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Samuel Lubcl! Reports: Recession Otl You Never Could I ell About Lana! mian Says 7 i i 1 IUI I as n't mer he Far A fj tt f'f s. i I 4 By SAMUEL LUBELL WASHINGTON A owing through the farm belt these days la a tour of a land of paradoxes. While the rest of tho economy i. j. i I Si i v.

It IiJ I 1 'i a. iK ft-t "But look at us. Corn Is cheap today and farmers are building up their herds of cattle and hogs. We know this Is going to glut the market a year or so from now and livestock prices will collapse, But we can't do anything about It. We Just have to produce all we can." For Real Controls Another farmer glumly remarked, "Cheap corn always means cheap hogs." Then he went on, "Maybe we've been ar-gulng too much about support prices.

What we ought to have is real production controls." One of his neighbors com. plained, "The way this soil bank has been operating it's a joke. Everyone knows how to get around it. We ought to put some teeth into the pro-gram and get production down." Secretary Benson's decision to drop support prices has rocked even stalwart Republicans. "I've never voted Democratic before," said one Dodge county farmer, "but this Is the limit.

Maybe Benson's rlthJLIn his phlIosophy. But why must it be applied only to the farmer and not the whole economy? Why not bring down other prices, not Just farm prices?" iMi with Stephen Crane (1942) and with Fernando Lamat (1951) has been slip-pi jr, farmers generally are better off than a year ago and ara spending more on farm machinery. Almost to a man they oppose cutting taxes to ease a recession and even frown on public works projects i'VilnU a a Oil Lubeu supported by most city dwellers. This economic upturn and the feeling that no urgent govern-. ment.

action Is needed to combat the recession, have been accom-, panled, however, by an increase in the Democratic rather than 'Republican strength. Urge Stiffer Controls A third paradox Is that even while they mutter angrily over the administration's decision to lower farm price supports, farmers are talking among themselves of the need for stiffer controls on production than Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Ben-ion has dared suggest. To begin with the first of these paradoxes thus far the recession has not had any ill effects on the farmer. Out of nearly 60 farmers Interviewed in six typical Iowa and Minnesota counties only two could report any way in which the recession had affected them and both felt they "had been helped a little." "It was easier this winter to get a man to come out from the city to help for a day with a load of fertilizer," they explained. A note of suppressed satisfaction runs through the oft-repeated remark: "The rest of the country Is only beginning to feel what we've gone through for years." One Iowa farmer re- Drummond Says: Lan a By FREDERICK C.

OTHMAN WASHINGTON -It's not for me to condemnor to condone Lana Turner. What I can do In this time of tragedy is for-clve her for what she did to nie in older, happier days. When I was writing pieces for the papers about the movie actors in Hollywood some 15 years ago, the mere mention of the name, Lana Turner, gave me the heebies. She caused me to lose more sleep than anybody cle I ever knew, more worries, more trouble with my editors. For Instance: I wandered one afternoon onto the set at Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr, where she was co-starring in an epic with that celebrated horn-tootler, Artie Shaw.

The Insufferable Man Miss T. told me that she considered Artie the most egotisti sweethearts passed by in a ragenus and aW in. true, Ha snld If I'd appear that sums evening at, 7 at the headquarters of thn Columbia Broadcasting System on Sunset boulevard, he'd prove that liana's love for Artie was undying, I was there, Shaw, as it happened, was Inaugurating that night a new radio program advertising appropriately as It turned out a brand of canned ham. He stood under the spotlights on a dais In front of his orchestra. With him was his beautiful blonde wife In a string of pearls and a black satin dress.

For the benefit of the photographers, she kept her arm around his waist and nimla like she was kissing him, I elbowed my way up close, still desperately trying to learn what was the truth, and I blurtedt "Lana, do you still love him?" Still with her arm around Shaw, she turned to me and Pearson Says: Secretary Benson "This is tht limit" memberrd visiting Chicago last year and telling a woman there how tough farming was. He recalled, "She said, 'If you don't like It, why don't you That shut me up. I wonder now whether she likes this uhemploy-" nient." In both Iowa and Minnesota some farmers said, "Last year was the best I ever had." Even the farmers who complained that "things are rough" still admitted they were not losing money. The trouble, as they see It, is "we hardly get any return for our labor and you've got to work harder and harder to make a small farm pay." What seems to have Impressed farmers most about the whole recession is the failure of prices to come down. This has awakened many of them to thoughtful envy.

