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Evening star., 1940-04-28

1.-The Rains Came.'" she said. Il played !
Fern Simon
You could have knocked me over with
sound track. just sat there, looking at her. q
Here, before me, Was Fern Simon. And, hav- Il
ing found her at last. soon discovered she
was person worth hunting for. had seen her
splendid job in Here am a Stranger" had
witnessed her capable performance in Little
Old New York" and had fallen in love with !
her, professionally and semiprofessionally, in
The Rains Came" But did not know that
the latter had been her first picture, or that
her name therein was Fern Simon.
Bono Eide Californian E
Now, then find that it is only roughly
correct that she was discovered when Daryl
Zanuck (Mr. y took look at magazine
advertisement and found Fern Simon. Miss !
Joyce, to begin with, is bona fide Californian,
and attended UCL.A. until two years ago,
when she had to quit and 60 to work. She had }
studied dramatics at school and, as starter, =
took up commercial modelling for photog-
raphers in Los Angeles. You really have seen
her picture in magazine ads. (There's nothing
to show that Mr. Zanuck didn't see them,
too; but neither is there any evidence that he
did. We can leave Mr. Zanuck out of this,
I'm going to discover her myself9
She got into pictures because one day
Hollywood agent simply signed her up and
gave her screen test At that moment, it
happened, the studio was looking for someone
to play the really quite exacting role of Fern
Simon. They showed number of the tests to
MIR. Zanuck there he is, back with us again
and included those of Miss Joyce. I'm not
sure he said, There is Fern Simon!'. but
anyway she got the part pronto.
They just called her on the phone and
she went out to the studio, alone, and every
day for two weeks thereafter she watched
Myrna 10y, George Brent and Tyrone Power
perform.
1t was the very first time she ever had
been on a movie set. Her screen test had given
her her first glimpse of a movie camera. Next
time she stepped before one, it would be for
keeps.
Well, came the fatal day. She went onto
the sound stage and they led her to tank of
(Continvsd on poos ~
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
Strip Cropping Rotation
Keeps Moisture in Soil


Strip cropping combined with crop
rotation adds up to "strip rotation"
method of saving soil and saving
moisture that works well in many
farming areas. The soil conserva-
ton service gives actual compari-
sons as worked out on experimental
plots at the Pennsylvania State col
lege farm in an area where erosion
and outlying are not nearly so Sc
rious as in many farm regions.
In corn plots cultivated up and
down hill for three years there was
an annual soil loss averaging 43 tons
to the acre yearly BY running the
corn rows across the slope the loss
was cut in half. In both cases three
crops of corn in succession reduced
fertility.
By strip rotation in the plots
planting corn rows across the slope
and further breaking the slope with
cross strips of close-growing hay
crops to catch and strain out the
soil that starts from the cultivated
strips-the soil loss was cut to one
twenty-fifth, a ton and a half a year
instead of 43 TONS The water loss
was only about one-fourth that from
the all-corn plots. When the strips
were ploWed in as part of the rota-
ton, the roots and tops helped to
restore organic matter and main
tain fertility.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
U. S. Weather Men Tell Army How Large Dams Must Be

The biggest rain that might fall
on river or creek watershed is one
of the things that engineers need to
know in building a dam for flood
control This hypothetical rain
must be at maximum intensity and
duration. The run-off from such
rain determines the size of the
dam and-more especially-the size
of the spillway. Huge losses may
be avoided if the dam and spillway
are big enough to withstand any
flood that may develop. Huge saw
ings result when construction does
not exceed needs for which the dam
is built.
Rainfall records and hydromete-
geological specialists of the United
States weather bureau provide the
corps of engineers, United States
army, with essential information on
possible maximum precipitation
in a number of watersheds or basins
where food-control projects are I'm
der way. The figures turned over
to the engineers by the river and
flood division of the weather bureau,
represent the maximum in rain
intensity and duration that may be
expected. The biggest rain that
may be expected would equal any
big rains that have fallen, or might
fall. on the river basin in question.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
Rural Briefs

