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Show 12 Monday, OctoBer 10, 1949 DAILY HERALD See American Legion Boss As Young Man Going Places By DOUGLAS LARSEN NEA Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON NEA) Back in his home town in Brazil, Ind., fpop. 4000) they preEict big things for their No. 1 hero, George N. Craig. His becoming the first World War II veteran to win the high, post of National Commander Com-mander of the American Legion is Just the first step, they think, governor next, United States senator sen-ator along there somewhere. After Af-ter that who knows? Supreme Court? Maybe even president. There's a good precedent for such hope. Being national commander com-mander of the Legion has always been big time. And since the war, with all the World War N members, mem-bers, it's even bigger. The post launched the career of Paul V. McNutt (incidentally he nomin ated "Craig for the commander-ship commander-ship at . the convention), who comes from Craig s congressional district, and who was Craig's law teacher at Indiana University. V Other past national command ers who first achieved national fame through the Legion include Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson, John-son, former Sen. Bennet, C. Clark, now U. S. judge, and a host of top business executives, such as Franklin D'Olier, chairman chair-man of the board of Prudential ,,f Life Insurance Company. ... Golden Opportunity ; If fate has willed? that all this is in store for George N. Craig, George Craig will be the last man n to try to interfere with the decision de-cision of the gods. With all of the influence that the job carries and the chance to make important contacts a good man could hardly fail to make a lot of hay for him- Edgemont News By TANA RICHARDS Pfc. Thomas Cluff is home for a 30-day leave from Okinawa. He flew home on the new Red Cross flying boat, "Mars," to the bedside of bis mother who is reported in "serious" condition. "Edgemont Literary club will meet Friday for their first meeting meet-ing of the season. The meeting will be held at the home of Mrs H. S. Richards. , Mrs. Blanche Woodard will give the teacher's topic and Mrs. Flossie Davis the work and business busi-ness at the Relief society meeting Tuesday afternoon. v Darrel Lunceford received med-. leal treatment for facial injuries this week. . Mr. and Mrs. Sharp C. Gillespie spent .Thursday in Salt Lake City. Margaret Faulkner is spending the weekend visiting with her cousin, Sheryl Yeates in Salt Lake City. CHOICE . WHOLE OEEF AT YOUR GROCERS self.i He loves to refer to himself as a. "plain old country lawyer." At the age of 41, it's a safe bet that Craig's plain oa country law days are over. They say that Craig is second only to McNutt as being the handsomest hand-somest national commander. He's got a clean-cut, all-American look, firm grip and hearty "oice. Added to that is a lot of black curly hair graying at the temples. His smile is warm and friendly. One of the reasons for his successful suc-cessful campaign for the com- mandership is his great energy. In 10 months he traveled 108,000 miles, visiting local posts in 38 states without- once fagging out. The going was made tougher be cause he doesn't like to fly. In the service he survived the toughest action with Pattern's Third army, fighting through the campaigns of northern France, Rhineland and the Ardennes. He left the service as a lieutenant-colonel. As to what change his being the first World War II vet to hold the reins will have on the Legion's direction, Craig says flatly there will be none. "I am bound by mandates of the convention and will do my best to carry them out." He adds that he sees no need for changing "any of the Legion's traditional programs, aims or activities. Legion's First Duty The one big thing which he considers the first duty of the Legion Le-gion is "to awaken all Americans to their responsibilities as citizens." citi-zens." He says, "It is a shocking fact, for instance, that 10 per cent less people voted in 1948 than in 1944 and that less than half of the qualified voters in the U. S. bother both-er to go to the polls." Although Craig doesn't think that the Legion should waver from its traditionally non-partisan politics, he thinks that local posts have the responsibility to fight any individual