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PACE HERALD AND NEWS. Kfawulk Tails. Ore. Tuesday, December U. IMt tiaa Battle Stations!-1 v NOTHING SPECIAL IW. I. s. 0 What's Wrong? rtirinr th next Coneressional session a f determined effort will be made to repeal that ;settlon of the Taft-Hartley Act wnicn atnnor f izes the states to adopt right-to-work laws j;laws which guarantee that a worker can join lor not join a union, as he so chooses, without coercion from either labor or management. 'So far, 20 states have adopted the laws. J If the coming effort is successful, unre strained labor monopolies will be in the saddle :with a vengeance. Compulsory unionism which means that man must join or starve will become the rule. And this would be only the beginning. Senator Byrd of Virginia, in .'announcing that he would oppose repeal of the section "with all my strength and ability," said: "Power breeds power, and labor leaders are insatiable in their demands' for special privilege and special legislation for immunity. Repeal . . . would be followed by a drive to repeal all protective provisions in the Taft Hartley Act and other statutes in the whole labor field." There's nothing anti-labor or anti-union in the right-to-work laws. All they do is to assert the principle that each individual has the right to decide for himself whether to join or not. As the Dallas Morning News ob serves, "If this is to remain a free country, what's wrong with that?" 3 It is no reflection on the members of .'President-elect Kennedy's cabinet thus far "chosen to say that they were among his easier choices. He reveals now that he has deliberate ilyjaken his time in the selections for the criti cal posts of state, defense and treasury. . Some people have been' impatient with Kennedy for having moved so slowly in these .'areas. ' Admittedly there is some urgency. The 'transition from one regime to another is dif ficult at best The longer the newcomers have ;to get acquainted with their tasks, the better 'dor the country. j But Kennedy made what perhaps will be .widely accepted as a valid point when he said 5n explanation: j ; "Whoever is selected for those jobs, their judgment will affect the lives of all Ameri cans and they will be in those positions, I Iwould hope, for four years.. Therefore I am trying to render the best and most respon sible judgment I can. When I feel I have done tthat, then I am going to name them." The president-elect surely understands, 'm do most Americans, that the men who are chosen to guide us in diplomacy, in defense :and in finance must do more than exhibit nigh competence. .". , " 5 ' ' I ' They must also inspire tremendous con fidence, not Only : among ) Americans but Handled With Care among our actual and our potential allies abroad. To find men who provide this delicate but vital combination plainly is not simple. Unquestionably there are quite a few able prospects for all three key posts. What cer tainly must be at issue in Kennedy's mind is which one can best gain the necessary wide support. If good selections are made, it will be of lesser consequence that a good deal of time already has run on the available preflight training period. Good men can learn their jobs with often amazing dispatch, especially if their general backgrounds are well suited to the need. Furthermore, in a very real sense the key man in diplomacy, defense and finance is the president-elect himself. In Kennedy's case, training actually began the day after he was elected. And he has had superb co-operation from the Eisenhower administration in getting ready to meet his problems. If it can be assumed that Kennedy has performed his preparatory labors well, then we need not be concerned that the nation will suffer from too short a briefing for even the most crucial cabinet officers. Most Americans likely would say it is better to move wisely rather than quickly even though the times be urgent. Not To The Farmer At a recent meeting we attended, more than 93 per cent of the participants were farmers, or engaged in farming one way or . another. One of the topics of discussion cen tered around possible ways to educate the pub lic that it is not the price paid to the farmer for his products that keeps pushing up the cost of living. That point is underscored in the latest living index report It showed that the index had risen to a new high due to an increase of four tenths of one per cent in food prices. This, despite a decline in some prices paid to the farmers, and with other products holding at the same price level. It is obvious, then, that the increases in the living index are not going into the farmers' pockets. Most of the price increases have gone into the distribution and processing of the food we eat Wholesalers and other food dis tributors will tell you that, in effect the price increases arc a cost for our laziness and desire for convenience. New processes of wrapping and packaging have been largely responsible for price increases of food items that require packing. We're not satisfied with the old kraft wrapper. We require that our food items be attractively (and expensively) wrapped and dis played before we'll buy. It goes without say ing that it takes more than a fancy package to make a steak extra good. And, we're paying a price for convenience. Frozen foods, frozen dinners, anything you want to buy especially prepared and packaged, are yours for the ask ing just pay