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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. FIRST AID to the AILING HOUSE by Roger C. Whitman QUESTION: What can I use to vash my furniture? ANSWER: Clear turpentine is »ften used to clean the woodwork it furniture followed by polishing with a coat of paste wax applied liinly and well rubbed, when dry. QUESTION: We have to put a »ew floor down in our basement. Vhich is better, plank or concrete? ANSWER: Do not use boards Decause they will rot in time. Have a good waterproof, concrete loor laid by a mason contractor. FIRST CHOICE OF MILLIONS St.Joseph aspirin WORLD'S LARGEST SELLER AT I0< Grandma THERE'S A LETTS plenty scrub- bin’ to do. But so long as It’s the kind o’ dirt you can wash off with soap and water, it’ll never hurt anybody. $5 paid Mji. r. 0. Cram, Bowmanarllla. N*. T.* US' SEEEN’ IS BELLE YEN’ . . . Yes sir! 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A Preduct cf General Foods WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Moscow Talks Provide Peace Hope; Congress Eyes Inflation, Housing; Red Spy Scare Startles Country By Bill Schoentgen, WNU Staff Writer (EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are those off Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily off this newspaper.) MOSCOW: Conference Practically all that anyone knew during the initial stages' of the Mos cow conference between Josef Stal in and the ambassadors of three western nations was that there was a conference. The opacity of a thick censorship ban overlaid any details of what was happening. Nevertheless, the impression was that the talks, fathered by the desperation inherent in the Berlin crisis, might be the first step in eas ing off the strain between Russia and the western powers. Some informaUon that slipped through the secrecy wall indicated that both sides might be willing to make some concessions in order to further negotiations between Rus sia and the U. S„ Great Britain and France. The talks with Stalin and Molotov were reported to have produced at least one new suggestion—that prior to another Big Four conference there should be a meeting of the U. S.. Russian, British and French deputy foreign ministers. Such a conference would, theo retically, be accompanied by a grad ual relaxation of the restrictions which the Soviets have clamped on the western areas of Berlin and which brought the East-West rela tions to their present boiling point. Although it might be the height of optimism. Communist Russia be ing what it is, there was some faint hope that such a piecemeal lifting of the Berlin blockade might bring about a provisional meeting of minds on the subject of German currency and other irritating is sues. At the worst, such a discussion at least would tend to act as a brake against a drift to war and provide, a breathing space for talks with Moscow on more basic controver sies. There was, however, still another interpretation of the discussions be tween Stalin and the three western ambassadors: Russia, having car ried its Berlin blockade virtually to the ultimate point short of war, might be thinking that it had brought the western powers to a position where they would have to accede to Soviet demands if they wished to avoid conflict. CONGRESS: Unwilling Probably the only accomplishment of the special summer session of congress called by President Tru man was to provide both parties with a bigger and better supply of political ammunition for the elec tion campaign. Democrats would be able to say that the GOP congress simply sat back on its haunches and did noth ing about the pressing problems of inflation, housing and other nation al issues. Republicans could counter with the assertion that, within the bounds of their political beliefs and judg ment of what is best for the na tion, they did all they could under the circumstances. To that they probably would add the stock argu ment that the whole thing is the fault of the 16-year Democratic regime and that the ultimate solu tion must lie in the election of a Republican administration this November. One result of the special session that might be classed as favorable was that it served to sharpen the rough edges of the wide cleavage between the two parties over do mestic problems and give the voters a more clear-cut, definitive idea of what they will be deciding on November 2. Despite President Truman’s la borious diatribes against congress and his repeated warnings that con trols alone will curb the now dan gerous inflation, in the final analysis it remained foolish to believe that the GOP congress ever would take the action he recommended. Re publicans simply do not approve of that method of handling the nation’s economy. Republican congressmen agreed only to string along with legisla tion serving to reimpose consumer credit controls, with some limita tion on bank credits, and to speed action on a watered-down housing program which does little except ease credit terms for home builders. The anti-poll tax measure, blocked for a week by a (ironing filibuster by southern Democrats, finally withered and blew away in dust. TAXATION: 125 Billion By the end of this year individ ual taxpayers in the U. S. will have paid nearly 125 billion dollars in direct personal taxes, according to a survey entitled ‘‘Domestic Con sumer Markets’’ prepared by the National Industrial Conference board. Last year, the report says, Amer icans paid more in personal taxes than they spent for new homes, cars, furniture and medical care. ‘Then There Was...’ Whittaker Chambers, a senior editor of Time magazine and an admitted former member of the Communist party, got a load off his chest when he told the house un-American activ ities committee the names of a few more higher echelon gov ernment officials who had par ticipated in the notorious Wash ington spy ring of a decade ago. His testimony included the names of Alger Hiss, for mer state department official; Nathan Witt, former attorney for NLRB, and Lee Pressman, former CIO general counsel. ESPIONAGE: Dragon Seed The dragon seeds of international espionage sown during the war sud denly had begun to bloom with a vengeance and the nation’s capital seemed to be overgrown with spies and rumors of spies. First stone was cast by Miss Eliza beth Bentley, self-confessed courier for Soviet agents, who revealed that much of her information had come from sources in official government positions. She showed no hesitancy in nam ing names, among which were those of Nathan G. SUvermaster, board of economic warfare and war assets administration official; William W. Remington, former commerce de partment official, and Alger Hiss, former state department official ac tive in the establishment of the Unit ed Nations. There was no visible proof that any of the persons she implicated ever had furnished information to the Soviet espionage ring, although some had Communistic backgrounds. As a matter of fact, the FBI reported that it had spent more than three million dollars in an investigation of the same matter months prior to the current excitement. The G-men finally gave it up because of lack of documentary proof. But congressional investigations were under way in both the senate and house. Testimony included the usual flamboyant accusations and re criminations but failed to produce any concrete evidence. Rep. Karl Mundt (Rep., S. D.), chairman of the house un-American activities committee, added to the national impact of the affair by as serting that there is “good reason to believe a Communist spy ring is op erating in Washington right now.” His committee was investigating, he said, although the public hearings so far had dealt only with the testi mony that a Red espionage system was at work in the U. S. during the war. COTTON: Mechanized Last of the great American farm commodities to remain essentially a man-mule crop, cotton finally is becoming mechanized, thus elimi nating the necessity of maintaining vast armies of laborers to meet the two peak labor periods of the crop cycle. Mechanization is one of the ma jor steps in the effort of cotton people from Virginia to California to achieve lower production costs. To the 12% million people in 18 states who derive all or a substan tial part of their income from cot ton it is of paramount importance that they keep their crop competi tive cost-wise. The answer lies, to a great ex tent, in mechanization. Thinning and weeding equipment and har vesting machines are revamping the farm picture in the South. The mechanical cotton picker is capable of performing the work of 40 to 50 human pickers, varying with weather conditions, land sur face, and other factors. Typical result of mechanization was the experience of a Mississippi farmer who used a flame cultivator to control weeds at a cost of 50 cents an acre at the same time hu man choppers were costing $5. Of course, complete mechaniza tion of cotton will not materialize overnight. National Cotton council, representing the entire industry, reports that in 1947 less than 3 per cent of the crop could be classed as entirely mechanized. A consid erable portion of the remaining crop, however, was in various stages of mechanization. RELIGION World Council “To justify the ways of God to man” was John Milton’s expressed purpose for writing his monolithic epic poem of the Reformation, “Paradise Lost.” Academically Milton succeeded in providing that justification for his own «nd an unknowable num ber of future generations of Christ ians. But since the 16th century days of Milton human society has turned an increasingly cold cheek to the spiritual values preached by every great Christian since Paul. Particularly since the outset of the 20th century man’s attention has been claimed more and more by the dramatic power of mate rialism which has been brought into full play as a result of this technological economy with its as sembly lines, power politics and repetitive wars. Thus, the problem now is not so much how to justify God’s ways to man as it is how to justify man’s society in the eyes of God. And if, as many churchmen believe, no such justification is possible, then how to work a reasonable and beneficial change in the society which men nave wrought. It Is that problem which the World Council of Churches, com posed of 148 Protestant and Ortho dox churches from 40 nations, will endeavor to meet squarely at its first world assembly