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Evening star., 1947-11-05
Stars, Men and Atoms !.
Atmosphere Measured
100 Miles Above Earth
Navy Scientist Tells of Findings ct
w Rocket instruments
By Thomas r. Henry


Pressure Of the atmosphere 100 miles above
the earth Is only approximately billionth that
at sea level.
matte instruments attached to va rockets has
cal Society by DR.. Eric Durand Of the Naval
Research Laboratory.
The results obtained were the first direct
measurements ever made by men Of the high
layers Of the atmosphere.
DR.. Durand reported the following tempera-
ture values Starting from sea level, the ther-
mometer drops steadily up to an altitude Of
about II miles It then starts to rise. reaching
about 170' Fahrenheit at an elevation Of SO
miles. For still higher attitudes, it drops again.
reaching a minimum of approximately 100'
below zero at so miles For still greater alti-
tudes 1t rises once more.
Cause Of Warm Zones.
The warm zones are caused by the strong alb
sorption Of ultraviolet radiation from the sun
in the thin layers of ozone which surround the
earth and in the layers of the so-called ionos-
phere which reflect radio waves
Meanwhile, according to a report to the
society by DR.. E. Swings Of the University Of
Liege, Belgium notable additions are being
made to information on the extreme heights
of the atmosphere far above the attitudes
reached by rockets through studies Of solar
radiation, cosmic ray particles and streams Of
electric particles elected from the sun.
The highest altitude yet reached is approx
mately 600 miles above the earth. Even there
are found faint traces of an atmosphere. 1t
Is, however, an atmosphere of atoms not
molecules. This is especially true of oxygen,
which at sea level is found only in molecules
each composed of two atoms.
Atoms Move Freely.
At such an altitude apparently these atoms
move about freely without colliding with each
other. The atmosphere ceases to be gas, in
the common understanding of the word, but
resembles the spray above the ocean where
droplets fly about freely.
It is from these great heights that little
Of the earths atmosphere constantly is being
lost to outer space. Both hydrogen and helium
atoms attain velocities Of more than seven
miles per second, the minimum speed required
to overcome the earth's gravitational attraction.
Both these elements now are quite scarce in
the gas envelope of this planet
Among the discoveries concerning the earth's
atmosphere reported to the society at a recent
symposium at the Yerkes Observatory 81 the
University of Chicago is the presence, in very
minute amounts, Of double oxygen molecule
containing four atoms, instead Of the two atoms
Of ordinary oxygen. The atmosphere also con-
tains small amounts of heavy water, according
to the report of DR.. Arthur Adel Of the
University of Michigan
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pies OF Europe.
At the time I
thought this
was a wonder
full idea, and
on the radio
toni h t I
heard that a
"F ri e n d ship
TT Al n" W a 8
ving the
Vast. Coast, to
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re toll b y
the newspapers
that President
Truman's eco
nonaic advisers
have solved our
p r sp Gritty
problem. An d
how do they do
this piece Of
magic? Simple.
They q d v ise
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Soliciting Foreign Embassies

OOl1SitaIiS 1UI Sh8AH A1ifaO"SS1~S7
To the Editor Of The STAR
Indignantly, I ask: why should We solicit
Community Chest FUNDS from foreign embas-
sies to care for our own poor and unfortunates
Have they not more than enough such burdens
for their own countries?"
LEoNoRK VAUGHN.
Evening star., 1947-11-05
Food and Friendship Train


Recently your paper carried an article recon-
mending Friendship Train to collect food
contributed by the people OF America, in order
to help feed the unfortunate and hungry peo-
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Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF. the
,oriter, although 1t Is permissible for
1Drtter kno,Dn to The Star to use
non de plu1ae. Please be brief.
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Suppose We Trim Our Ears

