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Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31
Orphan
Had
Ideals

~a4AlP Al the stage
tradition. He had innate quality
and a mack for opportunity He
got two rooms above the New
Sheridan, saloon, restaurants and
palace of chance, at a glance. in.
appropriate environment for an
orphan child Of six. The kids best
friends were a faro-dealer, who
gave him a pearl derby hat, and 3
waitress named Fanny Dempsev.
who cajoled him to eat oatmeal for
breakfast instead Of steak and
fried potatoes.
AZ ten he bought from anOth.
er free enteFpriser q popcorn
route among the brOthels AZ
Telluride and by all the laws
Of social science he shOula
have been hanged &C Canyon .
City about 1910.
The pearl derby became his
crown. He wore it to bed. like the
kings in the comics. and when ~
austere female got him q straw
sailor with long silk ribbons at the
back and promised to take him a
the circus il he would throw awav
the derby he turned his back on
her and the circus. She left town
and never saw him again although
she was his own grown-up sister.
reared in a convent and recentlv
married She made an unpleassnt
impression in a matter Of loyalty.
To abandon the hat he would have
had to repudiate the faro dealer
Miss Fanny Dempsey and the
older brother. Of course, gave him
The outlines Of the spiritual tradi.
tons of the United States and
evidence shows that q little bow
rom standing start Ia q SELDOM
an become a fne citizen.
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31

This young man,
now n nearing e 20,
found himself in Tel
uride, Colo. a gold
camp in the stage
Milford chronicle., 1948-12-31
Business And Financial Outlook For 7o7o
By ROGER w. BABsoN

loco - total volume of business for 1949 will be
soSt sna .an that OF l948 There surely will be many
Evening star., 1948-10-09

the Philistines. Amalekites. Edomites and
Phoenicians from whom modern inhab-
itants of the region may descend. All OF
these peoples disappeared from the world
scene long ago, but it has not been proved
that they utterly perished. The Bedouins
of 1948 conceivably could be traced back to
the classic enemies referred to in the
Eighty-third Psalm: They have said,
Come, and let us cut them off from being
a nation; that the name of Israel may be
no more in remembrance"
Both Jews and Arabs would like to have
the Negeb. Count Bernadotte's idea was
to give it to the latter in trade for Galilee
in the north, which he thought ought to be
an integral portion of the new state of
Israel. A few Zionist pioneers already are
working in the desert, and scheme for an
irrigation system based on the upper Jordan
has been Sketched for future development.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Sturs and jars

The morn is bright, the mind Is gay,
But I'm kitchen -slaue today
It's canning time-l turn my eyes
On jars to Wash and sterilise.
But somehow don't mind it much
The fruit is ripe beneath my touch,
The boiling sirup on the stoue
Makes me forget that tDould roue
Where orchard paths, once pink and Ohits
With falling petals, 1,o,o inuite
Who looks for beauty to obserue
The truited treasure to preserve,
For 1ointer store and holidays,
For friendly hands and hearths ablase. ..
Thus uplitt my heart to stars
While packing peaches into jars.
LYDIA B. ATKINSON.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
A Jittery President

