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The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1949-04-14
FARM SAFETY

T AIM SAFETY
According to a story which
reached our desk, these eight
accidents occurred last year in one
county. Already we have heard of
similar accidents this year. Why
don't we analyze our own situa-
ton? Ask ourself few simple
questions:
/ What would l do if lost an
arm in the picker or shredder?
How would l get the work
done?
Could / continue to fam?
Financially could | stand such
"a loss?
Arms are lost because we fail
to stop the rolls before unclog-
,ging, oiling, or adjusting. We may
save a minute if we leave the
rolls running, but we may lose
an arm. Which should we save?
Union County Rural
Safety Committee
Evening star., 1949-02-24


itself in that supreme stupidity.
1t has been a tough choice for
Norway to make. No seas sepa-
rate her from Russia and no land
mass protects her against inva-
sion. 1t is a faraway friend she Is
allying herself with. while the
enemy. If Russia proves to be
that, is close at hand. And fresh
in Norway's mind is the knowl-
edge Of what can happen to q
little country forced to meet a
great and powerful nation in mod
ern warfare. The ravages Of the
German invasion have not yet
been repaired.
| Dream of Little Nations.
1t is the tragedy of our times
that there is no place for small
and peaceable nation save within
the orbit of one or another 'of the
great powers, which have now be-
come but two. It is the hopeful
dream of our times that this con.
dition can be corrected by the
creation of an effective world gov.
ernment in which each nation will
have the protection of all. It Il
the dream. perhaps, of most Of the
little nations that the United
States will somehow bring such 9
world government into being
that that will be the eventua.
result Of the cold war in which
1.-The little nations are being asked
Ito participate.
Norway's decision is tribute
to this country and to the manner
in which we have met two su-
Evening star., 1949-02-24


Unless there is some definite op-
position by the Army to Gen
Macarthur leaving his post In
Tokyo for about 10 days. or unless
Gen. Macarthur himself is def1-
nitely opposed to the idea, the su-
pfeme allied commander will be
able to shed some light on the
controversial question Of whether
we should increase our forces In
the Pacific.
Japs Deeply Impressed.
The Communists victory over
the supposedly American-backed
Nationalists has made deep i'm
preston in Japan. The deterlora-
ton of the internal, situation In
that country-with the Commu-
nists gaining ground can be
traced to the collapse Of the Kuo-
mintang regime and to the fact
that the U. S. S. r. has estab-
lished itself as an immediate
nsBhbor of Japan by its control
over the Western shores Of China
as far as the YangtZe River.
Tens of thousands of Japanese
prisoners Of war, former members
of the Kwantung army, now are
being repatriated to their home
land from Siberia. All of these
men, without exception, have un-
dergone thorough indoctrination
courses in communism. They have
been able to make inroads among
Evening star., 1949-02-24

home Of the one-party system, 80
their wrigglings are futile. In Ala
bama last year. Senators Hill and
Sparkman, for example. tried hard
to duck the issue but were finally
smoked out by the Dixiecrats.
Equally. the DiXiecrats must and
do devote themselves to capture
of the State Democratic machin-
cry since they too have got to
run under the rooster" to get any
where.
The Southern Negro. who is
voting in slowly increasing num-
bers, is also determined to be a
Democrat. realizing that his pres
sure must come in the primary if
| it is to be effective.
Few Southern Democrats delude
themselves that their party will
ever turn back from the platform
adopted at Philadelphia. Their
rear-guard action Is solely predi-
Gated on the congressional system
that gives each State two Senators
apiece, affording them a safe and
sizable bloc in the upper chamber.
Hill Robbed Of Chance.
AS the old-timers who came to
power with Franklin D. Roosevelt
begin to pass from the scene, it
Is becoming apparent what its
attitudes are costing the South in
national influence. Senator Hill
this wear was equally In line for
Evening star., 1949-02-24
On the Record
Hopes That Another Tito Will Rise
In China Declared Wishful Thinking

