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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSiS
Cut Civilian Meat Supplies;
MacArthur Affirms Purge Policy;
House Conservatives Curb OP A
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(EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these columns they are those of
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Presently held by Italy but sought by Yugoslavia, strategic Adri
atic port of Trieste has been troublesome bone of contention in the
peace-making. During visit of United Nations commission to area,
Yugoslavs staged rally demanding port and civil guards are shown
dispersing straggling demonstrators with fire hose.
MEAT:
Cut Supply
Followng close upon the restora
tion of slaughtering quotas to pro
vide for a more equitable distribu
tion of meat, the department of
agriculture announced that civilian
supplies would be lower in April,
May and June than in the previous
months though well above the same
period last year.
In renewing slaughtering quotas,
the department sought to check the
heavy diversion of livestock from
major packing centers by smaller
operators. The big packers’ inabil
ity to match smaller buyers’ bids
and remain within OPA ceiling
prices pointed up charges that much
of the meat being processed was
diverted to black markets.
With 15 per cent of the April, May
and June meat supply allocated to
the army and foreign relief, civil
ian stocks will be at a rate of 132
pounds per person as against 147
tor the first three months of the
rear. Despite the reduction, the sup
ply still will be 16 pounds over that
for the same period in 1945.
FAR EAST:
Mac Answers Russ
In answering Russian inquiries
on the effectiveness of his purge of
anti-democratic elements in post
war Japan, Gen. Douglas Mac-
Arthur stood by his
past actions and
reaffirmed inten- *
lions of continuing
to carefully weed
out undesirable ele- I.
orients from com- 'mS** $
manding positions.
Holding fast to _
previous measures, „ "f n .V
Wac Arthur dis- MacArthur
puted the four-power Allied coun
cil’s authority to review his past ad
ministrative actions in the defeated
country. He also met insinuations
that he might have dealt lightly with
Japanese figures in some instances
by asserting that the council pos
sessed sufficient data to study his
measures and did not require copies
of all directives issued.
Answering Russia’s request for a
new election if the recent balloting
resulted in the selection of undesir
able representatives, MacArthur
said he could not take any action
which might reflect upon any party
or favor another. Undesirable ele
ments would be removed from par
liament through continuing investi
gations, he indicated.
CONGRESS:
Curb OPA
Demanding equal profits for all
and the free play of economic forces
to spur production and reduce the
threat of inflation with more goods,
the southern Democrats and con
servative Republicans again band
ed in the house to curb OPA con
trol and extend the agency’s life for
nine months instead of one year.
Even before house action, the bill
was appreciably modified by the
banking committee. Attacking OPA
Practice of compelling retailers to
absorb part of higher manufactur
ing costs, the committee decided to
allow them a full markup, and it
also abolished the OPA regulation
requiring clothing makers to bal
ance output of cheaper and more ex
pensive lines.
When the bill reached the floor,
Industry Briefs...
While a host of new building prod
ucts will appear in the postwar pe
riod as the government’s housing
Program gains momentum, most of
them will represent improved forms
°f old materials rather than revolu
tionary innovations, the trade pre
dicts. Established building material
makers are keeping their feet on
the ground in pushing output of basic
materials and in concentrating their
efforts on the development of criti
cal items in short supply.
however, the conservative coalition
went to work in earnest.
By a 209 to 189 vote, OPA’s life
was reduced to nine months from a
year.
By 259 to 137, OPA was ordered
to allow every manufacturer,
wholesaler and retailer full operat
ing costs plus a reasonable profit in
fixing price ceilings.
By 241 to 182, meat subsidies were
abolished by July 1.
By 245 to 150, all food subsidies
were to be gradually eliminated by
December 31, with compensatory
price increases allowed.
By 228 to 166, price ceilings were
ordered removed on all goods
rsaching the June 30, 1941, level
of production.
Having strongly diluted the coali
tion’s anti-strike bill, senate action
on OPA was awaited in the face of
urgent administration demands for
preserving maximum powers of the
agency to head off inflation. Senate
disagreement with the house meas
ure would require a conference be
tween the two bodies to iron out
differences.
