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Show "1i 'I I SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS SHOPPER'S of Main Street and the World Reds Agree to Discuss Cease-Fire- By Congress Extends Price Controls Events of tbe last few days have created a PEACE IS POSSIBLE belief throughout the world that there Is a possibility of peace in Korea. The first move for possible peace talks was made by Jacob Malik. Soviet representative at the UN. U.S. Ambassador Alan Kirk later called Minister Andrei Gromyko in an attempt to get Soviet 'Film Club' Groups Are Suggested To Meet Need in Small Communities Last week we discussed the increasing interest the United States motion picture industry is likely to take in our small toivns as a result of the channeling off of theater audiences by television in metropolitan areas and the sharply curtailed demand by foreign countries for American films. It is likely that one logical outcome of this set of developments will be the increasing importance to the entire film industry of the movie exhibi tors in the small toivns where television is not yet readily available, A jf!lii s ii ' Mtjftf M 8 Now the fact that our small community theater operator is important is by no means news to t'7isi ' (i (ttL sir . us' Tiic) r i" inn j tieu a . , . r i( MltQM 8 I . theater towns are very much aware . i i. i .I ... ne s anai nis inai enienainmvm uusi-tiesconstitute an eminently desirable and worth-whil- e factor in our I FEATURE lives. More often than not his busi-majsource of entertainment, of fering us laughter and music when we need it and a measure of escape when we desire it. It is there seven days a week to help take us out of ourselves for a few hours and give e us a blessed bit of to substitute for the punrealities of our worldly environment. gent And that, as a matter of fact, is one expression of the smalltown motion picture exhibitor's major problem: What kinds of movies will do those things for the most people most often? What kinds of shows do his patrons want to upon Deputy Foreign a clarified version of Malik's bid. Kirk reported that Gromyko suggested that in the first stage negotiations for a truce should be conducted by military representatives in the field, with political and territorial questions left for second stage disposition. Then, acting on instructions from Washington, Gen. Matthew B. to Ridgway, commander of the allied armed forces, broadcast proposals the Reds for a meeting aboard the Danish hospital ship Jutlandia in Won-sa- n harbor in North Korea. After 29 hours of waiting, the Communists answered the broadcasts with a proposal for a meeting at Kaesong, just below the old Korean boundary on the 38th parallel. They suggested the meeting be held between July 10 and 15. No official reaction to the Communist proposal was Immediately available. Most observers, however, believed the delay as proposed by the Reds was a face saving device, so important in the Orient. But the Communist reply was an indication that the Chinese and North Koreans desire peace. The 10 day delay will also permit the Chinese and North Korean leaders to seek further contact with Moscow. As expected, the Communists made propaganda use of Gen. Ridgway's proposed peace talks. Communist broadcasts began to pound away at the line that the allies asked for peace talks because the "armed aggression of the United Nations forces has ended in failure." There was one other indication that the talks may not be fruitless. The Communists failed to mention their repeated demands of admission to the United Nations and control of Formosa as a price of peace. A sincere desire for peace remains uppermost in the minds of every American, from home town to the largest city. Whatever the results of the peace talks, it must be an honorable peace before it will be acceptable to the American people. And it must be made clear to every American that a Korean settlement will not justify a slowdown in this nation's defense program. see? I. I. Raines, of the University of Illinois marketing division, conducted a survey of motion picture preferences in an Illinois town of 3,000 and came up with some definite ansicers, which we reported here last treek. Topping the list of preferred motion pictures in that one town were musiis ordinarily called light cals, comedies, and mysteries-wh- at or escape entertainment. The point is that if the exhibitor in this town were to select his motion picture programs solely with an eye to his house never pleasing the majority of the theater-goerwould show any of thetniore serious film interpretations of the classics, or experimental pros, works-ilocumen-ta- ries, ductions. Obviously, there must be a number of persons in this town-- as in every other town-w- ho want to see that kind of motion picture, but their number isn't large enough to carry any weight against the voice of the majority. Nevertheless, they are important. They are important because they could be the force that would encourage and promote the bringing in of good films that would tend to add to the cultural depth of the community. Idealism aside for the moment, Mr. Raines offers, a practicable suggestion. He suggests film clubs, operating book club principle, as a means of deon the market a for a higher type of motion picture fare veloping than is commonly available in the small comwell-know- n one-theat- er munity. He would have the local theater operator start with a committee of teachers, professional people, and other likely leading