Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 11, Number 8, DeMotte, Jasper County, 9 January 1941 — Page 2

Washington Digest 69

Drop in Spring Pig Crop Predicted by Government Rise in Pork Prices Considered Likely; ■ Washington Correspondents Discuss ‘Jitters’ of War Rumors.

WASHINGTON.—"Pigs is Pigs"— j that was the name of one of the funniest short stories ever written. Of course pigs “isn't" They “is" shoats and hogs and a number of other things including sausage and pork chops. Not long ago the mail carrier probably stopped at your gate and asked a lot of impertinent questions about your plans for your porkers and the other day the department of agriculture finished reporting what the mail carriers reported to them. The result was the semi-an-nual Pic Crop report which said that there would be 10 per cent less little pigs going to market next spring than last. Officially the Agricultural Marketing Service said this; "The downswing in hog production which began in the spring of 1940 continued through the fall and will continue at least through the spring season of 1941, the Agricultural Marketing Service reported today. The decline apparently has been at an increasing rate. The percentage decrease in the 1940 fall pig crop was greater than that of last spring, and the indicated percentage decrease for the spring of 1941 is a little greater than that forthe fall of 1940. "The fall pig crop of 1940 is estimated at 12.5 per cent smaller than that of 1939. The decrease in the. 1940 spring pig crop was 9 per cent. The combined pig crop of 1940 is down 10 per cent from last year but the crop is the second largest since 1933. "The indicated number of sows to farrow in the spring season of 1941 is 14 per cent smaller than the number farrowed in the spring of 1940. "This information, from the December Pig Crop survey, is based upon returns from 160,000 farriers obtained in co-operation with the post office department through the rural mail carriers." EXPECT PRICE RISE Now according to past experience these estimates have proved to be pretty accurate and so the city folks can expect to have to pay more for their pork chops and the demand will probably exceed the supply. Eventually that may apply to milk, too, but right now there are thousands of potential customers of

A family tree of value.

dairy farmers who would buy if milk and milk products were cheaper. Efforts of the department to breed better cows is illustrated in the accompanying photograph. I wouldn’t want to go on record as saying that the fine old Aberdeen-Angus that flourish in my home state of Illinois would be flattered to learn that mixing promiscuously with the strangelooking critter in the picture with the enlarged collar button on the back of its neck, would improve their family tree—but it’s a fact. At least the Brahman cow has certain points which help an AberdeenAngus if it has to live down Texas way. It’s cool in Scotland where the Aberdeen-Angus came from. It’s hot in tropical Asia where humpbacked beauty originated. The Brahman have sweat glands in their skin which acts as a refrigerating system. And a little of that goes pretty well in the Gulf states of this country. - •‘ • • News Correspondents Discuss War Jitters This is a story of chin-beards and war. We have been going jittery moments in Washington rWely with war and rumors of war all about usJ In the midst of the confusion, little things, unimportant things which w’e remember years afterward but which never get into the papers or the history books stand out clear and sharp in our memories

GREEK CHILDREN

WASHINGTON. —' One story which has not been told here is how a million young folks are helping Greece win the war. These children, members of a National Youth organization, are from 8 to 20 years old. They act as couriers, as aids to firemen, help the nurses and work at all sorts of jobs vacated by the men called to the front

tSAUK HAGr

Nat’l Farm and Home Hour Commentator.

like a lantern swinging on a dark night, like the eerie, night-mare sound of the first coyote call you ever heard on a lonely ride home, with the moon half hidden under the moving clouds. I was sitting in the Press club on a recent Sunday evening. There were a couple of correspondents there but the place was almost deserted. A heavy set fellow carrying a walking-stick came in. Of course* we began heckling him a little. But he’s equal to jit. Leon Henderson is one of the Dealers who has managed to hold his ground, winning hate from some, respect from others who disagree with him all down the line. Ijll never forget one occasion in which he figured. I can’t mention the riames of the men present but they were all legitimate contenders for nomination of the presidency of thb United States. And Henderson offered a 10 to 1 bet that none of them would be candidates. One, only, got furious and when it was his turn to speak, launched into one of his famous invectives against Henderson and all his works. It was a good show but Henderson proved right in the end. He won the bet. TALK ABOUT CRANKS Well, what we said to Henderson that Sunday night and what he said in reply wasn’t particularly important until we got to talking about the cranks trying to see jgovernment officials with plans forj saving the world. > Then somebody said to Henderson: "Have you met the mdn who is communicating with Mars?’’ . Before he could answer, one of the cynical listeners who insisted that the administration was trying to get us into war, piped up: "I thought you folks were already in communication with Mars.” "No,” Henderson answered, quick as a whistle, "we aren’t trying to communicate with the god of war, we are trying to keep away from him.” I Mr. Henderson left. Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts came in. We greeted him. Re said he’d been aw’ay. Naturally the talk turn|ed to beards. For Representative Tinkham has a famous beard. A fine wavy hirsute decoration tljiat makes him look as friendly as some iof the kindly animals you’ve seen with similar appendages. Beards ajre no longer the style. I often regret it and I have always believed that their absence was due to One of two things: moral cowardice on the part of those who fear to be different or, as in my own case, an inability to raise a crop of whiskers that would look like anything but a wheat fie id in the dust bowl. | TINKHAM WELL KNOWN

