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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
Wheels Begin To Turn

Five weeks after the opening
of the 86th Congress the first
general legislation passed the
House Two bills were reported
to the floor, one providing for an
extension of the draft, and the
second dealing with direct loans
to veterans and authority for an
increase in CT loan interest rates.
At first blush, five weeks seems
a tremendous length of time in
which to get the wheels of legis-
lation into motion but following
the organization of Congress
which occasions some delay,
there must, of necessity, be a GER
tain amount of lag to permit the
conduct of thorough hearings. In
addition to bills which have led
the flock many pieces of legisla-
ton are being actively studied by
each of the committees and are
now in various stages of prepara-
ton. One such bill now receiving
intensive study would provide
statehood for Hawaii.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12

Many no-holds-barred conflict is in
prospect for the current Congress. None it
is safe to say, will produce more shot and
shell than the pending battle of the budget
Mr. Eisenhower stands back of a budget
of approximately SIT billion which, it is ex
pected would be equal or about equal to rev.
enues, and might even produce small sur
plus. But there are many dissenting voices in
Congress, who regard this figure as totally
inadequate, and believe that federal spending
must be fixed at a much higher level, even
though great deficits result.
The battle will not be fought out along
straight party lines by any means. The Re
publican Party contains Senators and Rep
reSentatives who favor much greater spend
ing than the President is willing to accept
And, on the other side of the aisle, the Presi-
dent will have the support of economizers
within the Democratic Party. These consist
principally of the Southern Conservatives, of
which Senator Byrd is the leading spokesman
on money matters.
A comprehensive survey of the situation
is provided by Albert Clark, writing in The
Wall Street Journal. He says: There's no
doubt that MIR Eisenhower, as of now, fully
intends to keep up his budget-cutting drive"
The budget issue, in his mind, is second only
to that of war and peace.
Mr.. Clark cites reports that the President
intends to "dramatize threatened spending
rises in terms of initiation and taxes" Very
few of us can visualize billions of dollars,
much less relate them in any conclusive way
to our comparatively small problems and Il
fairs So, the news goes, Mr.. Eisenhower will
spell out what government spending means
to the average family in terms of higher tax
es. Then, in Mr. Clarll's words: He'll also
attempt the politico- economic feat of max
ing voters conscious Of what higher spending
might mean in higher prices at the corner
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
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grocery or at the clothing store"
What are the debts and credits the Presi-
dent faces in his campaign to hold spending
down? On the credit side is something that
even his strongest critics admit-that he, per-
sonally, commands vast amount of public
support and admiration. On the debit side,
two facts are particularly obvious. Mr.. Eisen-
hover is the first President to be legally bar
red from seeking reelection and this some
think, is great weakness. Secondly, he must
deal with the most heavily-weighted Demo-
cratic Congress in many years.
Also, Mr.. Clark reports that the Presi-
dents official family is not entirely agreed
on policy. One top group, led by MIR. Nixon,
has ideas of its own Furthermore, What Mr..
Nixon has been-and probably will continue
trying to do is to develop philosophy and
stature in his own right that is independent
of the President" 1t is, obviously essential
that Mr. Nixon do this in one way or another
if he is to get the Republican nomination and
have fair chance to win in 1860. At any
rate, Mr. Clark quotes an insider as remark
ing: "The President does not start the year
with united family"
We will soon see which way the coin
falls. The certainty is that the Presidents
position on fiscal matters has stiffened. He
is no longer as willing to compromise as he
used to be. And the explanation for this
change is compelling one. AS Mr. Clark sees
it: He faced the prospect of leaving record
of increasing spending, mammoth deficits,
rising Federal debt, initiation, higher taxes
and possibly even wage and price controls y
One more point, also reported by Mr.
Clark, is significant 1t casts another light on
the present Eisenhower position. An official
summed it up thus: "I think he has decided
that unless he holds the dixie, no one else is
going to-"
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great hands that could have palmed foot
ball and defied dozen tacklers to steal it.
The arms were very long. They could have
snagged passes out of the clouds, and engulf-
ed a runner like an octopus A wrestler also,
when this big boy smacked them they would
stay smacked.
Neither boy would have been a grand
stander. The coach would not have to coddle
them. They would have gotten just as much
fun out of team mate scoring as when they
scored themselves. Their records prove that
a thousand times over.
This is February, and it is timely that we
should be talking about George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln whose birthdays we
observe this month. How strange that the
two greatest names in our history should
likewise be the most powerful men physically
to have come to their place of great power
Tradition has it that in times of great
crisis, a man is always raised up who is equal
to it. We do not share this belief for we have
seen too many great opportunities lost for
want of the needed leader. Yet it is certain
that in at least two great periods of our ma
tons existence two men were indeed raised
up who were equal to the emergencies. Those
men were Washington and Lincoln
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
AII-AnsaeReicamS

