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Evening star., 1949-02-10
Federal Employees Annuities

70 the Editor Of The Star:
A few days ago, Representative Rees OF
Kansas, a member of the House Committee
on Post Office and Civil Service, made some
comments as to how some Government en-
ployes could soldier on their jobs until ell
gible for retirement and then avail them
selves of that benefit.
I will not attempt to refute the good Con-
gressman's statements, but would like to
point out that civil employees retirement
never has cost the taxpayer one cent In
fact Federal employees have contributed
more money to the retirement fund than
has been returned In the forms Of annuities
or refunds.
An employe who Is separated from or
leaves the service of his own volition after
having performed five or more years OF civil
ian service but less than 20 years, has the
option (a) of withdrawing his money from
the fund and thereby lose any rights to
future annuity or 90 leave his money In the
fund and receive an annuity at age 81. Or II
he remains with the Government he may
retire at age 81 after having completed IS
or more years OF service.
One formula for the computation OF the
annunity under present law is per cent OF
the average annual salary for a hve-year
period of service plus $25. multiplied by the
number of years of service. Another formula
is 11a per cent of the average annual salary
for five-year period multiplied by the num-
ber of years of service.
Now then Representative Rees, II sep
arated from the service after six or more
years Of service in Congress. after age 81
may receive an annuity computed at the
rate Of ~ per cent Of his salary as men,
ber of Congress- multiplied by the number OF
years Of service.
In each case the contribution to the retire
ment fund is the same. per cent OF base
salary.
It may appear that it would be equitable
to make equal distribution OF benefits in
return for equal moneyGontribution therefor
The Federal budget, 1850. estimates that
the balance in the retirement fund will
amount to more than $3.000,0 100000 at the
end of fiscal year 1949. The interest thereon
is estimated to be about IS per cent OF the
estimated requirement for annuities. There
fore, IS per cent of the employe 6 per cent
contribution to the fund may be retained
therein, which ipso facto increases the in
come from investments.
Why not adopt the American way and
make equal proportionate distribution in
return for equal proportionate contribution
of money? K. 5. W.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
By THE HASKIN SERVICE.

nASh1N
@. What periodicals are published by the
National Bureau of Standards?-D. S. E.
A. The bureau publishes three scientific
periodicals, the Technical News Bulletin,
the Journal of Research and Basic Radio
Propagation Predictions. They are available
through the Government Printing Office or
from the nearest United States Department
of Commerce field Office.
@. When were the days of the week given
nameS?-C. P.
A. It is not possible to say when the days
of the week were given names The use or
the week was introduced into the Roman
Empire about the 1st or I'd century OF the
Christian era. from Egypt. In the latter
country names had long been applied to the
separate days of the week. Romans gave
names derived from the planetary system.
which was supposed to consist Of the sun.
moon and five planets then known. Mars.
Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn.
@. Why is a certain drink called Tom
and Jerry?"-L. E. w.
A. It is probable that the beverage called
tom and Jerry" derives its name from two
characters in the novel Tom and Jerry, or
Life in London" by Pierce Egan. The book
was published in 1921. A Corinth1an Tom
and his friend, Jerry Hawthorn, were pair
of rakes and sporting men in this book OF
fiction. -
@. Is there q real Mrs. Calabash or did
Jimmy Durante invent hers. E. H.
A. Mr.. Durante identified Mrs. Calabasn
az a schoolgirl sweetheart whom he had not
seen or heard from for many years.
Evening star., 1949-02-10

older housing, neglected, rapidly is deteri-
Grating. When such properties are vacated
and reconditioned, scores of people will come
offering to rent the same at nearly twice
the amounts listed in OPA regulations, which
shows that despite the low rentals the prop
critics are desirable.
The solution to the housing problem, in
part at least, Is to give the owners a break.
Return their property to their control To
keep it under Government control is direct
violation of the Bill Of Rights Under the
present regulations, which Congress threat
ems to strengthen and tighten, the owner
may look across the street where his fellow
citizen has new property, or property not
subject to control and see him charge and
get what he will.
This inequitable condition should not be
continued. It is confusing, manifestly unfair
and grossly unjust. The sooner all business
is operated on the principle Of free enter
prise. the better of everybody will be.
Glendale. Calf. w. E. L.
Evening star., 1949-02-10

