anaheim-bulletin 1954-05-24

Editorial Page 4 — ANAHEIM (Cal.) BULLETIN Monday, May 24, 1954 Published Daily Events Except Sundays and Holidays by ANAHEIM BULLETIN PUBLISHING CO., INC. 222 S. Lemon St. Angheim, Calif. Phone KE 8-6081 HAZEL D. LOUDON, President L. H. LOUDON, Jr., Vice-Pres. 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 RLAND Advertising Manager MEMBER OF THE ORANGE COUNTY NEWS SERVICE Legalized in accordance California State Law December 25, 1951. Entered as second-class mail matter August 11, 1923 at the best office at Anaheim, 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—21 East 10th St.; Chicago—$60 N. Michigan Ave.; San Francisco—$25 Market St.; Detroit—$19 Stephenson Blvd.; Vancouver, B.C.—$11 Ball Blvd.; Los Angeles—$13 So. Spring St.; Portland—$26 W. Sixth St.; St. Louis—$41 North Tenth St.; Seattle—$60 Stewart St.; Atlanta—$26 Grant Building Villainy Stalks the Land! The Rio Vista correspondent for the Sacramento Bee rushed to the telegraph office and put the following news on the wire: "This morning at about 7 o'clock some 25 fishermen arrived here from Collinsville, engaged in the business of making a piratical raid on the fishermen along the river. Their complaint was that salmon should not be sold for less than 40 cents apiece, though fishermen in this vicinity are receiving but 25 cents. They boarded all the boats near this place, throwing overboard some 500 salmon and contemplating a raid on R. C. Carter's salting works, but were deterred by a crowd of citizens, who had assembled there by that time. The river pirates then departed, going up Old River, and threatening destruction to everything in their way. No arrests were made." What's this country coming to—with property destroyed, people robbed and threatened, and no arrests made? Is our moral fibre as a Nation going soft? Would the shades of our rugged forebears blanche with shame "They boarded all the boats near this place, throwing overboard some 500 salmon and contemplating a raid on R. C. Carter's salting works, but were deterred by a crowd of citizens, who had assembled there by that time. The river pirates then departed, going up Old River, and threatening destruction to everything in their way. No arrests were made." What's this country coming to—with property destroyed, people robbed and threatened, and no arrests made? Is our moral fibre as a Nation going soft? Would the shades of our rugged forebears blanche with shame at sight of us? Such searching questions likely were asked by citizens in 1879—for that was the year the news was made. It was printed last week in the Bee's "75 years ago" column. Maybe the folks of that day hadn't much on us in virtue, after all. One advantage they did have, though: They could buy a fish dinner a lot cheaper! A New Deal for Grandma Wrong is wrong; crime cannot be condoned. Nevertheless some of the oldtime poker players around this town seem to think the case of that Los Angeles poker-playing grandma could be handled better than it has been. Grandma has been jailed several times for "paper hanging", i.e., passing bad checks. She hangs paper to finance her besetting obsession — gambling at poker. Psychiatrists have labored to free her of her poker habit. Once they pronounced her "40 percent cured". Heavens above! At that stage she probably frittered away her chips on such monstrous aberrations as spit-in-the-ocean, deuces wild and seven-toed Pete. Now she's behind bars again, with those psychiatrists still working on her. What Grandma really needs, according to older hands hereabouts—whose memories run nostalgically to the days when draw poker was legal as a game of skill and not of chance—is sound coaching in the fine points of draw. They'd teach her to eschew such fallacies as drawing to inside straights and holding kickers to high pairs, and proceed to higher education. Make a draw poker master of Grandma — runs their theory—stake her to a stack of blue chips, turn her loose at Las Vegas, and the bum check problem would automatically evaporate. The mores of '49 are dim in time's distance, and that logic may be cockeyed in this age—but you'd never convince our oldtimers of that! Ten Years Ago Gertrude Anderson has been elected directress of St. Agnes Guild for the ensuing year. 375 war heroes were brought home this week in a mass evacuation from the Pacific area. Soviet Unmasked as Basket Of UNESCO One World Russia a few days stintation, and on Wedn Ambassador, Jacob Malk stintion on behalf of the White Russia and the UK. Thus the Kremlin e is seeking to infiltrate s including those of Los A world, and its ridicule o and pride in the flag. For many months I looked upon, the United and Cultural Organization