TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
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Prices Spiral As Housewives Gamble In Grain
BY FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
Washington —(UP)— The Ladies (bless 'em, and are you listening, President Truman?) turn out to be among America's leading grain speculators.
Many are the housewives who go shopping for a package of bobby pins, a half pound of butter, two spools of thread and — oh yes — may wheat on margin.
There are more women than grain merchants plunging into the razzle-dazzle of the Chicago wheat pit. They're playing the commodity market as though it were bridge at a quarter cent a point. The female who looks like she's heading to the grocer's for a package of corn flakes probably isn't. She's on the way to her broker's to order March rye.
Number one was J. M. Mehl, commodity exchange administrator. He said first you had to know who they were. He knows. He asked all the grain brokers to tabulate their customers on one particular day. This was quite a chore, but they finally came up with the figures for Sept. 17.
President Truman, as you know, or months has been, denouncing grain speculators. Charges 'em with hoisting the price of food. So a joint economics committee of congress called in his experts to see what they intended to do about the grain gamblers.
On that day — one single day,
mind you and on one single grain
exchange — 308 housewives bought
and sold 11,112,000 bushels of grain.
Much of it hadn't even been planted
then.
On that same day less than half as many professional grain merchants on the Chicago board of trade did about a third that much business.
Topeka Editor Talks To Journalists
Joe Lee, director of the editorial page of the Topeka State Journal, explained techniques of editorial writing to students of the journalism department's Editorial Writing class Monday.
Mr. Lee stressed the importance of having adequate source material for data on current affairs, and the service which the interpretative writer performs for his readers.
Mr. Lee has been on the Topeka State Journal since his discharge from the navy in 1944. Previously, he spent 10 years on various radio stations in Oklahoma, as news director and station manager. He was graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1931.
Intruder Destroys Kappa Sigs' Sleep
A suspected intruder interrupted the sleep of Kappa Sigma fraternity members in the early hours last Monday. Students, hastily aroused, armed themselves with whatever weapon was at hand and headed for the kitchen, from whence the disturbance came.
The room, flooded with light, revealed a bakery man making his usual 5 a. m. delivery.
Spring Classroom Schedule Ready After Next Holiday
Classroom assignments for each department in the University have been completed for the spring semester, Raymond Nichols, executive secretary, said.
The schedule was worked out by Nichols and Dean Paul B. Lawson and will be sent out to the department heads after Christmas vacation.
To Tell Of Experiences As Student In Moscow
Two years in Moscow as an American student will be the subject of Nicholas Gerren's talk to the Russian club, Wednesday, in 502, Fraser hall.
IN LASTEST PARIS FASHIONS, Mrs. Doris Duke de Rubriosa (center) arrives at LaGuardia Field, N. Y., from Europe. After a 10-day visit in the U. S., she will join her husband, new ambassador to Argentina from the Dominican Republic. (International)
Myers Hall Was Dedicated 50 Years Ago For Religious Education Of KU Students
A tour of the campus reveals buildings with interesting histories
For instance, Myers hall, the Kansas Bible chair, was dedicated nearly 50 years ago when the state convention of Christian churches decided to begin religious teaching at the University.
Because the American system believes in separation of church and state, it is impossible for state. $ \textcircled{1} $
supported educational groups to teach religion directly. However, when the Bible chair was established, contributions from many interested persons made possible the purchase of a building at 1300 Oread avenue.
Gives Donation
Seven years later, through a donation from Mrs. Mary Myers of Philadelphia, an addition was made which increased Myers hall to almost its present size.
Twelve Courses Given
By 1911, extensive use of the hall for religious classes, mission meetings, literary and Pan-Hellenic organizations made a second addition necessary. Until the Union was erected, Myers hall was a social gathering place for the students and during the first world war, a cafeteria was set up in the auditorium.
Today, twelve courses in Bible are given with regular University credit, and the hall is a much used conference hall. Although it was instituted primarily to teach Bible and is owned by the United Christian Missionary society, it is generally non-sectarian.
There are Methodist, Jewish Presbyterian, and Christian departments, with Congregational and Baptist representatives on the board. The Rev. Harold G. Barr has been director of the organization for 10 years.
Of the many thousands of species of insects, the honeybee is the only one that provides any important parts of man's food.
You don't have to go out in the cold to get that bedtime snack.
The K.U. FOOD MAN comes to your house each night Sunday thru Thursday.
KU FOOD SERVICE
"FOODS OF SUPERIOR QUALITY"
Phone 3406
Wait—
Remember---cate with the engineer without leaving his seat.
The Old Red Caboose Gets Modernized
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Casey Jones would wonder what they've done to the old caboose.
Symbol of railroading for years, it is being modernized, filled with expensive electrical equipment and promoted out of the category of a train-crew flop house.
It started when engine-to-caboose communications were installed on the Burlington's 22-mile stretch between Denver and McCook, Neb. Cost of the new electrically equipped cabooses was too prohibitive to maintain the old practice of changing them at every division point.
There's not so much hand-waving any more, either. The conductor, at the press of a button, can communi-
Traditionally, cabooses stayed with the crews to provide eating and sleeping facilities. Now, the crew leaves the caboose and is met by a sleek station wagon, which whisks the boys to a fancy dormitory. The caboose goes all the way through with the engine, successive new crews boarding at each division point.
New and Used Furniture bought, sold and exchanged.
Anderson Furniture Co.
812 N.H. Tel. 252
GALES
GALES
American Custom
Assorted Chocolates
$1.75
Stowits Rexall Store
AT LAST!
How To Be A Big Wheel
Come on down. We'll show you how to be a B.W.O.S. Our instructor will show you how to rate in a figure 8 and be a Big Wheel on Skates.
ROLLERDROME
737 N.H. Ph. 2402
(*Big wheel on skates)
SKATING ACADEMY
1 block South of P. O.
Reward him this Christmas with this luxurious set of Sportsman—his favorite shave lotion and cologne in generous 8 ounce bottles. What better way to say Merry Christmas to the "leading man" in your life! Plus, tax. Other sets from $2 to $10.
Plus tax. Other sets from $2 to $10.