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Evening star., 1940-02-18
Iron Lung Fails
:.
10 Save Life
Of briide.to-be
t> n
Young Baltimore
Woman Dies Despite
Device From D. G.

Miss Dorothy Thater, attractive
22-year-old bride-to-be, died In q
Baltimore hospital yesterday, few
hours after an iron lung was rushed
to her bedside from Washington.
Death from paralysis of the lungs
came at 4:10 pm, as the stricken
girls mother. her brother and
Joseph Vittick. who had given her
an engagement ring two days be-
fore, waited in an adjoining room.
Until the end. physicians had be-
lieved Miss Thater had a chance
to live, a chance given her by the
tireless efforts Of police and fire.
men who had administered artifi-
cial respiration until the iron lung
arrived.
Miss Thater was unwrapping gifts
at her birthday party Thursday
when she collapsed with cerebral
hemcrrhage and later developed
lung paralysis.
When her lungs ceased to function
Friday afternoon, Baltimore firemen
and police. working in 15-minute
shifts. kept her alive while doctors
sought an iron lung. The only iron
lung In Baltimore. a stationary one
at Johns Hopkins Hospital, was
In use.
Chrildren's Hospital here was
notified of the case YESTERDAY morn
ing and Immediately loaded a
portable iron lung aboard a truck
and sent it on to Baltimore behind
a police escort.
Metropolitan motorcycle police
conveyed the truck to the District
line where it was met by Maryland
State police. John j. Anderson,
chief engineer at Children's Hos
pital, accompanied the apparatus.
Arriving at st. Joseph's Hospital
at 1l:50 am, the lung was ready
for use at 1905, after a few minutes
delay was caused by changing the
size of the collar from medium to
small.
Doctors had warned that a halt
In Miss Thater's breathing for even
few seconds would prove fatal, but
the transfer. to the respiratory ap-
paratus was accomplished without
harm.
Earlier, DR.. William r. Geraghty
had operated to remove the pressure
from Miss Thater's brain.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
John Kelley, Sphinx Of the Treasury, Retires

John Kelley, who had served as
confidential aid to Secretaries
Of the Treasury for the past 33
years with a courtesy and silence
that were traditional among
newspapermen, laid aside his
tasks yesterday.
just past the automatic re-
tirement age Of 70. Mr.. Kieiey
was to have remained In the
Treasury for two years more ny
reason Of the infrequently-issued
Presidential orders. but his physi-
clan advised against 1t despite the
fact that Mr.. Kieley had never
had D day Of sick leave in his en-
tire Government c1reer.
Mr.. Kieley entered the Treasury
q IN 9110o stenographer when
Theodore Roosevalt was pred-
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Thomas Circle Job
To Be Finished April |,
If Weather Is Good
Hard Winter and Lubor
Troubles Put Underposs
Work Behind Schedule

If the weather has a heart, the
Thomas Circle vehicular underpass
should be completed by April /, en-
gineers on the Job estimated yester-
day,
Already the project is more than
two months behind schedule, but the
engineers pointed out the hard win
ter Washington has experienced as
one factor in the delay and labor
troubles as another.
For the last two weeks little prog
ress has been made because of the
hard-frozen surface of the dugup
area. Under the benign sun of the
last two days, however, rapid prog
ress has been resumed.
With all the rough grading fin
ished. the present work is almost
entirely paving. The tunnel, which
dives under Massachusetts, avenue
for a distance Of AIS feet, was de-
scribed as IS per cent completed.
This underpass is being paved.
On the surface. paving also is go
IN gforward over muck Immediately
around the circle Paving the ap-
proaches has been about completed.
The surface work should be COM
pleted within three weeks said an
engineer, but, of course, this de-
pends on the weather. If we have
another snow or hard freeze, it
Will delay the work. It's virtually
impossible to carry on the surfacine
operations when the ground is frozen
hard"
Already the project is taking final
shape. The descending walls of the
approach to the tunnel are finished
and the roadway through the under
pass is graded
II the weather holds up. paving
the approaches should be a matter
o. 8 week orslo days, the construc-
uon engineer said.
While the area about the circle
sun is chaotic-a mass of mud and
tortuous temporary traffic lanes and
pedestrian walks-it soon will be
solid and smooth, with a parkway
about the statue of Gen. Thomas.
The four rare Campderdown elms
which stood about the statute in
the old circle and were removed
temporarily, as the bronze of the
civil War general was. are thriving
In their re-planted state. the en-
glneers reported.
With width of 54 feet. the
underpass will provide space for
two lanes of traffic each way and
Will be by far the most ambitious
trafhc project of its kind the CAM
tai has had. East-west traffic also
may pass over the surface. A num-
Der Of traffic islands-also affordinp
refuge to pedestrians crossing the
clrcle-will route cars in and out
OF the eight street intersections
which form the spokes of the wheel.
The project was started early in
January, 1889, and was scheduled
to be completed in December. !.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Engineer Sworn In
To Study Feasibility
OF Natural Gas Use
Investigation to Begin
In Week, Continue
For Four Months

