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Evening star., 1950-01-03

genius for discovering reasons why he
cannot 60 calling in the evening? Is he
being driven to the reluctant realization
that one of the finer things of life on this
planet is getting to bed at 10 o'clock?
Let there be truthful answers to these
questions, and there win be few among
us to cast the stone of criticism at
Mr.. Truman. The sympathies of this de-
partment are unreservedly on his side.
It is almost unbelievable that the Presi-
dent, at sixty-five, can get around as much
as he does-almost unbelievable, that is,
to those of his Juniors who cannot begin
to keep pace with him now, and look for
ward in spirit of gloomy foreboding to
what the next twenty years will bring for
them In this respect
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Trailer Life in Florida
1t Is Like Yachting On Land But Many Graft
Find Permanent Harbors and Stay Tied Up
By George Kennedy

All through November and December the
automobiles with the trailers behind roll
west on Constitution avenue, turn left to
cross the Fourteenth street bridge and then
pick up speed along Route /, the highway to
Florida.
AS soon as he learns to brake his tow-it
takes only light touch Of the finger on an
electric gadget on the steering posrthe
driver with the trailer behind rolls along
the broad highway with as much oppor-
tunity to enjoy the scenery as in any other
kind Of touring.
Cotton bolls whiten the shoulders Of the
road below the Roanoke River near the
North Carolina border. dropped from bounc-
ing trucks on their way to the gins. Late in
November few fields are still unpicked. The
motorist wise will take Route 15A below
Raleigh. The bumps on Route through
Georgias Okeefenohee Swamp make q fast
trailer run nightmare.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
No SIiaht Intended

Any one who thinks that the President
Is snubbing his old buddies In Independ-
ence simply does not understand what
happens to a man as years begin to catch
up with him.
A certain GOODNESS is reported in Inde-
pendence, chilling of the atmosphere
that cannot be attributed exclusively to
the season. It is said that the President,
when he returns to his home town, still
remembers faces-and most names. He
does not show up at gatherings OF old
cronies, however, as often as In former
days. For instance, on his trip home this
Christmas he passed up meeting of the
Harpie Club, which features beer, cheese
and poker on the third floor Of the Savings
and Loan Building.
But why should things Of this sort cause
any lifting of eyebrows? The President is
sixty-flve years old, and a very busy man.
From the point of view Of one twenty
years years his junior, the wonder is, not
that he passes up an occasional get
together with the old gang, but that he
can attend as many as he does. Before
jumping to harsh conclusions, a man
should consult his own experience in these
matters. He should search his heart and
ask himself II 1t is not true that the BIZ
weekly meeting OF the neighborhood poker
club has lost the appeal that it had in
days gone by. Is It not d fact that the
New Years eve celebration, once such
gala occasion, has become grinding or
deal to be avoided at almost any cost?
Has he developed talent bordering on
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Doubts Authority Of Those
Who Speak To Partisan Purpose
ia ths Edttar ~ r-hs at.r.

Doubts Authority Of Those
Who Speak To Partisan Purpose
To the Editor Of The Star:
While respecting Thomas L. Stokes right
to his opinions. question the propriety Of
his statement In The Star of December 80,
concerning the remarks Of Bill Mauldin, the
cartoonist who he alleges speaks on be-
half Of the generation that fought the war"
That is so broad q statement as to border on
the ridiculous
Mr.. Stokes quotes Mr.. Mauldin as saying
In part: Z don't think the majority Of this
generation voted for Truman because we've
been conditioned to regard the Democratic
Party as soft touch It seems to
be simply that the Democrats $. take more
interest Ia the things that make us apprehen-
sive than the Republicans do"
Mr. Mauldin has no more right to speak on
behalf Of "the generation that fought the
war than have to speak on behalf Of the
Republican Party. Could It not be that
people who oppose the dangerous trend to-
ward socialism might be uotivated by pref
erence for putting national interest above
partisan politics? There are many veterans
OF both World Wars who speak as Americans,
not as Republicans or Democrats.
JOHN CASMORE.
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Boy and Cruyons.