was being used by enger down our American tra dom and our love of cou In other words, this time that many good peo those who are confirmed which would be ruled by UNESCO devotees ing and have, time and a opposition to the program To prove their point the Russia hadn't even join would have nothing to do. This newspaper adm but saw in this refusal a backers ammunition in th port. Now Russia has ra signed the UNESCO com It is evident that th the acceptance of UNESCO made upon the nationally moved in to dominate w organization "to further un human rights and funda dominated and all but deeral Assembly and the S Nations. Your Birth MONDAY, MAY 24—Born too you have a gentle and kind nat which has a great deal of pers al magnetism. Your innate go ness attracts people of all ki into your circle of acquaintan Devoted to the arts, music and erature, especially, you might a lly become the lead of a sa where those of similar tastes Ten Years Ago Gertrude Anderson has been elected directress of St. Agnes Guild for the ensuing year. Cadet Ed Winger and Cadet Everett McCain were feted Sunday at a park party staged by Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Winger. Inaugural night game at La Palma Park for the summer season presented the Bombers and the Santa Ana Army Air Base nines with Mayor Charles Pearson throwing the first ball. 375 war heroes were brought home this week in a mass evacuation from the Pacific area. Ration boards say more tires and gasoline for next year. The information was released from the OPA rationing clerk. Legion and VFW auxiliaries will sell the traditional veteran poppies this weekend on the streets of America, including Anaheim. SONGS OF A SONNETEER BY R. LOUIS SCOTT "WHAT HAVE WE LEFT ... ?" What have we left to show for labor pains Which sped the birth of this abortive now? How shall we plead when Tomorrow arraigns Our bland indifference to pledge—and vow? Who will prosecute—and who will defend— Once we stand accused? Will the Judge's brow Be wan—and worried: or will He unbend To warn us that whatever we might say May tell against us—e'er the Case's end? From dawn to dusk—our era, its each day. Its every night, have been used to extort Whatever plunder happened to come our way! Methinks we'd best turn to Crime's last resort And depend on the Mercy of the Court! SMOKE SCREEN GENEVA FLOP The Publisher Comments Reprinted from the pages of the Los Angeles miner, Friday, May 14, 1954: Set Unmasked as Backers UNESCO One World Scheme Russia a few days ago signed the UNESCO con- tion, and on Wednesday, in London, the Soviet assador, Jacob Malik, signed the UNESCO con- tion on behalf of the Soviet so-called Republics of the Russia and the Ukraine. Thus the Kremlin endorses the organization whicheking to infiltrate schools throughout the nation, ding those of Los Angeles, with its ideology of one and its ridicule of love of country, patriotism GENEVA, May 24 — Relations between Great Britain and the United States have been difficult enough in recent weeks, so it is a matter of chagrin to note the incomplete reporting which has put President Eisenhower in the position of wanting to do something important in world policy without the cooperation of the London government. The way some of the dispatches — which were printed widely in France and Britain — read, the President had told his press conference that America was going ahead with the Southeast Asia Pact without Great Britain. There was an implication also that Mr. Eisenhower deliberately chose to put out this very explosive piece of information at this time. Europeans, of course, naturally attach significance to the motive of an American President in issuing information on the relations with an important ally which makes big headlines. But what are the facts of the episode? The American delegation to the Geneva conference gets a verbatim report on what the President says at his press conference. The president's own words cannot be quoted in the first person, but a paraphrase in the third person is permitted. Here is the exact way in which the question arose and the way it was answered, and anybody can see the context in which the President replied to questions: A reporter for the Chicago Tribune asked, "Can you say what you think the prospects are of Great Britain joining in the Southeast Asia Pact?" The President replied with a negative and said he couldn't because he didn't know. Then the reporter asked, "Do you think we could build an effective pact there without Great Britain's support?" Mr. Eisenhower answered that, after all, the reporters must remember that Australia and New Zealand was somehow petulantly expressing his disapproval of Great Britain hesitant course and that