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The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20
THE MOST PRESSING PROBLEMS

The officers of one of the leading
public utility companies of the nation,
in their annual report to the stockhold-
ers, recently said: "The problems fac
ed by the federal power program are
the most pressing now confronting the
industry and its investors.
at is to be presumed that the OBJ
j~ectives of both government and the
utilities must be the widest possible use
of electric service at the lowest posi-
BILE cost-the achievement of this end
and the solution of the existing pro-
blems of competition lie in cooperation
between the government and the pri-
vately owned electric utilities and the
coodinated use of the existing genera
ting and transmission facilities of both.
We believe that such a program would
go far beyond the direct benefits which
would accrue and would be helpful in
encouraging general business expan-
sion and increasing employment"
One of the worst phases Of the
whole federally subsidized government
ownership movement has been the ram
pant, unnecessary duplication of faci-
lities which already existed. Towns
have applied for and have been given
federal grants and loans for the pur-
pose of building municipal systems in
spite of the fact that adequate, up-to-
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cept for public works, has also shown
signs of Improvement. Public works
projects have been considerably under
past levels.
STEEL: Production has tended
down and consumption up, which
means declining inventories. Upshot is
a forecast of considerable improvement
this summer.
LIGHT AND POWER: This indu-
stry is still perplexed by its political
problems, notably that of just how
much farther government competition
will extend. There has been a consider
able amount of private expansion, how
ever, due to increased demand for
electricity by both industrial and resi-
Dental consumers. Big scale expansion
will depend on whether or not talked
about peace pact between the utili-
ties and the Administration is effected.
RAILROADS: Car loadings re-
Gently took a sharp decline, due pri-
marily to a sharp reduction in soft coal
production, as a result of labor trou-
bles. The immediate future of carload
ings therefore depends ON just how
long those troubles will continue.
MOTORS: Latest available fig
ures, for the end of March and early
April, show a sharp rise in sales, and
summer business, as figured now, will
be good.
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date private companies had abundant
generating an distributing equipment
to serve their needs. Down in the IVA
area in the Southeast, the government
has built transmission lines which vir-
tually parallel existing lines more than
capable of carrying the load. And out
in the Pacific Northwest, it is propos-
ed to build a costly federal transmits
sion network to carry Bonneville and
Grand Coulee power-a network which
will actually blanket a territory which
has been served long, well and cheap
ly by the private industry.
Responsible utility executives have
signified thier willingness to cooper
ate with the government 100 per cent.
They have offered to buy and distri-
butte the power generated at the gov
eminent dams, at rates to be approved
by government officials, and to be re-
gulated by government bureaus. Yet
the wasteful duplication goes Onto
the destruction of private enterprise,
and at the expense of every taxpayer
in America.
Is it any wonder that the thinking
public is becoming weary of the drive
to socialize the electric industry-and
that the opinion is growing widely that
fair treatment for this great industry,
which under favorable conditions
would spend billions of private dollars
(not tax dollars) for expansion, is es-
sential to orderly recovery?
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20
TAX GOVERNMENT N

The Supreme Courts decision that
government employees may be taxed,
in the opinion of a number of well
known, opens the way to stopping the
issuance of any additional tax-free
government bonds, if Congress will
pass a bill to that effect. According to
the legal experts, the principle is ident-
ical and there is no constitutional obi
cation which holds that government
securities must always be tax free.
Various high government officials
including several Presidents, have at
times spoken of the desirability of tax
ing government bonds. At present,
government issues are a haven for
those who wish to escape taxation of
income. In many cases, where large
sums of money are involved, the net
return to the investor on a government
bond paying three per cent is larger
than on a private security paying five
or six. Two unfortunate results follow
this. First, the nation is deprived of
tax revenue from the billions of dollars
worth of government issues now out
standing. Secondly, the acttractiveness
of tax-free bonds deprives private in
dustry of capital it sorely needs,
Certainly there is no reason why a
man with an income in five figures
from government bonds should entire
ly escape taxation, while a mar with
an income from private sources is tax
ed to the hilt. And, as matters stand
now, when private industry goes into
the money market for the capital need
ed for expansion and improvement, it
cannot compete with the tax-free is
sues. More and more of the nations
wealth is going into non-productive
channels-at the expense of private
employment and opportunity.
The court decision making posi-
BILE the taxation of government work
ers on the same basis as private work
ers is a long step in the right direction.
The next step should be a refusal by
Congress to permit the issuance of any
more tax-free securities.
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20
YOUR DESTINY AND YOUR
COUNTRY'S DESTINY ARE ONE

