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The people's voice., 1950-09-22
IS SALARY TOO Low FOR SUP'T.
AT VOCATIONAL SCHOOL?
BY GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS

BY GRETCHEN G. BILLINGS
Daily reports this week state that Elizabeth Steed
has resigned of the State Vocational School
for Girls study for her masters degree special edu
cation at the University of Southern California"
This a surprise to know that she has
oyed her school and all indications that she
has been doing job So started asking questions and
conclusion that the Board of Education failed
recognize considering salary sched
The people's voice., 1950-09-22
BY w. w. WRIGHT, in
Great Falls Tribune


chine question apparently was laid
to rest by decisions Of the supreme
court earlier this year. But the corpse
is showing signs of life.
To date there has been no open
campaign to restore slot machines
to the legal status they appeared to
enjoy before the courts decision
that they were gambling devices and
lotteries as defined by and prohibit
ed by state law. On the other hand
there is increasing evidence that
friends of the slots have examined
the law and the supreme court de-
cisions and have come to the conclu-
sion that it wouldn't require much eff
fort to make them legal.
Biggest barrier to return of the
slots appears to be a referendum
adopted by the 1949 legislature which
will permit the people to vote next
November on whether they want
slot machines in the state.
This measure was approved by
the legislature before the supreme
court ruled. Some have suggested
that it could not appear on the bal
lot when general election time rolls
around because the question now is
moot. But is it?
STARTED IN LEWISTOWN
The supreme court started the
slots out of fraternal and "nonprofit''
clubs earlier this year with a deci-
sion in the Joyland club case from
Lewistown in which it was held that
a 1887 law authorizing punchboards
and certain games to be played upon
payment of a county license fee did
not authorize exemption from all
the gambling laws by its clause that
the law did not apply to religious,
fraternal and charitable organiza-
tions and private homes. Gist of that
opinion was that the law exempted
the organizations and private homes
from payment of the license fees
but that there never had been a re-
peal of the general law which prohib-
it's slot machines.
CONSTITUTIONALITY NEVER
Later the supreme court in two
decisions affecting operators in Con-
rad and Great Falls ruled that slot |
machines also were banned as lot |
teries. Some laymen came to the con-
clusion that this meant they also vio-
lated the constitutional ban on lot
The people's voice., 1950-09-22

The reason given for the lower
salary of the superintendent at the
Vocational School was that she did
not have farm to manage, also there
had been rumors as to the lower popu-
lation housed at the school in com
parison to the other institutions.
AS taxpayers we have to pay these
salaries. AS citizens and taxpayers we
have an interest in the institutions.
| have had more contacts with the
program of the Vocational School
than the other institutions, so let's
assume that the superintendents are
all worth their hire and are doing
their best for the good of the peo-
pie under their supervision and then
ask why the large differential in the
wage scale for the superintendent
of the Vocational School?
Since 1920 there have been 857
girls committed to the State Vo-
cational School. In the five years
under the present superintendent
there have been 124. By the end of
the year the overall average will have
been about 27 girls a year. Records
show that over the past 81 years
there has been no great change in
the number of commitments.
Five years ago there were SO
girls in the institution and at the
present there are AZ.
And that is where the great change
has occurred. Recent years have
taught us that institutional care does
not prepare any one for life on the
outside, and the work to be done
is not to confine these girls, but to
try and rehabilitate them as quickly
as possible.
The people's voice., 1950-09-22

aries that should be paid the institu-
tional heads under their supervision,
with the increases to be effective as
of January 1, 1851. This was ac-
cepted by the board, and is as fol
lows:
The people's voice., 1950-09-22

uIes at their recent meetIng,'
September 13.
First | found a committee of
the board composed of Mr.. George
Lund, Mr. Charles Baldwin and Miss
Mary Condor reported to the Board
of Education a schedule of top sal
TOP SALARIES
Mont. State School for Deaf and Blir
Mont. State Training School
Mont. State Orphans Home
Mont. State Industrial School
Mont. State Vocational School
The people's voice., 1950-09-22
THOUG H T-Cf
CON dem NED
PR0GRES

