hi WASHINGTON
By Walter Shead
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Farmers' Welfare Dependent
On Industrial Prosperity
THE nation's six million farm
families, together with other mil
lions almost wholly dependent upon
agriculture, should feel a deep and
growing concern about forces now
at work. These-forces either will or
will not bring about industrial peace,
and a full and complete postwar
economy in the country.
As so often has been pointed out,
agriculture and the 35 million peo
ple supported by it are mainly de
pendent upon labor and industry for
material prosperity. ?It is axiomatic
there can be no prosperous agricul
ture without large purchasing power
in the non-agricultural fields. Sec
retary of Agriculture Clinton P. An
derson forcefully called attention to
this fact recently in an address at
Oklahoma A. & M. college when he
said: '
"Fflpmert Pflitnnf offnrd 4a
forget that their income is de
rived mainly from the spending
of non-farmers. If agriculture
is to be prosperous, the first
essential is that city people
must have plenty of buying pow
er?and that means full employ
ment at good wages."
So farm leaders, during this con
gressional recess, are making an
interim appraisal of pending legis
lation affecting agriculture directly,
and labor legislation which will have
an effect upon farm income. The
Farmers Union, considered the
most liberal of the farm organiza
tions, is strongly in favor of the
Murray full-employment bill. It also
approves the proposed emergency
unemployment compensation bill to
give laid-off workers an additional
$25 for 26 weeks, and specifically
favors the food allotment bill intro
duced by Senator Aiken (R., Vt.)
which would provide more food for
some 18 million low income fami
lies through a nation-wide food
stamp plan.
Better Diet for All
Roughly, this measure has a two
fold purpose ... to make an ade
quate diet possible for every family
and to increase the demand for farm
products. It is estimated that this
will cost from $750,000,000 in pros
perous years to $2,500,000,000 in de
pression years. This measure was
introduced last year by Senator Ai
ken and Senator LaFollette (Prog.,
Wis.) but because of the war's un
certainty, no action was taken. Sen.
Elmer Thomas (D., Okla.), chair
man of the agricultural committee,
is said to favor the measure.
It is significant that much of this
legislation in behalf of labor was
introduced by representatives from
farm states. . . . Murray of Mon
tana, Aiken, Vermont, LaFollette,
Wisconsin. Senator Pepper (D.,
Fla.) introduced the minimum wage
increase bill and Congressman Pat
man (D., Texas) sponsored the com
panion full-employment bill in the
house.
There is an old adage that
"yon can't reason with a hun
gry man" and so empty stom
achs have a direct bearing on
political action and political be
liefs. If we do not have a foil
postwar economy, then we may
very well have thousands of
empty stomachs. Hanger breeds
socialism?or worse.
The American Farm Bureau fed
eration, while it has not yet taken
a definite stand on these specific
measures, plans an executive board
meeting in Chicago in September to
draw up its legislative program in
time for the scheduled opening of
congress in October. It is certain,
however, that the Farm bureau rec
ognizes that maintenance of a high
national income in the postwar
years with "full production and full
employment" i? imnarotii,, '
national welfare.
Economic Balance Sought
It is true that in some areas there
have been rumblings from farmers
against high wartime wages ...
that these wages have lured men
away from farms . . . that workers
should have saved enough to tide
them over. Nevertheless, the con
sideration is now peacetime wages
with shorter hours and no overtime.
Labor does not expect to receive
war wages in peace time, nor does
the farmer expect to get war prices
in peace time. What both farm and
labor leaders here are striving for
is a standard of wages and prices
which will assure an economic bal
ance in the postwar era.
High on the list of musts in agri
cultural legislation is the program
supported by all farm organizations,
to regroup farm credit and loaning
agencies into one independent agen
cy. This will^niean a complete re
organization of the department of
agriculture. Secretary Anderson has
already made a start in this direc
tion by revamping the war food
agencies into commodity divisions,
with a direct line of responsibility.
The general idea behind the inde
pendent farm credit agency is still
to loan federal money, but to create
closer local control for its use.
Drastic Changes in Styling Give
A 'New Look' to Suits and Coats
By CHERIE NICHOLAS
TP HERE'S much that is "differ
1 ent" to tell about the new fall
suits and coats. In fact, the style
changes are so drastic the story is
being unfolded early. Thus women
may become familiar with the new
order of things before they actually
make their final selections.
