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Evening star., 1946-09-04
Thurmond Easily Defeats
Mcleod in South Carolina
BY the Associoted Pres,

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. Al.
Strom Thurmond, 44-year old Edge
field lawyer, was Democratic nom
1nee for Governor of South Caro-
lima today following his decisive
victory over DR.. James c. Mcleod
OF Florence in yesterdays runoff
primary.
With only 10 precincts out Of the
States l,544 unreported, Thurmond
had piled up a lead of more than
$4,000 votes over the surgeon who
ran him a close race in the 11-man
field of the first primary August 13.
Nomination in South Carolina is
equivalent to election.
In a statement late last night
Mr.. Thurmond called his election
"a triumph of good government -
Neither candidate had made any
strong issue in the campaign.
The unofficial tabulation from
1,474 precincts gave Mr.. Thurmond
139,82l votes and DR.. Mcleod
106,479
In the only other Statewide races
George Bell Zimmerman led John
c. Williams, former law partner of
Senator Johnston, for Lieutenant
Governor by 1928 votes to Ill, ,757
in return from 1872 precincts, and
Jesse T. Anderson was nominated
for superintendent of education over
w. D. Nixon. In 1,471 precincts Mr.
Anderson polled 150,175 votes and
Mr.. Nixon 1884.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Bunker Beats CarviIIe
In Nevada Democratic
Senatorial Primary
BY the Associofed Prew

RENO, New, Sept. 4-Representa
tive Bunker, Democrat, of Nevada
appeared today to be headed back
for the Senate seat he filled six
years ago a seat held by four men
since that time
Mr.. Bunker eased Senator Car
vile from the seat yesterday by
winning the Democratic senatorial
nomination in Nevada's primary
election. With all but scattered
sparcely-populated precincts re-
ported, Mr.. Bunker led 9,414 to 8,545
Senator Key Pittman was re-
elected to that seat in 1910 for a
six-year term, but died shortly after
the election, Senator Carville, then
Governor, appointed Bunker to fill
the uneXpired term.
Mr.. Bunker, AZ, businessman and
Mormon church leader in Las Vegas,
lost the nomination to James G.
Scrugham, in the general election
Senator Scrugham died a year ago
last July, and Carville, faced with
making his second senatorial ap-
pointment, resigned the governor
ship and took the seat himself. That
was considered a factor in his de-
feat.
Mr.. Bunker has been a more ar
dent supporter of administration
policies than Senator Carville and
had the support of Nevada's senior
Senator, P. A. McCarran. in the
primary.
He will be opposed by George Ma
lone, Republican nominee and Reno
civil engineer, in the general elec-
ton.
Democrats outnumber Republicans
almost two to one in Nevada.
Secretary of State Malcolm Nc
Eachin, who won the Democratic
nomination, and Charles Russell,
the Republican candidate, will op-
pose each other in the general cleo
ton for the States single congress
sional seat, being vacated by Mr..
Bunker.
Gov. Vail Pittman piled up a
substantial majority to take the
Democratic gubernatorial nomina-
tion, while Melvin Jepson, Reno at
torney, held slight edge over State
Senator A. V. Tallman for the COP
nomination.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
7 More Baby Deaths
Al Freedmen S Brinq
Diarrhea Toll 10 8

Two more infant deaths due to
diarrhea were reported at Freed
mems Hospital today, bringing to
eight the number of fatalities since
the epidemic began last month.
AS doctors and nurses battled to
save the lives of 16 babies remaining
in the hospital. one other premature
infant was reported on the critical
list.
Except for three other premature
babies, only IL stricken by the
disease remained at the hospital
All others had recovered and have
been dismissed. Six mothers, two OF
them undelivered, also were still on
| hand.
IL Babies in Fair Condition.
DR.. Arthur H. Simmons, medical
officer, said indications were that the
IL normal babies were in "satisfac-
tory" condition and that they could
be saved provided there were no
unexpected developments.
One OF the new deaths was report
ed at 7:30 pm. yesterday and the
eighth at $50 am. today.
The 20 nurses assigned to the
obstetrics and maternity wards have
received assistance from three
nurses employed by the Red Cross
and another graduate nurse who
has offered her services part time.
1t was believed the situation could
be cleared up in week, after which
all maternity wards were to be thor
oughly cleaned.
OvercrOwding Blamed.
Outbreak of the disease was at
|tributed to overcrowding and TO the
fact that during the months Of July
and August the hospital delivered
about twice the number of babies it
is equipped to handle.
Although other District hospitals
also are overcrowded to some ex-
tent, the Health Department said
today there were no reports of
diarrhea at any of them.
Evening star., 1946-09-04

