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WA SHIN GTON AND
SMALL BUSINESS”
By C. WILSON HARDER
Because it is understood by
so few people, a few huge en
terprises are getting from gov
ernment a ride on the greatest
gravy train yet devised.
• * *
Rep. Frank Thomson Jr.,
Sen. Jos. O’Mahoney, Sen. Rus-
sell Long,
and m n y
others in Con-
gress are
seeking to
ping the loop
hole which
enables huge
firms with
government
financed re
search work
from continu- c. W. Hardar
ing to capture this biggest of
all bonanzas.
* * *
In 1959, for example, almost
$8 billion, or over 60% of all re
search expenditure spent by all
industry, was federal money,
put up by the taxpayers. Of
these huge grants, small busi
ness received only 5%.
* * *
Now these grants were made
primarily to develop new de
velopments for use in the na
tion’s defense complex. But
the matter of defense has be
come so entwined with the ci
vilian economy, that out of
this research comes a host of
non-defense applications.
* * *
For example, advances in
metallurgy, drugs, plywoods,
processed foods, electronics
and in many other fields which
are now found in con Turner
goods and services originated
in research for defense.
* * *
There Is perhaps no doubt
that the government expendi
ture of billions for research for
new products and methods to i
meet defense needs in an age i
of technological warfare is
(g) N'aiiur.al Federation of Independent Busin: -
needed. But that is not where
the problem exists.
* * *
A huge firm, receiving mil
lions or billions from govern
ment to carry on research to
solve a defense problem, de
cides that there is also a com
mercial application to the ma
terial or method developed with
the taxpayers’ money.
* ♦ *
The firm then seeks and re
ceives a patent on the commer
cial application of the material,
or process, thus acquiring an
asset of incalculable value, all
paid for by Uncle Sam.
* * *
This is nub of problem.
* * *
And it is a particularly grave
problem because the Defense
Dept., others in a position to
hand out these research grants,
give 95% of them to a few huge
combines. If it were not for the
Senate and House Small Busi
ness Committees, it is unlikely
that even 5% of these huge
sums would trickle down to
small business.
* * *
This situation, then, has
opened the road to monopolies
undreamed of in the past.
* * *
Sen. O’Mahoney has a bill
which would correct this situ
ation.
* * *
Unfortunately due to highly
technical nature of the m-etter,
the issue will be fogged in a lot
obscure language.
* * *
Taxpayers are spending bil
lions of dollars to finance a few
big firms to develop new prod
ucts on which these firms then
take out a patent and force the
public to pay additional mil
lions or billions in the form of
patent royalties. In other words,
until corrected by Congress, a
method has been at last found
to have your c^ke and eat it,
too.
From The South Pasadena Re
view, South Pasadena, California:
In 1947 the United States export
ed about 250,000 jars annually
arid imports were about 10,000
cars annually.
In 1959 our Exports are a shade
over 100,000 cars and Imports
have risen to almost 700,000 cars
—A long ways from the 10,000
cars in 1947, 12 years.
With the Imports—our miners
did not mine the iron ore-—nor
the copper or lead. Neither did
we produce or grow the rest of
the materials in these 700,000
cars. The job time on producing
these cars was also Imported.
13iis is proof of Ruether’s state
ment that 425,000 United Workers
who paid dues before the last
strike are not paying dues now.
In the Auto Workers Union if you
are not working in the auto busi
ness you do not pay dues.
From The Independent, Fuquay
Springs, North Carolina: Protests
against the over-emphasis is on
school athletics which are certain
to rise again as high school bas-
ketball seasons roar toward clam
orous state-tournament conclu
sions. The primary purpose of
schools is to educate, but at the
high school and college levels
this goal often seems to become
secondary to the spectacular ap
peal of forward passes and jump
shots.
Dr. James B. Conant is among
the more articulate and influen
tial spokesmen for the idea that
sports should be played down
more. He regards as disgraceful
the disproportionate emphasis
placed on athletics, “a disease
that has spread from the college
campus to the high school and
junior high school.”
