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Show FICTION CORNER 0 KEEPERS FINDER By CnARLES CALMER the ilde This Week's Best fiction illed the long Tover toto. sid. of the and the elderly gentle-rfe'tonneau gentle-rfe'tonneau leaned forward fte door for the two hitch- 0P The slim, nervous one with be I Wack eyes sat on one .werlr gentleman; the ''J one on the other. W' derly gentleman', hands d beniU in his lap. His erti rather vague eyes peered " fnne then the other. He fftTtb "My name '8 jSri. ntlemen- And " .lim nervous one sat up rne, "Any relation to the Van- bank family?" 4C Jail the elderly gentle-'es' gentle-'es' ,.. Mm m-av eoatee. "I pan, - hgv. that honor, if you call it one." "Then," said the film one, "this Is your lucky day. Ain't it, George?" The big one took his hungry gaze from the passing orange trees long .nouEh to grunt agreement, auu Jned back to contemplating the linciom fruit The slim one fixed the elderly gen- fleman with a ginu . hooked a taut finger confidently in bis lapeL . "Have you ever neglected the birthday of a loved one, and spent sleepless nights of regret?" he probed intensely. "Have you ever (lipped up on remembering an anniversary an-niversary and gone to the doghouse M t result-or failed to congratulate congratu-late friend on a promotion and f0tten the fishy eye the next time joumet? Have you?" "Well, yes," apologized the elderly elder-ly gentleman, "I have. I am a trifle forgetful at times," adding defen-ilvely, defen-ilvely, "but then, most people are." "Ah," pressed the slim one, giving giv-ing the lapel an impressive shake, "my point exactly. Most people are, like you, forgetful, and they suffer for it. They suffer because they know the slight or omission was not Intended and realize too, that the neglected one is certain to wrongly interpret it. Maybe a long friend-ihip friend-ihip will be strained, or a wife or daughter hurt. . "But, suppose you were to suddenly sudden-ly find yourself in a position where those slights and omissions never iappened any more! Wouldn't you bt delighted especially if It meant no effort on your part, no strain, no time; in fact, nothing beyond tte payment of a very small fee?" The elderly gentleman nodded. "I imagine most people would be as delighted as I." "My point again!" cried the slim one. "Now, George and I are at i to moment on our way to Los Angeles to initiate just such a service. serv-ice. We plan to call it The Tell-You-When Co., Inc. All you have to do is give us the names of the people whose anniver-saries anniver-saries you want to remember; with the dates if you have them, other-wise other-wise we will look them up for you. "Give us too, the names of people whose promotions, marriages, births, deaths and so on you want to mark with a gift or note; and our clipping service will watch the papers and other sources of lnfor-mation. lnfor-mation. When an item pops up on the calendar we keep in your name, we notify you-and for a small additional ad-ditional fee we will even write an appropriate note, or purchase and forward a gift. Now, tell me: Does that fill a long-felt need?" The elderly gentleman's eyes were bright with interest. "Amazing. covert calculation. "Well, there advertising-office rent, telephones and help livings for George and me-aU only until the golden flood begins to roll in. Say; oh say, five thousand dollars. That should be sufficient to launch the business." The elderly gentleman drew a checkbook from his pocket, and un-limbered un-limbered his fountain pen. The beady eyes' glistened. The elderly gentleman turned to the back of a check and began to figure. The slim one exhaled sharply, opened his mouth to speak, but thought better of it. In a few moments, the elderly gentleman gen-tleman Btopped figuring, and looked out the car window, stroking his goatee reflectively. He shook his head slowly. "No-," he said. "I believe your calculations to be in error. You will need at least ten thousand dollars dol-lars to get your proposition under way." The blood slowly flowed back into the slim one's cheeks. Mr. Vander- s? I 'v r"-,' JifZvtyiSii i-,- OS'S 1 H I fOtl n ft', SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS Phenothiazine Will Kill Nodular Worms Common Insect o! Hogs Present on Most Farms You've heard so much about swine roundworms thai you may think they are the only internal parasites par-asites that cause hog losses. If so, you're wrong. You're overlooking the nodular worm. The USDA says the nodular worm is perhaps the most common worm parasite of swine, and that in some states, practically all hogs raised under ordinary conditions may be Infected. Research workers in animal para-sitology para-sitology are beginning to suspect that nodular worm injury to hogs is far greater than was heretofore believed. Nodular worm Infections cause considerable losses to the meat industry because the intestines intes-tines studded with nodules, resulting result-ing from nodular worm injury, are " 'Okay,' he said, tore it up." 