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Evening star., 1948-01-28

istry Of Interior, and they can achieve a
lot through those posts. The pattern
they are following is the same as the one
that preceded the establishment of Soviet
puppet regimes in places like Romania,
Bulgaria and Poland. The Czechs are
traditionally liberty loving, and they may
be able to overcome the threat by speaking
out against it now. But they are faced
with a tricky and ruthless force, and
there seems little reason to be optimistic
about their chances.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Enjoys Perlmutter Pictures


To the Editor Of The Star:
I was very much interested in the comments
of Miss Bergman in her column in Sundays
Star for January rs.
Reviewing the paintings Of Jack Perlmutter
currently exhibited at the Bush and Weeks
Gallery, she observes that the paintings can
be rented to hang in homes" and comments on
this by saying that: Frankly, find them hard
to fit into such an environment" She con-
cludes that "these paintings are best suited to
strong, vigorous optimists with back-slapping
personalities wherever they live"
1t might interest Miss Bergman, as well as
her readers, to know that we have had, over
period of time, number Of Perlmutter paint
ings in our home which is a simple, unpre-
tentious apartment. We have gotten so at
tached to some of the paintings that we hated
to part with them We now own Perlmutter
and are very happy living with 1t, although
we do not consider ourselves family Of back
slapping personalities.
NM. JACK oM&1.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Snow Tracks at Dawn

wonder Dlat small creatures come
and go
Across the la1on deep In the 0tnter night:
I try to read the hieroolyphs they urtte
In silper letters on page OF sno1o; go
They aDeaue their minute patterns to
and fro
In stitches fine and delicate and light
Here lies their record of nocturnal flight,
Itinerdried in intdglto.
Yet uhat these creatures 1Oere, 1here they
hare gone
I do not know; II rabbit, mouse or bird
Paid its brief ptsit to the naoonfecked
ldlDn-
And yet some Huing, senttent thing hos.
stirred, 5
And left note inscribed for me at daDs
Haze ] but eyes to read the hidden Dord.
MAE WINKER GOODMAN.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Stars, Men and Atoms
Disease Curve Rises Fust :
Beginning at Age Of IS
u. S. Public Health Service Reports
on 25-Year Survey in Hagerstown
Rv Thomas X. Henry

on 2S-Year Survey in Haserstown
By Thomas r. Henry
| The big downhin slide starts at about the
18th year.
From that time on the incidence rate Of
chronic diseases, requiring more or less regular
care Of q physician, goes up very steeply &C.
cording to an extensive study just reported by
the United States Public Health Service.
More than rs years ago the little city OF
Hagerstown, Md, was selected as thermome-
ter of national health, with an intensive survey
of the actual conditions among nearly 2,00O
white families. Health conditions Of all the
individuals Of all the age groups were recorded.
Since then there have been resurveys to de-
termine what has happened to the group as Q
whole and how many Of those In perfect
health in 1928 since have become chronically III.
IS Out of 1000 Ill ut 2S.
At as, the resurveys show, about IS persons
per thousand have some chronic illness or
major physical disability. such as might be
due to serious accident. Up to this point
there has been no notable increase with age.
A gradual increase then takes place to q
rate Of about 100 cases per thousand at Is.
From this point on the curve goes up very
rapidly. There are nearly $50 chronically Ill
per thousand at go. In the next 10 years the
rate goes up to 400 per thousand. At 80 more
than half Of the group needs the regular care
Of a physician and at 80 the rate is more than
900 per thousand.
The study, just reported by DR.. p. s. Law
renee of the Public Health Service staff, is con-
sidered Of particular significance because Of
the known fact that the average age of the
American population now is on the increase
while there is no decrease in the population
total. During the next half century there will
be more and more persons between 30 and 10;
with the need Of more doctors to care for
them.
This Is especially true, the report points
out, because the average duration Of illness
increases progressively with age. The study
is considered confirmation Of what long has
been assumed without reliable statistical proof.
Breakdown of Figures.
A breakdown of the figures according to the
report, shows that Of every 1000 persons who
are well at the age of As. 100 during the next
five years will require medical attention for
the onset of chronic disease or major i'm
pairment. few of them will require almost
constant medical care of some nature until
they die Nearly Is per cent of the persons
well at so will develop chronic ailment in
the next five years. These increase to about
40 per cent at 10, 81 per cent at so and 30 per
cent at 80, although with advancing age the
number Of persons subject to risk of develop
ing chronic disease decreases with the age
composition Of the population.
The survey showed that the total death
rate for Is years was about 178 per thousand
-196 for males and 158 for females. The ex-
cess Of male over female deaths held for every
age group except from 10 to 10. On the other
hand. women were more likely to become
chronically i'll with advancing age.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
If oil Exports Were Halted

