Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1932 Page: 3 of 4
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DIRECTOR, I'LAYERS, WRITERS
OF "70,000 WITNESSES," ARE
COLLEGE GRADUATES
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Authenticity is one thing the pro-
ducers of "70,000 Witnesses," a foot-
ball mystery drama set on a college
campus, which comes to the Franklin
Theatre, Bay City, Tuesday, had no
trouble getting into their effort. For
eight members of the cast, as well as
its director, its screen writer, and its
associate producers, are college grad-
uates.
Of its four principal players, Phil-
lips Holmes, Dorothy Jordan, Charlie
Ruggles and Johnny Mack Brown,
only Ruggles is not a college man.
Holmes is from Princeton, Miss Jor-
dan from Southwestern University,
and Brown from the University of Al-
abama, where, incidentally, he was
star half-back of the chnmpionship
1925 eleven.
Lew Cody, in a prominent role, at-
tended McGill University, Montreal;
Kenneth Thompson went to Carnegie
Tech, Pittsburg; Reed Howes stud-
ied law at Harvard; J. Farrell McDon-
ald went to Yale; and Bruce Mitchell
is an'Annapolis man.
Ralph Murphy, director of the pic-
ture, and Harry Joe Brown, associate
producer, attended Syracuse Univer-
sity. Garrett Fort, who prepared the
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screen play, is another Princeton man.
Allen Rivkin and P. J. Wolfson, who
wrote the dialogue, went to the Uni-
versity of Minneapolis and Fordham
University, New York, respectively.
"70,000 Witnesses" is the story of
the murdei of a «tui lmlfbuck, a role
played by Brown, as he dashes for a
touchdown. Though 70,000 persons
see the killing, not one knows how m
by whom it was done.
Helmed, in the role of Brown's
roommate, and David Landau, as a de-
tective, ultimately solve the mystery,
Miss Jordan is Holmes' sweetheart;
Ruggles, a wise-cracking reporter,
covering the game by radio.
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ON TEXAS FARMS
By W. H. DARROW
Extension Service Editor
Sales of "Chueh Wagon Beans,"
amounting to 3000 cans since early
March, have brought a monthly in-
ccme of $45 to $(55 to Mrs. P. H. Gil-
liland, home demonstration club mem-
ber of Westway Club in Deaf Smith
County. She also sells Canned black-
eyed peas under the "Better 4-H Pro-
ducts" label of the home demonstra-
tion clubs.
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A profit of $114.00 from a quarter-
aere garden is reported by Gene Har-
well, member of the Blalock 4-II Club
in Cass county. Fresh vegetables used
at home weighed out 1276 pounds,
and 167 quarts of products were can-
ned. ,
* ♦ * *
"Canned goods are worth more to
me than money," declared R. D. Burn-
side of Alief Community, Harris coun-
ty, as he gave a cash donation to a
storm relief community calling on him
for canned stuff from the family pan-
try.
* * * *
Fifteen farmers in Dickens county
successfully killed and cured 25 hogs
last July under rurfigeration in a
County Agent demonstration. Many
of the bacons were attractively wrap-
ped for sale under a distinctive "Cap
Rock Country Cured" label.
* * * *
At 12 weeks of age, 10 pigs belong-
ing to R. J. Marshall in Taylor county,
weighed 994 pounds, having made av-
erage gains of 43.7 pounds in 30 days
on self feeders. The ration consist-
ed of equal parts of wheat, milo and
corn with a protein supplement of
equal parts of cottonseed meal and
tankage, and 10 pounds of bone meal,
three pounds of salt, and plenty of
clean water and shade.
*• * * *
In Bowie County 66 farmers have
agreed to build home sweet potato cur-
ing houses by County Agent plans.
Ten of these were completed early in
the summer.
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Sympathetic comedy will have a
field day in "Make Me A Star," which
comes to the Queen Theatre, on Sun-
day and Monday.
