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PAGE EIGHT THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1947 Today's Short Story | CITY CIRL By Michael Tiff "MOLUMBINE is the next stop. that's where we get off. You'll like the old village." "Anythin, like, Stewart, is what I "Josephine ling." Stewart was coming home. He had left the farm to work in Phila. delphia and settle the problem re- g his future course in life. father, the founder of Four- Leat Farm, J " e. it, city, and Jeb would carry on with Sy a son, Ned. He had, because of his farm u| job as pt ore, tractive girl in the house-and-gar- den dress counter across the e. Stewart had liked her from the start, He had taken her .. theatyes, cafes, and dur the summer months that ensued, he had taken her to Hope Amusement Park; and they had ridden on the giant fer- ris wheel. "Toward the summer's end, Stew- art had asked her to marry him. After their wedding in her mod- told her about misty look in her blue eyes and he re membered that her li had trembled the words, "I love the In Craig's Department. Store, on the floor where they had worked, there had been on exhibition to the public a small cottage, with roof, white walls, and green 2. "Stewart, look ot it--isn"t it a darling?" and Stewart had looked and had agreed thoroughly. "And look!" she had exclaimed. "It has such a cute little bird-house in front of it." Thereafter, Josephine had sold dresses with her voice and hands while her mind and heart had gone to dwell within the cottage. She had but to close her eyes to catch the illusion of seeing that same cottage in the gentle seclusion of a green valley, or a grove of tall pines. The train rushed nearer to Col- umbine., Stewart was remember- ing his father's words--about the soit and a man's love for it. It could be as binding as a man's love for a woman, They got off the train and at once Josephine was aware of the tranquility of Columbine. Its small- ness made her wonder. An ancient automobile brought them to. Four-Leaf Farm; and Josephine had watched the driver expectorate from a cud-filled mouth; and she had also watched the fields of ri corn, deeply green beneath the descending sun. "I knew y'd come back, Stewart, but I expected you sooner," said Jeb, drawing deeply on his corn- cob pipe. + "Do make yourself one of the family," said Jeb's wife, Ethel, ex- tending her hand to Josephine, her brown face crinkling amiably. Then Josephine met Ned and 'Katie. Ned wore ; so did Katie. * Josephine knew them bet- ter at the Supper table and she a ved of their sincere ways, but told herself that it was so here. After supper she helpe new mother with the dishes and wondered 'why it was so difficult to talk to this quiet little woman. e girl from the city had a secret admiration for the quiet little woman; especially after seeing those brown, work-scarred fingers, .&n4 her gray hair, In the daytime, the whole of that autumn, Stewart busied hime self with the work of harvesting; and Jeb likewise; while Ned and Katie were taken to the school in Columbine, with the other farm- ers' children, in a long, green bus. g the bus came; and Sealey Bret Unfaiing y ng on the farm went along with unfailing uiet her Stewart, on coming into the house after chopping wood into stove lengths, took Josephine in strong arms and said cheer- fully, "I knew you'd like it. There's something about a farm you can't find in the city." Smiling patiently, she replied, "Yes, Stew- art, I'm be; to » stove, drank warm tea and, as Josephine could divine, there was Ch )r@eme. After supper she helped her new mother > th the dishes and won- dered why it was so difficult to talk to her. tontal i r a ed tion about them. She tried hard to catch that same attitude; but somehow it escaped her She was, after all, not of the soil. "Stewart thinks I'm terribly happy," she said to herself. "He thinks I'm satisfied. He goes about his work and yesterday I heard him sing. The way he treats me, one might believe I had no ideas of my own. One might believe 1 was--just a convenient part of his. existence----" Jeb Fisher, brushing snow from his mackinaw as he came in from his chores, made the remark, "You're a reg'lar farm woman, Josephine. . I declare you might have been a real daughter. Ain't that so, Ethel?" i "I declare she is a real daugh- er." But they were wrong; and she could not go on like this, wasting her life away, removed from gay people and fine clothes, She came quieter and quieter. She did not seek conversation with Stew- art; but avoided him. With the first break-down of winter, Josephine's restlessness seemed to increase. One night Stewart came into the kitchen and did not see Josephine, "She's upstairs," said his mother. With the curious eyes of Jeb, Katie and Ned following him, Stewart went upstairs, and he found her, in their room, and she was putting her things into a travelling bag. "Fixing up a bit?" he asked. She did not look at him, "Josephine--darling." She did not dare look at him. She continued to pack. In a vojce she tried to keep from trembling, she told him that she was leaving the farm. She would £0 in the morning. In the morning he drove the small truck toward the station at Columbine. On the seat beside him was wife. He couldn't say it aloud because he was too weak, inside of him, but he did say it inaudibly, "Josephine, I don't want you to RO. You must love all this --it isn't hard to love all this--" Maybe she heard this silent plea, but she gave no sign. There was a light in Stewart's as thougi es clu