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Pi,/ Gnu Freeman Lathrop
The nicht c.a. a murky one. Date
the stark bulb, sending their light
through the ;.learning window., of
Joe's 1)incr relieved the dml:ne:..,
11111 Owen lout fled against the draw
wondol'in11 1) licthcr 1., H0 in, 11e
fingered tb, Ione uirl1el in his
Packet. It w,.nld get hint a cup of
coffee anyway,
"You here again?" ,foe kidded,
"What'll it be --porterhouse?"
11i11 grinned, "11aod me a menu.
I might want breast of guinea."
Then he noticed the girl. Site
stood by the pinball machine watch-
ing the notal halls roll downs as
a fellow played. There. was some:
thing about her that made Bill feel
uneasy inside. The rain had pelted
her hair into thin holey -coloured
wisps around her small face. She
hugged her old polo coat'ahout her.
There teas 11 searching look in ]ler
grey 0311:: as she scanned each face,
They made 111111 think of somebody.
That was it! She reminded him
of the way his kid sister, Kathy
might have looked. Kathy had that
same kind of hair and that same
expectant look on her face, even
at twelve when he left 1101111. Kathy
was probably quite a girl by nowt
It made him wince to think of
Volae.
He watched this one fingering
the change in her cheap purse. It
was only chicken -feed, but she se-
lected a nickel carefully and put
it in the slat. Somehow. -her eyes
were too bright as site foliowecl the
dancing balls down 111e incline. It
looked 115 if a lot depended upon
whether o1' not She won,
Bill slid off the stool and went
over. No kid should look like that,
He fished out his nickel,
"Here, kid, .It's about due. Let
111C 5110 kV you how."
He whangcd the ]ever down and
gave the machine a little whack
at the side. Tlie n101201s poured
out. As be filled her hands with
theta, she gaspers, "But they're
yours."
"Na -ah! Cl.wau and take 'en1, and
then go across the street and get
yourself a room at Ma Johnson's.
It's no night for dames to be out
alone;" he added gruffly. She hur-
ried out.
An old softie, eh? Ifs could have
had a bed himself and a blueplate
special. Fool!
"'Kon here again?" Joe
kidded. "What'll it be—porter-
,house?"
"Cup o' java, Joe. ren the cuff.'
I'll be in 11e chips again soon,"
Joe grinned. "Yeah? Not if you
play Sandy Claus to all the dames,
That one's been hanging about all
evening giving every guy that came
in the eye. Looking for some one,
she said,"
The door slammed and Bill look-
ed around. Isere she was back
again. •She was coating straight to-
ward him. Well, he was through.
She nordn't try any more tircics.
She slid onto the stool beside
111111,. "Listen, mister, what's your
name?" she asked breathlessly,
"J. 1?ierpont Mogan, What's
yours—Barbara Hutton?"
"No, seriously, You remind 1110
of some one. I didn't notice at first
—I was so set on winning at the
pinball. Could ,you be 13111 Owen?"
"Yeah, I could, Why?" He eyed
her curiously, •
"Because I've been hunting you...
I've covered every joint like this,
hoping 1 wouldn't find you in such
a place, but knowing I would,
You always had the crazy idea you
could get rich the easy way, ever
since you hit 111e jackpot the first t
time you played When you were a
kid, Well, where dill: it get you?"
Ste was 0111 of breath aloft',,
".Hey, how do gall knoiv so
much?" he deullmdetj, •
"I'm N. a thy, youl'i(sister 1(a thy.
01,, .Bill, 1\101»'9 pp;'ek and she's
le0n asking for yotl1,'You're got to •
come hone with 111"
"Yeah? You dda Kathy theta...1
And they'd Rant me to come bottle
—even thi,•'111y? (.Nalallll','1:1'r..;(tisk ;
cd at his ragged cuff,
"Sure, "l'hey knew you weren't
antkiug good,-'o1i 3l0u'd I$avc leen
back, They just.. (00nt..,you fa conte
Monne—to makebloat better,"
Her big: grey eyea. were welling
With tears, alul heri11a10 hung clown
wispier than ever,, t she wn5
Kathy an(t 11I$ Icicl"jtudays and hone
ail rolled into one Ile slipped off
the stoel and _tctol jape ta1:(31 1:1 "d
. been playing oil of luck, butt at
last lied hit the jackpot,.,•
"Conte on, then,"' he said, "'FVliat
arc 1110 wailing for?" .
iI '51'11114 11 • if ititill1q. every item
u read 111 flu papers, about hail;y-
frtt tells of what g b,,nuy conditions
in that greet industry. So,
puhap:, some news that is rather
encouraging might he weleonlc iot-
a
ora change.
