'CENTRAL, GIMME FLIVVER 6-828!' The auto to apto telephone la near at hand. The American Telephone and Telegraph company announces that it will soon be in operation to gether -with house to car and office to car phone talks. ? From the walky-talky we progress to the cabby-gabby. . ? Alter the war, possibly before, an automobile will have a telephone number. The wife will put in a call from the house and a buzzer on the dashboard will buzz. ? Presto! The automobile becomes part car, part house, part office and part phone booth! ? But if the boss can get you by phone that way it marks the end of the automobile as a pleasure ve hicle. ? One of the chief charms of an auto has always been that you could get away from it all. No matter what nugni nappen, noDoay covua get you on the phone and, after you had pulled over Into a sidestreet, say? "Sorry, I guess I have the wrong number." ? Add the telephone call to the red Ught, the detour sign, the motor cycle cop and the federal ear tax, and what have you got? Certainly not added comfort. ? You are transforming the flivver into a phone booth with tire trouble and hot brakes. ? Complications will be many once it becomes possible to link home sweet home with the beach-wagon and the imperial sedan by phone. ? We await the new exasperations of "What auto are you calling?", '"nut sedan is busy now," "The flivver that called you has bung up," and "There's no such ear in the book." ? It will mean one more automobile gadget to be fixed, too. ? From now on you will never be sure when something goes wrong with the old bus whether to take it to a garage or to the telephone com pany. ? We'll take a motorcycle?and no phone service! ? ? ? THE GENERAL'S AMBITION ("I'd like to come back here some day and do some catfishing like in the old days."?Genera] Eisenhow er at Abilene.) Jnst in rn again for raffish In the haunts of boyhood days? Just to watch the old cork bobbin' Where the bl{ one often plays. ... Far from wars and consultations Far from the plot and counterplot With no hard looks or suspicions Anywhere aroond the spot. . . ? Just to get op feelin' rested, With no schedule for the morn, And no problem to be handled So no new wars will be born. . . . Just to don a pair of jumpers And a shirt the worse for wear. With no stripes or bars or medals And the day all free from care ... Not a thought of lords and rulers? Not a fast plane to be made Net a word concerning Moscow, London, Berlin or Belgrade. . . . Not a paper up for signing? No excitement and no glow TILL IOC SEE THE WATER RIP PLE AND A BOBBIN' GO BELOW! .? ? ? Postwar Wonders Auto makers are displaying the new models. It is wonderful to be able to get a peek at the handsome new model you will have to go with out for another year or two. ? Customer (after looking at a new auto model)?Very pretty. What year may I expect a demonstration? ? And ODT Chief Johnson says there will not be enough new autos to satisfy the demand for three full years. We recommend Mr. John son for the office of Administration ox National Joy killers. Mean Weather Intermittent rain, I've learned. Which forecasts tell about. Is rain that stops when I go in And starts when I come out. Vigor out Dramatic Criticism tohn Chapman thinks is might ha a good thing if theater patrons lot themsehes go the may baseball fans do, registering their diapleasara mithosU restraint. Wa indorse the idea. a 4 careful impaction of the theater con aincas as that not enough pop bottles are thrown daring performances. a a a Barry Truman must feel pretty peeved at the fellows who said, "Go ?bead and run lor the vice presiden cy; it's quite an honor and it won't take any time er worry." Traditional Wedding Gowns Are Demanded by Modern Brides By CHERIE NICHOLAS \XT EDDINGS galore! That's '* what's happening now that so many of our servicemen are re turning to those they hold dear. The season of the year no longer has anything to do with the case. One of the reactions to the war is that weddings come up in any month. In fact, they have become year-round events. This year with the return of thou sands and thousands of eligi bles, wedding bells will be ringing more frequently than ever. Design ers are outdoing themselves in creating Just one lovely gown after another for brides-to-be who want to say "I do" in a wedding dress that lives up to tradition. Some of the dresses are in rich satin, traditionally trained and lace trimmed. Others are charmingly fashioned with fitted basque waists auu vciy IUJI s&uid ui aut_n aucex, cloudlike fabrics as ninon, mous seline de soie, net, marquisette or organza. There are also combina tions of lace and net, satin and net, or chiffon and lace. Several designers are featuring rhumba ruffles starting at the waistline and extending to short full trains. There is lots of back inter est, too, either in skirt fullness or in bustle bows. Peplums and apron effects vary the skirt treatments in front. Off-shoulder bodices and bertha necklines add a picturesque note to a