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Laurel outlook., 1949-11-09
TEENlGlDE
TEEMIGIDE
Rood Deaths
On Uptrend

CHICAGO. - A car full of teen
age boys recently drove through a
red traffic light in a suburb near
here and rammed their automobile
at breakneck speed into the ma
chine of an elderly couple. The in
nocent couple was killed instantly
and all of the boys were seriously
injured-some perhaps for life.
This accident typifies a new form
of mass murder and self-destruc-
ton on the highways known as
'teenicide."
Teenicide is violent death caused
by an automobile driver under IS
years of age, usually the result of
recklessness or immature judge
ment. Last year, teenicide figures
scared to $500 killed and an esti-
mated 275, 900 injured. This shock
ing total represents 10 times more
casualties than our armed forces
suffered at Two Jima and cost the
nation 600 million dollars in cold
cash.
Can anything be done to reduce
this slaughter? Scores Of insurance
agencies, automobile associations
and other organizations are throw
ing their weight into the teenicide
problem.
Three-Way Problem
James S. Kemper, chairman of
the Lumbermens mutual casualty
company and a pioneer in highway
safety, believes the present death
and accident rate can be cut only
by changing the frivolous and ir-
responsible attitude of youth.
1.-The teenicide problem must be
attacked in three ways" Kemper
says. First, youngsters must be
taught the techniques of safe driv-
ing, preferably in schools. Second,
traffic rules must be enforced and
stricter license requirements estab-
lished. The third approach-and
most important - is that parents
should not only teach good driving
but set an example themselves"
Kemper points out that any teen
age boy who sees his parents driv-
ing so miles an hour in a 40-mile
zone-and getting by with it-can
almost invariably be expected to
drive 60 miles an hour under the
same conditions from natural vi
tally and eXhuberance.
According to statistics, a car in
the hands of a teen-ager is about
twice as dangerous as a car driven
by a mature adult. The 1920 age
group is involved in five times as
many accidents as the $3.50 group;
and sixteen-year-old drivers cause
nine times as many accidents as
the $3.50 group.
instruction Effective
High school instruction in safe
driving has proved highly effective
in reducing teenicide. But, unfortu-
nately, only 600 out of 20, 900 U. S.
high schools offer this course. The
American automobile association is
prepared to lend staff educators who
will train high-school teachers in
safe driving.
In addition to pouring out tons of
safety literature and advertising
each year, Lumbermens helps to
pay expenses for Northwestern uni
versity's traffic institute. This COM
pany also sponsored a safe-driving
contest among college newspapers
last fall.
The National Safety Council is
directing much Of its highway ma
terial toward teenicide. These or
CARNATIONS and many others are
all eager to help solve this serious
problem.
If school boards and parents
would cooperate against teenicide,
thousands of lives and limbs-not to
mention the personal agony-could
be saved.
Laurel outlook., 1949-11-09
Puerto Rican Practice

Decorating trees with hens eggs
is practiced in certain in
Puerto Rico. Sunlight reflected by
the egg shells is supposed to scare
away lizards.
Laurel outlook., 1949-11-09
Navy HandkerchiefS

The navy recently has let con-
tracts for so million cotton handker-
chiefs. They will require IL million
wards of cotton cloth.
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would operate along the same pat
tern, as follows:
SMITH-Well here's your friend
Howya-Doon, the friend of all
grownups, again, folks. Golly, how
nice it seems to be with you adults
once more! hope you've all been
very nice adults and behaved your
selves in every way. Howya-Doon,
did you clean up your plate today?
HOWYA-DOON-Aw gosh, I Ger.
tainly didn't. I'm not that crazy,
Mr.. Smith.
SMITH, thought not. That's
fine. What happens to adults who
lick their platters clean.
HOWYA-DOON-They get govt,
indigestion, stomach acidity, rheu-
matism, double chins, heartburn
and everything. Gee, their diet gets
all shot to pieces, Mr.. Smith, and
they get fat and their clothes look
awful on 'em.
SMITH-Right. So what is the
proper way for grownups to behave
at meals?
HOWYA-DOON-Aw, that's easy,
Mr.. Smith. They do just what
do, lay off any kind of food that
tastes good!
SMITH-Anything that appeals
to the taste, Ell?
HOWYA-DOON-Sure. If it's ap-
petizing, it's no good. All nice
grownups who want their children
to be proud of them will just go
for carrots, beets, spinach and
things like that.
SMITH, by chance you get
something on your plate that tastes
swell and that isn't fattening, is it
okay to eat it all?
HOWYA DOON-Aw, mol A good
little adult always carries a calory
chart and makes himself pretty
miserable figuring up the Galleries
in everything he eats. I hope all
you grownups do this.
SMITH-So do /, Howya. And
now it's time to show the movies.
We've got some wonderful ones
that are right down the alley for
grownups. They are from the
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Mr.. DIGGLES on DUTY
By MARY WHITEFORD

