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Man of Letters r LOOKS as if the “man of let ters’’ in the White House is go ing to make a lot of money for the recipients of those letters. Out in Denver, Dr. Neal Bishop, who suggested to Mr. Truman that John L. Lewis be appointed ambas sador to Russia, is going to auction off his Trumanesque reply for the benefit of the Denver Community Chest. The reply, which stated that he, Truman, would not even appoint John L. as dogcatcher, should bring a large amount of money—though Bishop has generously given the let ter to the Community Chest and they will make the profit. Meanwhile, in Washington, Paul Hume, the Washington Post music critic, has turned down various offers for his letter regarding Mar garet Truman’s singing. One offer is reputed in five figures. If Mr. Hume ever does decide to sell this coveted letter, it can make him much more dough than he realizes, for he will only have to pay a capital gains tax of 25 per cent on the sale. In other words, the Truman letter is not earned Income, but a special personal gift from the President of the United States. A gift is not taxable until it is sold, and as long as Mr. Hume keeps the letter more than six months, his tax will be only 2S per cent. II treasury agents argue about this, Mr. Hume can tell them quite truthfully that his letter is some thing which happens only once in a lifetime, that it was an unsolic tied gift from the President, and that if any gift tax is paid it shouid tome out of Harry Truman’s pock et, not his. Other people who got InaJg- nant letters from the President can also cash In oar this nice lew-bracket tax. In brief, the President has been awfully kind te Mr. Hume, to Beruie Bar uch, t# Dr. Bishop, to Jimmie ' ^ Byrnes and' ethers. The only one he has slighted is me. Be cause when he hurled the “ser- 5 rant of brotherhood” charge In my direction, he did it orally. : Ho did not write me a letter. Someday, if I can get up nerve •nough, I am going to ask Mr. Truman to put it in writing, so I dan. have something either to hand- down to my children or else sell under a capital gains tax. N«w Onl«r of Draft Selective Service Director Lewis Hershey is recommending the fol lowing changes in the draft law to toe now session of congress: 1. That the draft age be lowered from 19 to It years, with the max imum aga limit kept at 25. 2. That deferment of enlistees in too organized reserves and the na tional guard be stopped. [ 8. That draft eligibles between It and 35 be taken in the following order: First, all unmarried stu dents axcept the top third in their classes; second, married nonvets without children; third, unmarried ▼otorans; last, nonvets with chil- Inoreasod Living Cost One thing that has stumped price czars Alan Valentine and Mike Di Salle Is that they cannot impose price controls en certain farm products until the cost of living goes 3 up even more. This Is beeanse the farm bloc In congress inserted a previ sion In too price control bill whereby certain farm prices cannot be controlled at s point under parity or under toe price of last Msy and June. Because of this, the agriculture B department has advised the big bakers and millers that they face no early pries control. Bread will have to Increase one er two cents a leaf to permit price controls, Ralph Trigg, the department’s pro duction and marketing boss, pri vately informed bakers and millers last week. The agriculture department has also Informed Economic Stabilizer Valentine that over-all controls on farm products would raise the na- tien’s food bill 5 to 10 per cent because of the number of commod ities now below parity prices. MmI Mm Callings Of the foods that will be con- trolled, beef, lamb and veal top too Hat All are above parity. Price Administrator Di Salle will have a meeting with Chicago meat-pack ers and western cattlemen this month and expects to put a price ceiling on meat in February. It will taka at least that time for him to get organized. Sllvtr Bullets A plan to use “silver bullets,” toe ancient and still most effective weapon in China, is being carefully studied by U.S. strategists. One specific proposal offers hard cash and a guarantee of food to Chinese who surrender to United Nations forces in Korea. A soldier with rifle or pistol would get $10 plus six months -ood rations. A soldier & surrendering a mortar would gat ana dunce of gold, and so on up to thro gold bars. ■WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. President Truman Asks for Unity As Nation Builds Up Armed Might; U. N. Forces Continue to Pull Back (EDITOR'S NOTE: When optnUns are expressed la these eelamns, they are these al Westera Newspaper Union’s news analysts aad not necessarily #f this nswspapsr.) 250 “ALl-TIMI ‘ HIGH 225 YEAR AGO 20d.7 nsrssdaso JUtY. l*4t LAST JUNI-W 0 ^”—ill*- 210A 175 With food prices near the all-time high of July, 1948, which was nearly 217.8 per cent ef the 1935-39 average, the government drafted a 30-day moratorium on all prices increased. The chart above traces the food price spiral. The moratorium was delayed by disagreement within the government’s economic-control or ganization. TRUMAN: Drops Fair Deal President Truman opened his “State of the Union’’ message to congress with the words “our coun try is in a healthy condition.’’ From that point he stressed strength and unity in the face of Communist aggression throughout the world. One ef tht remarkable points of the President’s message was his apparent willingness to drop his much debated Fair Deal program —for the time being—in order to get on with the business ef build ing up the free world’s ability to wage “a full-scale war against Russia,’’ If such conflict becomes necessary. Mr. Truman’s plea for unity was impressive and undoubtedly won him some new friends in a hostile congress. “I ask the congress for unity .... I do not ask, er expect, unanimity .... Let us debate the Issues, but let every man among us weigh his words and deeds,” he said. Many legislators called the Pres ident’s speech conciliatory. And despite certain routine political sharpshooting which some Repub licans indulged in after his address, it was obvious that the opposition party was affected favorably by his effort to find unity of purpose. It seems likely that an era of greater co-operation and political peace is in store for the 82nd con gress than could have been hoped for a few months ago. The people along the main streets of America may at least see swift and vital decisions made to meet the crisis. It was alse evident from the President’s speech that on one point he would not give an inch. He stood unyielding on the issue of military co-eperation with western Europe. The Program President Truman outlined a 10-point legislative program In his “State of the Union” mes sage to congress: 1. Appropriations for the armed forces build-up. 2. Extension and revision of the draft law, presumably to induct 18-year-olds and extend toe draft term from 21 to 27 or 30 months. 3. Military and economic aid to the rest of toe free world. 4. Revision and extension of his authority to expand produc tion and control wages, prices, and rents. 5. Improvement of toe agri cultural laws to help “obtain the kinds of farm products we need for the defense effort.” This might include a direct sub sidy to farmers to keep from setting farm price ceilings at loss than parity. 6. Improvement of labor laws to “help provide stable labor- management relations” and as sure “steady” production. 7. Housing and training of de fense workers and “toe full use of all our man-power resources.” 8. Legislation to increase the supply of doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel. t. Federal aid to toe States for elementary and secondary education. 10. A “major increase” in taxes. A-Bomb Atomic energy commission chairman, Gordon Dean (abeve), reported recently toe Russians do have the atomic bomb. He made toe announce ment daring a news confer ence in which he told news men that the government will have te eat down its develop ment ef atomic energy for peacetime uses because of toe internstional situation. KOREA: Pattern Repeated The pattern ef toe Korean con flict continued to repeat itself. Following toe January 1 attack by Chinese and North Korean Com munists en United Nations forces south of the 38th parallel, a gen eral retreat to the south and the eld Pusan beachhead continued. The retreat was along the old “Heartbreak Highway” down which Americans and South Koreans first retreated before toe North Korean invaders last July. ’ Although Communist casualties were reported heavy, the Reds continued to attack and push south ward. It seemed unlikely that United Na tions forces would be able to es tablish a line snort of the Pusan beachhead. What would happen after that is anyone’s guess. Some military leaders believe U.N. troops will be able te stand off Communist thrusts with the aid of U.S. fleet guns. It seemed un likely, however, that a counter offensive could be launched for months. It was obvious to every observ er that toe position of U.N. troops in Korea was steadily growing worse. And there was no indica tion that their position would gef better. FARMING: Some Curbs Lifted The government removed all re strictions on production of wheat and corn for 1951 in an effort to maintain safe reserves of these vital bread and livestock feed grains under the national emer gency. The only crops still under pro duction controls are some types of tobacco, peanuts and rice. It is possible that restrictions may be eased on peanuts and rice. The action came too late for ad- ditioal planting of winter wheat but is expected to increase spring wheat planting which makes up 30 per cent of the nation’s crop. Farm experts predicted that the unlimited corn acreage would in crease toe nation's meat supply by at least three pounds per per son thi« year. There was enough meat available in 1950 to supply each person with 145 pounds. UNITED NATIONS U. S. Seeks to Brand China Aggressor Britain's Sir Gladwyn Jebb told the United Nations his country was not yet ready for a final decision on American demands for U.N. condemnation of Red China as an aggressor. He held the U.N. that to “look well before you leap is a wise maxim in foreign affairs. If we do leap, we should all leap to gether” There was an undertone to Jebb’s speech, however, that indicated Britain and other countries might go along eventually with toe Amer ican proposal for . a verdict con demning Peiping as an aggressor in Korea. In many quarters it was believed that Britain, which has recognized Communist China, la leaning mere and mere to the American view of China's aims in the far east TAFT: Constructive Criticism In a speech which he called “con structive criticism” ef toe admin istration, Sen. Robert A. Taft of Ohio served notice that the Re publican party pledged itself te securing a greater voice in pol icy making. The senator based his eriticisxns on what he called the President’s' legal right to send American troops to Europe. He added that we '“had better commit no American troops to toe European continent at this time.” Mr. Taft expressed a tide of thought that has been growing throughout the United States since reverses in Korea, namely, that the defense of Europe was primarily western Europe’s responsibility, not ours, , Undoubtedly toe most powerful Republican in toe aenate, Taft seemed to be serving notice en toe administration that congress in tended to Cut in en the President’s power to formulate foreign policy. If the Republicans are willing to push toe question it could lead te a state ef confusion in congress never before seen in.: a time of crisis. One. of toe most startling state ments ot, the senator’s speech was the one when he Said the U.S. ought to go along, for the time being, in toe U.N. for