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 Continued from page I) either of the other two. The strong mayor form automatically corrects one of the most serious defects of both the commission form and the weak mayor form
 lack of a single responsible ex- ecutive. The council is respon- sible for legislation and policy making, while the mayors job is administrative except in his power to recommend measures and veto acts of council. How yer, it was shown, the strong mayor form does not eliminate other defects.
 Mayor Wilson pointed out that the trend of city government forms have changed greatly since 1917. The mayor-councll form of government in 1917 was used by 59% of the cities. By 1855 this had dropped to 4l% The commission form which was used by 36% of the cities 40 years ago now rates only l9%- The council-manager form of government, which 40 years ago was used by only five percent of the cities is now used by 40R.
 Since the mayor-council form of government is on the down. grade and the council-manager form on the upgrade, it must be concluded that, the latter is the better form of government. The city manager-council form of government operates similar to a coop, in that the city council sets all policies as does board of directors, and the manager carries them out. No business can operate without a business head,' the Mayor stated. "The City of Palmer is trying to do just that city employees work without control. Although each city department has a com mittee in the council, month after month goes by without a report on the status of these departments from the commit tees '. very poor set-up.
 Some may think that city manager means just setting up another job that the taxpayers will have to support. This isn't so. Our type of government is the most inefficient type. A city manager supervises day to day work of city employees, which are hired (and fired) by the man ager. ..~...-...
 Tn the States very few cities have ever dropped the city man. ager form of government once it was started. Petersburg is vot- ing this year on the city man ager plan-Juneau, which has operated many years on the strong mayor council plan (may- pr paid) is setting up a special election to vote on the city man ager plan"
 Mayor Wilson stated that the procedure for bringing city man. ager form of government to the attention of voters is by petition. This petition must be signed by 25% of the total number of votes cast in the last municipal cleo ton (which in this case would amount to between 50 and 50 sig natures). The petition should then be presented to the city council which would have to pass a resolution to have the put on the ballot. This must be completed 30 days prior to the election
 The mayor said that he hoped that the proposition could re- ceive ample publicity that meetings could be held 50 that the voters could become well ac- quainted with the pros and cons of this type government. I'm reluctant to put in on the ballot
The frontiersman., 1957-08-22

FOR FAST RESULTS TRY A FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIED
Evening star., 1957-04-15

unaware that they are all wound
up like a corkscrew. For instance,
many q wife has told me In the
presence Of her husband: II
can't understand what's come
over jim lately. He's so tense
and touchy / can't say a word
without him jumping down my
throat. I wish you'd give him
something for it. DOCTOR"
And I'd observe Jim as his
wife spoke and disbelief would
be written all over his face. ME
tense?" he would say. "Why
Mary doesn't know what she's
saying DOCTOR" Without realiz-
ing it, he would be sitting stiff
and upright and his fists would
be clenched in tension. Likewise,
many a tense wife accused by
her husband Of being "snappy."
acts just as surprised.
The reason say that Mrs.
y. H. D. has her problem we'll
in hand is because she recog-
nizes the existence of tension.
You cannot hit a target unless
you know where 1t is. The more
clearly you see 1t the greater the
chances for a bull's-eye.
1t must be evident. therefore,
that you should take a good,
long. unbiased look at yourself.
II members Of your own family
tell you that you have been "dif-
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FAMOUS FABLES
BY E. E. EDGAR

PROFANITY: Although Har-
old Ross, the late editor of the
New Yorker magazine, could
speak with the rawest profanity
lin the cimpany of men, he was
embarrassed by such language
in the presence of ladies. In the
New Yorker Offices, where women
were employed. he insisted on
hospital-clean English.
One day, Ross found on his
desk a memo from a male staff
member. 1t contained of color
phrases. 1t deeply disturbed him
that the note might have been
seen by passing female en-
|ployes. To spare embarrassment
in the future. he issued an order
that all memos were to be sent
to him in sealed envelopes.
APPEARANCE: Journ a list
Haywood Broun took little in
terest in his personal appear
ance.
One night. as he was leaving
the theater after Broadway
opening. he met the producer in
the lobby. The latter eyed
Broun's rumpled suit and said
somewhat sharply:
That's fine way to dress for
my opening. Your suit looks as
II 1t had been slept in"
"As a matter Of fact" re-
piled Broun, Il just woke up"
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How toTn p
STOP KILLING
YOURSELF
Tension in Your Own Backward
BY DR.. PETER J sTEINcRoHN