immortal deeds: the great Stain
THE militant Chinese Red
Army sends greetings to the ALL
Union Communist Party OF the
U. S. s. r. and to the leader and
teacher Of the workers Of the
world: Comrade Stain"
The Chinese Red Army is or
ganized exactly as all Red armies
are. with q Communist political
commissar for every small cadre
of men. The morale Of these
armies is maintained by continu-
Gus fanatic indoctrination. by the
most ruthless punishments, and
by continuous victories.
Given a complete Communist
victory, every Chinese port will be
free for Russian submarines, and
the position Of Japan will be alb
solutely untenable.
Hope in Tito Called Folly.
Vastly exaggerated hopes are
placed in Tito. and the possibility
of new Titos. Tito's fight is en-
tirely within the family. He has
his eye on developments that may
occur in the Soviet Union and the
International Communist Party
with the death of Stain. But an
international Communist Party
controlled by Titoists would be not
one whit less menacing to the civ
ilized world than the present one
and in every measure involving
Communist expansion-including
Yugoslav expansion - Russia Is
still lacking Tito.
The Kremlin policy is to push
the West out Of Asia, out OF Eu-
rope, out of Japan. and eventually
to encircle and isolate the United
States.
American policy in China since
1914 has done everything to facili-
tate the Communist advances in
China. Our policy has been vacil-
lating, half-hearted and confused.
What the United States has to
learn if it intends to survive is not
to approve or disapprove Of the
interior policies of foreign govern
ments, but to discern a friend
from an enemy.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.)
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Alliance of Necessity
South Defends Taft Republicans Tie
On Several Issues as Practical Matter
BY Harry Honon

the Democratic majority leader
ship but the civil-rights issue as
pressed by the Alabama Dixiecrats
robbed him even of the chance to
compete for it. Senate Democrats
also chose their whip from pivotal
Pennsylvania.
In the long run. the Republican
aspect of the revived congressional
alliance is perhaps more important
than the South's part. The Demo
Gratis. after all, know where they
are going as a party, even when
they are momentarily disconnected
by their Southerners.
But the Republicans embrace
of the States Fighters on economic
questions emphasizes that deer
division in the COP, which Gov
Dewey warned them to get into
the open and resolve.
Republicans turn naturally tc
States rights in obedience to theil
business allies who find State gov
ernments more amenable than the
great impersonal bureaucracy and
Congress at Washington. Tide
lands oil is an example Of legis-
lation where States rights Demo-
Gratis and Republicans enjoy a
true meeting of minds.
Limited Appeal.
But the States rights philoso-
ply cannot handle the mass pres
sures now put on government by
wage earners. farmers and minori-
ties for greater security. Nor can
a government which is challenged
from without, as communism now
challenges America, afford to be a
loose confederation at home. And
an important sector of the GOF
is composed of firm International
lists by conviction and pocketbook
interests. Republicans must also
wrestle with the further great
problem of how to attract the
young people of this increasingly
security-minded Nation.
Young people are not going tt
class as vital the States rights is
sues that are the subject of thu
upcoming debate in the Senate
next week. And while Democrat!
are creating that debate. the party
is in the clear on those issues, anc
so is its President.
(Released by the Bell Syndicate, Inc)
Evening star., 1949-02-24
This Changing World
Macarthur May Be Called to Testify
Before Congress on Japan Situation

