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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C r»_ o- tv. o-- o-- o~ rv- o~ o- c«-o~ o~ cv- rv- r*-- ; ASK ME 5 | ANOTHER • l ? Bo ^ A General Quiz 7 The Questions 1 What are homonyms? 2. What is meant by a Letter of Credit? 3. Who is known as the “Granc Old Man of Baseball”? 4 Where is the Mammoth Cave? 5. Name the ship scheduled tc be destroyed by the U.S. Govern ment that was saved by a poem. The Answers 1. Words with the same pro nunciation but different spelling and meaning. 2. A letter, usually addressed to a foreign banking house, au thorizing the bearer to receive e certain sum of money. 3. Connie Mack. 4. In Kentucky. 5. “The Constitution.” SAME FOR ALL “But, Doc,” argued the sailor. ‘Tin only here for an eye exam. 1 don’t have to take off my clothes for that.” “Strip down and get in line,” shouted the pharmacist’s mate. The sailor obeyed, but kept on grumbling. The chap in front ol him finally turned around and said. “What are you kicking about? I only came here to deliver a telegram!” A RESEMBLANCE He stopped at a small hot dog stand and ordered coffee. Jusl to be polite he said: “Looks like rain, doesn’t it?” “Well,” snapped the testy pro prietor, “it tastes like coffee doesn’t it?” Business After Pleasure Sulesmtm: "I’ve been trying to set you all week. When may l make an appointment?" Manager: "Make a date with m) secretary.” Salesman: "I did, and we bad * swell time, but l still want to set you.” "Did you say your husband was fond of those clinging gowns?" "Yep. He likes for one to cling tc me for about five years." Brown: “Do you believe in clubs for women?” Black: “Yes, if kindness fails.” ^4/EVER PAY MORE? 1 r.«." J ACCEp| St. Joseph aspirin WORLDS LARGEST SELLER AT I0< LESS? Peace At Last From PERSISTENT ITCH! No wonder thousands teased by itchy tor ment bless the day they changed to Resinol. 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Haas VIRGIL By Len Kleis By Charles Kuhn A—QUICK // HURRY] T OVER — TH’ Of fg LIN’ CHAIR HAS OOTHg Nice Guy It was the first day of school and the teacher was going from desk to desk, making the acquaintance of her new class. Stopping in front of the desk of little Mehitabel, the daughter of a trailer manufacturer, she inquired, “What is your father's name?” “Daddy,” replied MehitabeL “Yes, I know that,” said the teacher, “but what does your mother call him?" “She doesn’t call him anything,” was the girl’s sharp reply. “She likes him.” KNEW WHAT SHE WANTED Two career girls were exchang ing confidences Just before Christ mas. One said to the other: “Sis, would a long stocking hold all you want for Christmas?” “No,” said the other, “but a pair of socks would.” Miscounted At a gathering of literary and radio personalities, a certain well- known producer was holding forth on the countless mistakes he had made in his business and how much money they had cost him. “I declare,” he announced. “I’m my own worst enemy.” “Not while I’m in the room,” was the rejoinder of Columnist Franklin P. Adams. Creating An Opportunity “At her request you gave up drinking?” "Yes.” “And you stopped smoking for the same reason?” “I did.” “And it was for her that you gave up dancing, card parties and bil liards?” “Correct.” “Then why didn’t you marry her?” “Well, after all this reforming, I decided I could do better.” I ONE WAY TO DO IT One morning Brown looked over his garden wall and said to his neighbor: “What are you burying in that hole?” “Oh,” he said, “I’m Just re planting some of my seeds, that’s all.” “Seeds!” shouted Brown an- gfliy. “It looks more like one of my hens.” “It is. The seeds are inside.” Won’t Be Long At the baseball game the boss suddenly came in behind his office boy, and tapped him on the shoul der. “So this is your uncle’s funeral?” he demanded of the startled youth. “Looks like it,” the quick-witted boy replied. “He’s the umpire down there.” Frivolous Tars A siDy old woman took an ocean voyage. One night a terrible storm came up and washed away most of the deck rigging. The alarmed cap tain sent up rocket distress signals. When the silly old woman saw the red flares she confronted the cap tain. “Look here!” she said. “I don’t think this is quite the time to be shooting off fireworks.” Cure