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Evening star., 1948-08-15

step will seem dull and tedious.
Remember the last time you
drove to the beach this summer?
You sat in the drivers seat for
three hours and it never occurred
to you that it was pretty tiresome
to keep your hands on the steering
wheel, your eyes glued to the road
ahead, your foot on the accelera-
tor.
Well, try this experiment: See
how long you could 60 through
the motions of driving if you left
the car parked at the curb and the
ignition off. Without a destina-
ton you'll become restless, con-
scious of persistent throbbing in
your arms and neck. Chances are
you wouldn't want to keep this
up for three minutes, let alone
three hours.
s. Obstacle Course. Avoid
stuffy. noisy rooms with bad light
ing and poor equipment. Your
body will be tensed to shut out
noise, your lungs straining for a
decent supply of oxygen and your
eyes constantly fighting to make
out the words on a sheet of paper.
I. WeH-Bala,,ced Diet. Food
is the fuel you use as energy,
but this doesn't mean you should
overdose yourself with vitamins
and minerals. According to Lieu
tenant Colonel D. B. Dill, who
was an Army expert on nutrition,
it takes well-balanced diet to
assure maximum vigor and we'll
being.
& Prepare for Sleep. Most sci
entists maintain that you can't
be active for Is to 18 hours and
then jump into sleep. The wheels
of your body and mind must quiet
down before recuperative rest will
come. So do whatever Gains you
best - drink hot milk, if you like.
take long walk, read a novel.
DR.. Morris Fishbein, editor of
the journal of the American
Medical Association" suggests
cutting down on the intensity
of your thinking one hour before
retiring. 1t really doesn't matter
how you 60 about it as long as
you're relaxed and ready for sleep
when you get into bed.
3. Warning. If you've worked
hard all day, you have a right to
feel moderately tired.
But remember that fatigue, like
pain, is a danger signal, sign that
the time has come to slow down,
take stock, see what's wrong with
your program of living - and find
a way to relax. The End
Evening star., 1948-08-15
Ounce of facts
is worth pound
of"Wondering"
Tampox con replace external
sanitary pod-hos confidence
Of miiIions-invenfed by doctor

Above are a few
essential facts
about the Tam
pax method of
monthly sani-
tary protection
"a method that
discards belts,
pins, external
pads and all
outside para
phernalia. To-
day millions of
women know
Evening star., 1948-08-15
GREETINGS from

GREETINGS from
a nezv friend Big
Ben Electric Alarm!
He's so handsome
you'll want to show
him off in the living
room. Like all West
clox, he's trustworthy.
And because he runs
electrically you sim
ply set him for the
time you want to wake
up and forget him.
Evening star., 1948-08-15

Tw-8-15-4S
, 1948-12-22
Conference Urges Removed Of
Caribbean Truvel Restrictions

Removal of unnecessary res
~trictions on traffic by sea and.
by air within, to and from the
Caribbean was advocated by
the West Indian Conference at
its recent plenary session as a
principle to which the Carib-
bean Commission should adj
here.
This followed a recommend
alton submitted to the Con-
ference by the special commit
tee appointed to consider the
Report on Transportation and
Communications prepared for
the Commission by Rear Adj
miral ]. E. M. Ranneft Of the
Royal Netherlands Navy.
The resolution, however,
was not passed without COM
ment. Mr.. j. O'Connor, Trini-
dads official delegate, made
out the case for the retention
of existing regulations. Mr..
O'Connor felt that some air
lines which were operating
along unremunerative routes,
were deserving of protection
on the more paying aerial traf-
fic highways, in order to en-
able them to offset the disad-
vantages entailed by such UNI
economic undertakings. He,
however, was not against the
principle of the motion, pro-
vided that the Caribbean Com
mission kept his point under
consideration.
Mr.. Beaujon, Of Curacao,
Chairman Of the Committee,
- AE -.
expressed regret at Mr.. o.
Ccnnor's qualified approval
, 1948-12-22