"With five million unemployed you would think prices would be coming down," argued one young farmer in Dodge County, Minnesota. "But if a manufacturer gets overstocked he just lays off men and stops production until he's caught up with the market. LI3 AiL. Pi1 'Let Things Ride' This deslrs to see some "leveling off" of the economy explains why most farmers feel we should "let things ride out for a while" when asked what the government should do about the recession. However, the belief that "prices and wages ought to come down" soemn more hopa than expectation.

I asked each farmer Interviewed, "do you expect farm machinery prices to come down, go up or stay where they are?" Just under a third felt prices would come down, but two out of three farmers asked, "How can machinery prices come down If wages keep going up?" TOMORROW! Can we have a normal economy? ith Artie Shaw (1940) left, I he years and the cal, Insufferable man with whom iiho'd had tho misfortune to work, She said she Just plain didn't Ilka him. Aftor thinking that one over for a while, I wrote an Item about these warring celebrities. The afternoon it was printed, Lana Turner eloped with Artie Shaw. I heard about this later, much later, and the editors weren't pleased. Six weeks passed.

One morning I spilled my cof-feo upon reading In the paper a headline saying that I-ana was divorcing her Artie. The phone, rang. The office. Why didn't I have a story about this soured love affair? Untrue, He Said I couldn't rnlsn Miss Turner. Shnw was nowhere to be found.

The studio professed Ignorance, finally I cornered Shaw's press agent, who was Indignant. II aald this divorce story was out- of the society pages clashed with Impresario Julius Monk. Mr. Cutting took umbrage at the minimum charge Imposed by the bolts, tore up the table card heralding the sum, and tossed the pieces like confetti In the general direction of manager Bruce Klrby. In case you haven't seen Mary Martin lately, her hair is now strawberry blonde and shorter than ever.

Even without "South Pacific" for an excuse, she really digs that crew cut. Religion in Life Kilgallen Let's Get Together Bardot Reveal Her True Love Khrushchev: New Stalin tt; i Ji 7 ilk hi At I 3 ff 1 I Be Faithful All the Way! By REV. DONALD RAY JONES Minister, Hillsboro Presbyterian Church, Nashville Speaking broadly, I suppose that it is fair to lay that ther are two kinds of Christians in the world. Some of tn are like the barometer of the lighthouse keeper; we change with the 1 titterin( parade aid: "No, I hte him." Again Hie editors expressed disappointment In their Hollywood correspondent. An Heir, She Said Boon after Ihe divorce Mls Turner bruan appearing In the night spots wllh a handsome young fellow named Stephen Crane.

Hlie Identified him sa the hnlr to a tobacco fortune, They were married, and then It developed that Crane was tho son of a cigar store proprietor In Indiana. It wasn't long he-fore Miss Turner divorced him, too. I've forgotton exactly why. I thought by then that my own life and times would cease being Influenced by I.sna Turner, The phone rang at i a.m. Stephen Crane had driven his car over the side of a cliff, Miss Turner was at the hospital by the time I arrived) Crane was awsthed In bandages, but not seriously hurt If standardized, millions of dollars could lie saved In bookkeeping, cataloging, and bulk buying.