citizens. This committee then tcould go to work to enroll enough members to underwrite regular showings of outstanding films of a cultural nature films which, by and large, do not reach our small community audiences today. A person enrolling in this group would purchase a membership which, jmid in advance, would include a specified number of ad missions that could be used at any of the showings of films selected by the club. Cost per admission, Mr. Raines figured, probably would work out to a figure comimrable with that charged for first showings of these films in metropolitan centers. Organization of such a club would take a lot of work and intensive promotion. Hut it could provide a solution to the problem of the local exhibitor who can't afford, at regular prices, to show the type of film which may attract only a limited audience. With his expenses guaranteed by a club, however, he could bring to his community films which might do it a great deal of good. I; 1 DOROTHY BARCLAY I f ' Y sin HOME FRONT LINE line UD for your summer campaign! Preserve the home front by preserving food or drying. by canning, freezing anything you can lay your nanas on; For the national drive for food preservation is being stepped up! Fnnd fruits and vegetables par and ticularlyare plentiful nowxoure summer, the throughout either growing your own, or choosing from the generois stock at your grocer's and it s up to you to maice it last, by putting up for the hungry winter months. The department of agriculture re nnrts vastly increased interest ir s and in requests for seeds. They estimate that 2V4 mil lion more gardens are in operation than there were a year ago. Con anc gratulations, home-make- 'fa0' 1 , v", . VX I I 4urt: ' J . itach 1 ;t J THE BRAKES . '' J witness before th. ........ o vuuiiuuitj en Pri 8.5 billion aid tBrr, Acheson said Russia'! .!! I HIT teas T 6 u.o. is pr meet attacks hnme-earden- $1B I ot itoj. i is anywhere. Qf5 I jfitnuf home-eardener- that's not enough! To meet challenge the need for i suDDlies and the food rrpaspH stretching of the family food budget call for preserving all the fruit and vegetables you can find from your own garden and from your food stores and stepping up your own food preservation program along with the national demand! Here, too. the department of agriculture reports increased interest this year twice as many requests for ing and formation on But the ft; ' A ' fals X fOREI fACKI home-cannin- P. S freezing! JRESr: BUDGET SAVER Does it pay to put up foods at home? Says a prominent nutrition ist, "In dollars and cents, you can the cost of the save about one-hafood if you invest your time in canning and freezing". Worth it, don't you think? This same authority goes on to point out that you homemakers who take advantage of peak seasons to buy fresh foods in quantit;- on the not are only saving money, market, or make-believ- . CORNER ; " I-ft- JBff, artn FOXHOLE FORTY . . . TakinjJ vantage or lull during the is lf y B i Seeking Formula for Peace Representatives of the United Nations with troops in Korea art shown as they held a "strategy" meeting at the state department to seek a formula tor united action on the Russian proposal for a truce in Korea, UN officials reported peace prospects are definitely good. A MONTH TO ARGUE Congressional action in economic controls last week caused considerable comment in the home towns of the nation. According to the average American's concept of government, the congress of the United States is supposed to reflect the will and desire of the people. With this basic principle in mind, plus the fact that congress rushed through a bill extending the nation's economic controls for 31 days, but slapping an absolute ban on price rollbacks and most new price ceilings, it began to look like the average man on Main Street approved the high prices that prevail today. Two main facts caused most of the nation's reporters and analysts to this conclusion: (1) The cost of living for the average family is higher today than ever before, 8.9 per cent above that of June 25, 1950 (see story below); and (2) the refusal of congress to pass a bill to hold back this rising spiral in fact, specifically forbidding rollbacks and new price ceilings. The administration charged that the congress had allowed Itself to be intimidated by special interests, pointing to the activities of the beef and textile industries, the national association of manufacturers, and the real-estalobby in recent weeks. Michael DiSalle, OPS administrator, put it like this: "Enemies of price control magnify errors and twist facts. They urge business-as-usuin un usual times. They deliberately confuse free enterprise with irresponsible license. They misconstrue and misstate OPS action to the point of outright dishonesty." Presenting the other side of the picture. Senator Taft of Ohio, said: "There is no reason for rationing businessmen outside the defense program," and price rollbacks "are dangerous economically because they upset all normal business relations. They are a step toward socialism . . ." The next month will be one of bitter debate on price, wage and rent legislation. What form it wUl finally take is anyone's guess at the moment. But it is a fantastic supposition that says the average American favors the high prices of today. te COST OF LIVING The fact that this country has already taken the first dangerous step on the ladder of inflation was indicated again by the government's latest cost of living Index. The index of the bureau of labor statistics rose to 185.4 per cent of the 1935-'3average. This figure is nearly 9 per cent above June, 1950, when the Korean war began and sets a new record high. As a result, because of "escalator" clauses in work contracts, well over a million workers in the railroad industry received hourly wage increases. The increase in cost of living was noted in apparel, house furnishings, rent, and miscellaneous goods and services. Food was the only item that showed a slight decline. 