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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-22

Farmers of the county are now
busv threshing their wheat crop
and we see quite a difference in
tbe way it was done back in the
horse and buggy days.
improved threshing machinery
4odav has kept pace with other
odvances in the machine world.
Now the threshing outfit pulls
- to the barn or stacks out in
the field. as the case may be.
wheels of the tractor and thresh-
inc machine are blocked, a few
o6iustments made and all is ready
70 90. Not so back when the old
horse power machine was used.
The whole outfit had to be trans
norted by horses from farm to
farm. over rough roads, with the
helm of quite a few men. Maybe
Won remember the old horse
mower machine. Usually eight
horses were attached to the pow
or apparatus. The horses walk
ed in a circle, round and round,
urged to keep going by a man
who stood on the turntable in the
middle, with long whip. A
"tumbling rod" led to the ma
chine.
1t used to require man to
stand alongside the man who fed
the wheat into the machine and
cut the bands with sharp
knife which usually was curved.
Now there is no necessity for a
sheaf cutter or a feeder. In go
the sheaves without any further
ado
The straw proceeded on through
the machine to the straw stack.
Here there usually were three or
more men, whose duty it was to
take care of the straw as it came
out, with all the dust and dirt.
And this was dirty job. One
man would work at the drag"
and this was a hard place, so con-
sidered. He had to be a good
man to fill the job. However, it
was often customary to trade
off, among the men, i. E., those
on the stack changing places
from time to time In this way
the man at the drag" would be
spelled" by the others, including
the man whose duty it was to
stack the straw. However, the
stacker usuelly held his own job
more continually because not
every man was competent
Stacker"
Now the machine blows the
straw, etc, out and a patent
stacker takes care of everything;
however. today not the same care
is taken to stack the straw as in
the horse and buggy days.
Some farmers, today, as former
" stack some Of their grain, that
which cannot be Loten into the
b2Tn. In this case tricks are
erected near the barn or made IN
the field where the wheat Is
threshed. And, by the way, not
every fellow in the olden days
could put up stack that would
look nice and at the same time
turn water effectively. And the
same will apply now.
When hauling-in time comes,
the farmer is beginning to look
to the end of his busy season.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-22

burg merchant went to local
bank to deposit some money. The
bill was cleverly executed.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-07-22

Every town has at least one
easy mark who will work his head
off if he is made the chairman.
Twin-City herald., 1938-12-03

LIE has written and had published
II over eight hundred songs since
the day he left Philadelphia to be-
come a copy-boy on a New York
newspaper. He wanted to be an
actor, and for years, his was a
name act" in vaudeville. The writ
ing OF lyrics occupied good deal of
his time. and the song Waiting
For The Robert E. Lee" was writ.
ten with Lewis F. Muir. who started
out by being angry at a caustic
criticism of his works and wound
up by collaborating with his critic.
They took their song to a pub
Usher, but he did not like it, and so
they left in such a hurry that they
forgot the music. BY the time they
had returned, the publisher had
changed his mind. and the song be.
came a great hit.
He is member of the American
Society Of Composers, Authors and
Publishers; and recently radio sta.
tions celebrated the twenty-fifth an
niVersary Of his career as a song.
writer. He has written lyrics for
Take Me To The Swanee Shore"
Ramona" JEANNE, Dream OF
Lilac Time," Don't Wake Me Up.
Let Me Dream" etc., etc. He lives
In Hollywood with his family.
His name is
'lLsqH9 syIoM 7
Music Features & Photo Syndicate)
Twin-City herald., 1938-12-03

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Twin-City herald., 1938-12-03
Calvin's Newspaper Service
TESTED RECIPE
.BY Frances Lee Bdrtoft,

THERE is all the thrill Of treas
Lure hunt in biting through a
tender tempting cooky and finding
Twin-City herald., 1938-12-03


filling, youngsters may be allowed
to eat these cookies with the paren-
tai blessing - for everyone knows
what healthy fruit figs are!
Fig Surprises
S1z cups sifted cake -four; 8 tea.
spoons double-acting baking pow.
der; " teaspoon salt; " cup butter
or other shortening; " cup brown
sugar, firmly packed; egg, we'll
beaten; ! teaspoon vanilla, u cup
milk.
Sift flour once, measure, add bak.
Ing powder and salt, and sift again.
Cream butter thoroughly, add sugar
gradually, and cream together until
light and fluffy. Add egg and va.
nilla, then flour, alternately with
milk, mixing thoroughly after each
addition. Chill until firm enough to
roll. Roll Is inch thick on slightly
Toured board. Cut with 2h-inch
fioured cutter. Put one teaspoon
Fig Filling on a circle. Place an.
other circle on top, and press edges
together. Bake on ungreased bak.
ing sheet in hot oven (425o F.) 6
to minutes. Makes 8 dozen cookies.
Fig Filling
2 cups figs, chopped; 2s cup
sugar; 2s cup boiling water:
tablespoon lemon juice; table
spoon butter. -.'. .r-., = =. .
Cook figs, sugar, and water 6 to {.
minutes, or until thick, stirring con-
stantly. Remove from fire; add
lemon juice and butter. Cool.
Twin-City herald., 1938-12-03

