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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
Pegler Points Finger At Ed Leech For Making A
SeIfAccusing But Self.Accusing Pass At The Press

therefore was called a traitor to
was 4 real mean those last few
days. He snarled. He showed a
lot Of white-eye.
II you want to be an editorial
force for public service you have
got to expound intolerant opin-
ions Of wrong, no matter what
resolutions be adopted by vest
pocket rackets run by members
Of the political power which you
are fighting.
For 80 years, William Ran
dolph Hearst has fought Com
munism. Much Of the time he
was ridiculed by tolerant, calm
months, what with the Berlin
blockade and the tragic confess
sions of Jimmy Byrnes, rushing
history shows that Mr.. Hearst
was right. He was against our
first war with Germany as our
first step toward disaster. He
fought Woodrow Wilson and the
New York Tribune and its Mo-
ther Country Cult so fiercely that
he had to suffer boycotts that
would have made most others
quit cold. He was fighting for
unions and labor's rights an d
his class long before anyone
heard Of F. D. Roosevelt.
A double-jointed editorial pol
icy is no policy at all. Howard
tried that with Haywood Broun,
and the customers thought
Broun was writing the real edit
orial policy. Anyway, he certain
ly smothered the real policy
whatever 1t was. You have got
to take a stand on great politi-
cal and moral questions and
maintain it, loud, and you can't
make bad news nice by phrasing
it sweetly or kill it by sweeping
the Guru letters under the rug.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
Nisbet Calls Attention To Fact That
Farm Production Costs Are High. Too

ed with land rent, cost Of seed
and fertilizer, and reasonable
wage for the farmer, 1t Is found
that the farmer is still behind
the industrial-worker in net in
come. These relative factors en-
ter into compilation of farm re-
ceipts and cost figures and add
to complexities involved in the
calculations.
EXAMPLE-Here's a story
which illustrates the point. Your
reporter heard it, has not check.
ed for complete accuracy, but 1t
sounds reasonable. A farmer
died, leaving several hundred
acres of land and two sons.
One of the boys bought the in
terest of the other for $4,000
which left him with investment
of $4,000 in the farm. The bro
ther who sold out went to town,
got job as a machinist at
$500 an hour, which with over
time earnings yielded him a lit
tie above $4,000 a year in cash
income. The brother who stayed
at home grew a good crop of
tobacco which he sold for some
thing more than $4,000. Besides
that he had other produce from
his farm. So the machinist start
ed gripping. He had made only
$4,000 that year while his broth
er made more than $4,000. The
machinist hadn't figured the in
terest on his $4,000 farm sale
money, or the comparable re-
turn on his brothers $4,000 in
vestment. When accounts were
balanced it was found that If
the farmer-brother charged
$4,000 for his time, added the
expenses of hired labor, fertili-
zer, cost of machinery (on wear
and tear replacement, not origin
al cost, basis) and other cost
items, he came out about $500
below the machinist in real in
come-although he had handled
more than twice as much money.
PROFIT - Which proves that
sale price of farm produce don't
mean farm income any more
than total receipts of a merchan-
tile or manufacturing business
mean profits.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
Thompson Notes Distinction Made
By Russians Regarding Tito Followers

ciously devouring society, and
with it the nation.
Neither Stain nor Tito is an
inter-nationalist either, if that
word has any meaning. The
foundation of inter-nationalism is
respect for nationality, for idi-
osyncrasy, and the desire to es-
tablish between states and socie-
ties harmonious relationships
which permit and protect such
idiosyncracies.
All total" states produce an
identical pattern: A job-holding
class, protected by an every
where present police, devouring
the substance produced by an en-
slaved people unable to cry,
stop Thief" because the police
are the protectors Of thieves. All
that differentiates nations un-
der such system is the language
they speak, and the faces on the
icons they carry on placards as
symbols Of the visible power.
And If everybody is saying the
same thing, idiosyncrasy of lang
uage is meaningless too. Event
ually, there is no language-only
slogans, the barks tot the tanned
herd.
No, the struggle between Stain
and Tito is only a struggle for
personal power and the forerun-
ner Of further struggles for such
power. Before the creation of
the new Communist states there
was only one Communist state
Power" the Soviet Union.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02

