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Evening star., 1940-12-25
u. S. Inventor Claims
Cheaper, Better Bomb
Ey the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25.-Russell
Hart, Los Angeles inventor, has con-
structed a new type Of bomb for
use against submarines.
Made Of an alloy which he
explained explodes when water
liberates the hydrogen it contains,
the inventor said the cost of manu-
facture would be about IS cents
pound instead of the 81 which
present depth bombs cost.
"A 100-pound bomb of this ma
terial would be equal to 300-pound
depth bomb of the type now used
by Great Britain" he declared.
Mr.. Hart stated he discovered
possibilities of the alloy by accident
when removing bark from trees near
Portland, Oreg., in 1888. He said a
piece of the alloy he was using
slipped into a water well and caused
an explosion.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
1n mrt,tnrtaitt

SCHOTTER. WILLIAM A. JR. In loving
memory of our devoted son. WILLIAM A.
SCHOTTER. Jr., who died one year ago,
Christmas Day, December 49, 1888.
We are sad within our memory.
Lonely our hearts today.
For the one we love so dearly
Has forever been called away.
We think of him in silence.
No eye may see us weep.
But silent tears are shed
When others are asleep.
No stain was on his little heart.
Sin had not entered there.
And innocence slept sweetly on
That pale white brow so far.
He was too pure for this cold earth,
Too beautiful to stay,
And so Gods holy angels
Bore our darling away.
MOTHER AND DADDY.
SHORTER. GEORGE. In loving memory
Of my dear husband, who departed this life
one year ago today. December 25. 1899.
You are gone, put not FORGOTTEN.
Never shall your memory fade:
Sweetest thoughts shall ever lnger
Around the grave where you are latd.
LOVING WIFE.
WHITE. WILLIAM II. In loving mem
ory Of my devoted husband. WILLIAM H.
WHITE. who departed this life three years
ago today. December 25. 1897.
Gone is the face l loved so dear.
Silent the voice I loved to hear
Tis sad but true. we wonder why
The best are always first to die?
LOVING WIFE. EMMA.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Oeeoquon Masonic
Lodge Names Officers
special Dispatch to The Star

SpeClAI DISpHCcn 70 IHe btar.
OCCOQUAN, Va, Dec. 25-C. e.
Marshall has been elected master Of
Occoquan Masonic Lodge. Other =
newly elected officers. include H. K.
Hasle, senior warden; A. D. Davis,
junior warden; H. S. Davis, treas
urer: M. E. Tyler, secretary; r. l..
Brown, senior deacon, and N. B.
Shepherd, jr., Junior deacon.
The officers will be installed De-
cember 30.
Evening star., 1940-12-25
Women Replace Men

To overcome the shortage OF men
in wartime Japan young women
are taking their places in factories
after learning a trade in govern
ment training schools.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Motor Mechanic Adept,
Though Blind II Years

DONORA, PA.-Clellen McMullen,
53-year- automobile mechanic,
uses his fingers to "see"\ what is
wrong with motors.
For McMullen has been blind ever
since 1913, when a lime explosion it
a steel plant where he was working
as a mechanic cost him his eye
sight.
Although he is now an expert auto
mechanic and has a garage of his
own in the rear of his home here.
McMullen did not learn the mocha
nism of car until after he became
blind. Even before the patches were
removed from his eyes he had puC-
chased a secondhand car and taken
it apart That and his work or
neighbors' cars enabled him to gain
a detailed knowledge of the work
ings of automobiles.
Il see just as much as others"
McMullen explains, except that
mine are all mental pictures. In
stead of my eyes, my fingers con-
vey thoughts to my brain. When
raise hood TO look at an engine.
what hear and feel helps me de-
termine the trouble and see it a
clearly as anyone"
In his spare time McMullen tries
to lessen the burdens of other blind
persons. He is a member of the
state board of the Pennsylvania Fed
GRAFTON of the Blind.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
INTERN NATIONAL MONEY
ORDERS FOR CHRISTMAS