: * B
-lull from New York cunme, word
that .the aston181I11tg success of
frozen- conecntrated orange juice
has revived ia.crest in the possi-
bility of producing a similar 1111111
product --one that can be stored
in a frozen state for fairly long
1101(,1, of time, and yet look and
taste like fresh milk when it is
thawed and diluted.
s a *
The chief advllutages of such a
product over whole milk would
be the immense saving in storage
Space, both in commercial storage
plants and 111 tome refrigerators,
a lunger keeping time, and a much
wider variety of 1(5'x.
Back in the days of 'World War
II there was considerable interest
in concentrated frozen milk for use
on hospital ships and in faraway
places where Allied troops were
stationed. however—as some of
you may recall—it didn't prove
satisfactory, mostly because of lack
of proper storage facilities,
* * *:
Over in the States: the' 13urea-,
of Dairy Industry is now seeking
for basic information on.the various
effects of a wide variety of proces-
sing and storage conditions on
frozen milk of different concentra-
tions. The most` recent of these
investigations indicate that it is
now possible to produce concentrat-
ed frozen milk that willremain
acceptable to the ultimatb'' : user
• for several months after it is.put
einto storage,
* *
During the experiments the milk
was heated at a relatively . high) '
temperature -155 degrees F. .for
30 minutes or 170 degrees for one
minute—then homogenised at 2,500
pounds pressure, concentrated, to
one-third its volume, cooled, sealed
in containers, and frozen, \When
this frozen product was stored at
a constant temperature of ten be-
low zero or lower, there was,''no
noticeable change in body car flavor
for eight weeks. After that, how-
ever, the flavor :deteriorated,-
When, stored at higher tempera-
tures thmilk '(055 'flaky, and; curdy
when thawed and diluted, so it 'ls
evident that the:, frozen product
will renttire 3, fur thee i development
before 1tocaal"be nut pit the 111 '
ket With any subctss. tut 'the -eic-
pens are on` the trail_ and here's
hoping it won be 11very; 1011d 01181
* *,_ 11
As a 020111er of record, frozen
concentrated milk is hardly a
",Tohnny-conte-lately,". Tit'enty 'six
years ago the Dairy Industry •
Bureau was granted a public ser- ..
vice patent for a process of con-
centrating milk to one-third its
volume and freezing it at zero
Fahrenheit, But -this method never
gained widespread use because the
body and flavor of the 0111k would
not stand up for any length of time
at zero. At that time the Bureau
hadn't any facilities for testing out
tine effects of still -zero tempera-
tures.
Now some news for titose:of you
tw110 are interested in bacon—froth
a producer's, not an eater's stand-
point I mean. From Indiana there
is word of a new I' 11,_ w111111
reduces the curing process »1'ss from
two weeks to two days, which is
considerable or a drop,
llacic around 1945 the U.S. Agri-
culture Department first sanctioned
nitrite solution to cure porlc, this
enabling the packers to do the cur-
ing in thirty days instead of the
former sixty. Next step was the
injection of curing solutions into
the arteries of hales, which reduced
the curing time to a platter of a few
days. Nowadays, na0st hams are so
cured,
* S, *
But it was impossible to treat
bacon similarly. However, there is
now a machine that overcomes the
former difficulties, At a recent meet-
ing of the American Chemical
Society, Mr, V. 1t. Rupp, who is
connected with an Indianapolis firm,
stated that the machine cut the
curing time for bacon from two
weeks to a like number of days.
The machine injects small amount
of the curing solution in many
places afinultaneously and rapidly,
* * *
It was no easy task to devise
a needle that would withstand the
necessary rough usage without '
bending or breaking. It had to be
so fine that no punctures would
show, even under the scrutiny of the
most fussy housewife; and there
was also the problem of drilling
fine holes, through.which the solu-
tion would flow, in suck tiny needles.
But the obstacles were finally over-
come, and a commercial machine
perfected with 101 needles.
* 5' *
The bacon is conveyed automats
tally beneath the needles, hypo-
dermically treated, then delivered
to a conveyor. One machine will
inject around 5,000 pounds of bacon
with the solution in au hour, with
an overall saving of labour of 25
per cent,
* * *
Did you ever wonder just what
the odds are against any of your
buildings being strucic by light-
ning? Well, according to Wren who
should know, an average building
is a target for lightning at least once
in every forty years. But these
odds can be stretched to once in
every TIIIRTY THOUSAND
YEARS—so it looks as if adequate
lightning rods and, of course, pro-
per ground wires, are a .pretty;
sound investment.
