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Sunday, April 8, 1061
Barbarians are what they are largely because they never hare ex-
perienced discipline. We should net resent It. It Is good for a man
that he bear the yoke In his youth—Lam. 3:27.
Surplus, But Taxes Go On
^THE people have been slightly confounded by the latest
financial reports emanating: from Washington. Earlier
forecasts of a $2,700,000,000 deficit for the current fiscal
year have been replaced by predictions that the government
may wind up with $3 billion surplus instead.
The ordinary citizen might ask: ‘‘How can financial ex-
perts be $5,700,000,000 off in their estimates in the space
of a few months?”
Without wishing to apologize for the experts, one can
say that in these days of mammoth sums it’s easy.
First of all, congress increased corporate and personal
income taxes last fall. By the time President Truman sub-
mitted his new budget in January, only part of a year’s
returns at the higher rate had come into the U. S. treasury.
The budgeteers had to guess what a full year would bring.
They guessed too low.
* * *
T'HE January forecast was based also on a calculated rate
of expenditure for defense purposes. In actual practice,
that rate has not been achieved. Expenses consequently are
running well behind the estimates.
Put the underestimated income side by side with over-
estimated expenses and you change a potential deficit into
a prospective surplus.
It would be risky to assume, though, that this unexpect-
edly bright outlook is going to continue indefinitely. As
Defense Mobilizer Charles Wilson and others have pointed
out, the government is now ordering arms and munitions at
a vastly accelerated pace—$2 billion a month, or double the
defense outlays at the time of the outbreak of war in Korea.
The bills for these orders have not yet come in. When
they do, next fall and winter, the government’s surprising
surplus will vanish in a hurry and we’ll be back in the red.
No miracle of financial sleight-of-hand is going to remove
from our backs the burden of a greatly expanded arms
program.
* * *
^yHEN the impact of this effort really starts to hit us, the
need for more taxes once more will be strikingly ap-
parent. Mr. Truman has scaled down his 1951 tax demands
from $16,500,000,000 to $10,000,000,000, but his lieutenants
are seeking prompt action on that lower figure to assure
the government’s readiness to make heavier outlays in the
months ahead.
Congress would not have voted the larger sum this year
anyway. Indeed, it may wind up giving grudging approval
to perhaps no more than $7 billion in new levies this year
That might well prove sufficient for a while.
But it’s hard to see how congress can escape voting still
higher taxes later, if we wish to curb inflation and keep the
defense program on a pay-as-you-go basis. Maximum de-
fense output is not expected to come until early 1952, and
federal expenses certainly will rise until that peak has been
reached.
We can all be grateful for the rosier glow that today
surrounds the federal balance sheet. But we needn’t kid
ourselves into believing we’ve managed to achieve an ef-
fective defense without financial pain. The sacrifices have
merely been deferred.
The average American takes 18,908 steps a day, says a
statistician. Now, if he only knew where he was going.
... The struggle for riches is vanity, according to a pastor.
We 11 bet the average boss wouldn’t give him any argument.
Superstition is just a lot of bunk with most people—
until it comes true.
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BY JULIUS LONG
COPYRIGHT I95I ,BY'NEA SERVICE, INC,
A falling off in sales is reported in some lines, but the
traltic turnover remains about the same.
It’s not wise to talk too much, but it’s still okay to sav,
Another government bond, please.”
Down Memory Lane
April 8. 1931
t nnn ^olorJf“l l,arilde will be held Saturday in which over
1,000 Canadian county school children will appear. The parade
is dedicated to health work in the county.
.. Tw° appearances will be made Sunday by members of
the El Reno highschool band. After one in the highschool,
they will combine with Okarche highschool’s band for an-
other concert.
Prizes to the winners of the Izaak Walton league theme
contest were announced and awarded Friday morning at an
assembly of the El Reno highschool student body. In the
senior Highschool division, Ethel Smith, a senior, got first
prize, and Jeannette Hendrickson, a freshman, earned first
prize for the junior highschool division.
Canadian county will receive $2,457 as its part of the
March collections of gasoline tax.
April 8, 1941
Yesterday, when Thomas Miller of Sacramento, Calif.,
walked into the office of W. J. B. Miller, Canadian county
treasurer, it was the first time the brothers had seen each
other in 18 years. The Californian will stay here for a few
days visit.
Randolph Forrest, son of Mrs. Lula Forrest, El Reno,
is one of five Lawton bowlers designated to compete in the
American Bowling congress tournament at St. Paul, Minn
Mr and Mrs. Fnmk Bethard moved Wednesday morn-
ing to Weatherford, where Mr. Bethard has accepted a posi-
tion as instructor in sheet metal works at the Southwestern
Institute of Technology.
institute oi ieennoiogy. --------« VERTICAL
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THE STORY: I, Jim Marshall,
let-man lor Star William*, noted
criminal lawyer, have accompanied
Rose Bidault home alter her ac
quittal on a murder char$e. Her ac-
quittal waa obtained dramatically
by Star who dropped the altered
murder tun in court, cauifnf It to
go off “accidentally" after experts
had testified It would not do so.
