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Evening star., 1953-08-22
By Roger c. Whitman

Question: My basement wall is
made up of stone laid in cement
and I am having trouble with
water coming in when there is a
heavy rain. Would you advise
coating such walls with cement
paint to stop this condition?
Answer: Seepage of water with
any amount of pressure behind
it cannot be stopped by the appli-
cation of cement paint on the
inside. Undoubtedly, seepage in
your case is due to broken or de-
fective mortar joints.
Rake out such joints to depth
of about one inch or more, brush
out all loose particles, wet the in
ner surfaces, and then fill with
the following mortar mixture:
One part of Portland cement
with three parts of clean, coarse
sand. and add only enough water
to make stiff but workable mix
ture. After the joints have been
repainted, keep the new mortar
damp for several days to prevent
shrinkage when the cement is
hardening. 1t would be very wise
Evening star., 1953-08-22

pipes? Could that covering be
painted?
Answer: There are several
manufacturers who make an in
Sulating pipe covering that could
be used. After it is installed,
a coat of Shellac can be applied,
followed by a good-quality
enamel.
Another method is to remove
all of the old paint down to the
bare metal and then refinish with
a good-quality fiat paint or a
radiator enamel. A good time
to paint radiators and heat pipes
is the summer season. This will
allow the new paint to harden
properly and thoroughly so that
it won't be affected by the heat.
Mr.. Whitman offers readers
leaflets on a variety of subjects
concerning home repair work.
If you would like to have his
leaf1et W-3, Fixing A Wet Cellar,
send 10 cents in coin to Roger
c. Whitman. P. o. Box 80, Sta
tion G, New York 10, N. Y.
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Features, Incl
Evening star., 1953-08-22
|Con Cement Paint Stop Seepoqe Into Basement?

to add a waterproofing COM
pound to the above mixture.
FlOOrcOvering For Attic.
Question: We are finishing
two bedrooms in our attic and
I would like your advice on the
type of floorcovering to install.
The rough flooring is in and !
am, doing the work myself.
Which is less expensive, asphalt
or rubber tile over plywood, or
a hardwood floor?
Answer: Generally asphalt tile
over a plywood underlay will be
less expensive than a top-quality
hardwood floor. However, if a
medium quality wood floor is
used and finished with a couple
of thin coats of white Shellac,
the cost might be about equal.
Insulated Attic.
Question: We have insulated
the attic in our garage apart
ment and we are afraid the cost
of lowers might be too much for
us. Would it be necessary to have
ventilation? We have a dead
chimney that runs through the
Evening star., 1953-08-22

center of the attic. Would that
serve the purpose of ventilation
if we put a hole in the chimney?
Answer: It is quite necessary
to vent the air space between the
roof and the insulation. In the
summer, it will help prevent the
storage of high temperature heat
by moving the air in this area.
During the winter, it will pre-
vent condensation and the for
nation of frost on the underside
OF the roof. Lowers should be
installed as high up in the gable
ends as possible and there should
be one at each end of the attic.
The chimney idea would not
work out.
Paint Peels OFF Pipe.
Question: We recently moved
into an old house that has hot
water heat and in several rooms
the riser pipes are exposed. They
have been painted several times
and now the paint is cracking
and peeling of. Do you know of
an adhesive fabric or wrapping
that could be used to cover such
Evening star., 1953-08-22
NoN.VETERANS:
sQQ0 DOWN
Including SettIeme mt
TO REAcH:

Out Wisconsin Avenue, continue on Route
240 to new overposs just before entering
Rockville, turn right and follow signs to
"RockcFest Furnished Model Home" at
Broodwood and Crawford Drive. OR out
Georgia Avenue; left on Viers Mill Rood
to SIGN on LEFT Of Viers Mill Rood.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20

There is more ship traffic
through the Sault st. Marie 800"
canals on the Great Eakes than
the combined traffic through the
Panama spd Sue1 canals, says
ths National Geographic Society.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20
Scouting News

