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WHO'S NEWS THIS WEEK By LEMUEL F. PARTON (Consolidated futures?WNU S*rvtc?.> XJEW YORK.?When Parks John ^ ?on and Wally Butterworth brought their pioneer quiz broad cast to New York city back in 1934, . It took them Qmzzera Enriched just about In Plumbing the eight weeks Minda ?/ Demoa ?f diligent quizzing to get an answer to the question, "Where is Singapore?" The other day the ninth anni versary of their Vox Pop pro gram, the first outbreak of the growing quiz erase, now ramp ant on all networks, was cele brated. In an age of deepen ing uncertainty, people find great felicity if they happen to know how many toothpicks there are in a cord of birehwood ?and sustenance for an ailing ego. Messrs. Johnson and But terworth cash in In a big way. Parks Johnson is the son of a Methodist minister. He had been a captain in the World war, a news paper reporter, a cotton broker, and in 1932 was running a one-man ad vertising agency in Houston, Texas. A client wanted a radio idea. Mr. Johnson quizzed himself at length and got the right answer. He set up a microphone in the lobby of a Houston theater and be gan his quiz. At first he had to hand out one-dollar bills to lure par ticipants, but the "mike-fright" soon passed and Vox Pop quickly be came a successful program. Mr. Butterworth, former pho nograph salesman, radio singer and announcer, came in later. Soon after they were estab lished in New York their pro gram was on a big network. In IMS, they carried their micro phone more than M,000 miles around the country, and to date, have aaked about 300,000 ques tions. Newspapers were ahead of radio, however, in getting at the question and-answer mother lode of interest in their own field. It was in 1920. that Miriam Tichenor, a reporter on the New York Daily Mail, sug gested to George T. Hughes, the city editor, the daily questioning of five or six citizens at random. Mr. Hughes started the feature and slugged it "The Inquiring Report er." Under this and other titles it still carries on in many news papers. This, however, is an opin ion, rather than an information in quiry. ^ ANEW YORK doctor, a friend of thia writer, sayi physicians who have mada a life-long study of diet, nutrition and mass condition ing are won Eminant Athletat dering why Toughen Ut;Why? physical Specialists Aak *?r defense is being organized by athletes, instead of specialists in physical fitness. Without disparagement to any of tha persons mentioned, he cited Gene Tunney, Alice Marble and John B. Kelly, tha last an undefeated oars- | man, as examples in which emi nence in athletics is substituted for precise knowledge of how to "tough- | en-up" America. The discussion had to da with Mr. Kelly's current prescription at a "courage diet" far the na tion, la which ha says he has listed calory and vitamin com binations which will enable as to lick anr weight ta wildcats. Mr. Kelly; a former bricklayer and contractor, is chairman of the Philadelphia Democratic commit tee, and last August became direc tor of physical training for national defense. He was formerly a Re publican, and is veteran of much fast and intricate milling in both parties. Tha tall and athletic "Hand seme Jack" Kelly, as he is oaled, quit the Philadelphia public schools at the age at If sad get a Job la a brickyard. He was an ambalaaee driver la the World war, came hack with a capital at SM aad spaaed his own brickyard. Twelve ? years later, at the age of XI, be was the Olympic stable sculls champion, winning for America at Amsterdam. Ia IKS, ha re tired from rawing as the unde feated champion oarsman of tha world. At the age at H, he still raws five miles every In September, 1M0. President Roosevelt saw an article "hand some Jack" had written for a phys ical culture magazine and sum moned him to lead tha national "physical preparedness" endeavor. He now officially and formally heads this department and ia work ing up plans for national mam calis thenics. He Is one of four eminent broth ers, George, a playwright; Walter, the famous "Virginia Judge" of the stage; Patrick H., deceased in 1S37, who was the builder of the Free Public library in Philadelphia. WPA to Study Eating Habits Writers to Turn Talents To Americana in U. S. Defense Series. WASHINGTON.?The corps of edi tors and writers employed on WPA Writers' projects, having virtually completed the American Guide se ries of 50 colorful volumes on 48 states, Alaska and Puerto Rico, are turning now to individual aspects of Americana. The Guide series, presenting a comprehensive account of the his tory, culture, economy and detailed touring information of the states and two territories, is to be followed by a volume on American eating habits, a National Defense series, and six regional books on American arts and crafts. Wide Range Covered. The 800 titles turned out by the projects, which now employ about 2,300 persons, soon will be increased by "The United States: A Pictorial Study of a Democracy," which will be printed in Spanish and distrib uted south of the border in another bid for hemispheric solidarity. An English edition may be published later. The 800 publications range from pamphlets of purely local interest to the American Guide series. Why does the