number of dresses of the heirloom type. The favored head dress these days is the very full fingertip veil of fine net or tulle, falling from a little circlet or bon net or pancake beret of fluted net. The illustration herewith brings you a preview of just such gowns as you will see parading down the cen ter aisles in endless procession, for weddings are scheduled to take place in record number this year. Lovely beyond words is the very youthful-looking bridal dress of sheerest dotted net shown to the left in the picture. In this bewitching lit tle frock, so frilly and ruffly and sheer, so refreshingly naive in its. simplicity and girlish charm, not only the groom but each and every guest will have fallen in love with this winsome bride. A muchly beruffled bertha falls bewitchingly over her shoulders. The simple headdress she wears is of artfully arranged plain net. Traditional satin of choicest weave fashions the stately gown centered in the group. It carries out formality to perfection. The fine seed pearl embroidery that en hances the bodice is also repeated around the neck to encircle a throat-high yoke of transparent net. The very young bride or the bride with the small "teen-timer" fimire will go for the picturesque gown to the right, made of an indescribably fine net. The bodice pleating is set on a flesh-colored yoke giving an en chanting off-shoulder effect. The pleatings on the skirt are applied with exceeding grace to carry on about the short and full train. This portrait gown will be effective made up of mousseline de soie or fine ninon or soft and sheer voile. For the bride who plans a mid season wedding, a gown as effective as the traditional white satin is fash ioned of an all-over eyeleted white cotton sheer. This could be easily made by the bride-to-be who can sew. Let the bodice be of the fitted type, prettified with a sweetheart neckline. Make the skirt gathered slightly into the waistline but cut on a circular movement that de velops into a long train that will bil low out behind with infinite grace as the wedding cortege moves down the aisle. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Cotton Pique Suit We are hearing so much about suits that are made of de luxe cot tons in dark colors as being top fashion for summer and early au tumn wear. Here is just such a suit, and it is made of green and white check pique. White pique cuffs, collar facing and a novel but ton-back jacket-edge treatment add excitement. This stunning two piece by Helen Morgan makes a perfect going-away costume for the midsummer or early fall bride. Wide Brimmed Hats With Sheer Frocks That bulky look you see in many of the lovely white summer dressy hats is a myth. That is, they are not clumsy or heavy in the least. It's that they are lavished with bil lowy masses of net and tulle and veiling about their wide brims until sometimes they look almost top heavy, but really these airy-fairy confections are light as a feather. The hat of the moment to wear with one's dressy summer prints and pretty-pretty black sheer frocks is the wide-brimmed black straw; the wider the brim the smarter. An in teresting feature about these black beauties is that more often than not the brims are made to look dressy with fluted edges of lace or black net or they may take on big ruchings of black sheer. Sometimes the brims themselves are a structure of va pory black tulle and lace manipu- | lated on a wire foundation. Be the hat a simple straw, a fine Milan or a muchly manipulated brim with sheer lacy effect, the fact remains that the large black hat is a fashion favorite this summer. Hats Styled for Up Hairdo Come as Welcome News Women who have been having dif ficulty in fitting hats over the top knot hairdo will welcome the news that crownless hats are now being made that book or snap around the bun or the cluster of curls atop milady's head. These can be ad justed for a perfect fit. Sometimes a tall ruche of black or white sheer on the bat surrounds the topknot giving every appearance of a crown but the top is actually left open to accommodate die hair arrange . _ ? 1 ' ? KjQQjdQHifl Rcluied by Western Newspaper Union ROAD OF GERMANS WILL BE A LONG AND HARD ONE Germany U today not a nation. It is but a disorganized mass of some 70,000,000 humans. It is without law, other than the orders and edicts of Allied military commanders; without law enforcement other than that of the G.I. Joes of the Allied armies; without courts other than those presided over by military offi cers directly or indirectly. Such is today, but what of tomor row, of next year and other years of the future? Four armies, representing na tions of radically differing ideologies, occupy the four sections of Germany into which she has been divided. The only announced purpose of the four nations is that of stamping out the last vestige of Naziism. Pre sumably each army will use its own methods of accomplishing that pur pose. Presumably each army will introduce the ideologies of the na tion it