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Community Development THE growth of Indianapolis duririg the last two decades “has been measured for the most part by the develop“ment of the separate communities within the city. X." The independent civie progress accomplished by citigens ‘in their respective neighborhoods through constant pommunity responsibility and co-operation for their own betterment has formed the basic pattern of Indianapolis’ growth to its metropolitan proportions. » » » . ~ ~ , # ONE of the many cases in point is the flourishing development of Broad Ripple where the civic pride of citizens ‘has raised community standards to a point where it has become a city within a city. Nir, Other notable community - developments that have helped bring Indianapolis upward on the scale of metropolitan standards include Irvington, Forest Hills, Brightwood, Meridian Hills and the newly expanded neighborhoods ‘of the South and West Sides. : These have set the pace for the future pattern of development of the entire city whose character will depend upon the kind .of communities that make up the whole. “metropolitan area.
» ~ » . . . + A CO-ORDINATION of the aims of these respective ‘neighborhoods into an over-all plan for development of an orderly metropolitan district in more efficient governmental functions will be necessary to keep Indianapolis’ present
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Indiana’s Move for Economy
T° by critical talk or promises. +. Hence, formation of the Indiana Committee for Reorganization of the Federal Government is an important step
toward positive action on elimination of waste and mis-
management in the administration of national affairs, Anton Hulman Jr. Terre Haute, chairman of this ‘group of 24 leading civic and business leaders; has promised to carry this campaign for more economy in government to every county in the state,
v 3 LI { THIS will put the full weight of public opinion in Indiana behind the drive to adopt the best recommendations of the Hoover Commission on Federal Reorganization, : Mr. Hulman pointed out that surveys have disclosed {hat $7 million a day is being wasted by poor management in government. | : ¢ Im tax burdens are becoming more critical
“pvery year and public support -for positive action to re-
thace spending is the only way to get it done. : Work of the Indiana committee deserves the support pf all taxpayers in the state.
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Fashion litters
: E HAVE become accustomed to the tensions of waiting : 7" for the unknown in the jumble of world affairs and
‘ean take all that in our stride. But the anxiety over what
{ the women are going to wear in 1850 is giving us a case of the jitters. © Some relief from this dilemma may be forthcoming next week when Louise Fletcher, Times Woman's Editor, reports on what the New York Dress Instituteediscloses to an anxiously waiting world in the way of tips on milady’s ‘postuming, or lack of it, this year. ‘ An unofficial hint for the over-curious—there’ll be more bare shoulders, receding “necklines” and rising hemlines (shorter skirts to the uninitiated.) : - It's an interesting world and women's raiment is _not the least of the stimuli that make it so.
Another ‘Voice’ Boss DWARD WARE BARRETT, magazine editor, has been named to direct ‘the “Voice of America” as Assistant Secretary of State-for Public Affairs. His record suggests that he is well qualified for the place, + However, much the same promise attended George V.
‘sAllen’s appointment a little over a year ago, after the posi-
‘tion had been vacant for several months. Mr. Allen repigned last October to become ambassador to Yugoslavia, and the office must continue under an acting director until Mr. Barrett takes it over on Jan. 31. : The “Voice of America” needs a well-planned, longrange program and the close personal supervision of an able official. ‘We hope Mr. Barrett will stay on his new job at least long enough to get his chair warm.
‘Margarine Bill Up . THE bill to repeal the discriminatory federal taxes on
margarine is up for action in the U, 8. Senate, It passed the House last year by an overwhelming
majority. - So
." + Its enactment will make it possible for housewives in
most states to buy yellow margarine without paying the
present unfair levy of 10 cents a pound. Dairy interests which want to retain an undeserved advantage for butter have planned a last-ditch fight to kill ithis bill in the Senate. You can help to insure its prompt : by letting your Senators know that you want them
tl 1 vote for it and to oppose all efforts to block it by filibuster or other tactics. “ .
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"lution on that distant Pacific island. lieutenant during the war, has invited native Guamanians to his official residence, and he has gone visiting in Guamanian homes. He is the first American governor of the island to have taken
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Truman's Message Receives Good-Natured GOP Guffaws
“ WASHINGTON, Jan. 6-—About the best thing that can be sald about Washington's beginning the new year is that both thé President and Congress launched the 1950 govern ment without any crisis atmosphere. The mild mannered delivery of the President's state-of-the-union message and the horse-
laugh his Reépublican opponents accorded those
passages about taxes and savings showed only that what used to be called “crisis government” is now being taken in stride’ and has become commonplace. :
The bits that brought the good-natured
laughter, and a few cat calls, from the GOP.
