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Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
WHAT 1T MEANS
The High Cost OF Illiteracy
BY RORERT E. GEIGER


WASHINGTON - would you
know what to do if you saw a sign
that said "ExplOsives-K G e n
Away? Or "POisOn-tOr External
Use Only;
Sen. Harley NJ. KilgOre (D-W.
Va) says the census reveals that
slightly over 1O,OOO,OOO Americans
one out of every seven adults
wouldn't know. He calls them
sheer or near illiterates." He
proposed $130,000,000 federal aid to
help such people learn to read and
write. His i'll died, but educators
says 1t is sure to come up again.
What is an illiterate; Where do
these 100000 illiterates live?
KilgOre says the answers to these
questions are so amazing the situa-
ton can only be described as a ma
tiOnal disgrace.
First, he describes illerates as
persons without the equivalent of a
fourth grade education. They can't
read, or if they can, they can't un-
derstand what they read sufficient
ly well to function as citizens.
Second, he says many of these
peOple-prObably the majority of
them-dOn't live far out in the
sticks, where an education is hard
to come by. And the majority are
not foreign born, but native Amer
leans.
He gives these figures: 100000
are white people, born in this
country. 100000 are foreign born
whites. 2,7G0,O00 are Negroes. He
says One-tenth of the 10000 900 live
in New York, 100000 in Illinois and
$4,000 in California. louisiana
has a higher percentage of litter
Gtes among its total population
than any other state. Kilgore esti-
mates the number at SO per cent.
Iowa has the lowest, Al per cent.
There are three times as many
.illiterates in the country as college
graduates, KilgOre adds. He saws
this weakens democracy because
many of these people cannot read
the words freedom or "peace"
Communists are aware of this sit
uatiOn and take full advantage of
it by using only the simplest types
of propaganda or by making per
sOnal contacts, the senator saws.
He proposed that $5,OOO,OOO aid
be given the states in 1949 to teach
people to read, write, speak and
understand the English language.
to perfOrme elementary arithmeti-
cal computations and to under
stand the basic features of U. s.
government. He would appropriate
$1O,OOO,0OO for the teaching pro-
gram in 1850, and then $4,000. .OO0
a year until 1857. decreasing to S5-
100000 in 1958-59. BY that time. he
believes, illiteracy would be elm
mated in the United States.
One difficulty is that illiteracv
apparently hasn't been accurately
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
Toll Bridges Pay Off

FRANKFORT, Ky. - up -
Only one toll bridge built or pur-
chased by Kentucky in the past II
years still charges tolls. The lone
state-Owned toll charging bridge is
the Central Bridge over the Ohio
River between Newport, Ky, and
Cincinnati, Ohio. Kentucky asquired
it within the past year by means of
a $1,OOO,O00 bond issue.
The State Highway Department
reported $17,28O,OOO in revenue
bonds to finance the intrastate pro-
gram all have been paid off by toll
collections. The last span lying
wholly within the state became toll
free July 81 at ROckpOrt There are
so privately owned toll bridges in
the state.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
,BABSON Discusses Politics

BABSON PARK, Mass.
September 10 am a sta
tistiCian and not a politi-
clan. Moreover, I always
vote the Prohibition Tick
ct rather than that of Ell
ther of the two big parties.
Hence, perhaps I am not
worthy to discuss politics.
But-as my mother used
to say like to see even
the devil get his due. "
Therefore, as the Presi-
Dental Campaign is now
opening, the members of
both parties should pom
der over the following
figures.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS

WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS
With all the cussing we give President Tru-
man, statistics show that since his administra-
ton this country has had the highest national
income in its history. At the risk of repeating
some facts which I have already stated. let me
emphasize that the volume of u S. business
mas mas Deen above normal for the last ten years
(ncluding four of war effort) In fact the
national income for 1948 will be about s215-
OOO,OOO,O0O compared with $4,000 600 OOO
when Roosevelt became President This fonr-
fold increase consists of a doubling of goods
prices u
This record really Outdistances the boom
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
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BY WRIGHT
I ON
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Housewives Complaints

THE CITY AND TOWN house
4 wife is wrathy. She is wrought
up over the price she must pay for
meat, poultry, eggs, milk and
bread. She demands that congress
pass a law fixing ceiling prices on
the food needed to feed her family.
She expresses her wrath to her
local market man. She does not
realize that the prices of which she
complains are founded, not on the
meat, poultry, eggs, milk and bread
as such, but on the commodities
that produce these things. The
prices 60 back to the price Of wheat
and corn.
UNDER WHEAT AND CORN the
government fixed a floor that main
tains a higher than normal price.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
Boost For Mentor