its value as a world forum, but that the instrumentality was mortally weak in having been founded, not upon “Justice” but upon the power ef its leading mem bers. Te toe people in the home towns ef toe country who had placed their faith In the United Nations it was like a blow below the belt Was is possible that some ef too nation’s leading legislators believed that the United Nations was as dead as the League of Nations? Was it possible that some ef our promi nent leaders favored U.S. withdraw al from the United Nations? Taft’s speech put those questions into the minds ef many. Two days after his “policy” speech. Senator Taft announced he was in favor ef pulling * U.S. troops out of Koroa aad sotting up a new Pacific defense line based en Formeoa and Japan. For these he would fight, ho said. Ho then warned that if Russia at tacks western Europe “it meant war. CONTROLS: A Matter 6f Time Wage and price controls ap peared certain for the nation as it moved toward full mobilisation. To the average housewife the need foe price controls on food was becom ing desperate. A disagreement within toe gov ernment’s economic-control organ ization blocked action en a planned 30-day wage-price freeze. The ac tion was a temporary measure to hold the line until enforcement ma chinery could be set up about March 1. Price controller Michael V. Di- Salle reportedly will need 30,000 workers for a nationwide staff, ef whom more than* half would be charged with tracking down black marketeers, hoarders, price goug- ers and other control chiselers. Some temporary plan to stop toe price spiral was considered neces sary by most people. At the pres ent rate of increase, food prices would be at an all-time high by March 1 and would bring hardship for fixed income groups. Millions of workers have contracts which grant pay increases as toe price index climbs and this group would not suffer. The people on pensions and white collar workers are hardest hit by any price spiral. Eisenhower Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower (abeve), is aarreunded by lens- men ns he speaks for newsreel and television cameras in the Pentagen during his first press conference after being named commander-in-chief for Euro pean armies. He left for a tour of European capitals shortly afterwards, declaring that the defense of western Europe can not be carried oat successfully unless sacrifices ef ether At lantic pact nations equal those of the UJ9. DRAFT: For All 18-Year-Olds Any day now toe defense depart ment will ask congress for a blank et draft ef all physically fit 18- year-olds to serve 27 to 30 months in uniform. There is a question, however, whether or not congress will ap prove immediately. A number of legislators were reported splitting hairs ever the request Many felt that 18% was young enough and <4 months long enough. Rumanian Doctor Flayed f Ho Used American Druse VIENNA, Austria — Because a Bucharest physician recently pre- - scribed America^ drugs for two of his patients he has become a snake- in-toe-grass to toe Communists. Among other things, the doctor was described as “a submissive servant of toe imperialists”, a “tool of • Inveterate reactionaries,” “a man without professional honor” 'Wig .yJ! and ‘a worshiper specialities.’ of/ American All tola because he prescribed 4,000 teblets of glutamic acid and three -bottles of aufceomycin made by an American firm for a father and his son. l The official publication of the Rumanian ministry of health identi fied toe offender as Dr. Stefan M. Radulescu and devoted more than 600 words to an editorial pointing out his “errora' r . After asking - rhetorically where Dr. Radulescu heard about these American “wonder druga,” the edi torial said that , they aren't neces sary in the Rumanian peoples mocracy EX-NAZI ON BOARD . . . Chan cellor Adenauer recently appoint ed General Hans Speidei (shown), Marshall Rommel’s chief of staff in Norway, as member of German delegation to negotiate with allies on German cooperation with Gen eral Eisenhower who recently ar rived in Europe. , \ VIENNA HANDSHAKE. . . Captain Steve A. Barnovic, U.S. army/ Le- fNA HANI men* Furnace, Pa., and a Russian captain (left) exchange formal greet ings while an interested gallery of Viennese looks on. The occasion was the Russian turn-over ef the rotating command of the four-power city's international district to the United States. Russian and American troops participated In joint marching in the end-of-the-year ceremonies in the Austrian city. RESET LOOSE HANDLE$««i EASY! No dull required . 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General Lin Pao, Chinese Bed fourth field army commander, is reported to be the deputy sf General Zhukov, Bussian general said to be directing toe Communist strategy in the Korean war In which the Beds are on the offen sive at present. CREOI ■M- BLESSED “After using ALL-BRAN I months, I feel I must how much I appreciate done for me. ALL BRAN has been a marvelous success!” Mrs. B. Louise Koepke, 1106 Pacific Avel, Long Beach 3, One of many un~ Cal.Onec. solicited Utters from ALL-BRAN users. You, too, can expect relief from constipation of dietary bulk. Eat an ounce i H cup) of tasty BRAN daily, drink p If not satisfied after 1( empty carton to 1 Creek, Mich. Get MONEY BACK! ATOMIC ENERGY STRATEGY . . . Atomic energy chairman Gordon Dean (above) said recently that the government will have to “out down** its development of atomic energy for peacetime uses because of the international situation. Dean, shewn with A.E.C. member, Henry D. Smythe (right) also declared emphatically that Russia does have the atomic bomb. Civilian defense authorities are acting on that probability as cities in critical zones are prepared far atomic attack. NATIONAL SHRINE . . . Philadel phia*# Independence Hall was ecentty to the federal The lands and ad jacent historical buildings will boosme Independence National His torical Park.