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Evening star., 1936-08-09

The tumble block brake tester tests
only total stopping ability of the
brakes. 1t does not test equalization.
F THE present automobile trailer
boom continues, more than half
the population of the United States
will be living in trailers in 20 years"
This is the prediction of Economist
Roger BabSon, made in an episode on
trailers featured in the new issue of
the March of Time on the screen.
In the same picture William Bush
nell Stout, automotive engineer, DEM
onstrates his prefabricated house,
which is not just a trailer, but can
be set up on a concrete base as a
permanent home, either to be moved
to another spot later or traded in on
a new model like used car.
With mass production, according to
Stout. such a house would sell for
$1,000, and might well put an end
not only to the housing problem, but
to private speculation in land.
Much has been written about the
trailer. but March of Times film
puts the whole story of its growth
and origin on the screen for the first
time. According to the films editors,
more than three months were spent
in preparing it, and camera crews
were sent to various trailer camps in
the national parks, in Florida and
other resort centers. and to Michigan,
center of the industry.
The picture traces briefly the origin
of the trailer and shows how, a decade
ago, a Detroit research engineer
Arthur Sherman, built nom
collapsible trailer which would stand
on its own wheels. AS other inventive
folk devised their own utility trailers
and as they captured public fancy, he
began manufacturing them.
Today, according to the film, there
are more than 300 companies manu-
featuring trailers, working day and
night to keep up with orders in the
fastest growing business in the
country. The new prairie schooners
have all the comforts of home; coal
stoves for heat, gasoline ranges fol
cooking, inner-spring mattresses. elec-
tricity, running water and other con-
veniences.
Today there are $4,000 trailer
camps in the United States. offering
accommodations to the half million
people who live in trailers, 100000 oi
| them permanently In these camp.
families can park for as little as 81 9
week, plugging in on municipal light
and power.
Whether Babsons prediction fol-
the future will come true. no one
knows. Meantime, as the March Of
Time points out, each day sees addi.
tions to the half million trailerite!
who, paying neither rent nor property
taxes, roll steadily across the Nations
highways, wagging their homes be.
hind them.
Evening star., 1936-08-09

Philadelphia the following year the
bells were returned and the Liberty
Bell restored to its former place.
Allentown is the second city in the
United States. in the production Of
silk, has splendid iron and steel mills
and manufactures automobile truck,
mining machinery, foodstuffs. cigars
and many other articles. The city is
the seat of Muhlenburg College, a
Lutheran institution.
Evening star., 1936-08-09
225- Mile Drive Offers Wild
est Diversity of Topo-
graphic Appeal.
By James Nevin Miller.

-
A VACATION wonderland and
~ motorists Utopia is the region
~ inclosing the Delaware Water
Gap and Pennsylvania s
famed Pocono Mountains. Easily
reached from Washington by a 225-
mile drive over a broad highway of
finest type surface, Stroudsburg, focal
point of this wooded playground area
in Eastern Pennsylvania, offers almost
everything in the way Of diversified
landscape.
One can enjoy the refreshing breezes
Of the high elevations. the picturesque
valleys skirting winding streams, the
soothing quietness of the virgin
forests, the ripping grandeur of in
Vulnerable fresh-water lakes and any
number of magnificent waterfalls.
And, as If this were not enough.
most of the waterways have excellent
facilities for swimming, fishing,
canoeing and boating. There are
public camps scattered throughout the
sort in itself. Golf courses and tennis
courts are everywhere. Other diver
sion spots. catering to every desire,
are centrally located.
In most places facilities are provided
for parking, meals, picknicking and
for overnight stops All are on good
| improved roads and easily accessible.
Sooner or later every Washington
motorist ought to visit the Poconos
August is an ideal time Right now
countless varieties of wild mountain
flowers are in full bloom and greener
than in the earlier Summer days are
the forests of majestic hemlock (the
official State tree), spruce, pine and
hardwood. which lift their tops above
picturesque valleys in endless wooded
viStaS.
However, don't attempt the trip to-
day or any other day unless you can
spare at least two days, or, better still,
week. The pure air of these Justly
famous Pennsylvania mountains, pine
scented, cool and embracing, has real
tonic properties adding considerably
to the zest of living. When your
lungs, jaded and weary from months
OF sitting work in a city Office, are
filled with its goodness. surely YOU
will want to sojourn awhile in the
Poconos.
A grand route, il you want to dodge
as many large cities as possible, is
as follows: Get on Highway No. /
| on Rhode Island avenue and follow
it through Beltsville and Laurel into
Baltimore. Stay on until Me-
chanic Grove, Pa, is reached, lust
across the Conowingo Dam. Then
follow 222 through Lancaster, Read
ing, Allentown and Bethlehem. From
here Pennsylvania Highway IL will
take you into Stroudsburg.
Figure on seven or eight hours for
the trip. granted that you aren't
contemplating any stopovers. After
leaving Baltimore you shouldn't strike
a single congested area unless you
run into parade or something else
unforeseen. Only one detour worth
mentioning is required (see map.
and it's tiny one-about miles all
told-between Brownstown and Eph-
rata. Pa. You won't mis- this for it's
an improved detour, plainly marked
by large highway signs.
SINCE you're passing through four
Of the most important cities in
Pennsylvania. maybe you'll be inter-
ested in some advance data about
Evening star., 1936-08-09

