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Evening star., 1942-08-08
NATURES CHILDREN
MOSQUITO
(Culer pipenS) J

According to a report of the Bu-
reau Of Entomology, mosquitoes
head the list of destructive insects.
They cost something like S1,l45,-
525, 900 yearly. Visualize how many
worthwhile projects could have
been put into action by this amount
of money. the annual loss OF men
and animals due to mosquitoes.
Today We are faced with the vital
problem of conserving all our re-
sources. When a tiny insect. fragile
In anatomy and so easily killed, can
still take such a fearful toll OF
human life something drastic must
be done at once. Our scientists
are doing all in their power to pro-
tect our armed forces from these
pests; we must do our part to abol-
ish all possible breeding places OF
these disease dispensers
At this season of the year many
outings are marred because OF the
tormenting buzz and sting of the
common mosquito, known in the
Eastern United States north OF Vir-
ginia. It Is the one that screens,
unless of fine mesh, do not bar from
your bedroom when the lights are
on, the one that makes sitting out
on the lawn a time OF brush and
swat The life story is practically
the same for all mosquitoes. The
important duty OF every American
is to see to it that breeding spots
be made as scarce as possible
Roadside bitches, rain barrels, hol-
low logs. cisterns, tin cans, water
ing troughs and such receptacles
for water are sought by the mos
quito when she is ready to deposit
her mass of rs to 300 eggs
When the eggs are first laid the,
are yellowish white; then, soon be-
coming brown and inconspicuous
they resemble fakes of SCOT on the
waters surface. According to the
temperature, they hatch in q few
days-in hot weather "a hours !!
the usual time.
From the lower end OF each egl
Q tiny larva or "wiggler" makes IT.
escape. hanging head downward .
{en angle OF Is degrees with the til
u the abdomen at the surface O
Evening star., 1942-08-08
Uncle Roy's Corner
BY RAMON COFFMAN.

A letter bringing up . question
about the international date line"
has reached my desk. Here 1t is
Dear Uncle Ray:
we have two terrestrial globes.
One says, Vessels crossing the date
line add a day going west and sub
tract a day going east Along the
date line of the other globe, it say,
TO westbound vessels one day is
lost. To vessels eastbound. one
day is gained Now which is right,
and why?
Your column is one Of the two
most important parts OF the paper
for me. You we're kind enough to re-
ply once before, and / hope you
will again.
Gratefully yours,
Mrs. Harry A. Millman."
The date line is, indeed. puzzling
thing. 1t is strange to think OF a
change from Sunday to Monday, or
from Monday to Sunday, taking
place when a person travels short
distance. Yet if we think about the
facts, we see that there must be
date line somewhere on earth. to
keep world travellers from mixing
their dates.
Let us suppose that an airplane
left New York City at 3 o'clock Sat-
urday afternoon, August 8, and flew
at a speed equal to the rotation
speed of the earth. In the New
York latitude the speed is about $50
miles per hour. That is a great deal
faster than airplanes Of today can
20, but the time may come when
such an average speed can be
kept up.
The aviator in that case would
follow the sun" and every place
along the way would have 8 o'clock
in the afternoon by the sun time.
He would not go through single
night before he finished his round
the world journey and got back to
New York.
II there were no date line along
the way, the aviator might suppose
1t still was 3 o'clock Saturday after
noon. Actually. in passing the date
line in the Pacific Ocean, he would
COR should) change his mind about
the day and date. saying to himself,
This is now o'clock Sunday after
noon. and August instead OF Au-
gust g." When he got back to New
York. he would have been gone "a
hours, and the people of New York
would be counting the time as 3
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
A vessel going west does add" a
day, as one of Mrs Millman's globes
says. The other globe also is right,
in a sense. BY adding day (jump-
ing from Saturday to Sunday a
person may figure he loses it, but
he will make up all the lost time by
the end of round -the-world trip.
1~eA aod
Read Uncle Ray in The Junior Star
Euerv Sunday.
Evening star., 1942-08-08
BY Lillian Cox Athey

the water in order to breathe.
These youngsters live on bits Of
plants and vegetable matter found
in the water. In from S to 10 days
they transform into the pupal stage.
Pupae are as active as larvae, but
they are mostly head and thorax
with a very slender abdomen. Five
or six days later the adult mos
quito is flying from the scene OF
its birth. The female is the only
one that bites. These mosquitoes
are able to poison the victim slightly
by raising small red spot on the
Evening star., 1942-08-08
1~eAe i54
Take Ny Word for II
BY FRANK COLBY.
Saturday Word Quiz

