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White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07
CHECK HOUSE FOR
COLD WEATHER

With cold weather just around
the corner, now is the time. to check
the windows and doors of your
home, advises L. j. Smith, agricul-
tural engineer at the State College
of Washington. Broken windows and
loose putty should be replaced. II
the building is located on AN ex-
posed site where it gets the full
force of winter winds it is often
advisable to put storm sash on the
windy side. Storm sash will soon
pay for itself in the saving of fuel.
Window stripping is another item
that should be given careful con-
sideration if certain rooms in the
home have been found difficult to
heat in cold weather, says Mr..
Smith. Any repairs that will make
for comfort in the winter should be
taken care of at once.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07
PARATYPHOID
INFECTION FOUND

Turkey raisers who wish to pro
tect their hocks from infection by
paratyphoid should use extrenit,
care in the purchase of new breed
ing stock, says Or: @. M. Hamilton,
assistant veterinarian at the west
ern Washington experiment station.
According to DR.. Hamilton, the
first known outbreak of paraty-
phoid infection of turkeys in Wash
ington occurred in the spring od
1887. The disease was brought into
Washington in baby poults pur-
chased outside the state.
Paratphoid is an infectious sep
ticemic disease, causing heavy NOR
tality in baby poults Those that
have the disease and recover may
remain carriers. Because of this, the
infection present in the ovaries OF
carrier breeding hens may be trans
mitted to fertile eggs Poults hatch
ing from such eggs may be directly
infected at Matching time. The in
lection may then spread in the IN
cubator and brooder to other poults.
Great care should be used in the
purchase of new breeding stock.
Normal appearing birds harboring
the paratyphoid organism are not
so likely to cause trouble in the
mature flock, but when their eggs
are Matched and the disease spreads
to others in the incubator and
brooder, a heavy loss of young
poults may occur. Breeding birds
should be purchased from farms
definitely known to be free of para
typhoid infection.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07

Dick Bartell, New York Giants
shortstop, sent his team off to a
good start in the opening game Of
the world series Wednesday with
the series first hit, but it didn't do
much good the National league
team losing to the Yankees, 81,
the same score by which they lost
the second game as we'll.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07
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BENTON 4-H'ERS
WIN MANY HONORS

The large activity program held
at the state All Fair proved to be
an excellent incentive for Alters
from all parts of the state, as a
large number of counties were rep.
resented in all of the contests, says
Miss Helen Steiner, Benton county
club leader. This county entered a
number of home economics exhib-
it's and took part in the home &C.
onomics Judging and demonstration
contests.
Lillian Travis, member of the
Handy Homecraft All club Of
Horse Heaven, placed first in the
blue ribbon class on her demon
stration, Framing a Picture" APP
proxinlately twenty counties were
entered in the home economics
demonstration contests.
Benton county winners on ex-
hibits entered were: Lula Lampson,
Highlands, first on brassiere, Sec
ond on work apron; Margaret Ker-
shaw, Kennewick, first on dress;
Barbara Woodward, Prosser, third
on slip; Margaret: Opitz, Prosser,
second on shorts; Geneva Travis,
Horse Heaven, third on hand tow
ell; Gene Bell, Horse Heaven, first
on hand towel; Madene Shields,
Kennewick, second on aprons.
Shirley Ashby, Hover, second on
clothes bag, third on account book;
Ellen Ashby, Hover, first on divided
drawer; Roseanna Birdwell, Finley,
second on divided drawer, third on
account book; Lois Birdwell, Finley,
first on shoe rack, first on laun-
dry bag, second on comfort pro-
tector, third on account book.
Thelma Ashby, Hover, first on
shoe rack, first ON spice rack, sec
ond on platform for heavy contain
ers, third on account book; Aud
rey Hinckley, Hover, third on &C
count book: Frances Mclean, Pros
ser, second on canned chicken;
Winifred Hawn, Kennewick, Sec
ond on mullins; Margaret Smith,
Kennewick, second on mullins, sec~
ond on sugar cookies.
The Home Efficiency club of Ho-
yer, led by Mrs. H. S. Hughes, made
the largest number of individual
entries. Every member of this club
made entries at the State Fair, and
brought back the largest number
of winnings.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07

