Show I WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- Huge Crop Surpluses May Bring On Widespread Federal Farm Controls Three Pact Nations Unify defense Western EDITORS EDITOR'S l R NOTE OTE r b When Unions Union D I news are analysts I and ad not In column of oi they this Ibis f newspaper ar ir V thoRe r of CROP REPORT Punitive Plenty that It was an Ironical twist American farmers by producing in 1049 1949 the second largest crop in nil all US U.S. history may have shackled themselves with broad government controls for years to come The years year's harvest barvest acreage was the largest argest since 1932 when depres depres- ridden sion-ridden farmers sought to offset off oU- set declining prices by expanding production Except for bad weather during the growing season in some sections sec sec- of the nation the 1949 crop total might easily have set a n new nw w record Even so the harvest was wasso wasso so 0 large that the US U.S. department of agriculture felt called upon to Invoke production controls of various var var- ious bus kinds to reduce the volume next year These controls pro probably abl ably would extend to cotton peanuts peanuts peanuts pea pea- nuts major types of tobacco rice potatoes and soybeans The agriculture department said the huge harvest was the result of uniformly large production of most crops rather than record volumes of a few individual ones Records were marked up only forrice for forrice forrice rice dry beans and peas The figures Corn three billion million bushels livestock feed million tons vegetable seeds oil-seeds soybeans flaxseed peanuts cottonseed cottonseed cottonseed cot cot- ton-seed ton 1533 million tons tobacco co two billion pounds fn fruit t production pro pro- nine million thousand tons Yields per acre were above average average average av av- av- av for most crops although wheat flaxseed and dry peas were notable exceptions Nearly million tons of the eight grains were harvested during the year COMIC BOOKS Get Last Laugh There may not be any laughs In Incurrent Incurrent Incurrent current comic books books books-as as so many psychologists psychiatrists educators educators tors tars and ministers have charged charged- But there was certainly more than an abdominal chuckle for the comic com corn cornIc comic ic book entrepreneurs them themselves selves in a spectacular respectability recently recently recently re re- re- re accorded their products For as amazing as it may seem the US U.S. state stafe department was to Incorporate the comic book technique technique tech tech- in its latest bid for the minds of non-Communist non WITH THEIR THEMES based on the lives of American heroes 2 OOOO copies of the series picture books had been scheduled for delivery delivery delivery de de- de- de livery early in January The books were to be sent to South Korea Thailand French Indo Indo China ina and Indonesia The hope was that through to hand-to- hand circulation information about the history and background of the United States would be spread widely In areas under strong Communist Communist Com Corn pressure but hut which as yet had not capitulated THE SERIES was to Include 32 page books of the lives of George Washington Thomas Jefferson Walt Whitman Abraham Lincoln Andrew Carnegie Jane Addams Thomas A. A Edison and George Washington Carver Libraries and other agencies of the state departments department's public affairs af at- fairs division already on the scene would woud distribute the books at public showings of American documentary films Urns and other such occasions American libraries operate operate operate op op- op- op erate in all countries where the books are to be distributed PANCAKE DAY Idea Spreading A familiar and popular event in some United States communities unknown In many more N National Pancake day is beginning to catch on in many localities An ancient as far as international al Ii observance goes the event has been observed elsewhere in the world for hundreds of years No artificial Johnny come rome lately I Idea the da day has long been observed observed ob ob- ob- ob served in Great Britain and many other countries in Europe Europe always always on the day before Lent begins THE NEXT Pancake day falls en February 21 21 1950 when here in hi the United States some communities communities com corn will mark the day In citywide citywide citywide city- city wide celebration a sort of midwinter midwinter mid mid- wint winter r fair at which everyone eats pancakes In many other communities communities communities church groups frequently Episcopalians have long observed the day with quiet breakfasts I luncheons and suppers suppers all all of which feature pancakes UMBRELLA For Amphitheatre Most everyone has speculated about If and when it would come but now apparently it has arrived ar ar- rived a rived a revolutionary rain defy ing lag umbrella for an amphitheatre According to the designers itcan itcan it itcan can cover the amphitheatre in two and one half minutes at the flick of a switch The device isn't actually actual actual- ly ty on the market yet but will be built huilt next fall to house activities nf f the e Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera f Raps Big ESig Steel F c cEverett Everett executive tive live secretary of the CIO ClO tells a congressional committee that big steels steel's hiking biking the price of steel is a scandalous situation situation situation situa situa- tion and asks the tho committee to Investigate It In the recent price raise the steel Industry said recent welfare and pension pension pen pen- sion slon concessions to labor made the Increase necessary PACT DEFENSE One Broad Pattern Probably pointing the way toward toward toward to to- to- to ward a general North Atlantic pact policy the United States Great Britain and Canada have worked out procedures for practically practically a complete exchange of information in information information in- in formation concerning rn m military I ili 1 1 t tar a r y weapons and fighting techniques each country develops THE OFFICIAL announcement to that effect was a guarded one but defense department spokesmen spokes spokes- men said the three nations will pool all aU data on just about everything everything every every- thing In the way of conventional weapons used by their respective fighting forces and together will study such advanced weapons as guided missiles There was no Indication Indication Indication In In- of the atomic bomb Inthis in inthis inthis this the share deal The goal according to the announcement announcement announcement an an- was to make not only standard weapons interchangeable interchange interchange- able but to draw on the incentive techniques of scientists and the operational p pro procedures r o c e d u r res e s developed developed developed de de- de- de by military planners THE STEP in any manner of