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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
Waterproof Matches

Waterproof matches were intro
duced during World War II through
formula discovered by Raymond
D. Cady Of Oswego, N. Y. Immune
to the effec. Of tropical humidity
and water, .acy are still disable after
eight hours Of complete s,lbmer-
sion.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
way Back When

Train robbers made big headlines
IN early days but they were never
30 costly to the railroads as tramps
and buns. This was 50 not because
the tramps and buns rode without
paying fares, but because Of their
thefts Of and damage to freight, and
also because tramps and buns were
likely to become clients of a whole
army Of shystcr lawyers whose spe-
cialty was suing railroads on account
OF injuries to men who. to begin
with, had no right to be where they
were when injured.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
Crystal Falls

There are SO many recesses and
"rooms" in the Crystal Falls cave
near st. Anthony, Idaho, that 1t
could not be explored in months
time; yet there are no poisonous
vipers or insects in this entire area.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18

TO boil cracked egg without hav
ing the white nm out. add salt to the
water.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
Yeasts for Beasts

First u. S. plant to utilize waste
from pulpwood for the production
Of yeast has recently commenced
operations in Wisconsin. Results
from this experimental product may
be important to the animal feed in
dustry, and to suppliers of other
kinds of yeasts, as we'll as offering
partial solution to the serious
problem of stream pollution. Other
pilot plants have been working on
cultured yeast grown for human
food, which it is hoped can be di-
rected toward relieving the food
shortage in many parts of the world.
Enemies of Bees
Toads, birds, dragonfies, ants,
spiders, yellow jackets, and other
enemies prey on bees and, under
certain conditions, may seriously
damage a colony. The amount of
injury varies in different locations.
Remedies should be applied accord
ing to the nature of the trouble.
Sometimes, it may be advisable to
move colonies to more favorable
locations.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
Combination Utensil

A covered skillet-of heavy ma
terial-may serve as a fryer for
chicken and chops, or as a Dutch
oven. With special rack, this COW
cred skillet becomes a small surface
oven. It can then be used for bak-
ing pies, rolls, biscuits, or small
cakes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
Shelter for Cows

Large open sheds that provide a
dry place for cows to bed down"
and afford protection from the wind
Is sufficient shelter for beef cows.
They also need access to large
yard for exercise.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
Scented Clothes

To give clothes a delicate fra
GRANGE, sprinkle few drops Of
cologne on the ironing board before
ironing.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
Misunderstanding Motives

NNE POINT on which Jesus met
~ terrific opposition was his at
titude toward the Sabbath. Repeat
edly he or his disciples would do
things on the Sabbath which Gas
Jews then understood the law) were
quite wrong.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18

Softwoods Of light weight in gen.
eral hold paint longer than heavy
woods.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18

The FIVE toes OF an otter feet,
both front and hind, are connected
by strong webs. extending to the end
of the toes.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
Milking Time

Cows are creatures of habit. Milk
and feed at the same time each day,
with the same man doing the work
as much as possible. Be quiet
around cows and have as little dis
turbance as possible in the barn.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1949-06-18
New York State
Rough, Hilly Terrain

The topography of the country
over which a car is normally driv-
en- has a great deal to do with the
rate Of tread wear. For instance,
car driven in a billy or rolling
country, over winding roads, viii
wear down the tread Of a tire much
more rapidly than in sections of the
country where the roads are straight
with very few hills and curves.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Koreu,s Turtle

