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Show 01 1 ft r 5 WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS President Truman Astounds Nation Abolish Post Exchanges? Oh! Perish the Thought Dy Winning Election 'Over 'Dewey: Senate, House Go Democratic, Too -- Bjr Bill Schoentgen, WNU Staff Writer. By BAUKIIAGE Nwi Analyst nnd Commentator. Members of a of the ELECTION: armed services committee of congress have recently com- Ghost Walked pleted a highly interesting tour of investigation. It was orThe was night of November dered because of a spirited controversy now going on in to have been a wake for supposed Washington. I cant help mentioning the subject because Its background is made the defunct Democratic party but the corpse wouldnt lie still. It not WASHINTON. sub-commit- 2-- 3 ( up of some ancient vivid memories memories of the da y when, as a uniform and sagging I wanlonely recruit in an dered into an army for the first time, more than three decades ago. wrap-legging- post-exchan- As I looked around the dreary set-ting my loneliness was not alleviat- ed. I was at that moment yearning for the comer drugstore back home. I can hardly reconcile that men tal picture with the one of Corpora Roberts, shown on this page, as he reaches for his milkshake proffered by a plump and friendly damsel! The smile she is passing out with the drink would have meant far more to me that day than the smile on the face of the general. Now don't think Im preju-- J diced against generals, as a class (Some of my best friends are generals). But I must say that what I missed most in the gloomy PX of my rookie experience was not the gleam of a general's stars. Blnee that sad day, I have vis- ited many army pest exchanges and seme ships' service stores (the navy equivalent), and 1 was a tittle startled when I heard Just recently that they were being threatened with abolition. Of course there are two sides to very story. Ill try to forget personal prejudice in favor of anything that gives the armed services S break, and present both sides. One side is represented by private businessmen. They charge that the xchanges which sell the soldier and his family a lot of things at reduced prices is "big business" Subsidised by the government, competing with "little business run by private enterprise. The exchanges take in abont $130 million gross annually. According to a recent analysis, quoted by the "Army Times (a but approved newspaper for servicemen) the average soldier spends $24 a month In the PX. Three-fourth- s of this $24 goes, to the snalysls, for "tobac-ffood at fountain, cafeteria and snack bar, for uniforms and Insignia, and for candy and bottled drinks." The remaining goes for all other purchases, includwhich ing the special orders almany merchants object to, though special orders constitute less than 3 per cent of the exchange business." This 25 per cent of the total sales of the exchanges (or 40 million dollars) is only a tiny fraction of the billions spent by the American people every year in private stores on jewelry, watches, radios, cosmetics, I think the returning congressmen will verify this. The army and navy dont say so, but it is no pleasure to them to have to take on the burden of a business simply to offer advantages to servicemen and women and their families which make life easier and cheaper. Ask any post exchange officer how much of a headache an inventory is. He would far rather be Inspecting foot lockers or standing reveille. The biggest gripe the retailers have against the post exchanges and ships service stores is the fact that such stores dont have to pay (or charge for) excise taxes In fact the retailers have demanded that the department of justice look into the legality of the situation. How the fiupqrtment decides has nothing tyjp with the army and will be a matter for iliirt branch in this respect: the If the'Justice department says its OK by them, the merchants prob. ably will carry their lament to the congress Then the congress which makes the tax laws and 1s elected by the people Who pay those taxes and also the people whose sons and daughters are in the armed forces, will decide the matter. And there is also this to be true, the exchange does have the excise privilege. but otherwise it must meet many if not most of the expenses anv retailer has to meet. The ex- 1 non-offlc- lal o. one-fourt- h toilet goods, and house furnishings which come under the bead of the all other purchases" bought in the exchange. semi-durab- The Army Times points out that Ihe PX competition is chiefly with the stores in the immediate vicinity of army posts. But would those business people rather have no post there at allT The soldier spends plenty off post Enough, anyway, to have the congressman vtry anxious and very active in crying to obtain or hold army and navy installations within his constituency. Looking at the other side of the picture, it is true That some servicemen and have tak- - i -- Tuesday, November 16, 1948 TIIE DRAGERTON TRIBUNE, DRAGERTON, UTAH PAGS TWO 4 r.