* * *
Careful research in the Middle
Atlantic area shows that there are
some thirty to forty thunderstorm -
days each year, with about ten
strokes of lightning for each square
mile of sky arca, Tall Structures
will attract strokes from an area
which extends to about three and
a half times their height, so that
a building 100 feet square and 25
feet in 1101911 — on level ground
would be struck about once in
every forty yeas -
Which means that in a group of
forty such buildings, one will be
a likely target for lightning every
year. Erect a 65 foot toast in the
middle of the building, or four
toasts each 15 feet in height 15
feet in from the corners—the same
building will be.a likely target only
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• BY
HARUL1)
ARNETT
Straws
Smart and feminine is this good-
• looking little straw number.
Designed by Pinehurst, the hat
features a small scoop brim.
Trimmed with snatching colored
velvet band, its finishing touch
is a lovely bunch of . cherries
(artificial, of course).
�eading Spring's Hat Par
. Versatile Bonnets Are Topped With Fruit
WE EDNA MILES
A BASICALLY silnple straw hal that can team up with
a suit, with a print dress, with a tailored dress, is the
love of many women for spring. It's that hat that appears
unfailingly in new forms each spring.
Since hair is longer this spring, more hair naturally
calls for more hat. Spring's lift!' straw hats are more
generous than they've been in the past. Often, they sit
straight on the head and while they may have flower trim,
they're more likely to have artificial fruit as trimming.
Cherries, -for example, are very much m evidence on
spring bonnets.
One boilnet„appearing this spring is both universal and
classic in feeling. Designed by Pinehurst, it's in pettipurl
braid straw with cushion type brim. Clusters of chenille
strawberries appear at each side of the brim, to provide
balance, Face veiling is soft and flattering.
Another hat from this slime designer has sideswept tines
and a small scoop brim. II's a straw bonnet, too, and is
trimmed at one side in trailing red cherries. It's banded
is velvet.
de
Fashionably smart is this young
lady in her universal type of
bonnet. Designed by Pinehurst,
it's made of pettipurl braid
straw and features a soft veiling
and flattering cushion type brim
trimmed with little chenille
strawberries,
once in thirty thousand years. al-
though - the masts themselves may
be struck once every thirty years,
. * z: *
Buildings of wood and masonry
are particularly in danger of light-
ning damage. That's because of
their electrical resistance. As the
bolt seeks metal objects that arc
coupled to tine earth—such as water
pipes and electrical circuits—re-
sistant materials are shattered.
Steel frame buildings act as light-
ning rods to a degree; yet even
they should be equipped with rods
to protect the outer masonry.
* * *
So—better check ftp on your pro-
tection against lightning, BUT-
HERE'S SOMETHING TEAT'S
HIGHLY IMPORTANT. It is
NOT enough just to instal lightning
rods on any building. To be safe
there must be sufficient spacing
between the ligIgning,rod-"inclttd-
ins the lightniing rod conductor—
and pluulbing '11*tures, pipes and
wiring, If there isn't, a High current
bolt is likely to lop front 111*' rbd
to the Metallic fixtures, With Maven
anly ?cuows that results.
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Crosby Gave Up The Law To Sing
And Almost Laid A Terrific Egg
By ERSKINE JOHNSON
HOLLYWOOD. -It was pro-
bably the most dilapidated looleing
Ford roadster ever seen before or
since on Hollywood Boulevard. It
had no - fenders or headlights and
the engine coughed like a high
school heroine in "Camille."
Behind the wheel was 23 -year-old
Harry Lillis Crosby, otherwise
known as Bing, who had just quit
Gonzaga University law school be-
cause, he had told his mother, "I'd
rather sing than eat," -
Sitting beside Bing was Alton
Rinker, 24, erstwhile band leader,
"]lot" pia -no player and "hot" singer.
Three weeks before they had
purchased the car for $40 and left
homes in Spokane, Wash„ with a
lunch packed by Mrs. Crosby, to
win fame and fortune. They sang
for their meals and gasoline along
the way and Bing had sold a drum
with a Hawaiian sunset painted on
it to pay a garage repair bill.
Destiny had great things in store
for the kid behind the wheel.
He was the fourth of seVen,child-
ren—five boys and two girls—born
to Harry Lowe and Kate Crosby
in Tacoma, Wash. When Bing was
five the family moved to Spokane.
