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^ rftu'- oi/n First Woman To Fly Bomber Across London. June 20.?Blonde Jacqueline Cochran, first woman to fly a bomber acrosH the Atlunllo, arrived In London today aftor delivering an American-built Hudson bomber and instantly became the envy of every woman in Kngland?ehe brought three dozen pairs of silk stocking with her. It was the American tlior's ftrHt flight across the Atlantic but she said she was "at the controls all the way and had a wonderful trip completely without incident." She said her plana were not complete but added that ahe "probably" would fly hack to the United States and "hoped" to fly more bombeVs across. "My only companion was Captain Grafe Carlisle, who captained the craft and did the navigating." said Miss Cochran, who in private life Is Mrs. Floyd Odium. "The ship was wonderful to handle," ?ho continuod. "This was my first trip across the Atlantic and we had plenty of sandwiches, boiled eggs and tomato Juice." Sho said 13 was her lucky inTmtJcr-and promptly got room 1)13 in a London hotel. *'I think British women are doing a grand wartime Job," she commented, " and 1 want to meet mjiro of thorn." AMERICAN COTTON REPLACING FOREIGN Scnrlty of war-blockaded foreign Jute burlap is providing a decided Impetus to the development of what may well turn out to be u new and concrete highway construction, according to C. K. Kverett, director of merchandising of The Cotton-Textile Institute. New concrete must bo dried slowly to Insure highest possible strength and compression. This is known as "curing" and one common method is to keep concrete damp for a number of days by covering it with wet burlap. either alone or In conjunction with other materials. "With burlap growing scarcer, and consequently more expensive, at a time of new demands for concrete construction, the more durable nilcot Ion curing mat is fast coming to the fore to relieve the situation, "Mr. Everett said. "Miles of new highways, airport runways and aprons, gun emplacements, camps, bridge approaches and floors, concrete buildings and nil the other types of concrete work must be properly and yet quickly cured and the all-cotton curing mat appears to be the answer to this important potential national defense problem," he continued. Extensive tests, sponosored by the V, S. Bureau of Public Roads, show use of cotton quills results In better concrete of higher compressive strength which is cured in much faster time than when the old methods are employed. When cotton is used, the uuilts need sltiy- in place only 72 hours. Further, the cotton quilts need lt-ss attention. Holding water longer than burlap sheets, they need be da in pe ned far less often, in some climates only at tin- beginning of the 72 hour period. The all cotton curiuu quill development began in l'.dUl when a relatively >ni. ill sum of money was made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for experimentation in new ums tor cotton. Experimental quilts were offered to state highway departments for test purposes. (piickly it became apparent that cotton quilts outlast burlap as much as four to one, being cupable of re-use over and over again up to 1 T?0 times when properly stored and dried when not in service. They proved of superior value in materially lessoning the effect of varying air temperatures on the temperatures of concrete In the curing state. Cotton mats consist of a sturdy cotton osanburg filled with cotton butts made of waste or low-grade liber weighing 1-' oz. per square yard. The mats are i rosspstitched to hold the padding in place and tire made In any size required, the most common being C feet wide and 12 feet long. Tiny are laid directly on the poured concrete or, in the case of walls, fastened over the exposed surfaces, and thoroughly soaked with water. Recently placed orders reported to the Cotton-Textile Institute Indicate that till cotton quilts will be used on various types of construction projects in such widely separated places as Alaska, Mississippi, New York, and New Hampshire. Thirty-eight state highway departments have upN. proved their use. and they are now exclusively required in some States. Not With Him Mother: So. son. you are going to marry a chorus girl. Is she the kind of a girl you can bring home and introduce to your mother and Bisters? Hon: Sure, mom, but I'd hate to trust her with the old man. New Detector Mea?ure? Cloud Heights by Day A "ceiling detector," which makes it possible for the first time to measure the height of clouds above the earth in daylight, has been perfected by physicists of the United States bureau