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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1950-03-12
- THE SUBS COULD LICK Us

Russia has huge of radardefyng throwing
cities overnight It's
the only against which
what Navy chief and his doing about
by Burke Wilkinson
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

beautiful fade-resistant print or
solid color fabric to harmonic
with the decorative scheme, or IN
transparent film II they arc to
serve merely as dust covers.
lAny good slip cover pattern
serves for cutting the pieces.
which can be sewn together just
like any other fabric. Weights
are used to hold the pattern in
place. and paper clips substituted
where pins would ordinarily be
necessary, to prevent puncturine
the fabric. Pencil or taiiors' ehaik
markings erase easily with 4
damp cloth when they are no
longer needed.
The plastic ~ ~ Is c pc
cially adaptable to m~ea.ne ~.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07
Negro Girl In Finals
OF Indoor Tennis

NEW YORK TAP Althea
Gibson; q New York Negro; needs
one more victory to become the
Women's National Indoor Tennis
champion.
The hard-hitting; 22-year-old
girl hopes to make the current
tournament q stepping -stone to
chance at the country's most CO.
vsted competition--the National
Outdoor Championships at Forest
Hills: NY.
BssTpfRsg. Miss Gibson; only
member of her race to reach the
finals of a major national tour
nament must get by her final in
door match tomorrow night.
She will meet either first-seed-
ed Nancy Chaffee of Ventura:
Calf; or Laura Lou jain of
Clearwater fla, VINO play thelr
semifinai match tonight.
Althea; second-seeded; a 5 I
night gained the finals by defeat
ing third-ranked Mrs. Richard A.
Buck of Boston 60: 4-6; 7-5.
In addition to today's Chaffee-
jain women's semifinal; top-seed-
ed Billy Talbert and Fred Kova-
leski are scheduled to clash in a
mems semifinal.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

ponchos for rain protection arr
useful to adults. Bags of all sizes
and shapes can be quickly cut and
5ewn in tbs fabric to protect
fored clothing from moths, to
sD irts. linens. and lingerie
econ nd to carry soiled apparel
to tbs laundry. Even food bills
can profit by savings resulting
from pre- eelion of food with
easily maze bowl covers and food
storage bags of all sizes.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07
A. c. PARIS STILL SERIOUS

Postmaster A. c. Paris of
Champaign remained in serious
condition Saturday night in Burn
ham city hospital with injuries re-
ceived when an auto in which he
was riding was hit by an Illinois
Terminal railroad train Friday
afternoon.
The postmaster has internal in
juries and a conclusion. He was
riding with Thomas J. Davis; 90s
West Eureka street; custodian of
the post office; on business for the
office when the accident occurred
ut 1886 p. m. ut the Washington
street crossing.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07
STATE AIDS ILL. BOY

Expenses of Moses Smith; GIL
North Oak street; 11-year-old
Negro boy who has been confined
since last fall to Burnham city
hospital; are being paid by the
state division of services for Grip
pied children; DR.. H. Kobes; d.
rector; reported today. The state
has assumed the cost Of his care
since Nov. 4 when it was learned
he did not have poliomylitis.
xAaA
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07
GUEST SPEAKER

Mr.. Theodore Smith; represen-
tative of the Supreme Liberty
Insurance Company; Danville; was
guest speaker at the Interracial
Group held in Unitarian Church
in Urbana. His topic; ''Fhe World
is Looking at Us; What Do They
See?"
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

Dozens Of housekeeping and
home decoration problems can be
economically solved By applying
needle and thread or thumb lacks
TO that uniquely beautiful, darA.
Bile and easy-to-elean fabric, Why.
lite plastic.
Household uses for tnis versa
tile fabric are almost iimitless,
as manufacturers have shown b.
filing stores with ready made
Items--from aprons to zippered
bags--of VinylIte plastic film. But
recent news that many OF these
items and a great many more,
too, can be made at home BY
working this plastic material the
same as any other piece Of yard
goods stimulates homemakers
imaginations-
Here's one example. By making
alp covers for chairs. sofas OF
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

