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Show January 20, The Eureka (Utah) Reporter Page Four PUZZLES GAMES STORIES PICTURES Whittling ShoemaJuiM rriiE . . Jhplill (hoei on the brick pavements In The Netherlands sounds like tap dancing class has Just let out So familiar is the sound that the Dutch call the shoes klompen from the noise they make. The wooden shoes arent worn only in The Netherlands. Peasants of many other countries wear them, particularly in the north of Europe. But nowhere are the klompen more common or more useful than In the soggy soil of the Low Countries Belgium, The Netherlands and northeastern France. In The Netherlands much of the farming is on lake or sea bottoms, from which the water has been pumped off and held back by dikes. These are called polders" and the soil is always moist. Wooden shoes keep the field workers feet dry and they are less expensive and more durable than rubber boots. Besides, when UtaMut foy the number of wooden shoes on the doorstep. And it saves a lot of trouble too mother doesnt have to tell her youngsters not to track up the kitchen. There are no shoes In the house. The shoes have many curious uses. They can be used by youngsters as toy boats. They can be turned Into a weapon and often are during angry disagreements between neighbors. And they are ft used to collect tolls at bridges on the canals. A special shoe has been developed for the toll bridges. The shoe is a childs size and it is usually made so that a cord can be attached to the heeL The bridge tender dangles the shoe on s string In front of the captain of a passing .canal boat who drops Into the shoe the money he must pay to pass the bridge. On cold days, the Dutch farmer shoes which are wears extra-larstuffed with straw to keep his feet warm. And on Sundays special pairs of shoes, carved with designs and brightly painted, are worn by everyone in the family. worker comes to the house for lunch, he can step quickly out of his' muddy wooden shoes and keep the floor spotless. PASSERBY can tell with e 1 single glance the size of a family living In the house by noting A ge LMOST any soft wood is used to make shoes, but poplar Is the most common. It Is cut Into lengths for adult shoes, and shorter sizes for boys and girls. The shoes, before being carved, look like cordwood. A 6. On third and Ygp &em faurth.thesuniers. LCut4sqMraslin. across in a piece dfCMMOMta T. Fasten circles in place with buss X. Punch small holes T at nmniflDus.1 dots. 3LCut4 circles of cardboard 2 i in. sums. black 4. On Weird print the day S.Onth second,print the months, m The Venezuelan Red Cross op erates a school for dental hygienists and dental assistants to help fill the shortage' of trained personnel in that country. Assistants take two full terms of study at the school, followed by a years practical work with a qualified -- dentist fijtdch (pu$k FALIXDBOMES: RO-T-O- CI-V-I- SA-G-A- S: R; Funny Fishing j MA - D - AM; KA C. Crossword comes a little bolder (boulder). 4 When It is a little pale (pail). Triangle 5 Mending stockings, because it This triangle hangs from ANAIs then that a woman's hands are GRAM. The second word Is an where her feet ought to be. idea, third is leaning, fourth liquid measure, fifth to decay, CROSSWORD: and sixth any. ACROSS I Insane 4 Worries fi Golf term 7 Consumed 8 Used by baseball players 10 Plague 12 Skill 13 Constellation 14 Opine 16 Geraint's ANAGRAM N .f.in i..i 17 Before 18 Era IB Wale on table 21 Golf device The shoemaker cuts the shape out roughly with a sharp hatchet Then he finishes the shoe on a workbench which Is simply a log set up on four pegs, to the end of which Is an iron ring. A long knife with a hook on the end Is hooked into the ring. The shoemaker takes the shoe in his left hand and grasps the knife by the handle and starts slicing. The knife, which may be four feet long, permits him to work rSrt rapidly and soon the shape of the B.Rjnch holes shoe appears. in lop comers Next the shoe Is placed In a e item string notch on the workbench and a steel gouge Is used to hollow out the Insides. Skill, acquired from yeers of practice, permits the shoemaker to work rapidly. Lady horse 2 Measure of area 3 Without hearing 4 Small wheels h! 5 Odd Frenchmans name for Paris 8 Weird 9 Wicked II Small child 15 Encounter 16 Roof 'edge Seven-year-o- ld 20 Musical note Folksy Riddles 1. Bird Posers Name at least two birds other Pe-w- ee. DOWN 6 Fish A looks stupid, Example: doesnt he? Stupid Is No. 6, so that may be the answer. If you wish you can write the answers on the fish. than the Woodpeckers that have wood In their names. 1. Im sure tired! BIRD POSERS: 1 Wood 2. Aw, go chase yourself! 2. Mary said she saw a House Wood Lark, Wood Thrush. 3. Everything happens to me. Swallow and a Barn Wren. Was 2 No. The names are Barn 4. Oool Im scared!" she correct? Swallow and House Wren. 3 5. "Shhi" 3. What bird appears happy? Hummingbird and Song Sparrow; Dah-h-1 dont know anySad? Righteous? Blue Jay and Bluebird; Cardinal , 6. 4. What two birds would be Grosbeak. 4 Cowblrd and Cat- thing! doin 7. Whatcha tonight, popular among domesticated ani- bird. 6 Phoebe. babe? mals? 5. What birds name might be Exercise Galore used also for a girl? Here are the answers dont A boy angler was relating a repeek: his cent with taken fishing trip Mechanical Age A 6. B 3. C 4. D 2. E 7. father. visMaryellen 1. G 5. F He ended his boasting by sayited her father's office for the first ing: After three hours of battling time. him. He sure was a mon(Joasa Is there anything you would I landed ster!" When one of your shirts wears like to take home with you? her A young listener Interrupted the out, dont let Mom cut Jt up Into father asked, amused at her round-eye- d boy. Monsterl I seen that fishs dust cloths. Instead, make a pilstare. 1 nodded picture and it wasnt over six low case from It, leaving the breast Maryellen somberly: r, want the she said, Inches long. pocket intact Youll find this very to useful for holding a handkerchief, "Cause the the agreed, OJL, young angler typewriter. pointing then I wont ever have to learn but In three hours of fighting a if you place the pocket side down, to spell. sos It faces your sheet fish can lose a lot of weight 1. 16-in- ch 1 a comic matching quiz. over the fish shown In the drawings above and try to decide .how each one feels by the expression on his face. Pick out the words that describe him best' In the list below. 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