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THURSDAY. SEPT. 21. 1939 TIMES. W ILLA M IN A , OREGON Gridiron Warriors Inaugurate Football Season ? ASK ME ANOTHER A Quiz With Answers Offering Information on Various S u b jects 1. A re zebras black w ith w h ite 7. A re a n im a ls o th e r than horses »tripes or w h ite w ith black spoken o f as thoroughbred? stripes? The Answers 2. W h ite persons constitute w h at 1. T h e basic c o lo r of a zeb ra is per ce n t o f the people of the B r it w h ite , and his stripes a re black. ish e m p ire ? 2. F o u rte e n p e r cent. 3. W h y do people g en e ra lly w a lk 3. B ecause one leg is shorter in c irc le s w h en lost? than the o th er. 4. In w h a t c ities would you find 4. C hicago ; San F ra n c is c o ; N e w the fo llo w ing d is tric ts : T he Loop; Y o rk . T h e B a rb a ry C oast; T he B ow ery? 5. C iv il and W o rld w ars. 5. In w h a t w a rs did the U nited 6. G e rm a n y . S tates d r a ft troops? 7. O th e r a n im a ls e lig ib le to be 6. W h a t c o u n try is designated by recorded a re spoken of as p u re the sobriquet Cousin M ichel? bred. H OW SEW . t v n Oi A !?eri<7i * co,,e< ia te fo o tb all w a r have been reconditioned and a re read y fo r action a c c o rd in r » » h *Ci “ ’’J1, B1e* innin< ,ate ,n S eptem b er, public attentio n w ill focus on an e n tire ly d iffe re n t p ra c u c e , w ith R a y Anderaon, back fro m P itts b u rg h , doing a fine bit of b ail c a rry in g . Congress Paced With War Issues Miss America— 1939 A G R E E N and w h ite k itch en is as fresh and c ris p as a lettuce le a f. I stepped into one the o th er d a y w ith w h ite w a lls , green floor and green o rg a n d y c u rta in s . E v e ry th in g w as g reen and w h ite , and o v e r the stove hung a set o f patch- w o rk pot holders lik e a ro w of b rig h t green and w h ite tiles. A ll of us love old q u ilt p atterns. F o r those who do not have tim e to m a k e q u ilts , h e re is a m o d ern use fo r y o u r fa v o rite designs. P e rh a p s you w e re put to bed as a child u nd er th is eight-pointed star? T h e sketch gives the d im e n sions fo r the p a tte rn s fo r the two tria n g le s used in m a k in g it fo r the pot h old er. P ie c e eight s m a ll squares of tw o tria n g le s ; then e ig h t oblong blocks of th re e t r i angles. A la y e r o f sheet w ad d in g is used fo r p a dd ing . T he backing *, A , NEUTRALITY Shell w . M il w e a p o n** ARMAMENTS ! Io b^U ig ar.n fst Shall Ou' utm «d fore«« b e increased? PROFITEERS How c6n speculation b tf'tie fd iW chec|tf , NORMALCY I I C un fo o d p n c e i^ b e kept do w n ? fo r th e h old er is w h ite . T h e th re e la y e rs a re q u ilte d to g eth er b y sew in g ju s t inside the w h ite tria n g le s of the pieced top. H a v e you sent fo r y o u r copy of the new S ew ing Book N o. 3? E v e ry h o m e m a k e r w ill w a n t a copy fo r it contains useful ideas fo r hom e d e c o ra tin g ; as w e ll as o rig i n a l ideas fo r things to use as g ifts, and to sell a t b a za a rs . Y o u w ill be d eligh ted w ith this new book. T he p ric e , is only 10 cents post p aid . Send coin w ith n a m e and address to M rs . S pears, 210 S, D esplain es S t., Chicago, 111. Voltaire Born Arouet T h e g re a t F re n c h poet, d r a m a tis t and philosopher known to the w o rld as V o lta ire , w as F ra n c o is M a r ie A ro uet, born in 1694, the son o f F ra n c o is and M a r ie M a r g u e rite D a u m a rt A ro u e t. A t the age of 24 he w a s im prisoned in the B a s tile fo r w r itin g verses th a t dis pleased the re g e n t o f F ra n c e . D u r ing this im p ris o n m e n t he changed his n a m e to A ro u e t de V o lta ire . B u t as tim e passed the “ A ro u e t” w as dropped and he b ecam e know n s im p ly as V o lta ire . biyiaf (iih fir Ha I la w e l l 's