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WHERE THERE'S SMOKE: Panic Worst Fire Danger, Knotted Sheet Not Escape VrH3JT NEW YORK, June man In the 13th 'floor room of a Kansas City hotel sniffed. He went to the window and sniffed again, and what he sniffed still nnelled like smoke. In panic, he scrambled down an outside Are escape. When he got to the sidewalk, he sniffed once more and looked around. And there was the a pile of tar paper scraps burning In the street.

"To similar "fire-jittery" the National Board of Flre Underwriters offers this bit of advice: In fact of fire In a hotel, close the door to your bedroom, then lean out the window to get sufficient fresh air to sustain you until the fire department extinguishes the 1 flames or rescues. The Underwriters, alarmed over the In hotel fires recently in Chicago and Dubuque, would like to stress the fact that panic Is one of the biggest death causes in such tragedies. The Underwriters are not the only ones alarmed. The nation's traveling salesmen, whose national council points out that some of Its members spend as much as 200 nights a year In hotels, ts strongly urging uniform national safety laws erntag hotels. Flames Keach Few Pew people actually bum to death in fires, the Board ol Underwriters points out.

Investigation has proven conclusively, they say. that In most cases fire deaths results from inhaling heated toxic gasses. Some people are killed when they let panic get the best of them and jump from windows. The flames reach very few. And a rope ladder made of bed sheets, which many persons trapped by fire siezo upon as a means of escape, Is nothing more than an "invitation to suicide," the Underwriters say only a trained athlete could lower himself successfully from a burning hotel by the knotted sheet, or similar primitive methods.

The Underwriter's blame careless smoking and combustible decorations for most hotel fires. The best way to prevent cigarettes from starting flre, the Underwriters says, is to provide plenty of ashtrays where cigarettes can be extinguished before they start trouble. Decorations all should be fireproofed whether they are of wood, labile or composition materials such as that used In acoustical coverings of walls and ceilings. Take a tip from the Navy and separate hotel sections Into fireproof compartments, the Underwriters suggest. Chutes And Shifts "In order to attain a proper degree ol safety all floor openings such as stairs, elevator and dumbwaiter shifts, laundry chutes and similar vertical openings must be continuously enclosed in all stories BV fireproof walls or partitions with approved flre doors installed at all enclosure openings.

In this way the passage of smoke, heat or flames from a nre in any lower, story or the basement will be prevented." The danger of unprotected floor openings exists even in otherwise nreproof buildings, it is pointed out. But It is in resort hotels that the Underwriters feel the greatest danger exists. Many of these, they say, have "been built to burn." "These hotels are frequently lo- Keep Your Car -SAFE- Visit Our Completely Modern SERVICE DEPARTMENT TODAY Grace Barrow COMPANY South Locust St. In Denton Mort Complete stock Of Otnu- In Chevrolet Parti In North Teiu Flimsy fire escapes made from knotted sheets dangle from' empty after a Richmond, hotel fire. Experts say the bedsheet escape is "invitation lo suicide." cated outside of municipal protection and are then almost solely dependent upon their own resources in case of fire or other emergency.

Very few are sprlnklered. private water supplies the only such as will extinguish a flre in its initial stage and reliance must be upon a volunteer flre department or a private brigade made up, of employes who are largely untrained. "Even under public protection, because of the seasonal nature of the town, the flre depart- ment is usually neither well enough equipped nor manned to combat fires in seasonal hotels because of their poor construction An occasional flre drill and the organization of a hotel employe fire brigade won't hurt any hotel, resort or otherwise, the Underwriters believe. Such a fire brigade can aid in orderly evacuation In case of fire, fight the fire before the regular fire department arrives, and later aid the professional fire flght- Neic Weapon May Be Atom Bomb Defense WASHINGTON, June 18. The Army lifted the edge of a blueprint briefly today to disclose a fantastic weapon that may develop Into a defense against atomic rockets or armed space ships laden with A-bombs.

