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WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS——
Labor Asks New Boosts; 1
Thorny Issues Face U.N. Meet;
Free Food of OPA Controls
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LABOR:
New Demands
New contract demands by the
euto, farm equipment and mine
unions left Americans wondering if
a new wave of strikes was in the
offing just as production appeared
to be getting into full swing. With
increased output, consumers saw
more goods at lower prices.
Auto—Widespread interest cen
tered in the CIO-United Auto Work
ers offensive against the Chrysler
corporation for wage increases cor
responding to the rise in the cost of
living since the union was granted
an IBV2 cent an hour boost last Jan
uary.
In pressing its offensive against
Chrysler in the hope of establishing
a wage pattern for the entire indus
try, the UAW disclosed it would ask
for a minimum increase of 16 cents
an hour to take care of the 12% per
cent rise in the cost of living since
last January. A boost of 26 cents
an hour will be demanded if the
cost of living should soar 20 per
cent or 33 cents if the rise reaches
25 per cent.
Farm Equipment— In re-open
ing contract negotiations with In
ternational Harvester, the CIO-Farm
Equipment Workers asked that union
members “be allowed to share in
the prosperity of the company and
the country.’’ Harvester spokesmen
denied the allegation that the firm
would treble its best prewar profits
in 1946.
Besides hitting for substantial
pay increases, the FEW also will
seek a guaranteed annual wage as
suring a minimum of 40 hours com
pensation for each of 52 weeks.
Coal—Charging the government
with violating the contract with the
United Mine Workers under which
the U. S. is operating the nation’s
soft coal pits, UMW Chieftain John
L. Lewis called for a new pact em
bodying revised wages and hours.
As breaches of the old contract,
Lewis cited the government prac
tice of weighing washed coal in
stead of raw coal at the mine tip
ple in estimating payments of five
cents a ton to the UMW royalty
fund, and of allegedly misinterpret
ing eligibility of union members for
vacation pay.
Secretary of the Interior Krug’s
attempt to defer the opening of
negotiations met with Lewis’ blunt
assertion that failure to hold dis
cussions would void the contract.
Without a contract, the miners tradi
tionally have refused to work.
U.N.:
Meeting Undent ay
Vyacheslav M. Molotov shook the
hand of Mr. Truman warmly in the
lobby of the United Nations meet
ing place in New York after his ad
dress to the delegates and a Rus
sian interpreter told the President:
“Mr. Molotov wants to congratu
late you heartily on that speech. He
thought it was a great speech.”
Later that night when Mr. Tru
naan greeted the delegates at the
Starlight Roof of the Waldorf As
toria hotel, Molotov and the Presi
dent again shook hands warmly,
and the interpreter repeated: “Mr.
Molotov wants to thank you again
for your splendid speech.”
The speech which Molotov so
highly praised was a masterful dip
lomatic piece, indeed. It recog
nized the talk of another war aris
ing from the differences of the big
powers over the postwar compo
sition of the world, but appealed to
the sensibility of the major states
men to avert such a disaster. It
called for compromises to adjust
MARKETS:
Money spent for new automobiles,
home equipment, clothing and fur
nishings might reduce the number
°f dollars city people will spend for
food in 1947, rural economists opine.
Economists point out that goods
which people have been waiting to
huy are likely to be higher in price
in 1947 than in the 1942-46.
The higher price and tne greater
volume of goods offered for sale
may take a larger part of city fam
ily incomes.
differences between the East and
West, but committed the U. S. to no
definite adjustments. While firm,
it was conciliatory.
Thorny Issues
Mr. Truman could well prepare
the path for firmness and concilia
tion what with the U. N. about to
mull over an agenda packed with
explosive possibilities. Foremost of
these was the proposals advanced
by Australia and Cuba to eliminate
the veto right of the big powers on
the security council, a right the Rus
sians have jealously guarded to pro
tect their interests against the An
glo-American majority.
