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Show Marked Historical Import Attached to Aid Program By BAUKHAGE Newt Analyst and Commentator. WNU Service, 1616 Eye Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. WASHINGTON. One ol the hard est things to recognize is history in the making. We often live through moments of catastrophic and cataclysmic cata-clysmic significance, yet while the vital seconds are ticking off. our only Immediate Impression Is the limited effect on ourselves or on our close surroundings. We have all lived through a period which has been filled with sor highly significant events, begin' ning say with the outbreak out-break of World War I. We celebrated cele-brated the Ar mistice on No vember 11, 1918; we watched the progress of the peace conference, confer-ence, and. then came the train of international events which culminated cul-minated In V IP and V - J Days Baukhafe and the founding of the United Nations. All this waa background for another an-other event which took place as the Idea of March, 1947, approached. I refer to the enunciation of a new American foreign policy which may prove to have far greater historical his-torical significance than any of the other happenings I mentioned. As one observer put it: "If the President's message (urging aid for Greece and Turkey) is implemented to the full of its implications, it may be another Monroe Doctrine foreshadowing fore-shadowing a pax Americana with a hundred years peace such as the pax Brltannica provided or, it may be a declaration of World War III." Either eventuality would make it the most important event in modern history. If it should establish a hundred hun-dred years of peace, it could easily foreshadow permanent peace. If, on the other hand, it signalled another World War, it would mean the twilight, twi-light, if not the sunset, of civilisation. civili-sation. President Truman and his advisors ad-visors felt the policy must be enunciated. enun-ciated. And far-seeing people realized real-ized that America must shoulder the major responsibilities that Britain Brit-ain bad carried so long as the most powerful of the English-speaking family of nations, and which she no longer is able to carry. True, we have started to create an organization the United Nations which la supposed to make It impossible' im-possible' for any single nation or group of nations to disturb the peace. But to carry out its Job, the United Nations must have an international inter-national police force. Until the United Nations has the force to back up the will of the majority, that single nation which can muster such power will decide the course of the world. We have that power. Potentially, so has Russia. The proposed American foreign policy has behind it only one idea. That is to keep the power for peace In the hands of what we call democracy. de-mocracy. There has been doubt expressed by some as to whether the program outlined by - the administration would serve this objective. The majority ma-jority of leaders in both parties however seem to be convinced that there is no better method presently at hand; that if we are to maintain our democratic way of life until the United Nations has become an effective effec-tive organization, we have no other course to pursue. If we take no action, ac-tion, we simply turn the world ever to Russia. That would mean war eventually. Implementing the Truman Tru-man policy may avoid it I heartily believe in the United Nations, and I feel positive that if a major conflict can be put off long enough, the United Nations eventually even-tually can be made strong enough to outlaw aggressive warfare effectively. effec-tively. Pledging our wealth and sinew to protect Communist - threatened countries seems' our only hope. Many Back Saving Of Primitive Areas Now facing Uncle Sam's Chief Forester Lyle F. Watts is a question almost as hotly disputed as German reparations at the Moscow conference. confer-ence. As guardian of the nation's great national forest wilderness areas, he has to give a yes or no answer fairly soon. Watts' headache concerns the San Gorgonio primitive area in South ern California's San Bernardino Na-i fional forest one of America's few remaining remnants of honest-to-goodness wilderness whlcii conservationists conser-vationists hope to preserve for future fu-ture generations. For several years, the sk.