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The Scranton, Tribune Tuesday, Feb. 7, 19504 Come ami Get It Aid for Education books and bus transportation for private and parochial schoolchildren in areas where state and local laws permit use of public funds for these purposes. The Barden substitute would forbid any such use of federal funds for either public or parochial schools. The Barden proposal raised acrimonious controversy both inside and outside Congress last Summer, highlighted by the exchange of letters between Cardinal Spellman and Mrs. Roosevelt.

Catholics denounced it as un-American. Their view is that parochial schools perform a public service and in justice should receive proportionate public aid. Opposing groups hold that such use of federal funds would violate the Constitution, would infringe the historic principle of separation of church and state and unfairly shift part of the burden of private school support to the general taxpayer. The House Committees decision to take up the Senate bill instead of the Barden bill is a victory for those who argue that action on emergencies in the schools should no longer be delayed by a conflict over the church-state issue. The Senate-approved $300 million federal aid to education bill is now being considered by the House Education and Labor Committee which plans to work on it daily until a satisfactory compromise can be reported to the House.

This long-delayed ipeasure came a cropper in the House last session over the public-parochial school issue. That issue still remains to be settled. Rep. Barden, North Carolina Democrat, has announced that he would again offer his substitute for the formula worked out by the Senate to adjust the principal differences over aid to parochial schools. The Barden substitute was tabled by the Committee last session.

The school aid bill was passed by the Senate in May of last year. Payments to states would be made under a variable-grant formula which would give largest allotments to the states with the heaviest burdens and the smallest resources. The Senate bill would allow use of part of the federal funds for non-sectarian text Atom Defense School Training Begins An Air Force officer at Keesler Field, Biloxi, In an effort to prevent such panic, in case has declared that education is the only the worst comes to the worst, it is planned defense against thb atomic bomb. But, he t0 gjve atom defense instructions to police-was talking about a defense after such a men firemen ancj postal employes. Men bomb hits.

selected for the course would go back to their Military men have stated that there is no a 1 al units to instruct the others. Some reserve defense against the bomb itself. At the Keesler Air Base, a radiological military officers also will undergo such indefense school or what would be better structions this Summer, known to the average citizen as an atom One observer who visited the Keesler school defense school has been in session for some recently stated that the course comprised time now. Its purpose is to educate the public mainly the familiarizing of students with the as well as the armed services on what to do characteristics of an atomic bomb explosion in the event of an atom bomb blast. so that it loses the terror of the unknown.

In an air burst of an atomic bomb, the The school officials claim that casualties can officer states, only the blast is deadly. He be minimized so losses would not be much said measures can be taken against the greater than the punishment the Allied Air MeRgLotK. Washington Merry-Go-Round Mrs. Trumans Plain Dog By DREW PEARSON WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.

Harry Truman has frequently said that the two men he would most like to see retired from Congress are the Republican Senators from his home state Forrest Donnell and James P. Kem of Missouri. However, the President leaned over backward to be polite to these bitter foes when he and Mrs. Truman lunched with the Missouri congressional delegation. In fact, politics played a minor role at the luncheon, giving way to a discussion of dogs, led by charming Mrs.

Bennett Champ Clark, wife of the judge and former Senator from Missouri. There was a time when a legendary dog played a famous role in the life of Mrs. Clarks late father-in-law, Speaker Champ Clark, whose theme song when he ran for President was: I dont care If he is a houn, youve gotta quit kicking my dog aroun. But Mrs. Clark, a former English actress, probably did not remember that famous convention battle of 1912 in which Woodrow Wilson finally beat out Champ Clark.

For she dominated the conversation with a eulogy, not of her hound, but of her smooth-haired fex terrier which, she boasted modestly, outshone everything in Washington canine- circles and was practically out of this world in pedigrees. This went on for some time, with Mrs. Truman saying nothing. When Mrs. Clark finally ran out of adjectives about her pooch, the first lady broke in gently: We used to have a dog, too." How wonderful, enthused the judges wife.

