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Evening star., 1939-01-01
An average steeworker in the United States earn.
enough in ~ hour. Of work to buy pound each Of
beef, bread bocon bvtter pootoe. and sugar. plus one
have to work Q3h hour. to buy the same moterio:'
Bksek Ho

example, would sell for about SlOO; it comes
in a crate and can be installed at any time.
Another enormous job yet to be done is
that of converting farm products to industrial
uses The plastics industry will stand almost
indefinite expansion. So far we have attacked
the problem of plastcs from the rear. As yet
very little is understood about the chemistry
of plastics; attention has been centered very
largely on what uses can be made of them. A
better understanding of the basic chemistry
involved will doubtless erase many of the
difficulties that have been encountered so far.
Up to the present the manufacturer has been
engrossed with makinl mall objects - ciga-
rette holders. camera cases and ash trays. The
production of larger objects will come later
lContinvsd on poss 13)
Evening star., 1939-01-01
What is the meaning
of this: Simply that the
general adoption of this
money-saving system

would mean the re-equipping of every trans
mission system in the country. A tremendous
job ahead for capital and labor.
Another pressing job for the years to come
is completely new solution of the housing
problem. In the past the procedure has been
to build house and hope someone would
have enough money to pay for it. One COM
pany is now reversing this procedure. BY sur
vey, it has determined how much lowincome
groups can pay for houses, and has built
house to meet this demand. Each unit IS
priced at low level and additional units may
be added at any time A new bathroom, for
Evening star., 1939-01-01

gener ative systems up AN ~
to present day needs. MiN n
And how much will they "A ~
have to spend for to- "A !
morrow's needs? One
cannot hazard a guess.
For already the predic a
ton which the great
British scientist Lord ~
Rayleigh made last CEN M|W
tury about electricity N tLA
appears to be coming W|''"/
true after long and 49,
wide use of alternating
current, the world seems
to be returning to direct continuous current.
In giant power hook-ups direct current has
enormous economic advantages over alternat-
ing current 1t does not present such great
insulation problems: and f1uctuation in cur
rent. which is a serious consideration with
alternating current. is negligible. Research
men have already built vacuum tubes that
will convert the easily generated alternating
current into direct current for transmission
over long distances. And they have built
another tube, the size of a seven-year- old
child, to reconvert this power for use in the
home.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Social Service School
Friends to Meet

The fifth annual meeting of the
friends of the National Catholic
School of Social Service will be held
in the grand ballroom of the Ward
man Park Hotel next Monday eve
ming at $3.50 o'clock.
Several hundred persons have al
ready indicated their intention of
being present. The meeting is spon-
sored by the Washington Auxiliary
of the National Catholic School of
Social Service.
The Washington gathering initi-
ates more than 100 similar meet
ings in various sections of the
United States.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Sonora de Illanes
Announces Birth

The First Secretary of the Chill
can Embassy in Lima, Peru. and
Sonora de Illanes have announced
the birth of daughter, Laura
Sonora de Illanes formerly was
Senorita Graciala Trucco, daughter
of the former Chilean Ambassador
in Washington, Senor Don Manuel
Trucco, and her marriage to Senor
Illanes took place in January, 1888
in ST. Matthew'S Church and was
one of the largest and most i'm
portant weddings of that season
in Washington. Senor Illanes for
merly was second secretary of the
embassy here and recently was pro-
NOTED to first secretary at Lima,
where his family are now living.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Miss Flaherty to Wed

OF much interest is the announce
ment of the engagement and ap-
preaching marriage of Miss Kath-
crime Irene Flaherty, daughter OF
Mrs John J. Flaherty and the late
Mr.. Flaherty of Virginia Highlands,
Arlington, Va, to Mr.. Joseph P.
Flynn, son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
P. Flynn of Pittston. Pa.
The wedding will take place Sat-
urday, May l3, in St. Ritas Church,
Mount Ida, Va, the rector, the Rev.
Leonard J. Roster, officiating at
o'clock and will be followed by re-
ception at the home Of the brides
mother.
Miss Flaherty will have as her
matron of honor and only attend
ant, her sister. Mrs. George William
Shreves of Alexandria, and Mr.. John
D. McNulty, jr, of Pittston, Pa, will
be best man for Mr.. Flynn.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
d. G. Suffrage
ToBe Topic
At Session
Women Voters
Council to Hold
3.Day Meeting

