£5 | VY Page Fo r— The Contre Demoera, BELLEFONTE, PENNA. March 12, 1942. THE CENTRE DEM( BELLEFONTE, PA. BACK SEAT DRIVERS ARE ALMOST AS |p | cememermm— | | | DANGEROUS AS PRE-WAR PACIFISTS Let's have the truth about this we : ar even If it is Impossible for us to know the details of the fight Ng on land and sea. Query & Answer Column ude rubber aid the United States import from It's high time for every American to understand not what the army or the fleet is doing but the stern reality of our present position and the causes for our present humiliation We should not be misled by frantic effort ; $ $0 lay our ills to lack of administration. the defensive Vo and policles framed by our leaders, The sober realization that we are without ade- quate arms for the struggle is the first step toward meeting the danger that besets us. While Germany Italy and Japan armed themselves to the teeth dur- ing the past seven or eight years, the people of this democracy wallowed in a dreani of world peace You Can't Fight With Phrases e Our Ca ng! X s reluctantly voted insufficient funds or nationa ‘Tense while Congressmen for various reas \ ed denunciation of war In general, When res ! to prepare for war in time of peace ne majority of our legislators chanted, “Peace! It's beautiful!” This lovely 's 4 ful Li y phrase proves no present sub. stitute for puns Be present ub T. W~How much cr LOUISA’S LETTER | British Malaya in 19407 Ans Approximately 014 .533.000 pounds. | |g koala { 1 have been mar-| C. B~Will a torpedo explode if the firing pin is not struck? — | year We love each Ans ~The detonation of a torpedo is ascompiiied fhrough & oe |other very much and get along fine | arilsm placed within its warhead, wim ni Ves the warhead's except for one thing, He cannot bear forward motion, the firing Jue an a i yet ne firing pin 0 for me to disagree with him on i heavy Snag SADlodve It is not nece y t ou he is an extremely the end © d » ; ning, iB a rule, he has be- F. L~Did the United States have inflation during World Wa haved quite rudely to me on several Ans Not in 1917 and 1918, but by 1920 prices had risen to more | oceasions when 1 voleced nn opinion twice thelr pre-war level contrary to his, The worst part o How do the Japanese pronounce Nippon? it {a that this happened when other R. M~HowW do U Qi people were present. He practically Ans ~Ny=-ip-pon, in three 5yuebic ordered me as if I were a moron or N. §.~When placing | what is the correct po a two year old child Ans. ~The handic of the ¢ “A Lasense Now and Then, Is Rby the Wisest Men” - - Lo ace A nifty young jamed Jane, While walkgaught in the rain; Bhe ran-—almos Her complexions, And she regne exceedingly plain. LR Reition When a girl is sixteen, she'goking When she is twenty-five, slyrinkles. | When she is thirty, she has fir. When she's thirty-five, she fonde and starts all over again » a cup and saucer by a guest's plate al tabie, of the cup handle? tion on y son din- I was terribly embarrassed and up should be so placed that Yo Fim if one the people we were with looked as) i. can easily grasp the handle It usually is on a 80 lif they were dumb founded He said reckons from the line made by the edge of the table b ry A vo sonsider i 5 ade’ eto tanks, planes or ships. Mother Peeved | afterwards that er 3A Sn x R. 8 ~How are abode houses adel or Oricks MAGE S7OM ANY ‘he failure of many political leaders t af - " : Vaal 2 i Aly Fh ns They are constructed of sun-drie y uh stand the Impossibility of defend S Bndes | Old Mother Hubbag to the barber, |T was to him 4 rv The bricks are molded and their sides turned alternately to the States, | wd aro ug the United To have her hed she did crave, estly, if I had never gotten tive clay. The bi op joriger, as may be NECESSAry They are us- evil of rhe pa the United States, is the root | But when she got Soy, did she swear Bh gro fourth grade and had lived | "0 g4y by déy for 4 weep oe a 16x12%4 The larger ones are Used i 0 siortune, The rejterated determination | r ¢ "the : v9 ASL ' ps RE ually made of two sizes x Qa 4A oo ’ of unwise Congressmen to pre ror When the barbel, “Hair-cut or shave! | in the backwoods all my life, I might headers, the others as stretchers. reps for war | be \ Acce