the population and are supposed
to be the force which Russia may
use to create disorders i'm the is
lands.
Under these circumstances, Gen.
Macarthur is reported to have
presented to the Army his view
that unless the present forces in
Japan are strengthened by addi-
tional ground and air forces, his
position there might become ex-
tremely precariouS.
1t appears that Secretary Royal
was misquoted or misunderstood
when he was reported to have said
that we may have to withdraw
from Japan. But the cold fact is
that unless additional strength is
added to the present forces Of oc-
cupation, the situation may de-
velop in such a way that we may
not be able to remain in Japan,
according to Gen. Macarthur.
Policy Could Be Unwise.
1t is obvious to all observers that
in the present international crisis
We have decided to throw our ef-
forts into the defense of Europe in
preference to the Pacific. In the
event of war the Far East once
more will become a secondary
theater of operations.
The wisdom of such a policy is
questioned by some military men,
who point out that Russia is far
more dangerous potential foe than
Japan ever was.
Throughout World War II ia
pan, which lacks basic strategic
materials, depended principally on
sea-borne transportation to bring
raw materials from the conquered
areas to the homeland factories.
Our Navy and Air Forces were able
to break this line of supplies.
The situation with Russia is en-
tirely different. She has her own
strategic materials and depends on
land transportation alone for
movement of goods and men. The
Japanese Islands, solidly in our
hands, can cause the Kremlin
some severe headaches. But If
we are compelled to abandon those
islands, which we must do unless
our forces are strengthened, there
is no saying what the situation on
our West Coast may become.
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v
the complacent assumption that
neither the Communists nor any
one else can ever organize CHINA.
Seldom has there been more
wishful thinking. Mao Tse-tung
is as indoctrinated a Communist
as any Communist leader in the
world. At the seventh (and las)
congress of the international Com
munist Party, greetings were
brought by Comrade Chow Ho-sin
in the name of the standard
bearer" Mao Tse-tung. from the
Central Committee of the Chinese
Communist Party, and its mill
tant Red Army"
Indebted to Soviet.
These greetings said:
"We are indebted to the glorious
Soviet cohorts for the world his
torical victory of the workers and
farmers of the U.S.S.R., the CO.
horts who have been trained in
the battles of the Leninist-C Com
munist Party, who are connected
with the million masses of work.
ers and toilers by the strongest
ties, under the leadership OF a
man whose name has long since
been inscribed in the pages Of
history, man of deepest wisdom,
unexampled courage. inexhausti-
BILE energy, unlimited love, and
Evening star., 1949-02-24

]. S.), IL is Qe. hehI' McAe"oFe'
lightful beyond all expression to
get service from a colonel. When
I drove into his yard yesterday
afternoon it warmed the inner
most reaches of my heart to say,
Hello, Bob" instead of coming to
attention, throwing a highball of
a salute and waiting for directions
as to how to get to the enlisted
mems barracks.
Warns Heart of EXCL.
It warmed the layer even deeper
than the innermost reaches Of my
enlisted mans heart to hear him
say, Henry, give me the keys to
the trunk and III help you with
your bags"
Just a minute. colonel" I said.
STAND right there until I can get
out my camera and take a picture
of this"
"A picture of what?" he asked.
You carrying those bags of
mine" I answered. That's as
amazing a sight as Niagara run
ming backward would be. didn't
know that a colonel could pick up
anything heavier than a court
martial sentence for some poor,
benighted GI."
You would have had to be a
! GI to appreciate fully what hap
pened after that. He held open
the door for me, he hung up my
coat. he asked If he could fashion
an "old-fashioned" for me.
Came dinner. This was what
we had: Mallards garnished with
dove and quail, wild rice and
gravy. lima beans and about six
teen little homemade trimmins.
I asked Col. Lovett where the
mallards came from. Actually,
out of World War II habit, I said,
"Sir, who shot these ducks, doves
and quail?"
He said he had shot them.
Finds Engineers Shoot.
That surprised me. I didn't
know that Engineers shot. To me,
Army Engineers were Bailey
bridge men, not riflemen.
IF you will look in the records,
Henry" he said. " you will find
that back in the '20s the Engi-
ners, shooting in the national
matches at Camp Perry, licked the
Infantry. the Marines and every
body else. Outshot all of them"
The climax came when I went
to bed. He asked me II I had
enough covers, and if the bed were
comfortable.
I could only say one thing ir
answer-if this isn't sufficient
payof for being a tired old In.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
On the Other Hand
Some Factors in the Hard Choice
That NORWAY Is Forced to Make

preme crises in this goth century
1t is a tribute to the men who
speaking in our name. have
handled the discussions with Nor
ways own democratically chosen
spokesmen. Against consider
able volume of criticism, from al
home and abroad. they have re-
fused to make any promises they
could not be certain of making
good. They have only told Nor
way what they know in their
hearts to be true, that we will
not stand idly by in case Of un-
provoked aggression; only asked
Norway to share their faith in
the good will and courage of the
American people. That, at least
seems to have been the full pur-
port of the representations made
to Norway by our new and able
Secretary Of State. And 1t seems
to have been enough.
Should Be Reassuring.
It should be reassuring to all
the small nations Of Europe, the
nations that have most to lose.
to know that this Is the spirit In
which we propose to continue the
cold war: that our policy is COM
ing to rest firmly In the hands Of
men, who, while not blinking the
possibility of being forced into
armed conflict and the necessity
of being completely prepared for
it, still keep as their real goal
the peaceable adjustment of our
differences with Russia.
This apparent tendency OF the
administration now to have the
reins of our foreign policy more
completely in the hands Of the
civilian government may, in fact,
be the greatest reinsurance that
can be given our allies abroad as
we'll as our people at home. Fairly
or unfairly, our military leaders
have come to be suspected Of at
tempting to make or actually
making our policy. not merely
carrying it out, and this suspicion
has aroused deep misgivings.
Russia has not failed to take
advantage of these misgivings. SC
far as the little nations caught in
the middle are concerned. But
the manner in which we have
dealt with Norway does not fit in
with the Russian propaganda line
does not confirm the charge that
it is war. rather than peace, that
we seek.
Evening star., 1949-02-24
THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D. c. Ais


