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Show TUESDAY, JUNE 26. iflS1 r Traditional Pilgrim Bench Useful Today SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS Evaluation of Respon sibiliti es Cattlemen Withhold Beef in Protest Important to Local Merchants of Main Street and the World BENCH MAf BE USED FOR COFFEE TABLE OR SEAT BLOCK FRONT DRAWER EAST TO MAKE merchants ttle, if Independence Day affords our Main Street is a day winch gives the any, opportunity for merchandising. But it time home town businessman, in this or any community, to the community. EMPTY MEAT CASES Empty meat cases were beginning to show inspiration to consider his responsibilities s importance to merchant local the out One good way to point up across the nation as cattlemen continued to hold beef off the market cents his community is to compare him with the city merchant. In fact. in protest to the governments price rollback program of a pound by October 1. The shortage was being felt only in larger cities, they are brothers In name only. the part have thou- 01 Government's Rollback Program 10 but the home town housewife can expect to feel the pinch if marketing does not increase within a short time. President Truman and Price Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle continued to stick by their rollback decisions. DiSalle told reporters retreat now might wreck the whole stabilization program. President Truman called - it a "good program and said he thought beef pro ducers could be brought around. While Truman and DiSalle were making these state m e n t s, Chicago and other cities reported nearly empty cattle pens. Packing firms continued to slaughter only a trickle of normal cattle. of Only 122,' quantity 100 cattle were sent to mar ket last week in the nations 12 biggest livestock centers. In the corresponding week a year ago 167,700 were mar keted. At the moment it seems unlikely there will be a great increase in slaughtering un til after June 30. Cattlemen are gambling that price con trols will be lifted at the end of this month. The present situation is somewhat similar to the 1946 beef battle when cattlemen withheld beef in their successful attempt to kill the governments price control program. It was argued at the time that if price, controls were lifted there would be an increase in production and a decrease in price. There was an increase of production, but as todays prices testify there was no decrease in price. their FAR EAST SPECULATION The unexpected and unannounced visit of George C. Marshall, secretary of defense, to Korea raised considerable amount of speculation in the home towns of the nation. Was his visit the first step toward a cease fire in Korea? Repeatedly, Marshall told reporters he did not expect any Chinese peace move soon and that his visit was strictly military. He remained silent after a series of guarded meetings with Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway, U. N. supreme comrpander in the far east. Of this much the home towner can be reasonably sure. Aging and not too well Marshall did not make the long and tiresome trip to Korea as a mailmans holiday, so to speak. If the home towner is speculating, the Kremlin and Pieping must be down right worried. MACARTHUR INVESTIGATION The Armed services and foreign relations committees investigation of the dismissal of Gen. Douglas MacArthur moved on its weary way with two new witnesses. For eight days Secretary of State Dean Acheson testified. The committees then called Lt. Gen. Albert C. Wedemeyer. Achesons testimony was remarkable in that during the eight days there was no show of temper on the part of the witness or the investigators. In the minds of many, Achesons thorough coverage of all questions asked was an attempt to justify the administration and the first move toward his withdrawal as secretary of state. The other witness, Gen. Wedemeyer, backed and even went beyond the Korean War proposals of Gen. MacArthur, but said President Truman had the right to fire his old commander. Briefly, Wedemeyer would withdraw American troops from Korea, break off relations with Rqssia, go into full mobilization, and "go to the real perpetrator of all this. These would be drastic moves and a definite risk of war. WHEAT CROP MAKES COMEBACK The agriculture department reported the nations wheat crop is making a comeback from bad weather conditions and now promises the eighth successive harvest of more than a billion bushels. The June forecast is about 72 million bushels more than forecast a month ago. The new forecast indicated a wheat crop of 1,054,000,000 bushels, about 25 million bushels more than last years crop. Such a production would be only about 96 million bushels short of the governments production goal. Unfavorable weather, particularly drought in the southwest great plains, and insects in the same area, coupled with cool, wet spring weather, had put the crop prospects under a cloud a month ago. Conditions improved greatly in May to bring the overall prospects up to normal by June 1. farm-producti- on THE SLOW ADVANCE United Nations troops in Korea smashed the Communist "Iron Triangle and continued their slow advance north-warThe Reds have put up stiff resistance in the last two weeks and suffered an estimated 40,000 casualties in defense of the triangle. The Communist were retreating slowly and orderly. There were indications In some areas of enemy buildup, possibly in preparation for renewed attacks. There was nothing in the over-al- l picture that indicated a clear cut victory for United Nation troops. d. INFLATION BATTLE June 30, expiration date of the present de fense production act, is only .a few days away and there are several indications that the administration is afraid new control laws wont be strong enough. President Truman