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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY, S. C.
Dewey Casts Eye Toward Presidency
New York Governor Stands
High in Public Estimation
By BAUKHAGE
N*ws Analyst and Commentator.
Washington.—Last week we looked at some of the con
tenders for the Republican presidential nomination. This
week it is the New York governor’s turn.
More than one person who has tried to talk about or write
about Thomas Edmund Dewey has complained of the diffi
culty of this task. There doesn’t seem to be any one place to
begin or end.
Several simple declarative sentences can be written about the ambi
tious governor of the State of New York.
HEARTS IN THE HIGHLANDS . . . Four kilted members of the royal
Scots guard are shown performing the celebrated Highland fling with
swords at the Silver Lining festival which was held at the “cockpit”
in London’s famous Hyde Park. Festival was a tribute to London’s
50,000 voluntary workers in the national savings movement.
mws REVIEW
Rough on Reds: Byrnes;
AFL Overrides Lewis
MEMOIRS ^
For instance, he is ambitious.
Everybody admits that, his
friends approvingly, making it a
sort of copy-book virtue; and Dewey
has taken the copy-book to heart,
not merely in regard to ambition,
in general, but in attempting to just
ify a specific ambition, one we all
heard some time or other in our
youth: “every American boy has
a chance to be president.” Dewey
has taken that seriously.
His enemies look upon Dewey's
ambition as Brutus looked upon
Caesar’s.
I’m afraid that wasn’t as simple
or declarative a sentence as I in
tended. Let’s try
this again: Thom
as Dewey is not
a hail • fellow
well-met. (I doubt
if anybody will
deny that.)
Thomas Dewey
once was chosen
as one of Amer
ica’s 25 best
dressed men. I
think anybody
who has seen him
will say that was
a justifiable
choice.
Thomas Dewey
is a small man—in stature. (The
jokesters have done the best they
can with that joke but it’s worn by
now.) Standing in a small group
with Dewey you aren’t particularly
conscious of his height—or lack of
it When he looks at you he can look
hard enough to make you feel that
you are almost seeing eye to eye,
literally, I mean — not necessarily
figuratively.
Tom Dewey is a hard worker;
he is 45 and, like Taft, was a
good student. When it comes to
generalities — Dewey is more
difficult to describe.
There is one thing, however, that
emerges clearly when one examines
Dewey’s career. It follows a very
definite curve which he undoubtedly
plotted a long time ago and which
will take the boy from Owosso,
Mich., all the way into the White
House if he is permitted to follow
it
Frequently he has had to
pause in his upward course but
he always manages to start over
again where he left oft, and con
tinue in the same direction. He
lost his first bids for the guber
natorial and presidential nomi
nation in 1938 and 1940, respec
tively, but he tried again for the
governorship in 1942, and was
carried into office on a land
slide that ended 20 years of
Democratic control. That car
ried him along to the next mile
stone and he became automatic
contender for the presidency in
1944. The revolt against the New
Deal which put the Republicans
back into power in New York
wasn’t strong enough to over
come the Roosevelt popularity
qp Dewey had to mark time until
the next time—which is now.
However, there is no use leap
frogging the nomination, which is
the issue at the moment. There is
the usual controversy over the re
sults of Dewey’s western trip, which
ended in August, but his managers,
with confident optimism, announced
on his return that his first-ballot
strength at the convention would
register at least 400 out of the 547
votes needed to nominate him.
Taft Might Hinder
Dewey a Poaaibilitiea
However, the results of the more
recent Taft journey might mean a
double setback for Dewey if what
is claimed is correct; namely, that
Taft not only strengthened himself
but strengthened Republican pros
pects, generally.
The reason for this is that
the men who pull the strings in
the Republican party have no
great affection for Dewey. If
they thought they were due for
an easy victory they would be
likely to push him aside regard
less of his vote-getting ability.
In other words, while the in
siders want a man who can get
the popular vote, they would
rather have somebody whom
they are entirely sure is their
man, even if he isn’t as popu
lar — so long as he has edge
enough to pull through.
While no formidable “stop Dewey"
movement is evident — the fact
that Taft tossed Warren of Califor
nia a whole bowl of roses, took oc
casion to at least mention Stassen—
and found no occasion to notice the
existence of the governor of New
York—seemed to indicate that there
might be some concerted effort in
the future on the part of the serious
contenders. And, of course, there
are always the favorite sons whose
supporters always hope against hope
to get together in a “stop Dewey"
effort.
