6 MAIL TRIBUNE, MedforJ, Oregon, Men jay, April 7. 1958
Ice Cream Parlor Gives View
Into Evervdav Soviet Life
Moscow (W The ice
cream parlor on Gorky street
is one of the best places to
feel the everyday pulse of
this Soviet capital.
Behind the heavy double
doors and the long plush cur
tained windows, you find a
roomful of teen-agers, dowdy
middle-aged couples, army of
ficers, and off-shift factory
workers all consuming
seven-scoop portions of ice
cream with gusto.
The funny thing about ice
cream in the Soviet Union is
that it is almost never eaten
alone. It always calls for a
potent partner like cognac,
wine or champagne, or a sick
ening sweet one like Russia
soda pop.
With a mountain of vanilla,
strawberry and tutti-fruiti, a
flask of cognac, and some
oranges to make it all look
more healthful, a Russian
couple is set for an evening's
fun.
When the conversation gets
too lively and the champagne
glasses start to fly, the husky
waitresses move in with
aplomb.
"Young men," they say in
a voice loud enough for the
whole parlor to hear, "it's
time for you to go home."
And since the outcome of
this incidsnt was never in
doubt, the young men pay
their bill and leave.
Your waitress smiles at you
as if to apologize for the be
havior of her countrymen.
You nod to let her know that
it's perfectly all right and
that, anyway, it's the same
Lots of Care, Work
Required For Lawn
Washington HP) With
spring planting season here,
the Institute of Real Estate
management (IRM) has some
tips about growing grass.
Its first advice is that
"growing grass is a job that
takes lots of- care and many
hours of hard work."
The institute also cautions:
"Good lawns are not produc
ed and maintained by an oc
casional spreading of a pound
or two of seed the sprink
ling of a bit of water, and in
discriminate use of fertilizer."
It offers this do-it-yourself
advice:
If you re starting a new
lawn:
After removing all debris
such as stones or construc
tion materials the builders
may have left scattered about,
plow, disc, or spade the sub
soil so that it can be worked
when moisture conditions are
normal. If possible, slope it
away from the house with a
one-foot drop in 16 feet.
With these preliminaries
out of the way, test your soil
to measure the degree of acid
ity. This determines how
much lime to apply.
Add a covering of topsoil
from four to six inches thick.
Use of the original topsoil,
saved when spading the yard
or scraping the surface, may
do the job. If you have to
buy topsoil be sure that's what
you get.
Just before planting, apply
and rake in a complete, in
organic fertilizer (one con
taining nitrogen, phosphorus,
and potash).
Select seeds that suit your
soil and climate. For advice
consult a state agricultural
experiment station, a seed
dealer or a nurseryman. Aft
er sowing, cover the seed by
hand raking, burying them up
to Vs of an inch deep for
large seeds or V4 inch for
small seeds. Mulching with a
light covering of straw or
hay or with open-mesh sack
ing cloth will prevent wash
ing of the seed during water
ing or rainfall.
Of course, if the job this
spring is only to refurbish
last year's lawn, then some
of the hard work but not
all is eliminated. For ex
ample, if more than 50 per
cent of the lawn consists of
"desirable grasses," prepara
tion of a new seedbed is prob
ably not necessary. In that
case the first step is use of
chemical weed killers to get
rid of crab grass and the like.
This is followed by vigor
ous raking to loosen the sur
face of the soil and form a
rough seed bed. After that
fertilizer, lime and seed are
aDDlied in the same way as
for a new lawn.
For more detailed informa
tion consult local agricultural
authorities or write to the
Department of Agriculture or
the Government Printing of
fice for a copy of "Better
Lawns."
New Bridey Murphy
Tells of Shiloh Fight
Dallas, Tex. (IP) The
father of the new "Bridey
Murphy" said Friday some
amazing "coincidences" have
turned up in his daughter's
story of her life as a Confed
erate soldier whom the "damn
Yankees' shot in the eye at
Nashville.
"We checked through a lot
of those things," said Leonard
E. Kord of Indianapolis, Ind.
"We were surprised and
amazed. My wife is quite en
thused about it."
The daughter is Mrs. Pat
ricia Jeanne Williams, 29, of
Louisville, Ky. More than a
year ago, Kord's brother-in-law,
Richard Cook of Indian
apolis, hypnotized her and she
"regressed" into a former civ
il war life.
Voice of Farm Boy
In the voice of an unedu
cated southern farm boy, Mrs.
Williams told Cook she was,
In another life, Gene Donald
son, who lived near Shreve
port, La.
Mrs. Williams told about
her death as a Confederate
soldier and Cook recorded it
on a tape recorder.
"It was on a ridge at Nash
ville," she said. "A damn Yan
kee hit me in the eye with
a bullet."
"Did you wait for help?"
Cook asked.
No sir, she replied as
Gene Donaldson. "We ain't
got no help to wait for. There
was a lotta dead ones. It was
at Shiloh, that's where my
buddy was killed."
