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New fast gun in town! Western nations need a united purpose WHAT the Western nations need most to cope with Communism-is political unity and a great purpose, according to an article by E. B. White in the New Yorker magazine. It isn't enough to be strong militarily and economically. Until we are able to equal the Soviet's tremendous dedication to its political faith we will be under a handicap, this writer stated.

"Not until free men get up in the morning with the feeling that they too are on the march will the danger to Western society begin to subside," he said. "But marching is futile unless there is a destination and West's destination is fuazy." At present, White stated, centrifugal forces are at work causing friendly nations to fly apart. Something must be done to unite them in a common idea. "The army fired a missile the other day and hit a target nine thousand miles away, but we've put very little time or money into launching our best missile our ideas," White wrote. Stating that authors most widely circulated today in translation are Marx, Lenin and Stalin and that between 1948 and 1955 Lenin ran ahead of the Bible, he added: "We should flood the world with good books that make men's hearts catch fire.

We should not expect man in the Antipodes to travel to the corner of Forty-Second Street and Fifth Avenue and. search through the card catalog." Nothing new about this approach THE PROMISE of Nominee Kennedy to sponsor an emergency farm bill to obtain "full parity prices for farmers" does not seem to reflect the bold, new approach to our problems which the party has proclaimed nor the "New Frontier" proclaimed by the nominee in his acceptance talk. It is an old and tired formula. Full. parity prices, guaranteed by law, are not practical without rigid controls.

And thus far Congress has shown not the slightest inclination to impose the necessary controls for such a program. Without such controls such a program would be so costly as to make the current approach of flexible supports look like peanuts, and a frequent Democratic complaint about it is that it has proved to be far too costly. All power to Sen. Kennedy if he can solve in a practical manner the farm problems of the nation where others of both parties have failed. But it is hard to see how he can do so with an approach that appears to be a warmed over version of yesterday's unpalatable menu.

observing There must be a sharing of the blame IF THE DEMOCRATS sincerely believe things are as radically wrong with this country as they depicted the "situation in their convention and platform, they must bear a share of the blame. The executive branch of government has been headed by a Republican since 1953. But the Congress, too, is a branch of government with a vital role in the conduct of our government. Democrats have been in control of both houses of Congress the last six years. If executive leadership failed, as-they charge, it was in their power in many areas to assert effectively their own leadership.

Many try to get around that by blaming the President's vetoes, contending he abused that power. The fact is, however, that he used that authority more sparingly than the two Presidents who preceded him. And many instances his vetoes were sustained with substantial Democratic support. below! IT'S BEEN SAID: The greatest prayer is patience. Buddha.

Golf course knickers, sometimes known as "Plus Fours," are said to be threatening a comeback. This we know: It won't be by popular petition. An honest answer to the often-asked question, "Did you ever hear the story about--" would cut a deep inroad on most social chitchats. At any rate we're approaching the end of the painful "a man who" phase of the Presidential election campaign. Unfortunately the price of a hat seems to bear no relationship whatever to its dimensions or weight.

A world made up of protons, neutrons, electrons and mesatrons is no place for a moron. Memo to Rural Readers; Children on tractors are danger factors! Remember? 10 years ago Joint installation ceremonies for new officers were conducted in the IOOF Hall Thursday evening by members of Anchor Encampment and Ladies Camp Auxiliary. Mrs. A. V.

Hertig was installed as chief matriarch and Harold Davis as chief patriarch. 20 years agp Miss Eva B. Scott, past president of the Mason City Business and Professional Worn' en's Club and second vice president of the Iowa Federation, was one of the panel.speak- ers on "Spotlighting Club Programs" at the north central regional conference of the organization at Madison, Wis. 30 years ago Kiwanians were entertained Thursday noon at their regular luncheon hour at the home of Dr. and Mrs.

C. L. Marston, 710 Carolina N. E. Following the luncheon, a review of the program arranged for the 1930 North Iowa Fair was given by Lee P.

