davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1948-06-07
Stars. Men and Atoms
Canadians Collect Dutu
On Magnetic North Pole
They Seek to Locate Shifting Area
More Exactly After Study
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The widely wandering north magnetic pole.
somewhere in the Arctic Islands north Of
Canada, = being tied down With some pre-.
cidon.
II Is very close to the north end Of somer.
set laland. about $50 miles 70 the north and
slightly TO the west of IT. location On most
maps.
This is the conclusion Of the Dominion
Observatory Of Canada after extensive sur
veys In the past three years. Elements Of
the worlds magnetic field were determined
ut II far northern points during the Cana
dian armys Exercise Musk-ox In the winter
Of iol6. The following summer. Il more
points were determined during the voyage
Of the Canadian ship Nascopis through the
Arctic seas. Last summer several parties
were landed from planes to establish stations
and take magnetic observations and q per-
manent party Is based at Baker Lake, On
the edge Of the Canadian Arctic this winter.
Results 10 he Analysed.
The results obtained by all these parties.
when analyzed at the Dominion Observatory,
Will ax the location Of the pole as nearly
as such IN erratic spot can be nxed, the
Canadian geoptysicists have reported to the
American deophysical Union here.
AA1V pSo4V1O1i VI ll1c u1dSIctlC pOlC W64
established with such accuracy a was pos
sible with the instruments Of the time by
Sir James Clark Ross later the celebrated
Antarctic explorer, in 1881. In 1904 Amund-
sen, later the discoverer Of the South Pole,
hxed the position with what was believed
to be great accuracy. This was the end Of
direct exploration by land parties. In 1927
the Carnegie Institution Of Washington,
calculated. from observations elsewhere in
the world, point slightly northwest OF the
Ross -Amundsen position
During the war, . plane Of the Royal
photographic Once new over the site and
reported that the pole had shifted far to
the north to the south Of Bathurst Island.
The probable point was calculated by Sir
r. Spencer-Jones, the astronomer royal in
'1s45. The more accurate and extensive Cana
dian observations are bringing it south again.
Pole Constantly Shifts.
The pole probably never can be fixed with
greater accuracy than an area OF few
hundred square miles. There are approxi-
mately 1000 square miles Of the Arctic
Canadian islands where the compass needls
will point approximately straight down. The
point within this area where the downward
pointing is most pronounced and which checks
with other magnetic observations In the area,
will be accepted as the pole.
Naturally, 1t Is explained there will bs
considerable differences in the area due to
accumulations of magnetic material under
the ice. 1t may be possible to fnd several
points where the needle will take . vertical
position, but some Of these can be ruled out
as not checking with other evidence.
The chances are. 1t is explained, that both
Ross and Amundsen were quite accurate in
their observations. The pole has wandered
far In 30 years and can be expected to
change position to some extent every year.
The best that can be hoped for Is . central
point In the area Of greatest detection.
Evening star., 1948-06-07

Though long shot, President Truman
in November isn't entirely out of the bet
ting. We'd say he looks likelier than an
all-Chicago World Series.
Evening star., 1948-06-07
In Behalf of You All

You all who have criticized SouthernerS
for using "you all" in the singular sense
should ponder what former Secretary of
State Byrnes has to say in defense Of the
expression-when properly used. Mr..
Byrnes comedies that 1t is wrong to use
so broad term as "you all" in addressing
one person. But, he told high school grad
yates at Aiken, South Carolina, the only
persons he has heard use the phrase in
the singular sense were misguided Yankees
trying to impersonate Southerners on the
stage, in the movies, or on the radio.
A lot Of other southerners share the
Irritation" which Mr.. Byrnes feels when
he hears the folks below the Mason Dixon
line thus misrepresented. The average
southerner would be apt to look around to
see II some one had slipped up alongside
him, If clerk in a store were to ask him:
Can help you alp" He would think It
q perfectly proper inquiry however, II his
wife or some other companion were with
him.
Hollywood and Broadway have put 30
much emphasis on the alleged misuse Of
the phrase that we all in the South have
begun to avoid you ALL" even in its
accepted usage. Yet, as Mr. Byrnes pointed
out to the young Carolinians; the Bible Is
literally sprinkled with you alls" and 50
are many other literary masterpieces, in
cluding the works of Shakespeare. The
Bard Of Avon is authority for the state
ment that Marc Antony not only was
acquainted with the term, but was very
fond of it, For Marc once said: Friends
am with you all and love you all"
Stand by "you ALL" you ALL
Evening star., 1948-06-07

