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The Washington times., 1938-11-22
Speaking of Government Workers

: clares that PWA is the ONE
agency that doesn't cooperate,
sending over terminated folk to
register but never calling the Re
placement unit when there are
jobs to fill A recent NYork
Supreme Court decision does not
guarantee veterans against the
abolition of their Civil Service po-
SitionS for reasons of economy, ct
al. . 1t was George A. Timpany,
guard stationed at Agriculture,
who extinguiShed flames when sew
eral glass tubes of chemicals ex-
ploded in the South Building re-
Gently you should never take
on twins in tennis" says Johnny
Federal, cause you're sure to
serve double!"
Note to George Offutt: Within
three blocks of the place where
you read this Gf DOWNTOWN you
can buy all the tiger milk you want
on Sundays-or after hours on
weekdays :. That N England tor
nado blew down enough timber to
feed the sectors sawmills for four
years Cor more) E. CongratS: To
Treasury'S Legion Post 35. for that
Good Samaritan Home Christmas
party planned next month for I'M
derprivileged children. details of
which are being chairmanned by
Mrs. Mary M. Becker Jenny
Federal observed to her husband
recently that the couple across the
fence appeared very devoted, and
that "he kisses her every time they
meet. Why don't you do that?"
To which her huSb a n d
snapped: II don't know her well
In line with a dolorous predic-
ton we've been harping on, a five
person WPA project within Labor
closes December 6,
and WPA appointments not only
have been stopped, but replace
ments also . Yet a socialite was
hired last week Eyes, we know his
name) whose principal desire is
to catch up on overdue payments
on his Snappy convertible gas
buggy Honesty, in returning
valuables they found, placed the
names of Alice Duvall, Earl
Swailes, George Terry, Dora Lyles,
Charlotte Mahoney, Anna Smith,
Mary Brown and Beatrice Murray
on the honor roll within Buildings
Branch, National Park Service,
recently.
With all the Hitler gable, it's
that one of Agricul-
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

lures buildings has a decorative
motif completely around it re.
sembling a continuous band of
swastikas, and that the auction
rooms continue Nazi in symbol. .
Bookkeepers have been switched
by AFGE. indicating that finan-
cial scrutiny is abroad When
thinking nicely of someone, re-
member RoSalie Wright of War
Department, who did so well for
the Red Cross and Chest drives
It's a minor thing, but GAO
folk are jittering over that two
foot spider web continuously
dangling from the American flag
which hangs in majestic (and
dirty splendor over the Old Pen
sion Office Buildings center court.
A hundred years ago it would
have cost you $50 If you were
found to have more than 80
pounds Of gunpowder in your
apartment Sounds in the Tri-
angle: Federal Warehouse cafe
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

belonging to Gordon FUR, Treas
uryite famed as trainer, is antici
pating a rather leggy bundle from
Heaven, which Johnny Federal
says proves that mo Hope has
hopes". .Gulp if you wish, but
three post offices within West Vir'
GINA read: Servia. Frozen, Duck!
Theodore Slaughter, the Navy
Yarder, has been slaughtered. E.
An Archives WPA lass, recently
surviving a serious operation, not
only has been assured her job
when she returns but is receiving
aid from Emergency Relief funds
through activity Of Workers AL
lance.
Two rival union units recently
sent representatives to E. Claude
Babcock to negotiate affiliation
with Federal Personnel ASsocia-
ton, but the matter fiffled when
Babcock insisted members must
join individually. Several hun
dred D. c. firemen received a pro-
motional test Saturday. . Inter
state Commences AL Rosenbaum's
bassinet has been filled, femininely
. Harry Buck Of War Depart
ment didn't think about leaving
his brand new o'coat in his I'M
locked car the other afternoon
and now he's shopping again!
X x x
Tomorrow eve Gf you can get
in) the Aggie Auditorium will hear
the Agriculture Chorus present
Song of Thanksgiving" by
Maunder, at $50, with Prudence
jackson, Walter Redit and John
Wilson soloing Although he's
strong as an OK, former locomo-
tive fireman for the B. & o. has
been turned down for fireman
ship within National Park Service
(told there are no vacancieS) be-
cause he's 50, though II others
were hired recently Coast
Guards bowling team rernr"
two leagues-the Navy circuit and
Treasury Recreation Asoou-~.-on
wheel .Ad in the paper:
"Wanted-A woman who can
wash, iron and milk cows!"
Squabbling over who hires who,
WPA'S Replacement Bureau de-
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

