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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-10

plausible propaganda to justify its
continuation. 1t sprang from an old
idea of DR.. ReXford Tugwell and its
chief duty is to "rehabilitate' the
small and submerged farmer. The con-
tention of those who want it liquidat-
ed is that it has loaned not far from
a billion dollars to the submerged
farmers without rehabilitating any
thing. They further contend that the
great bulk Of this billion has been
lost; that the submerged farmer has
been burdened with debt that he can
not pay; that the FSA, on the plea of
raising his standards, has accustomed
these farmers to look to the Govern
ment for money to go to the movies,
pay his poll taxes and for various
expenses not connected with farming.
The Byrd Committee has had testi-
mony to that effect, and while the
FSA counters with big claims Of ben
efts conferred, a strong case against
it as a wasteful and Unnecessary
agency is made. In any event the new
Congress will not be in session long
before the proposal to uproot both
NYA and FSA will come before it. 1t
will be detcrminedly opposed by Ad-
ministration leaders and by the job
holding army involved. But those be
behind it believe that just as soon as
the pain of the 1912 taxes begins re
ally to register there will come into
being a public sentiment for rctrench-
ment in all non-war Government eX-
penditures not to be resisted.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-10
THE GREAT
GAME OF
POLITICS j..
BY FRANK r.. KENT

Copyright by The Baltimore Sun and
reprinted in The Republican by
permission.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-10

The impression these conveyed that
both the Presidents order and WPA's
unselfsh request were entirely vol
untary is not a correct impression.
The truth is that behind both there
was the steady prodding of the Byrd
Committee, which had called again
and again for the abolition Of the
WPA. There was also the White
House knowledge that meeting of
the Byrd Committee had been called
for this week to issue another call.
Clearly this call was going to be loud
er and with more behind it than any
previous one
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-10
"LiquidatiOn'
Washington, Dec. 8

Washington, Dee 8.
Before the liquidation" of the
WPA by the President, who declared
that it had been asked for its own
honorable discharge, is put under
the head of finished business it would
be Just as well to consider the facts.
They are not exactly as they seemed
from the White House announce
mcnts.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-10

In brief. WPA was doomed. Its
number was up Under the circum-
stances the Presidents decision was
hardly voluntary act and the WPA
request for honorable discharge"
was somewhat disingenuous. In GER
tain practical political circles it would
be described as the 'phonus bolognus."
1t is a repetition of the Roosevelt tao
ties consistently used since Senator
Byrd began his long fight against
waste In several previous instances,
the President made forced moves to-
ward economy and reorganization,
just in time to avert Congressional
action and with the obvious idea Of
keeping credit from those who were
attacking Governmental squandering
This has been considered very smart
politics, indeed. Perhaps it is, but if
it is thought that because of this
"voIuntary" WPA liquidation the
pressure for further abolition of use
less agencies will be relaxed, then
there will be disappointment in the
higher Administration circles.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-10

For, the fact is that the economy
minced leaders in Congress plan to
increase the pressure all down the
line. First, it is intended to make the
WPA liquidation more complete than
the Presidential order provides. The
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-10

The two have spent-and are still
spending sums of money for
almost negligible results. Trying to
avert the ak, the NYA claims it is
now doing vital war work in the train
ing of youths to take jobs in NUM-
tions factories. Much plausible prop
uganda has been put out to make this
theory convincing. But, informed per
sons say that NYA is doing moth
ing in this line that could not be bet
ter done by industry itself; that it is
merely a device to keep from being
dissolved. NYA is an especial pet of
Mrs. Roosevelt Its director, Aubrey
Williams, is one of her close friends
and on its payroll are many others.
For these, and other reasons, a des-
perate struggle to avoid its liquida-
ton will be made and those who favor
it will be assailed as reactionary and
inhumane. Nevertheless, the chances
for success seem good. For one rea-
son, realization of the waste involved
in such agencies-particularly during
a warts increasing all the time. For
another, the power to do something
about it has been greatly augmented
since the election.
$500
liz IVA thu E7S i ms nlnntN Of
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with a rather convincing mandate
against useless expenditures and a
majority of Republicans and anti-New
Deal Democrats in control 1t took no
clairvoyant sense to know what this
meant for WPA, the existence of
which, in a period of great prosperity
and acute labor shortage, had become
absurd Hardly anyone denied that
it should have been abolished months
ago.
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What would give it increased force
and weight, of course, were the cleo
ton returns. As a result of these a
new Congress is about to come in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1942-12-10

