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Evening star., 1949-02-03

ipromlSeS-ls that DeFas Fissson.
Democratic leaders on the Hill have
not yet pulled themselves together
for . solid. intelligent fight for the
Truman program.
The civil rights issue was before
Rules in the form of cloture pro-
posals to curb unlimited debate
the fllibuster by which the South
consistently blocks civil rights.
There was no reason for Rules to
dawdle. The whole question has
been debated exhaustively and what
Is at stake Is well understood.
Inertia Triumphs.
The committee has at least four
progressive Democratic members,
and its Republican minority includes
three young Republicans hellbent
for cloture and civil rights: Senators
Lodge. Knowland and Ives. But
lacking . drive from above, inertia
triumphed.
The Southern members, Senators
Stennis Of Mississippi and Long of
Louisiana. pressed for the delay
which 30 we'll serves their cause.
-Four Democrats fell in: Chairman
Hayden OF Arizona. d. kindly soul,
and three freshmen, Senators Gil
letts Of Iowa. Hunt of Wyoming
and Withers OF Kentucky, Chair
man Hayden also voted the general
proxy OF Senator Green Of Rhode
Island, civil rights advocate.
The four Republicans present
voted for immediate action: Sena-
tors Lodge. Knowland, Ives and
Jenner. They were joined by Sena-
tor Myers of Pennsylvania, the
Evening star., 1949-02-03

your vested interests. That phrase
vested interests" has cost you mil
lions Of votes over the years. Let
your interests walk around with
their galluses showing or their shirt
tails out: Few wen-dressed parties
wear vests any more.
Still another thing. Quit apolo-
gizing for being a rich mans club"
Just open it to us poor Democrats
by waving initiation and greens
fees, and let us loll around with the
men who smoke twenty-five -cent
cigars and make or lose a hundred
dollars on phone call Before you
know 1t, we'll have the urge to throw
away our stogies and put in phone
calls.
Oh, If only I had the room 7
could straighten out the Republican
Party in no time!
distributed by McNaught Syndicate, Incl
Evening star., 1949-02-03

some prominent Henry McLemore.
Republican explaining what hap
pened to the elephant in his recent
fight with the donkey.
My feeling is that if these Re-
publican big shots don't get away
from their typewriters and their
literary agents, and get out and
start ringing a few doorbells, 1852
is going to be just as disastrous
for them as was 1948. If writing
stories guaranteed victory in q
presidential election, then Clarence
Burlington Kelland or the late
Arthur Somers Roche or Adela
Rogers ST. John would have been
In the White House long ago. Not
to mention Faith Baldwin, Fanny
Hurst and Rex Stout.
Far be it from me to tilt lances
with such outstanding men as SEN
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, jr., or
Hugh D. Scott. jr. incidentally, 1t
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Inertia Triumphs
Senate Democratic Leaders Dawdle
On Civil Ri ights Program Pledge

Democratic whip. A fifth Republic
can member, Minority Leader
Wherry, was absent and did not
leave his proxy.
The vote pattern Is geographical
as we'll rs political. The industrial
State Senators stood together; those
from farm States. where civil rights
do not much influence their elec-
tions, joined the Southerners.
Senator Myers, q New Dealer who
enjoys the moral advantage Of vot-
ing his absolute convictions In these
matters, already has set In motion
plans to alter the situation by next
Wednesday when the committee
meets again. It Is q point Of prin-
ciple to Senator Myers: he is also
aware that as q practical matter the
Democrats have scant ground to
stand upon.
Nothing ON Calendar Yet.
There is absolutely nothing on
the calendar yet for the Senate to
work on. If the Southerners began
their filibuster they would not be
delaying other legislation which will
later accumulate. Hence, of course,
the South's zeal for postponements;
time works for them. When Taft
Hartley repeal, housing, education.
appropriations are ready. the Senate
has less taste for a wearying fli-
buster.
Influential Democrats are saying
somewhat vaguely that perhaps the
Policy Committee which meets FRI
day or q caucus better take UP civil
rights policy. The facts are that
the Policy Committee Is strongly
weighted with Southerners and that
the Democrats have q long history
OF avoidance Of caucuses where
they would be compelled to join the
issue with the South.
As majority leader. Senator
Barkley, Kentuckian, always
argued he could do more with tho
South on his own. His successor,
Senator Lucas Of Illinois. will 90
up for reelection In that industrial
State next year and he can hardly
afford to trifle with civil rights. But
he has yet to put q caucus behind
him in . drive for the President's s
program-which has in caucus the
safe majority 1t sometimes lacks in
committee, due to the seniority sys-
tenn.
The Republicans Of the s0th Con-
gress gave civil rights the postpone
ment treatment, too. They also got
licked November 2.
Evening star., 1949-02-03
On the Other Hand
Never Before Were So Many Minds
Engaged in Solving World Problems

