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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C THE Town pgpOPTGP IN WASHINGTON O AALTER SMEAD^WNU C 01 re sponge n\ Small Business Worries T HE DEFENSE agencies and the various control agencies set up under the national production act maintain they are giving every con sideration to small business firms in the letting of both prime and sub-contracts, giving them full in formation and bid opportunities, even permitting a price differential so that small business may get a part of the government business al though unable to compete price- wise with some of their larger com petitors. The defense production adminis tration has just issued a 31-page booklet'called a 4 ‘Mobilization Guide for Small Business." It tells them how they can obtain defense con tracts and procure materials, in forms them on loan and tax privi leges, gives them assistance on management and on conversion from civilian to military produc tion. DPA is an over-all policy or ganization on the production front and it says that through June 30, 1950, small business provided $1,319,615,000 or 24.5 per cent of the dollar volume of all military pur chases of supplies, services and construction. And since that time, with military purchases heavier, the contention is that small business is getting an even greater per cent But former Sen. Jerry Voohis of California, who is now the ex ecutive secretary of the Coop erative League of the USA, . maintains this is not so, that smafl business is "faring even worse in this emergency than it did in World War II.” The for mer senator is pushing for the establishment of a small de fense plants corporation, similar to the smaller war plants cor- portation which was in existence during the last war. He says that most contracts for war ma terials are being awarded on a negotiated basis rather than by publicly advertised competitive bidding. A few weeks ago DPA, through its small business executive com mittee placed into effect a four- point program for increasing par ticipation of small business in de fense production. They included: (1) To bring into the defense effort on a prime contract, sub-contract or purchase part besis every quali fied producer who can be used so that orders can be spread across as wide a base as possible; (2) to find out and put to work the productive facilities of small firms; (3) to give small manufacturers all necessary information concerning government needs and the steps they should fol low in obtaining sub-contracts as well as prime contracts, and (4) to develop and install procurement procedures which will encourage prime contractors to subcontract to small firms the maximum amount of business possible. • • • Favors Boof Controls It may or may not be significant, but the National Farmers Union, as opposed to the Farm Bureau Fed eration and the National Grange, strongly favors price controls on beef cattle. And the Farmers Union is strongest in the plains states of the Dakotas, Kansas, Ne braska, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and Montana where a large per centage of beef cattle is raised. An official of the Washington office of the National Farmers Union told this reporter he weald like nothing better than to have enough money to buy cat tle and have r range to feed them on at OPS ceiling prices for live cattle. He thinks there is plenty of incentive In OPS prices for an ever-increased production of beef herds. # # • Common Courtesy When politics takes a hand so does bias and prejudice. The manner and attitude with which some sen ators questioned Generals Omar Bradley and Marshall before the joint senate committee has almost become a Washington scandal. Whereas these same senators ques tioned General Mac Arthur with courtesy and deference, and never questioned his refusal to answer a question, the same senators fumed, and yelled and sought to browbeat Generals Bradley and Marshall and did not even treat them with com mon courtesy. When General Brad ley, rightly, refused to answer a question he was even threatened with contempt And yet these two— Bradley and Marshall—-are of equal rank and the superiors of icArthur. Both are national heroes with a long record of distin guished military service to our country. • • • Powtr Funds Slashed Tfte state department has just worked out tariff cuts with 17 other nations under the Reciprocal Trade Act which will result in greater ex ports for American producers. But the house has voted several crip pling amendments to extension of the act and it appears the senate may concur. And almost while the country's back has been turned watching Kefauver, Mac Arthur and other Interesting shows, the public power program has been slashed. Many Farm Homes Need Remodeling Over 50 Per Cent Are At Least 30 Years Old Most American homes—and farm homes in particular—were erected more than a quarter of a century ago. Nearly 23,000,000 of the estimated 42,000,000 homes in the nation are at least 30 years old. Millions of these older homes are in need of modernization and repair. The expected cutback in new home construction as a result of Remodeling of this previously unused barn provided much- needed space for livestock and hay storage and at the same time improved the over-all ap pearance of the