Irary Notes
jr.jrrt Johnston
ounty l ibrarian
N|V IO W \SHINGTON
\ . I flew back
Willi stops first
x ;, , * ? -?*ir new build
several times
,t,n and it is
Two architects "one a
,( frank Lloyd Wright i
>onsib ? "I the librarj.
I u i la-re I saw an In
.h-L.-nds on tape in
jnee rnord rooms, an
: u lie' i l r'0 people had
rd lunch not by the li
j -uii - k on top of the
Ha bin ilmi: I imagine
I, ,r'l I" work in for it is j
,,ut. Ihii fine with proper
?re I ci covered two |j- i
! knew Merna Cox who
3,. at Durham and Mrs.!
u trom Gatlinburg who '
lain lihrar> in Waynes- ?
librae;.: Jean lludgins.
to ft If me of their sere -
in llu-j i lined on a cain
h tl:c i operation of the
adi" newspapers. Cham
n 'in I cc civic groups and '
Incident:i 11\ it was 93 j
arrived there and 105 ;
,\l i/oli I
i from there up lo Grand
as a highlight and some
! tn . i,. to believe and
, i . i; by Oklahoma
Ea?t. r Sunday with my
v back to Cleveland for
: e, wit 11 the Field Rep
.. ir.on the Fund for j
i,i jtioi and my advisor
I, n; pi or ram and the
: .jrant I received. His
U. ,1 are you going to
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the hat k of my mind
r i.i ;h> In everything 1
art was divided between
a the same time
about how it would fit
a'uatit.ri flow can 1 use
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its present building in 1933 and hi
addition 27 Branches and 2 Hook
mobiles serve the city.
Two weeks wasn't nearly enough,
but I am truly thankful for that
much. Mrs. Marion Hawcs. Co
ordinator of Adult Work, looked
after my schedule and planned a
varied program. Within the' Li
brary I attended a Reading Class
for adults. Noon! Hour talk by the
Head of the Welfare Depl . a talk
to the visiting students front
Catholic University, a planning
meeting for Open House at the
Library in June when the air-con
ditioning is finished. On SaWuday
1 watched with amazement at their
handling of 450 senior library as
sistants from Maryland High
Schools for programs of films, skits
arid a book fair with lunch served
up on the roof by members of the
staff. I visited many of the de
partments, t?ut the time was all
too short for the browsing 1 want
ed to do. I observed the Exhibits
Dcparment as thv\ out the finish
ing touches on exhibits and as they
were set up in the 12 large street
windows. Ever since I heard Kate
Coplan talk at a Library Conven
tion I had dreamed of seeing Iter
at work, little realizing that 1 would
have that opportunity. All these
exhibit windows are street level
and it is fun to watch the people as
trey "try" to pass by. hut some
thing usually catches the eye aiid
they have to stop. While in Haiti
more I attended the Fifth Annual
Program Planning institute held at
Johns Hopkins University and one
of a series on Crime being con
ducted at Branch 17 in a commun
ity predominately Negro popula
tion.
Nell Scott with whom I had
worked in Denver was visiting the
Library at the same time to study
its organization. A.staff member of
the Enoch Pratt Library had just
been to Brooklyn. New Yolk and
Philadelphia to observe1 in those
libraries. Personally. I think visit
ing is a wonderful idea and I do
wish more from the smaller li
braries could realize its value."
While in Maryland Nettie Taylor.
Trouble In Oil
OMAHA (AP>?When the Ervin
1! Simons of Omaha redecorated
their basement, they converted
their furnace from oil to gas. Lat
er their oil man caine along with
.1 tankful for another house on the
same street and purely from force
of habit stopped at the Simon
home.
Eighty gallons of fuel oil had
poured over the Simon's new base
ment before Mrs. Simon ran out
and put a stop to it.
Signs Are Wrong
F.MMETT. Idaho (API _ R. O.
McMahan. a real estate agent,,fig
ured it was just a routine request
when lie asked the city council for
permission to put up one of those
wooden signs he'd seen over the
sidewalk in front of other business
, houses.
The council looked in the sta
tute hook to make sure, found a
j 36-year-old fire ordinance on the
I subject .and had to order all the
; wooden signs taken down.
' a friend from the Division of Li
I brary Extension, took me to see
two of their county libraries.
Prince George and St. Mary's. Both
(were very interesting but entirely
different, St Mary's County Li
brary (housed in an old home,
which belonged to a relative of
Francis Scott Key) was nearer the
-ize of ours, but with more books.
. money and trained staff.