1t filled with a
Juice delectable
fruit filling. This
is the kind Of
cooky which
touches s the
spot" when hun
CRY folk s raid
the pantry late
at night. And
since 1t is a fg
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-09-16

Lack of space rrovonts our publish
in the Winnors Of prizes at tho
recent Mctcnuska Valley lair, IS
We WOULD like to DO
Ribbon awards wero Givon to OK
hibitors who won with their ox-
hibits in Glasses enc lots not
recorded in the Premium book. ~"
Money awards ere given only to
classes IS lf8to3. Exhibitors
showing articles or livestock
unGor the same class an2 lot ere
awarded hightest prize money, :
only. .:.--:..
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-09-16
ATTENTION GRANGE
llTIiBERS

Will all Grange Ilerlbers please
make Q special effort to be at
the Grange Hall in Pclr.er ct 70:
o'clock Sunday noon September 10,
to have g Grange picture taken
fer the "Nctional Grange ,Nonthly'
Please plan to bring your own car
if you have oneo This picture
is very Important and should be
token just as soon IS possible
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-09-16

The following resolution Wcs sent
to the Natcnusko Valley Farrors
Cooperating Association board,
August 22tho onG at this 2oto no
QcknOWl Q Q~ncnt has boon received
by the Council from the boGrGe
RESOLVED:
Whcrocs-- The Motanusko
Valley Colonization Project wos
set III as @ Government cooperative
community and.
Whoroos-- The Metonusko Valley
Farmers Cooperating Association
Of this project is the noc1eus of
the success Of sCi2 project and
must .hcvo the coopo ration Of all
Of it's members and
Whoroas-- + ucction of the people
in the business of soid Associo-
ton is the only way in which
this cooperation can be attained,
the Civic Council Gs representa-
tives Of the various districts
of the civic. assOciatiCn, hereby
request the Board Of Dire ctors
Of the Mctanuslza Valley Farmers
Cooperating Association to have
printed in the VALLEY SETTLER
the minutes Of it's meetings end p
On o1r Lanot4on Why the fluctua-
.tiOn eff prices Of products viii Oh
the farmers have to sell viii CHI,
directly affect the live lihoo3
an cGvancoront Of the people Of
the Letanusl1o Valley.
Nootin3 c@journod.
Signed:
Loren McKo chnie--ProsiGont
Fred N.J0hns on--Vice Pros.
~ r.
The Valley settler. (Palmer, Alaska) 1937-195?, 1938-09-16

u
is very Important and should be
tcken just as soon IS possible
CEREAL GRASSES AND THEIR
IMP ORTANCE
( From the American Poultry
JOurnn1)
Although i, has been appreciated
by poultryr1en for G long tire
that greens have en- imp ortont part
in poultry feeEing 1T has not been
until recently that the value Of
cereal grasses he's core to be
Understood. While there is still
much o be learned about this
phase Of poultry feeding, much
valuable Information has recently
come to light.
These cereal 8rcs wheat, rye,
oats and barley, have been found
to contain, 70 r example, nearly
Gil the inn ortont vitorains nced-
ed or poultry, livestock, anG
hu12ons. The young, tender shoots
ere the valuable part Of these
grasses, ana as soon as these
grasses start to joint, they be- r.
sin to lose their feeding value.
1t has been stated that within
one week cftor jointinG, they
have lost 5o@5 Of their feeding
value, anG that one pound Of
young grass solids supplies moro
essentials for life than ten pounCs
of grass cut ct the dough stage.
Tho type Of soil onG section Of
the country in hich they are
grown make q difference, IS we'll
os the Woy in which they are cut is:
and troGted. One method Of hor-
vostino these cereal grasses in
wolves q machine and process in
W hich the grasses Go not touch
the ground oftor they are cut,
but are ground and bagged in the
Evening star., 1938-01-23
The Travellers Notebook
Holidays of 1888 Click for Weekend Trips.
'Main Street Runs Straight
Through Paris.''

