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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
FULL WEATHER REPORT

Washington, Sept 15.-(UP)-
 Forecast for Tuesday and Wednes- day:
 Maine, New Hampshire and Ver- mont: Cloudy with showers this aft ernoon and probably in south DOT ton tonight; cooler tonight; We'd nesday generally fair and cooler. Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut: Showers and cooler to- night; Wednesday generally fair and cooler. Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut: showers and cooler to- night; Wednesday generally fair and cooler.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
RUTH NICHOLS
 GIVES IT UP

New York, Sept 15-(UP)-Miss Ruth Nichols, who was injured in crackup at St John, N. B. this summer in an attempt at trans Atlantic flight, has abandoned her plan of flying the ocean this year. it was learned to-day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
PAPERS FILED IN
 DAMAGE SUIT

Damages of $20o are claimed in a suit instituted today by the Gen. tral Industrial Bank against Vera Bagufki. Papers of attachment were filed in the town clerks of- flee. The real estate attached Is on the west side of Vine street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15

Rome, Italy, Sept 15-(UP)- Fernando, international dancing champion, had danced 203 hours, and worn out three pairs of slip pers and over 1000 partners to- day in his effort to dance 270 hours and break all marathon records.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
TEMPERATURE,

Frogs sleep in the mud during winter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-15
Chittenden Again
 Extends Vacation
 Fearing Pandenic
Date Originally Set for September Fist, But Health Officials Notify Superintendent That Additional POstpOnefnent Is Necessary
ESPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT

Naugatuk September IS = All schools in the borough will closed until September 28 it announced today by Superintendent Harold E. Chnden Originally the school commit September 2 the the deferred school opening
 However yesterday Health Officer Walter Baker advised school officials that posponmnt would certainly prevent of nnte paralysis the borough His opinion immediately adopted by the school committee and Superintendent Chttenden.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08

one of the best examples of colonial
architecture that l have seen and the
Shriners have restored it in all its
original beauty and simplicity.
In the grounds is a monument
erected in 1920 to Henry Clay, who
was helpful in getting appropriations
for the road through Congress and
who made several trips over it, fire.
quently being a guest at the Shep-
herd Mansion.
Wheeling Park is not far from the
old home and in the park along the
highway is the original Madonna Of
THE Trail statue. Opposite the park
and also adjacent to it are fine resi-
Dental sections. Then comes Woods
dale, which was separate town sew
eral years ago, and after that there
is long climb over Wheeling Hill and
you ride into the old section of the
city.
Members of the Zane family set
tied in the neighborhood in 1869, and
the city was laid out by Colonel Eb-
enezer Zane in 1893 and called Zanes-
vile, the name being changed in 1875.
In 1774 Fort Fincastle, afterwards
called Fort Henry, in honor of Pat
rick Henry, was erected to resist In
dian attacks.
The town was Incorporated in 1906,
made city in 1886, and was the CAPT
tai of West Virginia from 1868 to
1870 and from 1875 to 1885. 1t was
the first point on the Ohio River
reached by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railway after it crossed the Ale
gheny Mountains.
And it happens to be the last point
reached on our present journey.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08

S. w. Slabach were Miss Bertha
Lechnor, Aurora; Mr.. and Mrs. Joel
Gnegy, Red House; and Walter Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Slabach, Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Beachy and daughter, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward left here on
Thursday for Grantsville to visit Mr..
Beachy's relatives, and visited Mrs.
Slabach's relatives in Ohio Friday,
expecting to return to their home at
Arthur, Ill on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. P. Gortner enter
tanned on Sunday Mrs. Harry Bear
and Mrs. Ruth Dilgard, of Kempton;
and Mrs. Harvey Gortner and daugh-
tiers of Grantsville.
Mr.. Roy Lee and family and Miss
Florence Deems took dinner with Mr..
and Mrs. I. L. Beckman on Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Sanders and Miss An
ma Virginia Slabach spent Thursday
night with the latter's home folk.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Taylor, Clarks-
burg, visited Mrs. Taylor's sister,
Mrs. Elwood Schlossnagle, on Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hervey Roth and Mrs.
Anna Bittinger were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Amos Martin on Sunday.
Mrs. w. C. Welch and Mrs. Paul
WEIGH called on Mr.. and Mrs. George
jenkins at Fellowsville, on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Killius, of
Loeb Lynn, visited Mrs. Albert Sisk
on Wednesday.
Miss Nell Alexander, of Accident,
spent Saturday with Mrs. Paul WEIGH.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hamilton, of
Red House, spent Sunday evening
with Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Spoerlein.
Mrs. Catherine Frazee, of Sunny
side, was the guest of Mrs. Mary
Grove on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Slabach visited
Mr.. Lester Dewitt and family, near
Oakland, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darrell Taylor, Cum
berland, and Mrs. Harry Beeghley
and son spent Sunday at Mr.. Clarence
Taylor's.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08