Moo0V boek-W this recipe tolts
a6nng q - theusaads Of folks who have
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ToSS 1GSn1 that ~ adding two tahse-
1927 81 A1lonFu- 70 one tablespoonful
49, SS7lSf a. fbo scnes and pains caused
~ ~ 10uf9 phnaee Of rheumatism, neu.
r. = 6n6 l01h6Go. AllenFu II - year OLD
- 6oSs Nfels S drusxistA
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

seats as covers
tn 81 n v e r
ve to b Q
taken of for
washing. They
can siso be
used to holc;
rnffie<i skirts TO
dressing tables
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

ample. the yard goods are soft
and Supple. they hang IN smooth,
graceful folds to make ideal
draperies and curtains. Their
resistance 10 fading and water
protects them from sun and ram,
and they can be wiped clean with
damn oloth--no ironing neces-
ssry. IN addition, under most con-
ditions. YinyIte plastic viii not
support eombust.aH'
Shower curtains 10 fl individual
shower bath are easy 20 tailor
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

Elastic serve
valuable pur-
poses IN each
OF the count
iess household
tc IN w &c n
can ~ afie
of a. TX
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

studio touches
o ( h G ay err
W G zig h is of
Vinylite plas-
tic. they can be
protected from
40 OF d irt,
you ng ters'
m U d dy feet
a n d stiek y
fingers. Such
slip covers can
be made of
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

inciua
% ratg0H
nG Nf-
sand piea1
fftclH
gather
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rim
PRO M as
slip ers ran
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07
Unlimited Uses for Versatile Fabric

hemmed. for yinylite plastic
cont fay or rAvel euahson
savers fer outdoor furniture that
resist rao sfure. scuffins. staining
cracking and tearing
lnussft tAeks suffice 10 attach
this mattel lal 70 removable ehar
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

made of Why
lite plastic,
and they are
not at all hard
to cut and sew
or mount with
thun b tacks.
as the case
may be. Make
up capes, rainy
day babushkas
a n d h a n d y
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

BE wired clean Win q damp
cloth r2Ai ora re chair, Tor this
plastic fsbrle ls waterproof and
It a0n shrink, wrinkle o. buckle
when vet
In jast tie same way. The other
remaf kable qualities Of Ninyiite
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

and benches--skirts which pow
der. ipslieks, creams ard lotions
won't stain. Charming dust rufnes
are easy 10 make of this plastic
fabric with q sewing machine,
attached to q length OF film Tor
support. they fit over and protect
box springs or a mattress. hui'ied
or tailored bedspreads are equally
easy TO make. In patterned Fab
RIGS they liven a bedroom. Trans
parent film protects while dis-
playing the spread beneath.
Bibs. bassinet covers and
stuffed animals for babies are
easy 10 keep clean and fresh when
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07
Your.CoIor Character

Most color experts agree thar you vitality affect the minds
and emotions OF and friends well give index
your per ,nay BY the Of color your home and wearing
apparel Spencer Stuart OF MrnSenour Paint Co. Chicago
who spends all his working hours dealing with the subject of
custom paint coofs designed tbs color quiz for the
of friends and popularity rapidly spread Check your THREE
voe colorsthe you often How well do they
define your qualities OF character? e
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07
ARE YOU JUST 4
plAYThIN6s|VATuRE?

