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Evening star., 1948-12-23

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only initials. Please address
mail to the Readers Clearing
House, Woman's Page, The
Evening Star, Washington 4.
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is obviously impossible for us
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cannot assume. responsibility for
them. Betsy CassOeH
Evening star., 1948-12-23

Here is a neat, wearable housecoat
that's tailored to perfection. Short
or long sleeves are provided in the
pattern. It will be perfect the year
round in suitable fabrics. H.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1929 is
designed for sizes IL, IA, 16, Is, 20, 40
and AZ. Size II, short sleeve, re-
guires AZ yards of 39-inch material.
For this pattern, send Is cents, in
coins, your name, address, pattern
number and size wanted to Barbara
Bell, The Washington Star, P. O.
Box SO, Station G, New York 10,
N. Y.
Evening star., 1948-12-23
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.

From Mrs. w. J. NJ, MT. Rainier. J
Please let me know whether can
buy just a garbage can" cover, as I
have lost two covers The cans are
IN perfect condition, so it wouldn't t
pay me to buy new can.
Evening star., 1948-12-23
CHTI,D'S FIJRNITURE?

CHILD'S FURNITURE?
(Fron, Mrs. D. L. w., Washington
I wonder if any of the readers
could tell me where in Washington
I can find Lehman" children fur
niture. I have tried several stores,
and so far have not been able to
locate one.
NYLONS.
From Miss P. L. H., Washington.)
Please advise Mrs. F. S. D. of
Silver Spring that if she will write
me, care RICH, can tell her where
she can buy nylon hose in propor-
toned lengths, sizes up to 101a that
I'm sure will wear like prewar
nylons. They last me for months.
VEAL LOAF.
From Mrs. A. M. K, Washington J
To Mrs. C. S, Chevy Chase: For
veal loaf, buy stewing meat, and
boil in little water, with salt and
pepper. When done chop it up fine,
press it in bowl, and pour on the
little broth which it was boiled in,
which will geatinize itself.
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
From Miss E. M. w., East
Orange, N. ~
My parents celebrated their 50th
wedding anniversary last Feb
ruary, at which time a dinner was
given in their honor. On the table
a white azalea plant with fresh ST
bills wired to green sticks was in
front of the bride and one in front
of the groom of so years ago. Each
plant contained so 81 bills.
Try painting paper hearts with
gilt paint to be hung around for
decorations.
S. o. S.
From Mrs. w. j. NJ, MT. Rainier.)
Please let me know whether can
buy just a garbage can" cover, as
have lost two covers. The cans are
IN perfect condition, so it wouldn't
pay me to buy a new can.
X X
GNATS?
From Mrs. C. J. Mem, Washington
I should like to ask about little
gnats which seem to come out of
the air and hover around food, like
fruit or pickles. Is there some way
of discouraging them? They are
most annoying.
r X 4 X
STEAM IRON.
From Mrs. I. P. F., Washington
My experience is that the steam
iron does not replace the dry iron.
find it a useful appliance, but
not for all materials. ~..
There is one advantage to the
steam dry type. In case of your
dry iron being in need of repair,
you can use the steam dry iron in
its place All steam irons require
the use of distilled water. Although
this is inexpensive, it is somewhat
of nuisance to be. certain you al
ways have it on hand. =
I find the steam iron excellent for
pressing woolens, but think it does
an inferior job on all other fabrics,
cotton. Then the steam,
dry type is unwieldy to use as dry
iron for, because of the space re-
quired for the water chamber, it
cannot be a streamlined iron. Ir
my household I find it useful, but in
no sense does it replace the dry
iron.
HASSOCK COVER?
From Mrs. A. M. B., Washington }
Recently I have been given a
beautiful leather hassock cover made
in Casablanca. Will some one please
tell me where I can get it stuffed?
I understand there is special ma
chine. which does this and at one
time during the war hassock covers
had to be sent to an out-of-town
firm.
X y n
THANK YOU" NOTE.
From Mrs. M. L. McL., Washington
Please accept my thinks in help
ing me to find a pine pillow.
Evening star., 1948-12-23

Payments on your home are
made easy by renting a room.
Renting a room Is made easy
by advertising in The Star.
Call Sterling 5000. Open 8 am.
Evening star., 1948-12-23
HASSOCK COVER?

