Show One of the last acts of the I congress was to vote its members a pension and retirement pay rang ranging ranging I ing up to a year A con con- congressman congressman congressman gressman must serve six years to become eligible for a pension in inthe inthe inthe the senate and be reelected three times to the house to become eli eli- gible The retirement age is tit 02 Congressmen will contribute a year to the fund An arrange arrange- arrangement arrangement ment is made whereby a n member who serves a minimum of six years would be entitled to 1075 1875 a year when he retires A man who serves serves serves es 20 years will draw a year on retirement and one who olio stays 30 years will get The pen pen- pension pension sion plan will cost the taxpayers to start it After some years it is expected this cost to the taxpayers will drop to about a year And they continued steadfastly in the apostles' apostles doctrine and fel fel- fellow fellow low ship and in breaking of bread and in prayers Acts Sugar refinery operators say that it will be at least a year be be- before before fore there is any appreciated in in- increase increase crease in the amount of oC sugar available The only fellow who gained fame by sleeping it off according to the editor of one of our exchanges es was Rip nip Van Winkle The difference between the Quiz Kids of radio fame and the thereal thereal thereal real quiz kids is that in the case of the radio quiz kids the adults ask the questions and Od the quiz kids answer them while in actual life the kids ask the questions and the adults cant can't answer them while in actual life the kids ask the questions and the adults cant can't answer them Some of the administration lead lead- leaders leaders ers are concerning themselves over the plight of the small busi busi- business business business ness man and what should be done about it Ask any small business businessman man how the government can best help him and he will tell you that the quickest and surest way to get the job done is to exempt him from a lot of bureaucratic regula regula- regulations regulations regulations that are arc impractical of application application cation and which make the opera opera- operation operation operation tion of a small business an up hill hm job The Wage Hour Wage law is an ex ex- ample It is definitely harmful to small business high business high flung and starry-eyed starry theories ing We Ve are arc repeatedly promised that there will be no increase in the amount of the income tax levy We Weare Weare are arc skeptical of this as we are arc of so many other such promises We Weare Weare are arc predicting that unless the gov gov- government government can find a way to balance the budget in these times of big incomes it is going to find itself suddenly faced with the possibility of reduced reduce individual incomes and continuing need on the part of oC the government for fOl larger tax receipts When this time the budget will have to be sharply reduced or income tax rates increased It would appear appeal that the best time timeto to make this adjustment is now Why Wh wait until we arc forced to Why not anticipate the inevitable and prepare for it now now During 1045 1945 motor vehicle deaths in the United States total total- totaled totaled ed This record will no doubt sharply increase when new cars become available More than half the proven oil all reserves in the United States arc are located in Texas Did you ever notice that real values change little The prices we pay for commodities fluctuate but jut the real value of the commo commo- commodities commodities commodities does not change much For example take butler In normal times butter sells around forty cents a pound At such times wag wages es Cs and prices of other commodities are arc in line so that forty cents a pound represents about the same relative outlay as docs does eighty cents a pound under present con can Purchasers are paying more but as a whole are receiving more More money is chancing g hands but the relatives value of the commodity remains the same Insurance companies are arc asking ask ng the question of property owners Are you sure you are arc insured suf suf- sufficiently sufficiently It is a good question and one that it is wise to check checkup up upon Building costs have risen very considerably within the lust last twenty years Materials costs much more more more-in in some instances twice as much if it can be secured at all alland alland alland and labor is twice what it once was The average house could not be he replaced for twice what the owner paid for it In many instances ces the insurance being carried would not pay even a partial loss A columnist in one of our ex ex- exchanges exchanges changes notes that If things run smoothly in your own political party it is harmony But in the opposition party it is the well oil oil- oiled oiled oiled ed machine If Ie there is in your party it is an indication of vital interest But if it oc oc- occurs occurs curs in the other camp the one party larty is splitting wide open A local man mun said recently that his lis wife's wiCe's parents had spent sIlent the first two years of her hl life liCe trying to get her to talk and an that he lie had spent without success the last thirty years trying to get her to keep still It just shows he said he the habits learned In childhood remain throughout life We have heard several methods suggested for determining what rents cuts should be under the tho rent control system How would it do doo doto doto to o base the rental value of oC a prop prop- property property property erty on its valuation turned in for taxes axes plus a reasonable charge for lor repair and The difficulty with Russia and the he is that Russia is not satisfied with the agreement to o permit her in the future the free ree use of the Dardanelles straits She is insisting that she be per per- permitted permitted permitted to fortify the straits The rite moment this is done the Dardan Dardan- Dardanelles cites elles are no longer free flee They willbe will willbe willbe be under the control of Russia and may be used by other nations n when and if Russia might night permit In this point the thC other nations should stand firm It is definitely not in the interest of o world peace that the Dardanelles be flanked by Russian forts It is said that swimming develops a beautiful bait boJ but did you ever look over in a critical way a fish or a frog or a duck There Thore is still a I critical need for waste vaste fats Besides the many other uses to which waste fats are fe used there is soap Soap seems scents to tobo tobe bo bp getting more and more mon difficult to obtain hence the need for sav sav- saving saing saving ing waste fats is more urgent If every housewife would join in the campaign to save waste fats it would aid materially the critical soap situation The country spent around million dollars on Yugoslavia as a aUt agUt gUt gift Ut in agricultural implements and food It seems scents according to Herbert Hoover a pretty poor re- re return return turn urn that they shoot down our air men If Yugoslavia was half hal smart she he she would welcome our airmen fly flying flying ing ng over her country and even landing anding in it Yugoslavia has noth- noth nothing ing ng that we will ever want except peace pe ce and good will Sport are arc not always the he best but hut the best speeches all seem short Back Dack in the good old days da s 's peo peo- people pIe regarded the government asan as DS an m institution to be bo supported Times have changed greatly Many today seem to think that the reverse re re- reverse revers verse vers is true According to J. J Edgar Hoover chief of the F F. F 15 n. I. I for every ot e seven persons engaged in teaching school one is engaged in crime The country generally will bewell be bewell bewell well satisfied with the life sten sten- tence ence imposed upon Heirens the Chicago killer if the condition of no 10 parole is adhered to It would be e an indefensible crime against society if Heirens should ever be paroled parole or even given his liberty Oil is said to smooth troubled waters but it is the oil in the mid mid- middle middle dle die east we arc are told that is the cause of most of the present trou trou- trouble trouble trouble ble in that area Newspapers and job printers got gat another installment of advancing prices when wholesale paper hous hous- houses es advanced the price of newsprint 7 a ton and writing paper card card- boards und anti envelopes from 15 to 30 per cent With the country needing all Forms of manufactured merchandise merchandise dise disc and industry calling for help some employable persons are arc drawing unemployment com com- The unemployment com corn compensation law in theory looked like a good law but it was so fram Pram cd ed that ruthless advantage has I been taken of it The law needs alot a alot alot lot of patching up As it stands it has las been the greatest single ling block in the way of sion lion cOo cOo- Some one his has h s it out that the cost of government in this country is 25 times more than it used to be We presume that it would be asking too much to raise the question as to whether it is twenty-five twenty times as good as it used to be About the time we really learn to live we are arc too old to really live |