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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Miners Cited on Contempt Charge; Compromise Reached on Oleo Bill; U.S. - Bulgarian Relations Severed III ’iX PIT MEN: A New Angle • Federal Judge Richmond B. Keech wrote a new angle into the contin uing fight between the United Mine Workers and the coal opera- tons. The Judge cited the miners themselves for criminal contempt on grounds that the 370,000 UMW members had “willfully and wrong fully” ignored his back-to-work order. THE NEW ANGLE was that this time the UMW’s boss, John L. Lewis was not even mentioned in the citation. Observers pointed out that the citation could lead to heavy fines against the union. On two previous occasions, Lewis was aamed defendant when strike issue came into federal court. There was some speculation that omission of Lewis’ name from the contempt citation might mean that the government felt that Lewis had been really sincere when he or dered his miners back to work—but no government official would com ment on the subject Judge Keech’s action came as the east was gripped with bitter cold, with many housewives’ coal bins nearly empty. In the meantime, violence flared tn the eastern Kentucky coal field as roving mobs wrecked equip ment at several mines and beat up at least 11 miners. Ten men were beaten in Knox county and one was attacked in Harlan county. SIXTEEN AUTOMOBILES loaded with six men each visited a number of mines, Kentucky state police reported. Twenty-eight bul lets were fired into a mine man- car hauling miners up an incline, and two automobiles belonging to miners were overturned. As for the hope of the contempt citation to end the mine walkout, no one would say how effective it would be. It was recalled .rthere is no limit on the penalty a federal court may impose for contempt, but the Constitution forbids “un usual and excessive” punishment, and the supreme court in 1947 re duced the UMW’s contempt fine from three million dollars to $710,000. BULGARIA: H U.S. Cuts Off Uncle Sam finally “got his dan- der up” and began to get tough with the Communist - dominated Balkan countries. In one of the toughest U S. foreign policy actions since World War II, this nation broke off diplomatic relations with Bulgaria and ordered home Amer ican Minister Donald R. Heath and his entire staff. At the same time, the state de partment demanded the recall of Dr. Peter Voutov and his smaller Bulgarian staff in Washington. DEVELOPMENTS in the same vein included a ban on American travel in Hungary and the order ing from Communist China of all American consuls. The U.S. action was seen as a cli max to what the state department called a "long series of intoler ances and indignities” against the U.S. legation in Sofia. In that the state department was on solid ground because since the legation was established in 1947, Bulgarian officials and the controlled Bulgarian press, the department said, had been “con stantly denouncing and insulting the United States.” The depart ment charged the Sofia govern ment had carried on an “unprin cipled campaign of prosecution” against Bulgarian employees of the legation. THE DIRECT CAUSE of the break was said to* be Bulgaria’s demand of January 19 that Heath be recalled for “interference” in Bulgarian internal affairs. Charges at spying also had been made against Americans in the legation Ihe break was significant be cause it indicated a stronger atti tude by President Truman and state secretary Acheson toward Moscow satellites with which the U.S has been waging postwar dis putes. However, there was no cause for alarm as to military repercussions For, as Winston Churchill put it. diplomatic recognition of one na tion by another does not mean es pousal of that nation’s policies or attitudes—it Is an act to secure certain conveniences. Conversely, when diplomatic relations are brok- *n off. it means chiefly that those conveniences are at an end. but not necdfcf&rfly military action. MEN'S CLOTHES: Going Up Early in 1950, there was much newspaper space devoted to fea hire articles in which a happy era of low-cost men’s clothing was about to descend upon the Amer ican male. Indeed, the old standby—the $35 suit—was pictured as coming into Its own again and a man could anticipate clothes buy- But apparently it was all a dream, for clothing costs are up. Out and In William Dudley Pelley (left), former Silver Shirt leader, was released on parole from the U.S. prison In Terre Haute, Ind., where he had been serving a 15-year sentence on a crim- ial sedition charge. But as he left the prison gates he was promptly arrested again, be cause North Carolina has re quested his extradition in order to try him for violation of the state’s securities law. OLEO BILL: A Compromise Congress