Southern Oregon Miner, Thursday, November 29, 1945
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O R C W P CARS ON
T IR E R A T IO N IN G
I t you are an a utom obile ow ner in
search o f tire s, here is one th in g to
keep y o u r eye on. The tire in d u stry
is p u llin g a ll sorts of w ires back-
stage to lif t e xp o rt re s tric tio n s .
A t present they are p e rm itte d to
e xp o rt 400.000 tru c k tire s and 100.000
passenger tire s d u rin g the last q u a r­
te r o f this year. They w ould lik e to
e xp o rt a lo t m ore. In the firs t place,
they d o n 't have to w o rry about OPA
c e ilin g prices when selling abroad.
Secondly, they can b u ild up th e ir
p o stw a r m a rke ts by g e ttin g in on
the ground floor.
So they would ra th e r sell m ore
tire s abroad. B ut i f they do, they
sell less tire s at home. And today a
tir e c e rtific a te issued to a person
d e s irin g to buy a tire is nothing
m o re than a hunting license. He can
go out and hunt fo r a tire . If he's
lu c k y enough to find one, his c e rtifi­
cate e n title s h im to buy it.
D E P A R T M E N T OF P E A C E
When the house fo re ig n a ffa irs
c o m m itte e heard te stim o n y on the
R andolph b ill to cre a te a d e p a rtm e n t
o f peace, the s ta r witness was a 64-
ye a r-o ld fo rm e r m u le -d riv e r fro m
M o rg a n to w n , W. Va.
C h a irm a n Sol B loom and m e m ­
bers o f his co m m itte e listened w ith
ra p t a ttention as R aym ond M. D avis
read a 16-page sta te m e n t on why
the U nited States should take the
lead in e stablishing a new cabinet
post to spread the gospel o f peace
throughout the w orld.
A fte r he finished, w hite-thatched
GO P Rep. C harles E aton of New J e r­
sey declared:
“ M r. D avis, you m ay be un­
schooled, as you te ll the com ­
m itte e , but you c e rta in ly are not
uneducated. T hat is one of the
finest docum ents I have ever
listened to .”
W orld Peace is not ju s t a hobby
w ith the West V irg in ia coal m an,
though he describes it as such. I t is
a b u rn in g ideal. A self-m ade busi­
ness m an who now operates tw o coal
m ines e m ploying m ore than 500
w o rke rs, D avis had m ade m any
speeches
at
his
own
expense
th roughout the country u rg in g a gov­
e rn m e n t d e p a rtm e n t o f peace. He
also has w ritte n a proposed co n s titu ­
tio n fo r the U nited N ations th a t has
a ttra c te d w ide attention.
The state d e p a rtm e n t thought w e ll
enough o f his ideas to in v ite h im to
the San F ra n cisco conference as an
observer.
Rep. Jennings R andolph of West
V irg in ia , fre e ly a d m its th a t D avis
was the ch ie f sp a rk plug behind his
peace resolution.
“ When I was lo o kin g at the re a r
end o f a m u le a ll day in West V ir ­
g in ia coal m ines,” says D avis, “ I
n e ve r thought th a t one day I ’d be
in s tru m e n ta l in h a vin g such an im ­
p o rta n t piece of le g is la tio n in tro ­
duced in congress.”
Note— The second in itia l of Da­
v is ’ nam e stands fo r “ Moses.”
Perhaps w hat we need are m ore
p la in , g a rd e n -va rie ty Moses’ of
the D avis type, instead of
6 tripcd-pants d ip lo m a ts, to lead
us out of the in te rn a tio n a l w il­
derness.
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BO W LES HOLDS
IN F L A T IO N FLOO D
O P A d m in is tra to r Chester Bowles
is one o f the m ost abused men in
W ashington. E veryone is badgering
h im .
Congressmen dem and th a t
th e ir constituents increase the p rice
o f th is o r that. F a rm groups w ant
to ra ise the p ric e o f m ilk o r cattle.
