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Evening star., 1949-02-21
Status of States Fighters
They Are Seen to Have Accomplished
Real Goal: Control Within the States

all the sound and fury about i'm
mutable principle and deathless
conviction, the States Fighters
made no real dent in the South s
one-party system. The fact seems
to be that they never really in
tended to. They want, only to
be the one party-above all, the
one party at the courthouse level.
The States Fighters them
selves, when they met here re-
Gently, reduced their movement
to mere factionalism. Former
Gov. Ben Laney of Arkansas, one
of their most vocal leaders, said,
I'VE are not a party; we are
Democrats" Their organization
moves were then mapped along
lobby lines. They talked largely
of setting UP Offices in Washing
ton, publishing a paper to have a
circulation of one Or two million,
etc., etc.
Cost Would Be Great.
This would cost tremendous
sums of money. When the ques-
ton is put here of where will they
get the money, the answer Is
fatty returned that they won't
get it. The prediction is further
made that unless and until the
civil-rights issue can again be
used to stir up last years hysteria.
the States Fighters are out of
business. Concededly they can
come back via civil rights and in
such discussion the onus is always
laid to the administration. 1t is
going to be Mr.. Truman's fault
period.
The States Rights-Truman
feeling is a two-way street. The
President says he won without
the States Fighters and he's
proud of it. Despite his tremen-
dous personal achievement In the
November victory, Southerneys
can give him no change: They are
still reluctant to concede that he
is aerest on civil rights or ~that
he has any qualification fol: the
presidency except personal cou-
rage.
tReleased by the Bell Syndicate. IneJ
Evening star., 1949-02-21
Controls anC. Their Cause
Unfairness Charged to Critics of Truman
Plan for Continued Economic Curbs

tary needs beyond the $1,000, ,000.-
900 for ERP. Both will be con-
tinued in the years Immediately
ahead. -.
All of this makes for an, unbal-
anced economy that calls for con-
slant watchfulness and regula-
ton. 80. ... -. :. to
Problem Beyond Truman. -.
: 1t does no good, therefore, TO
call President Truman names. It
jaccomplishes nothing to criticize
the controls. which are effects.
unless the critic wants to take the
responsibility 4of going behind
them. This leads him. first. to
our foreign policy. in which there
may be ground for criticism and.
back Of that. to the chief ipf1u-
ence in. our foreign. policy. which
is the tense situation in the world
today that has caused every ma
ton that can afford it. and some
that cannot. to maintain an
armed camp. Even as are we.
When we get back there. we
are only dismayed and confound-
ed by mans inability to live with
man, and his reliance on all the
strange machines we are building
today-all of us all over the world
with which to strike at each
other, over the ground, over the
water, under the water. in the air.
Our foreign policy today has
one main objective that is car
ried out in two ways. There is,
first, the European Recovery Pro-
gram to build up Western Europe
and make it self-supporting so
there will be noattraction to COM
munism to the people there.
There is. second. the gathering of
allies and arming them 50 they
can be ready if communism
strikes In a military way. Russia
is going through exactly the same
motions against us and our allies.
Each accuses the other of start
ing it.
Until that impasse is broken,
we will continue to have an armed
economy and because of that we
must have controls. That is a
very simple fact of life today to
which We might as well get ac-
cuStomed.
1t ought to make us more con-
scious of the basic problem which
is the armed truce that causes 1t
all, and how to dissolve that.
There is no use of shouting at
the cart. We'd better do some
thing about the horse.
Evening star., 1949-02-21

lomatic repre- Constantine Brswn.
sentatives by the secret police has
been frightened to the point that
they cannot make "A move or a
phone can without the Communist
sleuths knowing about it.
On orders from the govern
ment. local newspapers accuse our
diplomats of rank espionage and
subversion. in spite Of the fact
that Americans. have practically
no contacts, except with fellow
diplomats of the Western colm-
tries and with specially designated
government officials.
The behavior of Soviet-bloc
governments toward American
diplomats is easily explained. Bull
garia, Romania and Czechoslo-
vakia have ceased to be merely
satellites of Russia. All except in
form they are provinces OF the
great Soviet empire.
| IL The only reason their so-called
parliaments have not been Or
dered to vote their countries into
the Soviet Union is that Moscow
finds it convenient for its own
purpose to preserve the fiction of
their independence. They can
still be used as propaganda bait.
Moscow Gives Orders.
The top ranking Bulgarian.
Czech and Romanian officials are
mere shadows in the hands of the
real rulers, who Are sent from
Moscow as special observers and
advisers. Neither Premier Dimi-
trov of Bulgaria. Premier Cots
wald of CzechoSlovakia nor Pre-
mier Groza of Romania have any
voice In the conduct of affairs.
Evening star., 1949-02-21
Smear Technique Held This Changing World
Indications Seen That u. S. Diplomats
In All Red Satellites Will Be Forced Out