The most charitable explanation which
can be offered for the deplorable speech
made by the President in Jersey City is
that Mr. Truman is suffering from bad
case Of electioneering jitters.
One other possible reason suggests it
self Jersey City put on quite show for
the President. The people turned out, the
streets were gaily decorated and the fire
works were impressive. This was the
handiwork of Boss Hague-the same Boss
Hague who opposed Mr.. Truman'S nom
ination and predicted that the Democrats
would lose New Jersey by 100000 votes
with a Truman ticket. BOSS Hague has
changed his tune now, predicting that
Mr. Truman will win. and the President
returns the compliment by addressing him
as my good friend, Frank Hague.~ Per-
haps the Hague demonstration proved so
exhilarating to the President, who has been
battling against heavy Odds that he was
oblivious to reckless implications of his ad-
dress. Whatever the explanation, how
ever, it was disturbing performance.
The hopes of the free world are pinned
on the United States and the strength of
our economy. Our foreign policy today is
based on the expectation-our own as we'll
as that of other states-that there will
be continuing flow of assistance from
this country to the free nations. Without
that expectation the whole undertaking
embraced in the Marshall Plan would COL
lapse. The fact that it is succeeding, and
not collapsing, is attributable in important
part to the faith that free nations have
In the strength of the United States.
The effect of Mr. Truman's speech, if
any one should believe what he said would
be to destroy that essential faith. The
President told his audience that a return
to reactionary government in the United
States would be tragedy. fol-, the whole
world, He did not specifically mention the
Republicans But his obvious meaning was
that Republican victory would bring a
return to- reactionary government, which
would be followed by weakening of our
economy, that would result ip-A-swprld
tragedy. > "'
Not many Americans will take this ar,
rant nonsense seriously They can recog-
nize political claptrap when they hear it,
but it is not so certain that our friends
abroad will be able to do So
One of Russia's principal propaganda
weapons has been that the American
economy is going to collapse, and that
those who join forces with us will do so
at their peril. Since all indications point
to Republican victory next month, the
President ought to watch his words. With
the political outlook what it is, there is
not much difference between his forecast
OF an economic collapse if the Republicans
win, and the Communist claim that we
are faced with collapse in any event.
Even If this sort Of thing were good poll
tics, which it is not the President has an
obligation not to jeopardize the larger in
terests of the Nation for the sake of some
hoped-for partisan advantage.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

nate from portions Of space where, as far
as man knows, no stellar bodies exist. This
could mean that, far beyond the visible
range of our most powerful telescopes,
there are bodies or galaxies which are
sending electronic music" to us. The
radio-astronomers are determined to con-
tinue their electronic explorations into
space with view to finding the answer to
this and other puzzles Thus, the far
ranging beams of cosmic radiation may
tell man story that will help to fill the
voids of our present knowledge of the uni
verse. Horizons which have been limited
by channels of sight may, be extended
to breath taking distances by the new
channels of sound.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Advice to Women Riders


If women ever have wondered why it is that
men no longer step aside to let them board
street cars and buses first, they need not
consult Emily Post This present-day practice
may we'll be attributed to the fact that ca
women invariably stand inside entrances and
spend time fumbirg through their handbags
to find their fares and passes; 90 rather than
move to the rear women invariably stand in
the immediate front part of cars and buses and
thus obstruct the passages, preventing others
from moving to the rear.
Think it over ladies, and If you find your
selves guilty Of these habits, endeavor to cor
rect them; and you then will enjoy greater
consideration and recognition by the men.
ROBERT EMMETT BURKE.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Music Out of This World

PythagoraS was not so wrong, after all
The ancient Greek philosophers theory
that the universe Is one grand melody,
with its celestial members attuned to the
musical SCALE is supported by the discov-
cries being made by the new science of
radio astronomy. In short, there is music
in the stars-music literally out of this
world that may be heard with electronic
instruments based on wartime radar re-
searches.
Scientists attending a conference at
Cornell University discussed the heavenly
strains this week, not as music lovers, but
as explorers of the unknown solar systems
and other occupants of the boundless space
around our own sun and planets. 1t has
been known for some years that mysterious
sounds were being broadcast on a certain
wave band from distant points in space,
including the Milky Way. But the weird
noises now have been found to come on
many wave lengths and from many direc-
tions. With special electronic receivers,
Professor Donald H. Menzel of Harvard
Observatory has heard sounds "like a
combination of gravel falling on the roof
and the bowling Of wolves" Offhand, that
does not sound very melodious. But scien-
lists at the Cornell meeting predicted that
some day it might be possible, through
selective tuning, to produce a "cosmic
| symphony that would be appreciated not
only by astronomers as a group but by
| music lovers in general.
| The astral wailings are caused by "radar'
impulses from our own sun and from the
galaxies of the Milky Way, apparently
And. that is not all. 1t has been found
| that some of the celestial radiatons ema-
Evening star., 1948-10-09
The Neoeb