But” Representative Tinkham is more than a beard. He is a, Washington institution. When the government purchased a well-known apartment house in the capital, in which he has had his bachelor quarters for years, and turned the building into one of the alphabetical agencies, Mr. Tinkham stood on his legal rights and refused to move out.

There he remained among his trophies—heads of wild water-buffalo which he had outfaced in the jungles —lions that he had not only outbearded but beaded; tigers, elephants, tusks and all—and of course, his own much-photographed beard. However, it is not merely the fact that Representative Tinkham has faced beasts in the jungle that has made him famous. He has faced opposition for his seat in congress since 1915 and has never been defeated. And he does it without making a speech. Perhaps he is successful because he has never made a speech. Like the growing of a beard, that method is different. And Representative Tinkham has another distinction. He js a member of the opposition, if not the .“loyal opposition” an opposition which he considers is based on loyaltyloyalty to his state and his nation. “It may be too late to keep us out of war,” he said, “but I am going to fight to do it.” And with that he turned on his heel and with his whiskers waving like the defiant plume on the hat of Cyrano de Bergerac, he stalked out of our presence, the tails of the strange, half-length pea-jacket he wears for an overcoat, flapping in the breeze. $ • • • The Singer Sewing Machine company has been given one of the government “educational orders” for revolvers. If this keeps up we may be beating our knitting needles into bayonets. • • * » The bureau of home economics is watching experiments in developing a turkey with white meat only. Some people predict that eventually a species will be created which lays cranberry eggs. The next step will be a self-carv-ing duck.

THE KANKAKEE VALLEY POST

MARY’S EDUCATION

By CHARLES HARTE

(McClure Syndicate—WNU Service.)

f* T DON'T want to be disturbed," Dr. Thomas ClemX ent told the boy who answered his office door. Then he went into his inner office, spread out writing materials, and settled himself to a difficult task. "Wish I could write a prescription and be done with it,” he thought. "How on earth does a man write to a girl he wants to propose to?” Thomas Clement was thirty-five and had never, if the truth must be told,’ proposed tb a girl. He had, for the last half dozen years, realized that he would some day probably be doing just what he was now—trying to propose to Mary Stanton. But he hadn’t known how hard it would be. Mary was the daughter of his old friend, Dr. Stanton, who had left Thomas trustee of Mary's very meager fortune. It had been on Thomas' advice that Mary had eaten into this fortune to pay for a college education. He had told her that, with a good education, she would be able to take care of herself without worrying about much of an income from her small inheritance. All the time he had known that he intended to Mary when she got through college, and that she would never be dependent either on her inheritance or on her own labors. i Thomas had not seen Mary all that last winter. She had spent her Christmas holidays with friends, and had not returned to her aunt's, where she made her home in a town a dozen miles away, until after hkr graduation. But Thomas Hhd seen her on graduation day and that was what 1 made this letter of proposal so difficult. Mary had turned put to be the most‘beautiful, most desirable, most lovely girl in the world. Far too good for him, decided Thomas. It was really hardly fair for him to think she might ever care to marry, him. So he settled himself down to his task with doubts and misgivings. "Dear Mary,” he wrote, and then stopped, pondering on the next important word. There was a knock on the door. ‘‘Who is it?” he called. Then he heard Mary’s voice. ■ "Bobby says you don’t want to be disturbed. But can I see- you? It’s awfully imr portant.” She sat down at the other side of his table. "Well, as you didn’t come to see me I came to see you.” She 11 smiled bewitchingly at him. "You haven’t been over since I got home and I got home a week ago tomorrow.” “ “Well—” started Thomas. » "Oh, don’t apologize. And don’t stop your writing. I’ve got some awfully important news, but I’ll just Wait here until you’re -through.” Thomas insisted that she tell him at once. He closed his jaws sharply to be braced against the shock that Was coming. He looked stern and old as Mary leaned across the table and took both his muscular hands in hers. ■ "Promise,”* she said, smiling again, "that you’ll take me seriously?” - • • r "I promise,” he said, feeling very uncomfortable and rather helpless, imprisoned by her charm and personality. He had tucked the letter paper, with her name on it under his blotter when she first came into the room. "Guess what I’m going to tell you!” she said. "Going to be married?” he queried, trying to seem not too concerned—just showing a guardianlike interest. ! "No! Going to be a doctor—like, you.” "For heaven’s sake,” he gasped, looking at her slight, girlish figure, and thinking of clinic and dispensary days. "What-ever put that idea into your head?” "You did, of course,” she said. "You told me to spend my money for an education. Well, nowadays when you’ve got through college you aren’t really educated. So I’m going to use it all up and borrow some in order to get the kind of education I want.” "I always thought that when you finished college you would get married,” said Thomas. "How funny! I’m not at all interested in that sort pf career—not at jail. Now, I want your advice about where to go and everything.” When Mary came back next morning to get his advice, he had made his plans. He told her that, if she ever expected to make good at medical college, she must harden herself. He would take her in his office as a helper, and she could gradually become used to the sort of work she would have to do. He would pay her a small salary and she could five at the boarding house, down the street, where she would be nearby. When Mary got to his office next morning at nine, dressed in a dainty green linen frock, he was not in. She took a rose from the bowl on his waiting-room table and tucked it into her belt, then she sat down* to read a magazine in his private office. ;

