Abilene Reporter-News from Abilene, Texas • 36

EDITORIALS ttt flMnu JUp9tttr5Ui3 OLD LANG SYNE UNHOLY MACKEREL! lfty hll lintrn hh i ll itu and (I v-ormt tkall eeivr Jab 21 :26 And they shall srourgt i him and put Kim to death and tba third day ha shall risa again Luka J8J3 Other Abilene Days ceased to exist" Statement generally disbelieved May 17 1948: Atomic Energy Commission votes 9 to 2 (kussia and Ukraine) to suspend all work on atomic energy control because of impasse between Soviet and Western powers July 24: Atomic Energy Commission reports to Congress secret tests of three atomic weapons of new and substantially improved design at Eniwetok atoll in the spting were highly successful Truman announces in making report public that the United States will keep the secret of the atomic bomb and continue to manufacture atomic weapons until Russia removes its obstruction to setting up a workable system for international control of atomic energy the exploits of ona George Henna) Ruth wera leading to predictions of a nr batting crown for the Bam-bina BOO Thcrc'a always a huckster and advert is lex men used all tlw tricks 90 yesrs ago Taka the rase of tha Battle Ax advertisement in the Reporter: The ad showed a picture of Bianco surrendering to Havana to Shelter The eurender terms read Every Man to Havana a Plug ot Battle Ax then 1 will surrender" The ad continues surrenders to Battle Ax There la no greater hardship that to bo deprived of your Balt to Ax Plug and any ona who baa once rhewed Battle Ax will give up most any thing to get It 10 cents buys a larger piece of Battle Ax than at any other kind of high grade Some of tha Abilene new 90 yean ago inrludrd these stories from thf Abilene Reporter: A McCormick was In from ihe Gap today "Charlie Middleton came in on the afternoon train "Rev Hanks leaves tomorrow for Cameron to hold a meeting where they have been trying to get him for a year or more for that purpose" Editorially Ihe Reporter was alarmed "How many Udiei wiy walk our streets ran say that they have never heard any offensive language? It seems to us that surh language is incresing and while not Intended for the can of ladies drops out accidently and they hear it" "Hon George Glasscock was In tha rity yesterday on business and in speaking of expansion ha Mid that ha was In favor of it Just like all other good democrats Mr Glasarork waa a populist for a UmQ time hut he could not stand tha 'clan' so he Jumped again into lha heller of democracy So arc many other democrats coming hark who were driven out of tha party by naptha launch Grace named for Duffy Wingo'a baby girl has arrived and waa floated today She la a beauty and tha prtda of her owners" Jess Douglaaa was scorching new wheel reported the paper Plo ver shooting was also reported Mrs Rom (Strother) Drills announced that the Drllis Home School "oldest private school of lis class in West Texas" was to open its ninth annual teuton Tha school was located at 8th and Graps Streets Sum inert lms Is golf lima It la In IMS and It waa 29 years ago The Abilene Reporter la 1923 had thia lory about Abilene golfer: Green Abilene golfer fcai again Joined the "hole in one" riub afternoon shooting number three hole Green put the little round pellet in the cup with his tee stroke "Five other golfera were playing with him Ha waa playing against tha best ball of tha other five When number three waa reached Green remarked that ha wouldn't (boot If give him a number two on the bole "Nothing doing1 somebody replied right then I'll Just make It la one' was Green's response he did It was the second time Green had made the hole to one He pulled the same stunt about one year ago on the same bole which is par three "Incidentally Green is one at ihe best golfers at the Abilene Golf Club or In West Texas for that matter" Twenty-five year ago tlhe city-wide Boy Seourt court of honor awarded first class badges to Charles Corley John Mueller Waller Louie Ward Jack Shackleford and Waller Davenport Fires damaged Ray's Cash Grocery owned by Radford and the Bickford Drug Store on North First Connie Ryan S-yesr-old son of Mr and Mrs Ryan 909 Butternut received a broken leg when ru never by an auto Eight Kiwania members wera named as delegates to Ihe Mineral Wells Convention They were Omar Radford Homer Scott Haynle Kceble Dr John Holt George Harris Free and James While Sinclair Lewis's famed Street" waa showing at the Queen theater From 10 to 10 rents waa being charged for the matinee night showing ticketo went for 20 to 80 cents The eiara were FIof ence Vidor and Monti Blue Abilene' high achool'a records of wins at atata interscholatie league contest! waa becoming on of tbo longest AMIena had won three senior girl declamation state tit-lea Gayle Williams won to Mil Empress Young to 1021 and Myrth Williams in 1922 Also in 1922 Lucy Caton won the Junior spelling division and Ida Hoghland won the tote girls tennis title The football team waa atata runner-up in 1922 the Reporter said And on tha Reporter apncU page iVo Baby Talk The parents who says Mummy's widdy-biddy baby wove him's Daddykins?" isn't training his child to become a public sneaker At least that's the opinion of Dr Leroy Laase The