With suffrage for the District one
OF the topics scheduled for discus
sion, the biennial general council
OF the National League of Women
Voters will open three day meeting
at the Washington Hotel tomorrow
Mrs. Louis Gutenberg. president
OF the Voteless District of Columbia
League Of Women Voters, will ad-
oreSs an executive session of the
council Wednesday, on the Sum-
nerS resolution for a constitutional
amendment permitting Congress to
grant the right of suffrage to resi-
dents Of the District Mrs. Often
berg will seek to interest the coun-
Gil in giving support to the measure
through the State organizations.
Revision of neutrality legislation
and the proposed war referendum
are subjects expected to bring
spirited discussion at the sessions,
The league also will consider its
expansion campaign
A banquet Wednesday, at which
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Judge Florence E. Allen will be
speakers, will be the high light of
the council meeting for members
OF the Voteless District of Col
umola League, as this is the only
open session on the program. Mrs.
Robert A. Taft, wife of Senator Taft
OF Ohio, will be the toastmistress.
The Liberty We Prize will be
the subject of the banquet meeting.
Both Mrs. Roosevelt and Mrs.
TAFT are prominently identified with
league activities. Mrs. Roosevelt
was formerly an active member of
the New York organization and Mrs.
Taft was former member of the
national board, resigning last year
to campaign for her husband.
Miss Marguerite M. Wells. national
league president, will preside at the
. banquet and at the council meet
ings.
A study leaf1et urging amendments
to the Neutrality Act to make it
more flexible and to permit dis
crlmlnatory action against an ag-
gressor nation was one of two leaflets
sent out from the league to lay the
groundwork for council discussions.
The other leaf1et is entitled, Pro
posed War Referendum-Safeguard
or Danger"
Mrs. Louis Leonard Wright, chair
man OF the Department of Govern
ment and Foreign Policy, explained
that the league voted its program
at the biennial convention last
April, but that action on these pro-
posals probably will be considered
under the provision which permits
the league to make such changes in
the program as are necessary to
meet altered conditions.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Sorority to Meet

Theta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi
will meet tonight at O'Clock at the
Lee House with Miss Jean Hatton
in charge of the program, assisted
by Dorothy Sill, Marjory Carder,
Josephine Robinson and Margaret
Burdette.
Officers recently elected are presi-
dent, Josephine Robinson; vice
president, Mary Jones; correspond
ing secretary, Mitzi Barker; record
ing secretary, Margaret Burdette;
treasurer, Bessie Southard, and
librarian and publicity, Marjory
Carder.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Mrs. CrOsvenor
To Adress Club

Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor will speak
before the Womans Club of Be-
thesda tomorrow at pm, on her
experiences in Hollywood during the
filming of her fathers biography,
THE Life of Alexander Graham
Bell The meeting will be held in
the club house on Old Georgetown
road, with Mrs. Leonard Nicholson,
chairman of fine arts, presiding
Stephen Stock and Grace Vitality
will sing, and Harold Brooks will give
. violin solo.
Mrs. Hugh Johnston. the hostess,
will be assisted by Mrs. Thomas
Casey, Mrs. j. B. Brown, Mrs. John
Huber and Mrs. j. Reed Bradley.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Jewish Drive
Captains Named

Mrs. Mollie Willcher and Mrs.
Margaret Kramer, members of the
Junior Mizrachi, have been ap-
pointed team captains of the United
Jewish Appeal drive which begins
today Miss Bessie Dinowitz is
chairman of the Junior Mizrach's S
part in the drive.
The next meeting of the juniors
will be Wednesday at the Bethel
Synagogue, 702 Jefferson street NV
Mrs MitZie Bernstein and Miss Rose
Molsky will be co-hostesses.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Farewell Dinner

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
entertained at dinner last evening
in honor of M. and Nine. Andre
Maurois, who left this morning for
New York.
M. Maurois, who is a member of
the French Academy. will speak
tonight before the Alliance Francaise
in New York. They plan to sail
May II for Paris.
Evening star., 1939-04-24
CONSTIPATION
SLOWING YOU up?
Road About LD-LAX,
Now Battle Crook Remedy

