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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C.
A New Low
P RESIDENT Truman’s relations
with reporters at the White
House are at an all-time low.
The boys in the White House press
room, usually among his stanchest
friends, resent the frequent cracks
President has been making about
the press generally. And they don’t
appreciate the bawling out they get
when asking simple questions at the
White House news conferences.
It didn’t get into the papers, but
Mr. Truman, who returned from
Key West tired and crochety, al
most took two more digs at the re
porters recently. First, he wanted
to lecture them for not emphasizing
that the list of war prisoners put
out by the Chinese Communists was
unverified and thus probably inac
curate—something, incidentally, that
all reporters already had stressed.
He also wanted to bawl them out
for leaking the story that Judge
Tom Murphy of New York had
turned down the job of chief graft
investigator. However, the Presi
dent’s press officers, led by able
Joe Short, convinced Mr. Truman to
forget about it.
Inside Hungary
Final decision to pay the ransom
of the four U.S. fliers in Hungary
was made only after significant
back-stage debate which goes to the
very root of American policy toward
Russian satellites.
Inside fact is that the Defense de
partment, not the State department,
made the decision to put up the
ransom money—for two reasons:
1. The four air force men were
official representatives of the Unit
ed States and specifically o' the De
fense department.
2. The joint chiefs of staff shied
away from any threat of retaliation
for fear Hungary might call our
bluff.
This latter point gets down to
the root problem of whether it
is wise to provoke the Soviet. It
has come up time after time in
the past, and the joint chiefs of
staff always shy away from any
showdown. In general, so does
the State department.
This was the issue involved ir
the question of bombing Manchurian
territory beyond the Yalu river. II
has also been involved in much
milder matters in the cold war.
Propaganda Balloons
For instance, when this column! si
last spring urged sending propa
ganda balloons behind the Iron Cur
tain, it was frowned on by military
advisers and by some State depart
ment officials. They feared a violent
reaction in Moscow.
But when the Crusade for Free
dom was able to flqat balloons into
Czechoslovakia and Poland, the
freedom leaflets were mimeo
graphed, tacked on telephone poles,
mailed anonymously to Communist
officials, and created such a furor
that Communist newspapers, the
Czech prime minister and Radio
Moscow had to go into high gear to
reply.
Public opinion became so riled
inside Czechoslovakia that the Com
munists actually began looking for
some way to free AP correspondent
William Oatis in order to turn off
the heat.
However, when similar balloon or
propaganda projects have been
urged for Hungary and other satel
lite countries, an official, wall of
discouragement has been erected
by the pentagon and by some of the
more timid souls in the State depart
ment
The reason is partly illustrated
by a story told by Gen. Bedell
Smith, expert head of central In
telligence, who recounts a conver
sation between Georges Dimitrov
and Stalin.
“Are you afraid of war?'*
Stalin was asked.
“Yes,” replied Stalin, “but
not as afraid as the West.”
Nevertheless, there are plenty of
propaganda steps that can be taken
with no danger of war. Further
more, it remains a fact that the law
of the jungle remains the law of the
Kremlin. And when U.S. propa
ganda stirs the population of Czecho
slovakia or Hungary to a boiling
point, the Kremlin is much more
likely to act with reason.
Military Playground
When senate investigators probed
Army camps recently, they didn’t
seem to notice that, while Fort Bel-
voir, Va., has squandered thousands
of dollars on fancy golf courses, it
has let its living quarters run down
shamefully.
The senate preparedness commit
tee did rap Fort Belvoir for its
“luxurious” recreational facilities.
But it overlooked the condition of
the crowded temporary barracks
which have become fire hazards.
Meanwhile Fort Belvoir is danger
ously low on water for fire control.
In other words, Fort Belvoir has
neglected its basic needs in order to
build a Potomac boat club, skeet
range, two golf courses, 24 bowling
alleys, two field houses, two base
ball fields, 11 softball fields, seven
pools, 16 tennis courts
two riverside picnla areas.
GENERAL EISENHOWER
SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS
of Main Street and the World
Eisenhower's Political Statement
Causes Stir in Republican Circles
POLITICS—Gen. Dwight Eisenhower has made a statement that
many political observers say clarifies his political intentions. It has also
caused a great stir in Republican circles. The general said, in effect,
that he would not make any pre-convention fight for the GOP presidential
nomination. He added, however, that he has always been a Republican
and that he would probably accept a clear cut call to political leadership
which is the duty of every American.
