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PAGE TW O SOUTHERN OREGON NEWS REVIEW T H U K S D A Y , S E IH ’. 13, 1951 SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS of M a in Street and the W orld Threat of Inflation Increases As Price Index Hits a New High — A W eekly N ew sletter ® F o r b e n e f i t o f c o n su m e rs who p a t r o n i z e M ain S t r e e t b u s i n e s s f i r m s , s m a r t s h o p p e r s w i l l buy n e e d s now, t h i s m onth and n e x t . R e a s o n : u n d e r new c o n t r o l s a c t p r i c e s w i l l be h i g h e r th a n INFLATION THREAT— With the government’s report that the con- u n d e r 1950 la w s . New r e g u l a t i o n s w i l l p e r m it in fU tl? ?X£er ‘nd/ X, rOS* * ‘ ° * record leVel las‘ nlonth’ ,he dangers of r e t a i l e r s an d w h o l e s a l e r s t h e i r c u s to m a ry m arkups Inflation took firs t place in the week's news i n m a r g in s , b u t b a s e d on h i g h e r p r i c e s from 18. lab° r statistlcs reported the Index figure went from 185 2 to 185.9. This means the retail prices of goods and services bought m a n u f a c t u r e r s . In a c o u p le o f m o n th s p r i c e s a r e HvepT»de^ , te' lnC° ^ famUies averaged 85 3 per cent higher than the average between 1935 and 1939 This is 9 per cent above the level before bound t o be h i g h e r f o r h o u s e h o ld d u r a b l e s . W ith ine Korean war. h i g h e r p r i c e s w i l l come a n o t h e r f l o o d o f wage „ . 11 also, 7 eans, that rnore than 3.000.000 workers who have cost-of- i n c r e a s e s . New r e g u l a t i o n s p e r m it w ages at Tnnrnv? at?r. C ,aUSes ln lhe,r contracts w ill receive automatic raises of approximately 1 cent per hour. t o c a t c h up w ith l i v i n g c o s t s . T h e re Industry member of the wage stabilization board, who recently ap- g oes th e i n f l a t i o n s p i r a l a g a in . ________ proved escalator clauses in union con- tracts, warned when the new index figures were announced that the ar- rangement is not based on sound eco nomic principles. ' Putting all work ers, manufacturers, fanners and merchants on escalation may easily prove the first step to national bank ruptcy," the group warned. The average home towner seems to have the feeling that runaway in flation is dangerously near. If each group in the nation's economy con tinues trying to get ahead of every other, then the economic situation may explode into a mad race that A Beautiful Shoot can lead to ruin. »»■ fleet rttei reports Food and rent prices are credited Jamrs z>. A. F*»” V'< forces will be able to withstand with pushing the index figures to the any new Communist attack. He said n*»' high. Food prices averaged 12.1 a new Red offensive would "play per cent higher than in June. 1950 Ji ’ brepouer. If we can get just before the Korean war. There b a ,! ^ e 2 t i , ^ ^ U' U° M arC lnd:Cai iOns of further increases. Large dealers are reported demand- w ell irnnu-n „ . *ng *xx>sts of 1 to 6 cents an item for h l« t brands of flour, breakfast cereals, canned fru it and vegeta- bles, Mnegar. mayonnaise and spaghetti. , I MAIN STREET WAS NOT REPRESENTED • M ain S t r e e t b u s i n e s s a p p a r e n t l y was n o t r e p r e s e n t e d when c o n g r e s s c o n s i d e r e d new c o n t r o l s . T h is a p p l i e s t o r e t a i l b u s i n e s s e s p e c i a l l y . In a r e a s w here w ages a r e t i e d to c o s t o f l i v i n g I n d e x e s , c o n su m e rs may g ru m b le , b u t c a n g e t b y . In s m a ll to w n s , h o w e v e r, w here wages a r e c o m p a r a t i v e l y s t a t i c and t h e r e 13 o r h a s b e e n t e r r i f i c s l i d e i n fa rm in c o m e s, r e t a i l m e r c h a n ts may be f o r c e d t o c u t p r o f i t m a rg in s t o bone o r c o n su m e rs w i l l n o t be a b l e t o m eet p r i c e i n c r e a s e s . T h is m eans lo w e r l i v i n g s t a n d a r d s f o r M ain S t r e e t c o n su m e r and t h e M ain S t r e e t b u s i n e s s man. cause of the h u m l r ih , . ’ , h p “lon* •*” r“of ®f the gymnasium and thru Io the ground. I»e- of the hazard of the escaping hydrogen, smoking was banned for a quarter mile radius. # Of