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Evening star., 1946-11-04

from a hot dog Henry MeLem"re.
and orange juice bistro. So did
hundreds of pedestrians.
"Are you selling worms?" they
asked me. els that what you are
saying?"
That's right" I answered.
Worms"
What kind of worms?"
Name your worm," I said. "Just
name it. Long worms, short worms,
slim worms, fat worms, worms with
1920 eyesight, worms who wear
glasses, rich worms, poor worms,
worms who crossed the Pole with
Byrd, worms who were with Gen.
Eisenhower when the Scots gave
him castle, worms who weren't
with Gen. Eisenhower when he got
castle, worms who own their
own homes, worms who rent, worms
who like the Giants, worms who
root for the Yankees, and, well,
the hesk with it. any kind of worm
ever created"
I guess I must tell you where I
got all the worms I advertised for
sale. I know you are intensely
interested. All right, I got the
worms because I took the advice
of man who said that writing
a newspaper column wasn't enough,
and that should have an outside
interest.
Advised to Try Garden.
"Try a garden" he said. you'll
find that you'll become crazy about
gardening"
I took his advice. And he was
dead right. I am crazy about
gardening. Stark, raVng crazy.
I am one of the few men who pulls
weeds while wearing a straight
Jacket and who holds stick in
his mouth to keep from biting
his tongue while watering the
plants.
The garden is in the back Of my
back yard. 1t is planted with rad
ishes, onions, lettuce and carrots.
The garden is not far from the
ocean (about 200 yards and shell
tered by the dunes) and I have
bought every known type of fertilizer
and soil enricher. Vigoro, Tigoro,
Swigoro. and all the rest. They work
beautifully. The seeds spring up
ward with a zest that would hearten
a Burbank. So far, they have shown
a decided advantage over the weeds,
which they are racing to maturity.
But the worms! With every tender
leaf, there is a family Of displaced
worms. Worms! Mama worm, wear
ing a boudoir cap and apron, ready
for heavy work. Papa worm, in
striped pants and morning coat,
ready for his eye-opener Of dew.
Baby worm, eager and painting to
eat the left-overs.
Bought All Worm Killers.
I have purchased every advertised
brand Of worm killers. STUFF that q
Borgia wouldn't use as a last re-
sort. Stuff discovered by the Army.
Stuff patented by the Navy. Dust
created by the Coast Guard, spray
that once was the secret of the
Marines, engineers and Quarter
master Corps.
The worms drink it up. The young
debutante worms get up early in
the morning in order to wash their
faces, necks' and hands in the stuff.
It is beauty cream to them. Papa
worm shaves with it. Mama worm
uses it for scarce shortening. Baby
worm sprinkles it on his Pablum.
I have 1900, ,ooo, ,ooo, 100000 worms
to sell. Cheap.
Which political party will take
them off my hands?
Come on, Democrats. Come on,
Republicans. Make me a bid.
They are much better than some
Of the worms you are running for
election.
Evening star., 1946-11-04
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER T., 1916.

as Philippine High Commissioner,
and is now the American Ambassa-
dor. He was not even spanked, let
alone driven from the White House.
But hapless Henry Wallace, who
made q speech, not to q Senate Com
Evening star., 1946-11-04

sort OF stun be-
fore or that it is
a stock bugaboo
which m | 6 h t
frighten littl e
CHI IL dre n but
should not alarm
ny nor m a l
a d ult. That
ere are SO
many indifer-
ent, uniformed
and inert people
with this feeling
Is the real rea-
son the Ameri-
can Com m u
4ictc yfyf1OSa oT,pY
Evening star., 1946-11-04