in Amsterdam August 22 to September 4. Four hundred and fifty church leaders — laymen and clergymen alike — are determined, among other things, “to assess the strengths and weaknesses of pres ent-day Christendom” and “to de fine a basis of common principle upon which Christians can co operate for world order.” Under the conference theme, “Man’s Disorder and God’s De sign,” the delegates will attack such questions as: How to infuse more spirituality into our mechan ized society without advocating the destruction of all mechanization? What action can the church take among its members to aid in es tablishment of world order and what is the church’s answer to the amoral power politics of the pres ent day? If these are tough questions, the World Council of Churches is likely to prove itself spiritually tough and realistic enough to go a long way to ward providing some of the ans wers. Heave Ho Despite the impression yon might have received from reading newspaper accounts of the Olympics, American ath letes were not the only ones who took part in the games. This straining gentleman, for instance, is Imry Nemeth of Hungary who won the hammer throw with a heave of 183 feet, 11% inches. HOLY LAND: Optimism Although the July 18 truce in Palestine put at least a temporary end to the military bloodshed be tween Jews and Arabs, the struggle for rights and power continues be hind the diplomatic scenes in the Near East. However, there is some reason to believe now that many of the troubles in the troubled spot may be smoothed out when Count Folke Bernadotte, U. N. mediator, pro poses his next peace plan in Sep tember. One of the reasons for such opti mism is the attitude of King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan, most powerful of the Arab league states. Abdullah has asked for full and careful consideration of any future proposal for permanent peace in Palestine. And, he said, his “Arab nation does not exclude any possible com promise that secures justice and prevents unnecessary bloodshed. "We would like that the efforts of Count Bernadotte in the refugee problem be successful, and after wards that any new proposals which he will make should not be rejected outright, but be fully discussed be fore they are put In final form.” That Old Oil Oil is being consumed in the U. S. today at a rate exceeding the total world consumption of only 10 years ago, according to an article in a recent issue of “Busi ness Comment,” bulletin of the Northern Trust company in Chicago. Demand for all oils in the first quarter of 1948 averaged 6.3 mil lion barrels daily, an increase of 7 per cent over the corresponding period of 1947. Editor, 75, Who Published Frank Newspaper, Dies LAMAR, MO. — Arthur Aull, the Missouri editor who printed the un garnished truth about his neighborl —and won readers the world around —is dead. The 75-year-old publisher of the Lamar Daily Democrat died after more than a year of illness which kept him from the cluttered office in which he had printed the home town news for 47 years. He thought a scandal aired died quicker than a scandal carried by whispers. So he aired them. “It’s hard to beat honesty and truthfulness in getting along with people,” he often said in explaining why, despite his writing, he never needed a buggy whip or a revolver for protection. Knew Hie People The way Lamar mourned him was proof that he knew his people. He was explicit about domestic affairs, operations and crime. Su# cides and murders were often writ ten as if he were an eyewitness. After his daily forenoon visits with farmers, merchants and loaf ers. on the town “square,** Aull would return with items like these: “Bill Doakes hasn’t had any liquor for a good long time. The big reason is that whisky sells foe money and Bill don’t have any.” “John Doe was divorapd from his wife, Ella, at the courthouse Tues day. Mrs. Doe ran off with her brother-in-law while her husband and children were at church.” He often said that any country editor could handle the news the way he did, but he warned “to avoid being lynched they had better know their people pretty good be fore they start anything.” Told of Beating One of his most widely read stories was his account of how an irate woman subscriber had beaten him with an umbrella. His headline on the story was: ‘‘WE CERTAINLY GOT ONE BLOODY HEAD.” His long account of an ordinary log fight, ended with this observa tion: “It was a swell fight. The owners being sore at each other gave it extra drama.” Aull bought the Democrat in 1900 with a capital of $200. *T didn't know a thing about the newspaper business when I bought the paper,” he once said, "but I had something to say, and I wanted to say it in my own newspaper.” Watchman, 67, Guards Inside Of Washington Monument WASHINGTON. — Richard Mans field, 67, a night guard at the Wash ington monument, thinks he might have been a good candidate for the “walking man.” He has trotted down the monu ment’s 896 iron stairs at least five nights a week for the last two and a half years. And he says he makes it in 10 minutes. Why doesn’t he take the ele vator? The answer dates back to 1929. A Vermont woman spent the night on the monument stairway and then complained of “involuntary” im prisonment. So Mansfield is taking no chances with his inspection. Once he starts down, he never stops to rest. But he adds: "I'd quit tomrorow if I had to walk up.” Victim of Molnutritioii, Recluse Leaves $100,000 FREEPORT, ILL.