Show THE GARLAND SCANNING THE WEEK'S TIMES Agriculture Department Considers New Program for the Small Farmer NEW FARM PLAN As a result o a recent survey Into the problems of the small American farmer the Truman administration may come up with a new farm program in the near future more controversial than the Brannan plan and which could become one of the major Issues In the 1952 presidential campaign The survey was conducted with the Idea of learning what the decould do to help the small farmer who Is having difficulties partment because of inadequate land and know how livestock machinery Thousands of meetings have been held In the home towns across the nation discussing crop control price support farm loans and other small farm problems As a result a major question has developed: should the government touy up land redivide it into "economic” or "efficient" units and resell it to farmers? Also should present crop controls be extended? Brannan believes that If productivity farms can be of substandard increased many agriculture problems would tend to disappear On the other hand many farm leaders have remained aloof and have not taken Brannan’s methods more than his part in the meetings criticizing objectives Two possible legislative proposals may come from the survey: (1) A technical assistance program for the less efficient farms and farmer and (2) a program designed to help such farmers acquire land livestock and the know how to operate efficient machinery equipment farms Whatever the final form any new farm plan whether it incorporates the government buying and redivision of land or not is bound to become a major campaign issue Much of the opposition will come from the farm bureaus who have long resented Brannan as trying to usurp the roles of the private farm organizations and regimenting agriculture Nation's Busiest Forger Keeps Out of Prison Only Block Away busiest forger in the country his trade just a block from Iowa's state penitentiary But he has no fear his vocation will lead him behind the grim walls as it has hundreds of other forgers The TJICHARD of son clown "RED” SKELTON the a famous American launched his just ten years own television MIDDLE EAST BLOWUP— shaping up in the Middle East an explosion that could be felt in the smallest American community The has developed situation as Egypt has increased pressure in recent weeks to remove the British from the Sudan and strategic Suez As a compromise the United States Britain France and Turkey have asked Egypt to become the center of an alliance in the area against communism but the proposal was received cooly by King Farouk’s government This dispute is important to home town Americans because of the nation’s Interest in Suez which if placed under Egyptian protection would be a prize the Russians could take with little difficulty The British under present treaties with Egypt have the legal right to maintain She will not troops in the canal zone which is her economic back down in her determination to remain in the zone Thus if the attempts to remove them by force the British will Egyptian government resist If the Russians should decide to step in at this point the world would become involved in World War in There is a chance that Egypt may accept the west’s proposal of Joint defense of the area but only because she is not in a position to defend herself NEW DECLARATION— In major speech last week President Truman agam declared American foreign policy is “ba'ltd upon the hope that it will be possible to live without a war in the same world as the Soviet Union— if the free nations have adequate defenses” And he again offered to "sit down with the Soviet Union" and other nations to work out to relieve mankind of "the horror of another world war" and agreements "a basis for the durable provide peace” The President pointed out the central theme of America’s present "So long as one country has the foreign policy and defense program: power and the force to overwhelm others and so long as that country intentions real peace is unattainable has aggressive The strongef we the more possible it will be to work out solid and lasting become that will prevent war Our strength will make for peace” arrangements IRAN'S OIL— Mohammed Mossadegh premier of Iran who has taken the oil dispute to the United Nations Security told UN diplomats to keep their hands off the dispute and Council warned “we will not be coerced” In presenting the Iranian point of view he said there are only two for British Investments (1) Compensation questions open to negotiations: Oil company in the now nationalized and (2) possible sale of oil to Britain not his “We take action and will will He then made strongest point: not engage in negotiations affecting our internal affairs under pressure an admission that we are not a To do so would not only constitute and equal nation but would eventually be fatal to our sovereign independence” The question remains who will operate the huge Oil company refineries The Iranians do not have the technical