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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
TRACTOR GAS:
Spring FeUer

For millions Of u. S. families
whose homes this winter were rang
ing from chilly to downright cold,
the most pressing problem was how
to get enough fuel oil right now,
while farmers, at least in the Mid
west, were doing their worrying
over how to get enough gasoline for
their tractors come spring.
That there would be tractor gas
shortages in some areas was an
agreed fact; and the oil industry
was beginning to make preparations
to keep farm tractors and food pro-
duction rolling this spring in the
face Of a tighter gasoline supply.
Concern over tractor fuel was
reported particularly high in the
rural Midwest because fuel oil for
home heating is being produced at
the expense Of gasoline.
1--WE have been reviewing the pos
sibilities closely" said spokes-
man for one of the big companies.
Gasoline will be tight bat not criti-
cal, in our judgment: Shortage
spots may develop but we don't ex-
pect any severe conditions
More than 80 per cent of CONNER
cial farms in the Midwest today are
dependent in whole or part on trac-
tors for power. If the gasoline or
distillate supply should fail, millions
would face starvation. Gasoline and
oil demand in agriculture literally
doubled between 1941 and 1947.
Farmers already are being
warned to conserve gasoline, and
National Petroleum council has
taken note of the impending spring
demand by recommending that re-
fineries switch back from fuel oil to
gasoline production within 80 days.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
KEY HARVESTS:
For Initiation

Any crop, failure this year would
endanger greatly the fight on infla-
ton, and the size of the 1948 and
subsequent harvests must be looked
to as the key" in arresting inha-
tionary trends, DR.. Edwin G..
Nourse, chairman of the Presidents
council Of economic advisers said in
a Chicago speech.
If there were better than average
crop conditions this year, prices
would level off, he said.
But nothing on earth is going to
stop high meat prices-that is the
result of last year." DR.. Nourse
added.
Asserting that the Marshall plan
is mot defiationary," he said, ''How
inf1ationary it becomes depends on
what we have to meet it with. Try
ing to meet the requirements with
a short crop would be inf1ationary."
The Marshall plan is tending to
postpone the period of postwar adj
justment, the advisor declared,
especially as regards a readjust-
ment in grain prices.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12

IN LOS ANGELES Film actor
Allen jenkins (above) booked on
suspicion of drunken driving,
maintained that his cat, Smiley, was
doing the driving, stoutly asserted.
II just went along for the ride"
IN CLEVELAND Mrs. Adelyn
M. Schwetz complained in di-
vorce petition that her husband, a
shoe store proprietor, made her pay
cash for her shoes.
IN DENVER =. The public library
placed, a best-seller on its shelves
after a laborious 18-month task of
translating it into Braille, an
nounced that its blind patrons now
could get the Forever Amber"
they had been clamoring for.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
WAUD AND FAMILY
We're not liuing >

to Cyrus J. Waud of Camden, N. J.,
imitation simply means that his $50
a-week salary can't take care Of
his wife and six children.
Waud, cannery worker, told a
story familiar to millions of his CO.
horts across the nation: The end
less, insufferable rise in prices; the
hand-to-mouth struggle to keep
even with the inplacable economic
circumstances which gradually
were beating him down.
With the dispassionate bitterness
of a good U. S. citizen who knows
that it is within his rights but not
within his power to have economic
freedom and comfort for his family
and himself, Waud summed it all
up in the 1948 little MANS tragic
cliche:
"We're not living, we're only
existing"
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
DEATH:
Cdndhi:

Mohandas K. Gandhi, India's
champion, peac emaker, patient
saint, was dead at the age of 10
victim of an assassin's bullets.
He died barely two weeks after
Hindus, Sikhs and Moslems alike,
overjoyed at the possibility of peace
that Gandhi's latest fast had pro-
cured for their dominions, were
shouting "Gandhiji XII jai" Qong live
GandhD in the streets of Delhi.
1t was a violent ending for the
mahatma who all his life had
preached and practised philosophy
based on an adherence of violence.
A Hindu from Poona approached him
during a prayer meeting and fired
three shots into his body from close
range.
To India and to midas Hindus to
whom Gandhi had devoted his life,
his death was a bitter experience
and a shock that left the already
turbulent sub-continent in an even
more complete state of turmoil.
After the partition of the country
into the dominions Of India and
Pakistan Gandhi had been the man
of strong spirit to whom all three
opposing factions, Hindus, Moslems
and Sikhs, had looked for guidance.
And in his last fast, of fve-day
duration, he had given it to them.
He had provided the three clashing
religious groups with foundation
for peace. His action had tended
to narrow the schism between Mos
lens and Hindus, had lessened the
talk of war.
Whether his death would undo the
good that the last days Of his life
had accomplished remained, for the
time being, an open question.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
BOXCAR SET:
Holds Up Transportation

