “She's cute, but she fant impres- sive.” - -- - Growing Old Writes the Sarnia Canadian-Ob- server: The psychologist who said the ‘other day that old age and death is a mere matter of psychology, seems -to be skipping about the edge of sophistry. To claim full credit for ‘modern knowledge which has length- ,ened human life five years in two -@enerations igone— thing, . but to ‘reach from that for a logical con- clusion that life may be prolonged indefinitely by mere psychological ef- fort is something different. This would be comforting to those who de- sire to live to be 200 years old, but before men reach that age tknowledge than merely how to wish for prolonged existence will be neces- sary To fix an arithmetical program by which human life is to be lengthened ‘according to the ratio of the first modern steps is to, invite disappoint- ment, Some time, possibly, men may live to bg much older than in this generation, but when that time ar- itives human beings will be found liv- ing as well as thinking in a manner far from the habits of 1936. Physical death and old age is something more jthan 4 simple matter of psychology. jat least in man’s present tate of knowledge. : Issue No. 25 — ’36 16 = fidnight Blues’ Replacing Filmdom’s Blonde Beauties other | j Amateur Writers May Be Discouraged NEW YORK—Mary Roberts Rhine- hart, the author who is “unhappy when I'm writing, but utterly miser- able when I'm not,” polished off her latest novel recently and than sat back to¢ficure out how many of them she's written, ____ She counted 50. “It seems incredible,” she said, putting aside the manuscript for a new short story. When that’s out of the way, she'll start novel No. 51, she said. A slow writer, Mrs. Rhinehart snid she pours 500,000 words into the firstrdraught of a story (she mukes three), then cuts the final job down to 160,000 words. On some of her beoks she has worked from two to three years. Last week Earnest R. (“Pop*) Has- clwood looked like a good bet agajnst the field. “Bua Transportation,” Me- Gaw-Hill trade journal was tabulating returns in its contest, not to be de- cited until late this year, to discover who is the safest bus driver in the U.S. Owen Meredith of Enid, Okda., drove 976,800 miles without scratch- ing a fender. <Ancel Mistler of Sedalia, Mo., turned up with a no- accident record of 950,000 miles. But “Pop” Haselwood, of Chappel, Neb. in 20 years had driven 1,772,651 miles without 4 “chargeable” accident. Driver Haselwood’s formula: “Drive like the other guy is crazy". “Pop” Haselwood, 44, started out us a.Northwest farmer and lumber- jack, bought a Ford in 1916, put it in tip-top shape, ran a one-man, one-car busline. After two years he sold out, drove for « half-dozen bus companies. Since 1929 he has driven for Omaha's Interstate Transit Lines, now makes the 219-mile run between North Platte, Neh. and Chevenne. Wyo, one way or the other, six days a week. When passing on oncoming he sights the road edge over the radiator cap, gets his righthand tires-on-the brink of the paving. Three times sautomo- biles or trucks have bumped him. In every cnse his bus was standing stock- still. "Pop" is not so called because of his age but because that is a favor- nickname for « stolid driver. There ore five other “Pops” in his division. Most Interstate drivers look like wrestlers because the company’s minimum weight limit is 160 Haselwood is just over the line with 164, He is married, childless, makes $295 per month. The one time he ever drove “like hell” was when a womtn in his bus bore a baby.—From me. 4 2 —_—_—_— Britain Reports Fewer Jobless LONDON — Unemployed in Great Britain on May 25th totalled -1,705,- 042, a decrease of 126,188 in one month, it was announced officially this month. OF COURSE, YOU LIKE YOUR BISCUITS FRESH That's why you'll particularly enjoy C hristio’s light, crisp, Haky Soda Wafers. All Christie's Biscuits are famous for their maintained purity and f wt CROCHETED for making the squa schemes te ‘oronto. Write plain DRESS. MEDALLION Learn to crochet this simple medallion, repent it a number of times, then know the thrill of joini pillow cover, a stunning buffet or di! : mats for your dinner table. Done in String, their beauty and dura- bility will’repay you a hundred-fold. You can use one or three colors to make the square, as you eee Pattern 1198 contains directions quare 0 trations of it and of all stitches neede Send 20 cents in ren or coin to Needlecraft cy ilson Publ y PATTERN NUMBER, your NAME and AD- ” li. r iv i “> PATTERN 1198 rr the squares to make a beautiful resser scarf, or set of lacy place make various articles, illus- material requirements; color oin preferred) for this pat- 3 W. Adelaide St., ing Co., 73 Crops grown in tanks of water, ra- ther than in the time-honored fields of soll, are a decided novelty describ- ed in the new jssuc of a trade journal. “Food