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Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12
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THE BYRD EXPEDITION

present navy-sponsored expedition to Antarca under
the command of Read Admiral Byrd who pioneered scientific
research in that vast region significant uSion OF the
changes that taking place in the world 1t is
a distinct possibility that if another comes, it may be
fought part the arctic and antarctic The current eXped
tOn therefore, designed to test and machines under
simulated combat conditions extremely unfavoabe weather
and terrain. And it further designed to carry metal
urgca Meteorological and other explorations which may
to have great economic we'll as military Importance
discoveries of have been made 1t has been
found for instance that the combat efficiency of de-
cnes about per for every degree of temperature below
At so below therefore, his efficiency reduced to moth
ng his mental and physical processes be devoted
the basic job of keeping alive.
has also been found that weapons reacted differently
the antarctic under cold than they reacted under ar
fcal test conditions at the temperatures Apparently
there different chemical reaction when cold is prolonged
against when it is of only brief duration.
The expedition is distinct contribution to hemisphere de-
fense and the facts produced will help make possible the long
planning which is the principal duty of military
adjustments in time of peace
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12
Babies Face Greater
Danger Than Troops
Chief of Children's Bureau Tells
Of Perils.

Observation-Disclosures E. F.
Lenroot, chief of the labor depart
ment children's bureau, says it is
more dangerous to be a baby in
America than it was to be in
combat during World War II.
Between Pearl Harbor and VI
Day, 100000 babies died for lack of
good medical and hospital care
nearly twice the number of men
killed in action" Miss Lenroot told
the annual Women's Patriotic Con-
ference on National Defense.
More than 1000 women, represent
ing 20 patriotic organizations, at
tended.
Miss Lenroot reported consider
able progress has been made in the
last generation, asserting: "Less
than 40 children in 1000 died before
their first birthday, as compared
with 100 in every 1000 thirty years
ago."
While much has been done toward
eliminating childhood communicable
diseases, she predicted one child in
20 will spend part of his life IN
mental institution if the present rate
of mental diseases continues.
Right now 100000 children under
18 years of age suffer from rheu-
matte heart disease, one million
from hearing defects, four million
from visual defects and 20 million
from dental defects, she said.
Frieda S. Miller, director of the
labor department women's bureau,
said Americas peacetime economy
needs women and is geared to
have millions of them in the labor
force.
Women employed reached an all
time high of nearly 10 million in
mid-1944 and now is only one million
less than year ago, she said.
Asserting that with few excep-
tions, women work for the same
reasons men do, she urged the
combined effort of mutual help of
all women of America" to lessen in
equalities in opportunities and COM
pensations.
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12
Seafaring Nation

Behind the story of Norway's sea-
going bent lie the influencing fac
tors of geography. With an area
only little larger than that of New
Mexico, this country has a jagged,
fjord-cut coastline of more than 12,-
OOO miles. Most of its people live on
or near the coast. A northern eli
mate and mountain-crumpled sur
face discourage large-scale farming.
Norway's seafaring warriors and
explorers have made history from
the time of the Vikings. The devel-
opment and expansion of the mer-
chant marine, however, came only
after the 18th century.
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12

tII]D bDCh -
How long these high prices for
livestock will continue is question
in the mind of every thoughtful
farmer and feeder today. Livestock
feeding is a sound practice on every
farm and feeding can be profitable
at high prices, or low prices. The
rub comes in the transition period,
and farmers who have gone through
such periods in the past realize just
what they can mean.
Low cost feeds are a definite form
of insurance in such cases and the
sugar beet crop has always provided
these feeds in the form of its by
products, tops, pulp and molasses.
A good acreage of sugar beets in
this Rocky Mountain area can Go
more to protect farmers and feed
ers against sudden drops in live
stock prices than the production of
any other crop.
An average 1872 ton acre yield
of sugar beets will produce about
2.7 tons of field cured tops which
have a feeding value equal to Ill
bushels of corn, and 2,O25 pounds
of alfalfa hay.
In addition, this acre of beets will
produce about 1,215 pounds of dried
beet pulp with a feeding value equal
to 1913 bushels of corn and SOB
pounds of alfalfa.
This represents total of 3O.4
bushels and 1.27 tons of alfalfa
hay, sufficient feed to fatten about
IL steers or II lambs.
While beet tops in line with other
feeds have advanced somewhat in
price their market price is still far
below their actual feed replacement
value and they still represent the
most efficient livestock feed sup
ply on the farm.
With a good supply of tops on
hand next fall beet growers can
be confident that their feeding costs
will be under those costs where
tops will not be available.
Beet tops are not only a good,
low cost, fattening feed but they
furnish farm grown protein which
combines with the protein of alfalfa
to provide a protein combination OF
exceptionally high quality.
Recent years have taken a high
toll of soil fertility in the irrigated
areas and it will take extensive
livestock feeding, an abundance of
and the use of commercial
fertilizers to put this fertility back
into the soil where it is one of the
best reserves when crop prices start
to decline.
The beet crop which takes no
fertility from the farm in the form
Of sugar itself will produce a small
er net loss in fertility than any
other cash crop grown, provided its
oy-products are all fed back on the
arm that produces it.
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12
DeOdOriZatiOn of Paint