But at her home. Rose says that
her story about the accidental dis-
charge of the gun was false and
that she lied to Star. But she «fc
nlea killing her husband, for whoae
death she was tried. Her first etory.
she said, waa given to protect Larry
Stone, a local playboy, who waa
with her at the time Row's hus
band, Barney Bidault, was mur-
dered. But I still find It hard to
beUeve she didn't UU Bidault—I’ve
been convinced she was guilty since
the start.
* * •
vn
I STUDIED Rose, trying to fathom
* her. I realized that If Star had
come here Instead of me, she would
have confided In him—If confiding
she really were. I was second choice,
because Star had been so eager to
get back to Madam Sareeta. the
proud pupil reporting to his dear
teacher.
"Tell me, Rose, when the going
got tough, why didn't you level
with Star and tell him about Larry
Stone being here?”
What would be the good of that?
The damage had been done. Why
drag Larry Into it? If the Jury
found out Larry had been there,
they never would have taken the
accidental death theory seriously."
I shrugged: "How about that
check?"
"You are worried about the check,
Aren't you? All right.
She went over to her writing
desk. She had finished writing the
check, and she handed it up.
"Ten grand! That's a lot of
money added to the ten I already
paid!"
"Well, you got your money’s
worth."
She nodded. "Hold the check a
couple of days, will you? Dave
Qrafton told me It would take that
long to get the money cleared In
Barney's estate.”
I nodded. “Sure."
Dave Grafton had been Barney
Bidault's regular lawyer. He had
never approved of Rose and prob-
ably would have tried to atop the
marriage If Barney had not been at
Miami at the time. When Barney
had written his new will, leaving
everything to Rose, Orafton had
managed to get himself named ex-
ec tor. Rose had fumed In Jail at
the idea of Orafton's handling the
estate, but there was nothing she
could do about It.
“It burns me up,” she said. "Dave
Grafton making over a hundred
thousand dollars out of Barney's
estate! Why, that's five times what
Star charged to clear me I”
I pocketed the check. “I didn't
notice Dave at the trial today."
Rose made a wry face. She mixed
more drinks and began to sip hers.
She was mellowing.
No, Dave Orafton wont like my
going free one bit I BeUeve me,
I'm going to check up on how he’s
been handling my money!"
• • •
as good as stolen the money she
had inherited from Barney Bidault
—and committed his murder on top
of that! Of course, if she had been
convicted of his murder, the law
would not have permitted her to
Inherit his estate. It would have
gone to his next of kin.
I drank my whiskey and put down
the glass with an air of finality.
"Well, thanks for the check. -I
wem't bother you any more." 7:
"Don't you believe me?”
"I don't know. Rose. Let's put it
like this. I’ll believe the part about
Larry Stone being here. And 111
pretend I never heard you say It.
Because, If It gets out that Larry
was here, then Andy Tanner will
have him Indicted sure!"
Rose sat up straight and took her
leg down off the chair.
"I thought you said there couldn’t
be another trial"
“No, Rose. I told you that you
couldn’t be tried again. That
doesn’t mean your accomplice—or
anybody else can't be tried for
Barney's murder. But don't worry.
I won't mention what you've told
me to a soul."
"Not even Star Williams?"
“I said a soul. Star would be In-
dignant If anybody even suggested
that he jxjssesses such a thing."
She got up in alarm. "Don't
leave! I don't want to be left
alone!"
"You must have lots of friends
left, Rose, especially now that
you’re out of Jail with a couple of
million bucks to spend. Larry Stone
for example?”
Her face darkened. "No, that’s all
over. Of course, Larry was right,
saying that I should leave him out
of the picture for my own good.
But he was awfully quick to think
up the idea. No, Larry'g the last
person In the world I'd want to be
with. You'll do fine."
"Thanks tor the compliment, but
I think It's a Case of my being the
Handiest thing around.”
* * *'
OHE hit me harder than I thought
possible. For a little girl, that
is. Of course she used the palm of
her hand, but it connected with
the rapidity of a rattlesnake strik-
ing, and my cheek smarted for
seconds afterwards.
I went downstairs and out via
the porte-cochere door to my car.
I was Just climbing in when a big
sedan pulled up. Dave Grafton was
driving, and he was alone.
"Go away and come back some
other time,” I told him. "She can't
talk business now."