After the Politburo in Moscow
learned from the Tito affair
that native leaders, if given full
power, become ambitious to as
sert the independence Of their
countries and to avoid subservi-
ence to the Politburo, the Krem-
lin decided to clip the wings Of
the native leaders. They have
not been purged in the real mean
ing of the word, but on the quiet
they have been given advisers, all
trusted officials of the Kremlin
who sctually have taken over con-
troll of the satellites.
When. for instance, the whole
story of Cardinal Mindszenty is
known 1t will be revealed that the
proceedings against the cardinal
actually were ordered from Mos
COW and that there had been op-
position to the trial even from
Hungary's top Communist, Ma
tyos Rakosi.
U. 8. Has Prestige.
Similarly. the trial of the is
Protestant leaders in Sofia was
ordered from Moscow and the in
dictments were produced under
the instructions Of the so-called
deputies sent by the Kremlin to
rule Bulgaria.
The present open hostility to
American diplomats in countries
behind the Iron' Curtain is in
keeping with a definitive pattern
set by Moscow. OF all the West
ern countries America still en-
joys the greatest prestige with
the oppressed peoples of the Ball
kans and Central Europe.
The mere presence of American
diplomatic and military officers is
considered by the Soviet governs
ment as a threat to the order it
maintains in those countries. They
represent the symbol Of freedom.
even more than other Western
representatives. This could dam
age Russia's plans for further ex-
pansion and absolute domination
of the states she has taken over
with intrigue and conspiracy.
Moscow has completed its blue
print for inducing its victims into
the Soviet Union. Meanwhile,
however, it is moving through
present channels to remove the
chiefs of American diplomatic
missions and as many of their
staffs as possible from areas
which are earmarked to become
part and parcel Of Sovietland.
Evening star., 1949-02-21

Iano w III De
ordered &C K
to Washington
for "consulta-
tions," as has
Selden Chaplin,
t h e American
M in lister to
Hungary.
Reports from
Sofia, B u c h .
a r e S t a n d
Pr & ue indi-
cate that sur
veilla ce of
American dip
Evening star., 1949-02-21

and for alloca-
ton Of still
sc arce COM
modities h as
provoked o T.
cries that the.
q d m / n 1 s .
tration aim S
at a complete
ly plan n e d
and controlled
economy.
r e p u b IL
cans have been
harshest, which
is subject to
Evening star., 1949-02-21

