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Evening star., 1947-04-16
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

/ ny AhE uhShlN SEhflCk.
@. Is the double-ring wedding
ceremony widely used at the present
time?-L. r.
A. A survey made by one Of the
leading fashion magazines recently
indicated that about IS per cent Of
the women who were questioned
preferred the double-ring ceremony.
Q. Are any American plants car
nivorous?-R. v.
A. The three Americans plants
that catch and eat insects are the
sundew, the pitcher plant and the
Ven is fiytrap.
Q. What causes the two figures in
a weather house to appear and dis
appear In turn as the weather
changes from fair to rainy?-R. K.
A. The weather house is an inyen-
ton which depends for It's operation
upon a piece of catgut, to which is
attached q pivoted platform. On the
platform stand a man and woman.
The catgut in shortening or length
ening turns the platform on it's pivot
Catgut lengthsns or shortens with
the amount of water in the atnos-
phere. r,
Q. Why does a gentleman lift his
nat when greeting a friend?-S. I.G.
A. This act of courtesy goes back
70 the age of chivalry, when it was
customary for knight in full armor
upon entering an assembly of friends
TO remove his helmet, signifying that
ne felt safe in their presence.
Q. Where was the first garden club
IN the United States?-H. OIL.
A. The first so-called garden club
was the Ladies' Garden Club of
Athens, Ga, founded in 1892 by E.
c. Newton. However, the Cambridge
Plant Club of Cambridge, Mass, was
founded In 1889. It carried out the
activities of today's garden clubs
while 1t did not bear the actual
name.
@. What birds do not rear their
young?-B. E. E.
A. There are two outstanding par
asites IN the bird world, the cuckoo
OF Europe and the cowbird of Amer
lea. Neither raises its young. Some
8o species of birds serve as hosts to
the eggsof the cowbird. 5t r
@. Is 1t still correct to speak of
the .. S. S, R. as Russia?-W. E.V.
A. Though often used and con-
verlient, the name Russia is, strictly
speaking, not correct in referring to
the country as whole. Officially
Russia is applied to the main one of |
the is republics grouped together as
U. S. S. r. !.
@. What famous historical paint
ing is noted for about a dozen er-
rors?-J. E. @.
A. Washington Crossing the Del
aware" by Emanuel Leutze. The type
OF boat, the personnel, the dress
time OF day, weather and the flag are
a few of the items incorrectly de-
picted.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

who have more intelligence than
they get credit for. 1t would be
very disappointing if Mr.. Truman
were not clear-headed enough to
see this and allow his not-over-
bright political advisers to put him
in SO unsound, Illogical and un-
profitable position where--to put
it on the lower plane-he has
nothing to gain politically and a
great deal to lose.
Evening star., 1947-04-16

gave Ule h XIedG Aehry &McLemoro-
advantage over the other boys be-
cause was always able to have my
right arm free for courting purposes
| What few muscles I have came
from cranking a Model r. Crankinf
a Model T was adventure at its best
One never knew exactly what wa,
going to happen. Unless the spark
ratchet was adjusted just right--anc
no one ever knew what "just right
was-the crank might turn on the
cranker, do back spin, and break
| his arm or wrist.
Even with the spark ratchet
perfectly placed, there was nc
guarantee that the Model T, once
lit felt power flowing through
its veins. might not take off ano
run over its master. No one but 9
beginner was ever foolish enough
to crank a Model T in an incloseo
place. One always allowed 10 to II
yards for it to advance. This gave
the cranker time to sprint from in
front of the car, jump behind the
wheel and put on the brakes.
Speaking of brakes, the Model 7
was the only car with three COM
plete sets of brakes. There was the
foot brake, there was the hand brake
and there was the reverse pedal
When the foot and hand brakes were
not enough to hold the car back, one
could always slam on the reverse
pedal and stop it.
I wonder if there ever was a really
expert Model T driver. No matter
how much fellow knew about the
Model T, or how long he had owned
one, or how many times he had
taken 1t apart and put it back to-
gether, there were certain times
when he started off that the Model
T would shake and shiver as if it
had a heavy chill or was in the first
stages Of st. Vitus dance.
The entire car and its occupants
would shake like crazy until the
driver stopped, started all over
again, and made some delicate ad-
justment between the clutch pedal
and the throttle. 1t never straight
ened itself out. 1t would go on shak-
ing forever unless the driver came to
stop and brought about compro-
mise between the motor and the
clutch.
Nowadays, cars boast about one
man tops. The Model T was much
above that. 1t had family top, and
1 mean a big, strong family top. I
still have blood blisters from getting
my fingers caught in those rusty
hinges. And those side curtains!
They were made two inches too
small all the way round. And the
snaps never matched up. And, when.
a rain came up; every one had to get
outside to put up those curtains. s:
Honestly. I can smell those side
curtains now. A sweet blend of stale
fsinglass and moldy canvas. And the
isinglass always turned tan and got
cracked. You, couldn't see through
1t, but that didn't matter. You could
always look down through the floor
board and see the road you were
travelling over.
But the Model T couldn't have
been so bad at that. After all, we
walked all week but on Sunday
afternoon we backed her out of the
garage and took a long ride. So did
all our friends, and we waved to
them happily as Model T passed
Model T. ...-
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Evening star., 1947-04-16

