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Laurel outlook., 1946-11-13
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PRICE CONTROL-THE FINAL PHASE

The death rattle of price control is heard throughout the
land. Practically all controls on food have now been aban-
doned. Decontrol of other commodities is proceeding at a rapid
rate. 1t is certain that the OPA will be virtually out of bust
ness before the one-year extension voted by Congress last sum-
mer is reached.
Thus, the nation is taking its first real steps toward the
reestablshment of the free, competitive market since strin-
gent controls were imposed in the early days of the war.
In many instances, decontrol has been followed by substantial
price increases at both wholesale and retail levels. And the
consumer, before he goes off the handle at the sight of higher
prices should understand just what is going on.
In the manufacturing field, industries are simply adding to
the cost of what they produce the unavoidable increased eX-
penses resulting from inflated labor, material and tax costs.
In this connection, it should be remembered that many of the
low prices for goods ordered by OPA were meaningless be-
cause manufacturers simply couldn't afford to make the pro-
ducts, and so they did not appear on the market.
In the agricultural field, the elimination of subsidies has
automatically raised prices to the consumer. The buyer, in
other words, is now paying the whole cost of what he gets,
the farmer, like the manufacturer, must pass on enormously
increased labor and supply costs. For example, the cost of
cattle feed is now twice what it used to be. In addition, much
of the available feed is of inferior nutIitive value and that
too adds to the cost of feeding the stock.
On the retail level, the position of the stores should be clear
and the inclination of some shortsighted people to "take it
out on the merchant" should be heavily discounted. Any store
must pay the going wholesale price for what it buys, then
add the cost of operation and a profit to establish the price
to the consumer. The only other course would be swift and
certain bankruptcy. Stores, chain and independent, help the
consumer by holding profit per unit sale to the minimum. In
the sale of staples, for instance, only a cent OF two on the
dollar purchase goes into the storekeeper's pocket as profit.
AS production, spurTed by the return of the free market,
rises, and as present confused conditions clear a stable price
level based on the realities of current costs will gradually
be reached.
Laurel outlook., 1946-11-13
Motion Pictures and
Lecture On Alaska
Coming Wednesday

j. H. Moran, enterprising mana
ger of the Royal theatre, announces
that next Wednesday evening. Nov,
20, at 8 o'clock he is offering some
thing different in the way of enter
tainment when A. B. Cain, news
paperman and member of the Alas
ka legislature, will present an hour
and a half's showing of colored mo-
ton pictures of Alaska and lecture
on the northern territory.
The Matanuska colonization pro-
ject, the war and building of the
Alcan highway which links Alaska
and Montana by automobile, have
done much to stimulate interest in
the vast and rich land of Alalka.
The picture starts at Ketchikan,
which is two days by steamer from
Seattle, and show views in Ketchi-
kan, Wrangell, Petersburg, Juneau,
Haines, Skagway, Sitka, Cordova,
Valdez, Steward, Anchorage, Ne
mana and Fairbanks. Considerable
footage is given to the wildlife,
moose, caribou, sheep and goats,
and bear, catching salmon in a
stream. Pictures of mammoth
vegetables and beautiful flowers are
featured, and Eskimos will be seen
in various activities, including a
ceremonial dance and their favorite
game of tossing an Eskimo high
in the air in a blanket, which
always gets a big hand from chill
dren. Major ceremonies in the de-
velopment of the nationally known
Shrine of Saint Terese, with which
many Montanans are familiar, will
be shown.
Mr.. Cain has been exhibiting the
pictures and lecturing on Alaska in
Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Colo
RADIO and Kansas. This is the first
tour of Montana, and he has shown
the pictures twice in Billings, also
in Miles City, Lodge Grass and
Saint Xavier.
Many Montana residents have
lived in or visited in Alaska, and
will appreciate the opportunity of
seeing recent pictures of the Ter
ritory, referred to by some writers
"the most misunderstood country
in the World"
Laurel outlook., 1946-11-13
Trewin Has Halloween
Party For Its Pupils