Always bit startling is this new amenity
of world diplomacy: Extending the right
hand Of fellowship without removing the
brass knuckles.
Evening star., 1948-06-07

A steam filter working in a Western
cafe kitchen slipped on wet spinach and
broke an arm. The stuff doesn't even
provide good footing.
Evening star., 1948-06-07
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

Please ineiose three g, cents for rsturn posar..
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.
g Do windows on the south side Of house
help to save coal in winter?-B. D. p.
A. Tests indicate that this Is So It has been
estimated that . modern house with 100 square
feet OF window area facing south can admit
enough heat to save ton Of anthracite coal
during winter season.
g. What Is the name Of the woman bull
fighter who Is said to be the only female en-
gagged IN this sport?-T. A. J..
A. Her name is Senorita Conchita Cintron
A native OF Peru, she is % years Of age.
O. When was distribution Of the Victory
Medal to World War II veterans begun?
"A. J. c.
A. General distribution Of the American De-
Tense Service Medal and the World War II
Victory Medal to eligible veterans started on
August /, 1o47.
C. p. B.
A. Apparently they do not. The demands on
the profession are so great that, in spite Of tbs
fact that his knowledge can protect him from
certain infectious ailments, the doctor cannot
expect to live longer than other persons.
Q. What is considered to be the chief cause
OF automobile fatalities?-P. r. c.
A. Safety specialists claim that speed L. the
greatest single cause Of traffic deaths. Last
year approximately 20 per cent Of the drivers
involved In fatal automobile accidents were
exceeding the speed limit Others were ex-
ceeding safe speeds though within the speed
limit or were driving too fast for existing con-
ditions
g. When was private confession made COM
pulsory?-G. L.
A. Charles Kemp in Physicians Of the
Soul" writes: Since the time OF Leo the Great
private confession was accepted and recog.
nized as legal in the eighth century 1t was
made compulsory"
Q. When migrating birds fly long distances,
do they stop to rest on the way?-V. A. NJ
A. Some migrators fly continuously for day
or two; others migrate mostly ut night by slow
stages, stopping to feed and rest on the way.
Some birds perform almost incredible feats Of
flying For instance the tiny ruby -throated
hummingbird, flies 500 to 900 miles across the
Gulf Of Mexico to Cuba In . single night and
without stopping to rest
@. Was Yankee Doodle in the song q real
person?-C. N. K.
A. Prince Rupert Of the Palatinate 1619-s2)
is the parsonage referred to in the song The
song was written when the prince was trying
to hold the city Of Bristol for the Cavaliers,
during the English Civil War.
Evening star., 1948-06-07
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,ortter, although It Is permissible for
q Uriter kno,Dn to The Star to use
a nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1948-06-07

The ideal schooling, an educator says,
is in the art of living. And yet, while
fitting the sophomore to associate with
people, having him crack q book or two
Should do no harm,
Evening star., 1948-06-07
Answers to Questions

reader can get the answer to any question Of
iss. baI., BY Ay. Tns syinnS ssr
Evening star., 1948-06-07

same things over period Of months or years.
The items priced for index have been
changed from time to time to meet shifts In
family purchasing habits. During the war
autos and other nonexistent items normally
included were dropped. During periods Of
beef shortages, the relative Importance of
beef declined and that for chickens went up
because people switched from one to the other.
An independent report on the, BIS index.
made some years ago, concluded that the index
family market basket, SO that urban workers
may know whether their wage dollar has kept
its real value In the market.
Their interest Is in how much goods and
services . given amount In the pay envelope
will buy"
How Index Affected Contract
The G....ral Motors United Auto Workers
agreement did two things ip relation to the
index:
/. Since the index for the last full prewar
year, 1910. was 1909 and the latest BIS figure
was 1893, the difference was applied to GIN
wage rates to determine how much Of an In
crease Ia the hourly wage was necessary at
once to cover the es.1 point increase in the
index. The figure turned out to be cents an
hour. GIN has granted this raise.
2. To keep subsequent hourly wage rates
up to the index figures. O.. N. will change
It's hourly rate four times year. beginning
on this coming September /. The contract
runs for two years. The wage rate win move
up or down cent Per hour for each rise
Or drop Of 114 points In the BIS index.
formula calling for some rather precise natne-
Evening star., 1948-06-07

