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Smyrna times., 1934-11-08

BILE for the highly priced Mary
land Ten-Ton Club membership,
Mr.. Chrysler has established pro-
duction record of more than double
the normal yield in the United
States this year. Government of
ficials, economists, industrialists
and numerous other groups inter
ested in planting, tillage, produc-
ton and marketing problems of
American farmers, have been in
terested in the unusual race staged
by the two Eastern Maryland bus
mess leaders, and numerous farm
organizations have adopted resolu-
tions thanking MIR. Chrysler and
Colonel Phillips for concentrating
interest and attention upon these
problems. Maryland Farm Exten-
sion Service officials, under whose
auspices the test was made, today
wired MIR. Chrysler and Colonel
Phillips of the final outcome, pro-
viding official figures. and within
the next few days it is expected
that plans will be announced for the
terrapin dinner.
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
Rig DINNER
CLOSES CONTEST
romato Growing COnte S t
Ends With Terrapin Dinner
at Cambridge, Maryland
NEARS THE lotion MARK

Chesapeake Bay country dla-
mond back terrapin are quaking In
their shells as afficials of the U. s.
Denartment of Agriculture hang
ND official scores of the Ten-Ton
Tomato Growing Contest, staged
annually by the Maryland Farm
Extension Service. For upon the
outcome, announced, hinges a ter
rapin dinner to be given by Walter
p. Chrysler, chairman of the Board
of Chrysler Corporation, to Colonel
Albanus Phillips, president of the
Phillips Packing Company, Cam
bridge. Md. In the effort to focus
attention upon the problems con-
fronting American farmers, the
two business leaders early last
summer entered a friendly but
spirited tomato-race. Colonel Phil
lips agreed to entertain Mr.. Chrys-
Ter at a terrapin dinner if the mo-
tor magnate should be successful
in crashing the exclusive portals
of the "Ten-Ton Club" Mr.. Chrys-
Ter accepted the challenge and of
fered to entertain Colonel Phillips
if he failed. Official state figures
announced by County Agent Will
liam r. Mcknight, of Dorchester
County, Maryland, placed produc-
ton fro mthe ten-acre plot on the
Chrysler estate at 7.95 tons per
acre. These figures, however,were
only for tomatoes supplied the
plants of the Phillips Packing
Company in Cambridge for their
Phillips Delicious soups, juices and
sauces. In addition, Mr.. Chrysler
produced a further yield of 1.10
tons per acre, disposed of through
other channels, which established
a total unofficial record of 9.05
tons per acre. Though falling
just a scant ton short of the mark
which would have made him eligi-
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
Dover Student Hon0red

Robert H. Reed, son of MIR. and
Mrs. Reynolds Reed, of Dover, a
senior at tahe University of Ala
bama, has been elected president
of the senior class He is also sec
retary and treasurer of the Com
mons Club, and a member of the
cabinet of the Y. M. c. A. He
takes an active part in the young
peoples group in church work.
Young Reed graduated from Do
yer High School in 1881. He is a
grandson of George T. Hoffecker
ChesWOld.
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
SUNDAY DINNER
: SUGGESTIONS
BY ANN PAGE

WITH the exception Of the best
w eggs, butter, oranges and fresh
tomatoes, marketers will find most
food prices easy on their pocketbooks.
Meats are reasonable, with loin and
round cuts of beef and legs of lamb
especially attractive.
Certain vegetables are somewhat
higher, but wide selection of low
cost vegetables is s till available.
Among them will be found white and
sweet potatoes, yellow onions, ruta-
baga turnips, carrots, beets and cab
bage Green and wax beans, spinach,
caulihower and broccoli are moderate
ly priced, while green peas and lima
beans are high.
Grapefruit is outstanding in quail
ity and price. Both cooking and eat
ing apples should be very reasonable.
The following menus are made up
from the latest market news avail
able.
Low Cost Dinner
Pan-broiled Shoulder Lamb Chops
Baked Potatoes Creamed Carrots
Bread and Butter
Apple Betty
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Boiled Smoked Picnic
Sweet Potatoes
Buttered Caulihower
Bread and Butter
Apple Dumplings with Cream
Tea or Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Fruit Cup
Baked Ham Mashed Potatoes
Spinach with Onions
Grapefruit Salad
Hot Rolls and Butter
Maple Nut Ice Cream
Coffee Milk
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
The InnortalS