70 the Editor Of The Star:
A word is wonderful thing. Especially II
the word is managed by one of those gargan-
tuan intellectual lotus-eaters who infest the
Capital at Washington. Today, for instance, we
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Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Washington Star Information
Bureau. 316 / street NE. Washington 2, D. c.
Please incose cents for return postage.
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SClSntlHC TSdtMenI OIL AlCOnOllCS
To the Editor of The'Star:
In her highly regarded work, philosophy
and the Physicists" the late Susan L.. Steb-
bings defines an expert as "a person who has
made special study Of given subject and has
acquired competence therein" And where ex-
perts are agreed" observes Bertrand Russell,
"the contrary opinion Of nonspecialists cannot
be entertained"
Alcoholism as branch of psychological medi-
cine has produced an impressive body Of
specialized knowledge concerning the nature
and treatment of this malady. Yet curiously,
it is not the experts in this field but magis-
trates who determine the disposition of the
army OF dipsomaniacs who land in police
custody.
The tragi-comic results of this anomalous
situation may be witnessed daily in the courts
of the Nation. In passing or suspending SEN
tetce upon addcts, our judges deliver opinions
that vary from compassionate sense Of humor
to downright Indignation. Between Mon
taignes beguiling Essay on Drunkenness" and
Yale University's Quarterly Journal Of Studies
on Alcohol, it is doubtful If a treatise can be
discovered advocating humor or indignation as
an effective therapy for chronic boozers. Ger
tainly, there Is no convincing evidence that
drinking has diminished as result Of punitive
measures. Indeed, plausible thesis could be
| written to prove the contrary.
According to Prof Giorgio Lolli, Director Of
the Yale Plan Clinic, compulsive, habitual, and
dependent drinking invariably are the symp-
toms OF psychoneurosis. It's underlying mo-
tiyations are unhearable tensions oscillating
between mental and physical pain. Somewhere
In the Annals Of Tacitus we,read that "wher-
ever men live under tribulation vices viii be
found" and that with the ascendance Of .
more benign atmosphere these vices are In
tssruptsd. Those who spsak with authority on
Evening star., 1947-11-05

Told that Hank Wallace is stumping the
country, Dora says, Hes had me baff1ed
right along"
Evening star., 1947-11-05
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
@. How Is 1t that birds can sit upon electric
power wires without being electrocuted?-R.
NJ. l..
A. Each bird sits only on one wire and
practically no current passes through its body.
II bird were to straddle two wires or to make
short circuit between the single wire and the
ground It would be electrocuted.
Q. What is the estimated reserve Of oil in
the world?-L. NJ K.
A. According to recent report, the proven
oil reserves OF the world total 67700, 900 900
barrels, or about 20 years supply, allowing for
increasing demands.
O. At what time of the month do the high
est tides occur?-B. M.
A. The highest tides occur at the new moon
and at the full moon.
O. How is visibility determined for airplane
pilots?-W. B.
A. Visibility is the distance at which objects
can be seen and identified. It is determined
officially by an observer at an airport who
checks on known, fixed objects at or near the
airport.
O. What are the standard railway gauges in
the United States, Great Britain, France, Italy
and the Soviet Union?-L. S. w.
A. According to the Association Of American
Railroads, standard gauge is feet 8A inches
In the United States Great Britain, France and
Italy In the Soviet Union 1t is feet.
@. Is there any danger In drinking water
from a copper pipe7-E. L. r.
A. The United States Public Health Service
says that the amount Of copper needed by the
human body Is greatly In excess OF any amount
that could be absorbed from copper water
pipes.
O. Under the new division Of India are
many Mohammedans left In the Dominion of
Hindustan?-V. T. B.
A. About As per cent Of the Mohammedans
remain in the Dominion Of Hindu India.
@. Was monument ever erected in memory
Of Dan Patch?-C. r. B.
A. Dan Patch was buried at the Interna-
tional Stock Farm, Savage, Mimi, and O
marker was erected by w. M. Savage, the
owner Of this famous PAGER. ~~
G. Which Is larger, the cello or the bass
viol?-D. O.
A. The violoncello is about double the length
Of violin and measures 48h inches. The bass
viol Is about the same size but has a longer
neck, measuring about 80 inches from nut to
bridge.
O. How do crickets and katydids sing9-
v. B. A.
A. The musical organs Of the crickets are
similar to those Of katydids, being formed upon
the veins Of the basal parts Of the front wings
But In the crickets the organs are equally
developed on each wing. Apparently these in
sects could play with either wing uppermost,
but most of them consistently keep the right
wing on top and use the file Of this wing and
scraper Of the left, Just the reverse OF the GUS
nkxvrt
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Q. At what time of the month do the high
est tides occur?-B. M.
A. The highest tides occur at the new moon
and at the full moon.
Evening star., 1947-11-05

Q. What is the estimated reserve Of oil in
the world?-L. NJ K.
A. According to recent report, the proven
oil reserves OF the world total $4,000 900
barrels. or about 20 years supply, allowing for
increasing demands.
Evening star., 1947-11-05

