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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 .
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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.