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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
HOOVER, TOO, STRUGGLED
WITH SELF-WILLED CONGRESS
UNFORTUNATE IS THE Presi
dent who, in times of emergency,
must deal with what he considers
an obstreperous congress. Presi
dent Truman was by no means the
first chief executive to have such
an experience. One of the compar
atively recent occurrences of the
same kind fell to the lot of Presi
dent Hoover. At the congressional
elections in the middle of his term,
the Democratic party captured con
trol of the house of representatives.
When the banking emergency arose
and became especially acute dur
ing the last three months of the
Hoover administration, the Presi
dent was entirely dependent on a
Democratic house for any legisla
tion needed to meet that emergen
cy.
During the months between the
presidential election and the inaug
uration of Mr. Roosevelt the banks
were failing by the dozens every
day. Congress was in t session in
December, and would continue in
session until the day of the inaugura
tion, March 4. Mr. Hoover did not-
need congressional action to close
the banks but he- did need action
before they could be opened. Not
to reopen them quickly would mean
financial chaos for the nation. Pres
ident Hoover called the Democrat
ic leaders of the house to a confer
ence. He explained his difficulty;
showed them the proclamation he
wished to issue closing the banks,
and the bill embodying legisla
tion needed to make a r '.'opening
possible. He asked their co-opera
tion in passing that legislation.
Those leaders told Mr. Hoover the
house would pass the desired legis
lation only at the request of the
president-elect, Mr. Roosevelt. Mr.
Hoover sent the whole story to Hyde
Park, including the statement of the
Democratic house leaders regard
ing the passage of the legislation if
Mr. Roosevelt requested such ac
tion and assuring him of full credit
for such action. There was no re
ply. A second appeal, in January
was made, that time sent by spe
cial messenger. The reply to that
was that Mr. Roosevelt would be go
ing to Warm Springs in February,
and would stop in Washington for
a few hours to talk it over.
In the latter part of February Mr.
Roosevelt called at the White House
but declined to make any request to
the Democratic majority in the
house saying it was not his prob
lem until after March 4, and he
would act at that time.
On March 5 the new president
closed the banks by issuing the
proclamation prepared by Hoover,
but with the Roosevelt signature. He
called a special session of congress
for the purpose of passing the iden
tical bill prepared by the Hoover
administration that would make it
possible to reopen the banks.
Between the time when the out
going administration had asked for
co-operative help and the March 5
date hundreds of banks had failed,
millions of dollars had been lost by
depositors, but the incoming admin
istration was credited with con
structive action. Such is the way
the game of politics is played. Blue
chips are not wasted even in times
of emergency. President Truman’s
demands on congress may be
wrong or they may be right but
wrong or right the game of poli
tics must be played according to
political rules.
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THE RECORDS, as compiled
by FBI, show the percentage of
crime in proportion to population
has migrated from Chicago, New
York and the East to the Rocky
Mountain and West coast states,
and to the South, especially Flor
ida and Kentucky. The differ
ence is the newspapers of these
sections do not boast of their
crirr.c supremacy, as did those of
Chicago.
HOW SATISFYING it will be
to ns consumers when we can
have a buyers’ market; when
we can walk into a store with a
reasonable assurance of finding
what we want whether it be a
loaf of bread, a package of sug
ar, a slice of ham, a shirt, a
suit of clothes, a washing ma
chine, or an automobile. We
will welcome the days when the
merchant can keep what he has
on the shelf rather than under
the counter. Those will be the
happy days for which we have
so long been wishing. The com
plete realization should not be
far distant.
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THOUSANDS, many thousands, of
Mexicans were specially imported
to harvest the grain crops of the
West. At the same time thousands,
many thousands, of American citi
zens were being paid unemployment
benefits. The greatest thing wrong
with ps is too many people expecting
to be provided for without effort on
their part.
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' CAPABLE OR OTHERWISE, and
no matter what they say, most peo- j
pie enjoy the sensation of being
picked for leadership in any group, >
U/KflflNCIN
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Farms Homes Factories
By EDWARD EMERINE
WNU Feature
A balance has been struck in
Wisconsin where the happiest
combination of farm and fac
tory has been found!