Preventative Rastus: “Where you going, boy?” Sambo: “I’m going down to get myself some tuberculosis stamps.” Rastus: “What is they? I ain’t never heard tell of ’em.” Sambo: “Every year I gets 50 cents worth and sticks them on mah chest and I ain’t never had tuber- culosis yet.” Diminishing Returns . “Why don’t you send your suits “Because he took a spot out of to Sam the tailor any more?” my gray suit” “Well, that’s what he’s supposed to do, isn’t it?” “No, this was a ten-spot.” ANOTHER BOSS A motorist pulled up outside a filling station on which there was a sign: “Under New Management” “But” ■aid he. “there’s the same manager sitting In his office.” “Yes,” said the attendant “but he got married this morning.” OUNPbp . If you are in the process ol learning to sew on a sewing ma chine, practice on smooth brown paper which has been “lined” with a pencil and a ruler. When you have learned to follow the lines, outline squares, etc., and practice turning corners Soaking in denatured alcohol will remove indelible pencil marks from washable material, provid ing the material is fast-colored. lew Designs Bring Out Beauty of Your Chairs When in doubt about bow much baking powder to use, a helpful generality says one teaspoon of baking powder to each cup o# flour. To give low windows the appear ance of greater height, use verti cally striped drapes extending to the floor. Use a soft brush to keep the cloth covering on the turntable of' your record player free from dust, which might scratch your favorite records. Keep glass coffee jars for stor ing staples, odds and ends, etc. Jars can be painted to harmonize or contrast with color scheme of kitchen, but leave a clear strip of glass so that contents of jar can be quickly identified. — •— \'fs Covering eggs while they are frying will cause the yolks to be coated with a white film (some folks don’t like that “wide-eyea look of a fried egg) and prevents eggs from hardening or frizzling. Rayon garments often absoru water in blotches no matter how carefully they are sprinkled: to easier ironing, remove such gar ments from line while still damp roll in a towed or waxed paper and iron as soon as possible. -’i DRIGHT NEWS for midwinter ^ living! Pineapple design and gorgeous rose bring out beauty of your chairs. Keeps ’em clean too! RELIEVE ITCHING With Antiseptic Ointment For helpful antiseptic and medicinal aid to externally caused skin Irritations that itch, such as tetter, rash, simple rlaf- worm, dryness or eczema, use Grays Oint ment as directed. Medicated to cling long- er for more thoroughly relieving itching* Chair-back made in 3 sections. Pine apple design also forms arm rests. Pat tern 933 has directions. Improved pattern makes needlework so simple with its charts, photos and concise directions. Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 564 W. Randolph 8t., Chicago 80, 111. Enclose 20 cents for pattern. No. Name 1 Address — - ■■ ■■ — 1 - White House Repaired From Time To Time Once again the White House is under-going extensive repairs. The cornerstone of this historic building was laid in 1792, but the structure was not completed until 1800. John Adams was the first President to occupy it and Abri- gail Adams reportedly dried the family washing in the still un plastered East Room on rainy days. I Legendarily modeled from the Duke of Leinster’s home in Dub lin, the building is 170 feet long and 86 feet deep. Popularly known as the “White House,” it was painted white to cover the stains of smoke remaining from the serious damages incurred when the Brit ish burned Washington during the War of 1812. Culls Add To Silage— Brome Silage Preferred > ill watermelons added when silage crops are run thru the cut ter on the Henry Poison farm in McIntosh county, Oklahoma, sup ply some of the water that Poison formerly added to his mixture of sorgo and cowpeas, and make a good addition to the silage. James Montavon and son of De Kalb county, 111., believe that al falfa brome silage is a better- balanced roughage than corn si- lage: when the Montavons switched from corn silage to grass silage several years ago, milk fever cases were eliminated and their Holstein milk became so yel low customers asked if it was Jersey milk. 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