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FOLLY BROUGHT HOME
Practically everyone Is In the
habit of blaming the war exclu
sively for the dangerous growth of
government control over the peo
ple. The plain fact is that the coun
try was headed for such control
long before the war started. The
war did no more than greatly speed
up the trend.
The underlying cause of attempts
to freese prices, wages and other
costs, can be described in / four
words — government spending be
yond Income. For years the people
bare been warned of what this
kind of spending was leading to.
War has brought home the folly of
annual government deficits without
limit, In a way that (Will be ro
metnbered for many generations.
The war will not end the "emerg
ency" of borrowed money. That Is
why some people who fear the con
sequences of excessive government
borrowing, are turning to increas
ingly dictatorial government, in the
hope of escaping the inevitable
price of unlimited government bor
rowing.
It is a vicious circle—the more
the government borrows, the more
it must control. The only winners
will be those who want to see
American representative govern
ment and the freedom of the people
destroyed. The only ones who can
break the circle are the people
themselves, by revolting against,
both peacetime borrowing and reg
ulation. ,
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NO EASY ROAD BACK
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There Is so much loos#.* ta^ jn
political circles uboujl j,he “rigtyt to
a Job” that It has become almost
meaningless. “Rights” have become
confused with “opportunities.'’,
The United States Constitution
and Bill of Rights guarantee every
eitisen fundamental rights that
make him a free man to enjoy the
opportunity to go as far as he can,
based on his ability, ambition and
energy. Beyond that, government
owes a free man nothing, except
If he is destitute or mentally de
ficient, or handicapped In ways -be
yond his control. Government
should then prqyjfiq satisfactory
means for his care god comfoft—
that la what gorermkent is for.
But to try to foo^tifo ptO$e with
the Idea that the go^flrRfeietlt owes
a man a living and cSforwte and
maintain countless tuillldas «f Jobs,
without destroying a free country,
Is rank hypocrisy.
Vote-seeking politicians are try
ing to make millions of war work
ers think a benign government can
take over all their troubles after
the war. Within reason, a govern
ment can widen the "opportunities’*
whereby men can have Jobs, recre
ation and high wages. The extent
to which one takes advantage of
opportunities, depends upon the
will and purpose of (he individual.
As government or anyone else can
expand "opportunities,” the
chances for advancement in living
standards are greater, but in no
sense are such benefits "rights’* to
which anyone is entitled, without i
respect to his own efTort to obtain 1
them.
History has shown that when
the people of any nation depend
on government to do their think
ing and providing for them, it is
only a short time before they lose
their ambition, their Initiative and
their freedom. There will be no
easy road to full employment and
prosperity after tills destructive
war. Only a people who work and
save and do not look to govern
ment for handouts, will survive and
retain their personal liberties.- In
dustrial News Review.
GOLDEN WEDDINC ' '
The golden wedding anniversary
of Mr. and Mrs. William Riege, 1212
Phillips Ave., Norfolk, Nebr , was
April 4, but was celebrated with a
family dinner at the home Sunday,
April g.
Due to the'illness of Mrs. Riege
It was a quiet affair. All their cuil
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dren were present but the young
eBt son, William, Jr., who is in serv
ice in Germany with an armored
unit of the Seventh Army.
Those present were: Richard
Riege of Unadilla, Nebr.; Mr. and
Mrs. Lester Riege and Bonnie Jo of
Omaha; Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Riege
and Connie Kay and Verne Riege of
Page, Mr. and Mre. Arthur Helm
ricks, Phyllis and Pale and Ralph
Riege all of Norfolk.
Mr. and Mrs. Riege apent the first
years of their married life on farms
near Syracuse, Nebr. In 1923 they,
with their family, moved to a farm
near Page, which continued to be
their home until the fall of 1948
they retired to a home in Norfolk.