There is nothing like an empty fuel
tank on a cold morning to bring home to
the average citizen the gravity of the oil
shortage. Too often it is only then that
he begins to take seriously the appeals Of
officials for conservation measures, or the
warnings about national defense impair
ment or the need for urgent steps to in
crease the oil supply of the Nation.
It is understandable that with this be-
lated appreciation of the seriousness of
the problem there should come renewed
demands for curtailment or halting of oil
shipments abroad, along with recon-
mendations of officials for building up a
great synthetic oil industry. Senator
Bridges, whose constituents in New Hamp-
shire, like most New Englanders, are par
ticularly hard hit by the oil shortage, has
introduced a bill to embargo oil exports
for one year, except those intended for
our occupation forces abroad The House
Committee on Interstate and Foreign
Commerce has recommended "the i'm
mediate cessation of the expectation of all
petroleum products" pending study of
the whole export problem.
To the householder who cannot get all
the fuel oil he wants to heat his house
during this cold wave, the embargo pro-
posals are bound to have a great deal of
appeal. But, as President Truman wrote
the House Public Lands Committee, Con-
gress should consider any such drastic
embargo plans with extreme caution"
The advantages Of a sudden abandonment
of oil exports should be weighed against
the disadvantages In the first place, our
total exports last year amounted to less
than per cent of our total production.
Britain and Western Europe were the
principal buyers. Undersecretary of Com
merce Foster testified yesterday that ex-
ports have played relatively minor"
role in creating the present shortages
Since the war our oil exports have dropped
below prewar levels. The sharpest reduc-
ton in percentage of supply exported was
in heating oils, which are subject to export
controls.
The sudden cutting off of these exports
would upset traditional trade system and
cause severe scarcities in countries where
oil products already are raticled. It
would tend to undermine the Marshall
Plan for European recovery before it could
get well started. It would cause i'll feeling
toward America Of a type that would play
into the hands of the Communists
The more sensible approach is that sug-
gested in another part of the House
Commerce Committees recommendations,
namely, study of the whole oil export
import situation by a joint committee,
with view to formulating national
fuel policy. In addition, serious attention
should be given to the urgent recon-
mendations of Defense Secretary Forrestal
and Interior Secretary Krug for an i'm
mediate start on a synthetic oil program
adequate to the country's economic and
military needs in the next decade. Since
it looks as though the oil shortage is here
to stay for considerable period, Congress
should face the problem as a long-view
proposition requiring long-view remedial
measures. Hasty, ill-considered stopgap
expedients may do the Nation more harm
than good.
Evening star., 1948-01-28

@. Where was Prince Bernhard, husband OF
Princess Juliana Of the Netherlands, born2-
NJ. w. G.
A. Prince Bernhard was born in jena, Ger
many, in 1911. He became naturalized citizen
Of the Netherlands in 1885.
@. What proportion Of the American people
are underfed?-R. P.
A. A Government study Of 1941 showed that
one-third Of the families of the United States
were ill-fed according to present day standards
of adequate nutrition. Only one-quarter Of
the families had diets that could be rated good.
@. In double ring ceremony is 1t correct
for the bride to buy the bridegroom's wedding
rng?-P. H.
A. The bride buys the wedding ring of the
groom and places 1t on his finger during the
ceremony, Immediately after she has received
her ring from him.
@. What term Is used to designate fear
Of being in q house?-J. Y.
A. Abnormal or morbid dread of being In o
house is known as domatophobia from the
Greek donna, donates meaning "house" plus
phobia, fear"
@. What country consumes the most candya
L M. -.
A. The United States. At the end Of 1946,
the United States had 1882 candy manufac-
turers and plants while the rest of the world
had 1,739.
@. How many people marched in President
Franklin D. Roosevelt's first inaugural paradeP
B. K. S.
A. Approximately $4,000 marched in a pro-
cession that took more than three hours TO
pass the reviewing stand.
O. What is the origin Of the expression
mantle of the law"?-C. E. H.
A. 1t is based upon Jewish custom. The
use of mantle to cover the scroll OF the
Pentateuch Give books Of Noses dates from
the custom of spreading layer Of fine silk
over the full length of the scroll so as to pre-
vent injury to the text.
@. How many obelisks like Cleopetra's
Needle in New York are in existence?-C. NJ.
A. The practice Of removing obelisks from
Egypt began as far back as the 9Th century
B. G.. when one was moved to Nineveh. At
present Istanbul has two; New York, London,
Rome and Paris one each The largest Is IN
the piazza of st. John Lateran, Rome.
@. When did the chewing gum industry be-
gin to function?-M. 2.
A. The chewing gum industry dates from
about 1860 when an American inventor while
making an unsuccessful attempt to vulcan1ze
the sap of the sapola tree for rubber substi-
tute, discovered similarity Of chicle to spruce
and cherry gums which hitherto had been the
main chewing gums known.
G. How long has the Triad Society been Ia
existence?-S. G. T.
A. The Chinese Hung or Triad Society Ia
believed to be the largest In the world and
has existed since AID. 1885,
Evening star., 1948-01-28

