Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, June 23, 1949 I NEEDLEWORK PATTERNS Chair Set Adds Fresh, New Look ♦ d irectio ns fo r C ro ch eted T re a s u re C h a ir Set I P a tte rn No, 5800». Send 20 cents in coins, your nam e, ad­ dress and p a tte rn nu m b er. H E W IN G C IR C U S N F E D L C W O R R 540 Heath W p I I s Hi. C h lr a f a 7. III. Enclose 20 cents for p a tte rn . No. --------------- N am e ■ ' ■■ ■ - Address ■ ■ — ■ ■■ ■ U.S. Agriculture Makes Fabulous Record in 1948 •’ PSSST DA D, CAN YOU LEND ALVlN TW O DOLLARS SO HE CAN PM ME THE M O N gy HE BORROvVED LAST WEEK TO TAKE ME OUT PIRST TIME YOU'VE EVER CHEWED BUBBLE Ö UM ? CROSS TOW N A M IL L IO N BUCKS TODAY F o r U nited States ag ricu ltu re , 1948 w ill go down in h isto ry as a fabulous ye a r, according to the 1949 B rita n n ic a Book of the Year. “ I t was a ye a r w ith o u t a crop scare, w ith num erous record and near record yields achieved; the com crop was m ore than 10 per cent above the previous record and fu lly 50 per cent above the previous y e a r; the wheat crop was the second largest on record and the fifth consecutive crop of m ore than a b illio n bushels, one of the five largest wheat crops the coun­ tr y had ever produced; the cotton crop was one-fourth la rg e r than in the previous y e a r.’’ P rices, too, reached a record level in Ja nuary, 1948, though they then broke sharply and continued to decline as 1948 crops were har­ vested, the new B rita n n ica ye a r­ X "»IV E YOUR liv in g room chairs book records. a fresh look w ith th is hand- ; “ In spite of the break in prices, some c h a ir set. Easy to crochet, j the volum e of a g ric u ltu ra l m a rk ­ etings was such as to provide a you’ll be pleased w ith the results gross Income to fa rm e rs of alm ost of your handw ork. The c h a ir back 35 b illio n d o lla rs slig h tly exceed­ measures 17 by 13 inches, the arm ing the 1947 re co rd ,” the publica­ tion continues. “ H ow ever, because pieces 9 by 9’/i inches. of higher costs of production the • • • realized net incom e had been de­ To obtain complete crocheting instruc­ tions, stitch Illustrations and finishing c lin in g since 1947.” •‘THAT’S u n c l e w il l y , who RAN AWAY PROM HOME TO MAKE HIS FORTUNE W E D O N 'T * KNOW HOW HE a 'APE OUT BUT WE'RE HOPING. By Bud Fisher MUTT AND JEFF -X ., y o u g u y s ¡ / s p l it w hat NOW S P L IT A RO CK?/. ARE , W E- A •ROCK! COUPLE OF CONVICTS?