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Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
BY FRANK
Santa Clara, California

The ENORMOUS PROFITS to be made from trade in opium once
again force the threat of that evil upon the world. The history Of the
trade does not make reassurng reading.
China, a hundred years ago, offered the best opium market But
China was strenuously opposed to the trade, persstently resisted the
opium traders. To. restore order Great Britain, by force of arms
backed the traders; compelled China to take opium; took over Hong
Kong as a sort of fee for imposing the blessings of the opium pipe
upon the Chinese people.
China, although whipped, still resisted the trade, which fifteen
years later led to the second opium war" France this time joining
with Great Britain to make the Chinese understand that opium was
good for them. China a cowed after that; opium smoking spread
among her people. In 1906, however, China once again put o a crusade
against the evil; made decided progress until war conditions broke
down resistance and once again the trade is reported gaining through
out China; threatens to spread over the wartorn world.
But after all, every argument which can be advanced for popular
use Of intoxicating drink "a be made for the use of opium. And the
excessive use of intoxicants not infrequently leads to the opium habit
BIG PROFITS are to be made from both, and the proft-takers in both
instances are prepared to go to any extreme to ensure those profits
Not necessarily with force of arms a in China, but with propaganda.
control of legislatures, political corruption, bribery of reinforcement
officials Intoxicating drink and opium are twin evils, leaving in their
wake wrecked lives, broken homes, human misery-AND HUGE PRO
FITS FOR THE EXPLOITERS. Reading Labor Advocate.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
Is Hearst Losing His Cunning?

Vast power and riches have a tendency to atrophy ones brain cells.
That seems to be the lesson taught by history. It's a good thing for man.
kind. If it we're not for their mental decadence, we might never get
tyrants off u backs.
Here is an illustration right here at home. A New York department
store hired forme Mayor LaGuardia to write a weekly editorial, to be
printed as an advertisement
LaGuardia started off, as might have been expected, with a sharp
attack on tn press. Freedom OF the press becomes a mockery unless it
is a truthful press" he said. THE harsher some papers m in crticizing
and abusing, the more sensitive they are to being criticized themselves.
That has been my experience"
In the face of LaGuardia's challenge, any newspaper publisher
should have had sense enough to accept the "ad," reserving the right to
comment as he saw fit in his news and editorial columns
But not 81 the Hearst papers. With unbelievable stupidity. thew
turned it down. The first consequence was, of course, that hundreds of
thousands of Americans, who would never have seen LaGuardias
column If it appeared as an advertisement, read it and praised it when
through other newspapers, they learned what the Hearst crowd had
done.
There was a day when William Randolph Hearst was too voung and
too smart to make such a blunder-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
SCIENCE CLAIMS CURE
FOR MALARIA, SCOURGE
OF MAN

During the early part of the war,
when malaria threatened the sue
cess of our military efforts, Con-
gress voted $500, 900 for a research
program to find a cure for one of
the worst scourges of mankind.
Money has never been spent to
better advantage or with greater
profit, according to scientists who
conducted the survey.
They reveal that a new synthetic
drug has been discovered that is
superior to atabrine or quinine. It
is said to relieve attacks of malaria
three times faster than the other
two drugs.
Other a dvantages are that it can
be taken weekly instead of daily
to keep the disease in a mild state,
doesn't stain the skin, cause buzz
zing in the ears or upset the
stomach.
Still another drug, the scientists
say, offers definite promise of be-
ing the long-sought actual cure
for the relapsing form of malaria
the type with which many return
ing service men are afflicted"
More than $4,000 compounds
were tested before the right combi-
nation was found, it is said. The
drugs al be produced at a cost no
greater than atabrine or quinine.
Neither of the drugs is available
to the public yet, but will be as
oon as a few bugs" are ironed
out, the scientists said.
An interesting disclosure was
that tests of the drugs were made
on conscientious directors and con-
victs in Federal prisons who volun-
teered as guinea pigs."-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23

ton of wage disputes and refuse
to let the public know the extent
to which their Golfers are bullying
with war wealth.
The figures in the SEC report
make impressive reading. They
constitute a powerful weapon for
those fighting for an equitable tax
program and decent wage stan
dards. And that, of course, is why
in so many newspapers the stories
of strikes crowded the SEC report
into the misunderstanding Pro-
gressiVe.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
LOPsIDED!

