The sun. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1937-1972, March 28, 1952, Image 2
Morris Nearly Quits
r E WHITE HOUSE has hushed
it up, but clean-up man Newbold
Morris came within a whisker the
other day of packing his bags and
goimg home. He was stopped at the
last minute by a personal appeal
from President Truman, himself.
The inside story is that Morris,
depressed over the runaround he
was getting, decided that his assign
ment was “impossible.” He an
nounced his decision to quit at a
routine conference with Justice de
partment officials.
“I’m going home,” he declared
simplj. “This thing hasn’t been
thought through. For example, I’m
supposed to report my investiga
tions to the very man I’m supposed
to be investigating.”
Morris was referring, of course, to
his boss—Attorney General Mc
Grath.
Within a few minutes, however,
word of Morris’s surprise decision
was flashed to the White House, and
presidential aide Charlie Murphy
was rushed to Morris’s office.
Talking fast, Murphy urged
the new trouble-shooter to talk
it over with President Truman,
and promptly hustled him to the
White House. Within half an
hour, Morris was in the oval
room conferring earnestly witb
the President.
Truman begged Morris to stay on,
promised him a free hand and guar
anteed full White House support.
”You can have anything you
want,” the President offered.
Message to Moscow
School children across the nation
are participating in the Messages-
toddoscow campaign. Many of the
messages will soon be heard behind
the iron curtain via the powerful
radio beams of the Voice of Amer
ica and will help offset Moscow’s
propaganda about American “war
mongers.”
Here, for example, is the kindly
and straightforward message from
a 19-year-old veteran of the Korean
war—Purple Heart winner Garland
Roberts, a junior at Pineville high
school, West Virginia:
“My message is not a message of
bitterness. Although I am only nine
teen years old, I have fought in one
ef the most conflicting wars of the
century—the Korean.
“Tour nation is often accused
of starting this war, yet X do
not ted malice toward you.
There must be many of you who
have suffered more than I.
Every American reaUxes that
much is forced upon you.
“America and her people would
like to see the Russian people free
in a democratic nation with all the
rights that we in America enjoy.
“I know that you, being my age,
feel and act the same way as I; and
that you would enjoy our demo-
cratic form of government.
“It is a great thing to be free
and to live without knowing fear
and unhappiness.”
American Prisoners
While the public anxiously watch
es U.N. truce negotiations to free
American prisoners in Korea, many
Ex-G.I.s who were prisoners during
the last war wonder if congress will
ever get around to settling claims
arising out of their Imprisonment.
Though congressional hearts bleed
profusely for G.I. prisoners of the
Communists, some of the same con
gressmen are secretly trying to
whittle down or completely elim
inate the funds to compensate U.S.
war prisoners for work they per
formed while prisoners of Italy,
Germany or Japan. Though these
payments won’t cost the American
taxpayers a single cent, congress
is strangely reluctant to O.K. them.
Hie Geneva convention provided
that a nation which captures enemy
prisoners in wartime must pay these
men for labor performed as pris
oners. Accordingly, after World War
II, we concluded agreements with
the German, Italian and Japanese
government, under which congress
appropriated a total of $169,000,000
to pay enemy prisoners for work
done for us.
However, believe It or not,
congress Is now considering
turning this alien property back
to German, Italian and Japan
ese nationals," rather than pay
ing American P.O.W.s.
There are a total of 14 bills now
before the bouse interstate and for
eign commerce committee—several
of them already passed by the sen
ate—which would return the prop
erty to certain classes of former
enemy nationals.
Worried McGrath
Old senate friends who have
dropped in on Attorney General
Howard McGrath recently are
shocked at the change in him.
Usually genial and self-confident,
McGrath now complains to visilprs:
*Tm being hounded. Nothing I say
or do is right. Every time I make
a statement, it's distorted. Even in
my own state, the people don’t get
an accurate picture df what I’m try
ing to do."
ISRAEL MAKES PAYMENT . . . The government of Israel has made
the first payment on principal on loans totaling $135,000,000 which it re
ceived from the export-import bank of Washington. Here, Israel Ambas
sador Abba Eban (right) presents a check for $2,953,063.47 to Mr. Her
bert E. Gaston, chairman of the import-export bank. The part-payment
on Israel’s loan was made at the bank’s offices in Washington, D.C.
Other payments will be made regularly, spokesmen for Israel say.
MARINES REPLACED BY DRAFTEES ... At an east coast port in
North Korea, the first corps of marine draftees to enter a combat zone
since World War n are pictured debarking from an LST to enter the
fighting in the present “police action.” These men will serve as replace
ments with marine corps regulars. Officers of the fighting marines let
It be known quickly that the marines would make no distinctions be
tween the men who had been drafted and those who had volunteered to
fight with the marine corps.