-i who like to ride up-hill so they can get the most out of their down-hill sport have fixed their sun goggles on the fine snow slopes deep within this primitive area. Not all skiers, mind you some like San Gorgonio as is the deep, cool woods, , a large green meadow, Dollar and Dry l,.,, ,,. lakes, icy streams, a challenging j All the romance and ad-vista ad-vista of Mt. San Gorgonio and the j venture of early California, lofty summit of the peak Itself and j ajon with the pathos and they like to ski there. But others : fr.Hv nf iht TrtJian oeonle. prefer a touch of civilization ski-tows, ski-tows, a highway Into the place, a hotel-resort near by. So the California Califor-nia Ski associatloa, with help from the National Ski association and the California State Chamber of Commerce, Com-merce, sponsored a proposal to build the highway and accommodations accommoda-tions for a big ski resort. It looked as if San Gorgonio would be about as primitive as television and cooking cook-ing with electronics But the Forest Service was keeping keep-ing an open mind. After all, It might oe oeuer to oevoie San uorgonio w more primitive skiing. So last De- tcmuer uie bci vice Diiiiuuutcu a ow- day intention of changing the area's classification as "primitive." This cleared the way for going ahead With the skiing developments. The Forest Service principle is "the 'greatest good for the greatest number num-ber In the long run," and most of those who knew about the issue concluded con-cluded that, based on such a thesis, this bit of the primitive was gone with the mustache cup and the Model T. The service called a public hearing hear-ing in San Bernardino which turned, somewhat to their surprise, into what Variety calls a "boff" performance. per-formance. So many people showed up that the civic auditorium had to be engaged for two days instead of one and as in congress, the sessions ses-sions lapped over until evening. Supporting the skiers' proposal were the California State Chamber of Commerce, the California Ski association as-sociation and 18 ski clubs. That was about as expected. It was the determined opposition that raised eyebrows. The opposition opposi-tion Included the skiers who like their sport in the raw, along with church group representatives with summer camps at the edge of the primitive area; spokesmen for water wa-ter companies who wanted the area kept in wilderness o as to conserve its watershed values for orange growers down the valley. In between be-tween were the hikers, the sportsmen, sports-men, women's clubs, nature lovers, natural science groups (the area has six forms of plant life that grow nowhere else) and civic clubs. Then there were the letters pouring pour-ing in from all parts of the country so many that the Forest Service both in its California office and in Washington had to resort to the mimeograph machines to answer them. The letters voted overwhelmingly overwhelm-ingly against civilizing the area via ski-tows and hotels. Now it's up to Watts. "We think now that the primitive area will surely be preserved," says Howard Zahniser, editor of the magazine, "The Living Wilderness," Wilder-ness," "and with a victory In this issue we shall certainly be all the better able to muster support for the Forest Service in guarding other threatened areas In our national wilderness system. But we have no quarrel with skiing. We want to see it develop further. We hope that San Uorgonio will become even attractive for wilderaess skiing than it is." Leaping in front of railroad trains was the favorite form of suicide in Japan last year. What, no hari-kiri? Mrs. Dwlght 0. Eisenhower smiles at 9-year-old Betsy Harris's Har-ris's proficiency in walking. Betsy has been practising at the crippled children's training center la her community a center maintained main-tained by the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults through the annual Easter seal ale. The little girl Is one of 336,-040 336,-040 children In this country between be-tween 5 and 19 years of age who are so handicapped as to need special education. Someday Betsy expects to walk without mechanical mechani-cal aids. 1 ; ..-- vNr ... v .. 'i' ' v v-.Y:-. . Aid, Seal Sale 1 . If Avj ' n;;" J n : v. 1 ai" - f !F . ? r.. . mMm4it mm, mil I ii i-ii w-' mm iiiiiiiim.oh mi rl ...iii Mlt-itt-.v.-Ji. ,v Iff: C i t V -,.tt,.,f 11' ll"l ,-.uv.v..