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Released by Western Newspaper Cnloa. DESTRUCTION OF SMALL BUSINESS FEARED THE FOUNDATION of free en terprise is the opportunity to make a profit. It is that opportunity that attracts investments; those invest ments create jobs, they keep Amer ican business ticking. Remove that opportunity to make a profit and tree enterprise is dead. This ap plies especially to small business. When government encourages workers to demand higher wages, but, at the same time, refuses to per mit higher prices for the commodi ties produced by those higher paid workers, government has taken away the opportunity to make a profit. Large business can, to some extent at least, defend itself. Small business is helpless. Lawrence Sullivan, in Nation's Business, cites hundreds of business concerns, small, yes, but represent ing thousands of jobs that have been forced to close their doors, be cause government has denied them the opportunity to make a profit. These small business concerns were without sufficient reserve capital to carry a loss month after month, while they fought through the red taoe of OPA to shnw thA of a raise in price. To the nation, and to thousands of individuals, it has represented a permanent loss in jobs, and in the production of those commodities for which there is so great a demand, and a need if we are to escape that feared in flation. It seems all very mnch in line with the avowed purpose of those who would "make Amer iea over." The bureaucracy that proposes to plan for Amer ica, to regulate and regiment our business and people, has no place for small business. Their purpose is to operate big busi ness. Small business must get out of the picture. OPA, with its control of prices, represents the heart, of that bureaucracy that proposes to "make Amer ica over." It is the one great est danger to American busi ness. It has in the past, is now, and if congress permits, can continue to force the closing of production plants, especially the smaller ones. The bureaucratic theorists do not want to fool with the operations of small plants. Their ambition is to plan the operations of big busi ness, but they want no small business to confuse their plans. The time will come when big busi ness, despite their financial re serves, will be forced to quit. Our bureaucratic theorists see that as the time government will take over. That time draws nearer each day. When it arrives our American free enterprise will be dead. We will have state socialism that will lead to a totalitarian government. We will have what they have in Russia; what failed in Germany and Italy. The government will then direct what we will produce; what work ers will be employed at what lobs. for bow many hours, and at what wages. Regimentation, with its de tailed regulation, is more than a threat; it is nearing the stage of reality and OPA is the bureau that is fostering it. ?> ? ? ? "THE EMPLOYEES of this town are sadly underpaid. They should have an increase of as much as 50 per cent," said the big-hearted citizen. But when be was shown such an increase would cost him $00 a year in in creased taxes he had a different idea. ? # ? 1 FRANTIC DEMAND FOB NYLON STOCKINGS BEFORE THE WAR nylon, as a leg covering, was .coming along in popular favor by American women at the cost of much expenditure for advertising. War demand for that comparatively new product sudden ly created a scarcity, and nylon hosiery disappeared from store shelves. With the women it became a popular subject of conversation to bewail their inability to purchase nylons. Doing without became one of the great sacrifices women made in the war cause. All the wealth of the DuPonts, expended for adver tising, could not have created such a demand for their product as has the nylon scarcity. Women who had never worn, or had scarcely heard of nylon stockings, insist on , having them today. War scarcity , created a demand it would have tak- . en years of advertising to have pro duced. Despite all evidences to the contrary, women are not so fickle as are men, and the nylon craze fol lowing this war will last longer than did the silk shirt craze that followed ' World War L ? ? ? A UNITED STATES SENATOR said recently: "The people can no longer be aroased." If that is true then "government of the people, for the people" is dead. ? ? ? THERE ARE SOME THORNS In that "retired" mattress that looks enticing to those who have been busy working over many years. ? ? ? THE LAST REMAINING few sf any generation are mere to be pit ied than envied. They survive In a Women's World Tight Dress (San Be Altered To Fit Wearer Comfortably By Grtta MaLy A nupce ?-? 