the rising cost OF living. And If
pigs do not have wings, in this era
of free economy and individual
initiative" how in the world did
Evening star., 1947-04-16

they ever make
a new record of
$50 p er hum
dredweight a few
weeks ago?
Nor has the
pric e Of pigs
been the only
one t hat has
b ee n soaring.
Generally speak
ing, farm prices.
which mean food
prices, have been
doing a little
soaring of their
own. Only a
cloort firc ooo
Evening star., 1947-04-16

l n g. v e 0,W
memories Of the
hours I spent in,
U n d e r a n d
ro u n d h e
Model T.
I was one OF
the first "scorch-
ers" in town to
install a foot
throttle in the
Model T. This
enabled me to
step on the gas
without resort
ing to the hand
ra t c h e t, and
-~ E
Evening star., 1947-04-16

Sunday. speak
ing before 200
CIO del e gates
gathered in what
they called a
Legislative con-
feren e." the
POI m pous Mr..
Philip Murray,
In his usual re-
0 strained W a y,
asserted that all
the pe en- d In G
labor proposals
are designed for
"the destruction
of labor" heat
,lly l~no,,x,oa5
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question OF fact by writing The Evening
star Information Bureau. 316 street
close cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-04-16
kcL-en1ore
More Memories
OF the Model r
By Henry McLemore

Yesterday I wrote about the Model
T Ford, and 1t brought back so many
memories j can't seem to stop. Like
every American who ever drove one,
Evening star., 1947-04-16
Frank r. Kent
The Great Gameof Politics
pAsihsdans called Stupid for Trying
20 Conciliate Blufins CIO Bosses

the situation not serious the great political
the CIO labor bosses and the extraordinary stupidity
Democratic politicians who concate laugh
able As things the spectacle certainly
which few detached Americans help
Only the extreme gulibiy 81 many citizens plus the
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15
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foirot approved. His reception,
however, was no. quite as he had
hoped.
Her ladyship is in the pavilion
by the swimming pool, sir. Will
you come this wsy?"
The passion of the English for
Sitting out of doors irritated Her.
cule Poirot. Though one had to
put up with this whimsy in the
nelghth OF summer, surely, Poirot
thought, one should be safe from
it by the end of September! The
day was mild, certainly, but il
mad, as autumn days always had
a certain dampness. How infinite.
ly pleasanter to have been usher,
ed into a comfortable dining room
with, perhaps, a small fire in the
crate. But no, here he was being
le- out through French windows
across a slope of lawn, past a
rockery and then, through a small
gate and along q narrow track
between closely planted youne
ckestnuts.
It was the habit of the Anglia.
tells to invite guests for one
o'clock, and on fine days they had
cocktails and sherry in the small
pavilion by the swimming pool.
Lunch itself was scheduled fol-
one-thirty, by which time, the
most unpunctual ct guests should
have managed to arrive, which
permitted Lady Angkatell's excel.
lent cook to embark On souffles
and such accurately timed delica.
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fingers. She was standing by the
edge Of the pool and the revolver
fell with a splash into the water.
Her mouth opened and she Ut
tered an "Oh" OF CONSERVATION.
turning her head to look at Poirot
alphabetically.
what a fool 1 ann" she said.
I'm sorry"
Poirot did not speak for a mo
ment. He was staring into, a pair
OF clear hazel eyes. They met his
quite steadily and he wondered
i his momentary suspicion had
been unjust.
He said quietly:
Things should be handled as
little as possible. Everything
must be left exactly as it is for
the police to see."
There was a little stir then -
very faint, just a ripple of I'm.
easiness.
Lady Angkaten mur1nured dis.
ta%stefully, "O course. 1 suppose
yes, the police"
In a quiet pleasant voice, tingeo
With fastidious repulsion, the mar
IN the shooting coat said, I'm
AFRAID, Lucy. it's inevitable"
Into that moment of silence anc
realization, there came the sourc
OF footsteps and voices, assured
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she now, all passion spent, moth
ing but an exhausted shell?
might be SO, he thought.
Then he looked down On the
shot man, and he started. For the
dying mans eyes were open.
They were intensely blue eyes
and they held an expression that
Poirot could not read but which.
he described to himself as a kind
OF intense aWareness.
And suddenly, or so it felt to
Poirot, there seemed to be in all
this group of people only one per-
son who was really alive-the
man who was at the point of
death.
Poirot had never received SO
strong an impression of vivid and
intense vitality. The others were
pale, shadowy figures, actors in a
remote drama, but this man was
real.
John Christow opened his
mouth and spoke. His voice was
strong, unsurpassed and urgent.
"Henrietta-" he said.
Then his eyelids dropped, his
head jerked sideways.
Hercule Poirot knelt down,
made sure, then rose to his feet,
mechanically busting the knees of
his trousers.
eyes" he said. "He is dead"
The picture broke up, Wavered,
retocussed itself. There were indi-
vidual reactions now-trivial hap
penings. Poirot was conscious OF
himself as a kind Of magnified
eyes and ears - recording. Just
that, recording.
He was aware of Lady Angka-
tells hand relaxing its grip on her
basket and Gudgeon s~pringing for
ward, quickly taking it from her.
ALLOW me, m'lady. 80"
Mechanically, quite naturally
Lady Angkatell murmured:
"Thank you, Gudgeon."
And then, hesitaatly, she said:
"Gerda-"
The woman holding the revol-
yer stirred for the first time. She
looked around at thern all. When
she spoke, her voice held what
seemed to be pure bewilderment.
"John's dead" she said.
"John's dead"
With a kind Of swift authority
the tall young woman with the
leaf brown hair came swiftly to
her.
"Give that to me, Gerda," she
said.
And dexterously, before Poirot
could protest or intervene, she
had taken the revolver out Of Ger
da Christow's hand.
Poirot took a quick step for
ward.
The young woman started nerv-
ously at the sound of his voice.
The revolver slipped through her
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-07-15