Business groups w a n t to abolish a ll
c e ilin g prices.
P ro b a b ly the com m on m an doesn’ t
a p p re cia te it, b u t here are some
th in g s w hich w ill happen i f Chester
Bowles loses his b a ttle to stop the
in fla tio n flood:
J. E v e ry person p u ttin g his money
in life insurance does so w ith the
idea o f g e ttin g his money back— 100
cents on the d o lla r. B u t i f there is
in fla tio n , the insurance d o lla r w ill be
w o rth 75 cents, 50 cents, o r even 30
cents.
2. E v e ry person on a re tire d pen­
sion, w hether a ra ilro a d employee,
a college, a school o r a big co rp o ra ­
tio n em ployee, w ill see his incom e
s h rin k i f there is in fla tio n .
3. E v e ry w idow liv in g on money
le ft by h e r husband w ill see th a t in ­
com e sh rive l.
4. E v e ry school teacher w ill have
g re a t d iffic u lty h a vin g h e r s a la ry
m ove up when the value of the d o l­
la r m oves down.
5. E v e ry c iv il servant, w hether
w o rk in g fo r c ity , state or fe d e ra l
governm ent, w ill be in the same
boat as the teachers.
6. E v e ry college endowm ent, every
c h a rity or oth e r e n te rp rise w ith
fixed invested c a p ita l stands ready
to have its in ve stm e n t evaporate
w ith in fla tio n.
C A P IT A L C H A F F
<L When Eugene M eyer, p u b lish e r of
the W ashington Post, celebrated his
70th b irth d a y , his fa m ily gave him
, a party on Sunday, the Post staff
gave him another one on Monday,
and on Wednesday he was guest of
honor at a luncheon.
<L One high government official is
certain, from studying a list of Pres­
idential appointments, that H a rry
Trum an does not intend to run for
President in 1948. “ Obviously,” he
«ays, “ T ru m an ’s preparing to run
fo r governor of Missouri.”
THE< i w p g
EDITOR'S N O TE : This newipoper,
throimh special arrantenm nl u ilh the
U ashinflon Hureau of If estern Sines-
aul allon
ptiprr I ’nion at lft/0 Eve Street, N. W.,
W ashington, I).
is able to bring!
readers this u eek ly colum n on prob- 1 Rt-lea»vd b.v Western Newspaper Union.
lem t of the reteran anti servicem an |
and h is fum ily. Questions nun be ad- C U R T A IL E D PRODUCTION
d rew ed to the ahoi e Hureau and they i C A U SES INFLATION
i< iU be answered in a subsequent col*
W ASHINGTO N —The B aruch le t­
unm. \ o replies can be made d irect by ! te r to congressm en lifte d the v<iil
m aib but only in the column which w ill t about a foot on the whole in n e r p ic­
appear in this newspaper regularly.
ture.
W ithout m entioning the labor-
N ew V etera n s’ H osp itals
m anagem ent conference, the A ttle e
v is it, the New Y ork
E n la rg e m e n t o f the fa c ilitie s o f and D e tro it elec­
the V eterans' a d m in is tra tio n fo r
tions o r any other
m ore adequate care o f re tu rn in g m a n
tte
v i r specifically,
»peciiivauy,
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disabled w a r veterans is g e ttin g un­ t h i i s n o w u n a t - ■
der w ay w ith the announcem ent re­ tach hed eld e r advl- W
cently th a t locations had been ap­ sor o f the nation
proved fo r 19 new ve te ra n s' a d m in is- p e n e t r a t e d th e s e
| tra tio n hospitals and addition? to 15 and a ll other c u r­
e x is tin g hospitals to p ro vid e a to ta l rent econom ic a r­
o f 15,276 new beds fo r V eterans' ad- gum ents fillin g the
i m in is tra tio n patients.
papers w ith at least
These beds are a p a rt of the 29.100 one fresh ra y of
Baruch
bed p ro g ra m approved by P resident lig h t.
