Memphis World Memphis World Publishing Co. 1952-02-08 Chester M. Hampton MEMPHIS WORLD The South's Oldest and leading Colored Semi-Weekly Newspaper Published by MEMPHIS WORLD PUBLISHING CO. Every TUESDAY and FRIDAY at 164 BEALE—Phone 8-4030 Entered In the Post Office at Memphis, Tenn., as second-Clam mail under the Act of Congress, March 1, 1870 Member of SCOTT NEWSPAPER SYNDICATE W. A. Scott, II, Founder; C. A. Scott, General Manager CHESTER M. HAMPTON Editor A. G. SHIELDS, Jr. Advertising Manager The MEMPHIS WORLD is an independent newspaper—non sectarian and non-partisan, printing news unbiasedly and supporting those things it believes to the interest of its readers and opposing those things against the interest of its readers. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Year $5.00—6 Months $3.00—3 Months $1.50 (In Advance) Jimmie Cooper, 119 E. Utah......Phone 9-376 Mrs. Sadie Gray ...... 1355 Kennedy St., Phone: 9-282 Lucius Vessell, 1001 Thomas . . . 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In various applications of the law of controversial situations, having to do with the race "problem," Judge Waring emphasized the importance of "the purpose and intent" of the law, as against "tradition of practice." His was not a declaration of right or wrong, but a statement of facts intended by the law in question. In a dissenting opinion during the famed Clarendon, S. C. school segregation case, he ruled: "Segregation in education can never produce equality, and is an evil which must be eradicated. The mere fact of segregation, itself; has a deleterious and warping effect upon minds of children. This applies to white, as well as Negro children." The renown jurist not only was concerned with the practice or acceptance of segregation, but he foresaw in it the promotion of inherent warped ideal ... . . racial complexes. . . . in all children, white and black, reared under such practices. His practical and sensuous application of the Democratic ideal to laws is shown in his personal philosophy: "If a man is entitled to civil rights now, then he shouldn't have to wait forever to get them. GRADUALISM IS A FALSE GOD." Judge Waring's retirement is a great loss to the hopes for practical Democracy in South Carolina. A native of that state, he was not indoctrinated with the southern traditions used by refugees from the pinnacles of Democracy to gain pomp and power at the expense of justice and American unity. He is every exemplification of a Democratic public servant endowed with the principles of Christian brotherhood, economic justice and national unity. His jurist career will end, but those high ideals for which he stood, will live as a stupendous monument to an awakening South. REVIEWING THE NEWS By WILLIAM GORDEN Managing Editor Atlanta Daily World Southern politicians are still confused over the real meaning of what is really happening to the world and the country as a whole. If they are not confused, they are still bargaining for selfish, interests and the traditional pattern of Southern bigotry and paternalism. Whatever, they are striving for, it has become quite clear that they are out to see to it that the Negro gets very little or no support in his efforts to obtain first class citizenship or become an intricate part of the American program. The above thought brings to mind the recent speech made by Governor Byrnes of S. Carolina. In his message before the Georgia Legislature. Byrnes could not avoid bringing in the Negro question. We imagine, it would be completely without Southern ethics for Southern politicians to win on the ballot without the race question. In referring to the migration of Negro citizens from the South to large Northern urban centers, Byrnes said they left because they were in need. He also indicated that Northern Democrats quickly realized the situation and grabbed their votes for political reasons. This might be true in a sense. What Byrnes failed to bring out however, is that the Negro would never have migrated from the South if he had been treated with respect like any other citizen. Like other races and nationalities, he was in search of better job opportunities, better educational facilities and the opportunity to be treated as a human being rather than as chattle and a servant of "white supremacy." The Negro politician in the North is interested in the race problem, because Southern politicians have used the issue to sweep themselves into office while ignoring the total economic problems of the region as they affect thte total populace. Blinded with prejudice and hate, politicians have made the South the stepchild it is today through their narrow perspectives and circumscribed thinking. They are the blame for its plight, not Northern interests. They have been so busy keeping watch over the Negro, denying him the right to work and the right to vote, that the South's freedom has almost slipped away. The kind of reasoning made by Byrnes and his cohorts, is purely out of line with the purpose of the American ideal. This goal of personal security is desirable, even essential to all of us. The Negro can be no exception in this case. Aside from being worthy of man's desires, it is an inherent right of citizenship. The Negro would never have obtained even a slight degree of security working under the handicaps of inadequate job opporfunities, inferior educational facilities and the lack of complete citizenship. At least some of these things have been offered him in the urban centers of the North where the question of welfare of all people is primary and the race issue is secondary. What is most unfortunate, is that our whole pattern of reasoning is out of tune with the development and movement of world problems as they affect the position of this nation in the total framework of things. While we are trying to preach democracy to the world on one side of the fence, we are failing miserably to live up to this preaching right in our own back yards. The Confused Reasoning Of Southern Politicians By WILLIAM GORDEN Managing Editor Atlanta Daily World Southern politicians are still confused over the real meaning of what is really happening to the world and the country as a whole. If they are not confused, they are still bargaining for selfish, interests and the traditional pattern of Southern bigotry and paternalism. Whatever, they are striving for, it has become quite clear that they are out to see to it that the Negro gets very little or no support in his efforts to obtain first class citizenship or become an intricate part of the American program. The