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Evening star., 1947-01-09
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The effect of the economic report
may be different. This document
cannot be disposed of so readily
Being the work of the council OF
economic advisers to the President,
created also by Congress, its findings
are Of sort to challenge attention
The council itself consists of the
director of the Institute of Econom-
les of the Brookings Institution, a
conservative institution; former
vice president of the Standard Oil
Co. and a former Government econ
omist. Only the last of these could
be called New Dealer.
The report is calculated to take
certain questions out Of the realm
of political emotion and bring them
into the area Of hard facts.
Discussing prices, the report states
that between the date of Japan's
surrender and the middle of last
summer, when the first break In
price control was forced by Con-
gress. the average increase in whole
sale prices had been only per cent
and in retail prices only 3 per cent,
although textile and clothing price
increases, greatly exceeded the
average. But by December whole
sale prices had jumped another "a
per cent and retail prices ID per
cent.
1.-The increase in consumer prices" +"
SAYS the report, "has substantially
reduced the purchasing power of the
great majority of consumers"
AS for wages, the report reveals
that between July, 1945, and July,
1916. the average wage-rate increase
in manufacturing was about 10 per
cent. But nearly half of this In
crease was Offset by reductions in
overtime, declines in piecework
earnings and the shift of workers
from higher-paid wartime jobs to
lower-paid peacetime jobs. While
average hourly earnings were up
per cent, weekly take-home pay de-
clined III many industries and rose
only moderately in others, despite
increased wage rates. Since, the
wage increases have been less than
price increases.
Fall in Real Earnings.
Thus" says the report, real
earnings have fallen"
Celebrating one of its statistical
tables, the report says: "The pur-
chasing power of wages has dropped
seriously, especially during the past
six months. The $46 weekly take
home pay of the average factory
worker in october, 1916, brought
only about as much as the $35 he
received in April, 1912"
Concerning profits, the report
sums up: "We should not infer that
all industries or all firms in a given
industry were operating at highly
profitable level or that none was
mourning losses. We must also re-
member that the purchasing power
of the business dollar as well as the
consumer dollar has been dimin-
ished by the price rises.
Nevertheless, taking account OF
all these considerations, 1t Is plain
that business in general is receiving
exceptional profits"
"If," says the report, price and
Evening star., 1947-01-09


thing on me, though; he was at
the end of his trail when he was Sc
tuckered out, and III be just start
ing my journey.
The Sugar Bowl festivities, with
their football game, tennis tourna-
ments, basket ball battles, track
meets, breakfasts, 1uncheons, low
teas, high teas, dinners and what
nots are over. They are a whale
of lot Of fun, but it would take a
whale to stand them. I acted as il
I were a whale. despite the fact
that no one ever hunted me for oil,
threw a harpoon into me. or wrote
a stcry about me called "Moby
Dick" went to everything, and
If you don't think a man can be
killed by kindness, you should feel
my pulse right now.
Looks for May Pole Bid.
love New Orleans, and I want
to return, but you'll be surprised at
what I have my heart set on re-
turning to see. Not the Mardi Gras,
with all its gayety and no sleep.
No, I want to come back to the
Sophie Newcomb May pole dance.
Sophie Newcomb Is the women's
branch of Tulane University. and
on May day the girls put on dainty
costumes, stick some flowers in their
hair, and 60 charging around the
May pole. Right now, this is as
strenuous an afternoon as I ever
want to spend.
The Sophie Newcomb's whole
party takes but three hours, and is
over by S In the afternoon, thus
giving every one q chance to get
home and in bed by $50 pm, not
am.
After the dance is finished, and
the girls are unmarried from around
the pole, there is restful pageant
on the campus, followed by tea In
the recreational hall. Another
thing I know I am going to enjoy
about the May day celebration is
that am very unlikely to run into
any of my dear friends. No news
papermen, no football coaches, no
all-Americas from 'way-back, and
none of the fellows from radio.
These rascals are too full Of sugges-
tions of things to do, all Of which
sound perfect to me at the time. 1t
will be nice to be around lots OF
parents and children.
A Cat Show, Perhaps!
I have dreamed for . long time
OF q trip like the one I plan to
take on May day. I have often
sworn that as gracious and lovely
a city as Louisville is, I would never
60 there for q Derby again but
would time my visit with the Ken
lucky High School Debaters Con-
vention. Just once, I would like to
see Los Angeles and San Francisco
when nothing more exciting than q
sectional cat show was In progress;
and Dallas, Chicago, Detroit and st.
Louis when all my dear friends IN
those cities were out of town and
there was nothing else to do but go
to a re-run of Mary Pickford in
"Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm" At
a neighborhood theater.
After one of these trips would
be able to return home with all my
corpuscles red-cheeked and wf1is-
ting. instead of leaning on one an
other for support. As 1t Is now,
when I reach home after this trip,
III have to call in the late DR..
Harvey to find any circulation OF
blood in my weary veins.
Please, Sophie Newcomb, extend
me an invitation to your May pole
orgy.
Distributed by McNaught Syndicate, InsJ
Evening star., 1947-01-09
same from him as Secretary Of

