The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, July 20, 1951, Image 2
THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C.
SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS
of Main Street and the World
Reds Agree to Discuss Cease-Fire;
Congress Extends Price Controls
PEACE IS POSSIBLE— Events of the last few days have created a
belief throughout the world that there is a possibility of peace in Korea.
The first move for possible peace talks was made by Jacob Malik,
Soviet representative at the UN. U.S. Ambassador Alan Kirk later called
upflh Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko in an attempt to get |
a clarified version of Malik’s bid.
Kirk reported that Gromyko suggested that in the first stage negotia
tions for a truce should be conducted by military representatives in the
field, with political and territorial questions left for second stage dis
position.
Then, acting on Instructions from Washington, Gen. Matthew B.
Ridgway, commander of the allied armed forces, broadcast proposals to
the Reds for a meeting aboard the Danish hospital ship Jutlandia in Won
san harbor in North Korea.
After 29 hours of waiting, the Communists answered the broadcasts
with a proposal for a meeting at Kaesong, just below the old Korean
boundary on the 38th parallel. They suggested the meeting be held be
tween July 10 and 15.
No official reaction to the Communist proposal was immediately avail
able. Most observers, however, believed the delay as proposed by the
Reds was a face saving device, so important in the Orient. But the Com
munist reply was an indication that the Chinese and North Koreans desire
peace. The 10 day delay will also permit the Chinese and North Korean
leaders to seek further contact with Moscow.
As expected, the Communists made propaganda use of Gen. Ridgway’s
proposed peace talks. Communist broadcasts began to pound away at the
line that the allies asked for peace talks because the “armed aggression
of the United Nations forces has ended in failure.”
There was one other indication that the talks may not be fruitless. The
Communists failed to mention their repeated demands of admission to the
United Nations and control of Formosa as a price of peace.
A sincere desire for peace remains uppermost in the minds of every
American, from home town to the largest city. Whatever the results of the
peace talks, it must be an honorable peace before it will be acceptable to
the American people. And it must be made clear to every American that
a Korean settlement will not justify a slowdown in this nation’s defense
•program.
Seeking Formula for Peace
Representat'ves of the United Nations with troops in Korea are
shown as they held a "strategy’ meeting at the state department to
seek a formula for united action on the Russian proposal for a truce
in Korea, UN officials reported peace prospects are definitely good.
A MONTH TO ARGUE—Congressional action in economic controls
last week caused considerable comment in the home towns of the nation.
According to the average American’s concept of government, the
congress of the United States is supposed to reflect the will and desire of
the people. With this basic principle in mind, plus the fact that congress
rushed through a bill extending the nation’s economic controls for 31 days,
but slapping an absolute ban on price rollbacks and most new price ceil
ings, it began to look like the average man on Main Street approved the
high prices that prevail today.
Two main facts caused most of the nation’s reporters and analysts to
this conclusion: (1) The cost of living for the average family is higher
today than ever before, 8.9 per cent above that of June 25, 1950 (see story
below); and (2) the refusal of congress to pass a bill to hold back this
rising spiral—in fact, specifically forbidding rollbacks and new price
ceilings.
The administration charged that the congress had allowed itself to be
intimidated by special interests, pointing to the activities of the beef and
textile industries, the national association of manufacturers, and the real-
estate lobby in recent weeks.
Michael DiSalle, OPS administrator, put it like this: "Enemies of price
control magnify errors and twist facts. They urge business-as-usual in un
usual times. They deliberately confuse free enterprise with irresponsible
license. They misconstrue and misstate OPS action to the point of out
right dishonesty."
Presenting the other side of the picture. Senator Taft of Ohio, said:
"There is no reason for rationing businessmen outside the defense pro
gram,” and price rollbacks "are dangerous economically because they
upset all normal business relations. They are a step toward socialism . . ."
The next month will be one of bitter debate on price, wage and rent
legislation. What form it will finally take is anyone’s guess at the moment.
But it is a fantastic supposition that says the average American favors the
high prices of today.
COST OF LIVING—The fact that this country has already taken the
first dangerous step on the ladder of inflation was indicated again by the
government’s latest cost of living index.
