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CATHEDRAL SPIRES . . . Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, where annual sunrise services have been held for 25 years. Top pic ture shows the famous rocky spires; below, the chorus of 250 voices. Each year Easter sunrise services from the Garden of the Gods are broadcast to the nation. In These United States Garden o! Gods Provides Natural Easter Cathedral By Edward Emerine WNU Features More than a quarter of a century ago, the Rev. A. W. Luce, pastor of the Central Christian church of Colorado Springs, was walking and meditating in the Garden of the Gods, his Bible in his hands. When he sat down he opened to the Book of John and read, “Now in the place where he was crucified, there was a garden—there they laid Jesus.” The Reverend Luce looked about him, saw the picturesque Garden of the Gods in a new light, and an idea was born. He talked to other pastors, and they offered their co operation. The first annual Easter sunrise service was held. This year, in a church tashioned more than a million years ago by nature, thousands of worshipers will gather for the 25th annual Easter sunrise service. As the first shafts of sunlight are reflected from snow capped Pikes Peak, a choir of 250 will lift their voices in a song that reverberates from pinnacle to pin nacle among the red rocks and spires. There Will be 20,000 or more peo ple in the Garden of the Gods on Easter morning, but millions more will hear the service in their homes, for it is carried over a nation-wide radio hookup. Near the monumental cathedral spires, three crosses have been erected. Here will stand the trumpet ers who call the assembly to wor ship. A few hundred yards away, at the base of South Gateway rock, which is more than 300 feet high, the services will be held. The service again will be predom inantly musical with the tones of an electric organ providing the back ground. A 250-voice a capella choir from Colorado Springs will feature the program. Traditional with the service is the well known tenor, Ber nard Vessey, who will sing Knapp’s “Open the Gates of the Temple.” During the past 25 years, millions of people have attended the sunrise service. They have faced the giant rocks and listened to the choir in nature’s great auditorium, acous tically one of the most perfect. All plans for the Easter sunrise service in the Garden of the Gods are handled by the Colorado Springs ministerial alliance. FLOWERS . . . Picked in Dixie and rushed by airplane to north ern cities, these flowers don’t have a chance to wilt. Scene on J. Swart’s farm near Wilmington, N. C. RARE . . The ‘‘magnolia camp bellii” held by Katie McGuire of San Francisco is the only one to bloom in all America. It was grown at Golden Gate park ar boretum, San Francisco. This plant is native to India. War Souvenirs To Take Lives For Long Time GREELEY, COLO. — Guns and other souvenir weapons brought back to their homes by G.I.s will be killing United States citizens for the next 20 years, G. E. Damon of Colorado state college of education believes. Damon is a firearms ex pert. Basing his prediction on studies he has conducted on souvenir enemy weapons, Damon believes the average American’s lack of knowl edge of dangerous weapons and carelessness with firearms will take many lives in the future. Recently a 14-year-old boy came to Damon with a shotgun and asked how to open it. The boy's father had given him the gun but had neglect ed to instruct the lad in its use. One of the most dangerous weap ons is also one of the most popu lar to come from Europe. It is the Walther P-38 pistol. The army has records of many hundreds of cases of wounds inflicted on the person who uses the pistol. Damon said. The locking lugs in Japanese rifles are made of metal that is too soft in some cases and too brit tle in others, he said. They can't stand much strain and consequently are dangerous even if handled by "experts.” Under no conditions should American - made ammuni tion be used in captured arms. The best way to insure safety is to keep enemy weapons only as souvenirs and, in most cases, never use them, he said. Church Ships Heifers to Devastated Areas Approximately 1,000 heifers from the United States have been shipped to the devastated areas of Europe by the heifer project committee of the Church of the Brethren in order to provide fresh milk for children and to rebuild depleted herds. Since the committee was set up In June, 1942, contributions of live stock have increased steadily, and plans for 1945 envision sending more than 2,000 animals abroad. Fami lies in Belgium, France, Greece, Holland and Poland have received most of the donated heifers. Cattle are donated by many people who are not members of the Church of the Brethren. In January 171 heif ers were sent to Czecho-slovakia. Usually a group of farmers band together, under Brethren or other leadership, and provide a shipment of four or more animals. The heifer project committee in Nappa nee, Ind., is notified and takes care of the final arrangements. The over seas shipping of the donated animali is handled by the UNRRA. Shortage of Farm Labor Unknown to Big Harvey Family Western Maryland claims one of America’s biggest farming families and points to Mr. and Mrs. Earl K. Har vey Sr., and their 11 children, 9 boys and 2 girls. While oth ers complained about a farm labor shortage the past few years, the Harveys went right on producing record crops on their 180-acre farm. The eldest of the children is Mar shall Harvey, now 25, who served in the army. As a lad he helped form a 4-H club and is now "assistant supervisor.” Next is Lucile, 23, who was active in the 4-H