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Evening star., 1948-09-29
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BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE
@. Are bears found native all over the world?
ID. NJ r.
A. Different varieties of bears are widely
distributed throughout North America, Asia,
and Europe and some parts OF northern Africa.
Only one species is found In South America,
and none in Australia.
g. What color has the greatest sales value'
F. B. D.
A. The problems Of color have beer widely
studied and color engineers have generally
accepted the idea Of warm and cold coors
From variety OF experiments that have been
made 1t appears that red a warm color, Is the
one most likely to attract people and induce
sales.
G. Was platinum used for coins in any coun-
try besides Russia?-D. N. T..
A. The Russians minted 3. and u ruble
pieces Of platinum between 1928 and ls41, but
the coins were unpopular and soon were dis
continued, Platinum also was used to limited
extent for coinage in other countries.
@. What percentage of the people In the
United Safes speak Engiish?-s. D.
A. In America In Perspective" Henry q.
commaser says that statistics Of foreign
languages spoken in the United States we're
published for the first time in 1912 From
them 1t appeared that 90 per cent Of the
population had English as their native
language, that is to say, their parents Ian
guage was English.
Q. Does the suez Canal form the boundary
A. The Suez Canal runs through the King
dom of Egypt and the boundary between that
country and Palestine Is a purely arbitrary
line This Is many miles TO the east OF the
Suez Canal and runs in a southeasterly diree-
ton from the Mediterranean Sea to meet the
Gulf OF Sinai.
Q From what source is insulin obtained'
m. 6. w.
A. Insulin is derived from the pancreas
glands of hogs. calves and beef that are
slaughtered.
O. Is Mount Rainier a volcano?-K. M.
A. Mount Rainier was a volcano but has long
been extinct. However, small craters still give
forth steam and sulphurous fumes.
@ How large an area is included in the
calm center of hurricane?-C. M. c.
A. The "eye of the storm" or the calm center
averages about IA miles in diameter, though
there are wide variations in individual cases.
@. What is the largest quantity OF cotton
normally produced per acre?-C. w. w.
A.. The Department Of Agriculture says that
az bales per acre is very good in any cotton
area and has been grown in the Eastern part OF
the United States Three bales per acre is not
uncommon In California. The Department OF
Agriculture at Snafter, Calf. produced so bales
on 20 acres
@. What Is the real purpose OF lightning
rod?-J. A.
A. A lightning rod 10 q conducting path for
the current of electricity. II the spark drops
from a cloud overhead onto house equipped
with lightning rod, the spark Is more likely to
hit the rod than the house, and will follow IL
narunlessly to the ground.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

Next to a reefer-smoking Aim actor
warning the kiddies against delinquency,
the thing we admire most is Vishinsky
harangue against the obstructionism OF
the West,
Evening star., 1948-09-29

A survey Of the campaign outgivings OF
this years men OF destiny brings to light
little which is apt to be heard on school
defamation days in ages to come.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

Diogenes, travelling with lantern and
tub, was supposedly looking for an honest
man; but the setup sounds more like house
hunting
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Letters to The Star

Letters tor publication must bear
the signature and address Of the
,0riter, although it is permissible for
writer knoDn to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be briet.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

After some research, syracuse prof.
concludes the happiest years are those
between 20 and 80, that interlude In which
youth so often finds itself, II it happens
to be looking.
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Alexandrians: Take Note!


To the Editor Of The Star:
Recently passed through Alexandria and
heard about George Washington's IRE engine.
Proudly went with my little boy to show
him this priced item. The door was closed;
NO one was there. I did the next best thing:
I held my little boy up and we both peeked
through the dirty glass that was In the door.
What did I see? saw q lot of rubbish and
filth in front Of this priced fire engine, and
I thought to myself: A fire hazard In 4 fire
house!
The next thought that came to my mind
was this: If the people Of Alexandra don't
have enough gumption to appreciate and
tenderly care for this fire engine, why don't
they give 1t to us up here in New York, and
we will at least keep il clean and let maybe
. couple OF hundred Thousand people year
see 1t? JOHN r. WILKINS.
New York. N Y.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

