Strange But True ' B1 1'. H. MacArthur A curved screen 18 feet. eight inches wide and seven feet high' plus new sound equipment has been installed in the white house so that ?resident and Mrs. Eisen- h o w e r can view cincmascope and hear stereoiihuiiiit sound with- iut going in the il1I3?lll'(' Major crinws in the U. S. were ;he lowest last year since records were kept in 1930. 01 the 44 states and Federal districts that have the death penalty for murder. only 52 executions were carried out. All the castor oil floating about does not go into the nation's stoniaclis. The most of it is used as lubrication iiir jet engines, guns and tanks. The Russian government made 2 nice profit on the 100300.000 uiangr-s it Dill'FllaSPd from Israel in 1953 at a cost nt 212 ct-nts each. The oranges cost Russian house- wives 47 cents each. ' Th, gverage woman still is Jil- iery about giving her age. The Connecticut Motor Vehicle Bureau returned as "incomplete" more than 5.000 driver's licence applica- tions in less than three months be- cause the applicants H all women ,,lai1ed to fill in the space which asks their ad”- Suedcn, Iceland. ,Canada and New Zealand all P?i.V mail? Pei rapita to the hucigot of the Uiiiled Nations than does Uncle Sam. The monastery oi Sera, in the valley of Lhasa is the second Tari- pgr in the wrirlrl The stone hatrlicl lPll1'rllrl0(T i'nr munilrcs cenliirirs iiiaii's mnsi pmi-ei-iiil weaiuiii and must. useiul tool. This iias iiillnwcd by UN spear. merely .a lung, straight pointed stick. But with this crude weapon he became the hunter in- stead of the hiiiitcd. . in modern times frozen speci- mens of mamiiiotlis perfectly pre- served, have been lllilild in Siber- inn glacinrs and ICP TIPl(lS with tlinse crude spears sticking nut of ihcir lmdios. Extinct iinw ate nil-iiiy of these eaily mammoths. Gone too are the little Neanilerthaiera who hunted them. What became of iii;-iii? Why did they vanish (mm the earth never to be seen again? That's a R64 question that no man can BFISVVCIH In their place a iicw rat-0 enter- pd the Elli-npean theatre. a race considered by most aiithnrities to have been the direct ancestors all modern Europeans. Their skeletons were first uncov- vred in Cromagnnn caves iii France. A veil of darkness covers their coming into the world pic- ture. because no traces oi their original homeland has ever been (mind. 0! coiirse scholars have advanced theories that makes fas- cinating reading hut their sudden appearance as well as the place or their nriizinal homeland remains a real m.VsIc-ry. ' l5l(i(il5R WEIGHT The British ion, or lung weight 2.240 iiuiintls. azainst L000 pounds of the "short" tun. Yanks, Not British Did The Job In 1755, the brutally expelled from Nova mn, the Armliaiis were Scotil. Generations of writers have said that British ”Reid- eons" were responsible. What was the truth? The truth is that the expulsion was carried out by blue-coated American troops. i In The Standard this week. Thomas RaddalL of Liverpool. N.S.. on: of Cdniida'I most ox- citing historical writers. reveals the true facts of this saga Nova Sootia's absorbing history. loud it in The Standard this such. The Standard is on sale now. complete with Picture. Magazine, I2-page novel and 20 pages of comics. Only ten cents! Cliestuiiiiutil of rim "Wv'ro Mun bocouu thOv"o iti- MN boom and am balm! lot it Doom and my mm M. is. right umouyw at povli and mu... luau. IV: u Maviiingmigq. sun. The uuaruian ' Page ii Thursdsy, Oct. 14. 1954 French Fried Onions Peel medium sized Bermuda onions and slice cross wise in '1. inch slices. Separate the rings carefully and soak In milk for '15 minutes. Mix together 2-3 cup corn meal and 1-3 cup white flour. sea- son with salt and pepper, Drain the onion rings and roll in the corn meal mixture. Fry in deep hot. (at at 315 degrees for two minutes until clellcateiy browned, Drain on soft crumbled paper. This makes thin crisp rings. REPORTS INTERESTING MEETING OF THE HORTICULTURAL COUNCIL Mr. W. R. Shaw. President or under last year's levels and of the the Canadian Horticultural Coun-pligui-es already published concern- cil and Chairman of its National ing the 1954 yields. UnTEV0l'lble Potato Committee, returned over lweather in many sections of can. the week-end from a meeting nilada, and difficulties in harvesting the latter Committee held at Ot-land other (actors are responsible, tawa. Mr. Shaw reports one of theland even with all potatoes har- best meetings or the Council, withivested from 65 to '10": oi last years diSCUSSi0n i"rinKiiiil UV” Pi'0di"ll9ii-lprodiirtion seemed in be indicated. marketing and ti-ado matters. Ren- Practically the only exception, resentatives from practically all Mr, Shaw stated, wag pr-inc, Ed- the Provinces were in attendance ward xslimd, where yigim will not along with a number of otliclulslbe as far frum those of 1953. g; (mm Feder31DiViSi0ii5- occurs in some other provinces. A close scrutiny was given iw'Mr. Shaw felt that recorded acre- productioii figures in eacir"rH'EFE ages in this Province are consider- Prnvinres. and the general opinion ably below actual acreage: Mid ,, indicated a siibstimtial reduction 'with the crop reasonably tree iroml WW EPO t , ,.., --,yM&W disease. and 3718169 senerliir TIVOI-lp0l't&I.lOIl problems. poraw contam- nble, the total Droduction in the era and other matters occupied the Province will pas-sibiiv be some-iaiieniion or the Committee. what. ligher than the levels already Attending the conference from i”&P0i"l8i3- The OVEN!” Doiiiiioiii h0W- the Province along with Mr. Shaw ever shows a total'marketable crop were Henry Mu-Laien, sen, gem. Very miirh below the average or fication Division, W. P. Mi-Leod. I-hi PBS! YEW .ie8i'S- Unliftfl 5lHlE5rFruiL and Vegetable Division and production according to latest ii;;- 0, A. Macnonald Manager of the urea in also down at a level of zip- porno hjgyketing Baa,-dr proximately 345 million bushels.! i , - Still-"Ii Under production conditions of this kind market conditions should pre- vail at reasonably strong levels. HIE 5'llPfRl0I? LATEX-845'! Wdll PAINT Considerable discussion took plai'P: on matters or trade, and suzzes-i tions were presented, which will be carried on to the Trade Committee of the Council to be held about the middle or November. Marketing and distribution prob- lems, the Agricultural products Co- operative Marketing Act, Elimina- tion of urtain varieties, Trans- Tliersfs nothing so relreshing as a warming cup of tool Yet Tea is actually the most economical beverage your money can buy. A relaxing cup of Tea costs less lhan one lliird llie price of any Relax with The worming goodness of ci fragrant cup of Tea helps relieve tension . . . you can actually feel those tlrod nerves and muscles relaxing. And Tea is so much kinder to your digestion . . . Watching your weight? You'll be glad to know that a cup of Tea is lower in calories than any other popular bovorage'. K. 'A cup is! rlnm ha contains only 4 zaloriu. Made By TIM Makers 0! Lane's Fine Bread You get over 3 times the number of cups for your money! comparable beverage served at home: Servo Tea in place of more nxpenc sive beverages. It saves you monoy;:i but more important-TEA make: you feel better . . . This announccmenl made in lhe public irilerosl by THE TEA COUNCIL OF CANADA