SUCH IS LIFE ? Poor Grampaw!
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By CHARLES SUGHROE
Montana Dam Noted for
Grandeur of Its Setting
Stores Water From Glaciers,
Melting Snows
Red Lodge, Mont. ? In the gnarled
hinterland of the towering Beartooth
mountains man has taken a seven
league step fn his age-old feud
against drouth, the perennial liber
tine of crops.
Glacier lake dam, the highest and
most isolated structure of its kind in
America, located 24^4 miles by road
and foot trail south of here, has
been completed and accepted by the
Montana water conservation board.
Built as a supplemental reservoir
to supply water to 54,000 acres of
rich farm land in Rock creek valley
from Red Lodge to Silesia, Glacier
lake dam is notable for the spec
tacular grandeur of its setting and
its extreme isolation.
Solid Rock Foundation.
Carved from a rock-ribbed pali
sade, unfathomed Glacier lake is
nourished by everlasting glaciers
and melting snows. At an elevation
of 9,750 feet the lake is surrounded
by peaks from 11,000 to 12,000 feet
high.
The dam is a rock-filled project
with a maximum height of 52 feet
GASSING 'EM UP
The hands that used to pump
them down the alley in the baseball
season, now serve Dizzy Dean in get
ting the "go fluid" down the tanks of
cars that pull up at his filling sta
tion at Bradenton, Fla., where the
Cardinals have established their
training camp. The colorful pitch
er, it seems, has got wise to himself
because he's selling gas in liquid
form now, where formerly he dis
pensed freely of the airy variety.
(5 feet freeboard), with a crest of
730 feet and a top width of ten feet.
The upstream slope is 1:1; down
stream slope, 1H:I, and foundation
and abutments are in solid rock.
The back or downstream part of
the dam is composed of rock fill.
Most of the rock varied from two to
ten cubic feet while being loaded
by hand. After the shovel came
on the job the rocks averaged one
cubic yard in size. Voids were well
filled with rock which graded down
to three inches.
On the upstream face is a hand
placed rock rubble wall which var
ries from four to six feet in thick
ness. The face was grouted. On
the grouted face was placed a con
crete slab, reinforced with electric
welded fabric, varying from six to
twelve inches in thickness.
Tunnel Taps Lake.
Across and beneath the present
outlet of the lake a tunnel 6 by 4V4
feet wide and 115 feet long was
drilled. The tunnel taps the lake
about six feet below the normal
August level and forms a perma
nent outlet for the reservoir.
A vertical shaft from the top of
the dam into the tunnel provides
for the gate. A cutoff trench was
excavated 18 inches int osolid rock.
The dam, costing $82,731, was
built as an auxiliary to the $450,000
Cooney dam, which is located on
Red lodge creek.
A four-mile approach road was
bulldozed, linking a CCC trail lead
ing to the outside world with a point
on the rim of Rock creek gorge 4,000
feet from the dam site and about
1,700 feet lower in elevation.
From the end of the haul road to
the dam site the world literally
stands on end. A cableway about
3,500 feel long was constructed. The
shovel used for excavation of the
dam was dismantled, transported to
and from the site by cable as were
the 3%-ton trucks which were used.
Student Invents Machine
to Speed Mathematics
Sydney, N. S. W.? A machine that
promises to be of great value to
the world's scientists and engineers 1
has been invented by a young re- '
search physicist at Sydney univer- '
sity.
Simply by tracing curves on a
sheet of paper, it reduces to a mat
ter of hours complicated mathemat- '
ical solutions that by ordinary meth
ods would take perhaps as many
weeks.
The machine can be adapted to
solve rapidly problems of railway
engineering and bridge construc- ;
tion, range tables for heavy artil
lery, statistical and economic in
vestigations, physics, bacteriology,
or electrical research.
