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The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

County, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Lee
Smith. Ira Lee and Edna went to
Arizona on account of the health
of their second son who has asth.
ma. He was helped so much that
they have continued to live out
there. They now have big ma
chine shop where Ira Lee does a
good business and nearby they
have a nice home. They were glad
to see us. we were from "home".
Tuesday morning-and that was
my birthday-we went from Ell
Paso, Texas to the city of Juarez
in old Mexico. That was the first
time any of us had been out of the
U. S. so we got quite a thrill out
of that. especially felt that this
year I was having a most memoir
able birthday.
We hired 4 Mexican guide to
take us over the city of Juarez. We
went to the arena where the bull
fights are held. There wasn't
fight going on but another MeXi-
can gave us full account of what
| takes place at one of these fights.
His English wasn't so good and he
threw in Spanish word now and
then so it was rather hard to get
all the story. That was Just as
well, thought, for what I did I'M
derstand sounded pretty CORY. The
guide took us to see the beautiful
old Spanish homes with their grill
work and frescoed walls. We went
into a shop that had many beauti-
full things but most especially
| jeWelry that sold at much less
than here in Il U. S
The trip to Mexico made US
longer about getting home. We
were five full days coming back,
/ but we enjoyed every bid of it and
could go on writing about it for
| pages and pages. l Just know l
left out something l wish I had
! told you about.
Maybe l ought to answer few
of the questions that are invari-
ably asked when l tell friends and
relatives about the trip.
Didn't we run into bad weather?
No, we didn't The little sprinkle
of rain We had near Globe was all
we had on us. 1t rained one night,
but we were asleep then and it
was clear the next morning. 1t
was cloudy most of the time. but
we liked that because the bright
sun is hard on eyes. 1t was pretty
cold coming back but an hour with
/ the heater on made the car COM
| Portable.
NO CAR TROUBLE.
Didn't we have any car trouble?
No, we didn't. The car did stop
one time as we climbed a noun
tain in New Mexico. We had come
up about a mile and the road
seemed to level off as we started
around a curve. But then the
Kaiser stopped. 1t wasn't until
truck stopped behind nd the
driver got out and scotched his
wheels with big piece of lumber
that we realized that we were real
ly on a steep place. The Kaiser
was put into low gear and we
went sailing on.
Didn't l get terribly tired? Now,
why should people ask that? Rid
ing is recreation for me. Oh, some
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A Trip To The wide Open Spaces --Arizona

