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Show Pile SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1952 THE JOURNAL 2 SCANNING THE WEEK'S THE READER'S NEWS DATE BOOK Carnations of Main Street and the World There Is Still Plenty of Time Truman Submits Record 'Peacetime' To Plan a Local Pancake Day Budget of $85 Billion to Congress ... the price of peace. With these A heavy burden THE BUDGET words President Truman attempted to describe his proposed budget of $85,444,000,000 for the fiscal year which begins July 1. This amount does not include a five to six billion dollar atomic energy expansion program which the President said would be sent to congress in the near future. This proposed budget is an Increase of almost $15,000,000,000 over the current fiscal year which ends June 30. And it is not far from the record World War II spending of $100 billion in the 1945 fiscal year. As outlined by the President, more than three-fourtof the total would go for national security programs, including $51,100,000,000 for the armed forces, $10,800,000,000 for foreign aid, $1,700,000,000 for atomic weapons, $811,000,000 for defense production and economic stabilization, and $339,000,000 for civil defense. The military expansion program, as outlined by the President, would include increasing the armed forces from 3,800,000 to 3,700,000 men, the Air Forces from 90, wings to 143, increase the Army's 19 divisions to 21, add another 16 major combatant vessels to the Navys 392, build up to 16 large carrier air groups, and increase the Marine Corps from two to three divisions. hs All of this, of course, is the proposed plan, depending upon approval of congress. At this point that approval is unlikely, because it would mean another increase in taxation. Adoption of this budget would mean a deficit of $14,446,000,000 for the next fiscal year unless congress approved the $5,000,000,000 tax increase already requested by the President. But this is an election year and congress will be even more economically minded than in the past. Congressional debate over this proposed budget during the next few weeks is likely to be bitter. And it will end with congress slashing it as much as possible. At the present moment there is no indication of how much they will cut it. The defense items may be cut some, but the greatest slashes will be foreign aid and less necessary domestic items. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Aging but still dynamic Winston Churchill accomplished his mission to the United States. That mission can be best summed up in his own words as he concluded his speech before a joint session of congress. He said: "Bismarck once s aid that the supreme fact of the 19th century was that Britain and the United States spoke the same language. Let us make sure that the supreme fact of the 20th century is that they tread the same path. It was the third time in a decade that Churchill had addressed a joint session of congress. His speech was well received and it was evident he had accomplished much in bringing about greater cooperation between his country and the United States. Announcements of policy agreements, the transfer of vital materials from one nation to the other, and accord on military matters in Europe after a series of meetings with President Truman and other high officials, also indicated the successfulness of his mission. The British leader also promised that Britain would help defend Western Europe against Soviet aggression. And he cautioned the United States "above all things not to give up it: atomic weapons without an iron-cla- d guarantee of peace. There is still plenty of time for your community to plan a Pancake Day celebration, a centuries-ol- d tradition that is still maintained in many European communities, and which is gaining popularity in this country. The town of Liberal, Kansas, for instance, has received nation-wid- e publicity for the annual Pancake Day race held for the communitys housewives. The event is celebrated on the day before Lent each year by millions of people all over the world. The day falls on February 26, 1952. In the United States, Pancake Day is observed by numerous organizations. Celebrations range from community-wid- e Pancake Day festivals, like those staged at Liberal, to suppers conducted by church groups and service clubs. Pancake Day is the perfect opportunity for clubs and church groups to earn money for some worthwhile project. And its traditional lends background itself toward good, local publicity for a celebration. But to put Pancake Day on the broadest possible footing, any sponsor will do well to call on other groups to participate in committee work. For a community-wid- e Pancake Day, you will want the acof all groups, intive cluding those not represented in your membership. have a Pancake Day celebration, you will want to work out detailed plans for financing the affair. The easiest way to assure a definite and fixed return is to sell admission tickets before the event. This also has the added advantage of letting you know the number of servings of pancakes required. Other tested methods of handling the finances are to charge admission before people are admitted to the eating room. Both of these techniques are good and simplify the financing problem. The cost of the basic ingredients, including a pancake ready-misyrup, sausage and butter Is moderate when compared to the profit realized from the affair. In many communities, a group of local merchants will help finance the purchase of the basic ingredients. Grocers and retail merchants in your town may help publicize the affair through cooperative advertising. Here are a few suggestions ii you are planning a community Pancake Day . . . plan a parade, select a King and Queen, ask your local high school band to