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THE NEWBERRY SUN, NEWBERRY. S. C. SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS , of Main Street and the World Hoover Revives the 'Great Debate’; Association Reports on Farm Labor GREAT DEBATE— Ex-President Herbert Hoover, in a major radio and television address, revived the “great debate” and possibly an important i«*ue in the 1952 presidential campaign. The 77-year-old former chief executive expressed alarm at the “dangerous overstraining of our economy by our gigantic expenditures" and urged reduction in our armies as a way to cut down on spending. In stead of armies, he would have the country concentrate on highly mobile air and sea forces for defense. In explaining his viewpoint, he said: “The first purpose of this repub lic must be the defense of this final Gibraltar of freedom—that is, the West ern hemisphere." Western Europe, he added, must be told that it must provide its own ground armies and that the United States will provide air and sea shields and munitions, all that the country can afford. For the home towners, who have been gravely concerned about the possibilities of war, the former president had a reassuring comment. There is a lack of alarm in Europe because of a number of reasons. These included the fact the Russians could have conquered Europe before this if they wanted; that the Russians do not want to absorb any more nations now; that the Russians would be hard hurt in an atomic war, and that Stalin’s first interests are in Asia at the moment. Hoover’s last major speech was December 20, 1950. In it he criticized the administration’s foreign policy and the handling of the Far East con flict. In his latest address he again attacked the Korean situation by say ing "we denied ourselves victory” by not bombing Red China and using Chaing Kai-shek’s armies. The “great debate" has been revived and it will become a growing issue as this presidential year progresses. And congress, now considering one of the greatest peacetime budgets in the nation’s history, will watch closely for reaction to the former president’s speech in the home towns of the nation. EG' FT—King Farouk of Egypt, who is one of the most unpredictable rulers in the world, dismissed the nationalist government that had brought his country and Britain to the verge of war. The action came after Cairo was made the scene of rioting, looting, and destruction of property by anti- British mobs. The new Premier, Maher Pasha, held the same position early in World War II and is believed to be a little less anti-British than the ousted Premier Mustapha Nahas Pasha. But it was evident that Britain still faced a serious situation in Egypt and the Suez canal zone. The new Premier announced he would continue to press for the evacuation of British troops from Egypt and the unification of Egypt and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan under Egyptian rule. Meanwhile, Cairo was put under strict military rule and martial law declared for all of Egypt At least 35 buildings were destroyed by fire during the rioting and 100 persons killed. Martial law will remain in effect for at least two months, the government announced. FARM WASTE—rhe National Planning Association, a nonprofit, non political organization of leaders in industry, agriculture, labor and the professions, reports the productive effort of 2,000,000 farm families in the nation is being wasted. The association said these families are not producing for a number of reasons, including insufficient land, lack of capital, unsuitable methods, low educational standards, isolation from markets, and “static” commu nity standards. As for underemployment, the association reported it most pro nounced in the cotton South—excluding highly mechanized area, the south ern Appalachian and Ozark mountains, the cut-over lands of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota, the mountainous areas of northern New Mexico and Arizona, and the southern counties of Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. CRISIS AHEAD— In a report on the government’s year-old effort to hold prices and wages in line, government officials report moderate.suc cess, but warn of a crisis ahead. Charles E. Wilson, mobilization director, was the official who warned that there is a crisis ahead in the battle «gainst inflation. Michael V. DiSalle, director of the office of price stabilization, said: “It is gratifying to realize that after a full year the cost of living has been held to a very moderate increase.” And Nathan P. Feinsinger, chairman of the wage stabilization board, said: “I believe it can fairly be said that the control of the movement of wage rates since the establishment of our program is as good if not bet ter than hoped for by experienced and objective observers.” The latest consumer’s price index by the Bureau of Labor was 189.1— or 89.1 per cent higher than the average for the 1935-1939 years. That is an increase of 2.9 per cent since February, 1951, when the wage-price freeze was first reflected. UMT FIGHT—One of the great fights shaping up in the present con gress is universal military training. Congress has