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Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-12-04
Proper Poultry Care
Is Important Problem

From Joe Flakne, District
Agricultural Agent, comes few
pertinent tips on the caring and
feeding of poultry. Joe says:
Just few reminders regarding
the care of poultry. Knowing
that you have been very busy
with harvesting and barn build
ing, possibly many important
things i, the care of poultry have
been forgotten or neglected.
Keep your poultry house dry,
we'll ventilated, and free from
drafts at all times. A damp
poorly ventilated hen house is a
breeding place for colds and will
cause you great losses
Never ov1rcrowd. 3 1-2 square
feet of floor space is necessary
for leghorns and 4 IL for the
heavier breeds.
In some of the 16 x 81 hen
houses where 20 to SO hens are
kept it may be necessary to sup
ply artificial heat. Do this when
necessary, but never close all of
the cloth covered ventilators
above the windows. Remembel
fresh air is necessary for goot
health. If the hen house is COLI
hang q curtain made of burlap o.
canvas in front of the rOosts al
night.
Cleanliness must be observed
at all times to insure good health
and egg production. Be sure to
remove all droppings and litter
at least once a week.
Feeding laying hens: Keep a
supply of warm water before the
hens at all times. If milk is
available feed it regularly. 1t
may be easier to feed sour milk
because the chickens bowels are
easily upset by feeding sweet
milk one day and sour milk the
next.
Feed 2-3 of the scratch ration
at night and 1-3 in the morning
Keep a god laying mash be-
fore the hens at all times. Fresh
mash should be fed every day.
| The mash should be fed in a
hopper to prevent waste and to
keep it clean SO that the hens
will not become infested with
worms and other parasites.
The scratch ration should be
fed in a deep litter so as to keep
the hens working.
Green feed in the form of
cabbage. carrots, or sprouted oats
should be fed each day Best
results are obtained if the vege-
! tables are hung up by a string so
as to keep them clean and to
make the hens work.
Regularity in feeding is essen
tial to success.
Hens need certain minerals SO
give them plenty of oystershell
and grit (gravel). 1t will also
pay you 70 keep them supplied
with burned bone. charcoal, AMI
coal.
Make their work day longer by
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-12-04
Home Makers Meet

The Home-Makers Club held it's
last meeting on Tuesday, Dec.
l, at the home of Mrs. John
Pfeiff, and hereafter will be held
regularly on the first Tuesday of
each month at the homes of its
members, which to date numbers
IS.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-12-04
Bruno Ueeck Back

Bruno Ueeck has just arrived
back from the Chickaloon dis
trict where he has some placer
prospects on Separation Creek,
the same stream upon which
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
BIG CIRCUS TOMORROW
Great Ringing Bros. and Barnum
& Bailey to Show in Wilmington

With the most impressive and
brilliant seven-ring-a g-and-stage pro-
gram in it's history, the Ringing
Bros. and Barpum & Bailey Com
bined Circus, which will exhibit in
Wilmington, Friday, May %, offers
this season, as a sensational super
feature, a herd of African pigmy
elephants, the first ever to set foot
ON this continent. These tiny tusk-
ers are not babies, but full-grown,
middle-aged midget elephants, the
rarest animals on the face of the
earth. Accompanying them is a
herd of miniature African pongurs.
the worlds smallest beasts of
burden. Among the scores of new
features, to say nothing of the new
importations from Europe and
Asia, including the incredible Matt
to troupe, the Royal Bokara troupe,
the Imperial Viennese equestrian
troupe, the great FREDERICK and a
free running horse, pony and ele-
phant liberty act of sixty mem
bers, is Col. Tim Mccoy, the
screens most outstanding western
star, at the head of his congress of
rough riders of the world-Cos-
hacks, cowboys, cowgirls, vaqueros,
Sioux and Blackfeet warriors and
Australian bushrangers. Col. Nc
Coy, plainsman, cavalry officer in
the U. S. Army Reserve and friend
of the Indian, is the idol of Ameri-
can boys and girls, and he will be
seen in both the main Performance
es and the wild west. The Great
est Show on Earth heads into this
territory on four long railroad
trains of 100 cars, with 1000 peo-
pie, Z herds of full-sized elephant
actors 1909 menagerie animals
and TOO horses. There are 81 large
tents, including the worlds largest
big top, seating 10000 persons.
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21