He scratches green 0r, black to make tee,
It's roots aboDe the ground, Its leapes. on
sky,
And sets fve-potnted marks IN q galdry
OF small iohtte stars through which three
red birds fly.
Across the corner are broaDn pasture bars
And Just behind them are tspo co,ps,
dtDake,
And yet he finds no oddness f1ss his stars
For uhen small boy picks np croyons
to make
A painted ,oorld, he kno,os that leaues are
green
And do not change their color In the
night
And he kno,os ,ohat his cops and red birds
mean
And that discovery has made them
bright:
IT he tDere older, they Uonld bs apart
But noao he dra,us them happily, by heart.
ANoBEL ARMOUR.
Evening star., 1950-01-03

Washington is more impressively situated.
And the man in the big trailer plays the
leading citizen role better than most resi-
dents Of surviving big houses. He graciously
welcomes the older families of the trailer
court to the shade Of his awning every after
noon.
The larger trailer courts have public ad
dress systems. A droning voice calls the
recipients Of mail, announces collections for
worthy causes and that Mr.. Kilmer has had
a good catch of fish and has some for the
asking. The voice also calls residents to the
telephone telephone installation In a
trailer is rarity.
Many elderly widows live in Florida
trailers and many Of the men in. the courts
outside the cities, drive to work every day.
Trailer people have friendly and constant
interest in their neighbors. There is much
trading of pies and other deserts-and much
feuding. One Of the wonders of Madame
Bovary was that physicians wife in a
French village could be unfaithful and un-
detected. That could not happen in trailer
court. in the latter respect.
Trailer courts are having their biggest
growth in the poor mans Florida, the Tampa
Bay area. Some communities regard them as
q drawback in the development Of the ideal
community where everyone lives in nice
$4,000 houses.
A Six-Month Resident Limit.
Dunedin, one of the island keys that form
the Gulf beaches in the Tampa area, has
decreed that man can live In his trailer on
his own property for only six months. Then
he must build a house. But other commu-
mites are competing for the trailers. Orange
grove owners are leasing trailer space be-
tween their. trees.
While 1t is true that the older residents of
st. Petersburg pitch horseshoes as Ring
Lardner reported a generation ago in
Golden Honeymoon" the men of the trailer
courts spurn that sport. Their game is shuf-
neboard, played under flood lights on smooth
panels of concrete
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Something Is Wronq

There is growing evidence that some
thing is wrong with the assessed valuation
Of real estate in Arlington County, vir-
ginia. Something is wrong when the
county's School Board has to pay $3.50
an acre for land which the county has
assessed for tax purposes at less than $500
an acre, and when the average value OF
Arlington's taxable land is rated at only
twelve cents square foot
County Board Member Daniel A. Dugan
called attention to the "glaring example
of unbalanced assessments" presented in
the case of tract OF land sought by the
School Board for new Hume School This
property, he pointed out, is taxed on an
assessed valuation OF less than $500 an
acre, which means that under the 40 per
cent-of-actual-value formula the county
estimates the market value Of the tract at
approximately $1,000 an acre. Yet the
owner values the land at 5000 an acre
and q condemnation commission ap-
pointed by the Circuit Court estimated the.
present market value at $3.50.
That this is just one "glaring example"
Is evident from the disclosure by Harry X.
Green, Commissioner of Revenue, that the
assessed value of personal property in
Arlington, such as furniture, automobiles
and the like, is greater than the assessed
value of all of the county's taxable land,
excluding improvements. The Arlington
Sun has done some rough figuring which
emphasizes the absurdity OF the situation.
Reducing to understandable terms the
assessed value of the twenty square miles
of taxable land in Arlington $26 500, 900
the county paper calculated that the aver
age market value of Arlington real estate
today is only $5,175 an acre, or less than
twelve cents square foot The Sun is
stating 1t mildly when 1t describes such 3
valuation rate for property In this modern
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Two-Yeur Paint Jobs

There may be circumstances peculiar to
New York City which explain, and perhaps
justify, the new order there that apart
ments under Federal control must be
repainted every two years. But from this
distance 1t looks as though another
Federal official has been stricken with that
too-prevalent disease whose principal
symptom is an uncomfortable urge to
spend other peoples money.
Prior to the war 1t was customary In
New York to redecorate apartments every
two years. due in part to the penchant OF
many New Workers for moving in October
During and since the war, however. the
rent-control authorities have accepted a
redecorating job every three years as
being satisfactory.
The shift back to the two-year basis
is attributed to an easing of wartime
shortages. The landlords say, however,
that the added cost may well prove to be
the straw which will break the camels
back
It is not to be expected, of course, that
the cries of the landlords will be heard
in a city in which they are hopelessly
outnumbered by tenants. But thev will
have an audience whep they contend that,
given reasonable care and good house
keeping practices, redecorating Job every
three years is adequate. That audience
will be composed Of many private home
owner throughout the country who counts
himself fortunate If he can paint his own
house every three years, and who will not
relish paying taxes to provide the salaries
OF Federal officials who think that two
year paint Jobs for apartment renters are
must"
Evening star., 1950-01-03