Halloween decorations, noise-mak-
ers, and balloons were very much
in evidence Thursday when the pu-
pills of the Trewin school celebrated
Halloween in the traditional fashion.
June Schessler, Janet Schessler,
Rosie Minch and Patricia Downing
assisted their teacher, Mrs. Lucille
Hughes, in the serving of luncheon
at the close of an afternoon of
stunts and games. Others present
in the advanced room were Dana
Schessler, George Kappel, Andy
Munoz James Pastian, Martha Fox,
Ford Matthias, Arthur Matthias,
Lorraine Fox, Melvin Harding, and
Richard Swecker.
In the primary room Shirley Fox,
Betty Pastian, Fredia Matthias, and
Marlene Yurian assisted Mrs. Lam
Ter in serving the smaller children
at a buffet luncheon. Other pupils
enrolled in the primary room are
Carole Yurian, Marian Kappel, Dor
othy Reynolds, Billy Fox, Richard
Kappel, Marvin Pastian, Beverly
REYNOLDS and Leroy Kappel.
Laurel outlook., 1946-11-13
Navy Device Opens
Way 10 Sea Airports
New Plane Launching Machine
Works on Rooftops.

PATUXENT RIVER, MD. - A
new airplane-launching device that
its sponsors hope may make pos
sible the construction of airports on
rooftops and in mid-ocean has been
unveiled by the navy.
The device, called Zebra" is a
catapult that launches p~ilotless
missiles, such as buzz bombs, and
aircraft after a short take-off.
Navy and other engineers said it
is potentially capable of launch
ing huge airliners from small, roof
top fields in mid-city, and large
bombers from tiny ocean bases.
The new device later may be
adapted to landings as well as
launchings, engineers said. This is
necessary if it is to be used on
rooftop fields.
The new launcher is a small cleo
trio car that travels at speeds up
to 220 miles an hour on a track.
The craft intended for launching
is attached to Zebra by a cable.
Starting with a gentle pull, Zebra
towed navy single-engine craft for
about 200 feet and then launched
them at speeds of about 100 miles an
hour.
The planes were launched when
Zebra stopped and slipped the tow
cable from the plane. Zebra is con-
trolled by an operator under the
landing strip.
Without takeoff assistance the
planes used today would have re-
quired about 1000 feet of runway.
The navy has launched planes as
heavy as the BIS, weighing about
1000 pounds, with Zebra. M. F.
Jones, project engineer, said it can
be made to launch airliners or
bombers up to sizes of a "Flying
that weighs 100000 pounds.
at would take a longer runway
and larger MOTOR" Jones said.
Laurel outlook., 1946-11-13

Some months ago / reported in
the Clarion how Me Bates uncle
died up north, and left him with a
tidy fortune.
Naturally, our town was curious
to see how Mel would spend it:
Travelling around the world -.
getting a new house or car -.
wearing fancy clothes -. or din
ing on cold pheasant and cham
payne. 80?
We can now report, Mel hasn't
changed a bit! Drop in on him any
night, and you'll find him in his
shirt sleeves by the fire, chatting
Laurel outlook., 1946-11-13
From where | sit So Joe Marsh
How to Handle
Advertisement
q Fortune

with the Missus, sharing a mellow
glass of beer with friends.
From where I sit, Mel has
learned the art of handling money
as well as handling people. You
don't let cash-in- the bank push
you around any more than you
let people push you around. If you
like the simple, honey life; COM
partnership and quiet ways; a glass
of beer and friendly talk - that's
aOorth a fortune, after all!
&e M~u<
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
ATC Reported Considering
Transfer 10 Orlando, Fla.

The Air Transport Command was
reported today by informed oficials
to be considering transfer of its
headquarters from Washington to
Orlando, Fla.
The Army Air Forces. Of which
ATC is a major component, employ
ing approximately 1000 civilians
here, refused comment on the re-
port.
An AAF Survey Board, however
was reported to have inspected the
huge Army air base at Orlando and
to have recommended it as IAN ade-
quate and desirable location for
headquarters, if they are moved from
Washington
The board urged, however, accord
ing to the reports, that headquar-
tiers be kept here at either Boiling
Field or Andrews Field, IF possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24

load is heavy, she added, and al
though the patients are well cared
for, there is no time left for the
nurses to do the friendly personal
little details that the volunteers can
do for the patients.
A free bus picks up the volunteer
workers at the District Building at
6:15 pm. and leaves Glenn Dale
Hospital at 9 pm. A trip also is
made on Sunday mornings. The
hospital provides late snack before
the volunteers leave or Sunday din
ner after they have helped Sunday
morning
Glasses for trainees start next
Monday at the hospital, Mrs. Sher-
man said. Workers, either men or
women, must have Is hours train
ing before helping in the wards, the
library or the occupational therapy
workshop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
'TWAStrike Talks Open Today.
RAISING Hope for Settlement

