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Show THE JOURNAL LAYTON. UTAH Prom SIiarecrop)(;r to Packing Magnate Amei ieans Work Hard for Their Living t U. S. Official Denies Plan 1 For Censorship of Press ' Hy iftrlrrised 10 milLon boxes in in 1925 million 1900 to The big Sunday dinner is passing More and more families go on autoSaturday mobile outings instead night dinner has replaced Sunday noon as the big dinner of the week. jumped from CJIAMHKKMN IIOIE 55 by Western Newspaper Union.) In most Amerthe "Mrs. holds ican homes, of Bureau News Central Any Type the purse strings . . less than 50 per cent of American Or Propaganda Drive. houses have bath tubs . . . The least amount of money Hy nrKii nr. that can sustain life is the 5 ilumal hum and home limit ( ommentalor cents a day per person throe it. on which the dm Servirr, ll't.S National Ircaa fingi rtips infi.no.obtains colored sharecropthe that indifrom preks ordinarily Itliig )) leslungton, I. In an emergency, in vidual officials Mississippi live on by pers If you voint to WASHINGTON war and navy i hiefx feel these inand molasses in flour eating start h hooted arguim lit anaing the dividuals reinadverti ntly might . h Hi tt n winter . . rs of that nicii veal Information winch should lie wlmh is ofti n i.illi-i- "the As much money is spent In conteicnhal third linii-- e of cm sieii," but whose kept "If tins method doesnt work," Mr ice cream and soft drinks as tillu ml n.noe is the Notional Press Mellett di elan d, "my idea would be in building houses . . . club, jiet im ntioii "government CHICAGO. Presidential Assistant Mellctt Opposed to I .1 i i cri.xnrxhqi " Thovp are fighting words to the men of jin ss and radio and -- well, did you ever try to put a nm7le on a real healthy airedale Just to keep the fun going, I dropptd in the other day to have a chat with the man whose name has been more cIomIv associated with censorship of late than any other In tire capital and Imw tie hates it! He is soft spoken, Iiowell Mellc-tt- , a gray-haire- d middle- keen-minde- newspaper acquaintance of mine over many years and one of the and most highly respected of all of those who have now deserted the fourth estate to work for the -aged best-like- d New Deal Mellett left the Washington Daily News to become head of the National Emergency council In 1938, (The "emergency in this sense refers to the 1933 variety and not the "limited one we are enjoying at present.) The NFC, as the council appeared In the New- Deal "alphabet in those days, has since become the office of Government a less pretentious Institution. Mr. Mellett Is its head and is also one of the Presidents administrative assistants. These latter are the men who, according to official pronouncement, must have a "passion for anonymity." The functions of these assistants differ widely as does the degree of their Intimacy with the President, but of all his advisers, Lowell Mellett is one of those In whom the President places his deepest confidence. There is a reason why this former newspaper mans name has been associated with a possible censorship of news. When the President asked congress recently for funds to make the office on government reports permanent, the house of representatives committee on appropriations called Mellett before it to ask him, among other things, what, If any, plans the administration has for curtailing or regulating what should and should not he printed about defense or other matters, according to the governments way of thinking Mellett told the congressmen that the administration has no such plan at all. The word "plan" is used in the concrete sense for it is well known that several specific programs for regulating what would or would not be permitted to be made public by press and radio have been drawn up by various officials, who would like to tie a mu7?le on the news hounds in case of war or even in case a full emergency is otllcinlly proclaimed, or perhaps even before. Mellett s answer satisfied the committee and the lower house agreed to the measure. Nevertheless, the rumor lingers on that a man with scissors is lurking behind the White House hedge ready to clip the reporters' wings the moment they spread them too - lie-port- s, widely. I called upon Mr. Mellett In his businesslike office in a buiMing in Although "dowmtown Washington. he had no official statement for me (which I didn't want anyhow) we had a frank, friendly, informal chat. As a result. I can confirm what he has told me before concerning hts sentiments on censorship, sentiments which 1 believe it is safe to say are those of the President, too. at this writing This is the way