ever where, in the judgment of the
county engineer. the county highway
cross-sectiop would be suitable, the
builder may construct street with
a minimum graded roadway "a feet
wide, plus 3-foot bitches, making a
total graded width between the two
bitches of 80 feet and minimum
surfaced width of IS feet. The curb
and gutter requirement also may be
waived by the county engineer in
such cases.
Time Limit on Permits.
No permits will be issued by the
county engineer for road and street
construction, it was announced, un-
less the work conforms to the regu-
lations outlined by the board.
In addition, all permits issued by
the county engineer shall state that
work to be done shall start within
so days and completed in a "rea-
sonable" time If this is not done,
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Election Fund Prober,
OF House Will Hold
First Meeting Today
by The Associatsd Press

The House Committee on
Campaign Expenditures, under
fire for "inaction" was called to-
gether today for the start of an
investigation which Chairman
Priest said will spare no group
or individual.
Mr.. Priest enunciated that policy
to newsmen in response to a ques-
ton whether he intended to look
into activities of the CIO Political
Action Committee in this years
elections.
That issue already has made the
House group the focal point of hot
debate involving number of leg.
islators.
Delay Is Protested.
Another point of dispute has beer
the committees leisurely pace
Today marks the first meeting since
1t was created August 6. One mem.
Der, Representative Allen, Repub-
lican, of Illinois, quit in protest
against what he termed this mac.
ton and delay"
Mr.. Allen also said he had heard
reports the committee did not in.
tend to make thorough investiga-
ton of the PAC and other organiza
tlons and so he did not want to risk
"bein ga party to a travesty."
Mr. Drinct -
about his plans regarding the CLOS
political affiliate but authorized this
statement:
ANY organization or individual
which the committee decides to in
vestigate will be treated the same
as any other organization or indivi-
dual. I did not seek this job. but
when I took it nothing was men,
toned about sparing any one I
would not have taken it if there had
been any such understanding"
No Complaint on PAC.
Mr.. Priest said that so far as he
knows no specific complaint has
been submitted about the PAC.
He added that some letters,
which L assume contain some COM
plants" have been turned over to
him but that he has not looked
through them as yet.
Later Representative Cox, Demo-
Crat, Of Georgia commented that he
does not believe the committee will
make the kind of PAC investiga-
ton needed"
Mr.. Cox and number of other
Southern Democrats unsuccessfully
backed Representative Domengeaux
Democrat. of Louisiana for the
Craftsmanship. The latter had
pledged an all-out investigation of
the PAC.
Mr.. Priest said today's meeting
of his committee would be an Or
ganizational get-together behind
closed doors. No date has been set
for formal hearings.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
i. 5. Army Drumming Up
Business for Germany
BY the Assoeioted Press

An Army plan to interest Ameri-
can businessmen in products which
Germany might export was dis
closed yesterday.
Brig. Gen. William H. Draper
ir, director of the Economic Divi-
sion of the United States Military
Government, mentioned cameras,
radio cabinets, china, jewelry, toys,
leather goods and portable houses.
He said two large American radio
firms already had expressed interest
in the possibility of obtaining
radio cabinets from Germany.
He hoes to take representatives of
American industries on a tour of
the American zone to examine
samples of German products which
they might use.
Gen. Draper said representatives
of the War, State and Commerce
Departments were comforting on
the program.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Montgomery Orders
Minimum Standards
In Road BuiIdinq

A set of minimum standards to be
followed by Montgomery County
builders and developers in con-
structing roads in new subdivisions
was on the county ordinance books
today.
The standards were approved yes
terday by the county commissioners
pending final adoption of an ordi-
nance to include these and other
specifications in regulating road and
Evening star., 1946-09-04

