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Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-11-28

takSnO KOC Je.
Bidault je poudaril, da so sko-
70 vsi Nemci ma tenn podrocju,
XII je prislo pod Poljsko, bill pre-
seljeni.
Ameriski drzavni tajnik Mar
shall je sicer primal, da je Poll
ska upravicena ma odskodnino
"a skodo, XII jo je trpela vsled
nemske agresije, potem pa do
dal, da Sc zunanji ministri mo-
rajo izogibati odlocitvam, XII bi
odvzele vse made zmernim ele-
mentom nemskega ljudstva. Re-
kel je, da bi pa industrijski
viri ozemlja, XII hi prislo pod
Poljsko, morali biti dostopni
ostali Nemciji in cell Evropi.
Ia Marshallova izjava da slu-
titi, da Zedinjene drzave zelijo
|postaviti Slezijo, XII sc sedaj ma
haja pod Poljsko, ma razpolago
cell Evropi ma podoben nacin kot
Porurje.
Zunanji ministri soglasajo
glede nemske Wade ,
zunanji ministri Anglije, So
vjetske zveze in Zedinjenih dr.
zav so sc sporazumeli, da je po-
trebno pref ko mogoce ustanovi-
tt nemsko centralno vlado.
Molotov pa Sc je takoj zoper-
stavil predlogu "a ustanovitev
posebne komisije, XII maj bi prou-
cevala vprasanje nemskih mel.
Navzlic ugovorom Anglije in Ze-
dinjenih drzav je sovjetski zuna-
Mi minister rekel, da je nemsko
vzhodno ozemlje med rekamj
Odro in Neisso bilo izroceno
Poljski in da O tenn sploh nj tre-
ba vec govoriti.
Ma to izjavo Molotova je anne
riski drzavni tajnik precital sta
vek il Potsdamskega sporazu-
ma, XII pravi, da bodo "koncne
zapadne meje Poljske morale ca
kati ma koncno mirovno ureditev
(konferenco)."
Vprasanje glede nemske Wade
je bilo obravnavano re ma kon-
ferenci, XII Sc je preteklega april
la vrsila v Moskvi. Zunanji mi
nistri pa sc takrat MISC mogli
sporazumeti glede nacina, ma ka-
teri bi ia vlada morala biti usta-
novljena. Russia je zagovarjala
centralizirano ma pol policijsko
vlado, docim sta Anglia in Zedi-
|njene drzave zahtevali federalno
vlado, XII maj bi jamcila osebne
svobodscine.
Bevin in Marshall sta podprla
tudi zahtevo Francije po Saaru
ter predlagala komisijo, XII MAJ
bi proucila ne samo vprasanje
|poljsko-nemske meje, ampak tu-
di zahteve Nizozemske, Belgije
Francije in Ceskoslovaske.
Marshall odgovoril ma
obtozbe Molotova
Ma predvcerajsnji seji je 50.
vjetski zunanji minister Molotov
obtozil zapadne sile, da ovirajo
sklenitev mirovne pogodbe "a
Nemcijo, da hocejo razdreti
nemsko ekonomijo z namenom
da onemogocijo kompeticijo ir
da zelijo zgraditi nemsko vojne
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1947-11-28

NGTo6ajte, 5irite II Htajts
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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-12-19
Wanna vystraha rodinam a cele
veTejnosti pred nebezpecim
pozaru " dobe vance.