ditorium It's heartrending,
but Internal Revenue aXed six
workers during the past month
for sundry slips, including lex
tortion, bribery, excessive use Of
intoxicants and violation of the
rules pertaining to political activ-
ity."
Civil Services Lawson Meyer
told United Government Employees
recently that the commission ex-
poets soon to dispense with photo
graphs and rely entirely on fin
gerprints for identification E.
Treasury's John H. Mattern is to
wed charming South Dakotan
=. According to Soil Conservation
Services Service News" E. j.
Utz, head of the Erosion Control
Practices Section, now heads the
Division of Project Organization,
Land Acquisition, and Land De
velopment, all formerly with Agri-
cultural Economics.
mo Hope" a racehorse recently
The Washington times., 1938-11-22
TVERSELY TELLING 1T

L Don't look now, but the White
House will shortly explain itself
on the subject of personnel files,
and why they're hidden from EN-
ployes The order for guards
to carry oats has been extended in
writing to all reliefs, including the
8 a. m. to 4 p. m shift, and much
new artillery is to be purchased
Thanksgiving Day will see
Lucille BenSchoter of Securities
and Exchange become the bride of
Warren Hastings (alSo Sec In
the formers Missouri home &.
Believe it or else, but Mary Ann
Kennedy. Procurement Division
cite. is personally a disabled vet
eran (served as vice chairman of
DAVIS child welfare committee in
80.
They won't like this, but we
can't help spilling that the Secret
Service is worried no end about
the 50-odd So stamps and the nu-
merous 16-cent airmail stamps
which have disappeared from En-
craving and Printing (Which
means over 240 folk MAY have
to cough up) They've gone,
and nobody knows just where
The former Helen Block of Sur
renders Section, Loans and Cur
Iency, is now Mrs. Helen Searles.
X
National Park Service added 43
new employees to Buildings Mar
agement during october. anu
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

HIGH ICE CREAM: This
chains famous quart for a
quarter" is something you
should become acquainted
with 1--WE see personally that
some dol There's q High
Store at 609 Pennsylvania
Ave. S. E.
LITTLE THEATER: Back
again! "Mr. Deeds Goes to
Town." one Of the best films
ever And with it you can
see Date Lines" a short sub
ject dealing with newspaper
incidents, filling out a real
nights entertainment.
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

d urin G the
past f i S c a |
year promoted
582 guards and
81 guard Off
GERS M r S.
Eli z a b e t h
Kamp. depict
ed herein, an
RFC lass, will
be acc o m p a.
mist for the
Union P l a y
house Chorus
when it tickleS
your ears NO
Vember 30 in
the Aggie Au-
The Washington times., 1938-11-22
Sweets for Three

One-pound boxes Of deli
ciOuS ORIGINAL VELATI
chocolates or caramels are
presented to MRS. VIRGINIA
SIMMERMAN, Mr.. Bilbo's
secretary; GEORGE TIM.
PANY, NPS; SARAH PIN
CUPSKI, PWA. Candy will
be presented at either store,
Ninth and G SITS. N. w., or
SOC Fourteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-11-22
By J. Earle Moser
wARNER BROTHERS

