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MEDPOID MAIL TIIBUSS. MIDFORD. OREGON
FRIDAY. AUGUST 23. 18(3
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Your Money's
Worth
By SYLVIA PORTER
Copyright, Hall Syndicate, Inc.
NO DEPRESSION FOR 25 YEARS
As of this summer 1963 it is a full quartery-century
since the United States has had a depression. Let us not
let this silver anniversary go unheralded for our avoid'
ance of a major slump for so long a period is an achieve
ment which has no parallel in world history.
It was in the summer of 1938 that the last severe
business down turn in our country ended. Since then we
have had five business declines, the most recent one end'
ing in February 1961. But none of these five has even ap
proached in magnitude the crash of 1938 or the earlier
historic depression of 1929-33.
What the tens of millions of you who hava becoma
adults during tha past quarter-century hava experienced
hava bean minor recessions, not depressions. You have
grown up in a period of war-born shortages, war-created
inflation, minor business setbacks from time to
lima, now an extraordinarily prolonged period of price
stability. What you hava known is a federal govern
ment committed by law to work for maximum em
ployment, production, income. What you have been
taught to expect from government and private enterprise
is postive action to curb even modest downturns at tha
first signs of trouble.
You do not know what a depression can be like so here
is how it was 25 years ago.
The 50-month recovery from the worst depression of
all time came to an abrupt end in May 1937. The bottom
of the economy seemed to drop out almost overnight. (I
was a youngster just beginning to dabble in the stock
market on borrowed capital, of course, far I had only
the tiniest nestegg and I'll never forget the rapidity with
which my profits disappeared and I went through the wring
er.) The New Deal had created and still was creating anti
slump weapons but they weren't strong enough then to off
set the sudden convergence of depressing forces.
The 1937-38 depression lasted only 13 months and then
preparation for World War II and global war itself came
along to take up the slack in every area and put us into
an entirely new economic era. But in those 13 months, this
is what happened:
Industrial production Off 31.5 per cent
Non-farm employment Off 10 per cent
Monthly jobless rate Up 8.2 per cent
Personal incomes Off 11.2 per cent
Retail sales Off 14.1 per cent
Gross national product Off 11.9 per cent
In only 13 months, this happened. It was a crash and
with the memory of the breadlines and bankruptcies of
1929-33 still vivid, the entire nation trembled. In com
parison, in the 1960-61 recession, personal . incomes scarce
ly changed, retail sales slipped just a bit, industrial pro
duction was off only seven per cent, the nation's total
output of goods and services continued to rise.
The distinctions between the depressions of the
1930s and the recessions of the post-World Warr II
period are immense and the reason is that we have now
built in "stabilisers" which automatically come into
play when the economy falters.
Today, unemployment insurance gives jobless work
ers spending money while they are out of work and our
vast pension systems public and private give mil
lions steady incomes which they spend immediately. Today,
bank deposit insurance protects our savings in financial in
stitutions and our methods of financing homes drastically
limit foreclosures. Today, government spending is a con
stant prop under our economy and the broadening of busi
ness to include many new industries and services helps
make us less sensitive to trouble in one or two big in
dustries. Today, wages rise in bad times as well as good
and support consumer spending while prices hold in bad
times as well as good and support corporation profits.
We have not conquered the business cycle but for a
full quarter-century we have avoided depression. With the
1961-? upturn getting "old," we are now concentrating on
tax reductions to give it new life, thereby emphasizing that
we are more determined than ever to maintain our no
depression record.
Dennis the Menace
Airline Mechanics
Submit lo Order
New York (UPI) The brief
nationwide wildcat strike
against United Air Lines
(UAL) ended early Thursday
in compliance with a federal
restraining order that at first
was ignored.
UAL mechanics and ground
crews, members of the Inter
national Association of Ma
chinists (IAM), returned to
work at the start of the mid
night shift at key airports in
the country.
The walkout started
Wednesday and continued
hours after U.S. District
Court Judge Bernard Decker
issued the restraining order
at Chicago. Decker said the
order would remain in effect
until he hears arguments on
a UAL petition for a prelimi
nary injunction against the
IAM on Aug. 30.
The strike, which was trig
gered by a contract dispute,
caused flight cancellations or
delays in several big cities.
More than a dozen flights,
originating in Cleveland,
Seattle, Denver and Port
land, Ore., were canceled.
Dr. Ward Leaves
Sizable Estate
London - (UPD - Stephen
Ward, the high living society
osteopath artist who commit
ted suicide during his vice
trial last month, left an es
tate of 14,620 pounds ($40,
936), it was announced today.
Ward, who was convicted of
living off the earnings of
prostitutes, left no will, but
letters of administration of
his estate were granted to
day to his brother, Raymond
Ward.
A sizable share of the es
tate was believed to have
come from sale of some of his
portraits, which were placed
on sale during the trial. At the
time, Ward said he put the
portraits up for sale because
he was broke and needed
money to pay defense costs.
There was no indication of
the disposition of his estate.
But one of Ward's suicide
notes directed that a bequest
be made to Ronna Ricardo, a
prostitute who testified in his
defense.