The index of the bureau of labor statistics rose to 185.4 per cent of the
1935-’39 average. This figure is nearly 9 per cent above June, 1950, when the
Korean war began and sets a new record high.
As a result, because of "escalator" clauses in work contracts, well over
a million workers in the railroad industry received hourly wage increases.
The increase in cost of living was noted in apparel, house furnishings,
rent, and miscellaneous goods and services. Food was the only item that
showed a slight decline.
THE FUTURE—Assistant Budget Director Elmer B. Staats’ predic
tion that defense-swollen federal spending will level off in 1955 at $65,000,.
000,000 a year and remain there indefinitely is an indication of things to
come for the home towner. It was an indication that defense spending will
continue at a record peak for years and high taxes are almost a cer
tainty.
Staats reported government spending during 1952 fiscal year, which
began July 1, will run about $68,400,000,000. His forecast of a peak of be
tween $80 and $90 billion in 1953 was startling.
Meanwhile, the treasury reported it closed its books July 1 about
$6,000,000,000 better off than it had expected.
It had been estimated by the experts that the government would run
more than $2,700,000,000 in the red during the past fiscal yaar. Actually,
the government had the second largest budget surplus in history—more
than $3,000,000,000 in the black.
Government tax receipts totaled approximately $48 billion between
July 1, 1950, and July 1, 1951, the most money ever collected during a
single year, outstripping the peak war-tax year of 1944 when revenue
totaled $44,700,000,000.
FARM PRICES
New Decline Noted in Form Prices
The agriculture department re
ported farm prices dropped about
1.3 per cent from mid-May to mid-
June.
It was the fourth-straight month
that the prices had declined, bring
ing them down to about 4 per cent
below the record set last February,
the department reported.
The department reported the de
cline reflected lower prices for a
majority of farm products which
were only partially offset by modest
rise in prices of hogs, veal calves,
butterfat, apples and turkeys.
On the other hand, prices paid*
by farmers for goods used in family
living and in farm production held
steady. No new farm products rose
to levels at which ceiling could be
applied, according to the mid-May
report.
HIT THE BRAKES . . . Initial
witness before the house foreign
affairs committee on President’s
8.5 billion aid program, Secretary
Acheson said Russia’s empire-
building "has got to be stopped."
He warned U.S. is prepared to
meet attacks anywhere.
FOXHOLE FORTY . . . Taking ad
vantage of lull during the assault
on a Red-held hill position in
Korea, this GI is shown snatching
40 winks in his foxhole as UN
troops continue to drive north
ward. This boy temporarily for
gets that a war is going on.
POSES PILL PROBLEM ... Dr.
Victor H. Vogel, director of the
drug addict hospital at Lexington,
Ky., testifies before senate crime
committee. One of foremost au
thorities on narcotics. Dr. Vogel
cited sleeping pills as a greater
problem than narcotics.
LENSMEN’S LADY OF Si . . .
Lovely Roberta Richards, repre
senting Chicago Press Photogra
phers Association, was chosen
"Miss National Press Photogra
pher of 1951" at the fifth annual
convention of the camera boys held
at Atlantic City.
MRS. NO . . . Mrs. Jacob Malik is shown with her husband, chief Soviet
delegate at the United Nations, as Mr. Malik hosted at a formal din
ner party at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York recently. This was
the monthly dinner of the security council which is always hosted by
the president of the security council. Malik was president for the month
preceding the dinner. Shortly before this, Malik was inaccesible for
truce talks, pleading illness.
• HOLDUP SUSPECT MUGS . . . Scowls of the policemen frisking him
in a New York City police station contrast sharply with the sneer
show put on by Daniel D’Alesandro, 26, who is being held in connection
with attempting to hold up the Chemical Bank. The cop on the right
holds the toy water gun with which D’Alesandro allegedly tried the
brazen stickup. The suspect was captured by the police as he cowered
under a five-and-dime counter after a chase.
TAKE A JUMP ... An obvious invitation for Great Britain to leave
Iran is seen in this newspaper cartoon published in Teheran showing
a character, presumed to be John Bull, being heaved into the sea. Car
toon Is tagged "THE ONLY SOLUTION" and the label on the sleeve of
the heaver reads: "NATIONAL WILL." British cabinet and military
officers have been planning measures to protect British lives in Iran.