Loomis, a member of the executive board of the fair. 40 years ago Mrs, C. 0. Cummings of 121 N. Delaware VTM the hostess to ten members of the Get- To-Gether Club.

Mrs. Ashton was the visitor of the afternoon. Mrs. Oliver Reps of North Carolina Avenue will be the hostess to tht club at the next meeting. Pros and cons Some interesting points of view gleaned from our exchanges More boat regulation needed Algona Advance: The legislature stiffened the boating laws last season, but more is needed.

The increase in the number of boats makes more regulation of boating practice absolutely necessary. Not all gain Charles City Press: Adding Hawaii and Alaska to the 48 states in the Union was not all gain. Their unemployed can now be used to swell the.total in the other states. On illegal time Cresco Times-Plain Dealer: It seems that Iowa cities that operate government functions on fast time when the state is on standard time are doing so illegally. Clamor against boxing Decorah Public Opinion: A slowly mounting clamor against boxing is rising in this country.

We hail the sign as boding well for humanity. A big difference Nora Springs Advertiser: Sure is a difference between good, sound reasons and reasons that sound good. Defining propaganda Austin Herald: Propaganda is the other side's cause put so convincingly that it annoys you. Result of hard thinking Garner Leader: An idea is the result of hard thinking--which is truly hard labor. Editorial of day Check the budgets HAMPTON TIMES: This is budget time for all tax supported institutions in the county.

Many budgets have already been published and still more will be published in the next few weeks. The budget is important to each of us as taxpayers. All of us complain about our taxes when we have to go to the treasurer's office to pay them, but now is the time to study your taxes and ask questions if you don't understand them. Each taxing body publishes its budget and holds a hearing on the budget. This hearing is held so that taxpayers can go to the taxing body and ask why taxes are up or down as the case may be.

They will He glad to explain where the money is going and why. Once the budget hearing is held, the' taxes are set and you have to pay them. Before the budget becomes law, you can still say your piece if you so desire, or have the taxes Now is the time to question your taxes, now before they are set not when you BVC paying them and there is nothing you can do. vWHftMflf 7o your foot requires a doctor's attention By DR. HERMAN N.

BUNDESEN, M.D. THE AVERAGE person, I'm sorry to say, will ask his neighbor, his relatives and his druggist how to treat athlete's foot long before he will seek his doctor's advice. This very common ailment can be more' serious than most of you realize. If treatment proper treatment is postponed for any length of time, the infection can become severe. The least you can expect is pain and discomfort.

Some cases even lead to blood poisoning. Still, most victims of this ringworm condition simply don't think it is important enough to bother their doctor. I would like to point out to such persons, right now, that when people stop bothering us, we'll be out of business. There is an old medical saying that a doc-' tor who treats himself has a fool for a patient. What then does this make of a patient who treats himself? The time to consult your doctor is when you first notice any cracked or rough skin between the toes.

This is the first signal of athlete's foot. When itchy water blisters form and then break, leaving the skin raw, there's not much doubt about the cause of the trouble. The fungi which cause athlete's foot find perfect living conditions in shoes and on your feet. They thrive on perspiration and darkness. It's rather difficult to avoid a case of athlete's foot, no matter how careful you may be.

But let me pass along a few tips for whatever, they may be worth. First, everyone should have at least two pairs of shoes. This enables you to wear one pair today and another tomorrow, thus giving each pair a chance to dry out. Don't wear socks or hose which have been soiled until they have been washed thoroughly with soap and water. Wash your feet frequently and be sure to dry between the toes.

Wear clogs or paper sandals when using shower or locker rooms. And don't let anybody else wear any of your foot gear. Question and Answer Mrs. J. Are there any other forms of treatment for varicose veins besides surgery? Answer: Some varicose veins can be handled by injections.

