Evening star. [volume], May 21, 1936, Page B-5, Image 27

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BOYS’ CLUB MOVE
Three Sons Also Become
Members — $36,272 Is
Raised to Date.
Representative Gassaway, Democrat,
Of Oklahoma, is leading the House in
membership subscriptions to the
Metropolitan Police Boys’ Club, offi
cials announced today.
Gassaway yesterday took out mem
berships for himself and his three
sons, Percy Lee. jr.; Ben and Jim..
The Oklahoma Representative, who
paroled 109 boys during his service as
a juvenile court judge in his State,
‘ praised the work of Police Supt. Er
nest W. Brown in inaugurating the
Clubs.
Justifies Efforts.
"This movement is a beautiful ideal
translated into action,” he said. ‘ Some
one has to help these little folks and
the boys’ club is just the thing to
attract and hold them. It justifies
, any amount of work and money it
takes, for it instills into the growing
lad a respect for the government of
our country."
With the end of the $135,000 cam
paign near officials of the organiza
tion said they soon will be able to
announce the exact location of the
site where a club will be built for
colored boys. This announcement
probably will be made next week.
$36,272 Brought In.
The second precinct, under Capt.
J E. Bobo’s leadership, today was still
in the lead in the house-to-house can
vass for associate $1 memberships. He
reported yesterday his men had ob
tained 440 new memberships, bringing
No. 2's total to $1,445. The grand total
* in the campaign so far is $36,272.
Here are the latest reports irom the
12 precincts and other Police Depart
ment divisions: No. 1, $518; No. 2,
$1,445; No. 3. $334; No. 4, $200; No.
5, $297; No. 6, $562; No. 7, $308; No.
8. $201; No. 9, $65; No. 10, $436; No.
11. $123; No. 12, $199; Women's Bu
reau. $34; harbor precinct, $8, and
Traffic Division, $100.
» _ _
Digs Up Whisky Keg.
Sheriff James Davis of Osborney
County, Kans., dug up a nearly-full
10-gallon keg of whisky, believed to
have been buried before the eighteenth
. amendment was passed.
BOYS’ CLUB ATHLETES
WIN PLACE IN CONTEST s
Washington Scores 9,756 Points
In National Competition and t
Banks 22nd. 1
Members of the Boys’ Club of ‘
Washington were recognized at the
thirtieth annual convention of the
Boys’ Clubs ol America. Inc., in Phila
delphia yesterday when awards were
presented to the clubs and individual
athletes who made the best records
in the national indoor athletic com
petition during March and April.
The Washington club scored 9,756.2
points, placing 22nd in the competi
tion which was scored by a national
committee. The local unit competed
in the class A contests.
Harry Mizzel was the only Wash
ington youth to win individual honors.
He won fifth place in the 110-pound
class, scoring a total of 3,309.7 points.
The awards were presented by Wil
liam Ziegler, jr„ secretary of the na
tional organization.
The Irene Kaufmann Settlement of
PiWshlirah u.’nn firct a no in place A
Yale Dinner Tonight.
The annual dinner of the Washing
ton Alumni of Yale University will be
held at 7 o'clock tonight at the Uni
versity Club. Representative Hollister
of Ohio, class of ’ll, will be toast
master, and guests of honor will in
clude Rear Admiral William H. Stand
ley. Acting Secretary of the Navy; Sir
Willmott Lewis, Washington corre
spondent of the London Times: Sen
ator Minton of Indiana and Repre
sentative Wadsworth of New York.
Mustache Physical Defect.
OKLAHOMA CITY (#*).—A job
seeker filled out an application!
blank and sent it to City Manager j
Orval Mosier. In the space reserved
for “physical defects” he wrote:
“Mustache."
MANY FREAK LAMPS
tatistics Show There Are 3,000
Different Shapes.
The Incandescent lamp class con*
a Ins many odd lamps that are actual*
y put tc* a legitimate use. Hall a
entury ago, when Incandescent lamps
•
were In their Infancy, the variety of
shapes and sices were extremely few.
There are now ‘more than 3,000 dif
ferent kinds of lamps. Some, made
by special order, are called freaks.
There was the tiny lamp, so small
It could burn all day long tor a year
at a cost of only 10 cents. These tiny
lights are used In doctors' tnstru
ments for exploring our interiors, such
as the sinus regions of the head. Then
there is the other extremity, the lamp
bigger than a man's head, the 10,000
watt lamp. The diameter of this bulb
Is 12 inches and 128 times larger than
the tiny lamp mentioned above. The
cost of operating this lamp continu
ously for a year would be (5,232.
TRAFFIC IS SURPRISED
Armadillo, Crossing Charlotte, N.
C., Street, Calls Out Firemen.
CHARLOTTE, N. C. OP).—Noncha
lantly it crossed a busy street inter
section, until its strange appearance
paused a commotion and the Are de
partment was called.
The firemen identified it as an arma
illlo, a bony-plated, strong-clawed
inimal. common in South America,
>ut rarely found in the United States
iorth of Texas.
Kow it reached Charlotte the flre
nen were unable to learn.
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