- -f New hangout for Fort Ord. Calif., soldiers was opened recently when soda fountain No. 14 was put Into operation officially by Maj. Gen. Jena A. Doe (left), the commanding general. Lois Kuyklndall serves first milk shake to Cpl. James B. Roberts. off-du- ty change manager has help to pay and insure, has maintenance, supervision and accounting costs along with a host of other expenses faced by any merchant costs and burdens which seldom occur to the average consumer The exchanges also have to make n profit not a profit tr them, but a 6 per cent figure which the law demands they must clear over all expenses and Iran Into welfare funds. mark-up- s Their are, of course, less than those of the merchant. The Army Times puts the argument this way: Out of these markups, the exchanges run themselves and pay the 0 per cent to welfare That is, the G1 buying in an exchange pays enough over costs to return to himself over 70 per cent of the expense of a multitude of off duty activities music, service clubs, day rooms, hobby shops, soldier shows, library service, athletic facilities and equip-men- t. and the Uke. The theaters ante under 10 per cent of the welfare requirement, the taxpayers put up Just about 15 per cent of the vitally necessary welfare and recreation bill If the exchanges didn't turn in that 0 per cent profit, the taxpayer would have to provide the welfare items mentioned above Or the Gl, of today would have even, less diversion 48. brtghiw .the barren' surroundings of camp or post than did this lonely rookie when he walked intq the 'decidedly' limited Institu tion which the regular army post provided where your correspondent began his none too brilliant but nev ertheless unforgettable army ca reer Sgt. Walter W, Wynboff and Capt. C. A. Cubbler look aver a counter that Wynboff built fer the S4th general hospital at Seoul, y Korea, during his time. off-dut- ( en advantage of the exchanges. They have made purchases for resale and bought for friends who had no service connections Also retired personnel have made purchases when they no longer legally should exercise the privilege Restrictions have been tightened up, however, and every effort Is being made to defeat the enriceman who is trying to ent off bis own nose to spite his faee 'when he Violates regulations. only sat up but went around flapping the premature mourners on the back. IN THE FACE of the supposedly nature of the campaign between President Truman and Governor Dewey the results of the election were fantastic. Everybody had been wrong from the aec on every street corner to the infallible pollsters of public opinion. It was Truman all the way from the first early returns which indicated the trend until the great, pivotal states of Ohio, Illinois and California swung over into the Democrats camp, crushed Dewey and forced him to concede. MR. TRUMANS two million-plu- s plurality which gave him 304 electoral votes (to Deweys 189) was nothing less than a popular directive to serve Thus, for the first time since he entered the White House, President Truman was able to feel that he had full, untrammeled control of the administration MORE THAN that, the President was enormously elated about the fact that the Democrats had gained control of both houses of congress. How Justifiable that elation will turn out to be. however, is a question for time to answer We have a congress now, and Im .sure well make some progress in the next four years." he said. Yet, full cooperation between a U. S. president and his congress,' even when they are aligned politically, is, if not quite a rarity, at least unusual. Personalities Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York must have been the most tormented man in the nation for a few days after November 2. AT 40, an age when most men in politics are only beginning their qlimb to the top, he had sat for a few weeks on an- - imaginary pinnacle created by himself, with yeoman help from the pollsters only to feel it dissolve under him when the votes were counted. Dewey was through, a man to be pitied. Never again would he find the ambition or the chance to be president of the United States BUT FOR President Truman these were days of such happiness and triumph as few men savor in a lifetime He had pummeled his way through the allotted number of rounds in the campaign almost andedly. had fought Dewey and the Republicans. He had fought -- the apathy of his own party He had fought for and won over to his side a majority of the United States voters. Harry S. Truman was the man of the year. He WHAT NOW? Program Now that it is going to be President Truman again for the next four years, what can the nation expect of him to do along legislative lines? His program will probably be elucidated in two phases, his annual message to be delivered to the January 3 opening of congress and his inaugural address on January 20 In the meantime, if his campaign speeches are taken as being reasonably reliable, Mr Truman has committed himself to a program involving these principal issues PRICES: Im still in favor of action to hold