All Cub Scout lsaeers and pa
rents Of Cub Scouts win aathsg
Monday evening March asid IL
q p. m. for the firal session II
the Cub Scout Leaders Traiaing
Course.
jim Albert, who has had ecn-
siderable experience and special
training in Clubbing. vii be the
instructor for the special subject
TO ~ presented. "Prosram Pain.
niaG.
A eaior filmst1ip e. sAe sgala-
iag subject and 4 diyplay e ~
types IL caeAiAg gitSfatuTe VIII
be special features Tor the svea-
ing.
District TraIniag CAairmsn Ar
shis Potter urges oil Leaders and
CAB RarsDts N mske . sps<ial
sl4eri 10 sttea9 tbs ssssssz dae
10 kx vast InpaTtaRss il ihs
CaahhinK program. he trzinlst
group meets al -. Anaes Hall,
wnsscr Lant. rear q tAs ctsas
- ckasxA.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20
Turnpike May
With
Private Funds

TALLAHASSEE R - A private
ly-built and privately financed
Florida toll turnpike is being dis
cussed with the State Road De-
partment, Chairman Richard Simp-
son said Thursday.
Simpson, back at his desk after
a trip with other Board members
to inspect the Pennsylvania and
New Jersey turnpikes, said a pri-
vate Florida corporation probably
win offer to build and finance a
tollpike without public assistance
or obligation.
Simpson said he could not reveal
the identity of the group at this
time, but expected concrete pro-
posal would be made to the Board
at its next meeting here March 80.
The corporation, to be set up
as a non-profit organization, would
turn the toll road over to the Road
Department free Of charge once
it had paid off its bonds, he said.
Simpson said the probable offer
from the group is one of the posi-
bilities the Board is looking into
in studying a recommendation it
will make to the 1858 Legislature.
Another ''live possibility" is
building a toll expressway from
Stuart to Miami to relieve the
tremendous congestion on U. S.
there.
A Central Florida routing Of the
proposed turnpike running from
Jacksonville to near Orlando, then
swinging east and south to Miami
also is being studied as an alter
nate to running down the East
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20
Cdr. Barr Is
New Exec. OF
SurAsDevDet

Commander Capsrs G. Barr,
H., USN, reported for duty as
Executive Officer Of Surface An.
u-Submarine Development De-
taehment recently. Cdr. Barr re-
Neyes Commander william B.
Wideman, USN, who has orders
b report for duty as Commander
q Destroyer Division 222 at Char
LECTION, 5. C.
Cdr. Barr has been serving in
the Key West area since 1851 as
Commanding Officer Of the Des-
treyer USS Sarstield, which was
awarded the Contestant Battle
Eciency Plaque for 1852.
Cdr. Barr is the son Of Mr..
ard Mrs. c. B. Barr Of George
tcEn, 5. c. He was graduated
from Winyah High School at
Georgetown and received his
DSehller Of Science degree from
The Citadel in Charleston, S. C..
in 1914. Cdr. Barr then attended
Law School at the University of
South Carolina for 4 year and a
hall prior TO entering the Navy.
Previous duty stations Of Cdr.
Bin before taking command of
the Sarsfield include the Des-
ttoysr USS King; Officer in
Charge Of The Torpedo School at
Norfolk, Va; Air Defense Officer
on the light cruiser USS Savan-
nah, Fleet Training Group, GUAM
tanamo Bay, Cuba; Executive
Officer Of the USS Borie; Instruc-
ton at the Naval War College
at Newport, n. l.. and a prior
tour Of duty at SurAsDevDet be.
fore taxing command Of the Sars-
field.
Cdr. Barr Is married to the
former Miss Lucy Virginia Siau
Of Gs6gketoVn, s. C. Durin his
tour Of duty as Executive Officer
Of suHAsDevDet he and his wife,
together with their three sons,
Citers III age II, Bill age 8,
and Tommy age 8, win reside at
IS Main Road, Sigsbee Park.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20

Friday. March 70. 1853
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20
Coast parallel to U. S. /, Simpson

