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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03
BRIEFS OF TEN YEARS AGO

Plans for the general mobiliza-
ton of the Caldwell national
guard battery to gain technical
experience was announced today
by Capt. Harry G. Richcreek,
commanding officer of the third
battalion, headquarters battery
and combat train, 1876 field artil-
lery.
Lew Ketter, former resident of
the Belle Valley community and
grandson of Mrs. Dode Cooker,
that village, was accidentally
killed at his home in Charleston,
w. Va, last weekend with a gun
that wasn't loaded"
A serious fire was averted
early Monday morning when the
school children reported a blaze
in the chimney of the Sherman
Buckley home at Ava. The blaze
was quickly extinguished by the
neighbors, who formed a bucket
brigade.
Marriages-Ruth Walters, Sha-
ron, to Joseph Wiley, Forest
Grove; Reba Catlett, Pleasant
City and Hayden Dennis, Belle
Valley; Margaret Coffey, Kill
buck and Robert Hops, Killbuck.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY

There is always something new under the sum- even
when it comes to the destruction of property.
j. E. Douglas superintendent of the state highway de-
partment in Noble county, said today that highway signs
have been torn down between Belle Valley and Pleasant
City on u S. Route q, in the amount of $500O0.
The highway signs between these two communities were
torn down. bent and the paint scraped from them Con-
tnung their systematic destruction campaign the signs
State Route 146 also damaged in many instances be-
yond repair.
Apparently those responsible using the bumpers
of their to break down the signs and then scrpng the
paint from them.
Supt Douglas estimated that $4,000 will be necessary
to replace the highway signs the two routes
Of course the taxpayers will eventually foot the bill.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03

The Chevrolet master sedar
stolen from the home of Harry
Davis at Olive, late Friday eve.
ming or early Saturday morning
was found Monday morning by
officials of Monroe county.
James Hill received severe
burns about the face, neck and
left hand, late Wednesday after
noon, when he struck a match
near a linseed oil can, causing an
explosion.
DeathS-Mrs. Rebecca L. Poul-
ton, 80, Mt. Ephraim; Mrs. Ann
T. Eichhorn, 73, Middleburg;
Margaret X. Gibson, 81, Mt.
Ephraim; Helen Casey, Is, Mt.
Ephraim; Jerome Poulton, SO,
Temperanceville.
Births-a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Jones, Florence; son to DIR.
and Mrs. Isaac Curtis, New Con-
cord; a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Stewart Hover, Woodsfield: son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hawkins,
Stafford.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03
The ---
American Way
THE POISON IN THE CUP
BY DIR. ALFRED P. HAAKE

Some of the ancients had an
interesting way of killing off
people so as to avoid suspicion
of what they were doing. Instead
of one lethal dose of poison, or
a dagger through the heart, or a
fatal clout over the head, they
introduced poison, drop by drop,
with no immediate visible eff
fects, but resulting finally in the
death Of the victim. The poison
was dropped in doses so small
as not to be apparent in the de-
lectable contents of the cup from
which the victim drank.
That is what is happening to
America, once the home of the
brave and land of the free, cham
pion of righteous causes the
world over, savior of civilization
and absorber of bankruptcies else
where in the world-now slow
ly destroying herself with the
double-forked attack on social
istic bankruptcy abroad while
undermining the foundations of
freedom and private enterprise
at home.
No one in his right senses
would accuse Harry Truman and
his cohorts, the socialist-labor
dictatorship of this country, of
deliberately trying TO destroy
America.
But Harry Truman'S wiShful
intentions and what he is actual
ly doing, are two very different
things. The poison that is being
administered into the cup of po-
litical promises from which Am
erica drinks is no less lethal be-
cause Harry does not know what
he is doing. 1t is still poison, and
it is still destroying America
The death potions administered
with kindly ignorance are just
as fatal as though they were ad-
ministered with deliberate NAL
ice.
The product and self-conse-
Grated disciple of one of the most
practical and corrupt and vicious
machines ever known in our
country, a blindly faithful fol-
lower of the political boss who
facetiously made him a United
States Senator, Harry Truman
has never risen to the heights
which enable a man to see past
his immediate political interests,
the minorities through which he
can control the majorities, and
the temporary benefits of legjs-
lative and political manipulation
which so often cost far more
than their immediate benefits.
Harry Truman is only a SYM
boil or example of the kind OF
leader in public life who places
party and personal power above
the real interests of the people
He does not know enough of the
long term forces that control the
destinies of men, to let such
knowledge interfere with his
temporal and immediate inter
eStS.
Meantime, the poison continues
to drip into the cup-the poison
of something for nothing. let the
government do it-more and
more welfare for weaker and
weaker people!
Under the guise of what is
called the welfare State, the
pleasant concoction that is pour
ed into the cup for America, car
ries with it the inescapable pois-
on of growing governmental
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03