University of Nebraska speech pathologist tells us that the best way to train Junior to be an effective speaker is to make your own speech a model worth copying One of the most important things to remember if you would have him he another Demosthense is to refrain from all baby talk This the Nebraska educator says is a common cause of faulty speech And if you don't want your youngster to stutter be sure and remember not to yell mumbling" at him All of which adds up to the conclusion that we should weigh our words examine our expletives ana train our tones Atomic History Three yean on Wednesday Aug 6 an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima Between 75000 and 80000 persons were killed 87000 persons injured 60 per cent of the city destroyed Aug 9 1945: Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki: 23700 dead 40500 Injured 1-900 missing one-third of city destroyed President Truman announces the United States and Great Britain not intend to reveal the secret until means have been found to control the bomb so as to protect the world from the danger of total destruction" Aug 14: Japan surrenders bringing World War II to an end Nov 15: Joint statement of Truman British Prime Minister Attlee Canadian Prime Minister mg at Washington recommends a Uijicd Nations commission to make proposals for control of atomic energy to extent necessary to insure its use only for peaceful purposes Dec 27: Foreign secretaries of United States Great Britain Russia agree at Mos-cow on text of a resolution for creation of an atomic energy commission by General Assembly Commission to act the utmost dispatch" Jan 24 1946: Big Three resolution on atomic energy unanimously adopted by General Assembly at its first meeting in London June 14: Atomic Energy Commission meets in New York Bernard Baruch chairman of American delegation outlines American plan for international control of atomic energy Flan calls for control of all atomic energy activities potentially dangerous to world security by an International Atomic Development Authority with power to inspect and license all other atomic activities "TTtere must be no veto to protect those who violate their solemn agreements not to develop or use atomic energy for destructive purposes" June 19: Soviet Delegate Gromyko says American plan is as a whole unacceptable Proposes instead a treaty of all nations to outlaw production ana use of atomic weapons July 31: Gromyko says Idea of inspection of atomic energy is greatly exaggerated in importance" hut does not repeat his previous rejection Nov 28: Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov accepts principle of international inspection in address to General Assembly but says it must operate the framework of the Security Council" Dec 14: First report of commission adopted 10 to 0 with Russia and Poland abstaining says a treaty to outlaw atomic weapons standing alone would be inadequate to he effective it must be embodied in a convention providing for a comprehensive system of international control and inspection Treaty should provide that the veto power in the Security Council would have relation to work of the international control agency" Jan 4 1947: Raruch resigns as head of American delegation having won substantial acceptance of the American plan and is succeeded by Warren Austin representative on' Security Council July 23: Atomic Fnergv Commission reports to Congress: mean to maintain and increase the present preeminence of the United States in atomic weapons until acceptable international agreements have been reached and the appropriate machinery established to insure that this activity can he relaxed without endangering the national security" Sept 11: Second report of Atomic Energy Commission adopted 10 to 1 1 Russia) with Poland abstaining Its recommendations are essentially the same as those of the first report No action on this report bv Security Council Nov 6: Molotov says In an address at Moscow the secret of the atom bomb has BIGGEST HATCHERY Jester Talks on War Defense YOU GOT A PLAN? F- Inflation Control Shadow Over China China today is facing what amounts perhaps to one of its darkest periods in a long history never known for much brightness The travail of this vast Oriental nation has long been the subject of diplomatic discussions articles and editorials but little material aid has ever been tendered the struggling young democracy which today is tottering on the brink of dictatorship In its present crisis if the situation may he called a crisis in a national life made up of a scries of crises brought on by long years of war with Japan a broken down economy and the Communist revolution Chiang Kai-Chek and his Nationalist government face what appears to he four alternatives: (1) Chiang may remain as China's chief and attempt to hold Central and South China: (2) he may step down admitting his defeat and allow Vice President LI Tsung-Jen to assume command I3i the nation may split up into various smaller units of command in what would virtually he guerrilla tactics or (4) the Communists may completely conquer what is now nr was China These alternatives are grim in themselves Rut the Nationalists know that China needs above