In Korea turtle has special meaning,
and that is why everybody over there
seems to be excited by the fact that some
fishermen have caught big one, estimated
to be 1000 years old.
AS explained by DR.. Syngman Rhee,
President of the Communist part of
Korea, "the turtle is our symbol Of longev-
ity and prosperity" and this one-which
is perhaps the biggest ever caught any
where, and whose first act upon being
landed was to drink three crooks of wine
offered it by the jubilant fishermen-is
therefore particularly welcome in these
days of trouble for the Korean people.
In DR.. Rhee's opinion, it is bright omen
presaging good times for the nation.
Skeptics in such things should hesitate
to scoff. Koreans for centuries past have
attached considerable Importance to the
turtle, not least of all because in 1892 they
built fleet of ships deliberately shaped
like one, and with this armada they put
Japan out of the seapower business for
800 years Accordingly, in symbolical
sense at least, they cannot be blamed If
they tend to hope for great things from
the giant creature they have hshed out
of the sea and placed lovingly in the ZOO
at Seoul.
After all, with their country cut in two,
the Korean people have had nothing but
worry and hard times ever since the end
of the war. They have seen the failure
of repeated efforts to bring about change
in Soviet policy in order to improve their
lot. In the circumstances, they must be
excused If they feel, no matter how super
stitiously, that the phenomenal new turtle
they have acquired-with its thousand
years of experience-may be able to ac-
complish more in their behalf than the
great-power statesmen. Certainly, 1t can
not make things worse
In any event. the friends of free. nom
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Argues That Buying Friends
Against Communists Is Futile Waste

To the Editor Of The Star:
Since wars end, our observation and sloe-
line check of the billions Of United States
dollars poured into rat holes ranging from
China to Western Europe, compel me to
ask in all frankness and sincerity: Are we
so abysmally devoid of logical fortnight
argument and persuasion by which to meet
the bloodsoaked arguments and record OF
the Commies that we have to resort to
prodigal squandering of our heritage?
Cannot our top brass" see and realize
that our self imposed technique OF throwing
our dollars against Commies lies, deceitful
promises brutal bridling Of the liberties of
their satellite peoples, is playing directly
into their hands? We throw billions away
while they saturate the peoples OF the
world with words, words. words. OF all
things of marketable value, can anything
be cheaper than talk?
If our way of life Is good If it has
brought prosperity to us as Nation greater
than ever before known, then we must be
woefully weak above the ears in the ability
to hand out words, yea argument to more
than much the Commies, in place of which
we wind up by adopting a program Of buy
ing" friends which is at best futile and
may we'll be fatal illusion.
Would that we had few statesmen In
place of 50 many politicians!
J. T. CURRIER.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Deuf-kute

Her eyes are listening to music far
A,oay: perhaps rhapsody by List
As he composed 1t. In her eyes there are
A hundred years of Dind and sun and
mist,
The breadth of peace, and then the height
OF storm,
The glitter-blue of shadows cast on
snoa0,
Then freight and happiness and toarm
Echoes of voaDs repeated long ago.
Her eyes are listening to melodies
We neither hear nor try to understand;
Caught in the earth and in the rocks and
trees
she feels them quickening beneath her
hand,
And ,pe uho match her eyes cloud up or
glisten,
KnoD that she, too, has found ,cay 10
listen.
s. COsETTT MIDDLETON.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Public Library PROGRESS

The District Public Library report for
the year ended June 30, released Saturday,
deserves study not only for the figures
which it contains showing extensive use
of its facilities. It likewise is important
because of the suggestions of cultural
progress which increasing borrowing of
books inevitably provide. The report says
specifically: "The significance of the Pub
lie Library cannot be computed statis-
tically."
To illustrate this point, not all readers
take books home, not all bother to register.
The qualitative factor has to be taken
into account and when that is done the
activities of the Library are seen to be
even more important than might have
been supposed. During the year under
consideration, @there were marked de-
mands for history, biography, philosophy,
applied science and arts and crafts"
Many practical needs were disclosed by
the questions of readers. They wanted
help in preparing for new employment or
to learn how to do given job better.
Refresher material continued to be asked
for. Patrons manifested "a constructive
enthusiasm for aid in home improvement,
infant care, music, photography and other
vocational or avocational enterprises
Where fiction was popular the circum-
stance was traceable to the schools in
which reading was emphasized and to
radio, television and movies. People de-
sired the books to which their attention
had been directed by such productions as
"Great Expectations, "The Three Mus
keteers," Little Women" and "Wuthering
Heights
They also reflected the dynamics of the
times in their preference for books, about
geopolitics. supersonics, existentialism and
personality development Their religious
and philosophic trends were indicated by
their inquiries for Rabbi Liebman's peace
of Mind" and Monsignor Sheen's peace
of Soul" Observations of the Library staff
it is declared, have confirmed the judg-
ment of the Saturday Review of Literature
that: people are turning to books not SC
much for entertainment as for fact. opin-
ion, Interpretation, discussion, background
tnformation-for comment and for news.
Catering to and supplementing the ex-
istent demand for worthy material, the
Library measures up to its basic purpose
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Friends Come to Visit Us

