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\ THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C Storage Chest Solves Extra Space Problem fF YOU have a problem storing extra bed linen, out-of-season clothing, or just about one hun dred other articles everyone col lects and doesn’t know where to put, this under-the-bed storage chest should be of interest to you. While the pattern offered suggests building a chest approximately 30” wide, 42” long by 6” deep, it can be built to any length re quired. One of the big features of this chest, beside ample storage facil ities, is its utilization of unused space. Being suspended between large wooden wheels the chest can be rolled under the bed, even over rugs with very little effort. Anyone can build the chest by follow ing the full size pattern now available. It tells what materials are needed, shows location of bolt and screw holes and provides the simplest method of build ing. All the materials needed are now fcvailable at lumber yards everywhere. If you live in an apartment and hesi tate to make this chest for fear of dis turbing the neighbors, the chest can be built without driving a nail. A glue is now available that binds two pieces of wood together so thoroughly that the wood will break before the joint can be loosened. A tip to those who plan on attending t wedding real soon—this chest makes an ideal wedding gift for the lucky bride and groom. Send 25c for Pattern No. 37 to Easi-Bild Pattern Company, Dept. W., Pleasantville, New York. Sisters Meet For First Time A London airport was the scene ot the meeting of two sisters who had never seen each other before, although both were over thirty years old. When Miss June Morgan, 31, stepped down from the plane arriving from the United States she was greeted by her sister Violet, 34, now Mrs. Clifford Evans of Read ing, England, who had been left In Great Britain as a child when her parents went to America, where June was bom three years later. Each sister had photographs of the other and they had no difficulty In recognizing each other at the crowded airport. A SOOTHING DRESSING MOROLINE PETROLEUM JELLY I BURNS CUTS COOL DRINKING WATER WHEN YOU WORK OUTDOORS Eagl* Drinking Water Bags cool by evaporation. Moisture satu rates the canvas and is evaporated by the air, keep ing water inside the bag 13° to 20" cooler than jugs, kegs or jars. WhS‘^l~ RHEUMATISM NEURITIS-LUMBAGO MCNEILS MAGIC REMEDY BRINGS BLESSED RELIEF Urg. Bottle.2 1*120-SmaC Size GO* » CAIIIII: ME •III M IIIECTEB « II III till mt SIIIIS it IT Mil ftetif t it I rice ■«iEn m« ct-1.,, atnmmi ♦. mini ^ FICTION co/?vf/? AND AN ELEPHANT By WILLIAM CUTHBERT U H, UH, Daddy could see It com ing again! He had just settled down to read the evening paper when Barbara climbed on one knee, and George Henry took possession of the other. He let the newspaper drop to the floor. He couldn’t read with a pair of heads in front of his eyes. “How old am I, Daddy?" Bar bara asked. This was better than Daddy had hoped for. He was expecting some thing else. “You’ll be three next month,” he told her. He thought that if he used a lit tle child psychology he could keep the children’s thoughts on their ages and birthday parties, instead of having them think of that other thing. “You’re five, George Hen ry,” he said, “you’ll soon be going to schooL” George Henry said bluntly, "tell us a story.” Here it was, that other thing that he could see coming. “Not now,” Daddy groaned, “I don’t feel like telling a story.” “The three bears, heh, George Henry?” Barbara chimed in. They settled back expectantly in Daddy’s arms. Their flannel pa jamas were soft and warm as his arms embraced them. “Once upon a time there was three bears,” Barbara prompted. What could Daddy do? He shrugged his shoulders hopelessly. “The three bears lived in a cabin at the edge of a woods.” “No Goldilocks," George Henry said, “tell us about the three bears and an elephant” “An elephant?" Daddy didn’t feel like plotting a new story. “It will have to be Goldilocks,” he said. Barbara clapped her little chub by hands. “Goody,” she cried, “what does the elephant do in the story. Daddy?" “But I don’t know any elephant story.” “Remember the one you read out of the book that you wrote?” This was George Henry trying to refresh his Daddy’s memory. Daddy tried to think over the Juvenile stories that he had written and had had published. He couldn't place an elephant story that had anything to do with three bears. “No Daddy, it wasn’t in the book,” George Henry suddenly re membered, “you just told It to us.” The easiest thing to do. Daddy decided, was to make up a story, then rush the children off to bed. “During the day,” he continued, “the sun shone bright on the cabin and kept the three bears warm.” “What was the bears’ names?” Barbara wanted to know. There could be no question about the names. Whether it was bears, pigs, ducks or rabbits, the names had to be the same. “One bear’s name was Barbara, another George Henry, and the third, Sally.” Sally was the children’s eight- year-old sister. She had just start ed to take violin lessons, and Daddy could hear her in her bedroom try ing to squeak some notes out of the G string. “As I was saying, the bears were kept warm in the daytime by the hot sun. But at night when the sun went to sleep, it got very cold, and the bears had to keep a fire