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Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
PARTICULAR ITEM

You and I don't buy averages:
We buv some particular item at a
particular price. And manufac-
turers don't produce average"
products they produce various
particular products at various par.
ticular costs.
Finally. OPAers fall back on
rigid absolute arrangements, as
when they keep trying TO set up
a scheme OF production and prices
exactly as they were in 1871. or
some other base period. They
don't seem 10 realize that times
change, and that living economy
must be dynamic.
Both ID consumer tastes and
purchasing power, and t2l pro.
ductlon costs, have changed since
1912. Nobody now wants exactly
The same lines" qualities, quanti.
ties. and prices as in 1912.
As & result, OPA meddlinC Is
reducing production and delaying
reconversion. Manufacturers who
face deficits because Of unrealistic
price-fixing and production con.
trolls, can not be expected TO give
US maximum production, and with.
out such production what does
mass consumption" mean
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15

DetrOlt q n q
m o v o I o
Owosso, El-
den A U er.
onetine Ti-
ger subma-
rine hurler.
has received
a reprieve.
New sales
a n d service
offices Of the
M | d w e s I
Abrasive Co.
We be- en-
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SELL THE BEST

As a consumer, you would not
be able 10 buy the kind OF thing
you want. As producer. I
couldn't make the product which
my judgment tells me would sell
the best.
For example, one Of the chief
pSeoccupations OF the OPAers
seems 10 be 10 prevent the manu-
facture of what they regard as
too many high-priced de luxe lines
of goods. The manufacturers want
10 make and sell goods at a profit.
They find that both the costs
OF production and the demands Of
consumers have gone up so much,
that often the only goods that are
in demand and bring a profit, are
the higher-priced lines. Mote
well that the present high-wage
laborers want only "the best")
But the OPAer thinks he knows
best, anc orders a large proper
ton OF low-priced goods.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
THIEsON ALKAII WORMS. nc,

MATHIESOS ALKALI WORKS. INC
Six months ended June 80
iaAS 1q4A
Net proht Ss3islS 2sTsi62
Common share earned sc soc
Quarter ended June 10
Net proht t314 $50 t2se s33
Common share earned 34C SOC
AMERICAN EUROPEAN SECURITIES co.
Reports Net Assets
June 80 1915 Dec ~ lq44
Net assets seqlO sol SlIl26 sa4
Per common share $40 10 Sl7.6l
IDAHO POWER co
Twelve months ended June 80
lga5 lq44
Net income Si3e2ssS $3.50 s4s
Common share earned Sass S2l6
READING CO.
ls4S 1914
MAY net Income ss7,5os Ssis s4F
5 months net inc y3.354343 $3.50 osI
Common share eadned $40 81 9e
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
u. S. Fiscal Policy
Deemed Inflationary
Says Remedy Lies in Financial
Prudence of Balanced Budqet
BY MERRYLE STANLEY RUKEYsER
International News Service Economic Commentstor

Government deficit financing in and in the eight years
preceding participation the weed the
supply Of credit money particularly bank deposits.
circumstances, Federal Reserve
raising margin requirements from so 10 Is hardly
10 the root of the problem.
Federal fiscal policy has created
the hands OF the above the legitimate requirements Of
industry agriculture and trade.
Initiating factor
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15

ale oepdrt-
ment OF De-
troit Electro
type Co. and
W Ill concen-
trate on the
servicing adver-
tising agencies,
II W as q n =
nounced today
by M. II. Ken
nedy. president.
Gorton is a ma
tive Detrolter
.,,iNA 80 -
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Sounds Reproduced :
On TinySpool of Wire

at Illinois Tech, Camras brought
his idea 10 the attention OF the.
Institutes Armour Research Foun-i
dation, which quickly added HIM
10 its staff. +,
In addition 10 It's use In homo.
type radio monographs, which.
will cost about 5000 complete, the
device is being developed for die
tating machines and many other
uses.
MAKE TINY MODEL
A tiny instrument which can be
carried in the pocket and viii
record an hours sound, is being
worked on.
Motorists will be able to snap
spool of wire on an attachment
10 their car radios and listen 10
an hours recorded program. The
Detroit WiRecorder Corp. is ex-
elusive licensee for this applica-
ton Of the device.
In addition TO recording their
own programs from the radio,
owners of the new machine will
oe able 10 buy pre-recorded discs
just as they now buy phonograph
records.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
BASIC ERROR