of standards. Determination of this distance is expected to be invaluable to both commercial and military fliers. The height of the "ceiling" and the rate at which it* is rising or falling above an airport *\re of exceptional interest to a pilot scheduled to land there in an hour or so. For the last few years weather services of United States and Canada have been able to supply this information at night, by means of a so-called "ceiling projector." An intense beam of light is projected on. a cloud directly above it. It forms a very conspicupus spot which can be seen through a glass a few feet away from the projector. Calculating the height of this oloud thus becomes a simple problem in surveying, with the length of the base line and two angles of the trianglo known. The light is projected upward in a straight, vertical lino, forming a right angle with the earth and the observer can determine easily his own line of sight. During the day, however, the clouds are so bright that the spot of light is not visible, and hence ifls impossible to determine the second angle. The ceiling height has been entirely a matter of guess work, so serious accidents have resulted from bad guesses. The new instrument, devised by Drs. Maurice K. Laufer and Lawrence W. Foskett of the bureau of standards staff, gets around this difficulty by shooting against a cloud *not a continuous beam of light, but a series of short, evenly spaced pulses of light. Gravity on Mars Would Make Human Lose Weight If the planet Mars is really inhabited, the people who live there must be an exceedingly nimble race. The average weight of man is about 140 pounds, but the force of gravity on Mars is so much Jess than on the earth that the 140-pound man would weigh only S3 pounds if he were transported there. "With such light weight, and still retaining the same strength, an individual would be able to run with the speed of an express train, go skipping over 10foot walls, and do various other extraordinary things. <3n the moon, a man would be even lighter. But on the feun, our 140-pound man would have his own troubles. Instead of being an airy individual, he would weigh in the neighborhood of a ton and three-quarters. He would probably have the greatest difficulty in raising his hand, for that member would weigh about 300 pounds. According to scientific computations, a man on earth who \yeighs 140 pounds would, on the other celestial bodies, weigh as follows: Moon, 23 pounds; Mars, 53 pounds; Venus, 114 pounds; Mercury, 119 pounds; Neptune, 123 pounds; Uranus, 127 pounds; Earth, 140 pounds; Saturn, 165 pounds; Jupiter, 371 pounds; Sun, 3,871 pounds. Virginia's Natural Bridge Natural bridge, in the heart of Virginia, is so closely associated , with the tradition, history and romance of our nation that it has become ~arr-American landmark. Before white men came to our shores, the Monocan Indians worshiped this ancient wonder and called it "The Bridge of God." Thomas Jefferson bought the bridge from King George III, of England, in 1774 for the "sum of 20 shillings of good and lawful money." Jefferson surveyed his purchase and made a map of it with his own hands. The youthful Washington?engaged by Lord Fairfax, proprietor of the Northern Neck of Virginia?included Natural bridge in his journeys. The initials "G. W." may be seen today carved into the southeast wall of Natural bridge, 23 feet above the ground. In recent years a large rock unearthed beneath the arch also bore George Washington's initials, and a surveyor's cross. The Revolutionary war brought Rochamboau and his troops to Virginia. Reports of Natural bridge so intrigued them that several parties of French officers made pilgrimages to its side. Diagrams and descriptions were carried back with them to Paris, pictures were made and circulated in Europe, and the fame of Natural bridge spread throughout the world. Santa Claus American Creation Santa Claus is an American creation of Clement Moore, early Dutch settler in New Amsterdam (New York), according to Horace J Gardner's book, "Let's Celebrate Christmas." St. Nicholas day is December 6. and the saint is portrayed,as wearing bishop's robes, with a miter on his head and a bishop's crozier in his hand. He is the spc- i cial protector of children and St. Nicholas day was celebrated by putting gifts in children's shoes at night. Moore transferred St. Nicholas into Santa Claus. a rosychecked. plump and jolly old man with reindeer and sleigh for Christmas, celebrations. Santa Claus soon replaced St. Nicholas' in many countries, although in Belgium St. Nicholas day is still observed on ' December 6. Dowh at the