Radio and television mirror (July-Dec 1948)

"Hereford hog." That just about exhausted the livestock. Doris was more versatile. "Red bandana handkerchief." "Red barn." That had been said. I was getting rattled. Joe ruled it out, and I substituted "red truck." Doris gasped, "Red strawberries." I took her suggestion. "Red raspberries." It was positively my last gasp. I was color blind and color dumb. I couldn't have thought of even such obvious things as Mary Jean's lipstick or a red sunset. But that did it. Doris groped for five seconds. The horn ended the contest. I mopped my brow, looking through the audience until my eyes found Mary Jean. I hoped I'd done well enough to make her proud of the old man. SHE was all but jumping up and down. I, however, wasn't so sure I had won. The judges huddled. I tried to compute the score. At last the M. C. announced, "The Farm Champion is. . . ." For me, his pause lasted hours. ". . . is Mac McKerrow, of Pewaukee, Wisconsin." You should have seen the loot. Fifteen one-gallon cans of paint, a complete set of aluminum cooking utensils, a vacuum cleaner and attachments, and a home freezer. It was quite a collection. Prizes added on later shows have put me years ahead in my farming, for I have received such things as a ten years' supply of overalls, more paint, nylons for Mary Jean, 23,343 live Florida bees, two electric water heaters, a front end loader to attach to my tractor, and an automatic ironer for the house. A contestant works for it; he has to know more than his own name to win, but when he earns the title of Farm Champion of the Week, he has something to show. I feel like a good provider every time ! I see Mary Jean running the family laundry through that ironer instead of spending hours to do the same job by hand, and when she gets all dressed up, ready to go out, I take a look at her nicely-filled nylons and think, "Mac, my lad, you talked for those socks." The material things, and their dollar ' value, however, don't begin to meas I ure the benefits I have gained. Most important, it keeps me from getting root-bound on my own land. That is easy to do when you're a farmer, for although there's drama in ; farming, it's the slow-paced drama of ! the seasons. Spring planting, summer labor, fall harvest and winter enjoyment of accomplishment — youthful learning, mature endeavor and then the pleasure of seeing the cycle repeated I again with your children. You need to concentrate a cross I section of this into a brief radio program to have the drama emerge sharply ! defined. Then city people as well as I farmers feel it. Evidence of this is the mail. Thousands of letters, bearing city addresses, reach the Cowan office each week suggesting questions for , R.F.D. America. My grandfather, who settled our land in 1874, and my father, who has achieved an international reputation for breeding Shropshire sheep, also realized the importance of show competition in a j farmer's life. For more than half a I century, they have exhibited our sheep and cattle. They got me started early. Competing for the title of Farm Champion of , the Year will climax a lifetime — 24 New "CHERRY ROYALE" pattern on shelves. How to give your kitchen the "New Look" No more drab, "blank" look— you can give your kitchen the bright, colorful "new look" that decorators favor— in seconds'. Pick one of the charming new Royledge Shelving patterns —scatter color throughout the room in a jiffy. So easy, simply place durable Royledge on shelf, fold down colorful edge. Brighten the whole house by using beautiful Royledge to "glamorize" linen closets, toy shelves, open shelves, etc. There's a perfect Royledge design for every room ! by Ellanor Martin Homemaking Expert See gorgeous new Royledge designs now at 5 & 10's, naborhood, hardware, dept. stores. qe Shelving Paper and Edging all-in-one 9 ft. 8$ Trade Mark "Royledge" Beg. TJ. S. Pat. Off. IN A GLAMOROUS GIFT PACKAGE And what a glorious beauty bath Tublets provide for you. A bath so hauntingly alluring and fragrant . . . that leaves your skin satin-smooth . . . that makes you more lovely . . . more to be desired. And all this without fuss or bother! A single Tublet dropped into the bath accomplishes this miracle. Note, too, how a Tublet perfumes and softens the bath . . . how delightfully it relaxes and refreshes you! At cosmetic counters everywhere. If unavailable, write us using coupon. 4 SIZES □ QUEEN SIZE— 60 □ DUTCHESS SIZE □ PRINCESS SIZE— D JUNIOR'S SIZE— SCHRATZ PRODUCTS, Dept. Mf-5,1427 Randolph, Detroit 26, Michigan Please mail me (Post Prepaid) boxes Tublets, sires checked above. Enclosed find $ full payment. (Do not send stamps.) NAME ADDRESS . . CITY ZONE STATE TUBLETS $2.85 -40 TUBLETS . . $2.00 20 TUBLETS ... $1.00 10 TUBLETS ... .55 Plus 20% Fed. Tax 4 EXQUISITE FRAGRANCES Assorted to each box • GARDENIA •APPLE BLOSSOM • LAVENDER • WHISPERING PINE 75