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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15

the people know what it is all about and they
say, Hope you get him, and, Let him have
ont for me-"
But in the middle of the afternoon the In
spector drives around with bad news. Red
has done it again. He has been cornered
downtown and has shot his way out, and one
of the downtown cops has been hit. Red has
his dame with him and they have made
getaway in car and dumped it mile away
So there is no telling what kind of bus Red
will pick up next, or where he will try to get
through.
1t is the kind of news that makes it hard
for Dan to be courteous, and he is pretty grim
about the job until his relief shows up at
eight O clock He wishes them better luck, and
decides to stroll through the park to the bus
line instead of riding in the police car. He is
so mad and riled up about killers like Red
that he wants to cool off by thinking of sweet
and decent people like his mouse Kitty.
As it happens, it is perfect night for
thinking about Kitty, because there is
moon, and it is springlike, and frogs are
yapping in pool somewhere, and the trees
or the flowers or something give off
sweet smell that is terrific He
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15

Red and gets mellow and contented inside and
also little hungry. He wonders if it is too
late to drop in on Kitty and tell her he loves
her and raid her mother icebox.
He ambles along and comes down by Lovers
Grove near the lake. and stands there a
minute by the road. There is no one watching
him, so he goes overheard with sentimental
sigh: he puts so much into it that it almost
sends back an echo from across the lake.
There are about dozen cars parked in the
grove. and the moonlight is so bright he can
see the very spot. at the end of the row, where
he is sitting with Kitty the night she says
yes. He begins to Jingle inside, and hopes
every guy in every car there has a mouse in
his arms as sweet as his Kitty
liz STANDS with his hands in his pockets,
grinning and rocking on his heels, and he is
lust about to start his second sigh when he
hears shout and sees the figure of man
running at top speed from the grove. This
man hops into car near the road and dis
appears into the woods beyond.
There is no sense in running after a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15

dragnet. You all know what
Red looks like" Inspector Cum
mings tells the men. He IS a
gorilla with fuzzy pink hair and
eyebrows and a big mouth and
blue eyes. He is supposed to have
come to town to pick up his
dame, who is a dizzy blonde
when last seen - but don't
count too much on that. Red
knows he is hot and will try to
get out of town. And that" says
the Inspector, lis just where he
is wrong"
1t is the biggest man hunt in
the departments history, and
Dan draws lower Park Drive,
which is a narrow winding road
leading from Willow Park to the
city limits. 1t is the back way
out of town and a likely spot to
pick up some small-time crook,
but not a big shot like Red, who
is too smart to try the way that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15

or the flowers or something give off
a sweet smell that is terrific. He
takes long, deep breaths and pre-
tends Kitty is walking along beside
him and they are holding hands. In
no time at all he forgets all about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15
McGARRY, HIS MOUSE AND
THE MANNER[Y MURDERED

DO you hear that. my daring?" said Theodore This
copper says he'll help us make clean getawaY."I
hear it," said Angelina. Am screwball or is he?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-15

speeding car, especially Wien you
do not know what it is all about.
So Dan hurries over to the parked
car at the end from which the figure
had started running. There is a
square-shouldered guy standing next
Evening star., 1940-03-16
First Aid to the Ai|inq House

water, and what effect would 1t
have?
A. Pure fresh water should be used
for mixing concrete There have
been occasions when sea water can
be used for mixing, but extraordi-
nary precautions must be taken to
see that the water was absolutely
free of organic matter. Use fresh
water for good concrete job.
@. Can you advise any preference
for using a windmill for pumping
water as against the pressure system
operated with a motor, particularly
if it is necessary to generate my own
current?
A. For efficient and continuous
water supply I should prefer the
electrically operated water pump.
However, for economical water sup
ply the windmill type of pump can
not be surpassed. The only draw
back would be that when there is
no movement of air for a long period
of time water will have to be pumped
by hand or by an auxiliary electric
pump.
@. Our copper leaders are stopped
up, presumably with leaves. They
are connected with cast iron pipe
drains in the cellar. Is there any
solvent could use, or have you any
other suggestions for clearing the
pipes?
A. If the leaves are clogging the
cast iron drain, you may be able to
dissolve them by pouring down a So
luton of lye. Be very careful when
handling this chemical. This solu-
tion should be allowed to stand for
several hours. Do not pour the lye
into the copper leader; disconnect it.
Should this fail, you will have to get
a plumber with the proper equip
ment to clear the pipe.
@. We are planning to live in our
Evening star., 1940-03-16

ferent periods results from lamp
table of contemporary pattern sup
ported by pineapple pedestal and
lacquered in antique green. black and
gold; pair Of small-scaled console
bookcases with griI fronts and open
shelf ends backed in mirror, and
styled version Of the Victorian sofa
and a mirror baquette occasional
table with a base Of blond wood.
Unusual lacquered pieces high-light
several OF the rooms. In one bed
room finished with mahogany, the
color scheme takes its keynote from
a Chinese Chippendale chest and q
Queen Anne chair, both lacquered in
mandarin red.
Evening star., 1940-03-16

