Ligonier Banner., Volume 81, Number 19, Ligonier, Noble County, 8 May 1947 — Page 2

A Page o‘F Opinion: Tl o ; Che Ligonier Banner

This is our view: Mother’s Day Sunday we pause in the normal routine of our lives and pay respect to Mother. The custom, .although formally dedicated by Congress in so recent a year as 1914, stems from the ancient Greek custom of mother-worship. Formal mother-worship, with ceremonies to “the Great Mother of the Gods”, Cybele, was anciently observed on the Ides of March throughout Asia Minor. With the coming of Christianity ‘this developed into worship of ‘“Mother Church”, the celebration occuring on mid-Lent Sunday, when children returned home with gifts for their parents, especially the mothers. : It was the American Order of Eagles, who first gave impetus to the movement that brought around the congressional act, but the extolling of Mother has been manifold in American writing, and the poems, sermons, novels and plays written around the theme of Mother love would fill the Ligonier Library. It is right that we pause and pay reverence to so noble a creature. It is right that we revere a spirit that has moved men to noble living. It is right that we respect that great group of human beings whose influence has molded the thinking of the great as well as the lowly. It is right that we give time to reflect the influence for good Mothers have brought to our daily living.

Nothing I or any writer could say today about Mothers would strike a new note, but it is well we take this annual opportunity to tell them of our great love and devotion and respect. - - It is regretable that during the year we find only one day in which to utter this expression of gratitude. We would be greater men if we would reflect these thoughts with the rising of the sun:

Wild Mushrooms Can Kill

If you have the urge these spring days to roam the fields and woods in search of mushrooms, don’t cook and eat any you gather unless you are sure they are non-poisonous. : Don’t take chances on the toadstoolshaped kind, for even experts have difficulty in distinguishing between the poisonous and non-poisonous of this tygde. ; : ushrooms of the morel family, often referred to as the sponge mushroom, are common in Indiana and widely known and eaten. Puffballs are also edible fyngi, but they should be fresh and white inside.

The idea that a silver coin will become tarnished from the poisonous varieties if it is put in the dish in which mushrooms are being cooked is wholly false. Taste is not a reliable test either, for the poisonous species have an agreeable flavor.

Most cases of mushroom poisoning are due to the amanita family, the best known variety of which is sometimes called the “death angel.” About six to eighteen hours after eating this dangerous mushroom the symptoms begin to appear. These usually consist of nauseas vomiting, diarrhea and severe abdominal pains. There may be great thirst, inability to urinate, dizziness, jaundice after two or three days, and unconsciousness. Most of those who )are stricken usually die about five to eight days after eating the mushrooms. It is quite unnecessary to pick mushrooms in the woods and run the risk of death when safe mushrooms commercially grown can be so easily purchased, but if you must eat wild mushrooms, first have them inspected by some competent authority. ,

THOUGHTS FOR THE WEEK :

Did you hear about the man who advertised for a wife in the newspapers and received letters from 200 husbands to the effect that he could have theirs?

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MUSINGS OF AN EDITOR by Calhoun Cartwright

(This week I prevailed on my friend Walter F. Peters of the “We the People” staff, who has been visiting our city, to write his “musing” while I busy myself with other tasks. His unexpurgated copy follows:) - During eleven years in the newspaper, magazine and radio field, I've worked for a handful of editors, and made the acquaintance of scores of others. I've yet to meet one who wasn’t a dictator, a tyrant, a slave driver. And in all honesty, I must confess that my good friend, Cal Cartwright, is of the same calibre. Before you condemn me for running down your editor this way, please bear with me as I tell my story. The other day, on my way to Chicago, I decided to stop at the Banner office to say “hello” to my old friend and fellow newspaperman. . “Well, what brings you out this way ?”’ asked Cartwright. - “Taking my vacation, old boy,” I replied. “Vacation?’ said Cartwright. “What’s that ?” il With that I gave him the definition of that glorious word. I quoted that famous lexicographer, Webster: “Vacation is a period of interruption in work; a time of rest or recreation.” That didn’t satify your editor. “Take off that coat, roll up your sleeves and get to work,” he commanded. “You’re not leaving town without first giving us the low down on the 'We, the People’ program.:’ o '

So, like the proverbial mailman who takes long hikes on his day off, I am forced to write about a job I'd rather forget—at least during my two-week vacation period. »

