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The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
COPYING RUSSIAN SYSTEM

IVA has been called the greatest social expert
ment Of all time 1t represents the first step toward
state socialism in the United States. IVA has been
the sparkplug for a Federal power development pro-
gram in line with the Russian idea of socalized in
dustry
With the full power of government propaganda
behind it. IVA has been able to pubiclZe its actlv
ties in such way to make the public think it is a
financial success provides effective flood control and
dependable power supply from the same dam, and
contributes its share of tax funds necessary to main
tain government
If government can go into the power business as
it has done in IVA, charge itself practically no in
terest and only onefourth of its share of taxes anc
then sell power below the true cost of production why
not do the same in the dairy bread SHOE any other
business? If to have state socialism, why stop
half way?
The nations rivers can be developed for flood
control, irrigation, etc., with power byproduct,
by the government public projects without social
izng any industry and for fraction of the cost to
the taxpayers The people do not yet realize the nat
ural consequences Of government taking over the
operation of basic industry such light and power
The nations electric light and power industry
has never failed to be ahead Of public demand for its
service But today it finds itself faced with we'll
organized Federal program for development Of pub
lie power plants to completely blanket the nation
If IVA paid interest and taxes equally with pri-
initial cost and the annual loss to taxpayers will be
staggering at time when government should prac-
vate enterprise it would be gigantic financial fail
ure. government is to finance string of Twas the
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
TIME TO CALL SOLOMON

The intent of the antitrust laws was to assure
all companies and shippers equality in rate and trans
port services The railroads. in conjunction with the
Interstate Commerce Commission and shippers have,
through the conference method spent years working
out uniform and equitable rates and transportation
policies.
Now the Department of Justice is suing the rail-
roads, claiming that such practices constitute in
fringement of the antitrust act 1t can only be
sumed that if the Department is upheld by the courts,
the railroads will be forced into wildcat competition,
a condition that preceded the antitrust laws and
helped bring them into being for certainly the Inter-
state Commerce Commission would have no power to
authorize uniform rates thrugh joint action if the
conference method is in violation of the antitrust
law
Therefore, the Bulwinkle bill now before Con-
gress is eminently sound It would, by congressional
act, restore all rate-makng power to the ICC, thus
eliminating the present confusion. "It would SEEM"
says the St. Paul. Minnesota, Pioneer Press "that if
Congress does not have confidence in the ICC, it
should either abolish or reform it"
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28

little 'blip" Of light on a tiny
screen.
Radar did it.
On winter day, I sat in a room
at the Willard hotel in Washington.
London was trembling under the
terror Of night bombing Sitting at
table before us was an officer of
the Royal air force After few gen.
eral remarks, he made what was to
us an astounding statement; name
ly, that defense against daytime
bombing had been perfected and a
method of ending the effectiveness
of night attack would soon be in
operation.
The tide had been turned in the
battle of Britain and, though we
didn't know it then, radar had done
that, too.
Between these two events was an
other one we don't like to talk too
much about. Over in the Hawaiian
islands on December 7, 1941, Pvt.
Joseph Lockard, though not sup
posed to be on duty at the time,
was listening to a detector," an
apparatus which strangers weren't
allowed to approach in those days.
Lockard detected" an airplane
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT THE REGIONAL
CONFERENCE ON MVA
Omaha, Nebraska, July 6 and 7,
Resolution No.

WHEREAS: The Missouri Valley IS subject to
floods drouths and devastation created by an
troled river, and
WHEREAS: The measures undertaken so far
have failed to produce satisfactory results for the
100000 residents Of the Valley, and
WHEREAS, Missouri Valley Authority prom
ses the full development of the vast potentiaties of
the region and promises the coordination of mea-
sures for flood control irrigation, reclamation navl-
cation, soil conservation, refOreStatln watershed
management prmotion of all phases of wild life and
aquatic life resources under direct management of
sources industrial development and the full utza
ton of the power potentalites of the Missouri River
BASIN with resulting low rates for the people OF the
region, and
WHEREAS: The establishment OF Missouri
Valley Authority can mean the transformation OF a
declining agriculturaly- y-based economy into heal
thv balanced and prosperous industriaa agricultural
economy and
WHEREAS: The establishment Of Missouri
Valley Authority in the present session OF Congress
offers assurance of economic security to many thou
sands Of returning service men and demobiized war
workers.;
THEREFORE, BE 1T RESOLVED: That this
conference, including Missouri Valley business civic,
professional farm and labor organizations, leaders
and members in cooperative, church, veterans and
women's groups, and others, does hereby urge the
immediate establishment of a Missouri Valley Au-
thority; autonomous body directly responsible to
the President and the national Congress; and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED: That copies of
this resolution be sent to President Harry S. Truman
all members of the national Congress- state governors
and state legislators of the Missouri Valley tates and
to the press.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Was 31I!X:]Ss , lI.1 Is y:
Rdddr Saved Britain
Will Remodel Industry
EleCtronicS Proves of Great Value to Amer
iCan Air and Naval Forces
During Present War.
By BAUKHAGE
NeiUs Analyst and Commentator.

