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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Annie Nichols Training Glass Meets

The regular meeting of the An
ME M. Nichols Training class was
held Tuesday evening at the League
room at the, Methodist church. A
brief business session was held, at
which time the class received, and
accepted an invitation from the La
dies Social Circle to unite with them
in a field day to be held in late June
or early July. After the transaction
Of the business a pleasant social
time was passed, during which the
hostesses. who were Mrs. Ernest L.
Morley, Mrs. Grace Whitney and
Mrs. Herbert L. Nichols, served de-
licious punch and fancy crackers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Idbrarv Roord ELECTS Oa,cers

The annual meeting of the advis-
DRY board of the Skowhegan Free
Public library was held the first of
the week and the following officers
were reelected: President, Miss
Louise III. Coburn; vice president,
Mrs. Hattie B. Fogler: secretary,
Miss Gertrude S. Weston; treasurer,
Miss Hannah r. Page. Annual re-
ports were rendered and other bust
ness pertaining to the annual SEES
sion transacted. The book commit
tee work for the month was also
attended to at this session.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Lakewood Notes

1.-THE Ghost Between" is the offer
ing at Lakewood theatre this week
and is pleasing large audiences, who
are also enthusiastic about the new
theatre.
For the second week of the Lake.
wood season that unique comedy,
ITO the Ladies'" has been chosen.
This was a great success in New
York two years ago when it was
staged by Howard Lindsay at the
Liberty theatre. At Lakewood, Dor
othy Stickney and Howard Lindsay
will be seen in the parts originally
played by Helen Hayes and Otto
Kruger. This play will also serve
to introduce to the audience two
new members of the Lakewood Com
pany, Miss Kathryn Keys and Bert
Robinson. A charming love story is
interviewer in a satire of American
business. One very amusing scene
takes place at a banquet at which
the audience are supposedly guests.
The Waterville Military Band has
been engaged for the opening band
concert of the season next Sunday.
June 18th, at Lakewood at $50 P,
M. Inc evening band concerts will
not begin until July.
, o a. SeAuia LEA TOOn VIII open
LOT the season next Sunday, June
io, uhder the same management as
last year. Chicken and lobster din
ners will be served, as well as light
refreshments.
RAPID progress is being made in
the construction of the Lakewood
country Club, Lakewood's new
dance pavilion and the opening date
Will be announced in a few weeks.
The Tourists Bungalows at Lake.
wood are now ready for the season
ana 1t is expected that Maine will
TINS year have more tourists than
ever before.
There will be Spiritual meetings
IN the new Lakewood theatre next
sunday, June 18th, at 10 A. M. and
l'5O p. NJ. with Frank r. strout of
Auburn as speaker and psychic.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Mrs. S. M. Adams Hostess

Members Of the Bloomfield Christ
mas club were cordially entertained
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Adams, of upper
Main street. There was a good at
tendance and a most enjoyable time
was passed. the ladies working on
Christmas gifts while members of the
club read interesting articles. The
next meeting will be held on Tuesday
the %, at the same place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
School Savings System

School. attendance, deposits and
percentage respectively; Academy.
81, 81, 100; Park, 80, 100, 100; Parker,
q, q, 100; Garfield. 1873, 1T. IS; Lin
coin. 14s, 1ot 70; Jewett> Street, 80,
ri. 81; Junior High. 14S, 81, 60; Kin
dergarten. 20, 10, 60; totals, SOS, 523,
u
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
J: skowheran Hisb scbool,s Saw

'27: skowhegan High Schools Saw
ing System, by F. j. '26; A New
High School for Skowhegan by A.
Il. '26; The Community House, by
H. N. A. '27; The Library, by L. G.
81; The Student Council, a. member
of '27: "Dirigo", written by Gordon
Briggs and which won the prize of
fered by Miss Gertrude Sampson Of
the Skowhegan Business and Pro-
fessional Women's Club for the best
essay on "Why Maine Is the Best
Place in Which to Live" follows the
editorials Then come the 1926 pic
lures and write-ups; memorial of
Francis Murray, a member of 1926
who died in September. 1925 is at
the close of the 1925 spictures. The
literary section does sreat credit to
the school and includes the follow
Ing articles. Law-breaking. by T. c..
'27; The Solution of the Problem,
o. ]. '27; Stalking Carelessness, A.
B. '27 Buried Treasure, by j. III. J.
20; A Midnight Adventure, r. N K.
'27; Words of Fire, M. d. 90; there
are three poems, At SHUTDOWN, by
M. A. t. '26; Maine. by M. A. T. '26
and Locomotive Compared to Man,
by H. M. '28; two pages of interest
ing alumni notes by A. T. '26; a
page Of exchange by A. M. G. '28.
The athletic department and class
notes are very well covered. New
and good jokes appear by e. N. M.
q, and a page on. music by H. A..
~ and the closing topic on Home
Economics Is well written 10y HI. T.
'2S. Several fine cuts are placed at
intervals. On the whole the 1926
Lever is a fine edition and a great
success.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Scouts TO Have Outing