do and only 50 much time. But look
at the items in one days newspa per
that we have to make up our minds
about, since every one of them has
some bearing on the question of
whether we are to have that next
war and what will happen to us If
we do.
A Few Big Questions.
Should Congress give the Air
Force billion dollars more than
the President has proposed and
flnd the money by abandoning the
idea OF universal military service?
There's no doubt about most of us
wanting to have something to say
about that, for universal service
comes home to most families. 1t Is
a political issue and the Government
Is unlikely to disregard popular
feeling.
Should we bolster up our European
Recovery Program with military
support of Western European
Alliance?
Should we help rebuild Germany
as barrier to aggressive Russia or
keep Germany too weak to launch
another Of her own aggressions?
Should the President sit down and
talk things over with Stain, assum-
ing Stain really desires to talk?
That ones easy. 1t probably
wouldn't do any good, but couldn't
do any harm.
All these questions are in one days
paper, plus some with less apparent
but just as real relation to the world
problem, although labeled domestic: {:
Questions concerning labor, agricul-
ture. natural resources. education,
health, race relations; in short, the
general welfare.
Life isn't easy any more.
Evening star., 1949-02-03

LlUIl&3 ~ Y W D
Service Ia what
an extraordi-
nary way OF
making over
lures from one
great state to
another. 1t sim
ply cannot be
taken seriously.
When the So
Wet government
decided to try
for q pact with
Hitler In Febru-
sry, 1899, 1t did
not use a Ger
Evening star., 1949-02-03

So G1lCy COulu
make some easy
dough writing
articles on what
is wrong with
the Republican
Party.
ST he N e W
South Wales Cat
Breeders Week
ly" Is just about
the only maya
zine a man can
read these days
and feel safe
that he won't
find a story by
Evening star., 1949-02-03

IAN cnle1 eXecu-
tive's desire to
make a courtesy
call.
The real truth,
however, Is that
Gen. Dutra, like
other S ou t h
American polit-
ical ! e a d e r S,
wants to have
a heart -to-heart
Ldlk WIN PreSl-
dent Truman to
ascertain what
our real policy
toward Russia
nAl Communications
Evening star., 1949-02-03

& q n d q victory
and q further
perilous delay in
consideration of
the civil rights
program pledged
by their plat
form and their
President.
VIII at W as
proved also-and
this Is serious
for the party
that promised 50
much and got
elected on the
strength Of those
Evening star., 1949-02-03

WOI III W" lCl y
largely to states
m e n, philoso-
piers, scientists
and such. Save
in democracies
t h a t happened
also to be i'm.
perial powers
B ri ain a n d
France, for ex-
amples - plain
people were not
expected to bur-
den their limited
intellects Wi t h
& ] o b a | affairs.
Rllf NAM That
Evening star., 1949-02-03
By LoWeU MeHen

This sorry old world never before
had so many minds struggling with
its problems. There was a time
when worrying over the state of the
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Bv Constantine Bro,pn

Gen. Enrico Gaspar Dutra, Presi-
dent of Brazil, is expected in Wash
ington this spring. The official ex-
PLANTATION for the visit is the Brazil
Evening star., 1949-02-03
BY Dorothy Thompson

The first thought that comes to
mind in reading Stalin's answers to
the four questions put to him by
Kingsbury Smith of the Interna-
Evening star., 1949-02-03
NcLenore-
Urges Republicans
To Ring DoorbeIIs
RM HonrM NIL o.aaxa

by HPNTv NCLPWOfe
I am beginning to believe that
the Republican Party lost the elec-
tion in November because many
key Republicans wanted to lose it
Evening star., 1949-02-03
Rv D0riS FIeeS0u

BY Doris FIeeS0N
The Senate Democratic leadership
got caught short In the Rules Com
mittee yesterday. The immediate
results were q Republican propa-
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
Dear Editor:
Dear Editor,

Dear Editor,
Can nothing be done to protect
Kennewick housewives from the
annoying calls of the door-to-door
statesmen who seem to infest this
town?
Our grievance in particular en-
Germs the magazine statesmen VINO
push their way i-to your home
under the falsest pretences, ana
will not take mo for an answer,
and the religious fanatics VINO
travel In pairs and try to foist
their particular brand of religion
upon you. Religion is fine thing,
but belongs in it's place, and
in our opinion, its place is not
being "peddled" at your front
door.
Here along Kennewick Ave,
it's lucky day that doesn't see
at least one of these pests at our
doors, usually a the. busiest time
of the day. Isn't there some sort
of city ordinance that forbids this
''trespassing" on. q persons private
property? And II there isn't, why
not? What can we do about It?
Two very annoyed housewives.
Mrs Kenneth Small, 1907
Kennewick Ave.
Mrs. Herb Henne. 1919 Kenn-
ewick Ave.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
Mint Oil Support
Not in PROGRAM

