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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
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the CAPITAL
With BEN HAYES

Columbus - The sudden shock
of President Truman's re-elec-
ton struck Broad and High fore
casters so violently they still are
dizzy four months later. We cur
rently are enjoying a freedom
from the Tll-tell-you- -what's-go-
ing-to-happen guys.
But it can't last. Their courage
will come creeping back, and
they will resume their wrong
guessing. l discovered many
years ago that you can't live in
Columbus and make correct po-
litical predictions. Conditions
prevent it. If you want to be q
sage, a crystal-ba1l gazer, g
right-guesser, stay away from
Columbus. You are better off in
Noble county.
This city, being a state capi-
tai, is hotbed Of politics. 1t has
no neutral or nonpartisan citi,
zens. You must be either Dem
l,ocrat or Republican. If you want
to enjoy patronage, to pluck
juicy political plums, you must
be a party man. And who in Co.
lumbus is not interested in pa
tronage?
This necessity of aligning your
self with one of the major parties
clouds thinking. You can't an
alyze an election effectively
That's why I say, if you want tc
be forecaster you are better
situated doWnstate. Political
plums down there are not so at
tractive, therefore the partisan
fog in your mind tends to be
thinner.
Before going further, I must
admit that many in Columbus
enjoy a reputation for foretelling
what the voters will do. You can
hear about a dozen or more from
time to time. Shrewd, sagacious,
election-Wise are terms used to
describe them. And they have
folloWings. | used to believe in
several of them. My faith was
not founded upon observing thei1
performances-but upon what
others told me. Legends grow
and legends usually stray from
the truth.
have since had my eyes op-
ened. Let vacancy occur in &
good state job, and the predict
erS really tear loose. This IS {
favorite pastime. Usually the ex,
pertS base their predictions or
who's available for the job, the
inclinations of the governor OF
whoever does the appointing, anc
most important, knowing where
the body is buried" :.
That last statement may be
a quotation from Shakespeare
but it's used by a lot of lesser
lights in political talk. A poll ir
the Neil House lobby would dis.
close that SO Of 100 loiterers
would admit that they know
where the body is buried. Anc
each would give you knowing
look as he told you so.
My disbelief in the forecast,
ers began when the wardenshir
of the penitentiary was open q
few years ago. I did not try tc
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
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Indications now are that the
Truman administration will at
tempt to Cd shave retail prices
one way or another; (2) continue
to support farm prices and at the
same time beat down the retail
food prices which show a tre-
mendous spread between the
farm and the grocery shelves; (3)
boost the lower pay brackets up
to rs cents on hour; (4) extract
higher taxes from corporations
and generally speaking, seek TO
restore a balance between prices
and incomes.
Just how this will be done is
not yet clear, but the President
is taking the advice of his Coun-
Gil of Economic Advisors and the
indications are that he also has
held many conferences with bus
mess leaders in whom he has
confidence here in Washington
during the past weeks. ~, .
Although some large business
firms are running full page ads
in newspapers and magazines de-
claring that further tax or furth-
er controls would take away all
incentives for further expansion,
the council report to the Pres
ident clearly indicated that the
members believed that business
profits were above the levels nee
essary to furnish incentives and
funds for the expansion of bus
mess and to promote the sustain
ed health of the economy.
For instance, with corporate
profits before taxes rising from
80 billion dollars to about "a bill
lion dollars in 1948 and after
taxes from 18 billion dollars in
1947 to 81 billion in 1948, there
was plenty of incentive here for
expansion. AS a matter of fact,
the profits were so high, viz,
five per cent on sales and 10 per
cent on net worth, the admins
tration likely figures that not
only must they take some of this
profit in high taxes to put it in
to spending channels to increase
the purchasing power, but must
take it also to prevent an ac-
emulation of idle money.
Whether it is actually true that
profits are too high and, there is
danger of idle money pools, is
beyond the question. The fact is
that this is the way the finger
points, according to observers
here.
The program suits labor, it
suits a majority of the farmers
and if retail prices are actually
shaved, it will suit a majority of
the consumers in all walks of
life. These observers admit it's
good politics and whether or not
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03

