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Evening star., 1949-01-21
Protest Against Transit Radio

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To the Editor of The Star:
We read with considerable alarm that the
Capital Transit Co. plans to install radio
sets on buses and streetcars.
Are they aware that many cities have
ordinances expressly forbidding patrons to turn
on their portable radios in streetcars because
of annoyance to patrons? And that antlnul-
sance laws prohibit radios in homes from being
played so loudly that others are forced to
hear?
We have travelled in de luxe trains where
radio is available and noted the frequency
with which travellers ask the conductors to
turn off the radio.
Studies on nervous fatigue caused by noise
suggest that forced listening to radios during
two-hour daily streetcar rides would in
crease the nerve strain of living in city.
The legality is questionable, as an unWar-
ranted invasion Of the private right to read,
study or relax on public transportation.
We need the arousal of public-health groups
to protect our health against this additional
threat of strain. Personal tastes are too diff
ferent to make possible the selection OF pro-
grams which would be welcomed by every one.
RUTH BOYER SCOTT.
To the Editor of The Star
hope YOU will do your utmost to prevent
the installing of radios in the buses. They
will but add to the noise in the city and will
be confusing to the operators and consequently
dangerous KATHERINE LEE JONES.
To the Editor OF The Star:
I think the Capital Transit CO. has done
enough to voteless Washington by raising
fares. Now it wants to force another annoy
lin y,1o T
the people want some place on earth Where
they can relax and read.
The operators have enough dangerous haz-
ards now. say down with these blaring COM
mercials It's unfair and cruel to us COM
muters, and shall boycott every advertiser
on trolley-car radio. G. F.
To the Editor Of The Starr
A recent news item informs us of Capital
Transits intention to install radios in their
streetcars.
must be dense but thought that the Dis
trict Attorneys Office was recommending that 1t
be made illegal for a vehicle to be driven
through town with radio playing. Certainly,
experts have established the danger of such
practice.
We're only entering the third week OF 1e49
and already Capital Transit cars have Killed at
least two persons and injured others. Distract
these operators with radios or drive them crazy
with constant din of commercials in the cars,
and they'll ring up banner year OF fatalities
injuries and still poorer service
We know we can't expect much help from the
Public Utilities Commission so let us hope that
the District Attorneys Office will make the
transit company realize that some of the laws
and regulations apply to them-even If the
speed laws and traffic lights are only joke
to them, ANOTHER PEDESTRIAN.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact BY writing The Evening Star Information
Please nclose three 49, cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
Saws Negroes Should Be Identified

SAYS Negroes Should Be Identified
To the Editor Of The Star
I believe that when newspapers print news
OF individuals it Is presumed that the indi-
viduals are white-unless otherwise stated.
This is due TO the fact that this country is
made up of more white people than any other
race. Therefore, when newspapers print news
of some one of another race, they rightfully
mention the race such as Indian, Negro, etc.
But in letter to The Star published Janu-
ary IL, Dorothy Oliver writes: THE news
papers Of Washington could help by emitting
the word 'colored' from their news articles.
In stories Of crime, particularly, it does not
seem necessary to mention race. IT white
person does wrong, his color is not mentioned
in telling the story"
In all cases that have read where crime
was committed by a white person against
Negro it particularly stated that the offender
was white, usually in large print. However,
when q white person does something out
standing or becomes famous the newspapers
do not print that the person is white. Again,
it Is presumed that the person is white-un-
less otherwise stated
On the other hand, when Negroes do some
thing outstanding or become famous, such as
Marion Anderson or Joe Louis, the newspapers
rghtfully print that they are Negroes. When
Negroes commit felonious crimes, particularly
against white persons, the newspapers do and
should mention their race or color. The rule
should work both ways
1 think it is our civil right to know who
commits the crimes. regardless Of color. The
Negroes do not seem to want that part of our
civil rights published. L. c. WISE.
Evening star., 1949-01-21
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Q. What are the standard length and width
of a horseshoe pitching court?-A. H. c.
A. A standard court Is so feet long and 10
feet wide. The pitching distance is 40 feet for
men and 30 feet for women.
@. Please give the title of the poem from
which the following lines are taken: "Toiling
upward in the night while others sleep - ."
p. H. c.
A. The lines are from Stanza 10 of THE
Ladder of Saint Augustine, by Longfellow.
They are as follows: The heights by great
men reached and kept were not attained by
sudden flight, But they, while their companions
slept, Were toiling upward in the night"
G. Is the coyote native to Alaska?-M. r. q.
A. The coyote followed the white man to
Alaska over the old gold-rush trail and became
we'll established in that territory. The animals
were probably attracted by the hundreds OF
dead horses available for food.
@. Can anything be done to prevent clothes
from freezing while hanging on the line out
doors?-B. M. E.
A. Adding handful of salt to the Hnsing
water will keep the clothes from freezing.
Evening star., 1949-01-21