Frank p. Fisher, professional con-
sulting engineer from Detroit, was
sworn in by the Public Utilities
Commission yesterday to investi-
gate the feasibility of greater or
complete use Of natural gas by the
Washington Gas Light Co. in the
District.
Chairman Riley Elgen said the
study probably would begin in a
week and was expected to continue
for about four months.
The investigation was ordered by
the commission shortly after hear
ings last fall on the merger of
two suburban gas companies with
the local company.
At present, it was said, Washing
toms consumers are using IN garti-
flcial gas containing about 20 per
cent natural gas.
Mr.. Fisher, who conferred with
Mr.. Elgen yesterday at the District
Building, said Detroit, New Orleans
and Memphis are among the cities
now using natural gas completely
He said the average cost of chang
ing equipment to handle the nat
ural gas was about $3.50 per con-
sumer. At that rate, it would cost
more than s5O0,0O0 to make the
equipment change here. There are
about 10000 meters in the District
now. some 129. 900 of which are do
mestic. it was stated.
Mr.. Fisher. who has made similar
surveys in Detroit and Chicago. said
natural gas is not poisonous and
the danger of explosion is more
limited.
Natural gas, he added. has much
more concentration than the arti-
f1cial product. One cubic foot of
the natural will do the work of two
cubic feet of the artificial, he said.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
10 Beautiful Models Obscure
An Interview on Fashions
Ten Who Make the Audiences Gusp'
Stop OFF Here on Way to Florida

radio, and Rosanne Murray, the most
famous of the red-head models or
why boys leave home.
Mindful of a similar odyssey OF
beauty a couple of years ago-when
a plane load of models got to Florida,
then couldn't be persuaded to come
home-the thoughtful Miss Donner
has given every one round "trip
tickets and her blessing.
If they want to stay, they can
stay" she says. Il can't guarantee
that they won't find some friends
in Florida"
Schedules for bus, train and plane
to Miami Beach are available to one
and all. Rocket ship Is probably
the quickest.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Bids Are Requested
For Paving at School

Special Dispatch TO The star.
ROCKVILLE. Nd, Feb. l7.-Frank
I. Davis, supervisor Of school prop
erty, has asked bids on Andscaping,
paving and sidewalk construction ut
the Takoma Park Junior High
School and the Massachusetts, Ave-
nue. School.
Bids win be received Friday at 1
pm. at the ONCE Of the educational
board here.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
$158. .352 Is Collected
On D. G. Income Tox

Tax Assessor E. A. Dent announced
yesterday income tax collections
have reached total Of $l5s .3s2 with
the number Of personal returns
mounting steadily.
OF the total. he said. 81. 400 thus
far has been paid in on the per-
sonal income levy against $sS 30
from the corporation tax.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
comdr. DreIIer to Speok

Comdr. Louis Dreller, chief Of the
Electrical Design Section Of the
Navy's Bureau Of Engineering, win
address members Of the American
Institute Of Electrical Engineers on
Electricity in the United States
Navy" ct Sis pm. tomorrow in
the Potomac Electric 90. audi-
torium, Tenth and Z streets NV.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Union Services

ROCKVILLE, Md. Feb. II (Spe-
ciaD.-The Baptist. Christian, Meth
odist and Presbyterian Churches
OF Rockville will hold their weekly
union services in the Methodist
Church tomorrow night. The Rev.
John w. Rosenberger, pastor of the
Methodist Church, viii preach and
preside.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
Two Doctors to Speok

DR.. BENJAMIN Weininger of Chest
nut Lodge Sanitarium and DR..
Charles v. Akin of the Public Health
Service viii be the speakers at q
meeting Of the East Silver Spring
Elementary School Parent Teacher
Association tomorrow at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1940-02-18
BY ALFRED TOOMBS.