It is important that the American people
should realize that Foreign Minister beVin
and Sir Stafford Cripps have come mere as
friends, not as aims seekers.
What can be done to ease Britain's dollar
problem remains to be seen. 1t seems
probable that something to help meet the
short-term difficulty will be worked out
in the conversations now beginning among
the British representatives, Canadas
Finance Minister Abbott and Minister for
External Affairs Pearson, and our own
officials, Secretary of State Acheson, Sec
retary of the Treasury Snyder and ECA
Administrator Hoffman. Just what can
be done Is q matter of conjecture. 1t Is
difficult to believe, however, assuming an
earnest desire by all parties to find solu-
tion, that nothing can be done to ease the
immediate situation.
The long-range picture is another mat
ter It is unlikely that much If any,
progress will be made on that score during
the current discussions. Indeed, 1t will
be notable achievement If solution is
found in the next year or SO. For while
there are various things that the United
States can and should do to help cope with
the long term problem, the solution in the
last analysis will have to come from the
British themselves To obtain the dollars
they need. they must produce more goods,
at lower prices, and sell them in the hard
currency areas. How best to do this is
British problem. But it certainly will call
for more sacrifices, harder work and more
efficient work. That is lot to ask of
r,1o ~ oil
deal and 1t would be foolish not to recog-
nize the enormous difficulties which must
be surmounted before Britain will begin
to see the light of day.
1t would be equally foolish, however, not
to realize that this is mutual, not purely
q British, problem. If the end result should
be failure, the consequences of that failure
will be disastrous for Britain and ex-
tremely serious for us. In all probability,
1t would mean the collapse of the inter-
national structure upon which we have
expended so much effort, time and money.
And it would confront us with an inescap-
able choice of alternatives that are not
pleasant to contemplate. We would then
have to seek out new ways of obtaining
secure and prosperous place for ourselves
in hostile world, and the problems which
confront us now are trivial compared to
those we would face in that situation.
i So it behooves us, as simple matter of
self-interest, to sit down with our friends
and try as best we can to find a way out
of the difficulties which surround us. We
should endeavor to contribute as much as
we can to a solution, not as little as pos
sible. And those in this country who
stupidity hamper the endeavor by name
calling and mud singing should give some
thought to the situation in which their
efforts, if successful, would leave not only
Britain but ourselves
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Cosmic Resurrection
Phenomenon Studied
Oak Ridge Scientists Report
On Sunlight Death Ray Work
Bv Thomas X. Henry

OAK RIDGE, Tenn, Sept. IA cosnic
resurrection phenomenon in the interactions
of life and light is being investigated in the
Atomic Energy Commission laboratories here.
Sunlight contains death rays" They are
the extremely short-wave lengths Of invisible
ultraviolet light which are largely responsible
for sunburn. They are deadly to micro
organisms such as fungus growths and even
to microscopic one-celled animals They act
as potent germicdes, in limited doses, to keep
the world healthy.
Fortunately relatively few Of them come
through to the surface of the earth. They
are stopped from so to 100 miles up by q
thin blanket of ozone gas, form Of oxygen.
If all that left the sun reached the earth.
life probably would be impossible.
Balance Established
But when organisms have been killed"
by these short waves. it has been found. they
can be brought to life again, apparently as
good as ever, by irradiating them with long
wave lengths of ultraviolet, which are just
beyond the range perceptible as light to the
eye, and by the longer wave lengths Of
visible light extending from the green
through the blue and violet Apparently,
nature has established a hitherto unsus.
pected balance to make life possible
The phenomenon, first reported from the
laboratories of the Carnegie Institution Of
washington, eXGeLQS, 1IlfeSGlSdLlOllS nero
show. to killing by x-rays. If not "too dead"
even such organisms as high in the scale as
paramecia, best known of the microscopically
visible ANIMALS, can be restored.
It hardly can be supposed, explained
DR.. Alexander Hollander, head of the bio
logical section here, that the organisms are
completely dead before they are irradiated
by the resurrection life rays But they give
all the appearances of being defunct and
certainly never would revive without the
extra irradiation
Oxygen Needed for Action.
Under favorable circumstances, Dr. Hol-
lander said, short ultraviolet radiation will
kill as much as SO per cent Of a culture Of
fungus spores The revival treatment will
restore at least half of them.
The action of radiation in breaking
chromosomes, the bundles of heredity-
carriers in the nuclei of all living cells,
cannot take place in the absence Of oxygen.
it is shown by other experiments in progress
at the biological laboratories here.
Such breaks are supposedly responsible for
the changes in heredity brought about by
exposure to X-rays. They also may have
something to do with the genesis Of cancer.
The new evidence shows, however. that
the process involves extremely complicated
chemistry and cannot be attributed to the
direct striking effect of the X-rays, as had
been supposed in the past
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Extra Driving Hazards Ahead

