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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-23

With this in mind, research men
of the Washington Experiment
Station are trying to develop a
superior bacon-type hog, through
crossing and intetrbreeding some
imported Danish Landrace animals
which are famous bacon producers
with the Chester White strain.
I'VE hope to eventually get new
strain of hog with long body,
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1946-05-23
County Agents Column
By Walter I. Click
By Walter L. Click

The day is coming soon when
the lard-type hog will be worth
less to the farmer, pound for
pound, than the animal which is
we'll equipped with thick bacon,
hams and other choice cuts, be-
lieves DR.. Marion E. Ensminger,
head of the animal husbandry de-
partment, State College Of Wash
ington..
Evening star., 1946-07-26

Tuesday, for several years has been
chairman of the Subcommittee on
Interior Appropriations that passes
upon the amount of money that that
department is to have for its an
nual expenses. just as Representa-
tive May attempted to use the War
Department as his private preserve
so Representative Johnson, taking
advantage of his position, under
took to push the Interior Depart
ment about.
I recall. among a number of in
stances that viii be related later
Representative Johnson's brazen
insistence on forcing an unquali-
fed man on the payroll of the In
terror Department. He cheerfully
created new and unnecessary jot
and exempted it from civil service
in order to give political hanger
on more money for less work than
he could otherwise hope for.
This Congress member from Ok
lahoma was always looking for lit
tie favors for himself in the way OF
Photographic services from Interior
and during the war. when the OF.
flee of Indian Affairs patriotically
decided that it could get along
without the customary Indian fairs
he insisted on providing money foi
the annual Indian fair at Anadarko
Okla, which is the place where
the great man lives. And then there
is the famous instance. to be re.
vealed more in detail later, wher
he stormily demanded a fee of S..
600 for a former law partner II
payment for a routine probate
court job in connection with an In.
dian estate for which much small.
er sum would have been fair com.
pensation.
Unlike the War Department
acquiescence in Representative May
demands, the Interior Department
repelled the mean and petty exac
tons of Representative Johnson
The ineffable Jedediah got an
other installment of his cheay
revenge just two or three week.
ago, and, in doing SO, demon
strated clearly why the great ex-
Evening star., 1946-07-26

ecutive departments Of the Federal
Government are so susceptible to the
pressures OF picayune Congressional
tyrants and, in particular, why it
was so easy for Representative May
to make the War Department Jump
through the hoop.
Drives With Tight Rein.
Representative johnson drives his
subcommittee with a tight rein. So
he proceeded to gut the department S
appropriations. And when I say
gut" I mean just that. His me,
too" committee cut the estimates
prepared by the Budget Bureau from
$3.50 ,o00, 900 to $174,0O0, 900 in de-
flant disregard of the recommends
tions of the Budget Bureau and the
needs of the department, or more
than so per cent. Much of the money
which Representative johnson pro-
posed to strike from the Interior De-
partment funds was to provide jobs
for veterans and reclaim arid lands
for veterans irrigated farms, so the
Senate insisted on raising this
amount to $247,000, 900.
The feud between Jed Johnson and
the former Secretary of the Inte-
rior was due to two factors, first, the
refusal of the latter to permit any
member of his staff to be smeared
unjustly by fake patriots and, Sec
Evening star., 1946-07-26

tIlS wal Otpdlt- etou ~. Achcos
ment, on the face of the record,
could not be said to have been
valiant in defending the public in
terest against the forays of Mr.. May.
However, there is a reverse to this
shield To put it another way, what
kind of pressure had Representa-
tive May at his disposal so that,
even in time of war, he could make
the War Department, headed by such
honorable men as Henry l.. Stimson
and Robert P. Patterson, jump at his
suggestions when its only consider
alton should have been to defend the
Nation against willy and resource
full external foe? The answer lies
in what might have happened to
the War Department If it had con-
signed Representative May to the
nethermost regions.
Answer Spelled Out.
The answer to this question was
being spelled out for the edification
of all departments by the Congress
itself even as the Mead, Committee
was considering the improper inf
ence of Representative May with
the War Department. The annual
appropriation for the Department
was under consideration in the
House. Representative Jed Johnson,
Democrat, of Oklahoma, who was
defeated for denomination last
Evening star., 1946-07-26

