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THE NEWBERRY SUN, JjEWBERRY. S. C.
SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS
of Main Street and the World
Judge Thomas F. Murphy io Direct
Administration’s House Cleaning
SCANDAL—Thomas F. Murphy, a New York federal judge, will
direct President Truman’s non-partisan commission which will attempt
to clean up the present administration before the coming election cam
paign. Murphy is an old hand at investigations. He formerly directed
the criminal section of the U. S. attorney’s office in New York and prior
to being elevated to the bench, served for a time as commissioner of
New York’s huge police force.
As things now stand, the President is taking personal charge of the
cleanup campaign. However, administration critics, as well as some of
its supporters, believe that corruption in government as revealed in the
past few years has mined the Democratic party’s chance of re-election.
The postwar rash of investigations started when evidence of skull
duggery was revealed in the disposal of surplus war property. Almost
immediately afterwards a probe was started of “five-percenters”—men
who peddled influence and obtained juicy government contracts for a
fee. The Reconstmction Finance Corporation was next in the headlines
for finagaling loans. This resulted in a shakeup in the agency and the
naming of a single new administrator, W. Stuart Symington. Even Demo
cratic National Chairman William J. Boyle figured in the probe and re
signed as a result.
The R.F.C. scandal was still making news when the special congres
sional tax investigating committee plowed into the Bureau of Internal
Revenue, resulting in sensational disclosures of “tax fixing” and in
fluence peddling.
It was evident the President had this sordid history in mind when he
announced he planned to establish a special house-cleaning agency,
and that wrongdoers will be ousted “no matter who they are or how
big they are.”
The President’s action, however, is not likely to lessen the criticism
of his administration. To the contrary, it could mean a fresh wave of
embarrassing^ exposures, particularly if the probe is pushed as vigorous
ly as the President says he intends. And if the probers show any signs
of heel-dragging, there will be plenty of Republicans ready to prod them
along.
It Would seem, then, that the people in the home towns of America
can expect further disclosures of corruption in government, perhaps
more sensational than already revealed during the past few years. One
GOP strategist has summed up the situation pretty well: “If this thing
really gets rolling, it could make Teapot Dome look like a tea party.”
TRUCE TALKS—The Korean peace talks hit a snag of vital impor
tance and interest to home towners who have relatives fighting in Korea
—the exchange of prisoners. The Communists refused to list the prison
ers, or even to say how many they held. Until they do, the UN has re
fused to talk on the subject of prisoner exchange.
It may be the Communists will change their tactics and produce the
prisoner list before this reaches print. If they do, the UN will then be
concerned about the location of the camp and the exchange method.
There are 11,000 Americans and 1,500 British and other UN troops
missing in Korea. Under the head of “allied missing” (but not UN) are
about 89,000 South Koreans. UN forces hold 165,000 of the enemy, of
whom 18,000 are Chinese.
When the prisoners are exchanged, and they must be before there is
any final peace in Korea, less than 4,000 can be expected to return, UN
officials believe. One UN report recently estimated that nearly 8,000
UN soldiers have died of wounds or atrocities. This would support the
general figure of less than 4,000 still being alive.
THE BUDGET— Within the next few weeks the people in the small
towns of the nation will hear what the government expects to spend dur
ing the fiscal year beginning July 1. The budget is about ready for
formal presentation to congress.
Advance reports indicated it may be about $83,000,000,000, although
President Truman has spent considerable time trying to prune it below
$80 billion on advice of political aides.
Even an $80,000,000,000 outlay would be the biggest in history, except
for the two peak years of World War II, when spending passed $95,000,-
000,000. The spending this fiscal year, which will end next June 30, is ex
pected to be about $70,000,000,000.
A number of factors directed the President’s pruning attempts: (1)
Military spending must be kept within bounds to retain public support;
(2) This year is a presidential campaign year and federal spending,
deficits and indebtedness will be an issue; (3) Prospects for a new tax
increase to match the rising budget are very dim; (4) Never before have
taxes been as high as now.
CEILINGS CUT—Price ceilings on cattle hides, calfskins, carpet
ings, and rugs have been rolled back by the government. The roll-back
amounted to 5 cents a pound on cattle hide and 18 per cent (10 to 15
cents a pound) on calfskin.
- The reduction in hide ceiling is not expected to have any effect on
the market price of leather or on shoes and other goods made of leather,
price officials reported. Leather and shoe prices have been depressed
and are lower than existing ceilings.