he was going ahead anyhow. The words of the pressence, which are taken down graphically and given out newspapermen in Washington their guidance in making curate paraphrase, would have better if first-person quotes this instance had been auteur. The reports would have been serviceable to the cause of relations had they reflect spirit of the President's rea- his first answer, he was saying he didn't know what prospects were, and the readily be interpreted as he still has hope of British cipation. As for the answer to the question, Mr. Eisenhower willingly trying in a way to po- that, even if the United K could not come in, Australia New Zealand would be repressive of the interests of the commonwealth of nations. was here an evident desire closer to rather than away Britain. Certainly the President closing the door. Actually, the question asks about the President as to going without the British might not have been answered, because he didn't know. Then the reporter asked, "Do you think we could build an effective pact there without Great Britain's support?" Mr. Eisenhower answered that, after all, the reporters must remember that Australia and New Zealand was somehow petulantly expressing his disapproval of Great Britain hesitant course and that he was going ahead anyhow. The David Lawrence Dispatch By DAVID LAWRENCE UNESCO One World Scheme Russia a few days ago signed the UNESCO convention, and on Wednesday, in London, the Soviet massador, Jacob Malik, signed the UNESCO convention on behalf of the Soviet so-called Republics of the Russia and the Ukraine. Thus the Kremlin endorses the organization which seeking to infiltrate schools throughout the nation, leading those of Los Angeles, with its ideology of one ideal, and its ridicule of love of country, patriotism, pride in the flag. For many months the Herald and UNESCO has held upon, the United Nations Educational, Scientific Cultural Organization, with grave suspicion that it being used by enemies of this country to break our American traditions, our devotion to free and our love of country. In other words, this newspaper has felt for some that many good people were being hoodwinked by who are confirmed believers in a ONE WORLD which would be ruled by the iron hand of the Kremlin. UNESCO devotees ridiculed this stand, this warn-and have, time and again, heaped invectives for its position to the program as it was being carried out.rove their point they stressed the fact that Soviet Russia hadn't even joined UNESCO, opposed it and had nothing to do with it. This newspaper admitted Russia's refusal to join—law in this refusal a clever device to give UNESCOers ammunition in their fight to win American support. Now Russia has raised the iron curtain and has ended the UNESCO constitution. It is evident that the USSR sees how wide spread acceptance of UNESCO is, sees what inroads it has made upon the nationalistic spirit of nations, and has led in to dominate what was supposed to be an operation "to further universal respect for justice, law, human rights and fundamental freedoms" just as it has dominated and all but destroyed the power of the Gen-Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations. Your Birthday Forecast By STELLA DAY, MAY 24—Born today. Live a gentle and kind nature has a great deal of person-metism. Your innate good-tracts people of all kindsour circles of acquaintances. And to the arts, music and lit., especially, you might easelove the lead of a salon those of similar tastes and ways go half way. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) — Be sharp-witted when it comes to seeing an opportunity when it is right in front of your eyes! SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You are under excellent auspices today. Tack's even the toughest job and it should be easy, now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) bune asked. "Can you say what you think the prospects are of Great Britain joining in the Southeast Asia Pact?" The President replied with a negative and said he couldn't because he didn't know. Then the reporter asked, "Do you think we could build an effective pact there without Great Britain's support?" Mr. Eisenhower answered that, after all, the reporters must remember that Australia and New Zealand are the countries of the British commonwealth of nations that are directly involved. The President added that, with the proper Asian nations — which, of course, he lays down as a prerequisite condition — and Australia and New Zealand, the United States might possibly work out something that would be maybe not as satisfactory or as broad as one would like it but it would be, AUTO NEWS by Harry Elliott News Service AMA GRANT Award.of a $50,000 