Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C. "Party Split" More Fun than a Fire Schism of Dixie Democrats Could Wreck Party Hopes By BAUKHAGE News Analyst and Commentator. A political year may be pretty hard on business, inter national affairs and persons who expect congress or the Pres ident to take some highly important but controversial action which might scare away votes—but, if you can stand on the sidelines dodging the brickbats which each side hurls at the other, a political year is lots of fun. One thing that is as interesting to the casual observer as workmen •excavating a cellar, a sandlot baseball game, a fire or a dog-fight, are the quadrennial “party splits” which threaten (several months before the conventions) to rend the big parties in twain. They usually end the same way—both splinters singing Sweet Adeline, and cursing the other party in perfect harmony. <$>■ On the surface the recent row be Baukhage tween the southern Democrats and the White House looks like one of I those affairs. There is no doubt that the south erners are good and mad. And by all their stand ards they have every right to be. So there is no telling what might happen! But the fact re mains that the Negro voters in the north can vote either Re publican or Democratic, just as they please. In fact, the colored popula tion really has more freedom than the rest of the electorate because it has no tradition of following a strict pattern. A Democrat, however, is he lives in the South and if he is to remain a Democrat, has to vote with the Democratic party, even if he does it with anger in his heart and tears in his eyes. Since the administration banks on this, we see even a presi dent from the southern state of Mis souri, defying the wishes of his friends below the Mason-Dixon. I am not questioning any of the supporters of civil rights and the Constitution from the President down, but there does remain the fact of the Negro vote, and there re mains likewise many a warm per sonal and political friendship which has to be subjected to a painful ordeaL The “split” is exciting to watch whether with Sweet Adeline or nqt. And if you look across the aisle, vou’ll see some more splinters. Listen to this: ... If Bepub- llcan leaders in congress want to win the political confidence of »both Republican and independ ent voters, they must stop try ing to sell the program of the National Association of Manu facturers as good Republican doctrine . . .” That wasn’t Henry Wallace speak ing. Nor Democratic national head quarters. That was Republican Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon. Morse assails “the conservative leadership” of his own party as vigorously as he scores re action in the Democratic party. I already' have discussed Wallace and his third party “split.” There are those who think it of so little importance that it can be ignored. Some now are predicting that be fore the election, Wallace will be granted some concession, some ad vantage, and will come out for Tru man for president. I wouldn’t go that far, but I have heard the pre diction in more than one quarter. Republicans are supposed to welcome Wallace to tbe race, and to count on him to cut down the Democratic vote to some thing almost insignificant. Let me quote Senator Morse on that subject, as his words appeared in an article in the February issue of the Progressive magazine. Morse says that Wallace mustn’t be taken too seriously, but that he mustn't be ignored either. He adds: “Let my Republican party never forget that there are not enough Republicans to elect a Republican president, nor enough Democrats to elect a Democrat as president. For tunately there’ are not enough fellow-travellers to elect Wallace.” “Splits” can’t be ignored, it is true. They are important because there is always the possibility that the splitters might find another Ted dy Roosevelt to lead them. That can’t happen often, though, and meanwhile splits are fun to watch. ‘Inside Info’ Exaggerated There has been remarkable inter est recently in charges that Wash ington officials used “inside infor mation” obtained because of their connection with the government to play the markets. The other day one highly-placed gentleman came to me in quite a stew. “Have you heard the rumor that I was being charged with playing the market on information I got from the White House?” he asked. “No," I replied. “Who is doing the charging?” “That’s what I want to find out,” he sputtered. “Well,” I answered, surprised at his wrath, “you certainly don’t feel insulted by it, do you? Anybody can be charged with anything in an elec tion year.” “I certainly am Insulted,” he came back, “not because my honor is being impugned, but it is an insult to my intelligence to imply that anyone who has been around Washington as long as I have would be such an ass!” When I first came to Washington as a reporter, I remember there was a minor scandal on “leaks” that had been used for profit. The chief offender, however, was a pub licity man, not an official, and from the standpoint of business it proved a fine thing for him. As soon as the charges that he had obtained con fidential information and had passed it on to his client were made public he had a dozen offers from other big firms to get on their pay rolls. He did, but it wasn’t long be fore he left Washington. He didn’t get any more confidences. A lesser factor in the affair was a newspaper reporter. It was dis covered that he was on the payroll of a brokerage firm to whom he phoned anything