usual when the Marx Brothers are
on hand, plot gives place to panic
and it's only question of picking
ones pet scenes and taking care
not to laugh oneself to death right
there in the theatre.
Monday-Tuesday = Bored, lonely
and denied the sight of beautiful
woman for two years, Robert Mont
gomery promptly developed a vi
rulent case of "Petticoat Fever"
when Myrna 10y walked through
the door of his Labrador wireless
station. With Bob thrashing hill
ariously about in the amorous
throes of his ailment, Miss 10y
having fiance trouble all over the
place and Reginald Owen grumb-
ling, glowering and making futile
attempts to get back to civiliza-
ton, movie fans are presented with
one of the merriest, most light
hearted comedies of the cinema
season.
Wednesday Thursday 49, Bette
Davis adds to her reputation as
one of the screens most convinc-
ing hell-cats in Dangerous. The
nervous force of Miss Davis's
work, her courageous skill in the
painting of a shrew's bitter little
soul, gives the picture pace, pulse
and considerable interest. Dang
erous" is at its best, and so, Incl
dentally, is Miss Davis, during the
first half. Later, emotions and mo-
tives lose the ring of sincerity and
the action becomes unconvincing
as morals are hammered home.
Without too great stretch of the
imagination, certain similarities
may be seen between the role Miss
Davis plays and the late Jeanne
aEgles, whose name is mentioned
at one point However, the an
alogy isn't enough to cause the
film to be regarded as a dramatic
alton of that gifted actresses life.
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21

the vast marsh-land stretches be-
yond and the damp smell of marsh
air floats to you.
In an hmour or so, you are again
in the region of the pines The
air, so much lighter, brings the re-
freshing smell of camp fire.
Then comes the distant roll of
thunder and the pine forest trem-
bles under some mysterious force.
Such wonder and beauty only
makes you long to remain here
forever under.
AS you hurry to each the distant
camp before the storm breaks, the
sweet smell of fried bacon reaches
your nose and once more you are
without words to express your
feeling towards the wonders that
this country affords.
When the good hunter asks you
to stay at his camp, and the fire
has burned low, you fall asleep
with even new wonders coming to
your ears and eyes.
Clement Bason
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21

I Ugh hopes for the future of the
l soybean industry are expressed
by farm and government experts.
They point to the SO million-bushel
crop of last year, which netted
farmers nearly 80 million dollars,
and assert this is but fraction of
future yearly income If the govern
ment will give American growers
needed protection against compet-
ing foreign products now pouring
into this country. They visualize
soybeans as a future major crop.
Some recent years have seen SUBJ
stantial exports to European coun-
tries from America. One govern
ment expert declares IL Europe
could depend upon regular supplies.
1t would provide a good regular
outlet for part of our crop. Farmers
in this country who have begun
feeding soybean oilmea1 to hogs,
dairy COWS, sheep and poultry are
beneftting financially because Of
its superior value. Feeding of whole
beans II frowned upon because ex-
cessive oil content teads to create
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
inferior animal products.

inferior animal products.
Surprising new uses are being
found for the remarkable bean by
government and private research
President /. c. Bradley of the Ma
tional Soybean Professors associ-
alton, which has greatly aided the
infant industry, lists some of the
plastic products as steering wheels.
gear shift balls. horn buttons.
switch handles, distributor bases
and covers, window trim strips.
dash board panels. timing gears,
and insulations, from the oil are
made paint, varnish. linoleum,
enamels, soap. glue. glycerin, rub
ber substitutes, ink, lubricants, dis
infectants and food products. The
food products include -four, maca-
roni. crackers. cakes. biscuits. muf-
nns, sauce. cheese, coffee substi-
tute. CONNECTIONS. margarine, break
fast foods, vegetable milk and dia-
bette foods. The future, Mr.. Brad
ley adds. still holds many surprises
~ the industry continues to ex-
pand.
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
LIGHTS NO PART
ROAD CONTROL
State Highway Department
Without Authority to Con-
tinue Lighting Service
OPINION OF ATTORNEY