Ten good reasons-six blond, two
brunette and two red-haired-why
now is the time for all men to 60
to Florida stepped OF a plane at
the Washington Airport yesterday.
The ten are John Powers models,
bound for Miami Beach to make a
technicolor movie fashion short.
For the next week, they will flounce
around in the sunshine in spring
suits, garden party dresses and the
new skin-tight bathing suits. which
certainly will not make Florida un-
happy.
The 10 were especially chosen for
the job by Vyvyan Donner, fashion
expert, on the basis of their past
performances in style pictures.
These are the girls who made
the audiences gasp" she explained
to couple Of gasping reporters.
They are going to feature some
new spring colors, which arg Miss
sDonner's selection for Easter-scaH.
dal red. blue streak, yippee yellow,
foam green. blue haze and pink
mist After looking at her modes
for 10 minutes you see all th6se
colors. blinking on and OF like q
neon sign.
Who Cares About Fashions?
Miss Donner handed out the low
down on spring fashions, but there
were too many distractions, that Is,
the visibility-well. a man couldn't
be quite sure what she was say
ing.
1t sounded as if she was predict
ing that spring would bring a lot
of woolen suits. featuring pastel
shades and plaids, with hats, bags
and gloves to match the pastel
shades. There was also some men,
ton of long garden party dresses
and picture hats that just drip
with ribbons and flowers. Very
feminine.
The subject of afternoon dresses
made of uncrushable linens also
was mentioned and those present
distinctly heard Miss Donner say
something about one dress she had
that was so full of pleats that it
took good maid exactly three days
to press it.
There is no question at all that
Miss Donner brought up the bathing
suit problem. She said they are
going to be skin tight, made of cello
nese-which isn't cellophane, quite
and some were going to be sarong
models.
introducing
She said she thought her girls,
the blonds and the brunettes and the
red heads, looked nice in bathing
suits and wasn't it too bad that it
was so cold here. Three photogra-
pliers left at that point for the
Weather Bureau, carrying home
made bombs.
The models included Georgia Car
roll. whose face is on this years
Red Cross poster and who is dated
up for two months in advance, and,
please don't block the aisles; Blanche
lie Clair. Texas blond, who is Miss
Television and, besides everything
else, can sing; Marion Rosamond,
who is Miss Boston, Miss Greater
Boston and Miss New England and
in another Is minutes would have
been, Miss Washington Airport; Nina
McDougald, who was the artists
favorite last year; Claire McQuillen,
said to have the best bathing suit
figure in the world and assigned to
do justice to one of those skin-tight
jobs; Lillian Eggers and 10 Hide
brandt, who can swish through the
room IN an evening gown like q
couple of floating clouds: Ruth STAR
rett, one of the busiest models in
the country and swell for anything
from tooth paste to you-know-
whats; Elaine Bassett, who Is on the
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19

stand or fail or It's OWE merits
+ a man has something good 10
sell cr some service thai tnorc j,
4 demand for advert i"~ viii
rcmind The public OF il or hin
when i has need Of that produc.
o. service.
If thcrc WAS no uecln advcrtis-
ny in the newspapers how is if
hat they are chock full of ads
from the big houses that insist
On one dollars worth Of service
for every 100 cents they spend?
If Advertising in newspapers
and by means Of printed matter
is uproductivc Of results why is
it that large mail order houses
waste" hundreds Of thousands
If dollars on Mcdowell county
each year?
The truth Of the matter is that
advertising does pay great pro
ITS and if properly done is about
he best investment any business
that has a worthy product or a
service to sell to the public can
make. r
The novel idea that an adj in
he local paper now and then is
4 sort Of civic duty or form of
,harity makes printers weep and
Dig-time business men laugh
md 90 after business in that
locality-and usually get some
Of it, enough anyway to double
the size Of their plant and sales
force in a couple of years.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
Distinguished Visitor

Mr.. luther F.. Sharpe. a re-
preventative Of the Board of
National Missions of the Presby-
terrain church, in the United
States Of America, who lives in
New York city, visited the Pres
bvterian church in the city on
Thursday evening. From here he
went to Kimball to call on DIR.
r. P. Johnson and the officials of
that church. Mr.. Sharpe is a very
outstanding Christian gentle
man highly respected and very
efficient.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19

24th at six O'Clock 2. m. PreSI-
dent urges that all members be
present TO make plans for the in
coming rally.
A special church conference
was held Sunday.
Prof. Prunty WorShipped at
the morning services Sunday.
Personals
Mrs. Matthew Hogan was
visiting in Williamson Sunday.
Mrs. William Kelley and Mrs.
George Washington visited the
formers son, who is a patient
in Stevens clinic.
Mrs. Mary Christian is visit
ing her granddaughter, Mrs.
Reese, who is i'll at her home in
Lake Superior, w. Va.
Miss Lille Thomas is visiting
in Martinsville, Va.
Mr.. Margaret trawIey visited
her parents in Elkhorn Saturday.
Mr.. Lewis Austin had a pat of
his left thumb amputated at
Stevens clinic due to a mine in
jury sustained Saturday.
Mr.. Ilampton Ward has re-
turned to his home from after
two weeks illness of pneumonia
Mr.. Willie Lee of Jaeger, was
visiting his sister, Mrs. Alfonso
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19

