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Show MILLARD COUNTY CHRONICLE, DELTA, UTAH EXCHANGE STUDENTS German Youths to Learn About U.S. Living in Rural Homes By Anne M. Mattingly WNU Washington Bureau "The people are so nice and It's wonderful to be able to say what-ever you want to in America. I'm so happy to be here." This state-ment by Christal Mohr, one of the 74 German teen-ager- s who arrived in this country recently to study our agricultural methods under a joint national grange and state department program, accu-rately represents the collective sentiments of the group as they looked for the first time on the American way of life. These youngsters are to be sent to grange homes throughout the country, a large number going to Washington, Virginia, and Ohio. There they will become "members" of the family, will help on the farms, and wili attend the local schools. The homes have all been offered, and in most cases the boys and girls were given a choice of the type of farm on which they wanted to live. The financing while here will be done completely by the grange families in return for the farm work that the youths do. Although this program of the state department and the national grange is one of exchange, it repre-sents for the most part an oppor-tunity for foreigners to see not only our agricultural methods but also to study our national philosophy and the manner in which we live. It is hoped that after a year in this coun-try, the students will inject into their native Germany upon their re-turn, a good deal of what they have absorbed. Other aims of the pro-gram include youth leadership, training, and agricultural progress. This group of 74 represents only a small part of the entire program. There will be 450 German teen-agers sent to study here this year, but the total from Germany during the year, including all age groups, will be almost 3000. This, in turn, is still only a part of the "Cam-paign of Truth" program inaugu-rated by President Truman last year which brought 10,000 persons from 55 countries to the United States to live, work, and study. JUST ABOVE THE teen-ag- e level, there are "Young Farmers Groups", young men and women in their twenties, from Germany, Nor-way, Denmark, and Sweden, who do much more traveling than the younger students. They shift from home to home and learn all types of farming, whereas the teen agers become "members" of one family for a year while they go to school. Since only about one in ten of the group of 74 which arrived recently can speak English, it might be as-- . sumed that language would be a great barrier to their American education. However, there was a girl in a similar group last year who, within a month, had learned English well enough to compete with her fellow pupils on their own terms. Officials of the state depart-ment and the grange praised the teachers in our schools to whom fell the task of educating these stu-dents. The extra time spent with them and the understanding given them did much to aid the rapid adjustment of the youngsters. Upon their arrival in New York, this latest and first such group of German teen-ager- s were whisked down to Washington where they, in a group, spent part of their second day in this country writing home to their families to let them know of their safe arrival and to tell of their first impressions. While in Washington, they met Herschel Newson, master of the national grange, who welcomed them to this country and added that he hoped the Americans with whom they came in contact would learn as much about Germany as the students did about America that in order to be successful, the pro-gram had to be reciprocal. The group also met Harold How-lan- d, of the exchange of persons division of the state department, who summed up the whole purpose of the program with his quotation from Charles Lamb. "How I hate that person!" Lamb is reported to have said. "Why, do you know him?" someone asked. "Of course not", replied Lamb, "if I knew him I wouldn't hate him." If, through the immediate sphere of the study of agriculture, and the greater and broader one of human relations, this program can con-tinue to aid in the cause of interna-tional understanding, it will be a great boon not only to this country, but to the' entire world. If knowl-edge and understanding are pres-ent, there is less chance of hatred. MAHONEY 1 A N f OF THE BOSTON l LEAGUE f" VERSATILE EXCEPT if he could ,p J,UY SHOULD : OF THE WIN, 125 ' FOR THE J SHOW POSITION AND 77 FOR TOURTH PLACE. L3f?Z'S"Z' NISH ELECTRICIAN, SET AN UNOFFICIAL 'J Vv SKI JUMP RECORD LAST MARCH WHEN HE J?