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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
EXPERTS ARE FAR APART
ON EXTENT Oh
UNEMPLOYMENT

Unemployment is a real prob
lem, but just how serious it is i'm
possible to determine from official
estimates. They vary so greatly
that they must be accepted merely
as guesses.
For example, Secretary of Com
merce Henry A. Wallace declared
there is an immediate prospect" of
an eight-billion dollar cut in a
checks because of layoffs, shorter
hours and a shift of workers from
high to loW-Wage industries.
This was the most conservative
of many official statements. Wal
lace's purpose was to emphasize
the need of attaining full employ
ment to prevent business from
going in to a nosedive.
In sharp contrast was a predic-
ton by the Office of War MobiIi-
cation and Reconversion that there
would be more than eight million
jobless workers by early next year
and that the number will not dror
below six millions before the be-
ginning of 1947.
This pesimistic forecast, the re.
port said, was based ION the most
favorable economic conditions now
foreseeable."
The Office of Price Administra.
ton went even farther with a pre-.
diction that by the last half of 194e
there will be at least 10 million
persons out of work.
Both agencies based their fore.
casts on the assumption that the
nations gross production will dror
from 200 billion dollars a year be.
fore We Day to an annual rate o.
about 100 billions early next year
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
CLAIMS WOMEN WON'T
RETURN 70 KITCHENS
McNutt Says Full Employment Is
Needed to Lay Ghost of Hitler

says FuIl employment is
Needed to Lay Ghost of Hitler
Millions of women who held war
jobs have no desire or intention to
return to the kitchen, according to
Paul V. McNutt, former War Man
power Commissioner.
He insists the skills they acquired
r a national asset and that it
would be economic folly" to
shelve them.
The only alternative to full en-
ployment for both men and women,
he said, would be fierce competi-
ton between men and women, and
between veterans and nonveteranS.
Hate movements will menace
our democracy" McNutt warned.
"Hitler's ghost will take on new
substance in American bread lines
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
SPECTATORS ARE BUYING UP
GERMAN WAR INDUSTRIES

Sensational reports revealed a dangerous contrast between two
facts:
=. American government and army authorities are trying to dis
mantle Germanys war industries and convert them to production of
peace goods, to wipe out the fundamental source of Germany's war
making power.
2. American and British spectators are buying up the stocks of
Germanys war industry corporations, in hope of making a big profit
when Uncle Sam turns his back and those industries begin war pro-
duction again.
The reports said the spectators are buying the stocks from German
refugees IN the United States, England, Spain, Portugal, Sweden,
Switzerland, Brazil and other South American countries. Some of these
refugees are Germani ndustrialists and fnanciers who backed the Nazis
Some time in the future, when the Allies have ended control over
the German industrial plants" a government official said, the specu-
Iators will assert their ownership of those plants"
1t IS obvious that the spectators, who must be men of wealth. will
use their influence to get American control of the German plants ended
as soon as possible, even if that may mean another World War-Labor
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17

cupying the areas allotted to Rus
STA.
Perhaps it is unfortunate that
the representatives of the demo
cracies felt it necessary to make
such concessions, but, if made, they
must be respected.
1t is even more unfortunate that
the British and American people
are not told frankly just what was
done at Teheran and Yalta. Such
revelations might, cause disturbing
political repercussions here at
home-important elements among
our voting population, might not
like them-but at least the atmos-
phare would be cleared.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17

thing for which they were told we
were fighting, Was it to preserve
the capitalist economy? Or was it
to safeguard democracy?
Unfortunately for themselves,
however, most ordinary people are
content to permit their exploiters
to~do all the thinking. That's why
the same workers who were SO
willing to lend-lease for war are
now SO dead set against giving sim
liar help to nations who turn to-
ward Socialism. - Reading Labor
Advocate.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
REMEMBER mr.. WALLACE?

