Rats Get Free Meal
On Rubber
By HOWARD W. BLAKESLEE
(£>) Science Editor
AKRON, Ohio—There are sev
eral explanations for rodents eat
ing synthetic rubber. Recently
these animals are reported to
have chewed the tires off several
vehicles.
Research studies at the Good
year Tire and Rubber Company
indicate that rodents like to chew
rubber, either natural or synthet
ic. Three are some indications
that the animals may like syn
thetic be r. This applies to rats,
mice and porcupines.
Rodents have chewed the rub
ber insulation of wires and cables.
They, have passed up rubber in
sulation samples in which bread
was placed. Apparently they pre
ferred to chew through the cables
where no bait was placed. Good
year researchers suggested that
maybe the animals chewed the
cables simply because the stock
THE PATTON DIAMOND
RIO DE JANEIRO— (/P) —A
black diamond, weighing 2,952
grams and listed as one of the
largest ever found in Brazil has
been discovered in the diamond
fields of Lencois, State of Baria.
It has been named the Patton Dia
mond in honor of Lt. Gen. George
S. Patton, commander of the U. S.
Third Army.
was in their way. .
It might also be that because
rubber is coagultaed with a little
salt and acid, there is a slight
taste, which is imperceptible to
human senses, but not to rodents.
There is about twice as much
fatty acids in synthetic rubber as
in natural, due to the use of soap
in converting the synthetic.
But it certainly is not alcohol in
tires that lures the animals. For
there is no alcohol, even in those
synthetics whose butadiene is
I made from alcohol.
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FRIDAY
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"LITTLE MlgS PINKERTON"
And "NATION DANCES"
1 Show, July 28, 7:30 P.M.
SATURDAY
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RED SKELTON. LUCILLE BALL,
GENE KELLY
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LUCILLE BALL,
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CAPT. CASTEL ON ANNUAL
TRIP TO POINT BARROW
Captain A. Castel, with his gas
schooner, left Wednesday on the
annual mail run to Point Barrow.
He carried a capacity load of
freight and express, and oneI
round trip passenger.
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DENY ALBIN POLSON
PETITION FOR BANKRUPTCY
Judge Kehoe yesterday refused
the petition of Albin Poison for
bankruptcy. Earlier in the week
a hearing was held and Judge
Kehoe took the matter under ad
visement at that time.
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The moon is approximately
240,000 miles from the earth.
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CRACIE — Grade Fields.
British comedienne, playing the
role of an unemployed actress
in a new motion picture, poses
in the farb of an industrious
housekeeper.
$12,000,C13 Weekly Tax
Collection From Alaska
And Washington
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Twelve million dollars is the
1 average weekly federal tax collec
tion in the district of Washington
; and Alaska, Internal Revenue Col
lector Clark Squire announced to
day.
Total collection for the fiscal
year just closed was $638,547,819.
57. This is an increase of 3.3 per
cent over the preceding year.
Refunds to individuals for over
payment of income tax prior to
1945 amounted to $15,148,203.97.
Checks were mailed to 282,690
taxpayers.
More than a thousand persons
were engaged in this work during
the year. On July 1, 1944, there
were 612 persons on the payroll
in the 24 offices throughout the
district, and 448 office and field
deputies were appointed during
tfie year, making a total of 1060.
The turnover in personnel was
heavy, especially in temporary I
clerical positions. The peak day j
of employment was March 15,
1945, deadline for filing income |
tax returns. On that day 702 men
and women were on the collectors
force.
Total payroll for the year was
$1,400,110.67, an increase of mora
than $233,000.
Of the total paid to deputies,
14.3 per cent was invested in war
bonds. Payroll allotment for bonds
was $134,558, and $76,104 addi
tional was invested during war
loan drives, a total of $210,662.
RAG DOLL MARATHON
STAGED IN HOSPITAL
DURHAM, N. C.—<;P)—Mrs. H.
F. Seay, of Norfolks, Va., a pa
tient in Watts hospital here, hag
made 325 rag dolls as a hobby
during the two months she has
been undergoing treatment. Most
of the dolls are given as presents
to children patients at the hospi
tal .including babies born in the
Watts maemiy section. Some com
ic character dolls are sent over
seas for mascots to the men in the
armed forces.
ODDFELLOWS ATTENTION
The Oddfellows will meet Fri
day evening at eight o'clock at the
home of Brother Robert Baldwin.
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