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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH Speaking of Sports Winter Vacation Conies Into Its Own As U. S. Succumbs to January Blues Hostak Proves Middleweights By ARNOLD PETERS By ROBERT McSHANE This is the CHICAGO. (Released northerners by Western Newspaper Union.) A S RARE as Russian victories in Finland are boxers who can stiffen opposition with one punch. Theyre the answer to managerial prayers; the pot of gold at the rainbows end and the royal flush of the cauliflower game. Down through the years the search has been constant for good fighters who could land knockouts. There have been some, but far too few to satisfy hungry American fight fans who demand sensational finishes. Thats why A1 Hostak, the young Seattle middleweight, is one of todays greatest drawing cards. Not since the days of Stanley Ketchell has that division come up with a slugger of Hostaks type. Ketchell was a standout in a day when the middleweight ranks boasted of such fighters as Billy Papke, Mike Gibbons, Frank Klaus, Eddie McGoorty and others. from city and village alike look glumly at gray skies and old snow. Its the time when a few southerners grow weary of winter weather that is just a repetition of summer. Theres only one explanation: Its January. one-pun- X y. V 4, ' ;v-- ' X With the rest of the world at war, Americas own folks are discovering its diverse vacation opportunities for the first time this winter. Hot, cold or dry whatll you have? The United States boasts all of them! ,sv. s - (Tex) Worthy King of (Released by Western Newspaper Union) TV sun-bak- Hostak is the kind of a fighter who waits patiently for an opening. He doesnt press matters and takes plenty of time to size up an opponent. When the stage has been set he blasts over that deadly right and the referee usually counts up to ten. Seattle A1 is a welcome relief from the modern school of pugilism which fights best over the radio or in newspaper columns. He is quiet and unobtrusive, almost to the point ed Latin-Americ- ch Patient Fighter the stimulant she forgot to leave elsewhere. The Southwest is not expensive for your winter vacation. Its a country of dude ranches and horseback riding, where natives lead the same kind of saddle life as the visitors. All you need is blue jeans, a hat. colored shirt and maybe a Indian pueblos, missions and houses give this ancient land a air that is almost like a trip an to old Mexico. ' Cowboys Join the Dudes. Fiestas, Indian tribal ceremonies and rodeos are the big tourist attrachere: Millionaires, flowers and glamour on the east; shells, strands, oysters and mangrove trees on stilts in the west. Or try the gulf coast, just south of Dixie, which is a winter paradise in itself. The Desert Is Bracing. Only in the past five years has the southwest vacationland come into its own. Here, by contrast with the northlands exhilarating cold and the southlands soothing warmth, the visitor finds a bracing quality in the rare and dry desert air. It all depends on what you want. Like the North, the Southwest is a country of vastness, only its a different kind. Deserts that run on for miles suddenly break into weird and colorful mountain scenery. . Nature, not bountiful here, has left instead And theres only one sure cure: A winter vacation! Three strange and unrelated de- velopments have placed American sand, sea and snow in the limelight this year. Its the biggest winter vacation year weve ever seen, and that applies to the entire nation. First theres ' the war. Wealthy vacationists who. once wintered on the Riviera and points east are staying home this year. For the first time theyve discovered that to see America first is a practical idea. Two Weeks Off With Pay. Second, the winter vacation is no longer a rich mans luxury. Overnight John Public has discovered (if hes an office worker) that he can take his two weeks off in January as well as June, and with no extra expense. If hes a northern farmer with just a few miscellane- ous chores around the homestead, hell find it almost as economical to head south for the winter. The vacation spots are catering these days to plain folks like you and me, who havent a lot of money to spend. Third, theres a refreshing new inFishing, horseback riding, swimming, skating, skiing all the thrills of a winter or summer vacation are accessible in January if youll look for them. Outdoor Sports Boom. It isnt many years since we holed in for northern winters nd envied the southbound birds. Nowadays the winter resorts do a thriving trade all the way from New Hampshires hills to Oregons famed Timberline lodge on Mount Hood. The swish of skiis vies with the ring of a' skaters heel on crisply cold landscapes whose silence is broken only by the shouts of happy sportsmen. A great life, this, with its moonlight picnics and sleighrides, its glowing cheeks and cheery firesides. Great for some folks but not for the indolent. Theyll take Florida in the winter, where a fellow can d beach and just lie on a . forget. Miami and other resort spots, both on the east and west coasts of Florida, report ' the biggest year in a decade. You can get what you want terest in outdoor sports. sun-bake- tions. Until rodeo day, dude ranchers besport themselves on the same level as the quiet cowboys from the range. But when you see a cowhand rope and tie 'a calf in 22 seconds flat you know theres still a lot to be learned. For the vacationist, who wants all three sand, snow and sun California remains the No. 1 winter tourist mecca. As usual, the current season is drawing thousands of visitors to resort centers ranging from the Pacific beaches to desert-dr- y places like Death valley. In between, California offers the highly accessible snow slopes of Yosemite park, just a few hours from tropical sunshine, Better pack up your bags and get going. Its winter vacation time and Dame Nature wont be kept waiting! Television May Help Generals Fight the War of Tomorrow NEW d war of the in the War II World future, though too has come early in telehigh-geare- visions development for any immediate use. For the past few years military experts have beep scrutinizing television and its adaptation for war purposes. It may become vitally important in eliminating the time lag in scouting and reconnaissance activities. At present, aviation and aerial photography have speeded up reconnaissance to a tremendous degree. The most important thing for an armys general staff to know in war is what the enemy is doing, where it is located and in what troop dispositions. The airplane and camera provide the fastest possible means of transmitting this information, but