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There are, however, three rules for good manners which apply irrespective of the passing of time. The first is that one should so act as to retain one‘s own selfâ€"respect. Anâ€" other is that one should so act as to retain To hand is an etiquette book of 1898 which indicates that some people were shakâ€" ing their heads at that time, too, and the book makes the following sensible comment: "It has been said that ‘manners have grievâ€" ously deteriorated with the present generaâ€" tion.‘ Perhaps it is so, but similar comâ€" plaints have been uttered over every sucâ€" cessive generation. Change of manners and habits are inevitable, but do not necessarily imply deterioration." She does not expect to be treated as the girl of 1845 was treated. Manners change. They not only change with the passing of time, but vary in different countries. There have been times and places where deep salaams were considerd a lady‘s due; or the kissing of her hand. And nonâ€"observance of the currently fashionable manners has been denounced by the oldsters of one generation after another. The modern girl is different in many ways. Physically â€"different. Wears shoes that fit her (sometimes with too high heels) ; dresses comfortably (in summer more so than men) ; exercises; does not take pride in being delicate. All these are improvements. It is natural that the young men of 1945 should treat this different girl differently. She is more of a pal than the girl of bygone days. Less fragile. If one may venture to say so, less of a sham. Some of them used to faint and require smelling salts, too â€" in part, no doubt, beâ€" cause the "waistâ€"binding" of those days was as absurdly overdone as "footâ€"binding" was in China. "The poor heathen Chinese" were laughed at for constricting one part of the body by the enlightened white ladies who constricted another and more vital part of it. And some of them the feet, too. But let us approach this admittedly deliâ€" cate question from the standpoint that a thing is not necessarily wrong because it is new or different; that the manners of one generation are not necessarily bad because they differ from the: manners of previous generations; that shorts are not necessarily to be condemned because young ladies used to show only their ankles; and that a strong, ableâ€"bodied modern girl who has been workâ€" ing in a munitions factory does not expect to be "handed in" to her car just because the young ladies of other days used to be handed in to their carriages. 0 TEMPORA! 0O MORES! The Guelph Mercury has a grievance: ty "" â€"â€"â€" his own mystic symbol of conclusion â€"â€"â€" and the strange history of man will be complete. In the beginning he chiselled in livâ€" ing rock the news of the first dawns of promâ€" ise. In the great ending,, he will write "thirâ€" He is everywhere. His perception, his intelligence, enâ€" compass all men, all things. His eye scans the earth, surveying its tragedies and comeâ€" dies, its men of wealth and of poverty. TO THE REPORTER: "It is noticeable that no longer do young men tip their hats to young ladies. And when a young man calls at a young Jlady‘s home nowadays, to take her for a ride in his car, he whistles for her or honks the horn. He does not get out and assist the girl to get into the car. The fact is, that girls and women are becoming masculine, and the men folks feel under no obliâ€" gation to be particularly polite to them. That is not as it should be." m Frank Fairborn, Ir. a o â€"10IGI.R.2!ts!.E 2029\ 25.2.5\5 3 m True independence is never afraid of appearâ€" ing dependent, and true dependence leads always to the most perfect independence. Issued every Thursday from office of publiâ€" cation, Main and Oak Sts., Grimsby, by TWO Subscriptionâ€"$2.00 per year in Canada ar per year in United States, payable ; in advance. |RIR..IEC!IE!E..E!%!.E!9\9.