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1951
SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS
of Main Street and the World
Grassroots Poll Reveals Political
Thinking in Home Town of Country
THE BIG GUESS—what is the political thinking in the home towns
of America one year before the most important presidential election in
the history of the country? Who will be the candidates? Who will win?
In an attempt to answer these questions, The Publisher’s Auxiliary,
a weekly newspaper published by Western Newspaper Union and direct
ed to the publishers and editors of the country’s small town publications,
recently polled 6,444 editors. Replies revealed a trend of political think
ing that has not been touched by previous national polls.
Of the 1,188 editors participating, with every state represented, 40.6
per cent believed that President Truman would be reelected. They also
wun U/ll I nr TUP believed that Sen. Robert
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candidate. The startling re
sult of the poll, however,
was that neither Taft or
Truman were the editors’
personal choice. Gen.
Dwight Eisenhower was the
personal favorite by 30.4 per
cent, with Taft second with
27.1 per cent. President Tru
man polled only 8.6 per
cent of the votes on the per
sonal choice question.
The poll gains added
significance in that it re
flects the thinking of editors
who know what the people
of the home towns and cross roads are thinking. And unlike other national
polls it samples the rural thinking of America, generally conceded as
having been the balance of power in the last presidential election. A
similar poll conducted in 1947 by The Auxiliary was 100 per cent accurate.
A brief summary of the questions asked and the answers revealed
this thinking at the grassroots level:
1. Who do you think will be the next President: Percentage vote:
Truman, 40.6; Eisenhower, 24.9; Taft, 20.5; Undecided, 6.1; Scattered
(Warren, MacArthur, Stassen and other political figures), 7.9.
2. Who do you personally favor for the presidency? Percentage vote:
Eisenhower, 30.6; Taft, 27.1; Truman, 8.6; Undecided, 6.8; Stassen, 6.5;
Warren, 5.1; Douglas, 3.7; MacArthur, 3.0.
3. In your opinion, what candidate will the Democratic delegation
from your state be pledged to at the national convention? Editors of 42
states said Truman, 4 states unpledged or rated undecided, 1 was said
pledged to Russel, and 1 to Byrd.
4. In your opinion, what candidate will the Republican delegation of
your state be pledged to at the national convention? Editors in 38 states
believed Taft, 6 to Eisenhower, 1 probably pledged to Stassen, 1 divided
between Taft and Eisenhower, 1 to Warren, and 1 unpledged or unde
cided.
5. Which candidate do you believe will receive the national Demo
cratic nomination? The consensus showed that editors in all states believed
it would be Truman by 94.5 per cent.
6. Which candidate do you believe will receive the national Repub
lican nomination? Taft was picked by 57.5 per cent and Eisenhower sec
ond with 28.1 per cent.
LAW The strangest tax law in the history of the United
States is now in effect. It is the 10 per cent tax on gambling.
This federal tax levy presents a strange paradox. It is supposedly a
revenue raising scheme, yet it provides a public list which will allow local
law officers to stamp out gambling and thus kill the expected source of
revenue.
Gambling is illegal almost everywhere in the U. S. outside of Nevada.
If the gambler complies with the federal tax, he then puts the finger on
himself as a probable violator of the local law. If he doesn’t comply, then
he’ll have the treasury men down on him.
Treasury men reason that many gamblers will stay in business
because they have spent a lifetime operating outside the law; local
policemen already know who’s gambling without aid of federal pub
licity; and registrants for the “occupation tax” may still dodge jail un
less it is proved they “actually received a bet.”
DRAFT BOOST T* 16 Defense Department has announced a draft
quota of 59,650 for January, the largest number asked for in any month
since last spring. Of the total, 48,000 will go to the Army and 11,650 to the
Marines.
The department said the induction call for January was to “provide
an orderly buildup of the armed forces to authorized strength, including
the recent increase in the strength of the Marine Corps” and to com
pensate for the low call in December.
FARMERS' GIFT A $41,936 gift from America’s farmers was
turned over for loading on a Friendship Food Ship in Chicago recently.
The gift was donated in a
Germany through the
Christian Rural Overseas
Program (CROP).
Chris J. Bannerup, a
farmer of Twin Lakes,
Minn., presented the gift at
a ceremony that initiated
CROP’S 1951 fall appeal for
1,400 carloads of food for
distribution among needy
people in 32 countries. Addi
tional Frieridship gifts,
bound for Italy, Greece,
Turkey, Trieste, the Holy
Land, India and Japan are_
also en route. Since 1947,
CROP has collected through
the nation 5,400 carloads of
good will gesture to refugees in Western
foentkhip Food
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CROP
' exportable farm produce as free gifts to the world’s needy.