Nature may endow you with
breathtaking beauty. a lovely
curvaeeons inquire. SHE may be-
stow gifts on you that make you
o brilliant actress. a leader Ia
your class at college. sought
after at dances. or a charming
wife and mother.
Yes. Nature may do all this.
And yet you may find your face
mockingly slapped II you suffer
these distressing symptoms.
which so many unfortunate
girls and women do.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

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this fabric and
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with g8c c.
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The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

forget - pinkham's Compound
DOES MORE than relieve such
monthly pain. This great nledi-
cine ALSO relieves accompanying
nervous tension. irritability,
those tired-out. mean 'pick-on-
everyone feelings--when due to
this cause. Taken regularly
thruout the month-PinkhamS
Compound helps build up resis-
lance against such Distress
very sensible thing to do. Just
see II you, too. don't remarkably
benefitl AL drugstores.
The Illinois times. (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-19??, 1950-04-07

So II female functional monthly
disturbances are causing you to
suffer from pain. nervous dis
tress and feel weak. restless, SO
cranky and irritable that you
almost turn into q 'she-devii'--
ON such days--THIS rs SOMETHING
You SHOULDN'T JOKE ABOUT. Start
right away-try Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to
relieve such symptoms. It's ia
NOUS for this purpose. And don't
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21
Special Report On Sweden's Social Welfare
Basic Pension For Swedes 1000 kr.,
Other Pensions For |nva|ids, Widows

Under the current Swedish old
age pension law, which went into
effect on January l, 1948, all citi-
Zens who have reached the age
of 81 receive a basic pension of
1000 krOnor, without any means
test. Pensioners also are entitled
to cost of living bonus.
A married couple of pensioners
get a basic pension of 1000 kron-
or annually. In many cases the
basic pension is increased by sup
plements for housing, but these
require special eligibility tests.
The old-age pension law also pro-
vides for pensions to invalids, wild
ows, and those suffering from pro-
longed sickness. A basic pension
of 200 kroner a year is paid to
invalids, irrespective of the pen
sioner's income, and to this
amount may be added a supple
mentary pension Of up to 500
kronor, depending on income from
other sources. A similar proceed
ure is followed for granting pen
sions to people incapable of work
because of prolonged sickness. The
widows pension is payable at the
maximum rate of 600 kronor per
year. 1t depends on the size of the
income from other sources, and in
order to be eligible, the widow
must have reached the age of 80
at the time of her husbands death
and have been married to him for
at least five years.
Most of the expenses for the
national pension scheme are de-
frayed by the government. A small
annual pension fee, however, is
paid by every Swedish citizen be-
tween the ages of 10 and sc. This
fee ranges from 6 to 100 kronor
and is paid together with the in
come tax.
A plan for compulsory pension
insurance, experimenting the ma
tional old-age pension system,
was presented recently by a COM
mittee of experts. The insurance
would be built up gradually over
a period of some fifty years, be-
ginning with 1855. 1t would be
financed by contributions fro m
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21
Swedish Mothers,
Children Receive
Free Vacations

Housewives vacation Is an ex-
prsssiOn which has become more
and more common during the last
few years. Children of families In
the lowest income groups are en-
titled to free rail travel up to S75
miles, or in the sparsely populated
northern provinces, up to twice
that distance.
Mothers in the same income
class who have at least two chill
dren under Is may travel free
for any distance for vacation pur-
poses. They may be away from
home ten days, as compared with
four weeks for the children, and
if necessary a trained home as
sistant can be sent to take charge
of the household while the mother
is enjoying a rest. The home as
sistants are also available If the
mother should he unable to run
the household because of sickness.
In 194S the Riksdag granted funds
sufficient to maintain a staff of
$500 such assistants.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21

employers and employees, while
the government would foot only
the administrative expenses. The
payment of premiums, according
to the committee, should begin at
the age of Is and end at AZ for
men and A for women.
At first they should be payable
with is per cent of the net in
come, gradually rising to seven
per cent by 1877. The question of
how public servants and people
who have already provided for
their pensions will fit into the
scheme has not yet been an
swered.
The Swedish newspapers well
coined the insurance plan, which
they considered a very import
ant addition to the social security
system At the same time it was
pointed out that many difficult
ties must be overcome before a
compulsory pension insurance be-
comes a reality.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21

third of its total revenue on So
cial security, compared to one
sixth twenty years ago.
Social legislation in Sweden can
be traced back several centuries
and has gradually grown into an
institution that is taken more or
less for granted by every citizen.
All recent social reforms of i'm
portance have actually been sup
ported practically unanimously by
all shades of opinion in the Par
lament. The guiding principle in
social legislation today is to give
every citizen the assistance and
protection to which he is entitled
as a member of society. 1t has
further been generally accepted
that dependents should also b e
covered, that increased costs of
living should be taken into con-
sideration, and that social secur-
ity fees should be kept as low as
possible.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21
Sweden Doubles
Car Production

