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Show PAGE TWO Tuesday, December 27, 1949 THE DHAGERTON TRIBUNE, DRAGERTON, UTAH -- WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS' BUDGET: Supreme Court Decision Declares Home Rule Rent Controls Valid; Five llion Receiving Public Aid How Much? thi; in Ikm il nliui, tkta aasa,r.) (RDITOft'S KOTCi Wk tra nprnni I, )km mat aal kHnurlli WuMra XmNHl latoa'a aawa aaalrala RENT CURBS: Off to Prison Home Rale Okayed The 11001 rule' rent control liw which allows states and cities to was decontrol their own areas upheld by the U.S. supreme court hi almost record time. The courts ruling came in less than a week after ora arguments were beard. THE LAW was enacted last sum Bier by congress and is due to expire June 30, 1950. It had lost in its first federal court test when U.S. district Judge declared It un constitutional because it delegated powers of congress to the states and local governing bodies. Tighe Wood and the justice department , intermediate courts and appealed the finding directly to the high court While there had been no general statements to the effect1 there was a widespread impression that many states and local areas had withheld decontrol action because ef the pending suit IN ONE INSTANCE, a Kentucky county area' had restored rent curbs after lifting them had resulted In what was termed "unreasonable rent increases. However short private building had fallen of its goals, there was no argument that the housing shortage had eased somewhat and it appeared that congress might find it relatively easy to abandon aQ rent curbs when the present "bom rule" act expires. But in view of what had happened in some isolated areas in rental charges, congress might leave the way open for restoration f controls wherever landlords' displayed a tendency to gouge ten ants. PUBLIC AID: Rep. J. Parnell Thomas, sentenced to 6 to 18 months In prison and fined $10,009 tor salIn his congresary kick-bacsional office. Is shown as he started for the Danbnry, Coon., federal prison to begin serving sentence. ECONOMY: Over a Barrel More than 500 national leaders, talking of the need of economy in operation of the federal government, may have felt themselves more over the barrel than around It when they met for a "cracker barrel" discussion of the problem. . It was a real cracker barrel, bearing the legend "citizens committee for the Hoover report, set up amid the handsome appointments of Washingtons Shoreham hotel. DELEGATES HEARD Herbert Hoover, chairman of the committee appointed to study means of stream lining the government, praise the accomplishments of his commission and of the committee now seeking to get the commission proposals adopted. After pointing out that federal expenditure of more than 43 billion. dollars and-deficit of more than five billion have been announced for the . current fiscal year, he declared: "I believe it may be much greater in the next fiscal year. We may be turning two Frankensteins loose in the land. Thel terrifying names are higher taxes and 'inflation. HOOVER POINTED OUT that six months have passed since the commission he headed finished Its reports on congress, and on economics and improvements in the executive branch, and, in the meantime, the "recommendations have had a magnificent support by the press and public. An of which was true. The rub seemed to be in getting congress and the President to go all the wsy suggested by the Hoover commission in effecting more government economy and efficiency. -- Cost Enormous ' In a country as powerful and prosperous as the United States it seemed an ironical paradox, but the record showed It to be true more than five million Americans were receiving public assistance of some form or other, and at a cost of two billion dollars a year to the taxpayers. JOHN L. THURSTON, acting security administrator, cited those, figures at the opening of a congressional inquiry into the problems of the nations families. Thurston ex-- 1 plained that the federal govern-meprovides about half of the two billion dollar annual outlay for public aid, with the other half coming from state and local community funds. Thurston, himself, saw the con-- 1 tra diction In the situation as he Indicated when he said: "This seems to some people an astonishing phenomenon, consider-fri- g the fact that we have had full, or practically full, employment for the past seven or eight years." HE SOUGHT to clarify the situation, however, when he added: Tt is not at all astonishing, however, in relation to the large number of families with no earner, I e or a earner, and In I view of inadequacies of our social Insurance program." Then Thurston used the occasion to get in a few licks for President Trumans Fair Deal program, contending that 'its enactment would help provide "better living for families. y low-Inco- nt j 1 , LABOR! T ES: Ousted by Aussies For the second time within 11 days proponents of socialism in the British commonwealth had been ousted by the voters. Advocates of free enterprise threw out Australias Labor government, an action which paralleled the election verdict In New Zealand. WAR VETS: WERE THESE IMPORTANT More Benefits portents or did they signify nothSlated for delivery after y ing? If one chose to place the 1 were Increases In benefits event alongside the current dlf tor