Outside, the wind howled and
flakes of ice made a cold noise
beating the window pane.
Slowly, he walked toward the
telephone. After all, just as
many people swore by DR.. Price
as trusted Diggles.
AS he waited, listening to Dr..
Prices telephone bell ringing, the
shop door opened. Mr.. Diggles put
down the receiver and went to the
front. DR.. Price was on the mat,
stamping the snow from his feet.
"Diggles, will you let me see the
prescription Mrs. Tompkins just
brought in?"
II was just trying to call you
about it, DR.. Price. felt there was
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some little inaccuracy."
DR.. Price nodded "Somethine
told me. But l wasn't really wor.
ried. I knew you'd catch a mistake
if there was one. It's a great com.
fort to me to know that a substan.
tial man like you is checking up on
me, Diggles."
II have to do what can. A man
has to do his duty. He smiled and
stood up.
"That's right, doctor. l guess
duty becomes a habit if you do il
long enough" The wind screamed
into the shop as DR.. Price opened
the door and went out. 1t was 9
bleak, bitter day, but in Mr. Dig.
gles' heart it was suddenly sum.
mer.
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0.Minute
q Fiction

% Ejefion this just for
stomach ache. Doc
tor says he'll be all
right in day or two.''
Mr.. Diggles took the handker-
chief from the pocket of his grey
alpaca coat and wiped his forehead.
The moment he used to dream of
years ago, was here at last. This
would cost DR.. Price his practice.
The pity was, DR.. Price would
never know he could have saved
himself, if he hadn't made it so
clear that a man who mixed pre-
scriptions' wasn't supposed to know
about diagnosis. DR.. Price would
never know what he'd done to him.
self when he told Mrs. White she
might as well give the twins
chocolate soda as Diggles' Own
Whooping Cough Mixture. Because
of DR.. Prices new ways of doing
things, no one bought Diggles'
Ready Rheumatism Reliever now.
Shots, it was, the doctor was CIV
ing for everything. Not prescrip-
tons.
Manslaughter, they called it.
He wet his lips. Well, no one
could expect Mr.. Diggles to in
= ,terfere with, DR.. Prices pre-
scriptions again. Not, a; second
time.
Though 1t was so many years ago,
he could feel the flush of anger
that flooded his face, remembering
the day he'd called DR.. Price up,
and suggested that maybe the heart
medicine he ordered for Mr.. Ven
ables was too strong. -
II know what I'm doing. Just
mind your own business, Diggles.
and I can mind mine..'
He looked again at. the prescrip-
ton. There was no mistaking the
symbol and he'd fill it as It stood.
He reached for the bottle and re-
moved the cork. Carefully, he meas
ured out the prescribed dose.
MR.. DIGGLES Strengthened sud-
"a denly, staring at the partly
filled mortar. A feeling Of nausea
swept through him as he snatched
it up and flung the contents into the
sink. His hand, replacing the bot
tie On the shell, trembled.
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Pecls53El9 ga u.s.

of water) in them for several min
uteS.
Flower holders or frogs will not
slip if little melted paraffin II
placed in the bottom of the holder.
Wrap leftover food in waxed
paper to conserve space in re-
frigerator, while keeping food
moist and flavorful.
A few lemon peel dropped into
the wash boiler where dish towels
are boiling will make them whit
er, fresher and more fragrant.
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If ADULTS TOOK ADVICE GIVEN KIDS -.
HowyaDoon Tells How Grownups Should Behave
-. THEY'D GoUT RHEUMATISM ULCERS
By H. !. PHILLIPS

work in lot of pleas for the small
try to clean their plates, mind their
health and otherwise b e h av e
themselves, and we think it might
be a good idea to introduce a SINH
lar character for influencing the
grownups.
Our character would be an adult
puppet called "Howya-Doon, and
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STAR DUST
0zzie and Harriet
Switch to CHS
By INEZ GERHARD

after PRACTIC1NG fancy ice
"a skating figures like mad at a
local rink, Harriet Nelson talked
the reluctant Ozzie into taking the
tamily to Lake Arrowhead for
winter sports, so that she could
show off a bit. But they arrived to
lind the rink there covered with
ten feet of snow. That suited Ozzie,
who retired to their rooms and
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HowYA-DooN, ADULTS?