serything that kt preparing for war, * * | be satisfied to acce ot eve y hl ig th M. J—Why are Indians called re These Cas Banks another person thought, but IT am a Mm . lio ‘ ese as DK | o wr Y , woman who made A'S Ans They were called redskin vegetable A gentleman about forty-fivged in a long coat and gold cuff | grown young VOIR ject at college! tril .s were fond of painting themselves with red ocher or red vegeia links, enters the bank and convey low tenor with the teller in the (on yhanost:; vers pink . ou ld be wi vos Lr : ; | cage at the extreme left. The tellj on light green socks {and as such 3 fat K ] shouid be paints “ph ¢ rdbinidly ' treated as an individua F. L—How I'm a stranger in town : n {f you would——— be SWang n andj wondering if you | , thas or tat loves me . has. Tn Lert “Yes, yes. I can take care of ght here, Just fill out this little I am sure my h Mii the world An - Meteors rave l at a helt card, please.” y | better than anyone else in Lhe WIG ond. The speed of earth aro " 3 lv person ave “Weil, I can't do that I'm afripy see 1 left my glasses jut {and yet I am the only person I have | ycond as I'm a stranger in e d : 5 ever sen him act I to. What can E. H~When and 3 1m a stran i . + 149 » A Alor 4 : w: Mi 31 That doesn't make any differ Your word's as good as my mothe 1 do about it Ans—Fred Allen was born on May tous. I'll All In the ecard for | I. M. C~When a Roe with hi ‘But is that necessary?” IA wer missing’ . naw Oh, just a fornmlity. Your 7” | ATE : “John Frazzletop Smith" 1 can’t explain you “8-M-1-T-H, John FP. Your ¢ havior unless he acts “Forty-two.” | cause you are “Adult. You world he wants Lo rnductine in 1041 was 206.- “Yes.” | feet. Of course when he Ans Printers’ Ink production in 1941 » ' : et, Of 1s ~~ o ner cent Over last year “And tell me Your mother's nd the staté she was born in and the {such a manner 400 000,000 n ot 142 per cent © er jast ¥ , Abas with { month she was born” | very end he is striving attal Ww. W How dons the area of Northern Ireland COmMpar 118 +7 | “Georgia, May, June.” 1t will hard to keep your =|... [ris] 2 “May, June, Georgia. Thank y And how much do you wish 10 G€= |], about his perfection if h An art the account?” { continues show thi Issuéd weekly every Thursday morning. Entered in the postoffice at Bellefonte, Pa., as f second-class matter, [| TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 per year if paid in advance $2.00 per year if not paid in advance vent this country trom away from our shores explai { our Inability te meet our foes in battle now on fields | of their own choosing. [| | FL dskins? yw the travelers because most eanry Enemies Scorn Our War Strength Today we are in a total global war We have 1 attacked by nations which happen to be en- €mies of the ideals of freedom and civilization The; did not even give us the opportunity to ignobly Sar render our ideals for peace. Their contempt for our strength was so great that they attacked us wit) boldness that cap be explained only ST tion that held our scorn : When Japan attack Pear] Harbor Axis powers immediately declared wa : The date your subscription expires is inly | b E plainly printed | bee on the label bearing your name. All credits are given | on by a change on the date of label the first Issue of each month. We send no receipts unless upon special re- | Soest. Watch date on your label after you remit, tters for publication, whether news or advertist y : ng, | must reach The Centre Democrat office not later _— | Tuesday noon to insure publication that week. Adver- rw SHY Teceived after Tuesday morning must run ast does a meleor travel? sixty miles a sec about 185 miles a ifie rate the sun is ONay more nan I nid Lh na ZH ome : YY Ui, h ie where wat Fred Allen born? 1804, at Cambridge, Mass he considered n on the assump- fleh fin . i fighting strength ANNA «hit ‘ they er’s ANNA s down hip, I ma in utter dead” o1 to wn” with a ghip means to be Jost. In such the r upon us other 8 8 This progress was confronted the Far East—the very weg lected “ar negiected to prepare even for de- " ati Ans Technically A ply TL : a considered dead. A man would be considered "missing whenever there wuble doubt as to his fate . WwW. W.