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Show THE BEAVER PRESS, BEAVER, UTAH SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS ctJ:NTmr of Main Street and the World Department of Commerce Reports Personal Incomes at $251 Billion ELIZABETH II At first glance it would not seem important to the average American home towner that a young woman has assumed the duties of Queen of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth of Nations. But it is important and may have a great bearing on the future of towns of this country. It is around this many people in the cross-roa- d young woman Elizabeth II the British people will rally in their fight against bankruptcy and breakup. In the last 15 years the empire has been breaking up like a ship drifting in stormy seas. As recently as 1936 the empire was able to pay its way in international commerce Today, however, Britain is the debtor of the world. And a comof British econplete break-dow- n omy would be felt in the crosslast-chan- Small Communities Employ Many Methods To Raise Money to Buy Playground Tools Every American community wants swings, slides, and other playground equipment so that its youngsters may enjoy healthful, outdoor recreation. The need for playground equipment is apparent to every school superintendent, city manager, park board. Parent' Teacher Association, as well as to the service organizations, But how to get the money? This is a puzzling question in many small communities, hut no small number of them have found A and answer to it. Take the case of Wells, a small community near Escanaba in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The merry-go-round- s, Wells school, with 'Steffi an enrollment of more than 200 students, for FEATURE years had a bare playground, except for two home made swings, Supt. Lawrence King told the Wells Parent Teacher Association of the need for modern, well built, and safe playground equipment. The P,T,A. got busy raising money with pan-cak- e suppers and other social events, accumulating enough to buy an American tvave chute slide and Castle Tower, When members of the Wells board of education saw the fun the kids were getting out of the equipment, they scraped the school treasury and found enough money to purchase six sets of heavy duty sivings. Wanting still more fun equipment, the Wells students got an idea themselves. They installed a candy vending much ine in the school lobby and earmarked all the profits, about $100 a year, to the recreation fund. In all kinds of weather and all seasons, the Wells children can be seen on the playground. One January day it teas ttvo degrees below zero, but still at recess time the student body was out stcinging, climbing, and sliding. Another Upper Michigan hamlet, Carney, acquired some playground equipment for its youth when the P.T.A; held an amateur show in the school gymnasium and made several hundred dollars. Garden, Mich., has just completed a $125,000 elementary school, as modern as you will find anywhere in the country. But after building the school, the board of education was at a loss as to how to get some money for recreational-equipment. ... Then, one member pointed to the possibilities of revenue school forest. A state forester cruised the from the c 80-acr- tract,' and found there is enough mature several hundred dollars. The commercial-size- d timber to; yield trees will be marked by the forester and will be cut in the spring. Guilford, Vermont has only about 700 inhabitants, but it has a live Recreation club, which means a lot. What they lacked in financial resources, the 200 members of the club made up with muscle, enthusiasm, and cooperation. They built a fine baseball diamond in Whittemore Park, later added a horseshoe court and a picnic ground. raised through benefit Money for the improvements were baseball games and dances. During the jmst several months, the Recreation club has raised more than $500 for a swimming pool, which it hopes to have ready for the youngsters next summer. Other communities have obtained playgrounds V 8 by holding box socials, movie . vi shows, recreational demonstrar( tions, popular subscription campaigns, and tag days. ICs getting a start that is important. Once some playground equipment is inwtttt.-'- o r rTIn- - r stalled and the public sees how the small fry are kept busy at ichole-som- e forms of recreation, new op-portunilies for getting money knock at the door. One small community got such a windfall recently when its future looked as dark as it could be. When its only industry, the Ilay dcSoquel Lumber company's sawmill, closed down last summer, Nahma, Upper Michigan town of 750 population, feared it would become a ghost town. But last fall, Nahma teas purchased, lock, stock, and barrel, by the American Playground Device Co., which will erect a branch factory there. And the new owner of the town will give the IS'ahma school next spring a complete set of swings, slides, castle towers and other playground equipment. well-equipp- well-equipp- ed roads of America. Britain's present situation is almost entirely due to World War IL To win that struggle she sacrificed most of the money she had saved at the peak of her power ; when she directly ruled 450 million f I ri,r She of her people. spent many overseas investments to pay for 1 K guns and food. IS , In addition, the war altered the balance of power in the world, making the United States and Rus sia the dominent powers. Here Wi again Britain becomes important to the United States because she is an ally by history, treaty and QUEEN ELIZABETH II language. So, the new Queen becomes a symbol of unity in the empire and an Important figure in the balance