Others require surgical treatment, such as tying or removal. Roving reporter-Indonesia losing battle of cha-cha By JOHN GRIFFIN (for Hal Boyle) JAKARTA, Indonesia UP) President Sukarno is losing the battle of the cha-cha. The evidence is as plain as young Indonesian couples dance to the bongo bat at a government-run night spot just half a block from his downtown palace. Since traditional Indonesian dances are slow, some sociologists feel the cha-cha provides an element of hip- swinging abandon youth faced with mounting frustrations and limited opportunities. A young Indonesian puts it a simpler way "We like it it's fun." Sukarno, a staunch nationalist, went on the attack a year ago.

In a series of speeches and statements, he labeled cha-cha and rock 'n' roll mixed up noises called music. He called the new dances the first steps in a foreign cultural imperialism that could destroy Indonesia's national identity. The Jakarta army garrison outlawed cha-cha, even in private homes. Records in stores were destroyed, and and a fine was ordered for anyone teaching the banned steps. Sukarno stressed even more that Indonesian folk dances were the patriotic thing do.

He often keeps Jakarta's diplomatic corps going for two hours or more elderly envoys and their wives from both sides of the Iron and Bamboo curtains weaving hand in hand about in an endless chain to beat of torn toms and chants from the Hurricane names have it on the authority of U. S. Weather Bureau that there's a practical reason for giving girls' names to hurricanes. (This year they range from Abby to Wincy.) The explanation is that the use of short, easily remembered names avoids errors and speeds transmission of vital information between widely scattered stations, ships at sea, and hurricane-hunting planes that fly into the center of the storms. The names reduce confusion when two or more tropical cyclones occur at the same time.

In 1950, for example, four unnamed hurricanes simultaneously whirled across Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Warnings about one storm were mistaken for another hundreds of miles away. To avoid this kind of misunderstanding, hurricanes were designated by a phonetic alphabet (Able, Baker, Charlie, etc.) in 1951 and 1952. In 1953, the Weather Bureau began christening tropical disturbances in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico with girls' names. The first was a minor early-season storm called Alice.

In 1SSO, a semi-permanent list of four sets of names was introduced. A separate set is used each year, beginning with the first name in the group. After four years, the sets are used over in the same manner. If any of these becomes a major hurricane affecting the United States, its name will be retired for 10 years and another substituted. The 1960 names are Abby, Brenda, Cleo, Donna, Ethel, Florence, Gladys, Hilda, Isbell, Janet, Katy, Lila, Molly, Nita, Odette, Paula, Eoxie, Stella, Trudy, Vesta, and Winny.

Because so few names start with and those letters are not included. Using them in the past 1 to such strange creations as, Quella, Udele, Xmay, Yola and Zenda. Fidel Castro Ruz had forgotten, if indeed I ever knew, that the full name is Fidel Castro Ruz. Under the Latin American system, a sou takes on his mother's family name as well as his father's. It follows thatf Fidel's father was named Castro, his mother Ruz.

An'inch of rainfall a friend i a fondness foe. figures who reports that a rainfall of one inch over one acre of ground would mean a total of 6,272,640 cubic inches of water. This is the equivalent of 3,630 cubic feet and would weigh more than 100 tons. Information, please! 1. What is the meaning of the musical directive, con brio? 2.

For what are the Turtle mountains of North Dakota famous? 3. If you lixiviate something, what do you do to it? 4. If you had lobscouse, would you eat it, plant it or wear it? 5. What is the strict meaning of conclave? Answers 1. With fire.

2. Song birds. 3. Separate it by washing with a solvent. 4.

Eat it. 5. A room or rooms locked with a key. To A. 1.

C. DONALD COR. PORON. for being selected as wing Airman of the quarter in MATS 1707th Air Transport Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla. He was commended for his "ability to work without supervision, outstanding courtesy and extensive working knowledge of his assignment." This is only one of outstanding accomplish, ments Airman Corporon a contributed, according to a wing director of personnel.