Conant’s indictment is based
on studies of schools throughout
the country. Kis report on the
nation’s high schools is a best
seller. More recently he has
been focusing on junior high
schools. He and his staff have
visited 125 schools and 60 com
munities in 17 states since last
fall. The extensiveness of his sur
vey adds to the importance o>. h\-
comments.
At a time when federal aid to
education is a congressional is
sue, when school construction,
teacher shortages and improve
ments in methods and curricu
lum are of great public interest,
Conant’s views deserve thought
ful assessment. A more rational
attitude toward school athletics is
plainly overdue
WHICH WAY, LOLL? . . . Tamarkin Collision, an auto repair
company in Brooklyn, N. Y., attracts attention with the dual-
headed repair truck, a hybrid containing two dash boards, two
hoods, two stoprlno- nrhoolc and ono pretty driver.
AMERICANA
Rcanoke, Virginia
Cities To See
The earliest known facts of the origin of Roanoke, Virginia, indicate
that it is on the site of an early village known as Big Lick established
sometime prior to 1798. After the War of 1812, a Roanoke Navigation
Company attempted to make Roanoke River navigable, but the real
beginnings of the city date to 1882, at which time the Shenandoah
Valley Railroad linked with the N.
the community changed from Big
By 1884, the town had passed
the 5,000 population mark and
was incorporated by the Virginia,
legislature. Today, Roanoke is
the fourth largest city in Virgin
ia, with an estimated population
of 106,000 and a metropolitan
population of some 160,000. It is
the largest city in Virginia west
of Richmond and is an important
manufacturing center, distribution
point and trade center, providing
many services for a market area
including 25 counties.
Roanoke—Star City of the South
—is symbolized by a huge lighted
star on Mill Mountain, towering
1,000 feet above the city. To the
east lie the scenic Blue Ridge
mountains; to the west, the ma
jestic Alleghanies.
Products manufactured in the
metropolitan area include rail
road cars, fabrics, metal prod
ucts, fabricated steel, apparel,
furniture, flour and feed, chem-
& W. at Big Lick and the name cl
Lick to Roanoke.
icals, locks and hardware, found
ry products, printing, paints anc
varnishes, food products, plastic
stone, concrete and clay products,
electrical equipment, wood prod
ucts, steel bars and fire engines
Hotel Roanoke, one of the mosi
famous hotels in the entire South
is a modern version of an Old
English Inn. Children’s Zoo. lo
cated on Mill Mountain, 1,000 feet
above the city, was built especial
ly for children with live animab
in a setting of Mother Goose anc
other familiar stories. The Blue
Ridge Parkway is one of the
most famous and scenic autc
routes in the country. It links the
Shenandoah National Park of Vir
ginia and the Great Smoky Moun
tains National Park of North
Carolina and Tennessee, serving
as a gateway to a historic regior
and to some of the nation’s best-
known points of interest.
NOT MOONBEAM McSWINE! ... She Is Marseilles, France,
model Marie-Antoinette Cecora, who Just happened to strike a
“Li’l Abner” pose with this wild bear.
ROYAL CREW . . . Crown Prince Constantine of Greece and his
sister, Princess Sophie, stand aboard his sailboat at Genoa, Italy.
He competes In the International sailing regattas there.
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Bakersfield, California
Kern County Civic Center—Bakersfield
The designation “America’s Newest City” is more than a Chamber
of Commerce catch phrase for Bakersfield, California. It is an ade
quate description for a town nearly leveled by a severe quake ii»
1952. The jolt which damaged much of the business district of
Bakersfield might have discouraged some other people in some other
town, but here in this city of some 89,000 inhabitants in California’*
southern San Joaquin Valley it merely resulted in a post-quake re
building program that brought new economic activity into an are*
predicted to see California’s biggest boom in the days yet to come.
