The Courier News from Blytheville, Arkansas • Page 1

BLYTHEVILLE COURIER NEWS THE DOMINANT HEWSPAPttR njr vinuT-tuTieT' 123 Blytheville Courier Blyiheville Daily News Mississippi Valley Leader Blythcville Herald THE DOMINANT KEWSPAPER Of NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MSSSOBM BLYTHEVn.LE ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 16, 1052 C'ANINK year-old dog belonging to W. S. Gilbow of Blyiheville. gives obvious approval o( the care and (ceding of two infant squirrels enuuaied to her tea' nursing purposes. Mr.

Gilbow said the squirrels, now a little more than a week fell from a tree Jie was cutting down near Elaine, Ark. He brought them home to see if would "adopt" them. The dog had Just finished weaning a litter of pups and willingly took on the two new customers. Mr. oil- bow said he plans to give the squirrels their freedom as soon as they are big enough to take cure of themselves.

Income, Spending Here Top National Average NEW to Uio Courier is the average income of Blyiheville families? How much is available to them for spending, after taxes? How do they spend it? Answers to these questions, much sought after for commercial reasons, are contained in the new copyrighted survey of buying power in the entire United states, prepared by Sales Management. The figures that higher incomes and a belter standard of living prevail locally. Blyiheville families recorded net earnings In 1951. Biter deduction for all taxes, or This was a gain over the $14.416,000 previous year. net income of the Divided by the 5,100 families In the city, it represented earnings of $3,114 per family, which was greater than the $2.988 earned per family, on the average, throughout the State of Arkansas.

It also compares favorably with the previous year, when earnings per family, locally, were $2.720. The figures, it Is pointed out. are arithmetical averages, obtained Dy dividing total income by tola! number of families. The better earnings locally led lo bigger spending. Blytheville stores registered a 1951 sales volume cf which was well over the amount expected for a city ot this size, on the tiOfULparC the retail 1 been only 0107 tional.

Aotuillv ho merchants accounted for .0801 percent. This sales total represented a gain over 1950. when the retail 'business amounted to $29,437,000. The fact that total sales are greater than income indicates that a great deal of purchasing Is done In Blytheville by residents of sur- rounding communities. A measure of the purchasing ability of eacli city and county, as compared with the nation, is given in the survey by a "miality of market" index.

This takes into consideration income, sates, population and other factors. For Blytheville, the index rating is placed at 110, or 10 per cent above the national average. The survey shows that the United Marines Fight Reds wif tt Fisls On Booker Hill Foe Loses in Seventh Effort to Regain Dominating Height SEOUL, Korea u. S. Marines battled Chinese Beds with fists and grenades in the predawn darkness (oday in breaking the seventh Red counter-attack against Bunker Hill on the Korea western front.

The Leaihernecks captured the once strongly fortified. Red iwsition County Delegates lamed to State Demo Convention 23 Will Represent Missco in Little Rock On September 19-20 Mississippi County delegates to Hi? slate Democratic convention lu Little Rock Sept. 19-20 were named at a meeting of the County Democratic' Central Committee at the Court House in Osccola. Twcntyilhree delegates and 22 alternates were selected. The luim- jber of county delegates to state party conventions are selected on the basis of the vote cast for governor In the last Democratic primary.

The ratio is alwut one to every 400 votes cast. Named delegates yesterday were R. A. Nelson. Louis Cherry.

Jesse Taylor, Graham Smliniry, Sr Osear Pendler. W. Leon Smith, Fred S. salibn, James Gardner and E. Keck, all of Blytheville; Mrs.

H. J. McKinnoii, Lee Bearden and W. w. Fowler, all of Manila: Jim Hyatt.

Bruce Ivy Ayres, S. M. Hodges and G. B. Sograves aii of Osceola; Philip Deer of Wilson, R.

c. Branch of Pecan Point Mclvln Speck of Frenchman's Bayou. A. C. Spellings of West Ridge H.

T. Bond of Stillman and Lowrance of Driver. Allernales Named Alternate delegates named Include Dan Blodeett. Mrs. j.

Guard Prank Douglas. Jim Dates Harvey Morris. George Clark, Mrs Elizabeth Blythe Parker. Vance Dixon, Elwood Scott anrt B. p.