'I bit.' Then he kissed the check regretfully and young man! Exactly what I need. Put me down as your first subscriber." sub-scriber." "You seel" said the slim one. "You snapped at it So will others. Which brings us to the heart of the matter, doesn't it, George?" George turned from the oranges long enough to grunt a second agreement, agree-ment, and turned back to his contemplation. con-templation. An orange would go very, very good just now. The slim one grasped the elderly gentleman's lapel again. "Mr. Vandermoor, I called this your lucky day. It is. You, being a Vandermoor, have money which you are probably willing to treble on a proposition that can't miss. George and I have such a proposition, proposi-tion, but no money. Now, why can't we ,get together on this thing?" "Hmm," remarked the elderly gentleman. "How much capital do you estimate your venture will require?" re-quire?" The slim one inspected him with CROSSWORD PUZZLE Horizontal 1 Persia 5 Goddess of the rainbow 9 Slang: vigor 12 State of being evil 14 Period of time 15 Aspect 16 Streamer 18 Submerged 20 To low 21 What? 22 Symbol for iridium 24 Tune 26 To obstruct 28 To steal from 30 Unsubstantial 32 To throw 35 On the summit of 37 Row 39 Teamster's command Group of Polynesian islands To trudge Note of scale Post for securing hawsers 4? 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"I am a man of quick decisions," he told the slim one. "I am con vinced of the worth of your idea, and of your ability to carry it through. Your name?" The slim one supplied it, and the elderly gentleman gen-tleman wrote out the check, tore it from the book, and handed it to him. "And now, I see we are almost home. If you young men will come in with me, we can draw up some informal papers to cover the matter, mat-ter, and then I will have my driver take you on to the city to start your company." The car swung from the highway and stopped smoothly. A uniformed attendant hobbled from the gate house to unlock the ponderous iron grilles which effectively barred the driveway. Suddenly the slim one bent for ward. His eyes rested on a small bronze plate set in the stone pillar. "Sunnyside Home for the Mentally Diseased," he read slowly, choking as the words sunk in. He turned toward George, flicking a rather hopeless glance in his direction, George turned away sadly to again appraise the oranges. The slim one's eyes dropped to the flourishing sig nature on the check he still held in his hands. "Napoleon Vandermoor,' he quoted. His lips tightened murderously for a moment, then he grinned sheep ishly. "Okay, Napoleon," he said. "I bit. Your name ain't Vandermoor, but just to even it up, George arid me ain't starting any Tell-You-When Service, either! Because somebody else beat us to it a year ago, see, and all we wanted your dough for was to skip the country before the dicks caught up to us." He kissed the check regretfully, then tore it into little .pieces and tossed them in the air, watching them flutter down. "Come on, George," he said, "oranges "or-anges for breakfast." "The elderly gentleman watched them trudge down the road, and stroked his goatee contemplatively as the car rolled up the drive. It stopped in front of a brick building with barred windows, and he stood beside the car for a moment "Harvey," he said to the waiting driver, "wait here for me. I'll be only a moment" The chauffeur touched his cap respectfully. re-spectfully. "Yes, Doctor Vandermoor," he said. This plywood self-feeder containing con-taining phenothiazine will aid in ridding hogs' of nodular worms. weak and tear easily,' and this de stroys their value for use as cas ings. These losses, of course, are passed along to the hot raiser in the form of lower prices. Hogs entertain four species of nodular worms. The nodular worm gets to be only about a, half inch long, hence is not as readily seen as the roundworm, which gets to be as thick as a lead pencil and more than a foot long. Hog raisers seeing see-ing roundworms may blame them for trouble caused by the smaller, harder-to-see nodular worms. Phenothiazine is the only effective remedy for removing nodular worms. It destroys more than BO per cent of them. Phenothiazine is easily given in feed In fact, that is the safest way for a hog; raiser to administer it. Cattle Horn-Fly Trap Considerable success has been attained at-tained in Australia using a horn-fly trap constructed in a gateway or lane through which the cattle must pass once or twice a day. The passageway pas-sageway through the trap is S3 inches wide and 100 feet Ions;. The glass in the roof is coated on the inside with DDT and protected from the cattle by coarse screen mm in i i " on 3 sIcIrIiIpT IsjEjololL fsau I E H A HlK E I A U R A 3 P F I zJeBI 0 v a Tfls PJ.!IiiA-E uii IaJJE!I.or1iJ T U R ICIS N.A RllI ore al P 0. 