and the British experts have already been sent home How can Iran sell oil when it can’t produce it? Noted Doctor Says after the second year of life the of time the Since beginning mothers have tried to stop their noted physician observes If it per'babies from sucking their thumbs sists after the age of two he has It now appears if one is to be- discovered as the result of intensive studies lieve Dr L Newton Kugelmsss "the child feels unloved of New York unwanted resentful or in noted pediatrician guilty is as normal as need of - consolation” that What is the remedy if a child breathing” and is not to be worried about until the child is over two continues to suck his thumb? "Treat — the child not the symptoms” adyears of age vises Dr Kugelmass usually declines "RED” SKELTON but he plans to add they enjoyed some new ones In this new medium he is of course screamingly funny He is supported by David Rose musical conductor and composer and the Skylarks vocal group Stanley Kramer who gave us "The Champion” "Home of the Brave" "The Men” and "Cyrano de Bergerac” is making his first western in "High Noon” and Insiders say it may be his most brilliant venture go far The picture’s entire action takes place In 90 minutes Gary Cooper whom Zane Grey termed his "ideal westerner” is starred with an excellent cast Jack Benny does just a bit In "Somebody Loves Me” the film based on the lives of Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields the vaudeville stars Benny is an old friend of theirs The picture stars Betty Hutton as Miss Seeley Moira Shearer expecta to arrive In this country November It with her husband head straight for Hollywood and begin practicing her ballet rontlne for Samnel Goldwya’s "Hans Christian Andersen” The lovely star of "Red Shoes” will be by her hnsbsnd Kennedy Danny Kaye and in Farley Granger will what should be a delightful Ivy Coin (anc Cr Tangle Species of iris root or Indefinite hour And he forges only Jordan Is the signature engraver at the Sheaffer Pen company whose 19 miles factory In Fort Madison from here is Just a stone’s throw from the prison Sheaffer products Include special fountain pens mechanical pencils and ballpoints which bear a gold band containing the signature of the owner It’s Jim’s job to reproduce the signatures engraving them on the gold bands His kind of forgery is more difficult than the illegal varieties that land their makers in jail after disbank tellers covery by or merchants The illegal forger does his signature imitations on flat paper with pen and ink Legal larger Jordan has to but his on a rounded surface of hard gold If you would have a signature Jim recommends neat It’s compact handwriting harder to duplicate than a signature in long flowing strokes Most difficult for him to copy are John Hancocks with many loops and lines Cutting the loops and crossovers Into the gold Is a tough job JORDAN ALSO does other kinds engraving on special pens It was he who gave the “peace pens” used at the San Francisco signing of the Japanese peace treaty their identification Peace by engraving "Japanese Pact 1951” on their bands Those pens have be com $ collectors' items on Forging signatures writing struments is Jim’s first engraving job He was born and raised in this city After four years as a shipping clerk here he studied engraving at Kansas City where he served his In 1950 he joined apprenticeship Sheaffer's working under Ambrose Zeigler perhaps the world’s most more prolific forger who engraved than 40000 different signatures in his lifetime When Zeigler died last year Jim succeeded him Jordan naturally prefers the title "engraver” His spouse balks at as "the being known Forger’s wife” One signature Jim finds Just as hard to duplicate as any is his own His imitations have satisfied more than 8000 "forgees” including politicians actors sports figures and business leaders But when he attended a bazaar at the State Penitentiary said offered to pay for his purchases by check he was asked to give cash Why? His signature on the check differed too much from that on his driver’s license of card 23 Likely 24 Selecting 25 Bent tube 27 fodder Wright days befor Hoover moved from th White House back to his home In Palo Alto CaliL I wrote him a note in which I said: "Regardless of the result of the last election the historians will classify you as one of of America the great Presidents and the people of the nation will accept the historians’ verdict’ The people did not wait for the Of their verdict of the historians own volition they have accepted Herbert Hoover as the greatest of present day American statesmen In every way they can show It they approve his policies They accept leader him as an American far more than at any time in the past They have written their own verdict While I was visiting with Representative Joe Martin in his office In the capitol building at Washington a few days before the convening of the RepubUcan national convention at Philadelphia ha asked "Who is your choice as a RepubUcan for