The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-19
MR.. fIXIT
He Fixes Thing.

He Fixes Things
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Mr.. Fixit: Could you please
tell me when they first kept
birth records nj Port sarnia,
Canada. and where would write
TO obtain the same A. &. &.
We do not have the date when
records were started there. but
suggest you write n the Regis
trar Of Births. Deaths and Mar
risges. Province Of Ontario, To-
ronto.
Mr.. Fisit: Please line me- M
on this: How many inches does
6.25 by 16 tire travel In one
circuit In comparison with the
500 by IN and $50 by Fl tires?
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Our computations measure the
circumference OF those tire
sizes. respectively. as 9O.2 inches.
ss37 inches and 9736 inches.
Mr.. Fixit: ! hate 10 bother
YOU with this, but ! don't know
who else TO write TO. The trou-
bile II this. There IN some sort
Of caterpillar eating the fir trees.
They are different from the tent
catcrpippars. Trees near where
live have lots of them on the
limbs now. There seems tn he
nothing that destroys them. The
blue jays used to eat the tent
variety hut they don't seem 10
relish this kind. Unless some
thing II done. l am afraid our
evergreen trees will be entirely
destroyed. II. X. T.,
Vaughn.
II the caterpillars are in a suf-
ficiently limited area, you can
kill them, whatever they are. by
spraying with solution Of lead
arsenate-one pound 10 so gall
Ions of water.
ne NhditAN ~ hE'iA
could not think of any cater
pillar which would be feeding on
evergreens, but will investigate.
Mr.. Fixit: please could you
tell me II n property owner can
dig "A drain for cesspool right
on n property line where there
t.,l. ~, ~ Lot nd mining
READER.
Ordinarily the county health
department doesn't approve of
cesspools at all. Whether the
pool and drain would meet health
department regulations or not
depend upon the possibility of IT
communicating n water supply.
There is no set number of feet
from well or a residence speci-
fled
You should ask Meyer s. Co
COST, sanitary engineer of the
county health department. TO de-
termine whether or not your
neighbours drain is health men
ace. If you are in the city, your
complaint should go to the city
health department.
MIR. Fixit: When married
my husband he married under
another name which he had used
for five wears before we were
married, but because of the chill
dren. 1 think ne should have this
name made legal. How could we
70 about To do So Could II he
possible for him to 20 by his
real name and the children bap-
tiled under his real name.
would feel much better II he
would have this Strengthened out
soon. because II has caused II lot
Of confusion for me. The reason
he changed his name, hut not
legally, Ia because II was too
hard to pronounce for some peo-
pie. READER.
There would he no legal COM
plications to going back to his
original name. Use of another
name on the marriage license
does not affect legality of the
ee'e'''o'y, s.se nc, ~. nan,es
WIN oiS hA'si A'NHi 49,
You simply could start Gazing
yourselves by that name ana
have the children baptized I'M
der IT,
Ii you prefer the simpiitieu
name and wish to have II mace
legal, any attorney Will be glad
to draw up the necessary papers
and arrange the required court
hearing,
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MT fiN''' """'" W" Pm"so
seattle, IL II isn't too much trou-