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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH. UTAH American Way Dramatized in Novel Classes Farm Topics NAIL ASSORTMENT HELPFUL ON FARM Star NO for Life of Child Star 17. By E. B. GROSS well-equipp- farm shop ed Its of something pre-Civ- bodys. A bright-eye- d, EYES ON THE BALLOT BOX Anxious to exercise their voting privilege yet not so anxious as to forget its significance are these new voters at Two Rivers, Wis., who are shown reaching toward a sample hox during one of the Manitowoc county classes. Born in the Great War era, they are among the Manitowoc county groups being schooled in what the American form of government means, both in theory and practice. girl at Manitowoc, Wis., speaking. Up her way, thanks to an idealistic university professor named Dr. R. J. Colbert, democracy is being dramatized for 700 - odd boys and girls who become actual United States citizens on May 21. Citizens already? Yes, they were born that way, most of them. But for several years Dr. Colbert has told his University of Wisconsin extension class that this country needs something to enliven citizenship Theres too much participation. taken for granted, too little interest manifested in the government our forefathers sweated and died for. flesh-and-blo- od Idea Catches Fire. Last fall, at Manitowoc, Dr. Colberts idea caught fire. A newspaper man left the class, went back to his desk and wrote an editorial. Manitowocs Judge A. H. Schmidt proposed that Dr. Colberts class sponsor the project. A. L. Nimtz, director of the Manitowoc vocational school, was drafted as general chairman. Heres how the idea works: Every new citizen in Manitowoc county received a personal invitation to join a citizenship class, making it mandatory for country of years ago. There was no fuss school superintendents to see that about it. He simply reached 21 and similar programs are set up in each became a voter automatically, county every year. And when he which is about the experience of evfinds time to return to his office, ery other native born citizen. Dr. Colbert is greeted by bagsful of Learning Most Important. mail from all parts of the country Strange, then, isnt it, that we asking information about the proj- have many classes, rituals and cereect. monies for naturalized citizens who Its apparently clicked, and one become voters. Why not something very good reason is that most Amer- for native born citizens as well? icans consider democracy on trial However, being an educator, Protoday, an institution which can ex- fessor Colbert saw the problem from to for if learn citizens ist only fight an educational standpoint. He realit, to dramatize it like the dictators ized the that learning was more have dramatized totalitarianism. than the graduation, alimportant Whipping up of "an a definite place was there though sort of Americanism false pa- for both. So he worked out his protriotism is not the aim, says Dr. gram in such a manner as to stress Colbert. its educational end, and yet have a Emphasize Local Government. dignified and appropriate ceremony What we hope to do is acquaint to climax it. Thus, Citizenship day the new citizens with their govern- was conceived. ment. Because most of the tax dolHe stresses again and again that lar is spent at home, our emphasis this is an objective program. Strictis placed on the local unit of governly positive. There are no negative-ismment. We try to show them how this is a program of AmeriProthey can get the most out of their canism, not government. If we can encourage fessor Colberts idea is to make and stimulate discussion and inspire Americanism so interesting and deand create a more dynamic enthusisirable that young Americans (and asm in governmental affairs, I be- others, too) will not have any time lieve we shall have made a big step for foreign isms. toward our goal. Which, if you ask the man on the Dr. Colbert takes this success in street, is what America needs, a stride. Wisconsin is an adopted darn sight more than a good home to him has been for 20 years. cigar! (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) He is one of the few persons with a joint doctorate degree in the three sranches of social sciences, econom- New Salting Process ics, political science and sociology.. This is important only because it Brings shows hes a mixture of the academician and practical applicator, a States man to whom public administration :s something of a fetish. For sevBecause cucumbers grown in the eral years, as head of the Univer- South often became softened or bloated when pickled by the procsity of Wisconsins extension sociology division, hes been conducting ess that was successful in the North roundtables in cities throughout the Central states, southern growers state, making each group adopt a had only one market that for fresh major project as a demonstration cucumbers which must be marketof how they can participate in pubed quickly or not at all. It was belic affairs. lieved that pickles made