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THE CUSTOMER-WORM TURNS The characters art a cUrk and Mr. and lira. Elmer TwUcktU. Tke scene is almost any Store. Time?Six montkt after the war. Clerk (as Mr. and Mrs. Twitchell appear at his counter)?WellT Elmer?Well, what? Clerk?Do you wish something? Mrs. Twitehell?Don't tell him I Elmer ? Not a chance, honey; we'll make him wait. ? Clerk (smiling)?What can I do for you? Mrs. Twitchell ? He's actually smiling! Him, of all people! Elmer (handing her a paper) ? Here's something for you to read, honey. I'll tackle a magazine. ? (They sit down on camp stools which they have carried to the store, and ignore the clerk.) Clerk?If there's something I can show you. . . . Mrs. Twitchell ? Can't you see we're busy? Elmer ? Take it easy. We'll get around to you in time, h ? Clerk ? After all this is a store catering to the public, and I'm the clerk here. Mrs. Twitchell?Oh yeah I Elmer?Do you know who we are? Clerk ? You're customers, aren't you? , Mrs. Twitchell ? Don't tell him, i Elmer! Elmer (as the clerk seems impa tient) ? One of them guys who's al ways in a sweat, ehl ? (The Twitchells yawn and continue reading, ignoring the clerk quite complete ly for 10 or 15 minutes.) Clerk (pleadingly) ? I wish you d let me wait on you. Mrs. Twitchell ? Don't try to rush us! Elmer ? You want us to let you wait on us ahead of other clerks in this store, eh? You're somebody im portant, I suppose. Clerk (who has, with the coming of peace, reconverted to the pre war manner) ? If you don't see what you want ask for itl We aim to please! A satisfied customer is a solid foundation for business suc cess. . . . Mrs. Twitchell ? Quick, Elmer, the aspirin! ? Clerk. ? The secret of this store's populality is customer-service. My time is your timet May I assist you promptly? Mrs. Twitchell ? Tryin' to intimi date me, eh? Elmer?Ignore the big bum, dear. * Clerk. ? Aw, come on; lemme wait on you! Mrs. Twitchell ? Nothing doing. If you don't like it go to some other store! Clerk ? But it's my duty to wait on customers and . . . Elmer ? You ain't the only clerk in this place. Wait for your turn like the rest of 'em. Mrs. Twitchell ? When we're ready to be waited on in a polite manner we'll let you know. Clerk ? Doncha know there's a peace on? The Twitchells (swooning) ? That does it! ? ? e NOT YET, BUT SOON "How many gallons? Fill 'er up!" How sweet those words once more! The long dead words of yester day That disappeared with war; "Rntn Is. .. ntwJ.kloM* the'oil?" ... "Just name the type and brand" . . . What Joy and rapture this now brings Throughout the weary land! "What kind of meat? A tender Mat" "A porterhouse? Why not!" "I wish you'd take these nice loin chops" . . . "These hams will hit the spot!". Oh, what a thrill when talk like' that la looming Just ahead? And not a butcher aays, "You'll have To take stew meat instead!" To find a guy who'll do a Job For ten bucks at the most And net want forty dollars Just To paint a hitching-post! To lire as once we nsed to live Quite kindly man to man With patience and with courtesy Within the post-world plan! ? ? ? He stood on a corner with two suitcases, a letter to the secretary of labor, a kit of tools, a copy of "How to Live Within an Income," a copy of the classified ad pages, a bathing suit and a worried look. "Whatcher doin'?" a friend asked. "I'm reconverting," he replied. ? ? ? After the peace, Japan is go ing to have a wonderful time run ning around with cameras pho tographing American soldiers, sail ers and marinea. Cottons, in Velveteen and Plush To Rule Campus Fashion Picture By CHERIE NICHOLAS THIS year's college girl is doing a lot of "clothes thinking" Just about now. This fall the fancy of a school-faring maiden turns .to clothes that are neat and flattering with the look of a thoroughbred about them. No freakish fads for the autumn 1945 -campus crowd! The college girl, the school girl, the career girl and the teen-age group who know their fashions have become definitely cotton-conscious these days. The new "rave" is the elegant looking velveteens in black and adorable colors, also the very handsome corduroys that are being made .up into coats and suits. There's a new wide-wale cotton plush, too, that is setting a new high in sophisticated cottons. No doubt the girl going away to school will start her first semester with a few cotton casuals, for it's smart to wear cotton washables. She will be glad she took a chic gingham frock and perhaps a flattering fresh chambray, the sort that looks just right during early warm autumn days under a color-lovely cardigan. There will be dark cotton dirndls in her trunk too, some banded in gay Latin colors; also a very spe cial one with inset border of white eyelet to be worn with her dainty batiste drop-shoulder blouse. A raft of sturdy campus cottons should be taken along. In the news were pedal-pushers of pin-wale cor duroy that's tough and washable. The girls say they are less cumber some than slacks because of their mid-calf length. Choosing mix-and match jackets, skirts, pajamas and pedal pushers is great fun. The short boxy flare-back jacket with Chinese collar is a winner, as is also the new lumberjacket that ties with drawstring waist. When it comes to "date" duds here's where luxury cottons are mak ing a great splurge. A brilliant fu ture is predicted for suits and coats made of rich-looking wide-wale cot ton plush. An intriguing style story is told for the 1945 college girl or the younger seminary daughter by Emily Wilkens in the brown wide wale cotton plush suit as shown cen tered in the illustration. High neck, broad shoulders, and the tiny waist give a high-style slant on present day trends. The shoulderline, ex tending in a wing-like effect, adds width and accent* the small waist line by way of contrast. The tiny visor cap matches. This suit will certainly "go places" this fall. Because the much-beloved velvet een can be had only in dibs and dabs this year (which is why one should buy early) designers are in geniously working it into dresses us ing bright wools for contrast. In the junior "date" dress, shown to the left, cotton plays duet with wool in most charming fashion. The shoulder yoke and wide hem are of black velveteen. The rest of the bodice and skirt are violet wool. Red wool binds sleeves and waistline, also outlines the velveteen all around. Here's a type dress that will make "a picture" at college teas and informal dances. Pale gold and bottle green prove a flattering color combination in wool and cotton for the dress shown to the right below. Green corduroy forms a corselet waist front and full skirt, while gold wool is used for sleeves and bodice top. Rectangu lar shaped silver nailheads trim the shoulder yoke and sleeve cuffs. Note the clever touch of wool ties. