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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Truman Wants Welfare Department; Veterans Will Get NSU Dividends; Dig Four Agree on Austrian Pact {EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these eolnrans, they are those of Westera Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not nc .'essarlly of this newspaper./ ROOSEVELT CHATS WITH TRUMAN • • • Another Roosevelt, Franklin D. Jr., chats in the White House with President Truman. The meeting occurred shortly after young Roosevelt was sworn in as congressman from the 20th New York district, replacing the late Sol Bloom. F. D. R. Jr., made it plain he is a Democrat and a mem ber of Mr. Truman’s “team.” WELFARE: More for Less Signing into law a bill to reorgan ize the federal government. Pres ident Truman offered a major pro posal. He wants a new department of welfare created with its chief officer given full cabinet rank. THE IDEA is not a completely new one. It was heard frequently during the early days of the Roose- veltian era, much oftener during the latter years of F. D. R’s regime. While this proposition com manded chief attention of the na tion’s press, the President offered six other streamlining plans aimed at giving the taxpapers better ser vice for less money. These included: Transfer of the U.S. employment and unemployment compensation offices to the labor department. PLACING of the two key defense agencies — national security coun cil and national security and re sources board—directly in the President’s office. Tightening up administration of the post office department, mari time commission and civil service commission. Transfer of the public roads administration to the commerce de partment. The President said the plans, which followed closely several major recommendations of the Hoover commission on government reorganization, will not “automati cally” produce efficiency and cut spending. BUT HE SAID they open the door to improvements that will make the government “more vigor ous” and operate more smoothly at a lower cost “over a period of time.” No one expected any reduction In federal spending, and the Presi dent’s conclusions might be con strued as a preliminary defense set up for continued federal outlay at the present, or an increased level, despite the Hoover commission recommendations and the Presi dent’s own seven-point manifesto. VETERANS: Get Good News Veterans of World War II were all set for a surprise bonanza. The Veterans’ administration an nounced in Washington that cash refunds totaling 2.S billion dollars will begin for them about next Jan uary—that is, for all GI’s who took out national service life insurance during the war. These were esti mated to number some 16 million. Under the new payments, an nounced by the VA, each ex-ser viceman or his heirs would receive an average of $175 frem life insur ance dividends. Described as a “dividend” the money js to be re paid from two sources: 1. An eight billion dollar surplus which developed from the fact that G.I. insurance premiums were based by law on a standard mortal ity (death) rate table wh»ch turned out to be higher than needed. 2. Earnings from the surplus. In general, it was explained, every veteran who took out national service insurance and kept it in force at least three months will be eligible—provided the policies were not issued after January 1, 1948. No refunds are to be made on pol icies issued after that date. MEANWHILE, government of ficials saw in the insurance divi dend payments a timely “shot in the arm” for business in 1950 which White House Repairs Still a Question It appeared that all the commo tion about repairs to the White House wasn’t quite over, although congress approved and sent to the President a money bill carrying funds for work on the White House. The money was included in a meas ure calling for expenditure of 671 million dollars for various govern ment obligations. THE HOUSE, which had passed the bill earlier, accepted a one- word amendment approved by the senate. The change would put it up to a special six-man commission whether a separate residence should be built for the first family, in addition to the job on the Whitf House itself. GERMANY: Partial Accord The four-week conference of the council of foreign ministers of the four major powers had ended with partial accord having been reached. The western powers and Russia cleared away obstacles to an Aus trian independence treaty and agreed to try to get along a little better in Germany. THE RUSSIANS, however, were in there pitching right up to the final moments of the parley. The conference ended in a flurry oi excitement as Russia sought un successfully to make a last minute change in the announcement of the meeting's results. The Reds had promised not to reimpose a blockade on Berlin in return for efforts to revive east- west trade in Germany. This was contained in a six-point statement of principle by the Big Four to guide negotiations in Germany. The Russians were supported in their 150 million dollar claim on Austria for German assets, and swung an uppercut at Yugoslavia’s Marshal Tito by dropping their support of Yugoslavian claims on Austria. These were the points which cleared the way for an Aus trian treaty which has been or dered for presentation by Septem ber 1. DESPITE the improvement in east-west relations growing out ol the conference, American spokes men were not optimistic in evalua ting results. U.S. Secretary of State Dean Acheson had no immediate comment. Work on the Austrian treaty, however, was termed