"It's all right for you to say,
DR.. Steincrohn. that living under
tension is bad-but what kind
|of a cure do you recommend for
lit? For example. I know that
lam tense. ] can't relax. I get
severe headaches on the days
that I am tense. But just wish
ing away the headaches won't
help. If you have the secret, by
JAIL means let your readers on
to 1t. I'll be waiting for your
open sesame to this universal
problem. Thank you. Sincerely
yours. Mrs. j. H. D."
Answer: The problem is, ad-
INIT, a universal one: but un-
fortunately, my answer cannot
apply to everyone. However, Mrs.
y. H. d. I can say that in your
case the problem is already
half-licked."
You see, most people are tense
without knowing 1t. And they
will never overcome their alb
normal tensions because they are
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SECURITY FOR YOU
Wife Is Not Eligible
For Burial Benefits

covered by Social Security. My
husband has been dead for many
years and was never covered by
Social Security. Am I now
eligible for Old-Age Assistance
under the Federal-State match
ing program? My children help
me some. but they have their
own families and can't do too
much"
Old-Age assistance payments
may only be made to needy
people who are SIS or over. But,
! suggest you get in touch with
the nearest Illinois State welfare
office to see If some financial
help isn't possible.
From Mrs. b. F. II. of San
BernardinO, Calf: II have been
an employe of the Federal Gov
ernment for IA years and will
be 65 this year. ] plan to retire
and draw civil service annuity,
My husband who died in 1850
worked under Social Security
believe I'll be eligible for one
half of the Social Security pay
ments he would have received
If he had lived to reach retire
ment age. Is this correct?"
l.
both civil service retirement
payments and Social Security
payments.
You may write Ray Henry
In care OF The Star about your
own Social Security or retire.
ment problems. Please enclose
a stamped, selt-dddreSSed en-
Delope and rs cents in coin.J
From Associated Press Newsfeatures)
Tomorrow: Bill reyises provision on
disability henefiiS
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ficult" lately. take heed. II your
associates at the office or shop
have dropped hints that you are
not the same. sweet-tempered
person you picture yourself to
be. that should chnch it. Admit
it--and you are well on the way
to overcoming your tension.
For eaxmple. here is what
John s. wrote me the other day:
isn't it funny how a person can
rationalize away all Of his bad
qualities? For months must
have been rotten apple in the
barrel Of a sweet family. Before
long had my wife and four
children upset and fearful every
night when I returned from
work. As for the long week ends,
they have suffered the torturesI
of hell with me around / was
irritable. picked on everybody
for no conceivable reason and
was a pill in more ways than
one.
did I think I was tense and
nervous? Not /! Everybody else
was hard to get along with, and
unreasonable, I thought. ItI
couldn't be me! And II I was al
little edgy. didn't they all realize
that ! was tired and exhausted
from working all day to give
them a roof and bread?
Doctor, not until my wife got
sick-and almost died-did Il
wake up to knowing that I'd
been unreasonable and hard to
live with. You'd be surprised
how easy it is to get into the
habit of being tense. It wasn't
long after my wife got well, that
we were /. all a happy family
again. It's all right with me IL
you print this for your readers.
If I can be helpful in straighten-
ing out even one person, I'll feel
1t has been worth it. Mr.. X"
To remove tension you and
your doctor must remove the
Evening star., 1957-04-15
BY RAY HENRY