room, I will seek the file that holds
the birth certificates.
will turn to the folder that con-
tains the records Of those whose
names begin with Mel" From the
folder I will take out the sheet that
records the information that on De-
cember 2, 1906, a son was born to
j. S. and Minnie McLemore.
I'll tear it up, right there. I'll
tear it into small pieces, and then
grind 1t under the heels of my rub
ber-soled shoes.
Why?
You know. You must know.
Now that Georgia has once again
seen fit to place Eugene Talmadge
in the Governors chair. I don't
want to be associated with the
State.
39-Year-Old Roots.
That is not an easy thing to say
You don't pull up 39-year-old roots
from red clay without a struggle.
For Georgians who might consider
this treason, let me say this: My
forefathers wore the gray of Geor-
gia when the shooting was tough;
they hid their Community Plate
when Sherman rode down Peach
tree street; .Ty Cobb was, and still
is, the greatest baseball player of
all time, and I'll fight Byron Nell
son, Ben Hogan, and Lloyd Man
grum If they ever try to tell me
that they could beat Robert Tyre
Jones of Georgia when he was in
his prime.
But now I must seek another
State to claim as the place of my
birth.
I must find not only another
State, but another town, another
shady street. another old frame
house with porch with rockers
and a swing.
Lawdy, what nice State to have
to give up!
And what q nice State to be
governed by Eugene Talmadge!
The things he stands for. the
words he has said, make him unde-
sirable as citizen of Georgia, much
less the leader Of one of the 13I
Original States. Talmadge, he of
the red suspenders and the "chaw"
of tobacco, was chosen on a plat
form that violated every principle
of man named Abraham Lincoln, |
a platform that outraged every mo-
tive that caused Georgia boys to
walk to the enlisting Office and Of
fer their services to this country in
World War II.
A Time for Tears.
A man who makes his living as
7 do, as a minor humorist, could
come very close to being funny
about the election of Talmadge. He
could say that the laundry business
in Georgia is in for whale of a
boom, what with the extra business
it'll get doing fat work-sheets and
pillow slips. He could work in a
few jokes about mama telling junior
how papa had insured his (junior's)
future by getting the contract to
supply clay for chinking cabins, and
arranging to supply the State with
the lumber for chain gang sweat
boxes.
But this is the time for tears, not
laughter.
Georgia, originally founded as a
refuge for the oppressed, has struck
a 1s46 blow against the oppressed.
1t has chosen to remain State
bounded on the north by Tennessee
and North Carolina, on the east by
South Carolina and the Atlantic
Ocean, on the south by Florida, on
the west by Alabama, and, on all
sides, by intolerance and bigotry.
What State will take me? BY the
way, Mississippi, you needn't answer.
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Evening star., 1946-07-26

into the court
h o US e OF your
city.
I b ou 8 h t a
skeleton key and
a jimmy today.
Also, a pair of
ru b b er soled
shoes, and I am
n DIV b uSy ar
ranging an alibi.
On e in t he
c o u r t h ouse, l
will tip-toe to
the room where
the records are
kept. And once
in the record
Evening star., 1946-07-26

but they have nothing to do with
his judgment in making a fight
against MIR. Slaughter.
If he loses this fight, he will not
have lost anything worth while. II
he wins. he will have greatly i'm
proved his position in the House
But that body will have lost pretty
good member with whom, had 1t
not been for that obligation" to
make the Roosevelt policies his own
Mr.. Truman would be very much
more in political accord than he Is
now
Evening star., 1946-07-26
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. C.
FRIDAY. 76,

fakir." To my mind, Representative
Jedediah johnson of Oklahoma is
an economy fakir." as I shall un-
dertake to demonstrate more con.
clusively in later columns.
copyright, 1946)
Evening star., 1946-07-26
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE

oy NE uhShlN SEhFlCE.
@. What per cent of wage earn.
ers work under union agreements?-
w. P. N.
A. About 13,800 900 workers, or Al
per cent of all eligible wage earners
were covered by union agreement!
in 1945.
@. Which of Ravel's compositions
was inspired by noise?-P. L.
A. His famous composition "Bo.
lero" was inspired by the noise oi
manufacturing.
@. What countries have the high
est birth rates?-S. P. r.
A. 1t is a generally accepted fact
that India and China rank first in
this respect, though there are NO
official records for China as a
whole. In India the population in
creased by 100000 between the
last two censuses and were it not
for the fact that one out of four
die on or before their second birth
day India probably could populate
the earth.
@. Is it true that most of the
large cities in Mexico lie at an alti-
tude of more than 5000 feet?-
C. E. w.
A. Yes. Only two of Mexico's
large cities lover 100000 popula-
tom have elevations under 5000
feet. They are Monterrey and
@. Please give the full name of
the French school where the Ger
man representatives signed the in
strument of surrender In l945.-
S. C. D.
A. Rheims Modern Technical
College. The French authorities
have decided to preserve the school
as museum intact as on the day
of surrender.
Q. What is meant by a geo
graphic tongue"?-N. w. c.
A. A geographic tongue is one
whose surface is marked by long,
deep burrows instead of being
smooth. 1t is a common condition.
@. What, is the required size of q
ring for boxing contests?-N. T. 8.
A. Encyclopedia of Sports by
Menke says that the standard ring
Tor boxing contests must be elevated
feet above the floor level OF the
arena. The maximum measure
ment OF the ring is 231z square feet,
OF which 20 square feet is roped off
and constitutes the fighting zone.
The other 31a feet on the four sides
outside the roped area. called an
apron" usually prevents a fall to
the floor of the arena proper in
case fighter is pushed through the
! ropes.
@. What is the cost of maintain
ing a soldier for a year M. M. D.
A. The cost of equipping and
maintaining soldier for his first
year In the Army in the continental
United States is now $500. The cost
has risen considerably in the past
few years.
@. Are the five-star generals and
admirals now permanent in their
rank? Please name them.-S, c, R.,
A. Yes. Their rank has been
made permanent, and they will re-
ceive full pay of their rank for Hfe
regardless of retirement. The ten
are: Generals of the Army George
G. Marshall, Douglas Macarthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower and Henry H
Arnold; Fleet Admirals william D.
Leahy, Ernest ]. King, Chester w
Nimitz, and william F. Halsey, IT,;
Gen. Alexander A. Vandergrift
commandant of the Marine Corps
and Admiral Russell r. Waesche
retired commandant of the Coast
Guard,
Evening star., 1946-07-26

I1UIlC VI tllCSC
a S S umptions is
well based. Ger
tainly the record
does not sustain
{ h e m. M r i.
r oos v e 1t, in
1898, intervened
in eight States
IN an effort to
"liquidate" DEM
ocratic C an di-
dates W h o op-
posed his poll
cies. He was sim
gularly unsuc-
cessful. In only
nno Iietric& Itd
Evening star., 1946-07-26

ond, his declination to pay for
greater appropriations for his de-
partment at the price demanded by
Jed johnson.
The late President Roosevelt
coined colorful term-"nature
Evening star., 1946-07-26

partment lis
tened to even
t h e whispered,
suggestions of
r e p r esentative
May, the chair
m a n of t h e
House Military
Affairs Commit
tee, who did not
hesitate to use
his great power
to advance the
interests of him.
S elf a n d h ! S
friends.
1t is true that
49, XIyor na,1orf
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Harold L. Ickes
Man to Man
Mays Pressure on WAR Department
Equaled by Johnson's on Interior

The Investigation by the Mead Committee of the purely
patonc Soctude of Representative J.
industrial empire of the
an ugly profile that be daily Washington May
dscoSes the which great agency
that instance the War
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Frank r. Kent
TheGreat GameOfPOlitiCS
Truman Held to Be Risking Nothir
In Attempt to Purge Slaughter

The with which President Truman is trying to
Representative Roger Slaughter Missouri urging
defeat in the Democratic primary making it that
influence is all against him. has by
commentators to that the President
mistake" that he has allowed his mpuses udg-
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Mclemore
PIons Night March
Through Georgia
By Henry McLem ore

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-Macon,
Ga, policemen, on your toes!
Sometime during the next two
weeks will attempt to force entry
Evening star., 1946-07-26
Answers to
Questions

A reader can get the answer 10 any
question Of fact by writing The Evening
Star Information Bureau, 316 street
close 3 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1946-07-26

ment';; that he is taking an 'unnec-
essary risk; that his intervention
is stupid politics" and a defeat
will greatly diminish his prestige
Evening star., 1946-07-26

by a chairman Of a committee who
is in a position to forward or sabo-
tage the interests of that depart
ment. In this instance the War De-
Evening star., 1946-07-26

@. What is meant by q geo
graphic tongue"?-N. w. c.
A. A geographic tongue" is one
whose surface is marked by long
deep burrows instead of being
smooth. 1t is a common condition
Evening star., 1946-07-26

@. Is it true that most of the
large cities in Mexico lie at an alti-
tude of more than 5000 feet?-
G. E. W.
A. Yes. Only two of Mexico's
large cities lover 100000 popula-
tom have elevations under 5000
feet. They are Monterrey and
Merida.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
FOURTEEN KILLED
BY BIG TWISTER
Windsor, Canada, Detroit
Area Business Districts
Badly Damaged