tion ct, six
Y ars a f t e r
Pearl Harbor
had shown the
necessity of it,
during which h
time the Demo
cratic Congress
ses had wholly
failed to deal
with the prob
lem.
(2) He claims
credit for the
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03
WASHINGTON
r REPORT
BY SENATOR ROBERT A. TAFT

DRESIDENT TRUMAN has given out statement COM
mendng the record of the 81st Congress and listing 10
important for commendaton His statement shows
clearly that the 81s Democratic Congress has placed its
stamp approval the work of the S0h Republican Con-
gress and has rejected Mr. Trumans Fair Deal Program
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03

Do you have as much money as
you had a year ago? The average
man in the U. S. does not, with
the per capita estimate on mon
ey in circulation on Sept. 80 be-
ing $182.92 as compared with
$190.81 for each person a year
ago.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03

Good news to homemakers! Go
easy on washing and scrubbing
linoleum, and when you do wash
it, use a mild soap.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03

(D Mr.. Truman claims credit
for the revision of the Armed
Forces Unification Act. The 80th
Congress adopted the first unifica-
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03

Kind words do not have to be
set to music to make hit with
the public.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03

This has been the longest
peacetime session of Congress in
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1949-11-03

Iou poy comparatively little TO own cor with q
Zee" thots ft for king its the luxurious solid
comfort feel" Of Ford's Mid Ship" Ride :. the
eet-up-ond-s go feel" of Ford's exiro power
the fe-stoppns feel" of those 35To eoser octing
"Mosie Action" Brokesl And in this 40 Ford. you'll
look like million. too. for its the Ford that
wos judged "Foshion Cor Of the Year" by New
Yorks famous Foshion Academy over oil other cors
on the road. Drop in and see it try il you'll
want TO order one right owoy.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Mrs. Frances Thuee Dies;
Active in Catholic Welfare

Mrs. Frances Helena Thuee. 80,
active in Catholic charity work
here for many years, died Satur-
day in Providence Hospital;
She had been living with her
son, Frederick A. Thuee, a Wash
ington attorney, at 1850 Con-
necticut avenue NV.
An original member Of the
Ladies of Charity, she also was
active in the Sodality Union. She
was chaperon at Trinity College
for Is years and member OF st.
Patrick's Church for more than
so years.
Mrs. Thuee was born in Har-
per's Ferry, w. Va, and came to
Washington while still a young
girl.
In addition to her son she is
survived by two brothers, Joseph
S. Miles of Underwood, Fla, and
Bernard j. Miles of Trenton,
N. j., and a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth
v. Calvin of Washington.
Funeral services will be held at
10 am. tomorrow in st. Patrick's S
Church, Tenth street between F
and G streets NV, with the
Right Rev. Msgr. John j. Russell,
director of Catholic Charities for
the District, officiating. Burial
will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Veteran, jobIess'
And Sick, Finds
Good Samaritan
BY the Associofed Press

