Alton Evening Telegraph from Alton, Illinois • Page 18

PAGE EIGHTEEN ALTON EVENING TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, New Fields of Usefulness for Glass Increase Announce Food Rationing Program History of Pliable Type Reads Like Fairy Tale WASHINGTON Cinderella hart worn glass slippers made nl the present time, I hoy might. have possessed flexible solos and uppers, making (or great er nullity find quicker getaway. She might have escaped from (ho hall with both shoes and a charming fairy la' would have heen spoiled. The slippers which Cinderella wore wore typical of all glass in former times, which was of a characteristic inflexibility baffling t.o scientists, engineers and other specialists. For centuries attempts were made devise a flexible glass fiber, lull only in very recent, times was the feat performed.

But performed it was, and so great has been the achievement, that, it is hardly as glass because it is so pliable. It can be bent like rubber, twisted like thread, and squeezed like a sponge. Yet it retains all the qualities of strength, cleanliness and the durability of its original form. The history of pliable glass reads i like a fairy tale itself. Among the first patents granted by the United States Patent Office was one covering a process for the making of glass fibers.

This particular process was never commercially developed, however, because the strands were not sufficiently pliable. In 1893, one small manufacturer, using a bicyle for power, produced small cjuantl- of coarse glass strands which, combined with silk, were made into lamp shades that were displayed a'. the Columbia Exposition held in Chicago. A celebrated actress of that era conceived the idea of a glass gown and managed to obtain 12 yards of the cloth at a price of $25 a yard. Later, a Princess of Spain, intrigued by I he idea, is said to have paid $30,000 for a glass fiber gown.

So the industry had its beginning. Woven Into Cloth Years later research workers, endeavoring to overcome the brittleness of glass, unexpectedly produced a mass of fine glass filaments. Further experiments led to the manufacture in 1931 of equipment capable of producing a glass fiber product, for use in air filters and for thermal insulating purposes. Four years after manufacturers began production of fine silky glass fibers of sufficient strength and pliability to be woven into cloth, and by 1940 the daily output was sufficient to weave 10,000 yards of cloth. In addition, enough glass wool was being produced each day to insulate 15,000 refrigerators.

In the past two years production has been greatly accelerated to fill needs created by both Industry and the war. Fortunately for the industry, none of the ingredients of fiber glass are in (he strategic classification. Sand, limestone, soda ash, and other plentiful substances may be processed into fiber in a relatively simple and inexpensive fash ion. In making glass wool for in sulating purposes, it is necessary to adhere strictly to formulas and accurate temperature conditions while handling batches of several Ions of raw material. The mast of material is melted in huge furnaces and the resultant molten mass Is later transformed into a woolly blanket of threadlike fillers Fiber glass first won recognition about three years ago in the electrical field, chiefly us insulation Glass of high restivity and dielectric strength, and free from me tallic oxides, is used to produce yarns for such purposes.

Said to he one of (lie best insulation against electricity, this fiber with stands heat when used as insuln lion in generators and motors, en abllng them 10 carry heavier loads The value of fiber glass in th building industry is notable, Dur able and non-inflammable, it. insu Inles effectively against heat an cold at temperatures far belov to as high as 1,400 degrees heat. It absorbs sound, is vermin proof, odorless and will not lak on odors. Being organic, it doe not. deteriorate and will last almos indefinitely, KxtniKivtt iind Varied Uses The uses of insulating fibers ii connection with the war effort iir of particular ink-rest.

On comba ships, glass cloth is used for insu latlng pipe lines, and glass insulat ing boards are used in bulkheads ammunition magazines and gin turrets, In the construction of all planes, glass insulated wire an cable are used in lighting lustra merits, radio and ignition, and fo many other purposes. Even elec trically heated diving suits are in suluted with fibrous glass. On the civilian market there at glass textiles In various forms: Da masks, satins, tablecloths, lam shades, shower curtains, bedspread 1 and tapestries. Because of its fin resisting qualities, fiber glass Hoi lends itself to mimy uses wher other textiles are banned by fire codes. Fiber glass also contributes to the Nation's health.

