Washington, D. C.—The Presi
dent’s plan for relieving the
hewedng shortage is considered
here to be a “partially satisfac
tory answer” to a problem for
which there is no hope of an im
xnediate remedy.
At the present moment, accord
ing to figures supplied by John
Snyder, director of the Office of
War Mobilization and Reconver
sion, “more than a million fami
lies are living doubled-up with
other families” and the number is
expected to increase by hundreds
of thousands next year as more
men return to civilian life.
The President’s answer to the
situation includes: immediate re
lease of government surpluses of
buildjng materials, priorities to
those building homes in the un
der-$10,000 class and price ceil
ings on both new and old dwel
lings The first two parts of the
program already are being put
into operation. The ceiling pro
vision, however, will require leg
islation, and it appears rather
doubtful whether congress will
agree to enact “ceiling price” leg
slation when there is so much
oublic clamor to get rid of price
control.
The ceiling for old houses pro
posed by the President would be
he last price at which a house
sold, while the ceiling on new
rouses would be based on the
cost of building plus a fair prof
it.
Most optimistic' estimates are
that 500,000 dwellings might be
built during 1946. At this rate
the present severe housing short
age couldn’t be very much re
ieved before 1949.
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Indications are that the labor
difficulties which are impeding
reconversion will continue well
into 1946. When finally solved it
CORDIAL GOOD WISHES TO
ALL OUR FRIENDS
Time waits for no man, and 1946
is no exception. That is why we
hasten to send our New Year’s
wishes to you good folks in town
and all around town.
IT’S GOING TO BE A
Happy New Year
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are Jack Carson's an
swer to the Christmas
gift question. Jack is
mailing his Seaforth C
mugs and Jugs early
this year to make sure s
they arrive in time.
OPPOSES CONSCRIPTION — Senator
Thomas (d) of Utah says In the Decem
ber American Magazine that compul
sory military seme* in peacetime is
undemocratic and un-American and
ahould be abolished in favor of a vol
untary system. The chairman of the
powerful Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee thinks that the right kind and
number of American youths will vol
unteer for an occupation service not
exceeding two years if Army life is
made sufficiently attractive and re
munerative.
WHETHER YOU USE a tub op a washer
when you launder shirts, you will be sure
of a streamlined Job if you blue automati
cally while you wash, adding bluing flakes
with the soap. This technique will not only
insure gleaming white and color bright
shirt* that will never have bluing streaks,
but will save time by eliminating the need
for a special bluing Job. After the two clear
water rinses so essential to good laundry
practice, starch the shirts, adding a spe.
cially prepared wax-like product to the
starch to keep the iron from sticking and
to give a smooth, dirt-resisting finish.
CLINCH COLLECTION —Vicki Vola, etar of
•tape and radio, shows off her favorite pin-up
pictures whicn she has appropriately named her
clinch collection.” Made up of a series of the
famous Back Home For Keeps Illustrations,
Vicki s favorites are the Navy pictures. The
reason — her guy is in the Navy.
ONE or THE OBJECTIVES of the $27,000,000 Presbyterian Ret.
toration Fund is to give aid to the long suffering peoples in'
Europe and Asia. Included in the total war destruction was I
$1,500,000,000 worth of church buildings in Europe alone. The above
scene of desolation in Manila it typical of cities which have beeivi
bombed by the enemy._ — •' ~i
is expected that our country will
have a more definite labor policy
than it has ever had before—ra set
of rules and regulations under
which labor, management arid
government can work together
without constant bickering and
serious interruptions in produc
;ion.
Present indications are that la
jor will have to agree to accept
nore responsibility, to abolish
‘wild-cat” strikes, to use the regu
ar strike weapon with less fre
luency, and to let wages be more
iirectly related to the prosperity
>f business.
Management, on the ether hand
nay be forced to open its books
luring wage discussions in order
0 work out wage agreements re
ated to profits, to abolish layoffs
ir provide some compensation to
vorkers during layoffs, and to
live greater acceptance to col
°ctive bargaining.
The President's recommenda
on for legislation empowering
i"1 to appoint fact-finding boards
1 consider strike threats for 30
'ays before a strike takes place
s ’ooked upon fairly favorably
by many congressmen. But be- i
cause of the opposition of labor
and the lack of enthusiasm for
the j^lan on the part of manage
meht, tfcere is no chance of it be
ing rushed through congress.
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Automobile production, be
cause of strikes, is way behind the
schedule set when war ended. It
was expected that 500,000 cars |
would be built during 1945, but
present figures indicate that the!
total will probably not reach 100,- j
0. This mta s months of delay
in supplying the new cars which
people already have ordered and
the major automobile companies
have given up even guessing when
deliveries might be made.
The automobile concerns are
still putting pressure on OPA to
allow them to increase prices—
particularly if they will have to
give wage increases. The Ford i
Motor company has estimated that j
it will lose money on every car
it makes in 1946, under the pres
ent price schedule, and expects
»sses to total 35 million dollars.
HAPPY NEW YEAR
946
WE SALUTE YOU AS THE NEW^YEAft DAWNS
Now, when the hopeful Now
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Timely Hints
By RUTH CURUKM
For roast turkey choose a
young, tender bird, with a gen
erous coating of fat under the
skin. Other clues to roasting
quality are well-rounded body, a
well-fleshed breast, few blem
ishes, and few pinfeathers.
Draw and groom the bird, and
sprinkle the inside of the body
cavity with salt. Then put in
the stuffing, being careful not to
pack it too tightly—it will need
room to expand as it absorbs
juices that cook out of the bird.
A shallow uncovered pan is
best for cooking a young turkey.
And don’t put water in the bot
tom of the pan because steaming
breaks the skin and forces juice
out of the meat. When the tur
key is young and tender, steaming
is not necessary. Place a rack
under the bird to keep it from
sticking and to allow hot air to
circulate. The broiling tray and
rack‘of some ranges can be used,
though the size of the tray inter
feres with the circulation of air
and is likely to slow down cook
ing time. When using a very
shallow broiler tray, pan drip
pings must be poured off from
time to time as they cook out of
the bird. Start the turkey cook
ing breast down. Cook at a mod
erate temperature; the larger the
turkey the lower the temperature
is a good rule of thumb. A 10 to
13 pound bird will take about 3%
to 414 hours at 300 degrees tem
perature. A larger bird, 14 to 17
pounds, requires 5 to 6 hours at
275 degrees.
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Happy New Year To All
R.C. Mitchell
A ® ANOTHER year comes to a Hose and a New Year dawns we pause for
a moment to look backward as well as forward. We are happy in the
thought that we have made so Many new friends in 1945 and retained so
many old ones.
We Say Now As So Often Before,
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