Show f TIIE GARLAND TIMES SCANNING - THE WEEK'S of Main Street and the World Judge Thomas F SCANDAL — Thoma T Murphy New York federal Judge will direct President Truman’s which will attempt commission to clean up the present administration before the coming election camHe formerly directed paign Murphy Is an old hand at investigations criminal of the U S the section attorney’s office In New York and prior to being elevated to the bench served for a time as commissioner of New York’s huge police force As things now stand the President Is taking personal charge of the cleanup campaign However administration critics as well as some of Its supporters believe that corruption In government as revealed in the past few years has ruined the Democratic party’s chance of The postwar rash of investigations started when evidence of skullduggery was revealed In the disposal of surplus war property Almost — men afterwards a probe was started of immediately contracts who peddled influence and obtained Juicy government for a fee The Reconstruction Finance Corporation was next In the headlines for ftnagallng loans This resulted in a shakeup in the agency and the naming of a single new administrator W Stuart Symington Even Democratic National Chairman William J Boyle figured in the probe and resigned as a result The RFC scandal was still making news when the special congressional tax Investigating committee plowed Into the Bureau of Internal Revenue resulting In sensational disclosures of “tax fixing’’ and Influence peddling It was evident the president had this sordid history In mind when he he planned to establish a special announced agency and that wrongdoers will be ousted “no matter who they are or how big they are” the to lessen criticism is not likely The President’s action however of his administration To the contrary it could mean a fresh wave of embarrassing exposures particularly If the probe is pushed as vigorously as the President says he intends And If the probers show any signs there will be plenty of Republicans of ready to prod them along It would seem then that the people In the home towns of America can expect further disclosures of corruption In government perhaps ‘more sensational than already revealed during the past few years One GOP strategist has summed up the situation pretty well: “If this thing it could make Teapot Dome look like a tea party" gets rolling really TRUCE TALKS— The Korean peace talks hit a snag of vital importance and interest to home towners who have relatives fighting in Korea J— the exchange of prisoners The Communists refused to list the prisoners or even to say how many they held Until they do the UN has refused to talk on the subject of prisoner exchange It may be the Communists will change their tactics and produce the UN will then be prisoner list before this reaches print If they do the concerned about the location of the camp and the exchange method There are 11000 Americans and 1500 British and other UN troops (but not UN) are tnlsslng in Korea Under the head of “allied missing” about 89000 South Koreans UN forces hold 165000 of the enemy of whom 18000 are Chinese before there is be and must are When the prisoners they exchanged any final peace In Korea less than 4000 can be expected to return UN estimated that nearly 8000 One UN report recently officials believe UN ’soldiers have died of wounds or atrocities This would support the general figure of less than 4000 still being alive THE BUDGET— Within the next few weeks the people In the small expecU to spend durtowns of the nation will hear what the government ing the fiscal year beginning July 1 The budget Is about ready for formal presentation to congress Advance reports Indicated it rrfay be about $83000000000 although time trying to prune it below President Truman has spent considerable $80 billion on advice of political aides Even an $80000000000 outlay would be the biggest In history except-fo- r the two peak years of World War II when spending passed The spending this fiscal year which will end next June 30 is expected to be about $70000000000 pruning attempts: (1) A number of factors directed the President’s must be kept within bounds to retain public support Military spending campaign year and federal spending (2) This year is a presidential (3) Prospects for a new tax deficits and indebtedness will be an issue Increase to match the rising budget are very dim (4) Never before have taxes been as high as now calfskins carpet-lng- s on cattle hides CEILINGS CUT— Price ceilings The and rugs have been rolled back by the government 15 Amounted to 5 cents a pound on cattle hide and 18 per cent (10 to cents a pound) on calfskin The reduction In hide celling is not expected to have any effect on the market price of leather or on shoes and other goods made of leather been depressed price officials reported Leather and shoe prices have and are lower than existing ceilings Meanwhile a threatened shortage of tires next summer has been American made to stop allocating averted by the