to arranging ones divorce, witty
French newspaper man observed:
Main street runs straight through
Paris" A survey of the American
City Of Paris" bears him out
In Paris one may 60 to an American
hotel, where citizen of the United
States. licensed to practice in France,
will remove his appendix: one may
read in an American library, buy a
Paris edition of United States paper,
bowl in league with Americans. keep
an account in an American bank. at
tend meetings at two American Legion
posts, witness games of baseball and
basket ball, eat pancakes in a restau-
rant or two or dive ones spoon into
the froth of a typically American ice
cream soda.
The 1887 issue Of American in
France goes into all that, and much
more
A Mormon missionary may be found
in Auteuil, near the house where Ben
jamin Franklin once lived. Two ex-
cellent American schools are found in
Paris: one may eat frogs raised under
American auspices and have mince
pies or fudge as desert. Cranberry
sauce is supplied for turkey dinners:
one American makes it his business to
cash checks.
Fraternity chapters are missing
from the list. but alumni of Harvard,
Yale. Columbia. Cornell, Dartmouth,
Tufts and Virginia have organized
clubs. An American University Union
also maintains headquarters in Paris,
and in the Mont-Paenasse district Is
Evening star., 1938-01-23

CONSTANTLY running into Ameri-
cans engaged in business in
France, performing services ranging
from growing and selling sweet corn
Evening star., 1938-01-23

. club for university women. An As
sociation Of American Alumnae brings
women tourists into contact with grad
yates Of Vassar, Smith, Wellesley,
Bryn Mawr and Radcliffe.
English-speaking movies, hot from
Hollywood, are found in about . dozen
Paris theaters: there are three strictly
American churches and many hotels
run by A. E. F. veterans who have in
herited hostelries from French fathers
in-law.
In former times the American City
in Paris" was somewhat stable, expa-
triates Of long standing catering to
French and Americans alike. But now
professional and business men have a
tendency to limit their stays to two or
four or few more years and within
a decade the whole personnel has
changed.
PRACTICALLY vanished from the
American scene, the ancient,
heavy-betting spectacle Of cockhghting
comes into its own again this week at
Orlando in the sports equivalent Of
horse racing's Kentucky Derby. No
brass bands boom up q big audience,
and many visitors in and around Or
lando never know Of the wing and
spur duels to the death. The au-
dience is recruited by only invitation
Of tournament officials, and lust
curious spectators are barred.
The fights are held in a pit secluded
In the woods near Orlando. But all
the secrecy is not inspired by fear
OF the law. Cockfighting is not an
outlaw sport in Florida; it's legal.
Florida is one of the few States that
permits it.
After a few days Of preliminary
bouts the tournament of1icially begins
Tuesday. For four days. scrappy birds
Evening star., 1938-01-23

especially to those with any interest
in trees and flowers, and that is a
walk in the Botanical Gardens. These
are planted and supervised by the local
government. Every growing thing is
carefully labeled with its botanical
and often its popular name and one
can get a knowledge of tropical
vegetation in one Of these lovely spots
that would otherwise take months to
acquire.
Evening star., 1938-01-23
SHIPS AND PLANES LEAD
TO VIRGIN ISLANDS

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, Jan. d.
Bluebeard and Blackboard, Caribbean
hoodlums of 300 years ago, are said to
have stirred up considerable turmoil
in the harbor Of Charlotte Amalie,
Virgin Islands, incident to pursuing
and pillaging numerous sturdy Span
ish galleons. Today, in the wake of
these buccaneers, modern ship and
clipper plane paths lead to the Virgin
Islands, Caribbean playground.
A Pan-American Always clipper
plane flies from Miami to Charlotte
Amalie twice week. From New York
the Furness and American Caribbean
lines send boats to the Virgin Islands,
Evening star., 1938-01-23

from . dozen or more breeding farms
(most Of the finer fighters come from
South Carolina and Tennessee) will
fight it out for $500 sweepstakes
prize. Fifteen cocks must battle for
each owner, and the breeder having
the most victories Is declared the
winner.
1t Is not unusual for thousands of
dollars, to change hands between
wealthy followers Of the sport after
q match. A nod Of the head to a
spectator on the opposite side Of the
pit often clinches such deal.
Evening star., 1938-01-23
By JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr.