Some Of the trailers In the $15-a-month
courts at beach points have screened porches
big immobile lean-tos that are almost q
necessity for comfort in the summer For
not all the trailers go North in the spring.
When the trailer first appeared In numbers
two decades ago, many reckless detectors Of
trends predicted that soon a large portion Of
Americas population would be living-and
moving about-on wheels. The industry has
trade body, the Trailer Coach Manufac-
turers Association, which staged the recent
trailer show here In the armory. Every time
the association people make q survey they
are surprised at how few trailers are moved.
Ninety-two per cent Of them are permanent
homes.
The laws In California and several other
States haveS encouraged this inimobility by
taxing trailers on wheels - waving It on
those lacked UP with wheels removed. Manu-
tacturers are now delivering trailers without
axles or wheels with q price reduction.
Most OF the trailer homes are in California
and Florida but hundreds of families Of
steel workers live In permanent trailer homes
In the Northern Indiana-Western Ohio area
where most Of the trailer factories are To-
Gated. Trailer life can be delightful In the
constant out-of-door weather Of Florida. It
Is hard to imagine suffering ita constructions
through the winters Of the Great Lakes area.
Trailer Population . Million.
For . time during the war the increase In
trailer manufacture industries were
ordering them as homes for their workers
seemed destined to put the trailer ahead Of
the prefabricated house in numbers. But
trailer manufacture took nose dive after
the war and the production Of the prefabri.
Gated house is steadily increasing. The trailer
continues to be the home Of increasing num-
bers. But the increase has slowed down. The
figure now is estimated at 10000 persons
living In 100000 trailers.
Several owners Of big trailers In Florida
leave them In permanent locations and use
small trailers-yacht tenders-for their Adj
rondack and Canadian trips. But such en-.
thustasts among the well-to-do are not i'm.
portant IN the economy OF the industry. The
association realizes that from now on it is
important to increase the trailer gypsies.
the per cent Of trailers that take to the
road. To further this the association Is doing
an excellent Job In inspecting and accreditinR
trailer courts. A sign In the bath house Of
Vics Trailer Court at Tampa asks for CO.
operation In keeping the place clean ana
adds:
I'VE got 70 on our last TCMA inspection
and we are going to make that better.n
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By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

0y IdE HAShlN SERVICE.
Q. What was the largest sum Of money
ever paid into the conscience fund? How
much Is in the fund?-D. ED.
A. The largest sum ever paid to the con-
science fund amounted to $40, 1000. There is
has been kept Of the number Of contribu-
tions to the fund, but it has ben estimated
that there have been about $4,000. The So
called conscience fund consists OF money
paid to the United States Treasury anony-
mously by people who feel that they have
cheated the Government in tax payments
or otherwise.
9. What blind King took part in bat
tle?-D. c. B.
A. King John Of Bohemia. AS an ally of
Philip Of France he was at the Battle of
Crecy, August 26. 1896 at which the French
army suffered overwhelming defeat at the
hands OF the English. Although completely
blind. King John insisted upon being headed
into the thick Of battle where he died fight
ing his unseen foes.
@. What is tumbling weed-P. B. 4
A. Tumbling weed is any coarse annual
weed such as Russian thistle, in which the
plant branches into globular form, and In
the fall breaks off at the roots and rolls with
the wind.
Q. Where was the Department Of State
housed at the time Of It's establishment?
IF. G. II.
A. The frst home Of the Department of
Foreign Affairs which preceded the Depart
ment OF State was 13 South Sixth street,
Philadelphia. Pa. small residence which
was occupied by the department from 17sl-
g. The one clerk and the interpreter Had
their oface on the ground floor while The
Secretary OF Foreign Affairs had the fr3nt
room on the second floor
9. Are there any factories In Washington,
D. CIV. j. 4
A. At the end Of 1947 the Bureau of en-
sus reported 428 industrial plants for WASH
ington, D. G. They employed 17.8l5 workers.
Evening star., 1950-01-03

urban community as "preposterously low"
It is obvious that revaluation of
Arlington real estate along more realistic
lines is overdue Special legislation is to
be introduced at the forthcoming session
OF the General Assembly to provide for
reassessment this year. No legislation
more important to Arlington County could
be enacted,
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Letters to The Star

