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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26

In fact. he has spent the past
20 years IN similar associa-
tons.
When he came to Wash
ington some three years ago
he continued to do some more
Of the same with the result
that he won the AAA national
sales award in 1889 and again
In 1910.
Being a modest chap, il
WAS impossible for your news
boy 10 get a definite commit
nent from him concerning the
Possibilities Of his winning the
award again in 1871. All Phil
would say on the subject was
Its = cinch it's in the
bag,"
Such outstanding perform
snce should get a guy some
where and that brings US
to the news of our story :.
Phil King has been named as
kisfant general sales manager
Of the Automobile Club of
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26

Of the largest and most complete
automotive service business in the
city. He features Diamond tires,
Exids batteries, independent
brands Of gas and oil, Admiral
radios and Norge and Zenith re-
frigerstors. A budget department
is maintained for the convenience
of those who wish to buy on
credit.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26
Gift of Eight Turtles
Asked by Children

NORMAN. Okla.-Dr. Charles
n. Gould. 4 EeoloEist, IL leaving
soon for Brandon. Manitobs. Ca
NADIA 70 visit ms daughter. Mrs.
r n Sird. His two grand
children wrote hin recently and
asked him 70 bring eight turtisA
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26

this hal py
state Of sf-
fairs piu last
We're pretty
ain how
ever. that Il
pont last long
This me an $
that persons
wishing n take
delivery q a
new Buick at
the factory and
have that en-
ioyable drive
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26

n e : b / I has
been in tn e
tire business
for the past 20
years, 19 of
W h / c h h av e
been spent in
Tacoma wit h
lie a d in & tire
firms.
Sam Thorn
hill started in
b u s / n q s q in
10 80 with a
small IL by IA
b u ii d ing and
fndaN has one
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26
English Boys. Girls.
Larger Thon in 1916

LONDON-Girls today are 10
pounds heavier, one inch taller
than the girls of 1916. Young men
are is pounds heavier, IL inches
taller than their fathers IS years
ARC were.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26
Hugh Nesbit Now
With Thornhill

Hugh Nesbit, well known Taco
ma tire man. is now associated
with Sam Thornhill, automotive
accessories firm located at the
east end Of the 18th street bridge.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26
Factory Bucks
Still Available

We're still arranging factory
drives for 1871 Buick buyers.
saws Walter c. Baldwin, sales
manager Of Mueller-Harkins. but
ne can't - sure Just how long
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26


pany, Nash dealers in the Lin
coin high district, came into
this world.
Ed spent his boyhood days
with the chant of Negro cot
ton pickers in his ears =. the
lazy, dreamy warmth of the
Georgia sun encouraging a
fellow to put off till tomorrow
what should be done today =. 4.
long afternoons spent in the
bottom lands of the Etawh
and Oostnaula rivers listening
TO the bull frogs or lying on
his back watching white fleecy
clouds drifting across the blue
of a southern sky.
One wouldn't expect an
automotive comet 10 develop
from such an easy-going start
but one doesn't exaggerate in
the least to give Ed such a
business classification the
guy is actually a whirlwind of
"the dotted line" he could
at a fancy price,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26
General Use Of Automobile
Expands National Economy
Eighth Article in Series. The Automobile
In Notionol Defense" Proves Point

On passenger-me basis the necessity of automo-
bile represents 900 passengermes according
statistics quoted the eighth study of series developed by
the National Automobile Dealers association to acquant the
public with the place of the motor in modern tanspoa
ton and the necessity of maintaining continued production
supply the countrys needs in its defense and
national economy.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26

ms weeks one-reeer viii tell you what we know about
gentleman Of the Old South Yes. sub true South
erner who woke bright morning plantation just
outside Rome. Georgia. to find what world TO
MN had been the family home for than generation
That's the way il when Ed Kinnebrew now copart-
with Bill Bridges in the Kinnebrew Motor COM
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26
National Safety Council
Warns Holiday Motorists
Predicts Fourth of July to Bring
Heaviest Traffic Jom in History

CHICAGo-The Fourth of July this year will bring the
biggest traffic jam in the nations history the National
anln
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26