exander, a pleasant looking old town
with an old church along the highway
and a churchyard in which are some
ancient gravestones. The traveller
who is familiar with Tidewater Vir-
ginia and Eastern and Southern Ma
ryland will Immediately notice that
Western Maryland and Southwestern
Pennsylvania have apparently few
ancient and picturesque churches. This
is the only one I noticed in 285 miles.
West Alexander was laid out in
1896 and was at various times known
as Three Ridges, Hard Scrabble,
Gretna Green and Saints Rest. You
understand why it was called Gretna
Green when you learn that one justice
of the peace there married 1913 cou-
Piles from 1862 and 1881, most of
whom were clippers.
At the foot of the hill as you leave
the town you pass under the B. & o.
R. R. tracks and enter West Virginia.
Almost Immediately you cross little
bridge over Little Wheeling Creek.
Before getting into Wheeling you
cross that same stream nine times in
less than that number of miles. The
stream and the road occupy the same
narrow valley, and, to make the mat
ter more interesting, there are trolley
tracks that constantly cross and re-
cross the stream and highway.
When you are at the state line you
are II miles from Wheeling. At least,
the old milestone under the bridge
says so. Wheeling is in Ohio county
and in a few minutes you will pass
through the only other town in the
county, Triadelphia. That means
Three Cities, doesn't it? Or maybe
it is the City of Three. There was a
time when there were several small
towns along this road in West Vir-
ginia, but they all have been absorbed
by Wheeling.
When the old road was put through
there was no West Virginia, of course,
and you will note on the mile-post at
the state line that the West was
painted on later. The part of the
state that the highway crosses is
known as the Panhandle, and is the
most narrow part. The whole state,
by the way, is probably the most if
regular in the country. Somebody
has said that it is the most eastern of
the western states, the most western
of the eastern states, and the most
northern of the southern states, and
the most southern of the northern
states. And if you will look on your
map of the United States you will
find that he is pretty nearly right.
At Roney's Point the highway
passes directly in front of an old
stone tavern that was doing business
with stage-coaches many years ago
and is now doing business with auto
mobile touring parties.
Elm Grove, once a separate village,
is now a part of Wheeling, but retains
some of it's individual characteristics.
The town goes back to about the time
of the Revolution, and one of the
most interesting reminders of the old
days is the fine mansion built by Col
oner Shepherd. 1t is now called Mon
ument Place and was recently pur-
chased by the Shriners of Wheeling,
to be preserved to posterity. 1t is
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08
GORTNER

Church services next Sunday morn
ing and evening. You are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gibbs, Kempton,
and Mrs. Emma Conneway, Bayard,
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Sanders on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Welch and son,
and Mrs. W. C. WEIGH spent Sunday
at Mr.. 2. L. Mellott's, at Swallow
Falls.
Messrs. Sam and Eli Beachy and
their families attended the wedding
of their brother, Simon Beachy, near
Grantsville, on Thursday.
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr..
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08
Read Your Bible

Read your Bible, make it the first
morning business of your life to I'M
derstand some portion of it clearly,
and your daily business to obey it in
all that you do cnderstand.-Ruskin
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08
By OLIVER MARTIN
Editor of The Transmitter

(This story of the Old National Pike
was begun in the issue of July 80,
1881, of The Republican, and was
interrupted by the printing of the
story of the Northwestern Turn
Pike. The story is here continued
as it originally appeared in The
Transmitter, official publication of
the Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Comapany).
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08
The Pastor Saws:

Never tell a young person that any
thing cannot be done. God may have
been waiting. for centuries for some
body ignorant enough of the impossi-
Bile to do that thing.-John Andrew
Holmes.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1931-10-08
Lesson for October II
PAUL IN PHiLlPPl

