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Show PAROWAN TIMES, PAROWAN, UTAH Make This Nature Group WOMAN'S WORLD Bright, Attractive Kitchen Make Your Work Easier YOU KNOW that the ten years of a homemakers Ufe are spent in the kitchen? Minute by minute, hour by hour, that is the accumulation of time needed over the years for the tasks of preparing food, cooking, baking and washing dishes. Is it any wonder, then, that women try to keep their kitchens bright and attractive? Modern equipment lightens many of the chores, but whether the time spent on unending work is pleasant or not, depends to a great extent on one factor. That Is color. Colors of the kitchen walls, the light reflected from the celling, the surface of drainboards and counters and flooring materials, all these play a subtle but definite part in your outlook and in family rela- - Dm tions. Fortunately, color Is one of the most inexpensive of all components of the kitchen. Colors that please and stimulate cost no more than drab and cheerless ones. It depends entirely on you and not your pocket-boowhether your kitchen Is a success colorwise. You can add color and cheer to the kitchen in many ways. There Drainboards and counter tops should be durable. You might investigate clay tile as a possibility since this kind of material comes in many different colors and these are baked in so they cannot be damaged by sunlight, water or grea se. Areas which are subject to spotting and staining need to be carefully finished so they do not become too worn while the rest of the kitchen remains in good condition. The space behind the range and the splashback over the sink need careful finishing. Use a material which can be cleaned with a few seconds work with a damp cloth. Woodwork and floors strike an Important color note in the kitchen, but both are often overlooked or ignored when the room is decorat- finish Cabinets In natural wood, counter tops and drain-boar- d of clay tile In daffodil ed. If the woodwork yellow and a window blind In a clear, light green make this kitchen a colorful and stimulating place to work. Hot pans can be set direct from the range to counter tops since these surfaces will not be damaged by is of a good n monize. One of the nicest ways of choosing a color scheme for the kitchen is to use the complexion as a clue. Blondes look most attractive in a setting of peach, soft blue, green or yellow. Brunettes appear best against background of tan, brown, yellows on the orange side and blue THE READER'S COURTROOM Negligence Key to Auto Thefts Will Bernard, LL.B A woman parked her ear in If Bumped front ld judge said that, ees- - considering the position of the four men, the original pusher could have and should have foreseen the result. Does a Doctor Have Any Obligation Toward a Person Who Isnt His Patient? Is the Customer Always Right? A woman went to a store to buy some paper napkins. On her way out, she slipped on a little spot of hand lotion that had somehow gotten on the floor. Bruised and shaken, the woman determined to sue the company for damages. At the trial, she said: "Your Honor, I dont know who dropped the lotion and I dont know how long it had been there. But I do know that I was a customer of the store, and was entitled to a safe place to walk." However the court decided that, in this case at least, the ciistomer was wrong. The judge said that a shopper cant blame the store for anything that might happen to her, unless she can prove some sort of carelessness by company employ- - By May You Collect Damages? Four men were lined up in front of a bar one night, drinking steadily. Suddenly, in an excess of good spirits, the first man butted the second man with his shoulder. Man number 2 fell against man number 3. who fell against man number 4, who fell flat on the floor. He suffered a broken finger, and later filed a damage action against the first man. At the trial, the defendant reasoned as follows: "I just pushed my neighbor. What happened after that was beyond my control, and therefore was not my fault. But the court felt otherwise. and held him liable. The of a market, and went in to do some shopping. In the car she left 1) the ignition key; 2) her neighbor; and 3) the neighbors son. While the neighbors attention was distracted, the boy turned on the ignition, released the brakes, shifted into reverse, and pressed the starter. The car backed across the sidewalk and crashed through the market window, knocking down the vegetable man. He was injured, and later sued the car's owner for damages. "Anyone who leaves a child in a car with the key in the ignition," argued the man, "is asking for But the court disagreed trouble. and rejected his claim. The judge said no one would have expected a to do so much mischief in