he thought might be of interest after he had written his story for his paper whose last edition had an early afternoon dead line. It was shown that the brokers paid him all of $25 a month. In the investigation it also was shown that while he knew what was news for a newspaper, the reporter had only the foggiest idea of what would in terest a broker as he probably never owned a share of stock in his life. He was duly fired from the paper, and suspended from the Press club, but nobody was too sore. They knew, as my friend In dicated, it was stupidity rather than lack of virtue which was his chief sin. My own first lesson on the subject of Washington journalistic ethics was administered very tenderly by an Old Timer, my boss. My assign ment was helping to cover the Brit ish embassy early in World War I, before America had become em broiled. One night, my boss, who knew everybody in Washington, took me along to introduce me to the British commercial attache—I’m not sure that was what he was called in those days, but it describes his job. He talked with us quite a while, much more freely than he would have conversed with me alone, for I was a stranger to him. In the course of the conversation, he mentioned that tomorrow, or next day. Great Britain would an nounce what amounted to an em bargo on American wool (Britain wanted to switch her buying to Aus tralia). The attache explained the background of the move in detail. When we were out on the street, my boss pulled out his watch and remarked to me: “Now, if we were crooked, we would still have time before the markets close to make a lot of money selling short, wouldn’t we?” He didn’t have to explain further. AFTER the British had made their announcement, I was able to write a good “follow,” interpreting the move. That's all any newsman gets out of "confidential” information, and all that 99.44 per cent of us ever expect. The same thing applies to govern ment employees. Those who act otherwise soon depart. H0VSCH01V memos... !,j,. BEST DOG IN SIGHT . . . Champion Rock Ridge Night Rocket, a Bcd- lington terrier, was chosen best dog of the show at the annual West minster kennel club dog show in New York’s Madison Square Garden. The champ is owned by William A. Rockefeller of New York. NEWS REVIEW Reds Assume Control Of Czech Government There were six days of crisis in<S >■ Czechoslovakia and then it was all over—the Communists were in com plete control of that nation of 13 mil lion population. The iron curtain came down with a muffled clang as President Eduard Benes accepted the resignation of 14 of his cabinet ministers after he had refused for a week to do so. Into power strode Communist Premier Element Gottwald who had led his party upward from a minority status in Czechoslovakia until now its members dominated every phase of the nation’s life and were pre pared to swing it directly into the orbit of other Soviet satellites. Wielding the club to k’eep the Czechs in line was Gottwald's good right hand, Vaclav Nosek, minister of the interior, who controls all Czechoslovakian police forces. In Gottwald Nosek. that powerful position in a Commu nist-dominated state Nosek was analogous to the mailed glove on the dictator’s fist. For what it was worth—and that was very little — aging President Benes had managed to keep at least a superficial appearance of repre sentative government by insisting that the government be composed of members of other parties of the national front which reinstated the Czechoslovak republic in 1945 when the Germans were being driven out. But it was a hollow, tasteless vic tory—meaningless in any practical application. The new government consists of 12 Communists (there were seven before), four Social Democrats, two Czech National Socialists, two Cath olic Peoples party members, one Slovak Democrat and two non-party men, Jan Masaryk as foreign min ister and Gen. Ludwig Svoboda as minister of defense. Bewildered Czechs finally knew their cherished republic had come to a grim end when loud speakers in Prague blared this announce ment into the night: “Reaction has been beaten. Go back to work and let us complete our tasks on the two year plan.” In Czechoslovakia’s ironic chro nology the surging wall of the Red tide engulfed their country just 10 years after the western Allies had sold the nation to Hitler at Munich in a tragically selfish and futile effort to avoid war and save their own skins at the price of just one small Central European state. Reaction With the Balkans all tied up with a red ribbon the world began to wonder which small nation the Communist tide would engulf next. Some thought Finland might be the top name on the list, others wondered whether Austria, France and Italy might not be clamped soon in the Communist vise. There was general agreement on one fact, at least: That the Com' munist coup in Czechoslovakia had forged perhaps the most vital link in the Russian chain intended to shackle the Marshall plan. In Finland and Italy, as in Czech oslovakia, elections were coming up soon and the Communists Were out for victory. Finland, like Czech oslovakia, is ruled by a coalition government which has acknowl edged that the country must re main on the best of terms with Russia. COLD CHICKEN: No Fuel Oil Campaigning politicians this year may have to eliminate “a chicken in every pot” from their lists of promises because there might not be enough chickens to go around. Reports from the poultry belt in the Midwest say that the severity of the fuel oil shortage is cutting