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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY, S. C. Democrats' 1948 Chances Uncertain Truman’s Popularity Grows But Party Itself Is Shaky By BAUKHAGE Sews Analyst and Commentator. (This follows a series on the men most talked about as candidates for the Republican presidential nomination). WASHINGTON.—One Sunday last month, a friend and I watched President Truman unveil a plaque on Covenant First Presbyterian church. The occasion was a ceremony estab lishing the church as a national house of worship for Presby terians. Just previously, a wreath had been laid on the nearby statue of John Witherspoon, Presbyterian clergyman, signer of the Declaration of Inde pendence, and one-time president of what is now Princeton university. FALL IN . . . Harold S. Shields of Columbus, Ohio, a war veteran, won the grand prize ($1,500) hi the newspaper national snapshot awards contest this year with this picture of a baby sparrow in a ' situation unique among baby sparrows. Shields called it "Fall In." “There never was a time,” Presi-' dent Truman said, in paying trib ute to John Witherspoon, “when we needed more of the backing of those people who believe in the Golden Rule, and who believe in the teach ings of Jesus Christ.” The President was, of course, speaking of moral support, but he had reason to be rather cheerful be cause of another kind of backing which he had just learned he had — the kind measured by Dr. Gallup’s polls. Gallup called it “one of the most dramatic reversals of political senti ment in history.” On October 16 of last year, the poll reported Demo cratic party strength at its low est point in 16 years. Three weeks later, the survey was confirmed at the polls with election of a Repub lican congress. But today, Mr. Truman’s popular ity is way up. A year ago the score was 53 to 47 in favor of the Re publicans; in the last count it was 56 to 44 in favor of the Democrats. On the question: “Do you ap prove or disapprove of the way Mr. Truman is handling his job as President?” the scoreboard said: Approve — 55 per cent Disapprove—29 per cent. The rest expressed no opinion. Much water has flowed over the dam since the two polls were taken. More will flow; and, at any rate, no poll can measure the imponder ables facing the Democrats. They have been going through a whole cycle of hopes and fears. The Octo ber poll may have been almost as surprising as pleasing to party lead ers. They know there must be an end to all things, and it is pretty hard to prove that the stream has not been crossed and that the voters who used, sometimes, to elect Re publican presidents, still shudder at the danger of changing horses. The one biggest abstract obstacle to the election of the Democratic president is the fact that the Demo crats have just been ardund too long. Undoubtedly the biggest con crete threat is General Eisenhow er. When that atomic boom first threatened to break, the President was on the high seas, but the de tails were reported to him blow by blow—and it was quite a blow. Probably the next biggest headache is the internal condi tion of the party. After long delay and much dissatisfaction, a new national chairman. Sen. Howard McGrath (Dem., R. I.) was selected, and welcomed in most quarters. He has a job cut out for him because the Demo cratic machine has grown very rusty in the last years, and it is not only rust which has cor rupted. Nor is it the machine alone that creaks. Will-o-the-wisp Wallace wiih his constant threat of a third party is a threat to the Democratic party itself. Nobody believes that a third party candidate could possibly be elected as things stand now. But did you ever see that traffic- safety slogan: "Don’t try to guess what a child will do?” Democratic leaders are up against the same thing. They don’t dare guess what that problem child, Henry Wal lace, will do. He is quite capable of going ahead and starting a third party with the full knowledge that it couldn’t accomplish anything but the election of a Republican presi dent. A third party would have not merely a nuisance-value, but Wal lace might dream up a long-range scheme of leading a political labor movement like Brit ain’s. After many defeats, that turned into a political party which finally attained power and put a socialistic impress 'on the Wallace whole British na tional economy. So the Wallace threat is a very defi nite one. And what about the labor vote? It has long been a theory, iterated by former AFL boss Gompers, and (until passage of the Taft-Hartley act) reiterated by his successor, Mr. Green, that there was no such animal. Baukhage Frankhn Roosevelt claimed there was no labor vote, as such. Former Secretary of Labor Frances Perk ins said there was none, and in those days, there wasn’t, despite the existence of the American Labor party in New York City. I doubt that there is a “la bor vote” now, despite the AFL’s new “Education and Pub lic Relations” unit, and the CIO- PAC, and their threats to pun ish supporters of the Taft-Hart ley law. As a matter of fact, I understand opposition to the law is cooling, except