davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-27
BY ALTON l.. BLAKESLEE
Associated Press Science
Reporter


East Lansing, Mich. - The
sentimental love songs that
Americans like so much are a
rebellion against gadgets, says
DIR. Paul Honigsheim.
DR.. Honigsheim, a professor
of sociology, anthropology and
foreign studies at Michigan
State College, has started a new
science-the sociology of music.
It's the study of the place of
music and musicians in society
and their effects on it. He Is
teaching a curse on it.
Americans, he explains, are
proud of their gadgets, automo-
biles, refrigerators, huge pro-
duction lines, statistics, and in
dustrial way of life. But ma
chimes and gadgets are cold, and
scarcely sentimental.
Romantic music is an outlet
for the repressed sentiment. So
Tin Pan Alley, the June, moon,
you, blue combinations. Groom
ers and radio waves dripping
with signs and love ound a
receptive audience. The more
technical and m e chanized
American life became, the more
sentimental our popular music
became.
With the Russians, melody is
out, DR.. Honigsheim said. Sow
let music must glorify the COM
munist idea and its accomplish
ments. Rhythm is the important
thing. A song is written to
praise a Soviet triumph, like
the building of a railroad. Art
doesn't have to be beautiful.
1t must simply be effective pro-
paganda. Soviet composers re-
Gently were chastised for let
ting bourgeois sentiment creep
into their music.
Hitler liked music that glor-
flied the old mystic and roman
tic idea that the Germans had
about themselves, DR.. Honig-
sheim continued. Music was ap-
proved that stirred up this emo
tional feeling, Wagner was a
good drum beater for this pur-
pose. His music supported and
glorified the myth of Nordie
supremacy. Under dictators,
music plays a propaganda role
and is not tolerated for much
else.
Before 1900, said DR.. Honigs-
helm. music was something like
polo today, an amusement of
the wealthy. European music
was played largely in the courts
and at high church functions.
Prominent people were invited
to attend. The masses had their
folk music, but not much more.
Music spread along with the
democratic idea. becoming
something belonging more and
more to the people.
In the 10Th Century, music
was sponsored increasingly by
the state and community, DR..
Honigsheim continued. Must
clans often were supported by
the state. Paris today has three
large state-supported .heaterS.
Many symphony orchestras,
here and abroad, are support
ed by the public.
As for opera, it was natural
for it to start in Italy. the socio-
logist said. Opera was largely
connected with the special
spiritual structure of the Italian
Renaissance, he explained. Ital-
ians then regarded the ancient
Green civilization as represent
ing the highest culture ever
achieved, and they initiated
many phases of it. The italians
thought that the classic Greek
dramas had been sung and not
spoken. Musical plays, or operas.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-27

W. have been convinced now
flor some time that the United
States faces a critical period
during the next couple of years.
It has been our contention,
though. that high prices, in
adequate housing, reduced tax
es, general political ineptness
and failure of Congress to take
a realistic, instead of a polite
al, approach to basic domestic
problems, has largely been res
ponsible for bringing the ma
ton to this point. II is, we
have maintained. the same old
"boom-an bust political phil
osophy of the l920's that ended
in the depression of the '30's.
This was one of the major caus-
es. also of the worldwide econ
depression of that period
and contributed to the rise to
power of the Hitlers. Mussolinis
and Stains that ended in World
War II.
We find, though, that we are
mistaken. The real cause and
the great danger is that about
of the nations people be-
long in the ranks of the reds.
the pinks and the subversives. "
We CLEANED this information
from a canned release dis
iributed early this week by the
States Rights headquarters, or
Dixieerats. The release, nice
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-27

