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Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-10-01
Plastic InsuIators
Hold Fence Charge

PLASTIC INSULATORS on electric
FENCES nave proved superior to porce-
lam insulators in preventing surface
leakage and partial short-circuiting
curing wet and humid weather, accord
ing to research being conducted at the
6eltsvllle, Md, research center.
rests have shown that porcelain in
sulatorS are not altogether satisfactory
iOr use on electric fences during wet
weather or when the humidity is rs
per cent or more. Under such condi-
uonS' lnsulators of materials such as
polyethylene have about one-tenth the
surface leakage of porcelain insulators.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-10-01
Where's the Fire?
Continued from page -

tegrated the transformer.
The farmer went to a neighbor and
called the Beach, ND, fire depart
ment, Is miles away; Wibaux, q miles,
and Glova, ND, miles away. The
Beach fire truck arrived first and be-
gan playing stream of water on the
flaming roof. Just as their water tank
was emptied, the Wibaux truck arrived
and took over while the Beach truck
went to refill its tank, more than
mile away
Effective Relay
The Glova fire truck came on the
scene just as the Wibaux fire fighters
had exhausted their water supply.
When the tank on the Glova truck was
emptied, the Beach fire truck returned
with full tank. By working in relays
the three fire crews were able to keep
continuous stream Of water on the
building, and the fire was confined to
the upper story. Eight loads of water.
or 1900 gallons, were poured on the
fire.
Jewett says that the element of luck
undoubtedly played an important part
in the way each truck arrived at the
fire just in the nick of time. But the
incident illustrates how, through the
cooperative efforts of several COM
munities, more efficient fire protection
can be offered.
WibauX's community services were
further increased in the fall of 1855
when an ambulance and rescue squad
were added to the fire department.
Veterans associations and other civic
groups donated a rescuSitator, oxygen
apparatus and litter carrier.
County Mapped
On the wall Of the Wibaux fire house
IS a large map of the county showing
all the rural residences and the roads
leading to them. But no matter how
well organized the fire department NAV
be, regardless Of how we'll equipped
they are or how well trained the crew
is, the entire setup is useless if they
don't know where the fire is.
Jewett says they received phone
call one day and terrified voice ex-
claimed, my house is on firel'' Re-
fore they could ask the location, the
party hung up. In short time they
could see smoke rising over the hori-
zon, but by the time they got to the
fire, it was out of control.
The Importance of doing the almost
Notwithstanding calm-and CIV
ing your name and exact location when
reporting a fire cannot be over-empha-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-10-01
Fire Reports

MORE THAN 400 rural fires were
reported in Montana up to Aug. 2S,
according to C. V. RubOttom, state
cOOrdinatOr, Montana Rural Fire
fighters Service. This was more than
occurred during all of 1856. Esti-
mated loss from the 400 fires was
$61S,S1O.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-10-01

sized, but there is much more farm
families can do to assist their rural
fire departments in giving fire protec-
ton.
Protection Tips
Here are some suggestions offered
by the Committee on Farm Fire Pro-
lection, National Fire Protection Asso-
citation:
1. Have the telephone number of the
fire department posted near the tele-
phone. When calling the department
give your name, the exact location of
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-10-01
Top Fire Hazard
Is Faulty Wiring

ACCORDING TO the National Board
of Fire Underwriters, misuse of cleo
tricity causes the highest total dollar
loss.
Most fires are due chiefly to over
loaded or short circuits, often between
the walls of the house. When a circuit
is overloaded, or shorted, the wires
heat up and, unless there is a circuit
breaker or fuse in the line, a fire NAV
result.
The average 15-or-more-year-old
hOuSe-and many newer one-has in
adequate wiring. This is because a COM
plete laundry may have been added.
including washer, drier and ironer. All
of these appliances takes many more
ampereS. Perhaps an attic fan with a
% hip. motor may have been installed.
or a percolator, dishwasher, refrigera-
tor, mixer, broiler and several other
appliances may have been added to the
kitchen circuit, and a television set and
possibly an air conditioner to the living
room line.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-10-01
Blown Fuses