1 ? u vttuuo Liial uu yuu, anu jruu ' alone, is good value. It will give you real pleasure every time you wear it, no matter how inexpen sive or expensive it may be. But just what is meant by perfect fit, as we know it today? A dress that fits easily at the shoulders without straining when you bend or stretch is just right for you. The shoulder seam should lie about one-quarter inch back of the center of the shoulder and be abso lutely straight from neckline to sleeve. The sleeve seam should lie at the extreme edge of the shouider. Now, how should shoulders be padded? If you are square in the shoulders, little or no padding may be necessary. If, however, you are rounded or sloping in the shoulders, one or even two sets of pads may be necessary. Collars should lie flat without pull ing or wrinkling. If there is any tightness in sewing the collar, you can bet on its wrinkling sooner or later, particularly when the dress is washed. That taut look around the bustline means, the dress is too small, and chances are you do not look your best in it. I'll tell you how this can be remedied a little later, but in the meantime, when you buy a dress or pattern, get one that fits well across the bust. It's possible, too, that an other style might be more becom ing ? one with fuller shoulders or more fullness in the bodice. Waistlines, Skirts Sleeves Important. Most dresses you buy will not nestle down on your natural waist line because most of us vary slight ly from the average. But just where is the natural waistline? Tie a tape measure or belt around the waist line and you will find out easily. ( Bend slightly to the front and the , tape measure will settle at the cor- ? rect line. You can also determine the size of the waistline accurately if the zip- ' // your dress is too tight ... 1 per slides open and shut easily with < out straining. Don't try to gather in ' a too-large waistline with a belt. It 1 looks untidy and you're uncomfort- i able. It's far better to refit the waist line. \ An easy fit over the hips is a big 1 comfort. Sit down when trying on a dress and it it doesn't ride up, you < have a well fitting hipline. Length ' is also important. Most women are 1 wearing their dresses just below the t kneecap, but this can be varied ? slightly as looks best on you. Full skirts should be slightly shorter and snugly fitted skirts can be a trifle shorter than average. Armholes must be big enough so that you feel at ease in them. When trying a dress, move the arms up and down. There should be no strain ing. On long sleeves, look for the elbow easing to come right. This is at the crock of the arm. If you have chubby arms, do not wear tight short sleeves with cuffs. I dOtt ill il Here's how to make it fit. rhese will not only make the arm look larger, but will not be com fortable. If just the bustline is off, pieces nay be added underneath the ileeves to ease the fitting, and a jolero can be made or purchased to 50 with the dress. If you have a two-piece dress in which you cannot make the skirt fit, rou might make a darker skirt to go with the jacket. Dark skirts are rery slimming with lighter colored jackets if you are full in the hips. If you have a princess type dress or a button-front dress, try contrast ing panels down the center or on the sides to add fullness. This is a good way to adjust the dress for the short, full figure. If the waistline is too tight, and the dress too short, with no hemline to let out, consider placing a piece }f contrasting colored material at the waistline. This may be set in wide or narrow as necessitated by Four problem. If the neckline is too tight, let the shoulder seam out enough to sase the strain on it. There is usual ly enough in the seam allowance to take care of this minor problem. If your sleeves are too short, add :rosswise bands below the elbow. \dd this detail somewhere else in he dress, too, so that it will look is if it belonged. If your skirt has stretched from vear, adjust the bagginess at the waistline. If the skirt is too short, add a band >f ruching or ruffles or braid around he hem. Several rows of gay rib >on will also do the trick. Add this letail to the sleeves, too. Stitching Pointers Mercerized thread is recom mended for most sewing because it is strongest and easiest to use. Select the color of thread by matching closely to fabric. Use correct needle and thread sizes and test on a piece of mate rial before attempting to stitch the garment. Fine, sharp-pointed needles are best for pinning. In pinning ray on and taffeta, take care not to marie up the fabric from pinning. Adjust the tension to suit the fabric and test on a scrap be fore sewing the garment. Gen erally speaking, a tighter tension is more suitable for sheerer fab rics, a looser tension for heavier fabrics. Stitch with