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THE NEWBERRY SUN. NEWBERRY. S. C.
Budget Items
W HAT the average citizen may
not entirely realize about the
huge new budget facing the nation
is that 83 per cent of it is for the
military. This includes mutual se
curity aid to Europe, primarily mili
tary, and care of veterans.
Thus a 17 per cent chunk of the
taxpayers’ money refnains for civil
ian purposes, including the Coast
Guard, which is semi-military, the
FBI, Secret Service and other do
mestic policing agencies of govern
ment. While some further pruning
may be possible in the civilian
branches, especially in regard to
the pork-barrel, rivers-and-harbors
bill which no congressman wants to
cut, nevertheless, the major oppor
tunity for saving, if any is to be ac
complished, must be from the mili
tary’s 83 per cent chunk.
Yet the military have been least
cooperative about even the most
-udimentary principles of efficient
ipending.
Take merely the simple ques
tion of bidding against each
other. One of the great pleas for
unifying the Army and Navy
was that it would save money;
that the two branches of the
armed services could pool their
buying, not duplicate a list of
thousands of items, such as
towels, blankets, rope, pulleys,
wrenches, all about the same
whether used in the army or
navy.
This, however, has not happened.
Instead of working together on
. Army-Navy buying, there is now a
third competitive service, the Air
Force. It is true that much air force
materiel is purchased for it by the
Army, but efficient, unified buying,
as done by a private business firm,
just does not exist.
Keeps Them Guessing
President Truman ir holding his
political cards so close to his chest
that not even his closest associates
at the White House know his plans.
Even Charley Murphy, g o o d-
natured White House assistant, con
fessed to a friend the other day: “I
don’t know any more than the man
in the moon whether Mr. Truman
is going to run.”
Actually, the President seems to
enjoy playing a game with both his
staff and visitors. At one moment,
Mr. Truman will put on a long face
and describe in great detail the
trials of being President. A frequent
remark is: "Two terms will kill any
man.”
The next minute, the President
will casually comment how he is
looking forward to a grass-roots
campaign in the fall, and slyly
watch his guest’s startled reaction.
This on-again-off-again, keep-’ern-
guessing game was partly behind
his final decision to leave his name
in the New Hampshire primary. The
other reason was the pleas of Demo
cratic leaders in New Hampshire
that they would lose their places on
the state and national committees
if he did not leave his name in.
Best guess of Mr. Truman’s
intimates is that he Is carefully
laying the groundwork for a
“draft Truman” campaign after
the boomlets for all the other
candidates have run their
course.
* Moscow Feud
Ambassador Alan Kirk, retiring
as ambassador to Moscow, has
handed in a sensational farewell re
port that a deadly feud has broken
out in the Politburo over who is to
succeed Prim'- Minister Stalin.
Kirk reports that idolotov and
Malenkov, the Soviet production
boss, are openly vying for pow
er and lining up support within
the Politburo for themselves.
Stalin is reported enjoying the
spectacle and so far has made no
giove to intervene or designate his
successor. Winner of this grim
struggle undoubtedly will be the
man who gets the support of Mar
shal Beria, head of Russia’s secret
police. As yet, Beria has stayed out
of the fight.
Communist Burma
The American delegation to the
U.N., alarmed at the threat of Com
munist attack on Burma, has ap
pealed secretly to the jittery Bur
mese government to have it ask
the United Nations to send a watch
dog commission to Burma immedi
ately in order to guard against in
vasion. Some U.S. delegates, how
ever, think it’s already too late and
that, by midsummer, Burma will be
another Russian satellite.
Spies in Soviet
QUEEN ELIZABETH H
The Russians are having Joe Mc
Carthy scares too. The Kremlin is
so alarmed over military informa
tion leaking to us that it has banned
German servants from working for
Russians in East Germany, nas
built high fences around its air
fields, has added new restrictions on
American military attaches behind
the Iron Curtain, has even cut off
nonclassified technical magazines
from western sources. They’re al
most as scared as we are.
SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS
of Main Street and the World
Department of Commerce Reports
Personal Incomes at $251 Billion
ELIZABETH II—first glance it would not seem important to the
average American home towner that a young woman has assumed the
duties of Queen of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth of Na
tions. But it is important and may have a great bearing on the future of
many people in the cross-road towns of this country. It is around this
young woman—Elizabeth II—the British people will rally in their last-
chance fight against bankruptcy and breakup.