I Bethlehem, adjoining Allentown, is
situated in Lehigh and Northampton
Counties. The city is nationally
known for its great iron and steel
plants, silk and hosiery mills, zinc and
graphite works. Lehigh University is
well worth visit, containing one of
the most beautiful college campuses
in the East.
THE Stroudsburgs-Stroudsburg and
East Stroudsburg-are the natu-
raj business. financial and industrial
centers of Monroe County. Strouds-
burg is the county seat and serves
, as unofficial capital of Pennsylvania
picturesque playground area. Orig
inally Stroudsburg was a frontier fort.
The locality was a refuge for those
unfortunate Moravians fleeing from
the Wyoming Valley after the Wy
oming massacre in 1778. Jacob
Stroud. for whom the city is named,
located here shortly after the landing
of the Puritans. The Stroudsburg
section has a combined population of
about $4,000 inhabitants.
Residents of Monroe County claim
they have more good roads than any
other county Of the size in the United
States. Rivers are abundant here.
The Delaware flows for 20 miles along
the eastern boundary of the county
and the Lehigh and tumultuous Tunk-
hammock are on the western boundary.
Both rivers have excellent facilities
for fishing, canoeing and boating.
There are almost countless streams.
From every mountainside pour brooks
of varying sizes to form the larger
streams passing sdown the valleys on
their way to the great Delaware. Some
of the best known trout streams in
the East have their source in Mon
roe County.
Myriad lakes nestle away in the
fastnesses Of Monroe's mountains, gems
of crystal purity, where fishing, boat
ing. bathing may be enjoyed under
Evening star., 1936-08-09
USEFUL AUTO TIPS
G|VENFOR WOMEN
Many Needed Repairs Often
Found Out by Service
Work.
BY FREDERICK C. RUSSELL.

tAASAS 40 bAAC ooAAO AAAo AASSN ava d%NA'
I don't blame any motorist for be-
ing annoyed after she spends good
money to have the carbon scraped out
and the cooling system reverse flush
ed, only to have the engine heat up
as it did before. 1t seems like de-
touring of the most expensive kind,
but there are two sides to the ques-
ton. I was able to convince one mo-
terist that even though the remedy
turned out to be a matter of re-
placing rusty engine thermostat
she had benefited by all the other
work done on the car. I may be
little old-fashioned about this, but it
seems to me that sometimes a mo-
torist pays dearly for finding out too
quickly what's wrong with her car.
Taking a few detours would unearth
need for a lot Of other much-needed
repairs.
If the engine pops back through
the carburetor when first starting out,
the indications are that the fuel mix
ture is too lean. Popping back when
going downgrade in gear with the
throttle closed usually confirms the
belief that the mixture is too lean,
but If the backfiring occurs when
climbing a hill, after the engine is
warmed up, it means that the spark
plugs are spaced too wide. Do not
confuse popping back through the
carburetor with explosions in the
mufler. If there is disturbance in
the muff1er or tail pipe you will know
that the mixture is too rich or that
the plugs are not firing regularly.
There are other causes of such dis
turbances. but the ones mentioned
are the most common.
She had not driven cars for sew
eral years and naturally there were a
number of things that seemed strange
and different when she took the
wheel of the new car. Most impress
sive among these was the extra turn
she had to make on the steering wheel
in order to swing into the driveway.
This proved to be somewhat annoy
ing. Here is the way the service man
explained the situation:
Motorists today demand easy steer
ing. especially in parking. The SIM
plest way to meet this demand is to
use a steering gear ratio that will
make it necessary to turn the wheel
more times for a full swing Of the
front wheels from one direction to
another. In more expensive con-
struction and design it is not neces-
sary to make such an extreme change
in the steering-gear ratio. Where the
extreme ratio is used the driver will
find it necessary to spin the wheel
through a partial extra turn to OBJ
tain normal directional changes. It
is a small sacrifice to make for the
added convenience of easy steering" I"
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Planes Tuned Up to Vie
In National Air Races
Bendix Transcontinental Speed Test Open
to Women for First Time-Detroyat
to Compete in Thompson Event
By Joseph S. EdgertOn.