bit of Paradise. Outside the town
there were groves of these fruits
and these went right on for the
rest of our trip
LIVE ON RANCH
Ralph and family live in a home
on the HollingShead ranch about
twenty from Phoenix We had a
little difficulty finding anyone to
give us directions, but we finally
got there at eleven o'clock Sun
day morning. They were surprised
because they hadn't expected us
to get there before Monday. We
were all happy to see each other
and there followed two weeks of
good visiting. l couldn't begin to
tell you of all the things that we
talked of with Ralph and Chris
OF how we watched each evening
for Butch and Beth and Barbe ia
to return from school or how much
we spoiled four months old An
drea.
Ralph had a leave for the first
week and he took us around to see
the valley in which they live, The
Valley of the Sun it is called.
There we're orange groves. grape
fruit groves and olive groves. All
kinds of vegetables grow there.
There are sheep ranches and acres
and acres of cotton. All the farm
ing is done with irrigation.
We met the owners of the ranch
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hollingshead
and their two children, Faye and
Sue. We brag Of our Southern hos
pitality, but if the Hollingsheads
are a typical example then we
can't outdo the genuine friendli-
ness of the Westerners. They did
so much to make my visit a good
one that I will always remember
them with deep affection.
Mr.. Hollingshead took me to see
the cotton machines pick in field
of his cotton. He told me how they
raise cotton and although 1 have
read a good bit about cotton rails
ing in different states l didn't
know anything about "Stubbing
cotton. They have a machine that
cuts the cotton stalks off, after
the picking is over, three or four
inches above the ground. T h e
roots stay alive in that warm CHI
mate all winter. In the spring illi-
CATION is started and cotton grows
right out of these roots. This can
be done for two or three years.
A LOOK AT JETS
Ralph took us out to Luke Field
one day and we had a close look
at the Jets he loves. I liked to see
them as they flew in groups of
three, circled the field and landed
one right behind the other.
Ralph and Chris took us on the
Apache Trail 10 Roosevelt Dam. 1t
was a thrilling experience. but I
don't think l want to Go it again.
The trail is narrow unpaved road
that winds around the mountains
in curves so short l was never sure
the back part of Ralph'S Buick
was going to follow the front. The
mountains rose above on one side
and a deep canyon was on the
other side.
We came back from the dam on
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would have thought they were
untenanted if hadn't seen the
farm machinery around them and
often, too. children were in the
yards; some of them were white,
some black, and some Mexican.
NEED BETTER HOMES
l know that there are poor
homes in many states including
our own state, but I had never
seen as many as I saw out there.
felt like something ought to be
done to help these people have bet
ter homes. The land looked fertile
and in some places there were oil
wells; ! don't understand why the
homes can't be better.
Thursday afternoon we en-
tered the state of Texas and we
spent the night at Sulphur
Springs. Friday we began to find
out about the bigness of Texas.
We went through the region where
there are oil wells everywhere. Oil
wells in the big cotton fields, oil
wells on the cattle ranches, oil
wells in the small towns. some
times right in the front yards.
BLACK LAND WHITE PEOPLE"
At Dallas, one of the largest
cities we went through there was
a sign that read. The blackeSt
land and the whitest people" I'll
vouch for the black land it was as
black as coal 1t grows green grass
and fine cattle. AS for the people,
well, everywhere we went we found
nice people and as far as I could
find out Texans are Just like the
rest of us.
At Ft. Worth, saw a man who
was true to pictures He wore a
big wide-bri-lmed green hat, a
7ery fancy red and green jacket,
tan pants stuffed into high-heeled
boots that had spurs on them. He
was the only man I saw in full
Western regalia. tho most of the
men wear the wide brimmed hats
and quite few the cowboy boots.
WIDE OPEN SPACES"
After the big cities came the
deserts. I wish had words to ade-
quately describe those deserts of
western Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona. can certainly say that /
now know the meaning of "the
wide open spaces. l know what
greaSewood and cactus and sage
look like. The greasewood bushes
are all over the deserts and l am
told they will burn like tinder. I
saw two kinds of sage, gray and
purple. But there are hundreds of
kinds of cactus. Some of it is little
low stuff and some of it is as high
as trees and all of it is sharp and
Spiny. The high cactus that looks
grotesque with its cumbersome up
held arms is called saouaro. These
are used for yard decoration
around many western home.
Some of the cactus has flowers
but this was the wrong time of
year for them. although we did
see few yucca and octillo blooms.
The road seemed endless: you
could see it on ahead for miles
and miles and then it seemed to
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another road that was much better
than the Apache Trail 1t was on
that road that I saw the oldest
sign I have ever seen. There were
two roads and one sign said. Ten