AERIAL STOWAWAY . . . Standing at the corner of 46th street, New
York City, Paula Theedon, London secretary who came to America
the hard way, looks over Broadway in the rain. She stowed away
aboard a private plane. When she was discovered aboard the plane In
Iceland, it was proved that her papers were In order and she was per
mitted to finish the flight as a stewardess. She plans to stay in New
York sightseeing for about 10 days. Then sh£ will return to London and
her job.
TAFT, TRUMAN EQUALLY BAD . . . Harold Stassen, former governor
of Minnesota and now president of the University of Pennsylvania as
well as a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination, addresses the
Washington, D.C., RepubUcan club. He is calling for a new United
States foreign policy that would thwart the Russian Communist bear
without resorting to war. He denounced the programs of President Tru
man and fianator Taft as being “equally bad for America*”
SEEKS CITIZENSHIP ... Dr.
Izaak Alkalay, Brooklyn, former
chief rabbi of Yugoslavia and sen
ator there, has signed a petition for
final U.S. naturalization after 10
years here. He is now chief rabbi
of the sephardic Jews in America.
ACCUSED AS SMUGGLER ... A
Cairo newspaper says the govern
ment of Yemen has accused Wen
dell Phillips, California archeolo
gist, of smuggling a statue of the
Queen of Sheba from Yemen. Wen
dell’s party fled from Yemen un
der gunfire by tribesmen.
POLITICAL PRISONER . . . Secre
tary of State Acheson and Senator
Moody of Michigan have been
asked to intercede for Saul Saul-
son, 23, Detroit, held in Argentina
as a political prisoner. He was ar
rested on suspicion of mixing in lo
cal politics.
DIMAGGIO TO STAR ... Joe Di-
Maggio smiles as he holds up a
contract he signed in New York to
star on a television program to be
called "Joe DiMaggto’s Dugout.”
His program, aimed at the youth of
America, will be seen and heard
Sundays, a.m.
MARITAL DUET . . . Robert Mer
rill and Roberta Peters, bot v of the
Metropolitan opera, announce at
the New York home of Miss Peters'
parents that they will be married.
She sang with Merrill In the “Bar
ber of Seville” in February, 1951.
SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS
of Main Street and the World
Gen. Eisenhower, Sen. Kefauver
Win in New Hampshire Election
NEW HAMPSHIRE- Political dopesters, both Republican and Demo
crat, have spent days trying to read a national trend Into the results of
the New Hampshire preferential primary. No one can be sure how the
results can be applied to the nation as a whole,
but there are several noteworthy facts as a
result of the election which the average home
town voter can apply to his own area.
General Eisenhower’s victory is an indication
of the respect and popularity he commands
from the average voter. This is important when
it is remembered that Eisenhower backers
made no all-out effort in the contest. On the
other hand, Senator Taft stumped the state as
if campaigning in the presidential race itself.
There is one obvious conclusion. Except for
Ohio, and perhaps, a few other strongholds,
Eisenhower appears to be the GOP’s best vote
getter. Whether or not he can get the nomina
tion, of course, still remains in serious doubt.
On the Democratic side of the picture, Sen
ator Kefauver pulled something of an upset by
defeating President Truman, who had the
state's Democratic machine behind him. As a
result, it is reasonable to assume that the
Tennessee senator has a far greater vote get
ting potential than political forecasters real
ized, or President Truman is so unpopular the
votes went to Kefauver as a protest of the
Truman administration and poll ies.
It should be remembered, however, that re
sults of the preferential contest are not bind
ing on the state’s convention delegates, either
Republican or Democrat. Taft still retains a
majority of the Republican convention dele
gates. Encouraged by the New Hampshire re
sult, Eisenhower backers may now begin their
all-out drive to corral delegates and thus the
nomination.
Kefauver’s victory in New Hampshire does not mean he is as popular
in other sections of the country. Truman still has the nomination tied up
if he wants it. Some observers believe, however, Truman will now hasten
his decision about running, if he has not already made up his mind. By a
quick announcement he might check growing Kefauver popularity.
DEADLOCK— With peace talks deadlocked over prisoner exchange
and what nations will supervise the armistice, if one is ever negotiated,
the big question on the battlefront is what effect spring will have on the
two armies which have faced each other for nearly two years.
In this connection, Gen. James A. Van Fleet, U.S. Eighth Army
commander, indulged in a little speculation. The commander reported
the Chinese and Korean Reds have built up a force of 900,000 men in
Korea. He added that the Reds have more men, weapons, and planes
than the Allies.