candidate "who does not have the best interests in-terests of the country as his first goal." But he doesn't hesitate to tell you his own politics. He's a Republican Re-publican and willing to elaborate. One of his best personal friends and former college classmate is Republican senator from Indiana William Jenner. They share close political views. Craig says: A look at the laws which congress con-gress has passe in the last few years shows you the direction in which we have been going. We have always celebrated an inde pendence day. If we don t change that direction we'll soon be cele brating a 'dependence day.' We want a healthy state of welfare, not a welfare state." Six Dead In Tanker Blast HONOLULU, T.H., Oct. 10 (U.R) The death toll from an explosion which sank the fleet tanker USS Chehalis in Tutuila harbor, Samoa, last Friday was listed officially as six by the navy today. The dead included Dean E. Brower, Firth, Ida. Nine others were injured, none seriously. The explosion occurred in the forward compartment com-partment where a crew of sailors were transferring high test aviation gasoline to a shore station. HONOLULU. T. H., Oct. 10 (U.R) Three men, were known dead and three were missing Saturday after an explosion aboard the U. S. navy tanker Chehalis which touched off a fire that swept the vessell and sank her at hfer moorings moor-ings at a Tutuila, Samoa, dock, the navy announced. The navy said that the big tanker, carrying a crew of 75, suddenly was ripped by an explosion ex-plosion from one of her gasoline compartments early yesterday. The ship caught fire, later capsized cap-sized and sank alongside the navy dock. Cause of the blast was not immediately im-mediately known, the navy said. Names of the dead and missing were withheld pending notification notifica-tion of next of kin. YUGOSLAVS WARN HUNGARIAN PEOPLE BELGRADE, Oct. 10 (U.R) Yugoslavia warned the Hungarian people Saturday that their Communist Com-munist government is leading them into the same "catastro-phies" "catastro-phies" of the pre-war regimes which allied themselves with Adolf Hitler. The warning was in an official 1,500-word note handed to Hungarian Hun-garian Minister Sandor Kerestes in Premier Marshal Tito's first answer to the five cominform countries which broke their friendship and mutual assistance pacts with Yugoslavia. it i LAST WINTER Modernize and Repair with an FHA Timeway Loan Snow and wet weather sere ahead . . . make those needed improvements now. A few dollars invested today may save costly repairs re-pairs later on; See your contractor, decorator, decora-tor, builder, or this bank, for low-cost Timeway financing for home and farm improvements. im-provements. No down payment. Conven ient terms up to 36 months. Heber City By MARION D. CLEGG Mrs. Ruth Vedack of Los Angeles, An-geles, Cal., visited here with her sister, Mrs. Wilson Young, last week. Ruth Hamblin is visiting here with her parents, Mr. and ' Mrs. Charles Hamblin, after spending a year in Cleveland, Ohio, where she has been attending nurses' training college. Juniors of Wasatch high school held a class party recently in the form of a treasure hunt. Mrs. Dorothy Lefler recently won an electric iron in a telephone quiz contest. Mr. and Mrs. Ren Wootton and daughters, Madelyn and Barbara, were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mr-s. Harry Swain in Provo Thursday evening. Barbara is visiting her parents here before returning to her ho.ne in Washington, Wash-ington, D. C. 3 The Joli Cru club members were entertained in the form of a baby shower for two members, Sylvia Coleman and Kay Baxter, at the home of Gladys Blackley recently. Mrs. Melissa Pearson, Elko, Nev is visiting here with her daughter, Mrs. Mary Kennedy. The Shakespearean club recently recent-ly heard a review of a book on Korea during a recent meeting held at the home of Mrs. Rachel Smith. Crissie Jones reviewed the book, "Irma and the Hermit," written by Tennant Materi. same evening. William H. Grimshaw of Cedar City, is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Witt here. Students of the high school here were entertained recently by a ctage make-up artist who appeared ap-peared on the lyceum series. Mf. and' Mrs. Reed Giles of American Fork were in Heber Thursday evening to attend a wedding reception. Mrs. Giles also visited with the Merrie Eves club. The primary class of Mrs. Joseph Jo-seph Lallatin had a wiener roast party at the old mill recently. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence spent a day recently with friends and relatives in Tooele. Admits Drowning , Boy 15 Years Ago MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 10 (U.R) A 26-year-old man, who has admitted causing the deaths of twjo boys in 1935, told police toddy to-ddy that he confessed after a 15-year 15-year 'battle with his conscience. fWaulace E. Skiba surrendered to police yesterday because he "couldn't stand it any longer." Skiba said he deliberately shoved one boy into the Milwaukee Milwau-kee river and the victim's companion com-panion drowned while trying to save him. "I can't explain why I did it," Skiba said. ''I just wanted to push him." T -?e records show that Skiba witnessed the drowning of Robfet Vogel, 7 and Stephen Murazw ski, 8, in the Milwaukee river June 8, 1935. At that ttme, 11-year-old Skiba told i cmce that one of the boys reached into the; river for a ball and srjpped in.. He said the other One drowned trying to save him. A coroner's jury ruled that the drownings were accidental. Police Lt. John Zilavy said Skiba would be questioned further fur-ther by city and county authorities. Yoman Swindled Out of $14,000 MANKATO, Minn., Oct. 10 (U.R) Leon Hynson, 40, who, swindled a 73-year-old woman out of $14,000 by telling her he knew where to find the hidden loot of a bank robbery, was sentenced to two years in prison Saturday. Hynson pleaded guilty before District Judge Milton Mason. Mrs. Jesse Clark said Hynson first approached her eight years ago when they were neighbor in North Mankato and asked her to finance an expedition to Detroit Lakes, Minn., to search for the: loot from a $620,000 bank robbery he said he knew about. He promised her he would share with her the reward money he would get for turning the loot over to insurance authorities. Hynson told Mrs. Clark he found the stolen money, but was having trouble getting the reward. re-ward. She continued to give Hynson Hyn-son small sums of money he claimed he needed to help secure the reward until recenlty when the woman became suspicious and found out the whole thing was a hoax. Nick Cullop Quits As Brewers' Boss u COLUMBUS, O., Oct. 10 (U.R) Nick Cullop, one of the most colorful and successful managers in minor league baseball, today resigned as manager of the Milwaukee Mil-waukee Brewers. Cullop, who made the an nouncement from his home here, refused to comment why he was severing his relationship with the Brewers. HITCHCOCK TRADED, FOR ROSAR NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (U.R) The Boston Red Sox announced Saturday Sat-urday night that they have traded utility infielder' Billy Hitchcock to the Philadelphia Athletics in Chinese Flee To Chungking HONG KONG, Oct. 10 (U.R) i The Chinese Nationalist government govern-ment and several foreign legations lega-tions have started fleeing to Chungking from the Communist-threatened Communist-threatened provisional national capital of Canton, reports reaching reach-ing here said today. ; Twenty tra port planes packed yith records and officials, six reportedly re-portedly assigned to foreign tega- exchange for Catcher Warren (Buddy) Rosar in a straight player deal. ! tions, took off from Canton this morning -for Chungking and th island fortress of Formosa. The legislative Yuan adjourned its fall session in an emergency meeting late last night. Some 300 legislators will leave if Formosa tomorrow. "" Military reports said a Com-s munist column plunging south along the railroad occupied Ying-tak Ying-tak virtually without opposition and sent vanguard forces striking to within 50 miles north of Can ton. Only skilled mechanics should attempt adjustment of four- wheel brakes on an automobile, i Carlsbad Caverns, in New Mexico, Mex-ico, is the largest underground labrynth yet discovered. HY TRADE HARRY See him at Anderson's for the best truck deal you ever heard of. ANDERSON'S HMHHflllMlii illllIIWrilTIMf-n BILLS RE-STYLED PAYMENTS REDUCED See Persdnal's 'Yes' Man TOM COPUS Let him try and arrange a loan to pay all your bills and reduce! your monthly payments to much less than you are now paying. 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