@. How is visibility determined for airplane
pilots?-W. B.
A. Visibility is the distance at which objects
can be seen and identified. 1t is determined
officially by an observer at an airport who
checks on known, fixed objects at or near the
airport.
Evening star., 1947-11-05

O. Under the new division Of India are
many Mohammedans left in the Dominion Of
Hindustan?-V. T. B.
A. About As per cent Of the Mohammedans
remain In the Dominion Of Hindu India.
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her. I did all could. Paul was
mortally wounded, and in great
anguish of mind. I held him up.
We got to the creek and Duval
came, we put Paul on his sled and
brought him here to hide him. I
took his pistol to the cabin on
purpose, and Grouse found it.
For weeks I've stayed to tend
him secretly. The doctor who
dressed your arm has been here,
but he couldn't save him. He
kept our secret because Paul was
dying, begged to have him die
In peace. | came to him just in
time last night. The doctor had
warned me that the end was near.
M'sieur, l wouldn't betray him
as he'd suffered enough. l de-
cided to go with you to prison
until the end, rather than have
the law here! l loved my broth
er, for he was all l had. He
fought-as most men woodland
Gharian died. 1 can tell you
now, he can suffer no more, he's
beyond the laW!"
AS she finished she turned
again, drew the furs up over the
dead face, sobbing.
O'Hara snatched at a chair back
and steadied himself, the room
seemed to reel. ''Laure," he whis-
pered, white Tipped, Il came to-
day"
ITO take me?" she smiled wan
ly. "M'sieur, l wouldn't kill a
mouse"
''Laure," he sank to his knees
beside her, snatching at her cold
hand and resting his face upon
1t. "Laure, I'm not fit to tie your
shoe!"
She did not move or speak,
and his heart sank. The door fell
open and the bitter wind drove
in. He lifted his head and look
ed at her with anguished eyes.
But her face was calm and beau
tltul, and, as he looked, her eyes
softened.
"M'sieur," she whispered, 81
wouldn't have had you fail to do
your duty. For that honor you!
For this, for your pity and your
gentleness to me, for this"
He held her hand tight. For
thls?" he cried, "for this, Laurel"
For this love you," she an
swered simply, and laid her free
hand upon his cheek.
(THE END
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the presently. But living in a
country village has many COM
pensations. The kindness and
neighborliness of the inhabitants,
to anyone in need, can never be
fully appreciated and the freez-
ing temperature is only equaled
by the warmth of their hearts.
Last week was a bit more than
average in this village, but it
will do for an illustration. There
was that i'll mother, and the kind
neighbOr who went through the
blizzard to get her to the hos
pital and carried supplies over
an almost impossible road, to the
children left at home. Incident-
ally we wonder who furnished
these much needed items).
Another young couple, the girl
wife i'll, some kind men, COM
munity "collection," sled drawn
by two stalWart men that made
the ardous trips to bring the sick
girl and her belongings to a warm
house, where kind hands had
been busy placing the furnish
ings bought by that same collec-
ton. The man who drove over
ice and through snow to get coal
for fatherless, household whose
need had been reported by an
other kind neighbor, a marooned
school teacher furnished trans
portation by the good neighbor
with a jeep, and the men who
made up the purse, Saturday
morning), for one whose home
had been destroyed by fire. Just
an ordinary week in an ordinary
snow bound little village. Just
ordinary folks who see nothing
unusual in these incidents, and
they are not unusual here where
the hearts of the people compare
favorably, in size, with the noun
talns that surround them. Life is
never drab in a place like this,
for there's too much living 60
ing on, we have little need of
synthetic entertainment where
each week brings its challenge
and interesting incidents.
There's the other side of the
story as we'll. The things we like
to forget but as we said before,
living here has compensations for
the people are interesting and
more than kind.
The cities have their com
munity chests" (and Ashe coun-
ty needs one badly, but no char
liable organization ever brings
lump to the throat or the warm
feeling to the heart as does the
sight of plain folks laying aside
their own problems to assist an
other who is in the middle of
some tough luck.
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Warrensville News