It is a Jet of molten metal which has an initial velocity of almost five miles a second. Although still in the research and planning 1 stages, the possibility of the new weapon has experts In the Army Ordnance Department enthusiastic. They concede "that adapting It to a robot anti-atomic sky defense is going to require a bit of -doing, however. The first hit of ttie molten jet was dropped in a War Department announcement which reported that postwar research of the Ordnance Arm Is gradually outmbdlng many standard weapons. This molten metallic Jet would travel at such a high speed that It couldn't be deflected.

That Is, it would go right through the armor plate of a plane flying an atomic bomb. Or it could punch an atomic rocket right on the nose. BIG PARADE HONORS NIMITZ AT, CORPUS CORPUS June biggest parade in the history of Corpus Christ! was held here today In honor of Fleet Admiral Chester Nlmltz. Admiral Nimltz reviewed parade units of naval organizations sta- Uone4 at the Corpus Christ! naval alr.ceriter here. A flight of 50 naval planes staged an air show during the parade.

How lo Get Mora Light Far Your Mora for Your Monoy rieht size Bulbs, replace darkened tamps best place to get maximum then Keep the bulbs, bowls and reflectors free ol dust youTl get better light no extra cost City Wafer Light Department MAXWELLS GET DATA ON GI SON'S DEATH Mr. and Mrs. Clarance Maxwell, 125 Bonnie Brae, have received from Army Air Force Headquarters in Washington Information obtained from captured German docu- ments'regarding the death of their son, T-Sgt. Billy T. Maxwell, killed In an Eighth Air Forces raid over.

Paris June 2, 1944. Translation of the papers reveals that the body was found In wreckage at Malsons-Lafltte, 10 miles from Paris, and interment was In New Churchyard in Duany, nine miles northeast of Paris on June 4, 1914. Surviving crew members believed that Maxwell, aerial engineer on a B-17, tried to extinguish a fire and was caught in an explosion from a direct anti-aircraft hit. WICHITA PRAIRIE FIRE UNDER CONTROL WICHITA PAIXS, June 18. 300 volunteers and soldiers from Sheppard Field successfully fought a 12-hour battle yesterday on the J.

S. Brldwell ranch near here to bring a prairie fire under control. At one time the blaze threatened oil wells in the vicinity. Approximately 6,000 acres -were burned over. Most of the residents of Scotland, in Archer county, and neighbors of surrounding ranches turned out to flght the flre.

one hundred soldiers and four bulldozers were sent out from Sliep- pard Field. BE SAFE Place your order now for your Roofing and Sheet Metal requirements to assure getting the quality, color and material desired. BELL ROOFING SHEET METAL COMPANY Austin and McKiuney Street COURT HOUSE RECORDS REAL ESTATE TBAN8FEB8 Mrs. E. W.

Walker to Hughes, tract, part of the Mvtha Langston survey, $10 and other considerations. A. c. Rasco and wife, Sour tracts from the Alexander Hill survey, 13000 each, to: Roy c. Kelley and wife; William H.

Coclcrlll and wUe; Marvin P. Calvert; and James c. Wilson and wife. J. J.

Hathorn and wife to S. J. McQulnn and wife, 1st tract, acres out of H. L. Anderson survey; 2nd tract, acres out of the G.

O.rdinas survey; 3rd tract, 11 acres out of S. E. Parks survey, 119,532.50. Earl L. Coleman and wife to H.

W. Kelly, lot 12. block 22, High Addition, fio and other considerations. H. K.

Kelly and wife to Elva V. Thornburg and wife, part of the Robert Beaumont 1-3 league survey, H. C. Boyd to Edgar Walters, of Eli Pickett survey, $250. J.

A. Lowry and wife to P. p. Sloan, tract, pert of J. W.

Craft survey in Lewisville. J. T. Mills and wife to C. C.

Hornsby and wife, lots 13 and 14 of the Atkins Addition. $4000. William P. Patterson and wife to John L. Carter and wife, tract at Intersection of McCart and Seventh streets in Krum, $10 and other considerations.

J. T. Norred and others to Charlie T. White, lots out of the J. W.

King 320 acre survey In Lew- IsvIIIe. $2000. SERVICE DISCHARGES Pfc. Myron W. Splawn, Array.