What kind? Oh, just a plain dog, replied Mrs. T. TIDE OF TOYS Every Christmas I hear some folks arguing that Christmas has become too commercialized, that we give presents chiefly to those who we think are going to give us something in return, that we should not merely practice Christs teachings on His birthday, but every day. I have heard quite a few people talk this way, but until now I havent known many people to do much more than talk about it. This year, however, its been different.

Christmas has been over more than a month now, and at Philadelphia today an event will take place showing that several million people have been following the above advice and are trying to make Christmas come not once- a year but in January, February and March, too. For today the U. S. Lines Steamer American Defender embarks for Rotterdam carrying the first installment of one of the most precious cargoes ever collected in the U. S.

A. the tide of toys. These friendship toys are being donated through the tireless efforts of the American Legion to the children of Europe. Of course, this column is supposed to report the closed-door meetings of Congress and the backstage maneuverings of diplomats. But no story is more important than the backstage account of how the American Legion collected some 3,000,000 toys in the short space of five weeks; got them sorted, packed for export, and shipped to Philadelphia.

On the surface, this may have seemed easy. But if wasnt. It took days of careful organizing, plus a lot of courage on the part of Legion leaders, to start such a gigantic project especially at a time when everyone wanted to relax after Christmas. SOLDIERS OF TOMORROW? However, the men who have fought our wars in the past realized that there is only one way to tfrin peace for the future by working at it. For peace is not a beribboned parchment which diplomats sign after a war is over.

It is a living, breathing day-to-day document which the people of a nation must work at year after year. Peace is like a successful marriage. The hardest part begins after the marriage license is signed. And the fact that so many Americans forgot to work at peace and retreated into their shell of isolation during the Harding-Coolidge days after 1918, was one reason why we had to fight again in 1941. Wars, the American Legionnaires know all to well, come in cycles of about every 20 years.

And the children of today can be our friends or the soldiers of tomorrow. Thats why the friendship gesture of toys, the first installment of which sails from Philadelphia today, can be so important. Thats also why the distribution of the toys, which will be in the hands of the efficient CARE organization, will have to be distributed with a little publicity and fanfare to make sure that tha people of Europe understand the full meaning of this carefully and patiently collected tide of toys from the veterans of America. INVASION OF MARYLAND Twelve short years ago Democratic Sen. Millard E.

Tydings screamed about a collapse of the Democratic system when President Franklin D. Roosevelt personally invaded Maryland in an unsuccessful effort to purge the Senator. At that time a lot of people figured that the defeat of the elongated reactionary from Maryland would not be a blow to Democracy, but Tydings demagogued his way through the crucial battle and was reelected again in 1944. However, Tydings once more is aspiring to election to the Senate in 1950 and, this time, the shoe is on the other foot. This time Tydings wants the President to invade Maryland and recently urged Truman to accept an invitation to dedicate a new airport near Baltimore in June.

You will have a great opportunity to help the boys on th ticket, expanded Tydings, not referring to himself. By all means, you should accept this invitation to speak in Maryland. Now, just wait a minute, broke in Republican Congressman Glenn Beall. Im in the minority here, but I think if the President is to make this airport dedication a political speech, maybe he had better stay out of Maryland. Oh- you wont get hurt, and you wont be helped either if the President decides to accept our invitation, declared Tydings.

However, the Senator wasnt happy when Truman broke in: I may touch on international matters if I go to Maryland to dedicate the airport, but I wont make a political speech. Force gave civilians in German cities with noxious aftermath. The Way I See It Westbrook Pegler ft Without education, he contends, panic would simpler bombs, kill more than the blast, because it is feared Judging from descriptions and the toll of that most people in a large city, for instance, some of the raids during World probably would jam the streets trying to flee War II it would appear that the word mini-after such an explosion. mized is used rather loosely. Sho Stays On Said Moe, the old red cap, to me, Ah read in de Tribune today, Mistah Truman askin Congress Take some Excise tax away.

Mistah Excise sho is lucky, Who so evah he might be; de papah tax off me. NABOR. Public Library Problems Public libraries in some cities which are Snow In spite of the fact that many citizens dis- good condition; built a new hose house; instituted free garbage collections. These two young Councilmen, together with the Burgess, were instrumental in enacting these policies. They brought favorable comments from other boroughs.