Francisco today with more than
$500 service personnel.
Ships arriving:
At New York-General Richardson
from Bremerhaven, 3,142 troops.
At San Francisco-General Brew
ster from Manila, 1882 troops, six
Army nurses and 897 Navy per-
sonnel.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
street construction in new subdivi-

street construction in new subdivi-
sions.
The new program provides that all
new streets shall be graded in ac-
cordance with the approved profile"
and have a minimum width of 80
feet, with adequate slopes or retain
ing walls. unless a greater width is
required for sidewalks or the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion requires the street to be graded
to the full width of the dedicated
right of way Concrete curbs and
cutters also are required on each
side of the street.
The paved surface of such streets
and roads shall have a minimum
width of rs feet between curbs and
shall conform to the cross section
and specifications indicated by the
county engineer.
In rural type subdivisions, how
Evening star., 1946-09-04
THE EVENING STAR, Washngton D. c. ." As
WEDNESDAY,

the commissioners said, the permit
will be invalid and a new permit
must be obtained.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Jesuifs Meeting In Rome
To Elect Superior General
by the Associoted Press

ROME, Sept. 4.-Jesuits from
many countries will convene at the
Jesuit College in Rome tomorrow to
elect a new superior general of their
worldwide order.
The post has been vacant since
194l, when the Polish Jesuit, Father
Ledochowski, died, An Italian
Father Alession Magni, was in tenn
porary charge until his own death
in 1914 left the order without a
leader.
Seventy electors already have ar
rived in Rome, including "a from
the United States and others from
Cuba, Great Britain. Ireland, Spain
Rhodesia and the Philippines.
The ceremonies are expected te
last several days.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Tool ENGINEERS to See Film

The Washington Chapter of the
American Society of Tool Engineers
will view a film entitled Making
T'hings-Quicker, Cheaper and Bet
ter" at $3.50 pm. tomorrow at the
National Airport. Kenneth N. Ma
comber, chief engineer of the La
Pointe Machine Tool Co., Hudson,
Mass, will supervise the showing
and afterward discuss postwar pro-
duction.
Evening star., 1946-09-04
Weather Report

District Of Commissioning and
pleasant with highest temperature
around rs this afternoon. Clear and
cool again tonight; lowest tempera-
ture about SO. Tomorrow fair and
a little warmer.
Virginia-Fair and continued cool
tonight. Tomorrow fair and some
what warmer except mostly cloudy
near the coast in the morning.
Maryland-Clear and little
cooler tonight. Tomorrow fair and
somewhat warmer.
River Report
prom U. s. Engineers
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
LOADED RADIO SHOWS
HIT BY Clio NATIONAL
MARITIME UNION

A. charge that even murder myster-
les on the radio are loaded with anti
labor propaganda was made to the
Federal Communications Commission
this week by Jack Lawrenson, vice
president of the clio Natl. Maritime
Union.
Lawrenson urged an immediate FEC
investigation of the situation and the
issuance of "a public statement con-
demning this deliberate policy of
poisoning the air waves"
He quoted from story carried IN
the entertainment paper Variety,
which was headlined: RAP Loaded
Radio Scripts: Writers Burn at Big
Biz theology"
The article said: I'm one recent
show, writer of a whodunit had both
murdered man and the hero of the
piece members of the Natl Maritime
Union.
an that way, he thought, he was
being fair. The sponsor wanted him
to make only the murderer a member
of the union. When the scripter point
ed the possibility of libel in such
scene, he was told to change the
whole show, leaving out all mention of
the union. clio News.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
ONLY In UNION Is THERE
STRENGTH

