Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 8 December 1950 — Page 2

TWO w THE POST-DEMOCRAT, MUNCIE, INDIANA, ERIDAY, jDEC. 8, 1950.

iiiE POST-DEMOCRAT » Democratic weouly newspaper representing the democrats of Muncie, Delaware County and the 10th ongressional District. The only Democratic Newsvuper in Delaware County watered as second class matter January 16, 1921, i the Post Office at Muncie, Indiana, under Act of rturcb 3, 1879. PRICE 5 CENTS—$2.00 A YEAR MRS. GEO. R. DALE, Publisher 316 West Main Street Muncie, Indiana, Friday, December 8, 1950. Fire Losses Rise During Winter Months Winter is fire's favorite season, the National Board of Fire Underwriters warns. Fire losses usually rise when the temperature falls, the organization points out, in urging home owners to take special care with their heating systems in preparation for the cold months ahead. Where possible, thorough inspection and cleaning* of the entire heating system is advisable during the earty Fall, before it is placed in full daily operation. Frequently defects which developed during the Spring and Summer can be remedied easily, but if neglected might lead to a serious blaze. “Forcing” a furnace or heater which is giving insufficient heat is a dangerous habit, the engineers of the National Board observe. Often a check-up by a competent repairman will reveal that some repair is needed to make the device give better service, and attempts to “force” it may cause a fire. The engineers also offered these four safety tips: 1. Keep a metal screen in front of your fireplace. 2. Never use gasoline or kerosene to “quicken” a fire. 3. Remove newspapers, magazines, and other combustible rubbish from your home. Often these are responsible for a blaze. 4. Use a metal container with a cover for hot ashes . . . never a wooden or cardboard container. The Food Outlook In a recent address, Secretary of Agriculture Brannan made some enlightening re-: marks on the food situation. “The nation’s superb food production rules out any need at this time for a system of food controls,” he said. “Industry and government, working together with the support of farmers and consumers, can take steps which may avert the need for controls. Certainly we can ease the necessity and fight a delaying action against the inflationary forces which are likely to make food the pressure point in our economy. It is our job to see to it that we are strong enough at this fcoiftt to absorb the pressure of increasing demand when more purchasing power moves into the food market. . . . “The best informed judgment at our command forecasts an upward trend in over-all food prices. But the rise will be held to moderate size by the ample supplies of food on hand and by the equally real fact that meat prices are going down. ... It is worth noting that the price spurt which came on the heels of the Korean outbreak occurred at the year’s low in livestock slaughter and during the normal decline in the nation’s meat stocks. The turn-about is the result of heavy cattle and hog marketings. . . .” The Secretary then said that “these familiar peaks and valleys” will be repeated in the future — in eggs, milk and other products as well as meat. They simply reflect the normal functioning of supply and demand in a free economy. Artificial controls, which interfere with this functioning, always cause shortages, black markets, and other such dislocations. Only the free market can be trusted to protect the legitimate interests of both producer and consumer. A Time For Cool Heads Coolness, calmness, resoluteness — these words in a statement by Gen. George C. Marshall, Secretary of Defense, describe the attitude required of Americans by the suddenly deepened crisis between their country and Communist China. This tone is needed as much on the diplomatic front, in the United Nations, and in Washington as it is in Tokyo and in Korea. The truculent speech of Gen. Wu Hsiu-chuan, delegate from Peiping, before the UN Security Council does not encourage western powers to look for important results from early negotiations. The fact that Senator Warren Austin, for the United States, at length has formally charged the Communist Chinese Government with “open and notorious aggression” joins issue in the forum of world opinion against the specious Sino-Russian allegations that the United States was an aggressor in Korea and Formosa. The American charge is proved by the assault of a teeming army of ited Chinese regulars in Korea after solemn assurances that the Manchurian frontier would be respected. Prior to the existence of the UN, such charges and countercharges of aggression as have been hurled would be tantamount to declarations of war. Today they are still subject to debate and analysis, and there still is hope that the conflict may be limited instead of flaring into an all-Asian or world war. Certainly there is ample reason for ail parties, with the possible exception of Soviet Russia, to wish to avoid an all-out embroilment between the United States and Communist China. The need of America to keep a free hand to aid the Atlantic Pact nations

