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YOU i'':.(1 i,t the paper's about Dairy-
ing tel', n' vvhat gloomy cotrditiuns
exist i.; that . great industry. Su,
perhaps, some news that i; rather
encoucaniag might be wwelcome for
a chat. o.
And In ni NOV York comes word
that ti,• astonishing success of
frozen ecucentraied orange juice
has re; -,•ed interest irr the hossi-
bility o= producing a similar milk
produt r one that can be stored
in a freeeu state for fairly long
periods of time, and yet look and
taste 1i're fresh milk •when it is
thawed and diluted.
The chief advantages of such a
rz•oduct over whole milk would
be the immense saving in storage
space, both in commercial storage
-plants en -1 in home refrigerators,
a, longe.' keeping time, and a much
wider variety of uses.
Beek in the days of World \Yar
1 f then was considerable interest
in concentrated frozen milk for use
on hosaital slips and in faraway
],laces where Allied troops were
statio+ttal, Tictaever-•--as some of
you ira - recalls–it didn't prove
satisfactory:. mostly because of lack
of proper .;r.oragc facilities.
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Over in the States the Bureau
of Dairy lncfustry is not: seeking
for bas'c Information on tine various
effects of a wide variety of proces-
sing and storage conditions on
'front) rail'' of different concentra-
tions. '1l1e most recent of these
i1 vestigations indicate that it is
now possible to produce concentrat-
ed fri{: en milk that will remain
aecepta'le to the ultimate user
for several months after it i; put
auto storage.
Luriz:f the exucrintcnts the aniik
was heated at a relatively high
teniperattire-155 degrees F. for
SO znhintc;. or 170 degrees for one
rhinos•--t'a•n homogenised at 2,500
pounds pressure, concentrated to
one-third its volume, cooled, sealed
in containers, and frozen. When
this fro'cen product was stored at
a constant temperature of ten be-
low •ram or lower, there was no
noticeable change in body or flavor
for eight *seeks. After that, howw•-
ever. the flavor deteriorated.
\\'herr stores] at higher tempera-
tures the milk teas flaky and curdy
alien thawed and diltitec], so it is
evident ,hat the frozen product
wail] require further developnien1
before rl can be put on the mar-
ket with any success. But the ex-
perts ate on the trail and here's
hoping it won't be a very long one?
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As a chatter of record, frozen
coneeutrated milk is hardly a
"Johnna -conte -lately." Twenty six
years ago the Dairy Industry
Bureau was granted a public ser-
vice patent for a process of cou-
rentratiitg milk to one-third its
vdlunic and freezing it at zero
Fahrenheit. it. Itut this method never
gained i idespreacl use because the
body :,riga flavor of tits milk would
not shout up for any length of time
at zero, :\t that time tite Bureau
hadn't any facilities for testing out
the c•ficels „i sul,-ac•rn trrnpera-
tnrt s.
Now somc nems for those et tort
Mho ale interested in bacon—froth
a producer's, not an eater's stand-
point 1 mean. F1'
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is word of a new device which
rednces the curing process from
two weeks to two days, which is
considerable of a drop.
Back around 1925 the U.S. Agri-
culture Department first sanctioned
nitrite solution to cure pork, 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 harps, which reduced
the curing time to a matter of a few
days. Noteac'ays, most hates are so
cured.
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But it was impossible , to treat:
bacon similarly. however, there is
• noa machine that overcomes the
former difficulties. At a recent meet-
ing of the American Chemical,
Society, Mr, V. R. Ransil, who is
connee.ed with an Indianapolis firm,
stated that• the machine cut the •
curing tittle for bacon from two
weeks to a like number of days..
The machine injects small amount
of the curing solution •in many
places simultaneously and rapidly.
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It was no casy 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
fln- holes, through which the solu-
tion would flow, hi such tiny needles.
But the obstacles were filially over=
come, and a commercial machine
perfected with 101 needles.
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The bacon is conveyed automati-
cally 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 an hour, with
an overall saving of labour of 25
per cent.
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Did you ever wonder just what
the odds are against any of your
buildings being Struck be light-
ning? Well, according, to men who
should know, an average building
is a target for lightning at least once
in every forty years. But these
odds can be stre.ched to once in
every THIRTYTHOUSAND1.
YEARS—so ic.looks as if adequate.
lightning rods and. of course, (ro-
per ground wires. are a pretty
sound int estment.
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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 area. Tall structures
will attract strokes from an area
which extends to about three and
a half tines their height, so that
a building 100 feet square and 25
feet in height ---on level ground --
would be struck about once in
ever? forty yea -
Which weans that in a grout, of
forty such buildings, one will be
a likely target for lightning evert*
year, Erect a 65 foot mast in the
middle of the building, or four
masts each 15 feet in height 15
feet in front the corners—the same
From Indiana there
building will be a likely target only
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Smart and feminine is this good-
looking little straw Slumber,
1Desigued by Pinehurst, the hat
features a small scoop brbn,
Trimmed with matching colored
velvet basil], its finishing touch
is as lovely ibunch of cherries
(artificial, of course).
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Versatile Bonnets Are Topped \Vi h !Fruit
BY EDNA NILE
A BASICALLY silnJJle straw hat that can team up 'with
, a suit, w'itil a print dress, with a tailored dress, is the
love of litany women fox' spring. Ii's,that ]tat that appears
unfailingly hi new forms each spring.
