Ligonier Banner., Volume 83, Number 38, Ligonier, Noble County, 22 September 1949 — Page 2

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Vol. 88

This is our view:

The Community Chest

This week, the people of Ligonier again had the value of our Community Chest clearly demonstrated when a special drive for the Polio Epidemic Emergency was averted because of the special fund established for such emergencies within the Chest.

The national per capita for this drive was set at ten cents, and the two hundred dollar check covering that amount for Ligonier was immediately sent the headquarters by the local Board of Directors. : .

During the past year, the Community Chest Board has -acted on' two emergencies, which eliminated special drives, and of course prevented multiple drives by the established local agencies. This year the drive has been set for the week of October 17, and the goal of three thousand dollars should be over-subscribed as was the case a year ago.

The Community Chest has already proven its worth to the community. It should continue to serve a great purpose in the affairs of the city.

Vaudeville Is Back

No cry from New York that “vaudeville is back” can overshadow Ligonier as is noted from the announcement of The Ligonier Players that seven acts of vaudeville is in store for the entertainment going public October 3 and 4 at the school.

The program, which embodies all the elements of variety, should make for a pleasant two evenings. As important as being entertained is the purpose for which these plays are given, ie., the conducting of a summer program for the children.

No one makes a direct financial con= tribution to this important community activity, but a lot of.-people give of their energies, and still more people aid by buying show tickets. It is a splendid example of community co-operation. Long may it continue!

The Monetary World

Big news in the financial world. Great Britain has devalued the pound 30 per cent in an attempt to solve her economic crisis. Several other nations follow suit and devalue their currencies. Is this a permanent solution or a temporary one? The layman does not know. We doubt if the experts do either. The action is supposed to. spur world trade. What has been ailing the world is a trade crisis. There is no production crigsis. The manufacturing capacity has greatly expanded in the United States in recent years. Most of the other countries of the West are producing more than they did before. - Being without the gift of prophecy, we hope that the devaluation process will get some practical results. There are other steps which the nations of Western Europe need to take in order to let trade flow more freely. They should get busy and reduce their tariff barriers and quit pretending that each naltfion over there is sufficient unto itself. .

- Now that a beginning has been made toward the stimulation of trade, it would be sensible to continue to do the things which need to be done, before another crisis arises. Half measures are not good enough to meet the challenge. More bottlenecks will have to be broken. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others.

Pleasure is very seldom found where it is sought. Our brightest blazes of gladness are commonly kindled by unexpected sparks.—Samuel Johnson.

Ligonier Banner Established in 1867 Published every Thursday by the Banner Printing Company at 124 South Cavin St. N Telephone: one-three CﬂLHOUN CARTWRIGHT, ?dibr and Publisher Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Ligonier, Indiana under the act of March 3, 1879. ~ MEMBERS OF: : Deinosittos Edtioetal Assoc - Advertising Federation of America _ Printing Industry of America

ESTABLISHED 1867

Thursday, September 22, 1949

For those interested in the labor picture, we herewith reprint, in part, a resume appearing in the Sunday edition of the New York Times. A showdown is at hand in a fundamental conflict between labor and management. The issue is one of deep and long-range significance in industrial relations. It involves a relatively new principle urged by labor in collective bargaining—the principle that management should pay the whole cost of protecting its workers against the hazards of illness and old age. The deadline is 12:01 A. M. Sunday. That is the hour of a strike called by one of America’s largest unions, Philip Murray’s 1,000,000-member United Steel workers, against one of the nation’s most vital industries, steel. The hope of forestalling the strike lies in a Gov= ernment effort to mediate the dispute this week. Failure of this effort might be a signal for a strike not only in steel but also in other industries where the same issue has arisen—in autos, electrical manufacturing, rubber, and shipping. The labor-management showdown comes at a critical period in the course of the American economy. Through the earlier months of 1949, the economy was a cause of concern. Production declined. Unemployment increased. In recent weeks, there have signs—higher production, lower unemployment—that the “recession” may have ended. Now there are new fears about the economic consequences of all-out strife between labor and management.