WARNER BROTHERS
film schedule today: EARLE
and AMBASSADOR - Enrol
Flynn and Bette Davis In
"The Sisters" plus CLANCY
and Fox on the Earle stage.
METROPOLITAN-'BrOther
Rat" with Wayne Morris and
Priscilla Lane. PENN and
UPTOWN-Myrna 10y and
Clark Gable in TOO Hot to
Handle" CALVE r T and
TIVOLI-Bing Crosby and
Fred MacMurray in "Sing,
You Sinners"
The Washington times., 1938-11-22

family, holding her Job
down (but of course, elections
overD Anyhow" croaked
Johnny Federal today, "the faster
you swing through life the sooner
YOU get to slow muSic!"
Evening star., 1938-07-23

Leaking Faucets Repaired Easily.
Leaking faucets are not only annoy
ing, but when certain minerals are
present in the water supply are the
cause of sinks and bowls becoming
stained. for the common cause is worn
washers. In the ordinary kitchen or
Evening star., 1938-07-23
Nice MOt11er-in-Lulu Room
Blossoms From Paint Cans

Although the old saying may often
be true that there's no house big
enough to hold two women, there are,
of course, exceptions to every rule,
and circumstances alter cases.
Take, for example, the case Of pro-
viding a room for a mother in the
home Of her married son or daughter.
Because she has graduated from being
the active center of her household is
no good reason why she must be made
to feel herself excess baggage to be
moved, along with other discarded
antiques, to whatever room happens
to be left over from other peoples
choosing. There is no more depres-
sing atmosphere for the inhabitant OF
a not-too- pleasant room-especially if
she happens to be wholly or partly
shut in-than to feel she is living in
a sort of storeroom where the furnish
ings are made up Of miscellaneous
articles, none of which match or pos
sess any claim to beauty.
The mother or mother -in-law for
whom living quarters are provided,
may be the personif1cation of all the
gentle qualities that the sentimental
lists write ballads about. In this case,
you'll enjoy arranging q beautiful
room for her. But If she is inclined
to fretfulness and has nagging,
worrying temperament, such dis
position isn't going to improve through
living in a room that resembles q
large what-not. In fact, the inhabi-
tant would be inclined to stay out Of
such quarters and in other parts Of
the household all the more for that
reason. Therefore, the real solution
lies in introducing charm and at
tractiveness into her room. Careful
redecoration may make 1t so alluring
that she'll love to remain in 1t and
entertain her friends there with q
game Of bridge or a cup Of tea.
It is not necessarily expensive to fit
up such an attractive room. The ac-
complishment is brought about by
combining thoughtfulness with charm,
aided by pleasant color. One of the
greatest allies in such project is q
paint brush. With it and with the
harmonious colors that come in cans
you can do a very great deal toward
unifying unrelated objects of furni-
ture and creating charming effect
Arrange for as much closet space
as you can for her and when you're
having the walls of her room painted
have the inside walls of the closet
painted in harmonizing or contrasting
colors to lend interest to the room
In one household where the grand
children of the family were extremely
irritating to the grandmother's nerves
the parties of young people who
habitually dropped in to see the daugh.
ter-in-law and son were also a bone
of contention. In an attempt to re-
store amity to her household the
daughter-in experimental in deco
rating the room, employing the great
est of tact throughout the undertaking
The walls and woodwork of the
room were painted velvety hydranges
blue. New draperies of howered chintz
combined blue, green, cream and rose
setting the keynote of color for the
rest of the room. The massive ole
Evening star., 1938-07-23

The duration Of the glacial period
Is estimated to be at least 100000
years.
Evening star., 1938-07-23
PAINTING OVER BURLAP

To paint over walls hung with dyed
burlap such as one often finds in old
houses, first apply q thin coating Of
glue size to the burlap. This serves
to coat the loosely woven fabric with
a smooth filler and lessons the tend
ency of the dyes to bleed through the
ensuing coats of paint.
Glue size Is prepared in the follow
ing manner: Pour one gallon OF hot
water over one pound Of ground glue
(Which you can obtain at your paint
store). Place the container which
holds the mixture over hot water on
the stove and allow it to cook in this
double boiler fashion until the crystals
are completely dissolved.
Evening star., 1938-07-23
PUBLIC INCREASES
FUNDS OF SYSTEM
Ratio of Private to U. S.
Money in Home Loan
Banks Grows,

