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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28
SILENT PLANES SEEN
IN FUTURE AVIATION
Bristol Firm to Market
RadiaI Aero Engine
BIZ UHited Press

~ JHtttd Press
LONDON, Sept. 28.-Silent air.
craft, with even the hum of the
wind through the bracing wires
eliminated, will be possible in the
near future, it is believed here.
Early next year the Bristol Air
craft Company will market radial
aero engine which is the quietest
motor ever fitted to a flying ma
chine. After 10 years of expert
mentS the firms engineers have per-
fected, on a commercial scale, a
Sleeve-valve engine capable of oper-
ating at the high stresses necessary
in an aero motor.
For several months a. 500 horse
power unit. weighing only $50 pounds
has been in operation with different
type aircraft. 1t has been tried by
the Air Ministry. whose experts have
subjected it to more stringent tests
than usual.
Using the sleeva-valve system for
aircraft means several advantages
The size of the engine is less, the
heat generated in the exhaust pipes
is lowered, petrol and oil consump-
ton is smaller, and noise is consid-
erably reduced,
The Bristol engineers believe that
this type engine could, with effec-
tive silencers and expansion cham
bers, be made almost as noiSeleSS as
that of luxury motor car.
Another plane notes.-the whir-
ring of the propeller-also is being
overcome by Air Ministry expert
mentS at marlborough. They have
designed propellers which make
little noise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28

Members of The Times Squadron
won high honorS in the various sum-
mer events.
In the Natiobal Aeronautical As
ISOLATION and American Legion ma
tiOnal contests they outclaSSed some
of the best model builders in the
country. The showing made by
Robert Hudd,eSton and Kenneth
Ernst in The Scripps- Howard
TranScontinental Derby also
brought national recognition. Hud-
dleston finished second in the stick
model division, while Ernst placed
third in the fuselage division. They
competed against winners of l9
other Scripps- Howard Squadrons.
Seven Times members competed
in the N. A. A. meet at st. Louis in
June and returned with eight cups
and eight medals, won in field of
more than 100 filters from all parts
of the nation. Among the prizes
garnered were the Admiral Moffett
and Stout Trophies. two of the most
coveted awards of the annual meet
Verne Boehle won the Moffett in
irrational race, while Ernst took
the Stout event. Other members of
The Times Squadron were Robert
and James Cahill, Lawrence anc
Ralph Harlow and Anthony Boehle
Verne Boehle and Ernst we're re-
warded for their achievements with
round-trip plane rides to washing
ton.
In the American Legion meet
Times members garnered five first
places in the six events staged at
the Municipal Airport. Vern Boehle
and James Cahill we're the out
standing f1iers of this event. I'M
mediately following the Legion
events Boehle and Cahill, along
with John Foster and Robert Ca
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CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
Continued


Thus, over the patient customer
head, Ruth was hired as house
keeper-maid by Mrs. Jones and
urged to report for duty at once
Mrs. Segwick agreed to take Ruth
to the Jones home, show her her
room and install her there before the
children should arrive home from
school.
ID UTH found that the ordeal of
IN meeting Maude and Oracle
Louise was trivial one The chill
dren were so accustomed to the
coming and going of housekeepers
that when they arrived home to
find perfectly strange young
woman baking cookies for them
they took it as a matter of course.
I'm Miss WoodSon," Ruth told
| them. 1--WE come to keep house
for you. Your mother told me to
ask you if you'd rather have white
bread or brown for supper"
White" they replied in concert.
After staring at Ruth boldly for a
few moments they went up to the
small rear room of the box-like lit
tie house to inspect her posses
SionS.
No doubt the meagerness of
Ruths wardrobe caused them to
lose interest in her, for they soon
went out to play with neighbor
children next door. not even both
ering to ask the questions Ruth had
| dreaded.
When she called them in to get
ready for supper she asked, DO
you drink plain milk, or do you have
cocoa in the EVENING""
Neither one" answered Oracle
Louise, the elder. Tea"
That's a lie," stated Maude.
Were supposed to have milk"
Their voices rose a Shrill Gre
scendo of argument which Ruth
interrupted to call them to supper.
When they sat down at the table
she noticed that they Jumped I'M
tidily and spilled their water as
CAlSy vi din.
Ruth said, feeling her new re-
SponsibilitieS keenly, I'D like you
to sit straight as I'm doing. First
unfold your napkin this way, do
you see? Then break your bread
before you butter it. Your mother
asked me to be careful about your
manners"
ooh, rats!" remarked Oracle
Louise rudely. Ruth saw that she
was wearing lipstick. 1t came off
on her napkin, along with the but
ter on her bread. Ruth, remember
ing Oracle LouiSe's II tender years,
was little Mortified. She asked
mildly, Does your mother know
you wear lipstick, dear?"
Sure" replied Oracle Louise.
That's lie" said Maude. "She
stole it out of Mons box"
Ruth sighed and fell silent. She
was humbly grateful for this work,
this shelter which had so unexpect-
edly fallen to her lot. But she knew
there was dullnes and uncongeni-
ality and loneliness ahead.
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28

