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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-26
Daily Lessons in English v v. L. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN NIsUsED He is plenty shrewd" Say, He t shrewd"
 OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED Interesting Accent first syllable and not the third; and FOUR syabes n-tIst-ing
 OFTEN MISSPEILED: (to Horde Ia crowd)
 Pretese preenson preteX oStenaon appearance assumption.
 WORD STUDY three times and it is yours Let us vocabulary word each day Todas word ADVISORY pertaining My merely advisory"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-26
HOSPITAL N01Es

Admitted to St. Anns Hospital over the weekend were: William Johnson, Mrs. Thomas Bowman, Mrs. Vincent Soboleff of Angoon and Mrs. Matthew Miller of Pelican, all for medical treatment.
 Those discharged were Thomas Newell. Mrs. Kenneth Willard, and Paul Middleton
 Those admitted to the Govern ment Hospital over the weekend were Katherine Snigaroff from At ka and Peter Masten from Hyda- burg
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-26
LOOK and LEARN hs' C. GORDON

reflected by the earth compare with that reflected the moon? United States buried in Airing National Cemetery? impulse the sound feeling? part a mile urong? Which is short distances? ANSWERS:
 The light reflected by the earth is equal to more than dozen  William H Taft Feeling One-eghth.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-26

kets and guided missiles for the government. Rasetti is professor at Johns Hopkins, Segre is a pro lessor at the University Of Cali fcrnia. while Fermi is professor of physics at the University ot Chicago.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-26
EASTERN STAR

Initiation Juneau Chapter No. ', Tuesday, Jan. 27; 8 o'clock. Alice Brown, Secretary. 793 2t
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-26
sTEvE'S HOBBY SHOP

Under new management. Clear ance, 10 to 20%5 off Open 3 to 7:30 D. m. 79l At
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-01-26
The Washington
 MerrY-Go-Round
By DREW PEARSON

Continued from Page c.leD
Evening star., 1948-10-12

into the open jaws. Immediately
they clamp together with a vice.
like grip. The diver cannot regain
his freedom and browns. When 1t
suits the clam it suddenly con-
tracts the great adductor muscles
tossing out the object.
A giant clam found in the outer
reaches Of the Philippine Islands
held a native diver down until he
drowned and was brought to the
surface with It's jaws clamped about
the victims arm. Exposed to the
air for several hours, the clam ex-
pired. A pearl weighing IA pounds
was uncovered. At one end Of the
pearl was . growth resembling the
turban Of . Mohammedan chief. It
was considered q gift from Allah
and sacred, placed in the custody
of the chief. It could not be pur-
chased for any price. later it was
given to. DR.. Wilbufn DoWell Cobb
IN payment for professional service
for the chiefs son.
In order to get about, a great foot
projects from the front hinge (open
lunule). From q gland flows a
powerful tendinous byssal cord,
which enables the giant clam to
climb over and anchor to coral
rocks,
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Natures Children
GIANT CLAM.
(Tridacna gigas.)
By liIIion Cox Athey

Giant or Furbelowed clans are
the largest mollusks in the world.
They inhabit the Indian and Pa
cific Oceans, living in beds of some
extent in lagoons among coral reefs.
Some attain weight Of over a hun
dren pounds, Is of which is flesh.
Natives are very fond Of giant clam
meat, which is said to be delicately
favored and tender.
The massive bulk Of the shell
measures over 1 feet across. Ma
tives use the thickest part for axe
heads. Single valves, with their
exquisite lining Of rose, pink and
blue, are seen in front Of Catholic
church doors, where they sare used
as stoups or benitiers, containing
holy water.
Usually the outside shell is white,
tinged with yellow. Most of the
shells are highly glazed inside with
violet, yellow and rose, with vari-
gated markings. When the clam
lies in the clear blue water, with
its 1uted jaws wide open, it re-
sembles a mass of brilliant flowers.
Tridacnas have the habit of rest
ing on the floor of q coral reef,
where the steady currents bring to
their gills' the minute plant and
animal plant on which they live.
II Is a natural response to pressure
which causes the. clam to close
tightly upon any object falling into
the open jaws. That is why so
many native divers lose their lives
when they dive into the water
where the clans are. The diver may
thrust his hand or foot accidentally
Evening star., 1948-10-12
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Evening star., 1948-10-12

