University of South Carolina Libraries
New Weapon Developed T HE NAVY is itching to rip the “top secret” label from the most revolutionary weapon since the atomic bomb—the guided missile. Reason for the navy’s itchy fingers is that it thinks guided missiles may make the big bomber as obsolete as the dodo. Here are some of the facts which can be revealed without giving aid and comfort to the enemy: 1. The guided missile is guided unerringly to the target by radar echoes. If, for instance, a missile is fired five miles to one side of the target, it will automatically change its course while in the air and hit the target. The exact distance a homing missile will change its course remains a military secret; but the effect is that of a magnet drawing a bullet to the target. It cannot miss. 2. The joint chiefs of staff, in cluding sober, cautious Gen. Omar Bradley, were so impressed by homing missiles they persuaded re luctant Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson to earmark millions for mass experimentation and produc tion. Johnson has finally approved an order. 3. The navy in its new construc tion program now before' congress proposes two cruisers and a number of small vessels and submarines be converted into guided-missile car riers. 4. The navy has developed anti submarine and anti-ship missiles which will dive under water and speed toward a fast-moving ship. This may make the transportation of troops in wartime almost impos sible. 5. It will also be fairly easy to Shoot down invading airplanes. Comdr. L. P. Ramage of the navy’s guided-missile research reported to the secretary of the navy: “The highest priority goes to those mis siles whose targets will be hostile aircraft. The pendulum swings one way and then the other. The guided missile shows promise of achieving a quantum jump in the effectiveness of weapons available to a task force against the bomber. Success is In- evitable.” ! The Navy’s “Lark” The only misslie which can be de scribed in print is called the Larlc, of which the navy has manufactured and tested approximately 200. Orig inally developed as a counter- weapon to the Jap kamikaze, the has two liquid rocket engines, les acid and aniline fuel, and can .-operate outside the dense oxygen layer of the earth’s atmosphere. When the Lark nears the target, • second and independent electronic system automatically picks up the ,target and guides the missile to it. iA proximity fuse sets off the bomb. The Lark weighs 1,200 pounds and is 15 feet long. It has two pairs of wings at right angles. It Is a healthy fact that the air foree, instead of bucking a navy development which may put big bombers out of business, is giving 1M per cent coopera- tion to the navy. In fact, the air foree was so impressed with the Lark, it purchased 82 from the navy. It also went to bat with Secretary Johnson in demanding that funds be allocated for fur- / ther developments. Note—Another weapon in the /navy’s bag of scientific tricks is a i pilotless ram jet plane. It operates ! on a radical principle—the more air 'it.rams into, the faster it goes. r > Basilic-Point Lobby named >lit No A genial back-slapping lobbyist Frank McCarthy is one rea- administration ranks have been wide open over the hot Basing- bffl. relation to the Wisconsin sena- ter, McCarthy is a graduate of Paul NcNutt’s old Indiana machine, and is now Washington lobbyist for some of the railroads which would profit ibj more cross-hauls under the Bas- ing-Point bill. McCarthy’s infectious good humor to line up such Democratic gs as Sen. Francis Myers of Ivania, and spurred on elder- Sen. Joe O’Mahoney of Jng. . ■Lobbying against the bill the Republican side during the ite debate was done by William •nunon, former counsel fof the Cape- ,hart subcommittee on trade prac- now an $l,800-a-month lobby- At the time Simon was working Senator Capehart, he also lob- with the federal trade commis- on behalf of alleged violators file trade practices he was sup- to be investigating. And Sena- Capehart let him get away with iMdiry-Go-Round Ex-Sen. John Sherman Cooper, th eta te department’s Republican ad viser, has his eye on the governor’s mansion in Kentucky. The popular and liberal Cooper may run in 1951. A win would put him in the spot light at the 1952 GOR national con vention. . . . The Republican pri mary in Tennessee’s first district is a bitter scrap between right and left wings of the party. Congress man Dayton E. Phillips, a GOP pro gressive; is opposed by mossback ax-Congressman Carroll Reece. Russia Offers Cold War ‘Terms’; Dewey to Retire From Politics; F. B. I. Arrests Two in Spy Case (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.) COLD WAR: New Peace Terms Observers are speculating over so-called cold war peace terms reportedly acceptable to the Rus sians which include a demand that the United States cease helping to re-arm western Europe. It was an ironic demand because at the same time the Soviet agreed to recognize the Atlantic pact as a legitimate regional defense group under the terms of the United Na tions charter. It is this pact that pledges the western nations to mutual aid. The Soviet also had three de mands on the Far East: (1) Elimination from the United Nations of the representatives of Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek’s government. (2) Acceptance by the western powers of the Russian “gold ruble’’ as the basic currency for China’s foreign trade. (3) Soviet participation in the conclusion of a peace treaty with Japan which would guarantee the latter country what Moscow con siders to be “political freedom.’’ In the European field, the Soviet had four rather vague offers: (1) Unification of Germany with in the framework of the Potsdam agreement. (2) Neutralization of Germany. (3) Withdrawal of all occupation al forces from Germany. (4) General reduction of arma ments and armies, including the abandonment of conscription. Observers did not believe the terms would be attractive enough to bring about any settlement of differences between the East and the West. Russia, as usual, wants a great deal but is vague about tangible returns. DEWEY: Plans to Retire One of the most spectacular car eers in modern American politics has come to a halt, at least tem porarily. Governor Thomas - E. Dewey of New York has announced he will retire from politics after 20 years in public life and probably return to private law practice when his second term expires next Decem ber 31. Dewey said in a one-sentence statement which he personally dis tributed to reporters, “I shall not be a candidate for re-election next fall.’* He renounced further per sonal White House ambitions last December. As expected, his announcerr- jt raised a number of questions in the New York state political pic ture as well as on the national scene. Dewey, New York’s only Repub lican governor in the past 30 years, added, however, that he would con tinue an active interest in public affairs. He promised to speak out on “issues affecting the welfare of the state and nation,” especially foreign affairs. He rose to political prominence when he pyramided his fame and methodical efficiency as a racket- busting prosecutor in New York city into two terms as governor and two nominations for President. He was defeated by President Roosevelt in 1944. In 1948, he lost to President Truman. The governor said he had made no definite decision as to his plans, but intended to get much rest. He said there was nothing wrong with him physically that a long vacation would not cure. He is just “tired,” he added. HUNGARY: Demands Ransom The custom of blackmail, ran som and intrigue so often employed by the Nazis in the reign of terror over Europe, has put in a more obvious appearance under the Com munists. Hungary has demanded the an cient crown of St. Stephen as ran som for Robert A. Vogeler, im prisoned » American businessman. According to reports from Europe, Hungarian Communists have of fered to swap Vogeler for the 1,000- year-old crown which is the symbol of Magyar royalty. The crown was taken from Hun gary by the Nazis and later found by the American troops in Ger many. CORPORATIONS: Increased Taxes When the election conscious house and senate began a program of tax cutting after President Truman offered his budget, he warned any reductions must be met with rev enue from other sources. Now, the house ways and means committee, obviously bidding for presidential approval of the excise- tax cut, had voted a $433,000,000 Increase in the yearly tax on big corporations. Admits Spying t m wm s c T% iSzm 'll lir Mrrr** J'i-V David Greenglass, 28, former noncommissioned army officer, has admitted giving Russia in formation about the atomic bomb. He was the third person arrested in the spy ring since the British scientist Klaus Fuchs was taken into custody. ESPIONAGE: New Arrests Made Since British scientist Klaus Fuchs admitted spying for Russia the F.B.I. has been closing the net around associates in the United States who passed along classified atomic information to him. As a result two new arrests have been made. One of the accused ad mitted that he passed along atomic secrets from the Los Alamos, N.M., plant in 1945. He is David Greenglass, a 28- year-old former Communist league leader who explained his act: “I felt it was gross negligence on the part of the United States not to give Russia the information about the atom bomb because she was an ally.” The other accused, Dean Slack, a 44-year-old Syracuse, N.Y., chem ist, denied he knew Henry Gold, the first arrested in this country. He added he was not and neves had been a Communist. Both men are held under $100,- 000 bonds. Meanwhile, a grand jury inves tigating Amerasia case, which has been much in the headlines recent ly, cleared the administration’s handling of the stolen documents case, but strongly recommended the impaneling of a new grand jury to continue the investigation. Also in connection with the case, Emmanuel S. Larsen, himself ar rested and fined in the 1945 case that hinged on the theft of hundreds of diplomatic and military papers, told a senate investigating commit- t e he regarded former