The United States enters the
postwar period with $3.50, 600, OOO,-
ooo OF reserve purchasing power,
the greatest in the world history.
according to Ted. r. Cable, direc-
tor OF the War Finance Division of
the Treasury.
The fly in the ointment" is that
IL is not equally distributed. Forty
per cent is in the hands of 80 per
cent of people, leaving 10 per cent
OF the people holding the remain
ing 60 per cent.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
PHONY CRY

The scare of "compulsion" raised
by medical organizations against
President Truman's proposal for
national health insurance was as
sailed by Nelson Cruikshank,
A. F. of L. social security director,
THE Presidents program is
compulsory" he said. 1--WE Amer
leans do not believe we have lost
our freedom because our children
r required to attend school up
to a certain age. Nor shall we
lose our freedom if we make
medical care available to all the
people"
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
What YUgosIuvs Want After Years of Terror

How can The Chicago Sun print
a statement such as appeared ir
Mecklin's article Jan 8 stating that
our Army is preparing against the
tragically real danger of attack
from their former ally, the Yugo-
slavs?
Is it any wonder that the Yugo-
SlaVS should be suspicious of our
aims there when our whole pro
gram is to teach our soldiers that
these people are Communists and
so u enemies?
| came from this area, and
can tell you that even though ]
was a little child l can still re-
member the terror that the Ital-
IanS brought to us in 1921 when
after the Rappallo treaty, we were
given to the Italians. My brother.
after having served in the Ameri-
can Army in World War l, came
back to visit his mother, was
thrown into Jail even before he go,
to the house. He was so happy tC
be IN his home town he got off the
boat singing a Yugoslav song. This
was considered a crime. so he was
arrested. The American consul ir
Flume had to intervene to get him
out. The other young men of ou1
town, those who refused to joir
Mussolini's Black Shirts, had tc
leave or go to Jail . Often they
would just disappear and no one
ever heard of them again.
They Must Start from Scratch
Mecklin could write the rea.
story of why our Army and the
army of the British is coming to be
mated by these people. In Trieste
and other towns we have placed ir
office and are working with offici
ais who brought in the Nazis tt
burn homes, kill children and wo.
menfoIk.
These people have to start from
scratch. They have no port. The
NaziS bombed it. Their Livelihood
fishing, is lost to them for many
years as the boats are gone, and Sc
are the fish. These people want Il
purge from public life the people
responsible for their hunger, de
stroyed homes and lost children. L
that SO bad?
1t makes me laugh when we cal
these people Communists. Most O
these people have lived simpl,
hves, they have no reading matte
outside of a few simple grammar
and their old folklore and songs
All they ask is that they can g,
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
9. |. EMONSTRATION

GLs throughout the world have held demonstrations protesting
te showdown of rehabilitation. They have asserted that the War
Department has not made good it's promises, has broken faith with en-
listed men, and that the heavy brass has been interested primarily
in keeping me in scattered parts of the world SO they can Justify
their rank.
Although the demonstrations, which have done credit TO The wiling
ness and courage of American soldiers in protesting injustice, have en-
phaSized the slogan of returning home, there have been undertones too
indicating that socalled occupation duties n essentially political and
economic. 1t is apparent that the purpose of maintaining troops through
out the world is essentially part of the method Of .implementng Amer
icas new imperialism.
In opposing the injustice of Army red tape and brasshattism, the
American CT. has also laid bare some of the wider implications of
American inpeTialism-The Call.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23

cent; chemicals, 230 per cent; food,
beverages and tobacco, 200 per
cent.
"Generally speaking" the OPA
said, ''ali kinds and sizes of bust
nesses have during price control
years made greater profits than at
any period in history.
THE profitable business of the
war period will be carried over in
to the postwar period.
with reduced excess profits
taxes, industry should earn the
greatest profits in history in 1896
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
BEST ADVICE: KEEP OUT
OF THE MARKET

Some Wall Street brokers arc
warning clients to look before they
leap into the speculative mael-
strom. That's sound advice, even il
it does come from Wall Street.
On the Big Board" prices have
been soaring for weeks. Undoubt-
edly, most of the stocks, and the
bonds, too, are selling beyond their
value.
So far as persons of moderate
means are concerned, the best
policy of all is to stay out of the
stock market. If you have any
money to invest, put it in govern
ment bonds-the best security in
all the world. Uncle Sans e.
Bonds will pay you 2a per cent
and you can't get much more from
good corporation bonds.-Labor.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
A Significant Report