where fires are being artificially fanned, and old-timers tell me it will (a) be modified and (b) be for gotten. The fall congressional election in the eighth Pennsylvania district where such Herculean efforts were put forth to make the bill an issue, didn’t prove too much either way, except that the highly-organized CIO campaign did NOT defeat the Re publican candidate. Party Machinery / Has Deteriorated Democratic party machinery has deteriorated rapidly since 1938 when it was discovered that Roosevelt’s coat-tails were no longer strong enough to put local candidates into office. Gradually, precinct, city, county and state organizations be gan to take far more interest in electing local officers than they were in working together as a unit for the national candidate. In Roose velt’s case, that was hardly neces sary. And the White House got into the habit of thinking it wasn’t nec essary to do much for the local peo ple .either. So the gulf widened. It is true that real bell-ringing was carried on by the left wing or ganized around the CIO-PAC, but in some cases this support proved the kiss of death. The Democratic machine will have to work for the co-operation of Wallace and the present offshoots of CIO-PAC be cause it cannot afford to alienate that type of support. Gallup a month or so ago reported in a survey cf political orientation that 50 per cent of the American people favored a middle - of - the - road policy. Of course, much depends on who becomes the Republican candidate for president. That is the reason that the possibil ity of an Eisenhower or even a MacArthur on the horizon raises jitters in the executive mansion. Much also will depend on the strength of the big city bosses. The Kelly machine is pretty weak. Chi cago’s new Mayor Kennelly is giv ing the city an administration such as it hasn’t had in a long time. But he has weakened, not strengthened, the old Kelly outfit. However, I hear that Sen. Scott Lucas a down-stater, who always fought Kelly until the last time, may run for governor of Illinois. He is strong down-state. This might help Truman with the Illinois delegation. How strong will the new Kansas City machine be? O’Dwyer is re furbishing Tammany, but the Tiger hasn’t its old wallop. How much the greatly-weakened Hague ma chine in New Jersey can contrib ute, I don’t know. There is one thing to be considered. Almost all the machines (except Crump’s Memphis regulars) have been weak ened by the growth of power of the labor bosses. What the Democrats may gain by the labor bosses’ influ ence in attracting some of the lib erals who made up the Roosevelt following, may be lost in alienat ing some of the old-line party work ers. NEWS REVIEW Meat, Wheat Peril Seen; Get Tough: U. S. Public FOCD PUZZLE Meat vs. Wheat Domestic food situation in the U. S. is entering a critical stage, with two aspects standing out in sharp opposition to each other: I The government, determined to • ship 500 million bushels of wheat to Europe by next June, is campaigning to save a major por tion of that amount by cutting down on the feed consumption of cattle, hogs and poultry. That line of reasoning holds that smaller flocks and feeding to lighter weights will save more grain than any other sin gle effort. 2 The supply of meat is going to • be considerably less than it has been and the demand will be great er. Meat prices are expected to go much higher in 1948. Further cur tailment of meat production by sav ing grain at the feed trough will intensify that already serious situ ation. There is no danger of a bread or food shortage of any kind this win ter because of the nation's bumper wheat harvest. The pinch, if it comes, will appear after the middle of next year, precipitated by a cur rently threatening drouth and fail ure of the winter wheat crop. Added to that is the fact that do mestic uses, plus exports, will leave from this year’s harvest of 1.4 bil lion bushels only a 100 million- bushel carryover by the time of the next harvest — too small a vol ume in the event of a short crop. Meat, which right now is a little cheaper than it has been because more animals are being slaugh tered, will continue in great de mand next year because consumer buying power will remain high. The supply, however, will be less. The agriculture department esti mates there will be only 21.5 bil lion pounds of meat produced in 1948, compared to 23.2 billion pounds this year. There will be 4 million fewer cattle on farms next January than last January, small er hogs will be sent to market and there will be no increase in the stocks of sheep, which are at an 80-year low. PLAGUE: Egypt Stricken Cholera, the dreaded black plague is spreading so swiftly in Egypt that a total of 6,000 dead has been pre dicted by year’s end. With many stricken villages iso lated by troops, other small com munities are ringed with bonfires day and night in the belief that fire will keep out the disease. Meanwhile, neighboring nations were taking steps to prevent the spread of cholera from the upper Nile valley. Greece, Italy and Pales tine have discontinued international traffic, while private shipping lines will