Cockney and His Friend
Were Agreed Upon 'Owl
a Cockney and his American
friend were walking down the
Street of an American town one
night. An owl set up his ancient
"W-b-o. w-h-o, w-h-o."
The Cockney, startled, asked of
Ms friend: "What is that?"
"Why, it's an owl," answered
ihe American casually.
"Oh, it's an 'owl, then, is it?"
Mid the Cockney, disdainfully.
"So, it's an 'owl."
"Yes," replied the American,
"it's an owl."
"Well," growled the impatient
Cockney, "I know it's an 'owl full
well. But who the devil is it
?owling?"
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Discharged Men
Since December 1, 1941, the
?rmy and navy have discharged
about 750,000 men, fewer than
11,000 of whom were released be
cause of injuries received in battle.
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Sunless Town
The Norwegian coast town of
Bodo has no sun at all during the
last half of December.
TELLS HIS CUSTOMERS
ABOUT ALL-BRAN
And How It Helped Relieve
His Constipationl
.Here's a really enthusiastic let
ter youll want to read:
"I'd suffered for years with constipation.
Took everything from salts to castor oil#
and felt run down, always taking ?o many
physics. Then, two weeks ago, I found out
about ALL-BRAN. Since I've been eating
ALL-BRAN, I have needed no physics, and
am starting to feel like a new man. Tm
telling my customers on my milk route
about your wonderful product." Mr. Leon
fiwartz, 1738 N. Wilton SU Phil*.. Pa*
What's the secret of such re
ports of ALL-BRAN'a results?
Simply that ALL-BRAN is one of
Nature's most effective sources of
certain "cellulosic" elements?lack
of which in sufficient quantities is
a common cause of constipation!
They help the friendly colonic flora
fluff up and prepare the colonic
contents for easy, natural elimina
tion. ALL-BRAN is not a cathar
tic! It doesn't "sweep yon out"!
It is a gentle-acting, "regulating"
food! If this is your trouble eat
ALL-BRAN regularly, drink
plenty of water. See if yon don't
cheer its welcome relief! Insist on
ffenuint ALL-BRAN, made only
by KeUogg*a in Battle Creek.
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M inoculated aritt NITRAGIN (ceat75d I
Ptodeced utra teed wortk $990i
Too ? no time to ride your nod, labor
end land. If yon grow alfalfa, clover,
?oybcana, lejpedeta or other li gjium, '
J?Jo? to inoculate the teed with
NITRAGIN. Why take a chance when
a cow, only ebout 12 cent, ea acre and
^k" but a few minute,? NITRAGIN
trettuently booeti yield, up to 50%,
?creaeee feeding value end help, build
fertiltty. NITRAGIN legume bacteria
; "* wtentibcally aelected and produced
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By VIRGINIA VALE
j Released by Western Newspaper Union.
SINCE his return from his
recent overseas trip Joe
E. Brown has been the talk of
New York ? being modest,
he's told the people fortunate
enough to hear him, things
that he should say to the en
tire United States. He has
traveled more than 100,000
miles, entertained more than
two million men, on all fronts. The
man is terrific; it's no wonder that
a psychiatrist who followed him
through hospitals in the South Pa
cific reported a 71 per cent improve
ment in the patients' condition. He
entertained men everywhere?in the
front lines, on ships, in canteens.
His new radio show, on the Blue J
network, is a quiz show; too bad j
he's not doing an additional one, so I
that the public could hear what he
told newspaper people.
?*?
The "vicious circle" that's sup
posed to be show business isn't so
vicious for Xavier Cugat, who be
came a movie highlight after re
peatedly starring on the bandstand
of the New York Paramount thea
ter. Now that he has a handsome
contract with Metro, Cugat has been
rewarded with a ten weeks' person
al appearance contract, at $12,500
per week?at the Paramount thea
ter, where he started to fame!
?*?
Lauritz Melchior, Metropolitan
tenor who scored such a hit clown
ing with Fred Allen on the air, has
signed for his first motion picture?
it's Metro's "Thrill of Romance,"
featuring Esther Williams, the
swimmer. He'll play an opera sing
er.