The Progress s !
action of the - :;
passage of the q
dation to Fa| s
of Rights an q
people to ger ' 4
The people's voice., 1950-09-22
2 JL Bill.
lONTANA
PARTY

z W deplores the
Z and Senate in
: give legal foun-
% veto the Bill
ct the American
ought control and
Evening star., 1950-05-31

the second of a series of parties
for boys interested in the Derby
will be held at 2:30 pm. Saturday
at Nicholson Chevrolet. 5710 Bal
timore boulevard, Hyattsville.
The weekly parties are being
given by Chevrolet, co-sponsor of
the Derby with The Star and the
District Department of the Amer
lean Legion.
Pickup i'm Applications.
Frank J. Murphy, jr.. director
of racing, says applications are
being received faster than ever.
The following additional boys have
signed up:
Albert w. Andrews, Il. 2315
Wisconsin avenue NV: Eugene c..
Beane, jr.. IL. Capitol Heights,
Md; Tommy Buckingham, IL,
1908 South Fifth street, Arlington;
Bruce c. Card, IL, 1926 North Fiji
teenth street. Arlington; Charles
B. Barlston, II. 898 North Ken
sington street, Arlington; James
Cole. IA, Route !, Vienna, Va:
Melvin F. Collins, jr., IL. 1346
Franklin street NE: Jimmy Coun-
selman. II, 1881 North Patrick
Henry drive, Arlington; James C..
Dodd, 13, 1921 North Kentucky
street, Arlington; Joseph M. Dodd,
II, same address: Carl w. Fischer,
IL, 900 Addison road, Seat Pleas
ant. Md: Paul Garner, 13, 603
Tuckerman street NV.
Also Tommy F. Herr. IA, 1908
North Twenty-sixth street, Arling-
ton; Leslie A. Hubbard, IL, 1412
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Trip to Include Show,
Meeting DooIittIe and
Yonk-Tieer Boil Come

1.-TWO days and night of sight
seeing and entertainment in New
York are in store for Washing
ton boy who registers before mid
night June 3 for the Soap Box
Derby.
One registrant will be chosen
at random for the free trip, June
8 and 8.
This pre-race treat is to be pro-
vided by the Shell Oil Co., makers
of Soap Box Derby lubricants and
mechanical lifts for racing car
inspection.
The oil company today an
nounced the details of the trip.
The Washington boy will leave
by train on the morning of Thurs
day, June 8. In New York, he
will join other boys from the East
Coast who are being given SINH
lar trips.
To Meet Doolittle.
After a trip through the big
Shell plant at Sewaren, N. j., and
dinner at the Astor. the boys will
tour the National Broadcasting
Co. Offices and attend a show at
the Radio City Music Hall. Friday
morning they will have breakfast
in bed. At 10 am. they will meet
1t. Gen. James H. Doolittle. Then
comes a sightseeing trip of New
York and seats for the Yankee
Tiger ball game at Yankee Sta
dium before leaving for Washing
ton at S pm.
"All boys who want chance
for the trip should register now"
says Howard P. Bailey, general
Derby director. Time is running
short for a boy to complete his
car before the race"
The New York trip is one of
many treats in store for boys who
enter the Derby. For instance,
Evening star., 1950-05-31

Howell street. Alexandria: the
Meyer brothers-Donald. Is: Dick.
II. and Joe. II. all Of 57l0 North
Twenty fifth street Arlington:
Jimmy Mullen. II. 3o46 North
Fifth street. Arlington: Wayne
Niskanen. II. l43 North Parke
drive. Arlington, and Earl ONO
hundro. IA. 600l North Thirteenth
street, Arlington.
Evening star., 1950-05-31