it still takes time too much time for lightning war. Television will make such information immediate. General staff will see enemy locations and movements picked up and transmitted from a reconnaissance plane, as they are at the moment and will be able to act without delay. To determine when and how television can best be used for military purposes, army chiefs are intensely interested in the status of television today. What is that status? According to engineers in the laboratories of Philco Radio & Television corporation, leaders in television development, general use of television is some years away. This is an age of miracles, was their consensus, but not of overnight miracles. There must be time for orderly and sound development in television. Philco s television research engineers, for instance, have worked out many basic advances in the past 13 years and feel there are as many more fundamental improvements yet to be made. 1 Titanics Memorial On the banks of the Potomac river in Washington, D. C., stands the Titanic memorial, sculptured by, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, in' tribute to the men who responded with their lives to the cry of Wom-- J en and children first on board the sinking Titanic. It was donated in 1927 by the Womens Titanic Me- morial association. j Apple Pie for Rubinoff Mrs. Oliver Johnson of Helena,' Mont., recalled that what Violinist Rubinoff particularly liked when she was a vocalist with his orchestra was apple pie. So when Mrs. Johnson greeted Rubinoff in Helena re-- 1 cently she carried with her a thick,1 Wonderful, wonjuicy apple pie. derful, said the violinist. Broad Poultry Market The American poultry farmers best customer is the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea company, which last year reported purchases of 40,000,-00- 0 pounds of chicken and 90,000,000 of dozen eggs, equal to a dozen for each man, woman and child in the country. two-thir- (iWl i ..W. . ."v.v. SV V.. .'.K'AW1, V.W.V.V JjWA - ) SEATTLE AL HOSTAK of bashfulness. A believe-it-or-nitem in this era of ring boastfulness. He doesnt term every opponent a bum, and he doesnt promise to flatten him in the first round. He won the middleweight title ot Win or lose, Hostak is a popular fighter. When he climbs into the ring his shyness is shed with his robe. Hes in there for one purpose and thats to tag his opponent as He has as rapidly as possible. much raw courage as any fighter in the ring today. In his fight with Krieger in 1938 he finished the last 10 rounds with both hands broken, still trying for a ds First Use of Thimbles Eire said to have been found at Herculaneum and were used by the Chinese at a very early period. Their invention in Europe, is traditionally ascribed to Nicholas van Benschoten of Amsterdam in' the Seventeenth century. Thimbles OF KENTUCKY DOUBLE-RICthe largest selling straight Bourbon whiskey in the world. H HALF PINT No. 62 PINT No. 61 QUART No. knockout. The New York Boxing commission, which moves in mysterious ways, has refused to recognize Hostaks claim to the title. Its blessing has been bestowed upon Ceferino Garcia of the Philippines and Los Angeles. The National Boxing association recognizes Hostak as the Slow and inefficient aerial in wartime may give way to television and it wont make The controversy has champion. much difference if the reconnaiscaused dissension, parwidespread sance plane is brought down behind on the Pacific coast. Most ticularly enemy lines. ring addicts claim that the Seattle After all, the automotive indus- fighter is head and shoulders above try took 20 years to attain a high the Philippine brawler. Eddie Marino is Hostaks managdegree of efficiency and widespread er, and their relationship calls to usage. Although radio broadcasting was first accomplished as early mind innumerable magazine fiction as 1906 it was many years before stories. Its the ancient tale of the manager who discovers an unknown it reached the network stage. lad, sees his latent possibilities, According to these Philco engihim carefully for months, then trains neers, television can become the most important means of communi- springs him on an unsuspecting world. Of course the unknown cation the world has ever knowii. Television receivers have already fighter goes on to win the worlds reached a comparatively high stage championship. The story wouldnt of efficiency, but there are several be complete without that final touch. Thats the story of Marinq and important scientific obstacles to be hurdled and goals to be achieved. Hostak. It may be stereotyped. A new technique for production of Undoubtedly it is. But the pair television programs must be found; could serve as blueprint for the many sources of interference, such much-use- d plot. Its just luck that as diathermy machines and auto- they havent been sued for plagiarmobiles without suppressors, must ism by some budding author. be corrected. hy Towers of Silence The tower of silence is the name applied to structures built by the Parsees for the disposal of their dead. They are towers about 40 feet high called dakhmas. Below the top of the wall is built a floor of iron grating and upon this the bodies are placed until by exposure to the elements and birds of prey the flesh is entirely removed from the bones1 and they fall into a pit below. versed sensory impressions received when contacting cold objects; says Colliers. A cool metal railing feels warm to the hand, while ice cream feels so hot to the mouth that the eater instinctively blows upon it. j Crowd Pleaser pho-tograp- Davis mountains. Fish Poisoning One of the symptoms of fish poisoning in a human being is the re- from Freddie Steele on July 26, 1938, lost it to Solly Krieger the latter part of the year, and then regained his laurels by stopping Krieger in the fourth round of a return contest in Seattle on June 27, 1939. When Hostak accomplished this feat he did something no middleweight has achieved since Ketchell took back his crown from Papke in 1908. YORK. Television as a potent force Bow and Arrow Hunter At 30 yards with bow and arrow too close to be comfortable Charles Stone of Dallas has bagged one of the largest mountain lions ever killed in Texas. Stone uses the risky, ancient weapon because an arrow, he says, does less damage to museum specimens and, that is what he stalks. Tanned, slender, partly bald and 39 years old, Stone estimates he has killed 400 wild animals in Africa, South America, India, Australia, Mexico and the United States since 1920. All were shot at a range of less than 35 yards.. He bagged a male mountain lion that weighed 220 pounds in the Fort i 1 l , b;) J 60 |