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MEN FINED AND JAILED FOR REFUSING TO REVEAL SOURCE OF VD A report from Monterey, Calif, discloses that a sentence of ten days in jail followed one man’s refusal togive the name of the woman whom he contacted to get VD- The same attitude cost an other man a fine of $35.00. Al though California makes it a misdemeanor to withhold contact information, this is the first time the law has been invoked. T.iese men had gone to the health department for treatment, and, after court action, they fin ally gave the first name of the girl. When located, she revealed that they had both exploited her as procurers. Ihis information came too late. Three sc» tiers had already named the same girl as the source of U.e-r venereal ii,s ease. STATE BOND CHAIRMAN ASKS VOLUNTEERS TO CONTINUE WORKING Allen T. Hupp of Omaha, Chair man of the LB Lav gs Bonds Ad. v.-ory Committee of Nebraska, today aj.vga former v*ar i .nance corn u »•> v -1 't'- s in t ■ 5*3 counties of Nebraska to continue to assist in t.ie bond sales pi emo tion program. a num-ef of volunteers have c -r'hessed the hope that the fine relationship wh.ch we of the War Department of Finance Commit tee enjoyed during the war be come translated into an Alumni Association, Hupp wrote in a per son' 1 letter addressed to 385 Ne braskans who had served as Coun ty vVar Finance chairman or a dr.ve cha mien for their counties d .r.ng the War Bond drives held L. the war period. Th's Association would be will f"T to counsel and aus.ve p. o biems that effect not only the na tion, but every one as ind.vidua’s. * -J-o « utio.i is now being' formed. There will be no assign-1 ment of detail work or sales re-1 spons:bility, but the ’treasury will have in this group an advis ory committee to whom it can i tu-n for guid-ince a..d moral sup-' port. i Chairman Hupp urged that every Nebraskan continue to buy 1 bonds regulaily and to retain the j bonds already bought as a curb on dangerous inflation. The v->!ur^ --- ranks who through helping to finance the v.c. Uj Have You Seen Beer Licensee Violations? i • _ Is there a beer licensee in your community who care lessly or willfully violates the provisions of the Nebraska liquor control law? If so, now is your time to act because hearings are be ing called on applications for new licenses for the year be j ginning May 1. For the good of your community, it is your duty to protest against any re tailer whose past record will i not bear inspection. The Nebraska brewing in i dustry constantly is activa with a program of self-reg L ulation. A field man regular ly checks taverns throughout the state, and wherever im 'f proper operations are found the tavern owner is warned. Failure to make correction results in the case being given to legal authorities for what ever action they may deem necessary. These efforts are fruitful, but they will be even more so if all citizens will remember —the public, not the beer in dustry, selects the licensees. ip NEBRASKA COMMITTEE □. United States Brewers Foundation Eharies E. Sandall, State Director 710 Pint Nat'I Bank Bldg., Lincoln THIS IS AMERICA!' ----- __- - - »• — - -- ——-^a—3 Courtesy Appreciate America. Inc. j Bo.'ds gave so much of their time and effort to help win the victory must not rest now. Democracy itself is at the crossroads. It must be defended and protected as zea lously as it was protected through the war. What better group can stand fa-t and keep Selling Amer icanism than this group? Every thing we have talked about the ast five years is at stake. We must stay together in our com munities and go on with the ideal ,ve believe in. Patterson Sees Nation Facing Third World War Room 413 Karbach Block Omaha, 2,Nebr Mr. H. W. Smith March 21, Dear Friends: Today our nation faces the very grave danger of World War III. The war inciting speeches of for mer British Prime Minister Win ston Churchill, Secretary of Stat* James F. Byrnes, and Senator Arthur Vandenberg, of Michigan calling for war of the English speaking peoples against the So viet Union our ally of only yest erday. How could it be that the die hard old Tory Churchill, driven out of office by his own people, could dare to make such a war mongering speech in the United States? Why the atomic bomb get tough policies of our State Dept. 1 against the Soviet Union? What is behind these war mongering speeches ? Is the war-mongering speeches purposely to defeat people’s de mands for Fair Employment Pra ctices Committee, the Full Em ployment bill, the Federal Health bill, the Housing bil, to destroy the OPA, to pass anti-labor leg islation to destroy the trade un ions, etc. ? ? ? The attacks in Congress by the Bilbo’s, Rankin’s, etc., on the peo ples’ demands are carried into action by the brutal murders and terrorization of Negroes in Col umbia, Tennesse, and in Freeport, Long Island. I am enclosing two pamphlets, 1 “the Menace of a New World War exposing the war mongering: 2 “Dixie Comes to New York, The GI Slayings in Freeport’’ which tells the story of one of the most un-American fascist crimes ever committed in our country. We call upon you to write to Sec- of State Byrnes protesting the war like policies for World War HI; to write to Gov. Thos. E. Dewey, Albany, New York, and to Gov. Jim