Speedway Flyer, Volume 12, Number 41, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 March 1944 — Page 3

SKIDMORE’S BARBER SHOP 1542 MAIN STREET Two Barbers “Friendly Service” Shoe Shine BUY MORE BONDSI

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WE CLEAN RUGS Now that spring housecleaning time is here, you are thinking of having your rugs gleaned and sized. We are glad to offer this service to the people of Speedway. We have made arrangements with one of the finest rug cleaning concerns to do our work. Telephone us today- Free pick-up and delivery service (on rugs only). WALTS SPEEDWAY CLEANERS COMPLETE ALTERATIONS 4723 West Sixteenth St Belmont 2925

Order Needed Coal Early! Please Give Us Plenty of Time To Fill Your Order PLACE YOUR ORDER FOR COAL NOW! TAKE THE KIND WE HAVE ON HAND! Please Don’t Specify the Kind of Coal! BILL GARLAND Champe-Gar land Coal Co. Inc. 1422 W. 30th Street Wabash 4543

SUNSET MODERN TRAILER CAMP Northeast Corner Road 52 and North Tibbs Avenue (5 Minute Drive From Allison’s) High and Dry—Hot and Cold Running Water Showers E.L MEISCHKE T®

For Your Victory Garden WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF FINE GARDEN SEEDS FERTILIZE R GRASS SEED 5 lbs. 51.39 FLOWER SEEDS SHELBY COMPACTS—Here is something new in compacts. They are cloth covered in dashing spring colors $2.50 CARA NOME PLASTIC COMPACTS $1.25 POND’S “MAKE-UP PAT”—It Stays On 39c POND’S “LIPS” POND’S Amazing Lipstick 49c SERVUS WRIST WATCHES ...*. SB.SG COSTUME PINS $l.O0 —$4.79—57.49 COSTUME TYPE EARRINGS $1.59—55.89 AUNT SUE’S FRENCH DRY CLEANER, 1 gal. and 2 gal. cans Rosner Drug Store “SPEEDWAY’S REXALL STORE* 16TH AT MAIN BELMONT 1515

Prospect Saving & Loan Association WE STILL ACCEPT NEW SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 1518 Main Street Office Hours 11 A. M- to 2 P. M. Except Saturday Mrs. Mary Hayes In Charge of Office

Connecticut Yank Helped Brazil Gain Independence A jobless Connecticut Yankee who helped win and consolidate Brazil’s independence more than a century ago has become a symbol ofi Brazil-ian-United States unity in the present war for freedom. He is Admiral David Jewett, New London sailor who served in the liberating navies of three American republics. Jewett was born at New Landon in 1772 and a few years later made a trip across the Atlantic with his parents which confirmed the youthful voyager in his determination to follow the sea. He studied navigation after returning to the United States and was commissioned in the infant United States navy at the age of 19. Commanding the 24-gun Trumbull, he distinguished himself in the war against the Barbary pirates and in the War of 1812. When one of America’s first disarmament programs left him without a command, Jewett promptly offered his services to Argentine patriots in their struggle for independence from Spain. From June 22, 1815, when he was commissioned in the tiny Argentine navy, Jewett’s Invincible wreaked havoc on Spanish men-of-war sent to suppress the uprising, until the last vestige of Spanish rule had been shattered six years later. His work done, the doughty warrior sailed his brig Maypu north, to do for Brazil what he had done for her southern neighbor.

Coeds in 1883 Received Direct Dating Instructions Sixty years ago, in 1883, Betty Coed and her boy friend at the Pennsylvania State college received very definite dating instructions. One reads: “Gentlemen desiring to accompany young ladies outside of the building must first obtain written permission from the president,” and it adds, “No young lady is allowed to receive visits from gentlemen in the parlor or elsewhere, or to accompany them outside of the building without the previous permission of the Lady Principal.” “Young ladies are absolutely forbidden to hold any communication out of the windows or by means of the steam pipes,” the rules said. All requests by gentlemen “to call on or accompany young ladies,” and all requests by young ladies “to receive or accompany gentlemen,” had to be presented to the Lady Principal in the Ladies’ Parlor between 6:45 and 7 p. m. daily except Sundays. The Ladies’ Parlor was closed at nine o’clock every evening except Fridays and Sundays. Friday evenings it was closed at 10:15, Sunday evenings at 8:30. Young ladies were not allowed to study in the parlor nor to receive visits during study hours.