But, what happened at the last election? The two aggressive Councilmen were pushed into the minority after two new Council-men and a Burgess were elected. Its time to demand a return to the type of administration we received the last two years. In all fairness, we will say that the present chairman of Council, a GI, is a regular guy and we hope that before long he will team up with his minority Councilmen and not take orders from a political machine. G. I.

like to" see snow time come, snow is one of having a difficult time trying to get along on natures most interesting materials. Tech- the limited budgets set up for them might nically snow is simply water vapor crystal- profit from the experience of the Racine, lized into geometrical forms. Many do not library committee. It is credited with saving realize that snow forms in huge quantities in thousands of city dollars by streamlining work pavors Stadium all latitudes; but in the tropics it melts into methods in the nine public libraries there Ah nevah read in Whar dey takes de OLE Editor, The Tribune. The improvement enabled officials to make raindrops as it falls.

Since ancient times men have been inter- a $5,700 reduction in the 1950 budget, ested in the exquisitely beautiful patterns of a standing anti-red tape committee of the crystallized vapor. In the Book of Job library employes started the economy move there is the question, Hast thou entered into by streamlining circulation records. It ac-the treasures of the snow? complished this by having librarians classify Two Winters ago the Northeast had an old- withdrawals in five major categories rather fashioned Winter; last year the West was than according to the many Dewey decimal sorely buffeted. These experiences ought to sub-classes. It also simplified fine collection hold the old-timers who, say we never have records.

The biggest saving, however, was the snow depth now that was common half achieved by eliminating the elaborate process of perforating the fly-leaf of each book with a century go. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. When I give my opinion that Miss Vivien Kellems, of Stonington, is the most Re- publican Republican i political practice at this writing, I mean that she knows what the 1 i can form of Government is, believes in it, never forgets that this is our preference de- Westbrook Pegler dared in the Constitution, and advocaes it tirelessly. Sometimes she advocates the Republican to the exhaustion of those within sound of her voice, but she never compromises with Democracy.

The difference between a Republic and a Democracy is no longer plain because the Republic is festooned with Democratic growths. The Republic provides for a representative Government, managed by elected officials and legislators, on the theory that, on the whole, superior man would achieve public office. Democracy has tried to corrupt the Republic and substitute emotional popular rule by means of the initiative and referendum, the recall of court decisions and even of Judges, by popular vote, pension propositions on the ballot, the direct election of Senators, and the income tax. A Republic and a Democarcy are no more Identical than an oak and the ivy that twineth on the oak. To say that our Government is a Democratic Republic is like speaking of an ivy oak tree.

Democratic institutions have been fastened onto the stout trunk of tihs oak and the' ivy leaves are dense. So it has become almost impossible for most Americans of the new generations to distinguish between the host and the parasite. Democracy looks attractive, but it lives on the Republic, drawing its sustenance from the oak and sapping its life. Democracy cannot raise itself above the ground of its own efforts and when the oak dies of depletion the ivy, too, will wither. When the old trunk falls, Democracy will come down in.

the- same crash because it has no stick of its own and is parasitic by nature. There are few Republcan Republicans left in the Republican The countryman does not want to be un- the librarys name, and marking certain pages reasonable about it. Too much and too fre- for identification. Experience proved, accord-quent snows mean a lot of weary shoveling. jng to the committee, that all this had no Light, dry snow is not too bad; but cutting reai value in preventing thefts of books.

Now long paths through heavy wet snow to mail a mUch simpler procedure is being followed, box, barn and hen house becomes a monoton- Further savings have been effected by using ous chore. If the scientific experts get around plastic jackets for books. Dust jackets also to producing snow at will from the air to are left on books. The plastic covers save satisfy the ski fanatics, he hopes they will much of rebinding costs. Leaving the dust jackets on eliminates the time-consuming job skip his farmyard.

Scranton in the Past 78 Years Ago, Feb. 7, 1872 Huge coal fires were built along the line of frozen water pipes on Lackawanna Ave. yesterday to enable Water Company employes to open the ground for thawing purposes. A train of 14 mule teams of four mules to each team, attached to sleds, passed through Dun-more yesterday from Fairchild Gunsters tannery, Schultzville, on the way to Mitchells saw mill for bark. 60 'Years Ago, Feb.