Grafton, a portly, flftytsh man,
eyed me with the disapproval my
thick voice merited. He watched
me climb under the wheel and drive
away. By the time I had reached
the street, he was following. Ha
kept following me for perhaps two
blocks, perhaps 20. I really couldn't
make a sworn statement about that.
(To Be Continued)
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TJOW'S your memory for
H dates? Twice within the lari
week I have been asked to re-
call an Important date and
somewhere within the surround-
ing 10 years Is the best I can
do. I am resolved to hereafter
keep a diary of important peo-
ple and events. Such Is not
wholly the answer, as In my
search for verification of the
years of residence In El Reno of
a more-or-leis Important per-
sonage, I got, what will go down
In my book as "famous last
words."
Bald I to him whonj I thought
would surely know.lTDon't
remember-?when whoosls
1't row
, r_.. came
here and when he left?" And
In a very quiet and serious man-
ner came this reply, "No, Ann,
I don't. He wasn't so important
then.”
Who cares about the date? In
661 B. C., Confucius was born
in China. For 2500 years the
wisdom of this one has been ac-
cepted but I suspect only a few
historians could tell off hand the
date of his birth.
Friday, Afftl 7, A. D. 29, 1922
years ago, occurred the crucifix-
ion of Christ, according to the
astronomical calculations of Dr.
Oswald Gerhart, emeritus pro-
fessor at the Konigstadt Real-
gymnasium, Berlin. Every year
we celebrate this memorable oc-
casion on the Friday before Eas-
ter which in our calendar Is a
moveable date. No significance
is placed on the date of the first
good Friday. In 1752, 199 years
ago, Benjamin Franklin dem-
onstrated when flying a kite
during a thunderstorm that
lighting is a discharge of elec-
tricity. Thanks Mr. Franklin.
You had a kite, we have Reddy
Kilowatt and not many of us
care when or how—Just don’t
turn off the light.
On Feb. 12, 1851, 100 years
ago, gold was discovered In Aus-
tralia. Maybe 100 years from
now somebody will discover gold
at Fort Knox, Ky. Won't they be
surprised?
On April 8. 1917, the United
States declared a state of war
existed with Germany. It Is
difficult to get a ripple of ex-
citement on Armistice day, Nov.
11, the date of the cessation of
hostilities. If it weren’t a holi-
day, it probably wouldn’t be no-
ticed.
April 9. 1942, In Bataan, a
small open car displaying a
white flag rolling along a mili-
tary highway toward the Japa-
nese lines In the vicinity of Ll-
may, signalled the surrender of
the American-Ftllpino forces of
that peninsula. This is the date
when stout American soldiers
were forced to admit to them-
selves that help from home was
nonexistent. The date is imma-
terial but heaven grant we never
forget the humiliation of that
hour.
April 8, 1951. Good stout North
Americans fighting In Korea.
When this and other dates of
the first war to be fought under
the UN flag shall have become
history, heaven grant we shall
remember It with pride in our
nation, and not writhe In pain
at the thought of men who
scanned the sky and searched
the sea for the help we couldn't
send.
There arc things going on in
our Capitol today which I wish
the recording finger would write
but faintly. Men sacrificing
their lives while their leaders
hunt for worms under stumps.
It's a black date In the history
of our country. Sez I.
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★ WASHINGTON COLUMi
By PETER EDSON
NBA Washington Correspondent
Hard Job of Moral Reform
Is Up to All of the People
WASHINGTON, April 7-(NEA)
™ —It's a wise man who knows
when to quit. This Is as true of
politicians as it is of prize fighters.
And that, perhaps, Is why two
smart Democratic senators—J. Wil-
liam Fulbright of Arkansas and
Estes Kefauver of Tennessee—want
to step out of the ring, to quit
their current fights as champions.
They have delivered some Jarring
punches to racketeers and chlselers
In their investigations of recon-
struction finance corporation and
organized crime. There Is a great
public clamor for them to continue
Indefinitely. But knowing the fick-
leness of public Interest. Fulbrlght
and Kefauver would like to step
aside.
They have proved what they
started out to prove—that there was
monkey-business In high places. Let
the proper local authorities clean
up their own situations^ as FBI
Director J. Edgar Hoover recom-
mends.
Citing 30 racketeers for contempt
of congress In refusing to answer
Kefauver questions Isn't going to
clean up U. 8. crime. Convicting a
few Julbrlght committee witnesses
.of. IXtiUOL or..Income tax evasion
won't end political influence ped-
dling.
* * *
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flowers 41 Paradise
25 Apple center 42 Ages
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(Bib.)
32 Unusual
85 Symbol for
tellurium
36 Enthusiastic
ardor
37 Entreaty
38 Hypothetical
structural unit
40 Early
English (ab.)