The Mcdowell school was
broken into last week an electric
hot plate, oven and food was
stolen.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
NET'S PRII'F'S
FROM LANDGRAFF-
Margaret Crawley, Reporter

The fourth Sunday in January
vii be observed as Youth Day 50
Scrviccs vi! be held throughout
the day beginning with Sunday
school at ten o'clock in the morn
ing, and closing with evening
worship At tx o'cuock. At three
O'Clock. p. M, :akcr from
Philadelphia will make an adj
dress to I'll youth. The pastor.
Rev. Palmer. urges that ali
Juniors ana friends turn out that
day We would like to have al
least two hundred in attendance.
The pastor and Junior choir
will serve at the Baptist church
IN Northfort also that day at
HOO a. m.
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Outlook for Peace

The world outlook for peace
IS just as dark as ever this week.
Apparently most of the acts of
war are being carried on by the
Russians and Germans with
the allies on the defensive.
Tiny Finland continues its
astounding successes against
Joe Stains boys. Latest develop
seems to be Stalin's calling his
officers home for trial-and pro-
bable 'liquidation." The net re-
suit SO far is to make the mighty
ARMY of the Communists lose
considerable face Lately. 1t was
feared by all the world when it
was an unknown factor and now
that the half-pint army of tiny
Finland has time and again cut
whole divisions of Red troops to
pieces the world no longer thinks
the Communists capable of fight
ing against any real resistance.
OF course Stain knows this and
how he must stew and boil with
rage that he had been foolish
enough TO let Hitler SNOW him
the way. There is every reason
20 believe Communism is near
the end of the trail. that the
vast masses of the Russian Deo-
pic viii rise and smash down
the Red government.
In Europe the war has never
really hegan-yct. Both France
and England are capable OF real
lighting with their backs against
the wall. worthy foes Of anyone.
Germany with the military art
peculiar - that nation has an
army that is not to be treated
lightly. but it is handicapped in
that the soldiers nave been, told
so often that thew we're invinci-
bic in battle they believe it-and
arc liable 10 so all to pieces at
the first minor set back.
Roth TTr-D,-or nrJ I, ..-..-.
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WIDELY KNOWN WOMAN
OF WELCH DIES THUR

Mrs. Molly Julia Ann billiard,
a. co!ored, Of Weclh, dio3 at her
nome Thursday morning at
80 following a short Hines.
The aged woman was widc,v.
koW Throughout this section hav-
ing taken an active part in
church affairs and serving in
many official capacities both at
WEIGH and III the east Tennessee
conference. ......
Funeral services vii be held
Sunday at the Court street NE
church and burial will be in the
Roderiield cemetery.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19

Inc Queen Ester Ci-cle nc.
Wednesday evening, Januar,
tenth, in The church. Business OF
interest vas transacted. There
we're eight members presetn, the
next meeting will De held on jar.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19
lIEHS NOTES
FROM WORTH

The funeral of Mr.. Eubanks of
Ashland, was preached Sunday
afternoon at GalilccBaptist CHI,
Dy Rev, r. II. McKoy.
Three young men Of the com
munity were arrested for enter
ny the home of Mr.. Manuel Jack
son Of Arlington, and stealing
his trunk and burning it. They
Ilso stole two pistols.
The Mcdowell school was
broken into last week; an electric
hot plate, oven and food was
stolen.
Miss Adams, Director of the
III club work, will visit the
school this week to check on the
work being done by club men,
bcrs. She will also organize the
women Of the community.
The tests sent out by the
State department of Education
are being given in the schools
this week. Only arithmetic tests
were received, others will be
given later.
Mrs. Nina Thompson, teacher
in the Elkhorn elementary
school, represented Mcdowell
county Sunday afternoon on the
PTA program of the Congress
If Negro Parents and teachers of
The state broadcast over station
Wits. S h G read Rock Me to
Sleep, and The Answer. 1t was
very effectively done,
Services at Calilee Baptisl
church Sunday. Sunday schoo.
, at 9:15, A. NJ, Deacon EHie bud
ley, superintendent, presiding
Preaching at 100, Rev. r. II.
MckoY pastor, in charge; Pas
tors aid NEE. 1t 600 pm. anC!
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19

