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TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, li)r>:>.

, Ike’s First Team

pRESIDENT-ELECT EISENHOWER has chosen wisely in makinp appointments to many important positions. Cabinet ap pointees have met with peneral approval. Each is a man of hiph standinp in business and experience. The mere fact that Mr. Eisenhower can surround himself with men of such hiph caliber aupers well for the future. Certainly his team is under consid erable pressure to make pood, and American business, from which most of the members have come, is equally responsible for its success. The voters called for a business ad ministration puided by business men. Mr. Eisenhower has caupht the spirit and America’s finest men have apreed to serve with him. A failure would be a notable dis appointment to the American principles of free enterprise. Appointment this week of Coleman Andrews, Richmond accountant, as director

of the Department of Internal Revenue has been hailed with enthusiasm. Mr: Andrews served Virginia well by reorganizing the fiscal machinery when he was State Audi tor. lie served on the Hoover commission in its study of government reorganization. His1 integrity as a public official and his record as an accountant restore public con fidence in the important Internal Revenue department. Proven and unproven charges against high officials in this department during the Truman administration shook public confidence in a governmental func tion which should be beyond question in integrity. We are glad Mr. Eisenhower chose a Virginian and believe he made a wise choice in T. Coleman Andrews. The more we learn of the president-elect’s appointments our confidence in his ability increases.

Urgent Call

IF you think back a few weeks, to 1952. you may recall in that year the coun try experienced the largest polio epidemic ip its history. More than 56,000 people were struck down by the disease—a total which exceeds highway fatalities bv many thous ands. It is true that in 1952, also, a vaccine was tentatively approved, which seems to immunize most of those who are given the serum. However, there is only a limited sup ply of the immunization and residents in most areas of the country cannot expect to ,see this new weapon used against polio in their communities soon. It seems then that the March of Dimes, the request for donations by the National .Foundation for Infantile Paralysis during

the month of January, is unusually appro priate this year. It comes when new dis coveries may be on the horizon, thus mak ing this year’s victims even greater trage dies, in a way. than before. Surely, the pre ventive is foreseeable in tin* near future and every donation at present will help to spur the discovery of the final solution and help those afflicted to recover as rapidly as possible in the interval between now and the final answer to poliomyelitis. It should be unnecessary to urge any one to contribute to the March of Dimes. A reminder might be needed, but, in view of the facts cited above, that is all which should be necessary for everyone to do his part before the end of January.

Weather Vane

j^ pood economic weather vane can be found in fortunes or misfortunes of agriculture. First changes are generally noted in the prices of farm commodities. As yet there is no indication that prices will go tumbling downward. A decrease in farm prices of foiir per cent is indicative of a' leveling off rather than a downward trend. Figures recently released show that farmers wound up the year 1952 with about the same net income as they earned in 1951, although higher operating costs kept pro fits below those of 1951. A price decline, which started in June, was clearly notice able at the end of the year and was esti ' mated at a four per cent decline by Decem ber. Only two crops—oranges and rice — were record crops in 1952, although several crops approach all-time records. Corn and winter wheat were the second largest crops in U. S. history. The soybean crop was also near record. Cattle increased during the year to a record number of 93.000,000 head compared with 88,000,000 on January 1,

1952. Because of a declining export of farm products and continuing high production totals, the new Administration may be fac ed with the problem of surpluses in 1953. The prospect of surpluses is blamed by some farmers for declining prices. In this connection. Southern cotton farmers and Western wheat interests are sure to plug for continuation of the ninety per cent parity price support on the so called basic commodities. Basic commodi ties, which have long enjoyed this support level, are corn, wheat, cotton, peanuts and tobacco. Northeasternefs ami Midwestern farm groups will probably favor flexible price supports which operate on the suppl.v and-demand theory. The new Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Benson, Utah, may have two years in which to work out a new support program. The 82nd Congress extended rigid support poli cies through 1954 and the 83rd Congress appears content to stand on this until next year, when a new agricultural bill could be worked out, to take effect in 1955.

