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Show PROVO, UTAH COUNTY, UTAH TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1949 Nothing Funny for Finns In Fairy Tale The New Truant Officer Maybe the master minds in the Kremlin have decided to rewrite the old nursery tale and call it Biff Red Riding Hood. Or perhaps they are doinsr a new version of the story that goes with the musical score of "Peter and the Wolf," by their in-and-out-of-the-doghouse composer, Serge Prokoflieff. But whatever the motive, they profess to be all excited about wolf hunts in Lapland, along the Soviet borders of Norway and Finland. The Kremlin charges that the purpose of the wolf hunts was espionage, and the "study and preparation of a suitable, location for a military base." It charges further that the wolf hunts were military expeditions in disguise, with Finnish army officers among those present. British and American observers ob-servers are also alleged to have gone along disguised as photographer-reporters. (This reference apparently is to two staff members mem-bers of Life magazine who covered the hunt and took pictures of it.) The Soviet army publication Red Star says that "over this strategically important area military planes flew, army halftracks crunched, radios blared, and it was possible to photograph every individual wolf." In other words, the Russian government asks us to believe that big bad Finland (pop. 4,000,000) and big bad Norway pop. 3.000,-00) 3.000,-00) are trying to intimidate the Soviet Union (pop. 210,000,000) by military maneuvers man-euvers along its borders. We are asked to believe that those two big bad countries are spying on the Soviet Union, and spying in a brand-new kind of way. Formerly espionage was conducted in stealth and secrecy. But the new kind is carried on in broad daylight and in full view of the intended victim. It employs roaring airplanes, crunching halftracks, blaring radios, a large company of men and, we should logically assume, a brass band. We are also asked to believe that wicked capitalist America, which has atomic bombs and round-the-world bombers to carry them, O Pioneers! In Harlan County, Kentucky, scene of many bloody labor battles in past years, there is a town which has had five police chiefs since August. One was killed, another was wounded, two resigned and the fifth was convicted of manslaughter. Yet the town's mayor has received a couple hundred applications for the hazardous job from all parts of the country. In New York City a tavern keeper has set but to restore an instution of the nostalgic past the nickel beer. Competitors and suppliers, sup-pliers, got together and boycotted him. He had to buy "black market" beer at high prices. The bartenders' union picketed his place. But he's still selling beer for a nickel. We present this as evidence to refute the frequent charge that the effete civilization of modern America has sapped the courage that pushed back the frontier, and the mournful and equally frequent complaint that the pioneering spirit is dead. 'sent poorly disguised observers along on this noisy and conspicuous spykig expedition expedi-tion because it is vitally interested in a base in the frozen north at Russia's front door. All this may be ridiculous, but it is no laughing matter. For it i only one of a series of charges that Russia has been making mak-ing against the government of Finnish Premier Pre-mier Fagerholm. He is also accused of wanting want-ing to co-operate with the North Atlantic Treaty nations, and of other behavior which has caused the Soviet government to lose confidence in his desire to carry out his obligations ob-ligations under the Russo-Finnish treaty. This cannot help but be disturbing to Finland. The wolf hunt story should not be confused with an excited, emotional witch hunt. It looks, rather, like part of a carefully care-fully planned attempt either to force a change of government in Finland or to give Russia an excuse to move into Finland and take over. British Diet 'I was impressed by the large portion at meals. I could not eat so much." The speaker was a 24-year-old British girl visiting the United States. This is a reminder that, though her country is emerging from its economic plight, food is still severely rationed, in the British Isles, to a degree that Americans would find intolerable. in-tolerable. Another British visitor was Winston Churchill, who came to visit President Truman Tru-man and make a speech in Massachusetts. When he came to the White House during