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Show Thursday, May THE TIMES- - NEWS, NEPITI, UTAH PAGE TWO - Case of the Nazi Reception, Or Misleading Propaganda By BAUKIIAGE and Commentator WASHINGTON Last month there was a memorandum on my desk from the department of the army addressed to "all former war correspondents, subject: Army Day, 1948." It suggested that perhaps I had a war story that stood out in my mind that I would like to relate as an Army Day feature. The memorandum didn't state which war was preferred, if any, but I supposed that it didn't matter so long as it wasn't the next one. News Analyst WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Palestine Trouble Heads for Climax As Arab Nations Prepare to Attack; Vandenberg Gives Warning to Russ ,' CLIMAX: s i, -- j. V 0 ' v (EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinions are expressed In these columns, they are those et Western Newspaper Union's news analyst and not necessarily e( this newspaper.) : 'sf 's s, Tem-pelh- d p anti-aircra- situation ,. -- Van-denbe- blue-Jacke- ts well-love- e half-Englis- pin-poi- Gen. Omar N. Bradley, army chief staff, was taking a dim view of the possibilities of peace. In fact, he admitted to the senate of SMASHER: For Atoms To expand further the constantly widening fields of atomic research, a gigantic new cyclotron will be built at the University of California at a total cost of nine million dol- lars. In announcing the project the atomic energy commission said the new cyclotron commonly known as an would be 20 times more powerful than the 4,900-tomachine currently in operation at the Berkeley institution. David E. LilienthaL AEC chairman, provided a hint as to the kind of long range planning for peace the commission is visualizing when he said that the new cyclotron "serves notice to the world that it is the intent of the people of the United in the deStates to be velopment of fundamental science of all kinds." Engineering already is under way on the huge but it will take five years before it is completed. Conceived as 20 times more powerful than the most powerful cyclotron now operating, it will produce atomic bullets ranging in force from six billion to 10 billion volts. atom-smash- n atom-splitte- At I r, arce r4 lUfimS f(tik, ' s. . Walter P. Renther, president of the United Auto Workers (CIO), was seriously wounded when he was shot by an unknown assailant who fired a shotgun at him through the window of his Detroit home. Communists were suspected of being behind the attack because of to Heather's strcng opposition them in the union. MINERS: Temporary Let not the public be deceived by the spell of quiet that is reigning in the nation's soft coal mines and the temporary evaporation of John L. Lewis from the stage. As it looks now, this peaceful situation is good only until June 30. Even while the miners continue to chop coal in the pits, they make it clear that they expect to go back to their fishing on that date. June 30 is the day the present wage agreement between the United Mine Workers and the coal operators expires. It is possible, of course, that a new agreement may be reached before then, but It is practically impossible to find anyone who thinks so. After Lewis' tussle with Federal ln Judge T. Alan Goldsborough which he and the union were fined a total of $1,420,000, the miners went back to work after hearing John L's "wish" that they do so. This, however, is regarded as merely a temporary truce. One of the reasons advanced for Lewis' cantankerous delay in coming to terms on the pension dispute was that the mine leader was eking out the work stoppage as long as possible in order to deplete the nation's coal reserves and so put himself in a better bargaining position when the contract negotiations came upr That he accomplished that end there is no gainsaying. Coal stocks went down almost to zero all over the country, resulting in curtailment of steel production, a cut In rail travel and various major and minor industrial shutdowns. It is a fact, too, that industry will not have recovered its balance sufficiently by June 30 to cope adequately with whatever emergency Lewis might precipitate this time. FOOD PRICES: Logical Not that it makes it any easier to pay the grocery bill, but the reasons why food prices are so high are no mystery. U. S. has been channelling food and resources into foreign countries at a rate and volume never before approached. Also, every American able to digest solid food is eating 17 per cent more than he did before the war. Finally, until Just recently, consumers