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YOUR MAIN STREET AND MINE By Al Tr«h«rn If the kUt<5n In your household romps up and down oh the keya ' offlyour'. piano, aa>i>>fl»d nl^ht, 4t Ip .quite pos- sible that the cute little klttl© Is trying to \say it with music,\ as It was a kit- ten romping on the piano keys, that gave a mu- sician the inspi- ration to com- pose the well known and very popular instrumental number for the piano, entitled, \Kitten On the Keys.\ • • • . The veteran piano. expert and tuner, LeRoy Ackerly, gaya; .','>Vhen a kitten, is jompinp pp-the, »piafio keys, a mickey mouse is usually romplnf,' under the keys, and the kittle \smells a mouse.\ Mice find ample protection under the piano keya, nnd it Is not unusual for them to Ipuild a nest or raise a family in their musical quarters Cluite imdisturbed as the kids pound out their piano exercises. The surest way to disturb them or to rout them out of their home, is to remove the roof from over their heads. » • • \When T^eUoy Ackerly removed the keyboord from an upright play- er piano for Mrs. J. W. Hudron, of Sycamore Street, Patchogue, he was not surprised to see mice scamper away from a nest they had ljullt in the usual place—imder the keys—but he thought he was \seeine- things\ when, upon closer examination, he discovered that the rest had been carefully lined with a gold )iack ten dollar bill, slightly mutilated, or, shall we say mice- olated. • • • AVell, anyway, when Mrs. Hudron presented the \miceolated\ ten dol- lar bill at the l)ank, it looked like 51 well punched family commutation ticket. She explained /what had liappened and why she was in pos- session of a gold certificate, and could it be redeemed? whole, or with holes. The bank redeemed the gold certificate at market value— approximately nine dollars. Be- lieve it or what. * « « Thoughts at random: I wonder what has become of the old smudgy faced chimney sweep and the'glib lightning agent and what has be- come of old Captain Brown, the marine artist who decorated the walls Jn cafes and barrooms, all over Suffolk County with the same scenes, shore, waves, ship, and a few oversized birds above. Where is the pewter table caster that adorned the family table, with Ave round bottles in the turntable hold- containing salt, mustard, vin- egar, pepper and olive oil. • * « I remember—when I earned my first dollar and just what I did with It. I was twelve years old and got a job as printer's devil in the \I'ress Office\ at Wellington, Kan- sas, at one dollar a week. When I received my first week's pay, one silver dollar, I ran across the street to J. J. Augustine's Dry Goods and Notion store and bought a doll for my sister Nellie. It was her ninth birthday, «« * « I remember—when l'\Ved Stone (destined to become the famous star of \The Wizard of Oz,\ \Chin Chu Chow\ and many other Broad- GREENPORT THEATRE AVlth its ingenlus thome counter- poised by a gay array of catchy song numbers, imlque dances and the work of a brilliant cast, the new comedy musical, \Radio City Revels,\ will Ije shown at the Green port Theatre this Friday and Hattirday, Bob Burns gives one of his finest performances to date as an ambitious Arkanstis hill billy, and Jack Oakle as a broken down Tin Tan Alley composer, shares top honors with him. Kenny Baker proves to be a hit with movie fans; Milton Berle as Oakie's loyal pal, Helen Broderick and \Victor Moore are all excellent In the supporting role.s. Seven sf)arkllng songs, in- cluding \Take a Tip From the Tulip,\ \Speak Your Heart\ and \Good Night, Angel,'' are dotted through the picture. Never before has fllmdom pro- duced an entertainment feast to equal the musical extravaganza which Samuel Goldwyn has achiev- ed in his great technicolor show, \The Goldwyn Follies,\ which will have fans at the Greenport Theatre this Sunday, Monday and Tuesday on their feet and cheering in the course of its sensational showing here. From the radio world he has recruited Edgar Bergen and Char- He McCarthy, Kenny Baker, and the irrepressible comic, Phil Baker and his accordion. From the screen comes Adolphe Menjou, those mad, merry Ritz Brother.s, Andrea Leeds and Jerome Cowan. From grand opera he has brought the Metro- politan Opera's lovely star, Helen Jepson, and the talented newcomer, Charles Kullmann, both of whom make a triumphant screen debut. From the woild of the dance he ha.*} taken the gorgeous Zorlan, who proves talented as an actress as well as a dancer, and George Bal- anchlne's famous American Ballet. From musical comedy comes fran- tirally funny Bobliy Clark, who finds a perfect foil for his peculiar band of madne.ss in little Ella T oean. Then there is the usual dazzling aggregation of gorgeous Goldwyn Girls, supplemented by a dozen of Hollywood's loveliest and most talented tap dancers. Don't miss seeing \The Goldwyn Follies.