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Mrs. M. E. F. Of Yucca Valley,
Calf: when a woman is draw
ing Social Security from her hus-
bands work record, will her sur
vivors be entitled to a lump sum
for burial expenses when she
dies?"
Unless you've worked under
Social Security long enough your
self for your survivors to be ell
igible for a hump sum payment,
no such payment win be made.
From Mrs. II. DIT. OF Cincin-
natl. Ohio: MY husbands FIRST
name is Hazel and is so recorded
on his birth record. For thirty
years or more he's gone by the
name of Hal and that's the
name listed on his Social Security
record. To have his name
changed in court, 1t would cost
$50 or more. Is this necessary to
collect his Social Security pay
ments?"
No. But, he should get a special
form from the local Social Sc
curity Office which will make il
possible for him to list both
names on his Social Security
record. Then when he applies
for payments there'll be no delay
or misunderstanding.
From II. E. S. Of Banning
Calf: I'm drawing $28 a month
from the Veterans Administra-
ton because of a disability ]
received while serving with the
Army in World War I. In two
more years, I plan to retire and
start drawing Social Security
payments. Will my disability
compensation interfere with my
eligibility to Social Security"
No.
From r.. r. r. Of Wells River
VT: MY father is over 80 and
my mother is over 10. My father
started paying on his Social
Security on January /, 1856. and
will be eligible for payments very
soon. He's a farmer. My mother
has never been covered by Social
Security. but, Of course. will be
eligible for payments as a wife
Does she need a Social Security
number"
No.
From an Illinois reader: "I'n
nearly SO, but have never beer
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playing piano since he was seven
In Providence. he played saloons
SO that he could bring home
pennies and nickels to his moth
er. The Carries were poor Italians.
They had enormous faith in God
and church and each other.
Popularity Grew 4
In time. he had become q big
favorite. His style was happy
and lifting. He never acquired a
swelled head. He was still work.
ing hard on the wrong side OF
this particular record when there
was a knock on the door. frankie
Carle did not look up from the
keys. Come in!" he yelled in
that hoarse. croaking tone.
A policeman came in. He was
a fat man. His face was red
with anger. What do you think
you're doing?" he roared. You're
driving the hotel nuts. IT'S sum-
mertin1e. mister. All the windows
are open."
Carle grinned. "Okay," he said
quietly. "Okay. I'll quit. You're
right. But, before / do, let nae
play this little part over-soft
It's a song I've just composed.
"Composed?" the policeman
said. "You mean you made it up,
here?" Carle nodded him closer.
Sofetly. he played the whole
tune. The cop listened. He took
off his cap. He nodded with the
sweetness Of the phrasing. THAT
middle part is kind of lousy" he
said quietly.
Policeman Floats ON Music
Carle nodded. That's what ]
think" he said. ''I wonder how
it would be if we tried it this
way?" He tried it again. The
policeman made himself a plant
er's punch, and one for the COM
poser. He floated on the music.
Mrs. Carle opened her eyes.
"Mr. Policeman. she said. "How
about the neighbors?"
The cop looked abashed. Let
them mind their own business. .
he said softly. This man is COM
posing"
earle finished the song in a
half hour. He looked for note
paper. and couldn't find it. So
he wrote the music on the In
side of a book of matches. He
played 1t once more, and then
he said to the cop: "You name
it."
"The song?"
"Yes. Name it."
The policeman was flattered.
He looked through the billowing
curtains as the first flush of
dawn dyed the sky pink.
"All right" he said. Call II
Sunrise Serenade.'" :.
copyTight 1857
King Features Syndicate. me.
The asxf Jim Bishop column VII
oppear Wednesday,. 8
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ca4se. You must discover the
key that viii unlock the door
and allow relaxation to displace
tension.
tReleased BY Ben syndicate. Ine.)
Evening star., 1957-04-15
THE FAMILY COUNCIL
Fionce Stalls Girl, 20,
On Weddinq Plans
THE PROBLEM
THE PROBLEM
CHARLOTTE K.-I want to wait for Gerald. y
MRS L. K.--She should insist on marriage now.
nrHHnH HANrs rsntAn q
THE DETAILS


Charlotte K.--I am 20 years
Iold and engaged to a young man
a year older. We were planning
to get married when he is gradu-
'ated from college at the end
of this year. I have a good Job
and he has pretty good assur-
ance of getting one as soon as
he gets out of school.
Recently. however. he told me
that he feels very uncertain about
everything. He said he wants to
go on to further studies. which
would take about two years.
Then he would like to travel for
"a few months on his own. He
has a slight handicap and will
not have to put in any military
service,
He said hi loves me and def
initely wants to marry me. OF
course. I am disappointed, but
I love Gerald and ! want to re-
main engaged. My mother wants
me to insist on marriage now.
Mrs. L. K.-My husband and /
feel that Gerald is very fine boy
and an ideal husband for Char
lotte. but that he has suddenly
gotten cold feet about the mar
,riage. It's natural In such a
young fellow. But he is head over
heels in love with Charlotte and
she can make him do anything
she wants. II she refuses to wait,
he would be afraid to lose her
and would be willing to get mar
|ried now.
Charlotte is quite mature for
her age. She has been working
for the past three years and is
ready for marriage now. Why
should she hold up her life in
this way?
If Gerald really wants to get
more education, he can get 1t
while they are married. OF
course. he would have to work
too. but many boys do itthis way.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
Mrs. L. KS wishful thinking is
running away with her. If Gerald
has gotten "cold feet" about the
marriage. he will be relieved
rather than afraid when pre-
sented with the prospect Of losing
Charlotte. He may be sincere
when he says he loves her and
definitely wants to marry her
but 1t Is sincerity with only one
half Of his mind.
Gerald knows, as well as Mrs.
l.. K. that it is possible to get
more education and be married
at the same time. But he does
not suggest this. Instead. he
suggests a proposition that most
girls would reject--a long en-
gagement with the time used
not only for study. but for travel
without the girl with whom he
lis supposed to be head over
heels in love-"
Charlotte would be foolish to
insist upon holding onto only
half Of this young mans heart
and to tie herself down to wait
Evening star., 1957-04-15

