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.
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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.
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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
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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. V
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