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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05

our government; second, the pent-up de- mands for goods and services to the point where some are willing to pay excess prices even in black markets to satisfy their imPa- tient and selfish desires; third, the desires ot equally selfish unions to take advantage of the situation and force unreasonable wage increases.
 Imitation is the worst of all economic diseases. It reduces the value of money in terms of what money will buy. It reduces the value of the savings of the people. It under mines security. It pnderwrites depression. It destroys confidence It creates unemPloy- ment. Imitation must De avoided.
 REAL In free market and in the absence PRICES of subsidies and speculation, the
 cost of human effort, be it in the form of wages, salaries or other forms ot compensation, quickly determines the price we pay for goods.
 Higher wages without a corresponding increase in productivity are inAationary. Nothing is gained unless higher wages mean more goods and services, more customers and more good jobs. This requires individual application to the job in hand and technologi' cal progress all along the line-better ways of doing all the things that must be done to produce and deliver products to customers at reasonable prices. This takes time.
 A minority, by monopoly or by pressure group action, may temporarily profit at the expense of others But the idea of wage in' creases all along the line without corre- spending increase in productivity is delu- sion. All the people cannot lift themselves by their bootstraps.
 UNION Today, unions in our plants DEMANDS are demanding S2 hours pay
 for 40 hours work. Their de- mands if granted would result in over 67 hours pay at present base rates for 4s hours of work where plants are working on such a schedule.
 Equivalent or greater demands have been made on our suppliers-the parts manufac- turers-the electrical induStry-the steel in' dustry - the rubber industry -t the oil and gasoline industry-the railroads-in fact, on practically every industry involved in the production of automobiles.
 WAGES AND General Motors wages are PRICES now at an all-time high
 and are importantly higher than the average wages paid throughout the country for similar work.
 The present government stabilization policy ided. f 0r adjustment in price IereIs be fairIy considered.
 made, tt must be recognised thGt th n the prices of products produced. rent must be GrOided. Only prOductir nd satisfy the desires 0f tIte American P ERAL MOT pre- and Better Things for More PeO
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05

Returning prisoners of war in France have protested that they often cannot purchase clothing and shoes except at black market prices.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-05
DANGER ON THE PRODUCTION FRONT
4o,v Much Wi1 You Have to Pay for Your Ne'O Car?
 HoU Long Wiu You Have to Wait to Get 1t?

permits wage increases without government approval only if such increases will not re- suit in a request to increase prices. The formula the OPA has proposed for pricing our new products does not recognize or allow all the actual increases in our costs that have been incurred since 1o42.
 Neitber is tbere any provision i~ tbe Pres- ent OPA fOrmWla tOr increasing prices tO cOmtensGte for tbe additional costs tbGt WOald be incMred # sVagss and salaries Wers increased ct tbis lime
 A sound and equitable solution must be found in the interests of not only our 1000 employees, but our 426,O0O stockholders, our 1s,214 automobile dealers, who have had no new cars for over three years, our 10000 subcontractors and suppliers and their em- ployes, and the more than 10,00O,0O0 poten- tial customers who are anxiously waiting for new cars and our other products they need SO badly.
 WARTIME General Motors did not make PROFITS big profits during the war.
 Although sales and employ ment doubled, the average yearly net profit in dollars earned during the war was less than the average prewar net profit. Divi- dends paid to stockholders averaged less than those paid before the war.
 The war profit limitation policy voluntarily adopted by General Motors immediately after Pearl Harbor was SO reasonable that the re- sulting profits were accepted in renegotiation Nka Ax1 EAF fhA years 1942, 1943 and 1914. During the war, Victory Was OGr Bg'i1sss. EXCESS WAGES Demands are being REFUSED made for higher wages
 without any corre. spending increase in production, on the as. sumption that the additional costs can be absorbed from profits previously earned or from uncertain future profits.
 General Motors cannot use money saved up for many years for the purpose of undermining and expanding its plants and providing more good jobs, to pay excess wages for work not performed. The money cannot be spent twice.
 Neither can excess wages be currently pdlQ 1rOm PLSSuule0 1uSoAS SASSS~ eA0AAe~ when realistic forecast of costs shows there will be no such excess profits.
 Nor can we pay from current income the increased wages demanded when the present OPA policy holds prices to substantially 1942 levels-especially in view of the fact that there have been important increases in wages and operating costs since 1o42.  ust be made Gt ttis time, the increase costs Grd such costs sCOrk ard more good jobs sOiH ,pIe. atn
 ORS
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SEEING RED ABOUT The PURPLE HEART