Insects caused $187, 800, 900 damage
to crops in India last year.
An old tire casing makes good
guard cover for a buzz saw.
Loss from soil erosion in the
United States is put at $500, 1000, 900
a year.
Powdered limestone is used by
some cattle feeders to cut down trou-
BILE with bloat.
One farmer in three has an in
come from non-farm sources, ac-
cording to a special United States
census bureau report.
Old hens with bright yellow beaks
and shanks should 60 into the cook
ing pot instead of the laying house.
Layers draw on the color in their
beaks and shanks to produce the
yellow of egg yolk.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
Strange Facts
Plowing the Sea
Real Bell Ringers!
Benign Deafness
To eliminate the annual damage

To eliminate the annual damage
of $500,000 to submarine cables by
fishing trawlers off the coast of
Ireland, the lines are now buried
in the ocean bed by means of a
new sea plow that automatically
makes deep furrow, inserts and
covers the cable, even at a depth
of 2,400 feet.
The record for bell ringing is
held by the men who rang, from
memory, $1,000 changes of eight
bells each in little more than
IL hours in All Saints church in
Loughborough, England, on Easter
Sunday, 1909.
S.
I'm several British munitions
plants, only deaf men are en-
ployed in the shot-blasting depart
ments because the roaring, clang-
ing noise would soon make phys
ical wrecks of those with normal
hearing
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25

The Arkansas river basin above
Caddoa, Colo, where dam is to
be built, is good example. In
checking its records, the weather bu-
reau considered all big rains in that
part of the United States and de-
termined whether or not they might
have fallen on the upper Arkansas
watershed. The probability of big
ger rain than the hypothetical rain
is virtual impossibility, says the
weather bureau.
The weather bureau has figures
on the maximum rainfall for other
such watersheds. Among them, the
Arkansas river basin above Caddoa.
Colo, the st. Francis river above
Wapapello, Mo-, the White river
above the Mud Mountain damsite
in Washington, Wolf creek above
Fort Supply in Oklahoma, and Mill
creek in Cincinnati. 1t is planned
to make similar study of all prin.
cipal river basins in the country.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25

ably fix that. And she's brave. She
has an iron will. She told me to
pack my things"
'And will you do it?"
"What in the world else can I
do? I haven't a sous marquis to
my name. Aunty gives me pocket
money-no more"
The Maharanee smiled: eyes.
Lack of money can make even Run
dhia obey. But it is a limited pow
er. 1t can be broken"
$50 think. But it remains to be
SEEM" Lynn answered.
"You are of age? You don't look
it, but you are, are you not? If
invite you to remain in the palace
as my guest, will you accept"
"How can II"
ut would give me very great
pleasure to provide you with more
than pocket money. I can easily in
vent salaried position. You have
been such comfort, such a joy to
me, that your companionship would
more than justify a requisition on
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
Clipping. Dairy Cows

Probably the most important fac
tor in keeping COWS clean is clipping
the hair short. Manure and other
sources of bacteria naturally cling
to long hair. A clipped COW is OBJ
viously much more easily and quick
ly cleaned. Clip the long hairs from
the udders, TANKS and tail in order
that dirt may not cling to them. One
hair, if it falls into the milk, may
add as many as 10000 bacteria.
Because much of this dirt is solu-
BILE and dissolves in the milk, it can
not be strained out.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
CHAPTER VIII-Continued

.sRundhia, you are talking dam
gerously," said the Resident.
eyes. Whose danger? 1t would
smell sweet, wouldn't it,! I was rid
ing early this morning. I saw Nor
wood on his way to the river-over-
heard him say that priests were
waiting for him near the river. And
I happen to know he was down by
the river after midnight last night.
Now he carries diamonds in his
tunic pocket"
"Have you seen them?"
"No."
ttWho did,"
81 am we'll informed about it,"
''Look here, Rundhia. You don't
expect me, do you, to credit an I'M
supported charge, based on hear
say, against an officer who has
perfectly clean record?"
''Would you prefer that take my
information elsewhere?"
"Who was your Informant"
81 refuse to tell you"
The Resident rose from his chair:
81 hope the drive home won't af-
feet you disagreeably!"
Rundhia actually started for the
door. AS he drew abreast, the Resi-
dent said:
Hello, l notice your nose is bleed
ing. Have you been in an acct
dent?"
"Ask Norwood"
"You mean to tell me-? Do you
know where Norwood is now?"
cat the palace, in conference, per-
haps fishing for larger bride from
someone else"
'Now, now, Rundhia! Who was
your informant about those dia-
monds?"
81 might tell you in strict conf
dence"
81 promise nothing. But l will
believe nothing unless you tell me
your informant's name"
Between you and me, it was
Miss Lynn Harding"
"How should she know"
"She saw them. Norwood is in
love with her,
"You know that?"
"Any fool could guess it. I think
Norwood casually let her see them
to impress her. He is mad about
her. Don't quote me- It's up to you
now"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
FARM
Torres
LAYING FLOCKS
REQUIRE WATER
Warm Supply Is Necessary
During Colder Months.
By C. F. PARRISH