- s SOARED 456 FEET AT OBERSTDORGG, GERMANY. 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Johnny reported at Greensboro The Greatest Hitters There are many styles of great hitters. Willie Keeler was one of the great place hitters. I'll have to rank Ty Cobb above the immortal Willie. Ty was a punch hitter. He elected this role over the slugger's job to get on base. They are paying trib-ute to hitters who have gotten 2,000 " hits. Cobb got over 4,000 hits. He: also stole close to 900 bases. Babe Ruth was the power hitter. , Babe might have been a .400 hitter just as Cobb might have been a ,, slugger. The two next greatest hitters I've ever seen in some 50 years of ob-servation were Rogers Homsby and Shoeless Joe Jackson. ' Cobb Ruth Homsby Jackson, They are the four tops. After these George Sis-le-r. Sure anybody can be wrong. But what's the matter with Cobb, Ruth, Hornsby and Jack-son? They are the four tops in the land of the ash, in my book. Jackson was a natural-bor- n hit-ter, if you'll take the word of Cobb, Ruth and Speaker. Years ago on ra- -i dio interviews each one told me that Jackson was the greatest hitter' he had ever seen. There is no questioning the fact, now that Ralph Kiner is the biggest of the big hitters left. Kiner hasi averaged 48 home runs a year in the last four seasons. He may raise this to 50 by the end of the 1951 campaign. Gil Hodges will need another 25 homers to protect his earlier lead. Yet when Mize was close to 35, he tied Kiner two years running ati 51 and 40. Ted Williams is a big: hitter, but he isn't a Kiner. No one' else is. The Matter of Class Several queries have arrived late-ly along this line: how does thei heavyweight division of Sharkey,, Camera, Baer and Braddock com--l pare with the 1951 mixture. There isn't any big difference except that the modern heavy-weights mentioned are more In-teresting and have more varied personalities. Sharkey and Baer were equipped to be high-cla-heavyweights, but disliked the game. The top men today WalcoU, , Charles, Louis and Marciano, plus.1 La Starza and possibly Layne are! a queer mixture. Joe Louis was one of the greatest of all ring men a great fighter in his day and prime. Walcott carries the greatest sym-pathetic appeal boxing has known in years. His average isn't too hot. He has knocked out Charles and, many feel, he has beaten Louis. 6r.ntlan.IRIc. sUShtly over 21 years ago. He was then 17 years old. Today he is on his way to 40. Johnny lost three years of base-ball in the Navy, 1943, 1944 and 1945, a three-yea- r term which cost his record at least 100 or more home runs. Possibly 150 home runs, since he was hitting at that clip after he had surrendered his Navy cap. Around 15 years ago, St. Louis tried to pass Mize along to Cincinnati's Reds. Johnny had a bad knee and the Reds turned him back. At that time everyone thought Mize was through a fine power hitter with a bad leg. So Mize had to move back to the Cardinals. He began hitting home runs without losing any time. He also began winning a flock of ball games. The Cardinals, meaning Mr. Rickey, sold Mize to the Giants in 1942, nine years ago. They figured Mize was all through, a washed-u- p slugger. Mize gave the Giants 26 home runs that season. But he gave them 51 home runs in 1947 and 40 home runs in 1948. Those were the two years he tied Ralph Kiner, the Pirate slasher, now the best of all the home-ru- n hitters. Mize was sent to Kansas City in 1950. He was brought back to hit 25 home runs that year. Mize was 35 when he tied Ruler's march the second time; Kiner was 25. That's the type of hitter Johnny Mize happens to be. He tould spot 'em 10 years and handle 'em. But you can't spot 'em too many dec-ades. Johnny Mize is one of the great power hitters of all time. And quite a fellow beyond that. By INEZ GERHARD T LOYD BRIDGES, in movies for about 10 years, achieved fame as an infant; President Taft had offered a cup for America's fattest baby, and blond, blue-eye- d Lloyd won it. As a young actor he was discovered by playwright Sidney I i ' ' LLOYD BRIDGES Howard and given a part on Broad-wa- x m "Paths of Glory". A succes-sion of 'ups and downs in the thea-tre led him to Hollywood; he made his first picture at