The Clinton News Record, 1930-12-25, Page 6nokr Process Silences the Silence
In SilentParts of Sound Pictures
York—Ground noises have
eliminated Ircm talking pietures
process recently perfected by
trical: Research Products, a Sub -
my of Western kllectric, according
nnouneemeut made here on Dec.
tion pictures with sound will.
actually be silent in the silent
ges, itis. stated, with none of.
scratching and hissing noises
have hitherto betrayed the me-
iealelement of reproduction of
h and music in the Ims. The
,vement is the result of expert-
s carried on for several years
the object of recording plan's -
in music and whispers in con-
tion without having them "mask -
or covered up by extraneous'
ne of the ma;or problems con-
ing sound engineers has been
xtension of the volume range of
d recording and reproducing," H.
nox, engineer vice-president of
rical Research Products, 'deeler-
"This means the ability to ne-
se both louder and softer
as,
he new method of recordiu; re-
s some additional equipment
changes in the present recording
m, which produce increase to sen-
ne9s.to sounds thatare to cm re-
corded. A number of the principal.
producers are already equipping their
studios to take advantage of the im-
movement,
"Motion picture audiences are well
aware of the hiesing or scratching
sound which becomes audible as soon
as the sound apparatus is switched
on. During normal dialogue or music
the presence of the ground noise'
fades to relative unimportance• and of
course, during loud dialogue or heavy
passages of music it is completely
covered up. Itis therefore a ques-
tion of making 'silence' silent.
"While the problem can be simply
stated, the method for its solution
has been. many years; in the making,
Fortunately; this innovation comes at,
a time when audiences are .demand-
ing more realistic sound and at a
time when producers are using less
dialogue and more silence. To be ef-
fective the silence net be complete.
"As with every improvement, high -
ed standards of performance are in-
volved. . A standard of developing
and printing of films higher than the
already exacting technique -of sound
pictures is demanded- The repro-
ducing equipment in theatres will like-
wise require host careful• grooming
and maintenance if it is to handle
noiselessly pictures recorded in this
new way."—From 'The Christian
Science Monitor."
ad Sea to Become
e Winter Resort
0,000 Corporation Form -1 BY ANNABELLE WORTHINGTON
to DevelopConcession Illustrated Dressmaking Lesson Pur-
nia;aetf Tv'h F,very Pattern
on North Shore
e Dead Sea is going to be livened
What New York
Is Wearing
ay reports from the Holy Land.
126 the government of Palestine
d foreign capitalists to make an-
ion for the privilege or devel-
the rich mineral resources of the
Sea, which is one of the most re -
able "lakes" in the world. Major
h, formerly of. the British army,
another capitalist received son -
ns to exploit the region. It is
.sed to extract potash from the
r of the Dead Sea by nal ural
oration.
re recently, says "The Pvthfind-
plans have been made for a
000 corporation to establish a
✓ resort on the northern shore
e lake, one-third of the shares
reserved For Arabs. The eor-
on is to he kniwn as the "Dead
Shipping and Hotels Company."
xpedition sent out from Xenia
nary in 1924 reported favorably
tch a project, "The atmosphere;'
ted the expedition, "was pure and
shing and there was as little
tp smell as may be found any -
e along the shores of salt water,
enery is beautiful, sublime and
ntic far beyond that of many of
winter resorts of the world.'
✓ proper irrigation, with the oe-
hment of a motor boat and auto -
line to Jericho and Jerusalem,
n miles a vay over the desert In
ion, bung slow, will be built,
r boats operated on the lake and
s across the Jordan, and facili-
or bathing. playing tennis, golf,
rill be provided. Buses and lake
hers will take tourists to points
torical interest.
thing, in the Dead Sea is expected
ve a special appeal. It is one of
ueerest lakes in the world. The
is six times saltier than ordin-
en water and a human being
on it like a cork. When a person
s into the water he is swept off
est when it reaches his arnipits,
lie never sinks lower than his
dens. Unfortunately, when the
r is permitted to dry or. the hands
lothing the resulting stickiness
cidedly disagreeable, and accord -
freest tenter showers must be
ided for bathers.
