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By Lawrence Gould
BILL OF RIGHTS
Hysteria Is a Chronic Disease
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This is the Isst st three articles ea
the Bill ef Rights sad BUI ef Rights
Day which wlU he celebrated December
10.
Hysteria is a chronic national dis
ease which thrives in an atmosphere
of fear. It is an illness which has
gripped our nation before and which
is flaring* up again as we face the
threat of communism and take steps
to meet that threat. The most dan
gerous sympton of national hysteria
Is abridgment of the civil liberties
set forth in our Bill of Rights. These
points were recalled on Bill of
Rights Day, by the American Civil
Liberties Union through its execu
tive director Patrick Murphy Malin.
Fear and insecurity led to the in
famous Alien and Sedition acts of
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By INEZ GERHARD
E VELYN KEYES’ description of
her new picture, “The Prowl
er” (United Artists release),
would make anybody want to see
it—-even those who can’t bear sus
pense. She was especially enthusi
astic about it because it was an
independent production; she. Van
EVELYN KEYES
Heflin, and everybody else were
giving their all to show what can
be done when working without the
restrictions of a big studio. Pretty,
blonde Evelyn is one of the com
paratively few acresses who has
plenty of interests outside of pic
ture making; one of them is col
lecting the little gold images that
date back to Mexico’s early days,
an interesting—and very expensive
—hobby. v
Moira Shearer, star of the ballet
film “Red Shoes,” turned down
a lot of offers to make a picture
here even before she went to Holly
wood with the Sp^lef*fe Wells Bal
let. But she broke dow^ and signed
with Samuel Goldwyn for the lead
in his screen biography of Hans
Christian Anderson. It will be
filmed next fall in Technicolor,
with a three-to-four million dollar
budget.
Ardon Cornwall, who has com
posed original music for **1110
Cavalcade of America” for the past
decade, met his wife some years
back when she was doing piano
cues for the program. Now she
writes lyrics for the music he com
poses.
Hysteria over national security
legislation is not new in Ameri
can history. Shown here is clash
in Congress in 1798 during de
bate on the Alien and Sedition
Acts. The law, aimed at securing
the country from French inva
sion, was used to curb opposi
tion political views and a/polit
ical party—the then Republi
cans. Matthew Lyon, a Republi
can congressman from Vermont,
was so irrated by the Federalist
gibes that he spat in the face of
Federalist Griswold of Connecti
cut. Since there was not a two-
thirds vote to expel Lyons, Gris
wold took matters in his own
hand and attacked Lyon with a
bludgeon.
1798, passed in an atmosphere of
war hysteria. Taking advantage of
anti-French feeling, the Federalists
passed bills allegedly to curb alien
influence, actually to suppress op
position from the rising “radical”
Jeffersonian Republicans. But the
common sense of the American peo
ple and their fervent belief in free
■expression, was exhibited. Ameri
cans realized the threat to their
liberties in time, and dealt the Fed
eralists an overwhelming defeat at
the polls and repudiated their spuri
ous legislation. Today, history’s les
son seems momentarily forgotten as,
confronted with new fears, we are
again putting hasty restrictions on
fundamental civil liberties.
NE SUCH RESTRICTION is the
McCarran act, an attempt to
tighten national security by regis
tration of Communist and Commu
nist-front organizations, and stiffen
ing of immigration and naturaliza
tion laws. On the surface it may
sound like a good idea, but it still
strikes at the heart of expression of
opinion. Already it has created con
siderable confusion in immigration
matters. And because of its loose
terminology and broad provisions,
it could be used by the controlling
political party to outlaw opposition,
just as the Federalists attempted
in 1798.
In today’s insecure world, Malin
said, there must be protection
against sabotage and treason. But
our safety will only be insured by
democratic means, not by institution
of the very totalitarian methods we
are fighting. Despite these tempo
rary periods of hysteria, in times
of crisis the nation has always kept
a balance between preserving na
tional security and maintaining in
dividual rights. December 15, our
Bill of Rights Day, recalls the firm
belief in this guarantee of funda
mental liberties that has seen us
through periods x>f crisis. Staunch
championship of the Bill of Rights
is still democracy's greatest weapon
for freedom, at home and abroad.
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THE
FICTION
CORNER
MAN OF MYSTERY
By Lula W. Kellems
T 3:30 Eddie House called his
wife from the office. “Know
what I’ve been thinking about, an
gel—? Herring! My mouth’s simply
drooling. What’s for supper—?”
“Your favorite menu, supper spe
cial ...”
Eddie groaned, “That's too
elaborate, baby. I only want her
ring. Just herring . . . Evelyn—1
are you listening?
There was si
lence, then a
click in his ear.
There was wife
ly understand
ing! And just
because a man got a hankering for
herring 1
Soon, however, he grinned. She’d
have the herring, all right. That
was Evelyn’s way, flying off the
handle, then after consideration,
humoring him.
