The Cobuck River area pro
duces the highest grade of jade
in the world and also the lar
gest deposits of jade.
Polar bear have been found
as far as eighty miles inland on
the arctic rivers.
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The roads fanned out and the
truks came along, and soon we
found the missing link in the
transportation chain. For trucks
can go anywhere there's a road,
and we have three million miles
of roads.
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POOL SHARKS
Anyone looking for some rough
competition in pool shooting lias
only lo go into Leo and Bobbies
Pool Room on Fourth, or the
Main Street. You’ll find five very
nice pool tables, one billiard ta
ble, and a card table for those
| who feel extra lucky. If you gel
[beat too badly at pool and need
a good drink, the fellows behind
the bar are ready and willing
to remedy that situation too.
If you're not too good at pool
shooting, go in anyway, and
watch a few of the pool sharpies
at their game.
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When we see our vast tonnage
of highly perishable food flowing
swiftly out to all the villages
between two oceans, .and our
floods of mass-produced goods
reaching the farthest customer in
a matter of days, we know that
we have found out how to get
stuff to people on a grand scale.
Mi’ 'ill- I'l'tV i i i i r' ■ t COt X '
Garage & Filling Stat on 1
i) Fots |
Excellent Income from Lease |
Mary Ann B. Broivn 5
POLK 90 I
Belva Theatre
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last times tonight
Jean Parker and a hoast of others Zenobia the one and only Elephant
SUNDAY MONDAY AND TUES.
Sauth Of DIXIE
Continual Showing Every Nite 6 To 10
SALLY'S SALLIES
Rem»tc’«<i U 5 >*«trni Q^>c« _—
• •Then there’s Old Lady Smith. She was among the first setr
. Lw tiers in this town, and she’s among.the last settlersJSSpK*/ ^
SPORT COMMENT
The Pacific Coast League offi
[cials have been after a major
| league rating now for some time.
| And there's a fair amount of
justification to all the noise they
have been making. They lured
4,000,000 customers in 1947—more
than the American or the Nat
! ionals drew in 1943. They can
also boast that every team in
the circuit drew more than the
St. Louis Browns last year. Then,
too, the West is growing—and
growing fast. But the Pacific
is just as far from a major league
rating as they were five years |
ago. “Punts” Rowland and his
boys got a lot of publicity out
of it and that’s about all. They
could drop out of organized ball
and call themselves a major lea
gue outfit. But that, of course,'
would mean a baseball war—
something that hasn't happened
since the Federal League organ
ized in 1913 and declared war on
the majors. They folded two
years later. The Coast Leaugers
might do the same if they break.
There’s one thing about the
owners of the Pittsburgh Pirates
they are spending plenty of
money trying to build a winning
ball club. And by spending mon
ey for colorful players, they reap
a golden harvest at the gate.
Last season. Hank Greenburg
alone cost the Pirates $110,000
($25,000 to Detroit and $85,000 to
Hank in salary and bonuses).
Though Hank fizzled and the
team finished seventh, the Pirates
drew over 1.250,000 customers—
500,000 more than in 1946.
Building their 1948 team, the
Pirates completed a deal with
the Brooklyn Dodgers involving
$250,000. Out of it, they received
Dixie Walker, one of the most
popular players In Brooklyn.
Walker, nearing 38, can’t have
much major league ball left in
him but, like Hank, is a colorful
attraction and bound to pay off
at t he gate.
The Pirates may not have a
championship team but they’ll
bear watching just the same.
They’ve got too much talent to ;
be overlooked. Incidentally, they
cmpleted one big deal that may I
backfire—buying Bob Chesnes
from San Francisco for $80,000
and three players. Bob proved a
sensation on the Coast last year :
until his aim went bad during
the last part of the season. After
that, he was knocked out of the
box often.
JUST GAB- Charlie Root, for
mer pitching ace with the Chi- j
cago Cubs, will manage the Bill
ings team in the Pioneer League. ^
. . .and will also act as scout for
the Hollywood Stars. The $100,
000 Maturity at Santa Anita is
the big attraction for bangtail
followers this Saturday . . . take
your choice—Double Jay, Braban- j
con or Flashco. The regular base
ball season will not open until
April 20. . . last year, it opened
April 14. . .leap year lias caused ;
a calendar oddity. Commissioner
A. B. Chandler will do his spring j
training out in California watch
ing the clubs drill. Rollie Hems- j
ley, who used to be with the
Phillies, is now manager of the
Yaquis team in the Mexican Pa
cific Coast League. The Chicago
Cubs signed hard-hitting Harold
Jeffcoat last week. . .he batted
.346 with Nashville of Southern
Association.
