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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. 11 >A\lsU V> WALTER SHEAD The Controversy on Tax Reduction I F A special session is called in December will the GOP lead ership be content with passing enabling legislation to pro vide for stop-gap relief for Europe or will they insist on taking up other legislation? Taxes, for instance. Everyone believes in tax reduction, Democrats as well as Republicans, buthere’s the argument at this time: Republicans say there is no justification for wartime taxes in peace time and that present taxes are an unreasonable burden; that present revenue is high enough that taxes can be cut and leave enough over to pay some on the national debt; that present level of taxes is inflation ary encouraging farmers and business to hold goods off the market in anticipation of tax cuts to allow them to retain a bigger margin of profits. Democrats argue It is more Important now to create a surplus to apply on the national debt; that unpredictable foreign obligations may require a substantial increase in governmental expenditures and that a tax reduction would be inflationary in that it would increase spending power and add to tbe demand for scarce goods by leaving more money in people’s pockets. Whether or not the issue comes before a special session, tax reduc tion definitely will be one of the major controversial issues before the second session of the 80th congress when it reconvenes in January. ★ ★ ★ ★ H. I. PHILLIPS All Out fti Food Campaign Charley Luckman, whirlwind head of a soap manufacturing firm, has been named chief of the President’s committee charged with directing the drive to get Americans to be a little more careful about food. This it not, of course, to imply that there Is any danger of a cry “Let them eat CAKES!’’. ♦ If Luckman wants a few slo gans, how about “when you re fuse a second helping you give a hungry child a FIRST help ing.” * “Eight per cent more meat is be ing consumed per person today than In 1941 and 20 per cent more than in 1939." — Washington announce ment. _ —•— Trying to convince a house wife of that as she. totters around town trying to dig up something for dinner is going to be difficult. * • • That robot or pushbutton plane that crossed the Atlantic is a won derful thing, but what we need is some development of the idea so it can be affixed to a man trying to cross a street in traffic. PLIGHT OF AN AMERICAN IN A WORLD CRISIS He wanted to help. His heart lacked no pity; He asked what to do And got a COMMITTEE! . * • We know a wife bound for Reno who rushed to the station and de manded “What time does the Free dom Train leave?” PAUL MALLON * * * Unions Control Labor Board T HE UNIONS are railing the new National Labor Relations board as a tyrannical oppressor, designing to enslave them—but actually they have control of the board. A fair summation of the setup there would list three of the five members likely to be very pro-labor on a showdown. Union margin would be three to two. Leaning on the labor side in basic background are Paul Herzog, the old chairman; John Houston of the old board, and Abe Murdock. Another holdover, James J. Reynold, and a new man, J. Cope land Gray, are classified as likely to be the minority of two. The Republicans are suspicious of the kind of enforcement into which their new reform law might trend. They are saying little or nothing about this, being quite satisfied with initial steps taken, but their fear is well grounded and real. It is merely in abeyance to ascertain if it is justified. Yet if anything is done to enslave any unions, it will be done by a facially apparent pro-union board. A tighter question, however, is how well the legally well-endowed new general counsel, Robert Denham, performs. He has enough law behind him apparently, has supervision directly over district offices of the board, and will initiate and follow through on all the prosecuting of cases. WALTER WINCHELL Notes of a Bystander The Airistocrats: Gabe Heatter’s arithmetic made sense when he pointed out that “One and One now {makes One.” (Since the U. S. dol lar now is worth only 60 cents). But Gabe went out on a pink cloud and predicted peace for the next 50 years. . . . Some of us who shudder at the grim facts (instead of rain- bow-hued crystal balls) would hesi tate to predict peace for the next 50 hours. Quotation Marksmanship: A. Mass- rois: A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day. . . . Elaine Rost: The longer the hems the fewer the ahems. ... /. Elinson: A can didate is a guy who throws his hat in the ring and puts on a halo.... L. Mar tin: Let others form your opinion of yourself. . . . Mary Wilfred: Rain typ ing on the