—The estate of Albert A. Wareham, 79-year-old re cluse who died of malnutrition in Walworth county, Wis., was esti mated at $100,000. The estimate was contained in a Stephenson county court order transferring the estate to Walworth county. Wareham and his wife, Ella, 85, formerly lived in Freeport. In vestigators fouhd $72,000 worth of securities in lock boxes and banks here. An additional $25,000 was discov ered in the couple’s clothing when they were admitted to Walworth hospital. Most of the estate is in United States government securi ties Both were suffering from mal nutrition when taken to the hos pital. Tobias Steivang of Walworth was named guardian of Mrs. Wareham, who has recovered. Waterwheel in Grand Rapids Still Serves Its Customers GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.—In this age of modern, municipal pump ing stations, 200 suburban residents here still get their water supply from a plant where an aged water wheel is the chief source of power. The 57-year-old plant, one of ths world's smallest utilities, is oper ated by Charles Russell, who uses no meters and charges his custo mers according to rates set in 1891. The pumping unit is a 12-foot waterwheel below a dam in Lam- berton creek. The wheel operates pumps which push water from three wells into a 50,000 gallon storage tank on high ground near by- Russell charges old customers • flat $1 fee a month; new rates are slightly higher — $4 every three months. HOOStHOLD Wgmos... 4-V •Sx-'-X-X-X-Xv-X-XnnvWS&XvX Cook in Cool Morning To Avoid Sweltering Over Stove at Dinner ARE YOU the homemaker who's sweltering over a hot stove prepar ing the evening meal, somewhat on the grumpy side, short with the family and generally discontented? Or are you the cool and neat home maker who simply opens her re frigerator door aad swishes food on the table with neat flourishes? If you aren’t the latter, then do something about it now. Plan several menus for each week that have most of the food pre pared early in In morning so they may be served chilled for dinner. Some women always will ob ject to this plan because, they say, the food Is so light that husbands are not fully satisfied. The dishes I’m giving you today are on the hearty side even though they are served cold. It’s a good idea to serve some hot food with a cool meal, but this food Egg and cheese loaf is an ideal supper dish because it has :i high protein content. It can be made on the cool morning of a hot day and served for supper becanse of its welcome coolness. may take the form of things that really cook within a short time. , Good hot foods to servo are vege tables, soups, biscuits or fruit or berry cobblers or other puddings. IF YOU LIKE good solid meat on the table, as most men do, it can be served cold with just as much relish as a sizzling roast. Why not try one of these? Swiss Salad (Serves 4) 2 caps cubed cold lamb or pork roast 1 enp cooked peas % enp walnut meats, broken 2 hard-cooked eggs 6 staffed olives Lettuce French dressing Mayonnaise Paprika Marinate meat and peas in French dressing and chill. Add nuts and ^arrange on let- tuce leaves. Sprinkle with paprika and dot with mayonnaise. ) Cut eggs into slices and re move yolks. Ar range the white rings around the salad. Cut olives into rings and place one inside each egg white. Press egg yolks through a sieve and sprinkle over salad. Beef-Cheese Plate. (Serves 6) 6 slices cold roast beef or corned beef 6 slices Swiss cheese 6 deviled eggs 6 tomatoes 1 cup cole slaw Green and ripe olives Potato chips Place tomatoes stuffed with cole slaw in center of platter. Bank with green and ripe olives. Al ternate slices of cold meat with cheese and place around platter. Garnish with potato chips. Egg and Cheese Salad Loaf. (Serves 6 to 8) 2 tablespoons gelatin % cap cold water 1% cups real mayonnaise 8 hard-cooked eggs 4 cups grated Cheddar cheese 1 enp chopped celery 1% teaspoons salt 4 tablespoons chopped green pepper 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento 2 tablespoons lemon juice Radish roses Carrot curls LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENU Chilled Tomato Juice •Salmon Supper Salad Toasted Rolls Cherry Cobbler Beverage •Recipe Given Soften gelatin in cold water and dissolve over hot water. Cool and add real mayonnaise; mix well. Dice hard-cooked eggs, reserving a few slices for garnish. Add chopped eggs with cheese, celery, salt, green pepper, pimiento and lemon juice to mayonnaise mixture; mix well Pack firmly into a loaf pan which has been rinsed with cold water. Chill until firm or chill overnight Unmold on serving plate and gar nish with radish roses, carrot curls and watercress. Decorate top with green pepper rings and egg slices. •Salmon Supper Salad. (Serves 4) 1 head iceberg lettuce 3 green onions, diced 2 cups canned peas 2 tomatoes, cot in wedges 1 tall can salmon 3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced % cup French dressing % cop real