Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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a? OBEW Neat Sleight-of-Hand THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C. _ WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS- Republicans Make Sweeping Gains For Both Senate and House Seats; Korean Situation Is Called Serious J«HE SENATE commerce commit- *■> tee has pulled some neat sleight- of-hand to keep the taxpayers from finding out how much government gravy Pan American Airways is getting. Under a senate resolution, the committee is supposed to examine the airmail subsidies paid to the airlines for hauling mail. What the senate wants to know is how much of this subsidy Is legitimate com pensation and how much pure gov ernment handout. Yet, in defiance of the senate, the committee staff has quietly ex cluded Pan American Airways from the study. And, as a double pre caution—believe it or not—it has hired Pan Am’s accountants to make the survey. Interesting fact is that the senate commerce committee is partly dom inated by Sen. Owen Brewster of Maine, close friend of Pan Ameri can airways. Brewster has traveled all over Latin America free in Pan Am planes, also commuted between Washington and Maine in a special Pan Am plane and is now being in vestigated for tapping the wires of TWA’s Howard Huges on behalf of Pan American Airways. What Brewster had to do with the recent maneuvering inside the senate commerce committee is not known. But it is known that the con tract for the airmail-subsidy sur vey was awarded to Ernst and Ernst of New York City, which also was retained by Pan American for fees of $109,000 in 1948 and $157,000 In 1949. What is even more peculiar, Ernst and Ernst’s bid was not the lowest, but one of the highest. Despite this, the committee staff awarded the contract to Ernst and Ernst for $145,000—though other bids were submitted as low at $70,000, for example, by Georgetown Univer sity. In other words, it is costing the taxpayers twice as much to hire Pan American’s accountants. Tricky Word-Juggling; The commerce committee at first tried some tricky language to protect Pan American from the sub sidy survey. This was written into the senate resolution by Edward Sweeney, the committee’s aviation consultant, who called for a survey of “certificated interstate and oYer- seas air carrier operations.’' By a technicality, this left out Pan-American entirely, whose op- geratipns are classified by law as “foreign." However, West Virginia’s alert Sen. Harley Kilgore caught this word-juggling. “At first, I myself understood that the word ‘overseas’ covered the operation of all our planes fly ing abroad," he told the senate. “But it seems that the civil aero nautics act divided our planes into three classes instead of two. Over seas planes are defined as those which fly overseas to our island possessions." As a result of Kilgore’s vigilance, the senate unanimously changed the resolution to include Pan Ameri can. Despite this, the commerce committee has flagrantly ignored the senate mandate and has left Pan American out of the survey con tract. The Hawaiian runs of North west and United Airlines are in cluded, but Pan American’s Ha waiian run is left out of the study by its wire-pulling friends on the senate commerce committee. Merry-Go-Round Nine out of ten visitors at Lake Success want to see Mrs. Roose velt, but have trouble asking for her committee by name (Social* Humanitarian, and Cultural com mittee). Often they ask “Is this ,the room where they hold human relations?" ... A committee chair man at Lake Success, scanning his list of speakers, announced: “I call now on the delegate of the Soviet Union and when he has finished speaking, all the delegates on my list will have been exhausted." . . . The Soviets got a lot of publicity when they walked out of various U.N. agencies early this year. But they have avoided publicity in their back-tracking. Thus, few people outside U.N. are aware they have returned to the trusteeship council and the economic and social coun cil . Fleet Admiral Nimitz has completed a country-wide speaking tour for the United Nations, and will leave the U.N. payroll at the end of this month. A great fighting man, he has now done a fine' job for peace . . . Capitol Hill is still chortling over the way Sen. “Mol ly’* Malone of Nevada, Republican, challenged Sen. Scott Lucas of Illi nois, Democrat, to a fist fight on the senate floor just before con gress adjourned. Strange Appointment A lawyer who helped torpedo the American plan to break up Nazi cartels is now assistant general counsel of the national production authority, the new defense agency with get-tough powers over industry. He is Richardson Bronson, named by an investigating commission as a key figure behind the dropping of the stiff decartelization plan. While in Germany Bronson worked hand in glove with Phillips Hawkins, son- in-law of Wall Street banker Wil liam E. Draper. (EDITOR’S NOTE: When opinions are expressed in these eolnmns, they are those of Western Newspaper Union’s news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.) An estimated 80,000 Chinese Communists are reported driv ing southward (broken arrows) in an attempt to split U.N. forees. U.N. troops withdrew, although some units were surrounded and cut to pieces. Observers report the Korean situation serious. ELECTION: Republicans Gain Taking the administration by sur prise, the Republican party made sweeping gains in the senate and house in one of the most hotly con tested national elections in years. As final tabulations were being completed, observers believed that the Democrats would retain 49 sen ate seats and the Republicans would have 47. To all practical purposes the Republicans will have a work ing majority in the senate and will control legislative voting with the aid of rebellious southern Demo crats. In the house the Republicans made sweeping gains, but not enough for control. Most startling aspect of Uie elec tion, in the opinion of most ob servers, was the defeat of such men as Democrat Sen. Millard E. Tyd- ings of Maryland and Sen. Scott Lucas of Illinois. Lucas was the Democratic ma jority leader in the senate and Tyd- ings was a strong supporter of the administration and the state depart ment. In Ohio, Sen. Robert A. Taft, won a resounding victory over the labor- Trqman purge attempt. Foreign policy played an important part in Taft’s campaign and the results of the battle may shake the founda tions of the Republican party. Some observers saw Taft’s victory as a plain indication that the people were not happy with the administration’s foreign policy. The administration took another blow in Connecticut. Republican John Davis Lodge ousted Fair Deal Democrat Chester Bowles in the governor’s contest. Democrat Sen. Brien McMahon, however, was re elected. In New York, Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, twice-defeated Republican nominee for president, won a third term as governor of that state". The governor’s running mate, Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanley, was defeated by Sen. Herbert Lehman. Here again was evidence of that trend where neither Republicans or Democrats were able to sweep all offices. This split across party lines was evident in many sections of the country. In California, Republican Gov. Earl Warren, seeking a third term, won re-election over James Roose velt, son of the late President. Rep. Richard M. Nixon also defeated Democrat Helen Gahagan Douglas in a senatorial battle. In a congressional fight that at tracted nation-wide attention, Amer ican-Labor party Rep. Vito Mar- cantonio of New York, the only minor party representative in the house, was unseated by a Demo cratic-Republican-Liberal coalition formed for the sole purpose of beat ing him. Marcantonio’s foes chaig- ed that he followed every twist and turn of the Communist party line during his service in the house. As final tabulations were com piled, observers agreed that Demo cratic control of the senate and house was so slight it did not con stitute a safe working majority. As a result, the next two years will see a number of bitter battles on legis lation and much of it being passed or killed by incredible small mar gins. Headliners Gov. Thomas E. Dewey added a marathon television show to his list of political-campaigning devic es. He had Mrs. Dewey on the show with him a while. He asked her, “Why don’t yon take your hat off." She replied, “Because my hair’s a mess. Why do things like this happen just when I need a permanent?" “The Communists committed one of the most offensive acts of in ternational lawlessness of historic record," Gen. Douglas MacArthur said in his report on Chinese in tervention in North Korea. George Bernard Shaw, Irish au thor and wit, who died at the age of 94, for years had kept the world in a whirl with his use of words. Here are some Shavianisms: Suc cess—“The secret of success is to offend the greatest number at peo ple;” Truth— “The truth Is the one thing nobody will believe;" Love— “Sir, there are two tragedies in life. One is to lose yonr heart’s der sire. The other is to gain it." KOREA: Situation Serious The war in Korea which seemed on the verge of complete victory for the United Nations forces took a dangerous turn with the inva sion of Chinese Communists. Po litical observers termed the situa tion serious, including Gen. Doug las MacArthur, the U.N. com mander. According to available reports, between three. and six Chinese di visions crossed the boundary be tween Manchuria and Korea and went into battle beside the North Ko reans. The immediate military re sult was a withdrawal of U.N. troops south, in some instances as much as 50 miles. MacArthur summed up the sit uation by reporting that the North Korean army was finished as a fighting force in October by the in flicting of 335,000 casualties. This included 135,000 Reds who were captured. His communique