pilot flying 900 hours a year, and
81, 1918 a month t$14,249.16 year.
for Lockheed Constellation pilot
flying 1921 hours a year in the
domestic service. An unannounced
sum in addition is sought as extra
pay for flying the same planes along
international routes.
Mr.. Frye issued computation OF
the union demands on the basis OF
IS hours q month d,020 hours q
year, Of flying, calling for SIS ,296 q
year top pay for Constellation pilots
and $13,366 for DC-4 pilots.
The present extra pay for interna-
tional flying is $3.50 year..
The union says the pilots do not
average the IS hours a month per-
mitted by Government regulation
while the company says they have
been averaging the limit under the
heavy air travel demand.
In addition to pay demands, the
union Is asking restatement of sew
eral rules which Mr.. -Behncke said
ARE in an unsettled state"
These relate to payment of ex-
penses while on trips; payment Of
moving expenses; a matching of the
pilots personal insurance with poll
cies paid for by the company when
the pilot is assigned to an inter.
national route; workmen's compen-
sation; pay for any time during
which a pilot on the international
division is missing, informed or held
as a hostage by foreign govern.
ment; sickness and injury benefits
special allowance for pilots over.
seas. and vacations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
Bio Rush Of Meat Animals
To Markets Tapers Off
BY the Assoeipted Press

CHICAGO, Oct. 24.-The big rush
Of meat animals to markets during
the first week of decontrolled prices
appeared tapering off today, but
packers were busy catching up with
slaughtering operations.
The volume arriving at markets
since early last week was far ahead
of what the packers could handle,
with embargoes ordered in some
stockyards. Industry spokesman
said slaughtering operations in many
plants had been curtaiied because
of the lack to sufficient help.
Packers expressed hope pens
would be cleared up this week end,
indicating steady drop in receipts
was expected. However, there was a
fairly steady flow of fresh meat to
butcher shops, but spokesman said
the supply is not normal, and retail
prices In. most instances remained
Ear above the abolished ceilings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
Cotton Exchanges 10 Close
AGAIN 10 Rest Tired Stats
By the Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. "a
Physical exhaustion of clerical STATS
and brokers resulting from an "un-
precedented volume of business, y
YVES given as the reason that the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange will
close again Saturday.
The New York and Chicago ex-
changes also will close. The three
exchanges closed for a day last
Saturday during liquidation Of a
large New Orleans account after
the market prices on cotton futures
had broken an aggregate Of s25 a
bale during the three previous ses-
sions.
The downward trend continued
through Monday, after the reopen
ing, but WAS checked Tuesday. At
the end of yesterdays session the
market had recovered about $21 of
the $35 q bale loss shown at the
widest range for the four consecu-
tive trading sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
Civil Service
Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridge
port, Conn.
Continued From First Page

Mayor Jasper McLevy of Bridge
port. Conn.
The more than 800 delegates, rep
resenting top officials of the United
States and Canadian Governments,
yesterday heard Civil Service Com
missioner Arthur S. Flemming de-
clare that the heads of Federal
departments and agencies should
work more closely with their person
mel directors and the commission
in connection with personnel
problems.
Warns Against Communists.
Declaring that agency heads
have divorced" themselves from
the field of personnel relations, Mr.
Flemming said this has resulted II
operating officials passing the
buck" to the commission and per-
sonnet directors when they are ae-
cused OF hiring incompetent per-
sonnet. .-... ...... =
Mr.. Flemming also called or
agency chiefs to exert extreme
vigilance in wedding out Com
munists and other subversives on
the Federal payroll He said there
is a vague idea" among agency
heads that agencies such as the
commission and the FBI have the
sole responsibility for finding such
persons and removing them from
the payroll.
While declaring that the commits
sion and the FBI will do all they
can to assist in dealing with the
problem. Mr.. Flemming said that
agency chiefs also must cooperate
Because we are willing to assist
no operating official should feel that
he can complacently sit back and
DO nothing about this problem" Mr.
Flemming declared I'm fact, legally
it is only the heads of the operating
departments and agencies who can
fire on this or any other ground
The Civil Service Commission loses
all Jurisdiction once it has ap-
proved the qualifications of an ap-
plicant for appointment.
Therefore the operating offcial
must be constantly on the alert
and when the facts call for it, he
must be quick to file charges, con-
slider any response which is made
to these charges, and take action
He should keep constantly before
him the fact that a reasonable
doubt as to loyalty is one GROUND
for firing Federal civil service en-
ploye"
The assembly went on record
yesterday as condemning strikes in
the public service and authorized
the appointment Of a committee to
investigate dangers to orderly
government" caused by such strikes
Lately there has been an increasing
number of strikes in State and
municipal governments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
Churchill Sues Harpers
| And Adamic for Libel
By the Assee;afsd Press