Because- of the numerous child-
ren and Pop's small salary as a
bookkeeper, there wasn't much
,nonny. Bing got his first job, at.
12, chopping wood at $2 a week.
Btu there was music at the Cros-
by home, There was an old Edison
phonograph in the living room,
Pop Crosby played the guitar,
Mother Crosby played the piano
and all the kids sang.
In the fifth grade, Crosby made
his acting debut—he was a jumping
jack on a pogo stick. In high school
Ile Was Mark Antony in "Julius
Caesar." The curtain fell and Mark,
supposedly (lead, rolled out of its
way. He gave 12111011 better perform -
8110e5 011 1110 baseball, football and
swimming teams,
At Gonzaga University, where
Bing was studying to be a lawyer,
he met Rinker, who led a dance
band. Soon Bing was beating a
drum and singing a hot chorus or
two at school dances and in local
vaudeville. The year was 1924.
Fade to Hollywood Boulevard
in 1926 and that Ford chugging
down the street—
Rinker's sister, singer Mildred
Bailey,' was living in Hollywood.
She got Bing and Al their first
singing job, Bing remembers:
"We laid two big gooey eggs."
There were other jobs. A year
passed by. Not bad. Not good.
Then one night in 1927 Pau]
Whiteman caught their vaudeville
act and hired them as vocalists.
Things looked bright despite White -
man's crack to' Bing:
"With those ears and that fanny
I doubt whether you'll get any-
where."
Whiteman took Crosby and
Rinker with him to New York
'where, for laughs, he introduced
them as "a couple of boys I picked
up in a Walla Walla ice cream
parlor," They, were a hit in a Chi-
cago stopover but flopped in New
York, Whiteman was ready to fire
them when a youngster from Den-
ier named Harry' Barris sugges ed
he- team up with then to fort •a
trio:
It was the birth of Paul White -
man's Rhythm Boys. Their sal
arses: $125 a week each. For two
year, musically they were hits.
\Vhen, Whiteman returned 'to
California in 1929 fa'r lite movie,
"The Xing of Jazz." the Rhythm
Boys did one three-minute song
number in the picture, played one
theatre date with Whiteman in
Seattle and were fired, They pop-
ped up hack in Hollywood at : a
night club with Gus Arnheim's or-
chestra, and moved with him to the
Cocoanut Grove at $175 a week. in
1930.
It was at the Grove that Crosby's
name became box office. In Septem-
ber, 1930, 11e was saying "1 do"
to Dixie Lee. Then he quit Arnheltr
when 11e was refused a raise, and
again was jobless and broke,
That was the end of t11e. Rhythm
Boys, and the start of a "new"
Crosby, He hired his brother Ever-
ett (who gave up a trucking busi-
ness, to manage his career,
Bing Crosby, by 1931, was a
"hot" commodity.
He made 12 records at $125 each
for some snuck honeymoon cash.
Everett sold him to Mack Sen-
nett for six musical shorts, each
based on a popular song, at $750
a week. Remembers Mack:
"Crosby was all hands, ears and
lips, We taped back his ears be-
cause they stuck out so far. One
day the adhesive broke loose and
Bing ripped it off swearing I
wouldn't tape his ears again. I
didn't,"
a * *
Thea cane New York radio and
tate "Battle of the Crooners."
Russ Colombo, violinst in Arm-
heim's band, had turned singer and
was the nation's No, 1 popular radio
crooner, Within a week after Bing
and Everett arrived in New York
Bing had a $600 -a -week (soon rais-
ed to $3,500) singing contract with
CBS and a $1,000 -a -week- contract
for personal appearances on the
stage of the Paramount Theatre,
where he was carried out on a crane
over the audience's heads to croon
his love songs. lie was a sensation
--the biggest hit Broadway could
remember the biggest .1111 radio
could remember.
The money started to roll in.
and Bing, who had learned his les-
son, kept telling, Everett:
"Put it in the bank before I spend
it. Put 'it in the bank')By 1933 Crosby was hack in
Hollywood for'his triple chores—
movies, radio and recordings. Para-
mount signed hint to his first star-
ring contract in 1932.
No longer do they tape back his
Itis only concession to being a-
moiie star is that greasepaint and a
$75 toupee. Ise Hates them 1(1)11.
NEXT, WEEK: .The Crosby
Empire.
. Family Ping -- Dennis, Lindsay, Gary and In Ea-cgkios( at, home- a 1k t
' crooning father, starting g ,off veldt the orange ;nice r-oncet:t','e vt•hic1
appears.
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