CONGRESSMAN Hal Holmes re-
ported from Washington, D. c.,
this week, that he had been dis
cussing the peppermint oil situa-
ton with officials at the Depart
ment of Agriculture in an effort
to assist growers in disposing OF
an excess supply, but that outside
of prospects of purchases by
countries with ERP funds, the
situation is not promising.
Discussing the situation with
regard to peppermint oil, con-
gresham Hal Holmes said:
"U. S. parity for peppermint oil,
was of February Is, 1949, was
$500 per pound with the growers
Of the us. averaging $6.27 per ID.
However, Washington growers
have only received an average OF
$5.85. In discussing the desira-
bility Of a price support program
for peppermint oil, the Production
and Marketing Administration re-
ports that no such program will
be initiated at this time, giving a
the principal reasons, IL U. s
peppermint oil growers received
an average price Of about o4%
Of parity for the 1948 crop, and
co 4 determination that pepper
mint old should be price-s,,p-
ported would be inconsistent with
the criteria established by the
agricultural act for 1913 for In
stituting such program.
Peppermint oil Is becoming, au
increasingly important crop In the
lower Yakima Valley and efforts
will be continued to be helpful
The EcA has recently announced
that the following funds have
been made available for several
European countries now In need
of supplies Of peppermint oil:
France, 100000; Ireland, $4,000;
Netherlands, $1,082,000 Apprixi-
mately one-third of these funds
will be used for the purchase OF
peppermint oil and such pur-
chases will be made in the United
States not later than September
1949."
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05

officer of the appropriate VA
regional office before beginning
out-patient treatment.
Formal applications for out
patient care at VA expense may
be obtained at any VA office.
Each application should include
the veterans full name and adj
dress, VA claim number and the
nature of the disability for which
treatment is needed. nj.
In cases of emergency treat
ment, prior authorization Il not
required, but the treatment must
be reported to theVA within u
days by the physician to assure
payment by the VA.
The VA also emphasized that
out-patient medical care in either
VA clinics or from private ply
sicians under the VAS home
town" medical program Is avail
able only to veterans whose dis
abilities have been officially
! determined to have been caused
or aggravated by service In the
armed forces. -. -
QUESTION OF TIE WEEK
@. When Is the National Service
Life Insurance I now hold as q
World War II veteran considered
lapsed?
A. It Is lapsed when q veteran
fails to make premium paymen,
within 81 days from the date
it was due.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
Hurold +. Nelson New
Reclamation Oficiul

r. J. Newell, Regional Director
OF the Bureau of Reclamation at
Boise, Idaho, who first went to
work for the Bureau in 1903, when
It was less than a year old, viii
retire from the Government serv.
ice on July /, Secretary of he
Interior J. A. Krug announced to-
day.
Succeeding him will be Harold
T. Nelson, presently Assistant
Regional Director for Region One,
Krug said. Region One encom-
passes the states of Oregon, WASH
ington, Idaho, Western Montana,
and portions of Nevada, Wyoming
and Utah.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
70 SHOW MAINE FIRE

Scenes showing the raging for
est fire which destroyed millions
of dollars worth Of property In
Maine in 1947 will be shown In
the film 'Then It Happened" In
q nationwide cooperative forest
fire prevention campaign now
under way and to extend into the
state Of Washington. The film
won national award in 1913.
and is available to fire prevention
agencies, according to United
States Seator Warren G. Magnu-
son. 49,.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05

a substantially higher support
level. It is estimated that the
average yield of apples in WASH
ington is about 400 bushels per
acre. Supports would be provided
up to 10000 bushels per farm.
In Washington that means-on the
average ali of the production
from Is acres would be supported.
Tin the next article. Dr.. Elm
ton will discuss the effect Of
the program on other major Wn.
farm products.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
INFORMATION
FOR VETS
VA MEDICAL RULE

Pacific Northwest veterans are
reminded by the Veterans Adj
ministration that the VA can not
pay for out-patient medical treat
ment by private physicians unless
the injury or illness Is service
connected-and then only II prior
VA authorization is obtained.
Many veterans, the VA points
out, are receiving such care with
out proper authorization In the
mistaken belief that the VA will
pay the bill. They must, how
ever, either contact the VA per-
sonally or have their doctor get
permission from the chief medical
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
Holrlenlalkers
Briefs
BIZ. Lofe11a Cewden
Asst Extension Agent

