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PAGE TWELVE " THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1951 Cuban Sirong Man Batista Seeks Presidency Once More By BEN F. MEYER Havana-- (AP) -- Fulgencio Batis- ta, who became Cuba's strong man in 1933 and ruled for 11 years, wants 'to return to the presidency in the 1952 elections. Back in Cuba after four years of exile in the United States, Batis# ta organized his own political party and started the ball rolling for his campaign in the presidential race. "Yes, I am a candidate for pres- ident," says Batista. "I. think I can win." ! He is 51 now, still agile, and a great deal more experienced than the young army sergeant who . seized control of the Cuban army on Sept. 4, 1933. "Since I left the presidency in 1944, Cuba has had very bad gov- ernment," he said. "The people are sick of it and they have shown their desire for change in many ways." t One of these ways, he adds, was his own election as senator during his exile in Daytona Beach, Fla. Led Army Revolt * Batista was only a sergeant when Cubans in an outbreak of burning, pillaging and killing overthrew Dictator President Gerardo Macha- do on Aug. 12, 1933. University students: had a major part in the revolt. They tried to run the country and plunged Cuba into a series of the bloodiest revolutions in its history. Batista rose to power when he led a sergeant's revolution that ousted commissioned officers from control of the army. In Cuba, as in most Latin-American nations, the man who - controls the army is boss. Batista controlled the army. From behind the scenes he ran the country, dictator fashion, for seven years, then was elected presi- dent. At the end of his four- year term, he promised democratic elections. His hand-picked candi- date. went down to stunning defeat. Heavy Blow It was a bitter blow for the man who had ruled the nation for 11 years, but he proclaimed: : "This is democracy in action. I bow to the will of the people." The man who won was Ramon Grau San Martin, a physician and university professor 'who had led the revolt against Machado. Batis- ta had put him in power for a brief period after Machado's down- fall, and then had bombed him out of the presidential palace. Knowing when to duck, Batista left Cuba immediately after Grau's inauguration. In 1948 Batista, still in Daytona Beach, was elected a senator. of Cuba. Political quarters do not rate Batista's presidential stock very high just now. One reason is Ed- die Chibas, whose followers 'call him' "El Loco" (The Crazy Man) for hig violent attacks on the gov- ernment. Chibas also was elected a senator in 1948. He is regarded as the leading figure of the opposi- tion to President Carlos Prio. Right now a dozen or so of President Prio's followers have their eye on the 1952 presidential pace. Grau"s nephew, Jose San Martin, already is ,in the race. Chibas is regarded as a sure candi- date. This leads some to wonder where Batista fits in. Batista lives on a beautiful estate Just outside Havana. He has not figured prominently in senate ac- tivities. The little country road leading to his estate has lots of traffic. He is in almost continu- ous political conferences. Ship Bucks Gale to Aid Stricken Boy 8t. John's, Nfld. --(CP)--Twelve- year-old Ernest Strickland of Mill- town, tiny lumbering settlement at the head of Bay D'Espoir, owes his life to the hospital ship Lady Anderson. The boy, suffering acute appen- dicitis, needed immediate medical attention, The néarest doctof was more than 40 miles away at Har- bor Breton, and there is no road to that Hermitage Bay community. The Lady Anderson had been assigned to St. Alban's near Mill- town, on a business trip. An urgent message arrived from Strickland's father. Could the Lady Anderson take the boy to Harbor Breton. She could. : The weather was foggy and the Lady Anderson had just finished a rmy passage up the bay. But was ready for an emergency. Next morning, the dawn showed Bay D'Es choked with ice. And Millto was 10 miles away with the sea the only route. Chew- ing her way through, buffeted by sheets of rain, the little ship forced her way to within a mile of the wharf at Milltown. Her screeching whistle. brought men from the vil- | | - goods. Spending Power By JOSEPH LISTER RUTLEDGE There are a great many factors entering into_the matter of pres- ent high prices. It would" appear however that profits, the favorite culprit, play an almost negligible part. They influence