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.THE MEXIA (TEXAS) WEEKLY HERALD
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1948
NEWS
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Sxtetutiw rtyenfo
Texas A.t Al. College
Extension Service
There were 8 happy 4-H Club
youngsters in Limestone County
Thursday afternoon about 5
o'clock when the Sear's Pigs
were redistributed. These pigs
are all hibred registered Duroc's
and the boys were justly proud
of them. The boys who received
these pigs this year were:
Bobby Knox, son of Bob Knox,
Forest Glade.
Jack Patterson, son of W. B.
Patterson. Ben Hur.
Bobby Neal Roark, son of O. L.
Roark, Shiloh.
Delmar Bozeman, son of W. D.
Bozeman, Fairoaks.
Travis Brotherton, son of A. T.
Brotherton, Fairoaks.
Don Kirton, son of M. A. Kir-
ton. Ben Hur.
Billy Duke, son of A. V. Duke,
Tehuacana.
Andrew Fleming, son of A. C.
Fleming, Shiloh.
These boys will make brood
sows of these gilts and show them
first next fall as breeding gilts.
Before distribution the pigs were
all vaccinated for Hog Cholera
with B T V by Dr. George
Ragan of Groesbeck. This new
cholera serum does not contain
the live cholera garm that causes
damage. Thev were also sprayed
with 50% Wettable B H C to
eliminate the possibility of any
lice or mange. In about 2 or 3
weeks they will all be wormed
with Sodium Flouride to kill any
worms they may have.
In order to make a correction
in this column last week I
would like to say that this black
hairy worm known as the Salt
Marsh Caterpillar cannot be suc-
cessfully controlled with Calci-
um Arsenic. Mr. Paul Gregg at
College Station reported to me
that this poison would do the job
but Mr. E. S. Sims, teacher of the
G. I. Vocational Ag class at Kosse
tried it and so far it has failed
to work. However, both B H C
and Toxaphene grasshopper
poison did the job nicely. One
word of warning about these
chemicals, they usually are mixed
with Sulphur. DO NOT use Sul-
phur or DDT on watermelons or
Other vine type crops. These
chemicals can be gotten mixed
with things like talc that will not
damage the crop.
The Vetinary Clinic at Mexia
Saturday morning was very good.
Films were shown describing
many diseases of cattle, hogs and
poultry. Dr. Butler did an excel-
lent job of answering questions.
Greatest attention was paid to
Bang's Disease in cattle which
causes Undulant Fever in people.
Dr. Butler has had this disease
himself and stressed having all
cows blood tested and eliminating
this disease. Only a licensed
Vetinarian can draw this blood
sample. Mr. Ferguson of the Tid-
well Drug Co., in Mexia is to
be commended for bringing this
program to Limestone County.
We need healthier livestock and
Stronger people.
Wednesday, I drove all over
the county collecting these Sear's
Pigs. Unless conditions change,
bumper crops are in prospect for
us. The corn looks good and most
of the cotton is cleaned out.
Limestone County as a whole has
been very lucky this year with
the weather. It looks better here
than anywhere I've been.
Friday, Mr. Mac Jones, the
County Engineer, asked me to go
down to LaSalle with him to see
some roadwork. He is practically
rebuilding the roads all over the
county. By putting a nice crown
on the roadbed and back-sloping
the ditches they look like high-
ways. In order to keep these
roads in good shape, Mr. Jones
states that he would like to see
vegetation growing in the ditches
to prevent erosion, and that
farmers desiring to, may harvest
the hay crop. I would suggest a
crop of sweet clover on the black-
land and bermuda grass on the
sand. Mi. Jones states that he
does not object to disking the
ditch in a direction parallel to the
road in order to establish a seed-
bed but that plowing straight
across the ditch is frowned on.
These road ditches are usually
fertile and get enough moisture
to grow better hay crops than
lield land. By harvesting them
during the summer the roads can
be kept in better condition.
M. H. Brown
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Suggestions Given
To Swine Producers
The 25 Master Swine Producers
of Iowa raised to market-size
more than 2 pigs per litter above
the state average despite the fact
that the spring of '47 was one of
the worst on record. Successful
Farming magazine reports some
suggestions these swine producers
have for raising these little pigs.
