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Show i TIIE BEAVER PRESS. BEAVER, UTAH SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS SHOPPER'S of Main Street and the World CORNER OPS Orders New Beef Price Control By Plan Calling for 10 Cent Rollback i f BEEF PRICE CONTROLS sweeping order that nearly every family in the home towns of America as well as 300,000 meat retailers and 25,000 packers, slaughterers and other meat wholesalers, the OPS put into force a new beef price control program calling k at the butcher shop by October 1. for almost a The order is expected to save the Americar. housewife $700 million in the butcher shops. Housewives cannot expect retail prices of beef to drop immediately, however, because the program provides for progressively reducing ceiling over a period of time that will allow livestock producers to unload their high cost animals. Livestock men have balked at controls over cattle prices and warned they would result in less meat production. Michael V. DiSalle, OPS director, will likely be severely criticized by the industry. These are the steps in the new beef program: 1. A 10 per cent cut in prices which slaughterers may pay the farmer for cattle. This goes into effect for accounting periods beginning on or after May 20. 2. Dollar and cents ceilings are fixed for wholesaler and retailers for the first time. The wholesaler ceilings go into effect May fa C' 9, the retail ceilings on May 14. Butcher shops must post Editors Meet retail ceiling price charts, by grade and cut, by Juno Edwin S. Friendly (left), retiring presi4. dent of the American newspaper pub3. Prices slaughterers may lishers association, hands over his gavel pay for cattle are to be reto his successor, Charles F. McCahill. The duced an additional four and editors held their (l)th annual convention one-haper cent on August recently in New York. 1 and by same amount on October 1. 4. On the same August 1 and October 1 dates, retail beef prices cuts of from four to five cents a pound will go into effect. IT lf MORE CONTROLS Main Street may feel a greater degree of the control pinch if President Truman's proposed legislation gets through with some stiffening, of virtualcongress. He has called for ly everything in the defense production act of 1950. In view of Mr. Truman's recent troubles, it is doubtful if his suggestions will be accepted without considerable criticism. He proposed: 1. Fixing the parity price for each farm commodity as of the beginning of its marketing season for price control to cover the entire season. 2. Establishing effective rent controls for both residential and commercial properties "wherever needed to stabilize the cost of living and the cost or doing business." 3. Strengthening machinery for the enforcement of price control regulations. 4. Authorizing the government "to build and operate defense plants, to produce essential materials and equipment. 5. Providing for controls over credit in the sale of existing housing. 6. Regulating speculative trading on commodity exchanges. THINGS TO COME H the man on Main Street thinks the Truman-MacArthcontroversy is going to die, he is badly mistaken. The battle Is just about to begin. This was indicated in a long and extemporaneous speech by Sen. Robert Taft in which he attacked the U.S. joint chiefs of staff and dein Korea. manded that the U.S. go "all-out- " The senator said that he was willing to follow the MacArthur pro posals for bombing military objectives in Communist China and for giv ing logistical support, meaning transport and cover, to Nationalist attack on China proper. rne senator s speecn made it clear that the Republican plan to use the forthcoming investigations of the MacArthur dismissal to force an overturning of present far east policy. A WARNING TO AMERICA Robert A. Vogeler, shaky, pale and nervous was released from a Hungarian prison after 17 months imprison' ment. He had a message for the Main Street of America. "I want to warn every individual American that what happened to me can happen to them if we don't band together to destroy these enemies of individual freedom." he told newsmen after his release. "I have a message for America an important one. "America must be made aware of what can happen to human rights or right of a person to go where he wants and say what he wants the right to be able to go to bed and not be afraid of being taken away from his family to prison in the middle of the night." ... RETURN OF LABOR With the return of organized labor to all do agencies, the man on Main Street can expect the unions to exert a greater influence over the administration's future de fense proposals. It was evident by labor's return to the defense agencies that the administration had surrendered on many points of conflict and is now willing to listen to the united labor policy committee. Union leaders made known immediately their first campaign. As one expressed it, "We will now turn the heat on congress by undertaking a new campaign for tighter price-contrlaws and other legislation to in sure equality of sacrifice in the defense effort. Any Small Community Can Institute A Balanced Adult-Educati- "An education program for plete without a program of adult education." The authority for that statement is one of the nation's leading professional educators, Dr. Robcn J. Maaske, president of the Oregon College of Education at Monmouth, Oregon. The implication in that assertion is that no community, however small, can rest on the status of its formal public education program and say that it is doing the best it can for itself and its inhabitants in the profoundly vital area of knowledge and learning. In other words, you re never too old to learn. Sac City, Iowa, population 3,164, has operated a successful community program for approximately 20 years. It represents a fine prac tical example of cooperation