farm property and increasing its value. The completed barn (bottom) with new asphalt shingle roof, new siding and other alterations, contrasts sharply with the di lapidated structure (above) as it appeared before start of the work. Here's proof that re modeling pays when the struc ture of an old building is basi cally sound. credit restrictions and other con trols stemming from the defense program will make materials, such as asphalt roofing, siding, insula tion and paints available to meet the pent-up demands for moderniza tion and repairs on the farms of the nation. Farm Families Know Type Oi Home They Will Build Farm families know the type of house they want to have if, and when, they build. But building is more a question of ‘‘when" than "if", according to a recent survey of 12 north-central states. Approximately nine hundred families took part in the survey. They were selected to give a cross- section of the wants and desires of 2,270,000 farm families living in Ill inois, Indiana, Kansas, Iowa, Mich igan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ne braska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. A one-story house with six or seven rooms, a sloping roof and central heading was first choice. The house must have one or more porches, a spare bedroom, a base ment or cellar, coat closet on the first floor, a separate dining room, first floor workroom, and a drive so planned in relation to the house that callers will come to the front door. Most families wanted to have a dining area in the kitchen, but many of them wanted an additional dining room which could accom modate six or more persons. 'Farming’ Coach Adolph Rupp, coach of the na tional champion University of Kentucky basketball team, studies his crop of hereford heif ers with the same sharp eyes that he looks over a freshman basketball player reporting for his first practice. In his pro gram to improve his hereford herd, the ‘farming' coact will keep most of the heifers on his first team providing they de velop as expected. New Jersey Farm Prices Behind National Average New Jersey farmers have gained less from increasing prices than have the nation’s farmers, accord ing to Rutgers University agricul tural economists. Farm prices in the state have increased 13 per cent since the start of the Korean war compared to 26 per cent for the nation as a whole. Most important New Jersey com modities are milk, eggs, fruits and vegetables. BOOK OF FREEDOM U.S. Society Has Distributed 406 Million Bibles in 135 Years This year, the American Bible Society will celebrate 135 years of service in promoting wider circu lation of the Bible. It was in May, 1816, that a group of Christian leaders gathered in New York and founded the national society for the distribution of the Bible . America was embarking on a great period of expansion when the Bible Society was founded. New York was a small city of some 100,000 people clustered around the Battery, but the country was spreading westward. Already set tlements of hundreds, then thou sands of homes were dotting the wilderness. It was the era of the American pioneer, and along with the need for roads and schools came another—the need for, Bibles. Although there were local socie ties for this purpose in their own communities, none was able to fulfill the needs to the west. It was Samuel J\ Mills, "the father of the foreign missions,” who was most instrumental in calling to gether the historic meeting which brought about the formation of a national Bible society. Many nota bles of the day were in attendance. Among them were Dr. Lyman Beecher, "the father of all the Beechers,” James Fenimore Coop er and Elias Boudinot, who as president of the Continental Con gress had signed the peace treaty with Great Britain in 1789. Boudinot was elected the first president of the society. His vice- president was John Jay, the first chief justice Of the United States supreme court. In later years, still another great supreme court chief justice was to serve as vice-presi dent of the society, Charles Evans MM ■St fm ~ W--' ?VX . Dr. Frederick W. Cropp, gen eral secretary of the American Bible Society, holds in his right hand a ’ copy of the Scriptures which the society distributed to soldiers during the Civil War. In his left hand is the edition being distributed to servicemen today. By INEZ GERHARD P ARAMOUNT, as some other film studios were drawing in their horns financially, launched its new Golden Circle, three young men and eight girls destined for future star dom. Nine were brought to New York to meet the press; it was ex citing to look at Barbara Rush, Pierre Crossy, a young Frenchman, BARBARA RUSH Mary Murphy, who looks like a young Margaret Sullivan, and the others, and predict their careers. 1939’s Golden Circle included Susan Hayward, William Holden, Evelyn Keyes, Betty Field, Patricia Mor rison, Ellen Drew, Robert Preston, Janice Logan, Joyce Matthews, Judith Barrett, Joseph Ellen and Louise Campbell. 1951'8 crop is as promising. Hughes.