paper underneath the fabric when working with sheer materials. This provides a firm sewing base and prevents slipping. When you have completed as many single seams as possible, get out the ironing board and press them out. Seams should be pressed before sewing other parts together. Press each bit of binding and facing after basting, and some times before and after to assure smooth fitting. They will be much easier to machine stitch if the fabric is pressed and seams are ] straight. i Torso Jacket Hattie carnegie's cosmopolitan rait Is made of gray sharkskin and favors the longer torso Jack et. Saddle pockets aronnd the hips accentuate the small waist. ??????I , Summer Fashion Notes \ Long full peplums and skirt i iraperies are a high fashion note hese days as the fullness over he abdomen movement gathers [trength. It's often been said that most somen can wear blue. So, no mat er what your type, you'll be seeing >lenty of all types of bhies, but >articularly blues that match the ?lor at sides and seas. ? Look (or the South American influ- ' ence in play clothes and gay cottons. They have a real soutb-of the-border flavor. If you have any lace tucked away in the attic, now is the time to take it out. Lace is appearing at the neckline, on sleeve cuffs, pocket trimmings and even hems. This is one of dips fashion is taking into prewar era of the first war. ItfcJlom* *lown | deposited ?h WASHINGTON I By Walter Shaad |jmucwr^^ta? 9KV Congress Lacks Courage To Solve Our Problems 1 WALKED ACROSS the broad, 1 beautiful lawns of Lafayette park with its century-old trees, toward the White House. The fountain play ing in the foreground beyond the high iron fence, flowers in bloom, sun bright, peaceful, as traffic rolled leisurely up and down Pennsylvania avenue. I flashed my pass at the gate, and the guard waved me up the paved driveway toward the White House press room. It wasn't a good press conference. I felt sorry for the President, a little embarrassed. For here be was, heading the world's most pow erful nation . . . the world's big gest government . . . the world's only great Democracy and he was, figuratively, wringing his hands. Why was he wringing his hands? There is only one an swer. Because the world's most powerful nation, the world's big gest government and the world's only great Democracy is net united behind him. Our power Is being clipped and hacked un til other nations who stood shoulder to shoulder with us are fearful. Our legislative branch of the government is cringing, supine, and there Is not a ves tige of leadership apparent on either side of the political fence. What little legislation that Is enacted is shot-gun legislation, worse than none. And our great Democracy, under test at this moment as never before in history . . . watched by the rest ot the world ... is apparently fu tile, running in circles, seemingly rudderless . . . without unity, tack ing this way and that with every gust of a wilful wind. Selfiehneae in Saddle Why? Because personal selfish ness is rampant . . . because arro gant labor leaders grasp at mo ments of national opportunity to seek more power . . . because mem bers of congress are afraid to face facts . . . because farmers refuse to sell grain at parity prices even when their government offers a bo nus, to feed starving fellow human beings . . . because ranchers and cattle raisers sell meat to the black market so they can get more than ceiling prices . . . because every mother's son of us will buy from the black market or any place else in our scramble to get what we want when we want it . . . because manufacturers withhold goods from market waiting for inflation prices . . . because industrial and business leaders grab the opportunity creat ed by selfishness of labor leaders to penalize all labor . . . because congress, stung, as John L. Lewis single-handed, defies the govern ment and slows up the reconver sion program in his grab for power and money, fiddles and "deliber ates" . . . because business men in their mad grab for more money would tear away the last vestige of controls for a shibboleth they have named "free enterprise" and which is not freedom but license?and so we are quarreling and squabbling and stumbling and staggering . . . and the world which looked toward this nation as the hope of the world ... the one great, firm rock . . . now gasps with amazement and horror, their hopes rapidly fading. 