Adam PrzyhylSki, postmaster. ad-
vises That, because OF the unsettled
conditions in many countries. it has
been necessary 10 suspend information
al money order service and in many
others considerable delay is experienc-
ri by the paying administration in III
fecting delivery To the payee.
Reanitters who desire To send money
rdeGs for Christmas that such remit
tances should be dispatched as early
as possible. and that the details Of the
i,eneficiaries' names and addresses
should be carefully and correctly given
an every instance.
A last OF the countries to which in
ternational money orders are now dis
patched is printed below. under pre-
sent conditions frequent changes in the
hist are made:
Cape Verde Islands. Commonwealth lin
IF Australia. Great Britain and north
ern Ireland. Hong Kong. Ireland, Nal
ava. New Zealand. Union OF South
Africa, Albania. Argentina, Bohemia,
Moravda. Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile,
China, Colombia. Costa Rica, Finland,
Germany, Greece. Guatemala. RepuO-
lie Of Honduras. Hungary. Iceland,
Italy. Japan. Mexico. Netherland In
dies. Palestine. Peru. Salvador. Shr-
imam. Switzerland. Thailand- Uruguay
and YItgOslavia
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Army 10000 Short
Of Maximum Fixed
Months of Recruiting Lie
Ahead to Reach Limit.

WASHTNGTON.-The army mUse
recruit about los. 900 men in order
to attain its authorized maximum
enlisted strength Of 375, 900 men. the
actual total as of today being about
10000. An increase of about 5000
is reported since June 80, 1899, when
the total was ITS, 900 men, or about
$4,000 under the then authorized
strength of 10000.
A few days after the outbreak OF
the present European war President
Roosevelt on September issued a
limited emergency proclamation au-
thorizing an increase Of the regulac
army's enlisted strength to 227 900
men, goal that was attained in a
comparatively short period. When
the army appropriation bill for the
fiscal year 194l was passed. it car
ried provision increasing the en-
listed strength to 280. 900 men. In the
first supplementary appropriation
act congress again increased the au-
thorized strength this time to 375.-
600, which is the goal the army Is
today laboring to attain.
The army recruiting service d
proceeding with the enlistment OF
the men necessary to bring the army
to maximum strength and every
volunteer accepted for service mus:
meet the test of loyal citizenship and
good character. None who fail to
meet the test are accepted.
Several months may elapse be-
fore the maximum is reached, prob
ably by the end of this year or early
in 194l.
The navy recruiting drive also is
under way and, while the navy has
a waiting list of 5000 men, the re-
cruiting of the new men is proceed
ing cautiously and is described as
"build-up" campaign timed to end
some time in March, 1941
The present authorized enlisted
strength of the navy is 10000 and
the latest figures show that the
strength is now about 10000.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29

a cigarette. That's perfect. I wish
! oiont have to 60 away Friday, but
know / can depend on you to
carry II through. You never were
gutter. When l come back you
WIZ be free and Harvey not heart
osoken, but very likely engaged to
Martha Kent. You know, he always
admired her"
Yes, / know he did. Can't we
get out in the air? It's rather warm
here"
Sure we can. But don't speak
with that ladylike air, Esther. Say.
Gosh! but I'm hot"
Gosh, but I'm hot" Esther
echoed obediently.
Six weeks later Blanche found her
friend in the old summer house
again.
On, Esther! That gray muslin!
you're prim and as sweet as ever.
AND how fast your hair has grown.
II curls so becomingly round your
race. You've been a good sport.
I've Kept the run of you" Then,
with a sharp, swift glance at Es-
thers hands: why, Esther!"
Esther quietly held up the spar
KING solitaire in its platinum set
ting.
Yes, Blanche. It will take me
years to live down all the ridiculous
tnngs I've said and done, and we're
engaged after all. Sit down Blanche,
and III tell you about it. Harvey
would seem perplexed and troubled,
but he didn't drop as we thought he
would. l was trying to think of
something worse to do, and /
went to Romney for little shopping.
l slipped into Foley's for lunch,
and Harvey and his Aunt Harriet
were on the other side of the screen.
l couldn't help overhearing their
conversation"
Did you try, Esther?"
NO, )" Esther confessed. II lis
tened. She was urging him to drop
the affair because l had become a
notorious flapper. He told her that
was only a passing phase, that
was good and sweet at heart and
that he had loved me too long and
too we'll to think of anyone else.
Il slipped out, and Blanche, dear,
when he came next day and offered
me the ring, could / turn down
such love constancy as that?"
Il should say not. This stone is
the real thing and just the setting
must have cost him $50. We've
put the dear fellow to an awful
test and how nobly he has borne it,!
And you know, Esther, l never did
advise it,
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Eve Rating

