THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C,
(ED. NOTE—While Drew Pear
son Is on vacation, the Washing-
toe Merry-Go-Round is being
written by his old partner,
Robert 8. Allen.)
ilran Wants Loan
T HE Iranian government is at
tempting a new backstage
squeeze for a big U.S. hand-out.
It is a demand for a 250 million
dollar world bank loan.
The proposal was sprung by A. H.
Ebtehaj, head of the Iranian state
bank and a governor of the world
bank. He is due next month for a
meeting of bank governors.
Meanwhile, Ebtehaj is trying
to put on the heat in Teheran.
He has told U.S. officials there
that Iran is entitled to the same
kind of monetary and military
aid the U.S. is giving Turkey
and Greece. He concluded one
eonversation with the haughty
observation that if such assist
ance Is not forthcoming “the
U.S. can go to hell.’*
Actually, a large flow of U.S. dol
lars is pouring into Iran. American
‘ oil interests are paying out millions
monthly, and the U.S. government
is spending large sums. It has just
completed a $500,000 engineering
survey for Iran.
Strained Relations
Behind-the scenes, diplomatic re
lations between the U.S. and Iran
are at the lowest ebb since the
‘20’s, when the state department
deported a member of the Iranian
legation for smuggling opium.
Curious aspect of the current
strained relations is that Shah Mo
hammed Riza Pahlevi is making a
state visit to Washington this fall.
His mother and several other mem
bers of his family already are in
the U.S. Authorities are at loss as
to the reason for Iranian gruffness.
Iran put on a huff last month at
the turndown of an opium scheme.
Famine conditions exist in
Azerbaijan, northwest Iranian
province. Despite large oil
royalties, Iran asked the U.S.
for 200,000 tons of free grain.
When that was refused, Iran
proposed to swap opium for the
wheat.
U.S. Narcotics Commissioner
Harry Anslinger vehemently ob
jected.
He cited the fact that Iran is the
most flagrant exporter of illegal
opium in the world, and has per
sistently defied United Nations at
tempts to curb this vicious traffic.
Also, that due to these notorious
violations, the U.S. ceased buying
medicinal opium from Iran. Ans-
linger’s forthright protests blocked
the swap scheme.
Pickets
Rep. Arthur Klein (D., N. Y.)
telephoned the District of Columbia
corporation counsel for information
about local picketing laws.
“This is the first time in five
years we have had a query about
that,” was the answer. “The last
time a member of congress called
us on this subject it was the late
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi.”
“What did he want to know?”
asked Klein.
“He called early one morning and
said. There’s a bunch of pickets
outside my apartment. Is it legal
for me to shoot them?’ We ex
plained that in Washington pickets
could not be molested as long as
they kept moving and did not ob
struct traffic. Bilbo replied, ‘in
that case, I guess I can’t shoot
them,’ and hung up.”
Public Housing Pal
During the bitter house battle
over the President’s low-cost public
housing bill, one of the most acrid
foes was Rep. Gene Cox <D., Ga.).
At one point, his trigger-temper
flared to where he struck Rep.
Adolph Sabath, aged dean of the
chamber.
But Cox sang another tune the
other day at the public housing
Administration.
Officials of Albany, Ga., his
home town, appeared at PHA
to sign up for a housing project
under the new act. Albany is
the first small town to get such
a development. And right np in
front to get his picture and
name in the papers was Cox—
who had so violently fought the
legislation.
NOTE—Since the enactment of
tne measure, PHA has been flooded
with applications for low-cost hous
ing projects, many of them from
the home towns of congressmen
and senators who tried to kill the
biU.
“Five Percenters”
Commerce Secretary Charles
Sawyer’s announcement that his
field offices will provide business
men with information on govern
ment contracts free of charge is
causing no concern to “5 per cent
ers." Reason is, the intricacies of
government procurement are so
complex that only an insider can
make any headway against them.
All big corporations have their own
busmess representatives in Wash
ington and hundreds of other con
cents employ part-time agents.
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Truman Plumps for Brannan Plan;
Union of European Nations Urged;
Publicity Asked in Dollar Parley
(EDITOR'S NOTE: When •pinions are expressed in these columns, they are those of
Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
FARM AID:
No "Setups"
Whatever else his critics might
say of President Truman, they
couldn’t charge him with picking
any “setups” when he sets out
to do battle. The President has a
faculty, it seems, for jumping
quickest to the defense of meas
ures and proposals that have the
least public support.