@. What is the name Of the woman bull
fighter who Is said to be the only female en-
gagged in this sport?-T. A. J..
A. Her name is Senorita Conchita Cintrou
native Of Peru, she is % years of age.
Evening star., 1948-06-07

@. Do windows on the south side of house
help to save coal in winter?-B. D. p.
A. Tests indicate that this Is So It has been
estimated that modern house with 100 square
feet OF window area facing south can admit
enough heat to save q ton Of anthracite coal
during a winter season.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-30
stock they had out, and other

stock they had out, and other
important factors.
But how many of us, stock
holders that we are in the big
gest business corporation ever
existing, take time to figure
out what dividend we are reap
ing on our investment of SO to
800 dollars every year in our
school system? Yes, that divi-
dend | am talking about is
your child's education. How
many of you know your Board
of Education, your school
teachers, how your school is
run; in fact, how many of you
voted in the last school cleo
ton?
I'm asking you these simple
questions so that you may test
yourself with them, and l know
they sound simple-but they
make all the difference be-
tween a mediocre school sys-
tenn and an excellent one.
However, we don't have to
imagine that a state of Utopia
exists because in some sections
Of our country, schools are al
ready approaching this level.
How are they doing this? Sim
ply by soliciting cooperation
from the whole community.
Let's take, for example, the
case of two Southerners-C.
E.. Rakestraw, Southern agent
for the U. S. Office of Educa-
ton, and Robert Dolley, Direct
or of vocational training in
Continued on Page g.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-06-30
Wednesday, June 80, 1913.
ZION-BENTON COMMENCE.
MENT ADDRESSES

ZION-BENTON COMMENCE
MENT ADDRESSES
"The Future Of Education"
By Rupert Otterbacher
CONTINUED from Page y
ming together" Now aquatic
animals can include octupus;
and presume if you ask any
girl, she will tell you she has
been out with one.
However, I feel that the Sec
ond definition of Webster's-
"a school is an institution for
teaching children" is more ap-
propriate. In fact, any school
boy will tell you, it's an institu-
ton!
But perhaps the best way
for one to become thoroughly
acquainted with what a school
is, is to bring you a simple IL
lustration. Well take for ex-
ample, John @. Public, the av-
erage man about town. He has
a car and a good home; he
sends his children to school;
he belongs to the Elks, the
Moose, or the American Le-
gion. During the summer he
works outside to the tune of
a bottle of Sloan's Liniment a
week, and probably has few
shares of stock in A. T. & T.,
Dow Chemicals, or Erie Rail-
road. Now when John @.
bought his stock, it wasn't a
haphazard investment: he
made a careful study Of the
dividends it had been paying
the past few years, how much
, 1948-01-17
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also
One lhp-MOToR
Apply:
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N o r I c e

DR.. Robert M. de Freitas
40. D.. Specialist in Eye
Examination : Refraction
orthoptics: announces that on
Tuesday. january 20. l948 and
Wednesday. January 81. ls4S
1000 A. M. to S p. M.
complete optometric service
will be offered TO the Munich
.palitY Of ST. Groix.
The latest designs,t n eye
glasses will Be available.
$. Glasses prepaido COD.
For appointments con-
tact Miss Catalina Cepeda
Christiansted. Telephone ITO.
, 1948-01-17
FOR SALE
i MAHOGANY BEDsTEAD
SHIPPING NEWS

The SIS. aNooring Hitch
sailed from New York Jan
vary 18th. 1913. and is due at
Frederiksted. January 10th &C
cepitpting freight for Trinided.
Guanta. Georgetown. Parama-
ribo.
Alcoa Steamship CO. Inc.
Rob't. u. Merwin & Co, Inc.
Agents.
, 1948-01-17
NOTICE

