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Big Question
A tax reduction bill has pawed the
House. It will meet tougher going in the
Senate. But the chances are that an over
all federal tax cut in the $10 billion-plus
area is in sight.
Welcome as that may be, some ex
tremely important questions are yet to be
answered.
One is whether major tax reduction
which is not accompanied by any reduction
in government spending will lead to more
inflation. Many a recognized economist
This is something that the powers-that-be
in Washington, for all of their words, don’t
seem to haye yet learned. )
“Something we have suspected for a
long time has been verified at last The
use of the term ‘senior citizen’ as applied
to retired elderly persons is ‘loathed’ by
every one of a number of retirees recently
interviewed by a Los Angeles research Ann.
The terms ‘old’ and ‘elderly’ are perfectly
good words and, with the backing of the
Goodkin Research Corporation, it would
thinks it will—then the decline in the dol- seem the person who successfully has navi-
lar’s value here and abroad will more than gated a large number of years cannot abide
offset any benefits. ^ the condescending appel^ta^ foisted on
them by ‘modern-minded’ younger folks
who seem to have no concept of how ful
filling it can be to reach a ripe, old age.”
—Grants Pass, Oregon, Courier.
Another is whether the spiraling costs
of state and local government will eat up
any dollar gains from federal cuts, aside
from the inflation problem. These costs,
proportionately, have been rising faster
than federal costs 'in late yearg. If one
tax collector takes from you what another
tax collector leaves, you aren’t gaining.
The interest of the citizen lies in how
many dollars he has left after taxes, and
in what those dollars will buy in the way
of goods and services. That is the big un
answered question.
A Baffled Audience
The Newark, New Jersey, News has ob
served that a slashing attack on railroad
mergers by a U. S. Senator ‘*. . . must have
baffled his audience . . .”, which consisted
of an association of railroad and utilities
commissioners.
The reason for this likely bafflement is
simple enough. In proposing mergers, the
railroads are simply following directives
laid down by Congress. __
The News briefly reviewed actions of
the past in this direction. In 1920, Con
gress directed the Interstate Commerce
Commission-to prepare a plan for railroad
mergers on a nationwide scale—the com
ing of the depression killed that. Then
Commissions appointed by Presidents Hoo
ver and Roosevelt produced consolidation
plans—this time opposition of the railroad
brotherhoods prevented action.
Then, in 1940, Congress authorized the
railroads to prepare consolidation plans of
their own. ICC authority would be lim
ited to passing on the merits of applica
tions.
The railroads have been following this
program. And there never was a time
when mergers made more down-to-earth
sense than now. Changes in the transpor
tation complex have eliminated a need for
many facilities and services. Duplications
of other services are wasteful and of no
benefit to anyone. And, as the ICC itself
once said, a “pressing need” exists for the
economies that mergers would produce.
Anyone who fears that mergers would
result in powerful monopolies, with the abil
ity to exploit shipper and passenger, fears
a bogeyman. The federal and state regula
tory agencies have plenty of authority to
protect the public. Competition from other
carriers is the most potent form of protec
tion. Mergers represent one of the steps
that will enable the great, basic yet finan
cially pressed railroad industry to meet
enormous present and future demands.
Babcon Discusses The
Value of Newspapers
Information For
Home and Garden
Prepared by Fred W. Gist
Department of Agriealtare
at Bell Street High School
Needed:
More Risk-Takers
This country needs more risk-takers,
large and small. And they, in turn, need
more incentives and fewer restrictions from
the government.
That is the point—and a vital point it is
—made in an article by Henry Hazlitt that
appeared in Newsweek some little time
back.
Mr. Hazlitt’s piece was aptly entitled
“Where Jobs Come From.” And he ex
ploded the persistent myth that American
business is dominated by a few great cor
porations. Small businesses—small risk-
takers of every conceivable kind—make ma
jor contributions to employment. And it
is the small operator, with limited re
sources, who has the most to fear from
governmental laws, policies and actions
which discourage profits and growth.
As Mr. Hazlitt plainly puts it, “Em
ployees can have well-paying jobs and
maximum employment only if employers
and risk-takers have adequate incentives.”
Babson Park. Mass., October 17—This is Na
tional Newspaper Week, an ideal time for me to
talk with you about how tremendously important
I feel newspapers are in our daily lives. In fact,
I believe the future of the Free World depends on
four equally fundamental features of our demo
cratic way: (1) Our role as responsible parents,
(2) our churches, (3) our schools and colleges,
and (4) our newspapers.
INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS
Ever since I can remember, I have urged
people to support and encourage our newspapers
in every way. Ten years ago I completed at Bab
son Park the World’s Greatest Revolving Globe,
which I unhesitatingly dedicated to the newspa
pers of the Free World. My attitude toward the
value of the press is the same today.
Newspaper publishers often are not given the
regard and consideration they
they deserve. This lack of ap
preciation is especially unfor
tunate since, in many ways,
these publishers are even more
important to the future of
America than are bankers,
manufacturers, or shopkeepers.