The state is rural in appear
ance, its industry so wide
spread that it is never far
from a dairy barn to a factory
door. The truck and garden plot,
the orchard and the country home
are but a step from the gears of in
dustry. In V/isconsin, the neighbor
liness and friendliness of the small
town is never lost. The milk of hu
man kindness is never evaporated
in the fiery ovens of a factory. A
great industrial state, with more
factories and mills than you can
count, Wisconsin remains the land
of milk cows, cheese, butter, apples
—and more milk cows!
Everything grown in the north
temperate zone is produced in Wis
consin in grains, vegetables and
fruits. So varied is its agriculture
that the state produces corn, wheat,
rye, barley, hay, flaxseed, potatoes,
sugar beets, tobacco (for cigar
wrappers), hops, peas, sorghum and
maple syrup. More peas are canned
there than in any other state, and
more hemp is raised. The state
ranks high in cranberry production
and also produces apples, cherries,
plums and other fruits. Wisconsin
remains a leader in the number of
dairy cows, in cheese production
and in the output of condensed milk
products.
Industries Are Varied.
“Made in Wisconsin” stamps
thousands of articles used all over
the world, from the smallest radio
part to the greatest earth-moving
machinery. The state has miscel
laneous mining and quarrying, saw
mills and lumbering, paper mills
and wood products factories, brew
eries and flour mills, cheese fac
tories and creameries. Manufac
tured goods include sheet metal
work, foundry products, farm ma
chinery, electrical goods, engines
and pumps, plumbing supplies,
tools and hardware, automobiles
and tractors, refrigerators, preci
sion instruments and countless oth
er articles. During World War II
its hundreds of factories produced
tools of war for the army and navy,
backing U. S. fighting men on ev
ery front.
Wisconsin is one of the most for-
FISHIN’ . . . Two Great Lakes,
Superior and Michigan, and hun
dreds of small ones lure fisher
men to Wisconsin.
tunate of states in transportation
facilities. Steamboats ply the Mis
sissippi and other rivers. Lake ships
dock at Superior, Green Bay, Mil
waukee, Racine and other points,
and Great Lakes traffic is consid
erable. Fast, modern railroads
speed across the state. Truck traf
fic from city to city, and from Wis
consin to the rest of the United
States, is increasing steadily.
Lived ‘Like Badgers.’
The pioneers found Wisconsin a
vast wilderness. They cleared it,
broke,it, and built upon it. They
dug deep into lead mines and often
lived in holes in the ground—“like
badgers,” some said. (That is why
it is often called the Badger State.)
But the people of Wisconsin, for all
their industry, always have loved to
play, to enjoy life, and to find re
freshment in the state’s great play
grounds.
The northern half of Wisconsin is
a great forest, smelling of pine
pitch and brush fires. Rivers thun
der over trap-rock ledges or flow
quietly on clean sand beds. There
are hidden ponds, many swamps
and uncounted lakes. A third of
the northern boundary juts out into
Lake Superior, and the entire east
ern length of the state is washed by
the waters of Lake Michigan. In
the southwest sprawls the coulee
country, often sleep and irreiular,
veined by streams and rivers, trib
utaries of the Mississipr . Apple
orchards smother the ridges with
their pink and white blossoms while
the slopes are covered with sugar
bush and abandoned gingseng beds.
Wisconsin has 8,500 counted lakes,
10,000 miles of trout streams, 500
miles of Great Lakes shoreline, in
numerable rivers and springs. It
has lakes for swimming, boating,
fishing and all water sports—Lake
Winnebago, Lake Geneva, and the
lakes around Madison, to name a
few. On the Great Lakes, trim sail
ing craft course out to the horizon,
while outboards and racing boats
split the water near the shores.
Jean Nicolet was the first white
man known to have set foot on
Wisconsin soil. He came to the
Green Bay area in 1634 and visited
the Winnebago Indians who lived
along the shore (and whose de
scendants still live in Wisconsin).
Territory Organized.
In April, 1836, over 200 years aft
er Nicolet’s visit, the “Territory of
Wiskonsan” was organized to in
clude what is now Wisconsin, Iowa,
Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas
and Illinois. The townsite of Madi
son, the capital, was surveyed and
platted that year. Gradually, how
ever, the territory shrunk in size
after long and bitter boundary quar
rels. To give Illinois an outlet on
the Great Lakes, the boundary was
moved northward and Chicago was
lost. The northern peninsula, a re
gion rich in copper and iron, was
given to Michigan to replace terri
tory taken from Michigan by Ohio.
Other boundary adjustments fol
lowed as the drive for statehood
was accelerated. On May 29, 1848,
Wisconsin became a state.
