The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 265, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1939 Page: 3 of 8
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Thursday, April 13, 1939
THE SHAMROCK TEXAN, Shamrock Texas
Pa Re Three
THIS IS THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT J EssentialS Of
Proper Poultry
Housing Outlined
i —
By Vera It. Martin
County Home Supervisor
Farm Security Administration
The first purpose of a poultry
house is to provide comfort for the
j flock. It must also be dry, since
I dryness checks the development of
j most poultry disease organisms and
increases the comfort of the birds.
' It should be so ventilated as to sup-
ply enough fresh air to meet the
| body needs of the birds and to car-
| ry away the stale and unhealthful
| fumes arising from the droppings.
! Ventilation must be provided with-
| out creating drafts which will chill
the roosting birds and lead to colds
and roup.
I Drainage is positively the most
Important factor in the location of
| a poultry house. Poorly drained lo-
] cations result in cold, damp quarters
j which in turn lead to poor produc-
j tion, sickness and disease. In re-
i modeling old buildings it is often
advisable to move them to better lo-
cations. The house should face the
south to permit the greatest possible
I amount of sunlight to enter. This
j is especially important during the
j winter when sunlight is most need-
ed.
j Sunlight increases the comfort of
the birds in winter by bringing
I warmth and light into the poultry
j house. It is a powerful drying, dis-
infecting, and purifying agent, and
is nature’s source of ultraviolet light.
Since fowls suffer extremely from
high temperatures, particularly in
■late spring and summer it is neces-
sary that the poultry house be suf-
j ficiently ventilated as to give shade
J temperature inside the house. Shade
and free circulation of air are per-
j haps the most practical means of
: keeping a poultry house cool and
preventing losses from heat prostra-
i tion. Sprinkling the floor sufficiently
I to dampen the litter on abnormally
'hot days, aids in reducing the
j temperature of the interior of the
1 house.
| Tire number of square feet of floor
space per bird is a most important
factor, as crowded houses sooner or
later lead to a diseased flock. From
three to four square feet of floor
space should be allowed for each
bird where the flock is kept under
close confinement. From two and
one-half to three square feet of floor
space per bird is sufficient under
average conditions, or where ade-
quate range is provided. However,
never figure on less than two and
one-half square feet of floor space
per bird.
Here’s one of the modern homes in the vice president’s own housing
project. After a few of these houses had been eagerly snapped up
by renters, John Garner had more constructed on Uvalde, Tex.,
property which was not bringing him an income. The homes rent
at low cost. Top photo shows the exterior of one of the houses;
lower, the interior.- x
CHINESE WAR BOOMS
BIBLE DISTRIBl TION
NEW YORK—China and Japan
fcare still buying Bibles in spite of
war, says the American Bible So-
citey The Chinese bought from the
Bible Society more whole Bibles in
1938 than ever before in their his-
tory. it says, and Japan bought al-
most ten percent more volumes of
Scripture, including Bibles, Testa-
ments and Gospel Portions than the
year before.
The society’s total distribution of
scriptures in China last year was
1.395,515 and in Japan. 703,068,
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The first marriage in Plymouth
colony occurred on May 12, 1621.
A. C. Kemmerling
MASTER TAILOR
with
P. H. Davis Tailoring Company
of Cincinnati, Ohio
WILL BE IN OUR STORE
ALL DAY FRIDAY, APRIL 14th
with the new and complete line of Spring and Summer
suit samples. He will be here for the purpose of taking
measurements for new suits.
WORKERS ARE PAID
FOR TAKING BATHS
sire!
’BRAKE-BITE” Sharp pain
resul ting from pinching of shoe
at bane of instep when shoe
bends back under pressure.
Caused by improper tit ting.
J\1ost MEN who drive cars know what we’re talking about!
They’ve jammed on the brakes suddenly and felt the pinch-
ing "bite” of that right shoe as the pressure
wrinkles it.
Incorrect fitting causes that. Come in and
let us fit you in Fortunes. Our trained sales-
men know how to fit shoes. And we fea-
ture the Fortune line because for com-
fort, style and price that's the shoe
that best satisfies our customers.
CLEVELAND. — Employes of a
Cleveland Industrial concern are
"cleaning up” under a new safety
plan which pays off at “two-bits a
I bath.”
j Because they work In high tem-
| peratures or under exposure to va-
rious dusts, fumes or gases, the firm
' offered each a daily 25-cent bonus
I for taking a shower bath before go-
I ing home. It extended, in addition,
j 15 minutes of “company time” to
! splash in.
j The plan reduces occupational dis-
eases said a spokesman for the firm,
ithe Cleveland Graphite Bronze
I company.
PLAYBOY
MOST STYLES
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This smart Fortune wingtip is
a correct shoe style for any
dress occasion. Cut from rich
Velvet Bock—soft, porous and
cool on your feet!