One thing about Dewey, how
ever, is that he appears to be able
to build as he goes. That is, up to
the present, he has gained in ve
locity without having to reach too
far back for his prestige.
Dewey’s opponents point to
what they call a “blank” rec
ord as governor. The Demo
crats say that about all he did
was to cash in on a number of
progressive steps taken by his
predecessors clear back to A1
Smith. While it is true that he
hdh increased his political
stature, moving steadily and
steadfastly toward his goal —
the White House — he has at the
same time been accused by his
opponents of leaning over back
wards to avoid doing or saying
anything that might prove an
obstacle toward that goal.
This thought was put into concrete
form in a recent resolution passed
by the New York state Industrial
Union council (the official CIO body
which represents all the CIO unions
of New York) at Saratoga Springs
in September, which read: “We ac
cuse Governor Dewey of permitting
his personal ambition to take prece
dence over the best interests of the
people of New York.”
I don’t mean to imply by this
that Dewey counts too heavily on
the CIO vote. Although he has
created a considerable aura of pro-
gressivism about himself, some of
his backers are very conservative
and financially-powerful individuals.
There is one characteristic re
vealed in Dewey’s career which may
be forgotten as his record as an
executive eclipses his achievement
THOMAS E. DEWEY
He’s Ambitious.
as a prosecutor. It must be remem
bered that more than once he has
sacrificed a highly lucrative posi
tion for the pure joy of criminal
prosecution. First, when after mak
ing a good record on the staff of the
United States district attorney, he
postponed returning to private prac
tice in order to prosecute Municipal
Court Judge Hunstler, without pay,
for the American Bar association-
then, when he accepted the position
as deputy district attorney at $16,-
000 a year to go after Dutch Schultz,
Lucky Luciano, et al.
He is quoted as saying once
that he would rather prosecute
criminals than eat.
That chatty, friendly institution,
the rural party line, the force
which has bound farm residents to
gether into communities and spread
more news than Walter Winchell,
is getting ready to bid farewell to
the American scene.
It’s in the cards. The party line
will be replaced, eventually, by the
unsociable but efficient dial tele
phone exchange. That fact became
apparent recently when a telephone
and radio manufacturing firm an
nounced development of a dial tele
phone exchange especially designed
for the small community which has
only 300 or 400 subscribers.
The new type of exchange, which
will make dial phones economical
for an operating company with as
No Patience
James F. Byrnes, who, when he
was secretary of state, was a veri
table personification of "patience on
a monument” in his dealings with
Russia, stepped down from his ped
estal and announced that it was time
to start slugging.
In his pilblished memoirs,
“Speaking Frankly,” Byrnes pro
posed that the U. S. reply to Rus
sia’s “obstructionism” on atomic
energy and German peace treaty
agreements with “better and more”
atomic bombs and a decision to
drive the Red army out of Germany,
by force if necessary.
Exponents of the “get tough with
Russia” policy now have a sturdy
champion in the
former secretary
of state, who re
signed that post
only last January
because of ill
health.
Byrnes p r e-
sented a 10-step
“course of action
for restoring
peace, basis of
which must be
the conclusion of
German peace
treaty. At the same time, he con
ceded that the plan of action con
ceivably could lead to World War
III if Russia refused to co-operate.
First of all, said Byrnes, the
U. S. should ask the Big Five to
call a full-dress conference of all
nations on Germany “early in 1948.”
If tlussia refuses to participate or
if she boycotts the conference, the
other nations should proceed with
out her.
Then comes the stinger which
Byrnes advocates. If Russia refuses
to sign the treaty and likewise re
fuses to withdraw Red troops from
western Germany, other nations
should ask the U. N. security coun
cil to order her out. And if Russia
vetoes the security council order,
then the U. S. must drive her out of
Germany by force.
However, Byrnes is firm in his
belief that the U. S. probably will
not have to resort to warfare. He
thinks Russia will withdraw her
troops from western Germany upon
completion of a peace treaty.
REFUGEES:
From Soviets
Streams of refugees are reported
to be coming through Russia’s iron
curtain to the southeastern coast of
Sweden.
Reason for their flight, they say,
is that the Baltic lands where they
made their homes, now under con
trol of the Soviet Union, are being
combed by the Russians for men
and women to be deported to
Siberia.
