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Evening star., 1951-10-12
Take My Word for 1t
BY Fronk Colby
Readers Corner.

From E. K. R., Houston: The ex-
preston Il enjoyed myself" is ut
terly ridiculous, don't you think?
The person who goes to movie
and enjoys himself instead of the
picture is, to my mind, a complete
egotist."
Answer: Well, of course. If we
take such an expression literally
it doesn't make much sense. But
ito enjoy oneself" is an old and
established idiom found in the best
of literature. The usage goes back
hundreds of years; and to object to
1t because it is Illogical is splitting
hairs. No; ito enjoy oneself" is
good English, and no authority
known to me fails to sanction it.
From N. A. F., Rockford: "In my
reading have come across the term
"Nice Nellyism." Will you please
tell us what the term means, and
where we got it?
Answer: Mice Nellyism" is term
first used by the famous writer,
H. L. Mencken. He used it to refer
to the elaborate but silly euphem-
isrns popular during the last CEN
tury: unmentionables, for under
wear; white meat for breast of
chicken; limbs for legs, etc. "Nice
Nellyisms" is a very apt expression
for such preciosities.
r. A. D., of Phoenix, wants to
know why we speak of very small
quantity as an iota.
Iota is the ninth and smallest let
ter of the Greek alphabet. There
fore, in a flgurative sense, iota
means very small quantity or de-
gree. as in the statement, There
isn't an iota of truth in the rumor.
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Dogs are clever, however, and have
proved that they rank high. Usu-
ally they rank a step or two above
cats. and several steps above pigs.
In tests with a circle of boards,
dogs did very well. More than 60
boards were employed. Behind one
board was a bell, and near the bell
was food. When the bell was rung,
the dog was able, in almost every
case, to follow the sound and to
go at once to the right board.
d Dogs can learn the meaning OF
lany words. A dog named Fellow
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By Romon coffmon

twas tested by scientists OF Colum.
bia University, and proved that he
knew the meaning Of about 400
words.
When you train, or try to train,
a dog, remember that it Is best to
use only one word, or sometimes
two, at time. It Is rare for q dog
to be able to follow sentence con.
tanning more than two short words.
If he seems to follow long SEN
tence, it is probable that he picks
out one or two strong sounds In the
sentence.
|, The Story Of the Alphabet is Q new
leaflet by Uncle Ray. It contains Is fns
illustrations and many facts about the
names Of people. To get copy send q
stamped, self-addressed envelope 10 Uncie
N NJ ThA
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Word Come
Find 81 or more words in
LAWLES SNESS

meaning, state Of being without
laws" Average Is "a; limit, 80
minutes.
Rules-Words must be Of four or more
letters. Words which acquire four letters
by the addition Of S." such as bats"
word is used Proper names are not used
A list will be published tomorrow,
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ADVERTTsEMENT.
many more. Why don't you
try some soon?

many more. Why don't you
try some soon?
AL Thompson of Seafood
Stand 537 (ME. 1870 told me
about a very interesting catch
of croakers. 1t seems these
fish were found i'm a net and
they weighed around IA
pounds each. He said that he
has been in the seafOOd busi-
ness for Is years and they are
the largest croakers he has
ever seen. He's wondering if
it might be a record of some
sort. If any of you good read
ers have caught a larger one,
I'm sure MIR. Thompson would
like to hear about it.
1 saw the biggest turnips I
have ever seen at d. Tucci's
stand, No. 213 (ME. 1896. They
weigh 2 and 8 pounds each,
and were grown in Canada.
One turnip would make enough
for a good hearty meaI-along
with meat and a salad, of
course. They also have water
cress now that is the Cooking
kind. So often it is wasted as
an eaten garnish, which is
too bad because it is tasty and
nutritious!
LIVE AND LEARN Dent,
There is a special way to tie
a box in which reposes a
meringue or custard pie. The
young lady at Katina's Bakery
Stand, No. 1874 was learning il
from Katina's daughter the
other day. If your church is
planning a bake sale soon
you'd better take a lesson, too.
1t keeps the pie from tipping
when you carry it in your right
hand. Who'd have thunk it?
| Pumpkins are in now, and
! fresh cranberries-aS well as
dried sage. / saw them at j
B. Smiths produce stand, No
2O5. Stop by there as you do
your marketing tomorrow at
CENTER MARKET CITY
II Eth end K Sts. NV.
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Go, word Quiz Games will be in.
terestiing. To obtain q copy. send Il
Of The Star P. o. Box 80. Station @
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An.wer ta nTsTRAcT

dais, darts. dirt, dicta. drastic, drat, said,
sard, scar, scat, static, strait, stair, staid,
star, start. strict. stir, tarts, tacit, tact,
Sgact, traits, triad, raids. acid. acrtd,
adit, artist, arid. astir, attic, cards, carts.
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Contract Bridge
By EosIey BIockwood
" washington, d. G..
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IL, 1851