President?” "My first choice is Herbert Hoover my second is Joseph Martin I replied ”1 believe we could elect Hoover but I doubt if we could nominate him As for your seedhd choice I do not want to be President now I do want to be speaker of the house of representatives first” convention At that Philadelphia Hoover was scheduled to deliver an address The Willkle managers were afraid of the result of that address They were fearful it might sweep the delegates off their feet and result In a Hoover nomination which I believe he would have accepted at that time Not necessarily Willkle but his in an effort to prevent managers such a possibility pulled the dirtiest political trick I have ever seen played In any of tha mora than 20 national conventions I have attended as a reporter The Instant Hoover stepped to tha loud speaker microphone the system was put out of commission and It stayed out until the address was finished Hoover’s voice was not strong enough for an auditorium of that size and no one of the delegates or the audience heard any part of his address Thera followed no demonstration as there had been at Oeveland four years earlier Had Hoover not left hall tba instant hit the convention address Was completed be would have been the nominee I know be did not want it at that time He had told me so as ha left the PhiladelhalL It was rephia convention ported to me and I believe it that ha said: "I will never again ba a candidate nor will I ecccpt a nomination for any elective political of- fice" Today if it were left to thwcholce voters the Republican Herbert Hoover could be nominated and elected President of the United States The people believe In the policies that —a a an elder atatesman —he enunciates from time to time They would cheerfully follow his leadership and believe he would get of hair (abbr) resins 39 Too 41 Encourages 42 Inflammatory swelling 43 Partlclk 44 Street urchin 45 Tidy 46 Fetch DOWN 1 Odd 2 Elliptical 3 Telegraphs pHERE has probably never been a greater hatred than that which existed between Barney Craig and Dan Chester It all started because of Barney’s eager- - Sn£t'Z££ QMinutl tM Fiction cal lodge As one candidates he was Introduced to Dan at Imbued the September meeting with the feeling of good fellowship which the brothera always emanated Barney assumed at once a familiar attitude and took liberties he made a crack about Jovially from Dan’a ears which protruded Inthe Chester head horizontally as Is the stead of perpendicularly case in normal man The blush which mounted to Dan’a cheeks provoked guffaws of amusement from the delighted Barney After the meeting In which Barney’s name was voted on Dan publicly announced that he would have (hot any man who had blackballed him Every one knew what he meant Barney’s Initiation would last for two months and would involve a good deal of horseplay Dan was out for revenge And he got it During the two months of initiation Barney suffered all the humiliations indignations and unrestrained paddlings of a college freshman When It wss over the night that Barney received the ritual and bebrother Dan came a at him grinned "You sure can take It Brother Craig Of course It was all in fun” "Yeah” said Barney "And now member that I’m a I’m as good as you? Is that right?” "Absolutely brother” said Dan said Barney "be"Good” cause for a long time I’ve wanted te de this” And he haaied eff and let Dan have a smart of three A Patterson or four rigid American People Rank Herbert Hoover Greatest Statesman By for conveying water var) Natural Indians 26 Art of rapid writing 29 Scope 30 Music note 31 Peak 32 Vegetables 35 Exclamation 36 Hard GRASSROOTS Three WEEK'S ANSWER 20 article working gold talks Allied forces LESS Mobillzer Charles E Wilson CIVILIAN GOODS— Defense announced a cut in civilian goods production effective January 1 that will be felt in the home towns across the nation The cutback in civilian production 10 per cent for washing machines and stoves and even more in the automobile industry will provide steel for the armament program which will hit full stride during the first three months of 1952 The home town that has a school or hospital under construction will get enough materials to finish the project but there will not be materials available to start new ones As for farm machinery so vital to agriculture and home town economy there will be enough to support production ”at a healthy and adequate level” 21 22 on GERHARD from the day when he stepped out as star of his own radio program The thousands who have enjoyed him in films tnd on the air now find him doing some of the same characterizations that BOYLE RESIGNS — The bfg question in political circles since William M Boyle Jr close friend of President Truman resigned as chairman of the Democratic National Committee is whether or not Guy Gabrielson COP national chairman will be the next to go? have been under fire as having used their Boyle and Gabrielson to influence the Reconstruction Finance positions into Corporation or were connected with