Tomorrow: Management Of dlobste..
Evening star., 1957-04-15
FEATURE kGE
jim BISHOP:
REPORTER
This Man Is COMPOSING

The little man looked smaller
at the piano. He sat perspiring
in hotel room. ripping off lilt-
ing thirds. the brown fingers
skittering like the bare legs of
West Indian dancers in a
calypso.
This was Frankie Garlic. He
was composing. He wasn't sure
what he was composing, be-
cause. to kill time, he had been
drinking planters punches. and
Carle is not even q one-fisted
drinker.
A red-head was doing on a
sofa. The hour was S am. Now
and then, when the fingers
punched out part of a melody,
the red-head would open her
green eyes and smile. THAT'S
pretty. dear" she would say.
Mrs. Carle would close her eyes
again.
n man ana 8 woman leaned on
opposite sides Of the piano, like
book ends. They listened as the
little man worked. He slipped.
He smoked cigarettes. The piano
had a stuck key. Whenever the
fingers hit it. the key had to be
pulled back up.
Mr.. Carle was in a rare mood.
The inspiration was on him and
he could not stop. Already. on
this night. he had composed one
number. It was q solid melody
with a lot Of bounce. Now. he
was composing a little filler-a
nothing-to go on the other side
Of the record.
Sultry Summer Night
The long lemon-colored cur
tains billowed in on a pre-dawn
breeze. Below. the city of Albany.
N. Y. slept. At this hour, even
the neons were off. 1t was hot in
the room because all of this hap
pened on a summer night before
mir conditioning.
The man at the piano was a
lucky man. He had the girl he
wanted. He had the life he want
ed. Once. long ago. he had con-
Quoted a band in an open-air
place and he was dreaming at
the dancers when he saw this
red-head float by in the arms of
q big man.
Carle had said: "Who is that?"
And the local master of cere-
monies had said: She's a tennis
champ"
Carrie, who had never met her,
smiled. ITS Just possible that
she might wind up being Mrs.
Carrie" She did. And now, years
later. she was trying to bring up
q lovely daughter while bouncing
from town to town with frankie
Carle's orchestra. Tonight, AL
bany. Tomorrow, Poughkeepsie.
Next night, Newburgll.
1 The pianist looked like a re-
Aired jockey. His feet barely
Houched the pedals. He had been
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ing" with little real certainty
that everything will come out
all right. She would do far bet
ter to break the engagement.
She can. II she chooses, do it
in a friendly way. which would
leave open the possibility that
she and Gerald could come to-
gether again If they still feel
inclined to at the end of his
study and travel period. Even II
she were able to make him do
anything" as her mothers sug-
gests. she would only be head
ing for trouble later IL she mar
ried on such a basis.
copyright, 1857. General Features Corp }
Tomorrow: Man woats to adopt "wo'
child" he fotheFed.
Evening star., 1957-04-15

The assf Jim Bishop column !
oppeor Wednesday,. n
Evening star., 1957-04-15

rhe FomiIy Council consists Of o Judge.
o psyehiotrist, three elsrsymen. o
newspaper editor. o women's. editor
and two writers. Eoeh ortiele is o
summary Of en- octuci eose history.
The council reports on problems thot
hove been deoIf with BY responsible
ogeneies.
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P TONIGHT TO 9