ly mimeographed and marked
for August Goth publication
(Which coincidentally is the day
most Mississippi weekly news
papers go to press is, to say the
least, startling, 1t turns The
bright light of publicity into the
dark and shady corners where
Turk those subversive Reds
and pinks, men like Bob Taft.
Jesse Wolcott. Joe Martin.
"Pass-the- biscuits Pappy'l o.
Daniels of Texas; J. Parnell
Thomas, who evidently uses he
un-American Committee rs a
front for his subversive activi-
ties; and so on down the line
for virtually every member of
the national House and Senate,
except, possibly, the Mississippi
delegation and that of Alabama.
Oh! we almost forgot Harry
Byrd of Virginia, the turncoatl
He, too, must stand forth and
be unmasked for what he is
(according to the Dixiecrat re-
%lease), for subversion is in the
air you can smell it. you
can hear it. you can see it, and
behind the innocent mask of
every Republican and every
member of the national Demo-
cratic party, turks the leering
countenance of a Communist.
In proof of the above we
quote verbatim the first para
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-27
Inside Washington
Industry Manpower Problem
Bobs UP Due TO New Draft

ing deferments for certain key
workers in essential occupa-
tionS.
If no national emergency de-
velops and the military serv-
ices are held to their present
quotas, the fine screening in
the peacetime draft this fall is
likely to exceed anything this
country has seen.
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, the
draft director, estimates that
more than five million young
men will be registered in order
to obtain 10000 draftees for
the Army.
In other words, about SO out
of every 100 men registered
will be deferred for some rea-
son = veterans status, mari
tai status, useful and essential
employment, a decayed tooth,
a fallen arch, or almost any
thing else will be sufficient.
Nevertheless, Hershey as
sures that the screening will
90 forward on a full wartime
scale, with every man getting
a thorough examination unless
automatically deferred.
There are 1,250,000 25-year-
olds in the country, but Hersh-
ey expects so many deferments
that only 5000 of these will
be taken.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-27

graph of the release from Dixie
erat headquarters: Mariana.
Arkansas. Aug. 26.-Grover J.
Strom Thurmond, States Rights
Democratic nominee for pres
ident, told a cheering throng
here today that Americans in
every state in the Union must
vote the States Rights ticket in
November or vote themselves
into the ranks of the reds. the
pinks and the s%ubversives.'
That is, indeed, a broad state
ment and a startling indict-
ment. 1t leaves no middle
ground. 1t includes all members
of the National Democratic
party, all members of the Re
publican party as well as all
members of Henry Wallace's
Progressive Party. 1t brands
about l30-million. at a conser-
vative estimate. of our nations
population as being in the
ranks of the reds, the pinks
and the subversives."
Gov. Thurmond certainly
should know whereof he speaks
because, on such an important
subject, we can't believe that
one of his press agents would
let his enthusiasm carry him
away to the point of making
such a startling statement in
Gov. Thurmond's name unless
he was authorized to do so.
and unless the DiXiecrat pres
idential candidate had made
the statement. We are also sure
that Gov. Thurmond would not
make S"sh q broad statement
indicating possibly 9-l0's of the
nations population as either
red. pink or subversive' I'M
less he had made a careful an
alysis of the national situation
and arrived at his conclusions
on the basis of factual studies.
Granting that, then the situa-
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-27
Top Democrats Fear Loss
OF Several Southern States
Special TO Central Press


WASHINGTON - President
Truman and the southern
Democrats have one thing in
common in the l948 presiden-
tial campaign. They are very
much concerned over what is
going to happen to the south,
plus the possibility that Re-
%publicans may carry two or
three southern states.
This is having two effects.
II is causing Mr.. Truman to
try TO work for more harmony
by comforting with individual
Democratic leaders. And it is
causing a lot of southern Dem
ocrats to scrutinize the Truman
bandwagon with the idea of
climbing aboard.
Symptoms of the presidents
inward disturbance are the
conferences being arranged
with Democratic leaders by
Senator J. Howard McGrath,
Rhode Island, chairman of the
Democratic national commit
tee.
A further symptom of con-
Germ among southern Demo-
Gratis is the announcement of
Senator A. Willis Robertson,
Virginia, that he would active
ly support Mr. Truman.
Robertson is working with
Senator Harry Byrd, Virginia.
Both are said to be worried
that Virginia may go Republi-
can. Fear also is expressed
among southern Democrats
that North Carolina and Ten
nessee will go Republican.
Some southerners predict
that Georgia, Alabama, Missis-
sippi and possibly Florida and
Arkansas and Texas may go
for Dixiecrat Candidate Strom
Thurmond, governor of South
Carolina, who probably will
also carry his own state.
Industry is confronted anew
with an old wartime headache
-manpower problems arising
out of the draft.
Selective Service begins Oct.
1, and it will hit employers
even harder than expected.
The a is that the draft
starts with 25-year-olds, and
in that group are many trained
workers.
Some firms have taken steps
to reduce the impact of the
draft through community &C
ton. The encouragement of
voluntary enlistments reduces
the draft quota for each COM
munity.
Other employers are busting
off many manpower techniques
shelved since VI Day. Union
contracts have to be revised in
many cases to conform to re-
employment rights guaranteed
veterans.
An employee who volunteers
or is drafted is entitled to his
old job back after his discharge
from military service, or a po-
sition of similar seniority, status
and pay.
Selective service headquar-
ters is expected soon to an
nounce a program for obtain
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-27