BROMBERG BALKS • . • House
Red hunters questioned Hollywood
character actor J. Edward Brom
berg, shown on the witness stand,
in an attempt to wind np the Wash
ington phase of their investigation
of Communist activity.
YANK CHOW BETTER THAN RED RICE . . . These four marines
line up for first American food in six months shortly after they got back
to U.S. lines after being held captive by the Chinese Communists. They
were captured in the now historic Chosin reservoir action. They are,
left to right, Sgt. Charles Dickerson, Savannah; unidentified man;
P.F.C. Theron HUburn, San Diego; and CpL Ernest Hayto* Julian,
Calif. They marched 809 miles as tide of battle changed.
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SHOPPER'S
CORNER
8y DOROTHY BARCLAY
HOME FRONT LINE
H omemakers, line up for your
summer campaign! Preserve
the home front by preserving food
—by canning, freezing or drying,
anything you can lay your hands on!
For the national drive for food pres
ervation is being stepped up!
Food—fruits and vegetables par
ticularly—are plentiful now and
throughout the summer. You’re
either growing your own, or choos
ing from the generous stock at your
grocer’s—and it’s up to you to make
it last, by putting up for the hungry
winter months.
The department of agriculture re
ports vastly increased interest in
home-gardens and in requests for
seeds. They estimate that 2V4 mil
lion more gardens are in operation
than there were a year ago. Con
gratulations, home-makers and
home-gardeners!
But that’s not enough! To meet
the challenge—the need for in
creased food supplies and the
stretching of the family food budget
call for preserving all the fruit and
vegetables you can find—from your
own garden and from your food
stores—and stepping up your own
food preservation program along
with the national demand! Here,
too, the department of agriculture
reports increased interest this year
—twice as many requests for in
formation on home-canning and
freezing!
BUDGET SAVER
Does it pay to put up foods at
home? £>ays a prominent nutrition
ist, "In dollars and cents, you can
save about one-half the cost of the
food if you invest your time in can
ning and freezing”. Worth it, don’t
you think?
This same authority goes on to
point out that you homemakers who
take advantage of peak seasons to
buy fresh foods in quantity* on the
market, are not only saving money,
but checking inflationary pressures.
Set your goal for your family, on
the elastic basis of 100 quarts of
canned or frozen food per person
per year.
On the basis of that goal, figure
30 quarts of tomatoes in various
forms; 20 quarts of green and 10
quarts of other vegetables; and 40
quarts of fruits.
LINE UP SUPPLIES
Good news for the novice-canner!
There are plenty pressure-cookers
still available—and plenty of ad
vice on how to use and care for
them!
Remember that pressure-cooking
means working with steam under
pressure, which could spell danger.
However, danger can be avoided by
following these simple rules:
1. Be sure the safety valve Is
kept clean, free from corrosion and
in working order;
2. Keep enough water in the can-
ner.
3. Fasten the lid securely.
4. Make sure the petcock is open
when you put the lid on the canner.
5. Be sure the petcock is open be
fore unfastening the lid.
For you novices in the ranks of
canners, your dealer will be only
too happy to give you detailed ad
vice.
And if you need more glass con
tainers than you ever had use for
before, be of good cheer—the sup
ply is high, if you hurry!
Village Votes Two Times
On Building New School
MIDDLEVILLE, Mich.—For the
second time within a month the
people of Middleville voted against
a $155,000 bond issue to construct
a new five room elementary school
building.
The second special election was
called as a result of being petitioned
by residents who expressed the
belief it would result in a favorable
vote because they thought many
people misunderstood the issues in
the first election.
The bond proposal was defeated
by a vote of 432 to 341.
The big question in the election
that may have caused the negative
vote concerned the location of the
school. Many wanted it built in a
new location, while others wanted
it on property adjacent to the
present schooL
Those who advocated a new loca
tion did so because they believed
little children of the village should
not be forced to walk at least a
mile to their school across a danger
ous railroad crossing, a more
dangerous bridge and a still more
dangerous state highway.