government’s decision general purpose rubber James A Newman vice president of the B F Goodrich Company of says the elimination of government restriction on the consumption new rubber should make It possible for tire manufacturers to produce at least 71000000 passenger tires In 1952 or approximately 5000000 1951 more than the probable production of has announced pay BRITAIN TO PAY— 10 British government The payment lent of $176200000 on United States and Canadian theloans United States for as an Ironic twist since the British have asked nother $600000000 In economic help during the next six months Britain owes the United States $4350000000 and Canada $1185000 Incurred after 00 She has until the year 2000 to pay off theso debts Installment due Porld War H had ravaged the British economy The first n the American loan made In 1946 amounts to $138500000 Of this 57000000 represents Interest HARViY GIRLS In 1876 a young man named Fred Harvey opened a restaurant in a little red depot at Topeka Kansas In seventy-flvyears the business Fred Harvey started In this modest way has become a great system of resort hotels restaurants and newsstands extending shops from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Coast and the Gulf of Mexico The story of Fred Harvey is a Horatio Alger chronicle spiced with the romance of pioneer days in the West Harvey was a lad of fifteen when be left London for America the first picture released of tbs nation's newest tank lb a moOrdnance officials say it trill ouislug any although they will not rectal any statistics Tbey even y to safeguard photographed it blacked out against the setting sun security This is giant LABOR SHORTAGE Government Speeds Up Refugee Program a peak In the shortage Gibson explained that any American farmer who can guarantee a Inland transportation job housing and that the refugee will not become a public charge can become a sponsor Farmers can get further Information from the US Displaced Per oni Commission Washington 25 D C summer will mark current farm labor 5 9 II 12 14 15 17 18 19 20 IklsWfaSaAr interests restaurant business railroads captured traveling noyed by were In Later the the Into the West pioneering his Imagination As a freight agent he was anthe bad food the dirty and the rackquarters "customer - be - darned” eteering business methods he encountered at railroad eating houses and hotels Determined to better the lot of the traveler Harvey intrigued the By INEZ GERHARD Santa Fe Railway into letting him March’s FRIENDS of Frederic a restaurant in their Topeka seen a preview of open station Thus began the business of a the film version of "Death destined to enrich the West with Salesman” are telling him to precolorful traditions The apmany pare a third niche on hia Oscar of the Harvey Girls comely peal shelf March has twice won the waitresses recruited from the East coveted “Best performance by an and the service good food and Actor” award for his performances honest business methods earned In “Dr and and Mr Hyde” Jekyll the title “CivilNow for Fred Harvey “Best Years of Our Lives” izer of the West” Hollywood insists that his portrayal Harvey Houses were established of the Loman" "Willy the 1880’s and 90’s every 100 salesman he has in tops anything miles along the tracks of the Santa done heretofore Many members of At meal stops passenthe original cast of the play were Fe Railway to Harvey gers were welcomed brought to Hollywood to recreate their roles In the picture The play hospitality with “thirty minutes for dinner” a by bong of a big brass won both the 1948 Pulitzer Prize The seventy-fivcent dinand the New York Drama Circle gong ner included as many as seven enCritics Award trees Meal prices were apologetically raised to a dollar in 1920 On New Year’s Eve Mutual and remained about a dollar until Its 1927 Broadcasting System launched of nighttime probiggest THIS YEAR the Fred Harvey with Bette Davis making grams system Is celebrating its diamond her bow In the opening performthree quarters of a cenjubilee ance of ber first regular radio tury of continuous Harvey family The founder’s son management B is chairman of the S Harvey board His three grandsons are and president Byron Harvey Jr vice presidents Stewart and Daggett Harvey Today the business employs 6000 hands out around 31 million meal checks a year and grosses about milllom The company $30 operates restaurants and twelve resort hotels the best known of which are El Tovar and Bright Angel Lodge at the Grand at Santa Canyon and La Fonda Fe New Mexico Fred Harvey operates 100 dining cart on the at Santa Fe runs the concessions BETTE DAVIS the big union rail terminals in St Louis KanCleveland series More than 100 Hollywood Chicago and other stars will be heard In ten top sas City Los Angeles cities and at the Albuquerque shows produced by through an exclusive agree- New Mexico Municipal Airport ment with the broadcasting system Important events in the comand expanrehabilitation pany’s sion program this 75th Anniverfrom 1200 cities 22000 persons saw