the war, the suggestion was fcnade that his most memorable experience . might be getting get-ting two eggs for breakfast instead of his customary one. Now he's probably lucky to get one egg for breakfast at his home table. Rocket Testing New Mexico cattle men are opposing a government proposal to expand the Army rocket testing grounds, near White Sand. They express fears that 4,000,000 acres of grazing ground, providing a livelihood for 2,500 persons, may be taken over for the proving ground. The dislocation of 2,500 persons is no small matter. And this nation is not in a position casually to give up any substantial area of food-producing ground to military experiment which, however necessary, is unproductive un-productive as far as the feeding and clothing of the population are concerned. The testing of rockets has been done for the most part on waste land, but now the experimenters want more room, more than is available in otherwise useless areas. Before Be-fore any productive land is converted into a rocket range the value of this experiment, from both military and civilian standpoint, shoald be examined very carefully. The Washington Merry-go-Round Drew Pearson Says: Ex-Senator Berry Leaves Smelly Mess In Press Union : WASHINGTON Locktd in the files of the treasury and justice department ii startling evidence tat would help the pressman1! union Clean up a serious scandal. Few union members know about the situation inside their union. Which, if not remedied, may cheat them out of p lot of hard-earned dues, i; The secret evidence pertains to the income-tax income-tax violation of the late George Berry, head of the pressman's union, and ex-senator from Tennessee. Ten-nessee. Berry, guilty of income-tax violation, refused to defend himself, was given one year In jail, which a lenient judge later commuted to five years on parole. Before one year had passed Berry died, leaving a will which may continue the frauds he pulled on his own union. 1 Had the government been able to try ; the case in open court, these frauds would t have been aired publicly and union members ' could have taken corrective steps. But Berry, afraid of a public trial, threw him- self on the mercy of the court. , However, this column has been able to obtain details of the tragic finagling which Berry pulled not only against the government, but his own union I (Copyright 1949 by the Bell Syndicate. Inc.) mitted doable expense accounts one to the union and one to. the playing-card company. Thus, when the union chief took a trip, he was reimbursed for his expenses twiceonce by the pressman's union and again by the playing card company which the pressman's union owned. When treasury agents began digging into Berry's accounts, he claimed that he had invested invest-ed large sums of his own money in the playing-card playing-card company and that sums paid him were to reimburse him for these advances. However, when asked to show proof, all he could produce was $100,000 advanced to the company. Yet on the basis of this and other mythical "advances" Berry had taken over the entire plant as his own. Dog Was Found To Be Culprit When Hope Diamond Vanished By PETER EDSON Dally Herald Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NEA) Forthcoming Forth-coming sale of the $185,000 Hope diamond and other jewelry belonging be-longing to the late Evalyn Walsh McLean, famed Washington hostess, hos-tess, has brought to light an untold un-told story of how this historic bad luck gem was once lost. This was before the war, when the McLeans lived at their original, big old estate, Friendship. Mrs. McLean was temporarily pressed for ready cash and was trying to borrow money on the Hope diamond. A money lender willing to take the ice cube as security was to call at Friendship and close the deal. Mrs. McLean sent her maid to fetch the stone, nearly an inch in diameter. When the maid didn't return promptly, a member of the family fam-ily was sent to find her. Back came the news that the Hope diamond was not in its accustomed accustom-ed place. Mrs. McLean's room was being searched high and low, but no trace had been found. At about the exact moment when the searchers were ready to give up, a big, long-haired dog sauntered in. Mrs. McLean let out a gasp. She had forgot ten. Some time before she had been playing with the dog She called it and felt around its neck And there, sure enough, buried in the dog s fur was the missing Hope diamond, just where she had hung it by its chain. Almost Sent to Wrong Address Q's and A's