Although he will have statewide jurisdiction sales
activities he win continue make his headquarters and his
home in Tacoma says he likes it here better than
where else he has lived and he has lived about
place except the Sioux Indian reservation
It's fact that Phil King sell automobile club
bershps faster than Hedy Lamar sell kisses church
social He could have made his quota he had
panied Stanley his search for Livingston
And congratulations in order II is TO be hoped
that Pills ability salesman is contagious and that his
contact with other statesmen in the state organization will
result in . landslide of AAA boosters
Ch0o-Cho0s Up AGAIN.
OLYMPIA - Freight and passenger of
railroads in Washington increased 1907 per 10
<48,733.94e between the years 1885 and 1899. the
state public service reports in just released.
Operating expenses s-5l per cent in the latter
year. Both percentages higher than for the
railroads. nationwide operations. OF their total in
for 1889 ~ per cent from carrying freight
nd the rest from passenger service
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26


bed wherever scenic beoues fishing and hunting outings them l94
llOhoxeponr
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-06-26

Auburn Castle E chehslf For Ie~r Ksrs Kent Toec
SIes Me-S Fe Dttosn lrs'Hses Copos
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
MISS KENNEDY { AREA CHAIRMAN Local NutritiOnist to Coz { ordinate Program in
 Local District

The appointment of Miss Mar garet A. Kennedy, Community Nu- trionist, as chairman for Waterbury on the New Haven County Nutrition Committee for defense, was ratified at a special meeting of the Water bury Nutrition Council recently.
 The purpose of the committee, which will function under the direc- ton of the state body, is to coordi- nate all talks, exhibits, radio and film programs relative to nutrition in the Waterbury area.
 Under Miss Kennedy's supervision three committees will be formed to advance the work: committees on organization, assembling material and promotion.
 Those attending the recent meet- ing were: Mrs. J. Harold Root, chairman; Miss Alice Peak; Miss Jeannie Heppel, Howard Hart, Dr. Edward Godfrey, Rev. Roger An- derson, Miss Kennedy, Mrs Grace
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
South Britain Briefs

don't need any white stripe; after last drink time at our taverns, the citlzcnry couldn't fellow 8 line whether 1t was straight or not.
 Harm Doran claims that lots of people get killed crossing the road to get their catalogS from an RED box across the street from the house, Harm has the answer With amazing ingenuity, MT. Dor- an has built e tter-hipper- outer from old wire and the parts of a flaming mill. The housewife operates a couple of levers and the letter pops out of that mail box and scoots directly across traffic to the eager lady who is awaiting a check or some choice gossip. Right now, Harm Is ii1l- proving the gadget with an um- brella holder to keep the mall dry as 1t is automatically delivered.
 It's surprising, the number of trade journals one can pick up and titles they operate under. We just saw a new one and this Is right down our alley .. The American Journal of Mental Defi- clency. Gosh! We didn't know that mental detectives could write, let alone get out q magazine. It's welcome news that our training here has had such an influence for betterment in the shadows of the brain twisted world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
LIEUT.. GEN. BEN
 LEAR TO ANSWER
Officer, Who Made Sol- diers Hike for "Yo0-HOO-
 ing," Faces Hearing
By CARL PETERSEN, United Press Staff Correspondent.


 Washington, July H. (UP) - Lieut. Gen. Ben Lear, commander of the Second army, today faced the possibility that both congress and the War department will in- vestigate his disciplining of the "yoo-hooing" 10th battalion of The 35th division.
 Lear ordered It's $50 members to hike IS miles because, while pass ing through Memphis Sunday en- route back to Camp Robinson, Ark, from maneuvers, they whistled and yoo-hooed at girls wearing shorts and playing golf. Lear happened to be on the golf course himself, in mutt, and when he remon- strated, he was the target of such comments as: Hey, Buddy, don't you want a caddy?"
 The House Military Affairs con- mittee will meet early next week in closed session to decide what If anything, should be done about Lear.
 Meanwhile, the War department asked Lear for complete report of the facts, as reports circulated in the Capital that he may be sum- moned to headquarters to make a personal explanation.
 "The War department never pre- judices a case" Maj. Gen. Rooert 0. Richardson, chief of the Public Relations bureau, said. Whenever such an incident arises, we always telegraph the officer for his side of the case. Gen. Lear has been called upon to make his report and give Q statement of fact of his side of the case.' Entirely Too Severe
 Chairman Robert R. Reynolds, D., N. C., of the Senate Military Affairs committee, said he felt Lear's action had been entirely too severe.
 T don't even know whether their alleged offense was a violation of army rules" Reynolds said. Any human being knows how a group of boys may act--high spirited boys who didn't mean any harm to any, body.
 Thank God, my own eyesight is good and my sense of the esthetic and beautiful undimmed through the years"
 Rep. Paul J. Kilday, D., Tex, member of the House Military Af- fairs committee, declared that con- gress would discharge its constitu- tonal duty and will protect the members of the army from abuse at the hands of high tempered of- ficers.
 T am in a position to say that there will be no repetition of mass punishment by any commander"
 Rep. Charles I. Faddis, D., Pa, a World war veteran, felt that con- gress should not interfere with the efforts of army officers to dis- eipline troops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
The First of Two Articles by JONATHAN KILBoURN
 NEA Service Staff Correspondent

