SUCH IS LIFE ? Hay! Hay!
By CHARLES SUGHROE
Plan Airplane Service
Across Atlantic Ocean
Britain Gathers Data to Plot
Flying Charts.
London, England. ? At Foynes, on
the River Shannon in Ireland, imag
inary flights are made daily over
the Atlantic, in preparation for reg
ular air service to America, the
air ministry has revealed.
Meteorological experts of the air
ministry and Imperial Airways
plot a "flight" in accord with re
ports of wind strength and direc
tion and other weather information
received by radio from ships and
transferred immediately to "syn
optic" charts that give a general
picture of the weather over the
2,000 miles between Ireland and
Newfoundland.
The experiments were begun in
London, but when they reached an
advanced stage they were trans
ferred to Foynes, near which are
the land and sea bases from which
the Imperial and Pan-American
planes will operate across the At
lantic.
Accepted Theories Erroneous.
The work has shown that gen
erally accepted beliefs about At
lantic weather must be radically
revised. Prevalent, for example, is
the theory of a constant west to
east wind, making all flights from
Europe to America difficult and
dangerous. This is generally true,
SEE LEGAL BATTLE
The first step in a possible great
legal battle over the control of the
huge $3,000,000,000 Van Sweringen
railroad and real estate was taken
by J. Paul Thompson, when he made
known that as receiver for the Van
Sweringen estate, he is entitled to
exercise an option given to the Van
Sweringen brothers in September,
1935, to buy back 55 per cent of the
common shares of the Mid-Amer
ican Corporation stock.
but the weather men have discov
ered that there are many days
when conditions favor rather than
hamper the westward flight.
On a day in last December, fop
example, the wind was blowing so
strongly from the east all the way
across the ocean that a flight to
America could have been made in
record time.
In addition to constant weather
information received from transat
lantic steamers the Foynes station
has a weather expert journeying
back and forth constantly across the
north Atlantic on board the steam
er Manchester Port. His duty is to
discover all he can about prevail
ing air currents and conditions in
the upper air. His work will be
continued for a year.
Looses Small Balloons.
He releases small colored bal
loons of hydrogen, which rise at
the rate of 500 feet a minute to the
limit of visibility, which is about
10,000 feet. Variations of their
course show the direction and
strength of winds affecting them.
After lightning calculatiori and
comparisons with weather reports
received by radio from other ships
this data is flashed to Foynes. Up
per air temperatures also are taken
to combat the problem of ice for
mation on the planes.
The work has thrown into prom
inence the need for a meteorologi
cal station between the British isles
and Greenland, to cover a zone
which few sh'ps visit and where
no trustworthy source of informa
tion exists
The goal of these efforts is the
establishment of an organization
capable of handing the commander
of a transatlantic air liner, before
he takes off, a complete, dependable
analysis of weather then prevailing
and likely to prevail for the duration
of his flight across the ocean.
Experimental flights by special
transoceanic land planes, sea planes
and the Mayo "composite," or "pig
gy-back," ships will be carried but
during the next few months. In
formed British aviation opinion,
however, believes that regular air
mail flights will not be begun un
til some time in 1938 and that pas
senger schedules will not be pos
sible before 1939 or 1940.
Old Settlers Remember
How Two Men Won Strike
Rapid City, S. D.? An outmoded
street car, exhibited in a park here,
calls to mind among old settlers
one of the most unusual strikes in
the state's history. The old street
car company here owned one car,
a horse drawn vehicle. It was op
erated by two men. They formed a
union. The management objected.
And so the men struck. They de
manded union recognition and no
reduction in salary. Their salary
was 75 cents a day. The strikers
were victojious.
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SCIENT1FACTS ?? BY ARNOLD
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Sand or Pearls
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
1 I
"A pebble In a scanty brook
Has changed the course of many a river;
A dew drop on a tiny plant
May dwarf a giant forever."
It is the little foxes that spoil the
vines. A grain of sand in the cog
wheel will stop a
ucutavc pitvc ui
machinery. Most
of the anxiety
and worry in life
is due to friction
caused by small
incidents. These
incidents may
have very little
significance in
themselves, but
when we allow
them to accumu
late and exercise
no effort to as
similate them, in
a very short time these little tor
ments have become large thorns in
our flesh. If we allow little irrita
tive conditions to dominate our
thinking, we become victims ol
mental and nervous disturbances.
ROYAL DRESSMAKER
Norman HartneU, youngest Brit
ish dress designer, who has been
entrusted with the task of clothing
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth of
England, for the coronation season.