disabled U.S. war veterans, ficulties experienced by the Britdependents and widows. The vet- - ish Labor government, and aterans administration reported that tempt to evaluate them correctly, checks of some two million recip- the answer would be that socialients were about to be increased. ism appeared to be on its way out THE LARGEST GROUPS to re-- 1 In the British commonwealth. eeive Increases, the V.A. said. InOn the other hand, the foes of cluded nearly two million veter- the free enterprise system everyans with d diswhere, would doggedly stand on abilities from 10 to 100 per cent. Labors claimed progress over the This group includes World War years, and attempt to take the I and II veterans disabled in ser- stand that those voting out were vice and other veterans disabled doing so simply because they did in peacetime service - since July not know what was-best for Jheto-selve-s. low-inco- BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET While President Truman sunned himself at Key West, Fla., posing for newsmen, " busying himself with affairs of state even though on vacation, American taxpayers Were particularly interested In the visit paid him by John Snyder, secretary of the treasury. THE REASON, of course, was the forthcoming budget message which the President was preparing to deliver to congress. Until that time, no U.S. taxpayer would know Just what the administration had in mind concerning taxes. Everyone knew that the President had publicly stated be would need some 12 billion dollars more in revenue if the budget were to be balanced, but everyone knew, too, that there were many senators and representatives who would not go along with any such proposal. It could also be regarded as significant or not that there had been no recent declaration from the President concerning taxation or any need for tax Increase. Republican con be alone in of the 1950 census which will require every fifth person over 14 years of age to disclose all the facts about his income. The Republicans banded together ih a blast of criticism at the census bureau's planned procedure in an action following attacks earlier by Representative Brown of Ohio and Hinshaw of California upon the bureaus 1950 questionnaire. THAT CRITICISM charged that the "Truman administration is an outrageous disperpetrating e crimination against people . . Brown had. demanded of Philip M. Hauser, acting director of the census, that he cite "legal authority for the Income questions. He charged that such inquiries are unlawful. ' In the meantime, a spokesman for the census bureau told newsmen that "only a few of the citizens asked the income question are expected to object to it He explained that those who decline to give the enumerator the information personally would be permitted to mail it to the bureau in Washington. view The Republican critics was: "IF A PERSON earns more than $10,000, all he has to do is say so, without giving the amount and the census taker is satisfied. But for all people earning under $10,000, the questionnaire stands as written . . . This is a raw injustice." As an added basis for its position, the census bureau stated the figures about Income will be confidential, not even open to tax collectors or the FBI. That being the cate, what good will the figures do anyone and why doei the cen-au- a bureau insist on having them? Twenty-thre- e wouldnt their attack: on that-phas- e service-- again, would them on everyone yell, "Sur- prise! Well, tent Ive got." "Blessed are they that mourn, i. The grief that is too hard to bear We need not bear, or fear. And thats how it was arranged. An agreement was signed and locked in the wall safe, and the couple went on living together. Of course, the neighbors gossiped a lot, particularly when it was whispered around that Ellie was still seeing the young man, but their talk seemed to make no impression on Martin. Instead, he busied himself with a new hobby the study of insects and spent most of his waking hours In a spare room over the garage, mounting butterflies and beetles on small exhibit boards. I wouldntt mention this around, he told his wife. As it is, people think Im not quite all there. One evening, just after Ellie had brought him the usual glass of warm milk, Martin began to have convulsions. Ellie phoned the doctor that her husband was having a heart attack, but by the time he arrived the old man was dead. The doctor examined the body, then called the coroner, and an hour later the corpse, together with the empty milk glass, was taken away. AFTER THE embarrassed guests had left, she said to her husband, I suppose you want me to pack. Why should I?" said Martin. THE following morning, Its only human nature for you to a EARLY detective rang Elliea doorbell. take up with someone nearer your I have a warrant tor your ar- own age. rest, he said. "According to the "Dont you want a divorce?" coroner, your husband died of "Sot unleu you insist on it. All cyanide poisoning, and the drugI ask is that you stop seeing the - store in town reports that you Be comforted, remembering That One who cares is near, bought a bottle of the stuff two weeks ago. Thats right, said Ellie. Martin used the cyanide to kill the insects he was studying. There are hundreds of specimens in the laboratory over the garage. "I never beard of bis being interested in bugs," said the detective.