From Mrs. A. M. B., Washington.
Recently I have been given a
beautiful leather hassock cover made
In Casablanca. Will some one please
tell me where can get it stuffed?
I understand there is a special ma
chine. which does this and at one
time during the war hassock covers
had to be sent to an out-of-town
Arm
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08

If one lacks sincerity and earnestness, he can never rise to
great heights.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08
Behind The Scenes In
AMERICAN BUSINESS
BY KNIGHT

NEW YORK-The New Year be-
| gins with the usual weller of econ
| omic predictions. One prediction in
| particular stands out starkly. This is
| the prophecy by economists of the
| Bureau of Labor Statistics that be-
| fore the spring of 1948, the cost of
living index will shatter the former
| record high set in May, 1920, and
that, contrary to the events of that
long-ago year, the cost of living will
continue to rise instead of going into
a tailspin. The nations leading in
| d~ustrialists, however, are consider
ably more cautious in their views.
They have to be. After all, they are
the mes who must get the orders,
and then get the materials to fill the
orders, and finally meet the payrolls.
Therefore they must be prepared
for any emergency, for any change,
up or down, in the price picture.
Briefing their views, it is obvious
that the outlook for the new year
is not as simple as the Washington
economists try to make it.
HEAVY INDUSTRIOUS nation
al figure who sells to a cro~ss-section
of heavy industry is William L. Bait,
president of ski Industries, Inc. The
former vice chairman of the War
Production Board and an Internal
ional expert on management, Bait
sees supplies coming into balance
with demand in many fields. He sees
a tendency on the part of many users
of anti-friction bearings to reduce
their inventories and to buy their
materials on shorter notice. This
trend, he believes, will test the flex-
Utility Of management all through
the year. Thus a new note, almost
entirely absent from the 1947 pic
ture, is sounded for 1913, and is de-
cidedly off-key from the BIS pro-
nouncement. Then too, Bait points
out, industry has expanded its pro-
duction, and this year much Of that
added capacity will come into opera
ton.
PRICES AND COSTS-The most
sensible year-end statement of the
future came from John A. Hartford,
president of the Great Atlantic and
Pacific Tea Company.
'eWhile it is safe to predict that
overall U. S. food supplies will be
ample for national needs, the lack
of a definite picture on our foreign
food commitments makes any speci-
fic prediction as to either domestic
supplies Or prices so speculative as
to be worthless" he said. But the
cost of distributing this food will be
held down in 1913. In contrast to
some years ago, when rs to 80 cents
went to cover the grocer's cost OF
doing business, today these functions
are performed for as little as Is cents.
There are good reasons for this in
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08

creased efficiency In the dlstrlou-
ton of the nations food. There are
larger stores with a greater variety
of goods under one roof; food moves
| more directly from farm and factory
to retail outlet, and there is greater
emphasis on se~lf-service as a result
of pre-packaged foods.
THE FARMERS TOOLS-The job
| the farmer faces this year is a glgan-
| tic one. But gradually he is getting
more and better equipment to help
him. In 1913, says Joseph w. Frazer
| chairman and president OF Graham
Paife Motors Corporation, the farm
equipment industry will produce
more than S1,250,O00,000 of new i'm
plements and thus break the record
| established in 1947. Despite this
scheduled production, Frazer bell
ewes that demand will still be I'M
satisfied by the new years end. This
he attributes to the need for new
equipment abroad and to the fact
that some 25 per cent of all Ameri-
can equipment now in service is
about worked out. In a minor way,
the farm implement maker supports
this BIS thesis. He believes steel
will be in short supply through l948,
so that the continuous flow of pro-
duction heretofore characteristic OF
American industry may be impeded
from time to time. But Graham
Paige will bring out two new models
of its rototiller during the year-one
with a wide, five-foot cut, the other
a small model for narrow-row use.
LABOR SUPPLY - One reason
building Jagged in 1947 was shortage
of skilled mechanics-the trained ar
tisians whose finished work gives
your home its fine appearance. One
industry which some time ago fore
saw the shortage was the tile indus
try. Through the Tile Council of
America, a vigorous apprentice
training program was begun last
year. So now the industry swings
into 1948 with one trainee to every
eight mechanics, the highest ratio of
apprentices in the building trades,
according to D.. Parry Forst, Tile
Council chairman. This means that
there will be men on hand in suffici-
ent numbers for the vast building
program all agree will feature 1948.
In addition, the tile industry has
An ana an =
pansion and development to make
sure of its ability to supply the new
years demand. Production rate is
at 100,000,000 square feet a year, far
beyond the output of 1925, heretofore
the peak building year in U. S. his
tory. So all in all, there might not be
the general shortage of goods the
Bureau of Labor Statistics economis-
is so confidently predict.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08
Public N~uisunces