- The first treasurer was Richard Varick, the second mayor of New York City. • • • AS AMERICA expanded, so did the society. From their first small headquarters in the offices of a printer, they moved into their own establishment. After repeated en largements, the society moved to their own building on Astor Place, which was then so. far uptown as to be considered almost a suburb of the city. The Bible House, which was the only building of its day to occupy an entire block in New York, was the show place of the city. To- | day, although the Astor Place Bible House is still being used, main headquarters for the society is housed in a modern building on Park Avenue and 57th Street in New York. The number of Bibles, whole and in portions, printed by the Ameri can Bible Society since their first edition of 10,000 Bibles in 1816 is staggering. During the Civil War period alone it issued in the United States 5,297,832 Scriptures, most of which were New Testaments for soldiers fighting on both sides. In its first 50 years, the American Bible Society had distributed 21,- 409,996 volumes; in one hundred years, 123,292,359 c Q p i e s of the Scriptures had been distributed. At the end of 135 years, 406.422,004 volumes of the Scriptures were distributed in 1,000 languages. And yet the distribution increases each year. "Never before has the Bible been so wanted,” said Dr. Robert T. Taylor, general secretary of the society, at the 135th annual meeting held in New York recently. "The 1950 reports show a record distribution in almost every part of the world. In my ten years in the Bible Society I have been nur tured on emergencies, but I have never seen anything like the present opportunities.” Today the American Bible Society is a prime factor in making the Bible the least expensive and most widely distributed book in the world. In many languages, a Gos pel may be had for as little as one cent and if the penny isn’t avail able, it may be had for nothing. It is America’s most purchased book. It is the world’s best seller. But it is more than that. Horace Greeley once said, "It is impossible in any wise to enslave a Bible- reading people.” The Bible is a book of freedom. no mm LAST WEEK'S ANSWER p ACROSS 1. Cicatrix 5. A noxious vapor 11. American Indian 12. To break a seal 13. Property (Law) 14. Soothe 15. Public notice 16. Tardier 17. Greek letter 18. Tower of a mosque 20. Spurt out 21. Stationary part (mach.) 22 Witty sayings 23. Clamor 24. Muscular twitch 25. Revolve 27. Mender of metal pots 30. Sailor 31. Depart suddenly (slang) 32 Guido’s lowest ,note 33. More mature 34. Sign of infinitive 35. Weaker 37. Vitality 38. A circulai 39. Toward the lee 40. Scoffs 41. Sacred song DOWN 1. Goes away (slang) 2 Belief 3 Roman money 4. Music note 5. Assemble as troops 6. Insert 7. Assyrian deity 8. Body of water 9. 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Johnny sighed and sat down at his desk. He was amazed and dis gusted with himself. Ten minutes ago he had been the practical ex ecutive. He had rung for his secre tary, Miss Alyne, and a girl with titian colored hair and blue eyes had appeared instead. *T’m Jinny Alison,” she explained matter-of-factly. "Miss Alyne is ill today and I’m taking her place.” She had stood looking at him from the other side of the chair, and without saying a word he had reached out and pulled her toward him and kissed her, and she had slapped his face. Sitting at his desk Johnny wondered why he hadn’t noticed Jinny Alison before. She must be new, he told himself. Te gestured angrily. What a fool he’d made of himself. He didn’t believe in mixing busi ness with—well, with things like that. And, he told himself fiercely, he wasn’t going to begin now. Miss Alison would have to be dismissed. He couldn’t have a girl around whom he’d kissed and who might think of him as—well, in that way. He stood up, grimly determined. The matter had better be attended to at once. Half way to the outer GRASSROOTS Mac Could Have Left UN Command, Kept Japan Job By Wright A. Patterson N OW THAT we have heard both sides I am convinced that Gen eral MacArthur has the best of the argument, and it would seem that General Marshall, as spokesman for the administration, largely con cedes that. What I still do not under stand is why it was necessary to summarily relieve General Mac Arthur of all of his duties in the far east, where his opponents admit he had done an outstanding job. If the United Nations took excep tion to his proposed methods, that organization could have asked Pres ident Truman to have made a change in their field commander, for he was employed by the United Nations as supreme commander of its forces in Korea. That would have left Mac Arthur In Japan where he had done a remarkable job, and where he was needed, at least, until » Japanese peace treaty was completed. That would have saved for us a man who General Marshall says is better qualified to advise on military and diplomatic lines than any other man in the world to-day, and whom we need In directing and formulating a far eastern policy. Through the senate investigation, the President may have molified many members of his party, to an extent that they will accept the ver dict, whatever it may be, if any. But nationally, he has lost with the people much of the leadership he had previously enjoyed. If he had to fire a general, why did he not exercise his authority on Gen. Harry Vaughn. His passing would not have been considered a serious loss, or regretted by any, other than the recipients of deep freeze units. The whole MacArthur incident has resulted only