prices, as. any increase in available money in- fluences them, no more. They are a relati inconsiderable factor in comparison with the other forces tending to that end, for no one can distinguish betweén the influence of the profit dollar, the welfare dollar and the wage dollar. It is not even dollars that are wholly responsible. They might in- crease substantially without in- creasing prices if the commodities they could buy increased proper- tionately. For, as has been argued so often, it is not money, but the dislocation between money and goods that is the root of our eco- nomic difficulties. Now 1043 was our record year in what should be of most impor- tance to use, the employment of our citizens. Employment had gone up 34.6 points from June of 1941, Industrial production had also been at a virtual peak, being 98.6 points over the 1935-39 average. Money was plentiful, buf not extravagantly so. Indeed it had increased just about in line. with our - increased production. So, wholesale prices were still constant with the 1926 base and the cost-of- living index was up only 18.4 points from the 1935-39 average. Certain- ly there was nothing to worry about, Now let us take a look at 1949, the last year of complete record. Employment was somewhat down from 1943, but was improving. Payrolls in manufacturing were up 443 'points. We had spent three times as much in equipping and modernizing plants as we did in 1943. These conditions might have been expected to compensate in production for the slight loss in employment. But nothing of the kind happened. There was more Income from wages, There was reduced taxa- tion, so that more of it remained in the hands of earners. There was 'more money floating about, for various reasons; a billion six hun- dred and ninety-six million dollars more, according 'to the Bank. of Canada figures. Naturally we felt pretty well off, and free with our money. The only flaw in this bright pic- ture was that, With all our advan- tages, we had produced less goods, about 8 percent less than we pro- duced in 1943. There was the sit- uation ~~ more money and less Trying to make our added dollars do something for us, we succeeded only in sending the wholesale price index up 57 points and the cost of living index up 60.8 points over 1943. No extra dollars could possibly. change that situ- ation. It could be solved only by extra goods. So.it ought to be apparent that the arguments of Mr. Bengough and other labor leaders, that freezing prices and permitting wages to increase will solve the problem are the wildest sore of nonsense. TEEN-AGE DRAFT APPROVED Washington, Feb. 15--(AP)-- A draft of 18-year-olds plus exfension of all armed-service terms from the present 21 months to 26 months was approved unanimously by the Senate Armed Services committee Wednesday. + Ontario Spotlight PRESS FOREMAN DIES London, Ont., Feb. 15 -- (CP) -- Frederick C. Brown, 57, who form= ed half of a father-and-son com= bination with more than a century of service to the London Free Press, died here Wednesday. He had |. been foreman of the pressroom at the Free Press Yor 35 years. * MESSAGE FROM ROYALTY Petrolia, Feb. 15--(CP)---Val- entine Day this year has parti- cular significance to Mrs, James Ford who received congratula- tions and good wishes on her 100th birthday Wednesday. Mrs. Ford is treasuring the congra- tulatory message from Their Majesties, King George and Queen Elizabeth. HOG-CALLING CONTEST Shelburne, Feb. 15--(CP)--Hus- bands and pigs shared the spotlight here Wednesday night when the Rotary Club staged the town's first hog-and-husband calling contests in the community arena, Screams and bellows of *"So00000-0--o0-eee" and "Hey, Geooooooorge!" were judged by Dufferin County Agri- cultural Representative Bruce Ma- theson, CBC Neighborly News Com- mentator Don Fairbairn, and Alex Barris, of the Toronto Globe and Mail, MASONIC RELICS SAVED St. Thomas, Feb. 14--(CP) -- Firemen Wednesday recovered intact a scorched cupboard con- taining Masonic order docu- ments dating back to 1850 from the ruins of the Masonic Tem= ple destroyed by fire jast'month, TORONTO METERS FAVORED Toronto, Feb, 15--Installation of parking meters in downtown areas on a trial basis with a 10-cent min- imum fee for from 15,;to 60 minutes was approved Wednesday by To- ronto's board of control. City coun- cil has yet to consider the question. WANTS LIQUOR CURBS Fort William, Feb. 15--(CP)) --Recommendations that a ban be placed on non ial buildings such