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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18
Womon's World
Use Clever Wallpaper Tricks
To Conceal Defects of Rooms
By Ertta Haley

VERY FEW OF US live in archi-
' tecturally perfect surroundings,
but a reasonable facsimile of per-
lection can be achieved if we use
decorator tricks to mask the defects
which surround us.
Don't throw up your hands in dis
enlargement over a long, narrow
dining or living room, dark bed
room or a cherries kitchen. These
are problems which professional
decorators face every day in their
careers and solve almost to per-
lection.
Color, lines, design and furnish
ings have much to do with getting
good effects. Armed with a few
basic principles, you can change the
effect of many room and make it
closer to your ideal.
If you have the feeling that you
want to push your walls out to
give feeling of space and light,
here are some sure-fire tricks to
give you that effect.
AS every woman knows, light col
ors tend to make her figure larger
while the dark shades appear to
slenderize. So, to make the room
look lighter and larger concentrate
on lighter shades of wallpaper. A
background of a small pattern or
pale shades of wallpaper such
as cool blues, greys, greens, cream,
ivory and oyster white make rooms
look large. The lighter the color of
the room and its furnishings the
more the walls seem to melt away
and give the illusion of space. Use
small trim pieces of furniture,
avoiding those enormous over
stuffed monstrosities you so fire.
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And avorking rooms attractive
paper if the room is small because
dark-colored baseboards, doors,
mantles, window and cornices all
minimize the size of the room. If
the room is very small, trim it a
bit by pulling out some of these
things such as a mantle to give
more space.
Shape of Room
Can Be Changed
If the shape of the room rather
than the size is your problem,
there's solution to that, too.
II the room is long and narrow
try doing three walls with plain
colored or a small-patterned paper
and then accentuating the fourth
wall with a dark color or a bold
pattern. This makes the room seem
almost square. Another excellent
way to increase the depth of one
side of the room is by using scenic
paper on that wall to contrast with
plain or striped paper on the other
three.
You may prefer to use contrast
ing colors to make a room longer
or wider. To do this, choose two
styles which harmonic yet present
a strong contrast; cover both side
walls with one pattern and both end
walls with the other.
Ceilings often are neglected when
we do over 4 room, but treated
properly they can be an important
part of the decorative scheme.
II the ceilings in your rooms are
low, they can be increased in
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18

have more space in which to move
about.
Reduce Room Size
With These Tips
On the other hand, if you have
tremendously large rooms and you
want to pull the walls closer about
you, put the room on sort of re-
ducing diet of dark colors. Warm
shades, such as red, terra Gotta,
cocoa, rose and the like, rather creep
up on you and make room seem
smaller.
If, however the room is on the
dark side of the street and you
don't ever get very much light, use
moderate shades Of the colors just
mentioned. In this type Of room
the furniture may be scaled on
larger proportions to take up space
and pull the space together some
what.
It's smart to have the woodwork
the same color or a shade lighter
than the basic shade of the wall
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18
High-Powered Jet

The six-inch archer fish can shoot
siX-foot stream of water from its
mouth, according to the Encyclo-
paedia Britannica. The fish uses
this jet to wet insects, knocking
them into the water where they
can be eaten.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18
Trio Joins S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A,

INDIANAPOLIS. - A new cham
pionship trio joined the Indianapolis
chapter of the Society for the Preser-
walton and Encouragement of Barber
Shop Quartet Singing in America.
Its members not only harmonic
perfectly, but they befuddle their
neighbors as well as their own FAM
lily.
They are triplet sons of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Harris of Muncie, Ind.
Only six years old, they specialize
in singing "Sweet Adeline."
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18
Preserving Lard

Three Suggestions for keeping
lard in the best condition are a
tight cover, a cold temperature for
storage and small containers. The
big jar of lard that stands open
and partly used for several weeks
in warm kitchen is very likely to
lose its good flavor.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18
By KATHLEEN NORRIS

