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* By Frances Aiiuwarth m
Washington
Letter
(jBy Ruth Doris Armfield)
RATHER BE A PLOW MULE
"Oh, pul) me down my window
shades" — to paraphrase an old
ballad — might well be the theme
song in thousands of American
homes this winter For that’s what
many, many homemakers will be
doing to save on winter’s fuel. Dur
ing the past holiday season I had
occasion to visit several homes and
t h e conversation invariably got
around to the topic of fuel conser
vation. There were several “heat
ed" discussions on the real value of
cloth window shades as insulators.
I found that cloth window shades
can be a fuel saver of no small
magnitude It all stems from the
fact that approximately thirty per
cent of ail heat lost from the aver
age dwelling escapes through the
window panes And investigations
etc acted by a reliable, impartial
testing laboratory proved that by
prone; drawing of your shades,
more ’nan one-third of this pre
cious heat can be saved
Actually as much as ten percent
can be shaved off the average fam
ily’s fuel bill by simply remember
ing to pull the window shades
whenever light from the windows
is not needed. This means drawing
the shades right down to the sills
in all unused rooms, throughout the
house at night and when the fam
ily is away from home, and draw
ing the shades half way in rooms
that are in daily use
And when -s e ) e c t i ? window
shades be sure they mi <sure up to
these standards they should be
made of closely-woven fabric that
will hang straight and resist crack
ing, warping, and tearing. It is also
essential that the shade fit the win
dow properly and that it run up
and down smoothly on the roller.
The roller, in turn, should be 15/16
inch to 1U inches in diameter to
insure efficient opernhen. If your
shades have tbr^e oualities they
will not only a.’.j t,attractive
ness of the roe « i do a good
job of insulnt windows.
Wasihington, January 19—As I
write tonight, Washington is eagerly
awaiting the morrow, for once again
a precedent will have been establish
ed; the same man will be inaugurat
ed for the Presidency for the fourth
consective time. Many visitors are
in Washington for the inaugural
ceremony; many who feel, I suppose,
that this will be the first and last
time they will ever see a president
inaugurated for a fourth time. For
the sake of Democracy, let's hope
so!
In this city, you find varied opin
ions about the future; about the
man who is to “reign” over the
American people for the next four
years. One sees (people clamoring
for invitations to the White House
tomorow; many thousands are wil
ling td stand in the rain (no unbrel-
las allowed) to watch the ceremony.
Others—even some who have never
seen an inauguration, are totally in
different to the whole thing.
Whether for better or for worse,
Mr. Roosevelt will again “officially”
be our president when you read this,
so all we can do is fervently hope
that ere next election draws around
there will be no problem of “chang
ing horses in the middle of the
stream.”
The amusing though ironical note
in Washington this week is the story
of the Roosevelt dog having a Class
A priority to take a plane ride, re
sulting in the deplaning of three
service men. I say amusing because
at the time this is whitten, no one
seems to be willing to take the
blame for the incident, and naturally
the Washington columnist and car
toonist are making a play over the
fact. When three service men are
refused space on an army plane be
cause of a dog, however, one won
ders just what the country is coming
to; and just what sort of family is
ruling this democratic land of ours.
Signal Corps Photo
Infantryman on mopping up op
eration beyond a new Pacific island
beachhead. All that equipment he
carries was purchased with War
Bond funds. . U. S. Treasury Department
The big talk in Washington now
is the proposed labor conscription
legislation. It has roused the peo
ple of the nation to serious thinking;
it has perhaps brought a little closer
the realisation that we of the home
front are in the war as well as those
in uniform on the fighting front.
Along with the talk on this subject
is the discussion of the tightening up
on draft deferments. This again
causes a flood of mail in the offices
of congressmen. One reads some of
these letters and requests from par
ents to have their sons deferred, or
released from the army and wonders
how the writers of such letters dare
call themselves true Americans.
One constituent writes “It would be
a heavenly gift for if he
could be released from the service.”
Does that person not think it would
1 be a “heavenly gift” for 11 million
' others ? As I read that letter, I
v thought just how “heavenly” it
would be for my brothers to be back
home, together with all the friends
we once knew, some of whom will
never return.
As much as a true rebel hates to
quote Sherman all agree that war is
indee4 “hell. However, we are in it,
and it would be refreshing to see a
bit more partiotism on the part of
a lot of our people..
TRESPASS NOTICE — Trespassing
any form—hunting, hauling wood,
fishing—is strictly forbidden, on
the lands of the undersigned and
any violation will be prosecuted.
Signed: H. O. Long, B. 0. Long,
J. G. Long, A. P. Werts, T. Blair
Boozer, Guy Boozer, J. H. Bow
ers, S. L. Porter. tfc
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TRESSPASS NOTICE—All hunting
or otherwise trespassing on the
land* of Mrs. Pat Mitchell or Mrs
Claude Summer is expressly for
bidden and will be prosecute under
the law. 31 .‘ 3t
SGT. WALTER L. GRESHAM has
notified his wife here that he landed
safely overseas on November 22. Sgt.
Gresham is in the air corps and is
mess sergeant of his outfit.
