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WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1951
JUST A LITTLE HERE AND THERE
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Controls Fight Continues...
T'HREE voices rang out across the nation
-*• this week as Congress took up the hotly-
debated controls measures. Mobilization Di
rector Charles E. Wilson, Price Stabilizer
Michael V. DiSalle and a large segment of
organized labor warned the nation that pres
sure groups were buying present prosperity
at the cost of grave future risk.
In Congress the fight was strictly down
party lines—administration backers were
aiming for stronger credit, wage, price and
rent curbs to replace those that run out
July 31 while Republicans and some Southern
Democrats were demanding weaker controls.
Control opponents were reportedly keep
ing their eye on peace developments in Korea
to back them in their fight.
Wilson took the lead in the control fight
with a warning that peace prospects must
not lull this country into an acceptance of
easing up on curbs or of cutting the defense
program.
DiSalle made an appeal to farmers, some
of the bitterest attackers of the price cutting
programs now in effect and possible under
extended controls.
He told them that failure to control pri
ces would eventually hurt the farmers most
of all. Cattle raisers, particularly indignant
about OPS ten percent roll-backs on beef-
prices with a promise of more controls to
come.
Wilson had pointed out in his speech that
cattle prices have soared 50 per cent in the
last 18 months and are now 150 per cent of
parity. In the same period, he said, costs
paid by farmers have risen less than 13 per
cent, industrial wages have gone up less than
11 per cent and food prices generally have
risen less than 16 per cent.
“It does not take a mathematical wiz
ard,” he significantly added, “to come to the
conclusion that cattle prices are far out of
When one considers the narratives
contained in the plays, films and
stories of today, it is ?wt surprising
that some young Americans get a
screivball understanding of modern
life.
Jap Soldiers
Couldn’t Trust Wives
VOU CAN’T trust women—not even your
wives. Five Japanese soldiers found out
the hard way.
The quintet was part of the never-say-
die 19 soldiers who refused to believe the war
was over until a special U. S. force went to
their remote island stronghold last week to
convince them.
When the five men arrived in Japan they
found that their wives had married other
men—one had even married the brother of
the husband she thought gone forever. And
the lads hadn’t been gone but six or seven
years.
All, of course, had been announced as
killed or missing in action.
Some of the wives decided to return to
hubby number one. Others, however, told the
unexpected arrivals to go find another island
to defend or something.
It’s like we always say—don’t let these
women out of your sight a single minute
or you’ll regret it.
line with other prices. That is why price
officials ordered the rollbacks.
“And even if all three rollbacks went into
effect,” he continued, “cattle would still be
selling at 125 per cent of parity.”
The House Agriculture Committee is
stiffly opposed to the control program.
The third comment—that of labor—was
addressed to the American citizens urging
them to get after congressmen to back a
strong controls drive and prevent a rise in
the cost-of-living that might be as high as
a dollar per day.
This latter group referred to the fact
that Congress was “succumbing to pressure
from special interest lobbies with the ex
cuse that the American people ‘just don’t
care.’ ”
We have argued before on Mr. Wilson’s
point—regardless of the results of Korea
talks, there should be no cut-down in defense
effort. And, if the defense effort is to be
maintained, price controls must accompany
it.
‘Pinafore’is Good
Hot Weather Fare
And we think that DiSalle is right, too, i ove fo^her^ fl ° m ^
in calling the attention of farmers to what
lies ahead if controls are not instituted. An
in the class caste tradition, tries
to turn Ralph away while she re-
earlier comment of his ties in particularly veals to the audience in humerous
n ., i , i i tt • j i i. asides her true feeling's for him.
well with the triple appeals. He said last -- - - - s - -
week that “Those who try to pressure Con
gress into tearing down price controls are
putting self interest before national wel
fare.”
It’s about time that the American house
wife reminded her Congressman that she
is paying an ever-mounting price in day to
day living—and she’s getting a little sick of nUcJIn
it.
“Pinafore,” like any community power. Our people must understand
dramatic effort, is far from flaw- that based on this fact alone, we
The beautiful Josephine, reared less, but the young players make are now the police force for the
i_T_ i_ j j i • j • i • • j t • i. i j t ii tl7/"v 1*1 rl ovw"i nr ill noim F,r\ o4-/-\n in
Jiep, Teague Reports
People Elated Over Outlook
For Success of Peace Talks
By OLIN E. TEAGUE demobilization program after and to build our military estab-
Sixth District Representative World War II. lishment to the acme of perfection,
U. S. Will Maintain Forces as peace itself, though, a formal
¥T GOES without saying that I sincerely trust that our coun- settlement, signed and sealed, is a
■^everyone in these United States try will maintain and strengthen long way off,
is elated over the recent peace move our forces in Korea and Japan and A new limited war in Korea is
of the Communists in China and continue to build up our armies in unlikely now, but Russia could talk
the forthcoming cease fire orders Europe, all of which will serve one of their satellite countries into
in Korea. However, many problems notice to the world that we are aggressive moves in Eastern Eu-
are facing us in the coming nego- going to do all we can to keep r0 pe.
tiations. The talking starts when peace and prevent aggression,
the shooting stops. wherever such moves might be
Communist reaction to prior made. I well realize that those of
cease fire proposals should make you who have loved ones in Korea
us view with suspicion the propos- and Japan and Europe are anxious
als of their leaders. Their original for their return, but it is my hope
demands of a seat in the United that we do not make the same mis-
Nations, and our abandonment of take w e made after World War II.
