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Evening star., 1952-01-08
league Told World Awaits
Outcome Of u. S. Election

The most important factor in
foreign affairs in the world today
is the forthcoming 1852 United
States election, James Barrett
Reston. veteran diplomatic CORE
spondent of the New York Times
said yesterday.
Mr.. Reston spoke on Foreign
Policy Problems in 1882" at q
meeting of the District League OF
Republican Women in the May
flower Hotel.
The correspondent pointed out
iall the world is watching and
waiting the outcome of the elec-
tionS.
"The great power of this coun-
| try is going to be executed by an
individual, and yet here we are
without the vaguest idea in any
party as to who the man is or what
that man believes" he said.
"The element Of accident and
even sometimes frivolity in which
we choose our President may have
been all right generations ago,
Mr.. Reston continued, "but when
the President now exercises the
power he does over the United
States and many people through
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Andrews Plans
| Arlington Talk

Stanley Andrews, recently
named special consultant to the
Secretary Of State on the Point
Four program. will be the guest
speaker at q meeting of the Ar
|lington Branch, American Associ-
alton Of University Women, at 9
o'clock tonight in the Kate Waller
Barrett Auditorium.
Mr.. Andrews will leave WASH
ington this week to complete the
inspection tour Of Iran, Pakistan
and India which was begun by the
late DR.. Henry G. Bennett, who
was killed in an air'piane crash
in Iran last month. Mr.. Andrews
lis on leave from the Agriculture
Department where he is director
of the Office of Foreign Agricul-
tural Relations.
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TIPSY PUDDING?

fFTUNt MIS-. q. NJ. W., CheDVT
ChdSe.)
VIII some one please send IN
the recipe for making the Texas
party cake called "Tipsy Pud-
ding? 1t is delicious party con-
coction and is served at Texas
parties. Some of the ingredients
in it are lady fingers, whipped
cream. sliced pineapple, brandy,
nuts and cherries. It is cut In
pieces and served like cake.
Evening star., 1952-01-08
SARDINE CANS.
VEGETABLE JUICES.
COAT LINING?

from Mrs. r. IT,. McLeanJ
A friend wants me to write in
that empty sardine cans make a
very handy container for drinking
water for the birds, especially In
freezing weather.
Also, she wants me to pass on
the suggestion that one way to
use vegetable juices with all their
vitamins is to make a gelatin
salad Of them, adding bit of
finely grated onion or other sea-
|soning. You might color it with
Ia few drops Of green vegetable
|coloring to make it more appetiz-
ing in appearance. Juices may be
combined.
I would like to have a discus
sion on the millium-lined coats.
Evening star., 1952-01-08

out the world. It sometimes fright
ems me-" he said.
MIR. Reston said that at the con-
clusion of the 1852 elections it
would behoove the people Of this
country to examine our institu-
tions. universities. newspapers and
political parties and try to bring
them into some kind of line with
the responsibilities now facing the
Republic"
In discussing this country's
foreign policy, Mr.. Reston said he
thinks the foremost problem is to
end the war in Korea.
There are a quarter Of a mil
lion men in and around Korea, !"
he stated. THAT amount and
percentage OF armed forces OF the
United States is in no way justi-
fed" he added, declaring there
are far more vital and strategic
areas.
MIR. Reston observed that this
country has suffered an enormous
defeat in China and said the peo-
pie of Asia are watching very
carefully the Communist expert
ment" in that country.
I'm 1852 we should look to what
can be done in India" he said.
I'VE must do this by instruments
|of diplomacy-aid to the japanese
and India-in the hope that those
two powers will exert an effective
and decisive pull upon the Chi
lnese Communist experiment in
the next five or ten years"
OF Secretary of State Acheson,
Mr.. Reston said Mr.. Acheson has
made many fundamental mistakes
in the past.
On the other side of the pic
ture," he has been wickedly and
maliciously attacked both person
ally and Intellectually" he said.
Mr.. Acheson's weakness, in Mr..
Reston's opinion. is ''in trying to
deal with a complete new era in
American history while not ex-
lplaining what he means by this
or that policy"
In his dealings with both men,
bers Of Congress and the press,
Mr.. Reston said the Secretary OF
State ''has managed to convey a
sense Of intellectual arrogance
which has minimized confidence
lin him in those powerful groups
to the point where even when he
is entirely right, as he is many
times, he cannot get a good hear
ing"
Mrs. Robert Low Bacon intro
duced the speaker and Mrs. Car
roll B. Kearns, league president
was in charge of the business ses-
sion which preceded the program
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of Trustees Of Indiana University,
will be the guest speaker. The in
PRODUCTION win be made by Mrs.
Scott Brewer, president OF the
Washington Alumnae Chapter.
Mrs. Blackburn. resident of
Alexandria. also is president of
the Mortar Board Alumnae of
Washington and vice chairman Of
junior membership of the Dis
trict OAR. She is a former presi-
dent of the Indiana University
Alumni Of this city and is now a
member Of the executive board.
District x covers alumnae clubs
In this area and active chapters
at George Washington, Maryland,
Duke. Randolph Macon and Will
liam and Mary.
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the active chap
ters In the uni
versities Of this
are a joining
with local alum
nae.
Mrs. William
B. Blackburn,
W no recently
was appointed
PR e 81 d ent OF
District x. will
extend greet
ings. and Mrs.
VILLA m r
Maurer. q mem
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MANCHESTER, ENGLAND.
from Mrs. r. r. w, SilUer