DETROIT, June 10. -(Pl- Au-
thorities moved swiftly Tuesday to
cope with widespread destruction
and suffering left by a tornado
which swept through the outskirts
of Detroit and Windsor Ont, Mon
day night killing IA persons and in
juring more than 200 others.
Police and volunteers continued
to probe miles of wreckage to de-
termine if there were additional
victims. All the dead were in Can
ada.
Two At Detroit
Two persons died in the Detroit
area as an aftermath of the tWis-
ter. A woman drowned in Roches-
ter, Mich, when a dam gave way
and flooded 1000 acres of loWlands.
A power company lineman was
electrocuted.
Scores Treated
Scores remained hospitalized. In
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
RED CROSS GETS
TRUMAN PRAISES
President Holds Out New
Challenge To Agency
Al Convention

PHILADELPHIA, June i8-tRH
President Truman held out new
challenges and greater %opportuni
ties for the American Red Cross
and declared it can become a great
force foc unity among the peoples
of the world. National chairman
Basil O'Connor read Mr.. Truman's
letter to the first Red Cross con-
vention since 1941.
At the same time O'Connor told
the gathering in flag-draped Con
vention Hall that the organization
is still rendering service to ap-
proximately 1900, 900 men over
seas in the armed forces and that
it will be unable to return to a
peacetime budget for an indefinite
period.
Despite it's tremendous war con
tributions, President Truman saio
the emblem of the Red Crosby
reason of it's global work-''car
mean even more In help and ser.
vice to Individuals" that this
broader role provides new chal
lenges and greater opportunitie:
and along with them, heavier anc
more SOLDERING responsibilities"
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19

the Windsor areas, hospitals said
at least seven or eight victims
remained in critical condition and
might die.
The tornado first struck River
Rouge, a Detroit suburb and home
of the Ford Motor company, leap
ed the Detroit river, ground up
several homes in Ojibway, Ont.
then twisted away into the farm
country near Tecumseh.
Without Power
Windsor today was without pow
er and lights due to cutting of the
hydro-electric line from Niagara
Falls. Most factories were closed
and the hospital carried on only
with flashlights. The Windsor Star
Windsor's daily morning newspa.
per, published its editions in the
Detroit News building.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
CASHIER RESIGNS

WHITEVILLE, June 18-Mrs.
Blanche D. Potts, prominent
cashier of the Waccamaw Bank
in Whiteville, has resigned
her position effective June
18th, at which time she hopes
to join her husband, R. C.
Potts, who is i nthe jeWelry
business in Loris, S. c. Mrs.
Potts, who is in the jeWelry
Whiteville, joined the staff of
the Waccamaw Bank in
March, 1927, was made al as
sistant cashier in 1881, and
finally promoted to cashier in
January of 1914. At that time,
Mrs. Potts was the only
woman to head a bank in
North Carolina as large as
the Whiteville office of the
Waccamaw Bank. Mrs. Potts
has been active in N. c. Bank
ers Association activities, hav-
ing been the treasurer of
the Woman's Division of
that organization. she has
also served on various
committees of the National
Association of Bank Women.
Mrs. Potts is a member of
the Whiteville Baptist church,
of the U. D. c. and of the
local Business and Profession
an Womans club. As yet, her
successor has not been nam
ed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19

overtures to CLIO President Philip
Murray and ALL President Will
liam Green. He repeatedly has sub
mltted the no-strike idea to Presi-
dent Truman as well, as but White
House Press Secretary Charles G..
Ross said he knew nothing of it.
There was considerable question
whether anything would come of
the idea.
Both the CLIO and AFL are or
posed to the watered-down OPA
Dill now before a Congressional
c~nference committee. Bowles told
the union chiefs that chances for
getting OPA continued without
GRIPPING amendments would be
vastly improved if Congress were
assured that production would not
be crippled by another round of
major strikes.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
Your CT Rights
Questions and Answers
On Servicemen's
Problems
By DOUGLAS LARSEN