predict. / had the dope. Gen.
Frank d. Henderson was seen to
visit the welfare director. An
aide interviewed the general and
prepared an announcement which
l saw. (My stool pigeons were
working good) The general re-
fused to confirm that he would
become the warden, but promis-
ed to talk to me at 10 a. m. next
day. That's when the announces
ment was to be made.
Of course, my information was
authentic. Before, printing it in
the newspaper, l mentioned my
scoop" to man considered to
be one of the wisest in politics.
He scoffed and said it was inn
possible.
Gen. Henderson is Democrat
and Bricker's administration is
Republican," he said, laughing.
''That know, that / know" /
said. "But Gen. Henderson step
| ped aside so Bob Beightler could
head the National Guard and be-
come commanding general of the
37th Division. Now they are pay
ing off Gen. Henderson"
guess I really did know
where the body was buried that
time. But the sage scoffed at that.
He said: Print that prediction
and you will be foolish.
printed it, and it came out
just like 1 said it would. So I
became skeptical of the "old
heads. Their adherence to party
lines for decades has made them
think that way.
Moral: IF you want a good
prediction, stay away from CO.
lumbus. will come down to
Noble county and listen to you
every time.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03

it's good economics will remain
to be proven.
On the farm front a decline OF
some 400 million dollars in farm
net income is ID the picture, al
though gross farm income reach
ed new high in 1948 of more
than 35.5 billion dollars as COM
pared to 34.7 billion dollars in
1947. The 'ub was that farm eX-
penses went up more to a figure
of 1871 billion dollars compared
to 1863 billion dollars in 1947
In addition, the total farm asset
figure increased to about 1870 bill
lion dollars at the end of 1948, an
increase of some eight billion
dollars for the year. Most of the
increase, however, was due tC
increased value of farm real es-
tate which reached a new peak
during the year.
This decline in net purchasing
power or income of the farmers
is one reason why the govern
ment likely will continue its
support price program despite
the fact that in some powerful
sources this is being called a
Subsidy to buy votes.
Farm economists disagree to-
tally with business and other
economists on the theory behind
the farm price support program.
While some business economists
declare the program to support
farm prices and at the same time
try to reduce or control food
prices is ridiculous, the farm
ers declare they are looking into
the big end of the horn. In ex-
planning why they favor farm
price supports, one farm leader
said:
Like other producers, farmers
usually attempt to counterbal-
ance lower unit prices by in
creasing the unit produced. Thus
the net effect of lowered support
prices will be simply to reduce
farm income. 1t is even possible
that failure to support farm
prices at high levels will cost the
treasury more than otherwise.
eff no controls are imposed and
each farmer races to see how
much he can produce in order to
keep up his income despite the
lower price, then the bottom may
indeed drop out of farm prices.
The public expenditure such a
condition would necessitate
might be far more than that of
an orderly adjustment at present
or high price supports.
What the government is seek
ing to do is to find a stable price
figure somewhere between the
floor farm price and the high re-
tail price at which to peg the
price of farm produce.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
NEWS FOR
VETERANS

Gratuity payments to veterans
for benefits administered by the
Veterans Administration are tax
free and need not be considered
IN computing income tax, VA
said today.
Tax-exempt VA payments in
clude the following:
Subsistence allowances for vet
Grams training in schools, on
farms and on-the-job under the
CT Bill and Public Law 16 (for
the disabled).
Payments by VA to be applied
to veterans CT loans. Under the
CT Bill, VA pays the lender an
amount equivalent to four per
cent of the guaranteed portion of
the loan to be credited to the
veterans account.
Readjustment allowances, paid
under provisions of the CT Bill,
for veterans periods of unem-
pIoyment and self-employment.
Disability compensation and
pensions paid to veterans for
both service-connected and non
service-connected disabilities.
Grants for paraplegic veterans
for homes designed for wheel
chair living.
World War I emergency Of
ficers' retirement pay.
BY the end of 1913, a total of
53,893 World War II veterans
had exhausted their entitlement
for education and training under
the CT Bill. At the same time,
1869 disabled veterans who
formerly were training under
Public Law 16 were declared re-
habilitated.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
WISE or
OTHERWISE
By E. o. BOND