Did you know? The Haskin Service EDITOR'S NOTE: Readers using this service for questions of fact--not counsel--should "sign full name and address and enclose 4 cents return postage. Address the Mason City Globe-Gazette Information Bureau. St. N.W., Washington 4. D.C.

How old was Bobby Fischer when he first became the U. S. chess champion? Bobby Fischer, of Brooklyn, N. was 14 when he won the U. S.

championship on Jan. 7, 1958, at Manhattan Chess Club, New York City. He started playing chess when he was six. Is there any substance capable of scratching a diamond -besides another diamond? There is one a man-made crystal named borazon, which has the hardness of a diamond. A diamond can also scratch bor- azon.

It was first produced in How many stories tall is Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York? This "organic" building at Fifth Avenue and 88th designed by the late Frank Lloyd Wright, has no "stories" in the conventional sense. Its exhibition gallery (primarily of 20th century works of art) is a continuous ramp winding up around an inner circular court, which has a glass skylight dome some .95 feet above the ground. Administrative offices are housed in an adjoining structure. Who said "Laugh, and world laughs with a Wheeler Wilcox (18551919), in her poem Solitude.

The first stanza reads: "Laugh, and the world laughs with Weep, and you weep Spice Islands. Sukarno leads the way. was For the sad old earth mustbor- "fattr Vi-Mm-1 'L But few of Jakarta's city-bred youth follow the presidential lead. At first they went underground. Teen-agers and college students had cha-cha parties at private homes, behind drawn curtains.

Foreigners with cha-cha records became popular hosts. Then came a bolder move. Enterprising band leaders took some of the Indonesian songs Sukarno likes so much and gave them a Latin beat. Now blaring jazz and Latin music is far out into the open. They'll do it.

every time JUST LAST WEEK I60y AND DUCKBILL POOLED THEIR LAWN'MOWER? AND RAKE AMD WENT INTO THEGKASS- CUTTJN BUSINESS THE PRELIMINARY SKETCH-UBAN6I HEDGES ON THE SIDE--WITH A BASE MOTIF OP PLYING EUCALYPTUS ON THE FRANNISTAN: RHODODENDRUMSON GRADUATED THE SOUTH SIDE THE HOUSE-OOSWOOD- BLOWN IANOSCA (BUS ON THE FRONT THIS DAY IN HISTORY -In 1786 appeared the first issue of the first newspaper published west of the Allegheny mountains, the Pittsburgh Gazette. 1957 by Dr. Robert Wentorf, of the General Electric Company's Research Laboratory. To make borazon, boron and nitrogen are heated at 3,300 degrees F. under a pressure of one million pounds per square inch.

is a dossier? This is the French term for a bundle of papers giving a report on some incident or detailed information concerning a person. Who devised the metric system? A commission of French scientists. Basis of the metric system is the meter, defined by the commission as one ten-millionth of the earth's meridian quadrant distance from the equator to the poles at sea level. The commission presented the new system to the French National Assembly in 1791. Contrary to the English system of feet, pounds, which had rather haphazard development, the metric system was created as an interrelated whole.

Measurements for solids, liquids, area, volume, all use this decimal based system. The is equal to 39.37 inches. When was the Basenji, barkless dog from Africa, recognized by the American Kennel Club? Nov. 9, 1943. The-dog was first introduced info this country in 1937.

Although the Basenji can not bark, it is capable of making A distinctive sound. row its But has trouble enough of its own." Who started the custom of re. ferring to the people of the United States as Americans? The terms "America" and "American" were first used in Europe in colonial times, particularly in the early diplomatic correspondence of France and Spain. When a gun is fired, does smoke or gas come from the gun before the bullet? According to the National Rifle Association, photographs of guns being fired have proved that gases and smoke emerge before the bullet. MASON CITY GLOBE-GAZETTE A LEE NEWSPAPER Issued Every Week Day by the GLOBE-GAZETTE PUBLISHING COMPANY 121-m E.

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