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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Housing Action,
Price Cuts Can't
Wait Until Nov. Z

Washington (LPA) - "High
prices are not taking time off" un-
til after the election campaign,
President Truman told an unfriend-
ly special session Of Congress,
gathered in Washington's swelter-
ing summer heat to act, the Presi-
dent said, on two major items-the
cost Of living and the lack Of hous-
ing.
"We cannot afford to wait for
the next Congress to act. We can
not risk the hardship of eight
months of high prices" He pointed
out that rising industrial prices
especially for steel-are just as
dangerous as food prices.
The Democrats candidate for re-
election made it clear that he con-
sidered civil rights measures, while
important, not the number-one job
of the special session. He delivered
veiled warning to his southern
Democrat colleagues that civil
rights battles should not interfere
with the prices and housing actions.
Truman coupled his bill for
standby price control powers and
the power to ration scarce and es-
sential commodities, with a request
for standby wage controls. The
President explained that "rising
wages and rising standards of liv-
ing based on increasing productiv-
ity and fair distribution of in
come, is the American way. Nom
inflationary wage increases can and
should continue to be made by free
collective bargaining. Where the
government imposes a price cell
ing, wage adjustments which can
be absorbed within the price ceiling
should not be interfered with by the
government"
Point one in the Presidents anti
initiation program is re-establish-
ing an excess profits tax. Restora-
tion of controls on installment buy
ing and other forms of consumer
credit, more power to the Federal
Reserve Board to limit bank credit,
regulation of speculation on the
commodity exchanges, ALLEGATION
and control of scarce materials,
strengthening of rent controls with
adequate enforcement funds, are
all points on the list Truman gave
to Congress.
After housing and prices, Tru-
man listed seven other measures,
already well on the way thru the
Congressional mill, on which he
asked action. They are: Federal
assistance to the states to meet the
pressing crisis in education. The
meausre he asked has already been
passed by the Senate. 2-Raising
the minimum wage to 75c and then
to 81. 3-Extension of social Sc
curity benefits. 4-Improvement of
the current Displaced Persons Act,
granting a loan to permit the
United Nations to build permanent
headquarters in the US, and rati
fication of the international wheat
additional funds for
federal power developments. 6 =
Fairer federal pay scales. 7-Ciyil
rights bills.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Delegates To lilo
Denounce Slavery

San Francisco-Delegates to the
International Labor Conference
heard Frank Fenton, United States
worker delegate, denounce "human
slavery" of "Red totalitarianism'
in eastern Europe.
Mr.. Fenton, international repre-
sentative of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, gave notice to the
conference, which includes dele
gates from several of the "satel-
lites" of Soviet Russia, that "the
free trade union movement intends
to take all practical measures to
end forced labor in any FORM"
"You here know" he said, "that
forced labor-human slavery of a
particularly vicious sort-exists in
some countries. refer to the work
camps of eastern Europe, where
Red totalitarianism, like the foul
black totalitarianism which is its
twin, continue TO force men and
women to work as slaves.
"Let me say here bluntly that we
intend to tolerate no totalitarian-
ism, whether it's black or red"
Mr.. Fenton recalled that at last
years Conference in Geneva a reso-
luton was introduced by NJ. Jou-
haux to pledge the held of the In
ternational Labor Organization to
the Marshall Plan. The resolution
was seconded, he said, by the gov
eminent representative Of Poland.
He added:
"The Marshall Plan was not i'm
perialistic then, and it is not i'm
perialistic now"
Henryk Altman, government
delegate from Poland, assailed the
Marshall Plan.
In other action, the conference
approved the seating of Leon Jou-
haux, French anti-Communist labor
leader, over the objection of Italian
and 'Czechoslovakia delegates.
The Jouhaux matter reached the
floor in a report of the credentials
committee that found that COM
plants against the French leaders
selection as delegate to be with
out foundation" M. Jouhaux heads
the French Force Ouvriere, which
split away several months ago
from the Communicated General
Confederation of Labor in France.
The conference also approved a
of the resolutions committee
which:
/. Urged the LILO to consider at
an early conference the condition
of domestic workers.
2. Requested the ILO to study
conditions in the glass in
dustry.
8. Requested the office to study
the conditions of aircraft personnel.
a. Endorsed the United Nations
for Children.
At its concluding meeting of its
105th session, the governing body
of the ILO selected Geneva as the
site of next years ILO conference,
and decided that the United States
should retain its place among the
8 states of chief industrial impor-
tance which hold nonelective seats
for government representatives on
The governing body. The govern
ing body also set March 2S, 1949,
as the opening date for the 4th /
regional conference of the Ameri-
,an states members of the ILO to
oe held in Montevideo, Uruguay.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Wholesale Prices
Set New Record;
Hit 748-Yeor Peak