SPRING HEADACHES
Railroad men are getting a lot
of gray hairs these days. Here Is
an outline of the spring work, or
lather a very small part of it, fac
ing the rails, as summed up by an
official of the Association of Amer
ican Railroads:
‘‘The coal mine situation pre
sages an exceedingly heavy de
mand for coal movement to get the
largest possible amount of coal
above the ground. The grain situa
tlon continues unusually difficult.
There is still much wheat held on
farms, both in closed and open
storage, from last year’s record
breaking crop. There is also the
greatest corn crop in history to be
moved. Including much moist soft
corn. Jn the East, there are now
millions of bushels of wheat stored
In lake vessels in the harbors at
the foot of the Lakes. This wheat
must be moved out before the open
ing of the navigation season on the
Lakes to avoid delaying these ore
and coal boats going into their reg
ular and proper service when the
I^akes open. This movement, it is
anticipated, will call for an average
of 500 box cars per day until the
I^akes open."
The railroads have other head
aches this spring too. Cars are
gradually wearing out from laek of
time, men and materials to keep
them up. The War Production
Board has cut the second quarter
allotment of carbon steel for the
railroads by approximately half a
million tons. The 600,000 tons re
quested for replacement rail has
been cut to 417,000 tons. The re
quest for steel for freight cars has
been cut from 250,000 tons, equiva
lent to about 13,800 cars, to 135,000
tons, which would make about
7,500 cars!
And of course the manpower
problem of the railroads Is the
same as elsewhere — very tough
and getting tougher.
Railroad men have many head
aches this fourth spring of war. hut
they are still getting the job done,
for which the entire nation can be
thankful.
BEKS IX) THE FRONT
Nebraska Is becoming one of the
lending bee-keeping states of the
union, Bays a bulletin from the state
agriculture department, and bee
keeping lias long been an extreme
ly important factor In Nebraska
agriculture. It is important not
only because of the quantity and
quality of honey produced, but be
cause the bees provide the pollina
tion essential to many Nebraska
crops such as fruits, alfalfa and
sweet Clover.
1 believe It was the late Wes
Evans who contrived the little gag
on the bee. "How doth the busy lit
tle bee delight to buzz about and
sing, and in the human system send
about three feet of sting."
You would hardly expect this ac
tive and sassy little creature to
have bodily ailments but this bulle
tin says they have.
Within recent months many thou
sands of colonies of bees have been
moved into Nebraska from Texas,
California, Idaho, Utnh, Missouri
and other states. With this exten
sive movements of bees, there is
great danger of spreading bee dis
eases. The most serious of bee dis
eases, known as American Foul
brood, has been found and eradicate
or reduced in several localities. As
many as 19,216 colonies of bees have
been inspected in a single year, re
sulting In the burning of 1,020 in
fected colonies. As a result of In
spection and eradication measures,
the incidence of this disease among
Nebraska bee colonies has been re
duced from 8.1% to 3.08%.
YOUR GOVERNMENT IN
WASHINGTON
While the House was in recess
over Easter, I spent 10 days in Ne
braska. It was certainly a relief to
get away from the turmoil and the
muddled thinking that goes on in
tlje Capital. Washington, with its
nearly 1,000.000 people, neither pro
duces nor manufactures anything.
Everyone here Is either on the gov
ernment pay roll or is serving the
people who work for the govern
ment. Ilis principal interest is in
the continuance of his particular
bureau or division. A Congressman
needs to get back to his district
periodically so he can know what
the people who produce and those
who distribute the. products of this
great country are thinking. I spent
the recess visiting my father who
lives on a farm in Pierce County,
and a day each at Grand Island,
Kearney, North Platte, Scottsbluff
and Kimball. It was most refresh
ing to talk with merchants, farm
ers, professional men and with
members of civic groups. It clears
the cobwebs out of one's mind.
I found the farmers were going
ahead preparing as much soil as
they can in spite of the fact they
have been practically stripped of
farm labor and their farm machin
ery is about worn out. There Is a
grave question whether or not they
can meet the 1945 food goals under
the circumstances. Cattle growers
and feeders are concerned about the
government regulations being im
posed on them. Cattle feeders feel
it Is Impossible, under present cell
ing prices on live cattle ami finished
beef, to properly finish their cattle
and be assured of a reasonable
profit.