French NATO Block

'pHE new French Premier. Rene May er, comes to power in Paris with the backing of General Charles de Gaulle, who opposes the European army project as ten tatively agreed upon by European powers. The evolution of this new government in France definitely puts a damper on hopes that the European Army Treaty would he speedily executed. Shortly after his appointment, Premier Mayer announced that he would negotiate for "additional protocols’’ to maintain the unity and integrity of the army and of the French Union. This was taken to mean that Mayer was inclined to the De Gaulle po sition of national armies for both France and Germany, instead of units subordinated in a NATO Army, as has been talked for the last two years. One of the effects of Mayer’s ascension was the announcement by German Chancel lor Konrad Adenauer that he now con sidered changes in the original combined army plan desirable. This seemed to be a concession by Adenauer to nationalist units in Germany who were pressing for more nationalist arrangements in the NATO de fense program. Coming at a time when

progress was slow, at best, the Mayer and Adenauer statements put a definite crimp into plans to form a West European Army, with German units, anytime soon. The failure to incorporate German di visions into West Europe’s NATO army is a major failure for the NATO powers and a major victory for Russia. The new Presi dent, Dwight D. Eisenhower, realizes the vital role which German troops would play in the NATO plan and said, some time ago, that this problem was the most pressing facing the Allies. However, Western Euro pean nations are still undecided about the addition of Germany into the anti-Com munist front in Europe. In addition, the Germans are haggling among themselves. The Mayer and Adenauer retreats this month pushed the prospect of an early agreement even further into the background and are discouraging to Americans, who have shelled out considerable sums of money in post-war years to help West Europe build up a defense against Commu nist aggression. At present, the major prob lem facing European defense is the in ability of the European countries them selves to agree on a sound defense plan.

Babson Discusses The Stock Market Babson Park, Mass. — I freely admit that a great change is tak ing place in the government of this country. Not on.y did the country give Eisenhower a "land slide" victory last November: but Eisenhower is now giving "Big Business" a "landslide" stock market in return. WHY STOCKS HAVE GONE CP The appointment of so many successful businessmen to high offices has made them and their friends very bullish. These friends have passed along the word to Other friends, who have bought stocks at an unprecedented rate. Naturally, stock prices have been going up and will continue to climb as long as this buying exists. Have these Republicans bought for investment or to sell again soon at a profit? Frankly. I do not know, but my guess is the lat ter. If so. when these friends of the big shots begin to sell, who will be the buyers? A stock market can tumble from present prices as fast as it can climb. Af ter Hoover's election in 1928 the Industrial Averages went up 100 points within 10 months, but then fell back over 100 points in only 1 month!

WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF? Stocks rallied again during the first part of 1930. bill in April oegan an almost steady decline until, in 1932. they had fallen a total of 300 points from the 1929 peak! This means that the Indus tidal Averages, which were selling above 350 after Hoove i had been in office 6 months, sold at only 50 the fourth year of his term. This does not mean that such a decline can now happen again, primarily because very few stocks are held on margin today. Techni cally. tlie stock market is now in a sound position, but this is not the reason people are buying stocks today. The reason is that, they believe that "Big Business” has at last taken back the control of our country. But if this is true which I doubt' it is no reason to buy stocks for speculation. Hoover selected as his Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon— one of America's richest and brainiest men. "Big Business” controlled the Hoover Adminis tration. The sad truth is that the pres ent period of prosperity has not been built upon honest work and savings. It has been built on bor rowed money, much oi which has been spent on useless War. In 1914. when World Wat II started, our National Debt was less than 2 billion dollars. Today it is over

2:>0 billion dollars. If the Republicans will continue the Truman finance, they prob ably can keep the balloon inflated a few more years. If. however, they start to operate in an honest way — as did President Hoover and Andrew Mellon—by reducing the debt, discharging government employees and urging economy. I stocks will surely have a bad fall. MAKING MONKV IN THE STOCK MARKET Successful brokers are. by na ture. bullish. They must try to get you to buy stocks. I. however. ,-uggest you ask youi broker these two simple questions. f 11 Are stocks cheap today? «21 Will they some day sell 100 j points below present quotations? i Most brokers are honest, even | when wearing rosy glasses. Get a i "Yes" or "No" answer—then use your judgment. It is entirely poss.oie that the stock market will go higher: but this possibility does not interest me. Based on all previous history. I know stocks will some day sell 100. or perhaps 200, points lower. I'm putrting my hard-earned sav ings in the bank awaiting such a time. What money i have made has been through Patience. Who was it said: “Patient Waiters are Never Losers.”?

i ACTIVE WORKER AT 102 j Newburyport, Mass. — Henry Bailey Little was lecently re I elected to his 55th consecutive term as head of the Institution * for Savings—two days after his 1102nd birthday. He still works ] every banking day.

