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DADDY:-
HE GETS A TOOL KIT. HE ISN'T MUCH USE
AROUND THE HOUSE WITH ONLY A SCREW -DRIVER AND
A HAMMER
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1987.
NEW DEAL SLATED
FEELING OF INSECURITY AND FEAR IN U.S.
Chicago, Dec. 18,
SHIP SENDS OUT APPEAL
BUT GETS NOTHING FROM BRITAIN
Tangier, Dec. 17. The French freighter Sydney has wirelessed as follows:
In a speech to the Economie Club "Attacked by Spanlah warship one here today, Mr. Herbert Hoover mile south-west of Europa · Point. Jokingly observed, "I can wholly We have gono towards Ceuta and object to this depression because want help from a British destroyer," certainly I did not create it,"
The naval authorities at Gibraltar
He said that the most imperative state-that the Sydney was not at- need during the present recesalon tacked but merely stopped and ques was "the relief of the pressures toned by Insurgent trawlers. No which stagnate billions of dollars in British warships went to her assis- home construction and millions of tance. jobs. He described the New Deal's
It is understood the Sydney con programme of economy as having the tinued her voyage--Reuter, central idea of shifting "the Gov- ernment from the function of
umpire to the function of directing, dietating, and competing in our economic life," resulting in "a feeling of insecurity and fear."
Senators have refused left the movement. Its heads are
to join and
sald to be mostly Democrats. None; He accused the New Deal with would admit sponsorship of the "increasingly controlling prices, movement.-United Press. wages, the volume of production and Investment. The Government's weapons include managed currency, credit interest rates and hugo ex- penditures, a pump priming the in- fetion of bank deposits. He charged "every plan in life is based on Washington" from which the inse-which are late in passing State com-
|curity arises.
SOCIAL SECURITY
Washington, Dec. 16.
President Franklin Roosevelt has
proposed that Congress amend the
Social Security Act to allow States
pensation acts to make carlier pay- He offered an alternative system ment towards unemployment bene- "of philosophy of Government and fts-United Press. economics."
Firstly, he said, the main anchor of our civilisation must be Intel- lectual and spiritual liberty, Second- ly, the improvement of machines to eliminate wasto and achieve mum production and co-operation of groups and sections outside the Gov- ernment and with the Government.
FINANCIAL
BILLS
Washington, Dec. 17,
Mr. Jesse Jones, Chairman of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, has revealed that he is preparing a Thirdly, to compel competillon measure to authorise the Commodity among large corporations and bust-Credit Corporation to borrow directly from the public under Government ness concerns, and fourthly to enmesh the economic and social guarantee instead of borrowing from
. gears to eliminate poverty and the R. F. C. funds. fear of it-United Press.
MOVEMENT WRECKED
Congressional Coalition Scheme Suggested
He is also preparing another bill to cancel from the Treasury's books the sum of $2,678,000,000 coverable R.F.C. assets.
unre-
He said it was merely book-keep- ing and did not affect the Public Debt defleit--United Press.
REPUBLICAN OFFICERS
Washington, Dec. 10.
St. Louis, Dec. 17. It is rellably learned that the Re- Republican suspicion has apparent-
Committee has ly wrecked a movement for a formal publican Executive Republican-Democratic Congression- chosen Mr. Glenn Frank, ex-Pre- al Coalition for the purpose of swing-sident of Wisconsin University, to be ing the administration Into more Chairman of the Programme Com conservative channels,
mittee which will draft the declara-
Mr. Charles L. McNarry, of Ore-tion of Republican principles.- gon, and other Republicans and United Press.
THE LITTLE WOMAN:- SHÉS AFRAID SHE'S
GOING TO GET A NEW
VACUUM CLEANER, -"WITH LOVE AND
KISSES IT ALL
DEPENDS ON HOW THE SO-CALLED BANK ACCOUNT
"LOOKS ---")"
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AUNT MARIAN:- A SUIT
VIGNETTES OF LIFE
ÜNCLE JOI
By J. NORMAN LYND
HE GETS A PAIR OF SUSPENDERS ...THAT'S WHAT
HE NEEDS- SOMETHING TO
TAKE UP THE SLACK/
OF PYJAMAS FOR HER
THE NIECE:-
WE DONT KNOW IF KISSING WILL MAKE HAIR GROW.BUT SHE MUST GET SOMETHING
FOR TRYING.
DAUGHTER:- SHE WANTS
A SPORT ROADSTER...SHELL DO WITH LESS- MUCH LESS.
AUNT AGNES-
FOR HER, A BOOK -MYSTERY STORY WELL. SPRINKLED
WITH MURDERS..
- SHE LIKES 'EM GORY
JEAN: RECENTLY MARRIED .....
SHE GED A COOK BOOK - AND BOY. SHE NEEDS IT! ...
BETTER GIVE HER TWO.
JUNIOR-
HE EXPECTS A COWBOY SUIT. COMPLETE WITH RIFLE, REVOLVER AND SKINNING KNIFE --- OH YES, AND A COMPASS
MARY:
A BOOK WOULD DO FOR HER, IF IT WASN'T FOR THE FACT THAT SHE HAS NO TIME FOR READING.
*** AND DOESN'T
HAVE TO GO TO
BOOKS
FOR
ROMANCE
SHE HAS BEEN SLEEPING IN` OLD-FASHIONED NIGHTGOWNS ALL HER. LIFE...ITS TIME SHE WAS BROUGHT UP TO DATE..
NORMAN LYND..
HANDS
FORSONED
WE WOULD LIKE. TO SUP SOME COINS INTO ALL THE
HANDS WE SEE, AND
WE'D DO IT IF WE COULD GET THE COINS RED HOT
BEFORE PASSING THEM OVER.
THE MAILMAN:- HE GETS SOMETHING
ALTHOUGH MOSTLY HE BRINGS
BILLS AND TAX NOTICES. HOWEVER, OCCASIONALLY
HE BRINGS GOOD NEWS