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Nlverv afternoon, Monday through Friday
Dispelling The Gloom
The Daily Record today is beginning publication in
three installments, of an address delivered before the 10th
annual White House Conference of Business and Industry
Associates of Advertising Council by William C. McKee
han, Jr., a vice president of J. Walter Thompson Company.
It was a very timely speech and one which the nation
needed very badly.
Mr. McKeehan very ably dispelled the gloom arid the
false propaganda being spread by the apostles of despair
who would have you tnink the country is headed for the
dogs and bankruptcy.
These apostles or gloom wno are ignoring the hard,
cold facts and figures are doing themselves and the
whole country a great disservice.
Unfortunately, some or our leading politicians de
serve the blame. Their only interest is to discredit the of
ficials now in power, without regard for the welfare of
their fellow man.
They forget that continued talk about a degression
can actually create one. It can force people with money?
to shut their pocketbooks tight; it can bring on fear and
panic to the determent of all the people.
The simple facts just don’t warrant all the talk about
a recession.
For example, most people don’t realize that business
throughout the nation during the third quarter of last
year was better than the same period the year before.
With the Korean war ended, with government spend
ing cut, retail sales during the Christmas season nation
wide were actually off only 1 per cent over the previous
year. Surely, one per cent either way can’t prove too im
portant to the nation’s economy.
Individual savings rose from $68.5 billion in 1940 to
$234 billion in 1952. Consumer debt in 1940 was $33.6 bil
lion, nearly one half of savings. In 1952 it was $84.5 bil
lions, less than a third of savings. The ownership of life
insurance rose from slll billion to *5276 billion in the
same period.
Even in this area, hard hit by two bad crop years and
the drought, banks will tell you they have more savings
accounts than ever before and that they are being added
to steadily.
It seems that most people can still find money for
the things they want to spend it for. There are exceptions,
of coarse. i ~
In his address, Mr. McKeehan gives solid facts and
foundation for the conclusion that 1954 should be the
SECOND BEST YEAR IN OUR ENTIRE HISTORY
We are publishing this speech in its entirety because
we think it significant. We hope you’ll take the time to
read every word of it.
Bob Warren
The untimely death of J. O. (Bob) Warren came as a
great shock and as a loss not only to members of his fam
ily, his associates and his great circle of friends but to the
whole town as well.
It is doubtful that any person in Dunn had more
friends than Bob Warren. Always pleasant, always friend
ly, he was the sort of fellow you Were always glad to see
on any occasion.
& was a quiet, unassuming person who always thought
and said the best of his fellow man.
One of the top officials of Johnson Cotton Company
he was a capable business man who served well in a re
sponsible position. He had a long and outstanding record
of service with the corporation and enjoyed the esteeih
and respect of all his business flianciates
The general public shares with the family its grief in
the loss of a valuable citizen.
Frederick OTHMAM
rafts
the dazen*lorelies tip-toed to and
found seats to the rear. Sen. Lang
er wondered who they were. The
ladies werebasbfui; they glance 1 1
in German. So everybody, including
the German girls, attempted to con
sider the problem of barley.
This is used, according to the ex
perts, to soup, ice cream, syrups,
breakfast foods and cattle feeds
Once during the food shortage to
London yean ago I ordered chop
saey in a Chinese restaurant and
the waiter brought a mound of boil
ed barley. It tasted like library
paste.
The government man said later
on, maybe, he'd consider cutting
down the imports of Canadian bar
ley. The grain man said later on
wasn't soon enough. The Senator
adjourned the meeting.
He went back to talk with his
beautious visitors. Did they like
America? They did. Was there any
thing the Senator could do to make
their stay happier?
“Well,” began one of the blondes
• means,” said a tall brunette
in,a dress of blackand wteite check.?
“that we have met scene very nice
“That’s good,” the Senator said
SsPsF". .j*"/ ' - -
Ihst Day *
ckcUktf
THE EISENHOWER
FARM PROGRAM
An effect is being made to give tha
impression that' it is the object of
the Eisenhower Adminstration to
soak the American farmer. Nothing
can be further from the truth. Such
a policy would be disastrous, would
produce an economic recession of
important dimensions, and would
be politically inept.
