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Show LEHI FREE PRESS, LEHI. UTAH Hw OTiaft's I cation is "hobby mining," in which amateur prospectors take to the hills each week-enin search of gold. This has resulted in a rush for claims, reminiscent of last century's gold stampede. These modern prospectors aren't finding much gold, but they have hopes and meanwhile it's a lot of fun. Some of them will probably strike it rich. d raws Career Hobbies. Then there's also the hobby which I 1 .hi m t can be joined with your professional career. An example is Mildred internationally known harpist who began her rise to fame with a second-hanharp. When she retires from the concert stage, many years hence, she'll have something more tangible than memories, because she spends her spare time collecting old, rare, curious and historic harps. Some hobbies can make you feel like a kid again, which isn't a bad idea. Several years ago some youthful minded father bought his youngster an electric toy train for Christmas and had so much fun with it himself that he bought another. That model railroading, has hobby, grown overnight until now many a business man spends his evenings playing with a minia ture tram. It isn't child's play, however. The serious model railroader builds his own "rolling stock" to exact scale size and has from 200 to 1,000 feet of track on which to run it. Today you can buy disassembled miniature railroad parts and build your own system, consisting of engines, Pullmans, coaches and innumerable types of freight cars. Train hobbyists prefer freights because of the variety they offer. Or, You Might Try There's a humorous side to too. Out in Halfway, Ore., Walter W. Evans collects of all things official positions! Evans is vice president and cashier of the First National bank, city treasurer, high school clerk, secretary-treasu- r er of the telephone company, key banker for his county banking association, public education committeeman for the same organization, and president of the Northwest Oregon Bankers association. Recently he decided to run for justice of the peace. Then, in Akron, Ohio, we find Walter Thompson, a gasoline station attendant who in the past two years has dissuaded 10 persons from suicide. That, says Thompson, is his hobby. His station is located at the end of a bridge. At nearby Cleveland a strange fellow who jumped through the trees at Brookside park, clad in a tiger skin breech clout, turned out to be nothing more than a Tarzan hobbyist. But police warned him to practice elsewhere. Maybe the suicide stopper and the Dil-lin- g, t mi mi in d I'- - 'J " hard-heade- ,lft;W j " ;;::y v.. V , f 3 ;: frerybody's Doing It: The Banket Has a Toy Railroad, the Butcher is a Camera Fan, and 1 the Baker Collects Stamps ! By JOSEPH W. LaBINE How do you spend your spare time? Or do you waste it? I There's a difference, you see. It's easy to stand on a street torner and watch the world go by, but you're apt to crawl into M that night feeling like a fifth wheel on the buggy that makes iis world go 'round. I How to utilize spare time is a problem that vexed mankind bored monarchs snapped their pudgy fingers to long before sake the pipers play. Today, in a world of shorter working hours and increased social consciousness, intelligent use of our "loafing" hours is a icrious matter. But don t take f J seriously; instead, why not spare time playing with gliders in iad a hobby? a deserted spot called Kitty Hawk, In every walk of life these, N. C. Look what happened to them! than one stamp collector has iays you're apt to meet hadMore similar fortune, turning amp collectors, candid cam-r- a his hobby intogood a professional stamp rail-oad business that netted a fans and miniature living income. builders. The garage And in California the newest avo-mechanic who tunes up your notor probably tinkers with radio between the meal and bedtime. A States Supreme court ptice may surreptitiously short-wa- jvening Jnited read night detective stories when looking, and your doctor collect rare old books. no-tod- "Cream on lour Porridge." reached a stage where the curious thing to look for is not peo-tl- e who have hobbies, but those who Someone has called it a way a "put cream on your porridge," thich means that a Jobby will add zest to the most humdrum life. Nor need your workday job be humdrum; Henry Ford, m of America's busiest industrial devotes his spare time building the famous Greenfield Albert tillage at Dearborn, Mich. .Einstein, the scientist, relaxes by Wing away at his violin. Andre Sosteiar.etz, the orchestra leader, is inexpert wood carver. I Pick up the paper almost any day ffid you'll find an item about your aext door neighbor's hobby. In Chicago one evening last year, M. J. it, a retired gas company superintendent, was visiting a friend's lame. The friend remarked that he as going to build a model of the 'Man liner, Rex. That set Mr. Smit thinking and a few days later he started building his own steamship, three-fomodel of the gigantic It's ; D J ot Normandie lj I'-- V Win r....Jf1 A Chicago woman attorney spent 50 years of her spare time collecting figurines like those shown above. Each figurine represents some out- ht ! g, amateur Tarzan aren't true hobby ists, but to discover how important this business has become, you need only look at one of the exhibitions staged by people who have found a happy pastime and are willing to tell the world about it. Famous People, Quaint Hobbies. Famous people sometimes have unique hobbies. Jane Pickens, the songstress, weaves rugs and makes bobbin lace because it gives her time to think. Chester Morris, the movie star, is an amateur magician and Dr. Frank Black, musical director for a