granting loans to companies they represented And although Gabrielson insists he will stay on political observers believe his number is up too In his letter of resignation Boyle gave health as his reason Insisting he had at all times conducted himself with "honor and propriety” He did admit in testimony during the congressional hearing that he accepted at fees totaling approxieight law cases involving government agencies mately $158000 while serving as chairman of the national committee 11 James Jordan of Burlington la la shown "forging” the 5000th he has ensignature on Sheaffer fountain graved pens during the past year By INEZ Planter Confront Covered 12 13 biding 4 Lamprey 5 Road (abbr 6 Island China Sea 7 Hillside dugout ft Iheceof money 9 Otherwise ACROSS 1 6 with James Jordan is well started on a career of counterfeiting signatures at the age of 24 Already he has forged more than 5000 including those of Herbert Hoover and Gen Douglas MacArthur— but he’s never been at odds with the law Every day since October 1 1950 Jim has duplicated about 20 signatures per day nearly three every LAST HIE 10 plies show A Natural Habit UTAH FORGCRY IN GOLD NEWS of Main Street and the World Meeting Place is the pro Panmunom pond site for new Kores M tarns' bile fighting continues on th central front with making limited advances GARLAND them out of the inflationary mess in which we are involved would reduce the heavy burden of taxation would dispense with the larger part of tha vast army of bureaucrats for which we are paying Today he has the confidence and appreciation of the people as a competent leader who could and would better than any other one man solve our national difficulties Ha would keep us away from any war with Russia not by any policy of but by a firm stand appeasement that would be typically American and convince Stalin that it is time to atop Russian aggression and Russian propaganda But I am sura Herbert Hoover will not be the Republican nominee or that ha would accept It If such nomination was tendered I believe he made the statement credited to him at Philadelphia and if he did that atatement wac finaL It meant ha was out of partisan politics ind would stay out He is not the kind who changes bis mind with each change of the political wind A great character has passed from partisan political life much to the regret of the American people who first elected him by a tremendous majority and then as ruthlessly defeated him because they credited him with responsibility for conditions which in reality he had no part in creating — The effort to stop unde sired legislation resulted in a heavy Increase for the department Letters from the folks back home Baraey poked Dan’s chin and a best one at it connected ene en the point of his Jaw "An la fas yon know" Barney grinned aaragely Dan himself up and picked nodded “OK Brother Craig suppose you and I go outside” They went outside and removed their coat Ten minutes later Barney was lying on the ground staring up at Dan through the on eye that he could still open a crack "All In fun Brother Craig Coma around again some time when you feel in a playful mood” T5 ARNEY spent moat of November and December in a gymnasium Shortly after the first of the year ho encountered Brother Dan again Hello Big Ears” he remarked 'suppose we go outside?” Dan was willing They went outside tnd in nine and one half minutes Barney decided that Dan must have practically slept in a gymnasium Barney went homo and cliried himself to sleep Ha decided that ha’d lick Dsn Chester If he died trying which by tha feeling of hia Jaw he thought might happen any minute Barney hired K O McManus to train him K O was pretty rough and Barney suffered a lot but ha acquired knowledge On the first of March be invited Brother Dan The time battle lasted 20 minutes this Spring was la full bloom whea Baraey again sent word to Dsn to meet him outside There wss quite sa audience on hand this time The fight lasted 29 minutes Both participants were pretty groggy They were swinging wild and without much zip It began to look like a draw when suddenly it occurred to Barney that for the first time Dan wasn't beating him The thought gave him a feeling of elation and a burst of energy He poked a neat one at Dan’a chin and it connected Barney thrown off balance too weak to steady himself fell across his opponent's prostrate form and lay there It took an hour to revive tha batto first and tlers Baraey cam looked at Dan thoughtfully Presently Dan stirred and opened his eyes He saw Barney and propped himself up on an elbow "Well well Brother Craig Congratulations!” and "Thanks” said Barney grinned too "All in fun you know” "Sure” said Dan "all in fun” Amd ha extended his hand the hand and gripped Barney started to make a crack about Dan’s big ears but changed his mind Youth Recipe History has it that Queen Elb beth of Hungary who possets the original recipe for Hunga water became so beautiful by use that at the age of 72 her ha: was asked In marriage by the Ki of Poland |