Industrica-” Tomatoes yielding at the rate of 217 tons per acre of “tank sutface, as compared with the outdoor field yield of nbout five tons per acre, potatoes at 2,465 bushels “tank acre’ as against 11 bushels per field acre, tebaeco plunts 22 feet high with leaf-quality under full con- trol — these are among the results claimed for the new method. In basie principle, the procedure is said to be nothing new. years, we are told, scientists becn ‘growing plants with their roots in jars of water, to which nutrient minerals have been added in varying amounts for the purpose of laboratory tests. The reader can do it himself, with ne more equipment than a few radish eeds and a tumbler of water with a co of mosquito netting tied loose- ver the top, so that its centre sags and gets wet. a But the idea of doing it on a com- mercial seule with the hope of actual- ly making it pay for fwelf, awaited the pioneering of Dr. Gericke of the University of California, He uses a number of great tanks of concrete or redwood planks, it is explained, Over the topa are wire nettings, on which the seeds are planted in beds of peat moss, excelsior or straw, Their roots grow down into the water. which con- tains fertilizer In solution and which is kept-electricaly heated-te the tem- perature best suited for rapid plant growth, z It is even cinimed to be possible to dispense with sun as well as soil, or at Jeast to supplement the sunlight with electric illumination, for plants cau use this second-hand sunlight as well as the original article, for pur- poses of food manufacture and also growth, — The Quebec Chronicle-Tel- Ib, | esraph Place of Execution Writes the Brantford Expositor— There seems to be considerable ap- proval of the iden that th time has arrived when the death penalty should be inflicted, not in the coms munity where the murder occurred, but at some central place in the provinces, or at the penitentiaries. TLere is a good deal to be said for this view, Uf, after murderers are tried and condemned, they were transferred immediately to the peni- tentiary there to await the tinfe of execution, which could be carried out with as little publicity as possible, it would save a lot of turmoil and curi- osity that invariably accompany ) ngings in small communities. Canadians are quit prencrally nereed that the death penalty for murder {is necessary for the srotec- tion of society and, if this is so, then it should Le imposed in a manner that will disturb the public as little as possible, Splendid Results Are Claimed For Crops Grown in Water Tanks Ontario Barley Situation That Barley is assaming a more important place-in Canadian Agri- culture nnd Canadian industry is evidenced by the fact that a National Barley Committee has been set up and was in session in Toronto recent- lye With these facts in view, the following brief paragraphs from “The Ontario Agricultural Outlook for 1936" should be of special interest mand value to Ontario farmers who are just now laying their plans for this year’s crop production. “The 1935 bartey crop in- Ontario was the largest since 1930 and is estimated at 16,841,000 bushels. In 1984 the production was 14,741,700 bushels. The acreage was increased from 484,900 acres to 523,000 and the yield per acre at 32.2 bushels was 34 bushels higher than in the previous year. The Canadian crop of 83,975,000 bushels is much higher, showing “a gain_of 20,233,000. bushels or 31,7 per cent. over 1934. From the 1985 Canadian crop about 9,250,000 bushels were export- ed to the United States, whereas in the years 1930-35 inclusive the ex- port to this market was negligible. The average price being paid for the 1985 barley crop is 40 cents per bushel}, What is a Farmer A farmer Is: A capitalist that iabors. A’ patriot who is asked to produce at a loss, A man who works eight hours a day twice a day. A man who has every element of nature to combnt every day in the yerr. : A man who is 4 biologist and econ- omist and a lot more ists. Who gives mere and asks icss than nny other human being. Who takes unto himself Mr his own substance and that of’his family, those of his products that other peo- ple will not utilize. Who gives his boys and girls the big cities to infuse red blood into society that is constantly decadent, and whose only salvation is the viri- lity that it draws from rural sections. Who is taxed more and has less re- presentation than any other citizen, to Who sells his products for what) the other fellow cares to pay for them and who buys the other fellow’s products at what the other fellow charges for them. Who js caricntured on the stage and in the daily papers but who can come nearer taking hold of any busi- ness and making it go than any other man alive and in captivity. That's what a farmer is: —St. Petersburg Times. The Army's service at this Camp. Your donation to The Please send cheques to: THE SALVATION ARMY Fresh Air Camp, Jackson’s Point .