Americans equal
rights with Fill
pinos in business
enterprises, Mr..
Clayton pointed
out that t h | S
would discrini-
nate ag / n S t
other countries
wishing to invest
in he Philip
pines.
These provi-
sionS are not re-
ciprocal," t h e
Assistant Secre-
tary said. "We
Evening star., 1946-11-04


ernor in most States?-V. L. B.
A. In "a States the term OF Gov
ernor is fixed at four years, and in
% States at two years. In New Jer-
sey the term is three years.
@. Do wild animals live on the top
of Devils Tower in Wyoming?-
A. B. r.
A. Chipmunks are known to in
habit the summit of the huge rock.
@. What was handfasting?-
L. M. E.
A. 1t was a form Of temporary
marriage once practiced In Scot
land. The couple made q pledge
while holding hands and then could
live together for a year and q day.
Afterward they could either be mar
ried on permanent basis or become
single again. If there was a child,
the party objecting to the perma-
nent arrangement had to support 1t.
@. What Is the authorized
strength of the National Guard?-
T. B. F.
A. According to recent an
nouncement, it has been increased
to 682,1l4.
@. Was there really q woman
member of the Masons?-E. R.
A. The story is neither officially
accepted nor denied for there has
not been sufficient evidence to dis
prove the claim that Miss Elizabeth
st. Leger, having accidentally been
a witness of Masonic lodge meet
ing, was admitted to the order and
was considered a Mason until the
time of her death in TITS. She was
the daughter of Lord Doneraile and
cousin of Gen. Anthony st. Leger
who instituted the famous st. Leger
races.
@. Should woolen garments be
dried outdoors in very cold weather?
"A. C. N.
A. Specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture say tina,
because the shock Of freezing
shrinks and hardens wool, 1t is
usually better to dry such articles
indoors in very cold weather.
@. Who began the practice Of
putting serial numbers on watches?
Il. M. D.
- A. The custom originated with
Daniel Quare in England In the 18th
century. The serial number Is
placed on the case Of each watch
for the purpose of Identification ir
case of loss or theft.
Q. Which is greater, the popula-
ton of London or the population OF
Australia?-T. E. S.
A. The last census gave the popu-
lation of Greater London as 8,203,.
942. The continent of Australia /.
sparsely populated. There are only
7,137 900 people, or about persons
per square mile.
| @. Where can ammunition be pur-
chased for a .31-caliber japanese
rif1e?-H. E. o.
| A. According to the Nationa
Rifle Association, no ammunition Il
available for any Japanese rifles
and there is no possibility that any
will be available in the near future
@. If a fish Weighing 10 pounds
is put in tub of water is the weigh
of the tub of water increased by
10 pounds?-T. M.
A. If a fish be placed in tub, the
total weight of the tub, water anc
fish will be increased by the weight
of the fish, provided none of ths
water is displaced. Thus, If the
fish weighs 10 pounds, it adds II
pounds to the total weight in the
tub whether. or not it is living OF
dead, and whether or not a part O
it is kept above water level by buoy.
ant pressure.
Evening star., 1946-11-04

Of the bill, Is the Democratic Repre-
sentative from President Truman's
home district in Missouri. Does any
one recall his being chastised by the
President for opposing State Depart
ment policy?
Mr.. McNutt continued in his post
Evening star., 1946-11-04
McLemore
Says Worms Get Best
Of Him and Gurden
By Henry McLemors

NEW YORK; didn't make q
very pretty picture, and Manhat-
tan's hustling, bustling million S
thought I was crazy, but 7 stood
Evening star., 1946-11-04
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer to any
question of fact by writing The Evening
Me-. WSshington 2, b. C. Please in
close 8 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1946-11-04
Frank X. Kent
The Great GameOfPOlltlCS
Commentator Says u. S. Communists
Grew in Power by New Deal Policies
Frank X. Kent

enough time has elapsed to permit an opectve ~ vw
and the record period starting in 1885, Is written
certain historians agree that the only political group IN tn
country thought clearly acted consistently ana knew
It was all composed Of the Communist eaoeIs III te
United from the Communist leaders
Evening star., 1946-11-04
Harold L. Ickes
Man to Man
Wallace Removal for Policy Statement
Recalls McNutt Stand Against Clayton

Henry Wallace not the first member OF Trumans Official
family the declared policy the State Department. But
the first get the for it.
Only last April Assistant Secretary of State William L. Clayton
before the Senate Finance Committee which then
considering Philippine trade legislation and took strong stand
Evening star., 1946-11-04