RI F&HTf .A&
Savings Pass Book No. 2776
having been reported lost or
stolen, the holder thereof is
hereby requested to present
same to the Bank within
twelve az weeks from this
date, as otherwise the book
will be cancelled and a new
one issued in its place at the
expiration Of this period.
Virgin Islands National Bank
Christiansted, st. Croix, v. /.
December4, 1947
, 1948-01-17
CHRSILANSTED UTILITIES COMPANY
PUBIIcATToN

It is hereby brought to pub
lie notice that the Government
Of the Virgin Islands of the
United States has this date au-
thorized the Reverend Cla-
renee Seidel, C.S.S.R, to per
form civil-religious ceremonies
in the Virgin Islands.
Government Of the Virgin Is
landsof the United States
st. Thomas
November Is, 1947
Morris F. de Castro
Government Secretary
, 1948-01-17
FURNITURE P A AND
FINISHINGS

| wish to thank those who
have patronized me in the
past and hope that I may be
able to give better services in
the future.
GEORGE r. K Jr.
, 1948-01-17
N NOTICE
DOG

Dog License must be renew
ed during the month of Jan
uary 1913. Every dog licensed
must carry its tag attached to
its collar. The Police Depart
ment will affix tags.
Fee: $500 for dogs in the town
LOO for dogs in the coun
try.
G. A. MATTHIAS :
Actg. Director of Police
, 1948-01-17
FORD for SALE

Model l94l. convertible
Coupe. perfect running condi.
lions. last price $4,000.
For further Information call
DAMS Liquor Store
, 1948-01-17
NOTICE

An extraordinary meeting
Of the Municipal Council Of
ST. Croix will be held on Tues
day. January 20. ls4s at 1890
o'clock A. M.
Walter !. M. Hodge
Vice Chairman. Nun. Council
FOR RENT Oh LEASE
dsACRES aof fertila landAat
Retreat. Abundance Of guinea
grass.
also
IL ACRES at GATHERINGS
Rest.
INQUIRE at AVIS OFFICE
NO TIcE
BOY WANTED
Call at the Avis Office
, 1948-01-17
T TO PROVIDERS

Trespassing. with or without
firearms on the estates Jerusa-
lem Hope and Blessing will be
dealt with according to law.
All roads leading into Estate
Jerusalem have been closed
against traffic by motor vehi-
cles. Fishermen,s carts will be
permitted 10 pass through the
yard. but NOT duringthe night.
6.
Manager
Evening star., 1948-09-03
Test Your Horse Sense
By Dr.. GEORGE w. Crons

Score one point for a correct So
luton to each Of the five problems.
The last problem counts flve points
l. How many sides has the home
plate in a baseball diamond?
Three Four Five Six
2. Which one of these liquids is
most volatile (meaning 1t evaporates
first)?
Ether Alcohol Gasoline Turpentine
3. A vixen Is female creature,
whose characteristic sound Is .
Meow Bark Squeal Ba-a
A. Which one of these 1t not
tree?
Poison Oak Eastwood Blue Spruce
Chinese Elm
s. A. Silent" whistle is often used
to call
Wild Geese Moose Pigs Dogs
6. The various bodily organs
named in the left-hand column be-
low secrete specific chemical pro-
ducts, a shown in the opposite COL
umn. Try to match them appropri-
ately. You deserve one point for
each correct matching.
(a) Stomach (v) InSulin
(b) Liver (w) Hydrochloric acid
(c) Thyroid (x) Saliva
I'd Pancreas (y) Bile
(e) Parotid ~ Thyroxin
Score yourself as follows: 0-2,
poor; 3-6, average; 7-9. superior;
9-10, very superior.
ANSWERS.
l. Five sides. 2. Ether s. Bark
(Fox). 4. Poison oak. S. Dogs, 6 (a)
Stomach Acid (w). (b) Liver-Bile
V). (c) Thyroid -Thyroxin (z). Id
-Insulin W. (e) Parotid-
Saliva (x).
Evening star., 1948-09-03
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car at the crossroads Of Arlington to be
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st. Bridge. 1946 and 1947 models wanted
this geek for big l946,1947 sale Friday
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Evening star., 1948-09-03
Take My Word for 1t
By Fronk Colby
The Truth About Oscar