Men's Socks! This Is an easily standardized Item, yet the military services still purclinne four different kinds of cotton nylon socks, Tha air forca and tha navy buy a black nylon, elastics knit variety, 9'4 Inches long, at 25 cents per pair. The army buys a black, ribbed knit brand, Inches, costing 30 cents. Tha navy also purchases the same sock, In white and blnck colorn, at 25 cents a pair. Women's Dress Glovest Right kinds of cotton gloves, knitted and woven, are used by the military, ranclng In price from D5 cents to $1.30, The armv buvs Ian-colored gloves for Its WAC's; the air force demands white and gray colors; the navy and marine corps purchaM the snma glove for their women contingents In white, black, and brown, Food: There hss been a rer-tnln smount of standardization In this because, as on Investigator puts It, "God standardized the bean and other vegetables and private Ingenuity has taken cars of the processing and canning for tha military." Nuts, Bolts, and 8 era ws: These are a tremendously costly item, but almost nothing has been dons to standardize them, or, for that matter, any replaceable parts In weapons or machines of the four services. Failure to standardize parts of baslo weapons, such a machine guns, hurt us In World Wsr II and Korea and Is still a heavy expense to the taxpayers.

Mattresses! The military services lias 28 kinds of mattresses. Including 17 varieties authorized by the army, T-8hlrts! The air fores uses a V-neck In the summer, the army and navy a round-neck style. Women's Shoes! The army wiimi Is Badly plications on file from persona awaiting admission. Q. What sections of the country are served by the Nashville VA hospital? A.

Middle Tennessee, northern Alabama and south central Kentucky. Q. Do you approve of the site, near Vandcrhllt university as the location for the new hospital? A. I would rather not discuss the question of location at this time. I think the important thing is to get started on construction of the hospital somewhere, Q.

How long will It take to complete the hospital? i. i 4 Dr. C. Williams Lana was much upset by his suffering, 8ha remarried him. Boms months later her baby was born the sama Cheryl now the center of the current trag-, edy and then Miss Turner divorced Crane once more.

More Romance By then th management was considering my transfer to Washington and I could hardly wait. Lana had soma more romances) after that, but I didn't even rend about 'em. I couldn't aver bear to sea her In a movie. Now, Ilka everyone else, I am shocked at what has happened to her life and I have forgiven her for the hectlo nlghtg aha gave me. I trust the editors at this lute date will understand why my stories about her usually were Inadequate and that they will Join me hoping eventually aome happiness will coma her wsy.

So far she hasn't had much to andla about. and navy require different lasts and different heel heights, Exercise Shortsi The air force required an R-otinee, cotton denim short for women, costing $2, the army a 6-ounea short costing $1.30. A Careful Look The history of unified buying or lack of It In the armed services Is Interesting. It's one reason why congress will look, carefully at Ike's new unification plnn. When the service wers allegedly unified under Truman, one argument In favor nf unification was that It would aave buying different types of Underwear, ahoes, lawnmowers, for the army, navy, and air forces, But after unification, little happened.

Four years passed and Congressman Edward He-bert of New Orleane staged an Investigation of expensive, duplication buying, estimated that around ROOO.000 could be aavad by standardized buying. The military chiefs concurred, and ngrese passed a law aetting up procurement director for the Defense Department. This was In 10S2. Five more years have now passed. Congressman Herbert reports that In 1953 Elsenhower's military advlsera drove the first wedge Into the plan for standardized buying by what waj called "Reorganization Plan No.

56," which placed buying under a powerless assistant secretary for logistics. Since then, the Defense Department haa sent ten semiannual reports to congress, all revealing that standardized buying is atlll In the "study" stage. Needed A. Once they get the site cleared, it probably will require about two and one-half years. Do you have any Ideas about the type of structure? A.

We very definitely want and expect the very latest In modern hospitals, both In plant and equipment. Q. Have you seen any architects' plans for the building? A. No. Q.

How many persons are employed at the hospital? A. We have 701 employes. Q. Do most of these employes live within the hospital grounds? A. No, most of them do not.

We have 48 housekeeping units, and some non-housekeeping bachelor quarters for about 25 employee' within the grounds. All other employes live outside the hospital reservation. Q. Would the question of relocation of the hospital create a major housing problem for employes? A. I do not think It weuld.

Q. What likely will happen to the hospital if It Is abandoned a A. The property will be reassigned to other governmental agencies, or declared surplus and sold. Do vou have any suggestions about tha possible future use of the property? A. Present improvements include a well equipped gymnasium and a swimming pool which would make the property desirable as a park or recreation Hebert weather, we rise or fall according to the changing pressurei of our environment.