AS has been frequently pointed out in these columns the
FONTS that line Mississippi highways are public nulsances anu
should be destroyed.
That the innocent sometimes suffer more than the guilty
is also seen in the tragedy which occurred in jackson TINS Weeh
the tragedy that took the lives of two young men and injured
three more seriously.
A socially prominent physician, reported to be heavily un'
der the Influence of intoxcants, entered a roadside place in Jack.
and without words or warning, according to reports, blazeo
AWAY with his gun, killing two and injuring three.
Of course this could easily have happened elsewhere. Il
could have happened in church but not likely.
Persons under the influence of liquor usually grav1tate y
nlaces that sell it or places that cater to the trade.
You take your life in your hands every time you enter The
type of Joints we have up and down our highways.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08

When one is b~rooding, he cannot do good work.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08
GE Welcome News

The General Electric Company announced last week ta
1t was reducing retail prices of many home appliances oy .iu 80
three to ten percent as a contribution to the lh,la1 sn
m;s ronrasontad according to the Associated Press dispatch, for
ty percent of GEs total business. -.a
This is welcome news indeed to housewives IN the oh'e'
States now hard pressed to keep within their budgets.
Now if others will just follow suit perhaps a large nuinoei
of American families will be able to maintain their current s'an-
dards of living.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08
Weather Report

While New York and the east have been shivering ana
sbak;no under inches and inches of snow we have been having
such beautiful weather in Mississippi. $3.50.
Every day of the New Year has dawned clear N orsns
with golden sunshine streaming down from the heavens a
little on the cold side, to be sure, but the Weather mas Deer "oA
a good way to start the New Year.
It's great. to live in Mississippi.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08
Freedom Train

Next Monday, January 18th, the Freedom Train VIII WISH
jackson, Mississippi, our state capitol.
The most important documents in this countrys history,
rr;caless records of the worlds greatest nation and people, Will
be seen by thousands of citizens who otherwise would never get
a glimpse of our early history.
It is a good thing this visit OF the Freedom Tram.
II should reawaken and rekindle in our hearts very personal
love and loyalty felt by every citizen of this great nation q
realization of our country's history that our precious per'
and freedom did not just happen that they came throuen
.be great vision of our forefathers and were bought and paid OF
with blood. ..aood
With this also should come the realization we nave hoeeu
the greatest country Divine Providence ever smiled upon ana VIC
sbouId ouard our heritage with true patriotism and zeal.
Every citizen who possibly can should pay a VISIT 10 IN
Freedom Train.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08