If you object to the odor of fresh
pant, you can meet that difficulty
by mixing deodorant sold at paint
stores with the paint, in accord
ance with the directions of the manu-
facturer. Relatively little of the
deodorant is required, and it is
stated that it is effective and does
not injure the paint.
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12
Quality Chest

When buying bureau, sideboard
or chest, examine the drawers. In
a quality piece, you will find that
the drawer bottom is set into the
drawer side and REINFORCED with
small wood blocks glued to the un-
derside, while the back of the draw
er comes down over the bottom.
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12
Dangerous Surfaces

Last winter, 65 per cent of all
traffic accidents in four typical
snow belt states occurred on snowy
and icy surfaces, the National Safe
ty Council reports.
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12
Production Needs

In producing one ton of steel, 1t
is estimated that the railroads haul
approximately four tons of ore,
coal. coke, limestone, scrap iron
and other raw materials.
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12
Cuts FlaWIeSSly

An electric saw will cut a groove
in plaster without chipping it; de-
veloped for use in installing heat
ing and control equipment.
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12

Ma Hoskins has a favorite rock
ing chair that's worn and shabby,
with a noisy creak. Pa Hoskins has
listened to that squeak for thirty
years and he decided to do
something about it. So he bought
a new rocker, and hid the other in
the barn.
Ma allowed as how grateful she
was but when Pa missed her
one afternoon, he heard familiar
sound that led him to the barn.
There was Ma rocking happily in
her old chair squeak squeak.
No need to tell you how Pa felt.
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12

Feed and
Succeed
BY JACK MAYNARD

BY JACK MAYNARD
IilI,li,llil,iI,li
SUGAR BEETS WILL INSURE AN
ECONOMICAL FEED SUPPLY
Laurel outlook., 1947-03-12

From where | sit by Joe Marsh
Mystery of
The Rocking Choir

Quick as a wink he hid the new
rocker and then brought Mas old
chair back to the house. Now when
he hears that squeak, he looks at
the mellow glass of beer he's drink
ing and says to himself: "She's just
as entitled to her small pleasures
as l am"
From where I sit, that's one of
the reasons the Hoskinses are the
happiest, oldest-married, peace
fullest folks in our town.
@e M~'4e
IOI7 TTnffoJ Cfofoe Rro,,ore Fam Jo,;or
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Daughters Of America Hold
New Years Fete Tomorrow

The State Council, Daughters OF
America, will hold its annual New
Years reception from 4 to 6 p m. to-
morrow in the home of Russell Bar
bour, 1916 Forty sixth street NV.
a son OF Mrs. Agnes Barbour, State
councillor.
Mrs. Barbour and Mrs. Stella
Graham. associate State councillor
will head the receiving line. The
guests also will be greeted by Mrs
Mary Hansen, State vice councillor
Mrs. Catherine Skinner, associate
vice councillor; Mrs. Thelma Hender-
son, State conductor; Mrs. Elizabeth
Grubbs, State warden; Mrs. Addie
Cash, State inside sentinel; Mrs
Nora Lee, jr., past State councillor
and Mrs. Grace Reed. associate jun.
ior past State councillor.
Among those who will be re-
ceived are Mrs. Naomi E. Swami
national judiciary: Mrs. Mabel Vaux
national treasurer; s. Belle Gibson
national deputy; Mrs. Margaret
Taylor, national committee, and
Mrs. Charles H. Miller, District Of
Columbia State treasurer.
Mrs. Myrtle Case will be in charge
Of the music. Refreshments will be
served by Mrs. Audrey Hyler and
Mrs. Agnes Linskey.
Evening star., 1947-12-31