Early OPA As long ago as 1314, the English parliament resorted to price fixing in wartime. During the war between England and Scotland, the price of a fat ox was set by law at $4, a cow at $3, a fat hog at 83 cents and a sheep at 29 cents. A couple of chickens brought two cents, a goose five cents and eggs were Hmited to one cent a dozen. Arable land in Kent rented from six to 12 cents an acre, pasture at two cents and meadowland from 8 to 20 cents. Two centuries later ale sold for four cents a gallon and a laborer was paid from five to seven cents a day. By the reign of Elizabeth price levels had risen substantially. A country house rented for $1 to $1.50 a year and could be bought for $25 or S3O. Wheat was 25 cents a bushel, an ox $6.50. Claret sold for five cents a quart and red port for six cents. Wages had gone up too. A laborer was paid 8 to 12 cents a day.

Row Fertilizing On large plots where the rows are widely spaced, it is more economical to apply plant food to the row, rather than broadcast it over the entire garden area. Exhaustive placement tests indicate that the very best results are achieved when the plant food is placed in furrows two inches to each side of the seed row. The plant food furrows should be deep enough to allow the placing of the plant food 1 to 1% inches below the planted seed or seed piece. Plant food should be applied at the rate of one quart (two pounds) per 50 feet of row . . . that is, one pint (one pound) on each side of the 50 feet of row. Under this method of row fertilizing, the seed is planted first and covered while the string row marker is in place. The plant food furrows are then made, the plant food distributed in them, and covered.

Modern Battleships Modern battleships are about two blocks long, a third of a block wide. Each battleship is a complete unit; it generates its own electricity, has a complete telephone and telegraphic exchange, radio and mechanical signaling devices. It has a print shop and prints a daily newspaper. There’s a movie theater, a library, recreation rooms, post office, jail, hospital and schools. A battleship has from eight to nine decks and it takes from 1,200 to 1,500 men and officers, most of whom are carefully trained specialists, to operate the great fighting machine. The torpedo is the battleship’s most deadly enemy. GO TO CHURCH SUNDAY

Britishers Thought Early U. S. Terrifying Experiment The Britisher who visited the United States during 1836-60 believed the American male did little but spit tobacco juice and race boats upon the Mississippi at an inhuman speed, according to Max Berger in a study, “The British Traveler in America.” Thousands of Britishers came to this country during this period in much the same frame of mind as Americans who now visit the Soviet Union. Nearly 250 of them published accounts of their travels. They believed democracy a great and perhaps terrifying experiment, and America the system’s chief exponent. Adding to the basic alarm over socio-economic differences were surprise at the quantity of tobacco consumption and the habit many Americans had of permitting servants to sit at table with their masters. This fraternizing between servant and master seemingly horrified the Britisher of Tory instincts much more than finding slavery existing in the southern states. The English travelers* accounts of “the face of things” during the early 19th century showed that opinion differed as to precisely why the United States was prosperous. The liberal Britisher declared: “The democratic system is the answer... the greatest and most important fact of the century.” The conservative replied: “They’re rich because of natural resources—they can’t help themselves.”