CHINA:
At It Again
Back in China after reporting to
President Truman on his efforts to
end civil strife in that long-suffer
ing country, Gen. George C. Mar
shall found the nationalist and com
munist forces at each others throats
again despite the recent conclusion
of a truce.
The new clashes centered in Man
churia where the nationalists
sought to seize control of key sites
in the wake of Russian withdrawals.
While Chiang Kai-shek’s forces took
over smaller strongholds, an esti
mated 40,000 Reds using cap
tured Jap equipment smashed 6,000
nationalists defending the Man
churian capital of Changchun.
Marshall’s appearance on the
scene coincided with the resumption
of discussions between the disputants
for reconciling the nationalists’ de
sires for protecting the central gov
ernment’s strategic economic inter
ests in the territory with the com
munists’ demands for political pow
er.
UN:
Rip Franco
Alone in championing Russia’s
position in the Iranian issue, Poland
drew stronger support in its demand
that the security council condemn
Spain as a threat to world peace
and recommend that the 51 mem
ber countries of the United Nations
break diplomatic relations with
Madrid.
Russia, Australia, France and
Mexico proved sympathetic to Po
lish Delegate Lange’s charges that
100,000 Germans and Vichy mili
tiamen were in Spain and German
scientists were developing new
weapons of war within the country.
Franco had answered earlier
Polish suggestions that German sci
entists were working on atomic en
ergy in Spain by inviting the UN
to send an investigating committee
to the country.
While expressing no love for
Franco, the U. S., backed by Brit
ain, China, Holland and Brazil, cau
tioned against hasty action in the
case of Spain, reiterating its policy
of giving every encouragement to
the Spanish people to organize a
new government peaceably without
stirring another bloody civil war.
MUSK-OX:
Taking advantage of winter con
ditions unparalleled in the U. S.,
American observers at the Canadi
an army’s arctic “Exercise Musk
ox” are making discoveries expect
ed to prove valuable not only to the
army but also to civilians living in
the extremely cold winter climates
of the northern United States.
On-the-spot changes in types of
American clothing, food and equip
ment are being made and new
products developed in the U. S. on
observers’ recommendations.
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL, PERRY, GEORGIA
WHEAT EXPORT:
Argentine Aid
In seeking to make the maximum
amount of wheat available for ex
port to help feed a hungry world,
the Argentine government an
nounced a substantial subsidy to
growers and also limited the vol
ume of purchases by millers to the
last year’s level.
Payment of a subsidy of over
30 cents a bushel in American terms
had a double aim: first, of drawing
wheat off of farms where It has
been hoarded in anticipation of high
er prices, and second, of stimulat
ing an increase in acreage for the
next crop.
Restriction of millers’ use of
wheat to the last year’s levels fol
lowed failure of the government’s
program for voluntary reduction of
individual consumption from 2.2
pounds to 2 pounds. Extravagant in
their use of wheat, Argentines or
dinarily demand fresh bread for ev
ery meal, discarding unfinished
loaves.
Good Neighbors Make Up
Argentina’s substantial shipments
of wheat overseas during April drew
hearty praise of Secretary of Agri
culture Anderson as the U. S. pre
pared to resume friendly relations
with the South American nation fol
lowing official charges that the
Peron regime was harboring nazis.
Commending the Argentine gov
ernment for its full co-operation
with the allies’ combined food
board, Anderson revealed that Ar
gentina had exported 190,000 tons of
wheat during the first half of April
and had taken steps to ship an ad
ditional 200,000 tons during the re
mainder of the month.
As the U. S. expressed a willing
ness to enter into a hemispheric de
fense pact including Argentina pro
vided the latter carried out com
mitments to obliterate axis influ
ences, president-elect Peron ac
knowledged the American demands
and pledged his support of the dem
ocratic cause.