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MOTORS locations. 3o1o r. I. s. ave. ne.
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40 Chevrolets.
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Evening star., 1948-10-12
Test Your Horse Sense
By Dr.. GEORGE W. Crone

Score one point for a correct solu.
ton to each of the first five prob
lens. The last problem counts five
points.
/. Which one of these creatures
can usually run the fastest?
Hog Cat Rabbit Woodchuck
2. In 1883, the first village in the
United States to open its doors to
women students and hence start CO.
education was
Oberlin Depauw
Amherst Wesleyan GEORGIA.
3. This Is Columbus Day, COM
memorating Christopher Columbus
landing on October IL, 1892, on the
island of
Cuba Haiti
Porto Rico San Salvador
4. Solder is an alloy Of which pair
of metals?
Copper and zinc Tin and copper
Lead and alumni Lead and tin
mum
. S. Which one of the following is
not the name of famous gem?
Hope Kohinoor
Charity Great Mosul
s. In the left .hahd column below
are listed five college degrees. Try
to match them appropriately with
the tasks shown in the opposite
column which each holder of such q
degree would normally perform.
You are entitled to one point for
each correct judgment.
(a) M. D. (v) Perform the mar
riage ceremony.
90 Ph. D. (w) Fit you with eye
glasses.
(c) D. D. S. (x) Remove your tonsils.
I'd O.D. (y) Teach you in college.
(e) ID. CD Fit you with a gold
inlay.
Score yourself as follows: o.,
poor; 3-6, average; TO, superior;
9-10, very superior.
.., ANSWERS.
1: Rabbit 2 oberlin. 8. San Salvador.
4. Lead and tin, s. Charity. g.. {a3 NJ.
D.-Tonsils (x). % Phi. D..Teach ". icJ
D. D. s.-Inlay (z. ld) o. D.-Eyegiasses
(w). (c) D. D.-Marriage W.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

Tomorrow's problem:'
NORTH
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At a contract of six diamonds,
with the opening lead of the king
of spades, would you rather be de-
clarer or defender?
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Evening star., 1948-10-12
Word Come

Find II or more Common EnrliSh
words In
CYLINDER,
meaning, "the surface traced by one
side of rectangle rotated around
the parallel side as axis Average
mark is rs words. Time limit as
minutes. 80. @
Rules Of the game-1. Words must be- or
four letters BY the addition OF "s," such as
bats" cats are not used. 3. Only one
form of q word Is used. 4. Proper names
are not used. list viii be published
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Word for 1t
By Frank Colby
Words to Watch.

Every four years the word elec-
toral comes out of the dictionary
and goes on the radio as commen-
tators, newscasters, and political
speakers discuss pros, and cons of
the presidential campaign. And the
word is mispronounced by a good
many Of these broadcasters as Zee
lex -TOE-r1," or. "ee-lek-TOE-ree-
ull," neither of which has any
sanction.
Electoral is -syllabified thus:
electoral, and the accent falls on
the second syllable, thus: ee-LEK-
ter-ull.
The word beneficent Is also on the
air a good deal. 1t means doing or
producing good; productive of bene-
fits" The "beneficent government
Is frequently mentioned. A common
ly heard mispronunciation Is: buh-
NIFF-uh-s'nt. But there is no "i'
in the second syllable: benefit
cent. The second syllable should
rhyme with chef, clef." Better say:
buh- h-NEFF-i-s'nt; or: bee-NEFF-i-
s'nt.
The word aggrandizement also
trips the tongues of many broadcast
ers. A very capable newscaster, on
a network broadcast. used the COM
mon mispronunciation "AG-ran-
DIZE-m'nt." But no authority
known to me sanctions the accent
on the first and third SyllableS,
The accent should fall on the
second syllable only. The correct
pronunciation is: uh-GRAN-dizz-
mint. Note that the third syllable
rhymes with "fizz," and not with
size"
A commentator spoke of "EH-rat
Southerners." The word used is
irate, angry; enraged." Better pro-
nounce it: EYE-rait, the second
syllable rhyming with "bait, gait"
<. I. NJ, of Altadena, wants the
origin Of the word 'kitty-cornered."
Actually there isn't any such word.
Kitty -cornered" Is simply q cor
rupted form Of the word cater-cor-
nered, meaning diagonal" or, as
the slang expressions have it, "ante-
goblin, catawampus, slaunchwise.
Catercornered, correctly pronounced,
is: KAT-er-KAWR-nerd; or: KAT
uh-KAWR-nerd. Avoid "catty", or
kitty" as the first two syllables.
Heard on radio commentation:
"The news was received in FYOON-
er-ull silence" The word used is
funereal. "mournful;s gloomy; like q
funeral" 1t Is syllabifed: fu-ne-
real. Accent the second syllable
which is like the word near" thus:
fyoo-NEAR-ee-ull. /
The troublesome wiso-whoun conssruc.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