=.9.5.5\5503 The Grimsby Independent FACTS & FANCIES LIVINGSTON and LAWSON, Publishers Member Canadian Weekly Newspaper Association. "Lincoln County‘s Leading Weekly" Established 1885 Telephone 36 Nights, Sundays, Holidays, 539 J. ORLON LIVINGSTON, Editor â€"Franklin D. Roosevelt. anada and $2.50 Jan. 23rd, 1945. Baldwin Long Island and Fonthill, Ontario. Having spent winters in Florida many persons in Grimsby have become familiar with the Mockingâ€" bird, whose fame has spread all over the world beâ€" cause of the enchanting quality of its song. ‘There are no doubt a few residents of the district who would be interested in seeing the skin of this recent birdâ€"visitor, mounted and enclosed in a glass case, but many more would be thrilled to read, when the countryside, is covered with blossoms, "A Mockingâ€" bird Sings in Grimsby." During the winter of 1931â€"1932 one was freâ€" quently seen on the grounds of the Horticultural Experimental Farm at Jordan Station, (Canadian Fieldâ€"Naturalist, Nov. 1936), This Mockingbird eviâ€" dently attracted considerable attention. It was visitâ€" ed, not only by the local bird students, but by a party from the Bodie Club of Toronto. The Eastern Mockingbird is not quite as rare in the Niagara Peninsula as reported in the article which appeared in your paper on January 18th. There ha.v\e been several reliable records but none of these beautiful visitors met with such violence as the bird which crashed into a window and while tryâ€" ing to recover was killed by a boy‘s BBâ€"gun. A pair of Mockingbirds, observed by Mr. Thom%s Mcllwraith, spent the summer of 1883 near Hamilton (Canadian Birds by Montague Chamberâ€" lain.) One was recorded at McNab in Lincoln Counâ€" ty on May 12th, 1928. (Auk. 1980). The Grimsby Independent, Grimsby, Ontario. To the Editor: Letters to the Editor I was much interested, but also grieved to read in the Independent, the short history of the Mockâ€" ing ‘bird which visited Grimsby on January 6th. When people‘s prosperity increases, they should ask how permanent those gains will be, and use the increased money with a view to future needs. The great majority have probably. done so, but a good many found their yearnings for pleasures and comforts so increased, that they have spent more money than was pruâ€" dent under the cireumstances. As these earnings will probably fall off when the war boom ends, it would seem good judgment to put a large share of those inâ€" creased earnings into Victory bonds. EARNINGS AND YEARNINGS A newspaper philosopher remarks that one trouble with many people is that as their earnings increase their yearnings grow still faster. A great number of people through the war boom have earned more money than ever before. The people who do find time in their busy lives to maintain the church going habit, are well rewarded by the inspiring messages there delivered, and the beauty of the servâ€" ice of worship. ; The amount of money raised for church work is probably a good deal more than ever before, which shows that the community values this form of activity very highly. The church has to compete with more activities than formerly. People‘s time is more taken‘up with these activities, and the many recreations and pleasures that are ofâ€" fered them. CHURCH GOING HABIT f It is sometimes complained that people do not go to church in the same numbers they used to in the "good old days." A newsâ€" paper writer remarks that in those good old days there were not so many things to do nor so many interesting places to go to. And a secret: A little of what might be called "oldâ€"fashioned gallantry" is not unapâ€" preciated by the modern girl. She may not want to be helped into a car or helped on to a pedestal, for that matter, but she does like a little deference shown in the right way and at the right moment. She deserves it. LETTERS TO EDITORâ€" . Young people have a cornroast and slash neighboring trees to get firewood.. "Destrucâ€" tion is bad manners‘" should be a maxim taught in the public schools. What about the young people who scatâ€" ter all sorts of rubbish around them when they use the boats or the railway cars? That is due to bad manners. People picnic by the roadside and leave papers, cardboard and bottles on the grass. There is a mania for breaking bottles. be said for his manners ]o;hwis“é(;n“;iaeration. We agree with the Mercury on that. The young man who honks his horn from the eurb to summon his loved one to his side is a noisy nuisance, and not much is to If, for example at a time when it was considered immodest to uncover the body, a girl had appeared in public in the dress or lack of it which is worn now at summer reâ€" sorts, she would have cheapened herself, lost the respect ofâ€"those who saw her, ‘and disâ€" tressed her own people. She would be equalâ€" ly at fault today if she went to business in such a costume; is, some say, a little at fault, when she walks the streets of