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La gaceta., 1942-12-17
A LOS OBREROs


Iordres, Diciembre 17.-N
,pari6dico belga "Le Pays Reel"
luLlica 10 siguiente: ala que
rrra esta siendo tan larga que
los cbreros que desean ir a ira
cajar en- Alemania, no poseen 70
pas necesarias. Por consiguien-
te, Sc ha decretado que los obre
ros be1gas, hombres y mujeres,
rect0an una asignaci6n de 750
frances belgas, y los franceses
una asignaci6 de 1000 frances
franceses. Sin embargo, 81 en-
LEO del dinero estara controla-
do. 81 la aSignaci6n no Sc en-
r.aa en- Ia adquisici6n de ropas,
debe ser devuelta, porque de 10
contrario, ell obrero sra castiga-
do por los tribunales m~ilitares
no robo de la propiedad del
Reich"
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
EN- z DE LOS HE
BREOS PERSEGUIDOS

San Jose, Costa RIGA, Die. II
-El presidente de la RepGblica
lilo instrucciones a Alberto E.
chandi Montero, ministro de
Negocios Extranjeros, para que
realize una aeci6n conjunta, en-
Centre America y Panama, en-
defesa de los hebreos persegui-
dos por los nazis. "Yo declare,
dice ell Presidente, mi mas emo
iada protesta en- representation
del gobierno y ell pueblo de Cos
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ciudadanos r-orteamericanoe:
Faustino Suarez, Gonzalo
Garcia ~GraneIl, Avelina Perez,
Fernando GARCIA, Generos Con-
za.ez, Luciano Ibanez Y Daniel
Diaz.
Cubanos: Carload Ferrera,
GLt3erto Alfonso, Angel Fran
cisco Velasco, Manuel Aguas,
Carload del Vale, Angel Con
zoalez, Carlos Vega Almanac,
Maria Reias Collado y Jose San
tiestIban.
I(lianos: Salvatore Lazzara,
Vincenzo Salvato Spoto, Fran
cesco P. Antinori, Stella Varsa-
Iona, Augusta Mario RinaQdi,
Nina Diaz, Maria Trapani Sea-
glione, Maria Midulla, Domeni-
ca Vetrano, Antonio Urso, San
to Valenti, Giuseppe Rosario
Ferlita, Rosina Fernandez, An
tonic Baretta, Pablo F%erlita, vi
talo D0lcimascolo, Maria Clara
Vii, Benedetta Salvaggio, jose
fina Traina Scagliones, Lorenzo
SpOto, Onofrio Scaglione, Pao-
lima Frisco, Salvatore Traina,
Carmelo Bona, Maria Psatou-
has Y Rea Katros.
Alemanes: Minna Krause y
Herbert Bruno.
Argentine: Vicenta Spoto To-
masino.
Honduras: Gueldo Irma MIC
Nab.
Griegos: John Triantafilou y
Peter Kotakia.
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
Ell CREDITO EN-
CUANTO A LOS CUPONES
DE DE
COMBUSTIBLE

Con muy buen juicio y hacienda
Sc eco del sentir popular, la jun
ia de racionamiento de Tampa
acord6 aver reabrir ell plan de
los "cupones de credito" para
Obtener aceite combustible o Ike
oSina." BESIDE ahora en- 10 ade-
lante hasta que los cupones sean
remitidos, las estaciones gasoli-
neras quedan autorizadas para
vender a personas que sepan no
tienen cupones.
FL plan Sc retro la semana pa
sada, luego de haber estado en-
vigor desde ell l de octubre, Y es-
to do lugar a numerosas quejas
y protestas.
Muchas familias, pobres, con
hijos, pasaron sin calefacci6n
los tres Gltimos dias de frio.
Otras muchas juntas va ha-
lbian extendido ell sistema de Gu
PONIES, velando asi, rapidamen-
tie, por los mejores intereses del
pueblo.
La Junta local sigue pidiendo
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
FIRMO Ell A LA OR
A DE GRACIA EN-
LA VENTA DE BEBIDAS
ALCOHOLICS

