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Editorial Page Thursday, May 6, 1954 ANAHEIM (Cal.) BULLETIN — 11 Published Daily Evenings Except Sundays and Holidays by ANAHEIM BULLETIN PUBLISHING CO., INC. 233 S. Lemon St. Anahaim, Calif. HAZEL D. LOUDON, President L. H. LOUDON, Jr. Vice-President and Co-Publisher STANLEY LOUDON, Co-Publisher and Treasurer MILDRED TAGGART, Member of Board RICHARD FISCHLE, Jr., Secretary and Business Manager DON SHAFFER, Editor CARRIE LOU SUTHERLAND, Society and Women's Department C. Wm. BLAND, Advertising Manager Legalized in accordance California State Law December 28, 1951. Entered as second-class mail matter August 11, 1952, at the post office at Anahaim, California, under the Act of March 2, 1879. Subscription Rates—1 month, $1.00; 3 months, $2.75; 6 months, $5.00. 1 year, $9.50. No additional charge for mailing within the continental United States. Sales tax will be added to quoted prices on taxable items appearing in the advertising columns of the Anaheim Bulletin, same to be paid for by the purchaser as required by law. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES WEST-MOLLIDAY CO., INC. UNITED PRESS New York—37 East 10th St.; Chicago—600 N. Michigan Ave., San Francisco—625 Market St.; Detroit—319 Stephenson Blvd.; Vancouver, B.C.—711 Ball Bldg.; Los Angeles—139 So. Spring St.; Portland—520 W. Sixth St.; St. Louis—411 North Tenth St.; Seattle—603 Stewart St.; Atlanta—926 Grant Building Some Slavery! The standard charge made by union heads against the Taft-Hartley Act is that it is a "slave labor" law, designed to let employers mercilessly exploit workers. A few facts should help clear the air. In 1947, when the law came into effect, average wages in manufacturing industry were $1.23 an hour and $49.97 a week. Some five years later they were $1.77 and $71.69 a week. Over a five year period, believe it or not, the majority of charges against unions under Taft-Hartley provisions were not brought by employers. Fifty-five percent were brought by employes and other unions. If Taft-Hartley has "enslaved" labor it's time we rewrote the dictionary definition of that word! Not Funny The congressional investigation of comic books which flooded the streets of America. THURSDAY, MAY 6—Boo-day, it is likely that you will best in partnership with someone who is a little more even-tempered and reserved than you are likely to strong loyalties but very blind spots when it comes to being the right people to help develop an idea. Find someone who understands your tenement, yet who is a little "hard-boiled" than you are it comes to business details can supply the ideas but let one else furnish the means making them work! You are not one to be discouraged. That is fortunate. Over a five year period, believe it or not, the majority of charges against unions under Taft-Hartley provisions were not brought by employers. Fifty-five per cent were brought by employes and other unions. If Taft-Hartley has "enslaved" labor it's time we rewrote the dictionary definition of that word! Not Funny The congressional investigation of comic books which flood the magazine stands has pointed up the fact they are, to a great extent, anything but comic. Often their principal ingredients are violence, horror, sex and sadism along with advertisements for such items as dueling swords, pistols, rifles and knives. Now, just how much damage these alleged comic books do to the young readers toward whom they are slanted, can be debated endlessly. Publishers of the books contend that they "don't do a bit of harm." On the other hand, one of New Year's leading psychiatrists who has studied the problem declares they are "an important contributing factor" to juvenile delinquency. The congressional committee has made it clear that it is not aiming to create a bluenose censorship of the comics. But control of some kind over the extremely violent and debased type of publication, even though technically within the law, is certainly called for. If parents will pay closer attention to the "comic" books their children are reading the public demand for a genuine cleanup in that field will be strong enough to bring results. There is a wide range of humor and adventure to be depicted in the comics without descending into the realm of horror and dirt. No State Medicine During the past ten years many Canadians have changed their opinions about the desirability of a compulsory state health insurance scheme. The big factor in the changed opinions has been that during that period compulsory health insurance plans have actually been put into force—on a national scale in Britain and on a provincial scale in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. Experience has shown numerous disadvantages are inherent in the plans. First