By EosIey Bloekwood
Mr.. New, the avid kibitzer, shook
his head in perplexity when he saw
Mr.. Masters fail to overtrump when
he had the opportunity in today's
deal. But Mr.. Masters play was the
emily one to beat the contract.
South dealer.
North South vulnerable.
NORTH (Mr. Meek
AK76
V865
= Q954
- &AJ7
&c. WEST EAST
fMr. Masters Miss BraSh)
A1032 AQ984
0K102 2'3
0 106 oAKJ83
@98653 @1042
i SOUTH CMr. Keen)
/ AAJ5
4 VAQJe74
o72
&KQ
81 The bidding:
South West North East
] heart Pass INT 2diamond
. heart Pass 4heart Az pass
With any lead but diamond Mrs
Keen would have had no trouble at
all as one of her losing diamonds
could have been parked on dummy's
third club. But count on Miss
Brash to be right in there with a
bid and this time it assured the de-
tense of getting off on the right
track.
81 Discarded Club.
s. The 10 of diamonds lead was COW
ered with the queen and won by
Miss Brash with the king. She
3cashed the ace and led low dia-
mond. Mrs. Keen ruffed with the
Jack of hearts.
1t was here that Mr.. Masters
made the play which confused Mr..
New. Instead of overruffing with
j the king of hearts, he simply dis
! carded a small club.
Now Mrs. Keen laid down the
king and queen of clubs. entered
dummy with the king of spades,
parked her jack of spades on the
ace Of clubs, then led heart and
finessed the queen. Mr.. Masters
! won with the king and then was
bound to win another heart trick
with his guarded 10.
Mystery Play.
''Why didn't you overruff the jack
OF spades?" asked Mr.. New.
eff had" replied Mfr. Masters,
"my two remaining hearts would
have fallen under the ace and queen
and I would have ended up with
exactly one trump trick.
Admittedly" he added, this is
one of the most MISUNDERSTANDING
plays in bridge and there are many
variations of it. Here's the best
way to explain it. Suppose that
when Mrs. Keen led a trump, was
privileged to revoke-to play card
from another suit. One of her high
trumps would be gone but would
still have all of mine
whenever this overtrumping sit
uation comes up 1 always figure
whether I could win an additional
trick if declarer were leading
i trumps and were permitted not
to follow suit. If so, I just refuse
to overtrumps"
Copyright, 1851, General Features Corp
Evening star., 1951-10-12
ADVERTISEMENT.
&%xxf
&ENTER
MARKET CITY
With Meredith Young

Al111USt dS SUOh dS t1C IA Y
Mart opened on October 4th at
Center Market City, a picture
was sold. 1t was a painting by
P. A. Mcconnell, and was pur-
chased by Mrs. Howard Furtaw.
She was SO delighted with the
exhibit that she planned to
come down again and buy
another painting. / know she
must feel good, too, to know
that by buying this picture she
has also contributed to the
Children's Hospital Completion
Fund. Twenty per cent of the
sale price goes to that cause,
you knOw-so why don't you
follow Mrs. Furtaw's example?
What is "Kosher" and what
isn't? / asked Mr.. Fleishman
at his Kosher Meat Stand, No
429 (DI. 5240), and found out
that the meats he sells (beef,
veal and lamb) are first in
spected by a rabbi whose bust
ness it is to know healthy
animals, and then it is sIaugh-
tered by another rabbi, a
"ShOchet," and the Kosher
stamp is affixed to the meat
I've noticed that the ground
beef at this stand is purchased
by many people who are not
Jews, but they seem to like il
very much. Possibly becaus.
it is of good quality and j.
ground fresh many times a day
Mr.. FleiShman also has goot
boneless brisket, chuck, shoul.
der 4 eak and short ribs-plu.
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liberal than outright transfer of the forests would be tect and manage Tongass National Forest and come out any better the sale of its products if we'll than the 37ia per cent offered in the bill However, maybe these people know about timber man. doubt it.
 Actually, the Forest Service has been the prime target for lot of Interior Department sniping and probably will continue to be long as Dr. Gruening is unable to dictate it's policies and operations
 Recent example of this sort of attack came up during discussions of a proposed road to connect Juneau with the highway via Talu. An editorial offering in the Anchorage Times wrapped Southeast AlasEa's problems in neat package and attempted to lay it at the doorstep of the Forest Service
 Southeast Alaska does have problems and some of them are of large proportion and we hope sin cerely to find workable solutions to them. We doubt however, that name-calling will build any roads or effect any progress.
 The Forest Service in Alaska is in hands just capable the myriad offshoots of the Department It should be permitted to carry out its function without interference from any other de- parment bureau Most of it's personnel trained thoroughly in timber management and forestry prob lens and able to perform their duties efficiently with minimum of dictation from professional poli- ticians who would make political hay with of greatest natural resources.
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Grid Stars for Shrine Game Tomorrow

