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a utLle m0ney-ln fact, just
about everything.
Mrs. Corinne r. Goldsmith
now past so. may be an arrow OF
hope to such women.
Operates Business
Mrs. Goldsmith has founded
her own business since passing
so, operates it six days week
and is probably younger in ac-
ton and attitude than she has
been in 10 years.
Here's how she did it:
with two children already
grown, with an ailing mother
who had required my care no
longer here and with my hus-
band busy with his own career,
/ looked around desperately for
something TO do" she said.
"One day In the newspaper ]
saw an ad about a new kind
OF luggage, manufactured by a
lfirm in California. / decided ]
could sell that luggage. / would
rent the corner of a smart shop
in the suburbs, put in the line
OF the luggage and be in busi-
ness"
A Tolerant Grin
She contacted the firm and
spelled out her plan. After a
while-quite a long while, in
fact-a representative of the
firm dropped by her house.
With a tolerant grin he asked
her what she knew about lug
gage. what she knew about
business and how much money
she thought it would take tc
start her project.
About $4,000 she told him,
And thereupon, from the kindly
representative, began her edu-
cation in the luggage business.
She would need more than
one line of luggage, he told her.
Many pieces Of each line would
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questions and all my reading I
knew that was about right"
Mrs. Goldsmith thinks any
normal woman over so can do as
well as she has done. But she
warns that nothing comes easy.
and that nothing ever falls in
your lap.
Study. don't be discouraged
too easily, work hard. then take
your plunge" she advises. "You
will finds the rewards are rich.
Not just in money--you may not
make much in the beginning
but in stimulation, pleasure and
downright fun"
(copyrisit. 1856. General Features corp.)
The Golden Yeon Column appears
eoch Wednesday.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
How to
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Woman, u, Wants to Lose Weiqht
BY DR.. PETER J. STEINcRoHN

What I especially like about
today's letter is the age Of the
sender. ! have a suspicion that
in spirit she is much younger
than her age.
Dear DR.. Steincrohn: Will
you kindly publish in your COL
umn a sure-fire way OF reduc-
ing2 I am 70 years Of age. in
excellent health. never have an
ache or pain. I am S feet 4
inches in height and weigh I52
pounds.
Il never eat potatoes. take two
slices Of toast for breakfast.
seldom eat sweets, use saccharin.
I read many Of the diet lists
published and am careful OF my
diet. ! couldn't possibly eat too
much food.
Il have always been on the
plump side but would like 10
trim down 10 or Is pounds. !
am very aetive-walkinR i2 70
Is blocks every day aside from
doing all housework. Do you
think there is any hope for me?
Can't understand why I weigh
so much.--Miss M. NJ.
Answer: Your letter is an ex-
cellent antidote TO one / COM
mented upon recently in which
the sender said he was going 70
commit suicide before he became
"old and decrepit" wish you
could answer him personally
Miss NJ M.--although I am sure
that you do not consider your
self old.
There Is no greater evidence
Of youthfulneSs than the unex-
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tinguishable urge to look nice. 4"
You would not be at all inter-
lested whether you we're rat or
skinny, If you allowed yourself
TO think Of yourself as an elderly
woman. Keep up your youthful
spirit.
As for your query about yNi-
weight. My advice is that you
refuse to be talKel .nOu ~
OF these precious diets you
may have been hearing about
lately. have never found them
satisfactory or sensible. Be-
sides. taking of 5 or 10 pound
too quickly might really be bac.
for your health.
II you were my patient
healthy and happy at 70. I woulc
not suggest that you lose even
an ounce. Just hold the fort
Don't put any more onl
Stomach Discomfort
Dear Or. Stelncrohn: For
some little time my husband
has been bothered by a swell
ing that comes under the right
rib and extends across the
stomach and gets very hard. He
gets temporary relief by using
alkaline medicines and. II pos
sihle at the time, by lying down
on his stomach. These attacks
come on with no apparent rea-
son. Sometimes after walking
sometimes after eating.
He does not Ike any kind Of
fats 30 there are none Included
In his menu - all fruits are
steved. He iS a great lover OF
milk and cream and We use large
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THE DETAILS


