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T THE POST-DEMOCRAT, MUNCIE, INDIANA, FRIDAY, DEC. 29, 1950.

iil£ POST-DEMOCRAT t liemocratic weoKly newspaper representing the ,/emocrats of Muncie, Delaware County and the 10th ..ongressional District. The only Democratic News;iKper in Delaware County Entered as second class matter January 15, 1921, *t the Post Office at Muncie, Indiana, under Act of aarch 3, 1879. PRICE 5 CENTS—$2.00 A YEAS MRS. GEO. R. DALE, Publisher 916 West Main Street Muncie, Indiana, Friday, December 29, 1950. Citizens Urged To Rally Against TV Crime Fare Examining the limited success they have had in making radio programs better for children, parents and teachers and others interested in youth can learn some lessons useful for improving television. That is the conviction of Clara S. Logan, president of the Southern California Association for Better Radio and Television. Mrs. Logan’s organization, with a growing membership of influential and child-aware citizens, is determined to help TV become a fine instrumentality in the service of youth. At a recent annual conference of coordinating councils from throughout the county, Mrs. Logan pointed out that friends of youth have largely failed to convince radiocasters that they have a duty to young people. Finding out why they have failed, she said, may furnish the clue to success with TV. “The cement is now setting in television,” she warned, “and if we are to do anything, now is the time to do it.” One reason for not convincing radiocasters that crime programs are not wholesome influences for children, let alone adult programs poured out without regard for the vast child audience, was seen by Mrs. Logan as the general unawareness that the air waves are, in fact, a public trust. “Do you know,” she asked, “that stations are granted temporary licenses, good for three years for radio stations and only one year for television, and that these temporary licenses are granted to them after they have pledged to operate in the public interest, convenience, and necessity?” She named another reason for failure to impress broadcasters with their obligation as the general ignorance of what is on the air. The broadcasters themselves do not always know, Mrs. Logan said, nor do responsible listeners. Even the Federal Communications Commission is not always informed. Again, little has been done to teach adults and children how to be discriminating listeners. A few schools are teaching children radio-TV discrimination, she said, and with amazing results. But very few are doing it. Newspapers, she felt, largely ignore the problem. As notable exceptions, she mentioned the New York Times, the New York Herald Tribune, and The Christian Science Monitor. If newspapers were generally helping to build an enlighted listener group, Mrs. Logan indicated, the country would be full of people working for good radio-TV programs. As it is, only organizations like hers — it is becoming widely known here by its initials, SCAFBRAT — and other civic groups affiliated with it are taking the lead in raising standards of listener responsibility, according to Mrs. Logan. Many more, she said, should join in the effort. “Some people have expressed their opinions, some people have protested, but not enough,” she said. “Not enough people are working on the problem. Every club, every church, every PTA local, every service club should have a radio-TV chairman, one wisely chosen and well trained.” How can they help? They can work as SCAFBRAT does, reminding broadcasters of their public interest pledge, supporting program sponsors who give good programs, withdrawing support from those who do not. It is fallacious, Mrs. Logan emphasized, to argue that the whole problem of sound pro-gram-getting is a parents’ responsibility. It is fallacious, in her conviction, because the future of all children is at stake, not just the future of children who have discriminating parents. “We should protect children from crime programs just as we protect them -from physical danger,” she declared.—Christian Science Monitor. Volunteers Are Needed Any kind of governmental controls over prices and wages, whether mandatory or voluntary, are almost bound to be in some degree distasteful, irksome, and difficult to administer. The very essence of the free economic system, in America or elsewhere, is flexibility, opportuhity for movement of prices to affect supply and demand. That flexibility under ordinary conditions represents one of the freedoms Americans hope to preserve. Yet under stress of a national emergency involving rapid rearmament there must be controls to prevent inflation with its attendant injustices. The United States Government, through its Economic Stabilization Agency, has embarked upon a program of voluntary regulation for business in general while endeavoring to apply its first mandatory rollback to the prices of one product, automobiles. Many, of course, have favored the Baruch policy of a “quick freeze” on all prices and Wages at once to stop an inflationary spiral. Others, with an opposite approach, have urged that the government should ap-