Kansas City: Please explain and
pronounce the term VIS-A-V1S.-
D. M.
Answer: The term is French, and
means face to face hence. per-
son who is opposite, as in dancing,
cards, conversation. dining. the
word is both singular and plural.
Do not pronounce the second S.
Say: vee-zuh-VEE.
Ell Paso: Please distinguish be-
tween the words FORCIBLE and
FORCEFUL-P. G. w.
Answer: Forcible means force
used to overcome resistance" as to
gain forcible entry to a fortified
city. Forceful means possessing
force or power" as to speak force
fully. However. some authorities
regard the words as synonyms.
Hoboken: What is the correct pro-
nunciation of the word FALCON?
Is the 'l' pronounced?-H. H.
Answer: First choice: FAWL-kn;
second choice: FAW-k'n; third
choice somewhat dubious: FAL-
KIN.
Toledo: I'm confused by the
term "the military as "the mill
tary plans to do thus and so: the
military believes" etc The military
what?-Mrs. w r. w.
Answer: When used thus as a
noun, the term means the army
the military establishment collec-
lively"
Riverside. How should be pro-
nomce the name SIERRA MA.
DRE?-R. S. F..
Answer: Say: 'see-AIR-ah NAH
dray. Since the Spanish word sierrs
titerally "a saw means 'moun-
tain" it is redundant to speak ol
the Sierra Madre mountains"
Fluttertongue from recent news
commentator: The Raj is keep.
ing vergil constantly over the Eng.
lish Channel!"
Evening star., 1942-08-08

tribe. She wears conspicuous sill
yer stripes. Full directions for rid
ding the premises OF these costly
foes may be obtained from the
Bureau Of Entomology. We need
those millions spent for control pur-
poses, and we most certainly desire
to protect our citizens and animals
from these enemies.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Wide Discrepancy
Found in Oil Grants
In Arlington Forest
Differences OF as Much
As 230 GoIIons Reported
For Similar Homes

A wide discrepancy in the amount
OF fuel oil allowed homes in Airing
ton Forest for heating purposes this
winter-a difference of as much as
2S gallons In one case-was the chief
topic OF conversation yesterday in
the stores Of the communitys shop
ping center.
Arlington Forest is one of Arling-
ton County's neVer home develop
ments-a community of about 700
houses f1anking both sides of Lee
boulevard not many miles from the
eastern approach to Falls Church.
The homes are detached and nearly
al OF them are of the same size,
most consisting of six rooms and a
bath. Similarity is broken by
changes in exterior architectural
character.
For that reason primarily, resi-
dents Of Arlington Forest-some of
them at least-are unable to under
stand, with all things being equal,
why neighbor block or two away
should be allowed more fuel than
has been allocated to them.
Summarizes Views.
Mrs. Marguerite Watts, 4729 Lee
boulevard, apparently summarized
the feeling of many of the resi-
dents with this brief statement:
ut seems to me that everybody in
Arlington Forest should have been
placed on an equal basis, except
those families with small children"
A survey of 20 homes in Airing
ton Forest-an having about the
same. cubic-foot content-showed
that the oil rationing allotments
ranged from $50 to 855 gallons.
A typical house is that occupied
by T. J. Muldowney, 4736 Lee boule-
ward. Located on a corner facing
the boulevard itself, his home was
used as a model" when the devel-
opment was started. 1t has the
standard six rooms and bath, with
$40 square feet of space on two
floors, measured from the interior
walls.
Mr.. Muldowney will be required
to keep his home warm this winter
with 665 gallons of OIL BY actual
computation, he said, his oil burner
consumed 1886 gallons last year. He
had a reserve of 235 gallons in his
tank when rationing started and
the rationing board sent him cou-
pons for 430 additional gallons.
Used $50 Gallons in Month.
A 5l0-coupon book went to Mai.
and Mrs. H. J. Lewis, 153 North
Columbus street. Aside from Mai.
and Mrs. Lewis the family consists
Of two small children and, besides
them, there is 7l-year-old woman
living in the house. Mrs. Lewis
pointed out there was a reserve sup
ply OF oil in the tank when ration
ing began-she didn't know exactly
how much-but In March this year,
the oil burner used $50 gallons.
A rationing book good for $50
gallons was received by an Army
officer on Lee boulevard, who also
has two small children, one of them
Evening star., 1942-12-20
Rhymes Prove Even SHORTAGE
Of Fuel Has Lighter Side

the dream of Uncle Sam, of the
ODT, the OPA and the OPC, all
of them functioning in a manner
which was not exactly reminiscent
OF recent reality as follows:
"He filled every tank
Right up to the brim,
And each little sock
Stuck coupons in.
"The dealer crawled home,
And far in the night
Wore a smile of complacence.
There's a Santa all right"
AS a final touch to this fuel oil
ballad, Miss Tanner drew the dealer
as he lay in his bed, fast asleep, and
above him she, parodied: I'm
dreaming of a warm Christmas"
Evening star., 1942-12-20