Other thorny issues included:
• Creation of a trusteeship council
to govern dependent areas of the
world, particularly the strategic
Italian colonies along the Mediter
ranean.
• Russia’s proposal that allied coun
tries report on their maintenance of
troops in other states, except for
mer enemy nations.
• Iran’s protest against Russian
pressure for political and petroleum
concessions.
• Russian demands for the early
ouster of the Franco regime in
Spain.
Tough Egg in Making
Reported pleas of poultrymen and
handlers for a more durable egg
that would better
withstand the vicis-
situdes of distribu- !!
tion appear to be ' C -
nearly answered. mV
Department of
pounds of pressure
compared with the
present average of four pounds.
“We really have something,” a de
partment spokesman declared.
Breeding has played the most im
portant role in the development, it
was said. Egg characteristics espe
cially sought were a tougher, less
porous shell and a firmer white,
both essential in shipping and stor
age.
OPA:
Ft ee Food
In removing virtually all food
items from food control except
sugar, syrups and rice, OPA de
clared that the previous decontrol of
meat and edible oils no longer made
it feasible to regulate the few re
maining foodstuffs.
Items freed include bread and
bakery products; flour and break
fast cereals; most edible oils; ba
nanas and oranges; canned fish, to
matoes and tomato products; pine
apple and pineapple juice; candy
and macaroni.
Following the relaxation of re
strictions on brewers’ and distillers’
use of grain, controls were removed
from beer and whisky. Brewers
were authorized to use 90 per cent
of the grain they used in the corre
sponding quarter of 1945 while distil
lers are to receive between 300,000
and 500,000 additional bushels of
grain monthly.
As the U. S. moved more rapidly
toward a free economy, OPA freed
scores of other goods from control,
including stove polish, bicycle tires
and tubes, rubber tractor and im
plement seat cushions, metal tire
valves, wheel blocks, paper house
hold aprons, sanitary napkins, pa
perboard pots and trays, and cos
metics.
Home Rule for Counties
Recent provisions and proposals
for county home rule in several
states are focusing widespread at
tention on the problem of moderniz
ing government at the county level,
according to the International City
Managers’ association. Thirteen
states so far have amended their
constitutions giving counties the op
portunity to adopt home rule gov
ernment.
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL. PERRY, GEORGIA
VETS:
Warned of Idling
Vets who have been taking it easy
and drawing unemployment com
pensation checks were advised to
get out and look for work if they
were to take advantage of existing
opportunities and conserve their
jobless benefits for a rainy day.
Vets are allowed $2O a week for a
maximum of 52 weeks or $lOO a
month for 10 2-5 months up to two
years after the war has been of
ficially declared over.
Expressing concern over the rate
at which many vets are exhausting
their jobless benefits, Veterans’ ad
ministrator Bradley issued this
friendly advice;
“A veteran who lies idle for a
year, living on unemployment
checks in a period when jobs are
more plentiful than they may be
later, might find it hard to get work
and to get to work when his read
justment allowance ends.
“That veteran is losing seniority
and experience leading to a better
job.
“He is forfeiting the cushion of his
deferred unemployment payments— I
a cushion that is like money in the
bank. . . .”
The VA disclosed benefits are be
ing used up to a greater degree
in the South than elsewhere. Where
as only 2,228 of 1,407,000 New York
vets have exhausted their payments,
for instance, the rate for Missis
sippi is 3,429 out of 193,000.
FAO:
La Guar din's Cause
Tempestuous Fiorello LaGuardia,
variously known as the “Little
Flower,” “Butch” and “The Hat,” >
has gone to bat for a new cause—
the United Nations’ Food and Ag
riculture Organization plan for a
balanced world food distribution. }
Under the plan, the FAO would I
purchase all of the food above stat
ed per capita requirements in sur
plus producing nations, then resell
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La Guardia: No Spaghetti
it to countries lacking ample sup
plies. A revolving fund of 750 mil
lion dollars would be needed, with
member nations contributing their
pro rata share.