ConServative-A man who is
too coWardly to fight and too fat
to run.
Chorus girl - One who never
worries about getting ahead be-
cause she doesn't need one.
Birthday-Observed only by
men and children.
If we knew how short the fu-
ture is to be we'd spend less time
worrying about the past--and
start taking good care of the pre-
sent.
People are not boarding any
more. They can't afford it.
If she likes you and you're a
good spender, she'll adjust her
affairs to suit your convenience.
Nothing much you can do
about your start in life, it's what
you do when you take over that
counts.
Communism - Where every
body works and nobody's got
nothing.
Wife's motto-If at first you
don't succeed, cry, cry again.
When you feel you haven't any
faults, just add another one to
the list.
Genius cannot be transmitted
by last will and testament.
Good works will never save
you; but you cannot be saved
without them.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
A GREAT HISTORY

skiuly and sympatheticaly told history, "The 37th
Infantry Division in World War H. just off the presses
of the Infantry Journal and many veterans in Caldwell and
throughout the county have already received their copy
Every veteran from the lowest to the highest rank who
served with the division be proud of this big book
they must be of their divisions record itself
The 37h is especially dear hearts because it
the Buckeye division and because the first national guards
who left Caldwell under the mobilization of 1910
marched behind its gudons With many pictures and
the history tells the story of five years service from Camp
Shelby to Bouganve and Luzon and back San
1t tells of the homesck and the heroes, of Hill 700 and
Manila and Gaguo 1t is moving story of dogged and
magnificent accomplishment by civilian soldiers thousands
of miles from their loved And it is fitting "3O for
the 1900 who home
In heavy blue binding the book is of the best and
lasting memorial to the efforts of many.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
OPEN YOUR HEART

Once again the Red Cross is making appeal to Noble
county residents to their hearts and for the ben
eft of humanity everywhere
In 1948 part of Red Cross dollar help
caster flood vctm it went to the Pacific Northwest the
Indians of Arizona and New Mexico Europes displaced per-
sons and the fannerdden Orient But part of the Red
Cross dollar remained in Caldwell and Noble county, where
1t performed a valuable service to the community.
The goal of the campaign which opened Tuesday is
$780, which the absolute minimum necessary carry
the work of the chapter here and to fulfill its national and
world obligations When disaster Strikes the Red Cross
tends the hand of and charity regardless creed
or color sa cause worthy of the unqualified support of
conscientious citizen
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03

ucation voted out H. B. 108 after
amending it to require school
bonds issues to be passed by the
voters by not less than 60 per
cent at special or primary elec-
tions or SIS per cent at the gen.
eral elections. The original bill
asked for only a majority vote.
Sub. H. B. No. 24-Mr. Ben
nett which attempts to correct
the practice commonly known as
'bootlegging school pupils" was
heard. Mr.. Robe of the State De
partment of Education and Mr..
Bliss of the o. E. G. spoke in
favor of the bill.
Thursday the House passed
two bills that may be of interest
to Noble county. H. B. No. tt
Messrs. n-Postlewaite. This
bill states that executors, admin
istrators, guardians, receivers,
acting in their trust capacities
shall not be required to furnish
bond as a prerequisite to staying
of the execution. H. B. No. 61-
Mr.. Deming, permits local boards
of education to submit to the
electors the question of issuing
bonds in excess of the six per
cent Indebtedness limitation for
improvement or erection OF
school buildings when revenue
from bonds issued prior to Jan.
l, 1947, is insufficient to COM
plete such projects,
l shall be at the courthouse on
Friday or Saturday.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
Questions and Answers

