anaheim-bulletin 1954-06-26

Editorial Page 8 — ANAHEIM (Cal.) BULLETIN Saturday, June 26, 1954 Published Daily Evenings Except Sundays and Holidays by ANAHEIM BULLETIN PUBLISHING CO., INC. 822 S. Lemon St. ANAHEIM, Calif. HAZEL D. LOUDON, President L. H. LOUDON, Jr. Vice-Pres. and Co-Publisher STANLEY LOUDON, Co-Publisher and Treasurer MILDRED TAGGART, Member of Board RICHARD FISCHLE, Jr. Secretary and Business Manager DON SHAFFER, Editor CARRIE LOU SUTHERLAND, Society and Women's Department C-Wim RLAND, Advertising Manager MEMBER OF THE ORANGE COUNTI NEWS SERVICE Legalized in accordance California State Law December 28, 1951, Entered as second-class mail matter August 14, 1923 at the post office at Anaheim, California under the Act of March 3, 1479. Subscription Rates—1 month, $1.00; 3 months, $2.75; 6 months, $5.00; 1 year, $8.50. No additional charge for mailing within the continental United States. Sales tax will be added to quoted prices on taxable items appearing in the advertising columns of the Anaheim Bulletin, same to be paid for by the purchaser as required by law. NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES WEST-HOLLIDAY CO., INC. UNITED PRESS New York—27 East 10th St.; Chicago—567 N. Michigan Ave.; San Francisco—625 Market St.; Detroit—319 Stephenson Blvd.; Vancouver B. C.—711 Ball Blvd.; Los Angeles—139 Bo. Spring St.; Portland—520 W. Sixth St.; St. Louis—411 North Tenth St.; Seattle—603 Stewart St; Atlanta—326 Grant Building TAX FACTS YOU HOULD KNOW (The following statement has been prepared and released by the Anaheim Union High School Board of Trustees and does not constitute an approval or disapproval but is for factual information of the voting public.) This is the summary article in a series pointing out the urgent need for affirmative vote support of the Anaheim Union High School district tax election to be held Monday, June 28. In the foregoing articles we have endeavored to point out just what the proposed increase in the high school tax ceiling means to you and why it needs your approval. The first thing it will mean is a better secondary school system as was voted by the people on November 4, 1952. It will give your adolescents of junior high grades 7, 8 and 9 a chance to develop from children into young adults in a school of their own providing an enriched program of study during this important formative period in their lives. Secondly it will provide funds to meet the cost of operating the junior high school program for 1954-55. Your Birthday SATURDAY, JUNE 26—Born day, you have one of those seriminds that functions with methocal precision. You have a g memory, a good head for figuand a keen wit. You can be as termined and firm as the rock Gibraltar. You have a very k social consciousness. You want do all you can to help those v are less fortunate than yours. You have a mind that penetration to the heart of a subject instand, although it actually operamore on intuition than anyelse, you are distinclined to adi The first thing it will mean is a better secondary school system as was voted by the people on November 4, 1952. It will give your adolescents of junior high grades 7, 8 and 9 a chance to develop from children into young adults in a school of their own providing an enriched program of study during this important formative period in their lives. Secondly it will provide funds to meet the cost of operating the junior high school program for 1954-55. The Board of Trustees has determined that a tax rate of approximately $1.37 will be needed to provide the funds for next year's expenses. This tax rate is possible only if the proposed tax measure is approved. A third factor of importance to be recognized is that the increased assessed valuations in the district is not in proportion to the heavy increase in student enrollment. The ratio as estimated will be at a 4 to 1 ratio of increased enrollment to assessed valuation. As our orange groves diminish into tracts the more acute the problem becomes. The more new houses that are built, the greater the deficit will become because of the unfavorable 4 to 1 ratio. New industry helps taxes but again it doesn't keep pace with the influx of new students. Therefore, the proposed increase in the high school tax ceiling will be needed to provide the funds to operate our junior and senior high schools. Factor four which merits full attention and consideration is that the entire 50c being asked for at the forthcoming election does not automatically become the assessment for the school year 1954-55. It is the responsibility of the board to fix the rate no higher than absolutely necessary to acquire the funds needed for the operation of the high school and the two junior high schools. This