The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-06-29

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Mr.. Fixit: Could YOU please
tell me how a taxpayer gets on
for jury duty: Are names
drawn from the city directory?
I have been q taxpayer for 81
years and have never been called.
Y. NJ.
The names are drawn by lot
from q list Of taxpayers in the
county made up by the county
assessor. Since that list contains
approximately $4,000 names, it
is conceivable that your name
might be missed. even If you
were on the list another two
decades.
Mr.. Fixit: Here IL the recipe
for household cleaning solution
containing water glass that the
party inquired about: Two table
spoons Of borax (stir lumps out
In y cup Of water), l cup Of
powdered soap, !, cup water
glass. Add I cup Of water. Beat
out lumps. then add cups cold
water. Add to this mixture 1
gallon Of water and heat thor
ouEhly on stove. After mixture
stands for q while II forms a
jelly. Merely apply and rub off
with clean cloths. II IL excellent
for woodwork, metal, etc. Saves
elbow-grease.
MRS. AL PETRICK.
Thank you, Mrs. Petrick. That
must be the one.
Mr.. Fxit: VIII You please
give me the names and addresses
Of some companies or corpora
lions which employ men In their
concerns for work In foreign
countries: I am very inter-
ested In such employment. 30 II
you know of such q company
or companies, please print 1t.
p. r.
We couldn't suggest a COM
pany which might employ you
without knowing what special
talent you have. And unless you
have some particular training,
there isn't much room for you
with American corporations do
ing business abroad. More and
more they are hiring native
office workers as we'll as labor
ers, just as this country expects
foreign firms to do here. There
il no field for unskilled Ameri-
can labor abroad.
You are best able to Judge
for yourself what type of COM
pany might use you. For list
Of names of our corporations in
business outside the borders.
look in Kelly's directory, a large
red book which you will find at
the Tacoma Chamber OF Com
merce or at the library. Look
At listings for the larger cities
in the countries in which you
are interested.
Mr.. Fixit: Is II true that the
robin Il = destructive bird that
should be killed: n. ",
Lakewood.
The robin nips cherries and
Strawberries and takes the nic-
est fishing worms out Of your
garden. but his crimes hardly
warrant the death sentence. Be-
sides, he is protected by law.
You might reason that a human
being is a destructive bird. He
runs over innocent wild life. in
GLIDING some of his own kind,
destroys natural beauties with
his industries towns, and eats
4 lot more cherries and berries
than the robin. But only a few
feel that he should be killed for
those crimes.
Mr.. Fixit: Could you please
tell me II there IL any town In
the vicinity Of Tacoma where
two people could get q mar
rage license without having II
appear In the newspaper:
q. X. NJ.
Unless you can prove justi-
fication for withholding the in
formation from the public and
make some arrangement with
the county auditor to do 80,
you cannot be guaranteed free
dom from publicity even by 60
ing to the smallest and most
remote county seat in the state.