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Evening star., 1949-12-30

| know that OF all
mornings in the year that OF New
Years is the one on which they
feel the least like answering ques-
tions or entering into heated dis
cuSsions.
Fit as a Ferryboat.
Why this is, I don't know. be-
cause the morning Of the New
Year always finds me clipper as
a cherrystone. fit as a ferryboat,
vibrant as the Volstead Act, and
a general bore all around. All !
want to do is find some one as
interested in medieval mule racing
as I am and talk over what !
learned the night before.
imagine it is my feeling so
good on New Years morning that
causes me to sympathize so deeply
with my comrades in holy matri-
mony who catch that holy you
know-what that I euphemistically
referred to as the Old Ned up-
stairs in this column.
So I have prepared a set Of
answers for husbands to use on
New Years morning. They can
simply type them out and hang
them on the foot of the bed where
the little tyrant-pardon. I mean
tho 1;f&la x,o,,oov, ron rood thorn
as she quizzes.
| Here they are:
Wife: Harry, are you going to
sleep forever?
Answer: I'd like to. but I don't
suppose I have chance.
Wife: Don't 20, feel all right?
Answer: Yeah, grand. just like
Custer did, but he was lucky
enough to die.
One Simple Question.
Wife: Will you please wake up
Just long enough for me to ask
you one simple question?
Answer: Can't it wait a while?
Wife: No. it can't. It certainly
can't. You'll just listen to me
for q minute. Where were you at
twelve o'clock? Don't answer me.
Don't say one word to me. I
know. You were with Tom and
Joe and Jim and all those other
characters you say are such great
friends of yours, down in the lock-
er room, and didn't know what
time it was. Mary, Pauline. Char
lotte, and I were the only wives
whose husbands weren't there
when the lights went on and the
horns stopped blowing. You ought
to be ashamed Of yourself. Can't
you behave five minutes out of
every year?
Answer: Honey. you know I'm
sorry, and you know I love you
with all my heart. Just give me
one more hours sleep and III
explain everything to you.
Space prevents the carrying on
Of this conversation to its con-
clusion. After all. this Is q column,
not a book.
Distributed BY McNausht Syndicate. Incl
Evening star., 1949-12-30

TIL e repre- Constantine Brown.
sentatives in the National Assem-
bly, of the thriving farmers. the
industrialists, the businessmen and
to a less extent the industrial
workers do not want a dictator
ship either Of the left or the right
Treasury Drained.
They are loath. however, to pay
the high income taxes without
which the governments till neces-
sarily remains empty. To add to
the financial distress millions OF
industrial and white-collar work
ers have asked for subsidies for
those earning 10000 francs (about
$500 or less a month.
Last November the new govern
ment OF Georges Bidault granted
this request on temporary basis
on complicated scale according
to the number of dependents a
wage-earner supported. This tenn
porary subsidy has further
drained Frances treasury. When
a budget amounting to about ST.
600, 100000 was presented to the
Assembly this month the govern
ment ran into a storm,
The individualistic Frenchmen
are as reluctant today as they
have always been to pay a real
income tax to support their coun-
try's finances. This is not difficult
to understand. For many years
France was the richest country
monetarily-in the world. Before
World War I the famous "wooler
sock" provided ready loans fol
many countries.
Since World War II, however
Frances financial stability ha!
been impaired, although the
natural wealth of the country i.
still great. The government asked
for what appears to the average
Evening star., 1949-12-30
Same Old Chang Rule
Military Mission Unneeded to Show
How Formosans Hate the Chinese

sought to use his influence to
alter the military-old line diplo.
mat pattern.
Answer to Propaganda.
It was Mr.. Hartman who sug.
gested that DR.. Ralph Bunche. the
Negro mediator in Palestine. now
with the United Nations. should
be named Ambassador to Moscow
This, Mr.. Hartman argued, woulc
constitute. a crushing answer tc
the incessant Robson propaganda
Of the Russians.
It would also appear that United
States labor is a natural camp from
which to draw emissaries to Social.
list Britain or to France and Italy
where the fight is to win labor
over from the Communists. But
despite labor's vital role in such
countries there are no American
labor diplomats.
Americans doing this country's {
chores abroad wholly support the
Truman doctrine of containing
communism. But many will groan
if the Formosan situation Is left
wholly to a military solution built
around Chang.
The President is reported eager
to act now and it appears that
he must. Internationalist Repub.
licans. such as Senators Smith
and Knowland, who can be relied
on to support him in European
affairs. are demanding an ag-
gressive Asian policy. But re-
garding its terms, the President
still holds the initiative.
Evening star., 1949-12-30
This Changing World
France in Throes of Financial Crisis
DESPITE Remarkable Trade Recovery