fantry private, then I'm dead
wrong.
When a tough colonel says,
Good night, Henry. Sweet
Dreams" then an Infantry GI
really is swishing and swaying
through heaven.
Thank you, Col. Lovett. I'm
liable to join up again.
Distributed by McNauRht Syndicate, Inc.)
Evening star., 1949-02-24

pl. And not the
least of reasons
is that when I
am here I stay
at the home of
my brother in
law, Col. Rob-
ert G. Lovett,
Corps Of Engi-
neers, w e S t
Point, ON e =
year = or 9 the
other.
AS q former
enlisted m a n
{ Y a r d b ! r d,
/ nl IL ic d.
Evening star., 1949-02-24

in both public
a nd executive
sessions on the
actual situation
in Japan.
S e n a t o +
K ow land of
California h a S
asked the Sen
a tie committee
to request Army
Secretary Roy
all to dire c t
Gen. M a c A r.
thlIr tn appear
before the two
IL
Evening star., 1949-02-24

bill, taxes and
related matters
is defended on
t h e h o m e
grounds as a
practical neces-
sity as we'll as
further proof of
Northern hy-
pocrisy.
Such South
ern members Of
G o n G r e S s a S
wish to escape
this tie are for
the most part
Evening star., 1949-02-24

she is ready TO
line up with
the Uni t e d
States against
Soviet Russia
in the present
cold war. 1t
means further
that she Is
ready to take
her part-and
her share Of
the punishment
in a fighting
war if the
" orld once
4 gain enp9 ppS
Evening star., 1949-02-24

perlallSm' a n q
place its hopes
in the expecta-
ton that Mao
Use e-tung. Com
munist leader,
will turn out to
b e a n o t h e r
Tito, and in the
belief that, at
any rate, Mr..
Mao was never
a com pl etely
in oc trinated
a g e mt Of the
Comintern. Be-
1,opd that, is
Evening star., 1949-02-24
By Dorothy Thompson

Apparently the State Depart
ment has completely relinquished
China. Its policy is to back away
before charges of American i'm
Evening star., 1949-02-24
By Constantine Broscn

Gen. Macarthur may appear
before the Armed Services Com
mittees of the Senate and House
in the next few weeks to testify
Evening star., 1949-02-24
By LoweH MeHen

Norway appears prepared to
throw in her lot with the nations
now organizing the North Atlantic
defense alliance. Which means
Evening star., 1949-02-24
Bv Doris FIeeson n

GEORGETOWN, s. c.. Feb. "a.
The South's alliance in Wash
ington with the Taft Republicans
on civil rights, the Taft-Hartley
Evening star., 1949-02-24
McLemore-
Colonel Warns
Ex-GI's Heart
By Henry McLemore

VICKSBURG, Miss.-There are
at least half a dozen reasons
why I like to visit this gentle old
city on the banks of the MISSISSIPPI
Evening star., 1949-02-24

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Evening star., 1949-02-24
THOUSANDS HAIL
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The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-11
Photographer Tells

