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THURSDAY, MAY 5, 1955
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REVERED INSPIRATION
COMMENTS ON MEN AND THINGS
Spectator Suggests Private Schools
Quite a lot is being Said about the need for time before
the Federal Court’s dictum on segregation may become ef
fective.
According to the general impression the Southern States
are resigned to compliance with the order of the Court,
whereas every man I have heard express himself is fully re
solved to disregard, evade, or circumvent the order of the
Court. In other words, the. attorneys might well have ans
wered Mr. Justice Frankfurter categorically “YES” when
he asked if the South thought the Court was wrong.
I do not mean that there will be another Civil War, but
there are ways and means which need not conflict with the
Court. As I see it, the decision of the Court might well be
reversed by the same court when a majority of the present
Justices pass to the Great Beyond. Then again, we might
adopt the plan I have advocated—of chartered private
schools and colleges, with State aid, such aid being available
to all, on the same conditions, etc.
There is no good purpose to be served by being mealy-
mouthed: our people do not mean to submit. .
The Wall Street Journal, a great National daily of com
merce, industry and finance, has an editorial on the Supreme
Court’s decision which will surprise many. Let me quote it:
“Not even the Southerners pleading before the Supreme
Court against an immediate order for integration of their
dual school systems would expect to be allowed as much time
for the change-over as it took the High Court to decide that
segregation in the public schools was un-constitutional.
Yet the years that passed between the adoption of the
Supreme Court doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ facilities in
Pleessy v. Ferguson in 1896 and the present court’s striking
down of that doctrine last May are an important factor which
must be considered in an' effort to settle orderly the ques
tion of segregation.
For fifty-nine years ago the customs and attitudes the
great majority of Southerners already possessed were crys-
talized by judicial decree. The highest court in the land said
then—and repeated later a number of times—that segrega
tion was not un-constitutional as long as the facilities pro
vided for both races were equal.
It would not have been surprising if the lawyers represen
ting school boards and States in the South had argued that
if a Supreme Court decision in 1896 can be wrong a Supreme
Court decision in 1954 may also be in error. But what they
argued for was time!
, Certainly there is much to be said for this argument; the
attitudes of a great segment of our people cannot be changed
overnight, even by Supreme-Court decree. The Court itself
recognized this last year when it went no further than to
declare segregation unlawful.
At one pole of this tortured question are some Southern
officials who say the Supreme Court‘s decree will never be
obeyed. And at the other are those who demand implementa
tion forthwith. An understanding person may sympathize
both with those who are impatient to wait longer for the vic-
both with those who are impatient to wait longer for the vic
tory in their dedicated uphill battle against segregation. But
it is not necessary to agree with either to know that this
problem is a serious one that must be handled with modera
tion. Indeed, it is not one problem; it is many problems.
Attorney General Shepperd of Texas put it plainly, we think,
when he told tfie high court that in his State there are two
thousand school districts and that a solution to segregation
in one was not the solution in another.
The Government, which supported last year the success
ful litigation which overthrew the ‘separate but equal’ doc
trine, recognizes also that the problems are manifold and
that no magic formula of Words will at this time provide an
answer.
Solicitor General Sobeloff told the Supreme Court that in
fact that it had no material, no guide, for a judgment whe
ther a decree ordering integration forthwith would end seg
regation or cause turmoil. He suggested that the particular
cases before the High Court should be returned to the Fed
eral District Courts with instructions to require local school
boards and community leaders to formulate plans for end
ing segregation, and that, the district judges should be al
lowed some discretion in setting the time necessary to com-
ply with the courts decision in orderly fashion.
" Hiere may, of course, be better ways than Mr. Sobeloff
has suggested. But clearly there are far worse ones; and
among them would be an abrupt order to end forthwith in
Southern public schools a social order some centuries old
with no thought of what may take its place.”
How does it impress the average citizen, this switch from
the decisions of 1896, and later, to the decision of 1954 ? Has
the Constitution been amended? Should we, as a liberty-
loving people, a people of Constitutional rights, tamely ac
quiesce in this amendment to thO Constitution by the court ?
I see no benefit from any Act of Congress which would
limit the appellate jurisdiction of the court: Of course dec-
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ional observance, but that circumstances could, in time, lead
to the same result.
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I think delay may serve the purpose of bringing about
changes in the membership of the Court—w\hich may re
quire years; or we might, forthwith proceed to organize and
administer our educational institutions as private incorpor^
ated units, with State Aid available f6r all which comply
with prescribed educational standards.
Ridicules Lilienthal View On TVA
People who enjoy some special privilege will usually de
fend that favor with great zeal. Some days ago I read an ar
tide which reminded us that the TVA is now so vast a pow
er organization that it has become one of the greatest mo
nopolies of the United States.