9 THE FUTURE Assistant Buduet Director ... . kimuu yl evic tion that defense-swolle- n federal spending will level off in 1955 at $65,000 000,000 a year and remain there indefinitely is an indication of things to come for the home towner. It was an indication that defense spending will continue at a record peak for years and high taxes are almost a certainty. Staats reported government spending during 1952 fiscal year, which began July 1. will run about $68,400,000,000. His forecast of a peak of between $80 and $90 billion in 1953 was startling. Meanwhile, the treasury reported it closed its books July 1 about $6,000,000,000 better off than it had expected. It had been estimated by the experts that the government would run more than $2,700,000,000 in the red during the past fiscal year. Actually the government had the second largest budget surplus in history more than $3,000,000,000 in the black. Government tax receipts totaled approximately $48 billion between July 1. 1950, and July 1, 1951, the most money ever collected during a single year, outstripping the peak war-ta- x year of 1944 when revenue totaled $44,700,000,000. -- FARM PRICES New Decline Noted in Farm Prices The sericulture department reported i&m prices dropped about 1.3 per cent from mid-Mato mid-Juny It was the that the prices had fourth-straigh- t declined, month bring- ing them down to about 4 per cent below the record set last February, the department reported. The department reported the decline rejected lower prices for a majority of farm products which were only partially offset by modest rise in prices of hogs, veal calves, butterfat. apples and turkeys. On the other hand, prices paid by farmers for goods used in family living and in farm production held steady. No new farm products rose to levels at which ceiling could be applied, according to the i report. mid-Ma- a on hill Red-hel- d tositia i Korea, this GI is shown SMtcfc 40 winks in his foxhole u r troops continue to drive wt ward. This boy temporarily i gets that a war is going on. 'T' " r1 but checking inflationary pressures. Set your goal for your family, on the elastic basis of 100 quarts of canned or frozen food per person per year. On the basis of that goal, figure 30 quarts of tomatoes in various forms; 20 quarts of green and 10 quarts of other vegetables; and 40 quarts of fruits. tin iany ties, - over- 'iwuil. A ,jK c jer fholc ,iom hes is ct BEAT ;ack: iardi iuij ffi" . t i. 1 ; . ; . - f ' ' J?v S r . "v "abb' r. III' "i ' I POSES PILL, PROBLEM . Victor H. Vogel, director d drncr Ky., LINE UP SUPPLIES Good news for the novice-canneThere are plenty pressure-cooker- s still available and plenty of advice on how to use and care for them! Remember that pressure-cookinmeans working with steam under pressure, which could spell danger. However, danger can be avoided by following these simple rules: 1. Be sure the safety valve Is kept clean, free from corrosion and in working order; 2. Keep enough water in the can-ne- r. at addict hospital testifies before fit ME! vue b l same LtMfJ'- senate eib One of foremost i: committee. thorities en narcotic., Dr. Vr cited sleeping pill. a. problem than narcotics. rl T HJjH'jjUMyBJ'"A""ww""J""'' t " jSSSH. ! f i IA , f St Umtd 1 ffy g S cover i 0 ''' Fasten the lid securely. Make sure the petcock is open when you put the lid on the canner 5. Be sure the is 3. III rr 4. petcock open unfastening the lid. For you novices in the ranks of canners. your dealer will be only too happy to give you detailed Yff And if you need more glass containers than you ever had use for LENSMEN'S LADf be-fo- re 'a ;rom ad-vic- e. before, be of good cheer-t- he is high, if you hurry! tup-Pl- y Vrilage Votes Two Times On Building New School MIDDLEVILLE, Mich.-F- or the time within a month the second 5et- - nlMKddIeVlUe buSng"6 voted gainst bond issue to construct elCmemary Sch001 rm Lovely OF '51 Richards, rtr Roberta sentine Cnicaeo Pres. phers Association, was PW"P' "Mis. Vatinnal Pres. .h.. r.1 ioei .1 the fifth convention of tbe camera at Atlantic City. WMi.tyj)lwii...w.jiy.j...wnMMi.,ui. ' '." wa'a ?Tt V" ".iroad crossing dangerous bridge and a .til dangerous state highway T that !sab tion 'rt i m tny 4 t's I A A. V'Vs I ; - A' ' 'i " rv; - A that may have caused the negative vote concerned the location of school. Many wanted new location, while other, it on property adjacent to SJ present school. Those who advocated a tion did so because hlTn loaJ little children of vLllL, .1 V not be forced to mile to their school acros. 'war ; '" f The second special election was called la result of being petitioned by residents who the belief it would result expressed in a favorable vo'e because they thought many people understood the issues to the first election. The bond proposal was defeated by a vote of 432 to 341. stand iJrrn Ju i I or: till trati vete Jl font mm.'.: .c tuiMirl BROMBEBO BALKS H0f . , vcu UUUICI9 ljuco.. character actor pfjf i. ttr. he an attempt to wind P Ington phase of their invf' of Communist activity. In ,;, |