ITHACA, N. Y.-(P)-Harold Nc
triple threat star of the
unDeaten Cornell team of 1899, has
Deen elevated to the job of varsity
oackfeld coach for the grid forces
Of Cornell. Last season McCul-
Tough handled the freshman team
at the school.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
Stadium Contains EN-

NEW YORK - (R - No player
ever has hit a ball out of Yankee
Stadium but three payers have
landed drives in the center field
bleachers, which are 461 feet awav
from the plate. The three sluggers
were Babe Ruth, Hank Greenberg
and Joe DiMaggio.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
Accidents from Falls

Statistics of accident fatalities in
the home show that during the u.
year period 1933-43 Inclusive, 176,-
100 (49.6 per cent? of all home ac-
cident fatalities (355OOM were due
t0 falls.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10

When de m and
causes these two
farm products to
drop in price to a
point below that
floor, the govern
ment will loan the
farmer money on
what he has at the
guaranteed prices.
That loan is equiv
oloVaf ~ a ,.v,-o--e
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10


bate because these
fellows have a cul-
tivated cunning
and diligent politi-
cal secretaries to
do the digging in
the files.
Most Of the CO.
lossal debt of the
United States was
incurred in cheap
m oney. so the
proposition that
tho aa
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
Bg WesfbrOOk PegGpr
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T is a dismal commentary on
the intelligence of the greatest
sef-governing people on earth that
they can be divided into partisan,
even hateful, groups by the rival
claims and excuses Of politicians
concerning the causes Of the inia-
ton. THIS IS NOT A PHuO-
SOPHICAL MATTER. IT IS
MATHEMATICAL.
We do profit, however, by the
points raised in the r11hninn de-
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
How ABoUT communist HERE2


During the last session of Congress. the
Tennessee Valley Authority received its first
major setback in its Is years Of existence.
1hat happened when a proposal to appropri-
ate S4,OOO,O00 to start construction of a S54.-
100000 steam electric plant was turned
down.
This has not, however, ended the matter.
IVA officials and supporters are planning a
still more aggressive fight to get their way
in the future.
There have been endless, legalistic debates
over just what IVA can and cannot do under
the law. There have been endless statistical
arguments over whether IVA is or is not
self-suppOrting. Important as these matters
are, they do not go to the root Of the issue.
The big point was brought out by the House
Appropriations Committee when, in turning
down the request for the steam plant, it said
If the position of the Authority is sustained.
a precedent will be set which will Justify un-
limited future expansion of electric gener-
aGlng facilities by iva by means of steam
PlahJS or other methods having nothing to
do with navigation or flood control"
The Committee could have gone on and
observed that approval of the IVA request
would also have established precedent for
putting the government into the commercial
power business anywhere and everywhere.
And wherever the government controls the
power, it controls the life of the region. Then
we would have super-state with virtually
unlimited authority over the people.
Congress is to be commended for it's con-
slStency IN opposing the extension of COM
munlsm at home as well as abroad It can
see Its menace to our representative govern
menI, IN Federal sOcializatiOn of power with
all that entails.
5000
SPIES BEING SPIKED
The biggest stuff in the daily papers in
washington, and in other large cities. relates
IN exciting detail the movements of Russian
spies, and the suspicious of American radi-
Gals who seem to have been hauled in and
Jagged Communists Many are Communists
OCners are Just "WOOZy'. That reminds lis
that we used to have lot of self-confessed
anarchists and all kinds of minority groups
IN the country. So, it seems reasonable to
hope that there are not as many spies as we
are led to believe.
While trying to remodel Europe and re-
store sanity and peace throughout the
World, we seem to be keeping a clean record
at home.
We Just keep complaining about the high
cost OF living and the threat of imitation
already upon us. Meanwhile we are rebuild
ing our military establishment under the IL
fusion that it will prevent another World
war.
In short: America is feverish, hysterical
and apprehensive. We hustle and fuss with
excuses. And most Of these excuses are load
ed with politics.
These are some of the reasons whv this
Washington correspondent leaves il fO his
readers to figure out the answers. We can
assure you that you know Just as much
about answers" as anybody else. no matter
whether you live in the East West. North
or SOuthj or even in the Dixiecrat states
where Democratic and constitutional Gov.
ernment remains puzzle and misunder-
stood.
Milford chronicle., 1948-09-10
THE New LABOR LAW

