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college i'll Leeds, England to join a
brother, the late Rev Peredro S.
Mc@ny, who was rector Of an Epis-
copal church on Long Island
Mr. Mesny moved to Washington
IN 1894, when he Joined the Navy
Department He reured from the
Bureau OF Design in 1884, but was
recalled shorty after The outbreak
Of the recent war and served until
last November
MI Me>ny was a past president
Of the Kalorama Citizens ASS0Cia-
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Federal Bor Meets Tonioht

Samuel o. CLARK, ir., former AS
siStant Attorney General IN charge
OF the Tax Division Of the Justice
Department, will address the Fed
eral Bar Associa ton at 80 O'Clock
tonight in the South Agriculture
Building on Tax Litigation N Fed
erai COufIS
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n o m e. 4 I Z D
Drumnond ave
n ue. c h e V V
Chase, Md. He
had been in i'll
health for sew
eral years.
High requiem
m a S S W i'll b e
sung at 10 m.
Wednesday at
the Shrine Of
LNe BlPSSeC sac
rament, c h e V Y
c h a S c. Burial
will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
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his home, 28lT
Eig h t G e II t h
street N. w. viii
be held at noon
[ o IN OrrO " at
GaWleI's chapel.
/ Sc PennSyI-
V a II ia avenue
NV. Burial will
be private.
Mr.. NTeSnE q
native of Alder
nCT. Channel Is
lands, came to
t h e Unite d
States after his
graduation from
an pnUlnnpr;1lu
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Mnury PTA to Meet

Miss Ruth Pardee, an anthropol-
ogist on the staff of UNRRA. will be
the guest speaker at the April meet
ing Of the Maury School PTA at
8 pm. tomorrow at the school on
Russell road, Alexandria.
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In Mount OIivet

William D Shoemaker, IS. former
patent attorney and author Of sew
eral textbooks on patent and trace
mark law, died Saturday al his
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Marrtanr

TRUST, MAY MARGARET AND GER
HOLD, CARL. Mrs. Oscar kibbey an
nounces the marriage OF her daughter
HOLD. United Staces Navy. son of Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Gerhold of Baltimore, Nd,
st Long Beach, Calf, April ], 1916.
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Wi||iamD. Shoemaker Arthur B. he5ny Dies;
Burial Set Wednesday Retired Navy Engineer

Funeral services for Arthur B.
LIE P. NIes2y, 81, retired engineer
OF the Bureau Of Ships, Navy De-
partment, who died Saturday at
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Mrs E. G Pearce. MIS- Arlhur Massey.
Mrs James Harrison and Mr.. John Stanley
Josephs Services at the S. Fl. fines Co.
Funeral Home, .901 l4th s.. NV, or Mon
day, APRIL x. at | m he Rev. d., B
Janney RudderrOW officiating. Interment
Fairfax Cemetery, Fairfax, Va.
YOUNG. EDWARD. On Monday, April
$, 1916. al Providence Hospital, EDWARD
YOUNG. beloved husband OF Okie r. Young,
father OF Louis, Fred and Ralph Youns.
Schottrof Mrs Thclma Foster and Mrs.
Viola Salb Services at Chambers Fur"ra!
Home, ~ llth st. Sc, on Wednesday.
April 10, at l2.3u pm. Relatives and
friends invited. InJerment Cedar Hi
Cemetery 10
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BU-RFoRD. MARY LOUISE On