Columbia, and his latest and probably his biggest success is that studio's "The Whistle at Eaton Falls". He has worked steadily toward stardom for ten years; "Home of the Brave", "White Tower" and "Colt .45" gave him fine roles. Arlene Dahl is going to get out into the wide open spaces; she has been signed to a multi-pictur- e con-tract by Williams Pine and Thomas, to be made during the next two years. Her first will probably be "Caribbean Gold". A street sign on the Naples set for Warners' "Force of Arms" reads "Corso Tramonto" Italian for Sunset Boulevard. Director Michael Curtiz named the street in honor of his stars, William Holden and Nancy Olson. iS PERFECT DAY CORNER By Sallydale Wimbrow EARLY FALL brisked the air. The surrounding the little church was caked with brown fallen leaves and in the sky, a bright sun darted behind a cloud. "Such a perfect day" Nell thought, "Everything is on its good behavior for Steve and Mary." She folded her hands in her lap and relaxed in her seat. The or-- . ganist softly be-- M San' playing the 3 lYlinilie ody. An unexpect- - I ed tear started down Nell's cheek. "That's right," she told herself. "Go ahead and cry. Make a fool of yourself and bawl like a baby. For-get about your plan to seem calm." "The church looks lovely. Isn't it beautiful?" someone whispered. "Everything is so perfect." t "Yes" Nell thought, "Lovely, the white flowers, the fern, everything perfect. I musn't be sad. I should be happy for Steve, for this is what he wants. It seems so sudden though . . . his getting married. Just yes-terday he was only a boy Inter-ested lii boats, automobile en-gines, camping oat In the woods for weekends. Is he ready for a wife, a family? Oh, my Steve, I love you. But I would not hold you back. Not If this is your happiness. You have chosen Mary and she is lovely. I would not fight to keep you for my-self, though I can't imagine what my life will be now, with-out you." The opening strains of the wed-ding march sounded. People stood. There was the rustle of new dresses, the sound of feet shuffling on the Mary was indeed a vision. floor. Nell felt stiff. She pulled her-self up, put one hand on the back of the pew before her. There was Steve, standing by 'the altar, his face slightly flushed, looking toward the back of the church. His eyes were bright waiting for Mary. Nell remembered seeing that brightness in his eyes so many times before. She remembered how she had watched him often when he was only a small boy, playing with skates and toy pistols. As he grew, so did her love for him. "Only yesterday" Nell thought "You were mine. Now you will never be mine again. Mary will hear your questions, solve your problems, be there when you need help. She is your life now. I have given you all I have to give. I only hope you will remember me, Steve, remember me with a smile. I will always love you and cherish the happiness you gave to me." MARY was coming down the aisle. seemed surrounded by a faint glow. Nell trembled slightly at the sighs of the admiring congrega-- . tion. Mary was indeed a vision. By the altar, Steve was leaning for-ward, tense. There was that eager expression on his face that Nell re-membered so well. "The picnic" she thought. "You took me by the river for a picnic and we carried your old portable phonograph. You played your favorite records laughed at me trying to learn about jive. That eager alive look you have now. We were so happy Steve. You kissed my cheek and told me I was your girl There would never be an-other girl for you. That's what you said, Steve remember?" Now the couple stood together, facing the altar. Nell heard the words that tied Steve and Mary to-gether for a lifetime, unable to con-trol a soft sob. "Mary, Mary make him happy. It's up to you now." Then it was over. The organ sounded again and Nell watched the couple turn, start for the door, laughing. Steve clasped Mary's hand and they brushed by Nell. "He doesn't even see me" Nell thought "He didn't even look." Outside a photographer was tak-ing pictures. Nell lifted her chin, tried a bright smile. She walked up to Steve who was standing alone while Mary posed for her picture. "Darling" she whispered "It was perfect. I am so happy." He leaned and kissed her "Thank you, Sweetheart" he said. Then his arm stole about her waist and he hugged her. "I'm rather happy myself" he said and then he looked deep in her eyes. "I guess it's the