3 Tfj 1 I P, pTat txklLIJ Lx I R 1 0 1 S I Sj T T iTlTloi Serlea H-M Early Day Fainting In the days when paint recipes were kept in the family cook book, our colonial ancestors knew about making paint out of skimmed milk, which is basically the same idea as the modern casein paint of today to-day which has a milk base. Colonial Colo-nial dames mixed skimmed milk with salt boiled rice, coffee and egg-white egg-white when they wanted a batch of paint for freshening up their houses. And a painted house was a matter of social prestige. It was considered presumptuous for a tradesman to paint his dwelling. Gradually, though, as the idea of equality penetrated, the butcher and the baker and the candlestick maker decided they had as much right to paint their houses as the doctor, lawyer and ship owner. Million ronler for Type of cattle horn-fly trap recommended rec-ommended by Macdonald college. wire. The animal passing through the trap has to brush between and under two sets of curtains, and eight weighted strips, brush her legs and belly, dislodging the flies which rise to the light and contact the treated glass. Anaplasmosis Gains Foothold on Range Anaplasmosis is a febrile, infec tious disease, transmitted from sick or carrier cattle or by ticks, horse flies and other biting insects. Young animals are seldom affected. The treatment is still in the ex perimental stage and is largely a veterinary problem. Animals af flicted with the malady should be kept In the shade, given plenty of clean water, a uuie green teed, and Drotected against flies. Intro- venous injection of mercurochrome has been osed with success as well as a modified sodium-cacodylate treatment Remedy for Black Rot Disease Among Grapes Use of bordeau mixture 4-4-105 plus one pound of rosin fish on soap per 100 gallons of spray mixture is recommended for those vineyards where black rot and downy mildew have been serious. This spray is applied Just before bloom, Just after bloom and two weeks aiter bloom. U rainfall is bove normal, it may be oecessaary to make a fourth application two weeks after the third treatment I'.'V' vi f 7 r.'te. 4'. 4 I Kt .' : K 1 W i -s . i 'f i' r"' il -. .? 1 .im.iv. ';. v 1660 Ii 34-48 l A MM DEAUTIFULLY easy to wear and such a joy to care for is the flattering button front frock. This one, created for the matron, has a soft, face-framing sweetheart sweet-heart neckline, nicely shaped sleeves and a perky bow tie. Pattern No. 1660 comes In sizes 34, 36, 38. 40. 42. 44. 46 and 48. Size 36. 4'. yards of 35 or 39-inch. 8042 2-8 yn. Trimmed in Ruffles T ITTLE girls love this exciting - two-piece styleit gives them such a grown-up feeling! Tiny ruf fling trims the neck and puffed sleeves, and note the cute flared peplum, Try a flower sprigged fabric and gay novelty buttons. Pattern No. 8042 is for sizes 2, 3, 4, s, 6 and S years. Size 3, 2 yards of 35 or 39-inch; yards machine made milling. Send an additional twenty-five tents today to-day for your copy of the bummer FASHION, FASH-ION, our complete pattern magazine. Free pattern printed inside the book. Send your order to: Reserved Section The movie usher was in thi dentist's chair. "Now, Miss," asked the dentist 'which tooth is giving you all tht trouble?" "Second from the left in the bal cony," she replied. She never wears slacks or rid ing pants so one can't laugh a' her "expanse." No Chance "Georgie, dear, come kiss youj new governess. Georgie No, I don't dare to I'm afraid. Daddy kissed her yes terday and she slapped his face Smart "Havi vou tot anything tout swa for rainy day.'" "Yeah an umbrella. Practicing "Why did they evict the med leal student from the library?" "They caught him removing thi appendix from a book." Ohnkei DEVACIOUS l-rTC it3 ; mmM SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 709 Mission St., San Francisco. Calif. Enclose 23 cents In coins tor each pattern desired. Pattern No Size Namff Address mmu 7 u ITCHIilG SKEU Sufferers The Questions L What is the lowest bill In cir culation in China and what is it worth in U. S. currency? 2. How did the ancient Romans applaud? 3. How many passenger trains in the U. S. have been named for women? 4. When were the corner mail boxes first used? 5. How manv depressions have there been in the U. S. in the past 100 years? 6. Where does the water go when the tide goes out? 7. The election of Hattie cara way of Arkansas to the U. S. sen ate, first woman elected to tnat body, took place in what year? 8. In which harbor could all the warships in the world anchor at one time? 9. What is the ainerence De- tween a shelldrake and a man drake? 10. The first telegraph line In the U. S.. from Washington to Balti more, opened in what year? The Answers 1. A $500 bill. It is worth 4 cents in our currency. 2. Bv snaDDine their fingers. waving the flaps of their togas and clapping their hands. 3. Two the Ann Kutiedge ana the Pocahontas. 4. In 1560 in Paris. 