Opinion that the State Highway
Department lacks power to pro-
vide lighting for highways or
streets in unincorporated towns or
villages of any county has been
given the highway department by
it's attorney, Robert H. Richards.
The department has no power "to
provide lighting for the highways,
or streets, in unincorporated towns
or villages in New Castle county
or any other county of the state
Mr.. Richards wrote John HCasby,
secretary for the department, un-
der date of May IA. ''The provi-
sion of the law, under which the
highway department took over the
highways of the state from the
Levy Courts of the several coun-
ties, authorizing the highway de-
partment to carry out existing
contracts, does not include con-
tracts for lighting such rural
streets and highways. Such light
i ing is no part of the maintenance,
construction, or reconstruction of
highways as such" The New Cas-
tie County Levy Court has taken
the view that the state depart
ment, in taking over the county
roads, acquired the lighting con-
tracts. The lights in the unincor-
porated towns were not turned off
last week by the Delaware Power
and Light Company, as the COM
lpany had originally planned. The
company changed its intention
Thursday when it announced that
it would continue the service until
July 1 to give the property owners
of unincorporated towns the op-
portunity to decide whether they
want to continue the service after
July 1 by paying a special tax.
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21

out the music during rehearsal. Rudy
noticed Immediately that it was a
banned tune. They had to go
through six stops on the instrument
before finding a number that wasn't
restricted.
=" Nadine Conner's grandfather
crossed the prairies in covered
wagon and her grandmother got TO
California by sailing around Cape
Horn in square-rigger. But Nadine
got break as a singer by learning
Russian and changing her name to
Olga Bagdonova. 1t was a job with
Russian choir and she sang the
language better than the Russians!
Now she's singing again under her
real name as one of the solo stars Of
Sigmund Romberg's programs.
80 Jimmy Dorsey's band furnishes
the music for Bing Crosby's Thurs
day night Music Hall programs and
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
SACAS OF THE SKIES
By R. c. Oertel

CHARP, stinging sleet beat
- against the two-motored plane
of the Eastern Airlines which Pilot
Freddie Cam, with Co-pilot Bob
Minnick. had taken aloft several
hours before at Miami, en- route to
New York. At Jacksonville the
weather reports indicated he would
be able to make Charleston before
the storm closed In. When he
neared Charleston airport, how
ever. the radio advised him that
landing was impossible and that
the storm was worse to the north.
Pilot Cam circled and headed
back to Jacksonville. the wind
but, at Jacksonville, too, a landing
was impossible. Airline pilots are
trained to be resourceful. Pilot
Cam demonstrated his resource
fulness when he headed his ship
across the top of the Florida PENN
sula. He knew the storm was blow
ing eastward to the sea. The clear
ing edge must. therefore, lie to the
west.
For two hours he fought one of
the winters worst sleet storms,
using every trick at the command
of the experienced airman. The
sleet and powdery snow made yisi-
bilfty virtually zero. But the two
engines kept up a steady rhythm,
and the ships modern instruments
helped the pilot wage his fight
against the storm. And then, Just
as he was about to cut in his emer.
gency fuel supply. enough for al
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21