Normal eyes are rated at 1920,
which means that they can read a
line Of a certain standard size 20
feet away. If they can read at 20
feet only line that the normal eye
could read at 40 feet, the rating is
20-40. A 20-60 rate of vision is
not considered too serious. That
means that if your keen-eyed friends
can read a certain line that is 60
feet away. you have to move up to
the 20-foot line before it is legible.
OF course, with that rating, you need
glasses, but by no means are you
approaching blindness. But 20-70,
only 10 feet more, is rated as par
tial blindness, and people with 20
200 rating. if nothing can be done to
help them, may be able to read
only by the Braille touch system.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
CIVIL SERVICE
EXAMINATIONS ANNOUNCED

The United states Civil Service
Commission has announced open COM
I.,titiye examinations for the positions
listed below. The salaries are subject
Ia deduction of 3l2 per cent toward
n rtairenent annuity.
Teacher in Indian community and
BOARDING schools, for employment III
the INDIAN field service Including
AIasska). department If the interior.
The entrance salaries range from 81
G2O to $1,000 a year.
Departmental guard. S1.2OO year,
for appointment IN Washington, ID. t..
only. Applicants must have had one
wear experience as soldier sailor. mar
inc. policeman. guard. fireman. sheriff
or in similar occupation
Full information as 10 the require
n.nts for theSe examinations and APP
plcation forms. may be- Uhtaiped ut
the pOstOffice.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Swinging Doors Are Convenient

Double-action doors between kltch-
en-, buffers pantry, and dining room
are being included in the plans of
many new homes. Older homes
may benefit from the same conven-
fence, however, as regular doors
may be replaced with those Of
double action. Double acting door
closers can now be obtained which
are concealed in the woodwork over
the door. Hold-open features are
regarded as standard in most fix
lures of this kind. Simple to in
stall and adjust, the mechanism is
entirely out of sight and no cutting
of the floor is said to be necessary
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
WyandOtte in
the Last War

Ee.Uge dresser. $40 superior street,
received Il hong letter from the chap
lain of the 339th infantry. giving de
t:iias II the. death Of his SOn, Joseph
4. Gres<ser. in RUSSIA. The dead soldier
w.is u years of age. and had been
employed 1T ulc B.'Ils & Selkiik trunk
factory.
Mr.. and Mrs. TlfOnaS Mcleery ne
crivtxl a letter from their son, bal
Met Yeery. who was in Il French hOS-
tdt:n suffering from pleuri>y contract
ed while doing doing duty i'll the
trenches
Charles Black. former Michigan
AIk.lh Company workei. WAS killed III
France. He WAS nephew of George
IAufrer nf Wyandotte.
An attempt To circulate BolShevfk
liter.ldure in one of WyandOtte's Llrg-
Vst industrial establishments was stop
ped by the management
While the United States shipping
Board was abandoning its housing
projects in some places. the ~ odd
houses hlrilt in WyandOtte were mal
and painted and would SOOn be ready
Tor occupancy. The WyandOtte ship
yard hid enough government vessels
contracted TO. To keep il busy for >t-v-
cr;Il years.
From somewhere in France, a Wy
undotte Soldier wrote his sister: The
French girls are very pretty and |
lsive Il half dozen To pick from. They
simply 80 wild over me. Tell Mailman
that French girls have got the |. >.
girls beat Il mile" The writer promiS-
,d Ia bring his family German he'll
met. uf which uhele were plenty lying
around.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Windows Do More Than
Let Light In, Say Builders

Windows are all-important in con-
trolling the outside appearance Of a
home and its inside decorative eff
fects, as well as contributing to the
comfort and happiness of the occu-
pants, states the American Builder.
Some OF the newest ideas in home
building for cutting costs and in
creasing quality apply to windows, ="
the magazine explains. land that is
fortunate, since the public taste
seems to be more and more toward
glass, cheerful interiors and SUM-
shine. We are all getting to be SUM-
WorShlperS-ln the home and apart
ment. as well as on the bathing
beach: and windows, windows and
more windows are being called for.
Analysing the work of some of
the country's most successful opera
tive builders brings out the fact that
they are practically designing their
best selling houses around it's win
doWs In their most profitable homes
the windows are something more
than mere openings in the wall.
They have a far greater role than
that of letting light in and keeping
out wind and rain and snow. They
are utilized as one of the most eff
fective OF sales points in focusing
attention of the prospect, whether
he's buyer or renter.
Picture windows decide many a
home sale by framing a favorite
view. Use Of peach-colored plate
glass often adds to the beauty of a
scene. And a picture window over
the sink or corner window may be
the means of lifting that kitchen to
a new plane of beauty and cheer
the difference between a domestic
workshop of drudgery and an invit-
ing unit of the home"
The magazine then points out that
in cases where an Objectionable
view seems to make windows in
that particular wall seem imprac-
teal, it is possible to use such pat
termed glasses as louvrex, with its
directional louvre-like lines, which
exclude the exterior view but bring
in light and provide interior decora-
tive smartness.
where there is landscape to be
captured for the wall. loaded WIN
dows, of course, should be discard
ed in favor Of one large pane of
polished plate glass, clear or in any
one of several tinted plate glasses,
such colors as blue, peach and gold
adding richness to any scene" The
importance Of double glazing, or
window conditioning" is another
important consideration in both
home building and buying, the pub
location emphasizes.
The trend to larger windows, oft
en- whole walls devoted to glazing,
has been greatly accelerated by win
dow conditioning. now that the old
style storm sash has been modern.
ized and pre-fit double-pane sashes
have been developed" the article
states. 1.-THE comfort, fuel-savins
and health advantages are so obvi-
GUS that many builders have come
10 look upon window conditioning as
a definite sales factor.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
WyandOtte in
Years Gone By
p YEARS AGO