PAY BOOST American Federation of Labor members of the
government’s Wage Stabilization Board have suggested a new wage
policy under which pay raises would be permitted for increased effi
ciency and production.
The move was seen as a possible solution to the 5 per cent pay
increase which labor has hinted at in the last few weeks. Added to the
10 to 12 per cent cost of living increases now permitted by the Stabiliza-
1950 levels, that would send the figure to 17
tion Board above January
per cent.
The AFL contends the plan will cut costs and thus permit wage
increases without boosting prices.
WON'T TALK Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was in the United States
last week for a series of v talks with President Truman and military ex
perts concerning the defense program in Europe. But the question in
the minds of everyone in the nation, from home towns to the cities, was
what are Ike’s political plans?
Harassed by reporters and politicians alike f the general called at
the White House and had a long talk with the President When he de
parted he again told reporters he did not talk politics, he had not given
anyone authority or a go-ahead to undertake any *political activity on
his behalf. »
Thus Eisenhower cut the ground from under a number of Republican
leaders who have been intimating broadly that he had authorized them
to seek the Republican presidential nomination for him. But he still
left the political picture wide open when he replied to a question if he
would talk politics, by saying, “No, not just now.”
DON'T UNDERESTIMATE WOMEN
Export Says Father's Days Numbered
Dr. George P. Murdock, noted an
thropologist, has made the sage ob
servation of “don’t underestimate
women.” Mankind faces the possi
bility of a woman’s world in which
females would own most of the
property and husbands would play
a secondary role in family life, he
recently.
It could even be that girls, not
eventually may carry on the
family line and name, he observed.
Murdock based the possibility on
changing customs and traditions.
One such change, he said, is the
increasing political and economic
emancipation of women.
According to Murdock, women al
ready own “more than half of the
corporate wealth of the United
States.” And the amount of that
wealth is growing daily
SOMETHING SOUR . . . Col. Chang
Chun San, chief Red liaison offi
cer, is anything but poker-faced in
this closeup after one of the armist
ice sessions at Pan Mun Jon, Ko
rea. Something must have smelled
sour at Pan Mun Jon.
NANCY GETS DIVORCE . . . Nan
cy Sinatra was granted a divorce
at Santa Monica, Calif., from
crooner Frank Sinatra who plans
to wed Ava Gardner. She told
judge she had made Frankie wait
for divorce to be sure he knew
what he wanted.
FREED, RE - ARRESTED . . .
Kingpin bookie Frank Erickson
was booked in New York a short
time after his release from Riker’s
Island penitentiary where he served
a sentence for bookmaking and
conspiracy. This arrest was on two
gambling counts.
HE’S IN, PARTY’S OUT . . .
Aneurin Bevan, fiery leftwing La
bor party leader, was re-elected to
English parliament, bat his party
was beaten by the Conservative
party, led by Winston Churchill
who became prime minister. The
Laborites left the Tories with
many problems.
MISSING ENGINEER FOUND . . .
A nationwide search for Craig
Nandain, engineer said to be work
ing on a top-secret project, ended
recently when Nandain telephoned
from Provo, Utah, to say he had
been ill and under treatment.
YOUNGEST POLIO VICTIM . . . Diane, 44-day-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Shaughnessy of Chicago and called Chicago’s youngest
iron lung patient, is fed by Nurse Lois Doeden at Michael Reese hospital.
Diane, whose twin brother died 10 minutes after birth, was placed in
the iron lung after coming down with infantile paralysis. Doctors say
that she stands a good chance for recovery.
PRIVATE PLANE CRASHES IN POTOMAC ... Thomas H. White,
prominent Cleveland industrialist, his wife Kathleen, and Mrs. Robert
York White, their daughter-in-law, were killed recently when their
private plane crashed into the Potomac river while attempting to land
at Washington, D. C., national airport. A Bolling air force base rescue
crew is shown removing the body of one of the victims of the crash
from the wreckage and the water of the river.
GRANDMA NEVER HAD IT SO GOOD . . . Some Hollywood fashion
designers have come to realize that some of the things Grandma wore
had their own peculiar charm. So they are now turning our modern
ized versions, frothy with lace that is the whipped cream of vogue. At
left is a lingerie ensemble inspired by the bloomer girl of yore. It con
sists of panties and bra of sheerest lace fabric. At right are the ancient
bloomers glamorously modernized and topped with a bodice. i
m \ s ' $1111
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BACK FROM BATTLE . . . Fifth air force crash and fire crews spray
the burning engine of a B-29 Superfort with a chemical foam after the
medium bomber tangled with enemy jet aircraft and anti-aircraft guns
over North Korea. The daring air crew brought the limping Superfort
back to this advanced Korean air base without the use of flaps or rudder
controls and with two engines out. None of the crew was injured. Our
airmen have noticed an increase In strength of the Reds’ air force.
