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^2^ TBUMANS TAKE OVER THE WHITE HOUSE The President ? Well, Bess, how do you like the new shack? Mrs. Truman ? You know me, Harry: I like a house smaller and cozier. ' The President ? Me, too. Not much like the housekeeping setup back in old Missouri, is it? . Mrs. TrnnyiB ? I wi*h White Houses weren't compulsory. Why can't ? president live in a little place be likes and just keep a house like this for special events and vis itors? The President ? That would suit me, honey. But traditions are tradi tions, even when they make you pretty miserable. A shebang as big as this takes plenty of getting used to. Mrs. Truman?I suppose it could be worse. The President ? How's the kitch en? Mrs. Truman ? Back home in Independence or Grandview they'd put a sign "Eureka" on it and hold roller skating derbies in it. But Mrs. Roosevelt left it lovely. Not a speck anywhere. The President ? She had it all modernized and equipped with up to-date gadgets. Mrs. Truman ? I'd still settle for an old-fashioned Missouri kitchen with a few essential pots and pans where I could find 'em without call ing for help. The President ? One with the old bacon and eggs atmosphere . . . the coffee-and-cakes-for-two mood, eh, Bess? Mrs. Truman ? Oh man! A plain everyday kitchen with a homemade apple pie flavor ... a smell of cornbread ... a lingering aroma of fresh ginger cookies ... a sort of roast pork and potatoes intimacy . . . and air of flapjacks and maple syrup. . . . The President ? Stop it, Bess! You're killing me! ? The President ? What a load of oil paintings they have around here. They stare out at me everywhere. It's creepy. Mrs. Truman ? You and I were raised in the old-fashioned pictures in - the - back - of - the - red - plush album-when-you-need-'em mood. The President?Well, we can make the place cozy by putting in a few things of our own. Mrs. Truman?Like what? The President?Well, that old pine table of mine, the walnut desk I got in Kansas City, the bookcase that . . . Mrs. Truman?Not that old cabi net with all those war souvenirs, guns, fishing reels, stuffed birds and pipes all over it! The President?Now, look, Bess; don't forget I'm commander-in-chief now. Mrs. Truman?Harry, be your self! ? ? ? TWITCHELL AND THOSE SKEETER LOVE SONGS Elmer Twitchell is intrigued by the recent announcement that a Cor nell medical man has been trapping mosquitoes and making phono graphic recordings of their "love songs." The Cornell man. Dr. Mor ton C. Kahn, says the songs of the female skeeters panic the malei-. ? Mr, Twitchell wanted to know why any doctor wanted to make such researches into the life of a skeeter anyhow. We explained that it was all part of a new campaign in skeeter extermination. "Record ings of the love songs played in sci entific swamp-traps will lore mil lions to specific points, where they can then be gassed or something," we explained. ? "I am an old mosquito trapper myself," said Elmer, "but 1 believe in a code of sportsmanship, -no matter whether the quarry is mos quitoes or elephants. There is some thing low and despicable about the doctor's idea." ? Just then a large one lit on Elmer's forearm and gave him the needle. Elmer swatted it with un usual savagery, exterminating it in a very ruthless manner. * "How about it?" we asked. "That one," be declared, "was a CROONER!" ? "But even so, did you have to sock it like that?" "Yes. Know what it was croon ing?" "What?" "I'll be seeing you in all the old familiar places!" barked Elmer. ? ? ? Matthew J. Connolly of Clinton, ' Mass.; and Jimmy Reinseh of Atlanta, Ga., are President Tru man's official secretaries. The offiee wag says the correspondents can new get hi with a Jimmy and go to the Matt on ail Issues if neces sary. ? ? ? Hi ? Everytime my wife reads about another resignation in Wash ington die says, "They can't keep any help very long down there, Walter T. Kofaa. Teen-Timers Want Chic Styles Designed Especially for Them By CHERIE NICHOLAS 'TPHERE is no clientele that has a 1 better, chummier "stand-in" with designers, merchants and in fact the entire fashion industry than that of our ever-beloved teen-age youngsters. Believe it or not, these teen-timers, who seem to have "taken over" in the fashion realm, judging from the way their every whim in matter of dress is catered to by those who set the new fashions, definitely do not all wear bobby socks, nor do they all go about carelessly in too large sweaters. As a matter of fact, most of them are keen on smart duds right now. There are times when even a Sinatra-swooner likes to get prettied up in