North Nicholas street, Arlington;
Benny Litvin, l3, 1915 Upshur
street NV: Ronald Lloyd, IA,
4703 Wilson boulevard, Arlington;
Michael Mclaughlin. IA, 1873 North
Oakland street, Arlington; L. II.
Martin, jr., II. 2520 North Twenty
third road, Arlington: Clayton D.
Morrison, Is. 1922 First street
S.W.: Glenn r. Miller, IL. All East
Evening star., 1950-05-31
Derby Guide

The Event-A coaster race
for boys II to Is. in which
contestants drive cars of their
own building.
Place-Pennsylvania avenue
between Branch and Alabama
avenues Sc.
Time-July 3.
Sponsors-The Star and
Chevrolet, in cooperation
with the District Department
Of the American Legion.
Registration-At the near
est Chevrolet dealer.
Evening star., 1950-05-31

Am" SH"Se little jackets.
And because terry cloth is so abb
sorbent, it's one of the most practi-
cal and comfortable fabrics.
MAGIC WAND. For ladies who like
to keep cool, smell divine at the
same time, there's nothing like
the new Sweet William Cologne
Stick by Harriet Hubbard Aver.
Imagine! That delightful
"spice-of-life" scent frozen into
purse-size stick that Just can't
spill (carry it with you where
you willy. Comes in a charming
lowered case that locks securely
to prevent waste. Frost off with
Sweet William Cologne Stick all
summer for $1.00, plus tax.
GEM OF AN IDEA. Thought you might
like this scents-ible idea from Mrs.
Charles Adams, charming wife Of
the famous cartoonist. She sprays
a smitch of cologne or perfume in
side her jewel box from time to
time. It's amazing how pearls,
platinum and assorted metals pick
up the scent and transfer it to your
skin when you wear the baubles.
PEARL OF WISDOM. Why pine for
a petal-fresh complexion when
you can have it with so little
effort? Just make d daily habit
of using Luxuria Cleansing :.
Cream by Harriet Hubbard
Aver. Everytime you change
your makeup, apply Luxuria
generously-massage gently.
Watch the war-paint vanish!
See how much brighter, clearer
and silken your skin becomes.
Beauty-for $1.00, plus tax.
CURTAIN GOING uPl Stop for a bit,
look and listen! We think you'll
like the Weekly TV version of
"Glamour- 90 round" Entertain-
ing guest stars! Beauty bulletins
BY the score. Plenty of music and
mseyrymaking! Do join US.
See you on TV,'
6QR~
"9::30 PM, Thurs, June |
WoIC, ChonneI 9
Evening star., 1950-05-31
ADVERTISEMENT.
6Ian'opfgp.1ound
1MMlLAcH CHASE
Storing for HARRIET HUBBARD AVER
TOWEL rRIcKERY. Old-fashioned Tur-
kish toweling (or terry cloth) has

become e a full
fedged fashion
fabric at la st.
For years it was
used in plain
white robes and
beach rugs, but
now it's gone
pretty and play
full in colorful
shorts, slacks,
skirts and smart
1ift1a ionLotr
, 1950-01-26
PAN AM PLANE
LOSES ENGINE
MAKES

A Pan American clipper lost
an engine over the Pacific
Ocean yesterday but landed
safely at Toxic Airport. It car
ried ten civilian. passengers
and was piloted by Captain
H. Stewart of California, ac-
cording to a news report.
The report said that the en-
CINE fell out of the airliner
about 80 miles from its des-
tination.
A non-scheduled airliner
also is reported to have made
a belly-landing at Midway Air
port, in Chicago yesterday.
The mechanism of the landing
wheels failed and it skidded
for nearly one thousand feet
on muddy ground before COM
ing to a halt.
There were twenty-three
passengers including a four
year old boy and a crew of
three, all of whom escaped in
jury. The plane was en- route
to New York City to Califor7
MIA.
, 1950-01-26
Girl Weighing ll5lbs
Lifts Cor to Free
Her Brother

