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Practical Administrators

Since close of the war we have
had some horrifying glimpses of
reckless and wanton waste, in the
name of national defense. We now
are going to provide billions of dol
lars, is to 20 such billions, for the
purpose of rehabilitating Europe; to
again put the nations of that CONT
nent on their feet as producers. Con-
gress or the President, or both, will
provide an organization-a man or
a group-to administer the money
the American taxpayers provide.
Those taxpayers are demanding the
best brains the nation can muster
for such a purpose. They want men
possessed of the know-how of pro-
duction; men who have demon
strated that know-how. They will
radically disapprove the naming of
men for such job because of their
political acumen or in payment Of a
political debt. America has men
who can do that job with the great
est possible chance of doing it sue
cessfully. Lewis H. Brown, chair
man of the board of Johns-Manville,
is typical of those in whom the tax
payers would have confidence. Such
men have the know-how of produc-
ton of commodities they know the
needs essential to distribution. They
know the bottlenecks that must be
overcome if European nations are
to work together successfully. They
have practical, not merely theoreti-
cal, information to back their deci-
sionS. With men of such a type to
see that Americas billions are ex-
pended in an effective way, those
billions may accomplish the pur.
pose for which American taxpayers
are contributing them. Politics can
have no place in such picture.
Should government shut off
the ever increasing supply Of
fictitious value currency; should
it reduce the amount of govern
ment spending by reducing the
number of unproductive en-
p!oyees on its payrolls, and thus
force them into productive jobs;
should government stop the ex-
pOrtation Of American made
commodities to countries that
do not need them for ehabilita-
tion purposes, government would
have taken a long step in the
reduction Of high prices.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-02

some sensational headlines, nothing
happened. No malefactor was hailed
before the bar of justice by the at
torney general. No suits were filed.
For day members of the commit
tee talked loud, got themselves
quoted in the newspapers-and that
was all.
There was hue and cry
about an alien German who was
awarded contract by a sup
rosedly friendly army officer to
install radar equipment in Ha-
wall. The installation was not
completed within, or near, the
stipulated period, and the sur
prise attack on Pearl Harbor
was the presumable result.
Again the same radio common
tat0r reported what he said
were the facts, and they were
not disputed.
Another congressional inveStigat-
ing committee promised to find out
who, if any, were the culprits. The
committee members had an enjoy
able trip to Hawaii, but the public
got only smoke, sensational news
paper headlines and no results.
POLITICAL COVERING UP?
Such were but two of many con-
gressional investigations that have
been started, and never completed.
A third concerned the Canol oil prof.
ect in Canada, which involved the
same army officer and the same
alien German who were implicated
in the radar contract in Hawaii. But
again nothing has happened.
Is there a partisan political
reason for the hush-hush? Are
those congressional committees
afraid either to convict or acquit
those charged with graft or trea-
sOnable actions? Would the evil
dence discredit past administra-
tons, or would it reflect credit
on those in authority when these
things happened?
The American people-the Ameri-
can taxpayers whose money has
paid for these tremendous expendi-
tureS-are entitled to an answer, re-
CARELESS. If someone is guilty we
want that someone to pay for his
guilt, regardless of who it may be,
or of what party. If someone is not
guilty, we want to know it.
We are fed up with smoke
screens, with sensational headlines
that only indicate fire. Such things
are undermining the confidence in
our American form of government.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-02

unison that the only answer is more
production" On the other hand the
labor and farm leadership sing the
old song of higher wages for work
and higher prices for produce.
We have the highest produc-
ton, the highest wages and the
highest farm prices in the ma
TONS history. So it would seem
to be apparent to the most OBJ
fuse mind that more Of the same
is not the answer to certain
more spirals in prices, imitation
and subsequent depression.
Certainly high production and
high wages are DESTROYS. But to-
days prices and wages have been
accomplished by artificial monopo-
listic methods by both industry and
labor. The only tenable excuse for
high profits is high production at
small profit per unit of sales. The
only tenable excuse for high wages
is high output per man. We have
neither in the present setup of in
dustry and labor, nor in subsidized
farm prices.
Unless congress and business,
labor and agriculture can quit
blaming each other and get to-
gether and forget greed and in
tolerance for common sense, it
doesn't take fortune teller to
predict what will happen. Joe
Stain is waiting for it.
J. Frederick Richardson, official eo-ordi-
nator OF information for The 5oNse OF rep
resentatives, has made a comparison Of
communism and fascism for use OF con-
gress. The only difference is that in COM
mnnism no right Of private property ex-
lists. Rnlers of the state take vbafe,e r they
Want. In taseism The dietators own The
oWners. Right Of pirate property exists
as an implement of fbe state. In all otbe,
instances communism and faseism are
identical. This column has pointed OFT
frequently both are equally evil and this
country should fight against sroWtb Of
either. Monopoly is faseism.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-02
Threat to Farm Vote