naturally produces mental alterations.
1t is quite probable none of these
leaders of a comparatively large seq
ment Of the farming population ever
read a liberal or progressive maya
zine or newspaper. 1t is also apparent
that columnists of the Westbrook
Pegler, George Sokolsky type; and
such radio commentators as Larry
Smith, H. V. Kaltenborn and linton
Close are favorite sources of Informal
ton with those people.
Common People Better Band
Together, Nowl
From time immemorial, people who
had common cause have banded to-
gether for some purpose; most often
for self protection In patriarchal
times the founder of family tried TO
keep his descendants closely bound
together as the most reliable defense
against any who might attempt to en-
slave them or deprive them of their
property. The generations descended
from a common ancestor sometimes
developed into nations of Importance:
the children of Israel being an ex-
ample. SO long as the Israelites re-
NAMED united they had the power to
defend themselves against their
enemies. Becoming disunited after the
death of Solomon, they eventually be-
came easy prey to the Assyrians and
Babylonians, both factions being car
ried into captivity. and ten of the
twelve tribes totally disappearing from
the historical scene. That in union
there is strength and in division there
is weakness has been demonstrated in
the case of nations, families and COM
munities times without number. To err
is human; but no civilized people
punish an innocent man for the errors
of his brother To do that is precisely
what every selfish and reactionary
group is hoping congress will do in
the case of organized labor.
! must confess, and I'll do it now.
that l do not know what are the OBJ
iectives of the Farm Bureau Fedora
ton, but read the Congressional
Record, newspapers and magazines
and, from those sources learn the or
ganization maintains a well trained
and expensive lobby at Washington.
when congress is in session, and that
this lobby is headed by Edward A.
Cneal, the federation's president.
Oneal is wealthy Southern planter,
who probably never, with his own
hands, planted seed or collected a
pound of the resultant harvest. He.
like others in his classification, de-
pend for their incomes upon the labor
Of share-croDpers, poor tenant farm
srs whose toll, and that of their wives
md children suffices to earn for them
/ bare existence, under living condi-
IONS that are a disgrace to our coua.
w Yet these imitators of the feudal
ordt of the medieval age Join with
he great industrial moguls in an ef
ort to reduce all labor to the status
If their tenants. A humanitarian or
! don't Think
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
ARE PROCRESSIVES PROGRESSING
ANYWHERE?
ANY MHERE.

| just skin-rash, produced by an itch
for office, and which can be cured by
defeating this candidate and electing
that one 1t is not enough to change
drivers, which is usually for the
worst. We must change the admins
trative technical philosophy-the OBJ
jective of that philosophy The politi-
cal push-cart must be replaced by the
multi-motored, atomic-powered, radar-
directed economic mechanism with
social engineering in the drivers seat
and politics behind the back seat.
This is a near-atomic age and yet we
try to run our economy with a foot
power of distribution-try to regulate,
direct and even halt the forces of in
dustrial evolution with the technical
feather-duster of the pre-machine age.
We keep trying to put the ostrich
back in the broken egg-shell, to turn
back the clock Of time and howl for
the sun of progress to stand still
Our economy (socially speaking)
has not evolved a hair in a century
and yet Progressives point to the
same milestones we passed hundred
years ago and shout-"There' what
we stand for" Stand is right Our Pro
gressivism has not even put on knee
breaches. 1t is still dawdling about in
its original diaper-and even that is
coming Off you ask me.
We still spew vituperations at those
in the road to the Left (even though
we are striving for the same end)
while the flames crackle in the jungle
of dead area. We chase one another
up hill and down vale trying to decide
whether we shall extinguish the fire
with a flood or just spray it with a
sa1t-shaker.
What distresses me is that we are
all headed Cor pretend to so think we
are headed) for the same destination,
and will be next door neighbors when
we get there-if ever. We all want
larger measure of economic security, !
all want peace-industrial national |
and international. We want some
measure of public control over produc-
ton and distribution Con the theory |
that what is socially created should |
be socially enjoyed) of the necessities
Of life and yet we slam-bang one an
other over the heads, scream shrilly
from the housetops, brush-whack from
The brush, split hairs, divide and sub
divide and thus fight ourselves to a
irazzle over the differences between
.weedle-dum and tweedle-dee
This all will sum up to one thing,
namely: If we do not quit fighting one
another and stop getting further apart
Ind start getting closer together, fas
,ism will be astride our necks before
re know it.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20

Yes the Horsemen of Death are riding Riding high
and wide The death is high, too high. The swath
these grim reapers is far from handsome in any
of the word The picture of blood and bones the
agony and suffering the waste in time and material is
not pretty. When 80 40 thousand persons killed
annually, approximately million injured, many per-
manently, and monetary loss amounts to well a
billion dollars, the picture is horrible at its best.
Many things be done about this situation to
make the picture lot more pleasant and make our
streets and highways safe for every Improved
enforcement reduce the accident toll materially.
Increased education consisting of driver training in the
high schools adult education in traffic safety and
eral safety education in all walks of life is the only
long range method which will reduce accidents gener
ally and panlessy Education, however, requires time
and affects only those who have been educated Engi-
neerng reduce accidents but consider this in addi
ton the elements of time and money: Most of
fatal traffic accidents straight WIDE level, dry
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20

