Washington, D. C.—The flurry
of activity aimed at stringent la
bor regulations, which took place
in congress during the railroad
strike, seems to have completely
faded out. As soon as the mari
time workers called off their
strike, congressmen breathed a
sigh of relief and shied away
from all discussion of labor prob
lems.
This same procedure has taken
place innumerable times during
the last few years, and probably
closely reflects the rising waning
of public interest. It is obvious
that the majority in congress con
sider labor legislation a “hot po
tato,” and would prefer to leave
it alone. They will only pick it
up and toss it around when pub
lic pressure gets so great that
they would appear dedelict in
their duty if they ignored the
subject.
But now, with a period of com
parative labor peace suddenly
having come upon us, it will be
easy for congress to bury labor
bills deep down under the pile
of proposed legislation. If a la
bor bill does come to light, it will
probably be brought up merely
as a political maneuver. There
are certain members of congress,
for example, who would like to
see the Truman proposal, for
drafting strikers against the gov
ernment, be passed and sent to
the President. Their interest,
however, does not appear to be
in the merits of the bill, but in
the possibility that it would em
barrass the President, and hurt
him politically, to have to sign
this proposal of his at this time.
It seems probable that the Presi
dent would like to see his pro
posal forgotten.
Interest in what disposal to
make of the atomic bomb has
been considerably heightened by
several recent happenings: (1)
the discussion of subject by the
United Nations; (2) preparations
for the test of the bomb to be
made in the Pacific; and (3) the
army’s request, in its budget for
the next year, for $375,000,000
for further atomic development
and research.
Leaders of the United Nations
seem to agree that the atomic
bomb should be outlawed as a
tool of war, but there are marc
differences of opinion on how
this might be done most effec
tively. The discussion has in
creased the feeling of irritation
in this country and Great Brit
ain over Russia’s attitude. For
in spite of the fact that the Rus
sians are not believed to know
how to make an atomic bomb
they are stubbornly trying tr
force us to accept their theories
possible threat to peace in the
■concer ng its control. With t;
Russians appearing as the only
yea . • -i .me. it is hard for Amer
ican and British delegates not to
be suspicious of the motives of
Russian proposals on the subject
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In his last-ditch fight to save
price control, Stabilization Di
rector Chester Bowles had a num
ber of aces in the hole when he
sought extension of OPA. Most
congressmen would rather give
in to Mr. Bowles than stay *in
Washington for most of the sum
mer, so they passed a compromise
bill extending OPA in modified
form for a year.
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Gwyn and Frank Miller, Hick
ory, spent Sunday with relatives,
here,
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Sexton and
daughter, Akron, O., are spending
two weeks vacation with rela
tives, here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sturgill,
State Road, spent Sunday with
Mr. and Mrs. Len Sexton, here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bare, Mr.
and Mrs. Wiley Sturgill and son,
Tony, spent Sunday w.ith relatives
, at Laurel Springs.
Buddy d Dickey Bare, Laurel
Springs, spent the week end with
relatives, here.
Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Edwards,
Hillsville, Va., stopped with
friends here, Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. T. J. Carson and Mr. and
Mrs. George Edd Carson, Nor
folk, Va., called on friends here,
Sunday.
Little Kemp Irwin has been
quite sick with measles for sev
eral days.
Mrs. Monroe Fender has spent
several days with relatives at
Galax, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E, Irwin spent
Sunday afternoon with Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Irwin.
Paige Murray, Vox, spent the
week end with his brother and
Mrs. Cecil Murray, here.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Absher and
daughter, Bertrace, spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Len
nie Moxley, Independence, Va.,
and stopped with friends, here.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Finney and
children, Elizabethton, Tenn.,
are spending a few days with
relatives at Stratford.
Mrs. Jennie Bare returned to
her home at Laurel Springs Sun
day after spending several days
with relatives, here.
Mrs. W. F. Joines and children
:pent Sunday with relatives at
Whitehead.
Mrs. Verdie Shores and son,
Dale, and Gene Irwin spent Sun
day with relatives in Virginia.
Bobby Crouse, Mt. Airy, vis
ted friends here, Friday after
won.
E. D. Hayes of Yadkinville pro
duced 122 bushels Of corn per
icre on the J. D. Wellborn farm
ast year for the largest yield
eported in North Carolina. Yield
ttested by Farm Agent D. R.
Perkins.
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Timely Hints
It’s no time to waste or throw
away any kind of food. The
foods not needed for the hungry
world are the foods that will help
us fill the gap made by our vol
untary curtailment of fats, oils,
and grain.
If there are leftover foods, pro
per storage and best use of them
in tasty dishes will keep them
out of the garbage pail. Meats
often spoil unless placed in the
coldest part of the refrigerator.
Forgotten food shoved back in
the ice box too often ends up in
the garbage pail.
Frequent inspection of pack
aged goods, too, saves waste and
eliminates damage from insects
and mice.
One of the most outstanding
spots for food waste is right at
the table. The bits of food scrap
ed from plates.
There is plenty of room for
saving and better nutrition in
the foods that come into the kit
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chen, if they are properly pre
pared. Food values can be almost
completely lost in cooking. For
example, paring away one-tent»
to one-quarter of the potato re
sults in physical loss, but in ad
dition iron and vitamin C in the
potato are wasted by not cooking
4 with the jacket on.
There is also nutritive food lost
when housewives cook vegetables
in too much water and then drain
off the water into the sink. Here’s
a waste of vitamins and minerals
which have seeped out of the
vegetables into the water. In
addition to that, flavor which
might encourage the eating of
such vegetables as cabbage and
turnips is lost by too much cook
ing.
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classified column.
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This first peacetime Fourth of July in five years, we pause to
honor those who valiantly gave their lives to protect the future of their
loved ones and their nation.
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It remains for us, the guardians of the peace, while .honoring those
who died, as our sacred trust, to insure security and prosperity in the
years to come.
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you to give you the best in merchandise. For food and clothing for the
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