The basic error of the OPA
price-making philosophy is the as.
sumption that production" is just
making goods, regardless Of their
value They fail 10 see that 10
be productive, manufacturers must
make goods that have value, and
that the higher the prices con-
sumerS freely pay under competi-
tive conditions, the more produc-
tive the manufacture becomes.
The productivity Of an automo-
bile manufacturer depends as
much upon the value of the cars
he assemblies as upon the number
OF them that he makes. Produc-
tivity isn't measured in number of
physical units. but in terms OF
demands satisfied and values.
Thus the criterion OF maximum
production" OF civilian goods from
available materials, is set UP. and
means few If any de luxe cars.
This isn't what anybody wants ex-
cept the OPA theorists.
The next big error is the fix.
ing Of average" prices This is
impossible, and merely leads 10
fixing total profits.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
GRAIN TABLE
TOLEpo CASH GRAIN

TOLEDO CASH GRAIN
TOLEDO, July "a ms Cash Grain on
track
ti7o
CoRS-Nc ? yellow. siiei, No yel-
oATs-Eo, , white. sse7ic; No. 3 whit,
eeasei7c
soYBEAHs-Ho. yellow. s2lsa2ls.
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Livestock Market

CHICAGO. July ID tiNsl-HoCs-4 500.
STEADY. top, Sl47s bulk. Si47S. heavy.
6salA7S medium tl47s ught
,i+7S light hghu, ti45ogl4 pack
Ing SOW SO TSai@ PIGS. Sl22bai< as.
CATTLE-SOO steady carve 100
STEADY. Beet steers choice Is 5OsIs ne
dunn, si2 so al6.so yearlinn iIsai7 30
Butcher htiitrs Sllsl7.sn cows 500
IA bulls tlOSl5so CAVES sio9l6
,li iais cows and heifsrs. So sSodiz
SHEEP-l 800. steady. choice lambs
SIS 5oa1s4o common Si5Gl5 yeEr.inEy
lambs, sll.5oeIs5o
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
Scores 0PA
Reform Ideas
Forced on Nation
Despite Objection
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor of Economies, ~. r. tnittrtuy
Almost everything you and
have 10 consume is bought. and
the price" is an important factor.
In considering the period ahead.
therefore. we should be specially
concerned about any price poll
cies" that are TO prevail. This is
where the OPA's postwar price
policies" come in. Perhaps such
policies won't last forever. but
they are designed 10 govern re.
conversion and thus TO affect the
reconverted America OF the fu-
ture.
The outstanding fact concerning
these postwar price policies Is
that they all center in reform u
They all have in common the idea
Of making us do things we don't
want 10 do--be good" according
10 some leaders notion Of what
goodness is.
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The Initiating factor thereto
TO borrows funds TO carry Sc
curities or to finance trade. On
the contrary, governmental
fiscal policy is the inHator.
In the circumstances, the con-
ventional brakes which none
tary authorities use against the
excuses OF individual citizens
are unavailing.
URGES CAUTION
The remedy lies in part In
fiscal prudence, looking toward
a balanced budget soon after
the japanese surrender. Then
there is also the problem of
handling the excessive circulat.
ing medium already created.
Technically. in regard TO the
latter phase OF the problem, IL
would be desirable 10 contract
the structure of deposits by
selling bank assets, including in
vestments, 10 bank customers.
To do this, IL would be neces-
sary 10 engage in "A widespread
campaign 10 induce individuals
not only TO hold on TO their Sc
curities, but 10 acquire more IN
the postwar period.
This would be the very re-
verse OF the specious program
OF a widely publicized indus
trialist 10 induce citizens TO
convert their long term savings
into immediate purchasing
power six months after the war
ends.
COULD LEND FUNDS
In addition 10 undertaking 10
sell bank Investments 10 bank
deposiitors. some argue that the
banking system could 60 fur
ther in quieting down the infla-
tionary potentials throug
lending the depositors funds 10
borrowers instead OF creating
new and additional bank money
through creating deposit liabili-
ties through entries on the
banks ledgers. Technically, this
would be known as making
loans for the account OF others.
The effect Of this process
would be TO avert additional
credit initiation when and If
postwar commercial borrowing
gets under way. Loans for the
accounts Of others would not
increase total deposit liabilities
OF banks. but would merely
transfer already existing de-
positS from lending customers
TO borrowing customers.
There was precedent for this
In 1929 when banks made brok-
ers' loans for the account OF
others. But unfortunately at
that time the banks not only
made such loans as agents for
others but also as principals on
their own account.
HOLDING THE LINE
In facing problems relating
10 the financial aftermath Of
the war, il is desirable 10 come
10 grips early with the causal
factors. instead of treating
symptoms only and taking
pride in HOLDING THE
LINE" Thus. Senator Byrds
blueprint for immediate econo-
mics in federal expenditures is
most timely. Public opinion
should be alerted 10 its stake in
sound money.
Unless the problem Is olari-
fed, there will be strong urge
10 continue 10 initiate and at the
same time postpone the day OF
reckoning by continuing ration
ing and other economic controls
after the war. II is a mistaken
view that there is no imitation
If commodity prices are pegged.
Air has already been pumped
into the debt, tax and banking
structure. and the wisdom of
preventing causes from flowing
into logical consequences will
be open 10 doubt as soon as the
Uar ernerCapcV is ONer
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
Auker S+ays