~How many cigarettes were produced last year? husband's be- that way be- one person in the vOu?r a Case man is All reading notices marked (*) are advertisements. Legal notices and all real estate adv 5 ertise cents per line each issue. ents 0 Subscribers changing postoffice addr stoff ess, and - tifying us, are liable for same. BY ho All subscriptions will be continued unless otherwise nation geared to peaceful i is reas by overwhelming force in he area in which we fense It to clamor for The only think he is behaves defeating per- in the are a male, whitgwn eyes, blue hal: aren't you that domestic does little good for Congres ne men and others Ooneh , 3 offensive to save Gen. MacArthur (is grave general and his v " i rengith that ould be otherwise v 1 Free Stal ally a part of the United Kingdom, has the Irish Free State is 27.137 posit to st “Oh 4 rf ws to is aon ig a Of t that he will tras NATIONAL €DITORIAL CIRCULATION OVER 7,000 COPIES EACH WEEK EDITORIAL In due time the Allies will biz AMES Will produce a Joshua wi will make the Rising Sun stand stil AN $ Be Ho EN : no complaining. must Pe rie of every loyal American in the days aheg no hoarding We suppose that if someone started a rum a possible shortage in defense bonds, woulld get panicky and start to hoard or of everybody : According to those in close touch with Leon Hen. .. derson, price administrator and eivillan supply chet, there is no “imminent” plan to confiscate tires from private car owners, While Henderson had discussed the possibility of confiscation of tires, it was empha- sized that he was speaking of thie indefinite future and that such a step would be taken only if jt was considered absolutely necessary. ———— —— A Bwedish news dispatch says that Reich Fueh- rer Hitler has taken a vow never again to set foot on Reich German territory until the last Russian unit has been annihilated. While nobody is justified in believing anything that Herr Hitler says, the report is interesting. If the Nazi leader carries out his promise, there seems to be little prospect that he will ever see Germany again. The Russians are going to town. Perhaps the most acute battle today is being fought on the oceans. Reports from England indi- caté that conditions there are becoming critical Food supplies are getting smaller, as Churchill an- nounces that the Germans are taking a heavy toll of Allied shipping. On the Atlantic coast of the United States alone, Germany Is sinking on the av- erage of twenty ships a month. Germany claims to be sinking ships at approximately the same rate as the peak of last Spring's sinkings—but Japan wasn't in the war at that time. The future is grim, when we consider all of our strength may be needed to keep the British Isles from sinking, to keep Russia fighting. Our ships are limited and Inadequate to supply the many battlefronts with enough supplies for Successful offensive action he naval battles in the Far East, especially the engagement in Macassar Strait and the fights in the Java Sea, represent naval warfare in its bitterest form. Weaker forces of the United States, including some warships of the United States, have been hope- Jessly outnumbered but they Have resolutely engaged the ‘enemy. Losses are uncertain but that both sides suffered severely is apparent from the nature of the cortflict. The sinking of American warships, in the Atlantic and the Pacific, together with the loss of tankers and freighters along our coast, serves notice ur the American people that war is not a parlor e. When the nation uses its navy, ships will be sunk and men will be lost. It is a bloody business but risks must be dared if victories are to be won. JAPS DROP PLAGUE GERMS IN CHINA It's a nasty story which comes from Chungking, China, where the Japanese are accused of starting the bubonic plague in Changteh by dropping infected fleas in an air raid in November, Dr. R. Pollitzer, former League of Nations epi- demologist, says that “circumstantial evidence strongly suggests the plague outbreak in Changteh was caused by enemy action” ‘On November 4th, Changteh was raided by a single Japanese plane. It flew just over the roofs in- stead of high in the air, circling twenty minutes without dropping bombs, Returning