by JACQUES FUlkELLE, Jr.
~ NE of the odd little practices Of
1 railroad passenger depart
Y ments-checking over the
new years calendar to antici-
pate peak loads on holidays-saves the
weekend travel enthusiast the trouble
They have found 1898 an exceptional
year for those business men and work.
ers who like to break the monotony by
splicing their life with short trips. Hol-
idays generally will click in 1888 with
the Saturday-Sunday combination. or
near enough for the>ardent spokesman
to wheedle away the intervening day.
Or at least he hopes.
New Year day came on Saturday
and inspired one of the greatest holi-
day travel movements of recent years
The next holiday of note-Lincoln's
birthday-comes on Saturday also.
Washington's Birthday is on Tuesday.
Memorial Day is on Monday. and so is
the Fourth of July. this pairing being
inevitable year by year.
Labor Day, always on Monday, long
has been one of the years best travel
days, and Of late Thanksgiving has
inspired firms to close down Wednes-
day evening for a four day respite.
Next Christmas and New Year come
on Sunday, but generally will be OBJ
served on Monday.
CONSTANTLY running into Ameri-
cans engaged in business in
Evening star., 1938-01-23

sends its ships TO San Juan, and the
Grace line started operations January
7. both connecting with the 3. Q. Cath.
crime or the Pan-Americah clipper
which take travellers from San Juan
over to the Virgin Islands,
Evening star., 1938-01-23

while the Bull-1nsular line operates
out Of both New York ana Baltimore.
From Gulf ports the Lykes and the
Waterman lines carry West Indies.
bound passengers, and from California
the East Asiatic line.
The New York-Puerto Rico line
Evening star., 1938-01-23
BARGAINING SKILL
SAVES IN TRAVEL
Sureness in Making Deals in
West Indies Proves
Economical.
BY LOUISE CRUICE.

The art of bargaining is something
which should be acquired by every one
planning a trip to the West Indies this
winter. 1t is skill that does not
come naturally to the average Amer
lean. who is used to fixed prices.
Since cruise ships usually have their
own tenders to carry their passengers
from ship to shore, the lucky people
who travel on them will not need skill
Evening star., 1938-01-23

NE of the odd little practices Of
railroad passenger depart
ments-checking over the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-25
LABOR LEADERS
MEET IN RIVAL
CONFER ENCES
Lewis Warns Against
Wage S.ashes in Face
OF Recession
BY UNITED PRESS

The nations labor leaders met in
rival conference today to consider
problems G economic depression
and conflict between the American
Federation of Labor and the Com
mittee for Industrial Organization.
John L. Lewis CLIO head. told
his United Mine workers convention
at Washington that labor would
fight any plan to meet business
recession by price cuts or wage re-
ductions. His lieutenants denounced
President William Green of the
fedora tion-a possible forerunnar to
expulsion of the federation head
from membership in the mine union.
At Miami, a strong group of the
federation executive council launch
ed a drive to oust all CIO SYM
pathizerS from federation unions
They said the first move would be
an effort to force the Pennsylvania
State Federation to expel all mem
bers of CIO unions who constitute
the bulk of the state membership.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-25
WESTMORLAND
AT LAST HAS
FULL COUNCIL

WESTMORLAND, Jan. 25.-The
city council, for the first time
since October, has a full house
today.
AT an adjournment meeting of
the council Monday night, E. Ha-
maker was appointed to fill the
last remaining vacancy on the
board, This action provided the
city with full set of officials until
the resignation OF D. H. Wolford,
city attorney, was read.
The board then appointed w. T.
Fowler of Calipatria to serve as
city attorney. The city has had
three different city attorneys. three
different police chiefs and con-
stantly changing board personnel
since political upsets early last
summer.
Hamaker is employed by the
Westmorland Water company.
The council now is composed OF
Mayor B. H. Evans, and Council
men j. B. Miller, c. E. Waugh.
j. J. Gardner. and Hamaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-25
Fire PerilS SnOqVb0und City
DISTRICT DROPS
PLANS TO BUILD
$1,000 MODELS
Proposal for Miniatures
OF Power Projects
Shelved

Objections by D irec t o r
Mark Rose t h a t twelve
hundred dollars might save
a whole 100 acre ranch"
Tuesday shelved a tentative
project for construction by the
Imperial Irrigation District of
three small-scale models of out
standing district projects.
Cost of one proposed model-a
working model of the No. 4 hydro
electric plant and an electrified
would be $1,000
Superintendent M. j. Dow d
mentioned the models as one pos
sibility for an irrigation district
display at the county fair this
year, commenting that cost would
prohibit construction of all three
at one time. If the board wished
to authorize construction of the
models however, he suggested that
one be built each year as part of
permanent exhibit
Besides the hydro-elect plant
model, the proposed exhibit would
have included model of one de-
sitting basin such as will be ina
stalled at Imperial Dam and a
relief model Of Imperial Dam, the
desilting works and the All Amer
lean canal. The desilting basin
model would cost $700 and the re-
lief model of the canal system
would cost $1,000, DoWd said.
Director Rose objected to the
proposals on the grounds present
drainage problems furnish a bet
ter outlet for any money the dis
trict may wish to spend, and sug-
gested photographs for the dis
trict's county fair exhibit. When
Director Ira Aten agreed with
Rose, the board adjourned without
taking action OF any kind.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-25
PROTECT u. S.
FROM ATTACK
is F. RS AIM
President Expected to
Seek More Funds
For Military