the Governor in detail at a date to be
set bY him.
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desire is to remove the shell as well as
the substance, so that when, after the
war, the necessity for a Federal relief
agency arises again, it will take a
sounder and less wasteful form than
WPA. Second, it is proposed to make
an early drive to liquidate two other
agencies, the necessity for which was
always doubtful, but for which now
there is but the frailest of excuses.
One of these is the National Youth
Administration; the other, the Farm
Security Administration.
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Like NYA. the FSA mas plenty of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05

MRS. w. G. BYwATER will
continue her series Of talks on
nutrition al the Walker branch
Library on Monday. April s, at
z p. m. The meeting is open 10
the public.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Mix Again

Again. mix thoroughly. IF
YOU are using garden soil. screen
II first through the one-quartcr-
inch sieve 10 remove any stones
or large clods OF earth. and then
through { he onc-eiChth-inch
stove 10 make the dirt truly fine.
The amount Of soil YOU must
sieve depends on The size Of your
seed bed This may be A small
space in the garden raised above
ground level for good drainage.
with soil held in place bv q
board framework. or cold
frame or hot he'd 10 be dis
cusSed next week.. a wooden
Nat such as greenhouse man
uses, a cigar or cheese box. or
even A collection Of flower pots,
one pot for each kind OF seed.
Fill your seed bed carefully.
level Off across the top by scrap
ing with a board. and then firm
the soil by pushing it down with
the palm Of your hand or better
with a fat block Of wood.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Mix Sand
And Peat
7 ogether
BY ISABEL FUCKER

IT DOESN'T make a bit of
Il difference whether you are
preparing 10 plant seeds indoors
or out, any place especially pre-
pared 10 receive seeds is a seed
bed. And any seed bed needs
especially prepared soil.
Sizes of seed vary greatly
those of petunia, poppy and
portulaca are so tiny IL is best
to mix them with sand before
YOU attempt TO sow them;
beans and peas and corn are
large and may be planted indi-
vidually al the correct distances.
Generally the seeds YOU will
-Sow-fn a seed bed are the tiny
or at most middle sized ones.
To have them Spront well, the
soil must be fine so il can come
in close contact with the seed.
After all. the seed must have
moisture from the tiny soil par
ticles in order TO sprout and If
these PARTICLES are not close 10
II, how can il get the moisture ?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Peat and Sand

What to screen through these
once you've made them? Re-
member that a seed bed is lust
what lis name implieS-a bed in
which tho seeds are planted 10
sprout and grow only until the
first pair Of true leaves Second
actual pair Of leaves appears
Rich soil is not needed as tho
seedlings or tiny plants will not
be expected 10 grow big here.
All that is needed is fine soil
from which water NAV drain
freely. Yet which Will hold
enough water 10 supply the
seeds with moisture.
For this effect thoroughly mix
one-half Of your very best gar
den soil with one-half sharp
sand (the kind YOU buy for
children'S sand pile). II YOU
haven't a garden or your soil is
not what YOU consider good. try
half graduated peat moss and
half sharp sand-you can buy
both OF these in small quantities.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Make a Sieve

So We will buy or fashion our
selves a sieve, 10 sieve the dirt
and make il fine. An ordinary
kitchen strainer with mesh open
inGs one-eichth Of an inch each
way will do. but these generally
come in such small sizes that il
takes forever 10 SIT the soil.
To make set Of sleeves. buy
half a yard each Of one-eighth-
inch mesh screening and one
quarterback m Q n screening.
Then scout around your neigh
borhood stores for two old
round cheese boxes, knock the
bottoms out and tack The
screening over tho hole. Lack
ing these. use a square or OBJ
long wooden box. not too deep,
once moro knocking The bottom
eut and mailing the screening
over the opening.
An old table or small bureau
drawer minus the bottom Will
also do. If you must be classy,
build a framework Of any size
or shape convenient for you n
handle and about six inches
deep Tack the screening to il
and over the edges Of the
screening nail a molding or a
thin strip OF wood 10 cover the
rough edges and leave every
thing safe and ship-shape.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
WlRCH ~ ~ APRIL RI