represents in the making over of the German people. What the final result will be, or when that result will be accomplished, can be only a guess. A phenomena of the situation is the request of the German communists, that element of the German people who suf fered most from the wrath of Hitler, and who would be ex pected to accept Russian ideolo gies. They ask for the establish ment of a private enterprise system with a profit motive. That is American democracy, not Russian communism. Will they get that in the Russian-oc eopied tone? Time, only, can answer. Today the commanders of those Allied armies trust practically no German in Germany. There are none to whom they are willing to pass uncontrolled civilian authority. How many months or years will pass before those G.l. Joes can be relieved of their police posts? How long before those army orders give way to laws enacted by the German people? How long before those Al lied officers are replaced by civil ian judges? Again time, only, can answer. For Germany the road to the future will be long and hard. It means a re-education of the peo ple, starting particularly with the small children. It means the Implanting of new ideals, the creation of a desire for a differ ent way of life. It means the obliteration of (he "might makes right" theory, that has been a basic principle of Germany. With four different types of teach ers, with-a curriculum fixed by four differing ideologies, can a unified Germany be the final result? Time, only, can answer. In the meantime, the G.I. Joes of four nations will continue as the corner policeman. ? ? ? HIGH V. S. STANDARD OF LIVING BENEFITS WORLD To maintain our American standard of living and increase that standard as much as possible is the greatest service this country can render the peoples of the world. We have established standards to which other nations can, and do, aspire. Our standard of living is based on the income of our farmers and the wage scale paid to our workers. To force the American farmer and the American worker into competition in our home markets, which repre sents 50 per cent of the markets of the world, with the income and wages of the low standard nations would mean lowering the income of our farmers and the wage scales of our workers. It would reduce Ameri ca's buying power, and, in the end, result in lowering our standards without helping any other nation. Onr greater technical skin and better machinery will not offset the cheap wages of the Orient and most European countries. The world needs a standard to strive for and America sets that standard. ? ? ? "WHAT IS your farm worth?" I asked an Iowa farmer acquaintance. "That depends on what you place value," he replied. "As an Invest ment on which to pay dividends, year in and year out, it is worth a lot less than I could sell It for right now. As a home for myself and family; as representing a way of life we enjoy, it is worth far more than any om would offer, and it Is not on the market." That farmer knew idealistic values, and his farm paid dividends on such values to himself and his family. To them the pleas ure of living, as they wish to live, has a greater value than dollars. ? ? ? MANY A CASE of disposition is diagnosed as nerves. ? ? ? PRESIDENT TRUMAN was right in saying the representing of Ameri ca in the council of UNCIO was the most important post of American ap pointive offices. As that represent ative, the Hon. Edward R. Stettinius becomes the voice of the nation in world affairs, second only to the President. It is a high honor that carries with it a great responsibility. ? ? ? THE BEST INTERESTS of many a community would be served by a revival ef the old Massachusetts ducking stool tor town gc stops. . Farm Accident Costs Continue to Mount Most Losses Can Be Prevented Entirely By W. J. DRYDEN Accidents to farmers, in a typical year, lost double the amount of time needed to produce the average an nual wheat crop of the United States. The economic loss from ac cidents of all kinds occurring to farm people is nearly a billion dol lars per year. In a typical year: 17,200 farm people were killed. 4,500 were killed at agricultural work. 1,500,000 rural residents were in jured. Of the 17,200 accidental deaths among farm people, nearly half were the result of accidents similar to those in urban homes, due to falls, burns, poisons, firearms and drowning. The greatest number of fatal acci dents to farm workers occurred Don't adjust moving belts. while oiling, unclogging or adjusting moving (arm machinery. Some farmers were killed when tractors tipped over, but, next to ma chinery, the commonest acci dents were caused by livestock?by the startled horse or the bull that everyone thought was tame. Motor vehicle accidents not asso ciated with farm work took the lives of 3,700 rural people. The week commencing July 22 has been designated by President Truman as National Farm Safety week. Hunt Started for Meatier Market Fowl Major poultry associations, key poultrymen and