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The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-18

Though It be honest. It is ne
TER good to bring bad news.-0ive
to gracious message . most Of
tongues; but let Ill tidings tell
themselves when they be felt.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-18
Homes SOUGHT
For Rabies

Suitable homes for three babies
Of Oriental Caucasian ancestry are
being sought by the Washington
Children's Home Society.
Interested couples may contact
Mrs. Evelyn T1bbals. intake super
visor Of the society. at KEnwood
1895.
The Northwest times. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1947-1955, 1948-12-18

There are few defects In our na-
ture so glaring as not TO be veiled
from observation by politeness and
good breeding .-Stanislaus.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-24
HOBBY HOUSE CREW IS sANTA's AIDE

Santa's workshop has moved to temporary new quarters in the MatanuSka Valley.
 At the Hobby House, owned and operated by Paul and Win nie Martin and Charles Dillon, all the good Saints stuffings for Christmas stockings are taking shape under the nimble fingers, sharp saws and whirling latheS of the Dillon Martin combina- tion.
 Winnie is the brains of the trio, Paul and Charles say. She dreams up the designs for those heart-Warming little curly tailed pigs and Appeared SpanielS. Then the male members of the partnership make with the tools and a smooth piece of lumber, and presto! there's a pig or a dog-or maybe a duck or a stick horse to ride on.
 The toys are finished with coats and coats of bright enamel and smooth lacquer, supplied with wheels and a stout pull-cord and there's a sturdy pull toy to delight the heart of any Valley pre-Schooler.
 In addition to the dogs, pigs, ducks and horses, the Hobby House has a bench piled deep
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-24

with gray wooden boats and strong wooden monoplaneS, com plete with a movable tail assem- bly and a propellor that really turns.
 There was also a four poster spool bed in the making for some lucky doll last week. It will be turned and rubbed to proper size on the lathe, fitted together with infinite care by the men and then turned over to Winnie for the finishing touch of a fine nylon spread and ruffled val ance.
 Toys are occupying the com plete attention of the Hobby House workers now, but they ex- pect to go into the business of custom made furniture as soon as the Christmas rush is over. They'll make all types of furni- ture to order, and in addition will concentrate on the manu- facture of gift-able souvenirs of wood which they hope to dis pense to summer tourists. They have in mind wooden candle sticks, objects of hammered cop per, at which Winnie is expert, and other worthwhile tokens of Alaska.
 When summer comes, the Hob
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-24
MINISTERS CIRCULATE BAR CLOSING REQUEST

Members of the Valley Minis terial Association again are cir culating a counter liquor peti- ton in the Valley, it was an- nounced this week by Rev. Vic tor Alfsen. The petition requests that no license be granted to Valley beverage dispensaries for the coming year.
 The petition, which has been circulating for the past week, is carried by the five ministers of the Association. They include the Reverends George Geiwitz, Sanford Davis, George Davis, Ray Gather and Victor AlfSen.
 MT. Alfsen stated that it was not the plan of the group to make a door to-door canvass. The petition is being carried to homes known to be in sympathy with the move. Anyone not con- tacted in this manner may get in touch with one of the five ministers to add his name to the list.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-24

by House owners expect to move into an abandoned wellhouse in the Martin dooryard. There they will have the only display quar- ters they expect to use, for they are planning no downtown out let.
 In addition to the wooden toys ranked in rows on Hobby House benches, the Martins have an- other type of gift in mind for adult stockings on Christmas mornings. Winnie stirred up 250 jars of raspberry, currant and rhubarb-pineapple jam this sum- mer. Or she'll knit to order, wool en m uf f lers, socks, mittenS, sweaters or gloves. These items of domesticity are included in the Hobby House flor sale" list, as we'll as workshop products.
 Company, just lockers" and customers will be welcomed at the Hobby House workshop at any time they care to drop in. Located at the former Oscar Kindgren farm on a dead-end road, the Martins are accustom- ed to guests at any hour of the day or night, and they hope even more will come to investigate the toy shelves of their workshop.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-24
MOOSE DISCUSS SPONSORSHIP
Continued from Page 1)

Continued from Page 1) house space in Anchorage. He did not make public ARR plans for acquiring title to the land. He was to meet with the fair board at the meetings conclu- sion for further discussion of the matter.
 President Jack Maze, com menting on the recent Chamber action of endorsement of incor- poration for Palmer, said, T personally feel the Chamber stuck it's neck out in so doing, and I am glad it was done in my absence"
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-24
P-TA SPONSORS 
Continued from Page II