mayonnaise 3 tablespoons chopped green pepper 3 tablespoons chopped pimiento 1 clove garlic Cut lettuce into cubes and place In salad bowl or platter. Sprinkle with diced onion and canned peas. Arrange tomato sections on lettuce. Place large pieces of salmon in center and surround with slices of egg. Blend French dressing and real mayonnaise, add green pepper, pimiento and garlic. Just before serving, remove garlic. Serve with salad. • • • COOK THE MEAT in this recipe on a cool day, then make an aspic for it and you'll have an excellent dinner, fit for company: Fot Roast in 1 Aspic. (Serves 12) 4 to 5 pound rump roast of beef 1 large chopped onion 1 clove garlic, grated 2 tablespoons batter Salt, pepper and paprika 1% pints boiling water 2 bay leaves % cup tomato pulp 1 tablespoon flour Brown onion and garlic in butter, i, add well seasoned meat and sear quickly on all sides. Add boiling water and bay leaves. Cover and simmer for two and one-half hours. If you’re one of those people who likes salmon in its natural state, serve it in nice chunks with these delightful accompaniments such as lettuce wedges, sliced eggs, canned peas and tomatoes. This makes a pretty and wel come cool platter for Sunday night supper or lunch. Add tomato and more water if necessary; continue cooking meat until tender. Thicken gravy with flour mixed with a tablespoon of cold water. Aspic. 2 tablespoons gelatin % cup cold water 2 beef cubes 1 cup boiling water 3 cups strained pot roast gravy Soak gelatin in cold water; dis solve with the beef cubes In boiling water and add to pot roast gravy. Fill a mold with a layer of aspic and place in refrigerator to congeal. Put the cooked meat in the center and place small cooked carrots and onions around it. Cover with remain ing gelatin mixture. Place in re frigerator to jell. Released by WNU Features. Gems of Thought Prudent haste Is wisdom’s lei- sure. A great talker never wants for enemies. We are usually able to get more If we are willing to give more. Instinct is untaught ability. A nod for a wise man and a rod for a fool. Lawn Furniture Can Be Made at Very Low Cost \yfAKE your porch, terrace or lawn an outdoor living room . . . turn your backyard into a picnic ground. You’ll be agreeably surprised to see what fun dining out can be. Food takes on an added zest when flavored with the thrill of a picnic. You can build wonderful pieces of lawn furniture at very low dost. The set illustrated above was built from patterns. These pat terns take all the mystery out of woodworking. Each shows the full size, shap<; and length for cutting each part. Wherever two parts are fastened together, the exact location is indicated on the pat tern. Step by step directions ex plain every part of construction in easy to understand language. Making a home is traditionally American. The strength of the country rests on the people who have built a home for themselves and their families. Building lawn furniture or any other home equip ment is not difficult. You can do it if you try. Each pattern is designed so that no special tools or skill are required. Build this lawn set for immediate use. Send 35 cents for Lawn Settee Pattern No. 55 to Easi-Bild Pat tern company, Dept. W., Pleasant, ville, N. Y. * No Longer Constipated 'Since I made au^-bsan my break fast cereal I’ve stopped taking laxa tives!”—Mrs. V. DeBonia, Philadel phia, Pa. If your diet lacks bulk for normal elimination, this delicious cereai will suppy it. Eat an ounce every day in milk—and drink plenty of water. If not sat isfied after 10 days, send the empty carton to the Kellogg Co., Battle Creek, Mich., and get DOUBLB your honey back. Order mxooa’U all-bran today. Yodora checks perspiration odor the SaoTffMtGGSr wIT Made with a jace cream bate. Yodora is actually socJiing to normal skins. No harsh chemicals or irritating salts. Won’t harm skin or clothing. Stay* soft and creamy, never gets grainy. I Tky gentle Yodora—/eel the wonderful I difference! When Your Back Hurts - And Your Strength and Energy Is Below Par It may be cauaed by disorder of kid* ney function that permits poisonous waste to accumulate. For truly many people feel tired, weak and miserable when the kidneys fail to remove ezeeai acids and other waste matter from the blood. LYNN SAYS: Utmsual Food Tricks Tempt Appetites When you make a chocolate cake, add a sprinkling of spices to the batter and then frost the cake with lemon-flavored powdered sugar Icing. This gives an old favorite good variety. If you’re making a molded chicken salad, line the mold first with over lapping slices of cooked tongue if you want a pretty-as-a-picture platter. Plums and pears make a good combination for a fruit cobbler or a molded salad. You also can add cherries If you like. Did you ever try rice with mush rooms sauteed in butter? Try mold ing the mixture In a ring and serv ing green peas In the center if you want a dish that has a flavor thrill in it. Ever try coconut custard pudding with thick, rich caramel sauce? It’s just the cooling dessert you need with a rich meaL You may suffer uacsint b-ckacW; rheumatic pains, headachm, dillinsaa, ntting up nights, Isg pains, smUing. 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