broadcasting network, plays with chemistry during his spare time. Right now he is experimenting with liquid rubber to use in making sculpture molds. Perhaps you already have a hobby. If not, take a little sage advice from the experts before developing one. The best way, they say, is to fall into something you really enjoy. Don't deliberately look for a hobby; simply drift into a stimulating avocation that brings you real enjoyment. Another thing, don't be too strict about your hobby, because if you tie yourself up with a lot of restrictions the whole thing will suddenly become very irksome. If you're not careful, your hobby is apt to take too much time at first. You may get so enthusiastic that life becomes one continual mental tussle between your hobby and your better self. But eventually you'll emerge from this stage with a balanced viewpoint, having learned to live with this new companion. You'll discover that moderation in all things is an excellent idea, but what's more important, you'll not be alone with a pair of twiddling thumbs the next rainy afternoon! standing figure in history. Costumes, ; Mr. Smit, who is sixty-eigyears hair dress, jewelry and other ac''d, suddenly discovered a new cessories are absolutely authentic. leaning in life. "I found I'd been Outstanding in the above group is pissing something," he says. "It's Joan d'Arc. ireat fun making model steamships !a I m going to keep doing it that iiWW"ViHmmvtwivmm WTfT M of my life." I Ace in the Hole. few blocks away Arthur Laed-jjjcan electrical engineer, goes sSt)wn to his whitewashed basement ,.ach evening and works at the hob-Jyears' standing marquetry. is the science of making still life pictures and designs with veneer woods, inlaid to giye the proper appear-e- It's a hobby that demands 'e of the jigsaw and a lot of pawnee. in the end he develops a "toque skill that may serve him in stead should the electrical jWigincering profession fail him. incidentally, is an important 'fp jature of hobbies. More than one ,nateur tinkerer has turned his 4 Ruth Wyeth Spean eJ WAS a great day on an up- Sewing for the Home Decorator, ITstate New York farm more covers curtains, slipcovers, dress- than a half century ago. The ing tables; Book 2 illustrates 90 embroidery stitches with numerous applications; doll clothes and gift items. Order by number, enclosing 25 cents for each book desired. If you order both books, leaflet on making crazy quilts will be included free. For leaflet only send 5 cents in 6tamps to cover cost and mailing. Address: Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. big- gest pumpkins, the finest apples and the sleekest live stock were being loaded to take to the Fair. Grandmother announced that she was taking her silk crazy patchThe family disapwork quilt. proved. The quilt glowed with the Reserve a Phase of Modesty A man may dislike to be asked to be identified. That is why ht has no enthusiasm for thumb printing. Artistic temperament believes in itself. This accounts for its fury when thwarted. No matter what fads are started, you can't tear civilized man away from white bedsheets. If you can make a good quotation in bolstering your opinion, it seems to have more weight than your own logic. Loveliness in Crochet Cloth stitches; materials needed; photograph of section of the cloth. To obtain this pattern, send 15 cents in stamps or coins (coins preferred) to The Sewing Circle, Household Arts Dept., 259 W. Fourteenth St., New York, N. Y. Please write your name, address and pattern number plainly. d hob-byin- I SEW HOW-T-9. UnclMit richest taffetas and satins of "best" dresses of those they knew and loved. All that winter the red ribbons and blue ribbons, won by prize pumpkins and apples and farm adorned the mantel animals shelf. But Grandmother, placidly stitching away in her rocking chair, had tucked away in the pocket of her voluminous skirt, the only cash prize that anyone brought home from the Fair. Her crazy patch quilt is still a thing of beauty and a center of interest. It is perfectly at home in a modern living room today. Here is a corner of it and the leaflet offered herewith tells you how to make this kind of quilt and gives detailed instructions for dozens of of stitches and combinations stitches to be used for embroidering crazy patchwork. NOTE : If you wish to use these weekly articles for reference paste them in a scrapbook, as they are not included in either Sewing Book No. 1 or 2. Book 1, w 1. 2. 3. . A cloth done in a jiffy on a big hook with two strands of string! You can make this design in three smaller sizes, the small58-in- 7 SUCKERS FROZEN bf DELICIOUS HOSTELRY Our lobby la delightfully air cooled daring the summer months Kmdlo tor Every Room 200 Rooms 200 Bath i inches. Pattern 6084 contains instructions for making the cloth; an illustration of it and of est 26 CHERVb ?1 At rujKt I sit Frorvt Tea ketUe, piano and bananas are in window of "Sport Stort." Mail box is a birdhouse. Man is promenading in his underwear. Bird is pecking bricks out of build- And steps jze or tJl ovr "the. Friendly sttrs tke. lovely Ard sounds popping ke-fc-- ing. Gentleman is wearing a lady's shoe. Branch is not connected to tree. Man reading street sign contradicts what he sees. 8. Ice wagon is loaded with fish. 9. Sign reads "Ice never melts." 10. Exclamation marks are on street sign. " 11 dance is advertised In summer. 12. Attendant is talking to an empty automobile. 13. Hinges are on wrong side of car door. Mouse is growling. 1. 15. License plate is on side of car. 5. er.1120 or SALT LAKE'S NEWEST Answers -Graph v I OF COOLINGVj REFRESHMENT THE. CHEERFUL Mistake iiuiMMA IOgussesXL 6. 7. 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