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Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
WASHINGTON.
JlLIllIIIa
By Charles L. EgenrOad

Washington D. C.-The consis-
tency with which the State Depart
ment and President Truman can
be inconsistent is something to be-
hold.
Last week when Senator Homer
e. Capehart ripped the iron cur
tain off the Voice of America broad
casts Mr.. Truman hurriedly COM
mented at a press conference that
the broadcasts were under con-
tract to a private broadcasting
firm, thereby indicating the State
Department was not responsible
for the fiascO.
At almost the same moment Mr..
Truman sought to absOlve the
State Department of any blame in
the matter, the ranking Democrat
member of the important Senate
Foreign Relations Committee, Tex
as Senator Tom COnnally, was en-
gaging in the following debate on
the Senate Floor over the proper
assignment of the investigation of
the brOadcasts:
SENATOR CAPEHART: 81 again
say that the State Department is
taking the position that they con-
tracted for this work with the
brOadcasting companies and that
they have no responsibility con-
cerning it. If that be true, then it
is a dOmestice affair.""
SENATOR CONNALLY: IF that
is the attitude of the State De-
partment, the State Department is
wrong. If I have an option to do
or not to do something, and l make
a contract with someone else to do
it, he is doing it for me and I am
responsible. THE STATE DE-
PARTMENT CANNOT WASH ITS
HANDS OF RESPONSIBILITY"
Later in the floor debate mater
ial was introduced into the record
as provided by one of the contract
ing brOadcasting companies show
ing the background of Rene BOrgia,
writer of the Voice of America
scripts which created the Juror.
In this material was the follow
ing statement:
"He (Mr Borgia) has never been
employment by the Department of
State or any other agency of the
Government"
Three minutes later in the same
debate Senator Capehart introduce
ed into the record a copy of let
ter written by Mr. Borgia to Con-
gressman Taber last March in
which he explained that he was not
responsible for what had been writ
ten in the broadcast scripts.
Mr.. BOrgia's letter contained the
following statement:
Il had worked for the State De-
partment since Pearl Harbor and
wrote over 800 programs, the best
ever broadcast in Spanish"
Here is a script for real "who
done it."
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Gets Mail By Underwear

STOCKHOLM - P) - The Roy
al Swedish Mail accepts men S
drawers as a satisfactory docu-
ment of Identification. At least it
did once. A young soldier went up
to Stockholm post office counter to
get a registered letter, addressed to
himself.
"May I see your credentials ?"
the clerk asked. The soldier had
none.
"YOu must have some means of
Identification" the clerk insisted
The soldiers face cleared Bash
fully he loosened his belt and pull
ed up his drawers. On their waist
band. neatly embroidered in red by
loving mother, was his name and
draft number
He got his letter
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Fall Hogs Called
Good Be t

DES MONIES - up - The far
mer who breeds for fall pigs this
year should be in a favorable posi-
tion, writes Francis A. Kutish,
managing editor of Iowa Farm
Science" Hogs appear as the ma
tion's only source for holding uD
meat output, he says. Cattle num-
bers have been going downhill
since 1945, and lamb slaughter
never makes up a very large share
OF the total meat output.
1.-THE hog-corn ratio is not very
favorable today, but things will be
different with a good corn crop
next fall" Kutish writes. "Odds
favor a larger 1948 corn crou than
the Door harvest of. last fall. Most
farmers look at the hog and corn
nrices at hreeding time in making
their breeding plans. So We can't
eXnect a sharp increase in hog
numbers -hefOre the 1870 srring
mig crOn. That should mt the farm
er who breeds for faH ni"s this
year in favorable nosition."
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
The Big News
Of The Week