of all, they are costly. The British Columbia government is now imposing a five percent sales tax on retail purchases in an attempt to rescue its hospital scheme from financial difficulties. Numerous abuse spring up in state medicine. This was particularly true in the case of free prescriptions, dentures and spectacles in the United Kingdom. Moreover, when doctors become civil servants, there is an Experience has shown numerous disadvantages are inherent in the plans. First of all, they are costly. The British Columbia government is now imposing a five percent sales tax on retail purchases in an attempt to rescue its hospital scheme from financial difficulties. Numerous abuse spring up in state medicine. This was particularly true in the case of free prescriptions, dentures and spectacles in the United Kingdom. Moreover, when doctors become civil servants, there is an inevitable lowering of standards of care that can be given patients . . . Unquestionably both British Columbia and Saskatchewan will press for a national compulsory health scheme in order to free themselves from some of the difficulties in which they now find themselves. (Winnepeg Tribune) "WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN . . . !" "Who, What, Where, When—and Why!" Five double-u's Which are basis for all reporters' blues: Society, staff and sports-room riff-raff, Must get them all in each item of news! The first four should pack the lead paragraph On disaster, scandal, or epitaph—Then you needn't sigh nor lush Rock-and-Rye When the editor trims your yarn by half! Type out Who, What, Where and When—then on Why You can sling semantics—or crucify Your interviewee! Sure, it looks screwy: But try it once—our make-up's one swell guy! Don't turn up your nose and mutter:—"Phoo-ey!"—Tho it sounds like . . . well, it ain't no hooey! TO MARY COOK—Who Subs In the Suburbs News—50/01 Riding the CAPITOL CIRCUIT with your 75th Dist. Assemblyman Le Roy E. Lyon Jr. School construction problem You have heard me discuss this before—but they are truly within for a long time to come. Our school population continues to grow at fantastic rates. You know that it took 90 years growth in California to attain first million students? Did you know that within just the follow 13 years we acquired our second million students? That seems remarkable. But sider this! At the present rate growth, well considered estimate show that we shall within the next 6 years reach the third million. Is it any wonder that my school districts still have "coming out of the attic" as were. Just recently I had the pleasure of attending an afternoon evening meeting of California association of School Administrators (CASA) from Section 2 (Los WE TRIED BUT— The David Lawrence Dispatch By DAVID LAWRENCE GENEVA, May 6—Efforts are being made to repair the cleavage that developed ten days ago between Great Britain and the United States, and it may be said there is a fair chance of getting back on the track of allied unity. Whatever the basic cause of the misunderstanding, the fact is that a painful impression of disunity was created upon the minds of American officials both here and in Washington when the British cabinet seemed to veer away from the principle of "united action" which Secretary Dulles had carried away as approved after his last visit to London just before the Geneva conference began. It is most discouraging to read here the erroneous interpretations which have appeared in some American newspapers concerning the efforts of Secretary Dulles. It is just as wrong to say he lost his leverage here because of what various Republican senators back home were saying as to argue that an alleged American desire to intervene immediately in Indo-China was rebuffed by the British. What went wrong was the timing. There was a sudden reversal in London due to the discovery—after the original commitment to Mr. Dulles was given—the that the conference of Asian prime ministers in Ceylon was about to meet and that any implementation of a collective-action policy might thereupon muddy the waters there. As it happened, while the resolutions adopted at Ceylon were by no means palatable, they were not as bad as might have resulted if the British government had not exercised a restraining influence. What some American readers perhaps do not realize is that the United States came here with a constructive and far-reaching policy of collective security to be worked out for southeast Asia and that the departure of Mr. Dulles is going the basic principle rather than going off base with criticism of the plea tails. These mistakenly put administration as being get into the Indo-China being prevented either by cabinet rejection of such or by the luke-warm American public opinion. The truth is Secretary working