In the last 15 years the empire has been breaking up like a ship drift
ing in stormy seas. As recently as 1936 the empire was able to pay its
way in international commerce.
Today, however, Britain is the
debtor of the world. And a com
plete break-down of British econ
omy would be felt in the cross
roads of America.
Britain’s present situation is al
most entirely due to World War
II. To win that struggle she sacri
ficed most of the money she had
saved at the peak of her power
when she directly ruled 450 million
people. She spent many of her
overseas investments to pay for
guns and food.
In addition, the war altered the
balance of power in the world,
making the United States and Rus
sia the dominent powers. Here
again Britain becomes important
to the United States because she
is an ally by history, treaty and
language.
So, the new Queen becomes a symbol of unity in the empire and an
important figure in the balance of power between the United States and
Russia. She is the figure around which the British people will rally. Whether
she succeeds or fails is of vital importance to this country economically
and politically.
CONTROLS—The fight is on. It began when President Truman
requested an unenthusiastic congress to strengthen anti-inflation controls
and extend the Defense Production Act for another two years—until the
middle of 1954.
Again the President slashed out at the Capehart, Herlong, and Butler-
Hope amendments which he unsuccessfully attempted to have appealed
last session. He also swung a haymaker at congress generally by declar
ing “most people” already are having trouble paying present prices and
congress should devote itself not to legislative formulas for raising
prices, but instead to finding ways of moving prices downward.
The President's strong language caused many of the legislators to
believe the chief executive was making 1952 campaign material. Controls
and inflation are touchy subjects they know from experience. They also
know they must take some kind of action that will impress the people
In the home towns, but how they will get around the pressure groups, if
they do, is another question.
PERSONAL INCOME— The Department of Commerce reports total
personal incomes of Americans in 1951 was 251 billion dollars, 12 per cent
aoove 1950. The department said that by the end of 1951 total individual
incomes had advanced to an annual rate of 257 billion, compared with 238
billion at the end of 1950.
Except for a steady increase in farm income and in government
salaries, other phases of the economy reported on showed incomes had
become stabilized over the past six months.
The department reported the biggest increase was In government
payrolls. They jumped by 33 per cent to an annual total of 29 billion.
Farm incomes increased almost 25 per cent to a total of 17 billion. Higher
farm prices accounted for most of the increase, the report said, but there
was also slightly increased production.
In private industry, payrolls increased from 123% billion in 1950 to
140 billion. Increased employment and higher wage rates were credited
with the increase.
VETERAN TRAINING—Since enactment of the original GI bin,
7% million veterans in the United States have taken advantage of its
educational and vocational trainint. provision, a house committee study
ing new legislation for Korean veterans reports. The bill’s educational
provisions—by far the most widely used and most expensive benefit—
have cost the taxpayers $12,347,162,546 as of July, 1951.
Subsistence payments to veterans in school amounted to $8,645,203,-
670. Educational institutions received $3,276,046,930 in payment for
tuition. Other payments for books and supplies (including tools for vet
erans in trade schools) came to $425,911,946.
Although not begrudging the money to veterans, the committee re
ported ‘‘graft and waste plagued the program” and an excessive num
ber of VA employees took bribes, gifts, unusual loans, gratuities, serv
ices and ownership in schools.
Under the new bill just introduced in congress payments of all educa
tional benefits will be made in a lump sum directly to the veteran. Single
men would get $110 a month. Married veterans would receive $150.
FOREIGN AID—Fearing congress may severely cut foreign aid
funds, the United States has warned European leaders to agree quickly
on plans for a European defense force, including German troops, if they
want to increase their possibility of getting economic assistance.
Secretary of State Acheson and other administration leaders feel
that congress may become stubborn over foreign aid funds if they can
not show real progress in European unity and the incorporating of Ger
man troops in the defense plan.
The greatest difficulty appear^ to get French Foreign Minister
Schuman and West German Chancellor Adenauer to stop their bitter
feud which threatens the whole defense project. There are two main
points for their disagreement: (1) France is afraid of a resurgence of
aggressive German nationalism once the Germans begin to rearm; (2)
West Germany wants assurance that if its troops are to participate in
the defense set-up it will have a voice in N.A.T.O. decisions.
Tbg growing movement to draft General Eisenhower for the
GOP presidential nominee, got a big shot in the arm with a Madison
Square Garden rally. The Tessas delegation is shown an its arrival in
Penn station in New York. It was estimated over 15000 people at
tended the whooping-it-up rally.
