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J THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS , New Aids Asked for Farm Support; Coal Industry Seeks Strike Peace; Unemployment Surges to New Peaks (EDITOR’S NOTE: When •pinions are expressed in these colnmns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) FARM SUPPORTS: New Aids Asked Charles Brannan, U.S. secretary of agriculture, was still plumping for adoption of his (Brannan plan) system for farm price supports, arguing that new price aids must be provided now. Pointing out that there is trouble getting rid of 1948 farm surpluses even as 1949 surpluses are pouring in, Brannan said the disposal prob lem “points to the need of supple mentary action on price supports, particularly with respect to more efficient methods than procedures for handling price supports of per ishable commodities.” THE agriculture secretary may have had a point there, but the main question was: Would his plan of letting farm products find their own levels on the price market, with subsidies making up the dif ference—provide an adequate so lution? Up to this point, he had been un able to convince congress that it would. What luck he would have in the future was wholly problemati cal. But there was no arguing the point that something needed to be done to clear up the muddled farm price support program. As it was being operated, federal farm policy seemed to be getting worse the farther it went. Brannan was eminently correct when he admitted that the present price support system programs “encourage over-production on one hand, and under-consumption on the other . . . and to find sufficient ly new uses for the surpluses, or to divert them into non-commercial channels at anything comparable to the support price usually is im possible.” SUMMING UP, Brannan said: 4, Briefly, the outlook includes the likelihood of some further contrac tion in the total demands for U.S. farm products and points to the need for adjustment in production if a favorable price level is to be maintained.” The problem indeed was a grave one and made even more grave by the fact that the administration may be caught in a trap that has been long in the making—a trap created by the fact that having so long experienced the subsidy aid as is, farmers won’t like any tam pering with the program and might visit their ill will on anyone who may do so. LEWIS: A Fine Largess John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America —a labor union which does not pay its members *■ strike benefits and which subjects them to untold mis ery and hardship during strike per iods—was offering a victory-flush ed one-million-dollar loan to the C.I.O. United AutmobUe Workers union. THE PURPOSE of the loan would, be to help the UAW win new contracts from Chrysler and Gen eral Motors. Lewis wrcflte Walter Reuther, head of the giant auto workers union, that wage-welfare improvements in the coal industry were fought by money interests linked with “the financial group” which dominates car-making. He added that this aid is needed mo “your union may be assured be yond preadventure, of success in its present struggle.” Reuther was in the midst of a long strike for pensions at Chrysler corporation. At the time of Lewis’ offer, it was Estimated UAW workers had lost 85 million dollars in pay and the company 250 million dollars. Help for Reuther was authorized at a Jubilant meeting of Lewis with his top union aides, where Lewis was said to have boasted that he had “licked” the strike-emergency injunction provision of the Taft- Hartley law, inasmuch as a federal Court injunction issued under- the law failed to halt the coal strike. MOST of the big U.S. industrial concerns feared that Lewis’ victory 4ver the coal operators in the mat- tar of wage increases and addition al health and welfare benefits would touch off a series of strikes as other unions sought to do as well for themselves. Coal was being mined again and industry's wheels were turning, but the immediate future appeared grim and uncertain. The question ■earned to be: When and where will the next strike erupt? It seemed inevitable to even a casual observer that another round of wage-hike fights was in the making. FRENCH-SAAR: U.S. Worried United States high level diplo mats had a new and aggravating problem on their hands: The sud denly critical French-German split over the Saar region. The situation was complicated when France and the semi-indepen dent government of the coal-rich Saar signed a pact under which France would take the Saar’s coal tor the dext 50 years, which the German chancellor resented. Communist? A sensation was caused in British political circles when Lord Beaverbrook’s conserva tive London Evening Standard named War Minister John Strachey (above) “an avowed Communist.” COAL: A Look Ahead The most crippling coal strike in the nation’s history had come to an end. Miners were pouring back into the pits and allied