of the recommendation, and
drew the attention of the con-
ference to the fact that the
Netherlands have always been
one of the foremost champions
of the principles of freedom
of the seas and free trade.
Therefore his government
viewed with considerable con-
Germ the restrictions on air
borne commerce which have
been gradually but surely, le-
gally or de facto, growing in
the various territories.
The conference then passed
unanimously the recommends
ton for the removal of restric-
tons on traffic by sea and air
contained in the report, which
reads as follows:
Free shipping and free ira
yelling by air within, to and
from the Caribbean Area i. e.,
the removal of all forms of dis
criminatory action and unnec-
essary restrictions affecting
shipping and air travel engag-
ed in international trade SO as
to promote the availability Of
shipping and air services to
commerce in the Caribbean
Area without discrimination,
is a principle to which the
Caribbean Commission should
adhere.
This recommendation Of the
West Indian Conference was
submitted to the Caribbean
Commission, while in Guade-
loupe, for its consideration &
action.
, 1948-12-22
SCHOOL COLUMN
Contributed by the
christiansted Public Grammar

organizations functioning in
the school is the school Safe
ty Patrol Movement. It was
started 80 years ago and has
proven so effective that to-
day it is a national institution.
This movement has grown to
such an extent, that today in
the U. S. there are $4,000
youths who daily safeguard
the lives of 100000 pupils.
! AS a mark of Identification,
Patrol members are given
White Sam Brown belts and
badges. Thus, he is easily re-
cognized by his classmates &
also secures the cooperation Of
motorists.
Patrol Boys are responsible
boys who have been selected
by the principal and teachers
land instructed carefully in
their duties. Their job is to re-
mind schoolmates of the safe
ty rules learned in school and
see that they cross safely.
The School Patrol benefits
the Patrol members as well as
the School. "A School Patrol
member, upon acceptance Of
his responsibility, is impressed
by the need for punctuality &
strict attention to duty. This
helps to build up his morale,
thus fitting him to be a good
citizen.
The privilege is much
sought and as generally, only
Pupils of good class standing
are chosen. It creates an in
centive for better work and
department, thus benefiting
the school. Problem boys
have also been placed on the
Patrol, with the result that
marked Improvement was
shown in their conduct.
The School Safety Patrol
has become a vital part Of
youth training. AS we are try
ing to keep up with the chang
ing times, we note how the
boys are voluntarily assuming
responsibilities which will fit
~ &EA 4h @#HMg 1900
, 1948-12-22
ST. cRoIx REAL I A
FOR SALE

Croix, approved November 3,
1948, sealed bids are hereby in
vited for the following proper
ty belonging to the Municipal
lily Of st. Croix:
Parcels Of Estates Longpoint
and Cotton Garden:
Matricul No. 81. containing
s3.7 acres. more or less
Matricul No. 90. containing
22.8 acres. more or less
MatTicul No. SO. containing
1923 acres. more or less
Parcels Of Estates Isaacs Bay
and Jacks Bay:
Matricul No. IS. containing
1854 acres. more or less
Matricul No. IS. containing
HfF
1853 acres. more or less
All as shown on Public
Works Department Map Of
Parcel No. ! Of Longpoint &
Cotton Garden and Estates
L.onopoint g. cotton Garden &
Isaacs Bay & Jacks Bay. dated
23rd September. 1915. Draw
ing No. l55."
There is reserved from this
sale a 54-foot right-of-way for
public highway following the
general line of the highway
now existing; also the right to
establish rights-of-way thru
and for access to all Of the va
riouS parcels.
Bids may be submitted for
one or more parcels and must
be accompanied by certified
check for So of the amount
bid. Those of unsuccessful bid
ders will be returned. Terms,
cash on delivery Of deed in St.
Croix to purchaser or autho-
rized representative. Address
bids to Assistant Commission
er Of Finance, ST. Croix, and
indicate on envelope IBID on
Parcel No. -. Bids will be
opened at the Finance Office,
Christiansted, st. Croix, at II:
90 am. january 28, l949. The
right IS reserved to reject any
or all bids.
Evening star., 1948-04-18

Names and descriptions Of all characters in
fiction stories and semi-6etion articles In this
magazine are wholly imaginary. Any name
which happens to be the same A. that Of any
osrsoo, living or dead. 10 sutirely eoineidentaL
Evening star., 1948-04-18
ON MEETING EMERGENCIES
BY William F. Halsey
Admiral Ret