have been spending their money on food because there was nothing much else available to buy. Those conclusions were resched by University of Wisconsin economists after an investigation into the causes of current high price levels. Center of the whole spirsl are grain prices. Strong export of corn and wheat caused an upswing in prices on the commodity markets. More expensive grains cause prices of flour, bread, ham, pork loin and rib roasU to go up. , OREGON: Next Up After whirling breezily through Ohio to the thorough disgruntlcment of Sen. Robert Taft, campaigning Harold E. Stassen set his political sight on the May 21 Oregon primary election where be was due to joust with Gov. Thomas E.- Dewey for that state's Republican convention V delegates. In a x Mia .i r ii i Secretary of Commerce W. Aver-e- ll flarrlmaD has been named by President Truman as ambassador-at-tari- e for the European recovery program. Harriman resigned bis cabinet post Immediately. Money Talks Inventor has come up with a check that not only will talk but will scream If it has been forged or tampered with. Burgess Smith, who used to do legal counterfeiting for the U. 8. treasury, claims that his check will identify itself verbally when It Is rs'ed through a special machine. And If u has been tampered with it will emit a thrill screech. that It Is worthless. Now an All the Broadway daytime crowd vainly gathering to watch a pussycat on the stalk the pigeons who roost Iceland marquee . . . The dollar bill in the finance window near Columbus circle, with the caption: "I Want The dignified to Be a Loan" looking man who ankles up and down Fifth avenue playing with one It lights up of those trick bow-tiewhen girls approach. (Oh, you kid!) . . . The sign in the men's room of 10th avenue lunchroom: "Employees must wash their hands." Pencilled below is: "And it wouldn't do the customers any harm either!" . . . The car in front of the Plaza with the Connecticut plates tagged SONG. It's Alec Templeton's . . . The oomphy cashier in the 60th and Madison newsreel glass-cag- e box office, who gets umpteen offers daily that start with: "Baby, why don'tcha lemme take you away from sll this?" ... The Dim Peace armed services committee, the prospect of a war is appreciably greater now than it was three months ago. Adding forcefully to the pattern of evidence which U. S. armed forces representatives have been constructing to support their requests for a military draft and universal training, Bradley said: "I think we would be neglecting our duty if we did not try to tell you that we are a little bit more afraid something will happen than we were three months ago when we were talking in terms of reserves." And he added "we are not so sure" that war might not be looming in the immediate future. To his testimony Bradley appended this clincher: "We know that we are all speaking about Russia." There it was a responsible appraisal by the chief of staff of where the present talking war between Russia and the U. S. might lead. What caused General Bradley to think the situation is more critical now than it was three months ago? He didn't say,' but there is only one apparent explanation. The tide of power politics has turned against Russia and is moving in favor of the western democracies. With ERP beginning to channel money and supplies into Europe, the fields most favorable to Communist growth poverty, hunger and dissatisfaction are starting to be reclaimed. As far as getting control of western Europe was concerned. Communists saw their main chance go glimmering when they lost the Italian election. They have, in short, gone beyond the stage where they can carry out territorial acquisitions through political coups. In order to expand further now, Russia probably would have to apply force, which, in this case, would be the Red army. And that may be why General Bradley thinks war is more of a likelihood now than it was three months ago. 1 Big town Murals i ft' OUTLOOK Palestine 1 s t " "' ;By Bill Schoentgen, WNU Staff Writer With a clashing of arms and a babble of alarmed voices, events in Palestine appeared to be piling up for another minor but bloody climax in human history. This particular crisis had Its imI reported the landing on the Normandy beaches, the Battle of the atBulge and many of the other Important events of the last war from a mediate beginning in a savage by microphone in Washington; my connection with World War I was less tack on the Arab city of JaffaJewvicarious; my experiences during earlier conflicts such as San Juan, members of Irgun Zvai Leumi, ish