floor. ^ ^ DREW PEARSON Man About Town: WACapt. Kathleen Nash Durant (released on bail in that huge gem theft abroad) is dwelling here so she can be near her colonel-bride groom, now jailed on Governor’s island. ; . . It must be ironic for Russians to see Vishinsky losing his head. He was respon sible for so many Russians los ing theirs to the executioner. The Stage Door: The Sardi’s set hears that at least one of the many plans of the Freres Shubert (a new “Ziegfeld Follies”) will have to materialize this year. Because if they don’t, their right to that title lapses after this season. . . . The 52nd street spots did capacity biz the other night for the first time since New Year’s. ★ ★ Making Democracy Live S TANLEY BOJENS, an ex-G.I. of San Diego, Calif., has developed a peace program called “Peace by Postage,” a sort of “personalized foieign policy.” Plan consists of sending personal parcels to families in foreign countries who befriended G.I.s during the war. “If veterans them selves can win individual friends,” says Bojens, “it will be difficult for governments to go to war.” Harold Hermanson has inspired the alumni of the Bethesda- Chevy Chase senior high school in the suburbs of the nation’s capital to give the children of war dead as good an education as the children of fathers who lived. When Hermanson saw „ome of his buddies killed, he determined to do something for their chil dren. With the help of many patriotic alumni of his old school, Hermanson, a bachelor, has made good that promise. AMVETS (Ray Sawyer, national commander) was the only veterans organization to appear before the senate to champion the O’Mahoney- Langer anti-monopoly bill; also was first to support the Marshall plan. . . . Senator Bridges of New Hampshire has made it a flat rule that all sena tors who went to Europe this summer on his appropriations committee must pay their wives’ expenses. ★ ★ ★ ★ WRIGHT PATTERSON Consumer Is Forgotten Man B ECAUSE of the votes those groups represent, congress has demonstrated its willingness to build a floor under the income of minor ity groups on their demand. But con gress has not Keen willing to provide a ceiling for that far greater num ber, the American consumer, as protection for all of us from the devastation of inflation. Wages are regulated so they will not drop be low the floor, but there is no ceiling to stop their upward climb. What is true of wages is also true of food prices. The consumer is the forgot ten man, but he, too, votes. Con gress might well bear that warn ing in mind. ANOTHER OPERATION . . . Three years ago Forrest (Nub bins) Hoffman of Cheyenne, Wy*. had his life saved by an opera tion after the whole nation helped him celebrate his “last” Christ mas in November. Recently he had another operation and once more pulled through against odds. NEW RULER . . .With the “tem porary” resignation of Queen Wil- helmina as ruler of the Nether lands, Crown Princess Juliana (left) will act as regent. Prin cess Juliana is shown here with her mother. EVACUATION HEAD . . . Maj. Gen. L. C. Jaynes, commander of U. S. military forces in Italy, is supervising the evacuation of American troops and equipment from the entire Italian peninsula. It will take 90 days. LUCKY CHIMP . . . Beautiful screen actress Carole Landis finds “Mona,” a four-year-old chimpan zee, a willing subject as she puck ers up in a mock kiss to which Mona responds with distinct en thusiasm. Well, wouldn’t you, pardner? TAKE IT EASY . . . Mrs. John R. Steelman, wife of the assistant to the president, models “Take It Easy” safety dress, displays AAA campaign poster with slogan “Go slow and live.” MEATLESS BUT NOT FISHLESS . . . Joseph Prouke of Chicago is pictured here as he weighs in an extra supply of red snappers for one of the now famous meatless Tuesdays—days when fish sales go swim mingly. Meatless Tuesday, as part of President Truman’s food con servation program, is coupled with poultryless and eggless Thursday to make up America’s effort to help alleviate hunger in Europe. UNION CHIEF AT CO-OP STORE . . . Walter Seuther, president of United'Automobile Workers union (CIO), is shown with his wife. May, and their daughter, Linda, as they carried weekly supply of groceries from the cooperative grocery store operated by local 400 of the U.A.W. in Highland Park, Mich. Store was set up by union to sell goods in case lots at wholesale prices as a method of resisting soaring living costs. WORLD’S MATCH-MAKER . . . The fabulous Otto Krueger is dead, but the Swedish match industry is still the heart of one of the world’s larg est combines. In fact, two out of every three persons on the globe use its matches. This modern and efficient machine in a match factory at Lidkoping, Sweden, is one of the reasons why the combine can make millions of dollars out of splinters of wood. HOW’S THAT AGAIN? . . . Complete and ntter amazement is written all over the face of Charles Asmus, 66, of Chicago, as he points word lessly to the 15-pound (that’s fifteen pounds) daughter born to his 21- year-old wife, Lucille. Melody Ann, the hefty new arrival, sleeps peace- fully in the arms of Dr. Bernard Abrams of Chicago maternity center who officiated at her birth. He was a little surprised, too. Four Retrace First Voyage of Columbus Argentine Amateurs Cruise 17,000 Miles From Spain. NEW YORK.