MARCH n TO APRIL %
tRIES-Now that the holiday
II is over, you must knuckle
down 90 business with renewed
interest. energy.
APRfL y TO MAY 20
ToU1w-Fine rays indicate
favotablc setup for today. Do
your part in the general scheme
OF things 10 insure successful
conclusion.
NAY II TO JUNE Fl
GCuiUi--Good for cautious. not
fussy, advancement! Show extra
attention 10 finances, business 20
avoid careless errors in judg-
ment or movement.
JUNE % TO JULY %
Cancer - Gather together all
your resources for a record days
performance.
JJLY - TO AUG. %
LcO-As the world illustrates
now. your best defense is a
strong ofFcnse.
II -. - - NEi O. ~
Vygo-One Of your best days,
planetarily speaking. Seize the
initiative and get an advantage
over competition.
SEPT. - TO OCT. %
/ doubtful day unless
YOU make il "sure-fire hit with
increased enthusiasm and go-get-
iveness that bowls over obstacles.
OCT. % TO NOV. p
Scorpio-Benefc influences for
advancement. You'll never get
anywhere unless you consistently
try.
NOV. % TO DEC. p
SnQtfarits - Some unfriendly
bcntS warn against indulgences
Of excuses, either physical or
mental ovcrcXertion or an over
enthusiastic program not wise.
DEC. - TO JAN. 2f
Copricoyr--May be your best
time in which TO catch up on
bclated correspondence. reorgan-
ize antiquated methods. introduce
novel, worthy ideas into routine.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
Calendar
Detfoitt


UXEINGS or YOUTH and
w Atlantic Patrol" two
exciting films which show the
dangerous jobs performed by the
Canadian air force and navy,
Will no presented IN the Main
Library auditorium Woodward
and Kirby, AZ : 30 p m Monday
April S.
Following thc screening Of tho
movies tho audience -wIti bs m
vited 10 JOIN IN a discussion 81
Canadian war efforts. led bv
Mr.. Paul Thomp>ons Of the pub
lie schools
Some Of The most helpful
books and pamphlets on Canada
will be displayed for the con-
venience OF members Of the
audience who wish 20 continue
examination Of the subject after
the meeting.
Mondays program is one In
series Of film forums scheduled
weekly at the library The prof.
ect is sponsored nationally by
the American Library AsSocia-
ton. American Association for
Adult Education, and the AmcrI-
can Film Center.
Free tickets may be obtained
sat the main and branch libraries
A NEW COURSE in rcuphol-
stery and slip cover making
starts al Central branch YWCA
on Monday. April 6. with both
afternoon and evening 'nStruc-
ton. under the direction Of Mrs
Noble Splitter, an expert in this
field.
The course is designed phi
marily for women who want 10
save for defense by prolonging
the life Of worn-out pieces Of
furniture and refurbishing out
moded chairs. sofas. etc.
Learning how 10 rctic springs
and make and ~ slip covers WIN
do wonders 10 turn on old char
into som thing smart and
decorative.
NEW SPRING activities for
business and industrial girls al
the YWCA Will open with
"fun-za poppin" program on
Thursday evening, April 9, IN
charge of Mae Payne. featuring
songs, stunts and skitS, follow
ing the supper club az s o'clock.
Wanda Grether Will he master
81 ceremonies. with Pauline Nc
Dowell directing the songs,
Celia HeySe in charge of the
band. and Irene Shcchan IN
charge of the supper club, All
employed girls are welcome.
Supper reservations are due
Wednesday.
New activities for which regis
tration will be taken that night
include gym, badminton. folk
dancing. fix it yourself shop.
home defense talks. party
games, Knitting instruction.
music appreciation and singing,
blue print reading, first aid pub
lie affairs and tip dip in tho
! pool. A coed dance at 9 o'clock
concludes the evening.
Similar activities at Highland
Park branch YWCA for en-
ployed girls start on Thursday
April 9, and feature a supper
club, fun fest. dips in the pool.
gym. modern and old-time dane
ing. in charge of Mrs Gladys
Wyland. Every girl interested
in new ideas, friends. and things
TO do is invited 20 participate.
MRS. w. g. BYWATER will
continue her series Of talks on
nutrition AT the Walker branch
Library on Monday. April s. at
z p. m. The meeting is open 10
the public.
Detroit Sunday Times,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
LlN. - N EER. a0