The influence Of a new radio
character called 'Howdy-Doody"
on the Riddles is the talk of the
amusement world. Howdy-Doody is
a puppet on the program of Bob
Smith, and, he has come close to
taking over the American home at
8 p. m. daily. Howdy manages to
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5Ne
FICTION
Corner

MR.. D1GGLES kept his head
~ down as though he were study
ing the prescription, scarcely hear
ing Mrs. Tompkins voice through
the noise of blood thudding in his
temples. When he tried to speak,
his lips were dry and his tongue
moved nervously over them. II beg
your par on, Mrs. Tompkins,
what was that you said?"
II said if you haven't a delivery
boy I'll wait for the three o'clock
bus, but I'm anxious to get back
as soon as I can"
He looked again at DR.. Prices
cramped handwriting. "Oh, I'll de-
liver it, Mrs. Tompkins. I'm sorry
to learn Mr.. Tompkins isn't we'll. :"
IT told him it's just his bad dis
position coming out. I told DR..
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American Medical association and
show what happens to adults who
enjoy eating and lead happy lives.
But first, did you brush your teeth
this morning?
HOWYA-DOON-Aw, sure, l took
my uppers and lowers right out
of the glass of water where I put
'em each night and gave 'em a
good stiff brushing.
SMITH-And what else did you
do that all good grownups should
do?
HOWYA-DoON-I put my hotwa-
ter bottle and my. liver pads away
neatly after I got up and I made
sure all the bottles in the medicine
cabinet were in order.
SMITH-That's fine. And now
we're going to introduce our new
character Dub-a-Dab.
HOWYA-DOON - Who's Dub-a-
Dab?
SMITH-He's the wonderful adult
who never grunts, seems to enjoy
life and ALWAYS BEHAVES SO
HIS CHILDREN CAN BE PROUD
OF HIM
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John Wayne may find himself
wishing he were two people. He
has signed to do one picture an
nually for Warner Bros, has q con-
tract to make three for RKO. three
for Republic and an unspecified
number for his own independent
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Darkened or discOlored alumni
mum cooking utensils can be
frightened by boiling a solution
of cream of tartar e teaspoons
of cream of tartar to one quart
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-08

Save wear and tear on dish
cloths by using a medium size
cork dipped in securing powder
for polishing pairing knives or cut
lery.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-08

Claudette Colbert wants to
return to the New York, stage
next fall-has found a play she
likes, but must clear up some
picture commitments. Greer
Carson, never yet seen on the
Broadway stage, also wants To
tackle It. " -
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A cloth dampened with alcohol
will remove dust from candles
without lessening their original
luster.
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Cuff Stuff

Guff Stuff
Louis Johnson is the new secre-
tary of defense and those who are
all for a strong America hope he
will not be bothered by the current
cry, Louis, drop that gum"
A Moscow paper says that Rus
sian soon will be a world language.
No doubt it will require an alpha
bet of but two letters, IN" and
"O".
Travel Note: H. Truman, who
was on a visit in Washington, re-
turned to Key West.
Elmer Twitchen says he would
order a new 81, 1000 auto now, but he
is waiting for it to come down Is
cents.
A big store chain has opened
stores in New York subway. It
will specialize in "jams."
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Burns and Aliens high Hooper
ating didn't keep their sponsor
from dropping them at the end Of
the current season. It is reported
that he thought the show too ex-
pensive, wants to spend part of the
money on television. Robert Young
in comedy series will be the air
replacement. With sponsors clam
oring for them. George and Oracle
were not worried.
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worked on the next. "Ozzie and
Harriet" script. If you're among
their thousands of devoted listeners
of course you know that they are
working their own children into
their program in place of the
young actors who have portrayed
them; also you know that they
have just switched from NBC to
CHS.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1949-04-08

