The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-17
Mr.. fIxIT
He fixe. Thing.

To receive attention in this COL
umn isttcrx must give name and
address OF writer Only initials
will be published when requested.
Mr.. Fixit; Would YOU give me
the fastest time a horse has run
the mile And II there ever Vas
. hor~e by the name IT BOY
Warren" who ran ID In I:12
some time before 1925.
v. A. r.
Equipoise made the present
world record OF l:341 seconds
June 80. 1882. at Arlington Park,
III.
Mr.. F1xit. What IL meant by
Contact men. in the last legis-
laturee In paying back old age
pensions a. required by the new
pension law. does one also have
20 repay the part advanced by
the federal government
J. y. W.
Contact men were employees Of
the house OF Representatives
whose jobs were TO meet the
public and help get visitors in
touch with leRislators they
wished to see.
The states claim against the
property left by a deceased re-
cipient az old-age assistance Is
for the full amount the pen
sioner' receives after April |,
1889, or as far as the estate will
70 toward paying back the full
amount. What Is recovered then
il to be divided between the state
and federal governments in pro-
portion 10 the amount each con-
tributed toward the assistance
given.
Mr.. Fixlt: Ii IL proper for the
owners Of n new home to give .
DEMONSTRATING party: Should
relatives or friends give IL and
h Il customary to bring a pres
ent. What kind: MRS. O. r.
II 10 altogether fitting and
proper TO give a house-warming
party, II the new home-owner is
generously inclined and can af-
ford It, You might consider any
relatives and friends eligible,
picking them according to the
nature of the party, as is Gus
tomary when entertaining. Gifts
hardly would be expected but
there Is no reason why the
guests couldn't get together and
purchase something for the
house. II they feel 80 inclined.
Mr.. Fixit: When I was born
my parents named me Willie J.
and later was called Will, or Bill.
In signing any papers, l only
used the initials w. j. Now !
have been told that would not he
legal, that the name would have
Ia he signed In full and the j.
spelled Jay. Can you tell me?
w. -. He
Anyone named Willie has a
right to take whatever other
designation he chooses. II you
have elected to use w. J. as your
signature. that is legal. Only in
signing papers which specifically
call for your full name would II
be necessary for you to sign
Willie ]. Spelling out the initial
Al Jay would not he right, II that
In not what IL means. Many per-
sons are christened with mere
middle initials without names, a
fact which caused much conster-
nation when social security card
applications were made.
Mr.. FYxit: Could you please
tell me II person can send
money through the mail to the
different United States mints for
certain coins and how does \
person 20 about sending for
them: What are the addresses
Ia the different L. :. minis"
q. q.
II would be quite simple for
you to send for the coins
through your bank. As an in
dividual. you probably could do
IL yourself. but since not all the
minis make the same coins. you
would be making needless trou-
BILE for a small transaction.
The only operating minis to-
day are In Philadelphia, San
Francisco and Denver.