A sharp increase in the proportion
OF private to Government funds in.
vested in the IL Federal Home Loan
Banks was noted today by Preston
Delano, governor Of the Federal Home
Loan Bank system.
Within the last four and one-half
years, Mr.. Delano pointed out, the
percentage Of United States Govern
ment funds invested in the banks has
dropped from 81 per cent Of their
combined resources to 469 per cent.
Increase In their private investment,
he explained, is due to the augmented
purchase Of stock In the banks by
member savings and loan associations,
to mounting deposits OF the latter in
their district banks and to the sale
to the public of the consolidated de-
bentures Of the IL banks.
Reservoirs of Credit.
The banks, Mr.. Delano said, now
act as central credit reservoirs for
more than 1000 member savings and
loan associations, mutual savings
banks and insurance companies, hav-
ing total assets In excess of $4,222,-
100000.
From the founding Of the bank
system in 1882 until the spring Of
1887" he continued, the resources
OF the IL regional Federal Home Loan
Banks came entirely from investments
by the United States Treasury and
member institutions and from q small
volume of deposits Of the latter
However, beginning in April, 1887,
the banks went into the public money
markets with q series of offerings Of
their consolidated debentures. To
date, such debentures, amounting to
$4,000, 900, have been sold. of which
100000 now Is outstanding. Each
issue was quickly oversubscribed.
Other Issues in Prospect.
"Other issues will be offered from
time to time as the member institu-
tions of the bank system increase their
volume of home loans.
From January !, 1884, to July I
1888, the amount Of capital stock Of
the banks held by member institu-
tions increased from $15,428.809 to
$36, I'll ,205. Members deposits with
the banks rose from $392.27 to $l9,-
873,357. United States Treasury in
vestment mounted from SIS, ,745, 100 to
s124, TAI 900. No Treasury investment
Evening star., 1938-07-23

bed was replaced by studio couch,
new chintz slipcovers hid the chairs
and a coat Of ivory paint reiuvenated
the chest OF drawers, small table and
the bookshelves. Deep rose-color paint
was used to line the bookshelves,
matching In tone the cover and
cushions of the couch. A small radio
was added, and the room became a
place so attractive that the grand
mother spent more and more time
there, and became much less of a
problem to the lively household. All
Of which goes to show that more
things can be accomplished with a
paint brush than merely coating bare
surfaces with color.
Evening star., 1938-07-23
OLD FLETCHER HOUSE
IN WARRENTON SOLD
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WARRENTON, Va, July 23.-The
Fletcher house, spacious home on
Main street, has been purchased by
George H. Hickman from the F'au-
quier National Bank and j. North
Fletcher. The dwelling has extensive
grounds and gardens, and is one Of the
handsome old homes of Warrenton.
Mr. and Mrs. Henri de Heller have
purchased l40 acres on the old Bear
Wallow road, 4 miles from here, from
Miss Kate Ogelbay and Mrs. Anne F.
Cloud. The place is improved by a
small frame house and farm buildings.
In another real estate transaction
Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Risdon sold a
house and lot on High street to Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas E. Mason. It was
formerly the home Of Mrs. E. NJ
Moss.
Heirs Of the late E. T. Anderson
sold T. B. Rector 81 acres near Mark
ham for $500.
Evening star., 1938-07-23
BANKER BUYS FARM

e. G. Dickey, New York City banker
has purchased the Old Harbor Point
farm in st. Marys County, Md, 1t was
announced today. The farm, compris-
ing about 1913 acres, occupies a beau-
tiful point opposite historic st. Marys
City and near the country estate of
Heath Steele of New York,
Mr.. Dickey stated that he intends to
improve the property and make it his
permanent home. The sale was ne
gotiated by Leonard Snider, real estate
broker of La Plata.
Evening star., 1938-07-23
Blue and Yellow Combined,