Frenchman as astronomical
amounts Of money to run the
country. But the government was
never able to convince its tax
payers that taxes are as essential
a part of the nations security as
war weapons.
An income tax law was accepted
by Parliament but 1t still has so
many loopholes that only the most
honest people comply with its re-
quirements. It is up to govern
ment agents to prove that per-
son has concealed his true income
Penalties provided for those who
falsify their statements are al
most impossible to enforce.
Indirect Taxes Heavy.
Invisible or indirect taxation
Is heavy, but does not provide
enough to even come close to
balancing the budget. Taxes on
many consumer goods which the
Bidault government intends to put
into effect now are being opposed
by a large number of parlia-
mentarians under pressure from
their constituents.
Before World War II Frances
cabinet crises were regarded with
some amusement by our Govern
ment. Now. however, they are re-
garded as highly dangerous for
the security of Western Europe.
A continued severe political crisis.
due to the French governments
financial straits. might affect
seriously the already thin fabric OF
the Atlantic pact.
The billions spent by the United
States in France have succeeded
in bringing that country the ap-
pearance of prosperity. but they
have not helped the French treas
ury in the least. Government
finances must come from the
people, who continue to be re-
luctant contributors to the treas
ury.
France will be asked to pro-
vide the bulk of the ground forces
in the plans for military defense
of Western Europe. We are pro-
viding the necessary equipment.
The French government is called
on to spend only relatively small
amounts for armamentS.
The difficulty which the French
general staff encounters Is the
lack of money. Either extension
of military service or creation of
a volunteer army would require
additional hundreds of billions Of
francs.
Thus, the present fiscal crisis
has a far greater meaning for all
the members of the Atlantic pact
than appears on the surface.
Evening star., 1949-12-30
New IS0latiOnism
Wherry Seen Using Spending Issue
AS Front in Attack on Foreign Policy

ence in policy exercised by inter-
national finance has whitfield
down our generalization program
and permitted the old Nazi crowd
to return to power.
Some light might well be
thrown. too. on the increasing role
OF the military In our Government
a very unhealthy development
which was pointed out also re-
Gently by the G. e. D. In Its ex-
haustive survey
To illuminate these and related
matters affecting foreign policy
Senator Wherry has a good cause
for breaking through the bi-par-
tisan arrangement. He has nc
case whatever. however. to use his
attack on the bipartisan policy
for revival Of isolationism, as
that would endanger the basic in.
ternatlonal cooperation which il
truly bipartisan among oul
people as q whole.
Folly Also for G. o. p.
That would be folly. not only TO,
the Nation and the world, but also
for the Republican Party. On this
point there is an enlightening con-
tribution In a recent article In
Life magazine by Bill Mauldin, the
cartoonist and writer who. speak
ing on behalf Of the generation
that fought the war. said:
"1 don't think the majority OF
this generation voted for Truman
because we've been conditioned to
regard the Democratic Party as q
soft touch, or because we con-
slider Truman q Socialist and are
inclined to socialism ourselves. It
seems to be simply that the DEM
ocrats. in their own special,
bumbling, often expensive and
sometimes bureaucratic way, take
more interest in the things that
make us apprehensive than the
Republicans do.
TOO many of us have been let
loose in the raw, hungry, angry
world outside our own sheltered
boundaries not to feel, In heart
and brain, that a lot of Europeans
and Asiatics are pretty close
neighbors. So it's likely that these
politicians who consider this first,
and q balanced budget later, are
the ones who'll get this genera
tion's majority vote. It's easy to
say there's danger in compromis-
ing precious principles Qike tidy
bookkeeping) with expediency
Qike buying peace). But the truth
is some of us rabbits are scared
enough to consider a balanced
budget more a luxury than a
principle-and the risk Of a little
imitation better than q hole in the
head"
Evening star., 1949-12-30

foreign pol1cy,
but not for any
of the reasons
W h / c h appar-
emily motivate
him and a few
others in the
S e n a t e W h o
join him.
w h a t h e
seems to ex-
| press is a sort
| of isolationism
| t h O. t h q S
cropped up in
recent months
Evening star., 1949-12-30

