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The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Chesierfeid Of Birds

The great blue heron is consid-
cred the Chesterfield Of birds. To
his middle claw is attached a small
comb, with which to preen his
feathers. All herons fly with their
necks drawn in, and their feet ex-
tended. About 25 species are found
in the Western hemisphere, "a in
North America. Young herons are
awkward, staddly birds. comical in
their expressions and attitudes.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Risky to Can in Oven

Can all you can is the cryptic ad-
vice of National Safety council to
help beat the cost of living. But do
not can in your oven. Explosions
due to built up pressure are very
real hazard. Use the water bath for
fruits and tomatoes, the pressure
Gamer for non-acid vegetables and
the open kettle for jams, iellies and
relishes.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
PIow Under CornstaIks

Plow under those cornstalks, Is
the advice Of soil experts. Like other
crop residues. cornstalks are i'm
portant in helping rebuild organic
matter. A ton Of cornstalks is esti.
mated to be as effective as three
quarters Of ton of fresh manure
for organic matter. Cornstalks also
are a source Of nitrogen, phosphorus
and potash. Returning crop residues
should be part Of every good soil
management: plan. Lining and use
OF fertilizer are other vital prac-
tees.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
With Grain of Salt

Not so many years ago salt was
used in payment of a fine in central
Africa. When a murder was COM
mitted. according to custom, the
community in which the murderer
lived was responsible for paying the
blood-money. The chief of the vii
lage went around on an appointed
day and collected from each of his
subjects two cupped handfuls Of
salt. This was pooled to form pay
ment for the life taken.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Farm in the South

Negro farmers operate 682, 600
farms, according to the last CEN
sus. These farms, of which 672, 900
are located in the southern states,
make up II per cent of the total
number of farms in the United
States and occupy 30.8O0,c00 acres.
Negro farmers are full owners OF
1900. 900 acres of farm land
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20

Fertilizers may be difficult to get
when they are needed next year. So
it's a good idea to see your dealer
now and make arrangements for
1e48 fertilizer, say county agricul-
tural workers. The safest plan is to
get delivery of fertilizer at the ear
lest opportunity.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Value of MIX

A quart of milk-four glasses
supplies approximately these per-
centa ges Of the daily nutritive re-
quirements of an average man: Cal
ciurn, 100 per cent plus; ribohavin
(vitamin c., 50 per cent; phos-
phorus, 67 per cent; protein, 40 per
cent; vitamin A. 30 per cent; thia-
min, % per cent; calories, 22 per
cent; vitamin c, 10 per cent; niacin,
6 per cent. and iron, 3 per cent.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Leup Year SuIvcge

An extra day this year means
three extra meals and an added
onportunity to save used COOK
ing fat, The American Fat oa.'
wage Committee points ou.
Yo,Ir meat dealer will buy every
mound you turn In
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Niunrce for GabbineSs

An old penal code Of China pro-
vided that man could obtain
divorce if his wife was too talkative,
or if she disregarded his parents.
according to Encyclopaedia Britain
aica. He also could obtain a d.
-orce, the code held, if his wife had
an envious or suspicious temper.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Everglade Wild Game

Wild game in the Everglades were
forced to forsake their homes for
high grounds as virtually incessant
downpours inundated the whole vast
area, reports Florida Wildlife.
Coons, opossums, deer, wildcats
and other animals fed before the
rising flood-waters. In some sections
young quail and turkeys were
trapped by the water. Snakes also
moved out of the food areas.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Suu Cured RaisinS

Most of the raisins used in the
United States come from the dry,
sunny climate Of California where
sun-drying is practical and cheap.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
School NOA1 Owns Fort

A school district is the owner Of
Fort Ringgold, the old cavalry post
where Civil war generals Robert E.
Lee and U. S. Grant soldiered to-
gether as young officers.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Sneed of Red Fox

The red fox is much faster than
the grey fox. He has been known to
cover a given distance at the rate Of
80 miles per hour.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Rivers of Milk Used

More than go million quarts Of
fresh milk and cream now are be-
ing used daily by American con-
SunerS,
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20