GOLDEN TEXT-Rejoi in the Lord
alway: and again 1 say, Rejoice.
LESSON TEXT-Acts 16:16-40; Phil.
4:4-9.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Paul in Prison.
JUNIOR TOPIC-Paul in Prison.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-A Jailer Led Captive.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOP
IC-Initial Victories in Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
MOTORISTS ADVISED
TO FOLLOW 3 "C'S"
Cooperation, Courtesy and Caution
Will Aid Driving, Says
Baughman.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The star
BALTIMORE, April lift motorists
will follow the three "Cs'-which stand
for cooperation, courtesy and caution
driving in Maryland would be greatly
improved and become real pleasure,
according to E. Austin Baughman, mo-
tor vehicle commissioner.
These, in turn, can be summed I'D
by the words Drive safely" he said.
There recently has been conducted
a courtesy drive among the automobile
operators of Maryland. Many persons
have signed pledges to be at ali times
courteous in their dealings with other
users Of the highways, both drivers of
other cars and pedestrians II the
thousands OF persons who pledged them
selves to be courteous will keep their
pledge the coming months of greatly
increased motor traffic are going to
show marked improvement over pre-
vious Spring and Summer driving con-
ditions. There are going to be less ac-
cidentS, fewer injuries and greater en-
joyment Of the highways by all of their
users
IF The Call of the Open Road is
linked with the Rules of the Road and
the latter are strictly observed by every
one, the enjoyment of touring will be
greatly increased and the distressing
toll of accidents and sorrow will be
correspondingly decreased"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
MINNESOTA SEES CUT
in ROAD maintenance
Lessened Upkeep Attributed to
Paving of Heavily Travelled
Routes.

After steady, upward march from
1921 TO 1929, the period in which auto
mobiles multiplied as fast as rabbits.
Minnesota's road maintenance costs ex-
perienced their first reduction in 1890
Minnesota State highway officials at
tribute this lessened upkeep cost to the
paving of routes carrying much Of the
heavy traffic
In 1929 Minnesota spent 81, 667 900 to
keep her roads in travelling condition
In 1880 the upkeep expenditure was
reduced by $503 900.
Minnesota traffic in 1880 was three
times as great as it was in 1921. The
reduction in upkeep is all the more
remarkable when it is considered that
there we're 2.3 per cent more cars in
Minnesota in 1880 than in 1929; that
transportation was faster; that vehicles
were heavier, and the average vehicle
mileage 81 per cent greater than In the
previous year.
c. NJ. Babcock, commissioner of high
ways, recently stated: THE biggest
factor in cutting maintenance costs is
the fact that a number of the routes
carrying the heaviest traffic have been
paved, If these routes were not paved
there would have been large increase
instead Of decrease
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12

be flexible. Without recourse constantly
10 legislation, the income must auto
matically increase with the expansion
IN the use Of the highways, and the
roads must receive the increase in earn
ings due to previous expenditures.
Five-Year Period.
For q five-year period-taking 1923
to 1928 as an example-the total funds
for rural highways averaged over
81 300 900 900 annually. There has been
a rather uniform rate of increase, and
it is probable the total expenditure will
continue to increase slowly. There has
been a marked change, however, in the
relative percentages of income from the
various sources. While in 1923 the in
come from the highway user was only
1877 per cent Of the total, in 1928. after
an increase in the total expenditure of
SO per cent, the percentage paid by
the road user in motor vehicle license
fees and gas taxes constituted 35.4 per
cent of the whole. a most convincing
demonstration of the earning capacity
of improved highways to produce a d.
rect income
THE relative place of rural highway
expenditures in the business of Govern
ment is modest OF the total income for
all Government purposes, Is per cent
Is used for highways. Activities which
require higher expenditures are Gov
eminent itself, education, national de-
Tense and the old debts Of war.
Road Bonds Debated.
Much debate has revolved around
the matter Of road bonds. While in a
few of the States there Is not the same
urge of necessity that existed a few
years ago, yet today every State could
issue bonds profitably, either for pri-
mary bodybuilding or some of the in
tegral or auxiliary construction needed,
such as Embarrassing elimination. by
passing traf1c congestion and contin-
uous flow routeS-that is. routes without
hazards and interruptions.
That the issuance of bonds Is an in
come producing measure is denied and
will no doubt be vigorously contested,
intelligently and scienth-
ically adjusted to the needs Of the par
ticular State, the issuance of road bonds
affords the only way that public credit
can be exchanged for physical proper
ties. improved roads. which are income
producing and which do have the abil-
ity to pay for themselves"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
RURAL ROADS USE
OF CONCRETE GAINING
At 22d Birthday Anniversary Con-
struetion Totals 10000
Miles Annually.

