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ONSENSE an » To start off on a cheery note, here's what the Old Farmer's Almanack says about the weather prospects for the Month of March : Spring will be late, cold and wet. And here are some March dates to remember: 1, State Day, Nebraska; 2, Texas Independence Day; 7, Burbank Day, California; 15, Jackson Day, Tennessee; 17, St. Patrick's Day; 25, Maryland Day. WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE SAID IT: "Liberty is the only thing you cannot have unless you are willing to give it to others." IF YOU'RE A JUGGLER— don't ply your trade-in Hood River, Oregon, without a liconsethere's a law against it! IT HAPPENED IN— 660 B. C. — The Japanese empire was founded by Jimmu Tenno, legendary descendant of the Sun Goddess. 64 A.D. — First persecution of the Christians under Emperor Nero; among the martyrs were the apostles Peter and Paul; the persecutions continued at intervals until the reign of Diocletian, 303-3131497 — John Cabot explored the east coast of Canada; his son, Sebastian, accompanied him on a second voyage the following year. 1770 — Boston Massacre, March 5; three killed, eight wounded by British troops. 1814 — Francis Scott Key composed the Star Spangled Banner while watching the British attack on Baltimore, September 13. YOUR HOME STATEALABAMA — known as the Cotton State, the Yellowhammer State; state flower: goldenrod; state motto: We Dare Defend Our Rights; capital: Montgomery; rank in area: 28th; rank in population: 17th; much of the state's foreign commerce passes through the city of Mobile, one of the nation's .largest ports; agriculture is the chief interest, although there has been a steady growth of industry during the last thirty years; raises one-tenth of the nation's cotton, along with peanuts, corn, sweet potatoes, tobacco, sugar, oats, hay and fruit as other important crops; coal underlies about 8,000 square miles of the state, and there is enough iron ore to keep the state's blast furnaces going for 160 years; cement and clay products are also important in the state's economy; there are nine colleges, two professional schools, four teachers' colleges and normal schools, four junior colleges, and seven institutions of higher learning for Negroes in the state — Tuskegee Institute being the . most important of the latter; Alabama was settled by the French in 1702. ceded to the British in 1763. acquired by the Spanish as part oi West Florida in 1779. and became a part of the United States in 1783-1813. FUN AND GAMES DEPARTMENT: Here's a party game that requires no preparation or equipment, and no particularly specialized knowledge on the part of the players. Any number can play, but half a dozen to a dozen usually works out best. One person is chosen "it", and he thinks of three categories, such as "animal, vegetable and mineral" or "books, movies and songs" — any of three general items will do. "It" stands in the center, and the rest of the players are in a circle around him. He points to one of the players, mentions one of his categories, and the player must respond with the name of a particular item in that category inside ten seconds. Example: "It" says animal and the player must respond zebra (or any other animal) within ten seconds. If he doesn't answer in ten seconds, he's out. Play continues in this manner, and the winner (who is next "it") is decided by elimination — he's the last player left A player is also "out" if he names .an item which has been named before by another player. VERSE— OR WORSE: So I said, "Old Man, for whom diggest thou this grave In the heart of London town?" And the deep-toned voice of the digger replied. "We're laying a gas-pipe down!" VERSE— OR BETTER: Silence in love betrays more woe Than words, though ne'er so witty; A beggar that is dumb, you know, May challenge double pity. — Sir Walter Raleigh Art Linkletter emceea House Party, heard Mondays 54