The Negeb was not always a desert All
the southern part of Palestine, assigned
to the Jews by the United Nations but
stipulated for the Arabs in Count Berna-
dottes proposals for peace, once was a
part of famous fertile crescent" between
the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf.
The name "dry land" must have been of
comparatively late origin. When the au-
thors of the early books of the Old Testa-
ment were writing, the territory was not
regarded as arid. 1t afforded abundant
pasture for cattle in the days when Abra-
ham and Sarah had their encounter with
Abimelech in Gerar. Isaac met Rebekah
at the well OF Lahai-roi, and Jacob resided
In the neighborhood until he rose up from
Beersheba" and journeyed into Egypt.
How populous the Negeb was in ancient
times Is suggested in the catalogue of the
cities mentioned as belonging to the in
heritance of the children of Judah in
Joshua, xv.21-32. At least twenty nine siz-
able towns, as well as certain villages, ex-
listed when that list was compiled. But still
more convincing evidence of the productive
character Of the wedge between the Nile
and Edom may be found in the story of the
agents sent by Moses to investigate the
environment of the metropolis of Hebron
In Canaan. According to Numbers, xiii %
23, cluster of grapes so large and heavy
that two persons were required to carry it
was cut near the brook of Eschol. Pome-
granates and figs abounded nearby. The
report Of the spies was that the land flowed
with milk and honey, the people were
strong and their settlements were walled
and very great" Even in the era of Sam
uel and David, "the south" was no barren
waste.
What actually happened to the Negeb
TO reduce 1t to its present condition is
something of mystery. Perhaps the whole
sector to which it belongs dried off as the
result of gradual elevation. This is sug-
gested by the fact that the terrain is broken
In hundreds of places by valleys which were
followed out by the force of water. The
Dead Sea, it is believed by scientists, for
merly was less salt than it is now. In other
words, 1t was fed by fresh streams in the
past. Around those rivers or creeks dwelt
Evening star., 1948-10-09
PIeu for SeIf-HeIp

A recent report by the Urban League
of Greater New York, an organization in
terested in improving job opportunities for
Negroes, says that part of the blame for
disappointing results must be assumed by
the Negroes themselves.
Negro youths, according to the report,
have failed to take full advantage of
opportunities to prepare themselves for
some definite occupation thereby making
the problem of job placement an "ex-
tremely difficult" one.
This report, of course, does not overlook
the handicaps imposed by discrimination
in employment. But it goes on to say
that the greatest need of Negro youth
today is "inspiration to do something, to
accomplish something for themselves,
without blaming everything on race preju-
dice and limited work opportunities. The
fault, the report added, belongs to every
body working for Negro betterment where
the emphasis continues to be placed on
disadvantages, with almost nothing said
about advantages"
This is fortnight criticism which ought
to be needed, not only by the Negro youth
of New York City, but by young people
everywhere. This, country has been passing
through period which has produced a
marked tendency to look to some one else
to do for us the things that we ought to
do for ourselves, and to find an alibi for
failures that are due, in part at least, to
our own lack of intelligent effort Much
remains to be done in the direction of
removing Determinations and equalizing
opportunities. But it certainly is true that
those who think themselves Disseminated
against would be better off if there should
be more effort to take advantage of the
opportunities that are available and less
of tendency to bemoan the lack of
opportunity 1t may be trite, but there
is much truth in the old saying that the
Lord helps those who help themselves
The old-fashioned comic strip may have
stepped out with the old-fashioned comic
civilization.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Taft.Hartley Act an Issue

