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Carbon County news., 1937-03-26
FIRS AID
i. TO THE ). j
AILING HOUSE
DOING OVER "A WORN
VARNISHED FLOOR
BY Roger 3. Whitrnon

TNTEAR on a floor first shows at
w doorWays. That is where a
varnish finish first gives out. With
the varnish on the rest of the floor
in good condition, the worn place
can be patched. The first move is
to go over it with sandpaper, and
then to wipe with a cloth damp
with turpentine to take up all traces
of dust. Vanishing of the worn spot
should begin in the middle, with
the .varnish brushed toward tn e
edges. In this way the edge Of the
patch should not show; if it does,
the joint can be lightly rubbed with
fine sandpaper. When this coat is
hard, a second coat should be put
on in the same way.
Should the varnish on a floor ap-
pear dingy, although not worn
through, single thin coat Of var
.nish all over will restore its fresh
ness. Before vanishing, the floor
should be washed. "A floor should
be washed in sections-not all over
at one time. Thick suds of a pure
soap should first be used, followed
by clean cloths damp with clear
water to remove all traces of the
soap. A washed section should then
be wiped dry and washing continued
on an adjoining section. A wood
! floor should not be flooded with
water; in washing, no more water
should be used than necessary.
Even so, some water will soak in,
and a washed floor should have at
least twenty-four hours drying be-.
fore being varnished. ,.<S5 !. !
Good quality floor varnish should
be used; Inexpensive varnishes will
quickly scratch and wear. A can Of.
varnish should, not be shaken. or
violently stirred, for either of these
will produce air bubbles in the var
nish that will mar the finished job.
Beginning at one wall, the section
should be vanished to the other
WALL and then, returning to the
start, the next width Of strips should
be vanished in the same way. Var
nish should be applied with a fairly
full brush, and should always be-
brushed in straight strokes. Varnish
is spread forward by carrying the
brush in straight strokes over the
same place until an entire brushful
is spread in a thin coat. ~;
With quick drying varnish, and
if all of the furniture can be moved
out, a floor can be given two coats of
varnish in day. Otherwise, the
furniture should be. moved to half
the room while the other half of the
floor is being vanished. This half
should be- finished before the furni-
ture is moved back, to permit the.
vanishing of the rest Of the floor. :
Vanishing should always begin
across the room from doorway, So
that the worker can get out without
harming the work. {
@ BY Roger B. Whitman
WNU Service.
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26

his name of Homo Sapiens and
walk erect, clothes were about
the least of his concern. If he
wore them at all, it was for pro-
lection from the elements, not
for adornment.
So we have as the first "man-
nikin'' in our masculine fashion
parade the dusky gentleman il
lustrated in Figure No. / above.
He lived about 10000 B. c. and
his costume was what some un-
known poet has described in this
jingle:
Both the king and his people
were black as shoes
Because that the climate was
tOrrid;
And all that they wore was a ring
through the nose,
And a patch of green paint on
the forehead.
However, such items as paint
and. metal rings, put on to
frighten an enemy, to impress
a neighbor [for even in those
days they tried to keep up with
the Joneses'') or to WOO a sweet
heart, are not properly clothes.
j When man began to be a bit
modest (or perhaps it was the
necessity for warmth which die
tated his decision) he began u.s.
ing animal skins thrown across
one shoulder and fastened with
thorn under the other arm.
Thus he left his fighting arm free
to WELD his weapon against any
foe, man or beast. It's. quite
probable that the ,favorite skin
he wore (not counting his own,
of course) was the brilliantly
striped tiger pelt or the attrac-
tive spotted skin of the leopard.
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26

in order to hold the trunks in
shape the young Spanish swells
stuffed them with wool or cotton.
Sometimes they extended nine
inches from the body and were
slashed lengthwise from top to
bottom, with insertions of con-
trasting colors in the slashes.
The Swedish gentleman of that
period (No. 12) wore a costume
in which the clothes designers
of his time used a great deal of
imagination, as witness the puffy
red and white striped sleeves on
the yellow surcoat, the red trous-
ers, the white vest and gauntlets
and olive sash, a brown hat with
a plume and staggering S Of It
leather boots, and a starched
Elizabethan ruffed collar.
Now if you are inclined to laugh
at the foregoing costumes, Mr..
Homo Sapiens Americanus, take
a look at No. 13 and reflect that
if your ancestors were members
of Capt. John Smiths Virginian
colony they would be wearing
just such an outfit as that. It
consisted of a doublet with long
oversleeves hanging from tn e
shoulders, padded breeches fas-
tened with "points" of colored
velvet or cloth, collar and cuffs
of starched linen, silk stockings
fastened with garters tied in a
bow, felt hat with embroidered
band and plume, low shoes tied
with laces and gauntlets of soft
leather. .- -. -. ..
Or if you trace your ancestry
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26

