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Imaginary Interview* President Truman and Hit Mom. Mom?Well, Harry, you sure do look all frazzled out. What on earth's happened to you? Harry?What hasn'tl Gosh, mom, I sometimes wish I had never left the farm. Mom?I tried to get you to stay, son. I warned you about those city folks. You could have been a pros perous farmer today with no wor ries. Harry ? Shucks, mom, a farmer has his worries. Mom?Yes, but he doesn't have a flock of newspaper editors telling him what to do next. You'd be happy right now with a farm and cows and chickens and turkeys. . . . Harry?It would be just my luck to have to milk cows, surrounded by radio commentators. As for chickens, mom, I think I'd like 'em. There's never any doubt who's lay ing the eggs. So far as turkeys are concerned there are more big ones in Washington than in all Missouri. Mom ? I wish I could tell that awful John Lewis what J think of him for the way he's treated you. What did you ever do to make an enemy of him? Harry ? Nothing. Friend or foes are all alike to John. Mom?And that railroad mess! It's terrible the way they all gang ap on you, son. Why don't you teU 'em all to go to thunder and come oack to Missouri for keeps while you're still able? Harry ? A President can't walk out. Mom ? It seems that everybody else can. What's all this about you seizing things to right and left? Harry ? It's just a figure of speech. I seize mines and railroads theoretically, that's all. Mom?You look as if they had seized you, and NOT theoretically, t hate old Mrs. Gufaston more than ever. Harry?Who is she? Mom?When you were a baby she said you might grow up to be Pres ident! Harry ? Maybe she didn't know what it meant. ? Mom ? See here, Harry, what's this stuff in the papers about you refusing a pardon? Harry?What do you mean, re fusing a pardon? Mom?It says you want a second term. Tell me it ain't so! Harry?Gosh, mother, you told me to go to Washington and plow a straight furrow, didn't you? ? Mom?I didn't say anything about an eight-year furrow. Just be sen sible, my boy, and come home to Missouri where people love you, where they know you for the fine man you are and where nobody wants to scalp you every few minutes. Harry?Think how I'd look if I quit the White House, mom! Mom?Think how you'll look if you 'don't, my son! ? ? ? VANISHING AMERICANISMS "Yej, u* serve mashed, baked or boiled potatoes as uiell as French fried.' "If you are looking lor a home just phone us." ? 'We must first consider the general ! publicr ? "I don't want to do anything that would invite criticism - ? "You can't beat America when it comes to production ? "Live and let live." ? "Stop, look and listen.* * INFLATION AO the rest is quickly shot When yon break a fifty-spot. ? An optimist's that soy, so stranse, Who, when he shops, expects some ehanse. . Give thanks in torrents, not a trickle A cnp of coffee's still a nickel. PIER. ? ? ? Safer Driving Campaign Remember this i When at the wheel: Ton needn't be A super "heel." i Bear this in mind By hill and dell; i A ear is not i A long-range shell! ... I A good many men whose wives i are not any too good at baking will < welcome any drive to eliminate pastries with meals. 1 0 0 0 FOOD DRIVE CASUALTY Three-decker sandwich, Toor exit begins; That extra slice covered 1 Some terrible sins. ? ? ? They say that ever since Ethel I Merman scored as Annie Oakley in 1 that new musical of Buffalo Bill's 1 day she won't eat anything but buf falo steaks. ... i Brooklyn becomes 300 years old ] next month. Some at its-arteries cer- 1 tainly look it. 1 Released by Western Newspaper Union. UNNECESSARY FEDERAL SPENDING SWELLS TAXES THE GOVERNMENT estimate! its revenue for the fiscal year end ing June 30. 1947, at $31,500,000,000. That comes from the taxes, direct and indirect, that the American peo ple will pay. The federal govern ment budget of expenditures, as submitted to the congress by the President, calls for the stagger ing peacetime sum of $35,100,000, 000. Up to the time of adjourn ment congress will be debating how much of that sum it will appropriate. The Citizens National committee is a strictly nonpartisan organiza tion. Its purpose is that of analyz ing government activities, especial ly as they apply to expenditures, and to any infringement on our con stitutional freedoms. Its experts have carefully analyzed the budget for the coming year's expenditures, and challenge a total of $11,300,000, 000 of the sum asked for. That 11 billion plus is not needed in the ef ficient operation of a constitutional government. Its elimination from congressional appropriations would mean balancing the federal