the price. Well, we've rambled from the point. Which is: when you grumble about the price of food, don't blame the poor farmer. He's got enough troubles already, what with fight ing off the federal government and the fools who want to create a controlled paradise for him. BARBS Songstress : A Georgia golf pro was injured in an auto crash. He should improve his driving. ; When the moon comes over the mountain there are usually revenue agents somewhere nearby. -it Often a word to the good wife ufficient to start something. Bl "How are you?" is a question that jhads to people telling you all their if Rubles. To err is human but too often the riser wears out before the pencil. A pastor says there are no bad children only stupid and thoughtless parents. Don't let Junior read this. j Oa with the nation's road repairs, to' wcH have no excuse for finding purselvet in a rut. We know what the goal of some ccflege boyi is, now that the football i Is OB. At each end or ue neia. 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DEN1SON Associate Research Director Committee 4or Economic Development One of a series of easy-to-read condensations from chan ters written by eminent Ameri can authorities for book publi cation by Prentice-Hall with the Report from President Eisen hower's Commission on Nation- al Goals. Edited by Ray Crom Icy for Newspaper Enterprise Association. (Copyright 1960, the American Assembly.) " Various alternatives, in addition to maintenance of high employ ment, are available to the United States if it wishes to raise its growth rate. ' ' ' On the basis of reasonable es timates, the national product could be raised one per cent above what it would otherwise he in 1970, which would add 0.1 per cent to the annual growth rate over the next 10 years, by any of the following means: Double the rate of net Immi gration during the next decade; or Curtail by about one-third the reduction that might otherwise be expected in standard annual work ing hours, or Reduce by one-eighth the loss of labor resulting from illness, accidents, seasonal fluctuations, excessive labor in agriculture, il legal activities, concentrated long term unemployment and labor dis putes, or - Raise the proportion of gross national product devoted to net investment by about one - sixth above what it would otherwise be throughout the next 10 years. This result might also be achieved by an assault on ob stacles to the most effective use ' of resources. Over the years numerous laws and private restraints have devel oped that prevent the economy from achieving, or even moving toward, an optimum allocation of resources among the various lines . of production. Legal provisions include obsta cles to international trade by our own and by foreign governments, federal subsidies to various in dustries, resale price maintenance laws, farm price supports, selec tive excise taxes. In the private sphere, monopo ly, restrictions on the entry of ' new workers into certain occupa tions and discrimination in em ployment are examples of barri ers to the most effective use of resources. In some industries Hie use of the most efficient techniques and tools is barred, usually either by workers or by workers and em ployers together. In agriculture, government regulations prohibit maximum production. Elimination of these obstacles would permit us, as a nation, to ' obtain more real income without more work or any sacrifice of . present consumption. Increased mobility of labor and capital would also help to bring the actual distribution of re sources closer to the optimum.. The major step of creating a comprehensive system of public employment exchanges has al ready been taken. Better counsel ing of students might be helpful. Private pension plans are com monly established in such a way that the employe loses his rights if he changes employers. For in dividuals with long service, this becomes a major barrier to job changing. Very high marginal personal in come tax rates probably tend to discourage risk taking, prevent accumulation of investment funds in the hands of individuals most likely to undertake risky invest ments and impair performance of the entrepreneurial function. The advance of knowledge has clearly been the most important single source of past increases in output per unit of input. Expen ditures for organized research have been rising sharply and fur ther very large increases are ex pected. Better ways to organize and conduct research may well offer a significant opportunity to accelerate growth. Growth could also be stimulated by bringing the average level of technique closer to the best that is known. Improved means of disseminat ing information would help. Re moval of obstacles to the adoption of new procedures would help too, but may require bettor measures to prevent workers from suffering as a result of technological prog ress. Increase in education is a ma jor source of long-term growth, but it is already too late to raise 1970 output by lengthening the education of those now attending school. The effort the American people might be willing to undertake to increase the rate of growth by these means is uncertain. Without an extraordinary concerted effort, however, the effect would prob ably not be "big," if by "big" is meant the order of magnitude suggested by an increase from three to four per cent, or from four to five per cant. Differences much smaller than this are im portant and, if achieved by means that are worth their cost, well worth seeking. mi- HAPPY TIMES Repair Racket aims Victims Al manac By I'nitcd Press International Today is Tuesday. Dec. 13, the 348th day of the year with 18 more in I960. The moon is approaching its new phase. The morning star Is Mars. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Saturn and Venus. On this day in history: In 17"ff, German poet Heinrich Heine uas born. In 1927, violinist Yehudi Menu hin made his New York City de but in Carnegie Hall at the age of 10. In 1941, the Japanese issued an ultimatum to British forces lo surrender the crown colony of Hong Kong. In 1M8, James C. Pclrillo's 11 month ban on phonoeraph record ings by members of his Ameri can Federation of Musicians ended. Thought for Uxky: Gorman poet Hcrnrkh Heme said: "If one has no heart, one cannot write for the masses.'' 3 A rWS Claims Victi By MARIE DAERR In a Midwest city, motions for a new trial have been filed for two men, aged 33 and 25, mem bers of an inteistate home re pair racket who were convicted of larceny by trick. During their trial, a procession of women, including an 84-car-old retired school teacher in a Wheel chair, told of having faulty home repairs made by the two men at big prices. The stories of these women should be a warning to all home owners, particularly elderly peo ple, the logical prey of such un scrupulous operators. Widowed Mrs. G. the former school teacher, told of paying the two men more than $6,000 for repairing her chimney and roof gutters and waterproofing her basement. "The men had come lo my home and told me the chimney might fall down at any moment." Mrs. G said. "So I hired them . to repair it. "They insisted on going ahead with gutter repairs and with wa terproofing the basement. I told them not to do the basement, but they went ahead, anyway." After the basement work was "finished," one of the men brought the aged woman a dozen roses and a used television set and took her to dinner at a fancy restaurant. "Then I was given a bill for $5,200," she testified. "I pa It Previously, I had given them $815 for the chimney work."' After the first heavy rain, the widow discovered that both the chimney and the basement leaked. She could not contact the two men, one of whom was serving a federal sentence for counterfeit ing. "I didn't use the television set," the woman testified. "I don't like television." Another woman, aged 77, told of paying $600 to the men for faulty repairs on chimney and gutters of her home. The woman, a re tired office worker, walked into the court room with the aid of a cane. Another prosecution witness, a mother of three, told how the two "repairmen" collected $1,100 for seven hours work. The $1,100 was part of an endowment for her children. In their defense, the two men said they were merely employes of a firm which had no business address and used an answering service to get calls. Their operations, unfortunately, aren't isolated instances. The best place to stop such practices is at the door of the home at which these unscrupulous people knock Any reputable repairman will supply references, which may be checked. If he says, "I've been doing work on our street," ask him for the names and his cus tomers. Also, use your Rcttcr Business Bureau for a check on his opera tions. It exists to protect you from being cheated. When it comes to remembering the ages of his children, John Anderson (manager, Fred E. Bar nctt Co.) has a little easier time of it than most of us unfortunate pappas. Most of his Dock were born on the 28th of something or other. For instance, Russell, 8, was born Aug. 28. Then Richard, t, was born April 28. Then Ken ny, 4, was born Nov. 28. John set the pace himself, being born May 28. A daughter, Mary, who is 7, broke the pattern by coming into the world June 3. I can't remember from one year to another the birth dates and ages of any of mine to a certainty, that is. And if it weren't for the fact that I have the dates written down, I'd get clobbered annually on Double-E's birthday and our wedding anni versary. Getting a lot of attention these days is the matter of "horror" comic books. Time was, when many were fooled into thinking the horror comics were on their way out. There has been a good deal of effort by responsible com ic book publishers to police their industry but not half enough. There ought to be a law regulat ing such publications, but there isn't, and probably there never will be because of the matter of interpretation and censorship dan- . ger. There is little that can be done on the , national level,, but certainly parents can forbid their children to read the junk, there by forcing publishers to switch their efforts to something more useful 'and profitable. It is disgusting to hear a par ent cry "there ought to be a law" when the real necessity is for the parent himself to estab lish a few laws in his own household. Followed up, of course, by enforcement on the part of both parents. Too many times, we rely on the school, the church, the public agencies and law enforcement officers to carry out the functions and re sponsibilities that are rightfully the parents'. Ever wonder how you stand on this installment buying thing, as compared with others? Well, over the" U.S. as a whole, about six out of ten are making in stallment payments on debts in curred in order to buy consumer goods or services. Families owed nearly $41 billion in installment credit on