had reached a compro mise on what should be done about the bill to repeal federal taxes on oleomargarine. One factor helping the compromise along was the striking out of a senate require ment that colored margarine sold at retail be put up in triangular packages. But the conference committees which effected the compromise put in strict labeling requirements. IF THE SENATE and house ac cept the compromise, it would be come effective July 1. The bill had been in the hands of the confer ence committees since February 2. The House passed the measure last year, with one senate version being approved in January of this year. It had been agreed by both houses to knock out federal taxes on oleo, but dairy interests had held out for the triangular-package requirement, arguing that this was necessary to make sure nobody got margarine thinking it was butter. HERE are the taxes the bill would wipe out: One-fourth of a cent a pound on uncolored margarine, 10 cents a pound on the colored form; $600 a year on manufacturers whether their output was colored or not; $480 a year on wholesalers of col ored margarine, $200 on whole salers of the uncolored. $48 on re tailers of colored margarine, and $6 a year on retailers of the uncol ored variety. Unaffected by the bill are laws In 21 states banning manufacture or sale of colored margarine. SEARCH: No Sharp Guide The inviolability / of a man’s home against search without due course of law—meaning a properly executed warrant—is now in ques tion as the result of a recent su preme court decision. The court, in a 5 to 3 ruling, held that when police legally arrest a man, they also may search a lim ited area under his immediate con trol for evidence of a crime. But the court didn’t say exactly how far the police may go. Justice Felix Frankfurter pro tested vigorously Dissenting from the opinion, he declared that the “decision makes mockery of the fourth amendment to the constitu tion which bans unreasonable search and seizure. He added that the court by its action had overturned a long series of decisions and argued that the tribunal should “show respect for continuity in the law.” The majority opinion was writ ten by one of the new justices, Sherman Minton, who said, “What is reasonable search is not to be determined by any fixed formula. The recurring questions of the rea sonableness of searches must find resolution in the facts and circum stances of each case.” The decision came in the case of Albert J. Rabinowitz, who was charged with the sale of four al tered postage stamps. When he was arrested, officers searched his office and found 573 more stamps. These were made the basis of a new charge that he possessed and concealed altered stamps. Defense Move Ever since World War II thera has been considerable discussion of a proposal to scatter U.S. agencies and industrial manufacturing cen ters so that in the event of anothez war the nation would not face the threat of complete paralysis from bombing attacks. Now, the proposal had the sup port of the head of the office oi civilian defense. Dr. Paul J. Lar sen. (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.) iHARING: One Great Hour* This Sunday March 12, there will >ccur one of the most unique tvents in the history of spiritual ilevation and man’s efforts to help lis fellow man. For, on that day lome 100,000 churches with approx- mately 25 million members will oin in a coordinated appeal for the lupport of overseas relief and re- :onstruction projects. THE APPEAL will be conducted inder the slogan: ’’One Great Tour of Sharing,” and will be made limultaneously in all cooperating jhurches as part of the regular vorship of the day. Church World Service, which is tonducting the campaign, is the >verseas relief agency of 23 coop- trating Protestant and Eastern Orthodox church bodies In addi- ion to the denominations affiliated vith it, it is supported by the fol lowing interdenominational agen- :ies: Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America, Foreign Mis sions Conference of North Amer- ca, American Committee of the iVorld Council of Churches, and the United Council of Church Women. These affiliated organizations un- lerstand better than perhaps any >ther organization can the vast iced of relief and reconstruction jverseas. That so many millions of lelpless people may be helped, that diey can be given new hope for the future, is one of the chief goals of these many organizations. Last year. Church World Service shipped materials amounting to more than eight million dollars to 50 foreign countries. These relief shipments included about 24 mil lion pounds of farm products, clothing, bedding, medicines, hos pital equipment and miscellaneous items. But Church World Service knows that more, much more is needed. It is for that reason that