underground force. Fact that Gettysburg, Chapultepec, Yorktown and Hastings are a little hazy. the Irgunists' foray against Jaffa de1 the decided that Therefore was .made in defiance of orders by permit We explained briefly, and waited partment of the army might Haganah, the regular Jewish militia, A -. for the skies to rail. They didn't. carried no' weight in the rush of indr venture which pro- - The officer continued his speech cidents that followed. H vided a little com-l- l without even dropping his monocle I From Palestine's coastal plain, site edy relief in 1939, just to be sure editing it slightly of the neighboring cities of Jaffa to make it apply as he went. There (Arab) and Tel Aviv (Jewish), the known as was no question that he thought sWpaterlude, focal point of the disturbances fe- . we were going to be, certainly 9,1 the "phony war," moved swiftly inland to the holy city J before the real OUGHT to be Goebbels. of Jerusalem. It J storm broke. The formation melted away, the Arabs and Jews hastily deployed V something is jffJwent truck which had been requested to their forces in preparatf i f , UftC MHO. BVi., sound equipment started tion for what stacked up to be a 1 It happened at transport to load, all but one of the staff cars battle for possession of Jeruto! slunk away. There was only one red major J kJWesermuende' salem. Facing each other across a and air German land, .z&s naval base, shortly face, the airforce commander's, and scant 200 yards of he felt not embarrassment, but rage. each side had its eyes fixed on the after Britain and France had de- This was a purely military field and strategic Alamein camp which the clared war on Germany. American I had held up the German war effort British were evacuating. correspondents still had consider-to for half a morning, thus contributing But that wasn't all. It soon beable freedom, and I had managed bit to Allied victory even before came the my apparent that the Arab league wrangle permission to interview the America was in the war. nations surrounding Palestine did first British fliers shot down by this For the rest, the only significant not intend to stay out of this fight. Germans. I did, but that isn't memory, except for my interview Reports were current that six Arab story. with those British boys, was the nations had decided to invade the prepaGerman careful the officers. all the German For questioning by Holy Land with ground, sea and air rations for war, there was still a Obviously they didn't share the comforces before the British ended their In the confusion of certain amount placent assurance of victory of the mandate on May 15. the highNazi higher-up- s office of propaganda under they remembered Goeb-belThe whole thing was shaping up in ly efficient father of lies, Dr.the use World War I. form of a more or less total the but I managed to get Today the greatest danger to the Arab effort to crush completely the transport plane German of a army peace is the possibility that the will, Jewish intention of creating a Zionist to fly me (with a German radio the purpose, the power of the United state in Palestine. Wesermuende. to man) from Berlin States will not be understood in time Worried United Nations delegates, the Russian command that they by he war was roaring westward will fail to recognize the risk of meanwhile, cast about for a means the and great Poland into to prevent the inevitable carnage, they are taking in airfield in Berlin was all or at least to preserve the city of and "cold as bethe Kaiser their war," we arrived but deserted when Jerusalem. to failed realize it. Hitler with fore dawn and were escorted France pushed its sponsorship of wonderalacrity, and not a littlewhich ala heavily-armevolunteer U. N. poour to transport ment, Roses, But Never lice corps to safeguard Jerusalem. We had up. ready was warming A Spray of Yew Hint of the make-uof such a force been up all night and my colleague was given in the suggestion that it on a p. There are many good garden Immediately fell asleep As soon might include 100 New York police books, and I for one had about come of parachute equipment. volunteers, but no Russians. This to the conclusion that the final word as dawn broke, I busied myself protective army would number from batteries ft when been on had the written, gardening watching 500 to 800 members. Berlin, ComWoman's the came Home fields surrounding In the along While the Palestine surrounded by fields Book Collier in (P. F. panion Garden fi,n n:ts cows into a frantic state of flux, leaped Son corporation, and complacent, cud - chewing