T ru m a n on August 4, and funds fo r
His fla sh lig h t beamed on the p ro b ­
the co n stru ctio n p ro g ra m are to be lem o f production as the root o f a ll
requested fo r the c u rre n t (1946) fis­ economic e v il D elay and c u rta il­
cal ye a r. The new hospitals are to m ent o f it by strike s and otherw ise
be located a t o r near:
boosts in fla tio n, he suid (as it does,
New Haven, Conn.. A lbany. N. Y., because slack production makes
B u ffa lo , N Y.. N e w a rk. N. J , B a lti­ m ore c ritic a l the shortage of goods,
m ore, M d., W ashington, D. C., w hich in tu rn causes h ig h er price s).
G a in e s v ille . F la ., C la rksb u rg , W.
The c u rre n t brakes upon pro­
V a., L o u is v ille , K y ., D ecatur, 111.,
duction also should m ake us
D u lu th . M in n ., Southern M innesota.
w a ry of g iv in g away w hat goods
Iow a C ity . Iowa. Om aha. Neb.. New
we have to fo re ig n nations, espe­
O rleans. L a ., E l Paso, Texas. O kla­
c ia lly those lik e E ngland, Czech­
homa C ity , O kla., Phoenix, A ris ..
oslovakia, F rance and Russia
and C in c in n a ti. Ohio.
(he mentioned these sp e cifica lly
In the m eantim e, Gen. O m a r N.
in his m e a g e rly reported le tte r)
B ra d le y . V e terans' a d m in is tra to r,
because by g ivin g -a w a y, we re­
has announced ap p o in tm e n t o f Dr.
duce w hat production we have
P aul B. Magnuson, associate pro­
a va ila b le to fig h t in fla tio n.
fessor of su rg e ry a t N orth w e ste rn
He got o ff his own beam on tw o
u n iv e rs ity , to be head of the re ­
search and post-graduate tra in in g o ther points, i t seems to me. He
p ro g ra m in the ve te ra n s’ hospitals said tax reduction also threatens in ­
th roughout the co u n try. D r. M ag­ flation. w ith o u t recognizing th a t a
nuson is considered one of the coun­ reduction in the vast T ru m a n spend­
t r y ’ s o u tstanding surgeons and o r­ ing budgets projected p u b lic ly fo r
the next 20 m onths is the firs t lo g i­
thopedic specialists.
cal way to c u rta il the governm ent |
fiscal threat.
Q u e s tio n s a n d A n s w e rs
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K ie r i, 35 ye a rs old. Is one
H a m b u rg , G e rm a n y. K ie r i is
They are p u llin g the re m a in s
w ith o u t m uch e ffo rt, and never
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of the elephants placed into service to aid in the cleaning up of m uch-bom bed
being assisted in the Job by M a n y, a 25-year-old m ute, b a re ly v is ib le on offside.
of an au to m o b ile fro m a blitzed b u ild in g . Au ele p ha n t can haul 3.000 pounds
seems to tire , even a fte r long hours of w o rk.
Japanese Object to Strict hood Control Program
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S P E N D IN G REDUCTION
Q. I was inducted in the a rm y
and served seven m onths when
A spending re d u ctio n in an infla- j
I was discharged on account of
tio n a ry period lik e th is is c e rta in ly
m ore im p o rta n t than the m eager ta x |
age. F o u r of us asked officers
i f they wished we would get out
re d u ctio n w hich continues w a r lev- j
and they answered, yes. So we
ies at n e a rly 90 per cent o f w a r j
went to an e m p lo ym e n t office in
levels.
s'
Tacom a and received a slip say­
Also he l it once upon a rubbish a r­
ing we w ere m ore v ita l to the
gum ent when he w o rrie d about our ,
w a r in d u s try than in the a rm y
fa rm and m in e ra l resources along I
and on those grounds they gave
w ith In te rio r S e cre ta ry Ickes, who |
us a discharge. Now they te ll
is n e a rly a lw ays bad com pany fo r a
us we are not e n title d to mus-
seeker of o b je c tive econom ic tru th .
