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Evening star., 1947-06-18
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, .. c. Kali
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sissy with money in the bank than
4 dead -broke guy with hair on his

sissy with money in the bank than
4 dead-broke guy with hair on his
chest.
Don't try to tell me that for dough
IL can't nip in waistline" or
.swathe q hipline." You might just
as well try to tell me that I can't
put q shawl collar on q fur coat.
There might be q cat or two missing
from the neighborhood when I I'm
ished stitching, but with shawl
collars the new style, that's the
cheapest way / know how to do it.
] told my wife when I bought her
that armadillo fur coat that It was
going to last a lifetime and, by
golly. 1t Is. Some of the guard
quills show a little wear and tear,
but it still is mighty nice, service
able coat, and the way 1t sheds
water Is something to see.
Yes, husbands, let's unite. If
worst comes to worst, we can start
doing the clothes designing for our
women. What would be wrong with
an afternoon dress of stout canvas,
with dotted Swiss collars and cuffs
for evening wear? Or a cocktail
dress Of unbleached muslin with
accordion pleats of mattress tick
ing? Nothing. The stuff would
wear like iron and cut down on dry
cleaning bills. All you'd have to do
to clean it would be lure your wife
out in the yard and turn the hose
on her.
distributed by McNaught Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1947-06-18

front organization" 1t also decided
to issue statement to this effect
for release last Sunday, which was
the day next preceding that on which
the Wallace meeting was scheduled
to be held. Mr.. Thomas further let
it be known that there would be OBJ
servers at the Wallace meeting to
take note of those who would occupy
the platform with Mr.. Wallace and
to check up on what literature
would be distributed.
What the incredible j. Parnell
Thomas, chairman of the House
Committee on "Un-American Activ-
tiles" is apparently trying to do is
to abridge the right of free speech
and of free assemblage in the name
of Americanism. Henry A. Wallace
has the right to speak, however
much one may disagree with what
he says. Moreover, anyone who
wants to hear him has that right
which no one would think of inter-
fering with unless he has q con-
temptuous disregard of our Amer
ican institutions. Personally. I do
not happen to want to listen to MIR.
Wallace. I can read all, and more,
than want to read of his utterances
in the newspapers. But If I should
want to go to a meeting to hear him,
/ would have the right to do that.
Violation of Oath Seen,
Here was interference by COM
mittee of the House of Representa-
tives with the exercise of rights set
out in the Constitution OF the United
States which every member of Con-
gress has taken his oath to uphold
and defend. Mr.. Thomas has taken
this oath over and over again. And
what does the House of Representa-
tives do when member violates his
oath of Office? Precisely nothing. On
the contrary. the House of Repre-
sentatives has voted money to this
committee, session after session, ever
since 1t was first conceived in the
twisted imagination of Martin Dies.
This committee has been loath-
some growth on our institutions
ever since it was organized. 1t has
been used to frighten and smear
Americans who really believe in the
Constitution and who do their
honest best to live up to 1t. 1t has
been used as political blackmail. It
has been used to engender fear in
the minds of candidates for public
office. 1t has terrorized Government
employees, more particularly those
depending on the will, too often
erratic, Of the Congress. Their
security and tenure of Office can be
endangered by the ruthless exercise
of power by an irresponsible WITCH
hunting committee that has no un-
derstanding of the phrase, self
restraint.
! In ordinary course, meeting held
in Washington, at which Mr.. Wall
lace would be the principal speaker,
would be attended by many Govern
ment employees. However, to take
their jobs in their hands and attend,
as they have the right to do, meet
! ing which has been tried and found
guilty in advance and without a
hearing, would require much more
courage than some people could be
Evening star., 1947-06-18