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Slim Silhouette It's dresses of the lovely lady type that bespeak patrician style in ev ery detail that best-dressed women want. To achieve a slim and svelte silhouette for this good-looking pur ple wool fall costume, the design er, Joe Copeland, extends the high necked bodice for the dress into a deep point into the skirt and puck ers the skirt on each side in a subtle form-fitting way. Here you see also a charming interpretation of a very new and very important trimming trend, which has to do with neck lace and bracelet embroidered right on the material itself in a realistic jewelry effect. East Indian embroi dery in pearls and gold makes the "necklace" on the cap-sleeved dress and the single "bracelet" for the | bolero. 'Curved Contours' New Fashion Dictate A new element has entered into the field of costume design. It's "curves." This styling technique is seen in the soft rounded shoulders that give a very different silhouette from last year. The command of fashion to "curve your contours" is also reflected in the way side fasten ings and drapes take on a curved sweep rather than a straight or angu lar movement. Yokes are rounded too, instead of being square-cor nered. Hips have an out-curve, while waists have an in-curve. Com pare your last year's suit with your this year's suit, or place your last season's felt hat alongside the fall hat you've just bought, with its rounded, bulky, yet flattering new brim, and you will see how design ers are obeying fashion's edict to "curve your contours." Jewelled Belts Set Off Sophisticated Gowns Much ado is being made about belts and corselet effects this sea son. This season belts have been glamorized into real show pieces. In some instances the jewel work and metal embroidery arrives at almost barbaric splendor. The new fad is to wear an eye-thrilling belt with a black gown of sophisticated sim plicity and not another ornament ex cept, perhaps, a bracelet. The new corselet midriff treatments on dressy gowns are also beautifully worked out in rich jewelry em broidery. Striped Jersey Suit Jersey is becoming increasingly important either in wool or rayon weave. Gaily colorful striped jer sey delights the teen-ager and it Is also smart for career-girl cardigan blouses. Just the thing for the school girl is a jacket and skirt dress of striped jersey in red and white or multi-color stripe. Aluminum Paint to Improve Old Farm* Delay Deterioration By Proper Painting One of the most common tell tale signs of deterioration on the farm is blistered and peeling paint. Yet, paint does remain one of the quickest and most practical of "repair" materials and the best way of stopping deterioration. The average farmer does not re paint his service buildings oftener Paint adds to life of building. than every 10 years. Cheap white paints will not last that long. Aluminum paint is recommended for agricultural uses because it can be applied satisfactorily to almost any kind of paintable surface. It serves equally well on steel, wood, brick, concrete, plaster, wallboard, galvanized iron, asphalt roofing and even canvas. Aluminum paint is an effective temperature reducer. A coat on the roof of an uninsulated building will reduce the interior temperature of that building by as much as 10 to 14 degrees. The reduction is effec tive in a chicken coop, hog house, dairy barn, milk or egg building or the home. Because aluminum paint reflects approximately 70 per cent of the heat striking it, roof tempera ture as high as 140 degrees can be reduced to 95 or 100 degrees. Because of its high moisture proofing powers and its ability to withstand washing as well as con stant exposure to steam, fume and other corrosive agencies, aluminum paint has long been widely applied in dairies and similar plants. It is also used to protect all kinds of farm equipment and machinery. Catch Boring Watte TV Cup on Brace Catches Borings from Overhead. When using a brace and bit to bore a hole in wood that 1* over I bead, and prevent tbe borings from failing into the eyes, a funnel ma; be ntilixed. The bit extends through the funnel, giving It freedom, but holds the cup In plaee. Postwar Machinery Track Tractors ! Postwar (arm tractor, designed by B. F. Goodrich, combining the sleek ness of a racing auto and the rugged track-laying ability of the famous military half-track. The self-track laying tractors move at high speed on highways, and are said to have a drawbar pull nearly twice as great as that of wheels and exert lighter pressure per unit of ground contact which reduces soil packing. Saves Apples by Air By applying the principle of the gas mask to protect apples in stor age, apple growers may save thou sands of dollars annually, accord ing to research work conducted at Cornell university. The conditioning prevents storage apples from developing a "scald" disease, which causes the fruit to become unsightly and to lose mar ket value. One of the greatest prob lems of apple storage has been the formation of gases causing damage. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS Charming Side Button Princess HERE is a charming side but ton princess dress to carry you through your busy day-long schedule. Soft scallops make an attractive finish for the closing. Use a pretty floral print?or for Ship's Odd Signal One of the oddest signals flown by a ship is the white paying-off pennant which is hoisted on a Brit ish naval vessel to show that it is homeward bound to be put out of commission, says Collier's. Although this pennant is only two inches wide, its length is equiva lent to that of the ship, which may be hundreds of feet. 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