Government agencies do not seem
to know that cattle on the range are
not beef, but with the meat shortage
upon us they are In a good way to
learn. Washington regulations have
discouraged production when In
creased production alone can solve
the problem of effective price con
trol and whip the black market.
Meat counters in the large popula
tion centers are bare of good meat.
The only way people can get It is
through the black market. Tills at a
time when there are plenty of cat
tle. The corn to feed them is lying
on the ground and going to waste
In the middle west. The story of
pork is even nmWor. Tly government
regulations the number of hogs m
the country lias been reduced from
122,000,000 ill 1044 to 80,000,000 at
present. Our prospect for pigs is
even worse. The record of failure
nuikes a poor case for government
planning as a permanent policy.
The Nebraska delegation called
on O. I*. A. in behalf of the mer
chants who are finding It Impossi
ble to comply with a new pricing
order, MI’R 680, which was to go
into effect on April 20th. This new
order would set up a completely
new accounting system so wrapped
up in red tape that merchants could
not possibly do business legitimate
ly under it. The entire delegation
Of senators and representatives at
tended the conference and presented
the case for the merchants. They
received a promise that the order
would be modified with regard to
lost invoices, that harsh features
would lie relaxed and that the com
pliance date would be extended. The
delegation Insisted that the date be
extended for thirty days.
The recent action of government
in getting Cuba an additional $45,
000,000 for her sugar crop, while at
the same time refusing American
growers of beets an increase, is
most discouraging to American in
dustry.
A. L. MILLER, M. C.
PAGE NEWS ITEMS
Mrs. Eva Murten of Inman
spent the week end at the J. I.
Gray home.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sorenson
spent last Thursday at Lincoln on
business.
Miss Bonnie Tomjack of Ewing
spent the week-end at the C. M.
Stevens home.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Stewart
were Sunday dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Chris Sorenson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Heiss are the
parents of a baby girl. Bonnie
Lou born last Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stevens
and family were Sunday after
noon visitors at the C. M. Stevens
home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Taylor and
son Terry and Mrs. Nona Bedford
were Creighton, Neb., visitors
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Rakow vis
ited Sunday afternoon and were
supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Chris Sorenson.
Joe Sivesind, grandson of Mrs.
H. F. Rakow left for Fort Leaven
worth. Kansas. Friday for Induc
tion in the army.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Savidge of
Sioux City speut Thursday night
and Friday at the home of their
nephew. E. C. Wilbur.
Mrs. Leonard Heiss. Miss Rose
Vroman and George French were
dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and
Mrs. Wallace FVench.
Marcella and Marryl Snyder of
Orchard speut the week end at
the home of their grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Smith.
Cpl. and Mrs. Francis Wilbur
left for Fort Leavenworth, Kan
sas Saturday. From there Cpl.
Wilbur will go to Ft. Mead, Md.
Mr. and Mra. Elmer Bergstrom
and Airs. C. A. Bergstrom of
Ewing spent Sunday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bergstrom.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Rakow vis
ited Thursday afternoon with Mrs.
Roy Sivesind and «on Joe at Orch
ard and Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rose
at Brunswick.
Members at the Just-a-Mere
club with Mrs. Wallace French
Saturday afternoon. Twelve mem
bers and one guest, Mrs. Henry
Mlchaelson were present.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stevens and
son and Wendell Stevens A. R. M.
2/c were dinner guests Monday
evening of their uncle and aunt,
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Stevens.
Mrs. Ellen Weir and Mrs. Anna
May Murphy returned to their
homes in California this week.
They were called here by the
death of their mother, Mrs. E. C.
