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The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-08-28

A congressional committee,
headed by Senator Byrd Cd.
Val, reports that the govern
ment has $164 billion in its
piggy bank-all of it available
for spending this fiscal year if
federal agencies can find ways
to do it.
The Chamber of Commerce of
the United States says that it
is reminded of the purple COW,
which no one has seen and no
one hopes to see.
There's nc such animal as a
| purple cow. There's no such
/ animal as $164 billion.
The National Chamber points
out that this sum of money is
seven times the value of all
| gold in the United States; five
times the value of all gold in
the world, outside Russia; six
times the amount of currency
IN circulation in the United
States; more than all the
checking and savings bank &C
counts of all American indivi-
duals and corporations, even
including the money in the
postal savings system; more
than the value of all construc-
ton put in place in the u. S.
in the past 10 years.
Nevertheless, the Byrd COM
mittee says that $164 billion is
in Uncle Sans till-ready to
be spent whenever the govern
ment gets around to it. Accord
ing to the committee, the fund
consists of SOL billion of I'M
spent funds which the federal
agencies still carried on their
books when the last fiscal year
expired on June 80, and $73
billion of new funds appropria-
ted by Congress for this year.
OF the unspent funds, $2i
billion have not even been OBJ
ligated, which means that the
agencies haven't even been able
to promise the money to any,
one, let alone find ways to
spend it. The remaining $40
billion in this category has
been obligated-tied up in COM
mitmentS for future delivery of
goods and services.
The biggest chunk of unspent
funds from earlier years is in
the Defense department., which
had $57 billion left over on
June 80, all but SIS billion of
which had been obligated. New
appropriations for the depart
ment come to SAT billion, max
ing possible a to~al potential
spending of $104 billion for de-
Tense in this fiscal year.
The second biggest is $9.4
billion for the Mutual Security
agency, of which about 500
million is unobligated. New
funds granted to MSA for 1858
total another Sc billion, max
ing $15.4 billion available for
al types of foreign aid spend
ing between now and next July
l..
BY piling up billions in un-
spent funds, the federal agen-
cies are providing themselves
with a nice, soft cushion to
fall back on in the event of a
sudden economy drive in Con-
gress. With a few billions tuck
ed away for a rainy day, so to
speak, they don't have to wor-
/ ry too much about the immed-
late effect of any cuts Congress
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-08-28

and family visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Dan Eggart Monday eve
Recent visitors at the Dyck-
man home were Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Morey and his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Morey OF Illinois.
George Nimich of Big Horn
spent several days at the W; Y.
Anderson ranch looking after
his cattle.
Mrs. J.. M. Keebler and chill
dren were Billings visitors on
Tuesday where Shirley Keebler
left by plane for the coast;
MIR. and Mrs. John Luther,
Jr., and family returned re-
Gently from a tour of Yellow
stone park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Eggart and
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-08-28
South Hurdin

Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Torske
are parents of a son born at the
Big Horn County Community
hospital recently.
Mrs. Ida Brown is visiting
her son and daughter in Law,
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Brown of
Calgary, Canada.
Jim TorSke and Rev. Lane
took their Boy Scout troup to
the Little Horn conyon for a
week end fishing trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Gustaf-
son and Burton and Mrs. Ivan
Harden and Nicky Ann attend
ed the Midland Empire fair
last week.
Walferd Johnson returne ed
Sunday evening from Stillwat-
er, Okla, where he was a dele
gate to the rural mailcarriers
national convention.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Harden
and daughter, Nicky, and Bob
Harden were among the en-
ployeeS of the Triangle Motor
Co.. who attended the picnic
at the Willett farm.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Goddard
visited at the Fred Dewald
home Wednesday evening.
Mrs. j. VIM. Smith visited
Mrs. Leo Colstad Monday eve
ming.
Mrs. Frances Swaby and Mrs.
Ivan Harden and daughter were
Billings callers Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sailbed visited
at the home of Mrs. Alice
Greenwald Sunday.
The j. VIM. Smith family
motored to Ballantine recently
where they were guests of Mrs.
Smiths parents, MI. and Mrs
Fitzgerald.
Mrs. C. E. Astrope and Mrs.
IzenhoWer called on Mrs. Fran
ces SWaby Saturday.
Mrs. Leo Colstad attended a
T. B. sales meeting in Billings
last Thursday. She was accom-
panied by Mrs. Bill Smith.
MI. and Mrs. Henry Zier cal
led at the Sam Kern home on
Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sween-
ey and Richey attended the
fair in Billings last week.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Brown
called at the Sam Kern home
Saturday evening.
Mrs. James Torske and Kar-
en- were Sunday guests at the
Walter Torske home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. r. Paulson
and daughters spent Wednes-
day evening visiting the Sam
Kern family.
Members of the Two Leggin
Home Demonstration club met
at the home of Mrs. Walferd
Johnson in Hardin Tuesday
! afternoon. Mrs. Don Eyre was
co-hostess. There were Is mem
bers and one guest present.
Members worked on covers for
cook books.
Mrs. Alice Greenwald, Mrs.
Con Greenwald and Lorraine
Dewald were Hardin business
callers Saturday.
Merle Gustafson and Bob
Harden attended the car races
and Billings fair Friday.
Con Greenwald, Alvin Torske
and Earl Gray assisted Fred
Dewald with some farm work
Saturday and Monday.
Mrs. Fred Reille and son.
Leroy, were Hardin callers on
Monday. g.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brown &C.
companied. a group of young
people consisting of Barbara
Brown. Marian Gray, Mary
Rose Humphrey and Jean Md
Ter, to Tempted Hills Monday
where they will spend a week
attending the Baptist summer
assembly. Bob Brown will re-
turn home from Junior camp
with his parents. -. ~
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-08-28

children and Ora Longacre
ioined Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Eggart of Lodge Grass and at
tended the fair in Billings on
wednesday.
Virgil Cox and family of Red
Lodge and Mr.. and Mrs. Pic
canio of hollywood, enroute
from New York, spent Thurs
day at the Perry Cox home.
Verna Cox returned to her
work at Spokane, Wash, after
a Today visit with her parents.
Perry Cox was a patient at
the Deaconess hospital several
days last week.
Mrs. Martha oxford is recoV-
ering from surgery at a Miles
City hospital.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-08-28
National Chamber Says 1b4 Billion
Dollar Sum Is Purple Cow

may make in their regular ap-
preparations. .r1
Another result of the prac-
tice of carrying over unspent
funds from year to year is to
strip Congress of much of its
direct control over government
spending. 49,,
The National Chamber takes
the position that the next Con-
gress ought to review all eX-
listing appropriations and spen-
ding operations, and cancel all
those which have gotten too
far out of hand. And the mon
ey saved should be applied to
the credit of all taxpayers.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-08-28

This vitamin-coated salt is de-
signed to make up for the Wit
amins lost in cooking of yege-
tables.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1952-08-28

Vftamins needed by the hui
man body now can be taken at
the dining table as a coating
ON the grains of ordinary salt.
Evening star., 1952-02-05
Veal Urges More Active
Part in District Affairs

DR.. J. Ross Veal. president OF
the Federation Of Citizens Assoc
Citations. called upon Washing
tonians to take . stronger part In
District affairs last night at the
Forest Hill Citizens Association
DR.. Veal was making the first
of q series Of talks to the local
associations rs part OF the CITY,
wide membership campaign.
He told the group the aim Of
the drive is to give District resi-
dents a louder voice IN city affairs
TOO often, " he said. Congress
men complain that the ctitizens
are not behind the Federation.
They doubt that we represent the
majority Of the citizens"
Earlier. the association pre-
sented Charles A. Burmeister with
a leather brief-case in apprecia-
tion Of is years of active service
in the association. Mr.. Burmeister
recently retired after 10 years
with the Agriculture Department
as . livestock economist:
The meeting was held In the
Murch School, Thirty-sixth and
Ellicott streets NV.
Evening star., 1952-02-05
Tests for Cancer Urged
BY Michigan Park Speakers

The simplest way to assure
detection of cancer In its initial
stages is to get routine, periodical
physical examinations, DR.. Cyril
ISchulman, director Of George
washington Uniyersity's home
Icare plan, told the meeting Of the
Michigan Park Cftizenss Associa- 2
|tion last night.
He spoke in conjunction with q
film presentation Of the symptoms
Iand recognition OF cancer, spon-
Isored by the American Cancer
Society.
Mrs. Martin A. Kelly, who di-
|rected the associat ation's activities
lin the recent Mothers March on
Polio" reported the groups part
|in the campaign netted In excess
LOT $4,000. +
In q special election, Donald
Fraser was elected financial Sec
|retary.
Evening star., 1952-02-05
50 Give 5000 10 Reyiye0 Old
Street Signs