above thought brings to mind the recent speech made by Governor Byrnes of S. Carolina. In his message before the Georgia Legislature. Byrnes could not avoid bringing in the Negro question. We imagine, it would be completely without Southern ethics for Southern politicians to win on the ballot without the race question. In referring to the migration of Negro citizens from the South to large Northern urban centers, Byrnes said they left because they were in need. He also indicated that Northern Democrats quickly realized the situation and grabbed their votes for political reasons. This might be true in a sense. What Byrnes failed to bring out however, is that the Negro would never have migrated from the South if he had been treated with respect like any other citizen. Like other races and nationalities, he was in search of better job opportunities, better educational facilities and the opportunity to be treated as a human being rather than as chattle and a servant of "white supremacy." The Negro politician in the North is interested in the race problem, because Southern politicians have used the issue to sweep themselves into office while ignoring the total economic problems of the region as they affect thte total populace. Blinded with prejudice and hate, politicians have made the South the stepchild it is today through their narrow perspectives and circumscribed thinking. They are the blame for its plight, not Northern interests. They have been so busy keeping watch over the Negro, denying him the right to work and the right to vote, that the South's freedom has almost slipped away. The kind of reasoning made by Byrnes and his cohorts, is purely out of line with the purpose of the American ideal. This goal of personal security is desirable, even essential to all of us. The Negro can be no exception in this case. Aside from being worthy of man's desires, it is an inherent right of citizenship. The Negro would never have obtained even a slight degree of security working under the handicaps of inadequate job opporfunities, inferior educational facilities and the lack of complete citizenship. At least some of these things have been offered him in the urban centers of the North where the question of welfare of all people is primary and the race issue is secondary. What is most unfortunate, is that our whole pattern of reasoning is out of tune with the development and movement of world problems as they affect the position of this nation in the total framework of things. While we are trying to preach democracy to the world on one side of the fence, we are failing miserably to live up to this preaching right in our own back yards. THE HEALTH FORUM WORLD By R. EARL BLAND, M. D. Infectious hepatitis represents ffuse inflammation of the liver, fought on by invasion of a living virus. The causative virus can be found the blood, intestinal tract and urine, Spread occurs through conamination of our food and water supply. A number of cases were reported among school children in tah after a break in a septic tank. Other states report a rising indence of the disease. One phycidence, writing about a group of cases, stated that 17 of the victims had been tattootaed in one establishment in Panama City. The causative agent remains in the blood long after the malady has subsided. This is why the condition s transmitted occassionaly through ransfusion or the use of plasma. Apparently only a small amount of infected serum need be injected to give rise to liver inflammation. The epidemic of jaundice in Germany among our soldiers eight or nine years ago followed the administration of yellow fever vaccine. The early stages of infectious hepatitis are indistinguishable from any other acute inflammation. In most instances the individual feels ill for several days, with loss of appetite, nausea, headache, consti pation and vague abdominal distress. The slight fever that exists generally subsides by the fourth day, at which time the skin turns yellow. This is the first clue that the liver is responsible. As jaundice increases the victim feels better; appetite returns and fever, headache and aching wane. But the patient is far from well, because the infection lasts as a rule another 30 to 40 days. Many are exhausted after the attack and several weeks pass before the feeling of well being returns. Sometimes mental depression sets in and there appears an intolerance to alcohol and fatty foods. Variations are common. One of every five victims has a stormy cause. At the other extreme are patients who hardly know they are ill. Jaundice is so slight it escapes detection: in some the whites of the eye have a yellowish tint but that is all. There is no specific medicine to make infections hepatitis disappear over, night. R A. WRITES: Can atrophied muscles be rejuvenated in a case of locomotor ataxia? REPLY: This depends upon the amount of nerve damage and whether or not it is permanent. If permanent damage has occured, the chances for rejuvenation are slight. MRS. Y. WRITES: What causes severe headache every night after retiring? REPLY: Eyestrain, sinus trouble, fatigue, and even nevrousness are possibilities. Thorough examination would be needed to determine the origin in an individual case. JAUNDICE IS SOMETIMES SO LIGHT IT ESCAPES DETECTION By R. EARL BLAND, M. D. Infectious hepatitis represents ffuse inflammation of the liver, fought on by invasion of a living virus. The causative virus can be found the blood, intestinal tract and urine, Spread occurs through conamination of our food and water supply. A number of cases were reported among school children in tah after a break in a septic tank. Other states report a rising indence of the disease. One phycidence, writing about a group of cases, stated that 17 of the victims had been tattootaed in one establishment in Panama City. The causative agent remains in the blood long after the malady has subsided. This is why the condition s transmitted occassionaly through ransfusion or the use of plasma. Apparently only a small amount of infected serum need be injected to give rise to liver inflammation. The epidemic of jaundice in Germany among our soldiers eight or nine years ago followed the administration of yellow fever vaccine. The early stages of infectious hepatitis are indistinguishable from any other acute inflammation. In most instances the individual feels ill for several days, with loss of appetite, nausea, headache, consti pation and vague abdominal distress. The slight fever that exists generally subsides by the fourth day, at which time the skin turns yellow. This