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r | \ NEW YORK VIGNETTE . . bfJtbnSkim I j ORDERS—LAR6I AND SMALL: This city's population may Increase ; by s half million in tr.e next ten year* and so, •ogicallyenough, . Mayor O’Dwyer | hat juit made the pronounce ment that the Police Depart - meet muat be expanded cor respondingiy. » »sissi i The mayor also made a statement which startled . some people, but which, none the (less Is true, that this community ; has a lowsr crime rate per popula tion count than any other city In the country. 'ALARUMS: "All this" and" other .things too were recently observed for us while talking with Ben Alex ander. who conducts the weekday [.“Heart’s Desire” programs for MBS from Hollywood, Cal., and who, when taking quick trips to the east coast haB always said that NYC Is a nice place to visit and that he would like to live here. He ob served, for example, something twhich we hadn’t noted: namely '.[that there are sirens and sirens ^here. but that one has a particular fascination for him. It’s on a bank on busy 125th Street, Manhattan, along which throngs a few days ago were milling In their usual late morning shopping fashion, paying little attention to the screaming of the establishment’s alarm device. Matter of fact, Ben observed, they paid no attention at all until seven police radio cars, cruiser cars and a police emergency truck arrived and only until then was most every one ail ears and eyes both. Maybe it doesn't matter too much. The sireD was set off by mistake. CALL ME MIKE: He was a small brindle bull terrier pup, says Ben. and he four-footed It into a subway , train about 11 in the morning. All Mike really wanted was friends, but some undlscemlng person yelled "mad dog," and by the tube Patrick Keating, subway train conductor, arrived to take over, the car was empty but for sad Mike who by that time was understandably an noyed himself. There was a regular NYC policeman aboard the train too, and be and Keating decided that the dog should be isolated. He was. all right, and right in that eight-car train which was taken . out of service and shunted into the ! Corona layup yards. With the pup still aboard, three cops stood by with 1 drawn revolvers while the ASPCA j agents cornered him. And all he’d had been looking for were those frlends-i Better_ luck^ next Ltime, Mike, f _____ _ Z Economy Oven Menu I Just one and one-half cups of ground meat serves six in twe-in-on«j * biscuits. The entire menu can be baked in the oven^ 'C_Economy in meal planning means attention to small details—} like using leftovers, purchasing of seasonal foods, getting the most] \ for your money whenever a food item is added to the market basket.' This menu has been planned to help you make a good start onj i the spring budget—and stHl please the family with food that looks i and tastes good. > ITwo-ln-One biscuits make excellent use of a cup or so of left-over meat or of fresh ground meat, always less expensive because it does 'not need to be tender. Enriched flour in the biscuits gives more for .'your money because it contains added B-vitamins and iron at no (additional cost. •*■>*> * , 4 I Tomatoes and asparagus are foods that spring makes inexpen sive, yet they provide just the right color touch. j ► - A saving in time is accomplished by using the oven for the entire] menu. Yes, asparagus and tomatoes can be baked, and you’ll find, ' that color is retained when a moderately hot oven is used. Place the, } asparagus in a flat, shallow pan with just enough water to cover the 1 bottom of. the pan. Season to taste and bake uncovered until tender,' ; turning the spears just once The tomatoes are cut in half, brushed 1 jvith melted butter or margarine and heated until they bubble. ‘ Two-In-One Biscuits '*% 11 cup rifted enriched flour -1y >1 2/3 cup milk ; V; teaspoon fait l I'A cup* ground near (may be\ _ j yf/j teaspoons baking powder J ( f either cooked or uncooked) ) 1 to 2 tablespoon# shortening A. i Salt and pepper to caste. ' i^-'Sift together flour, salt and jfcmking powder. Cut or rub in rlhortening. Add milk to make a Nrery soft batter. Fill greased nsnumn pans one-third full with' [Masoned meat. Pour batter oiT flop *f meet, Ailing pan twtbj . * \ thirds full. Bake in a moderately * hot oven (400 degrees F.) 30 to £ 40 minutes. Remove from pans.' t Turn upside down and tarve with Zgrilled tomatoes. Yield: Si* thrs »tS biuJuiU BROTHERLY BEHAVIOR By Earle Conover An unemployed man was passing a factory gate as a wh istle was ending a long blast. Workmen began steaming out of the big gate, each with his , dinnerpail in his hand. The man. who