Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 21 April 1950 — Page 2

TWO THE! POST-DEMOCRAT, MUNCIE, INDIANA, ERlDAY, APRIL 21,1950

((IE POST-DEMOCRAT * Democratic weekly newspaper repiesentlng rjie •democrats of Muncle, Delaware County and the 10th itmgressional District. The only Democratic News* wiper In Delaware County Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, *1 the Post Office at Muncle, Indiana, under Act of M troh 3. 1879.

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Muncie, Indiana, Friday, April 21, 1950.

CililOT Defects In U. S. Farm Program Assailed By President Truman The President re-emphasized this week the need for improving our present farm program, not by piecemeal changes, but by fundamental changes to make the program more efficient and less costly. The President made his suggestions in connection with the signing of a measure altering the present law concerning cotton and peanut acreage allotments and marketing quotas and the potato price support program. The President used this occasion to state once again the benefits which are provided both to the farmer and to his customers in the Administration farm program presented to the Congress by Secretary of Agriculture Charles F. Brannan. Key portions of the President’s statements concerning present defects in farm legislation and the need for fundamental changes follow: “I approved this measure (H. J. Res. 398) with reluctance, because it contains some provisions which seem to me to be definitely undesirable, and its other provisions merely undertake to alleviate defects in the existing farm programs temporarily, without correcting those defects. “Moreover, even this temporary relief, which is urgently needed, will require additional expenditures of public funds and increase the likelihood of future difficulties for the farm program. “One part of the bill, that relating to potatoes, is a step in the right direction for the long run. While it would do little or nothing to remedy for this year’s crop the defects in the potato price support program, it does hold out hope of improving this program for subsequent years. “This Joint Resolution furnishes addition,*il grounds for the charges that the present farm program is costly and piles up unmanageable surpluses at the same time that it maintains artificially high prices for agricultural commodities. “What is needed is for the Congress to approach this ‘problem with a view to correcting the fundamental shortcomings in the present farm program rather than patching it up with makeshift legislation. “In spite of the shortcomings of the present Joint Resolution, I have decided that the urgent need for the relief which it will give to cotton producers, and the promise which it holds out for making some improvement in the potato program, outweigh the defects of the measure.” The President here pointed out that under existing law some cotton growers had to make little or no reduction in acreage while others had to make cuts as high as 80 per cent. The President added: “I again urge Congress to revise the permanent laws regarding the cotton acreage allotments and marketing quotas. Such legislation should provide for allotments to be based primarily upon each farmer’s past planting history. Furthermore, it should give ample latitude to farmer-elected local committeemen, so that they may alleviate inequities, among their neighbors and make adjustments for local conditions. “Sections 3, 4 and 5 of H. J. Res. 398 deal with Irish potatoes. The most important of these is Section 5, which provides that no price support shall be granted to potatoes for the crop year 1951 and later years unless marketing quotas are in effect. “Since no marketing quotas for potatoes are permitted by present law, this Section amounts to a policy declaration by the Congress that it intends to enact better price support legislation for potatoes than we now have. With this purpose I am in hearty accord. “Successive Secretaries of Agriculture have been urging the Congress for several years to enact better legislation regarding potatoes, in order to bring supplies into line with demand, to provide better distribution of surplus potatoes, and to reduce the cost of the program to the Government. “To amend present law to provide for effective marketing quotas would be a substantial improvement over the present situation. It would not, howevor, in my judgment, be all that is necessary. “I again urge the Congress to authorzie a system of production payments for potatoes (and other perishable commodities) so that unavoidable surpluses can be sold to consumers and used instead of taken off the market and largely wasted.” The President then commented favorably on provisions giving fairer acreage quotas to peanut farmers, but criticized a section increasing allotments substantially. He wrote: “First . . . this provision represents a

