. Making Fish Lines That
Will Hold the BIG Ones
Imported silk and flax fiber are tuo important materials used in
the braiding and twisting of the kind of fish lines that hold the big
ones. The manufacture of quality lines of this kind is one of the
most unique industries in the Redwood Empire countries of north
ern California and southern Oregon. These photos take you through
one of the plants at Petaluma, California.
Dena Jacobsen places a valuable skein of pure imported silk
on a wooden spindle, before winding on uniform size spools.
Right: J. W. Wood
ton, plant manager and
mayor of Petaluma, in
spects a battery of
“twister" and “layer"
machines in action.
The former twists any
number of desired
strands together, while
the latter picks up and
lays three of such
strands together.
Left: RuthBon
delie, standing in
front of a line
“polishing” unit
displays an arm
ful of “treatedH
oil fly and ta
pered lines on her
right. On her left
arm are oil-treat
ed bait casting
lines.
Below: A bat
tery of 300 braid
ing machines, rep
resenting the lat
est method of
converting rate
materials into
sturdy lines.
Finished twisted lines being
placed on paper tubes, ready to
be wound on fisherman s reel.
Fine trout lines are minutely
inspected. This girl "feels" the
line for lint.
A lucky fisherman takes a salmon from the world famous Rogue
river in the Redwood Empire of southern Oregon.
HAIR-RAISING
EXPERIENCES
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Ey VIC YARDMAN
(Assocl iled Newspapers.t
WNU Service. _
44/—N H, THERE’S been times.”
f 1 Jud Billings said, "when
/ pve seen real he-man ex
citement. There’s been
times, an’ there still are."
He sucked on his cigarette, and
I held my breath. It seemed that
at last my repeated efforts to get a
story from Jud were to be reward
ed. He is a congenial person but In
clined to be reticent and modest. At
times, in fact, he gives the impres
sion of being annoyed at my con
stant questioning.
"But wasn’t it more dangerous
back in the early days? Wasn’t the
job of being sheriff more exciting?”
I asked him.
"A trifle," Jud admitted. "There’s
still as much danger an’ as much
shootin’ an’ cattle stealin’ an’ crime
in genera] going on right now as
there ever was. There always has
been o war against rustlers in the
West, and it looks like there always
will be. Today rustlin’ is conducted
on a scientific basis. Motor trucks
and the like. We have to be a bit
more careful about shootin’ a man
these days, have to give him a trial.
In the early days we Just shot ’em
down and wondered whether they
was guilty or not afterward.
"I recollect once—musta been 20
years ago—when this here county
was fair infested with rustlers. Not
a rancher but what was reportin’
losses weekly. An’ not a one either
ever got a crack at the thieves. It
was plumb mysterious, ’way them
cows disappeared.
"It was then that I was elected
sheriff. I was just young enough to
think I could hold down the job and
not stop a bullet. I was plumb fed
"First I visited every rancher in
the county who had been losin’
stock, and explained what I intend
ed to do.”
up with this rustlin’ business, my
dad having lost more than 50 steers
an’ one of his cowboys havin’ been
lamed up with a rustler’s bullet.
‘‘I was plumb determined to ex
terminate them cow thieves once an'
for all. More than once I was shot
at from ambush. But I went ahead
collecting evidence an’ information
regarding the thieves.
"After awhile I picked up enough
facts to pin the leadership of the
rustlin' gang on one Danny Kilroy.
Danny was a desperado of the worst
sort, greased lightnin’ on the draw,
and a crack shot.
"And then a little later 1 learned
that the main hangout of Danny
and his gang was a place called
Trail's End, which wasn’t nothin’
more or less than a cluster of mis
erable shacks stuck out on the des
ert. The rustlers drove their stolen
stock to Trail’s End where they were
transferred to a bunch of drivers,
who herded the cattle over the line
and sold them in Mexico.
• I got all the facts, then began
to make plans. First I visited ev
ery rancher in the county who had
been losin' stock, and explained
what I intended to do. Not one of
'em but what was willing and eager
to fall in with my proposition.
"We gathered one night out at my
dad's ranch, which place was lo
cated at the southern end of the
county, nearest to Trail’s End.
There were 20 of us, not including
myself and dad. Personally 1 car
ried two holstered guns and one in
my waistband. I also had a Win
chester rifle in a saddle holster. The
others were equally well armed.
"We started out about midnight,
rarin’ for vengeance. It was the big
thrill of my life. There I was only
a youngster, ridin’ at the head of a
band of men, some of whom had
dangled me on their knees. It was
surprising the way those men accept
ed me as their leader, looked to me
for orders, an' obeyed ’em without a
I question.