the uni fied campaign of “One Great Hour of Sharing” is to be conducted so that all who wish to may have a hand in the organization’s humani tarian work. PADUCAH: War Capital? The city of Faducah, Ky., more famous as the birthplace of Irvin Cobb and the home of Vice-Pres ident Barkley than for most any thing else, wasn’t any too happy about a new honor which might come to it. The city had been proposed by Rep. John Rankin (D., Tenn.) as the United States’ secondary cap ital in the event of war. The representative’s proposal met with definitely mixed feelings. The most frequently heard plaint was, “Why do they want to pick an Paducah? We’ve always lived quietly and peacefully, and would like to continue living that way.” SEVERAL PADUCAHANS got a lot of humor out of Rankin’s saying that one reason Paducah should be the war capital is that “it is close to Mammoth cave.” Paducah na tives knew that Mammoth cave is 150 miles from Paducah, and, as several put it, that would be quite a dash to make in the event of an atomic bombing. Giving a serious answer to Ran- sin’s proposal, John Oehlschlaeger, president of the Paducah chamber :>f commerce, said: “REPRESENTATIVE RANKIN’S plans poses such a gigantic prob lem it would be silly for me to com ment on it at this time. But I might ask this question. Can you con ceive of the sudden shifting of the capital of 150 million people from a metropolitan center to a town of 15,000 population? Think of the problems of housing, providing ad equate building space, and traffic, to mention only a few, that the town would face.” It would be a big problem, in- 3eed, and one likely to be so im mense that Representative Ran- cin’s proposal will probably never get out of its original stage. Muscling In ^-if,**5 -ix n Bing Crosby, part owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates, gives rookie pitcher Paul Pettit the once over a& Pittsburgh opened a rookie school. Pettit is the high school southpaw who was given a $100,000 bonus when he signed with the Pirates. TRUMAN AIDE: Red Link Charged In all the hysteria over Soviel spying in connection with the A- bomb and the H-bomb, there waa a general tendency to hurl chargea and let the result attempt to justify the action. Latest, but highest circles to be linked with Communist front or ganizations, was a White House speech writer whom Senator Me Carthy, Republican of Wig const! charged was a fellow-traveler. •••.' * ^ mzm , ANNOUNCES ANNIHILATION ... Einstein, on Eleanor Roosevelt’s television program, says that armament race between U. S. and Russia is “hysterical,” promising world annihilation. He called for doing away with mutual fear. SOUTHBOUND—SANS DIAMONDS . . . Mrs. Billy Rose (right), who lost some jewelry to burglars, waits with Mrs. Nick Blair, Philadelphia, in Miami for Pan-American clipper to take them on a vacation In Nas sau. Mrs. Rose, wife of the showman-columnist. Is the former Eleanor Holm, Olympic swim star. Police were searching In the East river in New York for the safe that contained her stolen jewelry and two sus pects were in durance awaiting questioning. PAY FOR PRISONERS . . . Frank H. Bigelow. Rockville, Md.. Is the first ex-prisoner of war In the U. S. to receive a war claims payment for time spent as a prisoner of war. Here, he shows his wife and daughter a $1,198 check, representing $1 for each day he was held by the Japanese and failed to receive standard food rations. While prisoner, he was forced to work in a coal mine and lost a leg. KISS FOR THE BRIDE . . . Sen. Herbert R. O’Conor (D., Md.) pre pares to salute his new daughter- in-law, Mrs. James Patrick O’Con or, the former Katherine E. Ellis, after the wedding recently at Baltimore cathedral. DEPORTED FROM GERMANY . . . Joan Von Goetz, ex-secretary of> military board in Berlin, was deported to the U. S. after illegally entering Russian zone. She said she fled to Soviet zone because her permit to stay in Germany had ex pired and would not be renewed. CONFER ON MILITARY ARMS REPORT ... Dr. Vannevar Bnsh (left) confers With Chairman Millard Tydings (D„ Md.) of the senate armed services committee before reporting to the committee on the progress being made by the United States in military arms, most vital to the defense against aggression. Dr. Bnsh was formerly head of the office of scientific research and development. He was called upon to testify in secret session later. “MAYBE” . . . George Lackey, vice chairman of the California Democratic committee, told re porters that Truman replied “maybe” to a proposal that he ran for re-election in 1952. Lackey was in Washington to attend the Jeffer- son-Jackson day dinner. