Returns From a German Prison Grave to Health r*. HOME TOWN REPORTER In Washington Washington. D. C. > WAITtR A. SWAP WNU litu ifu d in l POULTRY BLACK MARKET. W ASHINGTON — The black mar ket in eggs and poultry is so bac that the War Food administratior is seriously considering the freer ing of all eggs in storage. Mean while J. Edgar Hoover's G-men have been quietly probing the poultry black market in the Delaware-Mary land area with startling results. Their findings will reach high into Delaware state politics and per haps into the Washington headquar ters of the War Food administra tion and OPA. This Concerns Every Citizen tVJVt/ WMAinftea H u in u H I Unto» T t u ii H uiH in g. N ews B ehin THE<. By P aul M allon R « l» « n d bv Western New»n«uer Union. WAR E X P E R IE N C E HAH D E F E A T E D HOCIAI.IHM WASHINGTON. - They say Mr. C h u r c h ill b lu n d e re d whan he claimed socialism would bring a gestnpo to the British, rob the indi vidual of his rights and rnuke him a slave to the state—at iaast Ute poh»s cal experts say It In chorus here and a b ro a d . As they see It Church ill is “Ute man who won the war” and should have run for reelection on that platform. I wonder. The very day he spoke, a British- spirited province in Canada voted on so cialism. In Ontario, a straight - out so- >.1» clalist movement, Churchill ca|led |he Cooperu. V A / ASHINGTON today is a vast ’ ’ stuge upon which events of latlonai und international moment crowd themselves with lightning 'upldlty and with kaleidoscopic clarity. They are events and pro- xisuls which have ramifications el ecting the lives and destinies, one vay or another, not only of our own •copie In the cities and hometowns n America, but of people every Already Clifford Shedd. Delaware rhere. WFA official, has lost the authority to release poultry for civilian con And we criticize our congressmen sumption from Ute army's set-aside, • gripe at our governmental ugen but his chief in Washington. Gor ies freely und often, but. as a mat don Sprague, says he is taking cr of fact, it is amazing that with full authority for anything that ie quickening and Increasing ?mpo of affairs here, the men might be found wrong with Shedd's administration. Sprague has taken nd women in government keep k ‘hink that Pvt. Joseph Dernier of Fredonia. WIs.. shown above as he appear, «left, at abreast of the times and the respon over direct charge of all poultry re .. ™nedy Ge"e5*1 hosP|u l in Memphis. wa% the same man who is shown at rl<ht. a bar of banes as sibilities with which they are faced leases. but claims that he knows of IT I . . . troops found him when they captured a German prison camp where he was held He w elelied 7ft n i as well as they do. no irregular action by Shedd. on March 29. 1945. On June 7 he weighed .24 pounds. He w a. fed’ , planned X v . ' i u n X r w i . l e a Just within the lost few days . . Meanwhile, black market op erations along both the West Victory for the Reciprocal Trade ex live Commonwealth federation, had tension iB the house and Its defeat won astonishing success last time, and the East coast are so seri ous that legitimate poultry and by a senate committee . . the gaining 34 seats, more than a third overwhelming vote of confidence In of the provincial parliament. The fSg dealers are being forced out world cooperation by the house program was government owner of business. The situation in New action of Bretton Woods . . . the ship of banks. Insurance companies, England, New Jersey and North Carolina is especially bad. streamlining plans for the Veter railways and certain heavy indus ans administration by General tries. This was to be the new rising Tim Stitts of the War Food ad Bradley . . . the President's vie political movement of the postwar ministration told Congressman lory in the Russian empasse at San Canadian world — but It was nipped Anderson's food committee that Francisco . . . the Truman pro far below the bud, and. In fuel, OPA should suspend all price ceil posal for temporary unemployment frost-killed, when the people of In ing on eggs in an effort to channel compensation during the reeonver dustrial Ontario (where lubor s eSgs back into the legitimate mar sion era . . . the modernization of strong) cut Its power ta an insignifi ket. This immediately caused deal the governmental set-up ns planned cant 6 seats in a parliament of 90 ers to hold on to their eggs for a the Murray-Wagner-O'Mahoney votes. price rise. full-time employment bill . . all All Canada is furnishing another But what they did not know is these are a few cxumples And now test of socialism and you can check that Stitts has not requested OPA the Wagner • Murray - Dingle bill the results, but If CCF cannot win to suspend or even raise the price which will affect Ihe lives of ev in Die British lubor center of On ceiling on eggs. OPA, under the ery man, woman and child in every tario it cannot hope for much any price control act, cannot raise hometown und rural community in where outside the radical fur west these ceilings without