New U. S. Striking Force
A powerful, new American air
force is taking shape in Europe,
built around the super B-29s and
P-80 jet planes. Organized from
virtually scratch after the disso
lution of the wartime units after
V-E Day, the new force has
steadily been built up to a per
sonnel of 50,000 highly trained
men, with an ultimate goal of
70,000. The B-29s constitute the
backbone of the bombing force
and will operate from French and
German fields while the P-80 jets
are the core of a speedy fighter
command based at Bremen.
EUROPE:
Sample Diet
Indicating the tight food situation
overseas, the United Nations relief
and rehabilitation administration
listed sample diets of Italy, Greece,
Czechoslovakia and Poland, with
bread the foundation in all coun
tries.
In Italy, bread, tea or coffee
make up the breakfast; thin vege
table soup and bread the lunch, and
spaghetti, bread, nuts and fruit the
dinner. In Greece, bread, tea or cof
fee constitute the breakfast; maca
roni with sauce of oil, garlic and a
little meat the lunch, and dry beans
or peas in soup, bread, cheese and
wine the dinner.
In Czechoslovakia, breakfast con
sists of bread, ersatz coffee or tea
with sugar; lunch of potato soup,
cabbage cooked with potatoes and
cheese, and dinner of thin cabbage
soup with small bits of meat or fish,
bread, ersatz coffee and a sweet. In
Poland, breakfast is made up of
bread, tea or coffee; lunch of small
piece of meat or fish with potatoes,
bread, ersatz tea or coffee without
sugar, and dinner of cabbage borschi
or barley soup, bread and cheese.
POLITICS:
CIO Drive
Congressional “reactionaries”
were marked for defeat by the CIO
political action committee in the
1946 elections as the powerful union
organization drew up its battle plans
and prepared to spend six million
dollars on the national campaign.
While the PAC’s high command
headed by Sidney Hillman and
Philip Murray will co-ordinate na
tional activities, local CIO organiza
tions will select their candidates.
Besides hustling out the vote of
union members and sympathizers,
local groups will distribute pamph
lets and other literature outlining
the CIOs liberal legislative program
and indicating how congressional in
cumbents voted on it.
Hitting “poll tax Democrats and
reactionary Republicans,” the PAC
struck at opponents of extension of
OPA; the 65 cent an hour minimum
wage; housing subsidies; federal
health insurance; the fair employ
ment practices act, and the aboli
tion of the poll tax.
Palace Available
Dissolution of the League of Na
tions after an existence of a quar
ter-century raises the problem oi
utilizing its palatial headquarters in
Geneva, Switzerland.
Erected at a cost of about 10 mil
lion dollars, the palace of the
League of Nations required seven
years to build and was completed
only 10 years ago. At the height of
the league’s activities, the palace’s
700 rooms housed about 850.
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IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for May 5
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
TWO BROTHERS LEARN
TOLERANCE
LESSON TEXT—Mark 3:14-17; Luke 9:49-
66; I John 4:7, 8.
GOLDEN TEXT—And this commandment
have we from him, that he who loveth God
love his brother also.—l John 4:21.
Intolerance is soundly condemned
In our day, and we agree that the
spirit which hates or hinders a man
because he is of a certain race or
ci d is definitely wrohg. Even
within Christian circles we could
well learn more of that fine spirit
of Christ which is epitomized in the
words, “no respecter of persons.”
A word of caution is needed,
however, lest we come to extend
our tolerance to that which is sinful,
wicked or destructive. One should
never tolerate poison in a child’s
food, or in his textbooks. One does
not tolerate a fire while it destroys
one’s house. Nor should one be
tolerant of false teaching which
breaks down faith in the Bible as
the Word of God.
James and John were outstanding
in their places of leadership for God.
We learn in our lesson for today
that
I. God Wants Powerful Men
(Mark 3:14-17).
There seems to be an impression
current in some places that being a
Christian is practically synonymous
with being a weak, frightened, neg
ative person without either person
ality or power.
The fact is that the gospel of our
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ right
ly interpreted, and fully received
into the heart and life of a man,
brings such a tremendously enrich
ing and transforming experience
that it appeals to all, including the
vital, dynamic type.
These two men were “the sons
of thunder”; that is, they had that
flashing alertness and power of per
sonality which made them quick to
understand and decisive in action.
