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Evening star., 1945-05-06
Bv Don HUH

OMAHA.-Edward D. McKim. Ne
braska insurance executive whose long
standing personal friendship with Presi-
dent Harry S. Truman skyrocketed him
into a key administration post. is as
unknown politically to many in his
own State as he is to the Nation. but
great guy" to all who know him per-
sonally.
The 49-year-old husky, affable
Omahan, executive vice president of the
newspaper division of the Mutual Bene-
fit Health and Accident Association in
private life and now the chief admins
tratlve assistant to the President, con-
sistently has avoided showing" himself
into the political spotlight.
McKims friends here believe he ac-
cepted the $10,000-a-year job as chief
trouble shooter" for President Truman
because of his great admiration for the
Chief Executive and because he has fol-
lowed Mr.. Truman as a soldier and po-
htical campaigner since they became
friends % years ago.
The political and personal paths of
the President and this 184-pound, g.
foot 1-inch Midwesterner, who was born
October 20, 1895, in Evansville, Ind,
have crossed many times since McKirn,
an enlisted man, met the then Capt.
Truman on the war-torn battlefelds of
France in the first World War
Association Continued,
Mr.. Truman was commander of Bat
terry D Of the 129th Field Artillery, 35th
Division. McKim was in Mr.. Truman's
battery and they came to like each
other from the start. When the war
ended, Mr.. Truman went back to Inde-
pendence, Mo-, and McKim returned to
his home in Kansas City. They got
together frequently.
McK1m was on Mr.. Truman's cam
paign staff when the latter ran for
county Judge in Missouri. When McKim
made an unsuccessful bid for lieutenant
governor Of Nebraska in 1888 after serv-
Ing In the Nebraska Legislature in 1885,
the then United States Senator Truman
came from Washington to campaign for
his buddy"
Mr.. Truman called on McKim for
help at the National Democratic Con-
vention in Chicago last June when the
President became vice presidential
possibility. McKim is credited with hav-
ing played an important part in engi-
neering the nomination and served as
Mr.. Truman's front man" on the vice
presidential nominees 11,00o-mile cam.
paign tour.
Evening star., 1945-05-06
Cable, Phone and Wireless
Merger Plan Stirs Debate
Navy Proposes Joining All External Communi.
cations Into Single Monopoly, but State
Department Objects
By Sigrid Arne

The deep belief In Washington that
the world must have both free press
and an almost doubled volume of world
on quarrel over the $4,000, 900 Ameri-
can communications system which ties
the United States to the rest of the
world.
The State Department and the Navy
have tangled horns. Other departments
are either waiting the showdown or
presenting partial plans.
The Navy is all-out for throwing the
13 United States communications cor
porations-cable, phone and wireless
which handle messages between the
United States and other countries into
one big company.
It would like to see the Government
buy up all the stocks of International
Telephone & Telegraph, Mackay Radio
and the like and then offer to the public
new stock issue in the single, new cor
poration.
Navy Raises Defense Issue.
This corporation would take over all
world-news from Bulgaria, a bid for
5000 head of cattle in Brazil, or just
Mrs. Smith, in New Delhi messaging
Mr. Smith in Fort Worth that she'll be
home in three weeks.
The Navy says the new stockholders
should elect Is directors, and the Gov
ernment should name five. The Navy
10
by law.
1t claims the United States must have
a unified system so that both the Army
and Navy can be certain of quick COM
munication with all spots in the world.
1t claims for the program an impor-
tant international benefit also. It says
II there were just one company it could
make much better deals with other
nations, most of which do have single
companies.
The argument has dragged a basic
question out of the American bible of
political principles: Whether monopoly
or free competition gives the best service
to the consumer.
Declare Lower Rates Possible.
Advocates of the Navy plan (some of
the commercial companies are backing
the Navy Gay single company could
make savings because of a single staff
and single set of equipment, hence
could offer a lower rate.
Both sides hope to see the lower rate
Obviously newspapers all over the world
could take a wider world news report
and the result would be a better-in-
formed world citizenry, one not so open
to war mongers.
Also lower rates would help more of
the worlds traders to message each
other, and there might result more
trading among nations.
These viewpoints have come out be-
fore Senate interstate commerce sub
committee, with Senator Wheeler, Dem
ocrat, Of Montana presiding.
The Nays views were presented by
Rear Admiral Joseph R. Redman, direc-
tor OF naval communications.
Redman was directly opposed by the
new Assistant Secretary of State, Will
liam L. Clayton.
Clayton for Competition.
Clayton said competition should be
preserved to insure the United States
swift and modern communications and
that in the long run competition would
much more likely bring about lower
rates.
Evening star., 1945-05-06
Iruman'S New Assistant
Great Guy but Unknown

