The Alamance Gleaner
VOL. LXXII GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19," 1946 No. 46
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Colleges Take Livestock Honors;
Violence Marks General Strike;
German Scientists Aiding U. S.
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Ruiiuna pienris
smash typewriter
4 belonging to
'? Charles Hill, Berke
ley, Calif., when
they suspect he pur
chased It in struck
bound store. Over
uVrM* AFL unionists walked out in general strike in support or re
tal clerks.
STOCK SHOW:
Colleges' Day
Perhaps it was only fitting that
the tuition's agricultural colleges,
which have devoted so much effort
toward the improvement of Ameri
can fanning, copped the major hon
ors at the 47th International Live
Stock exposition in Chicago.
Royal Jupiter, a 1,370 - pound
Shorthorn steer entered by Okla
homa A. & M. college, was awarded
grand championship, with Wyoming
Challenger Standard, another Short
horn owned by the University of
Wyoming, named reserve title
holder.
A 222-pound Hampshire barrow
entered by Purdue university was
adjudged the grand hog champion,
marking the 10th victory chalked
qp by the Lafayette, Ind., institu
tion in this class since the stock
show started.
Having taken firsts in the steer
and hog competition, the colleges
contented themselves with a sec
ond in the lamb showing, Ohio State
university winning runner-up honors
with a 147-pound Hampshire weth
er. Sixteen-year-old Wayne Disch,
Evansville, Wis., took first place
with a 110-pound Southdown.
4-H Makes Hit
AH Chicago seemed to take out
the welcome mat for more than
1,000 rural farm youth attending the
Sth annual 4-H congress. Clean
and wholesome, with an open and
winning manner, the boys and girls
went right on to steal the Windy
City's heart.
Perhaps because they most typi
fied the hundreds of 4-H representa
tives present, the eight health
champions chosen attracted wide
attention. There was especial praise
for Nancy Jean Davis, 17, Pitts
burg, Okla., who not only corrected
a curvature of the spine and built
up her own health but also whole
heartedly participated in the 4-H
program for better sanitation, nu
trition and medical standards in
her community.
Girl champions in the spotlight in
cluded Patricia Morgan, 18, West
viDe, Ind., canning; Mildred Bruce,
17, Newport, Ark., homemaking;
and Doris Anders, 19, Heron Lake,
Minn., food preparation.
Wendell Straughm, 17, Oldham
county, Ky., displayed the biggest
heart at the meet, having canned
1,300 quarts of fruit, meats and
vegetables last year and given most
at them to a Baptist orphanage
and hospital.
LABOR:
Stiff Penalty
When Judge T. Alan Goldsborough
slapped a $3,500,000 fine against the
United Mine Workers and a $10,000
penalty against UMW Chieftain John
L. Lewis for contempt of court in
staging the soft coal strike, it
marked a new phase in American
labor relations.
' Judge Goldsborough would not im
prison Lewis and thereby set him up
as a martyr to labor's cause; but
the stiff fines Imposed against both
the union and its big boss were de
signed to impress labor generally
that in a dispute involving govern
ment interests, the government
stood above all parties.
Set back by the decision, the UMW
command took immediate steps to
appeal, but regardless at the out
' . came at a higher court bearing, the
rank and file of the union continued
to swear by John L. From Charles
ton, W. Va., Pres. William Blizzard
of District 17 charged: "This is part
of a plot by the Democratic party
to destroy the union." In Mahan,
W. Va., Secy. Chester Cadle of Local
6713 said: "The boys down my way
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John L: In Biggest Fight
are sure mad. They'll stick with
(Lewis) now until hell freezes over."
Miner Bill Jones from Bentleyville,
Pa., growled: "Let the government
attorneys dig the damn coal."
General Walkout
The downtown district of Oakland.
Calif., seethed with violence during
the general strike of AFL unions
over two retail establishments' re
fusal to recognize the Retail Clerks
union.