Coast parallel to u. S. 1, Simpson
said.
Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall &
Mcdonald, New York consulting
engineers. say the Central Florida
route would prove a better fiscal
proposition than the East Coast
routing, Simpson said.
The Road Board definitely win
make a turnpike Recommendation
to the 1858 Legislature, Simpson
said.
There is no questioning the de-
STABILITY of a limited access high
way running the length Of the
state" he said.
'The problem is whether Il is
sound economically-whether il
win pay for itself and whether Il
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20
Fla. Teachers
Push For Paw
Increase Soon

TAMPA R-With the Florida
legislative session only IS days
away, school teachers from all
parts Of the state poured in here
ThugSday with one main thought
ID lI1ind-will we get pay in
crease and how much will it be?
The Florida Education Associa-
ton started It's annual convention
with the idea it would undoubtedly
adopt some kind Of a resolution
saying how much Of 4 pay increase
it wants. School Superintendent
Thomas c. Bailey was to speak
today and be was certain to stick
to his proposal FOR 4 $500 pay
raise.
Other groups have had their say
on, teacher pay raises.
The continuing educational coun-
ell, comprised of school, civic and
veteran Representatives, stuck to
It's guns ID q preliminary meeting
here Wednesday. II wants 4 flat
$3.50 hike and said 1t would not
take less.
= The State Advisory Council on
Education, set up under law to 'ad-
wise TIE state on school policies,
i, hts proposed 4 $3.50 raise. The
legislative Council, a continuing
study group Of legislators, has
recommended a sliding scale
increases from 500 to $500.
Gov. Dan McCarty has advocat
| I'd : 5000. pay increase.
At the continuing council ses
sion Wednesday, Ed Henderson
secretary Of the FEA, said the
state must make It's pay worth
while to Keep good teachers.
He related that when the mini
mum foundation program designed
to overhaul the states school sys.
ten vas passed by the 1s47 Legis'
latafe Florida teacher pay was
ABOUT - ABOVE the national aver
age.
"lBut buying power has dropped
and drepped until now we are
about where we were before the
progrim was put into effect
HenderScn said.
| The question was raised at the
council meeting that compromise
might be worked out on the amount
Of pay increase.
]. VeIma Keen, Tallahassee
council chairman said be did moi
behave the state advisory com
mittse would compromise on it.
1850 stand.
The convention ends Saturday
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20

THE key WEST CITIZEN psss :
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20
VETERAN AUCTION FAN
GETS GREETING CARDS

WASHINGTON W--Rep. Secrest
(D-Ohio) oHns two full cases of
asserted greetings cards now be-
cause he refused to let q red-haired
woman outb:d him at q postoffice
auction Of unclaimed parcel post.
Secrest paid $40 for the lot
and he insists he got a bargain,
despite the fact that some Of the
cards already bear the printed
names Of the persons to whom
they originally had been shipped.
He confessed to a reporter that
he might not have bought them,
IL the woman IN question hadn't
started TO bid against him. ,a
Seerest Is a veteran Of these
annual auctions. Last year, he
bought 600 pairs Of socks - and
he's still giving them away. He
also got % ties At 80 cents apiece.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20
MIAMI MARINES BREAK 2
YEAR FLYING HOUR MARK

