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Evening star., 1955-02-09
This and That (. F..

1t is designed to titillate ones pride of
possession, large and snowy with huge
engine and a lot of automatic gadgets.
Automobile manufacturers have
found By experience that people will not
pay for extra features that make fol-
ease of repair. Hence the newer cars,
particularly the large expensive ones,
have insideS that are harder for the
mechanic to get at than ever before.
The space under the hood of the new
high-powered V8 is generally packed
so full of stuff that it is major job
just to change the sparkplugs. A sales
man for mechanics tools told me the
other day that he has brisk business
just in special wrenches for unscrewing
things in the new models, where an
ordinary wrench would work before.
Radio and television sets are gen.
orally designed with just two things
In mind: looks and manufacturing
cost. Even If putting a set together is
like assembling jigsaw puzzle, good
production engineer can always figure
out some order in which the parts can
be put together easily. But heaven help
the repairman who has to replace the
part that the factory put in first!
1T is true. think, that the ability
of our scientists to devise new kinds OF
machines leg. automatic computers)
generally runs ahead of the ability of
industry to make them simple and re-
liable enough to be useful.
"The trade magazines have often said,
for example. that the costly electronic
equipment In military planes Is usually
cheaper than the cost Of training the
Evening star., 1955-02-09
Pushes Purkinq Center Bill

Survival of downtown Washington
business depends on the solution of
parking.
The Civil Service Building. between
Seventh and Ninth, F and G maintains
minimum staff of employees.
This building does not belong in the
business section, as 1t breaks the con-
tinuity Of business between Seventh and
Fourteenth streets on both r and G
streets.
It is my estimate that If 12-story
building Cfour stories underground was
erected on this site at least 5000 to
10000 cars could be parked.
This building should be municipality
owned.
Use meter system and let the fee
be three hours for Is cents. If car
owner overstayed his time, he would
receive ticket, the same as on the
street.
Figuring on turnover of two times
day or So times a month and using
5000 cars as capacity, this center
could park 100000 cars monthly. At
Is cents per car would amount to
$4,000 monthly. At that rate the
building would soon pay for itself.
F. Bernstein.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
The Owl

Not much has eoer happened to old
man Grey
And he has neper happened to
anything
Except Just once. you'll lDGnt to hear
the tDdy
He tells of finding great horned
oDl, one spring,
When 1t ioas Just dopny ball of tut
And he ,cas Just ldnky thread OF
boy,
And hoD he raised it, catching food to
stuff
1t with. and ho,o it used to hoot for
joy
When he iDouId scratch behind its head.
He'll tell
You it tgas uery fond of him, no doubt.
Ask him of that. He talks about 70
nell.
IT'S all he really likes to talk about.
Jone MeFehont
Evening star., 1955-02-09
lrked by Economic Theorists

II the Eisenhower administration has
accomplished nothing more, 1t at least
provided some relief from the express
sion of New Deal economic theories
for two years. With the Democrats
return to power, however, New Deal
crackpots are again out in force.
During the past 10 days. news and
editorial columns have provided four
classic examples. CLOS James B.
Carey simultaneously demanded ap-
proval of the dangerous free trade
policy and its antidote. aid to workers
thrown out of jobs by that policy. In
the Wall Street Journal, Western
correspondent attacked the editors
comparison of national with family
budgeting as absurd. Another corre-
spondent of the same publication ex-
pounded at great length upon the
great reduction of public debt through
population growth. In The Star, Sidney
Koretz argued that the dollar now
buys twice as much as in 1888. And,
of course, there are the proposals to
finance road and school building sep
arately from the national debt.
Now any fifth-grade schoolboy could
6AplOQ6 ally VI bIlCoc tlcOItCc tiuOuBA
the application Of simple arithmetic.
but we. as supposedly mature adults.
swallow, them WHOLE along with the
theory that increasing gross national
product expressed in cheapening dollars
creates healthy economy.
In Germany there was time when
workers were paid daily so they could
spend their wages before further loss
of purchasing power took place. Ger
many grew so prosperous that her
currency became completely worthless.
Like the individual whose prosperity is
limited only by the amount of credit
he can obtain, we go on blithely spend
ing the substance behind our dollar
and ignorantly call it prosperity and
growth.
Small wonder that conservatives.
alarmed at this profligacy. are at last
organizing throughout America to call
q halt. Needing only national leader
ship. these groups demand coalition
now to return sanity to government
and to combat the ideas Of the Becks
and the Koretzes that have gained
'ascendancy in both political parties.
Charles w. Carter.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
A Caribbean Federation

