The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, May 31, 1946, Image 3

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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. A IkeJl&me Jggk ^OUMt 4^iSin WASHINGTON Walter Shead WN(/ Correspondent WNU Washington Bureau, 1616 Eye St., N. W. Truman Gained Stature During His First Year T UST about all the newspapers and magazines in the country- have had their say at appraising President Harry S. Truman after his first year in office. Your Home Town Reporter has been able during this past year to watch the President, his policies and the operation of his adminis tration from a more or less de tached viewpoint. Luckily when I attend the President’s press confer ences it is not necessary for me to rush to a phone or to my typewx . ter and hurriedly dash off a story of my impressions, for in covering for the weekly newspapers I have suf ficient time to deliberate over what has happened. President Truman entered the White House as an average Amer ican without too impressive a rec ord behind him at anything. He had done his stint at farming, at running a haberdashery store and at politics, and in the latter he was more successful. As chairman of the senate war investigating com mittee, he made a real contribu tion to the successful culmination of the war. But when he was catapulted into the presidency by the death of his predecessor, hr was untried as a statesman, unknown as to his abili ties and he faced the heaviest re sponsibilities any man had ever been called upon to face. He didn’t want the job and confessed, his shortcomings, his average Ameri- c; .u’sm. Ine average American back in the home towns of the country like and are proud of our democracy be cause it gives them, as average citi zens, the chance to improve and ad vance socially, economically and in tellectually ... it gives them a chance to grow and better their standards of living. President Has Grown This reporter believes that in the year the President has been in the White House, he has grown . . . grown as any other average Amer ican man would have grown ... in his proficiency to cope with the most powerful office in the world . . . grown in his ability to judge men and their capabilities . . . grown under the pressure of enbrmous events better to make decisions ... groym in his contacts with other world leaders. But in this growth of the Presi dent he has built up no halos . . . no traditions ... no myths ... no superman, he remains an average American who is growing up to his job. During our incumbency down here in Washington, we have seen successful business men with fabu lous reputations as leaders in their fields, tycoons of industry, come to Washington to take part in govern ment . . . and make miserable fail ures. Your Home Town Reporter does not believe the President has made a miserable failure. He is not a brilliant statesman . . . nor is he a great orator . . . nor a great socialite. His voice on the radio lacks the human appeal which was so apparent in that of his predeces sor, but his speeches in cold type, matched speech for speech with the public utterances of the late President Roosevelt, do not suffer hy comparison. He has failed in his efforts to woo the co-operation of his old col leagues in congress. Our observa tion has been, however, since the first few days of the “honeymoon” were over, congress has been more concerned with showing the Presi dent who was boss than in giving him co-operation, or considering the welfare of the American people. And that state of affairs has come about largely through reaction to the years when congress either went along willingly with President Roosevelt, or grudgingly when he used the big stick to bludgeon them into giving the people his progres sive program. 'Innate Democracy Much has been made of Presi dent Truman’s oft-repeated pleas for help from the people, from in dustry, from labor, from agricul ture. He has said again and again that he cannot do his job alone. This has been interpreted by some as a weakness. But in this column’s opinion it is merely an expression of his innate democracy, since de mocracy after all, is only a huge co-operative governed by a major ity opinion. President T rum am has made mis takes . . . mistakes of the heart, rather than the head ... in nam ing some advisors and in leaning upon their advice ... he has con fessed his mistakes ... he has faced defeats . . . seen his administration program emasculated and beaten, even ignored by congress. Today he is less naive, less humble, gray er, more dignified, more assertive . . . than when he went to the White House in April a little more than a year ago. His smile is still spon taneous and disarmingly human. Released by Western Newspaper Union. WORTH OF DOLLAR MEASURED BY WHAT IT WILL BUY WITH NO OTHER present day standard the value of the dollar is measured by what it will buy of staple commodities. The price of such commodities is determined by the cost of their production. Tech nology, and the applied sciences, as they affect industrial production, have increased the value of the dol lar, in that they have produced com modities at less cost so they could be sold at lower prices. The benefits derived from technol ogy and applied science would be more than offset by labor if the de mands for wage increases, and de creased hours are met. They would mean a greater increase in cost than could be offset by im proved methods of production, and production can not long continue when increased costs are not met by increased prices. Over the years both labor and the buying public have profited from technological advances in that wages have gradually increased while prices have gradually de creased. The benefits derived from an ever - advancing technology, thanks to our competitive system, have been shared by both labor and