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Show I rHK Bl'LLETIN, BINf.HAM CANYONITAH Hoover Hears Call To Help Feed Hungry Cites Great Need for Food Grains Overseas; Asks Americans to Pull in Belts, Invite 'Invisible Guests' to Their Tables. By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Commentator. aJmm Ft WNU Service, 1616 Eye street, N.W., Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON, D. C. - The speed with which the American people have run away from the war is in- - credible. Like the lazy workman who drops his hammer and leaps for the dinner pail at the first toot of noon, we began a stampede for the din-ing table on V-- J Day. Stampedes always make trouble for someone. Many hundreds of peo-ple will starve as a result, and heaven only knows how the cause of democracy throughout the world may suffer. We could not foretell, but we could have made allowance for possible crop failures. They were cata-- ; strophic in many countries. We could have pursued a different food policy at home. We shook with fear lest there would be surpluses, we tried to get the people to eat up their stored supplies and counselled restrictions on food production to prevent a glutted market, especial-ly in eggs and poultry. And how we ate! That is why, a few days ago, we hailed back Herbert Hoover into j service. He said he had promised ing lives. Then, near the close of the interview, he said in the same matter-of-fac- t tone. "There is one message I would like to give to the households of America." There wai Finally he spoke-loo-king a long pause. at nobody, as is his habit "I would like to have them enter-tain at their tables ah invisible guest." And so the old engineer, so often accused of having a heart of wood, the man of slide-rul- e and logarithms, painted a deeply moving picture In the simplest of words and in the simplest of ways. I left the interviev; feeling sure that however Amer-ica had been stuffing itself since the end of the fighting (we have run up the biggest food bill in history) we would be willing to conserve enough so that Mr. Hoover's invisible guests wouldn't leave our tables hungry. . Semantics Aid to Strike Settlements When President Truman, at a re-cent White House press and radio conference, talked about the hun-dreds of labor disputes which were settled by conciliation without Mr. Hoover (left) addresses press conference on food situation. his family for years to go fishing with them and he had only got start-ed when he heard that ominous phrase on the telephone, "White House calling." He may have been reluctant to leave the enticing, fish-fille- d Florida waters but there is no doubt that it was a keen satisfac-tion to him to get back into har-ness again, especially since he was called upon to do a job he knew he could do well. Whatever the pub-lic that snowed him under in the 1932 elections may have said and felt at that time, however glad the Republicans were to edge him out of politics, there were few who would deny that he was a success at feeding the hungry during and after World War L Inspires Press It was really inspiring to hear Mlm. Not that Mr. Hoover could ever pull you out of your sat with frenetic oratory or raise your emotions to a fever heat with his personality. It was, indeed, the matter-of-fac- t, al-most prosaic way in which he made his appeal that gave it weight. We were gathered in a small hotel "par-lor." It was crowded. We overflowed the chairs and sat on tables and In the window niches. Many of us couldn't see him. Most of the time I could catch only a glimpse of one fold In his generous, pink neck. He had the facts and the figures all right nine million tons of grain alone were needed to prevent star-vation. At present there was only enough good grain in sight to make up 60 per cent of the need, etc. But he gave us more than facts as he explained what America must do and what he was sure Americans would do. He gave us faith. He tossed the idea of rationing with cards out of the window with-out even a gesture. He said the American people would ration them-selves, said they would have done it in the war that way too. And when reporters asked ques-tions with political implications he refused even to discuss that phase of the subject. He was talking about human beings, he said, about sav- - strikes and which never made the headlines, I couldn't help thinking of a conversation I had with Maj. Charles Estes, one of the labor de-partment's anonymous heroes of these bloodless and successful en-counters. Estes has what it takes to be a conciliator and in his case it in-cludes, along with a keen sensitivity to the human side of all relation-ships among workers and employ-ers, a keen sense for the nice use of words. Indeed, semantics (the science of meanings, as contrast-ed with phonetics, the science of sounds) is his hobby. "The ultimate goal of the concili-ation service of