Kingdom, former national co-chair-
man of the Progressive Citizens Of
America. said Mr.. Wallace's can
didacy has been fostered by the
Communists for the direct purpose
of dividing and confusing American
progressives.
But in San Francisco, Harry
Bridges, Australian born president
of the CIO International Longshore-
mems and Warehousemen's Union,
said that win, lose or draw, Mr..
Wallace will bring to the 1948 cleo
ton the Roosevelt touch and in
spiration, something that the leaders
of the present major parties never
have had and the last thing they
ever wanted"
In Detroit, group OF officers
within the CIO United Auto Work
ers largest local indorsed the Wal
lace candidacy, apparently acting
independently of the international
union, and the Michigan Citizens
Committee, an old Roosevelt organ
ization, scheduled a Wallace rally
for January 7.
The International UAW has taken
on the Wallace candidacy, but
President Walter P. Reuther has
been cool toward it.
Coordination Moved Planned.
In San Francisco. Hugh Bryson,
chairman of the projected Independ-
ent Progressive Party of California,
said Wallace supporters are plan
ming to coordinate the activities
of the various Wallace State groups
In Los Angeles, Senator McGrath
of Rhode Island, chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee, de-
clared true liberals will not sup
port Mr.. Wallace's third party move
ment.
1T is hard to account for this
change in a man who was one of
the most vigorous opponents of ap-
peasing Hitler" Senator McGrath
told a press conference. He must
know that a vote for Wallace under
the term expressed is a vote for
the things for which Stain, Molo-
tov, and Vishinsky stand"
Evening star., 1947-12-31
'vandenberg's Stand
May Set Off Michigan
Delegate Scramble
BY the Associoted Press

Senator Vandenberg is likely to
touch off a Republican scramble in
Michigan with a forthcoming an
nouncement that he does not want
to be his States "favorite son" can
didate for President
Politicians long have known that
Senator Vandenberg planned even
tually to ask the Michigan Repub-
lican organization not to give him
its formal backing at the Philadel-
phia nominating convention in June
There are indications the Senator
will make this request in New
Years letter to party leaders.
This will be the signal for con-
testing groups to go into Michigan
openly in. search of support for
their candidates.
Previously, their efforts have been
hampered by the fact that while
Vandenberg had taken himself
about as far out of the presidential
race as he could without fat dec
laration that he would spurn a
proffered nomination., he had not
officially cleared the field in his
home State.
The Vandenberg letter is expected
to be so definite on this score that
Gov. Dewey of New York. Senator
Taft of Ohio and former Gov
Stassen of Minnesota and any
others who may have had workers
operating quietly for them will be
able to come out in the open.
In removing himself as 'favorite
son" candidate, Senator Vandenberg
is not expected to express any pref
erence among Republican presiden-
tial candidates.
The result may be an uninstructed
Michigan delegation which could
vote solidly for Senator Vandenberg
in the early balloting until it sees
how the convention wind is blowing
For despite the Senator's asser-
ton that he is not a candidate and
does not intend to become candi-
date, the suspicion apparently still
fingers that Senator Vandenberg
might be drafted under certain cir
cumStanceS.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
$4,000 Army Officers
Used as Guinea Pigs
In New Rating Tests
By Thomas R. Henry
Stor Stoff Coryespondsnt