Would you like free seat on the 5O-yard
line every game your favorite college plays
from now on? Or maybe a new gymnasium or
field house named after you? All you have to
do is to produce a pair of football ends like
two we are going to tell you about, and you
can write your own ticket.
One of them was feet inches tall and
weighed 200 lbs. in his prime. He had tre-
mendously strong hands, was crackerjack
at rough and tumble wrestling, and his legs
were so powerful that it was said he could
slow a running horse down to stop by the
pressure of his knees. He had what every
coach wants, genuine love for conflict. In
one scrap he got into, two horses were shot
from under him and a number Of bullets went
through his clothes, but he admitted later to
having a grand time in the process. A chap
like him could have made All-American at
either end or full back because even though
the records show he got licked a dozen times,
he never seemed to know it,
Our other candidate for an equally GER
tain All-American berth was an inch taller,
stretching up to 6 feet, inches, but not
quite SO heavy. Probably 200 was his top
weight He was the wiry type, unusual in
sucn big men. He had enormous arms and
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12

AS Americans, therefore, we
make a grave mistake when
we read party labels into a
nationwide settlement at the
polls. Labor has prospered un-
der Republican administrations
and congresses, and business
has prospered during periods
when Democrats ruled our
legislative roost. And labor and
business, together, have had
wounds to lick following col
lisions with both Democratic
and Republican majorities. SO
no fine lines can be drawn on
that score.
In fact, the gravest mistake
any Of us could make would be
to assume that either of our
two great parties is less true
than the other to the funda-
mental principles of good
Americanism. In this, our peo-
pie are signally fortunate, and
it's about time we started
counting this blessing in forth
right, positive terms.
The recent Democratic land
slide may have set unionism's
top brass to sounding off like
incontrovertible conquerors-
and those who fear organized
labor, to whining like puppies
shut out in the cold. But the
noises these two groups make
have little to do with the actual
facts in the case. For the lead
ers of organized labor weren't
standing for any election -
and, alone, they elected no
matter how loudly they cam
paigned both hither and yon
and regardless of how many
millions of union dollars they
laid out to keep their propag-
anda mills roaring full blast. A
Democratic tide, as everyone
knew, was rising and the
labor leaders simply mounted
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
Xxx The American Way

the incoming wave and rode
it in to the beach.
The Democrats who by now
have unpacked their baggage
in Washington know this as
well as you and | do, even if
the bosses or organized labor
as yet do not. The members of
the newly assembled Seth Con-
gress, as they settle down to
business, are we'll aware of
how many different categories
of Americans it took to elect
them-and of how foolish it
would be to assign their COM
manding majority to any one
group of voters as opposed
to the rest. Thus, if the little
boys of COPE and their fellow
union politicoes by any chance
harbor the notion that because
of their campaign support they
now own the 86th Congress, it
won't be long before they are
rudely awakened to the fact
that they don't and never will.
The labor leaders didn't buy
the Congress of the United
States, and for the simple rea-
son that the Congress just was
not for sale. The Democratic
Party which now comfortably
controls both houses is no more
committed today than it ever
has been in the past to any
interests more special than the
interests of the American peo-
pie as a whole. And certainly
the new Democrats in Wash
ington are in their hearts no
more friendly to the rackeeters
and radicals of organized labor
than were the Republican law
makers they swept out of
office.
These are facts that should
be borne confidently in mind
by all who opposed Democratic
candidates in the last election.
They are also facts every labor
leader in the land should frame
and hang on the four walls of
his sanctum.
In my next article I will dis
cuss further this matter of the
86th Congress; how it was
elected by Americans in many
walks of life; that it is now in
Washington to serve all Of
us; and that ORGANIZED LA
BOR DOESN'T OWN THE
NEW CONGRESS.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
Defense