He had gone to work by bus that
morning because Evelyn needed the
car for some special shopping, she
said. To be sure of a healthy ap
petite for the herring, he decided
to walk home.
Pausing when he reached his own
back door, Eddie clocked his hike,
proud of the four minutes clipped
from last trip’s walking time. His
hand, carefully replacing his watch,
touched a small square of folded
paper in his pocket. He drew it out,
opened it and read: “Anniversary
gift for Evelyn ...”
Their first anniversary! How
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
Charlie Employs Strategy to Out-Maneuver Ice Digger
By BILLY ROSE
At least four times in the past week Fve been buttonholed on
Broadway and asked, “Have you heard what happened to Charlie
Feltus?” Well, I have, but on the off-chance that you haven’t, per
haps I ought to bring you up to date . . .
For as long as I can remember, Charlie Feltus has been a promoter
of things and people, and by and larcenous he has always made a pretty
nice dollar at it. However, like a lot of other Times Squareheads, he has
never held on to these dollars for long because of a weakness for bang
tails and blondes.
Billy Rosa
In recent months, to hear the
wisenheimers tell it, it’s been rough
going for Charlie in both depart
ments seeing as
how (a) most of
his earnings have
been going into
the jewel box of
a platinum-mop
ped tootsie named
Hazel Duke, and
(b) his luck at
the race track has
been—as Damon
Runyon used to
put it—a whole lot
less than somewhat.
Came a bleak and bleary-eyed
evening not long ago when Charlie
called on Hazel with a face longer
than Durante’s smeller. *Tm in a
spot, baby,” he gloomed. “I owe my
bookie. Butch Fleeson, seven grand
and he just tipped me off that if I
don’t pay up by the end of the
week I’m in for some bad trouble.
Butch, as you know, is a pal of
min* and wouldn’t make no fuss if
it was up to him, but he says the
guy who runs the syndicate is press
ing him.”
**What can I do about it?” asked
HazeL
**Well, M said Charlie, eyeing the
glinty knick-knacks on her arms and
neck,’* 1 could raise several grand
on your jewelry. It would be just
a loan, you understand . . .”
"Nuts to that loan stuff,** said
“And while we’re having
this heart-to-heart, I might as well
tell you I’ve been thinking of call
ing it quits. Don’t slam the door,
sucker.”
• • •
NATURALLY, Charlie was hurt
by this kiss-off, especially after his
many blue-white kindnesses to the
little lady, but he was an old cam
paigner and so he left without
breaking her arm or doing anything
else ungentlemanly.
The next day Hazel got a phone
call from Butch Fleeson, the bookie.
“Hello, beautiful,” he said. “I hear
tell you’ve given Charlie the brush
and—”
“You want to pick it up where
he left off,” laughed HazeL “Okay
by me, and you can begin by taking
me to dinner.”
**You catch on quick,” said the
bookie. He named one of the ex
clusive eateries on the East Side
and went on, “Meet you at seven,
and if you get there first order your
self a drink. I’ll be over soon as I
finish with the bets on tonight’s
fight.”
An hour #nd four Martinis
later, Butch phoned Hazel at
the restaurant. "I got jammed
up," be said, "but I’ll be over
m a few msmstes. Have them ice
up a couple of quarts of chasm
Pagne and order the biggest
double steak in the bouse. Vm
starved."
By 9, Hazel had polished oft most
of the porterhouse and all the cham
pagne, but there was still no sign
of Butch. Finally, plenty peeved,
she told herself that no horse hus
tler was going to make her wait
around with ketchup on her mouth.
But as she rose to go the waiter
handed her a tab for $51.20.
“Tell the manager I’m Mr. Flee-
son’s guest,” she said.
* • *
FIVE MINUTES later the man
ager appeared. “I’m sorry,” he
said, “but I just phoned Mr. Flee
son and he says he had no appoint
ment here tonight.”
“Okay,” said Hazel wearily. “I’ll
leave this bracelet as security and
come in tomorrow to pay you.”
The manager took the bracelet
and beckoned to a stoutish gent
who was sitting at the bar.
The man walked over, flashed
a detectives badge and banded
Hazel a typewritten sheet bead
ed, "Articles of jewelry stolen
from Mrs. Elizabeth Stone."
And when Hazel examined the
list she saw that, item for item,
it matched the jewelry she was
wearing.
‘There’s some mistake,” she
said. “I got these things from a Mr.
Charles Feltus and he told me he
bought them on Fifth Avenue.”
“You can explain it in court,”
said the detective. “In the mean
time, hand the stuff over. I’ll let
you go home tonight but Fd suggest
you don’t try to leave town.”
