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Arkansas State press., 1956-11-16
YOU suffer terrible nervous ten

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each month"; A startling article in
READERS DIGEST reveals such
pre-mensrrual torment Is needless
misery in many casesl
Thousands have already discoy-
cred how to dUOid such suffering
With lydia Pinkham's Compound
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Arkansas State press., 1956-11-16
Article in Readers Digest Reveals
Jittery Pre-Menstual Tension
$50 Often a Needless Misery!

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Arkansas State press., 1956-11-16

, non. smother psl-Albeft Davis,
Angel the pest next door-caro-
lyn Baker. Mrs DAILY. q friend
Juaaa Bell. Mrs Bradford. a Yisi-
toI-Lola Faye Lane, Hennessey,
q policeman Eugene Ware, Hol-
lie Wilma Lorlng ana Pete, the
wash Romans children-Joe Nell
son.
The scene took place II a small
toWn IN the living room Of VII
hes home on Thanksgiving morn
ing
Prop, sal By PreNs'
In tins play SIlas Thompson
and Pamela Smith gave the pro
logues Essle Jordan played the
part 81 Prescilla Mullins. LiltoH
Lunnie played John Alden and
Clyde Rhodes played Miles
StandIzH
A speaking chorus I'M the man
uer # lhe Greeks highhghted
the pla5 THE following Refe the
speaking chorus participants. La
Neru Cherry Sophia Lyons. chas
Pace. Loretta Smith. Betty Pick
eus. Elizabeth Washington Autfy
Hieks Earl Ralney Gloria Ella.
EuIa Brown. Deloyee Joplin, Eu-
gene Fskrldge Carolyn Allen
Mary Mitchell James Davis. Bob
by Stevenson
Thankful At Last
Tins vas the last of the three
plays 10 be presented BY the
ninth grade class This play began
with q prologue and portrayed
the Bible verse The Lord Loveth
a Cheerful GIyer"
The characters were Rose
Snobh portrayed by Judy Gar
land Mrs Snobb-Joyee Clark,
Mary HfoWH -Audry Tops, Mrs
BruWn-Leuise Smith. Young girl
Robbie 10 Binns
Sponsors were Mrs { p
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Arkansas State press., 1956-11-16

DAYS" approach
LYDIA Pinkham's
has a remarkable
soothing effect on
the source Of such
distress. In doctors
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Arkansas State press., 1956-11-16
Dunbar Junior Hi

BY Mary 4. Gaines
The theme for 1861 school
year Is: Discovering And Meeting
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Realistic Rate Fixino

No private transit company can
operate under the existing and outmoded
rate-f1xing procedures of the Public
Utilities Commission.
The House transit bill, now under
debate, recognizes this fact and modifies
the procedures accordingly. The modi-
f1cations are designed to overcome the
interminable delays, which as much as
any other single factor weree responsible
for the strike last summer and which
effectively tie the hands of any operating
company.
Under the new procedures outlined
in the House bill, existing rates of fare
would remain in effect for one year after
August IA, 1856. If the company filed
a new rate schedule year later, it would
take effect in 10 days, unless suspended
by the Public Utilities Commission. The
suspension may last as long as 80 days,
but during that time the Commission
must hold hearing and fix a rate
schedule of its own, or else the company
schedule goes into effect.
To speak of this and other changes
in the regulatory functions of the Public
Utilities Commission as adversely affect
ing regulation in the public interest is
misleading demagoguery. The changes
are necessary If private operation of
transit is to continue. They are based on
realistic recognition of conditions as they
are. The public interest would be amply
protected. Under public authority, Of
course, the Public Utilities Commission
would be left out of the regulatory picture
entirely. The authority would fix its own
rates, without any interference, or APP
peal.
We think the House Commerce Com
mittee gave to the problem of private
transit operation the diSpassionate con-
sideration it required. The result is a
good bill, with promise of continued
private operation under conditions that
could make such operation possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Unworronted Delay