everything else a confidence and faith in its government If confidence can he established their chance of eventually winning their luug struggle will become brighter A desperate attempt was made in that direction this week when new currency was established in an effort to halt the country's wild Inflation At one time last week an American penny was quoted as equal in value to 100000 Chinese dollars Although it is almost inconceivable one may measure by that single vardstirk the extent of China economic rhaos and the little faith the people have in the government's ability to hark up its currency China needs mere however than the confidence of its people and the sympathy of the Western world It needs aid Unless this aid in some form is forthcoming this writer predicts it will eventually he completely absorbed by the Communists and swept into the Russian orbit There would he no required training and no equipment Issued Ratings would be done to Grade II! enlisted men and there would be ample room for expansion Jester expressed gratification at the passage of a state law creating surh a state guard reserve corps If the merger of the national guard and organised reserves under the Federal military system ever passes Congress then Texas would be wholly dependent for militia service on this state guard Before this move ever gaina much headway however there will he plenty of opposition registered Rep Otm Teague Bryan for many years a reserve officer has some Interesting conclusions to of fer on the subject It was his survey of reserve unit residents throughout the nation that formed the basis of the Gray hoard's report However Teague said he recommended that something be done to change the present reserves uy ihe regular army Ho does not agree with the Gray board's recommendation of a merger under federal Jurisdiction Teague said the Gray board report If adopled would hinder the reserves and benefit the regular service plan would be much mote rosily than we need" be says could have legislation setting up a changed system that would cost much less and still obtain tha desired result" Pressed for steps in this reasoning Teague said: to this plan if they get 22000 graduates annually from Reserve Officers Training Corps schools then 4t will cost them I71000M0 annually" He makes some severe charges against mililary higher-ups and regular army men for their toward the reserves Teague has been a reserve officer slnre 19S2 He Is familiar with the program and also with the hopes and aims at the temporary officers and men who came out of World War II If some plan had been evolved and put Into successful operation Immediately following the close of the last war whereby the reserves might have kept up their training and received Interested consideration "then we would have organised the potential manpower of this nation and today we would have all the reserve strength wa need" he said "We wouldn't even need the draft" He also Is a great believer In universal military training which would maintain that reserve he feels ATTITUDE" whole attitude of the regular army toward the reserves has gat to rhange" Teague said Then he cited instances where he believes the military top echelons have squelched hte reserve u-gram' Ho charged that aomo years ago a large sum approximately SMM0M0 was shifted from the funds allocated to tha reserves and put elsewhere In the Army budget Since that time appropriations for the reserves have been rut by Congress to fit that pattern nd thus the reserve program has been hindered Teague also charged that recently at Tesa sA It College in bis district and also his alma mater an Incident arose which is pus-tllng Rome 2M men wanted te train an reserve officers but the War Department whlrh today saya It needs and wants officer material and must now have the draft would not accept this large number of applicants Teague said he Is still conducting hla study of Just what tha Gray hoard report means He is also keeping perhaps the most watchful and experienced eye In Congress on the top brass Ribtl Claims Insida Dopt in Polks Daath ATHENS Aug 21 Press dispatches said Friday a rebel raptured rerently In northern Greece told authorities he knew something about the death of American news broadcaster George Polk The newspapers said the prisoner refused to talk to authorities In Salonika but demanded that ha be brought to Athens to tell the general stall what he knew The general staff disclaimed knowledge nf the whereabouts nf the guerrilla Polk's bullet pierced trussed-up body was found floating In Salonika Bay May El Paso Man Gats 1 8-Month Santanca BALTIMORE Aug 21 idV-Jsck Hollywood 20 of El Paso Tex was sentenced to IS months In prison Friday by Federal Judga Calvin Cheanut on a charge of using the malls to defraud Assistant 8 Attorney James Murphy told the court Hollp-wood cashed two checks totaling M30 with his employer In El Paso The checks were drawn on a Kansas City Mo bank By sarah McClendon WASHINGTON -Governor Beau-ford Jester In answering a questionnaire of the Army's Gray board provided some Interesting observations on the defense of Texas in time of war emergency Among other questions Jester was asked If the state had