1s47 Ford half-ton pickup S1 ,446
l946 Chevrolet half-ton stake 1875
Most Of these cars have radios and heaters
and are guaranteed for 80 days. Many
am. to $40 pm. Sundays from 10 to g.
Evening star., 1948-10-12
Goren on Bridge

|Goren on Bridge
Neither side vulnerable. South deala
NORTH
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WEST EAST
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The bidding: -
South West North East
Pass 1heart Q diamonds hearts
Q spades Pass Pass 2j 3hearts
Pass Pass 3spades Pass
Pass Pass
Opening lead, king Of hearts.
Among the secret weapons of the
bridge strategist, few are as effective
as his canny manipulation Of the
element Of fear. When it becomes
apparent that the enemy, by nor
NAL methods, will reach his objec-
tive, the only chance Ii to induce
him to take unnatural steps because
Of fear that he must contend with
unexpected obstacles.
In today's hand an Illustration Of
q dog fight for part score, which
typifies tournament play at match
point scoring, 1t became apparent
to East that there was no defense
against the three-spade contract II
declarer proceeded along his normal
way. Holding nine trumps, lacking
the king and queen, the proper
management Of the suit Is first to
finesse the ten and, after this has
lost to an honor. to repeat the
f1nesse. This line of play will hold
the defense to one trump trick in
this case. In order to defeat the
contract, some way must be devised
to induce declarer to lay down the
ace Of trumps.
East IN the above hand found such
way. After two heart tricks were
cashed, the shift was to the queen
Of clubs and East took the ace. 1t
was clear to him that he could take
no more tricks in clubs, since de-
clarer was marked with the king Of
that suit, that there were no dia-
mond tricks available to the de-
fense regardless of the location of
the queen and that only one spade
trick was assured.
In order to induce declarer to play
the ace Of trumps, East returned the
nine of diamonds, with the hope
that South would suspect that it
was q singleton. Operating under
the fear, declarer was unwilling to
risk spade illnesses into the West
hand and hastened to extract trumps
as quickly as possible by playing
the ace and another. This sealed
his DOOM. It seemed a little like
taking candy from the young, but,
actually, who could blame declarer
for his credulity?
Evening star., 1948-10-12
ANSWERS.

1: Rabbit 2. oberlin. 8. San Salvador.
4. Lead and tin. 5. Charity. 8. (a3 M.
5. 5. s.iniay tS. ad5 o. 6cl p..Eyssi..ses III ses
(w). (c) D. D.-Marriage W.
Evening star., 1948-10-12

At 1881 Wisconsin ave, OP 34OO.
! IL Bladensburg I'd. nc. AT. 1000. liz
TFRRETT MOTOR SERVICE, INC, 1887
ast-West hwy, 81. 1900. Your friendly
ord dealer for Silver Spring and North
rest Washinston offers thse quality used
ars at considerable reductions
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20