so little time! carpenter had a and his wife drove him to the doctors office. After a brief examination, the doctor said to the wife: "Madam, please hold your husbands finger don't be afraid while I get a bandage on. Unfortunately, the wife had a few scratches on her own hand, and, in the process of helping the doctor, she caught the infection her-seLater she sued for damages. The physician protested: I was hired to take care of the husband, not the wife. Toward her. 1 had no But the particular obligation. court disagreed and granted the wifes claim. The judge said the doctor had a duty to use reasonable care toward anybody and he hadn't done so here. A badly-infecte- d finger, ll i Soft Water Ration Ups Milk Production && fAT TERN 228 For The Garden actual HE PATTERN T size diagrams forgives each of the five designs in this nature group. Just trace the designs on outdoor plywood, cut out and paint in realistic colors by following the chart shown on pattern 228 ; price 25c. WOllKSHOl Bedford You add ,hf of perfect bikJ? suits Drawer 10 Rlllo, New Earl actually seems to resent it, and that our three girls, 10, 9, and 3 years old, are all pretty. He turns over old albums of pictures that are mostly of himself, and will ask callers if he has changed much since the college photographs. "If I have to go on living with this professional beauty Arlenes letter ends on a long wail of protest. She doesnt say what she will do, but if she is a sensible woman she will put up with what is really a time suffering in Earls life. Like that of all beauties his reign is coming to an end, and he knows it. Arlene is going to mature into the first beauty she ever has known, a beauty enhanced by a cluster of daughters; Earl is going to watch every hair, every wrinkle, every until even the handsomeness he might have carried into middle age and old age will disappear. If Arlene has any real rancor left for the years of enduring his tiresomeness, she will have a quiet revenge in watching him face one of the most painful experiences of life: the decline of the professional beauty. Whether in man or woman it is a pitiful sight, the loss of the evanescent thing upon which he or she has based all his complacency in life. Old ladies who once were beauties go on with the crimps and the laces and cameo pins and velvet bands and the simpering glances, trying to convince themselves that youth isnt all over. But when the beauty is a man somehow the tragedy takes on an amusing and ridiculous element, and I suspect that part of Arlenes problem is that she really liked Earls beauty, too. half-poun- d h.t .b , York. EASY I No (kill required Handles like putty . . and hardens into wood. I H I A electric fans, lawn mowers roller skates 3IN ONE Oil Of On ZiOr king rpi,,, water. til fed soft water. The animal, Seth-j- e No. 2,356,-82Della Forbes (Reg. increased milk flow to 121 pounds, 50 percent greater than her previous high. Previous records show that this same cow produced an average of 55.8 pounds of milk per day for three months following the birth of her first calf in 1946. After the second calf the following year her average was 68.6 pounds, and then the average was 55.7 and 72.1 pounds after the birth of succeeding calves. Thirty days before this cow was to have her fifth calf she was given aerated soft water to drink in place of the 19 grain hard water previously supplied. Her average production jumped to 102.7 pounds for the y period following the calving. The experiment was conducted by E. J. Culligah of Northbrook, 111. Marketing Quotas Will Not Be Imposed on Wheat The announcement of Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan that no marketing quotas will be proclaimed for the 1951 wheat crop is the result of compliance among most wheat growers throughout the wheat area with their 1950 acreage allotments, many wheat growers 'cause you like 'em so Toasted fresh and sweet for folks eat Kelloggs Corn Flakes fast as we make 'em! Theyre your bargain in i goodness. Get Kellogg's Com Flakes. MOTHER KNOWS KL Either AC 1 Crimp cut Prince Americas favorite tobacco, among pipe smokers and makin's sei alike for its rich taste and mild, cool smokingjoj be- lieve. In making the announcement of no 1951 marketing quotas, Brannan said, "If wheat growers in general plant within their 1951 crop acreage allotments, as they did for the 1950 crop, it may be possible to continue to avoid marketing quotas in the future." The estimated total supply of wheat for the 1950-5marketing year is 1,395 million bushels, or about 18 percent more than the normal supply of 1,179 million bushels. 