NEW YORK CTYA nation wide rookie hunt giving base
ball player chance at Dodger contract has been launched by the
Branch Hickey
the Dodgers shown here ef) with Harry Steeger Argosy editor
Even though the Dodger the largest the
Hickey admits they scratch the surface
Dodgers will send the country check
nominated PLAYER.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Our Timber State

About one-sixth of the total stand
ing timber in the United States is IN
Washington state.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
Mixed Southern Wool

Mertizo wool is South American
wool from mixed breeds of sheep.
The Omaha guide., 1948-03-20
MAY Become Short
By TED sHEARER

Next Door "But you DIDN' Tmarry girl JUS like
the oir1 that married dear Old Dad !"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

be no more than l3 inches from the extreme rear of the car and must Le in the exact center of the width of the car, according to the new rules The brake must be operated by a fcot pedal-hand operation is prohibited. The brakes must be faced with piece of tire tread with a contact area of at least nine square inches with the track. Facing must be bolted to the brake shoe
 The fourth special trophy is giv- en by Chevrolet to the boy whose car runs down Derby Downs race course in the fastest time of the day on August 15. the date of the finals Each heat is timed auto matically by an electric timer, and a photo-finish camera records the winner of each race. Thus the fastest heat can be picked easily without possibility of an error.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

each year is improved, beautified and refurbished for the Derby.
 In the eleventh annual race which will be held August l5 champions from l50 communities throughout the United States, All aska and Canada will compete for top honors in boydom's great class ic. The races are sponsored by Americas leading newspapers and the Chevrolet Motor Division.
 It is expected that the grand stands, bleachers and standing room along the track will be pack ed on Derby Day in 1948, as has been customary for the past sev- eral years. This will mean that approximately 100000 persons, many of whom will come many miles to see the great race, will witness the Derby. Tickets for seats went on sale about May l.
 The track itself is concrete roadway, 30 feet wide, entirely without crown and perfectly smooth. It is painted green 10 eliminate glare, and the three rac- ing lanes are defined with silver and yellow dotted lines. Twelve inch kickboards, surfaced with rub Der. line the track and add to the saiety factor. Cutters are ample to quickly carry off cloudburst.
 There is no starting ramp at Derby downs, the natural grade of about l6 percent at the starting line being sufficient to give the cars a good start. From start to finish line is 975.4 feet. The grade drops quickly to six per- cent incline at the finish line.
 Gaily colored cannas, planted to bloom on race day, add beauty in front of the grandstands. Over the track at the top of the hill is an attractive archway. Above this, on topside, is large, level paved area where the entries line up, un- der a huge tent, for their heats. Service pits for greasing and last minute adjustments adjoin this area.
 At the starting line, heavy shaft with a baffle plate at the head of each lane is countersunk in the concrete which extends across the course. Cars are lined up for each heat with their moses" against the baffle plates. At the starting signal the baffles drop simultaneously, and the entries move away to an absolutely even start. And at the same instant,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
ALL JUNEAU ENTRIES MUST WEAR HELMETS
 AND RACING SHIRTS

Every race driver in the local Soap Box Derby must wear trouS- CTS. shoes. official Soap Box Der by racing helmet and racing shirt.
 Uniformity of costume is ordered so that every contestant Will De equal in this respect. Driving the car in bathing trunks, stocking feet or other abbreviated costumes VIII be lorridden Neither may conteS- tants set aside shoes or other items of apparel when they are weigh ing in.
 Tn the final races at Akron, August 15, every contestant must wear the same costume, consisting of white duck trousers, shoes req dc luxe helmet, and red, white and blue silk racing shirt. The shirt and helmet will be furnished each champion at Akron, the gilt of the Chevrolet Motor Dlvislon' co-sponsor of the race.
 In aQQlllOl, all ol eiiS i"N
 champions will be given, upon ar rival at Akron, one of the ne" special Soap Box Derby sport shirts for street wear, and spec ial street-Wear hat.
 These sport shirts are similar to those that are being sold Tn Derpy communities to all Derby fans. They come in three colors, ana have the Derby emblem and scenes from Derby racing as pattern on the cloth.
 The helmets are red this year, and are similar in design to the racing helmets worn by contestants in the l947 race. The oecal on the front, however, features the Soap Box Derby emblem this year, with a torch behind it. On each helmet for local races Is the tltie, "contestant." and above the flame of the torch is the predominant spirit of the Derby dedicated to the Youth of America" wording.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
TROPHIES
 TO AKRON W!NNERS
 FIRST FOUR PLACES
Kettering Trophy Goes for Best Overall
 Appearance