A charming color scheme for q
living room employs a soft shade of
hue-gray paint for the walls, deep
blue for the floor covering and lemon
yellow for the upholstery. Draperies
of blue and white stripes and accents
of deep blue here and there about the
room complete the color harmony.
Evening star., 1938-07-23
Design
Continued From First Page.)

have installed the system. you will be
glad to know we have found just such
manufacturer. He is one Of the
few manufacturers, If not the only
one, who sells everything that goes
into a complete air-conditioning sys-
tem-furnace, burner unit, filters,
blowers, ducts, even. If you want true
air-cooling. coils for refrigerating the
air
The system which this maker has
on the market does not stress the use
of cooling coils. however BY drawing
in outside air after sundown and fore
ing it through the system, and by cir
culating air through the cool basement
during the day, they say satisfactory
degree of cooling is effected. The
heat retained by the walls during the
day is quickly absorbed by the cool
evening air and comfortable sleeping
temperature Is assured.
The heating system is designed to
burn heavy grade Of fuel oil because
this grade is low in price yet contains
large number Of heat units per gal
lon. There is also an extra heating
surface below the CRATE which contains
three times as much heating surface
as the firebox itself. It may be hard
to think Of warm, moist air being well
come, at this time Of year, but a real
air-conditioning system lays much
stress on winter comfort-more. even,
than summer, for our winter season
lasts longer than our summer. except
in the far South.
Anyway. these are the things you
want to discuss carefully. with all the
prices and possibilities spread out be-
fore you. Air conditioning Is not q
magic word meaning the same thing
to everybody; you have to get your
| own definition settled In your mind be-
fore YOU can talk about what you
want for your house and talk intelli-
gently.
CLIPPING in the bathtub Is only
~ one ahead Of slipping in the show
er. when it comes to accidents. Fol-
as YOU stand beneath the tingline
spray you may forget your footwork
and that is disastrous-unless your
shower has a non-skid receptor at Its
base.
Of course. a good way to guard
against trouble is to build them that
way in the first place. Precast re-
ceptors which can be quickly and
easily installed are available today fol
all types of shower Enclosures, tile
glass, marble or tile substitutes. The
one we have in mind eliminates old
fashioned and unsanitary lead pans
for carrying of the water It has 9
removable chromium plated strainel
in the center of the strainer and thu
floor Of the receptor slopes toward il
so that all water runs toward the cen.
ter. The corners of the receptors art
rounded, which makes cleaning easier
I The surface of this receptor II
smooth and comfortable to the feet
but textured enough 50 that you won,
slip easily. The material differs with
the type of shower it is destined for
For terrazzo, white Portland cemen'
with black and white marble chips
polished to a smooth surface, is sug.
gested. For precast stone of variou.
types the cement is mixed with
crushed stone aggregate.
No matter what material they art
made OF, the receptors are perfectl,
leak-proof. for they are made in stee
moulds reinforced with rods and gal.
vanized wire mesh. They range ir
price from $12 to s34, depending or
material and the size.
Evening star., 1938-07-23

in the banks has been made since last
November.
AT the end Of last June tho COM
bined assets OF the banks stood at ap-
proximately s265, 900. an increase
Of about $69, ,ooo,o 900 during the previ-
GUS year"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-30
DRIVER FINED, LOSES LICENSE
 AFTER WRECK
Roderick Sutherland Sen fenced for Reckless Driv-
 ing Woman in Hospital

Mrs. Robert Kanvidan is in St Ann's Hospital suffering from cuts and bruises and Roderick Suther- land, 26, was fined $100 and given a 30-day suspended jail sentence along with having his drivers li- cense revoked in City Magistrate's Court this morning as the result of an auto accident near the Alaska Juneau last night.
 Sutherland was driving the car of Dan Stanworth, it was brought out in police court, and went off the street, tearing out about 75 feet of A. J. fence just beyond the mine office. The car was demol- ished. He was brought into police court this morning on a charge of reckless driving. Sutherland said he was slowing down but failed to make the turn in the street at that point Several other persons were in the machine but only Mrs Kanvidan suffered injury sufficient to confine her to the hospital, it is reported.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-30
TWENTY-THREE
 ARRIVE WITH
 s. s. BARAN0F