down the cost of livHe wants price control laws, ing the President Indicated The Taft Hartley law Is LABOR: the opening gun in the Republican onslaught against the rights of the working man It should te repeated " He also is expected to ask for the raising of the minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour We are on guard COMMUNISTS: against them CU rr. RIGHTS: We cannot be satisfied until atl our peope have ecyal opportunity tor jobs, homes, eciur cation, health and for political ex pression Full markets for AGRICULTURE: a floor under farm, products . increased farm . farm income income through cooperatives, market development and research A compreSOCIAL SEClRITY: hensive insurance system to protect Much of mans cussedness stems from poor food habit which undermine mental poise and sociability. says a paper read at the American Chemical society Maybe it s THATS ALL. BROTHER time for the bride to take those Jokes about her cooking seriously Two hours after he had conceded A letter to the American Machinist says that when an executive the election to President Truman, dates an employee he should never Gov Thomas E Dewev had made discuss it with other employees his decision- - He would not considMaybe the less discussing she docs er running for the presdency a third time the better, too At a post election press conferHens which drink from stagnant ence the first question fired at pools lay off flavor eggs says the Dewey was, "What hai pened'Canadian Farm News And even I was just as surprised as you their best friends wont tell them! are and I gather that that is shared JOY ABROAD: About Harry gift-givin- of Astonishment at the President Truman was not confined within the "boundaries of the United States, and United Nations delegates iff 'Paris received the news with of incredulity and happiness. MAJORITY opinion among the delegates seemed to be that it wai a good thing. First, the westerr European leader said, the continuity of the American government will hasten If GovAtlantic pact negotiation ernor Dewey had been elected an Inevitable delay would have resulted, pending the switch in administrations Second, most of the delegates of Russia and the eastern bloc of Europe, although chagrined at the miserable1 showing of Henry Wallace, asserted they preferred Mr. Truman to Dewey because they will be dealing with a man and administration with which they are acquainted. THERE IS some doubt, however, as to whether that is the real Soviet attitude The Russians and their aatellltes bad been banking on a Republican victory because they were sure that if a GOP administration took over in the U. S the last great depression that would destroy western capitalism would inevitably come. They do expect, however, that Mr. Truman, now having the support of congress, will make a fresh approach toward improving U S Soviet relations, probably renewing an effort to untangle the Berlin puz -- THE VANQUISHED Called the wrong tune all our people Probably he will recommend expansion of the law to cover self - employed domestics, farm workers and others not now included ATOMIC ENERGY: Civilian control under government management should be retained HOUSING: The Taft - Ellender-Wagne- r bill passed the senate and should have passed the house TAXES: 'The tax reduction (passed over his veto) is inequitable as well as untimely Some readjustment is required to afford relief to families who are suffering But total receipts should not be reduced CONGRESS: Demo Gains Although they had needed a net gain of only four senate and 31 house seats for control of the 81st congress, the Democratic party did much better than that. By the time Dewey conceded the election, the Democratic party was assured of at least 18 senators against five lor the Republicans and 188 representatives against 86 tor the Republicans Forty-nin- e votes are necessary for senate control The pemocrats now have 54 Democrats have clinched at least 263 house seats Only 218 are necessary for control Republican senators seeking were defeated by Democrats in West Virginia, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Minnesota, Iowa, and Illinois In other contests where Democrats were seekthey won. ing Colorados Democratic Senator Johnson was a winner in his campaign In Oklahoma, where a Republican seat was at issue, former Gov Robert Keer, Democrat, won Republican Senator Revercombe was defeated in West Virginia by Democratic Governor Neely Hubert Humphrey, Democratic mayor of Minneapolis, won his bid for Republican Sen Joseph H Balls job In Illinois, Democratic Senate Candidate Paul Douglas defeated Republican Sen C Wayland Brooks by more than 100,000 votes GUARD: Expansion Reno-tortuous- e. words.. Despite the apparent remoteness of the subject, it vitally concerns every housewife and every consumer who likes to eat meat, tor much of the beef and lamb in the butcher shop originates in the 11 western states IT IS still the subject of hot de bate among western stockmen and the U S. forest service, however, whether the vast, public-ownelands are