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THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Thursday, April 3, 1947
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Science Striving to Prove
The Evils of the Cigarette
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Announcement is made by Mrs. William S. Ilild of the betrothal
of her daughter, Norma May, to William E. Marx, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Dewey Z. Marx. Both Miss Hild and Mr. Marx are attend
ing the University from which Mr. Marx will receive his bachelor
of science degree in electrical engineering in June.
CouxU"y of the Lincoln Journal
BY DON SHEPHERD.
I see by the papers that the
never-ending war against tobacco
is still surging forward in full
force. I have still to figure out
Just what the scientists hope to
prove or accomplish in case they
should stumble upon proof posi
tive that the innocent cigarette is
man's greatest enemy. If some
one should approach you on the
street and sajL 'Friend, do you
know that cigarettes are of no
benefit to you?" would you 1
forth with a scream of despair
throw away your packaged nico
tine poison and your $12.50 lighter
never to smoke again?
Please do not misunderstand
me. I will not be one to say that
there have been no successful sur
veys to prove that the evil weed
is nothing more but packaged
death, but I have noticed that
many have tried and failed in this
field.
One famous experiment was
taken by a scientist of a famous
university, who came very close
to proving that the innocent cig
arette is actually a missile of death
and shortens the lives of its vic
tims. However the man in charge
of this experiment died before he
'ould prove the fact conclusively.
Several studies have shown that
by smoking one or two cigarettes a
person reduces the temperature of
his various limbs, but, unfortu
nately it was found that the same
affect is brought about by the
comparitively simple process of
deep breathing.
In another test, smoke from
cigarettes was blown into the
cages of some rats. It was found,
no doubt to the dismay of the men
in charge, that these rats lived
just as long as other rats, but
these rats were not quite so
-hubby as other rats who did not
ve the smoke blown in their
i es. No doubt the smoked rats
lost weight out of pure indigna
tion at the idea of having smoke
blown in their faces all day long.
There is no question but what
the foregoing has firmly con
vinced you smokers, that con
tinued pursuance of the practice
of smoking will probably shorten
your lives to the point where you
will never live until graduation;
therefore, instead of dumping your
cigarettes, pipes and accessories
into the street (causing undue
work to be thrust upon the local
street-celaners and pledges) if
you will just stop by the rag of
fice I will take care of all of these
horrible items for you.
Veterans Administration re
ceived over 566,000 applications
forconvention from term to per
manent insurance during 1946,
compared with 131,000 for 1945.
Late Discovery
Of Cob Nylons
Halts Fashions
Science has scored again! Ah.
yes, girls, the latest word is that
scientists have found a new way
to make nylons! News is out that
they are now getting 40 pairs of
nylons to the bushel of corn cobs!
Of course this is not the only
stride; they have also discovered
that cotton seed hulls and the
hulls of oat and rice bran produce
the same substance that is needed
for nylon.
I am quite sure that all the fe
males will be much happier know
ing that those nylons they sport
are not made from grimy old cool
and petroleum but from compara
tively clean corn cobs. Seems as
if the farmer has come iito hia
own. The day has finally come
when one can drive aldng the
highway and see acre upon acre
of nylons waving in the Nebraska
breeze.
More Yet!
Hey! Don't run off! There's more
yet! Dr. C. K. Tseng of the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography pre
dicts that before many moons
lady's unmentionables will be pro
duced from seaweed. Stockings,
dresses and shirts will also grow
out of this discovery. This fabric
is tenderly referred to as "sea
weed rayon", a very comforting
by-line you must admit.
After a Fashion
By Jean Swengel & Gene Jensen
Fashion designers have devised
a new way of adapting play cos
tumes in the direction of more
salability. By adding a jumper to
a one or two-piece play ensem
ble, three separate costumes are
created.
The trend towards co-ordinating
blouse, slacks and skirt out
fits is returning. Most asked-for
are light-weight man-tailored
crepe blouses augmented by har
monizing slacks and skirts for
summer wear.
For those who wish to try their
hand at creating, good news in
the form of wool fabric price re
duction has come. As an example,
woolens which sold at a ceiling
of $1.75 a yard and were raised
to $1.87 when regulations were
lifted have been reduced to $1.70
a yard now.
Make Your Own.
This business of a spring ward
robe could be eased by supplying
the handwork yourself. Oppor
tunity in the way of spring va
cation is knocking on every little
coed's door. So rjust in case you
do decide to be energetic advice
on what is the best-selling mate
rial is forthcoming.
Pastel flower motifs chiselled
on black backgrounds highlight
the combed cotton broadcloth
group. The motifs are small and
neatly arranged to make up into
easy-to-wear campus dresses.
Bold colors are shown in the
pique group which is made un
usual by combinations of vivid
shades seen against softer ones.
Chambrays.
Stripes and chambrays seem
to be the two most never-to-be-separated
items. This season they
are distinguished by a narrow
satin stripe outlining the color
against white. Of course, there
will always be the plain material
in colors to match and the two
tone arrangements.
Good news for the "sack" dress
fiends! Manufacturers of tubular
jersey have given a new lease on
life to the winteidiscovery. They
have introduced a light rayon
tubular jersey in as wide an ar
ray of colors as its predecessor
of wooL
Shoes.
At Herman Delman's showing
of spring shoes in his Bergdorf
Goodman salon the theme is de
signed for the new apparel fash
ions. To complement the graceful
longer skirts the narrow heel is
shown.
Patent leather was introduced
with an airy note for formal wear,
especially the ankle length style.
One shoe shown for evening wear
was a sling pump with criss
crossed strips of gold and silver
kid quite a change from the pre
vailing sandal type to which we
are all so accustomed.
For town wear a low-heeled
black patent makes use of a
trellis patterned vamp making
diagonal openings lined with
white kid, a radical change from
any of the present modes. One
style for casual sportswear was
shown in brown calfskin with the
turned-up toe, suggestive of the
Arabian Nights. It also used the
Wraptured Sole, which is really
a very low wedge. There is no
heel, but just a part of the leather
going up the back and around the
ankle to buckle.
The shoes just mentioned are a
far cry from what has been de
manded in former years and
women may or may not be in fa
vor of casting aside the extreme
platforms and four-inch heels for
the lower length.
Skirt Lengths.
Latest responses to the longer
length skirt prove very interest
ing across the country. The cus
tomers are approving of the new
length especially in the slim
styled skirts. It has been found
that 15 inches from the floor has
been the most popular length.
In Seattle the older and larger,
as well as the taller women es
pecially are preferring the new
length. Those wearing junior or
petite sizes do not adhere to the
longer skirts as readily; Ballet
length skirts are not popular at
all nor are the uneven hemlines.
Chicago presents a little differ
ent story. Here the lines run about
four or five inches below the
knee. The misses' dress sections
and the petite sizes are well in
favor. The fuller skirts generally
tend to be somewhat shorter,
varying with the height of the
individual. For the more fashion
wise, the ballet length and dip
hemline are selling more import
antly. In Dallas and Houston the
women are accepting the new
skirt length, but not as readily
as in the other sections of the
country. The salesladies are doing
a lot to jjromote them in these
places.
So you see, girls, the new
length has proven itself through
out the country. Here's to a big
revival of your present wardrobe!
The number of Civil War vet
erans drawing pensions from Vet
erans Administration dropped
from 154 on June 30, 1946, to
116 on Jan. 31, 1947.
Nearly -18,500 veterans with
certain disabilities have applied
for automotive conveyances at
government expense, with 13,300
certified as eligible. Veterans Ad
ministration said.
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