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Show THE HERALD. Provo. Utah, Page 30 Wednesday. June 29, 1983 Till Tell Me Why HEATHCLIFF By Art Sansom 10SK lilt Hill jj IW.k....., I I J 1$ AWKEONe. AHAOOWTfftfc Salute Means C332S0. BORII -- MC OCiiC I HAUPPOW CJ Respect By ARKADY LEOKUM salute is a gesture of respect to a person of superior that rank. It is formalized is, it is done in a certain way every time. Salutes of all kinds have existed in all periods of history and in all cultures. The form of salute has varied. In some cases it meant bowing, in others it meant kneeling, lying on the ground or gesturing with the hand and arm. The individual military salute that a soldier gives raising the right hand to the forehead or to the was develhat brim or visor in oped quite recently history. Until the end of the 18th century, the way junior officers saluted superiors and soldiers saluted officers was to doff the hat. In fact, civilians still do this as a gesture of respect. And this custom probably goes back to the days when a knight would raise his helmet's visor or uncover his head before a lord. The change from taking off the hat to just raising the hand in a salute, took place for very practical reasons. When soldiers fired their muskets, black powder would settle on their hands and make them very grimy. If they then had to use A frig 6KIRT 8L0W5R. By Dave Craue ALLEY OOP y I CANT BELIEVE WE'RE ACTUALLY WORLP WAK YEAH... BUT WE'Pl BETTER. MAKE UNtl jSi Hff ...COME ONt) JUST PICK OUT I WANT TO DRESS BETTER, BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW form SHARP DRESSER, AND ASK HIM HHE By lleimdahl & Stoffel BUGS BUNNY , l By Bob Thaves o , . - . LV us. Tueep ' INVENT. THB. fWUPff T) MpT here cpm T&vtfe, ' A'WHC. ' $UNCH OF ThavES - By Saunders & Ernst MARY WORTH ANVTNlNft lAL - MARY.' - EXCELLENT REFERENCESFINANCIAL AND CHARACTER- - AGE? A VOUtSGr MAIN ON HIS WAY PROMOTED HIM AND MOVED HIM HERE FROM CHICAGO'. EVE AND ARTHUR-&RANTLEY-HA- TENANTS, ASIDE FROM THEIR HE IS DEFINITELY eRANTLEY'S FIRM A&60LUTELY NOT ABOUT THE NEW TO THE TOP RS By Dick Cavalli WINTNROP g. "Tell Me Why" book, f HOW'DYOJ an- HAPPEN TO G(ZT MY DAP (SAVE IT TO I ME WHEN A NAME LIKE WHEN HE WENT TO CHUCK ME UNDER THE CHIN, AND I BIT THE BUTTOJS OFF HIS SLEEVE Tin HE'S . KNOW WHEN I PUTTING-M- ON. IJ I FUN TIME The Riddle Box 1. What did the sock say to the foot? 2. Where do spooks get their mail? 3. What is the center of gravity? Answers: 1. You're putting me on. 2. At the ghost office. 3. The letter "v." LONG TIME, J . swered. Illlustrated. Send your questions, name, age and address to "TELL ME WHY" in care of The Daily Herald, P.O. Box 717, Provo, Utah 84603. Include ZIP code. In case of duplicate questions the author will decide the winner. ) JUMEP lAr oath-takin- hundreds of questions ' MARK of (Win a FRIEND WHO'S A 1 V ME ) FRANK AND ERNEST was made to the hand salute. An officer or soldier cam ing a sword or saber at the shoulder, whether mounted or on foot, salutes by bringing the hilt to his mouth, then extending the point to the right and upward. This form of salute dates back to the Middle Ages when knights, in a religious gesture, kissed the hilts of their swords as symbolic of the cross of Christ. It was then a A ACk' TUP RFC IF WELL, BE iilk ilE-EODNTROyERS- By Ernie Bushmiller NANCY '77( OPEN THE LENS TO 2.8... THAT WILL GET ONE MAIN FLOWER IN FOCUS AMP LEAVE THE OTHERS SORT OF FUZZY... THESE PURPLE FLOWERS ARE WILP IRIS... their hats in a salute, it would ruin the hats. So at the end of the 18th century the change P By Charles M. Schulx PEANUTS 1963 by NEA. Inc.. TM Reg US Pal 8TMOH By Gordon Bess REDEYE com gepeye iO SENSE SETTING MOLES IM YOUR &000 PANTS BETTER WAIT A MINUTE.,-I'SET AN APRON FOR ANP D STIR THIS &RAVY fOR ME W 1 I MOST IMPORTANT THING I OWN" What do you feel is the most important thing you own? Write a letter about this and you may win a "Tell Me Why" book. Entries must be ad- - "THE I dressed "Important Thing," Tell Me Why, care of The Daily Herald, P.O. Box 717, Provo, Utah 84603, and give your name, age and address. This week's winner of a "Tell Me Why" book for a letter sent in is: Janine Craft, 15, By Eric Meese BEARS IN LOVE Gnadenhutten, Ohio. YOUR CHILDREN f HWE YOUR. CERTAINLY EYESRS, FROtf, XI Answer to yesterday's puzzle box: Half a dozen dozen is 72. Six dozen dozen is 864. The difference is 792 AJE ACCUBXT& TO Th SsCON P. WATCHES ) i e L.ir-- lUt? s 39 JO 1QM Universal Press Syndicate By Saunders & Overgard STEVE ROPER AND MIKE NOMAD PRICILLA'S WELL, OL THATS WHAT CHARLIE MAPE IT. CALL RICH. ALL RIGHT. I j By Al Vermeer POP NOW i This Day In History iii HERt BAIT WILL UT KEEP 7 AM 1 THE SHARKS' BUSY WHILE 1 SANPy DIVES 1 WHAT SUPPOSED TO 66 LOOKING R, PADDV? P A MAN-MAD- 6I?6AT 516 PL6 o'ROCKREEF- E ENOUGH PUTUf - ANP ;- A UN PEP- - IT SPAWN DOUBLOON; TO ALL OKI EASY STREET.1 By United Press International Today is Wednesday, June 29, the 180th day of 1983 with 185 to follow. The moon is moving toward SOU HAVE TO AI7MIRE HIM, THOUGH HE HASN'T FORGOTTEN HIS STRUGGLING TENEMfcNI IArt7. THl S 'e: i its last quarter. The morning stars are Mer- cury and Mars. . THINK HE MIGHT'VE BEEN A LITTLE LESS TACKS' ABOUT IT Wi gH The evening stars are Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include William Mayo, founder of the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., in 1861, astronomer George Hale, founder of the Yerkes and Mount Palomar observatories, in 1868, actor-singNelson Eddy, in 1901 and actor Slim Pickens, in 1919. On this date in history: In 1854, the U.S. Senate rati- El-le- ry By Crooks & Casale CAPTAIN EASY MAY0E WE CAN SET50ME DIRECTIONS 1 Wmr II THcmZ unuB ca.ie.ri I er fied the Gadsden Purchase from Mexico, adding to the ' territories of Arizona and New Mexico and completing the modern geographical outline of the United States. .. j vY v Ct V I I r I I I 7 s- 1 she's 01 I I thinkAnrrA uciovinI 1 1 I I |