is the first clue that the liver is responsible. As jaundice increases the victim feels better; appetite returns and fever, headache and aching wane. But the patient is far from well, because the infection lasts as a rule another 30 to 40 days. Many are exhausted after the attack and several weeks pass before the feeling of well being returns. Sometimes mental depression sets in and there appears an intolerance to alcohol and fatty foods. Variations are common. One of every five victims has a stormy cause. At the other extreme are patients who hardly know they are ill. Jaundice is so slight it escapes detection: in some the whites of the eye have a yellowish tint but that is all. There is no specific medicine to make infections hepatitis disappear over, night. R A. WRITES: Can atrophied muscles be rejuvenated in a case of locomotor ataxia? REPLY: This depends upon the amount of nerve damage and whether or not it is permanent. If permanent damage has occured, the chances for rejuvenation are slight. MRS. Y. WRITES: What causes severe headache every night after retiring? REPLY: Eyestrain, sinus trouble, fatigue, and even nevrousness are possibilities. Thorough examination would be needed to determine the origin in an individual case. LOCOMOTOR ATAXIA By R. EARL BLAND, M. D. Infectious hepatitis represents ffuse inflammation of the liver, fought on by invasion of a living virus. The causative virus can be found the blood, intestinal tract and urine, Spread occurs through conamination of our food and water supply. A number of cases were reported among school children in tah after a break in a septic tank. Other states report a rising indence of the disease. One phycidence, writing about a group of cases, stated that 17 of the victims had been tattootaed in one establishment in Panama City. The causative agent remains in the blood long after the malady has subsided. This is why the condition s transmitted occassionaly through ransfusion or the use of plasma. Apparently only a small amount of infected serum need be injected to give rise to liver inflammation. The epidemic of jaundice in Germany among our soldiers eight or nine years ago followed the administration of yellow fever vaccine. The early stages of infectious hepatitis are indistinguishable from any other acute inflammation. In most instances the individual feels ill for several days, with loss of appetite, nausea, headache, consti pation and vague abdominal distress. The slight fever that exists generally subsides by the fourth day, at which time the skin turns yellow. This is the first clue that the liver is responsible. As jaundice increases the victim feels better; appetite returns and fever, headache and aching wane. But the patient is far from well, because the infection lasts as a rule another 30 to 40 days. Many are exhausted after the attack and several weeks pass before the feeling of well being returns. Sometimes mental depression sets in and there appears an intolerance to alcohol and fatty foods. Variations are common. One of every five victims has a stormy cause. At the other extreme are patients who hardly know they are ill. Jaundice is so slight it escapes detection: in some the whites of the eye have a yellowish tint but that is all. There is no specific medicine to make infections hepatitis disappear over, night. R A. WRITES: Can atrophied muscles be rejuvenated in a case of locomotor ataxia? REPLY: This depends upon the amount of nerve damage and whether or not it is permanent. If permanent damage has occured, the chances for rejuvenation are slight. MRS. Y. WRITES: What causes severe headache every night after retiring? REPLY: Eyestrain, sinus trouble, fatigue, and even nevrousness are possibilities. Thorough examination would be needed to determine the origin in an individual case. NOCTURNAL HEADACHE By R. EARL BLAND, M. D. Infectious hepatitis represents ffuse inflammation of the liver, fought on by invasion of a living virus. The causative virus can be found the blood, intestinal tract and urine, Spread occurs through conamination of our food and water supply. A number of cases were reported among school children in tah after a break in a septic tank. Other states report a rising indence of the disease. One phycidence, writing about a group of cases, stated that 17 of the victims had been tattootaed in one establishment in Panama City. The causative agent remains in the blood long after the malady has subsided. This is why the condition s transmitted occassionaly through ransfusion or the use of plasma. Apparently only a small amount of infected serum need be injected to give rise to liver inflammation. The epidemic of jaundice in Germany among our soldiers eight or nine years ago followed the administration of yellow fever vaccine. The early stages of infectious hepatitis are indistinguishable from any other acute inflammation. In most instances the individual feels ill for several days, with loss of appetite, nausea, headache, consti pation and vague abdominal distress. The slight fever that exists generally subsides by the fourth day, at which time the skin turns yellow. This is the first clue that the liver is responsible. As jaundice increases the victim feels better; appetite returns and fever, headache and aching wane. But the patient is far from well, because the infection lasts as a rule another 30 to 40 days. Many are exhausted after the attack and several weeks pass before the feeling of well being returns. Sometimes mental depression sets in and there appears an intolerance to alcohol and fatty foods. Variations are common. One of every five victims has a stormy cause. At the other extreme are patients who hardly know they are ill. Jaundice is so slight it escapes detection: in some the whites of the eye have a yellowish tint but that is all. There is no specific medicine to make infections hepatitis disappear over, night. R A. WRITES: Can atrophied muscles be rejuvenated in a case of locomotor ataxia? REPLY: This depends upon the amount of nerve damage and whether or not it is permanent. If permanent damage has occured, the chances for rejuvenation are slight. MRS. Y. WRITES: What causes severe headache every night after retiring? REPLY: Eyestrain, sinus trouble, fatigue, and even nevrousness are possibilities. Thorough examination would be needed to determine the origin in an individual case. MEALTIME MELODIES! February, is a month of special dates. There's Lincoln's Birthday, St. Valentine's bay, Washington's Birthday, National Brotherhood Week and many other noted events. A month that is