bypass Egyptian ports and air travel is diverted away from Egypt. Outside help in combatting the disease is at a minimum in Egypt. Swiss scientists alone were said to be helping local health officers. There is a desperate shortage of vaccines, DDT and medical special ists. GET TOUGH: U. S. Approves Soviet leaders, who cry “war- mongef” every time an American diplomat splits an infinitive, are gravely in error if they suppose there- is any major cleavage be tween the American public’s views on Russia and the state depart ment’s so-called "tough” policy to ward the Soviets. That conclusion was brought out in a recent Gallup poll which indi cated that, actually, the predomi nant mood of public opinion today favors an even tougher policy than the state department is following. Answers to the question, “Do you think that in dealing with Russia and other countries the U. S. is in sisting too much on having its own way?” were: Yes, 12 per cent; No, 78 per cent; No opinion, 10 per cent. Further, 62 per cent of the Ameri can people believe that the U. S. is being too soft in its policy toward Russia. Only 6 per cent think it is being too tough, and 24 per cent say our official attitude toward the So viets is about right. FINAL TOUCHES: Marshall Plan After caroming from praise to criticism to condemnation for the past few months, the celebrated Marshall plan to help Europe re gain its feet is being whipped into final shape under direction of Secre tary of State George Marshall, its progenitor. One known fact loomed large in the mind of the American taxpayer: The plan may cost up to 20 billion dollars for the four-year period dur ing which it will be in effect. Marshall, who abandoned tempo rarily his debating in the U. N. gen eral assembly, returned to his Washington office to put the finish ing touches on his plan, which will be laid before congress when the special session opens November 17. The Marshall plan, subject to late revisions, may be outlined broadly in these main points: 1 U. S. would make available to * Europe next year a combination of relief and recovery supplies total ling about six billion dollars. Relief supplies (food) would be free; re covery supplies (machinery) would be financed with loans. 2 Because of shifting conditions, • it will be impossible accurately to forecast the amount of help Eu rope will need beyond the first year. 3 Sums from the U. S. would de- • crease each year as recovery progress was made. 4 The plan would be administered • in the U. S. by a new govern ment agency and in Europe by an organization representing the 16 na tions which drew up their estimate of needs at the Paris conference. 75,000 WORKERS Building U.N. Home Huge Task The 65 million-dollar job of con structing the United Nations’ world capital along the East river in New York City will benefit more than 75,000 workers during the next three years, headquarters planning offi cials have predicted. Chief architects of the future sky scraper city of glass and marble estimated that a total of 25,000 per sons eventually would be employed in construction and other direct work upon the actual site. An additional 50,000 workers are expected to contribute indirectly in production of materials and in other outside labor. Labor expense will account for 42 million of the total 65 million dollar construction cost. Currently, the more than 50 ad ministrative, architectural and en gineering members of the head quarters planning staff are more or less marking time while they wait from day to day for some word on how the skyscraper project is to be financed. A sledge-hammer detail of 100 workers already has demolished about 40 per cent of the old slaugh ter houses and garages now occupy ing the area, -but no large-scale con struction can begin until the gen eral assembly gives the go-ahead signal And that signal will not be forth coming until a financing program, almost certainly to be based on a big United States loan, has been arranged. In the meantime, considerable work is being done on refinement of detailed designs, improvement of a master system for circulating peo ple and vehicular traffic through the international zone and on prelimi nary surveys regarding interior de sign and furnishings. Officials say U. N. may decidr to follow the example set by (he League of Nations and accept fur nishings from each member coun try, each nation contributing a product for which it is famous—like rugs from Persia and- tapestrief from Belgium. SCRIPTURE: II Peter; Jude; Luke 2:40-52. DEVOTIONAL READING: Matthew 5:3-16. Building Character Lesson for November 16, 1947 XXTE SHALL need to read careful- ’ly Second Peter if we are to profit most in the study of Sunday’s lesson. Peter tells us: “According as his divine power hath given us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowl edge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.” 