There are more than 100000 members
in the labor unions. Since the enactment of
the Taft-Hartley Act labor union strikes
have dropped off AZ percent, from 1884 to
2,195. Lost days of work in strikes fell from
42,11OOOO to 26,994,OOO.
Employers and workers are still filing
claims against each other, but not near as
many as in former days. Guess our folks
are thinking a little straighter than usual.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21

There's big news ln Empire ads.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
NORTH STAR 6
 DUE IN JUNEAU
 FROM BARROW

The North Star. Alaska Native Service supply vessel, is due to arrive in Sitka tomorrow and will stop in Juneau enroute to Seattle. The North Star is on the last lap of her annual voyage that takes her from Seattle to Barrow with stops in all the villages and towns in the Aleutians and along the Arctic Coast
 This is the last Arct'c voyage of the North Star. The Coastal Rider was transferred to the AL aska Native Service in August and will take the Barrow voyage next season.
 Captain Charles Salenjus of the North Star reported to ANS off, cials that this years voyage prov ed to be one of the toughest in years. The ice pack broke near Barrow late in July and closed in again in August. The North Star was forced lo anchor south of Barrow for several days and fin ally managed to get into offshore Barrow through a narrow break in the ice.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
SKI CLUB GETS
 BUSY; ACTIVITIES
 ARE SPARED NOW
Breakfast, Hike io Run, Costume HdIIoWe en
 Party Planned

The presiding activities of the Juneau Ski Club got under way last night in the Baranof Hotels Gold Room at a meeting of the club. presided over by President Neil Taylor.
 After reading of the minutes of the previous meeting by Secretary Jan Hodgman, introduction of the following new committee heads was made: Joe Waddell, social chair man; Dave Andrus, outdoor com- mittee, Glenn Millice, ski patrol and Bill Dean, high school ski coach. Each briefly outlined future plans of the various committees for the coming year.
 It was announced that there will be Sunday morning breakfast for members at o'clock, october "A, in the Baranof's Gold Room. This will be followed by a hike to the ski run to check on conditions of the course. Arrangements are also being made for a costume Halloween par ty to be held in the Union Hall or Saturday, October 30. Details vii be announced at a later date.
 Concluding the meeting, Trevo Davis showed three reels of moving pictures during which those presen witnessed the nifty sitzmarks exc cuted ty ski enthusiasts in pas years.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
CIVIC BETTERMENI
 IS DISGUISED AT
 CHAMBER MEETING

At the Chamber of Commerc meeting this noon, Tom Dyer, chair man of the Aviation Committee, re ported that the oral brief had beer prepared for presentation at tn, CAB hearing in Anchorage mex week Charles w. Carter will repre-. sent the Chamber at the hearing and Mayor Waino Hendrickson vii speak on behalf of the City.
 Suggestions for the betterment of the city took precedence over all other routine Chamber business to- day. Dr. C. Earl Albrecht proposed that temporary fences be erected along Gold Creek to prevent chill dren from falling into the Creek during its present high water stage.
 Norman Banfield praised the city fathers for their program of widen ing streets. He suggested that more encouragement be given to the City 10 continue the program and more taxes be raised for the purpose.
 Banfield pointed out that the city should be. given more funds to purchase strips of land to aid in the street widening program. He said that the parking problem is becom- ing acute and that the city should acquire property for parking areas.
 Harold Foss stated that the small house opposite the Federal building is beyond the 50 percent damaged condition and would be liable under the city's building code to condem- nation. He suggested that the house Le condemned and the city pur- chase the property for additional parking area.
 R. E. Robertson stated that many stop signs were missing from cross streets and that check should be made and the signs replaced.
 Mayor Waino Hendrickson said that he would like to have the Chambers reaction on the propos- al of an additional bond issue to complete paving the streets.
 Foss also suggested that if an other hond issue is raised that the cost of building a neY fire station be included in the bond issue.
 That sum for the development of the City Cemetery at Salmon Greek be included in the additional paving tond was suggested by Er- nest Parsons
 Mrs. Robert Atwood of Anchor age was a guest at today's meeting. Ted Hyder was welcomed as a new member
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
NEW. CLOTHING, ARCTIC TROOPS
 S DEVELOPING
Mai. Gen. MiddIeswart Makes Talk Before Wom-
 en 5 Advertising Club

