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*lown deposited b WASHINGTON Ky Walter Sheod WHU C?nfHW wmv """??? MM Ir> St.. X. IT. Poor Radio Programs Irk Rural Listeners C*ARM organizations here are up 1 in arms against radio stations and the radio networks because they believe rural listeners are being dis criminated against in allocation of time and the type of programs beamed to farm audiences. Through four days of hearings be fore the Federal Communications commission representatives of the National Grange, the National Farmers Union and the National Council of Farmer Co-operatives laid their grievances on the table in an effort to induce the FCC to demand more adequate farm programs broadcast at a time when farm and rural folks can listen. The contention was (1) that the stations and networks are not allo cating sufficient time to farm pro grams; (2) that programs now be ing broadcast are not of high cali ber or interest to agriculture; (3) (hat time of broadcast makes U in convenient or impossible (or rural folks to listen; (4) that 21 million rural listeners are shut off at night from primary radio service and must be content with relatively in ferior secondary service, and II mil lion rural folks live outside the day time service area of any standard broadcast station; and (?) due to new allocations many radio stations of land grant universities have been cut off the air by clear channel sta tions at times when farmers can listen. The department of agriculture was represented at the hearing by John Baker, cluef of the radio service ol USDA, and M. L. Wilson, agriculture extension director. The farm lead ers were outspoken in their disap pointment at Baker's testimony in the belief he did not back them up, although they maintain Agriculture Secretary Anderson was interested in presenting a "strong case" in behalf of his department. 'Farm, Home Hoar' Dropped Farm leaders point to the loss of the National Farm and Home Hour. For many months this ran as a 60 minute, six-days-a-week show dur ing the noon hour in which the de partment of agriculture and farm organizations participated. They say that the show has now deteriorated into a five-minute Saturday presen tation sponsored by a farm machin ery manufacturer. Farm leaden contend that if the radio broadcast ers were sympathetic to the more than 50 million rural listeners they would allocate more and better time and would program shows of spe cial interest to farm audiences. Many clear channel stations and the networks were represented ai the hearing by their lawyers. While they presented no evidence, they die cross-examine the witnesses foi the farm organizations, which in eluded Russell Smith of the Farm ers Union, C. Maurice Wieting o the Co-operatives, and Louis Wil son of the Grange. raw rorier, cnairuiaii ui uic I cu eral Communications commission, ii an address before the National As sociation of Broadcasters las March, shortly after he assume< chairmanship of the commission pointed out the "intolerable situa tion" in which rural listeners founi themselves due to lack of good radii service. This statement indicate) that he might do something abou the allocation of new wave lengths Special Programs Needed However, the farmers maintaii that nothing has been done to cot rect the situation and they have los much of the time that was formerl; allocated to farm programs. The maintain that farm and rural lis ,teners have a special need for pre '.grams tailored to the interests c 'agriculture. > Mr. Porter, in his address befor the broadcasters, pointed out th very facts testified to by the farr leaders, that 38.5 per cent of the are at continental United States inhabi ed by 10.million rural folk lies ou side the daytime service area of an standard broadcast station, and ths at night almost 57 per cent of th area populated by 21 million folk must rely on inferior service. * "This is an intolerable situatio for a country with our great r< sources and technical capacity. Th condition is particularly aggravate when you consider that the milliot who have no service or only inferic service are precisely those isolate rural families which must rely o radio for their contact with the ou Skde world," Mr. Porter said. If a Vp to Stations, Networks The FCC has regulatory powi over the radio stations and network not only over power and wave lengtl [ but over the type of broadcasts pr ? sentad, hence the petition of th I farm organizations before this con mission. It would appear to yot Home Town Reporter that with a audience of millions of rural listei era the radio industry would polk CH with regard to the prop< Ing and presentation of interea & agricultural programs. Nodoul r have a side in the matter. XTOT