peal to patriotsim and invoke the greatest possible measure of self-regulation. For at least two reasons the Truman administration has moved slowly—perhaps too slowly. One was that only a few months ago it was being charged with a tendency to grasp for too much regulatory power over business and even suspected of inventing occasions for the purpose. Another was that, partly in view of this sentiment, it had to start from scratch in building an organization to formulate and police the controls. Under these circumstances it is well-nigh inescapable that voluntary regulation be tried in the broad field of general consumer price control even while the first awkward tests of a compulsory order are being made on motorcar prices and while a separate board wrestles with the necessarily related matter of wage controls. Obviously, voluntary regulation depends upon the existence of a high degree of public consciousness of the seriousness of the situation. It calls also for renunciation of selfish advantage. If abused, it tends to benefit the unscrupulous at the expense of the honest. The plan is plainly subject to abuses. It m'ay be hard to follow even for the well-in-tentioned, for the announced standards for fair prices—based on comparative gross profits—are far from simple. Failure of the plan is widely predicted. But as we see it citiens should, even while advocating improved controls, emphasize the necessity for patriotic self-restraint and the willingness to make sacrifices. This willingness must be in evidence if America is to succeed by any methods in maintaining economic stability under stress. The same awareness of crisis, the same sense of urgency are needed if the United States is to accept the other governmental measures which are necessary to take the steam out of inflation—namely, high taxation and strict credit controls.

Veterans Must File For Bonus By January 1st The deciding factor as to whether an application has been filed before the deadline will be the postmark, and the bonus application must be postmarked on or before midnight—Jan. 1, 1951. If a veteran has not applied for a bonus due to the fact that he has not in his possession the necessary documents, the application will be accepted by the Bonus Division if mailed prior to the deadline. On applications of this nature a letter stating that the applicant has requested a Certificate in Lieu of Lost Discharge or other documentary evidence has been applied for and will be forwarded as soon as this information is received by the veteran. The applications filed in this manner will not be processed until the proper documents are received by the Bonus Division. Should an eligible applicant be absent from the State or the Country, any member of his or her family or any interested party can make the veteran's application as “next friend” to the applicant. An explanatory letter should accompany the application as well as the required documents. If these documents are not in the possession of this friend, the letter should state that the papers will be forwarded when the friend has received these documents. VETERANS ARE URGED TO FILE FOR THEIR BONUS PRIOR TO THIS DEADLINE AS THERE ARE STILL 40,000 VETERANS IN INDIANA WHO HAVE NOT FILED.

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Even if mandatory price and wage controls later become necessary, their enforcement will have to have some of the same broad, vigorous, understanding public support that is required for successful selfregulation. There must be an awakened sense of fair play, a disposition to contribute rather than to cash in. Cultivation of those attitudes is the need of the hour. —Christian Science Monitor New Military 'Experience The present military conflict, with its ominous forebodings, has presented this country with a problem which is completely new in our military experience. For the first time, we face the fact that our enemies, actual and potential, are superior in manpower to us and our dependable allies. . The situation was just the reverse of this in past wars. Then the Western powers had men in abundance, and the primary problem was to find time to equip and train and harden them for the final grand assault on the enemy. In World War II, indeed, Allied superiority in this field was tremendous. Look at the situation now. On paper, the nations which have been going along with us in the UN represent most of the world population. But a statistic on paper doesn’t do any fighting. Many of those nations have pretty well made it clear they intend to limit their participation in the world conflict—and it is a world conflict now, whether or hot war is formally declared by any power—to diplomatic negotiations and the writing of polite notes to the various chancellories. Others have been terribly drained of men—and of spirit and morale as well— as by other wars. Others still are so geographically situ'ated as to be in the most iim minent peril of national destruction. Russia alone has about the equivalent population of the United States, England, Canada and Australia combined. No one knows precisely how many Chinese there are; but the figure is somewhere in the neighborhood of 450,000,000, and the birth rate is huge. For many years there has been an optimistic theory that no one, the Communists included, could organize China, and create in China a really effective military force. The terrible trend of events has certainly demonstrated the danger of still holding to that theory. Mao is an able and resourceful man. It is probable that he has done more than any other Chinese ruler to suppress the debilitating official corruption that characterized Chinese governments of the past. He has exploited to the full China’s old hatred and distrust of the West. He has made it abundantly cle'ar, if his acts and pronouncements mean anything at all, that he is solidly and without,, reservation on the side of Russia in the world struggle. And he has built an army that no informed man dare to regard with contempt. The Chinese Red soldier has had good training. He has morale and a sense of purpose. By Asiatic standards, he is well fed and well clothed. He has the fanatic, fatalistic courage of the Orient. And his name is legion. /! Here is why it is so strongly argued—in this country, and by practically every‘European spokesman—that the West must use every reasonable means to avoid a full-scale war with China. Here is why more and more emphasis is being placed on the fact that the other Western powers must do a good deal more for themselves, militarily, than they have so far done. He simply cannot carry the whole load, or the major part of it—we just haven’t enough people. We will help to the full in the strengthening of Europe but Europe must earn and justify that help by cooperating to the limit. The time for half measures has passed.—Industrial News Service.