So many people are using railroad
cars for living quarters in Austria
that they are interfering with the
country's transportation system, ac-
cording to u. S. military govern
ment reports from Vienna.
The squatters don't go anywhere.
They just live there.
Now the Austrian government has
begun a campaign to evict these in
dividuals. Authorities expect to re-
cover 800 freight cars that way.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
Germ, 'Flypaper'

One Of the latest developments in
this century of scientific VIKING
dings is bacterial fypaper to keep
rooms freer Of disease germs.
It is a chemical that can be put
on floors, blankets or curtains to
catch and hold tiny organisms. In
GLIDING those which cause colds,
when they settle out Of the air. I'm
like fypaper, it doesn't kill, but it
does keep germs from circulating
around the room.
The chemical is an oil and de-
tergent, added to make the oil mix
in water, that looks and feels like
cold cream. It has no odor and can
be applied as an invisible coating
that won't change the feel Of fabrics
or flooring, according to the firm
producing the material.
Small amounts can be added to
water when floors are washed, or to
rinse water when blankets or other
fabrics are Numbered. Washing re-
moves the trapped organisms. And
If you're still afraid Of germs, you
can use ultraviolet light to kill them
as they float in the air.
Released by WNU Features.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
FARM FAMILY:
Changing

Mr.. American Farmer is not in a
class by himself; he is subjected to
the same influences as his city cous-
in and is tending to become more
like his urban relative, two sociolo-
gists have disclosed.
When he acquires a college edu-
cation, higher income and culture,
he has fewer children. And paved
highways, radios, movies and push
button agriculture are making farm
ers more like city jewellers, includ-
ing the tendency to smaller FAM
lilies.
George w. Hill and Douglas C.
Marshall, University of Wisconsin
and University of Minnesota sociolo-
gists, arrived at those conclusions
recently reported in the Journal of
Farm Economics after studies of
selected counties in Wisconsin, Illi-
nois, Iowa, Minnesota and New
York.
Farm families who should be the
most able to provide their children
with social and economic advan-
tages are the very ones who are
having the fewest, if any children"
Hill and Marshall said.
''The trend in farm family fertil-
ity is stark evidence that farm peo-
pie are just as ready and willing to
accept new social ideas, ideas that
are influencing their biological be-
havior."
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
LITTLE MAN
And What NoW?

To the senate banking and cur
rency committee came a repre-
sentative of Americas beloved 'lit-
tie man" to talk of imitation and
ask the question "What now?"
Economists may define an inf1a-
tionary condition as an excess of
demand over supply or a dispro-
portionate amount of money and
credit in relation to exchange, but
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
TAX SLASH:
DebatabIe

All signs pointed to an income tax
cut Of one kind or another this year
as the house of representatives
changed the bell for the opening
round of crucial, election-year de-
bate on that much-belabored issue.
:. Joseph Martin (Rep, Mass.),
speaker of the house, started things
off with the assertion that an in
come tax slash is in the bag. He
conceded, however, that 1t might not
run as high as the 6.5 billion dollars
provided in the Knutson bill, now
up for debate.
But in the end, he said, the Re-
publican congress would override a
presidential veto "of the tax bill we
send to the White House."
In order to beat the veto that Mr..
Truman might slap on the tax bill,
however, the Republicans would
have to line up few Democrats to
vote on their side to make the neces-
sary two-thirds majority. And to
bring enough Democrats around, it
was thought, the senate Republicans
would tone down the bill to make 1t
more palatable to them.
Rep. Robert Doughton (Dem.,
N. c., ranking Democrat on the
tax-fxing ways and means commit
tee, pointed out the obvious fact that
Republicans would have to trim the
size of the cut to get anywhere.
Otherwise, he said, congress will up
hold the veto land we will have no
tax reduction at all"
AS far as Knutson's 6.5-billion-
dollar measure is concerned, COP
congressman were touting it on the
grounds that it would spur business,
increase production and relieve the
price pressure on taxpayers in ad-
dition to leaving the government
enough revenue for an 11-billion.
dollar payment on the public debt in
the next two years.
Doughton thought that 4-billion-
dollar cut would be about right and
would get lot Of Democrat sup
port.
Democrats, Of course. take the
Numerically opposed view, holding
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
HEADL-INERS