As militant pickets milled about,
business and labor leaders and City
Manager Herbert Hassler met to end
the strike. The walkout resulted
when the two stores joined with the
Oakland Retail Merchants' associ
ation in demanding that the union
show a majority in all 26 of the
member establishments or drop
their demands.
AFL truck, bus, trolley and train
employees walked out with the re
tail clerks, paralyzing the transport
system. Other AFL onions followed
suit. Having indicated their sup
port of the striking clerks, the other
unions then were ordered back to
their jobs by their leaders.
SCIENTISTS:
Work for V. S.
German scientists recruited from
the reich and working on year-to
year contracts have turned over se
cret research data worth millions
and advanced American aviation
from two to 10 years, army authori
ties at Wright Field, Ohio, declared.
Numbering both former Nazis and
independents, the scientists are hard \
at work on development of super- ,
sonic (faster than sound) passen- ,
ger aircraft, guided missiles and i
other new weapons. More promi- <
nent among them include Or. Ru- ;
dolph Hermann, aero-dynamicist J
credited with perfecting the V-2 |
rocket, and Dr. Alexander Lippisch,
chief designer of the Messerschmitt ,
plant.
The scientists' contracts with the i
U. S. call for an allowance of $6 ,
daily for payment of personal liv- ,
ing expenses and Salaries ranging (
from $2.20 to $11 a day, depending |
upon their abilities. Families of the |
scientists in Germany have been |
given preferential treatment <
HOUSING:
New Program
Resignation of Wilson Wyatt as
national bousing administrator
marked President Truman's deter
mination to lit the nation's build
ing program within the framework
of the free economy restored by
sweeping decontrol.
Wyatt's retirement followed the
President's refusal to grant his de
mands for increased powers to push
the erratic housing program along.
As typified in his fight with War
Assets administration over award
ing the huge Dodge-Chicago plant
to Lustrom corporation for con
struction of prefabricated steel
enamel houses, Wyatt had sought
authority over other government
agencies to press his emergency
program.
Withdrawal of Wyatt from the
housing picture does not portend
a relaxation in the government's de
sire for the speedy erection of sore
ly needed dwellings, Mr. Truman
said. Since its inception, the emer
gency program has been of a flexi
ble nature permitting alterations to
meet changing conditions, he point
ed out.
SPAIN:
Poses Question
When is or is not a dictator a
threat to world peace?
Members of the United Nation's
security and political council under
took the answer to that disturbing
question in pondering Russian-in
spired proposals for termination of
diplomatic and commercial rela
tions with Franco Spain.
Like Greece, where the British
and Russians are at odds, Spain
occupies a strategic position in the
Mediterranean, dominating the
western entrance. As long as the
rightists remain in power in the
Iberian peninsula, British control
of this gateway is relatively as
sured ; Communist dominance of the
country, on the other hand, would
threaten their grip.
In countering. Russian demands
for a quick end of Franco at the
U.N. meetings. Hartley Shawcross
of Britain pointed out that there
were other European countries with
dictatorial regimes. To act against
Spain would set a precedent for
meddling in the internal affairs of
other nations, he said.
U. N.:
Red Surprise
Long staunch proponents of un
restricted use of the veto by the
Ave major powers in the United
Nations organization, the Russians
created a stir at the U. N. meeting
in Lake Success, N. Y.t by an
nouncing their willinjgiess to sacri
fice the veto in the control of arms
and atomic energy.
The Soviet's sudden turn-about
caused speculation in diplomatic
circles regarding Russia's motives.
With only the masters in the Krem
lin aware of the real objectives of
the surprising shift in attitude, dele
gates asked: Had the Reds decided
on a new policy of international co
operation, or did a realization that
they themselves could not develop
an atom bomb for some time instill
a desire to prevent U. S. production
of the weapon in the immediate
future?
While the Russians eschewed use
of the veto in carrying out arms
and atomic energy control, they re
served the right to employ it in
the security council in setting up
the machinery for regulation.