i
Farmers and other interested per-
sons-prepare for somewhat of a
shock: About &c per cent of an egg
is water! That doesn't mean that
eggs are not one of the best foods,
but it does mean that the kind and
amount of water hen drinks is
highly important.
For this reason the extension divi-
sion of the North Carolina State col
lege recommends the warming Of
drinking water for the laying flock
during the winter and early spring
months. 1t is well to remember
that egg production will be greatly
reduced and Old Man Winter will
dip heavily into your egg profits if
you permit drinking fountains to
freeze over, or the water to become
so cold the birds refuse to drink
literally.
There are number of heated
fountains on the market that will
operate for about week on quart
of kerosene. However, he said that
a homemade device may be utilized
if care is taken to make it fireproof.
The only materials needed to make
it are an old tin tub, sand, a few
rough boards, and a kerosene lamp.
The tub is inverted on a bed of
sand spread one inch deep over the
area to be occupied by the device.
Holes are made in the side of the
tub to permit the escape of fumes
and the entrance of oxygen. A plat
form is built over the tub and the
container of water placed on the plat
form. The lighted lamp is put I'M
der the tub.
Flock owners are urged to protect
the hens against cold, wind and snow
by covering the cracks in the ends
and sides of the laying house with
strips of wood or heavy paper. A
six-inch dry-litter on the floor makes
the house more comfortable for the
layers. Workable curtains on
frames that move up and down in
a track over the front of the laying
house is also to be commended.
These curtains should be held out
about two inches from the wire front
by the track so that they will not
interfere with the ventilation.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25

THESE slippers are in easy GRO
1 Chef with angora popcorn trim
the bed socks in star stitch with
loop stitch trim. Pattern 1872 con-
tains directions for making slip
pers and bed socks in any de-
sired size; illustrations of them
and stitches; materials required;
photograph of pattern stitches.
Send Is cents in coins for this
pattern to The Sewing Circle,
Needlecraft Dept, 81 Eighth Ave-,
New York, N. Y.
Please write your name, adj
dress and pattern number plainly.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
CHAPTER TX

The Maharanee's maid, who
changed Lynn's frock, was one of
those who had been loaned to Aunty
Harding, because she knew English.
1t was impossible not to believe that
the Maharanee already knew more
than the facts about Lynn's break
with her aunt. The maid left the
bedroom. The Maharanee sat by
the veranda window, staring past
the edge of the sun-blind into the
garden. There was hardly sound
except the purring of the two cleo
trio fans.
Meanwhile, she smoked a ciga-
rette and watched the Maharanee,
who seemed to Lynn to be consider
ing, not what to say, but how to say
what was crowding her thought.
"Maharanee dear, I wish you
wouldn't feel so upset."
"How you must despise u.s."
"Please! I don't. To 60 away
leaving you thinking anything as un-
true as that would be dreadful.
am not even angry with Rundhia."
II am more than angry with
him." said the Maharanee. IT am
ashamed. Lynn, is it true--it has
been told to me-that Mrs. Harding
saw Rundhia kiss you in the gar
DEM"
eyes. That, too, was my fault.
l could have prevented it. I knew
Aunty was looking. did it to annoy
her"
mot because you like Rundhia?"
ooh, l like him. He is the hand
soonest thing I have ever seen, and
amusing. l was playing with fire,
I knew that"
The Maharanee's worried face re-
Taxed into wise smile: "My dear,
you don't know Rundhia if you think
he won't try it again! Unless-is it
true-it has been told to me-that
Mrs. Harding has decided not to
stay here any longer?"
First train, and first steamer for
home," Lynn answered. Marching
orders. At the moment, it hurts
her to move and she can't keep
food down. But the doctor can prob
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
THE STORY THUS FAR

from
valuable diamond mine belongs the temple priests or to the ruler
catches glimpse palace
the of
aid Rqndhia handsome spoiled the
lin
of
Iynna
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25

