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Page G M Tex: Will a. 1 28, fo schedi Dr. proffeg Unive: at 8 Adam The Spent a lunc at th< and a Frolic Sbisa The ence dress( ers ai dress( includ to be head cultui Minn< “A; Extei dress Conn' Presi Comr “K Will 1 Direc datio •poi h that shou lasti: Battalion Editorials Page 2 FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1951 Oh, This Commercializing! Assails Opposers of Economic Controls Truman Asks Anti-Inflation Program /COMMERCIALIZATION? Why brother, ^ you ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Or so it seems from all reports available. Excuse the gazing to the used-to-be, but we remember the days when the family shopped for clothes that bore the simple de signation of shoes, pants, dresses, etc., plus, of course, a brand name. But that brand- name was something simple like Acme or Wearfast or D&B. It all began gradually. In grandma and grandpa’s day there was a little of it—not much. And styles have been influenced by the screen and stage to produce Shirley Temple dresses and other such frilly com modities. Toys pretty well followed suit. Dick A Small Audience Scapegoat ITAS television become the scapegoat for unexpected small crowds? MacArthur’s audience at the enormous Houston stadium which seats 70,000 amount ed to little more than 20,000. The General’s spokeman, Lt. Gen. Court ney Whitney, said after the Houston ad dress “It was a very nice crowd.” “Wasn’t it smaller than you had expect ed?” queried a reporter. “Well, you have the television and other factors,” he replied. Houston’s tumultous ovation for the Gen eral Wednesday evening during an afternoon parade “faded away” to the comfortable liv ing room ring-side seat at the TV set evi dently. Or could the small attendance be blamed on the “other factors” Gen. Whitney refers to? Tracy’s name has adorned toy guns for years. There was a rash of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves for a while invading every thing from playthings to soaps. It took Hopalong Cassidy, though, to really get the ball rolling. Stalwart “Hoppy” got his name and pictures on everything im aginable. A mere pair of boots vDuld no longer suit Junior—it had to be “Hoppy” boots. The American people grew used to this sort of thing gradually. But it hardly pre pared them for the storm that followed in the wake of the original Gen. MacArthur talk to the nation. Within 24 hours, record ing companies were turning out not only re cordings of the speech, but also hastily thrown-together versions of the song “Old Soldiers Never Die,” to which Mac alluded in the talk. Now we find that Hollywood is moving into whirlwind production of a film bearing the same title. The film, incidentally, con cerns Korea, but not MacArthur. The title was registered by producer Darryl Zanuck within hours after the General uttered them. Perhaps the public of by-gone days miss ed a lot. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, as far as we know, was immortalized in neither film nor record. Yet it somehow presisted. Old Pat Henry sent a few words ringing through the Halls of Time with no more as sistance than his own fiery voice. But the American businessman was un known, or at least not so well known, at that time. He failed to commercialize on these and other famous words of our history. Per haps that accounts for the lofty spot held by these famous phrases. Today, though, we’ve got to play it for all its worth—and in the process, destroy its worth. Perhaps the American consumer is getting what he wants, but what about the American citizen? WASHINGTON, June 15—UP)— President Truman assailed what he called “special interests” tonight for opposing economic con trols and asserted that if inflation wrecked the American economy the Kremlin would win the whole world “without firing a shot.” The President said by radio last night this is a “time of national danger.” Congress, he said, should get busy and pass an anti-inflation program “that will really hold down prices.” At the minimum, he said, strong controls will be needed for two more years to support a mobiliza tion effort designed “to prevent the Soviet rulers from starting a third world war;” The present control law (which he wants extended and strengthen ed expires in two weeks. The presi dent said it* is under fire from “special interests,” the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and others who are “again giving us the old song and dance: take off price controls and every thing will be just dandy.” These People Were Wrong “These people were wrong before and they are wrong now,” he said in an address over all networks. He added: “If we get no law, or if we get the wrong kind of law, we will not be able to keep prices from running wild.” MURDERER’S ROW P , •v.'V t.; ** Interpreting The News Government Puts Ceiling on Clothes W/ASHINGTON, June 15—(A*)— threads, diapers ribbons, luggage, ^ « ” The government put new ceil- pins, head furnishings, umbrellas, Houston, Texas, ing prices yesterday on clothing— slide fasteners and similar mis- 1 Then after saying he didn’t be lieve the “terrific hullabaloo” rais ed by “certain lobbyists” who talk of a strike by cattlemen against meat price control, he declared: “The welfare of all of us is at stake. “If inflation go away from us, and wrecked our savings and ruin ed our economy, that would be the easiest victory the Kremlin could ask for. “Communist Russia could win the whole world to totalitarianism without firing a shot. “That is what the Communists have been hoping