Fitzgerald' nil of Blythcville; H. A. Segravc.s', five days aso. The Reds threw 400 men against the position in Tom Callls, Hays Sullivan H. Autry, nil ot Bnrdette: Clay Hurley Rny and Mrs.

Mattie all of Osceola; o. w. survey snows liiat the United mF ihe position in their i-7 Mrs. Mattie States has grown to a nation of desperate bid lo regain the i of Osceola; o. w.

44.7 million families having an ef- dominating height. Speck of Frenchman's Bayou. Ken- fcclive buying power, after laxes. of "We were (1st ind Sulcei of Joiner, Minor Tay- over 220 billion dollars. More than were loads of hanrt or oi Kelser lvi Williams of over 220 billion dollars.

More than two-thirds of this spending money finds way Into retail stores. The resultant retail business is above the 151 billion dollar market. Arkansas News Briefs- Texan Found Will Dixiecrats Rise Again in Mississippi? JACKSON, Miss. militant states rights group thrust itself into Mississippi's torrid Stevenson- Eisenhower Democratic fight, and threatens today to broaden it into a three-way free-for-all. Until yesterday the squabble was between Democrats for Eisenhower and Democrats for Stevenson.

But now. there arc strong hints ot a third contender, a states rights Southerner. Several officials in the state party want the State Democratic Convention, which holds post-Chicago meeting Monday, to name a South- erner as its presidential candidate. Committee Plans Meet oundinhfearf By Ihe Assoclaletl Press MOUNTAIN A 33- year-old Tcxnn was found dead near a mountain road east of here yesterday, and sheriff j. D.

King faid he apparently took hte own life. Sheriff King said Leflet Woods employe of a Houston. Tex. oil firm, died from a knife wound in the heart. The shciiff said Woods and his wife had been -vacationing at a were loads of hand grenades flv- ing around," one sergeant related Pour hundred Chinese charged to within 30 yards of Marine positions on the blood-soaked before dawn, a 0.

S. Eighth staff officer said. Red artillery and mortars raked Allied positions in support of the attack. Fresh Marines were rushed forward at the height of the battle Atlrerton Hictt of Bassett and Lenchville. By virtue of winning the Democratic nomination for governor, Chancellor Francis Cherry of Joncs- lioro will be in charge cf the convention.

As a general rule, delegates are chosen from among persons who supported the nominee. Among the election contests for which returns were certified yester- Township. E. j. Fields 331 votes to 155 for John In a race for Demo- SINGLE COPIES FIVE CENTS Triumphant Cherry Returns to Jonesboro JONESBCmo, Ark, (fly-Fnmels Cherry rods In triumph down dec orated Main street of Jonesboro yesterday hU first, trip home since he won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination last Tuesday Accompanied by his wife and their three children, the Jonesboro chancellor was overcome emotionally when the parade ended and ho was presenled with a 1952 Oldsmobile automobile purchased through donations from Jonesboro residents.

The presentation speech, made by Jim Sloan Cherry's CralB- heod County campaign manager said the car was bought with gifts of si to S50 from people "who wanted lo do something to express our appreciation for the recognition and glory you heaped upon the city." Can't Deliver Speech Cherry, the only gubernatorial Brooks. In Ncal charge. The seventh Communist the, Leathernecks began with a i G. Hoyt jr platoon charge shorlly after midnight. Hed losses were placed officially at more than clend and wounded tor the fighting which began a ivcek ago near P.inniunjoni, site of thenKorean truce talks.

Elsewhere on the fronl it was relatively quie(. United Nations planes turned a Red supply center at Chunghwn Among them are Walter Sillers, speaker of the state House of Hep- re-fntalives and state Rep Fox. A key (-jure in any revival of a third party ticket, is former Oov. Fielding Wright, who was the stall's rijluer.s' vice presidential candidate in 1348. resort on Lake Norfork near here, int 'laming ruin Friday night.

Ci- Hunt for Child Goes On NORTH LITTLE ROCK The search for a father and his 9- year-old daughter, abducted from her North Little Rock home last Tuesday, continued today. Chief of Police Jack Pyle said last night that he is investigating the possibility that Detroit police have not received his pickup order nf Burns Norn's, a gan worker and father of the missing child, Mary Nell Norris. had been warned by Hadio Seoul lo leave the area, south of Pyongyang, capital of North Korea. The U. s.