summer resort towns thus unclothed. the respect of others. The third is that one should avoid doing that which gives pain to others, or inconveniences them. THE MOCKING BIRD T HE _ _GRIMSEY INDEPEN.DEN T Gertrude Pettit Selby. Women spend millions of dollars today in their quest for beauty. But the old Egyptions had about everything that you can find in a modern beauty shop. Nail and toenail paint was common. © Cleoâ€" patra would no more have greeted Mark Anthony without her "war paint" on than would a modern girl keep a date with her boy friend without a last glance at a mirror. The glamorous queen rouged her cheeks with a perfumed paste that had oxide of iron as a base. The same base is used in rouge toâ€" day. She plucked and darkened her eyebrows and darkened her lashes. She used lip rouge, and touchâ€" ed up her eyelids to add mystery to her beauty. She theâ€"man with a thousand wives was right. The book, recently published by Funk & Wagnalls Co., reveals that the ancients were not so ‘benighted as we have believed, and that a lot of things we look on as blessingsâ€"or cursesâ€"of our civilization have been known for centuries. It was Solomon who said "There is nothing new under the sun," and Wilfred J. Funk, in the book, "So You Think It‘s New," has set out to prove that ASHIONABLE ladies painted their fingernails Fand tonenails brilliant shades of red in Cleoâ€" patra‘s time. Grecian beauties mobbed the barber just before the Olympic games to get the latest style haircut. Slot machines were invented in the time of Christ. a Frank Fairborn, Jr. E m a !.n.!ll[-lll!-]IUl|||Il]lIi.H!I-IIII-HII-I|Il.IHI-IllI.]III.iIH.IIII-IHl-IIII.!IIIE EIIH.HH-N]IIll.'!lillI-HHIHHIlIiIlNHIIIIIIIIIIIHHIHHIHHflHIl!IINIHHIQ ‘WAY BACK WHEN (b) sovereignty of their existence and development and equality in the family of free nations; and (c) that safty of the individual is preserved in every sovereign state. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the proper Department of the Dominion Government. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all Canadians of whatever racial origin, stand shoulder to shoulder in the present ‘struggle, until total victory is achieved and safety of Canada and our way of life are permanâ€" ently secured. accorded :â€" 7.â€"That we are deeply concerned that in the present international disputes and conflicting claims to the Ukrainian territories in Europe the will of the inhabitants of these territories is totally disregarded as being of no significance or consequence contrary to the declarations repeatedly made by Western democracies. 8.â€"That whatever reâ€"arrangement in Europe is made as a result of the present war, in order to give a reasonable hope for a permanent peace and safety of Canada, must be based on natural justice, recognition that all peoples in Europe, including Ukrainians, are entitled and must be $ 0 00 ce es se s e ie Covie MR io o OOR RRTTOTNUE ELCCAE COCHOUCEPCCSOEEE UBL= velopment, never dies. 6.â€"That the Ukrainians in Europe during several generations, under adverse conditions, retained their identity, developed their national consciousness and culture, steadfastly maintained their claim for freedom and independence, and on the 22nd day of January, 1918, and 1919, when they had an opportunity of expressing their will freely, gave unequivocal expression to their aspirations and determination for free development as an independent sovereign state, uniting all the Ukrainian territories in one entity. iâ€"â€"inat the Ukraiman territory in Europe, with her exceptional natural resources and a population of over 45,000,000, though conscious of their separate national unity and identity, by reason of a persistent policy of their neighbours to keep them divided and /or submerged, is one of the major sources of trouble in Europe, and the direct cause of the present war, and the present dispute of international importance. 1.1â€"That Canada will never be safe until a permanent peace is established in Europe. 2â€"That such peace can only be established on natural justice, freedom, and equal rights of all peoples and safety of all individuals. 3.