If you should sail for Trebizond, or
die,
Or cry another name in your first
sleep,
Or see me board a train, and
fail to sigh,
Appropriately, I'd clutch my breast
and weep.
And you, if I should wander
through the door,
Or sin, or seek a nunery, or save
My lips and give my cheek, would
tread the floor
And aptly mention poison and the
grave.
Therefore the incoming world is
gratified,
Quoting how pretttly We sigh anc
swear;
And you and I, correctly side bJ
side,
Shall live as lovers when our bone,
are bare;
And though we live forever
enemies,
Shall rank with Abelard and
Heloise.
Dorothy Parker
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
SCRIP BOOK
The Soldier


If 1 should die, think only this of
me:
That there's some corner of a
foreign field
That is forever England. There
shall be
In that rich earth q richer dust
concealed;
A dust whom England bore, shap-
ed, made aware,
Gave, once, her flowers to love,
her ways to roam,
A body of England's, breathing
English air,
Washed by the rivers, blest by
suns of home.
And think, this heart, all evil shed
away,
A pulse in the eternal mind, no
less
Gives somewhere pack the thoughts
by England given;
Hersights and sounds; dreams
happy as her day;
And laughter, learnt of friends;
and gentleness,
In hearts at peace, under an
English heaven.
Rupert Brooke.
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
M! les;
Attractions at Strand Theatre

To-day Handy Andy star
ring VIII Rogers. Fairly glisten-
ing with purity, this adaptation of
Lewis Beach's play, Merry An
drew" proudly bears not only our
Pennsylvania censors' STAN of ap-
proval, but certificate number two
issued by the newly operative Pro-
duction Code Administration of
Motion Picture Producers and Dis
tributors of America. The picture
is built along the familiar lines of
such former Rogers films as $50
This Is London" and ''They Had to
See Paris" with Will as small
town druggist whose vapid, affect
ed wife forces him to sell out to a
chain drug store operator that the
family's social position may be
bettered and so that Will can do
some long-deferred playing"
Upon Rogers stopped and humor-
Gus shoulders falls the burden of
carrying the picture, for he re
ceives virtually no assistance at
all valuable from other members
of the cast outside of those that
are furred and feathered. Poor
Andy, torn loose from his store, in
which he feeds chocolate, marsh
mallo, nut sundaes to his cat,
weighs babies and plays cards in
the back room, becomes an enforc-
ed playboy, raises pigeons which
fly into the house, sprays the roses
with an evil-swelling insecticide,
builds his drug store in the Ii
brary, submits to a golf lesson, in
terferes with his Wife's match
making plans for their daughter
and is responsible for the family
servants departure. But a trip to
New Orleans for the Mardi Gras
and the advice of a little French
chemist solve everything. Andy
turns playboy with a vengeance
dons a Tarzan costume and after
a rib-bruising adagio dance with
Conchita Montenegro, whoops and
buffets his way into Jail and back
to work.
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
Two-Person Families in
Majority in New York

New York.-Families consisting
of only two persons, usually child
less couples, outnumbered the other
main classification of New York's
families when an enumeration was
made by the New York city housing
authority.
OF the 5,525 families contact
ed. 131 ASS contain two persons.
Three-person families, numbering
1O5, ,723, ranked second. There were
SS,2S4 families consisting of four
persons each. The one-person house
holds totaled 46,163.
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08

Carl Sandburg
Song
You are as gold
as the half ripe grain
that merges to gold again,
as white as the white rain
that beats through
the half-opened flowers
of the great flower tufts
thick on the black limbs
of an nlyrian apple bough.
Can honey distil such fragrance
as your bright hair p
for your face is as fair as rain;
yet as rain that lies clear
on white honey-comb
lends radience on the white wax
so your hair on your brow
casts light for shadow.
By H &
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
Ticket From Grave
Wins $4,000 Prize