Most unhappy because he
thought he might have to leave
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15

years Of experience in the adver.
tising profession.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
CuICACO rAsH cRAIS

CHICAGO July II tINs Cash prain close
WHALING 2 hard. 81 esai esIs No z
red 81 6aai6si. No. mixed, i6e.
COPS-Ec yellow. 81 isis
oATS-So. / mixed. 7oi7c. No. / white
heavy. Tic.
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
Marsh Gorton Joins
Detroit EIettrofype

Marsh Gorton has joined the
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15
RITIShIRGH

PITTSBURGH jaiy IL fisst--csTrtr-
$50 steady steers good 20 choice Sls7sa
! 2 8 medium to good tl4 5oal6 so, com.
mon 20 medium ti7 5o@is HeiftfS good
to crolcf SlS SoalS medium to good
Si3al4 So common n medium Sqal0
Cows. food ~ choice. Sl2al5 common o.
medium, see ? Gamers and cutters. Sc SO
"a so
HOGS-Nonc
sHEEP-2s steady Choice spring lamb,
sl69l7 medium n good ti3Ai5 CON
e2s
CALyEs-Nons
Detroit evening times., 1945-07-15

WINNIPEG July - tlSS -Rye closed &c
- li,c higher today: July 81 eis,c bid
Ociobef 81 SOC 3oi7. December, 81 4ela
Ma, Si4s'g
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
Tchulu Women In
Army Nurse Corps