Pension systems have long existed in scattered segments of the economy. They have been paid to railroad men, teachers and other civil servants, military men, some workers in industry. With some exceptions the existing systems require the worker to pay at least part of the cost through payroll deductions. Worker security got its greatest national impetus in the Social Security Act of 1935. The act insures 42,500,000 workers against unemployment and old age. The system is financed by payroll taxes on both employes and employers. Its benefits now are widely regarded as inadequate. On retirement the average worker gets only $26 a month; if he has a wife, they get $4O. As part of the Fair Deal, President Truman has asked Congress to increase the benefits —and the payroll taxes—but Congress has not acted.

MU§|NGS £ AN EDITOR by Calhoun Cartwright

Meantime the worker-security question has loomed ever larger in labormanagement relations. Since the beginning of World War 11, jcollective bargaining has resu'}%ad;jn a wide range of welfare plans. e plans cover 3,500,000 workers—nearly one-fourth of all union members. Under most of these new plans—notably those for coal miners, garment workers and musicians—the employer pays the whole cost. On the specific issues at stake, these are the principal questions that are raised and the positions of the two sides: : Are pensions the responsibility of industry, the Government or both? Management says the primary responsibility is Government’s, but that it is willing to make some contribution. Labor agrees that Government has a respongibility but says that manage-. ment has neglected to press Congress to take action. Meantime, labor argues that it cannot afford to wait, :

Who should pay for pensions? Management says pensions shou\ld be “contributory”—paid for at least in part by the employers—in line with principles embodied in Social Security and many existing systems. Otherwise, managment says, the workers will lose their self-reliance and dignity. Mr. Fairless said the board’s proposal was a “revolutionary doctrine of far-reaching and serious consequences.” :

Labor says management should pay the whole cost of pensioning aged workers, just as it pays the cost of replacing worn-out machinery. The fact-finding board, supporting labor's view, said: “There is no evidence . . . that workers in industries where the employer pays all are any less dignified or selfreliant than other workers .. . . What would be the economic effects? Continued on Page 9 ,

ABOVE THE : . oy AYMS NEL 3@ (A 2 « Poz= FoNy M) \4"5?3?! ~ WHAT PRICE - ' STUPID STRATEGY I‘N THE OPINION of many persons ‘well versed in economics, England in the not-distant future will become bankrupt regardless of our financial assistance. » The English are a brave people but everything is playing against their chances for recovery, including—but only incidentally—a form of mapagement (state control) which has failed through 3.000 years and will eventually fail in ‘Russia even if she gets control of the entire world. If England collapses she will probably carry down with her the economic structures and.the hope of defense from Russia of western Europe. Will some brilliant strategist fn Washington kindly inform the American people beforehand what variety of white paper will then explain their reason for destroying the violently anti-Communistic government of Spain AT A TIME WHEN THAT COUNTRY’'S STRATEGIC .- POSITION MEANS SO MUCH TO RUSSIA AND TO US? Spain, with a little help from us, could provide an almost impregnable operating base for our armies and would control the entrance te the Mediterranean for our navy and supply lines. It seems almost fantastic that our European strategists have not analyzed the plight of the democracies if Spain goes Red. But what else can we think? And get suspicious of anyone who tells you that Spain will not go Red the instant the Facist regime collapses! It is shaming to decent Americans, but nevertheless they are compelled to admit that there are many- traitors in their midst. We read about them every day. This objective is the life work of some of these wretched crea- ; turez.e and they and their - amateur following constitute a sustained threat to our safety. It is very comforting to say ““Aw, this nation could never go Communist; too many people own their own homes and have money in the bank!” Look up your old school historics and stop wasting your breath! : It we chuck Europe to theiwolves, we are going to have the fight of our lives to save our lives; andi—don’t forget—our children’s.