7, 1890 Announcement was made yesterday that the Pennsylvania Oral School for the Deaf was awarded a silver medal for excellency by the Paris Exposition of 1899. 42 Years Ago, Feb. 7, 1908 A drop to zero weather has made excellent sleighing in the city. An ordinance for collection of garbage and ashes passed three readings of Select Council yesterday and goes before Mayor Dim-mick for his signature. 10 Years Ago, Feb.

7, 1940 School Director John Erhard yesterday was appointed municipal tax examiner at $2,400 a year by the State Department of Internal Affairs. Dr. A. J. App, University of Scranton instructor, last night told a university school of Social Action audience that our Democracy should stifle the spoils system and broaden the merit system.

Snow is in a class by itself. It isnt frozen of placing hand-drawn catalog numbers on water; that produces hail. When a snow each cover. These changes also have brought crystal forms it is one of natures most per- improved library staff morale, according, to feet flowerings. Molecules of hydrogen and the experimenters, oxygen move around rapidly; when they are locked together in snow, the molecules are in a beautifully symmetrical pattern.

A Deserved Honor When members of the Frederick Chopin Never do any of the billions of flake, deviate from the underlying, fundamental rule; that lhclr leader, Prot A is, a unit of snow structure rs always six- sk di sided. If you have studied the beauty of white fluffy flakes, you know there are in- deserved tribute. Prof. Pikulski has directed the choir Sir: Recently there have been letters in the papers condemning the School Board for planning a stadium, and Friday one party stated there were no letters requesting the stadium for Scranton. This was not due to the people not desiring one but opponents of any improvements always seem to be the most vociferous.

Scranton, although much larger than cities like Bethlehem, Allentown, Williamsport, Hazleton and Pottsville, is really put to shame when a comparison is made of their high school football fields. This year when fans of the lower coal fields visited Scranton many voices were heard to say Why our stadium is much better than this. (This from towns with less than 10,000 population). Old Forge School Directors reported that a profit of over $9,000 was made on football in that borough last year. There are three high schools in Scranton that use our stadium, and with a population over 10 times as great, each should show at least as large a profit.

Now this would approximate $30,000 or eight per cent for an expenditure of $400,000, besides giving Scranton an improvement needed to compete with the smaller communities. One party stated that not one penny of this profit goes to the School District but that it is used for improvements at the various schools so what? if this money was not available it would be necessary to obtain in from some other source or keep our schools behind the times. One suggestion I would make regardless of where the athletic events are held, is that the handing out of passes be stopped and let every one pay for his own amusements. Come on proponents for a new stadium, lets get behind the School Directors. PAUL C.

THOMAS. Taylor Situation Editor, The Tjibune. Sir; I wonder how many people of Taylor even take a look at their Borough Building. Im sure that their reaction would be anything but favorable to the condition in which they would find it- In the Council chambers, the plaster is falling down, and when it rains, the Councilmen must move to one side of the room to avoid the water that comes through the building. It doesnt bother them as long as they dont get wet.

Its about time they woke up and did something to repair the building. Another thing we are paying cops to spend most of their time down in Old Forge. Why is this? Isnt it enough that we house all the prisoners the Old Forge police take? YOUNG PEOPLE OF TAYLOR. GRIN AND BEAR IT By Lichty for 35 finite variations; but never is six- consecutive years, coming to this city from rule violated. If you have never caught mow ln 15 l0 take over tte flake, on a taut piece of black doth and dlrectio ot lhe chopta choir but sl studied their form, beneath a magnifying GMa Chciir and Latfe Kalina gla, thi, Winter can bring you a newex- pro, pikulsU has numerous penence.

Since we have to accept ligious and concert and He ha, present whether we like it or not directed the choir 34 annlJal concerUi Qne well learn what we can it and enjoy outstandi ltas ted some of the aspects that are commonly overlooked. Push. If you cant push, pull. If you cant pull, please get out of the way. Site Uromtan ulrthimr Founded 1854 Richard Little and M.