Spring.
Mrs. e. "A. c., Washington:
should be very happy to give you
any information about Manches-
ter If you care to write me. ] will,
however, try to give you some now
Manchester itself is black and
Esooty since it Is O cotton manu-
featuring town. The countryside
lis very grand. It is quite accessible
by bus. ! lived there all OF my
life until my marriage six years
ago.
! took my little girl home
years ago, she was then 2, and
we sailed on the Queen Mary
They supplied q crib for her and
they also had special baby fooc
and q large nursery.
can't tell you much about Gus.
toms and household effects, bul
/ feel confident the customs Of.
f1cials viii be just as nice ane
as helpful as. they were with us
Food such as lard. butter, bacor
and sugar is still rationed. You
baby viii get plenty of bananas
oranges. and he will also get coe
liver oil. There is orange juics
when supplied free or at a re.
duced price.
The University situation on OK.
/ ford road is in one Of the poorer
parts of the town, but ybu car
live in the outlying districts ane
Iget there in no time. think rent.
for houses or apartments (fiats al
we call them) are pretty high.
Take your umbrella and rain.
coat and he prepared for plenty
OF rain. Manchester's wet weather
/ is a universal joke.
L t- -
Evening star., 1952-01-08
Founders Day
Luncheon Set

The annual founders day
luncheon Of Kappa Alpha Theta
viii be held on Saturday at the
Shoreham Hotel. with members of
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CHESTNUT STUFFING.
PREPARING CHESTNUTs.
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES.
BUGS?