government spend money for all of these books? Assistant Works Projects Com missioner Florence Kerr answers: "The urgencies of the present decade make mutual understanding between communities of the nation j a prerequisite to national unity. The ultimate goal of the Writers' Pro gram is to contribute to national unity through presenting America to Americans." The list of publications in the Life in America series will be headed by six regional volumes bearing the title: "Hands That Build the Na tion." In these books will be de scribed the native arts and crafts of the people of New England, the Middle Atlantic and Great Lakes states, the Southeast, the central states, the Southwest and the Northwest. Each volume will con tain about 40,000 words and have 60 or more illustrations in color. Food Tastes Studied. "America Eats" is the title select ed tentatively for another volume in the Life in America series, a book devoting one chapter to a commu nity meal typical to some phase of American life?a political barbecue, a church supper, a Rotary luncheon, a clam bake, breakfast in a large city cafeteria, a family reunion din ner and others. The writers also will attempt to uncover the traditions that link baked beans with Boston, and hot biscuits and fried chicken with the South, and to learn why Westerners are supposed to like fried meats better than roasts. Other projected volumes include a history of forest conservation, an account of the western rangelands in terms of Indians, Spaniards and American frontiersmen who helped carve a great empire out of a wil derness. A contemporary and his torical account of the Indian also will be written. Two sets of guides and a series of State Health Almanacs are contem plated in the National Defense series. One group of guides will pertain to military and naval acad emies, the other will be devoted to the larger posts and reservations of the army and the navy. Hitch-Hike Technique la Taught in College AUSTIN. TEXAS. - College stu denU In the Southwest now will have (killed technique in thumbing rides. Keyes Carson Jr., Texas Aggie senior and president of the National Hitchhikers association, visited oth er Texas colleges, organized chap ters and gave instruction in sure fire methods to get a lift. To University of Texas students Carson explained some of the aids to getting a ride. A smile and use of a "hitch-hiker's arsenal,'" will double or triple the chances, Carson said. The first tool taken from the ar senal, he explained, is a small tele scope. Taking position where a clear view of the road is available, approaching cars are checked through it. Another aid is a small reflector sign held up for the motorist to see. It gives the hitch-hiker's name and where he wants to go. "Always smile when asking for a ride," he advised the students. "Every one likes to see a smile and they like to see someone who looks like an appreciative person." He has tested his equipment and approach in nearly 117,000 miles of hitch-hiking. Soldiers Hit Jaakpot In Dispensing Machine CAMP WOLTERS, TEXAS.? There was a great deal of scurry ing and scampering in the office of the Camp Wolters motor pool the other day. Mechanics dropped their tools, truck drivers and chauffeurs came a-running and clerks put down their ledgers. Primed with two nickels, a soft-drink dispensing ma chine in the office gave out with three cases of pop before it was empty. Our Iceland Force Is Well Equipped Has Comforts and Clothing Superior to British. REYKJAVIK, ICELAND.?A regi ment of trained soldiers recruited from the factories and farms of Ohio, Tennessee and Kentucky and with a history studded with battle honors from Bull Run to the Ar gonne, forms a prominent part of the American fighting force on Ice land. Most striking is their superiority in clothing, .articles of comfort and armament over British infantry here. Like old soldiers the Americans settled, down in their heated, storm proof Nissen huts. There were no ctynplaints about the cold. One company has an orderly room which would put some of the British officers messes to shame. Its furnishings included overstuffed chairs and couches of modern de sign, a table tennis outfit, radio and magazine rack. In the officers club the Americans are preparing for a dance for army nurses and local girls. The club has the same furnishings as that for the enlisted men with the addi tion of a "juke box," bar and four slot machines. Over the bar is the newly designed red, white and blue insigne of Field Force Four, the regimental insigne and the Great Seal of the United States. Enlisted men and officers have plenty of blankets and heavy cloth ing against the arctic blasts. In addition to the blue denim work clothes, field and garrison uniforms and coats, they have received fur caps, wool-lined mackinaws, heavy galoshes, gloves, five pairs of shoes and heavy underclothes and socks. The men are eager to show the workings of their new Garand rifles. New Lena on Telescope Seeks Hot Bright Stars PASADENA, CALIF.?Recent de velopment of photographic plates sensitive to red light has led the Mount Wilson observatory to re model its 10-inch telescope for a search for distant, hot bright stars. A prism is attached to the tele scope for studying the stars by their spectrums. The