LONDON, Oct. "a. - Winston
Churchill sued Harper & Bros, New
York and London publishers, and
Author Louis Adamic today for libel,
seeking damages for passages In
Adamic's book Dinner at the White
House"
The suit also sought an injunction
banning further publication and
sale of the book, which was written
around White House dinner ia
Bile conversation among President
Roosevelt, Churchill, Adamic and
other guests.
The libel writ listed no specific
amount of damages. which In Eng
land are determined by jury II it
decides in favor of plaintiff. The
writ will be tried in the high court at
a date which the court will set later.
In his book Adamic described an
hour and a half he and his wife
spent at dinner at the White House
on January Is, 1943, as the guest of
President and Mrs. Roosevelt. He
used his observations of Mr.. Roose-
welt and Mr.. Churchill as point Of
departure for a discussion of Soviet
socialism and British Imperialism In
relation to American policy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
Controls
Continued From First Page. J

eolors, stove polish, compressed
ethylene, vegetable tanning extracts,
bicycle tires and tubes, rubber boat
tenders and bumpers, rubber clothes
lines, rubber dog leashes, rubber fruit
jar wrenches. sponge rubber makeup
puffs, rubber strip and link mats
made from scrap materials, rubber
tractor and implement seat cushions,
rubber vacuum suction cups and
sponge rubber wall cleaners.
Lumber products: Aircraft ply
wood only when sold direct by the
manufacturer to aircraft manufac-
turers or operators for use in the
construction, repair and mainte-
nance of aircraft; balsa wood, boat
poles, bottle closures, braces and
shims (for railroad .use), wooden
faucets, fexwood (single ply Of
veneer Illuminated to fabric), garden
trellises; hardwood logs produced
in certain areas; insulator pins, To-
Gust mine materials, pot and garden
plant labels, saddle trees, shoe pegs,
shuttle blocks, smoking pipe blocks
from domestic species, white oak
Illuminated whiskey barrels, WOOD
-four.
Also battery trays, heel rests for
accelerator pedal, license plate fas-
teners and jewel refectors, metal
tire valves. replacement parts Tor
convertible tops of cars for 1941 and
prior model cars, safety door fasten-
ers. wheel blocks used to hold
vehicle when jacking up Tor nat
tire. ,
Also shredded paper, coated shell
paper, fly ribbons, gummed postage
meter Tape, paper household aprons,
pressure sensitive paper tape, sanl-
tary napkins and tampons, paper
slippers, paper specialties and com
binat ton paper and ribbon special
ties used as package carrying de-
vices applied by adhesive means
when SOLD separately; paper spe-
cialty products used in mounting
and processing photogra phs, paper
sputum napkins sold to hospitals
AND sanitoria, paper sticks sold to
candy { manufacturers, paperboard
pots ana trays especially designed to
contain and ship growing plants,
handmade set-up paperboard jew
elrv boxes. cosmetics (other than
SOAP. pitch of tar and pitch OF tar
coke except pitch derived from dis
tiliation of wood and all rubber
drug sundries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
Dealers Here Predict
Temporary Boost
In Scarce Food Costs

