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<. 1 Even This Wouldn't Have Helped Him Win â€" Top-heavy favorite for the Kentucky i^trby, OLYMPl A brought grief to the thousands who had wagered on his chances by "running out of gas" in the final couple of furlongs. In this picture OLYMPIA is seen getting a grooming prior to the race. Unusual posture and distorted neck are, of course, due to the camera angle. ^ ASixbitC A SlXBlTCofflC "Still the Peerless Jinx" is the w»y one correspondent comments on a recent column of ours, in which we predicted that Olympia might be the best colt in the Ken- tucky Derby. In the same envelope beâ€" or it might have been she, (the cat)- encloses a form chart of the Deep South classic showing how the noble steed of that name finish- ed a b.ing-up sixth. * • • ("Baiig-up" in this case means bang-up trying to kiss the sixteenth post, and if you want to know how l«r that is from the wire, just try to run it some time under your own power.) • « • We were rather disappointed «t Ibis comment. If we remember correctly we wrote, after tailing Olympia, "now just see him bow a tendon" or words to that effect. Heck, there were no less than eight kigh-strung highly-bred and im- mensely valuable Thoroughbreds that finished a lot later than Olympia. So what does our corre- •pondenl mean by calling us a "Peerless" jinx. » » • If wt keep up that sort of thing, follow Sixbits and he'll show you Ibe soft spots in the asphalt to •leep in" will no longer have the meaning it long has been honored with. * * • But enough of horse-racing. Let's turn to baseball, where we find that, as usual, g'^ons are bust- ing out all over who are threaten- ing to break all the hitting, fielding and pitching records ever made since Abner Doubleday got himself, immortalized by taking several ancient sports known, variously, by Ibe names of rounders, one-old-cat, and what-have-you, and synthesiz- ing (we hope that's the correct â- pelling) into unniPlhing really revolutionary. ♦ • ♦ The revolution came when sev- eral thousand earnest and ardent believers in world-improvement iound out that by playing baseball, and even more by encouraging and paying others to play it under your auspices, you could not only make a suit living witliiiut undue toil, but aUo do sotnetliing grand and •oblc for the youth and oldsters of your country. * « « You saw, we hope, tlic account •f a S|ieerh whirl] Frank Shau- â- nessy made at a recent baseball banquet in which he- saidâ€" if not mi8re|iorleil by the preas, that "baseliall is the greatest moral iorce H-e have in America." ♦ • • For the moment, after reading it, we were inclined to gag just a Mtle and reach for the baking-soda. (For the exact brand of haking- •oda, «ee the advertising columns.) * • * But llun we rrmenibrred how various ardent hockey apostles "htftt been getting away with sini- lar lawn-spread at baniiuctt and •iaewhere, also how much w« boys J| the prtfs Itgf** "istij to gej ^ut #1 watering Stag's lower limbs lorm a perfect "O" every time one Iniee passed the other, ao our aansea spent itscH. ♦ » ♦ AIiIioiikIi wr have eked out .t fair part of our existence for Hie fMt li or 30 years by writing on, •bout and around sport in various , ways, we still think that sport- •apecially the professional variety â€" is the most over- played thing we 1 :ne on this side of llie .^t- Iniiv ' i' might ko for the ' -- a- well Still, in spite of this decidedly sourish diatribe, we hope it won't stop any of our readers â€" especially the younger generation â€" from play- ing any sort of game they really enjoy. But only so long as they really enjoy it. * • * For one of our mo^t cherished memories was one afternoon when the late Lou Marsh and our elf were side by side at a jam-packed stadium watching an important game, the exact nature of which we won't divulge, only it wa.: a Dominion final. Outside the Sta- dium we could see a bunch of kids, in a nearby open space, having a game of their own. ♦ * <â-  "Six," said Marsh, "you go out and tell those kids to conic on in and see the big game, and I'll be at the pass-gate to see that they get in." Just as bored as Lou un- doubtedly was, we assented to the proposition. "Heck, mister," said the leader of the kids when he presented the invitation, "we're having too much fun riRlit here to go and watch a game that sound* as lousy as that one inside." Lou Marsh laughed his head off when we told him; and we've been laugh- ing over it every time we've thought of it niiu-e VUATGOES ON 41 IN THE ^^ WOULD 4'NorinanBlauf GERMANY On May 5th, the Russian Gov- ernment made what appeared to be, on the face of it, a really strikHi (.