about 80 miles away. He reported
it to his superior, but that gentle
man, knowing American planes
were out at the time, took no action.
Lockard was eventually given the
Distinguished Service medal. The
rest we had better try to forget
while we still must remember
Pearl Harbor" Human service
failed to carry the message that the
Jap air feet was coming, but radar
had done its part Of the job.
Radar has grown to be a giant
since then. This is what Impact,
an official publication of the assist
ant chief of air staff Gntelligence)
says:
THE use Of radar in military op-
erations is in its infancy, but it has
permeated every phase of air war
fare. 1t is used in strategic bomb
ing by both British and American
heavies. It makes night fighting and
intruder operations possible 1t liter
ally saved England in the battle
OF Britain. And it provided for the
control and direction of virtually ev-
cry day or night sortie flown by the
TAGS (tactical air force planes)
during the winter (of 1944-45."
The Importance of the part which
the American tactical air forces
played from the battle of Normandy
right up to We Day is acknowl-
edged by everyone, though there
may be differences of opinion as to
the relative achievements of the
various branches of the service.
(Tactical bombing and strafng is
that part of air force activity which
is an integral portion of the individ-
ual land force operations, as much
a part of the battle plan and its
execution as the disposition of ar
tillery. Strategic bombing is the
"softening up,' the long range air
attacks.)
And radar was vital part of the
success of the tactical operations in
Europe from D-Day on because of
its help in getting fighter-bomber
to its target and getting it home
again in weather which is too bad
for normal operations.
1t controlled night fighters, photo
and mapping planes, picked out tar
gets and kept track of enemy planes
in the area
To quote an official comment:
ION the western front, despite
constant overcast conditions dur
ing the last winter, the TX, XIX and
xxx TAGS were able to operate at
maximum strength continually. On
the other hand, the 1st Tactical air
force, which was without radar
equipment last November, flew
only two missions that month, one
of these abortive because of the
weather"
AS to the long-range, strategic
bomber, which has to cross half a
continent to get where it is going,
if bad weather envelopes it, radar
is, Of course, invaluable for keeping
its location. Radar is also an inte-
grail part of the fre-control.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, ID. C.

WNU service, Union trust Building,
Washington. ID. c.
This is the first OF f,no articles by
Mr.. Baukhage revealing some OF the
remarkable achievements of radar and
explaining hotU it operates.J
Little by little the world is learn
ing more of the secrets hidden in
that magic, fve-letter word which,
spelled backward or forward,
means the same thing, but whose
real meaning is still mystery. I
mean R-A-D-A-R
have written it down that way
because its derivation is one mys-
terry that we can reveal. Before it
went into classification. which is
what they say in the army when
they mean something can't be men
toned in public, radar was an i'm
portant but little known, copy
righted, commercial label 1t is
really four words in one: Radio
Direction and Ranging.
Early in the war there were some
stories printed about German air.
plane which had television camera
in it which could send back pictures
of the territory beneath it. Shortly
thereafter all mention of such an
apparatus stopped and the dark
and mysterious career of radar be-
gan. Radar and television are not
the same thing, but there are SINH
larities and if we can believe that
actors in a studio in the RCA build
ing in New York can be seen out
in Westchester county by people sit
ting around a television set, we can
believe that another little gadget
can register the presence and loca-
ton Of a distant object Qike plane
or a warship) and, if it is moving,
tell which way it is going and how
fast.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
New Chemical Torpedo
Is Ruled a War Secret