KARACHI ZAP Pakistan
Army officials have announced
that Col. Altaf Qadir has been
assigned to attend the U. S. Army
Command and General Staff
College at Leavenworth, Kas.
They say a vacancy in the school
has been allotted to the Pakistan
army.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-27

consequently were composed
and performed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-08-27

Frankly. it looks to US like
we Mississippians, as we'll as
the Alabamans and South Car
olinians together with the
minority stalwarts from Louis
lana, Texas, Arkansas and a
couple of other states may as
well face up to facts. Dewey,
that secret minion of the polit-
buro. and his subversive assist
ant. Warren of California. are
probably going to win come
November and then they and
their fellow travellers Of the Re-
publican party will probably
take over the U. S. next jan
uary. That leaves us no alter
native We'll have to go I'M
foreground, folks, and We may
as we'll get ready for it
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01

fused to leave the pasture. Then the Irish
housemaid came out to see what she could
do to help. She couldn't write brilliant e-
says or deliver a fine address as could EN-
erson but she had good common sense. She
put herself in the calls place and tried to
think what would cause her to go into the
barn if she were a calf. 1t didn't take her
very long to figure it out She just put her
finger in the calls mouth, let him suck it
for a moment and then gently led him into
the barn.
In telling this story in his "By the Way"
Duane Nerves also quotes the late Henry
Ford as saying: eff there is any one secret
of success, it lies in the ability to get the
other PERSONS point of view and see things
from his angle as well as from u own"
This rule holds true in family and bust
ness relationships just as it does in inter
national diplomacy. There would be far
less friction and misunderstanding in this
world between individuals, as well as be-
tween nations, if human beings tried more
consistently to see things from the other
persons point of view.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01

cational program. Research would be done
by the state experiment stations and the
USDA conservation agency.
All USDA programs in the Individual
counties would be under the direction of
farmer-elected committees At the state
level, the programs would be in charge of a
state council elected by the chairmen of
the county committees. A national agricuI-
tural council of nine members including
five farmers would advise congress and the
department of agriculture, and would have
the power to change price supports in an
emergency.
The measure to be introduced in the
house will be along similar lines with diff
f~erences in some respects including the
handling of the soil conservation service.
Hearings will start soon and will prob
ably result in numerous changes in the
original drafts. While chances for action at
this session lave improved somewhat,
much will depend Upon the extent to which
farm organizations can agree on main pro-
visions and apply pressure for enactment.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01
Straws in the Wind

Don't be surprised if your banker follows
a somewhat more conservative policy In
extending credit from now on. 1t will take
more bushels of wheat and more pounds of
beef to liquidate a unit of indebtedness in
the future than it has in the recent past.
When prices trend downward bankers
should become somewhat more conserva-
tive in making loans and creditors should,
for their own best interests, be equally con-
sentative about going into debt.
Barring unexpected developments in the
international situation, USDA anticipates
that a large export market for United States
wheat will continue for the next five years.
Plans for the 1948-49 marketing year in
clude shipment of 1876, 000, 900 bushels to
the large importing countries, $4,000, 900
bushels for smaller importing countries and
about $50, 1000, 900 bushels to the occupied
zones.
While if will be several months before
anyone knows who is right, some authori-
ties believe the department of agriculture
is entirely too optimistic in its forecast of
1913 wheat production. Some important
producing areas are in a vulnerable condi-
ton and will require very favorable grow
ing conditions to produce a normal crop.
There are 1000. 900 more human mouths
to feed in this country now than there were
in 1899 and the number will be increased
by an additional $4,000, 900 in approximately
IL years. This means a steadily growing
market for farm products.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01
Farm Bills Now Before Congress