(From Mrs. J. M, WASHINGTON. J
I have used the following recipe
for chestnut stufing several times
with wonderful results. One-haif
pound chestnuts Il cup boiled>
"a pound sausage meat. u cup
minced onion, tablespoon but
ter. margarine. fat or salad oil,
cups lightly packed crumbs from
toasted bread, Y cup hot water
l teaspoon powdered sage, " tea
spoon salt and u teaspoon pepper
Wash cheStnuts and make long
slit through the shell on both
sides Of the chestnut. Bake in q
very hot oven (500 degrees) fol
Is minutes. Remove from over
and take of shells and skin. Their
boil chestnuts for 20 minutes in
boiling salted water to cover.
Drain. and chop them medium
fine. Saute sausage meat, onion
and butter in a skillet for about
10 minutes or until sausage is
cooked and onion is tender. Tt
the toast crumbs add the hot
water. sage, salt and pepper
Combine the three mixtures and
use to stuff crop of bird.
Mrs. r. c. G. who requested q
recipe for peanut butter cookies
that are made in balls and pressed
down with fork. One-half cur
shortening (part butter), Y cup
peanut butter, " cup granulatet
sugar. / egg, 1A cups. sifted flour
u teaspoon soda, " teaspoon
baking powder and VI teaspoon
salt. Cream shortening and pea
nut butter together. Add sugar
gradually and cream thoroughly
Beat egg and blend into creamed
ingredients. Sift -four. soda, bak.
ing powder and salt. Add *
creamed mixture. Chill dough
Form into balls the size of val
nuts. Place balls about 8 inches
apart on lightly creased heavy
baking sheet. Flatten with a
fork dipped in flour making q
criss-cross pattern. Bake In quick
oven (375 degrees) for 10 to IL
minutes.
Can any one tell me what to do
about the tiny bugs that seem ia
make their home in flour. They
get in there even though I put
the flour in a canister. I've tried
several brands. Sitting helps
some.
WORDS AND MUSIC?
From Mrs. v. M. s., Washington J
I am anxious to obtain the
words and music to the song en-
titled From the Manger to the
Cross" Can you tell me in what
book this piece may be found?
Thanks for any help any one can
give me.
= \ X +
CUTTING FRUIT CAKE?
From Miss Z. A. B.. Washington J
I have been looking for an ar
ticle on "The Correct Way to Cut
Fruit Cake" ! wonder II any OF
you readers know of 1t.
4 \ + 4
TITLE OF BOOK?
From C. C.. w., Takoma Park J
I am trying to find out the title
Of a book which is the story of q
Russian orphan girl. The orphan
girl was observed dancing in the
street Of her village by one Of the
Cars henchmen and he arranged
for her to go to the Imperia,
School and also arranged for the
care of her little brother. The
girl "rose to the top" and later
danced before the Gear and be.
came one of the leading dancers
Of the time.
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outcome is substantially below this"
The Russians also claim to be able
to boost their aluminium production
by 100 per cent. Since most of the
aluminium can be assumed to be
intended for airplane production,
this is one figure that the Pentagon
and Congress should be watching
closely.
PIons Born in 1928
The history of five-year plans dates
back to 1928. The Bolsheviks had
not been satisfied with the economic
systems they had thrown together
right after the 1917 revolutions. Two
other experiments were discarded be-
fore Stain, in 1928, instituted the
first Of the four five-year plans which
have been completed so far. He felt
secure enough then to 60 after his
two most important objectives at the
same time: Transformation Of the
Soviet Union from an agricultural
into an industrialized nation and So
cialization of the state.
Stain financed the buildup COM
pletely out of the sacrifices he forced
on the Russian people. No foreign
investments or foreign loans light
ended the load. Point Four had not
been invented.
The people of the Soviet Union
shared in the fruits of their labor
only enough to keep from starving.
There were acute shortages Of food
and consumers goods during the first
two five-year plans (1928-1932 and
1933-193D. Rationing had to be in
troduced. Famine and disease cost
Evening star., 1952-08-31
By Eorl H. Voss

millions Of deaths in the Ukraine
alone in 1892 and 1888.
The laboring class, which included
everybody except the Communist
Party bigwigs, bore the brunt Of the
shock. There had been to 2 mil
lion unemployed before 1928, but the
kreD1lin'S ambitious program soon
ran up against q labor shortage.
Stain solved the shortage with a
ruthless forced labor program that
still is trademark Of the Soviet sys-
tenn. In those early days the recruits
for forced labor battalions were
drawn from the peasants and busi-
nessmen, the classes that were be-
ing liquidated to make way for
Stalins socialist communist state.
In later years they have come from
the pool Of political mIsfits accumu-
lated by the secret police and from
World War II prisoner -of-war camps.
The third five-year plan u938-
1942) was interrupted by World War
II. Most of the Soviet industrial
buildup from 1928-1940 was destroyed
in that war. Hitler set Stain back
almost to scratch.
The Soviet Union did not start
its fourth plan until the war ended
in 1945. This plan extended through
1850 and is believed to have REIN
stated an industrial level approx
mating that of 1910. At the present
time, almost two years into the fifth
plan, the Russians are estimated to
have an amount of basic industry
roughly comparable to what America
Evening star., 1952-08-31

minor temblors are rare enough to
be big news. An example is head
line from The Star of November /,
1885. that said. Capital Is Shaken as
Quake Rocks Northeast States; Is
Second Felt Here in Last 10 Years"
AS it turned out. that quake, CENTER
ing in Canada. did little damage to
anything but nerves.
No Wornins
Probably the most frightening
thing about earthquakes Is that they
come absolutely without warning.
There is no darkening sky, no drop
ping barometer to herald a quake.
At one instant. all is peaceful. At the
next, the once solid earth is heaving
Evening star., 1952-08-31
Soviet FNeYeor Plans Areby No Means All Propaganda