Ell alcalde Chancey firm6 a.
yer la Ordenanza, aprObada Ell
martes por la noche, permitien-
do laventa de bebidas alcohol
cas-, despues de las IL de la no
che, los dias "a y 81 de diciem-
bre.
Una delegation de fieles de
las iglesias protestantes pidi6 al
alcalde que no la firmara; pero
no fueron complacidos.
Estima ell alcalde que no hay
ley que controle las tabernas del
condado y mantener la Ordenen
"a, en- esos dias, solo servira pa
ra que a las IL ell pueblo de Tam
pa Sc marche al condado, NAL
astando asolina, Omas y dinero.
La gaceta., 1942-12-17

Las cifras siguientes de uno de
los amos antes de la guerra indican
la extension de la industrial CANA
dera: 100000 cabezas de ganado
vacuno, 100000 de ganado lamar
y 147.000 camellos. Los productos
minerales de Marruecos compren-
den cine, plomo, manganese, fosfa-
tos, molibdeno, hero, estano, anti
monio y CRATIC.
Argelia tiene una superfcie pe-
quena de llanos muy f6rtiles, con
productos similares a los &c Ma
rruecos. La secci0n montanosa del
norte Sc dedica a los bosques V a
los pastos. Los productos mine
rales del pals son hero, cine,
plomo, mercurio, cobre y antimonio.
La principal industrial de T1nez
es la agriculture. Este pequeno
pals, en- un aho normal, produio
374.000 toneladas de trigo, 100000
toneladas de cebada Y 10000 tonela-
das de avena. Su producto mineral
mas importante son los fosfatos.
Tambien Sc laborean minas de hie-
FRO Y plomo.
Los productos del Africa Oceide1-
tai Francesa y del Africa Eolalo4i-l
Francesa incluyen frutas, Coco =
aceites de palma, caucho, a.
cacao, maderas, mani y marh..
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. - IS po-
deres del Eje Sc enfrentaron
con la perdida de los productos
agricolas y minerales de las
colonias francesas del Africa
cuando las tropas de los Esta-
dos Unidos comenzaron su
campana para librar a estas
regiones del Gobierno de
Vichy.
Los jefes de los Estados Totalita-
rios sabfan que ell exito de esta
eampaha debilitarfa mas su situa-
ci6n economical, asi como sc daban
perfecta cuenta de que la possession
de las tierras fertiles del Africa
Septentrional proporcionaria a las
Naciones midas alimentos y otros
suministros para operaciones mill
tares posteriores.
Las tierras de labrantfo y de
pastos de las colonias francesas pro-
Queen sustancias alimenticias, ma
terias textiles y minerales en- can't.
dades que representa- un valoi
especial debido a su proximidad a
unO de los teatros principales de Ia
guerra. En- la parte norte de Afri-
ca que p%ertenece a Francia, en-
particular, Sc producer muchos gra-
nos, hortalizas Y una extensa vari-
edad de frutas. Esta region produce
La gaceta., 1942-12-17

cueros, algod6n Y lana, que entran
de un modo vital en- la manufacture
de articulos militares. Argelia,
T1nez y Marruecos tienen recursos
minerales, tales como f~osfatos, HE
rro, carbon, plomo, cine y petr6leo.
ImpOrtancia de la region
En- tempo de guerra, la impor-
tancia que tiene la production agri-
cola y minera de esta region para
los aliados, 81 desprende de la pre-
paraci6n de un estudio econ6mico
especial del Africa Occidental Fran
cesa, hecho por la Comisi6n de
Aduanas de los Estados Unidos a
petici6n de la Junta de Guerra Eco
monica de este mismo pals.
Ell Marruecos Frances, donde de-
sembarc6 gran contingente de tropas
norteamericanas al iniciarse la cam
paha de liberation, tiene una super
fcie de cultivo calculada en- POGO
mas de un million de hectareas.
Las cosechas principales son cerea-
les, en- especial trigo y cebada;
frijoles, garbanzos Y otras legum-
bres; l~inaza, aceitunas y otros fru-
tos. En- los numerosos Y vastos
bosques Sc dan ell alcornoque, ell
cedro, ell roble y variedades de conf
feras. Abundan los olives, los ma
ranjos y limoneros, las palmas
datileras y los almendros.
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Ell TEMPO

Continuara el frio en- la noche
de hoy. Pesada escarcha. Creese
que ell termometro bajara a 81
RADIOS o menos.
Ell viento de anoche impidi6
que Sc fOrmara escarcha en- Tam
pa; pero la escarcha ocasiont
dar0s en- Ia parte central del es-
tado.
Pldese a los campesinos que
escuchen los boletines que esta
noche Sc transmitiran por la Re
dio.
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
LA AVTACION INGLESA
BOMBARDEO

