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PAGE 14 Monday, Oct, 20, 1947 ROY W. HOWARD WALTER LECKRONE HENRY W. MANZ President Editor Business Manager

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Easy Payments HE government's wartime controls over installment selling end this month, Beginning Nov. 1, easier credit terms will be available to consumers who buy goods “on time.” For example: At present, if you buy a car, an electric refrigerator or a radio on the installment plan, you must fork over onethird of the price in cash and pay the balance in not more than 15 monthly installments. When the controls come off, most finance companies plan to require the same one-third down payment on new cars, but to allow as many as 24 months for paying the bal-

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In Tune With the Times Donald D. Hoover

PARADE OF LIFE DID YOU EVER NOTICE what happens when two small boys are playing and one of them picks up a handful of pebbles and starts looking at them with open admiration? Sure enough! The other small fry wants them, But the rightful owner hangs on with all his might. After all, now they are gems of inestimable worth because somebody else wants them, People are like that when it comes to living out their span of years. Value of time is not appreciated until you have found out how easily and simply you can be dealt out of the game. Only once do you need to almost lose out, from then on you know living is a priceless privilege. You make it count for something. “Life is too short to be little,” Disraeli said. The young agree noisily, “Aw, rats, any fella knows that.”

Is it kind? Is it necessary? Will Rogers remarked that he'd never seen a “feller” he didn’t like. That statement discloses one whole human being. His style was “corny,” but he was lovable and real, the rest doesn't seem significant. . In Ernie Pyle’s book, Last Chapter, he makes you think of some small wistful boy who senses he’s climbing down off the worn back steps of home and going out into a rainy and very late autumn

ance. Down payments on the other articles may be onefifth of the price, with installments spréad over as many as 24 months on radios and 36 months on refrigerators. Many people think it was a serious mistake for Congress to end these controls so soon, They fear that making it easier for more customers to buy, while the supply of goods still is far short of meeting even the present demand, will push prices upward and pour gasoline on the inflation fire, » » . ~ » w FIMHEY have grounds for their fear. This country, at this | time, could be hurt badly by a flood of installment buying or a competitive rush to sell goods on easy credit. But the shortages of goods, themselves, may lessen that danger. For instance, people who decide to order cars and pay for them over 24 months will find themselves behind long waiting lines of would-be buyers eager to plunk down cash or pay in 15 months. It seems likely to be a long time before automobile dealers need to emphasize easy terms as an incentive for customers. And the same thing is true in many other lines. : Anyway, the government controls are coming off, and Congress shows no disposition to restore them. So, whatever the danger, the only counter-measures now available are voluntary ones—self-control and common sense. Our advice, to anyone who cares for it, would be to think a good many times before deciding to buy anything simply because you can get it on easy. credit. Be very | sure you really need it. If you can't afford to pay the price | for it over 156 months, consider whether you can afford to | pay the same price, plus more interest charges, over 24 or | 36 months. Don’t commit yourself to long-term payments |

unless you're reasonably certain of your ability to meet | them.

Installment selling is a legitimate and useful practice, and easy credit, used wisely, is a good thing. But unwise use of easy credit leads to trouble, and this is a time when it could lead to terrible trouble,

Greek Progress

E are doing better in Greek relief. Progress is slow. | Difficulties are tremendous. The crisis still exists. But for the first time we are getting some results. Major credit for putting the Truman-Marshall program to work goes to Dwight Griswold, chief of the American aid mission.

The advance has been greatest in the political field. The | reactionary, inefficient and discredited cabinet, dominated by the Monarchist boss Tsaldaris and by the semi-Fascist Gen. Napoleon Zervas, has given way to a centrist coalition. Though Foreign Minister Tsaldaris retains.office as head of | the largest party, Zervas and his kind are out, and the liberal Prime Minister Sophoulis is providing democratic government. On the strength of Sophoulis’ reputation and | the amnesty law, under which 20,000 political prisoners have been freed already, the divided and therefore helpless | democratic majority is uniting, : Next to political vendetta, the main internal weakness has been economic. Devastation of war followed by civil | war, compounded by black-market exploiters unchecked by government, increased hunger, disease and despair. Out- | side relief funds hitherto have had little basic effect. Now controls are being provided for exports and imports, for expenditure of foreign funds, for budgetary and monetary reforms, and even for reducing the patronage hoards of gov--|

ernment employees. Reconstruction projects are under way | with proper inspection. Only tax reform is lagging. In general the Greeks, with American aid, now gradually are putting their own affairs in order so that the Communist minority will not have such a fertile field. But the country is confronted not only by a small minority of Greek Reds—Soviet aggression through satellites Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria is the menace. The |! rebel army is trained, recruited and supplied across the

border, as the United Nations investigating commission learned. 5

Even if Greek recovery were complete, there is no possibility that such a small nation-can stand alone against Soviet aggression. No country has a more heroic record of resistance against aggression— it will fight against unequal Slav odds as it fought against Germans and Italians. But it cannot survive alone. That is the responsibility of the United Nations. Nothing the Greeks can do for themselves, or that America can do for them, can relieve the United Nations of its obliga- |