was young enough to work (if given the chance) and yet old enough to talk to his self, was heard to re mark, “Well., it’s lunch time for some folkes, but it’s just twelve o’clock for me.” Just Twelve O’clock There are intireJy too many people in the Land-of-Liberty who are far from free. Every time they step up to an unem ployment window they are “marked men”. They are bar red from chances to make a liv ir\g by their looks, on their name, due to discrimination because, of the color of their skin, or tlfeir country of birth, or, too, a churchh tie-up. For these people and their loved ones because of irreeu lar income- because of unstea dy employment— because of factors often beyond their con trol, it is too frequently not lunch time, but “just 12 o’ clock. During the dark days of the last depression a preacher whose skin was considerably darker than mine) was speak ing of daily conditions for his people. Said he: “You white people are having an unemplo yment problem now, and I am sincerely sorry for you. How ever, how would you like to have it all the time, year in an year out as Negroes? We are told that in this City our colored citizens number about 22.000, making a twelfth of our population; that from a labor potential if about 9,000 there are less than 7,000 gain fully employed. Of the 2,000 differences, probably most of them are working sometimes as given opportunities. A great many are young people still looking around for their very first job. Return on investment That’s bad enough, of cour se, But "it’s even worse because 96 per cent of these gainfully employed people are working as common laborors, domest ic servants, in unskilled and menial capacities. That means that, irrespective of education or experience, skills and succ esses, 19 out of 20 are still wo rking as yard men, bootblacks, porters, housemaids, etc. Only 82 persons out of those 22.000 are listed as “profes sional people, being doctors, lawyers, teachers, nurses, che mists, pharmacists, social work ers, musicians etc. With an average of 10 grad es and at> yearly cost of a bout $146, an investment of about $1400 is made in Negro youth. The investment should certainly not be stepped but more advantage taken of it al ways. A man bought a whole bool: of raffle tickets on a a car be cause “I can't get one other wise,” Production lines often lag due to discrimination, so we all pay the price. The Urban League is trying to find a job for all industrious and capable Negro and to co uncil and stimulate the youth for a suitable, vocational car eer. So if. iUkinry Cokm ^ ’TO MTL* WV *** * mprte* Ltn* CONFIDENTIAL RIFLY RY MAIL Header* of this column may secure a “private reply”—by sending for one of the following: □ AM*’ WaJUc* Artulecr »H«K •ilb ft** i*ric* l*Hif..Sc XI Abb*’i Happier Lma* Umm •Mb ft** Niict letter.-25c □ AMP WALLACE GUIDE A 12-MONTH ASTROLOGICAL FORECAST .$1 < detailed confidential analptit of pom cam) Give name, address and Mrthdate. Explain problem fully and include stamped, self-addressed envelope for a logical analysis of your case, write to: TW ARRF WALLACE Savvies F. O. Rea II, Attests I, C*evgjs RAM—My husband and I sep arated. I could not live witli him any longer. He took the cmhild and refused to let me have her. Now I want to know if I have to give in to his wish es or what shhould I dd? I want my child. Ans: Legal guardianship of your child is a matter for the court to decide if you are plan ning to separate permanently from your husband. Therefore, you must concult a lawyer to represent you in your desire to gain custody of the child. * - LAIC—I have your Guide and it has been a wonderful inspir ation to me. I am thinking of making a trip to Detroit this summer and possibly remain maining up there if conditions are good. Tell me should I go, take all of my things without a definite place in view to stay ? Ans: Before you go, write the woman .with horn you stopped last summer as well as the o ther friends you made up there and inquire about a temporary place to live. These friends will j be glad to help you find living quarters. You certainly would not want to make the trip and take all of your belongings with you without a definite place in view to stay. AIAG—My problem is liquor. I have always taken a small drink occasionally but now it seems like I act a hog with it and I wan not raised to that. Everything I touch it now I drink too much. Tell me some thing to do. Ans: There is but one way for you—Total Abstinence. It will be very hard to do as vou act ually drink just to be sociable not because you feel any de sire to relax or enjoy it’s ef fects. Also, you realize