Stan that 1t
send a military
mission to For
mosa to help
Chang X al
shek hold the
island.
w h a t tn e
President ca n
learn readily is
that the For
mosans h a t e
the Chinese
who are now
overr u n n ! n 6
their country.
Even the most.
Evening star., 1949-12-30

ite su bject -
medieval mule
racing but I
h We he ar d
enough fellows
talk to know
that most OF
them catch the
Old Ned from
their wives on
N W Y e a RS
morning.
I have also
heard sufficient
number of fel-
ow S talk, 0
4Aaf Of ell
Evening star., 1949-12-30
By Thomas L. Stokes

Senate Republican Floor Leader
Kenneth Wherry Of Nebraska has
a timely and valid point in criti-
cizing the so-called bipartisan
Evening star., 1949-12-30

stable govern
ment.
Economic re-
Gov cry h a S
helped b ri n 6
about political
security only
insofar as both
extremist par
ties--the Com
munists and the
DeGaulliStS
have lost their
political appeal
for the present.
Evening star., 1949-12-30
By Constantine Br0scn

In spite of a remarkable eco
nomic recovery, France is. in the
throes of a financial crisis which
makes impossible an even vaguely
Evening star., 1949-12-30
BY Harry Honon AArI
Expects Old Ned
On New Year Morn
By Henry McLemors

1t never happened to me be-
cause invariably spend New
Years eve in the nearest Carnegie
library brushing up on my favor
Evening star., 1949-12-30
Bv Doris Fleeson

The Truman administration has
at long last set to work on a China
policy and has before 1t pro-
posal from the Joint Chiefs OF
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16

Atomic Force?" Golden Text.
Psalms PAL. The earth is the
Lords and the fulness thereof; the
world, and they that dwell therein.
A citation from the Lesson-Sermon
is: Isaiah 14:24; 1912. The Lord
of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely
as have thought, so shall it come
to pass; and as have purposed, SO
shall it stand:. +. 1 have made the
earth, and created man upon it. I,
even my hands, have stretched out
the heavens, and all their host have
commanded. A correlative pass
age from the Textbook Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
lures" by Mary Baker Eddy is:
(p 295:46s, 267). God creates and
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16
SHORT COURSE
THIS WEEK
Homemakers Short Cours e
Being Held at University
of Delaware
TODAY VISITORS DAY

Homemakers Short Course at
the University of Delaware will be
held June 1918 according to Mrs.
Violet N. Goodwill, Kent County
Home Demonstration Agent. The
theme of the program will be
Broader Horizons for Homemak-
ers" and will feature such things
as a daily talk on the days head
lines by DIR. John Munroe; demon
strations on flower arrangements,
salads, pictures, and grooming;
tours to Longwood Gardens and
Governor Bacon Health Center, as
well as Stunt Night and the pre-
sentation of certificates to those
homemakers having attended the
Short Course for 10 years.
Thursday is Visitors Day. The
public is cordially invited.
Homemakers from Kent County
planning to attend this eleventh
annual homemakers' Short Course
are: From Todd's Club-Mrs. EN-
ory Williamson, Greenwood; Farm
ington Club-Mrs. Lawrence Sulli-
van and Mrs. Frank Tharp of Har-
rington; Viola Club-Mrs. Harry
v. Schneider, Woodside; Mrs. Will
liam B. Evens, Viola; Mrs. Harry
LeVere, Woodside; Mrs. Gertrude
Richards, Viola; st. Jones Club
Mrs. Emma Duhadaway, Mrs. Ruth
knowles, Mrs. Margaret Parker,
Mrs. Charles Loper, Mrs. Ralph
Carey, Mrs. Betty Hardy, all of
Dover; and Mrs. Ernest Raughley,
Magnolia; Oak Grove Club-Mrs.
Frank Mckee, Mrs. L. c. Coving-
ton, Mrs. r. Harry Wilson, Mrs.
Carrie Craig, Mrs. Bernice Warren,
Mrs. Francis H. Raughley, Mrs.
Eva Hoekstra, Mrs. Reba Harring-
ton, Mrs. William Richter, all of
Dover; and Mrs. w. c. Wilhelm of
Middletown; Canterbury Club
Mrs. E. H. Richter, FELTON,; and
Mrs. James Kates, FELTON,; Mill
wood Club-Mrs. Phillip Jacobs,
Mrs. Julia Davis, Mrs. Bertha Don
ovan, Mrs. Duane Lynn, Mrs. Clar-
ence Jester, Mrs. Joseph S. Lof1and
all of Milford; and Mrs. H. Casper
Boycesof Lincoln; Harrington Club
Mrs. Mary Williamson: Happy
Homemakers Club-Mrs. Leonard
French and Mrs. Lochlin Huth,
both of Milford; Cee-W-Dee Club
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16

