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o o o o 8 Th Newt-Review, dr. Vinr., faff. 1, "GILBERT'S "W&if oue tfctok" Parents Clash With On The Practice Of Youngsters Going Steady 1 Bankers Aro Learning About S-E-XIn New York State, Women's Committee Set Up Ban On Correspondent Drawf Sharp CriricisrH TA1EPI, Formosa (AP) The independent Chin Newi today sharply criticized Nationalist China's banning of NBC corre spondent James Robinson, calling it ill-advised and ill-timed. ,Assn. has set up a women's com-1 The Foreign Ministry an- niltlee to tackle the prooiem ot pH FriHav it was canceling women's understanding of money, i jjobinson's visa because of "blas Manv hushanris mav thmk that'i.nA.,. Mnirki maH ahmtt are learning aoout s-t-x-. At i women already have their own un-1 p,esl(ient Chiang Kai-shek and least the bankers in New York ! derstanding of money there's i tne .Nationalist government in a ub ucuucu uiai inn nana: never enougn oi it. 'recent NBC television interview. ui iwu uie economy tnouia oe But tba j,n.t the idea the lady I told about the facts of financial bankers have in mind. Rather it s By SAID DAWSON AP BesiMaas Mws Aaalyst NEW YORK (AP) Bankers By EUGENE GILBERT President of the Gilbert Youth Research Co. Teen agers might as well face il. They don't see eye to eye with their parents on going steady and they probably never will. Sixty-three per cent of the par ents we polled recently in a nation-wide survey spoke up strong ly in favor of young people "play ine the field," and "shopping around. " They think that teen time is a lime for "adventure, not security and sameness." This contrasts with the answers given by the kids themselves in un earlier poll. At that time. 68 per cent voice hearty approval of going steady. They're well aware this is a foremost bone of conten tion in their homes. But they're going steady anyway, despite prim looks of disapproval from Llom and Dad. It isn't that most parents dis trust their children. But they feel that teeners are too immature to limit their dating experience. "They haven't seen enough of life." complains Mrs. Florence Rankin, of Norwood. Ohio, who lias one daughter. "Their field is teo small to pick from." One Portland, Ore., woman who declined to he quoted by name asserted that going steady "al most always leads to destruc tion." Another mother of three, Mrs. Margaret B. Donnelly of Peeks kill, N.Y.. says: "They tend to marry too young." Too Young to Wed Parents deplore this progression from going steady to going to the altar. Savs a Fergus, Minn., mother of three, Mrs. Aimer Or sal, "It's too much like being en laced, and they are too young to know the seriousness of matri mony.". This stress on immaturity, 'vhich probably causes junior's blood to boil, is echoed by many parents, who feel their children lack judgment and experience, which they should gain by dating jnanv teen-agers. One father wryly expresses the conflict between his daling philos ophy and his daughter's actual experience. He has been afraid the "system stifles discrimina tion, causes I severe emotional wrench at the time of entering college, and deprives many teen eeors of participation In social ac tivities." But none of these horrors have materialized In his daughter's case. The minority third of the par ents polled refuse to throw up their hands In horror at the cur rent social two-somes. "I don't see what all the fuss Is about," says a Cnloradoan. Mrs. Paula Nflson. "It isn't the end of the world for two youngsters to go steady. In fact, it's an every day occurrence arond here, and pret ty healthy too." "Take It Easy" nucn parenis practice a tion-in- terterence policy, on the grounds that laying down the law make. the children all the more deter- t i: j. - v" f " "" v i vf. S "' - "k j i iam A V VlJ : .... 4 jT''TtTo-.f ' ' I - - . 1 Going steady may give youngsters security in their own group, but it gets in parents' hair. mined to go steady. Mrs. Eva L. i popped up. They were willing Cunningham of Cleveland, Okla , I enough, 82 per cent of them, to comments, "Going steady usually 1 let their children choose their own means security for a date more 1 friends at will, but they didn't Atlanta, Ga. "But not until then." Most parents applaud their chil dren's choice of friends. Eight out of 10 affirm their satisfaction with friends of the same sex, and seven out of 10, with friends of the opposite sex. Mrs. Frank Con sioine of Brooklyn, N.Y., says the boys her 16-year-old dates "are much nicer than the ones 1 knew at her age." Questions Asked Would you approve of your teen-aged children going steady? Do you approve of vour chil dren's friends of the lame sex? Opposite sex? Do you think parents should choose their children's friends? Do youngsters today atart dat ing too early? . now old were you when you when