Booker T. Washington's body lies
a-mouldering in the grave but his phil
osophy goes marching on, as we have
found in the fact that your freedom
and Americas freedom have become
one and indivisible.
Last weeks news columns carried a
story in which a Louisiana district at
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torney called in unmistakable terms
for Negroes to not only on petit juries
but on grand %juries. Why?
Well, it is, as one might expect, be-
cause as a nation we have reached the
place where we are observed by all the
world-even to how we treat u poems
and other all-but-enslaved citizens. Our
international complications at this time
have grown to such proportions that
our potential enemies abroad are pick
ing flaws in a social system which we
have been able to keep hidden in the
past to the extent that when We shed
crocodile tears and reached %sympathe-
TO hands across the sea to the disad-
vantaged Jew, Herr Hitler, Japan and
Mussolini not only told us to stay in
our own back yard but asked us to con
slider the beam in our own eyes.
The powers that be in Washington
see the effect of this and are calling on
our Federal courts-even those BRAN
ches hat operate in PARKWAY Louisi-
ana of the deep South, to lay the en-
phasis on the Law rather than on the
local custom of going lax where Ne
groes are concerned. 1t is so much So
cial or legal reform; it is not a situa-
ton which at all approaches the mile
mimi 4 20 .faoatsAbxr n ranffnxs nf CAIF
defense where the skeletons in our ma
tional closet are being aired interna-
tionally.
This is but another straw that
shows which way the wind is blowing.
It is also an indication that we of a mi
nority group should stand up and do
Il part toward meeting the new chal-
lenges that will come to us as a result
of new points of view and the oppor-
tunities for us that grow out of them.
These opportunities will arise out
of the army, navy and air service stu
a%tions, which steadily improve in our
favor; out of the educational situation
in which We have not only the recent
decision of the supreme court favoring
our full opportunity in the schools of
all the country but the increasing ac-
ceptance of our scholars in scientific
fields and in positions of responsibility
the country over. The economic advan-
tage, as we'll as the intellectual recog-
milton that these advances carry
r not to be accepted lightly. One door
of opportunity easily opens another, SO
that we may confidently look forward
to seeing those who are beneficiaries
of this position show hat in many a
way u destiny is tied up with that of
the other citizens of this country, and
that the great problem is to get all con-
cerned to see that fact clearly.
--OOO--
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20

ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS

Over a considerable period of time,
the factbrs influencing business are
almost purely economic-purchasing
power, abundance of credit, supply and
demand, labor conditions, taxes, etc.
But, as a private research service re-
Gently pointed out, over a shorter per-
iod of time these economic considera-
tions may carry weight than what may
be termed an emotional factor-that
is, the reactions of individuals to the
events taking place in the nation and
the world, and their fears and uncer-
tainties as to the future.
That factor has been unusually
forceful of late. Rightly or wrongly,
many have become convinced that war
is inevitable. A considerable number
believe that eventual American parti-
~cipation is likely. This tragic outlook
has clouded all our acts and opinions.
It has lessened our faith in the world
of tomorrow. And the tremendous
wbrry and uncertainty involved has
cast a shadow over our economic and
commercial affairs.
This helps to explain the abnormal
shrinkage hat has taken place in Sc
curity values. Every authority seems
convinced that industry in this
try is in nowhere neal as unhealthy a
state as late stock and bond prices
would indicate. They feel that there
has been much unwise panic selling,
and an equally unwise Discrimination of
potential purchasers to buy. Economic
factors dictate that point of view. But,
logical as they may be, they have little
weight at present when pitted against
the emotional factor. Many people as
sumo that the outbreak of war would
send security values crashing down.
ward, in spite of the fact that past pre-
cedent indicates that for some months
at least they might soar, so far as many
manufacturing industries are concern
ed. And so the markets remain stag
nant.
The writer of this column has read
a considerable number of forecasts of
conditions in the business world, all of
them of a responsible character. Prac-
tically all hold that the longerAtime
outlook for domestic industry is defin-
itely favorable. And all of them are
n that there will be no significant
drop in industrial production for a rea-
sonable period of time. 1t now remains
to be seen whether public sentiment,
which has been of a severely pessimist-
ic character eve since the turn of the
year, will take another tack.
Some business briefs of interest fol-
low:
RETAIL TRADE: Outlook is
good. Recent business has been at ex-
cellent levels, comparatively speaking,
and the March rise was better than
seasonal. There seem to be very few
sections of the country where trade
has declined.
BUILDING: Residential construc-
ton is still one of the best of the good
business signs, and better-than-season
rises have taken place month after
month. Non-residential building, ex-
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20