Remember Henry A. Wallace, the man some people didn't want
for vice president again?
Remember him, he's the man Jesse Jones (alias James) didn't want
to handle the nations finances through the RFC.
Remember MIR. Wallace, the visonary-the businessmans enemy
ESQ some said.
dent Roosevelt that we must push experiments on the atomic bomb.
1t wa at his urging that Roosevelt ordered the "go-ahead" and the
results are too well known to need further elaboration.
It's the same Mr.. Wallace, incidentally, who showed America how
gressive Miner.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
WHY NOT TO BE FRANK
WITH THE PEOPLE?
BY RAYMOND LONERGAN


The newspapers are printing
disturbing stories about the recent
London meeting of the Big Five"
the foreign ministers of the Unit
ed States, Britain, Russia, China
and France, with Secretary of State
Byrnes representing this country.
Many of the correspondents in
sist the conference has been a
flop" with the Russians making
unreasonable demans and Molotov
frequently clashing with Bevin of
Britain, and, to a lesser extent,
with Secretary Byrnes.
The most alarming statement
comes from a Russian source and
charges that Britain and the Unit
ed States have "ganged up" on the
Soviets.
For example, a Russian writer
hits the American proposal to in
ternationalize the waterways of
Europe, including the Danube and
the Dardanelles. Russia contends
this is really Britain's idea and is
designed to deprive Moscow of the
DardanelleS, the famous strait
which has been the cause of half a
dozen wars, because England fear
ed that if Russia could get into the
Mediterranean she might cut Brit
aims Lifeline to India"
We will make a great mistake
If we resort to Old World double
dealing. The United States should
not play any nations game. II
should stand on its own feet and
deal fairly and frankly with all its
associates.
The only way to preserve worlc
peace is to create an atmosphere
of mutual confidence and respect
The American people do mo-
knew what agreements we're made
at the conferences at Teheran ano
Yalta, where President Roosevelt
Premier Churchill and Marsha
Stain conferred for weeks.
There is good reason to believe
that a division of Europe was plan.
ned and that when Germany col
lapsed the Red" armies were oc
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
in The WIND
From THE NATION

POLITICAL ECONOMY: RE
publican control of the state" said
the Chicago Tribune of September
6, lis retained by a thread. :.
The party has a good deal of legiti-
mate patronage at the disposal of
the state administration. 1t should
be used to strengthen its organiza-
ton in Chicago. The election re-
turns over the last few years raise
a strong suspicion that that patron
age isn't going into the right
hands,"
RACE RELATIONS: Miss Eta
MCGEE, a Negro of Evanston. I'LL
nois, recently called on a friend at
the Orrington Hotel there and was
told to use the service elevator.
Palmer Jones, manager told repre-
sentatives of the Evanston and
North Shore Civil Liberties COM
mittees that the hotel assumes that
all Negroes r servants and there
fore directs them to use the service
elevator" The Civil Liberties COM
mittees are making this a test case
under the state civil-rights law.
LABOR RELATIONS: Business
Week for September % carries on
the first page of its labor section a
photograph with the caption
Preparations for Peace-Time
Living" It shows one of two
armored reconnaissance cars pur-
chased from the army by the
Cleveland police "to augment their
fleet of squad cars. The Cruisers
will mount two machine-guns
each"
EDUCATION: A. A. Nicholson,
assistant vice-president of the
Texas Company, gave this advice
to the Kansas City Real Estate
Board on September IA, as re-
ported in the Kansas City Star:
"As for the selling of the postwar
product, Nicholson pointed out that
the salesman must learn to reach
the emotions of the prospective
buyer in preference to his reason
ing. Education has fallen down.
he said, when it has failed to en-
large its methods in teaching emo
ton while the emphasis has been
on reasoning"
EUGENICS: Scientific note from
Pamphlet No. 40 of the Eugenics
Society of Northern California:
displacement of our native robins
by immigrant English sparrows is
described in Condor Jan.-Feb.,
1915, number by Mr.. Frank Rich
ardson. . . If this story could pene-
trate the consciousness of every
Senator and Representative at
Washington, it would end careless
ness in immigration-control legisla-
ton. . If U.S.A. had been wiser as
to immigration control, Pearl Har-
Dor might have been avoided"
WRONG NUMBER: From the
script of the Fred Warning show on
N.B.C. September 18: Nov we
turn our attention to South Amer
lea, where SO many countries are
celebrating their independence
all this week. Here's Down Ar
gentine Way"
HANDS ACROSS THE SEA: The
Shirley Food Stores advertised
sliced ham in the Washington Post
of September IA thus: "Ah! Slices
of ham Drowned a bit and
cream gravy and mashed potatoes,
and green peas! Enjoy it like peo-
pie would in Enoland!"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
HAPPY!