Gladys III am 10 years OLD
and / recently won a beauty
contest in my home town. One
of the important judges in the
contest told me l have good pos
sibilities for modelling career
and said he would accept me in
his agency if / could come to
the city.
I've wanted a modelling career
ever since was a kid. but ]
never really believed 1 could
make it. Now that I have this
opportunity my father is making
things tough for me by refusing
to let me leave home for ca
reer in the city.
Mother wants to come with
me and stay until I get settled
in a nice place, so there would
be no question about any danger
in my being alone in the big
city. If dad spoils this for me,
I'll just hate him."
Mr.. r. III don't care whe-
ther Gladys hates me or loves me
l know what's right for her.
don't believe in all this career
nonsense. Girls get these high
flown ideas and then get them
selves all mixed up.
IF Gladys stays home, she'll
be married within the next year
or two. She'll have a bunch OF
kids and she'll be happy. Maybe
she'll make some money and get
a little fame as a model, but
that won't bring her any happi-
ness"
Mrs. F. J.-"My husband has
always believed that all a woman
needs to be happy is a husband
and a bunch of kids. Well, all
l can say is that it hasn't worked
for me. Gladys has the oppor-
tunity to live a better life than
/ did and / want to help her do
it. She'll be able to make a bet
ter marriage, anyway, if she goes
to the city,"
The Councils View
These parents should realize
they are using Gladys as a pawn
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No Kissing in Public

TAIPEI, Formosa, Dec. 26 (A9.
Police at Keeling in North
Formosa have banned kissing in
public. declaring 'labial indul-
gence" is immoral. They said
principal offenders are girls who
frequent bars and foreign visi-
ors"-meaning United States
Seamen.
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THE GOLDEN YEARS
Womon, so, Starts
Business, Succeeds
By THOMAS COLLINS