or even among Missourians, be-
cause Missouri is where Jane
was born and reared.
Bennett also wants to know
why, if you can give one of the
dogS Of war a Purple Heart, you
couldn't also include Missouri
mules and carrier pigeons. The
congressman's colleagues on both
sides of the aisle think maybe
he's got something there. but as
long as they number hundreds
of pet lovers among their con-
stituents, they aren't going to
argue it on the floor or any
where else that their debates can
get into the record.
Don't make any mistake about
this, though. I've talked to a lot
of men in the service who earned
their citation the hard way and
would be a bit happier if there
were more BENEFITS in Congress-.
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PATTERNS FOR PEACE

The DumbartOn Oaks conference pro-
duced substantial agreements among the
United Nations. The Mexican conference
has put some improvements on the Dunn
barton charter. The two conferences have
rounded out the agreements made by
Roosevelt Churchill and Stain. All this
"spadework' has been supplemented by
discussions and debates in the United
States Congress and the British parliament.
The next step towards making pattern for
World Peace will be the gathering of rep
reSentativeS from the United Nations at
San Francisco on April 25. The support
pledged to Roosevelt by our Congress, and
to Churchill by his parliament, is most en-
couraging. Both these heads of govern
ments have vouched approval of Stain,
and that has gone very long way toward
clearing up doubts about Russia playing
fair and coming through with a form of
peace that will allay the suspicious of
Skeptical millions of people in the leading
countries of the world.
It is most important to note the almost
universal approval that backs the Big
Three. They are given credit for having
laid the foundations for lasting peace. We
all hope for the end of wars through sue
cessful agreements by the United Nations.
Judged from our experiences in the past
it looks as though civilization car be-and
will be saved from future world wars.
Anyway. we are on the right track!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-12
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Maj, Gen. George A. Lynch OF
Orlando, Fla, retired, onetime
chief of cavalry, born BlairstoWn
Iowa, IS years ago.
Archbishop Joseph Schrembe
of Cleveland, Catholic prelate
born in Germany, 70 years ago
Judge Annette A. Adams OF
Sacramento, Cal, jurist, born
Prattville, Cal, 68 years ago.
DR.. William Darrach of New
York, noted surgeon, born Phil
adelphia, SO years ago.
Stewart Edward White, noted
author, born Grand Rapids
Mich, 70 years ago.
Daniel w. Hoan of Milwaukee
former mayor, born Waukesha
Wis, "a years ago.
George w. Mason, president OF
INSTRUMENTATION, Detroit, born
Valley City, N. D., "a years ago
Harvey D. Gibson of New York
noted banker, born Conway, N
H, 90 years ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-12
POLITICAL CHES7TNUTS

The Citizen does not pull political
chestruls out of the fire for anybody. As
we have said on many occasions, differ
ences among local politicians, practically
all Democrats, are something like a family
quarrel and nobody with scintilla of sense
will interfere in disputes in family.
We are aware that, in the present diff
terences over the proposed city charter,
that a certain group of local politicos are
pulling this way, and another group is
pulling the other, so The Citizens stand is
on the sideline while it watches the tug
of war
SO far as the columns of the paper are
concerned, they may be'used by adherents
of either side of the question in freely ex-
pressing their views, provided that they
are not abusive or patiently untrue. But
The Citizen will not participate in any of
the connivance that is going on; what it
has to say will be said frankly and, so far
rs we are able to determine, in the in
terests of the community.
We believe that a referendum is the
right course to learn the attitude of any
community, but when one is reasonably
sure that an honest expression of the will
Of the people of that community cannot be
obtained, we, therefore, assume the atti-
tude that it is better not to have referen-
dunn unless it will be honestly conducted.
Just as soon as the cry arose about
submitting the proposed charter change
20 the people for their decision, The Cit-
zen learned from reliable source that ar
ranrements were being made to conduct a
crooked election. and Some of the men who
were behind that movement participated
ir the stuffing of ballot boxes in the 1913
city election
Opponents of the proposed change
took the very worst course possible in try
ing to defeat it, and that was to resort to
the writing and distribution of anonymous
circulars. Authors Of the circulars should
have known that any thinking man or
woman knows that anybody who has not
the backbone to sign what he writes is
either ashamed of what he has written or
is fearful of it being found out that his atti-
tude is prompted solely by his own selfish
interests.
Finally, we still must have city Off
cials. regardless of what our form of gov
eminent is, and there will be nothing to
stop anybody, including present city Off
ciils, from aspiring for office.
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TODAY'S
ANNIVERSARIES