budget in 1947, and in addition make a be [ ginning at paying off our huge na*. tional indebtedness. The appropriations committee of the house of representatives started the ball rolling in the right direction when it cut the appropriation asked for the interior department practi cally in half, saving in that one de partment some $175,000,000. The analysis of that Citizens committee does not question any essential government ex penditure, or appropriations for anything for which the govern ment is committed. Its analysis does show conclusively the wasteful spending to which we have become addicted, and which has resulted in the ter rific tax burden under which we are laboring. Its bulletins eon tain the kind of factual informa tion to which the American peo ple are entitled. Such bulletins have a far too limited circula tion, especially in the rural sec tions, where they would be ap preciated and carefully consid ered. When .the American people can, if ever, understand what is happen ing; for what their money is being spent so lavishly; how non-essen tial much of that spending real ly is; how appropriations for gov ernment activities are the result of minority pressure groups, congress will be flooded by protests from all sections. The factual, tersely stat ed, information in the bulletins of the Citizens National committee dif fers radically from the mass of mis information dispensed by the 44,000 publicity people employed by the government who are working under the guidance, and in the interests, of the bureaucratic planners, who are anxious to perpetuate their jobs and maintain their wartime authority over the lives and ac tivities of the American people. It is time we average Americans should know the real facts about what is happening in Washington before the bureaucrats carry us over the precipice into the turbulent waters of state capitalism. ? ? ? JUST SO LONG as the national budget is not balanced, so long as we spend more than we receive from national revenues, so long will the government continue to sell gov ernment bonds. We, the people, are not buying them. They are being forced upon the banks. If the peo ple bought them we could not turn them into currency. The banks can, do and must to keep their assets fluid. It is that constantly growing surplus of currency that is the sand upon which inflation is growing. A balanced budget would stop the growth. DOLLAR VOLUME FIGURES GIVE FALSE IMPRESSION WASHINGTON was encouraged with the glad tidings of. greater dol lar volume of production for 1944 than for any prewar year. The amount was expressed in dollars, not in quantity of commodities pro duced. As inflation pushes the pur chasing power of the dollar down, the price marks on the commodi ties we buy increase. In 1929 the dollar could be exchanged for 100 gold cents of a fixed value. The value of the dollar of today is only a promise. The only fair compari son between now and the prewar years is in quantity of commodities produced, not in dollar values. The quantity does not measure up. But even at present low value dollars < 154 billion is not hay, and we can | t>e grateful. I ? ? ? THE MAJORITY of the people of < Europe need, and must have, help. There Is a minority that needs a swift kick. ? ? ? YOUR MOST interesting news- ( aaper is the one in which your name | sppears in connection with a com- , TK-ndable activity. I ? ? * MORE GENUINE HAPPINESS , sxists in the humble homes of the | villages and farms than in the glit- , taring night clubs of metropolitan , enters. I Women's World Last Year's Slacks Offer Material for Gored Skirts ?rtla ^J4a(eif TAKE ? good last look at last year's summer slacks when you trot them out with your summer wardrobe. If there's enough good material in them, they can easily be converted into a lovely skirt fit ted Just for you. The twill, serge, linen or butcher linen out of which many warm weather slacks are made is nice material for sewing. The gored skirt which is a simple basic style can easily be cut from the slacks and is simple to sew. Your most important points to consider in making this type of skirt is smooth fitting for waist and hips. The waistband should be firm but not tight. If it is too loose, the skirt will constantly twist. When you make the placket for the skirt, take care! H should stay closed smoothly to give an unbroken hip line. It's another of the secrets of success in making a skirt. Zip pers now are available, and it is easy to make a skirt with one fitted in. Or, your slacks might even have a zipper on them that could be used to an advantage in the remodeled skirt. If the fabric you are using is light enough, you might find the gathered