weather cOQQlL1OnS are eXcepuOQ-
ally severe OF if the roof is worn
from years of service.
The reason for recommending
spring as the inspection period is
that roofs need to be checked
soon after winter, the time of year
when snow. ice, sleet and high
winds give roofs their hardest
beating. When snow and ice lie
on roof, drainage is impeded
and water can back up under
single tabs.
First Leak Sign of More
The unusual severity of winter
weather in some sections of the
country gives additional empha-
sis to the need for inspecting
roofs this spring.
Patching roof is seldom rec
commended, although sometimes a
new roof can be repaired if the
damage is localized. Most roofing
wears out uniformly. The first leak
in a roof ordinarily is a sign that
other leaks will develop soon,
says H. R. Smoke of the U. S. Bu-
reau of Standards.
Mr.. Smoke adds. There comes
a time in the life of the roof on
every permanent structure when
it is no longer practicable or eco
nomical to effect repairs. When
that time comes, re-roofing is the
only solution"
In re-roofng, it is advantageous
to select a roofing material which
can be applied on top of the old
roof. This economical method of
roof replacement is possible with
fire-resistant asphalt shingles
which, in addition, are available
in many different colors, textures
and patterns for improving the
appearance of a house at the same
time it is improved structurally.
Delay Adds to Expense
If leaky roof is ignored, mois-
ture might rot the wood roof deck
or the boards might swell and
buckle, dislocating the roofing
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16

man, is a compound idea, rejecting
the divine substance of Spirit. -.
The offspring of God start not
from matter or ephemeral dust.
They are in and of Spirit, divine
Mind, and so forever continue. -.
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16

governs the universe, including
man. The universe is filed with
spiritual ideas, which He evolves,
and they are obedient to the Mind
that makes them. -. The spirit
ual universe, including individual
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16
Asphalt Roofing
Production Hiqh

Shipments of asphalt roofing
amounted to nearly 100000
squares in 1948, according to the
Department of Commerce. A
square of roofing is enough to
cover 100 square feet.
Excluding saturated felt used
In built-up roofing for fiat rooted
buildings, shipments increased rs
percent in 10 years and 80 per-
cent since 194l, peak production
year before the war. Department
of Commerce figures also show
that asphalt roofing has been
meeting "a percent of the entire
United States roofing require
mentS.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
computes the wholesale price of
asphalt strip shingles for Decem-
ber, 1948, at only ST. percent
more than in 1926. Average in
crease for all commodities was
62.2 percent and for all building
materials, 102 percent.
Production in 1949 is expected
to be sufficient to meet a heavy
demand for back repair and new
construction.
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16

1t is generally conceded that God
is Father, eternal, self-created, in
finite. -. The great I Am made
all that was made" Hence man
and the spiritual universe coexist
with God.
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16

material Water can seep into the
walls and ceilings of the house,
cracking plaster and staining
wallpaper far from the leak itself.
When a post-winter inspection
indicates need for re-roofing, the
work can be done during favor
able spring or summer weather.
Roofers say replacement should
be made as soon as possible after
the need becomes apparent, re-
gardless of the season. When re-
roofing is delayed, the expense of
repairing damage which water
has caused to the house often ex-
ceeds the cost of a new roof.
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16

Mrs. Paul hartman of Dover; Ken
ton Club-Mrs. Susie Knots; and
from Smyrna C1ub-Mrs. Laura
Myer.
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16
Roof Inspection Suggested
AS Check onWinter DAMAGE

The roof of house requires regular inspections to detect
leaks before they become serious that the building and
its contents are damaged materially.
Home owners advised to have roofs inspected by
contractor or roofing appcaor every spring often
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday

The subject of the Lesson-Ser-
mon in First Church of Christ,
Scientist, 1901 Van Buren Street,
Wilmington, the Christian Society,
Grange Hall, Milford and the
Christian Science Society, VIA.
Building, Rehoboth Beach, Sunday,
June 10, 1949, will be "Is the Uni
verse, Including Man, Evolved BY
Smyrna times., 1949-06-16
Vegetables Need Water

A corn plant uses about 1858
pounds of water to produce one
pound of dry matter. Potatoes re-
quire 6S6 pounds of water to make
one pound Of dry matter.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21