For not only is the story built up
on the kind of laughs that have heart-
pangs under them, but two of the
four leading comedians in the cast,
Stuart Erwin and ZaSu Pitts, are fa-
mous as exponents of the art of Pag-
liacci-like suasion of audiences.
This picture is based upon the fa-
mous Harry Leon Wilson novel about
the young man from the country store
who wants to become a mov.ie cow-
boy hero, goes to Hollywood, stumble
into a studio and blunders to fame.
Erwin plays the part of this serio-
comic hero-worshipper who makes
good because he knows nothing of
acting—and Miss Pitts plays the part
of a small-town gossipy neighbor.
Helen Jerome Eddy is the girl friend
who urges Erwin on to the attain-
| ment of his ambition because she loves
him and has a blind faith in his abili-
i ties.
Among Erwin's more recent pictures
are "Strangers in Love" in which he
played the role of Frederic March's
always broke buddy; and "The Mis-
leading Lady," in which he played the
hilarious part of "Bony," the escaped
lunatic.
Miss Pitts has been in a number of
short comedies with Thelma Todd re-
cently. She was also in "Seed," "Pen-
rod and Sam," and Paramount's fa-
mous post-war romance-drama, "Brok-
en Lullaby" with Lionel Barrymore,
Nancy Carroll and Phillips Holmes.
Helen Jerome Eddy was in the cast
of "Skippy" and "Sooky,"
Rogers Mistakes
Gift For A Bomb
CARANCAHUA
The longest and deepest canyon in
the world is the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado river which is more than a
mile deep in some places.
The city government in Minneapolis
has ordered all officers either to re-
move their "bay windows" or resign
from the police department.
Many and varied are the gifts re-
ceived by film stars from people they
have never seen. These presents come
from admirers all over the world and
usually the duty enacted by the Unit-
ed States customs-exceeds the value of
the package received. They range
from hand-carved pipes and boxes
from foreign countries to live animals,
expressed from points near.r home.
Scarcely a day passes that Will
Rogers does not receive some kind of
a gift, either by express or mail.
During the filming of 'Down to Earth,'
his latest Fox picture, at the Franklin
Theatre, Bay City, Sunday and Mon*
day, a suspicious appearing package
was delivered to his dressing room
at the studio and Rogers imagined he
heard a clock-like ticking, beneath its
heavy wrapping.
An infernal machine, perhaps!
Rogers lost no time in immersing
the package in a pail of water. Then
he opened it carefully and discovered
he had ruined a perfectly good box or
candied sweet potatoes.
Carolyn Slaikeu spent the week end
with home folks.
Miss Elsie Loff, who works in Hous-
l ton spent last week with home folks.
Mrs. L. H. Frankson is visiting her
J people, the Iluffmans, in Palacios, this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Green and John, of
Houston, spent the week end in their
cottage here.
Work was to begin on the road at
the new bridge Monday but on account
of the rain it will be delayed a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. Bell Poe, of Houston,
spent the week end here. They had
as guests, Mr. arid Mrs. Lambert and
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin of Houston.
School commenced Monday with Miss
Lois Batchelder of Palacios and Miss
Elsie Wilson of Olivia as teachers.
There are 23 pupils enrolled with more
to come later. We welcome these
young ladies into our neighborhood
and hope they will enjoy their work
and association with us.
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PALACIOS, TEXAS
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State Certified
Seed Identified
Only by Red Tag
Ausin, Texas.—A bright red tag
bearing the seal of the State of Texas
and the signatures of J. E. McDon-
ald, Commissioner of Agriculture, and
R. V. Miller, chief of the field seed
certification division, is the seed pur-
chasers assurance that he is getting
State Certified Seed, Miller warn?.
The red tag is the only positive iden-
tification of State Certified Seed and
must be attached to every hag of cer-
tified seed, he points out.