Fifth Air Force Sabre jet pilots shot down one Communist MIGIB jet and probably destroyed two more during the past week. For the second straight week, no u. N. planes were lost in air batlles, bul Red antiaircraft guns shot down one F51 reconnaissance plane. An F84 Thunder- jel Mid a B2G bomber fniicd to re- luin from missions over North Korea.

cratic, county commlttceman Lewis Orders Miners Out on 'Memorial Stop' Announcement Fails To Mention Any Ti'e With Contract Talks WASHINGTON John L. Lewis, In the midst of bargaining for a new coal wage contract, today ordered his miners out. ol the plls for a 10-day "memorial" work at the end of this month. Nothing was said in the announcement lo relate the move lo the negotiations but Lewis customarily uses the contract-permitted mourning period in connection with new contract talks. Officially the purpose is commemoration of.

the casualties of mining disasters. The designated period, announced in the United Mine Workers Journal, is August. 23 to Sept. 1, inclusive. August 23 falls on a Saturday when the miners customarily do not work.

Sept. 5 is a Monday. Thus Ihe stoppage will involve only six normal working days. Lewis has given no tj cc that the present coal mine wage contract, will expire Sept. 30.

just under a month nfler the men will be going back to work afwr the memorial holiday. Wiiile the selected dates put no direct pressure on the contract talks, they nevertheless will serve to emphasize what, will happen If do not produce nominee ever elected Irom Jonesboro, was umiblc to deliver a 10- minute speech, prepared for the victory celebration. The jjifl was presented to Cherry after a parade down Main Street, where show windows displayed "Cherry" red welcome signs, in the parade were 163 decorated cars nnd high school band. The procession ended at Woodland Field, where city fathers, union, church, school, business, farm and bar representatives made welcoming addresses before a crowd estimated nt 4.000 persons. "Happiest Moment" Judge Cherry, who defeated Ihird term candidate Sid McMalh earlier (he this week, said that "this is happiest moment of my life." Pausing oflcn (o clear his llironl, Cherry expressed his appreciation for tiic welcoming celebration and (jlfl: "Without your help.

I could never have been successful In this race. You people in Jonesboro stayed with me when everybody salrt 1 didn't have a chance. Maybe you didn't think I had a chance cither. bul you stayed with me anil kept on working. I just can't make a speech today all I can rto Is from the bottom of Ihanks, my heart." Cherry's family his wife, Margaret, their three children, Sandy.

Scottle and Charlotte -and tlie Chancellor's court reporter and secrelary. Miss Jean McGregor, also received inscribed gifts Irom Ihe residents of Jonesboro. McMath, Letter Goes to Cherry LITTLE ROCK lift Oov. Sid McMath formally congratulated Judge Francis Cherry yesterday for his victory In Tuesday's election with a letter pledging "my support and co-operation." He also invited Ihe new gubernatorial nominee to send his department heads, when they arc named, to "sit In on all hoard or commission meetings pertaining lo their departments." the negotiations agreement. Summerf Says U.

Wants 'Plan for Peace GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. E. Summerfield, calling for a Republican victory at national and state levels, said today the American people have had enough planning for war-what they want is some plan- Minn fnt- ing for peace. Weather Arkansas forecast: Clear to! partly cloudy, thundcrshowers i LITTLE ROCK The Democratic State Committee is scheduled to meet here Sept. 13-20 to certify and declare nominees named in Tuesday's Democratic runoff election.

Committee Secretary Frank Newell of Little Rock slid yesterday that otner matters to be discussed at the meeting would be announced later. Man Dies in Wreck PHOENIX Delbert Clayton. 32. Pelsor. was killed "in a car-truck collision near Florence Junction.

today. The Arirona Highway Patrol said two passengers in Clayton's rar and the driver of the truck minor cuts and bruises. Aly Khan, Rita Have Date after Yasmm's Illness HOLLYWOOD A Khan ami hi.s retrained wife. Rita Hayworth, rushed last night to an emergency hospital, where their daughter. 2'i vvns rc ated after swallowing sleeping pills.

The prince the arrived in separate cnrs. at least a moment their marital difficulties. The actress told hospital attendants she did not know how the child, "ho has been ill with whoop- ins cough, obtained (lie pills. Alter Student Aid Fund Is Memorial to Frank O. Wilson WILSON An educational fund for student aid was established here this week by friends of I lale Frank o.