side were these: gin “At ‘present, largely ‘because of the -considered tax reduction of the 80th Congress, the government is not receiving enough revenue to meet its necessary expenditures, “To meet this situation, I am proposing that federal! expenditures be held to the lowest
levels, ..)"” : - Guffaws From GOP
AT THAT point the guffaws reached such a crescendo that the Président had to pause and
join in, his face flushed from blushing. He left -
< the text ‘and said he guessed he had better go back and repeat at the paint where he was interrupted. . . Since the message called for everything the New Deal-Fair Deal ever has asked for, even
some of the Democrats joined in the Republican
fun, It may have been one of the first times that a President got such a reception on Capitol Hill, Being an ex-Senator and Vice President Harry 8. Truman didn't mind it a bit. In fact he seemed to enjoy every minute of it. For he knows that they all like him personally and he likes most of them In that political comraderie which long has been part of the two-party system. ’
‘Mild-Mannered Man’
BEN. Robert. A. Taft (R. 0.) was said to have smilingly paraphrased a literary passage in his comment and referred to the President as “the most mild-mannered man that ever scuttled the ship of state or cut a throat.” To Because most of the things asked for by Amateur President Truman, Professional politielan Truman knows h TT os
he gi
guson (RH. 5 “It .will be a wonderful campaign document, if properly financed.” Under the national chairmanship of William DP, Boyle Jr., the Democrats are unlikely to run into any trouble about, finances in 1850. They will carefully refrain, however, from reminding the Republicans that they and not the Democrats are now the political poor folks.
Bringing in Dollars
THERE is nothing like talking and acting small democracy to bring dollars Into the coffers of the big D Democrats. And the Truman administration is past-master at such politics.
Even the diplomats and Cabinet members -
wore no striped pants when they assembled with the Senators and Congressmen in the House to hear the President's message. The black-robed Supreme Court didn’t even attend. The whole atmosphere of the place was as informal as an Elks picnic. Only the uniformed police and Secret Service men were grave and dignified. . , } There was none of the tension, even among them, that marked the historic trips to the Hill of the late President Roosevelt. On the floor no face of “either Senator or Congressman showed the worshipful or hateful looks that would greet F. D. R. ’ There was no feeling that history was being made. Only the comfortable relaxation that comes from being in the company of a person and not in the presence of a personage.
ADD AND SUBTRACT
Add and substract all the joys and sorrows That have been your lot through the year. Multiply all the blessings and pleasures, Now, how does your sum total appear?
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What were the dividends, if any when counted: What achievements ean you add or subtract? Will your figures exceed last year's margin Or will 1949 show something you lacked?
Why not start the New Year determined To muitiply every good deed and action? . So when you add up-your happiness column At the end of this year, there'll be no subtraction. . — Frances Richmond, Columbus.
‘TIS SAID
That New Yedr resolutions are made to be broken. Why not resolve Just to do the best You can in everything, for the whole year, and see what happens?
—B. C., Indianapolis
NEWS NOTEBOOK . . . By Peter Edson
* ’ AE ‘ Behind the Scenes : CT WASHINGTON, Jan. 6—Young Carlton Skinner, first civil
fan governor of Guam, has. created something of ‘a soctal revoMr, Skinner, a Navy reserve
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6—Interviews by the Scripps-Howard newspapers’ Washington staff
-« with Congressmen from every part of the
country this week tapped these subjects as of greatest current interest to America: Econemy in government and fear of federal that continually exceeds federal income.
Reduced taxes, especially thé éxcise taxes.
Farm area dissatisfaction over tumbling farm prices and crop acreage cuts. Deep concern over U. 8. China policy and a . Widespread belief the administration has bungled Jit. A slief, not universal but strong, European economic ald should be cut. : Belief that there should be more action on the Hoover Commission recommendations for reorganizing the federal government, These six subjects emerged in conversations of a majority of the dozens of Congressmen interviewed. ie reine ni The administration's compulsory national health Insurance systerh — labeled socialized medicine by Republicans—also was fairly high in congressional discussions. Most comments were critical. But some members reported. demands for early action to extend the existing Social ‘Security System. A bill to do just this passed the House last year and is ticketed for Senate action, !
Centralized Power A FEW Republicans said they heard talk of fear of too great government power centralized in Washington. On the issue of government economy, it was plain that many Congressmen approached the subject with an eye to whose ox is’ gored. Yes, some said, economy in general Is a splendid thing--but no, we don’t want to give up anything that is of benefit to our own districts. Sen. John Sparkman (D. Ala.) put it this way: “My folks tell me they want economy, but they ..don't want anything done that would bother the Tennessee-Tombigbee River down
that
o , there. I think that's true all over the country.”