Q. l served more than three
years in the U. S. Army during
World War II. l now wish to take
institutional on-farm training
and would like to know how
much training l will be permitted
to take?
A. An Institutional on-farm
training course may be. as long
as, but no longer than, is neces-
sary to meet your individual
training needs or until you have
exhausted your four-year period
of eligibility.
Q. am a veteran of World
War II. What is the latest date
on which | can start on-farm
training under the CT Bill?
A. You may commence train
ing within four years from July
25, 1947, or within four years
from your discharge or separa-
tion from service, whichever is
later.
Q. The automobile furnished
me by VA was totally wrecked
in an unavoidable accident. Will
VA give me another one?
A. There is no provision under
the law to provide more than
one automobile to an eligible
veterans.
Q. I am a World War II veter-
an. Is my wife eligible for treat
ment at a VA hospital?
A. Not unless your wife is an
ex-service woman. Dependents
of veterans are not entitled to
disqualification under the VA.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03

attempting W GSldDllSIl q 1dll
price on gasoline. The retailers
claim the wholesalers could
stand to guarantee the retailers
a fair profit. l am afraid the con-
sumers will eventually have to
pay the guaranteed profit. This
takes the appearance of cost
plus bill.
The committee on labor and
industry voted the F. E. P. C. out
for action by the House by vote
of 10 to S. A Republican men,
Der, Mr.. Cloud, of Logan county,
offered substitute bill which
the Republican members could
support but Mr.. Hiner, Republi-
can, Stark county, supported by
the Democrats, tabled the bill
without a hearing. This bill for
bids any employer to discrimin-
ate between persons whom he
employs because of race, color,
creed or national origin or an
cestry if he employs more than
II persons. The applicant for
employment may not be quest
ioned concerning such matters.
During the war the safety of the
nation may be jeoparized be-
cause an employees ancestry
may not be investigated.
The House committee on Ed
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
THE POETS CORNER
THE WEATHER

Will you do your best to tell us
What is this season of the year?
Sure l know it looks like Springtime
Yet when will winter time be here?
You can hear the crickets singing
Flowers are bursting through the ground
We just feel like planting garden
If some good seed could be found.
Birds are flying in the tree tho
Singing in such happy way
Surely now this can't be winter
It's just like summer day.
Did the grounding see his shadow?
Yes the sun shone bright that day
Sure he promised JUS some winter
When he returned six weeks to stay
All the good old signs have failed US
Science sure has failed us too
When they promise snow it's raining
Then the sun comes shining through.
Listen to the weather forecasts
On the radio each day.
1t they promise snow and colder
Fair and warm, be sure to say.
Some folks leave for warmer climates
To eVade the ice and snow
But If you have that thought in mind,
I'd like to have you know.
Old Mother Nature changed her mind
So it's springtime here today.
She sent old winter to the South
To return on the first of May.
Minnie Ross Macl
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03

Charles Crum, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Crum, north of
Caldwell, sustained fracture of
the jawbone, when he fell at his
home.
Deaths - Leo Hill, "a, Fulda;
Mrs. Eta Mallett, so, Stafford;
Wesley Mcconnell, 78, Stafford;
Harriet Wilson, II, Summer
field; Mildred Munson, SO, Can
on, Colo; Leonard Watson, 40,
Middlebourne.
Births - son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Ralph, Canton; a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. George Leisure,
of Pleasant Ridge.
Marriages - Eta Thompson,
Caldwell, and William Davis,
Cambridge; Mary Blake and
John Kober.
-
Brady Miller is moving his
radio shop this week from his
old location on Cumberland
street to the Simmons building
on the public square, formerly
occupied by the Gather Electric
store.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03
BRIEFS OF TEN YEARS AGO

A Belle Valley girl, employed
in local home, was grabbed on
Sunday evening on South Cum
berland street by an unknown
assailant, who fled when she
screamed for help.
-
Twenty pupils of the Cald-
well schools had a narrow es-
cape from serious injuries on
Thursday morning when the bus
in which they were being trans
ported slipped off the, road near
the Davis Ridge school house.
''This is all there amt no
more" was the swan song of the
Belle Valley mine, whose shrill
whistle blew for Is minutes early
Monday morning announcing
the news that all hope of reopen
ing the mine had been abandon
ed.
Allan R. Wheeler assumed his
new duties as cashier of the
Byesville First National bank on
Wednesday. He resigned on Feb.
Is as investigator of the Noble
county division Of the aid for the
aged to accept the position.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-03-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Carnes,
of Belle Valley, spent Sunday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Estadt, of Middleburg.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
Institute Recitals
Set Next Week End
FANfA CRAPIRO.