to the last 5 ne The girl held up her hand, as though she wanted Stewart to stop the truck. "Look there!" She pointed to a cottage, with green roof, white walls, and green trim- ming, "Stewart, the little house --where "You sald you liked it. bought this nd and aimed to surprise you on our anniversary. But it doesn't matter now. You're going away." As though she had not heard him, she said, "We can plant lots of flowers and have a nice lawn. And Stewart, look! The little bird-house--" Young Peoples' Union Meets In Kinsale MRS, A. HOOKER ent Kinsale, Feb. 4--T he Young andl Union met at tie 3shool on evening last an at- tendance of 14. The theme meet at the school on Tuesday eve- ning at 8 pm. All are welcome. Mr. and Mrs. John Brignall, of Mongolia, were Monday callers on Kinsale relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs, Milton Parkin Cecil and Donald, spent Sunday with the Mitchell family at Utica. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hooker accomp- anied by Mrs. R. V. Mowbray and Mrs. A. Hadley of Brooklin, spent a few days last week in London and Welland. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Plaxton of Brougham, were recent visitors with Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Young. Mr. and Mrs, E. Reed and Mr, and Mrs. A. Doucette and son, Mi- was | chael of Toronto, were Sunday call- Were Tuesday Toronto visitors. The Young People's Union will ers on Kinsale friends. EARLY TREKKERS The Boers began their settlements in South Africa in the 17th century. ITCH cise ~or Money Back Tor quick or q Foot am liching caused by eczema, en ted, liqu Te and rT aagics 4nd quickly calme ee Pe heh pdr Slowed Up by Snow ? OSHAWA 3258W 47 QUEEN ST. SEALTITE INSULATION With ROCKWOOL If you live within 250 to 800 ft. of open road now {is the time to get a bargain on Insulating your home, as 76% of our jobs are snowbound. For Free Estimate PHONE 494 BOWMANVILLE F. A. BRUCE WHITBY 2160 BOWMANVILLE Palestine -- Land Of Uncertainty ' British troops are shown as they conducted a house-to-house search in Jerusalem after Major H. I. Collins had been kidnapped by Jewish terrorists, who invaded his apartment, chloroformed him and spirited him off ina sack. They were led by a woman. Collins was freed later in the courtyard of Hadassah Clinic in the centre of Jerusalem. Latest development in the troubled Holy Land was official announcement that all wives and children of British officers in Palestine will be evacuated "so that military operations in Ralestine will not be hampered." The order is believed to be a preliminary to the imposition of statutory martial law in Palestine, Deposit Paid Bottle Belongs To Consumer Who owns the bottle after you buy a bottle of milk? Once you present the. price of the milk plus five cents, you, the consumer own it, "lock, stock and barrel," accord- ing to a recent judgment handed down by His Honor Judge D. B. Coleman, of Whitby, at Peter- borough County Court. Basing his decision on this fact of ownership, Judge Coleman dis- missed the action of the Moran- Hunter Dairy, Ltd.,, Peterborough, against Silverwoods Dairies, Ltd., of the same city. The plaintiff com- pany demanded delivery of 2,000 bottles from the defendant free of charge and, in addition, sought an injunction restraining the defend- ant from picking up bottles stamp- ed with the Moran-Hunter name. Drivers of the defendant company had evidently from time to time taken, in exchange for bottles de- livered by them, bottles stamped with the Moran-Hunter brand or name. Approximately 2,000 bottles were collected in Silverwoocs Dairy in this way, but the plaintiff com- pany refused to pay Silverwoods five cents per 'bottle, claiming that the defendant's drivers had no right to pick up the bottles. In his judgment, Judge Coleman pointed out that the plaintiff's bot- tles were picked up in the ordinary course of delivery and were always available to the plaintiff upon pay~ ment of five cents as provided by the Ontario Milk Control Board Order. Secondly, and of great interest to the ordinary consumer, Judge Cole- man said that once the proper transaction was completed, "the purchaser became the owner of the container as well as the milk it- self, and the bottle is his to do with as he pleases. He can, if he likes, destroy it or discord it, or if he sees fit he can take it to the vendor dairy and receive five cents for it." Judge Coleman could see no dif- ference between this procedure and the purchase of any one of the hundred articles bought throughout Ontario and delivered in all kinds of containers, bearing the vendor's name, "The ownership of the con- tainer goes with the article thus purchased, and I know of nothing in the law that would make milk bottles any exception," Judge Cole- man declared. "The plaintiff company could have had the bottles at any time it desired by paying the five cents, and if it suffered any loss or dam- age, it is directly attributable to its refusal to pay to the defendant the prescribed amount," Judge Coleman concluded. Waging Battle On Hair Seals Ladner, B.C. (CP).