This photograph illustrates the objec-
tions raised by Mr.. Donn against q fu7sda-
mental alteration OF the design OF the
south facade OF the White House. The
"slots" cut in the 1oaI to accommodate
the beams Intended to support the con-
crete and tile floor of the proposed balcony
are not more than 8 inches abope the
pedin,ents OF the first floor toindosos. The
floor of the balcony ,Dill destroy the effect
OF the pediments, casting them IN deep
shadoto.
most beautiful buildings the essence of the
feature which was intended to be the focal
point Of the entire facade.
i' But Will We Never Learn?
Comment has been made that other Presi-
dents have successfully countered public opin-
ion. This is true, but many mistakes, were
made when we were suffering from growing
pains and before we had qualified guidance
History finds no fault with essential changes
such as the introduction of baths or interior
expansion in attic or basement areas, or with
Jefferson's terraced wings to broaden the base
upon which the building rests. History is kind
to Mckinley when he listened to technical
advice and set aside the embellishments pro-
posed by ambitious advisers, and 1t commends
Theodore Roosevelt for his authorization of
sweeping restorations to eliminate the previ-
ously imposed Pullman architecture it
will not be kind to a President who disregarded
public opinion and the advice of qualified
commission established by Congress and his
predecessors to prevent the repetition of just
such blunders.
This tinkering with the White House should
be stopped now and forever. Congress was
quick to act in 1946 and the White House play
room and museum were headed off Congress
can act again and this time 1t should safeguard
all of its public buildings in the National Capt.
tai area as it safeguarded the Treasury in 1870,
forbidding any alteration or undertaking other
than maintenance unless authorized and
covered by specific appropriation and unless
approved by its agent, the National Conmis-
sion Of Fine Arts. EDWARD w. DoNN, Jr.
Fellow, American Institu1 lot Architects
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Traces Error to The Star

To the Editor Of The Star:
In The Star for January 20, Star columnist,
Constantine Brown. took to task the group of
81 men, including Albert Einstein and Arthur
Morgan, who recently issued report on the
militarization of this country, because they
made mistake in research. Mr.. Brown used
as an illustration the fact that John Peurifoy,
who was listed in the report as graduate of
West Point, actually left West Point two years
before graduation.
Constantine Brown and The Star may want
to know that the assertion that Mr.. Peurifoy
is West Point graduate first appeared in The
Star of February 2, 1947. The reference in the
report issued by the 81 men was taken from the
list which appeared in The Star of that date.
JOHN M sWOMLEY, Jr., Director,
National Council Against Conscription.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Other Statesmen's Errors

To the Editor of The Star:
The Star has established such an unusual
reputation for accuracy and honesty that 1t
was most annoying to read your biased, unfair
attack on ex-President Herbert Hoover's pre-
dictions and his plan for foreign aid.
Does any one question Thomas Jefferson's
great craftsmanship although he is on record
as saying that 80 generations would be re-
quired to settle the territory included in the
Louisiana Purchase?
Has every one except few Of us unrecon-
structed Middlewesterners forgotten Mr.. Roose-
velt's empty promises to the mothers and
fathers Of America?
There are few men, If any. in public life who
can stand a microscopic examination OF their
every word. Please don't treat Mr.. Hoover's
honest efforts to save America from absolute
bankruptcy as so much misguided lack OF
Imagination and boldness" h e. q.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Stooaes Must Be Stooges