\ Building Dollar Goes Farther Today, Local Dealer Says The person who builds or re- models a house today gets more value than ever before, and his ! building dollar goes considerably farther than it did a few years ago, Mr. Tuthill, of the Tuthlll Lumber Company, said here today in commenting on what he terms \unfounded and misleading state- ments\ on construction costs. The impression that building ma- terial costs are too high is a mis- taken one, Mr. Tuthill declared. He cited a recent survey by Johns- Manvllle, leading building materials manufacturer, which showed that the price of building materials, fix- tures and equipment averages 3.8 per cent less than In 1926, and many of the most important ma- terials going Into a new hotlse or modernization job are from 20 to 25 per cent less?, despite great im- provement in quality in the last 12 years. He explained that 1926 is the year selected by the government as a goal since it best represents the normal, American standard of living. Among the materials he listed as costing less today In this commu- nity are: Fir lumber, lath, Portland cement, window glass, asbestos roofing shingles, asphalt roofing, lime for plaster and mortar, brick, insulating board and cement blocks. Another important factor Is that financing costs, under the F. H. A. type of amortized, single mortgage, are as much as 85 per cent less than during the boom days of 1925- 29, he stated. Tn reviewing the typical house of 1926, Mr. Tuthill declared that gen- erally It was poorly designed with as much as ono-flfth of Its space wasted, and it took more money to maintain. Heating was non-auto- matic and there was no Insulation, thus running up fuel bills in win- ter and causing the rooms to be hot and uncomfortable during the sum- mer. Kitchens, he pointed out, had none of the labor saving devices of to- day,- there was usually only one bath, and plumbing was compara- tively crude. General construction was also poor, fdundations were too light in many cases, and plaster cracks and loose fitting windows were almost the rule. And, in ad- dition to this, the owner struggled under an oppressive financing bur- den.. This picture la contrasted by Mr.' Tuthill with the average house of today which Is smaller because space is no longer wasted and every detail Is scientifically planned. It is efficiently Insulated and therefore no longer heats all outdoors and the owner no longer swelters on hot days and nights. Other com- mon features are automatic heat- ing, healthful air conditioning and concealed radiation. Modern kitchens are scientifically designed to save steps and work and most new houses today have at least two baths. The structures are also better built, he pointed out, with durable, firesafe roofs and sidewalls, heavier building paper, tight factory-built windows and weatherstripplng. BISHOP HULSE DEAD The Rt. Rev. Hiram R. Hulse, Episcopal Bishop of Cuba, died last week at the age of 69 years. Bishop Hulse was a summer resident of Shelter Island for a number of years. He was a passenger on the ill-fated Morro Castle, When the liner burned off the coast of New Jersey In 1934 with a loss of 134 lives. Decea.sed leaves a widow, a son and two daughters. HEADS MEDICAL STAFF Dr. Hans Joergensen was elected chief of staff of the Eastern Long Island Hospital at the annual meet- ing of the medical staff of the hospital held last week. Dr. John Stokes was selected as secretary, and Dr. J. Mott Heath and Dr. H. E. Stevens are representatives of the staff on the executive board. SIX MONTHS IN JAIL Police Justice John A. Bassarear of Greenport, gave Robert Cooper a sentence of six months In the county jail on a charge of making threats against the life of his sis- ter, > Mrs. LeRoy Weldon, and her husband,, while under the infiuence of liquor. James Shore's Daughter Stopihen Vincent Benet Mosquito William Faulkner Human Being Christopher Morley And Many Other Books 39c TAPPERT'S BOOKSHOP 24 Front St. Greenport, N. Y. CLEANING PRESSING REPAIRING * * * Men's Furnishings William Kra^l 30UTH0LD NEW YORK THE MATTITUCK NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST CO. MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE COMMERCIAL AND TRUST SERVICE way musical comedy successes) lived next door to us on South Main Street, In Wellington, Kan- sas. He wanted to be a circus per- former, and we rigged up a trapeze and a spring board in his back yard where we practiced every eve- ning until dark. Fred \run away with the first circus that came to town, but the Wellington town marshall went over to Wlnfield, Kansas, and brought Fred back to Wellington, two days later. He learned a lot of new circus stunts for us to practice on the spring board and trapeze in his back yard on South Main Street. * • * I remember—when the Trahern Stock Company illayed in the old opera house at Huntington, the street car conductor would u-sually drop In during the last act to watch the show and wait for his passengers until the show was over. One night he was completely ab- sorbed in the big melo-dramatic scene near the end of the play \No Mother to Guide Her,\ with Jessie Mae Hall playing a sympathetic child part; the vllllan had wrong- fully accused her of stealing and called a police officer to ari'est her; just as the police officer grabbed Jessie Mae Hall,. Huntington's uni- formed street car conductor stand- ing In the rear of the crowded opera house, fairly shouted \Oh Ye Gods.\ Sherwin - Williams Paint Headquarters RED BARN PAINT $1.75 per gal. FAMILY PAINT (For Outside Use) .. $2.45 per gal. TUTHILL LUMBER CO. PHONE 121 ' MATTITUCK, L. I ^i &e Qoufum lielo4JiA G4id Onlff QeU yo4€ Om HALF PINT 0/ THE NEW \(8. u.*. PAT. ore IfSOt U. S. ^AT. OTP. Yoti can finish a wall as easily as a small table with the new Brush DUCO. Easv to use —ond gives everything it touches a gleaming coot of lasting bMuty that's as easy to clean OS a china dish. 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