same from him as Secretary of
State.
The only other Immediately avail
able source on the ever-discreet Gen.
Marshall's feelings about Com
munism and Communists lies in
his own frank report of his mission
to China. The general did not
mention Russia nor her possible
links to the position of the Chinese
Communists. But he left little
doubt that his experiences with
those practitioners Of Communism
had hardened in him q feeling that
it constitutes q religion whose ad-
herents will sacrifice SUFFERING
people In order to gain sovereignty.
Gen. Marshall has known for
six months, according to White
House sources, that when and as
Jimmy Byrnes stepped out, he would
become Secretary of State. His re-
Evening star., 1947-01-09
By THE HAsKIN SERVICE.

@. In the poem "Childe Harold" !"
by Lord Byron, is the word "Childe"
tit!e?-O. N. b.
A, "Childe" was formerly title
of respect, designating a youth of
noble birth, especially one prepar-
ing for knighthood.
@. Why do some of the houses on
Beacon street in Boston have violet
glass in their windows?-E. E. j.
A. Eleanor Early in ,"And This Is
Boston!" writes: Sometime be-
tween 1918 and 1924 a shipment of
glass arrived from England for some
new houses on the HILL 1t was ordi-
nary window glass and was put in
as usual. But. as years went N, time
and sunlight wrought marvellous
change. A gradual chemical reac-
ton transformed the colorless glass
into a lilac hue that cast a lovely
light"
@. How does Canada compare
with the United States with respect
to area and population?-S. D.
A. Canada has an area of $780,
900 square miles and a population of
11,SI2,000. The area of the United
States is 3,022, 1897 square miles and
the population is 10000, 900. Cana
da, therefore, though larger than
the United States, has a population
approximately equal to that of the
Metropolitan District Of New York.
@. Why do pine trees stay green
all winter?-J. L. @.
A. Pine needles are in reality
leaves and contain chlorophyll, as
other leaves do. The surface of pine
needles is tougher than that Of
other leaves. Thus the chlorophyll
is. protected during the winter and
the leaves remain green.
@. What is the largest Protestant
denomination in the world?-A.
c. s.
A. AS far as is known, Lutherans
comprise the largest Protestant
group in the. world. In 1945 the
world Lutheran membership was
estimated at 65,000, 900. .
@. What is the origin of the
American expression, $50 long"?-
p. s. r.
A. $50 long" as a phrase of fare
well is thought to be allied to so
lange,". a German phrase, but more
probably the term is corruption Of
salaam. Another suggested deriva-
ton is from the Hebrew "selah'
God be with you).
@. How large is the lake which
was created by the construction Of
Boulder Dam?-E. OBJ.
A. When full, Lake Mead has
depth of $50 feet, shoreline ct $50
miles, and a water surface area Of
227 square miles. It extends up
stream 116 miles above the dam.
@. What are the most popular
classical compositions on phono-
graph records?-I. D. S.
A. Among the best sellers are
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony"
Tschaikovsky's 'The Nutcracker
Suite" and Johann Straus' THE
Blue Danube"
@. What was Washington's reply
when in 1882 members of the Con-
tinental Army. suggested to him
that he be made king?-N. Y.
A. His reply was: Il view your
suggestion with adherence. You
could not find a person to whom
your proposal is more disagreeable.
If you have any regard for your
country or respect for me, Danish
such thoughts from your mind and
never again communicate senti-
ment of like nature"
Evening star., 1947-01-09

wage adjustments are not made.
and made soon enough-there Is
danger that consumer buying will
falter, orders to manufacturers win
decline, production will drop and
unemployment will grow-unless
consumers resort to large additional
borrowing and use Of past savings to
buy the increased supply OF goods"
Evening star., 1947-01-09

of her own res
ervations. At the
same time he
consistently de-
Tended the So
Wet u n / o n IS
right to win her
war in her own
way, free from
prying by the
Americans and
B ritish into
what she was
doing.
Gen. Marshall
admired the Red
Army. He said
thew werA doinc
Evening star., 1947-01-09
Doris FIeeson
Great Question Mark
Marshall's Attitude in War Years Seen
AS Clue to New Policy Toward Russia