on a plan for east Asian problem which in either its long-range range aspects, can become move in the world suring peace for a large earth's surface. American opinion, of course, is for such concrete proposal submission to Congress resolution empowering dent to use our armed maintain peace in south There is as yet no undue in America that the chiof aggression in southeast have as direct a bearish safety of the United State American policy. Of repression in Korea was a for the protection of our Japan and the Philpp Just because the British hesitated and an ephemeral of the problem—the rise military fortunes in Dien—got the headlines is not underrate the main valle Dulles policy. Though sty week, it now bids fair toward a logical and desceptance. It should be borne in mind if the thesis is accepted tary force is the only the Communists underst ethe assembling of local and around Indo-China social importance, whether mated next week or next the relevant fact is that America and her allies a son plan a militar As It Was Told To Me By HARMAN NICHOLS WASHINGTON (UP)—Go around Pentagon and cup an ear to the Army's soldier-techs and you wonder if maybe aren't up in the stratosphere. Hear things like: cocelerometers multivibrators oscilloscopes.” Those long words are the tools he trade for the nice kids who in guided missiles or related control electronics courses. Carefully Screened he lad who wants to know how inside a missile and work with or anti-aircraft weapons has now a desire to learn the high-sessons of science before he in. He is carefully screened if he comes through on his CANCER (June 22-July 23)—Guard against beginning the week end too soon! Remember, this is still a working day for most people. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—Watching the clock won't make the day go any faster, but working hard on the job may do it. Make plans. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sep. 23)—Get an early start with a chore that needs doing this morning and it will get finished sooner than you thought. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) — You have a secret plan? Keep it to yourself today until it is really “in the works.” SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—Get your desk cleared of all odds and ends and you will really feel like celebrating this week end. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22)—It is important that you do not neglect old friends. You must learn to cooperate. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—If you are sure, you can make delivery, then give a definite promise. Otherwise, hold off a while. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19)—Show a spirit of cooperation both at home and at the office and things should move more smoothly. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)—If you really need help, call upon a close friend in confidence. After all, friends are for that! ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)—No matter what happens, hang on to your temper. A calm answer, today, will indeed turn away wrath. (Distributed by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) Books In the early 19th century, the Hawaiian islands were a latter-day Eden—a land of few laws and no axes, with plenty of sin (Honolulu in those days was a rendezvous for the whalers of the world) but, as far as the islanders were concerned, without shame. Lord of the Isles, by Donald Barr Chidsey (Crown) is a lusty, light-hearted story of the days when all that was changing, when a child-like but absolute monarch let America's first foreign missionaries persuade her to transform the islands into a rockbound Christian theocracy which evolved into the Hawaii of today. This background frames the turbulent romance of Ann Mathewson, the virgin widow of a pioneer missionary, and Johnny Lamb, the common-law king of the Isles. Chidsey, a seasoned dealer in history both factual and fictional, skillfully blends solid research with sex and violence to make an eminently readable novel. Wild Adventure, by Howard Hill (Stackpole). In 20-odd years of experience might thereupon indulge in dry waters there. As it happened, while the resolutions adopted at Ceylon were by no means palatable, they were not as bad as might have resulted if the British government had not exercised a restraining influence. What some American readers perhaps do not realize is that the United States came here with a constructive and far-reaching policy of collective security to be worked out for southeast Asia and that the departure of Mr. Dulles, far from being a retreat as the Communists are picturing it, was really an important step on his part toward a reinvigoration of the broad American program from the vantage point of Washington rather