The Girl Scouts, about 20 in num-
Der. accompanied by their captain.
Mrs. Perley s. Turner, and Miss
Marguerite E. Craig as a chaperone,
and one other chaperone not vet de-
cided upon, will leave Sunday for
North Pond in Smithfield, where
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Everett w. Rlaiadell

Everett w. Blaisdell, who died
very suddenly. June 9Th. in the store
of Lothrop Farnham Company m
Dover, N. H. where he had been
employed for the past six years, was
a nephew of Mrs. David c. Jewett
of Skowhegan, and Abner Moore Of
Jackman. Mr.. Blaisdell was IA
years old and resided at Somers
worth, NJ H. He was the son Of
Uriah and Rebecca Moore Blaisdell
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10

dent. Mrs. Mabel Harris; alternates,
were Mrs. Fred Nelson and Mrs.
Bertha Furber
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Last s. H. s. Assembly for 1926

Last s. H. S. Assembly for 1926
The last assembly for the pupils
of Skowhegan High school for the
school year Of 1925 and '26 was held
Tuesday after school in the Fire En-
CINE hall with the principal, Perley
S. Turner presiding. The seniors
were seated in the front seats. Mr..
Turner announced that in the flu
ture, the first bell for leaving the
school building for the assembly hall
would be for the seniors, second for
juniors. third for sophomores and
fourth for the freshmen and that
the class would would take places In
the hall according to their years, the
seniors In front. The matter of get
ting slides of songs to be used at the
assemblies was considered and two
slides. one of Marseillaise in both
French and English. and America.
the Beautiful, were tested and sung
by the students, with Miss Charlotte
Gates at the piano. Ralph Studley
gave a summary of the baseball
work. giving the following score Of
games: Skowhegan IA, Madison 8;
Skowhegan 8, Good Will 8; Show
hogan s. Waterville q; Skowhegan
8. Hartland 10; Skowhegan 4, Wins
low IS: Skowhegan s, Waterville 8;
Skowhegan 16, Hartland Is; Show
hogan II, Lawrence 3; Skowhegan
Z. Winslow 8; Skowhegan Is, Mad
ison 5. Total Skowhegan 1913, OPP
ponents SO, with the closing game Of
the season to be played at Gardiner
on Wednesday. David Halves acted
as cheer leader in a most enthusiast
tic manner and the. hall frequently
rang with cheers for the S. H. S.
students. Certificates were given by
Mr.. Turner from the school to the
following baseball men: Henry
Hewia, Captain Thomas Lewia, Les
ter Pickett, Raymond Gilman,
George Patten, Olin Bonnin, Robert
Simpson, Otis Johnson, John Dion
ne, Ralph Griffin. manager, and Ur-
ban Caouette. Certificates were pre-
scented because the students have
not yet decided just what the letters
are to be in size and style. Pickett,
who is the only child of Mr.. and Mrs
Holmes P. Pickett, formerly of Clin-
ton, is four letter student, winning
and baseball The track letter men
are Lester Pickett, Frederick Bur-
rill, Linwood Griffith and Clayton
Cronkhite. The tennis letter men
will be decided when the last game
is played. w. B. Woodbury., super
intendent of SkowheganM Madison
schools, spoke briefly, saying that he
enjoyed their singing, America, the
Beautiful" and that how beautiful
America Is to become depends
largely on what the boys and girls
in America are willing to do for
their country and what kind of citi-
zens they become and closed
with reading an appropriate poem
by Edgar Guest. Mr.. Turner an
nounced that there would be a one
session for seniors on Wednesday
which would be the last school ses-
sion for them and that the under
classmen's last day of school this
year would be Thursday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Hon. S. w. Gould Addressed
ROtarianS