QUESTION-What is the techni-
cal explanation of sweepback?
The acute angle between the lat
eral axis of an airplane and the
projection of the axis of the wing
in the plane which includes a lat
eral and longitudinal axis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28

/ her figure. Her hungry state made
her nervous and restless and she
| began to realize that sitting around
waiting for John Mcneil to come
home from Washington was some
thing she could not long endure.
She dressed and went downstairs
to inform Bertha that she was 60
ing ito run over to the Mcneil
place just for something 10 do
Yes. do, Miss Elaine" Bertha en-
couraged. You'll find the same
servants over there, Susie and Ebe'
As Elaine left the house she
N looked back at the great front
door and was amused again by its
in cCugruouS appearance. She re-
called now that it had been blue
even when she was a small child.
though not so bright blue as this.
A sky blue rather. Rain-waShed
and Sun-faded Her grandfather
had chosen that color because Of
a villa with a blue door in Italy,
high on a mountain side, where he
and his wife had spent their honey
moon.
But why does Penny keep it 50
vivid now?" Elaine asked herself.
amused. Heaven knows the rest
of the house doesn't get any atten-
ton. The glass is broken in the
conservatory. The porch is sag
ging. The yard looks like a Jungle.
Why does she concentrate on the
front door?"
She was never to know the rea-
son. That secret was Berthas own.
Once she had gone to see her boy"
in the asylum. 1t was only a week
or two after his confinement there
and she found him so deSpairing
and rebellious and Sullen that no
sensible words came from his twist
ed lips.
He had said, I'm going to run
away from this place, old girl. See
if I don't =. Keep the front dooT
painted blue, will you. so I'll know
the old Hunter place when I sec
it,"
Bertha had whispered fearfully.
when will you come, Mr.. Dun
can?"
'Oh, some quarter moon" he had
answered carelesSly. That's al
ways been my lucky sign"
They never let her see him again.
When she tried, they told her very
firmly that Mr.. Deal thought il
was best for Mr. Hunter not to be-
| disturbed
So Bertha Gibbs went back to
Worthwhile, to the empty old house
there, and set herself the task OF
keeping it intact against his COM
ing. Her childish mind seized on
/ those two remarks concerning the
blue door and the quarter moon,
and out of them she evolved her
ritual of painting the door a bril-
liant blue every four weeks. It was
her own strange secret.
| A S soon as Elaine was out of the
L n house Bertha went up to the
third floor again. 1t was her fourth
trip. Each time she had found
Duncan Hunter sleeping. Now he
was coming awake, opening his eyes
and looking at her.
How about some food?" he asked,
smiling.
Its almost supper time" Ber-
tina nodded. You've slept all day."
He laughed and she bent and
touched his shoulder warningly.
Remember. there's girl in the
house, Mr.. Duncan!"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28
Times Squadron to Hold
Final Outdoor Contest
Survey of Summers Activities Prove Venture Success
full Members Rank First in National Meets.
nded Youths OF America

will
but interest the
Several indoor events sched
dGurine the win
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28
AIR MILEAGE REDUCED

Distance Across Country SIashed SIS
Miles by United Lines.
BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Sept. 28-By
changing the airway lighting on
United Air Lines COAST forecast
route, the plane distance from San
Franciscos Golden Gate to New
York's Statue of Liberty has been
reduced to 1888 miles, or 538 miles
shorter than rail mileage.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT

FLORENCE MNEILL BURR &
i husband and twin daughters
we're going to live. The miraculous
was to happen, after all. Broken
bones had been set and wounds
SeWed. X-ray machines showed nc
internal injuries. The little girls
had regained consciousness before
their grandmother and Uncle John
arrived, and Elwell Burr was now
emerging from the slight conclusion
which had caused the doctors worry.
All were in the hospital. Mrs. Nc
Neill and her daughter remained
there through the uncertain hours
of Tuesday, while John stayed at
the Burr home to attend to the tele-
phone calls that poured in.
The brilliant young Elwell Burr
stood high in the councils of the
capital. Both government heads
and newspapers were concerned over
the accident.
BY Tuesday night the real strain
was over. With patience and care
full nursing the doctors agreed all
three would pull through nicely. 1t
was then that John felt free to GO
home to Worthwhile.
He said, Florence doesn't need
me any longer mother. You'll stay
of course. I think I'll catch a night
train out"
He was needed at the factory, but
that was not his first concern. He
wanted desperately to see Ruth
Some foreboding, some inner un-
easiness was clutching at him now
that he had time to stop and think
His note to explain his departure
had been so short. Too frail a cord
to hold her, in case she should de-
eide to leave. He could not remem-
Der what he had written to Ruth
that concerned just himself ano
her except, wait for mel" He re-
membered writing that command
or was it a plea with a boyishly
desperate intensity. Suppose old
Bertha Gibbs had forgotten. to give
her the note?
That thought drove him to send
telegram Immediately:
Family better. Leaving here to-
night. Must see you Wednesday
morning Devotedly, JOHN"
1t was then that he realized he
did not know her name. There
was only one thing to do about that
and he did it. He sent the mes
sage to Miss Elaine Chalmers al
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28

An experimental dirigible service
between Europe and the United
States will be started upon com.
pletion of the Zeppelin Lz-129 be-
ing built in Germany.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28
Chief of Air Service.
Scripps- Howard Junior Aviator

A N outstanding feature of the
L n recent National Air Races at
Cleveland was the fact that they
were completed without a single
fatal or serious accident on the fly
ing field.
The case of Cecil Allen, who was
killed shortly after the take-off
from Burbank, Cal, for the Bendix
Trophy Race, was the one exception
in an otherwise perfect record
Crashing in rebuilt Gee-Bee racer,
Aliens accident practically accounts
for the last of the Gee-Bee speed
ships. Every one that had been
built has cracked up and washed
out.
The absence of fatalities at the
races is worthy of comment because
of the fact that competing ships and
engines were pushed to the limits
of power and endurance. For III
stance, the Bendix racing planes
were highly supercharged, requir-
ing that they be operated at high
attitudes.
When I asked Bonnie Howard,
winner of the Bendix, how high he
had to fly to avoid the horrible
weather, he casually replied that he
topped one bad storm at about
81 900 feet. In other words, while
ground people walk around in
muddy spots in the road, aviators
climb over them.
And that's all storms are to the
airman-just muddy spots in his
flight.
The Bendix race has developed
into a high-altitude affair because
the boys can get more power out
Of their "souped-up" engines at high
altitudes-the thin air up there Of
fers less resistance and hence
higher speeds are possible.
= And besides flying up on top
where they were built to operate,
these same ships were trotted out
for the Thompson trophy race and
flown pretty nearly wide open at
about 800 feet of the ground-and
their sturdy engines came through
in fine shape.
You can see that under such cir
cumstanceS there are wide POSSIBLE
ties for accident - supercharged
engines, trick ships, high and low
altitudes-and it is significant and
encouraging when such perform
ances are brought to a close with
out tragedy.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-09-28