George Marshans attitude toward Russia
the great question foreign policy from
familiar with the day deliberations OF the Com
bined Chiefs of Staff throughout the
declare that Gen. Marshall maintained dur
ing trying years friendly 1wel halfway attitude
no time Secretary of State
Evening star., 1947-01-09
McLemore
Looks for invitation
To Moy Pole Party
Br Henry McLemore

NEW ORLEANS. La Are you
familiar with that work Of art, The
End Of the Trailr? As you may re-
member, it depicts plumb wor -out
Evening star., 1947-01-09

Their comment
later could have
been summed up
as, We'll, that's
that. Now We
can get on with
the job we were
elected to do"
And this job,
more than one
seemed to think,
would be to
clamp down on
labor, cut taxes
and eliminate all
vestiges of the
New Deal from
the Government.
Evening star., 1947-01-09
Lo,veH MelIeft
On the Other Hand
Presidents Economic Report May
Be More Effective Than Speech

On heels of his staeof message the first eco
noc report President provided for by the Employment
Act of 1916, has gone up to Congress.
reception given the the whole neither
hostile nor enthusiastic Conservative Republicans
relaxed when appeared that the President didn't
Evening star., 1947-01-09
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer 70 any
question Of fact BY writing The kventne
Me-, Washington Q, D. c. Please In
close 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-01-09

Indian leaning
over the neck Of
a plumb wor'-
out horse. Well,
that's the way
I am going to
look in a few
minutes when I
t a ke OF for
home In my car.
I'll grab t he
reins and lean
over the steering
wheel at every
bit as precarious
an angle as the
Indian. The In
Evening star., 1947-01-09

share the view that in order to
overcome Russian distrust Of the
western powers it was necessary to
cut her In on everything regardless
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01
HERE'S A BIT OF
CULINARY MAGIC TO
HELP YOU o

School marks often suffer at
this time of year because young
students grow tired and LOSE
INTEREST in the pursuit of learn
ing. You can do a lot to help your
young hopefuls over this midwin-
ter slump by making sure their
appetites are good and their diet
is adequate.
When they come in from school
serve refreshments that are tempt
ing and nourishing; then send
them out to play before they settle
down to home work or other in
door activities.
Cookies with milk, cocoa or
fruit are good after-school fare.
It's no trouble to keep the cookie
jar full if you work a little sugar
shortage magic and make crispy,
crunchy delights with sweetened
condensed milk. Not a bit of SUI
gar is needed; just add nuts.
raisins, dates, corn flakes or
bran flakes to a mixture or sweet
ened condensed milk and peanut
butter, and you'll have a batch of
mouth-melting cookies in Jig time.
Serve them with milk, cocoa or
fruit after school, for bedtime
snacks, or for dessert at lunch or
dinner. They are perfect choice,
too, to tuck into the school lunch
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01

Starting out on a USO. sponsor
ed fishing trip to Lake fancy
come is Pfc. Gaylord David of Hol-
dredge, Nebraska. one Of seven
soldiers paralyzed from the waist
down who take these fishing trips
frequently. All were patients at
O'Reilly General Hospital, Spring
field, Missouri. Pfc. David, an am
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01

box.
Magic Five Way Cookies
IL cups Us OF. can sweetened
condensed milk
~ cup peanut butter
An one of the 5 ingredients list
ed below:
Cd 2 cups raisins
(2) 2 cups cornflakes Il
(3) 2 cups bran flakes
az l cup chopped nut meats
Cd 2 cups chopped dates
Mix sweetened condensed milk
peanut butter, and any n of the
five ingredients listed above. Drop
spoonfuls on creased baking sheet
Bake in moderately hot oven
(375 F.) Is minutes or until brown.
Remove from pan at once Makes
about 30.
MoIasses Brownies
IL cups Us OF. CAM sweetened
condensed milk
Dash of salt
IA cup molosses
2 cups graham cracker crumbs
l cup chopped nut meats
u teaspoon vanilla
Mix sweetened condensed milk,
salt, molasses, graham cracker
crumbs, nut meats and vanilla.
Blend thoroughly. Spread mixture
in 8x12-inch pan creased and lined
with waxed paper. Bake in moder-
ate oven $3.50 F.) Is minutes or
until set. Turn from pan and re-
move paper at once. Cool. cut into
squares. Makes about "a brownies.
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01
Haze dome
My Part?