Hartnell has a royal order for al
most 40 sumptuous dresses ? eve
ning, court, day and tea-gowns to
supplement the royal spring ward
robe.
Just as a continuous drop of water
may wear away, in time, a stone,
so a small provocation may bore
into one's balance of judgment and
poise. Life's experiences are made
up of many impulses and actions.
There is always more sand than
pearl, but in every pearl there is a
grain of sand.
Often we are told to cast out the
petty irritations. That is more eas
ily said than done. Whatever af
fects the nervous system also af
fects the will power. The true func
tion of the will is the power of
choice of right or wrong, of indus
try or indolence, of self-control or
self-indulgence. Therefore, we err
when we think that by will power
we can escape life's sand either by
bitter denial of it or by letting our
selves be buried beneath it. Rather
let us endeavor to make something
helpful and beautiful out of every
adverse circumstance that comes to
us unbidden and untried. Think of
what the oyster does with the irri
tating grain of sand which becomes
lodged within its shell. The oyster
cannot get rid of the sand: for its
environment is the sand of the vast
sea: its highest achievement is the
creation of a pearl. And so, the
oyster begins to place around the
grain of sand a protective excretion
which eliminates the pain and em
bellishes the pearl. Wise oyster!
Robert Browning writes: "When
the fight begins within himself, a
man's worth something."
We have climbed one round high
er in the development of our per
sonality every time we master a
condition. It may cost a real fight
within to accept an irritating prob
lem and make its solution our task.
Such a victory over self is not un
like the "pearl of great price."
There is much truth in the saying
? "things are as you see them."
Every person constructs his own
world. It may be filled with lovely
pearls acquired at a great personal
cost. Our world, like a great sea,
lies before us. We cannot substitute
sunshine for shadows: for both are
? part at it. We cannot gather
yyousehold Joints
J 9 By BETTY WELLS J '
T N AMERICA, a lady with a house
* and no maid usually has an
easier life than her sister abroad
who has several servants, and this
is because of all the mechanical
helps we have to simplify the hard
jobs.
But there are no machines for
raising babies, and not likely to
be any! So, it looks as though we'll
keep on being tied at home pretty
close during the years when the
children need watching, because
nursemaids are hard to get and
expensively out of the question for
most of us.
In certain progressive communi
ties and especially in the larger
cities there are nursery schools for
pre-school age children. These are
actually neighborhood play places
with some one on the job watch
ing to see that the children are
safe and happy. These will no doubt
be the eventual solution of the prob
lem of the busy mothers who can't
be two places at once ? in the
house doing the work and in the
yard watching the children play
outdoors.
The nursery school is fairly rare
as yet, but we know one neighbor
hood of mothers who clubbed to
gether and organized a playground
for their own youngsters. The way
it worked was like this ? two moth
ers would be on duty at a time
and all the children of the group
were gathered together to play un
der these watchful eyes. They took
it by half-day shifts, and no one
woman had to serve but once a
week. This left each mother free
the rest of the time for her work
or for going out. Since the success
of the scheme depended on depend
able co-operation, each mother
made it a point to be on the
job when her turn came so that
she could feel free to park her own
youngsters the rest of the time.
Think how many hours of worry
that saved? knowing that the chil
dren would be in good hands I
? ? ?
The Easiest Way.
There's no two ways about it, a
buffet service is the easiest way to
feed a crowd. And it has an in
formal cameraderie about it that
practically guarantees a good time.
No danger of lulls when you're help
ing yourself to entertainment along
with the relishes and ham. And so
all the crabbers - at - lap - suppers
should take a back seat. If they
had to do the work, they'd get the
point. However, it's gracious to
make things as smooth as possible
for guests as well as hostess and
in the interest of that, we offer these
tips for buffet suppers:
Lots of little tables? if you en
tertain this way often, it's a good
idea to have several nests of tables.
They won't be in the way between
times and for buffet occasions, they
will provide table tops for the men
at least who don't manage so well
with their plates on their laps since
pearls that have no nucleus of sand.
But within us is the will to live, to
do, to dare, to reconstruct, to create
anew.
It is for di to let the world be
come a desert of sand: or All it
with pearls that hold deep in their
heart the glow of human person
ify, priceless and perfected.
C Western Newspaper Union.
they don't have laps worthy of the
name.
A stack ol party trays ? very
fancy ones to get away from the
cafeteria touch. But they'll make'
for less spilling and dropping.
Individual salts and peppers, so
that each tray can have a set. Saves
too much Jumping up and down,
and they needn't be expensive.
