The New Ulm Enterprise (New Ulm, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 24, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 26, 1942 Page: 2 of 10
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THE NEW L'LM ENTERPRISE, ^THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1941
THE WINNERS
The Kellys, the Lockards, the Ca
aeys, the Andersons and the Lieu
tenant Coxes will
win this war! . . .
They and the
other American
kids, bred in the
daredevil full-
swinging, sock-it-
outa-the-park tra-
dition . . .
The smash-that-line, block-that-
kick, pickle-that-apple, drive-the-
green, nail-him-on-the-beezer, clear-
the-bases youngsters.
The boys too cocky, confident and
courageous to doubt, quibble or hesi-
tate .
The youngsters who have not lived
long enough to lose an illusion, to
figure the percentages or to ques-
tion their own impulses.
rhe Tom Sawyers,
the Peck's Bud Boys,
the Slats McGonigles
and the Kayo Mc-
Ganns . ,.
The Yanks who are
still young enough
to believe Goliath
was a pushover for
David, that Jack the
Giant Killer was underwritten, and that
Superman can be seen m any mirror . . .
The buckoes who have had no dreams
shattered, no hopes battered and no words
destroyed . . .
The boys who, with two strikes on 'em,
can say, "Here's where I pickle one, ya
bum!"
The Butch O'Hares, the Joe
Moores, the “Jake” Schwartzes and
the Grant Mahoneys they will do
the job.
The boys too full of high hopes
and self-confidence to worry
about costs . . .
The lads with pink checks and
flashing eyes, ready for a fight or
a frolic, able to
sing before a
rendezvous with
death, able to look
disaster in the
face and give it
the Bronx cheer.
The kids whose
impulses are for-
eign to the conference room, the
staff huddle, the parleys; and whose
minds say “Lemme at ’em!” and
never. “Suppose the plan goes
wrong?”
They’ll sew it up ... the "Skin-
nies,” the “Reds.” the "Spikes.”
the "Mickeys” and the “Freckles”
of the sandlots, farms and cam-
puses, born and raised in the spirit
of high competition, split-second re-
flexes, hair-raising exploits and hits-
in-the-pinches.
The kids who have never learned
to play safe . . .
The bimboes who swing from the
floor, get up when they’re groggy.
put over the hay-
maker, pole ’-out
the homer with
the bases full,
race the length
of the grid for a
touchdown, hole
out with a bras-
sie shot .
The boys who are too young to
ask “Suppose this doesn’t work out
according to plan?” “It's a good
idea but will it stand analysis?” or
“What’s in it for me?”
The youngsters who have never
known the meaning of expediency.
• • •
They will finish this war . . .
The boys who rate many things
above influence, prestige, cash, pow-
er and transportation by beach-wag-
on .. .
The kids who are not protecting
a past, trimming sails to meet the
present or worrying about the fu-
ture . . .
The fellows who have never
learned to compromise, haggle or
defer . . .
The ones with all the flaming
imagination of children, the su-
preme confidence of the kid pitcher,
the hell-for-leather gusto of the boy
socker who comes to bat in the
ninth with the bases full and two
down
The kids who have never had to
have their blood pressure taken and
who think a fallen arch has some-
thing to do with Pompeii.
The youngsters who can nev-
er be imagined saying “Let’s
talk this over." “Hadn’t we bet-
ter wait for the breaks?” “Let’s
check and doublecheck before
we do anything.”
The boys who rate “Zowlel"
“Pow!" and “Wham!” as the three
most expressive words in any lan-
guage
HERO
1 jumped into the icy lake
And dragged him in the boat.
No hero's bows I want to take—
1 just had signed his note.
—Merrill Chilcote.
• • •
“Japs Use Elephants in Surprise
Attack.”—headline.
Hvw anybody can make a surprise
attack with elephants baffles El-
mer Twitehell. who is so nervous he
gets easily alarmed by mice.
Put this sign on your jaw,
"Closed for the War.”
OUR COMIC SECTION
AND THE KIDS
"Morning, Brown, flow’s every-
thing at home?”
"The wife's well, thank you.”
Postponed
The daughter of the house arrived
home one night looking very sad.
“Whatever’s the matter?” asked
her mother.
“Oh, I thought John loved me,”
the girl explained, “but now 1 know
he’s not going to propose—at least
for some time.”
"How do you know?" asked her
mother.
"Because he sent me a big box
of stationery with my initials on it—
and there's enough to last for six
months.”
CLOSE QUARTERS
"Have you ever lived in an apart-
ment?"
“My boy, I have lived in a place
where I couldn't throw out my chest
without bumping my conscience."
FIRST-AID
to the
AILING HOUSE
by Roger B. Whitman
n<x«r B. Whitman—WNU Service.
