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Evening star., 1940-02-06

Don't Take Ny
Word for 1t
Miami
BY FRANK COLBY.

Miami
A winter resort city Of Dade Coun-
ty, Florida.
Do not say "mee-AH-muh," the
M. G. Of a leading quiz program to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Even Floridians Cor Floridans)
are not certain how and why this
Indian name came to be chosen.
The Miamis, of the Algonquin tribe,
were formerly of the region about
Indiana. A small number is still to
be found in Indiana and Oklahoma.
Fontanedo, in 1875, wrote of q
Florida lake named "Mayaimi" (now
Lake Okeechobee). Jesuit fathers
are said to have visited the caciques
(chiefs, pronounced "kuh-SEEKS")
of the Miamis in south Florida in
1743. The name Is reported to mean
mother, pigeon. Florida, incidentally
and appropriately, means "the land
abounding in flowers"
am indebted to the Miami Public
Library for assistance in preparing
this article
The first syllable Of Miami rhymes
with by, my. The second syllable,
which receives the accent, rhymes
with am, ham. The third syllable
rhymes with see, me.
Correct pronunciation my-AM-ee.
Capitals indicate syllables to be
accented.)
For a personal answer to your
questions about words, send
stamped (3c), self-addressed en-
velope to Frank Colby, care The
Evening Star.
Evening star., 1940-02-06

glad" scolded Chatterer. There
was some peace over here in the
Green Forest while you were away.
You're a robber. That's what you
are, a brown coated robber. Moth
Ing is safe while you are about"
Now this didn't sound we'll at all
coming from Chatterer the Red
Squirrel, for you know, Chatterer
himself is no better in this respect.
In the spring he robs the nests Of
birds of their eggs, and sometimes, I
am sorry to say, Of the baby birds.
In winter he never misses q chance
Evening star., 1940-02-06

Smiling Pool. He peeped into every
favorite hole and hiding place.
Nothing was changed. OF course
not.
Now one of the first of Billy
Mink's old acquaintance to dis
cover that Billy had returned was
Chatterer the Red Squirrel. Chat
terer had taken 1t into his head
early that morning to visit certain
storehouse of his over near the
Laughing Brook, and that is how he
happened to see Billy. Now Chat
terer Is impudeut. It sometimes
Evening star., 1940-02-06

seems as If he can no more help
being impudent than he can help
breathing. His tongue is the most
unruly tongue in all the Green
Forest. The minute he spied Billy
Mink, Chatterer's tongue began to
60.
what are you back for?" he de-
1nanded sharply. II thought you
had gone for good. It's pity you
hadn't"
Billy Mink looked up at Chatterer
and there was q twinkle in his eyes.
"You don't seem glad to see me"
said he.
"Gladl Gladl OF course I'm not
Evening star., 1940-02-06
ByFronk Beck
By willard
By Mormon Marsh
By Bud Fisher

to steal the seeds and nuts which
others have stored up. He is
mischievous little relocated scamp,
and there is no denying it. Billy
Mink knew all this. Everybody
knows it. Billy made no reply, but
went on about his business. Chat
terer followed along, jumping from
tree to tree and getting more and
more excited as he called Billy
Mink bad names. He got so excited
that he quite forgot to watch where
he was going. He became bolder
every minute, and he became more
and more impudent.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
LETTER-OUT
By 3'runo

Remove letter
called opposite
the word have removed
for marriage.
o Yesterdays LETTER OUT
MOIDERS-SOIDER (weld)
(A PERORATED-REPORTED an account
CD GANGSTER-GRANGES farmers clubs)
TRANSLUCE-NEUTRAIS (notb
CID BEHEID-BLEED cut.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Womun's Hens Win

Six hens owned by Mrs. K. F. Gra-
ham of Cloadea won first prize for
the second year in the National Egg
Laying Test OF Fire. The average
production was 1873 eggs per bird for
46 weeks. Six Wyandottes exhibited
by Mrs. Graham in Dublin laid
1,408 eggs in six weeks, and all but
two eggs were adjudged highest
grade.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Spoin Buying Cars

Road improvements since the rev.
olution have caused wave of motor
vehicle purchases in Spain. A Bar
celona report says that an order
for 1000 motor trucks has been
placed with foreign concern. An
other order was for so. The barter
system may be adopted to cover some
Of the payments because of currency
difficulties.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
EoqIe Attacks Scot
Registered U. S. Patent once.