(• gesture in thcdirection of luiropeau peace. It was in the form of an agreement to lift the blockade^ which, for ten months, had cut off all land and water comiiiunication between the Western zones and the German capital, Herlin. Within just a few day.s, however, there wa.s increasing doubt as to whether this gesture was a move to- ward a real settlement, or just an- other move in the great interna- tional game which had come to be known as the "cold war." These doubts arose out of the fact that, as part of the bargain to lift the blockade, the Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers were to meet in Paris toward the end of May to discuss the entire (ierman <|uestion; and there was no doubt that such a meeting would have a huge task to face it. There was the possibility that, at this meeting, the Russians might launch a new and militant attack aimed at achieving their immediate goal in Germany-â€" the killing of a Western German State'. British, American and French diplomats foresaw real danger, in spite of the Russian gesture, they could sec no indication that there had Seen any Try This To Clear Up Unsightly PIMPLES For qiil.lt KiHrt'Tiil ivliff. (ht'ta'a iiothlnv b«tl*r fiii>'ulii<i« Kt any prla* than MOONB'H I0MH:RAL.I> Oil. In aooth* •n4 kaal «l«rnKUT.«iiuia<l iiimlthtly ikln kl<fnl*hM anil Irrltktionii If joll ar« ailfrarlns rriplii l^ny almplli Mirf&o* akin Irftubla an<l want quloll â- uid comfcirl an4 raal raaulla. eat iKittIa nf F,MK!RAl.n OIL luilay. tha aim!.)* aaay Alractlnna advlae- -aalln- farllon ttnitanteert nr mnr.i-v l*n.!4 k aaaa a aaitll Vaa aa ISSUE JJ â€" 1949 fuodaiiieniai ciiaiige in the conflict between Connnuiiisni and the West. On the contrary, the Communist victories in China would seem to 'iidicate a .stiiiening of the conflict in the Far F.ast. But in spile of all these doubts, the agreement to lift the blockade sounded a note of hope on both sides of the "iron curtain." The most dangerous point of East- West friction was thereby removed; and in Russia, as reported in the Red- controlled radio and press, there was unrestrained joy in the public reaction. The warmth of the Rus- sian response was taken as a sign that the htightening tension over the Berlin blockade had cau>ed in- ternal unrest which the Kremlin boys felt ju^t had to be calmed. GREAT BRITAIN After seven lean years the ration- ing of can<ly â€" or "sweets" â€" came to an end in Britain and the gen- eral public, especially the young- sters thertol. started in on a grand orgy. Long <|neues soon emptied the shelves, and the shopkeepers were faced with such a demand that they hatl to start a sort of unofficial rationing. < )ne Loiuluii schoolboy, report- in;.', to NLWSWEE"., gave thii rather striking a'.-'-j;int of how things stood. ".â- \t school I was happy to see every boy and girl in the whole darn school stuffing candy into al- ready overstufie(' mouths and the teachers telling the class '.Anyone sucking or e.-iling sweets, please spit it out before the class beKins.' " Evidently, from such reports, an elegant time was enjoyed by one and all! THE UNITED STATES The United States national wage "pattern"' is set in the four major industries in which labor is soHdly unionized. This pattern directly af- fects over three million in other in- dustries. I" lour unions, together with their timetables for the year, are as follows: • United Mine Workers whose con- tracts expire on June .30. Wage ne- gotiations arc scheduled to start early in that numth. United .