For the first time since labor
strikes were settled by direction of
the White House at the beginning
OF the New Deal the General Mo-
tors Corporation has voluntarily
raised the wages Of it's 225,0O0 en-
ployes by a practical and unique
cOst-Of-liVing agreement with the
United Automobile Workers, CIO.
The new formula is plain COM
mon sense. General Motors is the
largest company of it's kind in the
World and in reaching an agree
ment with the labor unions on a.
new sliding wage scale it based it's
formula on 1.-The new approach to
the living cost problem" Union
labor leaders have hailed the agree
ment as proof that the company ac-
cepts the principle that prices and
profits are concern of labor. This
is progress" declared the big auto
union.
In Washington Cyrus S. Ching,
Director of the Federal Mediation
and Cancellation Service said he
hoped the two-year pact between
General Motors and CIO Auto
Workers will make a. substantial
contribution to industrial peace"
Mr.. Ching's position in the Govern
ment is to help employers and un-
ions adjust their disputes without
strikes. In his opinion the new
wage formula will meet the chal-
lenge of the "cOsts of living" He
expressed the hope that number
Of other wage disputes now pend
ing, will be settled according to the
new formula.
Official Washington welcomed
the G. NJ. agreement as the first
major concession IN labor's drive
for a third round of postwar wage
increases. There exists a general
belief in Washington that other
auto manufacturers will fall in
line and settle questions of wages
according to the new formula.
Chrysler and Ford have labor
pains"
The General Motors plan increa-
ses wages of an average from $3.50
to $1.61 an hour.
The new formula provides that
the company and the unions will
examine the consumer price index
of the Federal Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics every three months, and if
these statistics show that living
costs have gone up the workers au-
tomatically will receive another
wage boost at the rate of one cent
per hour for every LA points Of
the rise. The wage boost follows
the official index. On the other side
the employees will take a similar
cut in the same amount if the cost
of living goes down. Besides, a year
from now, wages automatically will
go up cents an hour regardless of
what happens to the cost of living.
One popular opinion expressed by
Government labor experts is that
the G. NJ. formula gives workers
more money when living costs go
up, and gives employers the incen-
tive Of lower wage costs if the for
mula helps bring prices down.
The New York Times and most
leading publications, heartily ap-
prove the General Motors settle
ment as an instrument of COM
pany-wide economic and social
justice.
Judged by all appearances the
political Government of our cOun-
try is highly pleased with the new
formula worked out in Detroit. Ana
that plainly indicates that the Ma
tion's industries are recognizing
the futility Of settling their dis
nufoc bU labor, cfViLoc
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
FORETELLS CONTINUED
PROSPERITY
1t is true that mf

pessimistic today, espe-
clally the way labor leaders are acting during
these critical periods. With all the rest of the
world in ferment, it seems as if our labor
leaders would forget their selfish shortsight-
ed ambitions and unite for stronger and
better 0. s. Not only are these labor leaders
curtalling production here at home, but they
encourage our enemies abroad. Remember
.tIial our newspapers are read in Moscow.
Bankers and. investors should also be less
selnsh and think more of the country's good
as whole OF these $500 patents issued last
month probably half of them cannot now be
used because of lack of capital to manufac-
lure ana sell them. AS a rule, am not in favor
OF government mixing up with business, but
certainly some inventors of good products
should in some way be entitled to financial
help Then we must not forget the important
patents which big companies buy up to smother
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

! a S ting rock on
which each church
had built its super
S Struc ture. The
Superstructure was
the denominational
creed, the details
Of Interpretation of
that foundation on
which all Christian
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Army Life Has Garnish

FRANKFURT = CP) - Ameri-
ran soldiers here now can whip up
their own ice cream sundaes. The
army exchange service says it is
placing on sale such items as cho-
colate syrup and crushed cherries
and pineapple. They can be mixed
with ice cream and fresh bananas
already on sale.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

lace, melted a riot
at the Roxy thea
ter close by, where
a film was show
ing c allie d "The
Iron Curtain. This
is an anti-Commu-
mist film. It is be-
lated and insuffi-
Giant bu fo~ g..
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
BB WestbTOOEs PegEeP
Released by wNU Features

ITO DATE in my revelations Of
4 political influences at work be-
hind the bland, Republican front Of
the New York Herald Tribune I
have stayed up on my toes, boxed
them fancy and used the ring.
Now we stand flat-footed.
THIS IS NOT REPARTEE. THIS
IS SERIOUS.
In Madison Square Garden a pre-
liminary speaker. warming up the
Communist crowd for Henry Wal
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
Czech Vets United"