) animal life can survive in the
I Sta Fish brought down by the
mt hnntediately die and are gob-
up by sen birds. Froin time inn
oria. the prtdaclon and sale of
has hen n l'overnment monopoly
alestine, first under the Tnrks
not trrfer the mandate govern-
it, and obtaining salt from the
s on the north shore and smug -
IL is one of the thriving indus-
s of the Be Inuits.
he head Sea, which is forty-seven
es long and abort ten wide, is 1,200
below sea level. and has no outlet.
chief source of water is the River
elan. Present plans call for the
struetion of a railroad front Elath,
Biblical port on the Dead Sea, to
port of Akaba, which is believed
many to be the port from which
onion's vessels sailed to Ophir for
d.
2843
There's something demure and so
alluringly attractive about this rust-
red wool jersey dress.
Of course it is collared and cuffed
in white cotton pique with dainty
organdie ruffle bindings.
Its such a darling dress for a young
girl for classroom.
The swing of the low gathered skirt
is decidedly young. The panel ar-
rangement at the front bodice extend-
ing into a V as the neckline gives it
smart distinction.
It's the most simple thing imagin-
able to make.
Style No. 2848 may bo had in sizes
8, 10, 12 and 14 years.
Pin lot wool :repo in navy ground
with bright green is jaunty.
Wool challis print in brown and
yellow -beige with plain brown linen
collar and cuffs piped in yellow is
very unusual.
Size 8 requires 23' yards 39 -inch.
with yard 35 -inch contrasting and
214 yards edging.
HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS.
Write your name and address plain-
ly, giving number and size of such
patterns as you want. Enclose 20c in
stamps or coin (coin preferred; wrap
it carefully) for each number, and
address your order to Wilson Pattern
Service, 73 West Adelaide St, Toronto.
THE OCEAN OF TIME
No wave on the groat ocean of
time, when once it has floated past
us, can be recalled."' A11 we can do is
to watch the new form and motion of
the next, and launch upon it to try,
in tiie manner our best judgment may
suggest, our strength and skill.—Glad-
atone.
"ADAMSON'S ADVENTURES" -
10 -29
Ride Tin Cowboy!
Bad Housing
Is Nlam -d Fur
Youthful Crimes
Wrong, Social Atmosphere ie1
Rural Communities Still
Exists Says J. J. Kelso
in Address •
Wrong social conditions is a proli-
fic source of youthful delinquency,
said J. J. Kelso in, an address at an
American Conference recently. He
referred particularly to the bad hous-
ing conditione that still exists In
many country districts.. Municipali-
ties should take hold of the problems
and aid poor families to get into sani-
tary, comfortable l-omos, so that chil-
dren can be properly trained for citi-
zenship. Through lack of funds it
was dilflcult to organize social wel-
fare e'ork, much .of this service be-
ing concentrated in cities. He sug-
gested a Juvenile ourt Judge person-
ally visiting rural •districts largely in
an educational capacity and also a
travelling psychiatric clinic to deal
promptly with backward children who
wore likely to join the criminal class
unless adequately eared for. Volun-
teer workers should also be enlisted
as they could give valuable assistance
in befrlendiug young people. Ele
fneutioned a number of cases where
timely assistance of a friendly charac-
ter had diverted ,vayward youths into
channols of service and usefulness.
raffle Policeman Depart
For Abyssinian Capitol
Three Paris traffic policemen have
arced out on an unusual mission,
ey are to iutroduce the fine art of
rooting motor traffic into Addis
baba, capital'. of Abyssinia. This
ty, it appears, has at least 2000 au -
mobiles and will probably have more
1 the near future, so there is mo-
onily a traffic problem to be solved.
Inc Paris newspapor•langhingly sag.
eats that these three Policemen may
locome even more proficient than
heir colleagues in the capital of
Prance, ailer they have had to cope
rith handling not only the 2000 au-
omobiles of Addis Ababa, but also
,ny elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopo-
autuses, lions or hyenas which may
iappen upon the scene in the Abyssin-
an city. Two of the "agents" went
o Abyssinia on the same steal er
shfen carried Marshal Franehet
l'lsperee as representative, of the
rrmtcit Republic at the coronation of
t s Tatar! as Emperor of Abyssinia.
r:;sy had been preceded by one' of
heir eolieagnes Soho went ahead, it
ur'y be, as a scout.
A free 13011 Is one .0 which you rot
ay what you think if the tit joriiy
bink the .,z-trne thing,
A Lonely Place
The leafless trees, the untidy stack,
Last rainy Summer raised in haste,
Watch the sky turn from fair to black
And watch the river -1111 and waste.
