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Evening star., 1952-08-18
Time for uChonue'

Governor Stevenson's letter to the Oregon
journal had about it the ring of personal
declaration of independence.
He expressed confidence in his ability to
clean up the mess in Washington" without
precisely defining just what the mess consists
OF. And he said that he had been nominated
without commitments to any one about any
thing-including President Truman"
That is fine as far as it goes It is no as
surance, however, that Governor Stevenson, al
though realizing there is strong feeling that it
is time for change. will be able to persuade
the country that "they can have change with
out changing parties"
His difficulty is rooted in the nature of the
Democratic Party. Much of the so-called mess
in Washington grows out of the fact that the
party is conglomeration of political elements,
many of them having nothing in common, and
some being fervently dedicated to mutually con-
flicting interests. 1t is one thing for Demo-
cratic Governor of Illinois to take Office and
clean house by tossing out the Republican politi-
Goes. It is quite different thing for Demo-
cratic President to take Office in Washington
and succeed in doing much about the Demo-
cratic jobholders and political camp followers
In the letter to the Oregon editor, he asserts
his independence. But it is going to be more
and more difficult to maintain that independence
as the campaign progresses and he finds him
self increasingly indebted to President Truman
and the Democratic Party organization, to the
C1O and its Political Action Committee, to the
Jake Arveys and the Boss Crumps Of the city
machines to the Southern Democrats and the
aggressive civil rights people.
Evening star., 1952-08-18
Some Call Them the Mark. Sullivan Years

Patch. PAGER, made it In 1856. How
DR.. Mary Walker, originator Of bobbed
hair. got Congress to authorize her to
wear male dress. DR.. Walker, rather
severe figure, failed to popularize the
new hairdo. That was left to Irene
Castle.
The short skirt. the peek-a-boo waist,
the Turkey Trot ("Everybody's DOM
It"), striking evidences Of great social
change all have place In the Sullivan
history. So have the Glidden tours
which made the public realize what an
automobile could do.
Historians viii always give the diplo-
matte record, the exchange Of notes with
Imperial Germany. as the reason for our
entrance In World War I. Sullivan gives
some Of the items that made the Ameri-
can political position possible. There was
Brand Whitlock. the magazine writer
who became mayor of Toledo and Minis
ter to Belgium. His account Of the inva-
sion appeared in Golfers. It went in
part:
'.In the hazy sunlight that lay on the
fields, the mound Of Waterloo was out
lined against the sky. In the Bots, in
the midst Of woodland peace. the chill
dren were playing and lovers whispered
their marvellous discoveries. Who can
think Of those days without the memory
Of that wonderful sunlight that filed
them to the brim?
"(Then) The crash Of the music Of q
military band. high. shrill with the fierce.
screaming notes, the loud clang Of NAM
moth brass cymbals, not music but the
noise OF calculated savagery, to strike
terror. The PruSsian officers with cruel
faces SCARED by dueling. Some of the
heavier type with rolls Of fat. the mark
OF the beast, as Emerson called 1t, at
the back Of the neck"
As for the postwar years he recorded
the depression song, Brother, Can You
Spare Dinner" He had room for the
Charleston and even for Helen Kane. the
"boop-a-doop" girl, singing "I Wanna
Be Loved BY You, Just You, and Nobody
Else But You" The songs that the Ma
ton sang ran all through his history
One of his favorites was "The September
Song" sung by Walter Huston in
"Knickerbocker Holiday" in the 3Os. II
went:
It's long. long time from, May to
December,
And the days 0ro1D short 1DIen you
reach September;
When the autumn tDedther turns the
leGves to flame.
And / haven't got time for the iDGitino
game.
For the days dtpindle doDn to precious
telD,
September and November:
And these te,D precious days. III spend
1Dith you: ..s..
These golden days, ri spend NTH you,
It is q long, long time and Mark Sui.
Ivan made the most Of it.
Evening star., 1952-08-18