per, is only a fallibla opinion
based on information carefully
weighed. There are degrees Of
wrongness, however, and those
who picked Dewey were wrong
by only 10000 votes, which, nice
ly placed in Ohio and Illinois,
would have given him SO more
electorals and Truman So fewer.
They were wrong by one-tenth
of one per cent, or 10000 in forty
million.
deal in news as an initiative
reporter and in the interpreta-
ton or application of such in
formation. Much Of my news has
disclosed corruption, brutality
and Communism in unions, graft
circle and the mental condition
of Bubblehead Wallace. The ex-
PLANTATION of this sudden moral
inventory and decision to repu-
diate "columnists" seems to be
that the news got too hot to
handle. They are afraid Truman
will be Huey Long in the White
House and send Tom Clark after
them.
On the subject Of editorial pol
icy and vehemence, I am a solid
man.
This election was no time for
tolerance and calmness and the
issues were exciting, not sooth-
ing. The candidate who was toll
verant and calm was licked
whereas the one who said he was
going to give them hell and fin
ally got so low-down, ornery and
raucous that Barnie Baruch
called him a rude, uncouth, ig-
norant man, was elected Presi-
dent. The hell-raiser now has
the business people, many Of the
publishers and millions Of citi-
zens scared half to death. Mr.. T.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
THE READERS COURTROOM
BY Will Bernard, LII. B.

their misery" When the farmer
found out what had happened,
he sued the officer for damages.
The officer said his action was
authorized by law, but the court
held the law unconstitutional and
made him pay damages. The
judge said the horses should not
have been condemned until af-
ter a fair hearing, at which time
the farmer would have had a
chance to tell his side of the
story.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
BY Lynn Nisbet

COSTS-Much publicity has
been given the fact that farm
crop prices during the past few
months have hit all-time high
levels. This has been accepted
in some quarters as proof the
farmers are profiteering and get
ting rich. Now, somewhat be-
latedly and with less fanfare,
comes information on farm pro-
duction costs and other items
which tend to show that while
agriculture generally has pros
pered, the high prices received
are by no means all gravy"
Production costs have gone up
much faster than market prices
on farm produce.
COMPLEX Figuring produc-
tion cost of farm produce is one
of the most complex mathemati-
cal jobs confronting accountants.
First of all is reasonable return
on investment values. Land
prices have hit an all-time high
and so whether owned or rented
the cost of land devoted to crops
is more than ever before, and
consequently more dollars are
required to show appropriate in
terest on investment. Farm labor
is way up, and whether the farm
owner does the work himself or
hires a hand, the prevailing
wage rate enters into production
cost.
RELATIVE-The record, as
quoted by State College experts,
shows farm prices advanced 20
percent from 1946 to 1947; but
farm production costs for the
same period advanced % per-
cent. For the first eight months
of this year farm prices jump
ed another seven percent; but
production costs went up IA per-
cent during that same eight
months. Farmers have more mo-
ney than ever before, but they
by no means have all the money
they handle. Recent federal gov
ernment figures showed the
farmer got So cents of the food
dollar spent by industrial work.
ers. When that So cents is charg-
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02

(Q) MAY AN OLD HORSE BE
CONDEMNED TO DE ATH
WITHOUT A "TRIAL?"
(A) A farm hand hitched two
old horses to wagon and set
out for town to buy some sup
plies. But as the wagon enter
ed the towns outskirts, a hui
name society officer spotted the
weary beasts and halted the wa
gon. He unhitched the horses,
led them to headquarters, and
promptly had them "put out of
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
BY Westbrook Pegler
(Copyright, l94s. King Features
Syndicate, Inco