To the Editor OF The Star:
The current protest and indignation on the
part OF District taxpayers are the result of what
happens when q bureaucracy is not subject
to control by the electorate. The residents
of the District are helpless to do anything
about it, although each year they see the con-
duct of certain administrative agencies on q
lower plane.
When a tax Office tells thousands Of tax
payers who have submitted sworn returns that
they have lied and rejects the sworn statements
without proof. it smacks of police state
methods. Such trends should be resisted, but
what can the individual in the District do
about it? With no proof whatsoever the tax
ONCE raises the valuation and assessment and
suggests that we had better be satisfied with
this because if they have to send out appraisers
on our appeals the new appraisal will control,
the implication being that they will be no less
than the arbitrary figures established by the
tax Office.
Such methods would last about hve minutes
in the administration of Federal income tax,
because of an aroused electorate that would do
something about it. Here the impotence Of the
nom voting citizen is all too apparent.
TAXPAYER
Evening star., 1948-09-29

c. Are bears found native all over the world7
ID. M r.
A. Different varieties of bears are widely
distributed throughout North America. Asia,
and Europe and some parts of northern Africa.
Only one species is found In South America,
and none in Australia.
Evening star., 1948-09-29
Personal Property Taxes
To the Eaiter Of TAt star:

To the Editor Of The star:
! fully agree with the expression contained
in letter which appeared in The Star on Sep
tember g. signed "Disgusted." This party
presents an able and sound argument in de-
fense of the honest taxpayers who, pursuant
to the law, filed personal tax returns under
oath only to have their returns ignored by
the all-wise head OF the personal property tax
division, who In his sublime wisdom elected
to make arbitrary assessments far In excess
Of the true value sx en to by the property
owners The bills rendered upon said arbi-
trary assessments were accompanied by a MINI
eograph circular stating in part that: "The
board made a comprehensive survey of values
Of personal property in comparable groups of
homes and prepared a schedule showing the
mean or average values of household effects
reported by owners in the respective groups
The average values of personal property are
believed to be reasonably typical of the homes
In each group" ..
This assumption Is based upon the theory
that an owner-oeeupant Of 4 house valued at
. stated hgure should possess personal taxable
property eaual In value to the personal property
In . similar house Of corresponding value In
the same neighborhood. Said theory II about
as unjust and ineuuitabie ~ eontending that
q property owner who has two-ear garage
on his lot should have two automobiles therein
because his neighbor has two.
II the new look" method Of levying personal
taxes Is to be adopted generally, why not dis
regard the personal income tax returns filed
by the law-abiding residents and assess the
victims according to the super schedule based
upon the mean or average incomes reported
by residents In the respective groups, such
groups to be determined by the process used
for selecting the victimized personal property
taxpayers?
A statement of the head OF the personal tax
division appeared In the papers several days
ago to the effect that few, II any. personal
property assessments on apartment dwellers
were increased this year, the theory being that
most apartments are relatively small and few
have more than 81 900 exemption in household
effects From this statement it is quite evident
that the tax assessors have never been in
any of the extravagantly furnished apart
ment houses on Connecticut avenue and gazed
upon the expensive furniture, Oriental rugs,
draperies, ETC., which adorn the spacious quar-
ters occupied by wealthy people. 1t would cer-
tainly seem that the personal property be-
longing to these rich apartment dwellers, If
correctly appraised and taxed would produce
the needed revenue and relieve the taxing
authorities Of the onerous task of imposing an
exorbitant tax upon the personal effects Of
the owner occupants In the modest, little. six
room. row homes in Foxhall Village.
II the noble experiment being tried on 5000
personal property taxpayers proves successful
this year, the other 5000 had better begin to
save for next year.
1t will be interesting and maybe comfort
ing to hear what some of the other members
Of the Ananias Club have to say.
RONALD T. STONE.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

