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^ "^ -'%••, • /5H0llT5fc;Ry IT * • . m. P m 9 « » • A. * •♦ , » -* •- 1^ . m .4. â- ^ ^ *â-  -• « m ^ • % • « » < m. *- ir » Blind Advertisement By EMMIE BELL PORTER The newspaper advertisement read: "WANTED: Sober, reliable man to take complete charge of ad- yertising department of large firm. Must be able to assume full re- sponsibility. College-trained men only need apply." Ted Shane read it over toast and •ggs. "Monal" he exclaimed, "Lis- ttn . . . this is what I've been look- ing for . . ." "Yes, it does sound good," agreed Mona, over his shoulder. Ted reflected. "It isn't that old Todd is a bad sort . . . it's just that he doesn't seem to want to give me full rein, and you know I work better without so much supervision." Mona raised her hand in a dra- matic sweep, "Onward and upward, my lad . . . Let's enter greener fields via this ad . . . let Todd feed hi business to the birds I" Thirty minutes later Ted leaned bacfc. "Read it to me, honey . . . kt'» hear how it sounds." "Dear Sir: If you are looking for a man with initiative, willingness to work and a capacity to handle your advertising, look no further. How- ever, I would have it understood from the beginning that I am to have full charge and not be hinder- ed, swayed or crippled by any supervisor, helper or owner. I am •t present employed but unfortun- ately my present employer is afraid to trust me to stand on my own feet, in fact, I do not believe he fully trusts his own feet. I know what I can do and all I ask is a chance to prove it. Respectfully, Theodore Shane." Mona's eyes glowed. "Oh, Ted, that is a good letter, but is that part bad about your boss not trust- ing you?" Ted's jaw set. "All my cards ar« on the table, honey . . . might ai well let him know where I stand right from the beginning." Kissing Mona goodby, Ted whis- pered, "Keep your fingers crossed for luck, sweet." At four o'clock tliat afternoon the buzzer on Ted's desk impati- ently summoned him into the in- ner sanctum of the Big Boss â€" ^J. Anthony Todd, himself. That illus- trious individual sat stiffly erect, hii halo of steel gray hair bristling excitingly. "Sit down, Shane I" he thundered. "Sit down. I want to talk with you about that Finkle advertising deal. Just how would you handle it?" Ted blinked in surprise. "Why, sir, I would channel it through the mediums of the small retailer for there's not enough valume to inter- est the large concerns." The owner of Todd and Todd nodded in agreement. "Right! That's Just what I've been telling my part- ner should be done! Go ahead with it!" "Thanks 1" agreed Ted. "That should be quite a deal if handled properly." "By the way," inquired Mr. Todd, his eyes twinkling, "just how would you handle the new plastic deal with the Denver people?" Ted outlined in enthusiastic detail the plans he had been longing to put into action. When he had finished, tlie boss looked at him in astonishment. "My boy," he instructed, "Go right ahe^. Call rae in for a conference only if you feel you need moral support." He shifted his weight and > ^^â€" %i > He ushered a dazed but bappy Ted to the •ieor smiled. "Come back tomorrow. We will draw up a new arrangement s well as full anthority iit your de- partment." After he had ushered a dazed but huppy Ted to the door, the head of Todd and Todd drew a letter from his desk. He chortled. "This is really goodl" Adjusting his glasses he read: "My present employer is afraid to trust me to stand on my own feet, in fact I do not believe he fully trusts his own feet.'' Putting the letter back, he smiled- again. "I guess young Shane will always wonder why he never re- .ceivcd an answer to that letter. It 1 as a good thing I made that ad- Tc iscmcnt a blind one, othA'wise I . might have never discovered what a tip-top advertising fireball 1 had right here all along!" Veteran Fights â€" And â€" Wins â€" His Toughest Campaign â€" During World War II, Jack Jacobson was wounded by shrapnel in Europe. He became a clisabled veteran, paralyzed from the breast- bone down. But, quite naturally, he wanted to get around, so went to the Institute for Crippled and Disabled Veterans where â€" as these pictures show, he was taught how to overcome his disability. Above, left, a therapist puts him through his paces on the parallel bars, to develop his arms so they can handle crutches. Gradually he advanced until now, he could walk down stairs. VUiO'GOES ON IN THE VOfiLD Norman Blair Socialism And Corruption Great^ftritain The United Kingdom has had a little over six months experience with the new National Health Aft â€"and opinions are sharply divided alto hovjr'it is working out. Although the expenditure for medical and dental services was budgeted at around S20 million dollars for the first nine montiis, it is freely admitted that the cost will be much more than that â€" probably closer to 800 million. And out of this vast amount, the British professional men, who have to do the actual work, are complaining of getting an unfair cut. The doc- tors' first quarterly payment from the health service was disappoint- ingly low, and what is even more serious to them, is the loss of a high proportion of their private patients, who have gone over to the health scheme. But whatever the doctors and dentists may say the British popu- lation, in general, has accepted the Health Act with entliusiasm. With winter weather setting in the doctors were overwh'med. People with imaginary diseases as well as those with slight colds â€" for which in the -past they wouldn't have troubled a doctor â€" flooded the offices. The stage and radio humorists are having a field day poking fun at the health Act. One popular bit of doggerel has a verse which runs, "Oh to