What, it seems to me, the Eisen
hower Administration is trying t >
do is to integrate the farm policy
into a general economic program
designed to restore the American
dollar to its proper value in pur
chasing power without damaging
any element in the population.
To a Senator or Representative,
up for election, the pressure of tiio
moment is always the prevailing at
titude of his constituency. And that
prevailing opinion is often deter
mined by the most aggressive of
the various organizations interested
in a particular field. Sometimes a
Senator or a Representative can he
forced, by local conditions, to strad
dle an issue to avoid, if possible, a
struggle with his various local in
terests, which may be numerous
and conflicting even in a single
Congressional district; other times,
he has to straddle between his own
conscience and the various pressure
groups. No matter what the great
minds may say about vast national
interests, a Representative is con
stitutionally a local official, speak
ing for his constituency; a Senator
represents his state.
The President is not faced, or
need he be, by such pressures. If a
President is of sufficient moral sta
ture, he can go to the whole people,
speaking to them by radio and tele
vision, and telling the whole story
from the standpoint of the national
interest. He can set forth a rtationai
not a local program. He can elevate
the morale of the nation.
This country is at the moment
fortunate in its Secretary of Agri
culture, Ezra Taft Benson, an un
usually devout person, incapable by
training and tradition to compro
mise a moral issue. His reorganiza
tion of the Department of Agricul
ture represents a moral rather than
a political attitude. Such a depart,
ment should function for the na
tion and not in the interests pi *
wasteful and nnrroA entredflh.ee!
bureaucracy.
On the question of price supports,
the inevitable disagreement must
exist among city consumers of farm
products, large scale producers an.i
marginal producers who are net
likely to see the same problem in
the same way.
Ours is a country of diverse and
special interests in conflict for an
increasing share of the earned dol
lar. A government department such
as the Department of Agriculture
while recognizing the Just rights of
each separate group, can only be of
service to the country when it adds
to its specialized function a rela
tionship to ihe total national eco
nomy. It cannot isolate it6elf. The
President, if he does not debase hi?
office, should add to this national
purpose the long view of continu
ing national Interest.
In the struggle between rigid and
#exible price supports, only those
farmers can benefit by rigid'sup
ports who do not care what hap
pens to their own dollars, in pur- .
chasing power, so long as they re
ceive government checks. The dan
ger can be that in time the govern
ment checks could be worthless, as
has happened to other. countries.
When the value of the American
dollar depreciated to 63 cents, a
warning was given to all_ sectors of
the population that a perilous in
flationary movement was develop
ing. So far, the Eisenhower Admin
istration has arrested the inflation t
ary movement; it has not succeeded
in restoring the value of the dol
lar, nor will it ever succeed -until
It opn reduce government expendi
tures, one of which is the various
subsidies which It pays out to main
tain prices not only for farmers but
for manufactured goods, shipping,
etc.
The entire structure of such sup
ports needs to be rationalized, sup
, porting what cannot otherwise en
dure, lessening support, limiting or
withdrawing support wherever pos
sible. The flexible farm support
program is not anti-farmer; it is
beneficial to all Americans, Includ
ing fanners who cannot prosper
when products, like butter, are,out
priced competitively, It gives the
government a range of operations
in an inflationary period which ac
tually benefits nobody. The problem *
needs to be viewed to broad terms
if there is not to be a revolt by. city
first to Germany to do it. And that
is difficult."
The Senator said obviously thrt
would not do. He said such young
ladies would be a credit to our
country. He’d be glad to have them
here. He wondered what I thought.
He said then’that if I'd write a
. bill, allowing them to get married
here, he’d introduce it to the Sen
ate. This I plan to do, lawyer though
I’m not The Senator can doctor
my language. As believers to true
tore, vre've got our work cut out
The price of barley can wait
THE DAILY RECORD, DUNN, W. C.
MISTER BREGER
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WASHINGTON. Uncle Dan
Reed of New York, venerable chair
man of the tax-writing Ways arid
Means Committee, may have high
hatted President Eisenhower, but
he’s being deliberately highhand
ed with the Democratic members
of his own committee.
