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EIGHT MTDFORD fOREOOKI MAIL TRIBUNE rild.T. Affwt 14, 1SIB They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo A LULL BETWEEM EDITIONS tt IN1 fl ff TWE WHOLE ST4FF IS pf HB 7-, W W, PRESENT-4ND NOT J. 7 "TTTY I IT"? Rli ' A PNG OH THE L.fLJJSJ-Jm SSlri hfovv DE4DLINE' THE f?EWRITE M4M, IS THEI7E Pf?4CTIC4LLy H0NE-4N'0dLL7HE SWISS BELL RlMSERS IM THE WORLD BRE4K LOOSE.' -W4MT XT W4S OLIVER 1 YOU TO I CROMWELL I I SETTLE I H4NDEO : HERE'S A FLASH.' THE 1 -EFT-A M4VOR SOT SHOT.' M VT.r HELLO , Vj. ( WM4'?) f WM4TD4V Ta A Nichol's Worth of Comment On This and That By HAftMAN W. NICHOLS Unitsd Presa "Mtur Writar -3 & MkSiTi Washington (U P! The ma chint ace is taking something away from Mother Nature par ticularly in the business of grass growing. There is an outfit in Dallas. Tav which US nas com up with an auto matic gim mick that growi grass. Being mower of lawns of long standing and fine reputa- Rirnui Nichols UUII, 1 think I'll run along with the new contraption. It's too dum fast with its growing, even though the production up to now la limited to pastures things like that could spread. This thing was invented by a Belgian and it is claimed it can take a seed of grain and grow it into a blade of grass six to iVi inches high in a little over a week. If you can multiply one grass seed into a yardfull of blades what a problem a mower would have on his hands! He d have to quit his job and do noth ing but push a grass cutter. Good for Paitum Actually, what the inventor had in mind wag improving pas ture land. That might be fine for cows, but for th lawn I don't see it. It's bad enough to have to run along behind a mower once a week or so. It would be worse to have to attack the growth with a scythe before mowing. The machine, or unit, works like this: There is a metal framed box with seven drawers. Top drawer holds water which is mixed with a special chemical formula. This sifts down by fil tration into the other drawers, which are populated by six or seven pounds of seed. Temperature control, import . ant in the growing of grass, pas ture or lawn, is achieved through automatic control of electric heating units. A special control unit regulates the flow of elec tricity. So the temperature thus is controlled. Different seeds need different temperature. During the operation, the seeds and growing shoots auto matically are irrigated each day with a solution containing dis solved nutrients. That does away with the need for something else Mother Nature invented the good earth. Mother Nature Needed But the scientists can't do away with old Mom Nature alto gether. The seed has toe plant ed in the soil. A single, seven-drawer ma chine, it is said, can produce forage enough to keep 10 head of cattle contented. Or, 30 pounds of pregerminated seed can produce 300 to 360 pounds of man-made grass. Other things than grass could be spawned in the machine. .Things like oats, wheat and bar- 1 1 1 1 l,n.,... ...1,.,, icjf auu ilea veil aiiuwb wiioi else. Over 10,000 of the machines already are in use in Europe and American farmers, it is re ported, are looking around their acreage and wondering if higher grass wouldn't produce better beef faster. Maybe the invention i a good idea. But please let's keep it on the farm. Us city folks don't have all day to cut grass. Stevenson Schedules Knoxviile Conference Knoxville. Tenn. fU.R Bill Brawley, assistant to Adlai Ste venson's campaign manager. James Finnegan, arrived here today to make final plans for next Thursday's presidential campaign strategy conference. Stevenson and his vice-presidential running mate, Sen Estes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) are to arrive here at noon Thursday from Sioux City. Iowa, and leave that night for Chicago. Hotel Manager James Bradley said since announcement of the Aug. 30 meeting, "just about every politician" has called for room reservations. Also scheduled to arrive here today was Miss Annabelle Cle ment, sister of Gov. Frank Cle ment. She will assist in planning the conference. Adlai Said Undisputed Democratic Leader Portland (U.R) State Repre sentative Alfred H. Corbett told the American Veterans Commit tee yesterday that "Adlai Ste venson came out of the Demo cratic convention the undisputed leader of the Democratic