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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11

Election Of officers, including
Mrs. Edwin Yoder as president
and an address by DR.. Leland E.
Powers. newly appointed city
health director. marked the annual
meeting Tuesday of the Tacoma
Public Health Nursing association,
at the Y. W. c. A.
DR.. Powers. who came to Ia
coma a few weeks ago from Port
Angeles, told the group he had
heard Of their work while he was
in the east as far back as 1896.
He complimented the association
and pledged cooperation of his de-
partment. DR.. Powers said the
Tacoma association was held ma
tionally as a model of efficiency in
the extent of its service and in its
low per capita cost. He stressed
the Importance of a public health
program in any community.
Miss Grace Coffman, director of
public health nurses, gave her an
nual report covering not only the
scope of work accomplished by her
staff during the past year but
outlining the program over the
past 10 years.
Officers and general board for
the coming year elected as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Edwin
Yoder; first vice-president, Mrs.
John Goldsbury; second vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. Homer T. Clay; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Byron D.
Scott; recording secretary, Mrs.
C. E. Mcintyre; treasurer, David
Tuell; chairman, nursing commit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11
YOUNG DEMOS
ELECT DOWNS

Pierce county's Young Demo-
Gratis elected Jay Finley Downs
Tuesday evening to succeed At
torney Frank Hale, who resigned
presidency of the organization be-
cause of pressing private business.
More than so members of the
club, electing their 1910 leaders
at meeting in Emerson hall on
Broadway. marked out an organi-
rational program aimed at 1000
new members in the next three
months.
Others elected were Constance
Langstaff, secretary; Mary from
bley, treasurer, and Evan McCord,
organizer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11
Holmes Eastwood
NOU Back on Job

Public Safety Commissioner
Holmes Eastwood, confined to his
home during the past week with
an attack of intestinal flu. had
recovered sufficiently Wednesday
to return to his office in the public
safety building.
Eastwood said he felt weak and
wabbly" and would take it easy
for . few days"
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Powell Clay, Ed Dahl, Lyle La
throp and Sig Kittleson and State
Patrolman Joe Sladek rushed to
the scene.
First aid was not required, as
Harrison had freed himself from
his parachute and had trudged
through the woods to where his
plane was down.
ASKS CUP OF COFFEE
AS neighbors rushed to the
scene. attracted by the noise of
the terrific impact, Lieut.. Hardi-
son greeted them with:
II could sure go for a cup of
Coffee"
The plane crashed but 80 feet
from the small home occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pore.
Mrs. Pore, who was alone at the
time of the mishap, said she heard
funny noise"
IT went outside" Mrs. Pore, an
elderly woman, related, land the
next thing l knew l was lodging
branches and twigs from trees"
The branches had been sent
hurting into the air by the plane.
RELATES EXPERIENCE
Several splinters of wood from
trees were imbedded in framework
of the Pore residence.
Lieut.. Harrison explained he
was making his regular morning
reconnaissance" flight at the time
of the near-tragedy.
81 was headed east" he said.
II was at an altitude of $500 feet
-. The motor began to act funny
-. / Investigated and discovered
ice had formed on the carburetor.
Then l ran into clouds
tried to force gas into the motor
and the next thing 1 remember
the motor died.
II began circling around, head
ing west, figuring I could get out
of the clouds and hoping the motor
would kick on
II lost control of the ship and
it went into spin came out
of the clouds and discovered l was
but 1000 feet above ground 8.
Then ! took to my parachute"
the pilot continued, in a calm man.
ner. II cleared the plane when
l was but 700 feet up =.
My heart was in my throat
had reached the level of the
trees and had not yet felt the
jerk of the parachute, which indi-
Gates it has opened and taken
hold
STAYS BY SHIP
Il didn't feel that jerk until I
was about 10 feet off the ground
e. Next thing, my feet touched
good old mother earth and / fell
down
Boy, was I lucky Just a
slightly sprained ankle
Lieut.. Harrison, after freeing
himself from his parachute, went
TO his demolished plane. which
was but a distance of about 200
feet away.
He remained at the wreckage to
keep souvenir hunters away. He
was later relieved by army
authorities and the plane was
placed under guard Of military
police and deputy sheriffs.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11
Money and Watch
Stolen bv Thief

After removing glass from a
kitchen door, thief entered the
home of J. McClintock at 1902 So.
Washington st. Tuesday afternoon.
McClintoek said the prowler took
a yellow gold watch and chain that
belonged to him, as well as $40
in currency, that belonged to AL
Rand, a guest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11
Modernizing City Charter
Studied by Special Group