1 We may partake of the divine na ture, having es caped the corrup tion that is in the world through lust, is very difficult for us to understand, and yet it is with in the grasp of every boy and girl, every man and woman, in all the world. In addition to Second Peter, we are asked to read Jude and Luke 2:40-52. The passage in Luke tells how Jesus grew and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom; and the grace of God was upon him. Dr. Newton That, I realize. As Jesus Grew W E HEAR a great deal 1 -today about juvenile delinquency. The question everywhere arises. What can we do to prevent juvenile de linquency? We have the answer in Sun day’s lesson. As Jesus grew in wisdom and stature and in favor with God and man, so can every youth in America grow into strong and beautiful manKood and wom anhood. The parents of Jesus, we are told, obeyed God in doing for the Child all that they were commanded to do. * * • The Love of God ‘‘ TT'EEP yourselves in the love of God,” Jude 21. There is the formula for building Christian char acter. This business of building Chris tian character is based on a formu la—keeping within the circle of God’s love. It is just as essential to have the proper nourishment in build ing Christian character as in growing a fine ear of corn. Prog ress is not accidental. It is the result of right thinking, right be havior, right purpose. Only in the love of God can the young life find the nurture for Christian character. WWW Christian Mathematics T URN again, if you will, to Sec ond Peter, and read his mathe matical formula by which Christian character is realized: “Add to your faith virtue, and to virtue knowledge, and to knowl edge temperance, and to tem perance patience, and to patience godliness, and to godliness broth erly kindness, and to brotherly kindness charity. For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowl edge of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Old-fashioned stuff, someone will cynically observe. Aye, old-fash ioned it may seem, but only from this old-fashioned formula can char acter be built—Christian character. And what is it that our needy, frightened world is asking for above everything else today? For the certitude of hope that is found only in hearts that are staid upon God. We may smile at Peter’s mathe matics, but his formula is the only hope for United Nations, the only hope for world peace, the only hope for civilization. * • • Jude’s Benediction Y OU have read, I hope, the brief Book of Jude, only 25 verses. You have followed his pungent, cogent argument. You have followed his exhortation. And now you come to his benediction—a very fitting cli max for Sunday's lesson: “Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to pre sent you faultless before the pres ence of his glory with exceeding joy, to the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and evermore. Amen.” As you sit in your living room, or on the train, or in the plane, or in the hotel, or at the hospital, or wherever you may be, reading these lines, remember this—the need of America today is more Christian character in the home, factory, store, bank, mill, field, school room, in the meeting house. God grant that we may heed the admonition of the Scripture pas sages above cited, and think on our ways while it is yet day. The night cometh apace. • • • (Copyright by the International Council of Religious Education on behalf of 40 Protestant denominations. Released by WNU Features.) STREAMLINED MARINE CORPS . . . Streamlining its forces for modern warfare, the marine corps is placing greater emphasis on small units and increased firepower. Shown here is a group of Second Division marines marching back to camp after an extensive day of maneuvers on the beach at naval amphibious base. Little Creek, Va. SAGA OF ACHIEVEMENT Marine Anniversary Recalls Proud Heritage of Service WNU Features. Six months after establishment of the corps, United States marines made their first landing on someone else’s beach in 1776, an action which has been repeated successfully more than 200 times in the illustrious and colorful history of the heroic fighting organization. ^— Founding of the marine corps on November 10, 1775, by act of the Continental Congress and the proud marine heritage of tradition and achievement are being recalled this week as the traditional birthday celebrations are held throughout the world. offered to citizen marines who vol unteer for sparetime instruction. A nationwide enrollment drive for the citizen marine corps opens this week in connection with the anni versary festivities. The campaign will reach its peak in January. Lovable Cloth Doll With Movable Limbs TXT’HO couldn’t love a doll like *' this . . . it’s so cute! Jusl change the hair-do and clothes and you’ve a girl doll, too! • • • This year, for the first time, the leathernecks are being joined in celebrations noting the 172nd anni versary of founding of the ma rine corps by the new, postwar citi zen marine corps, the leatherneck reserve force which is being built up throughout the country. From the Shores of Tripoli in 1804 and the Halls of Monte zuma in 1847, marines have car ried the American flag around the world. Their battle record in every conflict, beginning with the Revolutionary war and con tinuing through Guadalcanal, Tarawa and Iwo Jima, still in delibly carved in memory as