Wilbur.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stevens and
son of Lincoln came Sunday to
spend a few days visiting ills par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Stevens
and his brother, Wendell Stevens
A. R. M. 2/c.
Miss Veda Stuart returned to
her home at Pago Sunday after
spending several weeks at the
home of a sister at Rawlins, Wy
oming. She also visited another
sister at Denver, Colorado.
Members of the Bid-Qr-Bye
Bridge club and their husbands
had a dinner at the Kenneth
Braddock home Thursday evening
in honor of T/Sgt. and Mrs. Harry
Cullen. Evening was spent playing
Bingo.
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Mr. u. A. Townsend ana Mrs.
Wilton Hayne spent Saturday eve
ning at tlje H. F. Rakow home.
Mr. and Mrs. Larabee Kelly
and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Kelly
transacted business at Creighton,
Neb., Saturday. ,
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Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart en
tertained at a dinner Sunday in
honor of the birthday anniversary
of Rollie Snell, father of Mrs.
Stewart. Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Rollie Snell, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Snell, Mrs. Nona Bedford and
Miss Vera Stuart.
Mrs. Paul Tetrow and children
ol O'Neill spent Saturday at Page
visiting relatives aud friends. They
were noon day dinner guests of
their uncle and, aunt, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Harper. Mr. Tetrow
came down Saturday evening and
they returned hopae with hint.
Sunday afternoon guest at the
home of Mr. hnttf Mrs. Fred Nas
lund were Mr. and Mrs. Walt
Frick and children of Inman, Mr.
and Mrs. Walt Cole and famliy,
Mrs. John White and son, Mrs.
Lloyd Cork and children. Mrs.
Owen Parks and Mrs. Anna Park,
all of Page.
A family dinner was held Sun-i
day at the Roy Haynes home as a
farewell for their son, Melvin,
who left Sunday night for Wash
ington, D. C., where he has em
ployment in the Civil Service.
Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Wood and Lestef, Mr. and Mrs.
Wil Neubauer atM Lteo, Mr. and
Mtb. Harold Summers and family,
Mrs. Emma Canady, Misses Grace
and Nelle Wood, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Wood and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Haynes and Miss Viola
and Mrs. Homer Rutherford and
children. Melvin was born and
spent all his life on the same
farm. He graduated from the Page
high school. He was rejected from
the urmy because of his health.
I'AGE METHODIST CHURCH
Feodor C. Kattner, Minister
Sunday School, 10 a. m.
Worship Services, 11 a. m.
For children in the church
basement with Mrs. Kattner con
ducting the service.
For adults in the sanctuary
with the minister conducting the
service.
Youth Fellowship, 8 p. m.
JOHN DORR
Funeral services for John Dorr,
77, who passed oway atSt. Edward
Nebr., Sunday night, were held in
the Methodist church at Page, Nebr.
Tuesday afternoon, April 10. with
Kev. Feodor Kattner in charge.
Music was furnished by a quartet
composed of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Heiss, Mrs. Harold Heiss and Edgar
Stauffer with Mrs. Harry Snyder
as pianist.
Mrs. Luella Braddock and Mrs.
Harold Banta had charge of the
flowers.
Pallbearers were; J. I. Gray, Her
bert Stevens, Dave Bowen, Harry
Snyder, P. E. Nissen and Ed. Brad
dock. Interment was made in the
Page cemetery beside the grave of
the deceased’s wife.
John Dorr, Sr., was born in Ger
many June 16, 1867. He was con
firmed and united with the Luth
eran church at the age of 14 years.
When 16 years of age he made the
trip alone to the United States. He
first settled In Pennsylvania. In
1892 he came to Madison, Nebr. He
was married to Miss Agusta Gall,
March 15, 1894. In 1909 he brought
his family to Holt county and set
tled on a farm 6 miles northeast of
Page. Mr, and Mrs. Dorr were liv
ing In Page at the time his wife
passed away in August. 1941. He is
survived by five sons and two
daughters and all were able to at
tend the services. Mrs. Anna Holden
of Sioux City, la.. John. Jr., of Te
cumseh, Herman of Venus, Leonard
of Orchard and Henry, Alfred and
Mrs. John Stauffer,lJJr., all of Page.
