Show EDiTORIAL And now why thou arise and be baptized and wash vash thy sins calling on the name of the Lord Acts 22 2216 16 One of our exchanges from the middle west vest last week contained a complaint from a farmer in regard to egg prices For the past several se weeks he said I I have been mark marketing eting eggs at 34 cents a dozen which considering the present cost of feed will not pay th the expense of At the same time I note that eggs are selling on the city market for 80 cents a dozen or 46 a dozen more than I received It seems to me that the spread d is too large The producer isn't getting getting get get- getting ting a fair share The method of distribution must be wrong is too much expense between the producer and the Ule consumer I do donot donot donot not know what the remedy to retail retail retail re re- re- re tail at 80 cents a dozen we who pro producers institute a cooperative marketing mark marketing eting Ian If eggs are retail at 80 cents a dozen we who produce produce pro pro- duce them should larger share of the spread The motto today seems to eb cb Get while the getting f is good Even the experts have quit predicting pre dieting th the date of the Recession They now take the conservative e position This cant can't so go o on forever Scandal hunting by the Republicans cans has fired Not because there isn't used in trying to bring it to light ight No one doubts but that there theres is s much that might be criticized but the feeling is that the digging up lip of it should be on a wholly nonpartisan nonpartisan non non- partisan basis Hedda Hopper the well weB known I colu of f movies people has becu mentioned for br Con congress Tess We Ve think Miss Hopper could do a lot more good for the country conducting a column on Con Congress Tess similar to her discerning on the movies movies and the doings of the movie mo people The country needs her frank reveal ing lag in portra portrayal al of the more than it needs it in th the movies A local fisherman tells us that s.- s. Lone one should d be prepared to stays stay at att t ast st twelve hours when he goes fisl fishing ng Fish he tells us feed once every twelve hours Sometimes is in the early mornin morning ond sometimes some some- times it is in the evening one can never tell but if you expert to bring bring br br- br- br ing home a string you have to be there when the fish are feeding The Washington statistician who figured it out that the average America America America Am Am- erica today has cash in his his' I pocket must haG haG- taken hae-taken taken his reading before the Saturday night shopping trip We Ve watched one of the local soda squirts mix up one one of the fountain concoctions known as a Wildcat We Ve feel sure that if any cat no matter how sedate and reposed should partake of one of them the reason for the strange name would at once become ob oh The young soda fountain frequenters however consume them with ith impunity and even de de- de- de light I remember a local old timer said when ice cream freezers did not have a revolving paddle The freezer had a handle on the top not unlike that on the top of a cream cream- can The operator twirled the can cana a half haIC revolution and then back As the mixture froze to the sides of the can it had to be scraped scraped scrap scrap- ed down at intervals by the oper oper- ator When the mixture was frozen it was like a can full of slush Later we remember when an enter enterprising enterprising enterprising manufacturer conceived the idea of whipping the half frozen mass with a long paddle It was years before came out with the paddles built in them A plan is being prepared whereby whereby whereby where where- by individuals churches and organ organizations organizations organizations can send food to 10 Europe to aid the nedy The organization by which this is being handled is known as E R operative Co-operative for American Remittances to Eur Eur- ope Food may be sent to some someone someone someone one the sender knows or just anyone anyone any any- anyone one and C CARE CAR A II E will vill guarantee that it goes only to the neediest persons The The pl plan n is well worked out put is In responsible hands and andis andis andis is not a racket It t is predicted that C CAR CARE A R E may develop into the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest charitable movements of our time Those desiring to participate in the plan will pay their money at any express office or telegraph office There will be a 10 package and a 4 package The 10 package package package pack pack- age will contain various foods and the 4 package is flour and lard T The e plan is expected to be ready to begin operation about September Septem Septem- her ber first I The Civil Aeronautics Administration Administration Adminis Adminis- has found it impossible to I approve all of the projects for airports airports airports air air- ports wanted by cities and states As a result only airports are areto areto areto to be built or improved in the year ending next June 30 The estimated ed cost to Federal government is Local governments will provide The Civil Aeronautics authority has a n log back-log of requests for airport work that would cost more in federal aid The sugar Act of 1937 has been revised and extended sugar and extended through 1952 This Act provides for on all U. U S. S produced sugar and limitation limitations limitations limit limit- on imports of foreign sugar Beet and cane sugar producers inthe inthe in inthe the United have ha received government subsidies for a many years n nI n. n President Truman vetoed the bill providing for government subsidies subsidies sub sub- subsidies on copper lead zinc zine and manganese A United States coal miner produces produces produces pro pro- duces four tons of coal to a British British Brit Brit- ish ishi miners one ton A United State steel worker turns out four times as much steel as a British steel steelworker steelworker steelworker worker turns out So does an Amer ica auto worKer A United states textile worker turns out twice as much as twice as much as a British British British Brit Brit- ish worker While the British workers receive less wages than II do the American workers in In all classes of industry tIle they produce much less While there has been a n great deal deal of criticism of the capitalistic system in operation in this country country country coun coun- try especially by those countries I whose government is socialistic or communistic the odds are by far in favor of the capitalistic system as a means of producing the things the world needs and bettering the condition of the producers This is evidenced by the fact that all aU of the countries having the socialistic tic or communistic types of government govern government government ment or variations of them are aid from this country None of them seems able to combat the poverty that flourishes under their peculiar types of government It appears that those who scorn our type of government have to appeal to us for aid to keep the socialistic and communistic types of government going and to keep from starving the people living under un un- der them The capitalistic system of government may have its faults but it still has a preponderance of virtues Three or four wars are going on in different parts of the world today to to- day It Jt would seem that with the example of wars war's devastation to be seen seen een i in most parts pf the world that any country would think a long time before heading into war In her recent divorce proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- ings Hedy Redy Lamarr stated as one of the reasons why she thought her divorce should be granted My husband is is' very casual in his attitude attitude attitude atti atti- tude toward me This statement if true proves that twenty million men in this country must be wrong There is no place in the worlds world's economy for a lazy man |