Political Plums
'I'HE MORE you look into the in-
^ come-tax situation, the more it
appears that some U.S. tax collec
tors, especially those with political
pull, regard their jobs as indirect
pensions and spend more time on
private business than on Uncle
Sam’s.
Fortunately, there are thousands
of nonpolitical internal revenue
agents, but here is an illustration of
what has been happening at Nash
ville, Term. Investigation of Nash
ville’s internal revenue office so far
has concerned three individuals:
1. Lipe Henslee, the suspended
collector, who, following an illness
a couple of years ago, fell a vic
tim of narcotics, ^he narcotics bu
reau sent two agents to Tennessee
to see where Henslee was getting his
drugs, reported that nothing illicit
was involved though he is still tak
ing narcotics and not spending suf
ficient time at his office. This was
the reason for Henslee’s suspension.
2. Also under investigation is
George Welch, Jr., assistant collec
tor, who has been criticized for
spending too much time on the af
fairs of the Washington Realty com
pany rather than on collecting tax
es. The realty company owns three
large apartment houses in Nash
ville, and the company is controlled
by Welch’s family.
Investigators who checked the
case reported that Welch is almost
stone deaf, difficult to talk to, with
the result that his superiors by
passed him, gave him little work to
do. Therefore, he devoted hfmself
to his family’s realty firm.
3. Also under investigation is
Chief Field Deputy Ira Parker, Jr.,
whose family is connected with a
liquor distributing firm, the Nation
al Distributing coqipany of Clinton,
Tenn. The company was organized
by Parker’s nephew, Kenneth E.
Caldwell, and financed by a note
for $125,000 at the Commerce Union
Bank of Nashville. Underwriting the
note are Ted Murray of the Nash
ville Baseball club and Joe Parker,
brother of the chief field deputy.
What investigators are interested
in is whether Ira Parker is or was
an owner of any part of the liquor
firm. They found an arrangement
in the underwriting deal whereby
Murray and Ira’s brother Joe were
cut in on the profits until the $125,-
000 loan was paid off, plus another
provision wheret# the loan was
never to be entirely paid off, which
made his brother a virtual partner.
In August, Mrs. Roxie Parker, wife
of the deputy collector, acquired a
25 per cent stock ownership in the
ffrm.
It has been reported that
Deputy Collector Parker accom
panied representatives of the
firm on their visits, thus bring
ing indirect pressure to increase
the company’s business. Cald
well denied this.
“Ira was down here on a visit and
just happened to accompany me,”
he explained
Washington internal revenue ex
ecutives say they feel sorry for
Messrs. Henslee and Welch because
of their physical infirmities. How
ever, it’s admitted that the govern
ment budget, already one of the
biggest in history, should not be
overloaded by paying salaries to
those who cannot give fuU time to
their jobs.
British Admirals
A secret State Department report
blames the British Admiralty for
the crisis in Iran. The British ad
mirals controlled the Abadan re
finery, but were too blind to grant
the Iranians a few small conces
sions. For example, the admirals
charged the- Iranians the full price
for gasoline used in Iran, plus^the
cost of freight from the Caribbean.
In other words, the Iranians had to
pay a phony freight rate, even
though the gasoline came from their
own wells and was never shipped.
The admirals also refused to allow
Iranians to examine the books or sit
on the board of the Anglo-Iranian
Oil company.
Health Drive
The American Legion and other
vet groups will get behind a physi
cal-fitness program to counteract
the heavy rejection of draft 4-F’s—
now running better than 60 per cent
In some big cities. The program is
spearheaded by Congressman E. H.
Hedrick of W{st Virginia, a doctor
and long-time crusader for more
outdoor exercise and better diet
education to improve civilian
health. President Truman has pri
vately okayed the idea.
Washington Pipeline
GOP Sen. Kenneth Wherry of
Nebraska is mending after an oper
ation at George Washington JJni-
versity hospital, where he paid the
full rate instead of accepting the
cut-rate accommodations for con
gressmen at Bethesda Naval hos
pital . . . Wherry also scorns con
gressional junkets, pays his own
way wherever he goes . . . Another
congressman who pays his own
way is Jarman of Oklahoma, Demo
crat.
SHOPPER’S
CORNER
By DOROTHY BARCLAY
CLASSIFIECT
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Step up to the counter, ladies—
for cranberries are pouring in to
your store, and you’ll have plenty
for those fixin’s for your holiday
turkey. Although production in high
volume is limited to just a few
states, distribution is nation-wide,
and your grocer is getting more
and more of these
gay red berries,
fresh, preserved,
jellied and juiced.