1 To Be Blind? ", . unconscious of watching eyes . ments, and talk about himself generally is the most astonishing thing I have ever known. It seems incredible to me, even after 12 years, that any sensible human being can be so Earl cherishes his beauty as if he were a screen star. He diets, he exercises, he rubs in suntan creams and brushes his eyebrows, and he wears an arrangement of whalebone and canvas that is a lot more like a corset than anything I ever wore. Hot Love Affairs Eve listened to other womens praises of Earl's looks, and I've given him all the adulation I honestly could, and more, and I've ignored some pretty hot love affairs, partly because I know that he simply has to have adulation and takes it anywhere and everywhere. But of late things are worrying him into a nervous breakdown, and he's passing the breakdown on to me. One is thinning hair. Most of his friends have bald spots now, and bottles of tonic and two treatments a week and assiduous massaging by me can't hide Earl's any longer. The other thing is that he has a bridge with three teeth on it; a minor car accident knocked out three front teeth a year ago. His smile has completely changed, he is so afraid someone will notice the denture, and his hand goes continually to the crown of his head, pushing his hair about. Ive never been pretty, but Ive got my hair and teeth, and a good figure, and As if Skull Grew Down Over the Eyes JANESVILLE, WIS. If you want your pet ideas, hunches and sentiments about blind people debunked, drop in at Janesville at the 100 year old Wisconsin School for the Visually Handicapped. Here are some things you will learn: Blindness does not develop keener senses of hearing, taste, smell and touch. The blind enjoy movies. A blind mans eyes get tired if he reads Braille too long. Many of the blind develop a keen sense of humor. The blind are great travelers. And blindness, with the revolutionary benefits that have come in the last 100 years, is not an unhappy state. A recent visitor to the Janesville school got a clear statement of the joys and griefs of the blind from a school instructor himself blind since early childhood H. Elton Davis. ,7 flail liRht and fluff, ii 'or in the ova SERVICE PATTERN h hen lahber Girl u 2 dough mil . th right rise'i,,. mixing bo, I TO MfTAl OR VOOO E. J. Culligan is shown above with one of the animals used in his aerated soft water ration test. The animal Increased milk production as much as 50 percent when switched from hard BAKING WSURANct , Fifty Percent Increase Shown From Experiments The effects of soft water on milk at production of cows was reported If the whole home Is coordinated a recent meeting of the Sheboygan as to color, then the kitchen floor County Holstein Breeders associaWis. would be tied into that color tion meeting at Plymouth, cows test two of would the Milk and flooring production scheme, take its cue from carpeting used Increased up to 50 percent when from hard in other rooms. Even though not cows were switched carefully coordinated, it's wise to water to a soft water ration. tie the kitchen together with the One animal, a high production had never exceeddining room or to whatever room Holstein-Fresian- , It opens, and flooring is a good ed an daily production un- means by which the tie-i- n can be worked. Let Kitchen Reflect Family interests Kitchens are popular with families because they can be so cozy. If you have a large family which likes to snack, it might be wise to use one wall or part of that for a snack bar which will also serve for breakfast and quick lunches. Women who collect Interesting platters, pot holders, molds or utensils would do well to place at least some of these on the walls to indicate their interests and lend a personal touch to the room that is so dramatically theirs. What's It Like 0 Drunk in a Bar, Like gL' cleaned. She Married the Town Beauty "T7ARL has always been the hand- somest man in town, writes Arlene McRobbins from CharlesLet Lit then relied inter etts , ton. 1 dont get your articles, but I see them now and then, and Ive are not only paint and wallpaper, greens. been wondering what you would a be should The kitchen ceiling but floor coverings, curtain mateadvise me to do. My husband is so rials, utensils, but counter tops, hue with good light reflecting qualivain that its perfectly disgusting! drainboards and accessories. A ties, but that does not necessarily "Earl began to be admired when kitchen, coordinated in color by all mean white. In fact, white is usualhe was less than ten," her letter of these, is bound to be pleasing ly too strong a contrast with other on. All of us, at our kid parhues in the color scheme, so it's goes and joyful in which to work. admired him. Later, in thin ties, a little of the silk Theres so much available In a best to plan to mix tennis shirts and white shorts, colorful way, that you can actually wall color with white ceiling and tossing