Chairman Johnston of the Senate
Post ONCE and Civil Service Committee
has postponed action on an administra-
ton bill to raise the pay of Federal execu-
tiveS, explaining that BENEFITS for lower
salaried employees should come first. But
the fact is that the pay Of all employees
in the middle and lower grades, Of men,
bers Of Congress, of judges and of nearly
everybody on the Government payroll
except top-ranking executives was raised
last year. And additional retirement and
other benefits are being proposed for
classified workers. 1t is manifestly un-
just to give priority now to legislation
designed to increase benefits in this
category.
President Eisenhower has urged
prompt enactment of the executives pay
bill, which passed the House last year but
foundered in the Senate. It would raise
the salaries of cabinet and little cabinet"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Our Private War

Some of Defense Secretary wilson's
humorous SallieS have turned out to be
duds. But he was right on the target
with one Of his quips at a recent press
conference.
Reporters had been quizzing Mr.. Will
son about the private war among our
own armed services war that seems
to go on and on and on. General Twining,
Air Force Chief of Staff, fired the latest
volley when he told a. Senate Subcom-
mittee that the Nays strategic bombing
capability was small" Needless to say,
this view is not shared by the Navy, which
has ambitious plans for its big carriers
of the ForreStal class. And it does not
seem to be shared by Mr.. Wilson. At
any rate, he surprised his audience by
saying that in some areas the Navy has
a primary" strategic bombing response
bility.
He would not elaborate, and his exact
meaning, therefore, is unclear 1t has
been generally understood, however, that
the Air Force had primary responsibility
for strategic bombing. Certainly this is
the Air Force understanding, and it can
hardly be called sympathetic to Navy
pretenSions in this direction. Knowing
this, one Of the reporters asked the De-
Tense Secretary if the Air Forces Stra-
tegic Air Command should not work more
closely with Navy liaison officers. To
which Mr.. Wilson replied: IT think that
the armed services at least ought to treat
each other as allies"
We venture the guess that this quip,
while amusing, will turn out to be COM
pounded of wiShful thinking. The late
James v. Forrestal, our first Secretary of
Defense, tried to straighten out the
respective service roles in the celebrated
Key West meeting of 1947. But that was
a bitter pill to the services, and they still
have not swallowed it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Singapore Danger Spot

The breakdown Of negotiations in
London over the political future of Singa-
pore is disturbing development. For
on that overpopulated island crown
colony-Still strategically important
British military outpost-are crowded all
the explosive elements for small-scale
hot war" that almost certainly would
infiame nationalist passions through
much of South and Southeast ASIA What
ever its outcome, only communism would
be likely to gain by the substitution of
violence for discussion as means of de-
filming the islands future status.
For three weeks delegation from
the controlling Singapore coalition
formed by the left-of-center Labor Front
Party and the PROF. Communist Peoples
Action Party-has been negotiating in
London for independence within the
British Commonwealth. The stumbling
block, in brief. has been the insistence
of the British government that it cannot
surrender control over internal security
on the island baSe-not even on a Arm
future date. Compromise proposals by the
Singapore elegation-that the control
ling voice be given either to a United
Nations representative or a Malayan
Federation representative, or that time
limit be set on the British control-were
rejected. Alternative offers by the Lon,
don government of expanded political
autonomy for the colony likewise were
turned down as inadequate by the Singa-
pore group.
Since April, 1855, the Labor Front
Party has been the dominant political
organization in Singapore It's control
has depended, however, upon its coalition
relationship with the Peoples Action
Party-a relationship that has been
maintained largely on the hope that the
desired independence would be gained
David Marshall, Labor Front leader and
chief of the delegation in London, de-
ScribeS himself as a nationalist, an anti
colonialist and an anti Communist. He
wants Singapore to remain in the British
Commonwealth but with the full indie
pendence of other self-governing coun-
tries. His fear, obviously, is that failure
to obtain agreement on an independence
formula will split the coalition and that
Communist influences behind the Peoples
Action Party will touch off the violence
so widely feared
1t is not easy to establish blame for
the present impaSSe. In anger, Mr..
Marshall has threatened to resign his
own post as Chief Minister, but second
thought seems to have led him to change
his mind in favor of reopening negotia-
tons. In the same spirit, the British
have announced themselves ready to
try again." and this course, even if it
holds out only slight promise, is GER
tainly the wiseSt and best one to follow
in a gravely difficult situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
True to Form

