The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1945 Page: 13 of 14
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FARMS FOR SALE
FOR GOOD GOAT RANCHES, POULTRY
OR DAIRY FARMS IN THE OZARKS,
SEE OR WRITE W. J. PRUITT, CARE
OF DIAMOND CAVERNS, JASPER,
ARKANSAS.
140 ACRES cultivated black land, im-
proved, one mile NE W.F.A.A. Radio Sta-
tion. $125.00 per acre cash. Write O. E.
THOMAS, Grapevine, Texas.
FOR SALE—20 acres 1 1-2 miles
Springdale, 6-room modern house, 2-
brooder houses, barn, storage cellar,
fenced and cross fenced. 5 acres apples,
3 acres peaches, 2 acres grapes, assort-
ment of berries, all level land. Posses-
sion. Price $8,000. Write for list of
stock farms, fruit farms, suburban
acreages. J. P. Pettey, Real Estate,
Springdale, Ark.
N URSERY
GROW YOUR OWN — Papershell pecan
trees $3, larger ones $5, apples 65c, pears
$1, peaches 50c, plums 75c, grapes 86c,
berries $6 per 100, 8-foot native pecan
trees $2. Evergreens, shrubs. Visit us.
SHANKS NURSERIES, Clyde, Texas.
v FOR SALE—Miscellaneous
NEWEST THING OUT—Exchange Scrip-
ture Post Cards with your friends. Free
sample. SHOCK’S PRINT -SHOP, Sher-
man, Texas.
HAVE FEW Pressure Cookers left,
both steel and aluminum. First come
first served. Write Griffith Rowlands,
712 Broadus St., Fort Worth, Texas.
ARMY SLICKERS and ammunition box-
es. Keep dry in a . G. I. Raincoat.
$1.00 postpaid. Money back guarantee.
Used but mighty good. Give your weigh!
and height for correct size. ‘G. I.” 30-
calibre all steel ammunition box, suitable
for War Bond. strong box -or for boy’s
or Scout’s souvenir. $1.00 each, post-
paid. Send cash, money order or check,
to The Rosebud News, Rosebud-, Texas.
In business since 1898. V
NEED MORE MONEY? Copy of the
book, “If It’s Wealth You Desire” will
be mailed anywhere in the U. S. for a
dollar bill. P. O. Box 95, Hobart, Okla.
POULTRY
BETTER, CHEAPER CHICKS. 25 breeds,
low —as $2.90. AA AA White Leghorns,
$8.95; Pullets, $19.95. Brown, Buff Leg-
horns ; Anconas; White, Barred, Buff
Rocks; Wyandottes; Orpingtons; Reds;
White, Black, Buff Minorcas ; Black, White
Giants; Brahmas. Prepaid, live delivery,
prompt shipment. SHANKS POULTRY
FARM, Clyde, Texas.
WANTED TO BUY
POPCORN machine, give full description
and price. Address A. GRAHAM, 2025
Jackson, Dallas 1, Texas. _«
WANTED—Combine, in good condition.
R. W Reynolds, Lueders, Texas.
Business Opportunities
BOOKKEEPERS, post-war opportunity.
Operate professional bookkeeping, service
spare time.- Free details. JOURNEAY.
1003 Fourth, Orange, Texas.
SPARK PLUGS
10,000 MILE GUARANTEE, Standard
Brand spark plugs, reconditioned, box of
10, only $2.40, shipped C.O.D. Prepaid.
Positively no better plug can be bought
any price. State make of car and year
model. Satisfaction guaranteed 'or money
refunded. P." O. Box . 450, Z. 3, Alexan-
dria, Louisiana.
MACHINERY
FOR SALE—Interstate Cadet 51A, recent
factory major, fabric good : excellent con-
dition. $1,900.. H. H, FAUST,. Vinita, Okla.
KIRSTEN horsepower stump puller. Clears
ac^e-...in one setting-. Has been only, tried
and accepted- Reason for. selling, sold land
t6 . be cleared. Listed at $218.10. Will take
cash, net $125 f. o. b- Austin. Write J. W.
SWAHN, Route 1, Austin 20.- Texas.
