Getting Ahead in the Crow Worldâ€" lllackii li , I ten Ici.dii.-, a lift of ease ever since he l)e- canu a favorite household jjct three months ;i{,'(). The other pets in the home â€" two dogs and three catsâ€" pot the "bird" and resent takinf,' a back seat to the crow in their mistress' affections. No open conflict is in si;.'lit. however, as cvider.ced here- l)y Rlackie sliarinf^ a snack with Tootsic. CHRONICLES OF GINGER FARM â€" By "wendoljne P. Clarke = It is Monday and N'iccc Joy has just left to catch the early morning bus on the first lap of htr journey to New Brunswick where she will presently be work- ing with the V.O.N. And almost everyone says to her "Why in the name of wonder arc you go- ing to New Brunswick?" Sounds like the end of the world. <lccsn't it? It is tw<' \v((ks now since. our niece arrivnl an<l in all thai time â€"and for a week before â€" wc have not had so much as one cool day. But even a! that wc have been fortunate as the severe storms that havi struck other districts have not hit us at all. True, one storm last week was a little noisy but I haven't heard that it did any damage. No, the worst wc have had to contend with has been heat and humidity â€" and that's plenty! In this welter of heat there was one night howcvtr when we were really cool and comfortable That was the night we went to Niagara. Daughter and her two cousins were staying there for a couple of days and for the sake of the drive Partner. Bob and I went down to bring two of them home. Of course we stayed to sec the illuminations which none of us had seen be- fore â€" and whicli, incidentally, I don't mind if I never see again. When several lights in different colours were played on the Tails at the same time it was so arti- ficial all it did was remind ine of â-¼tlvet draped over stands on a dry goods counter. Hut I did think it was lovely when ordinary beams oi white lights were thrown over the entire Falls, it showed them up to perfection, not unnatural at all but more as if the falling water was caught in silver moonbeams. t- * » Well, it looks as if it is Exhi- bition time again and from the crowds that are attending it one would think that half the people in the province were waiting at the gates to get in. Bob and niece- Joy were there on the opening fby and John was there Saturday night but Partner and 1 have not yet made up our minds whether we want to go or not. Certainly the weather will have to change before wc can make the grade â€" anyway I guess the "Ex" will carry on all right without us. That being so there is no need to make hard work out ot pleas- ure. Moreover from what Bob tells us a day at the "Ex" is a pretty expensive outing this year. Other years, when tired of wan- dering, it was always a joy and a relief to sit down quietlj' and listen to the band. Now the chairs arc roped off and one must pay .^ quarter for the privilege of sit- ting. In fact any added attrac- tion, other than advertising, must be paid for, and it costs two dol- lars to drive in with your car. • « * Rut then these e.stra charges arc not surprising if one stops to think of all the construction work and remodelling that has been go- ing on since the war. Remember what it costs at home to even build a new chicken-coop, then look at all the lumber that has been used for sealing accommoda- tion along the water front, to say nothing of what will be needed for the grandstand, and wc can understand pretty well why the prices have jumped. Somebody has to pay and since it is the pub- lic who wants the exhibition it is naturally the public that foots the billâ€" but to what extent depends on the individual. Glory be â€" the weather-man has just predicted cooler weather for tomorrow! I feel better already. Missus! Missus! 'I he iitd jniDur was iitakmij /li.f will: "I leiivc till my brass, house aitd stocks to my wife," lie said. "Your -ivifc's mimcf" queried the lawyer. The farmer thvuijhl hard, hut had to admit he cuuldii't reiiicinber. "Well, shout upstairs as if you 7vere ealliity her," suyijcslid the lawyer. The farmer hobbled to the door, "pelted it, and roared: Missus! Missus!" U. S. WLB Member I IslAlultvilplElRfsl IpIoI t InIVI « HORIZONTAL 1 Pictured U. S. War Labor Board mem- . bcr, 9 Native metal 10 Either ilBorn' â- ^'swt/. J2 Explosive 14 Part of harness ' * â- 16 Sea eagle Exist ^ Vâ€" ^- â- MoflSiirc of area 21 Upon 23 Witticism 24 Sodium (symbol) 25 Near 26 Print measure 20 South America (.ib.) 29 Be vanquished 31 Domesticated 33 Sea food 36 Sensible 39 Calcium (symljol) 40 Each (ab.) 41 Mo.Tsurc of cloth 42 Myself .44Proviilr v.ilh 40'rn%l«ird 48ThotTilJni,' 49 Everprefn 50 Afternoon parlies 52Chc.ssmsn 55 Skin opcniPK "<} Mer.dov/ T Musical note 59 Writing implement 60 He is a mem- w^ beroftheU.S. â- * War i3w?MMEjf5iaii â- niHii';' =ia Haii'SSjraisiHBa'saGia VERTICAL 1 Capital of - Italy 2 Eye «•.».,«_ 3 Exist. '.i Fish eggs 5Thr6e' -^,. (prefix) 6 Any 7 Golf device 8 Duration of office 12 Forbid 13 Verbal 14 Railroad (ab.) 15 Negative 17 Organ of 5 smell leCiecH letter 56 Dined ' 22 Seine .25^ike,.. .. 