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PRINCESS MEG DONS BABUSHKA . . . Princes Margaret of Eng-
land (left), who has the happy faculty for being herself, walks through
crowd at the Pytchley Hunt Meet with her lady-in-waiting, Miss Jenni-
fer Bevan. The princess is wearing a babushka (head scarf) of the
type beloved by the American bpbby soxer. The high boots are fur-
lined. The scene of the meet was Northampton, England, where the
rest of the crowd seems to be oblivious to the presence of royalty.
COLD PEACE IN A COLD WAR AREA . . . This angel of peace driv-
ing a four-horse chariot is a big attraction in Stuttgart, Germany. It
is carved from packed snow, and it is the work of sculptor Hans Edel-
bauer who used six truckloads of snow to do the j'ob. It took him four
days. The burghers of Stuttgart hope it will be a good omen for 1951.
The citizens hope that it won’t melt away with the first warm days,
as the new peace hopes have faded.
JOHN L. IS “AGIN IT” . . . John L. Lewis chats with government
wage board chief Cyrus Ching (left). Lewis told newsmen that he
is strongly opposed to any wage freeze and said there is no need to
put the American economy in irons. While he was criticizing the idea
of controls, other prominent figures were demanding them.
PREMIER WARDS OFF QUESTIONS . . . Prime Minister Aiciae ae
Gasperi of Italy looks as if he might be conducting a band, but actual-
ly he is putting the quietus on reporters who fired a barrage of ques-
tions as the premier arrived for a cabinet meeting. The meeting was
to discuss Italy’s rearmament program. Several Italian divisions are
to go into the international army under General Eisenhower as Atlan-
tic Pact nations build up for the defense of western Europe.
WITHOUT WINTER ... A spec-
tacled pup sits beside a lady woo-
ing Old Sol at Vero Beach, Fla.,
where winter months are duly ush-
ered in, but winter weather never.
The lady is Katy Turner. The pup
answers to the name of Butch.
TAFT OPPOSES . . . Senator
Robert Taft of Ohio opposes send-
ing of American troops to Paris to
strengthen the Atlantic Pact de-
fense forces under General Dwight
Eisenhower. He says a powerful
naval and air force will keep us
safe.
SPANISH ENVOY - DESIGNATE
. . . Jose Felix Lequerica, who has
been inspector of embassies in
Washington, arrives at state de-
partment in role of Spanish am-
bassador-designate for conference
with Secretary of State Dean
Acheson.
NEW AMBASSADOR . . . Walter
S. Gifford, new U.S. ambassador
to the court of St. James, takes
over at his desk in the American
embassy in London. He succeeds
Lewis Douglas in the number one
diplomatic post of the United
THAWING OUT A MEAL . . .
P.F.C. Cruz Hernandez, Chicago,
hacks up a piece of frozen meat
preparatory to drumming up a
stew in a tin can at the front in
Korea. Red troops were only
about 150 yards away.
-WEEKLY NEWS
Brunt of New Tax Program Likely^
To Fall on Lower Income Groups;
Korean Evacuation Debate Rages
(EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are those of
Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
Bitter battles raged in Korea as North Korean and Chinese
Communist troops continued pressure all along the line. United
Nations forces retreated slowly toward the Pusan beachhead
(dotted line) and what seemed possible evacuation of that war-
torn country.
TAXES:
Era of Austerity
President Truman drew gasps
from Wall street in his message to
congress in which he asked an in-
crease in taxes of “more” than $8
billion a year and outlined a de-
fense program totaling $140 billion.
He also called for broader wage-
price controls, one million more
men and women in the armed
forces within a few months, and
four million more in defense produc-
tion by the end of 1951.
But what made the little man
want to crawl into a hole was the
President’s tax program. The brunt
of that increase would fall on the
middle-to-lower income taxpayer.
Some of Mr. Truman’s critics
said his program would mean an
era of austerity for the American
people. Some said they thought the
President was “hysterical” and
others said he had thrown the
American standard of living out the
window.