To the Editor of The Star:
I hope you will do your utmost to prevent
the installing of radios in the buses They
will but add to the noise in the city and will
be confusing to the operators and consequently
dangerous KATHERINE LEE JONES.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
Homeless Veteran Complains
OF Too Much Human Kindness

ST. LOUIS.-Roy Webb's joy of
living has been killed by other
peoples kindness.
Webb, a war veteran out of the
quartermaster corps, lost his home
and his belongings in a fire. His
troubles began when neighbors col
lected S772 TO help him.
Everyone is careful to mention
how much he contributed. I've add
ed it all up and it comes to about
$4,000.
"They all think I'm a millionaire
because one group said it was going
to try to raise $1,000 for me.
THE n~eighbors expected me to
build a new house overnight. I've
had to spend so much time at it I
lost my job as a sign erector.
Carpenters, electricians, plas-
terers and others volunteered to
help but none ever showed up.
people wouldn't let me build the
kind of house l wanted. l wanted
something fabricated but they all
insist l build something more ex-
pensive."
Webb said he is selling the half
completed house so he can return
the contributions.
81 want to get back my self
respect" he said.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
Property Owner Protests
Disappearance Of Trees

CAMDEN, N. J.-Mrs. Mary Ay.
ars told the Camden county court
she couldn't see her woods for the
trees.
Mrs. Ayars, who lives at Berlin,
N. j., appeared as chief witness,
against Andrew Ross, So, charged
with stealing trees from a 29-acre
woodland owned by Mrs. Ayars.
Mrs. Ayars testified that she was
driving past her property when she
noticed the woods seemed to be let
ting through a lot more sunlight.
She said most of the trees in a ~
acre patch had been cleared out of
the center. The trees along the road
had been untouched. Mrs. Ayars
said, so that a first glance things
appeared unchanged.
Policeman Harry Armand arrest
ed Ross, who entered a plea of nc
defense. Ross offered no testimony,
but Mrs. Ayars said he admitted be-
fore a justice Of the peace that he
had sold the cut timber as fire.
wood at sl2 a cord.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
Navy Experience Gonvinces
Doctor Nose Blowing Is Ok

CHICAGO.-A physician who be-
lieves that 10000 navy submarine
men can't be wrong said that it's
all right to blow your nose hard
when you have a cold.
It won't cause an ear infection by
forcing bacteria or virus laden ma
terial into the ear tube, he told a
group of ear-eye-throat specialists.
DR.. W. Wallace iced of Ann Ar
Dor, Mich, said he came to that
conclusion while serving as a navy
medical officer at the New London
Conn.,, submarine base during the
war.
In a paper prepared for the an
nual meeting of the American
Academy of Ophthalmology and
Otolaryngology, he said:
part of the course at the base
involved use of the Momsen lung
"a device for escaping from sunken
submarines-while submerged in a
100 foot water tank. This pressure
change required frequent initiation
Of the tubes between ear and throat.
He said that for some time l
was Mortified" to see men with
acute infections going through the
test repeatedly. However, only one
man out of more than 30, 900 trained
developed an ear infection.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
German Housewives Store
Potatoes in Their Beds