The Securities and Exchange
Commission recently issued an ex-
traordinary document-one which
was promptly and almost COM
pletely suppressed by most of the
newspapers in this free press
country of urs.
In its terse, factual way, with
out benefit of conclusinos or com
mentary, the SEC showed how the
wal and war profits have made
American corporations weather.
and more powerful than ever be-
fore in their history.
The official figures show that OH
June 80 of 1945:
/. The total current assets of U.
S. corporations Wer 500, 800, 000,-
900, as compared with $54, 900, OOO,-
900 in 1899.
2. Current liabilities have in
creased at a far slower rate -S51,-
000, 900 900 now as compared with
$50, 600, OOO, 900 in 1889.
3. The net working capital Of
American corporations has doubled
skyrocketing from $24, 600, 600, 900
in 1889 to $48, 900, OOO, 900 this
year.
4. Cash on hand and in banks
has jumped from 1900, 000, 900
to $23, 800, 900 900, and holdings Of
Government securities have climb
ed from $4,000, 900, 900 to S22, OOO,-
00O, 900.
This astonishing growth of cor
porate resources did not end with
We or VI Day, for the SEC
estimates that reports of the third
quarter of 1945 will show corpo-
rations improving the June 80 fig
ures to the tune of another 81, 500
600, 900.
The SEC figures, based on the
reports filed by the corporations
themselves, proved, it seems to us,
two major points-one concerned
with the past and the other with
the present and future:
l.. Wartime taxation of corpo-
rate profits was totally inadequate.
and the recent action by Congress
and the President in abolishing the
excess profits tax was premature.
The staggering cost of the war was
not shared on an ability-to-pay
basis, despite the pious promises of
the Administration then in power.
The frantic rush to wipe. out the
excess profits tax and reduce cor
porations levies generally makes
it certain that the financing of the
debt and the reconversion process
will similarly rest on a tax pro-
gram of gross inequalities.
2. The SEC report proves, too,
that by and large American corpo-
rations are in a far better position
to meet demands for reasonable
wage increases than the public has
been led to believe by press dis
tortions and suppression. Anyone
who ponders the S. E. c. report
can understand why powerful cor
porations like General Motors re-
fuse to submit to impartian arbitra-
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23
THE INCENTIVE OF PROFIT

We here reprint as an editorial a "letter'to the editor" which ans
Wers an old disgraceful argument used by ani-Socaists The only
liberty we have taken with III correspondents communication has
been to emphasize with capital letters direct mention of the profit in
Centive which caused Christian (O and Democratic CD capitalist ma
tons to fasten by force of arms a degrading and ruinous habit upon
a weaker people.
What, now, have the apologists for human exploitation to offer on
behalf Of the profit incentive after reading the unansWerable segment
of history so simply related. Can they still have the effrontery TO
charge that incentive would die if wealth were>produced for use within
q planned and socialzed economy?
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23

Idleness is the key of beggary.-
Sturgeon.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1946-01-23

4SN ORDINARY YEARS. FROM
3 70 1O% OF THE NATIONAL
O IS NSAvEO. BUT
MOST OF THIS SAVING IS
MADE BY PEOPLE IN THE
UPPER INCOME BRACKETS
AND THEIR SAVINGS ARE
REALLY STWEN
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-21
Avenue" Bethesda. J

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The Maryland News
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-21

In the Spring Of the Yea1
The American Red Cross
~. with its splendid record Of
aid to disaster victims
and comfort to lonely soldiers
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1946-09-20
The Teen-Age View
BY MARY 10 COLE