Anyway, here are some of the littleknown facts about the popular radio program.. =-«

Back in the depression of the thirties, a young man named Philip Lord was in bad financial straits (as who wasn’t?). One day, while brooding over his plight, Lord observed that maybe he’d feel better if he could share his troubles with other folks. Then, like a flash, the idea came to him: “Why not a radio program which people could claim as their own, a program where the average person could share his troubles or unusualsexperience with other people ?” Like many other men with great ideas, Lord had a difficult time convincing the powers-that-be in radio. Eventually, after he almost wore out his heart—not to mention how many pairs of shoes—the idea was accepted. This year “We, the People” celebrated its tenth anniversary on the air. And itt has produced a fortune for the creator. ,

% 8 sk A producer, assistant producer, five writers and two researchers are responsible for turning out the 80-minute program, which is aired over the Columbia network every S*un(lay ft 9:30 P.M. In their search to present the very best type of human interest stories, this staff wades through thousands of letters, reads hundreds ef magazines and newspapers, scans through thousands of stories that come over a United Press ticker in the “We, the People” office, and frequently sends out writers to the most. remote sections of America to interview prospective guests. The staff of “We, the People” likes to consider the program as a magazine of the air. It produces stories that range from, the sublime to the ridiculous. Example: A recent broadecast featured a real-live billy-goat, and two well-known admirals. Except for the watchful eye of “We, the People’s” emcee, Milo Boulton, the goat would have wrecked the program that evening. Boulton observed the goat just as it ‘was ready to devour some of the guests’ scripts. e % * %k i Incidentally, Milo Boulton has packed in twenty years of work. in vaudeville, moviss, fadio and television. Oscar Bradley’s Orchestra, one of “We the People’s” main features, includes some of the most versatile musicians in the country. And Oscar is probably the most capable arranger and musical director in radio. : e¥x » b v During its ten-year history, “We, tltg People” presented thousands of guests —many of whom came from ever{corvner of the earth. The other week one of the guests included a native of Anarctica, a penquin, named Cee-Gee, The . Continued to Page 7

vynolo; . ,lll_fr’g IO ‘MEBRY-GO-D) | ’o! ‘ i i j i : N 7 g 5 -.".".'. “.{g‘(t‘. e e -!- :"-'. v GREEN ON WAY OUT WASHINGTON.—Sparks are beginning to fly in the AFL executive , council over who will succeed Pres. William Green when Green finally is retired to the rocking chair at the AFL national convention next October in San Francisco. George Meany, AFL secretarytreasurer, and ‘‘Big Bill'" Hutcheson, boss of the powerful Carpenters’ union, are the leading aspirants at this stage and both have been busy as bird-dogs behind the scenes garnering support. It looks like a bitter battle.

'~ Normally Hutcheson would have the edge on Meany, who is backed by the Bricklayers’ union, chiefly because of Hutcheson’s kinship with John L. Lewis. The combination of two such large unions as the United Mine Workers and the Carpenters could just about elinch the election of any chosen candidate. However, the inside betting is that Lewis will try to steamroller the convention for himself at the last minute. The craggy-browed Miners’ boss has said nothing and is playing close to the vest. But friends report that he has a burning ambition to step into Green's shoes and turn the United Mine Workers' presidency over to Tom Kennedy, UMW secretary-treasurer. ‘Although not bed-ridden, the aged Green has been in poor health for some time. Tipoff on his physical condition was his recent testimony betox;: the house un-Americanism commiittee. i —&& ® N RADICAL LITERATURE Believe it or mnot, but some state department officials consider the Declaration of Independence a radical plece of literature. This developed recently during the state department’s program to sell the rest of the world on democraey in the U. S. A. This propaganda is long-needed and long-delayed, but its effectiveness depends on how it is carried out. State department officials recently were preparing a package .of literature for Nepal, India, including copies of the Constitution and the Declaration of In- . dependence. Suddenly one officlal objected. . - ,

“I’m afraid the Declaration of Independence is a little too radical for people over there,” said Chester Chartrand, in charge of cultural relations for southeast Asia. “Weé'll send the Constitution, but not the Declaration of Independence.” ' So the cherished document by which this nation declared its freedom was left at home. . %)$ $ 9 . HENRY WALLACE OPINES Some interesting history lis wrapped up in the Logan act, which _congressmen now want invoked to prevent Henry Wallace from denouncing aid to Greece and Turkey. Dr. George Logan, for whom the act was named, was a Pennsylvania