While tending focks near Angus,
Scotland, Henry Grant was attacked
by golden eagle. Beating off his
attacker the shepherd started down.
hill and the bird again attacked
him. But it swooped too low and
too fast. It struck Grants back,
then crashed into a fence and was
stunned. Grant, unhurt, captured
the bird,
Evening star., 1940-02-06
belOngingS

Mother-Mrs. Jones, the boys are
interested in the things on your
what-not. Will you show them your
collection and then they will take
their books in the other room and
read while we visit.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

by IHORNTON w. BURGESS.
Billy Mink was back home, and it
was good to be back. After all,
there is no place like home, and
Billy has lived so long at the
Laughing Brook that there is no
place in all the Great World quite
like it to him. The day after his
return he went up and down the
whole length Of the Laughing Brook
from where it begins way up in the
Green Forest clear down to the
Evening star., 1940-02-06

A winter resort city Of Dade Coun-
ty, Florida.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
Points for Parents

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
In our ,Dish to encourage chill
dren's desire to Investigate, De must
not overlook the fact that they must
also learn to respect other peoples
belongings.
Evening star., 1940-02-06
jolly Polly
A Little Chat on EnqIish
By JOS. ]. FRISCH.

BY JOS. ]. FR1SCH.
j. Live may say either "the
one he is listening to" or "the
one to which he is listening" The
English language enjoyS the free
Evening star., 1940-02-06

doom and flexibility of placing a
proposition at the end of phrase or
sentence, in many cases to the i'm
provement of the construction. Thus
it is more sensible to say "a person
worth listening to" than "a person
to whom it is worth while to listen"
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
RAF Planes Bomb
 Berlin In Defiance
 Of Fiitler's Threats

UNDATED, Sept ' l4)-Bomb- set fires blazed in the German and British capitals, but London was given a momcntary breath ing spell after the wars worst day and night, and gathered the dead from the debris of smashed buildings. Nazi warplanes today confined their attacks mainly to areas in ,he northwest and south east of England. Two were report ed shot down.
 The Rcy2l Air Force, in a spec taoular three-hour assault on Berlin after midnight dropped eX plosives and incendiary bombs in defiance of Hitler's recent threats that he would rage Eng and's cit ies.
 The Germans claimed to have set fire to docks in east London, and oil tanks on the Thames and in Haven, east of London.
 The British acknowledged that
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
London Undergoes Nine Hour Raid--3O6 Killed
President Signs Bill
 Provide $5,0O0,OO0,O ,O00
 Defense Appropriation

WASHINGTON, Sept. g (P) - President Roosevelt signed the 5 billion 25l million dollar appro- priation carrying funds to help provide vital equipment for two million fighting men and to ex- pedite the construction of two ocean navy. This is the biggest appropriation since the last war measure was showed through.
 Defense commitments by the current congressional session have passed the 15 billion mark
 The bill also supplied funds to start the work on most of the warships for the two-ocean fleet, and for 18,422 Army and Navy airplanes.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Legion Aids
 Army Obtain Man Power

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 The War Department announced that it was receiving active aid of the American Legion in the stat es of Washington and Indiana, where every Post has been asked to assist the Army in obtaining recruits.
 Three young men who were the first to enlist in their com- munity in the Pacific Northwest were awarded wrist watches by the John V. Fulsom Post of the Legion at Chehalis, Wash. The War Department added that it had been informed of similar Legion activity in other states.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Nazi Bombers Attack London Area In Nine
 Hour Raid 3O6 Dead

