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H OUSE G.O.P. leader Joe Martin baa been tipped off that south- ism and northern Democrats finally ha’ e come to terms on civil rights. The compromise apparently was reached during backstage bargain ing between leaders of the two Democratic blocs. | The ex-speaker relayed his report prith great interest to other G.O.P. leaders at the Republican round table. This is a table in the house restaurant where Republicans Rather for lunch and which serves ■s a sort of G.O.P. command post. Martin didn't reveal his sources, but southern congressmen have long been close to him, and Joe’s Inside intelligence on Democratic |goings-on has usually been devastat Ingly accurate. Terms of the all-important eivll-rights agreement, Martin reported, are as follows: both I sides agreed to an anti-1 ynch • bill, anti-poll tax bill, 60-cents- ' per-hour minimum wage, and ' modifications of the Taft-Hart ley law. These are crucial and Important compromises on the part of conserv- jative southerners, but they have served notice this is the furthest they will go. They will not, for in- {stance, accept the dyr.amite-laden lair employment practices bill, (Which will be quietly side-tracked In the house. But they will support the rest of President Truman’s fair deal. This backstage compromise, how- over, is nothing more than a quiet Yalta agreement among the lead- ers. Joe Martin pointed out. It can’t possibly be binding on all the rank- and-file Democrats, and many con- igressmen on both sides will vote the dictates of their own con sciences. Ham And Eggs — $25 M. Andre Picard, originator of the French gratitude train idea, was seated in a restaurant in Akron, O.. eating breakfast. He had been hospitably and graciously en tertained by various cities across the country, and he suggested that It was time he paid some of the bills himself. Picard explained that he had ex changed some francs into dollars in New York, and pulled out a hun dred dollar bill to prove it. Frank Douglas, French-speaking secretary of A. F. Whitney, presi dent of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, had been loaned to {Picard to help him across the .S.A. He said: “We don't like sitors to pay for things in our Country. Besides, that $100 bill looks like it was counterfeit." Picard, however, insisted; finally was told he could pay for his breakfast. Subsequently, the waitress. Upped off in ad vance, brought Picard a check for ham and eggs—$25. M. Picard looked at the check, but did not wince. Ke did ask how much American workmen made per week, then he took his check and bis $100 bill to the cashier. The cashier, also tipped off in advance, held the $100 bill up to the. light and said: “I'm sorry but this bill-, is counterfeit. I’ll have to Call the police.” French Will Remember M. Picard and part of the French gratitude train committee, sailed for France, after one of the most {inspiring trips across the U.S.A. ever experienced by any foreigners. They have come to know this coun try even better than many Ameri cans. And they have also come to love it. Here are some of the things 'they will long remember: I How the American railroads not only hauled the gratitude train free, but were even thoughtful enough to put French-speaking personnel on most of the trains . . . the 120-piece bigh-school band at Elkhart, Ind.— musical instrument center of the world . . . the popularity of Gover nor Paul Dever in Boston . . . the tremendous parade staged by Mayor S oe Smith in Oakland,. Calif . . . le way Mayor A1 Feeney of Indi anapolis matched his clothes with bis complexion . . . the patience of Maryland’s Governor Preston Lane In waiting in the cold for the late arrival of the train in Baltimore. Of German descent, Heine pot on one of the warmest of all welcomes for the French . . . the courtesy of Governor , Earl Warren in traveling the length of California to welcome the graUtude train . . . the dis courtesy of Governor Alfred Driscoll of New Jersey In not being willing to get up at • a.m. to be on hand. The warmth of Mayor Heck Ross’s Welcome on one of the coldest of Dei Moines days . . . Governor Tom Mabry’s broad-brimmed New Mexican hat ... . the fact that two Italo-American mayors — Mike di Salle of Toledo and Tom D’Alesan- dro of Baltimore—gave the French one of their finest welcomes. (It was only a short time ago that Italy and Franco wore locked In mortal cambat) P "Haves" and "Not Haves" ■|»0 TAKE from the “haves” and ^ give to the “have nets” seems to be the purpose of the federal, and most of the state governments, and Is quite generally avowed as be program of both political parties. The purpose of the politicians in both political parties is to entice votes from what they believe Is the mass. The unequal distribu t 1 o n of wealth they so loudly protest is il lustrated by the so- called millionaires —an exceptionally small percentage of the population, rep- PATTERSON resenUng but few votes. It is that numerically-small class which the politicians point to as the “haves” and from which they would take to give to the “have nots.” THE FACT IS that such a class represents not alone an exceeding ly small percentage of the popula tion, but it actually controls but a small percentage of the wealth of the nation. It is so small that to confiscate all of such holdings would mean not so much as $5 each if dis tributed equally among all of those not included in such a class. The “haves,” from whom the vote-seeking politicians would take to give to the “have nots,” number well over 50 per cent of our total population, including men, women and children. They are those who have thriftily saved in some form, and so have accumulated that which the poli ticians propose to distribute to the “have nots.” Included in this thrift class are more than 80,000,000 holders of gov ernment savings bonds, represent ing over $55,000,000,000 ; 64.000,000 savings bank depositors, represent ing nearly $58,000,000,000 and six million building and loan invest ment holders, representing $10,800,. 