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Show Sr .?) Questions About Your Government Answered VViJKMM : -- I' N vf, A &, H n . 4 XZ. ' r r'vta $It" . : y - v - sv 4 CV , Ilf r Jv TC l--f 4Jr$5 , -- , 5, v- - V if . - v 2 oc 1 4r I k ( '!$ i I4 3 4 1 T'WENTY years ago, Babe Ruth turned in his 60th home run in a angle season. Here is a mark that thousands ol Jail players have been swinging at iver since, but )nly three have ? -- '" 1 tCf i $ I A & v 'Vn. r? - v , V U . "' V' New Product Keeps Potato Sproutless Problem of Storage Now Aided by New Methods THERES more the ly '2&SWf . w M5! a & ; Zq. m kf v v? A, 4 were Hank Sreenberg of the Jimmy Tigers, Foxx of the Athletes, with 58 each, 1 J : p?v - j 4s ' '?, ' tf iv A V- J$ ', I i 5 & These If fr'-M- t f ' 4 1 - j nyr;. $S.y M 1 K V challenged & Ysffri .kW-iwA- . . . For 74 years. Seven Falls and South rDEB FLOODLIGHTS been have among the major scenic attractions in the T,orme Canyon of Colorado. Visitors now can view the famous Pies Peak region under electric lights. The waterfall, shown above, is jls at night, and Hack Wilson of he Cubs with 56. What the three iont know is that they were halted by the jinx plastered on their robust frames by several million kids, o whom that number SIXTY has been a shining star In baseballs sky because the Babe put It there. Just when It began to look as if ooth Greenberg and Foxx were certain to beat it, star dust, thrown mysteriously by all these kids, got their batting eyes and they were forced to halt abruptly . Now Big John Mize of the Giants Is the latest Ruth challenger for a record season. Big John of the ited by 28 large floodlights with alternating white and color effects. moon face and the mighty swing THESE united will be facing the same jinx. Many thousands of kids would like to see the mauling Mize reach 59. But not 1. Especially not 61. This mysterious kids jinx wont begin to affect Jolting John until he XUb passes the 50, or perhaps the 55 k- point. Then he will feel mysterious WNU Features. . forces at work that will turn the I s;e baseball into the size of a golf balL e COLO. grand-milthe COLORADO SPRINGS, Embracing pin He will find star dust in his of scenery in Colorado, hoot majestic Seven Falls and eye, just as Greenberg andbatting Foxx iture Presque South Cheyenne Canyon have intrigued visitors to did. Big John wont quite under9 wo; apjtes Peak region for the past 74 years. Their beauties, stand what has happened, but some lear wever, have been shrouded when nightfall descended but ten million kids wilL e ran t, through completion of an electrical engineering feat, est in .? a'; h The sprouting, shriveling and sogginess of potatoes when kept at room temperatures now can be prevented with use of barsprout. The treated potatoes remain firm, pracand not only tically farm-frescook but also taste better The product is equally effective on certain other root crops such as beets, carrots, turnips and rutabagas. The active ingredient is methyl ester of naphthaleneacetic acid. When applied to the potatoes as dust, it vaporizes and literally gets into their eyes, keeping them from sprouting. Feeding tests J 5 A v v J I , to our dull facts and figures contained in text books. Did you know, for instance, that four pairs of our Presidents were related? That the Star Spangled Banner did not become our national anthem until 1941t That a Presiuent can be impeached, but a congressman cannot? Do you know why capitol and capital are spelled dilferenUy? Hundreds of Interesting questions about the government are answered In booklet No. 202. Send 25 cents in coins for Know Tour Government to Weekly Newspaper Service, 243 West 17th St., New ork 11, N. Y. Print name, address, booklet tiUe and No. 202. dutL 9L So? I;-XV"-"' Big shots are only small shots who keep on shooting. Most people when asked to take a rear seat, take affront. There are two sides to every question your side and the wrong side. Because of the great scarcity of things these days, this period will go down In history as the short age. The honeymoon is over when the breakfast nook won't hold but one of them at a time. The man who has no secrets from his wife either has no secrets or no wife. PUTTING WAINW RIGHT ON CANVAS . . . Retiring after 41 years In the service of bis country, Gen. Jonathan M. Wainwright, the man who stayed on Bataan and Corregidor, sits for his portrait by Joseph Cummings Chase at the National Arts club in New Y'ork, The portrait