Eisenhower’s atatement was made after he was put on something of
a spot during a recent news conference by Sen. Henry Cabot Lodge,
during which the senator announced
he was placing the general’s name
on the New Hampshire Republican
ballot.
Before Lodge’s news conference,
Eisenhower had repeatedly refused
to make any comment on his political
aspirations. By continued silence, he
would have let it be known, in a nega
tive manner, that h® was willing to
take the Republican nomination.
While his statement was not as clear
as some would have liked, it was
noted that the general did not request
his name held off the New Hampshire
ballot. Eisenhower has assumed a
unique, if somewhat confusing, posi
tion in American politics in the eyes
of the average home town voter.
Almost as startling as Senator
Lodge’s maneuvering and Eisen
hower’s statement, was the announce
ment by The New York Times, one of
America’s oldest and most influen-
cial newspapers, that it would sup
port the general “enthusiastically” if
he becomes a candidate for President. The newspaper has supported
GOP presidential candidates only twice in the past 20 years.
Said The Times in a lead editorial: “We have given our support on
those occasions to the Democratic candidate essentially because we were
reluctant to trust the Republican party on issues of foreign policy and
because we believe these issues to be the decisive issues of the cam
paign, towering high above all domestic issues—for the clear and suffi
cient reason that without a sound and courageous foreign policy the
«afety, the prosperity, even the very independence of this nation would
be endangered.
“In General Eisenhower we have a man who shares this conviction.
► We are confident that he would be able to lead even the laggards among
his fellow Republicans away from isolation and toward world responsi
bility.”
KOREA—The Korean peace talks settled down to a series of name
calling, bitterness, and increasing suspicion. Although some progress
has been made toward peace during the long months of talking, it is be
coming more evident that a final and lasting peace can not be secured in
such an atmosphere.
The Russians, meanwhile, indicated they wanted a greater voice in
the talks to settle a war they don’t even recognize, by asking for a meet
ing of the United Nations security council to consider the armistice ne
gotiations. The proposal was rejected at once by the United States, Great
Britain and France. American officials said such a session—where
Russia has a veto—would worsen the prospect of peace in Korea by
bringing political issues into the negotiations.
ECONOMY Charles E. Wilson, director of defense mobilization,
has predicted a severe pinch in civilian goods for the first three months
of this year. The prediction was made in Wilson’s annual report of re
armament under the national emergency program.
He predicted: (1) Materials for consumer goods in general in the
first three months of 1952 are sharply reduced from the levels of the
first quarter of- 1951. On the basis of present calculations the second
quarter allotments will be even tighter; (2) Requirements of the mili
tary and atomic-energy programs for most materials will either continue
at the same levels throughout 1952 or rise slightly; (3) ^fter military
and atomic energy needs are met in such strategic materials as steel*
aluminum, and copper, the material remaining will be divided between
industrial expansion, consumer goods, public services, limited export
requirements, and stockpiling.
As for the past year, Wilson termed it one of great progress, but
said more could have been accomplished.
CHURCHILL Winston Churchill, who will go down in history as
one of the great men of our times, arrived in the United States for a
series of huddles with President Truman and top military bras*. Mr.
Churchill’s agenda was almost as magnificent as his personal appear
ance. It included everything from
economic aid to plans for joint de
fense of the west.
The key to the talks was quickly re
vealed when President Truman met
the 77-year-old Prime Minister at a
Washington airport. Said the Presi
dent: “I can’t tell you when I have
had more pleasure than I have this
morning in welcoming you as a visi
tor to the United States of America.”
Replied Mr. Churchill, with the force
and clarity of the Roosevelt days:
“We have only to go along together,
each doing loyally his best to under
stand the other’s point of view . . .
and we shall find ourselves safe at
the end of the road.”
There followed a series of meetings
between the ' President and Mr.
Churchill, and Mr. Churchill and top
military brass. The complete results
of these talks may not be known for
years, but it is evident they have re
sulted in closer cooperation between the two countries. Churchill, no
doubt, has received assurances of economical help so badly needed by
Great Britain. Whether or not Britain will join in the European defense
army with greater enthusiasm than previously indicated has not been
announced. Most observers believed that was one of the Prime Min
ister’s bargaining points.
SCANDALS-The second session of the 82nd congress had been in
session just a few hours when it became evident the nation is in for
more months of spectacular investigation.