| the Silas Hunter address on Gar
| fleld-av.
A FTER the tight-lipped girl in
L n the wrinkled blue coat
had gone through the door Elaine
Chalmers stopped and picked up the
/ $50 bill which lay rejected on the
floor. She put it back into her
purse mechanically. Then she went
upstairs to the room which had been
hers as a child.
The room itself did not interest
her, except as it concerned the gil.
who had just been in it. Elaine
saw that the bed was freshly made
with clean linen. that the rumpled
bedding was lying in a neat little
stack in the hall.
Everything in the room was i'm
maculate; a window was partly
opened, the empty waste basket
stood Squarely and neatly under the
desk, dresser drawers were lined
with cleanly folded paper.
Elaine Chalmers thought. "She
must have gotten up early TO Go
all this" Her heart smote her, she
did not know why.
In all that orderly room there waS
but one discordant note. A heap
of clothes lay in wild disorder on
chair where they had been hastily
thrown in the last 10 minutes of the
rooms occupancy.
Elaine was thinking, Il guess 1
had no right to label her a bad egg.
1t made her wild. And that
remark about her father having
been killed in the Argonne 1
thought she was stealing some more
of my stuff. If it's true, it's queer.
Both our fathers killed there"
DERTHA GIBBS was hurrying up
ID the stairs pantingly. She came
into the room and looked around.
Where is She?" she asked in a
whisper.
Gone" Elaine told her. "Ten
minutes ago."
Bertha repeated, Gone! Did you
see her?"
ooh, yes" answered Elaine, recov-
cred from her moment Of SoftneSS.
Didn't you hear us exchanging
farewells in the hall?"
Nom" said Bertha. 81 didn't"
AS a matter of fact she had been
occupying herself in the kitchen
while she tried to map out her
course of action.
The noise of her own diSh-clat-
tering had cut off the sound of the
girls quietly tense voices. Bertha
was both amazed and relieved now
to find the crisis over.
I'm glad she's gone for sure" she
told Elaine. Good radiance to bad
rubbiShl When I think of her fool
in me like she did for days and
days and maybe laughin' up her
sleeve at me" She paused and
corrected herself thoughtfully. mo,
she wouldn't laugh up her sleeve at
anybody. She had a kind heart.
that girl. Always wantin' to help"
Elaine shrugged. Lets get my
bags upstairs, Penny. Then see
about getting another servant. You
won't find me helpful at ALL"
Penny protested. Another serv-
ant? Mercy. no, Miss Elaine. I'm
strong as an OK. 1t would rattle
me to have another servant under
foot"
"Oh. WE'LL" said Elaine Grossly, eff
you won't" They got the bags
upstairs and then hung up the
dresses and put the lingerie and
shoes and hats and innumerable
toilet articles into suitable drawers.
While Penny went about her
business in the house (Some of it
more secret than Elaine dreamed) q,
the girl busted herself in a char
acteristic way. She made herself
comfortable in negligee and mules.
smoked innumerable cigarets and
read the new magazines she had
brought with her.
Eventually this palled. She had
rejected luncheon for the good of
, 1935-05-12
.ccpyrighf aeggT
nj Peso Times Feature EyndBests

Doffing. Arthur volz and Bill Har-
ris.
Mrs. George s. Agnew invited
Mrs. William Drummond, Mrs. Geo.
Boyle and Mrs. II. G. Jeffries as
special guests when she entertained
the Wednesday Bridge club this
week.
Mrs. O.. A. Terrence Of Eagle Pass,
who Is visiting her sister, Mrs. III.
Q. Proctor, was named honoree &c q
luncheon given by Mrs. Weaks Mar
tin at her home Wednesday.
Seated with the guest Of honor
were MeSdames T. c. Overstreet Of
McAllen. II. ID. Davis, @. II. oDnald.
Claude DALEY, =. O. Skies. III. q.
, 1935-05-12

visit with Mrs. Reyes sister In Tyler.
Mrs. G. L. Storms viii spend the
first part Of the week with her
brother. A. Z. Krehs. In Harrington.
Their father. william Rrebs OF Co
wanda. ~. ", win leave Tuesday for
his home after a short visit here
and In Harlingen.
Mrs. Buck Weathers and baby
daughter left Monday for their home
In Longview after a visit with Mrs.
Weathers' parents. Mr.. and Mrs
l.. IT.. Friedrichs.
Mrs. Vivian Frye and children are
In Tulsa. Okla.
Mrs. Walter Campbell Of McAllen
and Mrs. George Mccullough OF
Phhrr were Saturday dinner guests
or Mrs. Thomas Robertson
, 1935-05-12

Communion in n body nc It. Paul's
church at the 1850 Mass. May II.
Following Mass q benefit breakfast
will be served to which all members
Of the Parish are cordially invited.
A report from the state convention
held tn San Antonio April "a and
IS was given by Mrs. A. y. VolE.
Those attending from Court st. Rose
Of Lima were Mrs. Sheldon Smith,
Mrs. Harry Berset, Miss Mary Lew
erman and Mrs. Volz.
In honor OF Mothers Day the
knights Of Columbus have invited
the Daughters. their families, and
parents 70 a program In the mothers
honor May II az Sis o'clock.
The lecturer. Mary Leverman,
provided an interesting contest In
, 1935-05-12

Hardin, Mrs. O. L. Storms. Miss Al
dea Lambert and DR.. Ollin Young.
The members Of the Junior Tues
day club invited their husbands as
special guests ut their annual barbe-
cue at Lions Park Monday night.
Il ,joytng the outing were MeSsrs.
and Mesdames Clyde g. Aylesworth,
4 A. Bentsen, Parker Spence, Tom
Sammons. Jr., Julius Frank, Thomas
Robertson, Sam r. Greer, ". p.
Wlmberly, John Ferrell, Jr.,
Messrs. and Mesdames RoSeman
Mitchell. Q. r. SoRelle, Roger ".
Ray, Ted Lemburg Of McAllen, Joe
IA. Carvajal. Carl A. Roetele. @. f.
Donald, Bob Euler. Misses Iris volz,
Marguerite Daniel Messrs. Louis
, 1935-05-12