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i By LYN CONNELLX ) He? . NWNS Ragdle-Sereen Ed RUMORS ARE STRONG that Meredith Willson’s sponsor will keep him on the payroll this winter with both AM and TV shows on a national basis . . . Mary Pickford and Buddy Rogers may star in a radio series on in- . spirational success LAN | stories .. . Deal, {5 @ W time, has drawn '?‘¥ =~ BB the attention of LSt =&y sevcral pros- ¥ S | pective sponsors f. | . . . Elleen Woods . vocalists on the B. ROGERS Garry Moore show which opens September 18 on CBS « » « Vera Vagge, feminine stooge for Bob Hope in recent years, will have her own show this fall. PLATTER CHATTER . :

COLUMBIA: Best album we've heard in ages is Marek Weber’'s inspired renditions of Strauss’ waltzes, including those all-time favorites, “Blue Danube,” “Tales of Vienna Woods,”” “Southern Roses,” *“Voices of Spring* “Artist’s Life” and *“Emperor Waltz.” Columbia has another good album in its ‘“Strictly Dance Music” in which Victor, Silvester plays old favorites in a smooth dance tempo. ; CAPITOL: For youn football fans who like a good rousing cellege song, Jan Garber has recorded all the Big Ten songs plus Notre Dame’s Victory March and Texas’ song for good measure .. . Each one is played through and sung by the orchestra .. . Should be a good seller . . . In singles, Capitol offers Benny Strong in his Cap debut and he comes through nicely with two oldies, “Button Up Your Overcoat” with “That’'s My Weakness Now.” VICTOR: Another good album is offered by Victor with Tommy Dorsey playing more old numbers in his smooth, sentimental way . .. They include *‘Sweet Sue,” *“I'll See You in My Dreams,” *Blue Moon,” “‘Yearning,” ete. . . In singles, Perry Como has a natural in his beautiful “Give Me Your Hand,” another *“Because” , . , “1 Wish 1 Had a Record” is its pairing . ~ . Vaughn Monroe, another consistent Victor winner, has a nifty in “That Lucky Old Sun."

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wm! MEMBERS of a deflant house of representatives scattered to their respective homes for a self-imposed vacation until Sept. 21, an embattled and legislationsnaried senate fretted, fumed and pouted in turn in one of fhe most flagrant log jams in legislative history. In the meantime, the nation has government by resolution. The 1949 fiscal year ended July 1, but many departments are operating by sufferance, by -resolution extending funds, by making government employees wait as appropriation bills go unpassed and senators preach economy and appropriate more millions. Bills are thrown into conference which cannot be held until the house membership straggles back to Washington after its vacation is over. It Jooks like congress may eat fts Thanksgiving dinner In Washington. Out of debate on the interior appropriations bill, the senate finally did salvage the government's poli¢y on public power; overthrow the recommendations of its own appropriations committee and firmly implant back in the bill appropriations for construction of government transmission lines to bring public power to preferred customers from the gigantic dams constructed with taxpayer money. This had all but been a victory for the private power lobby. The big utilities were defeatéd. only after senators from five western states split over the issue. There was unanimity only among senators from Texas and California, the four from these states supporting public power. Debate went on for several days, particularly bitter over this issue: the house had appropriated $9,000,000 for construction of transmission lines. The Southwestern Power Authority, a government agency, had used Its appropriation and its right to construct government transmission lines as a club over the Texas Power & Light Company to force that private utility to transmit electric power to government customers on a contract favorable to both-the utility and the- - " Other western utilities however refused to go along on any such contract. _ At the insistence of the power

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Ipbby, the senate committee cut out the appropriation, leaving the government nothing to bargain with. Into the bill were written directions for the Southwestern Power Authority to sign confracts with private power utilities to take public power at the bus bar at government dams. This would have turned over to the private power i‘compan!u all the electricity they desired to take from government ~hydro-electric plants, in which taxpayers had invested a total of ‘about $80,000,000 plus $60,000,000 in distributing systems, at the private utility’s own terms. >

Final action returns this club to the Southwesterm Power Authority, by a vote of 47 to 35, with 14 senators mnot voting. Eight Republican Senators voted with 39 Democrats for public power, while six Democrats voted with 29 Republicans for the private power com~ panies,