into the 1948 baby chick hatch to threat en poultry and egg production this year. Thousands of farmers canceled chick orders for early March deliv ery because they couldn’t get oil for their brooder stoves. Iowa and the Northwest were suffering most from the situation, but it also was bad in Illinois and Indiana. The kerosene shortage has been severe enough to cause hardship in most of the poultry producing area. Some poultrymen were deferring chick deliveries until later dates, hoping that warmer weather woul# ease the tight oil supply. Officials of one large hybrid chick hatchery in. Iowa claimed they needed six tank cars of fuel oil to get their 1948 production under way. One of the most vociferous com plaints generally being made among farmers was that city consumers were using up all the fuel oil. FEARFUL: Hoof and Mouth Cattle, hog and sheep growers of the U. S. continue to live in 'the shadow of a fear that the hoof and mouth disease which has been deci mating livestock in Mexico for many months will spread across the border and affect U. S. herds. At a recent session in Chicago a joint committee of the cattle, hog and sheep raisers forwarded a plea to Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson to renew efforts to eradi cate the disease. Among other things, the stock- men requested that these, actions be taken: 1 Renegotiate with high Mexican • officials on plans for resuming the interrupted slaughter and burial program. 2 Immediate construction of a • fence along the present quaran tine line about 250 miles south of the U. S. border. 3 Build new beef canning plants • in the “clean” states of north ern Mexico and continue to run those now operating. HOW PRICES DEFLATE Consumer Resistance Does It Those same forces which recently knocked down prices of food and other commodities in a spectacular outburst have been quietly at work all during the past year. Rising supply in a number of lines of goods has caught up with de mand, and in some cases it has bumped into demand and money supplies on their way down, accord ing to an analysis by the family economics bureau of Northwestern National Life Insurance company. Poultry, egg?, potatoes, oranges, canned fruit juices, certain canned fruits and vegetables, preserves and jellies all have had little private re cessions of their own . during the past year. By the end of 1947 the prices of most of these items either had leveled off or were actually below the levels of a year previous, the study says. In manufactured goods, the sup ply of small radios recently has overflowed the level of demand, with prices skidding in many cities. Large radios are very close to cur rent demand, as are washing ma chines, stoves and deep-freeze units. As long as consumers demand goods despite rising prices, the study pointed out, the manufacturer will pay higher and still higher costs for materials and labor, rather than have his production shut down and his flow of goods to the consumer cut off. Retail stores buy his finished products despite higher manufacturing costs be cause they know their customers want the goods. But when enough consumers indi cate they will not pay increased prices, then manufacturers and stores stiffen their own resistance to higher prices of materials, wage boosts and the resulting price mark ups for the finished goods because it is evident that such further in creases will prevent the products from being sold. When demand falls off and meets rising supply, the result is a halt in the price rise and often a sharp downturn. Sometimes consumers, merchants and manufacturers all decide that prices are going to keep on declining and therefore cut their buying still more all along the line. Downward price spirals usually start in that way, the study ob served. Pass the Savory Chicken Pie. (See recipe below.) Chicken Favorites When you want to put variety in the menu, or combine interesting flavors or stretch the meat nicely, the thing to do is to serve chicken. You’ll find chicken prices doing a favor to your budgets these days, and what’s even nicer, chicken can be combined with so many foo<tp that give you nice substantial meals so ideal for cooler weather. Why not try chicken with dumplings for an old-fashioned sa vory favorite? Or, a tender crus ty pie with pieces of chicken and vegetables in nice rich gravy. You’ll find the bits of leftover chicken go nicely into tarts, chow mein or tetrazzini chicken. All these will keep menu interest at a high pitch and help supply valuable pro tein, minerals and vitamins to the diet. Chicken Pie. (Serves 6) 1 chicken for stewing 1 onion 4 carrots 3 or 4 celery leaves 3 or 4 sprigs parsley cup sliced, cooked mushrooms 1% cups peas, cooked 2 tablespoons chopped pimiento 6 boiled potatoes, cut into quarters 2 egg yolks % cup chicken stock 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 6 tablespoons shortening Cut up chicken and stew in enough salted water to cover, with the on ion, carrots, celery leaves and pars ley. When ten der, remove skin from pieces of chicken and place in a baking dish with cut-up carrots, peas, mushrooms, pi miento and pota to. Strain and thicken the gravy, using all the stock. Cover ingredi ents , in the casserole with it. Sift flour with baking powder and salt, and cut in the shortening. Combine egg yolks with the stock and add to dry ingredients. Mix lightly with a fork. Knead gently for a few sec onds, then roll out to fit top of cas serole. Cut vents in crust. Wet edges of casserole and attach crust to it. Brush