Show L I 1 S TEN mr lip by dr george S benson DIRECTOR NATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM searcy arkansas the utter inefficiency ax politically iti cally operated cooperatives Is dramatized in a 1 restrained but pointed dispatch which appeared recently I 1 nth budapest newspaper magyar it 11 tells ot of a bud adest residents frustration in trying to purchase a pair of shoes last march ha pointed to a shoo shoe in the display window and said that is the kind I 1 want the following Is the reply he was given first of all we can give you a serial number at the most and you will have to wait yow turn the customer modestly took the serial number to wait his turn with it he came back a month later on april 27 1954 and ordered a pair of shoes they measured his foot and after he made an advance payment they told him the shoes in first class quality will be ready by the end of may yes the shoes a month later were ready witnesses too say that the shoes were t very nice they simply sparkled there was only one trouble with them they were so small they would not go on ilia hla feet it if you wish said the salesman we shall give you back your deposit or in a short time we will make you another pair in a short time hardly more than six days they took his measurements again they also said that in following the policy of paying greater attention to the needs of workers they would make the shoes in slightly less than two weeks they then informed him that an unexpected turn of events prevented the shoes from being delivered the shoes sorry to ro say got lost but well willingly give you back your deposit 1 I dont want the deposit I 1 want shoes the customer exclaimed the salesman gave another promise this time to have the shoes ready by july 3 finally the shoes were ready by mid july but they were a little uncomfortable there were wrinkles on the too toe and the soles were not symmetrical with the tha sides of the shoes this esthe way T B a resident of budapest obtained a pair of shoes after 17 weeks of great pains this Is not right no matter how carefully the sov I 1 let officials cals seek to hide the facts from the outside world little items in iron curtain newspapers from time to time reflect the sorry plight of a people whose government dictators have provided them with economic security in what amounts in reality to one vast poor house in the soviet poor house the masters are cruel and demanding not only must the citi zen slaves live in pr they must ultimately forfeit too their minds and souls to a godless forcer force seeking to 10 destroy the good in mankind remember these facts about soc lallum communism the next time you pass the show window of 0 your neighborhood shoo store and thank god tor for the ease with which you can get shoes of your choice |