Meanwhile, a threatened shortage of tires next summer has been
averted by the government’s decision to stop allocating American made
general purpose rubber. v
t v James A. Newman, vice president of the B. F. Goodrich Company
says the elimination of government restriction on the consumption of
new rubber should make it possible for tire manufacturers to produce
at least 71,000,000 ^passenger tires in 1952, or approximately 5,000,000
more than the probable production of 1951.
1' BRITAIN TO PAY—The British government has announced pay
ment of $176,200,000 on United States and Canadian loans. The payment
has an ironic twist since the British have asked the United States for
another $600,000 ,000 in economic help during the next six months.
Britain owes the United States $4,350,000,000 and Canada $1,185,000,-
000. She has until the year 2000 to pay off these debts, incurred after
World War II had ravaged the British economy. The first installment due
on the American loan made in 1946 amounts to $138,500,000. Of this,
$87^000,000 represents interest.
i CRITICIZES COLLEGE . . . Judge
Saul Strelt, Chicago, who suspend
ed sentences on three Bradley U.
net players involved In fix, blamed
Bradley, its president, David Owen,
and athletic boosters for “moral
debasement” of the three stars in
volved in the scandal.
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P This is the first picture released of the nation’s newest tank, the
giant T-36. Ordnance officials say it will outslug any land-fighting ma
chine ever built, although they will not reveal any statistics. They oven
^photographed it blacked out against the setting sun to safeguard mili
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FARM LABOR SHORTAGB '
vernment Speeds Up Refugee Program
W. Gibson, chairman of the
Persons Commission, has
revitalization of the com-
for the process-
with fagn
‘ to ready a large
summer will mark a peak hi the
current farm labor shortage.
Gibson explained that any Ameri
can farmer who can guarantee, a
job, housing, inland transportation,
and that the refugee will not be
come a public charge, can become
a sponsor.
Farmers can get further informa
tion from the U.S. Displaced Persons
Commission Washington 25, D. C.
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THREE A CROWD FOR REDS . . . These three pilots have destroyed
14J4 enemy planes and damaged six. Major George Davis (left). Hale
Center, Texas, is leading jet ace of 4th fighter wing with six enemy
craft destroyed. Col. Benjamin Preston (center), Hollywood, Fla., group
commander, has destroyed three, damaged two, while Major Win ton
Marshall (right), Raleigh, N. C., has destroyed 5)4 and damaged four
Russian-built fighters. They met here to tally scores.
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CAMPAIGN JEWELRY . . . Terry
Angelino, Philadelphia, supporter
of General Ike tor the presidency,
starts a new fad in the city of
brotherly love. Terry has utilized
Ike buttons for earrings and a
monocle.
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DEMONSTRATES CHANNEL WING PLANE
dent of Custer Channel Wing Corp., Hagerstov
invention, a channel wing plane which was demonstrated in Pittsburgh.
Custer says his plane can take off in a few feet, rise vertically, hover in
the air, land vertically and attain nBs^rf eoventional aircraft. He claims
that jet planes with the wing will be able to take off from a battleship.
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INCRIMINATING . . . Richard
Schwartz, asst, head of internal
revenue’s penal division, tells tax
probers that missing witness Henry
Grunewald intervened in a tax
fraud case with Charles Oliphant,
resigned revenue bureau counsel.
JOLSON’S WIDOW WEDS . .. Erie
Jolson, widow of mammy-singer
A1 Jolson, eloped to Las Vegas
with film producer Norman Kras-
na. It was Krasna's second mar
riage. The happy couple pose im
mediately after the ceremony in
Las Vegas, Nevada. Krasna has
produced several hits.
, WEIGH IN NEW MAYOR . . , Following a custom which originated in
High Wycombe, England, in 1066, the newly elected mayor of Minne-
apolis, Minn., Eric C. Hoyer, is weighed in before taking office. He will
be weighed again when his term is up, and if it is found that he has grown
fat, it will generally he believed that he has grown wealthy, thereby
jeopardizing his chances for re-election. Actual weighing was done with
scales flown in from High Wycombe.
TRUMAN AIDS SAILOR . . . Presi
dent Truman directed that Seaman
D. K. Minter, Delhi, La., and in
fant son, David, be Down to Wash
ington on White House courier
plane for an emergency brain op
eration on the baby.