A huge th ro n g of Japanese face a bannered p la tfo rm in H ib ya p a rk, Tokyo, d u rin g a d e m o n stra tio n
te rin g -o ut pay. A t th a t tim e we
W ith a ll these nations owing
a g a in st the c u rre n t food shortage. The p a rk is in dow ntow n Tok>o, ad ja cen t to the palace grounds. The
knew nothing about m u ste rin g -
us m oney, we should be able to
Japanese objected not only to la c k o f food, but to any co n tro l o ver th e ir food supplies.
out pay. Also am I e n title d to
stock up on d eficient m in e ra ls
a se rv ic e m a n ’s loan.—C. H.,
( if the a d m in is tra tio n w ould de­
H am m ond ave., S uperior, Wis.
vote its e lf to th is ) : and most
A. P ro b a b ly you are not e n title d
people are b ra g g in g about the
to m u ste rin g -o u t pay. I t m a y be
a b ility of A g ric u ltu re S ecretary
th a t you w ere discharged before
Anderson to get the fa rm pro­
m u ste rin g -o u t pay was adopted, and
duction straightened out fro m
i f not, you w ere discharged fo r yo u r
its w ar mess ne xt year.
own convenience to ta ke a job in
M r. B a ru c h ’ s gle a m in g eye could
w a r in d u s try , and w ith o u t overseas
have gone fu rth e r and the v e il could
service, are not e n title d to m us
have gone hig h er. F u n d a m e n ta lly,
te rin g -o u t pay. You are e n title d to
honestly and ba sica lly, w hat are the
benefits o f the G .I. b ill, however.
tap-root causes o f the condition we
Q. M y husband joined the m a­
a re in? T here is but one.
rin e corps in June, 1942. He
The w o rld is being pressured in to
spent 18 m onths overseas, re­
p o litic a l economics, d o m e stica lly
ceived 3 bronze sta rs and the
and in te rn a tio n a lly . H ere especial­
p re sid e n tia l u n it c ita tio n , but
ly we a re s triv in g to do the rig h t
because his record book was
th in g p o litic a lly — but not the rig h t
la te in a rr iv in g a t the islands,
th in g econom ically.
he has not been cre d ite d w ith
In in te rn a tio n a l a ffa irs, some c ru ­
the bronze stars. How can this
saders w a n t us to give things away
e rro r be corrected? He has Just
fo r p o litic a l reasons. M r. A ttlee is
been sent back to the P acific
com ing o ve r to urge us. according
w ith 57 points. I have been told
to his in sp ire d press, to give away
a ll m a rin e s w ith 40 points would
the a to m ic bornb.
not be sent o ver again.
He
W HAT A T T L E E WANTS
should be cre d ite d w ith 72 o r 77
points. H ow can th is be c o r­
In m y w ell-advised opinion, M r.
rected?—M rs . L . L ., C arpenter
A ttle e is not m uch interested in the
st., N o rth v ille , M ic h .
a to m ic bomb, but p rim a rily in get­
A. A n y su p e rio r o ffic e r who knows tin g the m oney, delayed, fro m us—
y o u r husband’ s re co rd could c o r­ a n yth in g up to o ve r five b illio n dol­
re ct his re co rd in s o fa r as the bronze la rs to set his fin a n cial house in o r­
sta rs are concerned, the m a rin e d e r so his S ocialist p a rty can buy
corps says. I t is tru e th a t it is the in d u s trie s fo r his own p u re ly p o lit
' p o lic y o f the m a rin e corps not to re- ic a l purposes.
W ith his " G . I . ” u m b re lla p ro te c t­
I ship m en w ith 40 points overseas.