only has the dress with a ^ contrast top held high fashion rank right through the fall and win ter, but it now registers as a major theme on the new spring style pro gram. The idea of a two-piece costume that tops a skirt with a contrast blouse or bodice offers endless possi bilities in way of versatile interpre tation. It is ever so practical too in that it is easier to get a few yards of this material or that, in these days of limited yardage distribution, than it is to buy a whole dress length in a single fabric. Then too, there's thrift in the dress made up of a skirt with interchangeable tops. The field of the contrast top is of such wide scope it enters into every phase of fashion from formal gowns, dressy afternoon types, simple day time dresses to play clothes, and ! this year in early showings the suit that tops a dark or light skirt with a bright jacket is displayed as a fashion-first for spring. If you like something different in way of a suit, i choose a smart model that tops a black or navy skirt with a jacket I tailored in soft pink or ice-blue wool. - The suit that teams a dark brown skirt with a jacket in a vivid copper i colored wool would be a perfect se - lection for spring. ! The contrast idea is most happily carried out in the costumes pictured. '? The striped-top rayon dress cen ' tered in the illustration is ever so wearable and good looking for day 1 time occasions. Black with char t treuse is the color combination. The : whole effect is co-ordinated with the 1 use of black front facings, cuffs and r belt. Girls who can sew are enthu - siastic over the dressy blouses they - make of crisp taffeta in bright or f pastel plaids and stripes. These have - a ruffle peplum with the ruffle re peated in the sleeves. To the left is a one-piece dress-up l version of the college girl's sweater - and skirt that gives the impres t sion of a two-piece. The sweater 1 top of rayon-and-wool boucle on a i, lovely pastel is joined to the black - rayon skirt with a wide belt effect 1 ^ : . ( i Bejeweled Black Your returning hero will like the way you look in this quality-kind 'r black rayon crepe dreas, sparkling *? with jeweled accents. There ia aome ' thing about romantic black that al ?" waya creates an aura of elegance * and charm. Note the nicely fitted sleeves and the modishly draped a skirt A dress of this type Is the 111 mainstay of one's wardrobe the en ^ tire year round. The distinguishing * quality of this good-looking black * dreas that fses everywhere with *7 aplomb is that M maintains the allm figure-flattering silhouette. that sparkles with nailheads. A choice color range is offered in this dress such as ice blue or soft blush pink. It comes in a tea-rose and tur quoise also, with black skirt or in two shades of fuchsia with black. In buying pretty dresses like these, or the materials to make them, it is well to cultivate the habit of checking up informative labels for facts about color-fastness, shrinkage and dependable wearing qualities. You will find lasting satisfaction in fabrics that are guaranteed. Clever fingers can easily fashion a wool remnant in color or in black into a smart wrist-length jumper style jacket such as the model shown to the right. Designed to be worn over a dark sweater or blouse, this jumper-jacket which is a new-this season item, will prove a friend in deed when there is chill in the air on a cool spring day. Sleek shoul der seams supplemented with in verted waistline tucks effect a smart fit. For the sole note three "lico rice twist" buttons are used, giving a finished professional look to the jacket. Note that this lady studs the same buttons on her bracelet hand bag as a closing detail that conceals the hook and eye. These handsome button originates also come in gold or silver. They make elegant ear rings, and three sewed across a black velvet ribbon choker complete a most flattering jewelry-like ensem ble. Color contrast is seen all through the new print dresses and suits. Black band and border trimmings on color-bright prints are played up in endless way in the new showings. Destined to be one of the big success fashions for spring and summer is the perfectly charming two-piece (it also comes in one-piece versions) dress has a black jersey or crepe bodice-like top, the skirt being styled dirndl fashion of a gorgeous print. Released by Western Newspaper Union. i ni .. t?i t> neais, r tares, duws Give Accent to Hips Hips are in (ashion! We will have to reorganize our former ideas about slenderizing hips, for definite ly a new angle in this season's sil houette is the accenting of hips. This is done in ingenious and varied ways. Dresses are coming in with fullness at each side achieved with pleats, flares, shirrings, inset