Quaker and scientific farmer (shades of Henry Wallace!) who went to Paris in 1798 to work against war between France and the United States. : : The French revolution at that time was as earth-shaking as the Russian revolution today, and Washington was seething with rumors that Bonaparte’s fleet was about té attack the Atlantic coast; also that - France 'was fomenting a revolt among African slaves in the United States. Although Logan's mission to France was self-appointed, he carried letters of introduction from Thomas Jefferson and others who opposed war between' France and the U. 8. In Paris, Logan saw Tal-

leyrand, made several talks and was well received by the French press. At home he was denounced for meddling in foreign affairs. The conservative Federalists were especially critical. Both George Washington and Pres. John Quincy Adams were cool when Logan returned, and Secretary of State Pickering ‘asked congress to vote legislation barring unauthorized meddling in foreign affairs. Although the act was passed, Logan was not prosecuted. :

Technically, Secretary Pickering himsel violated the law after he left the cabinet, and although the law has been on the statute books 150 years, no one has ever been prosecuted. ; Sm ® @ e AUTO WORM TURNS A year ago the auto industry was predicting the failure of Henry Kaiser’s daring automobile venture. ; However, Kaiser, who has ~ long been pumping fresh blood into American industry, has slowly been licking the crises. And recently he had an amazing experience. The heads of three other auto - companies — Studebaker, Nash and Packard—came to Kaiser, ~ asked him to help in cracking So Kalser, the man whose fail-

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Dear Editer: We would appreciate having you inform your readers that students in the Fort Wayne area may take freshman work at the enlarged Purdue Extension Center this summer. A full eight and one-half weeks term for university credit will be given from June 20 to August 16. ni A Classes will meet each week for twice the number of hours that they do during the regular semester. This is because an entire semester’s work will be given in half the time required in a winter

| SERMON OF THE WEEK

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE : SERVICES ; “Everlasting Punishment” was the subject of the Lesson-Sermon'in all-Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sqlrzhday, May 4. e Golden Text was: “Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth: therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty” (Job 5:17). Among the citations which comprised the Lesson-Sermon was the following from the Bible: “When a righteous man turneti away from his righteousness, and commiteth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, gnd doeth that which is lawful and ri%ht he shall save his soul alive” ( zekiel 18:26, 27). o The Lesson-Sermon also included the following passage from the Christian Science textbook, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy: “Sorrow for wrong-doing is but one step towards reform and the very easiest step. The next and great step required by wisdom is thc test of our sincerity,—namely, reformation, To this end we are placed under the stress of circumstances. Temptation bids us repeat the offence, and woe comes in return for what is done” (p. 5). ;

, ‘ u : Farm Topics By 1. L. Guthrie, Noble Farm Agent

"IN YOUR GARDEN ' ' Vegetable Garden Tips : - Gardeners, no longer mnovices with years of war time garden experience to their credit, might like to try some of the not so common vegetables this year. - KOHLRABI. This will yield a _erop under more adverse conditions than ‘cabbage, and is a glorified turnip, growing above the ground. Transplants usually do better, but planted like radishes in rows sixteen to eighteen inches apart, the

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or spring session. | The mormal summer load should not exceed 10 semester hours for each student.

All the basic courses required for freshman work at Purdue may be taken in the Fort Wayne extension center. Extension students completing 24 semester hours of work or more may transfer to the campus with advanced standing. A number of students regularly enrolled on the campus are expected to come to Fort Wayne this summer to pick up credits that they meed. f

The following courses will be offered this summer in Kort Wayne: engineering drawing, descriptive geometry, gébneral chemistry, English composition, expository writing, principles ot speech, Europe since 1914, principles ‘of economics, algebra and trigonometry, analytic geometry, calculus, differential equations, general physics, and elementary psyehology. Yours very truly, ' Registrar

“Adam and Fallen Man” was the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, May 11. The Golden Text was: “As by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, se by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous” (Romans 5:19). Among the citations which comfrised the Lesson-Sermon was the. ollowing from the Bible: “And the Lord God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art t:hou'f And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was af‘l'-a id, because 1 was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked ? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat” (Gene- " The Lesson-Sermon also included 'the following passage from the Christian Science textbook, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy: “Knowledge and pleasure, evolved through material sense, yroduced the immediate fruits of fear and shame. . . . The first impression material man had of himself was one of nakedness and shame. Had he lost man’s rich inheritance and God’s behest, dominion over all the earth? No! This had never been bestowed on Adam” (p. 632). Next week: Rev. R. A. Worthmdh.