was done at the last meeting held June 22. In the meeting the board approved a preliminary budget that will require an approximate tax increase of 34c to the current basic tax rate. This is a saving of 16c from the tax ceiling being sought in Monday's election and the 16c will not be assessed. Economy is the fifth factor to be considered. For the proposed increase of an additional levy of approximately 34c the district will operate three schools instead of only one; it will pay the salaries of twice as many employees; and it will serve twice as many pupils. All of this for less than half of the current .7862 basic tax rate. Also, along the line of economy, is the fact that no school in the county has a lower minimum salary for teachers; only two schools have a lower maximum. One fleet of buses will be used to serve all three schools. Supplies will be bought in bulk and distributed to all three schools. Cafeteria food will be prepared in a central kitchen and distributed. There is to be one mind that functions with methodical precision with methods memory, a good head for figures and a keen wit. You can be as terminated and firm as the rock Gibraltar. You have a very keen social consciousness. You want do all you can to help those who are less fortunate than yours. You have a mind that penetrates to the heart of a subject instantaneously and, although it actually operates more on intuition than anything else, you are disinclined to admit it. Fond of the occult and the mysterious, you are always attempting to find some scientific basis for all phenomena. If a man, you may be mechanically inclined or perhaps something of an invader. Whether you commercialize your ideas or only utilize them in your own amusement — and your neighbor's amazement—is the question. Personally, you are not good promoter but if you had sharp manager, you might even make a profit from your avocatation. You enjoy good music and a fond of literature. You may, fact, have talent in either or both of these fields which, if cultivated might bring you material success as well as fame. Affectionate and loving, you will be a devoted mate. Your ideals are high, however, and if your mind should fall short of expectations you would suffer great unhappiness. Therefore, do not wed hastle. Among those who were born this day are: Lord Kelvin and John H. Alexander, scientists; Frieder Hempel, singer; Sidney Howard playwright; Pearl Buck, author; John H. Alexander, statesman. To find what the stars have store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. Sunday, June 27 CANCER June 22 - July 23) — A spectre are excellent for a short trip today. Why not get out town to visit relatives? LEO (July 24-Aug. 23)—Seek spiritual guidance if perplexed over some complicated situation. Will be extremely helpful. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) — Tale time out to make a few plans for the coming week. You will make progress if you hold to careful schedule. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) — You may find it difficult to look things from another's point of view. of only one; it will pay the salaries of twice as many employees; and it will serve twice as many pupils. All of this for less than half of the current .7862 basic tax rate. Also, along the line of economy, is the fact that no school in the county has a lower minimum salary for teachers; only two schools have a lower maximum. One fleet of buses will be used to serve all three schools. Supplies will be bought in bulk and distributed to all three schools. Cafeteria food will be prepared in a central kitchen and distributed. There is to be one central business office. Labor saving equipment will make the rounds of the three schools. Economy wise, everything is being done so that you will get your money's worth. This is the summary statement from the Board of Trustees which have been purposely delayed so as not to confuse the issue with the recent elementary bond election. "THE EASTERN'S PRAYER!" A songster of an elder day once said:— "Lo! I pray the prayer that the Easterns do— May the love of 'Allah abide with you!' Now, high on my wall, lettered gold and red, Hangs that poet's prayer in an ornate frame! When I am lonely, weary, or just—blue; When the day is drab and all hope seems dead— I turn to the plaque which hangs by my bed, To pray the prayer of the Easterns a-new! With each day's living—Life's tides ebb and flow; There is much of pleasure—and more of blame— Yet man alone is privileged to know And speak his Creator's Holiest Name— While the beautiful palms of 'Allah' grow! ENDING A CYCLE The David Lawrence Dispatch By DAVID LAWRENCE WASHINGTON, June 26—Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, is a