NE Captain can do 0ery wrons
if he places his Ship alongside
that Of an Enemy"
-HoRATIo NELSON
ADMIRAL NELSON wrote these words in
IA memorandum to his officers on October
9, 1905. Twelve days later he was killed
aboard his flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar,
in the hour of this greatest admiral's greatest
victory.
The detection devices and long range weap-
ons of modern warfare have made it almost
Evening star., 1948-04-18
DZnikMM;Hc

oUT-SHAWED. A foreign CORE
spondent brought us this G.. B. Shaw
story, which we never heard before:
The bearded playwright had sent
Winston Churchill a pair of tickets
to his latest play. enclosing a typical
caustic message: Here are opening
night seats for you and a friend -
if you have one"
Churchill replied promptly, re-
turning the tickets. '.Sorry I'm un-
able to use these tickets for the OPEN
ing night of your play" he wrote
But I'd appreciate tickets for the
second night - if there is one."
Evening star., 1948-04-18
KAKSH-OTTAwA

impossible for captain to heed Nelson lit
orally; but no device, however perceptive,
and no weapon, however annihilative, can
prevent man from needing the spirit of
Nelson's counsel.
In effect. Nelson was saying that the best
defense is strong offense That is a military
principle, but its application is wider than
war. All problems, personal, national or COM
bat. become smaller if you don't dodge them,
but confront them. Touch thistle timidly.
and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its
spines crumble. Garry the battle to the
enemy! Lay your ship alongside his!
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Election Year Tex Cut

The tone of the Presidents message
vetoing the tax reduction bill-a veto
which was promptly overridden by deci-
sive margins in both House and Senate
makes it rather evident that Mr.. Truman
had no hope Of stemming the pressures
behind the demand for lowered taxes in
this election year. He was writing for the
record, and the position which he has
taken is one which probably will be vindi-
Gated by later developments.
Mr. Truman made two principal points
against tax reduction at this time. One
dealt with its infiationary aspects-an old
argument based on the inevitable effect
of putting 5000, 600, 900 more into the
hands of consumers at time when con-
sumner goods continue in relatively scarce
supply. A tax cut In this amount can be
expected to result in higher prices, and
the blow will fall heaviest on the little
fellow.
The other and more fundamental OBJ
lection, is that tax reduction will weaken
rather than strengthen the United States
at time when international conditions
make strength an imperative. There are
two aspects of this. First. there Is the
loss of revenue resulting from tax reduc-
ton. Second, there Is the fact that our
troubles with Russia are going to require
expenditures which were not taken into
account when budget estimates were made.
We do not know the exact amount OF
these new outlays, but there Is every
reason to believe that they will be sub
stantial and that they will be necessary.
In the Presidents judgment the COM
bined effect of lowered revenues and in
creased expenditures will be to revive
deficit financing by the Government That,
at time when the Federal debt stands
at $253 ,000, 100000, is most serious matter.
If we are not able and willing to reduce
this debt in time Of such unparalleled
prosperity as the country is now enjoying,
then it will never be reduced. Those who
voted for tax reduction know this per-
fectly well, and the chances are that,
before long, the certainty OF another
deficit will compel the legislators to boost
taxes again.
This is what the President had in mind
when he said: "If indorsed tax reduc-
tion now, knowing that to do so would in
all likelihood mean increased taxes next
year. would not be dealing fairly with the
American people" That is a fair state
ment, and, for man seeking reelection,
politically courageous statement. Mr..
Truman is to be commended for calling
the shots as he sees them.
Evening star., 1948-04-03
A tumble in Budqetinq