grant to the Southern California Air Pollution Foundation was announced last week by the Automobile Manufacturers Association. There has been some thought recently that motor vehicles have been prime contributors to urban beeair pollution. However, no proof has been established that this is true. Nevertheless, AMA felt it was their public obligation to help in discovering what the basic causes might be in order to take proper steps in correcting this condition. The AMA grant will help finance the Foundations long-range study, and will supplement the auto industry's own intensified research. PLYMOUTH POWERLITE RODUCTION Volume production has now been attained on the West Coast for PowerFlite Plymouths, according to R. C. Burlan. Sr., western zone manager for Plymouth Motor Corp. The new power package consists of PowerFlite fully automatic transmission with the 110-horsepower PowerFlow engine. No clutch is used at all in this combination. Plymouth now produces cars with four choices of transmission. These are the PowerFlite; Hy-Drive, a combination of torque converter an Synchro-Silent three-speed transmission which eliminated the need for shifting in normal driving; over drive; and standard Synchro-Silent transmission. HUDSONS LEAD STOCK Hudson's continue their ways in stock car racing since 1954 Hornets swept the first places in a 180-mile NASCAR race at Langhorne Speedway and the first three positions mile A.A.A. race at KTenn. The twin victories gave a total of 12 wins out of 18 del steek car races held the LOWER AUTOMOBILES? A definitive downward trend height of American autos has been revealed recent survey of 1954 models. The trend began with the tion of the 1947 Studebaker had an overall height of 61 compared with an average height for all others. This year seven of the known makes redesigned top models with lower silk Roof lines in these seven wired as much as 2.3 inch. 1953, while the average height for all seven was 1.24 Most heights run about 61. However, Studebaker still with its hardtop and coupe with their overall measure 56.31 inches. DETROIT NOTES Chevrolet passenger car tion of 140,586 units in U.S. established a record for the April 1st history. Pluton four Your Birthday Forecast By STELLA DAY, MAY 24—Born today, have a gentle and kind nature has a great deal of personmetism. Your innate goodattracts people of all kinds our circle of acquaintances. ad to the arts, music and litture, especially, you might eascome the lead of a salon of those similar tastes and meet in holy conclave! You not, in seeking to further the of others, however, neglect own talents, for they are consible. Also have a high degree of energy and physical station. You are always busy at ing. To control your temper atress. Violent outbreaks at long time might de irrepararm. You are quick to fortheirs may not be! Tag those who were born on date are: Queen Victoria; Sir Wing Pinero, playwright; Hoed Bowers, composer; Henry E. Foedick, noted man and author, and Gegernard, sculptor. And what the stars have in your tomorrow, select your sky star and read the correning paragraph. Let your sky star be your daily guide. Tuesday, May 25 (May 21-June 21)—As are highly favorable for all normal sims and desires. Make instant progress now. (June 22-July 23)—Dayning is a lot of fun but it is hard work in this world seeks the high profits. July 24-Aug. 23)—You may under pressure to finish an important job. Measure up to remains in all respects. (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)—Being only is really so inexpensive! begrudge your time; always go half way. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) — Be sharp-witted when it comes to seeing an opportunity when it is right in front of your eyes! SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22)—You are under excellent auspices today. Tack's even the toughest job and it should be easy, now. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) —Let yesterday's positive and optimistic outlook on life solve a problem for you today. It can. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20) — Face the music this morning. Get an early start on a job that needs doing and finish it. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) — Well-meaning friends may try to be helpful with suggestions. Make sure they are also practical. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)—Stay within your budget if you are wise so that you may have something to spare for another time. ARTES (Mar 21-Apr. 20)—If you have slept on an idea and mature thought makes it look even better than yesterday, develop it. TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 20) — Be ambitious—that is always good—but don't be rash in developing your ambitions. Proceed with due caution. (Distributed by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) KEEP YOUR GUARD UP! JOIN THE NATIONAL GUARD For additional information: 204 E. Center Phone KE 8-3761 The new power package consists of PowerFlite fully automatic transmission with the 110-horsepower PowerFlow engine. No clutch is used at all in this combination. Plymouth now produces cars with four choices of transmission. These are the PowerFlite; Hy-Drive, a combination of torque converter an Synchro-Silent three-speed transmission which eliminated the need for shifting in normal driving; over drive; and standard Synchro-Silent transmission. PACKARD WINS STYLING Packard Motor Car Company's full-size plastic sports convertible, the Panther.Daytona, was the recent winner of the Plaskon Home Arts Council 1954 gold trophy for outstanding contributions to advanced styling and design in the automotive field." The award was the first to an automobile manufacturer by the home arts council which represents consultants in design, color, interior decoration and home engineering in making the decision, council officials cited the advantages of plastic indent resistance; low repair costs and freedom from rust. Packards Panther-Daytona is equipped with Ultramatic transmission and forced draft carburetion which raises engine horsepower from 212 to 275. Recently it was timed at 131.1 mph, over a mile course on a Florida beach. This is the highest speed ever made by a car of this type. HUDSON CONTINENTAL LOOK An announcement from Detroit last week deyeals that a continental-type rear tire mount has been made available for 1954 Hudson Hornets and Super Wasps. The mount gives a longer, lower line to the car and provides more usable luggage space by removing the spare tire from the trunk. Special design of the mount eliminates vibration and road-rattle. The unit is available for disc wheels and wire wheels. Detroit NOTES Chevrolet passenger car of 140,556 units in U.S., established a record for April in history. First four likewise set a record of a passenger car, beating various industry mark...At this time Oldsmobile retail sales all-time record during April 25 per cent increase over A.D. and a 5 per cent increase March of this year formerly cord-setter. Oldsmobile also all-time production record for gage month with an output of Ford, however, continued all makes in total sales be 1,500 units more than Chevy This was down somewhat ports of a week earlier....Motors account for 55.8 percent of total production last week took 21.2 and Chrysler's share 11.5. This amounted to a force 98.2 per cent for Big Three son for the phenomenal shift that two of six independent tires are refinement makers feel they are on the edge of a new era in tire ment. With car and truck tension scheduled under last rates, part manufacturers expected to decline somewhat motor capital. However, parts should show crease to somewhat offsat eline. Othman's Views on Washington Scenes BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAY WASHINGTON—The great state of Mississippi, it says in the statute books, is dry. There the demon rum is illegal. So why, demanded the prohibition forces now seeking a ban on liquor advertising, should the good people of Mississippi be subjected to urgings that they drink some thing they obviously don't like? This idea made Joseph E. Brady, a forthright citizen of Cincinnati, Ohio, squirm. As an official of the Brewery and Distillery Workers Union he finally got his chance to testify before the House Interstate Commerce Committee. This is what he said: "In Mississippi, a dry state, the first thing they hand you in a good restaurant is the liquor menu. This lists such drinks as planter's punches, Mississippi grasshoppers, and mint juleps. 'There the state collects a black market tax on liquor. So the wets have their liquor, the drys have their dry law, and everybody's happy in Mississippi.'" A couple of hundred ladies, mostly members of the WCTU and allied organizations, sighed. The collective sound swept across the huge caucus room of the House of Representatives, but Brady was only getting a good start. "Now Oklahoma is another dry state," he said. "But anyone in Oklahoma, whether he be high school boy, college student, or just anybody, if he likes to drink, he has in his pocket some little calling cards of bootleggers, offering 15 minute curb service on any kind of whiskey produced in America. Just phone and get your bottle delivered instantly. And so every body's happy in Oklahoma, the drinkers, the drys, and the boot leggers." The ladies looked expectantly at Rep. John Bell Williams (D., Miss.), who was demanding