Lo, the Winner

HEN Fleet Adm. Nimitz was inducted as honorary chief of the Ottawa Indians of Michigan, he was given the name of Chief Be-Lea-Nage, which means the winner. As an old devotee of colorful Indian nomenclature we frankly were disappointed. We fully had expected somethink like “Top Man of War Canoes,” or “Chief Sea-Going Long Bow, Jet-Propelled,” or “One-Brave Task Force.” As far as Ottawa imagination goes, they might as well have named him “Chief of Naval Operations.” x

We cannot talk until we learn the basis of our

| How can we find solutions while one fundamental

night, He describes those few remaining days just before he sailed away from the United States and the folks he loved. Each new morning, and how quickly they passed, was met with a “big embrace.”

creed, or color. people, who seem a part of the minds of the little people, because they have had something whole some to give to living, and it makes you know that all of us are a little bit better and a whole lot happier for having watched them as they passed by. ~MABLE K. STABLER. * % &

"PALS"

I saw him sitting near the gate With eager, loving eyes. Waiting—watching me intently. Bubbling o'er with “whats and whys.”

He wiggled, squirmed and twisted; He was in an awful] state; Seemed as tho' he couldn’t stand it "Til I opened up the gate.

When the time of liberation Finally did arrive at last He would run and jump and circle "Round and ‘round me—oh, so fast!

As 1 write this verse about him, I admit a tearful fog Blurs these last two lines—doggonit _ How I loved that doggone dog! : ~-ROBERT O. REYNOLDS. > 4 &

PRECEDENCE

One thing we must consider, said the sage, Before we can presume to solve the problems of : our age, Before the fate of nations and the destiny of men We must resolve the mystery of the ordinary hen. Of borders and of treaties; of suffering and of need

creed.

act Eludes us like the rainbow in the promised land of fact, : Our wisdom is tremendous; our compendia are great, Our achievements are stupendous; but we cannot tell our fate Until we find the answer to the question all men Which came first upon this earth? The chicken or the egg? —POOR RICHARD. * & 9

TO A WILLING CENTER

O thou eternal egoist, I'd like to give thy nose a twist. But what will hurt more, I suppose, Is not to see thee or thy nose.

Tod

‘The very largeness of his particular | kind of thinking wipes away boundaries of race, | You think of all the truly big |

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OUR TOWN . . . By Anton

TODAY'S PIECE 18 PROOF POSITIVE that human beings are here to stay—what's more, that there isn't anything you can do ‘about it. The first census taken around here was the one back in 1824 when a couple of grown-up snoopers connected with the Union Sunday School went qut of their way to count the number of families in Indianapolis—for no other purpose than to establish the identity of those kids who elected to go swimming on Sundays. / The self-appointed census takers counted exactly 100 fam- : ilies. And knowing what we now do about th vitality of Hoosier pioneers, it is not unreasonable to sppose that the count represented 300 children, which is to say that 123 years ago, Indianapolis had a population of somewhere around 550, including a fair amount of bachelors and spinsters—a questionable quantity even as far back as then. 3 Three years later a more scientific census was taken, with the result that this time 1066 heads were counted. In 1830, the population was about 1500; in 1840, 4000; in 1850, 8034; in 1860, 18611; in 1870, 48244; an amazing increase due in part to the fact that peace had been re-established, but nfbstly because of the fact that by this time it became noised around that Indianapolis was cut out for an industrial center. =

Statistical Rambling

IN 1880, THE POPULATION jumped to 75,056; in 1890, to 105436; in 1900, to 169,144; in 1910, to 233,650; in 1920, to 314,194; in 1930, to 364,161; and in 1940, to 386,972. ~ I warned you in the beginning what today's column was going to be like. Sordid. ain't it? Of the 386,972 people living in Indianapolis in 1940 (at which time the last official census was taken), 185,461 were males and 201,511 females. It represents an excess of 16,050 females, a figure of such portentious proportions that it invites fugther investigation. Well, here's what I discovered: If the behavior

—~MYRA AHLER.

a clearer picture of Russia's plans for the future.