MjcCord, Nashville, Tennessee "protesting the fascist crimes in their states. Demanding investigation of these fascist at tacks upon the Negro people. Additional copies of these pam phlets are available at the New World Bookshop. Telephone JA 7948. Sincerely yours, Signed—Warren Patterson “IT PAYS TO LOOK WELL" — MAYO’S BARBER SHOP — Ladies and Children’s Work A Specialty , 2422 LAKE STREET Thrifty Service _ • I • 6 LBS. OF LAUNDRY BEAUTIFULLY LAUNDERED FOR ONLY COg AND ONLY 7c For Each Additional lb... • This Includes t-he Ironing of all FLAT-WORK with Wearing Apparel Returned Just Damp Enough for Ironing. Emerson - Saratoga 2324 North 24th St. WE. 1029 LAUNDRY MARK SLEUTH Nassau County, NY—Acting Police Captain Adam Yulch has taken the dividends out of crime for many a law breaker. The Nas sau police officer, a consultant for the FBI on his specialty, traces criminals through laundry marks on their clothes. For instance, if a thug di ' " rl victim with a laundry ma' kcd handkerchief, Yulch can c' eck through his files compare identification, and usu ally have the man arrested within a few days. The recent murder of 6 year old Suzanne Degnan in Chicago hinged in its solution on the question of laundry marks, ac cording to the American Institute of Laundering. The murderer used a handkerchief marked with the name of a man who, it turned out was innocent. But Yulch usually can get his man. Even the new invisible laundry marks, now used by some laundryowners, come to life as plainly is neon signs when Yulch 'puts them under ultra violet light. Omaha Has Tremendous Natural Outdoor Resources . at Hand Says Carlsen Omaha has tremendouss natural outdoor resources at hand Reynold E. Carlson, nature specialist with the National Recreation Associa tion, New York City, declared here in connection with a two day city wide conference for plan ing of summer youth activities. The conference which was con cluded Tuesday evening, was sp onsored by the Youth Activities Subcouncil of the Community Welfare council’s group work di vision. “We ought to help our young People get some sense of this fine heritage,’’ Carlson said. “The main job is to get some people to open ‘heir eyes to see what is around us.” “It’s not the intention to make botonists of youngsters but pust enough to give them a satisfaction of living, he said. Youth leaders may be procured in two ways. One, seeking a per son already trained for the field considered; or accej ij.ng leader shipo f one who is willing to learn and share his experience with the training of group. Carlson drew attention to the need for considering the teen-age group. With prospects of working hours being reduced in the next few years, fewer jobs for those of high school age will be avail able, he said. He suggested a work experience program, such as study of conser vation and erosion controls. Other means to acquaint youth with the out of doors are organi zed hikes, bicycle clubs, hobby clubs and over night camping. The first assumption in a nature program is that we must begin locally, Carlson said Try to bring together those who have an in teresti in natural history. ILLINOIS PRENATAL LAW SHOWS RESULTS Since the enactment in 1939 of the Illinois prenatal law, 94.31 percent of 550 pregnant women who had syphilis were given early treatment and gave birth to non hyphilitic children. According to the AP dispatch which quotes these statistics, the most effect ive results were attained with those who began treatment be fore the fourth month of pregna BAR-B-Q— BAR-B-Q— BAR-B-Q— BAR-B-Q— BAR-B-Q II BARBECUE | , ^ Cooked with Oak Wood in a Bar-B-Q Oven ft • SPARE RIBS & BACK RIBS ^ | Buy All You Want g 5* —ONLY SATURDAY & SUNDAY— S 62 —CURB SERVICE ONLY— 5 l 518 NORTH 15th STREET I ^ (Between Cass and California Streets). ^ gg Saturday 12 P. M. until 12 P. M. ^ ^ Sunday 2 P. M. until 11 P. M. ? 7 • • IT'S CURB SERVICE ONLY BAR-B-Q— BAR-B-Q— BAR-B-Q— BAR-B-Q— BAR-B-Q ncy. SEE “THE POWER OF GOD" AT ST. JOHNS APRIL 8TH One of the finest Christian film ever filmed is to be presented on Monday April 8, 1946 at St. John Church 22nd and Willis Ave at 8:15 pm. This full length film in sound *s being presented by Club 9 of St. Johns. One has to See the film to appreciate the story it has to tell. Persons who have witness Iltectiome ^l&um L RepjViteJi gin WASHINGTON ^By Walter Shead jjj||wrNI^Corr»ipo«idMif^ j WNU Washington Bureau. 1616 Eye St. N. W. OPA Will Be Continued In Watered-Down Form IS IT true what they say about OPA? Are OPA policies sending business firms into bankruptcy? Is it true that production is being curtailed by price control? What about subsi dies? Shouldn’t they be dropped? Answers to these questions will de pend largely on your particular point of vievir, upon whose “ox is be ing gored” and. indeed, largely upon your honesty. For there is no question that, im mediately an OPA regulation is is sued, whether good or bad . . . and there have been some bad ones . . . the first question which arises in the minds of many people is . . . how can we get around that regula tion? And there generally is a way. What happens amounts to a vir tual conspiracy to evade the orders of OPA. This writer believes that if the same folks would spend as much time and energy in attempting to make OPA