000,000. A total of 228,000,000 of our population, (including the dupli cates in various forms of savings), this class represents a total savings value of $171,300,000,000. TO THAT LIST can be added the several million who have invest ments—their savings—in business and transportation corporations and those whose savings are deposited in postal savings banks. All of these must be included in the class from which the fed eral and state governments, as administered by vote-seeking politicians, propose to take for distribution among the “have nots.” The politicians should be shown that the votes they seek can be had in greater numbers from tbe thrifty than from the thrifUess. The trouble lies in the fact that the thrifty—those who save and so “have”—are not organized. They are not, as individuals, in a posi tion to protest collectively over the politicians’ taking from them, through socialistic schemes and methods, what they have thriftily accumulated, as individuals and so have but little weight with those who seek political preferment or a political party. The thriftless, on the other hand, do organize and as such become a pressure group to which the politicians appeal as a group. IN SO DOING—that is, in pro posing to take from the “haves” that they may satisfy the “have nots”—those we select to administer government are turning us away from that capitalistic economy, that free enterprise, under which we have arrived at world leadership and the ability to help other peoples, and to thwart the advance of that system called communism. The socialistic plans and schemes, the attempt to divide the wealth of the thrifty “haves” with the thriftless “have nots,” will, in time—and not a long time—break all of us, the thrifty and the thriftless, the “haves” and the “have nots.” When that time comes we will be a nation wi*out power, without resources, without op portunity for the individual. What we need is legislation that will encourage rather than discour age thrift. Let us apply to that which we have always given the needy helpless its proper name of charity, not a something to which they are fully entitled even though their need may be created only by their own lack of thrift or because they do not want to work. — • • • WITH A continuing Increase in wages, taxes and the volume of cir culating currency we can expect more inflation. They constitute the advance guard. At first they meet but little opposition. When opposi tion does arise, it is too late, for the citadel has been captured. It will take heroic measures to recapture the lost position. That invading army may march steadily on. More wages, more taxes, more money mean an ever-increasing Inflation lhat leads to bankruptcy. O-o-oh, a Cartoon! Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker and Mickey Mouse can look to their laurels. The animated cartoon craze has caught on in England, and a man-eating lion named Zimba and Lena, a brow-beating lioness, are ca vorting on the screen in sprightly antics that loom as a threat to the popularity of their American counterparts. British children—and adults—are currently in raptures over Lena's coyly inexorable pursuit of Zimba. The hand behind Zimba is David—David Hand, that is. He was once the protege and later second-in-command to the celebrated cartoonist Walt Disney. Here, he and animator Ralph Wright and John Reed discuss the merits of drawings submitted for consideration by ambitious artists. Hand was responsible for many of the Mickey Mouse cartoons and Silly Symphonies while with Disney. Now he is director of British anima ted films. Artists-and animators gather in story department (above) for exchange of views after central theme for car toon is proposed. Then animators are called into confer ence (below) as details of a new character are outlined. To get right expression for his drawings, Bert Felstead (right) grimaces at himself in mirror. THE MAD PIPER Spring', the Mad Piper, is lead ing them back, Bondreau and Feller and Gor don and Baser, Williams, DiMaggio, Bearden and Mack, Dyer, McCarthy and Lemon and Sauer. Southworth and Mosial, Slaugh ter and Sain, (This is a cinch without using the brain.) Spring, the Mad Piper, is tap ping his reed. Calling to Muiial—Harry the Cat, Kiner and Mlxe and the hard hitting breed, Blackwell and others who baffle a bat. Marion, Stephens and Pesky and Doerr, (That’s quite enough of this— why be a bore?) • • • Spring Dreams of ’49 A T THIS TIME last season, the following facts had been rather definitely established: The Red Sox and Yankees were to fight out the American League pennant race with Tigers and Indians in fairly close pur suit. The Dodgers and Cardinals were to take over the National League race with the Braves always threatening. This seemed to be logical enough. No one knew anything Grantland Rice a bout a kid pitcher named Gene Beard en and no one could guess that Lou Boudreau and Larry Doby would improve to any