The Trial of the Pig
Some curious instances of medieval
lawsuits are disclosed by Mr. Harry
Ilibschman la the Forum. After stat-
ing that an inanimate object, such as
a cart or a ship, could be prosecuted
for causing injury to a human being,
Mr. Hibschman continues:
1f, in olden times, Inanimate objects
could be punished by law, it is easy to
imagine ]row much quicker our an-
cestors were in ascribing responsi-
bility and guilt to living things. From
the most remote ages comes evidence
that this was the coinmon practice.
Animals that. offended were treated
like human criminals: Before there
were regular courts of justice they
were delivered to the injured person
or his kin for punishment. Later they
were brought into court—domestic
animals into secular courts, wild ani-
mals into the ecclesiastical courts.
There they were formally arraigned,
represented by counsel, tried, acquit-
ted or convicted—and, if convicted,
they were punished. And these were
not unique proceedings. They were
common all over Europe and even in
America. -From "The Review of Re-
views:
But never a footstep comes to trouble
The rooks among tate new -sown corn
Or pigeons rising from late stubble
And flashing lighter as they turn.
Or if a footstep conies, 'tis mine,
Sharp on the road or soft on grass;
Silence divides along my line
And shuts behind me as I pass.
No other comes, no labourer
To cut his shaggy truss of hay,
Along the road no traveller,
. Day atter day, day after day.
"She is working a Christmas pre-
sent for me."
"You mean she is working ypu
for a Christmas present."
Cupid may be ad excellent shot, but
e bags some very poor game.
MUTT AND JEFF -
ORE
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JC F E.:HAve YOU
/WARM ABotti-
Tt1.AT'
CIGHTegN-'DAY
"So you are going to give your
wife a Christmas present consis -
ing of a $150 set of furs. What's
she giving you?"
'Her promise not to get anything
for me that I'll have to pay for in
January."
High School Reporter Gains
Exclusive "Scoop" From ` Einsteinl
New York:—Said the editor of the
Newtown High School X -Ray to Wit-
ham "Blimp"
it-liam,'"Blimp" Friedman, his star re-
porter: "Dash over and get an ex-
clusive interview with Doc Einstein."
And "Blimp" did. The German scien-
tist autographed his notes.
Friedman, who has beared nine
eelebrites,at 18, sudenly appeared be-
fore the savantof the liner Belgen-
land and began to fire questions.
Q. --"How mach mathematics is
necessary to the high school student?
A.—Mathematscs itself is not as es-
sential' as getting the spirit of the
Ancient Wall Escapes
Time's Heavy Hand
Santo Domingo City—The ancient
wall of Santo Domingo City, whose
construction was, commenced by Diego
Colon, son. of Christopher Columbus,
is in places more than thirty feet wide,
and is ha an excellent state of pre-
set vation. Hundreds of Indian slaves
were employed by Spanish taskmas-
ters in its building, and laser Negro
slaves *labored beneath the blazing
tropic sun to keep it in repair. After
the Dominican Republic achieved its
independence, and the nec.eseity for a
bulwark against attack by sea grew
less, permission was granted to sev-
eral prominent residents to construct
houses in and on the top of the wall
Punctures were made in the lower
Portions and storehouses tale*ted in
the masonry, these being reality ac-
cessible from the water front. To-
day it seems strangely auaebtonistie
to note radio antennae running from
sentry boxes formerly occupied by
mail -clad Spanish sentinels. Palace
walls which have witnessed the revel-
ries ofvice-regal courts are now
plastered with advertising posters.
To Six Companions
We will go back there,
seven of us, ghosts,
and sit in the shadow oC the- Inn
and :all our toasts.
There will bo music again,
song and the violin
We will take our wino, the seven of us,
till the dark is thin
and streaked with the white of day-
break.
Then, as the wind grows cold,
we will go our many ^'ays again,
when we are old.
—John Pudney, in the Observer.
Dinosaur Carried Brains
In Tail Instead of Head
Dipiodocus, one of the biggest ani-
mals that ever lived, thought with his
tail instead of his head. That is
where he carried his brains, according
to experts of the National Museum,
who have put the bones of one of these
monster dinosaurs together, "Popular
Science Monthly" reports,
However, they say that did not
make him any smarter. All of the
giant lizards known as dinosaurs were
more distinguished for their size than
their mentality. This specimen was
eighty feet long, and, when alive,
weighed about fifteen tons. Probably
millions of years ago he wallowed in
a septi -tropical swamp, now the moun-
tains of northeastern Utah.
FEATHER PUDDING.