?*?
"All the other fellows razzed this
chap," said the soldier who'd just
come out of Halloran hospital. "He
sat down on the side of my bed
and played cards with me and
talked, and was swell. I didn't know
who he was then. Found out later
he was Frank Sinatra."
?'*?
We won't see Rosalind Russell in
"Sister Kenny," after all that prep
aration, because it's been indefinite
ly postponed. But it's going to be
too bad if she's assigned to "Rough
ly Speaking" instead, because that's
a perfect story for Bette Davis.
James Cagney has started his
personal appearance tour of U. S.
army and navy bases in the Euro
pean war theater; expects to re
main abroad for three months. He
rehearsed six weeks with a dance
coach before leaving Hollywood, on
a cavalcade of American dancing J
from George Primrose to Fred
Astaire.
at
Shopping for lingerie with his
wife, Geoffrey Barnes, he of the i
ominous voice on "The Mystery 1
Theater," yielded to the temptation I
to use his radio voice on the ele- 1
vator operator. Barnes says he nev- j
er had an easier time getting out. I
?*? I
Next time you hear Cary Grant in 1
a radio play, picture him acting out <
all the dialogue as if he were before 1
the camera. When he's out of a 1
scene he walks into the wings, min- '
gles with the supporting players, 1
and contributes to the off-stage '
sound effects. <
?*? i
After finishing the hilarious "The 1
Miracle of Morgan's Creek" Preston '
Sturges left Paramount; now he's )
gone into partnership with Howard '
Hughes, who'll be his financial back- '
er. That combination should pro '
duce some startling pictures!
?*? 1
Dimitri Shostakovich's Eighth 1
Symphony will be given its first 1
performance in the Western hemi- '
sphere over the CBS network on 1
Sunday, April 2, by the New York '
Philharmonic symphony. Bill Downs j
brought the symphony back from 1
Moscow. 1
?
ODDS AND ENDS?Thai Flying For
tress named for "IFe, the People" is still
blasting away el the Germans . . . While .
Bqb Griffin was recovering from a plane
crash on CBS's "Mary Martin" he teas
down with jungle fever in "Valiant Lady" '
. . . "The Silver Theater" mey move from f
Hollywood to New York, to present well
known stage players in its Sunday dramas
. . . One-third of the principal players in {
"The Robe" will be new to the screen; ^
Producer Frank Ross believes the story
demands fresh facet . , . Jack Benny has
chocked off the Wenter Bros, lot, after
completing his starring role in "The Horn f
Blows at Midnight."
JOE E. BROWN
If Land Needs Boron
It Shows in Alfalfa
Yellowing Leaves Is V
Usual Danger Sign l
It Is just as important to have a
sufficient supply of available boron
in the soil as it is to have nitrogen,
phosphorus, potassium and other nu
trient elements, although only an ex
tremely small amount of boron ia
required for normal plant develop
ment, according to C. H. Stinson
and E. E. DeTurk of the Univer
sity of Illinois.
Of the common farm crops, leg
umes require more boron than do
grain or grass crops and thus are
more sensitive to a deficiency in the
soil than are the latter.
Symptoms of boron shortage are
more frequently observed in alfal
fa than in other legume crops. They
include a shortening of the upper in
temodes and the appearance at the
uppermost nodes (joints) of lateral
shoots that frequently extend beyond
the tip of the central shoot, produc
ing a rosette effect. In advanced
stages, the terminal bud may be
dead. Yellowing or reddening of the
leaves is generally, but not always,
present.
Boron is usually applied as borax,
which is one of the common water
softeners used in the household. It
contains 11 per cent boron. Al
falfa growers who have observed
symptoms suspected of resulting
from boron deficiency may first try
fertilizing a small plot in the field
with borax for one or more years
at the rate of 25 pounds to the acre.
A 20-ounce box of borax that can be
bought in a grocery store will pro
vide enough boron for an area two
rods wide and four rods long. It can
be spread conveniently with a hand
horn seeder. If used at rates great
er than 25 to 35 pounds an acre
borax may injure or even kill the
alfalfa.