AGUE - Hl - The unity
program in Czechoslovakia has
been extended to Czechoslovak le-
gion veterans of two wars and par
tisan and underground workers of
the last war They have been con-
solidated into one group which
calls itself "The League Of Fight
ers for Liberty"
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
LABOR SHOULD CRACK Down

John L. Lewis walkout on the soft coal
wage conference between the operators and
the union wasn't unexpected. It's happened
time and again, and is reminiscent of ham,
my vaudeville act interminably repeated.
But his last performance has novelty. Mr..
Lewis didn't want the president of the South
ern Coal Producers Association to be one of
the negotiators.
Mr.. Lewis seeks to deny the right of man.
agement to name it's representatives for COL
lectlve bargaining, while retaining that right
for his union. Obviously, negotiations could
become farce were a union leader given
the right to select the managerial represen-
tatives, or to veto those named by manage
ment
Everybody knows that Mr.. Lewis has
long been the absolute dictator of the union
ne heads. Now it appears that he wants to
be dictator OF management as we'll. He wants
veto power over the rights of the coal
operator no less than the rights of the coal
miners.
Organized labor itself should crack down
on John l.. Lewis. 1t is actions such as this.
coupled with other indefensible excesses of
power, that brought the Taft-Hartley Act
into being and that will make still tougher
laws necessary. Mr.. Lewis poses as a cham
piOn of labor, but his perennial disregard of
the national welfare is the worst liability
organized labor has.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
How TO HANDLE COMMUNISM

The puzzle of how to manage the Com
muniSt party in operating under cover in
the United States is the intent of the farmers
of the Mundt-Nixon Communist control bill.
There has been an invasion of Washington
by thousands of persons to oppose the above
named legislation. This Mundt-Nixon rem
cry was debated by Republican candidates
Dewey and Stassen. Dewey was the winner.
He took the position that the Commun-
lists in this country should be "kept in sight,
above ground" StaSSen argued that they
should be stamped out of existence by force
full measures by the Federal Government.
Dewey proved that the authors of the anti
Communist control bill propose to handle
Communist tout in the open" Stassen took
the position that the Communists should be
kept under guard-Or perhaps lOcked-up.
About the craziest approach there is to
attack the Government is to get up gang
Of weak-minded nit-wits to march on Con-
greSs." After the first World War there
were "bonus marchers," and all sorts of radi-
Gals who by their lack of understanding of
the functions and duties of Congress regard
ing bonus legislation, actually prevented all
action. These misguided men camped by the
thousands in Washington, until they were
driven out by the order of the President
Now, whether you know it or not, the
Mundt-NixOn bill was carefully considered
by Congress and passed the House of Repre-
sentatives by vote of 1888 in May The
Senate also favors the measure The over
whelming majority for the Mundt-Nixon
bill in the House shows very plainly that it
is good legislation. Too good, in fact, to be
killed by hastily formed committees and un-
ion officials ppoGters of, Henry. Wallace,
marching on Washington"
$500
THE DoWNHILL SPIRAL
Land-Use Policy, the first meeting of it's
kind and magnitude that has occurred in
our history, was held at Omaha. It was at
tended by businessmen of all kinds, agricul-
tural experts, government officials, public
utility executives, and others. While it
didn't make dramatic headline news, it
dealt with a problem which concerns the
survival and existence of the United States
THE fact that our soil resources are wasting
away at an appalling rate.
Fairfield Osborn, president of the Con-
servatiOn Foundation, touched the keynote
when he said, "We are face to face with the
fact that we have been travelling the wrong
road-that America is riding the dOwnhill
splral-that we have to get on the right road
or else the future of our country will be
violently imperiled."
The United States has 1,QOO,OOOOOO
acres of farm crOplans, open grazing lands
and farm paSturelands. More than 250,000,-
600 of those acres have already been ruined
or severely impoverished, and the rest have
been damaged to some degree. In the last SO
years alone, the nations "woodpile" has de-
clined by A per cent, according to Mr.. Os-
born. The effect Of this on our water sour
ces-which are the arteries of our life as a
people-ls evident almost everywhere. Many
rivers have declined in flow. And the un-
dergrOund water table, which supports whole
regions, is steadily falling at critical point
after critical point.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
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BY
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Unity in Religion