a real dress, and pumps that have real heels. There is one thing that teen-timers insist upon, and that is the clothes they wear must be styled definitely for them. The frocks, the suits, the coats, the blouses and all the de tails that go to make up their ward robe must look the part of the radi ant, keen-minded teen-age. You can see at first glance that the fashions here pictured are unmistakably keyed in teen-age mood. The roguish little teen-timer to the right is wearing a dress that fairly shouts youth at you. That good old stand by, color-bright gingham, is the ma terial used for this charming frock. It's trimmed with ric rac and fea tures a baby neckline. A dirndl waistline and full ruffles about the neck and pockets bespeak a youthful styling. The pretty girl, centered In the trio, is wearing a decidedly teen age type dress that features a daisy chain neckline and fly-front en hanced with embroidered daisies. This season embroidery enters very Cottons de Luxe 1 ? ? j Cottons are going places this ' spring and summer. Many women think so highly of them, they are J planning a wardrobe made up al most entirely of swank cotton weaves. This pretty frock of mint cool chambray will be just the thing to wear for an afternoon date. It has c an interesting neckline and modish p cap sleeves. The plaid gingham pep- h lum is detachable, which goes to b show what cleveT things are being b done in way of interchangeable ac- r cessories. This pephrni on, and that o peplum off, gives you two costumes tl in one. As to the gloves of match- g ing gingham, they are right in step ti with fashion's idea as to what's tl what hi higb-atyle costume accents, g importantly into fashion's scheme of I things. The smart epaulet shoulders carry the same line as the flanges on big sister's new spring frock. Any teen-age lass would feel quite dressed up in the dress to f?e left. It is made of gabardine in any of the new and .lovely pastels you may choose. Embroidered daisies outline the scalloped pockets and the epaulet shoulders. The bodice ties with a self-fabric cord at the neckline. The soft dirndl-type skirt will sway beautifully on the dance floor. A jumper dress rates as an in dispensable in a young girl's ward robe. A smartly styled type of gray flannel has a skirt that fastens down the left hip with huge red but tons. A semi-yoke that flanges over each shoulder is also cleverly anchored with three red buttons at each side. With this jumper frock, Miss Fashionwise Teen-ager wears a blouse of the new and tres chic long sleeve type, the fullness of which is gathered into wristbands. The weskit dress is another higb spot in a teen-timer's wardrobe. A favorite model is made of checked rayon. The skirt has three flat box pleats in front and the bottom of the sleeveless weskit has a two point hemline cut exactly like Dad dy's vest. Girls in their early teens are also quite elated over the sun back dresses being made up espe cially for them of striped chambray or printed pique that have the cun ningest little separate boleros with cool cap sleeves styled in the latest manner. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Dirndl Skirt With Blouse Making Big Hit This Season This is a season when young girls rill be wearing most picturesque Iresses that stress the blouse-and kirt theme. It's the dirndl skirt trorn with a quaint and charming ff-shoulder blouse that is making he big hit. You may expect to see his fashion played up in most ver .a tile and fascinating ways. In the olorings, the styling and the gen ral appearance these exotic looking ittle two-piecers definitely reflect Mexican and South American influ ince. The dirndl skirt made of gay ottons Is smartly styled with lounces in many instances or, if a imple straight silhouette, is apt to ? made ornate with huge novelty ockets or wide contrast borderings ibout the hemline. The favorite ilouse is the off-shoulder type with ull short puffed sleeves. You can nake them up simply of gay print r any material you choose. How ver, the big news is the fine lingerie ilouse of an exquisite sheer that Is nchantingly trimmed with lace edg ng or colorful hand embroidery, fou will want at least one of these or gala occasions and parties. Large Star Shape Is New Jewelry Trend The newest thing in brooches, lips and pendants is the large im ortant-looking star shape. These andsome Jewelry pieces are fetcb igly designed in glittering sun urst effects, some with colorful tone settings in a one-color scheme r they may reflect multi-colors or icy may be worked in lacy filigree old effects. They are so decora ve that they may