It can add up the total of three
quantities (numbers) which are con
tinuously varying, so that the total
itself keeps changing. By ordinary !
mathematical methods this might i
require weeks of tedious labor '
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STANDARDS
OF LIVING
By
LEONARD A. BARRETT
One of the problems involved in
the recent depression was the main
American stand
ard of living.
Those whose liv
i n g standards
were not affect
ed, suffered very
little during the
trying years. He
suffered most
whose reduced in
come forced a re
duction in the an
nual budget. A
cheaper rent
meant a less de
sirable residen
uai section; me dismissal ol ser
vants gave rise to a less orderly
house and, in some cases, to a very
irritating environment. Less expen
sive raiment meant cheaper mate
rial with a depreciated value. In
almost every condition of luxury
HE KNOWS CALORIES
Harold Ha we s, shown here men
uring the ingredients for mashed po
tatoes, is the only man ever to enroll
as a regular student in the school of
economics at Purdue university. He
is planning to become a dietitian.
curtailment was necessary. Many
persons felt that the standard of
living was greatly lowered, com
pared with former times when "our
living standards were incomparably
better than those of other times and
places because we had learned how
to build immense factories and
transportation systems and to un
dertake efficient mass production."
What are these so-called stand
ards? Who creates them and by
whose authority are they main
tained? Do they express luxury or
necessity, satisfied needs or ap
peased desires? Are they original
expressions of culture or standard
commodities? Who shall say on
which street I shall live or to what
social group I shall belong? True,
the dictates of society may be re
sponsible for acknowledged stand
ards, but are not the standards
which elevate personality the prod
uct of a silent monitor residing with
in that personality? Has not the
time arrived when, in order to have
i more equitable standard, we may
lave to shuffle off the superficial
Irom our patterns of living? Who
urill have the courage to do this?
rhe answer is not difficult if we
lave a correct appreciation of true
aristocracy. We should no longer
:hink of aristocracy as an exclusive
'privileged class superior to all oth
er classes," simply because of
wealth. Wealth does not necessar
Jy mean culture. "Those may hold
?ho can" has proved itself a vicious
philosophy, as the revolutions of hia
.ory attest.
Real culture is always o i the spir
t, and may be found wherever the
ndividnal is larger in human aspect
.han he is hi aeenmnlatlon, whether
Jut aeenmnlatlon be manners or
noney. Standards of living should
?xpress more high thinking and less
vasteful living.
How shall we evaluate the present
itandards and preserve the best?
democracy points to the individual,
rhe question is, what standards
nake me sensitive to aspirations,
tound in thinking, honest and sin
:ere in achieving? Larger econom
c privileges with increased finan
:ial income will not in themselves
lecure inner culture. That must
?ome from the quality of the spirit
if the individual. External stimuli
cannot be substituted for human
tympathy, simple justice, and
<r7~fousQ(\ofd r7~fints
J' By BETTY WELLS J '
"MY DINING room has me
11 down," writes Mrs. T. H. B.
"Because it looks empty, yet I don't
know what to buy for it. I enclose
a rough sketch of the floor plan and
would certainly appreciate any sug
gestions you might make. I have
table and chairs in early American
maple and a plain blue rug. I want
to buy some more furniture but
can't see where it could be put and
I'd like to have the walls papered
and will make new curtains, but
I'm at a loss as to what would be
best."
. The trouble, of course, is that her
wall spaces are so broken up by
windows and doors ? there are two
sets of double windows on two walls
of the room, and the other two
walls are broken by the arch into
the living room and the door into
the kitchen. Our suggestion would
be to use a pair of corner cupboards
in maple which would give a feel
ing of being furnished to the room
and yet make use of otherwise dif
ficult spaces. Then she could use
one small chest or buiTet with a pic
ture above it which would make an
odd wall seem of more importance
than it really is.