appeared worried gnd made three moves to get a strengthened law through congress. He issued a public warning that the nation may see "an unmanageable torrent of inflation unless economic controls are extended, he called-icongressional leaders for a and he made a direct appeal through conference, to the people in a nationwide radio talk. Economic Stabilizer Eric Johnston, on radio and television shows, has tried to arouse the people to the dangers of inflation. Neither President Truman or Johnson have been very successful in their efforts. -- n The city merchant may sands of customers, hundreds of employees and operate as a "big business. The head of the firm in all probability will direct the activities of his store from a private office with directives through department heads. There is nothing personal or intimate in the organization. On the other hand, the local merchant is on intimate terms with his customers, knowing many of them as friends and others by name. He works with his clerks behind the counter and knows their problems both in the store and at home. And with this knowledge his responsibilities to them increases. As for the community as a whole, the local merchant must realize that it is the community that keeps him in business, provides his living, his home and his social activities. For this it is only fair that the merchant give something in return. Most local merchants today realize these facts and are always the first to offer services, and funds for any project for Community betterment. That is why in many small towns the merchants have formed organizations to promote the community, not for their own ment and interest upon of an employer will make a better pattern 218 employee and a better citizen. There are too many economMake A Pilgrim Bench ical responsibilities of the loo-cmerchant to discuss them n MONO the first pieces of fur- all. Bui the merchant might niture made by the Pilgrims in continue his analysis by asking : , 1( rrerica was himself If he gives his cusIts just as useful today. Pattern tomers the best possible mergives tracing diagrams with de-- I chandise at the best possible tailed directions for the block front price. It is not good business to drawer. Pattern 218 is 25c. get "all the traffic will bear. WORKSHOP PATTERN SERVICE It hurts the customer financialDrawer 10 commuentire the and thus ly Bedford IIlIIs, New York al i nity. The social and spiritual attitude of any man is his own personal problem and one that must be worked out by the Individual But the merchants spiritual and so- cial behavior has greater effect on community as a whole than that of the average man. These are but h few of the questions any local merchant might consider as Independence Day approaches. They are important ques tions and the answer will mean much to the community. Generally, merchants In small towns agree their town is the best there is. If they didnt think that they wouldnt be there. But many of these towns face problems in local government, are worried about war and taxes, new streets and sewcommercial advantage as age systems. Here again is an of the but public suspect, many opportunity for the local merfor the community as a whole. chant to come forward and display the leadership that is Independence Day, therefore, with needed to solve such problems. its deep meaning of freedom, justice, and equality is the ideal time Recently in the midwest a small for Main Street businessmen across town businessman gave his comthe nation to analyze the local sit- munity a public utility that cost uation economically, socially and thousands of dollars. Why did he spiritually. It is a good time for do it? each merchant to ask himself if He explained that he had lived he is doing his part in promoting his entire life in the community the community and the American and he made his money there. He way of life. liked the town. He wanted to give A local merchant who takes his the town something in return. He to his community wanted to help the community. responsibility Merchants in any community seriously could start his analysis of his business and home town with with this attitude, although they his employees. Discontented em- may not be financially able to give ployees are a bad advertisement money, will give much to the home for any business and any home town that can not be valued in town. Perhaps a little encourage dollars and cents. No Chance for Error A patient in the infirmary awoke iafter an operation and found bIjnds 0, the r00m drawn yjjy are those doctor?.. he asked-th- the blinds down, e said the physician, "theres a fire' burning across the alley and I didnt want you to wake up and think the operation had been a failure. "Well, Thats Logic "What happens to people who allow themselves to become run 3own2 asked a patient. "They wind up in hospital, replied the doctor. Takes Advice Rural Doctor (meeting patient) "Ive er taken the liberty of sending in my little account again. Patient "Is that so? Well, act- Im avoiding business worries for the present. ing on your advice. EXPERIMENTAL FORESTS CONSTIPATION GOIJE-FEE- LS LIKE OLD SELF "For the past 3 years I have eaten for every' morning breakfast. Its no mean trick for a man my age (73) to be regular. Thanks I to ALL-BRA- N ALL-BRA-N Research Forestry Aids Nation's Woodland Owners Grow Trees To meet the increasing demand I for timber, Uncle Sams research have developed spray, which will foresters have come up with ways of producing stronger trees and making them grow faster. During 1950 the United States I I consumed approximately 39 billion board feet of lumber. This represents more lumber than the nation used in any one year since 1942, when 60 per cent of the lumber produced went into military channels. 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