Price I certainly
hated to drag him
out in weather like
this ju st for a
stomach ache. Doc
tor says he'll be all
or two"
Evening star., 1949-07-03

by William Riley, 20, of Spring.
field, Va, who was charged with
reckless driving.
The Hoots boy was taken to
Alexandria Hospital with broken
leg, cut face, cut back and inter-
nal injuries.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
u. S. and Britain Extend
ZonoI Merger Agreement

The State Department an
nounced yesterday that the Brit
ish-American : agreement for
economic merger of their two
occupation zones in Germany has
been extended.
This is the fourth extension.
1t will run until September 30.
Officials now confidently expect
that by then new Western Ger
many will be in existence and
the separate British and Ameri-
can arrangement will no longer
be necessary.
The previous extension Of the
agreement expired June 80. The
new extension was agreed on by
the two Western powers in an
exchange of notes.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Suspect in Murder
OF Woman Arrested
By the Associated Press


WAYNESBORO. Va, July o
Police today arrested Johnny
Harris, 80, of Avon, on a warrant
charging him with the murder OF
Miss Easter Bledsoe, about 26, OF
near Avon.
City Police Sergt. P. c. Bragg
and Patrolman R. H. Raynes made
the arrest on East Main street
and then turned Harris. who is
colored, over to Albemarle police
this afternoon.
DR.. E. D. Davis. jr.. coroner
said his examination of Miss Bled-
soc showed that she had been
raped. Her body was found hall
q mile from the road near Avon
yesterday. DR.. Davis said she bleo
to death from three stab wounds
on her neck. He fixed the time
Of death as early Thursday night
Albemarle Sheriff j. M. Smith
said the body was found by 9
man who was working on a fence
nearby.
Sheriff Smith said lack of tracks
made by woman brought author.
tiles to the conclusion that she
had probably been carried to the
spot where she was found. The
coroner said a mans tracks were
on the scene, and that the woman
apparently was unconscious at the
time she was stabbed.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Architectural Editor Dies

MT. KISCO, N. Y, July 2. (P.-
Col. William Harmon Beers, 68, of
Bedford, N. Y, former architec-
tural editor of the New York
Herald Tribune and an official of
the American Institute of Archi-
tectS. died TODAY.
Evening star., 1949-07-03

ed by a doctor at Romney fol
slight injuries. Two soldiers es.
capped uninjured.
Police reported the cab hit the
bridge and then overturned. Mrs
Moore was pinned under the cat
after being thrown from her seat
Dr.. Andrew L. Russell, Hampshire
County coroner, said no inquest
would be held but said the in
vestigation would be continued.
Driving Cabs Six Years.
The cab company said Mrs
Moore has been driving cabs for
about six years, including Ia
months for the Eastern Cab Co.
Mrs. Moore was a native OF
Harrisonburg, Va. Besides hel
husband, she also is survived by
her father, who lives in Glen
Burnie, Md.
Mr.. Sylvester was en- route with
his son, Gene Sylvester, 25, and
friend of the family, A. E. Ewald
to Knoxville. Tenn. to visit the
Ewald family over the July 4 holi.
day. The son and friend, injured
slightly, were taken to Lee Memo
rial Hospital, Marion.
According to Virginia State po.
lice, the automobile swerved anc
overturned on a straight stretch
of road in an attempt to avoic
striking another car.
Boy Seriously Injured.
In another accident yesterday
Frankie Hoots, 8, was seriousl!
injured when he was struck by 1
car as he was crossing Leesburi
pike near his home at Bailey
Cross Roads, Fairfax County, Va.
He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs
Milo T. Hoots. His 10-year-olt
sister, Carolyn, who was with him
had not crossed the road and sav
her brother struck.
Police said the car was driver
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Red, Held Lax in Fight
For Negroes, Suspended
By the Associoied Press

MILWAUKEE,, July 2. - The
suspension of Fred Basset Blair,
State vice chairman of the Com
munist Party, for Ineffective lead
ership in the partys fight for
Negro rights. was announced to-
day.
Blair, a party leader in the
State for 20 years, also is under
suspension from the Executive
Committee, according to an an
nouncement by Andrew Remes.
State Communist chairman.
Remes said the suspension "fol-
lows the revelation of serious
shortcoming in (Blair's) individual
leadership activities in the field
of struggle against white chauvin-
ism"
The press statement continued:
Blair has fully recognized his
weaknesses, fully supports the ac-
ton of the State board and has
pledged himself to work untiringly
for his self correction and the in
tensification of his activities in
the struggle for the rights of the
Negro people"
Neither Remes nor Blair would
elaborate on the serious short
comings" referred to in the state
ment.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Womun's Prize for Snapshot
Was First She Had Ever Won