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Existence
Of new, top-secret chemical tor
pedo'' in the navy's arsenal has been
officially disclosed, but requests for
further information on the weapon
brought no information from the
navy except that the subject is "se-
cret.'
Such information as was released
in congressional hearings gave no
indication Of the significance of the
name chemical.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
ARMY BOOK TEACHER
MONROE TURNER DIES

Sgt. Monroe Turner, SO, a cooking
instructor at the Ordnance School in
Aberdeen, Md, died July 4th at the
Veterans Hospital, Washington, DC.
Resident Of Omaha II years, Sgt.
Turner had been in the Amy since
1912. Survivors: Wife, Hattie, daugh-
ter, Louise, of Chicago; father, James,
23lS Seward Plaza; brothers, Jack,
Dave, Anthony and Ike Of Omaha,
James, Army in India; sisters, Mrs.
Celestine White, Mrs. Ruby Brown,
Misses Pealma and Mercedes, all Of
Omaha. The Turner family wishes to
thank all the friends for the sympa-
thy shown the family in their hour Of
sorrow.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Commercial Aviation
Will Profit Greatly

Speculation as to radar's ultimate
possibilities are unlimited, both in
war and peace. Any ordnance ex-
pert will tell you that controlled
missile" - that is, bomb such as
the deadly German w bombs,
which flew from Holland to Eng
land - can, with certain improve
ments, be made much more deadly.
Not only can they be made to fly
much farther-across the Atlantic,
over the North Pole but they
can be accurately aimed and di-
rected at an area such as a city
and ruthlessly destroy it. Radar can
do that and many other things it has
not yet attempted. There are, like
wise, an infinite number Of ways in
which radar can and will serve a
peaceful world.
In commercial aviation, the man
in the control tower, the traffic COP
at the airport, will be able to To-
cate all Of the planes in the vicinity
by day or by night, in cloudy wealth
er and clear And it must be re-
membered that regulating the traf-
fic is going to be one of the mosl
important problems of tomorrow 5
skyways, for there will be a tire.
mendous increase in the number of
planes which will be in use and a
similar increase in their speed and
size.
Radar can warn the planes them
selves against collision and the pres
ence of land. masses, high tension
wires, tall buildings or other OBJ
stacles to their fight. And, Of
course. will permit safe landing
even in a dense fog.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
b A K b ) by Baukhage

Ad in personal column-'L Literate
lass looks for laughter in letters" ="
Then don't open your mail, lassie,
on the first Of the month.
A French paper says that French
girls don't like the GI. brand of
love-making. However, there is a
considerable shortage on the hume.
front and the prod ms n
good potenti"l
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Bullet Is Removed
From Heart of Girl

PHILADELPHIA. = Ruth Sum-
mers. 16, was in an improved con
dition recently after a 80 caliber
bullet was removed from a heart
muscle in a two-hour operation.
Physicians said she had better
than an even chance for recov-
cry. She was shot accidentally at
the home of a friend while the
two were examining a pistol.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Wood Sugar

In a year an acre Of choice for
est land can produce more sugar
for industrial use than an acre of
sugar beets. A ton Of sawdust is
good for nearly as much sugar as a
ton OF blackstrap molasses. Wood
sugar is marketed in Europe for
cooking and table USE 1t is an edi-
BILE mixture of glucose starch syrup
and other sugars.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
First Congresswoman

The first woman to become a
member of congress was Miss jean
nette Rankin of Missoula, Mont. In
1916 she was elected representative
at large from that state to serve in
the 65th congress. Miss Alice Rob-
ertson of Muskogee, Okla, was the
second woman to hold such office.
She served one term in the 9th con-
greSS.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Provide Irnn

Molasses is still a good, cheap
source of iron; other commonly used
sources are meat-especially liver
and eggs. A four to six-ounce serv-
ing Of meat will furnish about one
fourth to one-half of the days re-
quirement, and one egg will furnish
about one-sixth of the days require
ment.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28

Democracy begins
in for
Sunday dinner, with full with
IS the boss
the above clerks will
cordially invited find
Mr. c. F. Carn Mrs c. F. Carlson, Miss Lawson
Youu tbeath Grocery
to in
the F.
"CustOmer S
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Enrichment Popular