III MOSCUW.
There are still millions who in
cline to dismiss statements like that
as political or prejudiced. There are
plenty who say they have heard that
Evening star., 1946-11-04

mittee, but at a public gathering, got
the heave-ho.
Mr.. President, just how consistent
must consistency be, in order to bs
consistent?
(Copyrisht l946)
Evening star., 1946-11-04

HgdIlISI SyStc1II O1 dUSo1uUc VI duc
quotas anywhere. With regard to
the requirements that the Filipinos
amend their constitution to give
Evening star., 1946-11-04
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. How long is the term Of Gov
ernor in most States?-V. L. B.
A. In "a States the term OF Gov
ernor is fixed at four years, and In
% States at two years. In New Jer-
sey the term is three years.
Evening star., 1946-08-15

was that from time to time Greek
warships had approached the Al
banian seacoast and had fired in
discriminatory in order to provoke
incidents"
Fascist Italy Blamed.
Col. Tux Jakova, Albanian Min
lister Of State, declared Albania did
not consider herself at war with
Greece, as contended by the Greeks,
but was pushed into conflict by
Fascist Italy, which occupied his
country on Good Friday of 1888.
and was ruled by Albanian Quis-
lings and feudal Beys" before it's
emergence under the leadership of
an underground resistance move
ment against the Axis.
He declared that the Greeks want
war with Albania in order to grab
Southern Albania, which they call
Northern Epirus," and that as late
as this year they had approached
Premier Marshal Tito of Yugoslavia
with a proposition for dismember-
ment of Albania.
Evening star., 1946-08-15
Albania S Application
To Join u. N. Taken
Up Again Today
BY the Associoted Press

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-The Sc
curity Councils Membership Com
mittee returned today to considera-
ton of Albania's application for
entry into the United Nations, which
has met with the strong support of
Russia, the violent opposition of
Greece and a cool reception among
the Western powers.
Reconsideration of Albania side
tracked an attack by Poland and
Egypt on Britain's treaty of military
alliance with Transjordan and a
Polish demand that the committee
delay action on Transjordan's bid
for membership until next year.
1.-The question of Transjordan is
connected with the whole mandate
of Palestine" jerry Michalowski,
Polish representative, told the COM
mittee yesterday. He referred to
the fact that Transjordan was split
from the British mandate it shared
with Palestine and allowed last
spring to emerge in the form of a
kingdom which ceded military bases
ana dlU W blltdlll Dy uledty Will
Britain contributed to the costs of
the Transpordan army.
Memorandum Studied.
The committee had before 1t this
morning an Albanian memorandum
denying all Greek charges that Al
bania was unfit for membership but
acknowledging that Albanian coastal
batteries had fired warning shots
across the bows of two British wal
ships last May Is in the mistaken
belief that the vessels were provo
cateurs of Greek nationality.
The memorandum said the ships
ignored Albanian coast guard sig
mails requesting their identification
in Albanian territorial waters anc
that after the warning shots were
fired, "as is customary under such
circumstances, they hoisted the
British white ensign and retired.
THE principal reason for this oc-
currence." the memorandum said
Evening star., 1946-08-15
$4,000 Morphine Tablets
Stolen in Pittsburgh
BY the Associated Press

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 15.-About
$4,000 morphine tablets were stolen
from four city hospitals yesterday
by gang described by police as we'll
briefed and quick working.
Supply rooms of the Mercy, Chill
dren's, West Penn and Montefiore
Hospitals were looted by thieves who
apparently wasted little time search
ing for the drugs.
The theft, largest drug robbery in
the city's history, drew Federal mar
cotics agents into the Investigation
The midland journal., 1946-05-10
4-H'ERs BUILD RESERVE FOR
FARMING OPERATIONS BY
RAISING LIVESTOCK