Red for Danger
A splash of red paint or bright
fingernail polish can be a handy
danger signal around the house.
The high shelf in the bathroom
cabinet, where medicines are kept
out of reach and sight of curious
children, may be painted red as
flag to other members OF the
family. Then there's the problem
Of containers for such poisonous
materials as I've preparations for
cleaning drains or insecticides.
These also must be kept where
children cannot possibly get at
them. So-they too might have
a coat Of red as distinguishing
mark.
Red also may help in emergen-
cies. The pail of sand which many
wise families keep on hand for
fire control will be easier to locate
II painted red as will the fire
extinguisher and other outdoor
faucets to which q hose must be
connected h q hurry. Red paint
also can mark the first-aid kit
Finally, red paint on the handles
OF small garden tools will help
prevent losing or mislaying them
because It will show up clearly
against the ground, grass Or foil.
age. .
How 20 Buy . House Dress
In trying on house dress, claect
for comfortable fit around the
hips. bust and upper arms. b
sure the wAis4line IS at the right
place and that the skirt Is = be-
4 coming length, Check the side
seany. which should follow 1
straight line to the floor. Tes'
for roominess too by reaching
arms upward as In getting q cur
from a high shelf. And finally
sit down in the dress to check I'll
in this position.
II Slip off dress to examine con.
struction details. Consult the label.
for information on colorfastnes.
and shrinkage. Also, examine the
seams, especially for enough Width
to let out II necessary and FOL
strength Of stitching. Laboratory
tests of as dresses showed par,
ticular weaknesses In the stitchins
# arr,hole seams, which broke II
two-thirds Of the dresses wl1er
,ulled by hand.
/ Look at the collars or revers
They s\,uld have neat edges ant
be cut alike On both sides.
1 For longer-wearing belt, choos,
one made of fabric instead of i'm
itation leather. Be sure that but
tonholes are evenly placed on ,
double thickness Of fabric ant
that buttonhole stitches are clos,
enough for long wearing.
a Fond Farewell
This is the last time I'll 'by-line
re column. As most of you know
Hiss Patricia Armeling will be
come your Benton County hom
agent on May 10th. <s
II I am very pleased over tn
promotion I have received q
State Extension Agent, but I shal
(miss all Of you whom I have com
to know as my friends. It's bee
/ 4 pleasure knowing and workin
/ with you.
II I'm sure you'll like Pat, an
/ III be looking for big things frol
Benton county.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
COOPER A RIFLEMAN

Victor E. Cooper, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Harvey F. Cooper of
kennewick, has been assigned to
the 23rd infantry regiment a,
Fort Lewis, Wash. Cooper wen,
INTO the service on December Is,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
Program to Give "
More Support to
Farm Production

. AxIs S11<14AA6A1 4SAs 4SA4AS ~AS
Department Of Agriculture Econ
omics Washington State College
The proposed new farm pro-
gram would give more price and
income support to Washington
farm products than would the
agriculture act of 1913 (Aiken
BilD passed by the 80th congress.
In the first place, milk, eggs.
chickens, hogs, beef cattle, lambs,
and wheat, all important Washing
ton products, are among the group
one commodities in the new plan.
AS such they would have first
claim on money made available for
farm price and income support.
Wheat was the only Washington
farm product in the group one
or basis class under the 1913
farm act. 1.y..z ~
The support price for wheat IN
1850 under the income support
standard of the proposed new pro-
gram would probably be close
to or slightly above 80 percent
of the old parity. Estimated max
imum support price for wheat
under the same act Of 1913 fos
the 1850 crop would be $1.85 Z
bushel. The new income SUPPORT
standard would likely be feu
rnnfs hi0her.
/ Mucn has been said aboYs the
limitations of price supports O.
production from big farms. Herr
lis the way that provisions would
apply to wheat:
Production from any one farn
or ranch would receive price sup
port up to an annual output o.
almost $4,000 bushels. That would
rover the production Of TOO acre:
az wheat with an average yaeie
OF 20 bushels 70 the acre, Of 4oe
acres with an average yield @
80 bushels. A wheat-sunmer tai
) low ranch Of 100 acres and a.
average yield Of IS bushels q
the half of those acres which
are In production each year woule
have its total output covered. Aver
age size Of wheat farms In tn
Palouse Is about 500 acres END
around q thousand acres in thu
dryland acres. IT IS believed tina
a very high percentage Of Wash
ington wheat farms would have al
or a large part Of the production
covered.
i Under the proposed new farm
program, milk would be supported
at a level substantially above thu
maximum provided for In TIL
1948 farm act. - .s....,.
!. Any one farm under the propos
al could receive support on uY
to $4,000 pounds of milk pro
duced in one year. A dairy witt
81 cows producing an averag'
Of 10000 pounds per cow coule
receive support on the total out
put. If the average productlo,
per cow was 5000 pounds, tn,
output from Is cows would b
supported. >>7
, Average milk production pc
cow on Washington farms in 1914
was 6,400 pounds. Therefore tn
output of 81 average Washing,o,
; cows per farm, based on the 1874
! average, would he completely Gov
cred by the supports of the pro
posed program.
81 The average butterfat produs
ton per COW on Washington farm
q in 1916 was 269 pounds. At TIL
n average production, the propose
program would completely cove
the output Of 145 cows per far1,
Apples are rot among the con
modities which would have fir
r. claim on funds available for prit
If and income support. This is tr,
10 both on the farm act of 194
1t (Aiken BilD and the propose
1t program. However, in the ever
5, of price supports for apples, Il
proposed program would provic
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
PLAN PICNIC