of power between the United States and Russia. She is the figure around which the British people will rally. Whether the succeeds or fails is of vital importance to this country economically and politically. it'A J'j CONTROLS The fight is on. It began when President Truman requested an unenthusiastic congress to strengthen controls and extend the Defense Production Act for another two years until the middle of 1954. Again the President slashed out at the Capehart, Herlong, and Butler-Hop- e amendments which he unsuccessfully attempted to have appealed last session. He also swung a haymaker at congress generally by declaring "most people" already are having trouble paying present prices and congress should devote itself not to legislative formulas for raising prices, but instead to finding ways of moving prices downward. The President's strong language caused many of the legislators to believe the chief executive was making 1952 campaign material. Controls and inflation are touchy subjects they know from experience. They also know they must take some kind of action that will impress the people in the home towns, but how they will get around the pressure groups, if they do, is another question. The Department of Commerce reports total PERSONAL INCOME personal incomes of Americans in 1951 was 251 billion dollars, 12 per cent above 1950. The department said that by the end' of 1951 total individual incomes had advanced to an annual rate of 257 billion, compared with 238 billion at the end of 1950. Except for a steady increase in farm income and in government ' salaries, other phases of the economy reported on showed incomes had become stabilized over the past six months. The department reported the biggest increase was in government payrolls. They jumped by 33 per cent to an annual total of 29 billion. Farm incomes increased almost 25 per cent to a total of 17 billion. Higher farm prices accounted for most of the increase, the report said, but there was also slightly increased production. In private industry, payrolls Increased from 123 billion in 1950 to 140 billion. Increased employment and higher wage rates were credited with the increase. garages, laundries, service stations, jewelers, watch repairers, shoe repair and hat cleaners, radio and television service firms and others post statement ceiling prices in conspicuous place and file copy of statement with OPS. They also are required to keep records showing prices, pricing methods and make them available to OPS agents. actions have been 0 Injunctive OPS A filed by against many firms and and double some $60.000 in single, AM mm damages as result of overcharges have been made, with restitution to FEATURE customers amounting to about $140,000. Small job printing shops or job printing sections of small town newspapers where treble i. annual job printing business is less than $50,000 annually, are NOT affected and are EXEMPT their from provisions of OPS order fixing new prices on all forms of job printing and services. ceiling printing reports during 1951 fiscal year it awarded 76.8 per cent of all prime contracts, equal to 29.8 per cent of dollar value, to small business firuis. In first three months of 1952 fiscal year small business firms were awarded 77.5 per cent of all prime contracts, equal to 32.9 per cent of dollar value. O Army DI SALLE REPORTS 0 Mike STABILIZATION ON DiSalle, who resigned as director of price stabilization to run for Democratic nomination for United States senator from Ohio, in final statement asserted that during year following imposition of price controls, cost of living increased only 2.9 per cent as compared to 10 per cent in 1950. Most of this 2.9 per cent increase, DiSalle said, is attributed to food products not under control because they are selling below parity, and such miscellaneous goods and services as medical costs, rents, professional services and barber and beauty parlor costs, all exempt from control. 0 Bureau of Labor Statistics report fuel, electricity and refrigeration index advanced 1.5 per cent during 1951. Apparel index declined .4 per cent between November and January 1. Lower prices were reported for heavy wool outer apparel. Also lower prices noted in womens nylon hose, rayon dresses and shoes, mens shoes and cotton yard goods. 0 U.S. Department of Labor investigators found 3,465 children under 16 employed illegally on farms in 1951. Over 500 were young workers VETERAN TRAINING Sce enactment of the original GI bill, from five to nine years of age. tVi million veterans in the United States have taken advantage of its educational and vocational training provision, a house committee studyAlthough locomotives built today are pulling new legislation for Korean veterans reports. The bill's educational heavier tonnages and longer trains, -- Locomotive ing provisions by far the most widely used and most expensive benefit-ha-ve 0 cost the taxpayers $12,347,162,546 as of July, 1951. Subsistence payments to veterans in school amounted to $8,645,203,-67Educational institutions received $3,276,046,930 in payment for tuition. Other payments for books and supplies (including tools for veterans in trade schools) came to $425,911,946. Although not begrudging the money to veterans, the committee reported "graft and waste plagued the program" and an excessive number 'of VA employees took bribes, gifts, unusual loans, gratuities, services and ownership in schools. Under the new bill Just introduced in congress payments of all educational benefits will be made In a lump sum directly to the veteran. Single men would get $110 a month. Married veterans would receive $150. 