True, it showed itself in an impa
tience which was wrong and a de
sire to bring down judgment, when
they should have shown compas
sion, but that was power out of con
trol, always a dangerous thing.
11, God Wants Balanced Men
(Luke 9:49, 50).
Power goes to a man’s head, and
he needs the balance of God to keep
him from going astray. Then too,
strong men have intense loyalties
and are not afraid to assert them,
and are prone to condemn all who
do not conform.
John was here exhibiting that
dreadfully sectarian viewpoint which
persists even in our day. To him it
was not enough that a man was do
ing the Lord’s work; he must either
join their particular circle or quit.
He was willing to stop a work of
grace because this disciple of Christ
was not in the regular group. That
same spirit prevails today.
One wonders how some narrow
sectarians can read the words of
Jesus without blushing in shame
and rushing to his feet for forgive
ness and cleansing.
God wants dynamic men to work
for him; but he wants them to be
poised and balanced in their deal
ings with others, especially with the
brethren.
111. God Wants Patient Men (Luke
9:51-56).
The friction between the Jews and
the Samaritans dated from the time
when the latter—a half-Gentile peo
ple—were denied the right to help
in building the temple. That be
came the foundation for long and
bitter strife, which showed up in
such a discourteous act as to re
fuse a night’s lodging to travelers
because their destination was the
hated city of Jerusalem.
Their offense viewed from anoth
er angle was far more than a bitter
lack of courtesy, for they were turn
ing from their door the Son of God,
the Lord of glory.
Stubborn prejudice combined with
spiritual ignorance to make this
tense and explosive situation. The
sons of thunder had an answer
ready—let’s blow them off the earth.
Simple, wasn’t it? Yes, but nei
ther right nor kind. These poor
people should have drawn forth
their compassion, not their hatred
or a desire for revenge.
Whenever and wherever you see
a man set to get revenge on an
other, you see a man who knows
nothing of the true spirit of Christ
(v. 55).
IV. God Wants Loving Men (I
John 4:7, 8).
Love is, not merely something
that God shows toward men or in
spires in their hearts. God is love.
Being God, he is love, and that love
is not a passive quality but ah ac
tive one. He loves.
Because he is love, those who
profess to belong to him are also
to love one another, to love a world
lost in sin, yes, to love even the ut
terly unlovely.
Volumes have been written on
this subject, but here we must be
satisfied just to state the fact and
to ask ourselves the direct question,
Do I manifest the love of God in '
my life? Well, do you?
Woman's World
Boost Blouse Supply By Making
New Ones from Old Dresses
il'if . f la fi if
WOMAN ever has enough
1 blouses, the most economical
item in the wardrobe. If you have
a skirt with a choice of two, three
or even four blouses, you can al
ways be sure of going about well
dressed without giving the impres
sion that you are always wearing
the same clothes or operating on a
limited wardrobe.
Most blouses require two yards or
less of material, and they may be
made from all sorts of material. In
fact, the sky is the limit as far
as fabrics for blouses are con
cerned. Many a woman with out
moded dresses or evening gowns
can put together several blouses and
give the impression of a brand
new wardrobe.
Taffeta evening gowns make par
ticularly attractive blouses. Since
taffeta blouses are now popular,
those outmoded gowns should now
be taken out, overhauled, cut and
made into something as usable and
pretty as a blouse to give you an
alternate for that new spring suit.
Any style may be chosen for taf
feta blouses are seen in draped and
tailored styles. They are cool and
feel well under a wool suit. They
are dressy enough even when you
remove the jacket to your suit.
Fitting is as important in a blouse
as in a well-tailored suit. Take a
look at some of the handsome, ex
pensive blouses in the stores and
you will see what I mean. Notice
that there are at least four tucks
at the waist of the blouse, two on
each side in both back and in front.
In some styles you will find even
more tucks to give that “nipped” at
the waist look, and prevent too mueft
fullness under the skirt.