breach in the integrity of the quota system upon which the support price program depends. If it should be taken as a precedent for other crops, the whole support price program might be endangered. “Second, the administrative difficulties of operating this ‘two-price’ system for peanuts will be very great . . . “Above and beyond these specific objections ... it may have very unfortunate iniplications for future years and other crops. If farmers do produce large quantities of peanuts for oil at no profit, there will inevitably be pressures for supporting the price of peanut oil in the future, which would only complicate matters further. “Even more serious, if these special provisions for peanuts were to be regarded as a precedent, it may be urged that similar provisions would be enacted for other crops, regardless of the disruption that could result to domestic and world markets. I believe it would be a very serious mistake for us to embark on such a course, and I do not regard this peanut provision as anything but a temporary aberration from proper legislation. “We face no small task in providing a system of agricultural legislation which will serve the needs of farmers for a fair income and will, at the same time, serve the needs of consumers for ample supplies of food^ fibers, and other crops at reasonable prices, and the needs of the whole Nation for a growing, expanding economy and a healthy world trade. “During the present postwar transition period, our agricultural legislation is necessarily costly, but we obviously cannot afford to add to those costs for purposes which will not contribute to the real long-run interests of farmers or the Nation. Housing Legislation Urgent Proposals to aid middle-income families to obtain adequate housing at prices they can afford, blocked in the House and Senate by Republican votes, were vigorously endorsed this week by the President. The measures, bitterly fought by the Republican leadership and the Real Estate Lobby, were designed to operate along the lines of the long-established farmer cooperatives which have brought such great benefits to farmers. The President’s support of the middle-in-come housing program was made in a letter to the annual meeting of tjhe National Housing Conference, to which Mr. Truman wrote: “You have made an important contribution to the support and broad understanding of the significant new program enacted in the Housing Act of 1949, under which hundreds of communities throughout the country are now undertaking programs for the decent re-housing of low-income families and the removal of their slums. “With our existing activities and the legislation in prospect this year, we will also have more useful means of assisting the private industry to serve more of the unmet housing need in the sales and rental field. “But as you well know, even with these adis, many of our middle-income families, especially those with children, are unable to share equitably in the housing that is being provided. We need additional means, particularly in the field of cooperatvie enterprise, to assist many of these families to obtain housing adequate for their requirements. “The same opposition groups who delayed, but failed to prevent, passage of slum clearance and public housing legislation have also spread confusion about this new proposal, but I am confident that the public, as it becomes acquainted with the full facts^ will recognize the validity of the administration’s recommendation for further action in this field. “I intend to continue to press for legislation to provide more adequately for the housing of middle-income families.” An analysis of key notes in the House and Senate (as compiled by Congressional measures which continued federal aids to private builders, shows that Republican votes against the interests of middle-income families were the key to their defeat. In the Senate the middle-income housing co-op section was defeated by a vote of 43 to 38. Only 13 Democrats voted to strike this section from the bill while 32 Democrats voted to keep it in. On the other hand, 30 Republicans voted against the interest of middle-income families while only 6 Republicans voted for the co-op measure to qid them. The Republican record on housing issues thus continues to be pro-Real Estate Lobby and anti-people, while a large majority of Democrats continue to support the President in his fight for better housing for ALL Americans. The President has made a major realignment of officials in key Administration posts, including the creation of a special job for retiring Army Secretary Gordon Gray. Here is the new line-up: Gordon Gray will serve as a special assistant to the President to make a study looking toward a solution of the foreign trade problem raised by the fact that our exports are vastly greater than our imports. W. Stuart Symington is leaving as Secretary of the Air Force to become Chairman of the National Security Resources Board. Thomas K. Finletter, chairman of the President’s Air Policy Commission during 1947 and 1948, was nominated for Secretary of the Air Force. He was formerly EGA chief in Great Britain and before that a special assistant to the Secretary of State. Budget Director Frank Pace, Jr. ? is to become Secretary of the Army. Frederick J. Lawton, Assistant Director of the Budget and a career official of great experience, will become Director of the budget.

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How To Paint Concrete

BY BOB SCHARFF If you have had disappointing results from painting the cement floor in your basement recreation room, terrace or elsewhere, you may be skeptical about the durability of paint on concrete. Actually, any good paint made for this purpose wdll give satisfactory results if correctly used and if the concrete is properly prepared for painting. There are two basic types of paint available for the job— rubber-base paint and oil-base paint. Rubber-base paints are quite new are were developed because oil-base paints are not always reliable on concrete. Rubber-base paints have excellent wearing properties and are made in dozens of colors and tints Oil-base floor and deck enamels are considerably less expensive than rubber-base varieties and have good wearing qualities if there is no moisture in the concrete. Cleaning is the first operation of any good paint job. If the floor has not been painted, the job is relatively simple. Begin by scraping all oil and grease spots, then cover them with a layer of sawdust. Soak the sawdust with a solution of one pound of lye to a gallon of water. Leave the soaked sawdust overnight, then scrape it off. If necessary, repeat until oil or grease is gone. If the floor had been previously painted, its condition will decide whether or not the paint has to be removed. If it is in bad condition, it is best to remove it. * * * To remove paint, use a stiff fiber brush to apply the lye solution described above. Wear old clothes, protect your hands with rubber gloves and your shoes