To the Editor Of The Star
The Taft-Hartley Act is an issue in this
campaign and it is highly desirable that no
candidate for either branch of the Congress
be permitted to sneak through the final stages
general election without declaring himself
thereon. To permit 1t would be unfair to labor,
employer and the public, as well highly morally
equivocal to the candidate himself
The subject act is represented by some as
unfair and hostile to labor cannot see it as
such. The Wagner Act indeed was unfair to
unorganized labor, the employer and the pub
lie. No protection was given to either unor-
ganized labor or the public. The only unfair
practices listed in the act were such as the
employer practiced or might have practiced
against organized labor, while 1t is q matter
OF common knowledge that all employees are
capable OF, have committed, and do commit
acts that are unfair to the employer, and that
organized labor has committed and does COM
NIT acts that are unfair to unorganized labor
and in utter disregard of the public interest.
In short, the Wagner Act gave organized labor
an absolute grant Of power to be exercised
arbitrarily and at will.
For instance: In early January, 1887. Cen
eral Motors entered into contract with the
CIO under the aegis of the Wagner Act and
Wltll1A SlA lnOIlIIlS ~ IldQ 10 CONTEND Win oZ
strikes, unauthorized, to be sure; but an un-
authorized strike can kill a business as readily
as an authorized one. And under the Wagner
Act there was no redress available to General
Motors.
The Taft-Hartley Act irons out these inequi-
ties by recognizing the rights of unorganized
labor, the employer and the public as well as
the rights of organized labor. No rights under
the Wagner Act are stricken down. Only the
arbitrary exercise of the same Is forbidden by
requiring 60-day waiting period before the
right to strike is available. During this period
both State and national reconciliation agencies
are employed in attempts to adjust the differ
ences involved. In this way millions of dollars
in wages and profits are saved and the public
is protected against irreparable loss.
Since June 49, 1947, date of the act Presi-
dent Truman has used the provisions of the
same to prevent national calamities, twice
against John L. Lewis. In view of the bene-
ficial use of this act made by Mr.. Truman he
should be estopped to condemn it.
OF course, there is nothing sacred about this
act, nor was there any such quality in the
Wagner Act. It may need amending; but as
against the Wagner Act it does represent an
honest attempt at approximate justice and
equity to all concerned.
oxford, N. c. JOHN W. HESTER.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. Who sad advice is seldom welcome,
and those who want it the most always like
it the least"?-H. j.
A. Lord Chesterfield used the words In .
letter to his son, January 9, 174S.
@. How old is the doctrine Of the Trim.
ity?-R. K.
A. The conception Of the Trinity-three man.
ifestations of the one Supreme God-appears to
be at least as old as the Christian Church. The
direct command of Christ, "baptize in the name
OF the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit"
(Matthew 2819) coupled with the manifesto.
ton of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
at the baptism Of Christ by John; the benedic-
ton of St. Paul 1I Corinthians 1910, are
evidences that the early Christians held to the
concept. Apparently, the first use OF the Latin
word Trinitas. or Trinity, was by Tertullian
about AID. 200, and the Greek Triad, by The
opnilus of Antioch, about $50.
@. How many miles OF railroad track mas
the United States?-S. T.
A. In 1946 there were 403.8l2 miles Of track.
The United States has more railway mileage
than all South America, Asia, Africa and
Australia combined
@. What makes flowers fragrant?-C. A. g.
A. The fragrance of flowers Is due to special
essences or oils which the plants produce.
These oils are complicated compounds Of only
two elements, carbon and hydrogen, and are
known as volatile oils, since they escape
readily into the air.
@. What is the proper way to use aluminium
foil in an enamel dishpan to remove tarnish
from silverware?-N. T. o.
A. In an enameled or earthenware pan, place
a square of aluminium foil, add water that has
been heated almost to a boil and one table.
spoonful of baking soda and one tablespoonful
of table salt for each quart of water Place the
silverware in the solution in such a way that
each piece touches the aluminium or another
piece Of silver that is in contact with the
aluminium. When the tarnish has disappeared.
rinse thoroughly in hot water and dry. WASH
ing soda or trisodium phosphate may be used
in place of the baking soda, in which case the
water need not be quite so hot.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Jobs for Disabled

To the Editor Of The Star:
Hire the disabled. It's good business"
The Honorable Harry S. Truman, President
of the United States, has declared this week
to be Hire the Disabled Week" and exhorts
to private industry the benefits of hiring the
disabled.
We all know that many disabled people are
very capable and have proven to be very COM
petent and reliable employees However, while
our President is telling private industry to hire
the disabled, the Government bureaucrats
steadily have refused to hire the disabled.
Last year q civil service examination foH ad-
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,oriter, although it is permissible for
tOriter kno1n to The Star to use
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

ministrative and professional assistant was
given, but the bureaucrats refuse to hire from
the register because the disabled veterans are
at the head of the register. On many other
registers, set up as result Of competitive
civil service examinations, there are disabled
veterans at the head Of the register while war
service employees, who have not passed compe-
titive examinations for their positions still are
kept on in these positions
ask the President to require every Govern
ment agency to publish a monthly list of all
war service employees and the positions which
they hold 50 that disabled veterans, veterans
and others who have qualified through compe-
titive examinations, may apply for the posi-
tions and be hired within 80 days.
The disabled do not want sympathy; they
want q chance.
DISILLUS1ONED VETERAN.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Thoreau Recommended