EASTER is almost here
l. and, of course, there's
going to be plenty of talk in
the newspapers and else
where about the new raiment
in which Milady will array
herself for the annual Easter
morning parade. IT'S all
ways thus-Easter finery in
terpreted in terms of its fem
inine wearers.
So, for a change, why not
talk a bit about clothes (al-
ways an appropriate subject
around Easter tine) in terms
of their use for masculine
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26
HOMO Changes In His Costume
Through the Centuries !. ELMO scoFFTF wArson

wealth of handsome materials to
choose from, he adorned himself
with this costume with its differ
ent patterns of goods used on the
right and left sides and the Or
namented sleeves and cuffs.
The Working Mans Costume.
The costume of the French
workman of the Fourteenth CEN
tury (No. 81 shows not only a
development of the combination
hood and cape which the French
called "capuchon'' and the Ger
man ''kapuze, but it also shows
the increasing tendency to tight
ness of the trousers. Heretofore
not so much attention was paid
to this article of dress, but as
the tunic became shorter it was
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26

farmer went over and stopped up
that hole so that no rat could get
back into the house. ''You killed
one of my chickens, you little brown
rascal" said he, but you've paid
for it, ten times over. I had in
tended to kill you for that beautiful
brown coat of yours, but now /
wouldn't harm a hair Of it. As long
as you stay around here the better
I will like it, and / shall see to it
that you have plenty to eat"
Billy Mink didn't hear this, and
he wouldn't have understood it if
he had. But he had already made
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26

point, had become so short that
finally it was just about long
enough to cover the body. The
lower garments were tights,
made of an elastic material,
similar to the modern jersey.
If the costume of the French
man of this period is compara-
lively simple, his German broth
er mo. y more than made up
for it with his display. Although
the coat of this German burgher
of the Twelfth century is long, it
is divided front and back up the
body SO: as to drape on each side
when he was riding. With a
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26
Does q Persons Character
Affect the Amount Of
Work He Can Do?

IT HAS usually been believed that
working ability depended upon
only health and native strength, but
DR.. w. Brunner, German scientist,
reports in his article "Charakter-
feststellung durch Bewegungsprob-
en-" that tests devised and applied
to workmen in Germany showed a
definite close correlation between a
mans character and his ability at
work. He found that people of equal
physical ability did not do the same
amount Of work, and on ir1vestiga-
ton and testing found that the diff
ference was in the character of the
men, and that this factor affected
all workers more than had been
previously known. Good character
goes with maximum work, he found.
WNU Service.
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26
THE LAST OF THE ROBBER
RATS.

A LMoST at the heels Of the last
"A frightened rat, fleeing from the
house of Billy Mink's friend, the
farmer, appeared Billy Mink HIM
self. The rat started for the big
barn, but Billy caught him before
he was half way there.
The farmer, who had been watch
ing, knew that that was the last
rat. He knew it because he knew
that Billy would not have shown
himself outside as long as there
was a rat left inside. At once the
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26
GOatherd's Discovery

The site of the oracle at Delphi,
Greece, was discovered, legend
says, by goatherd who found his
herd crying and praneing wildly
about a chasm from which issued
a stream of Intoxicating air. The
priestess who made the prophecies
of the oracle used to sit over this,
but either the chasm itself was leg
endary or it has disappeared.
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26

necessary to pay more attention
to having a slightly pair of neither
garments. (That means "pants,"
too) The tunic was red, held in
by a black steel-trimmed girdle,
the hat was black, the capuchon
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26

article has tried to do, what men
could exhibit in the way Of sarto-
rial splendor if they wanted to
bark back to the example of their
ancestors. But suppose they did.
Can't you just hear the Little
Woman saying sweetly: "An
right, dear, just 60 ahead and
make a spectacle Of yourself!"-
only she wouldn't say spec
@ Western Newspaper Union.
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26

~ Mystery Leads Us
Plain truth will influence half
a score men at most in a ma
tion, or an age, while mystery
will lead millions by the nose
Henry st. John.
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26
sLEEP soUNDLY