in the Citizenship day at Manitowoc is South had to be salted heavily to the outgrowth of one of those proj- prevent spoilage. Chemists of the United States deects. Dr. Colbert chuckles as he was idea how the recalls suggested partment of agriculture and the to other groups before he went to North Carolina experiment station Not from him, but have proved this belief incorrect. Manitowoc. from other sources, you can learn They have found that putting the that these other cities are quite southern cucumbers into the right peeved with themselves for missing strength of brine makes firm pickles a golden opportunity that Manitowoc second to none in quality. This indicates, the department snapped up. Between tearing open his letters, chemists' say, that pickles probably Dr. Colbert will recall for the vis- can be made anywhere cucumbers itor at his quiet office in Madison, are grown if the brining problem how he came of age quite a number is handled right. Lesser ordered a freight car of isiana sugar cane, and thought things were all set, when the California bureau of agriculture stepped in and stopped it at the border. Seems that foreign cane cant be brought into the state. So native cane from near Bakersfield will be used instead. It is neither so heavy nor so tall as the genuine Louisiana article, but the art director will take care of that. Everything else about the picture is genuine. Bob Breen and the Hall Johnson choir have been 0, 7, That the quality as well as quantity of vitamins in hen rations affects the quality of eggs produced is the conclusion of Dr. R. M. Bethke and associates after careful investigation at the Ohio experiment station. Among the results obtained were: 1. A ration low in vitamin D caused a low egg production, poorer shells, and low hatchability. 2. Good cod liver oil was superior to ergosterol as a source of vitamin D. 3. Hens getting the most vitamin D produced eggs richest in this substance. It was also concluded that the vitamin D secreted in the egg by the hen is the same biological form as that which she ate. Country Home magazine. PLAN'S FATHER Dr. R. J. Colbert at his desk in the extension division of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, reading stacks of mail received each day asking information on the citizenship plan. 38 classes in all being formed. For the past five months these groups have been meeting under local and university instructors, hearing county and municipal officials, businessmen and school teachers. On May 21 all 700 will gather at Manitowoc where for probably the first time in the United States every young man and woman in the county turning 21 will be inducted into citizenship and will swear, to the chief justice ol! Wisconsin, an oath of allegiance to the national constitution and the state of Wisconsin. Bands will play, flags will fly in the lake breezes, President Clarence A. Dykstra will speak. 10 minutes and Gov. Julius P, Heil will present to the chairman of each of the 38 citizenship classes the certificates of electorship for their groups With that simple ceremony, the boys and girls of Manitowoc county will become citizens of the Unitec States. Made State-Wid- e Plan. Theres something about it must be. Wisconsins chief justice tolc the Milwaukee Journal that there are today literally millions of people who would give everything they possess, be it great or small, for the privilege of calling themselves American citizens. We who are born under the flag should be at least equally appreciative of the privileges and opportunities . we freely enjoy. Within a few weeks after the plan was initiated, Wisconsins state legislature unanimously passed a bil ce s; s. nt Pickle Industry To Southern In urging poultrymen to study monthly egg prices before outlining their years management program, F. P. Jeffrey, poultry instructor at the New Jersey college of agriculture, Rutgers university, offers some figures which indicate that large eggs are relatively more valuable in the fall, while small eggs are generally more profitable during spring months. According to the United States department of agriculture figures, he says, 53 per cent of the annual egg production occurs during the four spring months of March, April, May and June. Management factors such as use of artificial illumination in the laying house and date of hatch bear some relationship to the seasonal distribution of the egg yield. During the last eight years, there has been a tendency for a rapid decline in the egg market during December and January because of greater receipts during these months. At New York, in the period 5.6 per cent of the anof 1924-3nual receipts of eggs arrived during 1931-3January, while in the period of 7.4 per cent arrived during the ' same month. il eagle-screami- five-ce- Consider Price Reports In Planning Egg Program Pro- ductions Way Down South, but its not the fault of the producer, Sol Lesser. The story of the picture is laid in Louisiana; it deals with planwar tation life in days. One of the high