LINCOLN, NEB. American
housewives disconnected in this era
of high prices should consider the
plight of German women, accord
ing to DR.. Otto Hoiberg, University
O. Nebraska sociologist.
Hoiberg returned recently from
three years service in Berlin with
the United States military govern
ment.
The problem of protecting vege-
tables from freezing is acute, he
said, and some German housewives
store potatoes in their beds.
A change in the family menu fire.
quently consists of switching the
black bread serving from before to
after the potato course, he said.
Coffee grounds T brewed three
and four times and finally pressed
into service as a cake ingredient,
Hoiberg said.
The sociologist urged American
women's groups to contact German
women's clubs, through the military
governments women's division at
Nuremberg, and aid the latter in
their self-help programs.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
The Outlook Says:

Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Frazer
of Great Falls are the parents
of a daughter, Linda Ann, born
Monday, Jan. "a, at the Column
bus hospital in Great Falls. The
baby is a granddaughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Romeo.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. A. Johnston
have received word from their
daughter, Miss Pat Johnston, a
Carnegie Institute student in
Pittsburgh, Pa, that she recent
Il visited the n. H. Williams
home, relatives in Youngstown,
Ohio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hunt
ington were hosts at their home
Saturday evening to members of
their bridge club and guests, Mr..
and Mrs. H. R. Russell. The
high score prize for the women
was won by Mrs. Russell, and j.
Melvin Williams won for the
men.
Complimenting Mrs. r. P.
Palmer, Jr., who is leaving to
ioin her husband in Lincoln,
Neb., Mrs. Francis E. Mayes was
hostess at her home Thursday at
dessert bridge and a handker-
chief shower. Bridge awards
were won by Mrs. Palmer and
Mrs. K. C. Brown.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
Doctor Claims
Shores Can Ruin
Happy Marriages

LONDON.-Dr. Ian Robin be
lieves that science does not take
the problem of snoring seriously
enough ever though, he reported
to the Royal Society of Medicine
it may ruin a happy marriage.
More than that, he continued,
1.-The unfortunate adult sufferers
have to bear with it in fear OF
ridicule" and if they live in some
parts of the United States may
find themselves in the divorce
courts.
Not to mention, he added, 1.-The
agonized relations and associates"
who have to spend sleepless nights
listening to vibrations in the soft
palate and posterior faucial pal
lars" That's the technical de-
scription for snoring.
DR.. Robin proposes that western
science follow the lead of the jap
anese and do some intensive re-
search on the subject. In Japan.
where the walls are literally paper
thin, n snorer can ruin the sleep
of everybody in a wide radius, so
snoring has a lot more urgency
there than in the thick-walled
homes of the west.
Price of Civilization
Snoring may be a condition of
civilization, according to experts
consulted by DR.. Robin. One of
them said he had never heard of
a wild wolf snoring. for example,
but that many domestic breeds Of
dogs descended from wolves
snore. And that most sophisticated
Of dogs, the pekingese. frequently
shores.
A ~chimpanzee was once heard
to snore while under anaesthetic.
DR.. Robin says the apparent
major causes Of snoring include
loss Of muscle tone in the throat,
nasal distractions, fall in adrenal
secretion, obesity, advancing age
and mouth breathing.
He is doubtful Of modern psy-
Geological theories that it has
something to do with contentment
and that snorers occasionally stop
thS habit while on vacation.
Treatments for Snorers
Until science finds a specific cure
these are most usual treatments,
DR.. Robin said:
Amputation of the uvula (you a
SCI it by looking into a mirror open
mouthed) which very rarely gives
much relief but may modify the
degree and pitch of the snore."
Removal or prevention of throat
obstruction by operation or even
by the simple process of taking
nose drops before sleep.
Changing position Of the head
to prevent the tongue falling back.
Injection of a hardening solution
into parts of the throat to step up
the tone.
Keeping mouth closed during
sleep with a strip of adhesive plas-
.er across the corner of the mouth.
Since science can't afford to be
gallant, DR.. Robin adds this com
nent:
women snorers appea to be as
numerous as men,"
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02

chapter, Order of Eastern Star
met Saturday at the Masonic
temple. A business session, pre-
sided over by Mrs. F. o. Hartley
was followed by dessert. The
remainder of the afternoon was
spent at bridge with honors go
ing to Mrs. Elizabeth Clark and
Mrs. Nels Vordahl. Mrs. Hart
ley received the door prize.
Mrs. Esther Wilson of Billings,
who recently sustained injuries
in a fall on the ice, is conva-
lescing at the home of her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Wilson, and is making
satisfactory progress toward re-
covery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Traver
of Rapelje are visiting at the
home of Mrs. .Traver's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fichtner.
They plan to remain several days
while Mr.. Traver is receiving
medical attention.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
Paris Lover Gets Revenge
From Girl Who Spurned Him