“MISS BROOM CORN OF 19521' . . . June Meyer, Chicago, relaxes
amid a crop of broom corn, from which is made the housewife's best
-the ordinary bouse broom (oh, my aching back!). June was
id the title, “Miss Broom Corn of 1952,” at the convention of the
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Archbishop Released
W ITH the release of Yugoslav
Archbishop Stepinac from pris
on this week and a favorable state
ment regarding this from the Vati
can, one of the most important
sources of friction between Yugo
slavia and the Catholic world should
be removed.
No. 1 result should be greater
protection for Italy and the Vatican.
For the Yugoslav army is the chief
protection of Italy on the northeast.
If the Red army should strike, its
first objective would be the Adriatic
coast, just two hours’ bombing dis
tance from Rome.
In talking to the Yugoslav embas
sy during my exchange of letters
with Tito regarding the release of
the archbishop, I became convinced
that the Yugoslav government is
anxious to bring about complete
religious freedom.
Recently, the national Catholic
welfare conference designated an
American of Yugoslav descent, John
Zvetina, a Chicago attorney, to go
to Yugoslavia and make a survey to
see whether CARE packages were
being distributed without prejudice
among people of all religions. His
report was favorable.
Labor Smoulders
•Labor’s “stepchild” role in the
defense setup, which prompted a
walkout by government labor ad
visers some time back, is heading
for another explosion.
Union chiefs are sore as blazes
because they are being left out of
the policy-making meetings of the
defense agencies. Though they were
appointed as consultants in the Of
fice of Defense Mobilization, they
just aren't consulted.
The labor officials have long de
manded an equal voice with indus
try spokesmen in shaping mobiliza
tion policies. They were given this
recognition in World War II, with
Sidney Hillman of the Amalgamated
Clothing Workers serving with Wil
liam Knudsen of General Motors as
heads of OPM. But today, as one
disgruntled laborite expressed . it,
"with Charley Wilson in the catbird
seat, we’re as far from getting this
as the man hunting ‘Chloe’ in the
song.”
Biggest current gripe against Wil
son is “poor planning” in regard to
building materials needed for de
fense. As a result of material con
trols, 25,000 building tradesmen are
idle in New York City and the figure
may go to 75,000 within six months
unless more steel and aluminum are
allocated for nondefense construc
tion. '
At the same time, Wilson’s
labor critics complain that he
has done little to restrict almni-
num for civilian manufacture;
also, that Wilson approved! con
struction of a (11,000-ton) steel
pipeline to Canada so that the
Montana Power Company could
supply natural gas to Its chief
customer, the Anaconda Copper
Company.
Another 'complaint is that labor
has no voice in controlling the evils
of inflation and monopoly. “All we
can do is minimize the impact,”
sadly remark the union chiefs.
Why They Leave
One reason why Eric Johnston
stepped out as stabilization director
and Price Chief Mike Di Salle also
wants to exit is an upsurge in prices
expected in midwinter.
These price rises, according to a
restricted White House memo, will
be a direct result el the "way con
gress caved in to pressure from the
farm lobby and manufacturers.
Here is the price picture presented
in the memo: _ t
Food—Prices on corn, pota
toes, fresh fruits, vegetables,
dairy products, and poultry will
go up. This is because farm-bloc
amendments prevent OPS from
slamming a ceiling on farm
prices until they reach the com
plex parity level.
Manufactured Goods—Prices of
household appliances, furniture, and
other manufactured goods may
jump considerably due to the Cape-
hart amendment which allows busi
nesses to add all cost increases from
January, I960, to July, 1951, to their
prices.
OPS experts say this makes en
forcement almost impossible. In the
first place, accountants and lawyers
would have to go through business
records thoroughly to detect fraud.
Second, congress cut the OPS re
quest for a bigger enforcement
staff.
No wonder Johnston and Di Salle
want to get out.
Propaganda
Congressman Kersten of Wiscon
sin played right into Communist
hands — by introducing a public
amendment to spend $100,000,000 to
finance subversive activities behind
the Iron Curtain. The Communists
are now throwing this in our faces
all over Europe. It also gives them
an excuse to finance subversive ac
tivities in the U.S.A. . . . During
World War H, President Roosevelt
spent
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By DOROTHY BARCLAY.
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TIRED OF TURKEY?
T IRED of turkey? Had enough?
Ready to swear off for the New
Year? Be of geod cheer, lady, for
there are other meats. You’ll find
relief from that eternal turkey, if
you’ll look around, and ask that
friendly butcher what's good, plen
tiful, and, if not exactly cheap, at
least reasonable.