Enrichment has not increased the
cost of bread to the consumer, and
Il does not alter its taste, texture
or color. For these reasons it has
caught on" with the American pub
nc. We are enjoying its benefits
now, but unless states enact Iegisla-
ton to continue the program the
measure will 60 out six months aft
er the war is over.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Clean City

Dresden was one of Germany's
cleanest cities. the white and gold Of
its museum and hotel rooms was
kept as fresh and neat as its parks.
Special seats were provided in the
parks for children with muddy
boots''
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Rotation Paws

In Ohio trials, the average yield of
corn grown continuously for seven
years was 1873 bushels per acre; but
IN a rotation Of corn, wheat. and al
fal1a on similar soils, the average
corn yield was 70 bushels per acre.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28

Remember way back when about
the only thing a soy bean was good
for was to provide sauce for chop
suey?
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company has discovered that di-
vorced and widowed persons can get
a new mate more easily than spin
sters and bachelors can get their
'irSt mate
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Valley of Death

Although frequently mistaken for
the setting of the famous poem Of
the same name, the Valley of Death
In the island of Java is simply the
crater of an extinct volcano, filed
with carbonic acid gas. 1t is half a
mile in circumference.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Use of Vitamins

Vltamins are organic substances
oullt up by growing plants and
stored in leaves, roots, tubers and
fruits. They are necessary to help
bodies best utilize foods and to keep
them carrying on their proper func-
tions.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Woods Temperature

BY actual measurement the tenn
perature in the woods is about 10
degrees lower during hot weather
and about the same amount higher
during cold weather than in adjoin-
ing fields.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Wet Wool

If wool clothes get wet or muddy,
dry them slowly at room warmth.
Never dry wool close to a stove or
radiator. Brush clean when dry.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Old EaYnrite

Applesauce on hot gingerbread is
an old-fashioned favorite that is al
ways popular.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Prevents Freezing

A handful of salt in the rinse wa
ter will prevent laundry from freez-
ing on the line in cold weather.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Handy BirdhOuse

A bird house with hinged roof
makes a decorative clothespin box
when mounted on a clotbesline post.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Handy BirdhOuse

A bird house with a hinged roof
makes decorative clothespin box
when mounted on a clothesline post.
The Omaha guide., 1945-07-28
Shriyeled Seed

Young seedlings from shriveled,
light seed will be less likely to re-
cover from severe freezing tempera-
lures, especially under drouth condi-
tions.
Evening star., 1945-10-09
By HAROLD HEFFERNAN.

A smashing success in "The Last
Mile" brought Spencer Tracy to
Hollywood, but now that he is re-
turning to Broadway, Tracy is down
with a severe case of superjitters.
Just before the tryout of THE
Rugged Path" in Providence, r. l.,
Tracy almost wept on the shoulder
of his pal, Carson Kanin, former
Hollywood director, directing the
play. How in the world will peo-
pie pay $40 to see me in show
when they can get me for 60 cents
in a movie?" moaned Tracy. Re-
piled Kanin: You're a conceited
stiff saw you last night at cor
ner movie for Is cents. with an
other good picture thrown in!"
Sometimes the big shots don t
forget. When the war broke OUT
Daryl Zanuck gave his polo ponies
to the Army, which means that Bob
Alder, cowboy, who had always
looked after them. was out of job.
But Zanuck fixed that. He gave
Bob a job as an actor. His first
real role has come to him in
Smoky" One time Zanuck was
intrigued by a polished gentleman
who posed as Russian nobility. He
gave him a job as writer. The
man never turned out story. But
he was converted into one of Holly
woods top restaurateurs. Guy by the
name of Prince" Mike Romanoff.
John Kodiak, one of the incest
lads to step before camera. is wear
ling nifty clothes for change in
Time for Two" at MGM. In three
previous pictures he was soldier
and in "Lifeboat" he wore clothes
tattered and oil-stained. Embar-
rassed by some one who remarked
how handsome he looked in his new
tailored outfits. he said: Gosh, il
you think I look good, you ought to
see my brother-now there is q
handsome guy!" Asked the where
abouts of his brother, Kodiak replied
Hes on Okinawa. He won't be
/ back for at least another year"
Carole Lands says she's going tc
remain in pictures for while. Be
hind Green Lights" is her first in 6
Evening star., 1945-10-09