industries, faced with a threat of total shut down, were reviving and calling men back to work. John L. Lewis, United Mine Worker chieftian, apparently had won again. He had obtained a raise in pay for the miners along with additional health and welfare ben efits. But as the nation relaxed with a sigh of relief that the production- stop threat had been removed, leaders in the coal industry began to look farther ahead—to examine methods by which a permanent coal peace might be won. Leading mine operators stated they hoped to complete arrange ments to have Harry W. Moses, head of the “captive” mine sub sidiaries of the United States Steel corporation, to leave big steel and devote all his time to handling the coal industry’s dealings with Lewis. APPOINTMENT of Moses as a full-time representative of the soft coal industry in its relations with the UMW is designed as a move to end the chaotic conditions that have existed in the mine fields for years. The move has the support of virtually all the principal opera tors in the north and west and was expected to win strong favor among southern operators as well. A lasting industry peace has long been the goal of operators and the public, which is beginning to tire of the almost annual war of nerves between the mine union boss and operators while the nation stands almost helpless without fuel. JOBLESS: Hit New Peak Again jobless numbers in the United States had catapulted to a new high, and again the federal commerce department appeared unperturbed about it. Uner ployment rose to 4,684,000 in February—the highest figure since 1941—when the total was 5,620,000. DESPITE THE FACT that many industrial and economic leaders professed to see danger in the sit uation, the commerce department came up with the usual bland, un concerned explanation as to the cause of the big jump in unemploy ment. As was stated in January when jobless figures appeared alarming, commerce department boss said: “The slight rise in unemploy ment between January and Feb ruary (204,000) appears to be due mainly to seasonal increase in the tabor force and not to any cutbacks in employment.” But was that the case? Wasn’t it logical to assume that an “in crease in the labor fo*ce”—mean ing unemployed but available labor —meant a corresponding lack of employment for that same force. IT WAS SIGNIFICANT, many observers felt, that the figure as reported did not include striking workmen, a fact that meant the unemployment picture was not dis torted in that sense. Why was unemployment appar ently steadily increasing? How would the “seasonal turnover” ex planation hold water? If there were serious threat of widespread unemployment in the nation, it seemed the government should ascertain the fact. ARCTIC ARMY Large masses of men never could be pitted against each other in Alaska, or other Arctic wastes, as they were in the last war, ac cording to military experts who couldn’t a^ree on why that is the case. One reason given was diffi culty of transporting supplies, an other was that there simply isn't enough room. U.N. COST: One Dime Each , Each citizen of the United States pays less than a dime for his share of the basic United Nations annual budget. At least three members of con gress disagree on whether this is too much, too little, or about right, according to the first issue of a weekly wall newspaper in color, the UN GRAM. APPEARING for the first time this week, the new publication re ports' that Sen. Herbert R. O’Conor of Maryland, chairman of the sen ate committee on expenditures in the executive departments which recently issued a report asking that the U.N. reduce its expendi tures for the United Nations and its affiliates, thinks that a dime per capita is too much. Congress; woman Helen Gahagan Douglas, on the other hand, says it is too little; while Sen. Estes Kefauver is quoted as saying it is about right. The U.N. Gram, which tells sub scribers about the United Nations, in this issue objectively presents each of these three viewpoints. Buttressing Senator O’Conor’s “too much” point, it states: “In ternationalism, plus national de fense, is a luxury. U.N.’s budget is just the start: each specialized agency asks more. How can the little nations pay?” Supporting the “too little” ap proach of Congresswoman Douglas, it says: “New York City, U.N.’s permanent home, pays more for garbage disposal than U.N.’s an nual cost; its subway deficit would run the U.N. for six months.” AND BACKING up Sentor Ke- fauver’s “just right” viewpoint, it argues: “Upping the U.N. budget, by forcing out poorer members, would make it A “rich man’s club.” If the U.S. paid the increase, still others might resign, charging that the U.N. was the “creature” of the United States. “Our aim,” states publisher Wal lace Thorsen, “is to get people thinking and talking about the United Nations and the job it is doing in building the world com munity.” “We try, in this and all subse quent issues, to present a