in Europe is obvious. It must be equally obvious that the people of China desperately need peace. Drained by 40 years of wars, their only hope of restoring tolerable living conditions lies in a respite from fighting. That they should be brought by their Russian mentors to the brink of war with Americans, who for generations have been their friends, is a situation charged with pathos. Whether a majority of the Security Council and later the General Assembly of the UN will see fit quickly to adopt the substance of the six-member resolution urged by Mr. Austin, which would call upon the Chinese Communists to withdraw their troops, remains to be answered. Certainly any factual response to Mr. Austin’s searching questions about the nature of the Red Chinese attack must convince the greater part of the world that this intervention must be dealt with as aggression. Hearteningly, a new mood of responsibilityv and singleness of purpose is reflected in comments of leaders of both major parties in Congress. Action in the UN may come only cautiously and hampered by Russian obstructionism ; but it is of utmost importance that the United States act through the UN and in ways such as to reinforce the cooperation of the non-Communist world. Don't Let Death Take Your Holiday “Don’t let death take your holiday,” warns Mrs. Paul Flinn, director of farm and home safety for the Indiana Farm Bureau. Because of the increased seasonal activities, December has become the most costly month in traffic accidents, she points out. In 1949 there were 439 more lives lost in December traffic than in July, which had been the traditionally worst month. Because of shorter days, more driving is now done in darkness than at the other seasons. Rain, sleet, fog, snow, 'and ice make fast driving not only unwise but almost suicidal, says Mrs. Flinn in suggested program material sent to local Farm Bureau groups. Christmas shopping takes more people outside their homes during this month. Thus more are potential accident victims. Fatigue from shopping often causes falls. Then there is the Christmas tree, which has caused many fifes and taken many lives. Mrs. Flinn suggests that a fresh tree be obtained and placed in a basin of water to prevent dryness. Light cords should be checked carefully to see that there are no broken insulations. Further, she warns, never leave a lighted tree for very long. Sparked by a faulty light, a tree can burst into flames in a few seconds. For outdoor lights, she urges home owners to use weather-proof wires and sockets. When you have finished with a tree, do not try to burn it in the furnace or fireplace. Because of the increased cooking due to more guests, many accidents occur in the kitchen. Here, too, extra precautions must be taken to keep the accident toll low. “Let’s all keep the spirit of Christmas—alive,” concludes the farm leader. No Moral Issue Is Involved In Using The Atomic Bomb A prominent church organization declares that maybe it would be all right for us to use the atomic bomb if it is dropped on our cities first. This statement unquestionably represents a decision taken after prolonged soul-search-ing by leading churchmen. But unfortunately it falls into the standard misconception that the atomic bomb involves a great moral issue. It clearly does not. Except for the killing effects of radiation, the A-bomb differs from other bombs chiefly in the magnitude of its impact. The ways in which it kills are the ways all bombs kill. It simply strikes down many more people at one time. It is no more immoral to use an A-bomb than to use a pistol if the weapon is employed in pursuit of aggressive aims. That’s the point: the real moral offense is aggression, for it is this crime which lets down the bars to violence. Once we are in a war, it must be left to the discretion of our high command what weapons to use and when. That must be so whether we are fighting the Russians or the Chinese or anybody. There can be no rule that we are free to use the A-bomb against one enemy but not against another. Nor should we have to get anyone’s permission to use it. And we certainly should not have to wait until the enemy employs it, for by that time it might well be too late for us to drop it with the most telling effect. Suppose for argument’s sake that we should become embroiled in full-scale war with Red China. Our leaders should not yield to frantic calls that the A-bomb be promptly dumped on major Chinese cities. On the other hand, neither should they be deterred from using the weapon by heartfelt cries that it is “inhuman.” So is a bullet. Their decision should be made on the basis of the military realities they then confront. The A-bomb is costly. We don’t have an unlimited store. Is the advantage to be gained through dropping it sufficient to offset these factors? Can the same result be achieved more efficiently by other means? Or is the disposition of enemy resources such that the Abomb’s terrific concentration of force can be applied effectively? These are the types of questions military men would ask themselves in any big war. A final decision likely would have to be made by the President as commander-in-chief. Byit the ingredients of that decision should be military — not moral.