Unmannerly Smokers Condemned
To the Editor of The Star:
I read a letter in your columns recently
headed "A Thoughtless Guest and signed by
Sarah Nickling Diggs. 1t discussed careless
smokers and the dangers that easily might
be caused from such carelessness.
All of we older heads can recall when. not
so many years back, no one would think OF
smoking in anothers home without hrst ask
ing If it would be agreeable.
Now cigarette smokers never ask If it Is OBJ
jectionable Habitual smokers seem to con-
slider 1t their personal privilege to satisfy their
Unsuitable 90 desire for cigarettes, regardless
Of the feelings OF others, sometimes even snok-
ing at the table and pufing smoke over the
food and in the faces OF others
At my home we do not smoke, drink or
play cards and for these reasons we are some
times considered "old fashioned, out OF date
and behind the times" But feel sure that
there are many others among your readers
that also are "od fashioned, out Of date and
behind the times" JUST WONDERING.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

O. Is Mount Rainier volcano?-K. M.
A. Mount Rainier was a volcano but has long
been extinct However, small craters still give
forth steam and sulphurous fumes
Evening star., 1948-09-29

in proportion to population I think we have
turned up far more disloyal white than colored
people.
While the colored people have faced many
disbursements, the fact remains that no
race in history has made a. much progress
in an equal length of time as the colored race
has made since its emancipation. However, 1t
is equally true that this progfess Is largely
due to the fact that they have had the goodwill
of their white neighbors in their efforts to
advance.
In North Carolina some colored people started
to organize an insurance company. They
feared that the existing big companies would
resist their entry into the field. to preserve
their large colored business. To their surprise
the existing companies gave them every help
and encouragement and there now exists one
of the most prosperous insurance companies In
the United States, manned wholly by celorsd
ofhcers and owned wholly BY colored people
Az the writer drove into Washington recently,
he passed the residence Of colored man who
few years ago. had only one truck. To-day
there were three huge moving vans standing
in the back lot These looked to be new, mod
ern and expensive; and they bore that coiored
mans name. Certainly that man must have
had the goodwill OF the community to build up
such a prosperous business In 50 short time.
All the colored race has to do is to keep
industriously at work; and it can't lose. And
all Of those, white and colored who are tempted
to airt with foreign-born agitators as they
hack at the foundations Of this Nation might
take look At the people being herded into
concentration camps behind the Iron Curtain
and realize that liberty is thing easily lost
and mighty hard to regain II lost. This country
may not be perfect, but its faults are minor
in comparison with what the rest Of the world
has to offer MONITOR.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

O. How large an area Is included in the
calm center of hurricane?-C. M. c.
A. The "eye of the storm" or the calm center
averages about IA miles in diameter, though
there are wide variations in individual cases
Evening star., 1948-09-29

Q. From what source is insulin obtaineds
m. @. w.
A. Insulin is derived from the pancreas
glands of hogs, calves and beef that are
slaughtered.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

@. What Is the real purpose OF lightning
rod?-J. A.
A. A lightning rod 10 q conducting path for
the current OF electricity. If the spark drops
from a cloud overhead onto a house equipped
with lightning rod, the spark is more likely to
hit the rod than the house, and will follow IL
narunlessly to the ground.
Evening star., 1948-09-29

@. Was platinum used for coins In any coun-
try besides Russia?-D. N. T..
A. The Russians minted g. 8 and - ruble
pieces OF platinum between 1928 and l841, but
the coins were unpopular and soon were dis
continued, Platinum also was used to limited
extent for coinage in other countries.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09

-Kifehen-KroH Base Cabinet
10" wide, IS" high, IS" deep. Ii.
noIeUm top with sioinIess steel trim.
One drawer and single door with
either right or left 1907 swine).
Door section has one adjustable
shelf. Also ovoiIoble in ~" size
(24"x36"x25") with double doors.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
Compute Operation Costs
Of Privately Owned Plane

