| Show WEEKLY NEWS MEWS ANALYSIS tax tak ref refunds ands will cover cojei portal awards study enemy s food needs congress to press probes E EDITORS NOTE when opinions r expressed in these columns they re those ta 0 of western estern newspaper union news s a analysts y s and not nece ssan r ily y ot of this newspaper PORTAL tax relief the burden of portal to portal back pay will largely be shouldered by uncle sam when and if union ambers are awarded their sub result T ifal claims against industry as w esula of secretary of the treasury snyders announcement that such outlays are deductible against taxes levied in the years affected because portal payments to workers will be liable to taxation however the U S stands to recover some of the refunds in personal income taxes in many instances the portal claims run into hundreds of dollars per worker leaving them open to a heavy bite under the high wartime rates under snyders ruling that indu industry s could claim credits on taxes paid in the years for which portal demands were gra granted anted companies would be able to take advantage of high rates and excess profits levies of the war years at the same saine time they would be entitled to a 6 per abt interest on the money collect irom 0 them to cover their tax FOOD enemy s need declaring that the U S could not afford to permit the american lag flag to fly over a gigantic buchenwald former president herbert hoover undertook another survey of food needs in the U S and british occupation zones in germany in addition to providing tor for e essential s girman german relief hoovers junket was aimed at making the reich as self supporting in food needs as possible improvement in the food situation would lead to a reduction in present U S relief costs of 3 00 million dollars annually the former president had the assistance of two food experts on his tour being accompanied compa nied by dr dennis fitzgerald chairman of the international emergency food council and former ambassador hugh gibson who aided him in world war I 1 relief work at the same time that hoover headed westward hallam tuck his associate on the famine study tour of last spring headed eastward to survey food conditions in japan korea and the tuck also oa ajl I be concerned with the long as 1 U as short range requirements of those asiatic countries in an effort to boost their food output GANGSTER back oh on page I 1 V SCARFACE AL still newsy although he has been living in seclusion in his villa on palm island in biscayne bay fla a for the last seven years following h his S release from federal prison scarface al capone still proved tobe page I 1 news the former overlord of chicago vice whose name became a symbol of the of the rip ro roar ing made the headlines the country over when he suffered a stroke of apoplexy and lay near death his wife faithful as ever prayed at his bedside and the rest of the capone clan hurried in from mercer wis and chicago secrecy continued to shroud the capone villa while sleek autos filled with mysterious characters whizzed in and out of the private grounds reporters and photos waited outside to get their information secondhand second hand capone had not appeared in public since 1941 and rumors persisted that paresis had left him with the mind of a 12 year old on the other hand it was said that his supposed debility was a blind that he was as hale as ever and running the gangs gambling and vice business at a distance getting his cut out of the lucrative profits CONGRESS busy bodies GOP congressional investigators prepared to dig deep into war expenditures tures and un american americ an activities with the full support of the first republican majority in 16 years senate republicans beat down an effort of the democrats to transfer duties of the war investigating committee to the inactive committee on expenditures in the executive department part ment by a 47 to 45 vote with senator odaniel dem tex casting the deciding vote the dramatic victory was the first of major proportions since the republicans public ans gained control of the senate on january 3 the watchdog watch dog over efficiency ot of the war effort under president truman while he was still senator from missouri the war investigating committee widened its scope under senator mead dem N Y to probe irregularities in munitions contracts in the wake of disclosures of the close relations existing between congressmen and army officers with war contractors the GOP voiced its determination to dig deeper into wartime dealings not always in favor during the he liberal new deal administration the house un american activities committee promises to enjoy smoother sledding under the republicans now headed by representative thomas rep N J the co committee itt tee ti laid plans for an early probe of fc communism 0 in in government departments labor unions hollywood and colleges and schools it also algo announced that it if would dig up material allegedly suppressed in previous years GERMANY polish claims should the U S oppose polish claims to the square miles of former eastern german territory taken over by the poles under the potsdam agreement this country faces a stiff fight with the russian bloc with the U S bringing the full force of its prestige into play however it may secure modification of the polish claim or cudgel out other concessions from the reds poland served notice of its determination to permanently affix the new territory at the deputy foreign ministers meeting in london called to lay the groundwork for the big four conference in id moscow in march to formulate a german treaty since given control of the territory at potsdam the poles said they have moved germans out and poles in nub of the disagreement lies in the poles contention that they were led to understand they were given full sway over the territory at potsdam the U S on the other hand holds that they were merely given temporary administrative control with the question of germanas germanys Germ anys final postwar borders to be settled at a peace conference As matters stand the poles have a good chance to retain most of the territory commodities U S E eyes yes trade in an effort to prevent serious breaks in commodities secretary of agriculture anderson announced that the departments commodity exchange authority would be freed of other duties to permit full time policing of the markets anderson disclosed the move in the face of growing speculation remembering mem bering the big break in cotton last october and the alleged manipulation of butter prices in new york department authorities acted to check future slumps affecting prices studies are being completed on the factors in the cotton break with anderson ready to ask for additional dit ional regulatory authority