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k THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. Universal Training Due for Big Play Backers Say UMT Needed To Bolster Foreign Policy By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Commentator. (This is the first of two articles on the drive for universal military training which is to be launched soon and what is back of that drive. The first article deals with the potential effect of military training on our foreign policy, the next with the program itself.) ( WASHINGTON.—As the foreign ministers’ conference plodded along in London, American delegate Marshall prob ably frequently found himself reaching for one document to support his cause, that wasn’t there. If it had been he would have had concrete proof to place before the world that Amer ica is not engaging in the well-known game of bluff. That is why, shortly alter the second session of the 80th congress opens in January, you will see and hear a lot more about universal mili tary training than you ever did before. The President, as requested by the American Legion, is expected to proclaim a UMT week, (January 6 through 12), and although there will be no active propaganda on the part of the government departments because the administration, especially the war department, is going to lean over backwards to avoid the charge of trying to influence congress, they will do whatever they can within their prescribed limits. But there will be a concerted pro- UMT drive from many private or- ganizations. The | American Legion | is concentrating on that one issue and its command er, James F. O’Neil, has pub licly stated he U going to give his whole time to it. The VFW and other veterans’ organizations will fall in line. More important p e r - haps, will be the active participa tion of the power ful national security committee headed by former Justice of the Su preme Court Owen J. Roberts. This committee, formed about two months ago, is an ofTshot of an ear lier citizens’ committee headed by Justice Roberts which unsuccess fully urged passage of a universal military training bill through the last session of congress. Like the earlier group, the purpose of this national security committee, com posed of veterans’ groups like the Legion and VFW as well as the na tional chamber of commerce. Ro tary clubs and the League of Women Voters, is to coordinate efforts to get universal training enacted into law. The interesting thing about the re newed drive for military training, as the men who have negotiated American foreign policy interpret it, is that UMT's military function is secondary. Let me explain it this way: Baokhage Granted that the Kremlin pol icy is a long-range plan of active aggression whose most immedi ate goal is to get control over as many nations or as much dis puted territory as possible, and absorption of control over Ger many as its chief goal. Granted that communism In Europe at this writing is on the defensive and will be even more so if the European recovery plan succeeds. Meanwhile, the Russians will take every step short of war. Granted that Russia does not wish to fight a war at present. Russia knows we know that. But Russia knows that we not only do not want war, she also knows WE COULD NOT FIGHT ONE. not only because we have only a handful of troops on the con tinent (a force greatly outnum bered by the Red army) but be cause we are woefully unpre pared. Therefore, the Russians know they can go much further in their “cold war’’ than they oth erwise could. They can play their obstructionist game in the foreign ministers’ conference and in the United Nations, carry on active propaganda against ns along the periphery of their sat ellites and even ACTIVELY AID armed forces within non satellite border states as they are doing in Greece. The Russians feel they can take this course because they believe that the American peo ple themselves will not back any threat to their (Soviet) aggres sion, nor, they think, will Amer ica support any step to strength en the military machine of the United States. That is the reason the hand of our policy makers would be greatly strengthened if universal military training were established here be cause it would show that America is really backing its diplomats. Of course, the argument that » strong military organization prevents war because it reduces the chance of attack is an oid one. Bnt under the peculiar in ternational sitnation which ex ists today, it is probably more nearly true than ever before in history. Whether or not a bill authorizing imiversa] military training is passed •t the coming session depends on whether the people believe this — whether it changes the thinking of enough members of congress so that a favorable majority can be ob tained. No one will make a guess now as to what the chances are, but the "situation” mentioned above al ready has effected some changes of viewpoints. The sources of support for UMT will draw heavily from administra tion regulars unless popular opposi tion gives them the election year jitters. UMT Gather* Strong Support Naturally Chan Gurney of South Dakota, chairman of the senate armed services committee, and Chairman Walter G. Andrews of New York of the house committee of the same name, whose sub-commit tee under Representative Harry Towe of New Jersey produced the bill which is now pending before the house, are enthusiastic supporters of the measure. And it is expected that friends of would-be presidential candidate Dewey will fall in line since universal military training is one of the major issues which the New York governor has endorsed. If this assumption