From a town in Texas comes
word of a farm girl weighing
only lis pounds who lifted an
auto to free her brother. She
was treated at a hospital for
internal injuries.
Her brother, Salazar Guade-
loupe, 10 was pinned under the
car when the jack slipped.
Excited, the girl grabbed and
lifted the rear end Of the vehi-
Gle for about 20 seconds while
her brother crawled out UNI
injured.
, 1950-01-26
Alger Hiss Given
Five Years as
Lesson 10 Others

Alger Hiss, former advisor
to President Franklin D. Roo
sevelt at Yalta, was sentenced
to five years in prison for ly-
ing to a Grand Jury about his
help to a communist spy ring
which operated on the main
land.
Judge Goddard ordered him
to prison as a warning to all
that a crime of this character
cannot be committed with inn
punity. He was given five
years on each of two counts
of purjury but it was ordered
to run concurrently.
Hiss was allowed to remain
free on ten thousand dollars
bond pending appeal on his
conviction which was filed inn
mediately with the Court
Clerk.
, 1950-01-26
Freak Weather Reported Over Paris ofU. 5.

Freak weather was reported
in several parts of the nation,
A heat wave was reported II
the east while in New Mexico
snow fell. Record-breaking
high temperatures covered the
Ohio Valley in the east froHn
st. Louis to Buffalo.
In many cities workers shed
their coats due to the exces-
sive heat, which sent the mef
curry to the record breaking
rs IN Pittsburgh and "a in st.
Continued on Page q
, 1950-01-26
VICORP Bourd Of
Directors Meets Here
February

The Board of Directors of
the Virgin Islands Corporation
in Washington is scheduled to
meet here early in February.
The dates tentatively set are
February 2 and 8.
All nine members are ex-
pected to be present including
Secretary of the Interior Os-
car Chapman, Secretary of
Agriculture Brannon and
Ward Canaday.
The Directors will stop off
att Puerto Rico and doubtless
confer with officials there be-
fore proceeding to st. Croix.
, 1950-01-26
Bradley Worms Notion
To Prepore for
Atomic Blitz

General Omar Bradley has
given a warning to Congress
In connection with a bill to
give the President power to
order inductions into the Army
in case of an emergency. Said
General Bradley; in part, that
an atomic blitz on Washington
could make it. impossible for
Congress to act swiftly in 4
war crisis.
The President has reported
ly agreed to accept a standby
draft law provided, he as well
as the Congress, has the power
to order inductions in case Of
such emergency.
His compromise proposal
was made in a letter to the
House Armed Services Com
mittee by Secretary Louis
Johnson, following General
Bradley's warning.
, 1950-01-26
President MuY Enter
Coal Strike Before
Of Week

President TRUMAN will en-
ter into the coal strike dead
lock before the weekend un-
less John L. Lewis can get his
10000 miners back to work
a high Government Official
predicted yesterday.
He said the President might
invoke the injunction under
the Taft Hartley law or by !
personal appeal to the United
Mine Workers President ana
industrial officials to get the
mines operating again
, 1950-01-26
AUSTIN LEAVES
FOR CARIBBEAN:
TO VISIT v. |. !.

AmbaSsador-at-La rge War
rem Austin leaves for a three
week tour of the Caribbean,
according to radio reports.
Mr.. Warren is making the
trip on the invitation of Cuba,
the Dominican Republic and
Haiti. He will also visit the
, 1950-01-26
Locul P.O. Announces
Chunge in Airrnuil

A changesin the dispatch of
airmail has been announced by
Postmaster Wilbert Armstrong
The mail will now be closed
at Bis in the morning and at
$40 in the afternoon.
The new schedule is effec-
tive tomorrow morning when
the new one for the Caribair
planes goes into effect.
, 1950-01-26
N. Y. Plunning State
Wide Worn'g System

