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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. fret's Face Facts Congress Must Provide Method of Bargaining Over National Income By BARROW LYONS . . WNU Staff Comtpondsnt WASHINGTON, D. C. During the war a revolutionary Idea has possessed the American people. It is that we can have an economy of abun dance, if we have intelligence enough to organ ize our economy so that it will produce a nation al income of about 150 billion dollars a year. This idea has appeared in the programs of all of the important farmer organiza tions and in the resolutions of most labor conventions. Organizations of manufacturers have accepted re- tponsibility for operating industry l»t a level to produce something like this income. How revolutionary the idea may turn oi0t to be caif be gathered from me glance at the figures for nation- il income over a period of years. Before the present war the highest aational income occurred in 1929, when the figure climbed to 86 million dollars. But in 1941 national income mounted to 97 billion; and in 1942, inder the stinging lash of Japanese tggression, we threw ourselves into production effort which lifted in come to 122 billion. Last year we achieved 148 billion—53 per cent greater than in 1929 and more than iouble the volume in World War I. The fact that we can produce {oods and services in quantities lever before dreamed has been fixed in our minds sc that it sever can be forgotten. With the aatural resources at hand to produce m abundance, and the will to work, why can we not produce always all that we need to enjoy life to the fullest? That is a question everyone is asking. In fact, there is general belief that perhaps we can do so. This soon will ippear in the platforms of both major political parties. In all prob- ibility. Republicans and Democrats will promise an economy of abun- lance, if their candidates are elected. But there are many sober men who point to the tremendous bor- •owing that has supported our war activity, and who declare that we cannot continue to operate on so ligh a level unless we continue to porrow just as heavily as we are >ow borrowing, or continue to tax ts heavily, or do both. One can predict without hesi tation that if borrowing or taxing' continues at present rates after the war, that there will be an outcry tuch as we seldom have heard. One can as surely predict that if we do not continue to borrow and lax on a huge scale, production and aational income will decline. And unless there are mighty powerful checks on price increases, influences now at work will bring about infla tion that will devastate the purchas ing power of everyone. We had a hint of what labor’s re action is likely to be, when the navy iepartment threatened to cut back production in the Brewster airplane plants. It is clear that if millions of men are without jobs and lose their purchasing power, that the demand for farm products will fall away. In 1932 net income to persons on farms from farming operations dropped to 2.3 billion dollars, and farm income was only 5 per cent of national in come. Last year net farm in come was almost seven times as great as in 1932—more than ^ 14 billion dollars—and almost 10 'percent of a national income three times as great as in 1932. Nothing could be clearer than that farm income and the in come of industrial workers are inseparably bound together. Also, that unless there is a strong demand for farm prod ucts, their prices, left to the mercy of the sensitive open market, will slump. To meet this threat, farmers demand that prices of farm products be maintained at parity, thus protecting the pur chasing power of the farm dol lar — although not insuring farm income, which depends on the volume of goods soid as well as on price. Parity has become the primary goal of farm leaders—an idea for which they will fight to the last ditch. It is an idea worth fighting far, but it requires extension to in clude the wages of labor and the profits of industry, if it is to effec tively protect national purchasing power. • • • If the parity idea is thus extended, the question will be raised: What constitutes fair shares of national in come for the farmer, for labor and for capital? To decide upon a division of national income implies organized bargaining between these groups. This cannot be done in formally, because there would be no machinery to put informal decisions into operation, and no umpire. Yet, if we are to have a smoothly operating economy these groups cannot wage destructive ec anomic h'grfare among themselves Barrrow Lyons Yanks on Way to Invasion by Air and Sea By air and sea the army and navy of the Allied countries join in invasion of French coast. The U. S. paratroopers reflect confidence as they fly over the English channel en route to the invasion of Europe. They were among the first assault troops to land on the continent. More than 4,000 vessels were employed) in the Initial landings. The landing craft, one of newest types, is shown loaded with American troops about to sail for somewhere in France during the first days of invasion. Coastguardmin ‘Flagging’ the Sarmi Invaders Coastguardman B. W. Long, coxswain of Detroit, Mich., directs incoming LSTs to their beaching posi tions with semaphore signals from the shore at Sarmi, on the north shore of Dutch New Guinea. Capture of Wakde Island and Sarmi beachhead after stiff Japanese army