Ed Leech, an editor in Roy
HoWard's chain, has made a self
accusing but self-excusing pass
at some habits which he regards
as faults Of our daily journalism,
which remains, in all, the great
est free press in the world.
Mr.. Leech is an old jail-bird
who used to get himself locked
up for contempt by sassing local
judges when he was a brash
young circuit-rider on the o Id
Scripps-McRae chain. This fate
was not necessarily as painful
as you might think because
Scripps-McRae editors didn't eat
very high on the hog and I some
times suspected that Ed saved
up his impudence until he got
to honing for some of that lus-
cious county slum.
used to laugh back there in
the early phases of the New Deal
when the Bolos circulated propa-
ganda that Old Man Scripps had
been a great, roaring liberal
whereas Howard was some kind
of Tory. l worked for Scripps all
the way from Denver to London
and I am telling you he was
the tightfistedest old mangrinder
this side of Frank Munsey. He
was, moreover, a boozing, bull
doing tyrant who somehow had
us young sprouts on coolie wag-
es believing that we were con-
secrated to the cause of Labor.
This emotion which we took for
idealism turned to cynicism in
every man I knew except Ed
Meeman, Of Memphis, and our
grail, when we found it, was on
ly a growler, after all, and emp
ty at that.
Actually Howard was much
more liberal than Scripps ever
had been. But he was always
trying to appease the Com
munists and bleeders by printing
their propaganda in more eff
ficient and truculent language
than he allowed himself. I hadn't
the wisdom in those early days
to detect the Wickedness of the
Wagner Act, but I learned SOON
er than he and began pointing
at this one and that one in the
union rackets and yelling
''thief", murderer" and "bro-
thel-keeper" and spelling out
names. Roy used to ask me
please to write nice about a
clean union some time, but I
couldn't find any. I have since
heard of two little A. F. of L.
unions that are clean, but that
is a puny percentage which a
chemist would call a trace. Any
thing so overwhelmingly bad as
our unionism is rotten, that's all.
Ed Leech works around to
"columnists and so-called ex-
perts of all sorts" as the kick
ing-boys of the recent embar-
rassment when we all went
wrong, including the wife and
daughter of Harry S. Truman.
And then he takes comfort in
the fact that with few excep-
tions, editorial opinions were ex-
pressed more tolerantly and
calmly than on many previous
occasions"
In the first place, every pre-
diction, whether by Gallup, Ro-
per or 4 horse-track handicap
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
BY Ray Tucker

WASHINGTON: Dec. l - The
formulation of detailed plans for
the dispersal and protection OF
key war factories, transportation
lines, power plants and ports as
safeguard against possible
atomic war has become the prin-
cipal problem now before h e
Army, Navy and Air experts en-
trusted with the national secur-
ity assignment. Although hush
hush project, their general
thoughts on the subject are now
known.
The question has not assumed
to-drawer importance because of
the imminence of a conflict with
Russia, which is not expected to
have even an experimental
bomb for at least five years.
1t has become an immediate
issue only because reorganiza
ton and possible relocation of
our industrial strongholds will be
a long, tedious and difficult pro-
cess, and failure to prepare for
an atomic attack would be dis
astrous, if not fatal, for so in
dustrialized a nation as the Unit
ed States.
DISTURBED: Although the
preparedness staff has given
great thought to the problem, it
is known that certain members
of Senate and House are dis
turbed over the lack of practical
progress.
1t is probable that Senator
Brien F. Mcmahon of Connecti-
cut, who sponsored the program
for civilian development of cos
mic energy at a time when it
was regarded only as a weapon
OF war, will insist on a nation
wide survey designed to make
us as impregnable as possible
against atomic Gripping of our
industrial and economic ma.
chine.
FORTIFIED: The a mic
specialists have made the sur
prlsing discovery that, contrary
to general opinion, no country In
better fortified against ,Bikini
blasts than the United States.
Tight little England, for n
stance, could be eliminated as
an economic or military power
with about twenty bombs.
Russia's concentration of
heavy industry, transportation
and water power within trian-
gular area in her western Sec
ton makes her peculiarly vulner-
able. Fifty blows like that which
flattened Hiroshima and Naga-
saki would destroy her war po-
tential, according to present cal
culations.
World War II contributed to
partial dispersion of our key in
dustries, such as steel, alumni
mum, airplanes and power. AL.
though it has been bitterly at
tackled by steel and cement men,
the Supreme Courts decision
against the basing-point system
OF selling may accelerate the
movement for dispersion of
heavy industry's production
units. California has already be-
come a rival of Pittsburg and
Birmingham.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
Army,Navy and Air Experts Work On
Problem In Hush-Hush Planning