be worn as m single important Jewel that lamorizas an entire costume. tlmtmmmi br Western Neweneper Onlcn. ONE MAN'S WORK ON UNION PUBLICATION A SHORT TIME AGO EWi Searles died in Washington. For considerably more than a quarter of a century he wai numbered among my much-appreciated newspaper friends. I knew him first when ha was the political editor of the In dianapolis News, a Democratic newspaper, the principal owner of which was a leading Republican, former Vice President Fairbanks. That condition, plus the division of both parties in the state into bit terly warring factions, with Fair banks the leader of one of the Re publican factions, made the Job gf political editor of the News hoi an easy one to handle. That was espe cially true in a state where the game of politics was played as close to the chest as in Indiana. Searles was thoroughly grounded in all the details of the political situation in the state. He knew all the inhibi tions, and was filling the job to the satisfaction of a Republican owner and a Democratic clientele It was, as I remember, either 1917 or 1911 that Searles told me he was quitting the News. He said the job, under the conditions that then exist ed, offered no opportunity to do con structive work, and he wanted to do something that would aid in bet tering America. He told me he had accepted the job of editing the Coal Miners' Journal. At first it was hard for me to be lieve his statement. I could visu alize Ellis Searles on such a job. He told me he had accepted on John Lewis' written agreement that, as editor of the miners' publication, he could use it as a medium through which to inspire better American citizenship. Lewis had urged that he do just that For a quarter of a century Ellis Searles, through every Is sue of the Coal Miners' Journal, carried to his miner audience the ideology of our American way of life; the operations of a representative government, and the citizen's place in that gov ernment He did, in a simple, understandable way, what the schools might do. He believed in the efficacy of the job he was doing. He believed he was giv ing the miners and their fami lies a broader conception of the meaning sad values of Ameri can citizenship. Regardless of our opinion of John Lewis, and his influence, we must credit him with having made the work of Ellis Searles possible. ? ? ? WHEN IS A COMPANY IN 'BIG BUSINESS'? HOW BIG must business be to be considered big business? How small and how large can business be to be in the small business class? We have in the United States 40 con cerns each with assets ranging from one to more than six billion dollars. That is big business, but in what category is the business between that and on down to the village store? Just where does big business stop and small business start? Can the answer be based on the amount of assets, number of stockholders, number of employees or profits. Metropolitan Life Insurance com pany is the largest business in America in point of assets. They amount to $6,463,803,532. It has 30, 500,000 stockholders. It employs, exclusive of agents working on com mission, 26,507 people. Its profits for 1943 amounted to $24,466,528, a bit under $1 per stockholder. To me the village store represents small business. To some people I know the one hundred million dollar cor poration is considered small busi ness. I know at no standard. ? ? ? POSTWAR FARMING SHOULD BE UNREGULATED THE MOST PRACTICAL post war solution of the so-called farm problem Is to permit the farmer to raise what he knows Ms aeres will produce to best advantage, without direction or regimentation from Washington. The govern ment's job to be that of assuring Mm a fair price market at heme and abroad. The farmer would prefer that the government assist China, for example, in supply ing food for her starving millions, and by so doing provide a mar ket for fall American farm pro duction, rather than have the gov ernment pay Mm a dole for not producing. The world produces tee little, rather than too much food to assure fall stomachs for an peoples. It Is a problem of world distribution. ? ? ? WE CAN JUSTLY sing praises to the heroic exploits of the airman; we can glory in the hard hitting shells of the artillery, and the dare devil leading of the tanks; we can marvel at the skill and resources of the engineers, but it is the infan try that really wins the war. The flier, the artillery, the tanks and the engineers are but preparatory. It is when the weary, heavy, mud encrusted feet of the G.L Joes of the infantry have been implanted en soil held by the enemy that ths bat Uo is over. Science