parts of "The Korean Story" sary year are the opening of new at either restaurants comthe while Fred Harvey photographed being swank Michigan end of Chicago's pany was on location in Colorado The Bowl and Bottle is Springs A Visitors' Scroll was set Avenue on at Jackson Boulevard up in the main village set and located On North South Michigan Avenue everybody was asked to sign it in the world famous Michigan in the center Palmolive Cecil B DeMille's “The GreatBuilding fashionable Near is all that of Chicago’s est Show on Earth" Paramount has claimed for It— North Side are the Harlequin House and Room the Harvey which la saying plenty Any picture that can run for two hours and GrilL minutes and hold its sudience to the very end has to be Expanding which chemical Tha Industry something speciaL The great uses about 20 million tons of coal Bros circus is magnificently scenes a year is In the midst of its largthe portrayed are of especial Interest est expansion program In history 21 23 24 ACROSS Reach across Performs Feminine name Genua of plants Medieval helmet City (Via) Tear The muermo River (It) Type measure Ravel out Perched Coverlet River Afr) Lamprey 20 Medieval tala Genuine Ripped Broke Into fragments aa bread 28 Store 27 Uaher 28 Moslem title 29 Minute accuracy’ boat (Chin) SO Digits God of wa- r- 32 Fragrant wood (pL) Particle Youth 88 Title of Nourish respect DOWN Stint Showy display Part of “to be"i Innate'v An exposed hand (cards) Hodgepodge Girl's name 11 13 16 19 ' 22 23 28 T 25 tooth 26 Fish 23 Confirmed 31 Goddess of death! (Norse) 32 Chills end fever S3 Bombycid moth 34 Conjunction 35 Bang 36 card 37 Inner court yard (Sp)v 39 Pieces ot skeleton 41 Italian coins 42 Compass point 43 Scotch river to 12 IT the methods erating such but local of organizing organizations and op- were "The Truman machine covers the and effects the elections In nation every state The many thousands a total of more than 2300000 who pour out of such buildings as the the represent enormous Pentagon Democratic machine and the members are scattered from coast to coast “For example: There are more people on the federal payroll in California than all the employees of those of the the state government Incounties and the municipalities cluding all the school teachers and all the police Those on the federal and friends their relatives payroll In will vote the Democratic ticket effort to hold onto government Jobs They know which side of their bread the butter is on “For all of it we the American tax payers must provide the wages that run Into billions of dollars each year W are paying for the votes with which the president hopes and the election of to be a Democratic Congress “It means a terrific handicap for to overcome" The the Republican cars of those passing occupants were but a small part of that machine” As we waited and watched those pouring out of civilian employee I realized aa I the El Torro gate never had before what a handicap In the elecfaced the Republicans tion of 1952 more than nine milvotes that civilian lion purchased IT IT is 20 22 21 25 3T 25 27 2? 1 jo 32 55 54 36 33 (poss) 44 Carting vehicle FRIENDS of James Keenan wondered why he should always spend his vacation in so dull and obscure a place as the sleepy mountain of little community 1 1 Booneville was one of a hundred small mountain towns in the western part of North Carolina Surely they a person who was acreasoned customed to the many attractions of a city could never be content with a place that consisted of one main street and a square dance every Saturday night For a surgeon there was little hope of a future in such a place It was more than merely a love for the mountains that James felt for had it been for this community only this he could have found a thousand places more near the city and his hospital One night he was sitting in his room reading when there was a knock at the door He put the book down and asked “Who is it?” Doctor let me in” The voice seemed breathless and frightened ‘Please I must see you” He went to the door and opened it A girl entered the room She was young not more Black hair stuck than twenty out from under the red ’kerchief and her plaid shirt had come 1 out of the dungarees She looked! tired sit down" James sug“Here gested “I don’t have time” She leaned back against the wall “You must come with me” " “Now wait a minute The girl looked up at Keenan and bit her Up “Dr Johnson is sick THE Employees Vote Selves Above Nation By Wright A Patterson WAS RIDING through the Calisouthland south of Los fornia and we Angeles with a friend passed one of the two large marine camps in that section As we approached it a long string of autothe mobiles was passing throurh gate outward bound It was four o’clock quitting time for the civiliat that camp ans employed for a break In that As we waited line of cars that would let us pass I noticed my friend was counting the occupants of the passing cars When he had reached a number well over 100 I asked his reason for what he was doing He explained that the