To the Editor of The Star:
Have you observed how much time is wasted
on our radio programs by the continual repe-
titions of the Quiz Master? No matter how
clear and distinct is the answer to his query,
he must repeat It,
And no guest is supposed to speak more than
two consecutive sentences. Above all, no guest
is supposed to crack . joke or pull wise
crack. Have you noticed how angry the Emcee
Gets Il visitor ssts laush' 1t b sad.
ELMER q. HELM.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Italian Pictures Appreciated

70 the Editor Of The Star:
was interested to see the reproductions you
published in The Star of January 18 Of pictures
recently acquired by our National Gallery.
The Portrait of a Youth" shows a rather
solemn boy with dark hat on, and luxuriant
hair flowing down on his shoulders. It is a
carefully and beautifully painted picture.
Bellinis picture of the Madonna and Child"
also is graceful and beautifully done.
The restoration of Tintoretto's Madonna
and Child" as shown in The Star of January
20, is likewise interesting. The Italians have
been great painters for centuries.
H. B. BRADFORD.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
The President as Model Citizen

To the Editor Of The Star:
Should the people Of the United States not
look to its first citizen, the President and
Chief Executive, as model in the observance
Of its sentiments regarding the preservation
Of its sacred historic monuments, as expressed
unanimously by commission duly established
by an act Of its Congress?
In spirit If not legally, the opinion Of the
Fine Arts Commission should be as strictly
complied with by our first citizen as though
Congress had made 1t mandatory.
MAX HANSMANN
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Senator Taylor a 'Letdown'?

70 the Editor Of The Star:
I listened to Senator Glenn Taylor over the
radio on the Meet the Press" program, and
frankly was amazed at his ideas What do
the people of Idaho really think of him? Are
they ashamed of him, or does he really express
their point of view? It certainly is letdown
for that State after having man like Senator
Borah represent them. Oh, yes, Senator Taylor
said he was an Americana G. L.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Questions and Answers

reader can get the answer to any. question
Of fact by writing The Evening Star fnforms tion
Bureau, 316 street NE. washington 2 D. C.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
Letters to The Star

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address of the
,oriter, although 1t is permissible for
writer knoDn to The Star to use a
nom de plume. Please be brief.
Evening star., 1948-01-28
BY THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

G. Where was Prince Bernhard, husband Of
Princess Juliana Of the Netherlands, born?-
M. w. G.
A. Prince Bernhard was born In Jena, Ger
many, in 1911. He became naturalized citizen
Of the Netherlands in 1886.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-03-04

Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Berdell Huber.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Watt and sol
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Willard Jennings and son
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Winegardne,
and daughters of Waynesfield spent
Sunday eve with Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Younkman.
Word has been received here of the
death of Mrs. Aaron Meyers of Fos-
toria, due to heart ailment follow
ing an appendicitis operation. Mrs
Meyers will be remembered as the
former ley Swaney of this COM
munity. Burial will be at Pleasant
Hill.
Marian Rae Bell was dinner guest
of Doris Berryhill, Thursday eve.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Hartman and
family spent Friday eve with Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy seoles.
Charlotte Carrathers and Joan
hlckheli were guests Wednesday eve
of Joanne Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings and
son and Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Watt
and son Of Lima were Sunday eve
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Raw
mond Stratton and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Fisher and Miss
Ida Owens called on Mrs. Sarah Oates
and Miss Claribel Owens, Tuesday
afternoon.
The community will hold their
meeting this Thursday eve at the
Community house.
The WSCS of Pleasant Hill viii
meet with Mrs. Idonna Huber, Thurs
day p. m. of next week. The theme
for March is Christian Highways in
Japan"
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-03-04