such extent as they did. Also, no one could figure the Cardinals would get such little help from their rookie crop, and the Dodgers would be scrambling around last place long after the season opened. Now at least 10 clubs are indulg ing in early March dreams of Octo ber cash and glory. Here they are: AMERICAN LEAGUE—Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics and the Detroit Tigers. NATIONAL LEAGUE—Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates, with Chicago’s Cubs hanging around the outskirts. There has seldom been a time In major league history where so many ball clnbs in both leagues could be rated with a healthy chance to win. Some thing nnforseen can happen to scatter them apart, but they could also come to the wire under two blankets. The best ball club in the two leagues looks to be Cleveland. The second best club should be the Red Sox. We are leaning heavily on that “should be” adjunct. THE BEST CLUB in the Nation al League should be the Dodgers with their speed and youth, their quantity of strong arms and stout legs, plus their 1948 experience. But it will probably prove to be the Braves again. If Billy Sonthworth could win a flag with Eddie Stanky out of action over two months and Warren Spahn afflicted with an 00 years (for Spahn), there is no particular reason why he should not win again with a few slight improvements and more help from these two standbys. Also, I have a fair idea that Billy Southworth’s Braves will come north in April the best-conditioned team in the older circuit. South- worth overlooks few bets when it comes to getting the best out of what he has to work with. He wastes less time in his training campaign than any manager I ever knew. • • • A Dip Into the Dark With the first day of spring train ing less than a week away, we here by climb out on the end of the limb of a palm tree which has no limbs to speak of. Here are our nominations for the early October roundup that may prevent us from seeing the Army- Michigan football game: AMERICAN LEAGUE—Cleveland Indians, Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Philadel phia Athletics, St. Louis Browns. Chicago White Sox and tbe Wash ington Senators. NATIONAL LEAGUE—Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Giants, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies and the Cin cinnati Reds. You can cut out this predic tion, if you care to, and save it for next October. The two races are the toughest to pick that I can recall in the last two decades. Lou Boudreau’s Cleveland Indians are better equipped than anyone else to win the American League pennant. An Indiana manufacturing firm has announced the introduction of a novel, factory-built bathroom to be known as Ad-a-Bath. Representing an entirely new approach to home modernization, the bath is con structed in one complete “package" for attachment to existing dwell ings. Built as a self-contained unit, the bath utilizes conventional materials and equipment, and includes all necessary fixtures and fittings for immediate installation and immedi ate use. It is shipped fully equipped for addition to a farm, lake cottage or suburban home. Since it is added to the exterior, there is no sacrifice of space or change of interior arrangement of the house to which it is attached. The setup is complete in every respect with tub, lavatory, stool and tank, electric heater and built-in medicine and linen cabinets. It is of frame construction with plywood interior. Walls and floors are heavily insulated and the floor is linoleum covered. Since the unit qualifies for FHA financing, a home owner is re quired only to make a 10 per cent down payment, paying the balance in convenient monthly installments through his local bank. Faithful adherents of the "apple a day” maxim, 0 they can think back to war experience, will realize that nowadays they are not nearly so likely as they used to be to find a worm, or half a worm. In their apple. Also, says the U. S. depart ment of agriculture, the “spray residue” problem is not nearly so troublesome as it was. The apple worm—or coddling moth —problem appears to he on its way out as a major concern in apple growing. DDT has proved an effective spray. In fact. In some isolated orchards that do not draw moths from unsprayed or poorly sprayed trees nearby, a good early spray program with DDT may so reduce coddling moths that there is no need to spray against a second brood. But DDT has not proved a full solution to the apple insect prob lems. It does not make a clean sweep of all the pests. Thus DDT sprays permit a buildup of some pests that It does not control—the apple mites, for instance. The prob lem shifts, but a problem remains. The mites do not cause wormy apples, but the apples are smaler and of a poorer color. However, the new insecticldfc parathion is making an impressive showing against nearly all the apple pests. Federal entomologists say that It can not yet be recommended for general use, that considerable more controlled and expert testing is needed. This Is because the in secticide is an extremely poisonous material and may hold public health hazards. BUSINESS & INVEST. OPPOB. SOWING MACHINE DEALER WANTED New Shelton and rebuilt Sinners: exclusive territory; co-op adv. plan. Write Shelton Sewing Machine Co. 510 E. Broad Si.. Richmond. Va. WHOLESALE AUTOMOTIVE FARTS mmS SUPPLIES MACHINE SHOP Including Lempco crankshaft grinder and building. Desirable location. $35,000. 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