You could have been little more fair
In judgment in your editorial Keep It
Clean-n Possible" Senator Dirksen's
recent speech in which he denounced
the Lavender lads" Of the State Depart
ment was only just as 'low" as was
necessary to answer. on the same level,
Stevenson's remarks about Mccarthy
and KEN and Jenner. etc. Dirksen did
not originate the '1ow"- Stevenson did.
Strange the two you criticize are Repub-
licans; and the Democrats are the orig.
inators and champions In smear tactics.
They stoop to any lie. starting with
Roosevelt's smears and lies about Hoover.
G. w.
Evening star., 1952-08-18
The Republicans and Labor

The decision of the Republican high com.
mand to make determined fight for the So
called labor vote is one Of political common sense
In undertaking such an effort announced
by vice presidential candidate Nixon few days
ago, the Republicans are fully aware, of course,
that they are facing an uphill battle. Generally
speaking, labor leadership and the rank and file
have inclined in recent years toward the Demo-
cratic tickets of Franklin Roosevelt and Harry
Truman. Already this year the c. I. o. leader
ship has committed itself to the Stevenson
Sparkman slate and is planning to spend one
million dollars on the Democratic ticket.
The A. F. of L. executive council. however,
has refrained from any official position as be-
tween the two parties and has invited both
presidential candidates to address the Fedora
tion's annual convention in New York next
month. Senator Nixon declared that Gen.
Eisenhower is trying to rearrange previously
laid out itinerary SO he can accept the invitation
Presumably such an appearance would be occa-
sion for major bid in the G. o. p. fight to gain
labor support
In addition to the two big labor groups,
there are several large non-affiliated unions and
brotherhoods that represent an impressive total
of votes. While the pro-Democratic trend is
present in these in the two large organizations
there have been no binding commitments spoken
openly and there is no reason to believe the
memberships are Joined in solid front
Actually, election results of the past 16 years
the period in which labor has grown so greatly
in total membership-do not demonstrate that
the rank and file will necessarily carry out any
pledge by their leaders to deliver the labor vote.
It was clear for example, by analysis of the State
votes in 1910 that the commitment by John L.
Lewis, president Of the United Mine Workers
and then still president Of the C. l. O., to Repub
hcan nominee Wendell Willkie did not take the
rank and file with it It was equally clear in
1850 that despite the violent antagonism Of labor
leadership to Republican Senator Taft in Ohio,
his winning vote of more than 16 million
nearly half-million more than his Democratic
opponent-must have included substantial
number of labor voters.
Both the C. I. o. and the A. F. Of L. are
vigorously Communist The former has
purged itself both of unions and individuals who
were committed to communism and the A. F. of L.
has traditionally been outSpoken against COM
munism One of the Federation tests applied
to House and Senate candidates in 1850 was
how they had voted on "bills to fight Communist
aggression" The important and active roles
which Gen. Eisenhower and Senator Nixon have
played in combating communism abroad and at
home may be considerable factor in the
Republican effort to win some labor support
this year.
In any case, the Eisenhower Nixon ticket
has more to win than to lose by going out and
making fight for the labor vote.
Evening star., 1952-08-18
Letters to The Star .