EROM the years of the dark ages
4 down through the colonizing
and development Of this continent,
creeds seemed Of more Importance
to religious denominational follow
erS, than the foundation on which
the Christian religion was built. The
foundation was the same for all
denominations. It was the ever
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11
BABSON:- discusses Inventions

WASHINGTON, D. G.,
June 11-Anyone who is
pessimistic as to the fu-
ture of sound American
stocks, should spend a
day at the Patent Office
here in Washington and
see what is going on. Last
month there were about
25OO new patents issued,
some of them very revo-
lutionary.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

ary work. Now I believe in foreign missions
of the right kind such as the great agricul-
tural mission which Sam Higginbottom, recent
General Moderator of the resbyterian
Churches in America, founded in India. He
realizes that mans body and soul is one
unit and both must be helped together. The
medical and educational missions are also
doing good work
If the churches of this country are how
ever, really serious in helping the poverty
stricken and disease-infected millions of for
elgn countries, they will help such research
work as is trying to increase production in
these foreign lands. All these poverty-stricI[-
en- countries have great undeveloped natural
resources and tremendous supply of avail
able labor, but they lack the capital and know
how.
WORLD PEACE
have just been told that 1870, .OOO naonIo
are suffering from flariasis, which causas
swelling of certain tssues about 10000 OOO aro
suffering from blindness; and 100000 OOO arc
SUFFERING from schistOsOmiasis which attacLS
the liver and intestines HookwOrm yhioI,
could largely be eliminated with prOner diot
is atflicting 5OOOOOOOO people in the world
today. "OIlu
All of the above troubles could be eliminates
II the churches would make it their hueinoss
l believe in the United Nations and ali 80
work that is being done for world peace bIt
none OF 1t will amount to much until we ofpo,
Ialr standard of living for all people of tbo
world. Vi TIE
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

All of us have read about the govern
ment's enormously costly flood control work
work which is supposed to protect our ar
able land. But it is now becoming evident
that the politicians have in many instances
sold the people bill of goods. Enormous hy-
droelectrlc dams have been built in the name
OF flood control. But these dams must be
full OF water if they are to produce power
and when the floods come they overrun them
They in no way control floods at their source.
Some OF the dams are swiftly filling with silt
carried from farm land hundreds of miles
away, and will be worthless in relatively
short time
Real flood control-like real conservation
Lies in the complex field of scientific land
use by land owners. That means that floods
must be controlled in the headwaters and
the valleys, where their damage to the soil
is greatest. 1t means that we must develop
and plOw and cultivate our agricultural land
so that the water does not carry off the tOp
soil.
America can become desert. 1t will un-
less the nation moves to save it's land and
water resources. The hopeful sign is that
men who have no political axe to grind or
political cause to serve, who are interested
only IN the future welfare of the nation, are
organizing to do this tremendous job.
5000
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ABUSES
Is state unemployment insurance becom-
ing something of a racket in many instances?
The official figures lead one to that unsavory
conclusian.
In 1916, year of full employment, the
ratio OF benefits paid to contributions COL
lected for the country as a whole was 1901
per cent. Eighteen states paid out more in
benefits than they received in unemployment
leVles, and three paid out more than twice
as much.
The experience in 1947 was a little bet
ter. But the ratio of benefits paid to cOntri-
buttons collected was over 70 per cent, and
several states paid out more than they took
in.
1t must be kept in mind that this hap
pened during years when the national in
come, employment and production in gen.
eral were at an all-time peak In another
depression with it's consequent mass unem-I
ployment, it is almost impossible to visual
lze what would happen to the funds OBJ
vlouSly, their receipt would be only a drop
in the bucket compared to outgo, and a stu
pendous burden would be placed on the tax
payers.
Those who have studied the matter are
convinced that many men are using the un-
employment funds as a means of obtaining
free vacations when they don't feel like
wOrking-and that laxity either in the law
or in the administration Of the law is MAX
ing this possible That is an inexcusable
abuse of system which was set up to help
those who were out of work through no fault
of their own and couldn't find Job after a
period of honest, aggressive searching. IT.
must be stopped, and it can only be stopped
by action within the states. I
Delaware is fortunate in that our law is
ably administered.
Milford chronicle., 1948-06-11