Inc oeSI result you can hope for is
an overload, with blown fuses. and in
terrupted service.
That electric broiler you installed
for instance, draws over IL amperes
enough to light Is 5O-watt lamps So
remember:
"hen laundry equipment is installed.
a separate line should be added (from
the main circuit). Also, laundry an
pllances should be plugged in wall re-
ceptacleS-never attached to overhead
light fixtures.
When an air conditioner is installed
unless a separate line is added. Won
are apt to have an overload, unless il
is the small, - ton size without much
else on that circuit.
Add Another Circuit
Inc ordinary house fuse is Is am
peres. If any number of appliances
are added to the kitchen circuit-
especially broilers or irons. an overload
VIII 1ollow' SO you'd better add an
other circuit.
And since z hip. attic fan NAV take
more than Is amperes to start. it can
readily overload the ordinary circuit
obviously, when an electric range ;s
installed, a separate line must be add
ed, usually one of 200 volts
Those power machines you've been
using also require a separate line Tn
this case, it's best to install a kew
switch, which can be thrown when ma
chlnery is not in use.
You may think you're sufficiently
skilled to make some of these installa-
uons' but it's smarter to have major
electrical work done by a licensed
electrician and this is required bv
ordinance in many communities So
you'd better check this situation first
Montana farmer-stockman., 1956-10-01
Farm Fire Prevention
4 Profitable Farm Enterprise

The eosies way to fight fire is TO stop storinq
Know the Couses-Remove the H0zGrdProvide Protection
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WORD GAME
Find "a or more words in
EPH MI ERA

meaning "a May fly" Average is
81; time limit, 20 minutes.
Rules Of the game: 7. Words must BE-
OF four or more letters g Words which
acquire four letters by the addition OF
-, such as bats" cats" are not
used. 3. Only one form Of q word Is
used. 4. Proper names are not used.
Answer 10 STUMPED
sept, smut. sped, spume, spud. stem, step,
stud. stump. sued, stump, suet, upset
used. must, muted, muse, pest, duets,
dupe, DUMPS, dust.
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A WORD
TO THE WISE
BY MRS. FRANK COLBY

Wilmington: I see two SPELL
ing, buses" and "busSes." Which
is correct?-J. H. w.
Answer: Both spellings are
shown by the dictionaries. Buses
us the only form used by the
United States Governm n
Printing Office. On the other
hand. buses" is the form used
in the field of bus transporta-
ton. Personally. I prefer buses
for the reason that "busses" is
also the plural of "bus," an
archaic word meaning kiss"
Houston: I was born in Clay
County. Ill. In that part of the
country it is the custom to say,
81 don't have many molasses
left" or How many molasses do
you want?" Does this occur in
other localities as well, and what
is the reason for IT'D. p. L.
Answer: This locution results
from falsely considering molasses
as a plural noun because of its
-es ending. But, of course, there
lis no such singular noun as
"molass" or "molaSse."
One should say: How much
ImolasSes do you want? This is
good molasseS, etc.
Gary: Recently you had a good
article on the singularS and
plurals of collective nouns. The
word personnel. however, is still
puzzling me. Is it followed by a
singular or a plural verb?-N. s.
Answer: Personnel is a collec-
tive noun meaning, "the body
of persons employed" as. the
personnel of an Office, a factory,
the armed forces. Grammati-
lcany, the word is singular, thus:
The personnel is, was. has been,
etc.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc. }
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He frowned darkly when Mr..
Abel bid three no-trump and
muttered something to the
kibitzers about it being impos-
sible to play a partial with some
people.
The result of this unjustified
grousing was that Mr.. Abel's play
failed to be as good as his bid
ding.
Mr.. Meek decided to lead his
fourth best spade in spite of the
fact that the suit had been bid
on his right. The six was played
from dummy and Mr.. Abel won
with the nine spot. He went to
dummy with the ace of diamonds
and led back a low club, his ten
losing to the queen.
Now Mr.. Meek laid down the
king of spades. a very effective
I move because it trapped dummy's
ten. Mrs. Keen discarded a dia-
mond and the ace won. Mr.
Abel now led another club, hop
ing the ace was on his right.
But again Mr.. Meek won. This
time his queen of spades dropped
dummy'S jack, then his seven
dropped Mr.. Abel's last one, the
five. The trey of spades won the
setting trick.
Mr.. Abel could have avoided
this catastrophe in the spade
suit. Usually it is better to play
low from dummy on the first
trick when you have an equal
card in your own hand (as the
nine of spades was equal to the
ten here). But this was a rec
ognizable exception.
BY the rule of eleven Mr.. Abel
should have known that Mrs.
Keen held just one spade higher
than the four spot. If this card
happened to be one of the hon.
ors, there was nothing to fear.
But If Mr.. Meek had both the
king and queen, Mr.. Abel could
have arranged to give himself
three shoppers instead of two, by
playing the ten from dummy at
trick one.
If he had taken this simple
precaution. dummy's jack and
ten of spades would have served
some more useful purpose than
merely falling helplessly under
the king and queen.
(CopyriRht, 1855, General Features Corn.
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OUR PRESIDENTS
BY HONORE M. CATUDAL