An Ell Paso man bought a second
hand fiver which he o O took back
to the dealer.
Seller: whats wrong with it?"
Owner: Every blamed part of it
makes a noise but the horn"
The Omaha guide., 1939-05-20

"Since I met you, | can't eat, I can't
sleep, l can't drink"
"Why not?"
"Tm broke" $3.50
The Valley settler., 1939-12-15

THE VALLEY SETTLER is published every Friday by the Natenuska Valley Farmers Cooperating Association at Palmer, Ala ska. Nng. Editor: Marie Wilson
 Subscription rates: 3l.oo year By mail: l.75 year Nailed enywherea 10 2 copy This paper is issued for the pur- pose of giving informa tion and news Of the La tanuska Valley Farmer's S Cooperating Association work, probl omA, accompl ishments, and also, news of local a I gener- al interest; and to help fos ter the cooperative spirit of he farmers of he Eaten uska Valley.
The Valley settler., 1939-12-15

The success or failure of . CO., operative is closely linl;od with tho character end ability of it's management. The roason Y2ost Frequently stcbod for c failure t.sonC cooporc tive associations is inefficient r,cnc goncnt w. This not surprising, because, from Q brood point of viow, rlan- egor.ont S concerned with all of tho activities of the association. Briefly stated, yono comont is t he direction end control of all of tho vcriod activities of q coopcr- etivo, including membership TO- lations, finGncing, handling tho product, pooling returns, pur- chasing supplies, morchaa dising and tho rclC ted activities of advertising end selling, rlainton- anco of sCtis factory accounting end othor necessary records, to- gothor with numerous othor phcsos Of the ossocietion's oporc, tions. It maay bo readily soon, therefore, why "inofficiont monag gc@.ont"
 is he usucl rocson ciVcn if cooperative fcils.
 EcnG goment of ( cooperative association is oft3n incorroc tly thought or os including only tho Conor&l nGncgor end his principal cssIctcnts. This is fer from the fact, es management definitely includes both the board of diroct- 0rs end tho suporvi sing employees. Tn cooperative, gaor1bors also haVo z direct v0ico in rlenQro- r.ont thr ouCh thoir selection of members of the board and thoir approval of basic policies of the s0ctCtion.
 But-- it should also be rorombcr- cd at this particular time, unless ( nombor is roally informed along
The Valley settler., 1939-12-15

EDITOR S1AGG17s III SOBER I have been accused of being drunk for the last two weeks, but honest folks, cen explain it three different ways.
 The one about vocation isn't SO good, but the ong about being sick was so convinc ing, I believe 1t myself.
 Thoro's just one thing--- when Dr .Llbrocht@ says," liquid diot", he dOn' t mean chamnagne, I found that out. Also, this business of changing the dato of Thenksg giving around so many times kind'o gots fellow mixod up. About the time decided to eat what ever YVES handy end be thankful I get orongo juice end qutnino and then I lost tho orengo juice and was given some kind Of oil hich they said wGs tGs toloss but it acted just liko tho old fashioned kind. And I 'Vo taken so many pills that look 1iko sc1mon eggs, I fool roady to swim up tho crook and spawn. Anyway, somo timos c follow is just na turClly glad to scy he feels fino even if he s U ggers; just wee bit, which don't al- r r hi
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-07-19