Each one of us is concerned
with the military preparedness of
our Nation. Many feel that too
much empsasis is being given to
the arms race. It has been sug-
gested that America has, in the
past, displayed its ability to arm
itself after the first blow is struck
and to overcome seemingly insur-
mountable obstacles in order to
emerge victorious. Others feel
that America must not relax in
the arms race; that in the event
of another war the score will be
settled in matter of davs or
weeks; that our failure to display
military strength will invite at
tack. The argument that takes
place around the Courthouse in
each county in the 18th District
is the same argument that trans
pires around the Capitol Build
ing in Washington. Probably nei-
ther side is completely wrong or
completely right.
The next war could very well
be short one: A display of weak
ness would, indeed, suggest an
opportunity of success to the
enemy, but showing preparedness
and strength can be done in other
ways than through the sheer ex-
penditure of dollars. President
Eisenhower mentioned the tre-
mendous cost of defense in his
State of the Union message. He
pointed out that our missile and
satellite endeavors cost many
millions of dollars each, that our
modern planes are literally
worth their weight in gold Care
full attention is necessary for
economy in such merchandise, in
suring that the maximum bene-
fit is obtained from every missile
that is fired and from every satel-
lite that is launched and from
every plane that is flown.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
The Mail BaG

perately ill-patient, if operated
upon in time-may be counted on
to survive"
For countless people violently
sick, and suffering from organic
trouble-'The Miracle of Sur
gerry" is boon and a blessing
resulting in restored health and
citality-followed by years of
normal living. Because of the
marvels of present day surgery
millions of people-are still with
us-who otherwise would have
passed on.
AS it is with the physical body
and its ailments-so it is with
the body polite and its varied
afflictionS-a miracle of some
kind is needed. So many of the
ills which afflict our nation, and
its economy surely need the mir
acle of surgery before the ills
can be overcome. What of unem-
ployment even in the ''hey-day
of prosperity" What of ever
zooming prices? What of mount
ing taxation? What of a creeping
initiation which is paralyzing and
steadily eating away at the vitals
of our nation?
What of the millions of old
people trying to exist on a very
small income, who see their pur-
chasing power - growing less
day by day?
Surely this makes us all aware
that a miracle of surgery is
needed. Indeed the operation will
be painful: but there is some
hope that the national patient
may recover. Both self interest
and national interest will be best
served. When we seek an opera
Continued on Page 3-B)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
with Rep. John Henderson

One of the little known and yet
interesting subcommittee of the
Congress is the Subcommittee on
Claims which is a part of the
Judiciary Committee. This is the
organization which adds a very
human touch to the busy affairs
Of the Congress, for it concerns
itself not primarily with the law
as it affects all people, but rather
as it affects individual citizens.
There are times III an individ-
ual's dealings with the Federal
government when he finds him
self at a great disadvantage. Ex-
cept for the fact that he is deal
ing with the sovereign state, he
might find salve for his wounds
in a court of law. To the claims
subcommittee are referred thou
sands of private bills introduced
by Members of Congress in an
effort to obtain relief for those
who have been caught in a posi-
ton of disadvantage, where NOR
ally some relief should be forth
coming to the individual, but un-
der a strict Interpretation Of the
law he cannot prevail. The sub
committee studies these cases, re-
views the evidence and deter
mines whether, Notwithstanding
the prohibition of the law or the
lack of remedy under a strict in
depreciation Of the statute, the
United States should provide a
remedy.
This is the subcommittee which
will occupy great deal of my
attention this year for, as mem
Der. of the Judiciary Committee
I have been assigned to that sub
committee as its ranking Repu-
blican member In the last Con.
gresS there were more than 1900
claims introduced in the House
and processed by the subcommit
tee. 1t is expected that the group
will experience about the same
Workload in this session.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
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Questions and Answers

