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. 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