Q. We are planning to live in our
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Shannon & Luchs Co.
Expects Business Rise

Increased business and a bright
outlook for sale of real estate this
spring were reported today by the
Shannon & Luchs Co. Investment
purchases were predominant among
transactions already closed by the
firm, which included four business
properties and one large apartment
house Among the deals closed re-
Gently were:
The Biron Hall Apartment, 1920
Chaplin street NV, sold to an out
of-town investor for Jacob Biron.
ct al. The price was approximately
$4,000.
Office building at ITO Fourteenth
street NV, sold for Anne c. Simon
son. The building is assessed at
over 100000.
Ground at the corner of Fifteenth
street and Rhode Island avenue
NE. sold for Ada M. and Henry
Strickland. A new master market
is now under construction on this
site.
Store and five apartments at 3102
and 3104 Mount Pleasant street
NV, sold to local investor for
the National Permanent Building
Association.
Six-story Office building at 1922
K street NV, sold for the Kass
Realty Co., in conjunction with the
Office of Samuel Spruce; 1909 H
street NV, business property sold
for Lipscomb e. Warren, trustees;
2501-03 North Capitol street, SAM
tary Grocery Store and apartment
sold to undisclosed investor, for the
Sanitary Grocery Co.; $500 Georgia
avenue NV, sold to Mr.. and Mrs
Morris Helm; 1886 New Jersey ave-
nue. NV, sold for the estate of
M. G. O'Brien; 2505 North Capitol
street, sold to a local investor; lot
on Poplar lane NV, sold for Mrs.
M. v. Romer; 1926 Buchanan street
NV, sold to Mr.. and Mrs. H. S.
Deckard; 1927 Eighth street NV,
sold to L. K. Widmayer; 1920 Hol-
brook street NE, sold to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Stevens, and two lots on
Nevada avenue at Rittenhouse
street NV, sold for Lipscomb &
Warren, trustees.
House at 1903 Somerset place
NV, sold to Mrs. v. G. Wenner;
1913 Varnum street NV, sold for
j. T. Edwards; ground at Rhode
Island avenue NE. between Fourth
and Fifth streets, sold for w. F..
Nash; 1916-181a Fourteenth street
NV, sold to S. and c. Bulman; lot
on Maple avenue, Chevy Chase, Md,
sold to H. E. Troth; 318 Varnum
street NV. sold to local investors;
1215-17 Seventh street NV, sold to
MIR. and Mrs. S. Sperling, and IA lots
In Chevy Chase Park, Md, sold to
r p Cnor1
Evening star., 1940-03-16

@. Can cement be mixed with salt
Evening star., 1940-03-16
BY ROGER b. WHITMAN.

@. With which finish does radia.
tor throw of more heat, paint or
bronze or aluminium? Has the diff
ference actually been proven by
tests?
A. The National Association of
Heating and Ventilating Engineers,
New York City, announces officially
that an oil paint finish radiates
about one-sixth more heat than a
metallic paint finish. Color of the
paint makes little difference.
@. In our new house the founda-
ton is red bricks, backed with con-
crete. We have recently noticed
a gray-white coating on the bricks.
The bricks are also spotted with
cement and paint. How can we bring
out the color Of the bricks without
injury?
A. The gray-white coating is the
coming to the surface of mineral
salts in the mortar brought out by
rain. Eventually all of the salt will
come to the surface and will disap-
pear. Washing the wall with mix
ture of one part muriatic acid in 20
parts of water will take off the coat
ing and the spots Of paint. It will
also soften the hardened cement,
which can then be scraped off. Pour
the acid slowly into the water and
use a wooden or earthenware con-
tainer. The acid wash should be
quickly followed by rinsing with
plenty OF clear water. The acid be-
ing corrosive. you should wear rub
ber gloves and old clothes and shoes.
@. How can I remove wallpaper
from a room that I want to use for
kitchen? If the plaster needs re-
pairing before being painted how can
I do it?
A. Take off the wallpaper by soak
ing with water until the paste has
softened. Go over the paper again
and again until the water has
struck through. If the paper sticks
use a broad putty knife. After
drying 60 over the wall with sand
paper, wrapped around a block of
wood to take of hardened crumbs
and fragments. For cracks and
holes in the plaster use patching
plaster, which you can get at a
hardware or paint store. Full direc-
tions for use are on the label.
@. Is it possible to heat water in
an oil-f1red hot-air furnace?
A. 1t is not very satisfactory. Use
a separate unit for heating water.
@. Can cement be mixed with salt
Evening star., 1940-03-16