Poitiers, France.-A l,OOO,OUO
franc ($66,0O0O lottery ticket
that was dug up from the grave
of Jacques Chazarin was sent
to Paris recently for payment.
Chazarin died two days before
the lottery was drawn. The
ticket was buried with him, in
pocket of his dress clothes.
When it won, five men who had
shares in it had the body ex-
humed.
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
DRILLING NJ
OIL IN sIS9]
Hope to Find u.
On AppIa D., 'i'
atOr ]. G. Town.
SPECULATORs

Mr.. Spobn
Cleveland Pretroi.,. ( 'Sl'sa
Cleveland. Obio :. u O'n!
an oil drill on i, - =. Is y
farm Of senator -F-as'';
send, has lust rso.i ss'a
Of pipe to be usad ~
drill. Much jntera.+ oFs'a
nes'ta ass N the operation n
ana lne encouragement n
greater in regard 70 ,nrl
flndIng Oil Of a high al
spohn and his operates !
but they seem eno,,,
their prospects If t,rs;..
company has been d.l,yI1
time due to matar;oI.
age Of their equipment BIT !
Of this the drill h, l.. =
tlon for about a year. NJ
months ago a small orarl
high grade oil was furi !
er times small oua,ti-.,1
been found at variou, s.+l
now the entire commrri.r !
ously waiting the revjlt, }
operation. /
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08

A FEATURED PLAY.
Err Of Hollywood, dis
plays the latest In
lounging wear. voluml-
nc 3 pajAmAs . n d
blouse Of dull wh1te
crepe.
BABY COPPERS-Chn-
Area living In London
havo organized . juven-
lie police force Of their
ewn With real police
hA1metA
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
Cool TOnbs

When Abraham Lincoln was
shoveled into the tombs, he forgot
the copperheads and the assassin
=. in the dust, in the cool tombs
And Ulysses Grant lost all
thought of con men and Wall
street, cash and collateral turned
to ashes. :. in the dust, in the cool
tombs.
Pocahontas' body, lovely as a
poplar, sweet as a red haw in No
vember or pawpaw in May, did
she wonder? Does she remember? 4?
-. in the dust, in the cool tombs ,?
Take any streetful Of people, buy
ing clothes and groceries, cheering
a hero or throwing confetti ana
! blowing tin horns. . tell me if the
lovers are losers, tell me if any get
more than the lovers. in the dust
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
De FrOfundiS

Oh, is it, then, Utopian
To hope that I may meet q man
Who'll not relate, in accents suave
The tales of girls he used to have
Dorothy Parker
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DisilIusionment of Ten O'clock
The houses are haunted
By white night gowns.
None are green,
Or purple with green rings
Or green with yellow rings,
Or yellow with blue rings.
None of them are strange,
With socks of lace
And beaded centuries.
People are not going
To dream of balloons and peri
wrinkles
Only, here and there, an old sailor,
Drunk and asleep in his boots,
Catches tigers
In red weather.
Wallace Stevens.
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08

He regarded his hands as though
they were packages he would like
to set down somewhere.
Ruth Blodgett
A handsome man, with an air Of
carefully stored and refrigerated
One of those highly efficient
women who would have arranged
the stars in symmetrical rows and
dispensed with the Milky Way as
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08
in the cool tonhs.

Carl Sandburg
Smyrna times., 1934-11-08

DR., w. r. G.. Baker ex-
planning newest radio de-
velopment which with Al
most human intelligence
selects and amplif1es dis
tant foreign stations while
rejecting interference and
noise. This unit, which Is
q part of new all-wave "a
do instruments, has been
dubbed the Magic Brain"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15
ELECTION MUST BE NEAR