Mr. himself on the Mellett expresses subject: Even In case of war 1 don't behe lieve in a propaganda drive, said to me. referring to any artificial effort to mold public opinion in "I favor of government policy have constantly opposed a central press bureau when I have heard it discussed, because it is impractical It Is impossible to get the news of government through one bottleneck ' My idea," he went on, "is simply to see to it that the press information bureau of the army and the navy and poss bly the defense agencies. which now exist, are made as efficient as possible " To the newsman, this means that these bureaus would have at their rR I to have tepiesentativei of the pres These and other and radio come here to Washington facts are the findings revealed In and off i r their own plan for han"How America Lives," Just of! the dling emergency news They wouldnt proys.es of the Henry lloft publishoiler a plan which the government ing house. The full report on how could refuse They want the new Americans make their money and arid the government wants to get it spend it; what they eat, drink, wear out and talk about; what gives them a He explained that what he meant kick; where the shoe pinches the was that he believed the newsmen most, and the least; what they would agiee on what was sheer good dream of and what they believe In; sense and patriotism to print. Such and even what they do on Sunday facts would lie given out which did afternoons was compiled by specialnot Injoie national defense or give ists who, after traveling to all parts aid and comfort to the enemy, and of the nation during 1940, wrote the the papers would be left perfectly "How - America - Lives series for free, as he put It. to raise the devil The Ladies Home Journal. with the way tilings were being done The 16 families range from that and to entiele the government of Henry Bracey, Negro Mississippi Finally, I reminded Mr Mellett sharecropper, whose cash income that in the last war thpre was criti- last year totaled $26, to the family of Thomas Wiison, millionaire head of cism of the Creel committee on public information because it not only the Wilson Packing company of Chiwithheld much news that the pubcago. lic had a right to have, but also it Summary of Study. And heres a summary of the gave out information that was (Hire Therefore, I asked, Etudy which was conducted in the propaganda wasnt it natural to expect that anv homes of real, warm, typical Amerrestriction on government news icans: As against the 1940 U. S. census might be looked upon with suspicion statement that $22 a week is the salby the press, radio and public? Mr. Mellett came back to his ary of the average man in America, a with original thesis He reiterated that the survey disclosed that man to two a needs of children family he did not believe In a propaganda he a week at before earn least $35 a as such the Creel drive drive committee indulged in. Secondly, he can own his own home, carry insursaid, if the information bureaus of ance, and give his children welcome the various government agencies advantages And he can do this only weie efficient, the facts would be available. It was because the Creel committee was a central news bureau (which he opposes) that it became a bottleneck, holding back facts that could have been available to the press and even in war time down-to-eart- But these newcomWinfield Scott ers Just didn't know Washington tradition One man who tried to break that tradition got into a terrific mess. It was John Russell Young, then a newspaper reporter, now District Commissioner Young, one of the three "mayors" of the city It was In Harding's administration when public buildings and grounds were In charge of the engineer aide to the President, Colonel Sherril Mr Young conceived the idea that the statue of Geoige Washington, located in a somewhat shabby neighborhood several blocks from the White House, ought to be in front of It where General Jackson sits astride his famous rearing charger He of the dt city apartments. The typical American family's credit Is good. Majority of families pay as they go," after saving with a particular goal in view. Installment buying records show 98 !i per cent fulfill their payments Foreclosures in FHA n ortgages over five years have amounted to less than half of per cent Largest single item of American families' yearly spending is food-- 14 billions, or 28 per cent of the national income Conclusive proof that America as a whole sets a good table is the fact that the average city family spends one third of its annual income for food. Ten dollars a week feeds a family of four adequately, but without many frills. It can be done for less a Cedar Rapids, Iowa, womans food budget was $7 a week for four people. Food Budget Touchy. Touchiest subject among American homemakers is the food budget, about which they become more defensive and passionate than about a national presidential election. American homemakers have been made acutely vitamin conscious Per capita consumption of vegetables, other than potatoes, has increased from 26.36 pounds in 1919-2to 1923-2to 31 36 pounds in Production and shipment of oranges ... 