Jste jedna z onech robin,
ktera 81 preje tesiti Sc bezpec-
ne a vesele vanoeni nalade?
|Zda-li ano, ridte Sc nasledujf-
clmi opatrnostmi:
1. Vyzkousejte vsechna va
nocnf svetla nez je spojfte. Pre-
svedcte Sc, re vsechny soubory
jsou v dobrem stavu a re jejich
draty n%ejsou obnazeny trenim
a re Sc vdbec netrou.
2. Pouzivejte pouze elek-
trickych svetel.
3. Prohlfzejte stromek cas-
to, IDA nenf prilis suchy. Je-li
suchy, zbavte Sc no! Okrasleny
stromek v byte jest krasnym
pro pohled, ale stromek v ohni
nikoli.
4. Prezkoumejte casti strom-
ku v blfzkosti sv6tel. Ukaze-li
Sc, re jehlicf v blfzkosti faro
vek z%loutne, pfem1stete zarov-
ky.
s.. Nepfep1nejte proud spo-
jenlm pr1lis mnoho svetel ma
jednom vedeni.
6. Nenechte svetla horet,
kdyz nenf nikoho donna.
z. Nepouz1vejte hoTlavych
ozdob nikde. Ma byti dbano
peclive opatrnosti pri nakupu
hoflavych vencG.
8. Nepodkladejte elektricke
draty pod koberce.
9. Sv6tla uz1vana v oknech
mali byt nejmen6 sest CO. pal
CD cd zaclon a stinidel.
V pf1pade ohne zavolejte
Fire Department nebo uvedte
" cinnost poplasn1 schranku We
sve bl1zkosti a nechte nekoho
u schranky, ably mohl hasic1m
sdelit, kde jest nebezpec1.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-12-19

orloje vychazel re stanoviska,
re slunce ob1ha kolem zeme.
To bylo take zakladn1 mySlen-
kou, krone oznacovan1 hodin.
Vyznam netkvi ami tax v uda-
van1 casu. Tehdejsf clovek ne
byl tax vazan ami hodinami,
jake jsme my zavislf ma minu-
tach nebo i jejich zlomcfch, a.
lie hlavnf zajem byl soustfeden
k tomu, ably byly znazorneny
pohyby nebeskych teles, coz 81
Tide drive tax tezce predstavo-
vail. Melo-li toto velkolepe u
melecke dflo nasich pfedkd ne
jaky vzor, media Sc z%jistit.
Pomalu ~pokracuje zabezpe-
|covan1 veze Staromestske rad
nice. Ale prostorne loze pro
mas orloj je jiz temer hotovo.
Obnovovaci prace ma orloji po-
kracuj1 take velmi pomalu. O.
prava byla sv6rena znamemu
prazskemu hodinarskemu "a
|vodu Ludvfk Hainb, jehoz ma
|jitele jiz v tretf generaci prova-
def opravu nas1 vzacne pamat
ky. Moderni "Mistr Hanus",
linz. Kfan1k, ktery mne v tovar-
ne ukazoval postup oprav, mlu
vi O orloji prave S takovou las
kou, jake jeho, povestmi a bal
kami opTedeny predch1dce,
Ma jaTe r. 1913, blu deli MONO.
jeste drive, pozdravi opraveny
orloj z obnovene veze opet vse-
chny Prazany i mile hosty tax:
jake tomu bylo pc mnoha sta
lett.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-12-19
IA lidi bylo zransno, kdyz Sc
LODI rozpHlila.

Boston. - Velka tankovni
LODI "Ponagansett" Sc rozpadla
ma 2 pdlky, kdyz mela byti po-
drobena opravam v tamn1ch O.
pravnych doc1ch. Ma palube
lode pracovalo prav6 $50 del
Mkt a IA z Mich bylo poraneno,
kdyz byli odmrsteni prudkym
otfesem, jeden z mich byl ra-
men tezce.
Tato LODI byla "a valky sta
vena nakladem 4 milionG dola-
ri v Kaiserovych lodeniclch.
Vedoucl inzenyr uvedl,ze struk
tura lode musela byti praskla
jiz pc delsf dobu.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-12-19
Donucovaci pracovny pro
Smelinare.

Praha. - Zemsky narodni
vybor v Praze ucinil opatrenl.
ably smelinaTi, ktere okresni
narodni vybory potrestaly We
zenim, byli Timed poslani do
donucovacf pracovny bud v
Ruz1ni, nebo v Pardubic1ch,
Ikde Sc snad jiz nauc1 pracovat.
Je to dalsi tvrda rama smelina-
rum, kteTi Sc nezalekli padesa-
titis1covGych a statisicovych
pokut.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-12-19

- V1te, kolik utratily vladni
agentury "a diva roxy ma Vete-
rams Administration? Pouze IL
bilion1 dolar1 Gill 20 procent
celeho vladnlho rozpoctu.
Evening star., 1947-10-31
By Josephine Loyman

