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News ■<? i ■■■ Washington, D C — President recent weeks. The President has working press Just m ke ku alien it«d ftome Republican nwnbtrs of Congress by remaining aloof in ■afters at personal cooeern to the His critic* claim that the Presi dent isat keeping up with the do mestic scene in the United States, and i* interested mainly in dreams about saving peace in the world. ' His supporters say the President is responsible for the fact that we are not now at war. and praise his ; domestic policies'as having given the U. S. economy stability and balance. But whoever Is corre^, the Pmideot i charmed reUtioiu wit) the pre*—et tem the wortinj prem—appear to have coded. Km ot the nation's editor* prcbablj atlll rapport the Chief Eiocutivi but when stones about resigns tiooa, helicopteni (or (oUiai uae •peed limit excesses. etc.,. begli hitting the (root page*, it mean that Waahingtoo'a correspondent are getting browned oil abou something. The reaaona are hard to defiat in ainapte terms. The working preai hat long contained many member critical of the Eiaenhower Admini atration. Thia inveterate independ ent gaggle of aggreaaive newamei muat be pampered to a certain de gree. by a Preaident. Mr. Eiaen bower itiU acta more like a gener al talking to troopa, aa far aa man: see turn, thai as • nan talking to toother «mi> or wonum. Then, too. 111* President k« held himself personally iM to a great er degree than did, lor example, Harry Tnimaiv—who mad* a point of entertaining newsmen at the White House Ike's conference have not been too numerous la re rent time*, either, what with all the travel, sickness, etc. reporters have encountered. Mr. Eisenhower i« greatly in clined to turn over moot of the thinking on various phase* of gov ernment activity to the expert*. H* hate* to nuke decision* of an , unpleaaant nature. This I* per , hap* only normal but reporters ^re getting more critical, and , more of them are jiving vent to their reaction* in their papers, a* , time paaaed. It doesn't necessarily mean there ha* been any big change in Ike. But the Preiident know* he will not run again and he can afford to let the newsmen bark a little, I without fretting. Sooner or later the country will have to face the number one ques tion concerned with the national budget, cutting taxes and reduc ing the debt—how much is too much In the way of military spend i ing. The Communiit threat ha* been *o real that hardly any lawmakers | on Capitol Hill has dared demand that the Defense Department speed up true unification of the armed j force* and cut out the vast waste that obviously goes hand in hand j with duplication, overlapping and ; a lack of unity of planning. The defense of the country is : now consuming 40 billion dollars j of the total budget of approximate-' ly 72 billions. That's far more than fifty percent and if cute could be made in thl* vast expenditure, without impairing the nation's de fense, all sorts of avenues are opened up. Taxes could be cut 'or one thing. The debt might be reduced. Services could be expanded. And it seems likely that defense mon ies could be reduced if genuine ; unification were effected and dup | lication and inefficiency eliminat ed. Of course, this is a herculean | task that Is much easier ordered ' than accomplished. | In the past efforts to 'get the j military on a really efficient foot ing have almost invariably failed ' But the first sign of a recession, I ' or a lessening in international tension, the forty billions going for defense are going to come under close security In Congress. The | threat of Communism has made it comparatively easy for the service* j to obtain big funda of late but the i situation will not neceisary hold | forever. Sing a Spring Song with Citrus In the apring a young woman'a fancy lightly turna to thonghta of alimming down, doean't it—in order, of courae, to meet the L'onditiona of the original rWyme! Nothing fita thia good thought better than aalada which furniah plenty of nutrient* and few caloriea. The grapefruit In aeaaon now are ao aweet no one will ever miaa augar, and the Valencia orangea which Florida harveata thia time of year are eaay to taction and aeedleaa, ao they're Ideal for aalada. Add cottage cheeae, cool cucumber alicea, acalliona and radiahea for color and crunchy eating, and a tangy low-calorie French dreaaing. Save your grapefruit ahella to make pretty little flower holdera. Low-Calorie French Dreaaing Blend V4 cup water and 2 teaapoona cornatarch; cook, atlning rnnatantly until thickened. Remove from heat; add tt cup Florida grapefruit juice, 2 tableapoona aalad oil, % teaapoon aalt, 1H teaapoona augar, V4 teaapoon each paprika and dry muatard, V4 teaapoon Tabaaco and % cup cataup; beat until amooth. Add peeled clove of garlic. Shake before uaing. YIELD: 1M cupa. CoveCreek High School! The Cove Creek P. T. A. met in the high school gym on Monday, April 8. A very interesting pro gram was presented. The Elemen tary Rhythm Band played several numbers. Louise Ward, the win ner of the trip to the United Na tions, gave the winning declana tion. Mrs. Howard Edmistcn, our county supervisor, gave a very helpful talk on the child's health in school, and told how the par ents could help their children. The following officers were elected for 1957-98: President, Mrs. Ann Wilson; vice president, Mrs. Ford Henson; secretary, Mrs. Murriel Glenn; treasurer, Mrs. E. B. Fox. 4 H Club The Junior 4-H Club met Mon day, April 8 in the old gymnasium. The boys and girls met together. { The following games were played: Virginia Reel, Shoe Fly String, Hokey Pokey, and a square dance. Miss Street and Mr. Richardson at tended the meeting. Library Clnb The library club did not meet j as scheduled. Monday, because | many members were busy rehears ing for a spring festival to be given In May I CHANGE UNNOTICED For the first time in the nation'! history, in 1996 the number of peo ple employed in the production of goods was fewer than the number employed in everything else—;, government, trade, t services, fi nance, utilities, or transportation. While the output of the nation's | goods producers has risen about 49 per cent since 1947, their num- j ber has risen by only 1,600,000 to I a present total of about 17,000.000. j This total represents only about ■ one-fourth of all the Americans who are gainfully employed. U. S. offers Poland *79,000,060 j in economic aid. Important Meeting On New Watauga Plant Aa impartial nuaa bhIIi< in nmrtiiB with aacariag a mem ■mlirtirln pUat far Wataaga Commit will kc held to Ike caaaty caartkaaae la Baaaa Wedaeaday rveaiag, April tl. at e'dack. Every ri tiara iatereated ia tke grawtk aad pragreaa af Watauga Caaaty ia argad to a Head thia inertia*. BURGLARS CHANCE LOCKS Olympia, Waah. — The burglar or burglara, who viaited the gar age of Leo Gruenfelder recently, not only stole hia home-canned fruit and vegetablea but (witched padlocks on hia garage door. Gruenfelder doean't have a key to fit the new lock. i>onie*tic consumption of m expected la continue to lag be lind the 1900-90 season during the remainder at the marketing fee A great of *29,000,000, laid to be the largest ever made tci help train American college teacher*, ha* been announced by the Ford Foundation.
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