The Rising Need for Conservation In the few short years since the end of World War II certain events have transpired which have tended to divert the attention of the Nation away from the problem of soil conservation. It is infinitely human that problems of postwar adjustment on the home front—the rising cost of meat at the corner grocery store, the perplexities of finding adequate housing, and many others—combined with the growing tension abroad and, more recently, the Korean War should occupy a foremost position in the minds of our peoples individually as well as nationally. Unfortunately, however, the need for good and immediate conservation practices has not abated. Conversely, the need was never greater. Unprecedented demand for American agricultural products in the past ten-year period, coupled with a sustained level of high prices, has tempted ruthless land exploitation. And after the shouting is all over, who is to blame? Certainly not the individual farmer. The urge to exploit the land to the utmost in order to reap the ready harvest of dollars cannot be easily denied by any individual. Moreover, in view of the expanded military and economic commitments abroad, it is likely that our farmers will be called upon to increase once again the yields from an already tired land. The combined effects of high prices and the patriotic appeal that food will figure prominently in the world struggle for democratic preservation could very readily nullify present progress in soil conservation. Under these conditions the fight to preserve, continue and increase the scope of a good and practical national Agricultural Conservation Prqgram is difficult. It, therefore, becomes increasingly important that Congress, the Department of Agriculture, and the individual farmer establish a closer and more cooperative basis of mutual understanding so as to effect a better program for the conservation of our soils. Fire Tragedies Mar Yule Celebrations Fire turns Christmas into tragedy for hundreds of families every year, the National Board of Fire Underwriters warns in a statement urging caution with the flammable Yule tree. A spark and a Christmas tree reduced most of the Pennsylvania town of Hyndman to ashes last year when fire spread from one house through several business and residential blocks. The sprightly holiday wreaths on town lamp posts became a grisly reminder of the Christmas night blaze to scores of families left homeless. One of the most tragic Christmas fires struck at Babbs Switch, Oklahoma, school party some years ago. Thirty-six persons were killed and 100 injured when candles ignited a huge Christmas tree. Highly flammable Christmas decorations spread a blaze that started in the kitchen of a St. Johns, N. F., hall a few years ago. The fire and subsequent panic caused the deaths of 99 persons, injured scores of others. A short circuit in electric lights on a Christmas tree sparked a fire that killed 17 persons, and injured <30 others in a Hartford, Conn., convalescent home in 1946. One of the most common reports of Christmas tree fires every year, the fire authorities pointed out, is the fire started by a carelessly tossed cigarette or match. A publishing executive lost his life last year as a result of a lighted cigarette stub dropped among Christmas wrappings in his Scarsdale, N. Y., home. His wife was severely injured when she jumped out of a bedroom window. The Best Advertisement It can be fairly said that the principal aim of the typical retailer in this country is to give you the most possible for your money— in goods, services, or other values. The retailer doesn’t do this as a matter of charity. He isn’t running an eleemosynary institution. He, like everyone else, is working to make a profit. But he knows that he must give the customer full value — and that if he doesn’t the customer will soon make tracks past his store and take his trade down the street. In other words, competition forces him to give the customer the right kind of a break. Retailing, as anyone can see, is one of the most competitive of all businesses. The biggest chain system on earth, for instance,

hasn’t got a monopoly on anything. It must compete every working day with thousands of other stores, of all kinds and sizes. And the biggest store in the world, if it fails in the job of pleasing and satisfying the consumer. will so to the wall eventually. Here is one of the biggest reasons for our American standard of living. Competition holds prices to the lowest possible level—and so our dollars go farther than they would otherwise. Competition forces all producers and distributors to work harder to please us —and so we have the widest possible selection of goods to choose from when we go shopping. In the free market, the consumer is always the dominant factor. His desires and fancies can make or break any business. Retailing is the best advertisement the free enterprise system has. Don't' Let Death Take Your Holiday Once again American armed forces are in action trying to protect and uphold the ideal of freedom. Once again the spirit of Christmas will be mocked by the hate and bloodshed of the battlefield. In many American homes the roar of the cannon will make it hard to hear the ringing of the Christmas bells. That is to be deeply regretted, but throughout history the torch of man’s dignity and freedom has been held aloft only through the sacrifice of its bearers. We can do little to prevent such personal tragedies. But we can do a lot to prevent another kind of tragedy which is equally poignant at the Christmas season—and more cruel because it is needless. We refer to the preventable tragedy of accidents. The National Safety Council has called for intensive accident prevention effort during the holidays — usually a very dangerous period of the year. That is an objective which has our wholehearted support, not only because it is better to have a joyous Yuletide, but also because we cannot afford to waste the resources of manpower and material so necessary these days to our national strength. The waste is enormous—much more than most persons realize. The American Medical Association has shown that accidents rob the nation of more working years than any disease, because accidents strike all age groups, not just those whose productive years are largely behind them. The traffic accident problem this year is serious, with a death toll of 35,000 in prospect. That would be the largest number of automobile victims since the record year of 194 V Rigid enforcement of the laws by state, county and municipal police, plus individual determination to play it safe, can keep the Christmas spirit—and all of us—alive this year. Isolation Is Dead Everybody is now talking about what the next Congress will do and will not do. And its possible attitudes on foreign policy and related matters are naturally high on the list of discussed topics. One thing is certain—isolationism, in the full sense of tne word, made no gains at the last election. In fact, there are almost no real isolationists in Congress any more. A true isolationist policy would have us wihtdraw from the UN, drop Europe like a hot potato, hole in here at home and say to the world, “A pox on all your countries.” That was just about what happened after World War I, when Woodrow Wilson failed in his gallant fight to bring us into the old League of Nations. No one argues for sueh a policy any longer. To take an outstanding example, Senator Taft—who will be a powerful individual in Congress—was once an isolationist. But recently he said, in effect, that no intelligent man could be one in today’s world. However, this does not mean that the next Congress is apt to write blank checks for all the proposals that will be made in the name of Western security and world peace. The socalled bipartisan foreign policy is dead—in fact, it never worked very well, and it may be that it was basically unworkable. The chances are that Marshall Plan aid will be sharply reduced, in,the belief that the participating nations are now able, if they will, to carry more and more of the load themselves. There is a strong feeling—throughout the country, no less than in Congress—that in the postwar period we did not get full value for all the billions of dollars we spent on the military.