formal re America. farming provinces. quest from the War Food adminis It completely overhauls, enlarges In Britain the L,abor party lead tration, and this request has never and federalizes the present social se er. Mr. Atlee, answered Churchill been made. curity law, bringing under its pro directly, defending Finally, the WFA may be visions an additional 13.000.000 farm the theory of so forced to freeze all eggs in stor ers, farm laborers, domestic em cialism against the age, permitting the army to ployees. small merchants, profes id e a l of p r iv a t e take what it wants of them and sional men and women, seamen and enterprise for pri release the rest for civilian employees of non-profit organiza vate profit. While market. Hundreds of thousands tions. Churchill may have of cases of eggs are in private taken political li BILLIONS INVO LVED storage this year while their cense with the ges- The new measure, a t»ilky, 185- owners play for an eventual page document, carries with It ap tapo deduction, he price rise. The black market propriations which will run Into bil did not exaggerate on those eggs which do not go baste Issue, lions of dollars The section on hos the into storage is so bad that while which has been Atlee pitals and health centers alone calls creameries in Minnesota cannot laid; “ Do you want How empty oil drums are being used in the Pacific area is shown bv th ese n t,« « .. i <>. a for $950,000,000 over a 10-year ret eggs, eggs from Minnesota period. That It will meet with deter socialism or free enterprise?" farms are going via illegal chan The war experience of people hat mined opposition is a foregone con nels as far as New York City. clusion, for It attempts to national not been favorable to socialism The C. S. PR ESTIG E ABROAD ize all provisions of the present lack of competition among sellers Hardboiled Republican Congress act. except medical and public as has destroyed the interests of the man Everett Dirksen of Illinois had sistance. taking over old age and consumers today, and government a secret meeting with his GOP col survivors insurance and unemploy management has nowhere been leagues in a house lobby the other ment compensation from the states satisfactory to the people. Unless a day following his 30.000-mile trip and placing those features ex buyer can walk out of a store and around the world. He gave them clusively in the hands of the fed go to another to purchase what ne plenty of food for thought Among eral government. wants, he can never be protected as other things. Dirksen said: Rates to employers are increased to the quality of merchandise he “Here's something you fellows from the average of 3% per cent buys or as to price, no matter how may not agree with, but I want they are now paying to 4 per cent to much the government regulates It. tell you that the OWI (Office of War finance all the insurance features, Every man and woman has found Information) is doing a great and employees would pay approxi that out to his great discomfort dur for us abroad. mately 3 per cent more than they ing this war, not from books or are paying under the present law propaganda, but out of his own daily " I went into Turkey where 83 per but are given greatly expanded pro experience In living. cent of the pictures in the Turkish tection. Competition is the only thing newspapers and 40 per cent of the lineage is supplied them by the OWI. The farmer is entitled to all the which protects the consumers, who In other words, they are telling the provisions of the bill except un are all the people. Government own Turks what this country is employment compensation and tem ership and operation is as non selling the United States to Turkey. porary disability insurance. He competitive as a trust, a cartel or would get medical aid. old age and a business monopoly. Once any “They're doing a great job and survivors insurance and disability single force gets the power of ex it wasn’t for OWI, American pres insurance for which he would pay clusive operation, the buyer must tige wouldn’t be half as high as is today. 5 per cent on his net income up to accept the terms. Where compe $3.600. He would make his payments tition Is most active, the buyer la In India, for instance, I met quarterly or semi-annually. If the best protected. Consider the serv with a group of political leaders farmer has a hired hand, he would ice the public gets on those western who began asking me about the deduct 5 per cent of his net income railroads where some are bemoan Tennessee Valley Authority. 