Further study Of ways TO stimu-
late undermining of the city charter
along lines proposed last December
by Mayor Kaufman were being
discussed Wednesday at meeting
Of the special committee which
grew out of the mayors private
dinner party.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11
Fishermen Meet
Thursday Night

Tacoma Local No. 1. United
Fishermen's Union of the Pacific
will hold its semi-monthly meet
ing at 7:30 p. m. Thursday in
Slovenian hall, Old Tacoma, it is
announced by Anthony F. Vlaho-
vich, agent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11
.LIGGETT DUE
. ON WEDNESDAY
Moving Troops Real
Job; Ships Sail
on Saturday

FORT LEWIS - Any housewife
and her husband who have had
the job Of moving their household
from one home to another may
appreciate just a little of the job
that Is confronting the officers
and men of the Third division.
Any unofficial reference to this
business Of uprooting a nice, quiet
peace-time division from a we'll
organized, permanently established
army post, is accompanied by
bits Of colorful army-let's call it
slang.
Iggett Due Wednesday
However, staff officers admit 1t
il excellent experience and just
what the army needs. Particularly
interesting is the cooperation with
the navy.
All but one of the five army
transports involved in the move
ment Of 5000 troops and their
fighting equipment from the ports
of Tacoma and Olympia next Sat-
urday are now In port. The trans
port Hunter Liggett radioed time
OF arrival at the Port Of Tacoma
as s p. m. Wednesday.
Two In Olympia
The st. Mihiel and Leonard
Wood are In port at Tacoma; the
Baranof and Chateau Thierry at
Olympia. Schedules call for de-
parture of the Baranof and Cha
teau Thierry from Olympia at noon
Saturday; the three other troop
ships from Port Of Tacoma at 4
p. m. Saturday.
Third division staff officers said
that 1t is planned to have the divi-
sion band on deck to play fare
well music as the transports leave
Tacoma harbor on the mission Of
attack on the California coast
next week.
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Robinson Resigns
Job in PuyaHllp
Chamber Secretary Eight Years;
Mrs. Ernestine York L. Dead

kUxA1AUR--Afte more than
eight years service a. secretary Of
the Chamber Of Commerce. Dana
+. Robinson submitted his resigna-
don to the new board Of directors
1t their first meeting Of the year.
X y effective Feb. !.
Robinson became secretary Of
TIE chamber IN 1881 devotine only
part Of his time to the work. He
has been active in civic affairs for
many years. helped lay out the
Linden Golf course. was one of the
organisers Of the Elks lodge here
and still b secretary and manager.
Roblnson's plans for the future
have not been announced. except
that he expects to engage in an
entirely different lire of business
after Feb. /.
New Chnznber Committees
At the Tuesday luncheon of the
Chamber Of Commerce President
n. =. spear announced committee
assignments for the year. On the
membership, finance and budget
committee Newell Hunt is chair
man. to work with Fred DeBon,
Conley Stone, A. H. Mason. c. o.
Gregory. Dr.. Norman Connolly, H.
y. Anderson. Tom Montgomery
and Emmett Krefting. Ralph Fitx-
simmons. C. p. Elliott. L. o. Elvins,
Frank Porter, william Sharp and
n. o. willen form the fellowship
committee. On the program COM
miftee ara DR.. r. L. Scheyer.
chairman for the first six months.
and Tom Montgomery. last half
year. Working with them will be
James Blair, John King, John
Reynolds. Frank Dwight, and r.
ID. Campbell.
Other appointments are Floyd
johnson. Fred Fisher, DR.. c. H.
Aylen. c. e. Ritchie. Stanley
johnson. Burr Gregory. r. N. Nc
carthy and Paul wrigley. music;
Streator Beall, Joe Pohlman. J. NJ.
Jones. c. o. Gregory and Frank
Manning. industrial development;
Leslie Jochimsen. w. S. Colman.
Percy Rowley. DIR. J. w. Kalkus,
Paul Hanawalt, r. N. Mccarthy.
Emmett Krefting, Harold Larson.
Chester Hogan, H. r. Cronen, Dick
Puariea. Ralph Forbes, Leslie
Jochimsen and Conley Stone, daft
fodil festival: A. 4. Bartel, Robert
Campbell. George Gilbert. George
Edgerton. Steve Gray and Carl
Cerstmann, roads and highways:
Walter Vary, Fred Griffiths and
Or. w. n. Karshner. flood control;
Ralph Forbes, Paul Hanawalt, !
Frank Porter and DIR. Carl
Gcheyer. farm labor camp, and p.
8. Dickey. DR.. Carl Scheyer. s. A.
gtoner, A. G. Gross, Frank Man
ming and Clyde Gregory. health
and safety.
A special committee to obtain
. new secretary for the chamber
includes r. N. Mccarthy, l.. o. FL
wins. r.. d. Campbell and A. H.
Mason.
For the program Tuesday Heine
Wick Of Seattle showed moving
pictures Of oil development.
Christss. Church Elects
Elders. deacons. deaconesses and
Z church board were elected at the
annual session Of the First Chris
fian church congregation. held
following dinner at the church
Tuesday evening.
Charles Ross. who has . life
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11