bungalow for the winter. There is
a space of 3 feet between the ground
and the under part of the floor.
There are three openings in the
foundation walls for windows. What
can do to make this floor comfort
able for the winter?
A. Install windows in the founda-
tion openings, keeping them closed
during extremely cold weather. In
sulating board can be applied to the
floor beams and coated with tar or
asphalt. Additional insulation, such
as rock wool. can be put in between
the beams first, and finished with
the insulating board.
@. What do you recommend to
close up the space between pipes
coming up into a room and the
floor? In our apartment there is a
space between the floor and the hot
and cold water pipes. also the radi-
ator pipes, which I would like to
seal up. The collars around the
pipes are not sufficient.
A. Because of the varying tenn
peratures and vibrations in the pipes
1t Is not possible to fill these spaces
Evening star., 1940-03-16

with cement of any kind. A piece of
canvas cut to fit around the pipe
might help. Tack one edge of it
down to the floor and tie the other
edge around the pipe. Coat the
canvas with white lead paste.
@. In our 4-year-old bungalow
we installed a washstand in the up
stairs closet. The pipes are in line
with the kitchen sink. Every time
water is used upstairs or down there
is a horrible gurgling sound that
can be heard all over the house.
Plumbers have not been able to
correct it. Can you give me
remedy?
A. If you get the gurgling while
water Is draining out of fixture it
is because air in the pipe ahead Of
the water can escape only by bub-
bling up. This could be prevented
by putting in a vent-pipe to give
the air another way of escape. If
the noise occurs when a faucet is
being opened it is because the
faucet washer is loose or worn.
@. My house, l25 years old, is shut
up for the winters. When go up
Evening star., 1940-03-16

find great black stains from creosots
that has run down the inside Of the
chimney onto the floor. The chimney
is new from the roof up. What to
do?
A. As the creosote appears after
periods when the house has been
empty and cold, the trouble must
start with leakage Of rain. The roof
fashings around the chimney may
be defective, and should be in
spected. II the hue is very large,
as was usually the case with houses
Of that age, you should put on some
sort of q cap to keep out rain. Your
architect can suggest q type to con-
form with the design Of the house.
Q. An oil-burning heating unit has
a tankless instantaneous water
heating coil. Do you think this Is
Evening star., 1940-03-16
House Plan Designed
For Economy Through
CompactArrangement
Specifications Outlined
For Home Costing
About $1,000

The house plan presented today
by The Star and the Washington
metropolitan section of the Mary
land Society of Architects is de-
signed to achieve economy through
compact arrangement of rooms and
elimination of waste space, while
still providing ample storage closets
and bathrooms that are larger than
usual. This home is of modified
Dutch Colonial in architectural
style.
1t was designed by Ernest D.
Stevens, Garrett Park, Md, who
estimates it can be built here for
about $4,000 with unfinished base
ment and excluding lot cost. OF
course, for this price to be accurate,
the architects specifications must
be followed. Here are the specifi-
cations:
Front wall of wide bevel siding,
ends of coursed rubble stone facing
backed by cinder block or hollow
tile, rear wall and garage of COM
mon brick painted white. Framing
would include regular wood joists
and stud construction, using fir on
No. l common pine.
Mr.. Stevens would have the roof
OF the house of fading green slate
IN random widths, windows would
have pre-fit, double hung wood
sashes, with copper screens and
Misunderstanding The kitchen floor
would be covered with linoleum,
the bathrooms would have tile floors,
while floors in the rest of the house
would be white oak The trim, Mr..
Stevens says, should be of a stock
design of white pine. Walls in the
Kitchen and bathroom would be
painted, while paper would be used
IN other rooms.
Regular plumbing fixtures would
be used. Water pipes would be of
copper. An oil-fired hot-water
heating system with circulating
pump and convector-type radiators
IN principal rooms, is recommended.
Four inches of rock wool would be
used over the entire second floor.
Evening star., 1940-03-16

preferable to q heater using q tank?
A. A built-in heating coil Is sur
rounded by boiler water and should
be more efficient than an outside
heater. Heating. is 50 fast that
water Is heated as quickly as 1t is
drawn. The idea is working out well.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Stencils Decorate Easily