S e le c t Bulbs FKee Speak Y our Letter Miss A m e ric a for 1939 is P a tric ia M a ry D onnelly of D e tro it, 19-year- old M iss M ic h ig a n . P a tric ia was given the crow n a fte r w inning o ver four other finalists a t A tla n tic C ity , N . J. The other four w ere fro m C a l ifo rn ia , O klah o m a, V irg in ia and W ashington. L e g is la tio n d ealing w ith n e u tra lity and its a llie d subjects w ill face the present special session of congress called by p ro c la m a tio n of President R oosevelt. D espite the ch ief e x e c u tiv e ’s previo u sly expressed wish th a t senate and house a c t q uickly on his request fo r re p e a l of the a rm s em b arg o and then go hom e, atte m p ts a re being m ade to broaden discussion of non e m e rg e n c y leg islatio n. P ilo t Spots Dog M a ra u d e rs S A N T A R O SA, C A L IF — A n a ir plane w as used here in helping to run down a pack of dogs th a t w as blam ed w ith having k ille d m o re than 50 sheep. T he flie r w as able to locate th e m , signal th e ir w h e re abouts to the hunting posses and w ere fin a lly cornered in a prune o rch ard and shot. F o r those w ho d is lik e le tte r w ritin g , H o lla n d postal au th o ritie s have set up re c o rd in g m ach in es. Y ou put a coin in the slot, speak into the m outhpiece and out drops a re c o rd of y o u r m essage, re a d y w ra p p e d . A ll you have to do is s ta m p and address the p a c k a g e . T he “ le tte r ” is p la y e d on a phono g rap h. Colorful V p s g c book on bulb« and M id i for Fall planting. Send for your copy and k t H allaw tU 's reputation lo t quality be your guide to success. ' - SEEDS • BULBS • PLANTS 254 MARKET ^T SAN FRANCISCO Nursery Gardens Q u in lata St * 23rd Ave Poland Again Battles for National Existence By burning 2 5 % slower than the average of th e 1 5 o th er of the largest-selling brands te s te d -s lo w e r than any of them —C A M E LS give a smoking plus equal to 5 EXTRA SMOKES PER PACK N J O Y cooler, m ilder smoking... the fragrance and delicate taste finer, more expensive tobaccos — and at the same time get more smok in g per pack in long-burning Cnmok E of B oundaries of Poland in 1560, a ft er the m a rria g e of Queen Jad w ig a of Poland and K in g Jagello of L ith u a n ia . Lands of the tw o nations w ere com bined. Poland began to d isintegrate w ith the rise of pow er of the Teutonic knights in E a s t P russia. Russia be gan ta k in g land when the Teutons caused in te rn a l s trife . P olan d's firs t p a rtitio n took place in 1772, w hen R ussia, P ru ssia and A u s tria each took lan d s; Russia to the northw est, P ru ssia to the east, A u s tria , south. Here are the facts from a recent series o f im p a r tia l scien tific la b o ra to ry tests o f 16 of the largest-— lling brands* CAMELS were found to contain 1 MORE TOBACCO BY WEIGHT than the average for the 15 other of the largest-selling brands. C A M E L S B U R N E D SLOTCER T H A N A N Y OTHER BRAND TES TE D - 25% SLOW ER T H A N the average time of the 15 O T H E R OF T H E LARGEST-SELL IN G B R A N D S ! By burning 25% slower, on the average, Camels give smokers the equivalent o f 5 E X T R A SMOKES PER P A C K ! 2 In the same tests, CAMELS H E L D T H E IR A SH FAR LO N G ER than the average tim e fo r a ll the other brands. 3 Get more and better smoking in Camels. Penny for penny, Camels are your shrewdest cigarette buyl R ussia and P ru ssia alone shared in the second p a rtitio n of P oland, w hich le ft th a t country w ith v e ry ’«Ml» nririnnl lerritory. The th ird p a rtitio n , occurring in 1795, caused Poland to disappear a l to g eth er. R ussia, P russia and Aus tr ia shared the spoils. Poland d eclared its rig h t to auton o m y in 1918. Shaded a re a shows old G e rm a n boundary restored by H i t ie r ’s decree. CAMELS LONG-BURNING COSTLIER TOBACCOS