publisher. the United States kept discreetly out like the rest of the be- New York City) with many new of of it all in conformation to its reunaware "nutation, uiuao angles. Edited by John C. Wister, what the Fuehrer was about to director of the Arthur Hoyt Scott cently adopted policy of apparent horticultural foundation, Swarthmore disinterest to what happens in the bring down on them. Holy Land. college, this book speaks with aualFor some reason we flew loy, thority. on the most scratching our wings DEFIANCE: "It is correct," it states on page church steeples. At last my comTwo Issues 472, "to speak of narcissus, and also panion awoke. We were approachcorrect to use the English term dafIn a surprise speech at a dinner ing the airfield. It was a lively spot. chambers of A. .! drew nearer, we could see a fodil for all species and varieties of given by Michigan detachment of marines which came narcissus. There is confusion about commerce for the state's congresto attention as we approached. A this, a popular impression being that sional delegation. Sen. Arthur served notice on Russia half dozen staff cars were drawn up daffodils are the yellow kind, and narcissus the white kinds. There also that: balanced by in a semi-circland ground personnel of the has been confusion about the name i The United States may join west- jonquil. All the daffodils of the jonair force. ern Europe in a military alliare their group distinguished by quil ance against Communist aggression, "We're lucky," my companion re- narrow, garlic-lik- e and by and foliage marked, "some bia brass must be their characteristic bright yellow tominc. we'll see a parade." No color, which is the same shade ry "We shall not surrender to Com-- " munist conspiracies In the Unitother plane was visible though, as throughout the flower." ed States." we circled a couple of times over All of this interested me mightily the docks, thick with ships including Thus, the chief Republican proponas I had just been studying a the long-los- t Europa, back on her ent of foreign policy split of of a narcissus clump dash from Murmansk. Finally we photograph the rind on two Issues which, like In a popular magazine's "name from the of a landed couple yards grapefruit, will come more and more this picture" contest. The leave to be in the public eye as this year military formation which by cow shown on were the broad, plant We were was drawn up at attention. wears on. answer the the given though by p little embarrassed, for we were in was Simply stated, those two Issues editor "jonquil." Obviously, plain sight of the imposing array, are: Whether the U. S. should line even contest editors may err. and were afraid we might suddenly up militarily alongside the recently The narcissus discussion Is a sambump into the visiting dipnitary union of western European formed and unshaven. and we were hatlcss ple of Editor Wister'i directness in nations, and whether the Communist I let my companion go ahead. There this new garden book and there is party should be outlawed In this was no place to go, however, but more like it on every page. country. ln the direction of the naval deNot the least interesting writing They could become decisive Issues tachment and their commanding of- In this book is the forcward by the Inin the presidential campaign. ficer. It later developed he was the Liberty Hyde Bailey, dean deed, Harold has Stasscn already commander of the base, a tall, slim, of all gardeners, whose accomplishintroduced one of them by coming correct naval officer, perhaps a little ments need no eulogy here. out bluntly in favor of outlawing Another intriguing feature Is the nervous, thouph we were too nervous Communists in the U. S. ourselves to realize it at the mo- discussion and diagramming of vament. Vandenberg said, "We are sui-- . rious geocraphic areas according to ciJnl fools if we do not root out and and climatic conditheir geological We advanced, like pups apdestroy any treason at home which tions. Most of us have been frostproaching a porcupine. A commay dream of bringing world revolu too often for comfort by blindbitten mand rang out. The troops snapped to the United States." tion the usual ly following maps. to present arms, the officer saThe Michigan senator only hinted Additional data and measuring front luted and drew a manuscript at a U. S. military alliance with qualities have been added to hi tunic, something new to me in in making a western material Europe, but his remarks military procedure all I could broader and yet more personal prehardly could be misconstrued. think of