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The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31

Wall ST. pulls
the strings
Chang dances

II OUR billion dollars of Am
i erican taxpayers money
has already gone, in one form
or another, to help Dictator
CHA ng Kai-shek get back
astride the unwilling Chinese.
To start the New Year right,
the State Dept. announced Jan.
2 that $50 troop-carrying C-46
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31

And now we cone-last but
by no means least-to Hearst's
Westbrook Pegler. "This year"
Westbrook states blandly, 1--WE
can have Bob Taft or Tom
Dewey :" Now we ask you
with Westbreok playing footsie
with Bob and Tom-how can
Henry lose?
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31
SPEAKING -
Behind the headlines

than in November, 1916, while
for the three months ending
Nov. 80 they spurted 20 per
cent more than for the same
period in 1916.
Wall Street boasts that work
erS got an estimated $4,000
100000 in wage increases last
year but ignores the fact that
despite the increase. real wages
went down eight per cent. With
one hand Big Business fattened
labor's pay envelope and with
the other stole back not only
the increase but grabbed off
some Of hs-old wages through
the rise in prices.
FURTHER. this huge jump
in profits did not come from
increased sales volume. Actu-
ally, unit sales are going down.
Higher prices force consum-
ers to spend more to buy fewer
items. We simply can't afford
to buy all we produce.
This is a threat to continued
high employment. for should
inventories get too large. there
would be laYoffs to stop pro-
duction. And. naturally. there
would then be even less dollar
sales thus maintaining. the
huge inventories. Then more
IaY-offs would follow and sud-
denly the whole false structure
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31

Planes had been
sold" tc Chang
at on It e n t h
what they cost
the American ma
ton.
Yet every days
newspapers re-
port military de-
feats for the man
receiving t h e S e
gifts The capi-
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31
Next week

Ia next weeks edition.
The Chicago Star will
pioneer in the field of
journalism by publishing
a four-page special sup
plement marking the &C.
casion of Negro History
Week. Feb. 8-l5.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31

tails own well-informed Wash
ington Post now writes that
'Chiang Kai-shek cannot be
pushed down the Threats of the
Chinese people,
Chiang's Chinese dollar has
skidded to "a low of 100000 for
one American buck.
us. money fails to prop up
his economy because it flows
straight into the pockets of
greedy officials.
so what is the Truman adj
ministration going to do now?
I am sorry to report that it
seems likely that it will send
more us. marines, perhaps ini-
tally to a port like Chinwang-
tao, to help supply Chiang's
beachhead in Manchuria or
evacuate it if too hard pressed.
The theory is that if Chang
can't control China by his land
power it can be done from the
sea through coastal base pol
ICY" with American forces on
islands like Formosa and in
few key ports.
ONE DIFFICULTY so far
has been the us. pledge, made
jointly with Russia at the Mos
COW Foreign Ministers Con-
ference in December 1945, that
both powers would withdraw
troops from China and refrain
from meddling in her home af-
fairs.
Soviet armies pulled out in
May 1916.
The US. never left but re-
duced its forces from a high of
10000 to about 5000 today.
Now the 5000 may serve as
a nucleus for new expansion
for which a Legal ground
work was laid by Chang Kali
shek's government on Oct. Is.
HERE is the New York Times
account of what happened
then:
"a new legal base for the
presence of US. troops in
China was laid in "a Chi
nese Foreign Office statement
that these troops were on Chi
nese soil with the consent of
the Chinese government
According to Chinese sourc-
es. the us. Embassy requested
the statement because of a
resolution adopted by the Unit
ed Nations General Assembly
that member states withdraw
their troops from countries Of
other members unless a pub
lished treaty authorized their
stay"
You see, the United Nations,
as well as the Moscow pledge,
is now taken care of.
So the Times concludes that
"the statement is interpreted as
paving the way for expansion
of the American Military Group
in China %"
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31
+ LEARNED long ago that