Private airplane may be an expen-
sive luxury or a business asset, de-
pending on conditions, needs, amount
of use and many other variables, ac-
cording to a bulletin issued by the
engineering experiment station at
Oregon state college.
The effect of cost of operation on
private airplane use is indicated by
figures cited showing that one-third
of all airplane owners keep their
planes only one year. Another % per
cent continue ownership only two
years, while the mean period of own
ership is less than four years. More
than so per cent of former owners
gave financial difficulty as the rea-
son for disposing of their planes.
In one instance given by the au-
thor, a situation is assumed where a
man buys a $4,000 plane with a cruis-
ing power of 80 horsepower and a
cruising speed of 80 miles per hour.
Oil cost is figured at 35 cents per
quart, fuel cost at 26 cents per gall
lon, and hangar rental at $3.50 per
year. At these prices, and assuming
annual use of the machine for 300
hours, the hourly cost of operation
figures to be S7.34 or nine cents per
mile. This includes insurance, depre-
citation and interest on investment.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
Americas First Apartments

The famous cliff dwellings of Mesa
Verde national park, Colo, represent
Americas first apartment houses,
having been built between 1890 and
1874. Hundreds of years ago the In
dams had to abandon the cliff dwell
ings when a great drouth struck. The
Ute legend is that ono the cliff
jewellers were animals, living inside
the earth. They climbed to the upper
world on a giant corr stalk made to
grow by the Life Force and the Rain.
Upon reaching the surface they as
sumed the form of human beings;
afterwards they celebrated their de-
liverance in underground kivas, cloth
ing themselves in skins to resemble
their ancestors. When the Indians
started building their dwellings above
ground, the legend goes, the gods
were ~displeased, withheld the rain and
brought on the drouth.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
Select Material Carefully
Clothing Specialist Urges

Cloth makes the difference when it
m to sewing. Amateurs-those
sewing for the first time DR. those
just developing skills-should pay
special attention to the kind and type
of material they select.
Miss Helen Zwolanek, clothing
specialist, University of Illinois col
lege of agriculture, maintains that
successful sewing-so far as the ANA
teur is concerned-begins at the yard
goods counter when the material is
purchased. Some fabrics are easy to
work with, while others require a
great deal of skill.
Beginners will do well to select a
fabric that feels firm and has very
little lengthwise or crosswise stretch
and that does not fray. 1t will be
simpler to cut and easier to stitch
evenly. A medium-weight fabric is
usually a better choice than a very
sheer one. The sheer fabric presents
problems in the cutting and stitch
ing, as it tends to pull and slide. And
the seams must be finished perfectly
so that no raw edges show through
the material. On the other hand, hea-
wy fabrics are difficult to work with
because of their bulk.
Large prints, plaids and stripes
should be avoided by beginning sew
ers. Designs have to be matched in
the cutting, and that usually calls
for skill and patience aplenty. The
same thing applies to prints with up
and down" designs and materials that
have a definite nap or pile. The pat
tern must be S 10 placed that all pieces
run in the same direction.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09

Harry Dull returned to Laurel
Sunday from Glasgow after spend
ing several days there. He attend
ed the graduation of his son Gerald
from the Glasgow high school. Ger
aid, usually known as Jerry, was
valedictorian of his class and had q
record of straight AS throughout
his four years in high school. In
addition to the customary honors the
school board presented him with 4
special gift at graduation. His re-
cord was the first of its kind in
nine years at the high school. He
won a scholarship at Montana State
college at Bozeman where he will
major in chemistry.
Bobby Pittman and Donald I'M
derwood of Powell, Wyo., spent last
week end here with Mr.. Pitman's
uncle, w. L. Orndorff, and family.
Pittman recently completed boot
training and was on a Today leave.
He will ship out when he returns
to San Diego, Calf.
~ AIM hiuSSi VI ell, hyOp
was an overnight guest of Donna
Orndorff Thursday. She left Fri
day for Deer Lodge to visit her
grandmother.
Jake Pittman of Jensen, Utah,
spent the week end here and on Sun
day accompanied his cousin, La Mar
Orndorff, and family and Donna
Orndorff on a picnic and fishing
trip to East Rosebud lake and Lost
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
First Sleeping Car

The first sleeping car in the world
was operated on the Cumberland
Valley railroad, between Harris
burg and Chambersburg, Pa, in the
winter of 1867. 1t was a remod-
eled day coach, and the berths or
hunks were very crudely built along
n side of the car.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
Seal of the United States