miles to Payson." The other sign
said. Not to Payson."
Ralph had planned to take US
to the Grand Canyon but it rain
ed the day we were to go. I didn't
think it mattered a bit because I
felt 1 had already seen enough
canyons. Besides the one on the
Apache Trail, there had been 9TH
erS along the way, and in N e W
Mexico we had stopped to see the
Guadalupe Canyon. I had looked
with horror a. the piece of an au-
tomobile that lay in the bottom of
it.
We went to church on Sunday
and I stood up with Ralph and
Chris to have my oath grandchild,
Andrea Sue Brown, baptized.
We went shopping in Phoenix
and enjoyed the big stores and all
the variety Of merchandise.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
Ny birthday is the 25th of jan
uaTy SO Ralph and Chris decided
We would celebrate it before l left
by eating ont. They invited the
HollingShead Harry and
Agnes, to &C with us We all ate
a delicious meal in the airport
restaurant. We had Just finished
when I heard the music of Happy
Birthday. l looked around and a
waitress was coming through the
long dining hall carrying a birth
Gay cake with a Sparkler on 1t. ]
looked at the other tables to see
who was celebrating a birthday
And was ] astOniShed when the
waitress came to our table and set
the cake before me. All the others
except Harry and Agnes. were just
as surprised as l was That was
another time when I couldn't think
of the right things to say. I nope
that the HollinoSheadS understood
how much 1 enjoyed their sur
prise
After that we went to a stage
show. "Oh, Men! Oh, Women!
with Terry Moore as the leading
actress. Two Of the other actresses,
Jacque Mercer and Sallie Brophy
were raised near Phoenix.
Harry lik d to tease Eunice
Evelyn and I about the weather
He declared We brought our North
Carolina weather with us for while
we were there they had more rain
and cold weather than they had
had in fifty years. They had frost
several mornings and little ice
one morning, unusually cold for
the Valley of the Sun,
All at once it was time to start
back home We hated to leave but
all things come to an end. I'm not
going to give you day by day
resume of our return trip as we
came back over much Of the same
route we went out on. We did 60
over a different part of Texas and
we went through northern Louisi-
ana instead of southern Arkansas,
also we followed a different route
through Alabama and to Atlanta,
Georgia.
VISIT LINCOLN NATIVES
We stopped in Tucson. Arizona
to see former residents of Lincoln
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run right into the sky. Yet the
land wasn't level: it was contin-
uous series of low hills or maybe
you would call them SWells. for
they are gentle rises and falls, not
really hills as We know them. Once
in awhile there was lonely look
ing filling station and here and
there was a clump of trees. And
under those trees is where the
houses are built. They need the
shade against the hot summer sun.
There were fences on each side of
the road and ever so often there
was a bunch of cattle drinking
from water hole or eating out of
long troughS. Twice we saw cow
boys on horses riding the ranges.
We also saw car now and then
parked by the fence, so I suspect
that ranchmen now ride the range
in car. There wasn't much trav-
cling on the road, and if we saw
two cars coming one of us was
sure to say that traffic was get
ting heavy.
1t was all wonderful to see and
yet it gave ne a sort of lonely,
helpless feeling. wondered why
we ever coined the phrase about
the world being a small place. Out
there on the desert you know that
the world is huge and magnificent
and awe-inSpiying.
MOUNTAINS OF COLORS
We thought we could get
through Texas by Friday night,
but we didn't. We spent the night
in Seminole. Saturday morning we
ate breakfast in Hobbs. New Mexi-
co. Then more deserts and more
mountains. don't believe I have
spoken of the mountains on the
deserts. They have mountains
Sometimes there is one right out
in the middle of the desert, just a
great pile of dirt or a great pile of
rock, or a combination of the two.
There are long flat-topped ranges
covered with the ever green
greasewood. There are mountains
that rise to great heights in all
shapes. Some of them look like
pictures of the castles in Europe
There are mountains of different
colors, red, yellow and purple. One
of the most beautiful sights that
we saw was a purple mountain,
splotched with snow and sparkling
in the rays of the early morning
sunshine.
We went through the corner of
New Mexico and then back into
Texas again and finally into Ari-
Zona. We were at Stafford about
$50 that evening. 1t was nearly
100 miles from there to the next
large town. Globe. The map show
ed several small towns so we felt
sure there would be motels. But
when we stopped for gas ten miles
out of Stafford and asked about
motels we found that there were
none until we reached Globe. So
for the first time we travelled at
night.
For the first time I think all
three of us felt a little fear. 1t
was an eerie night. A heavy black
cloud hung to our right threaten
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times my neck and my eyes felt
strained. When they did I had
the back seat and a pillow. I
could lie down, relax and even doze
for awhile. Then was just as good
as new.
enjoyed the trip and the visit.
l hope you have enjoyed the
reading.
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