Although the nation was shocked
by the President’s message, Amer-
icans in every walk of life were be-
ginning to understand the scope of
the program we have undertaken.
Most people realized to carry out
that program a great increase in
taxes would be necessary—possibly
the highest in United States history.
It became increasingly clear, too,
that such items as automobiles,
electric refrigerators, vacuum
cleaners, television and radio sets
will not be available in such abund-
ance to the American public as in
recent years. Production of these
items may be cut by one-third to
well over one-half before the year
is over.
By the end of 1951 the United
States will be devoting about 18
per cent of its national output to
defense. At the peak of World War
II about 45 per cent of the nation’s
output was for defense.
CIVIL DEFENSE: ,
Truman Signs Bill
President Truman signed the
civilian defense bill enacted in the
closing days of the last congress
which provides a defense program
estimated to cost about $3,100,000,-
000.
The measure directs the federal
governments to provide leadership
to the states and communities in
developing arrangements to protect
civilian life and property in the
country’s 10 critical target areas
against possible enemy attack by
atomic bombs, biological or bac-
teriological warfare or any other
technique.
The bill requires states to match
federal funds provided for air raid
constructions. It was on this point
the bill received some critic-
3m.
Governor Dewey of New York, for
said his State simply could
not find the $249,000,000 indicated
as its need.
Civilian defense is the one phase
of all-out war in which this country
lags. Britain has added to bomb
shelters built during World War II
and has an extensive training pro-
gram for rescue in the event of
atomic attack.
Poster Boy
AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
Farm Efficiency and Assets at Peak
The department of agriculture es-
timated American agriculture’s to-
tal assets at the beginning of 1951
at $134- billion, two 'and one-half
times the total of a decade ago.
Much of it represented gains in
tangible possessions and in cash
savings.
At the beginning of this year,
farmers as a group held nearly $22
billions in bank deposits, currency,
Twelve-year-old Robert Law-
rence “Larry” McKenzie, Jr.,
1951 March of Dimes poster boy,
proudly displays President Tru-
man’s autograph. The boy
visited the chief executive on
the opening day of the nation-
wide drive for funds to finance
the National Infantile Paralysis
Foundation.
KOREA:
Evacuation Inevitable
Bitter battles raged in Korea as
United Nations forces continued
their retreat toward Pusan and
what seemed inevitable evacuation
of that war-torn country.
And while the battles raged in
Korea, bitter debate continued in
Washington as to whether or not
U.N. forces should evacuate the
peninsula. There were rumors in
military circles, too, that the U.S.
had decided on a stand in Korea.
To the average man in the Unit-
ed States, to the people in the home
towns of America, who are any-
thing but defeatists, the Washing-
ton debates seemed ironic. The
average American was counting
the odds, estimated now at five to
one, and which the Chinese can in-
crease at will. In recent weeks there
has been considerable confusion and
a number of contradictions as to the
actual number of Chinese troops
thrown against U.N. forces.
To many the question now seemed
to be whether or not U.N. troops
could successfully withdraw to the
Pusan beachhead and carry out an
evacuation. The situation was de-
scribed like this: Now it’s a ques-
tion of saving face or saving our
hides—and we’d better save our
hides. We’ll need them in the future
against the Communists.
The United States army in Korea
is the only one this nation has at
present and it must form the core
of the new army we have dedicated
ourselves to building in an effort
to preserve our democratic way of
life. Attempting to hold in Korea
would risk this army—too great a
risk, in the opinion of many observ-
ers.
Whatever the decision, one thing
the average American will tell the
world: Man-for-man, the North Ko-
rean and Chinese soldier is no
match for a well trained American
soldier. And any victory in Korea
will cost the North Koreans and
Chinese dearly.
U.S. savings bonds, and investments
in cooperatives. This was more than
four times the total of such liquid
assets held by farmers at the start
of 1940.