very adroit diplomat, but he should have read that book about "How to Win Friends and Influence People" before he made his speech Wednesday night in the House of Commons, on the eve of his conferences with President Eisenhower. For if a single address ever alienated more persons in a single country—and particularly in a National Legislature—than did Mr. Eden's address as it was read by most of the members of the Congress of the United States, no one has ever called attention to such a destructive utterance before. Probably nobody will be more surprised than Mr. Eden to learn of this reaction. For the British leaders, like our own, usually have their eyes fixed on what their own constituency wants to hear and do not always take into account how their words might sound to persons overseas. The difficulty is not personal—it is a matter of national differences. The sad truth is that the popular sentiment in Great Britain is against firmness in dealing with the Communists and now leans toward making a deal with Moscow despite the tragic record of violated pledges and, non-cooperation which has characterized the Soviet policy since the close of World War II. It comes as a bit of a shock to the American sense of morality, if not to the principle of consistency in international affairs, to read such glowing tributes rendered by Mr. Eden to Chou En-Lai, the Premier of Red China and Foreign Minister Molotov of Soviet Russia on their work at the Geneva conference, and to note the studied omission of any reference to the U.S. Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, who spent a considerable time with the British Foreign Secretary in the opening days of the conference trying to impress upon him the American acceptance. Mr. Eden is risking a by his carelessness of spirit though obviously he was persuade a "peace at parliament in London that not coming to America" policy of a deal with something which seems taken hold of both the vive and the Labor Party. For what Mr. Eden doing—though he may it—is telling the Americans that the principle of colluria cannot be used in Asia unless the enemy that Red China, which ported aggression in India more worthy of his attention than the virago United States governs. This is the quick way isolationism in America off congressional aid to errments, mistaken as opinions would be. Public however, in America is by just such things, and of Mr. Eden cannot be future statements co-friendlier terms. In this Eden did play a much dial tone. "Everybody in this country said, 'or almost everybody believes that understates tween us, the British wealth and the United States is in that spirit that we go across the Atlantic (the committee's message (committee of the white British parliament) has described as being 'do all you have the best relations United States, but do what the House of Commons you to do'—What our friends might call a tourment." It is truly a "tough as to try or carry out the any price" policy of the parliament and to ask try nevertheless to keep that functions with methodicision. You have a good day, a good head for figures, been wit. You can be as deed and firm as the rock of ear. You have a very keen consciousness. You want to you can to help those who is fortunate than yourself. have a mind that penetrates heart of a subject instantly though it actually operates on intuition than anything you are disinclined to admit of the occult and the myssion you are always attempt find some scientific basis phenomena. If a man, you can mechanically inclined and be something of an inventher you commercialize less or only utilize them for amusement — and your ner's amazement—is the quespersonally, you are not a romoter but if you had a manager, you might even profit from your avocation. Enjoy good music, and are literature. You may, in live talent in either or both fields which, if cultivated, bring your material success as fame. Donate and loving, you will notated mate. Your ideals are however, and if your mate fall short of expectations could suffer great unhappitherefore, do not wend in ing those who were born on are: Lord Kelvin and John Bander, scientists; Frieda singer; Sidney Howard, right; Pearl Buck, author; Alexander, statesman. And what the stars have in you tomorrow, select your star and read the corresparagraph. Let your birther be your daily guide. Sunday, June 27 MR June 22 - July 23) — Ascare excellent for a short day. Why not get out of to visit relatives? July 24-Aug. 23)—Seek spirul guidance if perplexed over complicated situation. It is extremely helpful. (Aug. 24-Sept. 23)—Take to make a few plans for coming week. You will progress if you hold to a schedule. (Sept. 24-Oct. 23)—You find it difficult to look at from