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- READ THE OMAHA GUIDE - Nebraskans Give $733,642 To Fight Polio Final Audit of 1955 March of Dimes receipts reveal that Neb raskan’s contributed $733,642 this year toward the bill for America’s accelerated fight against polio, it was announced today by Ted R. Hughes, Seward, State Chairman for the March of Dimes. This figure was $14,079 less than the total for 1954, but Neb raska continued for the third con secutive year to hold fourth highest rank in the nation in per capita giving. Hughes said. Neb raska’s per capita record was ex ceeded only by the three less popu lated states of Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho. “Our volunteers, partly because they were inspired by the bright j promise of the Salk vaccine and j partly because of devotion to those ( for whom any vaccine comes too j late, did a great job and deserve the highest credit,” Hughes com- j mented. Although total national contri butions in January ($52,511,185),. following upon the heels of an j Emergency March of Dimes last August, were almost as much as in January 1954 ($54,841,213), the amount fell nearly 12 million dollars short of increased needs in 1955, the State Chairman reported. He drew attention to the fact that Nebraska had its highest po lio incidence in history (721 cases) last year and that the resulting load of polio patients has, or will soon make it necessary for many chapters to seek emergency aid from National Headquarters. A similar picture is found in many other states, he said. Because of the unprecendented drain upon National Headquarters in the con duct of its usual program com bined with the cost of the vaccine project, however, there are no funds at National Headquarters to be advanced — except as addi tional amounts are made available by individual chapters having at least limited, unobligated funds in their treasuries. “It’s going to be ‘touch and go’,” said Hughes, “to pull through to the next March of Dimes in January. But in keeping with the early American tradition of mut ual aid in time of peril, you can be sure all county chapters a cross the nation not already facing deficits will contribute the maxi mum possible to assure care and treatment to every polio victim anywhere regardless of age, race, creed or geographical location. “We are not going to let the unfortunate victims of polio down,” Hughes concluded, “and we wall be back in January for additional support that they may continue to have medical and other care upon which their fu ture depends.” BLUE JAYS' BASKETBALLERS TO FACE NATIONS TOP TEAMS Creighton University’s Bluejays have their work cut out for them in the coming basketball wars. Theron “Tommy” Thomsen, recent ly-appointed head coach, will be fielding a team that is young, in experienced and fast. The Jesuit school announced its intentions last spring of beginning the long climb back to basketball prominence in the nation. First step will be the 1955-56 schedule which features some of the best teams in the nation. Five games in nine days will feature the longest road trip of the season for the young Jays. From January 28 to February 5 Creighton will hit the home courts of Canisius, Seton Hall, Holy Cross, St. Francis of Brooklyn and St. Michael’s of Vermont. High light of the home session will be the chore of acting as co-host with the University of Omaha to the NAIA Tournament in the new O maha City Auditorium December 29 and 30. Creighton’s home schedule in cludes the following games: Friday, December 2, Buena Vis ta College. Monday, December 5, Morning side College. Monday, December 12, Texas Western College. Thursday, December 15, St. Thomas of Minnesota. Monday, January 16, South Da Seein' Stars BY DEL0R1S CALVIN New York (CNS) Biggest talk a round Show business circles in New York is Duke Ellington’s new musical proposed for a Broadway opening this winter. Called “Man with Four Sides” this new Elling ton opus is a jazz opera about a square—a henpecked guy who finally gets loose. The Duke has done all the music, lyrics and is doing the most to getting the $150,000 necessary to bring a mu sical of this scope to Broadway. The Duke got his biggest push from Dave Garroway’s “Today” program when he staged an actual audition of the show for TV fans... This was indeed a publicity coup of the season, though the Ma harajah and the Maharanee of Jaipur (India) were alredy report ed interested in financing the show before the “Today” publici ty. Nov/ the Duke has the prob lem of deciding which money to turn down. Nat King CQle's daughter “Cook ie” is a Brownie. This was the best news of the week to Nat who is reported to be breaking records on his coast dates and records in the recording industry. Ella Fitzgerald so good in “Pete Kelly’s Blues” that she outdis tances I PUBLIC SEEKS REINSTATEMENT OF DR. HORNE Washington, D. C. (CNS) The clamors are on for the rehiring of Dr. Frank S. Horne, former Gov ernment adviser on race relations in the Housing and Home Finance Agency. Dr. Horne was let out unceremoniously by the Republi cans with the excuse that a budget cut had been ordered. Americans