need for a state controlled combat air force He said no but the state might need a transport element useful In time of emergency when the air national guard and ground forces planes are not available Only last week It was announced that advanced naval air training would be centered In Corpus Christli Jester susrested that the use of C-47 and light liaison planes for rapid movement to a stricken area transport of mediral or other emergency supplies and for observation nr reconnaissance of an area constitutes the chief need of the state for air national guard element "There is foreseen however an Immediate need fur air rover and protection In case of a national emergency with an air threat apparent" he said "Recause of the strategic geographic location of Texas and our large shipping center together wi'h iinge induslrial centers particularly nil renters near the roast rnnlrnl and warning elements and fighter squadrons to intercept attaching enemy bombers and troop carriers would be Imperative but It is considered that these should he federal troops" HOME FORCE? What number of troops would tha stale wish to retain as a homo defense force? "A sufficiently large number to afford all possible protection to shipping Industrial msmifartur-Ing and transportation renters In rase either a national emergency with only air threat apparent of with air and airborne threat said Jester "It is believed if either threat Is apparent both would actually exist but It Is believed that this force should be a federal force and Its size should be that directed by the Army's G-2 estimate" Governor Jester gave as his Idea of local defense missions of a state force the protection of utilities railroads and government installations from sabotage protection of air fields oil supply concentrations and other such Installations protection of strategic lines of connection and munitions and military supply factories Instruction of and training of civilians In Ihe use of air raid precautions The Governor said Texas should have a larger defense force than other stales herause of her great dislanres He thinks there should be considers hie surveying done bv G-2 to determine Ihe ale of such a forre Jester gave at his opinion the need for "better realisation" of all employers large and small nf the "vital jmportanre nf an adequately trained armed force" Generally however he said all Industry showed Its Interest and cooperation in the national guard organised reserve and other civilian component units nf national defense in peacetime 12 DISTRICT! He gave his plan for organising the Texas State Guard Reserve Corps It inrludes a slate headquarters and 12 districts with from two to four Infantry battalions and a medical unit Is each district OTHER VIEWPOINTS ital Wolcott thinks They would look to long-term depositors This 'would mean getting depositors to put money in hanks That in turn means offering greater inducements In Ihe form of higher Interest rates to savings deposits Today says Wolrott there Is nd Incentive at all to put money to a savings tank at ona percent interest If the Interest went to two percent of higher he thinks lot of money would find Its way Into savings tands Congress has authorised the Federal Reserve to niM reserve requirements by tour percent on demand deposits and ona and ona half per rent on time deposits and Wolrott thinks some money may get out of cireulatli aa a result Tha President ton thinks that rontrol of tank credit would be helpful to slopping Inflation but only as a part of a program Hia Aug 4 message said such controls "would not reach Into the crucial problem of the price-wage spiral "unleaa they were applied so extremely aa to endanger nation-wide levels nf business activity" In other words he's afraid money would become too tight On the export aide Wolcott points out that Marshall Plan exports cover one segment of the world to which we' export" and that somewhere (here is a "golden mean" of how murh we houM export The more we export hort-eupply goods the higher their price will go he Mys He says tha administration should "balance foreign demand against domestic stability" Ben Taft agrees He says inflation ran hr check-? by "limiting exports from the 8 the exrrss (of exports over Imports) this year amounting to SR-000000000 only part to Europe" The President message didn't hit this question squarely hut it did elate that even if the foreign aid and preparedness programs were "compllcaating the Inflation problem far more than they are we would have to earry these program! forward nonetheless" in other words we shouldn't tout our export policies hut should find were "complicating the inflation By means" he probably meant prire control" which is where we rsma in So lake your pick nr maybe you lika your own plaa better Anyway tha President will hava to forget about prire control and allocation for now Congress isn't esperted tack till January Austin Communists Circulate Paper AUSTIN Aug 21 iRV Circulation of small mimeographed newspaper entitled "The Austin Communist" through the malla waa reported Friday by the Austin statesman The first edition rarrled Ihe notation "published hy Ihe Parsons Club Communist Party Austin Tex and listed