navy lieu tenant Andrew Roth as “a Commu nist, and the principal conspira tor” in the stolen-documents case. Government officials indicated that the arrest of Slack and Green glass was only the beginning in the battle to break up what may pos sibly be one of the greatest spy Tings in the history of this country. COMMUNISTS: Defeat by Ballot Political observers were pleased with the outcome of the state elec tion returns in the Ruhr section of Western Germany. They felt it was a defeat of the Communists by the ballot. In the British zone the voters picked a 215-seat parliament and voted on a proposed state consti tution. The returns indicated Com munist strength had tumbled to a postwar low when they received only 5 per cent of the valid ballots, compared with 14 per cent in the election three years ago. The workers, however, favored the proposed state constitution with its socialization clause: “Large factories of the basic in dustries and undertakings which, because of their monopolistic posi tion have special significance, shall be transferred to common ownership.” The specific industries were not named in the draft. Western observers felt the elec tions justifiable in that they would: 1. Give the new nationalist par ties, which were not even in the arena in the federal elections last August, a chance to show their muscle. 2. Tell whether communism is gaining in Western Germany. 3. Test the popularity of the West German Federal Government’s pol icies. Rent Control The house and senate committees considering rent control have agreed upon a six-month extension of federal controls and another six months in communities which want them. Although both branches of con gress must approve the measure, there seemed little doubt that they would do so. Observers said the bfll will be on the President's desk before June 30. LABOR: Degree of Unity A degree of future unity between big labor unions appeared on the horizon as the A.F.L. and the C.I.O. worked on plans for their pending cooperation conference. The one notable exception, however, was the uninvited United Mine Workers. UMW chief John L. Lewis was not happy at being left out of the conference. He said a conference without his union is no way to achieve labor unity. While he was making that state ment, the nationfil labor relations board took a swat the UMW by ruling it broke the Taft-Hartley law by a campaign of violence to organize employees of a Harlan county, Kentucky, department store. The board ordered the union to cease assaulting, or threatening the store employees. If the union ig nores the order it could eventually lead to possible jail sentences or fines for union officials. But while the UMW struggles with its problems, there were long strides by the other union toward cooperation—if not eventual mer ger. Among the developments: 1. Joseph D. Keenan, top A.F.L. political organizer, addressed the C.I.O.’s political action committee. His subject was a renewed effort by the union to unite to repeal the Taft-Hartley law. 2. A cross section of American labor ranks attended a two-day meeting aimed at raising assistance for the Israeli federation of labor. 3. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen accepted C.I.O. proposal for a committee to work together on common problems and eventual ly aim at consolidation. INFLATION: To Financial Ruin Former President Herbert Hoov er, in a speech before the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Chicago, has again warned that financial disaster is in prospect for the country unless, the government curtails its spending policies drastically. Unless an immediate halt is or dered on spending, Mr. Hoover pre dicted the undermining of an econ omy which he said would provide one million new jobs annually. For 17 years, he maintained, Democrat ic administrations had continued the spending spree. “Financing government deficits by borrowing, if continued long enough, has only one end—infla tion,” the former President said. “We ourselves have already de creased the purchasing power of the dollar about 50 per cent, and we are still creeping along the road. “The five-cent telephone call and the five-cent fare have already gone, and the five-cent bar has shrunk. A new round of inflation is now appearing in direct or in direct wage and salary increases and rising commodity prices. “If we keep on this road, we are certain to realize the President’s ideal of $4,000 a year to every fam ily. But it will not have $4,000 pur chasing power. “To this question of further gov ernment borrowing to meet deficits, my answer is that it is the road to disaster for every cottage in the land.” DEFICIT: At 3.8 Billion The administration has predicted a $5,400,000 deficit by the end of the fiscal year June 30, but shortly before the deadline it appeared the amount would be well under the estimate. A $773,625,000 interest payment on the national debt boosted the deficit to $3,887,529,000. The pay ment was made two weeks before the end of the fiscal year. To Retire I1I1I 111 ll 111 I w vv. .v mm . Jwr Governor