His Highness my husbands excheq-
uer. Is it true-it has been told to
me-that Mrs. Harding threatened
tony informant did not clearly un-
derstand-I think the word was dis
inherit?"
"Aunty has threatened that sew
eral times. Today 1 took her at her
word" Lynn answered "She will
pay my fare home. After that,
go on my own way-earn living. 1t
was final"
"Can you legally be left without
money!" ~
81 suppose So"
"You say you will earn aeliving.
How? What can you do?,Ssss
a''I don't know yet"
"For such beautiful girl as you
are there is always marriage to look
forward to. Is Mrs. Harding not
afraid of what people may say if
she should leave you penniless until
you marry?"
"She isn't afraid of people 9th
er people are afraid of her. She
will simply say l was impossible.
But l won't accept another cent
from her. Maharanee dear, you
can't guess. Perhaps I'm as I'M
grateful and bad as she says. But
I know what have had to endure.
No more humiliation from Aunty
Harding! l am through"
LYNN darling, say nothing until
you have thought. You haven't had
time to think. And you are natural
ly prejudiced at the moment, even
though you are so agnanimous and
don't admit it. A greater magma
nimity than yours I have seldom
heard of. Lynn, the offer of throne
is not contemplate. Shall l write a
note to Mrs. Harding saying you
have accepted my invitation to stay
with us?"
'Better let me tell her that" said
Lynn. "Aunty would blow up. She
isn't one bit pleasant when she's
angry. Say you've invited me. How
would that be?"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25

It might be inferred that you ac-
copied these diamonds and said
nothing about them until you
learned, let us say at the palace,
that someone knew about it; and
that then you hurried to me in a
rather belated attempt to establish
innocence. l am simply pointing out
to you what might be inferred if
you are not particularly careful.
Norwood stared at the package Of
diamonds. He thought a minute.
Then he looked straight in the Resi-
dents eyes and spoke quite calmly:
"You appear to me to be limiting.
Had you heard about these before ]
brought them to your"
eyes"
"Who was your Informant"
1T was confidential.
"You suspect me of having ac-
cepted bribe?"
81 reserve my opinion"
Every well, sir, you admit that
someone accused me. I want the
name of the informant. Otherwise
demand my arrest and court
martial"
''Keep your temper. You have al
ready been reported to me for punch
ing someone's nose"
"Whose?"
"My informant's nose was bleed
ing"
Every well, who was he? I have
punched no ones nose. Someone
has been lying to you about me.
Surely I have the right to know who
he is"
Captain Norwood, on your word
of honor, are you telling the truth?"
eyes"
"Well, perhaps I was mistaken.
Perhaps I inferred it. I forget the
exact words. Prince Rundhia GER
tainly intended me to understand
that you had made his nose bleed"
ooh. So it was Rundhia. I won
der how the devil Rundhia knew 1
had those diamonds"
"Well, did you call on Miss Hard
ing this morning?"
Norwood stared. He looked al
most as if he had been punched in
the jaw.
eyes," he said, after moment.
81 called on Mrs. Harding to take
her bottle of fresh iodine. Miss
Harding saw the diamonds when
they fell from my pocket"
els it true that you have been
paying her lot of attention?"
"No."
"You have not had words with
Rundhia about herr"
eyes. I did tell Rundhia, last
night after midnight, that if anything
should happen to Lynn Harding, I
would hold him answerable."
"Why should you have said that?"
Because l like her. 1 suspected
Rundhia's Intentions
care you sure she is nice? Why
should she have told Rundhia?"
II don't believe she did. Rundhia
lied, if you ask me. Perhaps a serv-
ant told him.
"Just a moment, sir. This &C.
ours to me. Is Rundhia exactly in
good standing?"
'No. Confdentially, speaking off
the record, 1 took a recent occasion
to warn him that one more indiscre-
ton might endanger his succession
to the throne.
81 suppose" said Norwood, cit
would be great deal easier, and
would cause lot less trouble, to
veto him now than to have to de-
pose him later on, after he had
come to the throne?"
"Why, yes, certainly. Even the
right of veto isn't anything we like
to exercise. To depose a ruling
prince, after once having recognized
his right to the throne-well, it has
been done. But it isn't good policy
if it can be avoided. You see, the
alternative to Rundhia is Jodha, who
is an invalid and likely to be child
less. We might be accused of de-
posing Rundhia in order to grab
Kadur. No. If Rundhia should sue
coed to the throne, his position
would be fairly secure"
ITO BE CONTINUED
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25
Something to Reflect On