Camp Banding, Fla.-Mattie l.. Hoov-
err, wife Of 1t. H.. w. Hoover who lives
at ll0sth St, Greeley, Colo, is an offic'
err in the Army Nurse Corps stationed al
the Army Service Forces Regional Hos,
pital, Camp Banding. She is assigned
to duty in the Medical Corps.
1t. Hoover received nurses training
at Mississippi Baptist Hospital, Jackson
Miss. and prior to enlistment was as
sociated with same hospital. She is
graduate Of Tchula High School.
Her work assumes increasing import
ance to the Armed Fopces in which the
need is great for more nurses. Currently
County Red Cross officials are conduct
ing a drive in WATCH they hope to re
cruit up to 10000 additional registered
nurses and to increase the number OF
girls in training. Requirements are es-
p~ecially wanted for those nurses who
have served as long as two years over
seas without visits home under the ro-
tation plan.
Lit. Hoover was assigned to duty here
after having served 10 months at Camp
Mccain, Miss.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
Holmes Womun's Son
Recovering From Wounds

Staff Sergeant Allen w. Rucker, Jr.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen W. Rucker
Of Lexington, Miss, and nephew OF
Sheriff Walter L.. Murtagh, of Holmes
County, is reported recovering from
wounds and injuries received in the
famous Battle of the Bulge"
Sgt. Rucker has been recommended
for the Purple Heart, and in addition
was awarded the Combat Infantryman's
Badge and promoted to Staff Sgt. for
outstanding service during that battle.
He has been in action on many fronts
including that of the Saar River, Lor-
raine. Alsace, Belgium and Luxembourg,
serving in an Armored Infantry Bat
talon of an arnored division of Cen
eral Patton's Third American Army.
Sgt. Rucker is a graduate of Valley
Forge Military Academy, Wayne, Pa,
class of '43.
His mother is the former Elise hur-
tagh, OF Ebenszer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
West WAC Now At
Palm Springs

Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Especially Pvt
Thelma c. Froman, mother of Elmer J
Froman. West, Miss, a member of the
Women's Army Corps, recently left
First WAC Thaining Center, here, fol-
duty with the Army at Torney General
Hospital, Palm Springs, Calf.
Since January 1st the WAC recruit.
ing has emphasized the enlist.
ment of women possessing specialized
skills; including clerical workers, typ.
lists, s~tenographers, tabulating machine
operators, radio operators, control tow
err operators, parachute riggers and
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
Because of high casualty lists and the
return of thousands of sick and wound
ed soldiers to the United States every
month, there is also an urgent continu.
ing need for several thousand medica
and surgical technicians in Army hos
pitals.
WACS are following our Armies II
vital office and communications jobs il
all major theatres overseas.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
Joe Waits Rites
Held tuesday

Funeral services were held Tuesday
for Joseph Noble Waits, 76, a lifelong
resident Of Goodman, who died at King.
Daughters Hospital in Canton Monday
night following a long illness. The Rev
Madison Flowers officiated at the ser
vices held at the Baptist Church in
Goodman. lnterment was in Hillcres'
Cemetery with Southern Undertaking
Association in charge of arrangements
Mr.. Waits is survived by his wife, one
daughter, Mrs. Howard Douglas, Good
man; one son, Carl H. Waits, Mer-
chant Marines; three grandchildren
Mrs. Leo Switzer, HALO John Howard
Douglas, u. S. Naval Hospital Staff
Quantico, Virginia. Also surviving are
two ~nephews: Allen Waits, Madison;
and Will Joe Waits, Pickens.
Active pallbearers were: W. T. Nc
Daniel, j. T. SHELTON, David Forde, H.
j. Albin, c. A. Hansen, and Johnnie H.
Davis.
Mr.. Waits had been a citizen of Good
man since boyhood. He was in the
mercantile business but at the time, his
health failed, he was owner and opera
tor Of Waits Cafe in Goodman and will
be remembered by Holmes Junior Col
lege students as "Uncle joe" Since
May. 1912, he had been confined as the
result OF a stroke. He was a member
CT the First Baptist Church.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
Erskine WieIey Wins
Silver Wings