STORE HOURS: Mondays, 1890 to 8; Tuesdays.
Wednesdays and Saturdays, 10 to s; Thursdays
and Fridays. 10 to 9. Free Porkins!
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injuries after a physical assault.
Mr.. Turner enters general
demurrer to the epithets
thrown at him. He says he
loves Negroes neither more
nor less-than he loves other
human beings, including Gas he
testified yesterday those who
reviled and assaulted him.
The preacher, after his long
session on the witness stand,
explained privately to a re-
porter that he had not been
bearing witness particularly to
his concern over the plight Of
the Southern Negro. What he
was doing, he said, was ''identi-
flying myself with law and
order as a matter Of Christian
citizenship"
Says Family Approve
Somehow or other the rumor
has got started that Mr..
Turner is at odds with his
parents and his brother, who
live in western Tennessee. This
the preacher denies. His father
a retired Baptist minister; his
| two brothers, one a Baptist
minister, and his mother all
approved his stand. he saws
There is no doubt how people
i feel at the Paul Turner home
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on Eagle Bend road in Clinton
Mrs. Turner, the former
Martha Jane Jones of Jackson,
Tenn, son Charles, 3. and
daughter Carol, l, radiate af-
lection for the master Of the
house.
And Clinton generally seems
to respect the preachers stand.
The Junior Chamber of Com
merce named him its Young
man of the year in 1856.
And membership in the First
Baptist Church has remained
stable throughout the recent
months of crisis. One notable
departure from the flock was
the family Of w. H. Till. now
affiliated with the Second
Baptist Church.
Mr.. Till is one of the IA
Clinton segregationists now
standing trial along with Kas-
per in connection with the
Clinton riots.
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Baptist Cnurcn IN tnat ZEN
neSSee town Is miles from here
Not as a minister. he says. but
as a simple Christian. he sought
to bear personal witness to his
belief in Jesus Christ by walk
ing with a group Of Negro stu
dents on their way to school.
What happened that day made
Mr.. Turner a national figure.
1t also made him the star wit
ness in the current criminal
contempt trial of John Kasper
and the Clinton IA.
Native of South
An Arkansas native, but
practically a lifelong Tennes-
seean, Paul Turner has been
preaching the Gospel since he
was 10. The comfortable par
.sonage that goes with the
Clinton First Baptist Church
passionate has been his home
since 1913. In short. Mr.. Turner
is no greenhorn in this part Of
Dixie.
So it was with eyes open that
he walked up Foley Hill and
came down with a group Of
Negro students that day late
last fall. Before he got back
home he had been branded a
niger lover and had re-
ceived medical attention for
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Mr.. Kesterson ccrroborated
earlier testimony concerning
trouble at Clinton on December
4 involving the Rev. Paul Tur-
ner. Baptist minister.
Bob Allison. 81. a reporter for
the Columbia Broadcasting
System who works out of New
York. testified he witnessed a
fight in which Mr.. Turner was
slugged. The evidence given
by Mr., Allison was largely COR
roborative of earlier testimony.
Defense lawyers examined
Mr.. Allison searchingly in an
apparent effort to show bias
but the reporter repeatedly
held that his interest in Gin
ton was that of an unbiased
newSman.
Examined on Mob" Term
Mr.. Simmons. representing
KaSper. tried to draw a con-
cession from Mr.. Allison that
the group on the streets of
Clinton one night last fall was
not a mob" as Mr.. Allison had
characterized it, but an exu-
berent crowd.
The lawyer asked the witness
to state the difference between
the Clinton crowd and a group
coming home from a big foot
ball game.
We'll, the people in Clinton
on Friday night we're on the
verge of a lynching." Mr.. ALI
son replied. Mr.. Simmons OBJ
liected heatedly to the answer
but Judge Taylor ruled that
the witness would be allowed to
give the facts of what he had
seen.
III withdraw the question
because he can't make a COM
parison." Mr.. Simmons said.
The principal witnesses yes
terday were Mr.. Turner and
lawyer Sidney Davis. both Of
Clinton.
Mr.. Davis was cross-examined
infinitely on his testimony OF
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BY WILLIAM HINES
Star Stan Correspondent

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, July II.
Federal District Judge Robert
L. Taylor reserved decision to-
day on a matter which he said
might weaken the Post Office
Department" by destroying
public faith in the departments
ability to keep information con-
fidential.
Judge Taylor's comment
came during lengthy argument
on the admissibility of a rural
mail carriers testimony in the
trial of segregationist John
Kasper and 14-co-defendants
from nearby Clinton, Tenn.
The Is are on trial on Grim
inal contempt charges arising
out of alleged violation of a
court injunction forbidding in
reference with indignation Of
the Clinton High School.
In delaying a final decision
on the appearance of mail car
rier Hobart c. Burris of Clin-
ton, Judge Taylor directed the
lawyers in the case to furnish
him as much law as possible
relating to the admissibility OF
such testimony. He asked
United States Attorney John
c. Crawford to delay the APP
pearance of Mr.. Burris until
the last if possible"
Inspectors Wire Read
A telegram from the chief
inspector of the Post Office De-
partment in Washington. dated
yesterday. was read for the
information of Judge Taylor
1t advised that the carrier