is destined to hang in the Smithsonian institute. states i loodlighls Now Cast Beam Potatoes at right treated with barsprout, left, untreated potatoes; both held under the same conditions. Scenic Falls and Canyon scenic attraction j major electric lights, of the Rockies can be viewed Untouchable Record Those 60 Babe Ruth home runs, delivered twenty years ago as part of a total cargo of 714 which is beyond anybody's reach unless they use rubber balls and move the fences in back of the infield is now a classic number in American sport. It belongs to the greatest power hitter of all time, who was only halted by the 100 to 170 bases on balls handed him each year. The Babe picked out his stance from Joe Jackson. This position is known in golf as the closed stance ier x project, which makes this .do beauty spot the only comp- At the top of the falls lies a picturesque valley with many small required the use of 80 waterfalls and shady nooks. A short floodlights and more than 1,000 hike takes the visitor to Inspiration J spotlights. More than two Point, which is 1, 500 feet above the ,i of heavy copper rubber insu-- 4 floor of the canyon. From this point, under-a- i cable was installed a breathtaking panorama of mighty cliffs and distant plains is seen. The which has seven beauty of Inspiration Point inspired iMtewaterfall, falls in its 266 foot descent, Helen Hunt Jackson to write some igtted by 28 large floodlights of her most famous books and i alternating white and color ef-- i poems; and, on her death in 1885, The crystal clear trout pool her last request was that she be which, in Babes batting foot of the falls is lighted buried there. posture, meant that bis right fool qit underwater lights, reveal-,1- 1 was well in advance of his left. rainbow trout gliding about However, Babes stance was not as raiepths. pronounced as Shoeless Joes was, and his feet were planted closer to& magnificent weather beat-- s gether to give his tremendous body pmk granite walls of the a better chance to work with his ora, which rise to a height of hands and arms. wt than 2,000 feet, present Added to his power was almost Aless shadow effects as the ORE. The lonely perfect coordmation between mind PORTLAND, display upon them. Various existence of the scattered families and muscle, including amazing red formations, such as the living in the remote fastness ol flexes. If Ruth had started out as an Kiting Devils Turkey, Siskiyou national forest nov longer outfielder in 1914 or 1915, where h and Wrestling Bears, will be relieved by periodic visits was a winning pitcher, his home-ru500 to 1,500 spotlighted by g from the postman. 'ill lights. mark today would have been The mule-pac- k postal route be- around 1,000 .stie pine trees on the banks tween the isolated towns of Illahe ie splashing mountain stream and Marial, near Grants Pass, has Mize and the Modern Ball bathed in various colored flood been terminated by the government No one can question the fact thal while others are sprinkled because the carrier, who has a Babe swung at was far colored lights Standing as a sen-- 1 monopoly on mules, submitted too rijfe ball the pellet Home Run than st the livelier entrance of the canyon high a bid. Joe Jackson, Tns Cobb, the familiar Baker, Ty Pillars of Her-s- " The action leaves only one and other hitters had to It is at this Speaker route served the year around by point that the ( HO 000 face before the first war. On the carbon mules although 12 other's are other hand, taking nothing from ht has been installed. The served by mule and horse dur1947 National hsbt has Johnny Mize, the eight million candle-e- t the stormy winter months. liveliest ing be to the looks ball and shoots an effective beam Residents of the remote mountain League thrown at swinging ammunition yet les in the air. The Lone-- 4 areas served by the mule routes do bats. Pane, Eagles Cliff and other their shopping through the mail orIn certain places the fences have res of interest are caught in its der and depend upon also been moved in to decrease the catalogues Path It also will be used to mule packs for everything cloth home-rurange. the sky to indicate that Sev-N-s ing, accordions, rifles, even food, isnt Johnny Mizes fault. this But is now under raillights. according to Fred H. Twohy, 4 a final He is swinging at the ball that is touch, a 90 watt sound road mail district superintendent O.K.d by the National League. He rfier system has been installed who has spent 10 