the labor depart-ment is not merely the settlement of disputes but the prevention of disputes," said Major Estes the other day. And then he went on to expand on his thesis that the crux of labor - management relations is human adjustment, the adjustment of one person to another. The main trouble, he says, is poor communication, which is poor for three reasons: 1, poor reception, or imperfect listening and perception; 2, poor digestion, or inaccurate in-terpretation and assimilation of what Is read or heard; and 3, poor transmission, or inadequate use of speech and language. Estes can go on for hours on that subject and will, at the drop of a hat. In fact, once when, interested though I was, I had to tear my-sel- f away for a pressing engage-ment, I could only do so after con-vincing him that I was not I wish I had space to develop his ideas for they represent a practical system which he and his colleagues have demonstrated in "hundreds" of successes as the President put it. Like most successful systems, the conciliation service's methods are based on a solid foundation of long, hard preparation and represent the concentrated ounce of prophylactic procedure that is worth a pound of exhausting arbitration, adminis-tere-after the patient i already i New Electrical Appliances Big Improvement Over Old By AL JEDLICKA MM Features Electric gadgets will make postwar America a better place in which to live and work, in the home, on the farm, and in factory or warehouse. Inventions and innovations held back for the past four years because of war are now coming out to make your acquaintance. The principal Improvement in postwar refrigerators is in the in-creased storage capacity, with one unit providing collapsible shelves to permit the placement of larger items in the bottom bins, and an-other converting the bottom panel A plug-i- n radiator, "electro-steem,-" can be moved anywhere In the house and used where It Is needed. - into a receptacle for vegetables. Efficiency and economy of effort feature smaller appliances like cof-fee makers, toasters and waffle irons. One coffee maker, for in-stance, capable of brewing from one to eight cups, shuts off at 204 de-- ; grees, tests having shown that boil-ing brings out the bitter flavor in the beverage. With the coffee made, j enough temperature is then main- - tained to keep the liquid warm. A new toaster will allow the bread to pop out when crisped or retain it if desired and maintain its warmth, while a new waffle iron flashes a light to advise the home-make- r when It Is sufficiently hot and possesses four grids to elimi-- I nate waiting for multiple serv-ings. Other interesting new innova-tions include a small electrically-heate- d beanery for the preparation of foods needing slow treatment and a mixmaster which automat-ically separates the beaters from their sockets. A revolutionary combination washing machine and dish washer promises to dispel blue Mondays for hnmemakers. Of eight-poun- d capac-ity, the washing machine can be transformed into a dishwasher by a change of tubs, with racks pro-vided for placing wares to be cleansed by a squirting action. Made especially for apartment houses or laundry stations, another washing machine with nine pounds capacity can be set for a light, heavy or average wash and then started off with a coin. With studies having shown that a homemaker lifted hundreds of pounds during each ironing with the old, heavy units, a new three and one-hal- f pound iron has been pro-duced. Other new postwar innovations in-- i elude a combination with records inserted into a side drawer for automatic setting and playing, and floor lamps with an incandescent tubing running around the ordinary reflector to throw in-creased reading light without any heat. Butter and buttermilk for home consumption are available at the flick of a switch in the rural home equipped with a new electric churn. The portable machine weighs only 16 pounds, has a high speed mo-tor, a glass barrel and several other wartime improvements, ac-cording to its manufacturer. The glass barrel, which permits the op-erator to watch the churn's prog-ress, comes in three- - and five-gallo- n sizes. Its aluminum agitator is suspended from the mo-tor by its drive shaft, and is easily removed for cleaning. War veterans who lost arms In combat will soon find electrically operated devices to help them in handling autos and tractors. By pushing a button, a disabled veteran may be ible to hold a job in a fac- - tory, or shop, or in a warehouse. One Chicago manufacturer has brought out an electric propelled hand truck which will handle a 6,000-poun- d load through fingertip con-trol. Compact electric Chum, equipped with an aluminum agi-tator and a clear glass barrel, can turn out about one and a half pounds of butter in a few minutes. , A - Ik, mm New lamp features a "cirelinc" fluorescent tube as well as a con-ventional