THIS was the case in the Pres
ident’s latest taking-up-of-arms
for controversial causes. He es
poused the Brannan plan of farm
price supports in a speech at Des
Moines. He warned that the na
tion faces unmanageable and cost
ly crop surpluses, and urged a
“modernization” of the farm price
support system on the basis of
the Brannan production-subsidy
program.
This is an issue which promises
to be one of the liveliest in the
1950 congressional elections, and
if the President was aiming to
beat his opponents to the punch
on the issue, he had succeeded.
The President’s recommendation
was made in the face of disagree
ment among his own congression
al leaders as to the best farm
price subsidy program to adopt
and organized opposition by many
farmer groups against the Brannan
plan.
MR. TRUMAN called the Bran
nan plan the most “promising
method yet suggested,” but left
open the possibility that some other
system could be substituted.
The Brannan plan is one, briefly,
wherein prices on practically every
farm commodity would be left to
find their own level on the market
with the government paying a sub
sidy to farmers in the form of the
difference in price between what
farm products brought on the open
market and the established parity
price.
Opponents of the plan point out
that while the consumer might ap
pear to be saving money on cheap
er market prices for farm products,
he would, in reality, be saving
nothing, inasmuch as it would be
his money that would be paying for
the subsidy to the farmer.
COMMANDER:
Some Dispute
Amid charges that he was the
candidate of the “kingmakers,”
end was under the domination of
the old line leadership, George N.
Craig, 40-year old Indiana attorney
was elected commander of the
American Legion. He was the first
World War II veteran to be chosen
for the post.
THE 3,344 delegates to the
Legion’s Philadelphia national con
vention gave Craig an overwhelm
ing majority on the first vote.
Craig’s opponents took the rostrum
at nominating time to label him
the choice of those they claim
always select the organization’s
national commander.
ELECTION of officers climaxed
convention sessions in which the
Legion urged continuation of aid to
China, adopted a resolution asking
the U.S. to curtail “as far as pos
sible” any further immigration at
the present time.
HIGHWAYS:
Rough Going
Thirty-four of these United States
need 20 billion dollars worth of
work done on their roads.
This huge highway repair bill,
forecast by Senator O’Mahoney
(D., Wyo.) was disclosed after a
nationwide survey of road needs.
THE PICTURE was not as dark
as it seemed. O’Mahoney pointed
out the condition will serve as a
backlog which “will afford an un
measured market for business and
industry.”
He declared that everyone is
aware of the depreciation of the
American road system during and
following the war, but added that
“few, I am sure, appreciate the
tremendous backlog of essential
work which has piled up."
As chairman of the congressional
joint economic committee, the sen
ator recently sent inquiries to gov
ernors and highway authorities in
every state to determine their high
way construction and repair needs.
HE REPORTED 40 states had re
sponded and that of those, 34 in
dicate an accumulation of highway
deficiencies which would require
the expenditure of 20 billion dol
lars or more.
The information obtained has
been turned over to the U.S. bureau
of public roads.
Tito's Envoy
With Russians reported to be
massing troops at his borders,
Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito sent
Dr. Josa Vilfan (above) as his
envoy to lay the Yugoslav-Mos-
cow dispute before the United
Nations.
EUROPE:
Stronger Ties
At Strasbourg, France, the coun
cil of Europe’s consultative assem
bly called for creation of a union
of European countries with real
power in a limited range over the
governments of member nations.
There are many students of
world problems who are con
vinced this procedure is the only
one which may eventually do away
with war; but being realists, they
concede that man has not progressed
in selfless thinking to a degree
where governments will agree to
overall control of any kind or de
gree.
THUS it appeared the idea
broached at Strasbourg was
doomed at its inception, but men
of goodwill must keep trying, no
matter how difficult the task, if
world peace is ever to become
more than an illusory goal.
It has not been too difficult to
get the best minds committed to a
problem to see the way to its sol
ution; the obstacle always has been
that the individuals to whom the
procedure must be entrusted fail
in the scope and breadth of the wis
dom necessary for solution.
So, when the 12-nation assembly
meeting in France voted by an
overwhelming show of hands for
federal authority for the council
of Europe, it was a manifestation
of hope and desire, rather than
any real accomplishment.
THAT the delegates were on
good, solid ground is indicated by
this portion of the resolution for
federal authority:
“The government should under
take systematic instruction of the
great mass of the people, pointing
out to them the undeniable advan
tages of union for Europe and at
the same time the dangers inher
ent in national isolation.”
DOLLAR PARLEY:
Information, Please
Great Britain took the lean in
stripping any secrecy from the
progress of the critical conference
on England’s dollar crisis.
OFFICIAL SOURCES credited Sir
Oliver Franks, the British ambas
sador, with a proposal that de
tailed daily reports be made in
order to keep the American, British
and Canadian people advised of de
velopments.