17 hat shall How America Lite I uear?" Its the daily question of a whole nation of women who have made up their minds that they want to look pretty and stay young. And so America u going them what they want . . . at the price they want to mi. 7 hey ran bus a unique value in a simple fell hat, for example, for about $5, or eien f.t.95, and know they are getting quality ! If there is no sickness and if he has saved up an Initial lump sum for the down payment on his house. Dream of all American families is to own a home. Chief hurdle is saving up down payment Low points in American living are American houses expensive and inAltnough $3,000,000,000 expensive. annually goes into new homes, less than 40 per cent of the houses in America are in good condition. More ... 0 1934-3- a al'vOMt ,a1 0 aid M 4' Mb-iKi- It4'iai ,'s hi .! r ak as- sembling the details involved tbe work of different government agen wi'.hhtld embarrass ffo g h.s s ce dow uill be shining long after sundown. She gets the meals, u ashes the dishes, cleans the house, markets, irons and mends , to mention but a few of the deeds uhich require 60 or more of her ueekl hours. families America lives pretty well. Theres room for improvement, yes. That, like the new vacuum cleaner, another pair of shoes for sis or an addition to the house, will come. Real Boom Town Rises in Wasteland - HOLLY RIDGE, N. C. Four months ago you could have bought all the land you wanted around here for three or four dollars an acre unless you happened to be dealing with a native whose conscience would not allow him to accept such an exhorbitant price. Today this same land is being sold in 20 foot lots and for serious money, too. No, nobody has discovered oil in these parts. This just happens to be the place the federal government picked for the armys new training camp, now under conanti-aircra- ft struction. There is good farm land both to the north and south of Holly Ridge but the real estate in this immediate vicinity is little more than a waste. But the U. S. army had other ideas. The section is not only easily accessible by highway and railroad, but offers an ideal ceaavtt J n11 W tiinti H iut , t a " ;' t w ?J eav( COa Mit.'l i . aaaai a cata a 4 Hi. a k, mi v'M (!( VA7. Set 7 U avr'v t i mete HU h m i mm I his map Illustrates the agricultural situation during March as by ihe I. S. Department of Agriculture. WASHINGTON The American flag can't be displayed promiscuously without violating the law even land of though it represents the the free To explain and clarify legal restrictions in connection with the use of the fag for advertising or other cotvtwrcial purp. sos the of oommeioe has published a new handbook ert t'ed "The Flag of the I ted b Use in Uon.n eree " Numerous instances have been re the department of comported merce the questionable employment of tbe national emblem for commercial purposes In most cases the violation of the law was done to of unw ittmgly. Whfie t! ere is no fvde-- al leg ,s a bon c.virrc the use of the fiag, every state in the Union has passed laws prohibitn-its use for never ..oses Snr.ur tsg ear on the st .tute b,kv Pact to I co and P. oa shippng. Naturally the government didn't suffer from Holly Ridge's new land boom. In the first place, the price didn t rise until the army had acted and m the second, the government has the right of condemnation. So its frontage on U. S. highway No 17 and all the territory between here and the ocean came cheap enough. It's the land adjacent to the reservation that's suddenly become so valuable. In November the entire population of the cross roads of Holly Ridge mle every direction totaled 8 This summer, according to government plans, there will be 20 000 troops stationed here Alreadv there are seeeral thousand men the ramp and the trailer ca- -rs :r. which many of them l:ve bu-ian- sT!d b- - ' k lS ho..srs rire srr-- ,uas a;' of ft two-md- e .1 T e d spot over which to shoot guns without danger of hitting anyone on land or sea. The shape of the coast and the lay of the land is well su.ted to the armys purpose. Guns will fire out into Onslow bo.' . wide coastal indenture many miles from the lanes of coastwise anti-aircra- more than bear IU lumkhime How America Lues . . . ff hat does Mrs. America do on an aierage da? She has no help with her housework. 