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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Truman Calls for Draft, Training To Bolster Resistance to Russia; U.S. Reverses Stand on Partition 5 Released by WNU Feature* __________________________ (EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these columns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) FORCES AT WORK • • • Increasing Communist pressure in Europe has been instrumental in dividing the continent into three component power blocs, all of which are influenced by a fourth force—U.S. policy, symbolized by the presence of American troops in Germany, Austria and Italy. Map shows western bloc (1) of anti-Communist Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands; northern bloc (2) of the Scandinavian countries, daily growing more apprehensive of Soviet tactics and eastern bloc (3) of Russia and its satellites. Present ap proximate American troop strength is indicated for Germany (120,000), Austria (10,000) and Italy (5,000). THE PRICE ( Peace and War “We must be prepared to pay the price of peace or assuredly we shall pay the price of war.” Those words, spoken by President Harry Truman to the U. S. con gress, could be the seeds of the first genuine, effective foreign policy this nation has had for half a cen tury. Disregarding any political over tones there might have been in the President's speech, his address to the joint session of congress re flected the realization at the top level of government that any suc cessful foreign policy must be based on the fundamental concept of strik ing a balance between commitments abroad and the national security or strength at home available to back up those commitments. By definition, the term “foreign policy” implies that any nation ex pressing such a policy possesses the strength—in military forces and alli ances—to follow it consistently at all times and to defend it just as con sistently in case of war. In that connection Mr. Truman specifically asked congress for power to draft men to build armed strength against the ruthless aggres sion of Soviet communism. He asked also for “prompt enact ment of universal training legisla tion,” indicating that the draft should be only temporary until universal military training is giving the coun try the trained men it needs. Finally, he sought swift passage of the 5.3-billion-doUar European recovery program — the Marshall plan for economic recovery of west ern European nations which is set ting the Kremlin’s teeth on edge. Bluntly the President upbraided Russia for making a travesty of peace: “One nation has not only refused to cooperate in the establishment of a just and honorable peace, but— even worse—has actively sought to prevent it.” Western Pact Lending force to Mr. Truman's scattering of the seeds of foreign policy was the fact that, an hour before he delivered his pronounce ment, the just-completed five-nation western European pact for common defense against attack had been an nounced officially. Under the treaty, Britain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Neth erlands pledged one another military aid in the event that any one of them should be attacked. According to the new “Truman doctrine.” the United States would be the principal guarantor of this five-power union. Without such a guarantee of U. S. backing, the west ern European treaty would be meaningless. By his declaration in support of the western European pact Mr. Tru man seemed to be guiding the U. S. to a point of departure from its his toric adherence to the diplomatic enormity of refusing to engage in “entangling alliances” even at the price of its own welfare. BACHELORS: Declining Evidence of an innate desire for family life among adult Americans Is revealed in a study by the U. S. bureau of the census showing a long-term decline in the proportion of bachelors of both sexes. On a numerical basis, census bureau figures disclose, the num ber of single men and women has dropped to the lowest level since 1920, despite a third increase in population since then. REACTION: Divided What are the true facts? Just how potentially lethal is the situation with regard to Russia? Senators and representatives were asking those questions after Presi dent Truman’s “let’s get strong” message. Many of them were de manding answers before they would consent to go ahead with any legis lation endorsing a military draft or UMT. Congress was divided, but the split was not along party lines. It re flected isolationism, discontent with the Truman foreign policy and in some cases an almost unhealthy re spect for Russia’s power in Europe. Greatest fear seemed to be that conditions in Europe, as precipi tated by Soviet actions, may get CONVINCING Closeted for 50 minutes with Secretary of State Marshall, Sec retary of Defense Forrestal and Secretary of the Army Royall, the senate armed services com mittee emerged from the confer ence to throw its weight behind President Truman’s plea for quick action to build up America’s mili tary forces. Sen. Chan Gurney (Rep., S.D.), chairman of the committee, re ported that 10 of the group’s 13 members were convinced that both a limited draft and universal military training have become an “absolute necessity.” Just what the three secretaries told the armed services commit tee was not disclosed, but it was undeniably powerful information. out of hand suddenly, despite the efforts of Russia or any other na tion to prevent such a development. Best opinion holds that, while Rus sia is not now seeking war, the Communists have created a kind of Frankenstein monster in Europe that at any moment could plunge out of control and involve the world in another conflict. Secretary of State Marshall is said to feel this way: The Soviets are motivated by a sense of urgency to act before the European recovery program begins to function and before the union of western European nations is firmly established. Driven by this feeling of urgency, the Soviets may not be able to avert an incident which would lead to a shooting war. ABOUT FACE: Expedience To many persons it looked as though the United States, in aban doning its support of the Palestine partition plan, had pulled a “Pon tius Pilate” on the same scene where the procurator of Judea had washed his hands not quite 2,000 years ago to sanction the Cruci fixion. In reversing its role in the par tition struggle, the U. S. proposed that the Holy Land be made a United Nations’ trusteeship, giving Jews and Arabs a chance to reach agreement on their own concerning the future of their country’s gov ernment Warren R. Austin, American dele gate to the U.N., said that it was obvious that partition could not be carried out except by force, and the U.S. consistently has demurred against the idea of sending troops to Palestine. It was ironic that the American statement withdrawing support from the partition plan was undoubtedly the death blow to that plan which never would have been adopted by the U.N. in the first place if it had not been for American pressure and influence. TRIESTE: Surprise In a move that surprised every one from the Russians to American congressmen, the U. S. proposed jointly with France and Britain that the free territory of Trieste be re turned to Italy. Trieste, long a storm center cov eted by both Italians and Yugoslavs, had been made a free state under United Nations guidance in the six- months-old Italian peace treaty. The proposal was, apparently, a shrewd and calculated move to try to help the anti-Communist forces in Italy win the April 18 election. It literally put the Russians on the spot, leaving them with little choice of reaction. If they support the western powers' proposal to re turn Trieste to Italy they will be, in effect, turning their backs on their previous arguments for a Yugoslav Trieste, thereby kicking their Yugo slav cohorts in the face. On the other hand, if Russia were to ’ side with Yugoslavia it would amount to a rebuff for the Italian Communists. Possession of Trieste is a great political issue in Italy, and it well may turn out now to be a deciding factor in the elections coming up there. Yugoslavia’s Marshal Tito, how ever, lost little time in answering the proposal of the U. S., Britain and France. He simply rejected the de mand and proposed instead that a plebiscite be held in the free state of Trieste to decide whether it should be Italian or Yugoslav? Moscow diplomats were calling the action “another move toward war.” Said one: “The beginnings of international order which emerged after the war are being destroyed.” But to those who were working tooth and nail against the spread of communism it looked like a master stroke, one which might keep Italy and all of western Europe out of reach of the Kremlin. FOOD WASTE: Rats, Insects Although the world is crying for food, hundreds of thousands of tons of American foodstuffs are spoiled each year by the depredations of rats, mice and insects—and often by the carelessness of some producers. Food and drug administration of ficials say the amount of so-called “filthy food” they destroy every year is enough to contribute "very substantially” to the hungry areas of the world. “Filthy food” is the legal term for food spoiled by “contamination of rats, mice, insects or other re pulsive foreign bodies.” It is the job of the food and drug administration to find and condemn filthy food in the channels of interstate commerce and to prosecute those responsible. Since FDA’s power to condemn filthy foods at their destination was taken away a year ago, officials estimate that, as a result, 20 tons of such food appears in retail outlets every day. RABBITS: Meat Supply There is one vast source of meat —maybe an inexhaustible one—that the U.S. public might have to con sider seriously if beef and pork be come as scarce and expensive as it is predicted they will: Rabbits. That is a department of agricul ture idea. The department sug gested that the American people take up the raising of rabbits as a supplementary source of meat to eke out the usual protein fare, destined to become more scarce and costly. National rabbit week, which was observed during the week following Easter, would be “a good time” for families to plan to produce a “year round supply of this white, deli cately flavored, nutritious meat, comparable to breast of chicken,” the department hinted. What does one need to begin rais ing rabbits? Just rabbits. Bushed It takes