On the day Mr. Truman succeeded
the late President Roosevelt, McKim
was preparing to entertain Mr.. Truman
at dinner. He dined with the Tru-
man family on the first night it occu-
pied Blair House.
Mcklm has the greatest confidence
in the abilities of President Truman.
He said shortly after Truman became
Chief Executive, "The people of the
United States have nothing to fear in
putting the Nations leadership in his
CTrumansI hands. He is one of the
soundest men in the Nation"
The feeling of Mr.. Truman toward
McKin. is equally as strong. In one of
his speeches when McKim ran for
Lieutenant Governor, Mr.. Truman de-
clared: For a commanding officer to
describe man as good soldier is the
highest compliment that can be paid
the man. That's what I think of Ed"
On another occasion Mr.. Truman as
serted: "McKim was one of the best
soldiers in Battery D. He was a fine
boy and has grown into fine man. We
went through hell together on the
battlefields of France and he never
f1inched. I vowed that if I could ever
help this lad would
There are some who have said Nc
Kim's relationship with President Tru-
man is somewhat comparable to the
intimate friendship of Frank w. Stearns
and Calvin Coolidge. Others have said
that in some respects he will be the
sort of confidential assistant that Harry
Hopkins was to President Roosevelt.
Will Do His Best.
But whatever role he may assume,
those who have known McKim in Ne
braska and Missouri say che will do
the best job he knows how"
Nebraska's Democratic national COM
mitteeman, James c. Quigley, who has
known McKim for about 18 years, de-
scribes the Presidents assistant as a
man with a "fine personality" and an
honest, loyal and devoted soul" His
opinion is shared by many Nebraskans.
Il know that he will do the best job
that he knows how because of his great
admiration for President Truman and
because he is the kind of man who
wouldn't be satisfied unless he did his
best" Quigley declared.
Quigley says McKim "could never
be said to be q prominent man in
Nebraska politics but he was a good
party man. He never pushed himself
and he enjoyed politics as an avocation,
not a vocation"
Federal Judge Albert A. Ridge of
(see McKIM, Page C-3)
Evening star., 1945-05-06

! If there has to be a merger, Clayton
asked the committee to require only the
merger of cable companies with cable
companies, phone companies with phone
companies, etc. Their battle for business
would insure progress, he thought.
Those who support Clayton point out
that monopolies sometimes neglect re-
search and inventions, because more
efficient new equipment means they
have to junk the old.
| They also fear the presence of Gov
ernment directors on the single COM
pany's board because. they say, the gate
| might be left open for Government to
dictate to the press.
Chairman Paul Porter of the Federal
Communications Commission said his
commission would wait until the testi-
mony is all in before presenting its
plan. Right now, he thinks, majority
FEC opinion favors merger, although
it objects to Government setting up the
company and it doesn't know whether
the merger should be mandatory or
permissive.
Fly Favored Monopoly
Under its recently retired chief,
James L. Fly, FEC campaigned for a
single external communications COM
pany.
The Army sent Maj. Gen. Harry c.
Ingles to testify that it had no set pro-
gram, but that the merger should leave
radio telephone out because of the mag
nificent job it has done through the
war.
The Senate committee is anxious to
know what happens to the Army's $685.
100000 communications system Ingles
said the Army would want to keep a
small part of it, but the fate of the rest
is up in the air. Much of it is in far
spots where there will be little peace
time business
That very fact lends some support to
the Navy's proposal The United States
may have garrisons in such spots as the
Palau Islands in the Pacific, for instance.
The Civil Aeronautics Administration
asked that aeronautical radio be left out
OF the merger since it must include
plane safety in the air.
Wants Press Kept Free.
One communications concern, Press
Wireless, Inc, owned by a group of
American newspapers, handles press
traffic only. Its principal customers are
the American wire news services. It also
wants to be left out of the merger. There
is quite general Washington agreement
press wireless would be left alone, if the
merger occurs. Few Americans want to
take the vaguest chance of tampering
with the press
From there on the subject gets more
complicated. Gables, most agree, are be-
ing outmoded, but military men want
cables preserved because they are more
secret and are needed at times when
atmospheric conditions blot out radio.
Then, the United States is pressing
for fiat world word-rate. Rates vary
greatly now-88 cents to Chungking, 81
to Rio.
Airmail will take some business
away from the electrical carriers.
And there's the British commonwealth
preference rate which permits mes
sages inside the commonwealth to travel
cheaper than outside. For instance, it
costs almost twice as much to message
San Francisco from Melbourne, Aus
tralia, as it does to message Vancouver,
Canada
Distributed by the Associated Press
Evening star., 1945-05-06