than Geneva. There are better opportunities in Washington than there are here for consultation between the various nations concerned on a specific project like the southeastern Asia alliance, especially the military aspects. America's policy has for its object the building up of a deterrent factor which is designed to bring peace rather than war to southeast Asia. But it requires a firm hand and a resolutive spirit, to which political leaders on both sides of the axis in Congress can contribute a great deal by study. Minutes of the Last Man Gene Fowler (Vikim): For a nostalgic mood, recalled parties who participated in his preparations for a visit of an elderly Eurasian named Sadakichi Hartmann, son of a German man, a Japanese mother, had picturesque and purposeful life, but by the time Fowler around to him he had many years little more than tenuious deadbeat and a petty thief. Of interest to most rebele is the circle of associates vised Powler on the prop story—on the one hand Jryrmore and artist John who warmly supported him and on the other W.C. Flahry argued with some justice was ridiculous to waste money on "that old mooch." Encyclopaedia Britannica cocelerometers multivibrators miscilloscopes." Those long worries are the tools the trade for the nice kids who in guided missiles or related control electronics courses. Carefully Screened He lad who wants to know how to guide a missile and work with or anti-aircraft weapons has now a desire to learn the highseasons of science before he in. He is carefully screened self he comes through on his examination he is sent to Signal Corps School at Fort Mouth, N. J. Over the kid has won his science spurs he might be sent to ordnance school at the AberProving School in Maryland, Finding the CAPITOL CIRCUIT Your 75th Dist. Assemblyman The Roy E. Lyon Jr. School construction problems! We have heard me discuss them—but they are truly with us long time to come. School population continues now at fantastic rates. Did you know that it took 90 years of South California to attain our million students? Did you think within just the following years we acquired our second million students? It seems remarkable. But conthis! At the present rate of 10%, well considered estimates that we shall within the next three years reach the third million. But any wonder that many districts still have kids going out of the attic" as it recently I had the pleasure sending an afternoon and big meeting of California Assoson of School Administrators (SAS) from Section 2 (Los Andreas). Farmer McCabe I read where some Big Wheel up in Chicago sed that Women now hold the balance of power in this country and any year now they could hold the majority of the political offices throughout this country—Might'n be a bad idea, to elect a batch or em to office an give em a try, don't see how they could do any worse than some of the men we've elected. Farmer McCabe (All rights reserved) This background frames the turbulent romance of Ann Mathewson, the virgin widow of a pioneer missionary, and Johnny Lamb, the common-law king of the Isles. Chidsey, a seasoned dealer in history both factual and fictional, skillfully blends solid research with sex and violence to make an eminently readable novel. Wild Adventure, by Howard Hill (Stackpole); In 20-odd years of outdoor movie-making in Africa and the American West. Hill has seen or done a great deal of hunting. For the record, at least, he doesn't have much use for such conventional weapons as the rifle or the shotgun, preferring the camera, the lasso and the bow and arrow. This book chronicles such off-beat feats as wrestling alligators, lassosing bears, mountain lions and wild boars and hunting shark under water with a specially-rigged bow and arrow. In Africa, Hill also used Robin Hood's weapon on such dangerous, heavily-armored creatures as elephant and crocodile. Any shortcomings in the author's literary style are offset by his sincere enthusiasm for his special profession. Hunters and action photographers will find the book interesting, but it is likely to appeal to any devotee of adventure stories. St. Trinian's school for young women is known to anyone exposed to the magazine Punch. For strangers to that whimsical institution which has been "recognized, with a light shudder, by the board of education," Timothy Shy and Ronald Searle have produced The Terror of St. Trinian's (British Book Centre). Here the "terror," one Angela Menace, her arch-foe in love Chloe Languish and their joint target, Rupert Rover, are done in novel size. As the British said in welcoming this fanciful book with its meat-axe approach to progressive education. "It was jolly well worth doing and they jolly well did it." From the de-bagging of prim teachers, to the girlish caperings Of interest