with old rubbers, and be careful about splashing the lye solution. When the paint has been removed, wash the surface with clean water. It is important that every trace of the lye “be washed away. The floor must then be allowed to dry thoroughly. Acid-etching is usually recommended next, though some manufacturers consider it merely advisable, rather than essential. Etching is done with solution of one gallon of muriatic acid to three gallons of water mixed in a wooden bucket or enameled pail. Add the acid to the water; never pour water into acid. Apply the acid solution with a stiff fiber brush. Wait until the acid stops bubbling on the floor and rinse it off with clean water. Three or four hours later, wash it again with water and let it dry a week or so before painting. The floor paint should be applied according to the directions on the can. Theae may vary slightly according to the product, but as a rule the first coat of oilbase pain is thinned with a little (turpentine—not more than, one pint to a gallon of enamel. The second and third coats are not thinned. Rubber-based paints are never thinned Q—The bricks of my Breplace are stained from smoke. Is there any way they can be cleaned?— H. A. S. A—A strong trisodium phosphate solution is useful in cleaning brick fireplaces that are smoked. Use with a scrub brush and then thoroughly rinse the bricks with clean water.

Two snow-capped African mountain peaks, Kenya and Ruwenzori, are almost squarely on the Equator.

Circular Window Beautifies Home

A large-paneled circular floor-

to-ceiling picture window forms the front wall of the living room of this pleasant ranch - style home. Red Cedar exterior siding and shingle further add to its charm. Modern-design comer windows and long horizontal roof lines are attractive. In its 24'4"x35'

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4^ rooms. A 1 — ' cabinet wall divides the 12T'x2r living room from the lO'xlO'3" kitchen. Stove and sink are compactly alined against wall adjoining bath to effect saving on plumbing installation. Over-size closets have space-saving steel sliding doors. Rear-entry lO'S'^S'S" utility room contains the heating unit. The hot-water radiant heating system is I doubly efficient and economical to operate because all exterior walls and attic are protected with mineral wool insulation. The front/ I bedroom is 12'xl2'7". the rear one 12'2"x8'6”. The rooms open con* veniently into a small center hallway.

You Can Now Plan and "Build" Your All-Electric ! Kitchen on Your Dining Room Table at Home » .

When you start to plan an allelectric kitchen for your new home, or to remodel your present one, a neighborhood kitchen planning specialist or appliance dealer can help you “build” the new kitchen on the dining room table weeks and months before construction gets under way. He probably is no magician, but he brings the kitchen, including draperies and samples for floor covering, so that yqp may select everything from the room arrangement to the fittings. Today, Hotpoint, a leading producer of electric kitchens—and this includes planned home laundries— has outfitted thousands of kitchen dealers with miniatures of all the automatic pushbutton appliances that have been developed to save the housewife time and work. The planning specialist will drop around in the evening when the family is together, carrying a little black suitcase. When the case of kitchen fittings is opened, the kitchen engineer opens his suitcase and pulls out a board divided into one inch squares made of linoleum or composition board. This is floor for the kitchen you are going to “build.” If you are building a new home you may have architect’s drawings showing the room size, windows, doors and radiator locations. The visiting specialist takes these drawings and places walls which simulate your new kitchen on his miniature floor, If you are going to U-Type Design remodel your present kitchen he measures its dimensions and makes a floor plan on a pad of squared paper. When the basic room is “constructed” you are ready to select and place the floor appliances and cabinets. There will be the refrigerator, the electric range— perhaps in the apartment house size as well as the standard; the sink enclosing the dishwasher or a separate dishwasher which can stand alongside the sink; a selection of base and wall cabinets in various sizes. ? Ame*ig his aids for kitchen planning, the specialist will have diagrams which show three, or possibly more, basic kitchen designs such as the common “L” shape, the “U” shape; or, the kitchen in which the appliances

are arranged along opposite walls. After selecting the basic floor design for your appliances, you determine how each should be placed in order to create the greatest accessibility to other parts of the house and the outdoors. For example, the refrigerator will be located at the point nearest the door where supplies arrive.

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The range is frequently at the point closest to the dining room or eating nook. Most kitchen .planners prefer to have the sink — sometimes called the “clean-up center” because it can include the food disposal and automatic dishwasher — between these two points. Foods taken from the refrigerator usually go to the sink before they reach the range. This works in reverse as v v ^ y meal left overs

are transferred to storage containers at the sink and then placed in the refrigerator. Also the 'center position of the sink makes water conven-

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Another point that the specialist will advise is to have a window above the sink. This not only permits better light for cleaning jobs, but also offers a view when you are doing chores at the sink. When the floor layout has been settled, you select the wall-cab-inets. There are different sizes for areas over working counters, the range and the refrigerator. The number of these handy storage units is limited only by the

wall space available.