Since hair is longer this spring, more hair naturally
calls for more hat. Spring's little straw hats are snore
generous than they've been in the. past. Often, they sit
straight on the head and while they may have flower trim,
they're mare likely to have artificial fruit as trimming.
Cherries, for example, are very imieb in evidence on
spring bonnets.
One bonnet appearing this spring is both universal and
classic in feeling. Designed by Pinehurst, it's in pettipurl
braid straw with cushion type briny. Clusters of chenille
strawberries appear at each side of the brim, to provide
balance. Face veiling is soft and flattering.
Another hat from this same designer has sideswept lines
and a small scoop brim. It's a straw bonnet, too, and is
trhainicd at one side in trailing red cherries. It banded
113 v.etest
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Fashionably smart is this young
lady in her universal type of
Monnet. Designed by Pinehurst,
Ws evade of p;ettipurl braid
straw and features a soft veiling
laud flattering eushton type brim
trimmed with little chenille
Ara.?'vberries.
once in thirty thousand years, al-
though the masts themselves may
be struck once every thirty years,
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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 the 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.
n a,
So—better check up on 3'our pra-
tcetion against lightning. BUT ---
HERE'S SOMETHING TITAT'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 lightning rod—includ-
ing the lightning rod conductor --
and plurnbing fixtures, pipes and
wiring. If there isn't, a High current
bolt is likely to liop from the rod
to the metallic fixtures, with heaven
only knows what results.
Crosby Gave Up The Law To Slog
And Almostlaid A Terrific Egg
By E+RSKINE JOHNSON
HOLL'4\WOOD.—It w;as pro-
bably the most dilapidated looking
Ford' roadster over 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
alcnowns as Bing, who hael just quit
Gonzaga University law school be-
cause, he had told itis mother. "I'd
rather sing than eat."
Sitting beside Bing was Alton
Rinker, 24. 'erstwhile band leader,
•"hot" piano player and "]rot" singer.
Three weeks before they had
purchased the car for $40 Ind lett
homes in Spokane, Wash., with a
r
lunch packed by Mrs. Crosby, to
r win fame and fortune, They sang
ls
earu� the way and for their �Bing il ad had, a dre um
4:wvith a Hawaiian sunset painted ori
i•( to pay a garage repair ],ill.
.Destiny had great brings in store
for the kid behind the ww•]teel.
fIe was the fourth of seven child-
ren—five boys and two girls—born
to Harry Lowe and Nate Crosby
in Tacoma, 'Wash. When Bing was
live the famil • moved to Spokane.
Because of the numerous child-
ren and Pop's small salary as a
bookkeeper, there wasn't much
money. Bing got his first job, at
12, chopping wood at $2 a week.
But there was music at the Cros-
by home, There was an old Edison
phonograph' in the living room,
Pop Crosb3 played the guitar,
Mother• Crosby played the piano
and all the kids sang.
In the fifth grade, Crosby made
his acting d'ebut---he was a jumping
jack on a pogo stick. In high school
he was Mark Antony in "Julius
Caesar," The curtain fell and Mark,
supposedly dead, rolled out of its
way. He gave Hutch better perform-
ances on the 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 wad 1924.
Dade 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:
"\\'e laid two big gooey 'eggs."
There were other jobs. A year
passed by. Not Bad. Not good.
Then one night in 1927 Paul
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
1 doubt. whether you'll get any-
where."
Whiteman took Crosby and
Rinker with Mini to New York
where, • for laughs, he introduced
them as "a couple of boys I picked
up in a Walla Walla lee cream
parlor." They were a bit in a Chi-
cago stopover but flopped in New
'York, Whiteman was ready to fire
them when a youngster from Den-
ver named Harry Barris suggested
be tears up with therm to form a
trio.
it was the birth of Pieul White -
man's Rhythm Boys. Their sal-
aries; $125 a week each. For two
years musically they were hits,
When Whiteman returned to
California in 1929 for the movie,
Bing of Jazz," the Rhythm
Boys did one three-minute song
number iu the picture, played one
theatre date with Whiteman in
Seattle and n ere fired. They pop-
ped up back 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, he was saying "I do"
to Dixie Lee. Then he quit Arnhelrn
when he was refused a raise, and
again was jobless and broke.
That was the end of the 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 quick 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
]tips, We taped back his ears be-
cause- they stuck out so far. One
day the adhesive broke loose and
Bing ripped it off swearing 1
wouldn't tape his ears again, 1
didn't." '
J herr came New York radio and
the "Battle of the Crooners."
Russ Columbo, violinst its Aro-
tieizn'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 $3,5007 singing contract wi ith
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. He 1: -as a sensation
—the biggest bit Broadway could
remember the biggest hit radio
could remember.
The money started to roll in,
and Bing, who liacl learned his les-
son, kept telling I?werett:
"Put it in the bank before I spend
it. Put it in the bank."
By 1933 Crosby was bac]: in
Hollywood for his triple chores ---
movies, radio and recordings, 'Para-
mount signed him to his first star-
ring contract in 1932.
No longer (10 they tape back his
ears.
Hie only Conte-siaa to being
movie star is that greasepaint and a
$75 toupee. Ile hates them both,
f•:nrpire.
Family Bing --- De'ntais, Lindsay. Mary and Phillip Crosby br'eal,fast at home witl,t their
,•roonlnW father, starting offv.itlt tato orange utter cbt!c'cttlratC rift t':1! eh Def? 'Single's tame
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