Evening star., 1945-10-08

!
dashery, and conferred the Eagle
Scout badge on Bobby Joplin, IA
member of a Boy Scout detachment
: which was photogra phed with Mr.
! Truman.
At IL am. he went to First
Baptist Church, where the pastor
the Rev. D. K. Foster, an old friend
noted his presence and said I'VE
gratefully remember the former oe.
caSions on which he worshipped with
us, and rejoice in the Christian fel-
lowship, unbroken by the DEGREES o.
destiny"
Rebuke to Laggards.
The Presidents presence in Ca
ruthersville was used, incidentally
by the Rev. Horace Nance, pastor
of Eastwood Methodist Church, tc
administer a mild rebuke to some
of the laggards in his congregation
In the church bulletin, today, HI
wrote. President Truman coming
watch people who haven't been tt
church in 20 years crowd out thu
faithful few" The President, how
ever, did not 60 to Eastwood.
After church. the President hai
lunch, then was photographed witt
the Jonesboro (Ark) 40 and beside
an engine" used by the wreckins
crew of the fun-making American
Legion organization.
Resting briefly, the President ther
set out on his annual trip to the fair
He arrived after the first race
was hailed with the "Missour
Waltz" and. then took his place II
the judges stand. There is no or
ganized betting on the Cartthers.
vile races, but at one point the
President was seen to delve wallet.
ward. Gov. Phil Donne1ly of Mis-
souri, went to the races with the
President, but stuck to the grand
stand.
Between races the crowd was en-.
tertained by dancing girls, bands
a strong man act, acrobats and fre.
quent calls through the loud speaker
for parents to come up and claim
straying youngsters.
Truman Handicap.
The President Truman Handicap
was won by Fort Knox, a rangy
chestnut, which led three other con-
testants every step of the mile anc
10 yards to win purse of $3.50
a cup and floral wreath.
Frank James of Marion, H., own
the winner. He was introduced a
"a descendant of our Jesse James,
and the crowd loved it.
The President was photographed
with Mr.. James and his jockey
Hershel Monroe.
Then Mr.. Truman spoke.
| He prefaced his reference to labo
troubles by declaring that the wa,
to peace is perhaps more Difficult
than was the path to victory.
And the reason for that diff
Guilty." he said, ''is that we all dis
tinctly understand that after ever
war there is bound to be letdowr
there is bound to be a change O
attitude, there is bound to be
great many of us who say: or
well, don't have to work any more
I don't have to take any interes
in the welfare of our Government
any more
Must Cooperate. >
I'VE can't have that attitude" h
continued. I'VE must co-operat
now as We never have before il
the history of our country. . Il
order to prove to the world tha
our reconversion program can b
handled just as efficiently, and tha
our tremendous production machin
, can be operated for peace as vel
, as for war, we must all get in an,
, push.
That doesn't require anything
but plain understanding among our
selves. That requires the cooper
, alton of management, and labor an,
| the farmers, and every storekeepe
and every man who has an interes
in the Government of the Unite,
States"
He admitted that difficulties Ii
ahead, and than I'VE may make mis-
takes" but, he added, II am askin
: you to exercise that admonitiol
!, which you will find in the gospels
and which Christ told lis was tn
| way to get along in the world: D
, by your neighbor as you would
done by"
/ Touches on World Scene.
Then, touching on the world seen,
2 he continued:
And that applies to you and vol
t just as it applies to Great Britain
and France, and China, and Russi
: and CzechosioI aka, and Hollan
and Brazil. The nations, when the
decide that the welfare of the worl
is much more important than an
: individual gain which they then
= selves can make at the eXpens
v of another nation, then we can tax
l. this discovery Che earlier discusse
d atomic energy) and make this worl
s the greatest place the sun has eve
= shone on"
! 1--WE can't stand another glob'
d war; the President warned.
!. Mr.. Truman was to end his ste
< by attending an American Jegic
o smoker last night, but it was al
'e po,loccd l,o WOULD not oo