American history, is Richard Drx's
newest picture, yellow Dust" Its
swift, comedy-spiced plot gives the
star opportunity to show to best
advantage his talent for swash-
buckling action.
Monday and Tuesday - Edward
Arnold, who scored as Diamond
Jim" Brady, swings to the other
extreme with the cinematic pendu-
lum when portraying General John
Sutter, in the Universal drama,
Suffers Gold" The vast differ
ence between the Brady and Sutter
personalities offered no obstacle to
the star. "As soon as have fin
ished doing the last scene of any
picture" said Arnold, II proceed
to forget the character I have
played. A screen actor can afford
to do that, since he will hardly get
the same part again for years. In
fact, he cannot afford to remember
the role very long, or he will carry
the same portrayal into the next
picture and become a set type very
soon. so I said goodbye to Jim
Brady and bid John Sutter hello.
Wednesday and Thursday The
hand of Ernst Lubitsch is unrnis-
taxable throughout Desire, the
lively comedy co-starring Malene
Dietrich and Gary Cooper. Frank
Borzage, firm believer in close-ups
and clinches, is listed as the direc-
tor, but greater meaning lies for
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
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-, at Strand Theatre
the efforts Of George
Sd. manager Of the
rsstre, the people OF
VII be given the oppor-
\ moving the presentation
|AuOus Unit No. 2 of Major
sTes Amateurs on tour,
y. It the Strand Theatre
n Nay %. This famous
!, hem on tour in the larg-
4 n the U. 5. for several
! ud will make their first
l.ns ID Delaware on this
unit is composed Of ten
\ finest ever shown on any
| -,s-a will no a matinee at
| d, evening shows starts at
| This Is indeed an event in
EGncsl history of Smyrna.
y Only : Romance and
Etatasss are the keynotes
I Raymond, starring in
hs Rt," with Wendy Bar
! Helen Broderick featured
|:h, and the performances
|4ns make grand entertain
by 0nly-A turbulent tale
ktrs and romance in one
|sNt exciting periods of
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
SUNDAY DINNER
.5uggesAosss-
By ANN PAGE

ID EEF, butter and broilers are three
ID foods worthy cf attention this
week. All other meats are relatively
high compared to beef. Butter prices
are really very attractive. The new
broiler season is just beginning but
prices are reasonable. Many varieties
of fish are plentiful and cheap. Greens
both for cooking and salad are cheap.
Other cheap vegetables are green
beans, peas, spinach, cabbage and
onion. The first peaches and buckle
berries of the season have been
shipped but it will be several weeks be-
fore they are plentiful. Our fruit
choice lies chiefly between straw
anas. Rhubarb should not be forgotten
at this season.
Here are three menus planned for
different budget levels.
Low Cost Dinner
Pot Roast of Beef Potatoes
Carrots Onions
Bread and Butter
Cup Cakes with Strawberry Sauce
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Roast Beef Mashed Potatoes
Green Beans
Bread and Butter
Strawberry Shortcake
Tea or Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Fruit Cup.
Standing Rib Roast
Drowned Potatoes
Sealloped Onions Buttered Asparagus
Hearts of Lettuce
Rolls and Butter
Strawberry Sherbet Gold Cakes
Coffee
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
Attractions at Roxy Theatre


Friday and Saturday - The
Marx Brothers burst merrily onto
the screen in their latest madcap
musical, "A Night at the Opera" I"
And what a night it is! And what
days of stark, staring lunacy pre-
cede the evening at the opera
house with the Marxes turned
loose on stage and off during the
performance of "Il Trovatore, !"
which brings the picture to a close.
Harpo, aided and abetted by Chico
and Groucho, kidnaps the tenor,
swings perilously on the guy ropes
while backdrops change with
nightmare rapidity behind the
startled singers, lends hand in
the orchestra and tickles the tum-
my of the feminine half of the
adagio team which has been intro
duced into this triply involved per-
formance of the Verdi opera. AS
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
the Whitenan

that were part of the Whiteman
schedule.
" Ire isn't any studio audience
az the Monday evening broadcasts
OF Radio Theatre. but nevertheless
Jean Hersholt got an ovation for his
performance In The Music Master"
When the program signed on. the
orchestra arose ~ one man and ap-
piauded his portrayal Of Anton Won
Barwig. for several minutes.
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO

M OO - AAAASs) AAo ~
Continued From Page Three)
Delaware Railroad in place of ID.
A. Deweese. He goes on duty this
week.
The convicts sentenced to the
pillory and post at the May term
were IL in number; 10 negroes
and two whites. They took their
punishment at New Castle Satur-
day morning. Only one of the
number, Henry Anderson, seemed
to care much for the lash.
John C. Pennewill was appoint
ed Postmaster at Dover Friday in
place of Andrew Smithers, whose
term of Office had expired. Mr..
Pennewill is about so years of age,
and is one of the prominent Demo
Gratis of Kent county. He was
once sheriff of the county, twice
clerk of the State Senate, and re-
Gently held the Office of register
of wills.
Mrs. Sarah Cosden, daughter of
the late Rev. w. D. Cosden, of
Delaware College, Newark, and
wife of George Cosden, station
master at the North East Station,
P. w. & B. Railroad, died on Sun
day morning. She was a lady of
fine literary attainments, gradu-
ate of Delaware College, and be-
fore her marriage, not year ago
was principal of North East Class
ical Academy.
Edward Wilson has eight acres
in potatoes, which are up and
growing, but the bugs were on
hand waiting for them. Finding
hand busting with Paris Green
was too much of a job, he has had
"a small wagon built. A wheel
either side of the row; the Paris
green is in perforated cylinder,
and the motion of the wheels scat
ter it on the plants. The whole
thing is light, sensible and cheap,
and boy can dust as many acres
a day as a man can harrow.
The New Castle Democratic
county meeting, the initial point of
Democratic campaigns will be held
in New Castle on the last Satur-
day in May, 29th inst, at 1 o'clock,
P. M. Formerly these meetings
were held in the courthouse, but
two years ago the county meeting
was held in the auditorium of the
Masonic Temple and Odd Fellows
Hall. The main purpose of this
meeting is to appoint county ex-
ecutive committee, by whom the
future operations of the campaign
will be conducted.
At the recent session of the
Philadelphia M. E. Conference, col
ored, the report of the committee
on temperance work caused live
ly breeze. The report recommend
ed that colored voters belonging to
the Methodist Episcopal Church
should in the future support cam
didates for Office who favor the
temperance cause, irrespective of
political parties. After a heated
argument, this portion of the re-
port was lost. The question of
camp-meetings was discussed, and,
after considerable debate, the con-
ference voted to do everything
possible to prevent colored congre-
cations from holding camp-meet-
ings.
Joshua H. Marvel, the temper
ance organizer for Little Creek
Hundred, Sussex county, met a
number of citizens at Laurel Fri
day night in Smiths Hall and or
ganized for the coming campaign.
Benjamin Hitch was elected per-
manent president; w. B. Records,
vice-president; the Rev. E. L.
Wolf, secretary, and Joshua H.
Marvel, treasurer. The gentlemen
present were made up of the best
citizens of both parties, and every
man who enrolled his name is a
worker in good cause.
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21

those who know the characteristics
of Hollywood's men behind the
cameras in the line stating that
Desire" was produced under the
personal supervision of Mr.. Lu-
bitsch. Based on play by Hans
Szekely and r. A. Stemmle, this
Paramount production eme erges a
gay, ight-headed, slightly risque
cream-puff, bristling with Lu-
bitsch's inimitable brand of naugh-
ty sophistication.
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21
Right Out OfThe Air
BY r r SERVICE

night broadcasts with Eddie Dowl-
ing, he's called on for serious per-
formance. The other day a well
known instrumental group, the Pro
Arte Quartet, journeyed from New
York to Chicago SO that Benny
could play the clarinet with them for
a recording of Mozart's Quintet in A
Major.
- Band leaders are racking their
brains these days to keep variety in
their musical offerings and still
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21

avoid the tunes
banned by tn e
on g publishers
feud. But few will
meet the problem
t h a t confronted
r u d y Vale e.
T h ere W as a
drama on Rudy's
v ari e ty H our
which needed a
hurdy-g -gurdy for
sound effects. The
sound technician
pushed a stop and
b e an grinding
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21

most an hour of flying. the beam
of the Pensacola, Florida, light
house cut across his path. His OBJ
jective was found. He located the
local airport and brought his twin
engined plane to a safe and un-
eventful landing on water-soaked
field. His four passengers debarked,
none the worse for their expert
ence, but Cams strained features
indicated he had been through a
tense period. although he shrugged
calmly as he said: THAT light,
house looked good to me-"
Once again an airline pilot.
trained through thousands of hours
of experience, had demonstrated
the ability Of modern airplanes to
conquer the storm gods.
Smyrna times., 1936-05-21

Jimmy and his
wife are frequent
visitors a t { h e
home of Bing and
his wife, Dixie Lee.
They're frie nds
from way back.
When Bing was
0 n e o I p a u !
w h / { e m a n s
Rhythm Boys and
Jimmy played in
Paul's orchestra.
the two roomed
together on the
long GA d trips