The Progressive Citizens Asso-
citation Of Georgetown was told
last night that . total Of 5000 has
been received from so donors for
signs designating various streets
In the area BY the names under
which they were known In Co
lonial days.
Only $3.50 more Is needed to
complete the program. 1t was said.
& It was announced that q COM
mittee had been appointed to
study a possible amalgamation Of
the group with the Georgetown
Citizens Association. Russell
Mcqueen was named chairman
of the committee, the other mem
bers being Mrs. Edward Finken-
staedt, Noel Macy and Mrs. Gar
riSon Norton.
August H. Hansen Of the Ma
tional Capital Parks described the
work to be done on o park be-
hind Georgetown Library at Wis:
consin avenue and r street.
Evening star., 1952-02-05
Red Delaying tactics
Make Early Arnisiice
Doubtful, U. n. Says
" the A.soeia,ed Pres,

TOKYO, Feb. 5.-The United
Nations command today cautioned
against expecting quick agreement
lon . Korean armistice.
Tokyo headquarters described
Communist truce tactics as "op-
|eration quagmire. /"
Recent minor compromises at
|Panmunjom, the u. N. command
said, ut "the Communist see-saW
|of progress. They don't i1eces-
|sarily involve any change in their
main program Of bargaining In
|ertia."
The command pointed out Red
|negotiators '.have agreed to none
LOT the really major points Of dis
|pute. They have instead conceded
i'm points Of theory or in instances
where their concessions actually
cost them nothing. :
Little Progress Made.
The q. N. views were expressed
lin an ''unofIicial information bull
Iletin" containing material Sc
llected from "voice Of the United
Nations Command" broadcasts to
Korea.
The bulletin was released after
|today's negotiating sessions ct
lPanmunjom adjourned. So little
progress was made that Allied
fspokesmen indicated there was no
need for the customary briefing
session to the press.
It came on the eve Of the FIRST
full meeting Of the five-man truce
delegations In two months. They
will hold q plenary session ut 10
am. Wednesday @ pm. Tuesday
IESTD to begin discussing the final
Item on the. armistice agenda--
Recommendations to belligerent
governments.
Could Argue Three Points.
| Key points Of exchanging pris-
oners and supervising an armistice
remain to be settled. Tomorrow's
session would open the way fol
targuing all three points at once. 7
At Allied truce headquarters II
| lMunsai1 Rear Admiral r. e. Libby
said 1--WE had another very ami.
lcable session. discussing exchange
lot prisoners but remained "18t
degrees es"-exactly opposed-on the
key question Of voluntary repa.
ltriation.
| A committee Of staff ofiicers
working on truce supervision
lagreed on 10 observer teams tc
Epolice the demilitarized zone
They have two major points still
to settle-troop rotation and ports
LOT entry for supplies and troops
during an armistice. They are
not considering the key question
whether Reds may rebuild air.
fields after . truce is signed.
Evening star., 1952-02-05
Stanton Park Group
Hits Police Protection

Poor response to its recent
membership drive was blamed il
part by the Stanton Park Citi.
sens Association last night or
poor police protection in the
neighborhood.
Some area residents are afraid
they might be attacked on the
way to association meetings
Clarence P.4Johnson,a association
president. reported. z
The group voted to bring two
recent instances of what Mr.
johnson called aggravated assault
near Stanton square to the atten-
ton of the Metropolitan Police
Department. Citing juvenile de-
linquency as one of the related
problems, the group also voted tt
ask for establishment of a Metro.
politan Police Boys Club in the
vicinity.
An amendment to the District
building code that would permit
windowless kitchens in sons
apartment buildings was opposed
by the association in q motor
presented by Miss Kathryn Bow.
ers. a delegate to the Federation
Of Citizens Associations.
Honorary memberships were
voted last night for Mrs. Mary
johnson, 80, who is Mr.. Johnson.
mother. and for Sculptress AIDE.
laide johnson (no relation), whit
is los. and famed for her statuary
Of the originators Of the feminist
movement.
Three Of her statues-of Susar
B. Anthony, Elizabeth C. Stantor
and Lucretia B. Mott-are in tht
crypt Of the Capitol.
The meeting was held in thu
Peabody School, Fifth and {
streets NE.
Evening star., 1952-02-05