Because surplus purchases would
tend to stabilize markets, La-
Guardia predicted bitter opposition
from speculators who depend upon
price variations for profits. Said
“Butch”; “As long as there are fluc
tuations in the ticker tape, the boys
make money. But ticker tape ain’t
spaghetti.”
BRITAIN:
Socialism for Reich
The British Labor party’s plans
for the socialization of heavy indus
try in the British occupation zone
of Germany waited upon U. S. ac
ceptance.
Advanced by Attlee’s government
as a projection of the Labor party’s
awn socialization program and in
deference to popular German de
mands for distributing wealth, the
plan could not be expected to work |
without U. S. political and financial t
aid.
Should the U. S. demand a larger |
degree of free enterprise in the post
war German economic picture, Brit
ain could hardly resist since Amer
ican credit will be needed for re
building war-battered industry and
supplying needed materials. Unless
the U. S. provides one-third of the
British zone’s wheat requirements,
Britain would have to halve the
bread ration in the United Kingdom.
In socializing the coal, steel,
chemical and engineering industries,
the Labor party proposed to invest
ownership in the German public,
with adequate controls worked out
to prevent a resumption of war pro
duction.
WOMEN:
Good Soldiers
Women soldiers withstood the I
physical and mental ordeals of war I
almost as well as men, according |
to figures released by the army, j
Although their sickness rate was !
above that of the army as a whole
they showed no outstanding dis
qualifying weakness as a group and
—especially overseas where they j
were subjected to more hardships— j
the difference between sickness |
rates for WACs and male person
nel was very slight.
In the U. S. hospital admission |
rates for disease during the last year
of the war averaged 506 per thou
sand persons per year for all mili
tary personnel. That for WACs
was 793 per thousand annually or
approximately 56 per cent higher.
The common respiratory diseases
and influenza constituted the great
est single cause for hospitalization
in this country. In this category, i
j the statistics show, the women ran
far ahead of the men with a rate of
160 per thousand per year as com
pared with 100 for the army as a
whole.
Woman's World
Remnants, Old Clothes, Yield
Goods for Youngsters’ Coats
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'Il/’HEN mothers look at cloth
** ing prices for their young
sters, I can well imagine that they
see drastic things happening to
their clothing budgets. How lucky
then is the woman who can sew and
make use of fine woolen remnants
or grown-up clothing for coats,
suits, jackets and skirts for the
youngsters.
Some mothers feel that it makes
too much of a dent in their finances
to buy for the children, especially
since they seem to sprout by leaps
and bounds and soon outgrow their
clothing. This is just another good
reason for taking up sewing for
I them if you haven’t done so already.
I There are any number of ways
in which home-sewn garments can
be made so they are adjustable as
i the child outgrows them, and these
features cannot often be found in
ready-made garments unless they
are of the more expensive variety.
The easiest patterns to adjust for
length, for example, dre those
which have straight simple lines.
There are no hard-to-manage belts
which make letting out or down dif
ficult. Another way in which these
garments can be made to last long
j er is to make cuffs on coats and
[ jackets that can help in adjusting
j the garment as it is outgrown.
Bands may be stitched down the
front of the garment to be let out,
also.
Recut Adult Garments
To Fit Children
| In making clothes for children
j from grown-ups’ clothes, it’s never
| a wise idea just to shorten them
[ and take in the seams. Children fre
quently do not look nice in gar
ments handled like this and they
are very conscious of their appear
ance and the remarks their friends
make about their clothing.
Adults’ woolen garments make , . ,
The only way to make proper
alterations is to rip the garment
apart at the seams, then recut ac
cording to a pattern. Even this
may not be sufficient to make the
garments look nice, so it’s wise
to fit them just as you would in a
garment for yourself and make the
necessary changes so they will look
as though they were actually made
for the child.
Boy’s garments should look neat
and well tailored, and they should
be smartly masculine no matter
how young the boy is. Avoid
feminine touches on them. Never
make them look even slightly old
as this will give them a rather
grotesque appearance.
