Evening star. [volume], May 17, 1951, Page C-15, Image 72

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THE CRIME OCTOPUS By Walter Gibson end Norman Myers.
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The Kefauver committee, in its
earlier stages, was criticized as a
“project for chasing crapshoot
ers.” This was in a sense correct
for it turned out that big shots in
the world of crime were figura
tively rolling dice for large areas
of the United States itself. But
time, too, was involved.
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Ever since the Black Sox scandal
in the 1919 World Series, when
gamblers put the “fix” on Amer
ica’s national game, crime's oper
ators have shown contempt for
the entire public. Along with the
actual dope that narcotic peddlers
supply to addicts, crooks have
been softening the fiber of Amer
ican morale.
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While the Kefauver committee
was busy with its hearings, the
world of sport was shocked agair
by a college basketball scandal
swung by gamblers with readj
cash to tempt athletes. The gam
bler’s greed is insatiable, his
methods ruthless. But he is more
the product of conditions than the
creator of them.
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The findings of the Kefauver com
mittee are a true appraisal of
America’s Crime Octopus and its
habits. The committee has fur
nished recommendations toward
curbing the creature’s strength by
striking at its apparent weak
nesses. State committees have
begun a “follow through” to
shrivel the monster and destroy
its power.
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Word Game
Find 37 or more words in
ENLIGHTEN,
meaning, “to shed the light of,
truth upon.’* Average is 34; limit,
30 minutes.
Rules—Words must be of four or more:
letters. Words which acquire four letters!
by the addition of "s.” such as “bats,”!
“cats,” are not used. Only one form of a
word is used. Proper names are not used.
A list will be published tomorrow.
Answer to SEXENNIAL,
saline, sail, sale. sane, senile, seen. seal,
sine, slain, snail, ease, easel, else, exiles,
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alien, anile, aline, anil, anise, axle, lane,
lean, lease, lens, lines, lien, llnensJi—
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Take My Word for It By Frank Colby
La Jolla: The word buoy—It’i
BOO-ee to me. How come, Pancho
that we’re hearing "boy” almos1
altogether? Because of the soap:
[t puts me in a lather.—C.
The word buoy has been in th<
English language for centuries
therefore, it is strange that a singl<
pronunciation has never been es
tablished.
Noah Webster, in his original dic
tionary, listed buoy as ‘‘bwoy.’
3ome of his contemporaries pre
: erred the pronunciation “boy.’
Dthers showed the word as “bway.’
Later, the customary Americar
pronunciation became ‘‘BOO-ee,’
while “boy” prevailed in England
is it still does.
Today, American dictionaries lisl
Doth “boy” and “Boo-ee,” “boy” be
ing the first choice of some, anc
‘BOO-ee” being the first choice ol
Dthers.
The same thing is true of the de
rivatives buoyancy and buoyant
some dictionaries faving “BOY-un
see, BOY-unt,” while others lisl
BOO-yun-see, BOO-yunt” as firsi
choice.
And at least one dictionary—
Webster’s' New International—is al
cross purposes with itself. It list:
the "boy” as first choice for buoy
and lists the “boo” sound as firsi
choice for buoyancy and buoyant
So much for the dictionaries
What we really want to know is
How is the word buoy pronouuncec
py the American people? The an
k
swer is: Some say “boy,” and others
say “BOO-ee.” Even among sea
faring people both pronunciations
are heard with about equal fre
quency, the older, however, seeming
to prefer “BOO-ee,” and the young
er preferring “boy.”
| I believe that the modern tend
ency toward the pronunciation
“boy” is due to the influence of the
radio commercials of a popular
brand of soap which uses the “boy”
pronunciation. This one influence
alone may at last fix the "boy” pro
nunciation permanently as Stand
ard American.
Personally, I have no choice. I
find myself saying "boy” in speak
ing of the soap. But when I am
out in the bay in my small boat, I
invariably call a buoy a “BOO-ee.”
I never hear "bell-boy” for bell
buoy without thinking of those
gayly dressed youngsters in hotel
lobbies who are always so willing to
fend a helping hand with one's
bags, boxes, or children.
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a good job. The law forbids cross
ing the street in the middle of the
block and he sees that it’s obeyed.
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Points for Parents —By Edyth Thomas Walloc*
Respect for authority must not be confused with fear
prompted obedience.
This Not This
MSI. TV Refute*
and Tribune Syr.dleal*
Father—Don’t ever try to sneak
across the street here in the middle
of the block, for that policeman
will surely see you and get after
you.
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Pictures, China, Glassware,
Bric-a-brac, Barrels, Boxes,
Cartons, Chests, Trunks and
their contents, etc.
at public auction
at Sloan’s
715 13th St.
SATURDAY
May 19th
at 10 A.M.
many private owners.
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