Charles F. Brannan, assistant
secretary of agriculture, heads the
new food saving setup. Originally
started by the citizens food COM
mittee last fall, it has been carried
on until now under the direct lead
ership of the cabinet food COM
mittee.
Major emphasis, it was under
stood, would be placed on meat as
the pivotal item in the cost Of
living merry-go-round; however,
other foods also would be covered
in the voluntary program. Based on
specific recommendations of the
food industry and public representa-
tives, it is theoretically designed to
meet the twin problem of scarce
food supplies and high prices.
Biggest talking point the admin
istration had in its attempts to
solicit public support was the de-
partment of agriculture's somber
prediction that the nation is heading
for serious meat shortage in the
spring. And by way of emphasis
Brannan added that meat rationing
"by price" already is in effect be-
cause many people cannot afford to
buy.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20
MaiI- I-Ohdoh Qudtico

In early days in Arizona when
frontier justice was the rule, a
two-fisted judge ruled his court
with an iron hand and a pair of
six-shooters. The only book in the
whole town was a first edition of
a mail-order catalog.
The judge kept the book on his
desk and consulted it when pass
ing sentence. One morning he
opened the book at random,
glanced at the open page, pointed
bony finger at the prisoner and
snarled: ''I fine you $3.49."
The prisoner started to protest.
"Shut up," whispered his lawyer.
"You're the 1uckiest coot in town.
Suppose he had turned to the page
of pianos instead of baby
dresses?"
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20
FOR SALE:
Some Eggs

u. S. government has hung out a
'tfor sale" sign on 1873 million dozen
eggs that it bought last spring to
support domestic prices.
There is one stipulation, however.
Only foreign users will be allowed
to buy them.
For the comfort of u. S. house
wives the agriculture department
was swift to point out that these
eggs are not the kind that can be
used readily for home consumption.
They were shelled, dumped into
huge containers and frozen before
the government bought them in the
first place.
Agriculture department decided
to sell the eggs to foreign buyers
when it was unable to sell them to
bakers and confectioners in this
country because egg production has
been going up and egg prices down.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20
NEWS REVIEW
NEWS REVIEW
South Threatens Split;
Self Rationing Proposed

President Truman, who seems to
run to 10-point programs, tossed an
other one to congress-concerning
the preservation and protection of
civil rights-and then stood aside to
await the explosion.
1t came quickly. Southern Demo
Gratis, hopping mad over at least
four of the 10 controversial points,
began to talk seriously of calling u
Dixie convention to split away from
Mr.. Truman on the civil rights
issue.
Focus of the current disunity was
a bill, up for approval by the senate
labor committee, to create a ma
tional commission against job dis
elimination on grounds of race,
creed or color.
Sen.. Allen J. Ellender Oem.,
La) predicted that if the bill were
approved in its present form the
party would erupt into open war
fare. Both foes and hackers of the
measure agreed that it would be
close thing.
The four proposals that most in
famed the southerners were the
ones calling for Cd federal anti
lynching law, (2) permanent fair
employment practice commission,
90 an end to Jim Crow rules in
transportation and (N outlawing Of
state poll taxes.
Remainder of the points advo-
Gated by the President were: A
permanent commission on civil
rights, a joint congressional COM
mittee on civil rights, civil rights
division in the justice department;
Tightening of civil rights statutes;
home rule for the District of Colum-
bia; statehood for Alaska and Ha-
waii; equalization of naturalization
opportunities, and settlement of
evacuation claims of Japanese
Americans.
Because 1948 is an election year,
and a presidential election year at
that, the program, which otherwise
might be ignored, was certain to
get hot partisan debate.
In answer to Mr.. Truman's firm
statement that something must be
done" about the, civil rights issue,
southern Democrats replied that
they were thinking of calling an all
southern convention to pick it's own
presidential candidate.
Some thought that too drastic
step, but at Jackson, Miss, Walter
Sillers, speaker of the Mississippi
house of representatives, said he
fatty favored such a course in order
to withhold at least part of the
South's electoral votes from Mr..
Truman.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20

poses. In 1896 tithing itself was abol-
ished but the law provided that over
a period of go years a sum should be
paid yearly until the amount con-
Sidered the tithe redemption fund to
be the capital of the tithe on a given
piece of property, had been
reached.
That is what Farmer Wadden OBJ
jects to. But he'll pay or get out,
and he will never live to see the day
when he doesn't have to support the
church against his will.
Romania chose to change its royal
purple to pure red when it bounced
King Michael. But how nice, nobody
can tell him he can't have "the
woman I love-"
A dentist now reports that he has
successfully transplanted wisdom
teeth in cavities left by missing
molars. But did he transplant the
wisdom?
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20
The Tithe That Binds