residents were to find scattered rice graing mixed with of cotton rags near the main gates. Police samples which upon analysis, were found con- ted with bubonic plague baceill * The bubonic plague was lkewise reported in Chekiang Province in November, 1940, after low-fly- “ing dropped fleas In packets of grain or rice to attract rats. Cold weather stopped the spread of the plague but renewed cases are expected in the Dr. Robert Lim, head of the Chinefe Red Cross and the Army Medical Training services, confirmed the presence of bubonic plague at Changteh. He ad- mits that he does not expect Americans, British and hers to believe that the Japanese are resorting to ri warfare because “they did not believe Jonig time the stories that the Japs were using d the belief that the Japs have been in Ching and says it is his conviction large-scale bacteriological t elsewhere especially when for her.” | | ad been prepared fc en constructed for perfor rv 1" n m= When An Offensive Is a Crime Certainly, Americ 8 NOt a substity weapons sii to clamor for an attack ready ans know that an offens! ive spir- It is fool- inti] the nation's flight It would be force thousand: the enemy or bases rig fares IB 10TCs to send miles ditions that Let's there is no cause ars yo 0 suicide of an u from fit nproperly e ' properly ec d y of cr engage under con- * our defeat almost a certainty Yori ie5s excuse for bombast men. They must be adequate erial must be moved in Awalt the prepared fe must fay when b cay wien i armed an satin | fritter EB Lalion i iy for warfare Enemy Superiority Reaps Reward kil This mean: ubtedly, that w eieals and experience humiliations better prepared, reap the inevitable rewards of pres- ent superiority. Until the tools are ready for army hg ins fo AVY HO ee st ide I Nich Will assuredly arrive advice 1% to “HsOAE’ hr tenbiedanlst whose only war to the enemy.” With what? Ignore the stiper- patriot who knows that our military leaders are “defensively minded.” In view of what they haven't got to fight with, why shouldn't they be? Nobody but a fool would order an attack, on land or sea, without a chance of complete success You Can Help Win the War Don't fool yourself with the idea that our forces are being held back for fun, while our enemy gains Just remember that battles are not won by popular opinions, Our military and naval leaders Know what they are doing and, you can take it from no group in the nation is more eager for offen- sive action. Our fighting men have the offensive spir- it but it takes much more to beat apn enemy. The ‘much more” includes guns, tanks, planes, ships and equipment, but Nt also ‘ncludes the loyaity courage and faith of a nation, It is time for the people of Centre County to show their intelligent understanding of this war and our relative unpreparedness. It is time to redouble production, proclaim confidence and to serve America on the home front, DB your bit! BEWARE OF NAZI LIES Lord Halifax, the British Ambassador, warns the people ¢f his own country and of the United 8tates that they must be alert to Nazi lies and pre- sent a solid front to the enemy. “We shall not sharpen the eagles claws by tweeking feathers from his tail If the lion's claws seem blunt to vou you will not sharpen them by giv- ing his tall a twist.” The British Ambassador urges Americans not to swallow “the skilful and udterly unscrupulous propaganda” attacks of the Germans, There may be Americans who still retain the idea that the United States and Great Britain can arrange a peaceful world without cooperation, If so, they are rather dull pupils, apparently unable to glean a lesson from the events of the past few years. Lord Halifax calls attention to the shipment of 9000 airplanes and 2000 tanks overseas from Eng- land in 1941. saying that his government “took ap- palling risks” with the safety of the home front, In the same period, the British received 2,000 aircraft and 200 tanks from the United States "he British Ambassador answers the allegation that his country sits comfortably behind 3.500.000 bayonets “in her island fortress” He explains that two million of the soldiers are home guards, Spare- time soldiers, modeftly equipped, “whose full-time work is in war industries.” The 