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
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