1 for transmissal to the government, ing the parallel lines. It is much was surprised that they would and records would be kept through better than upon eastern roads know anything about it, and the use of stamps to be Issued for which control a monopoly of travel. asked them how it happened; the purpose, eliminating any book This is true of the buying of all they replied that they had seen keeping. goods or services. It is true of hotel an OWI film showing TVA. The same method would be used accommodations, of buying ciga " I came to the conclusion,” Dirk ! by the small business man. He would rettes, of renting a house or buying sen said, “that OWI is something pay on his net income up to $3,600 a dress. If one power «government Gen. Omar Bradley appointed Amputees at the Walter Reed hospital, Washington, watch Pete Gray we've got to keep after the war.” head of the veterans’ administration. at the same rate, and if he has one or private) owns all the business, or one-armed ball player of the St. Louis Browns, demonstrate how he can or more employees not now receiv is in control ot the operation for RUSSIAN RELATIONSHIPS catch a ball, shake off his glove and throw the ball with the greatest of " If I had a son I would like him to go Unless something unforeseen hap ease. Left to right are: Pvt. Steve Lawrence. T /5 Anthony Motyka, Pfc. to Bradley or Ike for advice,’’ the ing benefits of the social security any reason, the public Interests are late Ernie Pyle once said. Servie» law. he would deduct their percent not well served. Of course, they at pens to upset it, Harry Hopkins has Peter Brennan, Sgt. John Gallagher and Cpl. Harry Waters. ages and issue stamps to the em tribute our experiences to a short men are backing the choice. won a resounding victory for im ployees to eliminate bookkeeping. age of goods or help. That Is true, proved relations with Russia by In some states from one to eight but the economic effect has been the ironing out the main points of employees are not now covered by destruction of competition. The con the Polish dispute. the social security law. sumer could be told what to buy and The agreement, hammered at how much. He could not get It DOMESTIC H ELP A ID ED . out in several intimate talks be Domestic help would come under acre « the street, cheaper or better. tween Hopkins and Stalin, pro In my opinion, government owner the same provisions. If you have a vided for an immediate meeting ship Is in the public interest only maid, a cook, a washwoman, you by three groups of Polish lead would deduct the proper percentage when It is in itself competitive— ers in Moscow to set up a new from her pay on pay-day* and pre competing with private Interests to Polish government representing sent her with stamps for her book serve the public better. Consider the all factions. This will include ex- Issued for the purpose. Professional two Canadian railroads, one private Premier Mfkoiajczyk of the Lon men such as doctors, lawyers, den- and one government owned. The don government, who has been lists, veterinarians etc., also be public gets much better service than kept closely informed of all come eligible for the benefits under If the government owned both end phases of the Kremlin discus the law with a cost of 5 per cent railroading became a business of sions and has approved them. government bureaucracy, having po on net income up to $3,600. C APITAL TALK litical directors decide policies. Briefly, the provisions of the new <L Chicago's Mayor Ed Kelly still Economically, socialism cannot bill provide: runs the most impressive service generate business-like competition. 1. A program of federal men's center in the world, has taken In a competitive economy, a great grants and loans for construc care of more than 15.000,000 G.I. portion of business develops from tion of hospitals and health cen visitors and served them more than the necessity of one concern to get ters especially In rural areas. 3.000,000 meals. ahead of another. This stimulates in 2. It broadens the present fed <L The state and interior depart terest in products and sells more of eral grants - in - aid for public ments both have their eyes on the them. The very incentive of compe health service up to 75 per cent of Philippines. State’s budget carries a tition adds to national Income. a., ounts expended by the states. salary allowance for a U. S. ambas I suspect Churchill «who was nev What the helicopter of tomorrow may look like is pictured bv this 3. Expands the conimumiy- sador to the Philippines. Interior's Byron Nelson shown as he won the, wlde maternal and child-health er much of a politician) may have budget carries a salary for a high new army model. Seen in flight in Upper Darby, Pa„ it looks like a seized upon the most popular valid h a . S‘Ubby fuse,a,re' The craf‘ «• an experimental 72 holes of the $10,000 Canadian and welfare service, the federal commissioner. If there is independ m e"il issue he could present. The labor government paying up to 75 per n , ? ee" under* oinK »ests since August, 1944. Early tests Open Golf tourney. He finished 10 ence, there will be an ambassador; strokes better than Jug MeSpaden, leaders who took up a proposal to indicate that it has merits not found in previous models. cent of amount expended by the if not, a commissioner. the second man. go "halfway to communism” have states. certainly not chosen the best time. Drums Furnish Home and Industrial Convenience Coaches One-Armed Ball Players Army’s Experimental Helicopter I New Veterans’ Head Nelson Wins Again