for. They have been hoping for years for the col lapse of the American economy.” Proving Communists Wrong Mr. Truman noted that “for years we have .been proving the Communists to be wrong ... in stead of collapsing our economy is growing stronger and stronger. “We must keep on proving that. “And the way to do it is to have an anti-inflation program, includ ing price controls, wage controls, rent controls, credit controls—con trols that really hold down prices and the cost of living. “The people of this country, acting together, are stronger than any special interest. If we work together as a team, if everyone does his part, we can beat infla tion, we can secure the defenses of this nation and keep down the cost of living for the average family. “Nothing is more important to OrganizationCattle SalesNotRegulated Sales of live cattle by 4-H Clubs and similar groups can be done outside the quotas for livestock slaughter when made at the time of a fair or exhibition which is under the auspices of the extension ser vice of the Department of Agri culture or a recognized state agen cy. the Houston District Office of Price Stabilization explained. The sales are authorized by OPS Amendment 5 to Distribution Re gulation 1. The regulation sets monthly quotas of livestock to be slaughtered by federal inspected slaughterers. Authority for fair managers to issue certificates for purchase of 4-H livestock for slaughter must be obtained in advance from the Dis trict OPS, 517 La Branch Street, the long-run strength of our eco nomy and to our work for world peace.” Mr. Truman concluded his speech on the same note, saying: Congress Must Pass Law “It is up to Congress to pass a strong anti-inflation law so this country can do its full part in the fight for peace.” He said that even if the Ko rean fighting “stopped tomorrow,” the hardest, toughest kind of eco nomic controls “will be absolutely necessary for at least two more years.” The President’s remarks about the NMA and meat lobbyists were reminiscent of the speeches he made against what he called “spec ial interests” in his 1948 campaign. His appeal to the people to stir up Congress likewise carried a familiar tone from that campaign. On meat ceilings, he said point edly that Price Administrator Michael V. DiSalle’s order “that will bring down beef prices to the consumer” was “put out with my approval.” DiSalle’s program calls for two AVz percent price rollbacks Aug. 1 and Oct. 1, to follow up the re cent 10 percent rollback on live beef cattle. There was no hint of an admin istration compromise with oppon ents of that program in Mr. Tru man’s assertion: Bring Beef Prices Down “That order will bring beef pri ces down from about 150 percent of parity to about 125 percent of parity. I think that’s fair enough in a time of national emergency. I think most farmers and ranchers would agree that is a fair price.” The President said he wanted to assure all those who have writ ten him that “I am doing every thing to keep controls enforced.” whole job myself,” and this ig something the whole country should support.” The President referred tp his meeting a few days ago with Sen ate and House Banking Committee members and said they all agreed it is important to get ‘a good bill passed.” “But some of them told me they were under a lot of pressure from the special interests to do away with controls and that the con sumers were not making themsel ves heard,” Mr. Truman continued. “Well, I told them I represented the consumers and that I was speaking for them. And I am speaking for you and working as hard as I can to convince the mem bers of the Congress that we must have an anti-inflation law.” kee He added: “But I can’t do the MacArthur Plainly Talking Politics in Texas Speeches By J. M. ROBERTS, JR. Associated Press News Analyst \ LOT of political dust should ^ be in the air from on. Gen. MacArthur came home from Japan April 18 with word that “I have no nolitical aspirations whatever. I do not intend to run for any political office ...” He still says so, repeating it yester day, and there is no reason to go behind it. But in San Francisco he completed the sentence: “ . . . and I hope that my name will never be used in any political way.” That expressed hope was thrown out the window by the Republican party before the general could get out of San Francisco. Then, Wednesday in Texas, the general himself proved some old soldiers don’e even fade away. The text he brought from Tokyo, confining him to discussion of American Foreign Policy as it affects military af fairs, was expanded. A Political Speech The general made a political speech. He' might deny he intend ed to 3b so. He may claim he was doing as he said in his introduc tion, keeping the issues on a non partisan level. But it was like some “non-political” speaking trips taken by Roosevelt and Truman. MacArthur repeated his conten tions about the Korean war in a fashion hardly less dramatic than in his famous appearance before Congress. But then he went right on into the field of domestic is sues. “Corruption and rumors of cor- ruption have shaken the people’s trust in the integrity of those ad ministering the civil power. The cost of government has become so great and the consequent bui’den of taxation so heavy that the sys tem of free enterprise which built The Battalion Lawrence Sullivan Ross, Founder of Aggie Traditions "Soldier, Statesman, Knightly Gentleman” Entered aa second-clasa matter at Post Office at College Staton, Texas, under the Act of Con gress of March 3, 1870. Member of The Associated Press