The Labor Day weekend recordbreak-
ing accidental death toll makes grim read
ing. OF approximately five hundred men,
women and children killed during the
three day holiday period, II per cent were
victims of traffic mishaps. The traffic
fatalities exceeded by nearly hundred
the estimate of the probable death total
made by the National Safety Council. Ap-
parently many motorists were even more
careless with their own-and others lives
than previous holiday drivers have been.
The shocking figures were printed in the
same editions which told of the opening
of schools in Virginia and Of preparations
to open them in the District and Mary
land This coincidence is reminder that
every driver of an automobile should do
more than glance casually at the traffic
accident stories and murmur TOO bad"
For recklessness at the wheel is not a
monopoly of holiday drivers. Careless
driving continues to be round-the -clock
week-in-and-we scourge of the high
ways. And the hazards of careless driving
will be greatly increased as thousands of
school children troop back to their classes
OF course, even experienced, careful
drivers are not immune to traffic acci-
dents. But analyses of traffic fatalities
by the National Safety Council show that
many lives could be saved and many in
juries averted If more drivers and pedes-
trians took seriously the repetitious warn
ings of traffic officials and safety authori-
ties. With children loose on the streets,
the need for caution is even more urgent
than ordinarily. School zones should be
respected not merely because it is the law
full thing to do, but because children may
be expected to do the unexpected. Extra
alertness by motorists during the school
season will save young lives. Last year
more than 1,700 children under fifteen
were killed while crossing streets or play
ing on them. The only encouraging thing
about this statistic Is that it represented
a substantial decrease from the year be-
fore. Safety experts attributed the i'm
provement to two factors: First, safety
education in the schools, and, second,
alertness by drivers to the "unpredictabil-
ity" of children on the streets. The time
to re-emphasize these factors is at hand.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Objects To Secretary Brannan's Warning
To Irish Potato Growers

To the Editor of The Star:
Secretary of Agriculture Brannans warn
ing that Government support of Irish pota-
toes will be dropped unless farmers vote'as
the administration dictates is more proof to
substantiate the proposal that honest citi-
zens should rise against an administration
that is proving itself rotten and crooked and
throw it. out of Office.
1t is becoming more and more obvious that
the citizenry is losing its power to dictate to
the Government as majority. Through its
acceptance of subsidies from the Government,
it has given the administration now in power
club that Mr.. Brannan indicates will be
used to force citizens to vote, not as the in
dividual desires but as the administration
dictates.
And if that is not sign that totalitarian
dictatorship is rearing its ugly head in this
country, then it is definite sigh that the
administration now in power is a Communist
front organization. l.. 4.
Evening star., 1949-09-07

as an institution for the diffusion OF
knowledge.
Any reader entertaining a doubt as to
its efficiency will find correction for his
skepticism in the increase OF circulation
-135,s7e for the year. Washingtonians are
reading more and their choice Of what to
read is improving notably. The Library
and its personnel are entitled to share in
the credit for both the quantitative and
the qualitative advance.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Would Have Columnists Reviewed
NV q Nollfrol Iuru