technicolor to do justice to the whiskers of Gordon Moore of Vicksburg, Mich., who will de fend his title as the owner of the world's champion beard in a con test to be held there in July. Beard and mustache are a brilliant and matching red. Expanding Colleges By 1950 American colleges and universities will need additional space equivalent to 133 Empire State buildings and several billion dollars to pay for it, which is where the taxpayers come in. That is the present outlook for higher education as reported by the U. S. office of education. The re port, dealing with college and uni versity building needs, is based oa a survey of 1,386 institutions. Fuel Shortage Halts 62-Year-Old Vigil Dead Man Fails to Return Home As He Promised CUTTINGSVILLE, VT. — The in creased cost of fuel forced the clos ing of the sprawling estate of jovial, old John P. Bowman, who in 1886 directed that the house be main tained in waiting readiness for him after his death. For 62 years people have been waiting for Bowman to come stomp ing out of the foothills, icicles on his majestic mustache, his velvet coattails whipped by the winter wind, his rusty beaver hat cocked jauntily over one jolly eye. But since he died he has never reap peared. Most faithful to the strange will has been 80-year-old George N. Jones, the home’s custodian, who was quartered in the stately old house. Daily he wound clocks, dusted furniture, hung crisp, white curtains in the windows and tossed crackling logs in the fireplaces. He kept the huge rooms brightly lighted each night. At dusk every day, he prepared a h4t meal. “The food’s always been ready on time,” Jones said, “but so far my wifi and I have had to eat it our selves.” After amassing a fortune in the leather business at Stony Creek, N. Y., Bowman retired to the large gabled house. Within three months after moving into the home his wife and two daughters died as the re sult of a contagious disease. Some said the tragedy warped his mind. Five years later he summoned his servants and told them sternly: “I’ll soon be leaving but I’ll be back. I promise I’ll come back some win ter day and I have never broken my word.” One hour later he was dead. His will left $50,000 in a trust fund to pay the upkeep of the house “pending my return." “I’m not among those who think he’ll return," said Caretaker Jones, “but if he actually walked in soma night I wouldn’t wait to see if he were a happy ghost. I may be get ting on in years, but I’d make Cali fornia before I slowed down enough to tell anybody what had hap pened.” 87, But Still Can Lick His Weight in Wildcats EUGENE, ORE. — Although he’s 87, Lafe Boring proved that he still can lick his weight in wildcats — with a wooden cane. Boring came upon a wildcat which was caught in a trap. The snarling animal broke free and viciously lunged at the elderly man whom he blamed for his troubles. With the only weapon he had in his possession, a wooden cane, Boring pummeled the attacking wildcat and killed the beast. In the future angry wildcats will give Boring a wide berth. Citizens Return Stolen Loot During 'Conscience Week' TIRO, OHIO. - Citizens of this community can proudly boast that they possess a generous conscience. A collision with a train killed truck driver Vila Brunell, 38, and spilled his load of golf and tennis balls and tools all over the road. Residents of Tiro picked most of them up and carted the loot to their homes. Then Mayor Robert Eckstein and the pastors of the villages two churches, the Rev. R. H. Miller and the Rev. Kenneth Stover, made per sonal appeals to the people. The mayor erected boxes marked “for salvaged tools” at the churches and the railroad depot. During Tiro’s "conscience week” merchan dise valued at $2,000 was put in the boxes. “Most of the people," explained Mr. Stover, "did not realize they were stealing or doing anything wrong. They were just seized by mob psychology when they saw tools strewn on the ground and made off with what they could.” Any reward offered by the freight owners would be used for some worthy cause the mayor said. Statistics Show That Spud Business Is in the 'Chips' NEW YORK. — Today Americans are consuming potato chips, at the rate of 261 million pounds a year, according to statistics released by National Potato Chip Institute. Until about 10 years ago potato chips were merely a novelty food but now it takes 1,186,000 pounds of potatoes annually to do the job. A 200 million dollar a year in dustry, potato chips have moved up in the social scale and frequently keep company with such high brows as caviar and rare cheeses. No longer a companion tor only a stein of beer, potato chips find their way into movies, nightclubs, homes and restaurants. There are 250 firms in the potato chip business today. They all sprang u;: from a freak accident which oc curred 95 years ago when an Indian cook dropped a slice of potato into boiling fat and liked what hap pened. Immunity From Law Listed As English King’s Privilege If the king of England chose to shoot one of his ministers, he could not even be brought to trial, since no court lawfully may sit in judgment on the monarch. Although modem day kings probably would not resort to such tactics, immunity from the law is among the