â€"That whilé the German war machine has been the immediate cause of the series of European wars, including the present struggle, the arrogant aspirations of the German people for world domination, have been made possible as a result of a fertile field for dissatisfaction, and the feelâ€" ing of frustration in many peoples in the very heart of Europe, whose asâ€" pirations for free development and equal treatment in the family of Soverâ€" eign nations have been totally disregarded and for temporary convenience, sacrificed. MPCD Oe e ine oatatinet pneiats itb e aliiaiirata ie ie Prt atr it «Aniphd T remove the very source of this ever reâ€"occurring cause of trouble sure a lasting peace, AND WHEREAS the order in Europe has been founde aged and maintained on division of territories, creation of sph« fluences, formation of everâ€"changing and conflicting alliances of â€" convenience, based on force and building up of power, in total di natural justice and everâ€"lasting craving for freedom and equality ples, and safety of all individnuale Â¥HLhELAS within the last thirty years Canada found herself forced twice into the War of European origin, exhausting her resources and manpower, in order to check worldâ€"wide conflagration threatening our own existence, > AND WHEREAS for her own safety, Canada owes it to herself, her fighting men and women, and the safety of her future generations, to romnva kh alaenunsade tw es â€" She rode in sleighs with jingly bells On roads just piled with snow. The world was such a lovely place "‘Bout fifty years ago! she lived ‘beside the biggest woods, With wild things everywhere. They used to hear the wolves at night And once she saw a bear. I love to have my Grandma tell Me tales of long ago; She really had the nicest times Of any one I know. UKRAINIAN CANADIAN COMMITTEE: JEFIM OMELCHENKO, Chairman. J. MORUSCHAK, Secretary PASSED AT Grimsby, Ont., this 21st day of January, A.D. 1945 UKRAINIAN CANADIAN COMMITTEE (a) (b) WHEREAS within the last Se â€"That th(_e Ukrainian territory in C RpCOnNE ied rvelacint nsmb se ainimise tb daisnt dasiaiain Adislsicmi hnd That the craving and determination for free existence and deâ€" RESOLUTION unity of their territories; y be established on natural justice, s and safety of all individuals. var machine has been the immediate , including the present struggle, the Today "unbreakable glass" is made, but it realâ€" ly isn‘t unbreakable. Sheet of glass are laminated together with a liquid that keeps the glass from shattering, but not from breaking and cracking. But the Romans, in 34 A.D., had the real thing. Its inventor brought a glass cup to Emperor Tiberius. To the astonishment of the ruler the glassblower hurled the cup to the floor. It bounced and had a dent in it, but didn‘t break or crack. The glassâ€" blower then took a hammer and pounded the dent out.. Tiberius feared that such a glass would become more valuable than gold, and as Tiberius had much more gold than glass, he ordered the glassblower executed so his secret would die with him. The first slot machine was invented by Hero, of Alexandria. But unlike the slot machine of today, it was strictly legitimate, having been built to vend holy water. Even the machine gun, in another form, was invented 2,000 years ago,. It was a contraption which, when a crank was turned, fed arrows to a large bow, drew ‘back the cords, and released them far faster than any archer could. Helen of Troy‘s bathtub was so like ours that a picture of the old tub could be used in a modern advertisement. Nero, who incidentally didn‘t fiddle while Rome burned, had an elevator in his palace which carried him 120 feet up to the top story. India had a process for making artificial ice so many thousands of years ago that its beginning is lost in the mists of antiquity. ‘They utilized the chill produced by rapid evaporation to freeze tHeir ice. And glass eyes were Christ. Even our rackets are o. was kidnapped when he ws and held for $25,000 ransom wore high heels, sometimes, and the same kind of sandals you see in the shoe stores now. If the Egypâ€" tian woman‘s face became a bit too wrinkled, she visited a plastic surgeon and had it lifted. And both Greek and Egyptian inscriptions show that the bobâ€" bed hair fad was prevalent then as now. Galen, the famous Grecoâ€"Roman chemist, invented cold cream seventeen centuries ago. Mother can‘t flare up an‘ leave like ‘a hired girl. has been founded, encourâ€" Thursday, February 1st, 1945. able glass" is made, but it realâ€" ._ Sheet of glass are laminated uid that keeps the glass from from breaking and cracking. are old stuff. Julius Caesar he was twentyâ€"five years old sold 2,600 years before and to asâ€" L