Letters for publication must bear
the signature and address OF the
,oriter, although 1t Is permissible for
a 1Driter kno1Dn to The Star to use
a non, de plume Please be brief.
Evening star., 1949-02-10

Turning the pages of the National
Memory Book, we come on this, dated
1888: "A tax on legal beer will quickly
lift the entire public debt"
Evening star., 1949-02-10

A Boston baby boy whistled the day he
was born, which was very mature of him,
besides being pretty compliment to
Boston nurses.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Wants New Opposition Party

w dHtS INC" OPpOSltlOH dIty
To the Editor Of The Star:
The old saying that some people never
will learn" surely is true about our great
Republican liberal leaders. They say that
the old Republican leaders learned nothing
from losing the election last November. Why
can't they see that it was largely the So
called liberal views preached by Gov. Dewey
that lost the election? These great liberals
should study the election results.
Gov Dewey promised practically everything
that Mr.. Truman did, so he hardly could
have been more liberal. Probably many
thousands of Republicans stayed away from
the polls because there was no choice be-
tween two New Dealers. If these so-called
liberal Republican leaders make the party
into q perfect copy of the New Deal. there
will be no difference between the parties, so
there probably will be many more thousands
staying at home next election since there
will be no reason for bothering to vote.
1t always has been q mystery to me why
Republican leaders and the various factions
of antiNew Deal Democrats haven't formed
an entirely new party (scrapping the Repub-
lican name), in direct opposition to New
Deal policies, explaining fully to the people
how New Deal policies have impoverished
thousands of little people all over the country
and got us into one war, with great danger
of getting us into another (because of their
policy of giving the Reds almost everything
they WANT, and advertise their new party
as the champion of the masses.
Also they should put up for Office different
types of men than they usually do. with
appeal to the general public, youthful or
strong looking men with ability to influence
people. instead of the old, stodgy or weak
looking type.
UNRECONSTRUCTED REBEL.
nrla nd
Evening star., 1949-02-10

We are once more reminded, by the
Secretary of the Army, that weakness
never led to peace. The long, long hunt
therefore resumes for something that does.
Evening star., 1949-02-10
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau, 316 street NE. washington 2 D. C.
Please inclose three t3) cents for return POSTAGE
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05

points out makes difficult the Negro to obtain
indispensable care
Not only do Negroes have available them to 20 per
cent fewer hospital beds in proportion their population
deporabe shortages of Negro physicians dentists and
other health personnel limit severely tragcay ability
OF the Negro to attain, health To Just ex
ample Negro physicians comprise ratio of only physician
oioo OF the Negro population contrasted $50 for
country whole They would have increased to around
19000some Is than all Negro physicians avail
able reach the average for the Nation whole And in
le4s49 fewer than 700 Negroes enrolled in all the med
cal schools in the country that would admit them and fewer
than $50 were graduated.
Remedial Measures
AS remedial measures the survey explored number of
possibilities and made number of suggestions While ndvid
ua factors important single fully accounted for
the low relative health status of the Negro
The Negroes health status the observes not
ASSOCIATED from his social order in gen
era Negroes the poorly paid poorly housed poorly
fed poorycohed and poorly of any group our
population Moreover they engaged in significantly larger
numbers in the most dangerous and unhealthy occupations
The greater proportion of them live in the south which has the
poorest health status and health facilities the nation
the white population They reegaed segregated aci
tiles and services which almost invariably inferior And
he do not even receive proportion of these their
population ratio, to say nothing about their relative need
The factors associated with the Negroes poor health status
suggest their remedies More and better medical and health
services within the reach of the population elimination of Job
discrimination better housing education better nutrition
elimination of segregated inevitably inferior facilities and
But most important of ALL the survey emphasizes that
Negro health problems Unjust vewed as community or
social problems rather than racial ones before the
necessity Tor Improvement become fully convincing For
eventually the community pays for Negro lhealth moi
alone through taxes for public health and relief programs but
io the support of Institutions and for the of healthy
citizenry."
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
Study Of Negro Health Status Reveals
Progress; More Improvement Is Needed