A few minutes later the doctor came into the room. “A little late, aren’t you?” he asked coolly. “I forgot to say I expect that you be

here at eight or before-morning office hours begin then. And, by the way, I meant to tell you that, in view of our present relations, I shall call you Miss Stanton and you had better call me Dr. Clement. Please wait in the outer office, and I’ll call you when I need you." That night, at nine o’clock, Mary, very weary* was working over Dr. Clement’s bills in his private office. He had told her to work there till he came back. Finally, when he did come in, she turned to him with as much of her natural enthusiasm as her fatigue had left her. But Dr. Clement merely smiled formally and took his chair. "If you have finished with those," he said, "you may go. * And remember, eight o’clock tomorrow." Mary rose and took her hat from the hanger in the entry. "I suppose,” she said, putting her head in at the door, “it’s all right for me to go'home alone? It’s an awfully dark block.” “I suppose so,” said the doctor. “And by the way, Miss Stanton, please wear a slightly more professional costume tomorrow. Something plain white, please. Roses and ruffles are all very well for a woman to wear in her own home—quite charming, in fact. But quite inappropriate in a doctor’s office.” Mary bit her lip, but tears of mortification came to her eyes. She took the fading rose from her belt and tried to hide her trembling lips in it. j * "Haven’t I been any good at all—any help?” she said in a low’ voice. "We will hope for a little steadier nerve tomorrow’,” said the doctor. "It was annoying to have you so upset over that very slight office operation this morning.” "It was very and warm,” she murmured. "It will be warmer as the summer goes on,” he said firmly. He reached over and took the rose she had left on the table, but he kept his chair as she walked slow’ly to the door. Then she turned back, tears in her pretty, tired eyes rolling over to her pale cheeks. “Perhaps,” she said, “if I’ve been such- a failure—and tried so hard—perhaps I w’on’t make a good doc? tor, after all.” ; Thomas was bn his feet and had her in his arms in a moment.

“Mary,” he said, “perhaps I’ye been too unkind. But I don’t want you to be a doctor—l want you to be a doctor’s wife.”

Career

By EDGAR T. MONFORT

(McClure Syndicate—WNU Service;)

“HP HE performance at the High School Auditorium last night w’as a brilliant success. The out- j standing artist on the program was Miss Cecilia Gray. We feel safe in predicting that Grand Opera will j some day recognize her name. Cecilia simply could not read any further. Her' girlish face was suffused w’ith color and - her blue eyes j shone in ecstasy. From the minute she read the j newspaper notice she had a different attitude toward herself. She felt the responsibility bf her talent and the necessity for her to sacrifice hom'e and 1 rirtd ones that she might pursue her pareer. “It’s a gift},’ she told Joe Watson, ; her boy friend, "a gift that was given me by the Creator. I am destined j to have a cafeer,” “Where do: I come in?” he asked, suddenly frightened. “But don’t you see, dear, this is something I’m not responsible for. Don’t you understand?” ■ “No!” said Joe savagely. “I’m darned if I do. There’s no call great- J er than the call to marry a decent man when you’ve pledged yourself.” “You wouldn’t hold me to that?” she asked in surprise. “Oh, no, not at all. A little matter like that is nothing w’hen it comes to a career,” he answered, but his sarcasm w’as completely lost on Cecilia w’ho threw her arms around his neck. Reaching New York one cold winter evening she went straight to the Y.W.C.A. and after much pulling of wires she got a hearing with Signor Musanti, a teacher of moderate reputation but of great honesty. With confidence she started to sing a j dramatic aria that had brought the house down at Clearview*. For a second Musanti listened, then raised his hand. ‘Stop!” he commanded, jumping up and pacing the floor angrily, j You sound like a nanny goat. Go home—go home quick and wash dishes —anything but sing.” “There, there,” he said in quick sympathy, patting her heaving shoulders. “It happens all the time. I know/ A girl sings at some church i festival at home. The local papers flatter her, she swallow’s it, friends praise. She leaves home for a CAREER! Every week I get them. Now, buy a ticket and go home.” Cecilia felt herself being gently put out the front door, but there was healing in his kindness. With a gulp she swallow’ed her pride, took his advice and w’ent back home, but, on,,the train a plan of action came to her. Just out of New York she sent a telegram to Joe Watson: "I’m coming back tomorrow on No. Sixteen. So homesick for you Cecy.” _ %