4 mertcan women (V5 per cent of dim'tj Then it's likely shes up at 7 a. m., and the light in her kitchen win- scrub-timbere- M Alaska Behind the scenes, Henry Wallace . played quite a part in theMexican-Uout work joint S. agreement to plans for national defense. It was Henrys Job, during his trip to Mexico, as vice president-elect- , to put across some quiet diplomacy with new President Avila Camacho aimed to smooth out all U. This he did, problems and became completely "simpatlco with high Mexican officials. However, Henry also brought back a very worrisome picture of Nazi activity in Mexico. Being a farm boy from Iowa, and afskeptical about the Zimmerman the when I War World fair during German foreign office invited Mexico into an alliance against the United States, Henry went down to Mexico as an unbeliever as far as Nazi propaganda was concerned. Eut he came back, his skepticism gone. The great mass of the Mexican people and the Mexican government are sincere believers in friendship with the United States, Henry found. But a small minority, plentifully cash, has supplied with been doing its best to poison friendly relations. In fact, there were some indications that the Nazis might even go to such lengths as outright sabotage or damage to the United States in such a way that Mexico would get the blame, thereby stirring up animosity between the countries. Note Last year $2,000,000 in U. S. greenbacks was taken to Mexico from New Orleans by Count Roberti of the Italian legation, presumably for propaganda purposes. Count of Ogden Roberti is the to Spain Hammond, and a leader of the move to cowith Spanish Dictator operate Franco. Nazi-Fasci- T'HE A ..hr pre- -, sign forms t. c i0eT; Though so effca.ve a dean easy one to crochet, ,"W lo ' I R dcn s the highway stores and ;r mrr r gh even 'aft nobod' GUARDING THE CAriTOL If you visit the United States Capitol in the near future dont carry an isolationist banner or anything more explosive than a cigarette lighter, or you may wind up in the Tightest police restrictions brig. since World war days are being put into effect at the Capitol building. Under a plan devised by Speaker Sam Rayburn, Sen. Harry F. Byrd, chairman of the senate rules committee, and Arthur E. Cook of the Capitol police board, all visitors will be required to check packages before entering the building. BRITISH DACHSHUND Most unusual household pet in Washington is owned by the British ambassador. Lord Halifax. Believe it or not he has a German dachshund. The envoy bought the dog from a kennel in Virginia shortly after his arrival in the United States. Note The dachshund was widely used by American cartoonists during the last war as a sinister symbol of Germany, and some animals were mistreated by misguided zealots. BOTTLE BOSSIES The department of agriculture is completing plans to breed 2,500 cattle this spring by artificial insemination. The cattle are the property of Indians, on reservations in Arizona and New Mexico. Able Indian Commissioner John Collier asked agriculture to help build up the quality of the stock, and the problem was how to service the cows with a limited number of bulls. Through artificial insemination, one bull can be bred with any number of cows. Most spectacular experiment of this kind was conducted recently by experts in the experimental farm at Beltsville, Md. They sent artificial insemination by air express one morning for a mare in Miles City, Mont In vacuum bottles, it was delivered the same day, and the process was completed that evening. Result was a healthy colt, from a mare in Montana, sired by a Belgian stallion in Maryland. MERRY-GO-ROUN- D Swankiest newsman at the White House press conference is Robert Horton, press officer for the defense commission, who, while most of the others are hoofing to their offices after the conference, drives away in a limousine with a chauffeur. Some of the electric light bulbs used in the White House are marked "Save, and can be redeemed for two cents after they burn out But the White House, which buys at reduced government price, destroys the old bulbs regardless, without redemption. The immigration bureau of the justice department soon will set up its own intelligence unit to watch fifth columnists in the U. S. A. Allied Chemical is buying one of the swanky apartment houses S.xteenth street, not far fromalong the Soviet embassy. It should be all set to lobby in a big way. Harmodio Arias, former of Panama, has four sons president m school ad college in the Un.ted States: hamod.o Jr. and Roberto at Columbia, G..berto at Harvard, and Antonio at Peddie institute m New Jersey. ever-pe- ; in No. 30 cotton and as scarf ends, Pattern cai too. 2563 cont.vns di-- illustrations of it a- -i stitches of set; materials reqj.red Set Sewing Circle Needlecritij A'. 