lens used with it originally was designed to focus on the blue light from stars. Dr. Frank E. Ross, optical con sultant on the 200-inch telescope for Mt. Palomar, has designed a lens for the 10-inch instrument which will focus on the red and yellow end of the spectrum. E. C. Williams of the Mount Wil son instrument shop, developed a variable-speed driving device by which astronomers can press a but ton and obtain any desired move ment of the telescope. Most tele scopes are kept focused on a star by a clock drive. The new device eliminates the ne cessity of adjusting for tempera ture changes and makes it possible, according to Dr. Paul W. Merrill, to spread out the light of a star for spectrographic studies. Vitamins in Oranges Help in Surgical Cases LOS ANGELES.?Vitamins found in oranges and vegetables are play ing a new part In surgical opera tions. "Administration of the proper vi tamin doses before an operation is serving materially to reduce fatali ties," says Dr. Clinton H. Thienes, pharmacology professor of the Uni versity of Southern California. He told a meeting of the South ern California Chapter, American College of Surgeons, that vitamin C, obtained from oranges and other citrus fruits, increases the ability of the body to produce fibrous tissue in scar areas. Dr. Thieaes .added that vegeta bles produce vitamin K, which pre vents post-operative hemorrhage by inducing proper blood coagulation. Administration of these vitamins was necessary only in cases of per- 1 sons showing a deficiency in them, he explained. A week's treatment, i given through the mouth, would pre pare the ordinary patient for the op eration. In an emergency, however, he said, the vitamins were injected into the veins. Helper's Dream Saves Life of Safe Expert NEW YORK ?Locksmith Charles M. Courtney was about to open a safe with a drill and blow torch when an assistant suggested he try to pick the lock. The assistant had had a dream that a safe blew up as they were opening it. Courtney picked the lock, opened the safe and found two sticks of dynamite in it. Had he used the torch, he, his assistant and the house would have been "blown to smith ereens," he said. If ? the Little One That Really Got Away RICHMOND, VA. ? John E. Payne Jr. tella about the little one that got away after trying his ankle for bait. Payne re moved his socks and shoes to wade into the stream and cast He felt a stinging sensation in his foot and looked down to And a silver perch charging fiercely. It was too small to catch. ? ^ 111 ??? I l ? | (Released by Weatern Newspaper Union.) T. Jefferson, Farmer A S OFFICIAL Washington hums with Uncle Sam's defense prep arations, a group of stone masons are quietly putting the finishing touches on a stately, marble-domed shrine rising to completion as a me morial to Thomas Jefferson. The temple will immortalize Jefferson's contributions to his country. Every citizen is familiar with Jef ferson's greatest achievement?the Declaration of Independence. Many recall his authorship of the Bill of Rights, his unyielding devotion to religious freedom, education and de mocracy. Few Americans, perhaps, are aware of another of Jefferson's achievements?his contributions to the development of modern, scien tific farming. As a practical farmer Jefferson was constantly on the alert for new ideas. He made his Monticello estate into a progressive experimental farm where new machinery, new methods, improved stock breeding, new crops and tests in restoring soil fertility were tried out. Over a pe riod of years he grew as many as 32 different vegetables at Monticello. The Sage of Monticello had many problems to contend with. The land he acquired was worn out by genera tions of bad agricultural methods in a single crop type of farm economy in which tobacco had been king. No attempts at diversification or ferti lization had been made. Unlike the THOMAS JEFFERSON (A but portrait by Houdon, French ?enlptor.) I farmer of today, who can get ad vice from his county agents, agricul tural college agronomist or experi ment station on whether his soil is deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus and potash, and then obtain the correct analysis of commercial fertilizer, Jefferson had to depend on talks with his neighbors and his reading of farm papers and books published in England. When he learned something new about agriculture he recorded it in a "Farm book" he kept in his own handwriting. One account tells how to lay out experimental plots to test the effects of fertilizers. In these tests his plant foods were manure and gypsum. Unfortunately for him fertilizers, as we know them today, were not in existence. Writing to George Washington con cerning the run-down condition of his land after overseers had farmed it during his absence on public busi ness, Jefferson described the use of legumes as a soil conditioner. He discovered that clover, vetch and peas had a soil-enriching power, but did not understand that this lay in their ability to impart nitrogen to the land. Crop rotation was another meas ure he championed. "My rotation is tri-ennial," he wrote to a friend, "that is to say, one year of wheat and two of clover in the stronger fields, or two of peas in the weaker, j with a crop of Indian corn or po