in a loss to the nation of a valuable, and specially talented administrator and soldier at a time when we are in sad need of such talents. * While there are only seven Civil War veterans still living, the govern ment is paying out $6,000,000 a year in Civil War pensions, most of it going to 9,500 widows, and to 1,331 children of veterans. * Many of our ills are caused by feeling sorry for ourselves. * D e f e r s e mobilizatiqn director, Charles E. Wilson, a President Tru man appointee, has made a new move in the way of socialistic cen tralization of the government. He has instructed the governors of all states, the mayors of all large cities, and the governments of «11 counties that they can not borrow money ta excess of one million dollars with which to finance new, or uncomplet ed projects, without first getting a clearance from his office. The first of such notices should have gone to the White House. The one individual most prone to start new, and unneeded projects is Mr. Wilson’s big boss. President Tru man. The next of such notices should have gone to congress. The states, cities and counties are but small fry in the matter of un necessary spending. How about the l St. Lawrence waterway and the deepening of the Missouri river from Sioux City to Kansas City, just to mention a couple that call for many millions. The tax payers would enthus iastically applaud his efforts, if successful, when applied to the President, and to congress, and especially to the congressional "pork” bill. Wilson holds a fed eral job. Hia direction to the state, city and county govern ments is a violation of the Con stitution, and abridgement of the rights of local governments, Inclnding those of the states. I know of some comities where that edict, if it could be made to stick, would be valuable to the peo ple of those counties, but the prin ciple is wrong. The place where it is most needed, and the people with whom it is most needed, are right there in Washington. * How can we reconcile the World War III wolf cry of to-day that is followed tomorrow with the optimis tic assurance of approaching global peace? We have had such state ments at intervals since the fight ing stopped in Germany. So many times has the wolf cry been sound ed, that the American people no longer believe in either. We do not get excited about them. To-day Joe Stalin is a deep-dyed villian, tomor row he is a fine old fellow, with only peace in his heart. We have lost our fear of the big, bad wolf. * We are spending billions on war preparations, but should the conflict come, we will not be ready. "I’m Jinny Alison,” she ex plained matter-of-factly. "Miss Alyne is ill today and I’m taking ‘ her place.” office he stopped short Suppose Miss Alison had already quit? Probably she had. The possibility that this might be the case brought on a sense of panic. He rushed to the door and opened it, was vastly relieved to discover a titian-colored head bent over a desk close by the door. He went back to his own desk. Well, she hadn’t quit and he wouldn’t fire her. No, he decided to let her stay and ignore her entirely. During the remainder of the morning he put Miss Alison'from his mind. When he had letters to dictate he rang for a stenographer in exaggerated unconcern. And when prim Abby Nathan appeared he told himself he was relieved. T HAT night Johnny went to sleep putting Jinny out of his mind The next morning he reached the of fice before nine. At 9:15 he opened the door of the outer office and breathed easy again when he saw that Jinny was at her post. At noon he looked toward her desk on his way out, caught her eye and felt strangely sick when she turned coldly away. During lunch he be came pretty grim, admitting to him self that he was making rather a mess of his resolve. Miss' Alison would have to go. There was no use, he just couldn’t concentrate with her on his conscience. It would solve the whole problem to have her out of his sight. His first act on reaching the of fice was to call Miss Nathan and ask her to send in Miss Alison. Jinny, notebook in hand, entered and stood looking at him from the other side of the interview chair just as she had the day he had kissed her. "Miss Alison,” he began, and stopped. He cleared Ms throat Importantly, "Mias Alison, I’ve called yon in to—to apologise for what happened the day be fore yesterday.” "Oh,” said Jinny. "I don’t want you to think,” John ny went on, scarcely recognizing his own voice, "that I—er—kiss—er— act that way with all—with other stenographers.” "Oh, I don’t,” said Jinny, her eyes wide. "In fact,” said Johnny, “you’re the first one, I mean, well—” He stopped, desperate, panicky, angry. "Miss Alison, you’re fired!” "Oh!” said Jinny. Johnny gulped. “No. I don’t mean that! What I mean is, I can’t con centrate unless—unless—we have an understanding. Oh, the devil I That wasn’t what I intended to say at alL I mean. Miss Alison, would you like to go out to dinner with me?” "It might be nice,” Jinny agreed. SHOPPER'S CORNER By DOROTHY BARCLAY THAT SWEET TOOTH ttOW’S YOUR sugar supply? You’ll be needing plenty for the canning season that now looms on the horizon! Remember what hap pened last summer with all that scare buying at the last minute? You thought your grocer was respon sible for the short age, but the poor man had