Fifteen grandchildren and three
great grandchildren. One brother,
Adam Dorr of Norfolk.
INMAN ITEMS
The bridge club met last Thurs
day night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Vaden Klvett.
The Y. M. club met at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Art Tomlinson
Saturday night.
Several of the pupils of Inman
public school attended the music
contest at O’Neill Friday.
Mrs. Jim Coventry and baby
son William James returned from
the hospital Monday afternoon.
A group of freinds surprised
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Crosser
Monday night. Pitch was played.
The eight grade examinations
Was given at Inman Friday. Mrs.
Donald Wrutz was their instruc
tor.
Mr, and Mr*. Jim Gallagher
and family were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wat
son.
The W. S. C. S. was held Thurs
day at the Aid Parlors. A business
meeting was held and lunch was
served.
The Rebelka lodge was held
Wednesday night. After lodge the
members of the initiation team
practiced.
Mrs. Lina Butler left Sunday
for Omaha where she will visit
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Youngs and
daughter.
The Commercial Club met
Thursday night first with a sup
per followed by their business
meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens
and family and Wilda Clark vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Clark
of Burwell Sunday.
Word was received by Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Keyes that their son
Sgt. Lorin Keyes has been pro-,
moted to Technical.
Word was received by Mr. and
Mrs. John Gallagher that their
son, Sgt. Jack Gallagher was
wounded April 6 in the Pacific.
Rev. E. B. Maxcy left last week
to visit his children at Bayard.
Nebraska. Mrs. Harold Maxcy and
children returned to their home
with them.
Mrs. Mildred Moore who was in
the hospital at Sioux City, Iowa,
returned home Monday. Her
brother, Gene Clark went after
her.
Mrs. Virgil Kivett of Independ
ence, Missouri, who have been
visiting Mrs. Emma Kivett and
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other relatives returned home
Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens
and son, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Hansen and family, visited Mrs.
Minnie Hansen of Creighton
Thursday evening.
A meeting was held Monday
night by the workers of the Meth
odist church to plan a summer
Bible school. Mrs. Parks from
O’Neill met with them.
Mrs. Eva Mertin visited at the
home of Mrs. Cari'le Townsend
over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs.
Townsend brought Mrs. Mertin
home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Emerald Keyes visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Hamil
ton of Spencer Thursday. Her
brother Robert returned with her
and left that night for Texas.
Inman Methodist Church. Rev.
E. B. Maxcy, minister. Sunday
school 10:00 a. m. Worship serv
ice 11:00 a. m. Youth Fellow
ship, 7:30 p. m. Everyone is wel
come.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Hansen
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ermand
Keyes, Mrs. O. D. Keyes and Mil
dred were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Keyes Sunday.
The members of the Inman
Workers Project club attended
the Annual Women’s Project Club
Achievement Day Tuesday at
O’Neill in the High School audi
torium.
EMMET NEWS
Lovina Klioppenborg
Mr. Joe Winkle has been on the
sick list the past week.
Mrs. Douglas Alison spent Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. Joress
Wills.
Misses Rose Mary and Cecelia
Bable were on the sick list last
week.
Richard Schmit called at the
Leonard Dusatko home Friday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox spent
Sunday evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Fox.
Charles Claussen and Mrs. Mary
Lewis visited at the Billy Claus
sen home Sunday.
Mr. Leonard Hess of Page was
a dinner guest at the Henry Klop
penborg home Sunday.
Mrs. Joe Winkler attended the
burial of Joe Finnaman of Valen
tine held at Stuart Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Givens and chil
dren of Stuart visited at the
George Pangratz home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kloppen
borg and children Donald and
Ruby were callers at the William
Luben home Friday evening.
A group of Emmet children and
children from south of Emmet en
joyed themselves with playing a
game of baseball, the score was
7 to 15 in favor of the Emmet
grade school Sunday afternoon.