There those years of life who hunger
for something to do Sometimes they alone
times the wives Of preocuped and the mothers
children.
They feel that if only they knew do something ii
would take of the wasted hours the loneliness the
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staple cotton Of the finest grade
This gigantic, pyramidal plan
tation was a dusty wasteland sc
years ago. Just prior to World
War I the British government
and the English spinning indus
try became interested in the pos
sibilities of gravity irrigation and
cotton cultivation.
World War I caused a delay in
plans. But by 1925. a guaran-
teed loan of about $45 million
had been obtained from the
United Kingdom and the two
mile long Sonar Dam constructed
The social organization of the
Gezira Scheme, as it came to be
called, would make any New
Dealer drool with envy:
The inhabitants of the area
who could establish a clear title
to their land had their holdings
registered. All unregistered land
reverted to the state. The gov
eminent then either rented the
remainder \of the land from its
owners or bought it outright.
Those who rented or sold to
the government were allowed to
become tenants although their
holdings were, in most cases, re-
stricted to 40 acres. In all, 80
900 tenants were placed on the
land.
OF each 40-acre plot, 10 acres
each year are planted in cotton,
5 in dura (the. millet staple of
the Sudanese). and in lubia, a
variety of bean. The remaining
20 acres are left fallow.
Profits Split
In return for the use of the
land and the life-giving water,
each tenant hands over 40 per
cent of the cash value of his cot
ton crop to the state and 20 per
cent to the Gezira Board, the
managing agency. The tenant
keeps the remaining 40 per cent
of cash profit from the cotton
crop plus all the millet and beans.
This scheme has resulted in
cash incomes to the tenants
varying from $500 to $2,4OO a
year, figures which place them
in a better economic position
than. any other small landholder
in the Middle East or Africa.
At present. one million acres
watered by $500 miles of canals
are under cultivation. A pro-
posed extension. which will al
most double the size of the
scheme. is expected to be oper-
ative by 1859.
In recent years, according to
Sayed Mekki Abbas, managing
director of the scheme, the ex-
port value of Gezira cotton and
by-products has exceeded $10O
million or, on an average, about
two-thirds of The Sudan's ex-
ports. The, rest comes from gum
arabic, hides and millet.
Experiments now are being
conducted in the Gezira in rice
and citrus cultivation, a plan
which Sudanese feel will bring
prosperity to their infant coun.
try and. at the same time, re-
move it from the economically
dangerous one-crop position.
Conceivably, the Sudanese
government could continue to ex-
pand the irrigated area into a
vast garden the size of Califor-
MIA. bringing with such expan-
sion a measure of prosperity to
the nation as a whole as is un-
known in this part Of the world.
The fly in the Jam is Egypt.
In 1929. Britain and Egypt
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contracted to the Nile Waters
Agreement. The agreement re-
served for Egypt 90 per cent Of
the waters Of the Nile and made
it illegal for The Sudan to "con-
struct works, i. e., dams, which
would effect the arrival Of the
waters of the Nile in Egypt.
Cotton Competitors
Since Egypt and Peru are the
only nations other than The Su-
dan engaged in the large scale
cultivation Of long-staple cotton,
the agreement i'll effect says
hands off the water that will
enable you to compete with me
economically"
"We believe" says Gezira Di-
rector AhbaS, that by stringent
conservation of water, we can ir-
rigate the proposed 800, ,000-acre
extension with our present share
of the Niles waters" But If
further expansion is to be con-
sidered. there must be a reap
portionment Of usable water.
Egypt has from time to time
expressed her willingness sin
principle" to discuss the situa-
ton but has consistently avoided
sitting down at the conference
table.
In point Of fact, the use of
Nile waters affects not only Egypt
and the Sudan but also Ethiopia
and Uganda, the countries from
which this second longest river
in the world springs. Some OBJ
servers say, then, that the solu-
tion Of just division of the
water must be sought within the
framework of a Nile Valley Au-
thority. a sort of international
IVA.
Wherever the solution lies, this
much Is certain: II the Sudan is |
to prosper, she must have al
larger water reserve. Not onlyI
for the Gezira Scheme but for
the scores of private plantations
which border the Nile. And for
her infant industries.
NatiOnalists Angry
Even now, nationalist elements
are muttering about unilateral
abrogation of the 1929 Nile
Agreement, since the Su-
dan. then an Anglo Egyptian |
condominium. was not party to-
the treaty. Such a move, how
ever, is unlikely at the moment
as pro Egyptian sentiment
aroused by the Suez affair. is
running high.
These same politicians and
econdnists are beginning to
wonder why the United States
which annually imports 100. 900
bales of long staple cotton, guar
antees 10000 Of these bales to-
Peru. leaving The Sudan. Egyptl
and Peru to fight it out for the
balance. A
They are beginning to wonder,
II the United States is really
in the sound economic |.
development of independent
Africa or if, after all, as the
Communists tell them,. America I
IS party to the economic CO.
lonialism which is as seriousIl
problem to The Sudan as is
political Imperialism.
The Sudan's vocal Communists
are laboring, however, under one
serious disadvantage: Russia |,
finds herself in the position oil
not being able to help The Sudanl'
obtain a redistribution of NileIi
waters because of Soviet invest
ment and commitments to Egypt. I
Such a move on the part of the
United States, through the
United Nations, might place The
Sudan squarely in the Western
camp.
1t is almost superfiuous to add
that The Sudan would not find
that camp crowded with African
nations.
Tomorrow: New republic faces
many tough problems.
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EzruRE Rcz
Sudan and Egypt Rivals
N Sale Of Special Cotton
By SMITH HEMPsTONE

BARAKAT Blue Nile Province The sudanThe Gezira this
vast green plain saed with pus of white the
basket 1t in the long prove the disruptive force
which will separate the political fortunes of country
Egypt
The Gezra-Arabic isIand.-ies south Of Khartolm
Evening star., 1956-12-26

The Fumily Council consists Of o Judge.
psyehictrist, three elergymen, o
newspaper editor, o women's editor
ond two writer's. Eoch article is o
summary Of on oetuoI cose history.
The Council reports on problems thot
have been deolt with by responsible
agencies and eounseIors.
Evening star., 1956-12-26
FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

READING: Comedian Groucho
Marx has long been an avid
reader, relates his son Arthur
Marx in my Old Man Groucho."
He was even interested in the
children's books he bought for
me, which he hadn't seen when
he was a child, because his par
ents couldn't afford them.
After he read me the first
Ichapter of Swiss Family Robin
son one night, he sent me to bed
and stayed up until dawn finish
ing the book. The next time he
was going to read aloud to me,
he chose Jack the Giant Killer
When / asked for the rest of
Swiss Family Robinson, he said:
1--we already finished that.
I'll tell you how it comes out.
You wouldn't like the middle
part anyway"
|. NEXT BEST: Movie Producer
Samuel Goldwyn wanted to hire
IA writer who had written a
couple of smash hits.
Il know you're under con-
tract" said the producer. but
will you give me your word of
honor that you'll work for me
when your contract is up?"
II can't do that" said the
writer.
well. then," said Goldwyn,
will you give me your promise?"
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best plan for Gladys welfare. If
they think seriously about this,
they will realize Gladys is too
young at present to live alone in
the city and they may see that
it is best to put of the decision
for a few years.
In this time, Gladys may be
able to get a little taste of model
ing and some experience in a
home town store. She may find
out that modelling is harder work
and not quite so glamourous as
she expected. If she still wants
a modelling career when she is
older. she will then be much bet
ter equipped to handle it, and her
life In general.
Copyright. 1856. General Features corp)
Tomorrow: ~. We Ought to Tell Her
Parents"
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THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Gladys Is a Pawn
lnMoritoI Battle
THE PROBLEM