Organization of a state
wide warning system, a major.
defense measure in case of
war, is underway at Albany,
New York.
The States program calls for
recruitment of personnel for.
approximately 700 ground OBJ
server posts, IS key air raid
warning eenters.
, 1950-01-26

Virgin Islands and Puerto
Rico
The u. S. representative at
the United Nations headquart-
ers will fly to st. Thomas on.
January 81; there he will be
the guest of Acting Governor
Morris F. de Castro until Feb
ruary 2. From the Virgin Is
lands he viii 60 to Puerto Rico
as the guest of Governor
Munoz Marin, whose guest he
will be until February 8. He
will be accompanied by Mrs.
also Edward P. Mas
sit, his Advisor at the u. ~,
and Mrs. Massit.
, 1950-01-26
Nobel Prize Winner
Tells Of
Mun.mude Ruinfull

A play by play description
Of man made rain storm that.
produced enough water to fill
all Of New York City's reser-
voirs and then some, was Civ
en- yesterday by DR.. Irving
L~angsworth, Nobel Prize Win
ner scientist. The rain produc-
ing chemicals cost $40.
The Scientist told Of a storm
that was made to occur in New
Mexico last July Il, at which
time it turned one dry creek
into a raging river.
Evening star., 1950-06-14
By Charles <. TroceweH

Of humans about wild animals.
Perhaps person raised in the city
has some little right, at least at first,
to be frightened at q ferocious opos-
sum.
A little observation, we are convinced
would assure any one of the harmless
ness Of this creature.
Commonly called the Virginia possum.
it has q wide range. and an uncommon
ability to survive even in the face of
modern conditions.
A dozen skunks lose their lives in
trafic compared with one possum.
Whether this speaks for great canniness
on the part Of the latter is unknown.
To be the only marsupial found In the
United States is q distinction.
At full growth 1t is about 80 inches
long. putting it into the class Of . small
dog, or even medium sized one.
The color Is gray. somewhat shaded:
with q long. naked tail and dark eyes,
the animal presents . picturesque ap-
pearance.
The forepaws are hands. rather than
feet.
They attract the admiration OF any
one who viii look carefully, and this il
not dificult, IL suet or bread Is put out.
The eyes are charming.
While nocturnal In habits, opossums
often move around On cloudy days. and
Evening star., 1950-06-14
Taxpayer.

even in the sunshine If there is any real
reason for them to do so.
This is a true arboreal animal. It can
climb. and well. We told the story here
last summer Of how one nightly climbed
an evergreen and sat on our porch roof
In the moonlight.
The pouch in which the young are
carried is Of first interest.
1t is on the lower side Of the body.
At first one may not understand how it
can hold from half q dozen to a dozen
new possums, but that Is easily under
stood when the size of the babies Is
known.
These are so small that they must be
weighed In grains. instead of ounces!
After living in the pouch for from six
to eight weeks. the young possums crawl
out, climbing over the mothers back,
clinging to her fur.
Their prize feat Is hanging. head down
from her tail, their feet touching her
back.
opossums will eat almost anything
from birds and their eggs to young
chickens. mice and moles. with sweet
corn and persimmons thrown in for good
measure. They also eat many insects.
In city and suburbs these animals
should be welcomed for their compare
tive rarity. rather than treated as
criminals or food.
Evening star., 1950-06-14
Break Up the Milk Monopoly