will be selected at the close of the
contest. If successful then, it will
be entered in the 11th Annual
Newspaper National Snapshot
awards to compete for prizes
ranging from $25 to $500.
Each week during the contest.
The Pictorial Magazine awards a
prize of $40, two prizes of $5 and
an honorable mention. These
weekly winners, like Mrs. Mitch
ellis successful entry, will compete
for the final local prizes, and one
in each of the four classes will
be entered in the National
Awards.
The other classes are: B (Young
People and Adults, c (Scenes
and Still Life and D (Animal
Life. This weeks winners will
be found on page OF the maga-
zine.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
.WorId Bonk Loan Asked
To Aid Health Cumpuiqn
BY the A,soeioted Press

ROME, July "A World Bank
loan to finance a long campaign
for better health was proposed
today to the closing session of
the World Health Organiza ton S
second assembly.
The proposal, made by Prof.
M. de Laet, Belgian chief dele
gate. came just before final ad-
journment. The third assembly
will open in Geneva, May 8, 1850.
Prof. de Laet. one of series
of speakers at the final meeting,
proposed the creation of a
World Health Defense Fund"
The money, he suggested. should
come from a World Bank credit
backed by all who member
states.
Medellin, Colombia. has a new
wool-spinning mill financed by
American capital,
Evening star., 1949-07-03
President Studying
Report Of Economic
Council During Cruise
ey the Associotsd Press

President Truman studied the
Nations unemployment and gen.
eral economic index yesterday as
he cruised leisurely on the Poto-
mac River on the presidential
yacht Williamsburg.
He took along bulging report
from his Council of Economic Ad-
visors when he embarked on the
Williamsburg at the Navy Yard
for a three-day holiday.
White House officials said his
mid-year economic report to Con-
gress, expected to embody sugges-
tions for keeping employment at
a steady level, will be ready in 10
days or two weeks.
Lots of work remains to be
done on it," said Charles G. Ross,
presidential press secretary.
Will Return Tomorrow.
The President motored to the
anchorage through streets jammed
with independence Day week.
enders. The ship got under way
at 10:46 am, not to return until
5 pm. tomorrow.
For the first time in many weeks
the President left most of his staff
members home, free to enjoy their
own holiday with their families.
Besides his naval aide, Rear Ad-
miral Robert L. Dennison. his
party comprised only his daughter,
Margaret, and two of her friends,
Jane Lingo, daughter of Comdr.
Harrison B. Lingo. and Drucie
Snyder, daughter of the Secretary
of the Treasury.
President Goes Swimming.
The White House announced that
the yacht anchored for a little
more than an hour late in the day
off Blakiston Island and got under
way again about 6 pm. for the
mouth of st. Mary's River, where
it was planned to spend the night.
THE weather was clear. sunny
and COOL" a White House spokes-
man said. The President enjoyed
the sun and worked over the Of
ficial papers he took with him."
He added that the President,
Margaret, Miss Lingo and some of
the ships officers went swimming
from the ship during the after
noon.
Evening star., 1949-07-03
Funeral Scheduled tuesday
For W. W. Fredericks, jr.

Funeral services for William
Wilson Fredericks, jr., Al, type
writer service supervisor for the
Underwood Corp. here, will be
held at IL am. Tuesday from the
Pumphrey funeral home. 8434
Georgia avenue, Silver Spring
Burial will be in Fort Lincoln
Cemetery.
Mr.. Fredericks died Friday at
his home, 8 Mississippi avenue
Silver Spring.
Born in Trenton, N. j., he was
educated in New Jersey and Penn
Sylvania. He joined the Under
wood Corp. in 1925 in Trenton
He came here IL years ago.
He was a Shriner and belonged
to the Silver Spring Masonic
Lodge No. 215.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs
Elizabeth H. Fredericks, and two
daughters, Beverly Ann and Linda
Lee Fredericks. He also is sur
vived by his father, William Will
son Fredericks, Morrisville, Pa;
four sisters, Mrs. Blanche Bress-
ley; Mrs. Florence Wamsley, and
Mrs. Virginia Ashmore, all of Nor
risville, and Miss Louise Fred
ericks, Trenton, and two brothers
Harry G., Morrisville, and Walter
Fredericks, Trenton.