- (LAKE SIMCOE) For fourteen years hopes have been fenlized and Pesith restored by DISTRIBUTE SUNSHINE Salvation Army Fresh Air Fund will porchase joy and health for under-privileged children. Commissioner John McMillan, 20 Albert St., Toronto Earth Clover and Grass Seeds ‘S Reports from Centra! Ontario in- dicate that most of these seeds have mover from growers to the trade, largely to the local retail trade, Most of the timothy seed in the «St. Lawrence counties has been sold. There stil] remains however, some 350,000 pounds. A fair quantity of timothy is still nvailable in the low- er Ottawa Valley. Growers in south- western Ontario still hold about one- half of the red clover and timothy crops, or 750,000 pounds nnd 2,000,000 pounds respectively, Buying by the wholesale trade has declined owing to large stocks secured already, Most of the alfalfa, alsike, sweet -cloyer and Canadian blue grass has been sold to the trade. It is expected that much of the. timothy seed and per- haps some red clover wil be carried over by. growers to next season. Reports from north-western Ont- ario indicate that there are at least 10,000 pounds of red clover and 15,- 000 pounds of alsike still in growers’ hands nas well as about 75 per cent. of the timothy or approximately 200,- 000 pobnds. Prices being paid growers, per pound, basis No. 1 grades, are: for red clover in Eastern Ontario, 12 to 18¢; in south-western Ontario, 11 to lie: for alfalfa 12 to 16c; and alsike, 16 to I8c: sweet clover, 3 to 5c; timothy, 3 to be; timothy, 3 to 644, and Canadian blue grass, 3% to\4e- Keep Young and Beautiful Is a Woman’s Slogan TORONTO — Let depression do its ~vorst, Toronto women have apparent- ly decided their first duty is to remain young and beautiful, W. P. Smith said re ly. He is a Toronto druggist atteing the Ontario Retail Drug- gis Association convention here. While sales_of virtually-every-other drug store commodity have fallen off in the years of depression, sale of cosnietics has increased steadily since 1929, snid Mr. Smith. “Women might economize on other things but never on cosmetics,” he said, “and not only are they buying more “cosmeties but they insist on the best.” Girdled By Sandwich Of Frigid And Fiery Layers (From the Australian Press Bureau) A startling series of discoveries, following ingenious radio signal ex- periments by Drs. D. F. Martyn and O. O. Pelley at Sydney University, Australia, may revolutionize scien- tists’ views of the condition of the earth’s upper atmosphere. Dr. Martyn has invented a new method of probing the upper air by radfo signals: His method. gives a measure of the amount of elec- trification, the amount of ozone, and the temperature throughout the whole thickness of the upper air, from 22 miles up to 120 mifles. A new type of apparatus has been devised which, unattended, will probe the atmosphere. This robot Sends out signals, catches the echoes, varies the wave-length, and plots all the infor- mation on a tiny chart. Dr. Martyn's first remarkable dis- covery was that of another cold layer lying above the cold strato sphere, recently reached by Picard and other ballonists. Between the two a warm layer is sandwiched. Dr. Martyn’s records show a sec- ond stratosphere above the warm ozone layer. Here the temperatures again dip, reaching a minimum at 50 miles. From there temperatures rise, to end in a torrid zone at 159 miles. In this zone Martyn’s radio re- aiits directly contradict Prof Ap- plettinWho, had the idea that this was Jhot only in Summer. Martyn’s experiments show that the seasonal drop is from 1,800 to “~ohe }-1,000 degrees; that is, that the earth is\cirdied perpetually by a fiery ring of inconceivably rarefied air. Mensuremens of the upper zone show fluctuations exactly correspond- ing to barometric measures on the ground, but ante-dating them. In other words, a weather forecast can be made from these radio probes of the sky. Australian authorities are so im- pressed that modern ozone meas- urers are being installed at the Com- monwealth Weather Bureau, the So- Inr Observatory at Camberra, and-the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The peace of the world would be more secure if governments could get their appropriation bills through without pointing the finger of alarm at their neighbors. a a, COOL MILD TOBACCO Here Is Why We Believe DARWIN A MOST ATIRACTIVE SPECULATION ; FROM THE NORTHERN MINER OF JUNE 4th => Aver, per ton Darwin Grade Good Tons Milled ~...........-. Production ................ y Tonnage ue: * Decidedly better results producer, following Previously much dump rock had been handied. Ist Quar. 4th Quar. All 1936 1936 1935 8,977 2,103 2,103 $61,006 $17,750 $17,750 . $15.56 $8, $8.4 44 are notable at this new necess to underground ore. 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