OIL understand I can make
extra payments on my Gl loan
without having to pay penalty
charge. Suppose I do, and later
on find l am hard-pressed for
money. Could the extra money l
had paid in be used for current
payments?
Aft your lender agrees, yes.
Extra principal already paid
may in that case be re-applied
to regular payments in order to
prevent the loan from going into
default.
Q-Does VA grant pensions
based solely on age to veterans
of Yorld War I and II or the
Korean conflict?
A-No. Age alone is not suf-
ficient reason for pension. Pen
sions generally may be paid to
war veterans, permanently dis
abled from nonservice-connected
causes, whose incomes do not ex-
ceed 81 400 if single, or SAT- If
married or with q minor child.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
INCOME TAX HINTS

This program is the third of
series offered by the Columbus
district office of the Internal
Revenue Service. Featured are
Edward ]. Hemmer and Charles
Warwick, Internal evenue
Agents. r. c. Eichhorn, chief,
administration division, Colum-
bus serves as moderator.
Shall / file a joint return?
If you were married on Decem-
Der 81, 1858 you may file joint
return with your spouse regard
less of how long time you have
been married and regardless of
whether or not your spouse has
income.
If your spouse died during 1858
you may file joint return with
your deceased spouse for the year
1858. If your spouse died during
1856 or 1857 you may still COM
pute your tax as though you
were filing a joint return, pro-
vided you maintain household
which is the principal place Of
abode of child or step-child for
whom you can claim a depen-
dency credit, and you have not
remarked.
If your net taxable income IS
over $4,000, a joint return will
result in lower tax.
In making a joint return you
include all the income, eXemp-
tions and deductions of both the
husband and wife. In heading
the return you list both names.
For instance: John j. and Mary
M. Doe Also, you show both
social security numbers and
both occupations if both have in
come. It is not necessary that
both have income in order to
file a joint return.
Husband and wife must both
sign and date a joint return.
Each assumes the responsibility
for any tax due. If one does
not pay, then the other must. If
you are entitled to refund, the
check will be issued in both
names and both will have to
endorse the check before cashing.
If you were divorced or legally
separated in 1858, you are con-
sidered single and must file a
separate return.
In some states there are excep-
tions to this rule. Persons with
an interlocutory decree, or resld-
ing in community property states
should consult their tax advisor
before deciding on separate OF
Joint returns.
In some cases it is not possible
to secure the signature of your
spouse directly on the tax return
1t is possible to file a Joint re-
turn without having the wife
actually sign the return itself
This is done by having the spouse
sign Treasury Department form
936 which is an authorization to
prepare, sign and file Joint in
come tax return. A signed copy
of this form 936 is attached tc
the return in lieu of the SpouSe's
signature.
If any tax has been paid sep
arately, by withholding or on ar
estimate, full credit may be
taken on the Joint return.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
LABOR DOESN'T OWN
NEW CONGRESS
Ry Maurice II. Franks

One of the myths of con
temporary American politics is
that our two main parties
divide our people into classes
end that 'never the twain shall
meet" The Democratic Party,
it is popularly assumed, is "the
Workingmans party" and
therefore dedicated to pure,
Unadulterated socialism. The
Republican Party, on the other
hand is as often made to APP
pear as the home Of economic
royalism ideologically ground
ed in fascism.
No analyses could be less ac-
curate, no estimates more alb
surd. For many an honest
Workingman would feel a trai-
tor to himself and his forbears
were he ever to vote anything
short of straight Republican.
And by the same token, many
a Democratic vote is consis-
tently cast by individual bust
nessmen and executives high
up in corporate management.
Even the terms liberal" and
conservative" can boast only
skin-deep association with
the parties to which the pop
ular mind likes carelessly to
assign them. Liberal Republi-
cans abound, in office and on
the street. So do conservative
Democrats. Shake all Of us up
in one basket and separate us
afterwards, not as Democrats
and Republicans. but as lib
erals and conservatives and
quite likely the final division
would reveal a preponderance
of conservatives. And yet, as
of last November, many more
of us were counted as Demo-
Gratis than as Republicans!
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12