In q recent conversation Frances
Yeend, young American soprano,
lhighlighted an idea which too many
of us overlook. Miss Yeend said, 1T
seems to me to be a mistake to
limit friends to a set social group.
If woman earns her bread being a
secretary, a school teacher or a
homemaker, she is apt to have for
her friends only those who belong
in the same group"
She continued, 1--WE wouldn't
think OF wearing just one type OF
hat for every occasion, so why limit
social life to one closely knit group
of people who are doing just the
same things you are and whose
career is the main basis for friend
ship? If we are friendly with busi-
ness or professional acquaintance
we shouldn't talk shop when we see
them socially. We would enrich our
own lives if we found out about their
hobbies, pet charities and the books
they read"
I, myself, have often noticed that
the people who remain youthful in
outlook have all kinds of friends
The list goes through several age
groups and includes individuals with
varying interests and outlooks. This
seems to me to be one of the very
best recipes for keeping life youthful
and fresh. Too often when teachers
meet they discuss education, when
doctors meet they talk about theii
cases, when writer's meet they dis
Evening star., 1947-10-31
ACKNOWLED LEDGEMENT.

IntOfmGtfon ana requests Sehtt
IN by the tollotuine haze been
forwarded to those for trhon1
they ,pere intended:
Washington: Mrs. ]. A. F., Mrs.
3. w. Mrs. P. r. NJ, Mrs. G. B.,
Mrs. G. C. B., B. B. r., B. w. F.,
Mrs. C. P. NJ. Mrs. H. K. S., Mrs.
K, Mrs. A. R., I. T., Mrs. H. w.
r., Mrs. r. c.. Mrs. H. T., Mrs.
7. E. S., Mrs. M. L. Y, M. E. H.,
Mrs. E. O. R., Mrs. H. E. G., Mrs.
M. L. u, M. A. D., Mrs. G..
Arlington: Mrs. C. r. R., Mrs.
I'M. c., Mrs. j. w. NJ, Mrs. S. c.,
Mrs. G. c., S. o. p, Mrs. F. G. H.,
Mrs c. L. c., E. K.
Falls Church: Mrs. S. F. S., Mrs.
NIB. Riverdale: Mrs. w. A. N,
Mrs. r. I. r. Silver Spring:
M. II. B., p. D. Branchville: Mrs,
E.. B. D. Mount Rainier: E. B.,
H.C.H. Alexandria: Mrs. G.H.H
Bethesda: Mrs. v. P. Paeonian
Springs: Mrs. A. A. N. Wood
more: Mrs. G. A. M. Greenbelt
3. S.
Our thanks to these readers
Bhose contributions tDere similar
to Others previously received:
Washington: Mrs. M. W., Mrs
L. M. H., o. S., Mrs. j. S., Mrs
J.E.H., Mrs. L. r. A., B. MacM.
s. p Mrs. M. A. K, A. H., Mrs
N. w.
Bethesda: Mrs. B. r. A.. Mrs
w. B. A. Alexandria: r. M. M.
D. H. e. Arlington: Mrs. D. M. w
Beitsville: Mrs. D. G. G. Gathers.
burg: Mrs. G. G. F. Mclean: Mrs
r. L. Piney Point: Mrs. A. L. A
Falls Church: Mrs. E. A. II. Ma
NAssas: Mrs. L. L..
Evening star., 1947-10-31
Why Grow Old?

cuss writing techniques or when
housewives meet they explore
recipes and child care.
Much help and information can
be cleaned from such companion-
ship and it provides great pleasurs
to the conversationalists. Such con-
Iversation should be a part Of our
social life because these busy folks
have little time except during social
hours to discuss their professions Of
mutual interest. However, it does
seem to be mistake to allow this
to constitute ones whole social ex-
perience.
The more different types of people
we know the better off we are. Our
interests will become more varied
and our minds will remain more
flexible
Evening star., 1947-10-31
By Betty Miles