Skowhegan Rotary Club held the
weekly luncheon in Grand Army
hall Tuesday noon, when a delicious
luncheon was served by Mrs Kate
Simpson,, caterer. The president, At
torney George w. Cover, presided.
The singing was directed by DIR.
Stanly NJ. Cover and DR.. Raymond
A. Derbyshire, with Mrs. Marion T.
Oddly at the piano. Anne Gauvin
gave chalk talk. Gauvin is a stu
dent at the Skowhegan High school
and is one of the leading students
in the drawing department and is
also taking a Federal correspondence
course in commercial drawing and
cartoon work. His talk was most
interesting and showed something
of his unusual talent and the result
of excellent training by Mr.. Helen
Downs of Augusta, supervisor of
drawing in Skowhegan schools. 1t
was decided to hold the Rotary
weekly lunches at the Skowhegan
House from now on until the first
of December. Plans are being con-
summated for a Ladies' night, but
are not yet complete. The Rotary
Club is to assist in the outing being
arranged for the Boy and Girl
Scouts. The speaker was Hon. Sam
uel w. Gould, on "Some Things I
Have Come in Contact with in
Practice of Law" The discussion of
legal affairs by Mr.. Gould was in
structive and Of much interest.
Many friends of Mrs. Nancy Hue
kins, instructor at the Jewett Street
school, who has been off duty since
last winter. when. she fell on the
street and broke her leg, will return
to Skowhegan tonight. Mrs. Huckins
has. heen ma sing some time with hnt.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-10
Past Chiefs Meet

oSh SibS'o NiSCk
Mrs. Allie Knight, a past president
of the Bloomfield Temple Past Chiefs
Association at her home on Main
street, Tuesday afternoon and even
ing entertained the ladies of the as
ISOLATION. A delicious $50 supper
was served by the hostess, the place
cards were lilies of the valley and
tulips were attractively used in dec
grafton about the rooms. After the
supper the regular monthly meeting
was held witle the president, Mrs.
Emma B. Thompson, presiding.
Readings were given by Mrs. Knight,
Mrs. Howard Durrell, Mrs. Charles
Griffin, Mrs. Edgar l.. Ford and Mrs
George Petty. All members except
three, who We're out of town, Mrs.
Emma Flag, Mrs. Annie Wilson and
Mrs. Martha Mitchell, were present.
The next meeting will be held on
Tuesday, July Is, at the home of Mrs
Thompson on West Front street.
q. p. w. Hear Convention Report
At the regular meeting of Show
hogan Business and Professional
Women's Club held at. the Club
Rooms Tuesday night, Miss Anne
M. Caswell, Past President and dele
gate to State Convention, held 10
days ago in Houlton, gave a most
interesting account Of the conven-
ton sessions and social affairs, of
the hospitality of Judge and Mrs.
Charles Barnes, where Skowhegan
delega on was entertained and the
trip to Houlton and return. Miss
Margaret M. Chase, Past President
of local Club and new, Federation
president, supplemented Miss Cas-
wells report and told of visit on
Tuesday, which Miss Flora e. Weed,
past president of Bangor, paid her
general way. Miss Chase was given
cordial greeting by Club members
when introduced by the president,
Miss Adelena Landry, who was pre-
siding. Mrs. Vivian G. Woodbury.,
acted as secretary in the absence OF
the secretary, Miss Mildred A.
Beale. Miss Leila E. Fairbrother,
chairman of the finance committee,
reported that her committee made UP
of Miss Fairbrother, Mrs. Frances
H. Smith and Mrs. Mildred c. Lewis
at recent meeting had considered
the Club budget. The dues ana
rent of Club rooms take care of re-
naming expenses. 1t was voted to
accept suggestions of finance COM
mittee and to put on musical
comedy feature and sketch enter
tainment and picture benefit. A
communication from Maine State
Associates was read and matter
placed on table. The next meeting
will be held on the End Tuesday IN
July, as only one meeting is held in
June, July and August.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
REVISION OF WIRING
RULES Is UNDERTAKEN
Society of Automotive Engineers
Seek New Installa ton for Ground
Return Systems.

Revision of the rules covering the
installation of ground-return wiring
systems in motor vehicles has been
undertaken by the Society of Auto
motive Engineers.
When completed they will be adopt
ed as recommended pra actice
These proposed rules cover the
kinds of wire. insulated cables and
conduits to he used, method of attach
ing conductors to binding posts. at
tachment of conduits to connectors,
spacing and kind Of fastening cleats
and clips for wires and conduits, dis
tance Of wires from exhaust pipe, car
buretor. gasoline tank, ga soline pipes
and moving parts; accessibility of
ground connection. grounding to the
vehicle frame. installation of storage
battery. ventilation of battery COM
partment and protection against acid,
protection OF current to low-tension
circuits. and protection against acct
dental short circuits.
Evening star., 1926-11-21
CHROMIUM PLAYS
STAR AUTO ROLE
Rich Deposits All Over World Aid
Process of Hardening Steel
for Industry.

