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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27
Doctors Under Bureuucrots

According to an AP dispatch
fro mLondon, "Britain's national
health service - the worlds big
gest experiment in socialized
medicine is undergoing a
strain" That strain, in the view OF
Health Minister Bevin, results
from the fact that "too many are
demanding too much" In other
words, people are, working on the
theory that they may as well
visit the doctor whether they are
sick or not, because free" medic
al service is coming to them. This
situation has reached so extreme
! a point that Mr.. Bevin issued a
| public statement in which he said:
Don't let us become a nation OF
| hypochondriacs. / ask the public
to use their doctors wisely and
only when they really need
| them"
It is also evident that the cost
of providing allegedly free
| health service for all is approach
| ing a critical point. The govern
ment's original forecast was that
| the bill would run to l50,0OO,0O0
| pounds a year. But the actual
| cost, according to the British
| Medical Association, will exceed
25O,000 900 pounds.
The most important thing, o.
course, is just what Brltains
socialistic experiment is doing tc
1.-The standards of medical care. Ano
here. too, some significant ano
authoritative information is avail
able. Lord Horder, physician II
ordinary to the royal family, has
this to say: Medicine in Britain
has become a branch of the clvl
service. We are no longer medic
al experts; we sit and sign forms
We have no time to diagnose oul
patients diseases; but pass then
on to other persons and institu'
tions, knowing full well that they
cannot dispense the health oene'
fits which may or may not OF
needed" s.
So there is the latest example
of socialized medicine over
worked doctors, soaring costs
poorer treatment, and bureau
cracy rampant. Shall the Unitec
States follow that sorry example,
There are definite statements tina.
an about effort viii be made t
force Congress to take this steF
along the specialization route.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27
Cool Foces Competition

Last year, the production of soft
coal came to about 5000, 900
tons. The needs of the American
people and all foreign demand
were met. Consumption during
the current year, according to the
best available forecasts, will be
slightly less.
Higher efficiency ana an in
crease in mechanization may
make it possible for the industry
to meet its orders with a 5-day
40-hour work week. At the same
time, there may be a union de-
mand for a reduction in the al
ready short working day which
amounts to only 61a hours of ac-
tual production, as the miners are
paid for some liz hours for travel
time, lunch period, etc. The dam
gers in still shorter productive"
hours should be realized.
There is sound reasoning for the
5-day week without a reduction
in the hours per day, as this would
afford time to overhaul and re-
the five days. However. If a
pair equipment for full use during
shorter work day were adopted,
it would often make it necessary
to work six days in order to get
a sufficient quantity Of coal out
of the pits. Costs would be high
er all along the line - and, SOON
err or later, the price charged for
coal would inevitably follow. This
is always the result when the pro-
| ductive efficiency of an industry
is reduced by unsound labor de-
mands or by any other cause.
Job assurance for the miner,
with his record wages, lies in
high productivity. AS The Ma
| tional Coal Association has point
ed out, competition with oil ano
natural gas is becoming more in
tense. Over a period of time, the
cheapest fuel will get the orders
If union demands jack up the
price of coal unreasonably, jobs
in the mines will ultimately de.
crease - and then all the miners
theoretical paper gains would be
meaningless.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27

quate national defense. There can
be no excuse for government to
move in when free enterprise can
do the job.
Second, if new government
generating plants are built, there
must be an end to the needless
waste of money caused by the
construction of transmission lines
which simply duplicate existing
lines. That has happened time and
time again throughout the coun-
has been a fanatical determine
ton to carry specialization of the
power industry through to the
try and the only reason for it
finish, regardless of the conse-
quences. Power companies are
eager to contract with the govern
ment to distribute the electricity
and to sell it to consumers at rates
fixed by public regulatory bodies.
Under this system, there is no
waste, and no duplication OF
or effort.
Third! The rates charged by
government plants for power
should honestly reflect the cost
Of producing it - plus the taxes
that private companies, doing the
same kind and volume of business
pay. Otherwise, all the tax
payers must subsidize those who
Use government electricity. If
government plants cannot COM
pete with private plants on an
equal basis, why should they be
unless the design is to
ocialize the industry?
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27