Pllsbuy and Eamorl
And eat of them in cranberry pie always popular fall and
family these
fresh weighed in cello
luscious fresh fruit be put together time
ata Here's cranberry d-to-eat,
you'll make of from til January
CRANBERRY PIE
I package VI
grated ornge
directed COOL Pour cooled mixture into
package. Roll half she'll Roll
fit 9inch
Combine and cornarch
4 anu NIX Id of pie and brush with
Bake in moderately
rind Bring to rand boil Cover F) 35 minutes
and from stove 9inch pie.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21

FOR PLUMBING, out of city, call
Willie Albert. Work guaranteed.
Phone 3-1347.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21

the gains made by organized labor
during the intervening years.
A brilliant lawyer possessed of
the true wit of the Irish, Mr.. Sui
livan's ability was recognized To-
cally and nationally. He was ma
tional judge advocate of the Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars in 1910 and
1941. Returning to the political
wars of his adopted state in 1914,
he was elected attorney general by
vote in excess of the total vote
of his several opponents for the Of
flee. Previously, in 1884, he had
served as attorney general.
John L. attended Creighton Uni
versity in Omaha, Nebraska, and
was graduated from Georgetown
University in Washington, D. c. He
achieved some renown as a pitcher
on the Creighton baseball team,
later pitching for semi-professional
teams in the East. He was an
ardent follower of sports during his
lifetime.
A requiem high mass was cele-
brated for Mr.. Sullivan at II a. m.
at st. Marys Catholic Church,
Phoenix, on Saturday, October Is.
Burial was at St. Francis Cemetery.
Active and honorary pallbearers
were leading political, business and
labor men, in addition to the
Fourth Degree knights of Colum-
bus.
John L. is survived by his wife,
the former Ethel Fisher, member
of a prominent Arizona family and
presently a member of the firm of
Fisher Contracting company, his fa-
ther, John M. Sullivan, owner of
the Sullivan Hotel, Jerome, his
son, John F. Sullivan, Phoenix at
torney, a daughter, Mrs. Mary
Kathleen Beale, Phoenix, and a Sis
ter, Mrs. Marie F. Walsh, Los An
geles.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21
John |. Sullivan,
Friend OF Unions,
Dies Al Papago

Arizona labor mourns the passing
of John L. Sullivan, twice attorney
general for Arizona, who died in
the Veterans Administration Hos
pital in Papago Park on Thursday,
October 13, 1949.
Succumbing to a complication of
high blood pressure, the 58-year-
old outstanding veteran of World
Wars I and II had spent much time
in various hospitals during the past
two years.
Loyal Democrat and a stouch,
militant friend of organized labor,
"John L." was much in evidence
during conventions of the Arizona
State Federation of Labor, and at
Yuma in 1916 was the first 'front.'
line official of the State of Arizona
to sound his personal opposition to
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21

FOR SALE: RED FOX JACKET.
Good condition, cheap Phone
3-O125.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21

even to dream of; they became
realities because some person or
group of persons were awakened to
this extent that only through sin
cere endeavorS can dreams become
realities.
Today we stand facing another
city election; one which will de-
termine the course of events that
will effect the Negroes in many
ways for better or worse. Have you
been awakened to the realization
that you can become an important
factor in the outcome of events
by exercising your power through
your vote for only through proper
representation can we begin to
draw nearer to the things which
all true Americans hold dearest in
life-life, liberty and equal chances
in the persuit of happiness.
I, S. c. (Breezy) Boyer have en-
tered this race for one of your city
councilman post. This decision was
based upon numerous requests of
fellow citizens who believe in the
sincerity of my endeavors.
If elected, l shall stand on this
platform: 1. Enforcement of city'S
F.E.P.C. law. 2. Proper lighting
facilities in parks and Fairgrounds.
3. Reduction on taxes on streets
and curbings. 4. Five cent bus fare.
s. Vote for six million dollar hous-
ing project. (a) to eliminate slum
area. CD create jobs for unem-
ployed, (c) improve health condi-
tions. 6. Setting up an adequate
accounting system, (a) to be re-
sponsible for all collections and
disimbursements. 7. Stop police
brutalities toward minorities and
working people.
1 feel that with these additions
to our present city policies will
make Phoenix a most desirable
place in which to live and if elected
will do everything in my power to
bring them to past.
Arizona sun., 1949-10-21

the so-called "Right-to-Work" bill.
In a speech that will be long re-
membered in Arizona labor circles,
the then attorney general issued a
ringing challenge to the forces be-
hind this iniquitous bill. Recalling
his fathers experience in the coal
mines of Pennsylvania and his own
boyhood work as a slate picker at
a wage that, even in those days,
was ridiculously inadequate, he
lashed out at the employer groups
in Arizona that would take away