what it is doing to you and you have the will and determination to pass up drinking. Do it in the future—your friends will ad mire you more for refusing. They don’t enjoy your com pany one bit when you pass out and make a fonkey out of yourself. It’s disgusting. PNC—I am upset and worried I am a college graduate and have taught school one ' ear. I am going- with an Ex GI who finished high school in June. He plans to eo to college. He’ was in the service 4 years and his education was interrupted. We attend the same church, work together in church work and enjoy a quiet life. We love each other but know that he should finish his education be fore we marry. But I am con demned by my friends for go ing with a high school student Is this reason for me to give up this lovely friendship? I are the same age. Ans: It's absurd to let your so-called friends influence ycfG to give up this friendship. Re fuse to listen to their criticism avoid discussing your private affairs with other people. Th ere is a complete understand ing between you and the young man friend, continue your frie ndship.. > — BHO—I am asking you to tell me what is the trouble with my 2 boys. They have good jobs but can't prosper. They can’t save money enough to make out with from week to week. Should they make a ch ange to some other city ? Ans: A change of cities is not the answer—but a change in their method of handling mon ey is necessary if they are to prosper and get ahead financi ally. Your sons are allowing every penny earn to slip right through their fingers. I rec ommend the book 7 Cures for a Lean Purse, Price $1. for them. You may order it dir ect from me. Address at the head of this column. AVJ—I married a class mate of mine from a distant state. We both finished college, been married one year and he wants me to live with his people. I know I can’t getalong there so I live with my people and he with * his. Now he seems very unconcerned about me. Does he care Ans: A wife’s place is by her husband’s side. The least you could do is to make an attempt to live with him, even if it does mean living with his people. Your love for each other must be pretty shallow if neither of you are willing to make a small sacrifice in order that you may live together as man and wife. CB—Do you think we will get a house soon? We have 5 child ren and need a; place very bad We stay in a row' of 14 houses and there is all time some kind of mess going on and I have to keep my children in the ho use as we don’t have a yard for them to play in. Ans: It is unfair to the child ren to subject them to such conditions, The answer of cou rse is to find another place. If you get enough “Feelers out— you will locate something in a few weeks. RAX—I have a problem I wo uld like to place on your sho ulders as I can’t seem to cope ith it. My wife and I are buy ing our home, have a fine 4 month old son and every thing seems fihe.Since the baby came my wife has cut me out of her life altogether. Please advbise me as I am willing to do any thing so long as I can hold her and go on loving her. Ans: Your wife is “scared stiff that she might get pregnant again Once w'as enough for her She w'ants no more children and means it. A physician who understands such matters can remedy it. It w'ould be well for you and your wife to con tact the Maternal Health Clin ic in your city for advice and guidance on birth control mat tars. VLJ—I married a man and he promised me all good things but he don’t give mfe anything but something to eat. You kno a wife don’t wan’t just some thing to eat when she has a husband to support her. I have kids and he does too. Some of his do very well but one of them is about to run me crazy I have gotten so*I can’t hardly stand my husband and my life is no enjoyment to me at all any more. What must I do.? Ans: Between your four kids and his five—and groceries as high as they are—it takes all the good things he promised you just to eat. You must be patient and understand In the long run, the enjoyment vou get out of raising a family of good Christian boys and girls will more than compensate you for your hardships you fought and overcame. TS—I have gained advice thro ugh letters of others. Now I’d like you to help me. I have be en married, and divorced four years. I’ve met a very nice man 13 years my senior, a re tired veteran of World War I. He loves me, so he tells me and wants to. marry. He wants me to move to Tuske gee. I’m a dress maker but do n’t get much to do here. Would it be wise to do as he asks if we get married? Ans: His proposal is worth co, nsiderine, if you love him en-' ough to want to marry hifn. Tuskegee offers more educat ional advantages for your children than the town you now lrve in. You could rent your home out and there wou ld be nothing to prevent you continuing on iwth your dress making One thing you should investigate though, is the con ditions of your fiance’s health. Have a thorough understand ing on this point before ac cepting him as a husband. Vltij. 