Group of Ebenezer women who
served lunch to the group of en-
trants at the Mississippi Field
trials held there recently. Stand
ing left to right are: Bobby Jones,
Gerald Greer (children); Mrs. E.
E. Brown, Mrs. Allen Murtagh,
Mrs. X. d. Henry, Mrs. Doyle
Brown and Francine; Mrs. Gene
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27
Problems for the Sforekeeper

According to the National AS
ISOLATION of Food Chains, "a good
many food men seem to expect
some continuation of the down
trend in food prices, somewhat
lower sales, and difficulty In
maintaining profit margins
There is a similar feeling in other
lines of retail trade as well, based
on the fact that many people have
used up war savings and must
buy carefully to get along on cur
rent income. In brief, the day of
Stree spending" in which almost
ANYTHING would sell at a good
price. is over.
The problems this situation
poses for retailers should be wide
" understood by consumers who
often, mistakenly, blame them for
the present price levels. Most of
the food chains can operate on a
profit of less than two cents out
Of each dollar spent with them,
due to their rapid turnover. Stores
dealing in clothing, general mer-
chandise, novelties, and so on,
have to earn an average of five
or six cents out of that dollar. The
Independent stores operate on
about the same basis. Thus, even
q very small cut in profit margins
is a matter of moment to the
storekeeper. He has very little
fat to go on, and the most care
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27
Analyses National
Defense Situation
Power for National Defense


It is evident that the require
ments of national defense will be
used as n of the arguments for
vast additional Federal expendi-
lures for electrical power develop
ment.
This is an appealing argument
at a time when our need for
powerful military forces and the
industrial potential to support
them, is unquestioned. But we
should not permit IL to be used
as camouflage, whereby socialis-
tic and totalitarian doctrines are
furthered at the expense Of demo-
cratic ideals. 1t is the plain duty
OF Congress to weigh every pro-
posal on its individual merits.
There r certain sound princi-
pies which should determine
what Congress should do about
tax-exempt government electric
power projects.
First of all, the taxpayers
none should not be spent for any
work which can be done by pri-
vate enterprise. The electric utili-
ties are now carrying on the most !
ambitious expansion and better
ment program in all their his
tory. 1t will provide enormous
new power supplies for industry,
agriculture and domestic consum-
ers alike. 1t will, in the process,
create great new sources of tax
revenue - and these revenues,
in part, will help the nation carry
the heavy burden of an ade-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27

vile, La, and the writer, so this
is one report where the judiciary
will not be PANIED by the report
er. The majority seemed to agree
with our. decisions, if not they
we're too gentlemanly to make a
point of it. As stated before most
of them knew who had won be-
fore the decision was given, this
was no novice stake by any
means. Good horses were provid-
ed and we were lucky enough to
be on top of every piece of bird
work that occurred
Ito be continued next week.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27

Woru temptation
means. And Jesus
was no drifter. II
ever a powerful
purpose. devotion
to God, a noble
mind and a pure
heart could set a
man free from an
temptations, Jesus
would have been
THAI a But he
had HE for,nfa-
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27
Yet Without Sin
Lesson for January 30, 1919

YOU viii never feel the current If
i you never swim upstream. II
you are a drifter through life you
can hardly know what the
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27

tons all the same. After the great
day Of his baptism, when the
heavens opened and he felt the
Holy Spirit as plainly as q bird
from the sky alighting On his shoul-
der. We are told that he was full
of the Holy Spirit" Surely no temp
tation could reach him nowl Yet
the Spirit led him to the wilderness
where Satan waited for him.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Gwin Of
Greenwood are expected to move
here on Friday to AIT Boulevard,
next door to the T. A. LaiIs.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1949-01-27

full and economical management
is necessary TO keep him out of
the red.
Continued on Page Eight
Evening star., 1949-01-13
Takoma {. Of {. Proposes
Planning Group Formation