1t dwarfs every other issue,
causes the normal problems of gov
eminent to seem puny, indeed. Six
months ago the mere idea that we
seriously could consider expendi-
lures that in the course of few
years possibly may total $50, 900 900, :
900 in order to put the European
economy on its feet would have
seemed silly.
Perhaps it will take time to en-
tighten and reconcile the people as
a whole to so tremendous a pro-
gram, make clear the unthinkable
alternatives and convince them of
the vital nature Of our own stake.
But, regardless of parties and poll
tics, the best-informed men in the
land, whose Judgment is most to
be relied on and whose motives are
above question, recognize the ter
rible necessity back of Secretary
Marshalrs plan proposed in his
Harvard speech and are openly ad-
vocating steps to make 1t practical.
Hoover Letter Impressive.
The most impressive evidence of
this is the letter of Herbert Hoover
written at the request of Senator
Bridges. in which Mr.. Hoover pre-
sents the particularly basic fact that
the first thing to consider Is how
far this country can go along that
road without wrecking it's own
economy. 1t would, he says, be
the ultimate calamity If in extend
ing aid to the rest of the world we
broke our own economic back. That
would mean a collapse leaving
civilization in far worse shape than
if no effort to save it had been
made.
Hence, Mr.. Hoover urges that the
whole gigantic business be consid-
cred in that light-that we CO.
ordinate all of our agencies that
would contribute in any way, list our
assets and resources, regulate our
exports and imports, compel the
self-help as well as cooperation of
the assisted nations, it being clear
that strong as we are we are by
Evening star., 1947-06-18

u
mania,s Premier Petru Groza."
American officials read more In
this terse official announcement
when they connect it with secret in
formation that large quantities OF
sea mines are being collected in
munitions depots in Southeastern
Bulgaria.
How 1t Is Interpreted.
The Interpretation placed on these
reports by high officials of the State
and War Departments runs as fol-
lows:
The Russians have nearly COM
pleted plans for the creation of the
Balkan bloc, which will include
Yugoslavia, Albania. Bulgaria, Mace
donia and Romania. Moscow ex-
poets that by the end of the summer
Greece. too, will be brought into this
large political-military merger.
The visit of Marshal Tito to Bucha-
rest, it is believed in informed quar-
ters, will serve as the occasion for
announcing officially to the world
that this great pan-Slav project has
finally come to fruition. Besides
Tito, 1t is believed that Georgi Dimi-
trov, premier director of Bulgaria,
and Enver Hoxha, dictator of AL
bania, as well as some puppet repre-
senting the so-called Macedonian
Peoples republic will also be the
guests Of the Romanian premier.
The presence of the sea mines,
ready for use, near the Greek-Bul-
garian border tends to confirm re-
ports that proclamation of the Bal
kan bloc will be followed by ajor
offensive by the Macedonian armies
composed of Bulgars, Yugoslavs, AL
banians and other heterogeneous
forces against the weakened and
harassed Greek armies
Path of Nazi Forces.
The proletarian brigades are ex-
pected to follow the path of the Nazi
forces in 1941 along the Struma
River Valley. Their major objectives
will be Salonika, which the Mace
ionians intend to make their capital
Evening star., 1947-06-18
The Great GameofPoli
Hoover, Baruch Suggested as Top Men
For Commission on World Recovery

no means strong enough to do the
job alone.
Wants to Know Costs.
In brief. Mr.. Hoover, supporting
the Marshall plan and wanting the
job done, wants first to find out what
we have to do 1t with, what it will
cost, what other nations will help,
how much and with what: how big
a bill we can meet and still stand
straight and steady-under the load.
In brief, he wants to get down to
brass tackS.
This, of course. makes sense. This,
of course, is the only way the job can
be done without universal disaster.
It is exactly in line with what B. M.
Baruch has urged on President Tru-
man and various committees. It fits
well into the speech of Senator VAN
denberg urging appointment of a
commission at "the highest level' to
work out practical policies and plans.
1t is in accord with the expressed
thought OF Senator Byrd and others
who recognize the soundness of the
Hoover point that the thing Of first
Importance is how much we can
stand without ourselves going under.
The necessity Of being practical
about this plan is certainly as clear
as the necessity of adopting it. Un-
less we put 1t on firm foundation
and keep our own feet, inevitably we
will sink along with everybody else.
Hoover, Baruch Suggested.
There seems slight room to argue
about that. Under these circum-
stances, the first indicated action
would seem to be the speedy (because
time is overwhelmingly Important
selection of a commission as sug-
gested by Senator Vandenberg. And,
at the top of the commission should
be the names of Herbert Hoover and
Bernard M. Baruch.
Mr.. Hoover has voiced Mr.. Baruchs
convictions. Mr.. Baruch indorses Mr..
Hoover's views. One Is a Republican,
the other Democrat. Unquestion-
ably they are the two foremost pri-
vate citizens in the world. Neither
one has a personal or political ak to
grind. Both are deeply experienced,
They can work together. and to-
gether they would carry greater
weight in the country and in Con-
gress than any other two men.
Disparagement of either comes
only from the prejudiced and petty.
The President may have to search
to fill out his commission with men
from the highest levels" but he
should be in no doubt about the two
at the top.
Evening star., 1947-06-18