Upon the death of the
President, SIS years ago today
the Vice President succeeded tc
the presidency. the youngest
man ever to hold that Office
Who?
2-Who was President (a)
when Francis Scott Key wrote
the "Star-Spangled Banner?
and (b) when Congress made
this song our national anthem?
ga famous American writer
author of 1.-THE Spy" 1.-THE Last
of the Mohicans" and many
other books, died los years ago
today. Who was he and who
was President when he died?
ANSWERS on Next Page)
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Forming Occupation

NASHVILLE. - About rs per
cent of Tennessee's land is in
farms and an estimated so per
cent of the total population is
engaged in agricultural pursuits
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Boulevard
To Mark Both Year

MIAMI, Fla.-The 30th ami
yersary of Miami's famed Royal
Palm lined Biscayne boulevard
will be commemorated with a
full week of pageantry and
events December 1920.
Old and new automobiles,
fashions of the fiapper era
1926 when the boulevard was
opened, and pearls emblematic
of the Both anniversary, will be
featured in the festivities.
Highlights of the celebration
include a five-day automobile
show, a parade, a quarter-mil-
lion dollar pearl display at
Dinner Key. and a Roarin' 20's
ball.
The automobile show will in
clude 1857 models contrasting
with relics Of the past. Thirty
years Of automotive progress
will be depicted in the parade.
A vintage car race on the Boule-
ward also is scheduled.
A display by the Imperial
Pearl Syndicate will include the
worlds largest pearl. The Roar
i'm 20's Ball will be a costume
affair complete with Charleston
contest and fashion show.
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In Death Valley, he had keeping
his radiator cool. The thermo-
meter measured 112 degrees out
side, 122 inside.
Most of the cargo had to be
temporarily jettisoned while driv-
ing up to the Crater Lake rim
The lights went out one darl
night descending through Chin
ook Pass.
we felt suspended on top Of
the world. We stayed right there
until SUNRISE" Mr.. Koterba said
I'm glad we did it while VIC
we're young" he noted. 1--WE were
very comfortable, thougli-had
everything our five-room house
has, except a telephone and
storage space"
He is not in a hurry to "hit
the road" again for a while
however. 1.-THE trailer will re-
main in the backyard for the
winter, anyway" Mr.. Koterba
said.
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Bureau 10 Make
Travel Survey

The Census Bureau will con-
duct a pilot survey next year
that could be the forerunner to
many changes in the country's
travel industry.
A sample survey utilizing the
teams which make current popu-
lation and employment studies
will ask questions about trips OF
more than 100 miles. even though
they might just be overnight
jaunts.
The sampling, financed by a
$4,000 fund from members OF
the National Association OF
Travel Organizations, will cover
such questions as how the trips
were made-land, air or water
where they took place. what liv-
ing accommodations were used,
etc.
Census officials and travel
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Wreck Of USS Arizona
lures Howoii Visitors

HONOLULU. - A twisted
scared and rustine superstruc-
ture just of Ford Island at Pearl
Harbor has become a national
shrine and a mecca for visitors
to Hawaii. 1t is the wreckage
of the battleship USS Arizona,
one of the few surviving visible
evidences Of the Pearl Harbor
attack.
Today, nearly Is years after
the Arizona went down under
the impact Of enemy bombs, the
battleship remains a monument
to the battles of recovery OF
America and her allies in the
Pacific. The hulk sentimentally
is considered a ship of the fleet
by the Navy. Each sunrise and
sunset a color guard raises and
lowers the flag over the plat
form built on the superstructure
There are several private boats
in the business of taking visitors
from Honolulu Harbor through
Pearl Harbor. In addition the
Navy has a daily cruise through
the locks Of the big Navy yard
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which today is the supply and
repair base for the Pacific Fleet.
The curled and rusting decks,
the ventilators and gun turrets
that still project above water
spell out Pearl Harbor Day in
graphic terms. The LOO men
who went down with the ship
still are buried there.
Ranging alongside Ford Island
is a row of concrete moorine
posts called Fox buoys" by the
Navy. 1t was here that other
battleships of the fleet were tied
up. All but the Arizona and the
Oklahoma were raised to fight
and win again. AS visitors cruise
the harbor the Pearl Harbor
story is explained by guides.
On the other side of Ford
Island lies the only other ship
sunk that day. 1t is the former
battleship USS Utah, which lies
on its side half-submerged. The
Utah was being used as a target
ship at the time of the attack
and was scheduled for the scrap
heap. A plaque on the Utah
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Boynton Beach Sets
Annual Fishing Event