Many rural youth are building a
reserve for their farming operations
by raising meat animals. They are
obtaining expert knowledge in live
stock production through participa-
tion in the National Ali Meat Animal
award program. In that activity they
learn how to select, properly feed
and maange, protect against diseases,
fit for shows and market livestock.
This is the 18th year of the pro-
gram. The awards for outstanding
All records are donated by Thos e.
Wilson, Chicago, meat packer.
They comprise gold-flled medals
to county winners and a gold watch
to the state champion. The highest
scoring state winner in this extension
section will receive an educational
trip to the 25th Anniversary National
All Club Congress in Chicago and a
5000 college scholarship.
The Gtate Extension Service will
provide information and suggestions
to help All Club members attain the
programs objectives.
Last years state winner in Mary
land was Robert Hanson of Gathers
burg. County winners were named in
Carroll, Baltimore, Frederick, Har-
ford, Howard, Montgomery, Talbot,
Washington and Cecil Counties.
The midland journal., 1946-05-10
Conowing0 Power Company
WAR TRAINING DIVIDENDS.

1t is encouraging to note tina: the
interest," shown by many industrial
urms for men and women in servlca,
IS evidenced over and over again by
gifts, correspondence and other
means. is not being put on the sho'i
now that the war is over.
Just one example of this atti' ude
is the hand now being keld out by
General Motors to some 1900 bays
not many of them even former GIN
employees at one time or an
other while in uniform had mct h ,r'
cal training in the company's shops
and plants. On their discharge from
service, they have been getticg let
ters from General Motors, ash ng
whether they are interested i'll work
in a dealers service department,
thereby utilizing that wartime train
ing, and whether GIN can be of aid in
placing them. More than 3,40G of
them have taken the company uS so
far.
The midland journal., 1946-05-10
OH, YOU BUTTER

The u. S. Department of Agricul-
ture announces that producers of
creamery butter will be required to
set aside 20 per cent of their May
production for sale to military ag-
encies. This action was taken to en-
able the Army, Navy and other war
service agencies to purchase butter
at tkis time. No butter will be set
aside for export shipment to foreign
countries.
Military agencies expect to pur-
chase about IS million pounds of but
ter froT U. S. supplies during 1916,
and it is now planned to operate the
set-aside program only during May
and June when production is season.
ally largest.
On the basis of tentative estimates,
supplies of creamery butter for civil
ian use during May are considerably
more than has been available during
recent months.
The midland journal., 1946-05-10
RUBBER STRETCHES

The United States is going to get
one good break out of the war and
that is the new synthetic rubber in
dustry, Instead of buying crude rub
ber raised in the Pacific we now have
a billion dollar American-owned syn
thetic rlbber industry capable OF put
ting tires on every vehicle in the Uni
ted States for less money than the
natural rubber produced in foreign
lands.
When the first World War was on
the American chemical industry be-
gan it's experiments in manufacturing
American dies and they brought the
development to a complete success.
Now we have done the same thing
in developing our own homemade
rubber. Don't fail to take off your
hats to those two stubborn and hard
headed Americans who are entitled
to most of the credit for this miracle
in rubber. They are Jesse H. Jones of
Texas, and w. M. Jeffers of Omaha,
president of the Union Pacific Rail-
road. They are both out of the Gov
ernment Service.
The midland journal., 1946-05-10
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
CAMPAIGN

Date for closing of the American
Cancer Society campaign in Maryland
has been officially extended through
May II. DR.. George G. Finney, state
campaign, has announced. The state
goal is S200,O00, of which $143,00O
has been allotted to Baltimore,
which has thus far raised total of
about S95, 900. The national goal is
twelve million dollars to be used in a
three-foid program to control cancer,
through scientific research, public
education and actual medical service
to needy cancer patients. OF the mon
ey raised in this state, 40 percent will
go to the national fund and the re-
maindcr will be used in the state to
aid existing cancer clinics and re-
search centers and to establish new
ones where needed, DR.. Finney said.
Work in the counties was late get
ting started. The chairman for Cecil
and Hartford counties is Mrs. Sidney
H. Dixon, Elkton.
The midland journal., 1946-05-10
EASTERN MEMBERS ASK 25 Oh
INCREASE in MILK PRICES