Announcement in London that plans
for a British Caribbean Federation have
been progressing brings closer to reality
long term objective Of the Conservative
government At the close of World War II,
Prime Minister Churchill announced his
support for the idea and, although the
scheme was neglected during the Labor
Party administration, work on it was re-
sumed when the Conservatives came back
to power in 1883
In BRIEF the plan would join the British
West Indian islands-Jamaica, Trinidad,
Tobago, the Barbados. the Leewards and
the Windwards-in a federation in which
each would retain certain political and
economic autonomy but which in time
might reach the status of single Common
wealth nation. The House Of Commons has
been informed that regional conference
will be called this year to discuss the neces-
sary first steps in implementing the plan,
with technical commissions to be named
later to draw up the articles of federation
Although the islands produce variety
of valuable commodities, their modern his
tory has been marked by economic and
social difficulties In recent times, their
only period of uniform prosperity came
during World War II when maintenance Of
military bases and demand for their re-
sources created a healthy stability. Trini-
dad, producing oil and asphalt, has Jared
reasonably well in the years since, with the
greatest problem arising in overpopulated
jamaica Migration of jamaican labor to
Britain has created difficulties in that coun-
try comparable to those resulting from the
heavy flow Of Puerto Ricans to the United
States.
Regulated movement of the peoples Of
the islands from one to the other and an
integration of their economic interests are
among the first requirements If the fedora
ton plan is to succeed. If these problems
can be solved. the area might benefit ma
terially and the British Commonwealth
might eventually have another respected
member.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE

@. What was the cost in property
damage Of the three destructive hur-
ricanes of 1954?-T. r. Y.
A. Estimates Of insured property
damage by hurricanes Carol and Edna
range as high as $138 million, involving
about 745.000 claims, and these figures
do not include automobile and marine
losses. Preliminary estimates for hur-
ricane Hazel indicate that insured
losses will be close to the $138-million
figure for the earlier storms. 1t is re-
ported that these three storms will re-
suit in the highest amount Of insurance
payments ever made.
@. What official of the Federal Gov.
ernment handles violations of the Taft.
Hartley law?-M. s. o.
A. The general counsel of the Ma
tlonal Labor Relations Board. He is the
only person who can issue complaints Of
Taft Hartley Law violations, or sue in
the courts for labor injunctions. The
Office is vacant at present, and until a
new general counsel is appointed by the
President no action can be undertaken
against either employers or unions.
@. Who is the present. claimant to
the Spanish throne?-J. w.
A. The Pretender is Don Juan. third
son of the late king, Alfonso XIII. It
has been reported that the Pretender's
son. Prince Juan Carlos of Bourbon,
may be the eventual King of Spain. He
recently graduated from high school.
Spain is nominally a monarchy. Gen.
Franco, in 1947, was given life tenure
as Chief State. and set up Regency
Council which Is to enthrone a king
of Frances choosing when he dies or
is unable to carry on.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
Federal Pcy Ruise