for Democratic Ac tion is the latest organization to j ask that Dr. Horne be reinstated. Their statement came when it was disclosed that he had rejected an other Federal job at $300 more I than his former salary of $12,500. | Explained Dr. Horne: “A transfer would be a repudiation of my ef I forts to end racial discrimination in housing—a goal to which I have dedicated my entire public service. A veteran of nineteen years of Government service, Dr. Horne has revealed that he’s appealing his dismissal to the Civil Service Commission. ADA on rallying its membership behind him stated that it “calls upon President Eisen hower to make clear that the civil rights policies proclaimed by him !and the Republican National Com mittee are not just political over tures. To this end we urge the President to direct Administrator Cole both to rehire Dr. Horne in his former capacity and to Ad misiter the housing laws in the non-discriminatory fashion t o which his Administration is pled ged. After she had thrown her arms i arousd the shy young man and bouquet of flowers, he jumped cp and grabbed his hat. “Oh, don’t go,” she said, as he made for the door. “I didn’t mean to offend you.” “Oh, I’m not offended,” he re plied. “I’m going for more flow kota University. Friday, February 10, Loras Col lege. Thursday, February 16, Univer sity of Omaha. Thursday, March 1, Drake Uni versity. Saturday, March 3, South Da kota. Creighton road games include the following: Tuesday, Jan. 3, Drake Univer sity Friday, Jan. 6, South Dakota State Saturday, Jan. 7, South Dakota University Thursday, Jan. 12, University of Omaha Saturday, Jan. 28, Canisius Monday, Jan. 30, Seton Hall Wednesday, Feb. 1, Holy Cross Friday, Feb. 3, St. Francis of Brooklyn Sunday, Feb. 5. St. Michael’s of Vermont Tuesday, Feb. 14, Marquette University Wednesday, Feb. 22, Loyola of Chicago The schedule if still open to additions, according to the Rev. Xorbert J. Lemke, S. J. faculty moderator of athletics. He said j that two or more games may be ; added. TRAVEL HINTS At the height of the travel sea son and wihle summer is at its hottest throughout the country, a few pertinent questions seem to be in order. To the traveler: Will you re turn to the same place next year, and if not, why? Did you find your hotel, motel or resort, just like you pictured it before you left? Were you surprised or dis appointed? Did the advertising of the place mislead you? Did you pay too much for food, services and facilities? Did the employees treat you as a guest should be treated, or were you ignored or in sulted? To the employee: How have the guests treated you? Did they have champagne tastes and beer pocket books? How many ‘skips’ did you have? Did they ‘Lord’ over you and treat you like a peasant, or were they considerate and kind? Frankly now, are pleasure-bent Negroes hard to get along with? To the owner: How’s business— better or worse than last year? Are you planning any innovations for next year? How much of your equipment will have to be re placed, due to pilferage? Did you lose many sheets, towels, etc., this year? Do you welcome family groups? What was the average length of stay at your place? We welcome answers to the a bove questions and in future columns will attempt to analyze them in order to get a cross sec tion of opinion. Send your answers, as well as any request for travel information, to “GO-Guide to Pleasant Motor ing ($1.00), 918 F Street, N. W., Washington 4, D. C. NINE MILLION NEW JOBS American business has created close to nine million new jobs since World War II, nearly keep ing pace with the demand, accord ing to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. That, says the Chamber, should throw just about the last spadeful of earth over the grave of the no tion that improved technology causes unemployment. The nine million new jobs cover all industries except agriculture. Government jobs are also exclud ed. During the same period, the Chamber reports, the number of persons of working age has also increased by about nine million. These events took place during an era of expanded technology the like of which the world has never seen, the Chamber points out. New machines, new production methods, new sales and management skills exploded all over the in dustrial landscape. The biggest boost in jobs came in the retail trades, in manufact uring, construction and the ser vice industries. And while the number of farm jobs decreased due to increased productivity, these workers found jobs else where, the Chamber points out. The lesson these figures teach the Chamber suggests, is that the net effect of better ways of doing things is to create rather than to destroy jobs. PERMANENT SCREEN FOR HOME MOVIES A permanent screen for home movies solves the storage pro blem of a portable one. Attach a panel of quarter-inch Temper ed Presdwood to a wall, after beveling the exposed edges and rounding the corners. Prime the board and apply two finish coats of aluminum paint. If desired, the screen may be kept out of sight behind a drape. Similarly painted, panels of Tempered Presdwood are ideal light re flectors in home or professional