AS long ago as last September the Com
missioners completed local budget
predicated on a sales tax This was
approved by the Budget Bureau and the
President and sent to Congress early IN
January The hearings on the budget
before the House Subcommittee on District
Appropriations are now underway and will
be completed within week or ten days.
But Chairman Koran Is faced with an
unusual dilemma The appropriation bill
now before his subcommittee calls for
about six million dollars more than cur
rent taxes will produce. The sales tax,
relied upon to eliminate this deficit, is
still before joint legislative subcommit-
tee, with no agreement as to its terms
And two other legislative subcommittee,
In House and Senate, have just agreed
on separate bills to increase Federal
salaries. Either bill, when its provisions
are applied to District employees, would
exhaust all or large part of the increased
revenue to come from the proposed sales
tax. Yet the immediate purpose OF the
sales tax is to prevent deficit which does
not take into account the salary increases
This tumble will be Strengthened out in
some fashion before Congress adjourns.
But as far as local government is con-
cerned, it is an atrocious system of financ-
ing this city's needs. No really sound
appropriation bill, sound tax bill or sound
salary adjustment can result when there
is complete lack of coordination between
separate and unrelated plans to spend, to
tax and to hike the cost Of local govern
ment.
The local taxpayer will suffer from this
sort of chaos. There should be a joint
committee charged with anpSopriating and
revenue-raising for the District of Colum-
bia Costs of local government should be
fixed in some relation to what the local
taxpayer can afford to pay. And If new
construction cannot be nat by current
taxation, provision should be made for
borrowing AS it is, we are apt to come
out at the little end of the horn again
this spring, facing another substantial
increase in local taxes that will be spent 10
meet higher payroll without producing
any of the Improvements in facilities and
services for which the new taxes were to
be levied.
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Anticipation

There is rapture In the scent OF spring,
Borne on the south Utnd like floating
thread,
Faint and e1ustUe, get 1t seems to bring
Promise of perfume for the months
ahead
There Is no robin on the bare -branched
tree,
There Is no qutUertng OF a feathered
throat,
And net the ear dt1atts his ecstasy,
Ready to Uibrate at the first round note.
The grass is no tphtt greener, get the eye,
Led By the mind, can see the upUars
tUist
OF seeds, the tree-bud fingers against sky,
And the curled fotrer II, the tight buds
fist
While, tDsth his stluered rnnes, the lotoly
snail
Blasons the season I'm his shining traA.
IN CATEAU DE LEEUW.
Evening star., 1948-04-03

has emphasized that this does not mean
that the inter-American system is to be
neglected: on the contrary, he has pointed
out that 1t can be bolstered effectively
through the World Bank, our Export
Import Bank and private capital. The
Bogota Conference can do much to
strengthen not merely the political soli-
darity but also the economic well-being
of all the Americas. Needless to say, 1t
is in our own interests, as well as the
interests of the rest of the hemisphere,
for the United States to contribute every
thing 1t can to that end.
Evening star., 1948-04-03
Mutual Profit in Capitalism

To the Editor Of The Star:
Muck of the current opposition to capitalism
arises from an assumption that one man makes
profit only at the expense Of another, that If
one gains another must lose. This mistaken
assumption might largely be corrected did
expositors resort more widely to simple anal
ogies.
Today's economic structure, as an example,
might be compared to a community of 10
wheat farmers in certain valley where farm
ing conditions were good but where water for
livestock was lacking. To secure water each
of the 10 farmers took long wagon trips to
point in the hills Each devoted two days
week to these trips.
Finally one of the farmers conceived the idea
Of laying an aqueduct from the hill source to
mutually convenient point in the valley. Then
he approached each of the other nine farmers
with the proposition "If you come to this
nearby source for your water instead of going
to the hills, you will have two more days each
week to give to your land. This will enable
you to till added acres. Give me one-third
OF the wheat you get from this additional
acreage for the privilege of using my aqueduct" !"
What was the result? With no increase in
working time, the other nine farmers harvested
more wheat, and of the increase they retained
two-thirds. The value of the one-third re-
ceived by the tenth farmer, after deducting
amortization and upkeep of the aqueduct
would be his reward for his initiative Or, in
economic jargon, for the entrepreneurial func-
ton he performed
Let it be noted that all 10 of the farmers
prohted. Not one of them lost.
HARRY STARK,
Caracas, Venezuela.
Evening star., 1948-04-03

ognized In lesser political Jurisdictions. Large
factions In both major parties, backed by
popular polls, have urged that the same man be
nominated for the presidency. It has been
conceded by many that. If he should consent
to run on either ticket, he would win He
has refused, with strong and plausible argu-
ments, to consent to have his candidacy ad-
yanced by his supporters In either party The
reasons he has given for refusing are based
on other than party grounds.
Would he, however, or could he, refuse the
nomination of both parties? And would the
two parties, large group in each of which
would be proud to nominate him as their own
candidate, be able to rise above purely party
interests sufficiently to recognize the will Of a
great portion of the American people and join
in nominating drafting. If necessary-the
same candidate2 WINSTON B. STEPHENS.
Evening star., 1948-04-03
The Bouotu Conference