For instance, an eminent surgeon has developed glass suture for surgical sewing, which is said to be stronger than silk, but Us chief value is its Insurance against Infection, The glass fiber industry is firmly established on a commercial scale not only in the United States, but In Canada and France, and possibly In other parts of Europe. At least it is known that Germany WHS carrying forward experiments in the Industry a few years ago. Thus it may be said that by constantly developing, improving, and expanding, Hie glahs fiber Industry appears to have a promising future. WAK STAMPS AND BONDS Nelson's Story Of Prison Break food adminlstralor, and Elmer Davis (right), director of nounce, in a radio broadcast from Washington that strict rationing of more than 200 star" iVFcbruary when new books are issued to Ihe public for "point system" rationing. fireworks on Gibraltar ST.

PAUL, Dec. 20, Nelson, one of the men who escaped from prison in Illinois with Roger Touhy and Basil (the Owl) Banghart, decided to be a good boy when Minneapolis city detective Ed Ryan and agents of the FBI entered his room at the Hennepin hotel in Minneapolis at 3:30 p. Dec. 16. A spokesman for the FBI here today said Nelson had been located in Minneapolis and officers sent to his room found him lying on bed when his door was forced.

He reached for ti gun under his pillow, then thought better of it and surrendered without a struggle. The FBI spokesman said Nelson gave this description of the prison break and subsequent events: He did not know of the plan until early the morning of Oct. 9, when Edward Darlak. his cell- made, and his pal, William Stewart, both gang members, told him. He was told to be at the "wall" at.

1:30 p. m. The signal for the break came when Touhy, assisting the prison yard truck driver, slugged him. Others exercising in the yard rushed tlu other guards and disarmed them, then using the guards as shields, fled to a tower and scaled the wall. Nelson said he and the others spent the first night in woods near the prison.

He claimed he left them the next morning and went to Chicago by street car. He had about $200, which had been smuggled into the prison to him, and bought a revolver. When his money began to run out, he held up an A. P. grocery store in Chicago, took the draft, card and other credentials of one of the employes, Harold Seeger, and used the man's name thereafter.

Corporal H. E. Bauer, of s. Christine Gaskins 760 Grove street, left Sunday after M-day furlough with his mother. He is stationed at.

Truay Field, Madison, Win. Jake the Barber Jubilant Over Touhy Capture band of Mrs. Ruth Pointer of Rosewood Heights, and son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Pointer of Upper Alton.

Private Pointer hqs returned to Cnrrip Livingston, a 7-day furlough. He was employed at the plant of Western Cartridge Co. before entering the U. S. Army.

the Medical Corps at, Moore's General Hospital, Swannanoa, N. has returned to his post after spending a seven day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fritz of 1011, Marie street. In Pacific Zone Gibraltar presents this appearance during a night air raid, searchlights Rock" and tracer bullets following when an enemy plane is revealed.

This is a British official photo. Upper Alton News Visit FaHt Streamliner Mr. and Mrs. George Brooks, of 2708 Povvhatan street, and Mrs. Selma O'Hure, of 313 East Third street, met the "Colorado Eagle" St.

Louis Union Station and taken through on an inspec- trip by Pullman Conductor A. N. Fry, of Upper Alton, father of Mrs. O'Hare and Mrs. Brooks.

The Eagle is the Missouri Pacific's new streamliner and Mr. Fry has been running on this train since it was put into service. After the party had their visit in Union Station, Mrs. O'Hare left for Detroit, where she is spending the Christmas vacation. Hrenk In 12-Inch Main A break that occurred late yes lerday in the 12-inch water main at the point where it crosses Shield's Branch, at Rock Spring park bridge on College avenue, was causing workmen for Alton Water Co.

a lot of trouble. The break occurred during wot. wentli Meters Replaced All the parking mclers that had been missing for various reasons in the Upper Alton business district, have been replaced. Several hart disappeared one at a time from Washington avenue. Several weeks ago a truck lhat mounted the sidewalk on the north side of College avenue took out three meters in a row.