In the fall of 1918, Miss Rachel
j. Coffin hung out her shingle at
her 17th street toy shop. To the
shop came the great and the famous
and women of the old Washington
families. Today, these same women
buy for their great grandchildren,
and the little boys and girls they
once delighted with toys take dolls,
books and stuffed animals to the
children who wait Tor them at home.
I'VE were fortunate said the
proprietress of this Washington in
stitution. Business was good from
the first. One of the reasons was
the large handmade toys by M.
Michelet. Toys were scarce right
after the first World War, and so
ours were doubly welcome"
The tiny shop, jammed with toys,
has been in its present location-a
few doors down the street from its
original spot-for the past 10 years.
It has never closed its doors since
M. Michelet's handmade covered
wagon first appeared in the window.
The depression was no easier on
people who sell toys than it was
on any one else, but neither did
they find themselves without busi-
ness. "It seems" Miss Coffin
smiled, that people WILL buy
toys. Even during the bank holiday,
I made change for people who went
out with a toy under their arm"
The shop opened during the Will
son administration, and $50 many
eras have come since that some
times I find myself getting them
confused" Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt
came to the shop frequently in the
early days to buy for her. children.
On one occasion, Miss Coffin made
a goose for Mrs. Roosevelt to carry
at a Mother Goose party she was
giving.
Another steady customer was Alice
Roosevelt Longworth, buying for
her daughter Paulina. A friend of
Mrs. Longworth's,- Miss Coffin re-
lates, once bought and furnished a
handsome doll house and sent 1t as
a gift to the little girl. The house
collected dust, however, since Pau
lima was one little girl who found
other toys more interesting than
dolls.
One day, Miss Coffin told us, q
lady swept into the shop, chose q
rocking horse and told Miss Coffin
to charge 1t. At that time Miss
Coffin was not yet operating on q
charee-account basis. Although in
q rush, Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean
Evening star., 1947-10-31
Want to Model?

Times have changed. Junior
used to want to be a fireman in
days gone by. Now he wants to
be a scientist working on atomic
energy. Susie used to want to be
a nurse or dancer. Today's
Susies want to be glamorous
models. So If you are a Susie
and like the idea of walking
down the street, bright. BEAM
ing, with hatbox in hand, perk
upl
Perk up and send your meas
urements, coloring and a snap
shot or a good photograph to
Estelle Compton. 1924 Connecti-
cut avenue NV, Washington,
D. c. If you are II to Is and
live in the vicinity Of Washing
ton you are eligible to win
complete. course in Photographic
and other modelling. Veterans
out at Walter Reed Hospital will
choose their top model" to win
the complete modelling course.
The contest will run from No
vember l to 28, SO hurry up and
get your picture in.
Evening star., 1947-10-31
BABY'S PRINTS.

(Fron1 J. E. P, Washington
To Mrs. A. p, Washington: For
making your baby's finger prints
and foot prints you should have
printers ink, a piece of glass and a
small roller. Place a small dab of
ink on the glass and, using the
roller, distribute the ink evenly over
the surface large enough to accom-
modate the part to be printed. Then
place child's hand (or fooD fat on
this linked surface. Do not smear
with gentle pressure. Then place
linked hand Cor FOOT upon the paper
to be used. Ordinary letter paper
will do as long as it is smooth. A
little pressure should be applied,
but too much will cause the ridges
to run together. If you are not
successful the first time, clean the
hand with rubbing alcohol and start
over.
Evening star., 1947-10-31