Trucks are America’s work
horses. They help drag our raw
materials from earth and forest.
They help the farmer grow his
crops and send them to market.
They aid the manufacturer by
tying him to other plants with
day-and-night deliveries. On flex
ible schedules they carry stuff
from jobber to wholesaler to re
tailer with a minimum of fuss
and handling.
They are a vital part of the
transportation magic that makes
this country the most produc
tive nation on this planet.
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To move heavy furniture with
out scarring the floor or lino
leum. place a small piece of wax
paper under leg.—Southern Far
mer.
Bonds for Freedom on
Freedom Train inspire
Secretary of Treasury
mmwm&mMmmsmemmmim
Secretary of the Treasury John
IV. Snyder and Mrs. Snyder view
:he priceless exhibit during the
Freedom Train’s stay in Washing
ion, D. C., which dramatically re
yeals the important role United
States Government bonds played in
the progress of the United States of
America from its inception as a
lation in 1776.
The American people have al
ways responded to the call to buy
freedom bonds. Secretary Snyder is
directing a stepped-up campaign to
sell more U. S. Savings Bonds as an
anti-inflationary measure and to
Insure continued peace and pros
perity. ,
FEDERAL INCOME
TAXPAYERS
«■
Your income tax return for
the calendar year 1947 must be
filed not later than March 15,
1948, with the Collector of Inter
nal Revenue for the district in
which you live or have your
principal place of business.
While most taxpayers will be
able to prepare their returns'
themselves, a Deputy Collector
of Internal Revenue will be at
the Seward Post Office on Feb
ruary 2, to February 7, 1948 in
clusive, to give any advice or
assistance needed. No charge will
be made for this service.
Most taxpayers have already
i made substantial payments on
: their 1947 tax through withhold
I ings from their wages or direct
payments to the Collector, but
nevertheless, all taxpayers must
file annual returns on or before
Mar. 15, 1948, as provided by law.
Any person whose total income
in 1947 was $500 or more must
file.
Use either your withholding
I statement or Form 1040.
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CARS 47< A POUND
England has traded 6.000 tons
' of automobiles for 7,200 tons of
I Argentine b^-ef— indicating that
British cars cost more than meat.
J In U. S., the opposite is true.
, For example, a new car retailing
I at $1,500, including accessories,
' weighs 3,150 pounds, ,or 47 cents
a pound. Some heavier and higher
; priced U. S. cars sell at around
50 cents a pound, but few mod
els cost more,
i
A local man had been on a
tear in the big city and was
suffering from a t'erriffic hang
over when he stumbled out at
five in the morning to milk the
cow.
“You look terrible,” said the
cow bluntly. “Those circles under
your eyes reach down to your
knees.”
“I know.” said the farmer sad
ly. “And milking you is only the
beginning of my troubles. I’ll be
slaving on this durn farm til!
seven this evening.”
“Well,” volunteered the cow,
“Ml help all I can. You just hold
tight and I'll jump up and down.”
Popular books now being read
in Se>vard are: Oil for the Lamps
of China, Old Mother Hubbard.
Green Pastures, Lost Horizon.
The Walls of Jericho and Tragic
Ground.
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The man who shot and killed
Mahatma Ghandi put half the
world behind the 8-ball; Every
while man in India also.
This will mean a holy war
very likely.
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TIMES CHANGE!
A young Garnett (Kansas! moth
er was discussing with an older
woman the arrangement “worked
out” with her husband about
feeding the baby in the wee-small
hours. “Who in your family got
up to feed the baby at night?”
she asked the older.
"Well,” she paused, “it certainly
wasn’t my husband. You see,
young lady, we didn’t have
bottles in those days."
* * *
An empty barrel makes the
most noise—an idle tongue makes
the most chatter—but a gorgeous
blond in a high wind can make
the most of anything.
* * *
The disappointed woman is one
who buys fancy undergarments
for a doctor’s examination—then
all lie looks at is her tongue.
• * *
“Is your daddy in, sonny?”
“No, sir. He hasn’t been home
since Mother caught Santa Claus
kissing the maid.”
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A college education is what
enables a fellow' to get a job as
secretary to a man who never
went to school at all.
United Brotherhood of
Carpenters and Joiners
Seward Carpenter's Union 2304
Affiliated With A. F. of L
Meetings 2nd anr 4th Tuesdays
— OLD USO BUILDING —
Jas. McCracken, President
A. G. McRae, Financial Secretary
Buy the “POLARIS"
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O. H. MrCLANE. President
HARRY KNUTSON. V.-Pres.
A. D. McDonald. Secy.-Treas.
Meets FIRST TUESDAY of each
mouth at 7 P.M. in the waiting
room at the DEPOT
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