most perfect day in my life, Mom." Worth A Try Not so long ago we read an article by another outdoor writer in which he contended that bigger and bettef bass can be caught with lighter leaders and very small flies. Frankly, we were a bit skeptical, although we hadn't tried this par-ticular technique. Then, the other afternoon, We decided to try it. Our own experience was hardly suf-ficiently productive to establish even in our own mind the accuracy of that other writer's findings, but we did experience this: Using the conventional spinner-fl- y rig as our terminal tackle, we added a dropper fly a Western Bee on a No. 12 hook and began fishing in a good bass creek near our city. At a tail-riffl- e in one pool we noticed several apparently good-siz- e bass chasing a school of small shad. These bass consistently dis-regarded the spinner-fl- y combina-tion, but we took one keeper on the Western Bee and lost two others which would have matched the first in size. And, in all the casting, the regu-lar spinner-fl- y was overlooked in favor of the smaller fly. Going on down the creek, we repeated the performance, taking another bass and losing another, with both being hooked on the small fly. We do not know why the hooked bass that es-caped got away, unless it was that the hook on the little fly wasn't as sharp as it might have been. We remembered,' then, that the writer we mentioned had said that the sharpness of the hook barb was most important if one is to take bass on the trout and panfish-siz- e fly- - We record the experience here be-cause it may appeal to many other anglers and because of our own con-viction that this particular technique is certainly worth a try especially if one isn't taking bass by the more conventional methods. AAA Not All Experts Are you an expert fisherman? Do you instinctively know just how deep to fish or just where the good fishing spots are? Probably the answer to both ques-tions for most Ohioans would be, No! Well, you don't have to be an ex-pert to find the right spot or to know just how deep to fish up at Punderson lake in Geauga county Ohio, thexe are plainly visible signs that give you those answers. It's all part of a new experiment by the Wildlife Division's fish man-agement section, who are constant-ly searching for ways and means lo increase the success of Ohio fishermen. Here is the Punderson set-u- Fish management men have built Brush shelters, a favorite hangout !or most fish, at various points throughout the lake, and have irected signs to inform fishermen of :heir locations. The signs also list the depth to the shelter and the lepth to the bottom of the lake at .hose points. Danny Armbruster, fish manage-ment agent, who is in charge of the Experiment, says that the project las been completed and that they ire now awaiting the results. He lrges all fishermen at the lake to .Ty these shelters and to report their catches to the local boat land-ing operators in order that the suc-:e-ss of the experiment can be tabu-ate- d. The GI's would say, "Fishermen aever had it so easy." AAA Anglers' Booklet Mountain lakes of Idaho is the :itle of a illustrated book- -' et published this summer by the iepartment of fish and game for lse of fishermen desiring to visit he more remote fishing waters in nountainous parts of the State. ' Ten wilderness areas are treated n detail. Description of each in- - iludes forest service map on which ire shown streams, lakes, trails, ookouts, campgrounds and other itations and landmarks. Maps are iccompanied by detailed informa-io- n as to location, accessibility and pertinent mileage data. Descrip- - ion of each lake discussed includes listory of all plantings as to dates ind fish species. The booklet presents ten of the jest moutnain lakes fishing areas n the State, in rugged sections of lie Boise, Challis, Nezperce, Pay-tt- e and Salmon National forests. During the past year part of the naterial presented in the booklet las been published in the pages of he Idaho Wildlife Review. The Re-ie-series concludes with current dition, showing maps and related nformation on fishing spots. AAA To Save Time There is hardly any item of the ingler's equipment more valuable ir worthwhile than a good leader jouch. For the fly rod man it is a real boon by permitting him to car-- y several already-made-u- p lead-;r-each in its own pack and each mmediately available. For the plug rod man who uses a lasting