LEARNED long ago that
the explanation for front
page headlines may be found
in the financial sections, over
by the want ads. Millionaire
publishers are masters of cam
outage, for they know most
people don't read financial
news.
So as the big black type
screams the Presidents de-
mand for the Marshall version
of the Truman Doctrine, as
the drive against liberals, prog
ressives and labor is speeded
up, the dailies tell us quietly
that in 1947 corporate earnings
before taxes reached the unbe-
lievable total of $28 billion.
Compare this with 1913, peak
year for abnormal wartime
earnings when the figure was
$24,500, 100000. But there was
no excess profits tax last year,
thus saving the corporations
$500, 100000 And that to the
$500, 900, 900 profits over 1943
and it shows corporations ac-
tually raked in $500, 900, 900
over the income for the best
war year.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31


YOU AND I helped Big
Business set new record for
legal robbery when we paid
95 cents a pound for butter
and $50 for a $25 suit Or dress.
A Commerce Department re-
port says food now eats up 20
cents of the consumers dollar,
more than at any time since
Immediately after World War
I; and federal officials also say
publicly-reported cash divi-
dends paid out by corporations
last November amounted to
$167 10000 or $6,800,000 more
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31

THE SMEAR technique as
applied TO Wallace came from
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-01-31

would come tumbling down.
like the Walls of Jericho. They
call it depression.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-24
Magi Were Priests
OF Persian Religion

Along about this time of the year
there's a lot written. said and sung
about the Magi. Just who were the
Magi. anyway?
The Magi were priests Of an
ancient Persian religion called
Zoroastrianism. The Greek histor-
Ian Herodotus gives very favor
able account Of them and their
influence in society which existed
four hundred years before Christ's
birth.
According to Herodotus the Magi
were powerful in public and private
Affairs. They conducted the educa-
ton Of the young princes, and were
in constant attendance upon the
king as counselors.
This description OF "a Magi ap-
pears In the sacred writing Of Zorro
aster: Thou shouldst call him
priest. who sits the whole night thru
and yearns for holy wisdom that
enables man to stand upon deaths
bridge fearless and with happy
heart. the wisdom whereby he at.
tains the holy and glorious world
Of paradise"
The three Magi. or Wise Men.
who followed the Star Of Bethlehem
and brought gifts Of gold. frank
incense and myrrh to the Christ
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-24

CANTA CLAUS is one Of the most
- precious wonders Of childhood
American mothers overwhelmingly
agree that he should be portrayed
as the spirit Of generosity. kindli
Eess. and gift-givins.
Although the modern conception
Of Santa Claus Is American. the
Spirit Of Santa Claus Is neither
modern nor American. The real
Saint Nicholas lived in Asia Minor
and ever since his death in 343
stories concerning him have been
repeated around the hresides Of
Europe.
The children Of Lapland and
northern climates naturally picture
Santa dressed in fur and dashing
through the snow in reindeer
drawn sleigh. But in central
Europe, St. Nicholas hrst appeared
on his liturgical feast day. Decem-
Der 6. and he was 4 thin. austere
churchman who rode a mule and
carried gifts for good children and
a bundle Of birch rods with which
to switch the naughty.
Under Dutch influence St. Mich
olas lost his solemnity. The Dutch
colonists who brought him to Amer
lea were very practical people and
they decided against two gift-giving
days in the same month. Thus.
Sinter Klass started coming around
only at Christmas time.
Santa Gets , Sleigh.
Eventually. ancient legends were
woven into American Christmas
traditions. Washington Irving sent
St. Nicholas flying through Christ
mas skies in 4 reindeer-drawn sleigh
in 1909; DR.. Clement Moore's poem
The Night Before Christmas"
written in 1922. gave Santa ". {.
a little round belly that shook when
he laughed, like a bowl full Of
Jelly" and series Of drawings in
1868 by Thomas Mas. added much
to the traditional pictures and ap-
pearance Of the Santa we see today.
In every youngsters life there
comes the time when he begins to
suspect that the various be-
whiskered gentlemen. so numerous
during this season, are not exactly
the real Santa Claus. Wise parents
advance the helper" theory as soon
as they are asked questions and
teach their children to make the
Christmas dreams Of less fortunate
tots and their families come true.
Thus, the real Santa Claus isn't
Just myth or legend. He Is the
Spirit Of Christmas who lives ir
the sparkling eyes Of children and
in the hearts Of all &, oWn.urs uhn
strive for peace and go9d will
among men
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-24