When Hazel got to her apartment
she found a sheet of paper under
the door. It was a duplicate of the
jewelry list the “detective” had
shown her. At the bottom was a
message in Charlie’* familiar
scrawl:
“Butch Fleeson thanks you, the
syndicate thapks you, and I thank
you. Don’t slam the door, sucker.**
Evelyn squeeled with delight
when she saw the coat. "You're
the best husband a girt aver
had, darling.**
could he have forgotten? Days ago
he had scribbled down this remind
er, to be sure.
Furtively he glanced at the high
kitchen windows. There stood Eve
lyn, her head and ner soulders
framed in glass like she were a
beautiful portrait She was working
at the sink and she was crying!
Eddie felt like a heel. Ne
wonder she had used the ear to
shop, and had fixed his favorite
menu. She * had remembered,
while he—he had requested her
ring for supper!
He watched Evelyn sniffle and
blink tears. He stood on the stoop,
considering. If he went home with a
gift he might convince her the her
ring was a gag.
- All the stores would be closed by
now—unless Old Jan, the jeweler,
was still tinkering in his shop.
B ECAUSE EDDIE thought Evelyn
might miss the car if he took
it, he walked to the nearest drug
store and phoned for a cab. Thir
teen minutes passed before it came.
“Hurry!” begged Eddie. “Jan
might remember to close on time.”
Jan had closed on time. He re
turned slowly to the cab.
“Flowers are always appreci
ated,” suggested the driver.
“That’s an idea!”
They drove to Marley’s Flo we j
Shoppe—and found it locked. He
just had to find something! He
couldn’t go home empty-handed and
face a weeping wife.
He was moping toward the cab
when inspiration hit him. “HanfeL
the furrier! My business neighbor!
He’ll come and open up for me.”
“Wait twenty minutes,” Hansel
said when Eddie called. “We’re
eating. I got herring, yet.’*
He waited forty-five minutes be
fore Hanfel drove up. “I want a
mink, size nine.”
“A size nine mink, I don’t have.
I got a Russia Fitch jacket, size
nine.”
“Wrap it up,” Eddie said, re
signed.
Evelyn must have been watching
for him. She met him at the door.
“Anything wrong, Eddie—?’*
Inside, Eddie proudly displayed
the Russian Fitch jacket. “It’s a
special day, honey—remember—?”
Evelyn squealed with delight
and kissed him. “You’re the
best husband a girl ever had,
darling. And I was afraid you'd
forgotten our anniversary—im
agine!” She seemed seared
suddenly. “Eddie—! You were
kidding about the herring—!**
Eddie held her close. “Certainly
not, babyl Next to you, I love her
ring best.**
“Oh honey—! You're worth all the
smelly old herring in the world . . .
Only, Eddie—remind me to look
through my household hints for
some method of peeling onions that
always go with herring—so fhag
won't make zpe 017 .., M
Low Cost Essential
For Farm Building
Concrete Blocks Filling
Farm Construction Needs
Concrete blocks are being used
more and more in the construction
of farm buildings, according to
American Builder magazine.
They have been found very serv
iceable for dairy bam construction,
low in first cost and in upkeep.
Attributes that contribute to con
crete’s value as a building material
on the farm are its durability,
cleanliness, and weather and insect
Dairy barn of concrete blocks
and with a roof of fire-resistant
asphalt shingles provides an ef
ficient structure low in cost and
in upkeep.
resistant qualities. Concrete founda
tions, masonry unit walls, concrete
floors, and precast floor joists can
be utilized to construct enduring
farm structures and to repair old
ones.
If a dairy barn is well-constructed
and insulated, body heat of the cows
would keep interior temperatures
at 45 to 50 degrees in almost any
kind of weather.
Lightweight aggregates in mono
lithic concrete or in masonry units,
vermiculite floors and underlayers,
hollow core walls, and masonry
units with granular loose-filled
cores all have qualities that can
cpntribute to the efficiency of rural
buildings.
Less Than Half of U.S.
Farm Homes Have Baths
Less than one-half of the nation’s
more than 4,000,000 farm homes
have baths and only half of the
rooms are heated, a study of rural
housing. accomodations revealed.
Excessive standardization to re
lieve early postwar housing short
ages resulted in the building of
mediocre farm homes of rectangu
lar, box-like design with too small
rooms, too little privacy and ab
sence of adequate plumbing and
heating facilities.
However, under impetus of a U.S.
department of agriculture program,
farm house plans have recently
been developed that are expected
to fulfill the fundamental require
ments. The new plans call for
space, equipment and storage facili
ties in proportion to the number of
persons in the family.
Coupled with the benefits of a 10-
year electrification program that
has brought electricity to 75 per
cent of the farm homes, this new
home designing will open an un
tapped market for manufacturers
of automatic equipment and home
appliances.