Q-I'm a Korea veteran draw
ing compensation for a service
connected disability. Is there any
limit on what / can earn and still
get my compensation payments?
A-There is no limit. Regard
less of your earnings, your ser
vice connected compensation is
not affected and will not be re-
duced. Ceilings on income apply
only to pensions, paid to veterans
for total and permanent non
sefvice-connected disabilities.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
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SA.
Our Weather Man

weather prophet here Koon Holer who draw
like
misty night.
He inch and quarter
looks like the college
that woody thing and winter
the side hurry that have
these fellows hung front door during
he seemed be of mental mlxp
where he had been where he where he
He peculiar coat end coal black and the
other black
those peculiar markings
very cold at the beginn
period of mild weather to end with
another cold before the south winds blow.
that entirely black look out will have
fall
with completely black.
Old timers here abouts that sign fails Well we Will
looks if the woody correct The cold
has snapped moderate However, it is too soon to have
faith hope that
we have weather for time. So be it.
Uncle Sam Stile
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
Colorado Springs, Colo.
January Is, 1859

Dear Sirs:
l receive the Caldwell Journal
every week and I hope that
many more do.
It's fine paper. There was one
thing that l read that makes me
feel that Noble county is going
down the wrong road.
l am referring to the two
Democratic commissioners who
want to be economy minded. It's
bad to deprive the people of
such fine county of this law
enforcing service for l really
think they are needed in the
office.
1t always gave me much pleas
ure to read how the county was
progressing. Let's keep it that
way.
| went to school with some
of the fine personnel now hold
ing office in your county and l
know that just one person can't
do the job well. 1t takes a team.
Let's think it over Mr.. Commits
Sioner.
Yours truly,
Irwin II. LeaSure
4502 Mallow Road
Colorado Springs, Colo.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12

Editor, Journal:
A few days ago while reading
New York Journal, / found
this statement, "There are two
kinds of miracles, one of which
is the Biblical kind, in which the
loaves and the fish not only mul-
tiplied, but came free"
The other kind is the modern
surgical miracle by which a des-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12
From journal Files
. Ten Years AGO

At the regular meeting of the
Noble county commissioners,
Monday, Lemuel Moore, of Sar-
ahsville, was appointed super
intendent of the Noble county
home.
Robert Caldwell, 33, of Belle
Valley, was seriously injured late
Monday afternoon at the Com
mercial Fuel company's strip
mining operation near Cumber-
land, when he was struck on the
head by stones torn loose from
a dynamite blast.
Miss Mary Radcliffe, Cumber-
land street, was removed to the
Marietta Memorial hospital in
the Murphy ambulance, Tuesday
evening, where she underwent
an emergency appendectomy.
Births - Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Crun, of North street, are
the parents of a son born Sat
urday, Feb. 19 in the Thompson
hospital
Mr.. and Mrs. Raphael Gerst,
of Caldwell route, are announc-
ing the birth of an eight pound
son born Sunday, Feb. 20.
Clarence Carter, superintend-
| ent of the Sarahsville schools, is
the manager and has completed
| plans for the annual Noble
county tournament which. opens
Tuesday night, Feb. % in the
Caldwell gymnasium
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12

The annual Noble county
tournament will open at the
Caldwell high school gymnasium
next Tuesday evening, Feb. %,
at 7:30. Seven teams, all men,
bers of the Noble county league,
will compete.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12

Two Marion township roads
will receive a total of 65 yards
of crushed stone in the very
near future. Purchase of the
stone was made last Monday at
the regular meeting of the Noble
county commissioners
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1959-02-12

The total l949 appropriation
figure for the village of Cald-
well amounts to $96,796.23, ac-
cording to the appropriation
drawn up and signed by men,
bers of the local council. L. E.
Potts is president of the council.