Naturally, we young people are
most interested in what happens
to us. To me the most exciting
event of the week was going back
to what was once my home.
Back in the mountains feed
ing my chicken Daniel" which |
adopted while it was still fryable
looking over the newest batch
Of kittens who were motherless be-
cause of a cat disposal project
aided and abetted by my Aunt
"Sister" thinking how nice it
was, after washing dishes for week
end crowds, to be Gle of the home
corners and not have to look at
the kitchen.
1t was nice seeing all the folks,
including my "Grandpop" who,
while IS, boosted that he actually
"chopped some wood the other
day" and MON" who was work
ing on some baby blankets for some
more expected great-grandchildren.
Then, too, there was seeing the
familiar things around the house.
| decided, after testing, that the
piano was as much out of tune as
ever and that one still can't come
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1946-09-20

naming habit, the world is full of
Lizzies, Edies, Maggies, Toms Dicks
and Bills-most of them despising
their names-when there might be
the same number of satisfied Eliza
beths, Ediths, Margarets. Thomases,
Richards, and Williams.
Many parents hope to correct the
bad start of nicknaming by sending
the child's correct name for the
register at the time he enters school,,
and many a Bill does not recognize
his name when William is called.
Usually a number of little friends
enter the school with the child, and
the little Richard of the schoolroom
becomes Dick on the playground. The
little friends see to that, and Dick
himself is mcrtally ashamed of the
longer name when the roll is called
If parents are unwilling to use
full names, why not choose short
ones TO begin with? Such names
as Clyde, Lloyd, Bruce, Ray, Glare,
Jane. Jean. Lynn and Joyce, cannot
be shortened easily; and names like
Ian, Eric, Brian, Da!c, Gary, Laura,
Ida. Ina. Ivy, Eva and Ola do not
readily lend themselves to nick
naming
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1946-09-20
JIWiumSOR-EUiOtt
Io,rS Spoken

Miss Betty Ann Elliot became the
bride of Worth Richard Williamson
of Cerro Gordo and Raleigh in
lovely ceremony solemnized Friday
evening. September s. at O'Clock
at the Presbyterian church in Chad
bourn. Rev B. F. Ormond. pastor
of the church, officiated, using the
impressive double ring ceremony.
southern snilax and fern formed
q background tor ten six arches, all
holding burning cathedral tapers
Centerirg the arches were large bas-
ketS of white NUNS.
The program of nuptial music was
rendered by James Byrd OF Chapel
Hi, pianist. Miss Edith Bruton and
Lester Lowe. Preceding the ceremony
Mr.. Lowe sang Because and AL
For You. The traditional marches
were used as the professional and re-
CeSSional. Al the conclusion OF the
ceremony. Miss Bruton sang The
Lords Prayer
The bride entered the church with
Is uncle. Harry 3. Harrington OF
Mullins. She was lovely in her we'd
dim gown Of Gala failie trimmed
WITH yoke CT marqUisette outlined
with vide ruffled Chaautiy lace.
TIE nodded bodice vas buttoned
down the back with tiny covered
buttons and had long fitted sleeves
ant.a- IN q rusfle OF Chantil!y lace
owe. the hands. and the full skirt
ss.enGso into a long court train
Her fimger-tip veil Of bridal Illusion
tell from . Mary Queen Of Scot nat
trimmed with seed pearls. She car
red a white satin prayer BOOK on
which :av white orchid shoWered
with s.eohonatis. She wore a broad
engraved gold bracelet which De-
longe6 10 her paterna. grandmother.
Miss Jackie Morrison CT Charlotte
vas maid OF honor and Mrs. Frank
wilson attended her sister as came
~ honor. Bridesmaids were MISS
anna Jean Williamson of Richmond
Va. sister OF TIE vi lliSSAOO1'i'
Jimmie Virgins OF Fai.mcnt' sister
Of the bride. Miss Margie Bailey d
Raleigh. Josephine McCleney, Mar
-sret Blake. and Mary Marshoafn.
ssreamers. Little Misses James!e
Williamson ard Susanna BuIlaro
were flower gi.ls and their dresses
we're made identical to those OF the
trademarks and they carried baskets
Of pink roses. Masters Robert Lowe
and Mills Blake. dressed in White
satin cutaway suits, were rlngoearerS
and carried the rings on WHITE
heart-shaped satin pillows.
The bridegroom had as MS pest
man his brother, Edward Williamson
of Cerro Gordo. Ushers were JIM,
ME Virgins of Fairmont, Harry ana
Tom Williamson Of Raleigh, anu
George Miller. ,,u.
Honorary bridesmaids were Mrs
Jimmie Elliott of Baltimore. No.
Miss frankie Virgins OF Falrmont
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1946-09-20
Society
D0riS-D0rUluN lTeddiny
Plnaaed For September ,!