It was said that eleven of the meters had been knocked out. Since the recent Illinois State Supreme Court decision upholding the city's right to enforce the parking ordinance, the meters are again at work and motorists arc giving them every consideration. Son Born A son was born Ihis morning lo Mr. and Mrs. James H.

Troy. The 18-year old mother was, before her marriage, Miss Margaret Hazen. The father is with the U. armed forces and is now in a foreign land. The baby was named Jnmeti Albert.

er which added to the difficulties District Conference Here Thursday in making repair. The big main crosses Ihe creek overhead on a level with the floor of the bridge running alongside the bridge structure on the south side. The leak stnrle underground, just west of the bridge and close to the point where the main emerges to cross the creek. Water could be heard running nil night by those passing In automobiles BS tho pressure kepi up and the water rushed into the creek. Worwmen were busy there all day today.

Upper Alton noticed reduclion in pressure during the middle of Ihe day while work of repairing this big main continued. Arrive for Father's Funeral Nelson Hand, of Houston, Texas, and his sister, Mrs. Florence Newcome, of Gary, have arrived in Alton after being called by the death of their father, Henry Hand, who died at I home of his William Hand, at Kane. The Henry Hand family had long resided in Upper Alton. I.ocuto 111 Alton Harry Ncvlin's moving crew has brought Ihe household effects of R.

II. C'onroy and family from Robinson, 111., lo Alton, where the family will reside. Mr. Conroy Is with General Motors and had served so i nc time in this district before moving his family here. They arc living at 1)12 Royal street.

Week (if Prayer The conference of Greenville district, of the Free Methodist Church will meet for on all-day session in tho Upper Alton Churcl Thursday morning. About 12 ministers from the dislrict are expect' ed to allend. The day's progran will open at 10 o'clock with the Hev. J. L.

Mayhew, of Greenville presiding. A covered dish luncheon will be nt noon. Buried In Oukwood Funeral services for Mrs. Mar garel Heeder, widow of Oscal Hecder, were held this morning a 9 o'clock in St. Mary's church 01 Henry street.

Mrs. Recder's death occurred on Christmas in Chicogf at the home of her son, Clevelaiu Rceder, with whom she had inadi her home the past three and hal years. The body was brought ti Alton Sunday evening and hai been at the Staten funeral norm on Court street until the funeru hour this morning. Among those attending the services were a number of old friends and neighbors of the family who had known them In the days before the death of Oscar Reeder 47 years ago. Burial in Oakwood cemetery here look place after the church service on lot where rs.

The wei-li-of-prayer services for Upper Alton next week have been arranged. All services will he held in the Main Street Methodist cliurch. Monday evening Uii- will be conducted by Hcv. C. C.

Chappell, Tuesday by Kev. Kendall Mayhew, Wednesday Hev. W. L. llanlmum, Thursday, Hev, Amos U.

Barton, and on Friday evening by Rev. J. Httydon Lampe, Then- uill be musical features lor each Reeder's husband had heen buried. 1'albenrors were Leo Penifold, William Dick, Gilbert Smith, Paul Be- nolnl, James Ualloran and Harry Vellrich. Mlzpith Class 1'iirty Members of the Mlzpah class will have their Christmas parly lomor- row at the home of Mrs.

F. L. VVels at Bostwick and Cluwson streets. The assisting hostess Is Mrs. Harriet Colby.

There will a politick dinner nl noon to be followed by exchange of US-cent gifts among the class members. Upper Alton Mra. Elizabeth 'Illlams of Seminary Road, returned yesterday from Vundulia where spent Christmas with relatives. Mrs. Hurry Whitaker of Jasper, mas vacation with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.

and Mrs. John H. Kolditz, of 736 Washington avenue. Monroe Brown and daughters, Mrs. Rose Mary Fear and Mrs.