in the hearth of the open fire place.” The telephone bell rang, and as the children’s mother came from the kitchen to answer it. Daddy re mained silent. This was a rule in the home. No one talked while someone else was speaking on the telephone. The children hugged against Dad dy. He thought they might go to sleep. Their mother talked for several minutes. Daddy gathered from the things she said that she was giving Mrs. Piper, a neighbor who lived up the street, a recipe for cheese pie. When his wife went back to the kitchen. Daddy looked at the chil dren. Their eyes were closed. Ah, no more story telling tonight, he thought. George Henry opened sleepy eyes. "So the three bears had to keep a Are at night—” Daddy began to talk softly, sooth ingly. This would put the children sound to sleep. “The bears had to bled. She looked like she might cry. “The next day,” Daddy said hur riedly, “the bears decided that they Just had to have wood, so they went back among the trees. After they made sure that no other ani mal was In sight, Sally bear picked up the axe and began to chop— chop—chop.” “Please Daddy, tell us about the elephant.” George Henry held his hand against his mouth to hold back a yawn. “But before long, the thumping noise again rang out in the woods. Thump—thump—thump. The bears were too frightened to run this time, and suddenly a big animal stuck its head and long trunk be tween two trees and glanced be wildered at the three shivering bears.” Barbara clapped her hands. “The elephant!” she cried. “Let It be a good elephant, heh Daddy?” George Henry said. “All right, it was a good ele phant, and it asked the bears why they were frightened? None of the George Henry said bluntly, “tell us a story. have wood for their Are, so every day they went into the woods to chop down a tree.” “Louder, Daddy,” Barbara told him, “I can hardly hear you.” George Henry wiggled a bit and asked, “Where’s the elephant?" "The elephant?” Daddy had for gotten there was supposed to be an elephant. “The elephant, uh, we'll get to him . . . the bears had to go to the woods for fire wood. One day Sally bear was chopping down a tree. It was a big tree, for most of the small trees had already been burned, and she became tired. George Henry bear took the axe and began to chop—chop—chop." "What about the elephant. Dad dy?” It was Barbara this time. “Suddenly the bears heard anoth er sound in the woods. George Hen ry bear stopped chopping to listen. Thump—thump—thump! All three bears were startled. They never heard this noise before." Barbara smiled, "Here comes the elephant.” Daddy ignored the interruption. “George Henry bear dropped the axe and the three bears ran as fast as they could back to their cabin, and they locked themselves in.” George Henry sat up straight, all sleep disappearing from his bright blue eyes. “Did the elephant chase them. Daddy?” he asked. Daddy sighed deeply and said sternly, “Will you two settle down and allow me to tell the story?” Meekly, George Henry settled back in Daddy’s arm. “That night it was very cold and the bears had no wood to bum. They huddled near the damp fire place and almost froze.” “The poor bears,” Barbara mum- ANDLB them cuefultf, gardener! these jiijl brown husks Hire banked their fires, but any moment jj:i may Burft Into flame. They hold the dawns and dusks jlj: And the gold noons of every gorgeous day; They are heavy with age, yet youth will tend them :|ij apart. And color will tear i» bright way through their jHi heart. 1 But, gardener, you are dealing with mySery; A breathless interim they now are Stilled, ji These globes encircle magic and are filled With the wonder of things that were and that are ;:£! to be. ip:; :|i Slip them quickly under the broken sod, i;': Left you, too soon, come ha to Ant with God j-i!:!: bears dared to speak, so the ele phant looked around and saw that they had been chopping at the tree." “So the elephant chopped the tree down for them," George Hen ry volunteered. Daddy smiled. This would be bet ter than bringing in a lot of com plications and would get the chil dren to bed in a hurry. “Yes, the elephant took the axe in his trunk afld chopped the tree into small pieces. The bears then saw that the elephant was a friend, so each gathered an arm load of wood, while the elephant took a big load in his trunk, and they all went back to the cabin." "Is that all. Daddy?” Barbara wanted to know. "Not quite. The elephant was so big that it couldn’t go through the door of the cabin, and when night came, it had to stay out in the cold, while the bears kept warm near the fire.” G EORGE HENRY could, hardly keep his eyes open but he said, “Let the good elephant go inside near the fire. Daddy.” Daddy thought for a moment. How could he get the elephant in side? Suddenly he knew how. “The following morning the bears were so sorry for the elephant that they got out all their carpenter tools and busily went to work.” “Did they build another cabin?” Barbara asked this although Dad dy thought she was asleep. “No, they just made a bigger doorway—and the three bears and the elephant lived happily togeth er ever after.” Barbara and George Henry slept peacefully as Daddy carried them upstairs and put them in their beds. Then Daddy went downstairs, picked up the newspaper and set tled back in his chair. But he didn’t read the newspaper. It dropped to the floor