is correct Sena tor Ives and Republican House Ma jority Leader Halleck could be in cluded. Senator Saltonstall of Mas sachusetts has expressed his ap proval. Candidate Stassen and his friends, though not at this writing committed, are emphatically friend ly. Governor Warren, another avowed candidate, took the trouble to fly East to address sympatheti- CRACKSHOT CHRISTMAS GREETING . . . Ernie and Dot Lind. Western-Winchester exhibition shooters, took about two and a half minutes to punch out this Christmas greeting card. They needed 220 bull’s-eyes for their “Merry Christmas.” NEWS REVIEW Inflation Worry Grows; CIO Seeks Pay Raises STASSEN DEWEY They favor UMT cally the Roberts national security committee at length when it was formed. There are many other prominent suporters. Senator Taft is definitely op posed to universal military training, which he groups with other "controls” which are ob jectionable to him. Opposition may be considered strong from the extreme right and the extreme left. It is hardly likely that Representative Vito Marcan- tonio, who has the support of Com munists in New York, would vote for UMT. Outside of congress, the church organizations and a large army of mothers are opposed. The only way their view can be changed, UMT supporters say, is to convince them that our boys will be safer trained than untrained, that in every war we have had to have a trained citi zen army in the end. Twice while we waited to train it, thousands died, and some went into service without proper preparation. INFLATION What’s to Be Done? Administration pressure to force the adoption of President Truman’s proposed anti-inflation panacea in volving wage and price controls was increasing steadily. Latest in a procession of cabinet members testifying before congres sional committees in favor of price controls was Clinton P. Anderson, secretary of agriculture. He bluntly warned the house banking and currency committee that unless rising meat costs are halted price controls on that com modity would be necessary by early spring. Describing meat and grain as foodstuffs in which early short ages can be foreseen, Anderson pointed out the likelihood that early 1948 would see fantastically high prices of meat. There was amrofusion of thinking on the inflatioik problem which so far had done little except to pro mote widespread disagreement and uncertainty among the people. The administration, congress as a body and private citizens re mained at odds concerning what should be done. Robert S. Nathan, former government economist, called for an immediate 20 to 25 per cent rollback in prices and pre dicted a “bust” next year if the situation remains uncontrolled. Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder issued a direct challenge to congress to come up with some workable idea of its own to combat rising costs of living. Earl Bunting, president of the Na tional Association of Manufacturers, epitomized the attitude of private business and industry in general by calling for greater production per man per day, reduced taxes and a curb on exports. What it amounted to was this: You either were in favor of price and wage controls or against them. You pay your money and you take your choice; but in any event, with inflation a predominant condition of the economy, you pay your money. WAGE DRIVE: Third Round Since there apparently is no way of eliminating inflation in the fore seeable future, the CIO decided, the best thing American labor can do is to string along with it. That was the philosophy behind CIO President Philip Murray’s an nouncement that the labor organi zation would seek general wage in creases for its six million workers in basic industries. It presaged a new series of labor difficulties which probably will reach a crucial peak next March and April. More than that, it was the development most feared by economists frantically trying to combat inflation—official launching of the third general round of wage demands since the war. Murray, seeking to justify the de cision, claimed that since the war workers had suffered a net loss of 18 per cent in the purchasing power of their weekly earnings despite wage increases. He added, in a tone of disillusion- $ ment, that the CIO’s move for an other pay raise grew out of his and other CIO leaders’ moral certainty that congress would do nothing to halt inflation and its continuing and dangerous impact on the American worker. He hoped, he said, that .“it won’t be necessary to have strikes.’ The decision was not entirely un expected. Secretary of Labor Lewis Schwellenbach had seen it in the cards earlier when h« predicted such development and warned that pres sure for general wage increases was mounting with ris ing prices. Meanwhile, con gress, dissatisfied Schwellenbach wjth p resident Try. man’s 10-point anti-inflation pro gram, continued working on cost- of-living problems with two cabinet officers under orders to draft spe cific bills to fight inflation. LEAGUE: For Politics Ever since the Taft-Hartley act outlawed the spending of labor un ion funds for political purposes, the unions have been busy setting up special agencies through which they can apply political pressure in 1948. Most recent such political league has been organized by the Interna tional Association of Machinists GAM); it is called the machinists’ non-partisan political league, and will “aid working people exercise their right to vote more effectively, according to Harvey W. Brown, IAM president. In 1948 it will “concentrate on re placing the pro-employer Taft-Hart- ley congress with one composed of those who will consider the interests of all groups in our