World War II battle shrines, have earned for marines the tradition of being true to their motto of “Semper Fidelis—Al ways Faithful.” Always a “ready force,” the ma rines have lived up to that reputa tion even in such varied postwar assignments as guarding historical documents aboard the Freedom Train, setting a new speed record for jet-propelled planes, training Venezuelan marines, demonstrating the latest amphibious tactics to mid shipmen or cadets and serving as part of the occupation forces in Japan. To keep attuned with modem atomic warfare, the marine corps is undertaking a complete stream lining of its forces. Smaller but harder - hitting units are being formed which will have the flexibil ity and mobility needed for rapid movement. Back of these revamped first- line defense forces will be the new citizen marine corps. These citizen marines, who live at home and hold their civilian jobs, will be trained at local armories and airfields in the marine tradition for service if needed “in the air, on land and sea.” A modernized system of up-to-the- minute instruction in new develop ments and technical training willibe CITIZEN MARINES . . . Mem bers of the citizen marine corps (play an integral role in the re vamped marines. Three members of the organized marine corps re serve are shown here setting up field communications during sum mer maneuvers. Programs Attuned To Locale Planned For Luxury Trains CHICAGO. — Packaged entertain ment, fitted to the locale and pro duced by showmen in studios before the train ever leaves the station, is the latest promise in luxury travel by the railroads. Everything from physical com forts to psychological color and sound effects are being utilized by train designers to please the pas senger and make him fully con scious of the ease and relaxation of train travel. Latest in the long list of postwar improvements is the plan of the Santa Fe railroad to use wire re cordings for reproduction over the public address systems in new pas senger equipment now under con struction at shops of Pullman- Standard Car Manufacturing com pany, in Chicago. In designing programs for these new trains, it is planned to have a producer study their specific routes and then select music and entertainment to fit the locale. Rivers, creeks and waterfalls will call for spar kling, tinkling music. Indian country may call for music with the chanting undertone so char acteristic of the early American Indian folk and war songs. Because nothing short of a major catastrophe interferes with the rail road schedule of a fast, cross-coun try streamliner, the producer in the studio will know in advance th# exact time a train will pass through certain country. He will select his entertainment accordingly. His tim ing may call for the techniques of the radio producer; his choice of music an intimate knowledge of hu man emotions and history of the country. Both Santa Fe and Pullman- Standard engineers point out that the use of wire recordings has sev eral advantages in this type of cus tom-built entertainment. The units are small and compact and several hours of entertainment can be re corded on a spool of wire no larger than the average fishing reel. Once set in motion, the unit re quires no attention, as announce ments and dialogue will be worked into the program at the studio. How ever, should special announcements be required, a flip of a switch will change the circuit to a microphone in the steward’s office and another flip will bring back the wire re corder with practically no loss of time to upset the predetermined schedule. Comics Lend Cue For Pulling Teeth WESTFIELD, MASS.—Taking a cue from the comic strips, John Dvorchak, 65, a tailor, decided to save a dentist’s bill by pulling out teeth with pliers. The method proved successful for the first tooth, Dvorchak reported. Two more, he feels, have to come out but he will await a steak roast, for which he’ll probably need the teeth, before pulling them in the same way. Girls Prove Adept at Fooli ng Fish PORTLAND, ORE.—Catering to one of the last all-male sports fields, two Portland sisters have made big business of the fish fooling game. In their business of manufactur ing lures for game fish, the Misses Ardath and Irene Bunnell admit that they frequently have more trouble overcoming masculine sales resistance than providing trout with a phony meal. “Women don’t know anything about either casting or tying flies” seemed to be the typical sports man’s reaction to their line of coachmen and golden demons when the girls first launched their busi ness. Soon, however, the Portland sis ters were giving established Scotch fly tiers stiff competition. Zane Gray, the novelist and one of Amer ica’s most notable fishermen, was one of their first customers. Arms and legs move. Pattern 917 has a transfer, instructions for doll and clothes for boy or girl. Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept. 564 W. Randolph St. Chicago 80, IQ. Enclose 20 cents for pattern. No Nairn* ArtHraaa If you are looking for ways to stretch your Christmas budget— here’s good news! 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