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Show THE PROGRESSIVE OPINION Zipper Suits Keep Mariners Away From Davy Jones' Locker i f V M I yUst,' j Neither clowns nor zoot suiters are the young men pic-tured above. They are students at the Sheepshead Bay Mari-time Training station where 30,000 mariners are trained yearly. Their apparel is the Morner life saving suit which' keeps a man afloat indefinitely. They are trained to don these suits in 30 seconds. The backward bend is a result of the speed with which they zip up and lock the watertight fastener. 5 1 Of 'V-- LI r- -( Victory1 - I Parade ' ... i ' ' 1 c - I --....J:ll.Jl- The maritime service trains crews as fast as Ameri-can high-spee- d industrial gen-iuses turn out ships. Above: If there is no time for lifeboats, the men go over in life suits. Left: He can float this way indefinitely. The suit contains emergency rations. . The 13 weeks' course includes instruction in deck duties, en-gine room operations, lifeboat handling, swimming, gunnery, and safety seamanship. Most of the training takes place on- - a craft that has never saded and never will sail. It is a concrete replica of a ship, complete with booms, winches, hatches, etc. The bridge is raised on hydrau-lic jacks so it can be made to roll. X j tiff -M jk S'fa Mid it t''" . " Circle: At the command "abandon ship" the men quickly take previously assigned positions in lifeboats. Training like this saves lives if the men are forced to actually abandon a torpedoed ship. Right: Deck hands demonstrate their agility by swarming high up 0 mast. Speed in emergencies must be second nature to these men. Right: A member of the faculty ins-tructs a class on the correct lay to get into a Morner life saving suit. The suits are made of rubber and lined for warmth. trf" i; Students are picked .fjJUX si up. Yellow caps and " 1 gloves make them easy i- - .V ' ' . J to see. Size 3 jacket with trimming for dress and pantie takes VB yards material, dress and panties 2l,i yards. Due to an unusually large demand and current war conditions, slightly more time is required in filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern numbers. Send your order to: SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 149 New Montgomery Street San Francisco Calif. Enclose 20 cents In coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No Size '.. Name Address 'W0i ON THE CZl Mhome FRONTS y. yhAtk fcAi,Xj El ISyf H vmj JL j'l iiL VwS SI p35l II I''')) MIRROR Trf??? V& SUPPORT IfOL IT iAa upside jitc DOWN WZA FRAMES OPENING S UJ'j2! OF CUPBOARD J PgBEFORE TF YOU are furnishing a combi-- 1 nation living and dining room with odds and ends from the fam-ily attic why not use paint and inexpensive fabrics to harmonize unrelated pieces? Here a. combination chest and dish cupboard has been made from an old dresser.. The cup-board at the lower right sits on top of the, dresser and a quarter round molding nailed to the dress-er top holds plates in place. Both dresser and chairs are painted cream color and quaint Dutch de-signs in gay colors are stenciled on them. The chair seat covers repeat the colors in these designs. Pieces of the cracked mirror of the old dresser are cut to fit paint-ed picture frames and typical Dutch tulip designs are stenciled on the glass. NOTE: The painted and stenciled de-signs used by Early Dutch setUers in America are full of sentiment for us to-day. The Dove of Peace and Hearts and Flowers were favorites. Mrs. Spears has prepared a large sheet of authentic de-signs with complete instructions and color guide for decorating furniture and other household articles. Ask for Pattern 262 and enclose 15 cents. Address: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Bedford Hills New York. Drawer 10 Enclose 15 cents for Pattern No. ' 262. Name Address Every minute counts in FJ wartime. That's why so " many thousands of busy C KrflflV7V families depend on , CM IXtnl' 2 Kellogg's Corn Flakes for V XjwsSSJ?- P fast, easy-to-f- ii (but nutri- - -- SWV Hons!) breakfasts, lunches, '5 suppers. Great for bed-- time snacks, too, v.:.v,: SAVE WORK FUEL OTHER FOODS, TOOI SS CORN J Kellogg's Corn Flake! are 'WSifi tXf?.".(, A I stored to WHOLE GRAIN Nil- - feWtWj i T I TRITIVE VALUES of Thiamin W XXtoeBgp I f (Vitamin Bi), Niacin and Iron. :"'tJ Colorful Set 'TpHE prettiest little girl for miles around will be the one who wears this ensemble darling bo-lero, jumper and panties. Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1781-- de-signed for sizes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 years. S6SW ALONG WITH OTHER iflCTl Proved ingredients ' WWJ . . . choose Clabber Girl as part of that e recipe . . . Wrb$ Guarl' against waste and be sure of results with the V '5cSSyA tallin8 powder that has been the baking day favorite liLlG , in millions of homes for years and years ... PoLtibisi Aik Mother, She Knows: Clabber Girl )lmTOjtgoes with the best of everything, for baking. WZ.Z. ..Mia - - - : - B.a.a:- - ;z:n-i.-- i ' Good Buy for You! i UNITED STATES WAR BONDS Good By for Japs! p directions that also show you how to give a "lift" to sag-ging springs; how to repair web-bing and lumpy padding; how to make seat pads. Instructions 540 give directions for re-pairing and upholstering. Due to an unusually large demand and current war conditions, slightly more time is required in filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern numbers. Send your order to: Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 117 Minna St. San Francisco, Calif. Enclose 15 cents (plus one cent to cover cost of mailing) for Pattern No. Name Address 540 iL-ao- S "T"0 IT yourself" is a patriotic motto this wartime year. Thriftily your own furniture with these clear, step-- $il ...J-...