To make this delicious pudding take
one cupful of white sugar, oue cup-
ful of flour, and two teaspoonfuls of
baling powder.
Mix thoroughly and add three well -
beaten eggs.
Beat all together and put into a
greased pudding basin; ever tightly
and steam for one hour. Serve hot,
with a rich sauce or cream and sugar.
This pudding, if the directions are
carefully followed, should be golden in
hue and very light; suitable when only
a light sweet is required.
What can a baby draw, as well as
an artist?—Its breath.
relative bigness of the world ' of
mathematics in 'which we live.
Q,—What mesage'has the professor
to send to us as the future citizens
of the world?
A.—Although practical mathemat-
les builds the world, its usefulness is
bcunded by the extent to which the
spirit of mathematics may let it .
travel. In cenclesion, I wish to con-
vey my best wishes to these students
for a life of usefulness in this world
of mathematics.
Then he smiled, shook the boy's;
hand and the interview was over.
ocket e Ship `;; eady
T. * - part For ,°:'`® n
To Leave Shortly for Outer
Layers of Atmoshpere,
for Information on
Unknown Region
Washington. A rocket airship
which will ascend to the outer layers
of the earth's atmospheric strata and
return bringing records of atmcs-
pherie.and gravity conditions at pres-
ent unknown now stands,in the plains
of New Mexico almost ready for a
voyage into unexplored space, accord-
ing to the recent annual report of
Charles . G. Abbot, secretary of the
Smithsonian Institute.
The rocket ship, which Dr. R. H.
Goddard of Clark University, Worces-
ter, Mass., has been building for many
years, is now completed and waits
only for automatic recording devices,
the report says, "to insure a success-
ful practical flight to the outer layers
of the atmosphere, and its return
Besnard Potteries
Jean Besnard, tate popular French
artist, is directing his talent into mak-
ing beautiful pottery and dishes for
the home. His 1 ottery is all hand -
turned on a wheel of the type used
by early craftsmen and the shapes of
the vases are restricted to the sim-
plicity associated with primitive pot-
tery. He also employs a technique
whereby the pottery has a rough,
speckled surface suggestive of Chinese
enamels of the sixth century.
, BAD HABITS
Those who have become addicted
to evil habits must conquer them as
they eau—and they must be conquer-
ed, or they will conquer us, and des-
troy our peace and happiness. And
these wh,, have not yet yielded to
bad habits must be on their guard
lest they be unexpectedly assailed
and subdued.
Canadian Pup and Paper
There were 108 pulp and paper es-
tablishments in operation in Canada
in 1929. 01 these mills 34 made
pulp only, 46' were combined pulp and
paper mills; and 28 made paper only.
By BUD FISHER
You rave oaf
VEGETABLGS
`Volt I$
DAYS:
ctsrn;.',my Corner
Rice With Bananas
Peel; scrape and mash 3 bananas;
add a few drops of lemon juice and
sugar to taste, 'with a pinch of salt.(
Fold this into one cup cooked rice and
serve with -sugar and cream.
Potato Ball Soup
Peel three large potatoes and grate.'
Press through thin cloth into bowl;
drain off water and add the starch
left in bowl and 1 tablespoon of flour)
to the grated potato. Add salt and
pepper to taste. Form into small
balls, drop into salted boiling water
and boil 20 minutes, Heat sufficient
milk to serve; drain the water off the
balls and turn into heated milk, to
which a piece of butter has been add-
ed. The potato balls may also bo
added to a clear meat or chicken soup.f
Tomato Salad Dressing
One cup tomato soup, VI cup vine -I
gar, y/ cup oil, 14 cup sugar, 1 table.;
spoon Worcestershire sauce, 3 table-,
i
spoons grated onion. Put above in -
gradients into quart jar in order glven.,
with the first records of an unknown Mix together 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tea;
region." spoon paprika, 1 scant teaspoon mus -
Dr. Goddard has finally worked out tard, and add to mixture in jar. Seal
a scheme for the propulsion of "his and shake well. This is delicious on
rocket by a steady combustion of head lettuce and, can be kept for a
hydrocarbon in liquid oxygen. Final long time in cool place.
tests have demonstrated the practi-
cability of the device as regards the Two cups rolled oats, te cup cocoa -
rocket, and he rapid motion in air, the nut. 2 eggs, 2 teaspoons baking pow -
report states. He has developed eta-
bilizers which make it possible to der, 1 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons melted.
