Sand Storms Cause Ruin to Farm Crops
A scene near Beaver, Okla., showing sand and dust blown up and around a farm home. The dust storms
have caused almost complete ruin to farm crops in several states.
COL. JOHN BUCHAN
Col. John Buchan, the author,
will succeed Lord Bessborough as
governor-general of Canada. He is
the first commoner to he appointed
to the post.
Losses Total
Many Millions.
Observers Say
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The scene above, taken near Beav
er, Oklu., is typical of t ho havoc
caused by severe dust storms in
several western states. Sand and
dust have been blown up like snow
around the houses, fields have been
covered, ditches drifted full of dust,
und in many places roads have been
completely covered by the flying
sand and dust.
Crop losses will total millions, ac
cording to experts. In many dis
tricts, it is reported that farmers,
discouraged in their battle against
adverse conditions, have started
moving away from their farms.
Many of them have no Idea where
they will go, but are concerned only
with getting away from the dust
area. They were able to weather
through last year, but complete loss
of crops and lack of feed for live
stock have forced them to abandon
their homes.
Many plans to avert these storms
In the future are being studied, and
government experts are making
numerous experiments. Most of
these, however, will require consld
NEW CHIEF NAVIGATOR
Hear Admiral Adolphus Andrews
has been named chief of (he bureau
of navigation In the navy.
ernble time to put into operation,
and promise no immediate relief to
the distressed farmers in the storm
section.
Grain prices have been rising ns
a result of the dust storms.
‘Deutschland’s
Leaders Parade
Reminiscent of days before the
war is the scene at the right show
ing Germany’s ‘‘Big Six” on parade.
These men, constituting the real rul
ers of the reich, are: left to right,
front row, Field Marshal Von Mac
jjkcnsen, Chancellor Adolph Hitler
and War Minister Von Blomberg.
Rear row. General Fritseh, Gener
al Goering and Admiral Raeder.
Since Hitler’s announcement that
Germany would raise a huge con
script army of more than a half
million men the nation lias gone
wild over military displays.
Von Macliensen, Von Blomberg,
Fritseh, and Raeder were all high
otlicers in the old imperial army.
Goering, now premier of Prussia,
was one of Germany’s flying aces
during the war, while Hitler, now
leader of the German nation, served
as a lowly corporal.
One of Latest Type of British Submarines
This monster British submarine is the Severn, recently launched at Barrow. It is shown against a back
ground of Mount Arrochar, at Loch Long, Scotland.
Plan “Modeltown” for San Diego Fair
Austin I- Black of the Federal
Housing administration looks like a
giant alongside this experimental min
iature house. It is one of 56 minia
ture houses that will make up a
“Modeltown” planned for the exposi
tion at San Diego
A
LOEB FEVER MACHINE
This machine uses short radio
waves to produce fever in the body
of a patient, a treatment that has
met with considerable success in
i treatiug certain diseases.
Smooth Air Work
By JACK MITCHELL
©, McClure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.
«*0 ASHFUL BEN" MAYFIELD
D determined for the hundredth
time to tell Wilma that he loved
her. Furthermore, with an Increased
salary cinched, he'd ask her to mar
ry him. Bravely he stepped from
the stag line, a tall bronzed figure
quite handsome in a tuxedo. He
tagged the beautiful Wilma.
“Wilma, I’ve something to tell
you," he blurted.
"A confession, Don Juan?” Wilma
asked.
“Bashful Ben's" heart sank and
his confidence vanished. The same
tiling had happened many times be
fore. “N—no." tie stammered. “I
want to tell you that l—I—have
some more old clothes for the Juti
lor League shop.”
Wilma rested tier head against his
shoulder. He hoped she wasn't re
pressing a snicker. “Thanks, Ben,
We need them. You’d lie surprised
at the people who are destitute.”
Ben continued dancing without
conversation but creditably.
Next morning the factory superin
tendent greeted Ben us he entered
tlie locker room ut the Held. “No
planes to test today, Bashful. The
old man wants you to go over to
the school and check out n limited
commercial candidate."
Ben’s usually pleasant disposition
seemed to vanish. “What’s Malden
getting by with?" he growled. “I’m
supposed to be a test pilot, not a
students’nursemaid.’’ Beneath Ben’s
Irritation lay a terrifying fear. Wil
ma was a limited candidate In the
Arcway Flying school.
“Who’s the student?’’ Ben tried to
keep Ids voice firm.
“Some debutante. Maybe you
know her, but remember, no favor
itism," the factory superintendent
warned.
“What plane?" Ben growled.