Nothing seemed to steam up Congressmen so much as the slide-off In farm prices and acreage restrictions on wheat, cotton and other commodities, Even Democrats like Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D.: Minn.) -warned that would be damaged politically unless some effort.
SIDE GI.ANCES
pity AVA
the administration -
Public Fears Growing U. S. Debt
was made to ‘bolster sagging prices, and Republicans. agreed with him, Sen. Milton Young (R."N. D.) spoke his piece on how the wheat growers feel about it: : “Wheat acreage has been cut about 25 per cent.’ Right across the border from us in Canada there are no limits, Last year we authorized big ECA purchases of Canadian wheat. We should not give the Canadians a better break than we give our own people. Canada has no surplus
problem and may even Increase acreage. You
can see how mad that makes our farmers.”
Farm Price Problem OVER-ALL, Sen. Young said, farm prices are down close to 50 per cent—eggs were bringing farmers out his way 18 cents a dozen last week. Machinery and repairs and things the farmer must buy are still going up, he said. The economy {talk wasn't solely the plea of extreme conservatives who always have been talking economy anyway. Sen. Lyndon Johnson (D. Tex.) said two out of three demanded federal expense cuts and that they all ‘wanted the coutitty to “pay something on the debt.” Rep. Francis Walter (D. Pa.) said people want a strong national defense but want spending reduced and believe it can be done by cutting out needless functions, There was almost unanimous demand for repeal or lowering of excise taxes. Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R. Wis.) said the .two issues he found people talking most about in Wisconsin were the Hoover Commission's overhaul recommendations—‘‘they seem to think we can pass one bill and get the whole job done” ~—-and administration failure to follow a constructive China policy. “They are bitter about the Communists taking over in China,’ he said, “and they think the U. 8. fell down.” ‘Socialized Medicine’ THE Brannan farm price support plan drew only occasional mention Congressmen. Some said the Taft-Hartley la law wasn't much of an issue any more, After tax cuts, said Rep. Andrew Jacobs (D. Ind.), the most frequent appeal was to “save us from socialized medicine.” But there still are people who don't care much about Congress. i “I found the folks back home doing so well economically they were not much interested in Congress coming back into session,” said Rep. James E. Noland (D. Ind.). “They seemed to consider it just politicians’ business.”
By Galbraith
it. Voting ~ : childr en Go nation that every eligible woman voter : couritry should resolve here and now to vote the
first thing she does on every election day,
whether it is for township trustee or President of the United States. : i Another good re ing thé 50's and has any material wealth to speak of, is to make a will to someone or some
caking of wills, I'd like to add a little
note which appeared in a California newspaper
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‘. “Harvey B. Whitten, a peach grower from that
og
state, left most of his $750,000 estate to his .
specifically requested my brothers and sisters to
renounce the Republican National Party, its
straight Democratic National Party ticket The reason for this is that my estate was accumu-
lated solely under the Democratic administras
tion. It is, therefore, my desire that no Republi« can receive anything from the
Party member __ distribution of my estate.” : _ ‘Socialism is Anti-Nature’
By A. F. Noll, 246 Consolidated bullding.
"An editorial in The Indianapolis Times dure ing the Capehart-Jacobs debate which called for the definition of socialism was interesting to It seemed that both parties in the debate
* asked for the definition of socialism.
According to the wise old men of the 1880's, who knew their maintenance of liberty, the pur-
> pose of socialism can be defined, but the element
socialism will always remain undefined. It was the belief of these wise old men that socialism was a counteractive force, and it was
here to cause man to continually earn his liberty, \
if liberty was intended to be maintained. The most important function of socialism is
Natiiré opens men’s m
lieve man of these natural responsibilities, but also to causé within him an anti-sacrificing self
onstructive element. This socialistic accomplis t leaves man where he can no longer be const society and maintain. libe
himself. All the upbuilding ¥
organized society are. anti-socla clalism in turn is anti-nature,
‘Not Free Services’ By H. E. Martz, City
_ In. the interest of accuracy, it should be
pointed out that no one projects the national health plan or other so-called welfare measures as providing free services in their respective categories. The purpose is merely to organize a pre-pay-ment plan whereby the desired services may be provided and the cost pro-rated among the
.- participants during productive periods as a
cushion against time of need. The only freedom involved in such insurance programs is the freedom from the hazards covered by the measures.
So They Say
WE ARE trying to rebuild the armies of western Europe under the military aid plan and we are straining as we do that. Yet, some of our new crop of China experts want us to undertake ahother venture in China on a scale that would raise havoc with our domestic economy.—Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas (D) Cali-
" fornia.