SYRACUSE, N. Y.-Unless dairy
farmers are given at least a rs. per
cent increase in the price of milk, it
is going to be difficult for industry
leaders to prevent the producers
from withholding their product from
the city markets, so Harry A. German
of Spring Mills, Pa, declared here
following an all day session of the
Delegate Body of the Eastern Milk
Producers Cooperative Association,
Inc.
Mr.. German, who was chairman of
the meeting, announced that the East
ern delegates had adopted resolutions
instructing the Board of Directors Of
that organization to ask for at least a
I25 percent increase in the price of
milk and further instructed the
Board to cooperate with other dairy
groups in preset requests for milk
price increase to the proper Federal
and State authorities.
Based on the present return to
dairy farmers as compared with some
previous months, this increase would
amount to about S100 per cwt.
"While dairy farmers sincerely
hope that there will be no milk strike
the resolution which the delegates
adopted unanimously gives our
Board of Directors the authority to
order milk withheld from the mar
ket if, in their Judgment, that is
deemed necessary" Mr.. Cormon con-
tinued.
The resolution so adopted was pre-
sented the Associations resolution
committee by Ralph Ostrander, of
Nichols, N. Y, and was adopted with
out dissenting vote.
''It is absolutely impossible for
dairy farmers to continue to produce
milk under present prices and condi-
tions and stay in the business" con-
tinued Mr. German. "Witness the
large number of dispersal sales and
witness also the decrease in the num-
ber of producers in this milk shed
during the past year or so. Labor
costs are the highest in history and
it is almost impossible to get labor.
Feed costs have more than doubled
and are still going up with the quail
ty poor Farm machinery and parts
are advancing in price and are almost
imposslbel to obtain. Every other fac
tor that goes into the production of
milk has advanced as well as the
price of most everything which the
farmer has to buy.
1.-The price the farmer gets for his
milk has not advanced at the same
pace and the breaking point is near
at hand.
The midland journal., 1946-05-10
WESLEY'S TRIBUTE TO HIS
MOTHER

Many Mothers Day sermons this
year viii quote joan Wesley's fam
GUS tribute 10 his mother, the famed
Susanna Wesley: "Take her for all
and in all, | do not believe tEat any
human being ever brought into the
world, and carried through it a lar
ger portion of original goodness than
my dear mother. Everyone who knew
her loved her, for she seemed to be
made TO be happy herself, and to
make everyone happy within her
little sphere. Her understanding was
as good as her heart; it is from her
that have inherited the alertness OF
mind and quickness of apprehension
without which it would have been
impossible for me to have undertak-
en- half of what l have performed.
God never blessed a human creature
with more cheerful disposition, a
more generous spirit, a sweeter tenn
per, or tenderer heart. l remember
tkat when l first understood what
death vas, and began to think of it,
the most fearful thought it induced
was that of losing my mother; it
seemed to me more than / could bear
and 1 used to hope that might die
first"
The midland journal., 1946-05-10
OUR CHULDREN'S HEALTH

AS has been customary for many
years, May Day was named Child
Health Day by special proclamation
of the President of the United States.
In setting aside this particular Gay
for attention to the health of ct:ild-
rem, President Truman stresses the
fact that the health of American
children, like their education, shodld
be accepted as definite publ i" re-
sponsibility' and urges residents OF
all communities to review their
community health and medical cara
vices meet the needs of our cti!dren
in the light of the goals of tue Ma
tional health program. The Praai-
dent also suggests that colnmun:tiet
try to achieve within the coming
year at least one improvement in
community health services which will
contribtte to the better health of
children
Since the health needs of children
are NOT limited to single day but
tnC yCdi, viz
State and County Health Depart
ments will emphasize the Import
ance OF their year-round services 20
maintain the health of children They
will stress such continuing activities
as clinics, conferences, immnniza-
tions and school health examiua9icns.
parents must cooperate if the oA-
jective of better health for America S
children is to be realized" Dr.. Riley
reminds mothers and fathers who
may be inclined to take their child
ren's health for granted. 'fAll young
sters who have not had complete
physica. check-up within the past
year should be taken to their private
physicians or to the nearest clinic for
examination. Those who have not
been immunized against smnllpuX,
diphtheira and whooning cough
should receive this protection a. ad.
vised by the doctor. Parents should
also begin early to establish the aond
health habits that build the la
tion for health, now the and for fu-
turG. a.>