The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1947-06-05
Behind the Scenes
In
American Business
BY KNIGHT

0QSIueSS
BY REYNOLDS KNIGHT
Business profits are too high,
says Washington, once again
beating at the straw man. But
in New York, ads appeared
last week that ~conclusively
testified to the integrity of the
business man. These ads were
placed by foreign trading
firms. And what did they say?
They offered bonuses for new
cars, running as much as $500
above price lists for certain
brands. Meanwhile your neigh
bor-the automobile dealer.
delivers new cars to you and
your friends at regular prices.
The automobile industry in
turn delivers new cars to the
dealers at the wholesale price.
And all the time a higher mar
ket exists abroad-in War-torn'
impoverished Europe-for new
American cars. This foreign
market apparently is willing to
pay twice as much as your
dealer charges you. Thus both
manufacturer and dealer ig-
more quick profits offered them.
This makes it hard for the
demagogue to picture the Am
erican business man as a prof.
iteer, either at the manufact.
uring Or the retailing level. But
the true demagogue, with some
special purpose to serve, Will
still try.
COMFORT FOR VETERANS .
Uncle Sam, accustomed to
dealing in superlatives, now is
embarking upon the worlds
largest Observation-Disclosures
program, one which will ex-
band the Veteran Administra-
lions 1873 hospitals to more
than 200. Approximately stu,
600, 900 has been appropriated
for IA buildings which will IN
clude 1921 beds. Seven OF the
projects already are under con-
struction and private archi-
tects are working on plans for
81. Among the first to get un-
der way is the Franklin Delano
Roosevelt hospital for neuro-
psychiatric veterans at Peeks-
kill, N. Y. This project, the
largest in the VA program, will
contain 1884 beds. Unlike most
veterans hospitals which con-
sist of only one unit, this one
will comprise 80 separate build
ings. The spreading of the 81
structures over the 383-acre
site will pose unusual problems
of controlling heating and al,
conditioning equipment accord
ing to a spokesman of the
Minneapolis Honeywell Regula-
tor company. New types OF
automatic regulators will De
used to control temperature
and humidity in the operating
rooms, surgical recovery unit
laboratory, x-ray department
and other special DIVISIONS
temperature will be provided
for comfort of patients.
THINGS TO C~OME-Magneti'
, wire recorders for debating
; machines, all in a package NJ
:. bigger than a table radio..:...I
new fibre glass eraser tina
looks like a mechanical pencil
"A new electrical razor design
ed for use with shaving cream
! or lather........For housewives,
kitchen clock that looks like
! pan, but Is both clock and ra
dio, so that you can cook an
weep over your favorite soal
opera. all at the same line.
All kinds of Weeks: Natlona
Cotton Week, Wear a Tie Wee
and a Month campaigl
. "A new fire extinguisher, es
pecially for autos, guarantee
to stop fires in seat cushions
blankets. paper and the like.
A waterless hand cleaner, sim
liar to a cream, kind to ladle:
hands and thoughtful enoug
lot to remove nail polish......
And for fishermen, a nev
rubberized smock that sheo
water like a ducks back, or, S
they claim........A simple Woode
picture frame with roller at
tachment that you can operat
window shade style and chang
the picture in your wall 81
times
BANANAS FOR ESKIMOS-
The future of air cargo an
passenger transportation seem
unusually bright. Recently, a
IL, 600-pound Diesel power uni
the largest single package {
commercial freight ever hanc
led, was flown from st. LOU
: to San Salvador in Centrs