Foster Field, Texas. (Special)-Uncle
Sans Army Air Forces we're further
bolstered with pilots Feb. 2, when Fost-
er Field, Texas, advanced s~ingle-engine
pilot training school of the AAF Cen
trail Flying Training Command, gradu-
ated it's 34th and next to last class of
aviation cadets. Among the graduates
was 1t. Erskine Wigley, 10, son of Mr..
and Mrs. H. G. Wigley of RI. /, West,
Miss.
Foster Field, which has been turning
out pilots since October 194l, will con-
duct an entirely new training function
fixed aerial gunnery and P-40 tran
sition-starting this month. The cadet
program will be eliminated here after
March IL.
The saith class of fledgling pilots,
known as Glass AK, included young
men from 40 states of the Union. ILL.,
nois leading the way with more of its
native sons than any other state. New
York and Texas ranked second and
third respectively.
Individual honors in the first class
Of l945 went to John H. Fowler, Jr, 20,
Houston, Texas, who was selected the
military" IA in his class, and
David B. Frame, 10, st. Louis, No, who
recorded the highest academic average,
94.83 per cent.
Graduates received silver pilots wings
and the gold bars of a second lieutenant
or the blue bars of a flight officer.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
Tractor School Is
Held AT TchuIo

Through the cooperation Of the Hol-
mes County Implement Company and
the International Harvester Company, q
tractor maintenance school was held at
Tchula in the Moss Motor Company
showroom last Thursday night, Febru-
airy 8. This school a attended by
about 80 people and of these about 80
had a definite part in the program.
The meeting was in charge of e. Roy
Crum, Jr., of Lexington, a representa-
tive of the International Harvester Co.
Prizes were given to all those who took
part in the program. This school had
for it's purpose the training of tractor
drivers and owners in taking are Of
their tractors. Each man present was
given definite instruction on the lubri-
cation, care and management Of the
tractor. After the program was finished,
coca-colas were served.
Other schools Of this kind a be ar
ranged in any community Of the county
where sufficient interest is manifested.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
World Prayer Day
Observed Here

Everyone in Durant is invited to at
tend the services at the Methodist
Church Friday afternoon at three O'Clock
being held to observe World Day of
Prayer. The Rev. W. P. Bailey, pastor,
and the Rev. II. S. Robeinson, Presby-
terrain pastor, of Durant, will conduct
the services and members of all
churches will attend and participate.
Since 1887 when Presbyterian women
met in their churches to pray for nat
ional missions the days observance has
grown to be a worldwide day of prayer
observed in 81 countries and in ten
thousand communities of all denomi-
nations in the United States.
History of Day Told
The annual World Day of Prayer is
under the suspices of the United Coun-
Gil of Church Women and carries the
benediction of this first Friday in Lent
throughout the world during the other
364 days of the %year-into the lives of
Oriental students, young and old read
ers, $4,000, 900 transient migrants and
shorecroppers and $4,000 original
Americans. This year the service OF
worship prepared BY the committees n-
der the craftsmanship Of Miss Mararet
T. Applegarth will be used. Four British
members Of the Woman's World Day
Of Prayer Committee for England,
Wales. and Ireland prepared the pro-
against their background Of blitz
and blackout. From their office at night
searchlights safeguarding the city sug-
gested the theme chosen for the observ-
ance-"That we should show forth the
praises Of Him who called you out Of
darkness into His marvellous light.
Four interdenominational areas help
ed by World Day Of Prayer funds ex-
press gratitude where last years in
creased offerings made possible expan-
ded programs. There are also searching
appeals for further service. Students
Of the three China Christian colleges
-four others are established in India)
have met countless emergencies in war
torn areas. The continuing miracle Of
spreading good literature to non-Chris-
tian lands-India, China, Africa, Egypt,
South America and Established but
suspended for the duration) Japan and
Burma-last year broadened its service
to include a Persian magazine.
In The United States the presence of
religious workers on campuses Of seven
government Indian schools has already
helped bridge the great distance be-
tween life on the reservations and in
school or city. Wartime emphasis or
food has charged the church with new
responsibilities for crop-followers and
sharecroppers throughout the country.
They, like other beneficiaries of Day
of Prayer funds, would be churchless
unless included in this on-going pro-
gram in twenty-four states.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
| Holmes Death Rute
For Mothers High