Develop* Aid* for Farmer* Crop and Livestock Improvements Seen /"?ONTDfUED high production lev els on American farm* in IMS ahould be materially aided by re cent discoveries and developments by U. S. department of agriculture 1 research experts. Some of the announced results of the Agricultural, Research adminis tration's prograih are: 1. Release of jnew improved varieties"? plants; such a* corn hybrids, suitable to the South. Hy brid corn has been little used there ao far, but the new variety shows promise of bigger acre yield in creases than in the North. Hybrid onions give evidence of increasing yields per acre, as much as 20 to 30 per cent. 3. Working out of methods for con ditioning and treating ammonium nitrate, so that it can be readily used as a high-nitrogen fertilizer. 3. Confirmation by tests with DO (dichloropropylene ? dichloro propane) of earlier reports that it is highly effective against the rootknot nematode. 4. Development of a mechanism for dispersal of insectlcidal sprays by airplane. 5. Production of new allyl com pounds, frpm ordinary sugars and starches, that form clear, weather resistant coatings lor wood, paper, or metaL 3. Development of a dual-stretch method which improves the physi Better Production cal properties of cord made from cotton fiber, the result of research on tire cord. 7. Extension of the use of pheno thiazine as a drug for livestock. He search has shown that it can be safely used for calves, and that wormy sheep taking regular small doses in their salt, show improve ment from the medication. Postwar Locker Plant Expansion Promised Model Locker PUnte Increase. As a result of prewar aa well as successful wartime experience of farmers who have used frozen food lockers for quick freezing and stor ing of their surplus food supplies, a broad increase in construction of locker plants in farming communi ties is expected after the war, ac cording to the National Frozen Food Locker association. The frozen food locker industry, now operating more than two mil lion Individual storage units, serves one-fourth of America's farm fami lies, and is making plans for fur ther expansion. Rental of lockers, in many cases, is far below the cost for low tem perature refrigeration installed by individual farmers. Tests have proven that the quality of meats, fruits and vegetables can be main tained by properly regulated locker plants. Not only do locker plants serve as a storage place for the needs of the farmer, but it is possible for him to develop a select retail trade, selling in winter direct from his locker supply. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS | For Pleasant Summer Afternoons Gay Two-Piecer for Teen-Agere Afternoon Frock T OVELY afternoon frock for the larger woman who likes a sim ple, uncluttered feeling about her clothes. Wonderfully slenderizing and with just a touch of ruffling for feminine accent. ? ? ? Pattern No. 1312 is designed for sizes 36. 38. 40. 42. 4* 48. 48. SO and 32. Size 38, short sleeves, requires 3% yards of 35 or 30-inch materiel; 1 yard machine-made ruffling to trim. When making pancakes, here is a useful tip. Rub a little salt over the frying-pan when it'is hot. The batter will not stick then. ?a? Dusting with talcum or corn starch will help keep rubber gloves from sticking together on the inside. The powder is dusted both on the inside and on the out side. This should be done to any rubber material that lies folded. ?a? Used crankease oil may be used to paint fences and gates. Paint only during dry weather. Eggs which are very cold sepa rate more easily. Break them as soon as they come out of the ice box if the yolks and whites are to be used separately. Sqneese a little lemon juice through the meat grinder before grinding dates, figs, prunes or rais ins snd they will leave the chop per n.ore readily. ?a? By cooking in dishes that you can bring right to the table, food will stay hot longer and you will save yourself dishwashing. To avoid fatigue while you are ironing or doing any work where you remain long in one spot, stand on a heavy rug or rubber mat. ll-lf Junior Twn-Pieeer ^PHE gay Httle flared peplum oa * this smooth twO-piecer for Jib* iors whittles your waist to a mini mum. Use big, bright lie rar for a dashing trim. Smart, mmS so easy to wear for all your sum* mer activities. ? ? * Pattern No. ISM to. itotofiud tor ate 11. 12. 13. 14.19. It and It. Si* B, dart sleeves, requires 3* yards of 3B-inch Into rtof t yards trimming. Send your order to: i1 f SEWING COtCMt PATTtJLK MEPT. US* stxta Ave. New Tart, to. T. . ? 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