packed so full of patriotic holidays lends itself well to parties – especially children's parties. For how could a child for get that our first president was George Washington when he is eagerly making invitations for his Washington's Birthday party? Then there's St. Valentine's Day. The manner of celebrating the first Valentine's Day may never have been record ed, but the day has come to mean a time for parties and gay festivities. Whether you are planning an eve ning get-together for grown-up or a game party for the children, you will want to plan food in keeping with the Valentine theme. The keynote to planning party refreshments is simplicity. Planning simple refreshments not only saves the hostess physically, but emotion all as well. It gives her more time with her guests and in the case of childrens' parties, more time to supervise the games. Here's a recipe for hot dogs that you'll want to keep and serve many times after February 14th. It is called, "Frank Valentine Buns." Serve with Hot Cocoa and Marshmellow and Ice Cream Ladies. Melt butter in a-heavy skillet. Add cheese. Sprinkle flour over the cheese. Cover and cook very slowly until cheese melts and bubbles up through the flour. Stir in the milk slowly to blend thoroughly. Add soda to tomatoes and stir into the cheese mixture. Season. Stir and simmer 2 minutes. Split and toast buns. Heat the Franks in hot water. To serve, place Frank in toast ed bun and spread with tomatocheese sauce. Top with a heart cutout of tomato or pimiento. To make the ice cream lady, place a scoop of ice cream in a cone. Use chocolate drops for eyes and strips of cherry for the nose and mouth. Then place a heart shaped cookie on the side of her head. FRANK VALENTNE BUNS February, is a month of special dates. There's Lincoln's Birthday, St. Valentine's bay, Washington's Birthday, National Brotherhood Week and many other noted events. A month that is packed so full of patriotic holidays lends itself well to parties – especially children's parties. For how could a child for get that our first president was George Washington when he is eagerly making invitations for his Washington's Birthday party? Then there's St. Valentine's Day. The manner of celebrating the first Valentine's Day may never have been record ed, but the day has come to mean a time for parties and gay festivities. Whether you are planning an eve ning get-together for grown-up or a game party for the children, you will want to plan food in keeping with the Valentine theme. The keynote to planning party refreshments is simplicity. Planning simple refreshments not only saves the hostess physically, but emotion all as well. It gives her more time with her guests and in the case of childrens' parties, more time to supervise the games. Here's a recipe for hot dogs that you'll want to keep and serve many times after February 14th. It is called, "Frank Valentine Buns." Serve with Hot Cocoa and Marshmellow and Ice Cream Ladies. Melt butter in a-heavy skillet. Add cheese. Sprinkle flour over the cheese. Cover and cook very slowly until cheese melts and bubbles up through the flour. Stir in the milk slowly to blend thoroughly. Add soda to tomatoes and stir into the cheese mixture. Season. Stir and simmer 2 minutes. Split and toast buns. Heat the Franks in hot water. To serve, place Frank in toast ed bun and spread with tomatocheese sauce. Top with a heart cutout of tomato or pimiento. To make the ice cream lady, place a scoop of ice cream in a cone. Use chocolate drops for eyes and strips of cherry for the nose and mouth. Then place a heart shaped cookie on the side of her head. TOAST IT! MILK BUTTERED CINNAMON MELB FRENCH Colonial is good Bread HEADLINES & BYLINES BY SILAS P. WASHINGTON Two items of Sunday's Commercial Appeal in particular bore on my last week's article. They were the fallowing: the editorial, "Jailing Drunk Drivers" and the news item. "Memphis Sets Safety Pace." Concerning drunk drivers, there is little need for further discussion, for everyone knows that drunkenness and driving do not go together. But slowing down and stopping, on the other hand are not well understood. Last weeks discussion of the latter point took into consideration principally braking distances only. To simplify matters, "reaction time" distances were barely mentioned. These components of stopping distances, slowing down as well are much more significant than the layman realizes; for this reason, it undoubtedly causes many traffic accidents. To enable one to fully understand this statement, one needs to recall Newton's first law of motion: A body will persist in the same state of motion unless it is acted upon by some unbalanced outside force. That means that in this connection, a car going 60 miles per hour will continue doing so in the same straight line until some unbalanced outside force changes its motion. In other, words, a car going 60 miles per hour will continue going 60 miles per hour between the times the driver sees the hazard and gets his brakes on. In like manner, one going 30 miles per hour will continue at 30 miles per hour from the time the driver decides to put on the brakes until he actually gets them on. The same is true for 15 miles per hour, or, for that matter; any: other speed, For illustrative purposes we shall consider this time (the "reaction time") as 0.75 seconds, in fact it is the figure I found in "Sound Driving Practices" by the American Automobile Association. By way of illustration, a car going 15 miles per hour is going one fourth of a mile per minute which 5 one-two-hundred-fortieth of a mile per second. Since there are 5280 feet in a mile, this car will be traveling 22 feet per second. Hence, such a car will move during the reaction time, 16.5 feet. Remember that from the figures cited last week, the braking distance for this speed was only 15 feet for the conditions tested. That is to say, the "reaction time" distance for this speed is greater than the braking distance by one and a half feet and that the total distance. needed for a complete stop is 31.5 feet. Are you surprised? Again by the above method, a car going 30 miles per hour will be going 44 feet per second. In other words, it will travel 33 feet during the reaction time which is a little more than one half of the braking distance of 62 feet. Thus, the total distance needed to bring a car going 30 miles per hour under the giver conditions to a complete stop is 95 feet. Just think of that! Finally, a vehicle making 60 miles per hour, is going 88 feet per second. As a result, the reaction time distance is 66 