The Seven Seals will be preach
ed the first Sunday in February.
sponsored by the Sunshine Bard
of the church.
The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1940-01-19


Mesrs. Hazard, Flippen and
Johnson, as well as Mr.. James
Mills, accompanied the basket
ball team to Charleston on Sat
urday. The Conley team played
the Boyd Junior high team.
Mrs. Savolia IL. Lewis was the
recent guest of her sister, Mrs.
Lucille Love, at Maben.
Mrs. Josephine C.. Booker
visited her mother in Bluefeld
over the weekend.
Mrs. Mable Warren, prophet
ress of Meble's Beauty Salon,
was attending to legal affairs in
town Friday
The Faculty if Conley high
will conduct reading clinic"
in the near future.
Coach George Scott Of Mount
Hope and his "basketeers were
i'll town Friday.
Jokes
A woman driver is like chart
ty-her left hand never knows
what her right hand does.
The big chain stores and the
Dig chain banks, have come to
bless our lives and | don't care
what else they chain, if they'll
only chain our wives.
False friends are like our
shadow, keeping close to us while
we walk in the sunshine, but
leaving us the instant we walk
in the shade.
First Actor-When l die I'll
bust in the Hall of Shame.
Second Actor-No, you mean
your bust in the Hall of Fame.
Married life is like game of
checkers. For you're always
the move and your wife is always
jumping you. w n II you think
you're king she crowns you.
and the first thing you know
shes got you cornered, and you
are done 80
a. -. ca.
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Why AdvsrtiseI

the ratil field can be found wht
apparently believe that adver
Using In their local paper eithe
unproduct1ve Of results or other
wise not worth the effort o
preparing copy and the small
outlay Of money the printer ask:
ION space It occupies.
The ANAL town newspaper j.
perhaps as good a medium fol
advertising as can be found any
where. This is because it reaches
the very people who are the
customers Of local busine SOS.
Whether or not advertiSino
pays IN Mcdowell COUNTY can J..
understood by the most ahtu-s
when he thinks Of the truck
loads Of catalogs that the big
NATL order houses send her,
each year. These catologs cost
over dollar apiece to produce,
and one Of them can be found in
D minutes In any town or cam
In Mcdowell county. There arc
Tour big editions sent here each
year and multitude Of sale"
catalogues. There Is no way to
estimate how much money mail
order houses and other out-of-
county businesses spend here for
advertising, but it is reasonable
to place the figure in the upper
bank Of five figures.
These big mail order houses
KNOW what they are doing and
they know advertising-and if
they Go not realize a handsome
profit on every dime spent in a
locality 10 the form Of catalogs,
end othar advertising, they will
not send more at q loss. Instead
these satalogs nave flooded the
county from tine to time since
we eGA remember-thus we can
nafsly say advertising DOES
Pay most handsomely.
Outside money does not come
hare to 80 into the local banks.
hastaad outside printed advertise
hS takes money out. county
nlsaey streaming into the tills
or mail order houses in far cities
b nothing more than diverted
money from the local businesses.
Eoney spent locally where it is
earned goes TO build up the town
and Veinaty. Money sent out to
mail order houses builds w
giant establishments in large
cities. and dries up local enter
prfses. J,.G
The local enterprises often be
moan the volume Of business
mail order houses take cut of
their territory and Go nothing
about It. Sometimes the printer
gets an "ad" or two and the adj
vertiser sits back and watches
Tor results. A single advertise
nneat has but irtle pulling power
ez-a SEo GaTeGui veIess of adyer-
&E2s2 bsf&g cumulative - that
u slowly builds up trade, the
advertiser noting little results
frozn tise "test adj" frequently
srr1TsG AZ the mistaken conciu-
k1oe thaS the local newspaper is
not q good advertising medium
ena ceases wasting" money on
u and wReR the printer comes
SAA ESeKs more business puts
"A t-ANd oleountS mis- arguments
70 GSfs tales talk. In a couple
"a yearE the non-advertisinp
oalA2Tse6j frequently finds that
az customers are composed of
tAosS who are personal friends
- tia owner, etc, and that be
SSSSS Of fla small volume Of
h-HAas b forced to sell at higher
Fzscs to make any profit at all.
a large per eentage Of stores
th&A have family trade" and
sppArenhy are kept going tc
enable the owner to get stuff at
Wholesale prices for his family
end friends are non-advertiscvs
Advertising, TO have any use
q All YnnSk ha copEir,,oI o..,..