country rather than the narrow interests of a single group.” Other leagues of similar political bent are the CIO political action committee, the AFL labor’s educa tional and political league, the rail road unions’ railway labor’s politi cal league and the communication workers’ group. WARFARE: Plastic Tanks Tanks, as we know them, may be for the memory only in a few more years if the prediction of Maj. Gen. James M. Gavin is sound. In the event of another war tanks made largely of plastic and light enough to be flown from one front to another will play a decisive role, the military expert said in a copy righted article in the Armored Cavalry Journal Gavin, who commanded the para chute assault troops in the Nor mandy invasion, said the heavy tank of World War II is so outdated it “belongs in the Smithsonian in stitution.” "Either we develop the means that will enable us to fly everything we need for combat or another na tion will,” he asserted. "If another does—well, we’ve had it.” TURN FOR THE BETTER Teacher Crisis Eases in U.S. “The present school year marks the beginning of a turn for the bet ter in education in the United States.” That high note of optimism was sounded in a progress report issued by the citizens’ federal committee on education through the U. S. office of education which asserted that a five-year downward trend in educa tion has been reversed. Titled “Citizens Look at Educa tion.” the report is the first pam phlet issued by the 27-member group formed in April, 1946, to carry the teacher crisis to the country. “There is abundant evidence that the ominous deterioration of our educational system has been arrest ed. The drift of teachers to other fields has been slowed. The public has become aroused to the dangers threatening our schools,” was the committee’s conclusion. At the same time, however, the report warned that upward progress must continue, and that to consider the educational crisis as a thing of the past would be premature. Among the accomplishments list ed for the past year were: I The largest teachers’ salary in- • creases which ever have been granted in a 12-month period — an average increase of about $300 or about 13 per cent. 2 An increase in maximum sal- • ary scales in many centers, re garded as highly significant in mak ing the profession economically at tractive as a lifetime career. 3 A number of states have lib- • eralized retirement allowances and sick-leave provisions and re duced the teaching load. But the committee did not mini mize the fact that there were prob lems still to be solved. For one thing, the rise in cost of living has more than eaten up the advance in teachers’ salaries, and workers in many fields still earn more, on the average, than teachers. Another obstacle to be overcome is the immense need for teachers, caused in part by the inci eased birth rate, which will exist for at least 6 to 10 years. Cube Turkey Steaks To Aid Consumption Process Boosts Market For Large Type Fowl By W. J. DRYDEN Turkey raisers want to produce the larger holiday bird—the public wants the smaller fowl. The cost for a large tom is too much for the average family. To produce a small turkey the cost per pound of gain is far greater than in the case of the larger fowl Desiring to create a year around consumer demand for turkeys, the National Turkey federation and the Poultry and Egg National board de- Making turkey steaks with cube machine. cided to utilize the machine which for years has been turning out the beef cubed steak. The meat is removed from the turkey and sent through the ma chine and out comes a four or six ounce steak, ready for the stove and then the lunch box or the formal dinner. Consumption of turkeys has been less than five pounds per capita. With development of the turkey steak, the turkey industry is en deavoring to attain a per capita out put 10 times higher. The cubed tur key steak can be quick frozen and packaged in the same manner as many other kinds of steaks. This new plan is expected to assure the turkey raiser that there will be no overproduction of turkeys. Fattening Crate *>■ ° It may be advisable to confine poultry in small pens for market feeding. This fattening crate is eas ily made by the poultry raiser and also will make an ideal broody coop. Feeding and watering troughs should be placed so that the birds may secure food and water between the slats. Place a wire bottom so that drippings can fall through to a removable dropping board for cleaning. De-Icer for Livestock Electrical conduit Water ptpu Hcatinq cobin Casing f laiblo. mtnr cannoctlM A barnyard drinking cup in an open area where stock have access to it from all sides has been de veloped recently. The cup rests on a heavy steel cylinder installed in the earth to protect the water supply pipe, electric heating unit for the cup, heating cable for the pipe, and thermostatic switch. —Drawing by Geneva Agricultural Experiment station. Cannibalism Termed Frequent in Winter Cannibalism may be started in the laying house during the winter months due to confinement of birds formerly adjusted to ranges, to lack of proper air, improper housing, floor laying, injured birds left in house, blow-outs and insufficient and improperly constructed nests as well as idleness, crowding and in adequate eating and drinking space. The remedy will lie In removal of the offenders. * * -k * * * . * * *- * * ,* * ( HOOSSHOIV Memos... Make It a Merry Yuletide Feast! Holiday Banquets The big feast is almost at hand and the cupboards are undoubtedly even now groaning under the load of goodies. The kitchen has been the scene of many a cooking ad venture during the past few