months old and the other 90
years. His wife estimated the fuel
tank was virtually filled to its 275-
gallon capacity at the start of ra-
tioning.
R. H. Collins, 4739 Lee boulevard,
said he had been issued coupons for
$50 gallons, and did not know
whether that amount would be ade-
quate, since he was unaccustomed to
Washington winters. In addition to
his wife, his mother-in- law lives in
the house.
Mrs. Watts said she had been allo-
Gated an even 500 gallons to keep
her home warm this winter, whereas
last winter the furnace burned 900
gallons. There are five occupants in
this home, including a 7-year -old
child.
Shut Off Radiators.
j. w. Hamp, 1913 North Park Drive.
was issued coupons for $40 gallons.
which, with the reserve supply he
had in his tank, will reduce his con-
sumption about 100 gallons under
last year. The Hamps have one
child under 4, and say they are doing
everything to conserve fuel. The
house has been insulated. and Mrs.
Hamp explained the radiators up
stairs have been cut off except in
the bathroom.
A number of other residents of
Arlington Village who were inter-
viewed but Stunned disclosure of
their identity also said they had
taken most Of the recommended
steps for conserving fuel but doubt
ed whether the rationed supplies
would last throughout the winter.
A few of those who admitted they
had not either insulated or put
storm windows in their homes are
occupants on rental basis. Even
those in rented houses, however.
said they are keeping temperatures
at IS degrees during the day and
lower at night.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
New Ration Coupon
Distribution 10 Be
Finished in January
OPA Reports Printing
Of $50 Million Books
Biggest Job in History
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Distribution to consumers of the
universal ration book" should be
completed during January, the Office
OF Price Administration reported
last highland added that the lob
OF printing 150,O00,00O such books
was the biggest in history.
Eighteen printing firms in the
country are turning out the books
at rate, in some plants, of 10000
a day. Each book has 1872 stamps,
making a grand total of almost
80, 600, 100000 stamps, which the OPA
said happens to exceed IL years
continuous production of all the
postage stamps used in the United
States"
The books are printed on paper
which will prove a real headache
to any one foolish enough to trv to
counterfeit ration books the OPA
warned.
While the OPA intends to get the
books to consumers next month, it
is mindful of the delays which re-
Gently caused some gasoline ration
Evening star., 1942-12-20

workers to outlying plants in taxi
cabs and closing all the State
schools in January so that fuel oil
trucks hauling school supplies could
be used to import more gasoline.
Speeders, If they had the gasoline,
could have breezed through North
Carolina yesterday, because the
State highway patrol announced it
had enough gas to handle only emer-
gencies.
Evening star., 1942-12-20

1t takes a fuel oil shortage and
rationing to bring out the poetry
in a secretary.
So learned the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, which
now has quit worrying over an
appropriate Christmas card to send
fuel oil dealers. Miss Berneice c.
Tanner, secretary in the oil heat
ing division, saved the day by DASH
ing off:
Twas the night before Christmas.
When all through the house,
The people were freezing
And SO was the mouse"
This she followed with a tale of
the dealer who was dead on his
feet and the driver who, exhausted.
had called it day. Then there was
Evening star., 1942-12-20
SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, D. c. DECEMBER 90 1912

books for Western areas to lie for
days In airport freight rooms be-
cause military goods got priority on
plane cargo space.
If a shipment of military sup
plies needs the freight train that
is loaded with ration books, OPA
unloads and waits, even if it means
postponing a rationing program" it
said.
Since Government presses could
not possibly have handled the huge
printing job within the go days al
lowed for printing and distribution,
the Government Printing Office
hunted the country for plants able
to do the printing, perforating and
numbering jobs.
Evening star., 1942-12-20
New Lexington Pustor

LEXINGTON. Va, Dec. 10 (P.-
The Rev. William L. Lumpkin. for
mer track star at the University Of
Richmond, has accepted call to the
pastorate of the Manly Memorial
Baptist Church here and will ar
rive January 49,
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transportation
Continued From First Page.l

were made to put staggered hours
into effect to relieve transportation
jams; and in Maryland, transpor-
tation official suggested hauling
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-06-25