1758-Jesse Lee, pioneer Meth
odist preacher historian his
church in. New England, born in
Virginia. Died Sept. II, 1916.
ITS - Henry Eckford, noted
New York Navy shipbuilder OF
his generation, born in Scotland
Died Nov. IL, 1882.
1901 - Joseph Francis, New
York inventor builder of life
boats and life-saving apparatus,
born in Boston. Died May TO-
1893.
1822-Thomas Buchanan Read,
artist-poet of Civil War days,
born Chester County, Pa. Died
May II, 1872.
1835-Simon Newcomb, inter-
nationally famed astronomer
born in Nova Scotia. Died July
II, 1909.
1858 - Adolph S. Ochs, noted
publisher of the N. Y. Times,
born Cincinnati. Died April 8,
1885.
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Ar Newsfeaivsss

A sharp nip at the calf Of his
right leg, quickly followed by a
dozen more at the back or ms
shoulders. impelled him to re-
double his efforts. Each bite felt
as though a red-hot fish-hook had
been thrust into his flesh and torn
out again.
The roan's bit tinkled as it
nosed in the nearby brush. AL
most frantic with pain, O'Shane
forced himself to think.
He WhiStled shrilly. Ears pricked
up, the pony broke through the
mesquite. Again he whistled, spoke
gently. The animal drlfted closer
it's moist nose nuzzled his
face. The dangling reins trailed
over his chest.
His teeth closed upon one of the
hanging reins. He jerked to the
right. Startled, the animal pulled
away. DISTANCES agonized eyes
watched the two slender leather
thongs trail quickly along his arm
towards his hand. He grabbed
held one rein in a clamped fist,
bringing the backing pony to a
quick stop. Swiftly, he twisted the
rein around the stake, yelled like
a mailman at the startled pony. 1t
tugged and strained in fright. The
stake quivered. moved and was
yanked clear out of the ground.
He stretched over towards his
pinioned left hand and wrapped
the enGs of both reins around the
stake that pinned it down. No
need to yell again. The frightened
pony, frantically Jerking las it
tried to get its head up, wrenched
the stake clear.
Stripped to the skin, O'Shane
stood in the shade of a towering
saguaro, clothes heaped at his feet,
and vigorously shook his shirt.
from head to feet his body was
pitted with red spots. Tethered to
the trunk of the giant cactus, the
roam eyed its master Sleepily.
eff it warn't for you old-timer, I"
commented the redhead, with
feeling, "I'd have been a skeleton
before shutdown. That damned
Apache just amt human"
Painfully, he slid into his shirt
and yanked on his pants.
We'll" he conided, as he slid
into leather, "guess I'll drift back
to the Valley and tell the Colonel
what a hell of jackass he hired
for a foreman"
To be continued
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81 TOM WEST
hire couple CT vHqueros and haze
them back to Piute Valley.

hire a couple CT v1queroS and haze
them back to Piute Valley. .
TWO horsemen loped out OF Ii
L auuetta towards the setting sun.
How far is the spread?" asked
O'Shane.
1.-TWO hours easy riding"
drawled Cassidy.
A vague disquiet troubled
OShane.
\ HEAD a cow bawled. The gun
"A man abruptly reined UP. In
distinct in the starlight, OShane
saw that a crude pole gate barred
the way. Cassidy slid out of
leather, hefted the gate and swung
it back, whistling carelessly. .
Easy on the racket" cautioned
O'Shane, swift suspicion flooding
his mind. Hand on his gun butt,
he dismounted, peering around &.
a voice raspeG out of the darkness,
Stretch, O'Shane, we got you
covered"
"You dirty double = crosser!"
swore the redhead. His gun spout
ed fire. Cassidy spun round and
crashed down, a shapeless heap.
Red flashes split the night to
DISTANCES right and left. Backing
towards his pony, he thumbed the
hammer and flung lead .. a heavy
weight smashed upon the back of
his skull, myriad sparks flashed
before his eyes, he foated down,
down into velvety deeps.
WHEN O'Shane again became
w conscious, he was spread
eagled upon the sand. Arms and
legs securely tied to pegs, he lay
helpless. Squirting against the
glazing sun, he met Fleeson's
hooking gaze. The breed was sit
ting upon his pony. Distances
mount cropped in the mesquite.
$50 long!" grinned Fleeson. Il
sure banker to stick around and
watch the ants work on you, but
l gotta hightail."
With a cultural chuckle, Flee
son whirled and spurred away.
Alone, O'Shane fought in an
agony of desperation to free him.
self. But Fleeson had done a good
job. The stakes were driven deep;
the tough rawnide merely cut
deeper into the redhead's wrists
and ankles as he twisted and
jerked.
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Plain Private In
FOur-Star Iinguist
my A..sssassa pss.sl