provide music for the parade and other activities, and possibly secure a new concrete mixer or mixing truck to emphasize the huge quantity of pancake batter you are going to mix. These suggestions may help to form a frame work for your money-makin- g Pancake Day celebration The embellishments are yours . . . and yours is the job of laying out The winner of the Pancake an efficient organization of comDay Race at Liberal last year mittees to shape the plans. was Mrs. Emaline Bruce, 20. Pancake Day always is the She was defeated, however, in day before Asb Wednesday, the the international race between beginning of Lent. The holiday Liberal and Olney, England. pancakes had their start as shriving cakes. At the tollA Pancake Day celebration can of a bell, housewives in Old ing take any one of a number of forms. rushed to prepare their England With pancakes as a general theme, pancakes, according to a prevariations are infinite. Basically, formula. Then, they scribed you need only three things for a to their churches to be flocked successful celebration: (1) Facilishriven, or absolved of their ties for cooking and serving many sins. Hence, the last day before pancakes; (2) interesting daytime Lent became Shrove Tuesactivities, if yours is a community the as then, day, religious sig-celebration; (3) a special event in nificance dimmed, simply Panwhich everyone may participate. cake Day. Experience has shown that by using volunteer help to make and serve pancakes, an organization will be able to show a nice profit by selling pancakes at 25 cents a plate. This cost may seem nominal, but pancakes are an economical x, The federal farm programs, of vital interest to home towns across the nation, will cost approximately 7 per cent more next year because of a government need to encourage greater crop and livestock production. President Truman said in his budget message to congress. According to best estimates the greatest part of the cost would be subsidies. for price supports, payments, and wheat-expo- rt The President reported the price-suppo-rt program is being used to farm encourage production by keeping support prices of cotton, corn, wheat, soybeans, milk, wool, and several other commodities at 90 per cent food. of parity. Tour local Pancake Day celecan be just what you bration The budget calls for $256,500,000 for payments to farmers who carry out it. make Organizing and pubapproved soil and water conservation practices, $70,000,000 for subsidies to farmers who with the governments sugar-contrprogram, licizing such an affair calls for unlimited Imagination and a $182,000,000 for wheat export subsidies, and $75,000,000 for rural telephone flair for the fanciful. Local and electrification loans. newspapers are always happy to zone Suez nun of in an canal the American promote an event that means EGYPT killing fnn for the community. control of Great conflict that between for Britain and the Egypt brought identiwas of She most focus for into this country. vital waterway sharp fied as Brigitte Ann Timbers, 52, of New York. She had served in Egypt FARM PROGRAM on co-oper- since carnations, and stems are leaves green dye-facolor in the transfer procrose-pin- k st ess which needs no embroidering. The lovely colors will stay tight and fast on your material and can be laundered. Big bouquets of carnations measure 4 inches; 20 separate carnations measure The British charge Sister Anthony was slain by Egyptian terrorists. Cairo newspapers, however, said she was killed by British bullets. She was slain during a four hour battle between British soldiers and terrorists. Send 25c for the MULTI-COLO- R NATIONS (Pattern No. 397) CAR- transfer and laundering instructions. YOUR NAME,1 ADDRESS, PATTERN CAROL CURTIS. NUMBER Box 229. Madison Square Station Now York 10, N. Y. fpLd-QUIC& and TflSTVnEAL ii Van Camps 6EANEE WEENEES Plump, mealy beans... generous slices of su- Another week dragged by and still no Important progress in the Korea peace talks. The United Nations command was reported an important phase of its armistice prisoner-ex-chang- e reconsider to did offer the Communists would say how many civilians they if demands to intend to return South. Korea. In effect, the U.N. dropped its demand for exchange of Red prisoners. an equal There was no progress on the airfield question that has been holding up negotiations. The Reds insist on rehabilitation of airfields during an armistice. The U.N. command has opposed it. Meanwhile, at home, Senator Taft called the Korean War unnecessary and useless and said it could have been prevented if the United States had stayed in Korea and rearmed the South Koreans after World War U. He also said he would make a truce in Korea if he were President because "even a stalemate truce is better than a stalemate war. Bette Renick, 18, of Liberal, Kansas, was named Miss Pancake Day last year by the Junior Chamber of Commerce which sponsors the celebration In that community. KOREA ne Publicity wise Liberal sent this picture of four entrants for the 1952 race to publications in. many parts of the country. Naturally, when you decide to As the religious emphasis on Pancake Day dwindled, the day took on the aspects of a merrymaking holiday. From the custom of flipping pancakes to turn them devel- Pancake Day oped the Race in Olney, England. Liberal, Kansas, and Olney now match their housewives in an annual Pancake Day race. ' 505-year-o- ld (Released by WNU Features.) 2 inches each. Grand for blouses, scarves, hostess aprons, lingerie gift cases, delicate place mat sets, guest towels, dresser scarves. ol 1947. one-for-o- TARK perbly seasoned Vienna all enriched Sausage ... with a tasty tomato sauce. delicious ...a special favorite with children. Makes any meal Good a --the- yre picnic ... grand picnics and parties. for to |