Bingham News | 1923-11-17 | Page 5 | Wasting Penclis

Wasting Pencils. j With twice the population of the I United States, Europe uses only half as many pencils year. This Is the I statement of Lothnr VV. Faber, one of the leading pencil maker of the world. Why should the American use four times as many pencils as the European? Mr. Faber says the prime reason is waste. The American throws away a pencil when it Is only hnlf used. He cuts off a lot of It In unnecessary sharpening. lie is thoughtless, careless. The European holds on to the pencil to the last fraction frac-tion of wood and lead.