an addresses Bog 1932 tha Statesman ported By ROWLAND EVANS JR AP Nswsfsaturss Writer WASHINGTON -Have you got a plan to bring down Ihe cost of your living? President Truman has So nave members of the Republican CongriM They point to food for instance wh'rh Is costing you 120 nerrent tore than In June 1839 and 47 puitnl more than to June 1948 They agree that something should he done But they don't agree on how it should be done Hire's the background on the inf stioo thinking of each: The President tnmks price controls rculd go a Icng way to solve the problem Hit nntwega to Congress oti Aug 4 said tnls: price control is as Important any other measure that anyone has proposed to combat this inflation" With price control Mr Truman also recommends allocation of short-supply Items like steel His mesMge Mid that allocation high mi the list nf effective measures" which can control inflation Senator Taft (R-Ohio) disagrees He says that fixing wages and prices and rationing commodities would he like down the safety valve while you go on stoking Ike furnace It would only bring sa expiation In the end" And Rep- Wolcott IR-Mieh) chairman of the House Banking and Currency Committee agrees "We do not need price control to handle he said in an interview "We can never have full production sritn price But tha administration doesn't want blanket pries control only control where most needed Ben Taft docent like that idea either "You cannot fix the prire of wheat and com and other he said "without fixing the price nf rhickena and eggs and dairy products" What measures do Republican congressional leaders think will solve the inflation riddle? administration and tha Federal Reserve System" says Htlcott "have the authority to stabilise our economy If thia auth-oril over our money and credit policies Is used discreetly end if a similar authority over our exports la used wisely the Inflation danger would be solved" What Wolcott means Is that the administration can force money out of circulation The more money out nf circulation tha less money to esert pressure on prices and force them up lie aaya the Federal Reserve Byalcm ran do this by raising the reserve requirements whlrh tanka must have behind the loans they make Ha gave thia aa an example: If reserve requirements were raised and tha "re-discount rate" were Increased (this Is In effect the rale nf inleresl whlrh Federal Reserve tanks rharge other tanks for burrowing money I other hanks would have to charge more Interest on their loans to business and Industry They would also look elsewhere for their operating cap Businessmen enterprise and competition slothfulness seta In Industry falla to keep abreast of public demand and (be next thing you hava Is socialism still needs the spark of real business leadership In bring Its Industrial machine to life New attitudes toward production are needed not only In government but also among the top men In Industry and tba labor movement draining exorbitant profits British businessmen have lived well hut have kept Ihelr own Industries from deriving full benefit at modern lerhnlral advances British rspltallam also committed the fatal error of building rar-tel walls around Itself whlrh meant easy profits but also atrophy With competition gone large segments of free enterprise got laxy forgot to medrmlrr rut coupons and went to Sleep" The lesson here as we see II Is that constant vigilance Is the price of free enterprise as well as of freedom itself When we begin to taka and profits -for granted we are In danger of losing both Lesson for The Amarillo Globe: The president at the McGraw-Hill Publishing Company says Britain la In hen of a fix 14 And since a of government planners In thia country still have their eyes on the eventual nationalisation of business maybe we'd better aee why Rrltlata'a industry Is In such a fix James II McGraw Jr writing in Business Week says he talked recently with many government and business leaders in England about the slate of British industry lie does not blame socialism for all the Ills he found but he dors Insist that what Is happening In England should he taken to hart by Ameriran businessmen What England needs most is an accelerated pare of recovery If she Is to pay her own way by 1SS2 when the European Recovery Plan comes to an end Everybody agrees on that but Mr McGraw found no agreement on how this aepped-up pare Is In he arhelved There Is says Mr McGraw a desperate lark of leadership Among other things he found wrong a lax in Industrial technology This Is brought about In part by out-of-date industrial equipment a condition encouraged by Inadequate depredation allowances granted for new factory Installations under British laws Bui that's not all Mr MrGraw writes: "Business must arrrpl a share of the blame for Britain's technological lag during the Iasi years Is gruesome lesson for Amenean businessmen Free enterprise mesns enter-prise si mueb as freedom Without continuous THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS PsklMtS Tetri Pally Csrayl Our BssSsy Sr Ifce armaria pi piispino Akltaaa Tataa TSLSrnONB mi pariB BaaasS sag CiprH la a number at tba fortifies lha 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