Under the so-caled medical emergency
plan" some people in the District and its sur
rounding areas will be able to get milk during
the strike In this category will come infants
nursing mothers, those with certain specified
illnesses and few others. They will be put
to considerable trouble, but they will be able
to get the milk they need.
y The rest of the people will have to get along
as best they can, for they cannot be included in
a medical emergency arrangement. There is
something, however, that can be DONE
Representative Mcmillan, chairman of the
House District Committee has urged that pasteur-
lied milk from other areas be permitted to come
into the District during the strike There is no
reason under the sun why this should not be done.
It has been done to some extent under wartime
regulations. and the Commissioners have before
them now the matter of further action on this
temporary arrangement If the dairieS and the
union, enjoying virtual monopoly of needed
commodity, cannot compose their differences in
rational fashion, the monopoly should be broken.
The public is being made the goat in this busi-
ness, without the slightest justification. From
q health standpoint, pasteurized milk from the
outside is perfectly safe. To open the District
market to it on temporary basis would take
the people out of the role of strike victims. And
1t is quite likely that 1t would also lead to q
quick settlement Of the strike.
Evening star., 1950-06-14

vision made for letting the public in on
the day-in. day-out operation of the
court. q court that is regarded in many
respects as the most important in the
land
1t is at this point that the Citizens
Advisory Committee steps in as an in
dependent liaiSon body linking juvenile
courts with the public. Short Of throw
ing the court open to one and ALL a
step that would be universally opposed
as ruinous to the interests of the
juvenile In detention, the Advisory Com
mittee is the seeing-eye with which the
public can peer into the court.
The District has had such q commit
tee since the modernizing of the Juvenile
Act of 1898. Indianapolis, Ind, has en-
joyed notable success with q similar
body. While the idea is not new, neither
is 1t prevalent in the United States.
The theory Is, of course, that formal
day-to-day or week-to-week reports by
the court to the public would be i'm
practicable. here as elsewhere, especially
since the courts are understaffed as it
Is. Such reports, to contain sufficient
detail to be significant, would require
prodigiouS amounts of time and labor.
In lieu Of statistical accountings and
analyses OF the human side Of the pic
ture, the Advisory Committee, comprised
OF leaders in all civic, social and religious
fields. provides one logical answer to
the problem.
Evening star., 1950-06-14

Here, as in indianapolis, Juvenile
Court Advisory Committee members
periodically have sat in the courtroom
itself as observers of the proceedings.
From these experiences. they have duly
reported to the public which they
represent. During the terms both of
Judge Fay Bentley and of her successor,
Judge Edith Cockrill. court functions
have thus been observed
Judge Bentley at one time co-operated
with the committee and public to the
extent that she held a series of meetings
with representative groups in her court
room. Successfully the Judge explained
to the press. church, parent-teachers'
and womens organizations the courts
operational methods throughout.
These methods, naturally, would not
be as direct or possibly as effective as
the practice Of one Juvenile Court Judge
in Cleveland, Ohio. This judge ad-
mitted to actual hearings such groups
as news reporters, sociology students and
others effectively interested in opera
ton Of the court.
Other courts go all out for the annual
report idea. supplying elaborate factual
detail Of cases along with the customary
abundance Of dry statistics.
Perhaps the suggested investigation by
Federal officials into the entire Juvenile
Court picture here would supply an
answer satisfactory to the public interest
in all such courts.
Evening star., 1950-06-14
Our Soda Pop in France

Frances "L'affaire Coca Cola" has arrived at
last at the pause that refreshes and it is a
pause that promises to be not merely long but
permanent. The tumult and shouting have died
down. Passions have subsidized The public sips
on In mood of quiet relaxation. Even the
Communists have cooled off, doubtless with the
help OF few furtive drinks of the hated neo-
Fascist American soda pop.
Here We have another example of how time
tends to heal all things few months ago
Coca-Cola was pretty much a burning issue
among the French people Because too many
OF them seemed to have acquired a liking for
the drink their National Assembly-egged on by
wine makers and Communists bill to
prohibit sales of the beverage. The stuff was
represented as bad for the health by merchants
who did not want to see it competing with their
domestic produced aperitifs, iqueurs and other
forms OF mildly alcoholic anlbrosia. AS for the
Moscow party liners, who of course shouted the
loudest, they lambasted Jim Farleys export both
as terrible menace to the tummy and as clear