if warranted by the investigation meanwhile grain prices remained strong as the government announced it would increase its wheat export program by 50 million bushels in the current crop year to a total of million flame restores sight already blind in his left eye richard hebert 22 year old purple heart bearer of chicago had been told by army doctors that he might lose the sight of his right eye as well within 10 years at the front heberts luck had been all bad he had been hit in the leg by shrapnel in germany andhor W flame fiame from toiler boiler door restored right fight of richard hebert shown with wife charlotte before being blinded by a shell explosion upon his return to action as an infantryman back home hebert kept a stiff upper up lip and looked ahead cheerfully he made himself useful around his fathers business establishment lish ment and married a former schoolmate then one day he went down to the basement to fix the fire coal he shoveled into the boiler apparently caused gas to accumulate when he stirred the fire a bahof ball ot flame shot out of the boiler door singeing his arm and the lid of 01 his blind eyo eye when he came back upstairs Mp stairs he sensed a change putting his hand over his right eye he peered out of the left hebert had two good eyes again PICKLES enough for everybody each american will have about 37 pickles coming to him this year according to national pickle packers association last year the share was 30 and in the previous high year 1942 it was 31 the 1948 1946 crop of bushels of cucumbers for pickles was expected to be great enough to meet the new growing demand for pickles according to the packers an estime d pickles of all var s will be produced laid end i r d the pickles would reach fro broo t earth to the moon HOUSING materials picture demand will continue to outstrip supply in many building materials throughout 1947 but production will increase immeasurably over last year construction leaders declared in some cases the shortage of labor or transportation will prevent lull full use of supplies they added in sizing up the situation building circles offered this picture for 1947 brick in plentiful supply shortage of bricklayers feared lumber structural pieces in fair supply and scarcities scar cities in millwork trim doors windows and boards should improve hardwood plywood expected to become in creakingly crea singly available but production of softwood plywood will remain far below demand raint paint to remain comparatively scarce during next six months with a big improvement in the latter part of the year steel joists foists barring strikes deliveries li should meet needs by tall fall roofing production on upswing with supplies plentiful in fall MEAT seasonal drop A seasonal decline in product production io n will decrease meat supplies in the next ext few months but prospects remain good for a large overall supply for the entire year trade experts reported the seasonal drop following heavy in december and january is expected to cut tonnage from 15 to 20 per cent even so supplies should exceed those for the same period last year with certain cuts like choice beef in greater volume than in recent months when the bulk of beef was of average quality decontrol of meat prices and record quantities of feed on hand will result in increased tonnages ton nages of better meat throughout the year it was said the quality of pork has been decidedly up since last fall and there are 29 per cent more cattle on feed than in 1938 As a result of the liquidation of breeding stock because of labor shortages and other othe r reasons during the war lamb and mutton will remain scarce for the rest of the year MEDICINE test New Drug i an extract of bf brain tissue has been found superior to 6 penic penicillin illin in combating bacterium when tested in animals according to dr leo G and sister eva maria lynch scientists at the turn tum divi thomae cincinnati ohio the bacterium staphylococcus aureus is the organism causing such conditions as bolls boils abscesses certain types of food poisoning one form of meningitis pneumonia and bone infection dr and sister eva marla maria set out to study the comparative merits of penicillin and the brain extract as germ fighters against S aureus by creating experimental in factions in mice in a control group of animals which received neither the brain extract nor penicillin to ward off the infection fec tion 95 per cent of the mice died when the brain extract was injected into mice which had been div en the bacteria there were no deaths the average healing time to recovery was seven days the dosage was 50 milligrams 50 mg or of the the drain brain extract per day A group of mice receiving 2000 units of penicillin daily equivalent to units daily in human beings showed a mortality rate of 10 per cent BASEBALL big feller how times do change in 1897 denton cy young the greatest pitcher of them all signed up with the cleveland indians for 2000 a year after a banner season the summer before when he won 29 and lost 16 almost 50 years later 28 year old bobbie feller all time strikeout strike out king came to terms with the same cleveland indians tor for 1947 for basic pay of and bonuses based on attendance that could bring his net up to he Is to receive an extra when adult home attendance reaches and for each additional up to 1000 0 BOBBIE FELLER due dive for a mint after that he will be paid for each additional up to should blazin bobbie pull down this year he will become the tha highest paid player in history surpassing babe ruths in the great ty cobb never made more than the he drew in 1926 and the colorful dizzy dean outstanding pitcher and showman of the only reached in 1935 INDIANS t k f would be freed after years of federal supervision the american indian may be freed if congress acts favorably on a proposal of senator langer rep N D to abolish the office of indian affairs in the interest of economy five other members of the seni at ates es civil service committee backed langers measure senator chavez dem new mex declared that the indian sought no special favors from the U S but only wanted educational opportunities sanitation water and land of his own senator ecton rep mont backed chavez statement asserting that progressive indians chaffed chaffee under the need to obtain permission for productive product iva expenditures tures ecton also agreed with langer that the government would have to provide tor for aged indians probably through the social security act in the meantime ecton urged that younger indians be educated to assume full c citizenship on reaching 21 and equipped to make their own way K 4 Z n r giant transport nears completion at san diego calif plane will carry troops or pounds of cargo |