-up my chance Henry MeLe"ors'
of winning a Pulitzer Prize and
take that pork chop over in a
dark corner and have heart-to-
heart talk with it. In fact. I'd get
my teeth right into the matter.
Wish some one would tell me
why, in a democratic country such
as ours, a man isn't allowed to
ruin his own figure. He isn't, you
know. Just let him start putting
on weight and friends, relatives
and mere acquaintances alike
have plenty of remarks to make.
Even insurance companies get In
their two cents worth by run
ming Objectionable ads warning
against the dangers of becoming
pleasingly plump.
Matter of Choice.
I say a mans figure is his own
business. If he wants to be
fine figure of a man, with puny,
little waistline and only one chin,
why, let him. If he is so vain
about his feet that he wants to
be able to see them or a portion
of them when he stands up. why
let him throw those indoor Ats
known as calisthenics as often as
he wants. Far be it from me to 60
about advising any one against
breaking his back in order to be
able to put his palms fiat on the
floor.
BY the same token, if a man
wants to look like a fugitive from
the lighter-than-air school at
Lakehurst. N. j.. why, then IL
him. If he gets pleasure from
whiting another hole in his belt,
why should anybody have the
right to stop him? If he looks in
the mirror and likes that full
moon shining back at him, let
him alone.
A few days ago I had no idea of
going on a diet. Never felt better
in my life.
True, the dry cleaning estab-
lishment I patronize had shrunk
my trousers two or three inches,
and the laundry had carelessly re-
duced the collars Of my shirts
from Is to 1917. and I was having
difficulty IN getting into my
clothes. But I never thought OF
complaining Of this.
Gets Advice.
I felt 50 good. My tibia was in
love with my fibia. My red and
white corpuscles were jitterblg-
ging in complete harmony, Ny
deltodr and pectoralis major mus
cles were as happy as robihs are
alleged to be in Paris In the
spring. and my triceps were going
steady with my biceps.
Then. I began hearing I was
too fat. Got it from all sides.
Night and day. Even people 50
skinny and so weak they, had to
lean against things to gain the
strength to give the advice told
me / was eating myself straight
into the grave.
So, like an old sinner hitting
the sawdust trail, I hit the lettuce
and lemon juice trail.
Anything to shut these buzz
yards up. I said to myself.
Lots of people on a diet COM
plain about the food they have to
eat. Not me. I complain about
the food I can't eat. I have no
objection to the food on the diet.
I am so ravenous I wish there
were six times as much of it as
there is. Since I went on the diet
I have cheated but once. Yester-
day I took a bite out of the diet !.
chart that hangs in the kitchen.
Didn't cheat the whole way,
though. Didn't put any butter
on it.
Now I wish I had.
Evening star., 1949-02-21

i uOul z.
They are not
a party. They
are Democrats
still-,very' still.
On the ma
tional level, all
really inhuen-
tial Southern
Democrats re
g n OR / n g
the past and
trying hard to
maintain . u n =
impaired their
party standing,
their relations
Evening star., 1949-02-21

" III - II { i u )
mighty difficult
for me to think
about anything
else.
I'm t elling
you that If JOS
eph Stain and
a pork chop
came into this
rO m rig h t
now, and I had
my choice as
to W ,hich I
could inte err
view, I'd give
Evening star., 1949-02-21
By Constantine Bro,Cn

There are indications that
American Ministers and military
attaches in Bulgaria, Romania,
Czechoslovakia and possibly Po-
Evening star., 1949-02-21
Bv Thomas L. Stokes

The program that President
Truman recently submitted to
Congress for continued controls of
all sorts on prices, credit, wages
Evening star., 1949-02-21
Mclennore
'CompIoins Of Diet
Imposed by Society
By Henry McLemors

It's a little early in the year for
me to be writing my annual. coll
umn about being on a diet, but
I'm on a diet now and when I'm
Evening star., 1949-02-21
Bv Doris FIeeS0n

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Feb. 81.
The States Fighters have a
past of a sort. virtually no pres
ent, and dim prospects for a
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
Congressmen To Be
 Guests At Luncheon

The Seward Chamber of Com merce is sponsoring luncheon to honor the members of the Con- gressional Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries next Tuesday.
 The luncheon will take place at the recently reopened Palace Cafe and all interested persons are urged to attend. Information from Wash ington, D. C., reveals that the com- mittee will be interested in prob lens relating to Fisheries and Ma rine Transportation.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
REAL ESTATE RECORDS KEEP COMMISSIONER BUSY

Acting Commissioner Anna B. Southard reports that the local office has been buster the past few weeks than at any time in the past couple of years.
 Most of the work, though, is re- cording transactions in real prop erty and in searching records. Much of the present activity in real estate is centered between the city limits and Mile 2 on the high way.
 There have been very few court cases recently and only minor cases. Several marriage licenses have been issued lately.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
Territorial Health Officers Confer With City Council

Dr. Robert L. Smith, Assistant Commissioner of Health, and Miss Florence Binsley, District Nursing Supervisor, both from Anchorage Branch Office of the Territorial Department of Health, were in Seward Thursday on an inspection trip. They met with Mayor Lanier and the City Council in the eve ming to discuss financial arrange ments and quarters for the Public Health Nurse.
 Mrs. LaPreal Bic, who has car ried on the work here for the past several years, has resigned as of December 3. Her replacement has not been assigned, and will not be assigned until Jan. l, 1850. Experienced Public Health Nurses are still at a premium, according to Miss Binsley, and it will be two months before one can be appointed here.
 The Council plans to install a Public Health office on the second floor of the new fire hall, which is promised by the contractor for Jan. 1. By this arrangement the appointment and quarters will CO., incide and we will begin the new year with an entire new setup.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
New Postmaster To Tuke Over Monday