J shortstop for the Phillies, and an
unidentified player. Hammer was
most concerned as he turned to
the other player and queried, 81
wonder why those umpires want
them niggers to win. You know,
l believe the umpires like those
niggers."
At this point in the conversat-
ion a young fellow dressed in
civilian clothes happened to spy
me standing just behind the two
and called to them asking, "Who's
the guy back there?" The answer
to this was "What the hi does
it make"
When facing a situation such
as this a person is often tempted
to ignore what is said and turn on
his heels and walk off. To a news
paper man who is supposedly af-
forded all the privileges and re-
spect due him, a remark such as
this is of Importance if for on
other reason than for publication
and an attempt at bringing an
end to this situation.
Walking up the steps to the dug
out I made a not of the players
number who was SO totally full of
hatred for tn Negro players.
On reaching the top of the steps
1 turned to say a word which I
hoped might bring some action
on the part of the team manager.
To the player in question l said,
"Why don't you send your ques-
tons through the newspaper, Pm
sure they'd be only too glad to
answer them"
This apparently served to anger
the already maddened shSrs.r
whereupon he called me several
names of a censored nature. I dis
regarded this however and turned
my back and walked off toward
the bench. Instinctively I turned
my head though and saw Hammer
coming out Of the dugout, and the
team watching with their manager
as if all was we'll. They made no
attempt whatsoever to stop the
next move which SERVED to &C
complish nothing but possible
trouble for the antagonist.
Hammer walked swiftly up be-
hind me and forcibly knocked me
to the ground as the fans looked
on in wonderment. At this point
four Motor Bandit Patrol officers
rushed onto the field and helped
me to my feet. In a commanding
voice they said "Okay, let's CO."
This meants but one thing and
that was for me to leave or else
be put out, which they rel about
TO do. l turned and told them
about the insults which had been
passed.
This apparently made no diff
erence to them as they waited
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-11

escorted me to the nearest gate
lading from the field and | left
without further arguments, which
probably would have melted
further trouble.
The fans in addition, unaware
of what had happened, called for
my removal and it was better to
keep the peace and leave. Any
satisfaction that was left to be
cotton could not possibly have
been gained at that time.
! Since such time steps have been
taken to bring about some decision
and obtain a great deal more than
just satisfaction from one of those
things which occurs a little too
frequently and is ignored.
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-11
By Malcolm Poindexter


I went to Shibe Park Saturday
afternoon for the opening game
of the all important Phillies-Dod-
gers series, I was unaware that be-
fore the days events had passed
l would have the distinction of
being knocked down by one of the
home teams players and further
angered by being. ushered from
the field without being permitted
a word in my own defense.
The game started off in the
routine manaer, but with tension
high through out both the crowd
and players as the Phillies set the
task of subjecting the Dodgers to
a play-off with the st. Louis Card
inals. During such a series all per-
sons on the field and in the stands
are cautioned against interfering
in any way with either the players
or the game.
AS has been the custom in the
. park for some years, the photo
graphers are seated on a bench be-
side the hometown dugout and
they operate from the field to
the bench as the occasion calls
for. Any remarks either called out
or spoken in a normal tone from
the dugout are clearly heard for
the most part by those seated next
to it, AT times they are even
heard by the fans seated immediate
ly behind the bench.
On several occasions prior to
Saturdays game it has been my
uncalled for privilege to hear in
sulting remarks hurled at Negro
players from the Phillies team. The
players made no attempt to sub
due their voices or direct their
remarks to n another. In adj
dition thew were in the full know
ledge that there are on the field
at Tins, Negro photographers, but
their utter disregard to act as the
gentlemen" Of the game was
more than evident.
To return to the origin Of this
story; towards the eighth inning
Of Saturdays game a chill spread
over the park and I proceeded
down the dugout steps to smoke.
It is against the rules to smoke on
the field, however it is permissi-
BILE for the photographers to go
to the base of the dugout steps
and smoke if they wish.
It was five feet from this spot
that the incident which seemingly
to a normal person would call TO,
no more that a few words, melted
one ofthe Phillies players to take
offense following a mile sugges.
ton over his racial differences
against the opposing team.
While smoking at the foot OF
the dugout steps, I was attracted
to q conversation going on between
Granville Granny" Hammer
The Ohio daily-express. (Dayton, Ohio) 1946-1950, 1949-10-11

calibre pistol. Clark died within a
few minutes after being loaded
onto a wagon to be carried away.
Ellis was arrested and put into
Jail by county officials. According
to them, though Ellis has admitted
firing the fatal bullets, he has not
given a reasonable explanation for
the shooting.
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