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Show LEW FREE PRESS, LEHI, UTAH ' NATIONAL AFFAIRS flat-e- investigation ni j out as congressional committee fails to get excited over either side's charges . . . ( Sentiment grows for control of board. one-ma- 1 Si n KNOXVTLLE, TENN. Conviction that there is no great merit in the charges of David E. Lilienthal and Harcourt A. Morgan that Arthur E. Morgan, deposed chairman of the Tennessee Valley authority, attempted to "sabotage" the government's case in a lawsuit against the utilities, or was "tampering" with witnesses or seeking to bring about a decision adverse to the government, is almost general in the special congres- sional committee investigating the TVA. Conviction that Arthur E. Morgan's charges against Lilienthal and Harcourt Morgan are not very hot is also apparent from conversations with committee members. Specifically, the committee does think the authority took very little pains to protect the federal treasury when it was paying $680,000 for 550 acres of phosphate land which had been bought a short time before for $125,000. This was one of Morgan's points of attack. MM By RUTH WTETH SPEARS to one of the readers of this column for this idea. She was so enthusiastic about the book SEWING, for the Home Decorator, offered with ; I if ?' to Former r i "f W St 1 t If i one-ma- n m mm m VJ 5 I - I r 1 I ; - J O s v- - . - -- fry - 'imgi m S I : - vr v JOSEPH W. LaBINE The little green package with the cellophane top, and the brightly colored label on a can of soup are daily becoming more important to the country's 31,800,000 farm population. Initiated by a few foresighted food producers, the use of modern packaging methods to help move food crops has become one of the chief hopes for boosting farm income. With more than $32,000,000,000 in farm lands at stake, the more alert farmers throughout the country are watching with keen interest the rate at which new packaging ideas are helping to move farm products off the grocer's shelves, man" making room for more. These more astute growers are parboard. ticularly interested in the jump in sales, higher prices and Explanation of so much talk is the growing realization of the New Dealers' that not one of their number seems likely to "make the grade" at the Democratic National convention in 1940. President Roose- velt himself would have been satisfied if he could have gotten Robert K. Jackson started. But Jim Farley, Ed Flynn of the Bronx, and others with real followings in New York would not give Jackson the chance to make a record as governor of New York. So the crowd around Roosevelt that wants his policies carried on, and each of whom wants to retain his own place in the sun, has come to the conclusion that Roosevelt must make the "sacrifice." A very important factor in the third-tersituation is that the conservative Democrats are getting stronger seem more likely to control a lot of big delegations in 1940. Roosevelt can have New York's delegation for himself, but could not deliver it against the wishes of the men who balked him on Jackson, especially if Governor Herbert H. Lehman agreed with them. The mere fact that Lehman, opposed to court packing and alarmed about federal spending, is assured of the Democratic nomination for senator is the signpost of this situation. C. I. O. Faces Unfriendly Congress in January C. I. O. will face a much more unfriendly congress in January a congress that will be all set to revise the Wagner Labor Relations act in some essential particulars. No drive to accomplish what many employers would like to see will get anywhere, but the act is apt to be revised as the American Federation of Labor would like, despite any efforts Roosevelt may make to stop it. Sentiment is building up too strong against the C. I. O. and against the National Labor Relations board for alleged partiality to C. I. O. C. I. O. will face the new congress with an almost unbroken record of defeats whenever it appealed to the voters in behalf of candidates, or against candidates except where the American Federation of Labor happened to be on the same side, as is the case in the campaign for Senator Alben W. Barkley. William Green happened to be on the win ning side in every fight so far where his organization has opposed the C. I. O., starting off with Pennsylvania and Iowa. One of the reasons most of the political dopesters figure Ellison D. (Cotton Ed) Smith is almost sure of renomination, although he was high up on the purge list for having opposed the President on the court and other issues, is that A. F. of L, is fighting for him. Incidentally, the "purge" has narrowed down to Senators Walter F. George in Georgia and Millard E. Tydings in Maryland, so far as any positive results are within the realm of reason. Certainty of renomination of Senator Alva B. Adams in Colorado, added to the list of insurgent victories achieved and certain to. corne, makes that pretty sure. Under the Colorado law Adams' opponent did not get enough votes in his party convention to get his name on tht third-ter- m m A strong disposition is developing among members of the congressional investigating