FOR SALE—Complete plant manufac-
ture asphaltic products' and road ' math-
rials. Address Milo A. Lang, P. p. Box
1067, Joplin, Mo., if interested. Price rea-
sonable. . . . . . . ‘ i'
FOR SALK-^iOO-aihp. Lincoln Portable
welding machine in first class condition,
all kinds. Gas welding equip. • Hand tools,
grinders, hydraulic jacks1, and several misc.
items. General Welding Co.. ,1501 S.
Ewing, Dallas 16; Tex. Phone W-6363,
MAGIC WAND WELDER
A complete electric welder for 110 V.
AC circuit for only $34.50. Suitable for
welding, soldering, and brazing. Includes
head shield, supply of welding rod, braz-
ing rod, solder, flux, and complete manual
explaining its simple operation. Ready to
plug in and use. Suitable for any weld-
ing jobs. Guaranteed against defects for
one year. Absolutely safe. Complete with
all accessories.^ No farm or ranch with
110 V. AC electric current should be with-
out one. j
WELL MACHINERY &
SUPPLY CO., Inc.
' . , 1629 MAIN'ST.
FORT WORTH. TEXAS
THE PRAETORIANS
Home Office., Praetorian Bldg.. Dallas. Teg.
FRATERNAL LIFE INSURANCE.
JUVENILE—ADULT ON THE MONTH-
LY PAYMENT PLAN.
Budget Your Life Insurance Payments
Like You Do Your Household Bills. *
Straight Life. Twenty Pay.
Retirement Income. Term.
“Attached Draft” Policies.
How would you like to have the exclusive
contract in your home town, or, if you
are employed, would you like to earn by
turning your: spare time into dollars T
Write The Praetorians at above address.
Organized 1898. 4S Years of Service
I Woman’s Curious Occupation
I For nine years, Mrs. Ada Al-
vey, 65, of Retford, England, has
been working as a chimney
sweep.
H Our Boys and Girls
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HAPPY FAMILY_Despite plaintive expression of boxer Jon, he is content with hen
Victoria on back and rabbit Thumper betw een paws.^Pets^are inseparable companions
San Francisco, Calif.
SEA LIONS STAR ATTRACTION
By CLARISSA LORENZ
(Condensed from Nature Magazine)
Sea lions exhibit all the characteristics
of old human actors and actresses-—soaking
up applause and admiration like pnma
donnas. From tail-tip to snout they are
seven feet of showman. If somebody else
steals their act, they-are resentful. They
are star attractions at any circus.
Have you ever watched a sea lion in its
native element? If so, you have seen some-
thing approaching an aquatic ballet. His
speed is phenomenal.
In the Pacific, where he has been timed,
he was found to swim eighty-eight miles an
Lour. He is the most graceful ’swimmer in
existence.
The poetry of his movements, his tim-
ing and control, are beautiful beyond de-
scription. After careening in a great circle
and arching high through the air m a
curve, he will enter the water so smoothly
that there is hardly a ripple to be seen.
He will thread his way with incredible
speed between rocks and over obstacles.
He can stop at a split second, his soft nose
one inch from some jagged rock. Using
depth for a speed-gathering run, he rises
from the water to amazing heights,1 gaug-
ing his landing so perfectly that he will
alight on a given level looking as though
he had been there all the time. ,
The sea lion’s favorite game is hide-and-
seek- He will lurk two feet below the sur-
face roling his eyes after the fish that
is dangled above, and quite sure that he
is invisible. After rising with a rush of
Lightning to seize the fish high in the air,
he falls back with gurgles of pleasure.
/✓
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Sea Lions in their native element.
He will sleep twenty-four hours at a
stretch, snoring away; he is Very inquisi-
tive; he sheds his coat every spring; he
shakes his head rapidly when pleased, and
shivers when he is frightened. Sudden sharp
noises, like fife alarms or fireworks, scare
the wits out of him. ! *
Captain Roland Tiebor’s famous trio of
sea lions—Dolly, Johnny and Frisco—were
once playing in a circus that j included a
pig act. When one of the pigs got loose
and ran down the Hippodrome track into
the ring,, the* sea lions started after in hot
pursuit; They were caught in* time to save
the pig from a sound thrashing.
Captain Tiebor claims that his trained
sea lions can run nearly as fast as a dog—,
at least for about 150 feet—and,-what is
more, will chase a dog. They do; this mostly
as a lark. But when threatened, they will
defend themselves quite ably.
A tramp once amused himself on the cir-
cus grounds by poking a stick at a sea lion
while the trainer’s back was turned. But
the sea lion needed no protector.