--The Board of Trade of Ladner, 18 miles south of Vancouver, has appealed to the Fisheries Department for ald in the war on hair seals, destroyers of salmon in the Fraser River. Nicholas Stevens, fish buyer, told the meeting that of 100,000 salmon he bought last season, 3,000 had been damaged by seals. Seals get into nets with the fish and tear pieces out of the trapped salmon. Ladner fishermen have bought a special net and rifle ammunition to combat the mammals which con- gregate in Fraser River sloughs. Exact number killed cannot be de- termined as bodies sink immedi- ately after being shot. EARLY TRANSFUSIONS Experiments in blood transfusion were made with animals in England and France in the 17th century. STARTS WORK IN JUST 2 SECONDS L{IVIAA 3) . NEURITIC--NEURALGIC Dy" x "PAIN SLOTS Are ICL al id : GENUINE ASPIRIN 5%) MARKED THIS WAY J ee... A SN, ft hl, We're Proud of Our Reputation at HOUSEHOLD FINANCE When you need money, you naturally want it quickly. And you certainly want to do business with a dependable concern. : We're proud of our reputation and record. And it is important to you, in case you need money. Because when you borrow, you want to be sure you do it the right way. You can arrange your loan of $20 to $1000 promptly, at our convenient office. 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The judge ruled that the type of store owned by each appellant is known in the mercantile world as a variety store and should be as- sessed as such for business tax purposes. Burton-on-Trent, Eng. (CP).-- Ancient charters and seals relating to Burton's early history, including |-some dating back to the 11th cen- tury, will be presentéd to the town by the Marquess of Anglessey, = FLIGHT LINE Incorporated with the regular news of the Ontario County Flying Club, the next six or seven of this column will include an explana~ tion of the various lessons covered during flying training up to the point where a person soioes. As out- lined in the last issue this particu- lar issue will deal with the first flight. Assuming that you have not had any previous flying experience, the instructor wil] explain the exterior and interior of the aircraft so that you may be familiar with the names of parts and movements of the air- craft, Such things as ailerons, ele- vators and rudders will be demon- strated along with an explanation of the controls and their movements. Although there may be a few more dials and gadgets in the interior than in a car, a few minutes is all that is needed to explain their var- ious uses. The primary instruments include the Air-Speed Indicator, Altimeter, Tachometer, Slip indica- tor and Compass. The throttle 1s usually a small lever on the left side of the cockpit or a push type extending from the instrument panel. Elementary flying instruction at the O.C.F.C. can be procured in a Stinson, Tiger Moth or Aeronca, All these aircraft possess almost iden- tical flying characteristics and the final choice is entirely up to the potential pilot, Perhaps, looking forward to the day when he would like to carry two of his friends as passengers, he will prefer the roomy interior of the Stinson, The work- horse of the Air Force Training Program, the Tiger Moth, appeals to many apd the Aeronca is fast becoming a favorite trainer. Assuming that the Aeronca has been chosen, the student and in- structor seat themselves comfortab- ly in the aircraft and the engine is started. Although the engine is not as quiet as an automobile, ordin- ary conversational tones are quite audible. In a very few minutes you have taxied to the 'leeward end of the field so that a take-off may be made into wind. The throttle is opened and in a few seconds you are speeding down the runway and before you know it the wheels have left the ground and you are aire borne. One amazing scene after another unroll themselves as you continue i 2 ! : £5] Bs : i g § : gt i & E i s 3 tS ® § i ; B 3 8 i £ FE EE 8 § E : i E Be P sa 233 ge BSE 83 8 £5 discerned if close attention is fi cussed on a small area. Dua] controls enable the instruc tor to let the student pilot manage the aircraft even = i stage of the game and amazed a pid goin e built date for the next dinner meeting and all members are asked to keep this date open On their sopla] ealens Flying operations are continuing with skiis, but parts of the field are serviceable for wheels. After each snowfall the tarmac is cleared and areas for take-offs and landings are rolled with a large battery of core rugated rollers built especially for this type of job. These compress the snow and smooth out the drifts so that the surface is very smooth and ideal for skills, Under certain conditions of alternate thawing and freezing the whole field will be . composition of the runways tend to absorb the 'heat from the sun and the ice melts quickly similar to the action ob served on highways throughout the t | country. q answered and additional explana- tions are given. Afrangements are already being made for the second lesson, The badminton matches schedul- ed for General Motors Badminton Club at the Recreation Hall for January 1st have been postpon- ed to February 7th. Old man win- ter decided to make the road im- possible on the 31st. The racsuet experts 'are all primed up for the evenings matches timed to start at 7.30 pm. Wednesday, February 12 is the FLOODLIGHTS : Welland, Feb. 6--(CP)--Because of mounting expenditures, the city council has decided to delay the installing of floodlights at Burgar Park, the city's baseball headquar~ ters. a 4 You'll Like its Flavour © Only perfect tea is packed Daly That's led Scked by delicious. Next time you shop, ask your grocer for Daly's Tea. FLASH! BEAT the PRICE RISE! CLOTHING PRICES ARE GOING UP! SAVE NOW! 3. B. COLLI « « . by purchasing your clothing needs at Reduced Prices Now! Corner Bond and Simcoe N. ia FELT On Sale $1 98 'g Corduroy Children Colors. OUT T Sizes 3-4-6: HEY GO! Corner Simcoe N. at Bond Phone 44 OADIIW ff N4