Monday, October 31, will be the last day for Charles A. Sheldon as postmaster at Seward, after 25 years of service in that capacity.
 In the year 1924 Sheldon was appointed to the position and has held the job continuously, regard less of changes in Administration in Washington. Under his super vision the local office has grown from a tiny office with only one clerk to the present large size operation as terminal for the Aleu- tian Islands, the Kenai Peninsula, and the interior of Alaska
 A veteran, Clarence T. Larsen. whose appointment was announced last week, will succeed Sheldon as postmaster. Sheldon expects to retire. He will live at his home near Seattle.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
NOV, IS DEADLINE FOR BURNING OIL TANKS

A house to house check on oil storage tanks is being made by Fire Chief Fred Kielcheski, and where methods of storage are con- trary to the special ordinance on oil storage passed last summer, notices are being given to have necessary changes made by Nov. 15. After that date the city will take action.
 All oil storage tanks in the busi- ness district between Railroad Ave. and Jefferson St. and between the alleys of Third and Fourth Avenues and Fifth and Sixth Ave- nues must be buried Elsewhere in the city tanks must be 10 feet from the building.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
ST. PETERS MEN TAKE OVER KITCHEN FOR THE DAY

The men of St. Peters Church will give repeat performance of their annual dinner, Sunday. Nov 6, in the parish hall of the church.
 Last years spaghetti dinner was so successful that the men have decided to extend their talents to cover a full baked ham with trim mings menu this time. It will be handled entirely by the men. Their ladies will remain at home until time to be served, which is the best break for the wives during the year.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
Vets Should Check
 School Plans With VA

Veterans planning to go to school under the G. I. Bill, with certifi- cates of eligibility issued before November 1, l949, are advised by the Veterans Administration to make certain the school is per mitted by law to offer training to veterans at government expense.
 The law does not allow veterans to take G. I. Bill courses in schools which have not been in operation on their own for at least one year, or in schools not having approval of an appropriate State Approving Agency.
 Certificates are valid, the VA explained, only in those education al institutions or training estab- lishments where c. I. Bill training is permitted by law. A veteran may check the status of the school he wishes to attend by calling at, or writing to, his VA office.
 Veterans who apply for certifi cates of eligibility after Nov. 1 need not check the status of their school All certificates issued after that date will contain the name of the course and school, and will be good only for the designated course and school
 Although the VA is issuing new type certificates after Nov. 1, it will continue to honor all certifi cates which veterans obtained be- fore that date.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
Phone, Power 
 Made ByATEc

Installation of much larger pipe line carrying water from the moun- tain to the hydroelectric generators at the Alaska Telephone Engineer ing Corporation and purchase of 8 better switchboard for the tele- phone exchange were announced Friday afternoon by L. L. Glascoe, general manager for ATEC.
 The pipeline has been increased to "A inch diameter and will add greatly to the amount of water available at the genertors. The re- suit will be that the company will have to depend less on diesel power for generating current and a saving in fuel oil and other oper- ating costs.
 While construction of the dial exchange is to go forward in the spring, as temporary measure ATEC has purchased a used switch board from the city of Anchorage so that satisfactory service may be given in the interim.
 A newspaper article to the effect that ATEC was so anxious that it offered to dismount and crate the switchboard was received here with no little amusement, officials said. They stated that the reason they wanted to handle removal and transportation of the equip ment was to prevent damage to it.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
Flood Waters
 At Snow River Now Receding

Flood waters are reporting to be receding swiftly in the vicinity of Mile IT and l8 where the Snow River overflowed its banks and made the highway impossible for several days.
 Reports were current for some days that both the railroad and highway bridges were washed out. Rail traffic was not interrupted at any time, however, and the Bureau of Public Roads reported that it had been able to get trucks thru in an emergency on the highway.
 Drivers of passenger cars were warned by Highway Patrolman George Puckett Thursday that they could not get through. On Friday, however, it was believed that even passenger cars could get through.
 While the flood was at it's peak the railroad kept a crew on hand with a crane to remove floating logs and debris from the bridge.
 Observers reported that musk rats and rabbits were driven from the wide river bottoms in great numbers and that people could approach close enough to touch them.
 The Snow River goes on such rampages from time to time, since a large lake forms at the foot of Snow Glacier. As the water in the lake increases, the pressure and overflow cause it to break through the walls of ice, flooding the valley.
 Three years ago the highway bridge was washed out. A tempo -ary bridge is in place now and will be replaced by $l04,0OO per- manent structure next spring.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
HINIE WERNERS GOING ON STATESIDE TRIP