committee to recommend that control of the project, in the future, be placed in the hands of one man instead of a three-maboard. There is also a disposition to recommend that in any future organizations of similar type which may n be set up the same idea of control be followed. In recent questions Representative Charles A. Wolvcrton of New Jersey called the attention of Lilienthal to the success which attended this idea when Gen. George W. Goethals was building the Panama canal. Until he was given supreme command, made virtually a czar, by Theodore Roosevelt, then President, the Panama job was a mess. It was almost as bad in its personal squabbles as TVA has been under ballot. the bickerings of Lilienthal and A. primary e Bell Syndicate. E. and II. A. Morgan. WNU Servlc. It III A ) I I THUMB TACMS4- - X (To'srj HEMMED' ENDS AND BRASS RINGS j) 1 fl we like interesting windows in this room as well as any other. Well, here is the answer with the minimum of work. The curtains themselves are as easy to wash and iron as a dish towel no frills, just hems. But don't make them too skimpy. A full width of material is not too wide. Cut away the selvage at the front edge and hem it with a hem. Use a hem at the bottom. This gives the curtains body so they will have smart crisp lines. The casing at the top should be just wide enough for the curtain rod. And don't forget to allow for shrink age if the material is not pre- shrunken. If figured material is used, choose colors that will harmonize with the shelf edging along the top of the window and the as shown in the sketch. The thumb tacks used for the shelf edging may also add color interest. Homemaker NOTE: Every should have a copy of Mrs. Spears' book, SEWING, for the Home Decorator. Forty-eigpages of directions for making and curtains; dressing tables; lampshades and many other useful articles for the home. Price 25 cents postpaid (coin preferred). Ask for Book 1, and address Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. ch land-gran- one-ma- n II i xu tr ft these articles that she wrote a nice letter of appreciation and also described this clever idea of her own for making her kitchen gay. All of us know how often kitchen curtains must be laundered. Yet, 1 s?m) L Explanation of So Much Third Term Talk When it comes to Morgan's charge that Lilienthal and Harcourt Mogan virtually ignored him, sought to hamstring him in various ways, and held meetings with prearranged programs of which he was ignorant, the committee members admit privately that Arthur E. Morgan himself is the best witness for the other two directors on that. After listening to A. E. Morgan at length many of the committee members felt that they would have done almost anything in reason to avoid discussions that the long drawn-ou- t would inevitably have resulted had no way been discovered to short circuit the chairman. In fact, after listening to all three directors at tedious length, most committee members find it in their hearts to sympathize with all of them for having to put up with the others, and to understand why the simple solution of allocating the functions so that there need be fewer discussions in the board itself was adopted. It was this separation of the functions of the TVA into three almost of water - tight compartments, course, which led to much of the Arthur E. Morgan had trouble. picked the other two directors. He was the first named, he was the chairman, and he had recommended the other two to the President. So he felt a keen sense of responsibility. Further, he is a very meticulous person. He does not "yes" anybody who wants to agree with him. He does not like to make decisions until he has studied a question for days, talked about it for weeks, and called in three or four outside groups of experts. He is that sort of person. Magnificent for inquiry on some question of great importance but dubious soundness, A. E. Morgan could easily become very tiresome as an associate. So the committee is inclined to laugh off most of the charges, pro and con. ' Comp- troller John R. "playing politics" with TVA two years ago. What he really objects to is the present power of the comptroller's office to audit expenditures before they are made, instead Lilienthal of afterward. , control of But on the TVA it was obvious that Lilienthal had not taken this up with the President. Moreover, for him to say that might have resulted in his trading a reality for a shadow. At the present time, and in fact since the fall of 1933, Lilienthal has had the substance. Harcourt Morgan has voted for every move Lilienthal made. In return Lilienthal has voted with H. A. Morgan, with A. E. Morgan always in the minority. H. A. Morgan was perfectly happy to let Lilienthal have his way in return for a free hand with fertilizer t and the colleges. To have stated on the witness stand that he liked the idea of a board would have endangered this now ripened and set alliance. It might plague Lilienthal considerably when that third member of the TVA is appointed to take the place of the ousted chairman, A. E. Morgan. Nevertheless, committee members are interested in the idea of control. They are not sure the