Serving spoons and forks ? sepa
rate ones for each dish of some
thing good. This will eliminate a lot
of confusion.
A big pitcher of ice water ? what
ever else you have to drink, be
sure there's water to drink ? and
A buffet supper is the easiest way
to serve a (ay rang.
handy. And it goes without saying
that it will save you a lot of
dither to have enough coffee or tea
ready so there won't have to be
delays in the middle of the party
while you retire to the kitchen.
Napkins big enough for business.
Remember that a little cocktail
napkin isn't good for much, so
when you're serving a hearty sup
per, have hearty sized napkins to
repair the damage of accidents that
will happen.
e By Betty Weill ? WNU Service.
I I
SUBTLY CHARMING
Gray for informal dining is subtly
charming in this simple floor length
frock of coin dotted novelty crepe.
The skirt is flimly fitted over the
hips and wide at the hem. Two
dark red felt roses with green
leaves are tucked in the belt.
Love and Friendship
Love can live upon itself alone,
but friendship must feed on worth
iness. Therefore, the way to secure
a friend is to be one. ? C. G. Goss.
Wins S(h)aved Chin Golf Title
J. O. Whipple, Jr., (right) of Princeton university receives a huge
?ilver cup from Oave Driscoll, sports announcer, after winning the first
intercollegiate chin golf (shaving) contest in New York. He won the con
tort with 31 strokes, no cuts and no penalties. As in golf, the least num
ber of strokes decided the winner. Students from various eastern uai
versities reported with ? 24-hour beard growth.
Parading the Fashions
A STYLE show De Luxe for De
Ladies on this De Lightful
Spring day!'
Betty Ann feels just a bit the
most elegant of the three for her
housecoat is superlative. She has
"skirts" like the ladies in the
feminine yesterdays; her basque
is form-fitting; her sash has a
bow, and her sleeves puff. The il
lusion is so perfect that she is
about to reach for smelling salts
or a sprig of old lavender.
Matrons Have Vanity, Too.
Mama, very young for her
years, can not resist styles that
bring more compliments her way.
The no-belt feature of this one is
definitely new, and does wonders
for the figure a bit past the slim
stage. The continuing collar,
which in soft pastels is always
flattering, gives the break re
quired by the all-in-one waist and
skirt. The fitted top and flaring
bottom make for style plus com
fort, a demand matrons, even
though youthful, always make.
Parties and Picnics.
Winifred on the left is privately
making up her mind to have a
housecoat, too; though she is
mightily pleased with the way her
print has turned out. She chose
this style because the fitted, brok
en waist line and front seamed
skirt are so very slenderizing.
She's on her way to the 4-H meet
ing now and has only stopped
to remind Betty Ann of the picnic
"The Jolly Twelve" are having on
Tuesday.
The Patterns.
Pattern 1285 comes in sizes 12
20 (30 to 40). Size 14 requires 3%
yards of 39 inch material.
Pattern 1282 is for sizes 14-20
Knowingly?
"Does your husband talk in his
sleep?"
"No, and it's terribly exasper
ating. He just grins." ? Omaha
World-Herald.
SO THEY GET ALONG
Bragga? Does youi wife use
your razor to open cans?
Docio ? Oh, yes, of course, but I
use her best powder puff for a shoe
polisher.
Soldiers make food husbands,
says 8ergeant-Major Sam; they're
trained to be tidy. Then why Is
their dining room always a messT
Wfc
(32 to 44 bust). Size 18 requires
5H yards of 39 inch material. It
requires 2Vi yards of riftbon for
tie belt.
Pattern 1983 is for sizes 38 to 90l
Size 38 requires 5% yards of V
inch material. With the short
sleeves it requires only S yards
of 39 inch material.
New Pattern Book.
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Spring and Summer Pattern Book.
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Send your order to The Sewing
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coins) each.
e Bell Syndicate. ? WNU Service.
Miss
REE LEEF
says:
_?Q_
'CAPUDINE
relieves
HEADACHE
quicker because
it's liquid...
aUtaJif (LiichruL
Private Conscience
No person connects his con
science with a loud speaker.
Give some thought
to the Laxative you tain
Constipation is not to be trifled
with. When yon need a laxatlT%
you need a good one.
Black-Draught Is purely vegeta
ble, reliable. It does not upaet tb*
stomach but acts on tbe lower bowel,
relieving constipation.
When yen need a laxative tak*
purely vegetable
BLACK-DRAUGHT
A GOOD LAXATIVE
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