Thomas E. Dewey (center) is shown being inter viewed by newsmen shortly be fore he annoonced he would not be a candidate for reelection as govehior of New York when his second term expires next De cember. Be may return to pri vate law practice. BRIDGES MINED: Just in Case Whether or not the world is face to face with another war has been in the minds of the everyday cit izen almost since the final shot was fired in World War n. Now it comes to light that the key roads and bridges in Western Ger many are being prepared for quick destruction in case of a Soviet at tack. Similar preparations apparent ly are being made in other Euro pean countries. PAINTERS HURLED TO TRACKS . . . Two painters, Barry Paravaiw los (left) and Frank Pavich, working on the underside of the Melrose. Ave., bridge at the New York Central yards, Bronx, N. Y., await re moval to Morissania hospital after they were hurled about 25 feet to the tracks when their scaffold slipped. The injured victims were cov ered with the black paint they were using to paint the bridge. Police stand by as doctors prepare stretchers for their removal to hospital. SENATOR’S WIFE DIES . . . Mrs. Arthur Vandenberg, wife of the senior Republican senator from Michigan, died at a suite in a Wash ington hotel after an illness of three years. Her husband was at her bedside. Three children survive. RISKS CONTEMPT . .. Dr. Ed ward Rumely, secretary of com mittee for constitutional govern ment, a Washington lobby, cheeks watch after testifying before a committee investigating lobbying. He refused information sub poenaed by the committee. PORTERFIELD BITES THE DUST . . . Detroit catcher A. Robinson and Umpire McKinley rash to the aid of Yankee pitcher Bob Porterfield as he slumped to the ground after being hit in the face with a ball pitched by Paul Calvert of the Tigers during the seventh inning of a Tiger-Yankee game at Yankee Stadium in New York City. WANTS NO BARRIERS ... Dr. Niels Bohr, Danish physicist, re garded as the world’s leading atomic scientist, urges the United Nations to promote complete abandonment of international bar riers to the flow of information. . " ? > Vi: UEDNE5DM TUESDPNy Cheerful Decorations SHINE FOR SHRINE . . . Here are 11 good reasons for the good attend ance at the Shrine convention in Los Angeles, grouped together after contest in which queen for Long Beach Shrine club was chosen. She Is Beverly Jones, center. In front row (left te right) are Ronnie Des- paux and Kib Barber; second row. Tootsie De War, Queen Beverly and Toy Palaskaj third row, Marianne Abell, Lois Rohr and Emmalind Smith; and rear row, Bonnie Farmer, Gloria Spangler and Jeri Rise. TOUGH FOR TARRY ... The se rious milk situation in Washington, D. C., is working a hardship on the cats as well as hnmans. Here, Tab by gets his last Bek of milk from bottle top offered by Stuart Story. There Is a strike in the milk in dustry in the capital. BONNIE PRINCE CHARLES AT GRANDAD’S PARTY . . . Baby Prince Charles, son of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, takes in trooping of colors ceremony in celebration of King George’s official birthday, from a wall of Clarence house, accompanied by a governess. He was too young to attend the ceremony, bnt he waved te the king as the monarch rode by In his open landau. He represented one of the fear generations that watched the big show. - ACCUSES TRUJILLO . . . Gyula r, Hungarian arms techni cian, who says he escaped from the Dominican republic, charges that President Trujillo la manufactur ing i,ooe guns a month with slave labor for G IANT FRUIT designs make such cheerful decorations for kitchen linens. Big six and eight inch pineapple, oranges,-bananas, grapes, strawberries and peaches are worked in rhythmic gingham cross-stitch. Pattern No. 5110 consists of hot iron tions and material requirements. JfvV; Don’t miss the Bis Anne Cabot ALBUM—it V s filled with easy to do needle ^worj^-^our free patterns 35 cents. SBwnnk'cntcuB mee due work" Wells St.. Chleare 1. m. Enclose SO cents for pattern. No. Name ••#«oeaae*a^aoeo«ee Address e#oooo#• e*• • ■m 7- \ -v’ entered evi- Wig and Wag An English barrister the court with his wig askew r and was puzzled at the merriment dent among his fellows, “r - wrong,” he asked. “Is my not in order?” “Oh, it’s not ung,” one wag replied, “It*» what's under it.” T — BARGAIN New A used >vie cat •t«- iig Hat. New Ansco camera A 4 $4.54 postpaid. Bat. IttO Dept. WN Baltl Now mild caa a SMOKE CAMELS! than any other cigarette! and among the millions who do mwas— • •• Popular record ing artist reports: “I appreciate cig arette mildness. I smoke Camels. They agree with my throat — they’re mild and taste grand!” Each WHhVbur Own 4'SignimSih/ernm Tfcaspotms Only 754 your own Old Contpa and KELLOGG'S VARIETY PACKAGE • Lovely silverware with i made _ Wm. -CoJ spoons, you on complete by.. • Kellogg’s VAKIBTT of 7 eeraal deughts... 10 j erons boxes. ~ anytime! ...10 gen- i Delicious! TODAY! with For each unit se does 1 white-star OAMxmrr packaou and 764 in (plate prtnr) f..2 .. I ■ ttP Jocal lygylaHo