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McCORMICK MESSENGER, McCORMICK, S. THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1941
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Rites for Submarine 0-9 Victims
While seamen, officers and navy officials stand at attention on the
deck of the submarine Triton, Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox
tosses a wreath upon the Atlantic in honor of the men entombed in the
sub 0-9, near Portsmouth, N. H. The navy formally abandoned hope
of raising the wreck after divers made inspection in 440 feet of water.
French Premier Visits Air Base
With Nazi permission, a French air force is being: rebuilt “for defense
of the French empire,’* and here Marshal Henri Petain inspects the
Anlnst, air base near Clermont-Ferrand. On his visit here he looked
over 15 planes recommissioned by Nazi authority, including: a Dewoitine
520, fastest French pursuit plane now in service.
Bunker Hill Celebrates 166th Anniversary
The 182nd infantry, Yankee division, from Camp Edwards, Cape
Cod, march snappily at the foot of Bunker Hill monument, Charlestown,
Mass., in 166th celebration of the famous battle foug:ht with the British.
New Envoy to China Welcomed in Shanghai
Clarence E. Gauss (second from left), new ambassador to China,
with Frank P. Lockhart (left), U. S. consul-general in China; Rear Ad
miral W. A. Glassford (second from right), and Dr. R. J. MacMullen
(right), during a reception given in the new ambassador’s honor in Shang
hai. Gauss replaces Nelson T. Johnson, now V. S. ambassador to
Australia.
*FIRST-AID +
to the
AILING HOUSE
^ By ROGER B. WHITMAN
(© Roger B. Whitman—WNU Service.)
Careful Home-Owner
A HOME owner writes of the care
he gives to Ms copper screens
on taking them down. “I lay them
flat, brush all the dust off on both
sides, then rub lemon oil on both
sides, and stand on edge in a rack
in my garage. They are just as
good today as when I bought them;
not a rust spot, and almost as bright
as when new. Taking care of them
counts and pays. I also have some
72 agricultural tools. Every time
one is used, it is brushed off, wiped
off with a rag soaked with kero
sene and stood in a rack. It makes
no difference whether I use a rake
or a hoe ten times a day; it gets
the same treatment each time it is
used. Result? My tools are still
as good as when I bought them 11
years ago. I do not loan any of
them. There is a sign in my ga
rage where I keep them that reads,
‘Please don’t ask to borrow any of
my tools—I won’t ask to borrow any
of yours.’ Result, I’ve still got them
all.’’
Phillip Williams, attache in the
U. S. embassy at Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, who flew to Washington upon
his arrival in Miami, Fla., to lay
evidence in the sinking of the Robin
Moor by submarine before the state
department.
Aids Britons
Robert Watt, Scottish scientist,
credited with, invention of Britain’s
new secret radio locator, which is
Britain’s mysterious defense against
Nazi air raiders.
Back to Berlin
Among those who will join the
exodus of Nazi consular employees,
ordered by the government for July
10, is Capt. Fritz Weidemann
(above), consul in San Francisco.
He is one of the most widely known
German officials in the country.
Reroofing Problem
Question: My house has a wooden
shingle roof, 18 years old. Roofing
men who have figured on the re
shingling job say it is useless to
place new shingles over old shin
gles, as the roof will rot and the
job would have to be done over with
in six years; otherwise, they will
guarantee a new job for 15 to 20
years. Is this correct? Would wood
en shingles be better than asbestos,
or other type of shingle?
Answer: I cannot agree with the
roofers. With a good reroofing job
the old shingles will dry out thor
oughly and will stay dry, thus elim
inating any further rotting. The Red
Cedar Shingle bureau states: “It is
wasteful and unnecessary practice
to strip off the old shingles.’’—Any
type of shingle is quite satisfactory,
provided it is of a good grade and
of a standard brand.
Cleaner for Paneling
A question was recently asked on
the cleaning of footprints and finger
marks from planks of knotty pine
that were to be used for paneling.
A reader noticed this, and writes
that in cleaning up the boards for
his place in the country, which is
entirely finished in knotty pine, he
found that denatured alcohol did a
good job. “I wet a cloth with alco
hol and rubbed with the grain for
the entire length of a board. The
grain was not raised. In finishing
paneling for bedrooms and bath, it
was given two coats of penetrating
wax. In kitchen and living-room,
paneling was given a coat of white
shellac thinned with an equal quan
tity of denatured alcohol, and then
rubbed down with fine steel wool,
which gave an extremely smooth fin
ish. A clear sealing coat was then
used.’’
China Figure Lamp
Question: How can I mend a china
figure lamp that has the heads bro
ken off? This is a clean break and
I have tried several kinds of glue
without success.
Answer: You must first remove
all of the glue on the china. If one
of the lacquer types of cement were
used, lacquer thinner will remove it.