Count Bernadotte, reported bearer of
peace message, remains silent. Nazis
begin abandonment of Denmark. Pat
ton and Sd Ukrainian Army establish
two-way radio contact, 40 miles apart.
Patton pushes Is miles beyond Isar to
reach Inn River near Braunau, Hitler
birthplace in Austria and So miles from
Berchtesgaden. American 7th crosses
Austrian frontier to stand 10 miles from
Innsbruck and Is miles from Brenner
Pass. Admiral Horthy, ex-Hungarian
regent, captured together with Marshals
List and Won Lieb. Reds near Baltic
port of Stralsund now compress Nal
Baltic pocket to IS miles. Britain and
United States protest to Russia over
establishment of Austrian government.
Australian troops supported by United
States 7th Fleet invade Borneo near
Tarakan, rich oil field. United States
tanks within 800 yards of Shuri, Oki-
nawa's former capital. Capture of 5th
Okinawa airfield imminent.
Wednesday-Nazis surrender in Italy
and Austria, 28 divisions giving up,
paving the way for an Allied advance
to within 10 miles of Berchtesgaden.
Estimates indicate surrender of nearly
100000 Nazi and Fascist troops. Nazis
in Berlin chopped up into small groups
with Red flag flying over Hitler's
Reichschancellery. Reds take Stralsund
on Baltic, terminus of main rail ferry
to Sweden. Field Marshal Won Rund-
stedt, former western front commander,
captured by American 7th Army. Amer
lean Sd drives deeper into Northern
Austria and Czechoslovakia. Canadians
move toward Emden, submarine port
now only miles distant. British ad-
vance rapidly from new Elbe River
break-through to cut off Denmark and
Schleswig- -Holstein from Central Ger
many. American 10th Army presses
Japs back onto lower tip Of Okinawa.
1t. Gen. Bolivar estimates half of Japs'
10000 garrison killed, wounded or cap
Evening star., 1945-05-06
By Elmo Roper

~ At"O 4AOPCI
Mr Roper well known authority On public
magazine polls.)
In his speech at San Francisco, Brit
aims Anthony Eden said, in effect, "The
important thing is to get some sort of
a world security organization started"
Insofar as a majority of Americans
are concerned, he might have added
"even if it's not perfect and even If 1t
doesn't please every one at first"
Seldom are Americans so united on
major issue as they are on the need
for start of some sort toward a work
able world organization for peace. In
survey done two weeks before the
opening of the San Francisco Confer
ence a cross-section of adult civilians
was asked this question, gave these
answers:
Which one of these comes closest
to expressing what you would like to
have the United States do after the
war?
Per cent.
Enter into no alliances and have
as little as possible to do with
other countries eS 81
Depend only on separate alli-
ances with certain countries 40
Take an active part in an inter-
national organization 718
Don't know 1876
Last-ditch NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who
said have as little as possible to do
with other ountries'-number less than
10 per cent of our people. Since some
of this minority are so vocal, it is well
for all of us to keep in mind that they
are as limited in numbers as they are
in their understanding of the world
today. Believers in power politics.
those favoring separate alliances with
certain countries-constitute less than
S per cent of our people.
Nor do our people demand perfection
Evening star., 1945-05-06

