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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. Dynamite Is Magic Worker on Farmland Must Be Carefully Used to Prevent Harm Dynamite is the Paul Bunyan of the modern farm. Like the make- believe, giant lumberman who could uproot trees and do other remark able things, explosives, properly and carefully used, can perform scores of labor-s|ving tasks about the farm, according to F. S. Eldred, manager of the explosives and pow der divisions, Olin industries. East Alton. IU. Farmers today -are finding they can save much labor and time in digging ditches, blasting out stumps, making post holes, cleaning out water holes and even planting trees by the use of explosives, Eldred says. “But caution is the watchword,” he warns. Like fire, dynamite is an excellent servant and a terrible master. When the farmer uses it with full knowledge of the great labor-saving work it can do, as well as the fearful damage, he has a giant farm hand who can almost perform miracles.” TAMPING / yFUSE ^ PRIMER CARTRIDGE ^CHARGE Figure 1 Stumps are a bugbear to farmers. Each is a problem in itself. The farmer must study the type of stump, whether it has roots that run along just under the ground, or has great tap roots. Then he must carefully plan how to blast out that stump with dynamite. Again “caution” is the watchword. If not sure, the farmer should consult an explosives expert. But the typical way to blast a stump is to place the dynamite as near as possible under the center mass, or under the largest roots. If there are two large roots, it may be necessary to plant the explosive under both. Figure 1. shows the proper way of loading to remove an evenly rooted stump. The charge is under the center of the stump. Sometimes there are stumps with central downward roots, called tap roots. In such a case, as shown in Figure 2, the charge is placed down alongside the tap root on the side that will bring it as near as possible to the center of the stump. Another great labor-saving task BLASTING CAP TAP ROOT h~ SPLIT CARTRIDGES Figure 2 can be performed with dynamite. That is the digging of ditches. Dynamite can be easily carried through the woods, swamps and other country impassable to horses or machines and, once there, can quickly do more work than dozens of laborers or several machines. FUSE WATER oa EARTH TAMPING Figure J But always the words “safety- first” must be kept in mind. The farmer should know his explosive, know the type of soil in which he is operating and should not trust his own judgement. If there Is ever any doubt, he should consult an expert Ditches are dug by dynamite not by placing one charge, blowing out a hole then using another charge. Figure 3 shows the dynamite planted stick by stick at regular in tervals so that whol^ sections are blown out at the same time. In this way, the earth does not fall back into a part of the ditch already dug. One of the advantages of digging ditches with dynamite is that there are no “spoil banks." Knowledge Is Valuable To Those Purchasing Eggs U. S. department of agriculture marketing specialists report that knowing where to buy eggs and how to keep them are the only two ways that consumers can be sure of having a quality product at all times. The homemaker’s first step in this direction is to buy from retailers or wholesalers who keep eggs under proper conditions. Her next step is to keep the eggs cool. ,sH0irr5fofl / Weather Vane by Carl Starr WEATHER LIMIT m? ABOVE 35,000 FEET THERE IS NO WEATHER, ANO THEREFORE THERE ARE NO CLOUDS AT THAT HEIGHT. THAT ISTHE LIAilT OF CIR CULATORY ATMOSPHEREIC MOVEMENT CAUSED BY THE EARTH’S HEAT, AND ABOVE IT LIES THE STRATOSPHERE WITH A 70- DEGREE-BElOW-ZEftO COLD. Like I Was Telling You By BARTLEY HOWLEY P AUL turned a quizzical eye on his companion. She had brighi blue eyes that darted happily about the dining car, missing nothing “Like I was telling you,” she said in a birdiike voice, “people don’t usually show their true selves. You never can tell just what a person will dc providin’, of course, he’s given an opportunity.” Delicately she nib bled a roll. “People are funny, they really are. Don’t you think so?” Paul nodded silently. So far he hadn’t been given an opportunity to speak but he didn’t mind. This lady reminded him of his maiden aunt, an extraordinary woman who had been mother and father to him. She had been gone now for two years. 