"uAS a wife, 80, with two
IL small sons, any right to a
so-called platonic friendship with
an attractive man who sees her
all the time, but is almost a
stranger to her husband?" asks
Judd Mcleod, from Philadelphia.
"Winifred," his letter goes on,
fused to talk things over with me
at dinner, and review the events of
the day. Nowadays she lunches with
her women friends or with this par
ticular man, coming home dreamy
and silent; her interests are no
longer mine and mine evidently are
not hers. She is always kind and a
good housekeeper, but she insists
that a woman does not become a
mans property or chattel, as she
puts it, by marrying him, and that
she has right to any friendships
that she chooses. She argues that
man and woman may have per-
fectly safe friendship, with self-re-
spect on both sides. She quotes this
man to me as agreeing with her,
which drives me wild. The man is
unmarried, successful, an artist. He
has done various magazine illuStra-
tons with Winnie as model. She adj
mits that she likes him thoroughly
but denies that there is a criticizable
word or look between them.
"Now I am not" Judd goes on,
ga jealous man. But it is slowly
driving me insane, this dividing a
wife. She comes home to me at
night, sure. She pours my break
fast coffee, kisses the boys and me
goodby in the morning. Then she
gets the house into perfect order,
telephones to market, tailor, writes
checks for gas or dentist, and then
makes herself look smart and love-
ly, and is off for the real business
of the day.
Lunch at the studio, chatter with
the other women who come in, and
the constant companionship of the
man ! will call Max. I know she
does a certain amount of secretary
work for him, darns his socks, de-
posts his money in the bank, dis
cusses his plans.
They Are Only Friends
"She has told me more than once
that there is nothing actually wrong
between her and Max. They are Just
good friends. And I've said I
wouldn't stand for it, and I won't.
But what can I do? I've always
loved my home, my wife and my
children; am I to give them all up
now and live alone? feel so help
less, for Winnie isn't a child; she
knows exactly what is wrong; she'd
leave me if tried to pull anything
like this on her and yet she goes on
as If it were game. want to save
my home and happiness if 1 can.
What's the answer"
Unfortunately, Judd, the answer
lies in the terrible power we have
over those who love us and the power
they have over us. If anyone-hus-
band, wife, child, mother - chooses
to abuse that power, the injured per-
son is helpless. A cruel or neglect
ed mother, a gambling, drinking
husband, or, as in this case, a cold
and selfish wife, can wreck as many
lives as her husbands or her own
come in contact with, and there is
little to be done.
That there is no mere physical in
fidelity doesn't much affect the stu
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quently see and you actually will
have more space in which to move
about.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18

height by using white or a paler
shade of color than that used in the
walls.
Pale ceilings improve the natural
lighting of the room, while dark
colors absorb light and also lower
the apparent height of the room.
Horizontal stripes also will lower
the ceiling while vertical stripes
have just the opposite effect. Still
another method used for making the
over-tall room better proportioned
is to lower the molding. Molding
may be lowered IL to 10 inches
from the ceiling or by constructing
deep valance or cornice covered
with paper to match the rest of the
wall
Mold Room Together
With These Tricks
No room ever completely salts
fies its owner. There are either
too many inches or joys or too
many unbroken areas. Wallpaper
can be the means of tying these
joys into the main center or it can
be equally useful in creating ar
tificial divisions.
Dining alcoves can be turned into
attractive hooks by paper which is
complete contrast from the rest
Of the room.
If your kitchen seems bleak and
cheerless, cut its size by using
lovely plaid or trellise print paper
on the top half, with thing or plain
paper on the lower half.
If you'd like fireplace but can't
have it, you can get the same sort
of friendly cozy conversation place
by grouping two or three chairs
around a scenic wall in an other
wise muted room. Or you can make
believe you're near a garden just
by covering one of the walls with
an ivy-typs or garden flower paper.
ThSse are but a few suggestions
by which you can reshape your
home. Look over the situation, then
let your imagination take full rein
while wallpaper is the elastic
which can stretch and shrink your
walls to give you just the illusion
you want.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18

At Hot Springs, Mont, 30 acres inside
corporate limits. ideal for subdivision,
suitable for industrial sites and residence
district. Has undeveloped mineral warm
springs. Also 40 acres adjoining but
outside city limits. ideal for tourist
camps and residence tracts. This prop
erty never before advertised for sale.
Write
W. T. GARRET
7o1 Sprague Ave. Spokane, Wash, or see
E. G. DeMers at Hot Springs, Montana
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18

FOR SALE: Water Well Drills 81 Sullivan
overhaued. with tools. mounted on AZ V8
truck. Also KC Franks on AZ va. pipe. bits
tools, etc. FRED BUTLER, 1913 S. Cedar St.,
Casper, Wyoming.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-06-18

For Sale: Hotel and cafe doing good sdsi-
ness. IT sleeping rooms. 2 baths. Lobby
dining room, kitchen, store rooms. Well
equipped stoker heat. $4,000. with terms.
ELMER DAVIS Martinsdale. Montana
The Valley settler., 1948-11-19
wHoME MADE FUN FOR CHRISTMAS"