DETROIT, Aug. 22.-The world
did not pass Ernest Gillum, a
Navy veteran, by in his time of
trouble.
He asked for a job-any sort of
job that a man i'll with cancer
could do in the six months he had
left to live.
Today he had found his Good
Samaritan. who may be able to
give the 34-year-old photographer
more than temporary work.
A millionaire Detroit philan-
thropist, who asked that his name
be kept secret. read newspaper
stories of Mr.. Gillum's plight.
Then, Mr.. Gillum said. the mil
lionaire came to him and told him:
I'm going to give you job-a
good one. But first I'm going to
get you cured"
The Samaritan told him. Mr..
Gillum said, that he knew of a
doctor who had effected remark
able concer cures in Europe and
the United States. So Mr.. Gillum
is going to the doctor this week to
start a series of treatments.
Now, Mr.. Gillum says, "I'm
going to take a permanent job-r
not the temporary nue- IWaS iQck.
ing for" s~--s----..---.-.------s-----
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Ford 0Id-Timers Hear
Reuther Report Lack
OF Pension Progress
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Aug. 22.-1hree
thousand old-time Ford employees
went to the factories today after
hearing that no progress had been
made by their union to win them
pensions.
But leaders of their union-the
CIO United Auto Workers-had
assured them it was stronger and
more determined than ever"
The old-timers, mostly so to 10
years old and with Is to 43 years
seniority, jammed a high school
auditorium here yesterday. Sew
eral hundred were turned away
for lack of standing room.
Reports Some Progress
Walter Reuther. UAW presi-
dent, had invited all Detroit area
Ford workers who would be eligi-
BILE for pensions almost i'm
mediately to hear report on the
unions long and secret negotia-
tions with Ford since June 2.
Most of what has gone on in
the bargaining room still was left
a. secret. But Mr.. Reuther did
say that although some prog
ress" has been made ..Cn-.. nom
economic issues, none at~-all has
been made on the unions indus
try-wide demands for s100-a-
month pensions, company fin
anced welfare funds and fourth
round wage boosts.
He added, however: .--.
We're not going to sign a con-
tract until the workers have a
pension plan to provide a roof
over, their heads in their old age"
Reuther Blames Company.
If strike Of 100000 Ford
workers results. said Mr.. Reuther,
the company will have 10 accept
moral and economic response
bility.'
Mr.. Reuther indicated the union
would not hesitate to use fund
raising machinery set up at the
recent UAW convention in Mil
waukee to support a Ford strike.
This could raise $10,000,O00 in IL
weeks through assessments on the
rest of the nearly 100000 auto
workers.
Some people wonder why we
haven't shut the company down
already" said the union presi-
dent He added that the union had
shown "a lot of patience" because
it promised to settle without a
strike if possible.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Six Forest Fires Rage
Out Of Control in
1.-Two National Parks
BY the Associated Press

Hundreds of fire fighters battled
flames in National forest areas of
six Western States today. At least
six major fires were still out Of
control, three in the Payette Ma
tional Forest of Central Idaho and
three in Yellowstone National
Park in Wyoming.
Four crewmen were hospitalized.
one in California and three in
Idaho.
More than 300 fires, started by
Tightening, covered an estimated
$4,000 acres of timber and grass
lands in the drought-stricken
forests. Most of them were small.
however.
Winds that caused fires to flare
out of control Saturday had died
down yesterday and in Idaho, a
light overcast raised the humidity
last night. Weather will be the
major factor in bringing the fires
under control, James Hockaday,
forester from the regional forest
service fire control office at Ogden,
Utah, said today.
Major fire was 1000 acre
blaze in Hell's Canyon. in the
Payette Forest. It was there that
wind-swept flames caught a crew,
causing injury to several men.
Three were hospitaliZed and one
was in a critical condition. The
gorge is 7.400 feet deep, adding
to the difficulty in establishing
a fire line.
Another fire near higgins,
Idaho, had covered 5000 acres.
In Yellowstone Park, nine tim
ber and grass fires kept more
than 300 men on the fire lines.
although no park roads were
closed. Largest fire is a 1.000-acre
blaze about five miles southeast
Of Mammoth.
A fire on Mirror Plateau north
of Yellowstone Lake f1ared out OF
control yesterday and Forest Serv-
ice officials were too busy to send
crews to a third fire that broke
out yesterday on the Madison
Plateau near Summit Lake, IS
miles west of Old Faithful Geyser.
Flames roared over 200 acres on
the upper Gallatin River in the
northwest corner of the park.
In California Donald Rhoades
of Klamath Falls was hospitalized
with chest injuries when he was
struck by a falling tree in the
Shasta National Forest. The blaze
fared up from a previous 5000
acre fire, spreading from a sheep
herder's camp, officials said.
Two small fires were reported in
the Boise National Forest, but
officials expected to bring them
under control today. Lightning
started several small fires on the
Northern Idaho and Eastern
Washington border and disrupted
communication lines in the Occur
d'Alene fire station in Idaho.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Woman World Flyer,
Back With Husband,
Hits Rumor Mongers
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. %. Mrs.
Richarda Morrow struck out
yesterday at those who whispered
her round the world fight was
a round-the-wo fling with her
handsome navigator.
Writing under her own by-line
in the Sunday Dispatch, the
Observation-Disclosures said:
II have a message for rumor-
mongers, people with smutty
minds, and sneaky ones who peer
from behind curtains and whisper
little scraps of gossip over tea
pots.
Delayed by Accidents.
IT have heard how you accused
me of running away from my hus-
band and child. and I know what
you've said about my morals.
But I don't really care what
you think because people who
know me, know how very dearly
love my husband, and people
who have been trying to twist
things are only judging by their
own standards, which are not
mine"
Mrs. Morrow-Tait set out to
fly around the world In a single
engine plane in six weeks. A series
of accidents and money trouble
made the fight last a year and a
day.
Friends Since Babyhood.
She was accompanied by hand
some Michael Townsend. 26, as
navigator.
Referring to him, Mrs. Morrow
TAFT wrote:
They are disappointed it didn't
turn out to be what they thought
"a dirty weekend.
"You see, Michale and I were
friends before we could walk.
Our parents were friends too.
and we have grown up together
just as good friends. certainly
nothing more. Michael is a very
good navigator, so ne was the
natural choice"
In conclusion she warned
rumor-mongers that they "had
their answer. Here I am back
with my husband-for always"
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Forest Glen 'Tipsters
I'm Dutch After Raid
On Army Club Fizz|es