A move to have citizens organ
izations in Takoma Park unite In
plans for future development Of
the city was started last night by
the Takoma Park Chamber o.
Commerce
The group, meeting in the Ia.
koma Park Junior High School
voted to ask each civic association
to appoint two members to a co.
ordinating committee on city plan
ming.
This action followed talks by
R. B. Garrabrant and Francis E
Twiss of the United States Cham.
ber Of Commerce, who discussed
long-range city planning.
President Arthur B. Brown SAID
the committee will seek the co.
operation Of the City Council anc
the Maryland-National Capital Park
Planning Commission in making its
recommendations.
Evening star., 1949-01-13
New Services Urqed
lin Education Report

The annual report of the Mont
gomery County Board of Education
for 1948, released today, recommends
these new services.
A class for children with cerebral
palsy to be inaugurated at the Sill
yer Spring intermediate School
when children there are transferred
to the Takoma Park Junior High
School.
A school psychologist to fill a posi-
ton vacant since the war.
Psychiatric service on a part-time
basis.
A trained psychiatrist social worker
for problem children.
Research measures to scientifically
diagnose difficulties and measure
the effectiveness of teaching.
Clinical services for certain groups
of children who present unique
problems.
Evening star., 1949-01-13
Samuel Lehrman Dies;
Co-Founder and Head
OF Giant Food Stores

Samuel Lehrman. 70, co-foundel
and president of Giant Food Stores
died unexpectedly last night at his
winter home in Miami Beach, Fla.
where he had been living since De-
cenher.
Mr.. Lehrrnan formed a partner
ship with N. M. Cohen in 1886 and
opened the first Giant Food Store
at Georgia avenue and Park road
NV. There are now II branch
stores. Mr.. Lehrman and Mr..
Cohen, vice president and general
manager, were the sole owners and
partners in the firm.
Mr.. Lehrman was born in Russia
He was naturalized in 1911 in Har-
risburg, Pa, where he lived be-
fore he came to Washington. In
Steelton. Pa, near Harrisburg, Mr.
Lehrman opened grocery store
when he first came to this country
Took Sons Into Firm.
In 1920 he founded the Harrisburg
Wholesale Grocery Co., the largest
store of its kind in that area. He
was sole proprietor until 1887 when
he took two of his sons, Max Lehr-
man and Jac Lehman, into the
business. The business was incor-
porated in 1943 with Mr.. Lehrman
as president. Max Lehrman, who
died several months ago, was treas
urer.
Mr.. Lehrman lived here at the
Congressional Hotel.
He was married twice. His first
wife, the late Mrs. Hinda Weiner
Lehrman. died in 1912 He married
Mrs. Bessie Abel Lehrman in 1943
and she survives him.
Services Sunday.
Besides Mrs. Lehrman, he Is sur
vived by five children all by his first
marriage: JAG Lehrman, 2839 Ches-
terfield place NV, secretary of the
Harrisburg Wholesale Grocery Co.;
Albert Lehrman and Mrs. Ann Katz-
man, both of Harrisburg; Mrs. Ivy
Friedman of Washington, and Mrs
Ethel Barash of New York.
/ Funeral and burial services will be
/ held Sunday in Harrisburg.
Evening star., 1949-01-13
Judqes
Continued From First Page.)

friend, Roy w. Harper, who has
been serving as district judge in
Missouri for many months, in the
face of Senate opposition.
The President also took care of
another old friend by reappointing
Fred A. Canfl of Kansas City as
United States marshal for the West
ern District of Missouri. Mr.. Can
fills appointment expired January
II, 1949.
For a vacancy in the United
States Court of Appeals for the
seventh circuit, the President
nominated District Judge F. Ryan
Duffy of the eastern district of
Wisconsin, who formerly served in
the Senate from that State. Judge
Duffy is to succeed the late Circuit
Judge Evan A. Evans.
Boyd Also Renominated.
The President also renomniated
James Boyd, whom the last Senate
refused to confirm as director OF
the Bureau of Mines.
Senator Hatch retired from the
Senate at the end of the 80th Con-
gress after more than Is years
service. '
He did not seek reelection and II
was understood when he stepped
aside that he was to get a judgeship
His place in the Senate was taker
by Former Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson, who defeated
the Republican nominee, Patrick
Hurley in November.
Mr.. Truman appointed Judg'
Tamm to the bench under a recess
appointment on last June 22-tWt
days after the 80th Congress ad
journed-despite the Senate's failure
to act on two previous nominations
Served Under Clark Ruling.
Attorney General Clark ruled tha
under the appointment Judge Tamn
would be eligible to serve until the
end OF the next session. When Con-
gress was called back to its specia
session the following month, how.
ever, the District Bar Association
Evening star., 1949-01-13
By tn. eocioted Press