Battle Greek doctors have discovered tha,
q constipatedcolonisn is not ''lazy'-but sick;
that it can never work properly until nursed
back to health This startling find has opened
the way to an entirely new attack on consti.
patton. LD.LAX is Battle Creeks most re.
cent development, based on this discovery.
Instead Of exerting harsh. pur gative effort
to force movement. like most old-time treat.
ments, LD-LAX forms 4 soft, lubricating
bulkage which elides gently and naturally
through your colon, cleansing away waste
matter as it passes. 1t rests your colon from
the unnatural effort it has been forced to
make, relaxes it, and leaves the way clear for
continued, natural movement. Further,
LD.LAX nourishes the protective or ganisms
in your colon that combat poison forming
bacteria, thus reducing putrefaction-often
the basic cause of your headaches, gas pains,
bad breath and general worn out feeling.
Take LD.LAX regularly. every day, in .
glass of cool water. See for yourself how
pleasant tasting it is-and how thoroughly
it works. Remember that it has taken you
days or weeks to become constipated, so
don't expect complete cure with the first
taste of LD-LAA. 1t will work thoroughly
and should give permanent relief.
The Battle Greek Food Company, of Bat.
tie Creek, Michigan, produces a complete
line of diet corrective foods that will help you
to health-and help you maintain it. Ask
your dealer, or write to them direct, Dept.
G., for copy of their FREE booklet, How
to Eat" which describes these foods in detail.
LD-LAX in the large size bottle ($l.25) is
available in your city
~| from any of the reliable
nD.kAA dealers listed below.
Start TODAY
Woodward & Lothr0p
The Food Shop, 5th Floor
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1910 Ilth Street NV.
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Good Diet Shop, 1926 Street NV.
Magruder, Inc. 1888 Connecticut Avenue
or from your druggist
Evening star., 1939-04-24
Church DELEGATE

Mr.. Henry Gilligan, former men,
ber of the Board of Education. is
leaving for Kansas City, Mo, as a
delegate of the Methodist Protestant
Church to the Uniting Conference
of Methodism.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
Opportunities Offered
In Homemade Equipment

Homemade equipment is only for
persons who have ideas of their
own. A farmer usually sees a
neighbours wagon, inspects it, and
goes home to build one for himself,
or lets his son do it.
Also, say engineers at the New
York State College of Agriculture,
rubber-tired tractors have con-
WINGED farmers of the practicability
of rubber-mounted equipment.
In their opinion, a start toward
bringing all the equipment up-to-
date is the farm wagon which can
be made easily and will cost about
$35, without box or rack. Auto run
ming gear, preferably with 60O-16
tires, lends itself to easy tire re-
placement when the wagon is heavi-
ly loaded.
The advantages of tires are lost, it
is said, with more than Is pounds
pressure in them. Used tires are
satisfactory if the wagon is used
on the farm and not behind truck
or car on the highway. If used on
the road as trailer, New York
state law requires that it be
equipped with brakes, lights, and
license.
Ensilage carts that push easily
over litter and other distractions
may be made at cost of from $40
to $25 for material and labor, &C.
cording to the engineers. A sturdy
handy cart for carrying milk cans
may be made from old auto wheels,
he says.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
Dust With Paper

A new busting paper lately intro
duced can boast of triple virtues
since it cleans and polishes at the
same time that it removes the dust.
The paper is much more practical
and sanitary than cloths, so keep an
eye out for it the next time you go
shopping.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
In every case.