Hearings by the house ways and
means committee on the question
of taxing patronage refunds of farm
and other cooperatives have ended
and the matter is squarely up to
congress. Your Home Town Report
er is convinced cooperatives offer
no threat to the American way of
life for they are thoroughly demo-
cratic. Whether they hurt other
small business is another question.
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TO THE starting of congressional
L Investigations there seems to be
no end. To the production of results
of these investigations there seems
to be no beginning.
We were told in sensational head
lines of the evidences of graft in the
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mo, I don't believe want it
1 y at that price"
Thousands of you folks in the
Home Towns of the country
are giving that answer in the
retail stores oftener and oftener as
the spiral of prices rises and con-
sumer resistance grows.
The result is that while dollar vol
ume of retail sales is up from S to 10
per cent above a year ago, actual
quantity unit sales have dropped
from to Is per cent in the same
period.
And the administration and con-
gressional leadership in Washington
fiddles and Paddles and chants in
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-01-02

construction work
on the international
highway through
Central Am erica.
With a blast of
trumpets a congress
SIGNAL committee
a announced, and
held, hearings in
Los Angeles. Aside
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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Jackets Open Their Cage Season With Aean Springs Teams Tonight
Southern Conference Cage Teams
Getting Into Action Tonight

George Washington team had
little rouble disposing of the
Quantico Marines, 77-5l, while
last night, Tech was no match
TOR the Marines, losing by es-4s.
Two other Southern Confer.
ence tives will be busy tonight.
Clemson's Tigers entertained
Georgia at Clemson. Dukes
Blue Devils invade the dwell
ing Of the Mccrary Eagles.
William and Mary's Indians
marked up their third win with
out a defeat last night by run.
ming over the Norfolk (va.) Ma.
val Air Station quintet, es4s.
Wake Forests Deacons con.
quered the Camp LeJuene ca.
gers. so-6s, for their second tri.
umph in as many starts.
Davidsoh's Wildcats celebra.
ted the start Of their le4s.4s bas.
ketball season by romping over
the Charlotte, N. C., YMcA
1928.
Thursday nights program,
finds Virginia Tech At Maryland
and catawba at North carolins.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Goober Belt League Cage Teams Show
Plenty Action In Start Of Second Week

Woodland. - The Woodland
Panthers kept their Goober Belt
League basketball record clean
by defeating Colerain 45-40 in a
close contest here, and Conway
handed GAINESVILLE a surprise by
knocking off the defending lea
que champions 1874.
In other league action Monday
night Drewryville knocked off
Harrellsville 42-4o in a close con-
test, while Murfreesboro had lit
tie trouble in defeating Williams
ton 1886.
The Woodland sen,i-pro team,
grabbed a 1870 halftine lead in
the game with Colerain and held
on in spite Of the Red Devils
comeback in the final half. Jane.
Parker topped the scoring for
the winners by dumping in II
points, although his performance
was matched by the II points
scored by Jack GoldSteln, former
Windsor regular, now playing
for Colerain. Paul Sharpe OF
Colerain had "a points, and Jes-
Sc Parker sank l3 counters for
the winners.
Conway pulled away from
GAINESVILLE in the second half Of
their game at Conway to upset
the defending All-Stars. The
winners held a 1921 lead at the
half. Marion Lassiter and Tom
Flythe paced the winners with
IA points each, and z. L. Martin
topped the scoring by getting
is for GAINESVILLE.
The Observation-Disclosures
tossup was close all the way and
was won on a shot in the last 20
seconds Of play made good by
Horace Edwards, who broke a
40-40 tie to give the Virginians
the victory. Paul Mizelle had l3
points for Harrellsville to lead
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Durocher Seen Trying To Trade
John Mize, Walker Cooper From Giants