Dirk J. Struik, Dutch born
suspended professor Of mathe-
matics at Massachusetts, Insti-
tute Of Technology, who was 4
member of a Red cell attended
by Herbert A. Philbrick. Shown
here, he is refusing to tell the
House Un-American Activities
Committee last year whether
he was ever 3 Communist
Party member
Evening star., 1952-02-05
Puerto Ricun Scores
In Her opero Debut
By ths As.eeio,sd Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-Graciela
Rivera scored o triumph last
night as she made her debut as
the first Puerto Rica singer signed
by the Metropolitan Opera.
Miss Rivera, who sang the title
role Of Lucia Di Lammermoor,
received seven curtain calls from
10 crowd pleased with her pure.
clear tones and dramatic ability.
Evening star., 1952-02-05
Allied Airmen Blow Up
I Red Arms Depofs,
Raze 7 Supply Bases
Sy the Associated Press

SEOUL. Korea, Feb. 5.-Amer-
lean airmen today blew up two
Communist ammunition depots
and razed two big supply centers,
the United States 5th Air Force
reported.
The supply centers were less
than so miles from Panmunjom,
site Of Korean truce talks. F-51
Mustang pilots said their bombs
and rockets touched OF fires that
could be seen for miles.
Returning airmen said the two
centers-near Sinmak and Nam
chonjom-were reduced to blazing
ruins.
The ammunition dumps were
blown up by Marine Flu pilots.
Jets Exchange Passes.
Altogether, the 5th Air Force
said, the days explosive attacks
leveled almost 100 Red supply
buildings and revetments. and cut
rail lines in IS places. A total of
592 sorties were flown.
American F-86 Sabre jets ex-
changed firing passes with some
Red jets out Of a formation of
100 MIG-15s. The Air Force made
no report Of damage.
The ground front was rela-
lively quiet.
Infantry Recaptures Hill.
u. N. infantrymen on the west
recaptured q hill position without
firing q shot. Chinese Reds took
the hill last night in q fierce
attack, then vanished.
Behind their own lines Allied
engineers reopened the Pukhan
River railway bridge after it stood
idle Is months. The bridge, Is
miles east of Seoul, was blown
up by the Allies themselves. Re-
opening it restores a vital alter
nate rail route between the Seoul
area and Pusan, main supply port
in Southeast Korea.
Rail Lines Attacked.
Battered Red bridges and rail
lines in Northwest Korea were
bombed and rocketed again by
American jets. ~
Night-flying B-29 Super Forts
from Japan hit the Sunchon rail
bypass bridge for the second
straight night.
Carrier-based planes from the
Valley Forge and Antietam era
tered rails in more than 100 places
yesterday in the vicinity of Hung
nam on the east coast.
Evening star., 1952-02-05
Poverty Amid Plenty .
Defense Orders Fail to Fill Gap,
In Jeweiry Plants Metal Fonine