III every CASE.
Well, after the boys had strung
their fish, they held a little con-
ference as to what to do next
(since most Of them were school
teachers) they decided that the
worm was so vicious and so quick
on trigger that it would scare the
fish away if they didn't fish pretty
fast. So they, all, cut clubs to
beat the fish to death with, and
threw their hooks in. Then and
there followed the fastest, most
furious fishing that has ever taken
place in any mans country AS
fast as the fish could be hauled
out on the bank, the boys would
beat them to death with clubs,
and pry the worms loose with
screwdrivers and cold chisels. The
way that a ferret runs a rabbit
out of it's hole is nothing to the
way those snake-headed worms
would run those big bass down.
For two hours and thirty-seven
minutes the boys fshed and
dubbed, and finally with the sweat
running and dripping off them
they threw their poles down and
fell on the ground to rest.
Well, sir, everyone Of them
durn worms crawled right back in
to the river and went to work be-
fore the boys could get up and
grab their poles. All over that
hole of water the poles bobbed and
dived until they got tangled up
and then the worms must have
got loose from the hooks because
all Of a sudden there was a COM
motion down in the shoales like
hundreds Of geese Tapping their
wings in the water. Waves rode
out upon the banks as though a
motor boat had passed, and water
sprayed and splashed into the air
down through the shoals as if the
whole thing had been turned into
a fountain. Those snake-headed
worms were taking the big bass
down the river, and maybe getting
a free ride on the ends of their
tails.
After the boys had rested they
counted SIT bass that they had
caught, the biggest of which meas
ured thirty-one and three-fourths
inches and the least one twenty
one and one-half inches. Just as
the fishers came to the railroad
track, they noticed hundreds of
crawfsh, pop-eyed with fear, scut-
Ting across the rails to the tall
timber where it would be safer.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
Wood Pulp Consumption Up

An increase of 1000 per cent in IL
years has been recorded in world
consumption of wood pulp used in
rayon and staple fiber. Consumption
has grown from so, 900 tons in 1925 to
$4,000 tons in 1887
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
to the will Of the voters.

to the will Of the voters.
| would have placed my name
before the Democratic conven-
ton at Haysi on Feb. 4, but |
was away at the time and was
informed that district candi-
dates would be nominated in
June. 1889 for the Nov. election.
Your help and influence will
be appreciated regardless 0 f
your party affiliations.
GEORGE w. STONE.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
New YOrk'S Farmers

On February l, 1899, the farm
population of New York was esti-
mated at 10000. In 1929 it was
724, 900.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22

Milk Consumption Record
Switzerland leads the world with
a per capita consumption of 232
quarts of milk annually.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
Thru The Week
By Lundy A. Wright

pretty soon and already those
brothers of Izaak Walton who love
to sit on the river bank where the
ground is wet, waiting for a
"bite,' are limbering up their fish
tales. A teller whose reputation
for telling the truth is quite we'll
known came into the office the
other day and with good show of
seriousness, calmly told tale that
has all the ear marks of an cold
Fashioned Fish Tale"
1t seems that the teller of this
tale and some boys GO to As
years old) were once fishing in the
Breaks near the Hamp Old Place
at some point you'll just have to
imagine. The party had been fish
ing all day without success and the
bait was nearly all gone. 1t was
one Of those days when crawfsh
seemed to be picketing the river
bed, and every time the boys re-
baited their hooks and threw them
in, the crawfish would systemati-
cally and maliciously unbait them.
So, the boys began to look about
for more bait and in the course of
their search one of them turned
over an old rotten log and discov-
cred a peculiar kind of worm the
like of which they had never be-
fore seen. This worm was about
the size of a common fred" worm,
or angle worm, and had a head
something like a snake. 1t would
also strike like a snake and was
possessed of remarkable pep and
pursuance. Whenever h e boys
reached for one of their worms it
would contract itself into the hole
! like a rubber band. 1t was with
great difficulty that they finally
caught enough for one to every
man around. They baited their
hooks with these little creatures
and threw them in, being careful
to hook them through the tails.
The first hook to hit the water
had barely sunk below the surface
when the line began to straighten
out, as though a mule with fins on
had hold of the other end of it
and yearned to go down the river.
The boy held on to the pole and
with great effort barely managed
to keep the end out of the water.
At last after much hauling, and
straining he finally snaked the fish
out on the bank, but he noticed
as he pulled it up the bank that
the tail came first. He fought that
by some miraculous accident the
hook had become fixed in the fsh's
tail, but what do you think hap
pened? Well sir, that snake-head-
ed worm had seized the fish right
by the end Of the tail and was
holding on for dear life. It had
sunk it's teeth deep and the fsh's
eyes were nearly popping out Of
his head with fright. He tried to
get it loose from the fish with his
fingers but finally he had to get
a screw driver and prize it loose
and it snapped at him like a fight
ing dog when it did get loose.
About this time he looked around
to see what the other boys We're
doing and everyone of them were
either trying to get his fish out Oil
the bank or trying to get it loose
form the worm. The funny part
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
i,road ge