an idealistic, optimistic approach to the
idea of new form of world co-opera-
ton. Actually there is hard-headed
realism back of the average Americans
determination to seek peace by a new
method. This realism is illustrated in
several ways-one of which is full ap-
probation of the necessity for the whole
hearted participation of both the United
States and Russia in the new interna-
tional organization.
Do you think an international Or
ganization could succeed if
Don't
Yes. No. know.
The rest of the
Unite Nations
are in it, but the
United States
stays out of it 72 78.O 14,8
The rest of the
U nj t e Nations
are in it. but
Russia stays out
OF it ------------ 15.5 637 20.8
The chances are that the hopes and
regards the need for new approach to
world peace are not much different from
those of the average Englishman, Rus
sian, Chinaman, Frenchman or Dutch
man. 1t may be fortunate that the
meeting to lay the foundations for such
a new approach is being held in the
United States. Maybe the delegates
from 46 nations of the world will be able
to hear the common people of their own
countries silently echoing this spoken
demand of Americans in all walks of life
for that spirit of justice and of compro-
mise out of which will be born the new
world order; new world order which
will insure that never again will inter-
national gangsters be able to reach out
into homes in Des Moines, Liverpool.
Smolensk, or Wuchang and take from
those homes the flower of the worlds
manhood
tCopyright, 1945, New York Tribune Inc,
Evening star., 1945-05-06

(See PARLEY, Page C-3)
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Morqenthuu
CONTINUED From First Page

ing over the great responsibilities Of
this Office.
Such matters as the continual
ton of war financing, the tax en-
forcement drive, revenue legislation.
and many other problems call for
prompt decisions. My successor
should be given the opportunity to
make these decisions, since it will
become his duty to carry them out.
These considerations are given
added weight by the possibility of
recess OF the Senate, which would
delay Judge WILSON'S confirmation
Accordingly, I urge that you ap-
point my successor at your earliest
convenience, and make my resigna-
ton effective upon his appointment
and qualification"
The Presidents reply, dated today.
follows:
Il have given careful considera-
ton to your letter of July IS urging
that l send to the Senate imme-
diately the nomination of Judge
Vinson as Secretary of the Treas
ury.
Il am inclined to agree with you
that for the reasons you mentioned
1t would be preferable to take this
action now instead of waiting for
my return from Europe.
Il appreciate very much the fine
spirit and keen sense you have ap-
preached this matter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
IAFL Federal Workers
Suggest 30-Hour
Postwar Work Week

A 30-hour Government work
week, effective with WI Day, to
insure more jobs in the Federal
service for returning servicemen,
was proposed yesterday by the
Government Employees Council of
the American Federation of Labor.
Representing 10 affiliated unions
with reported membership of
100000 Federal employees, the coun-
Gil advocated gradual" reduction
in the Government workweek until
the 30-hour level was reached.
Before the 30-hour limit Is
reached, the present workweek
could be cut to 40 hours whenever
the war effort would allow such
move, the council suggested.
If jobs are to be provided for
every one in the postwar period,
the Government must blaze the
trail, the council stated in sug-
costing its plan. Under the pro-
posal two hours would be taken
off each present eight-hour day. No
reduction in present basic pay rates
is proposed.
For a limited time after VI Day,
it was conceded, there may be a
few agencies needing to carry on
with a A or 48-hour wartime week,
including some War and Navy bu-
reauS.
The proposal is In line with AFL
policy during the depression days
of the 1905 for shorter workweek
to spread out the work.
In case it is found that agencies
do not have the power to shorten
the workweek, the council suggested
legislation to this effect be enacted
by Congress.
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Committee TO Survey
Restaurant Equipment