41 Essential being
48 Pealed
45 Poem
46 Lariat
*0 Sailor (coll.)
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Containers
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fed Article
iff Necessities
vertical
45 British money
of account
47 Bitter vetch
48 Goddess of
infatuation
49 Unit of weight
51 Short-napped
fabric
53 Symbol for
cerium
54 Yea (Sp.)
Look and Learn
1. Of what nationality were the
following authors: (a) Burns, (b)
Ibsen, (c) Poe, (d> Zola?
2. With what does “mensura-
tion" deal?
9. On what building Is the larg-
est dome In the world?
4. What Is a “piscatorial cham-
pion?"
5. Who wrote the novel "She?”
ANSWERS
1. (a) Scottish, (b) Norwegian,
(c) American. (d> French.
2. It is a branch of mathema-
tics that has to do with the cal-
culation of lines, surfaces and vol-
umes.
3. The Pantheon In Rome.
4. A champion fisherman.
5. H. Rider Haggard (1856-1926).
A TTENDANCE at the raoe tracks
and gambling spas this summer
will probably be greater than ever.
Bookmaking business will flourish.
Patrons of the numbers racket will
be Just as numerous. Politicians
will continue to be politicians.
So the bigger question raised is
how to make people stop gambling
and grafting? The public mind Is
now In the curious position of
tlilnking that it's wrong to take a
bribe, but all right to offer one, if
you can get away with it.
Senator Fulbrignt's proposal for
a new and larger investigation of
"ethical standards of conduct In
public affairs" offers an approach
to this problem. It is not Just a
reform In government that's called
for—though that would be desirable
as a first step. It’s a moral reform
of the whole people that's needed.
For It Is an old saying that, "The
people usually get the kind of gov-
ernment they deserve."
When It comes smart instead of
Just Illegal to evade income taxes,
buy on the black market, chisel
on government anti-inflation regu-
lations, lobby for special interest
legislation, profiteer on sales of
government surpluses, fix parking
tickets, break speed laws ar
every federal, state and loca
then there is something b
wrong with the whole systi
* * *
UTHAT'S the difference l
™ a basketball player who
a bribe to throw games a
alumnus who subsidizes an
—making him a professlo
amateur sports?
What's the difference bet:
racketeer who lakes advent
loopholes In the tax laws s
oil producer or the builder
defense plant who asks for
crated depredation allowam
take advantage of other lot
In the same laws?
What’s the difference betwe
patron of a policy game rack
is Illegally In this country and
to be deported, and the err
of “wetback” labor smuggled
the Mexican border in vlolat
the immigration laws?
As Senator FUlhrlght has
his Investigation may not ha'
covered many outright vlolat!
the law. What It has unc
are many easeful presumab
spectable ’jilting k
lawyers to^EBUiri 'tHMte
enrich themselves at gover
expense.” J ^
The big. (eat fow is whethi
White House wl the^ongresi
the guts to correct the abuse
have been dhuUosed. Will
president have 4ne decency t
the members ! qf his staff
have been, jjgriulshtg In I
questionable Jtgvgjs? And wl
congress have the honesty to
all the legal loopholes
sanction such goings on? No
some of theau-but all of tl
of themr »but
Lesson in Englii
words oFpajr misus
see
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not say, VI geikjWJy
he Is there.” fcy, “
him."
OFTEN MI8PRONOU
Equine. Pronounce e-kwln,
me, i as In mine, accent fl
lable.
OFTEN MISSPELLED:
(a messenger). Currier (o
dresses leather).
SYNONYMS: Cont«
meditate, consider, ponder
WORD STUDY: "Use
three times and It is your
us increase our vocabuli
mastering one word each d
day’s word: DUDGEON;
mor. "The man's dudgeon
go unnoticed by his compan
Sally’s Sallies
Problem a Day
A triangle has a base of 14 ft.
and altitude of 12 ft. A line is
drawn parallel to the base inside
the triangle, and at a distance
of 2 ft. from the base. What is
the length of this drawn line?
ANSWER
U ft. 8 In. Subtract 2 from 12;
then to find the line drawn, form
proportion 12 Is to 10 as 14 Is to
the line drawn. Divide product
of 10 and 14 by 12.
TARZAN COMES DOWN .
BOSTON— (UP)—Erven-year-old
Joseph P. Ward. Jr., was up a tree.
He went up to play "Tarxan." He
stayed up when his leg got caught
In the branches. Neighbors couldn’t
get him down. Neither could po-
lice. Firemen finally did the trick
with crowbar* and a can oi oil.
—r- ~n* icnurci syndicate, Inc. Waild tighb Mcmd."
“How does he know how fast I’m going? He can’t •
speedometer.”
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