In making over mother’s woolen
coats or dresses for daughter, select
only the appropriate materials.
They should match the girl in col
| oring and be attractive to her skin
I texture. Dresses can be made
| youthful-looking for the girls with
very youthful lingerie touches like
pique or lace collars, pockets and
puffed sleeves.
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Attractive garments for children.
Good workmanship is essential in
sewing for children as their gar
; ments are exposed to lots of hard
wear. They require frequent laun
dering or cleaning, and the stitch
ing and other detail must be sturdy
to withstand this type of wear.
Garments should be made as
comfortable as possible so the chil
dren can be at ease in work and
play. Another consideration is ex
tremely important, especially in
Fashion Forecast
Rounded toques are popular too in
the millinery world. This type of
hat looks like a rounded pincushion
I and may be made in many different |
1 fabrics.
It doesn’t 'matter whether you i
wear your hair long or short this
season, say the hairdressers, as long
as your hairline is clear and well- I
defined. Use a brush to get that ;
j well-coiffured look.
Print for Trimming
Among the suits shown by Gun
ther is this very useful costume in
navy blue lightweight wool com
bined with a navy and white silk
print. The print lines the jacket
and makes turn-back cuffs. The
blouse is high-necked, short-sleeved,
and has a separate sash which
swatches the hips. It is knotted at
one side.
making garments for the younger
child who is learning how to be inde
pendent by dressing himself.
Place Buttons Where
Youngster Can Use Them
Little girls may look very
quaint in dresses that button at
the back, but this means that moth
er will have to stop whatever she
is doing in order to help with the
dressing. If buttons are worked into
the front of the garment that is
easy to reach, as at the neck, or
as in a princess style, little daugh
ter can be relied on to finish hot
own dressing problem, thus leaving
mother free for her own work, and
also helping create a sense of inde
pendence in the little girl.
Zippers are again available, and
they are excellent for children’s
clothing as they are easy to oper
ate. Show the youngsters that they
must be slipped up or down easily,
or they will have too good a time
with them and, perhaps, even put
them out of commission.
Don’t make buttons and button
holes too small, or the youngster
will have difficulty with them. But
tons, snaps, and other fasteners,
should at all times be largo enough
to fit into the child’s hands easily
so that they won’t slip away as
soon as he is about to fasten them.
Have the Right Tools
Successful home sewing calls
for the right tools in the right
place so that work can be done
efficiently. Keep your tools in
your sewing box, and don’t bor
row equipment from it and then
forget to return it.
Have sharp cutting shears
eight to nine inches long. Longer
shears will make your cutting
work easier. Medium scissors,
about five to six ipches long, are
nice for shaping work and small
scissors are nice for close work.
Pinking shears are thrifty if
you make a lot of children’s
things and under garments. They
save work finishing seams.
Have an adequate supply of
pins, for only by doing a lot of
pinning can you do accurate
work. Keep them in a box and
return them to it after using.
Don’t leave them around for
the youngsters.
There’s a needle and thread
for every kind of sewing. If you
aren’t quite sure, there’s a cen
ter or store near your home
where they will give you help
on your particular problem.
Have an assortment of hooks
and eyes and fasteners, thimbles
and tape measures at your beck
and call. Bindings and beltings
are a big help, as are tailor’s
chalk and elastic.
Save your flowers for dressy eve
ning hats, and make them as fem
inine and fluffy as you please.
Designers for women’s apparel
; are very ingenious. You’ll be see
ing such things as umbrellas made
with compacts and coin compart
ments in the handles, and gloves
i with cuffs that have mirrors in
J them. That’s making the job of
grooming an easy one!
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 November 10
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
PAUL FOUNDS THE CHURCH AT
PHILIPPI
LESSON TEXT Acts 16*11-15; Philip
pians 2:5-11.
MEMORY SELECTION I can do all
things through Christ which strongthenelh
me.—Philippians 4; 12.