Temporary price increases In
scarce foods and some liquors were
expected by dealers here today as a
result of removal of ceilings.
Scotch and bonded Bourbon whis-
ky will go up considerably" within
IS days to a month, Jerome B. Nc
kee, executive director of the Re-
tail Liquor Dealers Association Of
the District, predicted. He and
others In the business said there
were no immediate price increases.
Liquor industry spokesman else
where contended OPA ceilings
tended to keep such bonded whiskies
from the market. The Distilled
Spirits Institute said "a fairly good
supply" Of blended whisky will pre-
clude a general price advance.
Up to Wholesalers.
Chain store and independent re-
tail grocers reported no sudden
change in food prices this morning.
Several retailers said possible future
increases on some items will depend
on prices asked by wholesalers. They
declared the present margin between
wholesaler and retailer on groceries
generally would not allow the
average retailer to absorb any
wholesale increase.
Spokesman for the United, Giant
and District food stores voiced salts
faction with the decontrol order.
They said there were no price
changes today on foods in stock. A
spokesman for United commented
that everything at normal supply
Is likely to continue at present
prices" Price increases are almost
certain on especially scarce items
such as shortcomings, oils. mayon-
naise and pepper, he said.
The Washington Restaurant As
ISOLATION believes most eating places
will keep their menu prices prac-
tically unchanged. Assistant Exec
utive Secretary John S. Cockrel
said keen competition between res
taurants here will be major factor
in preventing unusual increases.
Supply Normal in Most Cases.
Representatives of the District
Grocery Stores and the Independent
Food Distributors Association said
some food prices will go up, per-
haps in a day or two. They de-
clared, however, that this will be
temporary, although it may last for
some time in the case Of unusually
scarce commodities.
They explained that food produc-
ft~y ~ Tho
bulk of family purchases are in
practically normal supply The
law Of supply and demand will work
to keep prices down, they said.
One retail grocer remarked that
the general food situation differs
from the meat supply condition.
He said the increasing supply of
meat and evidence of "selective
buying" is beginning to bring down
meat prices this week. Some scarce
foods may go "sky-high" for a
short time, but they will not stay
up for long, he predicted.
A spokesman for one of the larg-
est chain store organizations here
said it is too early to predict the
effect of the decontrol action on re-
tail prices. He declared possible in
creases in some items would level
of ito a competitive level" in the
long run.
He cited the effect which any in
crease in the price of -four. for in
stance, might have on retail prices
of all foods which have flour In
them,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-10-24
Fiscal
Continued From First Page

rector Steelman had decided this
was justified. 1t brought the recla-
nation total for the current year
to $4,000, 900.
Last week Mr.. Webb and Mr.
steelman approved an extra $35, o0o,-
900 for food control. bringing that
total to $4,000 900.
Billion for Public Works.
In addition. Mr.. Steelman an
nounced Saturday that IA Federal
agencies had been directed to hold
the actual cost of public works pro-
grams started the rest of this fiscal
year to approximately $500. 900 900.
Ofncials acknowledged that this
gave the impression that the $780,
900 900 ceiling set on civilian public
projects by Mr.. Truman in August
had been boosted by $500, 900. 900.
This, they said, Is not the case. But
they added that actually expend-
itures probably will total at least
81 ,000, 0O0, 900, instead of $900, 900 600.
Meanwhile, reconversion and
Budget Bureau officials said the
confusion resulting from Mr. Steel
mans announcement stems mainly
from the fact that the figures in
his Saturday statement were based
on put-in-place value OF construc-
tion-the actual cost of completed
projects-while the 5000 900 900 Au-
gust figure represented the amount
that could be withdrawn from the
Treasury this fiscal year.
200 Million for Military Projects.
Put-in-place costs run higher in
this case because some projects
started this year probably will be
paid for, in whole or part, after
next July /. Hence, this part OF
the cost would be charged against
next years budget, according to
Mr.. Steelman's aides.
They also noted that of the
$500, 0O0, 900 authorized Saturday
5000 900 900 Is earmarked for mill
tary projects. On the other hand
the August figure of $500, 600, o0O
covered only civilian works.
The economy measures announced
by the Army include:
l. Deferment OF all permanent
military housing construction in the
United States and certain construc-
ton overseas.
2. Reduction of supplies and serv-
ices of seacoast defenses.
3. Reduction of military detach-
ments for caretaking. and the num-
Der of civilian guards at inactive
stations.
1. Consolidation of the Field Ar
tillery and Coast Artillery Schools
among others-along with reduction
of faculties and number of students.
The department previously an
nounced release of SO 900 civilian en-
ployes.
installations to be closed down in
clude some held In standby status
for possible use in the War Depart
ments universal military training
plan, and for training National
Guard and organized reserve units