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PAGE XTEEV THE DAILY COURIER. CONNELLSVILLE. PA. FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1961. Saflp THE COURIER COMPANY 1 PublUhew JAMES M.

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1929 Served By United Press International Bureau of Advertising A.N A. Entered second m.tter at Post Office Connellsville. Pa. FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 26, 1961, Federal Kcallierbedding From President down, there is more a i bedding going on in the Federal a meets the eye. Take, for instance, i signing.

Committees of both houses of Congress and other interested persons circle the President's desk, lie makes a stroke at a i hands the pen to one of them, and makes another. He may use a score or more of pens, so that each participant can say he has the pen that the President used to eign the particular bill. Then there is the i i a flag that flies over the Capitol. Last year, the Capitol police sent 16,013 flags up and down flagpoles, turned the flags over to members of Congress, who sent them to constituents who wanted a flag that flew over the Capitol, no matter how briefly. There is a bit of juvenile in each of us to want such symbols and politicians high and low strain to gratify it.

Gen. Curtis E. LeMay At 54, Gen. Curtis E. LeMay has become a legend in the Air Force.

His bluntness, his relentless advocacy of air power, his abhorrence of socializing were thought to bar him from the top uniformed post in his service. But President Kennedy has just nominated him to be Chief of the Air Force beginning July 1. LeMay is best known as the organizer and long-time chief of the Strategic Air Command, but he also directed the Berlin airlift and was called the man who licked the Russian seige. He will imbue'the Air Force with drive and dedication that should be bad news for any foe. Business Decisions Stating that the generality of business decisions across the country not the conviction of this or that head of a big corporation- are crucially important to our economic progress and the well being of any American government, Erwin D.

Canharn, declared that President Kennedy's refusal to address the United States Chamber of Commerce showed his failure to understand the role of business decisions. Canharn is a former president of the chamber. The President antagonized business when he didn't cross Lafayette Park from the White House to meet the business leaders. Hoagy's Shorties Hoagy Carmichael, the composer of "Stardust" and other hit parade tunes, watched Ben Hogan line up a putt, take one or two drags on a cigaret and toss it away, A short smoker himself, Carmichael began observing other smokers and decided that many waste three- quarter of a cigaret. So he invented and was granted a patent on a container that holds 40 shorties, each about an inch and five-eighths long.

Now he'll not feel guilty every time takes a puff or two between composing a line or two and throwing the long butt away. Tax Exempt Alimony The Supreme Court has ruled that all acounts paid to a divorced wife under a separation agreement are deductible on a Federal tax ret The i was in the case of Jerry Lester, TV comedian. The wife was to pay the income tax on all money she received from Lester under the agreement for her support and that of their children. The ruling criticized the Internal Revenue Commissioner for going to the court to change the law, instead of to Congress. Assignment America By PHYLLIS BATTELLE NEW YORK Bad news today for the feminists who think anything men can do, women do better.

Well, women will never--up matter how many generations, removed from the kitchen--excel man in active sports. informant is Whitoy Ford, veteran N.Y. Yankee pitcher, and expert in almost any sport can name, lie works winters 0:1 Wall Street, has appreciatively a women grow powerful in the a "But 1 don't i women will ever best men in any of the sports now have. 1 exclude shuffleboard, about winch I know little," said Whitcy. "Women never i have a baseball league.

They tried it i softball and they were pretty a i but nobody'd come out to watch. Physically they can't take the gaff of riding thoroughbreds in tough races, or football. In all the other sports--you think of golf have that Htt'e extra muscle strength that will keep keep them ahead." White suddenly stopped to reflect. "Oh, there's one possibility I suddenly think of: bowling. I've been watching the national championships lately and I've seen women averaging about 200, men about 210.