Missionary zeal keeps a Christian
in action for God. After a time at
the church in Antioch, the urge to
preach the gospel sent Paul out on
his second missionary journey. This
time his partner was Silas, because
he and Barnabas had separated
over taking Mark along, since he
had turned back in the midst of the
first missionary journey. Timothy
took his place (Acts 16:1-5).
Our lesson is of unusual import
because it tells us how the gospel
first came to Europe, from whence
it later came to America. Paul’s
efforts to continue his ministry in
Asia were hindered by the Holy
Spirit (Acts 16:6, 7). It was then
that he was given a heaven-sent
vision of a man in Macedonia cry
ing for help. At once the party set
out to obey the leading of the Holy
Spirit (Acts 16:9, 10).
I. Paul’s Ministry to the Philip
pians (Acts 16:11-15).
Philippi was an important city,
a Roman colony and outpost. Ap
parently the Jews who had come
there To live had not felt any strong
desire for religious fellowship, for
they had built no synagogue. Cer
tain godly women met on the Sab
bath by the riverside for prayer.
Here was Paul’s opportunity and
he took it.
The story of the Conversion of
Lydia has many elements of spe
cial interest. It presents the turn
ing point in the progress of the gos
pel, which by the grace and lead
ing of God brought it northward
to Europe rather than southward
into Africa or eastward through
Asia. Many of us have heard be
cause of the way Paul was led, and
one wonders if Europe and America
might not otherwise have been the
“dark continents” rather than
Africa and India. We are what we
are by the grace of God. He sent
us the gospel through Paul that day
at Philippi.
Then we note that the first con
vert was a woman. She was not
the last woman to give an attentive
ear and- a believing heart to the
gospel message. The church
through all its history has been
blessed by the readiness of women
to bear and heed the gospel.
We like to note that Lydia set a
pattern of hospitality and service
which her sisters in the church have
maintained (see v. 15). She “con
strained” the visiting preachers to
enjoy the comforts of her home,
and thus put forward the work of
Christ (see HI John 5-8).
It is encouraging to observe how
perfectly the leading of the Holy
Spirit worked out in the experience
of Paul and his brethren. The Lord
sent his prepared messenger to the
place where there was a prepared
heart waiting to receive the Word.
We may confidently go on the er
rands of our God, knowing that
i when he leads he goes before and
prepares the way. That does not
| mean that there will be no trials
I and difficulties. Paul had plenty of
them (see II Gor. 11:23-33). But it
i does mean that we may go with
j the assurance of blessed results, in
his name, and with the grace to
bear whatever comes along the
way for his glory.
The second Scripture portion of
our lesson is not related to the first
except that it gives a portion of the
letter which Paul, by the inspira
tion of the Holy Spirit, wrote to the
church which he had helped to
establish at Philippi about 12 years
later.
11. Paul’s Message to the Philip
pians (Phil. 2:5-11).
Although after Lydia’s conversion
Paul met opposition and suffered
imprisonment (Acts 16:16-40), that
was only the beginning of a blessed
ministry there.
The church at Philippi though
poor and persecuted was loyal and
warmhearted. They sent a gener
ous gift to Paul, who was in prison
in Rome. He wrote to thank them,
and his letter became a real hymn
of joy and assurance. It discusses
Christian experience, its principle,
pattern, purpose and power.
Chapter 2 presents the mind of
Christ as the pattern of true Chris
tian living. Nothing is to be done
for vain glory (v. 3), but in the
! spirit of Christ, who willingly gave
up his glory with the Father that
he might become our Saviour. It
has well been said that if he had
not done so, we should have been
amazed at his glory, but we should
never have been saved.
He who might have “grasped” (v.
6, R. V.) his equality with God, laid
j it aside that as a man he might die
for the Salvation of lost mankind
(v. 8).
Little wonder that God has given
him such a high and exalted posi
tion (vv. 9-11). One day every
tongue shall confess that he is Lord.
Hasten the dayl