i n t e r e s t t o s m a ll b u s i n e s s , p a r t i c u l a r l y t o s m a ll m a n u f a c t u r e r s , i s ’ p r i c i n g p r a c t i c e s b i l l ’ p a s s e d by t h e s e n a t e . Nowhere i s r e f e r e n c e made t o ’ b a s in g p o i n t s ’ , ’ f r e i g h t a b s o r p t i o n ’ o r d e l i v e r e d p r i c e . ’ T h is b i l l i s e f f o r t t o n u l l i f y U. S . suprem e c o u r t d e c i s i o n s on ’ b a s in g p o i n t s ’ c a s e and s c u t t l e R o b in s o n -P a tm a n a c t , c o n s id e r e d b u lw a rk o f s m a ll b u s i n e s s a g a i n s t m o n o p o lie s . PRICE CONTROLS— While the average home towner views the f ^ ^ h r e e ’ m : WithJ nCreaSing Presiden‘ Truman X d X r ^ three m ajor changes in the new price controls law The President asked repeal of: (I) The provision requiring that price ( “ A n ^ c ln o m i1 7 Set m business costs that have occurred since Korea. kefauver led fight against pricing bill ( An economic booby tra p ." Truman called it.); <2> The amendment • S en . E s t e s K e f a u v e r , who l e d t h e f i g h t Gb lnTheWameSdlerS retaUers their customary percentage markups; ¿hi k a5ne" dmpnt banning the OPS livestock-slaughter quotas, under a g a i n s t t h e b i l l , d e c l a r e d : THE BILL IS A FURTHER ch each slaughterer was told how many animals he could handle EFFORT PRESENTED ON BEHALF OF CERTAIN MONOPOLISTIC oup? ° M ih " Pr C‘ h° W eongress react to the President’s re- views and h ^ h aJ e? ge SmaU. town American, whatever his political INTERESTS TO WEAKEN THE ANTI-TRUST LAWS OF THE views and his beliefs concerning the cause of higher prices wants NATION, TO SCUTTLE COMPLETELY THE ROBINSON-PATMAN to<£ethf ng d°.ne- ab0ut il He re a ve s the nation is in as m uch'danger ACT, TO MAKE POSSIBLE THE ESTABLISHING OF A feels R e t i m e 7 economic picture as from external enemies; he to the nation s w X r e erS° n P° U‘ iCS ‘ ° Uke 3 back seat MULTIPLE BASING POINT SYSTEM AND TO ENABLE LARGE SUPPLIERS TO DISCRIMINATE IN FAVOR OF LARGE PURCHASERS, TO THE DETRIMENT AND DESTRUCTION OF SMALL BUSINESS. P0L,7 ,CS— Democratic party representatives from 15 midwest states, as fa r east as Ohio and as fa r west as Wyoming the French r T r k e i l° PreSident Truman’s rescue in 1948. met at were s ta rtu p In tke “’ t 1952. Their conclusions REFUSES TO SLASH AGRICULTURE FUNDS were startling to the average home towner. • D e s p ite b i - p a r t i s a n move l e d by D o u g la s Briefly, they concluded that President Truman w ill be a candidate Efsenh6 eCtlOn ‘ b « he can deieat Sen- Robert Taft. Should Gen and D ir k s e n o f I l l i n o i s , s e n a t e r e f u s e d t o c u t ? ! ° fflCe he COuld have had “ !9 « . then Mr. Trum an’s m a t e r i a l l y a p p r o p r i a t i o n s f o r d e p a rtm e n t o f a g r i chances would not be so good. . ,. As a ba_?is these startling conclusions, the democratic leaders c u l t u r e . S e n a te a u t h o r i z e d 5 1 2 0 ,8 3 2 ,0 0 0 m ore t h a n believe the President would get a large farm rote as he did in 1948 be- t h e h o u s e a p p ro v e d , o r t o t a l o f 5 1 ,0 8 8 .5 7 8 .1 3 0 . h ich leveTnfP d1CeS ,aVe been high during his administration. A continued D ir k s e n and D o u g la s s o u g h t t o s l a s h c o n s e r v a t i o n high level of domestic prosperity without inflation would also add to his c r o g i n s u r a n c e ^ p r o d u c t i o n and s u b s is T e n c e l n n n , ' chances, they concluded. They also pointed out that Truman was denied New York’s 47 elec by s e v e r a l m i l l i o n s . ----- -------- toral votes by the candidacy of Henry A. Wallace and those of four P r . M r t « by tb . W a .h in zU n B a r .z a . r W NU F .a ta r« « . southern states by the Dixiecrats. This is unlikely in the 1952 campaign The big question, of course, Is Gen. Eisenhower. The general is a midwesterner. and it would not be difficult to sell a national hero to the people in the home towns. alien enlistment sertlon, at the í í ’Oth FECOM , „1 •ur forcesi , , ’ , K ' *'-8W. commanding officer of the Ukrainian. The new law gives foreigners the chance to fight for freedom In ÿ&iVIC E S ^HENEW FEAR— The latest news from Korea would indicate the tio ? fo ! h !