'And We Jitter bag' We have wealth, the produc tive capacity la field and fac tory, the raw materials, the manpower, the know-how, the consumer demand, the world demand, we have everything In clading the ampotees, the seal weary veterans, the lama and ha It-wounded, the hospitalized victims of a world war . . . and we hare the Ideal tor which they fought and a quarter e( a million ot them died. We have the atomic bomb with which a wavering congress is afraid to deal . . . aad all h?unity fears a craven man with a gm ia hie hand . . . aad we jttterbng. We are deadlocked everywhere ?long every front . . . our secretary jf state makes commitments and jur congress knocks the props from under him and from under our vet erans and members of the armed torces. If congress had deliberately ?et out to sabotage and hamstring Mir foreign policy they could have lone nothing more injurious than what they did do by voting their rem personal selfishness on the se lective service bill, responding to ?lection year pressures. At this particular time in the world's history there is no substitute 'or strength and this most powerful istion is showing nothing but weak less . . . all brought about by per lonal selfishness and intolerance. And when you watch this thing lrst hand ... as It Is unfolded here n Washington, it is not a pretty hing to see, nor to contemplate. Kit we going to let the rest of the rorld down . . . are we going to let Miraelves down . . ?? for what is isppening is there for all to see . . . t's In your town and on your farm ind It's here in Washington ft ^ a/\ Hessian Fly Always Troublesome Factor Proper Sowing Dates Protects Winter Wheat By W. J. Dryden Until recently little damage baa resulted to spring wheat from the hesaian fly. With winter wheat it has been another question. In the past two years several states have reported outbreaks ? ? * Hessian fly maggots beneath leaf sheath In the soil. among spring wheat. After n suc cession of cool seasons with good. > rainfall several outbreaks were re ported. At the North Dakota ex periment station it was found that the Mida variety of wheat showed a high degTee of resistance to the hessian fly. The Mida was not im- 1 muse to the hessian fly, but its re- I sistance was strong enough to make loss negligible. \ Kansas State college found that , the Pawnee is highly resistant to , the hessian fly in that district. Oth- j er strains have been developed in | other states. With winter wheat, the USDA has determined the fly Injury may be avoided by safe sowing dates. These dates range from September 18 in the latitude of central Michigan to October 27 in that of central Geor gia. The exact safe date in any lo cality may be determined from state agricultural specialists. Portable Saw Aids Pasture Expansion Converting waste brush and tlm berland into profitable green pas tures is an important Job being per formed by new portable power saws developed in the southwest as an aid to farmers whose land is covered by undesirable undergrowth. In field operation the cutting blade is horizontal. For cutting logs to length, the blade can be raised to a vertical position. The Kraft Foods company are assisting farmers by making the portable saw available on a loan basis. By this plan they hope to assist dairy farmers to pro duce more milk on available acre age. Wheel Foot Scraper i I Foot Scraper Had* of an Old Iron Wbcd. This type of foot scraper utilizing an old wheel with a somewhat broad - rim. The wheel la slipped over one end of a round stake which has in turn been driven into the ground. About two inches from the top end of the stake a hole should be bored and a bolt thrust through to keep the wheel off the ground, allowing it to rotate and always present a clean edge. Vitamin Deficiency May Cause Pink Eye Lack of vitamin A, brought about by long periods of drouth or lack of |reen feeds often causes keratitis, dt pink eye, to occur in range and pasture cattle. The condition may also be caused by injury to the eye which becomes infected with the normal staphylococci and diph ococci. Treatments suggested in :lude milk eye antiseptic and as tringents. The cattle should be kept iway from duet during treatment. SEWING CIRCLE PATTERNS Emootkiu 3ittln9 ^foaytime .5rock Eroik er an jSuterPLyCUe* 8979 14-44 1487^ 1-5 fi. Graceful Frock pOR delightful summer after noons, a simple graceful frock iesigned in a wide size range. Wide extended shoulders accent I slim waistline, the panelled ikirt falls smooth and straight. Use novelty buttons for a pretty Inish. ? ? ? Pattern No. 8979 comes In sizes 14. .16, 16. 20; 40. 42 and 44. Size 16 requires 3% yards of 39-lnch material. Children's Play CMMi GAY, practical play togs for tb* sand box set. A wing sleeved dress that buttons on the shoul ders and side with pert apple applique. And- overalls and sen suit that are suitable for either brother or sister. Mother will And them easy to sew and very sturdy. ? ? ? Pattern No. 1407 Is (or sizes 1. 3. X 4L and 5 years. 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