to most readers be the circle of associates visited Fowler on the prop story—on the one hand Jrymore and artist John who warmly supported him and on the other W.C.Fry argued with some justice was ridiculous to waste money on "that old mooch" Encyclopaedia Britannica sued another notable work—the Britannica Work Guide Dictionary. It consists two-volume Funk & Wagnan Practical Standard Dictionaries a 420-page foreign-language pleniment bound into Volumes. This supplement lists frequently used English words in parallel columns across page, the equivalents in German, Italian, Spanish, and Yiddish. Then followition for each of these languages containing words (with pronunciations) translated English. Useful expressions language and abridged gossip of each language are included choice of languages was to those of the Western Seven tongues chosen sent the speech of about 300 persons. PEST SELLERS — (Compiled by Publisher's Fiction) NOT AS A STRANGER — Thompson EATONARA — James A.M. LORD VANITI — Samuel barger THE HIGH AND THE MICHI Ernest K. Gann RAINBOW ON THE ROAD Forbes Non-Fiction BUT WE WERE BORN FOR ELmer Day in Norman Peale THE SECOND TREE FROM CORNER — E.B. Whitley THE CONQUEST OF EVEN SIRE John Hunt LIFE IS WORTH LIVINGTON J. Sheen If It's News You'll See The Bulletin Prence Dispatch Othman's Views on Washington Scenes LAWRENCE By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN ing the basic principles involved rather than going off half-cocked with criticism of the piecemeal details. These mistakenly portray the administration as being eager to get into the Indo-China war but being prevented either by a British cabinet rejection of such proposals or by the luke-warm attitude of American public opinion. The truth is Secretary Dulles is working on a plan for the southeast Asian problem which, viewed in either its long-range or short-range aspects, can become a historic move in the world toward assuring peace for a large area of the earth's surface. American public opinion, of course, is not ready for such concrete proposals as the submission to Congress of a joint resolution empowering the President to use our armed forces to maintain peace in southeast Asia. There is as yet no understanding in America that the checkmating of aggression in southeast Asia can have as direct a bearing on the safety of the United States as the American policy. Of repelling aggression in Korea was a step taken for the protection of our interests in Japan and the Philippines. Just because the British cabinet hesitated and an ephemeral phase of the problem—the rise and fall of military fortunes in Dien Bien Phu—got the headlines is no reason to underrate the main value of the Dulles policy. Though stymied last week, it now bids fa'r to progress toward a logical and deserved acceptance. It should be borne in mind that if the thesis is accepted that military force is the only language the Communists understand, then the assembling of local allies in and around Indo-China is of crucial importance, whether consumed next week or next year. For the relevant fact is that, when America and her allies act in unison to plan a military alliance for WASHINGTON — Outside the Senate Caucus Room the day was warm, balmy, and guaranteed to make the flowers grow. Inside it was all hot lights, sweaty lawyers, and interminable, time-wasting arguments about time awastting. I mean if all the celebrated gentlemen involved in the dispute between Sen. Joe McCarthy and the Army had taken the day off to help me weed my bride's dahlia bed, they'd probably have made more progress getting the facts. It was one of those incredible days. Sen. McCarthy, the lawyers, and the senators on the investigating committee spent so much time talking about speeding the proceedings that nothing much proceeded. Chairman Karl Mundt (R., S.D.) thanked Gus Cook, the assistant architect of the Capitol, for a fine new sounding board (of hard maplie) for the Senatorial gavel. This, said Sen. Mundt, should save scarring the mahogany. Came then Sen. Everett Dirksen (R., Ill.), whose freshly washed hair looked like a gray halo in the spotlights, to inquire—plaintively, it seemed to me—how long these hearings were going to last? Sen. Mundt said he'd be glad to explore the minds of the combatants. Army Secretary Robert Stevens whose pants finally bore a crease on this, his eighth day of interrogation, looked expectantly at his lawyer, Joseph Welch. The latter said he did believe that if Sen. McCarthy were the next witness after Stevens, the other witnesses could move on the stage and off with amazing swiftness. Sen. McCarthy said he hoped the gentlemen kindly would remember that he didn't start the fracas; the Army did. He said it was impossible now even to guess how many witnesses he'd have