Owing to the increased demand
for the Swedish Volvo motorcar in
overseas and other foreign mar
kets, the Gothenburg plant is now
being expanded to provide for an
annual production of $4,000 units
instead of the present 10000. Con-
struction has started on new as
sembling hall together with stor-
age providing floor space aggre-
eating 1900 square meters $780,
900 SO. ft.) as the first stage in
a plan also embracing the motor
works at SkOvde and the gear
works at Hoping, all scheduled for
completion in 1854.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21
Ten Percent of Sweden's National
Income Used For Social Security

Social security expenditure in
Sweden has increased considerably
during the last twenty years, so
that now nearly 10 per cent of the
national income is spent on some
form of social security. This
means in round figures about
1900 million krOnOr (apprOXi-
mately $500 million, although on
the basis of comparative purchas-
ing power it should probably be
considered as worth twice that
sum-. More than IS per cent is
paid by the government out of
the general budget, that is, from
income taxes or indirect taxation.
Thus, at the present time, tn e
government spends about one
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21
Al! Swedish Kids
Get ''Pensiions"
Up To Age Of is

In 1948 an important Swedish
social security reform, providing
for general children's allowances,
went into effect. All parents resi-
cent in Sweden are entitled to 800
kronor a year for every child up
to the age of 16, irrespective of
the parents income. There are no
substantial tax exemptions for
children, and practically all par
ents taloe advantage of the allow
ances. One reason for granting
children's allowances instead of tax
exemptions is that the privileges
thus become available even to the
lowest income groups.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21

and regular medical checkup is
given every child in the public
schools. Free dental care is also
provided for children in the ele-
mentary schools. Free school
lunches may be considered p a
of the child health care program.
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21
Free Treatment In Public Hospitals,
Free Medicine In New Swedish Set-up
. Medical Care Provided Over ESQ Years

In health matters Sweden chosen the middle than
introducing socazed medicine
unsupported hospitals hospital
poycncs where patent wahes
treated patient
krOnor about ST. and for subsequent visits If
ptalizatiOn
private departments
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21


and the cost per day for an I'M
insured person is Sd kronor. This
includes all care and treatment:
operation, anethesia, x-rays, etc.
The modern wards are small, with
Pc beds in each room. The draw
back is that the polyelinics are
very crowded, and in some cases
a patient NAV even have to be on
a waiting list for weeks before he
is admitted for an examination.
The choice between polytechnic
and private consultation thus Of
ten becomes a question of what is
most valuable, time or money.
Two of Thro, Swedes Covered
About two Swedes out of every
three are covered by health insur-
ance, which is subsidized by the
government. The insurance pays
all hospital expenses and most of
the doctors fees, even when the
consultation takes place outside
the hospital 1t also includes GER
tain daily sickness allowances, ac-
cording to the premiums paid by
the insured person.
Four years ago an extensive
health bill, providing for compul-
sorry insurance, was passed by the
Parliament. Because of the strain
ed economic situation it has not
yet gone into effect, but certain
important changes in Sweden
public health system can be ex-
pected within the next few years.
Under the new system, every
body will be entitled to free treat
ment in public hospitals. Vital
medicines will be provided free of
charge. and others at reduced
prices.
Expectants Subsidized
For more than $50 years, a
number of physicians have b e e n
employed by the authorities, and
especially in rural areas these take
over the responsibility for most
of the public health program.
They are distributed over the en-
tire country, so that even small
and remote communities receive
mediacl care at very low cost. AL
though these district physicians
are paid by the government, they
have at the same time their own
private practice. The hospital ply
sicians likewise are publicly en-
ployed but also have their own
practice, which frequently con-
tributes the greatest part of their
income.
Besides the aforementioned
provisions for good health. mucf
has been done for the care of ex
pectant mothers and children. Free
regular medical checkup is avail
able to every expectant mother
and when the child is born, thu
mother receives 1875 kronor with
out any means test. There arr
free health clinics for the baby
Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1950-12-21