Hadioman Second Class William Edward Hilz, Navy. Capt. Solomon L. Carpenter, Chaplain Corps, Army. Pvt.

Specialist Third Class Bert Fowler, Army. Pfc. Marshall Leon Milton, Marine Corps. T-4 Eldon F. Raines.

Army. Aviation Radioman Second Class Billy Bob Gale, Navy. Cpl. Clifton L. Frazter, Army.

Seaman First Class Charles Travis Barker, Navy. Carpenter's Mate Third Class James Milbern Bland, Navy. MARRIAGE LICENSES John Arllis Mize and Gladys L. Shelley. Billy joe Randies and Joanne Yvonne Russell.

Hardy E. Ballinger and Lois Kenley. EW CAB REGISTRATIONS Crawford Grocery and Market', DEFENSE COUNSEL Capt. Frank D. Bosworth, above, of Forest Hills, N.

has been appointed legal counsel for Col. Jack Durant and his WAC captain wife, two principal defendants in the German crown jewels robbery. Capt. Bosworth Is attached to the Washington district Judge Advocate's office. GI FLYING TO BEDSIDE OF ILL SON MISSING PITTSBURGH, June Five days ago Pfc.

Daniel Schapper cabled his wife he was leaving Immediately by plane from Manila to fly 9,500 miles to the side of their son, Danny, e. lying critically 111 here of a ruptured spleen and crying for his "daddy." Now little Danny Is getting well and no one knows where his father is. "I'm getting frantic," said Mrs. Schapper. "I've been married to him 12 years and know he wouldn't let me worry if he could help It." The father's emergency flight home was to have been arranged by Army authorities.

Finland Still Pays WASHINGTON, June 18. Finland today maintained Its record of being the only country not in default on its World War One debt. The Treasury announced it had received $166,479.74 from the Baltic country, representing its semi-annual interest installment CONTHACTORS' IfO'i'IOG OF TEXAS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Sealed proposals for coostructlng 14.971 miles ol grading, drainage structures, stabilized Inundation course and base preservative from End FAS 109 A (1) South of Justin to Krum on No. PM 156. covered by 109 (2), In Denton County, will be received at the Highway Department.

Austin, until 9:00 A June 25, 1840. and then publicly opened and read. This Is a "Public Works" Project, as defined In House BUI No. 54 of the 43rd Legislature of the Texas and House Bill No. 115 or the 44th Legislature of the State or Texas as such Is subject to the provisions of said House Bills.

No provisions herein are Intended to be In conflict with the provisions of said Acts. In accordance with provisions of said House Bills, the State Highway Commission has ascertained the wage rates prevailing la the locality in which this work Is to be done. The Contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates shown In the proposal for Group 3 for each cralt or type of "Laborer," "Workman," or "Mechanic" employed on this project. Legal holiday work shall be paid for at the regular governing rates Plans and specifications available at the ofnco of J. R.

Klrkpatrlck Resident Engineer, Denton, Texas and Texas Highway Department Austin. Usual rights reserved. ADVERTISEMENT FOB BIDS Sealed proposals will be received by tup President of North Texas state College, Dr. W. J.

McConnell, Denton. Texas, at and until ten (10:00) o'clock, A. Central Standard Time, Wednesday, June 28, 1946 (for the coiLstructlon of a Memorial Student Union building, to be located on the campus or the North Texas State College, Denton. Texas), at which tlma and place all of the proposals then received will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid received atier the hour named herelnabove will be returned unopened.

The work to De done consists of the construction of a new two (2) etory and part basement. Student Union building as shown on the drawings and specifications prepared by Wilson and Patterson, Architects. Separate proposals will be received for general construction, plumbing, heating and electrical work. Copies of the drawings, specifications and other proposed contract documents are on file and be seen at the offices of the One (1) set or such documents may bo obtained upon deposit of Twenty- flvo Dollars (S25.00). which deposit will be refunded to each actual bidder upon return of such documents In good condition within three (3) days after the bid opening.