Several years ago a movie came
out which at first attracted little
attention. In fact, some critics pam
ned it heartily. It was named, "The
Great Waltz" and is the musical
story of how Johann Strauss COM
posed his masterpiece "Tales of the
Vienna Woods" Luise Rainier and
two new actors, Fernand Gravel and
Miliza Korjus. were starred in the
beautiful drama. 1t looked then as
if the film would Don disappear and
be consigned to that oblivion which
swallows up so completely pictures
which don't make money. Then peo-
pie got to talking about it, humming
the matchlesss music, recalling amid
st strife and war the idyllic lowell
ness of the Austrian countryside
which formed the setting for the
show. And they asked for "The Great
Waltz" back. NowNit is more pop
ular thcn ever, playing again and
again, being presently in New York
at the swark Normandie theatre just
off plush Park Avenue.
A lot of us who know Fred Wright
will miss him. He is a tall, Pullman
porter who for fifty years has piled
his regular run from New York to
Boston and return. Fred had a
special way of folding his napkins,
placed special match boxes in his
car for his customers and still wore
that old-time special color which
used to characterize the porters in
the halycon davs of the railroads,
| Last Week Fred's train pulled into
| Grand Central Station here just like
any other time-except that when he
| stepped off, to his surprise. he was
greeted by the press and a lot OF
big shots of the railroad who had
come to felicitate him on his fifty
years of service and his retirement
It brought tears to old Fred's eyes
and to those of us who met him
Then Fred repeated the prayer which
has probably endeared him to Others
more than anything else-somethine
he always saws at the end of each
run. Good Lord, I thank you sc
much for making my passengers ar
rive safely and satisfied"
I notice that Major General Les
lie Groves is getting his third star
so from now on it will be "Lieuten'
ant General instead. He deserves it
in my opinion. Not long ago I heard
him speak for two hours. off the re.
cord, and tell about how he and hi:
associates developed the atomic
bomb amid all the difficulties. How
they kept its secret is still a marve
of the age-and to me it was one
Of the greatest stories I have ever
heard.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08

If you want to learn to fly, find
out about the u. S. Air Force Avia-
ton Cadet Program.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08
lhh0@hli
f ; !! I! Is! q!

That fate sometimes plays queer
tricks upon us may be seen in many
of the odd institutions which have
developed since the war. The "brass
hats" came in for a lot OF razzing-
some of it viciously displayed in radi-
cal cartoons-but on the whole gen
eral appreciation is shown for the
officers of our armed forces who led
our men to a great victory. Now that
the war is over-well, take the case
of former Brigadier General William
F. Heavey here. The other day he
went to work as a civilian under the
jurisdiction of Joseph Minetti, New
York's Commissioner of Marine and
Aviation-and in the army Minettl
was a buck sergeant.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08

1t is claimed that no one is perfectly adjusted mentally.
The one who approaches perfect mental adjustment enjoys better
health and in happier than others.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08
QMeA GaAaMM
Fifteenth Term Announcement
Runkin's Answers To His Critics.
From The Daily Clarion Ledger

Listen now, and watch your papers, and you VIII propapiy
hear and read loud out-bursts of protest, ridcule, and lndigna-
ton by racial and radical groups and very extreme liberals IN
the North and East, perhaps by a few in the South.
Representative John Rankin announces in Washington that
he will be a candidate this year for a fifteenth consecutive term
to bring his total service to 80 years. And Silent John" adds the
hope that he won't have any opposition.
This may be construed as Mr.. Rankins answer to jubilant
contentious by these groups that his defeat in the recent sena-
torial election, in which he ran last, finished him. that it slgnl-
fled a Mississippi reputation of his policies, especially his opposi-
ton to anti-pon tax, antilynchng, anti-segregation proposals.
Mississippians knew, of course, that his defeat was nothing
such, that other factors and considerations brought it about. But
his northern and eastern critics insisted that Rankin was "re-
pudiated," and his announcement as a candidate for a fifteenth
term is probably his answer.
Whether he has opposition or not may depend largely upon
the extent TO which these outside and radical groups NEEDLE in
the campaign, the extent to which they make John Rankin's atti-
tude and tactics regarding these things tissues" in the campaign.
They can make it almost certain that he won't have opposition.
But regardless of all this John Rankin remains one of the
leaders in the national House of Representatives. man of fine
character, great force and ability.
1t is claimed that no one is perfectly adjusted mentally.
The one who approaches perfect mental adjustment enjoys better
health and in happier than others.
If one lacks sincerity and earnestness, he can never rise to
great heights.
When one is brooding, he cannot do good work.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08

I was sitting nea the front of the
bus when the four kids got on, AT
first I didn't notice them much, then
hearing a commotion, / looked up.
Three of them, mature-faced urchins
with a breezy manner, had stalked to
the rear Of the vehicle, while the
fourth handed the driver a transfer
ticket. He too started to take his
seat, thinking the rules which allow
small children who are accompanied
by an adult to ride free would make
everything all right. "Just a minute
herei" barked out the driver to the
older one, where do you four think
you're going?" He stopped the bus
opened the doors and told them all
to get off. They did, but in great dis
gust. "Very idea, four of 'em trying
to snitch a ride on one transfer
scoffed the driver. sand it an old
one at that"
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-01-08