Hog producers can save an ay-
erage of three pigs in every two
litters by using infrared heat
lamps during and after farrowing
according to research men The
total cost is negligible
The Lincoln times., 1955-02-07

Biggest accomplishment of mod
ern civilization is the breeding Of
2 species tough enough to endure
it.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-12-30
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
New Years RESOLUTIONS

tie book. II had one entry: Paid
IS cents for a book to list all ex-
penditures."
Benjamin Franklin tells the
story of the young woman who
resolved she would never marry
three types of peoples, 1rishmen,
Presbyterians or parsons. She
wound up - marrying an1rish
Presbyterian parson.
have about as much respect
for resolutions Of this type as I
have for the peace pacts and alli-
ances between nations that ! read
about in the papers! I read of
these statesmen travelling about
the world making peace pacts and
il somehow does not tranquilize
me in the least. After every peace
conference. ! have to count more
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1955-12-30
"Venice of America"
To Our Friends
And Advertisers

We are deeply grateful for
the splendid response given us
by our readers and advertisers
in putting out this issue.
This Fort Lauderdale section
is the finest representation we
have enjoyed in our 80 years of
existence.
AS the only Jewish weekly
newspaper serving this area
we are gratified that our old
friends are staying with us and
that we are making new ones
each year.
We urge our readers to pa
tronize our advertisers and to
show them every form of ap-
probation.
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OF course, you do not cut out
lunch. You think of not eating
lunch for a whole year and it
gives you CHASTITY feeling. Per-
spiration sweeps over you. Instead
If cutting it out, you eat a little
more to overcome, the anxiety
which the resolution has pro-
voked.
Years ago. made a New Years
resolution to be more thrifty and
for that purpose resolved TO enter
every expenditure in a little book.
Many years after I found the liz
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sheep.
It might be much better if
every Gay were New Years Day.
Then we could make New
Years resolution and perhaps
keep it. The very thought of keep
ing to one policy for S65 days is
handicap to begin with. On the
other hand, if we really did keep
it for one day, there is a chance
we might do it another day and
so on. / think the same thing is
true about the peace pacts. Per-
haps this is the fundamental
weakness of international diplom-
acy. If instead of trying for per-
manent and everlasting peace, we
would try to have one day of real
simon pure cessation of cold war
and real friendliness, the taste of
that one day would so linger that
it would really become perma-
nent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
Juvenile Court Battle
Mapped on 10 Fronts

z Training schools focused on
the individual youngster.
8. At least one institution in
each State for emotionally dis
turbsd children. separate from
adults.
8. Each State and locality to
coordinate its youth-serving
agencies.
10. Regular and comprehen-
sive reports from each commu-
nifty and State on what is hap
pening to juvenile delinquency
and the children involved so
that progress can be measured.
Has Five Aides
Mr.. Green held his first press
conference in his new post yes
terday. He and the five persons
working with him. he said. will
try to guide jurisdictions toward
prevention rather than incar-
ceration.
No one knows the extent of
juvenile delinquency in the coun-
try, he said, but there was a As
per cent rise In the number of
children brought before juvenile
courts between 1948 and 1853.
The number of dependent
children who are not receiving
the help they need leads MFR.
Green to believe that delin-
quency will increase steadily I'M
less every help available is
brought to bear on it.
Reflect World Uncertainty
The juveniles of today, he said,
reflect the uncertainties Of their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
MoniIo Pact Council
Convenes in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand. April 8
R.-Steps to counter Commu-
mist subversive activities in
Southeast Asia topped discus
sions Of the newly established
council for the Manila pact coun-
tries. informed sources reported
today.
The sources said the conferees
also reviewed organizational
matters. The meeting, held yes
terday, was the councils first
session in Bangkok, the organ
ization's new headquarters. It
was closed to newsmen and no
statement was issued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
WHOSE EXTRA HAND IS THAT
IN GEO. WASHINGTON PICTURE?