The returns from Nebraska's primary
follow familiar pattern. The voting
was rather light. The President ran al
most to ahead of Senator Kefauver,
holding to approximately the same
margin by which he trounced Adlai Ste
venson in 1852 in this traditionally Re-
publican State. The farmers, if they are
in "revolt" against the Eisenhower adj
ministration, gave precious little evidence
of it,
No one can say what will happen in
November. But as of today, the Nebraska
balloting tends to confirm the belief that,
while many farmers may be dissatisfied,
they are not sufficiently aroused to go to
the primary polls in large numbers, and
those who do turn out are not switching
their political allegiance in any signii-
cant degree.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Negro Voters Dilemma

For the first time in many
years. the political mind of
the Negro voter is in turmoil.
Since the days Of Roosevelt,
the majority of Negroes have
voted Democratic. Although
the great Negro leader, Fred
erick Douglass, urged Negroes
to vote Republican, for the
party was the ship, all else the
sea, another ship offered them
manhood rights when Roose-
welt came along.
Because the archaic rules Of
the Senate make it possible for
Democratic racists to head the
powerful committees, many
Negro voters look askance at
control Of the Senate by Demo-
Gratis. Senator Eastland is
anathema to many Negro
voters. On the other hand,
Misunderstanding Republicans
will get few Negro votes in the
South.
Roosevelt, 4ruman and Eli
senhower have in varying de-
grees upheld the national citi-
zenship rights Of minority
group members. If Kefauver
or Hartman is nominated,
the great mass Of truly Demo-
cratic Negro voters will support
the candidate. many more than
will vote for Stevenson unless
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17

In reply to a recent letter
criticizing National Capital
parks, l say that Supt. Edward
]. Kelley is doing everything
possible for their care, with
woefully inadequate funds.
Another factor is the great
American "litter-bug," too
sloyenly and ill-bred to use
trash cans. So. a great part of
the efforts of Mr.. Kelley's too
limited staff must be expended
on cleaning up after these
litter-bugs. In many other
countries in which I have
Travelled, littering public prop
erty is a Unable offense.
Instead of appropriating
more billions for super high
ways, which encourage tourists
to speed through Washington,
Congress would do we'll to APP
propriate substantial increases
for parks. This would lure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Mr.. Rhee Stays on Top

Syngman Rhee, whose every political
attainment marks new precedent in
the young Republic of South Korea, has
won his third term as President. 1t was
an expected victory as 80 per cent of the
country's nearly 10 million registered
voters went to the polls, although the
81-year-old leaders margin was substan-
TALLY lower than in 1852 The surprisingly
large anti-Rhee vote, amounting to about
As per cent of the total, was divided be-
tween a candidate who died earlier this
month, and another who had stopped
campaigning and had gone into hiding
week before election day.
Always a controversial figure, who
has feuded with both friend and foe, Mr..
Rhee got his campaign off to an uncertain
start when he announced he did not
want to run again but then changed his
mind Although his own Liberal Party
and the opposition Democratic Party
adopted similar conservative platforms,
the "time for change" slogan used by
the latter apparently had considerable
appeal to the voters In addition, Mr..
Rhee's personal domination of the South
particularly of his own party-haS been
so complete that no widely popular vice
presidential candidate was available as
his running mate. Most of the republics
ablest military leaders have diSclaimed
interest in political life. Lee XII Pong,
chairman of the National Assembly, who
finally was picked to run with Mr. Rhee,
has not been considered we'll qualified
to take over eventually the party and
national leadership In fact, according
to the latest vote count, he apparently
has been defeated by his Democratic
opponent.
Even SO, Mr.. Rhee's victory and his
own forceful character give reasonable
assurance that South Korea's progress
toward a stronger economy and political
stability will be maintained. His triumph
is justified tribute to the service he has
given his people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Pokes Fun at Parity

