Show J TIIE GARLAND — ANALYSIS— Court Decision Declares WEEKLY NEWS Supreme ‘Home Rule’ Rent Controls Valid Five Million Receiving Public Aid fEDITOn'A NOTE Wnltra NmnM' n nr Win KltutulIiM Unies'e Rule essarlly W Off to Prison RENT CURBS: Home net !" Okayed The ’home rule rent control lew —which ellowi states and cities to their own areas— vas decontrol upheld by the US supreme court in almost record time The court’ ruling esme in less than a week after oral arguments were heard THE LAW was enacted last sum aner by congress and is due to expire June 30 1950 It had lost in its first federal court test when US district Judge declared it un constitutional because it delegated to the states powers of congress bodies and local governing Tighe Wood and the Justice deintermediate partment courts and appealed the finding dl rectly to the high court While there had been no general to the effect there was statements a widespread impression that many states and local areas had senRep J Parnell Thomas withheld decontrol action because tenced to ( to 18 months in of the pending suit prison and fined $10000 for sala Kentucky IN ONE INSTANCE la his congresary area had restored rent county sional office Is shown as he curbs after lifting them had restarted for the Danbury Conn sulted in what was termed ‘‘un federal prison to begin serving ent incressefc reasonable’’ sentence However short private building had fallen of its goals there was no argument that the housing ECONOMY: and Over a Barrel shortage had eased somewhat it appeared that congress might More than 500 national leaders find it relatively easy to abandon need of economy in all rent curbs when the present talking of the of the federal operation govern“home rule” set expires ment may have felt themselves But in view of what had hapmore over the barrel than around pened In some isolated areas in it when they met for a “cracker rental charges congress might barrel” discussion of the problem leave the way open for restoration It was a real cracker barrel disof controls wherever landlords bearing the legend "citizens’ complayed a tendency to gouge tenmittee for the Hoover report” set ants up amid the handsome appointments of Washington's Shoreham PUBLIC AID: hotel Cost Enormous DELEGATES HEARD Herbert Hoover chairman of the commitIn a country as powerful and to study means of as the United States it tee appointed prosperous the government lining seemed an ironical paradox but of his praise the accomplishments the record showed it to be commission and of the committee than five million Americans now seeking to get the commiswere receiving assistance publie sion’s proposals adopted of some form or other and at a After pointing out that federal cost of two billion dollars a year of more than 43 bilexpenditure to the taxpayers lion dollars and a deficit of more L THURSTON JOHN acting than five billion have been ancited those security administrator nounced for the current fiscal figures at the opening of a he declared: congressional inquiry into the year I believe It may be much greatof the nation’s problems families Thurston ex- er in the next fiscal year We may loose that the federal govern- be turning two Frankensteins plained ment provides about half of the in the land Their terrifying names two billion dollar annual outlay are ‘higher taxes’ and ’inflation’ ” HOOVER POINTED OUT that six for public aid with the other half months have passed since the eomlng from state and local epm-commission he headed finished its unity funds conThurston and on ecohimself saw the reports on congress in the tradiction in the situation as he nomics and improvements executive indicated when he aald: branch and in the “This seems to some people an meantime the “recommendations have had a magnificent support by considerastonishing phenomenon the press and public” ing the fact that we have had full or practically full employment for An of which was true The rub the past seven or eight years " seemed to be in getting congress HE SOUGHT to clarify the and the President to go aU the however when he added: way suggested by the Hoover com'Tt is not at all astonishing mission in effecting more governhowever in relation to the large ment economy and efficiency number of families with no earner or a earner and in LABORITES: View ef inadequacies of our social Ousted by Aussies insurance stream program" the occasion for President Truman's “Fair Deal” program that its enactment contending would help provide “better living” for families Then Thurston used to get in a few Ucks WAR VETS: Mora Benefits for delivery Slated after Jan1 were increases in benefits for disabled US war veterans and widows The vetdependents erans administration reported that checks of some two million recipients were about to be Increased THE LARGEST GROUPS to receive increases the VA said cluded nearly two million veterans with disabilities from 10 to 100 per cent This group includes World War I and II veterans disabled In service and other veterans disabled in peacetime service since July IS 1903 The old rates of payment range from $1380 to $138 a month