Coming away from a debate on
taxes I couldn't help feeling that the
discussion, scholarly as it had ap-
peared at points, and ringing with
altruism at others, had offered a
political potion, only slightly fla
vored with any essence of eco-
nomics. How willing is congress to
depart from the past. if such a de-
parture affects political futures?
Pondering this, came upon q
dispatch in the London Daily Herald
from Romney Marsh, Kent. It re-
counted how, in the lamp-lit sitting
room Of a six-century-old farm, a
72-year-old farmer, Archibald Ed
win Waddell, complained to a re-
porter that he was about to be
thrown into bankruptcy because he
refused to pay rs pounds and 8
shillings - some $500 -in "tithes."
81 shall probably die mutter-
ing" Waddell said, against
this wicked, anti-social GUS
TOM"
For previous refusals to pay
tithes, there had been four seizures
from his farm: bullocks, sheep,
pigs, farm implements. furniture,
his clothing and his cart-horse.
my father" the old man con-
cluded, ''who farmed for 70 years
in Kent, paid 400 pounds in tithes,
and two Of my brothers were forced
to emigrate. am fighting against
rope that has tightened around my
neck, and around the necks of so
many others who love the soil"
Few people realize that tith-
ing, payment of One-tenth of the
product Of the land, a custom
which comes down from feudal
days when it was collected by
the parish priests, and later the
Church of England, is SO mod
ern, and that it's effect will be
felt until the year 1896.
Originally the 1.-THE was paid in
produce, but in 1886 it became a
fxed rent still paid to the church.
In 1925, the law was changed to
make the 1.-THE payable into what
was called Queen Anne's Bounty"
a fund used for general church pur-
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20

was fond of slipping down to its
banks for a swim au naturel in the
early morning hourss
There was, in those days., said
Mr.. Truman, certain female jour
nalist who had been unable to get
an interview with the President. So
she slipped down to the canal bank
at dawn, waited until he was inn
mersed, then sat on his clothes and
stayed there until he answered her
questions. decently draped in the
waters.
1 repeated the story on the air as
Mr.. Truman told it, and in the next
days mail received letter from
Mr.. Daniel J. Kelly Jr., of South
Bend, Ind, who is a collector of
early historical newspapers.
Wrote Mr.. Kelly:
'T enjoyed your reference in a
recent broadcast to the newspaper
woman who sat on President
Adams clothes until he agreed to
give her an interview.
''The President Adams was John
Quincy Adams, and the woman
newspaper reporter was Anne Roy
all. However, the story does not con-
form to the facts, and you might
mention this to President Truman
the next time the story is brought
up.
John Quincy Adams was an ar
dent and accomplished swimmer
and he enjoyed daily plunge into
the Potomac even while President.
He was also an ardent diarist, and
his diary contains many mention
of his dips in the river.
''Anne Royal was Adams Wash
ington contemporary a vicious
writer and a malevolent journalist.
In 1929 she was convicted of being
a common scold.' Her first con-
tact with Adams was in 1924 when
she called at the White House to de-
mand pension as a Revolutionary
war widow. Adams mentioned her
in very uncomplimentary manner
in his diary.
Arizona sun., 1948-02-20

But actual travel in space is still
a secondary consideration. After
man has succeeded in shaking off
earth's gravity pull with his rock
cts, the first thing he will do is to
shoot load of scientific instru-
ments into space.
The visionary scientist sees him
self sending instruments to the
moon or to Mars. Or arranging it so
that part of his rocket would be-
come satellite to one of the plan
cts. Thus, through a development
of television,s he might see such
things as the secrets of the dark
side of the moon.
A wealth Of research - literally
out of this world-would be opened
up long before an attempt could be
made to begin human interplanet-
ary travel.