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The Alamance Gleaner * ?p VOL. LXXII GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1946 No. 9 New Electrical Appliances Big Improvement Over Old By AL JEDLICKA WNU Features Electric gadgets will make postwar America a better place in which to live and work, in the home, on the farm, and in fac tory or warehouse. Inventions and innovations held back for the past four years because of war are now coming out to make your acquaintance. ? ine principal Improvement in postwar refrigerators is in the in creased storage capacity, with one unit providing collapsible shelves to permit the placement of larger items in the bottom bins, and an other converting the bottom panel into a receptacle for vegetables. Efficiency and econqmy of effort feature smaller appliances like cof fee makers, toasters and waffle irons. One coffee maker, for in stance, capable of brewing from one to eight cups, shuts off at 204 de grees, tests having shown that boil ing brings out the bitter flavor in the beverage. With the coffee made, enough temperature is then main tained to keep the liquid warm. A new toaster will allow the bread to pop out when crisped or retain it if desired and maintain its warmth, while a new waffle iron flashes a light to advise the home maker when it is sufficiently hot and possesses four grids to elimi nate waiting for multiple servings. Other interesting new innova tions include a small electrically heated beanery for the preparation of foods needing slow treatment and a mixmaster which automat ically separates the beaters from their sockets. A revolutionary1 combination washing machine and dishwater promises to dispel blue Mondays for homemakers. Of eight-pound capac ity, the washing machine can be transformed into a dishwasher by a change of tubs, with racks pro vided for placing wares to be cleansed by a squirting action, i Made especially for apartment I houses or laundry stations, another washing machine with nine pounds capacity can be set for a light, heavy or average wash and then started off with a coin. With studies having shown that a homemaker lifted hundreds of pounds during each ironing with the old, heavy units, a new three and one-half pound iron has been pro duced. Other new postwar innovations in clude a combination radio-phono graph, with records inserted into a side drawer for automatic setting and playing, and floor lamps with an incandescent tubing running around the ordinary reflector to throw in creased reading light without any heat. Butter and buttermilk for home consumption are available at the flick of a switch in the rural home equipped with a new electric churn. The portable machine weighs only 16 pounds, has a high speed mo tor, a glass barrel and several other wartime improvements, ac cording to its manufacturer. The glass barrel, which permits the op erator to watch the churn's prog ress, comes in three- and five-gal lon sizes. Its V-shaped, aluminum agitator is suspended from the- mo tor by its drive shaft, and is easily removed for cleaning. War veterans who lost arms in combat will soon find electrically operated devices to help them in handling autos and tractors. By pushing a button, a disabled veteran may be able to hold a job in a fac tory, or shop, or in a warehouse. One Chicago manufacturer has brought out an electric propelled hand truck which will handle a 6,000 pound load through fingertip con trol. > 1 A plug-lii radiator, "electro steem," can be moved anywhere In the house and used where it Is needed. Compact electric ehnrn, equipped with an aluminum agi tator and a clear glass barrel, can turn out about one and a halt pounds ot butter in a tew minutes. New lamp features a "elrellne" fluorescent tube as well as a con ventional bulb, eliminating sharp contrasts and providing color warmth. 4 Using Anger-tip root rolled electric track. Standing cb transporter is Pte. Ernest 0. Palmieri, Warren, R. L; seated, T/4 Paul Regan, Jekasen City, N. X.J operator, Pfe. John J. Bennicoff, Katstewa, Pa.; right. Is Uring an, Pfe. Lawrence Cetngnn, 8onth Boston, Mass. Mrs. John Maurer, 18, for merly Joan Lipple of Plym outh, England, is impressed by fresh eggs and other good things to eat in her new home at Lebanon, Pa. Her husband, shown with her, was formerly 'in the navy. They have a four months-old daughter. Farmers Can Pay Bine Cross Daes To Farm Bareaa ETHLYN, MO. ? Farmers may enroll in the Blue Cross (or them selves and their families through their county (arm bureau, Mrs. Paul Palmer, national secretary of the Associated Women of the American Farm Bureau federa tion, has pointed out in a recent statement issued here. "Farmers may pay their Blue Cross dues quarterly," Mrs. Palmer stated, "when they pay their farm bureau dues. When hospital care is needed, there are no questions asked. The Blue Cross identification card ie the passport to more than 3,600 accredited hospitals in the United States and Canada." Farmers, Mrs. Palmer said, have learned in the last few decades that early hospitalization means early recovery. "Through radio, the rural press and magazines they have come to realize that their fathers' habit of tolerating minor ill nesses until they reached the point where the condition was beyond help, was foolish ? to say the least. The care of our sons by army and navy hospitals has clearly demon strated the value of scientific'medi