as measured by an index of 900
commodities priced by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics, pushed upward
to shatter all known records dating
back to the year 1900.
The new record was set for the
week ending July II when the in
dex, paced by 30 per cent jump
in food prices, rose 1.3 points to
its new dizzy level, 1859 per cent
of the 1926 average, and 12.4 per
cent over a year ago.
The BIS announcement of the
wholesale price jump came on the
eve of the special session of Con-
gress called by President Truman
to tackle as it's main objective the
high cost of living. The President
has given initiation control legisla-
ton top priority on the proposed
Legislative program he will request
of Congress.
The likely effect of such rising
wholesale prices for consumers will
be to boost the consumers price
index, which has already surpassed
World War / records, still higher,
thus placing an even greater
squeeze on the average American
consumer.
Since the latest BIS report on
prices does not include the recent
price increase announced by the ma
tion's huge steel industry, the out
look for consumers take on an even
more frightening aspect. The 8 per
cent steel price increase will un-
doubtedly be reflected in higher
costs to the public for everything
ranging from ships and highway
bridges to tin cans and bobby pins.
Any boost in the price of a basic
commodity like steel generally re-
suits in higher prices all along the
line from the original producer to
the ultimate consumer.
The prior record for the BIS
wholesale price index was in May,
1920, following the first World
War. The index then stood at 1872.
The new index increase was
caused by boosts of 3.2 per cent
for the week in average food prices
and / per cent in average farm
prices.
Food wholesale prices were B per
cent higher than their highest point
last January. During the July IL
weSe, meats advanced SHARPLY" "
BIS said, with pork 5 per cent
higher and mutton up 60 per cent.
Wholesale price increases for
lard, sugar, coffee and wheat flour
helped shove average food prices
up to a point 5.S per cent higher
than a month ago and 1873 per cent
higher than year ago.
Among farm products, price in
creases for livestock, eggs and feed
contributed to the rise in that
group.
The BIS began keeping the
wholesale index in 1890 when the
agency was part of the Commerce
Department. BIS has been in the
Labor Department since that de-
partment was created in 1913.
AS historical background for its
own statistics, the BIS has adopted
wholesale indices prepared by a
committee for Congress for the
period between 1900 and 1890 and,
prior to that, by civilians whose
work is accepted as the most ac-
curate / cures available for the pre-
800 GA.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29
Swedish C0Operatives Gain

Stockholm (ILNS)-The Swedish
Cooperative Union now has more
than $4,000 members. The number
of branches is 706, of which CTS are
consumers organizations. The net
increase of new members last year
amounted to 25,615 households.
There are today 7,177 stores, and
the number of employees is almost
$4,000.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29

employment when there were 49,
100000 people out of work. 1t es-
established the NRA and the wage
hour law. 1t has generally been the
savior of labor. Notwithstanding
the fact that it's had its faults,
it is the only party labor can go
to-"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29

U: S. Savings Bonds provide a
means for the best possible educa-
tion for your children.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1948-07-29

Demand the Union Label.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Life on 10 Acres-Rainy Season Hits Turkeys

our investigation and to hold our
burials quietly in the lower section
of the garden. For, after all, there is
quite enough confusion on our place
without delving into rs possible
turkey diseases.
Our chickens Jared somewhat
better during the rains, although
they did look something like wilted
red zinnias standing about in the
chicken lot.
Our, geese positively enjoyed the
week and stamped about their pens
kissing their enjoyment of the other
fowls discomforts. They COM
planned about being shut up at
night, and were the first out of a
morning, stretching their long necks
to meet the soaking rain.
With our COW, the rain per-
formed one chore for us. The
milking parlor" is corner of the
front pasture, and to reach her feed
pan Queen must pass over small
stream. The stream was swollen
by the heavy rains. and, as she
passed over, the current automati-
cally washed her underside. The
contact of the cold water, however
made her slow at times in giving
down her milk. But I am patient
The rain has not been too good
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Gladioli Have Long Season
Experience in Large Gardens Dictates
Best Planting Selections for Area
By W. H. Younomon