40° Below Zero
. MINNEAPOLIS. MINN — Al
though she is in a cold test cham
ber 40° below zero, beautiful Fern
Eggan dressed in fur jacket and
wools won’t freeze. Neither will
the oil that she is pouring over
caked ice since it was developed to
give absolute protection in the
frigid Northwest during the low
est winter temperatures. It’s Gam
ble’s “Varcon” winter oil that
flows freely at 40 1 ' below zero, and
it has been scientifically refined to
give equally perfect lubrication at
all normal motor tenip<' , r’'ires —
even in hot weather
‘Dear Superintendent:
“I appreciate your kind offer of a
job for my girl. She had her heart
set on being a schoolteacher, but I
talked her out of it. Teaching school
is too much like being a. preacher’s
wife. It’s a high callin’, but people
expect you to give more’n they pay
for.
“You take the teachers here in
town. The only difference in them
and Christian martyrs is the date
and lack of bohfire. They was hired
to teach and they did it. They teach
the youngun’s that learn, and enter
tain the ones that fell on their heads
when they was little, but that ain’t
enough, their supposed to make obe
dient little angels out of spoiled brats
that never minded nobody, and wet-
nurse little wildcats, so their mothers
can get a rest ,and make geniuses
out o’ children that couldn’t have no
sense with the parents they’ve got.
“But that ain’t the worst. They’ve
got to get up shows and plays to
work the school out of debt, and sing
in the choir, and teach a Sunday
school class, and when they ain’t
doin’ nothin’ else they’re supposed to
be a good example.
“They don’t get no pay for three
months, and can’t pay their board or
buy decent clothes, and on top of
everything else they can’t hold hands
cornin’ home from prayer meetin’
without some gossiply old sister
startin’ a scandal on them.
r^WILD LIFE
30UTH CAROLINA
IN
with PROF FRANKLIN .SHERMAN
l ntADiet-tMMM couMt-pcrr. o. zoology
- ‘ STARLING
The starling is mot a native bird
of America, but was introduced into
the United States from Europe in
1890, at New York City. Our first
record of it at Clemson was in 1925,
and first records ht Greenwod, a nd at
Augusta, Georgia (at South Carolina
line) were in the same year. It has
now become common but is somewhat
irregular in its appearances and
abundance; you may not see it for a
month or more and then it may be
comon for a time.
It is more nearly like the black
birds than others of our birds. Dark
in color, it tends to go in flocks, and
it walks (not hops) on the ground.
Starling’s color is dark purplish or
greenish (appears black at a dis
tance) with small light spots, and
the bill is yellowish in spring and
“I’d just as soon be a plaw mule. A
mule works just as hard, but it can
relieve its soul by kickin’ up its heels
after quittin ’time without startin’
any talk. I appreciate your kind of
fer and may the Lord have mercy on
you, but my daughter is not inter
ested
“Yours very truly,
“MARY’S MOTHER.”
! summer, brown in winter. _
Starlings are beneficial in devou-
ing many harmful insects including
grasshoppers .but also do some mis-
’chief by eating berries and fruits. It
nests in vines clambering on trees
or buildings, or in nooks and crevices
about cornices, caves, behind blinds.
It is thus in some respects similar
to house (English) sparrow and
some persons regard it as a nusiance
and a pest, but others who like to
have birds around do not complain
about it I suspect that the average
of opinion of those who have known
it longest and most intimately is
that we would be better off if it had
never been introduced.
In this connection we might re
flect briefly on the whole subject of
introducing animals into new locali
ties—it often results badly. Here
are some species now regarded as
pests which ae not native here but
were introduced either purposely ir
by accident: house (English) spar
row; starling; house mouse; barn
rat; wharf rat; and in the total
these do a lot of damage; also our
Jack-rabbit of the west was intro
duced into Australia where it has be
come a serious problem. Consequent
ly those who study such matters look
with suspicion upon the bringing in
and establishing of new kinds of ani
mals (and insects), and there is con
siderable legislation and .restriction
op the subject. " • • .. ;
FORMER NEWBERRIAN WITH:
NASH MOTORS.--: -i
Floyd G. Sease, a former -Newber-
rian, has been appointed national
business management manager of
Nash Motors, it was announced today
by H. C. Doss, vice president of
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation in
charge of Nash sales.
Mr. Sease replaces J. J. Hailwick,
who has become associated with
Western Motor Corp., Denver, Nash
and Kelvinator distributors. ......
Mr. Sease entered the automobile
business with a Ford-dealership- in
Columbffc. in 1921, serving as office
manager and accountant there until-.;
1927,1 when he joined Chevrolet. Spec
ializing in business management and
organization activities, he was with
the General Motors division for 17
years.
Ke goes to Nash from Charlotte,
N. C.,
Remember the
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Remember those grim Hays
during the Great Depression when men who
couldn’t find work stood on street corners
selling apples?
The best way to make sure that you will neve’
be a street-corner peddler is
to put your extra money into
War Bonds.
Many of those apple peddlers
had been prosperous . . . had had good jobs.
They’d been making extra money , . just as
you are .today. But the trouble
was, they thought things would
always be like that.
Are you making that mistake today?
Or are you saving your extra money so that no
matter what happens after the war you will
War Bonds are the best in
vestment in the world. Every $3 you put into
them today will pay you back $4 ten years from
now. And . . . best of all...
you can never be broke while
you’ve got a sheaf of War
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