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.
(UP)-The purpose of Pres
ident Roosevelt's specia a
message to congress asking
supplemental national de-
fense funds is to make the United
States impregnable to foreigS in
vasion administration officials as
serted today.
In addition to an expected re-
quest for funds to start construc-
ton of two additional battleships,
two or more fast scout cruisers and
other surface naval vessels, the
message will ask for appropria-
tions to remedy what both army
and navy officials regard as the
present alarming shortage of am
munition, ammunition making ma
chinery, anti-a:rcrait guns, search
lights, fire control machinery, and
other equipment which the mill
tary men call material officials
said
The message is expected to go
to congress about the end of this
week. The amount it will ask still
Is uncertain.
Officials said that the president
will ask for funds with which to
make, national defense adequate
to guarantee protection against in
yasion during the construction of
the warships which will be cap
able of carrying war to the enemy's
territory, if war comes
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-25
STERN ACTION
AGAINST STOCK
MART INSIDERS
Survey Shows Members
OF Exchange Among
Active Bears

WASHINGTON, Jan. 25
(UP)-A securities and eX.
change commission S t u d y
showing t h a t New Yor k
S t o k exchange members
were among the most active bears
during the fall stock market slump,
today foreshadowed stern action by
the SEC to curtail activities of
Wall Streets insiders
The commissions announcement
of new rules said that the SEC
was awaiting completion of study
of short sales being made by the
goth century fund for the New
York stock exchange
IF, as the result of these studies
and the experience under these
new rules alterations in them prove
necessary or desirable the commits
sion is prepared 10 make them, "
the statement said.
Continued on Page 6; Colmn 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-25
Discussions Will
Be Resumed Over
Bond Refundinq

Bond refunding discussions be-
tween Imperial Irrigation District
directors and a bondholders' COM
mittee will be resumed at Los An
geles about Feb. 4, Chairman Evan
T. Hewes told the district board
Tuesday.
A financial statement covering
irrigation district operation will not
be ready until about Feb. l, he
indicated. An engineering report,
meanwhile. had been completed
and was placed in the hands OF
the Imperial County Farm Bureau
tax committee for study.
Items covered ill the financial
and engineering reports will be
studied by tax committee members
and district directors before they
go to Los Angeles for the next
conference with bondholders.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-25
BIDS CALLED
UPON CANAL
EQUIPMENT

Imparial Irrigation District di-
rectors will receive and open bids
Mar. from firms wishing to fur
nish as 33,000-vclt electric trans
formers for use in the All American
canal power system
Bids were called by district di-
rectors Tuesday morning after
plans and specifications prepared by
Superintendent M. j. Dowd were
approved.
The 46 transformers will be used
in various sub-stations throughout
Imperial Valley, to be built as part
o. the $2,760000 hydro o-electric
power project under the Public
Works administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-01-25
SAME BULLETS
KILLED kIMMEL.
WRIGHT'S WIFE
Slugs Passed Thru Body
Of Wife and Pierced
Other Victim

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 25.
(UP)--County Autopsy Sur
geon A. F. Wagner today
testified at Paul A. Wright's
trial for the murder of his
wife, Evelyn, and his best friend.
John Kimmel, that four bullets
were fired into Mrs. Wright's back
and three of these bullets passed
through Kimmel's body.
The surgeon used half life-size
charts of Mrs. Wright and Kim
mel to demonstrate the Eleath
wounds to the jury.
All of the bullets fired at Mrs.
Wright entered her body about
the head and neck, one passing
through the upper part of her
arm, Wagner said. Kimmel's wounds
were in the cnest. head and groin
and all entered from the front of
the body.
Mrs. Jess E. Mcbride of Detroit,
mother of the slain woman, wept
bitterly as Wagner testified.
The prosecution emphasized the
angle at which the bullets entered
the victims bodies Wagner said
all had been fired from above the
two slain persons.
Wright confessed to police last
Nov. 9 that he shot his wife and
Kimmel when he discovered them
in an unnatural embrace in the
Wright home after drinking par
ty