Mrs. Lonnie Ashley returned
Thursday from visit to rela-
tives in Maryland. Her daugh-
ter, Ella, returned with her for
few weeks visit.
J. G. Johnson and Louis Gar
rou, of Valdese, were visitors
here last Wednesday. They were
very surprised to find the Ashe
county winter so severe, having
had very little snow in their sec
ton of the state.
Rev. ]. R. Short and Mr.. c.
Race drove to Ashley's Chapel,
Sunday morning, in order that
Rev. Short could fill his regular
appointment at that church. Due
to weather conditions the congre-
cation was non-eXistant, so Rev
Short attended services at the
Baptist church in Warrensville.
Mrs. w. P. Shoaf, who has beer
i'll for several weeks, is improv-
ing.
Most everyone experiences mo.
ments when distant fields look
greener," and other sections o.
the world are most alluring
ESPECIALLY during weather like
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Moo5 OF The MOMENT By r. Ss ;:s b., Blob
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Take Care of Your Future by Better Care of Your Pasture

a good friend of mine reminds that most people need
sense OF humor to keep them going but what farmer
needs also is a sense of humus He says that while a
farmer may be uncertain about the future he ought to
be sure about the pasture,
Which just adds up to the fact that thorough Job
of pasture Improvement started is the best assur
anCe of good milk production next summer.
Fertilizer and seed is what most pastures need In
addition, summer grazing in the form of Sudan grass is
something your COWS will thank you for.
Every COW in your herd has maximum possibility of
milk production in each actation period But its up
you to get that total volume produced.
If the does not get high quality pasture plus high
quality hay, slage and grain during the winter months
she wont be able to do her full job of giving you every
dollars worth OF milk that it is possible for her to give
The answer is in good dairy farm management Right
the first and most important step you take is
feeding your pasture land that it will feed thu COWS
PROPERLY and in turn feed pockeboOk with
Have your soil tested then get the right amount of
fertilizer OF the right kind applied to the land early You'll
find that every dollar spent this way will bring you several
dollars III increased milk.
An automobile will not give you top performance
you drive it with the brake on And any COW capable
of producing 5000 10000 pounds of milk won't
produce that much unless the animal gets all the high
quality feed necessary to make the milk
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06

One of the worst jobs ever had to tackle way back yon-
der in my youth clearing timberland Some
times wonder if my current backaches aren't hold
over from them.
The University of Wisconsin has made tests which
prove that you yourself lot of work in this
direction and at the same time provide plenty of addi-
tional pasture. Wisconsin tests show that one woodland
acre cleared and renovated into good pasture will pro-
vide more forage than 1912 acres of woodland.
The tests 5ycar period showed that one acre of
woodland produced average 292 pounds of forage
dry matter basis compared with 776 pounds on cleared
land untrcaed and with 1867 pounds on an acre cleared
and renovated.
The tests show that you do good job of renovating
you don't have to clear much woodland Leaving much of
the acreage unCleared builds up timber supplies too
These Wisconsin tests should be applicable anywhere
and suggest you study the question seriously before
you start swinging III n W n
and a grub hoe. NM1XH H~N>
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Since most dairy farmers will be turning their COWS out
to pasture before long want to drop couple of remind
ers into the hopper
First is the usual warning against getting out too soon
on your native pasture Your COWS probably are warming
for some good green grass but don't let them hurry you
into spring grazing.
Grass should be permitted to get good healthy start
before the COWS turned Be sure that the ground is
reasonably firm too. Otherwise close cropping of young
growth plus the ground cutting by the COWS hoos NAV
cause sharper drop in feed from the field later in the year
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Timely Hints