feet. This is (to your surprise, no doubt) a consider able figure. So the total distance needed to brings a car going 60 mile per hour under the cited condition to a complete stop is 314 feet. To aid you in making, the comparison arid in fully comprehending the importance: I am listing again the braking distances alone and also the total required stopping distances. Undoubtedly, the failure to real ize the above facts is the cause of many otherwise avoidable accidents and deaths. Keep in mind, also, that figures are for favorable conditions. They will be much greatter for unfavorable conditions like night driving, wet-streets, light glare, etc. THE BRAKING DISTANCE ONLY BY SILAS P. WASHINGTON Two items of Sunday's Commercial Appeal in particular bore on my last week's article. They were the fallowing: the editorial, "Jailing Drunk Drivers" and the news item. "Memphis Sets Safety Pace." Concerning drunk drivers, there is little need for further discussion, for everyone knows that drunkenness and driving do not go together. But slowing down and stopping, on the other hand are not well understood. Last weeks discussion of the latter point took into consideration principally braking distances only. To simplify matters, "reaction time" distances were barely mentioned. These components of stopping distances, slowing down as well are much more significant than the layman realizes; for this reason, it undoubtedly causes many traffic accidents. To enable one to fully understand this statement, one needs to recall Newton's first law of motion: A body will persist in the same state of motion unless it is acted upon by some unbalanced outside force. That means that in this connection, a car going 60 miles per hour will continue doing so in the same straight line until some unbalanced outside force changes its motion. In other, words, a car going 60 miles per hour will continue going 60 miles per hour between the times the driver sees the hazard and gets his brakes on. In like manner, one going 30 miles per hour will continue at 30 miles per hour from the time the driver decides to put on the brakes until he actually gets them on. The same is true for 15 miles per hour, or, for that matter; any: other speed, For illustrative purposes we shall consider this time (the "reaction time") as 0.75 seconds, in fact it is the figure I found in "Sound Driving Practices" by the American Automobile Association. By way of illustration, a car going 15 miles per hour is going one fourth of a mile per minute which 5 one-two-hundred-fortieth of a mile per second. Since there are 5280 feet in a mile, this car will be traveling 22 feet per second. Hence, such a car will move during the reaction time, 16.5 feet. Remember that from the figures cited last week, the braking distance for this speed was only 15 feet for the conditions tested. That is to say, the "reaction time" distance for this speed is greater than the braking distance by one and a half feet and that the total distance. needed for a complete stop is 31.5 feet. Are you surprised? Again by the above method, a car going 30 miles per hour will be going 44 feet per second. In other words, it will travel 33 feet during the reaction time which is a little more than one half of the braking distance of 62 feet. Thus, the total distance needed to bring a car going 30 miles per hour under the giver conditions to a complete stop is 95 feet. Just think of that! Finally, a vehicle making 60 miles per hour, is going 88 feet per second. As a result, the reaction time distance is 66 feet. This is (to your surprise, no doubt) a consider able figure. So the total distance needed to brings a car going 60 mile per hour under the cited condition to a complete stop is 314 feet. To aid you in making, the comparison arid in fully comprehending the importance: I am listing again the braking distances alone and also the total required stopping distances. Undoubtedly, the failure to real ize the above facts is the cause of many otherwise avoidable accidents and deaths. Keep in mind, also, that figures are for favorable conditions. They will be much greatter for unfavorable conditions like night driving, wet-streets, light glare, etc. TOTAL STOPPING DISTANCES BY SILAS P. WASHINGTON Two items of Sunday's Commercial Appeal in particular bore on my last week's article. They were the fallowing: the editorial, "Jailing Drunk Drivers" and the news item. "Memphis Sets Safety Pace." Concerning drunk drivers, there is little need for further discussion, for everyone knows that drunkenness and driving do not go together. But slowing down and stopping, on the other hand are not well understood. Last weeks discussion of the latter point took into consideration principally braking distances only. To simplify matters, "reaction time" distances were barely mentioned. These components of stopping distances, slowing down as well are much more significant than the layman realizes; for this reason, it undoubtedly causes many traffic accidents. To enable one to fully understand this statement, one needs to recall Newton's first law of motion: A body will persist in the same state of motion unless it is acted upon by some unbalanced outside force. That means that in this connection, a car going 60 miles per hour will continue doing so in the same straight line until some unbalanced outside force changes its motion. In other, words, a car going 60 miles per hour will continue going 60 miles per hour between the times the driver sees the hazard and gets his brakes on. In like manner, one going 30 miles per hour will continue at 30 miles per hour from the time the driver decides to put on the brakes until he actually gets them on. The same is true for 15 miles per hour, or, for that matter; any: other speed, For illustrative purposes we shall consider this time (the "reaction time") as 0.75 seconds, in fact it is the figure I found in "Sound Driving Practices" by the American Automobile Association. By way of illustration, a car going 15 miles per hour is going one fourth of a mile per minute which 5 one-two-hundred-fortieth of a mile per second. Since there are 5280 feet in a mile, this car will be traveling 22 feet per second. Hence, such a car will move during the reaction time, 16.5 feet. Remember that from the figures cited last week, the braking distance for this speed was only 15 feet for the conditions tested. That is to say, the "reaction time" distance for this speed is greater than the braking distance by one and a half feet and that the total distance. needed for a complete stop is 31.5 