o. M. THOMSON Willernie, MINI.
Does progress mean TO drive down
stake and go round and around II
or does it mean to keep going to new
places? If progressive means to go
forward what does Progressive mean
The more l hear Progressive and
Liberal tossed around, the more con-
fused | become It's the same with
Left and Right, as we'll as Red, Pink
and fellow-traveller.
There are those (the unofficial
branders, classifiers and designators
of what shade is acceptable) who de-
nounce Wallace as "Wobbly," Pepper
as Pink, DeLacy as Red, Taylor as
Redder and Marcantonio as Reddist.
In the next breath the stamp of ap-
proval is put upon Jerry Voorhls,
George Aiken, Bob Wagner and Harley
Kilgore Why the distinction?
The test seems to be on how far out
in front of her doorstep Russia should
be permitted to go to protect herself
from the mad dogs of Capitalism, for
there are many Progressives who do
not believe in wiping the dish clean at
one swipe. Between World Wars and
II, Russia was trusting enough to al
low the mailed fist at nazi-faci-capital-
ism to be poised at her on all sides,
so that when the signal was given
to destroy Communism it was neces-
sary for the Soviets to make tenn
porary truce with Hitler while they
frightened their belt Now that she is
keeping her eyes open and put up an
electric-charged barbed-wire fence at
her more vulnerable borders we PRO
gressives" call that Hitlerism.
Then most Progressives favor the
''pay for the industries" type of social
ism as in England (all of which has
been paid for times without number
in profits-and which cost the owners
nothing in the first place. as against
the confiscatory type of some Europ-
can countries, or the exterminate-the-
owners type of further east. What I'm
trying to decide is where does one
draw the line in order to provide pro-
gressive-sanitaire-z between mere
pink and a near-Red.
Judging from the examples of some
Progressives, to progress means to go
forward as fast as a Century Plant
grows. But the hour is later than we
think. The Progressivism of Teddy |
day is as much out OF date
now as would hoop-skirt in ballet
dance. To achieve mere political
change without fundamental economic
change is the same as putting diff
ferent coat of paint on Chick Sales
famous structure, and calling it new
house back.
The disease we suffer from is not
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20

roads, Vehicle inspection will help too but less than
percent of traffic accidents involve mechanical
failure mechanical defects.
The human element is to blame, almost entirely, for
this carnage and waste This human element can be
divided into many factors such greed malice care
lessness and nattenton ignorance and physical handi
caps. The best method to approach the human element
is the education and examination of drivers Examna-
would determine drivers % knowledge of the
traffic laws (2 knowledge of the road signs CD physi
cal handcaps, and (4) actual ability to drive car in
safe manner. The prime virtues of examination are
that it a shows the driver how he avoid accidents
OBJ makes him aware of any handicap which would af
feet his driving ability in order that he correct it
compensate and (c) provides record by which
the authorities may take steps to correct or educate the
hazardous driver make him safe driver prevent
him from eopardzing the lives not only of himself and
his but other user of our streets and
highways.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1946-12-20
EaetEo.:c5 and Ia,mss
The Farmer S Angle
BY HOMER AYREs
BY HOMER AYRES

this recession" comes from around
the corner.
Such a project would benefit farm
ers by helping to cushion the crash.
Furthermore there is need for about
100000 rural homes that should be
constructed as soon as the city hous-
ing situation is alleviated a little
There is no chance of anyone but
the government solving the housing
problem because, first, private land
lords sit tight and collect high rents,
and a housing shortage helps keep
rents high. Secondly, the problem is
too great to be solved by an every
man-for-himself approach.
In our country-the richest in the
world-too many of us swallow the
highest living standards" myth. As a
matter of sad fact, from one half to
two-thirds of our people never have
enjoyed even decent Standards. And.
in the face of the present crying need
for homes, the answer of both indus
trialists and the government has been
an insult to the American people.
The Wyatt resignation last week,
brought on by administration refusal
to strengthen his hand against the real
estate and building interests so that
he could produce low cost homes,
shows that there is no answer in the
cards as of this writing. The people,
the veterans, have been sold out.
mi, 4
bill is still on side track. The provi-
sions of this bill are more imperative
ly needed than anything else in the
country Regardless of the new COM
plexion of congress, regardless of any
other obstacles, the everyday people
of the United States, on the farms and
in the cities, have got to band together
as never before and demand its pas
sage. It's question of salvation.