years traveling always been a great power has soft music. the mountam regions to check on hitter. Hill, Dallas, Tex., oil man, his mule postmen. The war came along just when 'Purchased the 1,400 acre scenic One winter not even a horse Big John was at his prime, and n June 1, 1946, immediate-Sa- n few could get through the heavy snows, after his injury last season, a program of improve- - Twohy recalls. The residents were thought he would ever be the same have taken than shut off from the world, and there old walloper. .It r 7lchcomplete and more cost was quite a squawk. have of Ornately $100,000. In addition to Obliging postmen resorted ,tro lots of Power Hitters fighting project, a isolated the to reach sleds stairway is Ron 8 eps has been erected to a It isnt so much that Mize iri'lT areas, Twohy adds, and the home run 30s. It is in the now up platform on the south nfH,S close first thing the people ordered by in o more that so many others are off cases canyon from which point parcel post was several As I recall the far trail. his on can be seen at one , ? another of beer. details. Home Run Baker, 0t 8 mountain slope was Marial route was typical ol both The led leagues stout swinger, ky bulldozers to provide the involved carrier setup required around 1911 with either 9 or 11 .,Jspace ,or cars, and a grace- - to get mail to secluded areas. Mail home runs. iavh!Subeen erectel over the went 34 miles up a river in a bad I cant recall a ball club that althe mouth of the canyon. Wedder-burl. boat from as river Mize, hitters power The transferred to such was canyon this at it Thomson Then and approximately one Cooper trip. even Ruth, mule for an additional lfneh s a box or of the race--not tJd stage TwoTbe Giant are ype Before the com-- . Meusel. It was "kind of expensive, a and w about $400 per- Gehrig the old Yankee mark and ft,hile man, the Indi-hy admits, costing The now after route open. to break It. herds f buffalo son to keep the likely are quite to pay for it, hitter who .? pans into the don't begin power stamps Today any canyon py then were collected 20 home runs. In he adds. killed as hasnt needed. The canyon - National League especially, is I have a hard time convincing these ththat served as a Ted Willems, Washington in them back on the puny side. strategic Twofrom hitter, is modern hardest w,llch the Indians the routes are worth the expense, rated ff their has a Ted trio. Giant the enemies. close to hy says. the American eood chance to lead of League, but only an epidemic can stretch the bincj down runs set home him In front of Mize. bombs on a fire deliberately put Bombing na decided that in Lolo which Club owners have wreaked havoc on near Lolo Hot Springs is something the run d home the forest. mibtary Italia-e- d tional the dUrm had be the Wdr also have crowd wants, and apparently After the water bombs e their one Is up near backing lVe 1,1 1947 attendance savin8 valuable dropped with accuracy elands water over the Judgment Any number of teamsn ng the splash, blaze, northwest ;h Pm, million mark this sea-soro , t forest fires from burning area and Pract,ca.,br,"g0 wiU pass the , r which Pittsburgh including 5 Hanes0 Vmg sprayui8 water ina the fire under the cellar line. above Paracut has been just forest service jumpers to do baseball fan Is s rabid animal, te,t eonducted Joint-V- s out of a forest service plane and J too many home tools Jnd if he thought Their work. Service and army the mop-u.jrRes he would lose ro hit, being were 29 and two a hot lunch also were dropped 4v away. httle time in staying seven water the plane. ly lighted a world, canyon and have shown that the chemical Imparts no harmful effect Tests have been conducted for the past five years at leading agricultural experiment stations. By this treatment the potatoes may be kept at ordinary room temperatures without sprouting and without formation of reducing sugar. Ordinarily potatoes are held below 45 degrees and shrink 5 per cent in weight, developing reducing sugars which affect color and taste waterfall , CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT LIVESTOCK Dnt Take Chances with calf scours, of which aie caused by vitanun defi Prevent and treat nutrition 90 lency. m scours il calves with Dr. LeGear a Calf Vitimm. tasy to give, effective and economical. KNOW YOUR BREED Percheron HIGH PRICES, PRODUCE ROTS . . . Food is being dumped in hungry Britain. Tons of vegetables and fruits are being carted from The Percheron horse