WHILE there is still serious doubt that
w a long-range farm program will be
enacted at this session of congress the bill
now advocated by the senate agriculture
committee affords a good indication of the
way in which congressional thinking is
crystallizing on the subject.
The bill provides that prices of the six
basic crops and wool would be supported
within a range of 500 to 800 of parity,
moving up or down according to total sup
ply. Prices of Steagall and other commodi-
ties would be supported largely at the dis
erection of USDA and depending upon avail
ability of necessary funds. A new parity
formula would be based on the latest 10
year average price rather than on 1909-14
as now.
A new USDA agency known as Agricul-
tural Conservation and Improvement serv-
ice would handle both the soil conservation
service functions and the PIMA agricultural
conservation program. The extension serv-
ice would nave charge of an expanded edu-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01
Stabilizing the World Wheat Market

providing a sure 1876, 000, 000-bushel export
market. Most of the farm organizations ap-
pear to be supporting the plan. 1t is felt
that it would help maintain domestic prices
in times of surplus production. 1t might
eventually require some sort of %two-price
system to make it work ON a permanent ba-
sis.
One of the long-range benefits to pro-
ducers in this country is that it would nave
the effect of checking expansion of foreign
wheat production.
The agreement may attract substantial
congressional support because it ties in
with the Marshall plan and would also tend
to obviate politically troublesome produc-
ton control.
The principal arguments against approx
al of the agreement are that it would re-
quire costly subsidies, keep the government
in the wheat business, and compel heavy
exports that might be difficult in an occa-
sional short-crop year. 1t is also argued
that large export markets are assured for
several years anyway.
Montana Farmer-Stockman views the
wheat agreement as a step in the right di-
~rection. Even though export outlets for
wheat may be substantial for the next few
years, the establishment of the plan now
would enable the exporting and importing
countries to get into the habit of working
together in handling the world wheat mar
ket. That habit and that experience might
prove of great value to the growers of the
United States in maintaining export mar
kets In future years.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01

WEARS of effort to stabilize the world
Il wheat market through international
cooperation and many months of careful
elaboration by the food and agriculture
organization of the United Nations have
finally resulted in an agreement by Sc
wheat buying and selling countries de-
signed ito assure supplies of wheat to i'm
porting countries and to assure markets to
exporting countries at equitable and stable
prices"
Subject to the approval of the govern
ments concerned, the agreement would
come into force on Aug. l, 1913. 1t covers a
.five-year period and provides a guaranteed
export market amounting to 1876, 000, 900
bushels for the United States. Canada
would be guaranteed an export outlet for
go, 600, 900 bushels and Australia 81, 5000, 900.
Neither Argentina nor Russia entered into
the agreement.
The 33 buying countries agree to pur-
chase this amount of wheat each year dur
ing the five-year period. The ceiling price
agreed upon is So a bushel. The minimum
price at which the wheat could be bought
would be $1.50 the first year. Each year
thereafter the floor price would drop 10
cents a bushel. when the U. S. price is over
the agreement price the government would
have to pay a subsidy on the wheat export
ed. 1t is estimated that the subsidy for the
first year would amount to about 80 cents a
busheI.)
Those who favor congressional approval
of the international wheat agreement say
that it will help greatly in handling the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01
A Commodity That Is Still Scarce