The shortage of railroad trans
p%ortation is proving a gold mine"
for the air lines. A nationwide
survey showed that passenger
planes are SO crowded, particular
ly on East-West flights, that it is
almost impossible to get a seat
without a high priority"
Air line managers are rubbing
their hands with glee. They fig
ure that thousands of people are
travelling by air for the first time,
and may continue to do so after
the war.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
Profits
4,9OO,O0O,OOO
7,00O,OOO,OOO
9,000,00O,0OO
1O,OOO,OOO,OOO
9,OOO,OOO,OOO
7,5OO,OOO,OOO

The spectacle of these gigantic corporations pleading poverty is
Ven tunnler when the plea comes from the steel and auto industries,
two OF the biggest of the immense basic industry monopoles and the
first to be faced with labors demand for wage increases.
General Motors accumulated dividends of $500 millions during
the Val years, plus an increase in net worth of another 5000 millions.
The steel industry paid out dividends in this period totaling
three quarters of a billion. In addition, total assets of the industry
rose more than a billion. Profits of the industry, after taxes. increased
1897.
And we repeat just in caSe the harvest of preWar years should not
continue in the postwar years, Congress has provided that business
Will get rebates on its excess profits tax payments.
Not bad-The Advance.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
Billions for Advertising
Articles Not ObfuinobIe

The "Wal Street Journal" said that S. O 100000 is being spent
on advertising this year and that in 1916 the expenditure will rise 25
per cent, or to about So $40, 100000.
That means advertising next year will cost about $22 for each
man, woman and child in the country, or SIT for the average family
of 35 persons.
This cost is often justified" O n the ground that advertising gets
people to buy automobiles, radios and other products, and thus pro-
notes prosperity. There may be some truth in that argument in ordi-
nary times, but the truth about the situation now is pointed out by the
"Journal' in the following words:
"One automobile salesman, arguing against huge expenditures for
advertising, recently remarked that people would be lined up for years
to come to buy cars
Yes replied his sales manager, but in whose Iine?'"
In other words more people want to buy cars, radios and other
products now than manufacturers can produce in years. Yet the man
ufacturers are pouring more and more money into advertising which,
in the long run, must be paid for by the public-Labor.
Dutch get only 1900; Italy, 1900; France, LOO; and Germany, $1,15O;
but the United States, 5000.
Canadas production is only II per cent per man hour that of the
United States, while Gerrnanys was only Al, England and Russia
IS and Japan's 25, That tells why the United States is the worlds
greatest industrial nation.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
GIGANTIC LOBBY is
SET UP BY REALTORS
Lavishly Financed Research
Foundation" of Head Off
Public Housing Program

Another lobby has been set up
IN Washington. In order to head
Off any program of public housing
which will interfere with their
profits, real estate interests have
formed what they call a research
foundation and have endowed it
with a fund of $500, 600.
The promoters of the "founda-
ton" have asked Congress to grant
1t a United States charter. Thus
the lobby hopes to conceal it's ac-
tlvlties under a cloak of eminent
responsibility.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
NDUBITABLY

A prospective client once asked
the famous advocate, Senator VIII
liam M. Evarts, what he would
charge to handle a certain law
case.
WELL said Evarts, Il WILL tahe
your case on a contingent fee."
~And what" inquired the other
mnocently, sis a contingent feet"
WELL said the veteran attorney,
q contingent fee to a lawyer means
tnis: u I don't win your suit I get
nothing. II ! do win tt you Get
uothing."
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
DEFINITE

Caller-I am so sorry your mis-
tress is out. Do you think she will
be at home this evening?
Maid-She'll have to be; it's my
night out.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
A GOOD TIP

When you move into a new
neighborhood, beware of the neigh
o who warns you against the
other neighbors.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
CARRYING ANALOGY TO FAR

Minister Cat a f~uneraI): Friends.
all that remains here is the shell
the nuts has gone
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1945-10-17
Can Business Afford WAGE Increases?