yIH less han month 70 &C., Americas most noted racing pilots
wv of them Of entirely design competition
greatest national to
be n September
Evening star., 1936-08-09
Stone Ends for Refugees
From Highway Dangers
High-School Course in Driving to Be Pro-
vided by Chicago-Predictions Made as to
Use of Trailers in Future National Life.
Bv G.. Adams H0ward.

UNDREDs officials from all sections OF the country viii confer on
accidents fifth
ona Safety Exposition Atlantic City from
Il October to g.
officials highway
officers college faculty members will
Evening star., 1936-08-09

safe conditions. Many OF these lakes
are quite large, notably Lake Wallen-
paupack, largest body of fresh water
in the State, with SIS miles Of shore
line.
What places are most fun to visit?
One choice is about as good as an
other. Countless hotels are on hand
at every turn and tourist accommo-
dations at virtually all the smaller
watering places are very reasonable.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16

Lovely shirred sleeves finished off
with wide contrasting cuffs and a
jaunty neckline are enchanting fea-
lures of this dress. Carry it out in
becoming polka dot of crepe, silk,
lawn, or a smooth rayon. BY the
way it's very easily made because
the dress is all one piece with two
pleats and stitchings in the front
skirt, and fattering blouse that's
trimmed with square buttons. It's
accented at the waist with either a
self-fabric or purchased belt.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1S46-B
is designed for sizes II. IA, 16. IS
and 20. Corresponding bust meas
urements 80, 80, "a, Sc and 3S Size
IA 1927 requires Az yards of IS inch
material plus Is yard for contrasting
neck band and cuffs.
The Barbara Bell Pattern Book
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
The Mind ,os q
Meter Q HENDERSON
The Completion Test
Q Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.


In this test ten incomplete state
ments are made. Each one can be
completed by adding one of the four
suggestions given. Underline the
correct one.
/. The Rhine river flows into the
Bay of Blscay. Atlantic ocean,
North sen, Baltic sea.
2. "Tale of Two Cities" was writ
ten by-Mark Twain, Robert Louis
Stevenson, Charles Dickens, William
Shakespeare.
8. The Michigan football team is
called the-Hawkeyes, Boilermakers,
Wolverines, Gophers.
A. Sappho was a famous-Italian
painter, Greek poet, Latin historian,
Roman orator.
5. Charleston is the capital Of
North Carolina, West Virginia, South
Carolina, Massachusetts.
6. The zloty is a coin of-Ger-
many, Russia, Poland, Siam.
Z. Donald Bulge is associated with
boxing, baseball, tennis, six-day
bicycle racing.
8. The fifteenth President Of the
United States was-James A. Gar
field, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew
johnson, James Buchanan.
8. Prospero was character In
king Lear" 1.-THE Tanning of the
Shrew," 1.-THE Tempest" Hamlet"
10. Colgate university is located in
Hanover, N. H., Hamilton, N. Y,
Poughkeepsie, N. T., Clinton, N. Y.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
Jelly6sh Rain

Residents at Frankston, seaside
suburb of Melbourne, Australia, were
mystified to see tens Of thousands of
jellyfish fall from the sky during a
rainstorm. The fish measured about
half an inch in length. Some were
striped. When the sun shone again
the masses of jellyfish dried up into
brown Jumps.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
Kitchens 10000 Years Old
Found in South Australia

Parts Of kitchens believed to be
at least ten thousand years old have
been unearthed near Kingston, South
Australia. They are thought to have
been used by some of Australia's
earliest inhabitants. The utensils
consisted of 1,400 sharp-edged axes
of flint and many knives, all of the
Paleolithic age.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
How He'll Be Spoiled
With IL GRANDPARENTS