Continued from Page II three dens, with 18 boys regis tered.
 It was announced that Mrs. Ed Blom will lead intermediate Girl Scouts, in the absence of Miss Mietzi Bleck. Girl Scouts will begin regularly scheduled meetings again in the near fu- ture.
 Date for the executive com mittee meeting of the P-TA has been changed to the first Thurs day of each month, the member ship was told.
Valley frontiersman., 1948-11-24
Play Takes In $40

Juniors of Palmer High School reported a box-office take of $40 when the final curtain fell on Aunt Suzie Shoots the Works" !" last Saturday evening. Most of that amount is profit, they say, but they were uncertain just what their outstanding bills would add up to.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
THE EVENING STAR Washington, DC. All
NOVEMBER 75 1so~

toned before, to start with. i
leaves nothing to guesswork. Vol
must list every single item you have
bought since you have been out o1
the country and its price. And don't
think for q minute that If you make
a mistake Uncle SIS bloodhounds
won't catch 1t. Just try listing q
Chinese backscratcher for 49 cents
when you really paid so cents for it
The manu know it. He can come
close to telling you in what town
what shop, and what time Of day
you bought it.
Have Special Sneef.
They have q special sneer they
put on when you try to tell them
what great shopper you are, and
the wonderful bargains you picked
up. If ever an expression on face
said "Oh, yeah", theirs do when
you gigglingly inform them that
the carved jade ring you are wear
ing you managed to get for a
package Of cigarettes from a down.
and-out Chinaman.
I defy any traveller to feel COM
pletely innocent in the presence of
Ia U. s. Customs man. had for
gotten to list a tiny packet of
lighter fints which I had purchased
in Hong Kong, and when the in
spector pulled them out and read
the label and said. Hong Kong,
huh?" I could taste the bread and
water in my mouth, and began
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Lick Wounds Quietly
Republicans in Incoming Congress
Adopt Wait and See Attitude

body Of liberal Republicans on the
House side to capitalize on this sit
uation. 1t can be said for Messrs
Martin and Halleck that they did
not lead their flock anywhere in the
past two years that it did not want
to 60. A breakdown of House Re-
publican voting records in the 80th
showed that only the merest hand
full failed to go along with the
leadership on virtually every meas
ure great and small.
After November 2 the substantial
segment of liberal Republican Sen
ators began calling for a change:
the House simply cannot furnish a
like group of equal stature.
Probably not until the roll calls
start will it be possible to tell what
the 173 House Republicans feel the
election told them. And their most
vigorous and articulate members re-
main the convinced conservatives.
Taft Silent ON Moves.
As the COP Senators talk among
UIlElIlSClfCc, 1lO 1CdA p3ScPSSV 0PFSs~A y
that Senator Taft can be displaced
from any post he really wants. He
has apparently not confided in any
of them what that is; perhaps he
Is waiting until he has seen the
operations of the Marshall Plan in
Europe.
Senate insiders calculate that
there are dozen to IS Senators who
will 20 down the line for Senator
Taft; they do not see figure in the
other camp who can rally any such
strength. 1t is. of course, always
weakness of liberals that they are
individualists who find teamwork
hard; hence they often do not have
an effectiveness comparable to their
merits.
Some efforts have been made to
interest Congressional Republicans
in a party conference but their gen.
eral reaction has been skeptical
They seem to prefer to lick their
wounds quietly, allow the personal
resentments against Governor
Dewey's manner of campaigning to
subside and see If President Truman
won't make some useful mistakes.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
This Changing World
Eleventh. Hour Attempt to Save China
Held Foremost Problem of u. S. Now