pleading poverty" is a device often used by the rich to avoid
their obligations. These days the big corporations that glutted them
selves o n wartime profits r pleading poverty-inssting that they
really can't afford to give wage increases.
The idea that Americas biggest billion dollar corporations, the
biggest noneymakers during the war, can't afford wage increases
sounds absurd o. the surface. But the idea doesn't really become fan
tastic until you take a look at the figures.
The War Productin Board, the home of the dollar-a-year men.
put the case mildly when it said in a recent report, the profits of
industry Increased sharply, both before and after taxes"
The WPB then goes o. to point out that profits in 1914 were
double those of 1899, despite increase in tax rates and the adoption
of the excess profits tax :"
This is a very conservative estimate compared with the results
of a PM survey of official treasury figures on corporation profits
after taxes.
This survey showed that industry made IA years of normal profits
IN the SIX year war period. Thus, business not only comes out with
eight years of extra profits, but in addition, Congress has provided
for rebates IN excess profits taxes if postwar profits fall below average
pre-War earnings
Here are the PM figures of yearly wartime profits. When you read
the figures below remember that the official average of profits after
taxes for the four preWar years 1868 was three and a third billions.
Compare that 3 billions to the profits below:
Year Profits
1910 81, 300 100000
l941 1000, 600 900
1912 9,OOOO OOO 900
l943 10000 100000
1914 9,O0OO $1,000
l945 7,500OOOOOO
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-29
BENTON

Over 2l-'Give a man a horse
he can ride" etc., and when a
movie producer gives Irene Dunno
a comedy role worthy of her tall
ents the success Of his picture is
certain. Miss Dunno has such a
part in "Over 21' and she puts
It over buoyantly, with accelerat-
ed tempo and expert timing. It
is the gayest sort Of screen enter
tainment, in which Miss Dune
is co-starred with Charles Coburn
and Alexander Knox.
Christmas In Connocticut-It Is
by no means the gently sentiment
tai item Of Americana that the
title indicates. On the contrary,
it Is In that field Of entertainment
called sophisticated comedy"
Miss Stanwyck plays q girl who's
been writing smart-houskeeping
articles for a magazine, owned by
q millionaire, and has built up
for herself q fictional background
Of husband. child and country
home which exists only in her inn
agination. When the publisher,
who doesn't know shee been
dreaming up this background, ar
ranges for her to entertain war
hero at her estate over the Christ
mas holiday, the plot thickens. It
is sure fire laughter !!
ROXY
Back to Bataan-Tense and with
an exciting drama Of guerilla war
fare in the Philippines presented
with a topnotch cast comes to the
Roxy Sunday and Monday. The
story deals with the invasion Of
Leyte and the days leading up to
1.-THE release Of prisoners in Ca
bantuan by MacArthur's men in
January and what made that dra-
matte action possible. The strength
and the appeal Of the story is II
the portrayal Of courageous people
Of the two countries, United States
and the Philippines, bound by pa
triotism and love Of liberty who
fight and die for their ideals
"Back to Bataan" Is q war picture
but it's q good one and unless !
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1945-11-29

am mistaken, win find high favo
with the movie-goers.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-03

On SALE BLACK MARE, 5 YEARS
olu' weight 1900 pounds, in good
eoonnoltlon; also two yearlngS,
4oo pounds each, and one hog
Weight about 275 pounds. Dempsey
"iholsh, Route 3, Henderson,
near Nutbush No. 2 school, or con-
act Edward G. Cobb, Henderson
production Credit Assn. Sill
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-03

NOBODY COULD ever list all
Of the different combinations Of
cards in even nj suit and at the
same time prescribe the ideal way
to play It mder any and all cir
cumStanCC.. AS soOn as somebody
thought he had all of the ways of
playing a particular combination
summarized. including the best
chance to take all tricks in it, the
preferred method for getting all
but one. the soundest try for all
but tWO-and the variations when
there were limited entries-some-
body else would pose a new prob
lem. There al even be times
when a decldrer should lead low
from a tive-card holding headed by
the A-k-Q toward a dOubleton
1919
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-03
HELP WANTED

WANTED FIVE WHITE LADIES
to work at Hotel Vance. Good
hours and good pay. 29-6ti
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-03

Grano slam "a be made in
hearts on this deal, as easy as pie,
but small slam is the maximum
with South playing it at No
Trumps, and even that cant be
made if West opens a diamond.
However, he selected the club j.
Distributed by King
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-03
FOR RENT

