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Show SEinC With War Problems Licked, Germans Hope to Rebuild To New Country Out of Wreckage By W. hy 1 Eye street. N. W. Washington II. C. H'NU Service, NUEHNI-KF-G- 1C Iff C EinMANY. . Oii-- i German who otherwise gets aloiiii very well with the American occupation nOtri.iiF unit Is thoroughly in sympathy wi'h what Is giMig on in court house will the Nur'.-beincvertlrlr-sbe me f the happiest men In (ieii'nai y when the trials are over. He is a little man named llaos of the' 7n ; ler. city. The best traiislation for his t.tle it pi. mi mayor" but because all German cities have at least one deputy mayor, some of the American writers who have teen tervice in London truntlute "Oberhuerger-meisterat "laird Mayor. Herr Ziegler aayt frankly that hit wurk will be eaticr when llie huge organization required to support the inteniatiunal military tribunal hai folded ita tenti and departed. When he told me thii I waa rather turprised since at first blush it might teem that the city would benefit from all thli American activity. However, when one eoniideri that what the American here buy with the Germans own money (we print It and they have to redeem it) the profit can hardly teem desirable. The central German government, when there la one, will eventually redeem the paper mark but all German will have to contribute la the form of taaei. In Nuernberg although ai I tald, the city budget bed been cut SO per cent, the taxee have already been lilark-hairet- increased S3 VC i. per cent Military Tribunal Impotei Burden (.'nmmfiiMw, end-ler- s d min-foo- H Czech-Germa- of the labor available fur building end repair and large stock of materials. A two hour walk through the city revealed no (hope open except a few food and meat store. In spite of this almost total eclipse of visible industrial existence I was surprised that the mayor placed first on his list of objectives, a restoration of Nuernberg's long - established reputation for expert crafttmanship for goods of high quality. Toys, of course, but also precision instruments, light machinery and pot- tery. HcltHMd be Western "We cannot restore Nuernberg's it historical buildings which brought to many tourisla here." said Mayor Ziegler, "but we can win back our reputation aa hard workers and fine workers Tha city hat a lung established rerurd lor industrlnusness and expert handicraft ax producers of high quality goods. That reputation goes back to the middle ages Of courae we will have to be very patient. We must first rehabilitate our city, then we must wait for good raw material! which we must have to produce high quality products. And of course all thia must wait until Germany ia onre more permitted to trade in world markets" But. 1 Interjected at this point, what about the food situation? That wasn't in the mayor's province. He took the view whlrh later proved sound enough, that America would not let the Germans starve, tf that BARRS ary the court house came up to the broadcasting booth end said: "Pipe down, the Judge can't hear the lawyers." Well. 1 got my commission in the artillery because I could the horses. lic Churchill's latest epigram: "Atlcsoit qui Laikl pente." - with pattern, puba con- earnings, tinued sellers' market and a high-levx freeflow of money. The only thing 1 know for sure about it is that always in the past, when 'he great business prophets unanimously agreed on the future, it seldom turned out their way. When Mr. Hoover was elected, ill were sure there would be two cars in every garage and two chickens in every pot; yet within his Presidential span we were at the depth of all time. Mr. Roosevelt, we all thought, it first, would surely cure the depression. but it never got cured. Then later we all thought It would never get cured, during the latter part of the Roosevelt regime, and along came the war and pushed us so high out of it we cannot yet see the ground through the economic strat. . Winners in the sell conservation context each received a I2IM college scholarship and nn trip to the cengrese from Firestone Tire and Rubber company. Tap row, left to right. Jack Baird, 16, Arkansas City, Kan.; William C. Walker, 16, Coldwater, Mias.; Marvin A. Glover Jr., 17, Pamplln, Va.; Kenneth Fitzgerald, 29, Pauls Valley, OUa.; Louis E. Kelley, 19, Whlteford, Md.; and David 8. Gelslrr, 16, Walervliet, Mich. Bottom, Tim Kaufman, 16, Delmant, K. !.; P. W. Pierson, 17, Huekea-aiDel. Bussell Firestone, representing the Firestone company, presented the awards. xe n, changing world; choosing a way to earn a living; producing food and fiber for home and market; creating better homes for better living; conserving nature' resources for security and happiness; building health for a strong America; sharing responsibilities for community improvement and serving ai citizens In in maintaining world peace. will be short, the same objective pursued as in the past. Almost Universal. Four-clubs are now organized in every state in the Union; in the ' 3441 Smart DERFECT for every 1 the smart Two-Piec- i Public Reaction May 4--H ' together wf'h 23 each wen a $56 Victory Bond for their achievcminls in this contest. International