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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
POTATOES:
Huge Loss

AS much as 20 million bushels Of
government-owned potatoes may 20
to waste following U. S. support of
the 1916 crop in the face of a sag
ging market.
Originally, the government held
title to 100 million bushels as the
result OF a bumper harvest. Max
ing good on its agreement to main
tain prices at at least 80 per cent
OF parity, the U. S. bought substan-
ual stocks and covered other com.
mitments with loans, redeemable IL
the market rose. The huge waste
is expected to follow from rottina
OF the potatoes in inadequate storage
on the farms.
10 escape total loss. the govern
ment resold millions of bushels to
dlstlllers and livestock feeders at
bargain prices. Distillers of bever-
age and industrial alcohol bought
over rs million bushels. About $685.
UOO bushels were resold for export
to famine areas, with the amount
held down by perishability and high
transport costs.
Public institutions and school
lunch programs received about one
million bushels of the surplus pota.
toes free.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
WHITE HOUSE:
Steals Thunder

Beating congress to the punch,
President Truman officially pro-
claimed the end of hostilities to ter
inmate government powers under 20
laws and mark 80 others for expira-
ton within six months to five years.
Mr.. Truman did not call for an
immediate cessation of the states Of
emergency proclaimed in 1889 and
1941 nor of the state of war, reveal
ing that he would recommend ac-
ton on these measures to congress.
A state Of emergency is designed
to cover any situation deemed
critical to the country while state
Of war is considered to prevail
until the signing of peace treaties.
In terminating hostilities. the
President:
Reduced wartime taxes on liq-
uor, beer. wines, fur, luggage, jewel
ny. telephone and telegraph service,
transportation, electric bulbs and
billiard and pool tables to prewar
levels.
Ended government power to
seize privately owned mines and
plants.
Scheduled the end of price sup
ports for farm products for 1948.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
COLLEGE,:
Peak Enrolment


Taking full advantage of the CT.
bill of rights, vets constitute large
percentage of undergraduates at
tending educational institutions, a
survey of 688 universities and col
leges disclosed.
Compiled by DR.. Raymond Wal
tiers, president of the University of
Cincinnati, the study showed that Of
1,718,862 students at the 688 schools,
714,477 were ex G.I.s. In addition,
$4,000 vets were enrolled at $50
junior colleges and thousands more
at several hundred other schools,
bringing the grand total of G.I.s to
slightly more than half of 1000, 900
students.
With ambitious vets availing
themselves of generous educational
opportunities, current full-time en-
rollments at the 688 top universities
and colleges are at peak levels, the
survey showed. Roughly. they are 81
per cent above the 1889 figure and
twice that of 1945. Two men are
enrolled to every woman whereas
the wartime ratio was three women
to two men.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
Border Problem

AS first intimated in Secretary of
State Byrnes' historic Stuttgart adj
dress September 6, the U. S. will
press for revision of Germany's
eastern border when the Big Three
meet in Moscow March 10 to dis
cuss peace treaty for the Reich.
Backed by Britain, the U. S.
will seek restoration of Pomeran-
ian and Brandenberg farmlands
given to Poland by Russia after the
end of the war. While the U. S. in
tends to press for a return of this
territory, it will accede to the ces-
sion of the rich industrial section of
Silesia and half of East Prussia to
the Poles.
The U. S. position for restoration
of Pomerania and Brandenberg to
Germany is based on the fact that
these regions comprise Is per cent
of the Reich's best farmland and
the country would suffer a serious
food deficiency if the land is not
returned. Since Poland is predom-
inantly agricultural, it does not
need additional farmland to bolster
its economy, it is pointed out.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
POWER:
Increase Service

The year 1916 was a period of
phenomenal growth in the electric
utility industry in the number Of
customers served, with nearly 2,000,-
600 new customers added.
Another high record established in
1946 was the increase of 100 kilowatt
hours in average residential con-
sumption Of electricity to set an all
time high average of 1880 kilowatt
hours used per customer.
Most of the new customers con-
nected in 1916 were in the rural
areas, with less than 100000 of the
new residential customers within
city limits. In excess of 500. 900
farms were connected during the
year, bringing the total number of
electrified farms as defined by the
bureau of the census to more than
3,4OO. 900.
Electric companies expect to serve
another 100000 farms during the
next two years. and electric cooper
atives and other public agencies are
expected to add an equal number in
the same period.
Released by Western Newsraper Uaicu.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
u. NJ:
Pursue Disarmament