The steamer Baranof arrived in Juneau this morning from Seattle, bound to the Westward, and left 23 passengers here, 21 from Seattle and two from Ketchikan.
 From Seattle-Lee Aker, Jr., P. c. Aksdal, Otto Augustine, Ethan Brines. Helen G. Clark, James w. Cunningham, George H Crowley, Mrs. Caroline Garster, Mrs. L. N. Gould. Leslie Gould, George G. Greenswalt, Mrs. George c. Greens walt, Roswell J. Hanson, A. B. Hayes. Mrs. A. B. Hayes, Mrs. Oscar F. Johnson, Al Monsen, Rose M. Palmer Art Perainen, w. c. Star ling, Don Doddi.
 From Ketchikan-Mrs. G. Sul- livan and David Waggoner.
 Leaving for Seward from Juneau were J. $. Huntington, S. D. Harris, Carl Wuri, c. R. Christopherson, II. Skinner, Phil Lund and w. E. Lucas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-30
KEN CROSS TO
 BE ON DENIAL
Wellknown Story Teller, Baritone, to Direct AL
 aska Cruise Party

T~rnneth A. Cross. sportatlon Tow's noted baritone and story 'cre~ has been appointed director fer the Arctic cruise of the Alaska camship Company's liner Denah, VT ch is posted to sail from Seattle kugust 16.
 Cross will sing old-time ballads and the latest hits of Broadway revealed that he has new crop CT stories even his associates in i,n seattle ticket office of the AL arFa Steamship Company have not leard.
 The voyage of the Denali will l Aown as the 1888 Arctic Ad- vc,tuve Cruise Cross was master of corr monies on the Alaska Steam ehp Company's original Arctic SC in 1894, as well as on several Cf he company's Alaska Christmas cruises. As travelling passenger 9"cnt, he rounds up eXcursionists in various parts of the country and then entertains them during al loat two of the steamship com pany's annual cruises.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-30
DICK TROAST HAS
 BIRTHDAY TODAY

Cake, ice cream, and all the trim mings, served out-of-doors, added to the celebration of the tenth birthday today of Dickie Troast, son of MT. and Mrs. N. Lester Troast.
 Following the birthday feast" at the Troast residence on Distin Ave nue the guests attended a movie matinee. Assisting Mrs. Troast with the affair today was her sister, Mrs. F. L. Biggs.
 Guests for the occasion include Donald and Rodney Williams, Rich ard Riggs, Charles Mehlman, Sonny George, Robert Hancock, Marcus Russell, Don Johnson, Sandy Hol- don, Billy Dalton, and Jimmy and Lester Troast Jr
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-07-30
16 co ME HERE; ELEVEN 90 OUT
 ABOARD ALASKA

xteen passengers arrived in Ju- ncau and eleven sailed when the s amer Alaska docked from Seattle las night and sailed for Skagway 2 o'clock this morning.
 From Seattle, passengers were IetoIt Goudge, Daniel Ross, Ralph { .Chisle. B. Dalby, Donald Oechisle, (, Prize. M. Johnson.
 Prem Southeast Alaska-F. Hall ford, A. c. Black, E. J. Grinnell, V Lucas, J. s. Jeffrey, Mrs Jef- ne. k. Raatikainen, I A. That cher. c. L. Wildes.
 ;a.ling for Skagway were - E. Iasacns. Viva Franklin, Marge Mur- hs F. L. Fiske. A. Bingham, N. L. 1rtast, Phillip Pullen, J. w. Par a.4ls, N. H. Mackay.
 Fer Haines-A. Simonds, A. Free nan.