flaming assault was only one tenth of the fury in store for the British capital.
 A British communique said the casualties were expected to sur pass the toll of Saturdays 8-hour 18 minute raid which showed 306 killed and 1887 seriously wound ed. All the bomb-set fires were described as extinguished or now well in hand" but the com munique admitted damage to navy docks,
 Both sides of the Thames were subjected to repeated bombard- ment by high4aying Nazi raiders.
 Berlin reported the full blast of the blitze1reig was personal ly directed by Reich Marshal Goering from his northern France headquarters.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09

number of civilians were dead; l9 of their own planes shot down and 45 German planes downed.
 A. Berlin the Germans said 67 British planes were doWned yes terday and 24 of their own were lost.
 The Bulgarian government an nounced that a formal agreement was signed with Rumania, return .rg to them southern Dobruja, an area of 2.80O square mics and a population of 375,000.
 On the Indo-China frontier, wig ilance was redoubled after Chin ese troops crossed the frontier ? days ago and clashed with the French colonial forces.
 The Italians said large fires were set by Italian airplanes bombarding oil tanks and refn- cries at Haifa ard also on the main British oil terminus in the near east.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09

The tense feeling, engendered by debate, burst open last night when the ephithet of traitor" was spoken in the House and be- held Rep. Beverly M. Vincent, 50, and Rep Martin L. Sweeney, 55, throwing punches at each other in the well of the chamber while the galleries looked on. The fight followed a speech by Sweeney which assaiIed conscription and President Roosevelt of seeking D embroil the United States 1T war
 1 1x
 When Sweeney returned l. his seat beside Vincent he said Vim cent calle dhim traitor and the fight started. Sweeney subse, quently apologized to the House. Vincent at first repeated the charge but later withdrew it.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Solons In
 Fist Fight Draft Bill

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (H) - With the spectacle of a hard hit ting fst-fght on the floor to test fly to the shortness of some tenn pers, the House began a final drive to reach a decision on the Conscr.ption Bill. With two days of general debate over, the cham Der settled down to consider the measure section by section and to act on scores of pending amend v5te is expected Friday night or Saturday.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Maine Holds
 residential
 Election Today

PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. ' l4) Maine, first state to hold it's nation election, which is only two days off, rang with the echoes of praise and criticism of the principal figure in Novem- ber's balloting.
 Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jun TOT, portrays his distant cousin as having supreme contempt" for the American people and their abilities while Senator Wag ner eulogized him as a great president with love for his fel- low men in his heart"
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Workers On
 Canal Zone Strike

BALBOA, C. g., Sept. 7 (P) - The strike of laborers on the secret defense projects in the Canal Zone, spread to the Pac- fife side when from 300 to 400 men refused to check in for work. They are asking pay in- creases from Is and 20 cents to 30 cents for laborers and from 25 to 40 cents for skilled work men. Six hundred are out on the east side of the canal.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
UNDATED, Sept. 9 (P)-Bomb pitted London, raked by a ter

.-..UNDAIED, sept. tH)-bOmD pitted London, raked by a ter rife aerial assault for 9 hours and 40 minutes, counted hum dreds dead as rescue workers still dug in the smoking ruins af- ter an unprecedented night of terror. British RAF ibombers lash ed back in ahree-hour attack on rGermany's great North Sea port of Hamburg
 The London air ministry report ed the Berlin acknowledged a major attack on Hamburg as well as other RAF pre-daWn raids on the city of Kiel and the big Ger man naval base at Lueneiberg.
 The Nazis said new waves of German bombers were striking toward London again this morn- ing and asserted that last nights
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Rumania Allied To Axis Powers Return
 Protection Invasion

BUCHAREST, Sept. 2 (P) - The country's new military die tator, General Antonescu sent warm messages of allegiance to Hitter and NusscIini, who have guaranteed his shrunken bound aries.
 He explained to his people in a rad.o broadcast that he forced
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09

the abdication of Carol to save the nation from civil war" He said he told Carol T cannot con- trol the present situation. Tn re- questing your abdication I voice the desire of the country"
 Carol crossed the frontier on. "a special train into Yugoslavia, en route to Switzerland
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
House Passes Peace Time Conscription bill
 Vote of 263 to 149

