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Show federal budget be made to balance with tax revenues." Millions of Americans today are trying desperately to get along on savings, pension and insurance dollars worth little more than half of their 1939 value, Mr. Eccles explained. ex-plained. He added that a $100 monthly pension or annuity of 1939 now provides only about $53 worth of purchasing power for food, clothing cloth-ing or other expenses, and that the same ratio applies to other forms of saving such as bank accounts, ac-counts, insurance policies or bonds. "We must prevent further loss in value of the dollar by putting our government on a pay-as-we-go basis," he asserted. "The budget should be balanced and the expenses ex-penses reduced. This requires that all unnecessary spending for frills by our government be eliminated, which will help us hold "the line against further inflation." LAREI'S AIDS OFF ON TRIPS It's vacation time at LaRie's. Owner Lucy Stucki just returned re-turned from a visit with her daughter Bonnie in Berkeley, when Dean Ence, Jean Lewellen and Ruby Ottenger all departed. Mr. and Mrs. Stuki spent time with their daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Ariel Gudmundson then dashed off to San Francisco and Santa Cruz. Mr. and Mrs. Dean (Evelyn) Ence are in Pasadena Visiting with Mrs. Ence's brother, Dr. Gessel. Ruby Ottenger is enjoying the Pacific northwest, while Jean Lewellen is taking her rest at home. |