Rice needs a wash in hot water
before it goes into the kettle to
boil. Hot water takes off any starch
powder that may be clinging to the
surface of the grains. Each cup of
rice needs two quarts of water for
boiling and for flavor needs two
teaspoons of salt.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07
MOTORISTS PRAYER

In line with the drive throughout the nation to
reduce the large number of automobile accidents,
the following prayer has been suggested as appro-
pirate:
s'Teach us to drive through life without skid
ding into other peoples business. Preserve our
brake Innings that may stop before we have
gone too far. Help us to hear the knocks in our
own motors and close our ears to the cashing of
other peoples gears Keep alcohol in our radia-
tors and out of our stomachs Absolve us from the
mania of trying to pass the other automobile on
a narrow road. Open our eyes to the traffic, signs
and keep our feet the brakes"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07

The mild flavor of cottage cheese
can be seasoned with bit of onion
juice, horseradish, chopped olives
or parsley, celery, cucumbers, pi-
mentoes or green peppers.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07
BRITISH CHESTNUTS

An interesting comment on the Asiatic situa-
ton is seen in recent address in congress by
Tnkham of Massachusetts,. He said:
''Since 1901, Great Britain has been seeking to
involve the United States in the Far East for her
own purpose If necessary for British interests
she would have the United States make war there
under pretense that the United States would be
fighting for American interests.
THE setting is now ripe for the involving of the
United States in possible in Asia. If any
of the American troops in China were killed, in
stantly the many organs of the press in this coun
try that more British than American and the
British propaganda organizations here, would be-
gin to clamor for war with Japan allegedly town
dictate American honor and protect American in
terests.''
British interests of course, are many times
heavier in China than those of the United States,
and there is good reasoning in Congressman link
hams suggestion, although we fear it is bit
aggerated The point, however, is that the Ameri-
can people must refuse to be drawn into any
fict on foreign SOIL no matter what the provoca-
ton is alleged to be-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07

Parsley is an aromatic herb
which can be grown at home all
winter, since IT flourishes in a win
dow box or flower pot.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07
POPULATION SIGNS

We like these new signs at the entrance to the
various towns and cities the state highways,
telling their population, and But it seems
the idea has not the entire approval of all Of the
cities. It's good deal like the old maid and her
age. Most of the cities are confident they have u
lot more population than the 1880 census gave
them, but the signs Of necessity carry the 1880
figures 1t looks like they will just have to
put up with it until 1910 comes along. Probably
they won't be satisfied them either.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07

A strong solution of sal soda and
water poured down the drain Of
ice refrigerators will remove any
slime accumulated there.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07

Preserves are good served with
crackers and cream cheeSes las q
dessert. -
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-10-07
JAPAN SEEKS "CooPERATIoN''

We naturally find it pretty hard to understand
Japan's statement that she is carrying on war
in China to secure China's cooperation"
No doubt the only explanation of that statement
lies in the feeling of the Japanese military party
that ultimately Japan and Russia must come to
grips to decide which is the controlling power in
the Orient. And Japan does not want hostile
China at her back when she goes into that war.
Therefore, now is. the time to subdue China, and
at the same time find excuse for landing and
maintaining thousands of troops on the continent
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

christian Science" will be the
subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all
Churches of Christ, Scientist, on
Sunday, December 26.
The Golden Text will be from lisa.
55.1 "Ho, every one that thirsteth,
come We to the waters, and he that
hath no money; come We, buy, and
eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk
without money and without price"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible Rev. 21:2
"And l, John, saw the holy city, new
Jerusalem, coming down from God
out of heaven, prepared as bride
adorned for her husband.
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science text, Science and Health
with Key to the Scriptures" by
Mary Baker Eddy, among which is
the following, page SIS This
heavenly city, lighted by the Sun of
Righteousness, this new Jerusalem,
this infinite All, which to us seems
hidden in the mist of remoteness,
reached st. Johns vision while yet
he tabernackled with mortals."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24
CONTINENTAL OIL co. DIsTRI-
BUTES BONUS