policy regarding RuSSia's aims In
China has been formulated.
This policy provided for complete
control over Manchuria, Korea and
North China. These areas are i'm
portant economically and strategi-
cally, particularly because their con-
troll by the U. S. S. r. eventually will
be translated into Soviet control
over Japan.
Japan cannot expect to achieve
any great economic revival without
access to the raw materials Of Man
churia. Nor can it expect to become
a democratic country in the West
ern sense of the term so long as
there Is q strong Red Army within
easy striking distance OF the jap
anese islands.
These motives prompted Prime
Minister Stain to insist on terms
which President Roosevelt accepted.
Insofar as the rest of China is con-
cerned, the Russians expect to keep
that vast area in constant turmoil,
which will make it impossible for
the Western Powers to organize that
region as an effective counterbal-
ance to the Communist dominated
territory.
While Russia's policy was adopted
four years ago, it Is only now that
we are attempting to discover what
we can do to Offset a situation
which, 1t Is realized, seriously will
endanger our security in the Pacific
area.
Only Two Actions Taken.
The Washington discussions 20
far have been inconclusive. Only
two positive actions have been
taken:
/. An order for the American Ma
rines and Vice Admiral Oscar Bad
gers task fleet to remain at Tsingtao
and preserve that strategic corner Of
China.
2. An order to rush arms and am
munition to the Chinese National
lists. The latter involves lengthy
operation which would have been
highly useful a year ago, but is
regarded as too little, too late"
now.
The talk of sending large num-
Der of American military advisers
to China is considered a mere ges-
ture. No advisers can put life into
an armed force which already has
been practically decimated.
In some quarters it is suggested
that an American expeditionary
force be sent to China forthwith.
But this idea was discarded before
it reached President Truman's ears.
Politically such q step would be
considered as an overt act Of war
against Russia. AS a practical mat
ter 1t is impossible, because We do
not have any troops, available either
in Japan or at home. for any large
expedition.
Evening star., 1948-11-25

DIOSTam fTcSl~ Dvis Tiso"'
dent Truman sends to the hill. The
Speaker is assuming that he will
return to his old post as minority
leader.
Actually all the House leadership
will slip back, virtually unchanged
to the 18th Congress set-up with
Representatives Rayburn and Nc
Cormack swapping jobs with Speaker
Martin and Representative Halleck
But on the Democratic side the
leaven of the election will be work.
ing in committees and on the hoo1
where New Dealer Rayburn can
look forward to the kind Of support
that began drifting away from him
in "A.
Have Had Body Blow.
House Republicans present nc
such clear picture. They have had
a body blow as the repudiated 80th
Congress was largely their work
and they are not minimizing the
extent of their defeat. They can't;
rs incumbent Republicans were
beaten, including Representative
Knutson, the tax-cutter, and Rep
resentative Gearhart, who knitted
the reciprocal trade agreements.
There does not exist, however, 8
Evening star., 1948-11-25

well. The annual harvest festival,
which is what Thanksgiving really
is or originally was, is being enjoyed
to the full. The farmers are thank
full.
Everybody knows by now that the
newly elected President has cause
to be thankful to the farmers. Their
votes turned the tide for him. Not
everybody. however, understands
that the farmers reciprocate the
Presidents feeling; or, at least, not
everybody understands why.
Fear Brought Action.
The farmers are grateful because
the President lifted fear from their
hearts. Fear had been growing as
they watched the prices of the things
they sell slip steadily downward
while the prices of things they buy
continued at top levels. Fear be-
came serious when the Eightieth
Congress revealed the Official Re-
publican attitude toward Govern
ment support of farm prices. Fear
energized the farmers into action
when Gov. Dewey failed to assure
them that he would force recon-
sideration of the policy set by Con-
gress. They gathered in grass roots
meetings and persuaded one another
to cast their votes for Mr.. Truman
who, talking in language they could
understand, gave them the assur-
ance they needed.
The farmers political philosophy
at the present time is summed up
in the word parity" 1t takes its
name from a formula invented by
Rex Tugwell in December, 1882,
when the famous Roosevelt Brain
Trust was preparing to move into
Washington. 1t provided for sus-
tanning agricultural prices at the
same relationship with other prices
that they had enjoyed during the
years from 1910 to 1914, good years
from the farmers standpoint
Through various devices developed
by the AAA and the CCC, the policy
seemed to work for a time and to
be good political medicine.
Whereas farm prices in 1882 were
only IS per cent Of parity, they
were 80 per cent in 1886. So the
farmers of Iowa and other such
States voted for Roosevelt again.
Gave Credit to War.
But in 1910, when prices had
dropped back to 80 per cent Of pari-
ty, Roosevelt lost States like Iowa.
He didn't get them back in 1914, al
Evening star., 1948-11-25