The current suit and coat story
hinges for the most part on sleeves.
Before you buy, find out what all
the present furore actually means.
The new deep armhole sleeves that
give such a "new look" to fall fash
ions, forecast a new cycle in suit
and coat design. In addition to the
new wing sleeves with their deep
armholes, suits are coming "in"
with bloused shirtwaist sleeves.
Also sleeves with turn-back cuffs
will be chic this fall.
An unmistakable stamp of new
ness is seen in the soft rounded look
given to shoulders. In many in
stances, sleeves are cut in one with
shoulder for the new soft effect. In
addition to the new raglan cuts, em
phasis is placed on new rounded
shoulder yoke treatments that are
quite unlike anything noted in suit
and coat styling for years.
There's also important silhouette
news in softly gathered waistlines,
some- with drawstring ties, others
with casual soft tie belts in both
coats and suits. You will be hear
ing of the whittled-in waistlines
right along.
When it comes to dressy restaurant
and cocktail suits, the big news is
glitter accents done in most original
ways. There's drama in the suit
with ribbon-trimmed shoulders that
suspend beadwork medallions re
sembling official insignia. Some
times a striking motif of Chinese
inspiration adorns one side of the
jacket front. Most frequently seen is
the gala suit with lapels, pockets or
revers that are beautifully embroi
dered with jet or sequins in either
multi-color or in a single tone.
In the illustration, the "new look"
for fall is interpreted to a nicety in
a trio of advance models from Chi
sago Fashion Industries. Note the
sophisticated cardigan suit of lady
like gray wool crepe, which features
the new deep-armhole sleeves. The
moment you look at it, the sleeves
tell you it's new. The triangular
crystal buttons are ever so attrac
tive, too. A good touch of figure flat
tery is seen in the artful delineation
of the waistline by a seam that does
not break the silhouette with a belt.
Here's a suit that combines
practicality with glamour, for it will
be your day and night favorite.
Note to the left a black wool cock
foil cni+ tirt+h riKK/\n.trimmPf1 ehmil.
ders, proud as anything the diplo
matic corps ever dressed up, with
its beaded emblems. This costume
is perfection for the many times
when you want to make the most
of your natural glamour without ap
pearing overdressed. The silhouette
is sharp and trim, nicely calculated
to serve as a background for the
shoulder drama.
The casual topcoat to the right,
with its new short-length and
belted-in waistline has the deep
armholed sleeves that give suck a
sensational fashion slant for roll.
The sleeves are not only high style,
but they are also the best design
ever conceived to accommodate the
new bulky-shouldered suits with
action ? type comfort. A coat of this
type takes on a costume look when
paired with a skirt of its own fabric
?gray flanel.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Jersey Tunic Tops
This stunning Grecian - inspired
cocktail gown by Adele Simpson
shown in the 1945-46 fall and winter
collections presents a charming in
terpretation of this season's soft
styling technique. The tunic top is
n "golden glow" rayon jersey and
s belted with a jewelled belt over a
slack crepe skirt.
Tiny Tot Novelties
Made of Bright Felt
For little folks, designers are
turning out some unusually attrac
tive novelty jackets, hat and bag '
sets and lounging booties, all made
of bright felt. Mothers like the idea
of the little sleeveless jackets be
cause they are so practical and pro
tective. A child doesn't have to be
coaxed to wear these gay little nov
elties, for they love the bright col
ors. The news about this season's
crop of felt whimsies is that many
of them are being trimmed in a
tailored way, the edges being fin
ished off with contrast felt bind
ings. For instance, a bright red
felt sleeveless mandarin jacket has
edges bordered with an inch-wide
black banding piped with yellow. To
keep little feet warm about the
house, you can get cunning loung
ing booties to match, the black felt
binding highlighted with nail heads.
A little matching bag is added to
the delight of youngsters.
Cray Flannels and Tweeds
Are High Style for Suits
The beauty of gray flannel tor
suits must be seen to be appreciated
and dresses of gray flannel have just
as subtle charm. These are made
up with indescribable artistry, the
emphasis being upon sophisticated
simplicity that makes the dress or
the suit conspicuous because of the
utter absence of fuss or furbelows.