COMMON sense, the most important sim
gle factor in Individual human success
in any enterprise, is still a relatively scarce
commodity. And sometimes a person who
shows good practical judgment in conduct
ing his own business fails to exhibit that
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-04-01

fundamental quality when he gets into a
field with which he is not familiar.
The story is told of the time Ralph Waldo
Emerson and his son tried to get a calf into
the barn. They pushed and pulled but the
calf got more and more stubborn, and re-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-03-18

nations. The other alternative was
the choice of an immediate bid for
world empire which would lead 70
world chaos and confusion.
Dr. Gewher declared there was a
rising war fear in the United States
and a definite lack of confidence IN
the power of the United Nations to
prevent war, but that there was
rising confidence in the possibility
that d change might be made in the
United Nations which would make
effective a rule of law.
He stressed that the basis of fear
throughout the world was fear of
nations, not fear of the people Of
those nations. He suggested thai
something be done about national
sovereignty as paving the way for
this eventual rule Of law. He ex-
planned that rule Of law (our consti-
tution) worked in this country, that
no state would ever think of waging
war with another state, and that
the same principle could be applied
throughout the world, if enough
nations were willing to combine for
this one particular purpose
we control the destiny of man
kind. Will we accept the responsible
ty?" he concluded
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-03-18
RULE OF LAW
ISADVOCATEDBY
FORUM SPEAKER
"Only Means Left to Eventually
End War" DIR. Gewehr As
sertS In Address

A rule of law for the nations of the
world as the only means left to
eventually end wars. was advocated
on Monday night by Dr.. Wesley NJ
Gewehr chairman Of the history de
partment. University of Maryland,
who was the third speaker on the
forum program Of the Oakland Rotary
club. In recommending this to the
United States and all other nations,
DR.. Gewehr pointed out that the world
had tried every other method to pre-
vent war. without success, and that
wherever a rule Of law had been set
up it had worked. His two specific eX-
amples were in regard to piracy and
the use of narcotics.
In outlining the place which the
United States held in the world he de-
clared we were regarded as a danger
Gus nation because Of our tremendous
resources and the power to wage u
war. if our attitude was one of ag-
gression.
But he also felt that we were in
danger ourselves and that as a coun-
try we were not in a position to do
what we need to do because Our
thinking has not caught up with our
national progress"
Others see US a a menace to the
world, the same as we see Russia, he
emphasized. One Of the real fears OF
European people was the fear Of a
restored Germany, he said.
The question of what the United
States would do with her leadership,
this position in the world which had
not been necessarily sought, was the
important thing, he felt.
Declaring "the days are evil and
we must do something about it, DR..
Gewehr launched into an explanation
of the effect which the atomic age
will have upon the nations of the
earth.
In his opinion the old world passed
out Of existence in July 26, 1915. thc
day the atomic bomb came into being,
and that we are now living in an en-
tire new age where eventually there
will be no possibility of monopoly, no
supremacy among the nations, but
that the main issue will be that OF
survival.
He stressed that there was no time
to remove basic causes of war, no
time to change human nature, but
that new type Of thinking and or
ganizaton was needed.
As a result he recommended his
rule of law by the organization Of all
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-03-18
Silver Spring Man
Seeks Beall Seat

Thomas O'Connell, Forest Glen,
Silver Spring, on Monday filed with
the Secretary of State his certificate
for nomination and election to the
S1st Congress from the Sixth Con-
eressional District Of Maryland on
the Democratic ticket.
Rep J. Glenn Beall, Republican,
holder Of that Congressional seat,
has not as yet stated whether he will
be a candidate for reelection.
O'Connell is Il graduate of the
School Of Foreign Service Of George
town. and veteran of - years as 4
federal investigator, including service
with the United States Senate specia;
committee to investigate the national
defense program.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1948-03-18
HOYES

The Hoyes WSCS met last Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. William Enlow,
at her home. Mrs Eva Bishoff pre-
sided. The lesson was given by Mrs.
Robert Friend. Plans were made to
present a program in the church Sun
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Bishoff and
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bishoff and
daughter We're Sunday dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Yost at Acct
dent.
Mrs. w. w. Dewitt attended the
meeting of the Deer Park Homemak-
ers club on Tuesday evening and the
Mt. Lake Park meeting on Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. Whitfield Dewitt underwent
a major operation in Memorial hos
pital, Cumberland, on Saturday morn
ing and is getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Rush, Friends
vile, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Custer
attended the Southern States meet
ing in Oakland Monday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Friend and
daughters visited Mr.. and Mrs R. b.