survey of the health status of Negroes the United
States has been completed through the cooperation of
40 specialists in the field of medicine public health and social
engineering The results of this study (Which reported in
1919 Number of the Journal of Negro Education
published by Howard university reveal that Negroes have
considerable gains in health status during the past 10
years. However, it emphasized that much rapid
progress be made within the next 10 15year period
the Negroes health is compare favoraby with the
Nations a whole.
Improvement During the Past Ten Years
Since 1897 when similar survey of Negro health pub
shed by the Journal encouraging progress has been made
both relatively and absolutely.
During the period 1937-1946 mortality among Negro
reduced q per cent compared with 10 cent for
white The life expectancy of Negro in 1916
81 ID increase of 10 since 1929 for white
it IS yearsan increase of years in the 17year
period AT this rate of the life expectancy of Negroes
would equal that of the whites in about 80 IS years.
The frequent of death among both whites and
Negroes is Diseases of the Heart the incidence of death
from this higher for whites than for Negroes Only 81
cent many Negro white and "a per many
Negro white die from this cause.
1t is significant that while tuberculosis is tied for
second place with accidental deaths Of death
mong Negro ranks fifth among Negro Moreover
OF the ten most frequent of death among Negroes
1887 all except and diabetes decreased frequency
Deaths from increased by 81 per diabetes by
per cent The most striking decreases made pneumonia
t6l per cent? syphilis as per cent tuberculosis 36 per
cent?.
Lack Of Health and Medical Services Critical
One of the encouraging conclusions arrived at by the
survey was that when Negroes given opportunities
better health they profit by their opportunities an equal or
greater extent than do their white feow-etizens The most
pressing problem however, the lack of adequate health and
medical services available to Negroes.
The survey points that hospital services for the country
as whole uneyeny distributed However, it emphasizes
the fact that The Negro people whose needs are greater
poporonatey receive less proporonaey vital services
Than the white population What important THE
tee of providing Negroes in separate facilities
IN an inadequate portion of available facilities the survey
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05

man would cause degeneration of
character or would affect the CO.
lor of his twhite) off spring. With
this in mind, the southerners took
special pains to carefully liable
and keep separate all the blood
from the Negroes and used it only
for Negroes.
The soutberners are so deeply
ingratiated in the Jim Grow myth
about blood, they refused TO ac-
cept the findings of the worlds
leading scientists. who have proved
more than once ii is impossible to
identify any race or color by the
examination of the blood Of the
individual.
From our investigation, we find
that there are different blood types
such as A. B. ABB. and o. They
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
|aH and 2 4 I|IsH1

The old vicious aati-demoeratic
segregation Of blood is still liv-
ing, yet during the last World
War, the Red Cross began a cam
paign encouraging all citizens to
donate their blood to save the lives
of American soldiers wounded on
the battlefields of the world.
Loyal Americans, as loyal as ever,
black, white, and yellow, were re-
gular visitors at Red Cross sta
tons OF course. there were in
some parts of the country, and par
tieularly in the south, separate
stations set up for patriotic Negro
donors.
This Jim Crow policy of the Red
Cross extended further. II was
through that the blood OF a black
man mixed with that Of a black
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05

conducted at the United Friends
Funeral Home Tuesday, July 26 &C
2 p. m. He is survived by his WI
dow. Mrs. Mavis Stewart; two sis-
TER, Mrs. Jas. Mcdonald. Mrs. Ids
b. White of Hot Springs; Two bro
theirs. Edward and Raymond Ste
art; and several nieces am r..
phews. Burial was In Hav,n Of
Rest cemetery. -
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
OBITUARY

chatham Wesley Stewart, ma
tive of Little Rock. died in his
home, 20l8 Cross street. Saturday,
July 23rd. He has been a waiter
at the Country club for more than
20 years. Funeral services were
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05

In loving memory of our dear
daughter and sister. Irma Lee Gun
ninGham, who passed away 8
years ago, August 4. 1916.
You're not forgotten, Loved one,
Now will you ever be;
AS long as life and memory last
We will remember thee.
We miss you now. our hearts are
sore;
AS time goes by we miss you
more;
Your loving smile, your gentle
face,
No one can fill your vacant
plaeeplaee.
Sadly missed by, Mother, sister
and brother.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05