Although concrete has just this year
attained its twenty-second birthday an
niyersary as a road paving material,
1t has become so widely used that con-
tracts for concrete rural pavement con-
Struction now total more than 10000
miles yearly, according to E. E. Duffy,
highway educational writer.
The first mile of rural concrete, and
it was just that, was built in 1909, after
a careful study of concrete cross-walks
and bridge docks, under the supervision
of Edward N. Hines, who for "a years
has been at the helm of highway &C
ttvtties in the Detroit area, as road
commissioner of Wayne County.
Roadbuilders from all over the coun-
try came to see this first mile, and
shortly countless communities were
smoothing the way for the growing
herd of motorists. The 2,770 miles Of
concrete awarded to contractors in 1920
gave way to the 10.250 miles in 1880.
The qualities perceived by Mr.. Hines
% years ago. became more and more
January /, 1881, records show that
850,000,0 900 square yards of concrete
rural pavements. or nearly 81 900 miles
of 18-foot pavement, have peen awarded
for construction.
The year 1880 brought q new all
time record Tor the awarding and con-
struction of concrete roads. The total
awards for the year were 108,500,0 900
square yards. Considering the carry
over from the previous year, it is be-
lieved that more than 10000 miles were
built in 1890
There Is every indication that this
Nationwide use of concrete will con-
tinue, for complete motorization cannot
be visualized without concrete. A sug-
gestion of what is in store is seen IN
Wayne County, Mich, the birthplace of
the first mile, where more than 625
miles of concrete roads are in service
most of them wider than 20 feet.
Another definite indication of an ac-
tive pavement building future is found
in the fact that not only are the thickly
populated States planning and carrying
out extensive concrete paving programs,
but also the smaller or less populous
States. Iowa, for example, last year
built 1,040 miles Of concrete. Louisiana
plans to have some 5000 miles on her
State highway system shortly. South
Carolina, just starting construction
provided for by SOS, 000, 900 bond issue,
plans to pave much of her State sys-
tenn within a short time and hopes TO
build more than 300 miles OF concrete in
1881.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
BRAZIL AND CHILE
OUTLETS FOR AUTO
Show Steady Growth in I'M
portance, Report of U. S.
Reveals.

The steadily growing Importance Of
Brazil and Chile as outlets for United
States motor vehicles is strikingly re-
vealed In studies of those markets
which the Commerce Department has
just released.
Along with the rest Of the world
both these markets have felt the effects
of the general trade depression and
this situation has been reflected in q
marked falling of in their imports 'ci
automobiles. Both Brazil and Chile
are rich in natural resources which
await development and in each an ex-
tenSive road construction program has
been inaugurated.
1t is probable, therefore that when
economic conditions right themselves
the same upward trend Of automotive
imports 50 noticeable in late years will
be resumed.
Second in Importance.
Brazil has always been the second
most important South American market
for United States automobiles and
trucks and has consistently ranked
among the 10 leading exports outlets
for these products. At the present
the passenger cars in use in that
country are of American make, al
though prior to 1918, nearly two-thirds
OF Brazilian automotive imports came
from Europe
The rapid development of the market
Is shown by the fact that passenger
car exports from this country to Brazil
rose from $3.50 in 1924 to 22,T11 in
1928, while during the same period
truck shipments increased from less
than LOO to $4,000. Last year 1886
trucks and 1880 passenger cars were
imported from the United States.
Over 80 per cent Of the passenger
cars sold in Brazil in 1928 were in
the price class under $1,000, with about
10 per cent representing cars priced
from 81 900 to $4,000. Until that year
80 per cent of the passenger cars sold
in Brazil were open models but since
then there has been a marked increase
OF the closed model types in the States
OF Sac Paulo, Rio Janeiro and the
south.
Advancement in Chile.
Until 1928, Chile was considered a
minor Suth American market, but
in that year American shipments of
passenger cars to that area rose 20
1000 units. figure more than double
that of the preceding year, while in
1929, there was a further advance of
40 per cent. Sales of United States
trucks to Chile showed similar adj
vance, the 1929 figure of 2,378 units
being 100 per cent higher than that
Of 1927. American makes account for
about 95 per cent of Chile's total
motor vehicle imports.
In 1929 about So per cent of United
States passenger cars sold in Chile
were in a price class under 81 900
while A per cent were in the range
between $1,000 and $4,000. The prin-
cipal demand in the undeveloped sec
lions OF the republic during the next
few years, the report declares. will
probably be for low priced cars, which
VIII tend to counteract any tendency
in the more highly developed sections
toward cars of the medium priced class,
Closed cars commenced to enter the
Chilean market in appreciable quanti-
Ties In 1927. and since then there has
been rapid increase in sales of this
type IN all sections Of the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
SPRING CLEANING is NEEDED
FOR AUTOS AS WELL AS HOMES
Attention Required for Radiator, Engine,
Electric and Gasoline Systems,
Brakes and Tires.