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_ ' Conscience By Higby Weathcrby A/’OUR bnnscience is your great * est obstacle to getting what you want. I’m talking of conscience, my friend, with which one n an alone faces himself— his conscience —and mikes his own decision. Lot me tell you about Dan Rogers, tiic mountniri climber That's ; why one August day he landed all the bake station at the f o o t of Mount | Grevstone. Grey 3-Minute stone is Hi, >00 r- »• feet A nice little FijttWU climb. He spent a week practicing on the lei :er slopes, conditioning himself. Down at the lodge they liked him. He was 1hat kind—good-natured. agree able, funj-Seiving. But the fun-loving went out uf him two days after h; advent, though he pretended to be the sarrie. The reason f- r the change Ivas Gail Shore, wife of Ethan Snore, the guide Dan had hired. Young Dan was probably the only mats who ever saw into those depths. He was probably the only

Suddenly, unexpectedly, the snow beneath Ethan’s feet gave way. man who ever would. The first night he was there they looked at each other and looked away again quickly. Dan felt a tingling in his blood, a queerness, an emptiness. He couldn't explain it. Later he looked at the girl again and found her watching him. And suddenly he wanted to be serious; he felt older, curiously wise. ’’It’s Something there's no use fighting against.” he told her sober ly. "It seems as though it's always been like this; it always will.” Des perately he cried: "Why did you

marry him?" ‘'Because.’’ she tn’d him softly, ' I love him. I do now ” At: h he understood She did love Ethan, a tender, maternal love "It isn’t lair or honest. A man has his honor. Ethan's my friend. I'll not betray him But he did. He didn't let his con science stand m the way. They held eland'stint- meetings every night ' He needs me, Dan. He loves me." The next day Dan and Ethan set out ' U their attempt t" r< ach (i ey slone' '■ summit At no- n they stopped ' n a little ledge above the line and at their lunch. B\ 1 o'clock they v ere well started a (ain. The ascent vra worse than Ethan had expected. Snow had fallen during tile past weeks. Footholds were preCnra tt Roped, etr.pl-'.v'''g their ice pa-'.- . gaining inches at a time, mid afteria an found them half-way up the glacier On a 11.' >• lodee Eth-dri paused to rest, ami undid the rove. It would, he said, be easy fro 1 then on: they could make better time v about the rone. He was stats'! -gt at the :: ott on! • i the t in of the; ledse. the -leeii incline "f the glacier behind him, and below that an 8000-foot drop. The wind was blowing hard. The ledge was narrow. Dan thought: 1 If I stood up and jostli 11 in i 1 tiny little hit-—” He broke off Suddenly, unexpect edly. the si nw beneath Ethan's feet gave way. It opened up and where there had been a moment before what seemed like a secure foothold—was noth."':. Leaning over as far as he dared. Dan watched Ethan i "it tig down the toboggan-tike s'ide of the glacier at a trrific pace, at a par that would cataj ult ! far over the brim and out into the .''.000-font drop beneath He caught his breath, involuntarily called out. And then suddenly he stopped breathing en tirely. Etl had n ted to turn over «m his 1 mach. to drive his ice-pick with his great strength into 'he sheer ice wall of the glacier. The break ictarded his speed, stopped it. stopped it with in L'O b et "f the brink. Watching, Dan saw I - friend's upternod face, saw him slip and slide a couple of feet more toward the brink, saw it happen twice more, knew that if he waited long enough he could watch Ethan disappear into eternity. Dan had a rope He could climb down the glacier He could toss Ethamtho ropi s end and haul him up before it wa • too bite. He knew this He was sere of it. Vet he sat there, thinking o! Gail, thinking how easy it would all be if he let Ethan go. He was alone, miles from anybody When he told his Story lat"!' they would behove him.