to excavate among the ruins Of
your luggage.
Let it be said right now that no
country on earth has as efficient
customs inspectors as those who
wear the red, white and blue sus-
picious frowns of the United States.
In ireland about all one has to do
to breeze through customs Is to
have an 20" at the start of his
name. I said my name was ONO
Lemore and they were finished with
me in minutes. In England I was
careful to whistle a few bars of
God Save the King" and His Maj
esty's men scarcely noticed me. In
Turkey, Pakistan and India my lug
gage was passed after cursory ex-
aminations that wouldn't have
turned up an elephant had I had
one in my suitcase.
All In Good Fun.
The Siamese examination took
longer. but it was all done in good
fun. The officials didn't seem to
care what you brought in; they
were just as curious as q bunch of
monkeys as to what you owned and
how everything worked. They held
up dresses to see about the length
and cut, stared at themselves in
magnifying mirrors, undid razors to
see how they worked, snapped COM
pacts open and shut for the pure de-
light OF the sound, and generally
had a good, interesting time.
But not so when you first reach
United States soil.
There's that declaration I men
Evening star., 1948-11-25
On the Other Hand
How Democrats Can Hope to Enjoy
A Thanksgiving Like This in 1850

though prices had gone up to lis
per cent of parity. The farmers, not
without justification, gave the war
credit for that, not Roosevelt.
Then came this year Of 1s48. For
q year farm prices had been fall
ing. You wouldn't know it, since
groceries still cost plenty, but the
farmers knew it. In terms Of parity,
wheat dropped from 1l6 to SO; rye
from 145 to II; corn from 157 to
Ill; oats from ia to SO; barley
from 12l to 10. All this between
September, 1947, and September,
194s. The farmers weren't going
broke, but they were getting quite
bothered.
In this situation the Republican
Congress pulled the greatest politi-
cal boner since Rum, Romanism
and Rebellion" It enacted long
range plan whereby, beginning in
1850, farm prices would not be sup.
ported above 80 per cent and the
support could drop to go per cent.
That scared the daylights out Of the
farmers.
Gov. Dewey, although pressed to
do so, failed to repudiate the action
of Congress. He appeared to- take
the farmers for granted, thinking
no doubt they would take him the
same way. They didn't.
All this is related not as another
post mortem on the election but as
a basis for q prediction. Which is
that, in order to keep the farmers
in . thanksgiving mood two years
from now. the Democratic Congress
will have to increase that 80 per
cent parity figure to 100 per cent.
Farmers organizations are planning
to show how 1t can be done.
(copyrisht 1s4s. Globe syndieats)
Evening star., 1948-11-25
wondering if, q equad stand solitary

wondering il 4 eeuld stand solitary
without going stir-craZy.
Its anna aNng, /: thotgh, that hur
customs men are as Ipatient9 'cotrr.
teous and ethcient a3as they are al
the ports OF entry are badly a,lnders
stated. and fors'a man to work D
24-hour shift is not at all unusual.
If this sitnatiorl isn't, remedtedo0 7
suggest that a select few rof US be
allowed to check our own luggage.
using. the honor system, the next
time We come In from foreign
port, r viii promise right now not
to snuggIe In more than one small
undesirable aiien per suitcase. ~, ss
Distributed fby MeNsaght Syndicate. lnc9
Evening star., 1948-11-25

even to our Sec Constantine Brown.
retary of State, who is chiefly re.
sponsible for the present plight OF
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek's
forces, that he was mistaken when
in 1916 he angrily ordered a slow
down in shipment of war materials
to the American-trained. and
equipped Chinese armies.
Reports from our military observ-
ers in Nanking are far from en-
couraging. The victories of the Ma
tionalist armies against their larger
and better-equipped Communist
foes we're mostly on paper. The
remnants of Gen. Chiang's army
made a desperate attack in the
Suchow area and obtained a tenn
porary, local victory.
Effort Now Seen Spent.
It appears, however, that this
effort now has been spent and the
Communists are expected to resume
their drive toward Nanking and the
Yangtze River with greater vigor
tIldl1 UC4OxC. oO21lC lu14C01y OboSA
ers compare the battle a week age
with the Germans last effort In
the Battle of the Bulge in Decem-
ber, 1914.
The problem before the American
Government today is what. If any
thing, can be done to save China
from becoming divided, with one
part falling under the Moscow
sponsored Communist government
and the other being plunged into a
civil war, in which warlords will ap-
pear again and will fight for the
power which offers the highest
bribes and rewards.
Moscow knows exactly where it is
going: we, however, are still in the
age of hand-to-mouth policies. No.
body here expects the U. S. S. r.
even to attempt to control the large
territory of China. Since 1914, when
it became obvious to the Kremlin
leaders that they could get almost
ANYTHING they wanted from us, a
Evening star., 1948-11-25

originally sched.
uled for next
M o n d ay ha {
been indefinitely
postponed until
Senator Taft,
policy chairman,
re t ms from
Europe.
On the House
de Speaker
Martin is telling
his people that
there Is nothing
t h ey can OF
ought to say un-
til they see what
Evening star., 1948-11-25