ter show flower when it becomes
more widely known-it is an inky
blue. Other old fatorites were Aida.
Blue Admiral and Pelegrina,
Vagabond Prince still rates as tops
among the smokes. Bagdad and
High Finance are also good and
Some will question this
statement, thinking of Mother
Machree, Marmora, Emile Auburn
and Sword of Mahomet.
Glad thrips, a tiny sucking in
sect. threatened to put an end to
glad growing in this area until the
entomologists produced effective
spray mixtures. The first, Paris
green and brown sugar, killed the
thrips but it also injured the plants.
Tartar emetic was then used with
good results. However, winter treat
ment of the dormant corms with
naphthalene fakes was effective and
most gardeners depend upon it to
control the thrips. With the ad-
vent of DDT we can either dust
the corIns in the winter or spray
the foliage in the summer so thrips
are no longer a major handicap to
the culture of this stately flower.
The culture of gladS is not diff
ficult, nor are they exacting as to
soils. Planted in ordinary garden
loan. cultivated frequently and
given ample supplies of moisture
they will produce tall, snowy spikes
of flowers. Feeding with the gen.
eral garden fertilizer aids in pro-
ducing longer spikes, more buds and
larger f1orets. Superphosphate is
needed in abundance, according to
some glad fans. who specialize in
exhibition-type flowers.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Is y2rEt ENts9Sttas2 S
; t[zs.5 - - 50 sfaaak II ~

The dog collar is almost as old
as any item of mankind's raiment
ana it has undergone as many
changes in its time.
Dog collars were probably in
vented to serve their present pur-
pose of fastening their wearers to
some wall or post by means of a
chain or rope, but in museums
throughout the world there are
specimens which prove they also
had less peaceful uses. For instance
there are preserved wide metal col
lars studded with murderous long
spikes that were worn by dogs in
bear hunts, etc, as offensive ano
defensive weapons. Broad iron OF
brass collars without spikes sur
rounded the necks of wolf-hunting
dogs. These served as armor for the
CANNES sensitive throats when
wolves slashed at them.
About this time of year many re-
quests come to me for information
on how to cure a dog of mango
Many minor skin ailments are
classified as mango, when in real.
ity they are only skin eruptions
that are not serious. 1t is advisable
however. to take your pet to vet
erinarian if you notice any skin
disorder, as it is often the symptom
of more serious trouble.
Let's look at what causes skin
ailments among our pets. Worms
excessive exposure to heat and
improper feeding are three of the
most common causes. Many animals
are bothered all year round with
skin diseases but the majority are
afflicted only during the hot sum-
mer months. There is little chance
that human can contact any skin
infection from a dog affected with
mango of any of the three types
The first approach to a cure is
to free the animal of any worms
cut down on his food and see that
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Eight and Forty
Schedules. Marche

The District of Columbia Eight
and Forty Viii hold It's annua,
Marcfle +Departementale sat the
Hamilton Hotel August n and q
at 8 pm. The Marche dinner viii
be held August % at $50 pm. al
Hotel Hamilton. Reservations mus
be made on or before August 2;
with Mrs. Mae Hart, Columbia 2l59
or Mrs. Alice Slattery, Dupont 5763
Mrs. Eva B. Carrico. chapeau de-
partmental, made the following
Marche appointments: Genera
chairman, Mrs. Hart; vice chairman
Mrs. Ellen Louise WarrenJ dinner
chairman, Mrs. Alice M. Slattery
chairman of decorations, Mrs. Claire
Smithson.
Mrs. Rae r. Zaontz, chapeau de.
partmental passe, was appointed
publicity chairman.
Mrs. Grace Cotton, MapleWood
N. j., was unanimously Endorsed b!
the District of Columbia Salon De
partemental as a candidate for Ii
Chapeau National for 1948-9. Mrs
Cotton is a past department presi
dent of New Jersey and is now ma
tional historian of Eight ct Forty
The annual marche rationale vii
be held this year at Miami. Fla, OF
October IS, 1948, at which time cleo
tions will take place.
Mass initiation was held at a re-
cent meeting of the District OF Co
lumbia Salon Departmental at th'
Hamilton Hotel. New partners arr
Mrs. Cecile M. Berger of Arlington
Unit, Mrs. Freda Burson of I'd Di-
vision Unit, Mrs. Esther Carrico O
Kenna-Main Unit, Mrs. Bertha
Fichthorn and Mrs. Vestra Hostor o
Bunker Hill Unit, Mrs. Mary D
Spence of Maritime Unit, Mrs. Flor
ence Wadburg of Victory Unit ant
Miss Louisa Kroll of Sergeant Jas
T,1;E
Evening star., 1948-08-08