Chromium is the one element that
is more important than any other In
the whole structure of the automobile
and If 1t were not for chrome steel
we would not be able to build the mod
ern automobile, according to DR.. Colin
G.. Fink Of Columbia University
Addressing a meeting of the Detroit
section of the Society of Automotive
Engineers. DR.. Fink declared:
Chromium belongs to a group in
the periodic table of elements that
includes first chromium, which has
an atomic weight of SO, then molyb'
denum, tungsten and uranium. 1t re-
sembles these other elements in that
it is hard, but it differs in other re-
spects. It's special properties are that
it imparts hardness and toughness to
steel, is highly resistant to corrosion
and has greater resistance to high
temperatures than any other element.
A wide variety of alloys are made with
chromium. about 45 per cent of the
total production of this metal going
into alloys with iron, carbon, tung.
stem, cobalt, nickel and manganese.
1T is not a rare metal. The pro-
duction last year amounted to $4,000
tons. most of which came from Rho
desia in Africa because of the cheap
ness of labor there. but rich deposits
of the ore exist all over the world.
BY comparison the production of
nickel in 1925 was only 10000 tons
and of tungsten only 5000.
Chromium ore is used as a refrac-
tory in chrome brick. which are used
for lining open-hearth and blast fur
naces, because they have a melting
point of nearly 1000 degrees Fahren-
heit, whereas the highest temperature
in blast furnaces is about 3,450 de-
grees.
Chromium can be plated on all
metals and does not corrode or tar
nish. Because of its hardness it is
easier to do all the polishing on the
under metal before plating.
"Rustless or stainless steel is one
of the chromium alloys and is coming
into extensive use in cutlery and
tableware.
Another valuable property of
chromium is it's high power to reflect
light 1t has SO per cent of the re-
fectivity of polished silver. and be-
cause it does not corrode 1t is used
for mirrors in the telegraphic trans
mission Of pictures across the ocean"
Evening star., 1926-11-21

start OF the LUU-tOOt StretCh, travel
ing 40 to his IS miles an hour, you
would gain only 7.33 feet second -
and he will reach the end of the
stretch in less than four seconds. 1t
is up to you TO figure on loss Of
time in starting to pass him. IT
YOU must accelerate in order to pass,
tina: is if you are not travelling 40
when you overtake him, you had
better make IS your passing speed.
Best Of al. of course. is not to try
to pass until you have room to spare.
Q. How last will your car take a
curve without burning the tires and
risking skid?
A. 1t depends largely upon the
curve and the way the road IS
banked. of course. A car with low
center Of gravity will stand for more
speed on curves. but in dry weather
the average car travelling IS miles an
hour around an unbanked curve is
causing the tires to sing. Keep the
speed of the car below the point
where the tires sing.
- x x
Q. Which way should the steering
wheel be turned when the rear Of
the car skids around to the right:
A. Steer to the right Always
steer with the skid to check it. The
natural inclination is to go the other
way.
Q. What is the best way to get
out of an ice rut?
A. Roll tire chain into a ball
and place it in the rut under front
wheel. Place another under rear
one. The wheels then can ride up
and out of the rut. 1t is better still,
of course. to have chains already
on the wheels.
Q. How far ahead should an ap-
preaching car be if you expect to
pass car Immediately in front that
is travelling fast?
A. Not less than 500 feet for
safety.
Q. How do you tell how steep
hill is if you never have been down
it before:
A. Observe how other cars climb
tin high or in second. Do you
smell burning brakes? Does the car
gain speed with the throttle COM
pletely closed?
Q. Which is the safest way to hold
the steering wheel?
A. Grip the rim of the wheel with
one hand and one of the spokes with
the other. This provides ease of
steering and prevents the wheel
from being wrested out of your
hands if the car strikes a bad hole
in the road.
Q. How would you recrank the
engine if the car were on a hill and
the emergency brake would not
hold?
A. Put the gears in neutral.
Transfer the right foot from the
brake pedal, holding the pedal down
with the left foot. Step on the
starter button with the right foot.
After the engine has started, 90 back
through the process and put the
car in motion again.
X X
Many drivers know these answers.
but their skill at doing some of the
things suggested probably is dulled
from lack of use.
Many others will find many prac-
tlces OF which they never before
have heard
Both probably can find much of
value. the former through review,
the latter through study.
Evening star., 1926-11-21