The cause OF Henry McLemore.
my tremors was q New York dis
patch by Dorothy Roe, AP fashion
editor, in which Miss Roe as good
as said that the clothes women were
wearing right now would be as out
of date as motoring wells by fall. and
that women might just as well get
rid Of what they have in their ward
robes II they care hoot about being
stylish.
High Time to Stop.
It is high time that we men put a
stop to such foolishness. The women
won't. After years OF observing
women I have come to the conclu-
sion that they'd follow fashion even
liz it led them II fathoms under the
sea, or into vat Of boiling oil. My
wife hasn't spoken intelligibly to me
for weeks because her mouth has
been so full Of pins and tape and
needles and whatever else is needed
to do what she calls ''face a dress" !"
Those of us who have to buy
clothes for women should unite
under some banner (making sure 1t
was banner that wouldn't have
to have its hem let out a week later
and take firm stand against people
like Adrian and Molyneux and
Carnegie and Montgomery Ward.
For the life of me I can't see why
Adrian, say, should have such pro-
found influence on how my wife
dresses and, more important, the
state of my bank balance. Let him
dress his wife, Janet Gaynor, any
way he cares to. II he wants her
shoulders padded SO that she looks
like lion tanner one day, and have
them sloping like ski run the next,
let him DO 1t. But confound him
and his ilk, let him keep those ideas
to himself.
Rather Be Sissy.
Before I'll allow my wife to make
a bonfire Of the things I have
bought for her, I'll take to the sew
ing machine. Yes, I'll look like a
sissy, I know, but I'd rather be a
Evening star., 1947-06-18
This Changing World
Officials Here See New Tito Move
AS Beginning Of Drive Against Greece

and Kayalla. Both Of these are Inn
portant ports.
In order to offset any possible
risk of a naval attack after Greek
forces have been overcome, the high
command of the Macedonian Army
intends to close both harbors with
mines, which it is expected will
be SUFFICIENT defense until adequate
Eairdromes have been established In
that area.
According to other reports at
hand, 1t appears that the summer
offensive from Bulgaria, Yugo-
slavia and Albania against Northern
Greece will be synehronized with
a general uprising by ELIAS and
EAM Communist forces in Greece.
These are especially strong in the
Peloponnesus. Their objective will
be to overthrow the Athens gov
ernment and proclaim a People s
Democratic" republic.
The Politbureau, which designed
this plan sometime ago, believes
that such domestic move has a
good chance of success since the
bulk of the dispirited Greek Army
will still be fighting in the north
In an endeavor to save Greece's
bread basket from foreign rule.
Action Seen Before Fall.
While confusion reigns after the
all-out attack from the north, do
mestic Communist forces in Greece
expect to reach Athens and install
puppet government with little
difficulty.
Whether these representations,
which are based on careful observa-
ton of military forces along the
northern Greek borders, material
ize according to plan will be seen
before the end of summer.
American assistance to Greece,
in the form of the $500, ,000, 900
grant. so far has had more psy-
Geological than tangible effect.
Armies cannot be organized over
night and money alone has never
saved a country from attack by
strong and well-organized hostile
forces.
There has been no general mo-
bilization in Greece, principally be-
cause the Athens government has
not yet received the necessary
equipment for increasing its forces.
Whatever war material has been
sent by the United States serves
only to replenish losses suffered by
the Greeks in their fight on the
border.
1t is doubtful whether large guam
titles of modern weapons will be
received by Greece In time to
thwart the plans of her northern
neighbors. Even If these supplies
are sent with greatest haste, Greek
soldiers will have to be trained In
the use of American types of equip
ment. That will take several
months. This factor holsters the
belief that aggression against Greece
will take place soon.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
'Un.American' Committee Head Seen
Trying to Abridge Right of Free Speech