The question of disarmament pro-
ceeded on its labrynthine course in
the United Nations.
AS struggle shaped over formu-
lat1on Of an atomic control meas
ure, the Russians asked the lima
ton security council to proceed full
steam ahead on disarmament with
out waiting for final action on nu-
clear energy. Declaring that dis
armament is the most important
factor for strengthening peace and
security, the Reds called for an
agreement within three months at
the latest.
Meanwhile, the pesky question Of
the veto snagged deliberations on
control Of atomic energy. While
the United. Nations atomic energy
commission approved of the U. S.
plan and sent 1t to the security coun-
Gil to be worked out, Russia ex-
pressed opposition to the provision
that no Big Five power be permit
ted to apply the veto to escape pun
ishment for violating regulations.
Since the Reds can use the veto in
shaping control in the council. how
ever, prolonged discussions doomed.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
CONGRESS-:
Ready to Go

Taxes and labor legislation were
scheduled for early consideration as
the 8Oth congress convened under
Republican leadership.
Veteran COP luminaries held
the reins as the session got un-
derway. While seniority was ac-
knowledged in the naming of the
party's congressional command,
the men named have proven
their mettle in legislative wars
and qualify for the positions.
One of the outstanding figures in
the bipartisan foreign policy devel-
oped by Secretary of State Byrnes,
Arthur Vandenberg (Mich.) was the
choice for president pro tenn of the
senate. Quiet, able Wallace White
(Me.) took over the majority leader
ship Of the senate while aggressive,
conservative Kenneth Wherry (Neb.)
was in line as the party whip in the
upper chamber.
Joe Martin (Mass.) was the
unanimous choice for speaker of
the house but battle developed
for the majority leadership be-
tween the Taft and Dewey
forces. Although charged with
being Dewey man, Charles A.
Halleck (Ind.) vowed impartial
ity and obtained the position
after brief struggle. 1t is with
in the power of majority lead
er to advance or push certain
legislation, hence the importance
of the post to factions seeking to
build up their prestige.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
POLITICS:
Liberals Unite

Liberal organizations joined hand
in common front at convention
In New York City and left open
the possibility Of forming a third
party for achievement of their
goals.
Known as the Progressive Citi-
zens of America, the new group
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
News in Brief

The 3Oth anniversary OF the
Monroe Auto Equipment company,
largest independent producer of n.y.
draulic shock absorbers, points up
the phenomenal growth of the mo-
tor vehicle and allied industries dur
ing the last three decades. In 1899,
the industries. sales topped 4 billion
dollars to lead all other manufac-
turing enterprises. Installation of
new facilities has enabled Monroe
to boost shock absorber output to
$4,000 daily.
With farm wage rates rising
faster during war years than the
price Of agricultural c0mmOdi-
ties, one-third more products
was required to pay for an hour
of hired labor in 1915 than in
1941. Cost of operating a farm
is. now nearly twice as high as
it was in 1871.
Livestock production averaged 161
pounds of meat per capita in 1916.
Approximately l45 pounds went to
consumers. IL pounds to -UNRRA
for export and pounds to storage.
Discontinuance Of UNRRA in l947
should increase consumer supplies
by 5 pounds per capita.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16

March, movie actor, and ex-Gov.
Elmer Benson Of Minnesota.
While holding no office in the
Pea, Henry A. Wallace looms as
one of it's militant leaders. In ad-
dressing the convention, he called
for an uncompromising fight for
liberal principles. He said progress
sives would prefer the election of
a reactionary in 1948 to a lukewarm
liberal to raise a clear-cut issue
between liberal and conservative
PHILOSOPHERS.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
LABOR:
Pay Up

Losses of 107, ATS, 0C0 man DAYS of
work during the first. II months of
1916 due to strikes partly were offset
by increased wages and shorter
hours over the comparable 1945 Pc
riod, the department OF labor re.
ported.
Time lost in walkouts set an all
time peak, even topping the embat-
tied postwar year of 1919, the de-
partment said. AS against the 1O7,.
475,O0O man days lost this year,
30, 1907, 900 were lost in 1915; 1886. 900
in 1914, and 16, o89, 600 for the 1885 80
prewar period.
Industrial pay hit new tops follow
ing the years bitter labor disputes.
Average weekly earnings in the BIZ
luminous coal industry rose to $62. 50
on an increased work week, but 9TH
er pay jumped appreciably despite
shorter time. Figures for different
industries follow:
weekly = weekly 20
~ earnings change hrs. change
All .S45.68 +11.s 40A "a
Iron, steel and
products 90. 1855 r Y.6 4OS - go
Blast furnaces,
steel works.
rolling mills SO43 = 81 1873 90
Electric machy. $3.50 -t-l4.3 4O9 8
Autos ......... $3.50 Lilo 1913 - q
Meat packing. 1906 - SO 37.5 -10.4
Oil refining -. 5739 + 80 400 81
Tires. tubes -. S7.19 -t151 38l - ST
Mining
Anthracite :. 6182 r 00 392 -46
Metal Giron. A4
copper. leadl. 49.58 + So 40 - Y6
Telephone -. 44.30 + 6.3 1871 - rs
D-DrYy
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16