work, in co-operating, then this agency which has become the one bulwark against rising liv ing costs would function far better than it does, battered, repudiated and kicked around as it is by spe cial interests and the congress. In spite of all the criticism di rected against OPA, it is so popular with the people generally that con gress does not dare repeal the law. and will extend it bvyond June 30. How it will be extended is another matter. The same coalition of Democrats and Republicans which cut the heart out of the housing bill 'in the house and which has made | ineffective every liberal piece of domestic legislation yet offered, is bent on stripping OPA of every pow er it can possibly take away from it. Business Failures Dwindle Here are a few statistics which may answer some of the criticism directed against OPA. On the charge concerning business bankruptcies, the records show, according to Dun & Bradstreet, there were 14,768 bank ruptcies in 1939 and 13.619 in 1940, before OPA. The first full year of OPA control was 1943, when there were 3,221 bankruptcies. In 1945 there were only 810. So it appears to your Home Town Reporter that those 810 firms which went bankrupt in 1945 did so in spite of OPA, and not because of OPA. The National Manufacturers asso ciation, the National Retail Dry Goods association and others are trying to persuade congress and the public that OPA pricing policies are responsible for existing shortages. The fact is that the record shows that for the five months after V-J Day, production was at a rate ex ceeding that of any prewar year, even of 1941 when defense produc tion lifted output above real prewar levels. In December of 1945 produc tion output was 51 per cent above 1939, which can hardly be consid ered as a production failure. The committee for economic de- | veiopment says employment is.at the highest peacetime level in our history despite strikes and labor management disputes. Payrolls and earnings are now only slightly be low wartime peaks and are rising. What about subsidies? Farm or ganizations are against them . . . always have been. They came as a wartime emergency and are still being used in the reconversion emer gency. Can they be dropped? Of course, they could be dropped. If they were, this is what would hap pen. Food prices would shoot up 8 per cent at retail overnight, and there is no reason to believe they would stop there. On our 40 billion dollar annual food bill that would mean an increase of 3.2 billion dol lars In the annual price of food. The subsidy on food amounts to only a billion and a half annually and it is paid in federal taxes large ly by those with the most ability to pay. The rise in food costs would be borne alike by rich and poor. Profits 4 Times Greater What about the charge that profits | are being curtailed? The per cent of 1 gain in profits in 1944 over the 1936 to 1939 average in the retail field, before taxes, was as follows: Hardware retailers, 464 per cent; small furniture stores, 185 per cent; variety chain stores, 339 per cent; men's apparel stores, 398 per cent; department stores. 609 per cent; chain groceries, 152 per cent; auto dealers, 200 per cent. The gain in profits before taxes in the industrial field shows the same large percentages with all manufacturing showing a 450 per cent average. Textiles and leather show a 730 per cent gain; metals and products, 650 per cent; build ing materials, 270 per cent; chemi cals, 230 per cent; food, bever ages and tobacco, 200 per cent. Another complaint from some businesses is OPA’s cost absorption policy which if abandoned would, ac cording to OPA, boost cost of foods 700 million dollars, none of which would go to farmers. ed this gripping picture acclaim it over and over as one of the best in Christian films. The Pow er of God is so true to life that it will touch the heart of all who see it. It is filmed with a mess age If you wish to see a film filled with spiritual wealth, THE POWER OF OOP is the film you should see. All the family can get a lesson from this revealing film. Plan to see it at St. Johns Monday April 8th at 8:15 pm. Bring the entire family and spend an even ing: of relaxation. Tes we urge you to see The Power of God. SOFTBALL LEAGUE FOR BOYS 14 or UNDER Mr. Arthur McCaw, director of Boy’s Work (a dept, of the Urban League), announces his plans for a pre-season softball or baseball league consisting of boys 14 years of age or under. The tentative plan would go into effect after the school hours. All team managers or would be managers and interested boys who want to join contact Mr. McCaw at the Urban League, 2213 Lake St., Phone WE 5020. ★ FOR THE PEACE Buy War Bonds --WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS_ Farmers Set for Big Crop Year; Reds Plan Industrial Expansion, Peron Victory Poses Problem ..