woman with a ~cufiously blank ex-
,ression.
AND there were three other ac-
-ers. On the far side Of the pool
was a tall young woman whose
hair matched the autumn leaves
IN its rich brown; she had a bas-
ket in her hand full Of .dahlia
heads. A little further off was
a man, a tall, inconspicuous man
in a shooting coat carrying a gun.
And Immediately on his left, with
a basket of eggs in her hand, was
his hostess, Lady Angatell.
1t was clear to Hercule Poirot
that several different paths con-
verged here at the swimming pool
and that these people had each
arrived by a different path.
1t was all very mathematical
ard artificial.
He sighed. Enfin, what did they
expect him to do? Was he to pre-
tend to believe in this Crime?
Was he to register dismay -
alarm? Or was he to bow, to con-
graduate his hostess-"Ah! but il
is very charming, what you ar
range for me here"
Really. the whole thing was
very stupid-not spirituel at all!
Was it not Queen Victoria who
had said, I'VE are not amused?"
He felt very inclined to say the
same. 81, Hercule Poirot, am not
amused"
Lady Angkatell had walked to-
ward the body. He followed, con
scious of Gudgeon, still breathing
hard, behind him. He is not in the
secret, that one, Hercule Poirot
thought to himself. From the
other side of the pool, the other
two people Joined them. They
were all quite close now, looking
down on that spectacular sprawl
ing figure by the pools edge.
And suddenly, with a terrific
shock, with that feeling as Of
blurring on a cinematograpn
screen before the picture comes
into focus, Hercule Poirot realiz-
ed that this artificial set scene
had a point OF reality.
For what he was looking down
at was, i not a dead, at least a
dying man.
It was not red paint dripping off
the edge of the concrete, it was
blood. This man had been shot,
and shot a very short time ago.
He darted a quick glance at the
woman who stood there, revolver
in hand. Her face was quite
blank, without feeling OF any kind.
She looked dazed and rather
stupid.
Curious, he thought.
Had she, he wondered, drained
herself Of all emotion, all feeling,
in the firing Of the shot? Was
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cleS without too much trepidation.
10 Hercule Poirot, the plan did
not commend itself.
I'm a little minute" he thought,
Il shall be almost back where
started"
With an increasing awareness
OF his feet in his shoes he followed
Gudgeon's tall figure.
1t was at that moment from
just ahead of him that he heard
a little cry. 1t increased, some
how, his dissatisfaction. 1t was in.
congruous, in some way uniting.
He did not CLASSIFY it, nor indeed
think about it. When he thought
about it afterward he was hard
put to it to remember just what
emotions it had seemed to con-
vey. Dismay? Surprise? Horror?
He could only say that it suggest.
ed, very definitely, the unexpec1-
ed.
Gudgeon stepped out from the
cnestnuts. He was moving to one
SIDE, deferentiauy, to allow Poiro1
tc pass and at the same time
clearing his throat preparatory tc
murmuring, M. Poirot, m'lady,'
in the proper subdued and re.
spectful tones when his supple
ness became suddenly rigid. He
gasped. 1t was an un~butlerlike
noise.
HercuIe Poirot stepped out onto
the open space surrounding the
swimming pool, and Immediately
he too stiffened, but with annoy.
ance.
1t was too much-it was really
toe much! He had not suspected
such cheapness of the Angkatells.
The long walk by the road, the
disappointment at the house-and
now this! The misplaced sense OF
humor Of the English!
He was annoyed and he was
bored-oh! how he was bored!
Death was not, to him, amusing.
And here they had arranged for
him, by way Of a joke, a set
piece.
For what he was looking at was
a highly artificial murder scene.
By the side of the pool was the
body, artistically arranged with
and outaung arm and even some
red paint dripping gently over the
edge Of the concrete into the pool.
1t was a spectacular body, that of
a handsome falr-haired man.
Standing over the body, revolver
in hand, was a woman, a short.
powerfully built. m~iddle-aged
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EIGHTEEN