3 •Minute Fiction Miss Harrington, Miss Abigail Har rington, began again. "Take my hus band, for instance." Paul lifted an eyebrow. “You’re wonderin’ how I could be Miss Harrington, aren’t you, young man? It’s simple. The judge gave me permission to take my maiden name back. That’s what I want to HO mumsB By Tom Gregory Lawnmowers seem to be A FAVORITE TARGET FOR PET TY THIEVES WHEN THE GARAGE DOOR IS LEFT OPEN. FOR SAFE KEEPING YOUR LAWNMOWER - CAN BE LOCKED SECURELY BE TWEEN TWO STUDS IN THE GARAGE, AS ILLUSTRATED. A FRAME BETWEEN THE STUDS AT THE BOTTOM EXTENDS OUT FAR ENOUGH TO ACCOMODATE THE MOWER, WHILE ANOTHER PIECE IS NAILED BETWEEN THE STUDS AND NOTCHED TO TAKE THE HANDLE WHICH IS HELD IN PLACE BY A HASP AND PADLOCK. If YOU HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED THE DIFFICULTY OF TRYING TO MANEUVER A PLIERS WITH ONE HAND, YOU WILL AP PRECIATE THIS SIMPLE DEVICE TO MAKE THINGS EASIER. A SHORT PIECE OF HOSE SLIPPED OVER THE HANDLES TENDS TO KEEP THE JAWS OPEN WHEN THE PUERS ARE NOT GRIPPED SO THAT THEY CAN BE MANIPULATED EASILY. By JOE MAHONEY tell you about. It’s almost unbe lievable the things that people do. Arch, my husband, had a fine edu cation and a marvelous personal ity.” She dipped her head and peeked coyly up. “Suppose it’s hard to believe, but I was not so bad myself. "Arch was downtown one day do ing some shopping for me. He was waiting for bis package and what dQ you suppose?” Paul shook his head. “Well, sir, the woman next to him moved on and left her purse right in front cf him. A nice, juicy purse. Now Arch had good pay and everything nice but there it was — in front of him — the big purse—the opportunity. The temp tation was too much. Arch fell!” She laid her fork down and wrung her hands. “Naturally I begged him to take it back, pleaded until I was blue in the face. I’ll bet you can’t imagine what he did?” Paul shook his head. “He wouldn’t fight with me. of course, and he wouldn’t take the purse back. He bought me the loveliest dressing gown you’ve ever seen.” Her eyes glowed. “I looked beautiful in it, too. But it was ill- gotten. I was never happy in it” Paul was silent. unpHINGS got from bad to worse. A Arch was clever but the police got on and we were hunted all over. I stayed with him naturally because he was my husband and he was good to me. But they caught him.” A shadow crossed her face. “They She picked up her purse and beamed. tricked him. That wasn’t fair, was it?” Paul- shrugged. Abigail Harrington looked up, her sprightly self again. “That’s my story. I’m sorry if I’ve bored you but I’ve always thought it was a good example of what people will do if given opportunity." Paul nodded silently and paid the bill. She picked up her purse and teamed at him. They rose together and made their way back to their seats. For the next two hours she prattled on about her family and friends, his family and friends. She asked many questions and answered them herself. The journey was over too soon to suit Paul who was en- joying himself immensely. The train pulling in was giving spasmodic jerks so he placed a protective arm to steady her. He jumped down and turned to help. Too late, he saw that one of her heels had caught an the step and thrown her off bal ance. He caught her neatly. “That was close,” she gasped. "Thank you, young man.” She adjusted her hat and Paid stoo'ped to retrieve her purse and its scattered contents. With a bow, be returned the articles, all except one. It was a gentleman’s wallet, his wal let. His eyes raised to her. “Like I was telling you,” she quavered, “people are funny. You never can tell what people will do, given the opportunity.” Relezsed by WNU Features. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS junior Tracis -JJ-aA C^uaint —/fi artfij ^tufed ^hirtwaiiter r _ ALWAYS POPS SCRIPTURE: Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20: 3:13-19; Luke 6:12-16. DEVOTIONAL READING: Luke 8:1- 11 J ESUS believed in prayer, but he did not usually spend all night at it. When he did, we may be sure he' had something of the greatest importance on his mind. One of these occasions was the night before he se lected the twelve men he called Apos tles. He had thous- ; ands of disciples, crowds followed him wherever he went. But it was important to have Dr. Foreman a few with whom he could live as an intimate friend. So from the immense number of fol lowers, Jesus selected twelve clos est friends. Before that fateful morning no one outside their vil lages had ever heard of them. But now their names are known—and eleven of them are honored—around the world. * * • Jesus Multiplies Himself A GOOD executive, Jesus multi plied his own personality. A recent book has shown how Harry Hopkins during World War II lived in the White House as Roosevelt’s personal companion, having given up his own ambitions and living on ly to carry out the ideas of his chief. Without Roosevelt, Hopkins would have been little more than an infer ior politician; and without Hopkins, many of Roosevelt’s plans could not have been carried out. He enabled the president to be in two places at once. So it was with Jesus, as Mark tells us. Jesus wanted those twelve to be with him, and then to send them out. He wanted these friends to know him as the crowds, and his en emies, never could know him. He wanted these men to absorb his ideas and ideals. The word Jesus used for them was not his own Invention; “apostle” was the word used all over the civil ized world in those days for an am bassador, a personal representative of royalty. All Christians are in the “apostolic succession.” If a Chris tian can truly say, “I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me,” then he is. as these men were. Christ’s per sonal representative. • • • Raw Material T HE ASTONISHING thing about Jesus’ choice of these twelve is his faith in them. Of course they had faith in him—who would not? But who would have faith in them? There was not a single “outstand ing” man in the lot. Not one had what we would call a college educa tion, not a man of them had held public office or was rich or famous for anything at all. There was Peter, an ordinary fish erman, much given to profanity; there wa? Matthew, a crooked bus iness man if ever there was one, for no publican could be honest and keep from starving; there was Phil ip, as stupid a man as ever asked a foolish question; there were James and John, loud-mouthed (Jesus nick named them the Thunder Boys — “Sons of Thunder”), greedy fellows who could not be satisfied till they had elbowed their way ahead of everybody else; there was Thomas the born pessimist, the defeatist . . . What could have got into Jesus’ mind to select such men? ■8404 11-18 Quaint Style A QUAINTLY old fashio.ied junior style that’s as smart as paint. Puffed sleeves are short or elbow length and finished with gay bows, collar is edged in tiny ruf fling or lace. Pattern No. 8404 comes in sizes 11. 12. 13. 14, 16 and 18. Size 12. yards of 36 or 39-inch. FIRST AID to the AILING HOUSE —and Judas Iscariot T HE SECRET of Jesus’ choice was this; He selected his ipen not for what they were or had been, but for what they could become, filled with his spirit, transformed by his friendship. It is so today, as al ways. The Kingdom of God needs men and women, but the raw hu man material found in or out of the churches is too shabby and weak to build anything like the kingdom of God. , Yet after all, it was never human weakness that has built the King dom. It is men re-bom, re-made by contact and companionship with Jesus the Lord of men . . . Now as then, Judas is among the Twelve. Jesus must have seen good in Ju das, otherwise it would have been mockery to choose him. But though that man was with Christ for just as long as the others, heard what they heard and saw what they saw, he ended by being a traitor. “Twelve immortals”—? Nay, but one is the immortal betrayer and suicide. Why? The reason was in Judas, net in Jesus. But he wants volunteers, never forced labor. The Christ of Glory can be served by