WASHINGTON, Sept. ! (R) - The House by vote of 263 to l49 passed the Burke-W ellsworth conscription bill to- night but with the provision that
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Americas
 To Share Bases

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 lP) - The United States notified all other American republics that the naval and air bases recently acquired from Britain will be available to them on the fullest cooperative basis for a common defense" of the Western Hemi7 sphere. Secretary Hull sent the messages to the United State dip- lomatic missions in the various sountrieS.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Sam Niece Passes Away

GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. g (PJ Sam McGee, former Great Falls resident, with the same name as the famous Service poem "Cremation of Sam Me Gee" died at his home in Bic seker, Alberta, the Great Falls Tribune said, after an attack of paralysis.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Pres. Paraguay Is Killed In
 Plane Crash

ASCUNCION, Sept. 2 lP)-Gen eral Jose Felix Estigababia, aged 52, President of Paraguay, and his wife were killed when the airplane in which they were riding crashed today while en- route to their country residence in San Bernardlno.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09

actual draft be deferred for 50 days to permit trial of the volun tary system of enlistments. The bill goes back to Senate for agree ment to the House amendments.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
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Bombers
 Hit Lonbon

LONDON, Sept. ' [P)- Huge waves of German bombers, att tacking in groups of more than a score each, swept in against the city late today which rever- berated to the dull boom of bombs.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09

time, including 2 battleships and eight aircraft carriers were or dered by the Navy immediately after President Roosevelt signed the defense appropriation bill.
 Among the contracts was 20 de strOyers from the Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Go. of Seattle for one hundred thirty seven and a half million dollars and destroy CTS from the Puget Sound Yard al a cost of forty two million dol lars.
 Contracts were let for 200 fight ing ships and one repair vessel at cost of total of $3,86l,0O0,- 900.
 In addition to the battleships, costing approximately 100 mil lion dollars each, plane carriers at AT million dollars apiece, oth- CT vessels are. on order. The ap proximate unit cost is: 20 cruis- CTS 30. million, 115 destroyers, 8 million one hundred thousand, 43 subs at 6 million; and a re- pair ship at an unannounced cost.
 The official estimates of the bat tleShip cost indicates that they will be 45,000 ton vessels.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
Will Be
 Greatest Fleet Fighting Ships

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (F) - The greatest fleet of fighting yes sels ever put on contract at one
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-09
NOTICE

Write to your friends and rela- tives on the Outside, using Sour ough Stationery. They'll get big kick out of it.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08

NeWsom, Derringer, Walters and
blocking backs, Messrs. Burke,
Smith and your correspondent inter-
polated our share of golf, from both
the inside and outside angles.
The S,oay in Golf
Billy Burke was talking about the
sway in golf.
This is one of the misunderstood
terms in golf" the former champion
and one of the best instructors said.
Il sway. Most of us sway. You
have to sway little. But my first
sway IS really a lateral hip shift.
l sway from my left hip to my
right, before l start to turn. But
the upper part of my body doesn't
sway. My head doesn't sway-or
even move.
1.-THE trouble with too many golf
ers," Burke continued, sis that they
sway the wrong way. They sway
with the upper part of the body.
They let their heads drift with the
swing. When this happens the back
swing is all gone, and SO is the down.
swing. There is neither power nor
control left. When the upper part
of the body-above the waist, in
Guiding the head-starts to sway or
shift, the swing is then completely
wrecked. For all balance is de-
strOyed.
I've watched thousands after
thousands try to hit a golf ball in
this way, but it can't be done. 1t
isn't even possible, even if a Hagen
or a Jones tried it."
Complete agreement
Billy is just 100 per cent cor
rect" Horton Smith cut in. For
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
AROUND
THE HOUSE