-.i, Spectacular Outdoor Pageant Revives Early California Lore 600 Residents of Two Towns Unite In Staging Drama WNU Features. - t -j , . are revived in the historic Ramona pageant, long heralded her-alded as one of the nation's most spectacular outdoor presentations, which will open in Ramona Bowl near Hemet, Calif., April 19. Immortalized by Helen Hunt Jackson Jack-son In her best-selling novel, "Ramona," "Ra-mona," the tragic experiences of an Indian couple living in San Jacinto valley form the general theme of the pageant-drama. The spectacle j , ,t, 20th season ls staged in j, own amphitheater situated at the foot of towering ! San Jacinto. snow-capped Mt. Revives Early Days. The authentic atmosphere of early California history pervades the pageant. It Is replete with colorful color-ful fltstas, Indian ceremonials and dancing typical of that period. In one of the most spectacular scenes, a mounted posse thunders across the SO-acre mountainside stage. Ramona Is the result of the work and talents of more than 600 residents of the towns ef Hemet and San Jacinto, neighboring neigh-boring communities nestled In the foothills of the majestie San Jacinto mountain range In southern California. Combining their efforts, the townspeople stage the pageant as a "labor of love" to record an outstanding example of cooperative community commu-nity spirit. Aside from one or two professionals profession-als In the title roles, every member of the cast is a citizen of either Hemet or San Jacinto. All production produc-tion details, including costumes, settings, set-tings, maintenance, box office and even parking of cars, are performed per-formed by townspeople. Studied in School. "Ramona." as written by Mrs. Jackson, Is on the curriculum! in the schools of both Hemet and San Jacinto. Ja-cinto. Youngsters who study the dramatic pages of the novel appear In the play as children. Many, as they grow up, graduate to more important im-portant roles. During the three weekends in which the pageant is staged, busi ness in the two sponsoring communities commu-nities is virtually at a standstill. Men and women in all walk; of life move en masse to Ramona luw1, some as performers, some as stage hands, some as service attendants and still others Just to view again the stirring story of early days in their valley. The general theme of Ramona is the tragedy of the Indian people. In 188," Mrs. Jackson came to Los An geles on a government mission to ga'Jier material pertaining to the AUTHENTIC ATMOSPHERE . . . California's colorful and romantic past Is recreated In the Ramona historical pageant. Ilcre a posse thunders across the 50-aore mountainside stage, where Helen Hunt Jackson's best-selling novel, "Ramona," Is presented by residents of Hemet and San Jacinto, Calif. Red Banners, Ringing Bells Would End CHEYENNE, WYO. - Climaxing the revolt of Wyoming residents against the reckless tactics adopted by visiting California motorists, a bill was introduced in the state legislature leg-islature to require vehicles from the Golden State to be equipped with red banners and loud bells. Introduced by Rep. C. W. Jeffrey, the bill would require California i cars entering Wyoming to csrry two red flags three feet square, fore . i ':.e$l: H' ' I'"' If 1 I f j y.- I II L ' if. ' j ' - I Hi p-?r ;,v f 'f' rv, - I 'it' -T ll If"' - fl II ll - in If- fill III i l ill''!- - - I TRAGIC LOVERS . . . Juanita Encell and Henry Brandon play the leading roles of Ramona and Alessandro, whose tragic romance forms the theme of the Ramona pageant, spectacular outdoor production staged annually In the mountain-swept Ramona Bowl near Hemet, Calif. Indians. From her pen emerged the pages of the novel which continues to thrill adventure-seeking children. Based on History. Most of the Important incidents in the book actually occurred In San Jacinto valley, the home of the characters in the story. Mrs. Jackson Jack-son conceived the idea for "Ramona" "Ra-mona" after learning of the tragic experiences of an Indian couple, Juan Diego and Ramona, who lived In the valley. Tattered records of San Jacinth Justice court, as written by Justice Samuel V. Tripp, contain the story of the shooting of an Indian, Juan Diego, by a white man, Sam Temple. Diego, the records reveal, owned a plot of land containing water, wa-ter, a site which was cherished by certain white men. A trip into San Jacinto one day brought disaster to Diego. He made the trip on horseback, horse-back, tying his mount in front of the general store. In town, Diego had a "couple of drinks" and became confused, con-fused, with the result that he rode away on another horse. . Although he rode directly home, Diego was branded as a horse thief in the eyes of Sam Temple. It is recounted re-counted that Temple borrowed a shotgun, formed a posse and rode away in the direction of Diego's land. He returned with the story of having recovered a stolen horse and having killed an Indian in the process. proc-ess. True to Life Climax. This Incident gave Mrs. Jackson the climax for her story, and she V4 ttl)H& 4mMI and aft, and have two bells, six inches in diameter and capable of being heard 500 yards, which