Son
He was lovely as We all do know
But God intended him to GO, -
On August 5. l947 he entered
the gates Of Heaven. Then Heaven
pulled the curtains close and pined
it with a star. And just behind
the curtains stood a smiling son
and star. You didn't tell me you
had to go; Because God intended
me not to know But one thing I
knew. this road OF life you apre
have trod. So I've had to 60 It's
journey on without you. becas ~.
God said your worries are through
and there is much for me to do.
before my work is through.
But God will watch between me
and thee, while we're absent one
from another.
Bless you, my darling. bless YOU
We just love and miss you "a
Though you've been gone two
years today, II seems as Just =
few days ago. In Christ you ueves
die because in my heart. you're
still alive. Keep walking with IN
in my heart. I'm sure I won't los,
my way,
We love you SC
Marie Thompson Hill--Mothe
Bowman Lewis-Father
and your big family.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05

Place over high heat, bring TO a
full rolling boil. and boil hard one
minute. stirring constantly. Remove
from heat and stir In bottled fruit
pectin. Then stir and skim by turns
for five minutes to cool slightly, to
prevent floating fruit. Pour quickly
into glasses. Paraffin at once.
Makes about 10 glasses six ounces
each.
Rhubarb and Strawberry Jam
cups prepared fruit
~ cups sugar
box powdered fruit pectin
To prepare the fruit. Slice thin
or chop tdo not peeD about N
pound rhubarb. Crush thoroughly
about l quart fully ripe straw.
berries. Combine fruits and meas.
ure 3 cups into large saucepan,
To make the Jam. Measure sugar
and set aside. Place saucepan
holding fruit over high heat. Add
powdered fruit pectin and stir until
mixture comes TO q hard boil. At
once stir In sugar. Bring TO fan
rolling boil and boil hard o.,
minute, stirring constantly. Re
move from heat. skim, ladle quickly
into glasses. paraffln at once.
Makes about six-ounce glasses.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05


are not dependent upon race or
color Of the individual and all
these types are found in all races.
Actually and truthfully, the po-
Icy of blood segregation is not
based on facts, but on prejudice
II is the same kind or prejudice
which fosters Jim Grow hospitals.
separate sections of passenger
trains and buses. and bans Ne
groes from restaurants. hotels
and white educational institutions
So Jim Crow myth about bloot
lives on in the south among south
erners wherever he or she goes
Some day poor whites and Negroe
and all minority groups will b,
free from the prejudice and talk
of southern aristocracy.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05
Strawberry Jam
Z cups prepared fruit
: cups sugar
bottle fruit pectin

To prepare the fruit. Crush thor.
ourhly about 2 quarts fully ripe
strawberries. Measure 4 cups iEto
q large saucepan.
10 make the Jam. Add sugar 10
nut In saucepan and mix well.
Arkansas State press., 1949-08-05

Maybe you believe you cook "by
instinct" - some housewives with
years OF practice seem to do So
But that's not the way to make
jelly. Even the best OF the "a little
Of this and a pinch OF that" cooks
find II necessary to follow tested
recipes carefully In order to make
perfect Jams and jellies.
No one should gamble with fresh
fruit, sugar. and other jelly making
ingredients. Why do II when It's
so easy TO follow scientific instruc.
tions which insure luscious jellies
and Jams. with all the color aud
favor OF the fresh ripe fruit? Here,
for example, are tested recipes
which will lead straight to success
with Americas favorite homemade
spread.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-27
Will Sue Firms For
Income Tax COllec-
tons Under Ruling

JUNEAU, up - Backed by a
federal court ruling, Atty. Gen. J.
Gerald Williams said Saturday he
will bring suit against firms which
have failed to pay up under Alas
ka's new income tax law.
Federal Judge George w. Folta
ruled Friday that the law enacted
by the 1949 legislature is legal. It
levies a Territorial tax of 10 per
cent of the feiedarl income tax
paid by a person or firm.
Judge Folta's decision held that
the special legislative session of
the Alaska Legislature which con-
vened before the regular session
was illegal. The tax law passed
,initially at that session.
However, it was passed again
by the regular session, with some
reviSions, and this enactment
made the tax law legal.
The Alaska Steamship Co., con-
tested validity of the measure.
The judge ruled withholding pro-
visions re-enacted by the regular
session were legal. Attorney H. L.
Faulkner, counsel for the COM
pany, said he presumed" the
company will appeal.
It was understood here that
many companies placed money in
special funds pending the decision.
Territorial tax commissioner M.
P. Mullaney also said he expected
firms to comply with the law i'm
mediately, for sums ranging from
$500 into the thousands.
Status of the law remains as is,
until the court order is signed by
Judge Folta. Friday afternoon he
took a plane to seattle enroute to
Los Angeles to attend a confer
ence of Ninth Circuit Court
Judges.
The extra session which was de-
clared illegal cost the Territory
about $4,000.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-27
MIRA Europe's
Answer To Reds.
Says Writer