another's point of loyal. Better, however, for you not to wed in haste; or you may have to repent at leisure. Artistic by nature, you will be happiest if you cultivate one of the arts or professions as a lifework rather than trying to make out in commerce or business. You like to think that you are a good manager when it comes to financial matters, but the brutal truth is that you are highly impractical, enjoy luxurious living and often have a difficult time making your budget work. Fortunately, your talents are such that you always will be able to make a comfortable living; but if you want to die rich, you'd better appoint someone to handle the family purse strings. You can make money —but you also know how to spend it! Charming and winsome, you will make friends wherever you do. Don't permit your friends to impose upon your good nature. You are so trusting that you are not a very good judge of other people's motives. Among those who were born on this date are: John Golden theatrical producer; Charles Parnell, Irish statuesman; Paul Lawrence Dunbar, poet; Helen Keller, blind author; Henry B. Stanton, abolitionist; Leonard Case, philanthropist. To find what the stars have in store for you tomorrow, select your birthday star and read the corresponding paragraph. Let your birthday star be your daily guide. Monday, June 28 CANCER (June 22-July 23) — The unexpected often happens—that long-awaited raise at the office could be in your next pay envelope. LEO (July 24-Aug. 23) — Be on the alert today, someone might be trying to fool you! Be sure every offer is bona fide. VIRGO (Aug. 24-Sept. 23) — Your personal budget may need some careful repair! Adjust it, if you have been over extravagant. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) — If things have been rather hectic these past few days, hopes are in sight for them to calm down soon. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You can start then enew work week with plenty of enthusiasm if you utilized your week-end wisely. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) — Time to get back on the job! It is to be hoped that you stored an international affairs, to read such glowing tributes rendered by Mr. Eden to Chou En-Lai, the Premier of Red China and Foreign Minister Molotov of Soviet Russia on their work at the Geneva conference, and to note the studied omission of any reference to the U.S. Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, who spent a considerable time with the British Foreign Secretary in the opening days of the conference trying to impress upon him the American viewpoint. Also, it is depressing to find the Foreign Secretary brushing off altogether any mention of the terrible crime of the Red China government in committing a flagrant act of aggression in Korea, which was condemned by a formal resolution of the United Nations. What Mr. Eden has forgotten is that an idealistic nation, known as the United States of America, sent its troops more than 5,000 miles to a distant battlefield in Korea, suffered casualties of more than 140,000 and is technically at war today with the Red Chinese aggressor. But, Mr. Eden nevertheless berates American diplomats for declining to take the bloodcovered hands of the Red China Premier in an enthusiastic fraternization at Geneva such as Mr. Film Shop HOLLYWOOD—A youthful actor, Charles Drake, wants a few non-Western roles because he thinks a left-handed cowboy just can't succeed as a hero. Drake, who is really a city boy, believes he's the only portside cowboy in Hollywood, but isn't too happy about the distinction. "I'm never the hero," he said sadly. "And I never get the girl I've been told that the traditions of the West would be shattered, if a southpaw cowboy got a break." Drake, currently involved in "Shadow Valley" for Universal-International, tried to solve the problem by becoming a 'switch-shooter.' It didn't work out, however, because his starboard draw was too slow. "Folks just don't coston to a left-handed draw in the movies," he said. "It's about time I got back into the kind of costumes I was raised in." Saved From Heroism Drake, who was signed by U-I several years ago, can look back on some competent acting. Macdonald Carey in "Territory." In "Winchester was the guy Shelley couldn't stand. Child-slayer cupped him in "Lone Hat he represented the second hind Jeff Chandler in "row." In "Shadow Valley" I most commits mild here the script straightens out to keep him from such a fearless young sheriff ww Rory Calhoun out of town Only one thing wrong says Drake: "While I'm throwing hat at Calhoun, his pals are the bank I should be guar- Ten Years Ag Miss Marjorie Criss, daughter of the Charles Criss' of this Earl K. Harker, son of