Philatelists Urged To Aid Stamp Series WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. — Today, Claude E>. Kelley, President of the National Wildlife Federation, called for unified action by the nation’s stamp collectors, sportsmen, and conservationtists to demand of their Congressmen and the Post Office Department that they issue a series of postage stamps commemorating the conservation of the country’s natural resources. Mr. Kelley said, “There is a deplorable lack of recognition given by the U. S. Post Office Department to the wildlife of the United States or to the natural resources upon which wildlife depends! The soil and waters of our nation, as well as its forests, minerals and wildlife, are its

strength. Our natural resources have helped make this country the strongest nation on earth in the short space of 300 years, and yet very little recognition to such towering strength and ability is depicted in our postage stamps!” His remarks were echoed by Carl D. Shoemaker, Conservation Director of the National Wildlife Federation who stated that the official criteria for postage stamp designs were supposed to be distinguished Americans or notable historical events. “How then,” he remarked, “did the barnyard rooster become eligible for a stamp issue, or for that matter, a banker’s association or the railroad engineers!” At the Federation’s Board of Directors meeting in Chicago early this month, Driector Harry Gaines, Secretary of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs, demanded that the Federation do something to have conservation stamps issued by the Post Office. The National Wildlife Federation’s 40 affiliated State Federations, comprised of 5,000 associated clubs, are being urged by

Mr. Kelley to spur their membership of over two million conservationists and soortsmen in letting the Post Office Department and their Congressmen hear their unified voices. ■" " ) — — Form Workers Shore Social Security Aid Here’s a message from the Social , Security Administration in Muncie, Indiana for all farm workers: Begining January 1, 1951, you will be covered bythe Federal social security system of old-age and survivors insurance if you are regularly employed on a farm. The Federal social security system pays monthly benfits after you are 65 and retire, and cash income to your survivors when you die. This means working for three continuous months (a calender quarter) and then sixty days during the next calendar Quarter. During this sixty-day period of farm work, at least $50 in cash

Design Gives Mood Desired

Careful planning can make the mood of a house suit the personalities of its owners. For this dwelling, design and materials combine to create a quiet, conservative effect. Sidewalls, steps and chimney are of white-painted brick, in simple contrast to the blue-black roof of fire-resistant asphalt shingles. The door and the iron railing add a graceful touch. Design of the home is adapted from Cape Cod architecture.

Panels Attractive, Easy to Keep Clean

Wood veneer wall panels for homes combine handsome appearance with easy cleaning and maintenance. The paneling pictured here exhibits fully the natural pattern of the wood grain, adding a luxurious touch to the room. The only upkeep usually required for wood veneer wall paneling with a natural finish is rubbing with a waxed cloth every few months.

Measure Shadow To Measure Building Here’s an easy way to measure the height of a building without climbing on the roof: Drive a pole into the ground where it will be fully exposed to sunlight. Make sure the pole is vertical. When the shadow cast by the pole is equal to the pole’s height, measure the length of the shadow cast by the building. This will equal the building’s height.

GOOD AS NEW Surfaced with the finest wood veneers, a 200-year-old cabinet made for Louis XV, king of France, has been perfectly preserved in the Louvre in Paris.

WORLD WHIRLPOOLS. Charybdis, in the Straits of Messina, between the toe of Italy and Sicily, and Maelstrom, off the west coast of Norway, probably are the most celebrated whirlpools in the world. Most famous in America is the whirlpool at Niagara.

