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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21

Egg" Mr.. Ince implied that he
could hardly wait to produce
the play on Broadway, with
Mr.. Strickland directing if he
can borrow him from Arena
Stage for the job.
Talking to Miss Kwan and
Mr.. Ince so closely together
and having a chance to put
them in one column gives us
the feeling that ours is a very
international job. When. and
if, one comes to think of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21

1915. 2:05. 4. $50, 7:45 and
9:35 pm.
Plaza-The Fast Set: HAS
am, lis. 3. 4:40. 6:l5. and
$40 pm.
Town - Hiroshima, Mon
Amour; 1905, 1850. $3.50, Sis,
6:55, 1885 and 1920 pm.
Trans-Lux Song Without
End; 1:50, 2:10, 4:30, 6:45 and
|9:l5 pm.
Upt0wn-"Sunrise at Campo
bello";; $3.50 pm.
Warner-"Ben Hur";; 8 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21
THE PASSING SHOW
This Eoting Around
Fills Up Column !.
BY JAY CARMODY
Drama Critic OF The Star

It may escaped your attention-but not ours, by
Heaven-that Harry Macarthur away last week.
effect of this is to leave this drama desk guted with
notes about people would meet talk to- and think to write
about couple of these Nancy Kwan the "Sze Wong"
girl Alexander Sander Ince. who the American
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
Sewing Shortcuts To Help Nom

and all types of uses and clothes.
They may be simply utilitarian, to
close a boys shirt or trousers-or
purely decorative, to ornament a
little girls dress. They come in
every color you might imagine-in
lovely shapes and designs, plain or
studded with imitation gems.
Embroidery-with braid, by hand,
or on the machines very popular.
Teenagers like it on jumper, skirts
or blouses.
The National Notions Associa-
ton points out that these days there
are all kinds of important new de-
vices to be found on the notions
counter, such as pinking shears for
the lefthanded Or the completely
mechanical homesewer. 1t can pick
up palm-size electric scissors
that will zoom through her cutting
as her electric machine does
through her sewing. Or you can
mend and decorate in one easy
operation with iron-on patches in
pretty designs and colors.
For the so million home sewers
in the country, there are more and
more shortcuts. The smart mother
will take advantage of them as an
other school year approaches.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
FOR WHAT Are We SPENDING OUR TAX MONEY?

our comforts by higher taxes, and
yet these taxes are "shot in the
arm" to prolong our present pros
perity.
Is THE e. S. A WELFARE STATE! /!
No, it is not, compared with many
other countries in Europe. The
most marked example is Sweden,
which | visited last year. There the
mother is helped while the baby is
being BORN and is cared for during
the first five years Citizens can
get free hospital service as well as
free education. The railroads, te1e-
phones, and buses are owned by
the people. The government builds
and operates cooperative stores and
many places of amusement. How
ever, | found these were not ap
preciated by the people; instead,
they were complaining about the
high taxes. This is also evident in
Denmark, and even in England.
Human nature seems to be about
the same all over the world, al
though | found a better spirit in
West Germany than anywhere else.
There the people seem to realize
that in the end they get what they
produce, and hence are willing to
labor hard and do excellent work
The threatened revol ut o n s
throughout the world today, whe-
ther in Cuba or Central Africa or
Southeast Asia, are based on a de-
termination to get more and do
less. However, the situation in
China, which l hoped to visit this
year but have been forbidden to by
our government, is based upon
people awaking from a sleep of
many centuries. Here are 650,000,-
600 people, with 100000 being add
ed every MONTH
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
BY EIoine townsend Diekerson