originated in La Perche, a province near Normandy, France, and was imported into this country in 1839. Readily gaining in popularity in America, it is still the most widely used draft breed in the country. The Percheron Is an unusually s active horse, but is Londons Covent Garden markets to the country for dumping and plowing under because of a glutted market. Wholesalers charge retailers with refusing to buy large quantities in order to maintain scarcity prices. Retailers say wholesalers prefer to waste food rather than sell at low prices. left-hand- be MISCELLANEOUS POFM8 WAN1FD for new song4?! bend poem for consideration. bervioe, 699 Manhattan lildg., Milwaukee, Wia. Mule Postman Loses Contract In Remote Area POULTRY, CHICKS & EQUIP. Preyen Flock Treatment for Large Hound Worms, Cecal Worms in chickens, turkeys . Dr. LeGear s Poultry Worm Powder. feflRcient, nuld, recommended for birds in production. 1 rests entile dock at one time. WANTED TO BUY WE BUT ANn SFIX Office Furniture, Files, Typewriters, Adding Machines Safes Caih Registers SALT I ARE DFHK FX( IIAVGE SU South State St , Salt Lako City. Utah never-the-les- mule-drivin- -- , r , A, " s an easy keeper. He is and of marked black or dapple-gretractability and intelligence. clean-legge- y anti-aircra- ft Michigan Designs New Bug and Weed Killer i At' GOOD HOI WEATHER SPORT . . . Probably it wasnt exactly lair, but while millions of persons all over the United Stales were steaming and fuming in the beat wave, these two cuties, LIba Hooper and Marion Charlton by name, were playing Chinese checkers in the deliciously cool waters of a pool at Banff, Alberta, Canada. This does not prove that Chinese checkers cools you off when its hot. The swimming pool, and maybe even Canada, are the most necessary ingredients for coolness. f m 4 , , 4 : " A r 1 r- u 4 l - I r , Afij r 5 . , A 4 t - -- - re-tng- M . f I ' - V I f 4 i Proves of Peacetime Use p -- P-4- suc-firPP- "s j 2-- 4 . . if j 4 I - . . i - GOM TOIKIST GETS AROUND . . . Against a batkground of a modern railroad flyer, Charles MiCartncy, 43, of Mt. Eagle, Ga takes off from Arlington Heights, 111., for Green Bay, Wis., on his 13lh mission north by goat caravan. With eight goats pulling and four resting behind, McCartneys nondesi ript vclilde trundles along amiably, if not speedily. He claims it has carried him all over the Lmted States. It famous lor thlsl Taken Plnkham Compound help, build up resistance against such distress Also a great stomachlo tonlcl regu-llar- v ly irMfMmursuvs Sprayer mounted on cultivator as designed by Michigan State college. WNU ratus has ben constructed at Mich' igan State college. The spray boom Is made of one eighth inch pipe, connected to the tank by a length of rubber hose. An automobile gasoline filter removes particles of dirt which might clog the nozzles. Hot -- Weather Care of Poultry Is Essential prob-lcm- s of poultry management, but good practices will solve most of them successfully. Feed your flocks freely to keep up high egg production and to keep pullets growHave plenty of fresh ing rapidly. water available for them at all Provide plenty of shade, times Make use of good pastures, where possible, to help keep feed costs down. Mont- h- Do fpmal. functional monthly disturbance, make you feel nervous, lirltable, o weak and tired out at suth times? Then do try Lydia E Plnkham s Vegetable Compound to relieve such aymp-tom- s. . Hot weather always brings iVi 'f- On CERTAIN DAYS' Of "J: il I Zg try this if you're 4 Mar-shal- - GIRLS! WOMEN! ' r y 6 Ile 5 den patches, this relatively inex pensive and easily operated appa- - n P TASTER - SMOQTHFR! To r&eet the need for a lightto weight sprayer to apply 2,4-lawns, pastures, cornfields and gar- 36 W 47 May Warn of Diaortlered Kidney Action Modem life with Its hurry and worry. Irregular habits. Improper eating ana drinking its risk of exposure and infection throws heavy strain on th work of th kidneys. T ht y sr apt to become over-taxe- d and fad to filter excs acid and other impurities from th blond. You may suffer nagging backarh, headache, dUxincss, getting up nights, leg pains, swelling feel constantly tired, nervon. all worn out Other igns of kidney or bladder disorder are sometimes burning, nanty or too frequent urination. Try Donn't pillt Doesn't help the kidney fo pass off harmful excess body waste. 1 hey hav had mor than haU a century of public approval. Ar recoin-tnendby grateful user vrywher. Ask your nstyhbor |