speaking was a prudent one if the democracies are convinced that among the best avenues of peace Is one that leads to the ultimate In preparedness There is a most plausible school of thought among International diplomats that if II a consolidation of sufficient strength is mustered by the western powers there need be no fear of World War III no matter how much the Russians might desire one For wha whatever else may be said of Russia's Stalin he has never been branded as a complete idiot After Stalin of course anything might happen for ambitious men let their ambition cloud their vision to the extent that they cant can't see where they are going Give such men enough power and the war everyone fears might well be in the making TOP 10 lQ MEN Rated ng More than 1500 newspapermen h had td been called upon to choose in their opinion the 10 outstanding men of the world during 1949 At first blush that would appear tobe tobe to be a staggering assignment but there is no newsman worthy the name who wont won't give you an opinion opinion ion on anything at any time THE TEN outstanding men of the y year ar as announced in the 1949 Year News Annual were Dr Albert Schweitzer religion Dean Acheson US U.S. Secretary of state st statesmanship Dr Ralph Bunche world peace Dr Charles Seymour Yale university president dent education Walter Watter Reuther president of the CIO labor Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers second baseman sports Serge Boston symphony orchestra music Arthur Miller Death of A Salesman lD drama Stanley Kramer producer of the movie Home of The Brave movies Milton Berle radio and television CRITICS o of ot these selections might charge that the selectors let the headlines of the year rather than the gentlemen's accomplishments accomplishments accomplish accomplish- ments get in their eyes when they made their choices I U flew New Probe Asked Whatever else might occupy congressmen con con- gressmen there appeared to be no lacking of probe subjects For in- in stayce Representative Buchanan CD D D. D Pa announced that a special house lobbying investigating committee committee com corn would begin looking into real estate and medical issues Buchanan is chairman of the committee which will do the look- look Ing T The e committee also will Investigate In in side other lobbying RUSSIA Going to Sea Tom Pame's Paines phrase sunshine patriot might well apply to any segment of or the Russian army since the Soviets have no warm water port for winter operations but if the authoritative publication Janes Jane's Fighting Ships was to be- be believed the Russians must bo be planning to change all that ACCORDING to the article Russia is building three ton battleships equipped to fire tire radio- radio controlled aerial Derial torpedoes It said the Soviet navy also is speeding speeding speed speed- ing construction on a fleet of 1000 submarines including a type with witha a great range and a very high submerged submerged sub sub- merged speed How did Janes Jane's penetrate the iron curtain to a degree necessary to glean that information The publication itself itsell says merely that a hitherto reliable source relayed the report and added that it passed along with reserve conflicting information In the Informants Informant's in informants informant's informants informant's In- In formant's report that one of the three battleships is still in the yards but two others of the same class are arc believed to be in com corn mission Janes Jane's emphasized that it had no substantiation of this report THE ARTICLE noted that the United States and Great Britain have only one battleship in service between them them and and that is the Missouri But it added there are signs that new fleets leets are In the making Continuing the article declared Warships are being designed not as improvements or developments of previous classes but from first principles for a specific role of countering a potential enemy type In the next few years we are arc likely to see see the bomber atomic-bomber carrier carrier car car- rier ncr the mIssile guided control vessel the task force command ship the submarine anti-submarine cruiser rocket destroyers fast lying low-lying frigates and turbine gas ships Which would indicate that the navy hasn't been as dormant as the air force might have liked it to appear In the unification rows in congress HOUSING For Forgotten According to an impression prevalent prey prevo alent in the capital President Truman Truman Truman Tru Tru- man intends to press congress for some action to spur construction of priced medium-priced housing And as must have been inevitable in inevitable in in- evitable the forgotten man was again brought into the picture The capital sources mentioned that Mr Truman's administration would recommend that this housing be designed to help the so-called so forgotten forgotten forgotten for gotten man in housing the housing the mid mid- income dle-income worker of the nation nation- to own his own home or get better rental accommodations IF ANYTHING can be done in that respect the forgotten man would surely be most grateful grateful- but the manner in which the housing housing housing hous hous- ing problem has been kicked around in Washington could be blamed if it the forgotten man adopted an attitude of Ill believe believe believe be be- lieve it when I see it The new housing program according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to reports will be on the must list of early consideration by the lawmakers but that must isn't as formidable as it sounds for most Americans will remember that Mr Truman was unable to get any action on a lot of must legislation in the first session of the congress However no one could be ruled out for trying and if it any successful successful successful success success- ful housing venture should result there would probably be an air of forgiveness all round THE LEGISLATION which the President is reported as ready to sponsor is said to rely mainly on private private vate industry to do the job T Talks Iks' for Hiss r i Francis B. B Sayre former US U.S. assistant secretary of state testified that Alger Hiss former Cormer state department a at at- tache who is on trial for Cor perjury per per- perjury jury in connection With stolen secret documents had a very good reputation for Cor integrity and veracity in 1938 when Hiss Diss was Sayres Sayre's right hand man I DIPLOMACY Classes for Japs As part of the policy of speeding readmission of Japan into the world family of nations US U.S. state department officials have disclosed that this nation soon will start training more Important J Japanese Japan ese diplomats to aid in that effort It was disclosed at the same time that plans have been made to bring several hundred Japanese members mem mern bers of parliament newsmen government government gov gov- officials and students |