skirt more attractive. Straight lengths of material are gathered, making the popular dirn dly type that the younger set like so well. Rip Slacks Apart Before Catting. Since you want the best fit pos sible in thu skirt, it would be best to rip the slacks apart carefully, using razor edge (being sure not to cut the prtcious fabric) or a small scissors, lifter this is done, wash and dye the fabric, if necessary, and carefully iron out all the creases so that you have a smooth cutting surface. The skirt is started at the waist line?if it is a gathered type, or the // you hat* an old pair of slack* . .. seams of the gores, if it is that type. After these are sewed, the skirt is fitted at the side seams. Baste these first, then try on be fore sewing permanently to see if the skirt fits properly. After this work comes the bind ing at the top and the placket. All this is best basted in before sewing permanently to assure perfect fit ting throughout. Do use pins be fore you baste, and press the fabric whenever necessary to assure easy sewing. When the skirt is completely fin ished, you are ready to do the hem. Slip the skirt on?and use the kind of shoes you will wear with it, as this will determine to a great ex tent hbw long the skirt will be. Even Hemline Is 8ign of Fitness. When you consider the length of the skirt, do so both from the point of view of your own figure and cur rent fashion. If a helper is not available to adjust the hem, place chalk mark on the edge of a table so that you will have a chalk line wherever the table touches you. Measure from this mark to the hem to assure you evenness all the way You can make a wearable ikirt. around. You must, of course, have a straightedged table to do this. An automatic skirt marker is an other gadget that will measure the hemline for you. The container is raised or lowered to the proper height. When you press the bulb of this gadget. It squirts chalk as you turn around. Another way of measuring the hemline is having someone help you in taking the measurement and placing pins around the skirt. In this case a tape measure is used? or a yardstick is easier?and place pins so many inches from the floor. Before taking the skirt off, have them pin it to make certain the length is correct. After removing the skirt, take out pins while making a basting line in their place. Before turning the hem, the edge should be finished with seam binding, with a stitched turn or with a plain turn. Once the edge is finished, the skirt can be turned at the basting. Smooth the edge over and hold in place with pins or basting. Use a small overlapping stitch to finish permanently. Press before and after stitching to insure perfect smoothness and evenness. If you are making a circular hem on a skirt, it's wise to let the skirt hang for two days or so before try ing to adjust the hem. Otherwise you might be unpleasantly sur prised to find that the skirt sags in the wrong places shortly after you have sewed it. Choosing Fabrics If you are making sport clothes or classic styles, choose the con ventional fabrics with subtle weaves, dots or checks. Neutral fabrics like gray and beige are always good provided they go well with your coloring. Printed fabrics are good for ?u lypca ui usciuj, everyoay gar ment*. They may also be used for daytime and evening wear, made up for the latter in very simple styles. Smooth surface fabrics de mand sophisticated styles. These fabrics show up every detail of construction and should be care fully worked with. The luxury fabrics like velvet, satin and rayon crepes are for evening wear. Sometimes they are used with a less expensive fabric and used for trimming. Tweeds, woolens and some of the sturdy rayons and cottons are for utility use, like men's clothes. Factory workers and youngsters find good use for them, too. Fabrics with pile like velvet, corduroy, velveteen and other rayons and woolens are used for winter wear, or as trimming. Crinoline Days A crinoline note of femininity creep* into the piay scene In this two-piece bathinf suit of crisp white celsnese beach cloth and Jer sey shorts. The parasol ruffle is trimmed with three rows of white rie rac. Summer Fashion Notes Soft elbow cuffs and the new pushed up sleeves that have the look of studied carelessness are much in the news. These are par ticularly noticeable on blouses. Looking for all sorts of femi nine frills on hemlines. Eyelets and lace are popular, but if you go in for more tailored things, you will want lifferent colored contrasting bands tor edging. White shoes and slippers will help you keep well groomed and comfort able during hot, sweltering weather. The manish style suit is taking