1500000 soldiers have to defend 3.000 miles of coast and 90,000 square miles of land, all of which is subject to invasion at any time The people of the United States should view with suspicion the efforts of any American to de- precate the war activity of Great Britain, The same can be said of those who seek to spread confusion as to and distrust of Russia and China, Whether we want it 50 or not, the welfare and future secur- ity of this country is wrapped up with the destinies of these three great countries. unc a - safle: Qur enemies mu ground us ” to QUITTING IS UN-AMERICAN One illustration of what should not happen dur- ing war is the resignation of twenty-eight air raid wardens in the Clty of Washington. These civilian volunteers were dissatisfied with’ the way their organization was being run and with their inability to get the equipment that they de- sired. It may be that these little Americans would be satisfied if the President, Admiral King and CGen- eral Marshall would forget other malters and see that they are supplied with whistles, arm-bands, ropes, handbooks, ete. A fitting comment comes from Colonel Lemuel L. Bolles, head of the Office of Civilian Defense in Washington, who remarked that “there are a num- ber of men under MacArthur in the Philippines who are not resigning and who are not getting equip. ment either.” Civilians in the United States must understand that this is their war. They should not expect a cake walk. They must endure privation if the nation is to win, The quitting spirit is un-American, regardless of difficulties, or small. even let i | | in his eves and said: “When I order beef and get horse, 1 don't care. | streak. 1 of hi You see, I'm a stranger In| impolite SCrubs | coe the error p lcorrect them or be Will do himsed of harm not only in I don't want start town and I was wondering if you id tell me if Mary Gallagher the floor in this bank or the Piret tional across the street?” » =» a grea (deal ; harm {regards to what you wil Old-fasined Best in what other people will The reading thetipture when an elderly J Very few pe any a a de } . An: wiiat kind of Bible are you uf, parson? man who bullie wife “I'm reading 1 It puts a wet blanket on “Hm, ' lv sympathy d creates only s3 Paul and ft to arpount ways soon and 4 Vv vet think ou think anc preacher was e have 4 his he for rom the he answered on +OL Revisedersion,” The King Jus Ver good enough for me \a * Order inhe Court asked =} ni was good enough 10 we sald EN / vy UNA - for his such The mar him but A lawyer In “No” the man replied “Are you a moderate ‘0 answer “Am 1 right in “That's my Any other Cross-examining a wness, fust what You Perhaps he will himself a 01 Od drinker? business?” asked tp lawyer * oo 0 Something lo Look For : listen. You invite me yp 4 your apartment and Now you won me Put my arms around yqi. What do You expect, Anyway: “My husband.” “Hey * oo 4 0 Farmer—*[ want to buy 8 snotgun.- Balesman-—"Here't one that will last a Ufetime™ Farmer—"Hock. It won't take that long to marry off my daughter.” * 4 oo 9 - She-"My boy {riend’s perfume business went bankrupt last week. He—"IT bet it raised an awful stink among his creditors.” The Smell Lingers ten scents on the dollar” * ¢ & 9 Man Traps Small Boy—"Dad, how do they catch lunatics?” Father—"W powder, beautiful dress son.” She—"Tll say 1 He paid © Z The fellers that amaze me most Who digh their dope from Whose noses sense, Fer smellin out fut We read thelr from day to gay, N' wonder how git thas way, Fer half the time their dope is wrong. But Yeap guessin right along. Back there when Adolf jumped the Reds, Them wiseacres m coast 10 a exury Ure evVenis ooant have ith face es, and pretty smiles, my at red P thes ® oo oo Nature Note \ The city kid was roaming about in the country when he came Upon a dozen or so empty condensed milk cans. Greatly excited, he yelled to his 7/7 bra hate 3 PR I companions: “Hey, fellers, come here quickly. I've found a cow's nest.” | scrachisd] Weir Leads, They fig . i 0» igered HRiler's Blitskreeg &lick the trick : | Within a month'd do Expanding Drug Store | Adolf had figgered that way 200 “What kind of a store is that fellow over at Toad Rock running?” Befére them asked a motorist. He'd