Counting only main line tracks,
there are more than 100000 miles of
railways in the world. or enough to
circle the globe more than 81 times.
The United States, with 238, 500 miles
of tracks, leads Soviet Russia, in
second place, by more than four to
one. Belgium, with 5000 miles, has
the smallest mileage.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
Hospital Insurance

On January l, 1889, there were
1874, 055 persons enrolled in hospital
care insurance plans.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
Biggest Cotton Producer

The leading state in the production
of cotton is Texas, which produced
5,23O,OO0 bales in 1888.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22
More Power to You

Although the average horsepower
of the automobile engine has in
creased 300 per cent since 1920, the
size of the radiator has remained
the same.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1939-06-22

Energetic Authors
Stevenson and Mark Twain did
much of their writing in bed.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-25
FOR NYA JOBS

Plans to enroll 200 young people for
NY.A. jobs within the next few weeks
wereannounced yesterday by John L..
Donovan, State Administrator for the
National Youth Administration. Tenn
porary registration headquarters have
been opened at the Robert Gould Shaw
House under the personal supervision
of Mary Cutler a newly appointed
youth director for Massachusetts.
Boys and girls between the ages of
10 and "a inclusive, may apply there
any day between 900 and IL o'clock.
1t it not necessary that the youths
come from welfare or WPA families.
ANY bow or girl from family whose
income is average may apply for NYA
jobs.
Before applying at the Shaw House
the applicant must procure a copy of
his or her birth certificate and must
also have obtained an Identification
Number from the Massachusetts EN-
ployment Service, 100 Nashua Street,
Boston.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-25
MARCUS CARNEY
LOSES FORTUNE

NEW YORK-The hopes of Marcus
;GaarVey for a revival of his shattered
lnuuence were dashed last week when
one OF the splinter groups of the once
nIsnVy Universal Improvement Asso-
olS aoo6 announced that it would use
d $3oO,OOO legacy to promote co-onera-
'iy re, ventures in the United States.
me legacy, a British Honduras
fTSCa I' was willed to Garvev's old
i,m organization, in 1925 four
years before the Federal Government
LAofn l!d and deported the Back-to-
urea urea leader for using the mails TO
t tia After fifteen years of iitiga-
Slon' the estate was awarded last
t tion to the Improvement Associa-
o oIoR a; headed by DR.. Lionel A. Francis
~ ta new York. The decision was writ
Den by the judicial Committee of the
LILY Ivy Council of London after Garvev
eau eau appealed from the rulings of the
supreme T[ Court of British Honduras
some, Inc estate, consisting of a 210-
T naua plantation, twentv-one
p parcels of improved real estate and
TI Sail property, was willed bv
B SGian Emanuel 1ia Norter, a planter Of
DeIl1e' British Honduras.
The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-11-25
GOV. APPOINTS
DR.. W. A. cox TO
INSURANCE BID.

DR.. W. Alexander Cox, Cambridge
enlist and lawyer, was appointed by
Tov. SaltOnstall last week to the State
Board of Insurance Appeals. The
'oard judges disagreement on fire in
urance decisions.
DIR. Cox was appointed on Wednes-
'ay, November Is and the oath of
flee was administered by Gov Sal
onstall two days later The Cam
fridge Sentinel editorially commented
n the appointment of DR.. Cox:
"Gov. Saltonstall made some admir-
bic appointments this week. . He
Ooked across King Charles river and
hose Dr. VIM. Alexander Cox, dentist
nd lawyer, bland veteran in Central
'Quare professional activities, and a
nerited leader among the colored
)eople of Greater Boston, to be a
member of the State Board of Insur-
nee Appeals.
SIN DR.. Cox the governor has made
a most sagacious choice" for saga
ity is as much a part of the Cox
makeup as modesty, courtesy and I'M
oretentious poise"
One of the oldest practising dentists
n Cambridge, DR.. Cox always was
Interested in movements for civic i'm
orovement. He is chairman of the
cambridge Unit N.A.A.C.P. A 32nd
'egree Mason, Worshipful Master of
ohm j. Smith Lodge and Secretary of
he Prince Hall Grand Lodge Council,
'ree and Accepted Masons.