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. s-(P)
To-day was the official open
ing Of the 47th annual minor
league convention, but as usual,
it was the majors who hogged
the spotlight, as far as any i'm
portant baseball news was con-
cerned.
Trade rumors here in the
lobby OF the Nicollet Hotel flew
thicker than the snow flakes
'7hich blanketed the streets out
side. However, out of all this
potpourri emerged several deals
that smacked OF authenticity.
One or two are almost certain OF
being completed before the mag
mates move on to Chicago for
the big league meetings next
week. The others probably will
be announced in the Windy City.
A member Of the official fam
lily of the New York Giants said
he expected to announce "big
trade" before the dsy is over.
Although he refused to say who
or what club was involved, he
promised "a pretty good story
1t is known that Manager Leo
Durocher is eager to palm off
his big catcher, Walker Cooper,
and his sluggins first baseman,
Johnny Mize. Bob Hannegan,
president of the St. Louis Car
dinals, is openly interested in
Cooper, especially If the latter's
knee operation proves a success.
Pitchers Red Munger and Muir
ry Dickson figure prominently
in such a deal.
The Giants would like to get
first baseman Eddie Watkins,
catcher Clyde Mccullough and
Pitcher Cliff Chambers from the
Cubs. Charlie Grimm, boss of the
Bruins, has indicated an interest
in Mize, but was non-commital
when pressed for a statement.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Art Shires
Faces Charges

Dallas, Texas, Dec. s-(R-
Art (rhe Grest) Shires, who mix
ID baseball with boxing, has been
charged With murder in the
death Of ". H. (Ki) Erwin, a
former minor league player and
umpire.
Shires ives charged yesterday
with murder with na4liee afore-
thought in the court Of justice
II the psaes, ". /. StAYTstt
The ons-tinAs major league first
HAslnaan was first questioned
Monday night and released on Z
$s,o 40 bend on I habsss corpus
writ.
Erwin. Ss, died in = hospital
here Saturday. oMeers quoted
$hirss as saying NJ had = tight
With Erwin Oct. T.. -.
Dr.. r. A Rogers, Que Of the
physicians who examined Erwin
said he found that Erwin had
died form hyrostatic pneumonia
and eirrhosis Of the liver with
contributing causes being blows
to the head, chest and abdomen.
The 42.year-old Shrts, whose
turbulent career in the big
leagues made headlines in the
late twenties and early thirties,
had no comment when informed
Of the murder charge.
The charge said that Shires
''willfully and with malice afore-
thought killed William Hiram Err.
win by beating him with his, the
defendants fists and stomping
him with his, the defendants
feet. with shoes on"
Police entered the case when
Erwin's physieian reported he be-
lsvsd the former ball player
died On uatArnal injuries suffer
I'd in = tight.
Shires began his baseball car.
eer In 1928 BY jeining the Wash.
ington Senator's In the Asneric IN
League as q pitcher.
From 1925 to 1928 he played
with WACO Of tho Texas League.
The CHICAGO White sox bought
him in the latter part Of the 1928
SesseA.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Charlotte Pro
Golfer Posts
Leading Score

Miami, Fla, Dec. e-(AP)-A
warning that the big.nine pros
are going to have TO hustle to
maintain leadership in the $lo,.
900 Miami Open was sounded
yesterday when 4 pair Of vir-
tual unlsnowns carded 6s's in the
qualifying round.
Buster Mills, 31-year old form.
er eaddy from Kansas City, Mo-,
Springs course in 35-33-6s.
A short time later Ned Cooper,
pro from Charlotte, N. c., card.
ed a 50 on the front nine and
80 on the return trip for So.
Close behind with SOS were
George Bolests, Palma ceia Pre-
Of Tampa; Harold J. Paddock,
aaateur from Aurora, Ind; Bob
Tasld, pro, North Hampton,
Mass; and Ollie Kay, University
Of Miami amateur.
The open. Silver Jubilee edi-
ton, begins Thursday with the
nation's top $50 professional ana
amateur golfers competing. On
" Ben Hogan, Cary Middleeoh
from the bis-ns.ae ranks.
Defending champion Jip,,y
Demaret, Sammy Snead, three
times winner. and Lloyd Man
grwn, cunning for top PGA
money winning honors this year,
are favorites for the 72-hole fix
ture.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08

tn. scoring, but Cobb and Ed
wards had ten each for the win.
ners.
Murfreesboro had it easy in
downing Williamson. The Hert-
ford Countians had a long lead
through most Of the ball game,
and the cause was aided by the
1s points made by Jerry chitty,
"A by Red Duke and II by c.
Liverman.
Tonight at eight o'clock the
Number One game will send
Woodland to GAINESVILLE for a re-
newal Of an old and bitter rival.
~. Conway will play at Cole
rain, DreVryvllle will be on the
Murfreesboro court and Harrlls-
vile will journey to William
ston for their first meeting.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Interest High In
Bear.Cardinal
Pro Grid Clash