be in England, Where pills are running free â€" Help yourself to wooden legs, Ne'er a penny fee." „ Nor are wooden legs the only things provided by the free service. Bald folks, both made and female, are getting wigs free of charge and the two dozen wigmakers engaged in the health plan estimate that demands may reach as high as 100,000 such pate-coverings per year. At $40 apiece, the Government should have an annual bill of 8 milUon dollars â€" as each applicant gets a spare. Other articles in which the supply has not caught up with the demand include spectacles, false tcetli, hearing aids, electric wheel chairs and trusses. The almost 9,000 dentists working in the plan arc so busy tliat some have put out signs "No new patients for a year." Although tliere i.s some doubt as to wlieher the Act actually contem- plated such supplies, people have been demanding â€" and getting â€" such things as headache remedies, simple laxatives and the like. One woman got as many as 500 cascara tablets â€" and a druggist tells of an- other who tried to get a free bottle of hair shampoo. Inspired both by dissatisfaction with present conditions, and fear of what the future may bring, angry doctors are making an effort to raHy support for a pliysiclaws' strike. As one medical man puts it, "The alternative to a Ministry refusal to give adequate living facilities to men who have spent â-  a lot of time and expense in acquir- ing their skill seems to be a whole- sale resignation from the Health Plan and a return to private prac tice â€" or emigration." Meanwhile, the Health Plai speeds on it» more or less merry way. Italy Russian propagandists, for some time back, have been making great efforts to win the people of Italy over to the "beauties" of Commun- ism. But the Kremlin variety of propaganda has been very clumsy indeed, and so far as can discerned, completely unsuccessful with the rank and file of ItaHans. In Rome there are at least three Russian libraries, with still more in other parts of the country. But all ,the books and magazines are in the Russian language, and so un- intelligible to more than one or two per cent of the population. More than that, those using such libraries have their credentials scanned very carefully, with the result that very few people bother to use them at all. Russian films, which are rented out on. a commercial basis, have had almost as Httle success. Most of them are in Russian, and on one occasion at least the Soviet repre- sentative in charge of the showing admitted that audience reaction â€" especially in the smalltr places â€" was downright hostile -ar- at best, simply indiflfefent. Germany The worst season for fog and overcast skies in the Berlin district is around the end of December, and it is no secret that the onlook- ers in the Kremlin were expecting such conditions to cripple seriously the Allied air-lift or even, perhaps, wreck it altogether. But their hopes proved ground- less. Allied planes somehow man- aged to keep Western Berlin going and \^hen, with the New Year, the annual fog season drew to a close. Western air power stepped up its efforts against cold and hunger in the blockaded city. , An allied pilot, early in January, flew into Berlin with the hundred- thousandth cargo for the city, while Allied ofli,cer8 in charge of the operation were making plans to up the daily arrivals to an aver- age of 8000 tons â€" this being almost four times the minimum subsist- ence level for the Western Berlin. riie whole Air Lift business has been a truly remarkable achieve- ment â€" one that has probably done more to astound the Russians, and to put them into a more receptive frame of mind tcnvard settlement of the Berlin question than any- Uiing else could possibly have done. British and American pilots, who made the operation possible, deserve the thanks of the whole worldâ€" and, more especially, the thanks of tlie people of Western Ciermany. But whether thej' will The current investigation into allegations of fraud among high officials of Britain's Board of Trade has a shocking effect perhaps out of proportion to the corruption that may be involved. British government services have for so long enjoyed a reputation for high-caUbre integrity that people are reluctant to believe the men who head them are susceptible to the blandishments of sliclc lobby- ists or string-pullers who peddle remunerative directorships, expen- sive gifts and lavish hospitality for "value received." The "value received" appears to have been favorable decisions made by Board of Trade officials, the wangling of special privileges and all the other under-the-table deals invariably associated with govern- ment graft. During the last war, there was remarkably little of this sort of thing uncovered in Britain, Canada and the United States; and there is every reason to believe that little of it went on.' But it is perhaps not so surpris- ing, after the first shock wears off, to see it happening in postwar Bri- tain where, under a Socialist govern- ment, politicians and civil servants have retained wide arbitrary powers; where they can make or break, help or hurt businesses by their decision about the granting or with- holding of a permit, the allocation of materials, and so on says The Financial Post. Socialism in postwar Britain, with its more stringent control, its super- regimentation (in quintuplicate), its burdensome supervision from morn- ing to night, from cradle to grave, has created the atmosphere and attitude that may smother all public virtue. Britons have been made into bootleggers, spivs and black market- ers. Every new regulation has brgught with it the search for « loophole; every new control is ac- companied by a platoon of "fixers" who know how (and the price) to