cine, good nursing care, and prompt treatment. Today, farmers demand the same health advantages for their families as do the people who live in cities and large towns. The health of the farmer who produces the food for America's tables is fully as important as the health of the factory worker. "There is a great need for addi tional hospitals in rural areas, and farmers are actively supporting na tional and state legislation provid ing for a survey of health facilities which will lead to the construction of much needed hospitals." Lock of Trained Doctors Affects Farmers' Health WASHINGTON, D. C. ? Rural areas ? even with their sunlight and fresh air, freedom from indus trial dust and fumes, and absence of dense crowds where diseases can spread ? are losing the health advantage they once held over the cities, says the agricultural depart ment. The scarcity of rural doctors is reflected by a survey showing that before the war, in the thousand most rural and isolated counties of the nation, there were so few medical men that each had to serve an average of 1,700 persons, while in the larger cities there was a doc tor for each 850 persons. During the war, the rural aver age dropped as low as one doctor for 3,000 to 5,000 persons, because rural doctors almost everywhere ex ceeded their quotas in entering the armed forces. Doctors and dentists, the report says, tend to shun rural counties be cause they feel they can make a better living in cities and have great er access to modern hospitals, tech nical equipment and professional contacts. The rural shortage also reflects, the department says, a failure of many states to provide educational opportunities for doctors. It says that almost half of all young doctors now come from medical schools in five major industrial states, while It states, mostly rural, turn out no medical graduates from their schools. In World War II, youths from farms showed considerably more physical defects than those from cities. Manhattan Magic: The wild rnmori (unfounded) that navy and army discharges had been frozen reminded us of one of the wildest. ... It was the report that Dorothy Thompson (the columnist) would be the GOP candidate for President. . . . This is how the "story" grew from a joke: At a luncheon date between John ("In side Europe, etc.") Gunther and Philip Jordan of the London News Chronicle, the Britisher told Gun ther he had met Miss Thompson the night before. "What a woman!" Jordan ex claimed. "I wouldn't be a bit sur prised if the Republicans nominate her for President in 1940." Gunther (kidding) said: "If they do, she'll be elected!" When Mr. Jordan got home he re layed "the gag" to H. R. Knicker bocker, the war reporter, who passed it on to Randolph Churchill, who cabled it seriously for his chat ter col'm in London. . . . One week later it appeared in a British news magazine as the "latest tip from well-informed Washington circles" and was cabled (just that way) back to the United States. The final touch was a lulu. It in spired a newspaper over here to run a straw vote on Miss Thompson's chances! Wisdom for the UNO from the mouth of,a tot. It was overheard at a movie theatre where "Captain Kidd" was revived. . . . "Who are all those men fighting?" asked the child. . . . "Pirates," mother ex plained. . . . "What are they fight ing about?". . . "Treasure.". . . "What's treasure?" . . . "Gold, sil ver and other precious things." . . . "Will some of those men be killed fighting for the treasures?" . . . "Yes, I suppose so." . . . "Why don't they all become friends and share the treasures, instead. Mom my?" It is no secret that Stalin and Churchill quarreled during the war. After the Teheran confab this anec dote was popular in Moscow: The Shah of Persia made a gift of an 11-year-old girl to Churchill. . . . Some of Stalin's advisors were shocked by the Oriental custom and urged him to do something about it. . . . But with a twinkle in his eyes Stalin said: "Don't worry. By the time Churchill makes up his mind?she will be an old woman I" i The Press-Box: One sane voice was raised among the internation al babble of threats and protests. It was Cordell Hull's eloquent plea for patience, reason and co-operation. Yet his words were relegated to in side pages. Apparently only diplo matic stupidity rates front-page at tention. . . . The Sowy sheet | (Pravda) pounced on Churchill for endangering "peace" by hurling threats at Russia. But the same edi torial taunted Britain with threats. . . . That's the trouble with today's sad planet. Nations claim they de sire peace without acting like they believe their own words. . . . Those lashing Russia with the Soviet Nazi Pact neglect to mention Brit ain also signed a pact with Ger many?at Munich. ... In a curious display of logic one New York edi torialist argutfd that G.I. newspa pers shouldn't have as much free dom of press as civilian papers. De priving soldiers of a free press is a shabby payoff for their protection of every paper's freedom?includ ing the U. S. press. The Comic Section: Tallulah Bankhead prob'ly doesn't recall it but it was during the run of her hit, "The Little Foxes." . . . Several back-stage visitors were from the South. Two from Alabama said they were cousins to the Bankhead tribe ?they mentioned places, dates and many names which didn't mean much to Talu. . . . "Oh," she said, "everybody from the South is my i cousin, it