And to this day Joe worships her for her devotion and she worships him for saving her pride. Only a snobbish few doubted her actions and notice how she shudders at the word career.

FARM TOPICS

WILLOWS SAVE STREAM BANKS • \ ,• - I • . • . * i .1 m m ■ Dense Growth Protects Soil On Curves. An improved labor-saving method of protecting stream banks with a mat of growing willow shoots has been worked out by the soil conservation service. It is particularly effective where small streams are cutting into their banks at the outside of curves or where streams that normally flow gently rise to destructive heights in .rainy seasons. The willows throw up a dense growth that furnishes first-class protection. The first step is to grade steep banks to about a 45-degree angle. Then cut willow poles and prune them roughly. The poles should be long enough to extend from below low water in the stream to the top of the sloped bank and should lfb laid about two feet apart the day they are cut to prevent drying. Cover the poles with a 6 to 12-inch layer of brush—using the willow prunings and other brush if needed. Anchor the brush mat with - old woven wire laced together with smooth wire. Set stout posts in the bank and tie the mat down with wires from the posts to heavy stones sunk in the stream below the mat. Provide occasional vertical anchors of logs laid up and down the slope and held by stout stakes. Poles cut in fall and winter when the willow are dornhant will live j and in spring will root in the bank I and send up growing shoots that form a living mat. Willow’s have long been popular sis bank protectors, but the new method economizes labor, gets a dense j growth with minimum effort, and j the work can be done in w’inter when 1 farm work is slack. V j

Use Abundance of Nails When Erecting Buildings

In the erection of fajrm buildings, poor nailing of joints is often the j cause of later damage to these buildings by windstorms, j Skimping ol the number of nails often means inI creased upkeep-costs.' A poor job | of nailing in the construction or repair of farm buildings and the use ol too few or too small njails result in weaknesses at the joints. Many farm buildings are blown doWn or sag because not enough or tob small nails : were used in their construction and | while small nails do not crack the lumber so much as larger ones, they are not so effective in holding the building rigid. Good nailing practice consists j mainly in using the proper kind 9 size, and number of for each particular part of a vvpoden structure. In order to get the full strength of the common wire naii under a. side-ways pull, it must be driven at least two-thirds of, its length into the piece receiving the , point if light-weight wood is being nailed. When it is not possible tc get this much penetration, more nails should be used because the strength increases directly with the number of nails. For wall sheathing and roof boards of the ordinary kind, two eight-penny nails at each nailing point are usually enough. In assembling rafters it is well to consider that a severe i storm may lift the roof as a whole. Therefore at least three or four nails of the proper length should be used to fasten each rafter to the top of the side walls. The proper number ol nails in such places sometimes seem to be more than necessary but they may mean the difference between a wrecked roof or one in place after a storm. 1

Farmers Prepared For U. S. Defense

Agriculture is prepared for hational defense better than any other industry, according to N. E. Dodd, western regional director of the AAA. Farmers are better trained to produce all the nation needs without damaging the land as was done during the World war, and there is enough food and fiber for every use. There is enough wheat stored on farms and in elevators to' feed the people next year if no more wheat is grown. We have enough cotton in storage for a two-years’ supply if we don’t raise another bale.« And there is a half billion bushels of corn in storage so there will be plenty of grain for live-stock feed.

Figuring Acreage

An acre contains 43,560 square /eet or, what is more commonly used. 160 square rods. A square acre measures 208 feet, B*2 inches on each side. A strip of land x h rod wide; 1 mile in length equals an acre. To find the number of acres in a rectangular field, multiply the length by the width in feet and divide by 43,560 or, multiply the length and width in yards and divide by 4,840 or, the length by the width in rods and divide by 160.

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