The brakes should be carefully con-
sidered. as additional driving in the
Summer months necessitates a perfectly
operating brakfng system. The brakes
may only need to be frightened and the
connections creased, or they may re-
quire refining, depending on the degree
Of their wear.
The clutch requires good cleaning
and oiling OF all the connections. Be-
hind it is the universal Joint which,
likewise, requires cleaning and filling
with graphite or some other appropriate
material.
The following points should not be
overlooked in the putting the car in
order process: The front and rear axle
should be cleaned and fabricated, the
wheels brought into line, felt washers
replaced where necessary, bearings ex-
amined, bushings and steering connec-
tons attended to, spring clips tight
ened, steering gear housing cleaned and
repacked with lubricant, and also adj
justed If necessary.
1t would be we'll to test the lights
horn and battery. The tires require
examination and particular worn spots
should be investigated. alienation from
front to rear wheels may aid in get
ting the most out Of all the tires.
external Requirements.
The car owner should not be content
with putting only the insides Of his
automobile in the best condition. The
external appearance OF a car contributes
much to the happiness and mental
comfort of the riders.
The upholstery and floor coverings
need brushing and cleaning with q
vacuum.
The glass on the car should be
cleaned and polished. A mixture of half
alcohol and water will readily do this.
In washing the car all dirt should
be removed by allowing the warm water
to flow over it. When the car has been
cleaned it should be gone over with
sponge and plenty of additional water.
A reliable polish will then complete
the cleaning up of ones car and pre-
pare it to take the family to the noun
tains or shore, or wherever they may
care to go in the warmer months of
the year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-12
MOTORISTS MAY SOON
ASK SIZE OF OIL
S. A. E. Points Out New Questions
to Worry the Service
Men.

What size of oil do you want2 is the
new question that you'll be asked by
the garage attendant or filing station
man in 1881. After months Of research
work the Society Of Automottve En-
gineers in joint conferences with the
American Petroleum Industry and the
American Society Of Testing Materials
has set up for the benefit of the motor
vehicle owner a SERIES of viscosity num-
bers which will define the body Of
lubricating oils, and make it possible for
car manufacturers and garage owners
to recommend an oil of Just the right
viscosity to give maximum service. It
will, however, have nothing to do with
quality which Is dependent on the
manufacturer or refiner. Up TO this
time 1t has been difficult to define
heavy, medium and light in absolute
terms. but with this new system of the
Society of Automotive Engineers. Wis
costly numbers, It becomes q practical
bility which should prove great benefit
to motorists everywhere The new plan
makes possible the selection of Winter
oils and Summer oils, particularly suited
to climatic conditions, say the tech
nicians.
These viscosity numbers range from
viscoSity No. 10 to viscosity No. 10,
running the gamut from light through
light-medium. medium, heavy and spe-
cial heavy to the super heavy; designa-
tons which up to the present have been
more or less arbitrarily chosen to de-
scribe motor oil consistency Now with
the recognized standard consistency
language" which has been set up by the
oil industry In common with the auto
motive men, there is less likelihood Of
confusion, and manufacturers are
specifying exactly the body of the oil
which will give best results in their
mechanisms.