Mrs. E. B. Harker of We- st were married at Whit Methodist church this week. Mrs. Ben Hein was president of the Magnolia July 24-Aug. 23)—Seek spiritual guidance if perplexed over complicated situation. It is extremely helpful. August 24-Sept. 23)—Take out to make a few plans for the coming week. You will progress if you hold to a schedule. September 24-Oct. 23)—You find it difficult to look at from another's point of view if you can try. October 24-Nov. 22)—After being church, select some relaxation appropriate to relax. November 23-Dec. 22)—Be that there is an imminent job that must be finished. If so, get an early Dorn (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—Delay so hard that you are out from entertaining! City is the best plan. January 21-Feb. 19)—Be as if you have to drive in traffic. Keep an eye out other fellow. February 20-Mar. 20)—Haste what can make waste Be careful and you can many possible accident. March 21-Apr. 21)—It is the heart of wisdom to be conscious in your actions today, being impulsive. April 22-May 21)—If you mind in your letter-writery not take time out to write to your friends. May 22-June 21)—To carefully at all times be my motto. If you do, sure to arrive safely. United Feature Syndicate, Inc. June 26, 1954 Ike sez that he ain't agonna run again — he's had enuff... By Grannies, that's good news cause another four years of his prosperity would leave me picked as clean as I wuz under the eight years of Truman's Fair Deals. Farmer McCabe (all rights reserved) Carefully repair! Adjust it, if you have been over extravagant. LIBRA (Sept. 24-Oct. 23) — If things have been rather hectic these past few days, hopes are in sight for them to calm down soon. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — You can start thine work week with plenty of enthusiasm if you utilized your week-end wisely. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 22) — Time to get back on the job! It is to be hoped that you stored up precious energy. You may need it. CAPRICORN (Dec. 23-Jan. 20)—Balance your assets and liabilities at this time. If dissatisfied, determine to do better. AQUARIUS (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) — If you can recognize it, there may be a real opportunity offered to you. Keep your eyes open. PISCES (Feb. 20-Mar. 20)—Avoid paying attention to gossip. Wait for the facts before you make up your mind about anything. ARIES (Mar. 21-Apr. 20)—Start winding up the month's activities diligently and be prepared for what is to come. TAURUS (Apr. 21-May 21) — Put in a good day's work and then you will have earned a pleasant, relaxing evening at home with friends. GEMINI (May 22-June 21) — Friends and neighbors may bring particular pleasure today. Accept a social invitation for the evening. (Distributed by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.) CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS 1-Compact 6-Waste silk fibers 11-Breakfast food 14-Slenderer 18-Among 15-City in Turkey 16-Etainment organization (init.) 17-Europeans 18-Range of knowledge 20-Girl's name 22-Man's name 23-Dispatched 24-Part of fishing line 26-Sleeping-sickness files 28-Exist DOWN 5-Biblical strong man 8-Colorful bird Miss Marjorie Criss, daughter the Charles Criss' of this Earl K. Harker, son of Mrs. E. B. Harker of West St, were married at White Methodist church this week. Mrs. Ben Hein was president of the Magnolia club in ceremonies held afternoon. Program at the city park include the Vacation Bible School Anaheim. Answer to Yesterday's News REVIEW SPEECH ELATED KENNESY LIST STIPEND APE STOWS TENT OPERATION ESTHER REAL EAR GARNET STOCK ALEE RAT N OLD MALAR LE VACATES EGOIST REST RESETS STYLE Cover 4-Instance (abbr.) 5-Fact 6-Scalable fragment 7-Part of catholicism 8-Shade tree 9-Reptiles 10-Calm 11-Woodland deserts 12-Raise 13-Decay 14-Book of pictures 15-Begin 16-Meadow 17-Fairy 18-Tormo room in halls 19-Long-legged birds 20-Tone of a musical saxophone invaded 21-Learning vital contempt (slang) 22-Instiginator 23-Surgical thread 24-Second seat quadrilateral 25-Back of the neck 26-Uncooked 27-Encountered Kaltenborn Edits the News BY H. V. KALTENBORN and ROLF KALTENBORN Eden accepted. Mr. Eden is risking a great deal by his carelessness of speech, even though obviously he was trying to persuade a "peace at any price" parliament in London that he was not coming to America to alter its policy of a deal with Moscow — something which seems to have taken hold of both the conservative and the Labor Party in Britain. For what Mr. Eden is really doing—though he may not realize it—is telling the American people that the principle of collective security cannot be used in Southeast Asia unless the enemy agrees and that