Show fa christening shi ships P s in ancient times when w hen a new ne W ship was Ia launched the libation or pouring of wine was practiced consecrating the ship to the god whose image she bore the action of blessing ships is alluded to by the monks of st denys and records of ship christenings christen ings are found as far back as 1418 8 when the bishop of bangor was sent to southampton england to bless the kings ships for successful voyages october 20 1797 the constitution first united states navy ship launched was christened by an officer who broke a bottle of wine over her prow champagne is used because it is a rare and expensive wine and suitable therefore for such an important baca occasion sion st CIA joseph ASPIRIN h i WORLDS LARGEST SELLER AT SNAPPY faa FACTS ACTS ABOUT IV RUBBER why wheel alignment ts ft a 0 must irk in rubber conservation when a wheel is only ai inch out of alignment the car I 1 Is being dragged sideways 87 feet 1 in every mile thais lire fire scuffing at its wo st lt transportation in private auto mobiles in 1941 totaled bit bil llon passenger miles compared with about 29 billion in rail roads about 37 27 billion in electric railways railway nsf aj billion in buses and nd passenger miles on n domestic airlines big numbers ell all but they show motor transportation to be six times time greater than all other forms form combined it has been estimated that the united states state military service avite will require longton long tons of crude cruda rubber in 1943 overloading a truck tire 10 per cent will cause a decrease of 13 18 per cent in the h mileage 50 per cent overload erf mileage a 60 per cent ci ma all ila ATU ada ibe 0 you special sales the merc merchants hants of L our town announce in the paper They mean money saving to our readers it always pays to pat patronize ionize the merchants who advertise they are not afraid of their merchandise or th their air prices ON THE ole HOME FRONT dixi T RUTH WYETH SPEARS S fill I 1 R BOTTOM OF HEAVY HEMP SPRINGS SEWN TWINE TIES TOPS TO WEBBING FROM BACK WITH FLAX TO FRONT THEN upholstery FROM SIDE TWINE TO SIDE SPRINGS in need of repa ka be removed and ney ne stretched across the botto bo chair seat the springs 1 replaced and the bottoms Is the webbing next comes the tying a generous length of cord and tack it to the back of the seat frame using the knot sketched tie to the back and then the front of the first spring continue across the row finishing in the front 0 as shown in the best furniture springs are tied in this manner from back to front side to side and diagonally across rows about four ounces of the sewing ts and eight of tying twine vir di da an average chair V i NOTE it if you have r be sure to clip andsley and e a it Is not in any of ft lets which mrs spears iha our readers danklets anklets koets arel aret one to eight abid no 5 and 6 bior alons Ao deung out chaks copies p each aay cordei direct R from r ayat if 1 ar RUTH I 1 WYETH SPEARS tiU tiK P new york Opi zer cr 10 vae e 10 cents ants n for each book de ff re ress ACT FAST FA VL y to help prevent aass esaia ss aia assy 0 L U S from developing ling put a few drops of va tro nol up each nostril at the very first sniffle or sneeze its quick action aids natures defenses against colds follow WEEKS in directions folder VM VA n TRO j AB 4 1 k k 0 NO RIBBONS NOW as t cakes baked with clabber 61 girl blue ribbon winners and IMP county fairs give place to biscuits waffles and quick broads breads as clabber girl plays its part in the nations nutrition program in in millions of homes good GU font 0 HULMAN co TERRE HAUTE IND ouse caping F 1848 fv THE POWER P 0 WW E R A OF THE THA PRESS 0 manufacturers and merchants sense the power of the press early they began using it to carry their advertising facts and ideas into homes and they found it a most profitable way in which to tell their story to buyers and the buyers in turn found it profitable to td deal with those who were willing to state in print the values and ac services er vices they offered |