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph McGranahan
nave returned home from a several
weeks tour Of the West.
I. A, Amstutz returned home
| Wednesday evening after spending
two months in the home of his SON
Harley and family in Los Angeles,
Calf. S'N''
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Snavely and
family of Holgate, spent Sunday
with their folks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese made
business trip to Columbus last
week.
Mrs. C. D. Steiner received word
last week of the death of her sister
Mrs. Emma Mcdonald. Mrs, Nc
Donald had lived in the state of
Oregon for many years.
Rev. Albert Hager of GroveIand.
ILL, visited his brother Levi, here,
last week.
Mrs. Elizabeth Amstutz is spend
ing several weeks with her daughter
Mrs. L. C. Kraft and family at
Leslie, Mich.
Mrs. VIM. H. Steiner of Lima
spent Monday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bueher and
son Roger of Ottawa Lake, Mich,
spent the week end with their folks
here.
Graveside rites were held at 2,
P. M. Saturday in St. John Menn-
onIte cemetery for the two-day old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Brown of
Ft. Wayne, Ind, who died Friday.
Rev. Frank Harder officiated. Mr..
and Mrs. Menas Gerber of Pandora
are the maternal grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elan Suter left late
Friday night to be at the bedside of
their son Winfred, who is seriously
i'll in Hartford, Conn, hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morrey Gaskins and
David Thrapp, Mrs. Gaskin's mother
and aunt of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. |
s. S. King were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Thrapp
and Audrey.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-03-04
SHORTS AND MIDDLINGS

Farmers reported February 1 that
they intended to purchase 20 per
cent fewer chicks in 1948 than they
bought in 1947.
The number of livestock on u. S.
farms has been declining continuous
ly since the peak was reached in
1914. The drop in 1947 included a
reduction of $4,000 head of dairy
cows.
Livestock producers in the south
ern states are calling on research
workers to find a way to combat
anaplasmosis, which kills DO per cent
of the cattle infected. Tt is presum-
ed to be caused by a microscopic
parasite spread by ticks or other
carriers.
The best chance of profits from the
194s pullet flock is to get fall and
early winter egg production. Even
with good conditions for growth, the
puIlets will be $50 to 1s0 days old
before being ready for egg produc-
ton; so chicks brooded in March are
most likely to start production when
egg prices are highest.
Complete weather records for 1947
show about four inches more rainfall
for the year than the Ohio average,
eight and one-half inches less snow
than average, and ID days less grow
ing season. Rain was badly distribut-
ed, with 20.56 inches falling in
April, May, June and only so inch
in the six weeks following June 30.
The annual average income of city
wage earners about doubled from
1889 to 1945 and was $1,000 a year
more in 1916 than the average in
come of farmers, but the farmers
had some of their food and their
home to partly balance the difference
in money income. More than one
third of the city wage earners had
incomes above $4,000 in 1945.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Clate Henderson were
Sunday p. n. callers of Mr.. and Mrs.
&. M. Gleason and family.
Miss Marlene Gleason spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Stines in Lima.
Mr.. and Mrs: Leslie Thompson and
son Dean were callers last Wednes-
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Phillips.
Clarence Shulaw called Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Andrews and
family were entertained for Sunday
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Reichenbach.
Mr.. Earl Younkman and daughter
Sondra were Saturday callers of Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Younkman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Huber, son
Edgar and daughter Mae were We'd
nesday eve dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. CIoyce Ernest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Shindeldecker
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Bell and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Gratz have
purchased the Shindeldecker farm.
We welcome them into our COM
munity and wish them and the Shin
deldeckers the best of luck in their
new locations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clate Scoles spent
Sunday eve with Mr.. and Mrs. Ly-
man Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cloyce Ernest were
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1948-03-04
Pleasant View

H. F. Warren suffered a stroke OF
appoplexy Saturday and is in a
serious condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Whistler have
returned from several weeks visit
with relatives and friends in Florida
The Friendly Couples class met in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo
Hanna and family, Friday eve.
Nile Newton, who has been con-
fined to his home with the flu, is inn
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Dukes and
family of near Findlay spent Sunday
eve with Mr.. and Mrs. D. L. Harris
and family.
A large number from this vicinity
attended the basketball tournament
at Findlay last week. Mt. Cory will
play at Bascom Saturday eve.
Neighbors and friends held fare
well gathering in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Wilkins last Sunday
eve. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkins are leaving
for California where they expect to
make their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Carr left last
week on a sightseeing trip to Florida.
The Ladies Harmony Circle will
meet in the home of Mrs. Leland
Frantz, Thursday, March IL. Mrs.
Myron Reichenbach will be program
leader; topic, What Does Easter
Mean to Me-" Mrs. Donald Harris is
assistant hostess.