There is some discussion about the
proposal for salary increase Of Gov.
ernment workers. As usual the Gov
ernment follows the same pattern for
increase Of pay based on fiat per
cent. Now, / would like to question
the fairness Of this method. Just who
receives the largest benefit of such a
method? Those already receiving an
adequate income get the biggest raise.
It would be more fair to have about 8
or 10 per cent increase for the lower
brackets Of Government workers. about
or per cent increase for the middle
income group. and about / or Q per
cent for some Of the higher brackets.
This would give the more needy q
fairer income. The same for the mill
tary as well. Joe.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
-Shanks, Buffalo News
"The New Look

cent war in Indo-C China continued in
spite of conscription in the United
States and our threats to use armed
power. And the Reds took over China
while we had conscription. Certainly
large armies will not deter if our pos
session of A and H-bombs has not
caused other nations to be peaceful.
We can never hope to match Russian
and Chinese manpower. The attempt
to do so overlooks not only the denser
population of Communist countries
but the concentration on developing
technology and other factors in which
the West is superior.
The real issue is not conscription,
but how to eliminate war. An atomic
war would mean the death of modern
civilization. The passage of peacetime
CONSUMPTION would tend to perpetuate
our country's present preoccupation
with military answers for international
problems.
Stanley Cobb.
Altadena, Calf.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
More Time to BoIonce Budget

There has been great howl on the
part Of the usual instigators of sour
rilous attacks because of the admins
tration's inability to balance the bud
get. even though Roosevelt and Tru-
man we're unable. or rather made no
attempt, to balance it in twenty years.
1t is nearer being balanced now
than since the New Deal-Fair
Deal came into power. We Re-
Evening star., 1955-02-09
L letters to The Star.

ably alleviate the downtown trafic
problem for many years. Then. in fu-
ture years. one or more parts Of Stage
Q tbelow) could be used. as required.
Stage 2-Five to Fifteen Years Hence:
Provide similar lines from the same or
other downtown circles, out to parking
areas as far as practicable. in Mary
land and the fringes Of D. c.. with pro-
visions for future spurs and extensions:
hence. this plan could be extended for
generations. w. L.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
l w. Ward.

do not see how those in favor of
UNIT can say that large army serves
as deterrent to other countries be-
coming involved in war. don't know
of single occasion when either uni
versal military service or training have
ever averted a threatened war. Hitler's
armies attacked Russia despite Russias
mass army program. France. Poland.
and Germany all had large drafted
armies before World War II. The re-
Evening star., 1955-02-09

ures and the choking on Of the dow Of con-
sumner goods II he chooses In the future to
emerge as the new Stain.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any
question Of fact BY writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau. 1900 Eye st.
NV, Washington B. D. C. Please inclose
cents for return postaRe.
Evening star., 1955-02-09

-Fitzpstrick Sc Louis Post-Dispatch.
"That Old Starting Is Still With U.s."
publicans know we are far superior
to the Democrats, but even Republicans
don't credit a Republican administra-
ton with being able to accomplish in
two years what the Democrats couldn't
do in twenty.
I w. Ward
Weaverville, N. C.
Evening star., 1955-02-09
Against UNIT

Weaverville, N. c.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01

tension agents presented information
and led discussion pertaining to legal
and business matters as they affect
the home A county commissioner, local
attorney or other official may have as
sisted your community meeting.
At still other club or community
meetings you might have explored some
of the problems of child development
and training You might have gained
further insight into understanding your
self and members of your family.
Most home demonstration clubs work
ing alone or together through their
county council. carry on worthwhile
community service projects that help
to make. their community and county
better place in which to live and rear
family.
If you are not member of one of
these groups and would like to par
ticipate, perhaps even organize one
among your friends, you can call or
see your county extension agents. It
10 q PuOA1CAy oupPOACCO CuQGdLIOld1 PRIV
gram open to any interested woman.
Professional Opportunities
Of the Sc counties in Montana, 20
employ home demonstration agents. A
limited home demonstration program is
carried in is additional counties under
the direction of the county agricultural
agent. The clubs in these latter counties
depend on their own local project
leaders to teach them These leaders
are trained three or four times a year
by specialists from the state extension
office.
More counties would like to employ
home demonstration agents if enough
trained home economists were avail
able. There are wonderful professional
open to the young woman
With college training in home eco
lomics. 1t also gives her the finest prep
lration for her future role as mother
md homemaker.
Has your daughter considered the
disability of going to college and pre-
airing herself in the field of home s.
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Bessie E. McCIeIIand, state home DEM
OnstratiOn leader.
that would help your family plan, buy,
make or care for their clothes. You
might even have participated in a five
day workshop where you planned, cut
out and made a dress for yourself or
for one of your children. You would
have done this under the direction of
your county home demonstration agent
or local leaders she and the specialist
from the state extension office at Mon
tana State College had trained.
If you live in another county, you
may have learned some principle of
cookery, why some of your recipes fail,
or what some of the marketing prob
lens are concerning the foods you buy.
Community Meetings
In several counties last month you
and your husband might have attended
a community meeting arranged by your
home demonstration club There you
would have discussed with your neigh
borS some local community problem,
perhaps schools or taxes. In other
counties at similar meetings your ex-
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IN Editorial
Lest We Forget