plants may be harvested as they mature, leaving room for the smaller ones. | PARSNIPS, SALSIFY AND OYSTER PLANT. These three TOOt crops are as easy to grow as carrots. Slow to germiate, it is suggested that radishes be planted with the seed to serve as markers. _BROCCOLI. This plant calls for space and does best if transplanted from-the seed bed, planted in 186-inch ,spaceff in the garden. DDT accepted by gardeners

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your tired, gour poor, your huddled masses gearning to reathe e ... I thought of those words as I sat in on a small . meeting ‘the other day listening to a. representative

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of the Citizens Committee on Displaced Persons ‘describe the plight of those teeming thousands in Europe now looking for a home. 1 thought of those words from an idealistic standpoint, of course, then wondered, what’s the practical side of this problem of allowing refugees into the U.S. and taking the lead for other countries to follow? The Committee’s representative gave the answers as well as facts. 850,000 is the number cf displaced people to be resettled—--80% Christian and 20% Jewish. The Committee is anxious to bring 400,000 (outside the existing quota) ‘of these persons to the U.S,, but without tampering with present immigration legislation. In other words, this is an emergency, temporary measure. (Under the U.S. quota, about 150,000 people can be admitted annually —had the quota been filled for the past ten years, 1,500,000 people would have come in normally). These men, women and children—most are between 18 and 50—would all be screened before coming. Not only do the statistics show that those who have come during the last few years are making their own way —and in many cases groviding jobs for Americans—but also. ‘there are 22,066 among them who are domestic servants. That’s a practical thought all right for the harassed housewife. ; Aside from the fact that around 125 of them live in one room and sleep on three-tiered bunks where they have no privacK whatever and have so little with which to occupy themselves under their present conditions, they are: potential disgruntled individualsi wvo can create an even worse: EuYopean economic situation than! now-exists. That’s one of the jobs, of the Economic and Social Coun-, cil of .the UN which has been trying to set up an International! Refugee Organization, From the standpoint of the U.S,, certainly a population of 140,000,000 ‘an absorb 400,000 without damaging our economic stability. So ‘many, such as the Czechs’ bringing their plastic and tablewares industry to this country, ereate jobs and are no burdem on anyone, but rather an asset. Organizations such as the American Children’s Commission for Refu%ees National Catholic Welfare onference, the United Service for New Americans, etc., make provisions with local groups throu%hout the country to find suitable homes and jobs so there won’t be concentration of peoples without work in one city. An example is the distribution of 3,000 refugees by one organization into 35 different states.

Mrs. Cecilia Davidson, the Committee srepresentative who has spent a year among the disElaced %ersons and knows firstand what the situation is like, cited one example of how the refugees get on their feet. She said she met two steamers bringing' a “good number, and that within two weeks from the day they landed, the majoritgér were working and earning thefr own livings. That’s understandable in view of the fact that 3 of the 850,000 have skills or trades. The Committee’s job is to convince Congress and the people to let these displaced persons in. I left the meeting, thankful for the U.S., and hoping the U.S. can stretch out the helping hand. ALSO ... The UN now officially owns the site on the East River for its permanent headquarters. Mayor O’Dwyer turned it over to Secretary-General Trygve Lie at open-air ceremonies on the site last Sunday. Children representinfitthe various nations presented folk dancing, and the 55 UN member flags were raised by a national of each country. .. . Youth is always known to make a lot of noise and they are still doing it. But this time, they’re noising in the right direction, it would seem to me. Students from 41 colleges met recently at Swarthmore College and held a model General Assembly, each college rexgresenting one of the ‘.Unite% Igfi jons, . . . And spea}:l; ing o e you ones, pupi ik Some 2000 bgh eocl or gt T tien _ : Eoclaflon for the United Nations contest on the UN. . .. “and You has one candle on E birthday cake. With this issue, weeks of publication are on heteope - - ¥ o

" almost universally last year, will. share the insecticide stage this year, with some mew substances but for certain insects DDT is still supreme. Purdue University Agricultural Experiment station recomends its use this coming season for many specific fruit, vegetable, ornamental and lawn pests. Tests at Purdue show that DDT is effective against cabbage worms, all potato insects, onion thrips