Harris Hill, Elmira N. Y., July 1.-The nations inter- est in moorless flight has suddenly soared-and gliding enthusiasts at the Twelfth Annual National Soaring Contest hefe who have been propaganzng their sport for years cyncally set it all down to Crete.
 Military men had long been cognizant of the glider movement in Germany Russia and Poland but until this year evidenced more than the most superficial of interest Since 1920 the German army has been perfect ing gliding" (more correctly, soaring) flight Germanys youth schooed in the sport from the early teens Po fish peasants who seldom motor launched gders by means of teams of Workhorses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11

space at 8 low speed that makes landings - forced or otherwise -- easy.
 It was by utilizing all these facets of a glider pilots skill that the Russian woman pilot Q. Kle- pikova set the airline distance soar- ing record of 465.532 miles; that Er- win ziller of Germany set the alti- tude decord of 22,434.388 feet and GermanyiE Kurt Schmidt the dEra- ton record of 36 hours and 35 min ltes. Records for reaching goal set in advance and for distance with return (to the starting point) are slightly less because of the compara- tive difficulty of directing a glider with an airplane'S exactitude.
 At Harris Hill the art of soaring has reached its, highest develop ment. 4 Civil AeronauticS Admin iStration inspector is present at all times to see that things 90 right. A representative of the U. s. Weather Bureau gives pilots hourly reports on air conditions and advice on how to make best use of those condi- tions. He tells them when their power IS available and where and what kind of power 1t is--all the in formation an airline pilot receives, and more.
 EVEN THUNDERCLOUDS
 ARE USED FOR POWER
 As 6 result partly of his aid, gli- der pilots are now availing them selves of the powerful currents found in front of and inside giant cumuluS clcu0E'-even thunderclouds. It was through this sort of knowl- edge, much more complete than most power pilots have, that Lieut.. Robert M. Stanley was able two years ago to set the U. s. altitude record of 17,264 feet.
 This newly opened, greatest source Of sailplane energy has made, for ships equipped with blind flying in. strumentS piloted by men who know the art, hrn1tlesS new records pos- Sable. It may also open the way, if soaring takes on military and coan- nercial significance in this country, to the development of glider pilots, who, through their wider knowledge of and greater dependence on me- teorology, know the sky far better than their airplaAe pilot brethren.
 TOMORROW: What America has done and proposes to do about gliding.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11

pioneers whose soaring spirits prove that mans long-felt desire for wings is best @ati@fled by the sail plane.
 Gliding" Is definitely e misnomer. A glider really does much more than what its name implies; it's an air. ship, enthusiasts say that sails the skies with far mere freedom than q ship the seas To be exact, the art of soaring is based on the ability of the motorleSs flying machine to maintain or gain altitude.
 The glider Is essentially an air- plane without motor, It Is built of the same type of materials: spruce and-cr metal wings covered with aircraft linen and "doped" with a ritro-cellulose compound are used almost universally The fu- selage is constructed of thin, three- ply plywood or of wooden or welded steel tubing skeletons covered with doped linen All-metal shells have also been utilized. GllderS are, in nearly all eases, much stronger than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11