CAMP LEE, va.-Pvt Horace
w. Schmahl Is a four-staF man
in linguistic circles.
Pvt. Schmahl. member a ths
9th QuartermastCg Training
Company, here, is editor Of whas
public relations officers say h
the first military po.ygiot die
tonary ever written in the United
States. II is a tool for transla-
ton of English legal ianguage
into German, and vice versa.
Pvt. Schmahl speaks ten Ian
guages, including japanese end
Chinese, and has written sev.
eral textbooks on internationas
law.
Before entering the Army. he
worked for the u. S. Department
of Justice and with the Foreign
Intelligence Service of the Fed
eral Communications CoFnmis.
sion in Washington.
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BACK OUR FIGHTING MEN

~ a message primarily addressed ''to
dear ones at the 'front.'" Secretary of War
Henry l.. StimsoR says the fighting on
every front grows more savage as our
brutal enemies are pressed back into their
,ltadels' and warns that every day this
aar Is prolonged is inexpressibly costly in
precious lives
Mr.. Slimson was making plea for the
prompt passage by the Senate of national
service law. requested by the President and
supported By every responsible leader of
che military and naval forces of this cOun-
iry" and those responsible for war pro-
duction."
~ our desperate struggle against des-
prra'e enemies the cost is growing as the
climax mounts" As more and more troops
becume engaged. our casualties rise higher
week by week" and the government must
has, adequate machinery to produce the
equipment and weapons these soldiers are
to light with
Mr. Stimson warns that shortages
deadly shortages. are now looming up be-
sore us ai moment when every ounce of
or power should be thrown into combat
shortages Of weapons and shortages of
manpower caused by the displacement of
our men He says that the infantry will
.fuu short ot Us necessary requirements if
iho places of young men of military age
FGd fitness. who are now working in essen
tal var Jobs cannot be promptly filled by
available men who are older or not physic-
.Iy capable Of fighting"
cur leaders have a very grave re-
spousibilitv in regard to the lives of the
mru fighting under them and. so far as we
are concerned. when they insist that ma
fioual security act is necessary. the people
uf he United States should stamp out all
opposition and see that the law is passed.
Auy other course would be equivalent to
.tilure 70 support men who fight for us
Mr. Stimson says that because of the
dllaturv action of the Senate, we are in
danger II a delay which. he believes. may
cost thousands Of unnecessary casualties"
against this statement. the opposition says
shat working men may be moved about the
"uury. that voluntary methods will as
.Irp adequate war workers and that any
f"HI VHiNi"n VIII constitute slavery Tor
.ahrr,rs
The fact that in some important in
du-irl,- the turnover of labor has ac-
ffali amounted to 90 percent per year"
Indicates very plainly that voluntary meth
"a. which may have been all right in the
early stages of the war. will not do when
the nation must grid its full strength to ex-
90 ts greatest power i'm battle.
The idea that compulsory service in
Industry will be slavery" for labor is alb
.urd n view Of the recent gains made by
lahorers. Moreover. in view of the sacri-
ficc~ 81 men who are daily risking their
lives the complaints of those speaking for
special and. by comparison. trivial in
forests" should be promptly disregarded.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-03-12

Not content to just lay eggs for
healthy. happy youngsters to find, the
Easter bunny now helps crippled children.
too throI Oh the sale of Easter Seals. The
pennies you invest for Easter Seals help
purchase crutches and braces for those I'M
fortunates who need them and provide care
and treatment that enables others to dis
card them. Be generous in the purchase of
Easter Seals this year
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Chapter %