Londres, Die. 17.-LOs bonn
bardeadores de la RIA ataca,
ron anoche ell noroeste de Ale
mania, apesar del NAL tempo.
En- las aguas del enemigo Sc
semlbraron minas.
I'm GAIA MeSSerssdhmitt fue
derribado y no regreso a su base
una maquina inglesa.
Este fue ell primer ataque So
bre territorio aleman desde 81
pasado 6 de diciembre a la fecha
La gaceta., 1942-12-17

No puede listed esperar que una
actitud seria Y reservada alivie la
incomodidad del dolor peri6dico, fun
cional.
Quiza es por este que tantas mu-
ieres usan CARDUI. Tiene una eje-
cutoria de 60 amos y ayuda en- dos
formas cuando Sc lie toma de acuerdo
con las instrucciores; az empezado
3 dias antes "del tempo, ayudara
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
CUMPI1EAEOS DEL ALCAL
DE

e. alcalde de Tampa, Hon. r,
E. l.. Chancey, cumpli6 aver 60
amos de edad.
Pas6 ell dia en- su despacho,
donde lie felicitaron numerosos
amigos.
Varios telegramas Y regalos
llegaron a su hogan de la isla
Davis.
Este peri6dico lie desea al Sr.
Chancey buena salud Y dicha.
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
DIVERCIOS Y PLEITOS

Decretos: Charles Baldwin
contra Florence Baldwin; Wa
rren w. Neimayer contra Ester
M. Neimeyar; James B. He'd
rick contra Mary Edna He'd
rick; Vera Tyson Forsythe con-
ira William o. Forsythe; Jose
fina Shaw contra TaCford Lee
SSaw; Alice Knight contra A.
Eugene night; Berta Mercer
contra Fred Mercer.
Nuevas demands Ruby Mae
Torano contra James Peter To-
rano; Willie c. MCGEE contra
Julia MCGEE; Aloha Kestner
contra Luis Henry Ketsner.
La gaceta., 1942-12-17

ia RIGA y ofrezco hacer TODD 10
que de mi persona dependa pa
ra ayudar a estas nuevas victi-
vcluntarios y muchas personals
estiman que los j6venes de los
Institutes Plant, Hillsborough y
jefferson serian muy TITLES pa
IA esa tarea.
Ell cup6n ntimero /, Waldo por
diez galones, debera ser utiliza-
do antes del dia 26. Durara e.
nGumero 2 hasta enero 16.
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
va no es TabG para las muchachas
hablar de esta possible ayuda

a aliviar ell dolor o%casionado por eau
sas puramente ~funoionales, peri6di-
cas-; (2) tornado como un t0nlco
CARDUI usualmente mejora ell ape
tito, ayuda a la digestion aumentan-
do la corriente de los jugos gastri-
cos, ayuda a construir resistencia, y
a menudo contribute a minimizar ell
dolor periodico O Functional.
Pruebe ell CARDUI. Sc alegrara de
hacerlo.
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
RINA A R EN- LA MAN
ZANA DE M

Habana, Die. 17.-Ocurrit
hoy una rina a tiros en- la Man
zana de Gomez, muriendo una
persona y sufriendo heridas o.
trsa dos mas.
Uno de los heridos es Pedro
Camejo, alto empleado de la Sc
cretaria de Gobernacion.
La policia interroga a los he
rides Y testigos presenciales.
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
OTORGADA LA CIUDADA-
MIA AMERICANA A 80 PER
S0NAS

E juez fedora Alderman O.
torg6 aver la ciudadania de los
Estados Unidos, en- esta ciudad,
a 80 personals de 16 diferentes
nacionaidades.
La ceremonial fue breve y Mr..
Akerman pronunci6 muy elo-
cuentes y patri6ticas palabras.
Estes espanoleS pasaron a ser
La gaceta., 1942-12-17
new" FREDERICKSBURG"
HYGIENE
now finding great favor
$1,000 A-A
w WHOsA6 . b"S
among W0men..s