club until she reached the age limit of 21. She is now married, but still helps to hoe the Harvey potatoes. Then there is Calvin, who gradu ated from the 4-H club when he reached the age of 21 last January. Selective service classified him 2-C, giving him an agricultural worker’s deferment. He and his father super vise the 180-acre farm, the 35 cat tle, and the 45 tons of shelled peas the land produced last summer. Potatoes for Fanny Mae. The next in this pastoral family is Fanny Mae, 20. Potatoes are her forte. Recently the University of Maryland experimental station, co operating with the United States de partment of agriculture, developed a new potato in Garrett county. At elaborate ceremonies here, it was christened the “Potomac,” and Fanny Mae did the christening. Then comes Freddie, 17. Besides being president of the “Harvey 4-H club” at near-by North Glade, where the farm is located, he is president of the Future Farmers of America chapter at Oakland high school. “But this is not because of num pers alone,” he pointed out. Then there is Earl Jr., 16, also an exuberant agriculturist, 4-H mem ber, and student at Oakland high school. Next comes Robert, 14. Robert bought a 4-H club calf, nursed it along, took it to the Pittsburgh live stock show with Joseph Steger. as sistant county agent, recently, and came away with fourth prize. He was competing with boys and girls from Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsyl vania and Maryland. Ernest, the “4-H Baby.” Then there is Guy, 13. Not to be outdone by Robert, Guy also raised a calf and took it to the Pittsburgh show. It weighed 870 pounds, cap tured sixth place in the lightweight class, and was bought on the spot at 26 cents a pound. Guy figured he cleared "about $90" on the transac tion. while Robert made $119 profit. Then there is Ernest. Ernest is 10, which is just old enough for him to be called the “4-H baby.” He is studying agriculture and the whys and wherefores of cattle during school hours, like Freddie, Earl Jr., Robert and Guy, and before them Marshall, Calvin, Lucile and Fanny Mae. And then there is Arthur, who is eight. Arthur definitely leans toward potatoes. He took it very hard when much of the Harvey crop froze in the ground last year. And then the bottom rung of this farming ladder is Douglas. Douglas is three and has yet to prove him self, but it was indicated that he is a natural peasheller. An appren tice by birth, he expects to grow by example and observation. AVC CHOICE . . Charles G. Bolte, 25, who lost a leg at El Alamein while serving with the British, is practically assured of being named president of the American Veterans’ committee, an organization of World War II veterans, when the first conven tion is held in Des Moines in June. Soil Conservation ConftinuanceUrged By Federal Agency WASHINGTON. — The fertility of American land declined seriously during the war, according to the agricultural adjustment agency, which is urging farmers to return to "conservation type” farming. Millions of acres of land were over cropped and over-grazed during the war to meet unprecedented demands for food products. JIM AND JIM . . . Jimmy Cor riden, Brooklyn Dodgers’ coach. Is shown with his son, Jimmy Jr., who Is trying for an outfield berth with the Dodgers. The lad plays center Held. vWIATION NOTES WORLD AVIATION FAIR The first postwar international air craft trade exposition and flight demonstration will be held at Of futt field. Fort Crook, near Omaha, from July 21 to 28 and will be known as the World’s Fair of Aviation. Preliminary plans are based on an attendance of 250,000 per sons and the expectation that at least 2,000 light planes will be flown to Omaha for the event. Both the AAF and the navy will participate in the flight events. Special per formance exhibitions will in clude both military and civil air craft. The fair will be managed by Steadham Acker of Birmingham, well known as a director of air shows at Birmingham, Newark and Denver, and program director for the national aviation clinic at Oklahoma City. Must Have Air Markers. It is apparent that the purpose of air markers cannot be achieved if there are only a few widely scattered throughout the country. Flyers may become lost in any locality. Every city, town and village should be air marked. The Civil Aeronautics administration will be glad to assist regional, state or local of ficials in planning air marking programs or individual mark ers. WHATISIT . . . The first air craft to receive an army number in 1946 was the XR-9B, a new helicopter, which is undergoing flight tests at Wright field, Ohio. COYOTE HUNTING “Ted Hagele and A1 Binder were hosts to Minnesota hunters who came in to hunt coyotes by plane. Included in the party were Marcel lus King, Donald Rugg and Carl Elam of Austin, Minn.; Allen Goet zinger of Hollandale, Minn., and Carl Benhoff of Gettysburg. In the first hour and a half, the sportsmen bagged three coyotes.” — Pioneer, Bowdle, S. D. They used a Piper cub. • • * A Safe Crash Landing. Through the cool headedness o. Sam Sornborger of Arcadia, Calif., in crash-landing a plane, he and his brother Jeff, who was taking his first plane ride, are well and hap py. After cruising around for 15 minutes in a plane rented from the Rosemead airport, the engine sud denly went dead. Sam, who had more than 2,000 hours as pilot dur ing the war, coolly maneuvered his plane to a smooth landing place in a wash. Which proves again that flying takes a cool head. • * * OLD VETERANS RETIRE Back in 1930, Boeing built a number of 247-Ds for United Air Lines. These were the first of the two - engine low - winged transport planes. Later Pennsylvania Central used these