approved UMT in principle, but has not authorized machinery to get it into operation. One round of that fight took place at a house armed services commit tee hearing. Chairman Carl Vinson, striking back at critics of the program, denied charges that the program is un-American, anti-Christian, immoral and would lead us to financial chaos Said Vinson: “If it is un-American and anti-Christian to defend the greatest Christian nation in the world through a fair, effective and less costly system of military training, then I plead guilty.” He said congress must approve UMT or defeat it and explain to the taxpayers that they must maintain an armed force of millions of men for toe next 20 years through operation of the draft. Many observers believe that Congress may enact a temporary meas ure this session, delaying action on a permanent measure until the 83rd congress meets. ASIA—There seemed to be a general feeling in Washington and Korea that truce talks between the Communists and United Natibns’ delegates is on the verge of collapse. It was because of this feeling mili- iry leaders have been meeting to consider what steps should be taken in such an event. Meanwhile, the United States, Britain and France served plain notice they would call for United Nations action to meet any new Communist attack in southeast Asia. Russia recently charged that the West har been building up strength along the Burmese and Indochinese frontiers for an attack on Communist China. This, the three powers say, is to cover up for a possible Commu nist military move in that part of the world. If nothing else, these charges and countercharges are an indication that trouble is building up in other parts of Asia. A new experimental lightweight caliber .30 rifle has been developed by Army ordnance. Weighing about eight pounds, the new rifle is capable of selective semi or full automatic fire from its 20-round magazine. It embodies all of the Ml rifle’s combat proved punch, accuracy and reliability pltss tbl fully automatic featstre, but weighs 1 3 /i pounds less. V. S. NEWSPAPERS Use 60 Per Cent of World's Newsprint According to the United Nations’ 1951 yearbook, the United States used 60 per cent of the world’s news print in 1950, but was only seventh in circulation. The highest daily circulation in 1950, in proportion to the popula tion, was recorded in the United Kingdom with 599 copies for each 1,000 inhabitants. Australia had 455 copies a thousand; Luxembourg, 441; Denmark, # 414; United States 357, and Switzerland 354. Those countries which have suf fered serious curtailment in news print supplies, especially England, have maintained circumstances by a drastic reduction in size. \ In Burma, India and Iraq there was only a circulation of six copies of daily newspapers per thousand population, the book reported. a THREATENING . . . Donald Rank in, Denver, accused of sending booby-trapped sticks of dynamite through the mails to James Mc Cray, Bowling Green, Ohio, points threatening finger at photographer and gets arm ready to swing at camera. LIBYAN STALWART . . . This proud Cyrenaican soldier repre sents the well-trained militia that keeps law and order in the world’s newest kingdom—Libya. France, England and the United States have military forces in the new na tion. COLD WAR . . . Corporal George Waddington, New Kensington, Pa., is coping with the cold war in Ko rea by melting snow in his helmet to get washing water. Winter has come to Korea with below-zero temperatures on some parts of front. CLEAN SWEEP . . . Politicians will resort to any stunt to keep in limelight. Here Senator Joseph Mc Carthy (R., Wise.) poses in front of Capitol with broom sent by dub in Littlechute, Wise., for him to clean corruption out of the Capitol. BIG FISH ... Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams has put aside baseball thoughts or thoughts of his recall to the marine corps to lead the annual Miami fishing tournament with a 10 pound, 11 ounce bonefish caught in Florida, FLYING CONGRESSMAN . . . Rep. Peter Mack (D., 111.) landed in San Francisco to complete longest overwater hop on his round-the-world goodwill flight in a single-engine plane. He is standing on»wing of plane shaking hands with airport official. He later completed the globe-circling hop in the aircraft without mishap. He described it as a goodwill mission to the places that he touched on the flight. RIOTING CELEBRANTS • • • Police try to hold back eager crowds scrambling for candy dropped by a helicopter on the square outside the Abdin palace in Cairo during the celebration of the birth of a son to King Farouk and Queen Narriman. The.prince was given the name Ahmed Fuad and given the title of FrincPef Said. This occurred while other riots took place In different parts of Egypt in demonstrations for the departure of the British from the land. LEE UNVEILED AT WEST POINT • • . Hanson Edward Ely IH and Ann Carter Lee Ely, great-grandchildren of General Robert E. Lee, admire portrait of the general they have just unveiled at the United States military academy. The general wears the grey uniform of the Con federacy. It is the first portrait of a graduate of the academy In a