men in the cars were civiliof the camp an employees they were In no way a part of the armed forces of the nation they would not wear uniforms though most of them were of military age Their homes and families were In the surrounding towns and they vote where they live Their votes are cast for Democratic candidates for congressmen United States senators governors state of members legislatures and vice president President and for any and all whose names appear on a Democratic ticket “The men In those automobiles” he continued "are but a small part of the greatest political machine ever known In this nation Such main New York chines aa Tammany city the Hague machine In New Jersey those In Chicago Memphia or the Pendergast machine in Kansas City tbe operations of which to prison not sent Tom Pendergast before he had taught his students no 36 Handle (Rom1 Antlq) 38 Bind 40 Rowlng implement ' GRASSROOTS I urns rvtr b stilt I 10 His earliest Government John W Gibson chairman of the 'Displaced Persons Commission has of the com-- ! announced revitalization mission’s program for the processing of escaped persons with farm experience in order to ready a large pool of good dairy “dirt’’ and general farmers for sponsorship by Americans The action has been taken in view of the Department of estimate that next Agriculture’ UTAH Murphy to Direct Harvey Opened First Restaurant At Topeka Kan 75 Years Ago Administration's House Cleaning FARM GARLAND NEWS jobs were buying though they actubut a small fracally represented tion of the total of job purchased votes In California They will be cast for Harry S Truman for President The Farm Journal wished to print the facts regarding the potato marketing agreement of last year The had all of agriculture department the facts but refused to let them be known even to the farm organizaat much tions The Farm Journal effort and great cost dug them out Those facts reflected on the judgand the ment of the administration of agriculture and the department President did not want the people to have them We are rapidly developing secret methods In the conduct of government The people will be told only what the administration wants them to know The shady transaction of government officials will be covered up In so far as government departments are able to cover them and that will encourage more such legal on the part or moral shortcomings officials Secrecy In of government means an Invitation to government " corruption in government — Beware of those who propose Indiscriminate paying of doles to all willing or who can be Induced to accept It will not be long until l there will nothing left with which to pey those doles Industry will bo deed end there will be no job for those willing to work for their sustenance not scared now that coming” she answered come You’re the only in these parts" “Well tell me what’s wrong” He’s deathly sick “Its Paw You’ve got to come with me' James saw for the first time that she was really frightened He ran to his closet for the smafii black case that never left his' side "Let’a go” he told the glrlj a moment they were In his car IN speeding along mountain roads' On a straight stretch James turned and looked at the girl For a moment he thought he had made a mistake He would have sworn that this was not the same girl that had entered his room only minutes before She looked straight ahead but her ’kerchief had fallen around her neck and now her soft black hair streamed down and framed her face untouched by the modem devices of simulated beauty Her features were tense and (brawn however “Are you all right?" James “I’m you’re and can’t doctor left asked her She turned and looked up at him a smile forming on her Ups 'Tm not scared now that you’re coming” she answered When they finally reached the small mountain cabin they found her father Just aa she had left him There was another child but no mother to greet the doctor and girt The little boy was sitting In a chair watching his father when they entered After It was over James assured the girl that her father would be all right He walked out onto the porch and sat down In one of the flimsy rockThe moonlight was ing chairs bright and he could make out the mountain ridge Behind him he heard the door open He didn’t tarn The girl walked around the chair and leaned ap against the railing She had poshed her plaid shirt back Into her dungarees and brushed her hair She looked onl over the Talley and breathed deeply The doctor looked at her Until now he had never looked at a woman except as a patient Something Inside James seemed to melt and he saw once again his childhood that he had so strongly tried to forget He saw his mother rockback and forth on ing peacefully a little mountain porch He smelled his father’s clay pipe and the aroma that seemed to fragrant follow him wherever he went Ho saw himself going to school In the city and then he saw himself not able to stay away from the mountain! coming back year after year Suddenly ho realized tha battle to stay away didn't matter any more |