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Show SATURDAY. JULY TI1E JOURNAL ' -- ' SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS of Main Street and the World Malik's Korean Peace Proposal u, 193, THE READER'S DATE BOOK- - 7 raffic Courtesy Will Attract Many Tourists to a Home Town As pointed out in this column last week, the Main Street that happens to be on a national highway can reap big business for the home town during the next two months. Millions of AmerA. icans will spend millions of dollars for lodging, gasoline, oil, food" THE TIMING WAS PERFEC- T- Whether or not Russias Jacob in Korea is a question that soft drinks, and gadgets as they take to the highways to see their Malik was sincere in his proposed cease-fir- e of country. only time will answer, but of one thing the people in the home towns The manner in which the home town greets them and the America were sure the timing was perfect. offered have much to do with how long the tourist will services The average man in the small towns of the country has a sincere de- linger and how much he will spend. sire for peace. He is sure of a number of things: (1) U.S. casualties now In this connection, the home town number 73,600 and he wants his son and brothers home; (2) The war has strained the nations bipartisan foreign policy and threatens to cause an that keeps traffic moving, has plent even more serious internal split; (3) and the war has increased the dan- ty of parking space, and safe drivers will find the tourist more likely gers of inflation throughout the western world. to stop. Perhaps the Russians realized these facts and picked the first anV niversary of the start of the Korean war for their peace move. But the These problems differ with each and Korean to .... move was unusual in that Malik made no reference are, primarily, probcommunity any of the lems can peace conditions previously set by the Soviet bloc: a deal on Formosa, STOP be solved only on admission of Communist China to the United Nations, and withdrawal of Korea. level. the from local foreign troops It could be that the Soviet is Many small towns K have found sincere. But it could also be driver schools, mothat the Soviet recognized the torist courtesy camgreat propaganda potentialities of a peace move at this paigns and safety Right-of-waviolators cause drives have given time. serious accidents. many Most of The home towners of the their community a good name and them occur at intersections that nation would do well to re- proven tourist attractions. are clearly marked. However, member, however, that RusSuch campaigns can be worked out right-of-wa- y crashes often happen sia is not officially in the with the cooperation of local organ- where there are no such signs but war. The next step is up to izations, the police department, merwhere careful drivers could have the Chinese Communists. If chants and the local publication. avoided the collision. The driver the Chinese, who have made who swings out of a driveway onto For the people of this communo comment on Maliks propi busy Main Street without stopping nity who plan a vacation by prio look obviously violates the osition, indicate what he said So does the driver who, upactually reflects a change in vate automobile, it would be well to remember the dethat nations a and Korean their on entering an unmarked intersec-io- n policy motorists probably will drive insire to end the fighting, then or crossroad, fails to yield the to more accidents this year than right-of-wa- y the man on Main Street car to a car already there. ever before. Most of these acciallow himself to hope for dents will be caused by careless peace. drivers, men and women who However, if the Chinese ignore the whole business, or violate traffic laws and disregard the rules of the road. restate their earlier demands for U.N. membership and control of Formosa, as the price for a Korean settlement, then the suspicion that Malik What kind of driver is this who was more interested in making propaganda than in making peace will be will be involved in most of this confirmed. years accidents? The composite The U.S. state department has indicated a willingness to play its part auto crash of 1951 will involve a in bringing an end to the hostilities in Korea if Maliks offer is more than sober, mature man who has had propaganda. But until there is some concrete evidence of sincerity in the several years of driving experience. His car will be in apparently good proposal the U.S. will act with caution. ' " ; ? At the moment that seems the only sensible attitude to adopt. It is one condition. He will be driving along a Tv!; v '. the home towners may find best to follow. dry, open straight stretch of highiVcwv voy way on a clear weekend evening. THE BALANCE SHEET As the first year of conflict ended in Korea, He will be traveling too fast. He will Speeding is the number one killon highways and home town into er smash as car. as was another But the the fighting the day it began. balance bloody and dirty streets. In 1950 it took the lives of sheet would indicate the Communists have lost the first round in their In other words, it will be the 13,300 people and injured 475,000 planned aggression. man just down the street. But more. It was the tragic error made On the credit side of the ledger: (1) The first U.N. battle force was of course, it wont be you! by one out of every three drivers raised and integrated in the initial bloody weeks; (2) the