Additional seta may be obtained upon similar depcelt, but the cost ol reproduction of the set will bt deducted from the refund. Similar deduction will bo made from the depcelt of other than Proposals may not be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days from and after the time established for opening bids. Each proposal, to bo eligible for consideration, must be accompanied by a certified check or Bidder's Bond, In the amount of five per of tae total amount of tho respective proposal, to Insure the against Ices occasioned by the bidder's failure to executed a contract, It awarded or to furnished satisfactory Contract Surety. Tho right ii reserved, the interests of the Owner may require to accept any or reject all propou' or to overlook any Irregularities or Informs! In propoeelt received BOARD OP REGENTS. STATE TKACHBB8 TEXAS, PT V.

A. CoJIlns, President. June 12, 13, 14, 18, 17, 18, 19, gp CONTRACTORS' NOTICE OF TEXAS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION Sealed proposals for constructing 23.627 mlleo of Asphalt Underscnl for Concrete Pavement from Dallas C. to 0.5 ml. East of Forney; Fr.

0.5 ml. East of Forney to First Street in Terrell; Prom Wise County Uuo to Tarrant County Line on Highway NO. U3 80 S. 114. covered by 95-3-23, 05-4-10, 353-2-8.

In Kaufman Denton County, will be received at the Highway Department Austin, until A. June 25 1048, and then publicly opened ant read. This Is a "Public Works" Project as defined In House Bill No. 64 the 43rd Legislature of the State of Texas and House Bill No. 116 of the 44th Legislature of the State of Texas, and as such Is subject to the provisions of said house Bills.

No revisions herein are Intended to be i conflict with the provisions of said Acts. In accordance with provisions of said House Bills, the State Highway Commission has ascertained the wage rates prevailing in the locality in which this work Is to be done. The Contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates shown in the proposal for Group 3 for each craft or type of "Laborer," "Workman," or "Mechanic" employed on this project. Legal holiday work shall be paid for at the regular governing rates. Plans and specifications available at the office of M.

C. Welborn. District Engineer, Dallas. Texas, and Texas Highway Department, Austli, Usual rlghta reserved. CONTRACTORS' NOTICE OF TEXAS HIGHWAY Sealed proposals for constructing 8.848 miles of Hot Mix Asphaltlc Concrete Pavement from near Argyle to Tarrant County Line on Highway No, US 377, covered by F1143 (5), in Denton County, will be received at the Highway Department, Austin, until 8:00 A.

June 25. 1846. and then publicly opened and read. This Is a "Public Works" Project as denned in House Bill No. 54 of the 43rd Legislature of the State of Texas and House Bill No.

115 of the 44th Legislature of the state of Texas, and as such Is subject to the provisions of said House Bills No provisions herein are intended to be Id connict with the provisions of said Acts. In accordance with provisions of Mid House Bills, the State Highway Commission has ascertained the wage rates prevailing In the locality In which this work Is to be don- The Contractor shall pay not less than the prevailing wage rates shown In the proposal for Group 3 for each crift or type of "Laborer," "Work" Legal holiday work ihMl be paid for at the regular governing rates ln available 1 nt Engineer. Denton, Tesiu Highway Department Lewisville, Chevrolet pick-up. CIVH, DOCKET Ex parte Marilyn Brooks, removal of disabilities of minority granted Travis T. Beaty vs.

Dorothy M. Beaty granted. Emma Margaret McCrory vs Ray B. Mccrory, suit for divorce Estelle Bradford vs. Henry Bradford, suit for divorce Atom Bomb Ovens Pioneer in New Peacetime Job FRANK CAREY Associated Press Science Reporter OAK RIDGE, June great shielded ovens that can make atom bomb ingredients are pioneering today In a new Job producing materials earmarked to serve science, medicine and industry in peacetime.