NANKING, JAN 13.- Chinese
National troops are taking Peiping's
beautiful Imperial Palace apart for
( fireW|ood, an indignant American
Wr9te in letter received here today
This letter strengthens earlier
veiled hints from behind censorship
that the troops are engaged in
widespread vandalism.
This incompatible city is being
destroyed right in front of our
eyes, the American wrote Troops
are quartered in every public in
closure"
That means all of the former pal
ace grounds, including the area
around the extensive lakes of the
former imperial pleasure grounds,
which have been public parks and
museums since the revolution of 1911.
Il even heard they are in Taijo-
ten (the throne room, although I
cannot say for sure about this" the
letter continued. These poor crea-
lures are not issued an ounce of
Evening star., 1949-01-13
Federal Group 10 Discuss
Handling Field Records

Problems Of handling records Of
Federal field Offices will be dis
cussed at a meeting of the Inter
agency Records Administration Con
b ference at 1890 am. tomorrow il
the National Archives Theater.
Speakers will be Paul Howard
field representative Of the Fedora.
Security Agency, and Ken Hoover
records officers of the Soil Conserva
ton Service. John F.. x. Britt, rec
ords officer of Federal Security, viii
preside.
The Interagency Records Admin
istration Conference is a body ot
more than 500 records officers
archivists and others concerned
with the administration Of Fedora
records. 1t was started in 1941, anc
covers all phases of records creation
current maintenance, retirement
and archival activities directly in.
: volving the Federal agencies.
Evening star., 1949-01-13
Atomic Group Silent
On Report II 0verrode
Advice 10 Bar Graham

officials of the Atomic Energy
Commission today refused to con-
firm or deny reports that the COM
mission overruled its own security
advisory board and its security Off
Ger to clear DR.. Frank P. Graham,
president of the University of North
Carolina, for access to atomic Sc
crets.
In statement, the commission
said it was standing on the reasons
1t gave December 20 in announcing
DR.. Graham's clearance and added:
The commission believes that the
decision it made was the right one"
In its December 20 announcement
the commission said it had given
Dr. Graham the right to see secret
documents despite what it described
as his association "at times with in
dlvlduals or organizations Influenced
by motives or views of Communist
Derivation"
Integrity Held Unimpaired.
1T is clear in DR.. Graham's case"
the commission added, that such
associations have neither impaired
his Integrity and independence, nor
aroused in him the slightest SYM
pathy for communism or other
antl-Democratic or subversive doc
trineS."
DR.. Graham was given access to
atomic secrets as president of the
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear
Study, nonprofit group that in
cludes representatives of number
OF Southern colleges. The institute
was formed to promote regional
participation in atomic studies at
the Oak Ridge (Tenn.) atomic
energy plant.
The advisory security board which
repeatedly was overruled was
headed by Owen j. Roberts, retired
associate justice of the Supreme
Court. 1t was an interim board set
up more than a year ago and since
has been dissolved, commission
officials said.
The commissions staff security
officer is Rear Admiral John
Gingrich.
Broadcast Stirs Debate.
There has been debate previously
in Congress concerning DR.. Graham
because he acted as honorary presi-
dent of the Southern Conference on
Human Welfare. The House Com
mittee on Un-American Activities
has described the conference las
perhaps the most OBVIOUSLY camou-
f1aged Communist front organiza-
tion"-a charge denied by Clark
Foreman, conference president.
Debote over the clearance of DR..
Graham broke out anew after a
broadcast last night by Radio Com
mentator Fulton Lewis, jr.
! In declaring that the educator
was cleared over the objection of
the security board and the staff
security officer, Mr.. Lewis said that
David E. Lilienthal, Acc chairman,
had urged such action since DR..
Graham previously had been let in
on atomic secrets and refusal to
certify him would be embarrassing.
Evening star., 1949-01-13
Action on Civil Rights
Urged by Humphrey,
New ADA Chairman