the purchasing public. That ad vance has maintained the purchas ing value of the dollar. It was but a few years ago when Henry Ford set a new precedent by fixing $5 a day as a wage minimum in his plants. His improvement in manufac turing methods, the introduction of mass production, made that possible. Competition made it necessary for other manufac turers to pay labor an equal wage, and to sell their product at an equal price, value consid ered, if they were to stay in business. That was evolution in the matter of wages and prices. The postwar demands for increases in wages are not evolutionary, they are revolu tionary. Union leaders have not at tempted to ascertain what wage Industry can pay at present dollar values, but have demanded what they want without regards to the maintenance of dollar values. Meet ing those demands means one of three things to be determined by the future. Either technology can so improve production methods as to absorb the increased cost of the demanded wages and decreased working hours, or prices must be increased to meet the demands, or the quality of the product must be decreased, and the dollar value go, down because it buys less. It must be one of these three or a stop in production. Unreasonable demands on the part of labor, demands that cannot be offset by technological advances, can break the value of our dollars, and throw us headlong into an in flation that will be more disastrous than any depression. * * * PEOPLE WHO LOWER OUR STANDARDS ARE UNWANTED WE AMERICANS are not preju diced against people because of their color, or the language they speak. What we object to is the lower standar is of living they in troduce in our communities. Re gardless of race, color or language we object to having as neighbors any family, who by neglect of their own premises depieciates the property values of our r.eighborhood. We ob ject to those whose low moral stand ards demands no privacy, and who flaunt those standards at our front door. On the West coast the Jap is not condemned because he is a Jap, but because he makes no effort to measure up to American standards. He works for a cheap price because he lives on a cheap scale. He is objected to as a neighbor, not be cause of his color, or his loyalty, but because of what is felt to be his uncouth, unAmerican way of living. • • • IT MAY NOT BE CALLED a black market in tobacco prod ucts, but tbe established brands of smoking tobacco, cigars and cigarettes have largely disap peared. Many new brands, never before heard of, have appeared on the counters of dealers. In cigars the new brands represent a five-cent quality selling at Ltnu IS to 25 cents. Much the same thing is true of smoking tobacco and cigarettes. If you want to smoke you pay your money and take what is offered. erne IT IS THE EXCEPTION that proves the rule, not that the rule is wrong. • • • A PROPOSAL being consid ered by the senate would, if adopted, provide for govern mental control and operation of all outgoing or incoming cable or wireless communication of both text and pictures. Its passage would be the first naU in the coffin of freedom of the press. * • * DO NOT EXPECT a new car very soon. The olo^feus, or old Dob bin, must still serve JV a while yet, if we are not to walkV Woman's World Cheerful Curtains for Kitchen Are Made from Chintz Goods £rtta A RE your kitchen curtains weary after year-long use? Is the mate rial too heavy to be suitable for warmer days ahead? If you have either of these prob lems and cannot find a nice mate ria] for curtains, perhaps you have an old chintz bedspread or drapery material tucked away in an old trunk in the attic. This is ideal for sewing gay attractive framing for kitchen windows. A single-sized bedspread will usually yield at least two pair of one or two piece curtains for kitchen windows. Yes, this includes ruffle from the same material, too. Of course, if you prefer to make the curtains look just a little bit more tailored, then you might con sider trimming the edges with a con trasting colored piping, particularly if the pattern of the material is well-covered with a floral design. Your best pattern for kitchen win dows is to cut a tissue paper fac simile of the curtains you now use. I am assuming they are the cor rect length and fit properly. The important thing in windows is to have sufficient fullness so the cur tains do not look skimpy. If your home, and particularly the kitchen is done in a very early American motif or is strictly mod em, you might forego some of the fullness for an effect of simplicity or good tailoring. Then you will plan to clothe the windows differently: avoid the ruffle, settle for bric-a-brac or a contrasting band around the edge, and let the curtain fall in soft folds rather than in a gathered ef fect. Correct Measurements For Curtains Curtains are generally measured from the rod to the sill. If you do not have curtains that fit well, it is well to make the measurement and see that you have ample fullness and length. If you are using a piece of old material as suggested, and it has // you have a worn-out bed spread. . . . been washed, you will not have to allow the two inches per yard of shrinkage as is done in new mate rial, but you will have to make al lowances for the following: bottom hem, which is two inches plus a one-quarter inch turn; top head ing which is one and one-half inche. and casing which is one inch plus one-quarter inch for turning. If you are making sash curtains —two piece or half curtains, as they are sometimes called—measure from the center rod to the bottom of the sill for the lower half. For the upper half, measure from the top rod to one and one-half to two inches below the center rod. If desired, the two parts may be in different materials and colors. Procedure Given for Making Curtains It is very important to have all edges absolutely