Con federate uniform to be hung at West Point. BRITISH MYSTERY PLANE . • . Photographed for first time is the Gloster GA 5, powered by two Armstrong Siddeley jets. It is a radar- equipped all-weather, day and night long-range Delta fighter, claimed by the RAF to be the only plane of its kind. It is better qualified than any other fighter to destroy atom bombers. Its speed, range, armament and xadar gear are secret. Its unusual shape answers a design problem for aircraft traveling at sonic speeds, Military Training XT’S a safe bet that congress will ^ not legislate a universal military training program for 18-year-olds during the present session. Prob ably a “standby” law for future emergencies will be enacted—but that’s all. The proposed UMT bill now before congress would provide for 18 months of service, including six months of basic training, for all 18Ms-year-old youths in peacetime after the present selective service law has expired. Thus, the UMT program could not be initiated in the foreseeable future, since the present selective service cr draft law will not be allowed to expire during the Korean War or during any threatening crisis thereafter. At a closed-door session of the house armed services committee re cently, Chairman Carl Vinson of Georgia tried to put over a Penta gon-approved compromise whereby UMT would be launched on a trial basis with an initial force of 60,000 volunteers. However, the Georgia con gressman pulled in his ears and abandoned the scheme when he couldn’t get a single solid back er among his Democratic and Republican colleagues. Congressmen James Patterson (Conn.), Arthur Winstead (Miss.), Walter Norblad (Ore.), Clyde Doyle of California, and others pointed out that it would be impractical and costly to have a token UMT and the draft program operating simulta neously. They also argued there wouldn’t be enough seasoned offi cers to train UMT volunteers unless they were recalled from combat. Elsenhower Smears The smear which President Tru man predicted for his friend Dwight Eisenhower have already started—in Maine and California. In the latter state, the so-called “Partisan Repub licans,” who do not otherwise identify themselves, are circulating copies of a scurrilous sheet accus ing Eisenhower of being a stooge for Stalin. Here are some typical smear quotes: “The Communist party did not officially support Eisenhower for the presidency, but gave him a great ovation and boost at their conven tion in New York on May 20, 1944. Communists unanimously greeted •three great men,’ who were: Jos eph Stalin, Marshal Tito and Dwight Eisenhower.” “The Soviet gangsters decorated Eisenhower with the Order of Su vorov which is given to those who serve the Soviet cause. What serv ice did Eisenhower perform to war rant this great (?) honor? We re member that Roosevelt selected Eisenhower over 335 senior officers. Roosevelt knew that other generals would refuse to perform the pro- Soviet role which Eisenhower so obediently played.” “In the last stages of his career as president of Columbia Univer sity, Elsenhower again revealed his peculiar pro-Soviet bias. The case in point is the acceptance of $30,000 subsidy from the Communist fbv- ernment of Poland by Columbia uni versity. This subsidy was,donated to further Communism.” Later Maine’s Sen. Owen Brewster, a member of the Taft inner circle, got hold of the above smear sheet and helped to have It circulated In Maine. Grain Disappears Next scandal to expolde into head lines will result from a team of gov ernment investigators now trying to trace $3,800,000 worth of government grain that has mysteriously van ished from southwestern stbrage bins. So far the investigators report: 1. Warehousemen have been peddling the taxpayers’ grain for their own private profit. 2. Other warehousemen have neg ligently allowed grain to spoil. 3. At least 43 instances of missing grain still haven’t been accounted for. These findings have been reported to congress by Lindsay Warren’s general accounting office, which checked the books of the Dallas Commodity office covering the states of Texas, Louisiana, Arkan sas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. A copy of this confidential report has been’obtained by this column. “From eur examination to date,” the report declares, “it appears obvious that even a conservative estimate of short ages, in grain alone, would ex ceed $3,860,000.” Forced Action Though “shortages were known to have existed in early 1951,” the report complains that “action in regard to the known irregularities has had to be literally forced on the commodity office. Even after the situation had deteriorated to the ex tent where prominent grain opera tors in this area were demanding corrective action to protect the trade, the responsible adminis trative officials contended action an their part was unnecessary. Make Baby's Crib From Easy Pattern DESIGN FOR LAMBS INCLUDED crib wrrHar STATION AW SIDES WILL WHEEL THROUGH A DOORWAY fattihnSS? ^NRDINARY hand tools are all that is needed to make this crib. The pattern gives full size tracing designs for the lambs with color directions. 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