The division of field seed certifica-
tion is just completing its inspection
work for the year and is compiling
lists of certified seed breeders. Be-
cause the list of dealers in and breed-
ers of certified seed changes from
year to year, farmers desiring cer-
tified planting seed should always look
for the red tag, for it is virtually im-
possible to supply each purchaser of
seed with information regarding
changes in the lists.
"Issuance of the certification tag,"
Miller said, "is the final step in offi-
cial certification program. Different
firms are now receiving their tags with
the State seal, showing the producer's
name, kind of seed, and signatures
of the Commissioner of Agriculture
and the chief of the field seed certi-
fication division. The date shown on
the tag: indicates the year in which
the seed were produced.
"Regardless of the seedman's claims
NO seed is State Certified unless it
bears the red tag. All approved seed
comes under two classifications, des-
ignated by red and blue tags, alike
except in color. The red tag indicates
certified seed and the blue tag regis-
tered seed. The certification program
contemplates protection of the farm-
er. As a purchaser of certified seed,
your best protection is to look at the
tag," Miller said.
Quantity of certified cotton seed of-
fered for sale this season will be ap-
proximately 100,000 bushels less than
last year. While acreage in certified
sorghum has been reduced, prospects
are fair for a good yield from the
1,500 acres that have been certified.
Nortex strain of oats and Denton and
Turkey strains of wheat will again be
certified this year, 300 acres in the
grains having successfully passed the
rigid requirements for certification.
DEUTSCHBURG
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY NEWS
Mr. J. V. Brocker has returned from
an extended business trip in Halletts-
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gerhard and
family attended church in Ganado,
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H, Dillard spent
Saturday nighf in Louise with Mrs.
Dillard's sister.
Miss Alice Johs accompanied the
Hurtas to Blessing, Sunday, where
they attended church.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Brown of Tur-
tle Bay visited the Misses Howell and
Pearce Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Henderson and
children visited Mr. and Mrs. John
Neuszer Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Fred Schmidt Jr., who has spent
several months with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Schmidt, has left for
Houston.
Louise and Charlie Hurta are at-
tending school in Palacios this term.
While we miss them at our school we
wish them success in Palacios.
Misses Pearce and Howell spent the
week end with Mr. and Mrs. Nathan
Dalstrom, Mrs. M. L. Pearce and
grand-mother Joines at LaWard.
At the beginning of the third week
of school there are 26 pupils enrolled.
A number of pupils are still unable
to enter because of cotton-picking.
Mr. and Mrs. Hansen entertained a
group of young people Thursday ev-
ening. Of course they enjoyed the
evening! Who wouldn't—at Hansen's!
Mr. Cox, the County Demonstrator,
met with the 4-H Club Girls last week.
We wish to congratulate the girls on
the excellent work they are undertak-
ing.
The teachers have submitted the
following list of honor students for
last week:—
Frank Johs, Murvin Lee, Martha
Gerhard, Morgan Penrce, Albert Johs
and Henry Johs.
Farmers Urged to
Have Seed Tested
Before Planting
MC DONALD CALLS ATTENTION
TO FREE SERVICE OF DEPT.
OF AGRICULTURE
Now is Time to Start
Pasture Improvement
College Station.—The brilliant suc-
cess of hundreds of East and Central
Texas farmers with improved perma-
nent pastures the last few years leads
to the prediction by R. H. Bush, spec-
ial agent in the A. and M. College Ex-
tension Service, that the number of
farmers beginning pasture improve-
ment this fall will break all records.
Returns as high as $50 per acre have
been made on pastures in the East
Texas Permanent Pasture Contest this
year, from rich grazing furnished
dairy and beef cattle, work stock, hogs
and sheep, he says. County Agent
records show that 45,000 acres of per-
manent pastures yielded 3040 farmers
an average of more than $5 per acre
in 1931, and this value is expected to
show an increase in 1932. Some of
the best pastures are carrying two to
three head of mature stock per acre
with little additional feed required.