Get Increase In Milk Price Miami Valley dairy farmers who sold Grade A milk in the Dayton-Springfield market area in November received a blend price of $4.78 per cwt. for milk testing 4 percent butterfat, according to a release today by Leslie C. Mapp, general manager of the Miami Valley Milk Producers Asociation. The November blend price for Grade A producers was an increase of 14 1-2 per cwt. in comparison with the October price, Mapp said. Grade B producers in the milk market area received a blqnd price of $4.56 per cwt. for 4 per cent milk, which was an increase of 12 1-2 per cwt, over the October price. This increase in the producer blend prices helps to compensate the farmers for the additional cost of winter produc-

tion.

Mapp pointed out that there were several factors which contributed to the increase in the producer blend prices for September (1) Various class prices increased by three cents per cwt; (2) milk production in the area dropped sharply at the rate of 12 1-2 percent for the month; and (3) the sales of bottled milk in the area increased. The decrease in milk production in the area in November created serious problems in supplying the market with an adequate amount of quality milk Mapp reported that the production in November was 4 1-2 per cent per shipper greater than for Novmeber of 1949, but the increase in milk sales more than off-set this increase in produc-

tion.

B. L. Bratten, Deputy Market Administrator for Federal Milk Order No. 71, which operates in the Dayton-Springfield market area, announced that the total receipts of milk in the combined market area in November was 16,392,794 lbs., with a gross value of $745,232. The milk was produced on 2,499 dairy farms in the area, which represented only a slight drop from the number of producers selling in the market a year ago. Mr. Bratten said that 90 per cent of the total volume of milk received was utilized for bottled sales. In his report to Association members, Mapp predicted that there will be a slight increase in the blend prices in December. He said that due to the fine cooperation of the milk producers and particularly the milk haulers during the emergency period created by the late November blizzard, financial losses to the producers were kept to a minii-

mum.

WOMEN'S WAGE (Continued from Pace One) name of the Commissioner of Labor. 4. Additional Penalties: “Any employer who violates any provision of the act, or who discharges or . . . discriminates against an employee because such employee has made any complaint . . . -or instituted . . . any proceeding under this act” would be guilty of a misdemeanor and could be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars, nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars. Each day a violation would continue would constitute a separate offense. Those who favor enactment of “equal pay for equal work” legislation contend that it is necessary to have such a law in ordei to protect women workers.

Korean Wounded Vets' Needs Cited By VFW State Leader

PROPERTY (Continnett from Pace One) len, St. Joseph, Vigo, Lake and Marion counties. The cuts in Lake county were $2,365,990 and in Marion county $3,847,420. Marion county however, will collect $1,173,417 more in taxes next year. On the other side of the picture, Vanderburgh county is cutting its tax bill to the extent

of $785,728.

“We are approaching what may be the most critical year in the nation’s history. Federal taxes have been increased and will go still higher. The only place place where tax economies can be effected in the near future is here at home. Many new officials are taking office the first of the year and are unfamiliar with the routine of their work. The General Assembly is to convene and if the future is to be judged by the past, scores of bills will be introduced that call for increased taxes. All along the line the people who pay these bills must be mustered to their own defense. More than ever in the past, they must attend budget hearings and insist upon the utmost in economy. Unless savings are effected at home, the taxpayers will break under the burden they will be called upon to face.” STATE BOARD (Contlnneft tt*m Pace One) state health board orders but it is also a necessary project if Muncie is to continue to grow and expand. The entire new school program for the city hinges upon the construction of proper sewer facilities in these areas. Housing expansion requires the insallation of sanitary sewer needs. Both letters from the state boards mention their respective mandates, the St^te Board of Health issuing approval with the understanding that priority will be given to the construction of sewers in the Bethel Heights and Belmont addition in order to comply with their orders of July 11, 1946, and the Stream Pollution board approving with the condition that necessary improvements and additions to the sewage treatment works be made part of the construction program proposed in

the report.

The vast but greatly needed sanitary sewer program continues to be a major objective by city officials together with the track removal from Madison Street and the widening and repaving of that thoroughfare. The latter two projects are assured of actual progress early next year while the sewer project shall be advanced as rapidly as possible. The needs for off-street parking