From Baltimore I went to "vVash
i ington where Mrs. Helen Stein
I barger explained their adult serv
; ices and Mr. Harry Peterson, li
I brarian. explained their present re
? modeling program and the plans
for a new building they hope to
build around and including the
i present one There I visited other
| libraries, which I wish 1 had time
to describe?our wonderful library
of Congress. Department of Agri
culture Library. Folger Art Gallery
land Library. Other buildings and
J tours included the White House,
j Capitol, Pan American Union. Bu
I reau of Engraving, Justice. Nation
at Art ualicry. ?Arcnives and the
Memorials to Washington, Lincoln
and Jefferson. Here, too, I met
with the Adult Educators Club and
through friends I met the author
of "Comes the Comrade," which is
available in our collection.
Washington is a beautiful city
and such a nice place to end my
three months study, but the sad
note of my visit there was Senator
Clyde Hopy's death. I had received
one of the last Senate passes sign
ed by him from his office that af
ternoon and 1 left the Senate
Chamber just a few minutes be
fore it was announced on the Floor.
While in the Senate it did thrill
me to see Sen. George Smathers
in his seat and to hear him make
a comment?that made up for my
disappointed feeling at how few
others were in their seats and the
way they poured in for Roll Call
and left immediately either to their
offices or committee meetings. As
I left Washington all flags were at
half mast for Sesator Hoey,
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"Printing That Satisfies"
My
Favorite
Stories
By CARL GOERCH
You should be interested in the
story of Frank Garvin's business
experiences.
He made $50,000 in about nine
ty days and in order to keep him
from making any more, circulars
were sent to practically every city
in the country telling \ arious civic
organizations about Mr. Garvin
John Swain, manager of the Ra
leigh Merchants Association, told
us about the incident.
Here's what happened and it
happened a number of years ago
as you can tell by the car prices:
Mr. Garvin walks into the Caro
lina Buick Company in Raleigh (by
way of illustration, although the
actual episode took place else
where! and talks to Mr. Hoover, the
manager, about buying a new Buick
automobile.
"How much is that one over
there?" asks Mr. Garvin.
"Eleven hundred and fifty."
"I believe that's exactly the mod
el I want." says Mr. Garvin. "Will
you take my check for it?"
"Well. Mr. Garvin; you see, I
don't know you, but if you can se-t
cure proper identification, I'll be
very glad to take it."
"You know Roland Mmnford,
don't you?"
"Very well."
"Suppose you call him up about
the cheek."
So. Mr. Hoover goes to the phone
and calls up Mr. Mumford.
"Who, Frank Garvin?" says Mr.
Mumford. "Yes. indeed; he's per
fectly O. K. He has stopped with
us at the Sir Walter Hotel for years
and I've cashed all kinds of checks
for him. You don't have to worry
about old Frank."
Mr. Hoover thanks him. hangs
up the phone and goes back to talk
to Mr. Garvin.
"The check will be all right,"
he tells the customer politely,
"I thought it \vould be," says Mr.
Garvin with a smile.
So he takes his new Buick car
and leaves the garage with it.
Three or four hours later. Mr.
Garvin drives up to the C. C. Motoi
Company and asks to speak to Mr.
Marshall,
"Mr. Marshall." he says, "1 (
bought this new Buick this morn
ing. but I'm disappointed in it and
I want to get rid of it."
"Sorry, Mr. Garvin." says Mr.
Marshall, "but we don't buy new
cars of other makes. We handle
Plymouth and Chrysler."
"But I'm not selling thlV as a
new car?you can consider it a sec
ond-hand car."
Mr. Marshall hesitates a moment.
Then: "Well, we could allow you
only seven hundred dollars for it."
"That suits me." says Mr. Garvin,
and Mr. Marshall almost falls to
the floor in surpris#.
And. who wouldn't be startled?
Here's a man Who buys a car in
the morning, then wants to sell it
in the afternoon and take a loss of
more tha four hundred dollars.
Something funny about a propo
sition of that nature. The more
Mr. Marshall thinks about it, the
more suspicious he gets. Finally,
he excuses himself a moment, goes
into another office and calls up
Mr. Hoover at the Carolina Buick
Company.
"Jack did you sell a man by the
name of Garvin a new Buick this
morning?"
"Yes I did. Why?"
"He's around here trying to sel'
it to me for seven hundred dol
lars."
"He is? The darned scoundrel! 1
see through it all now. Hold hin
there. Don't turn him or the cai
loose and I'll be around with i
policeman inside of five minutes.
And sure enough, in five minute
they're around. Mr. Garvin is vcr;
much surprised, but he realize
that the jig is up, so he submit;
to the arrest.
They take him around to jail
where ? due to his inability t(
IAFF-A-DAY
C0|K 1 *A\, K?n|Tcj?un\ >) rvdiule. Inc., World righi> rttcrvcd.