If the public tended to consider gliding child's play, when 1t con- sidered gliding at all, small group of American aeronauss read avidly every published report on the TO- mantle new sport, First In flimsy, unstable craft, then in streamlined, efficient sailplanes, they scared through the air with the greatest Of ease to better and better perform ances in altitude, distance, duration, speed, goal and out-and-retum flights.
 Although glider flying grew slow ly through the efforts of the select circle who knew its thrill, national interest Jagged. Because gliding is an expensive sport, this may have been due to lack of government aid or interest
 GLIDING MEANS MORE
 THAN MERE SPORT
 Result was that when American newspaper readers read that Na2i troops had descended on Crete by glider, they were as surprised as If a child's scooter had suddenly found a military use. Misconceptions and lack Of knowledge had put gliding 90 far as the general public was con- cerned, into an eSoteric class with fox-huntlng.
 But gliding, although seldom used as Q means of transport in the U. S., means more than mere sport to the Scores of American glider pi- lots who are now gathered here at the glider capital of the nation to try their wings at breaking national and world soaring records
 It was this hill that a German pr. Wolfgang Klemperer disciple of Otto Lilienthal, father of motorlesS flight--flrst picked, in the late POS, as an ideal spot for soaring On this hill, conducted by the non- profit Elmira Area Soaring Corp, have been held all the Soaring So- ctety of America's (natlonal glider orgalization) meets. Around this hill have centered most of the ac- tivities of the little band of aerial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
Elmira Meet Spotlights New Importance Of Sailplanes

power planes in relation to actual weight.
 There are manys types of gliders -single-seater, two-seaterS, trans port tlargest in the U. s. holds four people,. These, in turn, vary from the elementary trainer (utility gli- der) through the intermediate to the high performance sailplane. They may cost anywhere from $675 to $3500 or more, depending to large extent, like an airplane, on the instrument equipment; but gli- der kits, unassembled, can be ob- tained for as little as $350.
 THREE METHODS OF
 LAUNCHING GLIDER
 To launch a glider, some form of power must be used Most efficient of these Cor launching e large num- Der of ships over @ short period of time is the winch tow. The winch consists of an auto-powered drum which winds up a 5-16 inch manila rope or wire cable rapidly enough to give the glider the required speed. The glider is pulled forward while air currents created push it upwards Into the air. At the desired alti- tude the pilot releases his towline.
 Perhaps the most commonly used tow in America, whenever @ winch tow Is not available, is by automo- bile-a speeding car taking the place of the rapidly-winding winch Most effective, militarily valuable, as well as expensive method is the air. plane tow, by which any number of gliders can be launched at the same time wherever the soaring possibilities seem most favorable. Another method, now obsolete, Is by shock-cord, the ship being catapult- cd into the air like a pebble from a siinnshot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
HOW GLIDER-PLANE IS MANAGED


 IS MANAGED
 Once in the air, the glider pilot may slope soar," If he was launch- cd from a hill, on the up-currents created by horizontal winds hitting the vertical surfaces of the hill and being deflected upwards. He searches for "thermals" (air currents formed by the warmer surfaces of the earth heating the air immediately above in such a manner that bubbles" of hot air rise up).
 When q pilot hits 6 really goo& thermal. he's in his element. He may spiral towards the heavens for hours on the rising air current until the thermal gradually wears itself out. Then he sets oil again in asarch of another thermal and then another.
 Or he may skim back and forth across the layers of cloud forn1a- ton, which Is called street flying" He can do such aerohatics as loop the-loops, barrel rolls and Spirals If the currents are right. He can nose- dtve like 8 dive-bomber. He can play with "burbles" (eddies in the airflow) like gull or an air-minded porpoise.
 The only part of this that is technically called gliding" Is gradu- ally coasting down-hill towards terra flrma. And when that's neces- Sary, gliders "set down" in 6 small
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
ROBERT STEVENS
 HOME FROM ARMY
Air Corps Reserve Member Flies Bomber Plane From
 Michigan
ERVILLE COrrespondent--Mrs. K. W. HeniOn, Telephone S-5462

Waterville, July 11.-Second Lieut.. Robert L. Stevens, of the United States army air corps reesrve and son of M.. and Mrs. Louis F. Stew ems, of ITS Thomastcn avenue, is home on ten day leave from the Selfridge field, Mich.
 He flew bomber plane to La- Guardia field yesterday arriving in Waterbury by train later in the day. He recently received his commits sion after training period at Max well field, Montgomery, Ala, receiv- ing his rating as pilot and was as- signed to active duty training with a regular army air corps tactical squadron.
 A business meeting of the Casper s. Davis, American Legion Auxili- ary, will be held tonight at 8 o. clock at Fraternity hall, with Mrs. Dorothy Cook presiding. Plans for the American Legion state conven- ton in Waterbury will be discussed.
 With the summer schedule now in progress at the local library, it will be closed tomorrow. but will be open Tuesday and Thursdays between 3:30 and 6 D. m. and in the even- ings from 2 until Q o'clock.
 The annliaI outing Of the Wo- mems Society for Christian service Of the Grace Methodist church will take place tomorrow at the home of Mir. and Mrs. George Hornbccker, at Lake zoar. A hot dog and ham- burger roast will be held following inc usual monthly business meeting at which Mrs. Arthur Twelyes will preslde.' Cars will leave the church at 10 q. n.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
Daily Statistics
 on Auto Accidents

GENERAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
 DATA
 Total Number of Traffic Acci- dents Reported For East Year As Of This Date ...., 9,Se7 ESTIMATED Number of Traffic Accidents Caused So Far This Year As Of This Date :. 12,427 Total Number of Personal In- juries Caused Last Year As Of This Date .............. 6,O6l ESTIMATED Number fo Per- sonal Injuries Caused So Far This Year As Of This Date 62lO Adams Harrison and Miss Mari Shaw, co-chairman of the New Ha ven County Committee.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11


 are stricken with tummyaches and many farmers have palms under their belts because enough atten- ton is not paid toward keeping scaf0od and shellhSh properly refrigerated or embalmed.
 When Horace Quick was In the retail fish and clam buSiEass, he often made the rounds under q broiling sun and delivered delica- cies from the Atlantic In a half parboiled state. The Quick clans were usually especially anemic. One Purchase housewife chanced to look over some two bushels of the biyalves and found not a single one with closed shell and healthy complexion. Why, these clans are spoiledl" she exclaimed. Not at all, Madam; not at all" Horace said, just as reassuring as a lighting company office holder explaining an overcharge, Them are laughing clans. What they've seen in South Britain makes them extra special gay"
 Women look out for their men. A lc2al gentlemen went to sleep with S65 in his pocket, awoke to find only a 5-spOt. Grumbling a. way tO himself, he suddenly realized that he was talking to an empty house. The good wife had taken the S60 and hurried to town to pay an overdue install ment on the family mOtOrcar. She drove home with the car, as proud as punch. Our man went off to Oak Tree to drown his sorrow.
 Hickey's Rockies cannot find Dan Leary, but rumor has 1t that they are busy hunting missing puppies at the lower end of Main street. The. gestapo SCOUTS the. countryside, yet one pup disap- pears each and every night. We haven't any high-salaried local detectives, but We know a swell little female dog that knows where these pups go Poor little Sandy, robbed of her family. is busy col lecting puppies one at a time and it won't be long before reunion is complete.
 Critics claim the white stripe in the middle of south Britain Main street wObbleS slightly and Is not quite straight. That Is exactly as it should be. In daylight, we
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
Warning Poison Ivy

There ls @ new marvellous scientific remedy for Ivy P0lA- omlnE called ftfGMNlAN's POISON IVY prescription. It will relieve the ltehing nt aare, stop spreading and auielliy clear ihe NklD rash. aaa Will hr Nnflsfled Miih HGth .IAN's POISON IVY pre- srFipilOn or we will gladly Fe- fnnd your m0ney. Ihla fA nof a tsliRt preparation, tf ls snge fo nae 0n ihe tender nisin of ehiidFen. Don't su0er from tNy Poisoning or take chances sttfh e heme made remedy. fiuy nn Inexpensive bottle og MGffkwAA's POISON IVY nre- seRipflaD today nud sec inntnnl Fftief, on hnfe Go Waterbury nnfY nf Firieff's nrun tfnFe. lAa tN. fInin sl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
KoALA BEAR NEVER DRINKS

Brisbane. Australia (UP) Aus tralia's oldest known koala bear has not taken Q drink for the past i8 years, according to keepers of the Lone Pine zoo. The animal was captured during the 1920 open sea- son and placed in the koala bear sanctuary at the ZOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11

There are is.oO0 kinds Of living mammals. 1000 kinds Of reptiles and 2fo00 kinds of birds in thervEf amphIbians. and 2f000 kinds ul birds iu the world.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-07-11
ny nILL GARRIGUs

The swimming hole Is open again. Mrs. Mccoy, boss of the trailer unit that is parked near the children's recreational layout down there by the Pomperaug, has graciously allowed our, young