riders" at the expense Of the general
public. including non-union workers,
who have to pay the high prices to pay
the high union wages?
It would seem difficult for us to work
out plan where. by all joining unions
and working shorter hours for more
pay, we could secure the performance OF
enough productive effort to yield such q
high standard Of living. equitably dis
tributed. plus the leisure that Mr..
Walker extolls.
Under the present situation Of only
some of us being in the favored union
job position, someone lucky enough to be
hired at any Of these best-paying occu-
pationS might feel with some degree Of
justification that, II it is legal, he might
as well do better than these "free riders"
on the public by staying out Of the union
and thus having higher wage in terms
Of take-home pay from which no dues
were deducted.
Consumer.
have read with interest letter from
Fred S. Walker upholding the union
shop.
11C 41dO SOu1C COuAPdI4o 4oOI1S VI p4AAAOC4o
salaries Of so years ago with the salaries
Of today; however, it seems to me he
omitted few items in his comparison.
For instance, what per cent Of the then
available consumer goods could be pur-
chased for $18? How does this compare
with present purchasing power? Should
we not look at the complete picture?
This is the typical union viewpoint Of
giving only small part Of the story.
He mentions that some $25 million had
been spent by the unions for the better
ment of working conditions for printers.
This may all be very true, but let me ask
how was this money spent and how was
this betterment achieved? Was it not
by fighting the then established printers
to obtain these benefits? Would it not
have been much more effective and more
beneficial to the country to have spent
this money to establish competing
business and give these poor underpaid
printers the salaries they should have
had without wasting all that time in
fighting the Scoundrels who then had
control of the printing establishments?
No, Mr.. Walker. the story is still the
same, union man comes along and
tells group Of employees who had been
satisfied with their salaries that they
should make more money and work less
and the chumps fall for it.
Money is not wealth. The only wealth
in any country at any time is consumer
goods and the only way you can get
Evening star., 1952-08-18
Disagree With Unionist

would like to ask Fred s. Walker.
who answered the letter by Housewife"
questioning the justice Of closed union
shop. whether or not he realizes some
may feel union men themselves are free
Evening star., 1952-08-18

more Is by producing more and II you
lazy union organizers would get out and
produce something beside dissatisfaction
among otherwise satisfied workers the
good old United States would be much
better of and soon.
Trwvs.ov y R,...A
Evening star., 1952-08-18

One way of ridding ones yard Of rats
Is to use red squill In ground meat.
This is best placed under cover, such
as In the garage, although 1t is not sup
posed to kill dogs and cats. They can
vomit, whereas the rat does not possess
the vomit reflex. as it is called.
We have found rats to be very selec-
tive in the kind Of foods they will eat.
Once we put red squill In hamburger,
SIS cents or thereabout, and the rat
turned up his nose at it.
Then we tried round steak, at about
dollar, at that time, and he ate it readily.
The same chemical used to thin the
blood In heart disease is now used as a
rat killer. It is sold as powder and also
mixed with corn meal. The rats are
said to return to this when they can
scarcely stagger.
Both Of these must be used with eau
tion. but they are much easier and
safer, II carefully handled. than the old
time terrible rat poisons. which offer.
supreme danger to rats. man. children
and pets. OnA had better have few
rats than use t1em.
Evening star., 1952-08-18
Questions and Answers
By Thomos R. Henry

any ausstion Of fact 81. either .gEitins The
Evening stsE !nfcrTati2n Bureau. l200 I street
rstuin postaee ar oy teieDhonins III Tseso ss"''
Evening star., 1952-08-18
By THE HASKN SERVICE.

@. Where is the lowest spot in the
Western Hemisphere?-H. r.
A. The low mark is an area of about
10 square miles just west of Badwater,
Calf. in Death Valley. Here the Geo.
logical Survey has recorded low Of
282 feet below sea level.
Evening star., 1952-08-18

has managed to keep his colonies alive
and flourishing.
Man, when he has done these things,
manages to take pride in them, and
congratulate himself. Perhaps the rats
do. too.
Evening star., 1952-08-18

Pen-nan1es may be used II letters carry
tDriterS' correct names and addresses.
Ali letters are subject to condensation.
Evening star., 1952-08-18

@. Why are mimeograph stencils gen.
orally blue?-H. T.
A. Mimeograph stencil paper Is often
colored blue to provide good contrast
between the cut-out characters and the
paper. for ease in reading. Some stencil
paper is tinted green to avoid undue
eve strain in reading.
Evening star., 1952-08-18