A secret transportation route out
of the Soviet zone manages to spirit
the refugees to Sweden. Cost for
such a journey — 2,500 German
marks.
few as 40 lines, is termed un-
romantically a “community rotary
exchange.” Cost of installation will
average about $100 a line, but the
cost to an individual subscriber
will be much lower than that be
cause rural exchanges usually have
from 4 to 10 parties on a line.
The unit will provide fully auto
matic service for individuals, pri
vate branch exchanges, 2, 5 and 10-
party lines, as well as pay station
service.
Major development is the circuit
arrangement which completely sep
arates toll from local service, there
by insuring the availability of lines
for long distance calls, even though
all local facilities may be busy.
BELABOR:
Lewis Downed
“On this issue I don’t think
the federation has a head. I
think its neck has just grown
up and haired over.”
#
Thus spake John L. Lewis, he of
the king-sized eyebrows, at the
American Federation of Labor con
vention in San Francisco. The issue
to which he so lustily referred was
that of whether the AFL should vote
to wipe out its 13 vice presidents,
of which Lewis is one.
And despite Lewis’ name-calling
and hammy, mane-tossing histrion
ics, the AFL did
vote to abolish its
vice presidents in a
move to make the
entire federation
eligible to use the
national labor rela
tions board under
the Taft - Hartley
law.
The action, which
leaves only William
Green, president,
and George Meany,
secretary - treas
urer, as top federation officers, was
taken in order to permit the AFL
officers to sign non-Communist affi
davits for AFL federal unions which
have no national officers of their
own. No union may have access to
the facilities of the national labor
relations board under the Taft-Hart-
ley law unless their officers sign
the affidavits.
Lewis previously had adamantly
refused to sign the non-Communist
affidavit on the grounds that he
would be making a concession to
the Taft-Hartley law, much reviled
by labor.
REPARATIONS:
Germany Pays
European aid took a different turn
with an announced plan by British
and American military govern
ments to dismantle 682 German in
dustrial and war plants in their two
zones for reparations.
Purpose of the move, slated to be
carried out as swiftly as possible,
is to expedite European economic
recovery. Most of the factories are
metal, chemical and electrical engi
neering, shipbuilding and power
plants.
The announcement points up the
problem, still not fully solved, of
whether completely to destroy Ger
many’s war potential by cancelling
out her industrial strength, or to re
build the German industry for
peaceful production.
Obviously realizing the possible
adverse effects which the disman
tling of the plants might have upon
the German people, the U. S. and
Britain issued a joint statement em
phasizing that they would consider
suggestions from the Germans for
substitution of equivalent individual
plants.
Exponents of the “community
rotary exchange” boast that once
the unit is installed it continues to
operate for months untouched by
human hands.
With this mechanical marvel at
the helm, the party line will be
come as obsolete as Benjamin
Franklin’s kite. No longer will ev
ery phone on the line ring when
someone puts in a call. The jangling
on the wall will be heard only in
the home of the person for whom
the call is intended.
Final analysis reveals that the
new dial exchange can do every
thing the old party line did, and
can do it better. With one ex
ception: It can’t trace down the doc
tor in an emergency.
Baukhage
BYRNES
a satisfactory
VANISHING AMERICANISMS
Party Line Heading for Doom
JOHN L.
LEWIS
SCRIPTVRE: James 3—5; Acts 4:1-10.
DEVOTIONAL READING: Proverbs
12:13-22.
Christian Conduct
Lesson for November 2, 1947
/CHRISTIAN standards of conduct
must be understood as Christ’s
standards, not man’s standards. Our
lesson makes this quite clear when
James declares,
"My brethren, be
not many masters
(judges), knowing
that we shall re
ceive the greater
condemnation, ”
James 3:1. James
goes on in this third
chapter to empha
size the truth that
man is by nature
inclined to “run
away,” even as the
horse when he is
the ship when It is
Which brings the first practical
lesson—that of the tongue. "The
tongue is a little member,” says
James, “and boasteth great things.
Behold, how great a matter a little
fire kindleth!”
• • •
The Words I Say
N PROVERBS 8:7, yve read/ “My
mouth should utter truth.” And
again in Proverbs 25:11, we read, “a
word fitly spoken is like apples of
gold in pictures of silver.”
Which adds up to this: The words
we say have much to do with what
people think of our standard of
conduct. If we speak words of truth
and kindness, we need not be con
cerned what people will think of us.
Boys and girls who guard their
tongues will have friends. Boys
and girls who speak words of
envy, prejudice and falsehood will
be shunned.