Rusty nails put In the soil
around a hydrangea bush will
keep the soil healthy.
In cleaning gas ovens, put q
little ammonia in the water. The
cleaning will be made easier and
the ammonia prevents the ovens
from turning brown.
Never throw away bones left
from a roast or shoulder. Put
them on in cold water and il
cooked several hours, a very good
soup may be obtained with the
addition of diced vegetables.
Set the children to blowing soap
bubbles on your next rainy day.
A little glycerine added to warm,
soapy water will increase the size
and number of the bubbles.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
ASK ME
ANOTHER
The Questions

l. How long is the time from
new moon to new moon?
2. What is the largest cave in
the world?
8. We're other colored lights than
red and green as stop and go sig
mails respectively ever used?
4. Where is the mountainous dis
trict known as the Riff?
S. What is chromosphere7
6. What baseball pitcher holds
the record for the number of
games won during his major
league career?
Z. Is prayer an inseparable part
Of all religious worship?
8. What does a Scotchman mean
by brae?
8. What birds drink by suction?
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08

squandered a shameful amount of
your clothes allowance, but it will
in reality cost very little.
This is an extremely easy de-
sign to make-the jacket is cut in
two pieces and scanned on the
shoulders; the nightie requires
merely two long seams and a few
gathers.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1228.B Is de.
signed for sizes IA. 16. ID. 20: 40 and e.
Corresponding bust measurements -, "a,
SO. 80. 40 and A. Size 16 (34) requires
SIS yards of 39-inch material without nap.
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Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
A Quiz With Answers
Offering Information
on Various Subjects

never pray, believing that it would
be both presumptious and imper-
tinent to ask the Creator to con-
slider their own personal needs and
wishes.
8. The slope of a hillside.
9. The pigeon is the only bird
that drinks by suction, all others
having to throw their heads back
in order to swallow.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
The Answers

l. Twenty-Five days, IL hours,
44.05 minutes.
2. The Mammoth cave in Ken
lucky is the largest. 1t contains
more than 200 miles of galleries
and several quite large lakes, and
three rivers flow through it.
3. AS late as 1925 street traffic
lights on Fifth avenue, New York
city, flashed yellow for start, "
red for Caution" and green for
stop"
4. Morocco.
S. A gaseous layer surrounding
the sun.
6. Cy Young, with 511 victories.
7. The 100000 Druses of Syria
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08

the good golfer l
wouldn't exactly
call it a sway. But
there is a swaying
hip motion from the
left to the right, be-
fore you turn. But
only the hips are in
volved in this first
motion. The second
the shoulders and
head sway with this
motion you are all
through. You might
call it a left to right
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
Complete agreement

Billy is just 100 per cent cor
rect" Horton Smith cut in. For
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08

HERE'S real lullaby luxury, for
- yourself and the lucky friends
to whom you give it-this bedtime
ensemble comprising a high
wasted nightie that's lovely as a
dance frock, and sweet little bed
jacket. Send for design No. 1928
B, and make it up in fine, sheer
batiste, chiffon, georgette or-if
the cold wind sweeps through your
bedroom-of challis or albatross.
1t will look as though you had
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08

turmoil of another
game-golf. Here is
the capital of tu-
multi and turmoil.
During the recent
World series, in
Guiding footb all
tours, we travelled
rather extensively
with a pair of young
men by the names
of Billy Burke and
Horton Smith. While
others were full of
oratory concerning
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
LOVE

Because lore holds the greatest poro-
er OF all for making other, terribly
happy or terribl, sad. Kathleen Norris
earnestly admonishes that it be used
~isely. She prites this after being
consulted by "Deedee," heart.
broken young rite, oho,e husband
and sister are rery friendly. They both
lore her, but neither realizes the pain
their friendship is causing her. Miss
Norris adrise, that only time can cor
rect this idmenfdble situation.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
Joy the handspring

Joy is the handspring in the
whole round of everlasting nature:
joy moves the wheels of the great
timepiece of the world; she it il
that loosens flowers from their
buds, suns from their ornaments,
rolling spheres in distant space
seen not by the glass Of the astron-
omer.-Schiller.
Glacier County chief., 1940-11-08
|5o;1alI3fl|

OUT from the tumult and the
turmoil of the football season
the time seems to be about ripe to
turn to the even greater tumult and