Red China, which has supported aggression in Indo-China, is more worthy of his sympathetic attention than the viewpoint of the United States government. This is the quick way to breed isolationism in America and to cut off congressional aid to Allied governments, mistaken as both developments would be. Public opinion, however, in America is influenced by just such things, and the speech of Mr. Eden cannot be erased by future statements couched in friendlier terms. In the end Mr. Eden did play a much more cordial tune. "Everybody in this country," he said, "or almost everybody in it, believes that understanding between us, the British commonwealth and the United States, is the foundation of world peace. It is in that spirit that we are asked to go across the Atlantic. I think the committee's message tonight (committee of the whole of the British parliament) may be described as being 'do all you can to have the best relations with the United States, but do not forget what the House of Commons wants you to do'—What our American friends might call a tough assignment." It is truly a "tough assignment" to try to carry out the "peace at any price" policy of the British parliament and to ask this country nevertheless to keep on drafting. The quantities of business information and economic statistics the economic forecasters more available today make the task of difficult than ever. So much analysis now depends on which statistics are selected as crucial and which ignored. Selection is affected considerably by the mood of the economist. Supposing that last week you slept badly and that your disposition has been poor. In that case, here are some of the recent business news items that would have caught you attention: - The cost of living continues to rise. Food prices have kept going up. The cost of medical care is steadily increasing. - Personal income is declining. More Americans are cashing in their life insurance policies than did last year. - The number of business failures this past week was a good deal greater than for the same week last year. - A special study by the Department of Commerce reports that retail sales are three per cent off from last year. Automobile sales in particular are extremely slow. - The possibility of another costly steel strike looms large, as negotiations between union and management drag along. If your mood last week was sour and pessimistic you might well conclude that the American economy is indeed in a sorry state. BUT SUPPOSING you were feeling well and jovial. Here are some other business stories that would have caught your attention: - The general level of prices remains firm and steady. The costly dangers of inflation seem tocerns enjoying equal prosperity or suffering alike in depression down. The picture constantly changes. The whims and desires of 160 million Americans continually affect the state of business. No economist predicted that the American consumer would stop buying so many automobiles and instead spend vastly greater sums on personal services ranging from haircuts to better housing. This is one reason why Dr. advisor to President Eisenhower, has little use for firm economic predictions. Even though he has available more economic information than any other man in the country he insists, "The gift of prophecy is not one of my endowments." His skepticism about economics forecasts, however, is not shared by all economists. The quantity of economic predictions is increasing despite a steady succession of wrong guesses by the "experts." We would be better able judge these analyses of the nation's economic health if we also knew something about the health and disposition of those who do the predicting. FROM THE NEWS DESK The Russians continue to loot the Soviet Zone of Germany, despite their official declaration that they have stopped taking reparations. Valuable goods still go to Russia not as "reparations" but as "export trade." Radio Free Europe, sources of information behind the Iron Curtain, reports that in ship-building alone the Soviet Union will receive this year goods worth (committee of the whole of the British parliament) may be described as being 'do all you can to have the best relations with the United States, but do not forget what the House of Commons wants you to do'—What our American friends might call a tough assignment." It is truly a "tough assignment" to try at carry out the "peace at any price" policy of the British parliament and to ask this country nevertheless to keep on drafting its sons to help protect British colonialism in Southeast Asia when there's trouble or to send American divisions overseas to fight the Communist enemy in Europe whenever Moscow's evil rulers decide to end the dream of "peaceful