En- t-tUf1ALhN
'n poirot debated within
1T ne a. Hollow. There was, he
b ll ptt1s higher up the lane,
- oate ana a path. This
AL 4;sisJ way, would save a
ln o. detour by the road. Nev-
pie qHercule Poirot, a stick
Iss@s, .;nnette. decided to take
.tar way around and ap-
~ house correctly by the
eIllla his first visit to Sir
5 wa1 Lady Angkatell. One
1 ao+ he considered, take
Nv, ,Hs unlimited, especially
ca'' was the guest Of people
WV importance. He was, ii
'' he admitted. pleased by
l ,,,;s In pen snob," he muir
~. ~ retained an agreeable
Eau q +,n Anekatells from
's'' in Bagdad, particularly
NV AngkateIi. "Une origi-
~ he thought to himself.
sst;mation Of the time re-
/, ;or walking to The Hollow
ID was accurate. 1t was ex-
~ ora minute 10 one when he
t he front door bell He was
~ have arrived and felt
" tired. He was not fond Of
~ door was opened by the
.ssonr Gudgeon of whom
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brisk footsteps and cheerful, IN
congruous voices.
Ito Be C0ntinued)

The Houre, meaning woman
with bright black eyes, are beau
tiful celestial maidens described
in the Koran and Mohammedan
tradition as dwelling in Para
disc, and whose companionship
Is one of the rewards held out
to the pious Moslem. They are
made by "a peculiar creation
not of muck, saffron. incense
ard amber.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-03
National Guard Radio
Show Honors Army

The army will be honored during
Army Week on the April 9th broad
cast of the National Guard Assembly
the Paul Whitman Radio Show
heard every Wednesday at 900 PM,
Eastern Standard Time, Captain
Isaac R. King Jr., Battery B, Hath
Field Artillery, announced today.
An American Broadcasting pro-
gram, the National Guard Assembly
can be heard locally over radio sta
ton WGCN, Gulfport; WTOK, Meri-
din; and WSLI Jackson.
The National Guards vital role in
the postwar military establishment
also will be described in the special
Army Week broadcast, Captain
Isaac A. King Jr. said.
The Paul Whitman show each
week honors a National Guard Di-
vision which fought in World War
H. The 50th National Guard Division
of New Jersey will be featured on
the April 18th broadcast. Previous
broadcasts have featured Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Michigan and Conn
ecticut.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-03
GOSPEL TALKS
by Rev. r. G. Valentine
me cross and the Empry Tomb