Strangely enough, the TVA sponsors denounced the elec
tric power companies as monopolies, although all private
power companies are under regulation and control of Public
Service commissions, which fix their rates, etc. THEY ALSO
PAY ABOUT 24 PER CENT OF THEIR RECEIPTS FOR
TAXES. What are we to think of the mammoth TVA to
day? It is about as large as ten private companies and pays
about five per cent in taxes. And it is under no supervision
or control, as private companies are. So what about Vast
monopolies NOW?
During the course of a speech in Athens, Alabama, Mr.
David Lilienthal said that critics of the Tennessee Valley
Authority he once headed are, in effect, attacking the area.
Mr. Lilienthal is reported by the New York Times to have
said that it is unfair to disparage the natural advantages of
water power, coal deposits and navigable rivers for cheap
transportation that combine to make the Tennessee valley
area a natural source of cheap power production. The people
of the area, he said, don’t begrudge the people of other reg
ions their natural advantages, such as Florida’s and Califor-
nias climate, so favorable to raising citrus fruits.
These remarks suggest two observations. One is that we
think it rather unworthy of Mr. Lilienthal to suggest that
those who oppose the further growth of .government power
in the Tennessee valley are unfriendly to this area. We feel
sure that most people who are at all familiar with the region
have the highest respect for its advantages apd potentiali
ties and the greatest regard for a people who can prbduce
Davy Crockett and Dinah Shore.
The other observation is that we have yet to hear of any
vast, tax-supported, government complex arranging the cli
mate of Florida and California.
If the government should use public tax-money for power
projects, should the government try to buy all the climate
in California and Florida and sell it to specially favored and
preferred customers? Should only Truman Democrats, or
Eisenhour Republicans be allowed *to bask in the sunshine
of Florida, while quaffing the golden flow, of orange juice?
Perhaps the government mighi own and operate all the
rain-making machinery and sell rain to a preferred group at
a special price, charging all the loss tp the tax-payers of all
the Nation.
Can you tell me If my GI allowance will be cut off if my boss gives
me pay increase for a fully trained worker under my Korean on-
the-job training?
fi. Not necessarily. Your GI allowance will not stop so long as it is an
established fact that you are stni a trainee in all respects except
pay. • '
jj.y Congress has been in session for three months. Can you tell me ^
the highlight of this 84th Congress so far?
A. Congress has made no record as yet, but insofar as the country
is concerned, Congress has gone on record by large majorities in
both houses in support of almost anything the Precedent might
decide to do in the Formosan area.
Q. If Sec. Benson has the avthority, why does he not sell agricultural
surpluses abroad at competitive prices?
A. He has the authority and has disposed of some surpluses by barter,
pnrf by direct sale for foreign currencies. The House Agricultural
committee adopted a report of its subcommittee recommending
that a sales manager and sales force be hired hy CCC “to move
these stocks into world markets on a competitive bid basis,” and
earmarked $2 million of CCC'a administrative funds for this pur-
, pose. The report said while the CCC (and the Secretary) has the
authority, $3.7 billion of surplus commodities have never been
offered for sale abroad at competitive prices. ,
q. Have the Chinese reds complied with their signed truce agree
ments In Korea and in North Vietnam? /
A. JNo. In both countries there have been frequent and flagrant vio
lations of truce agreements.
Q. What are functions of the Treasury besides collecting taxes?
A.” The Treasury Department established in 1799, 'besides collection
of national revenue, is responsible for narcotic control, operating
the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, control of currency, enforc
ing tariffs and customs.
From the Lincoln Times, Lincoln-
ton. North Carolina: According to
an AP dispatch, Pravda, the news
paper which speaks for the Krem
lin, recently gave the Soviet ma
chine building industry a sharp
scolding “ and said it could learn
■' a lot from Detroit and Pittsburgh.”
A short time oefore that Party
Secretary Kruschchev told Soviet
farmers that, they could learn much
about com and hog culture from
Iowa. «
It is official Commtmist doctrine
that capitalist America is a de
cadent nation in which farmers and
workers are. ruthlessly exploited.
But, when it comes to actual prob
lems. it seems that the communists
have to look to us decadent capi
talists for solutions.
• • •
the 9euth Pasadena Re-
South Pasadena, California:
Shed a tear for tb/t plight of the
Communist Party organizer who,
so the story goes, wrote this com
plaint to his superior:
t “It is becoming increasingly dif
ficult to reach the down-trodden
1 masses in America. In the spring,
they’re forever polishing their cars.
» In the suifuner,- they take vaca
tions. In the fall, they go to, the
World Series and football games
v And in the winter you can’t get
t them away from their TV sets.
“Please give me suggestions on
1 how to let these people know how
oppressed they are.”
From the Italy News-Herald,
Italy, Texas: Communists are de
void of moral scruples; they have
no conception of right and wrong
as the keeping of agreements is
concerned. Therefore they should
be no further agreements entered
into with them unless we are will
ing to enforce such agreements by~
force.