grazed too much or too little. Yet, the evidence seems clear that when livestock or big game eat black grama grass, for example, too close to the ground it eventually dies. Meat producing grasses are driven out and replaced by worthless or inferior plants such as snakeweed. bitterweed, cactus, yuccas, creosotebush and the mesquites. THIS condition is becoming more common throughout the West and Southwest In southwest Texas, tor Instance, more than a million of acres of good grasslands have been depleted Drouth and has killed the choice grama and buffalo grasses and their place has been taken by mesquite, cedar and catclaw brush and by an assortment e of weeds As a result of this abuse, meat production has been slowed definitely. Nevertheless, there is definite proof that such a situation need not exist ON THE Jornada experimental range, a 192,000 acre cattle ranch owned and controlled by the U S. forest service just north of Las Cruces, N M , the cows are plump and the calves fat despite the third year of the worst drouth in 50 years. And on similar land outside the ranch over grazing has all but destroyed the grama grass. Worthless snakeweed has taken control of the land. d over-grazin- g low-valu- Blithe Spirit gift-quo- ta ... 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Secy of War Royall (who said theres no such evidence) to look at this gruesome film and get himself very sick. flSSi ... other NATURES REMEDY (NR) TABvegetable laxative to relieve constipation without the usual LET S Winston Churchills signature (on Yuletide cards) can be had for 35c. British publisher B. T. Batsford will introduce them here shortly of the founMrs. R. Fleet, der of Consolidated Aircraft, will try It again with a New York realty man. Shes the socialite whose divorce settlement was the largest in California history: 4 million bux. . '. . Sonny Griswold, the savings bank that walks, and Jerry Pierce of the social register have resumed where they left off 15 years ago. Both were sweethearts then married others (who died) and now probably will wed. . . . The Robert Weils, he the shoe prexy, had It dissolved In Renovaltine. . . . Virginia Huston and D. Brian, both of the Thittr, are writing their own romantic plot. . . . 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Planning for the Future? Buj U. S. Savings Bonds! , MOTORISTS! Better stock up on The shortage is expected to be worse than last time, after the first cold blast. auti-freex- e. BUSHMAN SAWD ywith AT Overseas Ticker: New Yorkers abroad hear that Babs Huttons long illness Is leukemia . . . Span ish grandees feel Francos daugh ter, Carmencita, is not making a great catch in marrying the Mar ques de Villaverde. Provincial, Is all well with the they sniff Marquis Perrone and his Hungarian Princess wife Hes the Italian . in N Y. Arabia e Ibn Saud has 15 sons scattered ai establishment various military around the globe . . The King oi Siam is expected to leave foi another operation at John Hopkins Baltimore. . . . 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Won't Seek Presidency Aqain: Dewey John As tor, who will inherit Thi London Times, and Nancy Bentor (Powers model) will middle-aisle- ! . . . The Vogue publisher (now being unmarried) wants Garbo foi hia next . . . Frankie Carle Marjoris (and dghtr), . Hughes, plans Joining the eloped . . . Joan Myles to Vegas Satdee with Don Vande-grif-f of Beverly Hills. . . . Oscar Hammersteins ward was wed at Doylestown to Dwight Whitney oi Time-Lif. . . Defense Secy James Forrestala intimates hear he wont be in Dewey Cabinet. Hell write a book tagged: How American Big AttorBusiness Won the War ney General Tom Clark la another cabinet member making plan now. Opens barrister offices in Washington after Jan. 21st with 3 Texas set branches. . . . The wont be surprised if (after Julia Donahue gets her divorce) Tommy Higgins weds a kin of Pres. Hard. What Gen Clay hasnt ing revealed publicly is that he had two "personal interviews with nse Koch before okaying the reduction in her life sentence to a few seasons. GRAZING: Western Problem And the way things look now, it appears that congress will agree to tnat request Guard officials said they would ask that the authorized strength be increased from the present 341 000 to 441,000 This, of course' would require special appropriations for armories and equipment These officials in Washington said they also will sfc that all 27 divisions-of the national guard be included m the arinya stepped up defense program - Ihe army sofar has selected only six of the 27 division for its mobilization day force, the out fit that would be ready to strike back first if this nation were to be attacked Armv spokesmen however claim their present funds and eotnpment cannot sui port more than six guard units on a. war ready basis Man About Town: Concensus of all the delegates is that the success of President Truman demonstrates the unexpected strength of the liberal element in America combined with a powerful attitude. 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