wide privileges enjoyed by a reigning monarch of Britain, a study of the statutes reveals. His majesty can, if he so de sires, refuse to sign any bill sub mitted by any minister, even though it has been passed by both houses of parliament. Throws Seals Away In his flight to France, King James II threw the great and privy seals into the Thames, thus : Oddly enough, the king cannot suspending the government of • *S? nore the playing of the national England because the seal is re- • an th e m. His value as a king is quired to stamp legality on orders. : considered to be an impersonal Among his major privileges, - thing, hut as an individual he King George VI has power to put j shows his respect for the state like an end to participation in wa“S; i other individuals, he can sell all his country’s war- i tn return for this assortment ships; put all fighting men out of « privileges, the king receives an uniform, and disband every male ! * ncome °t 410,000 pounds (ap- and female unit of the armed ■ proximately $1,640,000) a year, forces. j t-* u t °f this, however, he must pay Apart from these tremendous ! 13,200 pounds for charity, 134,000 powers, he has several smaller, i, pounds for household salaries and everyday privileges. For example, * 132,000 pounds for running ex- he can send his letters without. penses of the household. to do so would be considered a fall from majestic grace. One privilege accorded nearly all citizens of the United States is denied England’s king in that he cannot record a vote at an election. stamps and claim priority for his i telegrams. He can drive about • with no number plate on his car* and ignore police regulations re garding traffic. Cannot Rent House Offsetting the fact that the king has the power to requisition any property is the fact that he cannot rent a subject’s house, as Religious Names Lead to Trouble In Latin America Ludicrous misunderstandings frequently have arisen as a result of the practice of Latin-Ameri- cans of giving their children religious names in honor of Chris tian saints and martyrs. Maria is a popular favorite for girls while Jose and Jesus (pro nounced Heh-SOOS) are favored for boys. To foreigners, however, these mortal Jesuses can cause serious grief since the Spanish pronunciation suggests to the American ear neitner the correct spelling nor meaning. A South American rancher in Mexico who was entertaining a U. S. friend was called away un expectedly overnight. He left a note for his sleeping guest ex plaining his absence and ending, “If you need anything while I am away, ask Jesus.” The guest left in a huff at what he consid ered an inhospitable joke. Jesus, of course, was the host’s mozo, or houseboy. Another yanqui, wholly ignor ant of Spanish, had a Mexican friend whom he knew as “Don Haysoos.” After accepting an invitation to visit his friend’s sugar plantation, he was non plussed to get a note reading: “Be ready. I come for you tomorrow morning. Jesus.” Army Man’s Plight In Housing Problem Brings New Orders CHAMPAIGN, 111. —Even the traditionally hard-boiled army takes cognizance of the dire plight or ris men affected by the nation wide housing shortage. Capt. Addison W. McLintock, who was assigned to University of Illinois in 1920 when the Re serve Officers Training Corps was activated here, recently decided his location might be permanent and bought a house. A few days later the army ordered him trans ferred overseas. Publicity given his plight re sulted in the army rescinding his orders, for six months at least. The army officer was elated—but not so were the dozens of people who had been trying to rent or buy the McLintock house. Last Wild Buffalo On Oregon Ranges Killed by Horsemen ASHWOOD, Ore. — Although the deer and the antelope still play in Oregon, the wild buffalo no longer will roam this great western state. The last wild buffalo in central Oregon was killed recently by members of the Sisters Rodeo as sociation at request of Roland Gridley, rancher, who reported the old animal had been damaging ranch property. The animal was shot from horseback by George Wakefield and Vernon Peck, who used 30-30 riflau. The buffalo was brought into Oregon 15 years ago after original species had been exterminated. DEMONSTRATE AIR MIGHT Designed as all-embracing pub lic demonstrations of America’s air might, two National Aircraft Shows will be staged annually, commencing at Cleveland in No vember, under auspices of the aircraft industry in conjunction with military and naval services, air lines, recognized aviation or ganizations and foreign manufac turers. West coast edition of the show will be presented in Los An geles next April. It is common knowledge that aircraft have all but eliminated the land-geared symbols of time and space and the mountain- ocean-desert definition of security behind geographical barriers. Air-borne action of war years has demonstrated the destructive and somewhat negative side of aviation. Purpose of National Aircraft Shows is to demonstrate in peace years the positive force of avia tion and to interpret those forces in constructive dramatizations poitraying air commerce and air industry at peace as a means to air power in time of war. * # * EYES BY PLANE For the first time