-.. Released by Western Newspaper (Tnirtn (EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are ‘hose «*f Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) With money cheap and goods scarce, German women dicker with Russian soldiers for clothing in Berlin black market. Despite efforts to suppress illegal trade, pressing demands for goods result in re appearance of practice. FARMERS: All-Out Again In stepping up crop acreage this year in answer to government de mands for increased food produc tion, farmers are banking on the continuer, good growing weather of the war years and no adverse turn of the present tight labor, ma chinery and equipment situation Though falling short of govern ment acreage goals for 16 major crops by 3 per cent, farmers plans call for planting 357^ million acres this year in comparison with 357 million in 1945 and 355 million for the 1934-’43 average Of critical crops needed for over seas relief, wheat is expected to ex ceed goals while prospects for vege table oil seeds are less favorable. Oats, peanuts, tobacco and rice are also expected to surpass goals with corn, hay, sorghums, barley pota toes, sugar beets, dry beans and peas falling short. With the indicated acreage of corn down from last year and only oati of all the feed grains ex pected to top goals, additional re ductions in livestock feeding through 1947 were forecast. U S Drinking Heavy Americans spent an average of $58 for every man, woman and child in the country on alcoholic drinks in 1945 as consumption reached 190 million gallons, 14 per cent more than the previous year As a result of continued high taxes, the federal government collected about 2l/2 bil lion dollars on total sales of almost 8 billion dollars, with the states tak ing another half billion UNO: Back Iran Maintaining its firm position against encroachment on the sov ereignty of small nations, the TJ S. pressed for UNO’s consideration of Iran’s complaint against Russian oc cupation of the country in the face of Soviet opposition Evidencing no inclination to bac<c down on its strong statement that it could not remain indifferent to Russian activities in Iran the U S. bucked the Reds’ request for a post ponement of Iran's complaint be cause of their professed inability to assemble pertinent data in time for the hearing. By opposing the Rus sian demand, the U S. substanti ated reports from Teheran that this country had pledged Iran to back its rights under the UNO charter Iran’s complaint against Russia was the second filed since UNO got underway, Teheran having previ ously protested against Red support of an autonomous movement in Azerbaijan province. Basis of the second complaint, Russia's occupa tion of Iran was seen as a move to exert pressure for obtaining oil concessions in the northern half of the country adjoining the Red petro leum fields around Baku LABOR BILL: Senate Version Minus the stringent restrictions of the house-approved Case bill but providing for free movement of perishable farm goods to market or processing centers without inter ference the senate’s education and labor committee drew up its own labor measure for consideration of the upper chamber Wheras the Case bill had called for 30-day cooling off periods and creation of a labor management board to investigate disputes, the senate measure would establish an independent mediation board de signed to avert strikes by conciliat ing differences between workers and employers. While the Case oill would make unions liable for contract violations and outlaw inter-union boycotts of employers engaged in disputes the senate measure would impose fines and imprisonment upon anyone re sorting to violence and intimidation in seeking to stop truckers from hauling perishables to their destina tion. Sponsored by Senator Aiken (Rep. Vt. the provision was op posed by a committee minority which charged discrimination against non-farm carriers RUSSIA: Industrial Plan Looking not only to the rebuilding of its war-shattered economy but also to the further development of the country Russia proclaimed a new five-year-plan affecting indus try, housing, education and re search. For industry, Russia plans a three to four-fold increase in automobile production; one and one-half boost in chemical output, and a 17 per cent raise in food processing. In addition iron production would be stepped up to 19 million tons an nually. steel, 25 million tons; coal. 250 million tons; oil 35 million tons and electric power. 85 billion kilo watt hours Over 3y4 billion dollars are sched uled to be spent on housing over the five-year period and prewar ex penditures for education and culture would be increased two and one quarter times to over 13y« billion dollars Substantial sums also were re served for scientific research, in cluding the release and ultilization of atomic energy and weather fore- j casting. DIPLOMACY: U. S. Embarrassed Juan Domingo Peron’s smashing victory in Argentine’s presidential election has greatly complicated the U S s diplomatic position in South America since this country not only openly opposed his candidacy but also repeatedly insisted that it could not sign any treaty with a govern ment headed by him Second-guessers were quick to jump on the state department’s back for underestimating Peron’s strength among the working classes and farmers and going out whole hog for the opposition. The workers idolize Peron for having pushed leg islation for raising wages, estab lishing social security and assur ing vacations with pay, while the farmers are in sympathy with his agrarian reforms Now seated firmly in the saddle, Peron could relieve U S. embar rassment by acting against the Nazi industrialists and agents he is accused of harboring While Britain