Some 100 miles north of the* Los
Angeles basin, Bakersfield is the
site of the ruins of Fort Tejon,
the only fort in U. S. history
built to protect the Indians from
the white men. Here, too, is the
spot where a bear killed Peter
Lebeck, and this Daniel Boone-in-
reverse occurrence duly record
ed by carving on a tree. A full
century has not yet passed since
the days when horseback riders
traveling between Los Angeles
and San Francisco rested and
fed their animals at “Colonel
Baker’s field.”
Today, however, Bakersfield
and oil-rich Kern County are con
sidered “big city” to residents
of an area as large as the state
of Massachusetts, with a popula
tion greater than that of Nevada
or Alaska. Some 300 downtown
buildings are either entirely new
or have been extensively remod
eled within the past five years.
Kern County supplies 27.7 per
cent of California’s total petro-
leum production. Manufacturing
employment has grown more
than 120 per cent since 1949, with
petroleum refining, food proces
sing and metal fabrication as
major sources of manufacturing
employment. The area ranks in
the nation’s “big five” in farm
production, with cash incomes
exceeding $232 million annually.
Total cultivated acreage is 689,-
209, with farms averaging 1.25C
acres.
The range of recreational ac
tivities, from swimming through
skiing, reflect proximity to moun
tains, desert, fishing stream*
lakes and beaches.
Here N' There
An unidentified bettor won $!•«»
932.60 on a $2 wager by
rectly forecasting the
of six races at Lincolr Downs,
RJL race track. He was the
.in the Papeleta, *
arrangement . . .
Cary Middlecoff, Jimmy
BOWLED OVER . . . Hypno
tized by Baron Van Brenner,
rear. Dale Anderson, who says
he never bowled before, estab
lished a new world endurance
record for bowling: 120 straight
hours, 242 games. Average: 106.
the top professional golfc
on the -tournament circuit, have
agreed to play in a round-robin
$50,000 “match-of-the-century” to
be filmed for A.B.C.’s All-Star
(TV) Golf series. The four play
ers will meet one another in 18-
hole matches with the winner of
the round robin determined by
the tow total score for 54 hole*
. . . Providence Coach Joe Bful-
laney was honored by Philadel
phia Basketball Writers Associa
tion as eastern “Coach of the
Year.” The group also named
Wilt Chamberlain of the Phila
delphia Warriors “Top N.B.A.
Rookie” and **Pro Player of the
Year” . . . Jockey Johnny Long-
den is in his 31 season as a race
rider and his victories total more
than 5.000.
Dress Up Pork With Glazed Pineapple
Pork, pineapple and rice combined in a bndget-saver casserole.
Pineapple with pork is a hard-to-beat combination. Golden,
spiced pineapple slices are the perfect flavor blend for browned
and juicy pork chops in a new casserole which also features rice.
As lovely to look at as it is nutritious, the party appearance of
this dish belies its simple preparation. Accompany thifl oven meal
with garden relishes, hot rolls and tea.
Pineapple Pork Chops *n* Rice
6 slices canned pineapple 2 ribs celery, diced
18 whole cloves
6 pork chops, salt, pepper
2 tablespoons butter or mar
garine
1/2 green pepper, diced
1 large onion, chopped
1 cup raw rice (converted-type)
2 7 /2 cups hot chicken stock or
bouillon
1 teaspoon salt
Generous pinch dried thyme
Brown sugar, butter
Drain pineapple, stick with cloves. Put in small .dish with 3
tablespoons pineapple syrup. Cover; let stand at room tempera
ture. Season chops with salt and pepper, brown in greased skillet.
Remove from pan. In same pan, heat butter till bubbly. Saute
green pepper, onion and celery. Add rice. Toss and cook until
rice is a light golden tan. Stir in stock, salt and thyme. Bring to
boil; then pour into 2-quart casserole. Lay chops on top. Cover
tightly and bake in moderate oven (350° F.) 1 hour, until rice is
fluffy and liquid absorbed. Lay pineapple over chops, drizzle with
a little pineapple syrup and a light sprinkle ot brown sugar. Dot
with butter. Cook uncovered until fruit is heated through and
lightly glazed. Makes 4 to 6 servings.