seems." . . . This was overheard by another Southerner, nervously waiting to meet ber. . . . "Though I'm a great admirer of yours," he gulp'd, "I'm NOT your cousin!" ... To which she grinned: "Then you're NO Suthinnerl" The Moom-Pitchin: Rita Hay worth makes "Gilda" a tense ro mantic eyeftlm. The suspense-laden script can only be matched by thrill ing visual roller-coasting around ; Rita's curves . . . "Cinderella Jones" is a feathery slice of sky larkery which has all the fragility of a soap bubble. Pert Joan Leslie keeps it bubbling. . . . "Whistle Stop" offers a bare knuckle tale, sinewy enough to wrestle with. George Raft gives the picture its muscles. . . . The British lion's latest cinematic cub is "Vacation i from Marriagp." * WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Farmers Set for Big Crop Year; Reds Plan Industrial Expansion; Peron Victory Poses Problem fry Wutcm Newspaper Union. (EDITOR'S NOTE: Wk?a ?^latou art iitrmtl la (km tiliaai. tkiy art ikaia ?( Wailara NiviKpir Uaisn's atwi aaalyati ul ail BCcsssarUjr W this aivipapar.) With mon?jr cheap and goods eearee, German women dicker with Russian soldiers tor clothing in Berlin black market. Despite efforts to suppress illegal trade, pressing demands for goods result in re appearance of practice. FARMERS: I All-Out Again In stepping up crop acreage this 1 year in answer to government de | mands (or increased food produc tion, farmers are banking on the continued good growing weather of , the war years and no adverse turn of the present tight labor, ma chinery and equipment situation. Though falling short of govern ment acreage goals for 10 major crops by 3 per cent, farmers plans call for planting 357V4 million acres this year in comparison with 357 mil lion in 1945 and 355 million for the j 1934-'43 average. Of critical crops needed for over seas relief, wheat is expected to ex ceed goals while prospects for vege table oil seeds are less favorable. Oats, peanuts, tobacco and rice are also expected to surpass goals with corn, hay, sorghums, barley, pota toes, sugar beets, dry beans and peas falling short. With the indicated acreage of corn down from last year and only oats of all the feed grains expected j to top goals, additional reductions in livestock feeding through 1947 were forecast. U. S. Drinking Heavy Americans spent an average of $58 for every man, woman and child in the country on alcoholic drinks in 1945 as consumption reached 190 million gal Ions, 14 per cent more than the previ ous year. As a result hf continued high taxes, the federal government collected about 2lA billion dollars on total sales j of almost 8 billion dollars, with the j states taking another half billion. UNO: Back Iran Maintaining its firm position against encroachment on the sov ereignty of small nations, the U. S. pressed for UNO's consideration of Iran's complaint against Russian oc cupation of the country in the face of Soviet opposition. Evidencing no inclination to back down on its strong statement that it could not remain indifferent to Russian activities in Iran, the U. S. bucked the Reds' request for a post ponement of Iran's complaint be cause of their professed inability to assemble pertinent data in time for the hearing. By opposing the Rus sian demand, the U. S. substanti ated reports from Teheran that this country had pledged Iran to back its rights under the UNO charter. Iran's complaint against Russia was the second filed since UNO got underway, Teheran having previ ously protested against Red support of an autonomous movement in Azerbaijan province. Basis of the second complaint, Russia's occupa tion of Iran was seen as s move to exert pressure for obtaining oil concessions in the northern half of the country adjoining the Red petro leum fields around Baku. LABOR BILL: Senate Version Minus the stringent restrictions of the house-approved Case bill but providing for free movement of perishable farm goods to market or processing centers without Inter ference, the senate's education and labor committee drew up its own labor measure for consideration of | the upper chamber Whereas the Case bill had called for 30-day cooling off periods and creation of a labor management board to investigate disputes, the senate measure would establish an independent mediation board de signed to avert strikes by conciliat ing differences between workers and employers. While the Case bill would make unions liable for contract violations and outlaw inter-union boycotts of employers engaged in disputes, the senate measure would impose fines and imprisonment upon anyone re sorting to violence and intimidation in seeking to stop truckers from hauling perishables to their destina tion. Sponsored by Senator Aiken (Rep., Vt.) the provision was op posed by a committee minority which charged discrimination against non-farm carriers. RUSSIA: Industrial Plan Looking not only to the rebuilding of its war-shattered economy but also to the further development of the country, Russia proclaimed a new five-year-plan affecting indus try, housing, education and re search. For industry, Russia plans a three to four-fold increase in automobile production; one and one-half boost in chemical output, and a 17 per cent raise in food processing. In addition, iron production would be stepped up to 19 million tons an nually; steel, 25 million tons, coal, 250 million tons; oil, 33 million tons and electric power, 