among a town's citizens. A The program is under the direction of a council composed of 40 persons 10 men and 10 women from farms in the area, and the same number from Sac City and other neara small community is incom- well-balance- d adult-educatio- n by small communities involved. The yearly schedule involves a variety of classes chosen to meet the expressed needs of the adult "student body."9 There are also various recreational activities and occasional community forums on every year's agenda. Everyone enrolling for classes pays a fee of $1.50, a price certainly within reach of virtually anyone icho might be interested. While the Sac City program is, in fact, the local citizens' oun project, the superintendent of schools, the FEATURE adult-educatio- n board of education, and the community council guide and direct the activities through advice and stimulation in planning. Writing in the April issue of the JSEA Journal, Dr. Maaske cites another illuminating instance of heartening community action along the same lines: Olivet, Michigan, Population about 604. Situated in the lake area near Rattle Creek. Home of Olivet College. At first glance you wouldn't suspect that a little town with only about 600 persons in it might be a place ichere activities could flourish with any success. Rut if you look again you will note that Olivet is the site of Olivet College. The fact that Olivet College is an old school (as schools go in the relatively young Middle West) which was organized in 1844, probably means that the town itself has grown up imbued with the ideals of education. Re that as it may, the Olivet program does not function as part of the college. It operates, rather, in the Walton township unit school at Olivet, where it uas launched in 1946. The annual schedule customarily features a variety of classes, many of them agricultural in nature because the community is dependent to a large extent upon its agriculture potential and farm commodities. Rasically, the program is designed to appeal to the interests of a large segment of the population, and at the same time provide education and added skills where they will be most useful. The over-al- l emphasis of the Olivet prois gram placed upon total community improvement. Operation of the Olivet program is similar to that of Sac City, Iowa. There is one difference, however, in that a part- time paid director, who serves also as II vocational director in the school, acts II as administrator of the program and also has the important function of training volunteer leaders. Xfi, Sac City and Olivet are outsland- II ing examples of this kind of com munity work, but, as Dr. Maasltc points out, many other small towns in the country have done the same f thing. While setting up an program is not exactly easy, it can be done by virtually any community, regardless of its size. The key word here, as in other fields of local endeavor, is "cooperation." Regin with a nucleus of local persons who really believe in the value and efficacy of Get cooperation from school officials, the librarian, city officials, businessmen, and other community leaders. Once such a program is established on a sound basis, it is very likely to be successful in its own right. There are six basic phases to establishing an set-uaccording to Dr. Maaske, and they uill be outlined in this space next week. adult-educatio- adult-educatio- 4. v Chinese Attack South of Tarallel US. tank battalion lumbers into a defense position north of Seoul, prepared to take a heavy toll of advancing Chinese Communist forces. SPRING IN KOREA It is spring in Korea. But there is no peace and tranquility in the warm sun. The song birds can not be heard for the constant roar of artillery. The tender sprigs of grass and shrubs are trampled beneath the boots of invading Chinese and defending United Nations troops. It is time for war in Korea. But the great Communist spring offensive is not doing so well. And the people in the home towns of America who are thinking of their sons and brothers and husbands have gained confidence from reports of allied victories. The Reds approached Seoul, but came to a dead stop after allied naval, air and artillery bombardments. On other fronts the fighting had died down for the time being. But as long as it is spring in Korea, the Communists will attack. Thij time, however, they are running into a meat grinder of fire power. A SLIGHT DECL1KE Food Prices Down .3 of The bureau of labor statistics reported that a survey of eight cities revealed that retail food prices de- clined slightly during the latter part of March. It was the second time since the wage-pricfreeze of January 25 that there was a falling off in the retail e index kept by the bureau. The decline, however, was only .3 of per cent. e food-pric- N la n I A a Per Cent At the was about first of April the M.-v n 'c-- I adult-educatio- inde per cent above that ol last June, before the Korean fighting began, and 14 per cent above a year ago. The decline was due largely to a small drop in prices of fresh fruit and vegetables. Cabbage led the decline with a 19 per cent drop. C'.r rots were down 18 per cent and fresh tomatoes down 11. 