-Xiilomohile Workers. Wl.at happens to the negotiations at Ford's â€" where the contracts expire on July LS â€" are experted to show just about how "the cat will jump" at t'lencral Motors and other big organizations. United Steel Worktrs; Talks on rcoiiening contract begin around June LS, witli -.trikc action possible any time after the middle of July. I'nited EUctrical Workers: Whose contraets were due to be opened toward the end of May. -Since tile war these unions have won three "rounds" of wage in- creases â€" each increase being an ef- fort to bring wages into like with CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING AUENTB \VA>TKU OILS, GREASES. T^ES iDMCtlcldea, lOlvctrlc Fenc« Controller* Uoum and Bam Paint Roof Coatlnsa. etc. Dealer* %x% wanted Writ* Wnrm Gn^Rit ^ Oil Limited. Toronto BABV CHICKS TOP NOTCH bred chicks famoua for eiTKa and meat. Top Notch bred chicka are i>opular with eKK. broiler Hpotallt-te and those buylntf t ockerela for roaatt-rH. The season la irettlnv on You want fual lu-owlnv chicks, sturdy rhl> ks with brt'fldlnK bafk of thern, that Krow up to catcb tht! Roud marketa. Canadian Ap- proved all fronrj I'ulloruiii te^stod aiork. non- B«'X'^d. pullets or rockprflfl. Day olda. three Wffka to nine wt^eka. Day old turkey poulta. older pullets eight w*;eka to laylnr. Free cainloRue. Top Notch Chick Sales, Ouelph, tmtnrlo. MAY IS A vrand inonih to start chicks, chirks not only coKt l«'sa In Mny but both your fepd and fuel bill will be li- h. Don't miss the boot. Rennembfr what happened last year. Poultry raisers who «ot pani<"k> about feed prlc.fB reduced chick orders or cut them out alto»,'ether and then were kicking themaelves hU Fall when egv and poultry prices were hiffh that they hadn't bought chicks. Looks like a good year ahead. We can vlve prompt delivery on day old, alarted chicks two weeka to nine weeks non-sexed. pullets or cockerels. Turkey poults. Also older pullets elffht weeks to laying Free catalogue. Tweddle Chir-k Hatch- erlcH Limited, Fergus, Ontario. DON'T MISS our started chick bargains three weeks to nine weeks old. Pulleta, cockerels or non-sexed. Send for sale price list. Tweddle Chirk Hatcheries Limited, Fergus. Ontario. .STVAnTEDCHICk~ba"rKaIne" while they last three weeks to nine weeka. Many breeds to (h'loae from. non-Bexfd. pullet« or cockerels. Top Notch Chick RalfS. Guelph. Ontario. VOVKTOV Poultrv Parm (''blcKB All we 'nn any is try them Rosuits \t-V> 'he atopT M) Rr»*d*»ni millnnini r^pted and tovemment banded Write for 1949 price lint and cats logu** M onktiin Poultry Farms Monktnn Onl. aCSINBaW OPPORTrMTIEb AN OFFER to every Inventorâ€" List of Inven- tion.* and full Information sent free The Ramnay Co Regtpiprefl Pnt«>Tif attorneys t78 Rnn >< Street Ot tawa 'nVEINO *M> CLEAXINiJ HAVE TOT' anythtng needs dyelnR or clean- inir' Write to us for Informntlnn. We are glad to answer vour questions Department H Parker's Dye Works ».lmlt*^ t^\ Vonae Stre<^t Toronto Ontario _ _ BMPI^\TlEN"F^ANTEn * TOT'XC Prtentant couple, with children d«'9ire I fiirm position. â- Wllljnir to care for mother- less fiMM I-. Box 3fi. IIT.â€" ISth St.. New Tor- onto. Ontario, FOR B.4L,£ At Biiction. entire herd Polled Hereford cattle, Monday, June 27. Exhibition Grounda. Bran- don. Manitoba. Herd and yearllnp bulls, cows with calves at foot ami to calv.>. bred nnd open h*'lfers. A herd wl»h a world-wide "e- puiHtion. being represented In four countries. Scale, conformation, breeding. production. Where Otto Leader, Reserve Champion Pnier- mo Show. Argentine. laet Augui t, was raised. Fully accredited. Plan a holiday and att^-nd the Provincial Exhibition of Manitoba "The greatest agricultural show In Western Can.ida" the following we^^k also. Write for informative catalogue now. Malcolm McGregor, Bran do n. M anitoba. ••BnEN7TTTN~CARRTER.^'~«-ery powerful, Ideal fir skidding logs or for transportation over rough difficult lountry Hardly used wonderful buy Wri te Ro ^ <117 He speler Ij. a. case Tractor on rubber with power takeoff purchased Oct. 16/48, like new. New 12 tractor cultivator on rubber. Priced to sell. Apply Roy Sage. Newrnn. Phone Mllverton 4 8 r 4- 1. _ NEW SENHATIONAI^ TOOL Powerful pocket raagnet. Clips In pocket like a pen. Will recover tools, wrenchee, hammers, machine parts, from water, oil, deep tanks, rivers, lakes. No wires. No batteries. Power packed for life. It'a the Little Giant. Order yours now. Immediate delivery. 