The 1947 March of Dimes Fund
Appeal is over on January Both,
the 65th anniversary Of the birth
of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
founder of the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis. 1t
would be well or every person in
this state to ask himself HAVE
I DONE MY PART?" Remember
ing the terrific epidemic which
hit Nebraska in 1916, when more
than twice as many polio cases
were reported than for any prev
ious year, can anyone let this
drive come to the end without Civ
ing as much as possible to this
worthy cause?
According to Clinton Belknap,
State Director of the National
Foundation for Infantile. Paralysis
the drive was coming along as well
as last years in most parts of the
state, and was exceeding all expect
atoms in some communities. Rich
ardson County reported that early
receipts are double last years at
this same stage of the drive.
Variety seems to be the keynote
of the ways and means for raising
funds this year. Besides the large
number of dances and birthday
balls to be held on January 30th,
many other ways of making mon
ey were devised. Winslow, Nebr-
aska held a two day polio benefit
party, sponsored by their fire de-
partment. Lindsay Ladies Auxil-
larry had a bingo party, a pie Soc
ial at a small rural school house in
Scottsbluffs County netted 500 to
wards that community's goal. Bas
ketball games, soyote roundups,
ups, and wolf hunts also contribu-
ted subtantial amounts to the loo
al drives, and a Grand Champion
All steer was ratified off at Culbert
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01

rooster should get a lot Of satisfac
ton for the fact that they contri-
buted materially to the $473 which
the small owns sale contributed to
the county polio fund.
In Nebraska, in 1916, when there
were SAB cases Of polio reported,
at least Five Hundred and Forty
Four of these cases received help
from the local county chapters of
the National Foundation. AS far
as is known, NJ Patient who want
ed help was turned away. This
fact should make every Nebraskan
realize that the National Founda-
ton for Infantile Paralysis and its
local chapters r very real help
ers in the battle against polio. For
this reason, so that the National
Foundation may keep on function
ing and helping in the fight, we
must continue to contribute as
much as possible. Now, more
than ever before, your contribu-
ton is desperately needed. There
is still time for you to help. Add
your contribution now, so that you
may know you have done your
part!
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01

life. Getting along together, we
think, is part good citizenship. This
policy is emphasized, not only in
the classroom, but in faculty af-
fairs and in the extra-curricular
activities of the student body. par
ticularly in such groups as the
American Veterans Committee
and the Social Action Training
Group, and even in the purely re-
creational field where students Of
races and creeds dine together and
attend the theater. Prejudice can
not maintain itself in such an at
mosphere of genuine friendliness.
Naturally the problem and its
cure extends to other fields than
those of education. Hypocritical
religion, poor housing, unemploy-
ment, injustices in the distribution
and production of wealth are all
contributing auses to prejudice.
These areall problems that only
time and continuous efforts will
erase Meanwhile, each group
should set it's own house in order
by teaching good mental hygiene
and business ethics. All groups
should examine their thoughts In
the light of the following ~criteria:
First, are We willing to know the
truth about groups? Second, are
we willing to seek the truth about
others? Third, are we willing to
apply the truth to our actions to-
toward others when we find it?
Only through positive action in
accordance with these measuring
sticks al we bind the twigs ofhu-
man brotherhood into an unbreak-
able bundle of twigs of peace. This
is u great hope of achieving One
World for oil men everywhere.
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01

Here's what becomes Of the aver.
age dollar received by the worlds
largest food manufacturers - the
American meat packing industry.
1t represents dollars received from
the sale of meat and from all
other sources, including sales Of
by-products and non-meat items,
such as poultry, dairy products,
cleansers and soaps.
Based OF latest available U. S.
government figures, the portions
of the divided dollar are typical Of
the industry in recent years; slight
variations occurring from year to
year. For example, profits some-
times r slightly less, sometimes
slightly more. Profits on sales are
below those Of 20 other leading
manufacturing stries and
always are so small as not to affect
the price of meat to the consumer.
averaging only a fraction of a cent
per pound. Industry economists say
better earnings would permit more
scientific research, as we'll as quick.
er modernization of equipment and
manufacturing facilities; thus pro-
viding opportunity for the industry
to improve further its efficiency,
and economical operation. I
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01

son.
Probably the most outstanding
Embarrassing project was held at
Nickerson, a small town i'll Wash
ington County, where a police bene
fit auction was held. Among the.
articles to be aunctioned was an
old, weather-beaten rooster, and
the minute he was brought up for
auction, he started Growing. The
higher the bid went, the harder he
crowed until finally, when the bid
ding stopped, so did the rooster.
He probably won't be the tenderest
fowl to eat, but the buyer and the
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01

|Co|umn
edited by vERNA p. HARRIS
BiND THE TwIGs
(BY EDWARD J. Sparkling,
President Roosevelt College
of Chicago)
EDITED by vERNA p. HARRIs)