New Discoveries Mark Southeast as Oil Area Production of oil from a two-mile-deep well in the Florida Everglades adds a new page to a new chapter of the romance of petroleum. The new chapter concerns commercial oil production in the Gulf states east of the Mississippi river. It began late in 1939 with the opening of the first well in Mississippi, near Yazoo City. Geologists for years had been aware that the oil-producing strata of Arkansas and Louisiana are closely resembled in formation and age by sections underlying Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia and Florida. Since 1939 additional Yazoo wells have lifted Mississippi to large-scale production. Florida’s first well now adds reality to the scientists* vision of an important southeastern petroleum field. Harbinger of a new kind of Florida boom, the man-made hole in the swamp land northwest of Miami is the first producing well, not in Florida alone, but anywhere within 170 miles of the nation’s Atlantic coast. Florida, by becoming the 25th oilwell state, gives oil states a national majority.

Frighten Sharks Natives who have had considerable experience with sharks do not recommend that the amateur swimmer should fight them off with knives. If they attack, it is best to make as much noise as possible to frighten them away. Noise under water can be made by clapping together stones, metal objects, or sticks, or even by thrashing the legs. But unless they attack, it is best to remain quiet so as not to attract them. Also, clothing should cover as much of the body as possible, for they are attracted by white flesh. The most important thing for a swimmer to remember about the dreaded jellyfish, or Portuguese Man-of-War, is that its sting is not death-dealing, but exceedingly painful, and one may experience a feeling of impending suffocation. This knowledge is of invaluable importance in keeping the swimmer from losing his head and being overcome by fear.

Scabby Face One way to prevent “scabby face” (infectious dermatitis), a skin infection usually beginning at the corners of the mouth and extending slowly over the face and body of suckling pigs, is to move farrowing houses from old, contaminated lots to clean ground. It may. also be helpful to clip the tusks of baby pigs to prevent them from injuring each other, since such wounds are often important sites of entry for the infectious agent, says the department of animal pathology and hygiene, University of Illinois college of agriculture. If the disease does appear, some of the affected pigs may be saved by a daily treatment with 3 per cent creosol applied with a medium-stiff brush. However, this treatment must start early, the department warns.

Tin Is Important In addition to being used for tanks and ships, tin has vitally important medical tasks to perform, according to government reports. It takes 100 per cent pure tin to enclose the small individual morphine hypodermic syringe (or syrette) which the wounded soldier uses on the battlefield. The emergency sulfa ointments which protect him from deadly infection in the jungle are encased in tin. That precious blood plasma with which countless lives are being saved right at the front lines is safeguarded with tin. Tin containers of many indispensable to every branch of the armed forces, because it is the most perfect protective covering. No other metal or substitute will serve as well. TRY THE CLASSIFIED ADS

KEPLER'S SPEEDWAY GARAGE AUITOairS 1430 MAIN STREET {Rear) HOWARD KEPLER MECHANIC IN CHARGE

To People Jy.Mhfe In A Hurry » During these days it’s rush, rush, rush! We are equipped to serve those who have to eat lunch in a hurry. Our food is well prepared and tastily served. Our speedy cafeteria service assures you of plenty of time for eating on a limited lunch hour. SPEEDWAY CAFE 1430 Main Street

There’s A New Branch Laundry Office In Speedway 15th & Main Street CHERRY 1923

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FEDERAL INCOME TAX RETURNS Prepared and Filed At STAFFORD’S 3448 W. 16th Street

Speedway Beauty Shop Edith Dickerson Walker 5076 W. 15th St. BeL 0527

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air AV . * CONDITIONED) l HIM E LIKE J HOME I Market 1234 Office & Chapel Residence of Floyd Farley 4924 W. 16th St Speedway, Ind.

POWDER . . . KEEPS RUGS CLEAN Without suds or liquid

Applied monthly, ROW-DER-ENB keep* earpei* f I or rug* looking like new. w Soiled area* in front of door* can be cleaned 'OMler-tfE without cleaning entire ’w r -w rug. Sprinkle on the pawder> bru * h » •"> ’•«>«*• | with vacuum cleaner. CLEAN Endonedby J SI.OO Speedway Furniture Store 1414 MAIN STREET BELMONT 2988 „