on the situa tion said: “In the face of this vic tory of U.N. arms, the Commu nists committed one of the most offensive acts of international law lessness of historic record . . . .” There are available in Manchuria about 300,000 troops— veterans of the Chinese civil war—which could be thrown into the battle immed iately. Another 300,000 are believed to be either in Manchuria or North China. The dangerous question now fac ing the free nations is what atti tude the Chinese will take to Mac- Arthur’s charge that “alien Com munists’’ have entered the war. Whether the Communist world is prepared to take this colossal step is a secret, most probably locked in the depths of the Kremlin. If the Communists are ready to take this risk it may mean the start of World War HI and the end of the world as we have known it. GERM-WARFARE: Infected Rats Found One of the most frightening and horrible discoveries of the Korean conflict was made public when the army disclosed it had found five thousand rats and mice innoculat- ed with deadly plague and other germs in a secret laboratory near Pyongyang. The army reported more than 5,000 rats and mice were Inoculated with such diseases as bubonic plague, encephalitis, and eurirra- waddy fever immediately after the U.N. landing at Inchon. Only 380 of the carriers were alive when discovered and 200 of these were mad from hunger. None were believed to have been turned loose or to have escaped from their sealed cages, though fleas from the dead animals might spread disease. The project was reported under the supervision of a Russian wom an scientist who fled northward after the landing. The animals were kept in cages in groups of from two to 20. They were well fed and their furs sprayed with a chemical that en couraged the multiplication of fleas. The discovery will provide si clue to the type of germ-warfare ex perimentation Communist coun tries might be carrying out and give the free nations of the world an indication as to what horrors the Communist will resort. SPAIN: Ban Is Lifted After four years the United Na tions had lifted its diplomatic ban against the Spanish government. Hie action accomplished two ob jectives: 1. It withdrew the 1948 recom mendation to all U. N. members that they withdraw ambassadors and ministers from Madrid. 2. It lifted the 1946 ban agalnsf admission of Spain to the U. N.’s specialized agencies. The United States, however, will not return an ambassador to Mad rid. President Truman said public ly recently he would not appoint one. The U. N.’s resolution left intact the condemnation of the Franco regime for its aid to the Axis dur ing World War IL The United States voted in favor of removing the boycott which was spearheaded by Catholic Latin American nations. . Revolutionist IfiH FLIGHT NURSE GETS D.F.C. • . . At Tokyo hospital, Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, commander of Far East forces, pins distinguished flying cross on 1st Lt. Bonita Rath Bonham, first U.S. air force nurse to be. decorated in Korean war. She was cited for outstanding ihedi- cal work in the air evacuation of wounded combat men from Korea to hospitals in Japan. The fifth air force flight nurse is recovering from injuries received in a crash of a C-54 off the Japanese coast. m mi ■ GRIEF STRICKEN ... The widow of John Boettiger, who was for mer son-in-law of late President Roosevelt, arrives at LaGuardia airport after hearing of suicide of her, husband. He leaped from seventh-floor window of a New York hotel. ■ v. 'SvXvwet ■■• vXvS'v. mrnm im EX-MATINEE IDOL DIES . . . Maurice Costello, 73, film favor ite of the 90’s, who later became one of the great lovers of silent movies, died recently in Holly wood. . m 111 COIN-IN-SLOT SHAVE . . . There is really no excuse any more for five o’clock shadow, because at 4:30 you can drop into almost any place, dump a quarter into the slot, take out an electric razor which is buzzing merrily and remove the chin alfalfa with a couple of quick Whisks. CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT BUSINESS A INVEST. OPPOR. GRADE A Cafe far salat Doias Good Business. Electrically Equipped. Cheap rent. Strictly Cash. If interested contact owner. P.O. Bax Z83—Phone 1SS, Chester- field, g. C. , DOGS, CATS, PETS, ETC. DACHSHUND paps. Long-haired variety. Purebred German stock. Mrs. 1. M. White, 1108 Harvey St., Raleigh, N. C. WANTED—Healthy puppies, all breeds, for resale. Van Fassea Keaaels, P.O. Box 886, Pensacala, Florida. COCKER papplas and grown dogs. Stud service by son of Champion Jay’s Honey Boy. T. J. Candle, 1883 Hanover Street. Phene 8-1884, Raleigh, N*C. FARMS AND RANCHES 848-A. of Bpleadid farm land. Fine for dairying, cultivation of beef timber, 4 bouses, near highway, bus to door, mail to door. Ten miles Covington. Ga. Sell all or In tracts, or terms. Mrs. J. if. Pitts, Box 188, New* horn, Gs. . HELP WANTED—MEN LOOMFIXEBS—Good pay, new mill. Call or wire Pinoerest Cotton Mills, Ine., Pino Blnff, A-kansas. HELP