Thfr years following Wisconsin’s
admission as a state brought a
great influx of German and Scan
dinavian immigrants. Population
doubled and trebled each decade.
Railroads opened the rich interior
of the state to farmers and lum
bermen. Wheat became a basic
commodity, with flour and grist
mills springing up everywhere. In
troduction of livestock brought
about Wisconsin’s noted dairy in
dustry.
By 1880 many towns were offer
ing inducements to industry, and
manufacturing was begun. Paper
and pulp mills began operating, and
meat packing was introduced. Shoes
and leather products followed nat
urally. The metal industry, now
one of Wisconsin’s greatest, grew
rapidly because of the state’s loca
tion halfway between Minnesota’s
iron ore deposits and coal fields in
Illinois and Indiana.
The land of green v/oods and cool
waters continues to grow and pro
gress. Its industry, agriculture and
good homes make life better. Wis
consin is a serene and balanced
land.
LIFELONG RESIDENT . . . Wal
ter S. Goodland, governor of Wis
consin, is a native son, born in
Sharon December 22, 1862. He
has been a lifelong resident of
his native state, having been en
gaged successively as a school
teacher, lawyer, newspaper pub
lisher, mayor of Racine, farmer
and lieutenant governor before
becoming the state’s chief execu
tive. He took the oath as gover
nor January 4, 1942, and has
served continuously since.
Editor Credited with Major Role in Dairy Promotion
On the agricultural campus of
University of Wisconsin at Madi
son is a bust of William Dempster
Hoard. A glance at Wisconsin his
tory discloses that he was governor
of the state from 1889 to 1891. But
the story of Hoard and his service
to Wisconsin ^.nd the world goes
back a score of years before he
was governor. *
In the little town of Fort Atkin
son about 1870 there was an editor
who noted the soil-depleting results
of many wheat crops. He believed
that in time there ,would be no good
farms unless farmers turned from
wheat growing to raising of livestock.
He argued that Wisconsin no longer
could depend upon grains and that
the future prosperity of the state
lay in dairying.
At first hfe devoted a column to
his campaign, then a page and later
a separate section. Eventually he
founded Hoard’s Dairyman, a mag
azine that circulated widely, even to
day. He supplemented his writing
by touring the state and speaking
until he hammered his gospel into
the consciousness of the people.
But the farmers of 187U were in
clined to resent being “tied to a
cow.” After a while Hoard con
vinced a group of German farmers
to go into dairying, and many Scan
dinavians were to follow. Wheat
production began to drop as tha
dairy output increased.
IjWRyKI,
EDITOR’S NOTE: This newspaper,
through special arrangement with the
lEashington Bureau of Western News
paper Union at 1616 Eye Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C., is able to bring read
ers this weekly column on problems of
the veteran and serviceman and his fam
ily. Questions may be addressed to the
above Bureau and they will be answered
in a subsequent column. No replies can
be made direct by mail, but only in the
column which will appear in this news-
paper regularly.
Look Out for ‘Slickers?
The war department is warning
relatives of servicemen killed in ac
tion against spurious promises ofi
slick promoters to “expedite return
to this country of bodies of deceased
veterans.” The war department
handles the whole matter and there
is nothing any one, but an official
of that agency, can do to help any
relatives in this matter.
On the question of which relative
has the final say about disposition
of a body of a soldier killed over
seas the war department recognizes*
wishes of kin in the following or
der:
If the deceased was married, the
widow has the preference, but she
must not have been divorced or le
gally separated from him at the
time of his death and she must not
have since remarried. If the wife
has remarried or been divorced, the
preference passes to the sons if they
are over 21. If not over 21 then to
the daughters if they are over 21.
If all children are under age or if
there are no children, then the right
to dispose of the remains passes to
the surviving relatives in the order
of their relationship, father, moth
er, brothers, sisters, etc. If the de
ceased was not married, then the de
cision rests first with the father,
then mother, then brothers and sis
ters over 21 and if there are none,
then the right passes along to other
relatives.
Questions and Anoi/oers
Q. I know of a lady who served
as a WAVE in the navy and her
husband also served in the navy.
I am told they are drawing $100 a
month each and will draw this for
a year. I have a son in the navy
and he will be discharged in July.
Is there any such law granting this
amount to servicemen? If so how
can my son obtain this? Do they
have to be unemployed or self-em
ployed? Is it based on time spent
in service or rating?—Mrs. D. W.