Beyond doubt, much of the diffi
culty we have found ourselves in
Korea, in China and in Europe,
can be traced to this Yalta con
ference. What was done there can
not be undone, but certainly our
leaders can take heed of the con
sequences of Yalta and make cer
tain that they are not again out
traded. Such can be the lesson of
Yalta. .May we have learned that
lerson, is bur hope.
• • • * /
From the Times Leader, West
Point, Mississippi: “Any strong na
tion of free workers can survive
the ordeal of going broke, and
can even come back stronger than
ever when the tide of fortune again
turns its way. But paste this in
your hat; No country is strong
enough to make a qomeback when
the people lose their sense of per
sonal responsibility. ... and their
fundamental respect for the system,
that underlies all edbnomic prog
ress—the private^ property system
—under which all men have the
same opportunity. /
CROSSWORD PUZZLE
Workers’ Income On Increase
“A revolutionary redistribution of income has taken place
on a world-wide basis, as well as within the United States.
Since 1939, the American share of total world income has
increased from around 25 per cent to 42 per cent. Equally
startling developments have taken place in our country dur
ing the last quarter of a century. The share of the national
income of persons in the lower brackets has gone up while
the share of those in* the upper brackets has been pulled
down. The proportion of total disposable income held by the
upper 5 per cent of income recipients has declined from 34
per cent in 1929 to around 18 per cent. The number of fam
ilies in the income group $3,000 to $7,500 increased from 28
per cent of the total in 1929 to 52 per cent in 1953. In the
latter year, they received $125 billion, or 56 per cent of total
income.
Since 1929, employees have gained a larger share of nat
ional income, while the proportion distributed to property
has shown a marked decrease. Of the $300 billion of national
income in 1954, compensation of employees accounted for
nearly 69 per cent of the total, as compared with 58 per cent
in 1929. On the other hand, dividends declined from 6.6 per
cent to 3.2 per cent, and interest from 7.3 per cent to 3 per c.
The same process of distribution has been operating on
a regional basis. The income trend is away from the old es
tablished areas in the Northwest and Central sections of the
country and toward the newer industrial areas of the South
and West.” ' •>
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20 SSL. high
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21 North! Syrian
22 OWDutch
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24 Dog.
28 Fall in drop.
30 Supercilious
31 _—
33 Fry
39 Beverage
30 Child for father
38 Animal
40 Lassoes
42 Man’s name
43 So. American
Indians *
44 Pieces of
fired clay
48 British baby
carriage
48 Bushmen
47 Volcano in
Martinique
48 Bugged crest
of mountain '
range
49 Plural ending
50 Short sleep
51 Serf
S3 Paid notice
64 Mediterranean
vessel
58 Small barra
cuda
57 Soldiers’
drinking l
80 Before
61 I am (contr.)
03 Number
04 Fourth calif
00 Breathe loudly
aaleep
68 Rhymster
70 English weight
72 Portray
73 Biblical weed
74 Philippine
dwarf negri-
toes
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2 Spoken
3 Male sheep
4 8i>Ot levers of
certain ma
chines
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6 Anglo-Saxon
coin
7 Lubricates
8 Washing com
pounds
9 Printer’s
measure .
10 Symbol for
alabamlne
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Indians
12 High
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sels >
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(pi.)
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river
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39 Color
41 Fares
42 Before
44 Indian tent
45 Stimulates
47 Top of head
48 States posi
tively
50 Seine
52 Mimic
54 Scoff
55’ Growing out
57 An Egyptian
58 Ox of the
Celebes
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ing
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like cat
65 Feminine name
67 Gold in So.
American
countries .
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tellurium
70 Continent
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/^ONGRESS is alarmed at the
^ economic plight of the farmer.
And now even some business pub
lications are taking note of the
tremendous drop in farm income
as a menace to the entire economic
outlook.
This column has given consider
able space during the past month,
trying to point up the danger sig
nals to the nation’s economy, as
reflected in rapid decline of farm
income, its. effect upon business
and industry related to the farm
market, and the dangerous emigra-
tion of farm families to the city.
One weekly business publication
even said this farm migration was
a good thing, that because the
farm publication had declined by
several hundred thousand persons
over the past five years, the plight
of farmers, j>er capita, was not
too bad, the over-all income was
divided up among so many / less
farmers.
This business publicatioA, how
ever did not look at the other end
of the telescope ... in that farm
mortgage debt last year increased
over a billibn dollars; that value
of farm assets has dropped $10%
billion dollars since 1952 and that
foreclosures on farm mortgages in
creased 40% in 1954 over 1953.
Divide these statistics up among
the per capita farmers and you
get a different picture.
