1949-12-15 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY

DECEMBE

15 1949

PICTORIAL NEWSFRONT

CROCHET CHAMP-Mrs Thomas L. Nighüngale, 71, of Sacramento, California, proudly displays some of the awards she has won with her needlework. Her skill has made her the crocheting champion of the United States for the third time,

GETTING ACQUAINTED~It has taken Ross Vall seven weeks to make friends with some neighbouring: raccoons, but now they come right into his klichen, near Tuxedo Park, New York, for a snack. To enter tain six of the animals, Vall says it costs him two loaves of rye bread a day but he expects the free rations will attract a greater number of visitors in the spring,

A WORD TO THE WISE As New York State's hunting season ends for the year, warnings are posled for the benefit of over-enger sportsmen. Gretchen Grauer here supports Heather Roulston while she hammers a notice on a tree, where hunters who might be setting their sights will surely see it.

THEY'RE NOT PLAYING BALL- These men are trainees who work in copper mines in Northerni Rhodesia. The African copper belt occupies 1,600 miles near the Belgian Congo, and produced US$72,000,000 worth of copper in 1948.

MORE POWER IN BRAZIL~This big hydro-electric power plant has just been Inaugurated at Americana, Brazil. Part of a multi-million dollar public utility network of the American and Foreign Power Company, it will serve 40,000 square miles.

GOOD ARGUMENT Camely Shirley Tegee': demonstrates at Laguna Beach, California, why she thinks swim suits are flattering to a girl's figure.

INTER-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP Mayor Robert Floyd of Miami, Florida, presents the Stars and Stripes to Miss Allanza, represented by charming Mary Gon- zales, secretary of the Venezuelan Consul in Miami. The Allanza Inter-Americana promotes friendship between the countries of the Americas,

IN WITH THE TIDE Johnny Rhodes

Del Rey California, lifegu and his pet dog examin rolf Tennis and baseballs that washed ashore. Authorities belleve they were washed down street drains during a storm, emptied

he ocean and floated back to sho)

HER OWN PRODUCTION Hayward takes time from her act Hollywood set to pose with her four-y Gregory, left, must have eaten more

Timothy, because he appears the larger

Lovely film star

ON INITIAL FLIGHT The 2222 Inspection after making its first

as the largest production tra port plane can carry troops, tanks and fully-load

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