• Ike Casts The Die—
• Underrated Himself—
• Gmenther New! NATO Chief?
• Ridgeway Tied Up—
• Happy Times Ahead—
Though General Dwight D. Eisen
hower hasn’t said so, publicly, many
of his backers in Washington and
elsewhere now say flatly that he has
decided to come home.- They act as
if there is no doubt about it, ai d even
name the date, late May or early
June. Ike they say, is to return to
the United States and take part in
his own campaign. '
Thisr-if true—is a major political
development, since Ike said in Janu
ary he would “under no circumstanc
ces” ask for relief to seek political
office.” Yet he now is reported to be
ready to jump into the fight! What
changed his mind ? The New Hamp
shire and- Minnesota primaries are
generally credited with having turn
ed the trick.
Ike* it seems, has under-rated his
popularity all along. In 1948 he not
only underrated his popularity, but
demonstrated a surprising political
naivete, when he spiked -a Democratic
boom' that' had reached the stage
where success was assured. At that
time he had over 500 delegates in the
bag, and had he kept quiet two days
longer, would have had the Demo
cratic nomination.
Even as late' as this year Ike
didn’t believe his popularity was
great enough to overcome the opposi
tion, as it showed signs of doing in
New Hampshire and Minnesota. When
-the people of Minnesota demonstrated
clearly that they were solid enough
behind him to go to the trouble of
writing his name in on. the ticket, he
hpcame convinced. This, added to tHe
constant urging of his workers that
he return to the U. S., finally con
vinced the General.
Now Ike is reported out to get the
nomination. Of course, before he
can do any campaigning and criticiz
ing he will have to resign his commis
sion in the Army. This, his friends
say,- is already decided upon. They
say he will be back late in May, or at
■■-'-■■■-I
the latest, in Jane. He will then have
at least a month to “storm” the
country.
But by that time all the presiden
tial primaries will have been held.
Ike will take his case t<r non-primary
states and to states where delegates
are unpledged, which of course, con
stitute. the large majority of the 48
states.' The last two presidential
primaries are held June 3rd—-in South
Dakota and California. Ike may be
in the country by that time, accord
ing to the present timetable, hot he
will have little time to-visit either if
he'doesn’t arrive until late May,
which is his earliest expected arrival.
Also by that time, Ike will have a
clearer ideh of his strength. For in
April and May all the primaries, ex
cept two, will be held.
General Alfred Gnienther is ex
pected to be the number one candidate
for General Eisenhower’s European
NATO command post when the lat
'ter steps down. This is true despite
Gruenther’s recent statement that a
European should be the next com
mander. Gruenther named Lord
Montgomery arid General Alphonse
Juin as two suitable replacements.
American State Department and
Defense Department officials how
ever, fear that if a European is
named to the top command post Con
gress might cool on the whole military
aid program. Thus they want an
American, and Gruenther being
Eisenhower’s choice, they naturally
support him. Speaking of the top
job last year, Gruenther told a friend
that he should not have it since the
job needed an “extrovert” type like
Ike. He was the “introvert” type,
he said.
Despite this self-imposed handicap,
Gruenther is high in official Washing
ton estimates, and now that General
Matthew Bidgeway is bogged down in
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increasing, the economists look for
happy times frotn mid-1952 through
1968, at least \ .
The scramble is on among the
presidential campaigners, for April is
the month in which the fate of most
of the jcandidates will be decided.
April is the month in which the
majority- the nation's key pri
maries will be held—New York, Illi
nois, New Jersey, Pennaylvanit,
Massachusetts, among others. What
happens in these primaries might
cook several geese.
Senator' Robert Taft's camp is well
awpre that GeAeral Eisenhower’s
initial primary victories steamed up
his followers and they arg dedicating
themselves to the task of deflating
that optimism. HPor them April is a
key month, one in which they are'up
against the odds. Eke is ahead in
New Yorit, New Jersey and possibly
two other states out of the big five.
Mtiybr Ike has the lead iironiy three.
Whatever the ease Taft is fighting an
uphiH battle.
But aTffs strength-ne^r was sup
posed to lie in New York, or’ New
Jersey. Much of it Has in states
where no primary » held. Thft sup
port is lees publieisM but equally im
portant The main reason Taft men
want to hold Ike back. in. some of the
April primaries is to prevent a hand
wagon movement for the General.