opposition brought two more vital landing strips into American hands on their steady thrust westward toward China and the Philippines and that much nearer to Tokyo and the final victory over the Japs. Heavy naval bombardment blasted Sarmi. First Nazi Prisoners Taken in France Nazi ‘Butterfly’ These are among the first Nazi prisoners captured by the Canadian invasion .troops on the soil of France, in the great Allied invasion. Re turning ships to England from the first invasion wave carried a large number of Nazi prisoners, which were increased by later returning ships of American and British naval forces. A German “butterfly” anti-per sonnel bomb is examined by Maj. L Ehrmann, New York, commandant of the Bomb Disposal school at Ab erdeen Proving Ground, Md> These bombs are dropped from planes in clusters. Honor American Dead at Anzio, Italy A firing squad sends a volley over the graves of soldiers in an American cemetery at Anzio, Italy, at a Memorial day ceremony. The salute followed an address by Fifth army commander Lieut. Gen. Mark Clark given a few days before the invasion of France. Temporary mark ers have been placed until after the war. Invasion Baby “Invasion” is the name choseo for boy born at the invasion hour to Mrs. Anna Bodmar, Chicago. NurM Eleanor Rytkonen salutes the ueu arrival at Augustana hosnital. Speaking Sports ^ \#y 7?l : £fAasrULy Released by Western Newspaper Union. DAUL Derringer, veteran pitcher * of the Chicago Cubs, is "Mr. Big.” generally speaking, when it comes to wearing baseball equip ment, but Mike Naymick of Cleve land and Johnny Gee of the Pirates put in “large orders” when prepar ing to dress for baseball activity. Derringer, for example, wears a size 50 shirt and orders a 7% cap. Which requirements make him just about the biggest all-around man on the diamond. Bobo Newsom, who has settled down with Connie Mack, also wears a size 50 shirt, while Thorn ton Lee of the White Sox dons a 7% cap, but Paul’s head is bigger than Bobo’s, and his chest meas- p *“ l »« rr, “* e * arement tops Lee’s. Naymick takes big honors in the shoe department, his dogs demand ing a set of 15)4 brogans, while Johnny Gee, who towers 6 feet 9 inches above the pitcher’s mound, wears the longest uniform in the majors. Although his chest measure ment is only 16, Johnny’s shirttail is 12 inches longer than standard and his pants are 9 inches longer than the average player’s require ments. These facts, and others of a simi lar nature, are revealed by Jimmy Carrig, the “Goldsmith” man, who has been measuring major leaguers for the last 20 years and who can just about tell you how many times a given player can sneeze before the button pops off his collar. Record for Skimmers If you’re interestod in more meas urements, Carrig can tell you that the late Jack Hendricks, once man ager of the Cincinnati Reds, wore a size 8 skimmer, the largest cap ever worn by a major leaguer. The small cap department is headed by Lou Boudreau, Indians manager; Mud dy Ruel, White Sox coach; and Ival Goodman, Cubs gardener, all of whom wear a 6% bonnet. Myril Hoag, now with the White Sox, has amazingly small feet, wearing a size 4% shoe of “D” width. Dom Deilasandro of the Cubs also pulls on a 4% shoe, but he requires a triple “E” width for his almost round feet. Skeeter Webb and Mud dy Ruel of the White Sox wear the smallest uniforms, size 40 shirts and size 34 pants. Carrig recalls that Pitcher Walter Brown, best remem bered as a Yankee, wore a size 54 shirt, whUe Gob Buckeye, one-time Cleveland hurler, hitched up a pair of size 46 pants. The best dressed player of all time, in Carrig’s opinion, was Hazen “Kiki” Cuy- ler, former Pitts burgh and Chicago Cub outfielder, who now manages At lanta in the South ern association. During his playing days, Cuyler, whose cap had to be just at the right angle, invented the pants roll which made for an ultra stream lined appearance and which of late has given way to the less trim plus-4 effect now sported by most players. Pet Superstitions Carrig reports, too, that there are many player superstitions concern ing uniforms. Billy Jnrges of the Giants will wear any number but seven. Clande Passeau of the Cubs insists on number 13. Many players, if they have a good day after inadvertently putting their sweat shirts on inside out, will wear the shirt inside out until a slump convinces them otherwise. The same applies, in many cases, when a player unconsciously puts on a sock inside out or rolls his pants in another manner. Carrig re called that Lefty O’Doul would fight a roommate if the latter happened to appropriate a necktie Lefty wore to the park on a day when he got three hits. “Mr. Big” among the bat swing ers was Chief Meyers, once catcher for the Giants, who swung a 54- ounce club. Babe Ruth came up to the leagues wielding a 50-ounce stick, but worked down to a 38 be fore he retired. The Babe, however, swung a bat weighing around 43 ounces when he was setting slugging marks, but in his later years he chose a lighter chib to meet the improvement in change - of - pace pitching. Iodine Treatment Bat superstitions are also rife in the majors. Babe Herman, former Brooklyn slugger, used to have one bat to hit to right field, another for blows down the middle and a third for hits to left. The Babe also treated his bats with iodine, which gave him the most sanitary clubs in the leagues. 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