nothing to do with it. The large shipments of late summer were go ing, not. to your canning uses, but to sudden mili tary use, and you had a hard time getting your sugar for canning! That won’t happen again, if you're the thrifty, patriotic, wise shoppfr we know you to be. No . . . you’ll stock up now, while supplies are flowing freely to your grocers’ shelves, and you’ll save some for your canning, by an occasional use of a substitute, and still have plenty to satisfy that family sweet tooth! Let alarmists warn that the American sweet tooth is public ene my number one to good nutrition! Let ’em fear that over-indulgence in sweets may crowd out more wEblesome foods! But 1 ask you, what youngster, after a long day at school, doesn’t have a yen for a candy-bar or a large piece of cake, or that after-school pickup of an earlier day, bread and butter and sugar? There you’ve got something! Bread and butter to repair the day's fatigue, and sugar to stimulate that quick energy for playtime! It is well to remember when you buy sugar not to buy more than you can possibly use. Over a long period of time it will cake and become dif ficult to use. As to substitutes, what’s the mat ter with honey, which you can find in plenty in both clear and comb form, very reasonably priced? Honey is a natural, all-purpose food, rich in all the simple sugars from levulose to dextrose, easily digesti ble by the youngest little stomach. Even the baby’s 'formula accepts it as a milk modifier, say the pedi atricians: Honey is a safe and wholesome food, too, because bac teria to whiejv humans are prey, simply can’t grow in it. Honey looks good, it tastes good, it is good, and children especially love it And it’s plentiful almost the year around —just ask your grocer! It’s not for naught you say "busy as a bee.” Many homemakers combine honey with other foods. Honey-butter, for instance, is delicious on toast or pancakes or waffles. Honey-milk, made by warming tfie two together, your whole family will love on their breakfast cereaL Delightfully Cool Sun Dress in Sizes 6 to 14 Leitchfield Quads Seek MacArthur's Autograph LEITCHFIELD, Ky. — Four of the most eager seekers of General and Mrs. MacArthur’s autographs when the couple visited Mrs. Mac Arthur’s home town of Murfrees boro, Tenn., were the 10-year-old Lashley quadruplets. The quadruplets, Martin, Beulah, Mildred and John, drove from their father’s 131-acre farm to Murfrees boro to see the general and ]tf» lady. 14**. Cool Sun Dress yOUR young daughter will lighted with this cool sun that’s cut on simple princess Trim waist top and pocket eyelet. For cover up there’s a bolero. Pattern No. 1976 is a sew-rite rated pattern for sizes 6, 8, 10, years. Size 8. dress, 1% yards of * bolero, % yard. md dependable guide in tie summer wardrobe patterns printed inside the book. 25 The Spring and Summer STYLIST complete and | nlng a wearable summer wa: ittei SB WING CIBCLB PATTKBN : _ 867 West Adams UU. Cklesge 6, Enclose 30c in coin tor ei tern. Add Sc tor 1st Class desired. Pattern No. SI la e Si* m . I 0 * • mol 0 \w*». rz pette tX conn'"* SsKW? T , QuoJM ^ Co" n * rt Honey has a way of bringing out the flavor of fruits, too, especially the citrus variety so plentiful right now. Lemon, as the tartest at the citrus fruits, combines ideally with honey in many ways. Lemon juice and honey in water make a pleasant and healthy eye-opener to start the day; and a honey and lemon sauce on tonight’s cottage or bread pud ding, ends the day with complete satisfaction. That sweet tooth will be so wholesomely appeased, it couldn’t even spell public enemyl FRUIT BUYS As the berry-ful summer ap proaches, we can look forward to lots of choices among the fruits. But while we wait, the citrus fruits, rhubarb, pineapples and pears are growing more plentiful and are moderately priced at your store. And to tide you over, your grocer has plenty of canned fruit. Pears, for instance, have a larger pack each year, and various size cans are at your fingertips on the store shelves. The most common size can is 2V4, containing about 2 pounds or about 3ft cups of fruit. Other sizes are No. 303, measuring about cups, the No. 1 tall. No. 2, and the little 8 oz. cantifor combination with other fruits for salad or compote. So* look ’em over, and stock qp while the supply is good! Navy Chlaf Solvu Mystery Of Woman Fraa With Dollars NEW YORK—The mystery of the woman who happily passed out dol lars and pep talks to navy recruits has been brought to light by a chief petty officer who received $150 from the lady to distribute among a contingent of 130 bound for New port, R.L Petty Officer Steven Kotelas, Sr., Bridgeport, Conn., was approached by a woman asking how many men he had ih his charge. Not knowing who she might be, he refused to answer. "She says maybe I got a hundred men,” he relates. "She peels off a $100 bill and tells me to divide it among my men. It’s then I tell her I got 130. She gives me $50 more.” The next night same time, same place, same routine. Kotelas had 135 men, the lady gave him $135 and also gave the recruits on the train a fine pep talk. The petty officer then had a heart to heart talk with the generous donor and discovered that she was Mrs. Muriel McCor mick Hubbard, sister of Chicago In dus tralist Fowler McCojnmick and