When / think of such frivolities
| so often think of Powers who Is
serving his sentence in Russia now.
1t is hard to judge man when we
don't know the complete facts. Most
news articles | have read feel he
let us, his country, down. If his
contract stated he was to de-
molish the. plane and himself he
certainly did not fulfill either OBJ
legation. Life is pretty sweet and
anyone would hope they wouldn't
be captured and most certainly
would hate to. end lit all, but he
signed contract to that effect. Or
did he? don't know whether you
ever read Inez Robb's columns in
your papers at home or not, but
1 she certainly lambasted him. She
stated recently and | quote, Pow
ers had never been sufficiently in
terested in his country to vote in
any election after he became of
age" She suggests for Powers to
save his money that he still will be
paid while in prison and use it af-
ter his term is served to settle else
where than the USA since many
Americans think he has sold out
his country.
The Air Force boys don't discuss
the subject too often, but when the
subject is aired / car sense a feel
ing of disgust. My only argument
is if he was in the wrong. why are
they still paying him his fantastic
fee? It's been a messy propaganda
boost for the Reds and surely we
all feel it would have been better
for the Russians not to have had
this weapon, but, too, life is pretty
sweet and hard to end even If it's
been signed and sealed in a writ
ten contract The right of 1t and
the wrong of it will undoubtedly be
written up in two-year-0ld Leslie's
history books.
Happy back to school days, Ma
mas!
! Always, ETD
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
RSoNS
DEPRESSION TALK

A good election-year argument is being
waged today by certain union members, no.
tably in the steel industry, and the Eisen-
hover Administration. On the one hand,
union officials, and Presidential candidate
John F. Kennedy, of the Democratic Party,
are warning that recession or depression
may result if economic conditions are not i'm
proved in this country.
On the other hand, President Eisenhower
recently told the nation that the economy
was in healthy state, and that there was no
danger of a recession or depression.
Steel union officials claim that they are
now faced with situation wherein $4,000
members of the United Steelworkers are un-
employed. 1t is also claiming that 100000
more workers are working only part-time.
We agree with President Eisenhower that
it is more important to consider the good of
the nation than it is to play politics. We
assume that the President is not playing poll
tics in his statements, and hope that he, is
correct, in predicting healthy economic fu-
ture for the country.
On the other hand, it is certainly not
desirable situation for the steel industry to
be experiencing the present condition, in
which it's capacity is only being utilized to
about fifty per cent, while there is a consider
able amount of unemployment. If this situ-
alton does not precipitate recession or
depression, it is nevertheless an unhealthy
one, and it is sad commentary on our eco
nomic system that we are operating vital
industry, such as the steel industry, at only
fifty per cent capacity while the communists
are increasing their steel production yearly,
and operating it to capacity every year.
The next Administration must find a so
luton to this dilemma, in the steel industry,
for the good of the nation, and for the good
of the free world
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
By Roger w. Babson

atiOns. 1t means that up to 52%
of the profits of all corporations
must be paid to the federal govern
ment in taxes. Those of you who
receive semiannual reports from
corporations in which you hold
stock know what they pay in in
come taxes. These taxes, however,
are added to the price of the goods
which the corporations sell. Hence,
when you buy anything from your
local stores Except food, drugs,
and a few other necessities) you
rebate to the producers 52%. This
includes refrigeratOrs, cooking
stoves, television sets, radios, as
well as almost all the furniture
for your house. You pay this
through the increased price tag
which absorbs the .529o.
TAXATION GIVES EMPLOYMENT
Strange to say, these taxes we
pay give employment to people.
With less taxation there could be
more unemployment. Hence, this
taxation Unemployment is sort of
"ring around the rosy" or is like
a monkey trying to climb wheel
in his cage 1t is almost like a
man trying to cure himself of
drinking by taking more drinks!
With some nations of Europe the
taxation system has ultimately re-
suited in socialism, revolution, or
communism.
With each of the presidential
candidates trying to Outdo the
other in promises, l don't know
what the end will be. | continue
to be glad that l am an American
citizen. There is no other part of
the world where l would rather
live than in the United States. We
pay for both our misfortunes and
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
APP NeWsfeatures