Formosa are not acceptable to us, No doubt the recent events will
and Cannot be granted. It is ques- relieve the pressure somewhat on
tions like this that must be ironed our people _ as far as taxes, con-
out before any peace agreement sumer buying and shortages, but
can be reached. we all must continue to work just
Foreign 1’olicy Question as hard > \ f ? ot harder to keep our
Such questions on foreign policy, present detense program rolling
the outcome of which will ultimate
ly affect the future of this coun
try, are a matter of grave con
cern to me, but of immediate con
cern, is the question of the effect
the peace gestures will have oh
our preparedness program.
Since World War II, the freedom
loving countries in the world have
looked to us for protection and
our country has been forced into
the roll of the leading world
up in enthusiasm what they lack world and will have to step in to
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Discouraged and heart broken,
Ralph decides to shoot himself,
but Josephine arrives on the
scene in the nick of time to say
that she loves him. With Ralph
restored to happiness, the two
make plans to be married that
night.
In the meantime, both Sir Jo
seph and the Captain are greatly
disturbed by
in training and experience.
In addition, Directors Bill
Turner and C. K. Esten have
done a commendable job of cast
ing the available players.
And Turner’s community orch
estra is well worth hearing as it
supplies the musical background.
Stage Production Manager M.
C. (“Pete” Carson and his crow,
Alice Burke, Elizabeth Cooper,
avert any threats ,of aggression,
wherever they may be.
Because of this, We must be
ready to move aff any time and we
must have a large standing army,
well trained and equipped. Any
relaxation in our defense program
will be disastrous, and it is quite
possible that Russia has used this
peacp movement as a means to
sabotage our efforts in this di-
The partisan is all right to listen to
but not 'much when one really wants
to understand a question under dis
cussion.
Old-Style Suits
May Turn Single
of him, the haughty Joseph unwit
tingly pleads the case of his rival
while waxing eloquent on “love
levels all ranks.”
Later, Dick Deadeye, who
knows all of Ralph and Joseph
ine’s plans, goes to the Captain
and the pair are caught as they
try to sneak ashore to be mar
ried.
It is at this point that the story
takes a surprising twist leaving
everyone the happier. Buttercup
is responsible for the twist as you
,, will see at tonight’s performance
RAKING a welcome respite from the gen- beginning at 8 in the Grove. There
eral run of day-by-day news, we would is U? admission charge.
... . . . Oi course, this production of
like to investigate an item that appeared re- —
cently on the Associated Press wire. It read:
Washington, July 9—UP)—“A sub
stantial shift of consumer interest from
double breasted suits toward the single
breasted model” was reported today by
the National Association of Retail
Clothiers and Furnishers. ial Summer instructor in the A&M
That’s all. The story failed to pursue the “n Depgtment, was^cted
subject further. But it left some questions Committee in an organizational
in our mind. We realized that it must be m “ tin f he l d in A" s «" "“"U „
. „. J . , .. , . Slayton has held the position of
Significant, else why would it be spread via superintendent at Alice for two
AP over the nation? years and is currently instructing
. a graduate course in education dur-
Can our nation be adopting a more lei- ing the first Summer term,
surely attitude—single-breasted suits have The committee is charged with
never been quite so formal as double-breast- aminTng‘'allhtextbo^krwh^lf are
ed ones. Or have housewives developed a up for adoption and recommending
sudden crush on some male star consisently the one to be placed on the mu iti p i e
attired in the former mode and, therefore, list to be used in the public schools
dictated the same for hubby? • ° f The*group is composed of 15
The question bothers US. After all, our members with not more than one
single-breasted model seems doomed to lose appdnte^Toror^ei^Tylhe
some of its distinctiveness. ~ ” 1 * ~ n " J '
- Mary Vaden, and Don Damke, have section. I cannot help but feel,
y pi'bduced some , nice lightihg; and a . P 13 !' the cold war which we ex-
Josephine’s coldness pleasing set as well as some cpn- perienced from 1941) until the out-
Navy’s master, but vintihg mak'e-up work oh the cgst. P vea k of hostilities in Korea last
they miscalculate that her coolness “Pinafore” k good hot weather year was a , result of our rapid
is caused by her awe of Sir Jos- entertainment for those folks in-
eph’s exalted rank. This fact, of tellecu-tally actiye _ enqugh to want
course, pleases Sir Joseph no end. something refreshing and different
In an effort to dispel her awe no'” ^ -.
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