The House of Representatives through it's
speaker and floor leader, promises that it will not
pass any bill over the Presidents Veto
The President announces that he will veto any
bonus bill that is sent to him.
The House demands that a bill which calls for
new currency to pay veterans bonuses be put to
the vote and passes it by majority of 295 to 1875,
repudating their party leaders who, in caucus,
had tried vainly to bind them to the Presidents
policies.
1t grandstand play of the sweeping
variety loved by politicians, but it far, far too
revealing to be effective Instead of the picture of
a group of tender hearted representatives ready
to forget their party and join the common cause
in an attempt to help the veteran, we see alleged
Democrats who never in any way deserved the
title desert party and in their desertion desc
crate it, We see a group of opportunists, sup
pressed by the routine OF parliamentary procedure
and a firmly outlined policy, go berserk in an eff
fort to win few votes at the coming elections.
Surely no one is going to be fooled by such
move this. The House has shown what steps it
will take to get the veteran vote. Will the veterans
or anyone else want to return group of men
lacking in character with which would like to
endow our representatives?
There is no better way for our country to drift
into dictatorship than through the election of
men who follow vote-seeking methods rather than
definite policies for the good of the nation as a
whole. If our congressman follow the dictates of
organized mnorities rather than the majority
which elects them, they quite likely to find
themselves left at home next year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15
WORTHY OF ATTENTION

Reduction of expenses Of local governments is
a subject which has many possibilities AS we
study the matter Of overlapping departments Of
federal, state and county units, and of an excess
OF small, local governments, it is apparent that
much of this inetficiency may be eliminated
One solution, which is brought to the fore
every so Often is the realignnlent of counties,
cutting out number of them and consolidating
the departments. There are thirty-nine counties
in the state of Washington. It would be possible,
to cut this number by at least half; or perhaps
they could be consolidated into eight or nine
countless if the taxpayers desired really to bring
about economy in government.
Oregon, which often points the way in govern
mental developments, was recently mapped out by
a professor of geography and professor of bust
ness administration showing that this condition
is no wild dream, but one that can be accomp-
lished with the desired results,
Under this plan, the thirty-sx counties of Ore
gon will be cut to seven provinces, and the boun-
DIARIES of these will be based natural and
nomic factors rather than political ones. The new
provinces will be formed without regard to pre-
sent county boundaries.
Here is plan that could well be adapted to this
state. Just in Oregon, the industries of this
state are many and varied and each section of
the state has it's own interests. On the coast there
are industrial centers, surrounded by regions in
which agriculture, fishing and numbering are the
principal occupations. On the east side of the
mountains there are fruit growing and diversified
farming districts, wheat growing sections and
mining and numbering districts
Taxpayers who desire more economical govern
ment can we'll study this matter of consolidation.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15
Orchard Cover Crop Is
Increasingly Necessary

Many orchardists of the county have
come to the realization that the or
chard cover crop is becoming a nee
ecsity. The soils committee of the state
college and county agents meeting at
the time of the County Agents Con-
ference at Pullman, emphasized par
ticularly orchard cover crops. In line
with this H. P. Singleton, superinten-
dent of the Irrigation Branch station
at Prosser was asked to discuss this
problem at our horticultural schools
and to prepare an outline which If
followed should guarantee securing a
good stand in the orchard. Such an
outline has been prepared by Mr..
Singleton and is now available through
the county agents office in mimeo-.
graphed form. We feel reasonably sure
that almost any grower following care
fully the practice as outlined will be
able to secure an alfalfa cover crop
stand in the orchard. If you are in
terested write the county agent for
one of these demonstrations.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15
Editorial
Opinions
COUNTING THE GAME BIRDS

L. E. Ovenden, state director of
game, has initiated new idea in game
conservation that is being favorably
received all over the country. Ovenden
suggests that a national census be
made Of all wild ducks and other mi
gratory birds.
The purpose of this is to be able to
check the increase or the decrease in
the supply of this kind of game and
determine whether the supply is being
depleted too rapidly
Similar censuses have been made of
deer, bear and other wild animals
within the national forests But no mi
gratory bird census has every been
made so far as is known
In the past the question of game
production and conservation has been
largely matter of guess work. Game
authorities have estimated that too
many deer, for instance, are being
killed off, hence, the season is short
ened and the bag limit is changed.
Ovenden proposes to approach the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15

subject in busnesslike and scientific
way by first finding out how many
migratory birds there are and then
a future census can determine accur-
ately whether the number is decreas-
ing or not.
In this connection there seems to be
general opinion among sportsmen
that Ovenden is doing a frst-class
job. He has harmonized the various
elements in the state and has got
them all working together as they
have never done before -Wenatchee
World.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15
Fable Of The Fairy Cow
Discloses High Finance