CHICAGO, Dec. 3l.-An entirely
new system of semiannual ratings
for all Army officers, on which pro-
motions and retention in the service
largely depend, has been put into
use.
1t is designed to remove, SO far as
humanity possible. all bias In the
judgments of superior officers on
their interiors. The system results
from a two-year research project
carried out by more than 100 profess
sional psychologists both In the
United States and Europe.
The new rating scale was de-
scribed to the American Association
for the Advancement OF Science to-
Gay by DR.. E. K. Taylor. now direct
ing the project under the Adjutant
Generals Office. This project was
described as by far the largest ever
conducted in the field of personnel
research.
More than $4,000 officers have
been the unconscious guinea pigs
in the experiment.
The crucial point Of the new sys-
tenn is based on a clever trick. An
officer is given four statements about
the man he is rating in each OF the
categories which supposedly are
significant criteria of military lead
ership. Two are complimentary and
two derogatory. He Is asked to
designate which statement comes
nearest to describing the man being
reviewed and which describes him
least.
Almost always he marks one of
the derogatory statements as least
applicable An example OF two such
statements given by DR.. Taylor:
Doesn't listen to suggestions" or
Drives instead Of leads"
Now it has been determined by
intensive studies Of the $4,000 officers
used in the experiment that one OF
these derogatory statements has no
meaning. 1T is plant" DR.. Tay-
lor himself doesn't know which OF
the two is significant. That can be
known only by consulting key
locked in the Adjutant General S
once.
1t may be that disinclination
to listen to suggestions is equally
characteristic of good and bad
officers, while a tendency to drive
rather than lead is found only
among bad officers. II the ratei
marks the Indifferent statement as
least applicable to the of1icer. he
unwittingly rates him on the one
with meaning.
Under this system, o man may
condemn some Of his best persona
friends and boost a man he dislikes
personally. He never can know
which he has done, or what some.
body else has dore to him. Thus .
possible cause of much friction !!
eliminated.
This is only one feature Of the
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Bar Group Considers Is
For Judge Margo|d' S Place

A Selection Committee of the Dis
trict Bar Association is considering
more than attorneys in the search
for a candidate to replace the late
Judge Nathan R. Margold on the
Municipal Court bench.
George E. Mcneil, president of the
association, said the groups recon-
mendation of a candidate will be
entirely in the hands of Judicial
Selection Committee, headed by
Hugh Obear. The committees rec
concentrations will be made to
Attorney General Clark, who, in
turn, will submit selection ia
President Truman.
Mr.. Mcneil said his only hope was
that the selection be made from local
/ attorneys, Ito get judge familiar
with our practices and problems
here"
+ Godfrey L. Munter, secretary of
the Selection Committee, said the
group has held several meetings but
that there is no indication as yet
when the recommendation will be
made
Evening star., 1947-12-31


Here are some interesting statis-
tics about the FBI's~ participation In
loyalty cases involving Government
employees from 1899 up until the
present loyalty program went into
effect. During that time, the FB1
Investigated 6,296 Federal employees
about whose loyalty there was some
question.
OF this number only 100 were
found by the FBI to be disloyal and
were dismissed from their Jobs. An
other 1,949 workers left the Gov
ernment service before the investi-
cations were completed. FBI OIL
cials point to these statistics in the
6.296 cases as proof that the bu-
reau always has been careful to
protect innocent employees and to
scotch unfcunded charges.
GSI PROBE STATUS-During the
last few weeks, there have been per-
sistent reports on Capitol Hill that
the Senate Civil Service subcom-
mittee investigating the affairs Of
Government Services, Inc, would
quietly drop its investigation.
According to the reports, the sub
committee headed by Senator Bald
win, Republican, of Connecticut
feels that various operative changes
made ky GS1 during the past few
months had accomplished the de-
sired changes in the operation OF
Gov ernment cafeterias here.
These reports. however, have been
denied by George D. Riley, the COM
mittees staff director, who said the
group is busily engaged in writing
the second phase OF its report on
GSI activities and hopes to have 1t
completed next month.
At any rate, the committee
Evening star., 1947-12-31

new rating scale Others are more
conventional. The system became
official July 81, DR.. Taylor said.
First widespread use will come this
winter during the semiannual rat
ing of all officers.
Last night, the scientists heard
Dr.. Glen T. Seaborg of the Univer-
sity of California say that all the
elements in the atomic table, rang
ing from hydrogen to uranium now,
have been isolated. although some
only in synthetic form because Of
nuclear bonfbardment.
Up to the time OF atomic flssion.
there were four gaps in the table.
There is a real possibility of syn
thesizing still other elements heavier
than uranium, DR.. Seaborg said.
Evening star., 1947-12-31
ForrestuI Returns Today
From Business Vacation