top with milk. Bake in a hot (400 degree) oven 30 to 35 minutes. *Chicken Chow Mein (Serves 6) 1 cup diced celery 1 small onion, sliced 1 medium green pepper, sliced 2 cups chicken stock 1 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons soy sauce H cup sliced mushrooms 2 cups shredded, cooked chicken 14 cup water 3 tablespoons cornstarch Steamed white rice 1 No. ZVs can Chinese Noodles Combine celery, onion and green pepper with stock in sauce pan. Cook until the mixture steams, then simmer for 20 minutes. Add salt, soy sauce, mushrooms and chicken. Combine water with cornstarch; add to mixture, stirring until thickened. Serve on mounds of rice, sprinkled with Chinese noodles. LYNN SAYS: Are You Smart About Leftovers? Yesterday’s roast makes a wel come casserole, quick stew or hash stuffed into green peppers. Don’t let your bacon drippings get rancid. Refrigerate them and use in place of butter for seasoning vegetables. Sweet cake and cookie crumbs may be used for dessert if combined into a souffle or mixed with ice cream. LYNN CHAMBERS’ MEND Diced Pineapple in Grapefruit Juice •Chicken Chow Mein Salad of Assorted Vegetables Hard Rolls Butter Lepion Sherbet Cookies Beverage •Recipe given. Chicken Tetrazzini. - - (Serves 6) 4 tablespoons fat 4 tablespoons flour 14 teaspoon salt 14 teaspoon white pepper % teaspoon celery salt 2 cups milk 14 cup sliced mushrooms 1 tablespoon fat 2 cups cooked, diced chicken 1 cup cooked spaghetti, cut Into 14-inch pieces 1 cup grated cheese 2 tablespoons melted butter % cup crumbs Prepare white sauce from first six ingredients. Remove from heat. Saute mush rooms in one tablespoon of fat. Add with chicken and spaghetti to white sauce. Pour into a greased casserole and sprinkle top with cheese, melted butter and crumbs. Bake in a hot oven for 25 minutes. Chicken Stew With Dumplings. (Serves 6) 3 to 4 pound stewing hen 2 cups boiling water 2 teaspoons salt 14 teaspoon pepper 2 cups sliced carrots 1' cup peas 14 cup flour 1 cup water 1 tablespoon chopped parsley Place disjointed chicken into saucepan with water, salt and pep per. Cover and cook slowly until tender, from 214 to 3 hours. Remove chicken and skim fat from stock. Add carrots and peas and cook for 10 minutes. Mix flour with water to a smooth paste and stir into broth. Cook until clear and thickened. Add chicken, parsley and dumplings. Dumplings. 1 cup flour 14 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 tablespoon chicken fat, melted 1 egg, beaten 14 cup milk Sift together dry ingredients, then combine with melted fat, egg and milk. Drop by spoonfuls on top of chicken. Cover closely. Cook for 15 minutes without lifting the cover. Chicken Turnovers. (Serves 6) Pastry 3 cups chopped, cooked chicken 114 cups gravy 114 tablespoons chopped parsley 3 tablespoons chopped stuffed olives 1 teaspoon salt Make pastry from three cups flour, one cup lard and % teaspoon salt with enough water to hold to gether. Combine remaining ingre dients to a smooth paste. Roll pastry into six 6-inch squares and place % cup filling on each square. Turn up comers and pinch pastry togeth er. Bake on cookie sheet in hot (425 degree) oven 30 minutes. Released by WNU Features. NEEDLECRAFT PATTERNS Dazzling Blouse for Dress-Up 'U'MBROIDER this sunburst in outline, single - stitch or eye lets. Sequins for dots. It’s an easy-to-sew blouse! Pattern 682 has embroidery transfer^ blouse pattern in Misses’ sizes 12, 14, 16, 18, 20; 40. State size. If you don’t have quite enough meat to make hamburgers, you can extend what you have with mashed potato, thus making potato burgers. Juice left over from canned fruit can be saved and thickened with cornstarch to make a clear sauce for desserts. Leftover bacon or frankfurters can be used with hard-cooked eggs, chopped, and mixed with mayon naise for sandwich spread. Leftover sausage is excellent for flavoring vegetables or soups. A watched kettle never boils— especially if you leave a spoon in the pan. The spoon conducts heat away from the liquid and retards boiling. —•— Glue a small piece of cloth measuring tape to the inside of the wooden frame of your knitting bag. You’ll find this handy when sewing or knitting. —•— If delicate net curtains are placed in a cheesecloth bag, they may be laundered safely in the washing machine. Such articles as nylon hose and lingerie may also be washed this way. -*-•— Lose hinges are a common cause of sagging doors, and often the mere tightening of the screws will correct the trouble in a jiffy. How ever, if there is some warping of the wood, a planing job probably will be necessary. -—•— The vitamin value of lettuce drops markedly when this vege table is kept in the refrigerator too long. The rate of loss corre sponds to the amount of wilting. —•— ■ To retain the fluffiness of che nille or candlewick bedspreads hang them double and wrong side put when drying. In this manner the tufting rubs together and is kept fluffy. t Acid foods such as tomatoes, lemons and vinegar are apt to leave a stain on porcelain enamel of range or refrigerator. So be careful in handling these foods in the kitchen. —•— Do not immerse the electrical parts of an appliance in water, particularly the motor, heating element, thermostat, or switch. New, improved pattern makes needle work so simple with its charts, photos,} concise directions. Due to an unusually large demand current conditions, slighUy more time required in filling orders for a few of most popular patterns. 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