The Army's Manhattan Engineer District, creators of the world's deadliest weapon, disclosed the production envisions "nationwide distribution" of radioactive, substances made in the same furnaces that produced the heart of the A-bomb. And the great ovens, now producing limited quantities of these humanitarian by-products of atomic energy, are being geared for the Army's objective "large scale" availability of products which they declared "may well have far-reaching importance In peace-time-research in physics, chemistry, metallurgy and the medical sciences." Meanwhile, the Army announced that hospitals, universities, and simitar institutions or groups could make immediate application for the small quantities of materials available. A "reasonable charge" will be made to "cover the out-of-pocket" costs to the United States the announcement said. The announcement said that while, present production would be increased as rapidly as' possible "it will probably be impossible to meet all the demands of the country until additional facilities are built specifically for (radioactive substance) production. This is not contemplated in the immediate future." Declaring that approximately 100 different radioactive substances materials that give off Invisible be obtainable "in varying quantities," from the atom bomb project, the War Department's statement asserted: "They will be used in 'two Important ways: "First as tracer atoms 'tracers' for following the course of atoms In chemical, biological and technical processes.

"And possibly second, after considerable research, as therapeutic (treatment) agents for treatment of certain special diseases." EACH FAMILY FINDS A Complete Personal aattei to bsdlTlduaft pont it SCHMITZ FUNERAL HOME Phone 6 When You Have Roofing And Sheet Metal Us! DENTON ROOFING AND METAL WORKS Phone 942 in- 12a E. McKinney To Remodel Your HOME Leave your savings intact, while you let us supply the funds to pay your bills for home improvement and modernization. Our loans are made to any responsible person. You have ample time to pay back what you borrow over a period of months geared to your income. CANNING SUPPLIES At Evers' CANS FRUIT JARS COOKING WARE We have a large stock of the best quality Cans for the old prices in effect three or four years ago.

Let us help you to sava the surplus vegetables, fruit and meat by easy, economical home Headquarters for DDT Spray For control of flies, mosquitoes, fleas, mites, roaches, silverfish, that infest residences, poultry houses, dairy barns, quality DDT Spray, at new low prices. GluH to show you. EVERSHARDWARE CO. The John Deere Store. Paints, Pyrex Dishes TWO REASONS We're Prescription Headquarters REGISTERED PHARMACISTS ON DUTY AT ALL TIMES! Only The Best And Purest Pharmaceuticals Used In The Filling Of Prescriptions! DRUG STORE Phone 188 FOR Complete Insurance Service JOE GAM BILL, JR.

Bee Your Mutual Acent For "BEST FOR LESS" CALL 370 FAST, FAIR ADJUSTMENTS In addition tg all types of automobile coverage, we write all forms of fire, windstorm, inland marine, workmen's compensation, liability, burglary, plate glass and surety bonds. WANTED- WANTED OATS--WHEAT-BARLEY "Carload Lot Orders To Be Filled" SID FORD SON 215 Blount St. Phone No. 1745 "Trucks Available For Grain Hauling" GRAIN FARMERS' ATTENTION iwned and guar- Thc Morrison Milling Company, Denton, Texas, operated by home folks, seeks to buy your grain. Morrison guarantees fastest service, liberal tests, honest weights, courteous treatment, your check with each load, will handle your set aside wheat and pay top ceiling prices at all points.

During harvest rush, Morrison will receive farmers' grain at his buying ganger, days from 7:30 a. m. until 10:30 p. Sundays, from 8:00 a. m.

until 6:00 p. and when trucked to Denton will buy grain produced in Denton, Wise, Cooke. Qrayson. Collln, Dallas, Tarrant counties. Paying top OPA ceiling price applying at railway station nearest producing farm; also, will pay trucker OPA scale for trucking therefrom to Denton.

It pays to send your groin to Morrison's. THE MORRISON MILLING CO, "Oh, Boy! They don't know that her big weakness is BROOKS' IIOMOGEOTZED VITAMIN J) milk." "MORE PEOPLE RIDE ON GOODYEAR TIRES THAN ON ANY OTHER KIND! This has been true for 31 consecutive years. Don't be satisfied with a second choice tire. See us and buy the Headlee's 307 N. Locust St.

Phone 88.