Many doctors recommend regular use
Of douches as a precautionary meas
ure Tor women who want to be clean,
dainty-for women troubled by Of
Tending odor or discharge.
Some products may be harmful to
delicate tissues. But not Lydia f.
Pinkham's Sanative Wash Pinkham's
Sentative Wash Is gaining great favor
among women because it's NOT a
harmful germicide. Instead - it's a
mighty effective "bacteriostatic" tthe
modern trendl. 1t not only oiscour-
ages bacterial growth and infection
but thoroughly cleanses and deodor-
iEes. Very soothing - relieves minor
trritations and discharge and has q
tonic effect on delicate membranes.
Inexpensivel Get your bottle of Lydia
Ptnkham's Sanative Wash today. All
druggists. \ .
La gaceta., 1942-12-17

BUSINESS UNIVERSITY O.
frece un complete curse de Sc
cretariado a una muchacha jo-
ven, en- Gambia por servicios de
oficina. GA Gale Franklyn.
La gaceta., 1942-12-17

MUCHACHA para trabajar
en- una Bodega. Empleo fijc pa
ra la persona apropiada. Diri-
jase al 2705 de E. Columbus DR..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

Big Town has the big buildings. the big heads
and the rest of the country has most OF me Dig
hearts,
Talk about things being out of place. the
Bronx Botanical Garden museum has a coHec-
ton of microscopes
The Music Hall is 10 stories high. NWell. is
there anything else YOU don't want TO kmo" >
The rough-and- ready atmosphere usually a.,
ISOLATED with saloons in cowboy yarns can sun
be seen in this towns waterfront lquoileN'
(Thcir cover charge is good set oil nuschSJ
The most eerie spot in the Big CITY Is me
underground paSSageway that LEADS lrom INC
East River TO the morgue lBbbbbrrrrrrr!l
There is deserted theater underneath
Carnegie Hall I'VE presume us whcre me
ghosts Of all bad singers goD
Didia know there subterranean streams
under 59th St?
rTHE first New York census showed that it
Il had 900 people and 20 houses.
In the early 17th>Century. South, Water ana
Front Streets were covered with water, ana
Broad St was an inlet used as canal
City Hall Park is now gathering pLhc' Tor
-n7rudICdnrS and pTetZrI statesmen but ~ IlCh IN
history: II was in that park the Declaration ol
Independence was first read TO me American
Army ,.,.a,
big shots used TO tax the Indians for 'ptolcc-
ton" so YOU think racke1eerlng- Is something
new, eh?b
The Staten Island ferry opened its run in
1913 (And through all those years II has peeh
During the Revolutionary War the first at
tack on battleship by submarine occurred
IN New York Uarbor
They used 10 hold steamship races on the
Hudson by cracky,
New York City owns and operates fleet
of fcrNbo
No wonder Manor LaGuardia is pugnac?us
lie even has had a punching bag installed ~
City Hall
incidentally Fiorello has a tiger skin and
head IN ms home d mark OF ms victory
over We olde Tammany tiger
WE WISH 10 thank the readers OF the column
W and our radio listeners for their wonderful
resDonse 10 our ulca tor coins and dollars Ia
hTy tickot> for Sailors and Soldiers Marines and
coast GuardSfnCn for the Navy Relief SHOW At
Madison Square Garden. March 10.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
1 RI baud leaders
better fathers

AN singers" asks q \"w Yorker
Right unW ! have no bass for such 'oW-
,>on However / have noticed THAT singers
a~ "a rule Nrly prolific fathers
For example. Bng Crosby has four children
br,on DuWncy is The father OF five and Phd
gan Is also fve-kIddlc pappy
Statistics reveal there are seven feminine
.cklalci> IN The United States 80 tar never
We soon "a female brIcklayer Maybe ! don
/ around enough
ma, story, lie Married an Actress vas
tie "a success, one called He Married a
icklayci mjgh, prove even more interesting
d >tI.Vt>~fui.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
QUESTIONS. ANSWERS

II - Y have a formula
for constipation that reads as
follows | o. powdered slippery
elm bark > ol. powdered char
coal. > ~. powdered SIENNA leaf;
2 Oh. olive oil; . ol. glyccrine; ]
lb. rai>in,, ! 10 white figs. This
Is 10 be- made up in balls the
SIZE OF a walnut, and taken upon
retiring.
Answer This undoubtedly
viii work il you want 10 take
the tInc and trouble. but YOU
are living IN The DARK ages Get
some iUj CSUact ut CaScara
sagrada and YOU will have more
time ~ enjoy the sunshine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
Army Pilot
Health Test
Is Strict One
Physical Requirements
Vital 10 Country
By DIR. LOGAN CLENDENING