"It isn't the original cost of a mink coat. It's the cost
of taking it to places where it can be seen!"
I'lNT-SIZr 1.1.WlOlt . . . These small charmers are wearing the
last word in easy-wash, no-iron toddler styles designed by Alfred
I.eon. I .eft, star-dotk'd cotton plisse sun-suit with sweetheart bib
edged in lace; right, dotted nylon sheer sun-dress and panties.
make bund lie lias to spend the
night.
The next morning he is given a
trial in the city court.
Mr. Hoover and Mr. Marshall are
there as prosecuting witnesses.
Mr. Hoover tells all abuut the
transaction and Mr. Garvin sits
there with a very sad expression
upon his countenance.
Finally the judge turns to him
and says: "All right, sir; what have
you got to say for yourself?"
"I am innocent, your honor.''
"Didn't you give Mr. Hoover this
worthless check?
"1 ga\e him the check, your
honor, but it isn't worthless. And
if you will cail up the American
Trust Company in Charlotte, where
I do my banking business, they
will tell you that the check is per
fectly good. I'll be glad to pay for
the telephone call."
Mr. Hoover suddenly begins to
realize that something is wrong. He
goes to the nearest telephone
booth, calls up the American Trust
Company and asks them about his
check for eleven hundred and fifty
dollars.
"The check is perfectly good."
says the voice at the other end of
the line. "Mr. Garvin keeps a good
sized account with us all the time."
Mr. Hoover, beginning to feel
faint, returns to the court room.
"Your Honor." he says weakly.
"I'm afraid there's been a mistake
made. I have just called up the
bank and they say that the check
is all right."
"Case dismissed," says the
Judge.
Mr. Hoover walks over to where
Mr. Garvin is sitting. Mr. Hoover
is trying his best to smile. Mr.
Garvin isn't smilng at all.
"I want to extend to you my sin
cere apologies," says Mr. Hoover.
Mr. Garvin looks at him coldly.
"I'm afraid your apologies will not
suffice, Mr. Hoover. You have
placed me in a very embarrassing
position. My lawyers will see you
in the next few days."
Of course, you know what hap
pens. By the time the lawyers get
through talking to him. Mr. Hoover
is glad to compromise the case for
two or three thousand dollars. If
he doesn't, Mr. Garvin threatens
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THIS EXCITING
MUSICAL! DON'T
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MON. & TUES.,
MAY 31 & JUNE 1
"THE FRENCH
LINE"
(IN 3-D & TECHNICOLOR)
Starring
JANE RUSSELL
?GILBERT ROLAND
?
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2
"THE
HITCHHIKER"
Starring
FRANK LOVEJOY
EDMOND O'BRIEN
?ALSO?
ALWAYS THE BEST
IN sr.- KCTED SHORT
SUBJECTS
: ?
THURS. & FRI.,
JUNE 3 & I
"BATTLE OF
ROGUE RIVER"
(In Color)
Starring
GEORGE MONTGOMERY
MARTHA HYER
Champion YMCA
Annual Meeting
Is Tuesday Night
Plans have been completed for
the annual meeting and banquet of
the Champion YMCA at Camp
Hope at 7 p.m. Tuesday,
The speaker for the event will
be George E. Simmons, Interstate
Secretary of the Young Men's
Christian Association of the Caro
lina's.
A native of Abbeville, S. C., Mr. I
Simmons has served as executive
secretary of the Brooklyn, N. Y.,'
Central YMCA since 1944. The,
Brooklyn Association is the larg
est single YMCA in the world.
This 35th annual meeting of
Champion YMCA is being dedicat
ed to Grover C. Suttles, who will
soon retire after having served
here as general secretary for al
most 25 years.
W. Thomas Reeves, president of
Champion YMCA will act as mas
ter of ceremonies for the pro
gram. Responsive readings will be
led bv Billy Pace, a member of the
lli-Y club and Youth Speakers
club. Benediction will be given
by the Rev. Clayton Lime, pastor
of the Presbyterian church.
Through the Nickels For Know
How program. North Carolina
farmers voluntarily contributed
$286,025.80 toward agricultural
research during 1952 and 1953.
to sue for $25,000
All of this did not happen in Ra
leigh, hut some northern state. The
use of the Raleigh names was
simply a matter of convenience.
And What can the law do about
it? We've asked several lawyers,
and they claim there isn't a thing
that can be done. Mr. Garvin is
strictly within the law, and if oth
er people want to think him a
crook, he just can't help it.
MON.&TUES..
MAY 31 & JUNE 1
Two More Days In
Hilarious Technicolor
Dean Martin
and
Jerry Lewis
In
"MONEY
FROM
HOME"
?