The Wall Street Journal reported
recently that 6% of dairy feurmers
have gone out of business in the
Chicago area during the past year.
The U. S. News A World Report,
a Washington business magazine
in a recent issue, takes cognizance
of the farm degression * in this
•fix
manner:
“Their (farmers) plight recalls
the 1920s, when agriculture slumped
long before the big depression . . .
the farm problem is worsening now
. . . more trouble lies ahead. Think
ing back to the 1920s, some econo
mists are wondering if this long-
continued trouble may not prove
to be a serious weakness for the
nation as a whole.”
Here are some figures which in
dicates the force with which the
farm depression may hit the rest
of the nation’s economy:
With net farm income only $12
billion dollars last year, and going
lower in 1955, aa compared to more
ban $16 billions two or three years
go .. . . consider these facta—
farmers customarily use 16.6% of *
all petroleuip products, more than
any other industry; they use 9%
of steel production, more than the
automobile industry; they use 12%
of chemicals; they use more rub
ber than any industry except au
and according to a reliable source
the amount of rubber they use
would equal 20% more than re
quired to put five tires on every
new car' manufactured; they are
among the heaviest buyers of tex
tiles and, with REA, are now one
of the largest markets for house
hold appliances in the electric field.
Politicians in congress would like
to let the farm legislation rest uni
1956, an election year. But the re
friends of the farmers are deter
mined to put up a battle, first if*
the house, then the senate over si
new 90% of parity biH, before farm
price supports can slip down to
75% of parity as provided in the
flexible price support law.
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••OUT they can’t do this to mo!
L* protested the young man In
the white apron as he staged un
believingly at the furrow-streaked
hill. “You say those surveyors up
there are preparing to run a state
roed through your father’a farm?
Can’t you stop them, Louise?” He
turned to the slim girl at his side.
“I know you’ve worked hard to
make a success of your motel and
restaurant, Billy,” she skid sadly.
“But what can I do? The highway
department certainly Isn’t going to
listen to me. And dad—well, dad
doesn’t approve of my being en
gaged to you anyway. I think he’s
gloating over your bad luck. He
says that this road running In front
of your motel win be a goat trail
In six months.”
“And he’s right,” said Billy
bitterly.
“Dad also say§ he’s going to
plant a windbreak to put your
motel Completely out of sight.”
“He reaHy likes me, doesn’t he?”
growled billy.
“Let’s get nArried now, before
they build the highway,” urged the
girl, moving closer.
Billy breathed hard. “With what?
You know I’ve sunk every dime
I own into this place.”
“m soon have some money,*’
she said eagerly. “Remember the
cabbage patch dad signed over to
me? The state is cutting that in
half too—dad says I’U get a pretty
good check for my share.*’
“I suppose you think we can
spend the rest of our lives living
off your eafabege patch?”
“I had hoped that someday
might build our home ON it,” she
said wistfully. “But now there’s
hardly enough left to accommodate
a chicken coop.”
“Well, I wouldn’t live on it if
you paid me,” said Billy. “As far
as Tm concerned it’s still your
father’s land, and I want no part
of it.”
Billy watched silently . as she
walked across the road. He thought
she’d be back by nightfall, but he
was wrong. Louise didn't return.
Billy held his own for several
weeks, serving construction -
and putting up the few
straggled in, but he
hi8 days in the
numbered. *
Then came the day when a
ing calm settled over his
plans. A trickle of
fic passed his place;
half mile away a procession
trucks and cars marked the
pletion of the new state
Billy groaned. He decided tb
it out for awhile simply
he had nowhere else to go.
Then one morning the
happened. A busload of picnickers
pulled into the court clamoring for
breakfast. Shortly
couple of trucks
old dirt road that led from die new
highway. These were followed by
several passenger cars. As tbit day
wore on Billy had to enlist the aid
of friends to cope with swarms of
hungry customers.
By sundown BiDy eras tired. He
grinned happily however, as an
other family entesed the driveway.
“Reckon we’ll stay all night,”
said the burly chap who was driv
ing the' ear. “Kids is tired and
me eyes is sore. That new road
up yonder Is whiter* n a barrel
o’lime; fair makes s feller blink.
These little huts got beds in ’em,
Buster?”
“Saw yer sign up there,” boomed
die big man pointing in the direc
tion of the new highway.
Twenty minutes later Billy eras
running up the rid dirt road, hop- gU
that someone hadn’t made a
mistake.
As he approached die new high
way he saw Louise. She was stand-,
ing in what waa left of her cab
bage patch, a smile oh her lovely
face. And behind her was a huge
sign informing passing motorists
that Billy Thompson’s Motel was
at the foot of the old dirt road.
“How—?” Billy began weakly.
Louise laughed. “My cabbage
patch!” she announced proudly.
“There’s just enough of it left to
hold a sign. Do you think it will
support us?’
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