As for the walls, we'd like a toile
de Jouy type of wall paper with
the design in blue on ivory ground
... if she could find a chintz of
similar pattern and coloring, that
would be lovely for the curtains. (Or
do as some of the decorators do
now ? use the toile de Jouy chintz
for walls and windows both!) Or
just use glass curtains of plain ivory
marquisette with the toile patterned
wall papei*. Add contrast by the
use of brilliant pottery on the
shelves of the corner cupboards
and in the picture over the chest or
buffet.
? ? ?
No Whimsy, Please.
She had a lovely new home and a
grand young son, aged nine. She
said, "Oh, I know I should 'do' his
room up brown I really want to, but
as yet he's not particularly inter
ested in boats, or circuses or any
of those usual motifs that are used
for boys' rooms. He's quite serious
about most things and I just can't
picture him in one of those oh-so
gay boy's rooms you see in pictures.
I'm sure he's much more interested
in his geography than he would be in
a tricky wall paper and whimsical
touches."
Of course, the geography was her
clue. And she did a splendid job
of her young son's room and he
loves it. Yet she didn't spend so
much that his changing tastes, as
he reaches adolescence, won't al
low for more extensive alterations
later. First she was wise and left
the walls in their clean gleaming
white plaster state. The woodwork
was painted an off-white so that later
decorative Schemes won't require
expensive scraping jobs nor lots of
paint to cover. The floor was cov
ered, sensibly, with a gun metal
linoleum. An inlay of the four
points of the compass was placed in
a prominent spot in the floor cover
ing.
beneficent conduct: for these are
the outward expressions of the inner
heart life.
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She chose Jacobean oak for a (in
gle bed, chest and desk (or her son,
claiming that it just seems to suit
his personality; strong, quiet and
sturdy. For curtains, however, she
selected a brightly striped crash ma
terial, bright blue, red and orange,
with whit* stripes between and
made them up in simple draw style.
A blackboard monopolized one wall
and large brightly colored maps
were placed on other walls ? the
maps pasted to composition board,
shellacked and surrounded with oak
framing. A world globe was an im
portant part of the decorations. A
series of book shelves, stained oak,
contain toys and books and other
objects a small boy collects.
The whole point of the room is
that, right now, it's a perfect set
ting for this travel-minded young
man. But none of its travel fea
tures are expensive or permanent,
so that later when the nine-year
old's tastes and hobbies change, as
inevitably they will, changes can be
made easily and without too much
strain on the purse. The sturdy fur
niture will always be a good "mix
er" no matter where those future
interests fall.
C By BcttJ WellB. ? WNU Scrvle*.
"THEME SONG" DRESS
The deep yoke-shirring of thii lit
tle "theme song" dress, extending
all the way to the waist, is decided
ly "tops" in style for the very young
miss, this season. Small puffed
sleeves complete the quaint picture.
And newer than new is the fabric
itself, designed to interpret a fa
miliar song, to the delight of young
wearers. "Daisy, Daisy, tell me
your answer true" is the song from
which this particular design drew
inspiration.
First Ladies' Aid Society
The first Ladies' Aid Society in
the country was organized in Cleve
land during the early days of th*
Civil war.
President Gets Red Cross Button
President Roosevelt receiving a Red Cross button and membership
enrollment card from Faith Young, four-year-old granddaughter of Owen
D. Young. The Chief Executive, who is president of the American Red
Croaa, was the first to join the annual nationwide American Red Cross
roll call. In th? center is Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of the
Red Cross.
Catch Up on Chic I !
'
If YOU'RE a bit behind in the
thrilling game of Sew-Your
Own, Milady, why not take ad
vantage of the holiday season and
catch up? Today's trio is especial
ly right for "vacation sewing" be
cause it consists of simple prac
tical pieces that require little time
and trouble. Make all three and
you'll have gone a long way
toward putting the old punch back
in the game.
Streamlined Styling.