Electric brooders prevent chill-
ing and crushing by the sow. They
are the safest form of heat if pre-
caution is taken against fire by
making sure they are firmly se-
cured, bulb protected with wire
netting, and line not overloaded.
An uneasy sow kills many pigs.
Eliminate corn from diet but feed
whole oats, bran, and alfalfa just
prior to farrowing as these are
cooling and keep bowels in good
condition. Return sow to full feed
if corn and protein supplement a
Week or ten days after farrowing,
and give her plenty of water for
two or three weeks.
Prevent scours by careful feed-
ing of sows, strict observance of
sanitation, and keeping pen floors
■Iry and warm. When pigs do ac-
quire scours, cut down sow's
feed and add lime or baking soda
to her drinking water.
Star little pigs eating feed in
addition to sow's milk so they^will
be well grown at weaning time.
Do not run litters of varying
sizes and ages together, the larger
pigs rob the little ones. Start pigs
on rolled oats. At three or four
weeks add shelled corn and some
protein supplement.
■ ~*'n Elect
Congressman
LYNDON
JOHNSON
~ YOUR
U.S. SENATOR
★ Preparedness
^ Peare
tAj- Progre**
"He Got* Things Done"
Paid Pol. Air.
Letter Carriers
Association Asks for
Standard-Size Boxes
HANNIBAL. Mo.. May 31 (UP)
— The State Association of Let-
ter Carriers, concluding a two-
dav session here, yesterday
urged the National Association
to request the Postoffice Depart-
ment to approve a standard-sized
mailbox, with hiiX enough open-
ings and no rough edges.
The association held that odd-
sized mail boxes were trouble-
some. and sharp edges often
caused cuts.
The association also asked for
an allowance of $100 annually
for Postmen for the purchase of
uniforms. Their clothing now is
purchased from their salaries.
Livestock Raisers
Give Tips on How
To Prevent Losses
AUSTIN, June 3 (Spl( -Live-
nock raisers today were given
ten tips on how to prevent losses
and speed up gains of cattle dur-
ing the pasture season this sum-
mer. The American Foundation
for Animal Health issued the fol-
lowing check-list of summer safe-
guards for cattle:
"(1) Don't let animals gorge
themselves on lush, young pas-
tures. Guard against bloat and
grass tetany by making a grad-
ual change to green feed.
"(2) Inspect the herd once a
vtek for evidence of pink-eye.
"(3) In blackleg areas, have all
calves vaccinated against this
disease.
"(4) Protect the herd against
flies by spraying with DDT at
least four times during the sum-
mer.
"(5) Examine pastures period-
ically for the presence of poison-
ous plants.
"(6) Check the heru regularly
for accidental wounds through
which screw worms may enter.
"(7) If suspected cases of
lumpy jaw develop, get those
animals off pasture and away
from the rest of the herd and
have them treated immediately.
"(8) When calves are unthrifty,
suspect the presence of parasites.
The parasite danger is especially
great on old pastures and com-
munity pastures.
"(9) If cattle share pastures
with stock from other farms,
have them immunized against
tetanus, blackleg and malignant
edema.
"(10) Bovine tuberculosis is
still a problem, and cattle should
be tested periodically for tuber-
culosis as well as brucellosis."
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Idle Barns Can Be
Converted into
Pullet Housing
Big barns stand idle today on
thousands of the nation's farms,
icirinders of an age when "Dob-
bin" was the source of power.
Four of these outgrown barns
now serve to cut to a fraction the
housing cost for 10,000 pullets
■ >n the Omar Smith farm near
Hagerstown, Indiana.
Successful Farming magazine
sees the possibility for many
such hen hotels all over the coun-
try. Old horse barns can be. con-
verted quite easily by improving
ventilation, installing running
water, using the cattle ramps for
delivering feed to feed bins on
second floor, and putting in a
deep litter of sawdust.
The over-all advantage of put-
ting 2,000 to 3,000 hens in one
bain enables work to be concen-
trated in a small area. It is a time-
saver, permits one person to man-
age more hens, and greatly re-
duces the housing and overhead
cost per hen.