A few weeks ago I reported here
that, according to a popular theory
the flgurine, awarded by the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences, was nicknamed Oscar
by Bette Davis who, at the time
.Was married to Harmon Oscar Mel
son. her first husband.
I can now report the true origin
of Oscar" thanks to Eugene MUIR
ply, public relations counsel for
the academy. He has sent me q
reprint from the 1947-48 Motion
Picture Almanac which tells THE
Truth About Oscar"
The statuette was sculptured In
1927 by George Stanley of Los
Angeles. But, the article states
'the golden figure was still with
out a name that day in 1881 when
Mrs. Margaret Herrick, present
executive secretary of the academy
reported for her first days work a,
librarian. A copy of the statuettt
stood on an executives desk, anc
she was formally introduced to thu
figurine as the foremost member
of the organization.
She regarded it for a moment
He reminds me- she observed, o.
my Uncle Oscar
Nearby sat a newspaper col
umnist, and the next day his syn
dlcated copy contained the lin
Employees have affectionatel,
dubbed their famous statuett,
Oscar" From that day on he ha
been Oscar"
The academy's Oscar is 10 inche
high, weighs 7 pounds. 1t is bronz
with gold plate exterior. He cost
about hundred dollars.
Evening star., 1948-09-03

ORtk1A4S ACnA, 1AAAAV Va 1lCd1
Hands of certain types should be
bid to the hilt and then some.
Others should be handled with kid
gloves despite a wealth of honor
tricks. 1t is a mark of the astute
player that he knows when to de-
liberately underbid hand which,
on the basis of honor tricks alone,
rates very highly.
Failure to take into consideration
the dangers of misfit hand re-
suited in a staggering loss to the
North and South players when saw
this hand played. South opened
quite properly with one diamond
and North, because he held four
honor tricks, made a jump shift to
three clubs. South then bid three
spades and North showed his second
suit by bidding four hearts, which
was the only thing that kept East
from lapsing into state of suspend
ed animation. South then called
four no-trump. I take it this was
intended as conventional bid and
North showed that he had two. aces.
That's all that mattered to South,
who, thereupon, bid six no-trump.
West, who had been biding his time,
entered the picture with a resound-
ing double and opened the nine Of
hearts. This rendered 1t impossible
to bring in the club suit even had it
split favorably and the damages
were assessed at l,l00 points.
This was admittedly a hard luck
hand, and the loss was out of all
proportion to the offenSe. Never
theless, there was no good reason to
reach q slam on the combined
holding. This cardinal principle
must be recognized: That slams
should not be attempted until a
good convenient place has been
found to play the hand. Slams are
not merely a question of aces and
kings. There is the slight detail
about collecting IL tricks.
North's jump to three clubs was
i'll advised despite his four honor
tricks. First because he should al
low himself as much bidding space
as possible to adequately describe
his 6-5 holding in hearts and clubs,
and secondly because the jump
shift announces slam intentions
which at the time of the opening
diamond bid should not yet be en-
tertained, inasmuch as no convent
ent place to play the hand has yet
been found.
If North responds with two clubs
South will bid two spades. North
may now show his second suit by
bidding three hearts and South will
show that he had five spades by
rebidding them (this by inference
will identify a .six-card diamond
suit, since the latter was bid firsD.
When North realizes that his part
ner's hand is made up almost en-
tirely of spades and diamonds, he
will see the futility of pondering
over the heart suit, and the best
bet will then be the shortest road
to game via three no-trump. Due
to the unfortunate distribution, even
this contract cannot be fulfilled. but
those are the fortunes of war.
1t is good general doctrine to
underbid misfits and overbid those
that match up we'll.
(Copyright, i94S, by Charles H. doren.l
Evening star., 1948-09-03
AuroMosIlEs WANTED.

PRIVATE PAkTY win pay cash for 40 or
Al Plymouth or Chevrolet In good cond.
CHEvROIEr or FoRD-New GOOD used
car; Immediately; will pay cash. Can
Elk 1870. IS
VETERAN urgently needs light sedan; '37
to 40; well cared for: State If orig.
oEnsr; p pay sasn nhv BOZ s9s.E nt,. Star s. =,
Oidsmobile sedanette. TE. 5O52. .
sTUDEBAKKR '47-'4s; will pay sey; hund.
PoIrTAN atsL TAI sN MOTORS, & N. Z. ave. and sia- R
LfNCOLN-ZEPHYR. 1910 or 1871: also
good condition r. I. MOTORS. 1920
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