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Newspaper
Carthage Citizen
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1937
Page
4
An advisory urges pedestrians to walk facing traffic instead of with it. It argues walking against cars allows you to see oncoming vehicles and stay alert, advising pedestrians on edge-of-road position and cautious awareness to improve survival on highways.
The President argues recovery hinges on business policies rather than Washington actions. He cites economists noting higher production costs, taxes that curb reinvestment, deficits fueling tax fears, public utility investment lag, and regulation becoming punitive. He contends government actions have helped trigger the current downturn.
A Business Week piece argues farmers resist a farmer labor party and union drives. It notes farm workers may be organized industrially by the AFL CIO, but farmers fear wage demands threaten crop profits and resent external political pressure.
The president at a news conference says boosting the purchasing power of the lower one third of Americans matters more than revising the undistributed profits tax. He argues that any tax revision should aid overall business activity and industrial output to raise purchasing power for all.
The Carthage Citizen reaffirms its role as a neighborhood paper reflecting home life and town progress. It urges reader cooperation with new owners Mr and Mrs Edw Bly and promises to publish clean news and give readers utmost attention. Kenneth Rhodes signs as City Editor.
Retired associate justice Willis VanDevanter spends several days in Marion Indiana at his former residence. He has dined with and spoken at local clubs and luncheons honoring his long service on the U S Supreme Court.
Preliminary reports from game wardens on the opening days of hunting show more hunters and more game. Areas in central Indiana report heavier cover and warm, dry weather hindering bird hunting while quail and rabbit counts vary by county. In Clay county 45 hunters yielded 59 rabbits 45 quail and a pheasant as ducks and waterfowl numbers rise elsewhere. Wardens predict colder weather will influence totals.
The piece notes a serious farm labor shortage despite relief rolls containing millions of able bodied men. Editors suggest neighbors share machinery and cooperate during busy seasons to reduce costs. It laments urban drift as prosperity returns and urges youths to consider farming for a stable livelihood.
Experiences during the four day open season reveal pheasants can provide real sport as hunters tramped through cover without shots. Officials praise good sportsmanship and few hunting-law violations, with a county wardens noting over ninety percent of cars parked in farm yards showing permission to hunt.
Readers are urged to inspect heating plants for rusted parts and clear near burnables. Check smoke pipes and chimneys, seal unused openings, and call a repair expert if problems arise. The message links fire prevention to the Christmas Seals fundraiser and 1937 38 casualty avoidance.
The National Tuberculosis Association and subsidiaries fight a tireless war against tuberculosis by spreading knowledge of symptoms prevention and cure. Christmas Seals fund prevention work and the effort relies on continued support from national and local groups. In 30 years the struggle has reached millions including men women and children, with progress marked by awareness and action.
The article asserts that an American steel worker earns in 1% hours of labor what the English man earns in 334 hours German worker in 7 hours and Belgian in 14 hours, highlighting stark cross national wage differences.
Richmond Palladium assesses early signs from local unemployment census cards amid national effort to combat recession. Readers express desire for intelligent use of data to stimulate jobs and curb wasteful spending. calls for sensible government action.
A Knightstown Banner quip notes taxpayers live long as busyness with earnings keeps them from mischief. After paying taxes, little time remains for anything else, suggesting simple living is forced by tax burdens.
A manufacturing study estimates that each worker requires about 7600 dollars in capital investment covering tools land buildings machinery raw materials inventory and related assets.
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