to call. As for his questioning of Stevens he said this would take at least three more days. "And I stress the words, at least," said the senator. The secretary stared out the window at the white clouds floating in the blue sky. Senator Stuart Symington (D., Mo.) reminded the statesmen that 23 minutes already had passed. "Let's get to work," he said. Sen. Charles E. Potter (R., Mich.) said the only way to ring down the curtain was to meet day and night. The other senators ignored that. Sen. Mundt said he'd had a number of suggestions. One was to boot out the television. One was to bar the press. Another was to keep everybody out. He said he took a dim view of all the ideas. He also said he did hope that Senator McCarthy could ask questions, which Secretary Stevens could answer "yes" or "no". The questioning began. It soon became apparent that the senator's questions mostly were as long as freight trains, while the vocabulary of the secretary didn't even contain those words, "yes" and "no". So they got to wrangling again about spies at Ft. Monmouth, N.J., and how come Maj. Irving Peress, the alleged Communist dentist, got an honorable discharge from the Army. The trouble here was that committee counsel Ray Jenkins kept interrupting Sen. Joe, warning him to stick to the subject. This brought on still more arguments. When finally I had to leave (to attend those dahlias) nobody had proved anything much about anything. Never before have I seen so many fast-moving gentlemen get nowhere, so slowly. (Copyright 1954 by United Feature Syndicate Inc.) Dulles policy, though stymied last week, it now bids fa'r to progress toward a logical and deserved acceptance. It should be borne in mind that if the thesis is accepted that military force is the only language the Communists understand, then the assembling of local allies in and around Indo-China is of crucial importance, whether consumed next week or next year. For the relevant fact is that, when America and her allies act in unison to plan a military alliance for southeast Asia, the Communists are put on notice. It would be better for them to agree to a withdrawal of their forces and a peaceful solution now in Indo-China than to assume, as they mistakenly do today, that the western allies have weakened and that the Dulles plan was torpedoed in Paris or London or both. The truth is collective action for collective security is irresponsible as a policy. Its acceptance is inevitable by our allies, and the Geneva conference before many days have passed will reflect this very important turn of events as American leadership once more comes to the fore. (Copyright, 1954 New York Herald Tribune, Inc.) with revolvers and knives, right through the burning of St. Trinians for a laugh, the authors have told all with artful frankness. Of course, schools like this don't exist — or do they? . . . Minutes of the Last Meeting, by Gene Fowler (Vikin); Fowler, in a nostalgic mood, recalls the departed friends who participated in his preparations for a biography of an elderly Eurasian eccentric named Sadakichi Hartmann, Hartmann, son of a German father and a Japanese mother, had lived picturesque and purposeful early life, but by the time Fowler got around to him he had been for many years little more than a pretentious deadbeat and sometimes petty thief. Of interest to most readers will be the circle of associates who advised Fowler on the proposed life story—on the one hand John Barrymore and artist John Decker, who warmly supported the idea, and on the other W. C. Fields, who argued with some justice that it was ridiculous to waste time or money on "that old moocher." Encyclopaedia Britannica has issued its dinner-music library with two soothing 12-inch LP's—"Invitation to Cocktails" and "Invitation to Dinning." The "Cocktails" album features orchestras of Victor Young, Tommy Dorsey, Carmen Vavallaro, Meredith Willson, Harry Horlick and Peter Yorke. Young, Willson and Yorke's orchestras are included with this his eighth day of interrogation, looked expectantly at his lawyer, Joseph Welch. The latter said he did believe that if Sen. McCarthy were the next witness after Stevens, the other witnesses could move on the stage and off with amazing swiftness. Sen. McCarthy said he hoped the gentlemen kindly would remember that he didn't start the fracas; the Army did. He said it was impossible now even to guess how many on this, his eighth day of interrogation, looked expectantly at his lawyer, Joseph Welch. The latter said he did believe that if Sen. McCarthy were the next witness after Stevens, the other witnesses could move on the stage and off with amazing swiftness. Sen. McCarthy said he hoped the gentlemen kindly would remember that he didn't start the fracas; the Army did. He said it was impossible