LOS ANGELES - Il went to
CauX, Switzerland, to watch the
world assembly Of Moral Re-Arm-
ament strictly in the role of It
neWsman and came away con-
WINGED that Moral Re-Armament
is the only answer to communism
in Europe today"
McCullah St. Johns, writer son
of the noted novelist, Adela Rog-
ers st. Johns, so reported at q
luncheon meeting of civic and
business leaders at MRA'S world
headquarters, 833 South Flower
ST., Los Angeles. st. Johns return
ed recently from the Caux confer
ence, where more than 1000 dele
gates from 81 nations have been
meeting since June 4.
What we need in Europe to-
day." said st. Johns, "iS a spir-
Continued on Page Severn
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-27

HICHLICHTS
Saturday. June rs. l949

WASHINGTON, Up - Congress
took a breather today from floor
chores with votes scheduled for
next week on two major musts,
housing and labor.
Both Houses were in recess I'M
til Monday following a hectic
week in which heat and humidity
increased both inside and outside
the Capitol.
Voting on proposed amend
ments to the housing bill will be-
gin Monday in the House with
final show down expected on the
bill probably wednesday.
The Senate faces a choice Tues
day between two national emer-
gency" proposals in its labor de-
bate.
The issue boils down to a deci-
sion as to whether injunctions
court orders) or seizure should be
employed when a dispute affect
ing a substantial part of an indus
try imperils the national health or
safety.
The administration housing bill
calls for $l,OOC,OOO,OOO in govern
ment loans and $5OO,OOO,OOO in
grants for slums clearance; up to
S400, 100000 year in subsidies
Continued on Page Seven)
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-27
Reclamation Bureau Suggests That
Veterans Can Profitably Take-Up
Reindeer Industry And Help Economy

law, now effective in the II west
ern states, be extended to the Ter
ritory so that the federal govern
ment may take part in reclama-
ton development.
Alaska has an estimated 200,-
900 square miles of grazing land
which could support 100000
reindeer, yielding 100000 hides
and 150,000,000 pounds of meat
annually, the bureau said.
However, since 1887 reindeer
Continued on Page Two
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-27

LOS ANGELES, up - Beulah
Louise Overell, 20-year-Old heir
esS acquitted two years ago of
charges of numbering her parents,
is going to marry a Los Angeles
policeman.
Miss OVerell announced her en-
gagement Friday to Robert Can
non, %.
Miss OVerell and her former
fiance, George Gollum, were freed
and broke up after their five
month trial in the Staying of fl
nancier and Mrs. Walter E. Over
ell in a mysterious yacht eXplo-
sion in Newport Harbor.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-27
NEWS in BRIEF

PACHUCA, Mexico, (P)-A 30
minute flash flood killed 40 per-
sons and injured % Friday in this
old silver mining town. Eight of
the dead were children.
Swift streams submerged the
market place and some downtown
streets under 10 and IL feet of
water.
A number of bodies were found
in overturned automobiles tum-
bled into bitches. The torrent of
water swept doWnhill into town.
A number of persons were killed
and many hurt by being swept
from their feet and thrown against
walls.
The Nome nugget., 1949-06-27
Rankin Would In
lure L. S. Economy
With Vets Benefits

WASHINGTON. up - Having
successfully rammed through the
House a sixty-fiVe billion veterans
pensions bill, Rep. Rankin d.
Miss is now getting ready a
bonus bill that may cost almost
that much.
He won't say when he will pre-
sent it to the House veterans
committee, of which he is chair
man, but he indicated he may
seek action this session.
Servicemen would get So for
each day of military life, 81 for
those spent overseas, with a maxi
mum payment of $4,000. The bills
cost has been estimated all the
way from fourteen billion to sixty
billion dollars.
Some members of the committee
said privately there will be nc
more major veterans benefits APP
proved this session. In view of
the national economy" said one
"it's time to stop"
But Rankin wants the bonus
money-"adjusted compensation
to take care Of almost all CT. ben
efitS.
He has held up legislation to
extend 1920" GI. jobless pay
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