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Show Brief News Items-' 10-INCII FAN SUGGESTED A 10-inch ventilating fan is the size recommended for a medium-size medium-size kitchen by American Builder magazine. The fan will work most efficiently if it is located in the wall directly above the range. TIES LAST 25 YEARS The average life of a railway tie treated with creosote is 25 years, according to the Bureau of Valuation of the Interstate Commerce Com-merce Commission. WHY FISH DON'T FREEZE When ice forms in a pool, the ; water below the ice does not drop ; below 40 degrees in temperature. ; That is why fish don't freeze. I j AREA OF UNITED STATES Total area of the United States, i including territories and posses-j posses-j sions, is 3,619,623 square miles. FROM 18 TO 80 PERCENT About 18 percent of all the roofing used in the United States in 1917 was asphalt roofing. Use of this . economical, fire-resistant material has increased to more than 80 percent of the nation's roofing requirements now. MANILA SAFER Manila, the largest city in the Philippines, has recently installed a modern $500,000 fire alarm system. sys-tem. It replaces an old system destroyed by bombing during the war. MANILA STRONGER Soft fiber jute rope is approximately approxi-mately 60 percent as strong as manila rope. MOON 2,160 MILES WIDE The diameter of the moon is 2,160 miles. |