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Your >lame_ Ad d rest__ City_State_ Your Birthdate_ Amount Enclosed $- ' ABBE’ WALLACE in care of Omaha Guide 2420 Grant Street X^~X~X~X~X"X"X~X~X~X~X> CLIP THIS COUPON QUICKIE QUIZ FOR SPORTS FANS Guest Quizmaster: Bob Shepard, "Take a Number,” MBS Take a good look at the number on this accomplished ballplayer’s back. It’s a famous diamond digit which you should know. If you're still stumped, here are two more tips. He broke into major league baseball as a pitcher with the Bos ton Red Sox and finished his active playing career with the Boston Braves. Who is he?. ANSWER: VI „9<IVQ„ UBWUZH 3OJ03Q .97ly VbuqhJboiA By Bill Paulson “All the great ’Liberals’ I ever met were liberal, all right... Liberal with other people’s money!” First Ring Champ The first boxing champion of the world, Charles Freeman, was seven feet, three indies tall and weighed 333 pounds. No man ever stayed in the ring with him for more than one round. The Veteran Asks: Q. I have a GI loan on my home. Is it possible for me to have the loan extended? A. Yes, you can have the loan extended if the lender is willing to give you more time, but the extension must pro vide for complete payment of the loan within the 25-year maximum period provided by law. Q. I am a disabled veteran taking job-training under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act. Am I entitled to a vacation during the summer, and if so, will I continue to receive my subsistance allowance during the vacation? A. Yes you will be entitled to leave of absence, at the rate of two and one-half days for each month of training, not to exceed 30 days in any con secutive 12 months, and vou will receive your disability compensation and subsistance alloance during the vacation period. Such leave,w however, must be approved both by the employeer and the Veteran’s Administration. Q. I am entering college this summer under the GI bill. When are my subsistance al lowance checks due and where do I go to get them?. A. Your first check for sub sistance allowance is due you in the month following the month of your entrance into school, and it will be sent to you 'by mail. Subsistence al lowances are paid in one mon th to cove time in training dur ing the preceding month. If •you do not receive the first payment ithin a reasonable time, ask about it at the near est Veteran’s Administration office. After the first check, you will get a substence pay ment each month, by mail. Q. Does the Veterans Ad ministration make home loans or find a lender for me? A. No, the Veterans Admin istration does not make loans, nor does it find a lender for the veteran. V A is not permit ted to make loans. Within the limitations established by law it guarantees or insures the re payment of a part of the loans made by lenders to veterans. In addition, the veterans Ad ministration pays the lender, as a credit on the loan. This actually is a “gift” to the vet eran, and he is not required to repay this amount. Q. I understand that I must enter school within four years after the end of the war, if I wish to take advantage of my educational benefits under the GI Bill. Has the was been officially declared ended? A. Yes, President Truman’s proclamation established JuK 25th, 1947, as the termination of the war so far as the GI Bill is concerned. All veterans under Public Law 346 must enter training within four yrs o fthat date. Disabled veterans are not bound by that rule, but they must finish training with in nine years of that date. Q. My National Service life Insurance term policy lapsed shortly after I was discharged from the army in March, 1944 If I reinstate the policy now, will I be required to pay the thrfee years’ premiums I mis sed? A. No If you reinstate your palicy you can gain your in surance by paying only two months’ premiums—one for the month in which the policy lapsed and one for the month in which it is reinstated. Faith Healer _ MIAMI BEACH, FLA. — (Soundphoto) — Auak, the Armenian faith healer who entered the U.S. 3 months ago with permission to stay until April 1st pictured with some of his disciples who come' from all over the U.S. to be cured of various ailments. He is working with Mrs. John E. Daerkert of Lincoln Woods, Chicago, who