June 1 of this year, and $12 billion on non-installment credit composed of charge ac counts, service credit and loans which are due in a lump sum on a specified date. These sums are equivalent to $774 per household in the U.S. for installment credit and $230 for mm - installment credit. Back again on a diet, and I'm reminded of the physiology stu dent. His teacher asked him if he could give a familiar example of the human body as it adapts itself to changed conditions. "Yes, ma'am," said our hero, "my aunt gained 50 pounds in a year and her skin never cracked." Anyway, (he seasons haven't been speeded up to where Christmas cards have to be mailed before the last leaves are raked. Out here, we hear so , much about the growth of such spectacu lar cities as Los Angeles, et al, we're rather inclined to discount the hugeness of, say, New York City. Well, it still tops the list of cities in population by a wide, wide margin. Latest population figures show the following rank ing 10 major cities in the U.S.: New York City, 7,781,984 Chicago, 3,550,404 Los Angeles, 2,479,015 Philadelphia, 2,002,512 Detroit, 1,670,144 Baltimore, 939,024 , Houston, 938,219 Cleveland, 876,050 Washington, 763,956 St. Louis, 750,026 Los Angeles did increase in size to the extent that it replaced Philadelphia in the third spot among the first 10. Just in case you've been feeling extra good today, here's a little heart-warmer: The Tax Founda- . tion recently counted the number of "hidden taxes" that are im posed on items in every day use. It found that there are 100 taxes on an egg, 116 on a man's suit, 150 on a woman's hat, 151 on a . loaf of bread, and 600 on a house! I guess you know who pays 'em. We make our share of errors, and have to live with them. But a ghastly thing happened in a re cent issue of The Saturday Eve ning Post. In the issue of Nov. 10, the Post carried an advertise ment that the issue of Nov. 17 would carry an article by Walter L i p p m a n n, "America Must Grow." The Lippmann article had been published in the Nov. 5 is sue. In a little notice of self-casti-gation, the Post said: "The four editors who let the error slip past them were beheaded, of course." This brings to mind some ma jor newspaper bloopers gathered over the years. Here are a few examples that probably sent re porters, typesetters and proofread ers out of town for a few weeks: "At the hospital, Mrs. ex plained that she stepped on a cake of soap. Her only injury was a wrecked etaoin shrdlu." "C H has bought a cow, and he is now supplying his neighbors with milk, butter, and eggs.': "The couple was joined in holy deadlock ..." "Mrs. H.M. sued her husband for divorce alleging he subjected her to the ignominy of being con tinued on page 5." "Mr. said his eyes are closing but ours are open. Light Is abundant There is no reason why we should sefwy, shrdlu shrdlu mfwet etaoin." "A screaming crowd of 200 men and women tonight attempted to lynch Sam Smith. Two policemen defended the prisoner until re freshments arrived." THEY SAY... Time is now clearly on the side of a fantastically destructive war. Sen. William Proxmire (D Wis.), warning that new low cost methods will enable many countries to make atom bombs. THE DOCTOR SAYS 'Gland Revolution' Main Cause Of Acne By HAROLD T. HYMAN, M.D. Written for Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Two observations help to ex plain the mechanism responsible for the changed character of skin secretions in acne. Under normal circumstances the eruption tends to appear at puber ty and disappear at maturity. Under artificial conditions, it can be produced at almost any period of life by administering large and sustained doses of male sex hormone t androgen 1 or of cer tain pituitary extracts such as are used in the treatment of dis turbances like rheumatoid arthri tis. These then are the probable steps that govern the appearance and disappearance of acne: At puberty, the pituitary gover nor sets in motion the revolu tionary changes that convert the lad into a man, the girl into a young lady. To accomplish its purpose, the pituitary alters the proportions of androgen and estrogen (female sex hormone! that normally circi. late in all our bloods at all times. During the period of chance, between puberty and maturity, most boys have a consistently high proportion of androgen. That is why so many of them are pim pled at one time or another. During this same period, many girls have a high proportion of androgen at the time of their pe riods when the estrogen level tends to fall. That's why their pimples usually appear or in crease when they menstruate. At maturity, when the boy reaches full manhood and the girl full womanhood, the blood ratio of androgen to estrogen becomes stabilized. And that's when the problem of acne usually becomes past history. Thus you see that acne is not a skin disease. It's a skin mani festation of a temporary malad justment of the pituitary regula tor. Hence it cannot be "cured" or even influenced to any signifi cant degree of applications or treatments directed to the skin or to the bacteria that later take up housekeeping in the plug. While acne is intimately relat ed to the reproductive process. R has nothing to do with sexuality or sexual practices. It is cruel and unkind to ac cuse the pimply adolescent of ex cessive masturbation. ' It is peri lously misleading to assert that the "complexion" will clear as a result of sexual indulgence.