coexistence" which the British Foreign Secretary has presented as the basis for world policy despite everything that has happened before. It will be realistically asked here why, if Mr. Eden has any evidence of a change in Moscow's evil purposes and policies of infiltration and deception, he did not reveal it to all the other diplomats who attended the Geneva conference. The fact is he has no such evidence. (Copyright, 1954, New York Herald Tribune Inc.) Macdonald Carey in "Comanche Territory." In Winchester 73' he was the guy Shelley Winters couldn't stand. Child-slapping occupied him in "Lone Hand," and he represented the second gun behind Jeff Chandler in "War Arrow." In "Shadow Valley" Drake almost commits mild heroism, but the script straightens out in time to keep him from such a fate. He's fearless young sheriff who chases Rory Calhoun out of town. Only one thing wrong with it, says Drake: "While I'm throwing haymakers at Calhoun, his pals are robbing the bank I should be guarding." Ten Years Ago Miss Marjorie Criss, daughter of the Charles Crisis' of this city and Carl K. Harker, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Harker of West Center, were married at White Temple Methodist church this week. Mrs. Ben Hein was installed resident of the Magnolia Study negotiations between union and management drag along. If your mood last week was sour and pessimistic you might well conclude that the American economy is indeed in a sorry state. BUT SUPPOSING you were feeling well and jovial. Here are some other business stories that would have caught your attention: - The general level of prices remains firm and steady. The costly dangers of inflation seem to have disappeared. - Average hourly earnings of workers in manufacturing industries are now $1.81 per hour, five cents above a year ago. Wage rates continue their upward trend. - The number of new business est level since 1947. This would indicate strong confidence in the future of business conditions. - A special study by the Department of Commerce shows that Americans are continuing their record purchases of food, clothing and drugs. If the present rate continues it will exceed that of last year. - The number of strikes is at the lowest point since the war. These are but a few of the more optimistic news items that could have been selected to offset the first list. The conclusion to be drawn from this second list is obvious. The economy is in good shape and this year may equal the record prosperity of 1853. THE VAST AMOUNT of economic information now available can thus be used to develop two diametrically opposite conclusions. Both lists were based on accurate information, but the human factor in selecting items to stress was crucial. Also, it is almost impossible to generalize about the exact state of our free competitive economy. At no time are all business con- Othman's Views on Washington Scenes By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN WASHINGTON — In Greece a 3-cent postage stamp would cost 600 drachmas. Many a workman earns 1,000,000 drachmas a week. If an Athenian goes downtown to buy a new linen suit, he has to carry his money in a suitcase. When I passed through there a couple of years ago, I paid 40,000 drachmas for a brief taxi ride and slipped the driver 10,000 more for a tip. Greece has so much money which is worth little less. The Russians continue to loot the Soviet Zone of Germany, despite their official declaration that they have stopped taking reparations. Valuable goods still go to Russia not as "reparations" but as "export trade." Radio Free Europe, sources of information behind the Iron Curtain, reports that in shipbuilding alone the Soviet Union will receive this year goods worth more than 400 million east marks. "Export trade" is now the fancy Russian word for robbery. DESPITE ALL the excitement, the revolutionary turmoil in Guatemala affects only a very small part of the population. Two-thirds of the Guatemalan people are of Indian descent, with strong tendency to quiet and order and an ingrained horror of violent change. Undermined by disease, poor diet, drink and years of oppression Most of the Indians seem to have little interest in politics and virtually no desire even to better their own wretched living conditions. For most of its history Guatemala has been ruled by a select white minority. Political instability has largely been confined to the small group. SURPRISINGLY ENOUGH, the traditional leadership of the United States in the number of motion picture films produced is now being challenged by Japan and India. These two countries now produce twice as many pictures as Britain, France or Italy. The costs of producing films in India and Japan are very low. As our industry concentrates on fewer but more lavish productions, these two Eastern countries may production. (Copyright 1954, General Features Corp.) Ten Years Ago Miss Marjorie Criss, daughter of the Charles Crisr' of this city and Karl K. Harker, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Harker of West Center, were married at White Temple Methodist church this week. Mrs. Ben Hein was installed resident of the Magnolia Study Club in ceremonies held yesterday afternoon. Program at the city park will include the Vacation Bible School for naheim. Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle REVISE SPEAKS ELATED KENNEL STIPEND TO APES STOWS PIP TENT OPEN FOR ESTHER REARED EAR ART GARNET STOICS ALES RAT NORA OLD MALAR NEB LE VACATES AR EGOIST ESTATE RESETS STYLES 8- Cover 4- Instance (abbr.) 5- Fact 6- Sasalike fragments 7- Part of camera 8- Shade tree 9- Reptiles 10- Calm 11- Woodland deities 12- Rats 13- Decay 14- Book of pictures 15- Begin 16- Meadow 17- Fairy 18- Upmost room in house 19- Long-legged birds 20- Tone of a musical sound 21- Invaded 22- Learning 23- Vital 24- Contemptible (slang) 25- Insignificant 26- Surgical thread 27- Second set in soundrille 28- Back of the neck 29- Uncooked 30- Encountered WASHINGTON — In Greece a 3-cent postage stamp would cost 600 drachmas. Many a workman earns 1,000,000 drachmas a week. If an Athenian goes downtown to buy a new linen suit, he has to carry his money in a suitcase. When I passed through there a couple of years ago, I paid 40,000 drachmas for a brief taxi ride and slipped the driver 10,000 more—for a tip. Greece has so much money, which is worth so little, that it is a burden. Just counting the dirty stuff is a laborious job. That is why the Greek Government in 1950 and 1951 needed, more than anything else, some high-speed adding machines in wholesale lots. Our Foreign Operations Administration was pleased to finance their purchase on the theory that the ancient land otherwise would founder under an avalanche of uncounted drachmas. So the Remington-Rand Export Co. of New York shipped a large consignment of adding machines to its agent in Athens, one Pan Solomos. He was a wily Greek but, as it turned out, not wily enough. Solomos asked somebody — stillunnamed — in the Remington-Rand organization to fix him up with two sets of invoices, one showing the price he actually paid, with discounts ranging up to 40 percent, and the other showing the regular list price. He slipped us the latter bill. It totaled $843,395.77. We paid up promptly, and Greek officialsdom turned counting drachmas. As it turned out, the comproller of FOA in Washington had some adding machines, too. The price of adding machines looked too high to him. He took this up with Remington-Rand in New York, and this might manufacturer of machinery to increase office efficiency had to admit that somehow it couldn't even find the invoice numbers of the machines sent to Greece. Some of the investigators into this embarrassing mishap speculated that maybe they somehow got chopped up in the electric fan. FOA Comptroller John Murphy had a different theory, involving somebody juggling the books on an international scale. Remington-Rand came up with word that Solomos, back there in Athens, had charged $44,000 more than he should have. This still didn't satisfy Murphy and his demon bookkeepers. About this same time they discovered that Solomos had deposited 80,000 genuine American dollars, which were scarce items in Greece. His own bank account. Where he get 'em? Back to Remington-Rand went the Federal sleuths. After rumming around some more in its overseas rolltop desk, it came up with word that Solomos had charged us taxpayers $113,476.39 more than he should have. The Greek Government pried this amount of cash out of Solomos and refunded it to the FOA. And that's almost, but not quite, the end of my tale, which became a matter of record in an investigation conducted by Rep. Charles Brownson (R., Ind.) and his Government Operations subcommittee. What he and his fellow lawgivers couldn't understand was why nobody went to jail. Not even Solomos. Murphy said one reason was that the statute of limitations on some of the adding-machine deals had run out. Another was that Remington-Rand was a high-class firm, which wouldn't knowingly countenance such cheating of the taxpayers. This latter struck Rep. George Meader (R., Mich.) as a poor excuse for no prosecutions. The other Congressmen agreed. They voted then to turn the whole record over to the Department of Justice to possible action. My own theory, for what it's worth, is that the accounting-machine makers merely need some accounting machines. (Copyright, 1954, By United Feature Syndicate, Inc.)