a snub this season with more feminine styles prevailing. But look for an influence of men's suits Just the same, even though the suits are ap ing men's fashions from the time of Cavaliers, Directoire and Res toration periods. -fir* .Htitifir Electric Hotbed* to Suit Average Need* Use During Entire Year With Profit Science ha* invaded the hotbed field and, to a large extent, ha* dic tated the replacement of manure a* a heating agent with electricity, which generate* the deaired tem perature in the bed by mean* of a special soil heating cable. The cable, preferably, should be buried from 4 to fl inches beneath the surface where It 1* permanently out of the way, although it may be placed flush with the ground. Sixty feet of cable Is regarded as ade quate for a standard 6 by ? foot bed, with strands spaced 7 inches apart and uniformly laid back and forth across the entire bed. In northern states, a standard hot bed, with thermostat, will use from % to Hi kilowatt hours of electricity per day for each 3 by 6 foot glass covered sash, depending on the weather, the protection given the bed and the temperature main Installing ioH heating equip ment. Straw hat been placed in the bottom of the bed to provide better drainage. tained. The uae of a thermostat makes the operation of the bed au tomatic, saves power and gives the grower control over plant de velopment. Plants in electrically heated hotbeds should be watered frequently, most users specifying 6 quarts per sash. Studies made by the United States department of agriculture record that seeds germinate and plants grow in from 20 to 30 per cent less time in electric hotbeds than in those in which manure is the "heat ing" agont. Window Ventilator This sketch shows an excellent way to fix the windows of the vari ous barns or farm buildings. There are g'ffl no hinges and the ^Saj windows can be 10 opened and closed tvMj at will or removed entirely if desired. vSI The triangular yl pieces (A) are fas tened to the sides .yl JlL vj], of the frame as Fr?n?-JjLL? shown. A piece (C) across the bottom ?? holds the bottom of the sash in place. Another piece (B) across the top keeps the pieces (A) the correct distance apart and serves as a rest for the sash when it is opened. A small button fastened to the win dow frame at the top holds the win dow shut, and another attached to the sash holds the window open. Urea Wound Powder Used on Livestock During World War II, two med ical corps officers, Holder and Mc ? nay, ana uter, in ner, reported aston iahingly efficient re tulta in handling contaminated wound* by local ap plication of a pow der made by mix ing urea with sul fanilamide and sul fa thiazole. The advantages vi wvii (Nwuci aim obvious as the urea not only aids greatly in dissolving and ridding the wound of necrotic or dead tissues cells, but also greatly increases the antiseptic properties of the two sul fa drugs. A urea-sulfonamide mixture has sow been offered to the veterinary profession and to the fanner. Cur rently this formula promises to re place most of the so-called wound > powders containing lime and alum, | formerly used to dust on wounds of i livestock. It is also widely used in I the uterus to hold down infection after birth of young and is also in corporated in ointment bases for use in eye infections. Give Phenothiazine in Bolus Form to Sheep Tests conducted at Mississippi have indicated that phenothiazine given in bolus form is more effec tive in treating sheep with stomach worms or nodular worms than when It is given as a drench. Mixing the phenothiazine with the food is too uncertain unless each animal Is treated separately. The capsule form is not satisfactory because of the amount of time required to All sad weifb <be capsules. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS 1 Su mmer ^licflitiuear for IfYjatronS S*hirtwaUter 3i UerSatiHe, Smart 1359 34-* 8874' 14-46 v Cool Nightgowa A DELIGHTFULLY cool sum mer nightdress designed es pecially for the more mature fig ure. The pretty V neck and brief sleeves are edged in narrow lace, the soft bow tie in back insures a neat fit. Why not make up sev eral in different colors for warm nights ahead. ? ? ? Pattern No. 1350 comes in sizes 34. 38. 38. 40. 42. 44. 48 and 48 Size 38 requires 3% yards of 35 or 30-inch fabric; yards lace; Ifc yard ribbon for bow. AirtwaW Fnck Y'OITRE ALWAYS fore of look 1 ing your best in a smart shirt waist frock. Versatile and charm ing?a style beloved by every age. This cap sleeved version will be lovely in a brightly striped fabric, used contrastingly for yoke and sleeves. ? * ? Pattern 1*0 *14 a tor Has 14. M. 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