FARM TWO MILES FROM TOWN
on Dabney Road for rent. II acres
tobacco allotment and plenty Of
land for other crops. viii rent
altogether or IN two or three
small farms. Two houses with
electricity. Mrs. w. Y. Swain,
Dabney Road Henderson, n. c.
30-3tj
FARM FOR RENT ON HALF
shares, five to six acres tobacco
allotment. Apply TO w. D. Hoyle,
near New Sandy Creek Baptist
cHurch. 29-5ti
Having qualified - N'-.~.e-
tratrix of the Este Of VI Il
Wright, deceased, this IS notice 10
all parties having claims ao1 IS nc
said estate to file the same. d ~
her attorney in Henderson, N7rf
Carolina. on or bC'O"o N2Nemhr
1916, or this notice VIII be pleaded
in har % any ~re"o"c"N Al NC" n0S
indebted TO said estate WI fIease
make immediate n2ynT"'t
This hte 3r5 day pt November,
l945.
ALMETER WRIGHT,
Administrators Estate uf
Virgil Wright.
Gholson & Gholson,
Attorneys
5-l2-l9 26-3-l0
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-03

Nirt"RlTERS, A D DING MA
.ithes' Cash registers, Steel Desk
niu'n'num Chairs, Steel Files and
ramos soop to be available. Place
your order now for early delivery.
nllord's Printing & Office Supply
Coalpany. SIT
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-03
REPAIR SERVICE

HAYES THOMAS ELECTRICAL
Service, electrical contracting and
repairs. Phone 859-W, p. O. Box
800, Henderson, n. c. 8-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-03
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THE
DAILY DISPATCH
Evening star., 1945-11-25

Mrs. J. r. vorkeeper is to be fn
charge Of flower and plant table.
The Camp Fire Girls will also be
in charge Of a booth and Mr.. and
Mrs. James Lavelle will assist with
L'Allegro Club.
Mrs. L. E. Webster is general
chairman.
A special luncheon will be a fea-
ture OF the annual bazaar, sponsored
by the Women's Society of the First
Congregational Church from 10 am.
to 8 pm, Thursday, at the church,
Tenth and G streets NV.
Mrs. Ralph Arnold will be in
charge of the luncheon to be serveu
between IL noon and / pm. Miss
Olive Noble will be chairman of
tea to be served between 2 and
pm, while turkey dinner, super
vised by Mrs. Robert Metcalf, will
be held between and 7:30 pm.
The following will be in charge of
booths: Candy, Mrs. Georgia Myers;
handmade aprons and quilts, Mrs.
Hannah Overstreet; ties, Mrs. E.
Donald Preston; fancy work and
Christmas candles, Mrs. Mark
Thatcher; white elephant, Mrs.
Arthur Smith; bake sale, Mrs. H. B.
Maris; Christmas cards, Miss Janice
Stroup, and china, glass and books,
Mrs. H. S. Anderson.
Mrs. David J. Williams Is president
of the society.
Evening star., 1945-11-25
|T1V0 Christmas Bazaars
Planned BY Church Women

Two annual bazaars, long spon-
sored by clubwomen as important
events OF the pre- Christmas season
will be held this week.
The Women's Alliance of All Souls
Church will open It's two-day
bazaar in Pierce Hall, Sixteenth and
Harvard streets NV, at 8 pm.
Thursday, and on Friday, starting
at 10 a m, shoppers will have furthe,
opportunity to buy Christmas gifts
until 8 pm.
Tables will feature many articles
difficult to obtain at present. Home.
made candy will be sold under ths
direction of Mrs. Wesley Clark anc
Mrs. Harrison Small and Other
homemade foods will be sold by Mrs
]. H. Jacobs and Mrs. Elmer Stewart
Dolls, toys and games will be
offered at a childrens table In
charge Of Mrs. James Rogers while
a linen table will be presided owe,
by Mrs. Grace Landon and Mrs
Elizabeth Simpson. A book table
will be under the direction of Mrs
William Mansfield and many un.
usual aprons will be sold by Mrs
B. r. Sonen, Mrs. G. c. Gamble
and Mrs. Laurence Staples. Mrs
Harold H. Burton and Mrs. Vile,
Rutledge will assist Mrs. Rowland
Dyer with the white elephant table