* * *
The Right Words
W HAT is in our hearts determines
what we say and do. There
fore, if we are to speak the right
words, our hearts must' be right-
right with God.
I have just come from a play
ground where a group of junior
boys and girls were having a picnic.
I got there at the moment when a
baseball game was in the decisive
ninth inning. One of the junior boys
was umpire. He called a pitched
ball a strike, and the batter object
ed. Words followed—not altogether
pleasing words. They saw me stand
ing on the sidelines, and asked me
to settle the matter. I had not seen
the pitched ball closely enough to
express an opinion.
The boy who had spoken most
sharply went to the boy who was
umpire, took his hand, alfti said,
“It’s okay with me. I am sorry I
said what I did.” That boy had
the right attitude. He turned
wrong words into right words, be
cause his heart was right.
• * *
The Power of Words
*• CPEAK not one against another,”
writes James 4:11. Two teen
age girls were walking home from
school. One $poke bitterly to the
other of a third girl. They parted
at the comer, and the girl who had
spoken the bitter words of her neigh
bor slipped and fell as she passed
the home of the girl about whom
she had been speaking. The neigh
bor girl rushed to her side, helped
her into the^house where her mother
dressed tht' ankle. Waiting for her
father to come with the car, the girl
who had spoken bitter words began
to cry. Thinking that her neighbor
was crying from the pain of the
ankle, the girl who had been bitterly
assailed spoke sympathetically to
her neighbor.
“Will you forgive me?” cried
out the distressed girl.
“Forgive you?”
“For the unkind words I spoke
about you to Mary. O, I am sor
ry, sorry.”
Forgiven, they became trusted
friends.
• • •
Words Reflect Character
T HIS lesson should summon every
heart to utter the prayer of the
Psalmist:
“Let the words of my mouth and
the meditation of my heart be ac
ceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my
strength, and my Redeemer,”
Psalm 19:14.
Our words reflect our character.
Christ’s standard of conduct calls
for words wisely chosen. Longfel
low put it well when he wrote:
/ shot an arrow into the air,
It fell to earth, l knew not where;
For, so ssviftly it flew, the sight
Could not follow it in its flight.
I breathed a song into the air,
It fell to earth, l knew not where;
For who has sight so keen and strong,
That it can follow the flight of song?
Long, long afterward, in an oak,
I found the arrow still unbroke;
And the song from beginning to end,
l found again in the heart of a friend.
• • •
(Copyright by the loternetionel Council
of Religious Education on bebaJi of 40
Protestant denominations. Released by
WNU Features.)
Dr. Newton
not bridled, or
not controlled.
Don’t Skip Lunch
If You’re Striving
For Balanced Diet
Shirred eggs may be popped
Into the oven a few minutes be
fore luncheon. Line individual bak
ing dishes with leftover vegeta
bles or meat for a more substan
tial luncheon.
Have lunches suddenly become
a problem now that cooler weather
is with us and a few pieces of fruit
and a glass of milk just don’t seem
to satisfy you? Or, are you like the
woman I know who is trying to lose
weight and is trying to get nourish
ment without a lot of calories and
is trying to cut down on easy-to-pre-
pare sandwiches?
No matter which of the above
situations is your particular prob
lem, the column
today is designed
to help. The wom
an who works
around the house
has a definite
luncheon prob
lem, mainly be
cause she needs
to balance her
diet as well as
keep up her en
ergy for household tasks.
Calories are a problem to her
whether she is trying to maintain,
gain or lose weight. Economy, too.
in these days of rising prices, is a
problem because she doesn't always
care to eat leftovers from the night
before, at least, just as leftovers,
heated and set on a plate.
For these reasons, I think the
answer to the luncheon at home is
to have eggs made in one of several
interesting ways. And, if just eggs
alone aren’t appealing enough, use
them with vegetables or other foods
to make them appetizing.
Eggs are a rich protein food, low
in calories, high in nourishment.
They can be filling, and they can be
tempting provided you experiment
with novel ways of serving.
First on the list are two interest
ing salads with eggs. Serve them
with crisp wedges of lettuce or let
tuce cups.
Pimiento Olive Salad.
, (Serves 4)
4 eggs, hard cooked
% cup chopped ripe olives
% cup pimiento, chopped
% cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped green
pepper
% teaspoon salt
Mayonnaise, as desired
Mix chopped olives, pimiento, cel
ery and green pepper. Place in crisp
cups of lettuce and serve with eggs,
sliced on top. Use with mayonnaise.