Chicago, Dec. s-(P)-Not
since Red Grange turned pro in
his heyday Of the roaring zo'.
has professional football in Chi.
caso reached such trenzied
heights as it has for the Csrdi.
nsls-Bears battle in Wrigley
Field Sunday.
Ten cross-town rivals, each
with 10 wins and one defeat 10.
the campaign, tangle for the
Western Division crown Of the
National Football League.
All seats have been sold fol
nearly two months and stand,
ing room tickets also have gone,
assuring a crowd Of more than
1000. The game is to be tele.
vised. the first this season BY
the two Chicago teams.
Bears officials say about l5o,
600 persons are elamoring 10.
seats for the game, which they
tab the greatest box office nat.
ural in the history Of pro foot.
ball.
The Cardinals, who broke intc
greatness only in the past tive
years, defeated the Bears twice
last season enreute to winning
the national crown. The sasna
club is back this time with Char.
lie Trippi, Elmer Angsman, Pa,
Harder, Paul Christman and
others making it the most feared
offensive unit in the League.
The Bears an overwhelmins
defensive team with plenty Of
punch, too. have added some
new atraetions-such as John
ny LuJaek, Bobby Layne and
Northsiders are the only club 10
defeat the Cards this season.
The Bears only defeat was to
the Eagles in the rain at Phila.
delphia 1877, 4 victory that fused
the easterners' march to their
divisional honors.
Currently, the Bears are slight
tavorites.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
ARace Horses
Trying To Hit
Comeback Trail

Miami, Fla, Dec.8 -(AP) -
Taking a tip from Ponce De Leon
who hoped to find the fountain OF
youth in Florida 400 years ago,
several "old timers" Of the turf
are here this winter seeking to
~Fegain their championship form.
Calumet FARMS Armed,
George D. Wldener's Lucky
Draw. Fred ". Hooper's Educa-
ton, Dan chappell's Lets Dance
and other old fellows" are now
IN training with an eye on the
comeback trail.
Their owners and trainers hope
the warmth and recuperative
powers of Florida S sunshine will
@rlng them back to peak form.
Armed, the golden selding of
Calumet, away from the races
since February, has impressed
Observers at Hialeah Park.
However. there Is still a ouey.
ton mark in the mind Of Calu-
met general mana ger Ben Jones
that he will stand the hard train
ing necessary to get ready for a
try at third Wldener victory.
q Armed won Hlaleah's $50,0o0
y Jandicap in le45 and 1947. Last
YEAR he was out Of the money
but finished ahead Of his rival,
hlng Ranch's Assault.
Officially, this will be Lucky
Draws third comeback attempt.
After winning four stakes as a
two-year-old and three major
races as three-year-old, the
son of Jack High bowed 4 ten
don and was away from the
n aces for more than 10 months.
Lucky Draw never has raced
in florida and trainer Bert
Mulholland hopes the warm eli
mate will help him reach top
form again. Like Armed, Lucky
Draw will be eight in January,
universal birthday of race hor-
ses.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
State Fox Hounds
Place In Trials

Florence. Ala, Dec. s-(AP)-
With an Illinois hound holding 4
clearcut lead, field Of as dogs
swung today into the second days
runnig OF trails Of the United
States Field Trials for F o x
Hounds, Inc.
The leader, Monte's Last, own
ed by r. o. Lossdon Of Shawnee
town. Ill. was scored Z total OF
1856 points yesterday.
Cry Baby Cry. entry Of Percy
Flowers Of Clayton, N. e., and
Howard Haynes. owned by S. A.
Wheeler Of Brazos, Tex, we're
tied for second place with 1858
points.
Black Joker, entered by Bill
Welch Of High Point, N. C., was
fourth.
The trials end Friday.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
Double Bill
Praetiee Come
Sforts Al 7:0