The seal of the United States is
carried over from the Continental
congress. The design was adopted
by order of the Continental congress
June 20, 1882, after the matter had
been pending for six years. The seal
has been recut three times, in 1841,
1883 and 1902, but always in strict
compliance with the original de-
sign.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
Skiing in the Rockies

Colorado rapidly is winning re-
nown as one of North Americas
best skiing areas. Numerous noun
tain ranges, high altitude, bracing
air and dry powder snow help pro-
duce unsurpassed skiing conditions.
There are practice slopes for be-
ginners and gentle slopes for those
preferring leisurely skiing. Colora-
dos rugged beauty adds much to
the sport.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
Agricultural Census

Plans are under way to obtain a
world census of agriculture in 1850.
The statistics would include crop
acreages, livestock owned, size of
farms and type of ownership.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
Sails on Railroads

Experimental cars equipped with
sails ere tried out on both South
Carolina and Baltimore and Ohio
railroads in the early days of rail-
reading.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
They Grow Mushrooms

More than half of the nations sup
ply of mushrooms comes from two
Pennsylvania counties, Chester and
Delaware.
Laurel outlook., 1948-06-09
One on the House

Average age of farmhouses in the
United States is reported to be
about so years or more. Three
fourths of the farmhouses in New
England are about so years old.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

in winter and cooled in summer by
the same unit.
The heat pump is electrically
operated and heats or coolS by trans
ferring heat from. or to, well water.
The unit connects to conventional
ductwork. 1t is economical to op-
crate, but first cost is rather high
in comparison to the other types
Of heating units.
The most widely publicized heat
ing system Of the present time is
radiant panel heating. Hot water
circulated through copper or
wrought iron coils. placed in the
floor, ceiling, or walls, combined with
an outdoor temperature control and
tempering valve, make this system
the most efficient and most econom-
ical of all heating systems.
The even floor temperature re-
sulting from coils In the floor, the
general cleanliness of the system
and the absence of radiators or con-
vectors make floor radiant panel
heating the most popular system for
the modern home.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
ey J. R. l. Beone, il.

The preSent-day homeowner has
available q wide choice Of heating
systems. Roughly, the systems are
divided into those using air as a
heat transfer medium and those
using steam or water.
Warm-air heating systems are
primarily designated as winter air
conditioners. The gas or oil fired
air furnace, with its accompanying
blower, filters, humidifers. is today
probably the leader in total installa-
tions of heating systems in the new
medium priced house.
The winter air-conditioning sys-
tenn is the least costly of all heating
systems to install in new houses.
Replacement of dirty filters and
elimination of fan vibration noise
are several common faults that must
be corrected occasionally.
Economy In Installation.
Economy of installation Is the
greatest single advantage of forced
warm-air heating. Gravity systems
are rarely used except as so-called
space heaters for individual rooms.
The earliest steam-heating plants
were the 'one-pipe" systenas in
which the steam and condensate
were carried to and from the radia-
tors by a single pipe.
Individual control Of the radiators
with this system is very difacult.
Recently a new type Of thermostatic
air valve, which stops venting air
when the temperature of the room
reaches the desired valve setting. has
been put on the market for the spe-
cific purpose Of giving individual
radiator control.
Installation of this type valve Is
an excellent way to modernize exist
ing one-pipe steam jobs. A two-pipe
steam system using thermostatic
radiator traps is a later development
in steam heating and is the most
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Dashboard Heating PIon
Uses Copper Aluminium

A new product for Dashboard
heating uses q combination Of de-
tachable aluminium fms mounted on
1-inch copper tubing. The system
is said to use q small volume Of
water to assure a more constant
temperature without long warm-up
periods.
Piping can be run through walls
from room to room and no valves
are needed. The unit comes with
two covers: an inner liner that is
nailed or screwed to the wall in
place of the conventional Dashboard,
and q front grille that hooks over
the top edge Of the liner and Ats
over the pipe and fms.