a lot of this defense work. ] am
Just showing you what the little
guy is up against and why ho
doesn't get the contracts.
Mr.. Wells put IN bid Of $5S
per thousand for a small alumni.
mum part for land mines. He
said the bids ranged all the way
from 81 to $40 per thousand.
The cost Of the aluminium alone.
Mr., Wells said, was $21 . thou
sand.
"I told the ordnance man that
he knew the 81 man couldn't de-
liver" Mr.. Wells said. HE said
he knew he couldn't and that I
could, but that he knew another
guy who could come through at
less than ! bid"
There is plenty Of defense work
but so far haven't been
able to get any Of it that wouldnt
wreck my business.
He said he had several oppor.
tunities to obtain subcontractS
for Jet engine parts from big man
ufacturers, land the price is
right"
But the quantities are small
because they are not making so
many jet engines" he added. 1T
would tie up the machine shop
and the rest of the workers would
have nothing to do. Maybe !
would be employing about 80 peo-
Pile all told.
''If they were making 1900 or
S, 900 jet engines. instead of the
present small number. why then
we could tool up and do q job"
Not Too Hopeful.
Mr.. Wells said he was still try
ing to obtain contract Of sum.
cient size to warrant conver-
sion to defense work. but he
wasn't too hopeful Of success.
He didn't think much Of the
Governments plan to let defense
contracts to higher bidders In de.
pressed areas to take up the slack
in employment.
+That puts the procurement of-
|ficer on an awful spot" he conn
|mented. There is too much OPP
|portunity for graft. It would be
very difficult to do without
|crookednesS." i
AS for the operations Of the
Small Defense Plant Corp, which
Congress created in an effort to,
channel contracts to small com.
panies, MIR. Wells said:
That's just a political deal to
get the gripers of the Congress
mems necks."
There is plenty Of capital
available in the jewelry industry
Ito convert if we can get some
thing to do" he continued. 1T
1.-THE emergency becomes great
enough, / would be willing to
swap dollars just to get into It,"
Very few instances Of real hard
ship were reported in Attleboro.
despite the unemployment situa-
Ition. Some merchants said busi.
mess had started declining.
A. clothing store offered, among
other things, Civil War caps Of
both the Union and Confederate
armies. A clerk, when asked which
was the better seller. pointed to .
pile of 10 ''blues" and only 3
"grays."
"The kids up here" he said,
"like to be rebels"
Tomorrow: Detroit.
Evening star., 1952-02-05
Poverty Amid Plenty
By Jomes 7. Newton
e.. s..ss t-..,.....,,.,,.,.. =

PROVIDENCE. Il. +. FEB. 81.
The difiicuities faced by the small
manufacturer who wishes to con-
vert to defense production from
non-essential civilian work are
well Illustrated by experiences Of
the jewelry industry.
About 80 per cent of the coun-
try's production Of less expensive
Evening star., 1952-02-05

Tomorrow: Called to the Stand
Evening star., 1952-02-05

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Evening star., 1952-02-05

Tomorrow: Detroit.
Evening star., 1952-02-05
Union Exaggerated
Output Increases,
Steel Industry Says
By shs Assosiused pssss

NEW YORK. Feb. 8 The steel
industry accused the CIO Steel
workers Union today Of reporting
exaggerated increases In the
workmen's output in support Of al
demand for an 181a cents an hour
wage increase.
DR.. Jules Backmafl, New York
University economist representing
the industry. said that actually
price increases have been neces-
sary in the steel industry because
an increase in productivity. had
Jagged behind increased labor
costs.
He testified for the second day
before a six-man panel OF the
Wage Sterilization Board. The
board is seeking to avert a threat
ened strike of 900, 900 steel
workers tentatively set for Feb
ruary %.
Dr.. Backman said exaggerated
increased in long-term and short
term gains in productivity have
been presented by the union
Says Rise Is Under 8 Per Gem.
He testified union figures pre-
sented to the panel showed d
long term f19lO-l 1887 annual pro-
ductivity gain Of approximately
5 per cent . year and q 4 per
cent gain in recent years tfroml
|l948).
Historically and since 1885,
output per man hour Ia the steel
industry has risen less than 8
per cent per year. Dr.. BackmanI
said.
He declared '.from 1889 to date
average hourly earnings Of steel
workers have risen BY 1885 per
cent. while the rise In output per
man hour is estimated at only
about "a per cent"
DR.. Backman said the union OBJ
tained its figures by carefully se-
lecting the dates for its periods
of measurement. as for instance !
dating the t'long-termn gain inI
productivity from the base year
1919.
AS result Of wartime disrup-
|ti0n, that was a year OF relatively
poor productivity for lnanufac-
turing industries, " DR.. Backman
said. Thus output per man hour
in 1919 was Is per cent lower
than in 1914 for all manufactur-
ing industries"
Sees Labor Cost Rise.
DR. Backman said the fun de-
Of the CIO United Steel
workers of America would cause
industry hourly labor costs to rise
80 per cent.
He continued: '"That amount is
more than 10 times as great as the
annual increase In productivity
that might be anticipated on the
basis Of past experience"
The steel industry witness, who
began his testimony yesterday.
said that any rise In wages, bene-
|fits, living standards or other Inn
|provements must come at least
partially out Of productivity.
However, DR.. Backman said,
consumers and stockholders should
share in output gains, aleng with
1.-THE workers He also noted that q
large part Of the gain goes to the
Government in higher taxes.