This system of daily briefings
has been followed at meeting of the
Big Four council of foreign minis
ters in the past, although top-level
international postwar financial con
ferences have been a bit more
secretive.
The publicity problem was among
the first which had to be ironed
out by the principals in the mone
tary discussions, as decisions will
have a vital bearing on reducing
British dollar drain and bolstering
her position.
THE PROPOSAL for daily brief
ings was said to have support from
Dean Acheson, U.S. secretary Of
state, but the attitude of John
Snyder, treasury boss, was un
known when the proposal was first
broached.
The federal administration al
ready had indicated congressional
leaders would be kept informed
on the progress of the conference.
The British propsed that officials
of the three powers take turn
about in giving the briefings to the
press.
'DIVORCEES ANONYMOUS'
Women Organize to Slow US Divorce Rate
Unhappy because they felt that
in too many cases they rushed to
the divorce courts too soon, a group
of Chicago women have formed a
group which they hope will have
some effect in slowing down the
accelerating U.S. divorce rate.
They call their group "Divorcees
Anonymous” and their major aim
is to salvage other marriages which
are headed for divorce.
The organization came into being
as a result of an effort by Samuel
Starr, Chicago attorney, to effect a
reconciliation between a n es
tranged couple. But a divorced
woman who happened to be in his
office at the time, was successful
when she tried it. “I asked her to
help me again,” he said, “and be
fore I realized it, ‘Divorcees Anony
mous’ was born-”
CLOAK & DAGGER:
Russian Wise Guy
It was beginning to appear—as
pieces of the picture fell together—
that Uncle Sam had been played
more or less for a sucker by a Rus
sian wise guy who pretended to be
won over to the American ideology
by the Voice of America broad
casts, and who wanted to come to
America and be a United States
citizen.
LAST October 9, two Russian air
force lieutenants, Anatol Borzov
and Peter Pirigov, landed in the
U. S. zone of Austria in a stolen
Russian bomber. They had bad
enough of Russia, they said, in ef
fect, and would like to become
U.S. citizens.
According to the Soviet Em
bassy, Borzov suffered a change of
heart late in July and begged for
“prodigal son” treatment. Mean
while, U.S. agents had discovered
the "change” and Borzov was ar
rested by U.S. agents and held
secretly at Ellis island. Then he
was flown to the U.S. zone of Aus
tria and returned to Russian juris
diction.
DURING the interim, Pirigov,
who says he wants to stay in Amer
ica, told newsmen that Borzov
tried to bribe him with Soviet em
bassy funds to return to Russia.
It was reported that Pirigov had
been beaten by Soviet agents.
The one essential element to the
chain of events as to whether it
proved Borzov a spy was missing.
That was confirmation. The U. S.
state department would neither con
firm nor deny any of the stories
being circulated.
IT merely revealed that a U. S.
note on the Borzov affair had been
delivered to the Soviet embassy.
There is an old, old adage that it
is “very easy to believe what one
wants to believe.” It may have
been that sort of wishful thinking
that led state department officials
to smile benignly on Comrade
Borzov’s desire to “change” al
legiance and become as one with
Americans.
'FAIR DEAL':
Author Irked
President Truman continued in a
fighting mood. He told newsmen he
was going to keep Maj. Gen. Harry
Vaughan as his military aide—ap
parently despite anything the cur
rent “5 per center” probe might
develop.
Then, setting the theme of the
1950 congressional campaign, he
lashed out with a slashing attack at
his recent pet aversion—“organ
ized selfish interests” which, he as
serts, are trying to block his fair
deal program with a “scare-word
campaign.”
HE DECLINED to name the
“selfish interests,” still campaigned
against the 80th (“do nothing” he
called it) congress. Evidently, Mr.
Truman felt he knew a good thing
when he saw it. If he could be
elected to the presidency—when
few felt he had a chance—by cam
paigning against the 80th congress,
campaigning against it again ought
to do good for his side in 1950 bal
lot tests.
Getting away from the 80th for
the moment, he talked about the
81st congress, declaring that the
Democrat - controlled legislators
had made progress with his Fair
Deal program in the teeth of
“trumped-up slogans" like “stat-
ism,” “welfare state,” "collectiv
ism,” and “socialism.”
THE PRESIDENT said the peo
ple will not be disturbed by such
“scare words” dreamed up by a
“lot of paid agitators, promoters
and publicity experts who make a
fat living by frightening the people
in the high-income groups about
forward-looking legislation and by
organizing campaigns against it."