The ECA has allotted S525, 900
to Norway for the purchase OF
corn in the United States.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-06-02
all prospective legislators but the which they
determine large degree just what kind of
performance the may expect from such legislators next
January and February.
Good Business For Montana

Yesterday $50 million in state funds withdrawn from
Montana banks by the depository board and placed
U.S. Treasury D savings notes While these funds in
banks the State of Montana
vested in D savings notes. they will yield of $4,000
to the state the first and should
conditions be such permit continuing this investment in
federal government the 500 million will be drawing
cent per year, at the end of three years.
At the present time there is upwards of $50 million state
funds which have been accumulated but yet spent
include the five million dollars
sy building funds currently tied tigation highway de-
bentures Those be paid within years time would
be eligible for interest from the federal
thus, the reason for only investing $40 million.
have able to ascertain, this the first
Montana history that administration has made
then acted that state brought
additional the state In fact if
recty the state depository board until 949 had not held
a meeting in years.
For this stroke of good businessand the bringing in of
szeabe chunk additional to the state treasury
board chairman Governor Bonner
and members John j. Holmes and Mrs Alta E. Fisher.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-06-02

or her wage record. A woman who
stops working because of her mar
riage to man who does become in
sured may qualify on his record as
his wife or widow. Thus, the married
woman has the special advantage in
this case of being protected on her
husbands account if he is insured.
The contributors who are not in
sured at age 65 (including some mar
ried women) may nevertheless have
had insurance protection for some
period during their lives. A man or
woman who has six quarters of COW
erage within period of the most Is
calendar quarters before death is in
sured for certain benefits payable
to survivors.
Thomas pointed out that at present
the following benefits are being paid
to women on a national basis: 1885,
600 single and married women who
have qualified on their own wage rec
ords, 100000 wives, 261, 900 widows
over IS, $4,000 widows under age
IS with minor children in their care,
and 1900 dependent mothers.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1950-06-02
MUNDT BILL WOULD
CREATE FEDERAL
THOUGHT CONTROL

During the troubled months since
the. Nazis annd Fascists were defeated
we have looked upon outbursts by
politicians about Communists taking
over the country as so much propa-
ganda. We still think that is what it
is.
But here is a bill which can't be
taken lightly 1t is the Mundt-Nixon
bill. 1t pretends to outlaw Commu-
nism and Communists, but what it
really would do is establish a police
state in America. 1t directs and en-
powers the FBI to police all thought
and speech in this country.
Under the Mundt-Nixon bill, if
you say you don't want war with
Russia, you can be jailed.
IF you say you don't think the
United States should make the H
Bomb you could be jailed.
"If you urge the U. S. to recog-
nize the present government in Chi
ma, you could be jailed.
eff you propose that farmers or
ganize cooperative, you could be
jailed.
"You could be imprisoned for any
thing you said-if any FBI agent
could find that the Russians ever
said the same thing. The Russians
have cooperative s. therefore you
could be imprisoned if you advocated
the same thing.
"There can be no uuestion-if this
becomes law, no man will be free to
speak or write what he thinks. Such
2 bill would establish a Federal
thought police in America.
"It is one thing for a Senator Nc
Carthy or Taft to try to get elected
by calling somebody a Communist.
1t is quite another thing to set up
2 law which establishes a Federal
Thought and Speech Police.
''This is precisely what this bill
would do. Southern Farmer.