Represented nationally by National Advertising Service Inc., at New York City, Chicago, Los An geles, and San Francisco. our great material strength has become imperiled. “ . . . govemment has assumed progressively the mantle of«obli- garchic power . . . rights of individ uals and Communists have been curtailed.” Shooting directly at a recent speech by President Tru man—although it was not quoted and he was not named—the gen eral said “there are those who call piously for unity even while doing so much to prevent unity.” Jack Bell, AP political expert, described it as “just the sort of speech Senator Taft of Ohio—all but an avowed candidate for the 1952 Republican presidential nom ination—might have made in bid ding for convention delegates.” No Personal Political Ambitions MacArthur may have no personal political ambitions. But he had al ready become a factor in the cam paign through his controversy with Truman over Korea. Now he is a participant. Events have caused political ob servers to think they sense in Pres ident Truman a revival of his 1948 determination not to give up under fire. Many think this sort of thing will cause him to run again re gardless of his original intentions. Tim fur—the really deep fur— has begun to fly a little earlier than usual. It’s going to be some rumpus. from underwear shorts to mink coats—but price control officials saw little help to consumers. The order affects about 30,000 makers of clothing who do about $15,000,000,000 worth of business yearly. Price control officials said no significant change in consumer pri ces is expected. Indications are that average manufacturers’ prices may run, slightly lower except in the us ually more costly wool clothing lines. Officials said some decreases cellaneous products. Officials stressed that this is an interim order. They said regula tions will be issued as soon as practicable covering various seg ments of the apparel industry. 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Sufficient Unto the dnvic the evil thereof. -MatthewTm Nurses Needed By Air Force The Air Force hopes to 1’ecruit 2000 additional nurses within the next 14 months, a move that would approximately double present strength of the Corps. An AF Surgeon General spokes man said the nurses would be en couraged to apply for flight nurse training after entering active duty. Efforts to produce new nurses began in earnest this month with an intensified nationwide recruit ing drive. Just how many of the 200 nurses being sought will receive flight nurse training was not revealed, but the spokesman stated that the Gunter AFB training school is ex pected to continue in operation for sometime. Presently, small numbers are qualifying for flight nurse wings every six weeks. Bible Verse 'T'AKE therefore no thought for the morrow: for the moiTow Different base periods may be selected for pricing different clas- will come for consumers, particul arly m clothing made of cotton and win allow for p roduc ti 0 n of sea- synthetic materials. Wool suits and sonal clothing, such as for Fall, garments will cost more because of Winter, Spring and'Summer, sharp increases in raw wool prices To these base period prices man- since the Korean war. ufacturers will be allowed to add r, , r> • tv certain increases in labor costs up Replaces Price Freeze to last Marcll 15; and higher cost F The new price order replaces the for materials, including some in general price freeze under which direct materials increases, up to the industry has been operating last June 4. Formulas are provid- since January. Briefly the new or- ed for determining how these in- der tells manufacturers to figure creases may be added, out specific ceiling prices by pick- OPS said the calculations may ing a base period before the Ko- prove more difficult for small man- rean war and adding certain costs ufacturing firms than large ones, increases since then. The order allows any manufacturer Any change in manufacturers’ whose gross sales during his last pi’ices, up or down, will be reflected fiscal year were less than $50,000 eventually in retail prices. The of- to continue pricing under the gen- ficials said competition in selling eral freeze order. OPS estimated should help keep prices down, about one-fifth of the manufactur- Right now, they said the market ers doing about two per cent of the is “soft” and many items already total sales of apparel yearly will have been reduced in price. be exempt. The apparel regulation covers almost everything people wear ex cept shoes. It includes hats, coats, suits, shorts, socks, pajamas, neck ties, handkerchiefs, underwear, stockings, gloves, scarfs, pocket- books and handbags, sportswear, work clothing, ecclesiastical vest ments, theaterical costumes and mink coats. The regulation does not cover most shoes. It does apply to spec ialty footwear items. These in clude booties, spats, slipper socks and beach shoes. Items Not Covered Among items not covered by the regulation are such things as cos tume jewelry, artificial flowers, Forestry Service Workshop Slated The Texas Forestry Service in cooperation with the Educational Department of A&M will hold a workshop short course here, June 19-22, according to D. A. Ander son, of the Forestry Service. G. B. Wilcox, head of the educa tion department, will direct the class with the assistance of a representative from the Forestry Service. Objective of the course is to dis cuss and give teachers a better undertaking of forestry and nat ural resourses, Anderson said. 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