understand the automo-
bile manufacturers are making
more cars than they can sell.
Why doesn't the Government
buy all the factories can pro-
duce, in excess of the market
demand. at 80 per cent of
parity, and rent warehouses to
store them in for about five
years, until it can give them
away? Or better still, why not
pay the manufacturers for the
cars they could produce and
just let them close up their
plants?
And the demand for coal
has slumped, due to COMPETE
ton with gas and oil. Should
not our benevolent Govern.
ment, instead of allowing an
antfquated law of supply and
demand to operate, buy all the
excess coal and dump it in the
ocean? Perhaps the owners
would be willing to settle for
STA per cent of parity.
Fair Play.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17

re comes forth with less
equivocation.
Except in the South, Negroes
do not vote as "blocs." Until
more Negroes become qualified
voters in the South, no candi-
date for Office is expected to
run fortnight on a platform
OF indignation in all phases of
public life and affairs. But the
candidate who says he will
support the Government, laws
and Constitution Of the United
States as against the candidate
whose platform supports the
notification of Federal rights
in favor of the right of States
to determine these rights, will
get the Negro vote.
The Negro looks to the day
when both Republicans and
Democrats will combine to vote
for cloture when civil rights
laws are in the balance. At
present neither the Democrat
Republicans from the South
nor the Republican-voting
Senators from the South offer
any hope. Senator Eastland
and his rabid racists have
made the Negro voter less GER
tain in the casting of his 1856
ballot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Not Without Honor

If cheating was the feature
that distinguished District
Teachers College from other
schools, then this incident
would deserve the publicity it
has received. But the truth of
the matter is that cheating in
one form or another can be
found everywhere that you
find human beings.
There are many examples of
cheating that could be cited:
Examinations of some
schools can be purchased be-
fore the test is given.
The speed limit is exceeded
by drivers of cars.
Too much change is given to
a person who pockets it in
stead of returning it.
We do not condone these
acts, but go our merry way
and accept them. 1t is only
when a party is caught that
we suddenly sit up and say,
That is wrong!" Why aren't
we aware that it was Just as
wrong before the culprit was
exposed? Let us examine our
own actions. Can we honestly
say we haven't ever cheated?
Then, too, let's look at a few
other points about which we
might need to be reminded:
Some of our very finest
teachers have come from Dis
trict Teachers College, when
it was two separate colleges,
Wilson and Miner.
Some of the activities in
these halls, or as a direct re-
suit Of the work of these
schools, resulted in most
worthwhile and rewarding ex-
PCA1c1lCcS.
Some of the best instructors
are teaching students attend
ing classes at District Teachers
College.
Many of our finest citizens
received their education at
these schools.
District Teachers College
offers many opportunities to
the residents of this area for
which Mr.. and Mrs. Public
should be grateful.
Remember, we can find some
good and bad wherever we find
humans assembled.
Mrs. Benjamin Davis,
; Student Attending District
Teachers College.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
The River

Ny stretch of riuer is a violent
thing
That Tushes iDith a turbu-
lence gone mad
Against black boulderS. Frigid
Is its sting, .
Yet boiling With a ferceness,
iron clad.
; II roGrs its might: IL hedves
against its course,
Blasting along the shore each
sharp explosion,
As II to iDdrn US it might take
By force
The bounding land, II only
bv erosion.
And yet I'm told this river,
near its birth.
Is like a child, creeping upon
its knees
In ouilelesS shdlloiDs, almost
one NTH earth,
And scarcely rippled By a
transient breeze.
II this be truth. unseen so then
unknown.
Like faith. one cannot Judge
BY eye alone.
Json MsFoord
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Thanks From PTA