Q Which president was buried, wrapped in the Stars and Stripes, with a copy of the Constitution under his head? A Andrew Jackson, 17th presi dent of the United States. In accordance ac-cordance with this patriot's request re-quest his body was wrapped in a new silken flag with 37 stars. Under his head was placed his worn and much-thumbed copy of the Constitution wheh he had owned for 50 years. Q What state has the longest coast line? A Florida has a longer coast line than any other state in the Union, California is second in the extent of its coast. Q How old is the song "Jump Jim Crow?" A This was one of the earliest minstrel pieces, introduced upon the stage between 1833 and 1835 by Thomas D. Rioe, known thereafter there-after as Jim Crow Rice. The song made a tremendous hit in London and soon spread to many parts of the world. Q Is the sport of roller skating skat-ing becoming more popular? A Rink owners claim that today to-day roller skating is the nation's number one participation sport with 17,000,000 enthusiasts. There are more than 4000 roller skating rinks across America. Q How did the word drawing room originate? A Drawing room is merely a contraction of withdrawing room. The original drawing room was a room to withdraw to. Q Where does the grebe build its nest? A Grebes are very unusual birds, and are more like fish than birds, in that almost their entire lives are spent either in or on the water. It is doubtful whether one could walk if it should come on shore, since its legs are placed far back on its body. Even when the bird builds her nest she does not come to land, but makes one that floats on the water. It is con-, structed of rushes and decaying vegetation. . Q Which state pays the highest old-age pension? A In 1948, the average old-age assistance paid by the state of Colorado $63.50 a month was higher than that paid by any other state. Once News Now History Prom the Files of The Provo Herald 35 Year 8 Ago April 5, 1914 Utah county was asked by Salt Lake county to bear one-third of the cost of Lopez hunt at Bingham, Bing-ham, which reached a total of $25,000. Three of the men who were victims of the Mexican outlaw, out-law, were killed in Utah county Roy Purcell, Third ward, won the MIA oratorical contest. Other contestants were Mrs. Flora B. Jenkins, Bonneville; Spafford Daniels, First; Edwin Baird, Fifth. The Fifth ward won the girls' chofus contest local dairymen took steps to form a Utah County Jersey association Leading out were Jacob Coleman, A. O. Smoot and W. W. Goodridge the board of health in Salt Lake City was paying a bounty for flies, at the rate of 10 cents per hundred flies. One 12-year-old boy turned in 10,400 flies locally raised asparagus wis on the market. Film Stars Fly To Las Vegas To Get Married LAS VEGAS, Nev., April 5 (U.fi)i Hungarian Actress Sari (Zsa Zsa) Gabor Hilton became the bride of Movie Star George Sanders Saturday, the man she once vowed to marry "If I have to hit him over the head." The couple were married by District Judge Frank McNamee in a ceremony attended by a party of close friends who had flown here with them in a chartered char-tered plane from Hollywood. The 29-year-old bride wore a grey crepe dress and a white lace mantilla over her hair. "This is the last time," she sighed. She had previously been married to a Turkish government official. Her long and sometimes stormy romance with the suave Sanders began after she divorced Hotel Magnate Conrad Hilton. 20 Years Ago WHAT WILL UNION DO? I APRIL 5, 1929 A fighting Granite high school team, Utah state high school basketball bas-ketball champions, was eliminated eliminat-ed in the second round of the na tional interscholastic tournament in Chicago, losing 26 to 23 to the Classen high school team of Oklahoma Ok-lahoma City after two extra periods- Louise Candland, BY high school won the district ! oratorical contest. Second place was won oy iviarun ureennaign J. Edwin Stein was installed exalted ruler of the Provo Lodge No. 849, BPO Elks President Heber J. Grant announced at the LDS conference that the church has decided to close down all of its schools except the BYU and instead operating seminaries Utah Copper workers were getting get-ting the highest wages in history after another 25-cent raise $5.75 per day for miners and $5 for muckers. TWO MRS. BERRYS Berry's will reveals that he left parts of property which supposedly belonged to the union to two Mrs. Berrys. One was his own wife. The other was a mysterious Mrs. Alva N. Berry, who was supported by