Cold-Water Suit
Looking like a swizzle-stick
in a giant-size highball, Melvyn
M. Maki is shown demonstra
ting the navy’s new submersion
suit which will enable its wear
er to spend as many as three
hours in freezing water.
NEW LOOK:
Next, the Male
The American male would be
smart to move cautiously, for fash
ion designers have launched a
movement to give men’s clothes a
“new look” every five years.
“The men’s apparel industry is
in bad shape,” was the dim view
of the situation expressed by Myron
Kahn, executive director of nation
al fashion previews of men’s ap
parel, incorporated. Ha com
plained of no changes.
PONTIFF AND HIS AMERICAN VISITORS . . . Pope Plus XH rests
at his summer residence at Castelgondolfo, Italy, and receives as
visitors two Catholic church dignitaries from the United States. They
are Edward Cardinal Mooney (left), Detroit, and Samuel Cardinal
Stritch (right), Chicago. They visited the pontiff during their “ad
limina" visit to the Eternal City.
“SALUTARY” CONFINEMENT . . . “Snoopy,” pet cow of little Miss
Leah Lampman, 4, of Osceola, Wis., never “Bad it so good,” although
she is a prisoner. Being confined with plenty of nutritious food and
enough drinking water should make her a healthy bovine. Her prison
is a silo, and she wasn’t freed until the silo was filled. “Snoopy” jumped
through a 20-inch hole and dropped 16 feet to the bottom of the silo
to get herself into her plight.
FIRE RAVAGES FOREST . j. . Fire out of control is one of man’s
worst enemies and it can plunder a large territory much faster than
an invading army. A recent forest fire near San Diego, Calif., swept
7,000 acres in three days and raced toward the heavily wooded Cleve
land national forest. Here, men of the state forestry service battle rac
ing wall of flame near town of Deluz, Calif.
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CLASSIFIED
DEPARTMENT
AUTOS, TRUCKS & ACCESS.
NEW DODGE WJSOS school bus, Hicks
all-steel 66-passenger body, complete unit.
Closeout price $3,500. City Motor Co.,
PonolsonTUlo. Ga.
BUSINESS tL INVEST. OPPOR.
MADCAP PRINCESS . . . Super
stition hath it that females born
at Giamis castle, as was Eng
land’s Princess Margaret Rose,
will wed before they are 20. The
princess has just turned 19. Here
she poses for her portrait.
MASH RASH . . . Nolan Hold-
ridge, San Francisco, was sued by
his wife in Los Angeles for di
vorce on grounds she is allergic to
him. She says she breaks out in
rash from head to toe every time
she is near her mate.
SPECIAL “INVITE” . . . Rich
ard, radio’s talking parrot, signs
an invitation to Myna, a bird liv
ing in President Truman’s tem
porary home, Blair House, to
break bird seed with him on s
radio program.
“BUSTED” . . . Col. William L.
Lee, March Field, Calif., had too
much “push” and not enough
“pull” when he commanded 15th
air force in Italy. He pushed in
fluential John Maragon in the face
for “sticking his nose into things”
and was demoted from general to
colonel.
WONDERFUI, opportunity for colored
doctor in Mobile, Alabama. Nice office
next to drug store available. Close to
new colored hospital, no competition.
Write Parker’s Dreg Store. P. O. Bex
1693, Mobile, Ala.
Biggest Bargain in Years
GOOD USED GASOLINE BUSES
WE have a limited number of 32 passen
ger twin coach buses. In first-class me-
chanical condition and clean. Just like
the ones that are running on the street*
of Atlanta today. Here is that chance you
have been waiting for to get a $20,000
bus for only $1,000. Due to the change
from gasoline to electric coaches, these
buses were taken out of service Aug. 1,
1949, and are good for many thousand
unused miles. Can be seen at
WEST SIDE MOTORS
338 ASHBY ST., S. W.
ATLANTA, GA.—AM. 8680
A NEW corporation Just formed offers
exceUent life time opportunity to the
right person with reasonable investment.
Will operate in both United States and
South America. For full information write
giving phone number to P.O. Box 2809,
Greensboro, N.C.
BOTTLING Franchise available for
Choate & Atkins delicious refreshing
Limeade, Orange and Grape. No carbona-
tion, no preservative, no spoilage. Ex
ceptional opportunity for the right per
son with $25,000 capital or credit. Possi
bilities enormous and quick. Some places
we outsell all competitors. Phone or write
Choate A Atkins, Euslis, Florida.
ATTENTION FISHERMAN: Have an in
vestment of $90,000 in Umpqua Stockade.