weeks, but there’s still lots to be done before Christmas dinner graces the table. Usually, we overeat during the holidays, so now it would be a good plan to decide on a sensible menu. Yes, make it a feast, but select and prepare foods that are not too rich. One way to do this is to take it easy on the foods we should save — eggs, sugar, flour and fats. Plan salads that are light; vege tables that do not take heavy rich sauces, and serve smaller portions of dessert. The family is pretty well filled by the time they get to the last course. Start off with tangy juices that are colorful, in place of rich soups, and conserve on the trimmings. There are many types of Christ mas dinners that are favorite, so today I’m giving you several menu suggestions. Select that one that will appeal to your family’s tastes as well as to the budget. A roast of beef dinner is in the English tradition, and some of you may like that best of all. To others there’s nothing like plump, tender deep pink ham oozing juices through its crust of brown sugar and cloves; still others prefer a roast shoulder of pork, because roast suckling pig in former times was a Yuletide favorite. Then, of course, there’s roast tur key, without which some would not feel it is really Christmas. Whatever your choice, here are suggestions among which you’re certain to find some real help. CHRISTMAS DINNER I. Hot Spiced Cider Roast Turkey, Mushroom Stuffing Fluffy Mashed Potatoes Giblet Gravy Turnips in Thin Cream Red and Green Salad Mincemeat Tarts Hard Sauce Garnish 55»S»KSW5J=S(5=«S3as5Ka5=a3K3Sg5SSS5asa How to do: Stuff the bird the day before and place immediately in re frigerator to chill. Cook giblets and chop and place in a bowl, ready when you make the gravy. For the stuffing, make a regular bread dressing, and to it add from 1 to 2 pounds of freshmushrooms, sliced and sauteed in bacon drip pings. The tarts may be made the day ahead also; simply line indi vidual pie tins with good pastry, place in prepared mincemeat and bake. For the hard sauce garnish, use one recipe of hard sauce and spread flat on an oblong tin. Chill until firm and then cut out Christ mas trees or stars with cookie cut ter. Place garnish on tarts just be fore serving. Spiced cider is made simply by heating the beverage, and adding to it a few slices of lemon or lemon rind curls and a small cheesecloth bag in which stick cinnamon and cloves have been placed. Serve in cups. LYNN SAYS: Here Are Hints for Christmas Dinners When you’re carving turkey at the table, it’s always wise to have an extra dinner plate at the side of the carver. He can use it for set ting bones and other pieces, or as a help in carving wings or thighs. Roast pork will be more Christ- masy if you bake it with an apple, prune or sage dressing. It’s a time- saver to make the day before and keep well chilled. LYNN’S CHRISTMAS MENU •Hot Vegetable Juice Cheese-Sardine Appetizers Rib Roast of Beef Glazed Onions Broccoli Browned Potatoes •Cranberry-Star Pineapple Salad Jellied Plum Pudding Beverage Candies •Recipe given. One simple type of red and green salad to use for the above dinner is to make cole slaw from red cab bage. Set this in a salad bowl lined with whole leaves of freshly washed, chilled spinach. B5)=S!XWi5SKSSSaiS553!Std55W5Waj3S53BSa)B CHRISTMAS DINNER H. Tomato Juice Baked Ham with Orange-Cran berry Garnish or Roast Pork Shoulder with Cinnamon Apples Mashed Potato Nests with Tiny Green Lima Beans Red and Green Pear Salad Tiny Com Muffins - Currant Jelly Frozen Eggnog Ice Cream How to do: To make garnish for bam, scoop out orange halves and scallop edges with a pair of shears. Fill with whole cranberry sauce. If you are making cinnamon apples, cook 1 cup of cinnamon can dies with 2 cups of water, 1 cup sugar and a few drops of red col oring. Cook small peeled (but not cored) apples in syrup until a deep pink. Drain and chill. Potato nests may be made by fluting mashed potatoes into nests. Place on cookies sheet and run un der broiler flame. Lift onto platter with pancake turner, then fill with tiny, cooked and seasoned green lima beans. For each serving of salad, use two small pear halves. In one cavity place a scoop of green jelly, in the other, a scoop of red jelly. Serve on bed of crisp green with mayon naise. Eggnog Ice Cream. (Serves 6) 2 cups rich milk Yolks of 6 eggs 94 cup sugar 94 teaspoon salt 2H cups heavy cream 2 teaspoons vanilla Heat milk and pour slowly over the beaten egg yolks, stirring con stantly. Add sugar and cook in top of double boiler until thickened; add salt. Strain, cool and beat until smooth. Fold in cream which has been whipped and freeze until firm. When partially frozen, beat again and add vanilla or any desired flav oring. Serve in sherbet glasses, sprinkled with rolled macaroon crumbs and candied cherries. •Hot Vegetable Juice. Heat canned vegetable juice (or combine tomato juice with liquid from cooked vegetables). Serve in cups with slices of lemon in which you have stuck a few cloves. •Cranberry-Star Pineapple Salad. Arrange slices of well-chilled pine apple on a bed of lettuce. In the hole of the pineapple place a spoon ful of mayonnaise. Top this with a star made from jellied cranberry sauce. Flute cream cheese or may onnaise from pastry tube on top of star and then sprinkle with a few chopped nuts. Serve with additional mayonnaise, if desired. Released by WNU Features. Small fry will feel more comfort able after Christmas dinner if they are served ice cream—peppermint or tutti-frutti—in place of the plum puddings or pies. Serve the ice cream with some sugar-dusted cookies. 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