JAN ~ ~ = r IS. ~
AqUnTjHS-Disturbing tenden-
cieS, especially in financial and
investment matters. Clerks, me-
chanicS, technicianS, government,
municipal defense plant workers,
under productive influences.
FEB. sf TO MARCH 2O
Pisces 49, Mind the disposition.
You working on confidential mat
ter, estimates. sorting materials.
deliveries, turning out new. i'm
proved plans and comforting: be
sincere, sufficiently serious and
palnstakinR.
4 CHILD boris on this day:
A deep thinker, kind-hearted, Will
go out Of its way TO do favor.
Suffers inwardly sometimes be-
cause others do not realize the
depth Of its understanding and
feeling. Should have religion as
a constant comforter and guide;
can go far in unusual fields 20
benefit humanity il given higher
education.
copyugh,. 1872. by Kins Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
YOUR HOROSCOPE
30 by InternauonaI News Photos
BY FRANCES DRAKE

Loot The Section Your Birthday Comes I, md Find What
lotr OUtiook Is, According 70 the Stars,
Enr Mnndnu- Anr &
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05
No Cooking School
Tuesday Afternoon

BECAUSE OF so many ac-
tivities going on about town
next week, there Will be no cook
Ing school Tuesday afternoon for
members Of the Detroit Times
HomemakerS' Club.
Civilian protection class and
the Rcd Cross nutrition class
will meet as usual.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-04-05

Prices subjse, to 80 Sales Tar
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-08
BY PAUL MANNING

NEA Service STAFF Correspondent
LONDON, Oct. 8-The big
gest intolerance program in
British and German history is
now in progress, and it will
continue so long as Allied and
enemy bombers are operating.
For example, one British
high-explosive bomb shattered
a section of nine crowded streets
in Cologne. One German heavy
duty bomb dropped on Canter-
bury did about the same amount
of damage.
The little people of both coun-
tries are the ones who have to
take the worst of this sort of
beating. The poor of Europe
always seem to live near target
areas-in the shadows of facto-
ries and around railroad yards.
They are not individually i'm
portant, these small people. But
collectively they are the indus
trial strength of a nation and
how we'll they stand this bat
tering, which will increase be-
fore the war stops. will spell the
difference between victory and
defeat.
BRITISH WOMEN
TELL THE EXPERTS
So each government promis-
es them many things-when the
war ends in victory, of course.
They expect higher wages, or at
least a more abundant life. But
new homes are what they want
most of all.
Not long ago women came
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-08