straight before starting to sew on the curtains, as Oew some kitchen curtains. they hang within plain sight of ev eryone and can give a slightly askew appearance to the room if they are lopsided. Straighten the ends of the fabric by tearing or pull ing a thread. Measure from this end Smile, Little Boy This little gentleman doesn’t have to be so self-conscious be cause he’s well turned out in a two-piece ensemble of kiduroy, the new corduroy that can take a beating such as only a youngster can give it. and if necessary straighten the fab ric. Watch this closely when work ing with a printed fabric. Some women prefer leaving the selvage on the curtain to save sew ing a side, but it is advisable to cut it off and finish the material. The selvage edge may shrink and give the curtains, and naturally the room, a rather bizarre appearance. If the selvage is removed, make a hem on the fabric. If plain stitching is not desired for the hem, the material may be hemstitched or darned with col ored stitches, featherstitched or even bound in harmonizing or con trasting colors. Casings at the top of the curtain usually depend upon the size of the rod. This may require from one and one-half to two inches. If you are worried about shrinkage, place a tuck across the curtain on the in side below the casing. Use a long stitch on the machine for this or baste in place. If you have decided upon ruffles for your curtains, then measure one of the long sides and the bottom and make the ruffle two and one- half times this length. Use long stitches on the machine first, then gather to fit the curtain, the ruffle going to the inside of the curtain and at the bottom. If you have tie- backs for the curtains, here again, use two and one-half times the length of the tie for making the ruf fle. For placing the ruffle on the cur tain stitch in place and finish with a french seam. For the tie backs, however, tuck the ruffle in-between the material (tiebacks are made of a wide piece of material folded) and stitch once or twice on the edge, depending upon the fabric. Furnishings Women who are handy with the needle can do a lot toward mak ing the home attractive and liva ble. Slipcovers and draperies, well matched and with an eye to good taste, can bring together a room if it contains many odd pieces of furniture. For dark rooms, consider the lighter fabrics to add cheer to the room. For bright rooms, you may use darker colors. If you live near an industrial section, choose fabrics that laun der easily so that you can keep clean and still be kind to your cleaning budget. It is worth while to buy good fabrics with good finishes for covering much- used chairs, etc. When selecting binding and draperies for chairs and sofas, make sure that the material is washable or easily cleaned. It’s far better to hunt than try to mend or re-dye the binding after the first cleaning. Spring Fashion Notes Hood for the playsuit? Yes, in deed, and it’s especially good with the halter style top. Look for the unusual in prints right at the moment. You will see geometric figures and designs that give you a sculptured look. For suits for the week-end out of town, wear something fetching at the neck of your suit. Rippling ruf fles are feminine and charming. Special patterns are now being created in cotton to make that tex tile attractive even for dressy frocks. Lady-like elegance is the phrase being used more often as we get back on a prewar basis in the world of fashion. That’s why you’re see ing flowery hats, swathed in veiling, dressy suits snd blouses that arc the height of frilliness. The 100,000 who gathered at Louisville for the Kentucky Derby offered a keen cross section of the sporting viewpoint. For they came from practically every state, and all are sports - minded. Outside of the Derby itself, I found that they were talking about the other turf classics, the two pennant races and the Louis-Conn fight. It was rather amazing to hear the number backing Conn if the odds remain around 3 to 1, or perhaps a trifle less. One well-known sports man from the Far West told me that a big rush of Conn money had begun to arrive. The main theory seemed to be that while both men had been away from the ring for four years. Conn was still four years younger and fte could afford to lose that much time to better advan tage than could Louis. So far as the two pennant races are concerned, most of the senti ment on the American league side belongs to the Boston Red Sox. The angle being that Owner Tom Yawkey had spent too much money to keep on missing pennants for ever, and that both Yawkey and Boston rated a flag. The early showing of the Red Sox indicated that they may be even stronger than the pre-season dope indicated, be cause their pitching is better than it originally looked. I found that the majority with whom I talked still don’t believe that the Yankees can get enough con sistent pitching to win. They rate Spud Chandler as one of the best in either league, but they also say that a pennant race is a heavy bur den for the one right arm. Chandler is on his way to beat his great 1943 record, when he won 20 games and lost only 4. Spud still figures he might just as well have won 23 and lost only 1 that year. He always has been a hard-working, bear-down pitcher and he still has his stuff intact. Lots of Dodger Fans While I found that the National league fans were naturally pulling for their home teams, such as the Cubs and Cardinals, their outside sympathy still remains with the Dodgers. It is surprising what a strong nationwide following the Dodgers have. The enthusiasm of Brooklyn itself, on the baseball side, has a lot to do with this. In picking a World Series contender from the National league, the Dodger vote would be overwhelm ing. Their early rush to the front only started louder cheering. Few believe that any team is go ing to beat out