have them Reds sowed up #0 or ’ " hi. They couldn't put up no more Well, he has Ford paris for sale.” replied the attendant at the ‘iil | U% uy {hg lation “He buys butter, eggs, and poultry, deals In real estate, paints fight. He wouldn't pull no Bonet - houses, marries folks ip his capacity as justice of the peace, runs the post« pat, He'd do the Job right from office, sells stamps hams, molasses, etc, and lakes boarders upstairs, J the stari, Where Nap had failed reckon you'd call it a drug store.” to foller shru, Adolf'd prote a thing * & 4 9 {er two. But Russian hearts was No Player in Town {much too stout, Fer Nast! bayneis to cut out. Then came the rains The church committee favored the purchase of a chandelier. The one six feet Of snow with cold blasts member opposed it. He sald, “Well, I don't want to be stubborn, but who | forty five below. The way Adoll's can play it after we get it?” Lenripain turned out, Made dope- ® 4 oo laters do A “fare ‘sbout”™ There n | gavin now Old Joe kin win, If help- No Hurry din Alleys all turh in. Are these A colored man had called at the hospital. “1 am to see how mah [ren dopesters downhearted? Nay, They- Joe Brown was getlin' along. re still perdictin every day Fer Nurse—"Why, he's getting along fine; he's convalescing now.” prophets right er wrong you know, Colored Man—"Well, I'll just sit down and wait till he's througn.” Kin always say “I told you 80.” ®* & oo Unharness It The customer was busy sawing on the steak he had ordered—and a difficult time he was having. “Is it tough?” queried the waitress, The customer was exhausted. He turned to the waitress with defeat | hey Bf a——— The Navy needs 7.000 college sen- | jors and 7000 juniors as future of- ficers. But next time, take the harness off before you start serving.” ] * oo o 0 Too Much Work Tired Worker—"Boss, is you got a nigger on your lime book, by the | name of Stimpson?” Boss—"Yeah. What about it?” Worker—"Wal, I'se dat nigger, boss. I just thought you had it down Samson.” * 4 4 She Was a Lady “‘Wes' 1 862 to him. ‘Mrs. O'Riley’, sez 1, ‘if you was as much a gen- tieman as I was a lady, you'd get the hel) outa here’. ® & & Fixing the Blame Little Emily ran in the house, crying as though ber heart would break. “What's wrong, dear?” asked her mother. “My «Billy broke it,” she sobbed. y he break it, dear?” Regular Riot An Italian woman was running down the street to éatch a train, and behind her came her fifteen children. Just before she reached the station, a cop stopped her. “rere, lady, what Living Up to a Slogan The teacher was giving a written examination in European geo- question was! Why does the sun never set on the British flag?” wrote the answer: “Because take it in af night” fey blasts had bisw, | re nae as sweet as cane sugar? about one-third as swoet as cane ne-sixth sweet as Cane SUgAr. the diamond? y Dlire carbon, Crys " L. C~Are mai ¢ An Malt sugar SURAT mailose, is . . t is about Ba Milk or ose, is al E. N~Wh Ans There 1s 1 the at element x in in a i I’ diamond other element, ihe system : correct tin fOr a Waiter in a restaura 58 Vi “the Sul tip for a waiter In a restaurant i but never less than twenty-five in a restaur- tabie Cub +9 & What is the wiry Emily Post nt of the usual 1 cents bili tablecloth on such a B.—Please ribe the Flag of the last war Has present war? the + Bervice Fiag in des Service He World War consisted of a white On the white field were placed blue stars repre- o when one of these died the star was heen designed for this war 2s yet. is foretold in the jast order the armed forces No Service Flag has true that the invention of the alrplane The Bible passage which has been interpreted to ingieaw Sie invention of the airplane, at least in warfare is Isaiah 315, : ke fying so will the Lord « sts defend Jerusalem; defending aiso be a oF wir HH AT Breese it’ and passing ove He will preserve deliver it . 3 What is the official language of Palestine? G. B—Wia are three official languages, English, Many school children learn two of the three... - 3 i? | B. L.