85 billion kilo watt hours Over 3V? billion dollars are sched uled to be spent on housing over the five-year period and prewar ex penditures (or education and culture would be increased two and one quarter times to over 13 Vt billion dollars. Substantial sums also were re served (or scientific research, in cluding the release and ultilizatioo of atomic energy and weather (ore casting. DIPLOMACY: U. S. Embarrassed Juan Domingo Peron's smashing victory in Argentine's presidential election has greatly complicated the U. S.'s diplomatic position in South America since this country not only openly opposed hia candidacy but also repeatedly insisted that it could not sign any treaty with a govern ment headed by him. Second-guessers were quick to jump on the state department's back (or underestimating Peron's strength among the working classes and farmers and going out whole hog (or the opposition. The workers idolize Peroa (or having pushed leg islation (or raising wages, estab lishing social security and assur ing vacations with pay. while the farmers are in sympathy with his agrarian reforms. Now seated firmly in the saddle, Perm could relieve U. S. embar rassment by acting against the Nazi industrialists and agents he is accused of harboring. While Britain has gone along with the U. S. in diplomatic protests against Fascist penetrations in Argentine, observ ers believe London could not be ex pected to apply pressure against Perm because of Britain's depend ence upon the South American na tion lor wheat and meat JAPAN: Production , Severely crimped by U. S. bomb ings through the war, Japanese in dustry is making a slow but steady recovery under American military direction despite difficulties created by reduction of imports of material, damaged plants and a riddled transport system. Showing a willingness to rebuild their once thriving economic ma chine in accordance with democratic principles laid down by General MacArthur, the Japanese has* made noteworthy progress in recon verting war production facilities te peacetime output of farm machin ery, household utensils, marine en gines and parts for motor trucka. At the same time, there has bear an increase in the manufacture of consumer goods from stocks of raw materials on hand. In line with government encour agement, labor unions have been springing up, especially in manufac turing, transportation and coal min ing. While workers have been press ing for better conditions and pay, no strikes have been called. Food While the Japanese production outlook Improved, the immediate food situation caused grave concern, leading General MacArthur to rec ommend monthly imports of 200.0M tons of wheat, rice and other com modities to avert starvation. Much of the country's food trouble has been attributed to farm ers' withholding of substantial rice tonnage from the market. On tap of the November harvest being one of the worst in years because af climatic conditions, producers have shipped only 52 per cent of the rica demanded by the government far urban centers. Besides hanging onto their rice, farmers have withheld their meager supplies of vegetables caused by diversion of acreage to rice last year Farmers have also been get ting substantial amounts of sen food because fishermen have gone to the rural areas to trade their catch for more rice FRENCH BLUEBEARD: Waves Flag Charged with committing X mur ders for gain during the German occupation. Marcel Petiot went on trial in Paris, France, insisting that he had killed S3?not 26?per sons because they were traitors In the cause of liberation. In pressing its case, the prosecu tion charged that Petiot had lured his victims to his home on promise Marcel PctM (left) iielm with attorney in court. of rustling them out of Nazi-ocas pied France, but then had slain them to steal their money and Jewels. Mangled corpses, human skeleton and charred bones were found nt his residence, along with rotted bodies in a lime pit in his garden. With luggage at his victims pBed high in the courtroom, the accused Bluebeard indignantly denied kill ing for gain. Waving the flag, be said victims included gestapo men. French police spies and informers. A doctor, Petiot formerly served an mayor of Villeneuve-Sur-Tonne. PEARL HARBOR: Late Testimony In his long sought testimony ta the congressional Pearl Harbor in vestigating committee, former Sec retary of War Henry Stimson re vealed that President Roosevelt's cabinet had overruled his proposal for attacking Japan first late in No vember, 1941, and rather decided upon the dispatch at a secret ap peal to the mikado. Submitting a written statement to the committee because of inability to personally testify on account at illness, Stimson said that he had counselled action after learning at Japanese movements southward off the Asiatic coast High officials in Washington were convinced that Japanese expansion to the south threatened the Philippines and ag gression against British and Dutch holdings constituted a menace ta U. S. security, he added. Stimson also disclosed that the D. S. had considered proposing ? three-month diplomatic truce to tha Japanese late in 1941 on coodttkm that the Nipponese would pull ?d at China. While the truce might have afforded additional time lor negotiation, Stimson said he feared the Japs would have rejected It be csua* at its stringent demands, _
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