expected to have. So Mr.. Wallace
was not indulging in a wild state
ment. as unfortunately he some.
times does, when he charged thai
the Thomas Committee was trying
to scare" Government workers ano
thus keep them from attending his
meeting.
DIRTY Politics"
This is dirty politics. 1t is on q
par with the theft of ballots and ar
election recently in Kansas City, Mo
1t is a betrayal of our Bill of Rights
The dignity and prestige of the
House of Representatives are being
openly fiouted by the misuse Of
power conferred by it. An abuse oil
power by the trustees of that power
is tyranny. And to forge last link
to the chain, If tyranny is not un-
American then there is nothing
that is.
Even Martin Dies at the height of
his reckless flouting of constitu-
tional guarantees did not go so fa1
as Mr.. Thomas and his pitiable COL
leagues Of the "un-American" com
mittee have gone in this instance
Martin Dies at least pretended tc
judge of acts already committed. He
did not pass sentence in advance
and he did not put moral pressure
on Government employees through
fear of loss of their jobs to prevent
them from attending a meeting
either out of interest or of curiosity
Martin Dies with all of his faults
and, politically speaking, he hao
little except faults, never loomed as
a towering bully over defenseless
men and women by telling then
what not to do.
The House of Representatives Is
responsible for Mr.. j. ParnelI
Thomas and so Is the leadership OF
the Republican Party.
(Couyrieht 1Q4-o
Evening star., 1947-06-18

question ABOUT
that. 1t Is by
far the greatest
task any coun-
try ever con-
t e m p / a ted. 1t
makes what we
already h a v e
done in the two
years since the
W ar (approxi-
mately $6,000,-
100000 In relief
and $1,000, ,000,-
900 in loans and
credits appear
not much more
than q start,
Evening star., 1947-06-18

over two reports
received over the
week end.
Marshal Tito,
W h o b S d e S
being dictator of
Yugoslayia has
been designated
by Moscow as
military chief Of
the Balkan bloc,
i S goin 6 to
Bucharest this
month ito con-
tinue discussions
started in Bel
grade early in
Evening star., 1947-06-18

day evening un-
der the auspices
of the Southern
Conference for
Human Welfare.
In anticipation
of that meeting
Mr.. j. Parnell
Thomas called
his committee
together and it
u n a n i m o u sly
came to the con-
clusion that the
Southern Con-
ference for Hu-
man Welfare is
Evening star., 1947-06-18

American peo-
pie.
This m e a n S
that the 1948
campaign for
the presidency
and for congress
sional seats has
begun and that
the only way the
people can get
tax reduction is
to elect a Re-
publican Presi-
d e n t a n d
increase the Re-
publican major
ity In b o h
Evening star., 1947-06-18

0IludQG1 1llAaoCA4
into shape.
For fear OF
losing too much
weight ! have
b e n limiting
my m ornin n 6
S h U d d e r to
ten m in U t e 8
{done before q
closed window
lest I yield to
temptation and
jump OUT, but
today I shud-
dered for Q full
half hour.
Evening star., 1947-06-18
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Evening star., 1947-06-18
to Man
Bv Harold L. Ickes

Although I disagree completely
with much that Henry A. Wallace is
saying I do not doubt his right to
say it.
He spoke in Washington last Mon
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Tax Reduction Failure
Interpreted as Start
OF 1o4S Campaigning.
By David Laurence

The Democratic Party in the
House has decided to share with
President Truman the responsibility
for refusing tax reduction to the
Evening star., 1947-06-18
By Frank r. Kent

The scale of the effort toward
world recovery on which this Nation
seems about to embark is so vast
as to be staggering. There Is no
Evening star., 1947-06-18
By Constantine BroO,

Oficial quarters in Washington.
where hope is still held that new
mai jor crisis in Europe may some
how be ayerted, are greatly disturbed
Evening star., 1947-06-18
Mclen1ore
Latest Fashions
Give Him Shudders
By Henry McLem0re

A man doesn't have to do setting
up exercises in the morning these
days to keep IN physical trim. All
he has to do is read the paper and
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-04
Wasilla To Have Friday Shows

WASILLA-Movies every Fri day evening at the Wasilla schoolhouse are a part of the community recreation program sponsored by the Community Club. Each program includes regular feature attraction plus educational shorts.
 No admission is charged for these school movies. A collection is taken before the performance to help defray the costs of the films.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-04
Classified Ads
FOR SALE

HOUSE, 14x16; to be moved.
 Full price $500 includes stove,
 chairs, table and bed. See Al Hagen, Valley Theatre.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-04

ALASKA'c FINEST Cordova Razor Clans, Minced, case of AS 7-oz. cans. Only $14.80 per case, $750 for 12 case. Call at Frontiersman office for de- livery.
Valley frontiersman., 1947-10-04