as he closed his eyes and went to sleep. New Insecticides to Save Considerable Grain Damage A new and safe insecticide mate rial, which itself can save more grain from damage by insects than that needed for the relief of Europe, now is in production, and insecti cides made from it are being made available to the consumer in quan tity, says Glenn Haskell, president of U. S. Industrial Chemicals. The new insecticide, which can be used with complete freedom where food is handled, is known as pyre- none. After three years of exhaus tive tests, it has been found effec tive against a broad range of insect life. The new insecticide is versatile in its application, and can be used in oil sprays, aerosols, emulsions, dusts or wettable powders. Its non toxic nature makes it safe for use under any circumstances, Haskell says. It can be sprayed on the interiors of grain bins, where insects have been taking an annual toll of 300 million bushels of grain in the Unit ed States alone, or three times the 100 million bushels needed for the relief of Europe. It can be used safely on growing foods, feeds of animals or anywhere that food is processed or prepared for human consumption. It has complete safety in household or garden use, and can be used directly on animals, with out damaging effect to animala os to meat and dairy products. Kathleen Norris Says: Today Mothers Work for Luxuries Bell Syndicate.—WNU Feature*. When children get to the ages of 10 or 12, they^are old enough to be of real household use. By KATHLEEN NORRIS A QUESTION I am asked often is whether it is a good idea for the woman of the family to hold a job. Arguments on this point have been going on for many years. In the eyes of the last generation, it was generally considered unfortu nate and inadvisable for Mother to be a breadwinner, while two genera tions ago, it was simply unthinkable. Only women unfortunate enough to be widowed, with young children to support, were supposed to engage in any gainful work, and this was usually teaching or taking boarders. But times have changed. Our young married folk, our young parents are facing a different world from the world their fathers and mothers knew. Everything is differ ent. The cost of living has increased not 10 nor 20 per cent but several times 100 per cent. Domestic serv ice is commanding prices that would have seemed fantastic even a short while ago and that are prohibitive now. The nervous pressure upon everyone, from Grandma down to the new baby, is terrific. We are hardly aware of what creates this intense strain, bnt we are all conscious of IL All day long we are meeting hard conditions. Marketing is a shock. Keeping the children in orange juice, new shoes, carfare and lunch eon milk provides a series of shocks. Taxation is one long jolt. The Increase among our men of heart attacks, stomach ulcers, nerve ailments and breakdowns consti tutes a mute testimonial to what they are enduring. Escape From Reality. We escape from realities by • thousand devices. We read exciting crime books, listen to startling air programs, go to endless movies, spend money recklessly—why not? The old world has disintegrated be fore our eyes, the old ways are gone; we live for the moment. And in this new civilization, bur dened as it is with high expenses, high taxation and the steady de mands of less fortunate folk, who so pitifully need food and clothing, it seems to me that the time has come for Mother to do her share in supporting the household. Not in every case, of course. Not where children are small. Ob viously there are many families where Mother must remain the cor nerstone. But there are others where her sharing of the load would mean an immense relief to Dad and actually might prolong or save his life. Too much responsibility has killed many a man. The fright ening thought that he must be re sponsible for every dollar of rent, every pair of shoes and every gas, grocery and clothing bill that comes into the household, that somehow doctors' and dentists’ bills must be wrung out of that inflexible salary of his has crushed the spirit of the husband and father—and he has been unable to face it. When children get to the ages of 10 or 12, they are old enough to be of real household use. They are old enough to learn the value of money. They can be trained to do much that will make the household run smoothly and such training al ways will be valuable to them. We don’t ask half enough of our chil dren and the result is that a half- grewn girl will stand apathetically by while Mom dampens the laundry, puts away the groceries, brushes ... he must he responsible . . . JOB PROBLEM American family life is geared to such Is high degree that it requires a multitude of conveniences, gadgets and ap purtenances to keep abreast of the traditionally American standard of living. In grand mother’s day automobiles, ra dios, telephones and refrigera tors were considered luxuries. Today they are necessities. People constantly strive to better themselves. They look forward to the day when they can move from their four- room cottage into a spacious home with a natural fire place, built-in garage and wide, sweeping lawns. By putting her shoulder to the wheel, a woman may make a wishful dream a reality. In addition to helping achieve an otherwise unat tainable goal, the woman who gets a job receives the inward