THE UNITED STATES Children's
Bureau has long sponsored Child Health
Day, May l. This year. National Baby
Week, which is planned around Child
Health day, is being observed from
April 80 through May z.
Observances of this sort are worthy
in that they remind us of our response
bilities toward our children's health.
Children put their trust in our judg-
ment as to what should be done to keep
their little bodies we'll and strong. Are
we worthy of that trust?
Each year our school children are
examined by nurse or doctor. If any
need for further attention from a dem
fist or doctor is detected, note is sent
home to the parents. Did you receive
such a note last Fall? What have you
done about it?
Perhaps you are the conscientious
parent who takes the children for regu-
lar check-ups anyway and who would
give any warning of health failure your
immediate attention On the other hand,
perhaps you meant to do something
about having your child's health
checked but one thing happened right
after the other, and you finally pushed
that nagging little worry to the back
of your mind completely.
A large number of children over the
country suffer from less than the maxi
mum level of health because their par
ents have ignored these periodic school
health examination notices. In extreme
cases, a child may even grow to adult
hood handicapped by a correctable de-
feet which remained uncorrected. An
incredibly high proportion of American
parents, as many as four out of ten in
some communities, ignore the school
medical warnings altogether. An even
higher proportion ignore the dental
warnings
Surely, nothing we do is more i'm
oOrtant than our constant chore of
guarding our child's health, through
proper diet and the necessary medical
attention. Letting child go until con-
iition is advanced for enough to jeop-
ardize his future health and happiness
S as criminal as any punishable crime.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-05-01

MAY 1 TO z is the tenth observance
OF National Home Demonstration Week.
The theme each year has been
"Today'S Home Builds Tomorrow's
World.
Did you attend your home demonstra-
ton club meeting last month? If so,
you were one of the more than 10, 200
members of 594 such groups in Mon
tana. If you were one of the fortunate
women, what did you gain by the ex-
perlence? First of all, you would have
enjoyed it and profited by it in direct
proportion to your own interest and
effort. You have probably taken an
active part in planning a worthwhile
educational and community service
program for the year.
You may even be one of the 4768
particularly favored women chosen by
their clubs to serve as officers or as
project leaders. These leaders receive
special training from the home demon
stration agent or Extension specialist
and in turn teach the information or
SkillS to their own club members.
Family Conferred Education
Home demonstration work is home
and family-centered field of education.
1t is concerned with the home as an
institution for the physical, social, men
tai and emotional development of the
individual. It includes those fields
which are generally regarded as the
primary responsibilities of the home:
Food, nutrition, health. safety, clothing,
housing, home management, child de-
velopment and family relations.
Programs vary by counties because
of the clubs meet with
their Extension agent each year and
plan what they feel will best meet the
interests and needs of their own home
makers. The program for any one year
nay often be part of an overall effort
o reach the goals they have set out
o accomplish over a period of years.
If you are home demonstration club
member in one of long list of coun- |
les, you learned something last month I
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pounds fish iletS " teaspoon
4 flakes Is teaspoon ginger
tablespoon salt l milk
cup milk juice
teaspoons powder
cooked
VI cupm onions seasoned cooked
tablespoons flour 70 cup chopped parsley
allowing Crush
flakes Dip fish
baking Sprinkle with
$500 degrees F. about IL minutes
add onions and until tender but not
curry POWDER Add milk slowly
constantly cooking until hckns
stirring occasionally Stir lemon juice just before serving
plate platter Combine
parsley fill the center with
fried fish. Serve separate dish.
Yield: servings
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diprove the theory that cried dishes
pretty three
ecked with and golden brown succuny
Is dipped in milk then rolled in crushed
with fairly mdbut flavor
enthusiast before this recipe
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Moy ]. 1850
Smyrna times., 1955-11-10
vFw POST 1901, CLAYTON
Reports Made by Members of the
Various Committees