Q. Who first said. "Out Of sight. out
of mind"?-S. B.
A. The earliest known example Of
this familiar saying Is In line 242, Book
Of Homer's Odyssey"
Evening star., 1952-10-05

a stream of boiling water" I am happy
to say she exaggerated the temperature.
The speed and accuracy of the shot was 50
startling that, instead of warming the seat of
the child's blue jeans with an open palm. l
invited her to sit at my feet and discuss the
new weapon Out of it comes an almost un-
believable story of American ingenuity.
Several years ago. the Aquatic Weapons
Commission decided that something should
Evening star., 1952-10-05

younge; element one is likely to encounter a
powerful needle-like stream of water pro-
jected laterally through the air.
All in I'll it is another chapter in the long
saga of American ingenuity. Just one thing
remains:
Wherever you are, Murdoch Templeton,
would you kindly step around to my
front door? I would like to knock your
head in.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

Templeton developed the STAG
cato squirt" principle based on
early experiments by Meephus
and MCGUIRE. In this develop
ment the pistol is a hollow affair
carrying a maximum charge, and
designed to produce an election
velocity equal to one-third of the
applied trigger pressure.
Today, of course, the water
pistol industry is one of the pill
lars of our national economy.
Wherever one goes among the
Evening star., 1952-10-05
Melinda's Secret Weapon
BY DICK ASHBAUGH

be done about providing the youth of Amer
ica with truly effective water pistol. The
old style weapon made it necessary for the
child to carry teacup of water with which
to recharge the gun after each shot. This
was hard on the children of America, and
our scientists knew it. The obvious answer
was pistol that would provide sufficient
number of rounds for thoroughly soaking an
adversary, or melting down a recalcitrant
parent.
Com,munity Water Holes?
A PROVING ground was set up in remote
Arizona desert and our scientists went to
work. For while their labor was hampered
by shortage of teacups and small children.
At the time the researchers thought the
answer lay in providing the child with
portable water supply that would be rela-
lively inexhaustible. Pipelines running
through each neighborhood were turned
down as impractical due to the vast number
of neighborhoods. Water holes or commu-
nifty pools were voted down by the Parent
Teacher Associations because of the high
incidence of mud.
Late last year scientist named Murdock
Evening star., 1952-10-05

WdICE pASLOAS nSaVC DOCAA 80
improved that dad can be
hit in the eye at 20 PAGES
TAM not man who wants to upset the
Il economy of the country. am a typical
American citizen. l jaywalk when the police
man isn't watching. complain about taxes.
even beat my wife. Last week beat her
three times hand running at Canasta and
she hasn't spoken to me since. What / am
set against is water pistols.
! am not sure who invented the water
pistol I'm not even sure who invented water.
Friends of mine who are addicted to the stuff
claim it's an excellent beverage. have tried
it on several occasions but find it thin and
colorless unless fortified with some other in
gedient - an extract of grape, for instance.
When I was very small boy owned
a primitive, black, snub-nosed item that
resembled an automatic 50 closely I was
able to hold up the neighborhood grocer
and escape with clutch of licorice whips.
The fact that this loot was subsequently
charged to my fathers account has no bear
ing on my professional ability.
Evening star., 1952-10-05

Bull's-eye
HIS was before modern scien-
lists took over the water pistol.
Yesterday, my eight-year-old
daughter, Melinda. came in the
house with her hand under her
coat. For several seconds she
stood poised in the living room
doorway, and then at a distance
of 20 PAGES, hit me squarely in
the left eve with what she called
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McC0MD
sNOTES

The many friends of Mrs. Gar
rett Moore are in mourning for
her passing which occurred Feb
ruary 9TH. The funeral was held
Sunday, February 9Th.
Among the sick are: Mr.. Cliff
Rimbuts, Mr.. John Ellis, Mr.. Char
lie Mobiles, Mrs. Emma Jones, Mrs.
Emma Lewis. Mr.. Jerry Lenoir
has been i'll but is doing fine.
Mr.. Earl Lucas visited in Nc
Comb Sunday. He is in the Army
and will go overseas soon.
You will find Miss Helen Afford
at 40 Mississippi St., if you want
your hair styled. Call 1851.
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Y. w. c. A. News