CHICAGO, Oct. 2i-LR- The Army, preparing for an eventual ity which might find our troops engaged in Arctic operations" has developed experimental, lighter weight clothing, General sad here.
 Maj Gen. William H. Middle swart. chief of the Military Plan ming Division of the office of the Quartermaster General, said the new clothing weighs 21 pounds and will protect a man at 55 degrees below zero.
 The present standard clothing weighs 25 pounds and protects man at 40 degrees.
 In a talk to the Womens Adver-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21

Using Club, he said the Army also had developed catalytic heating pad that will keep sleeping bag heated for 20 hours. This bag would be used to evacuate wound- ed soldiers.
 lie said the Army was working on similar unit that would pro- vide added heat inside gloves and clothing when the apparel other wise would be too bulky.
 Speaking of light weight plas- tics, he said they might prove to DC the answer to developing effec- tive body armor for troops.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
SAMSON \ BRINGS PAVING EQUIPMENT

The tug Sampson II, towing barge of paving equipment for Lytle and Greene, contractors, has docked here from Annette. The equipment has been moved here following completion of resurfac- ing of the Annette airfield. Skip per of the tug is George Baggen.
 FROM NEBRASKA
 Vernon Boyd of Verdon, Nebr,. is registered at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
EVANS RETURNS

Leonard E. Evans, Territorial representative for the U. s. De- partment of Labor, returned Tues day from Cordova and Valdez, scheduled trip, one of many he makes to cover the entire terri tory. His next one will be through out Southeast Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
INTERNATIONAL
 NEWS BREVITIE5
cBv The Associated Press

(By The Associated Press
 The Korean government said it's troops are suppressing the riot" of mutinous army units in the south The government said the uprising was communist t-inspired and that the 4,0O0 rehels are bottled up.
 American troops, which occupy southern Korea, are not involved.
 Communist troops are reported oy the Peiping Times to have cap tured Changchun, capital of Man churia, after the surrender Sunday of the 60th Chinese army. Govern ment forces were reported in the city limits of Chinhsien.
 Communists are stirring trouble still in Korea, France, Greece and China.
 U. s. officials in Washington said the treasury will have to pour more millions into Greece for another year to help that country oppose communists. Are dy $30O,0Oo,O0o has gone to Greece and Athens re- ports more communists than ever fighting the government.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
STEAMER MOVEMENTS

All American steamers tied uI by coastwide strike.
 rrInceSs Lou.Se from Vancouver is scheduled to arrive Saturday afternoon or evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
JUNIOR C. C. FRIDAY

The Junior Chamber of Com merce will hold their weekly meet ing i'll the Gold Room of the Bar anof Hotel at l2 noon Friday. Ev- eryone is invited to attend.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-10-21
SEATTLE MEN

Seattleites who are in Juneau today include Edward M Seiden- vsrg. George A. Skanbo and James. E. Rothstein, registered at the Baranof Hotel.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19
Energetic Texan, q, Slated To Be
Youngest Member OF New House

until his retirement this year.
Friends of lanky young Bent
sen figure that he, like Garner,
is going places.
Late in the summer of 1946,
just after his election as Hida-
lgo county judge, Bentsen, then
25, read copy of the book one
quote Mr.. Garner of Texans"
Parallel Seen
The young World War II vet
eran was struck by the SINH
larity between himself and Gar
ner in his youth.
Both were of pioneer stock in
the relatively new, fast-growing
border country. Both became
lawyers at an early age. Both
were among the youngest judges
in Texas history.
Garner put on vigorous cam
paign in 1908 when there were
more coyotes that voters in the
new district; Bentsen scurried
back and forth over the 13-count
district seeking votes.
/ Young Bentsen takes his task
seriously. Two days after h e
won the Democratic nomination
in the most drama-packed con-
gressional campaign in border
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19

Nc Allen, Tex. (U.P.) -
lanky young Texan who looks
like movie actor James Ste
wart probably will be the young
est memder of the next Congress
Texan, Lloyd M. Bentsen.
Jr., barely truned 27, won the
Democratic nomination in t h e
sprawling 18th congressional dis
trict of Texas, a district that in
its 45-year history has produced
only two previous congressman.
Since the Democratic nomina-
tion amounts to election, Bent
sen is assured of a seat.
Bentsen, scion OF a wealthy
Lower Rio Grande family, al
ready has fitted into the pattern
set by the first representative
OF the district, John Nance Gar
ner.
1t was in 1903 that Garner,
then a 26-year-old county judge,
decided to gun for Congress
Garner took to horseback and
rode 1000 miles as he waged
a .person-to-person campaign
Garner won, and held h e
seat until his elevation to the
vice presidency in 1882. Then
Milton H. West of Brownsville
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19
BY HERB ALTScHULL