SsSN~ t<Ay 4V& 6lV 1SC0s
neke Rapids High Seheel teams
for the new season will begin
officially here tonight, when the
high school girls and boys meet
Aureisn Springs High School in
4 doubleheader which IL slated
to get under way at 1850 in the
Arnory.
Unlike football and other sports
in which big teams are nsees.
sary, basketball enables the
smaller schools to turn out teams
which are frequently ~ god or
better than those Of larger ones.
The Aurelan Springs teams are
expected 10 provide plenty OF
competition for the two Jacket
squads.
Practice among the Roanoke
Rapids boys has been started tor
only a little over the week, how
everthe jacket girls have bsen
practieing since November ~.
Neither Miss Mary Turner, eeaeh
Of the Jacket ssxtette, nor NJ. L.
Woodard, who has taken over the
reins Of the boys team for the
first time this season, have indi-
Gated their starting lineups II, To-
nights opener, however it is ak
peeted that there will be quite a
bit Of experimentation on the part
Of both coaches in getting their
snaecthest working combination
on the floor.
Tenisht's games will bs sehe-
duled as Z practice game" and
will. Of course, have no bearing
on the Northeastern Conference
standings Of the Jackets. The
outcome will, however, have a
bearing on the total won-lost rec
ords Of the squads.
All games between now and the
Christmas holidays will b in the
nature OF practice hits. with tive
elaahes On the jacket slate in the
next IS days. Another game tor
the Jacket teams is scheduled
here At the Arn,ory Friday night
when the always-strong Bethel
High School charges Of Coach
Walter Latham. will visit Ksaneke
Rapids.
With play already starting in
this area, the sports accent has
already swung to the hardveod
courts, and Z geed crowd is sx-
pseted to b On hand for teniSht's
opener.
Coach Turner will probably
start her lettsr-uinning ssxtetts
in the eurtsin-raiser tenight. The
team has ~ members and the
coach will have plenty et etper.
tunity tor substitutes.
Coach Weedard has six Of the
1913 season lettermea around
which to develop his squad this
season. He started the season
with 10 candidates, but cut the
squad sire to II 1asn when sew
eral Of the original team eaAA-
dates were transterFed 70 the
Junior varsity quintet.
The Jackets last year wound
up in fourth place IN the confer.
enee standings and ven Z eenso-
Ation trophy in the eenfersee
tournament. They 1ill be g,tn.
Ming tor 4 better record this sea
sen and will get Z ehaaee to see
what they can do in competition
when the whistle hlews TO start
the season teniSht.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08

Not so with General Manager
Frank Lane Of the rebuildinf
Chicago White Sox. The busiest
David Harun' Of the big lea.
CUES thus far-he's already con-.
pleted four player deals with ri.
val major league clubs.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-12-08
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

George Washinston's smart
ing Colonials face their second
Southern Conference test of the
current campaign at Washing
upn, D. c., tonight when they
Iattle Virginia Techs Gobblers.
George Washington made its
conference debut Monday night
at Raleigh, N. c., where the
Colonials bowed to North Caro-
Ina States powerful Wolfpack,
66-37.
The Colonials will be favored
TO thrash the Gobblers. For the
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Man Writes Thoughts onMurder
And Then Kills Two and Himself

! the wife's body sprawled on the
kitchen floor under crumpled
newspaper; her husbands body on
the bedroom floor, and Mrs. Russell
unconscious on the living room dav-
export. She died shortly afterward
in MacNeal Memorial Hospital in
adjacent Berwyn.
Cicero Police Sergt. Ben Badka
said a .32-caliber automatic pistol
was found near Smid's body. !
Attorney Harry x. Cole said the
young couple and her mother came
to his Office Friday afternoon to
discuss a divorce. He said Smid
agreed to turn over the apartment
to his wife for 80 days while an
other attempt at reconciliation
would be made.
The young wife and her mother
spent last night in the Cicero home
of friends, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Suchan, and went to the apartment
this afternoon. The shooting fol-
lowed.
Evening star., 1948-09-05
Pope Plans Busy Sunday
Despite Illness Reports
Nv the Assoeioted Press

VATICAN CITY. Sept. 4.-Despite
reports that Pope Plus XII is slight
ly i'll, the 72-year- r-old pontiff pre-
pared tonight for an unusually
strenuous Sunday.
Apparently to rest up for tomor-
rows tasks the Pope cancelled all
audiences for today.
Tomorrow he will make two
speeches and travel to Rome from
his summer residence at Castel Gan
dolfo, 16 miles away. He will greet
about 250.000 Catholic girls on a
pilgrimage to the eternal city.
At 5 pm. he will deliver a radio
address to the German people.
At $50 pm. 12:30 pm. EDT) he
will come down into St. Peters
Square and be carried through the
great throng of young women and
bestoW his blessings upon them. The
Pope will address them from the
balcony Of st. Peters Basilica.