In its entirety but they believe that those
bosses who have denied the Federal Govern
ment must assume the responsibility for the
enactment Of this "iniquitous law"-as they
term tt--as the result Of their own iniquitous
conduct. JUSTICE.
Evening star., 1950-01-03

The soviets are claiming for the Rus
sian population the worlds largest group
OF centenarians, none Of whom Is ascribing
his remarkable longevity to being an old
holSheYik
Evening star., 1950-01-03

The romances of the Weep and New
York's o'Dwyer suggest that the late
Gershwin may yet rate as prophet. In
his still-remembered musical a candidate
struts into the White House to the strains
OF Love Is Sweeping The Country" =
Evening star., 1950-01-03

Mysterious: The Cominform met on an
undisclosed date in November at an un-
identified spot in Hungary, and resolved
against the enslavement OF foreign peoples
by any one except guess who.
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Says Fares In Boston
Are Not So High

Gays AkCS Ii 0OotVu
Are Not So High
To the Editor Of The Star:
The ad in which Capital Transit COM
pared costs in other large cities Of the
United States might have misled some
readers when It said that "eo% Of the riders
in Boston pay 16c. some 20c."
So that there is no misunderstanding
Boston has system that combines subway
fares and surface lines. Any surface ride
that terminates at the subway is Sc; ride
on the subway l0c: another surface ride
away from the subway is another SC. It is
true that many people living in suburbs at
one extreme Of Boston, and working at sub
urbs at the other extreme. do pay 15c or 2Oc.
but it is just as true that many persons
(perhaps the unexpressed 40% In the ad and
perhaps more) pay l0c or even &c for rides
that cover quite distance.
Do we understand that Capital Transit
will similarly institute SC and l0c rides, or
is that the point where comparisons become
odious? ARTHUR ]. CALEMME
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Would Have New Bridge
Named for Mr.. Roosevelt
n the Editor az The atar.

It Is fitting that the city Of Washington
and the District Of Columbia follow, at long
last, the example Of other cities In naming
suitable structure after our great late
President. Here he lived and worked. there
should be memorial to him here Let me
urge the District Commissioners to name
the new South Capitol street bridge: The
Franklin D. Roosevelt Bridge.
PETER G. FRTTSCH.
Evening star., 1950-01-03

Speaking Of All-Americas, what's become
OF footballs old-fashdoned sixty y-minute
iron man, the one who was only slightly
less tough than bingo turkey?
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Questions Good Faith
OF Labor big Shots
ro ~. rdito, ~ r-ha star.

y
No member Of the AFL is SO naive as 70
believe that sums solicited from the member
ship by Labor's League for Political Educa-
tion viii be used for the purpose Of educating
the rank and file politically.
Such contributions will be presented to the
bosses in the form Of blank checks to be
used by them as they see ht In attempts to
elect candidates Of their choosing to the
next Congress.
The rank and file are expected to vote.
sight unseen. for candidates who will dance
to the tune Of the labor bosses, and oppose
those who, like Senator Robert Taft, place
the interests Of the country above partisan
politics or personal advantage.
1t is my prediction that the rank and hle
will not 60 along wholeheartedly with this
spurious political education program Of the
big shots.
They may not like the Taft-Hartley Act
Evening star., 1950-01-03
Questions and Answers

"A reader can get the answer to any question
OF fact by writing The Evening Star Information
Bureau 316 Eye st. ne, Washtngton 2, D. c,
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-07-28
Al Camps Open
At Kelleys Isuand

Nearly $50 All Club members
from Ottawa county are attending
the annual camp at Kelleys Island
this week. The senior camp was
held Friday through Tuesday and
the junior camp is now in session.
Paul Leidheiser, associate coun-
ty agent in Sandusky county,
served as camp director for the
seniors. On his staff were Mrs.
Herbert Dehring, Genoa; Joan
Mylander, assistant All agent; (;
Betty Lou Spaulding, home dem
onstration agent, and Fred Grimm,
county agent, Oak Harbor.
Senior camp councillors were
Jane L. Young and Mary Lou
Rauch, Oak Harbor; Ruth Ever
sen and Rollie Schumacher, Port
Clinton. Junior councillors in
clude Sally Kilmer and Linda
Swartzlander, Oak Harbor; Elaine
Schumacher, Dorothea Jensen and
Harold Lezotte, Port Clinton;
Richard Kardatzke and Merle
Hoffman.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-07-28
Seven Escape In
Woodville Crash