False Security
W HILE MAKING a survey of
Europe last winter several top
diplomats expressed the following
idea about peace or war with Soviet
Russia:
“The worst blunder Moscow ever
made was to invade Korea. It cre
ated unity among the United Na
tions. It aroused the American peo
ple; and it put your mobilization pro
gram in high gear.
"And the smartest thing the
Kremlin could do now,” these diplo
mats continued, "would be to make
a dramatic peace bid. It would
throw discord into the United Na
tions. It would pull the stops out
of your mobilization program. And
it would ease the American people
into a false sense of security.
"The peace bid wouldn’t
mean anything in the long run,"
these diplomats believed. "For-
as long as Russia maintains a
huge land army the world can
not be safe. But a false sense
of security is just what Moscow
wants."
This may be what is happening
today. It is interesting that Malik’s
speech came just as the price con
trol bill was nearing a vote and just
as congress was about to adopt the
biggest tax bill in peacetime his
tory.
McCarthy Demands Reward
Republican leaders did some fan
cy, backstage wirepulling to keep
Senator McCarthy off the important
GOP policy committee. Here is the
inside story of what happened.
McCarthy had demanded the pol
icy committee seat as his reward
for smearing the Democrats and
carrying five states for Republican
senators last November—Maryland,
Utah, California, Indiana and Illi
nois. He was supported in this claim
by such Republicans as Senator
Ferguson of Michigan, who argued
that McCarthy’s name-calling was
worth ten to twenty thousand votes
in each state; but he was opposed
by Senator Millikin of Colorado, the
senate chairman, who flatly refused
to appoint McCarthy to the policy
committee.
Even McCarthy’s close friend.
Senator Taft, remarked privately
that he would vote against Mc
Carthy. They feared that, if Mc
Carthy got on the policy committee,
it would look as if the Republican
party endorsed his tactics.
However, two of McCarthy’s more
vociferous friends. Senators Welker
of Idaho and Jenner of Indiana,
drew up a petition to force a show
down vote, and secured the signa
tures of Senators Wherry of Ne
braska, Schoeppel of Kansas and
Williams of Delaware. What they
proposed was to add another mem
ber to the policy committee in order
to create a vacancy for McCarthy.
Under the rules, this petition
forced Millikin to call a meeting of
all Republican senators, which he
did.
Meanwhile, however, GOP
leaders moved fast. They shift
ed c o m m i 11 e e assignments
around to create a vacancy on
the powerful senate rules com
mittee, then in order to pacify
McCarthy, offered the rules post
to him. This was too much of a
temptation for McCarthy to re
sist, and he accepted. For it
put him in a position to block
the senate report on the Mary
land elections, where he is up
to his neck in this scandal and
anxious for a whitewash.
For example, the Maryland inves
tigation has already discovered that
McCarthy’s assistant, Don Surine,
perjured himself before a senate
committee and was kicked out of
the FBI for fraternizing with a
white slavery prostitute he was sup
posed to be investigating.
So McCarthy accepted the rules
committee post. After attaining this,
however, he refused to be satisfied
and continued his campaign to get
on the policy committee.
Forgotten Speeches
The last time congress had a
major debate on price controls was
in 1946, at which time a lot of in
teresting speeches were made, some
of which certain congressmen
would like to forget. Significantly,
it’s some of the same solons who
are promising reduced prices if
controls once again are relaxed.
SENATOR WHERRY (NEB.
REP.)—"Mr. Bowles has said that
if price controls were eliminated,
the price of meat would go up 50
per cent. Mr. Bowles is tiring to
scare us. My prediction is that
without price control meat will cost
less than today." (Meat is now up in
some cases more than 100 per cent)
SENATOR TAFT (OHIO REP.)—
"The President’s figures on possible
increases are a wild guess and for
the most part dead wrong."
CONGRESSMAN MILLER (NEB.
REP.)—"The agency (OPA) has
put out so much propaganda and
false statements that the people
no longer heed their cry of *wolfI
wolf!’"
CONGRESSMAN HOFFMAN
(MICH. REP.)—"OPA and its op
erator Chester Bowles are respon
sible in part for the fact that the
cost of living has gone up."
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