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When your hose must 'jump'
across a shrub or flower bed stand
a spading fork in the ground and
put the hose thru the handle. This
support will protect your plants
and save unnecessary wear on
your hose. Better Homes & Gar-
dens also suggests that it is wise
to soften the hose by running
warm water thru it for a lew
minutes before using it for the
first time in the spring.
Vitamins May Be
Used in Evaluating
U. S. Farmlands
Food experts have discovered
some facts V>ut vitamins which
may change tne whole system of
evaluating U. S. farmlands.
By their new standards, yield
per acre would give way to "vita-
mins per unit of production" as
the means of measuring a land's
worth. Farmers would judge po-
tatoes first for food strength, and
then for size.
This outlook is based on find-
ings of the Department of Agri-
culture's Soil and Nutrition Lab-
oratory at Ithaca, N. Y., the only
institute of its kind, where scien-
tists. under the direAion of Dr.
Karl Hammer, are engaged in dis-
covering just what there is in soil
that produces food of better nutri-
tional value.
Reporting on their finding, Al-
fred H. Sinks, writing in the June
issue of Country Gentleman, says
that drastic changes of program
ire in prospect for many a U. S.
farm.
"For as people begin to ask
what foods, from what specific
'oealities, contain the most vita-
■nins and other health-building
dements, land values will go up
or down," he explains.
Rumors Heard That
Emperor Hirohito
Will Abdicate
TOKYO, May 27 (UP) — High
Allied Headquarters circles to-
day described as "obviously
rumors and nothing more" rumors
that Emperor Hirohito would
abdicate to indicate he shared in
war guilt.
"We have heard nothing which
would lead us to believe the Em-
peror has any intention of giving
up his post," an official said. "To
the best of our knowledge and
belief, the Emperor may be ex-
pected to keep his post indefi-
nitely."
The rumors, which had circulat-
ed abroad, held that Hirohito
would resign in the near future.
The Allied Military Tribunal,
trying former Premier Hideki
Tojo and 24 co-defendants for
war crimes is expected to return
a verdict in late June or early
July.
SUGAR
"ICKIES
M
Dead Farm Animals
Teague Rendering Co. will
pick up your dead or uae-
less horses, mules or cattle.
Call
TEAGUE RENDERING Co.
Collect
Phone 134, Teague or
3122—Waco, Texas.
THESE WEREN'T
MADE TO HOLD MONEY
Money salted away; at home is al- '
ways in danger of loss. Protect the
dollars you set aside for the future.'
Open an account at our bank. '
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of Mexia
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Plans Announced for
Jaycee Recognition
Of June Dairy Month
Sam Sowers and Don Caldwell,
Jr., co-chairman of the Mexia
Junior Chamber of Commerce
\grjculture Comm.ttee announc-
ed today plans for the Jaycees
| ecognition of the national June
i Dairy Month. Sowers and Cald-
well have big plans for Saturday,
and Sunday, June 12th and 13th.
Sowers said that the Saturday
afternoon program will be con-
ducted downtown immediately
following the regular Trades Day
•vent and would have Milk
Drinking Contests and a Health-
iest Baby Contest. Sowers said
hat Roland Aycock with his com-
nittee of Ozzie Edwards, Charlie
Ingram and Rip McKenzie would
tage the Milk Drinking Contest?
ind that Herman Baty's commit-
ee of J. W. Averett, Dr. Jack Oli-
ver and Lucy Bozeman would
'tive charge of the Healthiest
*3aby Contest. These committees
will announce the details of their
orojects as they are formulated.
The highlight of the two-day
ecognition of the importance of
'he milk and dairy industries,
vill be a tour of local dairies and
milk plants. Sowers said that the
iunday tour would form at the
'ity Auditorium at 2:00 p.m. and
nelude three dairies and the
lorden Company plant in the
tenerary. There will be prizes
iiven away at each stop on the
'our and at one stop, each person
will be given ice cream. Sowers
•said that the prizes to be given
would be one case of evaporated
milk, one case of Bordens Eagle
Irand milk and a five pound
block of cheese.
The entire tour will be conduct-
ed Sunday afternoon and will
'lave a public address system for
lissemination of information and
tatistical data.