27 Mother 30 Kimono sash 32 Male 33 Transpor- tation fee 34 Southeast (ab.) 3,')Cliapcau 36 Arrange table 37 Aluminum (symbol) 38 Prince 39 Feline'' 43 Before 45 Public walk 47 Opera (ab.) 48 Within 49 Enamored 51 Ocean 53 Arrive (ab.) 54 Spider's nest 55 By 57 Bachelor of Arts (ab.) 50 Father That Little Beetle Can Haul Big Load A French scientist who once set out to measure thc' strength of in- sects determined that a beetle can draw 40 times its own weight. That means, according to Coronet, that if a beetle were the size of a cart horse and its strength proportion- ately as great, it could haul some- thing like 100,000 pounds. The pyramids are only about 450 feet high, and thc highest building in the world is 1,2.S0, a little more than 200 times thc height of a six- foot man, but â€" ihe termite nests of Africa arc a thousand limes the height of thc little insects that build them. The maggot of a little black fly has been seen to jump out of a box four inches deep. If a man could jump like that, he would be able to leap to the roof of an eight- storey tmilding without a running start. The fleti does better. It can jump 200 times ils own length, which for a man would lie more than a thousand feet. Surest Method "Did you order your silverware by tiittil!"' asked tlie first recent bride. "Well," replied the other. "/ sent out si.vty-fhic wedding im'itaticns to out-of-town relatii'es, if that's what you mean." Some Good Drivers Don*t Observe Rules Of Safe Driving Who causes the majority of ac- cidents â€" wild, reckless, drunken drivers? Not according to Arthur Rowan, in charge of the accident recording division of thc Ontario Department of Highways, who explained that "motorists who consider themselves good drivers because they have never had an accident and assume they never will have one, contribute greatly to the volume of highway traffic accidents." Referring to interviews he had had with hundreds of motorists involved in accidents, Mr. Rowan said that practically all consider- ed themselves good drivers. They told him their accidents happened when they were driving in the same manner as they had time and time again without mishap. But investigation proved they were .not observing the rules of safe driving. Rather than "carelessness" which he said was a catch-all term, Mr. Rowan attributed the basic cause of most car accidents to inattention, poor judgment, and lack of understanding of the retiuiremcnts of safe driving and safe walking. He thought that one of thc most important rules (or safe driving was to anticipate danger in time to be prepared for it. For insiance, it was a safe practise, he explaine 1, to .slow down before reaching an intersection, by tak- ing the foot off the gas and plac- ing it in position on the bralte pedal. This reduced the "re-action time" in event of an emergency. He also advised adopting the habit of slowing down when passing parked cars, as many ac- cidents were caused by pedes- trians stepping without warning into the path of a moving vehicle. Finally, all drivers should know thoroughly and should observe at all times the traffic rules and regulations. Record "Fall" The Central Air Club of Soviet Russia announced that a new So- viet parachute jump record of 11,200 meters (about 36,960 feet) was establshed by Lieut. Col. V. G. Romanyuk. The announcement said that Colonel Romanyuk, who has made 1,576 jumps, was in the air 18 minutes and 40 seconds during the drop. LIFE'S LIKE THAT By Fred Neher There's Something in the Air I Ablaze -with colour, clothed in the glory of their Autumn verdure, the age-old Laurentians bid you â- welcome. And in this wondrous setting, nestles one of Canada's most distinguished year- 'round resort hotels, the Chantecler, situated on its private 400 acre estate. Luxurious accommodationâ€" accepted leadership in service and cuisine^ S«« your local Trovel ogent or writ« for booklet, rotes ond full information. Year-'roatid Resort Hotel, STE.ADEIEENHAUT P.O., CANADA YOU DON'T NEED YOUR CAR I Only 45 miles north of Montreal by car, rail or bus â- •.> * 'Her father's a contractor and we're offering sealc< bids for her hand." Resort Tragedy Averfed As S-Year-Old Boy Rescues Friend WINS DOW AWARD â- u 4 GERARD HOGUE OFSTE.ANNEDULAC,QUE., saves older boy from drowning Ote. Anne du Lac, a summer resort about 250 miles from Montreal, was the scene of a near-tragedy one day a few weeks ago. Several youngsters were enjoying 8 swim in Ste. Anne I^ke when suddenly some- one on the nearby pier shouted, pointing to one of the swimmers who was thrashing about in the water â€" obviously in trouble. SWIMMER SUFFERS CRAMPS Floundering he4plessly was 16- year-old Jean-Marc Daoust, un- able to swim because of severe cramps. Then, as spectators gasped, he disappeared under the surface, with one arm only staying above the water. Young Gerard Hogue, another swimmer, sped to the drowning youth's assistance with strong, fast strokes. The victim, how- ever, was panic-stricken . . . and it wasn't until, Hogue had spent nearly all his own strength that he was able to subdue the older boy and bring him safely to shore. After IS minutes of artificial respiration, Daoust re- gained consciousness, HEROISM RECOGNIZED The gallantry and presence of mind displayed by 9-J'ear»old Gerard Hogue of Ste. Anne du Lac, Quebec, are worthy of great praise. We are proud to honour this young hero through the presentation of The Dow Award. THE DOW AWARD is a citntioti for outstanding hero- utn and incluJej, as a tangible txprcssiori of at>preciatwn, a iioo Citntida Savings Bond. Winiifr.i are seleitcd b\ the Vow Aii'iini Coinmiiiec, a group p/ editors of leading CuTKiiiian ilail\ neu'if^{^s. f The gallant young rescuer sped through the water as he saw the drowning boy disappearing beneath the surface. < Almost exhausted, Hogue brought the limp form of his friend to the edge of the pier. Both were helped by a spectator. :: 4 4 4