PHYSICAL requirements tor
i drafteeS in the present
emergency are much stricter
than they were in World War J.
This is certainly 10 be encour-
aged because a great deal of ma
tlonal expense in the postwar
period in the form of pensions
was unnecessarily imposed be-
cause the medical examinations
OF drafiecS during World War l
were not sufficiently strict.
| hear a great deal of com
plant from young men about the
>'rlCtncSS of army examinations
Tor army aircraft pilots.
Thousands Of men have gone
up for such examinations who
need not have wasted their time
if they had been familiar with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

0S II. long II con-
meets Greenwich ST.
and Trinity Place.
The Bronx has its
own flag
Everybody know :
that the Statue Of
Liberty carries a torch
in her right hand.
Know what She holds
in her left? It's a book
represen ting Law.
which has on II in
block letters the date,
July 4, l776, signifying
liberty based on law.
In the Bronx loo
there is "A medical de-
uartment which does
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

HERE is $4,000 900 in gold al the bottom Of
the East River The treasure was aboard
British ship that sank there in 1870, Many
emptS have been made TO recover the money,
h all failed.
~ shortest street in Manhattan is Edgar
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

900 YOU don't know no" 10 -Ieel-a-ra"
.,S-egg' writes = Chcagoan That's "aNN.
All YOU have to do il first freeze the egg.
! have saved some predictions 10 chcfk on
,h.fn Looking OYER this nle-teaap- ! See-ti4-t
ON Jan - 1893 Californian wrote n,t >a}ln-
Have YOU noticed the great increase in male
births In all countries This - a sure sign OF
war II never fails"
as to getting a man, find that acting coy
i the best method writes feminine >ho-
scribcr who saws Sho is 10 years old
1T certainly i a matter of methods or system
In getting man these days. Even with good
system il il difficult to get the kind of man
YOU wan, what with draft going on.
~ Rp1~G told What fortunate fellow, 10
" was 20 have ~" opportunity Of kissing 80
many beautiful women even If 'ust for linn
scene a we'll known MAJ" star sand
when you Kiss girl hriorc the camera You
can't Hiss her square the lips because If YOU
do YOUR nose hides her eyes. 80 YOU hiss her
ItI>t OH center and she >mack> into the air in
response.
uo' on>itrcd property hg' dog IS
Dt an tha war poems has. ...i ..".' -
rhe or, I found Tho most i0!cn.u- "H- i.'t' by
IS " Hl>chon which begins.
The kid has go,c 20 the ra'..'
And me doD' t,o.o rta' ?.
I'll, lid ,oc hare Io.sd tHd tla,
S',pp,d ant to 'i' faq ...a-
I" WOMAN who creates and NuNta'nN home
y and under whose hands children grow mp
10 he strong and pure men aud women IL a
creator second only Ia God SAID ll.' n ItHnl
Jackson.
Observed an eminent man " W,'l.I"D.
THE greatest single curse IN medicine i The
curse of unnecessary operations, and there would
he fewer Of them il the doctor got the same
salary whether ne operated or not
Claimed Catherine the Great.
''Nen make love more intensely ~ the age
~ 20: they make love better, however, at The
age Of 30"
Stated Bcamy Brooks
"Nhen "A man grows "A beard where there
never has been "A beard grown II gives HIM a
new personality. II particularly tends 90 make
the shy man more maSterful"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

~ 4 WOMAN who creates and sustain> home
\ and UNDER whose hands children gro" mp
10 he strong and pure men aud women j.
creator second only To God. -aH ll.' n li"nt
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
tENTEN REDUCING DIET
Thursday-505 Galleries
BREAKFAST

One glass tomato juice (25
caiollc> yitamln c.: l slice
toast - calorieS): cup coffee
- no cream or sugar.
LUNCH
Coined beef hash ~ table
ypoon>iuI 50 calorlcsl sliced
tomato salad (25 calorieS); ]
Slice toast rs calorieS); l cup
tea no cream or sugar.
DINNER
one cup clear vegetable soup
rs CaioricS rough age; ]
brolled cube steak 200 cal
urirvt average helping BruS-
sells sprouts 80 caloricS con-
iains FIVE Vitamins- a, p c,
Gl: snow pudding / table
,poonful cuStard sauce 80 call
orieSl; ! cup coffee no cream
or sugar.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

high or higher There are only ~ such
dings in the rest Of the country Yes the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11