It was a toss-up who was more
surprised when so Army and
county police raided the Forest
Glen Hospital non-commissioned
officers club Saturday night-the
patrons or the raiders
Tipped off that alleged unsavory
doings were afoot at the suburban
branch of Walter Reed, involving
such things as dope and prostitu-
ton, military police, Montgomery
County police and one Treasury
Department narcotics agent paid
the club an unexpected II pm.
visit. What they netted was:
/. Three partly filled bottles of
whisky. one of them a fifth and
the others half pints.
2. A few assorted pen knives,
none of them larger than legal
size.
Col. j. U. Weaver. acting COM
mandant at the Walter Reed
Medical Center, said the raid was
prompted by complaints from
Army personnel at Forest Glen
that "some stuff was going on
there"
Actually. the whole thing was
based on rumor, but we felt we
had to investigate" Col. Weaver
said. Now we are satisfied it all
is a tempest in a teapot. ,
"The complaints apparently
came from unreliable individuals.
We expect to investigate the COM
plainants, and possibly prosecute
them if it is found they gave false
reports"
Col. Weaver said no narcotics
whatever were found, but he
heard there were a few "suspi-
cious" girls were present.
He did not know how many
complaints had come from the
informants, but said there had
been rumblings for several weeks
that things were not going well
and that various and sundry
people were involved
Forest Glen is a convalescent
hospital near Silver Spring. in
Montgomery County, about 4
miles from Walter Reed.
Leading the carefully planned
raid was 1t. Col. Royden A. Ko-
nopaska, provost marshal Of the
Military District of Washington
Another member of the party was
1t. Col. Wilfred A. Emond, assis
tant executive officer at Walter
Reed.
The bulk of the party was made
up of 40 military policemen. 20
from Walter Reed and 20 from
the Military District, and five
Montgomery County policemen.
They were given the task of
searching the 100 patrons, half
of them civilians. AS soon as each
guest had given his name he was
cleared. Although whisky is banned
by club regulations, one officer
said he doubted whether dis
ciplinary action would follow.
II was surprised at what we
found" this officer added. Every
one was conducting himself in
an orderly manner, and we turned
up absolutely nothing. AS far as
I am concerned. it,. is a, closed
case"
Evening star., 1949-08-22

dentally. is about the only major
veterans group that has said il
would be agreeable to some veter-
ans preference modification ir
Government employment.
X x 4 X
OHE-The Civil Service Com
mission has ruled in favor Of the
Office of the Housing Expedite1
in the dismissal of Robert L. Yost
OHE regional director, who was
ousted on INSTRUMENTATION
charges by Housing Expediter
Tighe Woods.
Mr.. Yost had fought his dis
missal and after months of bitter
charges and counter charges, the
case went before the main appeals
board of the Civil Service Com
mission. The commissions ruling
apparently leaves Mr.. Yost no fur
ther administrative action to ap-
peal his dismissal.
PAY-The House Rules Com.
mittee meets again today to con-
slider the request for granting q
rule on Federal reclassificatior
and postal pay legislation.
The rules group failed to act
on the legislation on Friday, but
its members said the measures
would be discussed again today.
The surprising feature of the
groups meeting on Friday was the
strong plea made by Chairman
Murray of the House Civil Service
Committee that the rules group
give the green-light to general
Federal pay reclassification legis-
lation. Mr.. Murray strongly in
dorsed the bill and said it was
drafted by his committee after
careful deliberation.
In contrast, Mr.. Murray was ex-
tremely critical of the postal pay
bill, which he said was "pressured'
out of his committee by the postal
employe union.
Meanwhile, the postal groups
have secured ITO signatures in
their discharge petition drive
against the Rules Committee An
additional 118 signatures of House
members are needed.
II Il 4 ~
CAPITAL ROUNDUP During
the first six months of this year
there was an increase Of 3,10C
women working for the Govern
ment here. The number of Wom-
en- Federal employees in Washing
ton is now $4,000, or about AZ
per cent of the Government work
force here. The Civil Service
Commission announces exams fol
librarians (S3,727 to $5,232 an
nually) in Maryland and Virginia
These jobs, however. will not be
available in the nearby counties
|. The commission is giving
exams for the following jobs at
Fort Belvoir, Va: Statistician
1921 a year; information and
educational consultant, $3,727;
house director, 1881; first aid at
tendant. $2.724, and dental hy-
gienist. $2,724. Next month
the commission will announce an
exam for ammunition inspectors,
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Fight for Rent Control
Breaks Out in Senate
On Motion by Douglas.
By the Associoted Press