in MEMPHIS Henry X. Buck,
railway terminal superintendent
who donated free cinders to the city
to neutralize icy streets, was fined
$306 for making too much smoke.
IN GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla.
G. B. Mobley, who sank a
30-foot shaft through the towns
main street in search of four mill
lion dollars in pirate gold, stopped
digging, sifted for gold dust.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12

1t isn't only loyal Democrats
who are lining up to express their
views in favor of the Marshall
plan. Norman Thomas, perennial
U. S. Socialist leader, also en-
dOrsed the scheme in his testi-
mony before the senate foreign
relations committee. Then, in a
biting statement, he added that he
did not like: (a) commodity spec
ulators, (b) Herbert Hoover, (c)
Henry Wallace and (d) the Tru-
man doctrine.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12

that tax slash that big would force
the government to borrow money,
threaten national security and him
der the European recovery plan
upon which SO much of the current
phase of u. S. foreign policy is
founded.
There was the choice. Whether or
not any absolute right and wrong
was involved only time could tell.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Gandhis Death Leaves India Bitter; House Prepares
Tax Slash Debate. COP Leaders Confident Of Victory

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?, 1948-02-12
NO BLOC:
NO Need

When Moscow's official Commu-
mist party newspaper, Pravda, de-
clared editorially that it was op-
posed to any federation Of eastern
European states it signalled the dis
closure of an interesting develop
ment in Russia's relationship with
her Balkan satellites.
. The idea Of such a federation,
similar to the union of Western Eu-
rope proposed by Britain's Bevin,
was put forth by Georgi Dimitrov,
Communist premier Of Bulgaria and
endorsed by Marshall Tito of Yugo-
slavia.
Dimitrov said that the eastern
European nations in the Soviet orbit
intend to form a federation of states
as allies to Russia when the time is
ripe. but first, he added, they would
organize customs union. Prospec-
tive members were to be: Bulgaria,
Albania, Romania. Yugoslavia,
Hungary. Poland, Czechoslovakia
dIlU even GEeSCe.
But Pravda answered with an en-
phatic mo-" And Pravda's rejection
of the idea meant that Stain him
self (who founded the paper) was
administering a public hand-slap-
ping to Dimitrov for thinking of it.
1.-THE editors Of Pravda," the
statement said, consider that these
countries stand in need of not a
problematical and far-fetched fed
Grafton or confederation, nor do
they stand in need of a customs
union. What they need is consolida-
ton and defense Of their independ-
ence and sovereignty by mobiliza.
ton and organization of internal
popular democratic forces"
That meant simply that Stain and
his politburo did not want the Bal
kan nations ganging up, even as
ostensible Russian allies. The Soviet
regime is perfectly content to let the
Communist party in each nation
control and direct its destinies. With
the existence Of federation, the
Balkans conceivably might get out
of hand.
Pravda's editorial amounted to a
reluctant and tacit admission that
Russia has found it practicable and
worth while to follow Hitler's old
formula for international relations:
Divide and rule.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1948-02-12
ALLEGATIONS:
Steel