The slip at the left is all you
could wish for from the standpoint
of styling. It offers superb lines
from the moderately low cut V
neck, through the dart-fitted waist
right down to the very hem. The
clever overlapping back is light
proof and provides an action pleat
so necessary for complete satis
faction. Important, too, is the
Home Heating
Hints "JS.'sa
Poking Fire Bed From Above
Forms Clinkers, Smothers
Fire, Wastes Fuel
AJ/HILE a poker frequently is
" * a handy implement to use on
a furnace, let me caution you
against using it for the purpose of.
agitating the Are-bed from above 1
That results in a lot of trouble for
you and for your furnace.
Stirring the fire through the fur
nace door opening only mixes
ashes with the live coals, creat
ing clinkers. As you know, clink
ers choke a Are and prevent the
coal from burning freely and com
pletely. Also, they clog the grates,
making it difficult to shake the
fire properly.
Owing to the odd size and shape
of lumps of coal at the point that
is poked from above, the fuel-bed
becomes packed, and this pack
ing prevents the free passage of
air, thus formjKg clinw-s. Clink
ers formed (nis wa ff, however,
cause less trouble, for ordinarily
they can be broken up and
dropped into the ashpit by gently
shaking the grates.
?Jeer:
iL 11
J
(act that you may choose the ma
terial you wish m your own color.
Better make it in duplicate tm
many meticulous months ahead.
Pretty in Sheer Weal.
The two-piece in tlie center la,
like the slip, heavy on style. Tha
defined waist is effectively young
as is the flowing skirt and littla
round collar. 11 is just the frock
to give one lots of git-up-and-gtt
for the second semester, or "to
break the ice" whenever one Im
anxious about one's appearance.
It can be the height of chic in shear
wool ? very pretty in flat crepe.
Modern Home Dress.
When it's home you're thinking
of you naturally turn to a frock
like the third member of the trio
at the right. This botU??-aIJ-the
way model is different enough to
delight you and simple enough to
set you sewing at sight. It is cut
for comfort but with an ever
watchful eye on that elusive littla
thing called chic. Crisp contraat
may be had in the collar and cuffa
and in that trim row of buttons
that march down the line ? and
then back again. Look fresh in
your version in pretty percale.
The Fattens.
Pattern 1946 is designed for
sizes 14 to 20 (32 to 44 bust). Six*
16 requires 3 'A yards of 39 inch
fabric. One yard of ribboo
required for shoulder straps.
Pattern 1404 is designed for
sizes 13 to 20 (30 to 38 bust). Siav
14 requires 4tt yards of 39 indb
material.
Pattern 1390 is designed fof
sizes 34 to 48. Size 36 requires 4%
yards of 35 inch material. Tha
collar and cuffs in contrast re
quire 114 yards material.
Send your order to The Sewing
Circle Pattern Dept., 247 W_
Forty-third street. New York.
N. Y. Price of patterns, 15 centa
(in coins) each.
C Bel] Syndicate. ? WNU Service.
What a difference good bowcg
habits can make! Ta kaep load
wastes toft and moving, many
doctors recommend Nnjal.
KSIST ON GEMMEJKK
Rre Women Better
Shoppers than Men ?
GRANTING m woman's reputation Cor wise boring, lee's trie* the
methods by which she has earned it. Where docs she find oat (boat
the advantages and details of electrical refrigeration? What tells her
bow to keep the whole household clean ? nigs, floors, bathroom
tiling ? and have energy left over for golf and parties? How docs
she learn about new and delirious entrees and desserts that surprise
and delight her family? Whet* docs she disccrvcr those subtleties
of die as and make-up that a man appreciates but never understands?
Why, she reads the advertisements She is a consistent, thought
ful reader of advertisements, because she has found that she can
believe tbem ? and profit thereby. Overlooking the advertisements
would be depriving herself of data continuously useful in her job
of Purchasing Agent to tbe Family.
For that matter, watch a wise man buy a car or a suit or aa insur
ance policy. Not a bad shopper himself! He reads advertisements, Boo!
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