Proctor, Joe +. Cook. Ray Brooks
and the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. 8. P. Rosette were
hosts this week for the Wednesday
Night Contract club and Mrs. A. 9.
McHenry vas high during the games.
Playing were Mr.. and Mrs. r. J..
Rome, Mr. and Mrs. A. p. Volz, MI.
and Mrs. McHenry and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rosette.
The Catholic Daughters OF Am
erica held their regular meeting In
the Parish Hall. Monday evening.
Members Of the Senior Court &C
companied by their mothers and
daughters, the Junior Daughters
and their mothers viii receive Holy
, 1935-05-12

which Mrs. william Massey was
winner Of the prize.
Three religious questions may be
asked by each member at the next
meeting. Members must be pre-
pared TO answer their own questions.
Records win be kept and a suitable
reward offered at the end Of the
year.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Anna Gerlach, Mrs. Joe Hoff-
man and Miss Clara Nosbish during
the social.
Mrs. Tommy Miller and baby
daughter. Mollie, arrived from Gid
dIngs, TO visit relatives and friends.
w. II. Dorsett and daughter, Mrs.
Harry Reyes, left Wednesday for n
, 1935-05-12

Mr.. and Mrs. WV. E. ThIeHn CIR
Georgetown and Mr.. and Mru Aan
Sellers OF Longview were guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. w. Thies Monday.
Miss Ona Fay McLane left Mon
day for N visit with Mrs. Buck Wem-
theirs In Longview.
Mrs. Harry Stewart was here this
week 10 visit friends and attend 70
business.
Mr.. and Mrs o. w. Shaver have an.
their guests MIR. ShaveriB brother
and wife, MI. and Mrs wv. WV. Shaw
er OF Wynne. Arkansas.
, 1935-05-12

Trees native OF Venezuela yieldl
a sweet fluid lige milk when The
bark Is pierced. Tests show frat
1t ~ even richer than cows milk lnl
phosphates and sugar.
, 1935-05-12

]. Trim miIitoV lines distinguish this smart toiIored
suit OF mouse colored wool.
z Silver lone Is used IN this o~ttroctive tuiIored
blouse. II s Fastened with leweIed buttons and
the front IS fashioned in monnrsh cutcwoy style.
u is worn with plain black silk skirt.
y. An o~ttroctive sun-bock dress Of white cotton mo-
teriol decorated with sIosh pockets ard Jorge
block buttons.
Z. This costume presents O formal court gown worn
in the doys OF Napoleon. II IS copied from the
costume worn by Miss Hopkins IN Becky Shorp",
the film version Of Thockeroys cIossic "Vonity
'Foir".
,. This conory yellow chiffon blouse IS e~specioiiy
chic for both formal and semi-fomoI occasions
Its ruffled sleeves. Buster Brown collar and CLOSELY
set buttons ore interesting fashion notes.
8. One might think this lovely frock is of modern
foshion design. but is Is onother costume from
Vanity Fair. popular IN Europe O hundred years
ooo. II 10 q perfect example Of how foshions OF
years gone BY hove infIusnced the modes OF 70
dov.
, 1935-05-12

Under direction Of B. d. Kim
hrough and Mrs. J. @. Polhemus and
MRS. X. Paul Jones as pianist, mem
hers OF the Rio Grande Valley
Choral club presented q concert
Tuesday night at the Methodist
church IN McAilen in observance Of
National Music Week.
Mrs. Joe T. Cook. violinist. gave
A group OF selections and was the
0niv guest artist on the program.
Members from here appearing In
tire concert were Mrs. Polhemus who
A. assistant director and who direct
~ a part az the program. Mrs. q. I.
, 1935-05-12

The local chapter Order or the
Eastern Star win hold O public
memorial for Mrs. Emma Ewers
Russell and other departed mem
bers Of the Grand Jurisdiction of
Texas at the Masonic Han Tuesday
night, May II. The public Is invit-
ed.
, 1935-05-12

Mrs. v. II. Glasgow was high
score In games Of the Ace-High
bridge club at the home Of Mrs. @.
2. Dohrn Friday afternoon. Guests
Of the club were Mrs. A. @. Nc
Henry and Mrs. 8. p. Rosetta.
, 1935-05-12

Mrs. John d. Terrell. Jr., pres
ident Of the Junior Tuesday club,
received the guests and introduced
the program at the b~ook-review tea
which the club sponsored Saturday
afternoon at Legion Hall.