12.00 post- paid. 12. 2S C.O.D. Charlea R. Boyd. Pept. 24, 2784 Second Boulevard. Detroit 1. Michigan. stcaililj' rising costs of living. But thi.s year, things are different. Cost of living has declined. In many lines production has caught up with de- mand to snch an extent that there have been scTcral real layoffs. As a result the unions' "fourth round'' discussions have been emphasizing long-range security ratlicr than in- creased hourly wages. Labor's position is about this; security for tlie workers means stable purchasing power, and stable purchasing power is insurance against \ depression. Also, says " Ial)or, companies can well afford to pay tlic cost out nf their record profits. Management's po>ition. on the Other hand, is something like this; higher costs can only be met with higher price; and at a time of in- creasing buyer resistance would mean slackening sales, lower pro- duction and wideprrad unemploy- nunt. In face of managcnient's .stand against increased labor costs, there has been much speculation as to the mood of the workers- Some think that because of a goneral feeling of insecurity, the workers will be re- luctant to force their demand to the striking point. But on the other hand, others think that insecurity will make tlie workers even more than ordinarily aggre^ive. This latter theory seemed to be borne out by what happened at Ford, where a technical grievance under tlie present contract brought about a strike which shut down the huge Rcnige River plant at Dearborn and which, at the time of writing this, was spreading slowly through the entire Ford empire. lUR HALE GUNS FOR SALE ffiO.OOO Stock of the finest rifles, sbotguzis, platola, revolvers and shootlnK accessorlea In Canada now offered to tvortsmcn at an at- tractive discount. STOCK includes bolt, lever action, double and automatic rifles: single, double, pump and automatic etiotguns target revolvers and piatolH; telescope sights and mounts, spotting scopes. Iron sights, binoculars, cameras, gen- eral shooting supplies and a complete stock of ammunition In all popular sizes. Lyman re- loadmg tools In all iwpular calibres, bullet moulds, greasers and lubricators, powder mea- sures and shpir rpsizine di^'s. Prompt mall order service. CCHPLETE CATALOG LE AND SPECIAL SALE PRICESâ€" 35c (COIN) THE MODERN GUN SHOP "CANADA'S GIN HOUSE" 3006 Danforth. E. Teronto. AMERICAN COCKER Spaniel Puppies, blonde, registered, good pedigree. $25.00 and $20.00. Frank .Scott. Moorefteld, Ont. OPPOIITCMTIKH for MEN and WOMKN '~' BE A HAIRDRESSER lOlN CAi^ADA 8 LEADING SCHOOl, Oreat Opportunity Learn Hatrdreaslng Pleasant dignified orofeaslon, good wasc«. thousands successful UanreJ graduates. America's greateai aystem Illustrated cat* logue free Write or Call MARVEL HAIRDRES8IN0 SCJJOOLS 36$ atooi 8t W . I'orooio Brtncbes 44 King St.. Hamllto* ft 73 Rtdeau Street. Ottawa PLACE YOUR order now for that Tractor Drawbar shifting Lever. Ruben Schwart- sentruber. 66 King St. N.. Waterloo, c/o Hlll-Watifon Motors. NEW HOUSE for sale In residential district. Alt conveniences, garage, hardwood floors throughout, oil heating. Immediate poasesslon, $9.2!iO.OO. H. Spencer, 808 Ceirtre St. S., Whitby. Qnt. 86 ACRES of land for sale. conElating of pasture, woods, gravel, spring creek, near Dagmar. Apply Harold Spencer, RR No, 1« Myrtle Stat ion. Ont. - CHOICE TRAINED ^lo w heeling English collie male $25 00. Trained female $20.00. Pups from real heeler parents â€" males $12.00: females $6.00. John Hodgson. Hornlngs Mitts, Ontario. MUSKOKA â€" Lovely frame house, furnished, insulated, oil heating, twelve rooma, large barn on three acres. Tourist business eatab* llshed. Steve ns. Tall T i mbers . Gravenburst. ONE heavy-duty five- foot motorized Seaman triple tiller, (n excellent condition Apply Don St ickle. Ess ex. R R. N"o. 1 , Ont. FOR 8ALE water power mill property, with house, garaxe and buatnesa