,NSGTS Vi,nSH rDL> o.iD ZIP, 1ilii4"'iue1'
BIRFoRD. MARY LOUISE. On satur-
Psyk I'd, = nv. y; NARY louise uBiU.HRFoRD
wife Of ,ths late, Harry " Burford Q.
Esds SfA Ashfod o servees ino T's'el a the o.
Hines Co. ,,onsG2 Fnns5al sqmf Home S@oI Iath s,
vile, vnie."tohi ohio. "0o0iS"" cemetery same
BuRLEY. THEoDORE. On Sunday. Aprl
1876, IHEoDoRE BURLEY, devoted son son
81 Pe sN Jahnny 6 @ g. BaeS EnsasT nephev e Of ofohSF M
Hyland Wells OF Atlanta, Ga, and Mr.. and
Mrs Hrnry Burley. After 6 = m. Monday,
dence, Sl435 S 81. NV. Funeral and IN
terment Alfalfa, Ga Arrangements by
W. Ernest Jarvis Co.
RUTIER. EMILY; On sunday: Aprt. :.
NV EMILY Butler. beioysd mo5hcr o;
BRsTrd BHteF 5;n hfg g.. Q. o Ms9s s2d
IrelaHves and friends. Aitscs 10 m;
AZ the Il ErhesI @ JARVIS Fdneys S% &c Church en-
55p4sb rss2r.i 5Fs% s8a f5sn5. s.
ylted. Interment Lincoln Memorial Gene
BUTLER. THOMAS HOWARD. Depart
HoWStARD BUTIER, js! zs'.i@ Son Of he he late joG5
EIZear Butter and Julia Ann ButleF- PC
er OF William Harrison Cutler of Groom,
Md and, Joseph H. Butler OF Upper, Magl,,
horo Md. Mrs. Helen Butler Pulley of
WaShington, D. c., and Mrs. Martha Butter
Thomas of Groom, Md half sister OF N i.
Hester Proctor of Washington, D c. .!e
Sewell. Mrs. Pauline Palm. Mrs.. Glady,
Butler and Charles Hurd six granuch.,-
dren and a host of other relatives and
Jarvis Funeral Church 1892 You 81. II ",
from ! m I'LL I pm TueSaay Apt. =:
thereafter at his late resldel ce. Groom.
Nd REQUIEM mass al ST Marys Catho4IC
Church Upper Marlboro. Md, Wednesd *.
Ap5ii l." at go m RGla ai = saa
Cemetery. =
ApT cAcStf e4% 1oSlFHENF P>dvdenee oe Hosp Ms@a
JOsEpH1NE CAGNEY beloved wife of TIE
late william C. Carney and mother Of
Kathleen Caenev Of sol Rhode Island ave
Raouiem MAJ at s. Mar,in's Churcf a, a.
70 m. lnterment Mount Olive Cemetery
RsletiTeS r. srd fs.e5 5 inred Mem6f,5s ~,
hcmc Tues1a, even!1e al -" for the
CANYON, SHL,S EDWARD. On Sun
30. EM,As EDWARD cANN2N Of i6@4 1914
a1d father Of George Edward. Evelyn
D. and Mar Esther Cannon. He also
ie survived by two brothers. Frank S.
and Albert Cannon. both of SACRAMENTO.
ton. Va. where funeral services will be
held Wednesday. April 10. al , pm.
Interment Columbia Gardens Cemetery. 9
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Drati,a
TRACY. MRS. EMF

TRACY MRS. EMILY On Saturday
ApIl e. 1875 ss1ter rs,, hT;el iIlns?s, a
of Arson Roger Tracy. Funeral services
at Clearwater, Fla. on Monday. April x
WEEDEN, WILLIAM CRAWFORD. On
Monday. April $, 1916, at Doctors Hos
dearly beloved husband Of Evelyn Jackson
Weeden, devoted ia her OF William CraW-
ford Weeden III, son OF Alice Judson
Weeden, brother of George JuGson Weeden
and nephew OF Blanche A JudSon. Friends
may call at the Lee Funeral Home. 4tn
st. and Mass. ave, ne, where services will
be held on Wednes day, April 10. at :! m.
Intcrment Rock Greek Cemeter .
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SHOEMAKER, WILLIAM n. Membe-