party." Corbett, who was vice chair man of the Oregon Democratic delegation at the convention and is now cochairman of the Oregon Stevenson committee, praised the "courage and wisdom" of Stevenson in throwing the choice of vice president open for the free choire of the delegates. "The free choice of Estes Kefauver was a welcome breath of fresh air, compared to the rubber stamp operation in San Francisco," Corbett said. SCALES OF JUSTICE Nashville (U.R) Mrs. Cora Compton and some folks from Alabama are consistent to say the least. Last summer while the Alabama people were visit ing a neighbor of Mrs. Comp ton, their automobile was dam aged by Mrs. Compton. Damage S15.80. This summer the Ala bama people visited again but this time they accidentally dent ed Mrs. Comptons auto. Dam age the second time, $15.80. Dead line Sunday Classified Is at noon Saturday; 10 a.m. Monday for Monday: ouier days previous day ?-2& vviT7WTii. 1 sW.tiA ftm4 U rangy ' HtSUWjgJ LYNN COLBY Aiy company offers afl 31 K toq IWp a family, own a home, or drive a ear yoa want th best protection money wtH buy. Yow can always rely on State Farm insurance for all three at reasonable rate. Before you invest in further protection for your family, your home or your car . . . let wm tl yoo about State Farm's bodget-ptaraerf ft pays Imow yeajr S?Vtf FMM Apww JOHN A. CARTER VIRGIL R. WILKES LYNN COLBY 133 South Central Phone 2-9322 FARMING BRINGS ACHES Hartford, Conn. (U.R) The Connecticut Chapter of the Arthritis and Rheumatism Foun dation jays farmers work too hard. The experts said farmers develop arthritis more than any other occupational group, per haps because of long spells of outdoor work without letup. The foundation urges farmers to "warm up" in the morning with light chores. On Tfie Side - By E. V. DurJinq (Distributed r King rWiira Smile, Inc.) So fr tba mother's aaka Tbe child was dear And dearer was the mother For the child: S. T. Colerldfe (Title of above is: 'To a friend who asked how I felt when the nurse first presented my infant to me.") It is repeatedly said that wrrteri of certain songs which became very popular borrowed the music of same from Chopin without credit. One such song is said to have exactly the same tune as Chopin's "Fantasia." Another is said to be identical with the same composer's "Polo naise." Have some pianist play these works of Chopin for you and see if they remind you of any popular songs. Mothers Vivien Leigh, aged 42, lost her expected baby. It is not unusual in Britain for women of 42 or over to become mothers. Last year in England and Wales over 10,000 women of 42 or over gave birth to healthy infants. And all these mothers survived. One was Mrs. Eileen Sullivan of London, who gave birth to her first aby at 46, after 25 years of marriage. Incidentally, in 1882, an Edin burgh, Scotland, woman gave birth to her 24th baby when she was 63! Please Not It was none other tha Hal Steb bins who observed, "Advertising is a young mind's business, not a young man's business." How right he was. If you are interest ed in advertising, don't fail to read Hal's brilliant work titled "The Creative Spirit In Advertis ing." No advertising copy writer should be without it. Streamlined That brilliant stage beauty, Dorthy Dickson, has the same measurements she had 25 years ago. That it, 36-25-35. She ap pears to be about 36 years old. How old is she? That I cannot definitely say. However, she was in the "Ziegfeld Follies Of 1917" and before that was a w e 1 1 known ballroom dancer being teamed with that agile and grace ful fellow, Carl Hyson. Asking Queries from clients. Q. What is he correct way to refer to Prktoeef Xeriniar (Qrae KHy? A. She should be addressed and referred to as "Her Serene High ness Princess Grace of Monaco." Q. Where can one enjoy a gen uine bowl of Bouillabaisse in New York? A. Try Sloppy Louie's place near the Fulton Fish Market. Passing Br Cecil Blount De Mille. Dean of film directors. First director in Hollywood to use a mega phone. He also introduced the wearing of puttees on the set. Cecil was born under the sign of Leo. This lends further credence to the claim of the stargazers that men born under that sign (are usually possessed of great fHC(!Ut!C SfiRltsf , Long Rid What's the world's longest train ride? 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