tatoes between every other rota tion?i.e., one in seven years. Under this course of culture, aided with manure, I hope my fields will re cover their fertility." In addition to hii pioneer effort* to put back into the aoil fertilizing alemenU removed by constant crop ping. Jefferson waged a winning bat tle against soil erosion. With his son-in-law, T. M. Randolph, ha prac ticed horizontal plowing and bedding on hillsides that is reminiscent of present day contour plowing. "Jefferson's enlightened efforts at aoil conservation and the bettering of farming methods entitle him to foremost rank among great Ameri can agriculturists," says an official at the Middle West Soil Improve ment committee. "He had an in stinctive feeling that man should be a careful custodian of the soil en trusted to his care. His work in soil improvement, however, primi tive as it was, helped pave the way for modern soil science." Jefferson's farm improvement pro- ' gram included experiments in live stock breeding in co-operation arith President Madison. His scientific knowledge was likewise applied to the problem of improving farm ma chinery. Half a century before the steel plow was invented he designed an all-metal plow with a mould board that turned the soil effective ly. Shaped according to mathemati cal computations, the mould board met the least possible resistance from the earth. Jefferson also de vised a seed drill, a hemp brake, and a primitive threshing machine. =SSB itMtmmd by W?teta N*wap*p& Union.) WHEN AGE CREEPS OP, SMALL TOWN OFFERS FRIENDLINESS TO MOVE, to change from one home to another, from one locality to another that is far away, has a different meaning to those of dif ferent ages. To youth, moving means change that is adventure and the distance to that far-away place but lends to it an appealing enchantment. Those who have passed the zenith of life are living largely in the past. To them old ties, old associations have welded strong chains that are not easily broken. The old house, like its occupants, has passed its best days, but it is home. Its rooms have echoed the merry prattle of lit tle children?your children, now with homes and families of their own in distant places. Its lighted windows and homey atmosphere have welcomed you after the day's labors. Its walls have shielded you from the storms. In its library you put your finger on any desired book. You knew just where your pipe would be. Your slippers were there beside your favorite chair, inviting you to a comfortable evening. Yes, the old house was home, de spite the changes the ceaseless movement of a great city had wrought all about it. Strange faces had taken the place of the old neigh bors. Today there is no one to whom you wish a cheery good morn ing; no one with whom you may enjoy an evening's chat. The faces you see this week are not those you saw last week, or those you will see next week. No, the old home is but now an oasis in a sea of ever-changing sands of human ity. The locality has changed from one of homes to one of rooming bouses, warrens in which reside for a day, a week or a month those to whom "home" is a meaningless word. The old neighbors have disap peared. Many of them are occupy ing last resting places in the ceme teries. Others are scattered hither and yon, and now you?and the you is me and mine?are to go, exchang ing the roaring, scurrying metro politan city for a bungalow amidst the quietude and simple pleasures of a small town, where we hope again to find what we lost?neighbors and friends from whom we will receive a cheery good morning. It will be a bit hard to forget the old home, with all the memories that surround it. We go not upon an adventure, but in search of the things the old home once pro vided?the simple pleasures and the smiling, friendly greetings of neigh bors. Such things exist in the towns and villages of America. ? ? ? THAT FARM OF YOURS HOLD ONTO that (arm as you hold onto your hat in a windstorm. Should inflation come, as seems probable, it will provide food, shel ter and warmth for you and your family through that and through the days, months or years of depres sion that will follow. The man with acres to cultivste will be king. ? ? ? THE AMERICAN SYSTEM AND 'THE OLD LADY' A FEW YEARS ago I stood one day beside a linotype operator, watching his fingers idle qver the keys of the machine he was operat ing. I knew his capabilities. The plant had, up to a ftw weeks be fore, operated on a piece basis, and each day that /man had pro duced more than twke jrhat he was then producing, but the union had banned piece work and forced a time basis, fixing a minimum the company could demand. It was that daily minimum this operator was producing. "John," I asked, "were you more tired at the end of a day when you did piece work than you are now, working on time and producing about half the type you did then?" "Not a bit," he replied, "but why should I work faster so the 'old lady' out in Omaha may have a few more dollars to spend?" The "old lady" is desd now. Of the profits that were made, she took none with her on the road she trav eled, other than enough to pay for a shroud and casket A consider able portion of those profits went to provide more machines that meant more jobs for more men to support more