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. Comics Develop Sense of Humor, of : Asserts Specialist in Comics "Ave comics detrimental to the proper development of children?" Because this question is still asked nd argued pro and con, WABC conducted recently a radio debate Hain lt fs : i ughter to young- 1p to develop that price- American characteristic, a sense is old enough i B 3 3-2 i 4 o -- gE g 5 gif funnies has helped ster teach himself to : ny a y read. Comics a universal lan- It is no wonder they are agerly 'read in seventy-five coun- tries and colonies, printed in twen- ty different languages. Children all over the world love to laugh, Rob- ert L. Thorndike, noted educational authority, wri in "The Journal Experimen i of Education" on "Words and the Comics," states "The amount of wordage and the character of the vocabulary give 'the juvenile reader valuable prac- tice in the reading art." That is one reason why comics and the comic technique are used more and more in the classrooms today to encourage early reading habits. ! The technique is not new, Me- Guffey's Readers used a simple type of drawing opposite a page of re- lated text. In the comics the pic- tured characters speak directly to the reader via the balloon text. Conilcs help to develop a child's imaginative powers, The charac- | ke ters: really live for him. According to Dr, Lauretta Bender, well-known psychiatrist, "Comics like folk- lore of other times serve as a means to stimulate the child's life and so help him solve the individual and sociological problems inherent with his living." World War II was fought and won by a generation of 12,000,000 young Americans who were raised on the funnies, and whose G.I. pub- lications featured comics and de- veloped a number of important comic artists. Contrast these gal- lant fighting men with their Ger- man, Italian and Japanese adver- sarles who were not comic-consci- ous, Hitler banned our American com- fcs as too trivial for his Master Race, Der Feuher had no place for honest humor in his program. Mussolini considered the comics too democratic in spirit. He was afraid they would give the Italian American ideas contrary to his dreams of conquest, : . 2The Japanese never fully accepted. the comics, Maggie's rolling pin swung too hard at their belief in male superiority. Our American sense of humor, in- stilled in childhood, was unques- tionably one of our secret weapons which helped to win the war. A good comic cheerfully and re- sponsibly edited can be conducive to proper deportment of young read- ers. "Popeye" made spinach-eating popular. But when a mother com- plained that her young son imitated "Popeye" in. opening the can with his teeth--the editorial blue-pencil went into action, At King Features, we have a "Code of the Comics": No blood no torture, no horror, no contro~ versial subjects such as, religion, politics, and race, Above all, is the important matter of good taste. The comics must be clean. No sug- gestive posturing and no indecent costumes, The figures must be natural and lifelike, In other words, "Blondie" is the dally doings in hu- morous form of a normal American family. This is the perfect comic, appeal- ing to all "children" eight to eighty. But the term "Oomics" is now used to include adventure features as well as the. "funnies , The Ad- 8s well as the "funnies". The Ad- venture comic is a comparative new- comer to the field of neWspaper il. ere is punishment for violation the moral code. ' While these adventure features; --------------------A are thoroughly realistic, none of them can equal the violence and ruthlessness of true life. Can you imagine a daily strip portraying the news stories on the front pages of 'the newspapers? Recently, for ex- ample, an atom bomb was dropped in Bikini, Thousands of live ani- mals were used as guinea pigs in this death dealing experiment. It is a violation of our "Code Of The Comics" even to depict a child twisting a cat's tail. Today," every child in the country knows about Bikini, If news of real life is not detrimental, certainly = wholesome comics which extol the common virtues, which represent real Am- erican folklore--which are our chief American contribution to world cul- ture--certainly, the comics must be definitely helpful to the develop- ment of children, - Mrs. Pearn Hostess To Lodge at Cottage The Daughters of England and their friends held a delightful pic- nic at the home of Mrs, A, Pearn, Bonnie Brae Point, recently. During the afternoon, cards were played. Mrs, Bert Morgan and Mrs. George Madder were winners and Mrs. Black and Mrs. Murrall receiv- ed consolation prizes. Most of the sual children received a ball or Y, Shirley, Diane, Gloria, Reggie and David Hickey, Georgie Wormke and Mrs. Gwen Wells assisted Mrs, Rob- ert Gutsole with the following con- tests: shoe scramble--won by Joan Brown, Alan Bowler, Jack Murray and Nancy Pearn; spoon and nuts --Alan Bowler, 'Nancy Pearn and Jack Murray; shoe kick--Reggie Gutsole, Alan Bowler, Joan Brown and Nancy Pearn; biscuit race -- Alan Bowler, Joan Brown and Reg- gle Gutsole; young ladies' race -- Miss Betsy Newman, Mrs. Gwen Wells, Mrs. Elmer Wormke and Mrs, E, Hickey; bottle and peg race --Mrs. Murray, Miss Frances New- man, Mrs, R. Hickey, Mrs. A. Hic- y; Ladies' race--Mrs. Murrall and Mrs, Madder; grandmothers' race--Mrs, Black and Mrs, R, Gut- sole; bean guess--Mrs. Murrall and Mrs. A. Black. Special prizes were awarded to Miss Joan Murray, Mrs. G. Wells, Mrs. A, Pearn and Miss June Newman, There were pop corn scrambles for the children. A delicious supper was served on the enclosed verandah, . Mrs. E. Newman was unable to at- tend because of illness and was missed by the members, but two of her grandchildren under one year of age were present as well as older ones, She would have had the prize for tne ak present if she had me, bu Ss was won instea Mrs. W. Murray. iid During tne afternoon, several of the children enjoyed swimming and diving in the lake. A Vanderbilt Begins Career in Cosmetics New York, July 17--After months of, y. family rifts that made h nes, Mrs, Gloria Vanderbilt, mother of Mrs. Leopold Stokowski, is In the spotlight again, This time'm a strictly