their vital parts are now manu-
factured in Connecticut, Michi.
gan, Washington and Oregon.
Kansas, Texas and California
Aluminium is turned out in guam.
titles in half dozen states from
Pennsylvania to California. Au-
tomobiles, tanks and trucks, to-
gether with all the vehicles re-
quired by the military, pour out
from plants which litter the
countryside.
Increasing railroad rates have
given a stimulus to hauling by
trucks, which are less vulner
able to bombing or an atomic
bombardment than fixed rail-
lines. High urban taxes and liv-
ing costs have given impetus to
a suburban movement in which
individuals, hospitals, factories,
supply houses, processing plants
and even retail outlets have par
ticlpated.
Thus, for industrial military
or economic reasons, both con-
sciously and unconsciously, we
have shifted our economy to the
open C untryside. The emigra
ton leaves us far more immune
to atomic blitzkriegs than Eng
land, France, Russia or any 9TH
er nation.
CONCENTRATION: Neverthe-
less, hives of industrial concen-
tration remain and must remain.
Although Detroit, for instance,
relies on thousands Of subcon-
ira ctors in the hinterland, the
cars, tanks, trucks, halftracks
etc. must be manufactured there
and then shipped to assembly
centers we are peculiarly vulner-
able to atomic flattening.
The same consideration ap-
plies to our harbors, railroad
yards, atomic bomb plants, po-
wer centers and seats Of gov
ernment, especially Washington.
It may be possible to locate
these facilities underground, or
portions of them, fifty years
from now, but not in the toresee-
able future.
MINIMUM, AZ the national
defense experts explore this ba-
sic problem, there Is only one
solution. Each headquarters for
the production. transportation
and shipment abr ad Of war ma
terials - Detorit, intermediate
railroads and New York harbor,
as specific examples must be
transformed into a "baby Glib
raltar."
They must be trimmed with air
fields possessing our most mo-
dern pursuit and bombing
planes. They must have a sufh-
cient number Of the best trained
and equipped ground troops. re-
inforced by planes and artillery,
to repulse any Air-borns land
army. They must have a civil
liam defense force for neutralis-
ing atom bomb destruction, ma
terial and human. The most vital
offices and personnel must have
underground refugees for times Of
crisis.
quirements, according 70 up-to-
date studies. is this phase Of
the problem which will require
special study and acti n at the
next Congress, as Senator Mo-
Nahon and other members will
probably propose.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02
ucke Dispersal Of Factories Case Of An Atom War The Principal Problem
DAILY BIBLE QUOTATION

Il DAA1 VOO1A
Children obey your parents In the Lord right
Eph.
This months daily quotations suggested by
c. s. Grosan pastor Of Rapids
Precautions Against Fire Hazards
In Yule Decorations Are Urged
A number Of people are planning for window or
outdoor illuminations and nearly everyone is plan
ming to have decorated Christmas tree during the
coming holiday season.
E Before the holidays are over there will be lot
of homes in which costly fires will occur because OF
the holiday decorations. They pretty to look at
but they be dangerous. Simple precautions can
The National Safety Council has suggested few
simple rules to protect home against holiday
fire hazards. They easy to follow and may be
well worth the effort.
Make certain your tree is fastened with wire
cord to at least two points the wall to prevent its
being pushed by children If the children help to
trim the tree the lower limbs should be reserved tor
their efforts. Do not under any circumstances, use
cotton or paper for decoration the tree around
Get Christmas tree lights out of storage we'll in
advance. Look over the wires and examine each
socket carefully If the socket is broken any bare
metal is visible where the wires enter the socket the
socket should be cut out of the string and replaced
with
If metal foil "iccles' are used, avoid the posi-
bty of short circuit by being careful not to allow
the metal to in contact with any lighting sockets
or fixtures.
Do no attach too many light string to outlet.
blown fuse is usually the sign of dangerous over
load.
Lighted candles should never be used on the
Christmas tree or any other decorations. The tree
should be placed we'll away from the fireplace or
any other location where it is exposed to sparks or
strong heat Tissue wrappings should also be kept
away from heat
On Christmas morning it is always wise idea
to provide large basket box carton for the gift
wrappngs removed from the presents The wrap
pings should be removed from the soon
possible after the gifts have been opened.
The National Board of Fire Underwriters suggest
other Christmas safety hints. They say the addition
of switch distance from the tree rather than
plug for turning lights off and is safe
They also suggest not leaving the tree lights burning
when is at home inspect the tree to see wheth-
er any of the needles the lights have started to
turn brown and if so, change the location of the
lights When the needles start falling, is good idea
10 take he tree down and discard it.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02

Children obey In the Lord for this Is right
Eph. g.
This months daily quotations suggested by the Rev
Grosan pastor God in Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-02