Miss Marvella Davis daughter OF
NJ. and Mrs. George P. Davis, has
completed plans for her wedding 10
Billy G.. Dorman, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G.. L. Dorman. which will take
place Sunday afternoon. Sept. 29th
at 4:30 at the Saint PaulS Methodist
church.
Rev. Joseph F. Coble will officiate.
John .igu5l3 CoMTcn will be his
brothers best man. Ushcr-gro0ms-
men include Clifford Davis and Pres
ton DAVIS. brothers OF the bride
elect and william Wilkens.
MSS Kathryn Poston will be the
brides maid OF honor and Mrs. Cliff
ford Davis. Sister-in-laW of the bride,
will be ra;ron Of honor. Brides
maids include Misses Joyce and Jean
Boone of Albemarle, N. c.
Mrs. Lula Cox, pianist, and c. E.
y. alden, vocalist, will render pro-
gram Of pre-nuptial music.
Miss Davis, who will be given IN
marriage by her father, will be at
tired IL an early fall suit. Her at
tendarts will be gowned in afternoon
dresses.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1946-09-20

in late without squeaking on the
top step.
Well. however glad l was to go
there. | was even happier to get
back to Tabor City. If this was
uninteresting to you, perhaps these
side-glances of the local scene may
be more readable.
Down the street-Dick Taylor
washing windows in front OF Wes-
tern Auto and smiling at passers-
by. Bill Wilson motorbiking
up the main drag. :. Lester Far
ham reading comics on his AFTER
school job at the bus station. >.
Ed Bridgman's goat nibbllng at
tin cans as though they were pa
per. Martha HARRISON rush
ing up and down main street shop
ping. Charles Hodges sliclng
rart of his finger instead OF ba,,
ioney. Margaret Poston ana
her gang in for a coke at Harrel-
sons Pharmacy. &. A lot OF rub
bish on vacant lots that doesn't
improve the looks of our town.
Peggy Spivey's cat carefully
toting a fish head to her kittens.
Marion Baxter and Bill Rogers
eallcping down a back street at
f:1ll speed on their ponies
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1946-09-20

Miss jeanne Baldwin and Miss Don
nice DeVane.
Mrs. Elliot, mother of the bride,
wore a gown of black net and lace
and her shoulder corsage was of
pink roses.
The bridegroom's mother was
gowned in black and her corsage
was of pink roses.
Mrs. Williamson is the youngest
daughter of Mrs. Frances Harrington
Elliot and the late James Benjamin
Elliott of Chadbourn. She is the
granddaughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Harrington of Mullins.
She attended Chadbourn high school
and Peace Junior college in Raleigh.
The bridegroom is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. c. E. Williamson Of Cerro
Gordo. He attended Cerro Gordo
high school and Wake Forest college,
Raleigh. He was in the armed forces
for three and a half years, serving
In the European and Pacific theaters.
He received his discharge in March.
All wore identical dresses Of shell
pink nylon taffeta, fashioned with
off-shoulder neckline, puffed sleeves,
fitted bodices, and full skirts with
hustle backs. They wore matching
short net gloves and in their hair
wore pink roseubds. They carried
colonial bouquets of pink revelation
roses with pink satin and net back
ground and showered with satin
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1946-09-20

" s~C Ms. ". 5. Edwards have
&c q heir home y Cannon
:. ~.,.-...z h-~e n the home Of
!. s-I IL. \. c. Edwards.
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Mr.. Willie BRONX Webster and Miss
Gwen Hughes we're Florence visitors
Monday.
Mrs. D. Frank NcGougan. Mrs. B.
L. Nesmith, Jr.. Miss Anne Brooks
McGougan. Mrs. r. B. Mallard and
Anne Elizabeth. were guests OF MT.
and Mrs. Bruce cGougan in Column
bia during the week end.
Mrs. E. j. Leggette. Phil and Don
Hughes visited relatives in Fairmont
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Inman and
children visited Mrs. Inman'S mother
Mrs. Ben Butler in LoriS "Wednesday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Smith and
children visited Mrs. Smiths mother,
Mrs. S. j. Wright in Gibson during
the week end.