- In the meantime, this economy preaching and appropriationsminded congress was thrown into consternation when Defense Secretary Louis A. Johnson announced quietly that he was firing 135,000 civilian employees of the military establishment to save $500,000,000 annually by 1950. States most heavily affected were New York, with 6,479 employed; California with 16,820 and Pennsylvania, with §,- 468. Reaction in congress was prompt, bi-partisan and vehement with those whose home areas were affected most yelling longest and loudest. Senator Harry Byrd of Virginia, however, whose state also is affected with the huge naval establishment at Norfolk, said: *“lt’s the first honest-to-goodness effort made toward reduction in government personnel in ten years.” Typical of the opposition was comment of Senator Knowland of California; ‘‘Mothballing the facilities will cost more than savings achieved in shutting them down.”

Farm agencies are concerned over freight rate increases, the latest ‘a 3.7% increase just gone into effect and which puts freight rates 57% above those in effect three years ago, or on June 30, 1948.

~..With a surplus now in fats and oils, farm leaders are also concerned with the increasing uses of synthetic shortenings in bread making. !

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By REV. ROBERT H. HARPER The Psalms We Sing “Lesson for September 25: Psalms 23;42: 1-2;90:1-2,16-17 Memory Selection: Psalms 34:3 SELECTIONS FROM THREE of the most familiar of the Psalms are in the lesson text today. They, are the Shepherd Psalm, the 42nd, and the 90th Psalm. Their beauty of language and theught have made them dear to every Bible reader. Much has been written econcerning the 23rd Psalm. It is believed that David was the author of it. Certainly a great king, who had been a lowly shepherd in his youth, was qualified to write of God’'s goodness to men as being like of that of a shepherd caring for his sheep. The 42nd Psalm likens the soul that is thirsting after God to a hart, heated in the chase, panting for the water brooks. What a picture is this of the man, troubled with many cares and difficulties and beset with sin, longing for relief, panting after God. We cannot imagine anything in human language grander than the 90th Psalm. Its opening sentences are like the strains of some stately music that lifts the souls of men toward God. It was probably written by Moses and very likely the last thing he ever wrote. If true, how fitting was such a Psalm from the man of God! Make God your dwelling-place and, as Moses did, find your refuge in God, now and evermore,

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By THE OLD-TIMFRS

From Mrs. Ada Garner Smith of "~ Bowen, Ill.: “I remember when we drank coffee out of saucers . . . used tea cups without handles . . .

made table cloth out of flour sacks » o o used steel knives and forks and scoured them after every meal with brick dust . . . rode street cars drawn by mules for a fare of five cents . ~ . bought bananas for five cents a dozen . . . browned coffee in the oven and ground it in a mill . . . boiled clothes in a big iron kettle outdoors.”

From Mrs. Mary Stewart of Chieago: ‘I remember when a twoyard roller towel hung on the back of almost every kitchen door. When children washed their hands they

_— L) )RN \‘-‘)' HANDS I\ R /[y BEFORE 1 /& RN/ [Cwasweo em! AN I | | Y 2 \SL ” kept running the towel around, looking for a clean, dry spot. It had to be well used before it was replaced with a clean towel.” From Laura V. Crider of Eilgin, O.: “I remember when we wore ‘heavy leather shoes with brass ‘across the toes . . . carried water in a bucket from neighbor to school -and all the children drank from a Jong handled dipper . .. we kids shared our Junch out of an oblong basket with two handles. Contents: buttered bread, apples, Jlongtwisted doughnuts called twist cakes—and ple.” JFrom Mrs. Eva Vaughn of Tate- . ville, Ky.: “I remember when we girls all wore handmade underskirts and knitted stockings made out of white linsey wool and then dyed. Mother would eclor the stockings ‘brown with walnut hides, and with sumac berries would dye the underskirts a dark red.” i : — (TR l ' GHow about your memories of days gone by, old-timers? Send yours today to this column in care of Mr. Friendly, -Box 340, Frank)m‘xy') » __—-n-n..-—-".‘.'...._ i

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