- . ,.jjjPf. j". jf. they say: "SIDE MEAT" for anything very good I I j "EAGLE DAY for pay-da-y i I 1 " BOG POCKET" for tightwad j! : I CAMEL for the favorite cigarette with men ill 1 in the Army j UfT ykf CAMELS " ' ;: Z 1 SURE ARE J j ."A SIDE MEAT Sj-- i kV X WITH ME ! THAT t. " SWELL TASTE AND Js i" ' V MILDNESS . 'ViVi.A IS THE TOPS.' J FRSrA THE SERVCE J H The favorite cigarette with men in the t"&"?r'V ' Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard U2AjhP'MA. vi is CameL (Based on actual sales rec-- Fs'ii ords in Post Exchanges and Canteens.) lttnn, ? ij, vk.fl ' Wi ' BE GROUCHY, TOO, !FV0UR BACK X X -V ILXTI f TmMw" SPECIAL U. LjVWpljMtQ faSL V WMtMT, PJU'D , MAKI you from iRoyine all DAYJ fAULTLESS STARCWVov7cama- ! f wning-Ai- d ingrediekts) WLU..Y0UR )r faultless STARCH) m?VSM" clotohs frj1 kC"LWm A AS H'aTAKTHESTICKING)SrARCH ( ' ' TO MAKE YOUR IR0NIN6 COLO CHEERFUL YDSERES THE CREDIT? WMiJS W L0ER ' j ' BtAurS Tj m Advertisement. 'Bumped Off In busy Washington to be "bumped off" no longer means to be taken for a ride it means to lose a ride. Government officials are bumped off when they lose their seat on a plane to someone with a higher travel priority. Aladdin's Cave of Gold Is Elaborately Guarded Probably the greatest accumula-tion of wealth since the world be-gan is housed at Fort Knox, Ky., where the government has cached its gold reserves .in an impreg-nable fotress of concrete and steel. The actual storage space is 10,000 square feet in area, and the gold is placed in a giant safe 40 feet by 64 feet. , The most elaborate precautions have been taken to protect this wealth: nests of machine-gun- s, gas guns, ray devices, and a sys-tem of mirrors so cunningly de-vised that not one inch of space is overlooked. These precautions are eminently necessary, for the value of the gold stored there is nine billion dollars! No gangster or gang, however powerful and clever, will be able to approach without giving ample warning of their movements, for sensitive microphones, warning bells, lights, and sigal drops will give them away. But even if they penetrated so far, a barrage of artillery calculated to wipe out a small army would anihilate them. HOUJEHP Most amateur gardeners water their gardens too often and not deeply enough. A good soaking when the ground has become prac-tically dry is the rule for best results. Watering a garden in the eve-ning means less evaporation and more moisture left in the ground. A leaky water bucket can be stopped-u- p by putting melted paraffin inside. Hooks, eyes, and snaps are most satisfactory when sewed on with the buttonhole stitch. When buying a housecoat, if you choose a wrap-aroun- d model, be sure it has a good lap, sitting or standing. Otherwise it will gap. To protect the ends of hemp rope and to prevent them from fraying, wrap well with light but strong twine and then dip the bound ends in shellac. Instead of spreading newspapers on the inside of bureau drawers to keep them clean, try finishing them with a coat of white enamel. If you keep any poisons in the medicine cabinet, push two pins crosswise through the cork. Even in the dark they'll warn a person to "beware." Place a ball of twine in a twine sack, cut a small hole just above the ball, thread the string through the hole, then hang the sack on the wall and the twine will be handy when needed. Less sugar will be needed if a pinch of salt is added to sour fruits during the cooking period. O- - O-- f-- O- - r. c. O" - - - O-- - - - - I ASK ME ? ANOTHER ! j A General Quiz The Questions 1. Where is the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes? 2. What state's name means "fed people"? 3. What is the chemical symbol for gold? 4. What name is given to a per-son who derives pleasure from in-flicting pain? 5. What opera was based on the assassination of King Gustave III of Sweden?. 6. The separation of complex light into different colored rays is called what? 7. How long did federal prohibi-tion last in the United States? 8. What is ' the approximate civilian population of Alaska? The Answers 1. The Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes is in Alaska. 2. Oklahoma. 3. The chemical symbol for gold is Au. 4. Sadist. 5. "The Masked Ball." 6. Dispersion of light. 7. Thirteen years. 8. Approximately 72,000. Taking No Chance Dentist (to patient opening his purse) No, don't bother to pay me in advance. Patient I'm not. I was only counting my money before you gave me gas. That Gets Them Gertie What's this I hear about you using a bewitching perfume to snare young men? Mabel That's right. I cook corned beef and cabbage. Well, Ain't It? An oral geography test was in progress. "Johnny," asked the teacher, "what is a bay?" "A bay," answered farmer John-ny promptly, "is a brown horse." Boys Are Boys Small Niece Boys is awful coarse, isn't they? Aunty Why do you think so? Small NieceBobby calls his new coat a "sweater" 'stead of a perspirationer. "Imagine my embarrassment," said Dumb Dora, "when, accord-ing to my usual custom, I looked under the bed before retiring. I had forgotten that I was in an upper berth." Condensed Milk Cow?' "It says here that a doctor found a collar button in a cow's stom-ach." "That's a lot of ballyhoo how could a cow get under a bedroom dresser?" Amazon's Secret Three French explorers, lately returned from Brazil, claim to have traced the source of the Amazon to the Nilcocha glacier in the Andes, at a height of 18,000 feet. |