Oregon City. Ore.-A record num-
Der of grandparents for a baby was
believed established when Melvin
Markley Clarke was born to MIR. and
Mrs. Melvin Clarke. Eleven persons
are grandparents. However, he has a
dearth of other relatives. having no
brothers or sisters and only one uncle
and one aunt.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
Head and Tail Light Safety Aid for Walkers
Device MAY
Cut Toll
of Accidents

Cats eye mirrors, which act as head
lights and tail-lights, are advised by
Registrar Of Motor Vehicles Frank A.
Goodwin to cut down the toll of death
on Massachusetts highways. These
women pedestrians illustrate how they
would be fastened over the dress Tor
suit to warn approaching automobiles
Of the persons presence. The plan is
said to be enjoying a wide vogue in
England.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
Lovely Smart Shirred Sleeves With
Contrasting Cuffs Have Piquant Charm

featuring spring designs is ready.
Send fifteen cents today for your
copy.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept. PAT w. Forty.
third St., New York, N. Y.
@ Bell Syndicate.--wNU Service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
I|;l11Il j 5E
Dumb Mule

Boss-Great Scott, Nose, how you
come to be all bunged up like this?
I thought you were one of the best
mule-tenders in the business.
Mose-So l is, boss, but we done
got in mule last night what didn't
know my reputation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
A Family Affair

Ella-Where does she get her good
looks?
Bella-From her dad.
Ella-Why, I've seen him-he's not
so handsome.
Bella-No, he's a druggist.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
Light ON Her Feet

Bill-That girl insulted me.
Will-Noi
Bill-Yes-she asked me If l
danced.
Will-What's insulting about that?
BILL was dancing with her at the
time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
Bird Bath

Teacher-Now, Bobby, can you tell
me what a canary can do that /
can't?
Bobby-Yes, Miss Smith-the ca
nary can take bath in a saucer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
Keen Passing

Bosom your way there you will
pass a baseball park.
Messenger Boy (hopefully)-Yes?
Boss-Well-pass it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-04-16
Answers

1. North Sea.
2. Charles Dickens.
3. Wolverines.
A. Greek poet.
5. West Virginia.
6. Poland.
Z. Tennis.
s. James Buchanan.
8. 1.-THE Tempest"
10. Hamilton, N. Y.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
CARGO MUCHADO
MINES ACTIVE,
REPORTS ASSERT

Word from Cargo Muchacho min
inc district in the east end OF the
county indicates continued develop
ment on several of the old proper
ties which made that district famous
a number of years ago.
The Holmes interests which are
operating a modern mill west OF
Winterhaven have taken over sever
al additional properties recently.
Among the claims recently acquired
is the famous old Madre and Padre
properties.
A recent investigation OF the
Padre mine which has been aban-
doned for many years discloses that
a cave-in Oh the 70 foot level has
exposed a vein of high grade ore
which assays around 500 per ton.
1t is estimated that more than l25
tons of this high grade rock IS al
ready exposed, with prospect that
the vein continues on for an indeI-
mite distance.
Work of reopening this property
has already begun and as the pres
ent lessees are amply financed and
are experienced mining men there is
every reason to believe that success
will attend their efforts.
The discovery of the high grade
ore was made near where a cave-ln
occurred shortly before the proper
ties were abandoned years ago and
it is stated that 81 Chinese laborers
we're entombed at the time. The
bodies were never recovered.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

Comparative costs of power deliY-
cry by the Southern Sierras Power
company and by the proposed I'M
perial Irrigation District power de
velopment and distribution system
to Imperial and Coachella valleys
are outlined in a table compiled by
Lester S. Ready consulting engl-
neer. contained in the report he
filed with the state railroad COM
mission relative to the operation OF
the district system.
This summary, according to the
report. covers the cost of electric
energy as delivered at transmission
sub-station terminals in the two
valleys and does not cover the final
distribution of this power either TO
homes in the cities or ranches in
the rural districts. 1t shows defin-
itely that the costs of such delivery
are in favor of the proposed dis
trict system.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
Fire Laddies Of Old
DAYS We're Foolish