Wilson In memory of Wilson. The scholarship will be known as the Frank o. Wilson Memorial Announcement of the grant nas murle following a meeting of the donors. Hudson Wren. Jerrv Hays and o.

Anderson were appointed to set up qualifications of candidates for the scholarship each year Contributions (o the fund now total about SI.000. according to Mr. An-J hri deron. secretary for the fund co.n-! mittee. Veterans Fail to Draw On Insurance WASHINGTON If, A Veterans Administration official estimated today that of those entitled lo 200 million dollars in 1052 dividends on national service life insurance, only half will draw out Ihcir share in cash Ihls year.

Officials believe there are two major reasons for this: 1. Many of Ihe five million holders of about six million the NSU policies are held by World War II nnd subsequent veterans who are entitled lo dividends either did not understand or ignored Instructions they must apply in writing. checks are merely letting ihcl. cash lie credited lo Ihcir account to pay later premiums, or to draw 3 per cenl interest after a certain dale. Austrian Talks at End years or effort by the Western powers to get.

little change Meet Slated her stomach was pumped out. 1 min appeared to be none the worse i fnr her exneripnre. she was In the ho-pitnl about 15 minutes a dead end. A appeal by Austria lo the Unil- rd probably with American to agree to an Austrian appeared today to have "They do not want to be led farther into Ihe wilderness," said the new Republican national chairman in an address prepared for the state OOP convention. "They want lo be led out of it." "They have had enough of the mistakes of (he past." he continued.

"They want accomplishment in the future. "They know lhat the lime has come for drastic in America. The hour has arrived to stand up and. be counted." Summerficld said if ihc people want "four more years of trials, tribulations and Trumnni.sm. Ihcy can gel it by voting for Adlal Stevenson.

If Ihey want to rid of it they know what lo do casl their votes for Dwlght D. Eisenhower and the entire Republican ticket." Referring to the White House of Stevenson oti foreign and defense matters. Summerticld said the Democratic prcsidcnlial candidate with the most discredited Cabinet In American history." including "that architect of disaster, the secretary of state Mr. Dean Acheson." "When Gov. Stevenson left Ihe White House." the chairman add-1 ed.

"Ihc sign was on his back for all lo see. In loot-hish It-tiers was one word T-R-U-M-A-N Tru-I ote KGCOUnf Started man." GOP, Democratic Candidates Plan Campaign Moves Stevenson Swaps Train For Planes SPRtNC7FIKLD, 111. (AP) Adlai Stevenson will strike westward (o California and the Pacific Northwest early next month in a presidential drive that will see the old "whistle stop" technique discarded for a new train- plane method of campaigning. Stevenson's personal campaign manager, Wilson Wyatt, announced lic.sc plans today cratic presidential as the Demo- nominee's special advisory board gathered In its first strategy huddle. The westward trip will begin three or four days after Steven, son Present kick off (he Democratic campaign Sept 1 with Labor Day speeches in Detroit mid Milwaukee, respectively.

"It will be an eight to ten das' trip," Wyjut (old a news conference. "Stevenson make one speech In a western state cast ot the rockics, and (hen go into Call- fornla nnd the Norlhw-est." Old I'Lui Discarded Stevenson will discard Ihe old method of (ravelling cross-country by train over a northern route and then returning by a southern route will combine plane and train travel, Wyiitt said in order to reach the greatest number of cities in the shortest time. San Francisco and Angeles will he two of ihc cities where Stevenson will speak. But beyond that, said specific times UNIUS and places were not yel fixed. It appeared almost certain, however Unit Seattle, ami be two of the major would stops.

Scctiulis'Chosen Enrly Indications were that ste- with support Pre.sl- ent Truman will perhaps lilt hardest in New York, California and the Mid-western belt states. Although tentative schedule of dates and places has been dratted for Stevenson nppenrances. inside sources sny it is subject'to revision nnd will not lie approved finally for at least another week. President Truman is expected here lo make most ot his the industrial North. But it Is said Stevenson's headquarters has no information on specific speaking dates except in New York, New Jersey and Milwaukee.