for our crops. The corn is firing
from the bottom, due to the wet
weather, and the soybean- -millet
hay field definitely is showing the
effects of too much moisture. 1t is
not too bad yet, and we will be
thankful for a week of hot sun
shine this month at haying time
A* -
An afterthought on grass:
Further reading of the Agriculture
Departments new yearbook prompt
ed an inventory of our grass situa-
ton. On our place the best clovers
are in the driveway, the best weeds
in the pastures, and the finest ano
most abundant grass in the front
yard, where it must constantly be
cut lest it become wilderness.
This situation prompts sugges-
ton to scientists who have sue
ceeded so marvelously in develop
ing grasses. And that is that they
work out a yard grass that will
grow only two inches high and then
stop.
I am sure this project would have
The Endorsement of every man-ano
woman-who ever pushed a lawn
mower,
Evening star., 1948-08-08

So custom farming is not performed
here to the extent it Is elsewhere. .
Custom Farmer r. P. Phibbons OF
Bowie, however, testified that there
are many men in the county who
perform contract work part time.
Grain farming is increasing there,
he said, because the labor situation
makes tobacco farming so difficult.
About rs per cent of the farmers
in my area depend on me for some
sort of custom work. Mr.. Phibbons
remarked. He is full time custom
farmer.
Probably the latest development
in the custom farming field here is
the establishment of Atlantic Farm
Contractors, Inc, right in Wash
ington. Headed by c. w. Thomas,
formerly in the machinery export
business, the corporation is develop
ing a farm equipment pool near
Bowie that will be able to go any
where and do any kind of custom
farm work or land reclamation that
is called for.
Practice is SnowbaIling.
AS Mr.. Anderson put it, Custom
farming has been snowballing in
recent years" Il don't realize 1t
myself" he said, until see the
work that has to be done each
year."
Farmers often are ioath to per-
form farm work comparatively by
swapping machinery, for a neighbor
is all too apt to misuse piece OF
equipment. Neither is it feasible to
do a job for a neighbor and let him
do one in return. Comes delay or
bad weather, and few farmers want
to leave their own land. More and
more, therefore, they are looking
toward the professional custom
farmer to do their work.
Every farmers ideal is to own his
own equipment" explained Mr.. And
erson, but many realize it is not
feasible and welcome the custom
farming system. It's only common
sense TO share equipment on a pay
basis. Farmers are making money
at custom farming and at reason
able rates. We're going to have
more of it even though farmers
must be tolerant about delays IN
getting the work done" ,.s .
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Big Cucumbers Grow
On UnWeeded Area

A cucumber that measured 12A
inches in length and 10a inches in
circumference was exhibited Thurs
day at Accokeek, Md, from the
vegetable garden of Mr.. and Mrs.
E, Fairall. The land, owned by
William Eschinger, had not been
worked for four years prior to the
establishment of the garden there
last year.
Mrs. Fairall, who planted the
seed late last April, attributed the
unusual size of the cucumbers part
ly to the fact wedes and grass were
allowed to grow, shading the vines
This is the fourth off the vine
Mrs. Fairall said. Two others
were larger around but not so long
We ate them and, despite their
size, they were not pithy. Many
more are coming on and we may
save some seed"
Mrs. Fairall could not recall the
nene of the variety
Evening star., 1948-08-08
Feed Stocks Large
Feed grain. prices are expected

Feed grain. prices are expected 70
average somewhat lower during the
coming feeding year than the record
levels reached this year and in 1947
The Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics said indications point to q
good corn crop and more oats and
barley than last year. The total
feed concentrate supply, the bureau
said, is estimated to be the largest
ON record in relation to the number
of livestock to be fed.
The bureau said total production
for all feed grains is estimated to
be 126, SOC, 900 tons, which is 30, ,000,-
900 tons more than last year and
the largest on record.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
This Week in.
the Garden.