5. Twenty-six. 8. While the tide eoes to the oth er side of the ocean, the water you actually bathe in only goes a few miles out to sea and then comes back again. - I A quiz with answers offering ? information on various subjects ? ? 7. In 1932. 8. The Bay of Rio de Janeiro, which has a total surface of 200 square miles. 9. A shelldrake is a wild duck; a mandrake is a narcotic plant. 10. In 1843. Washington, D. C June 23, 1947 Bubble Gum is not to blame for junior's upset stomachs or any of his other pains except maybe ach ing jaws, the Food and Drug Ad ministration said today. (Adv.) HAVE you tried Resinol Ointment Oint-ment for relief? Its specially blended medication gently soothej fiery itching of simple piles, dry eczema, common rashes and other skin irritauons externally caused. Just bathe with mild Resinol Soap and apply soothing ResinoL Relief usually follows quickly. RE5IN0L5SS HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATES! HVRSIM IS A PROUD . ( Wr -many opportunitlea for graduates la fine hospitals, public health, etc -leads to R. N. 'N ' - well-prepared nurse need nerer b without a Job or an income. -open to girl under 35, high-choo! graduates and college girls. , -ask for more information. at the hospital where yoa would like to enter nursing. PR0HSS10UI ' l5c--: Gooi Housskeeplnf 3 Use the Baking Powder with the BALANCED Double Action Tomato Production Planting of tomatoes in the United Unit-ed States for commercial production produc-tion averages 400,000 acres for canning can-ning and about 175,000 acres for marketing fresh. In addition a large acreage is grown in the non-commercial gardens. The tomato is of tropical American origin end was found growing in the corn fields of the natives when Europeans first reached Mexico. Tomatoes are particularly par-ticularly well constituted to hold their vitamin C value through the scalding and canning process and la storage. Many Famines In Russia Records of famine in Russia go back as far as 1024. It Is reported that from the year 1100 to 1600, an average of seven famines occurred each century. The 19th century was marked by 12 famines. At the time of the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 the majority of peasant cultivators in Russia were actually in worst condition than under serfdom. After the emancipation there was steady decrease in the amount of land per peasant, and great numbers num-bers were entirely without land. ! New TJse for Old Product Asbestos, one of the most effective effec-tive Insulators against beat and came. Is as old as the earth Itself and is found in rock-like form ' Cooperative Marketing Cooperative agricultural marketing market-ing and purchasing associations engaged en-gaged primarily in marketing farm products now number more than 10,000 in the United States. More than a quarter of these organizations organiza-tions were engaged primarily in purchasing. The membership in the marketing associations is estimated at 2,730,000. while the membership in the purchasing organizations is now 1,500,000. The marketing and purchasing cooperative associations do an annual business of more than five billion dollars. Mount Rainier Explosion Mount Rainier in Washington is nearly three miles high, measured from sea level. It rises nearly two miles above its Immediate base. Once it was a complete cone like the famous Fujiyama, the sacred mountain of Japan. Then it was probably 18,000 feet high. A great explosion destroyed the top part of the mountain and reduced Its height by some 2.000 feet The volcano was left beheaded. Indian legends tell of a great eruption. Uses for Lumber Estimated lumber requirements for 1947 total 37 billion board feet, hipluHintf 11.3 billions for veterans housing. 4.8 billions for other new construction, , j Manioc Brazil Plant Manioc is a native plant in Bra zil. The Indians made large use of it at the time of the discovery of America. The first settlers, in the 16th century, learned its use as food from the natives. Since then it has been grown regularly ana constitutes one of Brazil's most genuine gen-uine crops. Up to 1938 manioc was used for making a meal and animal feed, as well as starcn. Manioc production was then about fiv million tons a year, export oi the dried manioc chips was started during World War L Subterranean Highway New York's Brooklyn - Battery tunnel will be the longest subterranean subter-ranean highway in America. Scheduled Sched-uled for completion in 1949, It will, have an arnual capacity of 16 mil-1 lion vehicles through east and west tubes extending north and south between be-tween the Brooklyn and Manhattan sides of the East river. The 9.117-foot-tunnel will be second in size only to the Mersey tunnel between Liverpool and Birkenhead, England, Eng-land, which Is ll,2Ir feet long. I'm From Missouri' The expression, "I'm from Missouriyou Mis-souriyou have to show me." was) originated by Willard Duncan Van-diver, Van-diver, former representative from Missouri, |