The Stevenson strategy board Is composed of Wilson Wyatt director ol Stevenson's personal campaign headquarters; Democratic National Chairman Stephen Mitchell: Sen. Earl C. Clements of Eisenhower To Make Bid For Labor Vote DENVER (AP) -Gen. "wight I). Eisenhower wilf make a determined bid Hie laljoi' vote during his campaign for the presidency Tlie Republican candidate's schedule is being revised to allow .0 speak at the annual com'en uo.i of he American Federation of sept 0 is" Ncw York Clty openln And Eisenhower's running mate, hen Richard Nixon of California told reporters yesterday, "Cen Eisenhower will welcome the opl liortunlty to appear beiore labor orgnmzntions anytime ho can Nixon hinted at the strategy'to ha used in wooing the labor vote Ho was discussing the endorsement by I Executive Board of Gov Adlal Stevenson of Illinois the Democratic nominee.

Hanks. File Differ "While the leadership of the CIO has endorsed Gov. Stevenson, it will be different thing as far as rank anrt file is concerned" Nixon declared. "I do not think Jack Kroll. and the top political lenders In the cio can deliver the iu vole." Kroll Is head of Ihe CIO's Political Action Committee Nixon said he had discussed tha matter with Eisenhower and added Wo arc not going to write off lho labor vote." While he was here during midweek, former Minnesota Gov Harold E.

Stassen said a top labor lender, who he did not identify would announce support ot Elsen- hower. Stassen said the man also predicted Elsenhower would re-. he ta of would neither confirm nor deny reports he would serve us a liaison man between Eisenhower hcadciuarlers and Inbor. But he did say he has talked wilh representatives of labor since the OOP National Convention. Stassen 'left early yesterday after a final private dinner talk with the general.

Warren to Denver Oov. Earl Warren of California, Stnssen an unsuccessful contender for the presidential nomination, headed into Denver early today. He Is scheduled to discuss general campaign strategy with lha lieneral and also his will chief advisers, work out with utu. c.uri nr 2. Many who are not requesting Kentucky, Sen.

Mike Monroncv of rt utility oi md Sen. Clinton p. Ati- Oklahoma and dcrson of New Mexico: Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman- Mrs. India Edwards, vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee: George Ball of Washington. D.

representing independent groups supporting Stevenson: and Rep. Michael J. Kirvvan lot Ohio. I Lailics Mel Ycslcrrlaj Steel Corporation To Full Production PITTSBURGH OT'. Allegheny-! notlHrii' IICCd i cfslcrdn witn Cltiction dflrr slcrnincr a roinnTpff I i complete I Arthur Golclberz.

ohipF duction nftcr signing a "agreement, covering H.OOO five p.ants. was tt Allcgticny-Ltidlnm was Ihe major steel producer which Eisenhower Ihe agenda for the general's meeting next Wednesday in Boise, Idaho, with the 10 Republican governors of Western states. Warren has been designated chairman of that conference by Ihe other governors. Eisenhower will make his first frankly political speech since his nomination, facing across a Tawn from the slcps of the Idaho Capitol. His parly will go directly from noise to Kansas City for a'Thurs- day meeting with parly leaders and candidates of seven Western states.

Then Eisenhower will return to Denver for a final round of appoint- merits and probably some fishin" before he flies lo New York to make wh.it he calls non-political at the American only had not recalled its employes under terms of an interim agreement ending a nation-wide steel strike July Missouri forecast: Generally fair lonighl and Sunday except some widely scattered showers northeast portion tonight or Sunday morning: a litile cooler southeast tonight. Low tonight 60s north, lo 70 exreme south. High Sunday generally near 00. Minimum Ihis 77, Maximum Sunrise Precipitation 24 hours lo 1 a.m.— trace. Total precipitation since Jan 1 Mean temperature (midway between h'sb and Normal mean temperatures for This Date I.asf Vear Minimum this Meantime, Ah- has another date to dine today with Rita.