an q Spaldine Council. No. AZ
- !: =:;. ::
" ave Chevy Chase on Monday
Apr! : 1896 a $50 N for recitation
OF PRAYERS Tor the TeDoSe Of his soul
R FRED BRADY, Grand knight
j. MARSOEA. SpcretarN
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MoORE, ALEXANDER. Departed this
life on FRIDAY April .. 1916 at John
Hcpk.n- Hospital. Baltimore. Md. ALEX
+ ANDEP MOORE of 1913 18th st. W, the
loving husband OF Eunlce Moore. father of
George Moore and brother of Lula Jackson;
other relatives and many friends mourn
/ his departure. Friends may call on Tues
/ DAY, April 2, after 3 pm. at the John T
/ Rhines & Co. Funeral Home, 3rd and Eye
stS. Sv where funeral services Will be
/ held on Wednesday. April q. ct I m. the
Rev Joseph A. Myles officiating. Inter
ment HARMONY Cemetery
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MESNY. ,RIUIR r IF P.ToURFI

A SpeCial communication OF CO.
A .: e e 4:
ice a. the funeral of our late
brother, ARTHUR B. LIE PATOUREL
MESNY.
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ODARD, MILE HELENA,

day, ApflI ), I04U, at the rtsl'
deence of her niece, Mrs Ben
jamln c. Milan OF 3l-S Key
blvd. Arlington, Va. Mrs. MEL
LIE HELENA WOODARD. WidGv
OF the late Downs NJ, Woodard
sister Of ME- WilSnn CroSSIeN
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ME- SNN. ARIHI-R PAIOI-R

On Sa uYday, AprI! &, 1916. a hls resi-
denCe. 81 lsth St n v. ARTHUR B
Le PATOURFL MESNY. beloved hu band
of Mary K. MeSny 'uee Brown and father
OF Mrs. MarRuerIte p. MeSny Nj Mesuy
also IS survived by one granodauRhtef
Joan and by brother and sister, Clifford
MeSny and Mrs Phil " Paddon of sur
rey, England Funeral services VIII be held
a. he chapel OF Joseph GaWlers Sons,
] 15h PennSy!TanLa ave ". on TueSGav
Aprli Q, al l. O'Clock noon Interment
private Piease omit flowers
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MOYER. GUY A. On Saturday, April 6.
of Mary Mover and father of Mrs. Cath
crime Harris and Marearet Moyer Re-
mains resting at Chambers funeral home
400 Chaplin st. NV. Funeral on Tues
day. April Q. at / am. Interment Ma
tionai Memorial Park, Falls Church, Va
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MOORE. ISAIAH On Monday. April s

1916. A. hI5 residence. l2O5 Girard 81
NV ISAIAH MOORE, husband of Mary p
Moore, brother of Mrs Katie Adams and
William R. Moore, Surviving are a son,
RAYMOND P Moore TWO Grandchildren,
tives and friends. After noon Tuesday
friends are invited to call al his late resi-
dence. where services VIII be held WedneS-
day. April 10, al l.3O pm. Please omit
flowers u
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Draths