"October is the best month to begin
improvements," says Mr. Bush,
"Waste creek lands make a good spot
to begin, although there are many
cases of good upland pastures. Im-
provements may include clearing away
underbrush, fencing, mowing weeds,
terracing, draining, and always sow-
ing a variety of fine pasture grasses
and clovers. Dallis grass has been
found good throughout the entire East.
South and Central Texas territory as
a supplement to Bermuda grass. Res-
cue grass is commonly sowed and of-
ten Italian rye grass. Carpet grass
is succeeding in many places. Among
the legumes most commonly sown are
he yellow and white sweet clovers,
lesnedeza and black medic. County
Agents are ready to help farmers
get started on pasture improvement."
Extremes in Nature
An interesting list of the extremes
in natural substances was recently
compiled by Professor Hopkins of the
University of Illinois, in which the
following were named:
Radium is the most expensive, being
worth about 100,000 times its weight
in gold.
Platinum is the heaviestiest of well-
known metals, being 21 times as heavy
as water, but the rare metals osmium
and iridium are slightly heavier.
Hydrogen gas is the lightest ordi-
nary substance, having about one-
fourteenth the weight of air, but a
temporary gas produced in ' certain
vacuum tubes is somewhat lighter.
Diamonds are the hardest substance
Austin, Texas.—All Texas farmers
are especially urged by Commission-
er of Agriculture J. E McDonald, to
take advantage this season of the free
service of the Sta"1 Department of
Agricultur in the rating of plant-
ing (" -• '• '•limatio con-
dition- ' ng and har-
v" ' 'I low ger-
«»:• ')!■ pointed
out.
• uir.i uiai weather
\i-ting in ' -<a t! :- year, there be-
ing a d< ' uthy condition during the
crop growing season, and excessive
moisture during the harvesting season,
it behooves farm rs planting various
kinds of seed to have their planting
seed analyzed to determine the ger-
mination percentage," he said. "If a
farmer knows the germination per-
centage of the seed he is planting, the^i
he can regulate the amount of seed to
be planted per acre so as to insure the
stand.
"Numerous conditions would permit
poor germination. Grain seed, such
as wheat, oats, rye and barley, may
have been harvested a little too green;
excessive rains while the grain was
standing in shocks might have made
possible heating; the gram may nave
been threshed before there hail been
sufficient shock drying; or it may have
been placed in bins with excessive
moisture, which could cause heating.
"The fact that many cotton fields
suffered from drouthy conditions be-
ing followed by excessive rainfall dur-
ing the harvesting season, coupled
with the fact that because of an
abundance of labor cotton was picked
as soon as it opened, or a little too
green, which permitted of heating,
makes it possible that there is a more
than usual amount of planting seed
of low vitality, or inability to ger-
minate properly.
"It is urged that the citizens of
Texas send representative samples of
their seed which is for planting pur-
poses to the State Department of Ag-
riculture for testing. This service is
maintained for their benefit and is ab-
solutely free. Just send by parcel
post one pound of cottonseed; one
pound of large grain, such as oats,
wheat and barley; five ounces of al-
falfa, rye and similar seed or two
ounces of small seeded grasses, and
the Department will analyze and re-
turn a complete statement of the test
to the farmer or seedsman, without
cost to him."
known, but carborundum is almost as
hard.
Electric furnaces produce the great-
est heat known on earth, running up
to nearly 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit,
while the extreme in cold helium and
other gases which solidify at about
458 degrees below zero. These ex-
tremes of heat and cold are not natur-
al, however, but are produced by arti-
ficial means.
By smoking an extra pipWfif ie»
bacco, Mrs. Abbie Holman, pioneer re-
sident of Lincoln, Kan., recently cele-
brated her 102nd birthday.
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Palacios Beacon (Palacios, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1932, newspaper, October 6, 1932; Palacios, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth411560/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Palacios Library.