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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-08
Politics And Prices
By PETER EDSON

commodities he wants to control,
just in case.
This uncertain approach en-
ables Republicans to say that the
Democrats just want to get a
control foot in the door so they
can muscle in later to regiment
the economy. Again the old one
two.
Part of the trouble seems to be
that the job of fighting initiation
has been scattered all over town.
Instead of one department being
put in charge of economic stabil-
lization there are five.
Agriculture is planning for
grain and meat controls, Com
merce for steel and such stuff,
Federal Reserve for credit con-
troll, Treasury will put on the
savings bond drive, and Labor
will put on wage ceilings, if any.
Perhaps this split-up is politi-
cally wise, since Congress left
OPA's functions thus scattered
by the Second Decontrol Act it
passed last summer. Also, know
ing how unpopular OPA was, the
Democrats may not have wanted
to hint that they might bring it
back. Anyway, each of these out
fits has been fooling around with
draft bills to carry out its
part of the Truman program. All
drafts are now very tentative.
They're being kept top secret
until the administration has bet
ter idea of what Congress will do
for.
All this monkeying around and
political dow-boxing is rem
iniscent of 1941. Everybody was
then talking about selective price
control and taking things easy,
as they came, which didn't do
|DRHTADDRI Ipst fit etao itiitai
any good. 1t wasn't until they
started to get tough about high
prices, with hold-the-line order
and a real stabiization act, that
they began to get results.
There is, of course, a marked
difference Of opinion as to
whether further initiation in 1948
offers any danger. Taft says
higher prices would be prefer
able to controls. The National
Association of Manufacturers
says controls would be club in
the closet to whack business over
the head.
Truman wants some controls
made ready. He may not use
them, he says, but he'd like to
have them available in case in
flation gets any worse. It is
steadily getting no better.
If experience in two world
wars proves anything, it is that
the only way to regulate wages
and prices, period. This is the
idea that Bernard M. Baruch has
tried to sell in both wars, and
gotten across. Slap on a ceiling.
Not as of next April when in
flation may be worse, but as of |
yesterday. Then hold that line
and quit playing politics.
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Some Athletic
Hurts Needles

I'm -
Physical medicine i ~, ND
an important role in tba bp,'ylns
ventlon '. and treatment Of sts1' y[''
tic injuries. Conditioning a,als sl
cises, to strengthen Joints sNS''
posed to extra stress and st,,i' tS'
and prompt treatment Of the :.
jured with cold, heat rrsss '''
or exercise get results, ''Ssa
e. commonest athletic injuris. :,
1ect Joints, muscles and boS' W. a.
and include strains. sn.as, "ones,
fractures and dislocatior9pS, y, ans,
the ankle, knee, hand and rts, ,s,s4 AZ
der blades are most freonsUalI' S1oaI'
ly injured, special pre-sesS99uus 9usn,' s,S
erclses are given to streng.SsE Y1 sS'
them. Football PLAYERS nsg.S s'nSa
have these joints taped os%.y bssa!y
practice or regular games ,o's wv
ing pads has done mnob wear
prevent injury in contacr Sna.. n 70
Team physicians, resnoEs;I'| 1pUIs
for Q, the care Of the men, 'rr'y!s m.es
all decisions as to the bes, make .'
of treatment. Trainers wor, %Ps
dar them. carrying out the q G.' 5a
tails. ''e ue'
A sprain is a tear or s,,s...
ing of one or more Gga,no.I'''' S,.I''
about a joint, caused by H smS
den twisting or wrenehing of 'tS' .S'
bones which make up the ioins ,t'
A strain, often called a "1vT ,vn',, y
IS an injury to muscle ~ 49,.
don, most frequently occ,rr'a, WI,
in trackmen, especially snr,n ,-rs
ters. Ruptures may occur al AN. ~''
point along the muscle sng
the tear may be partial or com, ,'t
plete. 'O''''
A confusion is bruising +.
the tissues produced by eT,e,'
nal violence. 1t can be lust IN.
der the surface or desn in a @,
muscles. When it occurs in t5s tis
thigh muscle, it is called
charley-horse.
When a sprain, strain or co,.
fusion has occurred, there inn
the injured part. The extremiv
should be elevated, cold con.
presses and a pressure band.
age applied. After "a to 48 hors
heat is given to increase the cir.
culation and expedite repair
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WASHINGTON - Republican
strategy in dealing with the Pres
ident's anti-ingl etaoiA-.- ,ihr n
ident's anti-inflation program is
to criticize the Democrats for
everything they don't do, wtheth-
er it makes sense or not.
Blame them for the existence
of today's high prices, and view
with alarm all proposals to put
lon controls to keep 'em down.
Criticize the administration for
not using all the powers it has
and bawl it out if it asks for
specific requests, and find fault
with them because they are too
vague.
In fighters parlance, this is
known as giving them the old
one-two. Feint with the left and
sock with the right. The Dem
ocratic defense lends itself to
this attack. Knowing that price,
rationing and wage controls are
unpopular, the administration
has been feeling its way.
The result is that, before Sem
ator Taft's Joint Economic Com
mittee and Rep. Jesse Wolcott's
House Banking and Currency
Democratic spokesmen have CIV
en- the impression that the Tru-
man administration is far from
sure of what it wants. There is
no sign that the administration
is preparing on omnibus bill to
carry out all of Truman's 10
points. So Taft says the propos-
ais are not made in good faith,
and Wolcott says he never heard
such vague testimony.
AS matter of fact, the Tru-
man administration does not
seem to be pulling together on
this program. Senator Tobey's
Banking Committee has been
given conflicting testimony on
| how credit controls should be
handled. Secretary of Agricul.
ture Anderson has had to back
away from the proposed liv' =
stock marketing controls. Secre-
tary of Commerce Hartman has
not given a clear picture of what
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Evans put it, "clawing at his but
TONS"
Sinatra, on the other hand,
has thought or affected to think,
of this erotic swarm as girlhood
innocent and pure in heart and of
himself as their knight defender.
There is here a head-on con-
flict of publicity policy, if not of
opinion, but Mr.. Evans speaks for
the firm and there is comfort in
confederation so I lean toward
him.
Current reports sugge,. the dis
sipation of a phenomenon.
Sinatra laid an egg at the Capt.
tol theatre and the armorous cult
had vanished away like the insect
clouds that madly swarm and dis
sclye.
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recognize the excellent work be-
ing accomplished here and who
are aware of the value of favor
able comment, we would not be
human if we didn't appreciate
Mr.. Stallings' attitude.
10 the Star and the News and
to MIR. Stallings, we extend our
thanks and the thanks of the
community.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-08
GOOD MORNING