you started dating? How old should a boy start? A girl? , Distributed by AP Newsfeature than anything else, and if you try to interfere the kids attach more importance than it's worth to the steady date." Treat the situation lightly ad vises Mrs. Harry Fink of Hoosick Falls. N.Y., mother of four, "since it's not apt to last too long. These parcnta understand the child's need for security as expressed by having a steady al ways available. "I'd rather see kids have the stability of going steady than have them feel so unsure and in secure that they have to resort to necking in parked cars with a new partner each week," com ments Mrs. T. R. Burns, of Pitts burgh. When the polstcrs tossed some other questions at American par ents, a paradoxical situation Mke to trust their judgment when it came to the proper age tor dat ing. And 65 per cent of them fav ored a legal curfew. They're dating too young, was the moan of 67 per cent of the parents. They're promoting a wait till 16 for the girls, and till 17 for the boys, which, they claim, is merely asking that their chil dren follow in their footsteps. The largest proportion of fath ers said they'd begun dating in the 17-18 19 period, while most mothers dated first at 16 or 17. (Only 12 per cent of the mothers admitted their first dates began during the 13-15 period or young er.) Should Choose Friends . But in the area of choosing friends, these parents say, chil dren know best. They're sure that a "well brought up" child as Rob ert Loffcrt of Las Angeles puis u, will make proper friendships. "They must learn some things fur themselves," asserts Mrs. Florence Rankin, Norwood, Ohio. She's all for a bit of a guiding hand, as are several parents questioned, but not for interfer ence. One mother went as far as to say flatly, "No person has the right to choose friends or any thing else for another person even if that person is one's own child." The minority who wish to keep control in this area of proper companions feel that the mature experience of the parent should help the child "When my children know as much about the evils of the world as I do, they can choose friends on their own," ad monishes Mrs. Dino Gerolimo of Boy Who Admitted Killing His Parents Freed; Probe On NEW YORK ( AP) Freckle fuced Melvin Nimer Jr. is tech nically free Tuesday, but psychia trists will continue to probe the mental world of the 8-year-old boy who once confessed to knifing his parents to death. Justice Charles E. Ramsgate dismissed the material witness complaint against the boy Mon day in Staten Island children's court. This court has no right to de tain this child any longer without the consent of his guardian or his counsel, unless the district attor ney files a petition that this child is guilty of some delinquent act," said Ramsgate. The boy's attorney, Harris B. Steinberg, hailed the decision as having "cleared the boy of any charges against him." But he said Melvin would vol untarily continue to undergo men tal examination at Bellevue Hos pital. The results of the examination, which began 10 days ago and may take anotiier three weeks to com plete, will be mada available to Siaten Island Dist. Atty. John Braisted. Steinberg demanded the boy's release as a material witness on the ground he could only be re garded as a witness against him self, since no one has been charged with the slayings. The boy's parents, Dr. Melvin and Lou Jean Nimer, both 31, were stabbed to death Sept. I in their Staten Island home. The boy first told police a prowl er in a white mask killed them. Later, he said he was the killer, but subsequently reverted to his original story. Sand Blasters Removing Lipstick From Statue SALEM (AP) Sand blasters are removing a 20-year accumu lation of lipstick from the marble base of the statue on top of the state Capitol. The lipstick covers almost everv square inch of the base. It was put there by touristy in signing their names and initials. Laurence Christensen. Capitol building superintendent, said that most of the lipstick can be re moved. But some of it can't be cause the marble is porous. Secretary of State Mark Hat field is threatening to bar tourists from the dome. Christensen said a sealing compound mieht be placed on the marble to prevent lipstick trm soaking in. Persons going to Ufe dome are not escorted. It would be too hard on the single guide to make the long climb several times a day. Centennial Mills To Move Its Offices To Portland SEATTLE (AP) Centennial Mills Inc. has announced it will move its general offices, for effici ency reasons, from Seattle to Port- tana Jan. 1. President Moritz Milburn said the shift, which involves 30 to 40 persons, will be made because Centennial's Portland plant is Hi major .operation. In report to stockholders, Mil burn said net income for the year ended June 30 amounted to $196.. 