% YEARS AGO
The projected speedway at Sibley. .
chhR- icsll scheme Of 1915. was on the
financial rocks. The promoters had
taken in about $Sl .OOO in stock sub
scrfptions and the purchasers were Ia
turalEy worried WOrkm,n had beSCI
10 sue for their wages.
Two Wyandotte hunters went ou'
to tle Oehring farm One Shot rlb
Tit. and the same shot killed the farm
cat and a chicken. Page Nj. Ripley!
T.. w. Ward lodge of OddfellOws ei
,cted these officers: Noble grand, X
O. Patchen; vice grand. Clifford Rob
erts; corresponding Secletary. w. >
Mat thews: financial secretary. Clyde
ID. Baxter; treasures, Henry A
Scha,mfberg: trustee, II. e. Gentle.
During November. 1919. There were
20 births and IL deaths in the city.
Edward Haas issued good roads
map Of Wayne county.
Wyandotte had $44.9jO9I in its
strong box on November 80. 1915.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
|Were Married
Thanksgiving Day

THANKSGIVING morning, in st. Pat
rick church. Mary Magdalen Melody
daughter Of Mrs. John T. Melody, and
Gerald Jerome AaniOt. son of Mrs. HUI
bert ). AmiOt, were joined in wedlOck.
The bride was given in marriage 10y
Der brother, john Francis Melody. she
wore Il gown of blush pink slipper SAT
ill., She carried muff IF pink rose
buds conferred with an orchid
Her attendant was her sister. Cath.
crime Melody. who wore Il colonial
gown Of cornflOwer blue mOi1e. and
carried a bOQuet Of wine cOlOred NUNS
Dcn ID. Osborne WAS best man and
the IlIhers were James Cahalan and
stafford mclaughlin
\ wedding breakfast was served fol
lowing the ceremony. and in the after
noon q reception was held ut the Will.
lam Cox home.
Upon returning from southern au-
tomobiLe trip, Mr.. and Mrs. AmiOt will
reside ON Ash street.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Heinlein-Marcotte
Wedding Thursday

Faye Marguerite Narcotic. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Narcotic, OF
lJ6 Superior boulevard and Edward
Heinlein. son of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
Heinlein Of Wayne. mere married by
Rev. Z. G.. Ryan. in the rectOry Of St
Patrick chulch. on Thanksgiving day
The bride wore Il gown of white
lace. and carried white carnations and
bOuvardia. The maid of honor WAS
Dol is Narcotic. sister of the bride
and the bridesmaid Anna Heinlein. sis
ter of the groom Carl Arvin of Wayne
was best man.
Following the cereIsOny. Il wedding
breakfast was served at the Wabeek
tea room
The bride was formerly Il teacher in
the Mckinley school.
Reforming from IL southern trip, Mr
and Mrs. IIeinlein will reside in Royal
Oak.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
u. S. Monitor Stations
For Alaska and Hawaii

SAN FRANCISCO.-The Federal
Communications commission plans
to erect powerful monitoring sta
tons in Alaska and Hawaii to trace
illegal radio communications by for
eign agents
v. Ford Greaves, chief Inspector
of the commissions western area, ,
said three of the stations would be
erected in Alaska and one in Hawaii.
He added that under the defense
progra am sites were being sought for
100 monitoring stations at 20O-mile
intervals across the continent.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29