satisfaction of knowing that she contributes materially. up the lunch crumbs and wipes the glasses, meanwhile demanding in sistently, “Mom, can Carol come to dinner?; Mom. can Carol come to dinner?” Everybody Should Help. Two salaries in a family are bet ter than one; three, when the 17- year-old girl or boy gets a Satur day job, are better than two. Everyone ought to safte and event ually everyone ought to invest. To invest $3 to make $4 is the' gov ernment’s offer and I personally am glad of every $100 I put into Liberty bonds through the war years, because whatever other money does or doesn’t do, that money is safe. But property is a good invest ment, too. An empty lot, two plain garages on that lot, both rented, then a house started on that lot and presently a paid off mortgage on that house and the one next door—and there is a steady income, bringing a sense of security to the whole family. It sounds doll, but It is on that foundation that most of the fortunes of America are built. Not the big sensational fortunes—the oil and railway and patent medicine fortunes that drag with them so ruinous a tax and such tremendous re sponsibilities—but all the happy lesser histories, just comfort able prosperity, just that little more than plenty that is the rule with millions of Americans. The extra car, the summer trip, the plain little country club with its swimming and tennis, the new playroom built and the gift-circled Christmas tree—these are everyday miracles. There are 43 million cars moving about in America. No other country in the world has half of that. There are telephones, electric and gas stoves, washers, furnaces, radios, theaters and schools in proportions that never have been equaled in the story of the world. They all stand for progress, for comfort, for making things easy. But to hold them and a thousand other luxuries. Mother can’t be a perfect lady, a clinging vine, a money-ignorant little spender any longer. Her job now may be to get a job. Causes of Headaches. Headaches are caused mostly by an allergic reaction of the mucous membranes of the nose, according to a study of 1,000 cases reported in the 1943 Britannica Year Book. Other common causes, in the order of frequency, are inflammation of the muscles in the neck; mechan ical nasal obstruction; inflamma tion of the sinuses and neuropsy chiatric disorders. Headaches caused by muscle inflammations may continue long after the cause has been corrected. NEEDLcCRAFT PATTERNS Sunsuit Is Easy to Embroider girl, in this suhsuit! Ador able, with bear or dog to embroi der in easy stitches or to applique. Easy sewing! * • • Laura Wheeler’s new, improved pattern makes needlework so sim ple with its charts, photos, concise directions. Sewing Circle Needleeraft Dept. 564 W. Randolph St. Chicago M. OB. Enclose 20 cents for pattern. No Nam- ArfH—aa Indians Have Changed The’ explorer, bowing low, ap proached the savage chief. “I come to you from beyond the sunset,” the white man began ceremoniously, “from the Great White King ” “Tell me,” interrupted the chief, “why don’t you guys do something about the rotten radio programs over here?” Starting a Habit Jasper—Keep still, I’m trying t» think. Joan—Experimenting again, eh? Slightly Confused "Dad, what are those holes for?" "They are knot holes, son." "Well, if they are not holes what art they?" Sunsuit Pattern 740 has embroi dery transfer; pattern in sizes 1, 2, 3, 4 in one pattern. JOUSEHOLD IIHTS To scrape the bottom of a pot, use a wooden spoon or the sharp end of a wooden clothespin. This minimizes noise as well as dam age to the pot. When raisins get stale and hard, they can be freshened and used if you put them in a strainer and set the strainer with a cover on it over a pot of boiling water for about 15, minutes. If your scouring powder comes in cardboard containers which go to pieces before the powder is used up, make your own perma nent container by using an empty mayonnaise jar in the top of which you have punched holes. To keep this glass “powder shaker” from slipping out of your wet soapy hands, put some strips of adhesive tape around the sides of the jar. —•— The gummy residue left by ad hesive tape on your skin or on any other surface is easily re- ‘moved with nail polish remover or cleaning fluid. When yon empty a hot-water bottle, blow air into it and then screw the stopper in. To keep sandwiches fresh, wrap them in waxed paper; but before you fold the paper over, run a warm iron along the double edges. The wax will melt and the edges will fuse. —«.— Most common types of shoe polish can be removed with clean ing fluid. Or, on washable whites, let the polish dry and then brush most of it off. After that, wet it and let it dry again so you can brush it again. When an uncolored photograph (not glossy) needs cleaning, wipe it with a damp cloth; then place it face down on a smooth dry cloth until it’s dry. Just Help Yourself Tom—I don’t see why people worry about shortage of butter when they can make it so easily out of grass. Henry—How can they do that? Tom—All they need is a cow and a chum. StJoseph aspirin WORIDS LARGEST SELLER AT 10 BLOOD TESTED CHICKS N. H. Reds. Barred Rocks, Whits Rocks. Wyandottes, Rock Red and Red Rock Chicks (No Leghorns). Satisfaction Guaranteed —Chicks sent C. O. D.—- ED’S CHICKS, Manchester, N. H. 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