In the senate and house there were committees and subcommittees
In every comer screaming for more investigations of corruption in high
places, income tax frauds, murder, and underworld activities. It was
evident, too, that there would be more investigations of Communists in
government and defense industries.
Meanwhile, Attorney General J. Howard McGrath continues his new
offensive against organized crime in the nation. McGrath’s drive started
after Treasury department agents swooped down on suspected narcotic
offenders and arrested more than 560 persons.
It was evident the two drives were a part of the administration’s
announced plan to clean up crime and graft. But in the eyes of most
home towners, the administration’s campaign is a little like locking the
barn door after the horse has been stolen.
FARM ELECTION STRATEGY
Democrats May Stand Pat on Farm Policy
WINSTON CHURCHILL
According to reports circulating
around Washington, the adminis
tration is unlikely to change its
farm policy in the face of the ap
proaching presidential campaign.
The strategy, observers are report
ing, will be to concentrate on the
claim that a Republican victory in
1952 would endanger existing bene
fits of the farm program, and side
tracking any controversial issues
that might arise.
Democratic advisors point out
that the plan worked well in 1944
and 1948. In 1949 the administra
tion pushed the Brannan plan which
would have made much greater use
of federal subsidies to maintain
agricultural prosperity. National
farm organizations put up stiff re
sistance to the plan and It failed to
get approval of the congress.
CLAIMS CANCER CURE ... Dr.
Calar Jolles Font!, Rome, an
nounces that she has isolated can
cer virus, found a test and devel
oped a specific cure. She claims to
have cured 80 patients successful
ly after 24 years of experiment and
study.
LITVINOV DEAD . . > Maxim Lit
vinov, last of the “old Bolsheviks’*
(except Stalin), is dead at 75. He
was Russia’s first ambassador to
the U.S. after the recognition and
was regarded as the guiding light
of the recognition.
CRUSHES U.S. . . . Frank Sedg-
man (above) grins with victory
after he beat Ted Schroeder in the
opening singles of th; Davis Cup
challenge round in Sydney, Aus
tralia. Sedgman represents Aus
tralia; Schroeder the United States
of America.
STRANGLED . . . Donna Isbell,
Los Angeles, was strangled to
death by her baby sitter who ex
plained she was watching a horror
film on television and started day
dreaming. She said she had a vi
sion of Donna with a green necktie
around her neck.
AGONY AT SEA . . . Mrs. Belva
Hail, Norfolk, reads note tossed in
sea, in bottle In 1942: ‘*11118 is the
end . , . middle of nowhere . • •
Lost compass . . . God, O help us
. . . Goodbye to our loved ones • • •
Thomas Gowan EM2.”
PLANE DROPS HOWITZER . . . United Nations ground forces in
Korea which find themselves in a tight spot can request delivery by
air of practically any weapon they might need. Here is a 105MM
howitzer being released from a C-119 flying boxcar. Attached to three
100-foot parachutes the 5,000-pound artillery weapon will be gently
lowered to the earth where the United Nations troops calling for it
will be waiting to put it to use against the Chinese Red forces they face.
DEATH IN A SAFETY BELT . . . The body of a stewardess of the big
airliner that crashed near Salamanca, N.Y., recently hangs from her
safety belt, still fastened in the wreckage of the plane. She was one
of the 26 persons who died in the crash of the big air transport. The
back of her seat is resting on her back. Fourteen persons survived the
erfsh of the aircraft, the cause of which is now being investigated/
NIEMOELLER GOES TO MOSCOW . . . The Rev. Martin Niemoeller
(right), with daughter Herta and Prior Heinrich Gruber, arrives in
Berlin en route to Moscow where he was greeted by Archbishop MaCary
on behalf of the Russians. There is speculation that his visit may have
some bearing on the expectation that the Russians may start releasing
a large number of Germans held in the Soviet for various reasons since
the end of the war. His wife and daughter went with him.
GUARDIANS OF CAPITAL . . . The U.S. air force has disclosed that
the famed “white house” squadron at Washington, D.C., assigned to
air defense of the nation’s capital, has been equipped with Lockheed
F-94 all-weather jet fighters. The planes can operate around the clock
in darkness and bad weather, using radar to find their targets at
night or in the clouds. Afterburning in their jet engines gives them
extra power for combat maneuvers or for faster climbing.