In a well-planned kitchen the amount of space needed in the wall-cabinets should be determined to a considerable extent according to the specific appli-

ances. For example, should youj select an 8 cu. ft. refrigerator you need a total of 24 cu. ft. of dry storage space close at hand for] foods awaiting preparation. I Home economists at Hotpoint," Inc., have determined that a threw to one ratio of dried to refrig-j crated foods make a very ade-j quate storage center. The cab-j inets over and near the range should contain the condiments and such dry foods as cereals and others that go directly to the range from the package. Of course, the equipment and utensils used for cleaning should be near

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complications. The next, and probably as im-1 portant as any other step in the process, is the selection of the colors and type of decorations I you want to “personalize” your kitchen. You have two basic ele-i ments to consider — the floor covering and the tops on yout\ base cabinets. , Change Color Scheme The color scheme of yourj curtains and any decorative pieces: that enter in are equally impor-j .tant but, unlike the floor and the base tops, they can frequently be: changed. The floor and the cab* I inet tops will be with you many years if not for the rest of thej time you may use the house, and they must have colors and patterns that you know you will enjoy living with. Many of the larger department stores and home furnishings stores have divisions "which not only supply floor coverings and drapes, but also take a complete contract for the appliances and all other fittings. This type of transaction has one advantage in that it assures you that a single “family of mechanics” will do the entire job. Also, you have to deal with only one merchant. If you are going to build or remodel, by all means make inquiries about this “build-it-your-self-in-miniature” service. It takes much of the guess work out of procuring your new kitchen.

Inspect Now For Damage Done To Home

The coming of spring is an annual reminder to home owners to inspect their houses for damage done by winter weather and to make necessary repairs. All of the exterior parts of a house—roof, sidewalls, foundation, doors and windows—should be checked because all of them are vulnerable to ice, snow, rain or wind. A close, detailed inspection is recommended because structural weaknesses, the most serious damage, are not always apparent at first glance. Examine the roof from the attic. Look at the underside of the roof deck boards to note any indications that water has leaked through. If there are only one or two holes, repairing the roof might be possible but patching a leaky roof usually is unsatisfactory. Roofing material tends to wear out uniformly. The first leak can be taken as a sign that more will develop soon. Covering the roof with new material, instead of patching it, generally is recommended. Asphalt shingles, a material highly resistant to both weather and fire, can be applied on top of most old roof surfaces, thus eliminating the expense of removing the worn material. Water stains on interior walls

and ceilings sometimes can be traced to a leaky roof, too. Water entering a house through the roof often runs down a rafter, coming out far from the point of entry. Interior water stains also can be caused by water that has leaked in through cracks at door and window frames. Door and window frames and sills should be inspected to make sure they are watertight. Minor cracks can sometimes be caulked. To correct severe defects, new doors, windows or frames might be needed. Inspect Sheathing Note whether exterior siding is loose, rotted or sagging. Before replacing worn-out siding material, inspect the sidewall sheathing underneath. It might need repairs, too. Inspect the foundation to determine whether it is cracked or whether sections of it are out of alignment. * There’s a simple way to do an emergency repair job when your nail polish chips. Moisten a brush lightly in polish remover and carefully spread the polish already on the nail until it covers the bare spots. It’s more satisfactory than if you try to patch chipped polish with more (polish-

Two Systems For Basementless Home Heating A radiant-forced warm air heating system has been developed to meet the need for a satisfactory, low-cost method of heating basementless houses, according to American Builder magazine. Warm air is distributed through ducts under the floor at the perimeter of the house. Radiant heat rises from the ducts up into the walls. In addition, warm air outlets are installed' under windows to eliminate downdrafts of cold air. “With the combination of radiant heat and outlets for forced warm air, the problems of cold floors in basementless houses can be eliminated,” American Builder says. A special oil-burning heating unit has been devised for use with this method of heating. Unlike conventional heated air from the top, the unit forces heat out at floor level. This permits the unit to be located on the same level as the rooms to be heated, a necessity in basementless dwellings.

OESIOD B-157

Design B-157. The wide appearance of this house is deceptive. Actually the width is only 32 feet and depth of the house proper is 26 feet. • Circulation between rooms and convenience of layout are worth study. For instance, all rooms can be reached from the front entrance with a minium of hall. A screened porch opens to front and rear yards and carr be used as a sleeping porch connected to the bedroom with french doors. Kitchen-dinette and living room face the front, bedrooms face the garden, and all are corner rooms. Low bok cases flank the fireplace under the corner windows. Kitchen cabinets line two walls with a snack bar separating kitchen and dinette. Storage space is provided by wardrobes in the bedrooms, coat and linen closets in the hall, towel cabinet and entry closets. Exterior finish is siding and asphalt shingles. Floor area is 932 square feet. Cpbage is 17,971 cubic feet.