Your fine cooperation in
the publicity program of the
Washington Lee PARENT
Teacher Association during
the l955-56 school year is
certainly appreciated.
Through the many stories
carried in your newspaper
about the PTA's activities, we
were able to insure a large,
active membership during the,
year, and carry out the PTA's
mission successfully. This is
a real service on your part to
the parents. teachers and
students Of Washington Lee
High School.
Thank you for your assist
ance in making 1856 a
very successful year for the
WI PTA.
Mr.. and Mrs.
LaMonte F. Davis,
Cochairmen, Publicity,
Washington-Lee High
School, Parent Teacher
Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
Fight Promoter

I urge Harry S. Truman as
the Democratic nominee for
Vice President in 1856. Tru-
man would serve as a binding
force between the warning fac
tons of the Democratic Party.
He also would put the Repub-
licans on the spot. for it would
force them to run as< never
before their best man for Vice
President, as the Denis could
say, Look. we run our ex-
Presidents for Veepl The vice
presidency is the place to re-
lax, not the White Housed"
And what would be better than
a mouthy word-battle between
our two top political masters
at that art, viz, Harry Tru-
man and Dickie Nixonl The
presidential race could be nice
and dignifled. and the people
could get their quadrennial
laughs out of the race for
Weep! Maybe that is the way
the founding fathers wanted
it all along!
Henry StOner.
Avon Park. Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-17
THE POLITICAL MILL
Both Parties Drive for Negro Vote
By GOULD LINCOLN

cratic States Of the South Is
harmful to the Democratic
party. Negro leaders are
shouting against the elevation
of Senator Eastland to the
Craftsmanship Of the Senate
Judiciary Committee - the
committee through which civil
rights legislation has to pass
before it is considered by the
Senate. They talk of the En-
NETT Till murder in Missis-
sippi, the expulsion of Authe-
rine Lucy from the University
OF Alabama. and the Mont
gomery (Alabama) bus boy
colt. They talk of the efforts
in some Southern States to
disfranchise Negroes, or by
subterfuge or threats prevent
them from voting.
Problem for Democrats
How the Democrats will be
able to frame a civil rights
plank in the party platform
that will satisfy the Negroes,
without at the same time
causing a revolt among the
Democrats of the Southern
States is still a conundrum.
1t is something they have to
face when they gather in
Chicago. Negro leaders will
demand that the platform
specifically uphold the SUI
preme Court decision and that
the program of desegregation
be made effective. They do
not hold with the so-called
moderation" stand taken by
Democrats who hope to re-
tain the Negro vote in the
North while at the same time
appeasing the white Demo-
cratic voters of the South.
While the Democrats have
been greatly cheered by the
victory of Senator Lyndon
Johnson over Gov. Allan Shiv-
ers of Texas in the recent
election of convention dele
gates. the storm clouds have
not been entirely dissipated.
Gov. Averell Hartman of New
York and other Northern can
didates for the Democratic
presidential nomination are
shouting for drastic action
by the convention, even if it
arouses the Southern wing of
the party.
The Republican administra-
ton does not go wholly with
out criticism by some of the
Negro leaders. They insist
that the Department of JUS
tice should move in the Till
murder case. They hold that
the administrators new pro-
gram and bill, calling for study
OF the whole problem of racial
discrimination and for addi-
tional law to enforce the vot-
ing rights of Negroes. comes
late, especially since it is well
understood the measure could
be f1libustered to death in the
time remaining before Con-
greSs adjourns, by Southern
Democratic Senators.
But the efforts of the Re-
publicans to shake the Negro
vote loose from the Democrats
and Of the Democrats to hold
onto that vote will grow with
each passing day.