pan els with pleats in tiers, and so on. Then too, designers are doing clev er things with pockets, bows, tunics and even panniers are seen on after noon dresses and evening formats. Sometimes a little crinoline is used to accent hips. However, in most instances the fullness and pleats are introduced so skilfully as to pre serve a slender look. In the smart form-fitting princess gowns a single huge bow at one hip gives a smart look. It is obvious that hips are in evitable with the smaller waistlines, and the new silhouettes are charm ingly picturesque. Designers' Skill Focuses On Sleeves in Spring Wear Virtually every model in the new spring collection dramatizes the sleeves of suits, jackets, dresses and coats. All the skill, imagination, whimsy, tricks of cut and fine seaming, buttons, beads, sequins, embroidery, tucks, ruffles, color slashings and insets, goes into the sleeves. What is left makes the slimmest of skirts and the snuggest of bodices and jackets, thus focusing attention on the sleeves. Some are shining with buttons that hold decorative flaps, others > have caps of plain material over the i shoulder to accent the long beaded and embroidered sleeves. Hft R ilHHd by Wastani NnWMt Dak*. CLASS LEGISLATION WAS ( UNKNOWN UNTIL RECENTLY : MEMORY TRAVELS backward over the yean to the day* of my boyhood in an Iowa village. I eee, as of yesterday, the group of be whiskered men gathered around the . big wood-burning stove in the cen ter of the general store. In the * group are a liberal sprinkling of j hardy dirt farmers, the merchant, * doctor, school teacher, owner of : the village livery, the carpen ter, barber, and frequently the preacher. It represents a session of ' the community forum. I listened again to the discussion, and compare it with what one hears when a group gets together today. From today's standards those men of the past were not well read; they did not have access to information on the current topics of the day, in any large way. The half dozen copies of weekly edi tions of city daily papers received in the community were passed around from family to family. Such was the source of such information j as they possessed. But those discus- , sions represented intelligent, home spun opinions on the state of the county, state and nation. The thought was, at all times, for the good of the people as a whole. Par tisan, yes, bitterly so, but never factional or of class. There was no demand for legislation by class; rights of interests of minorities were neither thought of or talked about. No one laid stress on some thing that would be of value to him self except as he was one of a ma jority of the whole. To me the participants in that village forum represented better citizenship than we have today. Now each is inclined to think of personal interest only, if we think at all, as many of ns do not. Sncb discussions as we now hear present, not the good of the nation as a whole, but the interests of that class to which we, as Individuals, belong. We approve, or disapprove, legislation on whether It bene fits or injures our personal in terests, or those of the class to . which we feel we belong. That group gathered around the stove in the general store of an Iowa village represented the spir it of the Republic. Down to their day the ideals of Washington, of Jefferson,-of Lincoln and other lead ers of the past, had been preserved. Since their day we have lost that ideal of "the greatest good to the greatest number" on which the na tion was built. We might, again, re capture it if we could have lead ers who would think in terms of benefits to the whole, rather than counting the votes represented by each factional minority. a * ? THE PESSIMIST IS his own worst enemy, and a nuisance to others. ? ? ? I WAS THE recipient of the acme of generosity when Dwight Good rich, the Santa Fe agent in err town, left at my door a dozen double yolk eggs. Twenty-four eggs in 13 shells, and that at a time when eggs were practically unobtainable by such mortals as I. That was gen erosity. ? ? ? SELFISH DESIRES RULE CEILING VIEWPOINTS AN ACQUAINTANCE who raises oranges is convinced there should be no ceiling on citrus fruits. He can see, to him, perfectly logical reasons for a ceiling on meats. That acquaintance sells oranges, but he buys meat. Another acquaintance raises wheat. He does not want a ceil ing on his product, bat be In sists there mast be a floor. He demands a ceiling, bnt no floor, on farm implements, shoes, clothes and other things he most buy. Still another acquaintance, a manufacturer who uses Urge quantities of cotton, insists the ceiling should be taken off en tirely, or materially raised on his product. He is convinced that present, or