Busy mothers are always in need
of a shortcut.
But it's never more important
than when they're readying their
youngsters to go back to school.
Suddenly they discover Johnny
has outgrown all his jeans, and
by the time they have new ones
made, there's no time left even to
put in a fastener.
Or Susie has decided that the
dresses Nom made for her last
year just weren't stylish enough.
What to do? For Johnny clip in
snap fasteners, available at no.
tions counters, that require no
sewing. They hold tightly enough
that if Johnny just loves to wrestle,
they'll still hold.
For Susie, trim her dresses with
braid and buttons that you match
up with the pattern when you buy
it.
Braids may be simple rick-rack
an old favorite with renewed life
in wide range of colors-or as
elaborate as wide, silver or gold
thread combined with color can
make it.
Buttons are equally suited for any
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
PEACH THIEVES

NOGALES, Ariz. up Employ
es at. the Nogales water pumping
station planted a peach tree near
the plant. They built a small fence
to protect it from harm and water
ed it each day.
Finally. the employees scheduled
a peach-picking day. The night be-
fore the special event someone
sneaked into the area and stripped
the tree of every peach
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
2S06 Nc Alister
Topeka, Kansas
September 5, 1860


Dear Friends:
/ have just finished frying two
chickens for our Labor Day pic
mic. Four of our closest neighbOrs
and we are having a late dinner
together in our back yard tonight.
Hayes absolutely abhors picnics,
but he likes our neighbors so much,
he condescended to the idea this
time.
Speaking of our neighbors, did
you see a Mrs. Ohse on the day
time Price Is Right" show last
week? The Ohse's are from Topeka
and from our street. David Ohse
and his father have a meat pro-
cessing plant here in town and
package hot dogs, sausage, cold
cuts, etc. He went to Rutgers to
participate in a short course there
pertaining to his business and Bev
had fun in the big city. All the
prizes except the last one had been
won by other contestants and
was so afraid she was coming home
empty handed, but the last price
was right for Bev ard she return
ed home with an eleven hundred
dollar bracelet. 1t was solid gold
chain and from it dangled rare
coins. One large coin was encircled
with diamonds.
This week | have noticed two
teen age fads and | wondered if
they were prevalent with you on
the east coast, too. Girls are wear
ing moo moos over their bathing
suits to the pool. The long flowing
Hawaiian dresses are so colorful
and look cute with the inevitable
straw hats on the teenagers. The
boys are now wearing the hard
brim straw hats. | don't know how
many | have seen go past in their
sports cars or cOnvertibleS and
wearing straw hats that were the
fad many years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
S&oNZ
COST OF DRUGS

Many have been led to believe that the
cost of prescription drugs is outrageously
high and accounts for burdensome share
of the average family's income. But the fig
ures don't bear that out.
Drug prices have risen the last 20 years,
as have the prices of almost everything But,
in 1852 prescription expenditures amounted
to just over one-half per cent of income. That
was little more than in 1939-but in those
days we bought fewer prescriptions, one big
reason being that numbers of the most valu-
able drugs simply didn't exist.
AS one authority puts it, what the dollar
bought in 1889 in a prescription and what it
buys today are as different as the Wright
brothers biplane and modern jet airliner."
Chemotherapy-the treatment and cure of
specific diseases through the use of synthetic
chemical compoundS-was in its infancy.
Pneumonia was the number one killer, with
one out of four sufferers succumbing, and
the survivors spending a month or so in the
hospital followed by lengthy convalescence.
Long-term complications often resulted. To-
day a few injections of an antibiotic and
week at home in bed are all that are needed
in most cases to produce complete cure.
The same thing is true of many other
dread diseases Meningitis, epilepsy, toxe-
mia of pregnancy, tuberculosis, rheumatic
fever and congestive heart failure, to name
just few, are successfully treated today
with prescriptions including miracle drugs"
which were unknown generation back.
Finally, it's matter of record that the
pharmaceutical industry is a highly pro-
gressive one, with many companies not only
seeking business but carrying on the extern
sive and costly research which is vital if new
and improved healers are to be found. Mod
ern medicines and modern drugs are among
the best buys on the market today.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09

ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN,
September 9-As travel about the
world J. am concluding that we, the
people of the United States, pay
the highest taxes of any nation
with a responsible government. We
know the direct tax bill which we
get from our cities and towns, bas-
ed on real estate assessments, and
the direct tax bills which we get
from our counties, states and Fed
eral Government; but we fail to
recognize the indirect taxes we
are paying. No other country which
l annually visit has such indirect
taxes.
WHAT ARE THE INDIRECT
TAXES?
When | have a meal costing a
$1.00 or more in many states there
is a tax added to the bill. All of
our states have gasoline taxes
ranging from &c to &c gallon, in
addition to the federal tax. When
we travel on a turnpike, or over
certain bridges, the toll is another
form of taxation. Some cities and
states also have sales taxes which
are added to the cost of our daily
purchases. You may think that the
government pays you your Social
Security, but really you have been
taxed for this for many years.
Then there are the liquor and Gig
arctic taxes, and the taxes you
pay when you send a telegram,
make certain phone calls, and buy
transportation tickets. There are
many others, too, which l could
mention.
The greatest unseen tax which
every consumer in the United
States pays is the corporation pro-
fits tax. This applies to all corpor-
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
UP A TREE

Lorton. Va. (P = Bruce Flinc-
ham, a Boy Scout counselor, climb
ed 30-foot tree to knock loose a
broken limb. 1t looked as if it
would be tough getting back to the
ground.
Fellow counselors called the
Lorton Rescue Squad. Two en-
gines and a dozen firemen re-
sponded. They lowered Flincham
in a rope sling.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
BACK TO THE THEATER

NEW YORK (P)+Mike Nichols
and Elaine May will return to fa-
miliar activities Oct. at the Cold
en- Theater on Broadway.
Before teaming as comics both
worked as members of a repertory
group in Chicago.
"An Evening With Mike Nichols
and Elaine May, the title, also
explains the format Producer is
Alexander Cohen.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
TOUGH BOSS

HARTFORD, Conn. (P) = A
boss fired his clerk when she re-
fused to report to work on the
day of her daughters bridal
shower. The clerk sought jobless
benefits.
State Unemployment Commits
sioner Harold Strauch upheld the
clerk. Awarding her the benefits,
he said the boss was .'flinthearted"
for firing her.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
FIRST BLUE MARLIN

NORFOLK, Va. P)-Virginia's
first blue marlin, a 10-footer weigh
ing over ESQ pounds, was caught
by Al Noyes, of Portsmouth, some
SIS miles off Virginia Beach. They
have been catching the big bill fish
off North Carolina's coast to the
south for some time Virginians,
trying to get them at home, have
sighted several but Noyes was the
first to score.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
MUSICAL UPS AND DOWNS

DENVER (H1 = Leslie ]. Fore,
who runs an elevator at the Colo
RADIO Historical Museum, is a for
mer dance band leader. He esti-
mates he has $4,000 pieces of
sheet music in his collection, in
Guiding 107 that have some refer
ence to Colorado.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
COUNTER PROTEST

LEXINGTON. Ky. Up - When
Acting City Manager Jack Cook
suggested that the police depart
ment move its headquarters to a
building in historic Gratz Park,
a group of residents protested.
They named a five-man COM
mittee to carry their case to the
city commission. But one person
named to the committee declined.
Cook said he just couldn't serve.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
EXTRA SHOES HANDY

LINCOLN, Neb. Up When
amateur opera company
was searching for old high-button
shoes for "Oklahoma." chorus
member, Barbara Schmidt, came
to the rescue with II pairs.
Her great-grandfather had over
them decades ago at the
general merchandise store.
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
ADVICE FOLLOWED

PHOENIX, Ariz. Up A
Phoenix discount store recently
started a sales campaign with the
slogan:
"Pick us clean"
Burglars did, walking off with
100000 in watches and rings. z
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
DOUBLE WEDDING

DES MONIES, Iowa Up =
Shirley Kintner of Des Moines was
married recently Her husband is
Robert F. Shirley of Brooklyn.
Iowa Her new name? Shirley
Shirley Of course, .aas
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF
IS. history does repeat itself.