bickering they have listened to almost to the limit of their endurance will not be resumed if and when "another strong-minde- d is appointed to the TVA ARTHUR E. MORGAN Hit charges were not very hot. v j 1 about one-ma- n one-ma- PRETTY PACKAGES XX'E ARE indebted Mc-Car- l's n Oilcloth Shelf Edging For Kitchen Windows one-ma- n Reviewed by CARTER FIELD T.V.A. Lilienthal did not agree with this suggestion on the staiid. But committee members took his answers with a grain of salt. Obviously it would be in poor taste for Lilienthal to espouse publicly the idea of rule. It would be too much like his telling a congressional committee what the congress, and the President, ought to do. It just might not happen to please the President. On the matter of the General Ac- counting office, Lilienthal was quite outspoken what congress ought to do. He objected By increased acreage of crops which have followed the development of novel packaging methods. Progressive farmers, many of whom have taken advantage of cooperative movements to bolster the marketability of the crops, are keeping a finger on the pulse of all products moving under a packaging stimulant. They have seen celery acreages jump 12 per cent in four years, and have seen celery farm values skyrocket from to $16,646,000 in a single year. Celery Makes a Noise. During the past few years groups of the 446,400 growers in the three g states have main put their heads together on packaging problems. The most recent program was that of the Muskegon Cooperative Celery Growers association, in Michigan. They decided on a trim, decorated can in an cardboard container, which appeared on the market several months ago. As an example of what can be accomplished by modernized merchandising methods, agricultural experts point to the growth of 150 per cent in the shipments of Florida limes during three years in which the fruit was available to the public in small, attractive packages. Tomatoes in Full Dress. Innumerable devices for getting tomatoes before the public in a dozen different forms have been brought forth recently, and during the past 11 years there has been an increase of tomato production by more than 500,000,000 pounds a year. One dramatic example of how a neat package can act as a hypodermic on sluggish sales was demonstrated recently in Birmingham, Alabama, under the watchful scrutiny of the 12 main tomato growing states' 2,300,000 farmers. Following an ideal growing season of plentiful rain, Birmingham found its markets overflowing with tomatoes, a highly perishable product. The situation required quick action and growers turned for a solution to an agency which had been employed by farmers elsewhere when faced with a surplus. Reports indicated that a similar situation had faced California peach growers and showed how the producers there had taken the dilemma by the horns and turned what might have been one of their most ruinous years into a profitable one. In January, 1936, warehouses of were bulging with a carry-ov6,469,000 cases of peaches a figure 72 per cent greater than that of the previous year. Canners were offering farmers only $14 to $15 a ton for the oncoming crop, which was less than the cost of production. Grocers to the Rescue. The situation required quick disin order posal of the carry-ove- r that the prices of the new crop could be stabilized and farm incomes saved. They turned to the retail stores to take advantage, if possible, of their mass buying and mass distribution systems. A stabilization committee was set up and it immediately conferred with the National Association of Food Chains a group representing 7,000 grocery stores with a plan canned tor staging a nation-widpeach sale. The association agreed and swung into action the vast dis $14,-996,0- celery-producin- easy-to-car- ry tribution facilities of the chains. As a result of this unprecedented marketing campaign, the canned was reduced by peach carry-ove- r June of that year from 6,469,000 to 1,343,000 cases lower than the previous year's stock for the same date and the growers received $30 a ton double the original offer from the canners for the new crop. The Alabama tomato growers also found the solution of their difficulties in the modern methods of distribution. One firm, the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea company, met the Alabama situation by marketing the surplus product in small, cellophane-toppeeach cartons, containing four tomatoes. Sales of tomatoes, in the new attire, jumped in the stores where they were featured. Dates Go to Market. Dates are almost solely a California product, and yet the success story of one date grower holds much wider attention than just among that state's 150,000 fruit and vegetable producers. In 1928, one R. C. Nicoll moved a tiny shack up to the highway near Hermal, Calif., and bek gan selling dates and drinks to the public. His stand still d date-mil- These tomatoes, like all other farm products, sell better when attractively wrapped and properly merchandised. Both producer and consumer profit through the new "streamlined" idea to boost farmers' income. ing Indians, metal bowls and even paraffin-seale- d