Boring from within, minority Communist groups in France and Italy intend to wrest control of both nations from the parties that

lean toward Britain and the United States. They are close to their goal in both endeavors.

The composition and plan of the new Comintein also is destined | to play an important part in the vital conferences in London next | month,

There, all the cards will be on the table. Russia will be forced

into the open.

Reds Don't Want Stability

PEACE TREATIES with Germany and Austria are already in skeleton form and could be accepted in London if Russia had any intention of letting the European nations have a chance at peace. But no such intention exists. Russia wants disorder and confusion

on the continent.

Publication of the Comintern chart is bound to arouse new and | deeper distrust of the Soviets in-all Western nations.

of Indianapolis females is anything like that of their

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The Story the Census Tells

Hoosier sisters distributed over the state, it means that we have in our midst today something like 40,000 single women; 125,000 living in the blessed state of matrimony; 20,000 widows, and 5000 divorcees. If these figures don’t add up to meet your notion of orthodox arithmetic, it’s because I've taken into account only those females over 15 years of age— the only type that interests me. To get along with my thesis, however: In 1880, the foreign-born—mainly Irish and Germans—made up one-sixth of our population. There were two Germans to every Irishman. And to this day, it still takes two with Teutonic blood coursing through their veins to lick one blessed with the blood of Ireland. In the course of the last 60 years, however, the percentage of foreign-born in Indianapolis has fallen off at a terrific rate. In 1930, for instance, there were 3218 less foreign-born than in 1920 when we had something like 12,500 representing 4 per cent of the population, And notwithstanding what the streets of Indianapolis reveal today, the number of foreign-born is still decreasing. On the other hand, the number of Negroes is increasing. The 1827 census showed 58 Negro residents. There might have been two more except for the fact that, on June 19, 1825, two Negroes named Knight were drowned in Wihte River. In 1835, the Negro population reached 73; in 1850, 450; in 1860, 488; in 1870, 3980; in 1880, 8C38; in 1880, 11,118; in 1900, 17,536. The next 40 years brought, goodness knows, how many more, The more the merrier.

No Guaranty of Accuracy WHICH LEAVES ME just enough room to predict what's going to happen three years from now when the people at Washington get around to taking another census. \ By that time, the preponderance of females will threaten human values as never -before with the result, no doubt, that Indianapolis will have 884 beauty shoppes compared with the 442 now doing business. The imposing array of figures submitted today has been carefully compiled and checked, but carries no guarantee whatever.

Chay

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me up for people to blame radio and movie crime

Gosh knows they don’t need to listen to the

“Silent Hoosiers” better open their eyes, Don't blame comic-books either at least there is plenty stories.

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go out after dark and are arming their homes for :

protection don't blame it on plays and stories. They don’t do the real harm. Many a juvenile would be better off by far listening to radio at home instead of loafing around corners and hearing more about life than ever comes over the radio. Juveniles in small towhs are no exception. These “Silent Hoosiers” better wake up and start being Hoosiers. I don’t think it would be a bad idea to call out the National Guard or a company of soldiers and lend the police a hand and clean’ up this town. I've lived in Indianapolis all my life and it grieves me to see the way hoodlums are taking over. : We sure need some changes here and it isn't

radio plays if you Silent: Hoosiers know what I.

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Trouble With City Hall By 8. M. F, City There is a question that I have had on my mind for a long period of time and so far have been unable to find the proper answer. . Perhaps it lies in a change in city administration and since election time is close I think that I shall have to register my disapproval of the way that this has been handled. . I had a tenant in my house who for four years never cleaned her house, removed her ashes or garbage. In addition she had a dog that never was allowed into the yard. Ins it used the house and porch for a dog park. More than a dozen times I reported this to the City Board of Health and asked that something be done. Well, they did it. ‘Sent an inspector who requested her to clean not ordered it; turned in routine report and there the matter ended. My doctor even called the Board of Health and requested that they take some kind of action on this but the same thing happened. All my neighbors and ds are wondering just what do we pay these so-called “Public Servants” a salary for when they are so inadequate in the performance of their duty? Surely they are supposed to do more than call on new taverns who seek to serve food and give them their blessings and the green light. I was told they had police power, but do they just use it on_cases where there are a few papers or cans out of the usual containers? If we have such a set up and can get no action when we need it, then indeed it is time for a change. 3

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European unity, has been made.