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.-The
annual Boynton Beach Fishing
Tournament will open on Sum
day. December 9 and run until
mid-April.
Ceremonies Signalling the
opening will be held Saturday.
December 8, with a Gulfstream
Mermaid Contest, boatacade of
nearly 100 decorated craft, a
water ski show and other events
scheduled. A chicken "broaSt'
in the morning and an evening
street dance also will be held.
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20 CSLlbS 1OI Ur6dkIdSJ, ~ Genus
for lunch, So cents for dinner, IL
cents for extras such as salt and
oil. The total came to $17,50 a
week.
They ate out once a week, but
that was registered in the mis-
cellaneous" column.
Trouble Back Home
The economies evaporated as
soon as they returned, however.
Their 412-year-old son, Eddie,
healthy as could be with grand
mother in Waynesboro, Pa. while
the KoterbaS were away, immedi-
ately came down with the mumps.
The next morning he slipped on
the bedroom floor and required
four stitches in his lip.
Our return was not too we'll
timed" Mr., Koterba, 81, a syn
dicated columnist. admitted.
The couple zig-zagged west to
San Francisco last July. They
went up the Pacific Coast to
Washington, then northeast to
the Canadian Rockies. From
there they headed south to the
desert country. After a stay in
New Orleans, the Koterbas made
their way back to Washington.
Mr.. Koterba talked to 1900
persons and said he concluded
the same thing the experts have
been saying: Eisenhower will
win by about go per cent"
Made Bet With Garner
Former Vice President John
Nance Garner bet him case of
l00-proof whisky that Adlai Ste
venson would take Texas. HE
admitted Eisenhower was pretty
strong elsewhere, though" Mr..
Koterba reported.
Some Of the people he wanted
to talk to were very inaccessible.
1t took the Koterbas all day to
reach a sheepherder on top Of
a mountain near Gooseberry,
Utah.
The sheepherder favored Pres
ident Eisenhower, because he
could understand his speeches.
Mr.. Koterba reported.
Had Their Problems
Mr.. and Mrs. Koterba never
did find leading Hopi medicine
woman. After four hours of
wandering on dirt roads in the
Painted Desert of Arizona, they
gave that one up.
The trailer did present some
problems, Mr.. Koterba admitted.
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agents feel this could lead to
better planning in road building
restaurant. hotel. motel and tour
list home accommodations, State
land national park planning and
all forms of travel business, in
lcluding possibly even airline
scheduling.
The Census Bureau and travel
officials plan to continue the
study Of travel patterns in flu
ture years, possibly expanding 1t
beyond the pilot sampling stages
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THE SUNDAY STAR Washington. D. C.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1855

commentaries the men who
went down with her.
Ashore are several other evil
dences Of the attack. A small.
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14,OOO-MILE TRIP
Couple Tours Nation
II Weeks in roller

II you want to America cheaply comfortably see II
from trailer Washington said yesterday
returning from 14,000-mile trip.
Ed and Doty Koerba 603 Kirby road Bethesda spent
500 week on 14week tour with 22foot aluminium trailer
They averaged only $l37 each day for food
The KOtehas managed this with tight food budget
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one-man Japanese submarine
caught inside the harbor that
day is on display at the subs
marine base.
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! and Lex In Mexico
By DON ORNITz

T ANA TURNER AND LEX BARKER recently made
IL what they call their biggest discovery since they
met each other-Mexico BY lucky coincidence, Lana
and Lex finished their respective films at the same
time. they decided to take a real vacation. With
their youngsters Cheryl IL, and zan g. the Bankers
hurried off to Acapulco Mexicos Pacific coast and
settled down in beach club cottage only 100 yards
from the pecan. Here they swami sailed, picnicked,
cooked and just plain relaxed.
Highlight of the trip was Lexis feat of catching
276-pound marlin, trophy any deep-sea fisherman
could be proud Of Not only the catch the first
marlin of the season. but Lex used equipment designed
for much smaller game.
After few days, they found the life so enjoyable
and the surroundings attractive they bought piece
of beach property and busiy set to work plans for
a cottage of their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-01-20