Stencils offer an economical
method for home decoration. They
are obtainable in unlimited designs
or easily manufactured at home
from cartridge paper whether re-
quired for q frieze, entire wall
treatment or merely spot decoration.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Apply Canvas MuruIs

Canvas murals can be applied to
any hard, smooth surface with the
use of firm adhesive readily pre-
pared at home by mixing five parts
: (by volume) quick drying high
quality varnish with six parts white
lead.
Evening star., 1940-03-16
Loequered Pieces
High-Liqht Furniture

In one Of New York's largest de-
partment stores, unusual lacquered
pieces high-light several Of the fur
niture display rooms. In one living
room an interesting blending OF Diff
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-19
To Hold School
Athletic Events
Here Friday, AM
Valuable Prizes Are Offered
Large Number Expecteo
Tn Enter Contests.

0ne of the highlights OF the
Four flair" days and of particular
interest of all Ashe county schoo ;,
children will be the "tlelo Gay
for Ashe schools. -, LILO
Tb5s athletic program will take
xSarp here on the West Jefferson
bali ground on Friday mornln IT,
September 20, from 1890 to lZ:oo
o'clock with Coach Bob Morphls'
Rob Davis, Glenn Mcclure ana
charles B. Weaver in charge
individual and group prizes Is
md ribbons will be awarded TO
vv5a1ners and all school boys anu
ysir51s are eligible to enter. =,
Track events for high scno oo
bovs include so yard dash. loo
yard dash, pole vault, high Jump
md broad Jump. For high school
Girls 50 yard dash, high Jump
fihree-legged race, two girls from ON.
,s.ch school, basketball throw tor
distance and baseball throw
The school winning the hlghest
number of points will receive a
~softbal and bat, second hlgn gets
q playground ball and ribbon
xsues to the third high.
For the elementary graded
zchoo1s nrizes are offered to boys
IN the 50 yard dash. sack race 20
yard va d. potato and three Legged Jed. race ace
two from each school. For ta ae
sgif1 S' 50 yard dash, sack race 1esse %
~ear3 potato and three legged
Tss.r Prizes will be so cents IN
cash. L,,.
All Ashe county school BOYS
and girls are cordially invited TO
participate in these contests anu
a large number are expected TO
eufET.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-19
Baby Show Will
Be Held On Sat.
Valuable Prizes to be Given
For Winning Boy, Girl
Babies by DIR. Long.

A new feature of the 1910 Ashe
County Fair and destined to be
popular, especially with all proud
parents, is the Baby Show and
Contest.
The show will be held solely
fer Ashe county parents and will
be conducted by Mrs. Gale Nc
MILAN with Mrs. Ed D. Barr as
sisting. It will be sponsored by
DR.. L. L. Long.
There will be two prizes given
to the healthiest baby boy, age
six months to one year. Duplicate
prizes of the baby boy contest
will be awarded to the health
lest baby girl also from six
months to one year of age.
The show and contest will be
held Saturday morning, Septem-
Der 81. Be sure to bring your ba-
by out and if you don't have a
baby, come anyway. There'l be
plenty to see and plenty to hear
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-19
Details OF Red
Gross Program
Are Explained
Need is the Governing Factor,
Miss Bess Allen Joins
Red Cross Staff.

