The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1947 Page: 3 of 10
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THF TAFT TRIBUNE. THUPSDAY AUGUST 14, 1947
NFED1JEWORK PATTERNS
Magic Lasso’ Enables Children Gay/y Embroidered Tea
To Realize Cherished Dreams &*, W
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PHILADELPHIA.—The American youngster’s yen to be
‘‘a real cowboy” never wanes, and two war veterans, taking a
leaf from their own childhood experiences, have made capital
of it Their unique business enterprise, spawned by wartime
dreams, has harnessed the childhood ambition of being able
to do real cowboy rope spinning tricks, which from time im-
memorial have intrigued youngsters at the movies, circuses,
Rflcawd h* Wntrrn N»w«pap»r Union.
By INEZ GERHARD
VA/HAT people ask first
* ’ about "The Hucksters"
is not "does it follow the
aook'’ or “is it a good pic-
ture?” Thev want to know
what sort of opportunity it
lives Clark Gable, who wasn’t
:oo enthusiastic about the
story. Well, for Gable it is
tne and his performance is excel-
cot The same is true of Keenan
Wynn, Sidney Greenslrcct and
Adolphe Menjou. Deborah Kerr,
~ r..'light from England for her role,
i'vs very well in it, but ran do
colter in something givinn her more
trope Of course the story has been
tRMrnen emeus mi
JM Sottt Welti St. Cl
Endow SO cents tor I
fairs and rodeos
Their success formula was the
development of a •'magic lasso,"
which anyone can quickly learn to
spin, yet which is "safe” in the
hands of children. Merely a piece
of hand finished sisal rope, it is
fitted with a tiny imbedded swivel
to permit free-spinning of the loop
The swivel alio serves as o pro-
‘tective link should kiddies decide to
do some fancy steer roping or, play-
mates
Children, of course, represent
the bulk of potential customers.
But even Hollywood studios
have found the new gadget ef-
fective. using it as a standard
prop in movie making. Broad-
way shows, where rope tricks
must be more skillfully per-
formed, find the “magic lasso”
an efficient aid.
Partners in the unique business
ere David Knox and Horace Reese,
both of Philadelphia. Childhood
friends, both served in the armed
forces, Knox ir. the army and Reese
in the navy. Whenever per-
sonal plans for the postwar period
were being discussed, the two old
friends agreed tiiat their major ob-
jective was to be in business for
themselves.
Upon their d'srkarge from the
services, the two tooled their re
sources to found Iho business de-
voted to manufacture of the novel
lasso Starting on a small scale,
! without benefit of a veteran's loan,
| the two have seen their business
1 grow to an organization employing
i as many as H people with an an-
i ruia! production approaching the
halt million mark.
Lately, a second rope development
has been introduced by the Knox-
Reese combination—a unique jump-
ing rope that is adjustable so one or
five can skip to their heart’s con-
tent. without ruining the family
clothesline.
Mrs. Mark Twain
All of Mark Twain's ma
scripts were edited by bis >v
So. perhaps the famous hninorw
wife put some of the finish
touches to such charming Is
characters as Aunt Polly, T
Sawyer, and even the incomps
ble Huckleberry Finn.
Well, “two heads are bet
than one,’’ the old saying goes.
Jch
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i in e w
r. fa* u
Tooora k
checks v~
perspiration
Oder <ss
fr.ionv
/~>AYLY embroidered tea towels
vJ —one for evch day of the
week—with a cute little kitten mo j
tif. Bright reds, yellows, blues j
nnd brown threads are all you '
need to make a shower gift from ;
a plain set of towels!
MAGIC FOR CHILDREN . . .
David Knox spins the "magic
lasso,” a new rope invention
whit h enables ehildren to realize
their dreams of becoming "real
cowboys.”
CLARK GAB1.E
Calliope Passes From
River Boats to Circus
Mail* with a Jure rrtam Urn. Yotbara
u actually aoottmy to normal it is*
No harsh chemicals or irritation
salts. Won't barm skin or dothiag.
Stayt soft and creamy, sever gias
grainy.
Try gmlU Yodora—/asf the woadstM
difference!
rh.-.i grd a bit. to get past the cen
sors, but in Si-roe ways the picture
is better than the book And ail that
ballyhoo about some advertising
agencies planning to sue Metro be-
cause tile picture was too hard on
then was just ballyhoo.
( .hi Your .Must I-iist intis Fruit
The calliope, the musical instru-
ment consisting of steam whistles
played by means of a keyboard,
was developed in Massachusetts
in 1855 as an added attraction on
river boats, says Collier’s.
The popularity of these “floating
music boxes’’ lasted 20 years and
then, as the steamboats started to
discard them, the calliope passed
from the river to the land and has
since been associated with the cir-
cus, fair and carnival.
Fruit Preserving
1.1 NS ('ll AMBERS' MEM
Deep in the heart of occupied
Germany a thriving sample of In-
diana agriculture provides a novel
lesson in American farming meth-
ods for people of the war-ravaged
country. A Midwest home demon-
stration agent and a G.I, youth on
occupation duty pooled their efforts
and ideas to show nearly 100 Ger-
man youths how to be good farmers
while augmenting their meager diet
by using vegetables grown by them-
selves.