—On an average, how long does a soldiers uniorm hat a ! Any Arty Quartermaster Corps statisticians have estimated t EE a a a amet Alia ty-Chree months: his woolen Lrousers, our- teen and one-half months: overcoat, three years; service shoes five to seven months: woolen shirt, six months, and gaimison cap, fourteen and one-half months B. K~Where track? Ans —The longest piece of straight track in the world is on the Trans. Australian Raflway. It extends across the Nullarbor Plain and runs for 3% miles without ag curve 1. BE. A~Have birte ever been known to fly across the Atlantic Ocean? Ans —A banded Atlantic tern is known to have flown from Labra- dor to Natal, South Africa. The bird wag banded on July 23, 1928, and found dead on the beach in Natal on November 14, 1828 A. L. L—Are there any Federa] laws relating to the use an the United States flag? Ans —The only Federal Act relating to the use and abuse of the flag pertains to the District of Columbia. The States have all enacted their own laws pertaining to these matters B. ¥. 8 ~What the significance of the various colors seen on &0l- dier's caps? ns The colors on Army headgear indicate the organization to which the wearer belongs. Por iristance, ultramarine piped With goiden orange are the official colors used for the Air Corps; green, piped with white for the Armored Force: yellow for the Cavalry; light blue for the frifantry: scarlet for the Coast Artillery Corps and the Ficid Arilliery, | scariet, piped with white for the Corps of Engineers M. V. O~Is it true that blue flowers are warer than hose of other | colors? Ang Bite is the rarest of flower colors. There are only about 150 species that have blue flowers as compared with 800 species of veliow, R. P.—~Where does Great Britain get its sugar? | Anis. —The Union of South Africa provides a substantial amount of {he sugar used by Great Britain, The Union took up the cultivation of cane sugar about sixty years ago and is one of the world's principal pro- ducers M. M.~What kind of walches are repeaters? Ans —Repeaters are watches that strike the hours and quarters when a handle Is pressed. They were used for telling time in the dark before the invention of matches. F. 8. S~Please tell me what it is that singers take just before a per- formance to help their voices Ans. Various drinks or foods have been tried by Tlamous Singers. Jenny Lind is said to have eaten a salt pickle before appearing in a con- cert. Lemon juice and vinegar; cold tea with lemOn; a raw egg either alone or in sherry, and oysters have been used for this purpose. T. R. S.~How much has the cost of living risen in the United States since the beginning of the war? Ant —8ince August, 1939, the cost of living in the United States has risen over 10%: per cent ¥. L—What use is made of the waste paper now being saved for the national war effort? Ans.—It is cleaned, repulped and made into new paper of lower grade than the original Tt is used to make boxes, cartons, paper, gun waddings, ctc. Because so much of these products are for packing defense materials, chiefly munitions, there is a threatened shots age Arabic and Hebrew, in, the world is the longest stretch of straight railway abuse of LS W. M.—In which year was the presidential inauguration first held on January 20? Ans 1937. | R .G.If a federal automobile use-tax-stamp is stolen from an auto- mobile must the owner buy a new stamp? Ans «The gwner must submit an affidavit to the Collector of Inter- nal Revenue of nis district stating the date, or approximate date on which the stamp was purchased. location of the post office or Collector's office at which it was purchased, amount paid for stamp, make, model and ser- 1a] number of vehicle from which stamp was stolen, together with a con- cise statement of the facts and circumstances surrounding the theft or joss of the stamp. If the information is satisfactory to the Collector, a statement will be given the owner which will be accepted by federal offi- as evidence that use-tax has been Paid on the vehicle described for indicated. Lost or stolen stamps will not be replaced free of S~How long Is Wake Island and when did the United States take possession of it? ~Wake Island is an atoll of three islets named Wilkes, Peale, and latter has an area of 2 square miles and is the largest, Formal was taken by the United States in 1809.
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