EdWd Everett spoke two
hours Gettysburg in speech
that islfttle remembered; Abe
Lincolrspoke two minutes in a
speech at is known to this day
by schc children.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-24

Lincoln's Gettysburg address
has endured as one of history S
greatest orations but the audi
ence who heard him then was
disappointed because he spoke
only two minutes.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-24

From 20 to 25 percent Of the
land surface of the glo b e
is classed as colonial territory.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-24

About 3.5 per cent of all child
rem in the United States have
divorced parents.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-24

The Atlantic coastal region
A camel can drink 25 gallons
of water in half an hour.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08
DARWIN NEWS

Mrs. Johnnie Mullins of Clint
wood and Mrs. Jettie Isom spent
Saturday with Mrs. Irene Stanley
of Darwin.
Mrs. Orville Hanover is slight
ly improved.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parsons of
Bristol visited their daughter,
Mrs. Bob Bowmer Sunday.
The quarterly meeting of the
Primitive Baptist Church was
held at Darwin Sunday morning
with Elder Grover Crabtree in
charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. David J. Mullins
were in Darwin Saturday.
Mrs. Mabel Trivitt has been
on the SICK list for several days,
due to arthritis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Graham
are the proud parents of an eight
pound son, Edward Darrell. Both
mother and son are doing nicely.
There was quite a bit of specu
lation as to whot kind of plane
it was that left the trail of white
smoke Or vapor behind it, seen
here this week. I am sending
clipping from a Norton paper
concerning this.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08

One Of my naphews, Assistant Sec
rotary Of the United States Treasury
Edward HI. Foley, made . few re-
marks the other day which are worth
the attention and action Of all my
other nieces and nephews. In talk
ing about buying Savings Bonds
through the payroll savings plan, ne
said: "Workers are doing them
selves o favor when they increase
their take-home savings. The man
who has saved up reserve has a
sense Of security which the man who
lives from hand to mouth can never
know. He gets more out Of life. He
can take today as it comes, rather
than spend 1t worrying about to-
morrow" The same reasoning APP
plies not only to Americans on some
b0dy's payroll but to the millions Of
men and women who earn their liy-
ing rs doctors, lawyers and indie
pendent business men who can ar
range for regular purchases Of Saw
ings Bonds ut their banks.
u. S. Tyeaswvy Department
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08
DeIbert Beverly
t.From page onel


good use of his fathers large and
well selected library. His moth
er, former teacher, helped and
encouraged him through the for
native years of boyhood and
manhood.
He had the highest degree of
intelligence of any pupil l have
ever taught during my thirty-one
years in the class room. It be-
hooved me to be very careful of
my statements, because he was
sure to detect any and all erron-
eous statements made. He, how
ever, was most courteous in re-
minding me of them. His vocab-
ulary was far above that of the
average high school graduate and
better than that of many college
students. He was a genius, if I
ever met one in life. He read
scientific magazines and we'll in
formed on the latest develop
ments in the scientific world.
AS to essays, he won national
contest on the Conservation Of
Wildlife'' when but boy.
He entered the Navy Dec. 8,
1943, and served until his dis
charge May l, 1916. He served
first in the European sector and
more than Is months in the South
Pacific, where he was awarded
two medals for meritorious SER
vice. After his discharge, he
worked for a time as a radio re-
pairman. He entered Tri-State
College in Indiana late last sum-
mer and was taking a general
course there at the time of his
death. He was at home during
the Christmas holidays.
AS his earthly remains were
lowered into their final resting
place late Wednesday afternoon,
the sun broke through the lower
ing rain clouds and a double
rainbow bridged the eastern
sky, giving promise of happy
landing on this his last voyage.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08

FOR SALE-4-room house,
smoke house and chicken house.
On large lot,water and electricity
in house 2 rooms newly sheet
rocked and new woodwork. Price
$500 cash. Possession in so days.
If interested see Or write Brady
Williams, Mcclure, Va. ZIP 4-1-)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08

Horses and mules castrated
Work Guaranteed. See or write
c. w. Bryant, Norland, Va.
(4tp 3-25-48)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08
NOTICE

The public will be advised that
it is unlawful to catch or take
any black bass or rock bass from
any stream in the county until
June 20. Rock bass are better
known as red eyes.
CLAUDE F. BEVERLY
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08