Lack of exercise and injudicious eating
make stomachs acid. You mustsneu-
tralize stomach acids if you would sleep
soundly al night and wake up feeling
refreshed and really fit.
Carbon County news., 1937-03-26
TAKE MILNEsIAS

Milnesia, the original milk Of magnesia
in wafer form, neuralizes stomach acid.
Each wafer equals teaspoonfuls fmilk
ofmagnesia. Thin, crunchy, mint-Aayor,
tasty. 2oc, 35c & 6Oc at drug stores.
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Dana FLA Plans
2-Day Visit TO
Cleveland Fair

The Dana chapter Of the FLA.
held its fourth meeting on Fri
day, September 10.
The meeting was opened by the
president, Ted FitzSimons, and
the vice president, Junior Martin,
called the roll of officers, and the
secretary, Edney Bayne, Of the
members.
The program was as follows:
Bible reading by Wayne Wilson
jokes by Ted FitzSimons, Milo
Ward, Marvin Case, and Willie
Ballard: riddle by Eldred Hyder;
counting experience by Jack john
son; song by John Duckett, Mar
vim Case, Junior Martin, and
Lloyd Stepp; "french harp by
Ray Hill; a trip to Pisgah by Ed
ney Bayne; boxing by Edney
Bayre and Jack Johnson, Milo
Ward and Marvin Case, Ted FitZ-
Simons and Clarence Creaseman,
John Duckett and Ted FitzSim-
ons, Lloyd Stepp and Junior Mar
tin.
The club plans to go to the
Cleveland County fair on Friday
and remain until Saturday.
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law and himself dictator. Every
citizen, high or low, rich or poor,
must be made to realize this, and
see to it that no one, not even
MIR. Roosevelt, is permitted to de-
stroy our constitutional safeguards
of freedom. -.
The president, with all his con-
ceit, believes that only he and his
program can raise the living
standard of America. There are
millions of intelligent citizens
more able in business affairs,
more experienced in industry and
farming, and more learned and
experienced in the law than he,
who are absolutely sure that Mr..
Roosevelt'S program of scarcity
and his plan for government con-
troll of all enterprises is wrong
and a menace. Recovery in the
United States has Jagged far be-
hind that in other nations that
have preserved democratic free
dom. A score of nations with 600
million population have balanced
their budgets, have high employ
ment, business prosperity and in
creasing production by agricul-
ture with profitable prices. Ten
times more homes for workers, in
proportion to population, have
been built in England than have
been built under Mr., Roosevelts
administration despite his vast
expenditures.
But there is this comforting
thought: No one, not even a
Roosevelt or a Barnum, can fool
all the people for long. It is the
old cry of "stop thief" The pub
lie can see through his sophiStry
and his attempt to recover lost
prestige by false arguments. His
appeals to prejudice are losing
their force. and the public will
see it all clearly when his UNI
sound economic program fails.
Today we are threatened with
dictatorship if Mr.. Roosevelts
plans for centralized power are
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and there were similar demon
STATIONS, although with fewer
planes, in all the major cities of
the country.
BOMBERS OF LATEST TYPE
Comparison of the types of
ships with May l, 1886, revealed
a concentration on bombers of a
modern type. In 1886, out of a
total of 1856 planes, there were ~
very fast, highly maneuverable
two-motored bombers.
In 1887, out of sol planes,
these fast bombers numbered 1856.
Fast pursuit planes exhibited,
however, decreased from 375 to
26O, the difference and any built
during the year apparently hav-
ing been diverted to other cele-
brations or kept on the ground.
The Soviet air force numbers
probably 200 huge four-motored
bombers, vulnerable to attack by
faster planes, but of the type
used to land 1900 men, $50 ma
chine guns and Is light field guns
behind "enemy lines during ma
neuvers last fall.
The fast pursuit planes have
not been seen close at hand by
foreigners in Russia. Apparently
of this type, however, Soviet
planes seen in Spain caused as
constituent by their performance
and armament. They are equip
ned with two machine guns firing
from the wings, operated by the
pilot touching a button, a ma,
chine gun firing from the tail and
a two-inch cannon firing through
the planes propeller.
MANY PLANES OBSOLETE
In addition to these types, hum
dreds of small biplanes are ex-
hibited at national celebrations.
They obviously are obsolete
and and would be ineffective IN
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|M'Lellan Manager
Granted Leave;
lis In Ill Health
Farmer and Family Remain
Here; T. R. Moffett
Succeeds Him