was a painting of General sentation of his problems to the What Vandenberg didn't say is that Washington reading a message to gardener ln any given section of the while the U. S. has no formal or offi his troops (and 1 always had United States and Canada. The net cial role in the union of western Eu thought that was a flight of the result is the clarification of many ropean nations, American aid and art sf fancy). heretofnre-vagustatements support, military wise, of that union almost inevitably Is implied. The officer began readingIt was It wonld be onfalr to other exa message of welcome all right cellent books to nay thai this Is the Whether or not this nation will best garden book yet published. Finally, my companion (he was grant that assurance will come to which may explain his In some ways It excels all others, be a towering question In the public fortitude! Interrupted: "There must but still there are ether volumes mind soon. be soma mistake. We are two radio which may contain more InformaSKY-HIGtion on specific subjects. correspondents." to size this the looked way The commander bowed, up Terhaps liomhing abashed, glanced over our heads 1,000 page volume Is to say that reA team of air force and army of whatever other garden toward the plane. gardless ordnance men is seeking better ing books you own, you heed this methods of hitting bomb "But where are the other gentleone too If you seek fresh angles on targets from extremely high altimen?" he wanted to know. your favorite hobby. tudes, out of reach of most There are Just two of us." we With its fine cover and paper stock. guns or fighter planes. Its 24 photographic pages in full replied. This joint organization is conduct5fl and Its black of of "But the minister pages propaganda? color. most of its secret tests in the Who Is representing him? We wereJ white Illustrations and more than ing California desert at Muroc air base 100 notified by ine department a spe pictures, the Wom It's assignment is to carry out re cis) plane the truck for the bag an's Home Companion Garden Book search In bombing techniques, par . " is completely satisfying. gage tlcularly at high altitudes. A Target address in Portland Stassen refurbished his foreign and domestic policies (or the edification of Oregon voters who will elect the GOP delegation. Stassen wss taking his Oregon campaign seriously because a large measure of Importance was being attached to the election Insofar ss It would provide the first test of West coast opinion on Republican presk dcntlal contenders. kick-of- f SHORTAGE: Farm Machinery John Barrymore (once called John Barleycorn) was appearing in a flop play. The critics devastated It and him. He came to the second performance cold sober. "I told you," roared the producer, "not to show up drunk!" "If I wasn't," he said, "do yon think I'd show up?" Midtown Vignette: Where else but in Our Town could you find this hilarious scne. He's a beer executive . . . Recently remarried . . . Very young bride . . . When he gets A daily tired so does his face mud pack facial at the Waldorf barber shop is a ritual . . . Very restless . . . Can't stay in the chair or "un-lax- " waiting for the black-greeSo he mud on his puss to dry walks up and down the place impatiently . . . Glaring at you through his ridiculous-lookinbeauty treatHe also has a bath towel ment draped around his conk turban style . . . Scares the bejabers outta ya . . . The big howl came the other day . . . Our Hero was stomping up (turban and down in his wild get-u- p and mud pack) when in came two U.N. delegates from Arabia attired smartly in American apparel. They took one look at him and got hysterical. ... ... ... n g Soldiers of the Press Probably the fightingest publisher of all was E. W. Scripps. He battled corruption in Cincy for three years before getting results. His free swinging style of journalism hatched many dangerous foes. As a result Scripps had bodyguards and was alHe was involved ways in many street fights and usually gave a good account of himself. Scripps was handy with his dukes and never ducked a challenge. Of course, James Gordon Bennett fought some of the fiercest Care of Muddy Shoes Even though dry mud comes off shoes more easily than wet mud specialists advise against the coml mon practice of letting it dry on before brushing it off. Mud stains leather, and the longer it stays on the worse the stain is likely to be. Scrape off moist mud as promptly as possible and then wipe the leather clean with a soft cloth. Let shoes dry slowly and then polish. Mud should be wiped off leather gloves