tip-end of Manhattan, where the Hudson and the East riv* ers meet and flow on out to the aea, is a large building with a green beacon, a memorial to the liner Titanic which went down 29 years ago, the mast and yards of a ship, and a gleaming cross high on the roof. The address is 23 South street, That nuipYber is known around the world since it is the site of the Seamen's Church institute. There sailers, no matter whence they come, always And a welcome. Some are able to pay for bed and board. Others arrive penniless, Their financial state makes no difference. The institute looks after their needs. It banks money for them, makes loans in times of distress, looks after mail, furnishes religious* consolation or finds a job for the mariner who is on the beach. Also it maintains a school wherein sailors may learn to become officers. And that's only a few of the many activities. . * . Always a busy place is the Seaimen's Church institute. The war has made it even busier. The recently issued annual report shows that during the year, 23 crews of torpedoed ships were given shelter and necessities. In connection with the report, there is a review of the year written in blank verse by Marjorie Dent Candee, editor of the Lookout, the institute's publication. In it, she highlights some of the drama of the institute. For instance, one day there came a crew of Finnish seaman. Their ship, the Wilja, had been torpedoed. Thq .explosion had cut the vessel in two. Many men were lost. ' There was no time to save belongings, merely scant minutes in which to "climb down with burned hands clinging to the ladder." The survivors were made welcome at the institute, fed, clothed and sheltered, and in time they went back to sea. * Sailors of many nationalities reach the Seamen's Church institute. There was a crew of Japanese. They couldn't speak the language and couldn't eat the food. The institute found an interpreter, gave them Tice, fish, spices, a stove and fuel. To express their thanks, they dressed in silks and brocades and danced their native dances. Among their visitors was the Princess Juliana of Holland. Fourteen British officers and 38 Lascar seamen escaped from the freighter Elmbank when it was shelled by a German submarine. The master died of bullet wounds while in a lifeboat. The rest of the crew, with the mate in charge, were rescued by the Pikepool and brought to the institute. In the year covered by the report, children came to the institute?259 of them from London, Oxford, Coventry. For more than four weeks they lived and played there, and in their play forgot the blackouts and the bombs. Then they were taken away by foster parents to live in American homes "for the duration." And I've been told that after the youngsters left, the institute seemed lonely. Another bit of the drama of the sea that is constantly revealed at the Seamen's Church institute: Five > hundred miles west of the coast of Ireland, the Norwegian freighter, Tricolor saw a light blinking "SOS." Signals rang in the engine room. Speed increased. When the disabled ship was reached, it was found that a torpedo from a U-boat hod dealt death and disaster to tht Norwegian freighter Tancred. Lifeboats had been launched. True to the traditions of the sea, the captain had been the last to leave the ship. The master of the Tricolor greeted the skipper and men of the Tancred with tears of joy. He had once commanded the Tancred and knew every man like a brother. He brought them to New York?and the Seamen's Church institute. A group of gamins were taunt ng the chauffeur of an expensive niotoi rar parked in Rockefeller plaza. The chauffeur, the redness of his face attesting to the strain, attempt cd to maintain his dignity by ignoring the remarks, which by no means could be considered compliment..ry. Just as he seemed to be about to pop a couple of buttons, a hardboiled taxi driver came up and scattered his tormenters with threats of annihilation. "S ail right buddie," declared the rescuer in response to the victims thanks. "We hackies gotta stick together, don't we?" ? Subway eavesdropping: "That don't mean any more than one society dame calling another ' 'darling.' " I (Bell Syndicate?WNU Service.) S253555939HBS59HMHBESHBRK Lights of New York by I. L. STEVENSON Soldier Is Supplied With Oversize Socks DENVER.?Pvt. Herbert Tigar of Lowery Field is wearing holeless socks again. Tigar has worn out his supply he brought when entering the army as the army was unable to find any big enough. But the Red Cross heard of his plight, and members sat down and knitted Tigar two pairs. 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