Show WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- Critics Attack New Farm Program As Urging Unprecedented Controls Extension Seen for Marshall Plan I EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When are re In th these thele columns are thOle hoi ol of Western i news of this of NeI iper Unions Union's news nel and not oi 01 this FARM PROGRAM Pros Cons Com President Truman's ruman sweeping new farm program met with mixed response on Capitol Inn Hill Critics claimed it would carry the nation closer to socialism and would empower em empower power the government with unprecedented unprecedented un farm controls and powers PROPONENTS oo of ot the measure contended that consumers would be benefited because retail food prices would be allowed to seek leel their own level No matter which school of thought was correct it was Inescapable that the program would use taxpayers' taxpayers dollars to guarantee farmers an Income In come equal to that of a recent 10 year rear period Some opposition to the plan termed It as one that might be so expensive that it would push the U. U S S. S treasury toward bankruptcy and would thoroughly regiment the farmer CHARLES F F. BRANNAN secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of ot agriculture conceded that Imponderables such luch as weather and Improved farm techniques made it ft Impossible now to estimate estl- estl mate the cost of ot the program He said of the program that it probably would mean a heavy drain drainon on en consumers' consumers dollars doHan He added that the government plans soon loon to undertake a costly new Dew program to keep up the price of pork If H this program is II approved ap op proved Brannan said farmers sell seU their pork lork for whatever It would bring The government- government meaning the public then publIc then would pay the farther the difference between between between be be- tween the support price and the price the farmer actually received REPRESENTATIVE Anderson R. R Minn was not impressed He lie estimated the total government outlay outlay outlay out out- lay under the program might runas run runa's runas runas as a's as as high as 10 30 billion dollars a a year yean When It is remembered the government government gov gov- has no money except that which it gets from the people in taxes objective observers were wondering who it if anyone could benefit by the program since farmer and consumer alike alite would be paying out added funds to f fi finance finance fi- fi nance it OLD AGE No Elixir Impending old age affects many people In maw mapy ways But to all who stand on its threshold it is a topic of prime consideration Of late science medicine and the the- psychiatrists all aU have been concerned concerned con with the subject and apparently apparently sally little tittle loath to be heard upon f it LATEST to ponder the problem of how one should approach old age and what may be bev expected In Inthis inthis inthis this period of life lite was a a conference of physicians from all aU over the nation These physicians were all aU 4 d that one of the biggest problems i facing the medical profession Inthe in inthe inthe the problems of old age is making those added years yeara healthy happy and useful Throughout the conference the warning was sounded again and again that something must be done to to give men and women not only long life lite but a healthy happy and useful old age THE SIMPLE and sad lad fact tact is that mans man's life lite has been extended beyond his bis present capacity to enoy enJoy enjoy en en- Joy oy it as a useful citizen the medical medi cal authorities agreed For In prolonging prolonging prolonging pro pro- longing life lite science also prolonged suffering l and mIsery ail misery all the chronic chrome Illnesses and disabilities which plague mank mankind d in the declining dacha ing teg years Dr Chauncey Leake of the University University Uni Uni- of Texas Texan said that young people as early as in high school should be taught how to grow old old- old that is how to cultivate hobbles hobbies and intellectual curiosity and how to develop develop a systematic regimen for physical and mental hygiene lIe He declared the tho country should have luwe an old old age age program similar to the child care care program HE lIE ALSO URGED increased research re re- search learch on drugs which may help the aged b by preventing the disorder dis i orders order to which old people are sub I But coming out by the same lame door wherein be went he be warned that all aU hope for tor an elixir of 01 life W. must be dismissed that dismissed that there Is II no miracle drug to restore youth to the aged ged Wherein he be delivered of ofa a truism well known even as a. Ponce Poncede de da Leon w. w was searching for far the fountain of eternal youth Happy Birthday x xV V v 1 I I a n f fIn In the spring when care and and strife strite are most easily forgotten forgotten for for- gotten otten and put aside the expression expression express sion alon here hero of or Pandora random Philadelphia Phila delphia zoos zoo's p pre precocious r e o C o 0 o C f Iou o n S a chimpanzee seems seems to epitomize the carefree abandon of spring But Bat Pandora Is happy for another reason she's celebrating her second birthday on her gift bicycle bicycle bi bl cycle and is she having tent fan MARSHALL PLAN To Be Continued Europe appeared certain of ot contInued continued continued con con- receipt of ot Marshall plan aid for another 15 months An Ari enthusiastic house of representatives representatives representatives shouting down or benting beatIng beating beat beat- Ing off oU every attempt to reduce the proposed appropriation figure approved approved ap tip proved the gift gilt bill blU by a vote of ot to 18 18 lB EVERY AMENDMENT which would have reduced the fund or delayed action in order to study Europe's real needs was brushed off oU by the majority The bill as approved by the house was for million dollars less than the bill blU which was voted by the senate The upper chamber passed a measure appropriating billion bUlion dollars The house bill blU called for billion The house measure would authorIze authorIze authorize author author- ize continued U. U S S. S aid until July 1 I 1050 1950 subject to possible later I cuts by the sena senate te and house appropriations appropriations ap ap- ap I committees It provided provided pro pro- provided vided million dollars to encourage encourage encourage age American private business to Invest in recovery projects abroad Such investments would be guaranteed guaranteed guaranteed guar guar- against loss by confiscation of ot property overseas FINAL VOTE on the house bill blU came after Majority Leader John W. W McCormack D. D Mass pleaded against a led GOP economy drive with a warning that the world is looking either to Washington orthe or orthe orthe the Kremlin On the passage vote Republicans Republicans joined Democrats in favor favor of of the bill Rep John M M. Vorys m. m R. R Ohio Oldo backed an amendment to cut off oU million d dollars from the appropriations appropriations ap tip which was defeated Vorys saying he favored the Marshall Marshall Mar Mar- shall plan and the North Atlantic pact nevertheless warned that we have to keep strong here at home if U we are to help out abroad Vorys offered an amendment of his own to term what he called the give away of American billions bUllon It It too was defeated SACRIFICE Love Lore of at Mate If the name of vanity truly Is woman then the sacrifice made by a Chicago woman for her husband husband hus hus- band must rank among the no greater love examples which are lire contained in th the record MRS JOAN BIERDZ BIERCZ 20 had a husband who was with can The disease had ravaged his hla face to a point where an adult told him bim that he looked like the of Frankenstein Mr Bierdz was wasa a patient In the Bronx NY N. N y veterans veterans' veterans veterans' veter veter- ans' ans hospital He had written his wife that his hi face caused comment comment comment com ment when he be attended a movie and that be he would never go out again After receiving the letter from her old year 28 year old husband Mrs Mra Bierdz slashed both her ber arms arma She was arraigned in a Chicago court courton on a charge of disorderly conduct SHE TOLD the judge I 1 did It because I 1 wanted people to look at atme atme atme me instead of him my bus bus- band has been told by VA doctor doctors he be can live only a year ear at most |