Four special trophies, in addl- tion to those awarded to the na- tional championship Soap Box Derby drivers who finish in the first four places, will be present. ed in Akron to Derby contestants.
 They will go to the boys whose cars are the best-designed, best upholstered, have the best brakes and run the fastest heat. The winners will be selected by the Ma tional Contest Board of the All American Soap Box Derby.
 These trophies will be of spec ial significance this year because of the rule-changes which have s.mplified construction yet put a premium on good design and work manship.
 The c. F. Kettering Trophy for the designed car will go to the car whose overall appearance, originality of design, safety, style and adaptability to speed is deem- ed best of the 150 entries in the championship race at Akron. The best-upholstered-oar trophy is given annually by the Collins SS i Aikman Corp. manufacturers of upholstery material Judges will consider, among other things, neat ness of the upholstery, paneling of the material. and the ingenuity exhibited by the builder
 The Chevrolet trophy for the best brakes is of unusual impor- tance also, because drastic rule changes involve brake construction on 1948 cars. A single drag brake must be used, and the facing mus
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

an electric timing device is set in motion.
 The timing device, controlled by an electric eye is automatically stopped as the leading car crosses the finish line. This electric eye also controls the special photo finish camera directly over the fin ish line. making it possible to get a photo of each heat finish, in- cluding a photo-record of the time of the heat in hundredths of a second.
 Officials operate the race from a double-deck overhead steel bridge at the finish line, and are in con stant telephonic communication with the starting line, the pits al topside and the car-return station at the foot of the hill On the bridge also are announcers whC keep the crowd informed of the heat winners and ether facts about the race through carefully de- signed public address system.
 Press stands, with typewriters and press wires. are set up for the correspondents and various wire services. Top-flight com mentors for the major radio net works describe the race to the radio audience from vantage point on the bridge directly over the finish line.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
FORMER CHAMPS MAY NOT ENTER
 RACE THIS YEAR

Lccal champions sometimes eX- press feeling of regret mixed with their joy at winning the race because of the national Soap Box Derby rule that no champion may compete again for Derby honors.
 Racing in Soap Box Derby IS such fun for the boys, whether they win or lose, that any boy who has entered a race hates to think he cannot enter next years event.
 The reason for this rule, as es- tablished by the National Rules Committee, is to give as many boys as possible the fun and ex- citement of trip to Akron to compete in the national finals.
 Furthermore, in order that no contestant may have an unfair advantage over the others, the car and wheels of past champions may not be entered again in Derby competition.
 The rule specifically states:
 No boy who has ever won an officially sponsored Soap Box Der by race, nor his car, nor hls wheels, nor any part of his car, will be allowed in the 1948 Derby. Other cars that have been en- tered in previous races, however
  may compete if they have been altered to conform to the l948 rules. They must be entered and driven by the boys who built them originally A car or boy who has competed in one local authorized Soap Box Derby may not enter in- toanother authorized race in the same year
 And a new rule provides that any car or boy that has won any race not authorized by the local sponsoring newspaper or by Chev- rolet dealers may not enter an au- thorized race.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

The historically famous Rosetta stone--a slab of hlack basalt-was found near the western mouth of the Nile River by one of Napoleon's officers in 1799.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17
SPECTATORS
 FILL STANDS
 AKRON RACE
Speedway Is Specially and Scientifically
 Designed

Derby Downs at Akron, Ohio, one Of the most beautiful race tracks in America, was specifically designed and huilt for the All American Soap Box Derby, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

The Roseta Stone, containing inscriptions in three ancient lan- guages, provided the key that un- locked the mystery of ancient Egyp- tian hieroglyphics.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