The Potomac Rose Society has
added "azobenZene" to their rose
dust mixture to control the red
spider mite. They advise that this
material has not been widely tested
as yet but that reports so far have
been favorable. This may also in
terest dahlia growers who, like rose
growers, find that the use of DDI
to control Japanese beetles, Euro
pean corn borer and other pests,
generally results in a marked in
crease of red spiders.
The continual rains and "muggy"
weather of the past several weeks
have produced considerable mildew
on lilacs, zinniaS and other flowers.
busting sulphur is usually effective
in preventing this disease but sell
dom can save an infected leaf.
DDT and sulphur may be used to-
gether as a dust to control the
bugs and plant diseases, but do not
use it on roses when the tempera-
ture is above IS degrees F. The sui
phur will burn the rose foliage.
1t pays to keep a sharp lookout
for wild lettuce, ragweed and other
weeds that are approaching the
seeding stage. A single plant may
produce several thousand of seeds.
1t is much easier to pull the mother
plant now than to remove the
progeny next spring.
One gardener who wanted roses
during the beetle season solved the
problem by making green mosquito
net bags large enough to slip over
a rose bush. The bags have draw
strings in the bottoms. Two or three
stakes, tall enough to hold the bag
of of the bush, are needed to sup
port each bag.
Paintings of garden peas may be
made now Make the burrows deep
er than for spring planting and mix
fertilizer in the soil carefully before
planting the seed. Peas planted in
August may be expected to mature
a crop in 80 to As days, whereas
spring-sown seed takes go to 70
days. s. " ", 't.,"'t p
Turnip seed may be sown between
the rows of corn and other vege-
tables that are nearly ready for re-
moval. It is well to cultivate the
seed into the soil and 1t may be
desirable to scatter fertilizer at the
same time. Turnips, to be of good
quality, should make rapid growth.
September is peony planting time.
Orders for dormant roots should be
placed now to insure having the
desired varieties. Experience indi-
Gates that most gardeners get the
best results from early and mid
season varieties. Too often the
weather is hot and humid when the
| late-season varieties are ready to
open and so they sometimes ball,
that is, the buds swell up but dc
not open when the weather Is un-
favorable.
1t will soon be time to plant daf-
| fodils-September. Bulbs dug dur
ing the summer may be replanteo
then and few new varieties are
always desirable. Even if the ole
bulbs were not dug it will pay tc
cultivate the soil over the dormant
bulbs and to apply fertilizer so that
they will make good growth.
Evening star., 1948-08-08
By james BirchfieId
Weather notes:

"CdtlICl 4AoSSo.
Rain fell with monotonous regu'
.larity, leaving our 40 Virginia acres
lying like a piece Of soggy plotting
paper.
The rain was hard on some OF
our livestock, and we encountered
losses in the guinea and turkey
pens. Three turkeys died, leaving
us only II; and our guinea popu-
lation was decreased by ten during
the hard downpours. B.
Walter Grant, who successfully
breeds and raises turkeys up neal
Hamilton, told us to peek inside
our fallen birds and see if the
livers were spotted. This, he said
was a sure sign Of blackhead,
oaffling disease, as far as we can
learn, that is sure to strike turkey
flocks just as soon as they begin tc
thrive.
But suppose we asked, there
are no spots on the liver? What
thep?"
WELL. he said, eff you don't fine
the spots it means that they have
one of about IS dieases, all more OF
less fatal to turkeys"
We thought it better to leave of
Evening star., 1948-08-08

he has plenty of fresh water avail
able at all times. Before applying
any skin medicine, wash the affect
ed areas with warm water and gly-
cerine.
Personally, T have found that
sulphur mixed with crude oil is an
effective remedy. The dog will have
to be tied up outdoors for few
days after this treatment but it
will in most cases bring results
Other good combinations to apply
are zinc oxide and vaseline or sui
phur and lard.
Well-meaning friends may advise
a sulphur dip. This is excellent
but great care must be taken after
ward. Sulphur tends to open the
pores. and unless it is a very warm
day with little wind, your dog may
catch a bad cold that may prove
fatal Sometimes weeks or even
months are required to clear uI
stubborn cases of mango, but dogs
gratitude is worth the time ano
effort.
| @. At what age should puppies
first be given worm medicine?
C. T.
| A. When they are four or five
weeks of age. At that time most
dogs are heavily infested with these
parasites.
@. Can you give me a good rem
edy for my dog which is suffering
from sore foot pads? L. N. r.
A. Dip your dogs entire foot ir
warm pine tar once daily for three
or four days. If the pads are in
fected daub them with iodine and
consult a veterinarian.
@. What is the best time of day
to feed a dog-H. H. C.
A. In the late afternoon.