"On the day previous the rustlers
had made off with a big herd of
stolen cattle, an’ it was this herd we
was trailing. We came up with it
just before daylight. Bedded down
they were, with half a dozen riders
camped nearby.
"Instead of attacking at once we
surrounded the camp, and waited.
At the first flush of dawn I peeked
from behind a boulder and saw the
riders were up and getting ready to
start. I threw down on one of ’em
I with my rifle and pulled trigger. It
was the signal for the others. There
was just one fusillade of shots. No
more was needed. The entire six
rustlers was e ad before they had
time to grab a gun.
“We didn't wait to bury ’em.
Two of our boys headed the herd
» •
back home an’ the rest of us rode on
toward Trail’s End. It must have
been about 6 a. m. when we ar
rived. We started at the head of
the street and rode to the other end
and, shootin’ as we rode. Then we
turned an’ rode back again, shootin’
some more.
“The town was taken completely
by surprise. During those first two
rides we shot and killed at least 10
men and wounded half a dozen more.
After that we dismounted and went
through every miserable building in
sight. The rustlers put up a game
fight, but we hunted 'em down. In
less than an hour there wasn’t a
man left as far as we could see. And
so we set fire to the town and drew
off to watch the dang place burn
down.
“Personally I had the pleasure of
shootin’ Danny Kilroy. Him an’ me
met in the barroom of the town’s
only saloon just before the boys set
fire to the place. Sure, I was
scared! Danny had a reputation for
being the fastest jigger with a gun
in the country. It was just luck I
saw him first and let him have it.”
Jud paused and pulled his hat
down over his eyes. I sat for a mo
ment or two studying the under part
of his face. At last I said, “Jud, I
think you’re a damned liar!”
Jud was on his feet in an instant,
eyes ablaze.
“Liar! You callin me a liar! bay,
that's a fightin’ word out here! If
you weren’t a good friend of mine
I’d—I’d—”
“Sit down and cool off,” I inter
rupted calmly. "You’re not scaring
me a bit. That story isn’t true, and
you know it. You’re just trying to
be entertaining.”
Jud grinned sheepishly and eased
back into his chair.
“I’m ready to admit,” I continued,
grinning myself, “that you’ve expe
rienced a good many adventures,
probably more thrilling than the one
you just concocted for my benefit.
But why not stick to the truth?
Certainly, In your 20 years as sheriff
you must have had some hair-rais
ing experiences?"
Jud looked at me, squinted out into
Welcome’s main street, sighed,
rolled himself a cigarette and light
ed it. Plainly the mood for story
telling had passed
“That story I just told you,” he
said at last, “is good enough for
any man. Take it or leave it. As
for my personal hair-raising experi
ences,”—he pulled his hat down over
his eyes again and stretched out
lazily—“I guess maybe I ain’t had
so many. Men who have hair-rais
ing adventures have ’em because of
some foolish mistake they make, or
because they overlook doing some
thing plumb reasonable, an’ a fel
ler ain't overanxious to talk about
them lapses.”
Clouds, Like Misfortune,
Taken Too Seriously
Julie and I were taking pictures,
at least I was. Julie was furnishing
the human interest. Yes, in the pic
tures. I complained about the ar
rangement of the clouds; they didn't
just suit me.
Julie grinned a sort of puckish
grin, and said, “If you don't like
the way the clouds are fixed, why
don’t you push them around?”
It was an idea. It couldn't be
done so far as picture-taking was
concerned but it might be possible
in a lot of other meanings.
Some of our days are made dark
by clouds of misfortune, trouble and
doubt and those are the kind of
clouds that can be pushed around.
It isn’t particularly difficult to push
them aside and let the sunshine in,
and even though it may rain there
is often a rainbow, a rainbow of
hope for the future.
We take clouds too seriously; both
kinds of clouds, those in the sky and
those that darken our lives. Neither
kind is permanent. They are here
today and gone tomorrow, and those
which darken our lives can be
pushed around.
Clouds have their values, too. It
is more than likely that the warmth
and light of the sun would be little
appreciated if it wasn't for the
clouds. Anyway, they furnish a con
trast; and if one doesn’t like them,
he can follow the advice of the old
Negro melody and, “Push dem
clouds away.”
Meat Rich in Vitamins
Biggest health news in years is
that meat is so generously rich in
vitamins.
Vitamins naturally have been in
meat all the time, health authorities
admit, but it’s only through the re
cent work of scientists that the pub
lic learns how much vitamin protec
tion there is in meat. Many vitamins
are found in meat, particularly the
vitamin B group, including vitamin
B-l (known as thiamine) which pro
motes growth, helps the body to use
carbohydrates, and stimulates the
appetite.