82 Eighth Enclose tern No Name ., Address son-in-la- used. Ninety five per cent of the women In America employ no household help. Average American homemaker's week (in home where there are growing children) runs 50 to 60 hours and 24 hours a day, seven days a week she is on call when the children are little. (Grandmother's hours were nearly a hundred!) American boys and girls still help with the chores, even if they live persuaded Only a speedy denial or h:s intention to force General Jackson to trade laces with Gormal Washing ton saved Mr Hard. tig's scalp No. we don't d. slurb our scalp If we tured great in Washington cant get around them we go under them . help from architects. Functionally they are inadequate Aesthetically, they are unfortunate. They lack enough closet space; they are hard to heat; the roof leaks; and they are so poorly planned that the homemaker walks an extra hundred miles a year between the front door and the kitchen. Kitchens Best Equipped. High points in American living are American kitchens best equipped, most modern and most used room in the house. Living room is shabbiest, dining room barest and least Government Defines Proper Use of Flag in Commerce E Fs fersr news s pend 1 Colonel Sherril to sw itch the two fig ures and proceeded to write a story of what was to happen Then came the deluge. President Harding was almost drowned in an avalanche of angry telegrams from ardent Jacksonians all over the The state of Tennessee not country only legislated its furv ever this insult to its famous son but announced it was sending a delegation to the President It was reported that the Old Hickory Marching club, once a historically potent political organi-ration- , was to be brought to life to descend on the capital, possibly with their old long rifles loaded for For weiks Washington reporters tried to hnd out the total airplane production of the United States But s imcbow the figures were not avail able in national diftnsc offices It was not that the information was consuVred exactly confidential but Ike much They As a nation, they like to cat uell , and, particularly in these times, do eat belter than any other nation in the uorld 7 he average city family spend one third of its annual i ruome, or frOH, a y ear for food. It ihrucs on good plain making three square meals a day. Few families keep accurate food budgets. They don't need to -- the women are thrifty shoppers. than 80 per cent were built without is Lafayette park . and tojl drink in caster to revise a statute in Washington than to move a statue. That is why Sixteenth street, the avenue that runs almost up to the front door of the White House, is torn up those days The excavating is taking place at Scott circle. Washington is full of circles, most of them with their historic statues They make for beauty and also traffic jams Recently certain newcomers to the city suggested removing the statues instead of building million dollar underpasses such as the one now being constructed under the proud figure of General In . . we cream at on building house. Statue Troublea In Nation's Capitol It lues How America at much on Gingerbread and baked beans are still America's number one choice; beef, number one meat; apple pie and chocolate cake, number one desserts. When the pinch comes, American families economize on clothes first. But American women love clothes and have a vast choice in inexpensive styles (48 million felt hats in the $3 95 to $5 quality were sold last year ) There is no more Main Street of fashion. Fashion a Fault? American women's chief fashion fault doing a good thing to death. If veiling is the fashion, they lose themselves in the mists. If open toes are in style, they go for the most extreme and open styles and wear them every hour of the day and night. They pile on too much . lack junk jewelry . when shopping for powers clothes. Two permanents a year, averaging from $3 to $5 are fixed charges in the budget, although weekly trips to the beauty shop are usually supplanted by the home shampoo and bobby pin method. America is reappraising itself . . . taken as a whole some 30 million Washington, I). C. WALL CE FINDS NAZI PROPAGANDA IN MEXICO j,, 15 coi ts m coa J WATCHES jepi FOR: ELGIN 4619 Rebuilt I $3.00 WRIST O. M. 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