| Inc SLoSS una tne Imply 1Ofnb
"Jesus our Lord :. who was de-
livered for our offences and was
| raised again for our justification.
Romans AIS.
The death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ are the very sum and
substance of Christianity. These are
the foundation stones upon which
Christianity rests. Remove them, and
the whole structure of Christianity
falls. There is no salvation apart
from holding those truths. The verse
above gives comprehensive state
ment of the Gospel. 1t speaks of the
cross where Christ was delivered
for our offences and the empty tomb
which witnesses to Gods acceptance
of His sufferings at atonement for
sin.
Christ was delivered unto death
on account of our sins. He, the. sim
less One, died for the transgressions
of His people. "All we like sheep
have gone astray =. and the Lord
hath laid on him the iniquity of us
all."--Isaiah 1876. He bare our sins
in His own body on the tree -. by
whose stripes we were healed."--1
Peter 2:24. The cross tells us "how
Christ died for our sins according to
the Scriptures Cor. 1873.
The empty tomb declares that He
rose from the dead for our justificat-
ion. That is, the resurrection of Jesus
Christ declares to the world that
the atonement for sins that He made
has been accepted by the Father. 1t
proves beyond doubt that Christ
was all that He claimed to be--the
very Son of God. 1t seals the COM
pleted salvation wrought for us by
Christ. BY suspending the powers of
death operating on Him, God declar-
ed devine justice satisfied and the
debt paid.
These two great truths of Christ
ianity centering around the cross
and the empty tomb must be accept
ed if We are to be saved. A denial
of them is denial of the Gospel. 1t
is a refusal to be saved according to
the God-appointed way. This then
is the word of faith, that if thou
shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thy
heart that God hath raised Him
from the dead, thou shalt be saved
Romans 1919.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-03
Mrs. ]. {. McBride
Passes Al Goodman

Mrs. Emma Jane Mcbride, 20, died
suddenly at her home near Goodman
Mrs. Mcbride was a member of
Pisgah Methodist church.
Funeral services were held at her
home at 100 o'clock Sunday. and
conducted by Rev. Hinson. Burial
followed in the Dickerson's Gene
terry in Attala county with the Sou
thern Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Surviving are her husband, Mr..
Joseph Cuphus Mcbride, and four
daughters: Mrs. J. F. Sample, Good
man; Mrs. Claude Deason, Koscius-
ko; Mrs, John Mcbride, Durant;
Mrs. John Griffen, Pascagoula: Two
sons, Calvin Mcbride and Jim Nc
Bride, both of Goodman.
Three sisters, Mrs. H. L. May,
Goodman; Mrs. Henry Billings, of
Goodman; Mrs. Ed Powell, Carthage;
two brothers: Jim Jones, of near
Goodman, and John Jones, Phila-
delphia. Nineteen grandchildren also
survive.
Pallbearers were James Summer
lin, Frank Cooksey, Guy Moffett,
James Powell, Edward May and
Bonnie Jones.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-03
Singing Convention
AT Jackson April 9th

The Stamps Memorial Singing
Convention will be heard in the
Kinds county Court House at jack
son, Mississippi, Sunday, April 9th,
$50 A. M. to 4:30 P. M.
There will be quartets and sing
ers from Texas, louisiana, and all
parts of Mississippi.
Everybody is invited to come and
bring all of the singers they can.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-03

Mechunized Forming will probably
come to big plantations within
few years. It will be slower coming
than we think due to the need to
experiment; the lack of equipment;
the need to train operators for use
and maintenance of the complicated
tools; the very high cost. The high
cost alone is enough to make it i'm
possible for any but big planters. A
few co-operatives may make it work.
There may be an occasional for
hire" outfit. But the bulk of the
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-03

became so numerous that historians
gave up trying to name them separ-
ately and took to numbering them.
The land and the climate and the
people along the creek bottoms are
still here. New, energetic, far-seeing
young peope have taken charge of
the Compress. A new DIESEL powered
press is on its way; the rundown
plant is being renovated. We must
do a comeback as cotton center.
There lies tried and highly valuab-
lie source of income waiting to be re-
developed. 1t must go on and will,
doubtless, have the blessing of the
Chamber of Commerce and the
Junior Chamber.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-03
Deufened Now Hear
With Tiny Single Unit

Science has now made it possible
for the deafened to hear faint sounds.
1t is a hearing device so small that it
fits in the hand and enables thous-
ands to enjoy sermons, music, and
by the Council on Physical Medicine
of the American Medical Association.
This device does not require separate
battery pack, battery wire, case or
garment to bulge or weigh you down.
So made that you can adjust it your
self to suit your hearing as your
hearing changes. The distributors of
Beltone Department 212, 443 Canal
Building, New Orleans IL, Louisiana,
are so proud of their achievement
that they will gladly send free descr-
iptive booklet and explain how you
may get full demonstration of this
remarkable hearing device in your
own home without risking a penny.
Write Beltone today.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1947-04-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Graydon Johnson and
daughter, Irene, of Vtcksburg, were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Dick
ard, over the weekend.