“Check plane two. The low wing."
In Ben’s mind there formed a des
perate plan. He had to Incapacitate
check plane two till Malden finished
checking those transport candidates.
Then he '■ould get Malden to check
Wilma. “Some cotton In the carbure
tor Jets would keep the plane on the
ground long enough.” Ben decided.
He entered the hangar and ap
proached check plane two. Ills heart
did a power dive ns he saw a me
chnnlc bob up from the motor cowl
ing. "Mornin’. Mr. Mayfield. I had
to come out eurly to check up on
this timer. She was missin’ a little
when they brought her In yester
day. Everything will he O. K. by
the time the students get here."
There was nothing to do except
wait.
Finally Wilma drove up. He was
right, he thought bitterly, watching
her putting a gosport helmet over
her golden hair. But he was puz
zled by the gosport. He hadn’t
known that the school used them on
advance check hops.
Suddenly the full one way speak
ing tube possibilities of the gosport
occurred to him. ... A chance to
talk to Wilma without running into
her confidence-destroying jests, with
out even looking at her demoraliz
ing beauty I
Ben pulled his tinted goggles over
his eyes and his parachute-silk neck
erchief up over his mouth.
While the mechanics were nn
chocklng wheels, Ben, pitched his
voice as low as he could, said
through the tube: “Take off and
climb to three thousand. Fly to Dur
herry, doing S-turns on the way.
Bank ’em np steep. When you get
to Burberry, land at the airport.”
Wilma’s take-off was good and
her air work smoother than that of
i many veterans. After a few turns
Ben shook the controls. Wilma re
leased them. Ben wanted her to
concentrate on what he was going
to say.
This time he didn't disguise his
voice. “Your work is very smooth.
Smooth as you are. Wilma." There
was no retort, of course. He gath
ered courage. "There’s something
I’ve been trying to tell you for a
long time, hut you always got me
off on Junior Leagues or something.
Now I’m going to tell you and you’re
not going to interrupt; I love you."
Tlie world didn’t fall apart, s«.
Ben continued. “I’m going to be
manager of the Nolton branch, and
1 want you to marry me. I promise
to—’’
Wilma shook the controls vigor
ously. The world was falling apart,
after all. Ron’s hand fell limply
from the stick. Wilma couldn't talk
back and she couldn't walk home,
but slip could land at any suburban
Held and call a taxi.
She might even report him for
getting so fresh, thought Ben, as
Wilma cut the gun and lost altitude
rapidly in a spiral. She landed
beautifully and taxied onto the
apron In front of the hangar.
Ron removed the gosport mouth
piece with shaking hands. With
great effort he steeled himself to
resume the role of flight instructor.
"That landing was all right, hut this
Isn’t Dnrberry." be said looking at
a propeller tip,
“No, this is Lakeside," came the
soft reply, “the elopement town
where they marry people on a mo
ment’8 notice. After waiting two
years for this, you don’t think I’m
going to give you a chance to change
your mind, do you?”
CUTTING PATCHES
FOR QUILTS
By GRANDMOTHER CLARK
iOA
When oinking n patch quilt the
patches must be cut out right If the
finished quilt is to look neat. Sewing
senilis the same width is nlso very
Important. These two points should
always be watched ns work pro
grosses, to obtain good results, and
not have trouble after work is well
under way. Cut the patches from
accurate cut-out diagrams. The cut
out diagrams shown here are a set
for the “Dresden Plate" and “Bas
ket" quilts, and Include allowance
for seams. Any width for seams
may bo used but always use the
same width In one quilt, to come out
right. Directions tor use are very
simple. Place cut-out on material so
the longest dimension follows the
weave. Mark outline with pencil and
cut out material carefully.
Send 10 cents to our quilt dept,
and we mall you both of these fiber
cut-outs set No. 83a and 10a.
Address Home Craft Co.—Dept.
D.—Nineteenth and St. I.ouls avenue,
St. Louis, Mo.
When writing for any Information
Inclose a stamped addressed envelope
for reply.
BOYS! GIRLS!
Road the Grape Nuts ad In another
column of this paper and learn how
to Join fhe Dizzy Dean Winners and
win valuable frea prizes.—Adv.
A Short While
Greatest of all boros Is naughtiness
—after a while.—Exchange.
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Composer—My tunes are tbe chil
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Pianist—Yes, by adoption.—Pear
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Mrs. E. C. Thompson at
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a young girl I was very
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I hardly felt lik* living. I
was ailing one whole sum
mer. Finally, my mother
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when school opened in the
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Then give some thought to your
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