now even to guess how many on this, his eighth day of interrogation, looked expectantly at his lawyer, Joseph Welch. The latter said he did believe that if Sen. McCarthy were the next witness after Stevens, the other witnesses could move on the stage and off with amazing swiftness. Record Reviews NEW YORK — Terry Gilkson, a songwriter, recently went over to a Columbia recording session to watch the waxing of his latest tune, "Tall Timber." Someone had a br. instorm and persuaded Terry to sing the lyrics himself. Now Crosby, Como, Eddie Fisher, Sinatra and other top-flight vocal stars have nothing to fear from Gilkson's debut as a singer, but Terry should be credited with handling his bouncy music lightly. Bobby Troup, Capitol's newest find, won't give Crosby and Co. jitters, either. He has a rasping voice yet makes it an asset in interpreting eight numbers on a 10-inch LP packaged as "Bobby Troup." Top numbers are "Dinah," "Chicago" and "I Can't Get Started." Lyrics of the latter song have been brought up to date. M-G-M's filming of "Rose Marie" in CinemaScope is stirring up new interest in the old standard operettas. All of Rudolf Friml's familiar songs ("Indian Love Call," etc.) are in the new M-G-M album made from the soundtrack of the film starring Ann Blyth. Additionally Capitol and M-G-M have issued "Naughty Magetta" LPs. Capitol features the voices of Gordon MacRae and Marguerite Piazza, while M-G-M develops its version with Paul Britten's orchestra, soloists and chorus. Billy May and his orchestra get into the act, too, by giving their own unique treatment on a Capitol platter, "Naughty Operetta," to eight classics by Romberg, Primi, Herbert and Franz Lehr. Decca has augmented its dinner-music library with two soothing 12-inch LP's—"Invitation to Cocktails" and "Invitation to Dinning." The "Cocktails" album features orchestras of Victor Young, Tommy Dorsey, Carmen Vavallaro, Meredith Willson, Harry Horlick and Peter Yorke. New Products NEW YORK — People with weedy lawn worries now can get a step ahead of Mother Nature. Available to homeowners is a powder that kills sprouting weeds and weed seeds, then changes into a plant food. The blackish-looking powder has the texture of coarse sand. This chemical — calcium cyanamide — may be used to renovate weedy lawns or to start virtually weed-free lawns. Fifty pounds of powder treat 1,000 square feet of lawn. Some three weeks after application the calcium cyanamide undergoes a quick chemical change and becomes a fertilizer. It supplies lime which "sweetens" the lawn and nitrogen which is essential to grass and plant growth. Gardeners should find the powder just as handy as persons beset with weed-filled lawns. It has a dual use in gardening. The chemical will convert crop refuse speedily into soil humus or it can help to produce an odorless organic compost. (American Cyanamid Co., New York City) A new type of drafting table allows architects and draftsmen to do their work without resorting to contortionist tricks. The 36-by-60 inch drawing board is covered with a wide belt of flexible Krene plastic attached to rollers on the top and bottom edges. After taping a blueprint to the belt, the draftsman can move it up and down with a twist of the hand, in much the same manner as rolling film in a camera. The plastic is so resilient that it returns to its original shape as soon as pressure from a pencil or compass point is relieved. It thus provides a drawing surface free of point-tripping grooves and ruts. The "Tecnibord," which is mounted on a steel-tubing frame, contains a reference table and storage space built into the back. Of interest to most readers will be the circle of associates who advised Fowler on the proposed history—on the one hand John Barrymore and artist John Decker, who warmly supported the idea, and on the other W. C. Fields, who argued with some justice that it was ridiculous to waste time or money on "that old moocher." Encyclopaedia Britannica has issued another notable reference work—the Britannica World Language Dictionary. It consists of the two-volume Funk & Wagnall's New Practical Standard Dictionary with a 420-page foreign-language supplement bound into Volume II. This supplement lists the most frequently used English words and in parallel columns across the page, the equivalents in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Yiddish. Then follows a section for each of these languages containing words (with phonetic pronunciations) translated into English. Useful expressions in each language and abridged grammars of each language are included. The choice of languages was confined to those of the "Western World." The seven tongues chosen represent the speech of about 625,000,000 persons. 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