They are just the sort that will show
off your most important jewelry
pieces to perfection. Gray with white
hairline stripe makes up into the
smartest suits ever.
Gorgeous Bustle-Bow Belts
Belts are gorgeous this year. One
of the most excitingly new belts
is of black suede sparkling with
multi - colored sequin discs. At
tached to this is a bespangled suede
bow worn bustle style.
McGOOFEY'S FIRST
READER
Oh, see the automobile t
It is a new automobile.
Hew do jon know it is a hew auto
mobile?
Because no door is hanging by
one hinge and most of the wind
shield glass is still intact.
Who is the man looking at the new
auto?
The name is Joe.
Will It do Jee any goad to look
at the new auto?
No.
?
Why win It not do Joe any good
to look at the new antoT
Because it is Just a sample.
Is It the only sample of the post
war auto?
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?very'week.
What is the sense of letting Joe
see samples of the postwar auto if
Joe cannot bay one?
The idea is to cut Joe in on a
peek into the future, f.o.b. Detroit.
?
What has the postwar auto that
the present models lack?
Everything, including a windshield
wiper that works, and handles that
don't come out in your hand.
Has the postwar auto many inno
vations? 1
It photographs as if it had.
?
What's so different?
The front.
Bat don't they always change the
front of an aato?
Yes, but this time they have gone
the limit.
What is that big thing behind
which the ear seems to be hiding?
That is the postwar bumper.
Will there be more collisions In the
postwar world?
Perhaps not, but they will be
louder.
?
wnere Is the enjine?
The engine is where it always
was.
Wasn't there some talk of potting
it under the rear seat?
Yes, there has been talk of that
ever since Henry Ford first fright
ened a horse.
Will there be an engine under the
rear seat some day?
Not until they develop asbestos
pants.
?
b the gas tank in the same loca
tion?
Yes, the gas tank is in the same
location.
Couldn't they pot that op front
as a novelty?
Only if you think fireworks con
stitute a novelty.
?
Oh, look at Joe. He is getting
into his old flivver.
Yes.
Why?
Because Joe knows a wreck in
the hand is worth two blueprints in
the bush in covering a distance be
tween two given points.
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INFLATION NOTE
Yearling race horses are bring
ing terrific prices at the summer
dispersal sales. The average is <
around $7,000. In some cases i
they are bringing $30,000 and
more. A few years ago at Sara
toga there was the other extreme
and we recall Tom Piatt, a noted
breeder, withdrawing his year
lings in a huff when the auc
tioneer found it bard to get bids '
much over $500.
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THOUGHTS ON A SUNDAY
NIGHT RADIO PROGRAM 1
Does mother quarrel with her kin?
Does dad get ugly on one gin?
Oh, daughter, will you ride or hike
Quite swiftly to the nearest mike?
Does little Jennie think her pop
Loves some girl in a barber shop?
Does popper think it's wrong or
right
You'll have to listen Sunday nightl
Does little Edgar, nearly eight.
Play pool and drink and stay up
late?
Should he be spanked or viewed
with pride?
The air-wave Judges will decide!
Their troubles some folks love to
share
When they can get upon the air;
Their private lives to all they'll
show?
ii uiey are on tne racuo.
There will be poems very deep J
With organ tunes to make you weep; |
I think I'll beat my wife up so ,
We'll both get ob the radio!
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W. B. Stout, past president of the
Society of Automotive Engineers,
predicts that an atomic engine no
bigger than a human flat will some
day drive an auto for life. There
will probably be some fellow who
will always complain that he is not
getting high test electrons.
?
HONK! HONK!
His motor raa by atoms
He thought that it was ewel;
He merely pressed a batten . . .
Farewell, old maa, farewell
Treated Lumber Boon
To Farm Buildings
Chemically Treated
Durable Wood Available
_____
Th? nation'* treated lumber indus
try, geared to wide scale production
by war demands, is now ready to
supply the postwar construction
needs of American agriculture, es
timated by federal agencies as high
as 2H million homes and 7 million
other buildings, including bans.
Census figures of 1940 show that
as a class, farm buildings are the
oldest of any group in the country.
Ideal farm buildings.
about three years older than the
average age of buildings in other
categories.