milk, 2 quarts sweetened rasp-
berries.
Sift flour once, measure, add
baking powder and salt, and sift
again. Cut in shortening. Add milk
all at once and stir carefully until
all flour is dampened. Then stir
vigorously until mixture forms a
soft dough and follows spoon
around bowl. Turn out immediate
" on slightly Toured board and
knead 80 seconds. Roll IA inch
thick and cut with Toured 3-inch
biscuit cutter.
Place half of circles on ungreas-
ed baking sheet. Brush with melt
ed butter. Place remaining circles
on top and butter tops well. Bake
in hot oven (450 deg. F.) Is to 20
minutes.
Separate halves of hot biscuits
spread bottom halves with soft
butter and some of the crushed
whole berries, as desired. Place
other halves on top, crust-sidt
down. Spread with butter and re-
naming fruit. Garnish with whip
ped cream and whole berries.
Dough may be rolled Il incl
thick. cut and baked, then short
cake split after baking. The first
method, however, is more unusual
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BY MRS. GAYNoR MADDOX

BY MRS. GAYNOR MADDOX
Fresh raspberries with country
cresm-the dream of poets of the
dinner table. Well, the season for
il is at hand. But there are other
ways of using the tender little
berries which are so dear TO poets
and gourmets.
In 1852, the Lady's New Book
of Cookery gave this old-fashioned
recipe for cooler still good for
torrid weather.
Raspberry Shrub
Two quarts raspberries, ! quart
vinegar, sugar.
Add vinegar to well cleaned
berries and let stand 4 days.
Strain. To each pint of juice add
1 pint sugar. Boil 20 minutes
Bottle and keep in cool place. Add
about a tablespoon of this nectar
to a glass of water and shaved ice.
Grandmother knew a good thing
when she saw 1t.
Here's a modern recipe with an
old-fashioned flavor.
Raspberry Shortcake
(Serves 81
Three cups sifted flour. tea
spoons combination baking pow
der, l teaspoon salt, 4 cup but
ter or other shortening, a cup
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The science of child training is
a comparatively new science and
one that has not been sufficiently
explored by parents and prospec-
tive parents. Certain positive re-
suits have been attained through
experiment and study-results that
serve as guide to intelligent
training of the growing child.
II is unfortunate that modern
life tends to relieve the father of
great deal of the mutual re-
sponsibility of bringing up young
sters. When this task falls on the
mother alone, the father some
times comes into the picture only
long enough to misunderstood and
to criticise III, mothers methods
and accomplishments.
Modern mothers who study child
training seriously have not only
the child to contend with but the
other parent who has not had time
to look into the subject and vague
~ feels that the good old-fashioned
methods are not being pursued.
There have been many recen,
improvements on the good old
fashioned methods" and work
ing knowledge of these improve
ments can do wonders for the
child.
1t must be remembered that a.
the child grows older. the simple
health safeguards of infancy mus
be expanded into program des
lignated to include all the compile,
needs of the developing person
atty. Mental health, emotiona
health are important, too. AnC
here the program must cease L
be merely a negative preventive
routine. but ii must contain posi-
tive training which bends the twigl
into the shape of the tree.
AS early as possible, the chill
must be taught to rely upon itself
Simply shielding it from the prob
lens OF life does il no good. Tn
child-training program must b
one that puts increasing response
bility onto the child. that develop
self-relianee. self-confidence. tina
increasingly fits it into the societ.
of which il must be part.
From earliest infancy this shoul'
be the goal in the minds OF bot
parents. as the pattern Of tn
child is set solid in the first 81
years of its life. A growing chill
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Good Taste
Today
BY EMILY POST
A DATE BY PROXY
Nv EMILY POST