Pull Out the Car
Although most farmers these
days live on a hard surfaced
road, there may be occasion
when it would be necessary to
pull a car or tractor out of a
ditch. The above illustration
shows how to get out of that
ditch with the least amount of
effort. A tow rope hitched to
the front end of the ear and tied
to a stake or tree at right angle
at the side of the road, will give
you the leverage to get out of
almost any place without help.
Make Christmas
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MAKf CHRISTMAS
Is good will what makes people “obliging?”
Answer: There undoubtedly are
people who get satisfaction out of
acts of kindness. But the fellow
who will “give the shirt off his
back” to anyone who seems to
need it is more likely to have a
deep-rooted and perhaps uncon
scious sense of guilt which he is
driven to expiate by making him
self suffer for the supposed bene
fit of others, even though he may
be actually encouraging them to
be weak and dependent There is
truth in the old saying that one
too unselfish person in a family
may make all the others selfish.
Crested-Wheatgrass Seed
Production Reported Up
The 1950 production of crested-
wheatgrass seed is estimated at
5,330,000 pounds of clean seed. This
is 5 per cent larger than the 1949
production of 5,090,000 pounds.
Larger crops than last year re
ported for North Dakota, South Da
kota, and Montana, more than off
set the smaller crops indicted for
Nebraska, Colorado and Washing
ton. The Colorado crop was near
failure la 1990.
Will education keep you sane?
Answer: It does not prevent the
graver types of mental illness, to
which the most brilliant scholar*
are as subject as the rest of man
kind. But Dr. Benjamin Malzberg
of the New York State Department
of Mental Hygiene reports that it
seems to add considerably to your
chances of retaining control of your
mental faculties as you grow older.
Qf persons committed to institu
tions after sixty, those who had no
formal education exceeded ‘the
normal quota for their age by
ninety per cent. It’s mental activ
ity that keeps old folks sane.
Is schizophrenia hereditary?
I can find no general
agreement on this subject—all the
more because the cause of the dis
ease has never been established be
yond question. But while there is
reason to believe that a predisposi
tion to insanity may be to some ex
tent inherited, the psychiatrists in
whom I have most confidence be
lieve there is not much, chance of
a child’s becoming schizophrenic
unless he grows up in an environ
ment which leaves him unable to
deal with life's normal problems.
You will see few schizophrenics
who had happy childhoods.
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THE MOST REMARKABLE AND INFLUENTIAL CHARACTER IN HISTORY,
NEXT TO CHRIST HIMSELF, HE LABORED MORE IN-WORD AND DEED
THAN ALL OTHER APOSTLES, AND SECURED CHRISTIANITY'S VICTORY
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KEEPING HEALTHY
Work for the General Practitioner
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By Dr. James W. Barton
W E ARE ALL go used to special
ists in medicine that we may
wonder what is left for the gen
eral practitioner to do. As a matter
of fact, the general practitioner has
more to do, more ground to cover,
than at any previous time in his
tory. He must know something
fbout all fiie specialties in medi
cine.
In the first place, the general
practitioner sees the patient first
and sees the symptoms present
In the early stages. He knows
them exactly, or as well as Is
humanly possible, just^ which
specialist should be consulted.
In former days a patient was nor
mal, -or sane, or he was abnormal,
or crazy. Today, the general prac
titioner is able to help patients with
early signs of mental disturbance
because he usually knows the back
ground of the patient and the cir-
rumstances which may be causing
ar be partly a cause of any odd be
havior.
Today, as never before, the gen
eral public is learning more about
psychiatry. In Medical Clinics of
North America, Drs. Josephine
Ewert and Mary Giffin, Mayo
Clinic, state: “Without malice
aforethought, curiosity of laymen
demands of the family physician
some understanding of the intelli
gence tests, the projective tech
nics and the vocational aptitude
examinations frequently applied to
his patients.”
In regard to intelligence
tests, the family physician win
find these tests of more value
In children than in adults, as
showing the mental and physi
cal progres of the child. Also
whether the child, instead of
being alow or retarded mental
ly, is unusually bright and how
best the parents can bring np
the gifted child./ The gifted
child is not easy to raise.
The usual child sits well at six
months, walks at 15 months, and
talks in sentences of three words
at 24 months. However, Drs. Ewert
and Giffin point out that patterns
of behavior, such as toilet training,
mean more to the mental and emo
tional adjustment of the child than
does his sitting, walking or talking
ability.
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It is interesting to. watch the
shapes of men and women at the
seashore and see how too much or
not enough of certain gland juices
affect these shapes.
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The wide, vigorous individual
with a big appetite is apt to eat
too much and become overweight
which puts too much work on the
heart
Protein foods for breakfast—eggs,
bacon, fish—will carry a person
through until lunch without any let
down.
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every day, but a little leas salt will
make tha work of the heart lighter
and also the weight of the body.
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through faith-
come to
church
this week