U.S.D.A. special ists have undertaken an assign ment from the A & P Food stores to draw up specifications for an ideal meat-type bird and to super vise distribution of $8,000 in awards which the company has posted. The committee, headed by D. D. Slade, secretary. International Baby Chick association, believes the pro gram will crystallize thinking among poultry breeders and hatch erymen on a chicken with an abun dance of "carvings." A broad breasted chicken would mean mors economical growth, more meat pet pound of feed consumed, and more profits to poultrymen. A prize at $5,000 will be given to the poultry man breeding the best bird at the end of three years. Annual prog ress awards will total $3,000. Water for Chickens In order that fresh water may be provided ror tne chickens and be kept clean, the cov er shown hi this illustration la rec ommended. It map be need with water basin or some term of automatic water Alfalfa Adds Nitrogen When alfalfa is fed on the farm where it is grown and the manure is returned to the land, there would be a large gain in nitrogen and the phosphorus and potassium loss would be greatly reduced. At the University of Illinois, it was observed that when a ton of hay is sold, 87 pounds of nitrogen obtained from the air goes with no gain to the grower, but rather as a gain to the buyer of the hay. By feeding the alfalfa and using manure, this loss is reduced. Hormone sprays, or pre-harvest fruit - drop inhibitors, containing naphthalene acetic acid as the ac tive Ingredient, were used both in spray and dust form by many apple and pear growers throughout the country in 1M4. Add Water to Tire# There are no ill effects from Oil ing tires completely with a water solution of calcium chloride. Com pletely Oiled tires have an advan tage in that pressure is automatical ly increased as the tires are over loaded, thus avoiding the usual necessity for adding more air and using higher pressures in proportion to heavier tire loads. Resistance to bruising and pune turss is not affected by the percent age of liquid on. ?1 - ,?"* . ... _ , < SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS Scallops Trim Junior Two-Piecer Tot's Dress for School or Play Two-Piece Frock A SIMPLE and very pretty two piece frock for juniors that j will capture many an admiring , glance. Soft scallops make an ef fective finish on the flgure-whit- < tling jacket. A teen-age "must" j for summer festivities. ? ? ? Pattern No. 1354 la designed tor sizes 11. 12. 13. 14. 16 and 18. Size 12 requires 3?i yards of 36-inch material for the en semble. MESslEMh Grass stains on white materials can often be removed by sponging with ammonia and water. ??? Clean wicker furniture by scrub bing it with a stiff brush and warm salt water. The salt keeps the wicker from turning yellow. ??? An electrie refrigerator can be defrosted in a few minutes by this method. Turn power off in refrig erator, remove ice cube trays, fill them with boiling water, and re turn them to place. Leave refrig erator door open during defrost ing. ?e? When you are doing any paint ing in the house, be sure to tie a paper bag over each of the light fixtures and any others on which paint might drip. You will find that it is much easier than to do the necessary cleaning after wards. ??? Your little girl's dress can be given a professional touch, quickly and easily, if you use pretty hand kerchiefs for trimming. Two, which are alike, will be needed for each dress. The handkerchiefs may be edged with lace, embroid ery or have colored hems. Perhaps they have only embroidered cor ners. Cut and use for collars, cuffs and the little pocket tops. They make a dainty and practical finish. ?o? Resolve to go easy on the vac uum cleaner motor by emptying the dust bag after every use. Shake out the loose dirt, tie the bag inside out on the clothesline and let the breeze do the job thor oughly for you. To save that last bit, of shorten ing which clings to a jar contain er, fill the jar with just-under-boil ing water. By the time the water is cold the shortening will have risen to the top and returned to its unmelted stage. Easily removed. ?e? When screws and bolts in imple ments or iron become rusty, soak them in gasoline for 30 minutes and they will come out easily. Puffed Sleeve Press SHE'LL look as bright as a new penny in this adorable little iress with pert puffed si eased, tound-yeke and full awmgingiakirt. Make it for sohooLor?play-in,gay :becks - or pdHMMlbts, and trim vith bright ric rac. ? ? ? Pattern No. 1322 is designed far staee t. 3, 4. 5 and ? years. Size 3 mqvdiw l\k yards of 33-inch fabric; 3 yards sit ac for trimming. Due to an unusually large demand and rurrent war condltkms. slightly more tiuif s itqulied in filling orders for a few m i?e most popular pattern numbers. SKWINO CIRCLE PATTERN DEPT. 11M Sixth Are. New Yerk, N. T. Enclose 29 cents In coins far seat pattern desired. Pattern No. Ttlsa A AAr?mn Suy 'WJar JSoncls '-j ? ;1* - INAMY PACTS I mull r 8iual.i aba*. W#dl#4a B. F. tii