Eleven-Acre 'Hothouse'
Yields 6 Crops a Year
Mr. David Lowe, who lives near
Edinburgh, has a gardening project
said to be unique in the United
Kingdom. To sum it up, Mr. Lowe
has 11 acres underlaid with steam
pipes and covered a foot or so above
the surface, with glass panes set
in frames. By shooting steam into
the ground once a year, he "boils"
the soil, killing all weeds. Each
acre gets 100 tons of fertilizer and
decomposed straw a year. He gets
From six to eight crops a year?a
Fantastic yield of lettuce, turnips,
:arrots, cauliflower, leek, onions,
leans, and a lot of other things. In
the short summer the glass is re
moved and the plants watered with
varm water from overhead sprin
gers. It is said his crops grow to
gether in "wild joy." It sounds like
t. Mr. Lowe appears to have raised
he old hothouse and forcing bed to
ts highest efficiency. It must cost
noney, but the Lowes of the Edin
>urgh country have never been in
msiness strictly for fun. His schema
teems likely to stir up almost as
nuch excitement as our own Mr.
?d Faulkner provoked by his recent
rampaign against the moldboard
)low. Maybe Mr. Lowe and Mr.
Taulkner could get together on a
iroject to feed tomorrow's world.
Rural Briefs
Before milking, wash udders with
varm water containing 200 to 400
>arts of chlorine per million.
? ? ?
If a cow develops mastitis, have
he infected quarter treated and
tried off completely.
? ? ?
One acre of the 1943 wheat crop
iroduced enough flour for 1,054
Daves of white bread.
A dozen dried whole eggs are
packed in this little box, 314 inches
by 2H inches, for export, principal
ly to England. Each package, after
being tightly sealed, is dipped in
wax to protect the contents from de
terioration.
New Hats Are Pretty, Flattering,
And Artfully Tuned to Hairdos
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
VTIEWING the new spring hats
* that are now stepping out on pa
rade in spectacular array, one car
ries away the feeling that not one
whit of the appeal which pretty hats
have for the American woman is
being sacrificed this season, even
though designers are so patriotical
ly conforming to wartime psychol
ogy and conservation. The displays
which include models designed for
every occasion and every individu
ality go to prove that never is there
a limitation to design in the milli
nery industry.
In these advance showings it is
especially interesting to note with
what complete unity hats and hair
dos meet this season. Be the hair
dress a rolled chignon, pompadour
reduced to a minimum, as is the
present tendency, or a long bob
that replaces the upswept hairdo or
the new flat-top part, milliners are
seeing to it that this season's hats
be styled to tune to modern hair
dress of every type.
One of the messages that current
hat displays convey is the all-im
portance of bonnets of varied de
scription. Wearing pretty dainty
bonnets, women will again be the
all-feminine creatures that man's
conception would have them be.
Some of the new types are just hall
bonnets; others remind you of Vic
torian days, and some are girlish
and simple which brings us to the
cloche. That favorite of decades
ago is now back again with a 1044
twist.
Sailors are very much in the lime
light, too. You can have them with
squatty crowns that fit the head or
with tiny flat beret crowns, or with
Important postilion crowns. Soma
have diminutive brims, others take
on width ad infinitum.
As to after-five headwear fash
ions, they are apt to make up in
color excitement what they lack in
dimensions. Flowers are definitely
a part of present day millinery. One
thing clear in millinery forecasts is
that you won't look right after five
without a hat?it's a fashion must.
The hat fashions herewith illus
trated carry the message of very
lovely and flattering headwear for
this spring and summer. Centered
above in the group is a stunning suit
hat that features the new high
crown. This chic Helene Garnell
model in black felt emphasizes its
tall crown with contrasting "wam
pus" beading. The crown is shot
through with a long quill in "shock
ing pink."
The large black straw tricorne is
bordered in tulle and ties under the
chin with a wide shocking pink satin
bow.