BANKS. HAZEL VIRGINIA: Departed
GahFer hl zee on HoSpa spnaI' hazEL Aaz vRGNIA RtG
loved mother Of Mrs. Hazel FERRY of YORK,
Pa, and daughter Of Mis-. Louise Dean;
Nellie smallwood and Miss Betty Crawford;
step1ather, Albert Dean: four cousins. other
Ing at the John +. Rhnes Il Co. Funeral
Home. :'rd ana Eye stS. s.w. Notice OF
funeral IatFl
BaUMBARGER. WESLEY ROBERT. On
NEsIE SHasa AP RoBERf lSbS II sRfE Of 5
Bryant st. ne, beloved husband Of Vlr
g:niS Baumbarger and father OF Charles
Wesley Baum6arger; W H, Baumbarger
Hardin Of Washington. D. {; brother Of A.
W. Baumbargcr OF Ken Ohio. and Mr.
q the S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home, 390l
p m. Notice OF funeral later
BELL, CHARLES ROLAND. Departed
XII M s4Haay BEIy q ADF G1 Uton csARLEs s V
Wife Estelle Bell, a father. Charles: one
brother. Alfred Bell and many other reta-
4th 81. s.w. Notice of funeral later.
4 1916; JOHN BEVERLY OF fol D st. S..
her hG Of & ATmsons and Emily
Clark. son of Etle Gibson, brother Of
LeatG Beverly and JACOB Ellis and uncle
Taoms<. Frends may call al the Nal
ysn q hey Funeral Home \; J ave; and
r ST. NV. wncre services viii be held or
Tuesday, AprIl . at 10 am. Intermont
WoodlaWn Cemetery.
BLADEN, ELLA B. On April 5. l946- al
her residence, Loo Gus ~ nv ELLA
BLADE,TT -nee CAs9n1, VIcoW OF the Iys ia, iate
RaErr NllhfIr II Plp1pN Services
al The S H. HINES co Funeral Home, 300!
18th ST. NV on Mondsy April $ at >
Frederic& Md and Emml;s0Urs. Nd pa
pers please copy.
BOWERS, CLARA HANLEY. On Mon
day. Aprll :. 1916. a; her residence ~
Alabama Apt, CLARA HANLEY BOWERS;
mother OF Kathryn (. Bowers and sister
OF Mrs John G. Male; Mrz. J. walter
Sale and Joseph A Hanley, Funeral from
m. Thursday morning. Aprl II; thence
TO the Church OF tho 1mmacralte Concep-
ton, where mass VIII BE- offered al = m.
for the ,repose OF her SOU! Intermont
Mount Olvet Cemetery. lU'
BROWN. ALBERT SIDNEY On SUNDAY.
st. Sc, ,ALBERT SIDNEY BROWN, beloved
liam A and Alpert L Brown Friends may
call a. the Lee Funeral Home, tth st. and
Mas S. sye ne where SER ices VIII IL be s heid
Cedar Hill Cemetery
BUCKINGHAM. EDGAR C. Suddenly
on Saturday. Ap'?l II. 1910. a. his resi-
dence, 100 18th ST Sc. EDGAR {.
BUCKINGHAM. beloved husband of Emma
Stephenson Buckingham and brother OF
Mrs. Harry SpTucebank Il" also lea.es
stepson MI. Edmond Henderer Ser
ices Will be held al the, above residence
ment Arlington National Cemetery Reia-
tives and friends invited. ARRANGEMENTS
by The WalShe Funeral Home. al llth
st Sc.
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NOSE. ALICE F. (NEE MAGRUDER)
Suddenly; on Monday. April 8. 1916. a
her home. 1923 Trinidad ave. ne, ALICE
E. NOSE (nee Magruder), beloved mother
Of Kenneth f. Kock and Evelyn E Cooley
Remains resting at her late residence
Notice of funeral later.
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MURKISUN, NAKY ELIIABETH Sud-
denly. on Sunday April :. 1916. at her
rss1dencs re- d - Is Kalorama I'd, NV, MARY
ELIZABETH MORRISON. wife of the late
]. Milton Rowe. Services at the s. H
Hines Co. Funeral Home. @9ul l4th st
NV. on Tuesday. April Q. at IL q m
1nterment Fort Lincoln Cemetery
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CANNON, sILAS b. A special COM
municatlon OF Columbia Lodge,
A +:
late brother, S1LAS f CANNON
MAYNARD POHPPArE
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MORAN. JRERT r IN c

ApTll o, 1896, al his residence, 1870 IIth
s.. ne. ALBERT 3. MORAN. husband of
the late Ann Louise Moran and father Of
Albert E, Resnal C., Francis A. and
Charles A. Moran. Mrs. Kathleen E. Reed
and Mrs. Elaine L. Key. Services at
Chambers Southeast funeral home 81
llth ST. Sc on Tuesday. April q, al II 80
am. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery s
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BUCKINGHAM EDGAR C.. Comrades