WED. & THURS.,
JUNE 2 & 3
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IN M-G-M'?
HALL OP PANS THRILLER I
SEQUOIA
With
JEAN PARKER
?
Coming
"FLAME AND
, THE FLESH"
With
Lana Turner
Agencies Using 3-D Photos
fo Advertise Scenic Spots
By IRVING DESFOR r?
VP Newsfeatures
Here are some random photo w
lotes that have accumulated ^
ately.
DEVELOPER. How come the
ither guy's negatives look so good
hat you suspect he's found a trick '
leveloper? That's what I thought
Ahen I watched a photographer
friend shoot pictures; later admir
i'd his sparkling prints and then
exclaimed at the beautiful quality
of his negatives. No magic to it
at all. I discovered by asking. He
just used clean, careful methods
and a dependable developer?soft
working D-23 for 9 minutes at 68*.
That's for roll film in a tank, of
course.
VACATION GIMMICK. Having
a problem choosing the most photo
genic site for your precious vaca
tion weeks? The latest shortcut is
a three dimensional preview of the
nation's most famous scenic sights. >
This has been discovered by wide
awake travel agencies who show
full color, stereo scenes in inex
pensive hand viewers. The travel
series, also available - in camera
stores, give seven views each of
the various vacation possibilities
in each circular reel.
GADGETS. Two new shutter
attachments should make gadget
hounds happy. The first is a re
mote control unit which enables a
photographer to shoot from a dis
tance up to 34 feet from the cam
era. It consists of two sections of
special tubing plus a rubber bulb.
When attached to the shutter,
you're all set for animals, wildlife
and bashful people.
The second gadget screws into
the cable release socket and will
synchronise any camera not having
built-in synchronization. It can also
be adjusted for proper timing with
electronic flash. Its odd name: the
Passive Tripper.
HOOKS on hand range from a
beginner's basics to a specialist's
guide to photo retouching with an
airbrush.
"Short Cut to Photography" by
i Godfrey Frankel (Sterling Pub
lishers, $2.50) is aimed at teen*
agers and beginners. It skims
very lightly over the technical side
in an effort to keep starters from
getting bogged down. Illustrated
with many prize winning pictures
by high school photo contestants,!
the book might make a suitable
graduation gift to start a young
ster off on the photo hobby.
With a little more experience,
book number two might come in
handy. "Everybody's Photo Course"
is a 50 cent, soft-cover, how-to-do
it booklet newly revised by U. S.
Camera. Twenty-five lessons take
you from "How to Hold a Camera"
to "Multiple Flash and Speed
light".
Only photographers with a spe
cialized art career in mind would
tackle "The Airbrush Technique
of Photographic Retouching" by
Walter S. King and Alfred L Slade
(MacMillan). It's a spiral bound
guide book wtih step-by-step les
sons on commercial photographic
touching.
? ? ?
WHAT'S NEW? Probably the
orld's largest photographic equip
lent show is Photokina, held year
r in Cologne, Germany. Among
le 200,000 who attended Photo
lna 1954 recently were two Amer
:an editors, Gus Wolfman and
ohn Wolbarst of Modern Photog
aphy. Here are a few items from
heir prepubllcation report.
German makers of the compur
hutter are introducing a new
ynchro compur shutter that will
wing changes in camera handling
ind exposure meter readlnf. They
lave added another speed on the
shutter so that changing from one
ipeed to another will represent
;lther one-half or double the
>peed. There is an interlocking
mechanism between shutter speeds
and the diaphragm. If a definite
shutter speed and lens opening is
selected and subsequently the
speed is changed, the diaphragm
opening automatically will change
to give the same relative exposure.
Also a new light value scale
has been added to the shutter with
the numbers from 2 to 18 in red.
New exposure meters will give this
number so that diaphargm open
ings and shutter speeds can be for
gotten. It is expected to simplify
photography for amateur photog
raphers.
A single lever adjusts the new
shutters for flash synchronizations
t"M'' and "X") and the self timer
C'V").
Jack Of All Trades
NORFOLK. Va. (AP)?The Jack
of All Trades of the Navy is the
Conecuh, once a combination raid
er and replenishment ship of Nazi
Germany.
Under United States jurisdic
tion it has been converted to do
the combined work of a fleet oiler,
ammunition ship, provision ship
stores-issue ship?all while under
way. It is classed as the fastest ship
<20 knots) arfiong service fleet aux
iliaries.
Waul Ada bring quick results
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MALA POWERS
EDWARD ARNOLD
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BRETT KING
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ROD CAMERON
TAB HUNTER
?Also?
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Starring
WHIP WILSON
ANDY CLYDE
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ANN SHERIDAN
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