OLGCL
Tentative answer to some of the
nations most exasperating short
ages came into being when the gov
ernment's voluntary ALLEGATIONS pro-
gram moved into low gear with
commerce department request that
the steel industry guarantee freight
car manufacturers enough steel to
build 10000 cars month.
How much good this would do
was, like steel supplies, an unknown
quantity.
Present government plans call for
concentrating on freight cars, petro-
leum equipment, farm machinery
and building materials. Steel lead
ers previously had agreed to CO.
operate in the voluntary program.
Major emphasis for the time be-
ing will be on freight cars, but the
commerce department also plans to
describe other key programs it be-
lieves will require steel ALLEGATIONS
within the next month.
Many government transportation
experts believe the ,0O0-a-month
freight car goal is inadequate.
OUTLOOK:
Wallace
How is Henry Wallace doing in
his third party campaign for the
presidency? Not too badly, consid-
ering that election day won't come
up for another nine months.
In Is states, recent survey dis
closed, substantial efforts are being
made to place Wallace on the No
vember ballot as third party cam
didate, although so far he is as
sured Of ballot position only in New
York.
In addition to politically power
full Pennsylvania, California and
Illinois, the states where genuine
attempts are being made to get him
before the electorate are Maine,
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Vermont. Connecti-
cut, Minnesota, Nevada, Oklahoma
and Wisconsin.
The work that is being done on his
behalf in those states is no definite
assurance to Wallace that he will
be placed on the ballots. but it does
indicate the extent of the movement
behind his candidacy at this early
date.
Some of his more ardent support
ers in the Progressive Citizens Of
America group are convinced now
that they will have their favorite
son on the ballot in 40 states.
In New York, meanwhile, the
Communist infiltrated American
Labor party already has endorsed
Wallace as its presidential candi-
date in that state. But the situation
there differed basically from that in
other states inasmuch as Wallace
had a ready-made and currently
existing third party to take him
under it's wing, even though the
action did split the American Labor
party wide open.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Big Field Competing
In New York Meet
BY the Assoeioisd Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 3.-With $50
athletes entered In II events, the
Olympic year track and field COM
petition will get under way tonight
at 22d Regiment Armory under
sponsorship Of the Metropolitan
Amateur Athletic Union.
Two main features Of the meet,
designed to help prepare local ath-
|letes for the Metropolitan Senior
championships January II, are the
John J. Diegnan Memorial 600 and
an invitation 2-mile limited handi-
cap
The 2-mile affair will mark the
comeback bid Of Les MacMitchell,
who dominated the indoor mile field
in 1916. but won only two races
last year. MacMitchell, with Vic
Dyrgall, Millrose A. A. distance star,
will start from scratch, conceding
up to $50 yards to IL others.
Reginald Pearman Of New York
University, national AAU half-mile
champion, heads five starters en-
tered in the Deignan 600. He will
be Joined by a teammate from N.
Y. u, Jim Gilhooley; Roscoe Brown,
Pioneer Club; Warren Bright, City
College of New York Metropolitan
College 900 champ, and Jim Her
bert, Grand Street Boys Club, for
mer indoor record holder at the
distance.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Wolverines Insist They Played
Worst Game of Season in Bowl

Harmon said he thought the 194O
Michigan team, Of which he was q
repeat All-America player, could
have given this team a good game.
Most of that team were Comm
ute men. We didn't have but Ia
first string men," he recalled.
Harmon had particular praise for
Defensive Fullback Dick Kemp
thorn, a roaring linebreaker who
almost dismembered Trojan Half
back Don Doll on one play New
Years Day. Harmon compared him
to his old running mate, Forrest
Evashevski, who wasn't afraid OF
anything and would stop wild bull
If he had to-"
Crisler, it was said, refrained from
employing even more trickery
against U. S. C. because Michigan
plays Pennsylvania next fall and
Penn scouts were in the Rose Bowl
tabbing the Wolverines.
AS for his own pro career, Harmon
said he has a radio deal cooking
and if it goes through he won't be
back with the Rams next fall.
Will the Rams retire his famous
"98"? Harmon grinned and con-
cluded: They'll probably hang it
on the wall and throw mud at it,
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Tired Hoyas 10 Play
Two More Road TiIts
Special Dispoteh TO The stor