The Pan-American Conference that Is
now under way in Bogota has on its
agenda a wide variety of problems that
fall into two broad classifcations-polit-
ical and economic. Chief among the first
are measures to increase hemisphere soli-
darity and pact for the peaceful settle
ment of disputes. The second has to do
with trade, lending arrangements and'the
relationship of Latin America to the Euro
pean Recovery Program.
AS far as it's political phase is con-
cerned, the Bogota meeting probably will
encounter little difficulty, and it can
be counted upon to produce decisions
strengthening the security of the hemi-
sphere through agreement on such
measures as mutual action against foreign
inspired subverSive programs. But the
economic phase, as indicated by Secretary
Marshall in his address to the conference,
is likely to cause some headaches-a fact
which the United States has anticipated by
including in it's delegation a number of
experts on trade and foreign loans.
Since w day several Latin American
countries have been experiencing eco
United States bought heavily from them
and they acquired dollars with which to
buy manufactured goods and machinery
from us. But now they have little of
this purchasing power left, and our in
f1ated prices, together with the worldwide
demand on our productive capacity, make
1t hard for them to keep on getting what
they need from us. Further, some of them
have felt that we have tended to ignore
them while concentrating on European
recovery measures, and they are wonder
ing how the operation Of the Marshall Plan
will affect their own economies-specifi-
cally, whether or not they will be able to
sell their raw materials to Europe and get
ERP dollars In return, and whether or not
they will be able to use those dollars to
increase their purchases of finished prod
uctS from us.
Though declaring that ERP operations
will step up the flow of dollars to Latin
America, Secretary Marshall has frankly
to see how there can be any substantial
increase in our exports of steel and heavy
machinery to our hemisphere neighbors.
This is so for two reasons-frSt, because
we are unable to produce enough to meet
all the foreign and domestic demands;
and second, because priority must be
accorded to the independent European
countries whose recovery is vital to the
long-term prosperity and security of the
New World. Some of our sister republics
may regard this as disappointing, but Sec
retary Marshall has made an effective ap-
peal to them for an understanding OF the
burdens weighing on our economy and OF
the importance of seeking first Of all, to
get Europe back on its feet.
At the same time, however, the Secretary
Evening star., 1948-04-03
"A Victory for Oleo

At long last the House will have chance
to vote on legislation to modify or repeal
the outnoded and unfair tax on oleo-
margarine. That is a privilege which has
been denied it for many years by arbitrary
action Of It's Agriculture Committees. Year
after year bills have been introduced to
eliminate the discriminatory taxes on the
butter substitute and year after year the
bills have died in a committee pigeonhole,
just as the butter lobbyists desired them
to die.
This year however the margarine forces
have shown unprecedented strength A
rising tide Of protests from housewives
weary of mixing their own colored mar
garine has been augmented by an out
pouring Of demands from new quarter
the soybean farmers. Undeterred by the
usual setback from the House Agriculture
Committee, the combined margarine cham
pions carried their battle to the House
itself. A bipartisan petition circulated
among House members has forced the
Rivers oleo bill out of committee and onto
the floor.
The 21s Representatives who signed
the margarine petition have evidenced
their sense of fair play and their faith
in democratic legislative processes. Al
though some of them may later vote
against repeal of the taxes, the signers
have shown that they believe in the right
OF the House to consider the legislation
on its merits.
Thus victory in the long fight to end
the inequities Of margarine taxes may
be in sight. For there are good prospects
of passage of this legislation, once it is
allowed to take its chances on the House
and Senate floors That is precisely why
the butter interests have fought to keep
the question bottled up in committee for
so many years.