Ellora Treese and daughter, Dorothy Dee, of Anna, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Corbin at heir home on Country Club avenue.

Mr. Brown is Mr. Corbin's brother-in-law. The relatives were entertained over Christmas weekend by Mr. and Mrs.

Corbin. Mrs. Treece and daughter will leave next week for New York where her husband is working in a shipyard. Mrs. Mabel Bates of St.

Louis came to Alton yesterday, being called here by the death of her mother, Mrs. Margaret Reeder. Mrs. Bates atlended her molher's funeral in Allon Ihis morning. Pvl.

William Pointer has returned lo Camp Livingslon, after a furlough spenl in Alton and vicinity. Pvt. Pointer visited his wife, Mrs. Ruth Pointer, at the residence in Rosewood Heights and his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Francis Pointer, at their home on Plainview avenue in Upper Allon. Rev. and Mrs. Kendall Mayhew of Annex streel are home from a Christmas visit at the home of his parents, Rev. and Mrs.

L. May- how, at Greenville. Lieut. Thurston Howard has returned lo his flying base ul Wa- lerboro, S. afler coming to Allon to attend the funeral of his cousin, Miss Agnes Shurkey.

While in Alton Lieut. Howard stopped with Mr. and Mrs. Lucien M. Collins at their residence, 1210 Pine street.

Miss Virginia Page, formerly with Owens-Illinois Glass Co, office force, has returned to Dallas, after a Christmas visit in Alton with her father, E. Page, and other relatives. Miss Page resigned last summer from her position with the glass company to take another position in Texas. W. H.

Hammond of East College avenue spenl Christmas in Chicago with his daughter, Mrs. Margie Ritchie. Mr. Hammond wa.s en route home Sunday afternoon when the death of Willitim Turner occurred unexpectedly. The Turner family had resided many years with Mr.

Hammond in his residence property on the Hastings tract, just east of the city limits on College avenue. Mrs. Ritchie came to Allon last evening after Informed of the death of Mr. Turner and will remain with her father until after the funeral on Thursday. British Merchant Vessel Sunk; Crew Saved WASHINGTON, Dec.

2'J, The mwy announced today tlwl a int'dium sized British merchant vessel was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submuriir late in November in Ihe Atlantic thi- northern coast of South America. Survivors were landed al a United States gulf const poit. J. Rohrbacher Rites Wednesday Services for Jacob B. Rohrbacher, 59, who died Saturday at 6:40 p.

m. in St. Anthony's Infirmary, will be conducted at the Wacker-HelflerJe funeral home, 3634 Gravois avenue, St. Louis, Wednesday at 1:30 p. m.

Interment wil Ibe in New Picker cemetery, St. Louis. Rohrbacher, a native of St. Louis, was business representative of Hod Carriers Local 218 of Alton and president of Glassblowers Union Branch 5. Surviving in addition to his wife, Mrs.

Sophia Schmidt Rohrbacher, are his father, Caspar Rohrbacher, and his brothers and sisters, Rose, Joseph, Maye, Peter, Kate, Lena, and Belle all of St. Louis, and Elmer of the United States Army. His mother, Mrs. Minnie Rohrbacher, preceded him in death. CHICAGO, Dec.

29, UP) John lh" Barber) Facie is going to visit a lot of places he hasn Uitely. Informed tiT. the capture of Roger Touhy and Basil Banghart, who had kidnaped him for ransom in Factor kissed his wife jubilantly, ordered i whv-pp'ng breakfast and gave Ihe bellboy an eye- popping tip. The Touhy mob claimed il was framed in the Factor kidnaping and Roger Touhy was reported to have sworn that some day he'd settle the score. So when Touhy, Banghart and five other convicts went over the wall at Slateville last Oct.

9, Factor went into semi-retirement. He thought matters over discreetly before he ventured oul of his apartment. Illinois Education- Association Meets SPRINGFIELD, Dec. 29, Illinois schools must do a better job of physical training and character building, V. L.