simple, objective analysis of the problems faced by the world’s only machin ery for peace, to anyone with the time and inclination to pause be fore a bulletin board long enough to read the U.N. Gram—a matter of minutes.” FARM UNION: Asks Red 'Bargain' From a surprising source came a plea for the United States to “strike a bargain” with Russia and to spend 150 billion dollars in the next 15 years on the undeveloped areas of the world. THE SOURC^E was James Pat ton, president of the National Farm ers Union. Patton said, “Somehow, I believe we will be able to find a way to live in this world with peoples who differ in viewpoint as to type of economy and social sys tems.” “Let us try to strike a bargain with those whom we are fighting in the cold war along with peaceful lines,” he went on, “so that all of us can lay down our arms. “Let us lead out in America by placing at the disposal of the peo ple of the world an annual credit of 10 billion dollars for the next 15 years for the purpose of build ing TVA’s on the Danube and the Yangtze, and for building man’s productivity in all of the unde veloped areas of the world.” PRESIDENT PATTON’S propo sal was magnanimous, generous, all-inclusive, but withal mostly visionary. It would delight those who operate on the theory that America can buy peace and good will with its dollars. They might even add that Amer ica must be the most hated nation in the world, inasmuch as it ap pears it has no friends except those who are won and kept with money. Another Shirley In Germany they are com paring a i x-year-old Dagmar Glombig to America’s Shirley Temple when the latter was rising to stardom as a child in Hollywood. Dagmar Js the daughter of composer and conductor Eberhard Glombig and has played in several Ger man films. RUSSIA: Parley Proposed That there was at least a pos sibility of a Big Four meeting including Russia taking place was indicated by a report from Paris that the three western foreign min isters, meeting in London, would From another authoritative source came word that the Big Three would “study the problems/* led the recent mock warfare in the Alaska sub-Arctic; but they discuss the matter. French For eign Minister Robert Schuman was the authority for the statement. e TRIPLETS INCREASE HIS BROOD TO 38 . . . Edgar Masson Torres, 71-year-old native of Spain, whose seventh wife presented him with triplets recently, poses proudly with the surviving two at the Standifer hospital In Lamesa, Texas. His 37th and 38th are a four-pound girl and a five-pound boy. The 39th died shortly after birth. Kneeling In front of Torres and the nurses are five of Torres’ other children. “LAZY BONES” . . . Dreamed up as an advertising stunt by the pro prietor of a Berlin linen shop, this display draws big crowds daily. The girl in bed, caressed by the firm’s fine linen, is Tbea, a Berlin dancer, who “sleeps” in the store window for about five hours a day. During her sojourn in the window, the sidewalk out front is jammed with peo ple, but most of them are men who come, not to admire the sheets, but to ddmire the occupant. DIPLOMAT KILLED . . . The body of Capt. Eugene Karpe, naval attache of the U. S, lega tion in Bucharest, was found in a railroad tunnel near Salzberg, Austria. % SEEKS FORTUNE . . . Mrs. Eva V. Hoover, Pittsburgh widow, has filed claim to 17 million-dollar snuff fortune of Henrietta Garrett, claiming she is the “unwanted” daughter of the Garretts. She says she has a letter written by her foster mother to prove her claim. FROM RICHES TO JAIL . . . Ken neth Blackmore, hotel auditor missing 20 months with $13,381 in hotel funds, gave himself np to police in San Francisco. He ex plained his abscondence: “It was a balmy day, the sky was blue, sun was shining, and I decided to take off.” A “BEARDEN” TO HER CAREER ... A top film studio official was reported to have flown to Tucson, Ariz., to put a chill on a romance between Shelley Winters, actress, and Gene Bearden, star hurler for the Cleveland Indians. Miss Winters Is on location in the desert town and word is filtering hack to Hollywood that she hopes to be the next Mrs. Bearden when his divorce becomes final. Studio says a husband would be a burden on Miss Winters* career. HELD AS SECURITY . . . Sandra Wessel was returned to the custo dy of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wessel, by a Milwaukee judge after 'being held a year by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kotecki for payment of a $90 board and medi cal bill from her parents. WHY DOES FASCIST’S WIFE RATE A SALUTE? ... At the entrance DESERT SKI QUEEN . . . Chosen to the Rome military hospital, a soldier salutes the wife of former queen of the fourth annual Thund- Marshall Rodolfo Grasiani, the highest ranking Fascist brought to trial e rbird ski meet at the Arizona in Italy since the war. Grasiani went en trial on charges of treason snow bowl. Flagstaff, pretty Holl and desertion, with the charges based