We are like the multitude Jesui encountered. When the road seems isfe and easy we follow enthusiastically. When, however, opposition, danger and discouragement appear, we lose heart, grow indifferent and peter out. Other Christiana, however, ara not like the barometer but like the lamp that shines from the tower of the lighthouse and remains the same despite changing weather. It may be hot or cold, wet or dry, stormy or calm but the light shines on.

It remains constant amid all change! Some lives are like that. Jesus was. Fidelity, steadfastness, dependability were all in Him. Whether tha discinlel iJH uft By DREW PEARSON On tht Wsahlnalnn Mnnr-Do-nnuiiit WASHINGTON resident Eisenhower's plan to centralize the army, navy and air force Is a sincere attempt to cut down cost and cut out bickering In the armed forces. It has some merit and some dangers.

Without arguing the proa and cons, here is ons situation which doesn't need to be arguedthe amazing duplication of buying by the army, navy and air force, which could be wiped out without a aingle law being passed by congress. To Illustrate, here are a few Items used by all three military services, which are still bought In competition with each other. Jones Hospital ings within the 141 acres In-volved in such problems. Q. Do you think there will be sufficient demands In the future for a VA hospital of the size of the proposed new hospital? A.

Absolutely yes. Based on past experience there will be a continuing need for at least 500 beds. Q. How many beds are now svallablo at the hospital on White Bridge road? A. We have 520 beds available.

During the past three years we have had an average of 488 patients a day in the hospital. Q. Do you have a waiting list of patients? A. We have at least 100 ap aL IS Khrushchev Now Standi his desk symbolht power of adored Him or betrayed Him; whether He preached to approving multitudes or was taunted by the rabble of Herod's courts; whether the multitudes followed Him or forsook Him; cheered Him with their glad hosannas or cried, "Crucify Him" He was faithful down to the very last inch of the road. He never wavered.

You could count on Him; you knew just where He stood. Alone modern Russia cause he wanted to be on diplo- matlc equality with President Eisenhower at the summit conference. That Is, he has become a "head of state." This consideration, I think, affected timing. From the instant of Stalin's death, Mr. Khrushchev has been steadily refusing the powers of the man he so long helped and whom he criticised only after he was dead.

It is, of course, an opportune moment for him to take the premiership. From the Western standpoint, it Is useful to end the period In which Mr. Bul-garnln could write sweet notes on Kremlin stationery and Mr. Khrushchev was free to make hostile, name-calling speeches at Minsk and Moscow as secretary of the Communist party. By Hank Kefcham drawn to himself the symbols, the substance, the authority and the power of both the Soviet Communist party and the Soviet state.

It has happened all over again. Khrushchev has compiled and compounded his power in the same sequence as did Stalin and he has done it much faster. Obviously the parallel Is not exact at all points. Stalin's rlsa was bloody in the extreme. Khrushchev's rise has been bloodless with one exception, the execution of Berla.

The same thing only neater and quicker. A Head of State There are some who suggest that Mr. Khrushchev has taken over the premiership only be- Dennis the Menace The Voice of Broadway By DOROTHY KILGALLEN NEW YORK Brigitte Bardot now admits to Intimates that the man she truly loves and hopes to marry Is Gilbert Becaud, the French singer. While Mile. Dynamite waits for her adored to unravel the complications In his domestic life, she plana to continue her avowals of IntcreM In Frank Sinatra, because that makes for international publicity and good boxoffice for the picture they'll do together.

Meanwhile, back at the sidewalk cafe, actor Jean-Louis Trintignant Is carrying a giant torch because he expected Brigitte to become his bride as soon as he finished his hitch In the French army. Baron Gottfried von Cramm Is philosophical about this separation from Barbara Hutton. He's dating European film beauties Important Wall Street money Ls backing Harold Stassen to grab the GOP nomination for governor of Pennsylvania The Stork reconciled Dick Long and Mara Corday, who had been tiffing seriously. They'll be parents In August. Phil Silvers, set to star In one of those expensive elaborate TV Brigitte Bardot Alias Mme.