AS THE evening shadows yelled
"A Tiaquetta the redhead lounged
at a liquor stained table in La
Conga. Spur chains jingled outside.
The redhead whistled softly and
he. eased his holster forward as
grey-shirted rider entered the
cantina. Sighting O'Shane, the
newcomers bleak eyes slitted.
O'Shane glanced up, flung a
crisp "howdy!" and continued to
lay out his cards.
Cassidy stood silent, gaze Dor
ing down at the redhead.
With an abrupt gesture, O'Shane
swept the pastebQards off the
table. "Set down and rest your
legs. No hard feelings, is there?"
Il guess not" replied Cas-
sidy, hooking chair with his foot.
whats on your mind?"
Thought that mebbe you and
me could throw in together"
Cassidy laughed mirthlessly.
"And then what?"
"Wacker's cows"
is that the nano! grunIed
Cassidy.
ITO the last card"
'You forget the ace"
(which is?"
"You can't locate the herd.
Don't bluff, O'Shanew
WAL" returned O'Shane imper-
turbably. There's a joker, too.
Mebbe you can't run off that herd
without a good sidekick."
Cassidy stubbornly refused to
reveal the whereabouts of the
rustled cows. O'Shane made a
dicker to help Cassidy rustic the
stock, sell the animals to Mexican
buyers and split fifty-ffty. When
the cows were in their hands, he
figured on persuading Cassidy to
throw the Turkey beef in his cut,
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YESTERDAY: The redhead
rides back to the Turkey spread
1Uhere he is offered the Job of
foreman by the Colonel O'Shane
tells him OF the finding of Viola
ThorntonS gun IN the ruins and
Of Wacker'S attention to drag her
name into it. The Colonel intends
to ride into toDn to confront 81
and in the meantime the redhedd
rides toDard the Mexican border
to see if he can pick up Turkey
cattle being held there by WGcker.
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LEGALS
NOTICE

20 for the sale 81 tW0-150 *. w, 1854
RP.AL. $500 volt. American Diesel
engiu" generating units Purchaser
must promptly rrm"Vc all purchas-
ed equipment ard show evidence Of
insurance protecting all power plant
equipment and all personnel Both
Diesel units may be seen at the
power plant side Of the city Flee
trio System in Key West, Florida.
Il Right is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
~ UTILITY BOARD OF THE
CITY OF KEY WEST FLA.
G. i. VAN DEURSEN,
marN-g- 10-12-l2.l9 Manager.
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BY JACK STINNETT
1By ASSOcfafPd P-eNaI

WASHINGTON, March IL -
Criticism has been growing here
for months against the allegedly
Understandable" handing out OF
war medals. but as far as l know
nothing had really been done
about it until Rep. Marion T.
Bennett R~MoD introduced a bill
in the house to tighten consider
ably the circumstances under
which the Purple Heart can be
granted.
Congressman Bennett argues
that this oldest military award
in the United States has sunk
10 such low estate that it has
been distributed with reckless
abandon to dogs and blues sing
ers.'
The history of the Purple Heart
award is interesting. There's no
doubt about its being the oldest
military award in this country.
According to Bennett, it's the
second oldest military medal in
world history. Aug. 7, 1882, Gen.
George Washington established
the Military Order of the Pur-
c!c Heart--fOr unusual gallantry
and singularly meritorious acts
of extraordinary fidelity and es-
Scntial service"
For many years it disappeared.
But it was revived in World War
| for men who had been wound
ed in action in performance. of
duty against the enemy. Up to
Pearl Harbor, there had been ap-
proXimately 10000 Purple Hearts
awarded in 100 years. Bennett
says that before we are through
with this war, there will be at
least 100000 such awards to
wounded soldiers, sailors, mar
ines and coast guard men.
Bennett argues it is an insult
to these men who merit the
award to give it to war CORES
pondcnts and Rcd Cross people
also serving in the war theater
and injured by enemy action"
There are quite few folks
on Capitol Hill, in the War De-
partment and among the service
personnel who agreed with Ben
nett in principle. But l have
talked to several of Congressman
Benefits colleagues who just
grin and whisper off the record
that they think the young man
from Missouri has espoused a
cause that may turn out a hot
potato.
For example, Benefits "blues
singer, according to his own
statement, is Jane Froman. She
was seriously injured when a
civilian plane crashed taking her
and others to fronts where she
was to entertain Weary service
men.
1t probably was stretching the
rules and regulations some when
Jane was given the Purple
Heart, but Directing to it prob
ably won't make many friends
~ 4Ic nn4Cr{ - ', 10000 :.-l,,za....
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Much land between Ecuador
and the Gulf of Panama is still
uneXplored.