FARM REVOLUTION
Big Drop in Form Labor Is Forecast
Increasing use of chemicals on
American farms is expected to dis
place about 3% million farm work
ers by 1970, a senate labor-man
agement relations subcommittee
said in a recent report.
Conducted by Dr. Francis J.
Weiss for the subcommittee, the
study reported “we are at the
threshold of a new era that prom
ises plentiful food and fiber, but is
also fraught with the dangers of
economic and social disruption
against which we have to prepare
our nation no less than against the
dangers of armed aggression.”
Weiss’ report says chemical and
mechanical labor-saving devices
will reduce farm workers from the
1950 level of 9,320,000 to 7,785,000—
a 17 per cent drop—by 1960 and an
other 2 million by 1970.
AIR FORCE ENGAGEMENT . . .
Sue Rosannah Johnson and her
fiance, Lt. Hoyt Vendenberg, Jr.,
son of air chief of staff General
Hoyt Vandenberg, face the camera
at Fort Myer, Va., after their en
gagement was announced in Lon
don by her parents.
FACES SENTENCE . . . Former
New York deputy fire commission
er James Moran was found guilty
and sentenced on 24 counts of ex
tortion and conspiracy as the head
of a $500,000-a-year fuel oil shake-
down racket. He faces possible 348
years In prison.
BROOM KEEPS §USPECT IN LINE . . . Picked up by New York poUce
after a shot was fired on 75th street, this fellow is firmly entrenched
in a seat at the East 67th St. police station. Officers used the station
house broom to keep prisoner pinned. Police say he was chased and
captured after the shot. Two knives were taken from him. The prisoner
was tentatively identified as John Buckmaster. But whether he fired
the shots or what he was doing with the knives wasn’t found out.
BRITAIN’S REIGNING FAMILY . . . Here is an informal picture of
now Queen Elizabeth holding her one-year-old daughter Princess
Anne, who reaches a chubby hand out for the chin of her father, the
Duke of Edinburgh, who holds Prince Charles. Little Prince Charles,
three years old, now becomes heir to the throne. This picture was made
in August, 1951, ha the grounds of their residence, Clarence House,
London, in happier times before the king died.
REPORTER IN RED HANDS . . .
This is the first photo to appear of
Philip Deane, representative of the
London Observer and INS special
correspondent, since he disap
peared behind the Red bamboo cur
tain in Korea. It is from Red
sources.
CLEANUP AIDE ... Louis Yav-
ner, former New York City com
missioner of investigation, has been
named by Newbold Morris ss his
“chief of staff” in his probe of cor
ruption in government. He former
ly was on staff of Kefanver com
mittee.
STARTING NEW VOGUE FOR IKE ... In Philadelphia, Pa., pretty
Ann Fiero, of that city, goes all out for her choice as president of the
United States in the coming election—General Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Ann is wearing on her head a new creation, an “I like Ike” beany and
a bow tie to match. A smiling portrait of General Eisenhower is a fit
ting backdrop.
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UNION-INDUSTRY . . . Benjamin
Fairless, president of U.S. Steel
(left), greets Philip Murray, presi
dent of United Steel Workers, dur
ing a wage atabillzatioa board
hearing in New York, Fairless is
opposing a wage raise.
CARRIES DYING BABY EIGHT MILES ... A Norton, Va., physician
denied that he refused to visit a 7-month-old dying baby because the
Richard Hazelwood family, shown with their two-year-old son, did not
have the money to pay for the call. Mrs. Hazelwood walked part of the
eight-mile distance to St. Mary’s hospital in Norton from her home in
the Hopkins Chapel community, with the baby in her arms and leading
her son. The baby died of pneumonia after arrival.
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Travelogue
An old Boston family were per
suaded to take a trip to California.
Never previously had they con
sidered it worthwhile to travel
farther from home than Lexing
ton, Concord, Dedham and other
Boston suburbs.
When they arrived in Los An
geles, their friends inquired: “By
which route did you come?”
The man turned to his wife and
asked, “Darling, didn’t we come
by way of Dedham??*.
Unconverted
A distinguished Bostonian, stop
ping off in Salt Lake City on his
way to the Pacific Coast, made the
acquaintance of a little Mormon
girl. “I’m from Boston,” he said
to her. “I suppose you do not know
where Boston is?”
“Oh, yes, I do,” answered the
little girl eagerly. “Our Sunday
school has a missionary there.”
Frank
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can explain satisfactorily to my
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