lights of the picture is a sugar cane festival, the autumn celebration that marks the completion of the harvesting season. Lou- like when you hear a band playing and marching down the street. You almost tingle with excitement when you actually realize that the future of your country is as much your, business as any- ds Vitamins for Better Eggs Groceries to Europe be a bit THERELL Principal By PRESCOTT WALDEN in- cludes an assortment of nails so that the proper size and type may be chosen for each job, whether it be repairing a building, constructing a fence or mending a fragile chair, says the agricultural engineering department at the New Jersey college of agriculture, Rutgers university. The cost of an adequate variety of nails is negligible. From one-ha-lf pound to three pounds, according to size, of each of a dozen varieties makes an excellent kit of nails. Tin cans are handy containers. The sturdiness of the nailed joint depends upon the friction between nail and wood, hence it is determined by the choice of size and kind of nail, the number used and the proper assembly of the wood parts. Good nailing is important, not only to get lasting results, but also to avoid accidents due to improper nailing. Using the proper length of nail of the nail requires that should penetrate the piece of wood receiving the point. Thus the length should be at least three times the thickness of the outer piece. When thin materials prevent proper penetration, use additional nails to provide an equivalent area of surface contact in the wood receiving the point. Farm practice allows clinching nails which penetrate through the wood. Bending the point of the clinched nail across rather than with the grain of the wood greatly increases the strength of the joint. A firm blow in clinching should form a hook imbedding the nail point in the wood. Use plenty of nails as the strength of the joint increases directly with the number of nails. When the wood tends to split, use boxing nails which are thinner than common nails. Whenever the use permits, drive nails perpendicular to the surface. draw The slanting drive to the wood has little advantage. Shiners or nails coming out .of the side of the piece, weaken the joints and are likely to cause injury, hence should be removed at once. Nails in green wood, wet wood, or those driven into the end of the grain are not effective. Use dry, seasoned wood. Properly constructed joints usually permit driving the nails into the side of the grain and not the end. two-thir- S. By Virginia Vale Wisconsin Educators Plan Dramatizes Democracy Cost Is Negligible, but Uses Numerous. For New Voters. The lust Law Forces a Fake -- - Viking Dragons Still Decorate Norways Old Wooden Churches OSLO. Dragons still flaunt the not sky from Christian churches, Norin China or the Orient but in way, land of the midnight sun. Carved centuries ago when Christianity was young in that land, dragon heads even today leap from the gable ends of the famous stavkir-ke- r or wooden churches, and now form one of the few remaining links between modern Norway and her romantic Viking past. It is a curious tale, is the tale of the stavkirker and their dragons. For centuries the dragon was one of the favorite emblems of pagan Norway, especially as a figurehead for the prows of her sturdy Viking ships, and the men who built the ships and decorated them with dragon heads also built the nations first churches. The church structure allowing them more exercise of imagination, Viking carpenters not only put dragons on the gables but also carved those emblems into the columns, the capitals and even the door frames of the buildings. About 20 stavkirker may still be states Peter seen in Norway, Berge, general manager of the Norwegian America line. Mr. Berge believes that the stavkirker are both curious sights for travelers and also apt illustr tions of boat building for yachtsmen who visit the locality. Those who study the churches, he says, will find in them the same building principles used in the famous Viking ships preserved in Oslo. The word stav itself was an early one for mast; planks in the churches were locked together as they were on Viking vessels, and knees were used to -- 1,000-year-o- ld strengthen the structures. Norways largest stav church, the Hitterdal, has windows, but those were added in the Nineteenth cenintury a very late deed. The buildings originally had no natural lighting at all, the priests and the choir depending on candles and the church goers kneeling. after-thoug- ht BOBBY BREEN rehearsing for two weeks, so that the American Negro spiritual music will have the true beauty and charm of the Deep South. Peggy Ann Gamer, a native of Los Angeles, won out over 100 other children in tests to find just the right child to play the part of Carole Lombards daughter in She is inexMemory of Love. perienced, but she has charm and her tests were good, so she was signed up to appear with Miss Lombard, Helen Vinson and Katherine Alexander, starting, perhaps, on the road to fame. ld |