Dear Mrs. Post: am in an
amateur play and would like to
see that a particular girl comes
to the play as my guest. But you
understand. I am one OF the actors
in the production and can't 90
with her and can't sit with her.
How can arrange for her?
Answer: Either you have to ask
her to go with member Of your
family or a friend Of yours, or else
YOU send her two tickets so she
can invite a friend Of her own TO
go with her. You can. OF course.
arrange to see her Cor them) home
after the play.
Another Reason Why Grooms
Family Should Not BE Overlooked
Dear Mrs. Post: Mother and !
have not received an invitation
from the bride or her family to
the wedding and reception Of my
brother. We, OF course, realize
that we are expected. Mother il
feeling very bad. however, because
she did not receive an invitation
and I wish there were something I
could do about it so they would
send one. Perhaps IL you answer
ed this IN your column the brides
family would see it.
Answer: A great many letters
come tc me from the families of
brides. to ask IL 1t is necessary to
send invitations to the immediate
families of the Bridegroom because
it seems TO them pointless. / al
ways answer that the groom's
family are naturally interested in
seeing what the engraved invita-
tions look like and for this rea-
son. they should be sent them.
But have never imagined that
their feelings could be hurt at not
receiving an invitation. Since
your mother cares so much. sure
~ you can tell your brother who
will in turn tell his fiancee and
she, or her mother, will certainly
be only too glad TO send you in
vitations.
Marking the Wedding Ring
Dear Mrs. Post: When the date
and initials alone are thought too
stiff for the marking inside a we'd
ding ring, what sentiment could
be used instead? Are there GER
tain ones, in other words, that are
especially suitable for using in
this ring
Answer: There is so little space
on the modern wedding ring that
sentiment would have to be very
short and it should, of course, be
something that particularly APP
peals to the two of you. / remem-
Der of a wedding ring that had
! the whole verse from the Book of
Ruth: where thou goest / will
CO." etc. l have also heard of the
word forever" but ! think that
the sentiment you choose has to
mean something to yourselves
alone.
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A E(QGDE (QE BAIT;

time TO see a light burning in n
small room at the corner. Krenz,
in pajamas and dressing gown, was
waiting for them.
No Sleep
Thought / heard someone" he
grumbled, rubbing his eyes. What
a life. l haven't had full nights
sleep in two months" He peered
at the girls and recognized Gwen.
What in the dickens are you
doing out at this hour of the
day."
I'VE want to borrow plane, ;"
Ellen explained. IT'S very imPor-
tant."
who's going to fly ?"
IL am" Gwen answered.
whats the big idea, or is 1t a
secret, hopping off at this hour
of the morning ?"
'Rick's in jam and we've got
to get to him." Gwen explained.
That's right" Ellen added
eagerly. PLEASE help us, won,
you?"
This is Ellen Anvers friend oil
Kicks" Gwen introduced her, be-
latedly.
Swell Boy
IF it's for Rick, okay," Krenz
said. finally. Hes a swell boy
and he's been getting a pretty rot
ten deal"
Then you'll let us have
plane" Ellen was nearly frantic
with the delay.
Krenz shrugged his shoulders
went over and swung wide tn
doors of the hangar.
Here, give me hand"
Elated, the girls each got behin'
wing Of the two-seater PLAN
and while Krenz Unanswered thu
tail, pushed with all their strength
and rolled 1t out on the runway.
"She's all gassed up. only need
warming" Krenz said, climbing
into the cockpit and starting tn
motor. 1t rosred and spluttere
for more than a minute, and the
settled down to a steady purr.
Finally. he climbed down. an
the nervous girls crawled into tn
Continued on Page 10, Col. 6
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how can you think of him and
see him occasionally Forget him
and don't go near him.
Marrying another man whom
you do not love for spite Is not
good policy. either. You may
be jumping from the frying pan
into the fire. II you are not In
love with your husband-to-bc.
don't marry MIN with the hope
Of trying 10 fall in love with him.
That's ~ risky as marrying q
man TO reform him.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS

Below are the answers to test
questions printed on the editorial
page.
!. Caribbean sea.
2. Henrik Ibsen.
3. 10.
4. South America.
S. For refusal to deport an al
legged Communist labor official
Harry Bridges.
s. 1865.
7. Pre- -am-bl; not pre-am'- bl.
s. Mary Todd Lincoln.
2. Labor costs.
10. Golden rod.