sent her chauffeur in with the
money, later opened an account,
along with many others Of Miss
Cofhn's customers, and continued
to buy at the shop.
The late Mrs. Mclean might be
described as q lavish buyer. One
day she pointed to a whole bag Of
celluloid toys, grouped that way
for display purposes, and said she
wanted it. The whole thing, Mrs.
McLean?" Miss Coffin queried. The
whole thing, was the answer.
so I had many surprises" Miss
Coffin smiled. 80 many OF the
women were so fine, and I shall
never forget them. One woman still
sends a check every Christmas,
with which I'm to buy gifts for
Children's Hospital.
1--WE were closer to the residential
district then and Washington was
not as large. We know many of our
customers by name today, of course.
Many of them, however, are men
who work in the Office buildings
nearby and drop into the shop on
their way home from work to pick
up a toy to take along"
Years ago Miss Coffin spent her
day in the toy shop and carried
books that needed balancing home
at night. Now she only comes to
the store several times a week, and
good deal of the business Is trans
acted by Miss Alice Reinhart and
Miss Elsie Dryden, both OF whom
have been with Miss Coffin for over
20 years, and for whom the business
is equally labor of love.
The thriving toy shop has never
lost the personal touch. Although
in the middle of a district where
living rooms gradually gave way to
offices, the shop is as friendly as the
home of a friend. 1t has never had
customers in the accepted sense Of
the word. 1t has had a succession
of old friends who have dropped IN
through the years and whose chill
dren have inherited the legacy.
Currently on display there is q
doll house designed by Mr.. James
Butcher of Washington and fur
.nished by the shop. Mrs. Charles
Is. Dewey, who owns the house, is
donating it to the French Embassy
Bazaar on November 18. The house
will 60 to the person who can most
accurately guess the number Of
beans in a bean jar, and the pro-
ceeds from the tickets sold to guess
ers will 90 to buy milk for French
! children.
Evening star., 1947-10-31
PoPovERS; ALCOHOL STAIN

POPOVERS; ALCOHOL STAIN.
From Mrs. T. S., Washington.J
Have found this popover recipe
excellent. Put q teaspoon butter in
each of 9 glass custard cups. Qron
or tin may be used but volume will
be lower. Place in oven on shallow
pan or baking sheet to heat 5 min
utes while mixing batter. Beat very
thoroughly eggs, beat in ! cup
milk. Sift together cup sifted
flour, 4 teaspoon salt, Beat into
egg mixture very thoroughly with
rotary beater Pour into sizzling hot
glass cups filling each half full.
Bake 40 to As minutes in hot oven
(425 degrees). Makes popovers.
These always pop and are delicious.
Would like to know If any read
ers can tell me how to remove reg
ular rubbing alcohol stains from
furniture.
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS:
OVEN MENUS?
LIP READING?
from Mrs. F. X. T., Arlington.)
To combat doggy odor' in our
three Bostons, We make their bed
mattresses of sacks filled with (pa-
per or wood excelsior, with a slip
on safety pinned denim pillow
case" The outer cover is laundered
each week, and the inner one when
necessary and the contents changed.
When making some cedar items, my
husband saved the cedar shavings,
which we added to the mattress
stuffing, and the dogs were cedar
scented for a while. We seldom
bathe them, only brush, and really
they do not smell doggy
Travel expenses on 14-day, 5000
mile trip to Niagara Falls via New
England and Canada in June, for
the two of us, ran $243. This was
an average travel distance of 214
miles per day, cost thus averaging
about SIT per day, little over 8
cents per mile. We found tourist
cabins very comfortable at $3.50 to
81; once we stayed in guest
home" which was very comfortable,
for $3.50 Gin Ohio. This was just
private home of little old lady
who had couple of extra bedrooms,
but linens were plentiful and the
bath had plenty of hot water. I do
not know how you could possibly
make q trip for less than SIS per
day.
We recently bought house, and
l have been doing considerable inte-
rior painting. I find that brushes
can be kept ready for use from one
day to the next simply by putting
in a jar of water, covering bristles
we'll. Wipe on old newspaper to re-
move all water before using; of
course, cleaning with turpentine or
thinner and hot soapsuds after the
entire job is finished.
Can any one suggest any oven
menus, 4 good dinner in one or two
dishes which can all be prepared In
the oven; combinations of oven
dishes requiring the same tempera-
ture and length of cooking time? I
can probably find the recipe in the
cook book, unless it is something
which just grew in a family through
the years.
Can any one tell me of a class in
lip reading? Ny hearing Is decreas-
ing, and I am very eager to learn
lip reading before the hearing be-
comes worse.
Evening star., 1947-10-31

Here is a stunning daytime dress
for misses with back closing and q
fascinating front yoke treatment
button trimmed. Note the youthful
round neck and popular cuffed
sleeves.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1724 Is
designed for sizes IL, IA, 16, 18 and
20. Size IA, three-quarter sleeves
requires 47s yards Of 39-inch.
For this pattern, send rs cents, In
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, Post
Office Box 80, Station G, New York
10 N Y
Evening star., 1947-10-31