The closing reeltalS Of the Wash
rngton Musical Institute. Inc wils
be held next Saturday and Sunday
The Saturday programs wtll be
played by the preparatory and
Junior departments. and the June
10 concert wlll be given bs the
college and graduate school
Weldon Carter will present
certificates TO the following on
Saturday. Janice Seidel, Carroll
Hlndin. Jean Kendall Sites Betty
Wells. Margaret Motion. Dexter
Gerhardt. Nancy Fisilozzi. Jeanne
Baker. Dorothy Carr. ElinoT Rust
and Grace Ann johnson
Senior students viii present =
program OF piano and vocal music
at 9 80 p m. next Sunday, A feature
OF the recital will be q group Of
short original numbers by student 5
Of the composition class. Mildred
Dennison. Vivian McMahin. Robert
g. Taylor. William MeGin. Marion
Myers. Susan Bippus. The piano
department will be represented by
Betty Ann Hickey. Patricia Dun
lap. Mary Christensen. Miss Me
Mshili. Hope Hutson. Jane Malone
and Carol Lemons, Vocallsts 10 be
heard are Cleo Weaver. Phyllis
Hoyland, Johnnie James. Helen
Haber. Armand Thierry and Car
rol Matoon.
Dorothy Radde Emery. Villa
Semple and Florence Vincent
Yeager are the accompa nistk.
Evening star., 1949-06-12
PROGRAMS of the Week

Thy Spirit" sharss Thou Purple
Morn k.,oiss, p.vsen,. .-Th,r. !.
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T3s,f TasI, H'%n Wor. rr.se.. c.p.on.s or.se se
sasnincf's nune bimissn."
TUESDAY.
Fowler, director. Mount vernon
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WEDNESDAY.
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: p,n El.ar. "crevn q India
Cave Overture. Shorts "shert ane
so. sas ..te.on. .Eass a@ah raa as Ssrs.a
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THURSDAY.
s0LDIEKsr moME MILITARY BAND,
Franklin D. Charles, sanamss,sr. ...
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sesrrs' ssl.e,ions iron 'o.sTs.
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Dlasa ~ DxIo. plane recital; Ml4r-s
coivtn. Malta ooodrtehz voealtsa'
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FRIDAY.
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lesdsrs east frcnt. Csgisal . BE
ootdman's "opeasns HAnfafe ans
Thsns. Danes II fhs Hear. fress
PoaehieiiFs la 6ioeonea"s Bsch'f
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piers 'sFMnsass@ Psstqrass Hoe-
arease" serss. PAsker Taysar, Este
soloiss: Kixars "romp sn1 crsEs-
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Loved Yo1 Army Bsns Cnsgus
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s-colc ana slssr Walts Ksnnedys
s-soath 81 fhs Bareer.- ksvmsss
"Agsin.~ serst peimer Yahsnsy.
Arrs Bss1 DANCE HAND. asrgs ptrs
hhythm c1assssv@ sabeasaf Pa
wrsrKnx PRESBYTERIAN c9gsen
CHofk. Maney Penrs Tussx esseeseF.
ths eharcA. $50 psm- Th&fs6sss
pfpTrsm rwpsase6
SATURDAY.
s0ADfKkE noa1K nGIIITAMx BAND.
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Evening star., 1949-06-12
; Institute Sessions

The National Institute oil
Church Music. In convention this
week. has listed several punlif
events for tomorrow. Tuesday and
Thursday.
The National Lutheran Chortif
r. Z. Snekrud. director. will sivs
q program tomorrow niRht o.
q: 30 O'Clock at Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church.
Kathryn Fowler will present The
Mckinley Chorus Tuesday sfisr-
noon at 4 pm. at the same place
Thursday night Of 0 30 ocioes
an organ recital viii b played
at Washington Cathedral b,
DR.. Clarence Dickinson. orgsnisl
and choirmaster OF New Yort
and director emeritus Of ths
School of Sacred Music OF unior
Iheologtca Seminary.