CHICAGO, Jan. ga seven-game
losing streak, almost unthinkable
when Georgetown rode the crest o1
six-game winning streak just two
weeks ago, apparently was in store
for the Hoyas as they arrived here
today after accepting fifth straight
defeat last night at the hands OF
Western Kentucky, 58-37.
The Hoyas meet Loyola of Chi
cago, Midwestern powerhouse, in
the first game of a twin bill tomor-
row night that features the Holy
Cross-De PAU tilt, and then end
their road stand against Notre
Dame Tuesday at South Bend. They
are conceded little chance winning
either. The Hoyas are tired, de-
moralized and can't buy basket.
Georgetown continued to draw
capacity crowds at every stop as a
full house of 4,300 turned out at
Bowling Green, KY, last night. but
it wasn't much of contest. The
Hoyas showed little of the prowess
that enabled them to upset the
Kentuckians last year. Andy Kos
tecka was held to six points, his
lowest total. Odie Spears scored 18
and Don Ray II for the Kentuck-
ianS.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
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By the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 3.-Armed,
Calumet Farms golden geiding,
world second ranking money earn
ing thoroughbred, began his 1948
campaign to overtake Stymie's most
money learned title yesterday at
Gulfstream Park by easily winning
the $500 Galiedo Purse in a spec
tacular driving finish.
The brown son Of Bull Lea trailed
fourth in a field of five until the
halfway mark in the 6-furlong test,
moved to within five lengths of
pace setting Mangohick at the
stretch and won by a length and q
half.
The victory boosted Armed's earn
ings to $763, TOO 0-putting him So, $50
behind Stymie for world record
earnings.
Veteran Jockey Doug Dodson, who
has ridden Armed In most Of his
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Two Titles at Stake
In Recreation Games

Two final games were slated to be
played today in the thrin-packed
District Recreation Departments
annual Christmas Basket Ball
Tournament, with Raymond oppos-
ing Trinidad Boys Club 90
Founders. and Takoma meeting
Hines 105-pounders. Both games
were to be played at the Jefferson
Junior High gym.
In yesterdays feature attraction
Figs, paced by Bill Kellinger, for
mer Gonzaga High standout, upset
Takoma, 43-4o, in a quarterf1nal
unlimited, unrestricted game. Kel-
linger registered II points while
George Laferty was high for the
losers with 13,
Results yesterday:
2o-pound class - RAYMOND defeated
125-pound class-Hines defeated Mac
Unlimited restrietsd-,Tyin, oaks Dc,
.eated Police No, il, s6-17o Chevy Chase e
defeated wilson Hotshots, 40-25.
Pairings today:
90-pound class nnals-Raymond W.
125-pound class fnals-Takoma vs.
o4S Vs fstt rts's'sf rs osP IS: ss:ss
Chase Gunners
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Armed Is Victorious in Opening
Drive to Top Styn1ie's Earnings

major victories, was astride the
gallant campaigner yesterday, and,
as usual, did not use the whip to
overcome the big lead set by Man
gohick and Stageboy.
Calumet Manager H. A. (Ben)
Jones and trainer son Jimmy will
run Armed In the SIS, ,000-added
Gulfstream Handicap January IS.
They also have nominated Armed
for the $25,000 added McLennan
Handicap February IA and the
$4,000 Widener February q at
Hialeath. Armed last year won the
McLennan and captured the Widen
er for the second straight year.
Wins in the three events would
place Armed on top Of the world
earners and bring his total income
to approximately $685., 200.
The favorite despite his 124-pound
impost, Armed paid $3.50 and $40
Stageboy was second and Mango
hick, who Get the pace. was third.
Evening star., 1948-01-03
Turks Sending s Men
To Winter 0|ympics
BY the Associoied Press

ISTANBUL, Jan. 3.-A team OF
six skiers, totally inexperienced in
international competition, will rep
resent Turkey at the winter
Olympic games in Switzerland
starting January 80.
The best any Of them have done
thus far was to become champion
of his own province, but there is
optimism here that against more
experienced competition the Turks
will make a creditable showing.
Coaches trained in Switzerland
are grooming the team on the slopes
near Bursa and Kayseri. The lead-
ing member Is Ahmet Giray. Others
on the team are Muzaffer Ozedemir,
Dursun Bozkurt, Osman Yce, Ker-
ami Sakarya and Rasit Tolun.
Winter sports have few partici-
pants here compared with the popu-
lar games like football and SWIM
ming. The chief reason Is that
areas where good runs are avail
able are far removed from popula-
ton centers and this denies natu-
raj supply Of skiers and experts in
other forms Of winter sports.