John Farmer, manager of Nc
Lellan's store here for the last
four years, has been granted a
leave of absence because of Ill
health and will be succeeded by
T. r. Moffett of Johnson CITY,
Tenn.
Mr.. Farmer, who has had "a
years Of business experience WIN
the Kress and Mcclellan organlza-
tons, said nothing would please
him and his family better than 10
continue their residence in Hen
Jacksonville, and that they expect
ed to do this for while at least
MIR, Farmer is World war vet
eran and has been active in civic
affairs here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moffett and three
children will reside in the Mclean
dwelling on the Asheville road.
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SOVIET BUILDS
War AIRCRAFT
OF u. 5. DESIGN
Mass Production of Big
Bombers and Scouts Will
Soon Begin
By NORMAN B. DEUEL.
limited Press Staff Correspondent

MOSCOW, Sept. 20. (uP).-
Should the Soviet Union ever be
forced to go to war, American
designing and American techni-
que in manufacturing will play a
large part in the performance of
the vast red air fleet.
While producing excellent types
of pursuit and bombing planes,
largely using American type mo-
tors such as the Wright Whirl-
wind, built under license, within
a year it is expected mass produc.
ton will begin on Soviet produc-
ton of the American Vultee
bomber.
This single-motored, high speed
ship will be manufactured in a
huge plant near Moscow, expect
ed far to exceed the capacity Of
the Vultee plant at Santa Monica,
Cal.
Vultee engineers are supervis-
ing construction of the plant un-
der a reported $l,O0O,OOO con-
tract.
10 BUILD FLYING BOATS
Similarly, near the Anew sea, Is
American engineers of the Con-
solidated Aircraft corporation are
arranging construction of a plant
to manufacture flying boats.
Estimates of present Soviet
military planes in use range from
5000 to 5000. Probably both fig
ures are more or less correct, de-
pending upon whether obsolete
types are included.
These figures may be obsolete
even now, since mass production
of airplanes as organized under
the commissariat of defense in
dustry has at least potentially the
capability of enormous produc'
ton.
Corps Commander V. V. Khri-
pin, second in command of the
Soviet air fleet, boosted last jan
uary that "by its numbers, quail
ity of equipment and military
training of personnel, by its unity
and readiness for self-sacrifice, is
the most powerful in comparison
with any air fleet of any capital
list country"
1886 FIRST BIG YEAR
He declared that during the
first 10 months of 1886, in COM
parison with the same months of
1885. the production of Soviet
airplane factories almost dou-
bled."
Production of airplane motors,
according to Khripin, increased
46 per cent during the same pc
riod.
AS to personnel, Khripin said:
of in Germany. Goering an
nounced a slogan of training TO-
600 pilots, then we must have
more than 100000 pilots. This is
not a fantastic figure, but is sup
ported by realistic possibilities.
We are going to fulfill the pro
gram as successful as we have
dealt with training of personnel
up to now"
Nearly 1000 military planes
flew over Red Square in Moscow
during the celebration MAY l,
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Greece is trying to curtail the
growing of tobacco.
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OUT Of the N!GH!
Copyriaht, 1897, NEA Service, Inc

Iamazement. Jim going to Utah
For what? Not on business, she
knew that. His territory covered
New York and New England.
She'd never heard him mention
Utah. He hadn't said word
about it last night.
She turned the card over and
looked at the poStmark. 1t had
been mailed in this very district
probably from the drug store
up near the subway station.
What did it mean?
Sometime after he left her last
night and before he reached the
subway-three short blocks away
he learned that he had to leave
Immediately for Utah. Where did
he learn 1t?
And why was Amy clutching
clipping from a Utah newspaper
in her hand as she was thrown
from the roof?
What was the connection be-
tween Amy's death and Jim's
hurried trip to Utah?
The words on the card blurred
as Cilly continued to stare at
them. her hand shook. Cold chills
ran up and down her spine. She
remembered her own impression
that Amy had gone up on the
roof to meet someone. 1t Just
couldn't be
Why had she been so insistent
ON Mrs. Corbett's seeing the po-
lice She had deliberately set a
trap-a trap for Jim to walk into
blindly. c..
What would she say to Sergeant
Dolan now? Would she still tell
him every little detail of last
nights happenings? She knew
that she wouldn't. She knew that
she'd never say a word about the
cTpping she found in Amy'S hand,
nor this postcard that had come
from jim. A., H.
Where had she thrown that clip
pinp9 What had she done with IL
last night when her mind was IN
such a befuddled state? -.
! Hastily she searched the Kitch-
en-. But there was no sign OF
She went into the bedroom. 1t
wasn't on her bureau nor on the
tiny end table betwee nthe BEDS
Ii wasn't anywhere. -,
If only her heart wouldn't
Mound so wildly; if only she could
be calm and sane for one mo-
ment.
And then, loud and sharp, echo
ing through the apartment like
solemn funeral warning. the
doorbell rang. Sergeant Dolan:
For one terrified moment, Cllly
stood motionleSS. No time now to
look for the discriminating clip
ping. No time even TO burn this
postcard from jim. She thrust
il hurriedly beneath her pillow
and threw the blankets carelessly
over it. -,
As she walked through the
kitchen toward the door, she
stopped for a drink of water. Her
mouth was so hot and dry that
she would scarcely be able to
murmur Good morning"
Her legal training told her that
she was doing wrong in withhold
ing evidence from the police. But
her heart insisted that she give
Jim an opportunity to explain be,
fore the police inspectors could
misconstrue the coincidence.
She opened the door. 1t was
Sergeant Dolan.
Ito he rnntinnedl
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BY Billy REESE