Harvester company was donor of these e- -li- ners, prises. The six "Champion Cooks" selected by horn nil sections of the reentry each received a 6206 college scholarship for their cnlinary ability, from Bervel, Inc. They are, from left to right, Raecllle Parker, Celumbna, Ga.; Jan Nelson, Bloomington, Ind.; Rooie L. Garrett, Wrlret-kOkla.; Cera Jean Van Dyke, Helena, Mont.; Lola Keller. Middletown, Md., and Virginia Ches bo rough, Henning, Minn. 4-- s, Ross Hadley, the sportsman flier, wanted to take Mahatma atom by atom, and behind the Gandhi on his first flight, but Gandtoms. They say there will be hign-e-r hi said: I'd have wings if I were prices." Prices generally are meant to fly. based on the availability of goods. Demanded Ross, who knew that went motoring: When there ere shortages, any the Mahatma amount can be charged for goods, Where are your wheels? and collected from the people, if they have money ai they do now. But In the next year ahead we are planning to gel bark to nr peacetime mass production. We have more machines and mm than ever before. War has developed manufacturing shortcuts for production. At production brings goods to the market, competition will be restored. This means not only competition la quality but to conducted by the department of agriculture, the state collegea ef agriculture, and the counties Four-dub work to n educational enterprise ter price. rural young people, who may beIt is quite deer then that the excome members of organised clubs of expanding production under the supervision of county ex- pectations will work against higher tension agents and loral volunteer ahead Indeed, this will work prices. leaders. The big event ol the year for the gradually ai production swells ui the latter months of the year tomembers is the annual club conward lower prices. gress. In Chicago last December But the unions are wangling great these American farm youths won unprecedentedly large wage Inthe hearts of thousands who saw their accomplishments and learned creases from industry, and this dee to know the girls end boys velopment, coupled with the announced Intention of the government who carry on club work. to maintain a high price level will surely force price higher, they ay. this weald Yea, certainly xerm to force un Increase of the e price of goods; m the other hand people have grown, during the war. to be satisfied with patches, with old things, with repaired machines. If only the unions grt these tremendnos wage Increases, and the rext of ns must plod along on our same salaries la Ihe face of higher prieea for onion-mad- e goods, the common foresight ef Uic business prophets may not prove true. Buyers' dtrlke May Be In Offing Boon There hot been every other kind of itrike In this countfy. except buyers' itrike. The condition being created may force one. H 4-- g g 4-- And Mr. and Mrs. Churchill have chosen Florida for their "vacation" they'll fall on Mr. Truman of Washington en route but what a chance for the Florida chamber nf commerce. I'll never sneer at again. It is worth fraction In Europe wrist watch for the long underwear fire dollars a with an extra lower half. EWING CIRCLE PATTERN DBI 7M Mission St, Sao FrxaeUe. & Enclooo 15 cents in eolia In win-nrr- DAIRY WINNERS National dairy contest winners were (left to right, bottom) Richard A. Riggs, 19. Evansville, Ind., Earl Edwards, 19, Floydada. Texai, and Billy Van Cteve. 16, Chapel IliO. Tenn. Top, John M. Ketlh, 11, Aa tarin. Ore.; James M. Galbreath 16, Street, Md.; and Ernest Young. 6, Cortland, N. Y. Each received a (206 scholarship from the Krafts Food company and aa trip to the congress. Awards were further? These are matters no human can based on production per cow, contrnl and other factors possibly now know. Fatten - No. i Name- Addrou- - j HEARTBURN M na, ww IMMI MM c pwrlbe f- mod Mm ywewderrtkTbUMaTTia Hdh linlN I'lWUZSS &reafWay SieeP if nose gets "stopped up" It MMft HR rnttriaw kmm- liku lal mMrnt bn - wonderful how a little relieves taunted eoagatfcm that stuffs up Un nose and ipoll sleep. Quickly your nose opens ia easier I If you need relief tonight, try ttl Follow di rections In the package. VICKS VA-TRO-fi- OL What Are You Planning for the Future? Buy United States Savings Bonds! ffsm I enlon-mad- Therefore. 1 believe Ihe element will' determine the course of badness for 1946. We know the economic factors. We da not know how the people will reart to them. We know the shortagei of goods will not be completely cored next year, but a plentiful supply win be restored In many linen, false wages will be up. hot hew maay ethers? The administration wante high prices, but how can it move them higher than now in the face of the coming restoration at competition? Will people pay the price asked? Will labor's human leadership strike on and hold back production? Will the human leadership of the administration accomplish its pur poses, and to What degree? With a congressional election ahead, how far will the spending faucets of inflation be turned still a pattern desired. to relievo stuffiness, invite 4-- llaukhage moat popular pattern number. Send your order to: Hasn't Wings Nor Wheels fine-typ- sight-seein- Pattern No. 1417 Is for siza K 40. 