Mrs. Ernestine l.. York, IS, died
Tuesday at a private home. She
was the widow of Warren L. York
and had been a resident of Puyal-
lup and vicinity for 20 years. COM
ing from Montana.
Surviving are one son, William
d. York, Of this city, and daugh-
ter, Mrs, Grace Warmbrod, OF
kalispel, Mont; six grandchildren
and nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
Hills funeral home Saturday at
1880, with Rev. George Harlow
officiating. Burial will be in
Woodbine cemetery.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11

Joint Installation

Puyallup tribe No. 55. Indepen-
dent Order Of Red Men. and WI
mona council No. Is, Order of Poca-
hontas. will hold joint installation
ceremonies at Red mems hall Fri
day evening at 1880.
William Wischemann. past great
sachem of the state of Washing
ton. will raise the chiefs for the
tribe. Mrs. F. w. Carey, deputy
great Pocahontas. assisted by Mrs.
w. M. Buckmaster, senior past
chief. viii act in like capacity for
the council. Mrs. Cecil Law will
be in charge of the program. Re-
freshments win be served by Mes
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11

term ss elder. was reaffirmed
Other elders elected were Thomas
Penhale. Harry Grcengrass. Archie
Anderson and W. II. Scott. Dea-
cons are Leroy DeBolt, Roy An
derson, Ralph welcker, Harry
Humiston. Ira D. Cunning, Floyd
johnson. William Gunder. Frank
Smith, Harold Scott, Cyril Law,
Rufus Fairbanks and Byron De-
Bolt Deaconesses include Mes
danes Frank Smith. d. odgers,
l. Wink. A. Pearson, Otis Lyon,
Ralph welcker. Harry Humiston,
Harry Greengrass, L. Workman.
Leroy DeBolt, C. 4. Law, N.
Eaton, Ira Cunning. Roy Robbins
and Harry Armbrust.
Greengrass. Leroy DeBolt and
Anderson were named trustees.
The official board is made up OF
Penhale. clerk: Anderson, trea-
surer, and Mrs. Frank Smith,
financial secretary. Miss Florence
was chosen Sunday school superin-
tendent; Howard HUMPHREYS. SUM-
day school treasurer; Mrs. Bert
Martin. cradle roll superintendent:
Mrs. Byron DeBolt. head of the be-
ginners' department. and Miss
Vera Mae Law, supervisor of pri-
mary students.
The congregation voted to re-
decorate the interior of the church
auditorium. Greengrass and Ralph
Welcker were appointed to get
bids. The plan will be further
discussed at the Mems Brother
hood meeting Friday night. Rev.
Give Taylor, the pastor, stated
that the year 1899 showed in
creases In all departments.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11


Laura Hurst and Teckla Gustaf-
son.
Staatx Elected
Stockholders Of the Western
Washington Fair association Mon
day elected Stanley Staatz TO
place on the board Of directors,
replacing Dwight Paulhamus, who
has left the valley. Staatz is a
Summer man and his election
gives Sumner the usual four board
members. Members of the board
whose terms expired and were
reelected were A. f. Bartel. ]. H.
Corliss, Robert Campbell and
Charles Schulz.
Officers elected following the
stockholders meeting were J. H.
Corliss, president: A. G. Gross,
vice president; A. e. BarteL secre-
tary-manager. and J. M. Jones,
treasurer. Bartel's annual report
showed an attendance figure for
the 1889 show of 254,764 and an
income of $175,1s7.70 for a profit
OF $50, e63.s7.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11
To Install Olympians

Melinda Soles tent No. rs,
Daughters of Union Veterans. has
been invited to put on installing
ceremonies for Mrs. Isaac Stevens
tent No. n of Olympia Friday
night. Mrs. Ralph Bradford Of
Melinda Soles, will be installing
officer. To make the trip are Mrs.
orrin Moore, Mrs. Myrtle Will
liams. Mrs. w. Il. Kinzie, Mrs.
John King. Mrs. George e. KEEP
hart. Miss Gladys Green, Mrs. l..
Witzel. Mrs. Julia Gardner and
Mrs. Bradford.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11