Anti-Nazi Tells Chuich Fight
Pastor Niemoeller arrives ia
C. S. with wife.
Famed anti-Nazi churchman. Pas
tor Martin Niemoeller, who spent
right years in a concentration
ramp for his opposition to state con
trol of religion, told the Federated
Council of Churches meeting in
Seattle, Wash., that the war was
accessary for resolving the issue of
freedom of worship.
In the U. S. officially to thank
American churches for assistance
liven German denominations since
the end of the war, Niemoeller de- j |
:1ared that just as members of all
lects submitted to Nazi control so
lid others form a brave resistance ' ,
rand. Said Niemoeller: "God (did)
rot honor one single denomination ,
ay making it the stronghold of ,
Christian resistance."
Man About Town:
Broadway Smalltalk: A noted
band leader (who made milliona out
of swing music) told chums: "Tho
honeymoon' is over; people Just
don't like it any more." . . . Jimmy
Dorsey claims so many name bands
are breaking up that a performer J
soon will be able to get into a the
ater through the stage door.,. . . i
John Ringling North, the circus
man, reporting the season was its
best yet; $6 in N. Y. and $3 on
tour. But the Hartford fire cost
four million! . . . Frank Sinatra has
asked his sponsor to eliminate those
screaming - meemees (booby sox
audiences), who ruined a recent
program. Dinah, Jo Stafford, Como
and Bing don't need any phony ap
plause or cheers?why does FrankT
. . . Phillip Dorn says in H'wood
when a man is seen talking to his
wife everybody feels sorry for the
Other Woman!
Oar Very Special Drop Dead
Dep't: That Miami realtor wbo
took Sl.tOt from many war vets
(to build them homes) and now
won't refund their coin since
his plan flopped. ... A Miami
newspaper actually accepted
the following elassifled ad:
"Barber, all-around man. No
Q. I. wanted. 71* N. W. 95th
Street"
The Late Watch: General Eisen
hower chatting with two civilians
(with lapel discharge buttons) while
waiting tor his car on W. 44th street.
. . . FDR Jr. will be ottered a big
Job in radio soon. ... A race track
bookie (who gabe incessantly in
track slanguage) was passing a
midtown synagogue, where a rabbi
exchanged greetings with him.
"You live around here?" inquired
the rabbi. . . . "Not very far away,"
was the respectful retort, "about a
mile and 16th!" . . . Hy Gardner
says if swindler Nickel feels like
two cents, he's no different than any
other nickel. That's all one is worth
these days. ... A woman who runs
a delicatessen on Madison in the
60s has Russian caviar flown from
Moscow. She peddles it at $36 per
pound. That means a restaurant
would have to charge you at
least $9 a tea spoonful to make a
profit.
New York Novelette: She Is a
night club star. . . . Her ro
mance and impending mergitr
(to a rich local) have been high
lighted in most of the columns.
Not this one, however. . . . Well,
she has been threatening to kill
him if he tries to get oat of the
planned wedding. . . . She car
ries a loaded pistol at all times
(in her bag), and intimates re
port she will shoot him. . , . Our
hero had the gall to go to his
ex-wife for adviee. . . , She
laughed In bis face. . . . "After
what yon did to me and the chil
dren," she coldly informed him,
"yoa deserve to be shot. I only
wish I had the nerve to do it!"
Tip to Newspapers: Apparently
the peasants in your editorial rooms
do not know the correct usage be
cause they keep calling them Their
Highnesses, which they aren't. Re
ferring to the Dook of Windsor, you
say "His Highness," and of ber, you
say "Her Grace." Tennyrate the
Dook's sekratree is veddy pet
turbed. . . . Here's a film scenario:
A large steel company (Consoli
dated) recently bought two coal
mines from a feller named Frank
Christopher. The price was a mil
lion t . . . Christopher, a decade
ago, was a coal miner himself. ...