John Hambel and wife of Akron
visited over Sunday with relatives
here Miss Evelyn Mummey is en-
ployed in the home of Mrs. Anna
Gatewood. of McConnelsville.--
Eustace Phillips has returned to
Cleveland, having spent weeks
vacation here Stanley Hanson has
returned to Barberton, where he is
employed Mrs. Della Berkley of
Malta and Mr.. and Mrs Ora Nc
Weigh were supper guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Ryan,
Sunday Misses Mary Jane and
Marjorie Pettibone of Philo are
guests of their grandparents, j. O.
Pettibone and wife Dwight, son
of Cecil Davis and wife is improv-
ing from an attack of flu Mr.. and
Mrs Joe Peterson and children
have returned home from a visit
with Mrs. Peterson's brother and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Walwrath,
of Louisville.--Mr and Mrs. Allen
Ashton and Miss Marie Bamfield of
GAINESVILLE and Miss Ethel Bamfield
of McConnelsville were guests of
relatives here over Sunday Mr.
and Mrs L. M. Ryan and son Shell
don visited Thursday with relatives
at Parkersburg.- Mrs. Denzil Frame
and children and Miss Helen Smith
of Philo We're guests Sunday of Ar
thur Hosom.- Bantv Bruner of
Parkersburg spent Monday at the
E. r. McAtee home.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-06-25
Sharp Ridge

Warren Lindimore who has been
having eye trouble is able to be out
again. Farmers here are having
a hard time getting hay made and
corn worked, as it rains almost ev-
cry day.--Junior Cunningham, OF
GAINESVILLE, is spending a few weeks
at the home of his aunt here, Mrs.
Mary Ribble.-- Mrs. Bertha Rauch
of near Lowell and Geo. Huck's OF
McConnelsville We're picking cher
ries at the Cohagan home.--Clay-
ton Snyder who is stationed at Ft.
Warren, Wyo., writes it is very cool
there and they wear their winter
clothes. There are a great many
Indians out there Young Snyder
took his first train ride June /,
when he went from Columbus to
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Ind. On
June 10th he went from there to
Fort Warren, Wyo., and was not off
the train for "a hours.
Minister Enlists As Chaplain
Rev Schiff, the Dutch Hill-New
Lexington Lutheran minister, has
signed up for army service as chap
lain and expects to leave soon.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-06-25
Westland

Mrs. Oliver Miller, near Elliott,
who has been i'll for some months,
was taken in the Miller ambulance
TO Memorial hospital. Marietta, Sun
day Mrs. Rosa COler is caring for
Mrs. Hattie Hummel. Mrs. Hum
mel's sister, Mrs. Anna Marksman,
of Pennsylvania, is also at the
Hummel home. Mr. and Mrs. Gail
Snyder Of Wooster were also week
end visitors Ida Chappelear
returned to her home near East
Branch, Sunday. after spending the
past two weeks With her daughter,
Mrs. Edna Embree Mr. and Mrs
ClEde Daugherty. son Billy, of
Cleveland were over Sunday visit
ors at their farm near here. - Mr.
and Mrs Frank Miller received a
letter from their son, John. Friday
who is at st. Lucas Islands, South
America, saying he had been in the
hospital for five weeks with fever
and infection, but was better and
had left the hospital the day before
writing the letter. This was the
first word received since the first
of Aprh
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-06-25
Hackney

Warren Thompson and family
visited relatives near Summerfield,
Sunday Dorothy and Sarah Lou
Silvus of McConnelsville were week
end visitors of Mrs. d. B. Conn
and family and attended services
at Smiths Chapel, Sunday Mr.
and Mrs. Denmer Morris spent Sun
day afternoon with the latters
mother Mrs: Nettie Robinson, of
McConnelsville.-- Edgar Garvin of
Athens spent several days last
week with home folks The last
quarterly meeting of Reinersville
circuit was held at Smiths Chapel
Sunday. The program given by
the different churches and talk by
Paul HaSkins We're much enjoyed
also the basket dinner. Rev Glen
Peoples does not expect to return
to this circuit next ear.--Robert
and Russell Pennock of Marietta
spent the week end with their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Harry Pennock
--Orval Morris of Canton spent a
few days with home folks. James
Morris accompanied him back
Mrs Cecil Lawrence of Canton is
her brother, Dave Hall, and
family .--Odell Bartlett was Sun
day evening visitor with Mr. and
Mrs Orval Morris Mr.. and Mrs
Cooley Silvus and family attended
the Gessel reunion at Dodge Park,
Beverly. Sunday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-06-25
Arlington