A Lightweight hat
£\. whose popularity
has never been surpassed
because of its smart yet
carelessly comfortable
looks. Its Self-Conform-
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tures are extra value.
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i — Campus Favorites at Hardin-Simmons
These seven coeds, named by fellow students at Hardin-Simmons University, In Abilene, Tex., as pop-'
ularity and beauty queens, have places of honor in the beauty section of the thirty-second annual edition
°f the HSU Bronco, university yearbook published each spring. They are: Jeanell Green, Abilene,
university queen; Kathleen Nunnally, Anson, Bronco sweetheart; Doris Surles, Cisco, summer queen; Jane
senl°r favorite; Nell Gee. Abilene, junior favorite; Clarine Marsh, Eastland, sophomore
favonte, and Anita Jo Simmons, Haskell, freshman favorite.
‘Lord Will Provide’ Motto
ARCHERY POPULARITY
BOOMS OSAGE ORANGES
Of Florida Minister, Wife
In Rearing Of 83 Children
ARKANSAS CITY, Ark. — New
popularity for the bow and arrow
has brought a thriving industry to
southern Kansas and northern Ok-
lahoma.
By NEA Service
CRYSTAL BEACH, Fla., — Un-
swerving faith that “the Lord will
provide” was the only resource the
Rev. Fred Markert and his wife had
when they took on the rearing of
83 children.
It has proved enough. The “fam-
ily” of 83 children and 16 adults
have come again and again to the
point of need, but always at the
last moment their faith has been
vindicated. What they needed al-
ways came to them.
The Markerts were missionaries
in the Canary Islands 16 years ago.
Believing that language difficulties
left them unprepared for their work,
they returned to Florida to start a
school to train missionaries.
Without money, but with boundless
faith, they rented a 40-room house
in Tampa. In the first week of their
residence, a widow brought them her
"incorrigible boy.” The Markerts had
no accomodations for even the first
boy, so they told the woman to re-
turn in three days.
Gifts—Material and Human
Two days later two mattresses ar-
rive from an unknown donor. When
the widow returned the next day she
was told that If the boy would sleep
on the floor they would take him
in.
That afternoon when Markert was
paying an installment on his furni-
ture. the merchant offered him 20
old beds he had stored away. The
furnishing of the home was begun
in earnest.
Gradually the lamiljt grew. Most
of them came to what soon became
Faith Mission before they were
three. Today the 83 children range
from infancy to 16 years.
Each child retains its own name,
but is brought up to look on the
Markerts as its parents. Their train-
ing is non-sectarian, but based on
the Bible.
After five years in Tampa, the !
Markerts moved to what used to be
a hotel here, with 30 rooms and, an
acre and a half of land looking out
on the Gulf of Mexico. It was leased j
for $100 a month.
Even then the Markerts hadn’t
any money. But they had faith, and
money, food clothing, and other ne-
cessities continued to appear when
most needed. Haphazard contribu- j
tions by kindly people have main- j
tained the institution without formal
sponsors, endowment, or any organ-
ized form of assistance.
None of the 16 assistants at the
mission get a salary. Five of them
are teachers, the rest are all driven
by a desire to serve. The county
supplied a school building and an
old school bus.
Music and Meals
Eveiy child learns to play a mu-
sical instrument, all donated. The
children have made up a “little
symphony” orchestra which has
played before as many as 7000 peo-
ple.
Timely contributions have made
It possible to buy the present home,
debt free.
Yet there have been times when
the Markerts literally didn’t know
where the next meal was coming
from.
“One Saturday.” they relate,
"there was nothing on the pantry
shelves for the evening meal. But
before table-setting time a motorist
whom we had never seen before
drove up with $35 worth of gro-
ceries.
"Some wonderful things have
happened. Last fall all the children
needed shoes very badly, but we
had no money for them. Then a
letter arived from a lady in Tampa.
She had bought a pair of shoes each 1
for 81 of our children.
“We were behind on our January
bills, but on the 27th. a man and
his daughter visited us and left a
check for $250, which cleared us
for the month.”
“The Lord will provide," say the
Markerts.
And He has.
B. Short of Newkirk. Okla., ha^
nine gangs of workmen cutting
Osage orange hedges, from which
a superior type of bow is made. One
piece of hedge suitable for bow
making is worth up to 70 cents, he
’reports.
Collegiate archery is reported to
have given sport a great boost.
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The old Romans called the little
finger “auricularis” because they
used it to remove wax from their
ears, or "auricles."
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Scientists usually are the first to
report earthquakes, but the Manila
earthquake of 1937 was the excep-
tion to the rule. An extensive tele-
graph set-up. carrying Chinese-
Japanese war stories, actually
scooped the seismograph stations.
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Bones, Percy. The Shamrock Texan (Shamrock, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 265, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1939, newspaper, April 13, 1939; Shamrock, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth528591/m1/3/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Shamrock Public Library.