Take my advice, and never draw carl
cature. BY the long practice of it have
lost the enjoyment of beauty. never see
a face but distorted, and never have the
satisfaction to behold the human face
divine. -Hogarth.
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Russia to negotiate about tn.
control of the Ruhr and the allo'
cation of it's resources II MOS
cow will accept a comproml%;
on the Austrial treaty and VII!
negotiate some rectltlcatlon o.
the eastern frontier of German"
10. A declaration that we Ee
gard all the Europea nna'lon-
including, Of course those u u
eastern Europe, as members Vi
one indivisible political and FCo.
nonic community; that IN 50 'o
as we are permitted to do Il, St. u.
we shall treat them as such' 'D',
as an evidence Of this, we tavo'
the granting of productive i.., Ci'
dts to Poland, CzechosloVaAs
and Yugoslavia when those ro,'. o,s
dts fit clearly into the bu'
pean recovery program. 81
It is possible, I believe, !"
show that each of these rneaSl"
But But in the situation which y
l,9" of al these measures would,
believe, have special and .,-,. ~
traordinary value. For In .g,, .yr
bination they constitute l5 P'.g y,
of concrete measures W'li'.- '4.-.;1.
desi DE- to reassure the tFlsr
tened sad''an and t to warn the reckless .s
to unite Europe, to Prov-u' .o n
with W security, to promote e, ~ ~
recovery, to restore hs,Io5i'- aa
SpTf,, The also Combination 1f Of t5s% l1.''
measures would be q Pc po''
bold, bold and is magnan-mtou,so, ,oa,5 i
would, I have little dou0' - ''t h.
neoples r,ee asAl Of + Europe. They W %ooe .-e
See that in their ordeal Ts TGsstssd
not only prepared ~ hit -
them and to help them ,,o.t 0.t 10
what would mean the I5.r, hiy5'
the very best amGnS q, o,r III.
that we have lent them rusaIjzsi
derstanding too, have yes.;aTsI rrs ir
what are their vital ii' are thef +
terests and what also aa5 a-' Eu
common interests as so01
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the measures which we could
take? They would, l think, in
clude what follows:
l. The first measure is logi-
cally in the field of American
military policy. Since Mr.. Molo-
TOW intends to keep the Red
Army in the center of Europe,
we have no choice but to build
up and maintain an operational
striking force capable, as Mr..
Lovett argued the other day,
of delivering a sustained assault
at long range. That, of course,
and not by our token armies on
the Continent, is how the Red
Army can most surely be ICON
tained." AS long as the Red
Army holds half of Europe in its
grip and threatens the other
half, it must be neutr allied and
checked by American military
power designed specifically to
reach the vital centers from
which that army is directed and
supplied.
We should, therefore, make it
clear to Moscow and to all the
world that until there are peace
treaties which result IN the mill
tary evacuation of Europe, we
shall not disarm but shall, on
the contrary, rearm.
2. The immediate passage by
the House of the interim aid bill,
as it passed the Senate plus the
House provision for an advance
from the R. F. C.
8. The submission in the near
est possible future of the full
Marshall plan.
4. A statement by the President
that when American troops
evacuate Italy on Dec. Is, the
defense of Italy against external
aggression will remain an obli-
cation under the peace treaty
Italy is so nearly disarm-
ed and an obligation under the
Charter of the United Nations,
and that we shall honor these
obligations. In addition, if the
Congressional leaders think it
advisable, Congress could sup
port the President by adopting,
as Mr.. Sumner Wells has .sug-
gested, a joint resolution.
5. An announcement that we
have decided to support the
Italian claim to be the trustee
OF the African colonies which
were Italian before Mussolini.
6. A declaration at London
that this government favors put
ting the coal and steel resources
OF the Ruhr under an internation-
al statute, and that it is pre-.
pared to make binding agree
ment with France, and with all
other interested nations, that the
resources of the Ruhr will not be
restored to the sovereignty of
but will be dedicated to the
security of Europe and it's COM
mon welfare.
Z. A positive rejection of the
partition of Germany and of a
separate peace with the western
part of Germany.
8. A positive stand in favor of
a German peace treaty with
u e m government, pre-
ferably Federal in character,
which speaks for the whole of
Germany within it's post-Hitler
frontiers; in favor of the re-
placement of military govern
ment by civilian control; and in
favor of a timetable. Fixed in
the treaty, for the withdrawal
OF the armies of occupation.
9. An offer to Poland and to
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Favorable Publicity
An Editorial From The Whiteve News hei'''