Bowling takes practice and and women sometimes have more time for those than men. It's barely 1 doubt it." Beginning lo Lose Patience Some time ago I registered disgust with the "Jackie Kennedy look," in the belief American women are too independent to conform to such a pattern. Certain members of the fashion industry thought I was being un- American. But reader mail was friendly and could be summed up by this letter from Philadelphia: "Last week I went into a department store and tried on a small black hat which sat on the back of my head. 1 have been wearing that style of hat for years since unfortunately, have a rather large hat size completely unsuited to the head hugging cloche style, etc.

"The salesgirl insisted that I looked lovely in it and, not. only that, but that I looked just like Jackie Kennedy. The idea of so obviously imitating anyone is appalling to rne and, as you say. also gives me the feeling that because I am such a nobody, I must surely want to look like a somebody. I cringed.

I didn't buy that hat. "Several years ago it seemed everyone who wore while gloves was supposedly aping Grace Kelly. I am waiting for the time when if a nobody is seen wearing shoes she will be accused of trying to look like some famous There's no need to build a better mousetrap. Use the old one, but bait it in a new way. "Use peanut butter," suggests Dr.

Carlton Fredericks, nutrition expert for people and, presumably, rodents. "Mice grow tired of cheese." Speaking of good taste and progress, New York City's subway system has inaugurated a courtesy drive which is inlended to launch a new era of chivalry. Throughout the cars, there are signs urging men to be "A knight for a day," and give up their seats to the ladies. It's a sweet idea, and a good many men no doubt would be de- to comply. Except that from where they sit they can't see the signs--with all those strap-hanging ladies towering in front of 'em.

Today's Grab Bag By LILLIAN CAMPBELL THE ANSWER, QUICK! 1. What relation were Apollo and Diana lo each other? 2. In what city is Diamond Head? 3. What great Russian author was killed in a duel in 1837? 4. Who would use a dibble -a farmer, tailor or fisherman? 5.

What renowned French author also a priest and introduced his countrymen to the melon, the artichoke and the carnation? IT'S BEEN SAID To have ideas is to gather i i is weave into garlands. Mmc. Swctchinc. IT HAPPENED TODAY Seven years ago today the funeral ship of the great Egyptian pyramid-builder, Cheops, was unearthed in Egypt. WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE NIPPET (SNIP-iO noun a small piece snipped a small fragment: an insignificant person.

Origin: Low German snippcn, ship. HAPPY BIRTHDAY To Sen. Alexander Wiley of Wisconsin: singer Peggy Lee; Eugene Goosens, orchestra conductor; Paul Lukas, actor, and Anton Christofordis, former boxing champion. Most youngsters i there ire only three seasons in the year baseball, foof ball and basketball. HOW'D YOU TAKE OUT? Brother and 2.

Honolulu, Hawaii. 3 Alexander Pushkin. 4 A farmer. 5. Francois Rabelais.

IF YOU DON'T $AY SOMETHING PRETTY $OON I MAY TAKE OFF MY BLINDFOLD The Pennsylvania Story By MASON DENNISON Editor Pennsylvania News Service HARRISBURG Reporter's Notebook: Hiizoner, the Mayor Suh! -Hereafter when you address your burgess Coops 1 make certain ou don't use the word "burgess" From now on boroughs throughout the state that heretofore had burgesses, no longer have the species They're "mayors" -just like their big city brethren. This elevation in rank, or whatever you prefer to call it, became official this week when Governor Lawrence signed legislation desig- burgesses as mayors There is no indication at this time as to whether mayors of Pennsylvania's cities have become insulted over their loss of titular distinction, or whether city mayors plan to come up with another name for themselves such as burgesses! Curiously, according to guber- na.orial aides, the signing-into-law occasion earlier this week seemingly aroused more interest than aimost any other piece of legislation penned by the Governor Requests were unusually heavy from newspapers throughout the state for pictures of the signature-scratching event, to say nothing of the number of burgesses or rather mayors requesting photos. Legislative Puffs and Grunts -Many a lawmaker returning to Capitol Hill following last week's election day recess found himself numbered among the puff-and- grunt brood as a result of a temporary reshuffling of official park- MEDICAL SOCIETY It is a frightening thing when a child swallows lye. The swallowing of lye causes rapid burns of the mouth, tongue and pharynx. Mouth burns arc usually superficial and heal rapidly.

