The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, September 29, 1950, Image 2
THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C.
To bey Election Target
A T * recent cocktail party, a tall,
handsome guest with a slight
drawl and polished manner, stepped
up to Sen. Margaret Chase Smith
of Maine.
“We are really going to get that
colleague of yours from New Hamp
shire/' he said. “When the Repub
lican primary is over your friend
Tobey isn’t going to know what hit
him." And he went on to tell at
some length about his plans to de
feat Tobey.
Senator Smith’s friend was Roger
Whiteford, a top Washington at
torney; while the senator to whom
he referred was GOP veteran
Charles Tobey, now fighting for his
life in the New Hampshire pri
maries.
Behind this cocktail conversa
tion was something which is axio»
matic in politics—namely, “Your
friends may forget you at election
time, but your enemies never.’’
This axiom, incidentally, is hav
ing important impact on the make
up and caliber of the United States
senate.
In this particular instance, it hap
pened that, 10 long years ago. Sen
ator Tobey called Roger Whiteford
before the senate interstate com
merce committee and subjected him
to a grueling cross-examination re
garding payoffs made by the giant
Radio Corporation of America to
call off an antitrust case against
RCA, the National Broadcasting
Company and affiliates.
Hoover Says ‘No 9
Whiteford was then a Washington
attorney for the radio corporation,
and thanks to Senator Tobey’s
grueling cross-examination, it was
disclosed that RCA had hired GOP
Sen. George Moses of New Hamp
shire to squelch the case. But Her
bert Hoover, then President, flatly
refused to favor the radio corpora
tion, and so did William D. Mitch
ell, his attorney general.
Whereupon the radio corporation
hired Sen. Dan Hastings of Del
aware, a member of the executive
committee of the Republican na
tional committee, who was paid a
fee of $7,500, of which, according
to file testimony, $2,500 was passed
on to the clerk of the U.S. district
court in Wilmington, Del. That fixed
the antitrust case.
The clerk induced Judge John
P. melds, appointed to the bench
" gh Senator Hastings, to post-
the antitrust suit, following
Justice department final-
RCA off with a consent de
evidence was truly shocking.
that one of the nation’s
influential corporations had
to political fixing and
to get an antitrust case
_ off. And had it not been for
persistent sleuthing of Senator
/, the facts probably would
be buried.
Now, 10 years later, it appears
from Roger Whiteford’s conversa
tion with Senator Smith that the
chickens hatched by Senator Tob
ey’s fearless perseverance are com
ing home to roost. For the opposi
tion against him in the New Hamp
shire primary is such that he may
lose.
Similar Battle in Utah
Tobey's opposition is similar to
that which has lined up against
other courageous senators this
year. In Utah, for instance, the na
tional association of manufactur
ers has helped nominate its ex
president in opposition to Sen.
Elbert Thomas, and may defeat
him, Thomas, as chairman of the
senate labor committee, drafted the
repeal of the Taft-Hartley act and
all-out for labor. Now big
sss is retaliating against an
while labor is slow in going
bat for a friend.
Similar forces were lined up
against senators Claude Pepper in
Florida and Frank Graham in
North Carolina—two men who had
the courage to fight for the Negro
and for labor. And whether you
agree with either of these senators,
even their enemies have to admit
that it takes courage to champion
the Negro in Florida and North
Carolina. Both senators were de
feated in this year’s primaries.
New Hampshire’s Tobey now ap
pears to be next on the list. And
again, whether you agree with
Tobey or not, his enemies also
have to admit that he has courage.
He was, for instance, the one Re
publican who led the fight against
confirmation of Truman’s close pal,
big oilman Ed Pauley, to be under-
iry of the navy at a time
Truman was at the peak of
popularity. Most Republicans
not relish bucking him.
also stood jup against one
Jjmost powerful industrial con
cerns in his home state, Textron,
which owns some 20 textile mills
in New England. Staging one of its
biggest operations in Tobey’s big
gest voting area, Manchester, Tex
tron had powerful friends, and the
probe was not popular.