Hieroglyphics was dead lan- guage for more than 1,400 years because modern mankind could not decipher it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

The first practical electric bulbs were produced independently by Thomas A. Edison and J. w. Swan between 1878 and 1880
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

American bakers spend more than $12,000,000 annually enriching bread with certain vitamins and iron
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

A new cosmic ray laboratory has been built on the edge of glacier in the Italian Alps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-07-17

Do your part to teach Safety First by setting good example for the Derby racers.
Evening star., 1948-05-28
Some Rejectees Were Healthy

In its report to Congress advising against
compulsory health insurance, the Brook
ings Institution calls attention to an error
In interpreting draft statistics that
deserves more emphasis than it has been
given in the past Doctors George w.
Bachman and Lewis Merriam of the inSt-
tution's stan point out that Americas
health is better than Selective Service
records for World War II indicate This
is important to remember in view of the
tendency to cite draft rejection statistics
in support of demands for administrative
and legislative health reforms.
The Brookings experts found that draft
records could not be relied upon as
health index for number of reasons. One
of the more obvious faults with the official
figures they discovered, is that changes
in physical requirements often led to even
tual acceptance of men previously rejected.
Men were rejected for such defects" as
inadequate height or weight, too great
height or weight, loss of a finger or other
shortcoming not related to their health.
Later some of these "reiectees" were ac-
cepted Yet these cases are included in
the overall statistics frequently quoted as
indicating health deficiencies Of our youth.
Furthermore, an undetermined number
Evening star., 1948-05-28
Unfair to Federal Employees

The chief reason given by the Civil
Service Commission for refusing to modify
its ban on partisan participation by Fed
eral employees in suburban elections is not
very convincing The commission admits
that it has authority, under Section 16
OF the Hatch Act, to permit employees to
campaign for local offices as Democrats
or Republicans, but it does not think Con-
gress intended 1t to use its authority to
that extent.
But the commissions letter to Repre-
sentative Howard Smith Of Virginia, in
reviewing the legislative history of Section
16, comedies that Senator Byrd OF Vir-
ginia, who introduced the bill in the
Senate, told his colleagues in debate that
"these elections (the ones in which civil
service employees were to be allowed to
take part) would involve regular Demo-
cratic and Republican Parties And
Senator Byrd insists that neither he nor,
he believes, any one else in the Senate,
intended the measure to restrict employees
to nonpartisan elections. Certainly Sena-
tor Byrd is better qualified to judge what
was in his own mind-and that of Congress
enerally-than the commission.
1t seems much more likely that Congress
intended the authority to cover just such
a situation as has developed in Arlington
County, where large part of the popula-
ton consists of Government employees.
These citizens, by reason of the commits
sion's ruling, are debarred from running
for county Offices except as nonpartisan
candidates and from taking any active
part in campaigning for candidates Of the
regular parties.
There can be no question as to the COM
missions right and duty of prohibiting
Federal employees from taking an active
part in political campaigns above the local
government level. But to disfranchise so
many citizens in the field of local self
government is undemocratic and unfair.
The Star hopes that the commission will
reconsider its position in this matter.
Evening star., 1948-05-28

of persons who we're rejected for military
service were living proof of the fact that
they had received expert, adequate med
ical care. Some had been restored to
health by operations or other treatment,
yet were unacceptable by military stand
ards. These cases, too. are included in
figures sometimes cited as rejecting a
lack of medical care.
The Brookings findings are in line with
those reported earlier this year to the
National Conference on Rural Health by
Dr. Maurice H. Friedman of this city. DR..
Friedman declared that draft statistics
show more reflections for hernia, dental
defects and varicose veins In some areas
than in others-yet 1t would not be correct
to attribute the scarcity of such defects
in some groups to better medical or dental
care. Medical care, he stressed, Is but one
of several factors which determine the
health of a community. To attempt to
compare rural and urban health condi-
tions by referring to draft statistics is
futile, he said
The parallel warnings from these expert
sources against accepting Selective Service
figures at face value should be somewhat
reassuring to those who had been dis
turbed by the high rate of reflections re-
ported by draft boards. 1t is evident, from
the doctors findings, that the rejection
figures are not so ominous as they look.
Evening star., 1948-05-28
Voice of America

