The Melody Lingers Our experience with rent con trol has underscored this fact: the longer we permit political controls to Ungc upon the scene, the harder it is to get rid of them. This Is a good lesson (or us to learn. For two years in succession now, our ?Congress has decided to keep the controls, while sdding some "de control" features that never seem to get rid of the controls. So, we still have rent control. These efforts to control the na tion's housing by tampering with rental units is Actually making it difficult for the country to come beick to a moie normal housing situation following the dislocations of wartime economy. Rent control Creates very few fair and square deals between renter and landlord. Indeed, it brings more injustices than it corrects. But the worst thing about rent control right now is that it keeps housing scarce. Millions of rental units would become available at once, if It w*re not for rent control. Veterans and others in need of housing ore suffering under " the direct burd'-n of rent control. Let Industry Do It. It has been said that the natidn has more housing per person today than it had in 1040. Yet, we're worse off. We need more housing, yes. But as long as we have rent control, we may not expect more rental housing. The hazards of control and its well-known injus tices are too . easily remembered toy those who could offer rent hous ing. They will not undertake this kind of enterprise, when the count is already against them. Moreover, the private builders of the nation do not want to be compelled to compete with public housing, which Is subsidized "by tax money. The truth is this: if government would get out of the scramble, private buiiding would soon meet the demand for rental units. Com petition would then go to work in keeping rents at reasonable levels. Depend On Incentives. Yet, there are those who work hard trying to keep the government in the housing business. These agitators want rent control because rent control keeps the building in dustry in a dither and creates these artificial shortages. These tinker ers want rent control because they believe it will heip bring socialized housing. When private money- is deliber ately scared away from investing in rental t housing, then the next step is to holler tor the government to put up housing. Actually, rent control and public housing are two pieces out of the jig-saw picture puzzle of socialist and collectivist controls that the agitators are try ing to foist upon the nation. Once a government agency has power to tell you how much rent you must pay. whether you can live in a private house or a govern; ment project, then we are getting to the place where we can join up with Russia and all the other Com munist experimenters. The Socialists and Communists know that It sounds good to plead for "adequate" housing. They -:laim to be fighting for the people, against all sorts of bogeymen. But the people are not told that rent control, together with public hous ing, will go a long way toward destroying the welfare and the future ef our free economy In America. We must In tha future depend upon incentives and fair competition. Then there will be no housing problem in America. Is Drinking Destroying Your Home? Are YOU losing the love of your family . . . the respect of your friend* because you can't curb . your craving for drinks Is each attempt to quit ? drinking a failure no matter how often or earn estly you re<*>lve never to touch another drop? ' mr? mitm can <<* {??? .,*? ivncoME . ; The amazing tried and ? proved method followed by specially trained phy sicians and nurses at Alco-Haven purifies the blood stream and re moves the alcoholic poi sons. Treatment is di rected toward restora tion to full health, rather than the usuul "sober* ing up" methods. ?.* FREE 3QQKIET ta jutmm tmtiupt . f;' V ALCOHAVEN sanitarium 2-446S 1^* <" 605 tMORTM ST,' OAEEWH.U.SC, Body Of Robert Owens Aboard Ship To Stales Body of Private Robert Earl Owens jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Owens, j of Sadie Mill, la scheduled to ar rive In San Francisco, Calif., aboard the US AT "Sgt. Jack Pendelton" a long with bodies of other servicemen originally interred In temporary mil itary cemeteries in "New Guinea and the PhUllpplne Islands according to information received from Atlanta General Deport, 'At lama. Ga. After arrival of the "Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton," at the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, from two to five weeks will ela-pse before the Atlanta distribution center win be able to advise the next of kin they, may expect to receive the remains of their loved Ones. Each next of kin will be notified tn advance of the arrival o^ the "Sgt. Jack J. Pendleton" in San Francisco, and again after arrival of the re mains at the Atlanta distribution Center of the American graves regis tration service. For more than 30 years tractors! and motor vehicles have been re placing horses and mules as a sour- , ce of farm power. One of the results | has been the release of more than 55 million acres of cropland former ly required for producing feed for workstock. These acres have been freed for the production of food for human consumption. Quick, LorigLasting "" HEADACHE Relief CAPUDINE USE ONL> AS DIRECTED BAUBLING SKETCHES OF ( I Oak Grove News ; By Mrs. William Wright (I'm pinch hitting while mother U in 'Florida. H. S. Wright.) Mr. and Mrs. Prank Ledford annd son, Jerry, were the Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Love lace and family. Mr. and Mrsj. F. C. Ware and chil dren were Sunday afternoon visitors of Mr and Mrs. Menzel Phifer and daughter, NJta Paulette. > Mr. and Mrs. ' Frank Dixon ' an nounce the birth of a son, Thomas Darrell, on January 12. Miss ArbradeHa Champion was the Sunday guest of Miss Juanita Lovelace. Mr. and Mrs. Bun Watteraon of Bessemer City were the Sunday din ner gue&ts of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Han dall. agv I Mr. ami Mrs. Jonas Bell have mov ed Into the community. . Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ware and daughter, Donna Lynn, were week end gueats of Mrs. Ware's mother, Mrs* Etta Costner of Penley's Chapel Mrs. Cynthia Lovelace of near Pa< terson Springs is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bell and family.' Mr. and Mrs. It. L Plonk and chil dren, William and Rachel, of St. Luke were the Friday night supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Stokes Wri ght and son, Charles. Mrs. Ann MdSwain, Mrs. Mae Beli and Mrs. W tiiam Wright are visit ing Mrs. McSwain's daughter, Mrs. Cecil Lovelace and family In Tam pa, Fla. Mrs. McSwatn plans to spend several monchs with her dau ghter. Mr. ?nd Mrs. I. A. McGHl were the Sunday dinner guests of Mr: and Mrs- Stokes Wright and Charles. Af ternoon ea tiers in the home Were Goforth's Plumbing Co. Repair Work or Contracting Well Pumps. Kohler, Standard and Crane Fixtures ? Mo job Too Small or Too Large ? FREE ESTIMATIONS? ALL WORK GUARANTEED For All Your Plumbing Needs See . ?? ' ' '? . . ? ?? ? Ben T. Goioith PHONE 2811 GROVES, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. MdGilL Mr. and Mrs. Sam Lovelace of Pat terson Springs were the Sunday guests or Mr, Lovelace's mother, Mrs. Mayme Gibbons and family. The Rev. C. C. Crowe was the Sun day dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Green and family. Mrs. Laura Wolfe of St. Luke com munity is spending several days w#h her daughter, Mrs. Stokes Wri ght ami family. Three deacons were elected Sun day. They were Messrs W. C. Blan ton, F. C. Ware, and W. A.. Wright Deacons and building committee meeting at the church Friday even ing at 7:00pm. 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