Type is measured by the number
OF points in the height of the face
thereof. A point is approximately
one seventy-second of an inch (ac-
tually .0l3837 inch). There are 996
points in Is centimeters. Nonpareil
type, the size generally used by
newspapers, is six-point type and
therefore sets IL lines to an inch,
measuring up and down the column.
Twenty-four lines of nonpareil type
make what is commonly called a
stick. There are usually 10 sticks Of
type in a newspaper column.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Indian River Section

The Indian river section comprises
that part of Florida which extends
$50 miles from New Smyrna to Ju-
piter, just north Of Palm Beach.
New Smyrna, settled in 1857 for
the growing of indigo and sugar;
Titusville, near the head of the In
dian river; Vero Beach, with the
Mckee Jungle Gardens, and Fort
Pierce, in the heart of the orange
belt, are a few of the resorts.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Brass TackS'

Many years ago on the counter of
q general store, there were brass
tacks arranged in regular order to
indicate yard or fractions thereof
When material by the yard was sold,
the saleswoman literally got down
to brass tacks" to measure the ma
terial.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Franklin Disliked the Eagle

Benjamin Franklin wrote Sarah
Bache on January 26, 1884: Il wish
the Bald Eagle had not been chosen
as the Representative of our Coun-
try; he is Bird of bad moral Char
acter; like those among Men who
live by Sharping and Robbing he is
generally poor and often very lousy
The Turkey is much more respect
able Bird and withal true original
Native of America"
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
RatiOning Animal Foods

Horses, cows and pigs kept within
Berlin's city limits have been placed
on rations by German authorities
In the Berlin area, for example, the
following monthly mixed-feed allot-
ments have been set up: For a
horse, $50 pounds; for a pig. IS
pounds; for COW, los pounds. Each
owner of live stock must possess a
rationing card in order to buy sup
plies.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Rat Catchers Stay Home
While Britain Is at War

LONDON.-To the list of seeming
ly queer reserved" occupants
male ballet dancers and window
cleaners have already been listed
now is added two more-ratcatchers
and film makeup artists. Rat catch
ing is a profession handed down
from father to son-and ratcatchers
are necessary, particularly in the
city of London.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Flappers

Young girls were called fappers
about two centuries ago. Early in
the 1700s growing-up girls were first
called "lappers" from a fancied re-
semblance to the young of ducks,
neither fledgling nor grown-up, but
dashing about with a good deal of
noise and Tapping of wings.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
SYMPHONY Orchestras

During the past 20 years, SYM
phony orchestras in this country
have increased from II to about 275,
IL of them being composed of wom-
en-. Further evidence that SYM
phonic music has gained tremen-
dously in public favor is the fact
that the sale of it's records has
shown an 300 per cent increase dur
ing the past decade.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Louisiana indian Tribe

A recent census of Choctaw indi-
ans, who once overran the bayou
country near Lacombe, La, has re-
vealed only six members Of the
pure strain. None is young enough
to voice . good war whoop. An in
termittent cultural Ugh" is their
only uncivilized remark.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Stone Age

About $500 B. c., there were great
cities in Egypt and Mesopotamia,
while central Europe used metal
only Cor weapons and ornaments;
north Europe men were still in the
Stone age.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Bird Haven

There are Il species of birds found
in Puerto Rico which are not found
anywhere else in the world. The
year-round temperature climate
makes migration of the birds I'M
necessary.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Bride Made Stepsister
Of Groom at Weddipo

INDEPENDENCE, KAN.-Nettie
Lorene Clark and Stephen E. Kens-
worthy Jr. were married in a cere-
mony that also made them stepsjs.
ter and stepbrother.
Mrs. Agnes Bertha Clark, mother
OF Nettie Lorene, 5ecame the bride
OF Stephens father at the double
wedding, performed by the Rev
Charles Hood.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Seven Masted Schooner

The schooner, Thomas w. Lawson.
was built in Quincy, Mass, around
the year 1904 by the Fore River
Shipbuilding corporation, now owned
by the Bethlehem Steel company.
She was the only seven masted
schooner ever built.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Navajo Indians Request
Films of European W.,

GALLUP, N. M.-The progressive
ness and ambition of the modern
Indian was exemplified when mem
bers OF the Navajo reservation here
placed surprising request with res.
ervation officials.
A band Of the Navajos asked that
the Indian agency supply them with
news reels of the war.
The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1940-11-29
Ancient Hair Curriers'

In a book entitled Roman and
Grecian Antiquities" il is related
that the hair of matrons and women
Of birth and position was curled on
clay rollers and that various ONT
ments and pomades were used to
keep the hair in place.