- "Can I see this- - tabor- tors?" - LUie led the way up the garage stairs and opened the door. There was nothing in the room but a The Fiction BENNY WISES UP By fete hits of junk and an old bi- cycle. "Im sorry, but youll have to come along," said the detective. Youre the only person who figured to profit by Mr. Quints ; death. I swear I didnt do it." said i Ellie. "Both Martin and I knew he wouldnt five long, and we signed j an agreement which explains eVery- thing. Its in his study." She ran into the house, opened' the wall safe and took out a brown' envelope, but when she tore K open there was nothing inside but a piece of blank paper. Blank, that is. except for 6n word penciled in a childish scrawl Surprise! Richard H. Wilkinson Corner ENNY got a big kick out of "No, sir. Not p souL I done jest purpose he was serving, suddenly knew that Slick was using him as eavesdropping on the sheriff. like you told me. a means of protecting his own It smacked of adventure and the Good. Youre cornin with us." wild life he loved. He got a bigger The second outlaw came from be- hide. Slick! Slick! Lemme go. Theyll kick when he heard Sheriff Conrad hind a screen of bushes riding one mention Slick Dearborn. horse and leading another. Slick blast me down in cold blood! Shut up, you rat Slick brought Slick Dearborn was the smartest swung aboard the extra animaL outlaw with whom Conrad had ever There came the sound of a shot. the barrel of his gun down crush-inglon the boys head. Benny had to contend The second outlaw uttered a He was Bennys scream, clutched at his gasped, struggled feebly, then went breast and limp . . . idol, for he repreA second sented the danger plunged from the saddle. When Benny opened his eyes shot followed, and Slicks mount ous freedom of he found Sheriff Conrad and went to its knees. which the boy Joe Hicks bending over him. had always dreamed. One day CLICK SWORE VIOLENTLY as "Feeling better kid? three weeks sgo Benny had seen Benny crawled up beside him. Im all right. Wheres Slick in the Faraway Saloon, and "You damned little rat! Thought -Slick?" something about the worshipful you said nobody followed you out "Taken care of. Sheriff Conrad look in the youngsters eyes had of town? Benny intently Listen, Beneyed attracted the outlaws attention. "Honest Slick 7 ny, you better get home before your had been almost Benny Shut up! Suddenly Slick seized maw begins to worry. You can speechless say with gratitude when the outlaw him around the middle and leaped you helped us run down Slick Dearspoke to him. They had a long con- out of plain view of the two com- born. Fact is, you did. When we versation, and when it was over ing up the canyon. The pair reined saw you talkin with him three Benny knew a sense of importance in, holding their fire as the out- weeks ago we figured somethin' that waa almost the fulfillment of law, using Benny as a shield, began like this, which is why we did some his dreams. shooting rapidly. talkin so you could lead us to Sheriff Conrad and Joe Hicks, where he was. Ear glued to the aide ef the Gosh!" said Benny. There were sensing the bandits purpose, flung building. Benny held hla breath themselves from the saddle and tears in his eyes. For the first time while Sheriff Conrad and his scurried for shelter. in his life he realized what a perdeputy, Joe Hicks, carried on their conversation. Benny suddenly understood the fectly swell guy Sheriff Conrad was At 4 oclock that afternoon Benny drew rein in the secret canyon IAST WEEK S where Slick was hiding. He gave PUZZLE the secret whisUe that he and the ANSWER outlaw had agreed upon, then waited breathlessly. Minutes passed and nothing hap19. 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"Bossy Miss., sharpened np the ax which he said will fall on the necks of a lot of jobholders after he takes ever again at city hall. Be landed back In office in a surprise victory. BRITISH DOCTOR: Security Payments Continue to Increase Officials Change of Heart sj Dr. E. F. St. John Lyburn had period. There were made no bones about how put out personrwho atin didnThave'jobi he 'was about En gl a n d'noclattzed security were expressing concern after running through all the un- health program. The first British ever the increase in the number employment insurance payments doctor to announce publicly he ef U.S. citizens exhausting their to which they were entitled. The would operate it he was also the Jobless benefit rights. number of benefit weeks varies first to announce he was going to According to latest figures in the from state to state. quit it n The puzzling factor was that department, more than a But the doctor changed his mind. ran out of their rights to these exhaustions came at a time Hes returning to the further employment compensation of high employment, and give an But ho said, there was aprogram. reason. Idea of future problems. payments during the His patients asked him. ber quarterly half-mfilio- July-Septe- f SKSEflSCBEI BY INEZ GERHARD KEYES bobbed up all pVELYN over New York while on location for Columbias "The Killer That Stalked New York during a traffic rush on west 47th street, in Pennsylvania station, in a tiny historic graveyard on the lower East Side. Just before fleeing through the graveyard to escape a sh - i -- ' J i low-voic- ed th JOBLESS