PARIS.-M. Jules, Paris bank
clerk, took a French revenge
when Mile. Simone, restaurant
cashier, spurned his advances.
Obtaining a photograph of the
lady, taken when she had en-
tered a beauty contest and hid
ing few of her charms, he had
hundreds Of copies made.
In the name of Mile. Simone he
then replied to all matrimonial
lads" of lonely bachelors: II
am longing for a soul mate.
Come and e me. My photo,
enclosed, will show you what I
am like"
Lonely bachelors moved in.
Mile. Simone had to move out.
Police arrested Jules.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
Collie Crosses Ocean
In Search for Master;
Nobody Knows How

DUNELLEN. N. 1.-THE two.
year-old shepherd collie Johan
Jacobsen left behind in Oslo. Nor.
way, has come home to Dunellen.
N. j., and nobody is quite sure
how.
The dog was found wandering on
Long Island, N. Y, and was traced
to Jacobsen by a collar tag which
bore his name and home town.
Jacobsen said he left the dog
with friends in Oslo when he re-
turned here. The friends later
wrote they were moving and would
have to give up the idea of finding
transportation to this country for
the dog.
A little information on the dogs
saga came in a letter Jacobsen re.
ceived from a Norway man who
reported seeing the collie on a
plane bound for America. The
man, who Jacobsen said he didn't
know, wrote that he hoped the
dog would reach Jacobsen by
means of the collar identification
tag.
In New York the Scandinavian
air lines said the dog arrived in a
crate by plane. 1t escaped from
the cargo room, the line said, when
an employee opened the crate to
feed and exercise it. Unable to
find the dog after a three hour
search of the airport, the air line
said it notified the police Of the
dogs disappearance. The dog had
been consigned to Jacobsen.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
Londoner Organizes Party
To Hunt Lost Continent

LONDON.-An expedition to seek
Atlantis, the lost continent of ancient
mythology which disappeared be-
meath the ocean, is being organized
here by Egerton Sykes, former sec
rotary of the British embassy in
Warsaw, Poland.
Sykes has devoted rs years TO
study Of the mystery of Atlantis and
believes he has located it in the
South Atlantic off the Azores. The
expedition will use underwater ra-
dar and television. Several hun
bred persons have contributed
funds.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
Ancient Swiss Custom

In certain sections of Switzer-
land it is customary to make a
wheel Of cheese when a daughter
is born in the family, and not to
cut this wheel until her wedding
day.
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
MasnIng;On's Dessert

George Washington's expense
ledger shows his interest in ice
cream-then a new dessert. In it
is found "a record of purchase for
cream and a machine for ice, under
date of May II. 1894"
Laurel outlook., 1949-02-02
Local News Items

Mrs. B. l.. Price, Mrs. P. A.
Johnston and Mrs. Campbell Cal
vert were hostesses when the
Past Matrons' club of Zidonian
Evening star., 1949-07-14
By Alice Eversmon