As a result of his courageous
fight, however, it was discovered
that the family of Textron’s presi-
Royal Little, had made heavy
profits that should have
to the stockholders.' 1
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
TRUMAN:
A Tough Speech
President Truman in a second
report to the nation in as many
weeks said cost of defense could
soar to a rate of $30 billion annually
by next June and that inflation was
inevitable “unless we do something
about it.”
The chief executive also announc
ed the creation of a stabilization
agency to hold prices in check dur
ing the war emergency—or to im
pose price controls “when they are
needed."
He named W. Stuart Symington,
chairman of the national security
resources board, to coordinate the
administration of these new powers.
Observers reported the President’s
speech a tough one, much stronger
than had been anticipated. With
out mincing words he called for
new tax increases “as soon as pos
sible”, on top of $4,508 million in
crease now in process.
Shortly before his radio talk he
issued an executive order designat
ing agencies to enforce priorities,
limit civilian goods output if nec
essary, lend money for defense
plant mansion and allocate scarce
materials.
“For the consumer,” he said, “the
guiding principle must be: 6uy
only what you really need and can
not do without.”
If the housewife follows that rule,
he promised, “there will be enough
of the essentials—in fact, enough
of almost everything — to go
around.”
For businessmen, he said, the op
erating rule should be: “Do not
pile up inventories; hold your prices
down.”
And for labor he set forth this
guide: “Do not ask for wage in
creases beyond what is needed to
meet the rise in the cost of living.”
Apology
President Truman grins broad
ly as he displayed a distinguish
ed guest medal presented to him
by the Marine Corps League
following a surprise personal ap
pearance before the marine vets
to amplify his apology for say
ing the USMC has a Stalin-type
propaganda machine.
WRECK:
33 Soldiers Die
A tragic and unexplainable train
coUision claimed the lives of 33
soldiers and seriously injured many
others near Coshocton, O.
A troop train, carrying 700 mem
bers of the Pennsylvania national
guards, was rammed by the crack
Spirit of St. Louis. The huge Dies
el, pulling 17 cars, knocked the
rear coach into the air, smashed
the second car aside, and plowed
into the third.
Miss America
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Johnson Resigns U. S. Defense Post;
Truman Requests Increased Taxes;
1950 Crop Prospects Above Average
(EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions sre expressed In these eelnuns, they are these ef
Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and net necessarily of this newspaper.)
JOHNSON: Assault Fails
Resigns Defense Post
In a move that caught much of
the nation by surprise, President
Truman accepted the resignation of
Louis A. Johnson as secretary of
defense and nominated Gen. George
C. Marshall to succeed him.
The move was surprising in that
the President had insisted up until
a few days before the announce
ment that he would not ask for
Johnson’s resignation.
Johnson had been under attack
on Capitol Hill and elsewhere on
the ground that he was fundamen
tally responsible for defense weak
nesses brought into glaring focus
by the Korean war.
There were rumors also of a wide
breech between the defense chief
and Secretary of State Dean Ache-
son which added to the confusion
and demands that Mr. Truman ac
cept his resignation.
Under the existing unification law >
no person who had been on active
military duty within the past 10
years was eligible for the post of
secretary of defense. President
Truman immediately asked legis
lation to enable Marshall to accept.
Although opposition to the waiver
arose immediately after Marshall
eaid he would come out of retire
ment to accept the post, there was
little doubt from the first the law
would be changed and the general
confirmed.
Although Communist troops
continued to apply pressure on
the northern front near Yong-
chon (1) and in the vicinity of
Pohang (3) their all-ont offensive
has stalled again. New attacks
were reported in the area of
Taegu (2). In the south U.N.
troops made slight advances in
the area of Changnyong and
Yongsan (5).
CROP PROSPECTS:
In Line With Average
The department of agriculture
predicted a harvest volume higher
than in five of the past eight years
and in any yea* prior to 1948. It
forecast the volume at 125 per
cent of the 1923-32 average.