feet. Are you surprised? Again by the above method, a car going 30 miles per hour will be going 44 feet per second. In other words, it will travel 33 feet during the reaction time which is a little more than one half of the braking distance of 62 feet. Thus, the total distance needed to bring a car going 30 miles per hour under the giver conditions to a complete stop is 95 feet. Just think of that! Finally, a vehicle making 60 miles per hour, is going 88 feet per second. As a result, the reaction time distance is 66 feet. This is (to your surprise, no doubt) a consider able figure. So the total distance needed to brings a car going 60 mile per hour under the cited condition to a complete stop is 314 feet. To aid you in making, the comparison arid in fully comprehending the importance: I am listing again the braking distances alone and also the total required stopping distances. Undoubtedly, the failure to real ize the above facts is the cause of many otherwise avoidable accidents and deaths. Keep in mind, also, that figures are for favorable conditions. They will be much greatter for unfavorable conditions like night driving, wet-streets, light glare, etc. Social Notes An eight and one half pound boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Withers at the Collins Chapel Hospital last. Tuesday morning. Mr. Withers is a former member of the police department and a photographer. They have four other children, all boys. Gunmen Raid said there were about four or six men in the house during the time of the robbery. Both Simkins and his wife, Yvonne were away from home at the time Simkins, a well-known numbers racketeer, made headlines in the recent Senate crime investigation. The committee will cite him for contempt of congress, along with several other witnesses, for refusing to answer the majority of the questions put to him, including his association with Washington police. Mrs. Simkins is operator of the Brass Rail tavern which was named in the crime hearings as, a pay-on spot for cops and alcoholic beverage control inspectors. Four years ago it was the scene of a double shooting which precinct cops feared was the start of a gangland war in the District. The restaurant has more recently been under fire by the courts when it attempted to renew its liquor license at the end of January. The application for 1952 license was held up by the Alcoholic Beverage Control board pending "furtherinvestigation" of charges exposed in the senate hearings. Judge Burnita Matthews Fridays denied a temporary injunction which would have allowed the Brass Rail grill to continue selling alcoholic beverages. It was stated that during the year just ending the Brass Rail did a gross business of $61,153, with net profit of $32,713. It is said to have $25,770 invested in fixtures and capital assets, and estimated goodwill of $50,000. Mrs. Simkins blamed the senate district crime investigation committee for spotlighting her husband as a bigtime underworld operator. King Of chant to the world. These and other thoughts Wednesday must lie heavily on Elizabeth. Alexandra. Mary, Queen of England, and by the grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and of the British dominions beyond the seas," as her plane speeds her home for the funeral and enormous new duties. The world and its works paused and was saddened at the news of the death of the retiring monarch "who did not-want to be king," but who undertook the punishing tasks of kingship without complaint. England was thunderstruck, Prime Minister Churchill quickly called a meeting of the Privy Council and Parliament swore allegiance to Elizabeth as queen. A whole nation fell into a state of suspended animation. Thousands moved instinctively to the gold-tipped iron gates of Buckingham Palace, where they had stood lamenting, vigils during the King's illnesses from a leg blood clot and a lung operation in the past. by Elizabeth Seifert copyright; 1961, by Elizabeth Seifert, Distributed by King Features Syndicate TO EACH compliment about her party, Mollie bad mentioned her indebtedness to Clara. She did to Nicholas, the next morning, when he met her on the walk between Shriner's and Children's. "Liz Ragsdale helped, too," he pointed out. "That was a very interesting show. I'm glad I saw that family in operation. I didn't know you'd asked them." "I'm sorry I didn't tell you." He glanced at her in protest. "I am touchy!" she admitted quickly. "Sometimes I wonder what's wrong with me." "Want a diagnosis?" His eyes were bright. "I do not!" she laughed. "I asked the Ragsdales because — I wasn't sure they'd come—" "One of em was dragged," he agreed. "My party wasn't that important!" "Oh, I don't suppose those two agree on anything. I've sensed their conflict just seeing them casually. That's why I particularly enjoyed yesterday's performance—because it was an act, on Liz's part. Very well done, too." "All I cared about was the way she rescued me—she, and Clara. "Yep, Clara, too. It was, all in all, quite a party, but please, Mollie, don't let me walk in again, unprepared, on doilies and angel food. I'm too old for shocks like that." "Are you coming in here?" she asked, indicating the door to Children's. "I'll walk through—I'm going over to Boone. And I meant to look you up to ask if you'd assist me on the lecture I'm giving this afternoon." "Are you demonstrating?" "I am." "Then of course Ell assist. What time is it?" "Supe'll tell you. Thanks, Mollie." She looked at him in surprise, "Why, Nicholas, you know—" "I don't know anything," he said crossly. "Things are all mixed up for me, too, Mollie. It hit me pretty hard yesterday to, come into your place and find Clara in charge." "Didn't you know that Hazel..." "Sure I knew. Sylvester and I spent hours yesterday on-themark-get-set-ready-to-go to come help you. But you didn't ask. It was—well—deflating. To both of us. We had hoped we were somewhat indispensable." He eyed her questioningly She bit her Up and said nothing. Nicholas opened the heavy inner door for two nurses who came through the vestibule: he and Mollie acknowledged their greetings. "Women are many things, Mollie," he said when they were alone again, "but I've never considered them especially gifted as friends. I think the qualities which make them women guarantee the impossibility of the other status. And rightly so. Take friendship—to be a friend, there must be dependability. And," his voice snapped, "if you're ready to claim that you can lepend on Clara — My soul, Mollie!" "That may apply to Clara, Nicholas. But I was your friend once, and—" "Oh, no, you