business sense launching a career as dispen- ser of Gloria Vanderbilt cosmetics. From her New York headquarters she' is attending to wholesale de- tails only, but told visiting Canadian newspaperwomen she hoped to open stores in Canada soon. Much the best dressed woman at her own party for press women, Mrs, Vanderbilt was dressed in black, her slim-fitting draped black crepe dress with a neck- line, She had a shallow crowned wide-brimmed sailor with shiny ravens' wings going off at an angle, Large pear] earrings trimmed with diamonds and an intricate pearl glamor pin added smart expensive touches Visitors did not consider cosmet~ ics, carrying the Vanderbilt name expensive, but likely they will -be higher in Canada as imports. SPARKLET For Charging SPARKLET SYPHONS TAMBLYN ¢ King St. E. Ph. 760 NO MORE PAIN! + YOU TOO can get LASTING RELIEF = From - i) eRHEUMATIC ¢ ARTHRITIC -- By Using -- "COLGHINA" The Rem that fis hel Ha to feel re id Send $1.90 for supply lasting seven Write Today to International Agency 22 College, Toronto 2, Ontario eNEURITIC PAIN or Forgotten Bride Lands Stage Job Johannesburg, July 18 -- (CP) -- South 'Africa has had its second drama of an apparently "forgotten" bride. The first took place some months ago, when a Russian girl, Halina Liplaewa, arrived in Port Elizabeth claiming to be the bride of Garold SBeabourne of that city. Now a 22-year-old Italian girl, Angela Bramlla, has arrived at East London claiming that she is Mrs. George Thomas Moss, wife of a farmer in that district. - But both Halina and Angela were turned down. Seabourne said he had never married Halina, as she claimed, through the barbed wire of a German prison camp. George says he was married before he went to Itally and never was in Salerno, where Angela claims the wedding took place. The East London liaison officer held a hearing recently when he told Angela she could not possibly be married to George," as he had already been married when he went to Italy, Angela tore off the ring she was wearing, and tried to throw it at George, who was present with his wife. Won't Go Back Moss clalms that Angela was al- ready married when he met her; that she had a child by her hus- band from whom she was®eparated. Angela admits the child but denies the husband. Angela swears she would sooner die than go back to Italy. But while Angela's troubles are at their height, Halina the Russian is doing pretty well. The authorities have allowed her to remain in South Africa pending a decision on her status, Halina has just arrived in Joh- annesburg where, with the permis- sion of the authorities, she has landed an $80-a-weék stage con- tract with African Theatres. Halina had her aydition at the famous Empire Theatre. She ap- peared in a chic leaf-green suit, looking somewhat plumper than when she first landed in South Africa, carrying an oversize guitar and complete with enviable nylon "storkings,"---drawled eut in a voice which is rapidly picking up the English language, though not. its exact pronunciation, Halina 'sang first a Russian ver- sion of "Ramona," and was heartily applauded by the 12 listeners. Then she went into songs of her native land sometimes with verve, some- times with nostalgia. She got her contract. Meat Coupons. Given Last Two Days --128 Oshawa housewives have turned in 128 unused valid meat coupons since Tuesday to bring the total number of coupons, now available for the government to send an add- ed quota of meat to Europe, to 2785. MOURNS NYLONS NOT FUR COAT New York, July 18---(CP)--Re- covery of a stolen Persian - lamb coat, a $25 pair of shoes and several suits and dresses failed to appease Louise Kingsley, 25, of New York, whose apartment had been robbed while she was in Florida. "I don't care about those other things," she exclaimed to the police. "I want those four pair of nylon stockings back and I inténd to get them!" If you delight in trying a differ- ent. first course from time to time, this salad is sure to give you plea- sure . , , If you prefer salads as an accompaniment to main course eating, it will lena itself to plate service . . . If 'you like to toss a separate course-salad at the table, it will provide you with a pretty background for your best fork and spoon technique, This platter is all salads to all menus and fo make it is: a culinary a-b-c, \ Cull. your markets for, whatever ingredients the season yields. No formula is needed, but green pep- pers, cucumbers, carrots, cauliflcw- er, watercress, onions, radishes and lettuce make a colorful array. Wash then cut in forms and shapes for finger-handling or forking. Cut the lettuce in long, tight curls, Green skin gives the cucum- ber a firm rim for handling, adds needed nutrients can be broken into flowerets that dip and dunk quite easily. Carrots make crisp sticks or dainty curls. Fat onions, cut in sheer slices, fall into delicate, fiery rings. Use your own judgment on the greens and tidbits but rely on a good recipe for the dressing for dunking, Here's a proven one that's too. Cauliflower | guaranteed to make your salads su- per, making use of ready-to-use condiments that give the dressing a unique zip and zing. Saves time and assures flavor when you make it so: Mustard French Dressing 1 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon paprika % teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon celery seed if desired % teaspoon prepared yellow mustara 2 teaspoons grated onion 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar Juice of 1 lemon + 1 cup of salad oil Mix first 6 ingredients in a howl. Combine vinegar and lemon juice. Add to.seasonings alternately with salad oil, a third at a time, beating with a rotary bealer. Store in jar in refrigerator. Shake well before each use, Yields 1% cups, TIRED VILLAGERS PROTEST Grimston, Norfolk, Eng.--(CP)-- Villagers of Grimston petitioned for the installation of more highway sign-posts because long-distance drivers wake them up at night to ask the way. Nature has gone tb great lengths to shield from harm the ugly, delicious lobster. With what craftsmanship it has been protected. ; ; by hard, flexible armour--formidable pincers! 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