Lye reaching the stomach is quickly neutralized by the gastric juices. It is in the esophagus that lye has a more prolonged contact with tissues. What happens in the esophagus depends on the depth of penetration of the caustic into the tissues. There may be destruction of the surface mucosa only, with no significant after-effecls. Or, there may be tissue destruction due to coagulation obstruction to blood circulation in the area.

Early symptoms of lye burns include pain, i i in swallowing and profuse salivation. Firct a in shock and i i in breathing. If the child can swallow, citrus juice is recommended as helping to neutralize the lye in the esophagus. The formation of strictures or contractions which block the esophagus is said to be minimized by the use of certain drugs. If strictures form a swallowing of lye, symptoms may not appear i a month or even a year later.

If a stricture becomes apparent, medical treatmeni includes the insertion of a slender cylinder down into the esophagus to keep the passageway open. Because of a requiring prop- poison labels on con'ainers of lye, there are not as many cases of lye burns in children as in former year; ing spaces. Aside from House and Senate leaders who are assigned special parking spots on the plaza direct- Iv in front of the Main Capilol Building, rank and file lawmakers park in the big state parking lots in the rear of the Main Capitol Building. It isn't a bad set-up, really All they have to do is park their car, walk (or roll) into the basement level of the building, and without treading any steps, hike to either the Senate or House elevator and ride directly to legislative chambers on the second floor This week those parking lots have been undergoing a resurfacing job and alas lawmakers a'ong with other state workers had to be shifted temporarily They wound up in Number Ten parking lot at the northwest end of Capiiol Hill. Now they have to walk the equiva'ent of a city block, up steps and a long winding ramp to the top of Capitol Hill, and then more steps at the front entrance to the Main Capitol Building and then they're on the first floor Unquestionably it's a puffing hike for the portly and those unaccustomed to exercise but they should be in the clear next week Just another illustration of the tria's and tribulations of being a lawmaker! Potato chips originated in Saratoga Springs, N.

Y. Lye should be kept far ouf of rrarh of children. The Descent of the Locusts -Pennsylvania's Capitol Hill currently is going through its annual "season of siege" that time of year when busload after busload of school kids pulls up at spec.ficd spots to disgorge hordes of school children 'and harried teachers) for a look-see at the "big mound'' More come each year and the scene at times most certainly is not unlike that of a swarm of locusts taking over a corn field or whatever locusts take over. The high school tours are becoming more and more popular, with a strong trend seemingly growing to replace the old standby Washington trip with a somewhat closcr-to-homc Harrisburg trip A good corps of guides is on hand of course to conduct the tours and thoroughly explain points of interest and historical value As they land in either the House or Senate galleries, there is the inevitable outburst of handclaps and showing of tee'h on the part of lawmakers in the chambers below What many don't know is that the presiding officers of the House and Senate usually are informed beforehand by guides of the impending visit by the school kids, mosl visits incidentally, are arranged initially by local lawmakers. JUST FOLKS By EDGAR A.

GUEST AS THEY AWAYS DO Dreary and dull are the skies, my dear. And cold is the month of May: But the sun will shine and the roses bloom And the clouds i pass a The air will ring with the song of birds. The skies will again be blue. And the sunbeams dance through the open door The way that they always do. The storms will pass and the cold winds cease, And the frosts will disappear; The stars will shine in the summer skies And moonlight shimmer here.

The hollyhocks will bloom in time, And the honeysuckle, too. The flowers and fruits will return again The way that they always do. So why do you fret and why do you grieve. And where is your a i today? Was ever a summer that failed lo come, A a i for 1 Was ever a sorrow a didn'l When the v.mshine of joy burst Ah. summer and pleasures will come again The way ihaf thfy Always do Washington Window By LYLE C.