K ppty Ha rold Marah all . Ly n Ontario GENERAL STORE and residence, Uuskoka Frame bulldlnga. good condition, turnover Forty-Five Thousand. Excellent opportunity. Price Fourteen Thouaand, stock «itra, about Five Thousand. Particulars. D. Litchfield, Utterson. Ontario. FOR SALE â€" 1 ]3-9C McCormick Doerlng Tractor on steel newly overbauled 1 WK-40 Intemeilonal Tractor on rubber, starter, lights In first clnsa condition MiMhnnV Farm Ser vice MUlbank. On tario RARCIAINS â€" 1 vikhu; vv7nd .harger. VI volt, I nftft watt with batteries complete with $0 rt inwer Alan 1 Mueknka lakeshnre tiuUding lot with road and nvdro Various used launches and marine enirinep l.Rk»*shnre \!"t.iT Service Mllfnrd Ba y. On t ario. ALUMIn"um"rOOFING & SIDING CroBB-t'rnnped Corrugated and ribbed styles < to 10 ft lengths Immediate delivery from stock Write for samples and estimates Steel Distributore Limited. 600 Cherry St Toronto BLANKETS CLOTH YARNS Batta made from your own sheep's wool, or If you have old woollens or cotton ws will re- make them Into beautiful blankets or robes W^rlte Brandon Woollen Mills. Brandon. Man . STATION WAGON 41 FORD, irnod ronrtltlnn thronrhout, beater. tl.lOft. 47 MERCURV RADIO, heater, driven only iO.OOO mile!>â€" 11.100. The above care are privately owned and driven. H. T. Barnes. 2 Collese St. Tor- onto. T e lepbona: Pr. »ltl. CEMEN-F Bag, Truck, Carload WRITE. WIRE. PHO:^. Cement Supply II Hale Blvd., Lakevlew, Ont.. Phone Port Credit 3513. " HELP WANTBI> MAGIC TRICKS'.! AilAZE FRIENDS. 3 clever trick, and cata^ lo»ue 50c. Quality Uajclc. Dept. W.. Boj 14. Station K. ToiODto. WISE GUYS TRADE TIES Pour of your good ones and one buck gets yoa four fresh ones wheu mailed to Y'S MEN'S TIE EXCHANGE 127 .Metcalfe. Ottawa. Ont. PATENTS FETHERSTONAUGH k Company Patent So- llcltora Establlihed 18S0 160 Bay Street. Toronto. Booklet of inforroatlop on requeat. _ TEACHEBS W.ANTKD PT. STANLEY. Eleln County: Proteatant vrad* teacher, aix-rooni school : duties commencs September. Mrs. B. Taylor. Sec.. Pt Stanley. Ontario. TEACHER WA-NTED" for S.S.'No." 1 Adroaa- ton. Ont. School on hlKhway, Hydro Installed, Apply, statins: experience. Qualifications and eatan.' expected, to J. L . Campbell, Sec. Treaa., Adnoaston, Ont. WASTED R0E8E RADISH ROOTS. ANY QCANTITX. WOODMAN BROS.. BRANTFORO. ONT. "And w« have a Black Cat Spe- lia). Madam, for Friday th« Thlrteento." SAFES rroiect raui BUUkS ao^ CASH fraai RRE and THIEVES. We kave â-  else vaA tj9* of Safe, er Cab4or<, for any tarpaa*. Visit iia. er wvMr for nrlt^a rte. ta [Vnt. W. J.6(-J.TAYLaR UMifto TOROMTO SAFE WORKS I4A Front 6t. E.. rarootv EXPERIENCED salesmen in bcus« to bous« selling. Merchandise used In cvsry hous^ hold. Kxcluslvs and a beautiful line without eompetltlon Tour success assured. Small In- Tcstment required for stock. Also a man with oritanlslnv ability and direct selling needed. We are offering you a real business oppor- tunity. Fo rfurther Intormatlon write to Hous- hold Domestic Distributors. 1010 St. Catherine Est. Room 41b. Montreal, Que. WANTED IMMEDIATELY. youn» women Ifl- Sl years, for fruit and vegetabU work In Farm Service Force Camps. Supervised by T.W.C.A. For full particulars write Ontario Farm Service Force, 9 Richmond Street East. Toronto 1.,. Aosploea â€" Dominion Provincial Farm Labour Committee. PRACTICAL NURSES, general duty. exceUent accommodation, good salary. Apply. Perley Home, 2 Barton St., Ottawa. MEDICAL NATURE'S HELPâ€" Dixon's Remedy for Rheu- matic Pains. Neuritis. Thousands praising it. Munro's Drug Store. 335 Elgin. Ottawa. Postpaid 11.00. OOOD RESOLUTIONâ€" Every sufferer of Rheumatic Pains or Neuritis should try \ Dixon's Remedy. Munro's Drug Store. 836 â-  Elgin. Ottnwa. Postpaid $1.00. HARNESS & COLLARS Farmers .Attention â€" Consult your nearest Hartiess Shoo about Staco Harness Supplier We sell our goods onl> through your local 'Staco Leather Goods dealer The goods are right and so are out prices We manufacture tn our iac lories â€" Harness. Horse Col lart, Sweat Pads, Horse Blan- kets, and Leather Travelling Goods. 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