With onions SO plentiful in
market these days, homemaker
is likely to find herself keeping
company often with these lively
favored vegetables. Whether you
get the best of onions or they
get the best of you in the kitchen,
is often matter of knowing
simple ways of handling them.
Home economists of the u. S.
Department of Agriculture sug-
gest for onions without tears,
hold the onions under water
while peeling. This also keeps
the onion odor from penetrating
the kitchen air.
To obtain juice and fine pulp
for soup or clear sauce, cut an
onion in half crosS-Wise and
CRATE over a bowl. Or, if a very
/! little juice is wanted, CRATE over
Waxed paper and save dishwash-
ing. Cutting onion fine with a
sharp knife is easier than graf
ing and often serves a similar
purpose.
To use part of an onion and
keep the cut surface from dry
ing, split the skin and cut out
the portion of onion needed;
then wrap the skin back over
the leftover part. Keep a cut
onion in a cool place, wrapped
in waxed paper to keep the odor
from other foods as much as pos
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''Oh, man, I'm sorry" he said
with feeling.
O'Hara choked. Then he glanc-
ed down. On the floor lay a
woman's handkerchief. He pick
ed it up and thrust it into his
breast. We've got to get her,
he said grimly.
Gayle tried to stop him. Stay
here; can do it. Why, man. she
can't go far on foot alonew
"Duval will meet her." O'Hara's
face was hard. His eyes looked
like a dead mans, lusterless.
I'm equal to Duval." replied
Gayle. You're not really fit"
O'Hara thrust him aside with
his left hand. do you think I'd
let anyone else-take herr" he
questioned bitterly.
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Also if you are using
apasture with a heavy
legume stand or a
straight legume Tor
pasture, you'll want
toguard against bloat.
Best precautlon is
to see that your COWS
eat a good supply OF
hay before going into
the pasture. Hay or
even a pile of straw
in the field will help.
You'll notice that the
COWS will help them
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| Gayle nodded. He knew what
it meant; O'Hara was true blue
He would keep his faith to the
service, he would bring her in
though it killed him.
I'll harness the dogs" sale
Gayle.
O'Hara pointed at the wet
prints. She's started afoot, but
it's been four or five hours" He
hesitated, studying the frozen
waste. Dark snow clouds low
cred again in an Arctic sky. "Pl]
go on. You follow my tracks
with the dogs. If she's met Du-
val we'll need them; he's the
fastest driver in the North," he
added, and his voice thickened.
Wait" Gayle called to him
running back. "Tll come-you're
not able, only having one arm
there's the halfbreed"
O'Hara smiled grimly, draw
ing his pistol with his left hand
Il can shoot with either hand,
he said.
Gayle, Harvesting the team
shouted again to him, but he saw
the tall figure moving steadily
across the frozen barrens.
A light powder of snow had
fallen since Laure left the cabin
Now and then O'Hara lost all
trace and had to double back
But the wind had driven the new
snow off the higher slopes, and
as he mushed ahead he found
| the clear track of her SnoWShOeS
and followed 1t.
Once or twice he stopped to
glance at the bleak scene with a
thrill of wonder. What a woman,
starting alone in the night! Her
courage was magnificent; it was
like her beauty, her gentleness
O'Hara set his teeth. Behind him
he heard Gayle's dogs coming. A
horrid fear that Gayle would find
her, that Gayle would take her
from Duval, obsessed him. She
was guilty; her flight proclaimed
it, and, guilty, he, O'Hara, must
take her, he and no other man!
Gayle shouted to him, Here
are sled runners"
He looked back and shook his
head, pointing down. "The webs
60 this way!' he shouted back.
Gayle drove slowly, in a semi
circle, trying to trace the spot
where Laure might have met
Duval, but O'Hara went on. The
barrens seemed endless. He
came to a clump of frozen will
lows, the blue ice of the creek.
He remembered suddenly that
she had crossed it here the day
when Gharian died. 1t gave him
a clue.
Before him rose a sharp emf
nense and mass of spruce tops,
a little forest. The wind had
swept it bare of fresh snow and
on the slope he saw the marks of
her webs. Gayle shouted to him
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CHAPTER XII

SYNOPSIS: Sgt. Mic h a l
O>Hara, of the Mounted, on the
trall of the killer of Jean Char
Ian and NinOn Grouse, is in
love with Laure Gharian, wild
OF of the slain man, whom he
suspects of being guilty of both
murders. He is bringing her
back to face justice with the
half breed, Duval, whom she
has been sheltering in her cab
in. Laure has already saved
O'Hara from death at the hands
of Duval, when O'Hara's death
would have set her free. O'Hara
is puzzled by this. While they
are travelling towards head
quarters with a dog team
O'Hara slips and breaks his
arm on a rocky ledge. When
he RECEIVERS consciousness he
sees Duval and Laure speed
ing away on the sledge, aban-
dOning him to his fate. He re-
lapSeS into Inconsistencies
again and wakes up in Char
lan'S cabin. Laure Gharian
nurses him with great tender
ness. When he wakes up next
morning Duval has gone, but
Laure is still there. AS O'Hara
tells her he loves her, some of
his comrades are at the door,
ready to take her with them.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06

This years hybrid corn acre
age in Randolph county is ex-
pected to be three times that of
1916, according to Farm Agent
E. S. Millsaps.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1947-03-06

Cooking sweet potatoes in the
oven or kettle without peeling
saves vitamin as well as time.
Tests show that, when baked or
boiled without peeling, sweet
potatoes retain from SO to 83 per
cent of their Vitamin C. Many
people add little sugar to the
boiling water to give the potatoes
a SWeeter flavor.