had in 1915. As already explained,
however, they are not necessarily
behind us in the ornaments race
because they are sinking q much
higher percentage of their output
into armament.
One ominous parallel can be drawn
between the third and fifth five-year
plans. The third plan, which started
in 1888, was approved" by the last
All-Union Congress of Communists.
held in 1899. It was during this
plan period that the Reds began
stockpiling in anticipation of World
War II. Now. 13 years later, the
Communist congress is meeting
again to approve another five-year
plan. And this time they are an
nouncing plans to double the coun-
try's material and food reserves.
Taken as a whole, no Soviet five
year plan has ever been attained.
But when allowances are made for
the bluster factor, the accomplish
ments are not to be belittled. Over
all industrial production, for in
stance, has been grossly exaggerated.
The Russians claim that from 1928
to 1855 they will have increased their
industrial output 1000 per cent.
Most informed gueSsers outside the
Iron Curtain, drawing their informa-
ton from careful reading Of Soviet
official reports. estimate the expan-
sion at closer to $50 per cent. Thus.
even with the bluSter factor removed,
the record is impressive.
Where the well-being of the masses
was ccncerned-in agricultural pro-
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above the focus of the quake. Be-
cause a temblor generates two kinds
of shock waves, each of which travels
in a particular way and at a par
ticular speed, the epicenter can be
located quite accurately.
Seismologists have been going about
their arcane business for about 100
years. and. although they know a
great deal about earthquakes, they
do not know either how to forecast
them or how to prevent them.
Lessons From Tokyo
The very detailed study of the
Tokyo earthquake in 1928. however.
has taught mankind a lot about what
the earth does when it is on the ram
page. The epicenter Of this quake
was in Sugami Bay, Japan, not far
from the town Of Kamakura. This
bay was one Of the most thoroughly
surveyed areas in the Orient. After
the quake was over, the mapmakers
set out to learn exactly what had
been done to the face Of Japan.
They found that the relatively large
island of Oshima had literally been
picked up and moved northeast IL
feet 5 inches: that the north shore
Of the bay had travelled south feet;
that one part Of the bays floor had
dropped half a mile. while another
part had lifted 1000 feet. The sur
veyors' summary was that the whole
bay had been spun counterclockwise.
Compared to such an upheaval, the
havoc wrought by atom bombs at
Hiroshima and Nagasaki seems pretty
insignificant.
Sometimes earthquakes wreak ter.
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like a troubled sea and the air is
full of bricks and glass. Then. after
a few seconds-only 48 in the case
of San Francisco in 1906-all is quiet.
And then comes the crackle of flames
as sparks ignite the gas from broken
mains. Water pressure drops and
firemen stand helplessly by as the
heat from small. fires whips the air
into a hot, raging tornado which
spreads the flames out of control.
There is no such thing as getting
used to quakes, the way Midwestern-
ers get used to cyclones and Florid-
ianS to hurricanes. There seems to
be no season for them, and no way
to predict them.
There is. however, q very accurate
way to record them. This is done
by men who follow the science Of
seismology, or study of earthquakes.
The words seismology and seismo-
graph, incidentally, have an interest,"
ing derivation. The word from which
they are derived is a Greek term
meaning "sieve"-in allusion to the
way the earth shakes like a sieve
when an earthquake is happening.
Seismoeroph Here
With the delicately balanced seis-
mograph-there is one at George
town University and about so others
elsewhere in the country-seiSmolo-
gists can tell when and where a
quake occurs and how severe it is,
even before reports come in from
the damage area. In reporting
quakes, seismologists use the word
"epicenter" to describe the point on
the surface of the earth directly
Evening star., 1952-08-31