the Cardinals when the season finally swings into a steady grind. They look -to have too many good ballplayers to be headed off by any team now in sight. Almost every o‘her spectator wanted me to pick the winner of the Louis-Conn meeting. The only answer is that thus far neither has come into his real training period— at least, far enough along to give any true line. The only good line one can get must come in the last two weeks, when the tip-off should be due. 1946 Back field Stars I also ran into a number of lead ing football coaches at the recent Derby among the vast assemblage from the 48 states. Two of these were Wallie Butts of Georgia and Paul Bryant of Kentucky. They were talking about the job selectors are going to have in naming the four best backs of the coming season. “For example,” Wallie Butts said, “who can name a better all- around back than Charley Trippi of Georgia, who, as a passer, runner, tackier or blocker, has everything a star back needs. And he is ex ceptionally good at them all.” Paul Bryant, who had a fine record at Maryland last fall, began to figure out the leading backs. “Trippi is certainly one of the best,” he said. “But, in addition, there still are Blanchard and Davis from West Point to be remembered. There will be Bud Young at Illinois, Bob Fenimore at Oklahoma A. and M.; and there also will be Harry Gilmer at Alabama. And don’t think these will complete the list. There will be others who can’t be overlooked. There should be at least 10 or 12 great backs and I don’t mean merely pretty good. For example, there is also Wedemeyer from St. Mary’s, who will have more support than he could call on last faU.” • • • The Big Batting Race The expected batting race among Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio and Dick Wakefield finds the Red Sox slugger showing most of the early foot. Williams has been belting away at a .350 clip or better, with DiMaggio down below .270. Wake field has been of little help to the Tigers, with a mark 'ir.dpr .240. Dom DiMaggio has been outshining them all with an average above .400, and Charley Keller also is riding high. Nazi Assets Are Hunted in U. S. Special Investigators Go to Search for Evidence of Secret Deals. WASHINGTON. — Twenty special Investigators are in Europe seeking evidence on the transfer of German assets in this country to “corpor ate fronts,” Attorney General Clark told the Associated Press. In an interview Clark estimated that the Nazis transferred control of approximately a billion dollars worth of American properties to “trusted individuals” in this coun try. “Through corporate intermedi aries the Germans hoped to hide ownership of certain corporations, patents, and other properties in the United States,” he said. Says Deals Hidden. “They anticipated the possibility of war between the two countries long before 1941 and remembered the experience of the last war, when they lost properties in the United States. “So they went through a carefully calculated series of cloaking trans actions in which they put their American properties in the hands of individuals they believed they could trust." Clark said Swiss and Swedish neu trals and “even some naturalized Americans acted as fronts for the Germans in these maneuvers.” All the properties involved have been taken over by the alien prop erty custodian “on the theory that they were owned or controlled by Germany,” the attorney general said. 100 Cases Under Trial. “More than 100 cases involving this property are in litigation,” he said, “and others are sure to come up. The object of our European in vestigations is to develop evidence so when a neutral maintains he owns one of these properties, the government can prove that it is German-controlled.” The justice department’s special mission in Europe “has turned up considerable documentary evidence to support the government’s view— and we expect to find more,” Clark said. Edward Rhetts, chief of the mis sion, was here for several days con ferring with Clark. He then re turned to Germany with new in structions. “What we are primarily interest ed in are the corporations con trolled by the Germans,” he said. “It is the justice department’s con tention that these holdings now be long to the American government.” Production of Penicillin Shows Increase of 300% WASHINGTON. — The penicillin production rate has tripled since December, the government report ed, but there is still only meager output of a companion drug—strep tomycin. The Civilian Production adminis tration estimated the April supply of penicillin at approximately 2,178 billion units, compared with about 737 billion five months ago. This big increase, plus the fact domestic requirements begin to fall off in the spring, has made it possible to fix export allocations at a new high level,” CPA said. Production of streptomycin, CPA said, still is too low to meet even military requirements. Despite this, 32 per cent of the' April supply has been allocated for civilian and re search purposes, the agency said. Insulin Shortage Seen In Meat Black Market WASHINGTON. — Senators were told that a shortage of insulin and other medicines is threatened as a result of a black market in meat. G. L. Childress, a Houston, Tex as, packer, explained to the senate agriculture committee that insulin and many other pharmaceutical products are made from cattle glands. He said that the manufac turers are not getting the glands because black market slaughter ers, unequipped to save them, throw them away. In support of his statements, Childress read letters from several manufacturers of pharmaceuticals Bride Flies Ocean, but Death Beats Her to It NEW YORK. — Mrs. Mavis Mill er, blond British actress, arrived from England by plane to learn that she had lost her race to be by her husband’s bedside before he died. 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