Supreme Court isn't the only place In Washington
where pictures have too many hands.
The Star recently published picture showing at least
four unidentified hands helping Supreme Court Justice
John M Harlan don his robe But Capitol guides want
known that this sort Of art Is old stuff on the HILL
They pointing out to holiday visitors that huge
painting in the Capitol rotunda-ohn Trumbufs
taton of George Washington resgnng his commssionhas
had extra hand for liz years.
The picture painted in 1843 shows Charles Carroll with
his small daughters each of whom the requisite
number of hands But around Of the
children has been officially pinned down to its rightu
owner.
The face of Trumbuls wife appears among the
listed spectators the pictorial ceremony but she appar
emily has connection with the mystery limb.
The extra TrumbuI Tor CarrolD hand has been little
noticed in recent years That u.s. until Justice Harlan tried
to get into the act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08

the slide near Schodack Landing
about IS miles south Of Albany.
Mr.. Kelly and Mr.. Temple
were In the leading unit of the
double-diesel locomotive when
it pitched end over end down a
10-foot bank and landed in a
bay All IA cars stayed on the
roadbed but the first 10 we're
derailed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
BIZ FRANK SARTWELL, JR.


The Federal Government will
try to promote 10 things in its
stepped-up fight on juvenile de-
linquency.
Philip Gordon Green. director
Of the new division of juvenile
delinquency service of the Chill
dren's Bureau, yesterday an
nounced these goals:
/. At least one specially
trained policeman working with
children in every community of
10000 or more population.
2. Good detention facilities
and services available to each
juvenile court in the country, so
that children will not have to
be locked up with adult GRIM
inals.
3. Expert physical and psy-
Geological examination of each
youngster in serious trouble.
4. AL courts adequately stated
with probation workers.
Standardize Laws
5. Juvenile court laws and
practices that measure up to the
standards of the National Pro-
baton and Parole Association,
the National Council of Juvenile
Court Judges and the Children's
Bureau.
6. Training schools for juve-
nile delinquents with complete
programs of education. health,
mental health, recreation and
follow-up, and with one house
parent for every Is children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08

tatives from 43 universities and
colleges. are attending.
Senator Case, Republican, Of
New Jersey. was given the award
in national affairs: Merle
Thorpe. Washington. writer and
lecturer. the award In business
and commerce; DR.. Norman Vim
cent Peale. New York clergyman
and author, the award in the re-
ligious field. and DR.. Frank c.
Baxter, professor Of English at
the University Of Southern Cali
fornia. the award in the educa.
tional. scientific and cultural
activities field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08

parents In terms of war, cold
war and police action.
Asked If the country might not
better spend the money being
used on his salary and those Of
his co-workers on foreign rela-
tions to help this underlying
cause. Mr.. Green said that he
wouldn't want to wait for in
ternational peace to be assured
before moving in this field.
Mr.. Green, who was 80 years
old January 8, was chief juvenile
probation officer in San Fran
cisco before joining the Govern
ment.
He lives at 1908 Woodbury.
drive, Silver Spring, with his
wife and five children-girls Is,
IA, 6 and 3 years old and a boy.
IL.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
Committee Grounded

HARTFORD, Conn. lR.-Al-
though Connecticut is leading
manufacturer Of aircraft and air.
craft engines. and although more
than 1900 bills-a record num-
ber-were introduced in the 1885
session of the Connecticut Legis-
lature. not a single bill was re-
ferred to the aviation committee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-08
Four Speech
Awards Made

ATHENS. Ohio. April 8 tRh.-
Delegates to the 18th national
conference of Tau Kappa Alpha
speech and forensics honorary
fraternity. announced speaker
of the year" awards yesterday
in four different fields.
The group opened its annual
three-day convention on the
campus Of Ohio University. Some
216 delegates from al sections OF
the country. including repreSen-
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Engineer Hurt
In Wreck Dies

ALBANY. N. Y. April 8 R.-
A New York Central engineer,
whose passenger train piled up
on a rockslide near Albany
Saturday night, died yesterday
In Memorial Hospital.
William T. Kelly. SO. Of larry
town, one of IS injured. had
been in critical condition since
the derailment. The fireman,
Francis Temple. 80. of Ossining,
was reported in fair condition.
The northbound combined
Pacemaker and advance Com
modore Vanderbilt smashed into