Elders. deacons. deaconesses and
Z church board were elected at the
annual session Of the First Chris
fian church congregation, held
following dinner at the church
Tuesday evening.
Charles Ross. who has = life
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11

Arts and Krafts club will hold
It's first meeting of the year Mon
day with Mrs. Paul Shafer of 1923
5th St. S.W.. hostess. A feature
of the program will be paper by
Mrs. Dana T. Robinson. Trans
portation. Yesterday and Tomor-
row."
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H ERE'S MORE ABOUT
WRECK OF AIRPLANE

TARTs ON PAGE ONE
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-11

Evergreen local No. 393, Farm
ers' union. will meet Friday night
at the North Puyallup gymnasium.
This win be a business and social
meeting, open to the public. There
viii be initiation of a group Of
new members. Speaker will be w.
Liebo OF Seattle, who will talk on
fertilizers.
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danes Ruby Wischemann, Irene
Smitt, Effie Jensen. May Bennett,
Laura Hurst and Teckla Gustaf-
SON
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-02

o. In the office Of The assistant
secretary n var. and returned
from command n Nichols field,
P. /. IN December. 1889.
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Sequim Is One Of
U. S. Healthy Spots

At Forks. on the Olympic PEN
insula. the average annual rain
fall is IL feet. Yet at Sequim
pronounced skwim), approx
mately 60 miles from Forks, the
average annual rainfall is II
inches and was 1903 inches in
1889.
Sequim and its surrounding ter
ritory is the driest spot on the
Pacific coast excepting some
places in southern California. At
Sequim Is. 000 acres are under ir-
rigstion and up to 10000 acres are
being prepared for irrigated farm
ing. Dairy cattle in the Sequim
ares produce the greatest proper
ton Of b~utterfat per COW Of any
section in the United States.
Sequim also is credited with being
one of the healthiest spots in the
United States.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-02
18th Bombardment Group
Transferred to McChord
Col. Williom H. Crom. Commander.
Has Had Colorful Army Career

Transfer Of the nth lombard
ment Group. GHQ air force. com
posed Of Headquarters 34th, sd
and a5th Bomhsrdment Sqsudrons,
from March Field. Cal. 20 neChord
field, the new Northwest army
airbase. located al Tacoma, is n
other in the steps Of the govern
ment to further strengthen the
air defense Of the u. S.
Coming to MeChord field with
the 18th Bombardment Group was
the seth Reconnaissance Squadron.
The transfer entailed moving 81
officers and SCI enlisted men from
the California base 10 McChord.
Commanding the 18th Bombard-
ment Group is Col. William II.
crom. an Air Corps officer who
has had an unusually colorful
career since his entrance into the
army in 1914. after graduating
from the University OF Florida.
Colorful Career
Col. Crom's military career be-
gan as a lieutenant Of the Philip
pine constabulary, when he at
tended the c~onstabulary academy
at Baguio. He WAS the honor
graduate of his class. After re-
ceiving honors. he was sent TO the
Sulu islands where he commanded
the Fourth Sulu company for
four years.
Entering the regular army in
Nov, 1916. as a I'd lieutenant of
infantry, Crom was assigned to
the sth Infantry at Fort Mckin-
ley, and later served with the 18th
and 31st Infantry on C%orregidor
island. Philippines. On outbreak
of the World war, he Vas a mem
Der of the AEF to Siberia as COM
handing officer of Company X,
31st Infantry; later serving as
commanding officer of the German
prison camp in Vladivostok and
then with troops guarding the
Chinese eastern railroad north TO
Nikolst.
Formed Flying School
Returning to the U. S. he trans
ferred to the Air Corps and at
tended flying school at March
field, later taking the observation
course at Fort Sill, Okla. and
attending the Artillery school at
that post. Ordered to duty at
Kelly field, San Antonio, Tex, he
helped form the advanced flying
school and served as director of
observation upon forming of that
school.
Col. Crom has served in the Of
flee of the chief OF the Air Corps
in Washington. with the Material
Division, at Wright Field, Dayton,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-02
Olympic Mounains
Discovered in l774