Nickell, newly-elected state superintendent of public instruction, told more than 500 delegates 'to the Illinois Edu- Report General Juin Succeeds Giraud LONDON, Dec. 29, Reulers said French army headquarters In North Africa announced today that Gen. Alphonse Juin, former military aide to Gen. Auguste Nogues, governor-general of Morocco, had been appointed comman- dejr-ln-chief. of French forces in North Africa.

Juin thiis would succeed Gen. Henri Girard who has replaced Admiral Darlan as high commissioner in North Africa. Helen cation Association's meeting last night. Already, schools Commander Awarded Navy Cross and the D.S.M. WASHINGTON, Dec.

29, UP) Comm. Arnold Ellsworth True, 41, of Corinth, has been awardet' both Ihe Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal for grea heroism displayed as skipper ol the destroyer Hammann in aiding rescues and damage control work wher. the aircraft carriers Lex mglon and Yorktown were lost in the Pacific. The Lexington went down in th battle of the Coral Sea last and the Yorktown later was sun! during the battle of Midway. The destroyer Hammann also was lost at Midway, while stand ing by the stricken Yorktown, am Comm.

True himself was rescuec from the water. His citation for the Midway ac lion said when he was rescue about two hours after the Ham mann was sunk he "was found bo supporling two enlisted mcr one on each arm. He himself wa so stunned and exhausted that did not realize that Ihe two mei he had rescued had died." Chicago Al'lcrnoon 3 ai)ers Boost Price CHICAGO, Dec. 29, Chicago afternoon newspapers announced today that because of increased operating costs due to Ihe war they were raising their prices from 3 to 4 cents a copy. Saturday editions will continue to sell for 5 cents.

The Daily News will cost a penny more beginning Thursday ami Ihe Herald-American beginning Monday. 89th annual are placing reater emphasis on physical edu- ation, but ultimately they can re- luce army training of youths by alf, Nickell said. Equally important is the need or character building, he con- inued, declaring that in the Pa- conflict American soldiers are 'learning brutality" as never be- orc. Studenls 16 and 17 years of age must be given "higher ideals and the strength to hold to them" America is not to face a possibly lisastrous problem afler the war, Nickell warned. The association's Weather Tests Earth Streets Bean of 852 A iton avenue, Wood received jflve letters Sat.

from her '(husband, Dennis jC. Bean, who with (ho United States Navy and Us somewhere in (the Pacific. He is Belting the Tele. graph and enjoys 'the Alton news In California The current period of fairly warm moist weather is providing the, severest test-of the season for the city's earth, streets which summer before last received their last treatment of road oil. Earth streets that have been holding up fairly well with their old oil surfaces are disintegrating under traffic of the last few days, Jt is reported, and are becoming a -matter of concern to the streets department.

Today the streets department was able to secure a supply of cinders, and was using two trucks to haul the cinders to some of the worst points in earth streets. Cinders provide the best available repair material, but the supply is so short that the city has been unable to secure only a fraction of what is needed to answer complaints of bad street conditions. It further is faced with necessity of holding a supply of cinders on Francis Wayne Henderson avia lion machinist's male, third'class' son of Mr. and Mrs. F.

M. Henderson 2922 Hillcrest aveTiuo, who has completed gunnery school in 11 and has been transferred to Treasure Island, San Francisco, Calif. 1 i I In the Marines Percy Hicker. son of 1118 gan street, is in the Marine and stationed at the San Diego base. He is the son of Willie L.

Hickerson. At Eastern Camp Private Truman Jordan, son hand for coating hills in times of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Jordan, of legislative committee submitted to the delegates a recommendation callingtor greatly increased state aid to pubic schools. Recommended was a state appropriation equal to 25 percent of.

total cost of public elementary or high schols, compared with present state aid amounting to $16,500,000 annually or about nine and one-half percent of the school costs. The IEA proposal would entail a slate school aid outlay of more than $41.000,000 annually. Gov. Green will speak on the responsibilities of schools in war time at the association's annual banquet tonight. snow and ice storms, and with three snows thus far this month, the reserve supply has already been half used up, City Engineer Abraham said today.