GLADYS il want to be a model
MR. F. il don't believe in this career nonsense
MRS F. j want her to live better life than did
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nestled in the crotch between the
two Niles. Its million acres,
slipping gently from the Blue
Nile westward TO its more slow
lyS flowing brother, the White
Nile, produce, under the segis of
THE state. 80 per cent of this
country's white gold":: "A long
This is the second in series Of three
articles about the new republic Of
Sudon.
Evening star., 1956-12-26

The Golden Yeon Column Gppeon
eoch Wednesday.
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To~ouov: What . e. "thninofispI
Phobial"
, 1956-03-08

Through the Commissioner of Insular Affairs
Isl Nole r. Smith
Approved: Noue R. Smith -
Commissioner of Insular Affairs
GOVERNMENT OF
THE VIRGIN M OF THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF ABE
April q, 1855
Honorable Walter ]. M. Hodge, President
Legislature of the Virgin Islands
ST. Thomas, VI.
Dear Honorable Hodge,
/ know that you have read of the Eastman Coorama,
the tremendous color picture of Magen's Bay that goes on
display in Grand Central Station, New York, on May 9Th,
and also of our arrangements for a schedule of advertising
intended to capitalize (for the Virgin Islands) on the Color
ANA.
Enclosed herewith in color, is a reproduction of the Co
lorama. Because Of your sincere interest in the work Of this
Department | wanted you to have one of these.
Because Of the limitations on our funds we are making
every effort to insure our receiving more than full value for
every dollar spent.
With kind personal regards, | am
Sincerely,
Isl David E. Mas
David E. Mas
Acting Commissioner of Trade
UNITED STATES A A
% April 1855
H2
Legislature of the Virgin Islands of the United States
ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands
Dear Sir:
Receipt is acknowledged of the copy Of Bill No. % passed
by The First Legislature of the Virgin Islands of the United
, 1956-03-08
: UhR St. Orntx Auta : :
= -cHAnpron or pUDlrc HIGHT AND IDsTicr -

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, 1956-03-08
OF
DEPARTMENT OF TRADE.

Honorable Walter I. NJ. Hodge, President
Legislature of the Virgin Islands
st. Thomas, ". I.
, 1956-03-08
OR R E N 7

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screened house, including
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France in World War l, Maj.
Hanson has written a History
Iof American Combat Divisions. "
pilot Knob, the Thermopylae
of the West" and the recent
Bull Run Remembers" a de-
finitive account of the history,
traditions and landmarks of the
Manassas campaigns of 1861 and
1862.
Col. Henry Speaks
Principal address of the eve
ming was delivered by Col. Rob-
|ert Selph Henry. noted South
ron" historian and biographer.
Col. Henry, a vice president of
the Association of American
Railroads, took occasion in his
talk to suggest that a recent
work of fiction. MacKinley
Kantor's best selling Anderson
vile" depicted suffering and
death in the notorious Georgia
prison camp which was common
to all such camps. Union and
Confederate. in the Civil War,
not only to Andersonville.
Bruce Cation, Round Table
Award winner last year and Pu-
liter Prize author of Stiffness
at Appomattox," wired his con-
gratulations to Maj. Hanson.
Among the many distinguished
guests present were retired Maj
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, grandson
of the Union commander; Mrs
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Hanson is a native of Yank-
ton, S. Oak.
Uniforms of Civil War
While the presentation was
being made an honor guard, in
authentic Union and Confeder-
ate uniforms. stood at salute
behind Maj. Hanson.
In a moving acknowledgment
Maj. Hanson conveyed to the
dinner meeting his deeply rev.
erent love for the battlefields of
the 1865 conflict, which he
said stand as monuments to the
rebirth of the Nation.
Maj. Hanson retired as super
of the nearby battle
field park in l947 after many
years with the National Park
Service. A veteran of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Force in
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Gen. Charles L. Bolte, per-
sonal representative of Pres
ident Eisenhower, read a mes
sage from the Chief Executive
congratulating the fve-year-old
organization for its contribu-
tons, not only to military SCI
ence. but to good citizenship.
The award presentation itself
was an affair of Virginians.
Maj. Hanson. who lives in the
locale he venerates. received the
gold medal from Representative
Tuck, Democrat of Virginia, and
former Governor of the State.
who praised Maj. Hanson as a
true Virginian. though the mas
ter of ceremonies, Gen, Karl
S. Belts, reminded him that Mai.
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end of 1856. it said.