Up until the latest report, a drop
in farm production had been pre
dicted all along the line. Now the
department was reporting only cot
ton, peanuts, peaches, apricots, pe
cans, rye, and dry peas appear
smaller than average.
Corn remained virtually unchang
ed at a bumper crop level despite
unfavorable growing weather.
Wheat total climbed above the
billion-bushel mark to 1,012,000,000
bushels. This was an increase of
about 15 million bushels over the
August 1 estimate.
Other crops for which production
prospects improved included oats,
barley, flaxseed, sorghum grain,
hay, soybeans, potatoes, sweet po
tatoes, tobacco, sugar beets, hops,
apples, pears and grapes.
Soybean and sugar-beet produc
tion was indicated at a record level.
The department said prospects
indicated production of grains will
provide amply for the nation’s ex
panding livestock industry.
KOREA:
Situation Dangerous
Military observers reported the
situation in Korea still dangerous,
but not critical, with the entire
front the quietest in a long time.
North of Taegu, U. N. and Com
munist troops engaged in a heavy
artillery duel with the invaders
building up their forces for a pos
sible new offensive in that area.
At the east-coast end of the north
ern front, U. N. forces were striv
ing to seal a trap around an esti
mated 3,000 Communists who had
tried to surround the air base six
miles southeast of Pohang.
On the southern front American
troops recaptured a ridge from the
Reds four miles south of the con
fluence of the Nam and Nakton riv
ers.
In the air, fighter planes of the
Far East air force continued
around-the-clock aerial assaults that
hit a record of 670 sorties in one
day.
But the big news from Korea was
that nobody talked anymore of an
American “Dunquerque”. Predic
tions of early victory, however,
were hard to find.
The period of optimism returned
because U. N. forces smashed the
Red’s largest offensive, the 50,000-
man attack cm the southwest front
toward Pusan which began Septem
ber 1.
Other counter-attacking U. N.
forces succeeded in dosing the gap
torn the northeastern defense
wall by a Communist break-through
toward Yongchon, gateway to Tae-
gu.
On the front itself the general
opinion persisted that the U. N.
troops in Korea were there to stay
even though they might have to
give up more bloody ground. Even
the pessimists seemed to believe
that.
FOREIGN MINISTERS:
Important Discussions '
Hie foreign ministers of Britain,
France and the United States held
talks in New York concerning the
defense of western Germany in
case of a Russian attack.
Early reports indicated the three
—Ernest Bevin of Great Britain,
Robert Schuman of France, and
Dean Acheson of the United States
—were in some agreement on the
question of arming western German
units.
Acheson had previously exchanged
views with members of the con
gressional foreign relations commit
tee. Those present at the meeting
igreed unanimously to pledge sup
port to the “general line which th«
secretary would follow"—evidently
meaning the administration’s aim
st arming western Germany.
The three also-appeared to be in
igreement on President Truman's
proposal to send more American
troops to Europe as an important
contribution to the common defense
of the continent.
Schuman indicated that France
was prepared to make comparable
contributions and Great Britain was
expected to contribute also.
Acheson in a statement shortly
before the meetings began said that
he was “confident that our frank
discussions will result in agreement
on practical conclusions which will
contribute to preserving peace.”
Schuman, however, ruled out the
rebuilding of German armament
factories. He said Germany could
contribute raw materials and steel
for the rearmament program and
that Franca has sufficient factories
for arms production.
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TEARS And KISSES . , . Units of the 40th division, including Los
Angeles 160th infantry regiment, entrain for Camp Cook as some of
the girls kiss the boys goodbye. Ralph Wald (left) and Sgt. William
Gates kiss their war brides farewell before train leaves Los Angeles.
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The nation, like a boy playing
hooky from school, took time from
the grind of mobilization, war and
rising prices to name a new Miss
America and chuckle while doing so
with pleasure.
She is brown-haired Yolande Bet-
beze of Mobile, Ala. And for those
who want the statistics she weighs
119, is 5 feet 5%, and has a 35-inch
bust, 24-inch waist, an£ 35Vi-inch
hips.