41. 44. 46 and 41. Sit ft sleeve. 4 yard of II or Duo to an unusually large daw current conditions, slightly nan Hu required in filling orders far a Ini A Be Determining Factor I wonder. Let us look at the facts we have, Helen Frances Lehmann, 19, Pleasant Plains, III. (seated) and Margaret Rice, 19, ef Itta Bens, Miss, were twa of the stale Frozen winners In the 1945 Foods contest. These twe girls, - outfit one, especially designed in hr; sizes, has gentle shoulder ihirtt deeper notched collar and trim waist. Use a soft flonlg or a solid tone and accent novelty buttons. Attractive House Frock attractive house SIMPLE, frock to keep you looking pretosphere. Princess lines are Thereafter, during the war, the ty all day long. and flattering to every great prophets all greed there slimming rould be terrific crash at the end, figure. Wonderfully easy to make with great unemployment. Now here too! we are at the end. with our Christ- ; occuia two-pie- Pattern No. 89S9 come fat ilzes M. 16. mas sales much higher than last 38, 40, 41. 44, 46. 48 and 50. Siza M takes more with year during the war, fabric. 4li yards of 15 or jobs untaken than men unemployed. And we are now thinking of higher plane ahead unanimously as Aviator Observes Gandhi usual. n out-sho- 1 Unluo higher general fighter." Now the war to over, territories of Hawaii, Puerto Rico youth, with training and some di- and Alaska. Some 20 foreign counrection, can play an Important part tries have adopted its principles. In meeting the knotty problems of Approximately one million dollars In prize money is provided annually pence. tha Germans. by Future program of the organiza- by private citizens and corporations What shall 1 do with tills cat- tion will emphasize the developing to encourage the movement. tle? They arc no good for anything of talents for greater usefulness; The rlube are a part of the naelse. And wa could get plenty if Joining with friends for work, fun tional system of extension work in manufactured products in Ger- and fellowship; learning to live ;n agriculture and home economics many to pay for them tf you would let only a few shops start manufacturing tha things we need." In tha Russian zone a number nf factories are working, supplying the Russians of course, but likewise yielding return enough to keep the Germans alive to make more things the Russians need. I witnessed striking evidence of this on the psrt of Nuernberg business men. For tha most part it represented the retailer but it Is typical of the town. I walked through the nightmare of the tlie old tnwni which Is Altstadt within the imcient city wall and was the famous center as well as the location of the main police station and eity hall where the SS troops held out to the last man. The destruction Is too horrible to dwell upon. It is an exaggerated Coventry. But all along the main street, now cleared of nibble, were brand new, well painted signa beii--lnthe name of the shop owners who had once done businesi there These alert young people were srctlonal winneru In the farm safety contest. Of these 16 sectional with viaitora from all the world 12 were picked aa national winner and were awarded 6206 rallrge scholarships provided by General Moand plain to aee was the notice of tors corporation. a new address. It gave one a Bitting, left to right: Harold Cory, Tiverton, R. I.; Ray Dankrnbring. Waterloo, Iowa; Engene Karnla, strange feeling to sea bright bits nf Jackson county, Minnesota; Donald Packet!. Bono, Ark.; Billy MrKrnxIe, Savannah, Ga. neat board atuck in a dump heap Standing, left to right: Alice Fees, South Wales, N. Y.; Patsy Woods, Appleton, Wto.; Barham Jeaa Austin, a neat dump heap. It made you think of the restless hand In the Scottsdale, Aria,; Joyce Abadie. Edgard, La.; Vivian Elfert, Waukemls, Okla.; Maxine Plnegar, Spanish Forks, I'lah: Charlotte Holland, Greenville, Tenn.; Ana Shuppert, Monktoa, Md.; Deris Willimme. Wolf Creek, old tale, projecting from the grave. Mont.; Esther Page, Silver Lake, Kan.; and Mary Krhagra, Free burg, Mo. by My most embarrassing moment In Nuernberg: When the guard in Hwspor The business WASHINGTON. prophecies for 1946 are taking a common line predicting prices will go higher, end all the rest of the business picture will fit into that Inflation- a beauty, -- 4-- European Economy Out of Kilter one-thir- Slim, Pretty Frock Is FlaUerin All Occasion Twosom- - for Mat J. DRYDEN was our intention, after ail, it solved all problems and there was no need in discuss the other questions. The mayor by no means took for gi anted Dial America was an source of supplies, that we would forever provide the food winch Germany hcisclf never had and never rould produce. All he ex-- f cried waa to be tided over until Germany could pay her own way and buy the food fur her people and feed for her rattle Thai brought this keen-eyelittle man right back to his original theme. "Our small industries u,nn gel bark on their feet so that we ran sell our goods in the world mar ket and obtain exchange fur fund lniMirti. Remember," he said, the Russians have taken over Germany's bread basket. A great segment of the country has been cut