U.S. and her allies were dynamited into world-wid- e alertness and rearmament; (3) Many home town motorists will who were involved in last years Exceeding the American military forces have learned valuable military lessons, developed have accidents because they begin serious accidents. is limit only one form of new techniques, and tested much of the enemys strategy; (4) the west has a trip without properly checking legal than is safe proved it will not abandon the small nations of Asia and Europe; and (5) their automobile. Here is an op- speeding. Driving faster is the North Korean army has been mangled and the Chinese have had star- portunity for the local service sta- under existing conditions also tion and garage to be of service to speeding. tling losses, estimated in all at 1,162,500 casualties. On the other side of the ledger: (1) Allied casualties have been heavy their neighbors and friends. Right for peaceful nations (approximately 352,500); (2) most of the wests mili- now he should be advertising his im- through his local newspaper tary strength has been hobbled to a peninsula of secondary world-wid- e services for the home checking portance; (3) the Russians have lost only one known combat man in battowners car before he starts his conflict the financial hastened drain has and made inflation more tle; (4) annual vacation. in the west; (5) Communists still retain the initiative, in Korea dangerous and throughout the world. The accident mentioned above and thousands like it need not happen. THE YEAR OF INFLATION Since the Korean war began on June 25, The chances are they will not hap1950, livestock prices in this country have increased $3 to $10 a hundred pen if all drivers drive according to pounds. At the same time, livestock production was much greater during the rules and avoid making the errors that kill and maim. the past 12 months than the preceding twelve. Those A year ago hogs were no higher than $20.50. Today they are selling at which cause the greatest number of highway casualties are shown in $23.50, and last summer went to $25.50 a hundred pounds. The cattle trade is about $6 a hundred pounds higher than a year ago the following series of pictures from the coming issue of The Lamp, a although production ran 20 per cent above the 12 months preceding the Improper signaling, confused sigstart of the war. When the war broke out, steers were selling downward publication of Standard Oil com- naling, failure to signal at all or pany. from $31.50. Currently they are topping at $38.50. not signaling soon enough before Sheep and lamb production has changed slightly, but prices have de stopping or making a turn, are common driver errors that often veloped much higher. Best lambs are about $34.50 now, down from $42.50 in March, but compared with $28.50 a year ago. Ewes are topping at $17.50 cause smash-upnow, down from 25 in February, compared with $10.50 a year ago. Causing World-Wid- e Speculation 1 SMELLS . . . Once dapper Mickey Cohen holds bis nose in manner of discontent at conviction on four counts of income tax evasion. Embroidery on shirt forms contrast with blue denims Cohen said, it ain't the end." SOMETHING " w y.f--i that that . .y-v$S- y . Ki &&& right-of-wa- IIES IIArPY NOW . . . Richard Wyzkowski, 4, of Cleveland's east side, has a broken nose, two black eyes, cauliflower left car, a head covered with fresh wounds, and old scars and bruises all over his body. lie was taken from mother and father and put in detention home. Father reportedly beat him wv y. v X THISLL HOLD YOU . . . Louis Morales, 13, licks an Ice cream cone held by an emergency policeman as another policeman uses hacksaw to cut away bars imLouis prisoning the youngster. stuck in his head, and couldnt get It out. s. RECORD-BREAKIN- a G By a vote of 233 to 160, the house ap $7,200,000,000 tax increase, including a 12V4 per TAX proved cent boost in individual income taxes. The measure is now before the senate where the finance committee is holding hearings. The senate is expected to approve the bill, possibly with a few minor changes. Here is where the government would collect the additional money; Individuals, $2,847,000,000; corporate income and excess profits taxes, $2,855,000,000; excise taxes, $1,252,000,000; and miscellaneous changes in the revenue laws, $245,000,000. record-breakin- g PARIS TALKS END After 16 weeks of futile talks, the deputy foreign ministers the United States, Britain, France and Russia broke off their efforts to write a program of a big four conference to ease world tension. But they left the door open for their governments to make one last attempt to arrange a meeting of the big four foreign ministers, which has been suggested for July 23 in Washington. No one in the diplomatic world believed that the Russians would accepl the invitation. of ABANDONED BABE . . . Nurse is shown caring for Marilyn nague week-old a baby boy In the New York foundling hospital. The infant was found abandoned in the ladies' washroom of a west side subway. Passing on the wrong side, which leads to many crashes, may be either the cause or the effect of poor driving. The driver who hugs the white center line and refuses to move over is just as guilty of driv er error as the motorist who whiz zes past on the right. inPassing on curves and hills, tersections and railroad crossings so clearly reveals poor driving judgment that the question Why? instantly arises. (Released by WNU Features.) |