Fisherman Resort. 16 Modern units com-
piently equip. 17 acres. One of the hotest
fishing spots on the Pacific Coast. Want
a Partner to take half interest, at $40,-
000. Your investment secured. $30,000
will go back in improvement on New
Canal. Inf or. write Owner E. F. Maher
% Umpqua Stockade, Winchester Bay,
Oregon.
FARMS AND RANCHES
TRUCK FARMS, all sizes, three crops,,
yearly, or poultry, hog, cattle raising,,
year round grazing. Average price acre
$50. Easy terms. Buy home, farm, game
preserve or all together. Ideal climate,
slimmer 76, winter 57. Annual rainfall 46,
inches. All properties advertised priced:
by owners. We receive realty commission
only. No land selling schemes. Write for
details. SPECIAL! 670 acre cattle ranch.
Year round grazing, abundance frestk
water, fenced, on main highway, railroad
depot. Center cattle raising section Beau
fort County. Write for special information.
MoTeer Realty Co., 89 Bay St., Bcssfort,
South Carolina.
HELP WANTED—MEN, WOMEN
NEW SCIENTIFIC MARVEL: Salesmen
& Agts. wanted to handle new plastic
signs, that fluoresce like Neon signs.
New territories available. NU-LITE
SIGNS, 175 Washington St., BARRE,
VERMONT.
MISCELLANEOUS
NYLON BOSE
15 Denier, 51 Gauge First Quality
FULLFASHIONED. The sheerness of
these lovely Nylons will match the
elegance of your costume. 3 Pairs
$3.50. Colors: Neutra-Smart neutral
tone, Gleam-Sunlit tan. Nubrown-Pop-
ular brown. Sizes: 6%—11. Postage
paid on cash orders. C.O.D. if re
quested. Money refunded if not satis-
H. A B. HOSIERY
158 Beech,
CONCORD, NO. CAROLINA
OLINd
EARTHWORMS: Domesticated hybrids
for soil builders, fish bait or propagation.
Ask for free literature. Williams Hateh-
ery, 1121 N.W. 51st St.. Miami $7. Florida.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
YOUR CHILDREN
N«ed to l«am to play
some musical instru
ment to help them
make a success off life.
Write lor our list of bargains,
mentioning what kind of instr.i-
ment you need and you will
save money. Terms easy. Used
pianos as low as $95, and new
Spinet pianos, $495.
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E. E. FORBES & SONS
PIANO CO., INC.
Birmingham. Ala.
Branches: Anniston, Deentnr, GaS«-
den, Florence and Montgomery.
REAL ESTATE—HOUSES
GADSDEN—Approximately 3 acres, 2
houses, creek, fruit trees, city bus. Sac
rifice $2,500 equity for cash. Plevine Foot
Clinic, 1915 4th Avo., N. Birmingham,
Ala.
REAL ESTATE—MISC.
BEACH PROPERTY FOR SALE—Guest
houses for investment summer homes and
lets. Write: Aiken-Hughes Services, Ine.,
Box 1624, Myrtle Beach, S. C.
TRAVEL
COOL—Sleep under blankets. Nice
rooms. Sleeping porches $2.00. 1 mile out.
On me intain lake. Golf, horses. Free
boating, fishing, cooking, $3.00. daily.
Edgewater Manor, P.O. Box 1178,
Hendersonville. N. C. Ph. 1263-W.
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THESE LITTLE PIGGIES WON 20 . . . They went to market for the
Boston Red Sox and brought back 20 victories. That many victories
are enough to make any pitcher smile, but being the first to reach that
pinnacle is even more of a thrill. That could be why hurler Mel Parnell
(left) got his battery mate. Birdie Tebbetts, to add an extra smile and
10 fingers for the accomplishment. The combined efforts of this team
afforded Parnell his 20th win.
MARAGON IS MUM . . . John
Maragon refuses to testify at
Washington investigation of in
fluence peddling on grounds of
self-incrimination. Probers bared
evidence he banked $119,608 and
declared $30,000 for taxation.
rBIGJAR
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38—49
Kidneys Must
Work Well-
For You To Feel Well
24 hours ovory day. 7 days ovory
week, neVer stopping, the kidneys filter
waste matter from the blood.
If more people were aware of how the
kidneys must constantly remove sur
plus fluid, excess acids and other waste
matter that cannot stay in the blood
without Injury to health, there would
bo better understanding of vhy the
whole system is upset when kidneys fail
to function properly.
Burning, scanty or too frequent urina
tion sometimes warns that something
is wrong. You may suffer nagging back
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pains, getting up at nighSs, swelling.
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b« using a medicine recommended the
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