WJLSON United Press International WASHINGTON (UPD What my grandchildren want to know is this: "Who's gonna pay for that man on the moon?" The answer to that question, of course, is that my grandchildren and your grandchildren are going to begin paying for that man on the moon. Their children and grandchildren will continue paying and, after that, the children of those grandchildren will pay some more. Someday, perhaps, the bill will be paid off. Most or all of the current crop of adults will be dead by then and couldn't care less. Along with the man-in-the-moon bills of many, many billions, the i second and third crops of grandchildren will be paying off other bills.

Bills for the welfare state! Bills for wasteful government spending! Bills for interest on the public debt! Bills for subsidies of federal funds to favored pressure groups! Postpone Payment politicians will payment of these bills as long as possible. This spend-now-and-tax later system has controlled the fiscal policies of the U. S. government for all but three or four of the past 30 years. Politicians are afraid of any other system.

They know they would be blown out of office by the voters if they accompanied each of their spending proposals with a tax increase to pay the bill. Ditto if they reduced government spending. The fat-headed voters wouldn't stand for either. So the U. S.

government has been living beyond its income and will continue to do so this year and next and so on. The U. S. dollar will continue to shrink in purchasing power. It is worth about 47 cents today, down from an arbitrary 100 cents in 1330.

Treasury deficits contribute in a big way to this rotting of the V. S. dollar. The end result is the grandest larceny because everyone with a dollar in the bank or in his pants pocket is robbed. Common Man Hit The common a beloved by all politicians, is hit hardest because he can least afford to lose.

The common man who banked S100 in 1939 may take comfort in the passbook entry. It still reads $100. That $100 today, however, will buy no more than the common man could have bought with in 1939. The common man will catch on to this fiscal flim flam some day. There will follow a political explosion in the United States of H- bomb intensity, or more.

This blast will rend the spenders limb from limb and send their political heads rolling over the countryside like tumbleweed. This blast may come too late, however, lo save the U. S. dollar, to save the American way of life and to save the holders of U. S.

bonds, notably the small caliber savings bonds which first were sold during World War II. The 100 cent dollars socked away 20 years ago in savings bonds will emerge, finally, considerably shrunken. That is a pretty good break, in a way, for the grandchildren who someday must pick up our spending tab. They will pay off sound dollar bonds with rotted dollar currency. That will be tough on the bond owners.

Tough on everybody. Even tougher are the alternatives: Reduce spending! Or, increase taxes! Strength for Your Daily Task By EARL DOUGLAS DAY BY DAY "And a yc go, preach (Matt. It was with this injunction that Jesus sent forth certain of i disciples. They probably little realized that those simple words would ring down across the ages as a command to all Chairtian believers. As we go through life, we are to preach.

Thi does not mean that we are to prepare sermons (save those who are ordained and set aside to do so), or waylay our friends on all occasions and tr.lk religion to them. It does not mean that we are to make pests of ourselves by continually harping on our chief interest, our religious a i and telling others about it. The greatest sermon in the world not The Sermon On The Mount. The greatest sermon in the world is the Man who delivered this Sermon. Even if you or I are trained to write sermons, we shall never write a sermon as powerful as the sermon which is embodied in our daily attitudes, actions and words.

What we are that no one can hear what we are trying to say. Elvery believing Christian as he goes through i should preach a is, set forth a message of Christian and hope others may and lay hold on new and belter lile. "As ye go, preach Do You Know? The lungs are not hollow cavities but are made tip of approximately 750,000,000 alveoli or liny air sacs. Assignment Washington By ED KOTERBA WASHINGTON. I've never had to get professional advice from a psychiatrist, and I hope I never do have to call on the couchmasters if the going fee is anything like what they charge Uncle Sam.

The Justice Department files are full of eye-opening fees these professional gentlemen have been assessing against Federal courts meaning us taxpayers this past year. Take the case in Texas not long ago. A psychiatrist demanded-and got $330 for a few minutes' time in court to suggest whether or not a defendant was sane enough to stand trial. The expert witness, justifying his fee, a how much business he was losing back at the office. He had to drive a number of miles from home, so he also requested, and received, travel pay.