his heavy mop of gold hair choose a favorite color scheme in wall together. back, sunburned, magnificently If your kitchen is primarily white, place of the few which were once built, always acting as if he was Inwith colors it. use clear and then Thoughtful intelligent popular. unconscious of watchcompletely will satisselection give you much I know now that ing though eyes faction and will Improve your dispohe wasnt he was simply irresistisition as well as your influence on ble. His family had money, his family life. home was one of the handsome old show places of our little town, all Apply Basic Principles To Kitchen Decoration the girls in town were mad about Follow a few simple rules when him, and although it was expected that he would marry me I was the selecting colors for the kitchen. For person who never dreamed it could example, the various shades of yellow and red are stimulating and come true. An Only Child spirit lifting. If you tend to get in the doldrums, you might try using It was expected because our one or the other of these with some house was another old show place other color. I was also an only child and my father was partner of Earls in a Light hues reflect more color than dark ones and thereby tend to make law firm. But I am not pretty, I as well as bobbies. work easier. The use of a few colors was slow to grow up, keeping up rather than many prevents a feelclumsiness and shyness long after ing of "busy- - ness," especially if tense colors such as orange, pure most girls do. We both were 26 when your kitchen Is small. Colors which green or violet should be avoided we married; I was really delirious contrast too greatly will break up as they will soon prove irritating. with happiness in possessing the a room and are to be avoided. Plan Select Materials man I love, and Earl happy, too, I the color to create a balance, just Which Will Last think, in my adoration. His appetite as you plan furniture airangements. Since the kitchen gets such great for admiration, flattery, compli- The simplest plan to use in seuse, its wise to invest in quality lecting a color scheme for the kit materials which will not fade or be Is it Negligence to Leave the Ignition Key in Your Parked Car? Light colors are a good choice fot kitchen floors because they will show dirt less than such colors as dark brown, blue or red. Unglazed clay tiles in a wide range of colors might fit into the scheme, and they are durable as well as easily Just Patterns Actual-Siz- e quality with a pleasant grain, it might be kept in a natural finish and a color scheme chosen to set it off properly. Natural wood table and chairs, such as bamboo, are excellent with a watermelon pink color predominating. heat. If the woodwork is not suitable, chen Is to use a favorite shade as paint it the same color as the walls a basic one and combine it with or somewhat lighter. I.lght Floors Show others which are present. Yellow-orangDirt Less than Dark , yellow-greeKitchen floor coverings are Imare harmonious and green-yellobecause they all contain yellow. In portant not only because they can the same way, and watermelon shades harKATHLEEN NORRIS yellow-brown- -- By tie the room together, but because they can make your kitchen show less dirt than you might think. 11 light in hue, the floor covering can make the kitchen cheerful and injured by acids and grease. Walls, of course, will have to be refinished be they painted or papered, but you can select colors which will show less dirt and grease than others. Papers, too, are specially finished for longer use. By Ertta Haley j By Bumpless Farm Wagon Something new in farm wagons is one that takes the bumps out of hayrides, which is not so But to the farmer, it good. means carrying 8000 pounds without weaving, pitching or tossing troubles. The picture above shows the way front and rear axles can tilt independently without disturbing balance. Ultra High Sound Waves Knock Off Borer Moth "Most people think that blindScientists at the U S. ness is black," Davis says. It isnt. of agriculture research department center at It is no color or sensation at all. It Beltsville, Md., have found that ulIs as if you had no eyes and your tra high frequency sound skull grew solidly over your eye which cant be heard bv waves, humans, sockets." will knock off the corn borer moth. Davis was educated in the school also work on They at Janesville. He got out during the and some bacteria in mosquitoes, milk can be depression and went to work in a destroyed by sound waves. piano factory, which promptly went Now scientists are bombardbroke. He got a job as a piano play- ing hybrid seed corn busy to see if they er in a movie theater at Norwalk, speed up germination. Ohio. than any tobacc TUNC IN "GRAND OLE OPRY. SATURDAY , |