Side Glances—By Galbraith

CORR. 1947 BY NEA SERVICE, INC. T. M.

| Western Europe.

It will make the job of conferring with the Soviet representatives |

When the ministers of the four big powers meet again in London, it will. produce another stalemate with only one road out, that being to move forward without Russia as has been done in Japan and in the assembly of the United Nations. | Eventually, Russia will find herself virtually ruling the eastern half of Europe. She can make peace with the Germans in her zone | of occupation while Britain, France and the United States offer the prepared peace treaty to the governments in the western zones, probably after those zones have been amalgamated. Neither the Western states nor the Russians intend to withdraw their troops from Germany until a. real peace, which will restore

That means that the occupation will go on perhaps for years with Russia maintaining the iron curtain but sending out long tentacles of the Comintern toward Greece, Italy and France. The assumption of the Paris conferees who submitted the plan | of self-help called for by Secretary of State Marshall, was that | | Russia could not prevent economic exchanges between Eastern and

Europe Controls

Comintern Plan Arouses New Distrust of Soviets

REVELATION OF THE NEW RUSSIAN Comintern with the | names of the members now active, especially in France, provides | more difficult for both British and American statesmen.

Britain and the United

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| suffer from cold this winter, |

supplies.

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FOOD AND FUEL are rationed throughout Europe and the various | nations are doing what they can to stretch short supplies. { ! In some cases the people in the country affected are being denied products in order that exports may be built up and dollar balances acquired with which to buy more food. 3 The austerity program in England in which food rations are being | tightened and coal strictly rationed in order t4 build up exports is an

Editor's Note: This is the last of several arw.cles by J. S. Russell, | Des Moines Register and Tribune farm editor, on Europe’s food prob- | lems. Mr. Russell recently returned from a month's tour of Europe.

Germany is ¢xporting coal even though the German people will

| Black Markets Prevail, Too

MILK IS brought from the fagmer on the basis of 3.5 per cent butterfat content and when it is sold to the people in the cities the butterfat content is only 25 per cent, #

Enough cream is skimmed off to make some butter and for other

Milk is expected to be almost a minus quantity in Paris and some + confusion over the price of whole milk as compared to processing into | butter cheese, etc., tended to dry up supplies soon after a new schedule | of prices went into effect last month. ] 2 : | & The fact that ¢ "h department—corresponding to a state or a 10-20] | province—can fix its own prices also led to a considerable amount of "|" confusion. y

‘I'm glad to be home! When, after only three weeks, relatives say |

J fob Milk in most of Europe and Britain is they can't think of any place else to take you, it's time to leave!"

pregnant women, invalids and nursing mothers.

little fat,

By Hal O'Flaherty

They assumed that if the Marshall plan went into effect, all | of the satellite nations would try to revive inter-European trade The ingratitude of Russia and her hostility toward the West will | With or without Russia's consent. make calm negotiation almost impossible. States have tried desperately to restore order in Europe. Russia has

In view of the newly-disclosed activity of the Comintern, such an assumption appears \ The fabric of Communist intrigue is too -finely meshed. Trade | between Soviet-controlled nations and the West will be ended and violations of Russia’s orders will be punished by the secret members | of her spy system.

| We Can't Step Out | THE COMINTERN CHART leaves no doubt as to the character | of Soviet Russia's planning. It is based upon the same process of terrorization, melodramatic plotting and attempts at revolution used after World War I. : Although Russia failed in 1919 to create successful revolutions in Hungary and Bulgaria, it is futile to conclude that she will fail this time in her attempts to gain ascendancy in France and Italy. Judging by the votes cast in recent elections in France and Italy, there is a near majority for the Communists. If so, many millions believe that communism holds more truth than Western democracy. They cannot be denied the chance to try it out. Our only course is to help the French and the I the hour they become satellites of Russia and then over to the Soviets.

oodstuffs Prices

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By J. S. Russell

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Americans who complain of meatless days might be interested to know that in Holland Tuesdays and Thursdays are meatless days and ; with limited supplies and inability to pay for meat, many families have more meatless days than any other kind. The limit of a shilling’s worth (20 cents) of meat a week per per-

soh in England and Scotland pretty well settles the meat problem for

the average family. aT : Fresh eggs are quite rare in Britain. Eggs fairly plentiful in Normandy and in Paris But the prices are high—about double those the United States.

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and Holland cheese is rationed while | cheese is being sold in the export market. |

The Hollanders incidentally have discovered a way to stretch milk

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