The son born to Mr. and Mrs
Lloyd Smith Sunday has been name
ed Roger Ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Rex ant
daughter Nancy of Reed City, Mich
who slent their vacation visitins
home folks left last Wednesday fol
their home. They We're accompan
led home bv Mrs. C. S. Lawrence
Enroute home they visited Mr. ant
Mrs. Cecil Lawrence at " ooster
Miss Betty Downing is assistine
with the household duties at the
Lawrence home during the absence
of Mrs. Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs James Shaw ant
Mrs. George Maxwell visited Sat
urday with Mr.. and Mrs H. w
Wilson and Mrs. J. M. McGregor
Mrs. Maxwell remained for a longer
visit
Mr. and Mrs. James. Carroll and
daughter Myrna Lou of Columbus
spent the week end with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. w Carrell
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Packer OF
Shawnee and grandson of Ned
Savage of Columbus visited Thurs
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyd Bates
and family. Ned Savage will spend
some time at the Bates home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. S. Wilson and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Oval Hancher
and family, Mr.. and Mrs.H. w.
Wilson and Don. Mrs. Wilbert Law
renee, and Lee Wilson took SUNDAY
dinner with Mrs. Emma Wilson and
family.
Mrs. Will Bird who has been
bedfast for the past five weeks
does not improve very fast
Miss jamie McGregor, Mrs. John
Anderson and Mrs. Emmett Wood
ward remain about the same.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-06-25
Newton Ridge

Henry Porter who is employed
with the Buckeye Pipe Line COM
pany, at Columbus, spent the week
end with his family and they re-
turned with him TO make their
home there.--Mrs. Paula Parsons
of GAINESVILLE spent the week END at
her farm Mr.. and Mrs. George
Henery, Mrs. Anna jenkins, Misses
Blanche and Elizabeth Rider Of
Roseville visited at the Mary Teter
home, Sunday afternoon Ray
a mechanic at Patterson Field.
Dayton, spent the week end with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett
Newton. Relatives here received
word that Mrs. Blanche Bailey
Walsh of Salem, Oregon, had enter
ed a hospital and was to undergo
an operation Tuesday.--Roy New
som of Nashport spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs. Anna
Newsom and son Albert and they
all spent Sunday with Bob New
som and family of Hopewell.- Mr..
and Mrs Delmar Wilson of Bristol
visited Sunday evening with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gift
ford Delmar Newton is quite Ill
with tonsillitis. Allie Bailey visit
ed Sunday afternoon with Hettle
Woodward of Chesterhill.- Della
Bowles who is employed at the
Jesse Bailey home, spent the week
end at home.--Clarence Newton re-
turned to Camp Benjamin Harrl.
son, Indiana, Tuesday, after 10.
lay furlough.- Born to Mr.. and
Mrs Wade Beamer, Monday, an
eight pound son, named DAVID
Wade Mr. and Mrs. 7. S. Ford.
ham are grandparents. Miss Mary
NeWsom is the nurse.--Albert Hen
cry and family spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Henery Of Roos.
terville.-- Mary Eloise and Martha
McKibben of Stockport are visiting
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs;
Luther McKibben.-- Mrs. Mildred
Patterson and Mrs. Jennie Patter-
son of Stockport We're entertained
at w. E. Bishops, Sunday, with a
chicken dinner in honor of the
formers birthday. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Bishop were afternoon Wis
itors.- Mrs. William Bowles spent !
Friday at Ernest Prices, at Malta. :
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Mckibben
and grandchildren, Mary Eloise and
Martha We're dinner guests at c. w.
Thompson Monday.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-06-25
Morganviile

Mrs Mayme Burcher, a former
resident of this place, who resided
the past several years in Saginaw,
Mich, is back with us again as our
telephone exchange operator. Mrs.
Ethel Jordan, who had been the
operator for the past several years,
resigned on account of ill health
and has moved to Dayton, and ex-
poets to spend some time with her
daughter and son-inlaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. Duane McKibben Her son
Jerrold also is in Dayton. We We're
very sorry to lose Mrs. Jordan as a
glad to have an old friend and
neighbor like Mrs. Burcher to take
her place in the telephone office
and community. Roy Gay of Nc
Connelsville, manager of the Riv-
erside Telephone Company is hav-
ing the property here repaired and
re-decorated. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Carr, Of Canton, spent the week
end with their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chester Carr of Wolf Creek,
and Mrs. Elizabeth Sands of this
place. The sale at the Charles
Scott farm last Friday was well at
tended. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott will
make their home with their son,
Davis Scott, near Portersville. Mr.
and Mrs. Scott will be missed in
this community. Mr.. Scott has very
poor health and we hope he will
soon recover Mr.. and Mrs. "Bud"
Fitch went to Newark Sunday to
visit the formers father, McCIel
land Fitch, who is very i'll at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Ken. ]
meth Balding. They report that he |
was slightly improved at that time. |
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Torbert and Il
laughter Marian and Miss Blanche II