Says Other Nations
Have Atomic Piles
For Research
WASHINGTON. May 27 (UP)
— Half a dozen nations "and prob-
ably the USSR" have or soon
will have small atomic piles
capable of turning out radioactive
elements for scientific research.
For that and other reasons, the
Federation of American Scientists
proposed today that the United
Nations take over worldwide dis-
tribution of these "non-danger-
ous byproducts of atomic energy.
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Tamping soil firmly is a
"must' for ruccessful pot garden-
ing. Watpr then will spread thru
the entire ball of soil rather than
run down quickly thru a crack
in the soil, says Better Homes &
Gardens magazine.
WEEKLY NCWS ANALYSIS
Israel Registers Diplomatic Victory
By Agreeing to 'Cease Fire' Order;
Lewis Quits First Coal Conference
.By Bill Schoentgen, WNU Staff Writer.
alkotic
(EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions art axpreised In thoso columns, thejr ore those of
Western Newspaper t'nlun's news analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper.)
PALESTINE:
Diplomacy
What the Jew* of Israel lacked in
armed strength to resist Arab at-
tack* against their new state they
had made up in shrewd diplomacy.
It was just possible that the deci-
sive blow" of the Palestine war was
struck when Israe'. foreseeing mili-
tary defeat, agreed to order its
army to cease fire on all Palestine
fronts if the Arabs would do the
same.
That development, which took
place as the battle for Jerusalem
entered its sixth day in an unholy
atmosphere of rattling guns, burst-
ing shell and violent death, made
the most favorable impression pos-
sible in the United Nations.
Thus having the onus of prolong-
ing the Palestine fighting shifted
suddenly to their shoulders alone,
the Arabs were put on the spot In
the U. N. and in world public opin-
ion.
It was a clever diplomatic maneu-
ver on the part of the Jews but,
at leBst at the outset of this new
line of circumstances, the Arabs
were having none of it. They reiter-
ated their determination to wrest
all Palestine from control of the
Jews.
Actually, all the Jews had done
was to issue a surprise cease fire
order in compliance with a U. N.
security council request that the
fighting be brought to a halt.
Neither the security council nor
anyone else had expected the re-
quest to be observed.
But that put it up to the Arabs
who, faced with a deadline set by
the U. N.. were having trouble de-
ciding whether or not to cease fire.
If they stopped fighting now they
would have dene so without attain-
ing their prime objective—the re-
voking of Israel's claim to sov-
ereign statehood. If they continued
the war beyond the deadline they
would be laying themselves open to
possible security council sanctions
of the economic variety.
SECURITY;
Desperate Plight
President Truman came up with
another sound plank to reinforce
his campaign platform when he de-
manded that congress overhaul and
broaden the social security pro-
gram.
To relieve the "desperate" plight
of the aged and needy in this infla-
tionary period he called for a 50 per
cent increase In old age insurance
benefits and as>ked that 20 million
more persons be protected.
He offered a five point program
and said he wanted quick action
on it. For three years, the Presi-
dent pointed out with some irrita-
tion, similar requests on his part
have been shunted aside. This time
he was asking:
1A 50 per cent increase "at least"
• in old age and survivors' in-
surance benefits; allowing pension-
ers to earn up to $40 a month in-
stead of $15 without losing benefits;
raising of the tax rate from 1 per
cent to 1% per cent next January 1.
2 Extension of coverage to farm
- and domestic workers, the
self-employed and others not now
covered.
3 Broadening of unemployment
• insurance to cover employees
of small firms lhaving fewer than
eight workers), federal employees
and others.
4 Disability insurance to protect
' workers from loss of earnings
caused by sickness and injuries.
5 Increased federal benefits to
match state aid for dependent
children, the needy, aged and blind.
Whatever his motives in present-
ing the problem of inadequate so-
cial security benefits again at this
time, Mr. Truman did have a good,
even a noble, point.
"People who3e sole income is
from social security payments havo
Just about reached the breaking
point. All of them face a des-
perate struggle in trying to pro-
cure bare necessities at present
prices."
Both President Truman and the
aged and needy were hoping fer-
vently that congress would be able
to squeeze social security legisla-
tion into the crowded docket It had
prepared for the month preceding
adjournment.