When the President invited Reed
to the White House to discuss tax
es, the 78-year-old “law-unto-him
self” congressman sailed off to Pa
nama. Now back in Washington, he
is ramming complicated changes in
the tax laws through his commit
tee as if operating an M-84 tank.
In the past, Uncle Dan was a
stickler for methodical considera
tion' of. the tax legislation. He de
manded that congressmen be given
time to study each amendment.
“We’re going to take plenty of
time to study the recommendations
of the Treasury Department,” he
used' to say, “but we’re going to
write this bill ourselves. Neither the
Treasury nor anyone else is going
to pre-empt the constitutional func
tions of the committee In writing
the tax laws.”
That, of course, was during a
period when the Democrats were
largely in control of the Ways and
Means Committee. Now that he is
to control, Uncle Dan has revers
ed -himself, demands quick “take
it-or-leave-it” votes under parlia
mentary rules. Furthermore the
votes ara on amendments drafted
ty Colin Stamm, the tax adviser
who in turn confers with outside
“professionals.’’
SECRET TAX ADVISERS
Just who these “professionals”
are was even long kept secret from
the Democratic members of the
Ways and. Means Committee. Since
the tax laws have to- be obeyed by
every taxpayer, large or small, the
laws are supposed to be reviewed
In open hearings where every tax
payer can know what views are
expressed by what groups.
However, current tax advice has
been given secretly without even
the names of the advisers known—
until recently; Now, Democratic
members have learned that the ad
visers include:
1. ROSWELL MAGILL, a top
Wall Street tax attorney and form
er governor of the New York Stock
Exchange, who has long advised
lower rates for corporations and
high-bracket payers. *
2. JOHN HANES, Wall Street
investment banker, director of the
United States Lines, Mutual Life
Insurance, Bankers Trust and var
ious other big corporations, and
folks against the high prices they
pay for their food in addition to
high taxes. And the city folks can
have the votes If they get excited.
CUTIES
i among other things, the largest
- orchidgrower in the world.
i RAMROD TACTICS
At present. Ways and Means
t Committeemen are being asked to
- pass ca the new amendments,
i drafted with the advice of these
and other Wall Street counselors,
1 and Chairman Reed demands that
■ they pass on them in a hurry and
■ under parliamentary law.
Parliamentary law is important.
: It means that if a congressman, on
i further study of *a tax amend
■ ment, changes his mind, he cannot
. move to have the committee re
i consider, unless he voted against
■ the amendment in the first place.
In other words, if a quick vote
i is taken on a highly complicated
amendment, such as a tax on an
; nuities, there can be no revision,
i even though a Democratic member
t produces some new information that
> the amendment is against the pub
i lie interest. Only recourse is for
; a majority, or Republican, mem
■ ber to move to reconsider.
; “In the past we have always
voted tentatively' on tax amend
i ments until we have had an oppor
i tunity to fully analyze them," a.
I Democrat recently complained to
i Reed- “Do you mean to say that
■ committee members can no longer
• change our votes as we used to do.”
. “We will proceed under the par
: liamentary rules,” crisply replied the
1 congressman from Dunkirk. N. Y.
SENATOR MORSE HAS FUN
■ Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon,
the Independent who was kicked off
his important committee assign
’ ments with the connivance of GOP
i Senate Leader Knowland and Dem
; ocratic Leader Lyndon Johnson, has
; several ace cards up his sleeves,
r And a let of Democrats who ap
> predated Mcrse’s help In the Ste
l venson-Eisenhower. election cam
■ paign are goading him from the
s sidelines.
Among other, things. Morse can
; demand a separate dining room
i for his Independent party. At pre
- sent both the Democrats and the
: Republicans have .separate dining
. rooms,, and as a regular, constitu
ted party, he can demand the same
> right.
Morse can also demand a sepa
; rate cloakroom. The . Republicans
I have their cloakroom where sena
-1 tors can read the newspapers, cat
. nap and ’ dUcliks political ffossip
; when they aren’t on the Senate
. floor. The Democrats likewise have
* their own clcakrbom. So Morse can
. now demand a cloakroom for his
I Independent party.
