Show EDITORIAL One Lord one faith one baptism one God and Father of oC all who is above all and through all and in you OU all Ephesians 45 Eisenhower has bas not been define cataloged either cither as a Republican or Democrat So much of Eisenhower's life lie has been spent just being an American and fighting for or the things that are American that he has not spent much time deciding on partisan party issues To date date the government has nas bought eight million bushels bus els of potatoes po as a part of its price sup- sup p rt program Dr br 0 o. H. H Clements of Palmer Tennessee started to built a new home He employed four four Negro brick layers to work for him A Aj committee called upon the thet Negroes and told them they could not work on the house or stay in m inthe inthe the county whereupon Dr Clements closed his office packed up his belongings and moved away leaving leav leay- ing a community of persons without a doctor The Thc platform committee com corn at at the National convention came out against the Taft Hartley act When the act was vas passed President dent Truman vetoed it It was than passed over his veto eto when 98 Demo Democrats in the House voted to over over- override override ride the veto and the necessary majority to override the veto in inthe inthe the Senate was provided by the Democratic votes The act is an effort to handle handie strikes in an order orderly ly manner and in the interest of the consuming public It is vigorously opposed opp sed by labor The vote in in Con Con- Congress Congress gress indicates that the party is is de- de divided on the issue i ue and regardless of party platform sent senta sentiment sentiment on the issue will not be rest resta restricted restricted to party lines L t a General Eisenhower has this to say in regard to his future ut r I hope I may devote the thet fi o left leU to rae me Ue to preaching teaching 1 a aid ad living Americanism mer l sm By BJ foh t t rm I m t of i J lit VI f fe e rp a ai rig freid n nb b h d lt ar-lt u 11 gr c. c 1 rr- rr o Following is th pla k in iIi th Democratic platform laU ft as the Civil Rights pl pla Mch plit Split the th party at the the national c convention c and resulted in another convention c nv being called by several ral of the Southern leaders aders l The Democratic party commits itself to continuing its efforts to eradicate all racial religious and economic discrimination tion tio We again state our belief that racial and religious minorities must have the right to live the right to work the right to vote the full and equal protection of the laws on a basis of equality with all citizens as guaranteed by the tile Con Cona The rhe Civil Rights promo promo- promoted promoted promoted ted by President Truman which L stirred up uj the first fight specific specific- specifically specifically ally mentioned voting action L against discrimination in the mat mat- matter matter ter of employment of negroes and I whites cOo In listing the opportunities that thai L past generations have passed up in it inthe inthe I Ithe the scramble to produce an article that would have a nation wide sale and result in its discoverer reaping a fortune we would place at the thc top of the list bubble gum The experts have figured it i t tout out that Truman and Barkley will wil 1 not be elected Several factors con contribute tribute to this view chief among I which are the Wallace party and an 1 Truman's split with the South L. L These two will cost enough votes the experts say to make victory victor y impossible On the other side the th C Democrats will charge that the th e Republican Congress did not when n it had the majority and the op Ope attempt to control in in- inflation ii 1 or high prices Not much is expected from the th special session It will move slowly The Republican can members who resent its being called will see to it that nothing much is accomplished accomplish accomplish- ed to justify their claim there was no need for its being called Dur Dur- During DurIng During ing the session each party will play to put the other side in a hole The Thc members are arc tired mad resentful of being robbed of their vacations restless because many of them a campaign on their hands to be re- re elected Some will be lame ducks defeated in the primaries and will willbe willbe willbe be hard to hold in Washington The special session it is predicted will dwindle out with little ac ac- ac- ac The U U. S. S Department of oC Agriculture has prepared a book on Grass pages giving iv c com coin information on all au me Ule ou- ou ferent kinds of grasses The book may be obtained from the Govern Govern- Government Government ment Printing Office Washington D. D C. C for 2 or free from your I Congressman while the supply lasts last Those who have seen he picture or the stage play The State of the Union in it faithful ul port portrayal portrayal portrayal rayal of the manner in which pol pol- politics politics is played today To those of an idealistic turn of mind the play js is shocking The most pari parL of it is that it is true only a little over fifty per cent of o the people vote at a presidential elec dee tion lion In our opinion the man who fails to t vote at an election n may maybe be I doing d his country more harm than wan the he t individual who openly works against a the By his fail fail- failure ure u re to vote he a minority group roup g of citizens to run r ment n and elect its leaders Demo- Demo Demoray cray ray c is great boon to a people but like ike l other good things it brings with w ith it responsibility that the dual j cannot shirk without injury to t o his government A bad habit is like a leaky faucet It I t becomes almost a second nature I I Thousands T of gallons of water arc are wasted asted w through leaky faucets and much m uch money and physical strength I and a nd resource are drained away through t bad habits A drop at a ane time tu ne coming from a faucet doesn't seem eem s like much It doesn't attract enough nough e attention to prompt its being eing b ing repaired and as a result the the I waste w aste goes on building up an amazing amazing ing i ng total at the Ule end en l of the year A wasteful w habit doesn't cost much each ach e day but the constant re repetition repetition re- re petition p like a leaky faucet ac aCa accumulates ac- ac cumulates c an imposing total in the of time course ourse c i |