YOU set gCoa Array pay, good
st~hoy w2rk, and do a job that's
important to your country. Get
the facts at your U. S. Army
and II. S. Air Force Recruiting
Station.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08
Farm Produce

FOR SALE-Any amount of
Sequoia potatoes for seed. $500
per bushel at farm.-Jesse Grlz-
zle, Herald, Va. (4tc 2-11-48)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08

WANTED-5 or 6 H. P. Case
line Engine, in good condition.
See or write George Collins, Rt
Dante, Va. (2tp 4-1-48)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08

D. c. Martin, of Dante, Rt. l,
was here for court Monday.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-04-08
SPECIAL SERVICES

STALLION-I have a dapple
gray stallion, weight 1900. Any
one wanting to breed to him come
to my place. Fee SIS when bred.
S. K. LAMBERT, Honey Camp,
Va. (3tp 4-8-48)
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-09

be little doubt that with the weight of evil
dence the company would have been able to
produce to justify it's claims, the courts would
have allowed them all.
I want to remind those critical of the COM
missions action, that there exists one posi-
bility, however remote from possible execu-
ton it may be, and that is PUBLIC OWNER
SHIP, instead of private ownership for profit
making at the expense of the public. Until
the people-YOU and decide that we are
able to provide services to ourselves, and let
George do it for us under rules largely laid
down by pressure from this George, neither
you and [ nor any of our agents such as the
state commission, can dictate very much
Let's do little thinking about that
H S. Bruce
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-09


upon American way of lifeno faculty and the
students of that school? review the Bill of Rights
in our Constitution would Indicate
Enter Thought Control ala Legion
Besides inferring that the faculty of the Helena
nigh school should be held suspect the Legion commit
tee also resolved that watchdog" committee com
posed of members of various civic and patriotic groups
be set up to the end of unAmercanism in our
schools This committee according to the Legion
minority would .. be appointed to study the feast
bllty OF having representation of various civic and
patriotic organizations to determine methods of
raising the standard of education in the basic funda
mentals of education and to show the cassrooms the
advantages of the American way of life instead of
leaving a question in the immature mind"
The Legion fails to take into account that such a
committee already exists namely the school board
further the Legion committee would in effect place
III Verboten the discussion of any shortcomings of
our way or life. The implication is-America is perfect
Hnshed product what further then is there for
study OF sociological and economic problems in orr
Schools since such problems no longer exist in orr
Wondrous America. Herr Goebbes never dreamed m
better one in his widest moments of inflammation
with National Sociasm.-HLB.
Editors Note: Unabridged copies of the radio broad
cast script may be obtained by writing to Helena High
ochoo, Helena The Legion in it's resolution took oc
caslon to blast the school for what amounts to soma
grammatical errors in the script. Should Won secure
thls was the work of sophomore student and while
'ome lew errors may be apparent, there's nothing
wrong with the "headsup" thought that went into -
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-09


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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-09
Pick Sloan Puts State In Precarious Spot

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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1948-04-09
What Is Americanism?-

Continued from Page One
upon our American way of lfe-no the faculty and the
students of that school? review the Bill of Rights
in our Constitution would so Indicate
Evening star., 1948-04-11
Iran Acts 10 Thwart
Reds in Three Cities
BY the Assoeiased Press

TEHERAN, Iran, April 10.-Mar-
tial law has been imposed in three
cities of Mazandaran province on
the Caspian Sea, officials said today,
coincident with reports that the
month of May has been set by Com
munists for widespread activities
in Iran.
. A source close to the Ministry OF
Interior said the government Is TAX
ing precautionary steps against
Communists throughout the country.
He said about 900 university profess
sors and government employees have
been listed for dismissal.
A reliable source said 300 persons
connected with the leftist Tudeh
Party had been deported from Ma
zandaran to Persian Gulf Ports. il.
Khosrow Roozbeh, former captain
Of the Iranian army, was arrested
last night. He Is known to the press.
as the Gen. Markos of Iran" Mar
kos Vafiades is the Communist guer-
rilla chieftain of Greece.
Saba, popular weekly edited by the
government chief of propaganda.
said the month of May has been
secretly fixed for the Communists
1927 plan"
1927 Is the present year on ths
Iranian calendar.
Evening star., 1948-04-11
Nome's U. of Ice Teaches Armen How to Keep
Alive if Forced Down in 3d. Below Arctic Zones
By the Associated Press