11 C.i adult-educatio- n. adult-educatio- p, Buy enough material for yourself and your children, and make 'em up yourself! You're wise enough to know how much farther the clothes budget will stretch at your own sewing machine. As for the time you spend whipping up a summer wardrobe, haven't you beer saving that for a rainy day and there will be many a rainy day this spring! And don't forget the buttons and bows, the zippers and snaps, and all the thread and binding tape you need they're all waiting for you on your store counter! JUVENILE UNIFORM Almost a juvenile uniform is the overall suit, worn by boys and girls alike. Simple to make, easy to slip into, adaptable to growth, and, made in corduroy, denim or seersucker, so quick and easy to launderthe answer to a busy mother's prayer. A basic pattern from your local store, or your newspaper, can be adapted to the measurements of each child. Your clerk will be glad to guide you on this elasticity of measurement. As for laundering, even corduroy, when thoroughly dry after washing, needs only a stiff brushing to restore the nap. And whoever heard of pressing denim or seersucker? vl . n Plenty of Fertilizer Alfalfa, Sweet Clover j Replenish Organic J 1 Seeding legumes in inviting company home to 4 dinner. You havp tn of food so everybody gets',!'4 to eat. ri. K. Lathrope. Purdue t.J . l t oj. way ciwkcuaiou argonomist to feed legume-whea- t is to add a complete, bala tilizer at fall seeding Ume si fit MINE tst s bomb layers flic ioi " tog Xoreai f fall seeding time and toMr Ing with nitrogen in the h will produce higher yields both. with top-dre- nitrogen sprinj. Then you'll nutrients needed by and the legumes. in provide a!! 1 both the J When legumes and small pi are wen ted, you not only get H I er yields of both, but you build your soil as well. Alfalfa and si J clover replenish rundown stock 1 organic matter. They put miser. ized humus deep down in the soil, umocK Heavily compirJ clay soils and improve drainage;. tilth. Wheat growers in the fasJ s. "pocket area" of southwestern J diana have proved the value feeding their wheat and lep Lathrope points seedings, Charles Doades, of iiavies who harvested 42 bushels per w of No. 1 Vigo wheat on an Hkrj field last summer is a strong; liever in fertilizer. He saji got his high yields by adding to : pounds per acre of seeding the previous fall. Theti the entire acreage ( nitrogen last spring. FoIIotJ wheat harvest, there was a H lush sweet clover. : 5 top-dress- r-.i- Farmers Urged to Check Livestock Mineral Intake n n Wrm i "caifji Queen! n adult-educatio- adult-educatio- So, before the probable shortages and the more prob able price rises ugly rear heads get you to MAIN your Main Street over STRBST store, and look the array of gay FEATURE ginghams, sturdy wear-fo- r niaues, ever deoims and chambrays. serviceable seersuckers, even dainty dimities and dressy organdies! Cottons for every member of the family, cottons for every purpose and every occasion for Cotton is their Program on looks like the time Is now to buy cottons for your own and your children's summer clothes, with summer on the horizon, your own last summer's dresses washed out, and the children's outgrown! roll-bac- dime-a-poun- d Lemime in QUEEN COTTON will touch In one DOROTHY BARCLAY Raglan sleeves have proved tops for children's shirts, blouses and dresses. They allow for freedom of movement, they're easy to get into, and they allow for growth. "Self-help- " clothes are not only a source of progressive pride to the youngster, but a saving of time and interruption to the busy mother. The fewer fasteners, too, the easier the self-helangle. So, in making the children's clothes, use dot snappers, buttons and zippers, and have blouses, shirts and dresses open In the front. The button-hol- e attachment on your sawing machine will save you all kinds of time and trouble, and if you're luckv enough to have the zipper foot attachment, those slide fasteners are a cinch. For the boys, trousers with wide elastic should be used as long as possible, but as they grow and erow. as boys will, button-opants are suitable. Put four buttons across the back of the waist rather than the old three that relieves the strain on that middle button. The simpler and more tailored the shirt. the easier for you to make, and the bigger hit it makes with that The shirt can be ad. young justed to his growth just by lower ing me buttons. p Minerals are so important in : diet of animals that livestock J live longer without any fee' they will on feed that contai no minerals. This fact was pointed outrecen by the American Veterinary W cal Association In urging faraul to watch the mineral intake of 2J stock as thev come into the si spring production season. ffl "Although animals require than a dozen different mraerti two of them, calcium and PM phorus, make up 70 per cent mineral matter in the body, AVMA said. "Dairv cows and ing hens especially require tel Half the minerals in milk are 1 cium and phosphorus. The AVMA cited the delicate lationship between calcium H I phosphorus in the body as a stance for the need for i check on farm animals' nflfl ments. Too much -- f one wi the other ran lead to a deficit:'! disease. J 1 n As to the girls, they, too, have a way of growing out of thini: sn tucks are in order a tuck inside and just above the waistline, tucks in the inside of the sleeves, and a tuck in the hem. There won't be so in a f.ivnrit many dress that way! Then, when you have the children all taken care of. romp moth er's moment. Look over the patterns in your local newsnaners. anH th gay cottons on your store shelves and go to town, coming! hand-me-dow- lady-sum- mer's Small Town Woman Gives 25th Pint of Blood LIVERMORE. Calif.-T- he citizen, the small town n. t (population 2.800) rprsni'v their 237th pint of blood to the Red Cross, an outstanding record for a small community. The blood was donated from the period January 15 throuih One donor. Mrs. Zylph. Sampson gave her 25th Dint. Th iar.,'. amount on any one date was Jan uary id wnen luu pints were given of it,0,.. it,.k Post Bumpers JUL- - To prevent bruise injuria cows inside dairy Ioafln number of dairymen WP F suspended cut tires with three pieces of ropfc Homemakers Are To Freeze, Can Surplus In order to insure nouSf, tor any emergency the is asking homemakers to P more foo :. Since large nun homemakers have no cc, t garden plots, a feature10 . . year's program will be age the canning and tree,:, seasonal surpluses. By 0' fhomemaKe this ,, program .v.i. the over-al- l u.r suddLt and , to - "' ( 'to |