WANTED—MEN, WOMEN LABORATORY and X- wanted. Write experience a ally Clinic, Menree, Ga. INSTRUCTION Learn Diesel non vete previous exp. needed. Write for Diesel Training Inc-^JVir VETERAN APPROVED LIVESTOCK SUFFOLK Bred ewe sale Dece Oskaloosa, Iowa. Western Can ' American Consignors. White No can Saffolh Breeders. Box X loosa, Iowa. DAIRYMEN—Get bigger profits Brown Swiss, the farmers’ cow. F. tlon stock and bulls for sale. Write Bnrk, LneUa Farms, WestervUle, - PERSONAL D?...NERVOUS? Try from Chino. ( by the Chinom i .Herb Too, See what < TOOAVf CHINESE TREASURE Cl Sox 199 G. C. S* Now York. N. POULTRY, CHICKS A EQC California White HoUand Turkey i Domes Strain. Pullorum Clean , Breasts, Mountain Grown. Eggs ruary to June. Kathryn B. Farrar, Box 81, Tnrloek, California. SEEDS, PLANTS, ETC. New Crop Strawberry Missionary, Klonmore. Dunlap, $5.00 thousand. Gem ing, S10.00. Streamliner. S1S.0 RAMSEY, Harrison, Tennessee. I.S. Savings n mm mwm ■':< '■ ■ : ' ' ’ " V : ■ ■ ■ H;: : : mm mm mm OFFICIAL CENSUS U.S. Population Now 150,697,316 As of April 1, 1950, there were 150,697,316 persons in the United States. That is the official count as recently released. This represented an Increase of 19,028,068 since the 1940 census. In the last 10 years there has been a considerable shift in the concentration of the population. As a result seven states will gain .a total of 14 teats In the house of representatives; nine states will lose that many seati. The reap portionment will take effect in the congress convening In 1953, as suming the 435-seat total of the house is not changed in the mean time. Congress could change the mem bership total of the house if it wished, but most observers be lieved this unlikely. Pedro Albixn Compos, Har vard graduate, leader of the Nationalist party that threw Puerto Rico in turmoil, was ar rested after the attempt to as sassinate President Truman. FBI agents were trying to con nect him with the attempt on the President’s life. . . , WORLD WAR III: Thunder Can Be Heard The capitals of the world trem bled because many observers be- lived they heard the thunder of World War HI on the horizon. The thunder was caused by Com munist China which adopted the attitude ’ that “American interven tion in Korea signalizes an inten tion to invade China.’’ All Cqmmunist dispatches and broadcasts hammered out the same recurrent themes: 1. The Chinese Communists will oppose “American imperialist ag gressors" with concrete action. 2. American use of the atom bomb will mean retaliation in kind. Observers were further troubled because the Chinese evidently meant business. From three to six Chinese divisions had been iden tified in action in Korea against United Nations forces. They forced U. N. troops to make withdrawals, and, from early reports, intended to continue their march south. No one in his right mind can overlook the fact that China could be the strongest nation in the world. The Chinese Communist armies already are estimated at 5,000,000 men of whom 1,000,000 are in Manchuria. Peiping recently an nounced organization of 5,500,000 armed militia, bringing the coun try’s armed strength to more than 10.000,000. Its industrial might never has been exploited, but could, within a few years, become one of the greatest in the world. China's war supplies at present are furnished in great part by Russia. There is no reason to believe they will be dis continued. Observers believe that if China is determined to do so, she can take over Korea. It would mean a defeat for United Nations forces and the first phase of World War HI. The answer seems to be hid den in the brain of Mao Tse-tung, China's Communist leader. NOBEL PRIZE WINNER . . . Professor Thaddeus Reifhstein, Swiss chemist, shares this year’s Nobel prise for psysiology and medicine with two American doc tors, Dr. Philip Bench and Dr. Edward Kendall of the famed Mayo clinlo in Rochester, Mthn. mm .jp * m m (Mm f*. im.' tM gUgiM lia mm m ■ mmm WARRENS OF CALIFORNIA . . . Here are three generations of the family of Governor Earl Warren of California. Left to right in rear, Mr. and Mrs. James Warren, the governor, Robert Warren, Earl, Jr„ and Virginia Warren. Middle row from left, grandson James Lee, Mrs. Warren holding grandson John Albert and Dorothy. In front, grandson Jeffery Earl and Nina, known as “Honey Bear." The plctmre comprises Governor and Mrs. Warren, six children, a daughter-in-law, and three grandsons. ADONIS SURRENDERS ... Joe' Adonis, noted underworld figure, enters court In Hackensack, N.J.,' in reply to a warrant for his ar rest. He surrendered before the warrant could be served. He is charged with conspiracy to violate the gambling laws by operating a casino at Lodi, N.J. ,. CURRENT PAID ^ ’ - t Y.» f "’I INSURED $5 TO $10,006 ■ • , i Accounts May Bo Opened, Increased or Reduced > ■ Upon Your Request. SIMPLE-SAFE—PROMPT Member Federal Home Loan Bank Federal Savinss Si Loan Ins. 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