But most important of all Morse
' has the power to prolong Senate
) debates almost Indefinitely. Under
> Senate rules, it takes unanimous
. consent to limit a debate unless the
re re reM W ■/
I*72*.*. I* *»JS
ft iHCHdI
1n
New York
" The function of a showman is to
' anticipate what the public will ac
cept. It is a puzzler that frequent
ly defies every iaw of logic. And the
best of 'em have blundered.. .The
jected by George M. Cohan, A;
great hit. “Broadway.” was re- .
Woods and William Brady. “Street
Scene" wasc turned down by the
Theatre Guild, David Belasco, 1
Arthur Hopkins, Jed Harris and
Sam Harris.. .A1 Woods declined a 1
play called "Marriage In Trlpli- 1
cate,” It cost $5,030 and earned over
$6 million under the title; “Abies !
Irish Rose." •
In 1915, B. F. Keith (the vaude’
rajah) warned L. B. Mayer: “Mo- <
ilon pictures are a fad; they’re like I
the bicycle. They won’t last long."
George M. Cohan was one of the i
most affluent showmen. During
one year - his royalties on plays. -
sketches and songs were over a i
million dollars. Ironically fame and
fortune never gave him the satis- i
faction he experienced while striv
ing to gain them. He frequently de
clared that the only type of.taeatra -
Lie he really loved was the one
mght stanus in s.uaii towns. The
greater part ol Cantors autoblog is ,
unvoted to lona recollections of
the small-time circuits.,. .Success
' is never as exciting as the desire .
for it.
; The Imaginative touch that cap '
' tures attention or creates public 1
’ discussion is the basis of showman
‘ ship. P. T. Barnum was a genius
■ in that field.. .Trains passed his
’ farm which was also used as the '
1 circus’ winter quarters. He dis
played a huge sign announcing that
' tact- And he attracted the at- 1
‘ tention of train passengers by
; cultivating his farms with plows—
' hitched to elephants.
There aren’t many tough-luck
stones that can top producers A1
Woods’ unforunaie experience; He
locked away about a million to -
chum. When his friend was hit by :
the market dive—he helped him
self to the cash without Inform
ing Woods.
rtfter the producer learned of i
his loss, he pnoned his slsler-in
law ana calmry announcea: “I’m i
, hungry. Looks like I’m going to
be hungry lor a long time. Why -
aon-t i come up for amner?”
Willie Hammerstein was th f
i legenaary showman who concen
trated on booking freak acts...
'■ Eveiyn Nesbn piayea ms tneatn
- alter the Harry K. Thaw headlines
.. .Willie once paid the ball for a
. pair ci society aoiis involved in a
snooting ana biiied tnem as ’The
Shooting Stars." He was the one who
made tne Cherry Sisters a theatri
cal tradition via imaginative snow
manslup.
Ziegfield, whose name was a
; synonym for extravagance, died
. broke. But after he passed the exe
cutors of his estate were offered a
mint for the commercial rights to
the name, “Ziegfield Follies.”
Ironically, the Shuberts (who
barred critics and other “enemies”)
once barred Ziegfield. And after his .
1 death paid a huge sum "to com
memorate the title: ‘Ziegfield
; Follies.”
One of the early Shubert gold- ,
mines was derived from Sarah
’ Bernhardt’s U. S. tour. Another
star who helped enrich them was
Ethel Barrymore.. .Ethel was once
1 strolling along Broadway when she
noticed a billboard which annoyed
' her. She rushed Into the Shubert
' offices and thundered: “I don’t
' care how I am advertised, but If the -
billing is going to call him Mr. Lee :
; Shubert, then refer to me as Miss 1
Ethel Barrymore.”