« ? ,UnlS « T ^ SCt W’th a new fear’ that of world condemna- k Kaesong peace talks. It is the only reasonable X ? SU1? ! ! announced tbe talks can continue if the Allies ill admit a plane tried to murder the Communist delegates by dropping explosive bombs and jellied gasoline near their quarters. a . aGf nv Ma‘ the'^ B . RidSway. who previously rejected their charge as a fake, and a fraud, is unlikely to accede to their demand. Ridgway has informed the Reds that their neutrality-violation charges are noth ing more than malicious lies, deliberately manufactured for propaganda effect and unworthy of reply. e e s As long as bothi parties maintain this attitude there is little hope for a resumption of talks. And even if they should be resumed, other inci dents w ill be manufactured by the Reds to further their propaganda .?ms’ ’ , 1ace “ Korea wlU not be restored until one side or the other is thoroughly and completely defeated. question box (Send your questions about the Am I entitled to a pension? armed forces or any aspect of military Mrs. C. St. G„ Lewiston, Idaho, service to: Walter Shead, Armed A. If you have no dependent chil- Services Question Box, 1057 National Press Building, Washington 4, D. C. *ir ^ t» and " ° lncome which exceeds ° r if you have dependent Answers will be given in this col children and an income which does umn.) not exceed $2.500 you are entitled 21 IR national guard fighter squad- to a pension if your husband served rons are now being equipped 90 days or more and was dis with improved, later model a ir charged under conditions other craft. A ll squadrons in the conti than dishonorable. This condition nental United States now flying does not apply if he was discharged F-47 Thunderbolts, a conventional after less than 90 days’ service for fighter used during World War II, a service-connected disability. At . JAPANESE TREATY— On Tuesday 34 nations gathered at San Fran- win be equipped w ith modernized the time of his death he must have T A T the propose4 Peace treaty with Japan. Russia is repre- F-51 Mustangs. Under the present been entitled to receive compensa bt tV' n ? ! °«.n,e ,eXpegtS her 10 sign the document which is sponsored schedule, the conversion should be tion, or retirement pay. You should by the United States. To the contrary, she w ill do everything in her completed by the end of field tra in apply to your nearest VA office, power to wreck the treaty negotiations and eventually w ill present her ing this faU. It is planned that and explain the circumstances to own versions of a pact. ner eventually the A ir Guard w ill be en them. n? WS a! ? e Jconference opened was India’s boycott of the tire ly equipped with je t aircraft. Q, I want to name my two chil THat countrys denunciation of the treaty was in direct line Most of the squadrons winch had dren as beneficiaries of my na t io is ^ n r e iT propaganda and wiu have many repercussions in this na- already converted to jets were tional service life insurance pol 8 io r,elgn a? pro«r am. I t may lead to a tougher U.S. policy toward among those called to active duty icy, but I'd like to arrange that mp n th dt redu?tlon ,in ald 8iven her in recent months. I t may also following the outbreak of the Ko one of them will receive 60 per India’s ^ ta n d nUmbef ° f Other countries wlU suffer as a direct result of rean conflict. cent and the other 40 per cent. Is this possible? J.B.B., Kirks From now until the conference closes, the people In the home towns A rapid cure fo r m alaria may be ville, Ky. trea?v £ 7 7 * C° ° d ° f S° Vlet pr0Paganda against the provided by a new drug, prima^ treaty. In fact, one of the greatest propaganda slanders the world has quine, now being tested extensive' A. Yes. You may specify who is ever seen is about to begin. ly in the field, the arm y has said. to get the money and how it is to Tests already conducted indicate be paid out. Any VA office w ill help that primaquine may be a fa r more you with details. effective treatment for m alaria than Q. I expect to be discharged any other drug now in use. I f field from service soon, having been tests of the drug prove satisfactory, badly hurt in