Miss Bess B. Allen, National
Red Cross Disaster Supervisor,
arrived last Thursday to assist
the workers already here, in
Ashe county. Headquarters have
been established in the old Nc
Neill building in West Jefferson.
Miss Allen pointed out the fol-
lowing Red Cross Disaster poll
cies:
%. Need is the governing fac
tor-based upon situations crea-
ted or aggravated by the flood in
such things as food, shelter,
clothing, building repairs, and
household furnishings. Each fam
lily is required to make an appli-
cation and each applicants situa-
ton is Investigated by visit to
the home.
(2). Even though family has
had heavy losses, if it can meet
it's own need, the family is not
eligible for Red Cross Aid.
90. Red Cross does not make
loans. Assistance granted is a
gift.
az. The families are expected
to use such resources as Social
Security Benefits, Old Age Assis-
lance, etc. available through Fed
eral Government before applying
to Red Cross.
(5). Assistance is extended
without political, religious or ra-
cial determinations.
(6). Delinquency and immor-
atty are not sufficient grounds
for withholding aid if other pre-
requisites for relief exist.
CD. Relationships with fami-
lies are confidential.
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DRAFT REGISTRATION
is SET FOR OCTOBER 16

Continued from Page One)
called to the co1ors about Nov
ember Is. Then, for the next
five years, about a million men
will be indicted into the army
annually for a year of training.
They will be drawn by lot and
selected for service from the list
of 16,50O,000 registrants.
The call to the colors of
guardsmen and conscripts is de-
signed to build trained civilian
army capable of meeting any
emergency.
In proclaiming registration day,
Mr.. Roosevelt observed:
&C.. our young men will come
from the factories and the fields,
the cities and the towns, to en-
roll their names on registration
day.
ION that eventful day my gen.
Grafton will salute their genera
ton. May we all renew within
our hearts that conception of lib
erty and that way of life which
we have all inherited. May we all
strengthen our resolve to hold
high the torch of freedom in this
darkening world so that our
children and their children may
not be robbed of their rightful
inheritance"
Mr.. Roosevelt did not designate
registration day as holiday. He
urged, however, that all employ
ers, as we'll as federal, local and
state government agencies, give
their workers adequate time in
which to fulfill their obligation
of registering.
His proclamation observed in
connection with the draft legis-
lation that:
"The Congress has debated
without partisanship and has now
enacted a law establishing a Sc
lective method of augmenting
our armed forces. The method is
fair, it is sure, it is democratic
it is the will Of our people"
The proclamation was accom-
panied by a statement explaining
in detail the manner in which
the draft will operate.
He concluded the statement
with these words:
''In the military service they
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-19
ATTEMPTED INVASION
REPULSED BY BRITISH

Continued from Page One)
ported that the Italians were suf-
fering heavy losses in their Egyp-
tan drive not only from the Bri
fish troops, but also from the
terrific heat of 10 to 100 de-
grees. The British, who at first
offered little resistance when
Marshal GRAHAM began the Of
fensive from Italian Libya, ap-
parently have stiffened.
From dusk until dawn the first
few days of the week, British
bombers plus shore artillery,
blasted away at the German in
vasion bases along the Continen-
tai coast facing England. From
the British side of the Channel,
great fires could be seen at sew
eral places and the ground shook
from the explosion of British
bombs. Daylight attacks on the
German oil tankers off the ia
nous Zeebruggle mole, destroyed
many tanks by direct hits.
But seven out Of the 10 remain
ing disable British airports of
London have been damaged ex-
tensively, Germans claim, and
will not be used for some time.
Also, Nazi forces said London
would be shelled with "super
guns" from along the French
coast.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-09-19
Lester WOOdie
Buried Tuesday

Lester Woodie, So, who left this
county Uver thirty years ago and
went to Montana where he man
aged a ranch, was buried at the
Peak Creek Presbyterian church
Tuesday morning. Funeral SER
vice was conducted by Rev. J..
w. Luke, who presented the de-
sceased's mother with flag. Mr..
Woodie was a World War vete-
E-dn.
He died of cancer in a hospital
I'm Montana last week and his
4SJdy was received here Monday.
sS9rGiiving are his mother and IA
cher, Mr.. and Mrs. Bryant
Woodie, of the Peak Creek sec
zsspn, and other relatives.
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THOIJsANDS EXPECTED
no ATTEND ASHE FAIR

tContinued from Page One'
hibit, featuring pictures OF Ashs
~county's world war dead. Erected
hack of the community, the west
jefferson boys scouts have a tent
and their front display lncluoeS
an kinds of guns, old and new,
arrow heads, etc: Out in front OF
the tent, is unique 45-foot tow
er. erected by Scoutmaster }. W..
Luke and his scouts with poles
and without the use of a single
nail.
All exhibits are to remain on
display until Saturday afternoon
and exhibitors winning prizes
must apply at the office OF the
Secretary in the Community
Bea1ding Saturday between 10
A M. and 4 P. NJ, for their
prizes.
Special guards are on duty to
protect exhibits day and night.