The Young Adults of the Branch
YWCA will open Brotherhood
Week with an International Tea on
Sunday, February II, at SIS P.
M. The public is invited.
The Adult Chorus of the YWCA
will meet Tuesday, February 10, at
$50 P. M. All members are urged
to be present. New members are
welcome.
The YAD Club will meet Mon
day, February IS, 1852, at 7 P. M.
Plans will be made for our spring
programs.
We can enroll a. few more in
the YWCA Adult Sewing class
which meets on Thursdays at A D.
m. An experienced teacher is on
hand to instruct you.
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Campbell

Continued from Page One)
Founders Day contribution, said
that the time was here To make the
picture of burning the mortgage on
Campbell College.
The Founders Day program fea-
tured an address by Rev. S. H.
Lewis, Pastor of st. Johns AME
Church, Omaha, Neb., and remarks
by Bishop Davis. Musical selec-
tions were rendered by the college
chorus.
Bishop N. H. Davis, Chancellor of
the College and Director Of the
District, presided over the celebra-
,tion which drew a banner attend
.ance of Presiding Elders, Minis
tiers, Laymen, and Laywomen from
all sections of the district.
Bishop John H. Clayborn was
among the Founders Day visitors.
According to reports upwards of
$4,000 was raised during the day.
Officials of the district state that
the money will be used for general
purposes.
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Dude
NE:WSN0TES

Rev. E. D. Johnson and congre-
cation of New Bethlehem nj. B
Church held their monthly meeting
at Sweet Home M. B. Church Feb.
10. Collection $239.34.
Luke: 22-32: But l prayer for
thee, that thou faith fail not. And
when thou art converted, strength
en- thou brethren.
Mrs. Annie M. Woodland visited
her son and brother in Gary, Ind.
and Chicago.
Friends regret to know that Miss
.Beulah Buie is suffering from Sc
we're burns.
Mr.. Richard Green of Brook
haven spent Sunday with his
daughter and son, Mr.. and Mrs.
Floyd Coles.
Among the soldiers visiting their
parents are the following: Pvt
Samuel Brown and Cpl. John Lee
Abbott.
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The Nosey Reporter

question (By Extra" Dexter,
" reporter, typesetter and deliv-
cry boy for the Dawdle Dell Data:
Wheat germ has been recommend
ed by natiOnally-known diet spe-
cialist as food promoting q longer
life. Do you eat it?
MISS FROWZY MacFLIRT: My
present boy friend is fetched in the
head about it. Everytime he takes
me to the drug store he sprinkles
some wheat germ on our sarsapa-
rilla from big salt shaker that he
carries. hate the stuff-but good
man is hard to find.
AUNT TIZZIE TOADHOPPER
(99-year-old pin boy at bowling
alley): Heavens, no! Hoe cake and
sorghum for me, with hot biscuits
and sorghum for dessert.
DASHER ASHER TELEGRAPH
boy): Nom fed me so much wheat
germ that every time I sneezed,
the chickens thought it was feeding
time. It didn't help my freckles.
COLLARD GREEN: My wife
thought l wasn't getting enough
vitamins and started mixing wheat
germ in my pipe tobacco. It has
helped me. I don't smoke too much
any more.
LUTEY PUFFYBkCK: weigh
300 pounds. Somebody told me
wheat germ was good for reducing
So tried it with cakes, custards,
pies, potato salad, ice cream-but
didn't lose an ounce. Besides, it
makes whipped cream taste too
scratchy.
LITTLE MISS COWBELLE CA
RUTHERS: amt seen no pictures
ca wheat germ boxes of Ridem
Cowpoke eatin' it, and until I do,
I amt gonna touch the stuff!
MISS FRENZY TOADHOPPER:
heavens! Good gracious! My good
ness! I'm scared to death Of any
kind Of germ!
KNUTE BELLOWS (blacksmith) !:
have to have a dry mouth to
blow upon my fire. find chewing
= mouthful Of wheat germ absorbs
all the moisture from my breath
and makes the inside Of my mouth
~ dry AZ the inside Of Z Baptist
prayer meeting.
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Society Notes From Jackson
And Around The State