would "ring constantly while the car is in motion." Provision would be made for the visitor to "lease said flags, bells and other accouterments at the point of entry for $2 a trip." The bill emphnsizes that while Wyoming citizens "in their zeal for exemplifying western hospitality are most desirous of extending a transposed it into her novel after changing the names to Alessandro and Jim Farrar. In the picturesque setting of Ramona Bowl, with its 50 acres of natural mountainside studded with trails, this climax and the love story of Ramona and Alessandro Ales-sandro is brought to life in the spectacular pageant. Abandoned during the war years, since it is almost imperative to visit the play by automobile, the Ramona pageant has been seen by more than 350,000 spectators during its 19 seasons. Last year the play was viewed by more than 50,000 spectators specta-tors in its eight performances. With the exception of last season, Ramona always has been presented on three consecutive weekends, playing in the afternoons of each Saturday and Sunday. This year the schedule calls for performances on April 19-20, April 26-27 and May 3-4. Gains Laurels Rapidly. The Ramona pageant originally was started as a publicity enterprise enter-prise by the Joint chamber of commerce com-merce organizations of Hemet and San Jacinto. From this pioneer start, It has become one of the recognized rec-ognized outdoor spectacles of the nation. Taking over last season and continuing con-tinuing this year as the play's production pro-duction executive is Adrian Awan, prominent for many years in producing pro-ducing outdoor pageants. For several sev-eral seasons he was connected with California state fairs. He also staged the famed Pilgrimage Play in Hollywood and, since its inception, incep-tion, has been connected with Civic Light Opera in both Los Angeles and San Francisco. Currently he is producing the revival of the famous Mission Play, another early California Califor-nia historical pageant, which is seen annually in the Mission Playhouse Play-house in San Gabriel, Calif. Home Town Cares For Blinded Hero SALINAS, CALIF. - Salinas, the lettuce capital of the world, is caring car-ing for its war hero, Arthur Mc-Bride, Mc-Bride, who lost his eyesight in the Battle of the Bulge. Erection of a home for McBride will be started soon with a portion of the $13,000 donated by people from Salinas and nearby areas. The home will be built in a new subdivision sub-division on a $1,500 lot anonymously donated to the war hero. Furniture also will be donated. The Monterey county board of supervisors su-pervisors has approved placing of a newsstand in the courthouse lobby lob-by to be operated by McBride. No Time for Mischief SEATTLE, WASH. Marillyn Brooks, 13, is too busy to get into mischief. She paints pictures, models in clay, makes dolls and designs de-signs dresses. In addition, she is a pianist, raises vegetables, swims and roller skates. For the last two years she has received straight "A's" on her report cards. Traffic Menace cordial welcome to residents of California," Cal-ifornia," still the traffic toll attributed attri-buted to residents of that state is described as "most appalling." Irked by the proposal, Edgar E. Lampion, California's motor vehicles vehi-cles director, commented: "If Wyoming Wyo-ming passes the law. we'll encoui age California motorists to choose another route east. Besides those dangerous cowboy drivers, that state Is full of mountains." Woman's World New Techniques Are Required For Sewing Plastic Materials Bu rlta Jiatcu WITH plastic film and plastic-coated plastic-coated fabrics, it's easy to achieve all sorts of smart effects for the home. Using them, you can make things that have a smart appearance ap-pearance and are easy to clean. With these fabrics appearing in stripes, checks, florals and plain designs, de-signs, you'll find it easy to turn out attractive curtains for the kitchen and bath, bedspreads, shower sets, chair covers and other household accessories that can be kept fresh and stainless with a swish of a damp cloth. If they need more attention, you can even launder I them periodically in lukewarm suds. Even beginners can achieve the ultimate in thrifty home decoration with these newest of fabrics after a few short-cut decorating lessons at ! a local sewing center. You'll find, too, that many of these new fabrics come in color-coordinated arrays so you can mix stripes, florals and plain designs for any sewing project you've set for yourself. There are just a few things you should remember when sewing on these new fabrics. It will require some adjusting to learn how