as breweries, cocktail bars and beer parlors and federal taxes on spirits be increased to at least 50 per cent were passed Wednesday by the social service and evangelist committee of the Superior Un- ited Church presbytery meeting here. * TO TALK RAIL CUT-OFF " Wingham, Feb. 15--(CP)--Muni- cipal representatives from at least 22 centres will convene here Thurs- day to discuss the railway situation created by the proposed cut-off of the Canadian National Railways Palmerston-Kincardifie train. Mayor J. Chilvers of Kincardine called the meeting to get views on the new move. REINDEER MEAT FOR UK, , 15--(AP)--Unrat- ioned reindeer went on sale for the first time in meat-shy London Wednesday, but housewives were doubtful about its taste and shock- ed at its price. A small consignment of Swedish rzindeer carcasses reach- ed distributors during the last few days. Retail prices ranged from 1s\6d. (about 22 cehts) for the cheapest cuts to 4s 6d. a pound, London, Feb. Iron ore from Sweden, one of the world's leading exporters, is ship- ped through the Port of Narvik, Norway. . "to Lasting Refreshmen THERE OUGHT TO BE A LAW By Al Fagaly and Harry Shorten KID MN THE NEIGH TA e------_ VERY DAY WHETHER SWE p NOT, MOM 16 PLANING HOGTESS TO EVERY BORHOOD ~ v WANTS T0 OR Br WHEN SHE TRIES TO UNLOAD HER "> OWN ONCE IN A WHILE ~ rd rr ----_" fr ---- FOR THE Luwa 5 PETE, THE BOSS IS WAITIN' LUNCH FOR US! ISN'T (3 THERE ANY. BRATINELLA CAN I'VE TRIED EVERYONE I KNOW! AROUND! MAYBE YOu OUGHTER TAKE ME, HUH, 600 Attend At Induction In Chatham Chatham, Feb. 15--What is be- lieved to have been the largest in- duction service ever held in the City of Chatham tobk place last Thursday night in First Presbyterian Church, with over 600 persons present, when Rev. Hugh F. Davidson, M.A., form- er pastor of Knox Presbyterian Church, Oshawa, was inducted as minister of the church by officials of the Chatham Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. The, induction service was in charge of the moderator of the DECORATION ON COFFIN Toronto, Feb. 15--(CP) -- The decoration of the French Legion of Honor was placed Wednesday in the coffin of Dr. F. W. Routley, na- tional commissioner of the Canad- fan Red Cross, who died Monday. Dr. Routley had been scheduled to receive: the award, given by the French Government for outstand. ing military or civil works, next spring. CREDITS FOR TITO Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Feb. 15 -- (AP)--Noel Paterson, British em- bassy first.secretary, sald Wednes- day Britain has granted Yugoslavia credits totalling £18,000,000 ($50,- 400,000) in the Jast 14 months. Pa- terson-told a press conference that negotiations now are progressing satisfactorily for an additional £20,- 000,000. CALL-UP IN MALAYA:- KUALA LUMPUR The Government of the Federa- tion of Malaya is to call up 20,000 men for service in the security forces. Chathara Presbytery, the Rev. W. L Newton, B.A, B.D,, and the wor- ship service preceding the induction was in charge or the Rev. W. Law- son of Leamington. Assisting in the services were Rev. W, A. Williams of Valetta, clerk of presbytery; Rev. J. Sziics of the Hungarian Preshyter- fan Church, Windsor; Rev. Donald MaclInnes, B.Th., of Ridgetown, Rev. Donald MacLeod of Thamesville and Rev. James Fleming of Wallaceburg. Following the induction refresh- ments were served in the church hall where visiting clergy from the district were inducted by Rev. Clif- ford G. Park, president of the Chat- ham and District Ministerial As- sociation. Civic greetings were brought by Mayor VZilliam A. Don- ovan, RUSHING MARK Seattle -- Hugh McElhenny set a Pacific Coast loop rushing mark of 1,107 yards in 1950. .~ DEMPSEY IN HOSPITAL Baltimore, Feb. 15--(AP) --Jack Dempsey was operated on at Johns Hopkins Hospital: Wednesday for an infection. He was reported '"do- ing well." A hogpital spokesman said the operation was a relative- ly minor one, and the former heavyweight boxing champion should be around in a few days. SENATOR VIEWS RUSSIA Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 15--(AP) -- Senator Kenneth Wherry (Rep. Neb.) said Wednesday night that to engage Russia in a ground war before her steel and munitions plants, oil refineries and commu- nications have been destroyed, would be "sheer madness." Skinny men, woifien gain5,10,151bs. Get New Pep, Vim, Vigor * longer scrawny; body loses half-starved, sickly 1+ "bean-pole" look. 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