To the Editor of The Star:
I wonder If average American men and
women know how to live? The age has become
50 mechanical that it seems that some persons
have become almost automatons But there
is q way to get back to happiness. Read
Thoreau's philosophy in Walden" I think
he had something. TOM, The IEAMf.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Questions and Answers

A reader get the answer to any question Of
fac. by yst:ps Ihe Eyenipg Star
Please inclose three (3) cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1948-10-09
Quiet in the Morning

Vulet In tne morning
To the Editor of The Star:
In these days of high pressure, nerve rack
ing living, it seems to me an antinoise cam
paign is in order, and of all the unkind and
inconsiderate makers of unnecessary noises,
nominate the following for top honors:
/. People who 60 to work early and blow
their automobile horns loudly for others,
thinking that, because they are up, everybody
ought to be-.
2. Newspaper delivery boys, whose metal
wagon wheels, clattering down cement side
walks, shatter the early morning stiffness like
thunder, and shatter the awakened sleepers'
nerves accordingly Also, the way these boys
sometimes shout at each other, one would
think they had to make themselves heard over
competitive din, such as in boiler factory.
1t Of course is impossible for city to sus-
pend all its operations for people to sleep.
But why not eliminate unnecessary noise, es-
pecially early in the morning, particularly for
those whose employment or studies keep them
engaged late at night?
BERNARD R. DEREMER.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

The old-fashioned comic strip may have
stepped out with the old-fashioned comic
civilization.
Evening star., 1948-10-09

@. Who said, Advice is seldom welcome,
and those who want it the most always like
it the least"?-H. j.
A. Lord Chesterfield used the words In Q
letter to his son, January 9, 1748.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
nnrtance by weight.

Il. portance by weight.
lie amount of each fiber used
must be stated, such as: IS per
cent wool, rs per cent cotton
hose must also be marked ac-
cording to quality. For instance;
regular" second" or
third" quality. The actual size
without stretching, must be given.
The terms, cotton Isle, "
"cerep," "combed, or carded,"
sringless," are defined in the
rules and must fulfill these tech
nical requirements.
Some things the buyer should
consider when she makes her
purchase are what fibers are used
in the hose; how the threads have
been twisted to give added elias
ITCHY; whether the stocking is
full-fashioned, circular-knit, or
some other construction.
She should also know whether
the stocking is plain ribbed or
mesh knit and if the stitches are
close together and even. In a rib
bed stocking, the buyer should
find out whether it is true or
imitation rib.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1948-11-04
syNTHET1cs VERSUS SOAP

Synthetic detergent or soap!
Textile chemists of the U. ). De-
partment of Agriculture are I'M
dertaking series OF STUDIES on
the efficiency for various pur-
noses Of the housewives tradition
allv--soap-and synthetic de-
terpents, comparatively new on
the market.
The first findings have just
been reported. They are based on
studies using white cotton fabric
soiled with an oil-grease-dlrt
combination In laundering the
soiled cotton in soft water, soap
was more efficient than all but
one type of the synthetic deter
gents. In hard water, the synthe..
tic detergents did a better Joo OF
routing the dirt than the soaps.
Future tests will be made with
other types of soil, while the ef-
fectiveness of synthetic deter
gents and soap will also be stud
led in colored cottons and other
materials such as wooden and
rayon.
Fifty-one different synthetic
detergents and granulated and
bar soaps were studied IN TINS
test with white cotton, explains
Margaret Furry, who directed the
research for the Bureau OF
Human Nutrition and Home Eco
Monies. The study is aimed to-
ward discovering best methods
and materials for efficient home
. I,,,pLoripo