The need of recreational facilities for the men who are hospitalized at the Camp Atterbury Army General Hospital has been cited by E. Spencer Walton, Mayor of Mishawaka and Sr.-Vice Commander of the state VFW, when he addressed some one hundred members and guests of Veterans of Foreign Wars post. Needed desperately are radios, television sets, new playing cards, card tables, pool tables, games, good furniture for their recreational rooms, and other items. The report showed, however, that the medical treatment was superior and nothing was lacking on that score. However, the Army does not have funds for recreational equipment at the present time. Since that investigation, VFW posts throughout the state have taken the lead in providing these needed facilities for their needy comrades in arms. Already television sets have been installed and are operating thru the generosity of various VFW posts in the State of Indiana. Speaking straight from the shoulder, the VFW leader gave a challenge to the veterans of three wars when he stated “only through Community Service can an organization such as our survive.” He asked that every VFW member to make it his duty to take an active interest in all community service projects. He cited numerous examples where VFW posts have led the way in combating juvenile delinquency by providing recreational facilities for the children of the community. Guests included Ores Fording, Muncie, 10th District VFW Commander; Raymond Spears, Wilkinson, 10th District Chief of Staff, Guy Bratton, Jr., Muncie, 10th District djutant; and Richard Addington, Union City, 10th District Membership Chairman. Commander Fording lauded the officers of the Indiana Gold Star Post 1282 of New Castle for the fine work in bringing New Castle Post up in their membership drive. He told the group how the officers and members under the leadership bf Tost Commander Harold Lucas has driven within 44 members of reaching 100% of the 1950 membership total. Frank Popejoy, New Castle, Post 1882 Membership Chairman, made the welcoming address and asked every member present to bring just one members dues before Dec. 20 so the New Castle Post could give the District Commander and the Department Commander a 100 per cent paid

areas are also recognized and hopes are prevalent for prograss towards these improvements also in 1951.

Seven-league boots for Power

You may have heard about the super-high-voltage lines that are being built on tne American Gas and Electric System, about the many years of intensive research and development that preceded them. Over these lines electric power will be sent from power plants at voltages never before put to commercial use in this or any other country. What’s it all about? What does it all mean to you? It means that more power can be sent over a single line that’s less costly to build and maintain than the several lower-voltage lines that would be needed. And it means that electricity can be economically transmitted over longer distances. Most of the plants in the system are located close to the mines that provide the coal they burn. With the new 315,000-volt lines, the economies of mine-area generation will be extended over greater distances. The first 63-mile stretch of 315,000-volt “super highway" will soon be in service. More lines like it will follow. Because this company and its six AG&E affiliates are interconnected, the benefits will be felt throughout the whole seven-state area the system serves. They will create savings that will absorb some part of the rising cost of everything that goes into making power. They will make more power available to more of America at a time when America needs it most.

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No Shortage In Sugar For Coming Year i Seretary of Agriculture, arles F. Brannan this week assured American housewives that there will be no sugar shortage for 1951 and adds that the price will remain reasonable. He has issued an order limiting sugar sales in the United States to 8 million tons next year. The new quota, added to stocks already on hand, should provide “an adequate reserve for emergency use,” he said. The secretary is required by law to set sugar marketing quotas each year to meet the nation’s need and to maintain a fair and equitable price to producers and consumers alike. Domestic sugar consumption next year was estimated at 8 million tons—a 2% increase over this year’s estimated consumption of 7,850,000 tons. Current reserves, representing sugar in the hands of refiners, housewives, industrial users and wholesalers, are aboutj 600,000 tons larger than last year. Brannan said this reserve can be maintained in 1951 and will be adequate to meet “any extraordinary demands.” The domestic beet and cane sugar crops harvest is now in its final stages. The department

up post as a Christmas present. Post Commander Harold Lucas of New Castle in the closing part of the program outlined the plans of the post for the coming year in regard to community service. These plans include a project which calls for a new playground area for the children in New Castle as well as other worthy projects.

said some Cuban mills have alredy starred grinding the 19501951 sugar cane crop. New-crop sugar from Cuba and Puerto Rico will i?each its peak movement in February. Under the law, the secretary may revise marketing quotas later in the year, if it is deemed necessary to put more sugar on the market or to halt runaway prices. This was done shortly after the outbreak of the war in Korea to halt a run on sugar and the resulting spiraling prices. The original 1950 quota of 7,500,000 tons was increased to 8,700,000.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES “Christian Science” is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, December 31. The Golden Text is: “When he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he ■will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come” (John 16:13). Among the citations which comprise the Lesson-Sermon is the following from the Bible: “And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy: Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee. And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth. But when the multitudes saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, which had given such power unto men” (Matthew 9: 2,3,8). The Lesson-Sermon also includes the following passages fi*om the Christian Science textbook, “Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures” by Mary Baker Eddy: “Jesus demonstrated the power of Christian Science to heal mortal minds and bodies. But this power was lost sight of, a?id must again be spiritually discerned, taught, and demonstrated according to Christ’s command, with ‘signs following’” (p. 110). “Christian Science reveals incontrovertibly that Mind is AllfVio nnlv ATP

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