Above to the left is a dinner hat
by Mme. Pauline. Blooming with
pale pink primroses, it breathes the
very breath of spring. Primroses
scatter over the widow's peak and
over the lacy mesh snood.
To the right above a nosegay cock
tail hat by Helene Garnell is in
French blue felt garnitured with col
orful roses, lilacs and hyacinths.
For the hat below to the right
Anita Andra fashions a coquettish
crescent of emerald green moire.
To flatter a pretty face, two roses
are placed one high, one low in
effective pose.
The smart pink shantung straw
hat below to the left is styled with
an open back. Shining black pas
sementerie medallions are appliqued
on top of the brim and to each side.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Companion Topper
For a really truly wise invest
ment ? suit-and-topper ensemble
as illustrated, ts without question
a "best buy." This model is beau
tifully tailored of gray flannel. GTray,
by the way, is not only a highly fa
vored color for spring, but some of
the smartest new prints to be worn
now under coats and on through
the summer sans wrap have gray
grounds. The jacket to this suit
features a collarless neckline with
three plastic buttons down the front.
The companion topper in the same
fabric completes the ensemble. The
topper may be worn separately over
dresses, which means saving the ex
pense of buying a spring topcoat.
Huge buttons as here shown will be
very much in evidence this spring.
Dramatic Use of Color
In Spring Apparel
If there is one word more im
portant in the fashion story for
spring that word is "color." Lime,
tangerine, citrus, saffron, lilac and
purple are soma of the lush cotors
scheduled for wool suits and coats
(especially the short-length topper
versions). Exquisite pastels, too, reg
ister ace high on the color list. It is
not, however, that all the laurels go
to the colors themselves. Rather is
it when two or more high shades
stage a get-together in a single cos
tume that one sees a very delirium
of color enchantment. And that is
exactly what is happening this
spring. Designers are working the
most smartng color combinations
and with the utmost success. For
% instance, you will see such out-of
the-ordinary teamwork as orange
red mating with emerald-green, or
purple will be used with orange In
true Mexican color technique, tri
color schemes are being especially
worked out In the new bolero suits.
The color formula goes somewhat
like this?black or navy for the skirt,
purple or fuchsia for the bolero,
orange for the gypsy sash. Teen
agers love this sort of thing.
Novelty Note This Season
Is Hand-Painted Decor
Handpainting on fabrics, on felt
or straw hats, on handbags, belts
and gloves is making a most flatter
ing contribution to fashion this sea
son. Just a touch of artistry done
with brush and paint, and a simple.
fabric is turned into a material of
beauty and distinction. Many of the
new blouses are decorated with hand
painted florals. Also such whimsi
cal ideas as a trio of butterflies
painted on the bodice top, are car
ried out. Sometimes a flower clus
ter is painted, one on the blouse or
bodice, the other on the skirt.
I PATTERNS
SEWING CIRCLE^?
8559
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19412
12-20
Early Thought.
A BIT early, perhaps, to speak
of graduation frocks, but the
lovely young miss no doubt al
ready is thinking of the time when
she urill want one of the prettiest,
most youthful of frocks that she .
has ever possessed. This one is a
love and can be used as her nicest
dance dress later on.
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Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1M1 la In alaea
10. 12. 14. IS. 18 and 20. Stie 12. kmf
dress requires 4>4 yards 20-Inch material:
abort dress, Sis yards SO-Inch material
Spring Beauty.
IT'S a wonder garment?you can
1 use it as the base for half-a
dozen costumes. Wear the jumper
with gay blouses?the jacket with
separate sports skirts, with slacks.
Jacket and jumper worn with As
cot scarf makes a smart spring
?uilt
Pattern No. 8560 la In sizes 11. IS, 1*.
7 and 18. Size IS. Jumper, requires *
ards 38-inch material; Jacket, load
Jeeves. 2>/? yards.
Due to an unusually large demand and
urrent war conditions, slightly more tea
i required hi filling orders floe a few si
he most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to:
SEWING CntdJB PATTERN DEPT.
1M Seventh Ave. New Task
Enclose 20 cents in coins for each
pattern desired.
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