The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1951-04-19
THROUGH
HAZEL
EYES
by Hazel Bronnon Smith

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abroad of the communist press
and from most of the European
press and diplomats.
Thesanswer to this is fairly sim
pie.
The communists approved of
firing Gen. Macarthur because
they knew he would never will
ingly engage in any appeasement
of them - that in fact. Mac
Arthur favored bombing their
supply bases and other practical
measures to bring the war in
Korea to a successful ano speedy
conclusion.
The European press and diplo-
mats, particularly in Britain and
France, rejoiced over the Gener-
ais firing because it meant their
wishes rather than MacArthur's
were to dominate American mill
tary policy in Korea. Naturally
their wishes follow the Oldest law
known. to man the law of self
preservation.
The British and French as well
as the rest of Europe, do not want
us to become so busy in Asia that
they are left without American
protection - in both men and ma
terials.
Many times ] wonder how
America can take all the world
to feed, clothe, and protect - and
at the same time take care of all
the people in the United States
who are depending upon the gov
eminent to take care Of them
from the cradle to the grave.
Major Fred Sullens in the Jack
son Daily News says:
There is nothing sacred about
a 40 hour work week. Millions
Of people in responsible posi-
tions or self-employed ignore it
because they can't do their job
in 40 hours, or 48 either. In nor
NAL times constantly decreasing
work week, achieved as the re-
suit of increased productivity and
efficiency, is desirable and GER
tainly, even now, no one would
want to 60 back to the l2-hour
day and 6-day week. But since
che chief answer to our country's
present problems IS production,
an extra 8 hours Of work Fer week
at today's very good straight time
wage scale is not asking our
working people to make any sac
rifices whatever. If out armed
forces work on unlimited straight
time, then why not all the rest
of us?"
To which we say. amen and
amen.
The only people putting in IL
hours and more day now in
America are the farmers and the
businessmen.
The farmer doesn't work Cat
least in Mississippi he dcesn'D IL
months a year so when the
weather is favorable and he can
work he works more then an g.
hour day.
But the businessman is n there
IL months year - when MS
doors aren't open to meet the
public's needs he's working on his
books and his tax and govern
ment reports.
Mary Cain, publisher Of The
Summit Sun an! candidate for
governor, said last week a friend
called her and told her sne should
be sure and attend tur.eral the
next day as the dead person had
quite large family correction.
Mary replied that she couldn't
possibly 60 - that to intrude un-
known at such time ard place
was objectionable for she held the
dead to be sacred.
Politics has given us some
strange customs, but this one |
will not - cannot - adopt,
she said.
We believe Mary is setting an
example others should adopt. Per
sonally there's nothing that makes
me madden than to see a candi-
date for any office at a funeral
when I know he doesn't know or
care one thing for the deceased
or any member of his family.
/ always check that candidate
OFF my list.
Tommy Alewine. editor Of the
Brandon News, said he could
stomach" the tales of the Five
Percenters" and the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corporation 'influ-
ence peddlers, but he just
couldn't take the sordid tale un-
covered by the Senate committee
investigating selling of Federal
jobs in Mississippi.
That's because it's so close to
home, Tommy. Some of these
people you may know personally
Some of the ones they've dupeo
may be your personal friends.
But we'd like to remind you anc
all our readers that the corrup