The Hotel Advisory Committee to
the food inspection division of the
Health Department will survey man
ufacturers of kitchen and dining
room equipment on developments
expected after the war to aid sani-
tation, the department announced
yesterday.
The committee has discussed fu-
ture plans for model kitchens to aid
the department in its efforts to make
Washington hotel restaurants a
standard of sanitation, which mem
bers hope will be the highest in the
country. The group also will meet
with architects and engineers.
Members of the committee are
Augustus Gumfort, manager, Har-
rington Hotel, chairman: A. B. Mer-
rick, manager, Roger Smith: Daniel
Watley, manager, Fairfax Hotel; S.
w. KeeSee, general manager, New
Colonial Hotel, and Arthur J. Har-
nett, executive secretary, Washing
ton Hotel Association.
Health Officer George c. Rutland
said he was highly pleased" with
the progress made in food sanitation
and the cooperation being received
from the industries involved.
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Yonk Who Lost Hand
In Ardennes to Sina

Pfc. Peter Taormina, who lost his
right hand in the Battle of the
Bulge" will sing on the Your Vet
eran Rights program presented by
the District department of the Dis
abled American Veterans at Sis
pm. today over radio station WINK.
Pvt. Taormina is resuming voice
culture at Walter Reed Hospital
under Army rehabilitation experts.
In 194l he sang here in the Sum-
mer Stock Light Opera Company's
presentation of Chocolate Soldier"
On today,s program he will be ac-
companied by Miss Diana Thomas.
swing harpist."
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LETTER OF CREDIT COUPON PLAN

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in every country of Central and South America
Mr. Richards contends that the Bible should serve as
its own interpreter and the sound Bible presentations
The Voice of Prophecy have built up immense listening
audience
Some weeks ago The Voice of Prophecy Inc offered
to the newspapers of the Western Hemisphere weekly
feature column, Bible Questions and Answers" The re-
Spouse from the press immediate four hundred
newspapers have already arranged to carry this weekly
column.
The readers of The Century Voice will be glad to learn
that this column will appear weekly special feature of
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01
Bible Question And Answer Column
Continued from Page One)

coast Soon afterward arrangements were made carry
The Voice OF Prophecy program in Spanish and Portu
guese in Central and South America At present this
profit program carried by 43O stations in the Western
Hemisphere. Arrangements being completed for
a translated version of the broadcast for China.
The Voice of Prophecy pioneered in launching the un
precedented offer of free Bible Correspondence Courses
in English Spanish Portuguese German Italian, and Rus
san special provided for juniors and another
for the blind in Braile. Enrollees number hun
dred thousand Branch schools have been established in
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The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01
IN LOVING MEMORY

The King Solomon Baptist Church will always cherish
the memory of Mrs Malinda Gee who passed away in
august at Greenwood, Mississippi Mrs. Gee at one
me member of King Solomon and after she moved
er membership she still served a member She was
ways loyal to her church and friends Her remains
ought back here for burial and the funeral conducted
om Tulane Baptist Church where she had been men,
~ fer number of years We feel Mrs. Gee is rot dead
1T just away.
KING SOLOMON BAPTIST CHURCH
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01

place where knew the district from the bottom up
The answer was not far away right in the group
capable for the task.
Mr. C. A. Miller an agent who has been connected
with the Greenwood District for number of years and
who worked his debit up to second place in the district
the for the job. Mr. Miller lives in Greenwood
and is well thought of in his community. He is loyal and
faithful to his church and has great ability make friends
The Century feels Mr. Miller the right for the Green
wood District and he has been appointed this position
He will not fail his people and hope everybody connect
ed with the District will give him their usual loyal sup
port and help him to build the Greenwood District to new
heights.
The century voice. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 194?-19??, 1945-09-01

been unable to replace and
that was our Saviour who
still lives and works with us,
however, even He said, men
would do greater work than
He. A few weeks ago our
manager of the Greenwood
District resigned. He had
been, there in the beginning
and after all these years, he
was resigning. Immediately,
the Century officials started
looking around for some one
to fill the vacancy. On first
thought, it seemed that the
task would be hard for where
could any one be found who
could carry on the work of
the largest district of the
Century and take over in the