The death rate of ex%pectant mothers
is far too high in Mississippi and Hol-
mes county, according to Health Off
cials.
The main cause Of this high death
ate is a failure on the part of the
mother to have proper attention before
the time of delivery. Almost 10000 of
these deaths are pr~eventabls.
Every expectant mother should be
thoroughly examined (blood test, kid
neys, blood pressure, heart, and x-ray)
either by her private physician or the
health officer before the fifth month
of pregnancy and then checked over at
least once each month thereafter. II
conditions are found at these examina-
tions that makes continued pregnancy
and delivery dangerous the doctor has
time to either correct these conditions
if possible, or terminate the pregnancy.
II the mother waits till late in preg-
nancy 10 be examined there is no time
for the doctor to make necessary cor
rections.
Examination by q doctor after deliv-
cry is very important too, as neglect at
this time may lead to cancer. 1870 Of all
cancers are found in women and 500
Of these are found in the breast and
the birth canal. Deaths from cancer in
Mississippi are as follows:
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
Former HJC Student
With 18th Air Force

18th AAF in Italy-Cpl. Lewis NJ. Bur
rell, R. F. D. No. 2, Goodman, Miss, ball
gunner on a B-24 Liberator, has arrived
overseas and is flying combat missions
in the 18th Air Force.
Cpl. Burrell was graduated from
Camden High School in May, 1871. He
attended Holmes Junior College, Good
man, Miss, before entering the army
on Sept. 90, 1912. He received his arma-
ment training at Buckley Field, Colo,
and his gunner's wings at Tyndall Field,
Fla.
Corporal Burrell is assigned to a vet
eran Liberator group commanded by 1t.
Leroy l.. Stefonowicz, Wildrose, N. D.
The group has participated in more
than $50 combat missions against enemy
installations in the Mediterranean The
alter of Operations.
His parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Bur-
rell. live at Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
Durant Gives S276.55
To Paralysis Drive

A total of 276.55 was raised in Du-
rant in the Infantile Paralysis drive
honoring the birthday of the President
of the United States.
One-half of this money will be re-
tanned in the treasury of the Holmes
County Chapter to be used in fighting
infantile paralysis in this county and
to aid in medical work with needy Grip
pied children. The other half goes to
the National Foundation which comes
to the aid of any section of the country
threatened with a nepidemic of infan-
tile paralysis. The foundation also
supports research work.
Miss Hazel Brannon, who served as
chairman for Durant, said she wished
to thank especially the management Of
the two picture shows in Durant, nv.
Carruth and the Durant School, Prof.
Thompson and the Holmes County train
ing School, as we'll as all the clubs and
other organizations of Durant for their
cooperation and all those who rave in
idvidually and collectively to the drive
Following is a list of contributions
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1945-02-15
Holmes J. G.. Graduate
COMPLETES so Missions

18th AAF in I~taly-S/Sgt. Benjamin
o. Clarke, Jr., 20, Of Rt. 2, Carrollton
Miss, a tail gunner on a 18th Army Ali
Force Bit Flying Fortress, now has
fifty combat missions to his credit.
Sgt. Clarke entered the armed forces
on August 20, 1912, and received his
wings on November 8, 1943, at Las
Vegas, Nevada. He began his tour OF
foreign duty on May 8, 1944, and is a
veteran Of sorties over R%umania, Hun
gary, Austria, Italy and Germany.
I shall always remember our trip to
Bucharest. Rumania, to evacuate some
of our combat crewmen", said Clarke
"That is one place I would like to visit
again.
He is a graduate Of Valley High
School and Holmes, Jr., College where
he was a student prior to his entrance
into the armed forces.
Sgt. Clarke has been awarded the Ali
Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters
for "Meritorious Achievement while
participating in Aerial Flight.