If you want to
taper off, and still
relish that poultry
taste in lesser
' quantity, there are
broilers galore at
your market. The
public demand for
broiling chicks
sent hatchery production to an all-
time high of 1,750,000,000 by the
end of 1951. You have eaten 29.7
pounds of chicken in the past year,
almost 3 pounds more than the
year before. That’s a lot of chick-
pn.
As for the New Year, the U.S.
Department of Agriculture fore
sees a still larger increase in sup
ply to meet your demand. The
department’s forecast is 129% mil
lion more birds than the all-time
record of the year just past.
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PIGS IS PIGS
■ Pork, too, is coming back into
its own, and is an excellent choice
for a thrifty meal. More hogs
were marketed on a given day re
cently than any day since Jan
uary 10, 1950. If this continues,
total pork production for a..'given
week may hit a record hat the
year. Supplies will most likely con
tinue at a high level until spring,
at least _v-1;! t' TV wiz :(
' For that Sunday family dinner,
can you think of anything more
tempting, both to the purse and to
the appetite, than a stuffed roast
pork - shoolder? Get; -dr 6
pounder, and have your butcher
remove skin and bones. Make a
dressing of celeijy, onion, bread or
cracker crumbs, salt pepper and
other favorite seasoning.
Brown the celery and onions (by
the way, they’re both on the
plentiful list, too), add the crumbs
and seasoning, and stir until thor
oughly mixed and equally hot.
Pack it in loosely, for crumbs have
a way of swelling, and sew or
skewer it up. Roast in a moderate
oven for about 4 hours, as pork tffp
mands a lot of cooking. v .
BUSINESS a INVBfcri JPPOR.
CHILDREN'S >b*p for sale. Good toeft-
tion, good clean stock and f 0 ***
i Year round business. Write for p*rtlcu-
lars. 447 1st Ave., North. St. Petersbarg,
Florida.
McRaue Flshln* and Ranting Ca O—Or>
Chattahoochee River. 30 mi. south Chip-
ley. Fla. See sign on State Road 79. Good
building and boats, elec, lights and pump,
priced right. Contact W. G. McRane •*
camp. Brace, Fia.
CLASSIFIED
FARMS AND RANCHES
—
1,100 ACRES—Some cleared, timbered.
grazing, electricity, roads, holdings,
clay soils, miles fencing, general farm
ing. $25.00 acre, terms. Details. J. F.
Sellers, owner. Boa 95. Chipley. Fla.
MISCELLANEOUS
POST-RITE LETTER Softies, #1.80 par
dlsptay card of 8: retalls for 50c each.
#4 per card. POSrf-RITE, Boa 80*. gloax
Faffs, 8. Bah.
LADIES: Make own hand lotion. Save
overhead. 50c makes 1% Pjntf• On*
brings Formula. JANE ADAMS, R.F.B.
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and large chicken house. Near church, on
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Or for that ' cold night iaii|K
middle of the week, after one of
your busier days, what could be
better than a pork and apple cas
serole, combining several plentiful
foods at the same time? All you
need for this tasty dish is a couple
of pounds of pork shoulder, cut in
cubes; some onions, sliced and
browned; a little flour; a can- of
condensed broth; about 2tt cups
of sliced epples; „ and left-over
mashed potatoes. Cover your cas
serole and bake ; it. for half or
three-quarters of an hour, till the
pork is completely tender,)Ring ft
with mashed potatoes, and pop it
into the oven again, until browned.
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County Board Asks Notes
Of Local Newspapermen
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y.—The Madi
son county supervisors have estab
lished a public relations committee
and have asked newsmen covering
meetings of the group to show their
notes taken at meetings to the com
mittee.
The committee chairman said the
request was “not a formal demand”
and was designed to see that the re
porters all have the story.
Newsmen who attended the meet
ing in the community of approxi
mately 300 said they would cooper
ate “to a certain extent.”
One of the supervisors hastened
to explain that the edmmittee was
•not a censorship board of the local
press. He added that it was ap
pointed to “sift and assimilate the
news and to enUghten the general
public %n phases of the board’s
work.” * m
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Ponds With Bream, Bass
MINDEN, La.—Webster parish
farmers have recently stocked new
ly constructed farm ponds with 30,-
000 hatchery-raised bluegill bream.
Twenty-two farmers of the parish
are participating in the program of
building farm ponds to as:
ample s-pply of livestock
The stocking will be
next spring in
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