cynical, it is unwilling, for 1t is
dubious that the most unbridled
press agent would be inspired to
trade upon section prejudices or
emotions. The industry has not
been invariably a disciple of good
taste, but it approaches that subject
with respect.
The Memphis ban of THE South
erner" was based upon the state
ment that it was detrimental to
Southern farmers"
The subsequent removal of the
prescription against it did not state
how it had been determined that 1t
was not detrimental, after all, to the
group.
The hero of THE Southerner,' u
which will be shown at Loew's Cap
itol, is one not usually encountered
in screen plays. He is a share-crop-
per, the one first introduced to the
reading public by Author George
Sessions Perry in the popular novel
Hold Autumn in Your Hand" Mr.
Perry faced the fact in his book that
life was hard for his hero, and Di-
rector Jean Renoir's picture goes
along with him with fidelity that
has been highly commended by
readers of the original.
Memphis commendation was less
enthusiastic, but it eventually was
earned.
1t is not the writing hack-far
from it-who is being turned loose
in Hollywood upon the wave OF
screen plays dealing with the topic
of the returning war veteran.
The best available talent, rather
is being assigned to the task which
Hollywood properly regards as the
most vital and difficult on its i'm.
mediate schedule.
One of the latest to be recruited tt
the task is Robert E. Sherwood. Al
soon as he sees his The Rugged
PATH currently at the National
launched upon its Broadway ca
reer, he becomes Samuel Goldwyn'
writing man on the veteran subject
The spade work, SO to speak, ha
already been done by Novelist Nc
Kinley Cantor in GLORY for Me
Mr.. Sherwood will do the screel
play.
Another respect in which Goldwyl
is showing proper respect for tn
subject is in casting the picture
His leads will be Teresa Wright an,
Dana Andrews. Miss Wright, b
coincidence, is the wife of Autho
Niven Busch, whose They Dream Q
Home" is also the story of veteran
and is being adapted by Dor
Scharey for cinema purposes.
A dozen other similar pictures O.
studio programs show the returnin
Evening star., 1945-10-09

veteran is keeping Hollywood buster
than any theme it has laid its i'm
agination on in the last decade.
Nothing could be more logical.
X n X
Aside to H. c. Husbands: Thanks
for your pleasant words, and I am
sure Mr.. Sherwood would add his.
"The House on Ninety-second
Street." that Goth Century-FoS
semidocumentary on the FBI which
is attracting such widespread in
terest generally, will have its Wash
ington premiere at the Capitol on
October 18.
FBI personnel who figure promi-
nenty in the telling of the story
will be gathered for a "star" inter-
view if they can be prevailed upon
to talk.
Sounds promising as interview
plans go:
Charles Bickford, who was edu-
Gated in engineering at M. I. T. and
who has lot of other activities to
keep him busy when he is not act
ing, has new cause.
Actor Bickford has added his
voice to the chorus of those who
do not think that THE Star Span
gled Banner" is perfect as national
anthem. He prefers America the
Beautiful"
AS a constituent of Senator Sher-
idan Downer, California, he has
written the former to see what ac-
ton Congress can be induced II
take.
The Star Spangled Banner,
Bickford wrote, "is a great flgh
song. 1t is a martial air. 'Americs
the Beautiful is song that speak
of peace, good will, freedom ant
love. In my opinion it now speak
the language of our country"
Joan Crawford's followers will no
have to wait much longer for he
come back picture. Mildred Pierce
in which she plays the dramati
mother role is an early booking TO
the Earle AS we read the sched
ule, 1t could be the attraction whicl
will follow over 81"
Evening star., 1945-10-09

is after it. Top candidates at the
moment are Paul Henreid and Rob-
ert Aida, both of Warner Bros.
However, the bitter feud between
Daryl Zanuck, 20th-Fox head, and
Jack Warner undoubtedly would au-
tomatically cancel these lads.
Louis B. Mayors great filly,
Busher, finally got over and won
the Hollywood Derby, netting her
owner purse Of $4,000. Busher's
earnings for the day eclipsed those
of her owner, the highest-salaried
man in the world. Based on latest
income tax reports, Mayer was
drawing only a paltry $2,222 for his
afternoons suspense at the track
Against the advice of his business
manager, Cornell Wilde bought four
and sold three houses during the
last three years, the newest pur-
chase being Norma Talmadge's
Benedict Canyon home. The B. M
wired frantically from New York to