planes, and in time they were taken over for their sturdy characteristics by the CAA as a lab oratory and freight plane in Alaska. It was of interest recently when an nouncement came that one of these 15-year-old veterans was retired! Some of us thought they’d fly on forever. Flame Cultivation Passes Farm Tests Suitable for Hard Stemmed Field Crops Flame cultivation of fafm crops has been proven sound at Cornell university and Mississippi State col lege. Tests made with sugar cane j and with cotton have proved this method suitable for hard-stemmed ! row crops. Tests are still being j conducted on other crops. The flame cultivator consists of an ignition system burning diesel or tractor fuel, with burner heads mounted behind tractors so that two flames hit the rows from opposite sides. At Mississippi it was found that any plant which is sufficiently tall for its leaves to escape contact with the flame has to be removed by hand. Johnson grass and "pig weeds” are resistant to repeated flaming when the leaves are not struck, while some plants suc cumb when the stems are repeat edly flamed. Flaming versus hoeing showed no difference in the values obtained on seed cotton, lint and spinning. Seed Size flaming cultivator being op erated in field. showed a higher significant differ ence lor free fatty acid and signif icant difference for grade in favor of flaming. Under this system it is now possible to produce cotton without hand labor by cross-plow ing, flame cultivation and machine picking. Other farm crops promise to fall under this mechanical meth od of operation. Swine Tuberculosis Spread by Chickens Tuberculosis in swine increased 10 per cent last year, according to the American Veteri nary Medical asso ciation. One hog in every 14 slaugh tered, showed tu berculosis lesions. Such meat, when inspected, must be condemned. This represents a heavy financial loss to the swine raising industry. Tuberculosis in swine is not spread from animal to animal, un less the udder of the sow is infect ed. The control and eradication of the disease in swine depend on erad icating tuberculosis in cattle and poultry. As old-aged flocks of chickens are the chief spreaders or tuberculosis to swine, farmers should keep poul try out of hog lots, and dispose of the older birds each year. Improved Machinery Corn Sheller This corn sheller. product of In ternational Harvester, has a capacity of 100 to 150 bushels of husked corn per hour. It can be operated by any one-plow tractor engine or motor with capacity ol 5 to 10 h.p. It is constructed to Shell corn for sale to elevators or to meet the immediate feeding requirements. Elevator and cob stackers may be attached. The corn travels down ward in line of feed. A feature is a one-piece cylinder. DDT Has an Important Rival in Velsicol 1068 A compound of chlorinated hy drocarbon, product of the Univer sity of Illinois insect experiments, is said to be three to four times as toxic to houseflies as DDT and twice as toxic to potato-beetle lar vae and to pea and spirea aphids. It is about equal to DDT in its ef fect on mosquitoes. Other new com petitors of DDT include the Britisn Insecticide Gammexane and TDE, tetrachloro-diphenyl-ethane. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS tJoL 3rocl for WotLr-!2)augl>t, Simple Sivoiome for Spring Mother-Daughter Frock HERE is a sparkling parallel idea for mother and daugh ter—pretty round yoked frocks with cool cap sleeves, snugly fit ting waist and full cut skirt. Use a brightly striped or flowered fabric for the lower part of the dress and make the yoke of a contrasting shade. Grown-up and growing up charmers. • • • Pattern 8881 Is tor sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20. Size 14, upper dress. 2*,t yards of 35 or 39-inch material; contrasting yoke and sleeves, yard; 6 yards ric rac. Pattern No. 8882 comes In sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 years. Size 4, lower dress, Hi yards of 35 or 39-inch material; con trasting yoke and sleeves, % yard. Smart Twopiecer SO SIMPLE to make you’ll want several versions of this smart two piece style. The wrap-around blouse is cut all in one piece—has a youthful neckline and the brief est of sleeves. The dirndl skirt is perfect spring - through - summer twosome. Whale Shark of 12 Tons Inoffensive as a Kitten While all sharks are usually re garded as being among the most dangerous of fishes, the whale shark, Rhineodon typus, which is the largest species of shark and the world’s largest fish, is as in offensive rs a kitten, says Col lier’s. Reaching a length of about 60 feet and a weight of 12 tons, and feeding on small organisms, this giant never attacks and nev er is attacked by other fish. Pattern No. 1468 is designed 1 or sizes 12. 14. 16. 18. 20; 40 and 42. Size 14. blouse, requires !•/« yards of 35 or 39-lnch fabric; skirt, 1% yards. Due to an unusualiy^large demand and current conditions, slightly more time la required in filling orders for a few of the most popular pattern numbers. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 530 South Wells St. Chicago 7, 111. Enclose 25 cents in coins for each pattern desired. Pattern No.-Size Name Address-—-—— LETS YOU TURN OUT BREAD at a moments nof/cef Quick acting... easy to use-keeps for weeks on your pantry sneif IF YOU BAKE AT HOME—you can make all the delicious bread you want to . . . any time you want to with wonderful Fleischmann’s Fast Rising Dry Yeast. No more being caught short with no yeast in the house ... no spoiled batch because yeast weakened . . . Fleischmann’s Fast Rising keeps fresh on your pantry shelf for weeks. Keep a supply handy. 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