a “substantia] step” forward and of no little im portance because it would free Austria and push Soviet troops farther back into eastern Europe. It was felt that ground had been neither gained nor lost in Germany. should serve to stimulate sales. They recalled that the terminal- leave payoff of some two billion dollars in 1947 provided a sizeable such stimulus for the nation’s busi ness. The plan to start the checks roll ing in January brought vigorous criticism on Capitol Hill as Repre sentative Keating (R., N. Y.) de manded that congress set October 15 as the deadline. He introduced a bill to hurry the dividend pay ments to that date. He declared that the government had “over charged” veterans on their life in surance, and that the money should be refunded “immediately, not 3 year frem now.” LONG SEARCH SEEN ENDED Chlorophyll in Toothpaste Fights Decay A new toothpaste containing chlorophyll may be the answer to the long-time search for a preven tive for tooth decay. Use of chlor ophyll in the new product was an nounced by Dr. Gustav W. Rapp, professor and research biochemist of Loyola university’s dental school, and his assistant, B. F. Gurney. The new paste acts to do away with all of the conditions generally thought by dental authorities to be causes of dental decay, according to Dr. Rapp and Mr. Gurney, and owes its unusual powers to the use of the water-soluble derivaties ot chlorophyll, which is the magic green substance that gives grass and all other green plants their color. Long known as essential to all life, chlorophyll previously has been used with excellent results. 'UNIVERSAL MAN': Johann von Goethe From every state in the union and from many foreign lands, dis tinguished visitors are pouring into the historic little frontier town oi Aspen, Colo., to pay honor to a man bom 200 years ago. The Goethe Bicentennial Convo cation and Music Festival (June 27-July 16) is presenting an impos ing roster of thinkers, writers, statesmen, philosophers, educators and musicians who will* seek to re examine and re-interpret the works and philosophy of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, die Universal Man, as it pertains to the atomic age. HEADING the impressive list of lecturers is Albert Schweitzer, of French Equatorial Africa—phil osopher, doctor, musician, theo logian — acknowledged throughout the civilized world as the foremost modem disciple of Goethe. The music festival, running in conjunction with the convocation, will feature compositions based on Goethe’s works, monumental music of equal stature to Goethe, and music contemporary to him and known to have been inspiration- al to him. LABOR: Bad Timing? Was the postwar buggy ride of consumer demand and increasingly higher wages really over? The Ford motor company thought so and said so. CONFRONTED widi a list of de mands by the united automobile workers union, the company made a significant counter-proposal. Instead of pay raises and pension, health and welfare plans as drafted by the union, the company pro posed to peg wages where they are for another 18 months. Such action, said the company, would “set a stabilization pattern for the entire (national) economy at this critical time.” THE UNION, among other things, had demanded that wages be pegged to the cost of living. Pointing out that the cost of living is down and that the market for cars might drop up to 32 per cent after this year, the company de clared flatly that it would reject any change in the work contract which would mean higher labor costs—whether in the form of wage increases or pension or welfare funds. THUS the issue was hastening to a showdown. Could industry stand firm against another round of wage increases, or would labor with its organized power so stifle industry that capitulation would be inevi table? Indicted There was much of mystery and charge and counter-charge in the events out of which grew the federal indictment of Pres ton Tucker (above). Tucker and five others were indicted by the government on charges of mail fraud, conspiracy in viola tions of the securities and ex change act. Tucker has retali ated with charges that the secu rities and exchange commis sion has made it impossible to continue production of the Tucker car, which was to be powered with a motor in the rear. RED HUNT: Harvard Cool Harvard, the nation’s oldest uni versity, was having nothing to do with any Communist-hunting. There was a reason, officials said. They felt that to do so might be a danger to the university’s free dom and to its academic integrity. AND, Harvard held, American freedom is the school’s “true glory,” as it once told a man who tried to "buy” it for 10 million dol lars. The Harvard policy statement in connection with Communist-hunt ing activities was put this way: “There will be no harassment of professors for engaging in open and legal meetings. There will be no apparatus of inquiry and ‘closer watch.’ “The harm done by the effort necessary to discover even a single clandestine party (Communist) member would outweigh any pos. sible benefit.” PROMISES: Made for Housing House Republicans indicated they were tired of the federal housing wrangle. So, they promised, they'd introduce a housing bill to substi tute for the administration’s pro gram. It was said to include a plan for privately-owned homes and some low-rent property. In fact, the sub stitute measure would embody most of the administration’s slum- clearance ideas. Children are having more fun, teaching is better and better paid and there is less cost as a fourth compatriot, "Rhythm," joins the venerable "three R's" of education. Class instruction (top) in piano, like this in York, Pa., schools, is now being given in hundreds of schools. In photo above, boys and girls join in this brass class at Oak Park, where children are taught to play effectively in groups. New methods are revolutionizing music teaching and bringing it to more millions of children every day. In photo below is shown how wind instruments are taught to boys and girls who aspire to elementary school bands. * According to a survey by the American music confer ence, 85 per cent of all people believe music should be taught on the same basis as other subjects- Carrying out the theme of harmony and cooperation, per cussion instruments are taught in class groups in the Oak Park schools. Here the children are receiving instruction on the fundamental percussion instru ments of the orchestra — tympani, cymbals, bass drum and snare drum. B-36 Probe T HE MUCH ballyhooed probe of the B-36 is now taking an un expected and not too happy turn— at least for the navy. The turn is so unhappy that naval reserve cap tain Congressman Jimmie Van Zandt. the Pennsylvania Republi can who started all the B-36 furor, would just as soon forget about it. For Chairman Carl Vinson of the armed services committee is not merely probing the B-36. He is also investigating the source of the smear stories against secretary oi defense Johnson and secretary of air Symington. In other words, he is probing the delicate but highly important question of who wrote Congressman Van Zandt’s vitriolic speeches. In this connection it may be significant that the navy has suddenly transferred its press relations and propaganda ex pert, Rear Adm. Edward Ewen, to Guan. Admiral Ewen had served only one year of a three- year tour of duty, but suddenly he was whisked off to a distant Island, far from the strong arm of a congressional subpoena. The Vinson committee also is ex pected to apply the microscope to the most powerful backstage lobby ing organization ever to buttonhole congressmen for a government bu reau—the Navy League. Frank Hecht, president of the Navy League, now has become so vitu perative in comparing Secretary Johnson to European dictators, that good-natured Bob Fleming, presi dent of Washington’s Riggs National Bank, is all set to resign as treasurer of the Navy League. As treasurer of the G.O.P. congres sional committee last year, Flem ing helped raise around a million dollars for Dewey, and has no love for the administration. But he hasn’t been able to stomach the Navy League diatribes. The Navy League has now taken over the admirals’ crusade against the bill before congress tightening unification. What the admirals say privately, the Navy League now says for them publicly. History Repeats Harry Truman isn’t the first Pres ident to have trouble with the Navy League. Herbert Hoover also had his headaches. Just 17 years ago he got into such a mudslinging duel with the Navy League that the latter ended up charging the Pres ident of the United States with “abysmal ignorance.” Attempting to practice econ omy, Hoover had ordered the admirals to cut their 1933 budget. Instead the admirals upped it by 40 million dollars and Hoover sent the budget back with a demand that it be reduced 20 millions under 1932. Whereupon the Navy League, acting as a megaphone for the ad mirals, hurled the “abysmal ignor ance” charge at Hoover just as the same Navy League is now calling Secretary Johnson a dictator. Most folks have forgotten the origin of the Navy League—which shouldn’t be forgotten. For its founders read like a meeting of metallurgical magnates. They include: Charles M. Schwab, Bethlehem Steel Corporation; J. Pierpont Morgan, United States Steel Corporation and owner of a controlling interest in the Carnegie Steel Company; Col. R. M. Thomp son, International Nickel Company; B. F. Tracy, attorney for the Car negie Steel and Harvey Steel com panies, and director of the Tennes see Coal and Iron Company; George Westinghouse, Westing- house Electric Company; Clement A. Griscom, director. Cramp Ship and Engine Company, the Electric Boat Company and the United States Steel Corporation; S. S. Palmer, director, Lackawanna Steel Company; eighteen member* of the Midvale Steel Company. Steel Wants Big Navy There is a good reason why these gentlemen and their successors should be the most powerful, un scrupulous, and consistently irre pressible propagandizers for a big navy. It pays. The bigger the navy, the more steel plates, the more generators, the more copper and nickel these gentlemen sell to Uncle Sam. Members of the Navy League have been active and brazenly ad mitted their activity in sabotaging American diplomats at interna tional conferences. It was Charley Schwab of Bethle hem steel and associates who paid $25,000 to “Big Bass Drum” Shearer to frustrate the Geneva naval con ference. The steel and shipbuilding companies just didn’t want naval limitation to succeed. Dividends, for them, came ahead of their coun try’s efforts for peace. At Geneva, Shearer would have got nowhere if he bad not had the all-too-eager cooperation of several U. S. naval officers sent to Geneva to work for naval limitation. In stead, they did the opposite and plumped for naval expansion. Fatigue Causes Depression Continued depression without apparent reason often is due to fatigue. Persistent efforts to se cure sufficient sleep on good qual ity bedding every night usually will result in better spirits. If the depression continues, however, doctor should be consulted. 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