A slenderized Dorothy Maynor,
creating a charming picture in
sequin- trimmed turquoise dress
and headdress, held the spotlight
last night in the National Sym
phony's concert at the Water
Gate. This soloist appearance Of
the noted soprano drew a large
audience that gave her an ovation
after her last group Of songs. She
insisted on sharing it with Howard
Mitchell, the conductor. and the
orchestra members who supplied
her with such sympathetic accom-
paniments.
It was not, however, until her
last number, III est doux, IL est
bon" from Massenet's "Herodiade"
that the golden voice really came
into its own. Here the tone took
on again the well-known velveti-
ness and the delivery of the aria
was made with the remembered
suavity and artistry. Before that,
effort in keeping the vocal line
could be felt and the quality al
ternated between too pointed
sound and one not focused suff-
GENTLY. Her weight reduction is
probably the cause of this un-
evenness and If so, it can be
remedied through more familiarity
with a new adjustment.
A nervous uneaSineSs marked
the singing of her first number.
It was a pity that Bachelet's
"Chere mutt" which Miss Maynor
sings so beautifully ordinarily. had
to suffer for this malaise. Bit by
bit, however, the singer gained
more control and the Now to My
Aid. Fun, Wit and Humor" from
Nicolai's "The Merry Wives of
Windsor, with it's coloratura en-
bellishments, was sung with fine
artistry. Back again after the in
termission, things got better and
better with Watts "Stresa, >"
Dvorak's "Maiden's Lament" and
Tune Thy Fiddle, Gypsy" the
Last Rose of Summer" and, final
ly, the Massanet aria. The COM
poser. Winter Watts, was discov-
cred in the audience after Miss
Maynor's dramatic singing of
"Stresa" and acknowledged the
audiences applause.
Whatever the momentary flaws
Miss Maynor's singing is the kind
that reaches the heart. 1t was
illustrated most strongly in the
encore. Sometimes I Feel Like a
Motherless Child. where the
throb Of feeling in the rounded
tones could bring tears to the
eyes. She puts herself fully into
a song, whether grave or gay, and
can communicate its spirit warm
ly. This is her greatest gift, cou-
pleo with a sense of style, ex-
cellent breath control and knowl-
edge OF phrasing. At the end of
her program, and after several
encores. she opened her arms as
II to embrace the audience. It.
mad already opened its heart to
her and the prolonged applause
showed how loath it was to let
Evening star., 1949-07-14

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Evening star., 1949-07-14

major offering, LISTS Les Prel-
udes." The architectural form of
both these works and the dra-
matte variety. Of Les Prel-
udes" especially. were cleanly out
lined in Mr.. Mitchell's reading.
If there was not quite the same
precision that has made nota-
BILE previous performances. the
thoughtful plan was visualized in
the orchestra's playing.
The string sections had the
stage to themselves in Arensky's
Variations on a Theme by
Evening star., 1949-07-14

TschaikoWsky" and made a fine
showing. Ever since the concert
series started, the strings have
done splendid work, playing with
enthusiasm and adding consider
ably to the finesse of the entire
group by deflniteness in attack
and laudable security in intona-
ton. Taken with the whole Or
chestra's f1exibility in dynamics,
the spirit of communal workman
ship and the effort toward artistic
finish, the playing of the group
has been constantly of a high
Evening star., 1949-07-14
|Woter Gate Audience Gives
DOROTHY Maynor Ovation

this charming and warm hearted
singer go.
Mr.. Mitchell had one novelty
on the orchestral list, Brittens
"Soirees Musicales from Rossini," "
which ended the concert. It
started with Berlioz's "Carneval
Roman" overture and had, as
Evening star., 1949-07-14

be restricted from now on to Thai
(Siamese) workers only.
The professions:
Forestry; production and diStri-
button of charcoal: ice production
and distribution; soft drink fac
tories; syrup and flavoring fac
tories; printing plants (Thai Ian
guage).
Further, it was decided, all rice
mills and saWmills must have at
least Is per cent Thai workmen.
Evening star., 1949-07-14
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Evening star., 1949-07-14
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Evening star., 1949-07-14

caliber. Although it was really
Miss Maynor's night, Mr.. Mitchell
and his men received the acclaim
they deserved
Evening star., 1949-07-14

HAVING TROUBLE with meal
planning trying to find q
dessert that will give your family
the rich food energy they need
as well as charm" their
"lazy" summer appetites? Then
let me tell you how I solve this
t1o-told problem I serve
ROYAL Puddings often! You see.
they actually provide more food
energy than the sweet. fresh
milk you make them with
yet are SO much richer, smoother,
credmier textured than any other
kind Of puddings, they bring
cheers Of delight every time they
appear on the table! So stock
up on ROYAL Puddings! Watch
your family's appetites "soar"l
Evening star., 1949-07-14

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in summer SO let me tell you
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Sudses instantly in hard or soft
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Added to all this, GLIM is won
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another reason why you'll want
to use it regularly! And don't
forget. it's made by the
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Evening star., 1949-07-14

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