dents 60 out on the snow-crusted
ice-pack off the beach" here and
build their own houses in tempera-
lures that get down to minus 30.
Usually these houses are four-man
affairs containing dug-outs on the
cutter rim of the circle for. individual
sleeping bags.
The wind, perhaps more than sub
zero cold, must be guarded against.
Experts here estimate. that a 30
mile wind at minus 30 will chill
an exposed man as rapidly as If he
was out in temperatures of 60 be-
low in still air.
Low entrances built on the shell
tered side of the houses can be
closed with snow blocks. Enough
air filters through the walls fol-
those inside. Before candles OF
tins of jellied alcohol are lit q
hole must be punched in the ROOT
for safety ventilation.
After small flames have burned
for "a few hours there is enough
heat inside to enable the occupants
to strip of heavy outer garments
we were told. When the snow be.
gins to melt slightly at the peak
of the ceiling, moisture trickles
down and freezes to further sea-
the hut against the wind.
Glasses of about 80 men each
spend several nights on the ice
pack and several on the snow.
1See EHIPPEN, Page A-7o
Evening star., 1948-04-11
By W. H. Shippen, Jr.
Aviotion Editor Of The Stor

NOME, Alaska, April 10.-The Air
Forces Survival University" here
closed it's fall and winter terms
recently after the ayouraks on the
campus began to melt down.
In view of unseasonably warm
weather, the faculty felt it advisable
to declare a spring and summer
holiday not only because the dormi-
tories were sagging, but because the
whole campus might blow out to
sea in a month or so.
The university which trains
airmen in survival techniques in
case they are forced down in the
Arctic, has many features which
would seem unique to the average
student. Facilities are primitive
classrooms are mostly fresh all
affairs, and the campus is enough
7 to give strong backed freshman
jitters and goose pimples.
! Yet the professors are tops ir
their field-every one a graduate oi
the toughest school, in the world
Furthermore, some very distinguish.
ed students have crawled through
the university's snow doors after
their diplomas.
| We discussed the school here with
a graduate so recent his teeth were
| still chattering. He said he learn.
ed plenty, but the best thing about
Evening star., 1948-04-11
Blossom Queen Takes
Throne Again Today;
Some Rain Likely
Double Yesterdays Crowd
OF 5000 Expected for
Second Day Of Festival
(Picture on Page A-21)

Queen Doris Sheldon this
afternoon will resume her reign
over the Cherry Blossom Festival
"a melange of folk dancing and
song expected to attract double
yesterdays crowd to Hams Point
If the weather is pleasant.
The forecast, however, is for
cloudiness with some rain likely
The temperature will range higher
than yesterdays go degrees. accord
ing to the Weather, Bureau.
Nearly 10000 persons were pres
ent for the coronation, Capt. Mark
H. Raspberry of the Park Police
estimated, and more than 45,00O
visited the point during the day.
Delaware Girl Crowned.
Postmaster General Donaldson
placed the sparkling crown on the
head of the smiling 16-year-old
Claymont DelD girl. She had won
the honor over representatives OF
A other States and three territories
by spinning of a wheel of chance
Thereafter, she settled back on hel
throne to watch the entertainment
(See FESTIVAL. Page A-9)
Evening star., 1948-04-11
contest Rules on PAGE B-S

Camera fans of the Washington
area will have an opportunity again
this year to compete for cash
awards totaling more than $4,000
when The Sunday Stars Amateur
Snapshot Contest gets under way
May %.
Contestants can get a running
start by sending in their photo en-
tries Immediately, since the first
of the weekly prizewinners must
be judged by May in order to be
published in the May % issue OF
The Sunday Star Pictorial Maga-
zine. They should be mailed to
the Amateur Snapshot Contest Edi-
tor, The Star.
Any photo made after January
/ of this year may win its sponsor
from 50 to $500. ANY amateur
photographer residing in the WASH
ington retail trading area is eligible
10 compete. There is no limit on the
number of pictures person is
allowed TO enter. Only black and