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT AUTOS, TRUCKS A ACCESS. LABOR LEADERS VISIT TRUMAN . . . C. 1. O. President Phillip Mui^ ray (left) and President William Green of the American Federation of Labor leave the White Honse after a conference with President Harry Truman recently. The two top labor leaders were especially concerned with the invoking of the Taft-Hartley labor law In connection with the coal strike and said they did not believe the President’s action win help settle the dispute. HOST AND HOSTESS . . . Dean Achesons arrive at Lars-Anderson House to welcome guests at recep tion for foreign dignitaries. Ache- son pays off social obligations at once to avoid frequent reciproca Mam tnr atArilM tafutarflA him. H-Bomb Costs A TOM SCIENTISTS have secret ly informed the congressional committee on atomic energy that there is absolutely no way to deter mine the cost of the frightful H- bomb until it is built. However, they have further testi fied that the new bomb would cost a lot less than original estimates, which ran into billions of dollars. This is because a great deal of equipment now used for making atom bombs can be reused or eas ily converted to the product!cai of H-bombs. Officials of the atomic en ergy commission also have In formed the committee behind closed doors that the hydrogen bomb can be made for consid erably less than the estimated two-billion-dollar cost of the original atom bomb. The atom chief reveals, in fact, that all they would need to get started on production of the H-bomb is 80 million dollars chiefly for special facilities and new labora tory equipment. This amount is already well on the way to congressional approval, being included in the 450 Trillion deficiency appropriation bill that passed the house, 'though only a few house members knew they were voting for H-bomb funds. Taft Applauds Harry When President Truman ad dressed congress recently, senate Majority Leader Scott Lucas, sit ting beside Senators Ken Wherry of Nebraska and Bob Taft of Ohio, had to do the applauding for the Republicans. Finally he whis pered to Wherry: “After all, this is the President of the United States. You ought to applaud whether you mean it or not.” Wherry moved his hands polite ly, but Taft kept his folded. Finally Lucas nudged Wher ry again and asked him to sug gest that Taft applaud, too. Taft ignored this, unto Tra- man came to his appeal for a national science foundation, which Taft has endorsed. At this mention, Taft clapped wildly. Then he turned to Lucas and re marked dryly: “I want you to know that I have complied with your request” Remaking John L Lewis Washington’s rough-a n d-tumble news photographers, who have seen about everything, are flabber gasted at “The new John L. Lewis.” In the old days when Lewis was asked to pose for a picture, the answer was a snarl or a view of his back. But today, when the boys clamor “Just one more,” Lewis is as sweet as a fairy godmother. He will even make gestures. Credit goes to his new public relations expert Justin McCarthy, who has convinced Lewis that one way to tnake friends and influence people is to be nice to the photog raphers. The Other Lewis Sitting in sessions with the coal operators, however, Lewis is an other man—as witness the “You- are-a-liar-by-the-clock” charge hurled at George Love, president of the Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal company. What inspired this piece of ver ba] gunplay was Love’s testimony at the fact-finding inquiry that Lewis had declared during negotia tions with the operators that he had 400,000 coal miners “in the palm of his hand” and urged the operators to bid for their labor. Love was referring to a closed- door meeting at which Lewis charged that the operators were controlled by “bankers” who wanted to make “slaves” of the miners. When Love insisted that Lewis offer some specific pro posals for a new work contract, the mine labor boss replied: “This Is onr bargaining tech nique. It Is a poor, poor thing, hot It is the best we have. Onr labor is what we have to offer. Yon cannot work the mines without men.” Then Lewis extended a cupped hand and added: ’ “I have 400.000 miners. What am 1 bid?” However, later Love said that Lewis had 400.000 miners in the palm of his hand, the mine boss said it was an “infamous lie” and added for emphasis, “Mr Love, you are a liar by the clock.” Truman’s Bibles President Truman got into s dls cussion of Bibles the other day i after Senator Humphrey of Min- ! nesota presented him with gavel made by Vigo Rasmussen, a Dan ish cabinetmaker from Minnea polis. “You know.'* smiled the Pres ident, “I collect just two things— gavels and Bibles.” “With those two you should be able to keep law and order.” re plied Humphrey. for tips leading to acquisition of very old high class cars. Write W. P. Snyder II. Box 8S, Sewickiey, Penn. BUSINESS A INVEST. OPPOR. TENN. 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