That, they know,' could cost them
some border-line support -
On the Democratic side, Senator
Estes Kefauver will learn how much
of a chance he has this month. He
will be able to see clearly how strong
national sentiment for him is after
the April primary rasutts.
’One more interesting political de
velopment of , the month will proba
bly be some port of announcement
from General Eisenhower’s head
quarters—stating that the General
has asked to be relieved. That will
rank a close second to President Tru
man’s announcement that he is not
a candidate, as a red-hot news item.
All in all, April is to'be a sizzling
political month—if it works out as
the experts have it planned.
Fountain Students
Visit WitHamsburg
Students of the seventh and eighth
grades of Fountain school spent Fri
day in Williamsburg, Va. The chil
dren and their chaperons, Principal
and Mrs. M. E. McDonald and Mrs.
Carl Tanner, made fhe trip on a
chartered bus.
Students making thfe trip were:
Jack Sawyer, Fay Moore, Phyllis
Corbett, Martha Hardy Johnson,
Joyce Bell, Hilda Casey, Peggy
Oaktejr, Jamies Owens, Rose Johnson,
Marie Fulfoid, Eugene Robertson,
Bill Abrams, Bobbie Meeks, Bill
Owens, Donald Robertson, . Robert
Killebrew, Gail Bafiey, Gerald Pitt
man, Hilda Owens,^arolyn Harris,;
BUlie Gardnerr Carolyn Killebrew,
Billie Morgan, Patsy Phillips, Bar
bara Pollard, Edward Fulford, Char
les Summerlin, Franklin Wooten, Jan
Gardner, Betty Spe Bell, Carlton
Vaadtford, Mildred Windham, Eliza
beth Smith, Geraldine Little, Tommie
Phillips, Johnnie Dilda, Jewel Gard
ner, James Shackleford. ||
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Pvt. Elvin Douglas Haddock, ,17,
ion of Mr. and Mm. J. A.vBrocfc,
rarmville, Route 1, is completing Ml
VF basic airmen indoctrination course
it Lackland dir Force Base, the
‘Gateway to the Air Force.” •'S
Lackland, situated near . San An
:onio, is the world’s largest air force
me, site of Air Force basic training,
for men and women, headquarters pt
he Human Resource Research Cen
ter, and home of AF*s Officer Candi
iate School.
His basic training is preparihg\him
for entrance into Air Force technical
gaining and for assignment in spec
ialised work. The course includes a
scientific evaluation of his aptitude
>nd inclination for following a par
ticular vocation and fcareer.
Pre-School Clinic In«
Fountain Tuesday
The pre-school clinic will be held
next Tuesday from noon to 2:80 in
die Fountain school. The examina
tions will be under the supervision of
Dr. E. B. Beasley of Fountain mod
Ifrs. Johnson, a nurse associated with
he county health department.
By atate law, children ere required
to be vaccinated-for diphtheria and
whooping cough. Parents are re
peated to present certificates of
vaccination to Principal M. E. Mc
Donald, and parents are also asked to
tiring the child's birth certificate.
Dr. Beasley emphasized that it is,
important for parents to accompany
their children to the clinic so that the
physician may discuss the child's gen
eral health condition with the parents.
WAR BRIDES
Because of the influx of “war
brides,” two-thirds of the aliens ad
mitted to the United States last_ year
were women, according to immigra
tion officials. In the year "ending
January 31, 269,604 immigrants had
been admitted to this country. Of
these, 115,410 were displaced persons
making a total of 352,411 D;P.’s ad
mitted since 1948.
NORTH CAROLINA
PITT COUNTY
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
JAMES MILTON HOPKINS
EVELYN CARROLL HOPKINS
NOTICE
The above-named defendant will
take notice that an action entitled as
on the grounds of two yearn contimms
separation; and the defendant will
further take notice that she is' re
quired to appear at the office of the
Clerk of the'Superior Court of Pitt
County, in file courthouse in Green
ville, North Carolina, within thirty
days after the 24th day of April, 1952,
and answer or demur to the complaint
in said action, or the plaintiff will
apply to the Court for the relief de
manded in the complaint.
This the 29th day of March, 1952.
D. T. House, Jr.,
Clerk Superior Court
Wm. J. Bundy,
Attorney for Plaintiff 4-4p
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Johnson, Mrs. Philip M. Cory, Mrs
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