Pfc. Birch Bayh Jr. of Vigo
county, Indiana, is the American
soldier and Miss Mildred Schlosser is
the home demonstration agent who
are responsible for the project.
Bayh, 19-ycar-old Hoosicr farmer,
able Instructor by
This > lhc
fast waited
they could old
tics cf sugar t
Jr their irrt -
their pti
fr tnat.y •
lere s,r.ce we
quart,' t
quick bru " of
methods i f '
tit! As .
ttieertak:' v
underlying i-l
flitlona!
most i
tnd th.? r~;
dcr-e th- >!•■>
TV da; vr-f
IV (■ ipple Ice
Ham Loaf with
s- , ,-d Reach Garnish
Wed Pa: sieved Potatoes
Harvard Beets
White Ureal
Moh.ed Melon Salad
- h Perr;e# with Cream
Beverage
Note to girls who rebel at wear-
ing braces on their teeth—Rhoda
Williams, 17. who does extra work
to pay for her tuition at U.C.L.A.,
got the ro’e of Shirley Temple’s
chum in Mary Hagen” because
she wears them Peter Godfrey wai
interviewing young actresses for
the role when Rhoda happened to
smile. Her braces showed, and
Godfrey picked her for the part at
once
thi jars If the water
Any during the proo-
fs i g-. d idea to have
i i.g water near by
supply e ar : be mart -
American Flowers
Bloom in Profusion
In Far-off Pacific
American flowers are blooming in
profusion this summer around
army and marine corps hospitals in
the far-off Pacific area.
Convalescent servicemen, finding
their way back to health in these
hospitals, all the way from the Phil-
ippines to Japan are the gardeners.
The flower seeds, and vegetable
seeds too. are supplied by Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution.
Tiny packets of seeds have been
distributed through war department
cooperation to the various Pacific
areas. This year, (1,734 packages of
seeds have been sent to the hospi-
tals. The grand total since the proj-
ect was originated is more than
50,000 packets of seeds.
The seed; are given to the con-
valescent men and are planted in
gardens adjoining the hospital
building. The patients have their
choice of seeds and thus can grow
the varieties of flowers and vege-
tables which might be found in
um
Lament Johnson brings op the
fact that his fan mail seems to be
governed by the age of the char-
acter he plays on ihe air. When he
did Daniel Boone in "Ah Wilder-
ness” it was middle-aged women
who wrote most of the letters; now,
when he is the handsome dyer In
"Wendy Wai.en and the News,”
.,r; l t: < cc ■. type lids, they are less Interested—but the
f.11 nvr d-Ji-i : l approve younger girls are more
the j.ir M tt it for leaks. --¥--
• ;<•n fur not inverting Raymond Massey doesn't sec how
' i-» Janie; Cagney and George Raft do
• : ,1 -V,pc them It He had to slap Geraldine Brook.
, • .-»• in h cool, dark for a scene in ’Possessed. and
' to sir. n ‘iv ** from
;er .starts boiling.
,r:i< tin.* is finished,
•. ilh & jar lifter M
K the and
layers >f newspaper
qualifies as an
virtue of his past record. Two years
ago, as a contestant in the annual
production - marketing contest of
National Junior Vegetable Growers
association, Bayh was tilling a
seven-acre plot on his grandfather's
farm, where he raised crops worth
more than $1,677. The crops were
so good, Bayh sent a special batch
to his father, Lt. Col. Birch Bayh of
the U. S. army, then stationed in
China.
In the national contest, Bayh’a
efficient operation rated jc high he
won the Midwest regional NJVGA
title and a *200 scholarship from
the $6,000 in contest awards pro-
vided annually by A A P food
stores. Using this fund to augment
his savings, Bayh entered Purdue
university where his studies were
interrupted by a call to army duty.
Later he was assigned to the Ger-
man occupation forces.
Impressed by the soil near his
station ir. that country, and encour-
aged by seeds sent as a gift to him
by Miss Schlosser, home demon-
stration agent and NJVGA advisor
of his Indiana club, Bayh quickly
1 recruited nearly 100 youngsters m
i his area and started g garden proj-
: ect. He divided his land into 45 in-
! dividual pi bis with two children as-
j signed to each. The young grower*
• were given a series of lessons in
American methods, tilling, planting
! and weeding. The results of their
efforts are already evident, with a
bumper crop of tomatoes and corn
: well on its way to maturity. Most of
these products are new to the
! youths, but they indicate that
they’ll eat them with pleasure.