bulb, eliminating sharp contrasts and providing color warmth. , V HhVv73R lllllii fsHffir KfiiiilraH wmBmmmmi ' s- , wKJmMm- jmmmmPs nHBi wmWmm rgmBmJmmmBmW: LBHbSMH: Jtt m Wl lflSX2& ' 'BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB SSBBTBBBBBBHSB l sing finger-ti- p controlled electric truck. Standing on transporter Is Pfc. Ernest O. Palmieri. Warren, R. I.; seated, T4 Paul Regon, Johnson City. N. Y.; operator, Pfc. John J. Bennieoff, Kutztown, Pa.; right, looking on, Pfc. Lawrence Cotugno, South Boston, Mass. Mrs. John Maurer, 18, formerly Joan Lipple of Plymouth, England, is im-pressed by fresh eggs and other good,things to eat in her new home at Lebanon, Pa. Her husband, shown with her, was formerly in the navy. They have a four-months-ol- d daughter. j News by Paul Mallon Released by Western Newspaper Union. OVERHAULING OF UNRRA BY HOOVER EXPECTED WASHINGTON, D. C. - The offi-cial whisper sent to the senate be-hind the Hoover appointment to world famine relief played down the Job as a mere survey. Inquiring newsmen were told the Republican and skilled world food- - handler was only to And out how much food was needed and how much was available the Job of a statistician or economist. IP nil lr nun HERBERT HOOVER Immediately, however, the reign-ing world food reliefer, Herbert Leh-man of, UNRRA, was announced to be ill whether from the news of the Hoover appointment or not. He offered his resignation to the world council of UNRRA opening Friday at Atlantic City. These dovetailing circum-stances lent credence to a nat-ural Interpretation that a com-plete overhaul of. our relief ef-forts Is at hand. Mr. Truman had earlier blackened th wheat content of bread, and his action took such swift effect that my baker this week began com-plaining that his flour had be-come grossly Inferior, and that Mr. Truman did not know the severe effects of such an order. The quality of the loaf he gave me of this basic poor man's food certainly furnished evi-dence of a colossal mistake or many of them somewhere. PUBLIC ASKED TO RATION FOOD ON VOLUNTARY BASIS I thought Messrs. Truman and Hoover, in later announcements, displayed a somewhat different ap-proach to the matter. Mr. Truman asked the people to cut the use oi wheat by 40 per cent and fats by 20 per cent, and Mr. Hoover spokt of setting up "a circuit of helpful-ness around the world." Both gen-erally indicated by their words that they would appeal for voluntary co-operation by the people in a truly democratic way. This was in clear contrast to totalitarian methods oi requiring conformance by economic tricks and the force-method- s sc familiar during the war, both ol which we borrowed to a consider-able degree from the Nazi and Fas-cist ways. Officially it was said, for instance, we need not have ration-ing. Personally I will say I will be able to avoid bread entirely, If the flour is to be corrupted to the extent of the last loaf I got. But as I say, bread is the poc man's basic food, the staff oi life, and what I would like to j see is the maintenance of its full quality for our people, and the feeding of famine victims to whatever extent Is necessary. I do not believe our food should have been or should be used for political purposes, for buying sup-- i port abroad, unless we have sur-pluses. Our contribution should be limited to what is required to re-lieve actual human suffering. Now as to statistics on this subject, 1 have found from experience that 8 politically minded person can gel nearly any kind he wants, and a careful, sincere man must guard himself to the utmost against being misled into false assumptions by social reforming statisticians. A reasonable and a demo-cratic solution, with public sup-port, seems possible to achieve, and a man of Mr. Hoover's experience should have a chance to work it out with the new Truman famine emergency committee. Certainly nearly anything could b expected to be an improvement or the Lehman administration o) UNRRA. Those senators and repre-sentative, who have gone abroad the past year or more have re-- j turned with astonishing tales of it inefficiency. Mr. Truman tried tc help some by giving the army mucr. of the job, and congress was ready to cut off UNRRA appropriations However, the UNRRA planners mar shalled their forces and recently got their appropriations in substance sftcr a fight. "COR a marie effect il linens, cm liroiderJi borders in natural c : off with a pin (T, R The crochet motif can btfl ways. 