Six local persons and their
house guest escaped serious in
jury in an accident Sunday eve
ming at the traffic light at Wood
vile and Airport Roads, Wood
county.
Ralph Forster, owner of the
Ben Franklin Store, was driver of
the car. He had stopped at the
tratiice light when his car was hit
from the rear by another vehicle,
and showed into the car in front.
Also riding in the car were
Mrs. Forster, Ann and Robert
Forster, Miss Carolyn Rofkar and
Mrs. Norman Kaser, Cleveland.
All suffered slight neck injuries.
They were enroute to Walbridge
Park where Ann performed as a
member of Cochran's Majorettes.
Forster was able to continue the
trip in the damaged car.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-07-28
CHORUS TO SING
AT CHAUTAUQUA
Bellevue Community Band
Viii Play Sunday Concert
At Lakeside

LAKESIDE-The Musicanters
of Pittsburgh, a. 60-voice mixed
chorus under tn direction of Paul
Brautigam, will appear in concert
in Hoover Auditorium here on
Saturday evening, July 80.
DIR. CASTOR Foote, pastor of
Grace Methodist Church, Dayton,
will speak at morning services
Sunday. On Sunday evening, DR..
Marshall Bidwell, director of mu-
sic at Carnegie Institute, Pitts
burgh, will give an organ recital.
An afternoon concert by the
Bellevue Community Band, and a.
vesper address by DR.. Clarence
H. LaRue, superintendent of the
Cleveland District Of the Metho-
dist Church, also are on Sundays
program.
Lakeside's program for the
coming week follows:
Monday-Concert, faculty of
Quinn School of Music; Tuesday
The Cavallaires Male Quartet:
Wednesday-Address, DR.. CASTOR
Foote of Dayton; Thursday-The
Dutton Concert Trio; Friday-Mo-
tion picture; and Saturday-John
Henry Faulk, humorist- philosopher
in Speaking of People"
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-07-28
FRUIT TOUR TO
OPEN AUGUST |
Tourists Will Meet At Eel
shaw Farm For Erosion
Demonstration

Fruit growers of Ottawa Coun-
ty are going to see how the other
fellow does it this year on their
annual fruit tour.
To aid them they have arranged
tour that will include Sandusky
and Lucas counties in addition to
one stop within Ottawa County.
Tour is to be held August /. Soil
conservation, packaging and re-
frigeration are the points of en-
phasis on the tour.
The farm Of Clarence Felshaw
on CatawIba Island has been Sc
lected as the meeting place for
1890 p. m. Here the growers will
see what can be done with orchard
erosion. By 1880 p. m. the group
will have motored to the Ben Da-
Wis orchard at Clyde, Ohio. In
addition to seeing many modern
fruit growing ideas the group will
see a cover crop of chewings
fescue.
Following short drive to
Waterville, the group will see at
3:15 p. m. a packaging operation
handling Duchess apples at the
plant of H. F. Witte. The last
stop will be refrigerated farm
storage at Frank Farnsworth' s
orchard, plus a tour of the
orchards.
Assisting with the tour will be
V. j. Patterson, Extension Horti-
cultvrist. All planned stops were
suggestions of growers and should
result in fine attendance.
Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1950-07-28
4-H Style Review
Set For August 8

Tuesday, Aug. 8, will be the day
for All girls with clothing projects
to shine. On this day the county
style review will be held at Car
roll township school. All girls
with clothing projects should have
their projects at Carroll school by
2:30 p. m. The "4-H Articles to
Use and Wear" and Lets Sew"
projects will be exhibited and a
county winner in each group will
be picked. Jane Young will as
sist with these exhibits.
All girls who made aprons.
blouses, dresses, undergarments,
or complete costumes will model
their garments at 1880 p. m. at
the regular style review which.
will be open to the public. All
participants should be there by
700 p. m. Mrs. Rosemary Rob
erts, Genoa, will be one of the
judges.
The first place winners of each
class will receive various useful
prizes and two county champions
will be chosen who will participate
in the State Fair style review.
Also the Complete Costume win
ner will participate in the State
style review.