But he does not believe the Reds will launch a spring offensive, but
if they did he would welcome it and stop it cold.
“I am confident we could stop any attack the Communists might
throw at us”, he said. “It would be a good thing if we could get those
people out of their foxholes and dugouts to mow them down the way we
did last April and May.”
As for possible Allied plans, the general said: “The future operations
of the Eighth Army are still on the conference table at Panmunjom.”
That was not saying very much, but it is generally believed there
will be no all-out Allied offensive unless the truce talks collapse com
pletely. If they should, then the people of the home towns erf America
must steel themselves for the explosion that of necessity must follow.
It could mean an all-out war in Asia.
Meanwhile, the Department of Defense reported the latest American
casualty total in Korea at 106,458. Of the total, 18,505 are known to have
been killed. , « v
TAXES The all-powerful house-senate economic committee re
portedly has agreed that there should be no general increase in tax rates
this year. It was not exactly surprising news to the nation’s taxpayers,
since congressional opposition has been expressed from the moment
President Truman announced his record $85,000,000,000 spending budget.
The committee went bn record as favoring a $10,000,000,000 cut in the
budget. By closing existing tax loopholes, the $10 billion budget cut, and
with surpluses which go into government trust funds, the committee
said it believed the budget cquld be balanced.
The President had asked congress to close the tax loopholes in his
annual economic report, but had also asked an Increase in taxation by
whatever additional was necessary to boost government income by
$5,000,000,000 a year.
AVERAGE FAMILY ^ recent economic survey reveals there has
been such a vast shift in income distribution in the United States in the
past 20 years it can be classed as a social revolution.
The survey reveals the very poor have become fewer by two-thirds
of their 1939 number. And the poor have become better off. Where three
out of four families had incomes of less than $2,000 a year in 1939, only
one out of three fell into that class ten years later.
The well-to-do and the rich have become more numerous. In the late
thirties, one family in about 50 was in the $5,000 and over income class,
and one out of 100 was in the $10,000 and over class. Ten years later, one
family out of six was in the $5,000 and over class, and one out of twenty
in the $10,000 and over class.
Over the years the very rich have become poorer x because the rise
in labor incomes has been accompanied by a decline in property in
comes. The share of the upper 1 per cent of income receivers in total
Incomes has declined in 35 years from 16 per cent to 9 per cent.
NEW WATCH A. fantastic achievement in the science of time-
eping was revealed when Elgin researchers took the wraps off their
test development—a conventional sized wrist watch that stores its own
source of electrical power
and will operate more than
a year before its tiny “ener-
? gy capsule” expires.
The electronic watch of to
morrow is still in the labo
ratory but its sponsors claim
it will eventually revolution
ize personal timekeeping. Its
motor, the smallest practical
unit ever built, replaces the
mainspring which has been
used in all watches made the
past 450 years. Also elimi
nated is the winding mech
anism, since the energy cap
sule does that job.
The capsule itself, smaller
in volume than a penny, dis
charges power at such a con
stant rate that the new
watch will keep perfect time,
d when It expires, a watchmaker will be able to insert a new one in a
v minutes at nominal cost.
Some estimate of the infinitesimal size of Elgin’s "power plant was
en in the description that 10,000,000 electronic watches could be oper-
>d from the power consumed by a single 100-watt light bulb. And
entually they hope to make it smaller still, applying the same prim
World’s tiniest cell, a powerful energy
■apssile smaller than a penny in volume,
'provides power for new electronic watch.
»
GAMBLING TAX
Yield Far Less Than
The internal revenue bureau re
ports the government’s new gam
bling license and tax has yielded
far less than expected when it was
enacted. The total yield from No
vember through January was a
mere $1,455,393. When congress
passed the license law, it was esti
mated that the annual yield would
be 400 million dollars.
Sales of the $50 a year occupation
Congress Expected
stamp in November, December, and
January netted $484,429 from 16,029
professional gamblers. The 10 per
cent tax on gross receipts amounted
to $970,964. For December, the first
full month to which the tax was ap
plied, the return was $759,182. The
10 per cent tax on gross business
for January has not been tabulated
and is not included In the total gross
receipts.
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Put Him in the Tank
My father’s selling gasoline.
Your father wouldn’t work even
if somebody gave him a job. What
makes you think he’s selling gas
oline?
Well, the police station tele
phoned today and said: Better
come down and bail your papa
out, because he has a tank full.
Grandma’s Saying*
I'VE ALLUS NOTICED the folk*
that make the best mark fer them
selves are not the ones that say
“How much must I do?’’— but “How
much can I do?”
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body are generally jest themselves? #
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