Tho Etcns ion offtce announces that they havo a number of neu bulletin ins: "Homemado Fun for Christ1as~ on hand. Get your copy. You vi11 find between it's covers, many good ideas for Christmas gifts Chri stmas dec orat ions, and Candy recipies. If you - haven't made your Fruit Cake for Christmas, you will lind good reeipio for ono and also several good cookie roc ip ie s.
The Valley settler., 1948-11-19
PA TAXES STANC ON SCHOOL

DISTRICT Cont. from paGe 5 Board, who will in turn oppo int an osses- sor uho will determine the valuo of the property for taxab1o1purpo sos. 4 limit of 2S or(2o mi11s) con be levied. It has gen- orally boen found that 10 mills would be suff ic tent.
 The proposed district would include the enti district nov soived by the Palmer School and Moose Creek, Sutton and Eska. It vas pointed out that the Incorporat ion Of school di st5ict would not affect the Incorporation of the tom of Palmer and it uos generally felt by the embly that tho Inc orporation of Palmer should bo hold in abeyanco unt il the school district vas formed.
 It vas also stated that a Torritor ia1 pro- porty Tax will be levied by the coming Le g5slature and that tho people of thi district would have to pay a tax anyway. They might potter form a district and be al1ouod to handle tho ir os1n money.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
18th Army Group Honors
Gems. Bradley, Vandenberg

Gen. Omar Bradley, Army Chief
of Staff, and Gen. Hoyt s. Vanden-
berg, Air Force Chief of Staff, last
night were honor guests at the third
annual reunion of the 18th Army
Group. The reunion was held at
the Army and Navy Country Club
in Arlington.
Gen. Bradley expressed pleasure
at being present at the reunion,
which was attended by many Off
GERS who served with him when he
was its wartime commander.
Gen. Vandenberg, who also men
toned his qualification, commanded
the 9th Air Force which provided
Gen. Bradley's troops with air sup
port during the drive across France
and Germany. About 125 officers,
many from out of town, attended
the reunion.
During a short business meeting
it was decided to hold next years
reunion in New York.
Evening star., 1948-10-23

toms Fright Start for the Day"
program over Station WWDC each
weekday at 6:45 am.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Dedication Of Organ

One hundred years after the in
stallation of its first organ, said to
have been a. rather crude affair,
the congregation at st. Johns Epis-
copay Church, Georgetown, will
celebrate its acquisition Of a mod
ern and completely rebuilt organ
tomorrow.
The service of dedication will be
conducted by the Rev. William
MacD. Sharp, rector, with a spe-
cially arranged program of organ
music by w. B. Romaine, organist
and choirmaster.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Rodio Bible Quiz

Featured on the 387th session of
Quizspiration over Station WWDC
tonight at Z o'clock will be the
Bible Quiz Kids. They are all from
the Capital area and include: Janet
Rae Dortzbach and Betty Heap, Be-
thesda, Md; Peter Wiles, Mary
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Broudcustinq Gloss Added

The National Academy of Broad
casting will accept registrations for
an extra term" opening November
l, Miss Alice Keith, president OF
the school announced today. The
regular fall term of the school, 10
Gated at 1898 Sixteenth street, NV,
opened on October 4.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
State Society Heads to Dine

A program for the coming year
will be discussed when the Confer
ence of State Society Officers holds
its first dinner meeting of the cur
rent season at $50 pm. Monday in
the Dodge Hotel. All officers of State
societies are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Ball to Address Enqineers

DR.. Leslie w. Ball of the Naval
Ordnance Laboratory, an authority
In non-destructive testing, will dis
cuss this work at 8 pm. Thursday
at the Potomac Electric Power Co.
Evening star., 1948-10-23
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. A-9


Prentice, and Tommy Hill, Wash
and Eddie Carl, Arlington,
Va. Evangelist Dale Crowley will be
master Of ceremonies.
Mr.. Crowley conducts Washing
Evening star., 1948-10-23

auditorium, Tenth and E streets
NV, at meeting of the Washing
ton division, American Society Of
Mechanical Engineers,
Evening star., 1948-10-23
Dutch Pastor to Speak