get around it. Such regimentation invites corruption; some will always pay for fast passage through the bogs of officious officialdom. Canadian and other visitors to Britain are almost always appalled at the extent to which influence and favoritism has become rampant. There is no reason at present to believe the current inquiry has done more than lift the lid of the scandal yet to be uncovered, or will end the system that has allowed it to grow and flourish. Knew Better A woman leafing through Dorothy Parker's "Enough Rope," at the Public Library found this remark pencilled in a feminine hand under the crack about ftien seldom making passes at girls who wear glasses: "That's what SHE thinks!" - receive the latter â€" that's quite an- other matter as the Western Ger- mans are apparently too angry over what has happened in the Ruhr to be grateful to anyone â€" even those who kept tliem from starvation. THEPAEM FRONT Good news for a lot of farmers is found in a recent report that Red Clover seed production in Canada in 1948 was the biggest in at least 20 years. This record crop is largely attributed to production in Ontario where over seven million pounds were produced. The Dominion crop â€" around eleven and a half million pounds â€" is more than double that of 1947. * « * In normal times Canada's sur- plus of Red Clover seed â€" recog- nized everywhere for its quality and hardiness â€" is exported to the United Kingdom and some West- ern European countries. But import restrictions caused by exchange difficulties are likely to limit such exports. So with plenty of top quality Red Clover seed available. at fair prices, many more farmera than have done so in the past should take advantage of the op- portunity to make greater use of this highly valuable legume crop. ' " » * * So many people â€" both those al- ready on farms and also those who dream of retiring from city life and "Taking it easy" â€" think of goini; into poultry raising on a commer- cial scale, that perhaps a few hints from an acknowledged expert might not be out of the way. For while there's money to be made in poultry, there's also a chance for severe loss, if gone into in a hap- hazard manner. * « * The proper place for locating a commercial poultry farm is near a medium or large city, where the products will be used. Markets should not be more than ten miles away at the outside, and roads should be good. * * * Electricity and a pressure water system are essential. Sandy soil, that is well drained, is most desir- able. The amount of land avail- able can vary from one to ten acres. * * * Chicks for future layers should be obtained from a reliable breed- er-hatchery â€" one that can supply disease-free stock from well-bred flocks, and which you can depend on in the matter of filling orders on time. Naturally â€" as in other purchases â€" you should expect to pay a reasonable price for such chicks, and not expect to get them "at a bargain." * * * Unless you have plenty of both experience and capital, it Is best not to start on a full-scale pro- gram, but to begin moderately and build for the future. To be econ- omical, start with a flock of not less than 2d0 hens â€" which might go as high as 500 if you are sure you can handle such a number. » » » Breed or breeds? Well, that'* pretty much up to the individual, but White Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, Austra-White and ited Leg- iiorns are probably the most popu- lar, although many have had good results from some of the cross- bred strains. Layers should b« housed ilk one long house, either 20 or 24 feet in width. Each leg- horn hen should have .i square feet of floor space â€" heavier hens three and a half square feet. » • » Layers should be confined to the house at all times, and those with small acreages of land will also do well to raise their replacement pullets in confinement. Those with plenty of land will possibly allow their pullets to range from the , time they are around two and a half months old until they start laying at 5 or 6 months. * « * Because of over-enthusiasm a beginner at the business is quite likely to overestimate his income and not take into consideration all costs. Anyone just startiuK out would be well advised to pay a visit to some established producer and take notes under three head- ings fixed investmentsâ€" -operatingf costs â€" and income. * * * From the very beginning make out a budget and don't miss put- •,â-  ting down a single item, but make '• it as complete as possible. "Fixed t investment" should include land, ,• buildings, equipment, stock on hand and feed on hand. Your â- . "operating costs" should include ' feed, hired labor, building repairs, medicines and vaccines, equipment repairs, litter, water, electricity, egg cases, also taxes and interest on your investment. ♦ « * Under "income" should be in- cluded sales of eggs, sales of cull hens, fryers, feed bags, manure â€" :â-  also whatever products you use in .' your own home. Such a budget, H 'â-  properly started and kept strictly up to date, will give you a complets picture of the operation â€" also add very materially to your chances ol success in such an undertaking. • * • Which should be about enough for one session â€" except to pass along the very ancient one about the city man who asked the ' farmer how far it was to Oshawa, "Well, . replied the farmer, "th« way you're heading, I figure It would be around 24,992 miles. But tf you turn around, it's only about seven." Paralyied From Breastbone Down, Now Drives Carâ€" lack i Jacobson, disabled by sharpnel in Europe, after special therapy i now uses crutches to walk to his hand-controlled car. It took j 18 months of hard work, but he's now physically independent. ' JITTER By Arthur Pointer