He began chasing that terrified tramp
around tent poles and over circus gear until
he had caught up with his persecutor. And
then he bit, tore and twisted the britches
right off him.
These sleek, stream-lined performers are
a great responsibility. Although, untrained,
they cost from $75 to $200, they are worth
anywhere from $2000 to $5000 once they
have become a drawing card in the big
tent. • . \' a, *' ‘ ,
Training starts at about eight months.
A wise trainer never slaps a sea lion. Their
feelings are easily hurt. A cuff on the ear
or a cross word may discourage a sea lion
forever.
The trainer gets results only with kind-
ness, which wins their confidence, “I first
teach my sea lions to love me,” says Cap-
tain Tiebor, “before I even begin training
them. They must then learn to understand
every word I say to them.”;
Sea lions are taught by example, and, ac-
cording to their masters, it is considerably
harder to train sea mammals. A lion, tiger
or puma can only' be bullied into doing
tricks.
You have, no doubt, seen these sleek sea
lion circus performers shoot the chutes,
come down a ladder, danco the rhumba in
a straw skirt and ruff, ride a kiddie car,
pull themselves along tight ropes, walk on
clogs, smoke a pipe, salute, perform mili-
tary drill, fire cannons, mimic the hum
of an airplane, or bark out phrases like,
“I want my Mama!” Balancing is the trick
they do best, whether it is open umbrellas,
nursery balls or dumb-bells. And the longer
the snout, the better the performer.
It takes from one to one and one-half
years to train a sea lion, green out of the
ocean, to do the most elementary trick.
Dolly, who weighs 180 pounds, does a flip-
per stand on Captain Tiebor’s hands while
juggling a ball at the same time. She had
to know him four years before she was
ready to learn this trick.
And it took him even longer before he
got to Frisco to do the muscle grind. She
is said to be the only sea lion in the world
who can do this trick, which consists of
hanging on the trapeze bars by her front
flippers, spinning around for from fifteen
to twenty revolutions, and the jumping
down and bowing.
At first she could never remember that
she was suspended in mid-air; Her front
flippers would be wrapped around the bar
when some noise or sudden movement
would distract her, and she would let go
and tumble down.
Teaching sea lions to blow the horn is
also a complicated business. In some shows,
the horns are electricallyconnected, so that
the performer has only to hit them to pro-
duce sound. But Captain Tiebor’s horns are
not wired. The sea lions have to do their
own blowing.
It takes about three years for one to
I memorize a tune. First he is shown how to
blow through his nose. Next he applies
this technique to the horns. Then he is
taught the whole piece by watching his
trainer point to the various horns, each
of which has a different pitch.
“They get so they understand every word
I say,” Captain Tiebor declares. “They’ll
never forget a trick, although they may get
out of practice. If they’re told to perform
a difficult one, they sometimes try to sneak
out of it by playing dead.”
Rehearsal for sea lions lasts usually , an
hour—from 10 to 11 in the morning and
again from 4 to 5 in the afternoon. Just
before the performance they limber up.
The sense of timing of a sea lion is flaw-
less. Once they hear .the bugle in the main
tent; they know to a split scond just how
long to wait before going on. And at the
sound of, that bugle, they plunge into the
tank, uttering hoarse cries of ook-ook and
wark wark, which seems to “get them in
the mood.” If the previous act runs over-
- time, they will fidget £*nd fret, highly ner-
vous with impatience.
The career of a sea lion lasts from eight
to 12 years, although some of Captain Tien
bor’s pets have been performing for seven-
teen years. But after a decade of circus life,
/ they may develop cataracts and become
blind. . '
Not all of these sightless'mammals are
pensioned off. One blind sea lion was kept
on the pay-roll for five years.
THOMAS A. EDISON, THE BOY
INVENTOR
press car. Here he conducted experiments
in chemistry and published a three-cent
( newspaper which he called The Weekly
Curiosity gave many a famous inventor Herald. But one day the train gave a lurch,
his start, including America’s greatest, one of Tom’s chemieals spilled, and fire
Thoma Alva Edison, i broke out. The conductor was so furious
Edison was was born in the
Qne after another
they, all tutu to
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Hi Ho for
filer flavor!
