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Show ; THE BEAVER PRESS, BEAVER, UTAH -- WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS- POLITICS: - Truman Tour President Truman Isn't giving his rivals a chance to cut down the Democratic majorities in both houses, most observers believed, as he planned what he called a Chiang Loses Half of Nationalist China With Fall of Hainan Island; Editors Urged to Join Truth Drive (EDITOR'S NOTE: When opinion! are npreiifj In these rolnmna, they are those of Western Newspaper Union's news analysts and not necessarily oC this newspaper.) Secret Witness NATIONALISTS: Half Remains Any hope the western world may have had that the march of communism in the Far East had been k checked vanished as Chiang ordered the evacuation of Hainan island. Thus, one half of Nationalist China became Communist territory, and the West listened for the first rumors of the invasion of Formosa. It was an embarrassing defeat for the Nationalists, who, having previously boasted of victories over the invaders, found it necessary to report in the next breath complete defeat. Observers said the Nationalists simply "counted their chickens" before they hatched, and, that the Hainan command deliberately put out false news to prevent panic and enable prominent leaders to flee the island. Whatever the cause, General Chiang found himself minus five armies, totaling some 125,000 men, miles of territory, 13,500 square and rich deposits of iron ore, coal and petroleum. MOST surprising angle In the Nationalist's defeat, in the eyes of western military men, was the small number of compartively Communist invaders, estimated at to 15,000 10.000 men. Chiang's armies outnumbered them almost 10 to 1. Speculation was Immediately rampant on possible exaggerated Formosa defenses. Further, in some quarters, the fall of Hainan was called the beginning of the end of Nationalist China. Although It May Not Be Love at First Sight, Television and the Movies Must Get Married i . ' Lv fS T- J t 1 - I K "nonpolitical" By BILLY ROSE swing through the For instance, the best of the West. You might not think it to look at them, but the two big branches short stories of De Maupassant, The "nonpolitical" tag that has of show business are in movies and television O. Henry, Ben Hecht. Damon Run-yotrouble heavy been hung on the Truman tour has and Somerset Maugham; dit no one fooled. It is, no doubt, the broadcasting. The movies, a business with plenty of product, is up against a rapida series of symphonic stand-by- s to. official opening of this year's poly shrinking audience, and though some of the companies are still in the Toscanini and Stokowski with litical campaign and will have a black, it's a cinch they won't be when there are 10 million TV sets in 10 double ditto, the inconducting; the 1952 own on the great bearing million parlors. Judging by the financial pages, the people who presidenof Jimmy Durante, antics spired tial election. in uionrti companies agree with me because most of the movie stocks are selling Maurice Chevalier and a hundred this little Ojibwav Observers are inclined to agree for less than half of their 1946 quotations. others in the rhinestoned hodgehis squaw, waiting forH that five key objectives are in the The television business, on the that makes up show business. t son's first podge back of the Democratic strategy: other hand, has a are siphoning out of their box rapidly expand' Access to such a stock pile of 1. In 1948 the Democrats swept offices. Second, on a ing audience but film classics would, among other garni, Ontario. Indian to unexpected victory because of darned little prodbasis, the film companies will presthings, take the compete with tame bei. Truman's popularity. They don't uct worth looking be able to run off their trailers and TV sure off the programmers want that popularity slowed down. at. And, as I see in millions of living rooms, and allow them to concentrate on a few 2. Visit and talk to the adit isn't the the few tests of this type of it, really good live shows. farmers and thus extend fault of the TV vertising indicate that it's plenty This Is And before long, if they use the party's hold upon them. there tycoons potent. Third, the midget screens God that sense the 3. Find candidates who, if electgeese, gave can be used to develop new picYour Paper just isn't enough the blending of the reel and the ed, will back the Truman admintheatrical talent ture personalities, and this, as istration. This is felt necessary to around to provide real would add up to entertainmovie men will tell you, is the offset the revolting Southerners. ment which one could watch real life blood of their silly busi'Space' good live enter4. Rescue and revenge enter Into tainment for the ness. without rushing for the rail. The Rose Billy the tour in that an attempt will be 300 half -- hour