The Olympic mountains were
discovered by white men In 1774.
when the rowing Spanish sea cap
tain. Juan Perez, sighted them as
he sailed along the coast. He
named them Cerro De La Santa
Rosalia, but the name was not
destined TO last. Fourteen years
later the British captain. John
Near. named the highest peak
Mount Olympus.
These early explorers were con-
tent with only distant views OF the
mountains and IL was not until
1854 that anyone WA credited
with climbing Mount Olympus.
There was little reported explora-
tion OF this mountain wilderness
until after 1880, and even today
there are many places among the
rugged peaks never visited by
man.
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No small portion Of the gigantic
brtdge-building project, the con-
crete work was accomplished in
two parts-woodworth q Cornell
first constructed the monumental
shore-end anchors during the
period the lofty steel towers were
being erected. later returning their
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feet Of road In q single ~
hour shift.
And with less than 10000
linear feet of sidewalk In the
entire project, another record
was junked when 1000 feet
was laid In one day.
The bridge. within the approxi-
mate 5000 feet of its length, bears
a total Of 1000 tons OF steel
reinforced concrete paving.
Smaller and somewhat more
prosaic in comparison to the
whole, perhaps, were other in
tegral parts of the concrete work
done on the Tacoma Narrows
bridge by Woodwork & Cornell.
Construction Of the two all
concrete administration buildings
and the four-lane entry of the toll
plaza provides a pleasing note of
functional architecture.
or a more routine nature-al-
though vitality important. Of course
was construction OF the high
ways which serve the bridge at
either end.
Woodwork & Cornell. while not
necessarily breaking record.
paved the $500 feet of 40-foot-
wide highway on the east APP
proach inside of a week.
That segment lovers three
quarters of a mile within Tacoma's
limits, and is provided with COM
plete sewage and drainage
systems.
At the other end of the Tacoma
Narrows bridge, the oncer en-
tered a contract with the state
highway department directly for
grading and surfacing with
crushed rock, rs miles of arterial
roadway TO connect the west APP
proach with the Point Fosdick-Gig
Harbor highway.
Amateur statisticians can UNI
doubtedly find the wherewithal for
revealing analysis In the materials
used in the whole Tacoma Mar
rows bridge project as per Wood
worth & Cornell sub-contract
awarded by Pacific General
Columbia. general contractors for
the bridge:
Mixing and placing $4,000 cubic
yards Of concrete and excavating
l00. 900 cubic yards OF dirt.
In the course Of achievement,
Woodwork & Cornell used 1880
sacks of cement. 1000 cubic
yards of sand and gravel. and over
1000. 900 board feet Of local
lumber.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-07-02
WPA Workers Have
Hearty Appetites

YAkIMA-The average monthly
food consumption in six camps en-
ploying 400 WPA workers on the
Columbia river reservoir lake
clearance camps is $4,000 loaves
OF bread. $3.50 pies, IS tons of
beef. pa tons OF lard, $500 pounds
OF fish. 1850 pounds OF cheese.
5000 pounds OF butter. 800
pounds OF coffee and $500 gallons
OF canned milk.
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ments and TO conclude the remain
der OF the vast cement Job.
A classic example OF intricate
organization at It's best. the task
can be appreciated only in its
completion.
BY the geographical nature OF
the notwithstanding upon
both ends simultaneously an
army OF more than 100 expert con-
crete workmen was sy~nchronized
with a huge fleet Of trucks, mix
ers. scowloads OF gravel and sand
and like materials. the whole to fit
efficiently within the entire bridge
schedule.
Noteworthy Is the exterior
finish Of much Of the BRIDGES
cement work. Special lumber
was employed for the forms,
resulting In q modcrne decor
which combines horizontal
flutipg with the natural grain
81 wood. II IL the first such
finish seen In the Northwest.
The great and ~inscrutable con-
crete cable-anchors, which hold
the bridges stress at either end.
lend ponderous assurances OF safe
ty and endurance.
Each anchor weighs approx
mately $4,000 tonsl
To those colossal concrete
blocks-l70 feet long. 20 feet wide
and So feet thick-are made fast
the ends of the suspension cables.
Each contains roughly 10000
cubic yards Of prime concrete, and
each is so firmly imbedded as to
form a virtual part of the earth.
And when Woodwork & Cornell
returned TO the site to complete
their contract as the magnificent
project neared the date of dedica-
ton. existing records for concrete
construction - both quantity and
quality-went overheard.
Expert state highway engi-
eer have adiudged the Ia
coma Narrows bridge paving
20 he the smoothest In Wash
ington--a compliment Of sig
n~ificance.
Such an accomplishment Is at
tributed TO the mechanical vibra-
tors used to settle the concrete
thoroughly as 1t was placed. The
unusual mechanism was also used
for other portions of the work.
Paving of the bridge proper en-
tailed numerous fascinating fac
tors; there, too, new presidents
were established.
The main roadway is % feet
wide. II is thanked on both sides
by a five-foot pedestrian walk
way. The whole is $3.50 feet long.
For vehicles. the reinforced con-
crete is five and a half inches
thick: the sidewalks are half that.
The state speed record for
paving WAS more than doubled
when Woodwork & Cornell
placed slightly more than 600