Elbow Jolts

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 14, Issue 51, 14 October 1949, Page 5

Elbow Jolts

By “Left-Hand Corner”

Akron, Ohio, has put down the world’s first rubber school playgrounds. Ideal for bouncing babies, no doubt. XXX Stockholm Conference of Red Cross opposes atomic warfare. We oppose all warfare, but where is it getting us? XXX I The Federal executive of the Australian Labour Party wants baby sitters registered through the Commonwealth labour service. Wrong timing. The sitter is not needed until quite a while after the labour.

A Paris designer has evolved a scent for men! Claims it has a “powerful tweedy aroma.” Thanks. We’ll stick to the old-fashioned beer and tobacco. XXX Talking of beer, we noticed recently that an English country Vicar had taken to buying a barrel of beer each Sunday to “shout” for his congregation after the services. Recognising the fact that “man doth not live by bread alone ...„”?

Sales woman m a beauty parlour: “This one has a delightful fragrance,” she said to the customer. “Believe me you can’t go wrong with it.” “That’s funny, murmured the bright young thing, “most ''perfumes advertise that you can.”

Development of a mechanical “brain” able to forecast market and financial developments for years ahead is reported from London. We had an inquiry about it the other day from a couple of bookies who wanted to know if they could get an import license for one and adapt it to pick doubles.