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New York Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey (right) and Lieut. Gov.
Joseph E. Hanley, arrive at
Saratoga Springs for the open
ing of the Republican state con
vention. Dewey seeks re-election
as governor. and Hanley seeka^
nomination for U.S. senate. T
ACHESON:
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West Can Hold Reds
Secretary of State Dean Achesoiv
in a major radio and television
speech, asserted that modern weap
ons add ingenuity can build out
numbered western allies a defense
that will stand firm against the
hordes of communism.
Observers saw another important
move in Acheson’s radio talk. He
warned the Chinese Communists
against getting iilto the Korean war.
“There is nothing in it for them."
he said.
The secretary went on to explain
that the Chinese Reds are “un
doubtedly under heavy pressure
from the Communist movement to
get into this Korean row.”
In these remarks observers saw
one of the major tasks the state
department has set for itself. An
all-out effort to keep the Chinese
from giving the North Koreans aid
in their. fight against U. N. forces.
The department is undoubtedly mak
ing every effort to discourage the
Chinese from sending troops into
Korea.
Acheson also hit at reporta of a
defensive war, calling such talk
dangerous and “immoral.”
“I think we must put our major
effort at the present moment” he
said, “into creating strong North
Atlantic defense forces. If we have
those forces—united, balanced, col
lective forces—strong, well equip
ped, able and ready to deter aggres
sion, then problems all ov%r the
world take on a different shape."
CQNTROL BILL:
Curbs Consumer Credit
President Truman signed the eco
nomic controls bill which imposed
general consumer credit curbs in
an anti-inflation move that makes it
harder to buy automobiles, televi
sion sets and many other everyday
items. The new regulations went
into effect September 18.
Government officials said the ac
tion .was aimed at heading off a
dollar-down-and-dollar-a-week credit
splurge that had pushed installment
credit buying to a record high of
$20,340 million as of July 21.
The new regulations require one-
third down on automobiles and lim
its payment of the balance to 21
months. Purchasers of household
appliances, such as TV sets and re
frigerators, will have to pay 15 per
cent and complete their payments
within 18 months, according to the
new law.
Furniture and rug purchases call
for 10 per cent down and 18 months
to pay, while home repairs, altera
tions and improvements can be han
dled for 10 per cent down and 80
months to pay, instead of the pres
ent 38 months.
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TRAIN CRASH . . . Injured victims of s train crash near Milwaukee
receive first aid and await release from the seat in which they were
trapped. They were delegates to a national convention of model rail-
■M road fans. The crash was between two special excursion trains which
the delegates had leased for a sightseeing trip. Nine of the delegates
were killed and an estimated 50 injured in the crash.
SCREEN FAVORITE PLANS COMEBACK . . . Nerma Shearer, a
bright star in the Hollywood constellation in the silent screen era,
enjoys the'beach aft Biarrits, France, after announcing that she wants
to re-enter the motion picture scene. The man giving the former star
his undivided attention Is her husband, Martin Arronge. Biarrits is
one of the most popular southern French summer resorts.
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marriage on Mount Ida. They were Constantine Kephaloyannls and
Tasso ala Petracogeorgi, whose families are at loggerheads. Constan
tine kidnapped Tasso ala, and her family immediatejy
went on the warpath. Police intervened to prevent bloodshed,
also got into the set. A solution is
FILIPINO FIGHTERS . . , The
10th battalion combat team, first
Filipino contingent to be sent to <
reinforce UN forces in Korea, re
cently concluded rigid army man
euvers in Manila. This is a gun
crew of file battalion.
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KIDS* DAY QUEEN ... Joan
Crawford, 13, Hamilton, Ohio, is
the 1952 queen of National Kids*
day. Her prise is a trip to Holly
wood with aQ expenses paid for
herself and an escort. The day
was sponsored by Kiwanis and a
kids' day foundation.
BOSS U.S. TELEVISION . . .
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