PHILADELPHIA - The state
of Pennsylvania, which pro-
duced two of the nations five
undefeated football teams in
1947, has its eye on a national
grid title this year-and the key
date is November 6.
That's when the University of
Pennsylvania pits its power
against that of Penn State at
Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
Means and groans of the re-
spective coaches to the contrary,
it seems pretty apparent that
the elevens will head into that
clash still protecting unbeaten
strings.
Penn State breezed through its
1947 schedule without a defeat
and wound up with a 1913 tie
against Southern Methodist in
the Cotton Bowl. Penn won Sc
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19
THE ROANOKE RAPIDS (N C) HERALD, SEPTEMBER 19, 1913

has backfield stalwarts Carmen
Falcone, Ray Dooney and Far
quhar Jones plus All-America
Center Chuck Bednarik.
The winner Of the Penn-Penn
State game, their first in five
years, conceivably could win the
mythical national title, although
Notre Dame and Michigan are
figured to put up a rather loud
squwak about that.
villanova Stronger
Outside of the "big two" in
Pennsylvania grid circles, there
appears to be only one other
team with chance to rank with
the national leaders. That's
Jordan Olivar's Villanova club.
For the past three years, Villain
ova has been building steadily
and turned up with a cracker
jack ball club a year ago. 1t
should be a lot better this sea-
son. Among those to watch are
Halfback Bob Polidor, who ran
100 yards for a touchdown
against Miami a year ago, and
Guard George Panalko.
Little can be expected of two
former topnotchers, the Univer-
sity of Pittsburgh and Temple
University, Mike Milligan still
is building at Pittsburgh, and
the Panthers probably will dc
better than last year when they
won only one out of nine. The
Pitt schedule remains one of the
toughest in the country.
Temple, winner of three and
loser of six year ago, can look
forward to nothing better II
1948. Gone is its one-man often.
sive task force, Phil Slosburg
and Ray Morrison still in scout
ing desperately to find a mar
to replace him.
Such onetime big names as
Lafayette, Lehigh, Bucknell, Du.
quense, Carnegie Tech ano
Washington and Jefferson play
sectional scherules against none.
too-tough teams. In its owr
league, Lafayetts may emerge a:
a pretty fair football team
Coach Ivy Williamson did lo'
with the outct last year and ha:
some pretty good material.
Among the smaller schools ii
the state, Muhlenberg agar
should show the way. For th'
past two seasons, the Mules have
rated among the best small col
leges in the nation and Coacl
Floyd Schwartzwalder has ;
host of talent. A man to watcf
is Jack Crider of Canton, o.
one Of the swifest men in tn,
country in a football suit.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19

history, he announced he was
going to Washington to start the
groundwork for his new job.
Leads His Field
He led the field of four candi-
dated in the Texas July primary
and in the August runoff between
the two leaders he soundly
thumped his opponent in a cam
paign marked by arrests, calls
for Texas Rangers to keep or
der, and mass rallies attended
by up to 10000 persons.
Border politicians say Bentsen
can be reelected in two years
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19
Penn Sfafe. Penn Keep Eye
On National Grid Grown

ven of its eight games and play
ed a TT tie with Army.
Both Teams Lost Stars
Both teams have lost heavily
in first string strength. Bob Hig-
gins, Penn State coach, is
alarmed over the loss of such
stars as ,All-America Guard
Steve Suhey and All-Pensylvan
ia Halfback Jeff Durkota in ad-
dition to other first rate line
talent.
Weeping George Munger Of
Penn is upset because his one
two backfield punch of Skippy
Minisi and Bob Evans has grad
uated. Bog Deuber has been lost
due to an injury.
But Penn State still has such
hard-hitting backs as Larry Joe,
Elwood PetcheI Wally Triplett
and Johnny Chuckran. Penn still
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-19
Abe Lincoln Admires
Faithful To Tomb

ROCKY FORD, Colo. (U.P.)-
This Little southeast Colorado
town has two career girls, aged
nine and five. Their business
is growing fish worms.
nine-year-old executive of th e
Sharon Cadwallader, the
firm and her five-year-old sis
ter Doris Jean, advertise in the
local newspaper that they'll fill
orders from fishermen.
Neither is large enough to do
the actual digging, but they've
recruited their grandfather for
the manpower.