NEWS

PARADE OF 1938 i 1.00

 

NEWS

Chamberlain at Munich; Benes rejects Nazi terms; Sudeten
occupied; New England hurricarie; other events of the year.

PARADE OF 1939 a 2.00

 

War ends in Spain; Poland invaded; Warsaw bombed; nations
declare war; Britain's navy; France's army; Tommies reach
the front; Japanese barricade Tientsin concessions; rescue of
the Squalus; Royalty's London home-coming; U. S. cruisers
round Cape Horn; other events of the year.

ORANGE GROWER A 2.00

Map showing production regions in U,' 5S. Necessity of
mild climate. Budding process—-pruning the trees——trans—
ferring trees from commercial nursery to orchard. The
problems of a typical orange grower in raising the trees—-
fertilizing the soil, fighting insects, irrigation, fight-
ing frost with smudge pots. Harvesting the crop——packing
house and preparation of fruit for shipment. (Erpi)

POULTRY-NATIONAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN 2 3.00

 

A U.S.D.A. film showing the preparation of a national
plan for a breeding program and pullorum disease control.
How selectors are trained. How hatching eggs should be
selected. The breeding program and how certified, R.O.P.,
and R.O.M. chickens are secured. The methods used for
pullorum disease control.

PUPPET MAKING AND OPERATING - 3.00

 

RAIN

The construction of Type I puppets from beginning ‘to end.
Construction of the finger stall, the cotton head filler,
pulling a sock over the head filler and finger stall.
Making the face of the puppet by sketching and painting.
Fastening the hair in place. Making the dress. The
construction of Type II puppets which differ in that they
have built up features. The process of raising the
features commences with making frames for eyes, nose, and
ears from wire. Making paper mache to cover the frames.
Moulding the features. Mixing of paint and decorating
the features. A simple puppet theater is shown in the
course of construction. A curtain is constructed and
decorated. Methods of keeping the puppets on an even line
during their action are clearly demonstrated. A short play
is produced in which scenes from in front and in back of
the stage are shown.

ON THE PLAINS s 1.00

 

A U.S.D.A. picture of the southwestern dust bowl created

by wind erosion. Illustrates how plowing, lack of water,
and wind have caused dust storms that have destroyed the
top soil. Methods of conservation--contour tilling, terrac-—
ing, strip cropping, use of grasses, water reservoirs.