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Show Pas SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1952 THE JOURNAL 2 THE READER'S BOOK DATE SCANNING THE WEEK'S NEWS Red Cross Plans Fund Drive; Wildlife Week Is Scheduled The American Red Cross has designated the entire month of March for its annual fund campaign with which to finance its civilian activities during the coming year. During the past year the Red Cross has given much of its time to collecting blood for the armed forces. This program has cost millions of dollars for the operation of bloodmobiles, nurses and assistants. Recently, at Bloomfield, N.J., the Red Cross conducted a demonstration in citizenship when 450 wide-eye- d members of the high school jgraduating class watched 144 of a local industry donate ia pint of blood each. The students were assembled in the gymnasium of the school to watch the call our project oar 'Be Sure to Write Today program." Shown in the picture with Commander Hilton is John Vandercook, news commentator of the Liberty Broadcasting System. The network is actively cooperating in the V.F.W. project by announcement on a number of programs, accompanied by the playing of Be Sure to Write donors, all employ- Today", which the V.F.W, has ees of the Scherlng adopted as their special theme song C o r p o r ation, go for the project registrathrough Home town organizations could tion; temperature, make this project their own during pulse and weight; fruit juice; medi- the coming year by writing to men cal history, blood pressure and in service from their area. hemoglobin; venipuncture (the actual donation of one full pint of blood); and canteen, the strength-givin- g National Wildlife Week sandwiches and coffee after Observance March 16-2- 2 donation. National Wildlife Week in 1952 For the Red Cross it was a A will Bloomfield be dedicated to preservation quota jbumper day. of 125 pints for the armed forces of a species of wildlife about to was exceeded with the yield of an pass from the American scene jeven dozen pints. And it was a the diminutive Key deer of Florida. demonstration in citizenship for the Plans for the annual observance, were ;high school seniors that will not scheduled for March soon be forgotten. announced in Washington by Carl The home town that does not D. Shoemaker, conservation direchave a local Red Cross chapter will tor of the National Wildlife Fedfind the state organization cooper-iativ- e eration. Chairman for the week will be in establishing one. In times of disaster .the American people Ed Dodd, creator of the popular itraditionally turn to the Red Cross. newspaper and radio outdoors fea,For the next month the Red Cross ture Mark Trail. National Wildlife Week has been will be asking the nation for help. an annual observance since 1938 when it was proclaimed by PresV.F.W. Sponsors Letter ident Franklin D. Roosevelt, and is it federsponsored by the Writing Campaign ation as a means of calling public V. F. W. Commander - in - Chief attention to the broad and pressing .Frank C. Hilton, (seated) reads problems of natural resource mansome of the many letters which agement. The 1952 celebration will prompted the current Veterans of mark the beginning of a new series Foreign Wars Be Sure to Write in which each year a particular Today" project urging letters to our kind of wildlife some species conservicemen in distant stations, sidered in critical or precarious Korea. condition will be given special i Our armed forces in Korea, in attention. Every home town sportsman .Europe, and in distant posts in is aware of conditions in his this country eagerly look for letters own locality. And while the 1952 (bringing news from home," said Commander Hilton in announcing goal will be to save the Key deer from extinction, here is an to are the project. They writing the opportunity to impress upon the newspapers throughout country public local needs for wildlife saying they are lonely for a letter from home and home means just preservation. As part of this years observance, anywhere in the United States. the federation has created a special fund, known as the Key deer fund. Contributions will be used first to keep a special protection officer on the job in the Key deer area. This will supplement an effort already started by the Boone and Crockett Club and the Wildlife Management Institute in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Also, the federation will use the fund to help improve the island habitat of the deer, through such measures as constructing water holes for the animals and protective fences along highways. There are only about 30 of the unique toy deer still living. They cling to a precarious existence on the coral islands known as Keys off the southern tip of Florida. Menaced illegal hunters from the mainIn a newspaper in a town I by land, hounded by dogs, and imvisited recently, there were the periled by forest fires, the deer now names of nearly 60 men men in face a new threat. all branches of our armed forces Because of the centuries-lon- g adwho had written to the paper askto its own island backjustment ing for mail from home. In other ground, the surviving herd cannot cities I saw similar lists. I read be transplanted. some of the letters. National Wildlife Week will "That is why we are initibe marked by proclamations by state and local governments, ating this project, a project in which I feel confident not only speaking programs throughout onr own membership but all the country, window displays, Americans will want to take an advertising campaigns and active part. Each time we pat other media. off writing a letter, some .loneThe National Wildlife Federation ly man Is going to tarn away was organized in 1936. empty-hande-d from mall oalL (Biliuil by WNU Featarts.) em-iploy- So we es 16-2- I non-prof- lly -- 2, Iris Designs of Main Street and the World Progress Reported in Peace Tallis; Republican Accepts Job Clean-U- p PEACE TALKS After weeks of stalemate and pessimism, an unexpected feeling of optimism surrounded the Korean peace talks. There were reports of a possible early settlement. However, the hard core of disagreement on fundamental issues which have delayed an armistice have been shoved aside only temporarily and must be settled eventually. On three issues the Communists and Allies have reached agreement: (1) Red Cross teams from Allied countries will work jointly with national Red Cross representatives from Red China and Red Korea in handling the prisoner exchange; (2) The Communist clarified their stand on paroles. The oath would require only that prisoners restrain from participation in the Korean War, instead of all acts of war; and (3) The Communists agreed to return U.N. military prisoners about 11,500 men within 30 days after an armistice. There was one development on the world scene, however, that could hurt future peace talks. Jacob A. Malik, Soviet representative in the United Nations general assembly, in a final attempt to frighten U.N. members into agreeing to immediate discussion of the Korean question n in the assembly, charged that the block is not only prea world world this in war third but has fact begun." war, paring Why should Malik make such a statement if agreement in Korea is near? A number of observers are wondering if the Chinese have finally determined to have peace in Korea, even over the objection of their Moscow masters? And, is it an indication of the much rumored split between Russia and China? Anglo-America- TRUMAN HEADLINES President Truman caused two recent headlines in newspapers across the nation that raised considerable speculation in the home towns of the nation. The first was his announcement that he would not take part in the New Hampshire primary and calling the present system of presidential preference primaries in the states so much eyewash". The second was his appointment of Newbold Morris, a Republican, to head his cleanup against government corruption. As for his first statement. President Truman was correct to a certain extent. As far as he is concerned personally the long-herald- ed state primary system is eyewash. A president can usually get the nomination before the actual balloting begins simply by announcing he will take it This seems to be the case with President Truman. However, for the party out of power, state primaries may accurately define the trend of thinking in the home towns and bring added strength to the winning candidate. The Presidents statement was further highlighted by the fact that a few days later he completely reversed himself and ordered his name not be taken from the primary ballot. In a letter to the New Hampshire secretary of state, Truman explained he had been urged by the Democratic party to leave his name on the ballot. The letter was also something of an apology to New Hampshire voters who party officials felt might be offended by Trumans eyewash" statement. As for the second headlines, home towners who have become skeptical about any cleanup of Washington corruption, where asking themselves just what is the true significance of the appointment oT Morris, a highly d Abraham Lincoln Republican, to the respected lawyer and a has that been refused several times. job Generally, the reaction was mixed, depending on which side of the political fence the observer was on. 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AlOST DUClQU$ pop com You em ATC self-style- g BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN-T- he State department has issued a report of conditions behind the Iron Curtain that will be of interest to every home towner who has wondered just how the little people" in Soviet controlled territory feel. The information was accumulated from interviews with refugees and has been set out in six points: (1) Most of the refugees disliked Stalin and other Soviet leaders and most of them denounced the Communist chiefs in terms of unmeasured abuse". (2) They appeared to believe that war between Russia and the United States is almost inevitable" and could be prevented only if the men in the Kremlin feel it would be suicidal for them. (3) The sorest nationality problem in the Soviet is (4) The ultimate goal of world domination held by the Kremlin is considered to be unchanged. But the means by which the Red command moves toward that goal is highly flexible and involves secrecy, deception and terror as basic ingredients." (5) The standard of living in the Soviet Union is so low as to arouse discontent and is responsible for much crime and othersocial problems. (6) Although dissatisfaction with the present regime exists, a serious problem would exist in Russia if the Communist regime were to collapse or be overthrown. It would be necessary for the Russian people to undergo a process of anti-Semitis- . BRITAIN Great Britain, beset by economic woes and the breaking down of relations with many former subjects in far corners of the Empire, has entered a period of mourning for King George VI who died February 6. Only a few days before his death. King George made his first public appearance after a long and serious illness, to wave bon voyage to the plane that was to carry Princess Elizabeth and her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, on their commonwealth tour. King George VI was one of Great Britains most beloved monarchs. And it was during his reign that the British Empire struggled through its greatest crisis World War n and the years of economic strain that followed. Elizabeth now becomes Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh her Prince Consort Their son, Prince Charles, is heir apparent FISHT CUPID! - |