UNING CHIMNEY FLUES
FOR GAS
A HOME owner who is consider-
** ing putting in a gas burning fur-
nace has been advised by the gas
company to put a lining in his chim-
ney flue. He is told that if he does not
go to this expense of $40, the chim-
ney brickwork may be injured, and
he will be required to sign a waiver
by which he accepts the responsibil-
ity. He asks about the necessity
for a lining. There is a real neces-
sity for it, because of probable
damage to the mortar joints. In
burning, gas forms vapors that will
condense sgainst the cool masonry.
These vapors contain sulphur, and
in combining with the water va-
por that is present, a mild form of
sulphuric acid results. In time, this
will eat into the mortar joints and
lead to destruction. A chimney that
is properly built, with a fireclay flue
lining, will not be harmed. But bare
mortar joints will suffer. To pro-
tect them, a pipe can be inserted in
the flue made of a material that is
not affected by acid. It was evi-
dently this that was suggested by
the gas company. Another treat-
ment is to spray the inside of the
flue with a form of liquid asphalt,
use being made of a special spray-
ing outfit that can be let down the
chimney. I have heard of so many
cases of the deterioration of chim-
neys in burning gas that I strongly
recommend that my correspondent
go to the expense of lining the
chimney.
Chimney Creosote.
Question: My old house, original-
ly for one family, has been made
over into three apartments. It has
a peak roof with an inside chimney.
Each apartment has a kitchen
stove, burning range oil. In the top
apartment a black liquid drips down
the pipe on the stove and floor. How
can this be stopped?
Answer: Apparently, the three
kitchen stoves are connected to the
same flue, which makes the draft
poor for each one of them. If the
top of the chimney is not at least
two feet higher than the highest
point of the peak roof, this also
will affect the draft. As a result of
poor draft, the vapors from the burn-
ing oil condense in the cool part of
the chimney above the roof, and the
liquid which forms runs into the
smokepipe of the top apartment.
Rebuilding the upper part of the
chimney with thicker walls would
help the situation, because that
part of the chimney would be warm-
er then, and there would be less
condensation. The chimney cap
should be the full size of the flue; if
it is smaller, it will reduce the draft.
Uneven Door Sill.
Question: My basement door is
cut through an opening in a stone
foundation. The lower stone surface
is uneven, so that there is a space
under the door of as much as an
inch in places. This makes the base-
ment cold. How can this space be
filled?
Answer: Your best result would
be to cut the sill smooth and level !
with a cold chisel. One way to fill I
the space would be with concrete, ■
provided you leave the surface of I
the stone sufficiently rough for the
concrete to form a bond. Another
method would be to screw a strip
of wood to the bottom edge of the
door.
Basement Wall Finish.
Question: Basement walls are of
cut stone, and were finished on the
inside with cement. Much of this
has fallen off and I plan to put on
a new surface. Would you suggest
cement, or something else?
Answer: Cement paint, which is
intended for masonry, would be bet-
ter than straight cement, for it con-
tains a binder. It comes in white
as well as in colors. Get it at a
paint store. Directions on the label
should be carefully followed.
Leaking Roof.
Question: A dormer roof is cov-
ered with cedar shingles, and as it
has little pitch, it develops many
leaks. I do not want to remove the
shingles because of the expense.
What can I cover them with?
Answer: You can use composi-
tion shingles over heavy roofing felt.
Mildew Spots.
Question: What will remove mil-
dew spots from broadcloth shirts?
Answer: Javelle water or similar
liquid bleach will take them out. Use
a weak solution and alternate with
clear water, for long exposure may
damage the fibers. Repeated laun-
derings will usually do the trick.
Making a Lawn.
Question: How can I grow a lawn
on sandy soil around my house?
Answer: For best results, you
should cover the sand with about a
foot of top soil. Get the advice of
a good seed store, where the local
conditions are known.
Noisy Floors.
Question: With two tenants in
flats above me, noises come through
the floors very plainly. Can any-
thing be done about it?
Answer: The remedy is to put in
false ceilings, or else to apply insu-
lating board or other sound absorb-
er to the floors. Even those will not
give complete silence, for much of
the sound is carried by the frame-
work of the building. If you are a
tenant in the building, it is hardly
practical for you to attempt any-
thing, for it would mean reconstruc-
tion.
ANOTHER I ;
J A General Quiz B J
The Quettiona
1. In what state in the United
States is there a Thames river?
X What is a hobble-de-hoy?
3. From what source comes the
expression, “Something is rotten
in Denmark"?
4. What is a chanson?
5. How many hands high is a
horse that is five feet tall?
fl. Ascorbic acid is better known
as what?
7. How do we determine the
date of Easter Sunday?
8. What is the difference be-
tween ordnance and ordinance?
The Aiuwert
1. There is a Thames river In
the state of Connecticut
2. A lad between boyhood and
manhood; an inexperienced, awk-
ward youth.
X "Hamlet" (Act I. scene IV).
4. A song.
5. Fifteen hands (a hand is tour
inches).
fl. Vitamin C.
7. It falls on the first Sunday
after the first full moon after the
21st of March.
8. Ordnance refers to artillery;
military supplies or stores. Ordi-
nance pertains to established rule;
rite or law.
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