He has never made out an
ing h im fro m the ra in , th is g rin n in g
I t is also tru e th a t y o u r husband has
econom ic case of governm ent
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| Chinese s e n try of the 70th n a tio n a l
m ore than enough points to m ake
need of these in d u strie s fo r any
A t a d e m o n stra tio n a t the B e ll la b o ra to rie s in New Y o rk , E d g a r B loom ! a rm y stands g u ard a t one of the
I h im e lig ib le fo r discharge. The m a ­
other than his purpose to prove
J r., to ta lly deaf m an, ta lk s w ith M iss H a rrie t Green o ver a telephone to I docks a t K iiru m , w here the Chinese
rin e corps, how ever, says there are
so cia lism . He has presented us
w h ich a cathode ra y tra n s la to r is connected. The device,
«•« vive, know
n n u n n
ii as “ v is i- I troops w ere landed by u n its of the
m a n y reasons w hy he m a y have
w ith no prospectus of reconstruc­
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been shipped back fo r d u ty, one be­
tio n fo r B rita in showing how she
ing, he m a y have requested o v e r­
could use our money to m ake
seas service. Suggest you w rite d i­
m ore business fo r us o r her—to
re c t to the m a rin e corps headquar­
expand production.
ters, W ashington, D. C., and ask fo r
He has not offered his people
details concerning y o u r husband's
any sin ce re ly conceived produc­
record.
tio n plan along these lines. In ­
deed, he does not th in k along
Q. Can a se rvicem an stop his
these lines, but on S ocialist po­
a llo tm e n t to his w ife and child?
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litic a l lines.
A. I f you m ean his fa m ily a llo w ­
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W hat th is poor sick w o rld need:
ance, w hich is m ade up o f equal con­
is
to
get
aw
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fro
m
p
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litic
s
and
trib u tio n s fro m the s o ld ie r’ s pay and
the a rm y , no, he cannot stop that. back upon the beam o f re a lism in
He can stop his a llo tm e n t, w hich is economics. B y th ro w in g aw ay the
a v o lu n ta ry c o n trib u tio n o f the sol­ atom bom b o r money in bad loans
d ie r to his dependents over and fo r p o litic a l purposes, we can de­
s tro y the w orld.
above his fa m ily allowance.
I prom ised to tr y to dem onstrate
Q. When they s ta rt d ischarg­
by o b je c tiv e analysis the same root
in g servicem en w ith two years
causes o f o u r own troubles domes­
of service w ill they include only
tic a lly —n a m e ly th a t we are being
those a lre a d y se rvin g tw o years
high-pressured in to p o litic a l eco­
o r w ill i t be e ffective fo r a ll
nomics, in to decisions fo r p o litic a l
when th e ir tw o years a re up?
effect ra th e r than w h a t is econom­
— W ife, Chelsea, Kan.
A. tin d e r the present ru lin g , men ic a lly rig h t and necessary.
M r. T ru m a n ’ s la te st wage-boosting
in the a rm y m u st be 35, 36 o r 37
w ith tw o years service before they p lan is a p ro g ra m to increase gov­
are e lig ib le unless they have the e rn m e n t em ployees by 20 per cent,
necessary n u m b e r o f points. The congressm en, c a b in et officers and
F orm er Secretary of State Cordell H ull has been awarded the Nobel
President H a rry S. Trum an Is
w a r d e p a rtm e n t says a new ru lin g others even m ore than th is amount. Peace prize. Photo shows M r. and M rs. Hull as they read congratulatory
m a y be in e ffect by m id w in te r to A t a tim e when the P resident is messages In their Washington apartm ent. The form er U. 8. secretary of shown with a 48-pound turkey pre­
sented to him on behalf of the tu r­
release a ll m en w ith tw o years s e rv­ w o rrie d about in fla tio n —an in fla tio n
state was «elected due to his outstanding work In the early organi­ key growers of Minnesota. I t won
caused by the shortage o f good«.
ice, regardless o f age.
zation work of the United Nations conference.
first prize in Minnesota turkey show.
Visible Speech Device for Deaf
Chinese Army Styles
Dull Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Truman’s Big Turkey
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