PLAN PICNIC
Kennewick Riverview Educa.
tional Association will have a pic
mic in the City Park on Wednes-
day, May IL, beginning at 8 o'clock
for members and their families.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
NEW AT e. OF e.

Mrs. June Searfoss has been
employed by the Chamber Of Com
merce as secretary to Manager
Ross Frank. She takes the posi-
ton filled until recently by Mrs.
Aurel Fredericks.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1949-05-05
TO ENTERTAIN

Mrs. H. E. Reymore will enter
tain the Highlands Grang Auxili-
airy at her home in the Garden
Tracts on Tuesday afternoon, May
10.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-05

Don't Tell This
Mar. To Go Fly
His OsU,, Kite

EAST PATERSON. N. L.
tP).-Don.t think you can get
Charles Lohsen mad by tell
ing him 70 fly q kite. That's
what the 5s-Year-old man does
in his spare time.
Lohsen. father Of seven chill
dren. has built thousands of
kites ever since he adopted
the hobby about thirty years
ago. He likes his hobby be-
cause he says il keeps him
out in the air and in the COM
panY Of youngsters.
He admits that children
can be a problem at times.
He explains that they are
naturally curious and like to
touch everything in sight.
Lohsen says that on one oc-
casion he had 81 kites in the
air that were flying from one
string.
All the kites flew away
when the string suddenly be-
came weakened from being
handled so much bv children.
Ordinarily. Lohsen gives away
most of his kites TO children
and teaches them how to
make their own.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1949-11-05
WHAT'S Doing
uf the
Y.MC.A.-II.S.O.

SUNDAY
to AA-Japa Hour Every.
uae Melcame.
100 PM-Ciassic Hour Cor
asIf Lowers
$50 PM-ping Pong Tourney
fF@ss ~ - 3 wiuncR1
eco pa Tour df tl.e Island
80 pA-Evrryloay Sings
FNtia
fow pa Refreshments and
felIaMal1ip.
MONDAY
eN9 pM-GSO. Meeting G2nd
ems ETA Mandaysl.
No PA Mr8 Cleo Stone al
Nlana
8m pM-plng Pong. Pool,
seaiiiroeard and Table
So ~ raiia Dsncing. UNI
def she sials Gus Ayaia's
uxheaffa pean smith. mas
frf 81 feFeniaries.
3IEEHaN
go rM Variety show Re-
hTafsai
al3 Play Binro".
WN1M &nAY-~
tm pm - Hospital Fishing
Party
g.ls RM We sinx around the
raNn Mrs.. "a FL Crowson.
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am ~ rfnll CIsssrs death.
st 4nt .het cfaffl w. A.
tl.zh ficicn Hanlee.
as tlotle en- ihe Patio.
hmfef reFpalL operator
BAY
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nariiee Al aeFvicemen in
mHe Dtu ftfes. director
nn wM Pablo nencing. i'm
a. tie stars. Gus Ayala's
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Mrs. q. wochbold At the ri.
enc.
aWpM Learn 10 Dance tball-
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tsiarai. SIR. 4. Hartenstine
Instructor
mM Pm - Country Dancing
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49, ar. q. HartenSiine.
SATURDAY.
fam pM-'t.et's Go Fishing
cari Mec sign up AZ IN
NMEA
nFs pM Movie on the PatiS
nsatrr pefnail operator.
FeeculiFe-forcst Turnel
pfnafam Director - Mr
Wahneta kovash.