BUT hINTHNM. FDIAK Z.
of General Henry W Lawton
Camp. No !. Department of D.
3lHRNJl c. U. S W V, VIII assemble
3fH8sERN al the late residence Of our
a7n@R&zzA comrade EDGAR {. BUCKING-
HAM. 16f 18Th st. Sc. Tues
~ day, April 9, 1916. al pm.
1nterment Arlington National Cemetery.
ROBERT D HOLCOMB, Commander.
JAMES G YADEN AdUNant
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MORALES, LUCAs. !R: on Saturday

April 4. 1896. LUCAS MORALES. Jr., aged
"a years, beloved son OF Lucas and LucIa
Morales. Friends may call at the Robert
A. Mattinglv funeral home, l3l llth ST.
Sc, until Tuesday. April o, at $40 nj
Requiem mass az St. PatrICk's Church at
q m Relatives and friends invited In
terment Mount Oliyet Cemetery.
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THOMPSON. ALICE Y On Sunday
April :, 1916. at her residence, l139
Swami st. NV. ALICE v. THOMPSON.
loving mother of Naomi and Joseph D
Thompson, mother-in-law of Ruth Thomp-
son. aunt of Albert Roane She is also
survived by seven sisters, three brothers
and host OF other relatives and friends
call at Frazier's Funeral Home. 3S9 Rhode
Island ave. nv, Funeral Wednesday. April
tist Church. the Rev E c. Smith oficiat-
ing. 1nterment Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
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SQUIRES, CHARLES +. On Monday
Aprll = IAiE CEAR1 ES z CnrrIra n Z

SoUIRES, CHARLES r. On Monday.
April $ I94G. CHARLES F SQUIRES Of
josephine son@es 9eG'fa aaG ngsoan9 "a No OF
Kenneth N Ekmsn and grandfather OF
eseonara Charles Ekman. Services at the
st. NV on Wednesday. Apr! 10 at 3
nj. Interment Fort Lincoln Cemetery. 9
sIRoMAN, JOHN Departed this life
on Sunaay April :. 1916. g. 1905 m
at Gallinger Hospital. JOHN STROMAN
OF 5304 James pl n e. the loving husband
Of Georgieanna Stroman He also leaves
+ ! daughters Misses Permilla. Garry Rosie
v Ethflle StToman. sons William NJ
and james c Stroman: 3 brothers, sister
l grandChlld and many other relatives
and friends Notice of funeral later
AArrangementS by Henry S. Washington d
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MrRnAIGH. LEEEERsoN on s1nda

MI KUACNH' JEFFERSUN. On sunday,
April !, 1916, JEFFERSON, MURDAUGH
of - o ST.. NV. husband of Mamie Muir
daugh, brother Of Earlee Whitney. Luecen-
Ger Walker. Newer and Geroy Murdaugh
ard Clara Davis, Notice of funeral later
Arrsneements BY Malvan & Schey.
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MckaIG. IDA IpELIA On Friday Anr5

5 l4i6, at the home of her brother. Nau-
rice K Fisher Pooiesville. Md, IDA IDE1 Ia
MchAIG peioEed wifc Of Samuei Mchals
William Fisher and Ms. Aenes Hal Re
mains resting at The SnoWden d Day.S
Fune raj Home until after 4 p m Mondav
thence to the home OF her brother Maurice
FlSher, Poo.>vllle, Md Funeral services
Tuesday Aprn Q. al = pm. a. warren
Chapel. MartInst ulg. Md. Pc Joseph
Stenely otflciatlnE. Interment Chase Gem
etfry. u
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NE ESRITT WIFI IAN