1t takes more than $4,000 workers
to make the plate glass mirrors sold
in this country every year. This big
business pays $14, 1000 annually in
wages, buys $41, 900, 900 worth of raw
material and sells mirrors valued
at $88, 00O,0 900.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-01-25

The Maharajah bleated like an old
sheep. A lawyer in a black alpaca
frock coat droned interminable ar
guments. Documents were pro-
duced. Expert witnesses commit
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
Full Weather Report

Boston, Mar. 20 (UP)-Weath- CT forecast;
 CONNECTICUT - Snow or rnin tonight, ending Thursday morn ing. Colder late tonight and Thursday.
 MASSACHUSETTS, or rain on the coast and snow in the in- terior tonight ending in East por- tion Thursday morning. Snow fur ries in west portion Thursday. Cold CT late tonight and Thursday.
 PHODE ISLAND - Snow or rain tonight, ending Thursday morning. Colder late tonight and Thursday
 Spring Is Backward
 Boston, Mar. 20 (UP) = Meteoro- iogist F. R; Rideout s,uto of tRaa Radio sta sta Spring = arriving. at 1:24 p. m. -. will be backward" in New England, with only a few brief warm
 He believed snow was almost eertan n9ord in fall Inc to end of Mares in Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont and Western and Central Massa- l. chusetts. He foresaw colder than normal weather with freezing tenn peratures at night generally and often during NdI! aH,. the day da in April In Snow will "not be uncommon" even :. in Southern New England during April, he said, and frosts are likely to occur at any time. Most of May will be cooler than normal with snow and freezing weather over Central and Northern New England, he predicted. Even in June, he said tempera- lures will continue cooler than nor maj and frosts may occur in south ern sections as late as June 10. During all the Spring months, he said, winds probably will be gen. orally northerly with easterly and northeast storms.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20
State Nurses Association In 36th Annual Meetin!
No Action Expected
 On Gifts To Bremen
Board of Fire Commissioners to Delay Definite Deci-
 sion Until First Meeting in April

home on Country Club road recent ly will be taken at a meeting of the fire board this afternoon. The matter will be decided at future meeting.
 The matter came up for discus sion at 8 last meeting of the board when Fire Chief Thomas F. Cava- naugh informed the commissioners that Private Moore had turned over to him the $100 given to him by Dr. Deming for saving valuable from the flaming dwelling.
 Gifts were also given to Lieut. Eugene A. Legge and another fire man and were turned over to the chief. .
 At the meeting of the board two weeks ago, there was 8 division of opinion as to whether the men should keep the gifts, or whether they should be turned into the pension fund or some other fund Fears wre expressed that by allow ing the men to keep the money, a dangerous precedent might be es- tablished. On the other hand, the opinion was expressed that if Dr Deming wished to reward them men, 1t concerned no one but the parties involved. Chairman Finton J. Phelan, Chie1 Thomas F. Cavanaugh, Purchasing Director Martin J. Sweeney, anC Capt. George Holmes left yesterday for Columbus, Ohio, where they will visit the Seagrave factory to view various types of modern apparatus
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-03-20

State Police Department officials and members of local law enforce ment departments will be an im- portant delegation at the statewide Highway Safety Conference to be held at Yale University March 27 to discuss accident prevention and safety on Connecticut highways.
 Edward J. Hickey, Commissioner of State Police, who will preside at a session on Enforcement" has ar ranged for more than fifty officers of the State Police Department to be present at the Conference. In addition, some 200 officers of police departments from cities and towns throughout the state will be. pres ent, all to learn the latest develop ments in traffic safety.
 On the streets adjacent to the Conference buildings, the state and local police departments will have on exhibit all the latest types ot motorized equipment used by them