on his activities as minister of ^ Walker, 18, sits beside a war in Fascist government set up behind lines after late King Victor j phoenix, Arizona, swimming pool Emmanuel surrendered to the AlHes in 1943. N | wnxlng her skis for the event. ,' CLASSIFIED department BUSINESS * INVEST. OPPOB. INCOME FKOPERT*—24 Tax Probe Reopened L AST JUNE, after s huddle of lawyers In Birmingham, Ala., an important income-tax fraud case was sent back to the justice depart ment in Washington where it marked “Closed,” “No prosecu tion.” The case involved Joe Mitchell and Sam Ripps of Mobile who were alleged to have profited from the sale of jewelry to army post ex changes during the war and then cheated the government out of in come taxes. But the lawyers’ huddle in Bir mingham decided' that there was no case against Mitchell and Ripps, and sent it hack for “no prosecu tion.” Six months later, however, on December 16, 1949, this column published the whole story of the Ripps-Mitchell scandal, including the fact that they were defended in Birmingham by Ben Leader, former law partner of U.S. Attorn ey John Hill, the man who was sup posed to prosecute them. Just a few days before this story was published, John HOI telephoned the justice depart ment from Birmingham warn ing that “Pearson had one of his investigators in Birming ham probing the Ripps-Mitcb- ell case.” Three days later, when the story was published. Hill issued a general denial. However, the justice department, with some of the new facts disclos ed by this column, reopened the Ripps-Mitchell case. And the two men were indicted in Mobile. per year net from new tourist court, to west Texas biggest oil area and on U.8. 80, best southern east and west highway. $75,000 will handle. Write Hugh C. Dlefe- —n. P.O. Bex 805. Monahans. Texas. ICE-CREAM plant with retail store, three blocks from the Unive Florida, good year around I price $14,500. plus inventory. Ice-Cream. 54S North 8th Street, ville. Florida. f JOBS ‘l? With long-term lease. Have work for one hundred/ units that must be refrigerated to company specifications. Connection with nar tional trucking organizhtion. 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B) The increase of a million to the ranks of toe unemployed to a 30-day period is considerably* more than would normally occur at this time of year. , . 2. Partly offsetting toe' poor un employment picture is the high level of home construction, busi ness loans and bank clearings. v In addition, those people who are still employed have not received any appreciable pay cuts. 3. In general, toe present, situa tion, while warranting the closest study, is not as yet alarming. Don’t ’doss’ yourself, part well with Musterole. pain-relieving medi blood to the painfi THTUIS, 4. Hie basic problem Is one of expanding the U.S. economy fast enough to absorb the ever- increasing number of people available to work. During the year 1949, for example, the labor force Increased by 1.33 million. Today’s high level of unemployment Is due to the failure of the economy to grow sufficiently during 1949. 5. The present economic situa tion calls for action along three -major lines: * A) The development of a pro gram to stimulate business invest ment, planning for large public- works expenditures and increased attention to local areas of severe unemployment. B) Continued government spend ing to order to pour money into toe economic stream (defense spending, social security, unem ployment compensation, veterans benefits, etc.) C) The rapid settlement of toe coal strike before coal shortages send a chain reaction of unemploy ment throughout the nation. , Rankin Silanead John Rankin, the wild-talking Mississippi congressman, has met his match on the house floor. It happened early to toe morning of toe long filibuster against FEPC. Finally Representative Andy Jacobs, dubbed by colleagues “toe Abe Lincoln of Indiana,” wearily pulled himself up and remarked: *Tm getting a little tired of this Holy Willie prayer. You remember Bobbie Burns’ Holy Willie, who thanked toe Lord in a congratula tory vein that he. Holy Willie, wasn’t wicked like his neighbors?’’ This crack opened sleepy eyes, for few representatives are bold enough to take on the nagging Ran)dn. But Jacobs, recalling Ran kin’s outpouring against FEPC en forcement, continued: “He favored enforcement of the Taft-Harfley law and asked enforcement against John L. Lewis. He requested toe President to invoke toe Taft-Hart- ley law in the present emergency. A year ago, when labor legislation was being considered, the gentle man talked here so much about the right to work; today he does not seem to be too much interested.* Till PtOOftV JRfTAIS, USERS SATi "Zud •!» wonderful Mr movliif A#ovy, •vm Soon, c—Mm rMn—. MILLIONS 09 CAMS SOLD SmA Mr rati SAMPLE, t i~ *owm +0 VMir sroewy ond hardware doalars. SUSTAIN PRODUCTS Inc. 240 Eat* 132 St.. N. Y. 51. N. 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