away. And a million and a quarter German food producers, who are have moved also back within the producing area of Germany. The Ruhr and Saar areas never could possibly feed themselves. Now more people are crowded into them, as well as into thia area where most of (ha land ia already under cultivation. "These newcomers cannot raiie food but they can work in our factories and produce products who can buy the food from the real of In Chirago. eluba Far the peat faer years, tha world. To do that w must ba allowed to get the raw materials have concentrated meat ef their enand ba permitted to trade In the ergies an grawlng "food to feed a world market. Otherwise, there will ba starvation, riots andfhaos which will ipread ail over Europe." The chief burden which the miliLater on I learned more about tary tribunal Impotei on the town that spreading." In Berlin I sat and the one which prettee down in the office of American food 'and herd on the mayor, derives from administration. Through the fact that It takea a lot of tons, agriculture that office that morning had passed volts and manpower to keep the a Czech, a Belgian and a Hollander. wheels of Justice moving. The Czech came In to bag perGoal la Nuernberg's (a It la Germit to bring sugar into German? many's) chief problem. What the which has none. The Czech's best Russians didn't get out in their beet fields have not been "dzone, the chief coal area In Gerestroyed. They can't ahlp the beet many, the French have taken In sugar abroad but they could easily theirs. Transportation hat broken ft across the down. Without fuel to heet their push border where tha Germans arc home or to cook with, Nuernber-ger- e larvlng for It. And tha Germans have bought up every eurt of have great piles of unused salt. electrical heater and cooker and this Tha Hollander said: Tha Geramount of power used plus the large mans love my flah. They arc starvby the Americana ha put a terrific drain not only on tha power ing. You arc Importing food for them. My fish la rotting and there plants but the cables. It takes cost arc still enough parts for agriculto msko electricity here where there ere no tumbling cataract. As tural machinery in Germany and I writ the enow li falling In great plenty can ba turned out In amall Christmas card flake end even the factories which we must have if tve ruined houses are assuming a touch arc to continue our farming." The Belgian had tha same story of beauty. But that beauty is of little comfort td people living In cel- From lime immemorial Belgian cheap beef has gone (o Luebec and lar! or rooms without roof. Half of Nuernbergs house were other wait German cities to go Into The Belgian destroyed, the mayor told me. a German sausage. third partly demolished. The rest have plenty of scrawny cattla which can be made livable. But elae, the concocted Into German sausage would be received only too gladly d military tribunal took over Her News Behind Turns Program tor Better America clubs In development of to a membership of 1,700,0110 boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 21 cannot be credited to the achievements of any one individual or Institution. It represents the accumulated experirnres of a number of rural communities spread over America that followed a succession of pioneer leaders. From a mrmlirrhhip of 125,069 m 1911, It has grown Into one of the largrsl and most effective educational groups In the world. Four-club members work un surh varied activities as owning and munaging farm mil Inals according to the latest scientific method, planuse of rural elecning for tric facilities, rnnpping their own and thi-i- r neighbors' farms as to soil types and soil erosion, plnnnlng and preparing nutritious meals, cultivating a garden to supply those meals and surplus vegetables for the market, introducing new seed varieties, landscaping the family home or the schoolhouse or church, developing parks, baseball diamonds, or organizing recreational activities for the community, organizing discusaion groups on the problems of International peace or current economic In fact, they can sc problem. found working on almost any activity important to the home er the community. CantrxU af All Harts. Many civig and commercial organizations sponsor contests and enterprises such arc a part of every club congress. Shown on this page arc some of these enterprise winners at the recent congress held THE rai:kii.u;e and Anal H WNU Farm Kditsr. Expect Quality of Products to Restore Reputation of Lost Beauty of Cities; Seek Raw Materials for Industry. Vki 4-- CIRCLE PATTERMS "I'M TOO YOUNG 1 TO FEEL 1 SO OLD Star m SORETOiiE MUSCLE PAINS can do it to yea mike you eel old look draws end boggard, souetone Liniment contain methyl salicylate, moot effective ogent. And Soret one's cold hoot srtioa brings relief. you fist, soothes fast with COLD HEAT g 1. Quickly Sore tome oris to local circulation. S. Check mutcular cram pa. S . Help reduce focal swelling; 4. Dilate turjaem capillary blood vessels. For fastest action, let dry, rub bi again. Theres only one Soretone insixt oo it for Soretono results. SOe. Big bottle, only tl. 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