As for congrcss itself, it was on
the fence again.
ECONOMICS:
Wage-Price
While prices continue to climb
ateadlly, wage increases are begin-
ning to show signs of levelling off,
■ays the latest department of com-
merce report on inflation.
Possibility of a business rcces-
■ion, and with it the prospect for
lower prices, vanished like mist in
the sun after the foreign aid and
military preparedness programs
began to take shape in March, the
department survey revealed.
This photograph of the west end
or John L. Lewis going east out
of a door Is perhaps symbolic of
trouble to come in the nation's
soft coal mines. First conference
between the United Mine Workers
and the coal produeers on the
miners' 1948 contract ended In
frustration when Lewis walked
out after refusing to scat a rep-
resentative of the Southern Coal
Producers association at the par-
ley.
NO CONFERENCE:
Lewis Again
It was all typically Lewisian.
"I make the observation that
there is now no conference," quoth
John L., chief of the soft coal
miners, as he walked grandly out
on the first meeting to negotiate
a new contract between the coal
operators and the United Mine
Workers.
UMWs present contract expires
June 30.
Lewis broke up the discussion on
1948 wage agreements when he ob-
jected to seating Joseph E. Moody,
president of the Southern Coal Pro-
ducers association, at the confer-
ence and was outvoted by the
operators.
He was not against Moody per-
sonally. Officially, his union's po-
sition was that the 14 regional or-
ganizations which comprise the
Southern association must bargain
in 14 separate groups, rather than
delegate bargaining authority to
the all-inclxsive association.
According to Lewis' accepted pat-
tern of operation, his balk at the
Southern Coal Producers was the
opening tactical stroke in his 1948
campaign for an improved miners'
contract.
Following that, he could sit back
and present the UMW wage de-
mands in his own good time. Then,
if the coal operators did not ac-
cede, he could call the annual
strike.
Lewis know his position was
good. Tiie UMW's recent pension
walkout had left the nation's coal
reserves seriously depleted. By
the time June 30 rolled around
soft coal stocks would not yet have
been built up to the point where
industry could stand a long strike.
Barring unforeseen circum-
stances, it looked like this would
develop into another injunction
case.
The union still is under an 80 day
court injunction prohibiting re-
newal of the pension strike; but
the court might rule that another
walkout would be a brand now
strike. In that case a now in-
junction might have to be sought
by the government under Taft-
Hartley procedure.
HARVEST:
European
Europe may look forward to pos-
sibly its best year since the war
if food production prospccts con-
'tlijqe to be as^ favorable as they are
, right now.
U. S. agriculture department said
that the continent will produce a
larger part of its food needs this
year than it did last year and that
the crop outlook was good over
most of Europe and the Soviet
Union early in May.
Prospects indicate a considerably
larger crop of bread groins—wheat
and rye—than last year's desper-
ately small one. A severe winter
killed most of Europe's winter
wheat and rye last year.
European production of bread
grains may surpass 1.8 billion
bushels, which was the size of the
1946 crop, largest since the war.
Production last year dropped to
about 1.5 billion bushels, compared
with a 2.3 billion average before the
war.
DAIRYING:
To a Crisis
While the U. S. dairy Industry
was busy promoting its 12th an-
nual June Dairy Month for the pur-
pose of felling more milk, butter,
cheese and ice cream it also was
taking a long, critical look behind
the scenes and not liking what it
SQW.
Industry analysts had spotted
what appeared to be a dangerous
trend. In its simplest form the
trend could be defined as an in-
exorable increase in the U. S. popu-
lation.
At the root of the problem was
si stubbornly entrenched economic
condition whose factors were the
war. widespread hunger abroad
and domestic inflation.
Continuing high prices for beef
and veal have been instrumental in
sending many dairy cows or poten-
tial dairy cows to the slaughter
house. Too many American dairy
farmers have discovered how they
could reduce their herds drasti-
cally, put more tend Into money-
making grain crops, realize a
greater profit and still have moro
leisure time.