Yes, history does repeat itself.
Way back in 1913, the magazine Service
points out, suppliers of wood fuel in Eng
land were confronted with competition from
coal which was sent to London by barge.
Since the coal was both cheaper and more eff
cient/ than the wood, consumers naturally
turned to it in great numbers. So the wood
interests sought prohibition of coal "in the
public interest"
Nothing much came of this little action
of six centuries ago. But similar proposal
is current in this country in the year 1860.
Under it, the government would establish
national Fuels, Policy-and would determine
what fuels could be burned in certain mar
kets The consumers right of choice would
be abrogated.
One argument in favor of the scheme is
that there has been an enormous increase in
the use of oil and natural gas, and that the
country is thus in danger of running out OF
these resources unless controls are imposed.
But the u. S. Geological Survey estimates
the total oil resources of the u. S. at 800 bill
lion barrels, and other estimates go as high
as 500 billion. Inasmuch as our total petrol
cum consumption, since oil was first CONNER
cially produced, has been but 90 billion bar
rels, it is hard to find any sign of shortage.
Proved recoverable reserves of natural gas
are comparably huge.
Actually, the current oil problem is sur
plus, not scarcity. Despite an almost incred-
IDLY large world demand, world production
is substantially outrunning it.
The issue has been well summed up by
Interior Secretary Seaton in these words:
"The fact that there is intense competition
in the energy field is entirely consistent with
our American private enterprise philosophy
it is not proper role of our Govern
ment to carve out OF freeze a portion of the
total energy market for each competing fuel.
| cannot believe that it would be appropri-
ate or just for the Government to distort the
picture by preventing the functioning of nor
NAL economic forces"
Milford chronicle., 1960-09-09
DEBATE WITHOUT ACTION
The railroad "featherbedding" issu

The railroad 'featherbeddlng issue con-
tinues to be subject of widespread debate.
But no action results, even though, according
to railroad economists, the practice costs the
industry a needless $500 million year at a
time when their financial position demands
relief.
Featherbedding results from work rules
that, for the most part were adopted long
ago, when train speeds were far less than
now, and overall rail operations were far
less efficient. Recently four of the operating
unions did propose that the rules be studied
and recommendations drawn by committee
made up of representatives of the union, the
railroads and the public. The railroads ac-
cepted, with the provision that the recon-
mendations would be considered binding But
the unions refused, on the curious ground
that "Our experience with arbitration has not
been favorable"
It's hard to see what value there could
be in such committee if either side OF the
controversy were free to reject its proposals.
That would be the same as if litigant before
a court could reject the decision if it went
against him.
Meanwhile, featherbedding continues, to
the detriment of railroad strength and pro-
gress. 1t shouldn't take seer to forecast
what that can mean to the long-term inter-
ests of railroad workers. Work rules without
work would be worthless.
THE OFF-FARM MARKET
An article in Farm and Power Equip
ment magazine tells of comparatively new
market that the producers and sellers of this
equipment have developed.
It's known as the off-farm market. Some
years ago it became evident that this market
might soon become the only source of sales
for many farm equipment dealers-the deal
ers in locations where farm lands have been
turned into housing developments, industrial
areas, highways, airpOrts and the like
The equipment manufacturers designed
machines for varied uses. And the buyers in
many instances were those responsible for
converting the farm land to other purposes
home builders, highway departments, insti-
tutions, industrial plants, and so ON. Like the
farmers, these individuals and institutions
are constantly seeking ways to reduce costs,
and mechanization has been one of the ans
werS.
In addition to the heavy equipment,
vast new market for power tools has emerg
ed-for chain saws, lawn mowers, tillers
and host of other machines and accessories.
The farm equipment manufacturers have
helped to meet the demand
Agriculture, of course, is still the major
market for the equipment makers and deal
ers, and the machines become better all the
time. But there's more than one string to
their bows, as the growing off-farm market
shows.