Wisty won an award not long ago
and everybody was glad. You see,
Wisty is a cat and was entered in
the big show which is held here
every year. Most of the felines in
this colorful event are pure-blooded
aristocrats coddled and cared for bet
ter than a lot of humans. They are
displayed at the show with all their
famed ancestry recorded in full view.
But Misty didn't have this record
She was picked up in an alley by her
| owner who was impressed by her
looks and kindly eyes, and after
washing Misty off found that she
had a lovely white coat and real
blue eyes, Just like in the fairy tales.
So when the judges saw Misty, an
cestry or no ancestry, they too were
won over, and forthwith gave her a
first prize.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-06-12
Gets New Service
Discharge

WASHINGTON - Following in
tervention by the NAACP, Oreave
Minis, former u. S. Coast Guards
man, has been given a service dis
charge under honorable conditions
for physical disability in lieu of hs
previous dishonorable discharge.
Minis, who had been stationed nj
Puerto Rico during the war, was
tried and convicted by a general
court martial for an alleged as
sault with intent to commit MUIR
der
Sentenced to five years impri-
sonment, he developed mental dis
orders, allegedly due to injuries in
flicted upon him by members Of
the naval patrol at the time of his
arrest in November. l943. In be-
half, Jesse 0. Dedmon, Jr NAACP
secretary of veterans affairs, ap-
peared before Board for the Cor
rection of Military Records of the
Coast Guard.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-06-12
LOUISIANA MISSISSIPPI
AME'S HONOR NEW BISHOP

Bishop NH. Davis, newly ap.
pointed Bishop of the Eighth
Episcopal District was honored by
Louisiana and Mississippi AME's
in a Reception Dinner at Camp
bell College here last Wednesday
Night. Bishop Davis was named
by the recent Conference at Kansas
City to succeed Bishop ST.. Green,
who had presided over the district
for the past sixteen years.
Every Conference in the District
was represented on the program
which included music b ythe Choris
from Hairs Tabernacle, New
Bethel, and Pearl Street Churches
Speakers on the program in
cluded DR.. SIS. Stephens, Rev. +
X. Young, DR.. HIT. 'Primm, DR..
A.C. Hunter, J.R. Chambliss, Dr.
RIO Pierce, Mrs. Lie. Jefferson
Rev. Jno. J. Morant, and DR.. J.
w Hair.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1948-06-12
Florida Voters Show
Strength, Help Defeat
Racist Candidates

MIAMI - Whether Truman's
Civil Rights program becomes law
or not, the $4,000 registered Ne.
gro Democrats throughout Flori-
da will ever remain a deadly men
ace to political candidates who
are opposed to holding conferences
with them concerning their status
as cities.
Last week Floridians nominated
new governor, Fuller Warren,
who defeated by more than $4,000
votes Dan McCarty in a run off
that was just about as hot as a
coyboy's six-shooter. Wren, an
astute politician, met with Negroes
throughout the state and talked
with them concerning their many
problems. When Negro leaders
sought to have the governor-elect
commit himself on the Presidents
Civil Rights Program he avoided
direct replys by saying: "If | an
swer that the way you want me to
those crackers down there will new
er vote for me. AS it is, they think
Is too darn liberal"
However, Mr.. Warren left no
doubt that he would be the COVER
nor of all the peple, and he en-
phasized the fact that a back
grund of 10 years dealing with
Negroes in Jacksonville, Fla, has
more than fitted him to do justice
by them during his administration.
From Hotel Section
McCarty, the loser halls from the
section Of Florida which has Ing
been htbed of racial segregation.
Just one week before the election,
the Mayor and the Chef of Plice
of FIT Pierce, hme of McCarty,
had to warn white boys against
throwing missiles int the homes OF
Negroes and rocking them while .
mn the streets.
Thus Dan McCarty' who didn't
take time to talk with Negroes.
suffered defeat by a scant 14,OOG /
votes, when he might have been .
returned a winner by larger num-
Ders.