Ponca City, Okla, December Is
Employees of Continental Oil Com
pany today shared with stockholders
in the Continental in the Company's
1897 earnings, with distribution of a
bonus that was equivalent to almost
an extra months salary, it was an
nounced here by president Dan Nor
an. This will be followed by pay
ment of a rs cent divident on De-
cember goth, to stockholders of rec
ord on November 29th, he said.
Continental Oil Company's bust
ness in 1887 has been the greatest
in the history Of the Company, said
Mr.. Moran, land we are gratified to
distribute this bonus in recognition
Of the contribution made by each
employee"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24
Why Christmas Day Comes
ON the 25th of December

CHRISTMAS, which seems to have
~ been first officially instituted a
church feast day by decree of Pope
Telesphorus, between 142 A. d. and
1874 A. D., was a movable feast. In
deed, it was the most movable of all
the Christian festivals. 1t was usually
celebrated by the eastern branches Of
the Christian church In April or May,
while in the western part Of Europe
days In January or other months were
observed as Christmas.
In A. D. 1897 st. Cyril. bishop Of
Jerusalem, obtained from Pope Julius I
authority to appoint commission to
determine, If possible, the precise day
of Christ's nativity. From the chrome
logical archives of the Roman censOrs,
establishing the times of occurrence
of certain events of the same period Of
the Roman government of Palestine,
the theologians of the eastern and
western divisions of the Christian
church agreed upon December 25 as
the date of the birth of Jesus, and
thereupon this became the officially
decreed and generally accepted Christ
mas day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24
Christmas Carols
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EXPERIMENTATION ETTEHTHITHTHTT0
VVvARREN ELMORE was

WY ARREN ELMORE was
Nv mad-angry through and
w through. For the first time
i his business career he had had
quarrel with his partner. OF course
it had been al Peters fault, but
even that thought didn't help so
very much. The old saying, ut
takes two to make a quarrel kept
bothering him.
What was it that his wife had
told him to get at Grants? He
asked himself the question as he
entered the big department store.
Hose for Muriel, that was it! Both
er Christmas shopping, anyway;
why didn't Beverly tend to things
herself?
AS he walked down the crowded
aisles, he was conscious of music
from the balcony. An orchestra
was up there playing Christmas
carols. Warren Elmore forgot his
peeve against the world; he hur-
ried up and joined the happy
crowd. His voice joined in 20 Lit
tie Town of Bethlehem" 1t was
followed by the glorious "Adeste
Fideles." Then came "Silent
Night" AS it's beautiful strains
filled the store Warren Elmore was
conscious that all anger was dis
appearing from his heart He
wanted to get back to the office,
to slap old Peter on the back, and
tell him they were a pair of fools
for letting such a small thing inter-
fere with their friendship
And man-like, he purchased six
pairs of hose for Muriel instead
of three on the way out. A store
that took time and thought for
Christmas carols should be reward
ed little bit, he believed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24

opens up into a double bed provides a
comfortable seat for the operator.
Above the operators head as he works
are the vital telephone connections
concealed in cabinets. Since Wire
photos are transmitted over telephone
wires, these connections are the life
line of the trailer.
In the cabinets are terminals for
common battery and magnetic sets
and a dial telephone, which enables
the operator to connect with every
kind of telephone now in use in Mary
land.
The physical appearance of the
'front room" is definitely pleasing.
Dome and side lights provide illumi-
nation. The studio couch and three
cushions are upholstered in light blue,
while the floor covering is of dark
blue. Ivory venetian blinds with blue
control cords cover each of the seven
windows and upper half of the door.
In the rear is the photographers
dark room. Light proof when closed,
this room contains chromium sinks for
developing, built-in rack for a half
dozen bottles of chemicals, a portable
enlarger, heater for drying of mega
tives and prints and sundry other
tools of the photographers trade.
Water flows into the dark room
sinks under pressure from forty-five
gallon tank. An ice box with a capac-
ityof seventy-fve pounds has been built
into the dark room, providing a place
to keep chemicals at the proper tenn
perature. There is a ventilating fan
which circulates warm air when the
heater is turned on and cool air when
the heater is not operating.
The trailer is equipped with extern
sion cords and built-in electric plugs
and can be plugged in on any regular
110-volt power line. However, if the
portable equipment should be needed
at some remote point, where regular
electric power is not available, a gen.
orator built into the rear Of the We
hicle provides it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24
IN SEARCH OF TROUBLE