Plan Home Furnishings right See
how much you can buy with low monthly payments
low that make stable purchase without increasing
your present monthly payments
Plan Use your 3day Shopping Plate $50
Half Yearly Sale onehd in the months following
your purchase
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Tatum Loses
|HisQudrterbdck

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., Sept. 4
(P.-Coach Jim Tatum Of the
University of North Carolina
says Dave Reed, first-string
quarterback, definitely is out for
the season.
Reed, a junior who had i'm
pressed Tatum as one of the
better quarterbackS he has
coacsed. received a knee injury
on the first day of practice Sat-
urday. Early examination indi-
Gated he would be out for only
two games.
Curtis Hathaway, sopho-
more, worked in the No. / quar-
Iterback spot in the two practice
sessions yesterday. Buddy Sas-
ser, an alternate quarterback
last year, was moved from half
back to his old position and
alternated with Doug Farmer
Ron Marquette and the other
lquarterbacks.
Tatum declared that Reeds
injury was the worst thing that
has ever happened to me in
football practice. 1t has changed
our whole complexion for the
season. I really thought that this
boy was the key to happy year.
Now we will have to start al
over
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|Griffs' PITCHING
Points 10 Winter
'OfManyDeaIs
BY BURTON HAWKINS

Inc senators magic touch In
dealing with the Red Sox has
vanished, and likely to fade away
too. during the winter are some
of the Senators pitchers.
Chuck Dresser has been
equipped with a fairly reliable
pair of pitchers in Chuck Stobbs
and Pedro Ramos this season,
Bob Chakales provided eariy-
season aid and Bud Byerly has
been effective lately, but the re-
mainder of the group has ranged
from erratic to hopeless.
With Ramos Sidelined indef-
Iinitely, Dresser is reduced to one
pitcher, Stobbs, in whom he can
place any faith. Camilo Pascual,
due to fire against Boston's Dave
ISisler tonight, has a commend
able strikeout total but his 6-l4
record and his yield of rs home
runs indicate he's far from pol
ished.
Barrel Is Empty
Dresser dipped deep into the
barrel yesterday and came I'D
with woebegone assortment as
the Red Sox pounded out Us 4nd
1910 victories before a crowd of
1921. In the second game the
Sox accumulated 20 hits, their
high for the year. as Tom Brewer
oreezed to his 18th win on a six
hitter.
Hal Griggs was the most
brutally Dashed of the Senators
He started the first game and
departed almost immediately.
yielding four runs in the first
inning. He returned as a relief
pitcher in the second game.
worked one inning and was
shelled for three more runs.
Griggs had company in his
misery. Bob Wiesler started the
second game and also permitted
four runs. He retired only one
batter.
Connie Grob and Bob Chak-
ales were slapped around for
six runs in the fourth inning of
the same game. 1t was rather
gruesome as the Red Sox came
within two runs of inflicting the
worst shutout defeat in the
Senators history. They've been
walloped three times over the
years by ITO counts, with the
Yankees achieving it twice and
the White Sox once.
Piersall Leads Parade
The Senators. who previously
had won Is of II games with
Boston, made a contest of the
first game despite the collapse of
their pitchers. They surged back
with four runs in the first in
See SENATORS, Page A-21
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IRUTH'S BIG SURGE
CATCHES UP WITH
MICKEY MANTLE

NEW YORK, Sept. A Rl.
Babe Ruth's September
sprint has caught up with
Mickey Mantle.
The young Yankee slug
ger failed to hit a home run
in yesterdays Gel and SO
sweep over Baltimore. Civ
ing Mickey a AZ total for 1873
games. Ruth, who swatted
II in September to gain his
record so in 1927, also had
Al after 1873 games.
Ruth, however. was in the
process Of smacking FIVE in
three games. adding his 48th
and 49th in the hath game.
His 50th came in game No.
1888.
Mantle. with 81 games re-
naming now. also was even
with Ruth's pace in mid
July and was two games be-
hind the schedule at the 80
mark Twice he has been as
much as "a games ahead Of
Ruth's pace.