Another producer who learned
actresses take billing seriously was
Billy Rase, the ex-husband. In her ;
autobiog, Tallulah reports that dur
ing the tryout of Odets’ “Clash by
Night” the marquee spelled out: ;
“Billy Rose Present Tallulah Bank
head.” Aside from the grammatical !
oops—the names of the play, the
author and other players were
omitted. Talu was incensed at !
what she considered Billy's ef
frontery; She called his manager 1
and ultimatum’d “Unless that
■Billy Rose Present’ comes down \
immediately, there’ll be no per- '
forma nee tomorrow night. If your
employer insists on Billy Rose -
Present,’ then you need only add,
Tallulah Bankhead Absent!”
And Billy Rose last another battle !
to a doll.
senators want to make a major <
fight and vote on invoking cloture. ,
Southern senators do not and will ,
Therefore. Senator Lyndon John
son and the Southern senators, any -i
of whom voted against Morse, can
nct eompiato when he objects to ,
limiting debate. One vote by him t
can keep the entire senate to sea- ,
don for several days extra.
Furthermore, Southern senators !
who are strong states-righters can’t i
object when Morse talks about the >
Stole of Oregon—as he. so fre- i
fluently does. Oregon has not had ,
so much advertising to Washington
fewgrgafas;
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| The Wwnf Clinic ]1
By Dr. W. CranGm
'mm—ma
Goldie's parents want to use “horse sense” but are intimidates,•
a brain truster with a Ph. D. Always remember that “horse senospßf
beats theorists even though the latter have a Ph. D. So don’t stand ”•
in awe of college degrees. j
By DR. GEORGE W. CRANE
Case K-305: Goldie N., aged 15, is a high school sophomore,-
"Dr. Crane, we need your advice on a problem concerning Ooldlfl?" j
her father asked me.
“We have tried to figure out a method for paying Goldie so k|||J
can have some spending money. i
“She makes good grades in high school, and we feel that a ch'ld’S 1
major efforts should be spent on her studies, at least during the school 4
year.
“So do you think it is harmful to pay a child for school grades? j
Some members of our P-T-A oppose our idea, including a Ph. D teach-]
er. -jJ
“But if a child works hard for several months and brings homertßl
creditable report card, why shouldn't she get some cash rewards ■fll
those long months of book work?"
PIN MO.YRY METHODS
A lot of parents have also protested about the idea of paying chil
dren for violin or p'ano practice.
They seeem to think it ia a desecration to do so, arguing that. 0
child should practice long hours at the piano just for the sheer love
of music.
Th.s “art for art’s sake" argument is bunk. No child likes music
at the outsat or anything else in life save a few positive appeals like,
sugar warmth, a'nd maybe a stomach full of warm milk.
Thereafter, all his likes must be diplomatically tled-ln to his pte
v ous native pleasures.
Parents with “horse sense” have long realized that a candy bar cm
the piano or the price of a soda, has great motivating power. And after
such a prel minary contact with music PLUS SUGAR, the child may
finally master the intricate finger movements.
At a later date, therefore, he relishes showing off before his class
males In recitals.
But even this “show off” behavior is also a reward in the sill#"
category as an Ice cream soda or candy bar, except It is a less tangible
prize.
PAY FOR SCHOOL MARKS
It is perfectly proper to pay a child for school marks, too.
“But, Dr. Crane, many parents put too much pressure on thMirH
children until the youngsters cheat to bring home high marks,” some
body may argue.
That is true, but it does not invalidate the worth of paying for
school marks. That excess pressure is bad, whether or not you fof.j
the “A” and “B” and “C” grades.
Children need money. Paying (or passing marks is one hoJHHi
desirable way to let them cam it. j
We have done this with our five’children to grammar high akfeiKi
and now in college.
Each semester hour of “A” work in college gets them $lB so If
they have a 5-hour course and make “A” therein, that’s worth $75
Each hour of “B” brings them $lO and each hour of “C” produce*
$5, so they could theoretically earn their entire tuition each «
if they’d make straight “A,” which they don't.
But this “piece work” rate is the same as the one we use in induk
try quits successfully. It lets the worker or student- set his own ill***;
come.
And millions of you parents have found that this or tgJjEM
cdf of pay for grades is very fair and successful, despite some of SP
promsts of childless theorists who are sheer “braintrusters” in dfiS
education.
Horse sense is worth more to a parent t.b, n any Ph D degree!