Defense Secretary Forrestal was
scheduled to return to Washington
today, after Christmas vacation IN
Florida and an inspection Of two Air
Force installations.
En- route to West Palm Beach, Mr..
Forrestal visited Eglin Field, Fla.
On his return trip he inspected
Maxwell Field. Ala. 1t was his first
official inspection of any defense in
stallations since taking office as de-
fense chief.
Evening star., 1947-12-31

Co.. and is chairman of District II
of the National Association OF Sc
curity Dealers. covering Maryland
Virginia, North Carolina and the
District.
During the 1945 and 1916 Red
Cross campaigns, he served as chair
man of the residential area.
Mr.. Lemon belongs to the Metro
politan and University Clubs, and
is treasurer of the Princeton Club
of Washington.
Evening star., 1947-12-31

future course in the investigation
probably will be clarified next week
by Senator Baldwin when he returns
here for the opening Of Congress.
THEY ALL WANT OUT-An over
whelming majority Of Government
employees dismissed from their jobs
have taken advantage Of their newly
acquired right to withdraw their
contributions from the civil service
retirement fund.
A total of 41,l21 out Of $4,000 Gov
ernment employees eligible to with
draw their money from the fund
have done so, according to Civil
Service Commission figures.
The figures are especially inter-
esting, inasmuch as some Govern
ment oficials were violently opposed
to withdrawal rights when such
legislation was first proposed. They
took the view that the employees
would be much better of if they
left their money in the retirement
fund, thus becoming eligible for full
pensions when they reached retire
ment age.
But employees apparently differ
with this view, deciding that they
need the money now to tide them
over the jobless period they are
facing. incidentally, The Star led
the successful campaign which saw
Congress pass the legislation en-
abling dismissed Federal workers
with less than 10 years of Govern
ment service to withdraw their re-
tirement money if they want to.
X X
BREATHING SPACE-Visitors to
the Civil Service Commission these
days will hardly recognize the old
place.
Since the war the main build
ing's corridors have been lined with
hundreds OF file cases which contain
the service records OF the 1000, 600
employees on the Federal payroll.
There was no doubt that the files
were an eyesore, cluttering up the
corridors as they did. But not until
last week were commission officials
able to arrange to have the files re-
moved to one of the temporary
buildings on the Mall.
Now the corridors seem so wide
and roomy that one official says he
feels he is working in different
building. Incidentally, the commits
sion says that, if any Government
employe desires any record informa-
ton, he should still apply to Room
Isl in the main building.
Evening star., 1947-12-31

llOullCCu lOduy.
Mr.. Lemon
will assume the
duty during the
illness Of Wilson
B. Nairn. presi-
d e n t of t h e
board. He was
recently elected
first vice presi-.
dent.
A member Of
the board for
eight years, MI
L e on is a
partner in the
firm OF john
StOn. Lemon and
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Lack Of Animals Hampers
German Medical Research
BY the Associofed Rrss,


BERLIN.-German medical re-
search has been drastically ham
pered by the lack of experimental
animals such as guinea pigs, rabbits
and monkeys.
Recently, the Central Health Ad-
ministration in the Russian zone
appealed to Germans to donate
rabbits to experimental laboratories
but Germans in these tough times
apparently prefer to eat them.
Only one man came to the Robert
Koch Institute. one of Germany's
best. and offered a grown rabbit and
five young ones for ITS marks, a
black k-market price.
The Robert Koch Institute is one
of the city laboratories in Germany
which has facilities for producing
serum against rabies. However. the
shortage of rabbits needed to make
the serum is so great that it can
deliver the serum only if it is COM
pensated with rabbit.
;rl,f a,.ti NJ lxy
Evening star., 1947-12-31

fngerprints and
name identified
ton forms filed
by Government
workers. And it
would seem to
b e ar out the
statements of
Federal officials
that only q very
small minority of
Government en-
ployes will have
to be fully in
vestigated, once
they fill out
the preliminary
Evening star., 1947-12-31
Two Fighter Pilots Killed
In Salute FIiqht Collision
By the Associoted Press

TOKYO. Dec. 31.-Two fighter
pilots killed in the collision of their
P-5ls over Southern Honshu Sunday
were identified by the Army today
as 1t. Col. Richard A. elaine Of
Statesville, N. c., and Capt. Alex
ander Ristich, Akron, Ohio.