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P age S ix Thursday, February 15, 195 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS, OREGON trator Michael V. DiSalle. The News also said: “No Dixiecrats accepted and no one who oppos ed President Truman's renomi nation or otherwise offended top Democrats.” The New York Her- aid-Tribune made an investiga- tion of the announced policy of the ESA that politics would be kept at a “minimum” in filling agency jobs and learned that “minimum” applies to Republi cans. The newspaper sent tele grams to the 37 top men already appointed in 13 regions to learn their political affiliations. Of the first 12 answers received, 10 of the price control officials said they were Democrats. One would not say what party he belonged to and the other said he was un- a fliliate. The top price control jobs pay $12,000 or $13,000 a year. Bv Harris Ellsworth. M. O. The law’ which gave President Truman authority to control prices and wages was passed by Congress Sept. 8, 1950 nearly 5 months ago. Members of Con gress thought when they voted for the bill that controls would be quickly put on. Prices had been slowly rising since the out break of the fighting in Korea. It was known that when mili tary expansion programs were announced prices would go still Strange things are often done higher unless frozen. Military by our big government in the everything expansion always means the name of economy withdrawal of vast amounts of that is, except the practicing of materials from the normal civil actual down to earth economy. ian economy. This causes scarce Less than a couple of years ago the Secretary of Defense cancell supply of many items and, under ed the construction of a giant such circumstances in our free airplhne carrier, after several economy which operates under millions had been spent on plans the law' of supply and demand, and on actual construction. Re prices go up. The sudden unbal cently the big carrier was again ancing of our economy because authorized but a smaller carrier of the necessity for military buy will now cost $60 millions more ing is the only justifiable reason money than the first one would have cost. for resorting to price and wage The post office department controls. could be operated more efficient But since Sept. 8, when price ly and economically. It could re controls were authorized by Con- organize as recommended by the gress, two things have been hap- Hoover commission and save mil pening: (1) Producers and own- lions. But it didn’t do that. No, ers of merchandise have been the Postmaster General has novv quietly marking up their prices tightened our belts (figuratively simply because they figured such speaking) ) and taught us to bear mark-ups would be rolled back the hard rigors of postal econ- anyway and they might as well omy. 1 Ie discontinued directory make as much money as possible service in all post offices of city delivery size. Now when I mail before the blow fell. (2) Military a letter to you and do not have supplies and equipment, both for a correct address or box number the action in Korea and for de on it, the post office saves the fense including t h e European supposedly terrible cost burden of arms program, have been drain- having someone in the local of ing supply of material of fice Hip a directory and put the address on the envelope. Instead various kinds. Both of these activities have ot doing that simple and inex caused prices to rise much faster pensive job it carts that letter all the way back across the na- and much higher than they would tion to Washington, D. C. and to have gone if the price control my office. law had not been passed and al- That is the way it is now. I lowed to lie dorman as a threat receive numerous’ letters each rather than a protection. Recent week to which 1 would like to ly I saw a competent estimate reply but cannot simply because that the people of our country writers merely write the name have paid some 16 billions of dol of their town at the top of the lars more for their cost of living letter. We look in the loeai m ■ - since the Konan war started phone directories which we have than they would have paid in at hand, but whin such a cor- ’s name and address is the same period of time before respendent not listed there, I am unable to June 25. It might be reasonably address a reply to him. So, please claimed therefore that the po- when you write to me include litical and dilatory tactics of the in your letter your complete ad- Administ rat ion have us 16 billion dollars on top ot our I'he house recently re-estab ready staggering tax load When the price order finally lished the select committee on did come it left the price-inereas- small business which continue its ers tin' chiselers with a profit its operations during the 82nd congress. This “small business committee has done a good job artificially high tor the people to being a watch dog over the in- pay. Small wonder then that my teiests ot the little business man mail everv indicates that and his dealings with govern people have our ment. 1 here has been a marked faith present administ rat ion. What 1 tendency on the part of procure have s; lid hete, 1 think, indicate ment officials to do their buying the easy wav by purchasing of that Congress did its bv passing the