earch in comparative pathology whatever
u means.
Next time YOU pass Grants Tomb and yoH-
|nt 10 show your friend how much you know
but New York, raise his eyebrows by point
out that the Generals body IS encascd IN
Zee collins.
|OU have 10 be dead 25 years before being
eligible for the Hall of Fame. The Hell
Fame if you ask the famous
One of the quieteSt spots in town IS the
|yden Planetarium. 1t has the best IN sound
bof construction
Harris Island Prison hasn't any cells only
|mitoricS Also maid SerVlcr?l.
The New York State Constitution is older
BIN that of the L. $
New York Harbor was cut by tho slow re-
lar of vast glaciers. well. Whaddya knO" ,
The Injun monlcker for Manhattan j. Mamma
la which can be- translated as isle al bills or
Ice Of wonderful beauty I'VE presume that
those struggling 20 reach the top It's an Isle
hills, and for the clicks its place OF wonder
beauty
Where TombS Prison now StaodS there used
ba-a freSh-water lake If YOU don't believe
TX book on New York history
lew YORK has IS buildings that ar" 80 stories
high or higher There are only ~ such
(ldlngS IN the rest Of the country. Yes the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-03-11
DINNER

the basic requirements 7 h I
arc now set up. or If they had
consulted "A civilian doctor who
WIZ familiar With The require
ucnt, for army aircraft pilots.
80 private doctor or civilian
medical board l. authorized to
TrIHtIty physically q candidate iol
The army AIR ccIp>
Official qualification must be
determined by "a special army c.
amrinc board which includes a
flight surgeon and al least one
other Officer
TtF examination Of tho army
L aucfail pilot consists Of
first q history second a general
physical examination: third.
py.lal examinations for the
eye the ear and the nose and
throat
The history and general phys
.csl nomination are not much
more r.-j than those Tor any
r.udaaf, Tor commission IN he
army
Under the general physical cN-
anra'Ion. young men VINO are
thinking of entering the service
should know that 10 be eligible. Il
candidate should be between "a
and IS inches in height, and his
weight must be between ll0 and
IT pounds and must be in pro-
portion 10 his height.
The examination OF the heart,
lungs and nervous system for
lcNcNeS. galts. coordination and
,remorS are not markedly differ
emit from those Of a candidate for
other departments of the service.
a persistent pulse of 100 or
over. or Of 80 or under or a per-
~r~tcnr blood pressure OF l40 or
over diSquall(IcS
TilE eye examination j. the
L most intensive phase OF the
entire examination
More candidates fail 20 meet
Tho eve standard than any other
Visual aculty must be ~ least
20 20 as tested by the ordinary
Suclirn chart
Thi, means that the applicant
must be- able 10 read the twenty
line of the Snollcn chart from
% feet perfectly, without diff
Guilty
Candidates with superb o r
aculty are able To read the small
est. or fifteen line at 20 feet
and are given rating OF 20 ID.
Color blindness often Is found
on routine examination in men
who have no idea that they are
color blind.
y pilot must have normal
color vision for many reasons
Among others is the frequent
use OF colored lights for night
landings and signal operations.
II was Tumorcd some time
last year that color blind per-
sons are accepted by the Air
Corps as observers This j. a
myth.
The false belief was started
by some one who said that color
blind observers were able 10 de
tect CamouflaGed objects better
than those with normal vision.
because the Camouflage was de-
signed for normal eyeSight
Tests have not proved that this
Is true.
QUESTIONS, ANSWERS
II - y. have a formula
for constipation that reads as
follows | ol. powdered slippery
elm bark > ol. powdered char
coal: on powdered SIENNA leaf
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On Broadway
alter. ViHcheu

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Winner of the weekly $500
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Evening star., 1942-08-30
BestSnapshots
Of the week in
The Star S
Amateur Contest

As announced lost Sunday,
August rs wos the last doy for
receiving pictures in the contest,
which closes with selections for
publication next Sunday.
Contestants receive 81 for
each photo published with the
weekly S. prize winner. At the
end Of the contest oil photos
published during it's II weeks
will be considered for The Stor's
five SIS 9rond awards. Winners
OF these grond owords will CON-
pete in the national awards in
which the prizes will totoI
S'2,500, including erond prize
worth $500. Contest rules
have restricted pictures to those
token otter Jonuory |, 1912, by
persons residing in the Wosh-
ineton retoi| trading area as de-
fined in the rules.