homes. Another portion went into a reserve that provided pay for John, and other Johns, during the days of depression, when loeses instead of profits were piling up day after day. The remainder is today invested in worthy institu tions that are enjoyed by the gen eral public. The little story illustrates the Amer ican system of free competition. ? ? ? COST OF SCHOOLING IN CALIFORNIA in 1940 the aver age cost for die year for primary schooling of children of the state was $107.40. There was a wide vari ation in the cost in different school districts, with $216.86 as the top and $60.66 as the bottom. The differ ence in cost was largely the dif ference in training that the children received. In districts, whether city or country, where the training was confined to fundamentals of the three "r*s," the coat was low. With so-called frills, it was high. O R?RR?ING! u Ann Carson climbed quickly down o& the small stepladder she was using to hang the glittering an gel on the topmost bough oi the Christmas tree. The sharp clang of the doorbell was a welcome sound. Hastening joyously she flung the door wide open. "For me? Come in, Timmy." She smiled down at the wizened old hunchback shivering on the door step. Ann took the package tendered almost ceremoniously, bearing con spicuously the label of his own small flower shop. And with the privilege of a lifelong friend Timmy followed her into the warm lamplit room. Slowly and musingly Ann untied the bright tinsel bows. She knew without looking what the box con tained and as her fingers broke the seals she seemed again to hear Jer ry's voice, low, quivering and hurt. They hpd gone to a dance that memorable Christmas eve and homeward through the whitening mist she had tried, bravely, to tell him she must marry another man. A frantic Jerry pleading and a strange new ache at her heart, she had stood for a moment on the run White Roses! Ding board of his car and Jerry had whispered: "But, darling little Ann, I'll love you always?always!" He had touched with reverent clumsy fingers the single crimson rose she was wearing on the soft black fur of her evening wrap. The touch seemed to give him an idea. Jerry was romantic and they were both so young. "No matter wherev er I may be, little Ann," he said, "I'll send you red roses at Christ mas time and you will know." "If ever," he had added, crush ing her close as he lifted her down, "if ever I feel I can live without you, when the scars of this night heal, I'll send white ones. Remem ber!" and with a quick stride he was gone. But she had not married the other man. Somehow after that she couldn't. But impulsive hot-headed Jerry left that night, a stowaway on a tramp steamer bound fbr China, and now one, two, three, four long years unrolled before her. Her letters, pleading and un ashamed had followed him half way around the earth gathering curious postmarks, undecipherable, but eventually they had returned, tat tered, torn?but unclaimed. But they had come. From strange lands in far odd corners they had come, those orders to old Timmy the florist for the red, red roses as red as her own heart's blood that now beat so chokingly in her throat. And she would wait, wait forever if need be, for Jerry. Exultantly she lifted the lid. Roses'! But slowly over her face froze a look of piteous unbelief. The mass of blossoms blurred before her eyes and Jerry's pain-torn words rang in her ears: "If ever I can live without you, I'll send white ones." And? these were white. As white as the drifting snow outside. White roses! Mutely her lips formed the words. Oh, God, it couldn't be, after all these years! White roses! "You don't like them? I very sor ry." Crestfallen, apologetic, old Tim my was turning to go. "But the order came so late. No red ones left for you, only leetle wilty buds and so I peeck the beeg, beeg white ones for you." His dim - old eyes pleaded eloquently for her under standing. Oh!?Oh!?breathlessly. The light that ne'er was on land or sea came flooding back into Ann's face and clear as a child's faith in Santa Claus the far-away chimes were pealing. Peace, good will to men! Jerry had meant red roses after all. iMcCiure Syndicate?WNU Service.) Christmas Brought Jesters Medieval kings used to have fools and Jesters to amuse them. Later, however, the wearers of the cap and bells were not the exclusive posses sion of kings and queens, princes, counts, barons and bishops, for the fashion of keeping buffoons passed from sovereigns to corporations and private individuals. These jesters were then brought into requisition during the Christmas season, and retained to brighten up the hall and kitchen with their witty sayings and oractical Jokes. Teach Yourself to Type With Aid of New Booklet uw ??WB IIOHI mm SfewsJ??? $0@(d O ? ? ? @ A- ?W?>jdo @(!A(*A?@(jA? wOOOft ( m ) ar *? Good Touch Typist Wins Jobs. TYPING away with never a glance at the keys! It may look tricky to you, if you're a job seeker without such training. Really, touch typing's so simple you can teach it to yourself, with a keyboard chart like the one in our Wretch. ? ? ? Prepare for a Job with the aid of our new 32-page booklet. Has keyboard chart, exercises, speed drills to train you in touch typing. 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