Newspapers are a key factor in
helping the people elect the right
leaders, and then in guiding
these leaders along the difficult
and treacherous political paths of today.
NEWSPAPERS STIMULATE BUSINESS
The advertising column* of papers like this
one you are reading right now greatly Influence
employment conditions. Editorial writers pretty
well determine what the preachers and teachers
are going to talk about and, sometimes even,
what they actually sayl In order to realize what
newspapers really mean to a city, you need only
have been living in New York last winter during
the strike that closed up all the dailies for many
weeks. In no time the theaters were reporting
a terrific slump in attendance: restaurants and
other service establishments watched in dismay
while their business dried up.
Finally, it seemed that practically all New
York City enterprises were hurt by the newspaper
strike, even though some of the difficulties must
have been psychological. Radio and TV sta
tions were trying their best to provide the same
coverage that usually is given in newspapers.
But the result‘was different. People did not want
to have to listen to radio or TV at ail hours. They
were used to reaching for a newspaper and find
ing exactly what they wanted—set down in black
and white—so they could read it carefully and re
fer to it again and again . . . even clip it if they
wished.
EVER-WIDENING CIRCLES
When I say that newspapers are important, I
mean in a thousand indirect ways as well as the
obvious direct ways. There are few endeavors in
the world today that are not influenced by our
papers. When I speak of newspapers, I consider
everybody connected with them: The woodsmen
who cut the trees in the forest; the mill workers j
who turn the logs into pulp, the pulp into news
print; those who make the ink; the publishers,
reporters, writers, and printers; and all associ
ated employees, including the young boys (or
girls) who deliver the papers to your very door.
As important as anything in such an analysis
is the part played by advertisers—and their ad
vertising. ' Without such stimulation to buy,
without newspaper reminders of special sales
and notices of new merchandise—and also avail
able services—both the local economy and our
whole industrial system would suffer. Little
wonder that now and again I rally to the cause
of the newspapers of the nation! This present
National Newspaper Week gives me an excellent
chance to do so in today’s column.
NEWSPAPERS A VITAL FORCE
In 1962 about 46 million of the 52 million house
holds in the U. S. bought 59 million copies of
newspapers every day. Remember—newspapers
give you “more for your money” than just about
anything else you can buy! Radio and TV can
never displace our newspapers; they supplement
them . . . and in this they do a very effective
job. But perhaps the most important role of all
those undertaken by the papers is their vital part
in building up the moral, political, and social
responsibility of a community. They surely de
serve our support. If you people didn’t believe
this, you wouldn’t be reading this column new!
I, however, have one warning for newspaper
owners. When the power and circulation of news
papers was greatest, the leading^ journals were
run by strong, hard-hitting individualists. This
day must return.
Vegetable Information
Your collards, fall and winter
greens should not be allowed to
be consumed by Insects. For best
control malathion is still the best
material for the home gardner.
It should be applied weekly at
the recommended dosage, as a
spray, use five table spoons per
one gallon of water, or one quart
of 50.j>er cent emulsiflable con
centrate per acre or 2 teaspoons
per gallon of water. As a dust 39] 0 f the
lbs. per acre or one-half lb. per
100 foot row. Do not use within
7 days.
Sweet potatoes should be har
vested before freezing and frost.
They should be handled with
care to avoid cuts and burises.
When potatoes are to be cured,
they should be field graded and
taken immediately to the curing
house. Be sure and look for in
sect damage. If damage is se
vere it is advisable to use soil
insecticides before planting.
Cabbage may be seeded now
(or December and January trank-
planting.
Fruit Information
The peach and plum trees may
be treated for borers if any are
found present. Recommended in
secticides are parodichlocobenze
and ethylene diochloride in form
of sprays. It is also time to fer
tilize fruit trees. Apply only a
complete fertilizer such as 8-8-6,
usually 2 or 3 pounds per inch
of diameter of the tree just above
the soil line is adequate. How
ever, the best determination of
the fertilizer needs of the tree
is indicated by the terminal
growth and the number and size
leaves on the hearing
spar. The terminal growth
should be maintained at ap av
erage of 15 to 18 inches
and there should be a
of eight good leaves on each
bearing spur.
On non-bearing trees, apply
fertilizer in a circle at Uast 1
foot away from the trunk of the
tree. On the bearing traas fnptt-
lizers can be broadcast under
and just beyond the limb spread
o fthe tree. Soil samples staxW
be taken every 2 or S yars from
the home orchard. If the test
shows the need for limestone it
should be be applied as indicated
to maintain a P.H. of 6.0 to 6.6.
Pecans may be sprayed, cut
out or burned out this month.
Be on the alert for bird or ro
dent damage. Also web worms of
irt*. For a spray use low ttme
bordeaux mixture or ziram : ~
depending on insect
you wish to control.
This is one fruit wl
home orchard,
care for it a$
for best resul*.
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