(Always write to Dr. Crane in care of this newspaper,
long 3-cent stamped, addressed envelope and a dime to cover wiPi
Ing and printing costs when you send for one of his riTrhnlnrinaf .
charts.) ; •
(Copyright by the Hopkins Syndicate, Inc.) 1
tilatif Hau>cttk 's tflail j
8y A»nerico*« Foremost Personal Affairs Coimtofer J
MARY HAWORTH’S MAIL
Chap Is Concerned About Friend’s
Daughter, Who Is Accepting
Married Man’s Attentions
DEAR MARY HAWORTH; This
concerns the daughter of a very
dear friend of mine. She is In her
twenties, pretty, intelligent and de
finitely attractive to the male sex.
I have learned that she has been
going out with a married man, who
is living with his wife and has
three children. Jean’s association
with him dates back about a year. I
am acquainted with the man and
have seen them together.
I have tried in vain to convince
Jean that shame and disaster are
the ultimate outcome of such as
sociation; but she insists that the
man's intentions are honorable and
his behavior strictly friendly. She
rays positively there is nothing
questionable about their association.
I contend there is no honorable
intent on the man’s part; that such
familiarity breeds contempt, and
that in.time he.will, take advantage
—at the opportune moment But as
suming, for the sake of discus
sion, that he Is on the level—hon
orable and aboveboard—still the
fact that they were seen together
constantly to public places will
create unfavorable gossip, difficult
to reffute, and damaging to her re
putation.
May I have your, valued comment •-
and counsel to the matter? I read
your articles dally. J. J.
Man’s Concern
Seems Intrusive
DEAR J. J.: Inasmuch as you aren’t
related to Jean, and aren’t her’
pastor, or physician, your busy per
sistence in trying to influence her
against a wrong courtier is rather
unseemly. You refer to her as “the
daughter of a very dear friend’’—
and as you are a . man (so your
full signature shows), your actlye
Interest to her irregular romance
is all the more remarkable.
Men as a rule don’t Interfere to
the lives and love affadrs of good
frisnds and acqualntanoes; they
usually beam, an attitude of detach
towards the moral frailtids. .* or In
discretions, of persons outside their
Immediate family circle. So why
who is adult-age and openly resis
tant to your views? Are you an old
beau of her mother’s maybe; more
—and trying,to, “save” • her, frem a*
wolf (supposedly) due to feelings !
of jealous rivalry?
- p ,
to* committee . posts. ~ j . ~,.
Your disposition to
good cf the married
tions towards Jean,
prediction that ruin a waiter her j
sooner or lat-;r in the iV’iTliai ISH
your assumption that public SH
is focussed on them, afford al
glimpse into your darkly suspl-l
cious state of mind, rather than a]
helpful critique of their confused]
behavior, I think. J
Gospels Offer ‘AM 1
Good Guidance 1
Evidently you are judgingiJtjreHß
or the man at least, to terms?
how you would tend to hpftalwi. JijM
comparable circumstances with sa]
infatuated girl. Apparently yski feel I
that anything goes, that tMurifl|!s|
are down and principles forfeited,]
when conventions are defleni|®a»|
isn’t necessarily true. Some, Mlivt-1
duals are fully capable of decent]
conduct in a heterodox mdMtJWkl
though of course such procedure |
cannat be recommended. If evei#-|
one ran amok, trying to find hansfel
ness without regal'd to roMpflHa
we would have anarchy and
not “the greater good of jnd]
greater number,” which orderly flgbj
ciety tries to secure. J
The teachings of Jesus shsAJttjHE
light on how to deal wittj||| 3
neighbor's mistakes. “Let hltn who]
is without sin amongst you casti
the first stone,'' He said in def«M|
of an errant woman. Also (MMM| 1
7) “Judge not, that ye be nfllM
ed. For with what
judge, ye shall be judged; ahSrtjHM
what measure ye mete, it siOH:|
measured to you again. , I .HMdil
hypocrite, first cast out
of thine own eye; and then sS||
thou see clearly to cast ofniPtel
mote out of thy brother’s eye’® 1
Mary Haworth counsels tfigHi
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