Would Have Columnists Reviewed
BY Neutral Jury
To the Editor Of The Star:
The hearts of thousands of true supporters
of The Star were lifted up by the recent
comments Of Hugh Barclay Rich on the out
pourings of columnists Stokes and .Mellett.
Their writings would be more appropriate in
the Daily Worker. In using their bitter,
biased left-wing propaganda, The Star, with
its splendid record of editorial fairness, is
not only out of character, but is causing
disillusionment among vast numbers of loyal
supporters.
Perhaps The Star, in printing these two
columnists, feels it is giving both SIDES"
As Democrat, frequently am offended by
bitter left-wing propaganda. Neither Of the
men I refer to is skilled writer; neither
reflects any depth of thought, or advances
any constructive or thought provoking ideas.
They are simply bitter .caustic and spiteful.
They tend to destroy confidence in great
newspaper-one Of the few still remaining
to which vast numbers of us have long
looked for clean. honest thoughtful leader
ship.
/, My suggestion: Let = neutral body exam.
Evening star., 1949-09-07
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. How many Indians were there in
North America at the time of colonization
by white mems. D.
A. According to study of aboriginal
population of the United States, by James
Mooney, the total number of Indians north
of Mexico at the time of the commencement
of colonization is estimated at 100000,
distributed as follows: United States Of to-
day. 5000; Canada. 100000; Greenland,
10000; Alaska, $4,000.
@. Was tar and feathers ever q legal
puniShment?-D. j. M.
A. Pouring molten pitch over the body
and covering it with feathers was an official
punishment in England as early as the 18th
century. 1t was never legal in the United
States.
O. Is there any record of the size and
weight of the cannon balls used by the
British Army in America during the Revo-
lution?-C. r. T.
A. The Smithsonian Institution says that
the sizes of cannon balls used in British
field pieces during this war ranged from q
diameter of 2.775 inches for the 3-pounder
to diameter of 5.547 inches for the "a
FOUNDER. Weights of balls ranged from
pounds to "a pounds.
that eat animal food?-H. Mob.
A. There are about five hundred species
which catch and utilize animals as food.
Some can live without animal food but it
appears to have a beneficial effect upon
their production of fruits and seeds. Others
become sick and eventually die if they do not
get fresh meat at least once week.
@. How was the Grand Canyon formed?--
F. P.
A. The Grand Canyon was formed by the
ceaseless cutting of the Colorado River, made
possible by the combination of semi-arid
climate and the high surface elevation
$1,000 to 5000 feet) of the plateau and by
weathering processes For hundreds Of years
the constant grinding action of pebbles
deepened the channel of the river which
gradually worked its way through the hard
layers OF rocks.
Q. How high is the United States Naval
Hospital in Bethesda, Md.?-M. H.
A. The medical officer in command Of
the United States Naval Hospital says that
the tower of the Naval Hospital, Bethesda.
Md. rises to height of $50 feet above sea
level, and 270 feet above the Rockville Pike.
Q. Where in the United States is humidity
lowest the year round?-A. H. 8.
A. The lowest relative humidity in the
United States is found in the deserts Of
Southern California and Southwest Arizona.
The average relative humidity at noon at
Independence. Calf, and Yuma, Ariz., is 20
per cent.
O. When did the first kidnapping for ram
som occur in the United States?-L. w.
A. The first on record was the kidnapping
Of 4-year-old Charley Ross in Germantown,
Pa, on July l, 1874 The kidnapers de-
manded by mail the sum Of $4,000. All
attempts to contact them failed and the
child was never found
Evening star., 1949-09-07
Our Generals Not Guided
BY MaterialiSm Alone

I am surprised at the picture recently drawn
by David Lawrence in his column about the
Growing Spirit of American Militarism. +"
He states all soldiers frankly do not believe
moral force can be effective. They think that
only physical force can be effective"
Surely Mr.. Lawrence cannot be so pre-
JUDGED as to believe our Nations military
leaders base their decisions on materialism
alone.
The most erudite men Of today are dis
covering the inconsistencies and invalidity of
physical force as such. am sure that our
generals are motivated by something deeper
than "Prussian militarism" when they make
decisions regarding our national welfare.
c. R.