lower, ceilings should be continued on food, and other things be most bay. All of us see things from the view point of our own personal interest. We are not concerned about what happens to the other fellow. Those in debt do not fear inflation. It would enable them to pay off their debts srith valueless money. They do not consider what inflation would do to the economic life of the peo ple in general. ? ? a Individually when we con tinue to spend more than we take In, we ge broke. Collec tively we, as a people, face exactly the same problem. If the nation is to remain solvent government deflcit financing most stop. We cannot continue to finance theoretical social ad vances and evade the sheriff, who will come clothed in the garb of inflation. Lifting ear selves by oar boot straps has not, and will not, week. Oar pe Utif il leaders sbositf Ml#, riog Influenza May ~ause Serious Loss f Prevention Should Be Practiced in Hog Lot Earthworms, usually found in arge numbers around old straw itacks, often contain the lungworm vhich in turn is the carrier of hog nfluenza. With the arrival at cold lamp weather, swine raisers can ook for cases of hog flu. Proper housing including draft !ree ventilation and adequate bed A healthy, well-boused and fed hoc will not be In danger of con tracting to. ding are necessary If hog flu la to be controlled or prevented. They should be kept from undue exposure. Hogs need dry, warm quarters free from drafts. As the disease is contagious, any sick animals should be separated if part of the drove comes down with the flu. Special care and nursing should be given to the brood sows. By proper housing, feeding and management, little trouble should be met with in the prevention of flu. It is taken for granted that the hog drove has been bred tor constitu tional vigor. A strong hog well managed will never prove a disease problem. Chemical Effective As Weed Eradicator The chemical 1, 4-D (chemically dichlorophenoxypacetic), has proven effective in killing dandelions, plan tains, and many other weeds with little difficulty or expense by spray ing. Detail work is being conducted at Mississippi state agricultural ex periment station by Prof. O. A. Leonard and P. H. Herxer. Prog Left, on tree ted bltterweed; right, Itterweed treated with X, t-D. This lethod of treatment haa prara iUsable la many wajra. m report Iodicatea that the chem acta a? - *? mimie. When ?ed Lt nigh concentrations, the lent dies under proper conditions. The USDA reports that a solution f 1, 4-D containing as little as % ounces of the chemical in 10 allons of water will be deadly to isny species of broad-leaved plants icluding dandelion, plantain, pen yword, Japanese honeysuckle, an ual morning-glory, daisy, chick reed, winter cress, ragweed, pig reed, burdock, wild mustard and nnual sow thistle. Agriculture In the News DDT in Paint By W. J. DRYDEN A wall paint blended with DDT Oder a new process has proved an ( y effective "insect control" as long as xmdp/- Id months after a , single application. V This paint, "Supe fufg rior 385," contains 200 milligrams of )DT for each square foot of paint id surface and has proven effective igainst 132 varieties of insects. Tests have shown that seven seo rnds contact, on DDT paint, for flies lrst paralyzes and then kills the in lects in 30 minutes. The paint is larmleas to humans, and is espa rlally effective in milk houses as veil as other farm buildings. Superphosphate Needed Five to six tons of animal manure reinforced with one-half bag of su perphosphate per ton of manure produces as much increase hi yield is does 10 to 12 tons per acrs wtth wt the superphosphate. The superphosphate can be scat tered over the top of the load of manure before it goes to the field. Dr it can be applied tn the barn or sheds. When used In barns or sheds, it helps to keep down odors as well u reduce nitrogen loss. SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLECRAFT In Lazy Daisy and Outline Stitch Om small motif In combined nil work makes linens ffft-worthy' P??n? 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ANOTHER t | I A General Quiz B \ 1. A shark has no bones. Of what is its skeleton composed? 2. What does the word esoteric mean? 3. What is the unit of lumber measurement called a board foot? 4. Greyhounds were first used by whom? 8. What sea has no shore? The Answers 1. A shark's skeleton is com posed of cartilage. 2. Abstruse, marked by secrecy, confidential. 3. One foot by one foot by one inch. 4. The Pharaohs of Egypt, for hunting. 8. Sargasso sea (entirely sur rounded by the Atlantic ocean). Yes! Sweeter, Tasl Dress With a Contrasting Top Offers Endless Possibilities By CHERIE NICHOLAS
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