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Thursday June 2nd, 1949
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PICTURE hanging tip
Pi r will not crack when a
, call riven into it if the nail is ’
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SUSPECTED SPUDS
Potatoes were thought to be J
poisonous when they were im
ported from eastern Switzerland i
to nee in 1700.
REFRIGERATE CANDLES
Wax candles will burn more
slowly and last longer if they are!,
chilled thoroughly before they
are used.
A HEAVY RAIN
One inch of rain on one acre of
ground weighs more than 113
tons and amounts to 27,143 gal- .
lons of water. There is as much
water in one inch of rain as there
is in 10 inches of snow.
KEEPING THE KAIN OUT
Eighty-four percent of all the
- roofing used in the United States
is of one kind, asphalt roofing,
■ according to the Department of
Commerce.
STILL A MYSTERY
The Carlsbad Caverns in New
! Mexico never have been explored
fully. Discovered in 1901, they are •
considered to be among the deep- ;
est caves in the world.
AN ANTI-ANT IDEA
Ants will not climb up table
legs if a piece of string dipped in \
kerosene Is tied around each leg. |
FOR SPEEDY COOKING
Baked potatoes will cook faster
if they are immersed in a pan of
hot water for about 10 minutes
before they are put in the oven.
WHO WEIGHED THEM?
Between 3,500 and 4,500 bees ;
weigh a pound.
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it gives so muc^ and costs so fitt/e to operate and maintain
The most Beautiful BUY for
Styling
All your friends will say, “What a
beauty; what a buy!” For this car has
a Body by Fisher—exclusive to
Chevrolet and higher-priced cars.
The most Beautiful BUY for
Driving and Riding Ease
Chevrolet's new Center-Point Design
—including Center-Point Steering,
Center-Point Seating, Lower Center
of Gravity without loss of road clear
ance, and Center-Point Rear Sus
pension—gives entirely new driving
and riding ease.
CAPITAL CABS COUNTED
Chances of getting a taxi in
Washington, D.C., are the best in
the country. The city has 9,024
cabs, one for every 109 residents,
according to the International
City Managers’ Association. New 1
York City nas the greatest total'
number of taxis, 11,814.
CEMENT THEM DOWN
In exceptionally windy areas,
additional windtightness can be
given to asphalt shingles by ce
menting down the tabs with quick
setting asphalt cement.
A BLACKSMITH-INVENTOR 1
The first patent on an electric
motor was granted in 1837 to,
Thomas Davenport, a Rutland, Vt,
blacksmith.
A FAVORITE FOOD
Americans consumed an aver
| age of 21 quarts of ice cream a
person in 1946. Vanilla was the
most popular flavor.
FROSTING GLASS
Glass can be frosted by paint
ing it with a solution of half a
pound of Epsom salts in a quart
of water.
STRAIGHTEST RAILWAY
| The longest section of straight'
railway track in the world ex
tends 328 miles without a curve
I across the Nullabor Plain in Aui-1
tralia. : 1
HORSESHOE HISTORY
Horseshoes date back to 500
B£. Most of those now used in
the United States are manufac
tured in Joliet 111.
HUNGRY MOTHS
One female moth and her de
! scendants can destroy as much
wool in a year as 13 sheep can
I produce in the same time.
The most Beautiful BUY for Thrills and Thrift
Yes, so great is the demand for new Chevrolets this
spring that it seems everybody's fancy is turning to
this most beautiful buy of allt
All America is thrilling to the fleet, flashing lines
and colors of Chevrolet’s Bodies by Fisher ... to
the sparkling and spirited performance of its Valve
in-Head Engine . . . and to the extraordinary new
driving and riding results imparted by its famous
Center-Point Design. And all America is agreeing
that Chevrolet is the only car that offers all these
advantages of highest-priced cars and costs so little
to buy, operate and maintain!
FUST FOR QUALITY AT LOWEST COST 11 AMERICA'S CHOICE FOR T« YEARS
BRYAN MOTOR COMPANY
Pembroke, Georgia
THE PEMBROKE JOURNAL
REVIVAL SERVICES
Starting Monday Night
JUNE 6th
And Through Friday Night
JUNE 10th
Advent Christian Church
Pembroke, Georgia
PREACHING BY
REV. G. W. SANDERS
OF SMOAKS, S. C.
Everybody Invited.
The most Beautiful BUY for
Comfort
You’ll be truly comfortable, even if you
ride all day long, thanks to a Super-
Size Interior — deep, form-fitting
“Five-Foot Seats”—and extra-gener
ous head, leg and elbow room.
The most Beautiful BUY for
All-Round Safety
—with new Certi-Safe Hydraulic
Brakes with Dubl-Life brake linings;
extra-strong Fisher Unisteel Body;
Panoramic Visibility; Safety Plate
Glass throughout; and the super
safe Unitized Knee-Action Ride.
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C ° ( N °. you can't beat our drycleaning service any-
) where, at any price! We take heat-wilted
clothes and return 'em cool, crisp, fresh! You
— feel cooler jusl wearing them! Try us just once,
and feel for yourself what a June-boon we
can be! /
Mercury Cleaners
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Tos Theatre
■ Pembroke, — Georgia
| Matinee Tuesday and
' Wednesday-Thursday’
Night Shows Start
at 7:30 P. M.
Monday and Tuesday
JUNE 6 -7
MATINEE TUESDAY
AT 3:30 P. M.
“COMMAND
DECISION”
with
CLARK GABLE
WALTER PIDGEON
VAN JOHNSON
BRIAN DONLEVY
WEDNESDAY JUNE" 8*“
MATINEE AND NIGHT
“FLOWING GOLD”
with
JOHN GARFIELD
PAT O’BRIEN
FRANCES FARMER
ALSO CCHAPTER 2
THE BLACK WIDOW
Thursday and Friday
JUNE 9 - 10
MATINEE THURSDAY
at 3:30 P. M.
, “A LETTER TO
THREE WIVES”
| with
(JEANNE CRAIN
LINDA DARNELL
ANN SOTHERN
SATURDA YJUNE 11
DOUBLE FEATURE
First Show Starts at 2:00 P. M.
Continous Showing
“THE STRAWBERRY
ROAN”
with
GENE AUTRY
AND CHAMPION '
(AND)
“SHOW THEM
NO MERCY”
With
ROCHELLE HUDSON
CESAR ROMERO
I «om 3011
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