What can Hollywood do for Teleoverall consequence would b$ Is lis Life made to save some party faithfuls shows which the networks must vision? Plenty. A sufficient amount two businesses which give that and to punish a few enemies. of the right kind of film will solve present each week. employment to tens of thousands 5. To bring about some disciIn other words, unless something better than half of its programonce and for all climb out would By William R. rSel pline within the party itself In an is done about it and pronto, one ming problems and I'm, of course, red and into the pink. the of effort to put on a united front. business will grow more insolvent not referring to the grade-- vintage Paramount Pictures, which paid tVERY column inch ot ever; stuff which certain stations now and the other more Insipid. in DuMont oi every issue of this A PALESTINE: Is there a solution? Of course, run as a last and ludicrous resort. $560,000 for an interest to sell paper costs so many cents to is some angling ago. exyears about a I'm talking pictures and like all good solutions it's Arabs Unite That duce, regardless of whethw one: Television must mar- pertly tailored for the small screen, its holdings for $12,000,000. be a nice capital gain, of occupied by editorial matte1 Where there had once been strife simple would and and and versa lighted, vice or the staged skillfully movies, ry among the Arabs of Palestine, now if there are laws on the books which which, among other things, will course, but I wonder if it wouldn't Huverusmg. Mowing what to hold cost is, it may seem only there is unity with the announcein the way of these nuptials, steer clear of the long shots which be smarter for Paramount ir and invest a few that publishers would be w stock ment that Arab Palestine and get on this to mush. so much look like oscillating the laws in then the interest public Trans-Jorda- n bucks in a film library to to increase earnings by devofcj have united into a will have to be changed. Hollywood eventually can produce extra single kingdom. darn near every type of TV pro- make DuMont the first TV network advertising all ol the space The advantage of this alliance look. could sell. The unity creates the Kingdom gram from the travelogue to the worth a second are many and obvious. First, Who knows it might be a handy of Hashemite Jordan at whose three-ac- t dramatic play, but for Strange as it may apnear the sale or rental to through head reigns King Abdullah Ibn El hedge against the time when there is not the case. All recognized :i openers it might do well to conof film expressly made for Hussein on a basis of constitutional centrate on the popular classics are 20 million television sets, and papers set quotas or percs:: the TV screen, the representative government, the anthat people never seem to get tired DuMont is considering the purchase for productive and movies can start recouping some nouncement stated. of Paramount for $560,000. ot of the money that the home sets material, and seldom violate ; The unification notice was sent It is not uncommon for i ne; to the Arab states and was reper to omit advertising to ore ceived in Israel without too much get in more news. comment since Israel had an armSHORT Itmajsd istice agreement with the new alt mis-Hraper kingdom. sacrifice SHORT However, Israel was not preenue and Obligations pared to accept the annexation. By Richard H. Wilkinson STORY appoint a: Observers agreed that the move vertiser to allow more spac; might prejudice future talks when news matte: all points concerning the ultimate STAGEvSCBEENiRADIO and isn't. Although the paper I sat in the grandstand YEAR WE appointed BarLAST peace are discussed. the sulkies line up. They its space and can use it ney Bridges chairman of our watched By INEZ GERHARD annual fair in Burncrest. Old Jake made a pretty sight. The band was sees fit, it has obligations it GREAT WRITINGS: DEREK rose to Hollywood Fletcher had been chairman for 15 playing, the sun shinning and not avoid, for several very 4 JOHN on in "Knock Any years, and there were those who everybody was happy and feeling reasons. Bible Not Included When this newspaper accepts of everybody was happy. in "All hit the Door," jackpot again disapproved Robert M. Hutchins of the Uniit is entering Into s now in Columbia race and the Then the started. scriptions Around him Men," King's ousting versity of Chicago announced the thinks his first Technicolor picture, of young six of them. tract with readers. An utr track favor the went, they Minute collection of the greatest writing of Burnside's out clause of that contract assure; "Rogues of Sherwood Forest," will best, stretching Barney. Western civilization in a Fiction the issues readers will rece; both of them. Next comes "The Gill, the their necks, in perfect stride. Homtop Cyrus $1,750,000 work, but the Eible was led up to