The argument about rent con-
trol boiled up again for the Senate
today.
The specific question is whether
to reconsider a $17,500,000 ap-
preparation which the rent di-
rector, Tighe Woods, says is not
enough to keep rent controls 60
ing at the present rate.
Mr.. Woods has said that if
Congress doesn't increase funds
for his agency. he will have to
lift controls from one-third of the
areas still having them. Further,
he says he may have to rely on
volunteer citizen help to watch
over controls in some of the two
thirds remaining.
President Truman asked $26,-
100000 to operate the Office of
the Housing Expeditor during the
year that began July /. The Sem
ate cut this down to $21 ,667 500
but a Senate-House conference
whacked off another $4,167 500
to $17,500,000.
Douglas Fights for Whole Sum.
Senator Douglas, Democrat, OF
Illinois, with the support of Pres
ident Truman and others who
favor rent controls, contended
this amounts to making it i'm
possible to enforce the rent CELL
ings and so, in effect, partially
nullifying the law.
He has a motion pending to
reconsider previous Senate ap-
proval of the conference report.
Vigorous debate, of undetermined
length, was in store before vote.
Senators Cain, Republican. of
Washington; Bricker, Republican
OF Ohio; Wherry, Republican of
Nebraska, and others are on the
opposite side. They contended that
the 100000 should be ample.
Senator Myers, Democrat, of
Pennsylvania, acting as majority
leader, told the Senate last week
that the cut in rent control funds
was welcomed by enemies of rent
control throughout the country"
and lobbyists and groups who be-
seech both branches of Congress. "
Ferguson Hits Officials.
Senator Ferguson, Republican,
of Michigan, on the other hand.
said the real lobbying is by Fed
eral officials who protest "every
time Congress tries to save some
money"
Regardless of what the Senate
does on rent controls the appria-
tions bill in which the item is
included must go back to the
House for action. This is a $751;
100000 measure containing funds
for the Veterans Administration,
the-~Atdmic Energy Commission
and-Eother so-calleu indepeud-@4 4
ent Government commissions and
agencies, including the rent con-
troll agency.
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Congress in Brief
BY fhe Asso ted Press
Senate,


Continues debate on whether to
provide more money for rent con-
troll.
Agriculture Committee hears
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan
on farm program.
Appropriations Committee holds
hearing an aid-to-Korea bill.
House.
Considers rivers and harbors
projects.
Armed Services Committee re-
news B-36 bomber investigation.
Education and Labor Commit
tee holds round-tab talks on
Federal aid for schools.
Evening star., 1949-08-22

Union to Sc
c u r e full
fl e d G e d CIO
jurisdiction in
the Gov n
ment employees
field.
A c t u a ! y,
there are wide
spread reports
that the CIO
will rev k e
UPWA'S charter
anyway at the
ma t i onal CIO
convention in
Octo herp CLIO
Evening star., 1949-08-22
Gen. KozIovsky Dies;
Red Artillery Expert
By the Asseeiafed Press

MOSCOW, Aug. IA (By maiD-
Red Star has reported the death
of an outstanding Soviet artillery
expert, Maj. Gen. D. E. Kozlov-
sky, 80.
Gen. Kozlovsky was the author
of more than 180 works on the
science of artillery. He Joined
the artillery of the Czarist army
when he was 20 and switched to
the Red Army as soon >as it was
formed by the Soviet government.
During World War II he was a
permanent member of the ma
tion's artillery committee.