Evening Star Newspaper, June 2, 1937, Page 28

B—10 « THE EVENING LEARMTOSVIN COURSETOOPEN Star and Y. M. C. A. Again Sponsor Free Course for Men June 9. Following a custom of past years, | the Young Men's Christian Associa- tion, in co-operation with The Star, again will conduct a men’s learn-to- swim campaign, designed to encourage the District’s non-swimmers in en- Joying this popular Summer sport. The course, as always, will be free and given by experts to any man 18 years of age or over. The first lesson Will be given June 9. For the con- venience of those wishing to take ad- vantage of the opportunity to learn to swim, The Star is publishing a “Can You Swim?” coupon, to be pre- rented at the registration desk in the Central Y. M. C. A. Building, 1736 G street, by the learn-t>-swim candi- dates. Applications from colored per- #sons will be received at the Twelfth street branch, 1816 Twelfth street, for instruction there. Six Lessons in Course. For convenience, the swimming les- gons will be given at various hours. To complete the course, however, it to take all six les- v's instructions will be devoted to certain fundamentals in swimming, and will be progressive Classes are to be held June 9, 10 and 11 and continued through June 14, 15 and 16 Each class will be allowed 45 min- utes, with 30 minutes to be devoted to actual instruction in the pool. The classes will be held each of the six days at 10 am., 10:45 a.m,, 12:30 p.m,, 3:15 pm., 4 pm, 4:45 pm, 5:30 pm., 7 pm., 7.45 pm, 8:30 pm. and 9:15 pm. The candidate may enroll for any one of these lesson periods, pro- vided overcrowding does not res Progressive Instruction. ‘The first lesson will be designed to make the beginner feel at home in the water. cond will be prin- cipally the foundation ng stroke. The kick t in the third lesson and of the arm stroke given rth. Combining the arm the kick will be taught h lesson, while the sixth sted to instruction in thing for swimming. J. Dallas Shirley, director of aquat- fes for the “Y who has been in aquatic director for s De Gast, assistant tor, and Kenneth Ramey, or of aquatics. Aiding oup will be the Y. M. C. A. Swimming Club, led by e Boggs, captain of the champion Y. M. C. A. BOULDER DAM IS SOON TO PAY ON INVESTMENT Reclamation Bureau Says Con- Now, will Finance Project in 50 Years. B the Associated Press. The Reclamation Bureau has reached the point at which it could anticipate repayment of the Govern- t's $114.000000 investment in tracts in Force that from now on (h(“ ct generators would never be idle, the bureau said yesterday that under contracts already in force the full cost of the project would be re- paid with 4 per cent interest in 50 years. Several units of the power plant have been in operation since Septem- ber, 1936, but not until the present, the bureau said, was the Government been in a position to guarantee con- tinuous output and levy the full rate of 1.63 mills per kilowatt hour for this power. Until yesterday Los Angeles, Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena, Calif., present power purchases, had been paying half a mill per kilowatt hour, the secondary power rate, “OLD-TIMERS” T0ADINE Y. M. C. A. Group Holds Annual Banquet Tonight. “Ol€-timers,” those who have been members of the Young Men's Chris- tian Assoclation 10 years or more, will hold their eleventh annual re- union banquet at 6 pm. today in the Central “Y" Building, 1736 G street. Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes, head of the Methodist Episcopal Curch of the Washington area, will speak. A total of 1,500 vears' membership in the is expected to be rep- resented ome 75 members, whose membership will average 20 years each, it is estimated. Charles W. Pimper is chairman of the commit- tee in charge of arrangements for $he affair. | FOR YOUR OLD STOVE TOWARD THE PURCHASE CAN YOU SWIM? No? Here's Your Chance to Learn June 9 to 16 UNDER AUSPICES OF The Starand Y. M. C. A, LIMITED TO MEN 18 OR OVER Clip This Coupon and Present at Registration Desk in Lobby of Central Y. M. C. A. Building 1736 G St. N.W. Colored Application Received at 12th Street Branch. 1816 12th Street. Skull Warns Motorists. Soong Heads Cigarette Firm, Notices being placed at pedestrian T. V. Soong, former finance minister crossings of Manchester, England, dis- | of China, has been elected chairman | play a skull, under which ~re figures | of the board of directors of China's | showing the number of traffic acci- ‘largvsr Chinese-owned cigarette man- dents in the vicinity. ufacturing company. , ,-.D'enta'l Cream ™t At!b“lfl\fl.l‘llllflu PENRTIFRITE . MOST TOOTH DECAY . 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All reg- ular cars AIR-CONDITIONED, THE ScouT New fasttrain between Chicago and Los Angeles. Carries air-conditioned Tourist Pulimans, Lounge car and Chair cars. Also carries Fred Harvey Dining car, serving meals for 90¢ per day. Xor reservations, details, etc., address— DILLARD, Dist. Pass. Agent I'A FE RY, nklin Trust Bldg, 1500 Chestnut St, at 15th PHILADELPHIA, PA Phones: Rittenhouse 1464-1485 THIS OFFER EXPIRES SAT., JUNE 5 THE ELECTRICINSTITUTE [ ‘ad on PEPCD BLOG. I0TH & E STS. N.W. METROPOLTAN 2230 S TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1837. WINS PUBLICITY PRIZE ON CHRISTMAS SEALS District Tuberculosis Association Places Second—Scrapbook to Go on Display. The District Tuberculosis Associa- tion won second prize in a national contest of State associations for the most attractive Christmas seals pub- licity as contained in scrapbooks of clippings of news and pictures pub- lished during the last campaign, it was anounced yesterday. Minnesota won first place, Wiscon- sin third and Texas fourth. The scrap- books are now on display in Milwau- kee at the convention of the Na- tional Tuberculosis Assoclation in progress there. Mrs. Ernest R. Grant, managing director of the District as- sociation, who is attending the con- vention, was congratulated on the showing of the local organization. ‘The scrapbook with local clippings will be placed on display next week at association headquarters, 1022 Eleventh street. NEWSPAPER WOMEN GIVE HOSPITAL $1,126 CHECK Fund Presented to Mrs. Swanson to Maintain Club’s Bed in Children’s Hospital. A check for $1,126.17 was present- ed by the Newspaper Women's Club yesterday afternoon to Mrs. Claude A. Swanson, member of the Board of Lady Visitors at Children’s Hospital, | Katherine Brooks, chairman of the | club's benefit this year, which was the sponsoring of the opening of the Trans Lux Theater. Half of the ben- efit fund was given to the hospital, and the other half will go to the club’s fellowship fund. In the last five years the club has contributed $2,500 toward the hos- pital. Behind the Times. FRANKLIN, Nebr. (£).—W. M. Bus- | they hadn't stocked them for years. | It was ordered by mail. ADVERTI Don't Cut Corns Shed Them Off You should never cut corns! E-Z Korn Remover softens hardest and | most troublesome corns. Deadens | pain, loosens core, and entire corn for the maintenance of the clubs | tef: farmer, near here, had an old-| peeis right off. Works fast. Rarely bed in the hospital. The fashioned idea. He wanted a buggy | ever fails. presentation was made by | whip, but Franklin storekeepers said ! 35c at drug stores. Thousands use it. Only Summer Store Hours: 9:30 AM. to 5:30 P.M. ansourehs SEVENTH, EIGHTH and E STREETS Every Outstanding Style Success! Every Smart Summer Material! THURSDAY ONLY! 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