Other glues may be removed by
scrubbing with a strong washing
soda solution. When the surfaces to
be mended are clean and dry, cover
both surfaces with a thin coat of
white lead paste. The parts are then
bound together and the paste al
lowed to harden for at least a
month. No strain should be placed
on the break for at least six months.
Soiled Plaster
Question: An unfinished plaster
wall is badly soiled. I have tried
to clean it with wallpaper cleaner,
but with no success. What can I
do?
Answer: An unfinished plaster
wall is so porous that soil marks
sink into it too deeply to be re
moved; no cleaner will get into the
plaster deeply enough to take them
out. The only remedy is to put on
some sort of a finish; cold water
paint, calcimine, oil paint or paper.
If the plaster is greasy, as will be
the case in a kitchen, it should first
be cleaned with a grease cutter such
as washing soda.
Cinder Flooring
Saves Doomed Dog
Mrs. B. Nelson and daughtei
of San Francisco with “Rowdy,”
doomed to die by will of late
mistress, who feared her pet would
be lonely. Court order saved him.
Question: My two-car garage has
a flooring of cinders, which natural
ly is quite a dust nuisance. The
landlord does not care to go to the
expense of a concrete floor at pres
ent. Could I treat the cinders in
some way to obtain a somewhat
smooth and dustless surface?
Answer: The cinders should be
well tamped down, then the surface
sprinkled with calcium chloride
flakes. Your city or county road
commissioner can tell you where
the calcium chloride can be pur
chased. Follow the manufacturer’s
directions when using this chemical.
Painting a Picket Fence
Question: I am anxious to know if
it is practical to paint a white picket
fence 200 by 180 feet by spraying
it? Who does work of this kind in
the average community?
Answer: Spray painting will be
much faster than brush painting;
but you should first inquire if the
neighbors object to the fumes and
fine particles of paint which may
float in the air. Many painting con
tractors have portable paint spray
ing machines. You will find their
names listed in the classified tele
phone directory.
NEW IDEAS
fjVi Jfome-mcJieM
By Ruth Wyeth Spears
JLJ AVE you considered covering
■L A your out-of-door cushions
with water-resistant artificial
leather? It may be cut and sewn
the same as any heavy fabric.
The colors are all so fresh and
gay that you will be inspired to
try striking combinations. Use a
coarse machine needle; a No. 5
hand needle; No. 20 or 24 sewing
thread and regulate the machine
to about 12 stitches to the inch.
The cushions shown here are
green with seam cords covered in
red. The sketch shows how they
are made. The cotton seam cord
should be about %-inch in diam
eter. It is covered with a straight
strip IV* inches wide stitched with
the machine cording foot to allow
the sewing to come up close to
the cord. The raw edges of the
cord covering are basted around
the top and bottom of the cover
on the right side, as shown, and
are then stitched in with the seam.
If you like variety in your cush
ions, there is an idea for sturdy
ones made of burlap and silk
stockings on page 23 of SEWING,
Book 5.
• • •
NOTE: Book 7, in the series of Home
makers’ Booklets by Mrs. Spears, is the
latest and contains directions for more
than thirty things which you will want
for your own home or for gifts. Included
are working drawings for reconditioning
old chairs and other furniture; directions
for a spool whatnot; an unusual braided
rag rug; and many things to make’with
needle and thread.. The seven booklets
now available contain a total of more than
two hundred of Mrs. Spears* NEW IDEAS
for Homemakers. Booklets are 10 cents
each. Send your order to:
MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS
Drawer 10
Bedford Hills New York
Enclose 10 cents for each book
ordered. •
Name
Address
Well, here it is an
other weekend and 1*10
not a General yet.
But give me time.
The nearest village
is 5 miles away. All
you find there is a
general store, a ga
rage and a canning
factory—nowhere to
go for any good clean
fun, unless you drop
in at a smoke-filled
juke joint on the way.
Well, Mom, there’s
a big favor you can
do me. The U. S. 0.
is trying to raise
$10,765,000 to run
clubs for us, outside
of camp. Places with
lounge rooms, dance
floors, games, writ
ing rooms. Places you
can get a bite to
eat without paying a
king's ransom.
I know you don’t
have an idle million
lying around, but if
you could get the
family interested and
some of the neigh
bors, and if that
happened all over the
country, the U. S. 0.
could raise $10,765,-
000 overnight.
I'd appreciate it
a lot. Mom, and so
would every other
mother's son in the
U. S. Army and Navy.
Love,
Bill
They're doing their bit/or you. Will
you do your bit for them? Send your
contribution to your local U.&Ol
Committee or to U. S O. National
Headquarters, Empire State Baud’
ing. New York, N. Y.
• • •
These organizations have joined
forces toform iheU. S 0.:theY.M. CA^
National Catholic Community Service,
Salvation Army, Y. W.CA., Jewish
Welfare Board, National Travelers
Aid Association.
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keeps up the high standard of his wares, and the prices as low as possible.