promptly. Facts About USSR Soviet Union has a population of more than 193 million, third larg. est in the world. About 67 per cent of the population is rural, while 33 per cent live in the cities. If the population of Russia were distributed equally throughout the country, 22 persons would live in every square mile. By far the most important occupation Is agriculture. Before the revolution of the farm land was controlled by wealthy land owners. one-fourt- h Crystal Recorder Snow Science, pressing investigations nature's every mood, has created a snow crystal recorder to "get the jump" on all types of Into snowstorms. Devised by technicians of an electrical manufacturing company for the U. S. army signal corps and the office of naval research, the recorder prints on paper the geometric shape, size and frequency of occurrence of snow crystals falling in a storm. Celebration of Arbor Day An intensified observance of Arbor day, perennial harbinger of spring, which now is being celebrated on various dates in all states of the union, is the aim of leading horticultural organizations through-au- t the nation. The genuinely-neede- d tree planting job, which is done on Arbor day, has been urged by successive presidents of the United States since the inception of Arbor day, 76 years ago. Siberia, Farthest North A large portion of Siberia lies north of the arctic circle. Arctic climatic conditions in Siberia reach south as far as Lake Baikal in Eastern Siberia, which is about twice the size of Lake Ontario and more than a mile deep. North and west of Lake Baikal lies the Region of Irkutsk, a huge plateau which is being developed agriculturally. Canned Baby Food Production of canned baby food has developed into a big business in the last few years. Figures show that the average baby in this country was eating only two pounds of canned bnby food in 1935. He was eating 13 pounds by 1939. Baby's consumption of foods specially canned for his use was up to 43 po"nds in 1 "T well-arme- bare-knuck- brawls in journalistic history. Nothing could stop the whip of his indignation from snapping. As a result, Bennett and his family were the victims of such unspeakable slander his wife and children were forced to leave the U. S. and live in Europe. But Bennett remained. and continued Editor Henry tossing bombshells. Watterson once said: "It's not enough for a newspaper to report a fight it must fight on the right side." At Bradley's one nigbt a diplomat. Just back from Washington said: "The state department is miming our Middle East with a firm hand." "Zatzo?" snapped Ted Mack. dard "What's the name of the Oil?" firm-Stan- WANTED TO BUY WE BUT AND SELL Offlre Furniture, Files, Typewriters, Adding Machines, Safes, Cash Registers. 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In other words Fascist Peron wants to make it easier for Communists to continue crawling, and the state department's excuse for embracing Argentina was that it would help us stop the spread of communism. The difference between a Nazi, a Fascist and a Communist Is the difference between a skunk, a snake and a rat monkey-w- renches. n Sounds in the Night: At Eddie Condon's: "She's one of the teros in soAt the Penthouse: ciety's 400" "Love is what has you coming and At Garrison's: going nuts!" "She has a darling kisposition." . . . In the Stork: "H handed her his usual routine." At Lisa Kirk's: "It's the old story. Once upon a ... ... ... two-time- Behind the present shortage ol farm machinery In the U. S. lies now More story: such machinery Is being produced than ever before but it isn't enough to meet the demand. Waiting lit for farm machinery is phenomenally long, yet 131 per cent more tractors, cream separators and other pieces of farm equipment were produce! ln 1947 than were available In 1933. 13, 194a Item: "Max Schmeling denied try into V. S." Let him cool his heils. r'"niX rfHLMATIoN rune MRUS Write Sf far PTtFtt ! en fins etlleatmt epaort rat ilea Bea.ofiihlr priced, o. W. Fattns aaUeer. Veocwitat, BUSINESS Headline: "RUSSIA AND FINLAND SIGN MUTUAL ASSISTANCE PACT." That means the Russians will do all they can to help the Finns help the Russians. II 0. fNVFST. OPPORTUNITIES No dry cleaning establishment. ether In town Icoo pnpalatlon with thlrkly c. el led sallying distrirt. Last year's grossed ever 120.000, payroll 1100. Wc etaippad and this eah and earry, ns pickup or delivery. Priced at only 117.000. Ilollding ander leaw. Lakeview apartments. 10 anitl with between. Theee are nev pun'-- e Mock ronetrartion. 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