recommend a few simple precautions.
The precautions are aimed, mainly,
at keeping up the body resistance.
Doctors tell parents to keep chill
dren well rested, and see that they
get plenty of sleep. Try to hold them
down from racing in their activity
because there seems to be a definite
relationship between polio and ex-
haustion. Shut off steady cool drafts
through the house If children are in
the way. and get wet clothes of them
Immediately. Food should be thor
oughly washed and cooked. Plenty OF
soap and water on children helps. too.
Adults can use the same safeguards.
Hard to Diagnose
When polio comes. it's hard to
diagnose in its first stages.
These are some of the indications:
The person feels bad. He might have
q sore throat. There is some con-
stipation.
Then, just when he feels he'll make
it to the Office tomorrow. the tenn
perature begins to rise. It hits about
1O3 degrees. Then comes the head
ache, the loss of appetite, the stiff
neck or stiff back and pains through
the legs.
Doctors call this the acute stage
and it lasts roughly from "a to 48
hours. It is in this stage that paraly-
sis may or may not develop. If it
does develop, the patient is left with
just what damage polio did within
that time.
Bulbar polio is the deadliest form
Of the disease. Bulbar polio attacks
the lower portion of the brain. The
patient has difficulty in swallowing.
His throat is clogged with secretions.
his voice drops in pitch in the first
stages.
Most deaths are due to bulbar polio
while those who recover from this
type of the disease usually do so
completely. One new treatment for
bulbar polio is the electrophrenic
respirator which stimulates nerves
leading to the diaphragm. The IA
miliar, bulky iron lung is kept ready
for bulbar polio.
Rest, Hot Packs
At Children's Hospital, the polio
patient is given absolute rest and is
isolated, even from his family, for
a period of two weeks from the time
the illness was discovered. Hot packs
are applied only to relieve muscle
spasm and to ease pain. Hot packs
have no effect on the ultimate course
of the disease, it is believed.
When the grip Of the fever lets
60, the limbs are gradually worked
in an attempt to prevent deformities.
Then the patient is urged to exercise
under his own power.
For those who are left paralyzed.
the orthopedic surgeon takes over.
It is his problem to determine where
braces are needed. Orthopedic sur
geons can even shorten q leg to equal
the length of the crippled one.
Severely crippled persons are in
troduced to new life through re-
habilitation programs set up at the
hospital.
Somewhere tonight q light will
burn beside q scientist as he con-
tinues his tedious search for just one
more fact about polio. He is not
alone. There are others throughout
the world at the same task. Some
will be studying the invisible polio
virus; others viii be working toward
the immunization Of human beings
against polio.
Perhaps they will find one more
fact-perhaps not. At least, they're
looking.
Evening star., 1952-08-31

When the Soviet Union published q
draft Of its latest five-year plan the
other day, the reaction from the
Western world was strangely credu-
lous. The Russians have a reputa-
ton, well-earned, for avoiding the
truth when fiction will do as well.
Believing them is a habit we are
trying to lose.
Why, then, this willingness to listen
to the same crew Of liars recite the
great improvements in economic and
military potential which the Soviet
Union claims it will achieve by 1855?
There are several reasons.
First, few people know much about
Soviet internal affairs and Stain
does his best to keep it that way.
Five-year plans are so vague it is
hard to find out what is going on
behind the Iron Curtain.
Second, the world has learned to
respect the first four plans because
they have heralded impressive, al
though exaggerated, progress in in
dustrial expansion.
Third, Russia is known to use q
much larger proportion of its output
to make planes, tanks and guns than
the United States does. Any COM
placency derived from the Vests
larger volume Of output would be
misguided.
From the long-range point of view
the most menacing aspect Of every
Soviet five-year plan, including the
latest one scheduled to be adopted
by the Communist All-Union Con-
gress in October, has been the rapid
rate of expansion of basic industries.
In this fundamental category, the
key to war-making, the Soviet usually
sets goals that are high, but more
or less attainable. Sometimes the tar
gets are actually exceeded.
Difficulties Pinpointed
.Naum Jasny. Stanford University
scholar who is one Of the country's
leading experts on real Soviet prog
ress-as contrasted to claimed prog
ress-puts his finger on the difficulties
in evaluating Stalin's goals:
"The principal difficulty is the
greatly varying. degree to which the
various goals are likely to be fulfilled.
Certain goals may as well be dis
missed as wishful thinking or propa-
ganda. while some others are likely
to be fulfilled and possibly even
exceeded"
The newly announced plan calls
for IL per cent annual increase
in Industrial output. five-year gain
Of 70 per cent by 1855. Mr.. Jasny
does not say definitely which indi-
vidual heavy industry goals are likely
to be fulfilled. "But am absolutely
certain" he adds, that the targets
for coal, petroleum. steel and nom
ferrous metals are much more realis-
tic than those for agriculture or labor
productivity. The plan asks, for ex-
ample, for 43 per cent increase in
coal. ] would be surprised II the