spent six year* with doctors and who claims t# have lost her headaches after only two weeks with Avak. Avak waa picked op by immigration su-‘ tho rides for deportation because he has overstaysd his las vs. A Wash*1 , ington lawyer is attempting .to get him.residence, in.the _U.3.,' According to Avak. ^- T - ■ .f" * — — — m in i . irn^i ! FATHERS’ARE GENTLEMEN AND REGULAR GUYS j fhe fedora being held here In place of the old time Iron hat gives Willard Waterman a chance to star as “Pa Webster’’ In a portrait of :he old look recreated. It was all done for Father’s Day, and so you can understand why the rest of the cast of “Those Websters” had the dlf 'erent look as they posed thisaway after last Sunday’s MBS broadcast. Left to right and in and out of character they are “‘Bill Webster” (Eddie Firestone, Jr.), “Jane Webster" (Connie Crowder), “George I Webater” (Willard Waterman) and “Belinda” (Jane Webb). of Dan River shadow box cotton plaid and worn here by lovely Jay Meredith, frequently heard on the "Under Arrest" broadcasts Sunday afternoons over MBS. Unpressed pleats 'neath a swathed hipline, bare midriff and a reversible companion stole are outstanding features of .this ensemble by Frances,Slder. Traffic News “I DIDN’T SEE” One of the most common excuses offered by drivers on their accident reports is this: I didn’t see? One driver says. “I didn’t see the other vehicle approaching until it was too late.” Another driver says, “I didn't see the pedestrian until too close to avoid hitting him.” And another driver pleads, “I didn’t see that there w&s a train crossing until I was right up to it.” Perhaps the victims of these mounting accidents didn’t see the other car or the person or the train. But the real under lying reason for the accidents probably is a plain case of not paying attention to the im ortant job of driving. Keeping an alert wa4ch for changing road conditions is a fundamental rule of protecting oneself on the highway. To make it easier, and safer, for drivers—the highway authori ties have posted road signs, erected traffic signals and painted markings. But these signs alone cannot protect us from the hidden dangers lurk ing on the streets and high ways of our state. No, it will come only when the driver himself will pay attention to his driving instead of listening to his passengers or watching the crop conditions along the road, or allowing himself to fall into a trance. Modern conveniences and monotony of the open road may be one of the things that lolls the average driver into a false sense of safety. The long, white lines on the pavement, the soft music of the car radio and the monotonous flat, level countryside sometimes pro duce hypnotic trances that, when broken, may produce dire results. A sudden honking of a horn, the sight of a person walking along the roadway, or the realization that you are driving on the wrong side of the road may suddenly jerk you back to consciousness, but, that may be just a half second too late. Yes, it’s true that the driv ers involved in accidents per haps didn’t see, but the prin ciple question still looms high on the horizon—“Were you looking and paying atten tion ?” Released by: E. P. TINKER, JR. Executivxe Director Nebraska State Safety Council, Room 1417 State House, Lincoln, Nebraska. Rivers of Milk Used More than 60 million quarts ol fresh milk and cream now are be ing used daily by American eon , turners. RAYON FOR PLAY SUN dreues such as this are easy to make at home. And, if you’re a beginner-sewer, choose a textured spun rayon that won’t slip in cutting and stitching. Fabrics with surface interest also tend to make your stitches less noticeable. For helpful sewing information, send for the free leaflet, “Selecting Fabrics for Simple Sewing.” Address a stamped, self-addressed envelope to the Wo* men’s Editor of this newspaper. BABY GIFT ANY new baby—and it* mother— would welcome this dainty white rayon crepe coat and hat set. Mad: of Avisco rayon yams, the fabric is soft, smooth, and cudd'y . . . and washes and irons beauti fully. Notice the pretty rosebud em broidery and the rayon organza edg ing around the bonnet. Infra-Red Ray for Cotton. The newest wrinkle in cotton gin ning is the use of infra-red rays to dry moist cotton. The idea is to keep a constant heat all through the ginning process. The cotton is heat ed while going through the extractor and stands. A battery of 32 infra-red lights is set up on each unit. By the time the cotton passes through the press there is little moisture left. E. B. TURNER* has changed to METZ because < "METZ has freed flever" *mi« fc. Ifrwfc. **«. METZ UENiNC Ce^OMAHAT