The Mississippi Ryer has an average width of more than onehalf mile for its 'entire length of more than 4000 miles.

must have been earned. If your job is covered your employer will deduct 1 1-2 per cent of your cash wages and will pay an equal amount himself toward your social security. He will give you a state'ment either at the end of the year or when you terminate your employment. This statement will show the wages you earned in his employe during a certain period. You should have a social security card. If you already have a social security card for other employment, use the same card and number. If you have lost the card or need a new card, you can obtain one by filing an application at the nearest social security office. You can also obtain the blanks at the post office.

NOT MUCH (Continuefl from Face One) household employer and her worker come to realize the mutual advantage of a more secure future for the employee, they will cooperate to make this simple precedure work,” declared Mr. Carson. He feels that it will promote a more stable and lasting employer-employee relationship, and believes that this provision of the new social securitiy for the protection of the housemaid, the cook, the hired man, and the laundress is an important step in encouraging domestic employment. , Before January 1, every regularly employed household worker should have a social security account-nurnber card. The social security office is the place to get it. Right away, every housewife should read the booklet, “Do You Have a Maid?” The back page of this informative booklet is a postage-free post card addressed to the collector of internal revenue. When mailed, it will place her on the list‘for the Marcn mailing of the envelope report form. Copies of “Do You Have a Maid?” may be secured free of charge from the Muncie sqcial security office, the Muncie collector of internal revenue, or from any post office.

Legal Notice DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS OFFICE OF THE BOARD CITY HALL Muncie, Indiana TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERtST: Notice is hereby given that the assessment rblls, with the names of the owners and description of property subject to be assessed, wbth the amounts of prima facie assessments, have been made and are now on file and can be seen at the office of the Board, for the following improvements, to-wit:— I. R. 1038-1950 Concrete Street pavement on 6th Street from Penn St. to Grant Street. and notice is hereby given that on the 13ih day of December 1950, the Board will, at its office receive and hear remonstrances against the amounts assessed against their property respectively on said roll, and will determine the question as to whether such lots or tracts of land have been or will be benefited by said improvements in the amounts named on said roll, or in a greater or less sum than that named on said roll or in any sum, at which time and place all owners of such real estate may attend in person or by representative, and ■ be heard. /* Board of Public Works, Mary Frances Leonard, Clerk (PD)—Dec. 1-8.

Legal Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING On a proposed amendment to an ordinance entitled “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MUNCIE, INDIANA, PASSED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1923 AND ALL ORDINANCES AMENDATORY THEREOF OR SUPPLEMENTARY THERETO” passed by the Common Council on the 1st day of December, 1947. Notice is hereby given to the citizens of Muncie, Indiana that on the 8th day of January, 1951 at 7:30 P. M. the Common Council of the City of Muncie, Indiana will conduct a pujplic hearing on the proposed ordinance entitled. Proposed Amendment to an Ordinance Entitled “AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MUNCIE, INDIANA, PASSED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 3, 1923 AND ALL ORDINANCES AMENDATORY THEREOF OR SUPPLEMENTARY THERETO” passed by the Common Council on the 1st day of December, 1947. Said hearing will be conducted at the Council Chambers in the City Hall in the City of Muncie, Indiana. All interested citizens will have the right to be present and be heard thereon. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and affixed the seal of the City of Muncie, Indiana this 4th day of December, 1950. Joseph D. O’Neill President of the Common Council of the City of Muncie, Indiana. Edgar L. Crago Sr. City Clerk and the Clerk of the Common Council of the City of Muncie, Indiana. (PDi—Dec. 8-15.

’’BULLA BULL.” A papal bull is an official document or letter issued by the Pope, and is so called because the parchment is sealed v/ith a leaden seal, or bulla.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES “God the Preserver of Man” is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, December 10. The Golden Text is: “The Lord is my roA:, and my fortress, and my deliverer; the God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour” (II Samuel 22:2, 3). Among the citations which comprise the Lesson-Sermon is the following from the Bible: “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good, that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion, Thy God-reigneth! The Lord hath made bare his holy arm in the eyes of all-the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God” (Isaiah 52:7, 10). “Trust ye in Lord for ever: for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength” (Isaiah 26:4). The Lesson-Sermon also includes the following passages from the Christian Science textbook, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy: “The history of Christianity furnishes sublime proofs of the supporting influence and protecting power bestowed on man by his heavenly Father, omnipotent Mind, : who gives man faith and understanding whereby to defend himself, not only from temptation, but from ! bodily suffering” (p. 387). “Divine Love always has met and always i will meet every human need” (p. : 194).

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