Checked Evidence
Kord and his wife, en
route to Tucson, Ariz., stop
ped in Shreveport to see
whether there was any evi
dence to support the story, i
"There was a water street
that she mentioned along the
water front," he said.
"We also found land deeded
to different people she re
called the Duncans and
Nicholses.
"Just before we left, a girl
at Shreveport Times called
to say she had located a lady
who had found records of a
land grant to the Donaldson
family back in 1811.
A Colorado housewife, four
or five years ago, became
"Bridey Murphy," an Irish
girl, under hypnosis.
Unification Now Ordered
For Ground-Air-Sec Forces
Washington IP The
White House disclosed that
President Eisenhower has or
dered the defense department
to proceed at once with the
creation of "truly unified"
ground-sea-air commands.
Presidential Press Secre
tary James C. Hagerty said
Defense Secretary Neil H. Mc
Elroy also has orders to carry
out seven other steps which
were included in the new Pen
tagon reorganization plan.
These represent all of the
steps which can be taken
without legislative action. The
President's prompt move to
get the reorganization rolling
indicated he might be plan
ning to lead the fight for con
gressional approval of the
other steps.
It is apparent from the
criticism heard in the capitol
that a long, tough struggle is
ahead for Eisenhower's far
reaching military shakeup.
Congressional military ex
perts are circulating a 1953
administration document as
evidence that the defense sec
retary already has much of
the power requested for him
in the president's plan.
The document, a legal opin
ion prepared for a Pentagon
study group, said the secre
tary's power "extends to all
matters arising in the depart
ment of whatsoever kind of
nature."
one Boy, 4, Falls
Into Creek; Drowns
Heppner, Ore. (IP) Neil
Zinter, 4, drowned Sunday
when he fell into Willow
creek here.
The boy, son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Zinter, lone,
had been visiting his grand
parents here. The creek was
high from recent rains. .
Hadrain's Wall, built 1800
years ago across the north of
England as protection from
the original natives of Scot
land, still stands in part. Or
iginally the wall was 73 miles
long and 20 feet high.
everywhere.
She asks where you are
from.
"America."
"You mean the United
States of America?"
She is surprised to meet a
citizen of the United States
in the ice cream parlor on
Gorky street.
"Is it true that you have
many millions of unemployed
in America? I read it in Pra
vda (Communist party news
paper) today," she says.
You start to tell her in the
simplest terms that in a capi
talistic system it is considered
normal to have a not too large
number of unemployed.. You
want her to know that some
of these jobless are just shift
ing from one job to another
in the regular order of things.
The waitress looks you up
and down, then says, "I can
see that you are not from the
rich class, so I'll listen to what
you tell me."
She asks, "your average
citizen lives better than ours,
doesn't he?"
You agrcj with her that as
far as living space, cars,
vacuum cleaners, refrigera
tors and a host of other gad
gets that are supposed to make
life easier, the rank and file
American does have the ad
vantage. "But how can this be when
everything in your country is
run by a small handful of mil
lionaires?" she wonders.
"There are a few people be
sides the millionaires who
have something to say in the
matter," is your answer.
The round, smiling woman
trots off to attend to a few
customers, and then returns to
say she thinks "America
magazine, distributed in tne
Soviet Union by the U.S. gov
ernment, has a very low in
tellectual level.
"The paper is glossy, the
pictures are pretty, but the
text is not interesting," she
says.
You venture that perhaps it
is because the magazine is
written for the average reader
and not for the intellectuals.
"If so, he must be awfully
average . . . even primitive,"
the waitress retorts.
Closing the conversation on
a philosophical note, she says,
"I guess every country has its
good and its bad points.
"Come back soon and we
talk some more," she suggests,
and leaves to attend more customers.
Christians Brave
Poor Weather for
Easter Services
By UNITED PRESS
Christians the country over
braved rain, snow and cold
winds Easter Sunday to an
swer the joyous peal of church
bells summoning them to wor
ship the triumph of Christ's
resurrection from the dead.
The weather forced cancel
lation of many colorful Easter
parades, including New
York's fashionable Fifth Ave
nue parade which was washed
out by a record Easter rain
fall. But the weather failed to
prevent millions of Ameri
cans from attending church
services as they joined with
Christians throughout the
world in celebrating the holy
feast which ended the somber
48-day Lenten Season.
Pilgrims in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem, a record
throng of thousands of Pil
grims arose before dawn in
the Holy Land to watch the
Easter sun burst over the
Mount of Olives in sunrise
services overlooking the old
walled city.
Pope Pius XII, in his an
nual Easter message from
Vatican City, urged all na
tions to "press with confi
dence the difficult and urgent
task" of restoring a just peace
in the world.
Traditional Easter services
were held for U.S. troops in
Korea, manning the Free
World's defenses in the un
easy peace in the Far East.
President Eisenhower and
his family observed Easter by
driving from the President's
farm in a steady rain to serv
ices at the Gettysburg Pres
byterian church.