kegs. Dates to Potatoes. Farmer observers, who are aware of Mr. Nicoll's success, are looking for a parallel, on a much larger scale, in the potato packaging campaign which, in the first full season just completed, widely extended the Maine potato market and returned the highest prices in the country to the growers. Of considerable importance is the success of the campaign to the 2,500,000 farmers in the 21 states in which potatoes are a principal crop. The lowly spud provides nearly $200,000,000 a year in incomes from the more than 300,000,000 bushels produced each year. Faced with a bumper crop and the need of developing a larger and better market for Maine potatoes, the Maine development commission a year ago agreed to aid in a solution of the problem. The commission was aroused by the reports of a survey which showed that the per capita consumption of potatoes dropped from 4.2 bushels to 2.8 bushels between 1905 and 1935, due, in part, to "reducing diets." They also found that Maine potatoes were confined to markets in Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Spuds Go High-HaGroups and individual growers appeared before the Maine legislature in the spring of 1937 and worked out a plan whereby they volunteered to pay a tax on every barrel of potatoes shipped. steel-boun- d, tie-bac- ks ht slip-cove- rs Jumping From Plane Tests have proved that when a parachutist jumps from a 'plane he falls the first 500 feet in 6M seconds; in 10 seconds he will fall feet; and at the end of 1,000 21 seconds he will have dropped 3,000 feet. Photographs taken by camera also show that a parachute opens completely within two seconds from the moment d which releases when the it is pulled. slow-motio- n rip-cor- t. one-ce- nt How Women 40's Can Attract Men in Their Here's good advice for a woman during her change (usually from 88 to 62), who (ears she'll lose her appeal to men, who worries about hot flashes, loss of pep, dizzy spells, spells. upset nerves and moodyhrs. Get more fresh air, 8 sleep and If you need a good general system tonic take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made especially for women. It helps Nature build give more up physical resistance, thus helps vivacity to enjoy life and assist calming that and nerves symptoms disturbing jittery often accompany change of life. W'ELL TRYING WOKTH it 'MWm fBil ESIIiSi Don't Neglect Them I Nature designed the kidneys to do tlf fcwftBifWMTtftfWMi hiiitii ft 111 I j&f - tit nwniMiniiihiir flit n'mf""" "' ifr.i...wfiM- t marvelous job. Their task is to keep the flowing blood stream free of an excess of toxic impurities. The act of living life itself is constantly producing waste matter the kidneys must remove from the blood if good health is to endure. When the kidneys fail to function as Nature intended, there is retention of diswaste that may cause body-wid- e tress. One may suffer nagging backache, of persistent headache, attacks dizziness, getting up nights, swelling, pumness under the eyes feel tired, nervous, all worn out. Frequent, scanty or burning passages may be further evidence of Kidney or bladder disturbance. The recognized and proper treatment Is a diuretic medicine to help the Icidneyi get rid of excess poisonous body waste. Use Dean's Fills. They have had mora than forty years of public approval. Are endorsed the country over. Insist en Doax't. Sold at all drug stores. -- er e The dale crop is only one of many on which substantial numbers of growers depend for their livelihood. California date growers found that by packaging dates attractively, they could boost sales tremendously. might be one of the hundreds along the highway if Mr. Nicoll was a man who lacked ideas. But he had ideas and, further, he realized the need for an attractive, colorful, useful package for the dates. He began experiments. With the experiments came increased business, and today the dates which he named after his daughter are nationally known. Through design and decoration, Mr. Nicoll was able to transfer to the containers some of the atmosphere of his subsequent desert home, with its acres of finest date trees. His dates now go out in metal or plain pine boxes, gourds, baskets woven by neighbor- hand-painte- d tax was to be paid by the shipper and charged to the grower. The proceeds were to go into the commission's advertising fund. The chief problem was one of packaging. The growers, shippers and commission finally agreed on a design consisting of a "flag." The top bar was blue and carried in white letters the words "State of Maine"; the white middle bar was inscribed with the name of the individual brand of the grower or concern packing the potato. Overnight Maine potatoes, whica hitherto had been sold as just plain potatoes, became a specialized product with a definite consumer ap- WNU 3338 W The A Sure Index of Value three-barre- d peal. Western Newspaper Union. Buy . . . is knowledge of a manufacturer's name and what it stands for. It is the most certain method, except that of actual use, for judging the value of any manufactured goods. Here is the only guarantee against careless workmanship or use of shoddy materials. ADVERTISED GOODS |