weren't," he broke in. "Not from my point of view." "Oh, Nicholas ..." she cried, still baffled by this change in him whom she had thought she knew so well. He sensed her confusion and laughed at her. "Don't fret about it, Mollie," he urged. "I fret about you," she assured him. "I used to think you liked me—" "I did." And here it was again, that disturbing intentness. "But now—" She looked up at him, frowning and laughing, too. "Nothing I do pleases you." "That's true," he agreed readily. "And you don't like criticism. But certainly you can understand a Certain amount of present captiousness on my part." "Look, Nicholas. Let's get this straight—" "Oh, let's not!" "But when you- criticize me, you should let me explain—" "I shouldn't criticize you," he agreed, "unless I do let you explain, but we'll fix that this way, Mollie; you go along and do the way you want, be what you want —and if that includes friendship with Clara, I'll be Johnny-on-thespot with my criticism!" He made an awful face. "But do watch her, darling," be said earnestly. "Good morning, Burke," said Dr. Cowan. "Morning, Burke," murmured Mollie, flushing that she had mimicked Nicholas and had not said Doctor. But she was upset. Nicholas upset her always these days. "I think, Nicholas," she snapped, when Burke had taken his ears out of range, "that you'd be happier, and I know I would be, if you'd stop being so cynical on every subject! That attitude gets a little wearying when it extends to anything so simple as a neighborly gesture." She jerked at the inner door's handle, and Nicholas took the weight from her. "Will you go to the ballet with me on Saturday night?" he asked quietly. She turned her head sharply to look at him, her hair spraying against her cheek. "No," she said abruptly; "I can't." "Don't pout, Mollie." He waited for her to precede him into the elevator. "I'm not pouting!" "Ho, ho!" he challenged "What was it then?' Answer me that after you tell me why, whatever button I punch on this thing, I always end up in the basement?" Mollie laughed, and pushed his hand away from the indicator panel. Let me do that," she urged. "I'm late as it is. What floor do you want, Dr. Cowan?" "Oh, wanted the basement." Mollie laughed aloud, something almost her usual self. "Then I'll go to third, and leave you to your fate. About Saturday, Nicholas. I'm sorry, but I'm going to be busy that evening." "But, Mollie, I bought two tickets!" The elevator grille slid back. "I've warned, you before about wasting your money, Nicholas," she said severely. "Bye, now See you this afternoon." He said something which the door silenced. Mollie went on down the corridor, smiling at his probable retort and at the pleasure which was hers whenever she thought about the date she had for Saturday night. That date was with Peter. He had explained at some length why his mother was coming to see him two Whole weeks after Christmas rather than on the day itself. But Christmas was fatiguing to the owner of a busy dress shop, then there was the matter of invent and after-Christmas sales. But this week-end was to be their Christmas together, and Peter especially wanted Mollie and his mother to meet. Mollie had immediately suggested that Peter bring Mrs. Shepherd to dinner at her apartment— and Peter as immediately had demurred. He'd made various excuses, all of them evasions of his real reason which was only revealed to Mollie when, at last, she met Mrs. Shepherd. Her apartment, it seemed, was too "different" in it, Mollie was too definitely a career woman. But that revelation was to come later. When Peter made a special point of inviting her to meet his mother, she had been as excited as any girl of eighteen. They'd have dinner, he said, at the hotel, just the three of them; he'd come by for Mollie. She objected, his time would be short, she'd meet them in lounge. Should she dress? "Not too much," said Peter. He wasn't wearing a Tux, he explained. But Mollie did "dress" to the extent of being exceedingly careful in the selection of her costume. She wanted to be as elegant for Peter, but his odd manner about her apartment warned her to avoid the sensational, to be smart, but not too smart, and to expend her energy on grooming rather than on more obvious appeals for attention. Coming, into the hotel, with Peter approaching, lifting her fur coat from her shoulders, his anxious eyes made her wonder if he had wanted to fetch her so that he might check on her appearance, be sure— She turned in a full circle before him. "Look all right?" she asked, smiling a little. She knew that she did; her green taffeta suit, the spray of lilies of the valley on one lapel, her tiny skull cap of green her slippers, gloves — whatever Mrs. Shepherd was, she could scarcely. CHAPTER THIRTY by Elizabeth Seifert copyright; 1961, by Elizabeth Seifert, Distributed by King Features Syndicate TO EACH compliment about her party, Mollie bad mentioned her indebtedness to Clara. She did to Nicholas, the next morning, when he met her on the walk between Shriner's and Children's. "Liz Ragsdale helped, too," he pointed out. "That was a very interesting show. I'm glad I saw that family in operation. I didn't know you'd asked them." "I'm sorry I didn't tell you." He glanced at her in protest. "I am touchy!" she admitted quickly. "Sometimes I wonder what's wrong with me." "Want a diagnosis?" His eyes were bright. "I do not!" she laughed. "I asked the Ragsdales because — I wasn't sure they'd come—" "One of em was dragged," he agreed. "My party wasn't that important!" "Oh, I don't suppose those two agree on anything. I've sensed their conflict just seeing them casually. That's why I particularly enjoyed yesterday's performance—because it was an act, on Liz's part. Very well done, too." "All I cared about was the way she rescued me—she, and Clara. "Yep, Clara, too. It was, all in all, quite a party, but please, Mollie, don't let me walk in again, unprepared, on doilies and angel food. I'm too old for shocks like that." "Are you coming in here?" she asked, indicating the door to Children's. "I'll walk through—I'm going over to Boone. And I meant to look you up to ask if you'd assist me on the lecture I'm giving this afternoon." "Are you demonstrating?" "I am." "Then of course Ell assist. What time is it?" "Supe'll tell you. Thanks, Mollie." She looked at him in surprise, "Why, Nicholas, you know—" "I don't know anything," he said crossly. "Things are all mixed up for me, too, Mollie. It hit me pretty hard yesterday to, come into your place and find Clara in charge." "Didn't you know