Inc plane Is
no more than
airborne before
the s t e W a r d S
start passing out
printed form S
about the size of
b e d S h e e t S.
These forms are
6 en- to you
with the compli-
ments Of Uncle
Sans customs
officials, dozens
of W h ON ar e
S t ra ng at
their leaShes in
Honolulu eaDer
Evening star., 1948-11-25

folders in the
shock and you
hear the ki-you,
ki-you of the
strutting turkey
cock. q a m e S
Whitconb Riley,
from memory
And it's there
that Thanksgiv-
ing reigns SUI
prene this year.
Crops have been
bountiful . a n d,
despite the re-
cent skidding of
prices, the farm
ore hano dnnn
Evening star., 1948-11-25
By David Laurence

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.
to 9 nm.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
By LoveH MeHeft

This being the Thanksgiving sea-
son, ones thoughts naturally turn to
the country. 1t is there that the
frost is on the pumpkin and the
Evening star., 1948-11-25

The converSa-
tions between
President Tru-
man and Secre-
tary of State
Marshall are
said to have
dealt with that
problem to a
greater extent
than with any
tn er interna-
t1Onal m q I I e r
which the two
men have sur
veyed.
1t is obvious
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Bv Constantine Brovn

The question Of what we can do
at this eleventh hour to save China
is the foremost problem before the
American Government at this time.
Evening star., 1948-11-25
By Doris Fieeson

The quiet word among Repub-
licans of the 81st Congress is wait
and see.
A Senate policy committee meeting
Evening star., 1948-11-25
Mclenore
Finds U. S. Customs
OfficiuIs Amuzinq
Bv Henry McLem0re

HONOLULU, Hawaii.-It's a long
fight from Tokyo to Honolulu, but
passengers do not have enough idle
time to get into mischief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-29
Budget Bureau and Civil Service
To Explain Number of Workers

The Budget Bureau and the Civil
Service Commission are teaming up
to produce report simple enough
for child to understand" to ex-
plain why there are double the
number of Federal employees there
were before the war
Civil Service Commissioner Flem-
ing an Joseph E. Winslow, person.
mel adviser of the Budget Bureau,
agreed to launch the project yester-
day at the request of Chairman
LANCER of the House Civil Service
Committee.
1t all began when Senator LANCER
summoned the officials to explain
why so many people work for the
Government.
Hearing Called Suddenly.
They appeared at a hearing called
suddenly by the North. Dakotan,
who also wanted to know whether
every agency is living up to the
Byrd-Langer amendment to the 1916
Federal Pay Act. The amendment
set an overall personnel ceiling and
intructed the director of the Budget
Bureau to apportion the workers in
all agencies.
Mr.. Winslow promised to furnish
o breakdown of the personnel CELL
ings to the committee.
Senator LANCER said he wanted
1t understood his sympathies are
with the Government agencies and
their personnel problems.
But tell me-" he asked, how you
are going-to go before an appropria-
tons committee and justify that
there are 100000 personnel now
when there were only 100000 before
the WARP"
The Budget Bureaus Justification,
Mr.. Winslow said, is that only
enough personnel have been hired
to be paid by funds authorized by
Congress-and they carry out only
functions that have been authorized
by Congress"
Mr.. Flemming came UP with an
ther solution-that most increases
in personnel have come through
new agencies or those whose activi-
ties have expanded tremendously.
At the beginning of this year, he
said, there were 1,999,183 Federal
workers, hired at cost of $6000,-
100000 a year. But of that total,
IA per cent, or 1,495.17 are working
In only three departments - the
military establishments, the Vet
Grams Administration and the Post
Once.
Fine, fine" broke in Senator
LANCER. That's the kind of infor-
nation we need to show in simple
terms why there are so many work.
ers."
Report on All Agencies.
So the officials agreed to compile
O report showing functions of all
agencies, whether they have lost or
gained duties, and what all the
duties are.
But keep 1t brief enough so that
every one will read it, Senator Lam
ger said.
1--WE want no 200-page report. If
you come in with a 20-page report,