Speaking of riches, Jackie Cooper,
we hear, will retire. He's 29. , . .
Radio City Music Hall's singing
choir (non-union) would appreciate
a raise. They get $49 per seven
day week (28 shows). Lowest paid
singing chorus in N.Y.C. at $1.91
per show.
Mid town Slde-8how: The mid
dle - aged woman. Impeccably
groomed, who eaters a m Idlown
bar daily at I. She orders two
Scotches and two Martinis and
gnlps them down, each with a
toast: (1) "To nothing!" (2) "To
my drat husband!" (t) "To the
one I divorced!" (?) "To my
love!" Cooldn't possibly do It
at homo?no spectators, no aad
lenee.
Ty Power carries a clipping of a
movie review which panned him in
'38. He loves it?shows It to pals.
, . . Who's that youthful Yale prof,
seeing a lot of la belle Truman?
. . . Macoco names Gable in his
divorce suit, intimates insist, be
cause Gable's name would insure
Macoco of coast-to-coast publicity.
"GEORGIAi^^g ?
the Empire State of the Soutn"v_j
By ED EMERINE
I WNU rMtUTM.
Editor'! Note: ThU I* an
other la the "8torlei of the
SUtee" serlee.)
"U was the first colony in tbe
Weston Hemisphere to forbid
slavery, to prohibit rum, to
foussd an orphanage, to allow
married women full property
rights, to charter a state uni
versity, to charter a college for
women."
So states a marker at the
highest point in Georgia, 4,784
feet above sea level, at Mount
Enota, atop Brasstown Bald
mountain.
Back of that marker 11 over 400
years of American history, begin
ning with the explorations of Her
nando De Soto, the gold-seeking ad
venturer who journeyed through
that area in 1540. And, if legend is
correct, islands off the coast were
regarded in those days as the "gold
en isles of Guale." Their winding
waterways were favorite haunts of
pirates of the Spanish main, and
today parties often search for treas
ure plate and "pieces of eight"
cached there by Blackbeard. But
the real history of Georgia begins
in 1733 with the founding of Savan
nah.
Refugees Get Charter.
Among the debtors in English
prisons were men of high charac
ter, splendid education and great
ability. In London were benevolent
gentlemen, too, who sought to found
a home for these unfortunates and
a place of refuge for the Salzbur
gen and other persecuted sects of
the continent of Europe. They
obtained a charter from George II,
king of England, in June, 1732, and
selected Gen. James Edward Ogle
thorpe as governor.
A man of great liberality and
marked ability, General Ogle
thorpe landed at Yamaeraw
bluff in February, 1733, with 114
emigrants and laid the foonda
tions for Savannah, the first
American city to be planned
before building.
During the next eight years about
2,500 persons were brought over,
two-thirds of them German Protes
tants. The Wesleys, John and
Charles, came in 1736 as young
clergymen. George Whitefleld ar
rived in 1740. Thus, from a small
beginning, Georgia grew to take
its place, 40 years later, with
the other 12 colonies in throwing
off British domination.
Savaged by War.
Twice Georgia was ravaged by
war. In May, 1775, more than a
year before the Declaration of In
dependence, Col. Joseph Haber
sham and Commodore Bow en with
30 volunteers seized the powder
magazine at Savannah and secured
13,000 pounds of powder, of which
Georgia authorities sent 5,000
pounds to the Continental army at
Boston. In March, 1776. the Geor
gians under Colonel Mcintosh, aid
ed by Carolinians under Colonel
Bull, burned 3 and disabled 6 out of
11 British merchant vessels which
were attempting to carry on trade
with loyalist planters.
In December, 1778, the British
captured Savannah and Augusta fell
a few months later. After the fall
of Charleston, S. C., in 1780, the
British overran all eastern Geor
gia. It was not until 1781 that Col.
Elijah Clarke, with the assistance
of Pickens and "Light Horse" Harry
Lee, succeeded in retaking Au
r ' '
gusta. On July II, 1783, the Brit
ish evacuated Savannah and the
authority of Georgia was re-estab
lished.