With three investigations under way,
there should not be any great difficulty,
In fixing responsibility for the Voice OF
America broadcast which undertook with
other things, to advise our Latin Ameri-
can neighbors that New England was
founded by hypocrisy and Texas by SIM
There is no occasion to labor the alb
surdity of broadcasting this kind of tripe
at the expense of the taxpayers. The
Voice" is supposed to help the United
States put it's best foot forward by calling
world attention to our good points Basi-
cally, the idea is sound one, for the
true American story needs telling. But
when broadcasts as silly as those which
have been uncovered by Senator Cape
hart are sent out over the air waves the
average foreign listener, knowing that we
are spending good money for them must
wonder whether Uncle Sam is not slightly
touched in the head.
To denounce these broadcasts, however,
is not the same thing as fixing RESPONSE
bility for them. The natural tendency in
Congress is to blame the State Depart
ment, which has overall control of the
Voice of America project. And the State
Department will have to assume its fair
share Of the blame. But if the investiga-
tions which have been initiated are con-
Quoted fairly and fully there is excellent
reason to believe they will show that the
primary responsibility rests not with the
State Department, but with Congress.
Congress has approached the Voice of
America in a penny -pinching mood. The
House wanted to kill the project outright
and when an appropriation finally was put
/ through the funds for the project had
been drastically curtailed. Congress went
further than this, however. In its report
of last June the Senate Appropriations
Committee said that funds for personnel
had been cut back for the express purpose
of requiring the State Department to turn
over short wave broadcasts to private
broadcasters on a contract basis Subse-
quently, Spokesmen for the department
warned Congress that, with the drastically
curtailed appropriation for supervision, 1t
would be very difficult to keep an adequate
check on the output of the private broad
casters. No more funds were made avail
able, however, and the department, pur-
suant to the indicated wish of Congress,
contracted Will Illt NdJlOlldl oloouSoooiAiS
Company to handle the programs which
have now aroused SO much congressional
indignation.
This was done under a general policy
directive from the department to NBC.
But the texts of the scripts were not
checked by the department, and it is very
difficult to see how they could have been
checked in view of the refusal OF Congress
to provide Sufficient funds for supervisory
purposes.
So when all the facts have been sifted
1t can be expected that the indignant
members of Congress will find that they
are lying in bed of their own making.
They set out a policy which invited the
very kind of blunder that has been made,
and it is a little hard to see why they
should now be venting their wrath exclu-
sively on the State Department.
Evening star., 1948-05-28
Wants Pressure ON Britain

To the EDITOR Of The Star:
Spokesman for our Government have stated
on several occasions that the United States
was most anxious to avoid an armed con-
fiict in the Middle East because Of the pos
sbilty that this might lead to Russian IN
filtration into the Middle East and/or a
third world war.
When the Arab states threatened to bring
about such conflict if the U. N. Palestine
Partition Plan were implemented the United
States anxious to avoid war; yet feeling itself
unable to risk Arab friendship because OF
Middle Eastern oil, attempted to have a sub
stitute trusteeship plan imposed on Palestine
in place OF partition-at the cost OF greatly
weakening the prestige of the u. N. and itself.
Assuming despite the statement by Defense
Secretary Forrestal that Middle Eastern oil
would be inaccessible to the United States in
the event of war-that Arab friendship could
not be risked for the sake of the integrity OF
the U. N or the United States, nevertheless
events of the past few days have shown that
the real culprit in the Middle East-the nation
which is backing the very war our Govern
ment so greatly feared and ardently sought to
prevent is Great Britain
This is obvious in the light of Britain's
energetic opposition to United States proposals
in the Security Council to bring an end to
Arab invasions of Palestine, coupled with the
declaration by the Foreign Once that Britain
would continue to supply the Arab League
states with arms and ammunition-paid for
with American dollars-and to allow its officers
to lead the Trans-Jordan Arab Legion which
is now attacking the Holy City, as well as
Jewish communities in other parts OF Pales-
tine.
1t seems, therefore. that in view Of American
desire for peace in Palestine, Arab dependence