LITTLE ROCK Gov. Mc- Malh and representatives of four agricultural agencies will meet here Monday to discuss future aid for Arkansas' farmers. WASHINGTON The FBI today announced the apprehension' mmoimcrn of one ol its "lop ten fugitives." yslrrday lhat Moscow had reject- Thomas Hill, on charges of i crt an Abbreviated treaty which the The State Department announced Yearns for Our Drouth iflighl lo avoid prosecution. Red Bid for 'No-Victor' Truce Refuted Western powers proposed March 13 In (he hope of ending the occupa- tlon of Austria and Riving that country full independence. WASHINGTON Norln Ko But )e Dr-partmeilf TO rcas expressed hope for a nobody- nothing now in Kini's spercii aS hce brushcd 1 statement Vnerdlv sav rtm nl compromise nnl, S0.21 Jiumaiy- I to ihis empty gesture.

Prime Minister Kim II Sung of North Korea, in a speech carried by the Pyongyang radio, said: 'We hope to get an atmisUce icrcomcnt wherein (ht-re neither victor nor vanquished." Tills Interested United Nations Icokin? for a break in the Pann-iunjom truce talks which I have drajBcd on tor 18 prison or-return point but would welcome any proposal to settle 'this one remaining issue." The department said that, if Kim has anything concrete to otfcr, the. P.innninj.5111 truce table Is the place Icr it. However, it added: "We ivill not permit Ihc com- ro reduce (he nerotintins I tsb'e to a cnunrlm? board for Iheir I false and vicioua propaganda. 1 Inside Today's Courier News Hot Kprimrs adrttd Clifck frirt schedule. sports.

Paje S. News of Men in Service Page SoriMy. rage 2, We welcome flcrllon of Cherry. dllor- hls Page 4. Commander Howard Moore, former Blytheville resident and lawyer.

Vcpi reading about Mis- sissippt Count prolonged rtrouth nml watchlnj? it rain, r.iin. raiti. Commnnder now- stationed wilh the Navy at SubU: Hay, Philippine T--lrmrln He wrote Ihe Courier N'uws lhat "we would be glad lo a a little rain from heic. During (he past 21 hours, the recorded rainfall at the Naval Station was 12.4 inches." lie went on lo relate lhat the area hail 50 inches of rain during July and since the first ol Ihe year, sonic R5 Inches of rain has soaked Ihe subic Bay region. MKI.BOURNK Ark.

cnt Illegal voting in Izard County's Nixon, at his news conference yesterday, called on Stevenson to lm double talk and the fancy CIO Executive Board lias endorsed ln nm (pn U3 wncr( nc Stevenson's candidacy. islands on the issues," The Cali- Gotdbcrg jeered al COP charges "'an called Stevenson "a 'me- Ihat Stevenson was a 100 candidate in reverse because candidate of the CIO or group 'in the United Slalcs. any oilier' 0 llis 'lcnce on Hie Nixon Stevenson was usinn Joseph Kennan. member of "words which mean all lo Ihe Executive Committee of the i all people." Ho declared Ihc Illinois AI'- League for Political snvernor should "make some slm- Education, tolti reporters he Relieved Stcvcn.son will support repeal of the Tnft-Hartley t.a-.v. Kennan said he believed Steven- ere he stands." ncquivocal statements as to Dixie Hershey Says Draft Pool Low; 'About Everyone May Be Called' Bid WEST MEMPHIS.

Ark. Supporters of a proposed horse r.ica track at West Memphis reportedly Itrudc plans last nj en a try at winning approv.il for their venture WASHINGTON- The na(ion's draft chlrf says the pool Vvhirb lie draws manpower Is rihl- ninu dry and. within a year, may be rtiicr Hum it was at any time during World War II. this pool is as low next summer as I'm prophesying," said Ma) Gen. Lewis B.

Hershey, selective service director, "just about everybody will be In training unleu they have a mast excellent reason for Tlrrshey, speaking on CBS-radio "Capitol Cloakroom" last night, added: "We'ri to hunt mm because we're o'il of men. The plain truth Is lii.it I'm KDinc lo he shoitcr in In-s than a VMl of men imw Ih.in I proluWy was at any lime during the w.ir.' 1 Hershey said draft calls will bo bigger during Ihr fiscal year whi. began In July than in the prerod- Ing 12 months. The draft, and en-, lislmcnts will bring about lo Ihe armed forces Ihts fiscal vear lie Mlimalcd. Draft problems are heightened Iier.ihcy said, because exempt, the rejection rale Is hiMyr and Korea veterans are released 18 months of duty.

There prcrbobfy wouldn't be any hami putting politician's face, on cur money, if we could keep his.