represent an ANAL
gan a tion of the
National Citizens
P olitica al Action
committee, the In
dependent Citi-
zens Committee Of
the Arts, Sciences
and Professions and
eight other organi-
cations.
Headed by DR..
Frank Kingdom, au-
thor, and 10 David
son, sculptor, the
Pea directorate in
cludes Fiorello La
Guardia, form err
mayOr of New York
and UNRRA chief;
Philip Murray,
pre- sident Of the
CLIO; A. F.. Whit
ney, president of
the Brotherhood of
r abroad Train
m G n: Ere q ric
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
COP Takes Over Both Congress; President Cuts
Wartime Powers; Industrial Pay Reaches Peak

EDITORS NOTE When opinions
are expressed in these columns, they
are those OF Western Newspaper Union
news analysts and not necessarily OF
this newspaper.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-01-16
HOUSE,:
AssaiL Reds

Noting softening in the Rus
sian attitude following u. S. imple-
mentation of "get tough" policy
with the Soviets, the special house
committee on postwar economic
planning headed by Representative
Colmer Oem., Miss.) and DOM
mated by Democrats, urged fur
Their Tightening of relations with
Moscow until 1t meets its interna-
tional obligations and agrees to full
control of atomic energy.
Drawn after group of COM
mittee members had toured Eu-
rope. Russia and the Middle
East, the report declared that
an affirmation of reports that
the Soviets were using German
plants for rearming would justi-
fy a remuneration of the Pots
dam agreement and q demand
for the Communists to vacate
the eastern occupation zone.
Pointing up Russian rearma-
ment policies, the report stated
that the Soviets were concen-
trating on development of heavy
industry convertible for war in
their new five year plan.
Until the Russians agreed to play
ball with the Allies, the committee
recommended that the u. S. with
hold appreciate financial assist
ance from the Soviets, curb the ex-
tension of technical assistance and
industrial exports, and license the
sales of American firms to the Reds.
The Russians were raped for
religious and political terrorism
in eastern Europe; expulsion of
American correspondents; impo-
siti0n Of t0talitarian economies
i'm puppet states; blocking of
trade and waterways by monop-
Olistic practices, and infiItration
of such countries as Iran by ter
rorist tactics.
Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1947-02-28

"Ovsem, Wy jste jich jeste ne
vid6l," vysvetloval pan hrab6.
"Nenf mych les1 re zamku vi
deti, ale chcete-li, Ultra 81 do le-
sa vyjedeme."
Jarmil byl hned ochoten a
take Alfonso Sc ma vyj1zdku
teSil.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-24

Applications for marriage u
|censes were placed yesterday
with County Judge Raymond r.
Lord BY Herman +. Hackney -
~ the y. s. Navy. and Ivy Lee
|Thanpsen, 3ey q 817 Eaton
street; BY Robert ". Garner. n,
I',ef tie u. S. Navy. and Shirley
&. Rosa, 20, Of SCI Margaret
street; BY William s.. Besserts y.
- ard Grace
Mary Carrero. 20. Of 6l5 f1eihin1
street and By Dale G. Krahlns =.
Isl the u. S. Navy, and Elaine IA
Claws, q, Of Arlington. s. p.
4
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-06-24

The trumpet-bird Of South
America IS named from the sound
il utters. Il rarely flies but runs
very fast. ..:a....,,.a...-.i
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Little Old Lady
Gets No Ticket;
Letter Will Do
ax tha Auoeiated Prsat

CHICAGO, Aug. "a little old
lady in black parked her ancient
electric auto as usual yesterday in
front of the suburban Oak Park
Bank where she does her banking
each Friday.
She didn't notice that something
new had been added "a parking
meter.
Policeman Joseph Plum strolled
by. He eyed the meter, showed his
ticket book deeper into his pocket
and pulled out nickel.
"I1l write her little letter and
explain about the parking meters"
he said.
Shed die Of modification If she
got a ticket. She's been coming to
this bank at l pm. every Friday
for years and parks her car for
exactly one hour"
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Mother, Baby-Sitier Face
Trial in 7 Girls Injuries