BOBBY. Mrs. J. w. Dobbs of At
lanta, Ca, won the guest prize.
Other guests were Mrs. Morissa
Perry of st. Louis, Mo-, and Miss
Earnestine Lipcomb Of Jackson
College.
Mrs. Mary A. Smith, a member
who is leaving to make her home
in California, was presented a
lovely going away gift.
Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Bender are
announcing the marriage of their
daughter, Luella Mae, to Mr.. Dan
nette w. Johnson Sunday, the th;r-
tieth of September, nineteen hun
dred and fifty-one in Little Rock,
Ark.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Young and
children of Washington, L. c.,
spent q short visit with their rel
atives, Atty. and Mrs. Jack Young,
IN West Pearl, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Salone, on Montgomery st.
The Youngs were returning home
after attending the funeral of Mrs.
Young's father III the state.
Mrs. Mary Mufle of Chicago, ILL.,,
and Mr.. Daniel McNair of Denver,
Colo, were in the city recently TO
attend the funeral of their aunt,
Mrs. Mary Thomas, of Booker st.
Mrs. Jessie Moore, of Lynch st.
Housing Project, returned to the
city recently after an enjoyable
visit in Birmingham, Ala.
Negro History Week is being
observed at Mt. Bethlehem School
beginning Monday, February IL
Is. Mrs. \. B. Jones, sponsor, re-
marks by Rev. A, B. Jones and
Mr.. z. L. Kelly.
A Valentine party was given in
the home Of Mrs. Glennie Burkes
Sunday, February 10, 1852. Games
end refreshments were enjoyed by
all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Forte and
children Of East st. Louis, H., are
home visiting their mother, Mrs.
Sallie Forte, on Moorehouse, and
other relatives.
Mrs. Mary Simpson of South
Parish ST., left The city recently
for Oakland, Calf, to be at the
bedside Ct her sister, Mrs Roxanna
Morrison, who is seriously i'll.
Sgt. First Class Emanuel L,
Davis, wife and children of Balti-
more, Nd, are visiting their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Judge Davis
on Paramount st. and Mrs. Sallk
Forte Of MoCrehouse.
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Durant & Sails
NeWSn0teS

Mr.. Dale spent several days with
his wife, Mrs. +. l.. Dale.
Mrs. Edna Wright was elected
president of the WSCS of John
Wesley Methodist church.
Members of the MYF rendered a
fine program on Recreation night
Speakers were: Clinton League,
Myrtis and Thelma Williams and
Louise Hermon. Mrs. Edna
Wrights Youth Choir rendered the
music.
Mrs. Emma Gordon gave birth
to twins last week. At this writing
both mother and the babies are
doing fine.
Mr.. William and James Cover
ington, Mrs. Lille Harrington and
Mr.. Moorhead are on the sick list.
The many friends of Rev. I. L.
Kings, Sr. will be glad to know of
his improvement.
Rev. and Mrs. Moran Stevens,
Mrs. Jessie Tigue, Mrs. Alice STAN
ford entertained students and
teachers from Rust College recent
ly.
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Not Stung

The guest was leaving the hotel,
and on checking his bill found he
had been overcharged. He went to
the proprietor and pointed out that
he had made a mistake of 81 in the
addition.
$50 sorry, sir" was the reply,
"but I'm a bad adder"
81 should say you are" replied.
the guest, "but you're not going to
sting me-"