Aggregate farm .debt at the be-
ginning of 1951 was estimated at
just under $13 billion, as against
$10 billion on January 1, 1940. All of
this increase has been in the non-
real estate category.
POLITICS:
Matter of Tradition
Critics of President Truman’s
foreign policy, led by Sen. Robert
Taft of Ohio, charged the President
“violated the laws and the consti-
tution of the United States” by
sending troops to Korea and Europe
without congressional approval.
In the last few weeks the thunder
of debate on the subject has rolled
through the halls of congress. It is
not, however, a new theme.
The issue of the President’s right
to send troops to carry out obliga-
J tions of the country arose in the
| administrations of Washington, John
' Adams, Jefferson, Jackson, Tyler,
| Polk, Lincoln, Grant, McKinley,
1 Taft, Wilson and the late Franklin
Roosevelt.
And in every case the issue was
! settled in favor of the President,
1 namely, that it is his sworn duty
to carry out the obligations of the
United States.
j In this particular case, when the
senate ratified the North Atlantic
treaty it made the obligations of
that treaty law, binding on the
President of the United States no
matter who he might be. Certain
articles of the treaty bind the North
Atlantic nations to united effort to
maintain the security of the North
Atlantic area, including the use of
; armed force if necessary.
• It is these articles of the treaty
that the President is upholding in
. sending troops to Europe. If the
, congress Should deny the President
the right to use troops or arms
abroad, then certain articles of the
treaty become meaningless.
In the few cases where similar
questions have reached the Supreme
Court, the President has been up-
held in his action. It would seem
that Senator Taft’s attack, there-
fore, can not succeed in the face of
tradition.
CROPS:
Prospects Not Bright
The agriculture department re-
ported 1951 crop prospects not so
bright as they might be for attain-
ing the government’s goal of a
record harvest.
Shortages of soil moisture in im-
portant southwestern wheat areas,
prospects of less irrigation water
from snows, freeze damage to fall-
sown grain crops in the south, loss
of farm labor to the armed serv-
ices .and industry, and the pros-
pects of shortages of repair parts
for farm machinery were listed as
having an effect on production.
The farmers of the nation face a
production quota greater than any
ever demanded in this country. In-
creased grain production is needed
to rebuild surpluses which have
dwindled in the last two years. In
addition to rebuilding surpluses,
the United States must again as-
sume the responsibility of feeding
much of the world if open conflict
breaks out between the east and
west.
ARMED FORCES:
Goal Increased 260,000
Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg, assist-
ant to Secretary of Defense Mar-
shall, told the armed services sub-
committee that the goal of the na-
tion’s fighting forces had been in-
creased 260,000 by June 30.
The armed forces had been work-
ing on a program of 3,200,000 by
June 30.
Army, navy, air force, and ma-
rine officials urged the drafting of
18 year olds. Unless the draft age
is lowered, Mrs. Rosenberg said
married men and fathers, and pos-
sibly some veterans, would have to
be drafted to meet the expanded
quota.
Meanwhile, the FBI reported it
had investigated nearly 9,000 cases
of alleged violations of the draft law
during the last six months. The bu-
reau was reportedly receiving more
than 2,200 such cases for inquiry
every month.
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charge of manpower, told a sen-
ate armed services subcommit-
tee that President Truman had
increased the goal for the
armed services from 3,200,000
to 3,462,205 men by June 30.
She said the increase would re-
quire the drafting of 18 year
olds.
BUILDING:
Thirty Day Freeze
The government clamped down on
the construction of new commercial
buildings, prohibiting the starting
of virtually all such new projects
until February 15.
After the freeze period, each pri-
vate new commercial building proj-
ect must be submitted to the nation-
al production authority for approval.
The NPA said the ban was neces-
sary to save materials for mobiliza-
tion.
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Lane, Ella E. The Shiner Gazette (Shiner, Tex.), Vol. 59, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 1, 1951, newspaper, February 1, 1951; Shiner, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1163808/m1/8/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Shiner Public Library.