Berry on one of his farms and with whom Berry spent part of his latter years. To Mrs. Alva Berry and her two children, who also bore the name Berry, he left the farm on which she lived, plus the Mooresburg Milling Co., a part of another farm, 15 shares of the Citizens Union Bank in Rogerville, Tenn., valued at more than $15,000 and, most important of all, part of the stock in the International Playing Card and Label company. ; This play log-card company, supposedly j belonging to the pressman'a union and a j valuable property, was willed by Berry not I to the union, but to the two Mrs. Berry : and his close associates. i Mrs. Berry, the wife, was given part of the playing-card company. Mrs. Alva Berry got part. Miss Dailey, Berry's ' secretary, also was willed a part; together with Berry's attorney, John S. McClellan; and A: H. Pfiffner and C. H. Geigrt, the manager and superintendent of the plant, i Yet the playing-card company was property which belonged to, the union and which Berry had no right to give away. J BERRY'S-WEIRD When it came to making out his wilL Berrv concocted another interesting scheme. He contended con-tended that the playing-card company owed him $223,927.34 in back salary and expenses. Thereupon There-upon he proceeded to distribute this back salarv to his wife, and to the other Mrs. Berry (who, i inciaemauy, received more than his wife), to his niece, his secretary and other friends. If any of his back salary remained after these gifts and after paying federal taxes. Berry specified in his will that it go to a welfare fund. It would appear highly doubtful, however, how-ever, that the playing-card company ever owed Berry "back salary and expenses," since he collected his expenses double, and made heavy drawings from the company during his life. Obviously the great majority of union members mem-bers were in no position to know anything about these inner workings of their union. But an Interesting question is why the union's executive execu-tive council did not know about them. Or, knowing know-ing them now, why they do not act to protect the rights of the union and clean up the mess. Most interesting of all, however, will be to see what the union executives do now. Note Present executives of the pressman's union are: J. H. De La Rosa, president; W. H. 1 McHugh, sec.-treas.; Charles V. Ernest, A. J. An- i grade. Fred Maxted and George Googe I Ambassadress 10 Years Ago APRIL 5, 1939 One of Provo's oldest residents, Mrs. Janet G. Harrison died at Former Idaho Man Shot to Death In Clearfield Mishap CLEARFIELD, Utah, April (U.R) A former Idaho resident was killed Monday when a gun he was cleaning discharged accidentally. ac-cidentally. The victim was 59-year-old Fred LeRoy Lewis, a resident of Preston until he came to Clearfield Clear-field six years ago to work in the naval supply depot. Shortly before text of the North Atlantic Pact was announced, 'the Spanish Embassy in Washington got ready to send a letter to Sen. Tom Connally of Texas, chair man of the Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee. The letter was to say that Spain would like to receive an invitation to join the pact. Just in time, this move was discovered by the embassy's new-retained counsel on cultural relations, attorney Charles Pat rick Clark, who told them this was the wrong approach. U. S. foreign policy is made by the president and the state depart ment. So the letter to Connally wasn t sent. Latest sizeup of recent changes' in Russian leadership is tnat the Moscow government has not demoted de-moted Molotov, Mikoyan and other members of the all-powerful Politburo. Instead, the Politburo Polit-buro seems to have down-graded the jobs they formerly held by appointing lesser men. Vishinsky and Menshikov have not been held in high repute by the Russian Rus-sian hierarchy. Vishinsky has been regarded as something of a "hatchet man" to do, Moscow's dirty work. Menshikov was in Washington as an UNRRA official for a time, and never knew what it was all about. One explanation explana-tion of why Moscow gave the ministries of foreign affairs and trade to these second-line officials offici-als is that the Russians do not want their top officials dealing with foreign governments. This is interpreted as a misguided attempt at-tempt at a rebuff to the U. S., Britain and France because they have not been sending their top officials to Moscow for negotia tions on current disputes. Loaded the Other Way Congressmen are in for another deluge of mail on the Taft-Hart ley law. Replies