Avoid a collision that may cost life
or property by maintaining brakes at
highest efficiency. This is the advice
given motorists by the men whose
business it is to maintain cars in the
best mechanical condition.
BRAKES will become loosened from
constant USE" points out c. w. Gelb,
superintendent of the maintenance
department of the Washington Cadll-
lac Co. THAT is no objection to any
braking system. What should not be
tolerated is permitting that lessenlnS
Of their efficiency to go on without
remedy There is absolutely no ex-
cuse for letting brakes menace your
safety and the safety of other mo-
torists when the tightening job re-
ouires but a few minutes.
Good brakes are especially essen
tal to Winter driving. Carr owners
may come through unscathed with
defective brakes in fine weather, when
roadways are dry and stopping is
comparatively easy. Even in the
rainy weather of Summer and early
Autumn drivers may escape. but
when streets are wet or icy 1t is fool
hardy to try to adapt ones driving
to the condition, rather than to have
the defect remedied. Some drivers
may think that by driving more SLOWLY
or more carefully they can put or
having their brakes repaired. That Is
not only mistaken idea but one that
is usually attended with serious re-
suits.
"No one expects to skid or knock
down pedestrians or collide with other
cars. If he did. he would try hard to
avoid such mishaps. The worst fea-
ture to traffic accidents is that they
usually are unexpected. Everything
happens SO suddenly that it's over
before the man at the wheel has had
time to realize what has happened.
It's bad enough to get into difficult
situation, but it's still worse to be
helpless and know that you are un-
able to come to a halt quickly"
Furthermore, Mr.. Geib says:
There are times. of course, when
braking must be done gradually or
only slightly, but gradual braking with
loose brakes is no braking at all. If
brakes are operating efficiently, their
use is so much easier. The driver
does not have to push the pedal almost
to the floor to retard car speed
slightly. If brakes are that weak
they are useless, for the time element
Evening star., 1926-11-21
GEARED BALANCER
CALLED PRACTICAL
More Effective in Engines Of Two
Four and Eight Cylinders,
Says Expert.
BY BECK

Geared connecting rod balancers are
more effective in engines of two, four
and eight cylinders than in the con-
ventional siX-cylinder type. This fact
has been determined by X. D. Wood,
instructor in the college of engineer
ing at Cornell University. in a series
of studies of the effect of this device
in balancing inertia forces.
Describing his experiments before
the Society of Automotive Engineers,
Mr.. Wood declared:
Every automobile engine is dy-
namically unbalanced-that is. the
forces due to the reciprocating pistons
and connecting rods are not balanced
when the engine is running; but this
unbalance can be eliminated by coun-
terbalancing the connecting rods, and
one-cylinder engine can be as we'll
balanced as six. The design of the
geared balancer is practical and adds
little to the cost of the engine"
Evening star., 1926-11-21
GOOD AUTO BRAKES SAFEGUARD
AGAINST MANY TRAFFIC HAZARDS
Drivers Advised to Take Steps to Prevent
Defects That May Lead to Life and Prop
ertvLoss-Periodic Care Held Essential.

in braking is so important that 1t
must be reckoned in fractions of a
second. If motorists brakes are so
weak that he must try to figure just
how much he must push down on the
pedal to slow down a little. he will
find that by the time he has found
out just how he must apply his
brakes it is too late to use them effec-
lively.
There is only one remedy for de-
fective brake equipment, whether 1t
is of the two-wheel or fourwheel va
riety. That is to have brakes tight
ened and equalized periodically, and
always when they show noticeable
signs Of loosening. If every motorist
makes this a hard-and-fast rule. he
will make driving generallN So fer
Evening star., 1926-11-21
What's the Answer?

/. Are all sets Of springs bolted
through the center?
2. What is the easiest way to start
an engine if the ignition is locked and
the key lost?
g. What is the quickest and cas-
lest way of taking squeaks out of
springs?
a. Why do some manufacturers
caution owners against lubricating
the springs?
5 What brakes" are there on cars
which do not serve to stop or slow
down the machine?
Think these over during the week
and look for the answers In this de-
pastment next Sunday. You may be
wrOnC)
Evening star., 1926-11-21
Insurance Inquiries.

@. Does the Massa chusetts com.
pulsory liability lay require car own
ers to give evidence of their ability
to meet claims fors any damage their
cars may do to property and for which
they may be responsible?
A. No. The law covers only liabil.
ity for personal injury.
@. Must a motorist carry liability
insurance?
A He has the alternative of post
ing a bond. cash or securities.
@. If he elects insurance and Is al
ready insured, can he obtain his 1927
license?
A. No. not until he cancels the old
policy and takes out a new one to date
from January ], 1927, straight through
the wear.