Site of Sherman's March.
Georgia seceded from the Union
early in 1861 and furnished the Con
federate army 94 regiments and 36
battalions. On Georgia soil were
fought the battles of Chickamauga,
Ringgold, Resaca, New Hope
church, Kennesaw mountain. Peach
Tree creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Al
latoona, and the skirmishes that at
tended Sherman's march through
the state. When the war ended the
state was ravaged.
Bat thrift, ambition and pride
remained. The people of Geor
gia began to rebuild ? a ditB
cult Job, a trying ordeal. But
soon after the Civil war ended,
Georgia resumed her enter
prises in every industrial line,
not even waiting for her re
entrance into the Union, which
came in 1876.
There never has been any ques
tion of patriotism and loyalty
among Georgians. During the Span
ish - American war, Georgia fur
nished more volunteers in propor
tion to population than any other
state. The heroism of Georgia's sons
in World War I and World War II
has written brilliant exploits on his
tory's pages. And in Georgia thou
sands of soldiers, sailors, marines
and airmen were trained for their
jobs in every theater of war.
Georgia is the largest state east
of the Mississippi. From top to bot
tom its greatest length is 320 miles,
and from side to side its greatest
distance is some 260 miles.
Leads in Industry.
Georgia stands in the front rank
of the southern states in the vari
ety and value of its manufactures
and the nunfber of its manufactur
ing establishments. Its textile mills
include cotton and woolen knit
ting mills and silk mills. Flour and
grist mills, clothing factories, fur
niture factories, brass, steel and
iron works, foundries, car shops and
n
other manufacturing plants are
some of its heavy industries. Geor
gia has brick, tile and pottery
plants, and its canning factories,
creameries and numerous other
processing plants utilize the state's
raw materials.
Georgia's slash pine Is made
into paper, trees grows there
reaching a growth in S to 1( years
that would require M to M years
in a higher, colder climate.
Georgia's marble is famous all
over the world, and large quantities
of granite and kneiss are found in
many localities. Gold deposits ars
NATIVE GOVERNOR . . . Bern
March M, INI, at Newman, Ga.,
Ellis Gibba Arnall has been am
energetic leader d Ma native
atate. A former lawyer, he served
in the state legislature and as at
torney general before taking af
ter as chief exeentive January
tt, 1941.
found in four belts in Georgia, and
the mining of gold is an old indus
try there. Brown and red iron ores
are found in many places, and cop
per, graphite, talc, barite, lime
stone, precious stones, marls, phos
phates and many other deposits of
minerals and clays are scattered
throughout Georgia.
Agriealtnre Is Varied.
The slopes of Georgia's mountains
are well suited for the grazing of
livestock, and the state has an
abundance of land, either rolling or
level, for growing vegetables, fruits,
corn, wheat, rye, oats, barley, buck
wheat, cowpeas, clover, timothy,
grasses, cotton, peanuts, tobacco
and dozens of other crops. The for
est timbers are oak, pine, poplar,
ash, beech, elm, chestnut, hickory,
maple, walnut, iron wood, sugar
berry and a score of others. Largo
quantities of turpentine are pro
duced.
Georgia's resources are vast. Its
climate and rainfall are conducive to
all plant life, and pleasant for hu
man beings. The gentle art of liv
ing is practiced in Georgia, but there
remains a depe-rooted determina
tion to keep up the leadership, the
progress, that began over two cen
turies ago when the Oglethorpe
band landed at Savannah. Georgia
is a state arorth seeing, knowing
and watching I
FAMOUS INSTITUTION . . . On* ol Georgia's most famoos enter
prises Is (be Warm Springs Foundation, which was boosted Mo the
limelight by the late Franklin D. Roosevelt. Seme at the infantile
paralysis Tie tint* are shewn here preparing tor their Thanksgiving