A mother and a baby-sitte today
were awaiting Municipal Court jury
trial on charges they struck the
mothers two daughters with belt
buckles and hot curling iron.
The defendants, Mrs. Juanita
Bronson, 80, and Melinda Cephas.
81, both colored, of the 2400 block Of
N street NV. were placed under
$500 bond each after the charges
had been reduced from cruelty to
children. Trial was set for Septem-
ber Is.
They pleaded not guilty to two
charges each Of simple assault
against Mary Louise Bronson, II,
and her sister Willie Mae. 10, on
July 81 and August 2. The girls
bore face scars which police said
were inflicted when they failed to
return promptly from errands to
the grocery store.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Treasury Reports Decline
In Moonshine Seizures
BY the Assoeiated Press

pr IT'S NsboStoisu FrSss
Moonshining "aint what it. used
to be" in the mountains Of Ken
lucky and Tennessee.
The Treasury Department has re.
ported its "revenooers" noun
tain people called them-uncovered
only 35 stills during June of this
year in the two States.
In June, 1916, the yield was 50
stills, while in the same month OF
1910 the count was 104.
The Internal Revenue agents ar
rested 80 moonshiners this June,
compared to 260 in the same month
of 1910.
The number Of gallons Of mash
seized dwindled from 37,911 In one
month Of 1910 to 6,160 this June.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
WINK FIN, 44.7 and 80 Mea,

grams from 9 am. to 1880 pm. dai
with the exception Of the following pr
grams):
6:3O-7:30 pm.-Dinner Concert.
7:3O-S:OO pm.-Stars in Recital.
Evening star., 1947-08-09

cut, the ballast starts running out
switch on again and 1t stops irnn1e-
diately. -.e ...s-,
Technique Described.
Now, say we are at the bottom
We come to an underwater hill. We
drop a little ballast. Our instru-
ments tell us when we've dropped
enough to rise over the hill
Beyond it we may find a deeper
valley. To drop down into 1t, we
merely touch another. switch, and
a little gasoline escapes. Our buoy
ancy decreases and we sink gently
toward the bottom again.
And If the gasoline escape cock
doesn't close again? We won't lose
all the pull of our float, because only
a small container of gasoline is thus
under control. But even If we
should lose all our gasoline, we
could still get back to the surface.
We anticipated this by providing
a third form of ballast-gravel. Be.
fore we dive. we try to establish q
very delicate balance between weight
and float, so that the downward pull
is only fraction more than the
upward. This ultimate balance will
be achieved by pouring gravel into
boxes on the outside of the cabin
whose escape hatch is also con.
trolled electromagnetically.
Safety Margin Of Ton.
But in an emergency-for in.
stance. If all our gasoline shoule
leak out and the cabin should stick
in slime at the bottom-there is ye
another safety factor. The accumu.
lators which supply electric curren
will be placed outside the cabin
held on by electromagnetic. Thes,
batteries weigh over $500 pounds
In the event of the ultimate peril
the Bathyscaphe and its occupant.
have a margin of safety of bette
than a ton. The giant clam which
would entomb us at the bottom
would have to be powerful indeed tt
fight one-ton upward pull!
Anyone who has ever f1oated In ,
free balloon knows that when float
ing near the ground, a rope is hun,
over the side. dragging on tn,
ground. Then, If the balloon shoult
sink, more of the heavy rope fall
to the ground and, in effect, tighten
the balloon. 1t Is a sort of delicat,
stabilizer to ensure level flight. Sine,
the Bathyscaphe, as we have shown
is a faithful transposition of thu
free-floating aerial balloon, we tot
will have sort of rope hanginf
down to permit us to float steadily {
few feet or few yards above tn,
ocean. bottom.
It too can be jettisoned by means O.
an electromagnet.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
DC. Guard Air Force Units
Leave TONIGHT on Traininq

Air Force units of the District
National Guard will move tonight
to Andrews Field for two weeks of
field training.
Tents have been put up for the
800 officers and men, Col. Peyton
G. Nevitt, adjutant general, said
today. 1t. Col. Ladder B. Mackall
will command the National Guard
camp.
During the training period there
will be full-scale interception of
simulated hostile" aircraft by the
Fighter Squadron.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
Five Area Students Get
Chicoao Scholarships