These crocheted giant pansies have
all the authentic colorings of the
real flowers. The chair back meas
ures II by IA inches and the arm
pieces II by 9 inches. The set is
crocheted of fairly heavy cotton and
simple basic stitches. BY starting
now, you can have it finished before
holiday entertaining commences.
Pattern envelope No. R2618 con-
tains complete crocheting inStruc-
tions, stitch illustrations and finish
ing directions.
To obtain this pattern, send Is
cents in coins, giving pattern num-
ber, your name, address and zone
number TO Peggy Roberts, The
Washington Star, Post Office Box
100, Station G, New York 10, N. Y.
Evening star., 1947-10-31

In one Of Woshinetons besknown shops, 5-yeor-old
Ruth Ann Bioed Of Arlington odmres doll house which
to be featured the French Embassy Bozoo The toy
shop noted for its doll house furniture Many OF the
pieces reproductions of antiques, including conoped
BEDS tiny copies Of famous paintings and Governor VIM
throp desks Shadow boxes "The New York Times" :"
birthday cakes and ice boxes with removable troys ore
oso to be seen in the home furnishings" department.
sarPho
Evening star., 1947-10-31

from Mrs. L. A. W., Washington. J
I have bought some lovely mate
rial and am attempting to make a
slip cover for my Lawson club chair
and I have already cut and pinned
some of it but am stopped when 1t
comes to the sewing machine. Per-
haps I have done something wrong
with the basting but things sure
look fouled up. AS I am a complete
novice at sewing 1 have overlooked
q few things Please, If some one
can help me won't they call Adams
3045 any day before IL o'clock or
after 4:30 in the afternoon? This
is my first request but I never miss
the RICH. Much success and thank
you.
Evening star., 1947-10-31


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Evening star., 1947-10-31

Contributions and requests
must be accompanied by the
sender's full name and address.
We will withhold both and use
only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
Views expressed in the Clear
ing House are not necessarily
those of The Star, and, as 1t
is obviously impossible for us
to test all recipes submitted, we
cannot assume responsibility
for them. Betsy CasweH
Evening star., 1947-10-31
Attention.!

Adult homemaking daytime
classes in clothing, home sew
ing and interior decoration will
be starting soon at the Thom-
son School, located at Twelfth
and L streets NV. All women
interested in enrolling, please
register at the Thomson School
between 8 and IL am. on No
vember S, room IA. There will
be a laboratory fee of 81.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Car Sleeper Drives Away Thief
In One of 4 Gas Station Breaks

Ray flashed his automobile spot
light through the window on the
man who jumped and ran out the
front door. He disappeared in the
rear of the station.
The unarmed witness, described
as real estate man, reported the
incident to polcie as soon as the
man fed.
He described the man as being
over six feet tall. weighing less than
135 pounds, dressed in a blue sweat
er and dark trousers. He added
that he had prominent nose.
Largest sum of money was taken
from the station, owned by Marion
Cummins, at Carroll and Grant ave-
nues, where $75 was stolen from a
cash box. The burglar smashed q
window at this station, as he did
at all the others.
The station across the street from
Mr.. Cummins', owned by v. l.. Let
tau, was robbed of $71.
Except for 50 in change taken
from the vending machine at the
station at Sligo and New Hampshire
avenues, the smallest loss was re-
ported at C. C. Pierpont's filling sta
ton at New Hampshire and Ethan
Allen avenues were one tire was
stolen.
A check of soft drink machines
indicated that the intruder had
paused for a drink at two Of the
stations.
Evening star., 1947-03-17
Anti-SaIes Tax Petitions
Circulated TO Shoppers

Representatives of the District
Womens Anti-Sales Tax Committee
are seeking signatures of women
shoppers to petitions addressed to
congressional committees consider
ing the Commissioners proposal for
a per cent sales tax here.
The committee is composed of
delegates of ID women's organiza-
tions.
The petitions argue a sales tax Is
unfair because 1T taxes most heavily
those least able to pay; it penalties
the larger families; it raises still far
ther already inflated prices"
Instead, the committee urges
broadening the income tax base, an
increased Federal contribution to
the District and increase property
taxes, particularly on income pro-
ducing properties.