Plus per diem. According to Justice records, there are some instances when psychiatrists in Federal cases charge the taxpayer- a mere $150 a day for one or two hours' work. These fascinating fees in psychiatry were disclosed by Assistant Attorney General S. A. Andretta, who appeared before the Appropriations Committee on Capitol Hill.

The witness said his department needed $275,000 this year to pay for all that expert testimony. Cost of the run-of-the-mill testimony was another matter. Andretta said that in many cases it is not the psychiatrist who set the figure. Mostly, he said, the psychiatric costs are fixed by the judge, who then selects a psychiatrist of his own choosing. Rep.

John Rooney N.Y.) asked: "Do you feel the courts are approving amounts that are outrageous?" Yes. said Andrelta. and a good example was the case of Bernard Goldfinc, the Boston vicuna coal man charged with income tax invasion, lie had been confined to St. Elizabeth's Hospital. "How many times was Goldfine examined?" asked Rooney.

"Examinations the taxpayer had to pay for?" Twice said Andretta. Three phy- ch'astrisls were in on the case. And the fee? It came to $4,300. One expert got another received $800, and the third received three checks for $1,000, $825 and $1,050. Names of the doctors were deleted from the record.

"To save embarrassment," said Rooney. There's one notable exception in the per-day $150 to $350 fee for phychiatric advice in Federal Courts. A Justice Department official said that psychiatrists at Elizabeth's are extremely modest in their demands on the courts. But, on the other hand, he said, there are some psychiatrists who won't accept less than $50 for every hour they arc called away from their praclice. "That's at the rate of $400 for an eight-hour day." groaned the official.

That kind of money ought to buy a lot of fine couches Three Minutes a Day By JAMES A. KELLER LINCOLN GAVE A WARNING The governmenl "is your business" was the poinl hammered home by President-elect Abraham Lincoln in a speech at I i a apolis, February 11. 1861. He was enroutc to Washington to take his oalh of office. Here is a portion of that famous talk: "I wish you lo remember, now and forever, that it is your business, and not mine; that if the union of these States and the liber- tics of these people shall be lost, it is but little to any one mnn of fifty-two years of age, but a great deal to the thirty millions of people who inhabit these United States, and to their posterity in all coming time.

"It is your business to rise up and preserve the Union and liberty for yourselves, and not for me. I appeal to you again to constantly bear in mind that not with politicians, not with Presidents, not i office-seekers, but with you, is the question: Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be preserved to the latest generations?" God expects you to make government "your business." "You have been called to liberty, brethren; only do not make liberty an occasion for sensuality." (Galatians 5:13) Keep me mindful of the responsibilities thnt accompany the blessings of freedom, 0 Lord. Before World War IF. the Sovirt Ukraine accounted for nearly one- fourth of Russia's entire wheat and corn crops, a third of its barley and fwo-lhirds of its sugar hret output. Faclographs The faith of India's 6.000,000 Sikhs stems from an effort to bridge the gulf between Hinduism and Islam.

Like Hindus, Sikhs cremate their dead and eat no beef. Like Moslems, (hey worship only one god and oppose the barriers of caste. An orthodox Sikh never shaves. He winds his hair into a topknot and wraps it with a (urban. All bricks used in Virginia during (he and centuries seem (o have bren made (here and not imported from England, according to some Human Interest Sidelights and Comments on Out of the Ordinary Kay Wetherell Drops In; Has Interesting Stories Ray Wcthercll of Pittsburgh, who left Connellsville more than a hnlf century ago to enter the banking business in the metropolis, was here the other day.

Any visit bv Ray includes reminiscing, philosophy, Rood fellowship and oftlimes an interesting human interest story. This visit was no exception. The human interest story concerned a woodchuck in Somerset county. "I was up at the farm of George Keiin. in Somerset county." related Ray.

"I always go there for my maple syrup. It had been my hope to get there this year in time to see the processing but the weather prevented that. He uses plastic tubing to carry the sugar water from the tree to the huge vats. I questioned him about the operation and he said he had 15 miles of that plastic pipe. "Then Mr.