237 or $1.28 a common share, com pared with 59 cents a share for the previous year. Roseburg, Ore. Ph. OR 3-5553 t g I3bP9 To our customers . . . If We thank you for your tremendous response to our recent Truckload Sale of Sewing Machines . . . and we apologize for underestimating the demand! toon at the recant truck strike wot frffttitd, v phoned out ejttppJw. A truck load of eeviitg machine! hot ftpf rwed! For those ditoppaijfttad cuetoivwrt Sale f rices will be coNtwttMtf thflur REORGANIZATION OUR CAIRO (AP) A reorganization of ' the United Arab Republic's government is reported due with in a week. The government-owned newspaper Al Gumhouria said here that Presidei.t Nasser wants to revamp the dual ministerial set up in the Egyptian and Syrian regions in the interests of great er unity. and banking life. The New York State Bankers Many Groups Formed To Promote Centennial ASTORIA (AP) Oregon's cen tennial celebration next year is being promoted by groups already organized in 32 counties and 72 cities of the state. That was reported Monday by Jack B. Lively, Springfield, a member of the Centennial Com mission, at the commission's meeting here. The commission reported that it has either firm contracts or reservations of space from exhi bitors for about 31 per cent of the space it hopes to sell. The contracts are for 11.036 square feet of space with $36,698 in rentals and the reservations are for 19.866 square feet, represent ing $80,388 in rentals. In addition, there are 27 firm commitments from foreign coun tries for space at the International Trade Fair, to be held in con junc tion with the centennial celebration. New Zealand Requests Reduced Price Supports MONTREAL (AP) New Zea land has called on Canada and other Commonwealth countries to ' that 21 million women are em reduce price supports of domestic ! ployed, bringing in some 42 bil- a matter of spreading information about banking and finance. Ana the committee feels sure that its program quickly will spread to other states. First, the women bankers will work through the various women's clubs and organizations. There are some 800 of these in New York Stale alone, with a membership of around 200,000. 204 Women Bankers Already the committee has 204 women bankers organized for the job. This, in the words of Albert L. Muench, executive vice presi dent of the New York State Bank ers Assn., is quite an accomplish ment. Women aren't hard to find in banking circles hereabout. There are more than 3.000 with banling titles. In the United States there are perhaps 300,000 bank women. But that isn't the reason the as sociation is calling on them to do the job. The fact is. men, that women are important. Muench says women vote about 70 per cent of' the shares at annual meetings of American corporations. He says they are the beneficiaries of 80 per cent of the trust funds. And they have the say-so in spending the greater part of the 355" bil lion dollars a year of personal income of the nation. Economic Importance Their economic importance to bankers also arises from the fact farm products in an effort to elim mate agricultural protectionism. Finance Minister A. H. Nord meyer of New Zealand also urged the Commonwealth to agree to the principle that price supports be no higher than the general level of prices In international markets. Under such a rule, the Canadian price support for butter would be dropped to about 35 cents a pound from the present 64 cents. Cana dian sources indicated they would not agree to such a cut, main taining it would wreck the Cana dian dairy industry. Nordmeyer contended at the Commonwealth trade conference that high price supports have led to waste of government revenue, disruption of free economies, a squeeze in world trade and re strictions in local food consumption. 'What A Crime,' States Coldfine About Adams BOSTON (AP) Friends of Ber nard Goldfine quoted the textile industrialists as saying "what a crime" when he heard Sherman Adams announce his resignation Monday night. But there was no direct com ment from the man whose gen erosity led to the difficulties that brought' about the resignation. lion dollars before taxes. Prime goals of the new drive, under the leadership of Mrs. Dor othy Noble Smith, assistant man ager of a branch of the Chemcal Corn Exchange Bank in New York City, are set forth thus: 1. To make the public aware of the bank's role in the com munity in financing business, agri culture, municipalities, families and individuals. 2. to expose the destructive force of inflation and preach the need for sound budget ing and planning. 3. to make the public see the bank as essential to the American type of a cap italistic economy. Mrs. Smith says the committee will spread the gospel at the drop of a bonnet. 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