for war service and from $1104 to $110 40 for peacetime service THE NEW RATES are 87 per cent higher— respectively to $15 $150 and $12 to $120 58000 widows About receiving because of the compensation death of a veteran and who have one or more children also will get Increases uary JOBLESS For the second time within 11 days proponents of socialism in the British commonwealth hsdi been ousted by the voters Advo- cates of free enterprise threw out Australia’s Labor government an action which paralleled the election verdict in New Zealand WERE THESE IMPORTANT or did they signify nothto place ing? If one chose the events alongside the current difficulties experienced by the British Labor atand government tempt to evaluate them correctly the answer would be that socialism appeared to be on its way out in the British commonwealth On the other hand the foes of the free enterprise system everywhere would doggedly stand on Labor's claimed progress over the years and attempt to take the atand that those voting out were doing so simply because they did not know what was best for themselves ROBERT MENZIES GORDON Australian Liberal leader who will now be restored to the prime min1939 he to 1941 held from istry called the turn In an earlier comment on the Australian situation: "The Socialists were brought to Australia power in New Zealand and Great Britain in that order reThe dramatic (New Zealand) sult seems a happy omen that they will go out In the same order” portents BENEFITS Security Payments Continue to Increase in the federal labor department's bureau of employment were expressing concern security ever the increase in the number of US citizens exhausting their Jobless benefit rights According to latest figures in the department mors than a ran out of their rights to further employment compensation payments during the Officials ber There were quarterly period persons who still didn't have jobs after running through all the unInsurance employment payments to which they were entitled The number of benefit weeks varies from atate to state The factor was that puzzling these exhaustions came at a time of high employment and give an idea of future problems TIMES GARLAND UTAH BUDGET: While President Truman sunned himself at Key West Fla posing for newsmen himself busying 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 US taxpayer would know Just what the administration had in mind concerning taxes NEW YEAR Omens of good and bad luck with always havt been associated New Tear all founded more or on the supposition that supreme power was vested In an unseen deity who could bring good hick if properly appeased and met out punishments If offended are Among the old superstitions many quaint customs 'that have been observed for centuries and have come down almost to this day and age They include: To bring good luck one must wear something new on the first day of the year This is an old English belie! In some parts of England and Scotland it is believed to be un- - the less knew that the PresiEveryone dent had publicly stated he 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 or not thst there bad significant been no recent declaration from the President concerning taxation or any need for tax increase WHETHER THAT MEANT the President was prepared to recede from his original tax proposals was purely a matter of speculation but such a course was probable Inasmuch as some of the President's cabinet members had been saying publicly that a reduction in taxes or holding them at the present federal level would be good for US business and the nation’s economy And as a rule cabinet members don’t comment on such controver- sial subjects until their remarks have been cleared previously with the White House Henry Wallace didn’t follow that procedure and now he’s an member INJUSTICE: Charged to Census con' Republican wouldn’t be alone in gressmen their attack on that phase of the 1950 census which will require over 14 years every fifth person of age to disclose all the facts about his Income The Republicans banded together In a blast of criticism at the census bureau’s planned procedure in an action following attacks earlier Brown of Ohio by Representative and Hlnshaw of California upon the bureau's 1950 questionnaire THAT CRITICISM charged that "Truman the administration ia disan outrageous perpetrating 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 are that auch inquiries charged unlawful In the meantime a spokesman for the census bureau told news men that “only a few” of the citizens asked the income question are expected to object to it He that those who decline explained to give the enumerator the inforwould be permation personally mitted to mall it to the bureau in Washington view critics’ The Republican was: IF A PERSON earns more than $10000 all he ha to do is say ao without giving the amount and the census taker is satisfied But for under $10000 all people earning the questionnaire stands as writThis is a raw Injustice” ten As an added basis for its position the census bureau stated the will be configures about Income fidential not even open to tax col- -- DT ctor case what good will the figures do anyone and why does the cen- sus bureau insist on having them? 