Lumber, always the farm front's
most popular and useful building ma
terial, will prove even more vital in
postwar construction, through the
successful application of chemicals
to make it more durable and useful.
Experiments at the U. S. Forest
Products laboratory, and elsewhere,
have perfected treated wood that Is
fireproof, longer lasting, and termite
and decay resistant. For Instance,
pressure treatment with Wolman
salts makes wood impervious to ter
mites and decay, and treatment
with Minalith makes wood resist
ant to fire, even open flames.
Wolmanized lumber is being used
for such installations in the termite
infested islands of the South Pacific,
as it was in Africa. It was also used
for the construction of hangars used
by the U. S. navy for its sub-patrol
blimps on all three seacoasts.
Postwar Machinery
Beet Harvester
A one-man beet harvester that
tops, lifts, cleans and windrows in
one operation is the John Deere new
Integral beet harvester. Eight rows
of beets are windrowed together,
with the tops placed in two wind
rows of four rows each.
The tractor moves along in low
gear, the harvester tops the beets
in the ground, automatically lifting
them.
Saving Nicotine Can
Be Made by Practice
Insufficient nicotine will be avail
able unless extreme care is taken
in its conservation. The average
tanner wastes about half of the
nicotine he purchases.
The following are the reminders
an how the saving may be brought
about.
Don't dost with nicotine when
?reather Is cold.
Don't dust when wind is blowing.
Don't ran the fan too fast.
Don't drive too fast.
Don't delay application.
Spot-dnst with a hand-duster.
Treat the seed bed.
Dip plants before transplanting.
Eeep plants grossing vigorously.
Tipping Oil Barrel
1U( idem permit* easy extrac
tion of the Uft drop of eU la the
barrel without heavy lifting. The rif
? made of two (tout pole* aad aa
rid wagon tire est in half.
Renovate Strawberries
The renovation of atrawberry
lelds should begin Immediately
ifter harvest. The heavy mulch
ihould be removed with a hay rake
ind the sparse mulch cut into the
ion.
Before cultivating, apply a com
plete fertilizer at the rate of 500 to
WO pounds per acre. If the soil is
icid, apply lime. Rows should be
mltivated to 12 or Id inches. If an
ipcn furrow is left, the roots will
try out rapidly.
SEWING CIRCLE NEEDLECRAFT
Lovely Doily Is Easy to Crbcfiet
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JUST one look at this lovely doily
" tells any crocheter, beginner
or expert, that it's one of those
very easy ones. Make a luncheon
set.
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Tweet, Tweoo!
Naive Nellie?I think it's won
derful that our servicemen are
such a happy lot.
Mother?What makes you say
that?
Naive Nellie?Why, whenever
you pass them they're always
whistling!"
Fly Away, Fly Away
"Art you an angel, Daddy?" asked
Elsie.
"Well?er?not exactly, deer. Why do
you ask?"
"Well, I heard Mummy say she seas
going to clip your wings.
Not in Reverse
Mrs. Katz?I want to know how
much money my husband has
drawn out this month.
Teller?Sorry, Mrs. Katz, but I
can't give you that information.
Mrs. Katz?Aren't you the pay
ing teller?
Teller?Yes, but I'm not the tell
ing payer.
The moat certain thing about a
mole is his uncertainty.
Generally So
"What is the feminine of bache
lor?" asked the school teacher.
There was no reply until a small
boy sang out: "a lady in wait
ing."
Off the Handel
A well-known musician was
staying in the village, and one eve
ning, while taking a walk, tell in
with some rustics on their way
home from choir practice. He
asked one of them what music they
had been practicing.
"Handel," he was told.
"But- I should have thought
you'd And Handel rather diffi
cult." the musician remarked.
"No, not very, sir," one of the
villagers replied. "You see, we al
ters him!"
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Upton Got Entertainment
Where It Wasn't Intended
British merchant and sportsmaS
Sir Thomas Lipton, a canny man.
was rarely bested in any business
undertaking.
On one occasion the tea trader
was made a poor offer for a piee*
of his valuable property.
"Your price is ridiculous/'
scoffed Lipton.
"Think about it," urged the pro
spective buyer, "111 be back to
morrow."
"Well, did yob entertain my od
fer?" asked the man when he re
turned the next day.
"On the contrary," countered
Sir Thomas with a smile, "it enter
tained me."
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