0. FOREIGN AID Fearing congress may severely cut foreign aid funds, the United States has warned European leaders to agree quickly on plans for a European defense force, Including German troops, if they want to increase their possibility of getting economic assistance. Secretary of State Acheson and other administration leaders feel that congress may become stubborn over foreign aid funds if they can not show real progress in European unity and the incorporating of German troops in the defense plan. The greatest difficulty appears to get French Foreign Minister Schuman and West German Chancellor Adenauer to stop their bitter feud which threatens the whole defense project. There are two main points for their disagreement: (1) France is afraid of a resurgence of aggressive German nationalism once the Germans begin to rearm; (2) West Germany wants assurance that if its troops are to participate in it will have a voice in N.A.T.O. decisions. the defense set-u- p ed r O Office of Price Stabilization is "cracking down" in Hundreds of towns throughout country for violations of regulations under CPR 34. Regulation provides such firms as cleaners, builders, in protesting steel cuts for second quarter of 1952 report there are fewer locomotives on nation's railroad tracks today than at time of Pearl Harbor attack in 1941. Then there were engines of all types owned by railroads where there are only 34,698 today. Jan. 14, there were 5,443 applications 0 As of NPA for rapid tax write-of- fs involvapproved by ing $11,514,186,643 of new and expanded plants. 41,-4- 38 Prepared bf the Washington Boreal of WNU Festnrei. Armed Services tHIli-ill.UHJ.- (Send your questions about th trmed fortes or any aspect of military service to: Walter Shead, Armed Servi- ces Question Box, 1057 National Press Building, Washington 4, D.C. Answers will be given in this column.) worker, for example, who could go back to his job even though be had 0 leg missing? F.E.R., Emma, Ga. A. No. Generally, disabilities are rated on the basis of average impairment of earning capacity resultTTIGH school graduates who enlist ing from such injuries in civil occufor four years in the Air Force pations. The rating schedule docs will be eligible immediately to apnot take individual occupations into ply for pilot or observer training. consideration. Formerly, high school graduates Q. I am a paralyzed veteran, were required to serve eighteen entitled to $120 month pension months of the four year enlistment because I need the constant aid period before they could apply for and attendance of another persuch training. Applicants will be son, in order to get about. Must chosen for flying training on a com that other person bt nurse, or petitive basis. could it be someone in mi own M.J.P., Danville, Vs. family Q. I am taking a correspondA. That person need not be a ence course under the Gl bill, nurse. It may be any person, inuhich I hope to finish soon. cluding a member of your own Would t be permitted to sign up family. for an advanced phase of the same course, also under the Gt Q. I drive 30 miles every day bill, even though the 1951 to my w ork. Twice s week I slop f date hat passed? R.B.M., lona, in at a VA clinic for S. Dak. treatment. Could VA pay for my A. es. Gut you must submit your transportation on those days? ipplication to VA for the nHvanerf F.M., Shirley, Mo. course before you complete your A. No. The only time VA could present course. pay for your transportation would Q. I am a former truck driver, be if the travel were performed and I lost a leg in the Korean primarily for the purpose of getting fighting. When I apply for distreatment at VA's request. Travel ability compensation, will my pay could not be granted In your payments be higher than they case since your Job takes you to would be if 1 had been an office the city every day. cut-of- out-patie- nt " Tb growing movement to draft General Eisenhower lor the COP presidential nominee, got big tbot in tb arm with a Madison Square Garden rally. The Texas delegation it shown on its arrival in Venn station in Sew York. It uas estimated over 15,000 people attended the wbooping-it-ttrally. p FARM REVOLUTION Big Drop in Farm Labor Is Forecast Marine Corps Seeks Officers From Ranks Increasing use of chemicals on American farms is expected to displace about 3 million farm work- The Marine Cores recpnt! on. nounced plans to obtain 1,000 officers from Its enlisted ranks. All mm. also fraught with the dangers of economic and social disruption against which we have to prepare our nation no less than against the ers by 1970, a senate relations subcommittee dangers of armed egression." aid in recent report. Weiss' report says chemical and Conducted by Dr. Francis J. mechanical devices Weiss for the subcommittee, the will reduce farm workers from the tudy reported "we ire at the 1950 level of 9,320,000 to 7.785.000 threshold of a new era that prom17 per cent drop-- by 1960 and ises plentiful food and fiber, but is 2 million by 1970. labor-savin- g an-oth- manding officers have been instructed to recommend applicants, regardless of rank, who measure up to certain standards. Most of those to be promoted are senior officers who have approximately ten years service, and are veterans of World War II. Also eligible are younger Marines with less service, who are college grad- - uates or who have demonstrated by tests the attainment of an education equivalent to college graduates. The Army has received the first of 97 cargo helicopters ordered for delivery during 1952. Identified the it is intended primarily to the speed supply of food, ammunition, and medical items to the front lines and to transport troops to otherwise inacceslble areas. It is single-roto- r helicopter. II-1- |