Details are Important
In Making Blouse
Another important detail which
we are beginning to see more often
In blouses is the deep dart right
underneath the arm. This is used to
get away from the flat-looking bust
If you have a taffeta evening gown ~.
and to give more attractive, fitted
lines to the garment. Even if the
pattern which you happen to be us
ing does not show these darts, fit
them into the garment after the
shoulder seams are sewed and you
are ready to fit these side seams.
Then baste them in, press, and try
on. You will see how much they do
for the figure.
Darts are used plentifully on the
blouse, as are gathers. In making
the blouse, gather at the shoulders
first, using very tiny stitches so that
the gathering will be even. If the
blouse has a yoke and an action
back, make sure that the blouse is
gathered, as at the shoulders, and
basted carefully in place before sew
ing.
Another detail which is impor
tant in the blouse is the shoulders.
A tiny basting stitch is run around
the upper part of the sleeve, and
this is used for making the small
gathers which enable .you to ease in
Make a crisp blouse,
the sleeve when you are ready to
stitch it into place on the blouse.
Most of the fullness is allowed on the
top of the shoulders and the back.
Make sure that no gathers are al
lowed underneath the arm, as this
will make the blouse uncomfortable
to wear.
Many types of shoulder pads are
now available which will also aid in
Spring Fashion Notes
Gray is a most popular color for
summer wear. Gray chambray
trimmed with white eyelet is ex
ceedingly popular.
Delightful cotton eyelet Is per
fect for cool, short, street-length
dresses. These can be dressy and
sophisticated and need not look as
though they were borrowed from
daughter.
Black Wool Crepe
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A smart black wool crepe dress
with a matching hood is modeled
by Martha Vickers, now appearing
in Warner Brothers’ “The Big
Sleep.” The hand-crocheted pep
lum is of black chenille.
giving good lines to the blouse. The
more expensive pads seem to cup
the shoulder rather than pad it, and
they are not so weighty as the
stuffed ones. They may be used in
several blouses.
Another type of pad now being
made is attached to a net vest. This
is designed to be worn underneath
the blouse, and of course, it elimi
nates sewing pads in each blouse.
Still another solution to the pad
problem is to use the taffeta itself.
The pads, which need not be stuffed,
since the material is stiff, will also
match the blouse perfectly.
If you are fond of cuffs on the
blouse, taffeta makes beautiful
pleated cuffs. The pleats should be
placed evenly and pressed and
basted in place before sewing. Pay
particular attention to the line or
print of the material. Piping may
also be used if you are fortunate in
finding some that matches or con
trasts perfectly with the material
you have on hand.
If you are making long sleeves
on the blouse, you will want at least
two darts at the elbow to allow for
freedom of movement. Sometimes
patterns will call for only one dart,
but it has been found best to make
two small rather than one deep dart.
The finished garment will also look
much better.
It is always wise in making darts
of this type to come to a sharp
point. You can best guide your sew
ing if you will baste first. Always
tie the threads on the inside—and
do tie them firmly so that the dart
does not come open later. It’s much
easier to sew them right the first
time than to try to repair them later
when they are sewed on the gar
ment and you no longer have a flat
working surface.
Home Sewing Hints
Just a word about patterns for
those of you who do a lot of
home sewing. If the tape meas
ure around the bust reads 42,
please buy a pattern in that size,
not in a 38. The size of the Indi
vidual is much better concealed 1
in a correctly fitted garment,
than one which is too small.
If the pattern must be altered,
it is much easier to alter one
that is too large simply by tak
ing tucks in the pattern. If too
small, the pattern must be slit,
and this is much more difficult
to do than taking in tucks.
Avoid over-sewing if you want
the garment to look nice. Use
the type of finished edge most
suitable to your material and
make this as neat as possible.
Good table space, good light
and a place for the Ironing board
are among the essentials need
ed for home sewing. If it is not
possible to have a sewing room,
have all these items conveniently
on hand when you do sew. i
Scarf prints are worked into the
bodice or scarf treatments in in
genious ways that bespeak a decid
ed play of imagination. They are
worn around the head like a little
draped turban. Hoods are the play
thing of designers who are creating
scarflike affairs to wear in connec
tion with new spring dresses.