to General Eiec trie's 19 loaded questions on la bor relations swamped most con m gressmen desks. The questions were lo phrased that they produced pro-duced answers favoring retention of the T-H law. But now the In ternational Association of Machinists Ma-chinists has taken the 19 G. X. questions and framed ' them the other way," so that answers will t come out favoring T-H repeal. The Machinists' Union idea Is to start another mail barrage to hit the congressmen just as they're getting ready to vote on labor legislation changes. Congressman Walter Judd of Minnesota is being boomed at Republican candidate for pres ident in 1952 by of all people Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce. Mrs. Luce, Mr. Luce and Congressman Judd are strong backers of more U. S. aid to Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalist J government in China. Modestly, Congressman Judd says he doesn't want to be president, wants only to return to China some day as a medical missionary, which he once " was. If he had wanted to be pres ident, he says, he would have run for the senate in 1948. One of ECA administrator Paul Hoffman's greatest battles right now is fighting off the American Ameri-can business firms that want Marshall Plan millions used to take up the slack in U. S. econo- my. There are now 124 Industries that want) ECA to buy up their supplies at the taxpayers expense to dump in Europe, included are such European essentials as are' supplied by the popcorn, pretzel, candy, horsefly netting, glue, honey, cookie, ice cream mix ana spaghetti industries. Barbs By HAL COCHRAN There's a difference between reasons that sound good and good sounding reasons. Another Chinatown broke out in a tong war but they always seem able to iron out their difficulties. the age of 74 Great Britain put the Royal navy on a war footing the senate appropriations appropri-ations committee approved n emergency relief bill for $100 million mil-lion the chamber of commerce com-merce tourist bureau, Robert A. Moorefield, chairman, got out new stickers to advertise Provo Cincinnati Reds were favored favor-ed to win the National league pennant Bob Bullock of Provo was elected president of the Utah County Wild Life federation fed-eration the BYU freshmen gridders were slated to show their wares in the first intra-squad meet of the season the c6m-pletion c6m-pletion of the new auditorium at the Central school, Pleasant Grove was celebrated at a Lions social. Junk dealers must lead a happy life they always get along to gather. W 9 W Today's driver is known by the fenders he keeps. Some men marry to have someone some-one to tell their troubles to, and soon have plenty to talk about. DEFENSE UNDERSECRETARY BILL BECOMES LAW WASHINGTON, April 5 (U.P.) President Truman Saturday signed sign-ed with "hearty approval" a bill creating a new post of undersecretary undersec-retary of defense. The measure was one of the proposals for strengthening the military establishment made by the president in a message to congress con-gress March 5. Even murder was invoked to protect the secret of glass manufacturing manu-facturing in the days when Venice Ven-ice was at the height of Ml glory. HOW TO GET IN WHITE HOUSE I BOOKKEEPING During the government's nrobe of Berrv's Income taxes, some peculiar things came to light regarding the union head's dealing with his union. Among other things, he had taken $50,000 out of the playing-card company's treasury to buy cattle for his own farm. The government also found that he eub- Martin Larson of St. Paul, chosen as "Driver of the Year" by the American Trucking association, associa-tion, has a nifty new fountain pen for his 11-year-old son, Jimmy, that not only writes under water, but was given him by the president of the United States. , The other day when Mr. and Mrs. Larson called at the White House, the "Driver of the Year" told Mr. Truman: "My boy, Jimmy, tells me he has learned the secret of how to meet the president when he grows up. He says he's going to become a truck driver like his dad. Then he ean get in the White House. "Fine," grinned Truman. "But if he doesnt want to wait that long, he can get in to see me by using this pen I'm sending him as a free pass to the White House." ' fix? i - N V 1 J? X. I j The Modern Funeral Director... TRAINED PROFESSIONAL MAN JsPl V Radio Programs, Tuesday, April 5 (The radio programs listed below are submitted by the radio stations who are responsible for their accuracy. 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