Adding those conditions to the
fact that during the past few years
the nation has experienced about a
45 per cent increase in its birth
rate, the dairy industry came up
with a grim conclusion: If these
circumstances continue at the
present rate, and there is every
likelihood that they will, by 1952 the
U. S. will be approaching the criti-
cal point at which it no longer will
be able to produce enough milk to
satisfy its own needs.
That, according to some prog-
nosticators, might mean strict ra-
tioning in a land which hitherto had
literally flowed with milk and
honey.
Biggest Switch
Long Voyage
Previous flight range records
paled into Insignificance when an
nir force B-30 superbombcr flow
an unprecedented 8.000 miles non-
stop with a dummy bomb load of
about five tons. It was aloft for a
day and a half.
The E-36 returned to the ground
with about 1,200 gallons of gasoline
remaining In its tanks, enough to
keep It aloft another two or thre«
hours if necossary.
VFW Club Room
Is Now Open
C. O. Barker, Adjutant-Quar-
termaster, announced today that
the V. F. W. Club Room is now-
open at 111 Womack Lane in
Mexia. It will be open from 4:00
p. m. until 12:00 p. m. on week-
days. 2:00 p. m. until 12:00 p. m.
on Saturdays and 3:00 p. m. until
Billboard advertising will reach
a new spectacular extreme oil
Chicago's Lake Shore drive this
July when the switch Is tl'fown ta
turn oil the lights of the world's
largest sign—114 feet high and
210 feet wide. A mile and a half
of neon tubing, illuminating let-
ters 38 to 58 feet high, will flash
the name of a spirited product
Which a certain distillery wants
everybody to switch to.
! Weekly Letter j
■ From Washington ■
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WASHINGTON, D. C., June 3—
The various committees are con-
cluding their hearings on the
many bills introduced during the
80th Congress. Nearly 300 reso-
lutions or bills have been intro-
duced in the Senate and a much
larger number, over 7000 bills,
have been dropped in the hopper
by Representatives. Out of this
number, 547 resolutions have be-
come Public Laws and 312 have
become Private Laws.
\ Public Law is legislation
which applie.' to everyone in
this country ui' to groups such as
our veterans, far. Tiers, or govern-
ment employees. A Private Law
is for the relief of an individual
whereby the goverrvnent autho-
rizes the payment of a claim for
injuries for which the ge vernment
:s liable. All proposed le/'islution
which this 80th Congress h ;s fail-
ed to enact into law cann'Jt be
-arried over to the new Congress
vhich will meet in January 1949.
When a bill is introduced by a
Representative, it is given a num-
ber and referred to the Commit-
tee which handles legislative mat
t..rs similar t > those contained in
that particular '•ill. Fo>' instance,'
I). R. 21111 "'as referred to the
Veterans' Affairs Committee as
this bill provided far institutional
on-the-farm training for a group
of our veterans of World War il
After extensive hearings on this,
mearure by the Veterans' Affairs
Committee, the bill was reported
to the House and received ap-
nroval there and in the Senate,
lv coming Public Law 377 when
signed by the President.
As a member of the Veterans'
Affairs Committee, it has been
my duty to attend Committee
hearings several times a week to
j consider the 4(16 veterans bills re-
' ferred to. it. Committee hearings
are usually held from 10:00 a.m.
until noon at which time the
Hoiee of Representatives con-.
venes. Of the 4fifl bills referred
to the Committee, forty bills were
revised and reported to tlu-
House. Sixteen veteran laws
have been enacted so far by this
Congress.
One f.f the lest bills to be given
| a hearing deals with providing
'ic.spit' I ;ind disability benefits to
'he Filipino Scouts and guerrillas.
I Officers of the United States
Armv have testified that these
| '''ilipino'- numbering some 200,0011
; gave valuable service to our
j forces there. Many had been call-
; d to serve with our Army units
| before Pearl Harbor and fought
i ■ vi '"• our men at Bataan and Cor-
re"idor.
Ti e American Ambassador to
I the Philinnines, Mr. O'Neal, testi-
j lied that th<> hospitalization pro-
vided the Filipino Scouts was de-
plorable as many of the hosnitals
were just tin shacks without
much protection from the weath-
er The assistance given by guer-
rillas to our troops returning to
battle by Japs was commended.