Two other "hidden virtues" of
meat are a growth stimulating one
called riboflavin,which helps protect
against nervous disorders, and the
pellagra-preventive vitamin which
is another of the vitamin B’s.
Cow Decides Case
In a dispute in Cornwall, England,
over the ownership of Jenny, a
heifer, C, H. Stolman, one of the
claimants, called Jenny as a wit
ness. When it saw its old cowman,
Fred Jewell, after six weeks it at
once demonstrated its affection by
putting its forelegs over his shoul
ders. The judge said the cow had
decided the case. He had never
seen a cow do a trick like that be
fore.
By VIRGINIA VALE
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.) j
Marcel henri reb
IERE, a Frenchman
and a cameraman for the
March of Time, has recently
come to this country, to focus
his cameras on interesting
subjects in the Western Hem
isphere. Although he speaks
no English, he has an un
canny sense of what the
American public likes — he
has filmed many outstanding
March of Time subjects during the
past few years, including “The
Vatican," “The Maginot Line,” and
Finland.
Born in Paris 45 years ago, Reb
iere took up photography before he
enlisted in the French army in 1914.
After being wounded in battle he was
shifted to the Army Cinematograph
ic service; after the war he made
documentary films for the French
government in Siberia, French West
Africa and the Near East; in 1925
he became chief cameraman for the
Compagnie Universelle Cinemato
graphique of Paris, for whom he
MARCEL HENRI REBIERE
made instructional, sociological and
experimental films until 1934, when
he went to work for the March of
Time, becoming their chief Euro
pean cameraman. His tact and ex
perience in working with diplomats
and important government leaders
and his amazing news sense make
him a notable figure in his line of
work.
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The other day Claudette Colbert
ran over to the “Pioneer Woman”
set between scenes of her own pic
ture, “Skylark,” being made on a
neighboring stage at Paramount.
She wanted to deliver well-wishes to
her friend, Barbara Stanwyck. She
passed right by a little old lady sit
ting in front of a portable dressing
room, but the little old lady said
“Hello, Claudette”—it was Barbara,
all made up for her characterization
of a one hundred year old woman.
St/
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Almost every set at Metro at pres
ent has a dog of its own who’s a
member of the cast. The ritziest is
Buttons, a member of the “Lady Be
Good” troupe; half beagle, half fox
terrier, he’s very important—he
does a tap dance with Eleanor Pow
ell. So he rates a portable dress
ing room.
On the “Billy the Kid” set there’s
an old farm collie who is supposed
to follow Ian Hunter around; he just
gets a rug to lie on between shots.
The two little terriers in “Blossoms
in the Dust” have to be taken while
walking when they’re not working—
they’re true camera hounds; want
to be playing on the set whether
they’re scheduled to or not.
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With more aspirants than tried to
play “Scarlett,” the coveted role of
“Marge” in the popular CBS radio
serial, “Myrt and Marge,” has Anal
ly been filled. It was given to Helen
Mack, whom you’ve seen in many
a Aim and heard on evening radio
shows. She had just returned from
Hollywood, where she played impor
tant roles in Columbia’s “His Girl
Friday” and Paramount’s “Power
Dive.” She takes the place of Mrs.
Donna Flick, who died recently, who
had for years been “Marge,” her
mother playing “Myrt.”
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After playing dramatic roles in 61
pictures, Robert Young will become
a song and dance man in “Lady Be
Good,” the Metro musical in which
he’ll star with Ann Sothern and
Eleanor Powell. It will be the first
time that he has sung on the screen;
he’ll do a duet with Ann and a dance
with Eleanor.
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ODDS AND ENDS—Fibber McGee
and Molly’s RKO picture co-starring
Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy
will have Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz
as its romantic leads . . . Warner Bros,
will co-star Errol Flynn and Joan Leslie
in “The Constant Nymph’’ . . . Baby
Sandy, who is now three years old, be
gins her third year in films with a new
Universal contract. . . Shirley Temple’s
long-awaited return to the screen gets
under way soon, when she begins work
in Metro’s “Babes on Broadway’’ . .
RKO will co-star Lupe Velez, the fiery
Latin, in three major films, with Leon
| Errol of the rubber knees.
Middle-Aged
Should Adopt
Safe Routine
By DR. JAMES W. BARTON
(Released by Western Newspaper Union.)
WHENEVER you hear
about how much longer
men and women live today
than just 25 years ago, you
know that the
main reason is
that there are
not so ‘many
children die at
birth or during
their first year now. Also
that infectious diseases of
children can be prevented.
What many of us fail to remem
ber is that the middle-aged man of
today has a longer expectation of
life than ever before despite the fact
that he may not be
very robust.
