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I: Joaephlns Culbertson

CONCERNING PENALTY DOUBLES

r-ior reasons which this writer has never been able to fathom. a great

many experts are willing to take far greater risks offensively thanh mlndi nretching to reach 3 doubtful con-l

defensively. They do not tract of their own. but even when averything points to the fact that ihe opposition has done the same

stretching. they have the most ruri--

wus aversion to putting in a pen- ilty double that might go wrong. It goes uithout SBHDK that a player should not double when his 3I".l0n is apt in help de- nlarer locate lrev cards. but failure to double unclnr such ixrcunistances

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By Thorton

THE FIRST ICE

In hon?” Work ll V"l- "0""'"'v water. That was why they had There are no better hours spent. wisely dug the Cahaiv instead of try. ; -Paddy "'9 39""-ing to drag their food sticks over-

The truth oi this Paddy and Mrsllmd t” m” pondt Paddv learned for themselves when' Then JBCK F7059 Paid all until- hebfmn, wry, V”-y young, T)-;gyhDKl.Cd visit. While they slept he He never happier than when they;l.:0VQl'ed the pond with ice. It was

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stop her yawn ri ht in the middlel

"Do you mean he pond is cover- ed with ice?" she asked.

Paddy nodded. "That is just what I mean." he said. ”I hope it won't last. but if it does. we have done a lot of work ior nothing. And that iood pile isn't as big as it ought to be."

Every little while one or the other swam out through their un- dsr-water hall or tunnel. and came up under the ice. They knew that overhead. Jolly. round. Mr. Sun was shining. Perhaps he would melt that ice. What they didn't know was that Jack Frost had left. and Gentle Slater southwind had taken his place. They would have felt better it they had known this, be- cause she would help Mr. Sun melt

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as below is utiegh inexcusable. He working. while many of tneuzghin jceh and it might hht 1”! that ice. neighbor, am sorry for them be. long. But thin as it was it pre- "mm-'-Z lcause they have to work so hard tolV3"'-ed l0l”"l3 "W39 PVEMOU5 100d C5” 03131" LICENCES t th 1 mod, they are never son-y sticks out to the load pile. It was s it her 1 Th, truth is the then that Paddy began really to TORONTO (h-:1,))PD,9at 99'5"” T East. dealer. ior t emse ves. . Y g ht d 1 , - , . . . h . .. worry. He came back into the house 9'" G 3'" "Vmi memes Pm : Both sides uilrmable. are sorry ior others who are net ; . d d m h h .. A . . ivhe e Mrs Padd- was still rest- Vl 9 u t ey ave 3 '9” V'”'- ” er learned how to work, and how - F -- 3 mirror on th Ca A G Mamab :llr:S72l3 W enjoy work ml "Hols been here'” Hid Paddyl assistant dirzctorrl oil the Onlarirl I l . V a V r - Mrs. Paddv vawned. "Who has - . v .765 Just. now. lhei Vierr lwlklnz 9-VUH b h F 9,3 rd h wh t l motor vehicles branch, said Man- 42 hard. It was getting late in the 89H 643- 531 5 t. M 0U n- dayh He commented on . police hqa clQ . AK ,9 season. and they still ielt lhelril-91:331. h " I report that three heat persons 5:, ' A58 3 N 552 iood supply was. not b.g enough to Jack Frost. replied Paddy. and a car were killedhin a level-cros..- . KJ9 h W E ' -H inst them all winter it the winter the way he said it made Mrs. Paddy ing crash at Harriston Saturday. h-;63 S .32 should be extra long. It. would be """o” o"-' h 95 just too bad if the pond should D A I C R O S W R D Magma EEEEE ' d ' ' l ' r ' l ' l . , . Yes a :f5w5 iri:s:Zce.onl.Jp,leelledbel;)tfse !ltll1el.lliIl,h:!rr:'l:lS(: A(-Ross 2 Preciouls zooa h 't 91” 3 b” N" M-hm YD-u "9 ml M" 'IlEl:hfl?hl:rli'.y 3 3”? 'm""' P ' m LAORHR'Y ” l E:?aGl4irTS;.G39r'i.icv38fl'!ii” til-l4E?.F.4ps Aev:wErT;::igHoo NEW BRIDE up TH'STREET h A K J 108 their load in the water. They build .M e d h. Eisbigure nent. ' - o'TH.NEl6HaoRHooDm This BLOCK.” KNOWS How T.pUT TOGETHER . a pile at small logs and sticks oi ans og . r ium land i i AGOOD HANDou'fjf The blddmgr ltheir favorite lood trees out near 9 AFm3dlll0 l5Y"l-l Elm” i i X East South West North lilieir house in the uater. That 10- P-PIC?! 5 Pale . 21- Glld l .

3 Q 4 Q Pass 4 N T liood pile must be in deep enough Eff”! 5- BOX !ClCMl- 23- A h 0 Pass 55 Pass Pass water so that when the pond is inalrl” 7 I':::eYd. k :lel:Vl"E E Pass frozen over those food sticks wzll r 9' -- 7" ' 09 i.U the under the ice. Then when they ll S"”"' - l"3 W" (U 3) l C

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