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Show RANDOLPH. UTAH THE RICH COUNTY pkapeR- - 'This Is Our Homeland Keep a jar of ground peanuts on hand. They add nutrition and flavor to muffins, waffles, cookies and quick breads. They dress up salads and perk up plain desserts such as cup custard. out If you are forever wearing thi shoe strings, try and strengthening them. Stitch uptimes down each string several with your sewing machine before using them. FASCINATING CONTRA, When washing, turn clothes with Ash trays should be emptied and or sashes inside out before ties the washed each night. Otherwise them into the washing maputting an unpleasant louse will have chine. the from odor in the morning soiled trays. That discouraged - looking veil be freshened by pressing it can A little kerosene put into, the two pieces of brown paper between kitchen water when wiping up the By Edward Emerine, WNU Features. rstfif-- & 'S' mellowness of the old, the of the new, the promise of the future. That is Alabama. The stately ancestral mansions still remain but coal and iron mines nearby now teem with human activity. A forest of virgin timber may surround a forest of active smokecrossroads stacks. The easy-goin- g general store is not far from a modem highway or an airport. A great oak which sheltered Fernando holds its. hoary moss over a laboratory where chemical magic is performed. Here is a hall where once swirled crinolines beneath thousand-candle- d chandeliers, and down the same street is a modem office building where business affairs are discussed. Thats versatile, gracious Alabama. The word Alabama in the Indian tongue literally or means vegetation gatherers, And well the thicket clearers. word may, for Alabamas 200 types of soil gEOW more than 4,400 species of trees and plants as well as most of the agricultural products known to the temperate zone! Average annual rainfall is 53.87 inches, while the average annual temperature ranges from 60 degrees F. in the northern part of the state to 67 degrees. F. near the coast. The growing season ranges from 190 days in the northern part to 300 days on the southern coast. Cheaha mountain, the states highest point, is 2,407 feet above sea level. Alabama stretches 336 miles from the Appalachian mountains to the Gulf of Mexico. Not only is Alabama the land of com and cotton. It also grows peanuts, hay and oats, truck crops and fruits, and in many sections has specialties such as water cress, gladioli and peonies, as well as its famed azaleas and camelia japoni-casThere are many commercial THE E SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLECRAFT the Home Slip Covers Brighten covers here for chairs Youll find De-So- to Mus-kege- with a warm iron. inoleum will help loosen the dirt and sofas. Instructions 661 have directions and information for making slip covers Send your order to: step-by-ste- p Circle Needlecraft Dept. San Francisco 6, Calif. 16 cents for Pattern Enclose Sewing Box 3217 No Name. an Address- er-r- TUSCALOfi5A 5 PACKAGE SOAP Use in Hard or Soft Water. ase 72 11c pkgs. $7.50 . Case 72 26c pkgs. $18 IMITATION PEPPER Case 144 20c pkgs. $22.50 Minimum order 3 cases shipped prepaid if cash in full with order; or C.O.D. plus all charges for 1 or more cases. DEALERS A AGENTS WANTED HOUSEHOLD SALES CO.. INC. ALBANY. GEORGIA. ewms FAVORITE : FI OR I into a color TURN a drab chair that transforms ALABAMA Cotton State. STATE FLOWER: Goldenrod. MOTTO: We Dare Defend Our . a room just by the addition of a youve made yourself! Blip-cov- LOOK AT er FOR THIS UBEL rout 6I0CIM Rights. nurseries. In 1944, there were 1,255,000 heac of cattle in the state, both beef anc dairy type. Alabama has over a mil- 39 Alabamas state government has Civil war, but emerged into a new been streamlined. The state treas- era of development which continues lion head of hogs and 17,000,000 ury holds a surplus of 40 million steadily. With a temperate climate, chickens. (Southern-fried-? Yes, lots dollars. Its industries are expand- fertile soil and raw materials, the of em!) Alabama leads the nation ing. Agriculture is prosperous. Na- possibilities for advancement and in the shipment of live bees anc tural resources are being conserved progress are portrayed vividly ' queens. and wisely utilized. Rich by naBeneath the rich top soil, too, Ala ture, Alabama is made richer by bama has great wealth. Its mines mans skill and intelligence. Alaproduce coal, iron ore, flake graph bamans travel toward new horizons. ' ' I against the mellowness of the old South down in Alabama, where people are proud to say: This is our homeland. The Baking Powder with the BALANCED Doable Action I Clabber Girl is today's baking powder . . . the natural choice for the modern recipe. Its balanced double action guarantees just the final right action in the mixing bowl, plus that rise to light and fluffy flavor in the oven. :: in-- ) '.'"Oi INDIAN MOUNDS, WATERFALLS. . . . Alabamas good highways and all year - round climate bring scenic points close to those who live in the cities. Above picture shows the highest of the many Indian mounds found in the state. On the right is one of the states famous waterfalls. With a rich historical background, Alabama has hundreds of old mansions and other spots for tourists to visit. The Alabama Memorial building of documents, pictures and relics of is a treasure-hous- e the stirring days of 61 and other periods of the states history. Every town retains its historical interest. In sharp contrast to virgin forests and waterfalls are the smokestacks of Alabamas industrial plants, the busy life of its cities and its many airports. ite, and clay and shale for brickmaking. It has sandstone and marble for building, bauxite as a source for aluminum, quartzite and rock asphalt. Five oil wells are now producing in Choctaw county. In industry, the state has lumber, shipbuilding, textiles, mines, cement, pipe plants, chemicals, steel, aluminum, hydroelectric plants and dozens of others which use and farm products in manufacturing and processing. The annual value of products manufactured in Alabama is more than twice the value of all farm products. Large industries using the states natural resources have been successfully operating over long periods of years. The largest manufacturer of cotton ginning machinery In the world began its work in Alabama 136 years ago in Prattville. Large textile mills have operated 100 years. But they do not forget their heritage of the past. DeSoto and his Spaniards, passed through the lower Gulf country in 1540. Once a part of Louisiana, it was old Fort Louis de la Mobile on Mobile river that was made the capital in 1702. Mobile at its present site dates from 1711. Later Alabama was a part of the territory of Mississippi, formed in 1798, but became a separate territory in 1817 and a state in 1819. St. Stephens was the territorial capital, and Huntsville was the temporary seat of the first state government. was the first state capital site, but the government moved to Tuscaloosa in 1826. It was not until 1847 that Montgomery became the ' permanent seat. When Alabama seceded from the Ca-haw- ba Union on the deleJanuary gates from the southern states met 11, 1861, at Montgomery and selected JefferThe fron and steel industry is son Davis as president of the Conin the Birmingham dis- federacy. He was inaugurated at trict. Necessary coal and ore are the present state capital. -Alabama passed through the readily available for the manufacture of ironand steel. throes of reconstruction after the GOVERNOR CHAUNCEY SPARKS Elected governor in 1942, Chaun-ce-y Sparks, a bachelor, was lawyer, judge and legislator before entering his high office. He was born at Eufanla, Ala., October 8,' 1884. He is a graduate of Mercer university, Macon, and a member of the Baptist church. Get this fast, welcome relief from muscular pain and ache! Soothing, gently wanning Ben-Ga- y contains up to 2 V? times more methyl salicylate and menthol famous agents your doctor knows about than five other widely offered rub-in- s. Thats why its sq fast..s soothing. Always insist on genuine Ben-GaCo-- 1. Copyright. 1944. br Tho. Let mint A pain-relievi- ng y! - 032(0 ter jElM33tamii - 'JCLlidSdt't'I ii tts H BAUMi |