One million miles in search of
trouble!
That's the record hung up by the
Motor Patrol OF the keystone Auto
mobile Club, Good Samaritans Of
the highway" whose familiar silver
and blue motorcycles are ever point
ed in the direction of distress, their
principal job to find trouble and
remedy it.
Captain Russell A. Congdon, COM
mander of the Patrol, the only one
of it's kind in the United States. re-
ported yesterday that the mileage
covered over period of so months
In Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Mary
land and the District of Columbia
mas just passed the 100000 mark.
Did your patrolmen find the trou-
BILE they were looking for?" he was
asked.
III say they did!" was the en-
phatic reply, as Captain produced
records showing that 1858 indlyid-
ual services were rendered by the
Patrol since it began active trouble
shooting" on September 10, 1888.
In medical First Aid the PATROL
men assisted 633 motorists, whose
injuries ranged from cuts and bruis-
es to severed arteries and major
fractures.
They were at the scene of 564
highway accidents, and besides aid
ing the injured controlled traffic and
otherwise assisted police authorities.
Mechanical help was given to TO-
438 motorists stranded ON the road.
Services in this classification ran the
gamut of car troubles-flat tires,
faulty ignition, engine failures. In
cluded also were some hundreds of
motorists who ran out of gas, or who
were stalled because of lack Of oil
or water.
Patrolmen arrived at the scene in
time to extinguish 81 fires in motor
vehicles not equipped with any
means to check the flames.
In the field of information-warn-
ing of speed traps, dangerous road
conditions and getting lost" or per-
picked motorists back on the right
road-the patrol served 29,9O1
motor vehicle owners.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24
CONSERVATION PROGRAM FOR
1898


Dates for group conferences to
consider the conservation program
for 1888 as it applies to the various
sections of Maryland are an
nounced by Paul E. Nystrom, of the
University of Maryland extension
service who is executive secretary OF
the State Conservation Committee.
The first will be held in Baltimore on
December IA. the second In Denton
on December Is, and the third in
Upper Marlboro on December 16.
The conferences will be attended
by county agents, county committee
men and members OF the STATE Con-
servation Committee. Authorities of
the AAA from Washington will be
present to explain the details of the
1888 conservation program.
Although similar to the program
carried out in 1887, the program 1or
next year differs from that program
IN some important aspects. One of
these is the TACT that each farmer
who participates will assigned a
quota for soll-depleting crops and a
soil-conserving quota for his farm
and the maximum payment he can
earn will be based upon his compli-
ance with these quotas. He will be
informed in advance of planting the
seasons crops what his quotas will
be and will know the maximum pay
ment that he can earn on his tarm by
tull compliance.
Additional features at the group
conferences will include a discussion
of classification of Land as to Use'
by Henry r. Shoemaker, county
agent for Frederick county; plans
For Farm Buildings" by Ray w.
Carpenter, Professor of Agricultural
Engineering; and Sociology and
Rural Discussion Groups" by Linden
S. Dodson, Assistant Professor Of
Sociology at the University of Mary
land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24
Christmas Is Birthday
of the Prince of Peace

TIME sound of a children's
quarrel broke the Christmas
u afternoon quiet. Mrs. Steele
put aside the bits of tissue and rib
bon she had been collecting, and
called her three sons to her.
"Boys," she said, II have one
more Christmas gift for you" They
gathered around her in excited an
ticipation. sit was the very first
gift mentioned when the Christ Child
was born"
"Gold, mother?" asked the eldest
eagerly.
''No, Franklin. Something far
more precious. Peace. Peace on
EARTH remember? Good will is sell
dom forgotten at Christmas but
peace too often is"
"But how can you give us peace?"
cried the second in disappointment.
81 can't be sure, son. No person
alone can guarantee peace, but ev-
eryone can help. Right now / can
show three boys how foolish it is to
quarrel"
"How, Mother?"
Franklin, you are stronger than
your brothers. You could take their
toys. But suppose then they join
together to take yours? In the end
all the toys will be broken, and you
will have quarreled for nothing"
"But suppose they take mine
first?"
Wouldn't it be better to agree to
all play together and all enjoy them
than to fight?"
''Is it that way with nations
too?"
Exactly. Wars leave everyone
worse off than before"
"But don't people want peace,
Mother?"
wanting is not enough. When
everyone who wants peace does
something to bring it about, then
Christmas will really mean the
birthday of the Prince of Peace
the coming of Peace on earth, good
will to men, Helen Waterman.
g Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24