Keim told me a story which he vouched was true. He said a woodchuck had a hole under a maple tree. That woodchuck, according to Keim, knew there was sugar water in the tubing. He cut it apart with his teeth and pulled the sawcd-off end into the hole. That way the woodchuck had his own private supply of water.

Keim said he thought if the chuck was that smart it deserves to have its share of the sugar water and he never molested it." Ray added: "Mr. Keim said that i was cut off at a point which made it just the right length to fit into the hole." WethereU commented on the picture carried in a recent issue, showing Judge Harry M. Montgomery, illustrious potentate of Syria Temple, participating in the presentation of a plaque to Henry Oppermann Jr. at Shady Side Inn. "I'm a grerlcr at the Shrine luncheon in Pittsburgh," said Ray "and I'm just waiting to see Judge Montgomery.

I'm going to ask him how he managed to get his picture on the front page of my favorite newspaper when I've been trying to do it for fifty years and have never succeeded." Mention of Judge Montgomery brought on the reminiscent phase of the visit. "The judge's father. Mill Montgomery once lived here in Connellsville--at the Marietta Hotel," recalled WethereU. "He was manager of the Connellsville baseball team in the Ohio-Pennsylvania League. I remember Milt seemed an unusual person to me then, because he always got up on Sunday mornings and went to the services at the First Baptist Church with my father and mother." The visit ended quickly.

"I've got to get to the cemetery to take care of graves there," said Ray. "That was the principal reason for coming up today." But he'll be back; he has never lost his love for Connellsville. Out of the Past FIFTY YEARS AGO Miss Gwendolyn Richter wins a scholarship when she makes the nearest guess as to how long a candle in Thomas Brown's window will burn. Second prize is a box of candy which is won by Fred S. Graham of Star Junclion.

Dr. T. R. Echard, Dr. H.

C. a Dr. E. C. Sherrick and F.

H. LeisenrinR return from a fishing i to the vicinity of Mablc, Va. They report having "good luck." J. C. Bcrricn Seaman, son of the Rev.

and Mrs. A. R. Seaman of South Connellsville, dies at his home there after an illness of one year. FORTY YEARS AGO The Knights of Columbus establish a new record in Connellsville when 944 persons arc served at a banquet at Immaculate Conception parochial hall, marking the close of the second day of the 24th annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Council.

Billy Lyllc, young son of Mr! and Mrs. Horace Lytle of Scottdale, receives an ugly gash when his head is struck by a stone. Five stitches are required to close the wound. THIRTY YEARS AGO For the third consecutive year Miss Angela Turek is crowned May queen at a beautiful service at Holy Trinity Church tinder auspieces of the Young Ladies' Sodality. Approximately 300 associates of Patrick Mullen, H.

C. Frick Coke Co. mine inspector who is retiring on a pension, attend a reception and banquet in his honor in Uniontown. TWENTY YEARS AGO James Betters, Negro drum mnjor with the Connellsville High School Band, wins first prize as the best boy in the baton twirling contest held in Washington, D. in conjunction with the 10th National Safety School Patrol parade.

Mrs. C. C. Collins is reelected president of the Junior Auxiliary to the Saturday Afternoon Club at Vanderbilt. Cloyd M.

Rhodes, agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad at Scottdale for nearly seven years, retires. He has been with the company for 43 cars. Joseph Hutlock of West Crawford Avc. is knocked unconscious and suffers injuries lo the head in an automobile accident on Route 119 near Everson. TEN YEARS AGO Mrs.

Mary McGrogan of Lcisenring Road Is chosen "mother of the year" by Con- ncllsville Aerie No. 493, Fraternal Order of Eagles. Nine area school districts enter info a formal agreement creating the Connellsville Joint School System. The Rev. Lesfer R.

Snell, minister of the Christian CTiurcli of Hcbran, Ohio, for (lit past six years, becomes pastor of Pcr- Christian Church..