necessary law. big nation-w ide concerns and ig noring the small supplier. But it must be remembered that In its weekly bulletin the com under our constitutional system, mitted' takes note of this situa- Congress onlv makes the laws. Bon with the following comment: adminis- "Purchases through formal ad ters them Our troubles now are vertising are diminishing at an simplv the result of < outrage- alarming rate. Careful estimates ouslv bad administ rat ion. indicate that negotiated purchas es by the army have risen to the astounding figure of 92G of total dollar value. Instead of ’broad- the Economic Stabilization ening the industrial base of the Agency, which will administer procurement program’ pi ce and wage controls is being gested by the Dec. is directive built into a nationwide Demo of the se< etar^ of de tense the crat machine with the Demix'rat national committee actually in Because small business is being charge of the build-up and pass 1< ft out of the negotiations. Fui- ing on all job candidates who tht'i, costs tor standard common- i *»'iv p HMM) a year or more. use items are rocketing Exam I'he W ashington News says that ples ot what appear to be un- the Democrat National Commit necessary negotiations over the tee is asking Democrat govern P'st few weeks are such items ors senators, state chairmen and as leather purses, v riting paper. ear!»oa papei gog ies, canvas > I ¡'e: - nd many others Sup- ical and security categories had to study them all in a short I were honored guests, Sunday eve | when about 20 friends gathered period of time. should be negotiated.” at the Howard Adams home for dinner. . The “ore package” appropria The Freshman class gave a re tion bill has been abondoned. In turn party to the student body the last session appropriations Mrs. Lynn Hampton, teacher of the local high school at the for all departments and agencies in the local school, is ill at her Saturday night. were lumped into one huge bill home with flu, one being affected gym The Women’s Missionary So (more than 400 pages). I op by an epidemic making its rounds ciety of the Community church posed that idea at the time as be in the vicinity. meets this afternon (Thursday) ing inefficient and confusing. I Elton Schroeder, the furniture further believed that such a sys dealer and mortician of Myrtle at 1:30 at the home of Mrs. Emil tem provided too much oppor- Point, stopped in Brookings while Moore for dessert luncheon and tupnity for slipping in items en route home from the Furni a business meeting. Mrs. Nettie Harris of San Mar which might be buried in the ture Mart, San Francisco, to call tin, Calif., is a guest at the home mass of pages of the big bill but on business men here. He told of Mrs. Florence Forgie. would stand out more clearly the Pilot he expected to estab Tom Newton, former resident, otherwise. lish a funeral parlor here early who was visiting his brothers and Apparently an overwhelming 1 this spring, on the lot near the sisters in the Harbor area, was number of the members of the J high school which he has owned called to Oberlin, Kans., by the appropriations committee believ- for several years. i death of Mrs. Newton’s mother ed the same way. This year _ Mrs. Charles Young, of Young’s last week. Mrs Newton had gone therefore, we return to the for d & 10, has gone to Camas, Wash., 1 east previously to care for her mer system. The appropriation to become acquainted with her mother. bills will be handled more rap- new granddaughter. Joyce, her1 Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hibbard, id!y. 1 1 he big bill was nearly adughter, <iuugnier, is wife wne of oi Harold naroiu Dodds uouus accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. A. three months late in passage last who formerly worked at the Hag- E. Sandbo, shopped at Eureka year with the result that the gerty Twinservice. last Friday and Saturday. agencies of the government went Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Young of through one-fourth of their fis- Gold Beach were visitors in this cal without knowing for area last Saturday y/hen Mr. certain what their appropriations Young, vice-president of Curry were). Each department and County Bank, conferred with Mr. For■ the week endi ng on Sun- agency will have full considera Fischer, architect of the Sev day: Max. Min. Rain tion on the floor of the house. enth-Day Adventist church about Feb. 5 .... ............53 50 .29 As several bills came out one at plans for the Brookings branch Feb. 6 .... ............ 57 50 .02 a time, all members will have of Curry County Bank, to locate Feb. 7 .... ........... 54 52 1.39 plenty of time to study them. Un here soon. Feb. 8 .... ........... 66 ’48 der the other system, we had to Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Crook are Feb. 9 .... ........... 62 55 .01 wait until almost the end of the I. h ~ a V . i n g extensive remodeling Feb. 10 ... ........... 56 52 1.10 session before seeing any propos-1 done on their kitchen at present. Feb. 11 ... ........... 53 50 .67 ed appropriation items and then I Elder Ek and Mrs. Leo VanDolson Rainf;all for■ week ..... ......... «......3.42 LOCAL NEWS Weather Report • rtsunce! I 'z * I ifeyatel ®®(í) (&&(!) u SPEED COOKING” at can’t-be-beat prices! 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