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One of the research achievements which is regarded as the most important contribution to dairy technology since the introduction of Mail Subscriptions Are Payable In Advance. Rates are: One boron mitncH PS'6a) coercion under a Democratic law. The Bridgeport Post, a staunch Republican paper, said: When it comes to possessing a spine of pure steel, we wonder if there is any man or woman in Connecti--cut who can match Miss Kellems. One lone woman against the whole U. S.

Government! If there are persons and we know there are who think she is simply a pugnacious person making a personal fight over the withholding tax, they are doing her a great injustice. Her interest is one of deep conviction and firm principle based on study of the history and the Constitution of the United States. She understands the circumstances which gave birth to this country, the firm realization of the founders that the power to tax is the power to destroy and the effective steps which they took to prevent this power from being misused. Her talks are a course in public edu cation on the whole subject of taxes. insists on the right of her employes to get their own money in full when they have earned it, and their duty to pay their own taxes.

She Is in good company. She is in the company of the grandest men who ever lived in the United States. The first overt act of the American patriots was a tax strike when they dumped the tea into Boston harbor rather than pay an unjust tax upon it. Yet there are those who' salute Eleanor Roosevelt as a woman of grandeur and as the conscience of America but belittle Vivien Kellems as a nuisance whose desire to be nominated for the Senate is amusing effrontery. Words of the Wise Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.

No man has learned anything rightly until he knows that every day is Doomsday. Ralph Waldo Emerson. This Day in History Charles Dickens, famous English novelist, editor and reformer, was born on Feb. 7, 1812. Among his best-known works are Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, and A Christmas Carol.

Party. In New York there are nominal Republicans who actually praise Democratic processes. We havent even some prominent Communist Republicans, The president of a steel company bawls to a congregation of capitalists that the non-contributory pension threatens our beloved Democracy. Miss Kellems has been practicing starts and elbowing on the turns for some years of political training in Connecticut. There is no male politician in the State as energetic, single-minded and as purely Republicail as she is.

There have been few civilians of the genteel, non-revolutionary cast as courageous as she is. Yet, when her name is brought up, her very zeal and intensity over the outrage of the withholding tax are turned to derision. She would be dismissed as a busy but futile cup of tea. Miss Kellems deliberately and intelligently defied the Withholding Tax Law, knowing well that the Treasury would come down on her with all its oppressive power of action and intimidation. She knew she was acting alone, although doubtless other employers and some employes would cheer her with discretion.

Thousands of men in business had realized that this law required the employer to commit the criminal act of stealing from the workers and of unlawfully detaining money from their wages for a creditor with an unproved claim. No great automobile company or steel company had the belly for that fight. All business grumbled but complied. Vivien Kellems caused the employes in her small factory to pay their income taxes themselves, but refused to withhold the money and turn it in to the collector at Hartford. Se defied him and the Treasury to sue for judgment and put the law to a test in court.

The Treasury knew the law was no good so Instead the collector adopted the arrogant procedure of seizing $7,819 out of her bank account, without judgment of any court or proof of the claim. The Constitutional question was ducked because the Department of Justice knew the Treasury couldnt win. This would mean that, billions had been illegally collected by sheer Democratic The Scrantonian Subscription Year: 17.50; Six Months: Three Months: $1.90 Member of Audit Bureau Circulation thenhoT 0f is tif.dvelopment of Throop Conditions the phosphatase system. This is a chemical Editor, The Tribune. Sir: Conditions in the Borough of Throop are back to where they were a few years ago.

During the past two years Throofl received the best administration it ever had when it elected two young men to Council who stood upon their platforms and really did a wonderful job. They had the dirt roads oiled without assessing the taxpayers; bought a road grader to keep the roads in Telephones: test to determine the efficiency of pasteuriza- Eiift il WI'm! tion Currently studies are being made on new package and wrapping methods. The aim is to improve the protection of butter against loss of weight through evaporation and against absorbing flavors from other foods in the refrigerator. The housewife will watch 1934, at the Post Office at Scranton, with no little interest for the development of Ft, under the Act of March 3, 1879. this package.

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