recognition. He certainly would put Brady in his place. Surely, he would defend the drys of Miss. to anything Mr. Brady said about Mississippi, because he has been telling the truth," said the young Congressman from the only fully dry state in the Deep South. Rep. Williams did say, however, that he believed his home state's black market liquor tax was not fully understood. The residents of some Mississippi counties are wet, law or no law. Their sheriffs refuse flatly to enforce dry law. So, said Rep. Williams, the state decided to put an additional burden on the bootleggers by taxing their product. He said the lady liquor collector keeps a record of how much rum each dealer has in stock and where, and added that if any sheriff should decide to put the law into effect he can discover whom to raid merely by consulting the tax records. There being present no congressman to expound on the dryness of Oklahoma, Brady brought up the contention of the days that television is turning their children into fanciers of beer. "The public holds the key, he said. 'I mean the knob. I don't allow my own youngsters to look at wrestling programs because of the unsportsmanlike conduct, but I don't ask Congress to ban professional wrestling. I just turn off the TV. That's all there is to that.'" The liquor man had numerous other witnesses to decry this sixth attempt by the drys in seven years to talk Congress into outlawing liquor advertising. They used the same old arguments to answer the same old charges and the only other news item came from the wet gentleman from New York, Rep. Arthur G. Klein. He said if the drys got this law passed, then the nudists might demand that Congress adopt a statute against Americans wearing clothes. Ridiculous, he said, but illustrative. The well-credited ladies gasped. Certainly the President wasn't facing the door. Actually, the question asked of the President as to going along without the British might better have been answered, because it is hypothetical and British government itself has never publicly anything to give the impression it would never join the South-East Asia Security Pact. On the contrary, it has said it hesitates join the project while the Geneva conference is in session. British diplomacy is steering a cautious course at Geneva, and there are many irritations about on the American side. But the persecution of a big headline about the President's supposed willingness to go ahead without Great Britain is hardly a constructive addition to the cause of good will here. (Reproduction Rights Reserved) (Copyright, 1954, New York Herald Tribune Inc.) NEWS News Service HUDSONS LEAD STOCK RACES Hudson's continue their winning ways in stock car racing circuits as 856 Hornets swept the first five races in a 180-mile NASCAR class at Langhorne Speedway, Pa., and the first three positions in a 500-lille A.A.A. race at Knoxville, Penn. The twin victories gave Hudson's total of 12 wins out of 15 late-me. All stock car races held this year. POWER AUTOMOBILES? A definite downward trend in the sight of American automobiles has been revealed recently in a survey of 1954 models. The trend began with the introduction of the 1947 Studebaker. These had an overall height of 61 inches compared with an average of 67 inches for all others. This year seven of the ten best town makes redesigned their hard up models with lower silhouettes. Poor lines in these seven were lowed as much as 2.3 inches from 63, while the average drop in night for all seven was 1.24 inches. Most heights run about 61 inches However, Studebaker still leads with its hardtop and coupe models with their overall measurement of 8.31 inches. DETROIT NOTES Chevrolet passenger car production of 140,588 units in U.S. plants established a record for the biggest ing cards of bootleggers, offering 18 minute curb service on any kind of whiskey produced in America. Just phone and get your bottle delivered instantly. And so every body's happy in Oklahoma, the drinkers, the drys, and the boot leggers." The ladies looked expectantly at Rep. John Bell Williams (D., Miss.), who was demanding recognition. He certainly would put Brady in his place. Surely, he would defend the dryness of Mississippi. "I'm not going to take exception As It Was Told To Me By HARMAN NICHOLS WASHINGTON UP) — What's new around Washington: Vice President Richard M. Nixon gets a lot of mail, about 250 letters a day. One of them came from Greece asking if he could spare a car, and if he could, would he please send it to Greece? The young man who wrote said he wanted to get into the taxicab business. Nixon wrote back and said that he has only one car and that he was sorry, his wife, Pat, uses it most of the time. "The other senator from Wisconsin, Sen. Alexander Wiley, is rightly proud of the memento he got from the White House. Whenident Eisenhower signed the St.Lawrence Seaway Bill, the Chief gave the senator one of the pens he used in signing it to put in his trophy case. Wiley Long backed the bill. A young man named Dennis Serpone of Bedford, Mass., wrote into the Civil Aeronautics Administration, and said he would like to put in his bid for the first trip to the moon. Dennis said he was 11, and asked if the CAA would please hurry. "I may be too old before you get around to it," said Dennis. The CAA got another letter from a young man who said he had flunked the first grade and also the fourth. 