M., Cabool, Mo.
A. The WAVE and her husband,
both veterans, possibly are draw
ing readjustment allowance checks
amounting up to $100 pep month
each for self-employment. The law
provides that a veteran who is self-
employed in any independent estab
lishment, trade, business, profes
sion or other vocation is eligible for
readjustment allowance if his net
earnings are less than $100 for the
previous calendar months, the
amount of the allowance being the
difference between his net earnings
and $100.
Q. My husband was kept out of
the army until the war was over,
then he saw he would have to go
so he enlisted. Then he tried to
get a discharge and they turned
it down. Then he enlisted for the
regular army on February 18, 1945,
knowing he would get out when his
18 months is up. His father is un
able to handle the farm properly.
He has put in for a discharge and
sent in the necessary papers. Do
you think he will be discharged?—
Mrs. A. B., Stanley, Miss.
A. He likely will get his discharge
if his commanding officer thinks
his is a hardship case, although
since he was turned down once, un
less he has new evidence it is not
likely that he would be discharged
on the same evidence.
Q. My son served in the army for
22 months. He was discharged to
take over the farm work which was
too strenuous for his father, who
was disabled. In other words he
was considered of more value to
the army for being on the farm than
otherwise. Please tell me if he is
entitled to any mustering-out pay?
—Mrs. B. S., Morganfield, Ky.
A. If the discharge was issued
purely on a dependency or hard
ship case, then he is not entitled to
mustering out pay.
Q. My baby was born December
3. My husband was discharged
January 3. I sent the birth cer
tificate to the navy department, but
haven’t heard from them. Where do
I write to get my certificate and
am I due an allotment for him?—
Mrs. E. L. H., Greys, Ky.
A. Since your husband is out of
the navy, of course you are not en
titled to an allotment. Suggest you
write the same place you sent the
birth certificate.
Q. My brother has re-enlisted in
the army air corps six months ago.
Since he has done this my family
has not received any allotment
checks. My father is very sick
and has been in bed for five years.
During this time he has been de
pendent on his son’s checks so can
you advise me what steps I should
take to clear this matter?—Mrs. P.
B., Selinsgrove, Pa.
A. Since an allotment to depend
ent parents is voluntary on the part
of the serviceman, would suggest
you write your brother and ask if
he has applied for an allotment.
NEEDLECRAFT PAHERNS
Low-Cost Furniture Protection
DRIGHTER days ahead . . . and
■*-* your chairs, footstools and
sofas deserve them, too! Have
fun making slipcovers with these
directions.
Never put a dress away imme
diately after wearing it. Air it
to get the wrinkles out.
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Pared apples will not darken if
dipped in leijion, orange, grape
fruit or pineapple juice.
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When through sewing, use Jun
ior’s magnet to pick up the stray
pins.
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Moths and beetles breed in a
warm, place, but if you must
choose between a damp closet or
basement or a hot attic, choose
the attic.'
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When handles break off teacups,
let them do duty as flower pots.
With hammer and nail drill a hole
in the center of cup for plant drain
age. Easy on the drilling through,
to keep the brittle china from
breaking. •
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Inexpensive towels can be made
at home from white terry towel
ing 22 inches wide. Allow % yard
for a face towel or a small child’s
bath towel; for an average bath
towel, one yard; for an extra
large bath towel, 1V4 yards.
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If you have a weakness for but
tons, but despise making button
holes, here’s what you do. Use
the buttons to make attractive
lapel ornaments or to trim the
edge of a pocket.
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To prevent mold or rot, spread
out oranges or lemons—do not pile
them together.
Business Is Wormy, but
It’s Profitable in Maine
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Since 1930, the demand for ma
rine worms for bait by surf fisHer-
men has resulted in a sizable in
dustry in Maine, says Collier’s.
During one recent year, 12,500,000
of these large and brightly colored
worms, having a retail value of
$750,000, were dug from the tide
water flats of this state alone.
To conserve its worm resources,
Maine requires diggers to be resi
dents and to take out a license.
Easy, low-cost upholstery protecticnl
Instructions 841 has step-by-step direc
tions for slipcovers for 6 chairs, 4 foot
stools and a couch.
Send your order to:
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept.
564 W. Randolph St. Chicago 80, 111
Enclose 20 cents for Pattern.
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