NL9bII i, WILLIAM z On Sunday
st, ne. WILLIAM L. NESBTTT, beloved
husband of Ruth F. Nesbltt and father of
Robert S. Nesbitt of Merced, Calf; Will
liam l.. Nesbitt of Alexandria, Va; Lloyd
F. Nesbitt and Lynn NJ. Nesbitt of this city
Funeral services at St Stephens Lutheran
Church, 1911 Brentwood rd. ne, on Wed
nesday. April 10, at , pm. Interment
Eort Lincoln CemeterN
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DOWNS, EDWARD T. On

INS, EDNaRD 7. On SATURDAY,
~. Aprt i, 1896 EDWARD +.
snG. DOWNS Of 5043 Temple I'd
SKI Temple Hills Md born IN
HEN WaShIngton D C. 1898 Flu
EgA neral services VIII be held a t
s&S Chambers Southeast Funeral
saS Home. Oh l1th s. Sc on
Y. April q al 9 m Interment
op Natlona. Gene cry. VFW Honor
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0.IIE. 0T SaIWT0aY- AOTII q INl6- HARRY
IUNSTAIL FLEET. Jr. CT lgi E West
moreland rd. Falls Church Va sou OF
Ia " TunstaIl Fleet, ST, and Hattie War
ren Fleet and brother Of Mrs Donald NJ
Moore OF Tampa. Fla: Mrs. Paul J Meyer
Of Baltimore. Md. and Mrs James H. Mar
ma OF Cherrydsie. Va Remains resting
a. Pearson Funeral Home. 412 Washing
ron s.. Falls Church. Va Funeral serv-
ices a. the Falls Church Episcopal church
on Tuesday April 9, at 80 p M Inter
ment National Memorial Park, Falls
Cillcn Ra Ii rnln
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Mckinney On
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM E. MCKINNEY
Americas. Card Authority

There are many fine husband
and-wife combinations in bridge,
but it is unusual to find mother
and-son combination. Mrs. R. c.
Bayliss, playing with her son,
George, won the open pair cham
pionship at the recent Richmond
Tournament. Young Bayliss DEM
onstrated his skill with today's
hand.
He won the opening lead with
dummy's king of spades and led
the jack Of hearts. When South
played low, Bayliss went up with
the king and dropped the single
ton queen, much to the surprise OF
the kibitzers. When asked why he
made, this unusual play, Bayliss
gave some very logical reasoning.
He said that if South held four
hearts headed by the ace-queen,
which is the minimum for his
opening bid, the queen could
never be picked up. Therefore, the
king was the proper play to take
care OF the l. per cent chance that
North held the singleton queen.
In this case the play paid large
dividends, as Bayliss was the only
one in the room who made six-odd
on the, hand. All of the other de-
elarers played low and allowed
North to make the singleton queen.
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Orchids To TeflOn

Here is definition for the book It is
of Teflon, a new plastic which served
many good purposes during the war and
is hailed as possessing many valuable
attributes for peace-time industry. tt
is defined, or described as "a resin of
observation-disclosures, made by the poly
merization (solidifying) of gaseous
observation-disclosures under proper con-
ditions of temperature and pressure
and in the presence of catalytic agent
to speed the reaction"
Despite this, no material has been
discovered which will dissolve or swell
Teflon. It has proved of especial value
in jet propelled engines as it stands
up under the high temperatures to
which it is subjected. In jet engines
it is used for gaskets and insulation,
remaining calm and undisturbed in SIS
degrees Fahrenheit. 1t is reported in
its favor that ignition systems of air.
craft give less trouble near spark plugs
when it is used. Ordinary insulators
fail at high temperatures.
Now that the world is planning for a
peace era, radar and television will
prove important fields for Teflon in
sulation, and it is planned to use it in
conduits where corrosive materials
have caused trouble time out of mind.
Says the article from which these
facts have been cleaned:
$50 great is the chemical resistance
of Teflon that even such potent agents
as chlorosulfonic acid, aqua regia, acetyl
chloride, boron trifluoride, hot sulphuric
and hot nitric acids, and boiling solu-
tons of sodium hydroxide do not af-
feet it. In tests it was subjected to
a temperature of 572 degrees Fahren-
heit for three months continuously, yet
showed virtually no degradation, but
retained all it's useful properties
AS Walter Winchell would say, Or
chids to Teflc~
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Hinton James, First UNC Student, Laid
Out Early Lmprouen1en IS To Cape Fear