AZ - Tat AIOLO pLUIAIaDIe lot
the builder to sell the $1,000 cost
house for $12, 900 or better than to
rent it on the basis of a $1,000
value. Especially is that true
when the banks, backed by a fed
eral government guarantee, will
supply the purchase price and the
buyer assumes q mortgage, with
monthly payments of $40 and up
running for a period of 25 or more
years. In all probability the house
will be gone before the mortgage
is paid.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-23

Both the Dominican Republic
and Spain claim to have the re-
mains of Christopher Columbus
buried within their borders.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-23
Weldon,
Both Squads
In Good Shape
For Grid Clash

The Yellow Jackets of Roanoke
Rapids High School took it easy
yesterday because Of rainy wea.
ther, but today they were expect
ed to be put through heir last
minute PAGES b,fore facing the
fighting Weldon High school grid
team in the seasons finale for
both squads here at Simmons
Park tomorrow night.
Coach Jesse Parker said yes
terday he thinks the Yellow
Jackets have an edge on his
Weldon team but he said the
boys from next door" would be
fighting all the way for an up
set over the bigger, more pow
erful high school.
Both teams were idle last week
end because of rain. The Jack
cts were due to 60 to Tarboro to
meet the victory-less Tarboro
Tigers and Weldon was slated to
meet Norlina On the Roanoke
Rapids field. Because of heavy
rains Friday both games were
cancelled outright, so the two
old rivals will come down to
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-23

The first time gas was usd
for street lighting was in Lon
don in 1907,
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-23
California,
Northwestern
In Rose Bowl

Pasadena, calif., Nov. as
(AP)-Michigan's football power
apparently still hovers over the
Rose Bowl.
Such was one line Of thought
today as the newly-fashioned
lineup for the annual New Years
Day battle was discussed.
It'll be California of the Paci-
fic Coast Conference against
Northwestern on the big nine.
Conference faculty athletic re-
presentatives, by secret tele-
graphic ballot, voted California
into the big bowl-for the fifth
time.
Oregon, tied with California in
conference standings, lost out
unbeaten in conference play, but
defeated in the battle of the
ballots.
That's where the Michigan in
fluence may have exerted itself.
The Michigans, by Big Nine
rules, were barred from appear
ing twice in succession in the
Rose Bow, where last N e W
Years Day they adroitly mas
sacred Southen Califonia's To
jams, 49-0.
Last Oct. 2, less adrontly, per-
haps, the blanked Oregon, 40.
Theoretically, the faculty
minds aren't supposed to dwell
on non-conference results.
But, taking not thing away
from Pappy Waldort's good-look-
ing Bears, it Is barely possible
that one or more of the faculty
eyes paused unconsciously over
that Oct. 2 ccurrence.
The actual vote remains deep
secret; open to speculation, but
never, according to Commission
sr Victor, o. Schmidt, to be an
swered. Even the count, he said,
might put some of the conference
brothers ION the sopt."
Perish the thought, but some
;keptics said they thought con-
.erence politics might have figur-
I'd and California outmaneuver-
ID Oregon in the long, lost
How did Stanford, Oregon
state. UCLA, Washington, use
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-11-23
Tangerine Bowl
To Get Sui Ross

Orlando, Fla, Nov. 23-(AP)-
Sui Ross College of Alpine, Tex,
unbeaten in 10 games this season
will play in the Tangerine Bowl
football game here New Years
Night.
An opponent ter the high scor-
ing Lobos probably will be an
nounced this weekend. Tango
rine Bowl committee chairman
Larry Satariano said those being
considered include:
Appalachian State of Boone,
N. c.; Wofford College, and
Bowling Green (Ohio) Univer-
sity.
Sui Ross is unheaten in its
New Mexico Conference for two
seasons. This year against 10
foes the Lobos scored 431 points
and gave up I1o.
The teams star back, Ted
Scown, currently leads the ma
tion's scorers with IA points. 10
more than the former record.
He has romped for "a touch ;
downs, many on long rms.