whiteville has been .'.3..e 5s'3''tis@ 3s b
some favorable puDjiHNl's News q.
Wilmington Win Star and, and NsTiB et Il \
result of the actlVl!E 5;,or Of tal'
stallings, staTL1 associate editor u ..
publications. uroten ] yr'
In his column D,griter pa.
Life" the Wilmington ,Tr,,ented. %
the progressiveness o. oa.itizer, Wy
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-10-02
music OR |ll{D|C|I|t
BY FTonk Riordon

can come back and God knows
Wen be happy; or if you prefer,
you can send US your check for
$4,000.
Homer"
It was some time before either
of them made any comment; and
when Bruce spoke he echoed the
thought lowering in Tnette's
mind.
at isn't like him to write this
kind of letter."
HOMER, on his own, would not
L i have written it. But the
members of the band had COR
nered him in the dining room of
the Palmer House the morning
after the none too successful
opening. String Jackson had not
put in an appearance and so they
could say what they pleased. Gail
was their caustic mouthpiece.
Better enjoy those eggs float
ing around in that fancy sauce.
You'll be. lucky to have a bare
egg to eat if Bruce doesn't high
tail it back"
It was an opening for Homer;
and he extracted Bruce's letter
from his pocket and read it to the
gang.
"Ducky, amt it," Phil Doherty
said mincingly when Homer had
finished. He turned to Gail.
'How's about our quitting the
band and taking up Art"
Homer was in no mood for
leniency. He had detected the bad
signs last night, had felt uneasily
the foundations of his outfit slip
ping.
well sue," he said abruptly.
"For how much?" Gail snapped.
son, well, say-how about
twenty-five grand?"
MAKE it an impossible hum
dred Thousand" Gail said with
heat. He'll have TO come back
then"
Austin Hammond snarled sur
lily:
Whatever you make It, make
it enough to put him in hook for
iife--and then throw hila out of
the ban
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Chapter IA