BENEFITS in the federal labor bureau of employment turned young man as long as I'm alive. If you'll agree and put it in writing, Ml fix it to youll get every SSIUD Ax Man 15, 1903. connected And so today, my heart, be Still, He knows that you are torn. He also knows that even this Great sorrow can be borne. His voice Still speaks across the years: small-incom- service-connecte- ROBERT GORDON MENZIES, Australian Liberal leader who will now be restored to the prim 9 lstry. he held from 1939 to 1941, called the turn in ah earlier com- ment on the Australian situation: "The Socialists were brought to power tn New Zealand. Australia and Great Britain in that order. The dramatic New Zealand) result seems a happy omen that they will go out in the same order. The plan was for a lookout at the when he aw Ellie get off the train, and then they would turn out the lights and hide. When Ellie walked in and railroad depot to phone .... gressmen ROSE- - On their fifth anniversary, Martin sent EHie to New York on an errand, filled the parlor with gifts and paper curlicues, and invited a dozen neighbors in for a surprise party. et Jan-war- The old rates of payment range from $13.80 to $138 a month for war 'service,'" and from $11 04 to I 40. for peacetime afervic. The NEW RATES are 8.7 per I eent higher respectively, $15 to $150 and $12 to $120. About 58,000 widows receiving compensation because of the death of a veteran and who have one or more chil-- 1 dren also will get increases. By BILLY have walked alone Through dark hours of despair. And always He has kept His word; The promised Strength was there. I never yet When Martin Quint, 71, married Ellie Reynolds, 34, their friends in Nyack didnt give the union much chance of success. Five years later, however, they were ready to admit they had been wrong Ellie was doing a good job of taking care of Martin, and as for the old coot well, he was a lot friendlier than anyone had ever thought possible. this Charged to Census 7rjHE things that are too hard to bear J God does not bid me bear. Butterflies,BeeHes,Cyanide Make a 'Surprise' Vengeance what happened was a Surprise, all right, but WHETHER THAT MEANT the' there was no yellPresident waa prepared to recede ing. As the front from his original tax proposals door opened. Quint was purely a matter of speculation,1 and his guests but such a course was probable, heard Ellie whis-- p inasmuch as some of the Presie r, "Sssh! H e dent cabinet members had been, might be awake. "I dont like saying publicly that a reduction in sneaking taxes, or holding them at the presaround," said the voice of a man. ent federal level would be good for "Why dont you ask him for a diU.S. business and the nations econvorce?" omy. Think Fm crazy? He doesnt And, ss a rule, cabinet members figure to live much longer, and Im don't comment on such controverpretty sure to get the savings and sial subjects until their remarks insurance. Thanks for taking me have been cleared previously with home. See you Tuesday at the regthe White House. Henry Wallace ular time." didnt follow that procedure and Then Ellie closed the door and now hes an member. switched on the lights INJUSTICE: A Song for Comfort ; :S A 22. Twofold 23. Pot 25. Humble 27. Also 28. Put away - for safe keeping 8L Pilaster . 34. Exclamation At four eclock that afternoon Benny drew rein In the secret canyon where Slick was hiding. f bank la sl week; an they know you're hidin up here an theyr cornin to get yuh. You' come with us, said Slick shortly. "Nemmlne keepln guard," Slick called, and the ether ent--s law slid back to the ground. "We gotta get out ef her and git fast Kid, did anyone see yen leave town? Jimmy Durante plays his first dual role in "The Great Rupert, the George Pal production in which 'with Terry Moors and he Tom Drake. But you may not recognize hkn. Jimmy always ha yearned to drive a circus wagon, so he got his wish. At his own insistence,-he was permitted not only to drive the wagon, but also to appear behind a luxuriant beard. co-sta- Mary Jane Higby also has been doing a stint in. a dual role. The heroine of "When a Girl Marries, Joan Davis, has been menaced by a tough waitress bent on blackmail. And the tough waitress Mary Jane Higby. Ever se often radio or picture star Is stopped by police- 35. People who jeer 37. Ancient ' wine cup 39. Body of water 40. Pronoun 41. Gazelle: Sesame (var.) 4ft. Market place 47. Ia in debt 43. March date 45. DOWN 1. Consecrate 2. American Philological Association Ubbr.) EVELYN KEYES detective, she had to scramble up and down a wobbly, rusty fire es- -, cape on a tenement. She did it over and over, for hours and hours, while bitter winds blew. Wound up with hands filthy and scraped and clothes unfit for further use. Meanwhile Paulette Goddard was urging her to come yachting in the Caribbean! -- man while speeding to an Important engagement. The policeman recognize the star and doesnjf give him a ticket. Anyway, thats the story. Bnt Jay Josty, doing 45 miles a hour In Nfew Jersey en the way to NBC, j was stopped, reoog-Distrl- ct nized as Mr. Attorney" and gives a ticket! i A new eannine star Is looming up Chinook, who will be featured In Monogram's "The Courage of Captain Plum.-KirGrant will star, and the picture, act to start January 11, will be filmed t Bartlett Cedar Lake, Big Bear. by V |