: MIAMI, Fla. -- Working 40 q
team, pilots and men Of Marine
Jet Fighter Squadron 3i4, 4 unit
of the Third Marine Aircraft
Wing, Miami, Fla, combined
their efforts in breaking a two
year flying record established BY
the Marine Jet Fighter Squidron
lis Of the Second Marine Air.
craft Wing at Cherry Point, N. C.
The record Of 23os flying hours,
set by the Cherry Pointers In
June, 1851, was topped recently
by Squadron 31l while on man
euvers in the carihbean area. A
total of 1859 hours was GEM
piled during . So-day period Of
both day and night flying.
Under the command of' Lienter-
ant Colonel Homer ;. Hill, who
has been the commanding difleef
since the squadron was Reaeti-
waited in February, 1852, the pilots
and men, with only 4 month and
a half experience with jets prior
to the maneuvers, proved through
their tireless efforts that nothing
is impossible.
In order to maintain aircraft
readiness, 1t was necessary to
keep three check crews Of four
men each on the line at al times,
so that any arriving airertlt
needing repairs could receive i'm
mediate attention. OF The q lets
that we're taken to Puerto Rico,
Is of them were kept in constant
flying condition.
Maintenance Of these aircraft
consisted Of 30, 90, 90, and 40
hour checks. During this time,
the engine, hydraulic system,
tires, and other parts were givep
thorough going over. This was
handled with such skill that little
or no time was lost, thus en-
abling the pilots to break the old
record.
The pilots we're enthused ever
setting the new record, but al
most to . man they gave the
credit where ii was due to
the maintenance crews, whe
worked around.the.clock.
"See that Technical Strgeant
sitting on the wing Of that Pan.
ther7" remarked one Of the
pilots. ''WSll, that hid has been
up for the last tvsnty.fohr hours
working like crazy, and he's typi-
cal of this crew"
All day long the line buried
with activity keeping the ships ii
lying condition. All night the
area was lit up by portable lights
so that the work could continue
without interruption.
Finally on the 3oth day, after
the record had been officially
broken. he officers and men Of
the Fighting Bobcats" heaved /
mighty sigh and looked back on
a job well done.
Returning to Miami. the squad
ron received COMMUNICATION
from Major General Field Har-
ris. Commanding General, Air
craft, Fleet Marine Force, At
lantic. commencing them for their
outstanding performance. Gen
eral Harris also congratulated
them on their fine safety record.
having flown 24as.S jet hours
without an accident.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20

win damage some sections Of the
state.
II believe it is the duty of the
Road Board to make a definite
Recommendation 70 the legislature.
If We think 1t is not sound We
should say 50 and why. II we think
It can and should be built, we
should tell the Legislature that, !"
be said.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-03-20

Television on theater screens Is
achieved by two processes, one
of which reflects the signal from
a high powered Tv tube on the
big screen through lenses, and the
other which uses film in a rapid
developing process where the
film is shown So seconds after
being photographed from the Tv
tube.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-01-01

The Nordic Council will convene
in Copenhagen for its first ses-
sion February Is to %.
The Nordic Council was spon-
sored by Nordic inter-parliamen-
tarians who formulated the pro-
posed statutes. In the spring of
1852 both the Danish and the Swe-
dish Rigsdag and the Norwegian
Storting approved the statutes
and elected representatives. The
Icelandic Alting adopted the pro-
posal the same year.
According to the statutes the
parliaments and governments of
the four countries can take coun-
sci together on questions which
all, or even one of them, desire to
discuss jointly. The Danish, Nor
wegian and Swedish parliaments
each select 16 members and the
Icelandic Alting 5. The statutes
provide that the members must
represent different political lines
of opinion, and that the govern
ments of the four countries can
select such ministers as they wish
should join the Council in any Civ
en- case. These ministers partici-
pate in the deliberations but have
no vote.
Finland has not found it con-
sistent to join the Council but the
status expressly leaves place op-
en- for Finland.
The Nordic Council is not a par
lament in the usual sense. Its de-
cisions do not bind the individual
participating countries. Its main
task is to discuss questions of COM
mon interest and to make propos-
ais to the government on such
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-01-01
As Federated Europe Idea Shoulders,
Scandinayians Start Joint Parliament

questions. But the governments
can also submit questions to the
Council to hear its opinion. Pro-
posals may be submitted by gov
eminent or by individual council
members. A Secretariat is to be
established in each country.
Among many questions on the
agenda of the first session of the
Council are an examination of pos
sibilities of extending the rights
of Nordic citizens in the other
Nordic nations particularly
within trade and industry. Also,
proposals with view to division
of work within science and edu-
cation. Further, explorations Of
possibilities of Nordic Post, Tel
egraph and Telephone Union the
establishment of a Nordic Union
on Health and Nursing. The build
ing of tunnel under or bridge
across the sound between Dem
mark and Sweden is also to be
discussed.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-01-01
Huge Morse Oil Depot