and cigar smoking as the cause OF
most blazes. Fires that used to be
charged up to defective wiring Tor
want of a better explanation usual
" can be traced to a careless SmoK-
er, Stewart believes.
Often firemen have to turn de
tective to determine the cause OF
blaze. Here's a puzzler that Chief
Stewart cited as an example OF eV-
eryday deduction. Burning window
curtains in a room which no one
had entered for hours once started
blaze in a Brawley residence. How
did the fire start? Chief Stewart
after a bit of Sleuthing found de
feet in the window glass had caused
the pane to act as magnlfylng
glass through which the suns rays
burned the curtains.
Firemen have two major hazards
while fighting a blaze, live wires and
smoke. Strange enough, smoke is
by far the most perilous. In most
cases expert electricians attend all
fires and eliminate the live wire
hazard. But with smoke firemen
must always be on the alert. A
blaze in an apparently harmless mat
rug might generate a deadly ga5,
Chief Stewart pointed out He cited
the example of a blaze when several
firemen were stricken several hours
after returning to the station house
They were found to be suffering
from gas poisoning. Examination
finally revealed the cause lay in a
collection of womens slippers the
heels of which had been treated with
chemicals. When flames touched the
heels a deadly gas resulted.
Depend On Prevention
Modern fire fighting depends lot
on prevention, Chief Stewart de
clared, and even more on house
construction. Oddly enough fire
proof" buildings are made to hold
the flames. Contractors use trick
methods nowadays in fashioning
buildings that bottle up the fire,
rather than let it spread. In this
way, firemen are given a chance TO
arrive before the whole structure Is
in flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
TRADE CENSUS
ENUMERATORS
TO BE CHOSEN

Bureau of census enumerators
will be chosen in Imperial county
Tuesday to undertake canvass of
business and manufacturing firms
in the county. p. J. Paxton, super
visor of the bureau, announced at
San Diego Saturday.
The bureau of census" Paxton
said, took a census of distribution
in 1929, and in 1888 a census of Am
erican business. The present census
has been widened in scope to take
in every business and manufactur-
ing concern.
Every employe of the bureau is
required to take a strict oath that
he will not divulge any facts or fig
ureS given to him during the can
vaSS period. Every business con-
Germ is expected to furnish a quail
fled census enumerator facts and
figures pertaining to its transac-
tions during 1885,
Paxton will visit FL Centre Tues
day to interview applicants for cen
sus work. A few days of instruc-
tions will be necessary, he said. be-
fore they begin gathering data.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
$50 Year Old Ship
Rebuilt for "Mutiny'

His Majesty's ship Bounty sails
the seven seas again. The historic
ship, which carried a British scien-
tific expedition into the little
known South Seas one hundred and
fifty years ago and which crashed
on a coral reef following the most
famous mutiny in maritime history,
was reconstructed by the Metro
Goldwyn- Mayer studios.
1t serves as the setting for the
filming of the sensational adven-
ture novel, ''Mutiny on the Bounty,
written by Charles Nordhoff and
James Norman Hall, and one of the
biggest special film productions OF
the year, which opens Sunday at
the Valley theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23
Comparative Costs of Tavo
Power Sources Disclosed

The cost of delivery Of 68,000,00O
kilowatt hours of power per year,
the average 1933-1934 load, based
on the private power company's op-
erations for these years is set at
s661 400, or S.O0973 per kilowatt
hour. Based on the districts All
American canal project, with PWA
financing, the cost would be S427,-
700, or S,OO63 per kilowatt hour.
With district financing, S493,70 or
I00726 per kilowatt hour.
Cost of delivery of 96,700,O00 Kill
oWatt hours, combined present sup
ply and minimum Boulder Dam OBJ
legation of the power company, is
determined at $871 900 which puts
the cost per kilowatt hour at
S.00902. Based on the districts All
American canal project, delivery of
this amount of energy with PWA
financing would cost S427700 or
SOO442 per kilowatt hour while with
district financing the same would
cost S493,7OO or $.OO51 per kilowatt
hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-02-23

of sliding down poles in various
stages of sartorial adornment and
dashing off to save fair maidens
from the flames. The balance of
the time so popular supposition goes,
firemen loaf in the station house
playing checkers.
Those glamorous days are past
forever. During the daytime at the
Brawley fire department the men
on duty work steadily oYerhauling
the fire engines, keeping them in
first class condition, testing and re-
pairing fire fighting gear and keep
ing the station house in order 9th
ers are checking fire hydrants
throughout the city, or inspecting
buildings to reduce fire hazards.
Chief Stewart blames cigarette