to stitch most efficiently, but actually that's an easy matter to learn even if you're an amateur at this sewing business. Adjust Sewing Machine For Stitching When using either plastic film or plastic-coated fabric for such projects, proj-ects, local sewing center instructors recommend the use of a size 11 needle for the sewing machine. Thread the machine with mercerized mercer-ized thread and regulate machine for a slightly longer stitch. Light Plastic fabrics are ideal : . . tension and light pressure also are recommended for plastic film stitching. stitch-ing. When using plastic film for shower curtains and matching window win-dow curtains, it's a good idea before cutting desired lengths to hang the fabric over an open door with ends balanced evenly on both sides. You then can smooth out the wrinkles with the balls of the fingers or the palm of the hand. Avoid fingernail contact, however. Theuse of weights rather than pins on the cutting table also is a big help when working with plastics. plas-tics. You can fill small sacks with beans or borrow marbles from the youngsters for this purpose. Use a pencil to mark off heading, hems for curtains or follow pattern markings. Do not use tailor's tacks under any circumstances. You can easily keep the pattern pieces together to-gether with ordinary paper clips and thus avoid tearing the fabric. Tubes or rolls of wrapping paper come in handy, too, for you can roll each cut section over it in the opposite op-posite order to the sequence on the construction chart of the pattern. This will keep pieces from becoming becom-ing wrinkled as well as giving neatness neat-ness and orderliness to your work. De Smart! Look for the biggest, richest block plaids ever imagined . . . In coats, suits and dresses. Cottons Cot-tons are a dream of color combinationsoften combi-nationsoften five or six plus silk-like sheen, novelty touches as to weave. You'll love 'em! Fashion ! Clever ideas for making new ! dresses out of one good one in- elude ainerent accessories such as scarves, gloves and belts. i Even though your hats are small this season, they should fit your head, ssy the experts. The styles particularly filling this order are bonnets, bretons and small side i rolls. Peplum Pockets . ill ,' m r t - ;4 A i JJ'akA j Designer Kiviette knows the value not only of glittering sequins se-quins but also of the tailored classic clas-sic in which a woman lives most of her life. This one is in beige with peplum that has pockets and a soft silk scarf at the neck. Pinning and basting are considered con-sidered non-essential when sewing with plastic film. Another thing, you won't have to turn under raw edges as the fabric does not fray. Always finish edges plain or "pinked" with the pinker attach ment on the sewing machine. Tips to Make Sewing Easy It's easy to achieve smart decorator deco-rator finishes such as ruffling, gathering gath-ering and binding on these fabrics with attachments of the sewing machine ma-chine such as the binder, ruffler and gathering foot. The fine hem-mer hem-mer and edge stitcher attachments can readily be used, also. If the plastic film becomes soft and moist from humidity, brush a For making shower sets. bit of talcum powder lightly ove the edge to be inserted into the sewing machine attachment. If the film seems tough from cold, brush a very thin film of oil along the edge of the fabric with the finger tips. One drop of oil is sufficient. When a great deal of ruffling is necessary, as in curtain making, it's advisable to pass a -inch strip of very fine emery cloth between be-tween blades of the ruffler from back to front, should there be any inclination to skip gathers. The emery cloth will provide a gripping surface for the blades since continued contact with plastic film sometimes causes a waxy or oily deposit to interfere with th? drive of the blades. If an oily condition develops when using plastic film, simply dust very lightly with talcum powder. If waxi-ness waxi-ness appears, use emery paper on the underside of the gathering foot. Plain fabric binding may be used with plastic film and this is simply treated as in average sewing. When plastic binding is used, cut binding -inch in width and insert in the outside slot of the binder. Binr-plastic Binr-plastic film does not fray, '' r.ot necessary to fold the edges under as in fabric binding. Flashes A fashion trick which is popular with the use of black dresses for spring and summer is the introduction introduc-tion of loose swinging coats to be worn with them to give the ensemble en-semble lightness and airiness. 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