the half, then contain an established amo.: Gainesville Circus." But Derek's town's ing leading Pigeon not included. rise to stardom was not so sudden and richest citizen, voiced the Jasper Bush's horse came abreast news, editorials, features v.: At first readers were shocked as it sounds. A native of Hollywood, sentiments of the majority. "Jake of him, then Hector Dryson came vertising. ge that the greatest work of literature There is another side, toe, ran a good enough fair, but Jake's abreast of them, then Fergus Cross in the history of man was not inin mini of the out came of his abreast them. old are and keeps publisher ways getting cluded, but were quickly relieved 1 date. We gotta keep up with the It looked like a neck and neck that of costs. To maintain qja e by Hutchins' reason. times out here in Burncrest like ev- affair, which struck me as being staffs, in both news and adv The Bible, he explained, was not erywhere else. Barney Bridges is strange. Then suddenly I stopped mg departments, is expense lcel Included because it already is uni:re; and has modern ideas." young yelling and just stared. Coming is increasingly so if the space versally available and almost uniThis was true enough. Barney down the stretch the four lead fills each issue fluctuat w.j owned. versally Both "if promised to zip up the fair. The horses had slowed down . . . and The collection includes 443 works as the; do was by cripes, 15 yards from the finish to first he Keyed planned thing u by 74 authors and was said to incalled in to modernize the horse racing event. tape, they all stopped! :ts. clude the works acclaimed "indisnewspaper It wasn't until late that night Heretofore we'd just had races Quotas pensable to the liberal education fices, cj: that were run for the honor of the that I got all the details. Dana of a free man in the 20th Century." turn out additional;! :mf with folks making Easton had bribed Charlie Cole-wecasionally trotters, thing, The first limited printing of 1,000 Stf side bets. Barney's idea was to and Jasper Bush to pull their by working longer hours. Bat sets had been scheduled for that Z inter Mii-so do famous horses cannot at Hector some so and could win. frequent promoter import Dryson JL many patrons at $500 each. oi ttsj Hector was a long shot and would It is to the make the betting open. JOHN DEREK "It's a heck of a lot worse to have paid plenty. per, therefore, to maintain I COINS: But it didn't work that way. have a lot of undercover betkeyed to fairly rigid m son of parents who are actors, he news and advertising. An; 7 Billion Why? Because Jake Fletcher ting going on with no system to was under contract to both David It than it will be to have open bad figured what Dana Easton merely increases the costw On October 9, 1792, with an audiO. Selznick and 20th Century-Fowas up to and had secretly and with everyone being umn inch. betting ence that read like the social regibefore he got his big break when Tbose who submit news, V given a chance to throw in his individually bribed the other ster, the first coins in the United Humphrey Bogart picked him to four racers to hold in their dime's worth." larly publicity chairmen, States Mint were struck. play the killer in "Knock on Any horses. one but Fletcher Jake and remember Ibb Every Present at that historical moment Door." In 1948 he married Patti With all six drivers bribed the with "The trouble h only agreed. fact were George and Martha WashingBehrs, a film starlet. He is that is." he allowed, "this profes- race simply came to a standstill And when your club or F"-- i ton, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Hamserious, works hard at his sional promoter jigger you're go- and nobody finished. do so, isn't it t profitably ilton, and Thomas Jefferson. Since career. to known to none Jake ain't Fletcher but also nei": "Which," business ing import pointed good then seven billion have been minted. us. If he's a slicker, lock out!" out, "just proves my contention to reciprocate of the newsf'l Since that day 157 years ago, Broderick Crawford is now busy tolthat a declared "Pshaw!" space by M of man's crook If numerous every he Barney gifts pieces of money have sending Glenn Ford to jail in "Conhe I thinks man in can "The have mind it? in with get away it" advertising been struck off, with a total value victed"; he's a district attorney, erantly. has been in the business for of $7,131,813,414.41. later a jail warden. Next he goes He wouldn't dare try nothin'years. funLAST WETrt I into the role every male in Hollyny." PUZZLE ANSWER wood wanted, the lead in "Born "Dunno about that," said Jake. Yesterday." "You got to figure that every last man of us is endowed with crimi- "Crime Report" (KMOX. St. Louis) is called by experts the ?av e 21. Tear ACROSS DOWN hottest show In the Midwest. Hal 1. Micro1. Animal 23. To make Stuart discusses the crime brave jelly organism news of the day each night at 5. Corrosion 2. High priest 26. Personal fi J9 on iron 10:15; his tough voice and color3. Tumult pronoun 11 ful reporting make it a crack4. Comrades 9 Pen- 28. Copper 5. Narrow m" name, ling roundup of what's new In (Rom.) 29. Spoiled, Charles inlet the underworld. "I am not a reLamb as meat (Geol.) tired police desk sergeant!" 