leader, it is equally service-ible- , for with it the fisherman may teep varied-lengt- h leaders made vith different weight-tes- t lines. GRASSROOTS Lack of Positive Platform Has Defeated the GOP By Wright A. Patterson OVER THE YEARS I have voted but rare exceptions the Republican ticket. One such exception was in the contest between Harding and Cox. As a protest against the unfair methods of the old guard senators in nominating Harding, I voted for Cox. The old guard was unfair, and In the campaign between Lan-do-n and Roosevelt for a second term, I went along with Landon, despite his endorsement of New Deal policies, tempered only by his insistence he could do a bet-ter job with them. By not having a Republican program, or a Landon program, but by accept-ing the Roosevelt program, Lan-don lost. If they must have the New Deal, the voters prefer to leave it in the hands of the originators. In his campaign against a third term for Roosevelt, Willkie used as a subject for a campaign address "I could do it better," referring to New Deal policy. He deserved to lose, because he was no Republican. He was a candi-date who gained the Republican nomination by unfair methods. Will-kie flopped as an advocate of New Deal policies on the Republican tick-et and deserved his fate at the polls. Dewey, in his first campaign, came nearer supporting New Deal policies than anything he or his party pro-posed as their own. When given his second chance, he talked only of a senseless and meaningless term, "uni-ty," when people were asking for a statement of national policies. The Republican party offered them no platform, leaving it up to the candi-dates to propose their own platforms. The candidates had no platforms, or at least could not enunciate them. So again the Republicans failed for lack of a constructive party plat-form, a statement of principles for which the voters were so avidly waiting. To return a bit farther back to the campaign between Roosevelt for his first term and Herbert Hoov-er for that campaign for the Republicans was conducted by the Republican old guard senators, such as Jim Watson, Reed Smoot, George Moses, and others. They had not been able to use Hoover and preferred to deal with a Democrat, rather than Hoover with a second term. They said so, and admitted that their interest in the campaign was only of themselves. They deliberately worked against Herbert Hoover. They succeeded in defeating both Hoover and themselves. In the election for membership in the 80th congress, an off year, the Republicans secured a majority in both houses. They could not undo much that had been done, but they could refuse appropriations to pay the vast army of bureaucrats that was a factor in the Democratic suc-cesses. They did not do that. Expecting a Republican president at the next election, they wanted the jobs con-tinued so they might be filled by Republicans. Visions of future pa tronage for Republicans were the alluring prospects that provided pay for the millions of Democratic job holders. But with the meaningless word "unity" the only thing talked about, President Truman beat the Republi-cans to the punch, and he was given a Democratic congress that the Re-publican 80th congress had paid for with its refusal to limit bureaucratic appropriations. And so it has been for 20 years the leaders of the Re-publican party have been responsi-ble for its defeat, either deliberately planned or brought about by lack of a definite and meaningful pro-gram. Their profuse condemnation of the opposition has not been effec-tive, nor will it be. Has the RepubUcan party ceased to function as a party? Are its candidates all on their own, with each one supplying the principles he thinks best; have the party leaders ceased to lead in any-thing other than vitriolic opposition to what others propose? Can the party, as such, no longer enunciate policies and principles? Under such conditions, the party has ceased to be of value to the nation. It is time it gave way to some political group that can and will. We need two functioning parties. Congress gave the President con-trol of both wage and prices, but he exercised only control of prices, and permitted labor to get all the wages it could, regardless. 1 HOW toteuxmfif'x - TOOTHPICKS LOCATE NAIL HOLES IN NEWLY PAPERED WALLS TO SAVE DRILLING NEW HOLES . DRIVEN INTO EACH HOLE, THE TOOTH PICKS PUNCTURE THE NEW PAPER AS IT IS PASTED DOWN- - |