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 28-tRl- Fifty of America's greatest college football stars, including eight All Americas, do their bit for crippled children in the annual Shrine game Saturday.
 Their efforts, before a sellout crowd of 60,000 in Kezar Stadium, will net the Shriners' crippled Child ren's hospital here more than $100,- GOO.
 Game time is 1:30 pm. (PST).
 The East's All-Americas are half back Dick Kazmaeier of Princeton and tackles Bob Toneff of Notre Dame and Don Coleman of Michi- gan State and Ohio States 1850 A-A halfback, Vic Janowicz.
 The Vests All-Americas are full backs Hugh McIlhenny of Wash ington and Ollie Watson of San Francisco, guard Les Richter of Cal ifornia and tackle Jim Weatherall of Oklahoma.
 West head coach Jess Nicely of Rice indicated his offensive starting fulback will be McIlhenny, ace coast gainer. Matson is nursing game leg, but will play
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THE PALACE GUARD

Truman began with every inten- tion of a genuine cleanup. He seemed completely sincere about letting the chips fall where they may. But gradually, almost imper- ceptibly, the palace guard has shunted him around to the idea that the press is exaggerating the corruption issue in order to per- secute one Harry Truman.
 To one recent visitor, the Presi- dent said reassuringly: Corruption isn't as bad as it's painted and we're going to clean it up. The big trouble is the newspapers are all trying to outdo Drew Pearson. |"
 This idea was the result of steady sales campaign by the palace guard.
 White House staff conferences never have been too inspiring, but today they are worse. Wilson Wy att, the ex-mayor of Louisville, when in charge of veterans hous- ing. used to find his housing ideas sabotaged hy Harry Vaughn, who sat in a corner of the room during staff meetings, held his nose and pulled an imaginary chain, when he didn't like one of Wyatt's poli- cies. The President, watching Vaughn out of the corner of his eye, took the cue. He turned down so many of Wyatt's ideas that he resigned.
 The incident illustrates the DOW CT of the White House staff on a President, especially one who is weak or changeable.
 Today not many new ideas come up at staff meetings. Part of the. time is monopolized by General Vaughn, who takes pride in having a couple of new jokes every day for the amusement of his chief; while part of the time is spent telling MT. Truman about the un- fairness of the press.
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to get his dander up, and the Presidents original good intentions are forgotten.
 Real fact is that Matt Connolly, most astute member of the White House staff, and friend of many of the big city Democratic bosses, has not seemed too enthusiastic about a slam-bang cleanup. It was Con- nelly who first suggested Judge Murphy to head the corruption in- vestigation, but after Murphy in- sisted on a fortnight staff of his own choosing with plenty of power behind it, the original ardor for a real house-cleaning seemed to cool around the White House.
 One interesting thing about the charming Matt Connolly is that he has done some of the same kind of wire-pulling that others are be- ing condemned for by congression- al committees. Matt's special in- terest in more ways than one is certain big airlines, and it was he, perhaps more than anyone else, who euchred the President into reversing the Civil Aeronautics Board and it's opposition to the Pan American and American Over seas Airlines amalgamation.
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STATE FORESTS?