Chapter IA
THEIR meeting at breakfast on
i Saturday morning was hard
for both Bruce and Tnette. Bruce
said casually:
Guess I'm Joe College again,
all right. IL went out"
Everybody has to relax" she
answered. Golfer"
eff it's good and black" He
hated himself for implying that
he had been drinking toe much
the night before and had a hang
over.
'I've a pile of work to do over
the weekend"
Tsnette did not reply. She was
trying to recapture the spirit of
the person she had been for a
few hours last night, alive with
resolve to make Bruce happy.
And to prove to Bruce that she
had not meant what she had said
about never interfering with his
life again, she said:
Aren't you going to tell me
what was in Homer's letter."
He looked at her blankly.
Letter from Homer"
"I'll get it," Tnette said. She
sped into the house and returned
with the airmail special She
handed it to Bruce and would
have sat down again; but he
caught her hand.
Couldn't we--can't we forget
this hideous week." he begged.
"Can't we strike it out of the
books?"
ooh, yes" she sighed. ooh. yes,
let's do"
So together they opened HON.
er's letter; and by the time they
had read it the sunlight seemed
to have gone behind cloud and
the warm October day was all at
once chilly.
Homer's ultimatum was brief
but altogether to the point:
"Dear Bruce:
The boys and I have read
your letter. We have decided to
short-circuit the lawyers this
time and write you direct. YOU
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That checked all of them;. for
Austin had certainly done his bit
Of damage last night.
you're black dog" Jacques.
DeLonais said blandly.
"Why SANDER dogs?" Gail said:
There was murder in her eyes 90
she glared at Austin.
There's none OF. us" Joe Tag
CART said with unexpected soft
ness, except Glamous Puss Ham,.
mond here. who hate Bruce.
Agreed?"
Nobody said anything. But they:
grudgingly nodded their heads in
the affirmative. -.
1.-THE general idea" Joe con-
tinued, "is to name sum Of,
money Bruce simply hasn't got
That right?"
Fright"
90. K. off-hand, I'd say he's.
not got twenty-five grand, or even
five. Anybody ever know a band
player who did have more than
a months rent?" I :.
They got down to cases then,
and finally decided that fifteen
thousand was a proper threat.
Then somebody remembered the
incredible fact that Bruce had his
house paid for. e,. ~
"How about that? He could sell
it." + I
Gail sneered, but her heart
ached as she spoke what she
knew to be the truth
you're all crazy if you think
he'd ever part with that Dump.
"You sure of that, Gail?" -;
We'll, what do you think?y.;;
Gail said with such confidence
that they all began to believe that
Bruce would soon be back. But
they nailed Homer down, made
him write the letter and went
with him to post it. =
Calls heart hummed q gay
melody as she went to her room.
'Tnette's all softness and
gooey-ness," she told herself
gleefully. 'But just let Bruce try
to pry that house loose from her
clutches"
Ito be ccntinved) ,s
Copyright 1s47 bu Frank RioYdanI !.
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Even IN the sWelterlng sum-
mer. the Macedonian Beou
Brummel wrdps his middle in
severed yards of q red-dnd-
black wool cummerbund. His
snowy linen shirt hangs outside
almost to his knees. His pont-
oloons bag sportilY.
Miss Macedonia is enhancing
in bodice stiff with gold and
silver brocade. She ties an en-
broidered apron as gaudy and
heavy as a Navajo Indian blan-
ket around her hour glass. waist.
1t is conservatively estimated
that she wears at least 80 pounds
of exquisitely-stitched 'raiment
on an ordinary day. For a no.
table event like becoming a bride,
silver head~dresses and other
spangles may up the poundage to
so or more.
The nice thing about it all is
for Father, who foots the bills,
is that what was chic for grand
mother is still the last word for
debutantes today.
In the few towns of Macedonia,
including the capital, Skopje,
with 10000 inhabitants, dull
clothing of the western world is
making inroads. But this is a ma
ton chiefly of country folk and
tradition is strong.
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Thiei Leaves Fare

MILES CITY, Mont.-A short
time after Tom Brady reported
his auton obile stolen, it seemed
that someone was in a hurry to
catch a t1ain and took the most
available automobile. A quarter
was found on the seat, probably
"taxi" fare. c...s..
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Feeds Paprika
To Goldfish

SAN FR.ANCISCO.-Concerned
about the fading color of their
goldfish at the California Acade-
my of Sciences, officials are feed
ing the fish meatballs heavily
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seasoned with paprika in the
hope that the paprika, good
source of vitamin A, will help
preserve the bright color of new
ly mined gold in salt water gold
fish that come to the aquarium,
which, after few weeks in the
tanks, fades away.
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CLAMOR GIRLS OF YtJGOSLAV,A
MEASURE FASHION BY THE POUND
BY DANIEL DE LUCE
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HELP MEN.

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MATURE MAN, white. to supervise activ,-
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