The students Of HIS. have
really started to work. All of the
first week furry has disappeared,
new students have a general idea
of the system of room numbering,
schedules have been balanced or
rearranged, and the day has
changed from a hectic six hours
to a pleasant (oh yeahD class
routine.
ASSEMBLY
On Wednesday an assembly
took place of first period class,
during which the new seniors first
received the honor of marching
in to the strains of the school
song while the rest Of the school
paid their respects by standing.
The program consisted of pep
talks by Mamie Lee PRESLEY,
Jane Turner and Billy Reese. The
new cheer leader-Dot Bates,
Elizabeth Johnson and Francis
Andcrson-led the school in yells
and songs. The school spirit
shown at this time was very poor
and lacking to a great respect. If
any showing is made in athletics
this year more "pep" must be
shown at an early date. Also on
the program was a command per-
Torrance of Thos. Harper's prot
.eges"-our new band. While the
playing was not expertly done the
student body could well realize
the Improvement made in so short
a time. We are certainly expect
ing great things Of this organiza-
ton at an early date.
CLUBS
The Hcndersonville High School
Literary society, or as it is better
known. the debate club, started
its 1888 season Monday the 18th.
Only old members were present
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: HIGH SCHOOI


and plans were marnoJ
gala year Las; gears wy w. for
ments are expected f. ",niert
if not bettcrcd. MANY ny De,, eqaa,,
bers are anticipated ~" ner
The HcndcrsonviIic Hin, .
Art club inaugura,cd I'm 4 Sche,
year "Wednesday. An , oiJ %sor
ing members me-, to di. C". Sa,,
for programs, etc. and , ~ pa,
sponsors and new mon,p qSt:'
expected and both lbo 'IH a.
and members Of the ,,m4o.a ;sa
are expecting good wor MN M
this Organi2alion. A iTC,
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS
For the past tire" VOL
of the prospective team NY y ati
present football season ~. IVY d
drilled and drilled. H. i" o's
scrimmagcS and cali,,bcp,;oo''fHe
not seemingly taken al Ivy "a
sluggishncss from the m ,st' I
A distinct lack Of ncp ,S, -
on the line and to cc ,4,H
tent in the backficId n NO.. .
1nexpcricnCc !, ,howipr, ', !.
spots but all this will sr,'.
ironcd out before the fins 1,'
this coming. We urJs,n.. ~
however, that the other ,o,.'
VINO have little better C,s,,,
Waynesvillc, Il long s,an5ir, !.
had only one letter man :.
port for practice while C,.
and Mars Hill, always tomb
ponents, have poor chance
produce an outstanding "a.
New on our schedule. is Nara
our first opponent. the or,.
Of this game is rather ousr;.
able, but the Bcarcats prej-
sure victory. Therefore
chances TO produce a Elge pg
tournament winner look ggT
] this correspondent.
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modern war, but while thcy
exhibited to make an alnhoI
is reasonable to suppose tha, !.
dreds, if not thousands, Of :,
ern craft are not exhibited a,
They are distributed iror B
nigrad to VladivoStok, o. |,
dreds of air fields, most 0! (,
hidden 20 to 80 miles fro- {,
cities, distinguishabIc only s
qucntly from motor rOad,.
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NEAR AND FAR

LAYTON, Okla. up
20 years Ralph DcWi;t Co
cream buyer. lived within {
distance of Ralph Dewitt Cd
carpenter, before they fins-y
acquainted through a case Q!
taken identity.