10. Peruvian 6. Awkward 30. Sharp edge says Stuart, but admits having Indian .7 Frighten of two been a private detective. 11 Author of 8. Tapestry moldings for wall 32. Particle of "Adam 36. Aromatic If you liked "A Letter to Three ',' Bede" spice addition hanging Wives" wait till you see "Three 12. Gaping 11. Rub out 37. Stories 34. Ancient Husbands " A millionnaire bach13. Consume 41. Caliber wine (poet.) elor, played by Emlyn Williams, 14. Sun god 16. Likely 44. Bitter vetcn cup dies leaving letters to three of h! 15 Beverage 19 Before 46. Exclamatioi 35. Junto best friends Howard Da Silva, 17. Melody You wouldn't know it at first 'nil 18 Devoured Sheppherd Strudwick and Robert glance, but this Is lovely RosaEvery one but Jake Fletcher Karnes" carthat 20. Most been he's "lend-leasesaying " lie Bruce wearing the He allowed, "If he's a agreed nimble rying on romantic liasons with their head of hair provided slicker, look out." 22. Title of who are Eve wives, Vanes Ardcn, artist. by a Hollywood make-u- p nai instincts Oh, we're honest sa Brown and Billie Burke. respect Rosalie's Jealous husband, Ed" on the surface. That's be24. Metal enough off shaved her ward L, Bruce, cause we're smart. But 25. Foe you give Drama" named "Daytime dresses, waist-lengt- h tresses to keep 27. River for eight popular radio shows and us a chance to pull a fast one an' other men from admiring her. we'll Jump at it if we're sure we (So. Am.) two a were at launched heroines, She's a redhead. 31. Large can get away with It" Stork club luncheon recently; simsnake ilar fashion shows will be held n NYWAY. Barney Imported this 33. Period of across the country. "Right to HapDana Easton. Dana East chap Unworthy time piness" is a crisp plaid sundress. on had promoted everything from 34. A reckoning "Anne Ma lone" a dark rsyon sheer 38. Title of a prize fights to steamboat rares Catholic circles continue to buzz "Big Sister." "The Guiding Light" When we put the proposition up to knight the caused with speculation by and "Ma Perkins" were all repre 39. Shaded walk him he said he'd sure be glad to sensation of Monsignor Franz tented. 40. The flounder promote the horse racing angle ol Jachym refusing in front of the 42. Nickel our Fair Stealtar of Vienna's famous St. John Broderick. The da? of the Fair arrived (sym.) "Broadway's phen's church to be ordained as a 43. Dwelling riot squad." served as and It seemed that most of the Roman Catholic bishop. 45. Attics Ti, from Jack bodyguard for money was bet on a mare He abruptly declined saying he Dempsey and everybody 47. Affirm Pres to Marie Queen named driven Homing Pigeon, 48. City felt himself "unworthy" of the of- Ident Roosevelt when he was s New Charlie By Charley Colewell. fice. Such a thing had never hap- York (NWPa.) RKO will show policeman bad won plenty of races In past 49. Part of a pened before in the history of the his career in "The Life of John and it looked like be was years camera Catholic church. Broderick." going to win again. 50. Plant ovule ..-- ... . give-and-ta- Kai-she- bone-crushin- g mid-Weste- lis Louis F. Budenz, admitted and sometimes called Sen. Joseph McCarthy's secret witness, testified before senate loyalty probers that Owen Lattimore, Far East expert, was a member of a "Communist cell" in the Institute of Pacific Relations. Next move Is up to Mr. Lattimore. Z BOMBS AWAY: Russia Watches The United States air force display of air power, punctuated with the explosion of heavy demolition bombs, jet planes, rockets and flaming oil bombs, was a big success for the 1,500 spectators, including prominent business and civic leaders and Harry S. Truman. It was being watched in other quarters, too, and the administration made no secret of its hope that those quarters would be duly In fact, the governimpressed. EDITORS: ment hoped the explosions at Fort Benning, Ga., would be heard Truth Campaign across the Atlantic at the moment Editors of the nation little and when Russian and American relabig have been asked to join the tions were at their lowest point. greatest campaign in the world U. S. State Secretary Dean Ache-sotoday "campaign of truth." who recently has ceased pullPresident Truman, speaking be- ing his punches, along with other fore the American Society of Newshigh government officials, hoped paper Editors, said we must make the display would warn the Soviet ourselves known as we really are Union that the United States was not as Communist propaganda prepared. pictures