When the battle of Antietam was
reenacted recently, Photographic his
tory was repeating itself in one corner
of the original battlefield, mile and
a half from Sharpsburg, Md. But it
was Photographic history with a de-
cided difference.
Back on September II, 1862, when
the Confederate forces at Antietam
met Federal troops in the most deadly
single days battle of the Civil War,
Matthew B. Brady, the famous pho
tographer of those days, was on the
field with his cumbersome wet plate
cameras and his covered wagon dark
room.
In September, 1887, the reenactment
of the famous battle on the same field
was recorded by the most modern
equipment known to science for the
taking, developing, printing and trans
hitting of pictures.
The modern Photographic parapher-
MALTA is housed in new automobile
trailer built for the Sunpapers of
Baltimore for the purpose Of trans
hitting photographs by portable
Wirephoto from any point where news
may be in the making, to the news
paper building at Baltimore and
Charles Streets.
From the Sunpapers' building, pic
lures of more than local Maryland
news interest can be transmitted over
the national Wirephoto network to
dozens of newspapers from San Fran
cisco to New York, from Dallas to
Minneapolis, and points between. The
newspapers hooked up to the network
receive identical negatives simultane-
ously within few minutes after the
portable transmitter begins operating.
Outwardly the trailer looks about
like thousands of others on the roads
of the country today, but inside the
picture changes. A broad built-in
table across the front of the trailer
supports the two units of the portable
Wirephoto set.
A studio couch which incidentally
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24
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KEEPING TREE FRESH

IF A Christmas tree is set in
L water when it first comes in
to the house and is kept in water
while it is part of the Christmas
decoration, it will remain fresh
and green for at least week
long or. Water should be replaced
as it evaporates. If the base of
a Christmas tree is trimmed with
a sharp knife Just before it is
mounted, the pores will be left
open, allowing water to rise in
the stem to the living cells which
are still trying to provide the
tree with food and moisture.
Spruce and fir retain their nee
dies longer than most other
Christmas trees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-12-24
A Nice Christmas Gift,
Thought Happy Marilyn

A THOUGH he lived across the
~ hall, their acquaintance had
1 n been only a bowling one until
he had reminded her that morning
in the elevator there were only
three days more until Christmas.
A welcome announcement for any
employee in Baxter's store, she
thought.
She hadn't known his name until
his sister spoke to Marilyn Marsh
just as she was putting her key into
her door that evening. Mrs. Hunt,
Wade Kendalls sister, as she in
troduced herself, was having diff
Guilty with some decorations. Would
Marilyn help her? Marilyn did, in
spite of preferring to rest after her
days work at Baxter's. Wade came
while they were working with the
decorations, and soon conversation
turned to what plans each had for
Christmas day. Mrs. Hunt would
be with the Kendalls for the family
reunion. Wade would not be though
because business prevented. Mari
Ign had no plans, so Wade suggested
they spend the day together.
Christmas day, Wade learned that
Marilyn had been forced to give up
her music instruction and was en-
ployed otherwise; he had guessed
that, he said. The music he used to
see her carry, he noticed she never
had with her now. Too, he had seen
her in Baxter's-and he had told
his sister that anyone who could
rise above disappointment and keep
as cheerful and friendly as Marilyn,
was an inspiration, and worth know
ing.
That was the best gift she had re-
ceived, she told him. She hoped to
be an inspiration always. His eyes
and lips told her she would
Blanche Tanner Dillin.
g Western Newspaper Union.