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ft Wo* wx Iw lw p
lure :
fr..;:
need .
t. .irrt
with *
cover <
life c>
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ir. t fr. r •
will ] : • |
t m- this lime fable
if y , .re ,;:ng the water bath,
winch is reiu.xrr ended by most ex-
pert . you will **“■" ••
want to observe
processing
r:.ue
f illy The folk V «
trig fruit■ arc mfri
■d for 2» UfjjtoX S|fj kAW
minute- apri- IHE0S W W9
cuts bl»t :fc ber-
ries. blueberries. cherries, currants,
,-:,e: i pc iche». pear*, plum*,
raspberries rhubarb and strawber-
r\-„. . cl , . processed
IV. r type -f «v- bath, w.U
require 30 minutes, while efiiticos
require 35 minutes
If , , ,re using the pressure
. t r j.t ce- 1 2 keep the ln»
: .vtw-.ti 5 ar.il 10 pounds
:,i.d pr.ice-r all fruits, ex-
,m1 quinces. I r '0
T‘." two exceptions will
re,I lire 15 minutes processing.
COOL tip
„f it the beat
Like many » woman, LnclUe »aii
w ants a mink coal. This is a special
,mc. made of *5 albm'- ''-■ink pelt*,
she wears it l«t “Lured.” Producer
Hunt Stromberg counted on it to
lure women to the bo* oIBce, just
to see li. L... —
Joan Crawford and Warner Bros,
beat him t.» it, with Joan wearing
an albino nuuk coal in “J®81'
Force the Hof Air Out of Your Rooms wlfl*
. :> ihc box orace, just 0rjer; Judge rays
Bus—did he know that HOljgTON, TEX.--Acting on the
pica cf the youth’s mother that she
needed someone to do the work on
the family farm. District Judge
frank Williford permitted an army
veteran to return home. The youth
w£s accused of writing a worthless
check.
“Go home to your mother as fast
as you can,” Judge Williford told
the youth, "but wire me when you
get there "
The judge received the tele-
gram all right, hut it came collect.
The cost, 45 cents.
CIRCULATOR
Simply place this attractive.
lightweight circulator on your
window sill, lower sash between HMipr
twin handles to tighten, and plug-in HHf
extension cord.
It Cool#, VantHteta* by Lx hawsV-
Ibq vim Hot AkrOr, if yowPe*Urr, .SV;
Ni«ht Mr WMla You Ste«p.
The Airate Circulator weigh*
only J9 pountA, and is portable. You can u» it fe »*ty
or as a Air Circulator in any part of the house.
Its 3-speed feature enable* you to a»lpwt it for fart*
at slow air movement.
Grilles in front and rear prevent eartwim I
torn in fan blades.
Bank Bulges A gain—
With Golden Wheat
CENTER VIEW. HAS. — The
onrc-thrlving Centerview Slat*
bank, which was liquidated IS
years ago, again b bulging with
deposits — but this time the
money i* in tor fnrwi ot golden
wheat.
Because e! a stallage ®f
granary space, A. R. ErabcSs
and his son, Raymond, leased
the brick building which once
housed the bank Mi have ffiiert
it with wheat..
EYENNE. WYO. -- Wyoming
alizes in all kinds of unusual
s—from cross-country horse ;
to bow and arrow buffalo |
Latest of the odd attractions I
a 114-mile endurance horse
and a 15-mile "Pony Express”
Col-b ok wood. Robert
mjslas Edwards. Boh
Hmry. Bill Downs and
Hottelet make up ihe
CBS ha* assigned to
"j National Air
30. 31 and Septem-
CharlfJ
Trout. Do
Pryor, Bill
Richard C.
all-star cast
cover Cleveland’s
Race* August . .
.,,,rr;p<- fruit”
It t.u 8«” a good pr'd-
or-ripe fruit and ‘“'r'
but let» as u',e Iru:t
be mashed sr.d there
var i- act a* * Pr*"»
• '’.''3 fruit* in
'•-’h ti; .iking ver-
ii't-r i - G *o two
Sfvr sputter Vied on.
rtoM from forming on
-uch as bacn-n, ham
d,p a cM.h In vin-
I, a sound the meat.
-ftigerator.
ice- i t s -aking and
fruits It will give
ivor as well »s more
ODDS AND K‘
Sought • hom
ban to «* her. ■ ■ ■
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quit* 4 bturtttg, < -
for “fj/« „
whit*
" ' t is covered ■
3 of butter before
refrigerator. '
hardened and e*«t* j $,KKy-mrJ * Xf-
ground and | & J ^ |
VjZncVin Hiih SUKBURY. PA - William Pena.
u author old miib- Pennsylvania's solid Quaker founu-
',S*i it'ilium* tt. apparently was no advocate of
hh hitir hut t*k*m temporary emergency housing, A
"jftd red for mtmtht dced {or orl# of the first land grants
uh futbt'S thru hUmbt* made bT ^ pioneer Perm family
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- . . "Etc* NsfXttr, ftrin S perilled among it* numerous
thruirforthtP^^u^ ‘ — ^ ^ a ''substantial
th* f*t 09 : , im Itti dwelling with brick or stone chim-
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Richards, Henry C. The Taft Tribune (Taft, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1947, newspaper, August 14, 1947; Taft, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth749650/m1/3/?rotate=270: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Taft Public Library.