The Rev. j. j. STAN, pastor of the
Dutch Reformed Church of Rotter-
dam, the Netherlands, at 11:15 am.
tomorrow will deliver a sermon for
the special benefit Of Netherlanders
and those of Netherlands extraction
in Washington in the conference
room of the YMCA.
Evening star., 1948-03-21

ing that said Gene Russey was asleep.
I lay wide awake, incensed by the cruelty
of people who could ruin mans life with moth
ing more concrete than suspicion. If could
trust him after knowing all the facts, why
couldn't they? What sort of viciousness is there
in the human mind that allows it to lose faith
in friend so easily?
I was utterly filled with disgust for all the
people who had joined to run Gene out of
Bardentown.
The whole thing left me wondering - bitter,
resentful.
And then, suddenly, had a thought that
made me sit up with start. In the darkness
I stared down at him. felt shocked and |
held my BREATH because couldn't help won
dering: Where had he got the money 10 buy the
fishing camp? The End
Evening star., 1948-03-21

pretty soon we found out why there was no
reward. 1t seemed Mrs. Wrencher had decided
I'd already helped myself to it." His voice
frightened. ''She gave out the news that, besides
the jewels, the bag had contained four thousand
dollars in cash.
STARED. Genes eyes met mine briefly. as
though to gauge my reaction. He smiled again
in that bitter way
i knowing me as you do." he asked. would
: YOU think kept the money!"
'Of course notr'
We'll. didn't" he assured me- There was
no cash in that purse when found it, If it had
ever been there, Mrs. Wrencher must have lost
1t some place else. with her Identification cards.
Still, after she made the announcement, things
started happening. Public opinion got busy in
Evening star., 1948-03-21

a hurry. Doubts. Suspicious.
found people glancing at me
in a questioning way. Once
rumors begin to spread through
a small place like Bardentown,
they reach everybody. l could
feelmy friends cooling off. They
edged away. then dropped me
altogether. One by one -"
Gene" l said, that's the
most outrageous thing l ever
heardr And l meant it; l was
surprised and indignant.
"Au the same. that's the
way it went," he said. Twice,
at the high school, l found
$4,000 and a big question
mark scrawled on my black
board. After a while parents
came to talk to the principal.
1t seemed they weren't sure
they wanted their youngsters
taught and influenced by a
man under suspicion of having
stolen money. :. Oh, I had
quite a time, quite a time.
But the worst thing hap
pened when my girl dropped
me. She blamed her parents, of
course; it was all the way they
felt. After that I knew / had
no friends at all. l went around
like an outcast - almost ours
ing the impulse that had made
me report finding that purse.
If only I'd been dishonest - if
only I'd hidden the jewels for
ten or fifteen years, saying
nothing - I could have gone
on being a happy man, mar
ried, with plenty of friends.
But no. I had to be Honest
Gene! :. In the end l could
mt stand it any more. l got out
of Bardentown. Public opinion
had finished me off as effec-
lively as a firing squad, all
right. l came up here, where
nobody knew me, and started
running the camp. And that
was that"
/ said, Gene, that town was
utterly unfeeling and unjust!"
He shrugged. Il thought so,
too"
Il can't see how any real
friends could have doubted
you"
But they did. It's queer,
how the poison of suspicion
gets into a decent mind"
So that was it, and | oontin-
ued to think about Genes
story long after we went to bed
in our tent. long after l could
hear his deep, steady breath
Sene Russey was asleep.
wake, incensed by the cruelty
ould ruin a mans life with moth
-ete than suspicion. If I could
Marion progress., 1948-05-13
REPORT OLD FORT MAN
! ROBBED IN SPARTANBURG

spartanburg, S. c., May s.
Chief of City Detectives Howard
Smith today reported the arrest of
a man listed as William Gardner of
Gastonia, N. c., on charge Of high
way robbery.
Smith said Gardner is charged with
holding up William M. Black of Old
Fort, N. c., at the point Of a knife
and robbing him of $29.27. The
holdup occurred yesterday afternoon
on a railway siding near the center
of the city, the detective chief said.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13
VET HOME LOANS

The American Legion has asked
Congress to authorize lending war
veterans $4,000, ,OoO,o 900 to build hon.
es, predicting that such a course
might lead to a 25 cut in building
costs, through mass construction.
The proposed loans would be to
World War II vets, over a fve-year
period, at interest rates Of two and
two and one-half per cent, about half
the normal business rate.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13
Mrs. Reid Passes
At Rutherfordton