Major General George F. Moore
! is now the commander of Ameri-
| can troops in the Philipoines, and
I it is e\ne"t( d that lie will be ask-
j ed to testify as to the value of the
j cervices of Filipino soldiers. Gen-
I era! Moore was the former com-
I mandant at Texas A, & M. Col-
r leee and was captured on Cor-
! re"'dor.
Ove>' one million claims have
j b' en filed lie Filipinos for guer-
; rilla recognition, but it is believed
t'vit onlv ahei't one- fourth of
i this nunib"" will qualify for any
' benefits this government might
nrovide in the wav of hospitaliza-
tion and disability pensions. A
'•iib-'-unmittee of the Veterans'
Affairs Committee olans to in-
" •''•ale these conditions in the
pi.i'iivMif... t,, determine the ad-
i a'eiitv or passing legislation
for tlie'o soldiers.
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POLITICS:
The Race
In Oregon, whore the last presi-
dential primary of this campaign
year was held in an atmosphere of
political hoopla. Gov. Thomas E.
Dewey of Ntvr York was voted
more likely to succeed than Harold
Stasscn.
Whether he would cr not re-
mained an open question, but it
was certain That his political com-
plexion had taken on a more san-
guine hue as a result ot the Oregon
balloting.
Stassen, who had won spectacular
primary victories in Wisconsin and
Ncbjaslta over Taft and Dewey, his
chief rivals for the GOP nomina-
tion, and then had received a bor-
derline setback at the hands of
Taft forces in Ohio, at last had ! „j
suffered a clear-cut defeat.
Oregon wasn't going to do Stas- '
sen any good. Having had to but!:
organized Republican opposition all i
the way along,, he apparently had
estimated that his best chance j / • > ■ § n
procuring the nomination lay in f ari« Aw#lmC iflf RAC 1
building up sufficient prestige and j v lSJEI MTCUSUJ iUI WCJI
momentum during the primary i f j
campaigns to stampede the June 21
convention.
However, he still will go to the
national convention with at least!
Caso March Offers
'Un-Teran' Definition
W/W'o ,'vne 1 (UP)
An
, , , award ol $100 w;is offered today
200 delegates pledged to support 1 ],v -• --
him on the first ballot. So,
that matter, will Dewey, ..
of 548 convention votes is required
for nomination.
Headiiners
. . George
the city's
IN RICHMOND, Vs. .
W. Harvey, winner of
safe-driving contest, was hailed
into court, fined five dollars for
driving too slowly.
IN LONDON . . . Buckingham
palace announced some spot news
to the press: Princess Margaret
Rose had come down with measles.
IN OCEANA. W. Va. ... A hew
postmaster was appointed—name
of Please Wright.
IN NEW YORK . . . Magistrate
Francis X. Giaccone "heard" 10
deaf mutes plead guilty to charges
of loud ar.d boisterous conduct,
fined them a dollar each, then won-
dered how they knew they were
guilty.
IN SOMERSET, Pa. ... A depart
ment store, frustrated by contrary
spring weather which sent tempera-
tures skidding to SO degrees, ad
vcrtised straw hats with earmuffs.
11:00 on Sundays. Only puid-up
members and their Indies may at-
tend.
Barker pointed out that those
who haven t paid their 1948 dues
may pay them at the club room.
, Caso March, candidate for
for j Gov-. i nor, to the ex-serviceman
A total j tiding him (he best definition
of "Iin t a n" n term once used
by Gov. Horn ford I'. .'ester in
.'.'"weiiii" a demand for a state
vctowns' bonus.
March said entrios would be
Mmit.;d to < n-servicemen and the
heads of various veterans or-
ganizations would be asked to 30-
lect t|ie wir.iu i.
He .aid that neither box tops
nor reasonable facsimilies were
needed. However, he added that
"a dollar bill — a buck to buck
Jester — with each entry would
be appreciated."
Mai eh. making his headquar-
ters at Waco, will formaUy open
ha: campaign there with'a speech
from the Courthouse iawn on
Friday. It will be broadcast from
• :30 to 9 p. m, over stations
WOAI. San Antonio: WBAP,
Fort Worth, and KPItC, Houston.
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