'Will this awful thing keep me from getting into the Air Force?' he asked. Congress is still talking about finishing the Capitol, which still isn't finished despite such chatter since 1863. Seems whoever thought up the idea didn't finish the front. It could have been done in the first place for not too many dollars. Not too long ago the estimate million. Dave Lynn, architect of the Capitol, said that what is needed is to shove the front of the building out about 60 feet. That would give the Capitol better balance. Rep. Portez Hardy D-Va) thinks the Senate sometimes amends House bills just to be making a change. After the House Armed Services Committee approved a series of minor Senate revisions in House bills it had sponsored. Hardy told the committee: "The Senators just had to do something, didn't they? I am almost tempted to tell them if they can't take'em the way they are they can't have anything. Hope we've got a Senate bill here we can amend." The committee didn't at the moment. It will later, though. Members of the House Armed Services Committee were complaining that Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson, in asking for 380 million dollars to build homes for servicemen's families, didn't provide any details. Somebody suggested that the committee ask Wilson about this. "Mr. Wilson may answer," Representative Wendel Rivers D-SC), said with a grin, "that's what's good for the Defense Department is good for Congress." This got a laugh. The committee will ask for the details anyway. Farmer McCabe May 31, 1954 The Poet sees that I've got to start watchin my diet, so I turn my Flash-light on everything in my plate before I even pick up my knife. Never been much of a hand to eat with my eyes closed anyhow...not since I et some of them DETROIT NOTES Chevrolet passenger car production of 140,586 units in U.S. plants established a record for the biggest April in history. First four months were set a record of 499,351 passenger cars, beating any pre-publicity mark... At the same time Oldsmobile retail sales set an all-time record during April with a 5 per cent increase over April 1853 and a 5 per cent increase over March of this year formerly the record-setter. Oldsmobile also set an all-time production record for a single month with an output of 45,840. Word, however, continued to lead makes in total sales by some 800 units more than Chevrolet. This was down somewhat from reports of a week earlier... General Motors accounted for 55.5 per cent of total production last week. Ford took 31.2 and Chrysler's share was 5.5. This amounted to a record of 2.2 per cent for Big Three. Reason for the phenomenal share was that two of the six independents are not in production during the week, and one was running only part-time. Overall production for the week actually dipped slightly from the week previous... Tubeless tires may be original equipment on 55 models. Main reason for tire companies pushing them is they are completely new, whereas conventional tires are refinements. Tiremakers feel they are on the frontier of a new era in tire development. With car and truck production scheduled under last year's rates, part maker's sales are expected to decline somewhat in the motor capital. However, replacement parts should show an increase to somewhat offset the decrease. CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1- Young salmon 2- British baby carriage 3- Obstructive 4- Centurion plant 5- Jot 6- Anger 7- Pertaining to the teach 8- Textonic deity 9- Openwork fabric 10- Later 11- Feeling 12- Short-distance route 13- Prefit down 14- A state 15- Thick substance 16- Greasy letter 17- Conjunction 18- Young plant DOWN 1- Cushion 2- Beverage 3- King Arthur's idea FARMER McCabe May 4, 1954 The Doctor says that I've got to start watchin' my diet, so I turn my Flash-light on everything in my plate before I even pick up my knife. Never been much of a hand to eat with my eyes closed anyhow... not since I met some of them giant Bull Prog Legs. Farmer McCabe (all rights reserved)