brisk trade with the West Indies
and with the mother country.
There were exports Of rice, indigo,
lumber, slaves, pitch, tar, hides,
pork and other commodities men
toned; and incoming ships brought
to the town, tea, cloth, firearms,
ammunition and many necessaries
of Life. Traders from interior
points brought in hides, and car
RED back articles required for
their life in their distant homes.
In the town there was the usual
life of seaport settlement. Sail
ors roamed the streets, and mer-
chants sought the patronage OF
ships and found their captains
interesting company in their
shops. Occasionally a new settler
would come in, and family would
import a new Negro servant.
There was no trouble with the
Indians about the town of Whining
ton. All danger of this kind had
passed away several years before
he town was established. Roger
Moore, an important settler Of the
lower river country, who was Civ
en- the appellation of King
Roger" because Of his large land
holdings and influence, had de-
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feated band of Indians at Sugar
Loaf on the river bank opposite the
town of Brunswick; and the red
men then left the white settlers in
undisputed possession Of the region.
They moved toward the western
forests; but they left behind many
memorials of their former life,
particularly of their fondness for
shell fish. Many heaps of oyster
shells were piled up by them along
the sounds and estuaries, and most
of these remain to this day.
''It was, however, a time of war
and strife: for Spain and England
were almost constantly engaged
in one of their historic warfares
and the conflict was often carried
to the southern coasts of America
and to the West Indies. Governor
Gabriel Johnston was filled with
a desire that the colony of North
Carolina should bear its part of
the responsibility of helping the
British Crown in war In 1740,
therefore, he enlisted battalion
of troops, largely from Whining
ton and other Cape Fear settle
ments, to go to Florida, and
thence to the West Indies. The
embarkation was at Brunswick,
and there were four companies Of
one hundred men each. He COM
missioned as commander of the
contingent Colonel James lines,
who lived in the county of New
Hanover about ten miles from Will
mington. The colonel was a close
friend Of the Governor, and had
come with him from Scotland.
Over here he soon became a man
of substance. largely identified
with Wilmington and its CONNER
cial interests. But he was a mill
tary man. and was chosen to head
the expedition against the Spanish.
MANY of the enlisted men were
slain in the engagement against
Cartaeena, Spanish settlement
"ear the Isthmus of Panama, .hav-
ing thus borne their part in the
struggles out of which arose the
American nation. And modern life
and possibilities are builded upon
the hardshios and sufferings of
+he men of the past who bled and
died in battles for human prog
~ess.'' Il
*~~
The third in series. Of articles
from Mr.. Howell's book will ap-
Dear tomorrow
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BY JOHN SKIES

Today's article is the second in
a series taken from Andrew j..
Howelrs book, 1.-THE Book of Will
mington." It continues where yes
terday's article ended, in the chap
ter entitled 'Town Incidents
"New Hanover county lays just
claim to many events and per-
sons connected with the early his
tory of southeastern North Caro-
lima whose locations are now with
in other subdivisions, for they
were once her very own. The
battle of Moore's Creek bridge
was one of these; and, beside
many military men and legisla-
tors and judges, there was Hinton
James, the first student Of the
University of North Carolina, who
died in 1847 and lies buried in old
Hopewell cemetery in Fender
county, eight miles north of Bur
gaw. He was an engineer in
charge of river and harbor i'm
provements of the Cape Fear.
1.-THE town of Wilmington was
not a very large one at the time
of it's incorporation and the re-
ceiving of its new name. Perhars
the number of its houses may not
have exceeded thirty or thirty-five;
but it was an early day in the
development of our country, and
Wilmington was, therefore, COM
paratively very important ana
good-sized town. 1t maintained a