Congress will reconvene January and it probably won't be very much later than that when the per- ennial cry for statehood begins to echo from Wash ington to Anchorage
 Things haven't changed appreciably in the weeks since the Congress adjourned and there is ndica- ton that the current brand of statehood legislation will do any better than its predecessors If any thing it may not fare we'll
 Bob DeArmonds column, which appeared in yes- terdays Empire pointed out that some of the state hood proponents have to all ntents and purposes cut off their spite their faces by their insistence in following the Gruening line without regard for the sentiments of their chief supporters in Washington The forestry resolution adopted by the unhappy First Division Democratic convention at Sitka was clear indication that those who pumped for it were un- aware of what it The proposal in the current statehood bill to give the state 37la per cent of the gross revenue derived from National Forests within its boundaries is actually great deal more
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5edgman Brushes Amefica's Team For Davis Cup
By GAYLE TALBOT

SYDNEY, Australia, Dec. 28-lR- In one of the most magnificent ex- hibitions of tennis ever seen in any country, Frank Sedgman completed his job of crushing Americas Davis Cup Team Friday.
 With issue still in balance in the fifth and deciding match of the challenge round, the young blonde Aussie ace sliced Vic Seixas into rib- hons, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, to retain the coveted cup for his country, three matches to two.
 Ted Schroeder had kept the chal- lengers in the running by handing Mervyn Rose his second straight set defeat, GA, 1911, 7-5.
 Sedgman near knocked Seixas' racquet from his hand with his un- returnable service for final point.
 Prime Minister Robert Menzies presented the trophy to the winners.
 In defeating Schroeder on opening day, then joining Ken McGregor in the vital doubles victory over Schro- eder and Tony Trabert Thursday and rending Seixas Friday. Sedg- man lost only one set. That was to Schroeder after he led, two sets to none.
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BEAUTIFUL LOBBYIST

After Connolly helped these two airlines to combine, his vivacious friend and vice president of Am erican Airlines, Darlene Roberts, had her salary increased from $12,- 900 to $25,000.
 The full impact of these develop ments is not realized by the Pres ident. And if he does read about them in the newspapers, the palace guard usually manages to discount them as more persecution by the press.
 The President, for instance, seems to have no realization that when his personal physician, Brig. Gen. Wallace Graham, is publicly ex- posed for gambling on the com modity market and gets promoted rather than reprimanded, the cue is taken by lesser men all down the line in government. What those in the White House get away with, argue those down the line, others can get away with.
 The acceptance of free deep- freezes by General Vaughn for Mrs. Truman and members of the cabinet may not have seemed im- portant to the President. But these examples set at the very top, have had immediate repercussions down below So does the effect of a mu- nicipal judgeship to the son of the liquor dealer who sends liquor to the White House, Milton Kronheim.
 So also does the effect of the free perfume which John Mara gon brought in for the wives of high officials. Maragon even at- tempted to bribe the Customs. and because he was a friend of the White House, got away with it where other men would have been prosecuted.
 With these White House cues tackled on the public horizon for all the world to see, it is not hard to understand why subordinates fol- low suit
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MANPOWER SHORTAGE?

Citizens worried about the Army's shortage of manpower should attend cocktail party at one of the many Army posts near Washington, says Jack Wilson in Look magazine.
 Entering the Army post for the party, Wilson found two soldiers at the gate in dress uniform. One soldier had electrically lighted baton with which he directed the guests few steps down the road were two more soldiers, also carrying an electric baton, the other MI rifle Two pairs of these soldiers total of eight were directing the guests to the commanding generals door Five more CTS stood ready to park the visitors cars
 Just inside the generals door stood major and captain directing guests up the stairs. At the top of the stairway stood three majors. One of these asked the visitor for his name, led him inside and introduced him to colonel. The colonel formally presented the guest to the general.
 Then you free to find your way to the bar and brood about the Army's shortage of man. power" Wilson concluded.
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MODERN ETIQUETTE Ry RoRrprA IRE

Q Is it considered mail thanks flowers a
 A. Mo- this is too impersonal when to select flowers and offer his sympathy write fold-over beautiful flowers or Thank your sympathy"
 o What good rule dressing various social functions?
 A. When in doubt the Know whether ball dress Or whether party the
 O. Is to the patty times served?
 A. Yes, in the of
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Daily lessons in English v [. GORDON

WORDS OFTEN MISUSED: Do say very pleased the Crstmas gifts have received" Say
 OFTEN MSPRONOUNCED: Livelong long-iv In LOftF, the the pro- nounced ICE.
 OFTEN Ms59ELLED Hail raindrops). cheathy
 SYNONYMS Liberat generosity free giving.
 WORD STUDY: Use a Let increase our vocabulary FRAGENTARY composed of fragments; evidence fragmentary."
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such as deep freezes and free air. plane junkets in return for highly valuable concessions made at the taxpayers expense.
 9 By the fact that the men im- mediately around Truman don't get to the roots of corruption. They are not alert and militant as were honest Harold Ickes and the men around Roosevelt.
 This lack of militancy is one reason why the President seems to have fumbled the ball regarding the appointment of Judge Tom Murphy to head a corruption cleanup.
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Tragedy Hiis $ Of One Family


 DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Dec. 20 -tR-Six members of a Jackson vile family lost their lives in an auto-train collision here Thursday
 Killed were Mack Cooner, 40, his wife, and their four children.
 Engineer T. L. Norwood of the Florida East Coast Railway freight train said he was about 25 feet from crossing when he first n5- ticed the auto approaching.
 Police Chief H. L. Ham of South Daytona Beach said the Cooners' car plunged into the trains diesel engine.
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GOOD INTENTIONS

Once or twice, the President has started his staff conference on what amounted to a sermon on clean government, repeated his famous quotation to Democratic chairman Frank Mckinney, My friends have let me down." told how he never tolerated graft when he was a county judge for Tom Pendergast. and wound up with a firm statement that he intended to throw out the crooks.
 Then when the conversation got round to specific ways of cleaning up influence. someone adroitly shifted it to MT. Truman'e pet target-the press. This never fails
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LOOK and LEARN 9%yc GORDON

incandescent lamp () the reap CT, Co vuoanization 2 What the three U. What American girl the English Channel, from England A. What the capital Who was the greatest comedian silent motion pictures?
 ANSWERS:
 Thomas (b) Cyrus Mccormick (c) Charles Good year.
 2. Executive, Florence Chadwick Diego Caf September 4.
 5. Charlie
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20 YEARS AGO FIFE FIT EMPIRE
DECEMBER 2o, 1881

DECEMBER 28 1881 George Boyan passage the steamship Admiral sailing this Seattle spend next Cashen received the fruit which August Oson benefit the Society Exchange reported burglars had entered the thirty dollars worth of stock clue their identity discovered. Claus
  children Of Gastneau Channel the Capitol Theatre the
  S. Jorgensen, John Hermle and Dr. R. E Congregational Christmas Douglas After the League 
 Three boxes containing 1500 received Henry Moy Hoonah, Weather: High, low B; cloudy
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MILK NOTICE

There will be milk delivery Janu- ary 1st, as usual if your bottles are out.
 Wm. Flint, Juneau Dairy Pro- ducts. O02-2t
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NOTICE PIONEERS

Pioneers of Alaska Dinner Friday December 28th at 6:3O pm. Reg ular monthly meeting to follow.
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NOTICE

Local 10, Teamsters party, Friday standing only. 002-1t
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Weather ai
 Alaska Points

Weather conditions and tempera- lures at various Alaska points also on the Pacific Coast, at 4:30 pm, 120th Meridian Time, and released by the Weather Bureau are as foflpuc.
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NOTICE PIONEERS

Pioneers of Alaska Dinner Friday December 18th at 6:30 pm. Reg ular monthly meeting to follow.
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The Washington Meggy-Go-Roand

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Cashen received the fruit cake which made b. August Oson Society of Douglas
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MT and Mrs George Boyan of Juneau had booked passage steamship Admiral Evans sailing this evening for Seattle The planned spend the next six Mexico City
Evening star., 1951-05-04

former President Herbert Hoover
and Senators Knowland, Repub-
llcan, of California, and Bridges
Republican. of New Hampshire
Denies Political Strategy.
/ Newsweek said the Republican,
chieftains were tremendously i'm
pressed by the generals strategy
as he unfolded it to them in theil
meetings at the Waldorf Towers. y
Gen. Whitney commented:
General Macarthur never
looked at this issue as a question
OF political strategy
Gen. Whitney termed "abso-
lutely false" Newsweek's report
that Secretary of State Acheson
was Gen. MacArthur's major
target"
THE general is merely trying
to cooperate with the Congress
to evaluate the national policy
Gen. Whitney said.
Notes Code Statement.
Gen. Whitney also took note OF
statements made by Senator Rus
sell, Democrat. of Georgia, in
arguing that the Senate hearing
should be kept closed. Senator
Russell argued that public hear
|ings would endanger Americas s
secret codes.
The chairman of the Senate
Armed Services Committee said
yesterdays hearing included exact
texts of messages read by Gen.
Macarthur which involved the