that Hazel..." "Sure I knew. Sylvester and I spent hours yesterday on-themark-get-set-ready-to-go to come help you. But you didn't ask. It was—well—deflating. To both of us. We had hoped we were somewhat indispensable." He eyed her questioningly She bit her Up and said nothing. Nicholas opened the heavy inner door for two nurses who came through the vestibule: he and Mollie acknowledged their greetings. "Women are many things, Mollie," he said when they were alone again, "but I've never considered them especially gifted as friends. I think the qualities which make them women guarantee the impossibility of the other status. And rightly so. Take friendship—to be a friend, there must be dependability. And," his voice snapped, "if you're ready to claim that you can lepend on Clara — My soul, Mollie!" "That may apply to Clara, Nicholas. But I was your friend once, and—" "Oh, no, you weren't," he broke in. "Not from my point of view." "Oh, Nicholas ..." she cried, still baffled by this change in him whom she had thought she knew so well. He sensed her confusion and laughed at her. "Don't fret about it, Mollie," he urged. "I fret about you," she assured him. "I used to think you liked me—" "I did." And here it was again, that disturbing intentness. "But now—" She looked up at him, frowning and laughing, too. "Nothing I do pleases you." "That's true," he agreed readily. "And you don't like criticism. But certainly you can understand a Certain amount of present captiousness on my part." "Look, Nicholas. Let's get this straight—" "Oh, let's not!" "But when you- criticize me, you should let me explain—" "I shouldn't criticize you," he agreed, "unless I do let you explain, but we'll fix that this way, Mollie; you go along and do the way you want, be what you want —and if that includes friendship with Clara, I'll be Johnny-on-thespot with my criticism!" He made an awful face. "But do watch her, darling," be said earnestly. "Good morning, Burke," said Dr. Cowan. "Morning, Burke," murmured Mollie, flushing that she had mimicked Nicholas and had not said Doctor. But she was upset. Nicholas upset her always these days. "I think, Nicholas," she snapped, when Burke had taken his ears out of range, "that you'd be happier, and I know I would be, if you'd stop being so cynical on every subject! That attitude gets a little wearying when it extends to anything so simple as a neighborly gesture." She jerked at the inner door's handle, and Nicholas took the weight from her. "Will you go to the ballet with me on Saturday night?" he asked quietly. She turned her head sharply to look at him, her hair spraying against her cheek. "No," she said abruptly; "I can't." "Don't pout, Mollie." He waited for her to precede him into the elevator. "I'm not pouting!" "Ho, ho!" he challenged "What was it then?' Answer me that after you tell me why, whatever button I punch on this thing, I always end up in the basement?" Mollie laughed, and pushed his hand away from the indicator panel. Let me do that," she urged. "I'm late as it is. What floor do you want, Dr. Cowan?" "Oh, wanted the basement." Mollie laughed aloud, something almost her usual self. "Then I'll go to third, and leave you to your fate. About Saturday, Nicholas. I'm sorry, but I'm going to be busy that evening." "But, Mollie, I bought two tickets!" The elevator grille slid back. "I've warned, you before about wasting your money, Nicholas," she said severely. "Bye, now See you this afternoon." He said something which the door silenced. Mollie went on down the corridor, smiling at his probable retort and at the pleasure which was hers whenever she thought about the date she had for Saturday night. That date was with Peter. He had explained at some length why his mother was coming to see him two Whole weeks after Christmas rather than on the day itself. But Christmas was fatiguing to the owner of a busy dress shop, then there was the matter of invent and after-Christmas sales. But this week-end was to be their Christmas together, and Peter especially wanted Mollie and his mother to meet. Mollie had immediately suggested that Peter bring Mrs. Shepherd to dinner at her apartment— and Peter as immediately had demurred. He'd made various excuses, all of them evasions of his real reason which was only revealed to Mollie when, at last, she met Mrs. Shepherd. Her apartment, it seemed, was too "different" in it, Mollie was too definitely a career woman. But that revelation was to come later. When Peter made a special point of inviting her to meet his mother, she had been as excited as any girl of eighteen. They'd have dinner, he said, at the hotel, just the three of them; he'd come by for Mollie. She objected, his time would be short, she'd meet them in lounge. Should she dress? "Not too much," said Peter. He wasn't wearing a Tux, he explained. But Mollie did "dress" to the extent of being exceedingly careful in the selection of her costume. She wanted to be as elegant for Peter, but his odd manner about her apartment warned her to avoid the sensational, to be smart, but not too smart, and to expend her energy on grooming rather than on more obvious appeals for attention. Coming, into the hotel, with Peter approaching, lifting her fur coat from her shoulders, his anxious eyes made her wonder if he had wanted to fetch her so that he might check on her appearance, be sure— She turned in a full circle before him. "Look all right?" she asked, smiling a little. She knew that she did; her green taffeta suit, the spray of lilies of the valley on one lapel, her tiny skull cap of green her slippers, gloves — whatever Mrs. Shepherd was, she could scarcely. Sure as Water Freezes at 32° F. Yes, at 32°, these ice cubes are frozen solid but very happy. They're going to be invited into a drink made with Seagram's 7 Crown—and that's the final goal of any ambitious ice cube. Seagram's Sure Seagram's 7 Crown. BLENDED WKISKEY.86.8 Prool.65% Grain Neutral Spirits. Seagram-Distillers Corp., N.Y. Stabilizer Has Tough Job Roger Putnam, new Economic Stabilizer, realizes now that he's in a really "tough" job, with very, few friends to compensate for his troubles. In an exclusive interview with this newspaper's correspondent, Putnam said: "Nobody is for you this business. The housewife sees something rise in price at the groery store and says "That fellow Putnam let it go up. But if we don't allow some increases on the basis of higher costs the business man, the labor union, or the farm er will accuse us of taking away some rightful gain." Report on civil aid to Korea shows $16,140,631 U. S. outlay.