end of 1856. it said.
The subcommittee, headed by
Representative Klein, Democrat
of New York. said it reached
its conclusions from data pre-
sented by the Forest Products
Division of the Department of
Commerce and by the American
Newspaper Publishers Associa-
ton.
The report saio 1t was diff
ficult to make an accurate esti-
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mate of the demand for news
print this year.
For one thing, it said. the
political campaigns are expected
to generate" a big demand,
mot only for editorial coverage
but also for political advertis-
ing"
Also, the report said, there
are indications that for at least
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House Unit Sees
No Sign Of Enough
Newsprint Soon
BY the Associated Press

The House Newsprint Sub
committee reported yesterday it
saw nothing in the near future to
assure enough newsprint to meet
the Nations wants.
1t estimated the supply this
year would be 10000 tons be-
low the demand for actual con-
sumption. Newspaper publishers
would need an additional 100000
tons to bring their stocks up to
a day supply on hand by the
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Randolph Preston, granddaugh-
ter of Confederate Gen. Stone
wall jackson. and Mr.. Charles
Pickett of Fairfax, Va, grand
nephew of Confederate Gen.
George Pickett who led the ill
fated charge at Gettysburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-11

the first half of 1856 demands
for advertising space in news
papers will be at a new high
level"
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Civil War Round Table
Honors Major Hanson

Mai Joseph Mills Hanson authority Civil battlefeds
last night was presented with the fourth annual Gold Medal
Award OF the Washington Civil War Round Table
The retired superintendent of Battlefield
Park was hailed for outstanding achievement his
tory by nearly 400 members their
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Where to Plant
Also Important

What TO plant. rather than
where to plant is the question
most ofen asked, but what you
plant often depends on where
you want to do the planting.
When you are deciding where
the planting should be done keep
a number Of things in mind,
such as:
Trees around the house for
shade. If well placed they will
add to the attractiveness of the
house and its setting. Most
often they will look their best
behind the house at the corners.
"A house Of predominantly verti-
cal lines or features can be
made to appear lower if rounded
tree forms are planted around
1t. In the same manner, a low,
spreading house will appear
taller If columnar or pyramidal
tree forms are planted.
Plants at the base of the house
can make the building "fit" it's
location. Harsh foundation lines
can often be eliminated by skill
Iful selection Of plant material.
A good foundation planting will
tend to make the individual fea-
lures such as walks, lawns, drive
ways and building blend into a
pleasing unit which has no out
standing distracting factors.
University of Maryland Fact
Sheet.
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ing water away. If the problem
lis Of long duration it may be
necessary to install drainage tile
which will carry the water to
some permanent outlet.
Some Storage Rules
Before the garden equipment
is put away for the winter OBJ
serve a few simple rules.
/. Drain the hose and store
in a dark place where it may
lie fiat.
2. Clean, grease, and repair all
tools If they are to retain their
temper.
8. Drain the gasoline from all
engines, remove the spark plugs,
and squirt oil into the cylinder
to prevent sticky valves.
4. If any piece Of equipment
needs repair. arrange to have il
done this fall or winter so thai
1t will be ready for use next
spring.
5. Store all equipment in a
dry situation. otherwise coating
with oil or grease is advisable.
Dormant Trees. Roses
The planting time for decidu-
Gus trees. shrubs and roses
normally begins about mid
November in this area. If plant
ing is planned it is well to place
the order now to insure having
the dormant plants on hand at
that time.-WHY