—Ending a cruise of about 17,000 nautical miles, four amateur sailors arrived here after covering the route of Columbus’ first voyage from Plos Palos, Spain, to the island of San Salvador. After a rest here they planned to add another 10,000 miles to the log on a voyage from New York to Buenos Aires by way of the Antilles and down the coast of South Amer ica. The skipper, a carefree former diplomat “now turning writer” is Ernesto Uriburu, former press at tache of the Argentine embassy in Washington. He says he is writing a book, "in English with a accent.” Uriburu is “captain, owner and cook.” His brother Mario, a naval technician, helped build and design the “Gaucho,” a double-ended 28- ton ketch with pn auxiliary diesel engine. The other crew members are Julio A. Vazquez, navigator, and Miguel A. Britos, a newspaper man and photographer. The ketch, a trim 50-foot craft, left Buenos Aires July 28, 1946, sailed up to Rio de Janeiro and crossed the Atlantic to Dakar, West Africa, in 28 days. Following the ancient routes of the Spanish and Portuguese navigators, the Gaucho toured the Canary is lands, entered the Mediterranean and detoured to the Suez canal. Uriburu says his voyage from Palos is the first of its kind. Prof. Samuel Morison of Harvard re traced the third voyage of Colum bus, from San Lucas de Barrameda to Trinidad and the delta of the Orinoco. Riding the trade winds, “fishing for salmon and sardine out of a can, and eating bully-beef and mulligan with plenty of onions and garlic.” the four Argentines reached San Salvador (named Watling island by the British) in 31 days. Judge Knows His Trade, And Peddler Knows His HOUSTON, TEX. — A little question and answer session be tween a banana peddler and a federal judge ended in a nothing to nothing tie. “How many stars in the flag?” the judge asked the peddler, who wants to become a U. S. citizen. The man thought hard for a moment. "Don’t know,” he said. "All right,” said thfe judge, “how many stripes in the flag?” “Don’t know,” was the reply. The judge started to dismiss the peddler when he interrupted. “Wait a minute, judge,” he said, “How many bananas on a stalk?” "I’m afraid I don’t know,” said the puzzled judge. "See,” said the peddler trium phantly, “bananas is my busi ness. The flag is your business." The judge, his dignity a bit ruffled, advised the peddler to study American history more thoroughly. Pay Violations Disclosed; U. S. Recovers Millions WASHINGTON. — The labor de partment said that it had uncovered 18 million dollars in wages, “ille gally withheld” from 311,236 work ers in the year ended June 30. So far, it said, 15,000 employers have paid up $8,864,000 and 5,000 have done nothing. The department reported that it had found minimum wage, overtime or child labor violations in 20,570, or 51 per cent, of 40,350 plants inspect ed during the year under the wage- hour and public contracts acts. The laws impose restrictions on employ ing minors and require a minimum wage of 40 cents an hour and time and a half pay for work after 40 hours a week. They apply to firms in interstate business. William R. McComb, administra tor of the wage-hour and public con trols division, said the inspectors covered about 7 per cent of the esti mated 550,000 establishments and about 8 per cent of the 21,500,000 workers employed covered by the acts. Noting that most violations re sulted from failure to pay for over time, McComb said this often was due to improperly classifying em ployes as exempt. Chutis/ Gets Comedown, Boy Leaps From 200'Foot Tower NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — Once, at least, to most every boy comes the day when he decides he’ll take a shot at defying gravity. Mrs. Marge Hammer says her son, Richard Reicher, 12, did it up right. The conventional umbrella- from-a-housetop method wasn’t for him. She said he strapped a war surplus parachute to his shoulders, climbed to the top of a 200-foot radar’ tower near the Newport Beach high school and was carried into space by the billowing ’chute when he pulled the ripcord. Richard reported that the start was fun but the jolting landing, which bruised most of hit body, made him decide that once was enough. To make sure of this Mrs. Hammer cut the parachute up and is making it into a nylon dress. Scientists Seek Superbees Race Parenthood Via Gas Permits Inbreeding to Produce Valuable Strains. WASHINGTON.