Mrs. Andrew MARY L. Reid of
Rutherfordton died Tuesday morn
ing at Rutherford Hospital, accord
ing to word received here.
Mrs. Reid was employed by the
local office of the North Carolina
Employment Service here from June
till October, 1947.
Funeral arrangements are incom-
plete.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13
Minstrel At School

The Primary and Grammar Grades
of Marion Central School will pre-
sent program of entertainment
Thursday night, May 13, at o'clock
in the high school auditorium. The
program will consist of a minstrel,
"The Jolly Pickaninnies," presented
by the Primary Grades; and his
torical pageant, "Sing with Ameri-
ca" by the Grammar Grades.
The public is invited. No adnis-
sion charge.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13
BUILDING PERMITS

The Town of Marion issued a
building permit to Mrs. Lottie Wise
on May 1 for the construction Of a
brick building on South Main street.
Cost was estimated at $500.
Philip Laughridge was issued a
permit May l to build frame dwell
ing. Cost was estimated at 81 500.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

Money earned by hospitalized vet
Grams making memorial poppies to
be worn in honor of their fallen
comrades goes largely to help sup
port their families at home. More
than s3OO,OOO will be earned by
them this year, according to Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary estimates.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13
NEW OFFICERS

Under law approved last year,
the Navy is picking its first enlisted
men for promotion to new officer
ratings. Under the new law, special
lists can rise from enlisted ranks to
commander as limited-duty officers.
They do not compete for promotion
with Annapolis trained regulars,
however.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

FOR SALE-On Maplewood Avenue,
two brand new dwellings on lots
50x167, 4 rooms, baths, all fixtures,
hardwood floors, closets, built-in
cabinets. Wired for cooking, double
plug-ins in all rooms. Large screen
ed back porch. Beautiful inside fin
ish, asbestos siding. Complete turn
key job ready to move in. Ample
loan approved by Building and Loan.
Shown and priced by appointment
only. Call J. H. Tate, or see owner,
Gilbert Hollifeld, Marion, N. C. If
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

ing fire. "Did you lose much?"'
asked the friend.
"Not too much" came the laconic
reply. "I'd just marked most of my
stock down 25 per cent
Marion progress., 1948-05-13
MONEY SAVED

Ephraim, storekeeper in small
Vermont town, was greeted by a
neighbor who consoled him on the
loss of some Of his merchandise dur
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

DO THE FAMILY WASH at the
Self Service Laundry. Economi-
cal, convenient, thorough, at East
Court street, across from Ford
garage. If
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Sain will re-
turn to their home here today after
spending a few days in Pinehurst.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

Mrs. W. E. Chapman, of Atlanta,
spent last weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Proctor.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Carper and
little daughter, of Wytheville, Va,
spent last weekend with relatives
here.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

Alfred C. Mccall, Jr, of Winston
Salem, is visiting his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Mccall of Marion.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

W. S. Shiflet attended a meeting
of the directors of the Marion Manu-
featuring company in New York last
week and was accompanied by Mrs.
Shiflet. Others from Marion attend
ing the meeting were: J. F. Parker,
Terry Moore, R. W. Twitty and C.
A. Workman.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Lael, of Glen
Alpine, Mrs. c.. F. James and Mrs.
Annie Miller Pless have returned
from visit in Hot Springs, Arkan-
sas. Among places of interest they
visited were Pine Ridge, boyhood
home of "Lum and Abner" and
Natchez, Mississippi.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Kiser, of
Brevard, Mr.. and Mrs. James Laney
and Mrs. Alvin Poteat, of Charlotte,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. J. Bowman.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13

Robert Wilson is reported improv-
ing from injuries received recently
in an automobile accident.
Marion progress., 1948-05-13


visited relative here last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Pless, of Ashe-
vile, visited Mrs. Annie Miller Pless
here Mothers Day.
l.. D. Adkins, Jr., student of Da-
wilson college, spent last week end
at his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Davis have ar
rived from Daytona Beach for a
visit with relatives here.
R. W. Twitty and Woodrow
Greene attended convention in
Pinehurst this week.
German Ledbetter, student of Le-
noir-Rhyne college, spent last week
end at his home here.
Mrs. H. w. Stauffer and Henry
Stauffer, Jr. spent Mothers Day with
relative in Taylorsville.
Miss Betty 10 Brooks, student of
Furman University, spent last week
end at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Poteat, of
Charlotte, visited Mrs. Jessie Morgan
here last weekend.
Mrs. j. L. Gourley and Robert
Gourley visited relative in Duck
town, Tenn. last weekend.