direct its course. t butter, ?L' teaspoon lemon extract,
Due to Col. Charles A. Lindberg's pinch salt. Mix all together, adding
recommendation, financial support for well -beaten eggs last. Drop by tea-
Dr. Goddard's experiment Is now as- spoonfuls on greased paper and bake
as-
sured by the Guggenheim Fund and I for 10 to 15 minutes in hot oven. Re-
work is going on under the auspices move from paper when cold. A bit of
of an advisory committee, candied fruit may be put on each just
In- the report Dr, Abbott also lists before baking.
a discovery which he says may make
It possible to predict weather a week
in advance. This is the discovery that
ah average change of 0.8 per cent in
the sun appears to- cause a tempera
ture change of approximately live de-
grees Fahrenheit in Washington. It
is the work of the astrophysical ob-
servatory.
In The Christian Science Monitor.
YOU GET YOUR.
GIRLISH
rIGURE 'pick:
MENDING RUGS
Don't wait until your rags spring
a hole to mend them. Mending tis-
sue put on the back before a hole is
worn through will be tremendously
efficacious. Or a patch, worked on
in the colors of the rug.
•
A longevity record Is claimed for a
Northumberland village where the
combined ages of 17 inhabitants total
1,327 years. We understand that these
persons have always been in the habit
of looking each way before crossing
Wrecker Finds Old Paneling
In carrying out the demolition of
some old buildings and erecting new
electricity show Deems, etc., for the
Bedford Corporation, in 13edrerd, ling -
land, the builder came across interest-
ing
nteresting old paneling amici beans near to
the site of the Old Swan (Coaching
House) and the Old Bedford Prison, In
which Banyan was imprisoned.
IMPULSE
Were we merely the creatures of
outward impulses, what would faces
of joy be but so many glaciers on
whlelt the seeming smile of happiness
at sunrise is only a flinging back of
the rays they appear to be greeth.l
from frozen and impassive heads.
FAILURE
No life Is a failure which is lived
for God, and all lives are Iaiiuro
which are lived for any other end.
—Faber.
Wales May Reopen *Id Gold Mines
Which Furnished Ring"for Queen Mary
Dolgelly, North Wales.—Tho magic
wordaal1f'gold," has aroused to a state
of enthusiasm the sleepy little North
Wales village' of Dolgelly, tucked
away among the mountains in the
Mawddach Valley, where a govern-
ment inquiry was held xecently into
the possibility of reopening and de-
veloping the old gold -mining industry
in Merionethshire.
The existence of gold in Wales is a
tradition. Queen Mary and her
daughter, Princess Mary, were both
married with rings of pure Welsh
gold. Government statistics now
that £57,000 (1285,000) worth of the
precious metal was extracted from
the Gwynfynycld urines *alone.
But .to talk with the folk of Dol-
gelly is to realize that the gold hidden
in their hills is more than a commer-
cial proposition; it is a romance. An
elusive Eldorado seems forever to be
just outside their grasp providing a
wealth of strange tales, full of Celtic
glamour and mystery, which thrill the
cozy cotago resides in the long dark
winter evenings.
Various companies have at differ-
ent times worked the mines. .Some
were successful for a while; but all
have failed eventually, owing, it is
said, to inefficient management, finan-
cial speculation, poor milling, or gen-
erally uneconomical machinery.
But many an experienced Dolgelly
miner has "feathered his nest," so the
story goes, froth Isis home -crushed
quartz when the urines were idle. The
workings have not been cleaned out
for years but rich seams of gold are
supposed to run from the `east at
Barmouth right under the sea to the
Wicklow Mountains in Ireland.
Old e avy Jones and his friends like
to tell of n time when crushing ham.
rners resounded from almost every
cottage on the lonely road to Fest
tiniog, They recount how men knew
every inch of the way about the dark
subterranean passages and gouged out
the gold from the rook; while at
night time, when they stopped work,
they smeared clay or dirt over the
glittering patches to guard their se•
cret till their return.
Tho Merioncth Mining Develop-
ment Conunitte has been formed to
secure the supportguidance of
and
tho Government in reviving the ins
dustry. A survey of the field has beeat'
made by the Ministry of Mines and
a full report is expected before the;
end of 1930.
Dolgelly is optimistic about the'
result of the report. But whatever!
happens there is not likely to bei
another gold rush, for "claims" wore
long ago staked.—From "The Chris.
tian Science Monitor",
We've Seen Better Ones.
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