Of course you’ll
have ’em with your
holiday bird, but
why stop there?
That same tart
flavor peps up many other meats.
Ever try cranberry sauce with
pork, instead of the traditional ap
ple-sauce? You have a tasty treat
in store for you. Or cranberry jelly
with lamb or beef main courses?\
Why not? Or combine cranberries,
either whole or jellied, with such
things as mincemeat, or orange,
or lemon, for a relish with any
meat, or fish or fowl? There’s one
relish so like a fairy-tale that it’s
called Hans Christian Andersen,
made with cranberries, either whole
or jellied, mincemeat and chopped
walnuts, that’s delicious with any
thing.
- As for desserts, just to name on^,
how about a Cranberry Noodle Cup
for that hungry family of yours,
and a tasty, zesty and nourishing
addition to the pudding family.
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MODERN grocery. Very good living.
Full price 14,500, terms. Worth double.
Cohen, 1674 N.W. 27th Ave., Miami, Fla.
6-BOOTH beauty parlor for sale. One-,
third less than cost cash, or on terms, i
Located in Thomston. Ga\ Telephone 69ft-;
J. W. A. Odom, 410 Thompson St., Thom-
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FARMS AND RANCHES
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Farm—10 fertile acres. Fenced. 4 rm. j
home, elec. barn. 75 bu. corn. 6 cows.
Horse. Colony bees. Fruit. On Co. Rd. f
near town. Ideal set-up for semi-retirea t
couple. $31Q0.00.
Farm—80 acres. Fenced and cross-fenced.
3 Bdrm. home. Barns, sheds, Y* mi. front
on Co. Rd. near progressive depot town.
A bargain. S3700.00.
In Yankeetown—Small home. Comp. Fur
nished, nice lot, near river and Gulf.
$2500. Get details and photo. DEWEY D.
ALLEN, Realtor, Inglls.»Fla.
GENTLEMEN’S Farms, $250,000 and less.'
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Jellied sala.ds, crammed with
vegetables or other fruits, always
mak^ a hit with your family,
friends, and your club-ladies. En
closed in and smothered with cran
berries, your salad will add that
festive holiday note to any lunch
eon.
BOUNCING BERRIES
Not enough for all these .day-
round uses? Lady, be of good ciieer,
there are plenty for the year-round.
You know why? Because an esti
mated 916,000 barrels of cranber
ries are available the country over!
And that’s 26 per cent more 6>an
the ten year average of cranberry
production. You’ll be seeing ’em
everywhere, fresh, canned, jellied,
semi-jellied, and just plain juiced.
If they bounce, they're good whole
and fresh. When the berries are
first harvested, and separated from
the leaves and twigs of their na
tive bog, they are dropped over a
series of inclined boards. The sound
berries bounce freely over the
hurdles, and the soft ones just drop
to bottom and are collected in
boxes and quickly processed. The
bouncers are sorted and packed in
bags, and sent on their merry way
to market. So you can have ’em
fresh or canned or bottled, for im
mediate and future use.
When buying the fresh berries,
choose the plump, solid, shiny red
ones. For the processed fruit, this
year, for the first time, the U. S.
Department of Agriculture has set
official standards. The chief grades
are U. S. Grade A or Fancy; and
U. S. Grade C, or Standard. So read
the label before you buy.
Thousands of Soldiers Learn
Languages in Army’s School
Tens of thousards of American
soldiers—many of whom plodded
through language courses in high
school and college without acquir
ing any degree of proficiency—now
are enthusiastically learning for
eign tongues.
The rolls of soldier language stu
dents now stationed in foreign coun
tries have increased steadily, and in
response to their desires the Army’s
Troop Information and Education
Division has made language courses
available to every soldier desiring
them. In Germany, France, Austria
and other European countries, na
tive instructors augment the teach
ing staffs. The flow of textbooks
from the United States to foreign na
tions where American soldiers are
assigned is constant.
The language courses offered by
the Army are not limited to sol-'
diers in foreign lands, but also are
available to those in training in this
country. The Army has established
special schools of languages at
Monterey, Calif., and in Europe.
Indiana Town Slashes
1951-S2 Budget $7,400
KENTLAND, Ind. —> The county
council of Newton county recently
slashed the township’s budget by
$7,400. The Newton council’s action
reflects a trend toward greater
economy beiiig carried out in nu
merous rural communities in the
country.
The council cut the county hos
pital budget by $2,700 and the
county sheriffs office budget by
$1,500.
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