Five Washington area students
have been awarded scholarships to
the College Of the University of Chi
cago, Chancellor Robert M. Hutchins
announced today.
They are: Nancy Lee Greenwood,
Is, of 430 West Great Falls street,
Falls Church, Va: Joy Margaret
Holmes, Is, of 1883 Monroe street
NE; Elizabeth Macaraeg, l6. OF
3013 @ street NV; Victor J. Mizel
Is, Of 2109 Eighteenth street NV.
and Marion e. Risk, Is, Of 408 II
street NE.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
WBcc, f,f10 k.C.
WEAM, 1890 K.t.
Burkett Gets Airline Post

James c. Burkett, formerly with
the American Airlines' ticket office
at the National Airport, has been
appointed special representative for
building management and main
tenance In the airline's Washington
administrative offices at 1887 K
street NV, Vice President c. w.
Jacob has announced.
Evening star., 1947-08-09

W0P, 5:00-"Ths Veteran Two Years
LATER Is considered.
W1oP, 6:t5-Sinus Jerry Carter begins .
new musical series.
WhAl, 6:45-"How Can the Cost Of Living
Bs Reduced
WRc, 7:00-"How Would Universal Military
Training Work." Speakers are II. Gen. J.
Evening star., 1947-08-09

Lawion Collins and Brig. Gen. John Dsvins.
VOL, 7:45-lndustriaIlsi Henry J. Kaiser
subs for forsIIo Ia Guardis.
WRc, 9:00-Diek Haynes concludes his
series Of guest appearances on The Hi
Parade"
WhAL, t0:45-"Demoeraiie Youth and 10.
morrow" discussed.
Evening star., 1947-08-09
on TIVE AIR TODAY.

WAl. 5:00-Two new compositions are
introduced 10 radio audiences, an arrangement
by Luigi Silva Of Bocthsrinrs Cello Concerto
and Roy Harris "conirapuniaI Suite" Bee
thoven's Crosse Fugus. op. 135" opens tho
program.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
10000 FEET UNDER THE SEA
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Continued from page tsoenty-tpo
from the air provided to stretch the oxygen supply
One filter is good for eight hours and they planned
stay aloft only six But Professor Picard decided to
install two filters for added margin of safety
The precaution saved their lives When they
reached the 5OOOO-foo level the exhaust valve, de-
signed to release the gas and lower the balloon stuck
The professor jotted desperate note in his log:
I'VE are prisoners of the air
While the world waited, the balloon foated slowly
over the Alps Their oxygen supply lasted, however.
and when the sun went down, the cooling of the air
reduced the pressure sufficiently to allow the valve to
OPEN They landed on glacier - II hours after their
take-of.
NNdultiple Balloon"
Overnight, Picard and his balloon became
household phrase. The next year, he went again,
attaining height of SIS, 500 feet and proving con-
chsively that the Shakespeare is navgabe, and man
will be able to master this region of the cold"
Most scientists feel that balloon carrying human
beings cannot possibly rise more than 75OOO feet, or
about Ia miles, and that two U. S. Army flyers
touched the present ultimate in 1895 at 1900 feet
But Brother Jean Picard dissents from this
theory. He is convinced that ''multiple bal
LOOM has a very good chance of attaining a
height of 100 600 feet In 1887 he assembled
from Rochester Mimi, in open gondola lifted by
cluster of 100 four-foot elastic balloons, with very
satisfactory results For his stratosphere fight he
plans to use 100 6Ofoot balloons which, he says will
have much greater lifting power than single large
balloon of the same volume.
Aseven-foot spherical gondola made of pure alumni
num- and suspended 700 feet below the balloons will
carry the professor, his wife, and their equipment.
They plan to start at least 1000 miles from the
Atlantic so that the high velocity winds will not carry
them out to sea before the balloon descends.
High Adventure
BESIDES oosmc-ray study. Jean hopes to learn more
about the makeup temperature, and humidity OF the
upper air. to determine whether it carries pollen and
Spores and to make new measurements of the suns
spectrum.
If possible, he wants to add to our basic knowledge
of the behavior of hghfrequency radio at these
high levels.
To the average man and woman, however, these
ventures of the Piccards will not be scientific nvest
cations, but high adventure ending in fame death.
They will be thinking of the cold rarefed air of the
Shakespeare and of the terrible pressure at the
oceans floor
But neither brother is worried Auguste Picard
said in recent interview, Il will to it that every
little detail is so we'll taken care of that the realization
of my dream of long ago will be less dangerous than
that of most dreams dreamt in bed!
Brother Jean is confident too And so is his wife -
she's going along with him! The End