has gone along with the U. S. in diplomatic protests against Fascist penetrations in Argentine, observ ers believe London could not be ex pected to apply pressure against Peron because of Britain’s depend ence upon the South American na tion for wheat and meat Will Air Gripes co Ease G.I. Lot Critics of the army’: so-ca-ed “caste system’ will be given the opportunity to express their convic tions on military life soon before a special civilian board of former en listed men and officers headed by Lt Gen. James Doolittle. Witnesses will include e misted men and officers both in and out of the army, and non-military person nel who have viewed first hand the operation u th' army The subject of inquiry will be re lationships between officers and en listed men both on and off duty. In establishing the board. Secretary of War Patterson requested its mem bers particularly to look into such questions as housing, clothing, liv ing conditions, and recreational fa cilities of enlisted men and women as compared with officers JAPAN: Production >' Severely crimped by U. S. bomb ings through the war, Japanese in dustry is making a slow but steady recovery under American military direction despite difficulties created by reduction of imports of material, damaged plants and a riddled transport system Showing a willingness to rebuild their once thriving economic ma chine in accordance with democratic principles laid down by General MacArthur, the Japanese have made noteworthy progress in recon verting war production facilities to peacetime output of farm ma chinery, household utensils, marine engines and parts for motor trucks. At the same time there has been an increase in the manufacture of consumer goods from stocks of raw material, on hand. In line with government encour agement, labor unions have been springing up, especially in manufac turing, transportation and coal min ing While workers have been press ing for better conditions and pay, no strikes have been called. Food While the Japanese production outlook improved, the immediate food situation caused grave concern, leading General MacArthur to rec ommend monthly imports of 200,000 tons of wheat, rice and other com modities to avert starvation. Much of the country's food trouble has been attributed to farm ers’ withholding of substantial rice tonnage from the market. On top of the November harvest being one of the worst in years because of climatic conditions, producers have shipped only 52 per cent of the rice demanded by the government for urban centers. Besides hanging onto iheir rice, farmers have withheld their meager supplies of vegetables caused by diversion of acreage to rice last year. Farmers have also been get ting substantial amounts of sea food because fishermen have gone to the rural areas to trade their catch for more rice. FRENCH BLUEBEARD: Waves Flag Charged with committing 26 mur ders for gain during the German occupation, Marcel Petiot went on trial in Paris, France, insisting that he had killed 63—not 26—per sons because they were traitors to the cause of liberation. In pressing its case, the prosecu tion charged that Petiot had lured his victims to his home on promise Marcel Petiot (left) confers with attorney in court of rustling them out of Nazi-occu pied France, but then had slain them to steal their Vnoney and jewels. Mangled corpses, human skeletons and charred bones were found in his residence, along with rotted bodies in a lime pit in his garden. With luggage of his victims piled high in the courtroom, the accused Bluebeard indignantly denied kill ing for gain. Waving the flag, he said victims included gestapo men. French police spies and informers. PEARL HARBOR: Late Testimony In his long sought testimony to the congressional Pearl Harbor in vestigating committee, former Sec retary of War Henry Stimson re vealed that President Roosevelt’s cabinet had overruled his proposal for attacking Japan first late in No vember, 1941, and rather decided upon the dispatch of a secret ap peal to the mikado. Submitting a written statement to the committee because of inability to personally testify on account of illness, Stimson said that he had counselled action after learning of Japanese movements southward off the Asiatic coast. High officials in Washington were convinced that Japanese expansion to the south threatened the Philippines and ag gression against British and Dutch holdings constituted a menace to U S. security, he added Stimson also disclosed that the U. S had considered proposing a three-month diplomatic truce to the Japanese late in 1941 on condition that the Nipponese would pull out of China While the truce might have afforded additional time for negotiation, Stimson said he feared the Japs would have rejected it be cause of its stringent demands NATIONAL INCOME: Total income payments to individ uals set an all-time high in 1945, with a total of $160,749,000,000, ac cording to the Alexander Hamilton institute. This was an increase of 2.5 per cent over 1944. Salaries and wages in 1945 totaled $110,162,000,000; somewhat under the 1944 figure of $111,734,000,000. However, a comparison of the 1945 figure with that of $45,658,000,000 for salaries and wages in 1939 indicate that the war years brought about a 141 per cent increase -J =".a