EMIGRATION: Airplanes and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20

See Special Bargains at The Nugget Shop. II At
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WAsHINGT0N U, OREGON LOSERS,
 SATURDAY GAMES
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 Only Idaho of four northern di- vision basketball teams which saw weekend action against southern clubs went to the showers smil- ing.
 The Vandals edged the San Fran cisco Young Mems Institute, 50-46, down south Saturday night. Idaho guard Preston Brimhall, topped SCOT CTS with Is.
 The AAU Bittners of Oakland smashed Oregon State, 52-40, and swept two-game exhibition series.
 An1ther Bay Area quint, Hank Luisetti's Stewart Chevrolet team oi San Francisco, got fat on northern fodder by trimming Washington, 18-43, on the Huskies' naples Sat- urday night. The home club had the ong end the previous evening.
 California bumped Oregon, 58-54, at Eugene Saturday to even pre- season series. The Bears led by Is joints at one point in the second half.
 Stunning southern competition, Washington State chopped up Mon tana, 65-43, Saturday night at Pull man. Q
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20

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 e86 Proof 65qo Grain Neutral Spirits calvert Distillers Corp, New York City
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
MUSIAL IS
 AGAIN
 OF EATERS

NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-tR-Stan Musial, the priceless batting star cf the St. Louis Cardinals, is be- ing hailed tooay as the official mating chapion of the National League for the third time in his illustrious career.
 Musial posted lofty .376 mark 10 win the batting derby in a breeze. He also paced the cir cult in runs batted in, 131; runs scored, 1855; hits, 230; total bases, 429; doubles, 46, and triples, IS ac- cording to final official averages. Musial's .376 average is the high est since Arky Vaughan posted 3s5 for Pittsburgh in 1885.
 The Card star also hammered 39 homers. but Pittsburgh's Ralph Kiner and New York's Johnny Mize beat Musial for homer hon. ors by clouting 40 apiece.
 Musial became the fourth play CT in the leagues history to cap turs the title three or more times. Eonus Wagner, Pittsburgh's im- mortal, holds the record with tight. Rogers Hornsby is next with seven, copping six for St Louis and enc for Boston. Paul Waner is the ether with three for Pittsburgh. Musial previously won the derby in le45 C357 and l946 .365).
 The Card star, finished 43 points ahead of rookie Richie Ashburn of Philadelphia in the batting race, also banged out five hits in one game four times during the season to equal the major league mark set by Detroit's great Ty Cobb in 1922.
 Tommy Holmes and Alvin Dark of psnnant winning Boston Braves followed Ashburn in the batting race. Holmes trailed Ashburn's s .333 with a 325 mark. Dark came in fourth at 322, one point high CT tran Red Bird Enos Slaughter's .321.
 Rounding cut the top ten were Jeff Heath, Boston, .319; Dixie Walker, Brooklyn, .3l6; Andy Paf- ko, Chicago, .312; Myron McCor- mick, Boston, 1903 and Bob Schef- fling, Chicago, 300.
 Miza and kiner also created rec ords. Mize became the first Ma tional League player to hit 40 or mere homers three times in his career. He slammed 43 in l940 and 5l last year.
 Kiner established major league mark for leading in homers or tying for the leadership in each of his first three seasons in the majors. Kiner led in 1946 and tied Mize last season.
 The scant remaining honors were won by Pittsburghs Stan Rojek and Ashburn Rojek led in singles 150, and most times at bat, 64l Ashburn paced the field in stolen bases with g.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
lOCKRIDGE IS ELECTED
 PRESIDENT, BARTEkDERS

Gene Lockridge was elected Pres dent of Bartenders Local 869 at the regular meeting held on Sunday afternoon in the AFL Hall. Other officers elected were. Earl Bareus, Vice President Jimmie DeMers. Sec retary- Cliff Nordensen Business Agent; Morn a n Kelly Chaplain, and L. V. Tate, Inspector
 Tae Bartenders meet on the third Sunday in each month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
MIKES, COLUMBIA LUMBER TO MEET,
 DOUGLAS TUESDAY

M kes and Columbia Lumber, the two undefeated teams in the Gas tneau Channel Basketball League will be the nightcap game in dou- bleheader tomorrow night in the Douglas High gymnasium.
 At 7:15 the A.Cs. five will bat tie with the Douglas High team The Mikes vs. Columbia Lumber will follow immed ately
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-12-20
CAGE GAMES

Final scores of leading basketball games played Saturday night are as follows
 Army 60. Union College 45. Michiaan State 49; Iowa 43. Minnesota CT; De Paul 50. Miam 65; South Carolina GA. Illinois 80; Pennsylvania 61 Syracuse GA Boston University 50.
 California 58; Oregon 54.
 Northwestern 68; Navy 43.
 Stewart Chevrolet tSan Francis co) AS; Washington 43.
 Washington State 65 Montana 53. Oakland Bittners 52; Oregon State 10.
 Southern California 49; Utah 47