the line of duty. its use should greatly accelerate While in the service, I'm covered the recovery of m ilita ry personnel by the free $10,000 indemnity returning from Korea who have insurance, but that coverage will contracted m alaria in that country. stop 120 days after my discharge. However, further research is nec What type of Gl insurance may essary to determine whether it w ill I get then? L.G.B., McHenry, prove as effective against the strain Md. of m alaria found in Korea as it has A. You have two choices: (1) the against experimental strains. five year level premium term pol icy, for which you must apply with Q. My husband joined the in 120 days of separation from Eva Peron, wife of President Juan Peron of Argentina, often called the S.A.T.C, in Louisville, Ky., in service, or (2) any plan of the most powerful woman in the world, has been nominated to be her hut- 1918 and was in at the end of the special NSLI issued only to dis bands running mate as Vice-President in the November 11 elections. The war. He died in November, abled veterans. Any VA contact election is only a formality under Argentina’s dictatorship. She would be 19)7, I am now almost 70 representative can give you fu r the first woman in history Io hold such a high office in the Americas. years of age and need an income. ther details. ’ kS ,;S’ AL PHOTO . . . Thl, picture, which appeared In the Ashland (Ky I Independent, was represented to the newspaper as an actual Photograph taken In sky over Korea. A Chicago man was taking a Photo of an American and Red plane In a fight. He sent tke pi, hire a a, irplatl7 ln Chicago and a neighbor sent It to a brother in Ashland. Demand for the issue carrying the picture was so great it was sold out. The issue was repeated and It too was sold out AMERICA’S WIIEATIIEART Miss Liberal, Kansas, Bette Ren ick, wears banner, "Wheatheart of the Nation, 1951,” after she won title at 32nd annual birthday cele bration In Perrytown. She wins an expense-paid trip to Havana, Cuba. • • « THIS IS CHINA Three New O fficer Schools to Open Soon Peiping Demands Life Data on Everyone The Communists in China have demanded a combination confession and autobiography fo r m illions of persons in the country whom the Reds find necessary to re-educate in the new attitudes of Chinese com munism. It is a complete record and repudiation of the past life of the individuals concerned. The document serves as a do mestic passport that must be pro duced whenever the possessor seeks a new job, wants to move from one part of the country to 'nother, or from some other reason, comes un der official scrutiny. The person under examination may have made money on the stock m arket or gone to a U.S. university Whatever it Is, these must be con- fessed and branded as bad and wrong. Three new officer candidate schools w ill soon begin operations as part of a plan to increase oppor tunities for qualified personnel from both m ilita ry and civilian life to obtain commissions ln the army. The new courses w ill be offered at the engineer school, F ort Belvoir, Virginia; the signal school. Fort Monmouth, New Jersey; and the armored school, F ort Knox, Ken tucky. Courses w ill be five months long. The officer candidate pro- gram is soon scheduled to produce 8,000 officers annually. • • • The arm y has recently an nounced the production of a new armored personnel ca rrier which w ill take infantrym en to the front lines along with the tanks, while giving protection from small arms fire and shell fragments. The new ca rrier is designated the T18E1, and was developed by the arm y ordnance corps. ,A Nz,Ofc" T CLUB ' • • Mar* aret Baratow’ m e birth t h h ,eiL. * ‘r1, created <’ u,le M 8tlr seem ly when she gave birth to a baby right on the premises. The former A.A.U. swim ming champion had a baby daughter, with a patron, Dr. Bert Tardleu ite r who » ’ mhed,Cal a‘‘e"dan‘ - «ere. she U shown holding the young! f X . whT :c ;7 ,u bdernB, : , x ‘; : . br,<ht ,,ghta’ wh,,e hubb* • c a i- NEW DAV CHIEF . . . Ewing W. Mays, 33, Little Roek, was elected national commander of the Dis abled American Veterans during the organization’s convention In Milwaukee. He Is a double am putee, having lost both legs.
