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It was 20 inches in diameter, with a cross section of ten inches, and tests showed that two tires would support a 3000â€"pound plane with only ten pounds of air presâ€" sure. Tires then in use on such planes were 30 inchea in diameter, with a crossâ€"section of five inches, }mmmmmmw 50 pounds. ul S M x A. J. was like a child with a new toy. ‘"Isn‘t she a beauty ?" he would say. "Pretty enough to hang in the Art Institute." When the patent application had been filed, A.J. drove to the Goodâ€" ,ur'l‘lnnndmbh"complwll ‘Akron, Ohilo. He was a total stranâ€" ger, but he asked to see the head dNWWLA few minutes later a group of engâ€" incers were examining the tire with envious appreciation. ‘That same week A .J, MARUTEM M CCC MM.«-\M as reâ€" search engineer in charge of the mA.J.eunoMmeandtold Mother that his ridiculous muslin MMthw be worth a lot of money, she was pleased but skeptical. "How can those people in Akron be so sure your tire will work on an airplane?" she asked. Wncs aven ~â€"â€" 4N ~cdaccacte 9M CELEBRATING AT Christmas was first celebrated in the year 98, but it was 40 Yenn® later before it was officially adoptâ€" odu-cullfiuuh-uvd:nor'll it until about the fifth century that the day of Its celebration became permanently fixed on the w g0+ December. Up to that time it had been jrregularly observed at merl ous times of the yearâ€"!1 ho. must e S â€"â€"~~2"in May. Dut most u1 Micet oo e Fagegep ber, in April and in May frequently in January. f Q\W ne enthusiasm in $ New Year #) eve NEW YEAR‘S EVE FOR SCOTSMEN und, . AHeC _****" liquid nostaligically fragrh Fioating atop the WAAM! apples atir memories of the howling" when boys swite trunks of fruit trees petitic cOCE C ies â€" n good howling "Inamb‘s wool" the Wassal b Lrunk® 0t C .l good howlink crop~: somehow, the. "Iamb‘s wool" (88 the decoction of the Wassal bowl is often called) weems reminiscent of young folks rushing to the nearest aprink at the -troluoflzwdrlnkm“cnun of the well"~ the fArst one 80 doâ€" In#, might expect good luck during the enauink year. Hundsel Monday « after New Yenr‘n, 18 the "big Day" for Bof girls; and, in additiof Hootch daÂ¥ of gitk day of feastink and 1 n ans Phnd to dny of feastin® ! Bmail wonder, friends gather 0 Greeks in the 801""" of their penineula atve M Lachae t ters of the «w en adean Cro M{_‘_r #Drink & "FWor 4 crucifix CHRISTMAS TIME k a up of kindness Y** ip A"w'" ; in the southy Cc insula dive into the WA" the harbor 10 recover | & croms thrown in "by the ar« . The villager who reer8‘s Christmas tax upon *** , the village» ol * Monda; onday ~ the A ([ear‘n, 18 traditionally /" for Beoteh boys and of gitâ€"&vink. 1t is & ing and “My.'.. a wer aroused much Scotland â€" but On e the Wassail bowl filled with savory cally fragrant. ‘ bories of the "appl¢~ , boys switched the trees petitioning "A :m": mm. the (as the decoction of ywi is often called) cent of younk 1018 r.â€"t-'-l‘; famiNen an New Year‘ h THE GRIMSEBy pmmmmnmemmmmmmmemmenmens. ons * 4 she tube into 12) a license 64 yet STRAWBERRY PROFITS WITH VIG O RO e P onl ufactured and ;;.:?'N by The Pflnnumc INSULATING CO., LIMITED, For information and free eatiâ€" mates, Callâ€" KEITH C. MILLIKIN INSUL Tion and eve «â€"â€"COOLER IN su â€"WARMER in wMER â€"â€"8AVE FugL! NTER â€"SAVE MONEY % ¢ % % $ $ $ A PRODUCT OF SWIFT â€"~E LINE YOUR HOME" WINONA, 175 zs NDEPENDENT 55â€"57 MAIN ST. EAST in« Som* ume ago the International Standard mectrical Corporation, of London, Emtand, made compreâ€" henasive tests t« determine which of four languages was the most inâ€" telligible. ‘The test consisted of sending a largenumber of apecific sentence statments over the teleâ€" phone and obarving what per cont of the sentences in each language was correotly raceived. ‘The ranking of the languages as a result of this test put Italian at the head of the list, German, English and French trailing in that sRIMSBY GARAGE ‘The corporation conducted a af-‘ m;m test with a view to deterâ€" "ing which language would conâ€" "’I‘smnmborolkbumm time. Curiously enough, in this test tno tanguages ranked in precisely the reverse order to that given in the intelligibility test. More ideas per minute could be conveyed in Fyench than in any of the others tested, Second on this list Wwas ®English with German third, and ttalian fourth. "Be merry all, be merry all, ball, To welcome Merry Christmas." To his friends of every land. LET‘S ALL BE MERRY the song, the feast, the The year 1946 should not pass without an exâ€" pression of appreciation for the confidence you have shown in us and in our products, We hope that your Christmas is full of good cheer and that the New Year holds great potentialities for Prosperity and Happiness. Classifed Advts. Pay Big Dividends PHONE 220 THIRTEEN ©a4*#