Double Check *~~~ ~ * * * Papers say "heavy wave of Flu coming up from South.' Virginia doctors say "No Flu Here." 7s zat so'1 Whatever else we are im mune to. Its not colds. Were the needles left in. some humans would make good pocupines still they come down with a cold. Even trains are in too big a

Childhood Days and Scenes As I m nearing the end of life’s journey And my future is shrouded in mist. I recall dear scenes from my childhood days Which far down in my mind still cxe•. ■loytul thoughts of those days still encircle My heart in a tender embrace. And the light from their shrines deeply hidden Reflects joy from the past on my face. Quite often I line! myself dreaming Of those moments too lovely to last. And each one in my heart still lingers As it throbs to the pulse of days past. Ere temptation and wickedness made me A sharer of sorrow and sin; W hen God s glory made brighter my pathway And it filled me with gladness within. I hope when my life here is ended And I'm dwelling oj^ God’s promised shore, That the joy I knew in childhood days Will remain with me forevermore. I think that my soul would long for them And that even in Heaven I'd be Lonesome at times for these childhood scenes Were they erased from my memory. L. D. Whitaker

hurry to pet into Washin ton, these days, pWlio listened to Truman's fare well address? As for that who listened to HST anytime" Somethin seems cut nf kilter-— our allies doubt us. we doubt our selves: its something wrong: we no longer trust, each other. There must come a tin:- when we stop judgin'-1 our allies for their de votion t > the American system rather the liberty they live and love in their < wn lands. We seem to be uncertain about ourselves.

sure we not trcetiom m Ameri ca. We have even cot. corn on the rob year round, bui you can't pet oysters in months with "Ft” in it in many eatine place A lady up in New Jem - write; to know if 1 ve seen any thine, of her Social Security. Nope. Ask the Chief of Police in your city. Come noon this da*. Tannery 20th. Dwistht David Kisenhowrr becomes the 34th President of the United States Thanks for readmit. Yours J. Marvin Brown

ALERT COP Los Angeles—Just as a man held up a Wilshlic boulevard cafeteria and took $1,331 from the cashier. Policeman V\n Ulan pass ed by and looked m. The holdup man backed out tin front door, right into the arms ol the wait ing policeman. FOLLOWS MATE IN DEATH Idaho Falls. Idaho — As Mrs. Clyde Brainard. 72. aunted at the door of the hospital robin where her husband was. she was inform ed that he had died. The elderly woman, turned, collapsed atid died eight minutes after her 84 year-old mate.

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approach in- a ■ •a! ■ t.. a Dmi ■ Kays Senator Robeits(m fitr'ht .• on this subject: I sa: approach ing because even the most opti mistic economy advocates realise that the budget cannot be bal anced immediately wa heW p.»' - polling even tlie linnuci tax tela which tiie people of tine nation have been led to expect;