The worlds northermost oil tank
depot was recently completed at
Honningsvaag, key fishing port
in Norways arctic province of
Finnmark. Located near the list
latitude, Honningsvaag is farther
north that Point Barrow, Alaska.
The large project, which cost
well over million kroner, COM
prises two 100000 gallon capa-
city fuel tanks, and extensive dock
installations.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-01-01

handle his other tools, of which he
boosted, "det ar svensk jarn Diet
har" Git is. Swedish iron this).
Arriving back home, Sandburg
will strum his guitar and sing in
Swedish about the cavalier who
would be happy wherever he went
when he died
But Sandburg is aware of the
danger of being submerged too
long in the past which. after all,
gets it's meaning only when it is
related to the present. Also. only
an intensely experienced present
can ever mature into true creative
work. Therefore, Sandburg feels
the need of getting away from
my material" which tends to tie
his mind to times gone by. So he
goes on a personal appearance
tour for few weeks all over the
country, spreading his homely wis
dom and gladdening people with
his poetry and his songs-and him.
self being freshened by an init
mate association with those peo-
Pile, plain or bright, who ever re-
main his inspiration
Then back to Connemara Farm,
where life flows full out of the
past and into the morrow"
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1953-01-01

At the coronation in London
next summer, the Swedish royal
family will be represented by
Prince Bertil. third son of King
Gustaf vi Adolf. According to
British court etiquette, no ruling
monarch may represent his couu-
try at coronation ceremony.
King Gustaf VI Adolf and Queen
Louise, then Grown Prince an d
Crown Princess of Sweden. at
tended the coronation of Quee n
Elizabeth lis father, the Ia tie
King George VI, in 1886.
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Continued from Page ~

Hdlleu ny Ie|icWeiS dS al OuISloiiu-
ing autobiography, full of vigor,
humor and warmth.
The following story, condensed
from the December issue of The
American Swedish Monthly, tells
of visit with the Sandburg fam
lily, including Mrs. Sandburg, three
daughters and two granddaugh-
tiers, on a 240-acre farm at Con-
nemara, North Carolina. 1t is
written by Ruben Karlstedt.
1T is a family of individualities
who feel free to speak their own
minds The days happenings are
told and debated and put through
a running commentary at the din
ner table. Impromptu thoughts are
ventilated forthwith. A good story
or funny twist is avidly enjoyed,
and everybody joins in the general
laughter. There is an engulfing ca
pacity for laughter in the Sand
burg family.
With all that formidable brain
power gathered and let loose
around the table, the range of
topics at these sessions defies any
attempt at recounting. But with
a novice in their midst. to be
guided for the first time through
the manifold dishes of the Con-
nemara table, the conversation of
necessity turns to goats. You must
try the homemade goat cheese,
and that potent table beverage,
goat milk.
AS on many other subjects the
quiet arbiter and authority now
becomes Mrs. Sandburg, a warm
and softspoken woman, aglow with
human kindness and understand
ing. To Mrs. Sandburg, tending
goats is a science. In the words
of her husband. Mrs. Sandburg
raises goats as her brother breeds
delphiniumS. Her brother also is
known as the world famous artist
photographer Edward Steichen,
who left the flowerbeds that of
late had made him a celebrated
botanist to run the United States
Nays whole Photographic show
as captain in World War II.
The shelves lining the study. as
they line most of the house for
that matter, were full of books
and bundled papers, and the huge
library table. made of wood that
once was part of the White House
even at the time Lincoln was Pres
ident, was overloaded with printed
material of every kind and descrip-
ton.
People near and far. high and
low in life. send him all sorts Of
memorabilia for his perusal. We
have to clean out here now and
then to see what big surprises are
hidden underneath" As he picks
an item here and there. they in
duce him to casual monologues.
spanked with deft remarks on time
and people. There also are barbed
opinions on some contemporary in
flated egos with a yen for public
ity. Sandburg cuts their great
ness to size. Then he laughs with
shattering gusto at some tickling
memory.
The library housekeeping was
a form of relaxation from work
on the book that will be published
In time for his 18th birthday.
January 9th. He thought he would
call it Always the Young Strang-
ers." His writing usually was
done in the seclusion of a combina-
ton workshop bedroom on the top
floor, or by rock in the clearing
up back of the house where he
keeps a chair and a rickety table
for sunny day. There he writes
by hand on a writing board over
his crossed legs. Otherwise he uses
a typewriter This I wrote yes
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