Commander John Cooper pre-
sided at the regular meeting of
the Newnam-Lee- Urban Post 8801,
Veterans of Foreign Wars on
Monday night. Reports were
heard from the following commit
tee chairmen: James Cubbage, in
charge of the solicitation for the
Boy Scouts in the Clayton area;
Harry Shirey, Saturday night
dances sponsored by the post; Ad-
jutant John E. Poore, on the
membership campaign. Plans are
being made for a turkey shoot to
be held on Sunday, Nov. 20. The
post is continuing to hold dances
each Saturday night, with music
by Harry Jarman. Any member
of the post and also of the auxil-
iary who have paid up dues for
1856 will be admitted free to the
dances. There will be someone at
each dance to receive dues.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-10
WOMEN TOUR AIR BASE
Members of Century Club Toured
Air Base Last Wednesday

A group of fifteen members of
the Twentieth Century Club went
on a guided tour of Dover Air
Force Base on Wednesday which
had been arranged by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Harold e. Wickham,
with the cooperation of 1t. Col.
Rafael Kerr. Their guide at the
base was 1t. P. ]. Kovar, and
the driver of the bus on the tour
was Staff Sergt. Paul e. Colledge.
They were shown a Globemaster
C-124 which carries $4,000 pounds
of cargo and is large enough so
that two Greyhound buses can be
placed in it. Trey visited the
MOO and Officers' Clubs, saw
the new one hundred-bed hospital
now under construction, also saw
the raising of chickens to assure
and the maintenance building, as
well as the food locker plant.
They were told that ten thousand
officers and airnen are at the
base and the monthly payroll is
more than one million dollars. The
base covers more than four thou
sand acres of ground.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-10
HOLD COSTUME PARTY
JaneCees Entertain Husbands at
Halloween Party at Paddock

Members of the Smyrna-Clay-
ton JaneCees entertained their
husbands at a costume party on
Halloween at The Paddock. The
JaneCees will hold a bake on Sat-
urday, Nov. 10 at Iron Front
Hardware Store. Mrs. George D.
Wright is chairman and the COM
mittee includes Mrs. Martin Cold
en-, Mrs. Wayne Hackman, Mrs.
G. E. Wootten, Mrs. George
Moore, and Mrs. William Horney.
The JaneCees will have fruit
cakes to sell for Thanksgiving.
This will be a project of the
Jaycees, with the JaneCees assist
ing them. The next meeting will
be held on Wednesday, Dec. at
the home of the president, Mrs.
George E. Bryson.
Smyrna times., 1955-11-10
NAMED SUPERVISOR

Mrs. Clay Bailey to Set UP Regu-
lar Schedules at Spotting Post
Mrs. Clay Bailey has been nam
ed the new supervisor for the
Smyrna spotting post and has as
sumed her duties, and will set up
regular schedules. Those who
have previously served as spoilers
are asked to get in touch with
Mrs. Bailey so that she may ar
range complete schedule that
will put Smyrna on the map in
this important civilian phase of
work with the Air Force. Mrs.
Martin Golden continues as chief
observer. Some necessary repairs
to the post will be made by the
Jaycees and all deficiencies. will be
corrected and the post put in good
order.