WASHINGTON.-Here are some
questions from veterans who plan
to attend college next fall under
the CT Bill of Rights:
OIL just got out of the. Marine
Corps. I plan TO attend a small
college in my home town. What
is the first step I should take in
getting my application approved
by the Government.
A-You should apply immediate
ly for your certificate of eligibili-
ty. You can get an application
blank by writing to the Veterans
Administration regional office or
sub-regional office nearest you.
You can get the correct address
at your post office. After you have
filled out the application blank, re-
turn it to the VA office from which
you received it. 1t will be proc
essed. and a certificate of eligi-
bility will then be sent to you.
O. have heard that it some
times takes months for an appli-
cation for government = financed
education to be approved by the
VA. Is this true?
A-No, it is not true. 1t some
times takes less than a week. But
VA is urging vets who plan to
attend school next fall to apply for
a certificate of eligibility right
now, to avoid a last-minute rush
next fall which might swamp the
VA office and delay approvals.
ON order to be admitted to a
college, does one have to have a
certificate of eligibility before
hand?
Alt is not a VA rule that a
veteran has to have a certificate
before enrolling. But many schools
REQUIRE it before admitting a vet
eran.
Q-After a veteran has been ac-
cepted in a college, what is the
next step to take in order to get
subsistence payments and have
the fees paid under the CT Bill of
Rights?
A-When a school accepts a vet
eran, it sends his certificate OF
eligibility to the VA. This certifl-
cate becomes the basis for pay
ment of the veterans tuition, fees,
and supplies to the school, and of
the subsistence allowance to the
veteran.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
EGHTEEN-O OUNCE
BABY GAINING AT
HOME OF PARENTS

SALISBURY, June IS. R -
A baby weighing one pound, two
ounces was born in a nearby Row.
an county community last Thursday
and continues to live, a physician
reported here Tuesday.
The baby was premature, ac-
cording to the medical man.. but ap.
pears to be thriving and has gain
ed some weight The infants face
at birth was approximately the size
of a silver haE-dollar he said, ano
at first it was thought to have little
chance for life. Now. after five
days, its chances are considered
greatly improved.
The infant, a girl as yet imam
ed, is being fed every hour by
means of a medicine dropper, ane
it is being kept at the parents
home where in the present ho-
weather an Incubator is not consid.
cred necessary.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19

sed hope Monday that golfers
will be enjoying their favorite
sport by November of this
year, as Supervisor w. H.
Lyle reported that construction
of the new golf course was
progressing nicely, despite fire.
quent rain and other handi-
caps. Mr.. Lyle said that the
course should be ready within
another month, though it will
take about a year for the
greens to be in tip-top condi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
BOmES SEEKING
N0-STRIKE PLAN
Stabili zaticn Chief Appeals
To- Labor Leaders To
Save OPA

WASHINGTON, June 1S.-U.D-
Economic Stabilizer Chester Bow
les was reported Tuesday to be
seeking a limited no-strike pledge
from organized labor in an effort
TO strengthen his fight for continu-
ing a strong OPA.
MAKE Congress more disposed 70
accept a possible Presidential veto
nj me weakened OPA extension bill
now penang. In event OF Such a
yelO lne administration IDEA would
be 70 Try 10 get Congress TO con-
tIIue OfA substantially as is.
The sterilization chief has made
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
OUTSTANDING CITIZENS

WHITEVILLE, June 1S-Rev.
J. R. Kennedy, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of
Whiteville, and Mrs. George
Gold were presented silver
loving cups as the Mar of
the Year. and woman of the
Year. as the climax of the
Second Annual Congress of
Civic Clubs held Thursday
afternoon and evening in the
Whiteville armory. Secretly
selected by five judges ap-
pointed by the executive COM
mittee of the Congress of Civic
clubs, the Rev. Mr.. Kennedy
and Mrs. Gold also received
citations and certificates of
merit as the outstanding citi-
zens for 1946-'47.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
Tins For Tired E

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The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
COURT OPENS

WHITEVILLE, June IS. -
Judge John j. Burney opened
a two-week term Of Superior
court in the Columbus county
courthouse Monday morning
and reviewed the 79-case
docket, the heaviest in recent
years. Many of the nine muir
der cases were scheduled for
hearing next week, including
the famed Pearson Reynolds
trial, the only white man listed
in the late June session OF
Superior court. Of the three
criminal assault cases slated
for the two-week term, one will
be tried Thursday and another
will come up next week. The
third, was granted a mol pros
with leave.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-19
DISCHARGE

CURRl1, June 10 = Luther
W. Malpass, Jr., Sic, former
resident of this community, has
been separated from the United
States Navy, it was announced
yesterday. He received his dis
charge from the Naval service
at the Jacksonville, Fla,
separation center, after. .serv-
ing about two years.