MT. and Mrs. H. A. Werner are expecting to leave next Wednes- day on business trip to the state of Washington. It will be. strictly a business trip, Werner said, but they will make a side trip to see their daughter, Mrs. John L. Dow ney, at Sacramento, California.
 If possible, they will fly to Kan sas City, Missouri, to see another daughter, Mrs. Milton H. Luce. The Werners will travel by plane and have their car shipped by steamship.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
Bill Pege Sights School Of Tuno In Gulf Of AIusko

Wm. (BilD Pege of the Seward Fish and Cold Storage Company left for Seattle last Thursday on the mailboat Garland. Word comes back that he sighted large schools of tuna, covering an area of two square miles, in the Gulf of Alaska off Cape St. Elias.
 Tuna in any quantity have never been sighted so far north and in order to assist local fishermen in locating the school Pege gives the location of the area:
 Roughly half way across the Gulf about 22O miles southwest of Seward in line with Cape Spencer. 59.l7 degrees north latitude, l42.54 west longitude, AZ miles 200 de- grees true from Cape Yakataga. Water depth 142O fathoms.
 The Fish and Wildlife Service vessel Oregon made search this year for tuna in northern waters, and reported few in the Walker Seamount area, 300 miles west of Baranof Island, but found none north of that point.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
EssIinger-Ronne
 Church Weddinq

Mabel Esslinger and Richard R. Rome were united in marriage by Rev. Paul Erwin at a double ring ceremony Saturday evening, Oct. P, at the Methodist Church. Mrs. Erwin played the wedding music.
 The couple was attended by the brides sister, Lillian Ives, as ma tron of honor, and the groom's brother, Marshall G. Rome as best man.
 The bride wore a forrest green suit touched with gold and brown accessories. Her corsage was of Talisman roses. Mrs. Ives wore q grey wool street dress and hat with black accessories, a corsage of pink carnations complimented the en- semble.
 After the wedding reception was given at the home of Mrs. Jenny Sather Wedding cake and coffee were served.
 Later the bridal party enjoyed dinner at Vic and Siss.
 Mrs. Rome is the daughter of John H. Steward, an old time resident of Seward who is now living at his new home in San Diego.
 MT. Rome is the son of MT. and Mrs. George E. Rome of Sheldon, Wisconsin. The groom's parents visited with Marshall Rome and wife for a few months last summer.
 MT. and Mrs. Richard Rome are planning on making their home at Mile T.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
CATHOLICS PLAN FOR NEW CHURCH HERE

A committee of men of the Sa- cred Heart Catholic Church in Seward met Tuesday evening at the home of H. A. Werner to make arrangements to raise funds to re- pair the church building.
 At the suggestion of The Rev. Martin Borbeck, S.J., the group decided that when presently need ed repairs are finished campaign will be initiated to raise funds for a larger church.
Seward seaport record., 1949-10-28
JR. WOMEN'S CLUB HAS HALLOWEEN PARTY

The Junior Women's Club held a Halloween party Tuesday evening in the parlor of the Methodist Church. The party was masquerade and included four negroes Gone a sailor); two bathing beauties, Miss Fortune and Miss Take; one cary witch and one Chinaman.
 Mrs. Meryl Starr won first prize; Mrs. Al Moves and Mrs. Frank Mitchell tied for second.
 A wild twenty minute scavenger hunt was won by Mrs. Richard Beissner's group and the team headed by Mrs. Glenn Tressler. After the hunt everybody dunked for apples, ate candy and pop corn and chewed gum.
 Representations of famous people were followed by ghost stories.
 Surprise of the evening was the hidden wire recorder under Mrs. Beissner's chair. She played back several of the impersonations and some of the stories.
 After a hilarious evening re- treatments were served by the hostesses, Mrs. Carl Ling and Mrs. Clyde Gordon. The cedar chest tickets were passed around to members for selling at one dollar each.