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HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD By H. E. Hill Copyright, 1940. b> NVw* S>r.d.catc Co Inc m ■ \{\ / ^ You can see with half an eye who’s the head of this house hold. And it isn’t Mummy or" _ Dad. .. r Though Daddy is the nominal head of the family, Mummy*1; and the girls keep him in the ‘m background, more or less.SS* especially when callers around. They let him as.1 aKa)t question, maybe, but ~ldom answer, and anythiir else In!a"« his conversation^-' lne ge '-r/i drnwr a out j£Head of the family spending av / gquiet evening among his loved 'v <£' Iff leones. Works hard over Buster's ^homework and after that’s out ■of the way, there's the wife's checkbookt^^^ "be gone into. She s fifty-odd dollars over^ / what the bank’s statement says. Kt -v» wr The male head of any household willingly cedes all rights when it becomes necessary for the cook snsitive and has a temper I »ken to about something, j One of those lucky households where the wife’s mother has ^ just loads of money and is ^ considered the real head by everyone but her Blj son-in-law. But he Pf ^ doesn’t bring home ' ■ enough bacon to "A count. ^Head of the family working Sjoff hurt feelings and a sense, |of inferiority in the garden ! ■ Said he to the little wife. J”Who's the head of thisN |house, anyway?” Whereupon & she blew up. called him names. ?and developed a sick head jache. He had to apologize. ' | “111 have to bring it back ) if my husband doesn’t like ^ 't- And, since she’s a bride of a month, she will. Up to ^^six months a bride considers ^■her husband the head of the\ ■■house. But not for VERY much longer I ■ / Bachelor career girls who share an apartment have terrible times figuring out who is the head of - the establishment. It has to do with sorting laundry, garbage dis posal and picking up clothes from the floor, and neither wants the job of house mother. The tuna teams "shove off" for the Gulf Stream fishing grounds. These speedy little deep sea fish ing cruisers had some rough ■weather to buck in the tourna ment, the sea being swept by wind and rain during most of the three days. The big tuna catch was given to the needy of Miami. Wide World Photos. . ^ A 0*4 4 J9 Enjoy RELAXED SLEEP on a Conscience Brand Mattress Maybe that mattress of yours is haunted. Your dreams certainly will be if your mattress is uncomfortable Yet. its easy to enjoy relaxed sleep! The New Fleecy Cloud (quilted) and the New White Cloud (tufted) encour age every muscle to relax For these mattresses are designed exclusively /or relaxed sleep. Your favorite store will be glad to show you how you can enjoy relaxed sleep c/*_ RELAXING FEATURES Exclusive, patented spring construction. Re-tempered after assembling to prevent sagging. Scientifically designed to encour age relaxation of the entire body. Finest quality felt. Unexcelled for resilience. NFG. BY INTERNATIONAL BEDDING CO., BALTO., MD. rs^nsoX i}\/Each . BOX SPBIMCS ' $39. SO a Sportsmen Land Tons of Tuna |l WEATHER RELIEF j| FOR THOUSANDS II WITH i I! NEW LOW COST || | AIR CONDITIONER |, Fits WlgM In th» Wlw«»w As little as *139-50 Installed ONLY 25% DOWN Stay on top of your job on hot days . . . every day. Work in cool comfort. Enjoy sound,restful sleep. Plug It In ... lik« a Radio Handsome walnut cabinet, readily movable. Merely unplug. 5-Y*ar Warranty on the Hermetically-sealed Unit. Yaar 'Round Utafulnstt COOLS . DRIES • FILTERS and CIRCULATES the air. KEEPS OUT NOISE. Most models can bring in fresh air and expel stale air . . . even when the cooling unit is not running. Phan* Abaut Our 5-Day Trial Plan Ea7;.w co6300 BUCK COAL CO. K*tabli«hrd IHO.I 2363 Champlain St. N.W. Errol Flynn, hot for any sea sport, was one of the big names in the second annual tuna fishing tournament held near Cat Cay in the Bahamas. Here the film star gives you on arch look after guessing within 20 pounds of the weight of the giant tuna he landed in a tournament battle. The fish weighed 423 pounds—but it wasn't enough to place Errol among the winners. Just an average assortment of giant tuna the sportsmen brought in for weighing in the tourna ment At right is Laddie Sanford, famed pola player, who was on the winning team with Winston Guest and Tommy Shevlin. At left is Mrs. Laddie Sanford, ready to swing her movie camera into action. FRESHEN UP SXt KEEP YOUR MOUTH FRESH AS A^|| KEEP YOUR HEAD CLEAR AS A Hit "Here I am playing my most important match of the year. But I'm tightened up like a drum and my head’s as thick as pea soup. I've got to relax somehow.” SNIi “Here. Have a spud. That’ll freshen you up and clear your head. You just can't beat spuds for a grand smoke that makes you feel like a million.’’ Nli “Thanks. But you and I those spuds really won. That’s the only mentho-i lated cigarette I know olF that has such a fine tobac co flavor. They’re swell.”