Woman Arrested in
Train Robbery Case
London - 1UPII - Scotland
Yard detectives seeking the
gang which staged history's
greatest train robbery Thurs
day charged a woman with re-
ceiving stolen money and mo
bilized the nation to help in
what may be the final stages
of their hunt.
Mary Kazih Manson, 42.
small, dark haired and
swarthy, was charged at Lin-
slade Court near Aylesbury
manhunt headquarters -
with receiving $2,338 al
though she knew it had been
stolen.
A 7
Parents Should Register Their Children Early in New School
By DAVID NYDICK I Generally, activities might be I How should a child come I curitv. This is imnnrUnt m p,. ... . t . .
UPI Education Specialist
After the long summer,
manv parents are looking for-
warn to the resumption of
school classes. This, of course,
presents quite a change in
routines and some prepara
tion will be valuable.
If you have moved to a new
neighborhood, it is advisable
to register as early as pos
sible in the new school. Last
minute registrations often
cause unnecessary problems.
The opening day of school
usually is hectic. There may
be disturbing delays for sev
eral reasons such as many
registrants, getting records
straight, moving additional
furniture into the classroom,
and an office busy with first
day emergencies.
An early registration is also
helpful for other reasons. The
school will have an oppor
tunity to obtain records from
the previous school. More
care can be given to proper
placement. Confusing factors
can be clarified without caus
ing a problem for the child.
For early registration
check the date the school of
fice opens and will be ready
to accept students.
Children sometimes will
build up a fear of the first
day. Parents may contribute
to this attitude by making a
big issue of the first day. It
is not advisable to emphasize
this. Perhaps it is possible to
achieve a gradual approach.
Summer schedules might be
slowly changed to coincide
with those of school days.
Family
Council
Editor's Note: Th Family Conn,
til consist! ol a luclje, a psychia
trist, three clergymen, a newspaper
editor, a women's editor, and two
writers. Eacn article Is a summary
or an actual case history. Tha
Council reports on prohlems (hat
have heen dealt with hy respon
sible agencies and counselors.
(Copvrleht 1963
General Features Corp.)
Jill F. - I want something
I've never had - complete
freedom.
Mack F. - She should come
back to me before it's too
late.
Jill F. - I can straighten
myself out only by getting
swav frnm Mack and the chil
dren. I see now that I should
not have married at all: What
I've always craved is free
dom. First I was held down
by my parents, then by my
mother, and now by my hus
band and responsibility. I see
a Kio- unnrlprflll world outside
and I want a chance to ex
plore it. I'll agree to any ar
rangement Mack wants.
Mack F. - This isn't normal
talk for a grown woman, but
.Till hasn't heen actinsr richt
fnr thp nast vpar. She tells me
right out that she has an ad
mirer whos waiting to take
hpr all over the continent as
snnn as she's free. I can see
where she'd want to get away
from her bossy mother, nut
why me? What have I done
urnns' I've worshiDDeri her.
humored her, probably spoil
ed her - and I want her to
stay.
V
The Council: The important
third party here is not that
admirer" waiting in the
wings, nor Jill's mother
(whose ears should be burn
ing), but a professional aide.
Instead of referring Mack to
a lawyer who'd draw up the
best divorce papers, or a doc
tor who'd probably try some
psychotherapy on Jill, we ad
vise him to call the local
office of the Family Service
Assn. of America. Their cor
porate finger can point his
way to the right agency,
where a marriage counselor
will ask the right questions
and work patiently, step-by-
step even if it takes years, to
show Jill what's really eating
her and how to eradicate it.
In her present confused state
she can't possibly make a
wise decision. Perhaps all
she needs is a brief separa
tion, followed by a return to
a stronger husband - one she
respects. The counselor can
strengthen Mack's backbone
in standing up to Jill, brook
ing none of her "triangle"
try-outs, impressing her with
his new manly stature.
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Highest Trade-Ins
SKINNER cJB&.
carefully directed towards
those faced in school.
Why not have the child
play on the school grounds?
This may help to develop a
more secure feeling. He might
be able to play with some of
his new classmates. Any ac
tivities of this nature will re
duce his fears of the unknown.
prepared on the first day? He
should not wear party clothes.
Most classes will have ac
tivities planned which make
normal school clothes prel
erable. Don't forget lunch or
money to purchase it, if the
first day is a full one.
Your child will want to
take books, etc. These seem
to give him a feeling of se
curity. This is important so
allow it. You should, how
ever, limit these to h few
basic needs. Don't buy ex
pensive equipment. An inex
pensive note book and pencil
are all that will be needed.
Explain this to the child and
assure him that you will sup
ply his needs as soon as the
teacher indicates what they
are.
Parents should not plan to
enter or stay in the class
rooms. Teachers are and
should be giving all their at
tention lo the students. You
should send your child to
school in the normal way,
walking or by bus. If it should
be necessary to take him, say
goodbye outside the building.
This will be to everyone's
benefit.
The beginning of school
can be a pleasant event when
good judgment is used in pre
paring for the experience.
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