us. We must pool our efTo demonstrate his hope, he forts with those of the other free a few days later: ". . . the said peoples In a sustained, intensified must be strong, with decountry program to promote the cause of fenses organized wisely and prufreedom against the propaganda dently, and with all possible reof slavery." for protecting the area in Then the President told the edi- sources, tors something they already knew, which this freedom abounds." bombs and Of the bursting but no doubt liked to hear: Mr. Truman said "There is too much nonsense mighty guns when asked what imnothing about striped trousers in foreign him most. affairs. Far more influence is ex- pressed erted by the baggy pants of the DECORATIONS: managing editor." The editors, in general, were In- War or Peace clined to agree. Although the inFrom action of the United States dividual policy of their newspapers senate some wondered if this counor not be might might was at war or peace as that it was high time the United try high body decorated 10 airmen States counteracted Communist who lost their lives in the Baltic, propaganda with truth. shot down by Russian presumably In a nutshell the President fighters. conSoviet argued propaganda To spectators who gazed down stantly reviles the United States. upon the senate floor it was obThe big problem is to tell the peothe senators were in no mood ples of the world exactly what vious to dally, but filled with a fury that Americans are like. had not been experienced since a At home the editors are the of war against Japan. declaration bridge between the With such denunciations as American people and world affairs and and "criminal" "barbarous" by informing them "well and comdemands that steps be taken to pletely," the President added. prevent another such occurrence, the senators voted praise and decHOSPITALS: orations for the airmen. Numerous foreign affairs ex16,000 Beds took special note of the state perts The house of representatives voted department's protest to Russia, J279.000.000 for veterans' hospitals and a $1,000,000 coast guard reserve which said in part: "The cause of peace is not training project. The vote was startling in two re- furthered when the U.S.S.R. ostendecorates Soviet airmen spects: (1) The house passed the tatiously bill with a record vote; and (2) in a manner calculated to give the the congressional "economy drive" impression that they are being rewhich has prevailed in Washington warded for shooting down a deduring the past year got a sudden fenseless American plane." All agreed that the prospects of jolt which was not unexpected. As passed by the house, the bill a shooting war were not directs the Veterans' administration to proceed with construction of 16,000 additional hospital beds AIR FORCE: for war veterans. Chief Retires With veterans of two world wars The first Secretary of Air under demanding and needing Increasing unification Truman's President hospital aid, congressmen agreed to the need, but shook their heads policy. W. Stuart Symington, has at the idea of tying a knot In the retired. And, as he departed, he economy trend becoming more said the Air Force fighting value popular as a presidential election has been cut. He declared the Air Force comyear nears. It took longer, incidentally, to bat etfectiveness had declined in pass the million dollars for the the last six months because of a coast guard than it did to enact the reduction in number but its efficiency had increased. hospital bill. That, some observers "There is a tendency to mix up point out, would indicate that perhaps the congressmen have not en- those two words effectiveness and and some misundertheir economy efficiency tirely forgotten drive. standing has resulted," he added. He had another view to express, HOUSING: also. He was convinced that a Air Force was necesseventy-grouUrge Rent Control sary. One could not overlook, howUndoubtedly the most unpopular ever, the importance of economy move of the administration since "since the nation can be defeated World War II has been the continby economic disaster as well as uation of rent controls. Now, sevmilitary disaster." eral officials have urged extension For that reason he had supportof rent controls beyond their scheded President Truman's forty-eigh- t uled end June 30. group program. For all their yelping, and, alHe had one parting observation though President Truman has called on economy: He did not see how a for a year's extension, there Is a balanced budget could be achieved with world conditions in the state general feeling that this time th congress will let the law lapse. they were now. n, p X BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET tele-caste- rs foot-squa- AN ANNUAL AFFAIR as "3VI i ll self-intere- st x per-inc- quiet-spoke- I SSWORD Shorn Beauty .wx 7 -- ' II 1: - one-ma- T - llr w li--- 2r4ft Wr r ' - WUJX |