—Scientists of the agriculture department announced that they are on the trail of a race of superbees. They said that with the aid of anesthetic gas they can step up the entire process of bee in- breeding. The unique knack of being able to lay eggs that will produce drone or male bees without ever being mated is an unusual feature of tbe virgin queen bee. But the scientists weren’t satis fied. They wanted to be able to breed the virgin queen back to her own sons to produce strains with de sirable characteristics. The hitch was that the virgin queen may not lay eggs for weeks or even months after reaching ma turity. Chalk up 24 days more for the drone to develop and the queen was too old to be mated. AU Is Changed. Science has changed all that. Given a whiff of anesthetic and arti ficially fertilized, the virgin queen will lay eggs almost immediately, leaving plenty of time for fier to be bred to her sons before her produc tive span is past. The agriculture department could scarcely suppress its excitement as it disclosed this innovation in the sex life of bees. The gas used was de scribed as a “carbon dioxide an esthetic." Self-breeding long has been known in the plant world. It is the principle that made possible hybrid com, the com of phenomenal yields and hardihood that has put millions of dollars of added cash in the pockets of farmers. Department entomologists foresee that gas induced motherhood will lead to production of such “tailor made” strains as: Good natured bees that will not sting humans. Fierce bees that will venture into fields they’ve stayed away from because of fear of insect enemies. Bees that are super honey producers. Bees with long tongues that can collect nectar and pollen from blossoms they could not reach before. Bees that will cultivate a taste for one orchard or onf crop. Bees that will be immune to dis ease. Not Joo Choosy. The possibility of bee parenthood via gas was discovered about a year ago by a staff of entomologists at the department’s Louisiana experi ment station. Dr. Otto Mackensen of the Louisiana station and Dr. W. C. Roberts of the Wisconsin station now have developed equipment for close inbreeding that is ready for use by the layman beekeeper. According to the department, the queen bee normally is not too choosy when she picks a mate. Until artificial insemination of bees was made practical several years ago, it was almost impossible to main tain pure blood lines of bees. It is through planned parenthood within insect families that scientists develop pure blood lines. They can "pick their genes” and weed out un desirable traits and' emphasize de sirable characteristics. The gas treatment speeds up this inbreeding. Its discovery came at a time when agriculturists were altft-med over the fast declining bee population of the United States. Entomologists be lieve the new technique may re verse this trend, which was alarm ing because bees are essential to pollination of farm crops. The department refused to specu late about the potentialities of chem ical fertilization for animals—cattle, hogs, horses or perhaps human beings. “But,” a spokesman said, "Then we never thought we could do it with bees.” 'Yellow Jack,’ Hero of Spanish-American War, Dead WASHINGTON.—The secret serv ice decided reluctantly that Pvt. Wallace W. Forbes, “Yellow Jack” hero of the Spanish-American war, is dead. It gave up its 18-year search for him. And it concluded that Pvt. Forbes never will see the gold medal voted him by congress or receive the $30,- 000 in pension money he has coming. Forbes, a native of Galesburg, HI., was stationed at Camp Lazer, Havana. Cuba, in 1901 When Maj. Walter Reed asketl for volunteers to test his theory that yellow fever was carried by mosquitoes. Forbes and 19 other soldiers responded. The guinea pigs were infected and three of them died within a few days. The others became violently ill, but sur vived. Last Body of Doolittle’s Tokyo Raiders Discovered SHANGHAI. — The body of Cpl. Leland D. Faktor, of Plymouth, Iowa, last of the missing Doolittle Tokyo raiders, has been found by a U. S. graves registration field team nearly 450 miles southwest of Shang hai, Col. Charles F. Kearney an nounced. He said Faktor's body, discovered outside a village, had been brought to Shanghai by sampan and train under a guard of honor. The remains were identified by a gold ring, a silver name bracelet and a crum pled leather glove. 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