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Irs no accident-Hi Ho’s grow-
ing popularity! It’s because these
crackers have a liner flavor/
Try crunchy-crisp Sunshine Hi
Ho Crackers with meals, snacks,
or beverages. Bet they’ll be your
family’s favorite«cracker, too I
LOOSE-WILES BISCUIT' COMPANY—Brown Crackerand Candy Company Division1
he put Edison and all his equip-
ment off at the next station.
Lucky for the world Edison
didn’t stop there. In the long
years of his experimenting there
were many misfortunes. But Ed-
ison had patience and never
seemed to tire., So it was he
brought himself through 13
months of searching to find ex-
actly the right material for his
electric bulb filament. He did
find it, though, and was reward-
ed by seeing it come to light
homes all over the world and
among all classes of people,
—— i—$---—
Keep eggs in a refrigerator.
If kept at room temperature,
eggs may actually lose as much
in quality in three days as those
kept three weeks in a refrigera-
tor or icebox.
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That pinch of salt again! Add
a dash to chocolate dishes or to
cocoa to emphasize the flavor.
Run hot water over your cake
pans before greasing them for
baking. Dry thoroughly at once.
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A preliminary survey shows
that 182 Scurry County 4-H
Club boys are carrying 206
demonstrations for 1945 and
plan to start 167 more, includ-
ing gardens and crops. In con-
nection with more general ac-
tivities, County Agricultural
Agent Raymond L. King says
that 119 boys treated or assist-
ed in treating 835 head of cat-
tle for grubs; 97 boys repaired
310 toys for Christmas; 146
sharpened 540 knives after a
method demonstration, and 11
bought $3,054.16 worth of bonds
and stamps during the Sixth
War Loan Drive.
' Leroy Morris, 13, Sherman
County 4-H Club boy of the
Spurlock community, won the
Farm Bureau Federation prize
for selling $35,950 worth of
bonds during the Sixth War
Loan drive, v
Wow to stab yourse/f
in the back
You don’t have fo have three arms, or even
be a contortionist.
All you have to do is grab a War Bond of
yours and cash it in. When you do this, you
do yourself more harm than you realize.
You throw away the best investment in
the world today. You lose the chance of
getting four dollars for every three when
your Bond matures. You forget how handy
that War Bond will be in a few years—
when maybe you’ll really need some money.
And when you cash in that Bond you’re
hurting Uncle Sam too. You’re taking your
valuable dollars out of the fight at a time
when your country needs those dollars
badly, .
So don’t give in next time you feel a
spending spree coming on. Instead hang onto
the Bonds you have, and buy another to be
still saferl
KEEP FAITH WITH OUR FIGHTERS
BUY WAR BONDS FOR KEEPS
This is an official U. S. Treasury advertisement—prepared
under auspices of Treasury Department and War Adver-
tising Council and contributed by our
Magazine Section
town of Milan* O. From his ear-
liest years he found many things
to be curious about. For Milan
was a busy little shipping port
connected by canal and river to
Lake Erie. The thoughtful
youngster asked so many ques-
tions of workmen at the wharves
they decided “young Edison
must certainly be very stupid.^’
By the time he was 11 and the
family had moved to Port Hu-
ron, Mich., Tom had coaxed his
parents into letting him take a
job. (He got most of his school-
ing from his mother who had
taught school before her mar-
riage.) The job Was selling pa-
pers and candy on the trains of
the Grand Trunk Railroad.
Nicest thing about it was the
conductor let him set up a lab-
oratory in the train’s empty ex-
THE TILLERS
By Carroll
"THAT BOOK I'VE BEEN READING' SAVS
MUSIC STEPS UP PRODUCTION.'
THINK I’LL TRY IT... j*/ 9
)HOLY SMOKES' MY SINGING
MUSTA FRIGHTENED THAT
HEN...OH, WELL, ACCIDENTS
WILL. HAPPEN.''
7s
I’LL SEE HOW IT WORKS WITH
BESSIE SHE’LL BE f/t
Com in* ^o^D THE Tb
MOUNTAINHEY/
IS SOMETHING WRONG,
PAW? I HEARD YOU
SCREAMING IN
HERE'
IlM GONNA
SUE THE
AUTHOR, OP
THAT BOOK'
—PAGE 7—
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Warren, David M. The Panhandle Herald (Panhandle, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 32, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 1945, newspaper, March 2, 1945; Panhandle, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth889422/m1/13/: accessed June 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Carson County Library.