FOR SALE - Gemco 4-Wheel farm wagon (with cross brace hitch0, post-hole digger and centrifugal pump (5O feet in and out hose) operated by power take-off. Make me an offer. At Shamrock cocktail lounge Palmer. John Egan, Room BOP, Parsons Hotel.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
Looked Bad at First

The man lay in the middle of the
street, fat on his stomach, wrig-
Cling and writhing. The crowd OF
onlookers stood by helplessly. A tail,
f1ustered woman pushed her way
through the crowd.
''Why doesn't someone help this
poor MANI" she exclaimed. Cant
you see he's suffering?"
Upon receiving no answer from
the crowd, she promptly jumped
astraddle the poor fellows back.
''I've just finished course in first
aid," she explained. Whereupon she
vigorously began to administer ar
tificial respiration.
The man stopped squirning and
looked over his shoulder at the
woman on his back.
81 don't know what you're trying
to do, lady," he grunted. "But I'm
trying to fish my hat out of this
manhole.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
Satisfied as He Is

A SMALL boy had been in trou-
4 \ BILE all day. In the morning he
had broken a neighbours window
while playing baseball. At the lunch
table he had quarreled with his
little sister and made her cry. That
afternoon he had broken his prom.
Use not to tease the canary.
Exasperated, his mother told him
he must go to bed without his din.
ner. And before he crawled in, she
suggested that he include in his
prayers plea that God would
make him a better boy. AS he knelt
by the side of the bed, his mother
was astounded to hear him say:
Dear God, please make me 3
better boy if you can. But if you
can't, never mind. Cause I'm hav-
ing an awful good time like I ami"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
Blanket Of Sod

Jake Peabody, who is the official
gravedigger in a small town, Is ex-
tremely absent-minded. One day he
so far forgot himself as to dig
grave SO deep he couldn't get out
Of it. For several hours he yelled
for assistance, but no one came to
rescue him.
About dusk, Cephus Wofford, who
also occupies an official position in
the same town-he's the official
drunkard - staggered through the
cemetery and heard Jake's plain
tive voice for aid.
whats the matter?" asked
Cephus, looking down into the dark
ening grave.
Get me out of here!" replied
Jake. ''I'm cold!"
''No wonder you're cold," retort-
ed Cephus. "You amt got any dirt
on you!"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
Good Source for 1t

A mother was reading aloud to
her young daughter and came
across the phrase "blood, sweat.
and tears"
''You know where that quotation
comes from, don't your" she asked.
ooh, sure" the little girl said.
From the marriage rites"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
Intimate Place

Two young women were dis
cussing church affairs vixen one
remarked, 'We certainly have a
very small congregation"
"Yes," replied the other, ''ips
SO small that when the minister
says, Dearly beloved 1 feel like
I'm receiving proposal"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-08-28
UneXpected

Mr.. Willis was buying a fountain
pen for his sons promotion present.
''It's to be surprise, suppose"
observed the clerk.
''I'n say it is" said the father.
'He's expecting 9 convertible
coupe"
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-11-27
SHENANDOAH TRAIL

Shenandoah Trail, Nov. 26-Rev
Flath officiated at the two weddings
Saturday at the Mt Zion Lutheran
church. At 2:30 p. m. Maxine Han
mum became Mrs. Raymond KYLE
Wheeler and at 400 p. m. Marie
Neeland became Mrs. Don Larrick
Both couples left at once on their
honeymoon for places unknown.
Ben Robinson and family of Cald-
well were Sunday visitors at Yer
non Vests.
Mrs. Don Thomas and sons and
Miss Opal Renner of Caldwell were
Sunday visitors at w, L. Bonds.
Rich Bros. drilled in a good oil
we'll on the Mamie Miller farm last
week.
Lad1 Wheeler has purchased a
new truck and is hauling turkeys
TO the Canton and Cleveland mar
kets.
George Sanford is attending
farm bureau meeting in Columbus
Mrs. L. H. Groves sold a tract of
timber recently to ]. o. Tilton.
Floyd Davis and family were
Sunday visitors at A. H. Gales in
Byesville.
The monthly farm bureau meet
inc will be held at the school house
Friday evening, November %. The
ladies are urged to please bring
sandwiches.
c. A. Graham was a Sunday Wis
itor at Mancil Miley's.