Stuart Lad Cooks for ’Em
With a 12th AAF B-2 5 Group
in the Mediterranean Theatre.—
Sgt. Sylvester J. Kramer, 25, of
Stuart, Neb., who continues to
serve as a cook, is a member of a
12th Air Force Mitchell bomber
group which is fighting over the
-Italian Alps in the greatest aerial
campaign in the Mediterranean
theatre, the Battle of the Bren
ner.
Every day when the weather
permits, this group plasters the
key Brenner-line targetB, sever
ing the German artery which has
been supplying the enemy troopa
opposing the American 5th Army.
Sergeant Kramer left the farm
when he entered the army Feb.
21, 1942. He came overseas with
his present unit 29 months ago
and nowr wears five battle stars
on his theatre campaign ribbon.
His parents are Mr. and Mrs.
John Kramer of Stuart, Neb.
CHAMBERS NEWS
Phyllis Carpenter, Reporter
Methodist Church Notes
Sunday School _10:30
Youth Fellowship _ 7:30
Evening Worship _ 8:15
Mr. Ham Jefferies has been se
riously ill for several days.
It has just been learned that
Pvt. Vernon Harley now has an,
A. P. O.
Mr. and -Mrs. L. Q. Lena ylar,
ited Sunday evening in the John;
Couch hqmp.
Marian Carpenter was a week
end visitor in the H. 0. Stevens
hox$e_at, Atkinson.
Mrs, Casper Harley and Mrs.
Blaine Garwood of Atkinson spent
Satjurday night and Sunday with
Mrs, Harley’s mother, Grandma
Brown,.
Rodger Harley, young son of
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Harley, was
taken to the Clarkson Memorial
hospital at Omaha Thursday for
treatment. CT
Dinner guests in the Ray Hoff
man home Sunday in honor of
Bernard’s birthday were Jean
Wandersee, Elwyn Robertson, and
Ardith Roth.
Sgt. Willard Tompson returned
last Wednesday to Camp Living
ston, La,, after a short furlough
at home with his wife and chil
dren and parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Whitaker
attended services at the Frwe
Methodist Church near Amelia on
Sunday of laBt week. They spent
the.afternoon in the home of Rev.
and Mr»; Wadsworth. :, . '
\jr. and Mrs, Carl Lambert re
ceived wrod from the war depart
ment recently that their son,
Stanley, who wag reported miss
ing in action, several Months ago,
is a prisoner of the Germans.
Mrs. Clara Thorin, Mrs. Rena
Feyerherm, Mrs. Pearl Roth and
Zelda Edwards accompanied Ed
Thorin as far as Ewing Thursday
where they took the bus on to
Neligh. They returned that eve
ning.
Mr. and Mrs. John Albers and
Delores and Mrs. Louis Walter
drove to Norfolk Sunday to get
S2/c John Albgrs, Jr., who has
completed his boot training at
the Great Lakes Naval Station.
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I THE OLL* S SAYS... 'S'
"Judge, remember that place up in the moun
tains where we went trout fishing last year?"
"1 sure do, George. We had a great time
up there, didn't we?'
"I'll never forget it But this will interest
you. Judge. I beard just yesterday that the
revenue men raided a big still right near 1
there. Guess that’s where all that higb
prieed moonshine we heard about has been
coming from."
" Wouldn't be a bit surprised. I saw in the
paper the other day where the Government
has raided thousands of such stills during
the past year.”
"Sounds sort of reminiscent, doesn’t It, t ■
Judge?"
"Exactly and it’s not hard to figure out
As soon as the distillers stopped mm^g
whiskey and devoted their entire facilities to
the production of industrial alcohol for the
Government... the racketeers muscled in
•gain."
"I hate to think of how that might have
spread. Judge, if the Government hadn't
found it possible, without interfering with
our war effort in any way, to permit a
■hort resumption of legal whiskey produo* J
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