Senator Humphrey, Democrat of
Minnesota, new chairman of Amer
leans for Democratic Action, called
today for enactment of President
Truman's entire civil rights pro-
gram and warned his colleagues
in Congress they will be in trouble
if they fail to push it through.
There are enough votes in Con-
gresS to pass all the civil rights
Legislation, if the people who in
dorsed the program at the party
conventions were sincere and
honest" Senator Humphrey said.
IF they were not sincere and
honest he added, II would warn
them there is serious trouble ahead
Senator Humphrey made this
statement at press conference
celebrating his acceptance of the
national chairmanship of ADA, a
liberal, anti-Communist political ac-
ton group. Succeeding Leon Hen
derson in the position, the former
Mayor of Minneapolis announced
he would be proud" to serve until
the ADA convention next spring.
Truman Declared Sincere.
Asked whether he favored with
holding Federal patronage from
Southern legislators who might try
to block passage of the controversial
civil rights measure, Senator Hum
phrey said that was a matter for
President Truman to decide
The President is completely sim
cere in his effort sin behalf of civil
rights" he said. He doesn't need
to be encoaraged-he's doing the
encouraging.
Senator Humphrey led the fight
in behalf of strong civil rights
platform at the Democratic National
Convention n Philadelphia last July.
Senator Humphrey said ADA was
not embarrassed by the fact that it
opposed President Truman's nomi-
nation in Philadelphia and now
supports him. He said he felt the
President had Changed" in recent
months. rising to new heights of
liberal fighting spirit"
In prepared statement, the
minnesotan said ADA's immediate
job is to work toward realization of
the program outlined in the Dem
ocratic platform. More than that.
he added. ADA must help chart
long-range course for liberal govern
mentS."
Wants Great Degree of Planning.
Senator Humphrey said liberal
government means "the greatest
degree of long-range economic and
social planning compatible with a
free society a sharp and final
departure from the old philosophy
that governments responsibility is
to keep people from starving and
freezing to death"
1T is the task Of liberal govern
ment," he said. ITO raise the whole
level of human existence and to
nourish the dignity of the human
being"
In addition to civil rights, the
Senator gave his specific indorse-
ment to an expanded Federal hous-
ing program, a minimum wage of at
least IS cents an hour of all work.
ers and President Truman's pro-
posal that the Government should
build steel plants If private industry
fails to supply the Nations needs.
Senator Humphrey said he thought
the Government should operate
these steel plants if private indus
try would not operate them.
He declined to enlarge on SEN
tence in his prepared statement
which asserted: What is good
enough for the steel industry is good
enough for all the other basic in
dllStrieS"
Evening star., 1949-01-13
Three Judges TO Hear
Glen Burnie Murder Case
By the Associated press


BALTIMORE, Jan. 13-Three
judges will hear the trial of Thomas
A. Edwards, %, On charges of mur-
dering a Glen Burnie couple.
Attorneys for the State and de-
fense agreed to the trial without
jury at a conference yesterday. They
set the trial for February /. It
had been scheduled tentatively for
Monday.
Judge Robert France invited
Judges Emory Niles and Joseph
Sherbow to sit with him.
Edwards is charged with the duel
murders of John H. Mahlan, Is, and
Miss Mary c. Kline, 18, last Sep
tember. They were slain while on
date and their bodies dumped in
a woods off a little travelled Anne
Arundel County road.
Evening star., 1949-01-13
Clay Staff Member
Denies He Is a Red
By the Associated Press

WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE
Mass, Jan. 13.-Sam L. Wahrhaflig
American political adviser in Ger
many, reported back to the United
States yesterday and said he didn t
know anything about a loyalty check
but would not object to one because
he's no Communist.
The 33-year-old Polish-born mem
Der OF Gen. Lucius D. Clay's staff
flew here from Frankfurt where
Army officials refused to discuss his
case. He said he would go to New
York today
In Washington, Army officials said