THE WATCHWORD of today, which is simultamreously the supreme basic principle of the foreign policy of the German Democratic Republic, is: Friendship forever with the .peo« ple of the Boviet Union.—Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky,
IF THE free peoples of the wofld remain united . . . not only will the evil plans of the Kremlin for world conquest fail, but they will fail so utterly that Russia herself will: cease to be a slave state.—ECA Administrator Paul Hoffman. : .
WE ASPIRE to make Jerusalem the spire itual capital of the world, We must not undere estimate the political difficulties arising out of this transfer. But the supreme test will be the
economic struggle.—Prime Minister David Bene Gurion of Israel. !
MILITARY CONTROL . . . By Jim G. Lucas
Aircraft Profits
. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8—Much of the control of the muiltlebillion dollar aircraft industry is passing‘from its owners to their _ best customers—the military forces—a study of 1949 production figures reveals. The annual report of Adm. DeWitt C, Ramsey (Ret.), presi. dent of the Aircraft Industries Association, discloses that pro=
resolution, If one is approach
worthy “cause, or eise attorney fees will eat
to undo what can be and has been done in the.
of ‘standing ‘a patriotic :
this step. The native Chamorro society leves the new governor for having thus broken down the social barrier. But the regular Navy officers. still-in contrdl- of Guam,
take a dim view of the situation NN
THE NAVY lobby in Wash-
fngton, incidentally, 18 workIng to prevent passage by the new Congress of an organic act for Guam, officially set-
ting up a civilian government for the Marianas islands. Congressmen taken on a Navy tour of the Pavcitie islands were given a good stiff
bility of retaining naval government. The principal argument is that national defense might be endangered by civilian - government. ! . ws THE possibility of a revolutiohary new submarine weap-
. on has been revealed by a
new National Defense Research and Development Board publication, “Glossary of Guided Missile Terms.” The book explains that the military des-
tion “UAM" means an a missile”
in present conceptions of submarine warfare. v . . ” VETERANS Administration now has a backlog of 70 cases fh which vocational schools have protested arbitrary VA rulings on the amount of tu-
{tion they may charge for GI
training. A new Veterans’ Tuition ‘Appeals Board will start hearings™~an these cases this month. Charman :of the board is. Dr. M. C. Thompson of the University of Illinois, Mem-
_ bers are Lewis Kemper Wil-
liams, New Orléans lumber. man, and Jo Zack Miller, Kansas City banker, _Up townaw, VA rulings on what was paid for GI education have been final. But there have been so many squawks from the schools that the new board had to be set up to review protests, . a8" TRACY 8. VOORHEES, assistant secretary of the Army in charge of military government, has organized a “Wash-ington-to « Tokyo Commuters’ Club.” To become a member,
ie OPN, WEED BIR GRRE. 0. 0 SOA. PET. OFF,
“No more New Year's swearing off for me-—if | miss that 5:15
train now, the whole family gives me the fishy eye!”
you have to make two round ° pefore an airliner crashed,
trips between the two capitals
‘in any 90-day -period.
killing four persons. . sama : SINCE U. 8. Public Health
husbands instead of being required to walk several steps behind them: What the increased life expectancy and ‘thie liberation of Japanese
duetion of commerical planes represents only a fraction of the total output. Profits for investofs and the size of labor forces are determined in the Pentagon rather than in board rooms. ’ . A - . . IN 1949, Adm. Ramsey said, the industry continued to irhprove its financial position. Total production was up. Yet, he revealed, production of commerial airliners “wilf amount to less than 120 units,” against 260 last year and 280 in 1947. Only 3400 private planes were produced as
-- against 7039 a year ago.
Comparative figures are revealing. In 1946-—out of a total of 38.3 million airframe pounds
—the military took 12.8 mil-.
lion; civil aviation, 25.5 milHon. In 1948, the military took 25.1 million pounds; civil aviation, 10 million. And in 1949,
the military took 28 million.
pounds; civil aviation, 6.5 milHon.
» LJ . NEXT YEAR, Adm. Ramsey said, production will be up But
wholly from military cone tracts, will be “slightly higher.” - - .
SALES totaled $1.7 billion, but 1949 earnings cannot be estimated, he sald, until the government sets a “level of profits.” . With the military dominate ing the market, it naturally exercises considerable, though unofficial, control over produc tion. When Bell was paralyzed by a strike, it was Air Secre-
tary’ W. Stuart Symingtoh--in..
his role of “best customer” who called in labor and mane agement and broke the deadK.
TT IS no secret that presi- !
dents and board members have been deposed because they fell
- out with top Air Force and
Navy men or because they failed to get big government orders. . ° Ar Force and Navy *“ gestions” have uprooted plants on the East and West coasts and moved them inland. The Nay moved Chance-Vought from Connecticut to Texas and
the Air Force is shifting Boe- . ing’s major contracts from Seattle to Wichita. .
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