photo studios. OPERATION HOME IMPROVEMENT Home repair “super markets” where fix-it fans could find practi cally anything needed for house hold jobs, are getting a lot of ser ious study by suppliers according to the Chamber of Commerce of the United States. Here, under one roof, a home owner could buy bricks, concrete, paint, lumber and hardware, in stead of having to shop around a half a dozen stores to get what he needs to complete a home repair job. The same market might also help Mr. Suburbanite with plans for a specific project, offer ex pert advice, and even arrange fi nancing, if necessary. To some extent, supply houses, lumber yards and hardware stores already are offering this kind of' service. But it is relatively new, the Chamber points out, and is due for a big push. Promotion of the home repair of Operation Home Improvement “super market” idea will be part of Operation Home Improvement to begin next January under the aegis of the Chamber’s Construc tion and Civic Development De partment with the support of the entire home building industry. PROTECTION AGAINST SMUDGY HANDS To protect the wainscot of a child’s room or stairway, apply panels of Masonite Leatherwood, the embossed hardboard which will outwear the walls to which they are fastened. An attracive dark brown color, the Leather wood needn’t be painted, and when sealed it won’t show marks from smudgy hands. Fasten it with a wallboard mastic. COVER FOR LAUNDRY TUBS Keep assorted sizes of ver satile Masonite Tempered Presd wood around the home for such uses as a laundry tub cover, for protecting the automobile back seat while hauling heavy or sharp articles, for lapboards in writing, drawing or typing, for holding flower pots and vases, for replac ing a cane chair seat, for renew ing the bottom or sides of a trunk, for a sunshade or on the ground picnic game table. WILLIE PACING GIANTS FOR 2nd PLACE New York (CNS) Despite all the moaning of the Giant fans—with a great deal of it directed at Will ie Mays for not being super human—the Giants seemed head ed for 2nd place in the National League. That’s if they hustle the rest of the way and go all out for the next best to being pennant winners. Pacing the Giants is Willie, no less, who seems stronger in Aug ust than he was earlier in the year. Although Willie’s batting 35 points less than last year— he’s still hitting at .301 and his RBI pace is faster than last year’s. Since July 1st, the Giants have won 28 of 44 games played. 2-Car Trend Is Picking Up In Nebraska Nebraska’s wives and teen agers, tired of being stranded j when their bread-winner drives, ! the family car to work, are spark-1 ing a statewide two-car boom, according to a special survey Dy j Universal C. I. T. Credit Corpora tion, the nation’s largest inde pendent automobile financing firm. The survey was conducted by the heads of the company’s 40 division offices throughout the nation. Four of the company’s branch offices are in Nebraska. In addition to observations of | these experienced executives, the firm said, the survey included in terviews with the hundreds of automobile dealers by Universal C. I. T. “Our survey disclosed that the major reasons behind the pur chase of a second car,” said vice president Harold D. Wetzel of O maha, “are the trend to suburban living and the need for a second car for shopping and taking child ren to school when the husband uses the car to get to work.” Another important reason, he said, is that millions of teen-agers are attaining driving age and an increasing number are able to af ford automobiles. This factor will become even more important, he pointed out, when the huge “war baby” population reaches driving age in the 1960’s. There are about 4,500,000 two car families in the United States. The credit executive estimated that about 13 per cent of Neb raska s car-owning families have more than one car. The percent age probably will double over the next five years, he declared. Most of the state’s two-car fam ilies are white collar or profession al workers and farmers, although two-car ownership is widespread among skilled workers, the sur vey showed. Average annnual income of two car families is about $7,000 in Neb raska, the survey showed. About two-thirds of the new cars bought by two-car families are bought on installment credit, the survey showed, and more than three-fourths of the used cars are purchased on credit. The Univer sal C.I.T. executive rated the credit standing and financial re sponsibility of the state’s typical two-car family unusually high. in general, the state’s families “graduate” into the two-car class by keeping their “old” car instead of trading when they get the new one. A smaller proportion buys a used car as a second car. Another result of the trend is a surge in the popularity of station wagons, “small” cars and conver tibles, the survey showed. —--- j State Nimrods Must Purchase Bird Stamps Second only to the announce of the coming hunting season dates; the new law requiring hunters to secure a special $1.00 upland bird stamp is of primary importance to Nebraska nimrods. 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