in history of the eye bank, a pair of eyes removed from a patient who died in a Shreveport, La., hospital were flown to New York for use by the Eye Bank for Sight Restoration, Inc. The eyes, offered by an un identified donor prior to his death to restore the sight of a blind person, were used in two "cornea - graft” opera tions at a New York hospital. * * * LOYAL TO HOME TOWN A Kansas boy who drifted into the glamorous aviation business 20 years ago has returned to his home town, bringing a new indus trial plant into the community with him. Harry M. McKay claims two home towns, having been born in Arkansas City, Kans., and being raised in nearby Winfield. Now, as general manager of per sonal plans division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane corporation, he was charged with finding per manent quarters for his division. What did he select as best spot in the U. S. for an aircraft plant? Strother Field, site of a former army plant, which is between Arkansas City and Winfield. NEW TRANSPORT . . . Pro pellers whirling, the huge new four-engined transport produced at Montreal for the Canadian gov ernment starts down the runway on its test flight. It is deve'ooed from the famous wartime Douglas transport. * * * Gets Divorce after Explaining ‘Cruelty’ PHOENIX, Ariz.—Hearing a di vorce action on a charge of physi cal cruelty. Judge Dudley W. Windes asked the plaintiff for details. “Five times she hit me on the head with an ax,” the man re plied. "If that keeps up someone is going to get hurt.” The man was granted a decree. NEW ‘DRONE’ PLANE FIRM Actor Reginald Denny, who helped develop drone target planes for the army and navy dur ing the war, has incorporated a new company to adapt radio con trol of aircraft to civilian uses. Landing of planes by remote con trol from an airport tower with out help of the pilot is one of the main principles of the new plan. This would enable blind landing of passenger planes in thick weather. New Device Controls 'Cancer' of Buildings Pipes Enable Cheftiical To Reach Termites Termites, the “cancer” of build ings, now can be controlled. Through all the ages tf^e tiny insect that feasts on wood in homes, farm build ings and other structures has been a constant destroyer. Annual prop erty losses run far into the millions. Ordinary control measures could not get at the intricate tunnels hid den away in difficult and impossible to reach places. A new device, hailed as an effec tive means of combatting the de structive pest, was demonstrated at the annual convention of the Nation al Association of Home Builders in Chicago by W. B. Hil of Memphis, Tenn., nationally known as a termite expert. His method consists of installing a series of slotted pipes at the time of construction in all inaccessible areas, including dirt-filled porches, sun parlors, stoops, steps and fire places. Annually a perforated pipe is slipped into the allotted pipes and all hidden areas are treated with a powerful chemical toxic blown In this novel display, a colony of termites is feasting on the framework in a model home structure. It provides dramatic proof of the destructive ability of the tiny insects. through openings in the pipes. Hill, who has spent 20 years figur ing ways of waging war on the ter mite, also has devised a display showing live termites at work. En closed in glass, his small scale mod el home has an army of hungry ter mites actually at work constructing their intricate network of mud tun nels or shelter tubes. It shows the worker, the soldier on guard and the Immature, young potential queen who swarms in the spring. Beware the 'New Look/ Crop Specialist Advises Beware the “new look,” espe cially in crop varieties. That is the advice of Joe Robinson, Iowa State coUege agronomist. “New varieties seem to hold some sort of mhgic charm over many farmers," stated Robinson. “I am happy to see the farmer change to new varieties whenever they can increase his yield but just because a variety carries a new name is no indication of its value.” Robinson pointed out that per formance records are more impor. tant than newsness. Selection of suitable hybrid com varieties creates another problem. Unlike other crops, some hybird corn varieties are produced by only one concern. Eligibility of both the private hybrid lines and the experi ment station lines for certification depends on the performance rec. ords in a corn yield test. Mosquito Control Use of DDT, 2,4-D and other newly-developed weed killers is aiding efforts for mosquito con trol. Cost of some of the new in secticides, however, makes their use prohibitive on large mosquito breeding areas. Ditching and other more permanent methods still must be resorted to in those areas. Photo, from the New Jersey agricultural experiment station, shows an aersol fog generator used by a mosquito extermina tion commission. 2 Income From Poultry Increases in Nebraska Sale of poultry and eggs has been accounting for 9 to 12 per cent of the cash farm income in Nebraska, according to figures compiled by J. H. Claybaugh, extension poultry- man. Yearly egg sales have been more than 50 million dollars and as high as 57 million for the past five years. 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