Why has the mid
dle-aged individual
a longer life expect
ancy despite the
fact that he is not
more robust than
were those of mid
dle age, 25 years
ago?
The reason is that
men and women
Dr. Barton with heart disease,
diabetes, pernicious
anemia, high blood pressure or oth
er "dangerous” conditions have
been told by their physicians and
many have learned for themselves
how to live "safely.”
Recently I met a middle-aged
friend walking much slower than
was his custom. On questioning, he
admitted that his physician had ad
vised him that if he wanted to live
for a number of years, he could do
so by walking more slowly and
resting more.
We have friends and acquaint
ances who follow a low starch diet
or take insulin injections daily and
live a normal life. Formerly these
cases died in a short time with dia
betes. They have learned also not
to put on excess fat.
Eat Liver Dally.
Similarly with that formerly fatal
disease pernicious anemia. Many a
bright and useful man and woman
formerly passed away in a few
months or a year following some
shock or infection. Today these
men and women eat about a quar
ter pound of liver daily or take liver
extract and continue to live.
Less than 20 years ago, operation
for ulcer of the stomach or small
intestine (peptic ulcer) was com
mon. Today the majority of ulcer
patients have learned how to live
safely and free from ulcer symp
toms by following a diet, avoiding
emotional disturbances and remov
ing or preventing infection of teeth,
tonsils, gall bladder and intestine.
* * *
Food Allergy
And Its Effects
THERE are many symptoms that
may be caused by foods to which
one is allergic and these symptoms
may occur anywhere in or on the
body. Thus, in addition to hives, the
skin may be afflicted with eczema
due to foods, and itching and swell
ing of the skin is very common.
Similarly, the whole digestive
tract from the mouth to the lower
end may be affected by foods to
which the individual is sensitive—
little canker sores in the mouth and
on the lips, nausea, vomiting, gas
pressure, diarrhoea, constipation or
colitis.
Everybody seems to be allergic
to at least one food that causes head
colds—sniffling and running nose,
sneezing, itchiness, and a hacking
cough. A great many cases of asth
ma have been traced to a food, all
symptoms disappearing when the
offending food was omitted.
Some cases of irritable bladder
causing frequent and sometimes
painful passage of the urine are not
due to colds or to drugs but to sen
sitiveness to food.
That the "nerves” can be affected
by sensitiveness to foods has been
established, such symptoms as mi
graine (one-sided headache), dizzi
ness, neuralgia and irritability dis
appearing when certain foods were
omitted from the diet.
Foods that do not usually cause
allergic symptoms are lamb, gelatin,
butter, sugar, tapioca, barley, ar
rowroot, soya and string beans,
cooked apples, asparagus, cooked
peas, pineapples, cooked pears,
white and sweet potatoes.
The foods that do often cause
symptoms are onions, cabbage,
cauliflower, lettuce, milk, cream,
chocolate, radishes, eggs, fats,
greasy and rich foods, pork, pickles,
cheese, salmon, fruits, peppers, or
anges, sweets, spices.
• * *
QUESTION BOX
Q.—Is it possible for one to bring
about a cure stomach ulcer
through diet and operation?
A.—Formerly operation was often
the treatment for gastric or stom
ach ulcer. Now treatment is mostly
by diet and rest. Your physician
or nearest hospital can give you a
copy of an ulcer diet. Keep report
ing to your physician and you can
thus prevent any other growth get
ting a start In your stomach. I
might add, ulcer is benefited by a
calm outlook.
Knitted Jerkin That
Is Quick to Make
Pattern 6902
'T'HE knitted jerkin—the well
-*■ dressed woman’s standby for
variety in her wardrobe. Add this
one to yours—it’s in a simple pat
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* • *
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making the jerkin in sizes 12-14 and 16-18;
illustrations of it and of stitches; mate
rials needed. Send order to:
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept.
82 Eighth Ave. New York
Enclose 15 cents in coins for Pat
tern No.
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Address .
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Small Beginnings
The beginnings of all things are
small.—Cicero.
May Warn of Disordered
Kidney Action
Modem life with its hurry and worry,
a Irregular habits, improper eating and
drinking—its risk of exposure and infec
if tion—throws heavy strain on the work
of the kidneys. They are apt to become
over-taxed and fail to filter exceaa acid
and other impurities from the life-giving
blood.
You may suffer nagging backache,
j' headache, dizziness, getting up nights,
leg pains, swelling—feel constantly
tired, nervous, all worn out. Other signs
of kidney or bladder disorder are some
times burning, scanty or too frequent
urination.
Try Doan’t PilU. Doan’s help the
kidneys to pass off harmful excess body
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t century of public approval. Are recom
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