U. S. Jobless Get
More Aid Than Reds
Washington (IP) State
Department spokesman Lin
coln White said the average
unemployed American re
ceives more in jobless bene
fits than the average employ
ed Russian does in regular
pay.
White made the comparison
in commenting with annoy
ance on Soviet Premier Nik
ita Khrushchev's claim that
the United States is "old and
decadent."
He said the average jobless
American gets about $35 a
week in unemployment com
pensation, . compared with
about $24 a week in regular
pay for an employed Russian.
Demo cats May Face Booby Traps Ahead
Newcomer Disc Rates Tops
In U. P . Big Ten Polling
Chicago (IP) A newcom
er hopped to the top of the
United Press Big 10 record
survey this week, knocking
"Tequila" from the front spot
after a five week reign into
second place.
The top tune "He's Got The
Whole World in His Hands"
scored after three weeks
among the Big 10, jumping
into the lead from second
place.
The United Press Big 10
survey is based on retail sales
and disc jockey plays of
single sides.
The Big 10 (numbers in
brackets indicate position this
week, previous rating, and
number of weeks in the sur
vey): (1-2-3) He's Got The Whole
World in His Hands. Laurie
London (Capitol).
Plat-
2-1-7). Tequili. Champs.
(Challenge).
(3-3-4). Lillpop. Chordets.
(Cadence).
(4-0-1). Twilight Time
ters. (Mercury).
(5-4-6). Who's Sorry Now?
Connie Francis. (MGM).
(6-8-2). Don't You Know It?
Huey (Piano) Smith. (Ace).
(7-7-4). Lazy Mary. Lou
Monte. (Victor).
(8-0-1). Witch Doctor. David
Seville. (Liberty).
(9-0-1). A Wonderful Time
Up There. Pat Boone. (Dot).
(10-4-3). Return to Me.
Dean Martin. (Capitol).
UROLOGY HEAD DIES
Charlottesville, Va. (IP)
Dr. Samuel A. Vest, 53, head
of the urology department at
the University of Virginia
Medical school, died of a
heart attack here Sunday.
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Washington HP) The Dem
ocrats have commanded the
issues in Congress so far this
year, but they may be facing
some booby-traps ahead.
When Congress returns
from its Easter recess and an
nual Spring pulse - taking
April 14 it will face the tough
est issues on its 1958 program.
Same significant party splits
are likely.
The lawmakers found na
tional defense, as symbolized
by missiles and satellites,
claiming overriding attention
when they returned to Wash
ington three months ago.
Within a few weeks the busi
ness slump shouldered the de
fense issue aside and anti-recession
measures claimed pri
ority. On both of these issues, the
Democratic majorities under
the spur of Senate Democratic
Leader Lyndon B. Johnson
worked to give the impression
that they were prodding a re
luctant Republican adminis
tration to act to meet an emer
gency. Except for the vetoed farm
price support freeze bill, the
bills in the Democrat anti-recession
program carried heavy
bipartisan support. But on the
eve of the recess, Republicans
in Congress began to show
signs of rebellion.
The legislation ahead also
threatens to put a heavy
strain on the Democratic
unity which Johnson works so
diligently to maintain. The
Republicans, too, will divide
on many of these same issues.
Here are some of the major
issues Congress faces during
the balance of the session:
Tax reduction Both the
administration and congres
sional leaders are holding
back because of the outsize
deficit already in prospect for
next year. In Congress, both
parties include advocates of
no tax reduction and of sub
stantial tax relief as an anti
recession weapon.
Defense reorganization
President Eisenhower re
sponded to demands for this
action by sending Congress a
plan for concentrating vast
powers in the secretary of de
fense. The program faces op
position from powerful fig
ures in both parties and
threatens to cause divisions
on both.
'Extension of foreign aid
and reciprocal trade programs
These products of past Dem
ocratic administrations have
Tunisia Negotiation
Said at Stalemate
Paris (IP) Anglo-American
efforts to settle the
French - Tunsian dispuate
reached virtual stalemate to
day. 'American "good offices"
negotiator Robert D. Murphy
continued to issue optimistic
statements, but his British col
league, Harold Beeley hinted
their mission had come to at
least "temporary" failure.
The two diplomats returned
Sunday from Tunis, where
Tunisian President Habib
Bourguiba rejected their pro
posal for neutral supervision
of the Algerian-Tunisian border.
long divided the GOP and
have caused a growing split
on the Democratic side in re
cent years.
Unemployment benefits
Administration and Demo
cratic proposals to provide
jobless payments for those
whose benefits have expired
probably will arouse opposi
tion from lawmakers par
ticularly southern Democrats
who do not want to jeopard
ize state control of these pro
grams. Education and labor Con
gressional opinion has not yet
jelled about what, if anything,
to do to promote scientific
education and to combat rack
eteering and undemocratic
practices in labor unions.
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