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Farmers may enroll In the Blue Cross for them-selves and their families through their county farm bureau, Mrs. Paul Palmer, national secretary of the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau federa-tion, has pointed out In a recent statement issued here. "Farmers may pay their Blue Cross dues quarterly," Mrs. Palmer stated, "when they pay their farm bureau dues. When hospital care is needed, there are no questions asked. The Blue Cross identification card Is the passport to more than 3,600 accredited hospitals in the United States and Canada." Farmers, Mrs. Palmer said, have learned in the last few decades that early hospitalization means early recovery. "Through radio, the rural press and magazines they have come to realize that their fathers' habit of tolerating minor ill-nesses until they reached the point where the condition was beyond help, was foolish to say the least. The care of our sons by army and navy hospitals has clearly demon-strated the value of scientific medi-cine, good nursing care, and prompt treatment. Today, farmers demand the same health advantages for their families as do the people who live in cities and large towns. The health of the farmer who produces the food for America's tables is fully as Important .as the health of the factory worker. "There is a great need for addi-tional hospitals in rural areas, and farmers are actively supporting na-tional and state legislation provid-ing for a survey of health facilities which will lead to the construction of much needed hospitals." Lowest Birth Rate .W Women of Most ScbH How the number of yeaiH en devote to their educatifl tively lowers the biiH among them is revealed tistics collected for the&BJ during the 1940 census aaiH ing 2,688,000 married tfl en aged 45-4- 9 years, accH Collier's. J Those who had complesW to four years of grade s:S an average oi 4 33 chiiBJ those who had eomplet(W years had an average B while the women who haiflr college averaged 1.23 ciHr Lack of Trained Doctors Affects Farmers' Health WASHINGTON, D. C. Rural areas even with their sunlight and fresh air, freedom from Indus-trial dust and fumes, and absence of dense crowds where diseases can spread are losing the health advantage they once held over the cities, says the agricultural depart- - ment. The scarcity of rural doctors is reflected by a survey showing that before the war, in the thousand most rural and isolated counties of the nation, there were so few medical men that each had to serve an average of 1,700 persons, while in the larger cities there was a doc-tor for each 650 persons. During the war, the rural aver-age dropped as low as one doctor for 3,000 to 5,000 persons, because rural doctors almost everywhere ex-ceeded their quotas in entering the nrmed forces. Doctors and dentists, the report says, tend to shun rural counties be-cause they feel they can make a better living in cities and have great-er access to modern hospitals, tech-nical equipment and professional contacts. The rural shortage also reflects the department says, a failure of many states to provide educational opportunities for doctors. It says that almost half of all young doctors now come from medical schools in five major industrial states, while 18 states, mostly rural, turn out no medical graduates from their schools. In World War II, youths from farms showed considerably more physical defects than those from cities. Double Bill Planned for Central City Drama Festival CENTRAL CITY, COLO. - The famed old opera house of this equally famed old mining town will have its glamorous presentation again in 1946. This announcement has been made by Frank Ricket-so- Jr., president of the Central City Opera House association. A double bill Mozart's colorful, romantic "Abduction from the Se-raglio" and Verdi's wistful-dramati- c "Traviata" - will mark the re- - establishment of the Central City drama festival, scheduled to open Saturday evening, July 6. The festival will continue for three weeks and the presentation of the Mozart opus will fulfil) a hope long held by the late Anne Evans, one of the founders of the festival, who invested several thousand dol lars in having the "Abduction from the Seraglio," with its Oriental in-trigue, passion, romance, scored and translated into a modern frame. The opening of the 1946 festival promises to be as brilliant as that which witnessed the opening of the opera house. Period costumes will again prevail among the patrons who will arrive not only from cities and towns of Colorado but from all ' sections of the country if Inquiries to the association headquarters may be regarded as an index of inter-- , est. . i BARBS ...by Baukhage Our government says It doesn't think Franco is a threat to inter-national peace. So that's that. And the democratic elements in Spain seem to be no threat to Franco. No one can be really objective about the contents of a book, any more than a dog can be philosophi-cal about the contents of a butcher shop. The Swedish discoverer of Greta Garbo has just died at 64. It's , nice life while it lasts. You can't dispose of the Indone slan situation as just another strug gle for independence, another Amer ican revolution. There is fa, mo,, difference between the two ntu ations than there is between ,ri and Java |