Dynamite shows, wants tha sponsors to bill It as "An Intimnte Spectacular." Brizilian millionaire Francisco "Baby" Pignatari, recently in the headlines as Linda Chris-tian's suitor, has been doing New York's chic spots with a pretty blonde, Identity not known to the local storekeepers W. C. Handy's two sons and daughter don't figure In his filmed biography because they refused to permit t. screen writers to include them in the script. Dakota Staton Is tha most recent overnight success story in the show biz world.

A few months ago she was tolling In second-rate nightclubs for $100 a week; since her "Late Late Show" album has gone into its 11th week on the best seller charts, her cafe price has gone up to $3,000 a week and she's booked solidly for six months, Red Skelton, who will make a movie in Portugal this summer, has invited Jayne Meadows to play a role In It Remember the TV performer known as Vampira (right name Milly Nur-mi)? She became the secret bride of actor John Bringley In mid-March. Ingrid Bergman's husband-to-be, Lars Schmidt, is making arrangements to produce a French stage version of "My Fair Lady" In Paris next year. He expects to get Jean Marais for the Rex Harrison part. There was a bit of a scene at the Downstairs room the other bight when R. Fulton Cutting.

2d pi' i 1 4 1 (Ka JT 14 tiff i tkW Vti Hi- 7r' By ROSCOE DRUMMOND WASHINGTON Berla (shot), Malenkov, Molotov, Kaganovich, Zhukov and now Nikolai Bul-ganin, the letter-writer whose pen has been taken away from him they all lie strewn and trampled along the path of Nikita Khrushchev's climb to the Soviet summit. Khrushchev is at the top of the Kremlin heap, first among his company of unequals. Today he has all the authority which Stalin ever amassed at the peak of his reign, and power nearly equal to any-' thing Stalin ever exercised. Khrushchev's heavy heels must rest uncomfortably on the necks of his Communist associates even though only one who has stood in his way has been liquidated the late head of the secret police, Cause for Concern There Is reason why Mr. Khrushchev's colleagues must be very uneasy.

The reason Is that In his rush to the top, he has not hesitated to demote, Siberlanize and otherwise throw aside any who stood In his way supporter and critic alike. The idolized Soviet General, former defense minister Georgi Zhukov, almost single-handedly stood off the anti-Khrushchev forces some months ago. And then, when Zhukov looked to be too strong and too popular, Mr. Khrushchev brought about his dismissal and disgrace. Former Prime Minister Bul-ganln sided against Khrushchev when It looked as though a Khrushchev downgrading was In the making.

And now Mr. Bul-ganin la no longer around. Cult of the Individual The "collective" dictatorship Is out. The "cult of the individual" Is back. Today Khrushchev is both the cult and the individual.

It is not surprising. What we have witnessed is the Soviet Communist system expressing its inner nature which is one-man dictatorship. It has gone full cycle. Khrushchev has done it. After former premier Malenkov held the post of first secretary of tho Communist party for one 'month in 1953, Khrushchev took the party away from Malenkov.

Then ha took Malenkov away from tha premiership, put Bulgaria in. Now Khrushchev has Nikita IVAaf-nofs on ramM Vie Wpoin New VA By NELLIE KENYON An interview with Dr. W. Williams, manager of the Nashville Veterans Administration hospital on White Bridge road, on the proposed new VA hospital for Nashville, Dr. Williams, do you think there Is an urgent need for a new veterans hospital In Nashville? A.

Yes, we are badly in need of a new hospital. Do you think the present veterans hospital can be used much longer? A. I do net think the present plant, a temporary war-time project completed in late 1943, will hold together much longer. If a new hospital Is not erected the present plant will have to be abandoned in a few years. q.

What type of maintenance program do you now have? A. At present we are carrying on a five-year holding operation program. Q. Will you- explain this program? A. Temporary repairs are being made to hold the hospital together for about five years.

Q. Are you faced with many problems In trying to keep the pbnt in useable condition? A. There sre many such problems. Every time the wind blows snd it rains a little, new leaks develop in the old roofs. This is one of the maintenance problems that needs Immediate attention.

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