the humble; but the free Christ can be served only by free men with open hearts. Ju das may kcup his heart shut if he will; Christ never forces his way in. (Copyright by the International Coun cil of Religious Education on behalf of 40 Protestant denominations. Released by WNU Features.) by Roger C. Whitman QUESTION: “When we moved into our apartment, we purchased from the previous tenant the inlaid linoleum on the* kitchen floor. The quality is excellent, but the color is a dirty gray-green in a marble- ized pattern. Is there any product which will stain or dye the linole um (not paint) so that we can get a deep blue tone and still retain the-marbleized effect?” ANSWER: I do not know of any stain or dye for that purpose. But ’ you may be able to get the effect that you want by stippling in two colors, or else by applying a “spatter-dash” finish. For the stip pling, first cut a large sponge in half. Apply an oil floor paint of the background color that you wish on the floor. When this has dried, paint a section of clean board with a sec ond color that you will use for stip pling, press the flat, cut side of the sponge on this fresh paint, and then press this on the linoleum. The pattern of the cut sponge thus will be transferred to the floor. For a spatter-dash effect, use a stick and a brush with a rather long bristle. Dip the bnlsh into the paint and wipe off the excess. Strike the brush ferrule against the stick so that the paint will come off in drops on the floor. (The floor should already be painted with the background color.) Try these methods first on pieces of boards to get the knack. See that the linoleum is absolutely clean and dry before you start to paint, no grease or wax. Reducing Lamb Losses Fortifying sheep rations with co balt and iodized salt is a promising means of cutting down lamb losses on some farms. Pattern No_ Name_ Address— -Size- i • Rub in gently-warm ing, soothing Ben-Gay ... It acts fast' Ben-Gay Contains up to 2 Vi times more methyl salicylate and menthol — pain-re lieving agents known to every doctor—than five other widely offered rub-ins. Get genuine Ben-Gay, the original Baume Analgesique, for speedy relief! Also for Pam dne to RHEUMATISM, MUSCLE ACHE, and C0LUS. Ask for Mild Bee-Gay for Children. JOUY, ItIME Ipop 4 CORN RELIEF AT LAST For Your COUGH Creomulsion relieves promptly because it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm and aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial mucous membranes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the understanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money bade. CREOMULSION for Coughs,Chest Colds,Bronchitis /•.v f;i ■ ‘ ' Well-Mannered Standby CTANDBY season after season is ^ the well-mannered shirtwaist dress. Comfortable and attractive, this version has extended shoul ders, neat belted waistline and a full skirt. Try a colorful striped fabric. Pattern No. 8313 Is (or sizes 14, 18. 18, 20; 40, 42, 44 and 46. Size 16. 4% yards of 39-inch. Send an extra twenty-five cents for your copy of the Spring and Summer FASHION—it’s filled with sewing infor mation. Free pattern prints' 3 inside the book. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells St. Chicago 7, IU. Enclose 25 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Luscious Bran Muffins | ... with Raisins! Tasty Kellogg’s All-Bran and las. I clous raisins ... a mouth-waUtf- | Ing flavor combination! 2 tablespoons I cup sifted i shortening flour K cup sugar 2^ teaspoons or molasses I egg powder 1 cup Kellogg’s All-Bran % teaspoon salt | 34 cup milk % cup i Blend shortening and sugar thor- I oughly; add egg and beat well. I Stir in Kellogg’s All-Bran and I milk. Let soak until most of f moisture is taken up. Sift flour with baking powder and i stir In raisins. Add to first i ture and stir only until flour dls- appears. Fill greased muffin pans t v o-thirds full Bake In a mod el ately hot oven (400*F.) 25 to 5o minutes. Main. 8 marvelous [ muffin. Amarisa's meat famoas aatural laxativa carai 1— try a koartfal tadayl mm i Let the Ads Guide You When Shopping HOW MUD CAN A CIGARETTE BE? Make the Camel 30-Day Test