Prejudice is a vicious circle
particularly psychologically.
Those who are Disseminated a
gainst, in turn seek others against
whom they may discriminate. I'm
reasoning prejudice, wherever it
exists. is a disease, and it is the
same disease whether it spreads
its virus in a Negro neighborhood
or in the homes of rich. white Pro-
testants.
BIND THE TWIGS .uEAI'
Prejudice is a vicious circle-par-
ticularly pschologically. Those
who are Disseminated against, in
turn seek against whom they may
discriminate. Ureasoning pre-
JUDGE, wherever it exists, is a
disease, and it is the same disease
whether it spreads it6Hdrls in =
Negro neighborhood " IN the
home of rich white Professionals
The disease, however, does
spring from different causes when
it occurs among one minority
group for another. Therefore it
may require different treatment.
The strength of unity is an obvious
lesson, and yet both Negroes and
Jews, to point to two hard oppressed
minorities, allow so-called Sub
versive activities to pull them a.
sunder.
Propaganda is not lacking. 1t
is spread everywhere against Jews
it is dispersed among all people to
the detriment of Negroes and other
minorities. But propaganda can
be made inaffectaul by sound eth
les, by intelliget leadership in both
groups, by widespread education.
Lest you shake your head and say
Here are but more words, when
what we need is action" let me
point to Roosevelt College. A
year and a half ago the college
was only a CLEAN in the eyes of a
few hopefuls who wanted above
all an institutions of higher learn
ing which would embody and put
into practice the ideals of demo-
cracy. The CLEAN has grown into
at least a glowing light which
shines in the shodows of this COM
munity. We known, for example,
that inmany cases the white Pro-
testants in our college, who under
stand the sufferings of prejudice
less than any other group since
they themselves have never known
it are beginning to appreciate the
Christian necessity of working for
better understanding and sympa-
thy between all groups. With the
ideal of One World before us, here
at the college, are not without op-
timiism with regard to l~essening
prejudice on all sides.
Within the College we are so set
up that no one group may discri-
inmate. Our Board is composed of
representatives of Catholic, Jewish
and Prtestant relions, white and
Negro races, labor, management,
faculty, press, cooperatives, and
the judiciary. Our faculty con-
sists Of people of all races and
creeds, as does our student body.
There are no quotas. In thi con-
genial atmosphere of work and re-
creation allgroups come together
in harmony, sympathy and mutual
appreciation.
We try in all ways to project the
ideals of the college into community
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01
CLOSERm
We've Got Something To Ask You'll!

DID YOU EVER HEAR OF
the Negro Certified Public Accountant who is now contro-
Her of one Of the country's largest management and hook
ing agencies? or
the young Negro woman designer who created the seven
fabulous 1916 Christmas-window costumes for New York,s
fashionable devartment store, Bonwit Teller, Inc? or
the young Negro interior decorator in Akron, Ohio. who
decorates windows and advises decorators for all the shops
u a nationally known dress store for her. area? or
the Negro in New York who was coordinaking architect in
the re-designing of the present United Nations Building at
Flushing Meadow? or
the Negro laber leader in Chicago who rose from station
employee to Secretary Treasurer Of one of the country's
strongest labor unions?
THE STORIES OF THESE NEGRO AMESICANS-AN
MORE-WHL BE
presented as a
SPECOL SERVICE for YOU
by more than 100 NEGRO NEWSPAPERS TROUGH
OUT the country-in cooperation with the NATIONAL
URBAN LEAGUES VOCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY CAM.
PAICN.
The Omaha guide., 1947-02-01
FATE FAMOUS
BANDLEADER DIES

ST. LOUIS, Mo (Global) Fate
Marable, Sc, Colored pianist and
early associate of trumpet playing
Louis Armstrong, died January 16
Of pneumonia,
The late Mr. Marable, famous as
a jazz band leader, led many or
chestras playing on excursion
boats on the Mississippi river be-
tween 1918 and 1910. In recent
years he was a pianist in \ a st.
Louis supper club.