The following article, clipped from
a middlewestern paper, was handed to
the Spokesman by w. H. Keal:
THE FAIRY COW
Ten men who we're fnanciers Clipped
in $40 each and bought fine COW
that gave 10 gallons of milk every day.
The milk was divided at night and
each man received one gallon as his
share.
Soon the neighbors far and near
heard about the wonderful COW and
said to one another, "Think of get
ting whole gallon of milk every day.
What wonderful return on $40 in
vestment. wish had share in her"
When this talk was repeated to the
10 men, they held meeting and one
Of them said, "Let us give these people
what they want. Our shares in the
COW cost us $40 each, and we can sell
other shares at the same price"
So they went to the printer and
obtained 1000 sheets of paper bear
ing the legend-"One share in the
cow" Then they sold 500 of these
shares at $40 each, which brought
them $4,000 and divided the other 500
among themselves as their reward for
being smart.
Each man of the 10 now had 81
shares, whereas in the beginning each
had but one.
Look here" he said every fellow
who bought share in this COW will
expect gallon of milk tonight, and
the COW gives only 10 gallons. When
the milk is divided into 1910 parts
these new shareholders won't get
spoonful. Shares will drop to nothing.
We'd better unload while we can"
So the 10 men went out on the street
to find investors and each of them
sold the SO shares that had been
awarded to him, and thus they OBJ
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15

The Student Body held meeting
last Friday, March 9. Among the mat
tiers discussed was the Sports Revue,
planned for Friday, March is. It was
moved that the President, Elroy Wiehl,
select a committee Of two for adver-
Using and a committee of three for
arranging the program for the Sports
Revue.
There was also report of the pro-
gress of the Tennis Committee, APP
pointed some time ago. They have
worked the court up into good shape.
1t has been planned that clay will be
put on the court to improve it. The
committee is to meet again this week
to draw up set of rules and regula-
lions for the care and use of the
court.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15
STUDENT COUNCIL STUNT

The Student Council presented their
stunt Friday March 9. AS the Student
Council is made up of several band
members, they entertained the student
body with few musical selections.
Those who took part in the program
were: Elroy Wiehl, Ray Wade, Ray
Broughton, Edward Ponsat, Jack Nc
Cotter, Leroy Codding, and Donald
Chapel who acted as the director.
The first number was Hail, Hail, the
Gangs All Here" and was dedicated
to the student body, with the student
body coming in on the chorus. Some
Of the other dedications were: ''The
Thunderer," to Mr.. Nelson; "Bill Board
March," to the Editorial Staff, and
"Tipperary," to Miss Rice.
The program was much enjoyed by
the student body who showed deep
appreciation of the skill shown by the
Orchestra" in handling their instru-
ments.
The Senior play cast began actual
practice on the first act of their play
A1oo WCcN. l1lCy a1C 6CCCAAAS e1Ao1AS qOACC
we'll with the memorizing of these
parts. No actual staging of the play
will be done until the three acts are
fairly we'll advanced
Two committees have been selected
to make arrangements for the Sports
Revue. Mona Ray and John Keal are
in charge of advertising; Leroy Cod
ding, Ray Wade and Aloha Meek are
in charge of arranging and assisting
in the carrying out of the program.
Louise: IT suppose you've been
through algebra?"
John K: Eyes, but I went through
at night and couldn't see the place"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15

needs president, treasurer and
eight vice presidents. That gives us
each job. And since there are 10 of
lis and the COW gives 10 gallons, it
is moved and seconded that each of
us receive salary of one gallon Of
milk per day. All in favor say Aye"
The motion passed without a dis
MIXED THE COW.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1934-03-15

tanned second $4,000 to divide among
them.
But now night was drawing near
and again one of the 10 men began
to worry.
"There will be a row at milking
time" said he. Hasten abroad and
persuade each of the shareholders to
sign a proxy, which is a joker author
izing you to cast as you think best
the vote to which his share entities
him. Then return with the proxies and
we shall do some voting"
At twilight the men met at the barn,
and in their hands were 1000 signed
proxies to represent the absent share
holders. And the 10 were entitled to
vote in their own right, for each still
held his original share.
"Now," said he who did the talk
ing, eve must organize This company