“Under present laws lia'.f the existing excess profits tax w.'l automatically be dropped next June and the remaining half will come oil in June 195-5; 1 opposed the imposition of this Uix on even a temporary basis because it i- an unscientific way to raise sevenue and has a depre'sn.- ef.<-ei on busines. I believe tin tax should be allowed to exp,re. "We must realize, howe' er i hat the ending of this i. \ '.'.Ml ivri revenue for' the . -1 1 :seal' year, starting next July, by t>l.Oaj.oOJ - 000 and lor the !ov. ;nz fiscal year by a not he; Si.aOii.OOO.OOu “Before the end of fecal '."»•> the emergency 10 per cent tax on personal incomes is due to expire and that will nu .in a not h> r >700.000.000 drop in . Wn u following year c<-n. n exc: e taxi; ire due to expire at unit the:e are reimposed total feet nuc i • duction v.ill then oe mere tl .ut $8,000,000,000. “Our problem, then, : t< find ways to cut spending to match ; iese i i venue redut pi|u and t: > prevent further ckf.citji such as the one fur the current fiscal year which is <>• peeled to be in the neighborhood of $10,000,000,000. Senator Robertson t..!l be back on- the Senate Appropriation Committee where he will be pre sented the opportumuy to exe; - enabled us to cut an tivorsme of felt per cent off the becks . spend ing proposals in 195-'." The Virginia jtmii senal >r also feels the Congress ouxiir-d with a general air of coopt ration. lit1 writes; “Tho.se Deiioicral/.. in cluding most of at from he South, who have loud found mu - selves at odds v.itli Administra tion views on such matters as centralized government and cx , cessive spending, hope to bt nbie a work harmoniously with the Eisenhower Administration. Those (who felt that the accessary a - ! forms could be achiereid under t new leader of the Democratic party and those xv 10 fell that the uest solution was to reform this party by bringing about its defeat, are, in my opinion, j united now m wanting to give the ne\y execu • live every reasonable opportunity to soh e *! ie pressing prob ei . which face him. "We fully realize that not only the integrity of our economy but the very existence of our demo cratic form of government is at stake and that this is no time to play politics. “I am hoping that the same attitude will prevail in the Re publican ranks and that this will overcome th>> tendencies toward international isolationism and protection, of special interests tvhich traditionally made that party unacceptable in the South."

Traffic Arteries VVon' t Be Hardcned in Planned Town

I.FVlTTOWX Fa—H V: one i ■ ■>. 1. .■ hnrrt 'iu’: 1 <>t the ar teries untie arte: it's, that is - v. !! nevci tie a problem city p run ■ ■ jh ere agree thal a lit o traffic congestion >s the biggest • faced by Amniii ii!' cmnn in hies front town - of a mere five 01 -i\ thou \ to the .state capitals—but hiushrooniing city of 10 uflO homes Is arn pie . needs of the autynioe.ie a •• Tilt1 ;S' lotion developed by L.evit tOWU s 1 ha: nei ■ c ■' ■ of tin t • main steps. 1 a1 to seeara’e w ; n icrmfi I from 11 . t i ■ ills: area ( b> to provid< fa ! i * s -> pa s - age into or out of the community, and ■ so * i h - titihe . . t . ’ ha pied neighborhoods, each surrounded by :' ' ■ ■ 1 .' l for the conventions! square-block pattcijn. Tfti- tlie sht ppmtT and con n er r .1 lilies of titj- city now bud dies on the in .’, I.u nd of the Deia S.'S.' '.n f I's r - acre tract thru I.a parking space for a.OlKI car: The main parkways t i : . c • tht new city are ccii ici is,land superhighway . v >!t ac . * i '; variolas nc.ghia.rhi oils I.,a;:!i la- gilt i.: i ...l iiyoraces n, 10 • .n^l 111 o i'-Oil to lino h •Me::, with a circumfer ential dr".' surrounding the com mtimfy unit. Th i ■ ,v kind of city will be cc :;tk ■ i early in 195"). complete with it ■■■ n couirm-nitv hall, t iirht s\va;iniiu.h pools, ball parks play i tniijiti-■. schools and churches, f’u l-.lin 1 -hal ted early in Ik The fn t l,enn were m copied in June of that year.

Driver Literally Is Hauled Into Court CHICAGO- There is juT nn v.-nv tn avi'id u ,r 'tK.ninr iy tl c Titus \Vt■ • ner found t! .it out when he ensnmitted a miuT traf fic tie: H u idu't w. t tn till: about it with the pole-.- i ,,u wl:n ordered him to the errh He U ek:ed himself in the cur and her c atici The cep went to his radio and called the station. The tation ent : tew car. The tow car hauled W; rr.er and his locked automobile ; to the station. ; i . Wi . : h do FARM LO \XS Pro tee t , tie k'lturc tn tour farm o> financing with a o’ Land Bank Loan « I.OVG Tt K.M O LOW INTEREST Never come tjue ■ n .,t once. Pay off any time J. F. GLEXX. Sec,-Teas. NATIONAL FARN LOAN ASSOCIATION I OF FARMVTLLE Main Street Phone 488

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