Abraham said that current damage noted to the streets oiled in the summer of 1941 is due to the great quantity of moisture in the soil when (freezing weather came on five weeks or more ago. The jeni thaw, followed by rain, has been just too much for the old surfaces to withstand, now that the soil beneath has become saturated. No longer resilient, the oil tops of. the earth streets are breaking up, and the problem of repairs is rapidly growing greater. Wartime restrictions prevented re-oiling of slreels last summer.

East Alton, who recently entered the service, now stationed at Camp Van Dorn, Miss. Jordan is a graduate of East Alton-Wood River High school and before entering the service was employed in the brass mill of Western Cartridge Co. Private Perica New Zealand's birth rate rose from 17.4 to 22.6 per 1000 population between 1935 and 1940. WAAC at Work .1 One of first WAACS assigned to grease monkey work at Ft. Dos Frazer and Sister Waive Hearings JERSEYVILLE, 111., Dec.

29, (M Willard Frazer of Kilbourne, 111., and his sister, Mrs. Aletha Beekham of Kokomo, waived preliminary hearings loday before Justice of the Peace Arthur Thalcher on warrants charging them with murder in the holdup shooting two years ago of Fred Kirchner, Otterville, 111., grocer. Bond of $10,000 was set for Mi's. Bcckman and Frazer was ordered held without bail to await action of the Jersey County Grand Jury, which has been instructed to reconvene Monday to consider the case. Frazer has been in jail here for more than a monlh.

His sisler was arrested In Kokomo Dec. 13 after authorities said Frazer had given them a written statemenl implicating her in the shooting. Later, they said, Frazer made another statemenl absolving her admitting he shol Kirchnor when Ihe grocer rcsisled in a holdup. Ucrinun Death Kate Up Under the Hitler regime, Germany's annual death rate has risen Private Nickf Perica, son of Mr, 'and Mrs. Ivan Perica of 313 street, is stationed at Okla.

Pericn has been in tlie service since November. Moiiies, is Corp. Gladys McKay by 80,000. The number of suicides of Los Angeles, here working on in that country is almost equal to Army Iruck. the tolal for Ihe rest of Europe.

Ark. has been tho Christ- Nazis Bundle Against Russian Cold Vermont was the first state to bo admitted to tho Union after the adoption of tho Constitution by the original 13. Elsah ELSAH Mrs. William Nivm returned Saturday to her home at Granite City after visiting granddaughter, Mrs. William Smith.

Justice of the Peace W. K. Barnes had as Christmas dinner guests his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. James L.

Smith of St. Louis. Mrs, Hilda Funnel and Mrsj Mary Peterson of Alton we" Sunday dinner guests of Mrs. Fi Spatz, Mrs. James Blnckford visited son-in-law and daughter, Mr.

ana Mrs. Darrell at Alton, Christmas. Robert Cronin spent with his uncle, Henry and family of Beltives. Mrs. Elizabeth Principia.

was at son-in-law -nd daughter, Mr. Bcchdoldti Harper of the home Mrs. T. J. Bonnell.

at Allon fortM Christmas holidays. Mrs Mary Lee sped )l115 1 1 with her son-in-law and daugmt; Mr. and Mrs. Adolpli Hcnold, at to Julia Hunt spe ent tho mas holidays with Mis. family, Mr.

and Hunt, Wood River. Mrs. Anna Barna wardsvlllo Wednesday i holidays with i vi inf dau Mrs. J. W.

Newlaml and ter. J. lm da ton, are spending Chautauqua. IU Hl to Mrs. Ella Terry r- home Saturday Christmas with Mr.

rf Trabue at Alton Harold Chappell a Jake at the Nolchchfl the holidays. The body which had been nerul homo since liei urday, was sent at Helena, for. day. previously i' nount'cd that 1 1 the funerul hoi 1 this evening. Kh sided at.

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