SHOPPER'S
CORNER
By DOROTHY BARCLAY
WHITE NEW YEAR
Q UIT dreaming of a white Christ
mas—you’ve had your rude
awakening from what to some ol
us was a snow-bound nightmare.
And start dreaming of a white New
Year—and I mean the White Sales
going on in all your stores these
early months of the New Year.
The Holidays,
with extra company
and a constantly
dressed-up house
have strained your
supplies of sheets
and pillow-cases,
and towels and
dish towels and
bath mats, to the utmost, haven’t
they? And, just at the right time,
along come those sales of new
household linens, at savings you
never dreamed of, to start the late
winter and early spring aright.
Have you got six sheets for every
bed in the house? That’s the mini
mum number you should have in
hand—two on the bed, two on the
shelf, and two in the laundry. How.
many pillow-cases do you have for
each pillow? You’re safe with three
apiece, but you’re much safer with
four, five, or even six.
What sheets to buy at' these
marvelous sales at your store? It’s
up to you to choose between muslin
and percale. For *hard use, such
as for the children’s beds, muslin,
type 140, is your best buy, for both
wear and comfort, though It’a
harder to launder. Percale, type
180, is a good investment for the
adult beds. It’s lighter and finei
than the muslin, and launders more
easily, but it wouldn’t stand up
under the washing necessary {or
the children’s bed-wear.
As to sizes, be sure to get ’em
big enough for a generous tuck-in.
For cot beds, with a 30-inch mat
tress, 54 by 99 will serve, but 54
by 108 is better. For single beds
with a 36-inch mattress. 63 by 108
is recommended, for twin beds
72 by 108, and for your master
double-bed, with a 54 inch mattress,
go the whole way with a W by 108.
Carmi Submits 5-Year
Plan for Street Paying
CARMI, 111.—The mayor of Carmi
has submitted a 5-year street im
provement project to the Illinois
Highway Department for approval.
Costing $72,000, the project, if ap
proved, would be financed by motor
fuel tax funds. Seven specific proj
ects were submitted along with one
alternate. The long range plan for
the years 1952 to 1957 does not bind
the community to follow the pro-
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TWO DRY Cleaning Plants, on* with
snirt laundry. Cash and carry. Other
has two pickup trucks. Very good reason
for selling. Cash or terras. T. H. Crane,
Gainesville, Ga., Rt, 1. ...
DOGS, CATS, PETS, ETC.
beautiful, registered, pedigreed Bull
dog pups whelped Nov. 15, $100 up.
Telephone Cleveland 2867, C. D. Meere,
Mount Ulla. N.C.
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FARMS A RANCHES
1B.VACRE, fully equipped. improved
dairy farm, on mail and school route
(paved highway); electricity; » n»Uch
cows. Reasonably priced. R. E. Hill *«d
B. A. Pinkerton, Rte. S, Eatonton, Oeer-
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For time-saving in becbm&king,
and laundering, and. for long wear,
the new tailored sheet with hospital
type corners, is a joy to the busy
home-maker. This, of course, ir
for the bottom sheet only. With the
proper fit. It can be pulled so
tight over the mattress cover, that
you won’t ever have 'to take time
to iron it Have your favorite clerk
show you these sheets in both mus>
lin and percale.' ‘ '
LOCAL COLOR >
And with the money you save
on-- these white New Year sales,
you could let yourself go on some
of the fancy color ideas you will
see in all household linens, from
sheets to dish-towels. You’ll see
sheets of pale pastels, with deep
borders of contrasting color, to
dress up Aunt Mary’s room when
she comes to spend the late winter
with you. You’ll find stripes, and
scallops and embroideries for com
pany beds.
As for your kitchen towels, wh
not make a colorful place whe/e
you spend most of your time, and
not have your kitchen just another
utility room? You’ll find dish-
towels In plaids of many colors, in
stripes, in fruit and flower pat
terns. With your own gay color-
scheme, your kitchen will be as
attractive to be in, as the food that
comes from itl
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colorful buttons including sets,
four dozen fine assorted nee
10 Magic Spools mercerized
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ITHICA, N. Y.—Two Cornell uni
versity professors say they have de
veloped a process for producing
synthetic gravel from mud.
Benjamin K. Hough and Julian/
C. Smith of the university engineer
ing department said they make it
from mud,* inexpensive chemicals
and sulfite liquor, a waste product
of the paper industry.
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