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Man TIME MARCHES ON Jnst en the eff chance that anyene ia wondering what a 1901 calendar looked like here la aa albeit example partially obscured by a young lady In a Is bathing suit that definitely not 1901 atyle This also might make yon think as the world moves on toward 1950 that it’s been a long time since thing have been aa simple as they were at the beginning of the 20th century New Year Is Age-Ol- d Rite The history of the celebration of New Year’s Day takes one far back Into antiquity and encompasses many peoples lands and customs It is only in relatively recent times that the New Year has been ush ered in on January 1 This holiday has been a mobile one and various races have marked it at various seasons For example the ancient Persians and Egyptians celebrated New Year's September 22 at the autumnal while equinox the Greeks did so at the winter 21 solstice on December The vernal equinox March 22 marked the beginning of the year for the Jews The famous 1582 instituted known as the Europe during observed New but with the in Pop Gregory what has since been calendar Gregorian the middle ages had Year’s on March 25 advent of Gregory’s system the day adopted for the beginning of a new was Jan- uary 1 All countries did not adopt the change at once but tha Christian world accepted It generally In 1752 when the British Parliament finally established New Year’s Day as Jan1 uary New Year’s customs always have had a Joyful theme Few tears mark the death of the old year FOR 52 MVS New Year’s Day ushers in for Americans an average of only 52 working days No that’s not a misprint Tha figure 52 is right for all the rest of the days are holidays somewhere in the nation And to carry the hy pothesls further If all the legs now observed holidays anywhere were adopted generally the aver go working week would be only on day for labor and six for rest and play Far after you leave out the and Sundays legal holidays which will occur daring the year there remain $2 days on which a one can find nay excase— except Uilnee for not working Unlike almost every other coun try the United States has no nation AU the public al legal holidays holidays in the various states have been declared so by state legisla tures The Andrew t J GlUis ef “Bossy” Mass sharpened up the will fall ax which he said en the necks of a lot of Jobafter he takes aver holders He landed again nt city hall back In effice la a surprise victory President’s Thanksgiving for instance Day proclamation makes the day he designates a legal in the US and holiday everywhere Its territories simply because every state and all the territories have that passed local laws declaring whatever day the President desig nates as Thanksgiving Day shall be observed All over the world January 1 Is celebrated as New Year’s Day ex cept in England Northern Ireland Wales tries in the Mohammedan of Hejai and in China coun- BRITISH DOCTOR: Founding Fathtrs Joined Change of Heart Dr E F St John Lyburo had made no bones about how put out hs was about England’s socialized health program The first British to announce doctor publicly he would operate it be was slso the first to announce he was going to quit tt But the doctor changed his mind to the program He's returning But he said there was a reason His patients asked him In Spirit of Ntw Yiar’s New Year’s Day long has been in the celebrated enthusiastically United States and from colonial times to the present it has been a day of great significance The spacious days of colonial America mads an especially vigorous and testful setting for the celebration of New Year’s Day and tie founding fathers were not behind band in entering into the spirit of the occasion Perfection drew shirtwaist to perfection Sleeves can be short or wrist length an unusual shaped pocket makes a nice finish Tailored lucky to leave the house on New Year’s Day until some outsider has entered in There is also an old superstition the 'weather told ia an concerning old legend as follows: “If 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winter then turned homeward bringing with it light warmth and good cheer The that cluster superstitions around the day began way back in tha time of these sun worshippers when the priests led the people to the forests of the gods for small of mistletoe which would sprigs bring them health and prosperity for the year So important was the event the to people marched in processions the groves led by the priests and there the mistletoe was cut with sickles of gold US Public Holidays l ASH ME ANOTHER I I A General Quiz The Questions 1 In badminton what do we cal the object corresponding to the ball in tennis? 2 What is the pen name of Samuel L Clemens? 3 To whom did Lieutenant General Arthur E Percivai surrender Singapore? 4 What was the first story to be published serially in a newspaper? the United States Army captain who killed 116 Japanese in Bataan? 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