Bean and Egg Salad.
(Serves 6)
1 can of red kidney beans
4 sweet pickles, chopped
3 hard-cooked eggs, sliced
% cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
1 teaspoon salt
% tablespoon mayonnaise
Rinse, drain and chill the kidney
beans. Add remaining ingredients,
mixing thorough
ly. Arrange in
nests of lettuce.
Garnish with a
few slices of egg
and other greens,
if desired.
Here’s a nice
egg salad to have
when you have a
neighbor dropping in for lunch:
Egg and Cheese Salad Bowl.
(Serves 6)
1 bunch watercress
1 bunch chicory
1 head lettuce
4 hard-cooked eggs
1 carrot, cut into sticks
% pound cheese, cut into sticks
French dressing
LYNN SAYS:
Remember these Facts
When Using Eggs
Egg whites will beat better when
they are warm. Let stand at room
temperature for a while if you want
them to beat until light and fluffy
for meringues or cakes.
Scrambled eggs take on new
glamour when they are served with
cheese added to eggb while cooking;
or, if you prefer, chili sauce—4 ta
blespoons to 6 eggs; or, chopped
leftover meat.
LYNN CHAMBERS’ MENU
Clear Tomato Soup
Shirred Eggs with Chopped Ham
English Muffins
Green Bean Salad
Jelly Carrot Curls Celery
Spice Cake
Beverage
Break greens into bowl. Cut eggs
into wedges. Combine all ingredi
ents with french dressing to taste.
Here are egg dishes which are
nice for luncheon if you have the
youngsters coming into eat with
you: ,
Eggs Diable.
(Serves 6)
6 hard-cooked eggs
6 slices toast, buttered
1 cup tomato catsup
H cup chill sauce
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon mustard
1 teaspoon vinegar
H teaspoon salt
% teaspoon pepper
Slice eggs onto ,
buttered toast
and cover with a
sauce made by
heating the other
ingredients to the
boiling point
Serve hot.
Egg-Asparagus Double Decker,
(Serves 6)
12 slices toast
6 eggs, creamed with 2 cups
white sauce
Asparagus tips
Cover half the toast with creamed
eggs, place asparagus tips on each
and top with second layer of toast,
eggs and asparagus.
Dutch Baked Eggs.
(Serves 6)
6 hard-cooked eggs
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon minced parsley *■
'A teaspoon dry mustard
Sait and pepper
% cup cleaned shrimp
1 cup cream or evaporated milk
Grated cheese
Butter
Chop eggs, add melted butter, sea
sonings, shrimp and cream; mix
well. Pour mixture into greased bak
ing dish and sprinkle top with grated
cheese and bits of butter. Bake in a
hot oven <400*F.) about 10 minutes
or until cheese begins to melt.
Hard-cooked eggs cut in wedges
add a satisfying note to salads as
well as other easy-to-make lunch
eon dishes. Don’t ignore their
value as garnish and nourishment
for they are a rich protein source.
Chinese Poached Eggs.
(Serves 6) -
1 cup rice
2 tablespoons butter
Salt and pepper
2 tablespoons flour
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon grated onion
1 tablespoon chopped celery
6 eggs, poached
Cook rice in boiling, salted water.
Drain and blanch. Prepare white
sauce by melting butter, blending in
flour, salt and pepper. Add milk,
grated onion and celery. Cook until
thickened, stirring constantly. Ar
range hot rice on platter, place eggs
on top and cover with sauce. Gar
nish with paprika and celery.
Shirred Eggs.
Grease individual baking dishes.
Break into this an egg and bake in
a moderately low <325'’ to 350°F.)
oven for 12 to 18 minutes depending
upon firmness desired. Serve from
baking dish. Top with bread crumbs
or cheese before baking, if desired.
Or, layer the dish with chopped
chicken, sausages, bacon as well as
cooked or mashed vegetables before
breaking in eggs, as desired.
Released by WNU Features.
Eggs are a highly perishable food
and deteriorate rapidly at room
temperature. They should be refrig
erated to keep fresh.
The shell color of eggs varies with
the breed of the chicken, but has
nothing to do with the flavor, nutri
tive value or the cooking of the egg
itsajf.
Use leftover egg yolks by sim
mering them in salted water for 10
minutes and then grating them for
garnish on green vegetables, salads
or creamed dishes.
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