from all over England to Lon
don's Royal Institute of British
Architects to discuss plans for
the houses and towns in which
they will live after the war.
Many of these women arrived,
with children, from East End
London. They had left houses
damaged in previous raids, and
now the roofs had been covered
with tarpaulin, windows block
ed with rubberoid, walls patch
ed with just anything. You could
see hope in their eyes while they
discussed the new homes they
were being promised. The child
rem who tagged at their heels
stared wonderingly at the pos
ters displayed around the big
conference room but still could
not comprehend that some day
they would live in such houses.
Housewives tossed questions
at the experts at this session of
postwar planning. There were
Elizabeth DENLY, author of "Eu-
rope Rehoused"; Judith Lede-
boer, first woman architect to
be appointed to the staff of the
Ministry of Health; F. j. Os-
borne, author of Overture to
Planning" THE Land and Plan
ming" and New Towns After
the War;"
Women wanted those new
kitchens with shiny electrical
gadgets, of course, which have
been typical of American homes
for so long. And they said new
villages should blend into sur
rounding countryside, and that
the external design of each
house should be under control
of city authorities.
planning for Space" was the
phrase most frequently used.
Judith Ledeboer said the town
of Norwich is an example where
several years ago a new town
hall was built in an area prev
iously cleared of slums. The
town hall now dominates the
market square fringed by the
old churches and houses.
THE QUADRANT
TAUGHT A LESSON
These working class poor talk
ed intelligently. Some were al
ready familiar with what could
be provided. For while bombs
on England have destroyed much
that is old and evil, bombs aiso
have destroyed much that was
new and good. In the middle of
densely packed East End streets
of modify slums stood the hand
some modern apartments which
the workers had won from the
bombs, only to see them later
wrecked along with the rest.
They were a little concerned
about the validity of the prom
ises. Many remember the
Homes-for- Heroes which were
promised during the bleak, win
ter months of 1917. Jerrybuilt
slums were what they got. They
won't accept those again. There
was reason for those slums, the
last time, aside from the un-
bridled greed of some British
industrialists. Following the
war, staple industries collapsed.
Communities which depended
upon coal, cotton, heavy indus
try and shipbuilding became De-
preston Areas.
There began a tragic shift Of
population to the Midland. the
South and the Greater London
Area. 1.-THE Quadrant" IL was
called, an area bounded by Man.
chester, Leeds, London, South
hampton and Bristol. 1t was
shaped like q coffin. Int this
Quadrant went the youth of the
Depressed Areas and they strug-
gled, along with capital, to keep
alive on q social system which
received q body blow the first
night bombs fell on England.
Town and home planners who
gathered ct this London confer
ence say they've learned one les
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-08
CONDUCT ALERT

HOLLAND - up - Holland
conducted Q surprise daylight air
raid alert Wednesday and the
civilian defense commander. Al
fred c. Joldersma, declared IL q
success. The alert, lasting 20
minutes, halted traffic in the
city.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-08
New Hope and Better Homes Rise from Bubble 81 M

will be an important feature of
postwar planning: Districts such
as Birmingham and Leicester
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-08

bore the brunt of the depression
better than other areas because
industry was varied. A Birming-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-08

ham father might be laid off by
the brass foundry, but his daugh-
ter probably was still making
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-10-08

chocolates, n hi - -
have . je6 n a $500
pliance plant. \ \,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-05-14
So; ~

I think the need of the moment is
a switch from the More Abundant to
the LESS ABUNDANT LIFE, and
that it should be made while there
is still a choice.
I believe that The Forgotten Man
is in danger of becoming The For
gotten Manikin unless he wakes up
and becomes the Patriot Who Never
Forgets.
I would rather get suggestions
from Roosevelt than orders from
Hitler. .....
I prefer instructions from the
White House to orders from the
Reich or Diet.
I would rather perish in the
spirit of Macarthur than sur
vive under the yoke of the Nip
pOnese or NaZis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-05-14
Message From Home Front

Aviation Cadet Edgar R. Gavin is
one man in Uncle Sans air corps
at Kelly Field who isn't worried
about losing his girl. CHANGING
through his home town paper, Cadet
Gavin, now in training in Kelly
Fields huge pilot replacement CEN
ter, was befuddled when he read the
announcement of his engagement.
This was the first he had heard
about it. Commented Gavin: "She
handles all our details and, so far,
she seems to be doing OK"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-05-14

/ would rather go all out for
America NOW than to find my
self "all in" under the Japs and
NaZis.
Valley Forge was tough, but any
existence under Japan or Adolf
would make it seem like a Valhalla.
A democracy fumbles, hesitates,
muddles and bungles, but I still pre-
fer it to any form of government
that concentrates on dirty work to
such an extent that it gets most
of the high marks in gangsterism.
I would rather be exasperated by
Washington, D. c., than silenced by
Tokyo or Berlin. ...
I would rather excuse some Of
the blunders by my form of gov
eminent than not be permitted to
hear about the blunders of a new
form of government.
/ prefer to cooperate with my
American leaders in every way
rather than to take a chance on
leadership in which what I
want to do will make no differ
ence whatever.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-05-14

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