Muncie Post-Democrat, Muncie, Delaware County, 4 August 1944 — Page 3

ADEQUATE WIRING— The Key to Modem Home Making

Is the Servants Door Open mlaurHouse? TTIOR low wages, innumerable elertric servants will do your M bidding at the touch of a switch—provided you invite them into your home through the open door of adequate wiring. Without enough electric circuits having large enough wires—^without enough outlets conveniently placed, you limit the uses of electricity. Ample channels must be provided for all the appliances that will be available to make living more enjoyable. The future will bring new developments—in lighting, cooking, refrigeration, air conditioning—that will enrich family life and enhance health and welfare.

You should start thinking and planning now for Electrical Living, whether you intend to build a new home or to remodel the old. The Electrical Home of Tomorrow will run as smoothly and easily—will serve you as unobtrusively as Electricity itself —if, by wise foresight now and action as soon as possible after the war, you provide Adequate Wiring.

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Big Money To Finance The Republican Campaign This Fall

Big business—big money—will finance the Republican national campaign. James S. Kemper, Chicago insurance executive who, in 1940 and 1941 was President of the U. S. Chamber of Commerce, was selected last week to direct the financing of Tom Dewey’s campaign for the presidency. Aside from saying, “We won’t spend any money we won’t raise and we won’t raise any money we don’t need.” Kemper had little to say about the work of financing Dewey’s effort to defeat Franklin D. Roosevelt. Selection of Kemper follows the long established custom of the Old Guard in going to big business for big money to fight the Democrats. Eight years ago it was Ernest T. Weir, head of the Weirton steel company and spokesman for the National Association' of Manufacturers, who handled the Republican national committee’s money raising campaign. Four years ago Frank Gannet, notorious labor-baiting newspaper executive took over and put Samuel Pettengill, (“The Gentleman from Indiana,” as Sam calls him self,) in as treasurer and director of G. O. P. finances. Men who work for a living will take lightly the assaults the G. Q. P. national leadership have been making upon the work of the Political Action Committee, which Republican national officers have cried “is building up a gigantic campaign fund to re-elect Roosevelt,” after considering where the G. O. P. is getting its slush fund. A midget searchlight, no larger than a walnut, yet so powerful that it will project a 1,500 candlepower beam for sixty nautical miles, is new equipment for rubber rafts.

Perils Should Be Eliminated At Fair The 1944 Delaware County Fair is drawing to a close. In spite of the sweltering heat which has continued for the entire week, the grounds have been crowded with visitors ever afternoon and evening. War time gas rationing has probably been a contributing factor to the large attendance. Many citizens who would in normal times have been enjoying vacation trips in'far distant places, this year of necessity, were compelled to seek amusement closer to heme and are therefore enjoying the county fair. There has been a lot of comment and many have expressed apprehension because of the use again this year of the aged grandstand Which has Tbeen tilled to capacity afternoon and evening. This structure which is undoubtedly far from safe, was built so many years back, that no one seems to feinember when it was constructed. When the writer canid to Muncie twenty-six years, it was an old weather-beaten structure at that time. Very little or no repair has been added to it in recent years. Aside from the danger of it’s collapseunder the weight of the immense crowds, it is also a fire hazard. The timbers in it are so old and dried out out that there is ever constant danger of conflagration. In fact each year for several years past there have been small fires during the races, started by cigarettes. As well as this fair has been patronized, year after year, it seems that enough money should have stuck to the bell-rope to have taken care of the much needed repairs. There has also been a lot of criticism of the fair board because of the use of the old fashioned unsanitary toilets that have been used on the grounds for at least fifty years. The fair grounds are in the heart of the city and the water and sewer mains runs but a few feet from these old 'Chick Sale’s edifices. Considering these facts there seems to be little or no excuse for these unsanitary conditions, with its attending menace to the health of the community. It wouldn’t be surprising if

an epidemic of infantile, paralysis followed this fair. The eating places' on the grounds seems to be kept clean enough but the fact that myriads of flies bred in these old filthy toilets are constantly ^warming the food, is a cofibtant threat to the health of all who patronize them. It has been contended by residents near the fair ground that the flies bred from these toilets are so numerous that they make life almost unbearable each year after the - fair. Before a fair is planned next year our citizens should insist that needed repairs, either be made at the grounds to conform to the rules of health and safety, or the annual event be permanently discontinued. -o City’s Freedom Awaited 5 Yrs. The five years which Warsaw waited for liberation from the Nazis are but a moment in the life of a city which has known 40 wars and a dozen revolutions. Russians, French, Austrian, and Prussian, armies of occupation trod Warsaw’s/.Streets.. There was an interlude' of freedom between world war I and II and then came the Germans again. The city’s 1,178,211 Polish, Ukranian, and Jewish residents became slaves of Heinrich Himmler and his gestapo. The Ghetto' was destroyed for daring to resist the Germans. Thousands of Jews and others were dragged off into forced labor or impressed into the German armies. Many Poles oppose the Russians and Communism as much as they do the Nazis and their regime, but Ihe Poles are accustomed to fight for freedom, with any help they can get. Warsaw Fights Russia Since 1763, Warsaw has fought Russia intrigue. Russia took possession OT the town, but in the next year, during a bloody partition of Poland, Warsaw was handed to Prussia. Napoleon’s troops occupied Warsaw in 1806, but the city gained its independence as capital of the independent Ducoy of Warsaw in

1807.

The city never retained its freedom for long. The Austrians took it over for a few months in 1809 when once more it became independent until 1813 when the Russians took their strongest hold on the town. In 1830, and again in 1863, the Poles . r.ey.olted unsuccessfully against the Russian yoke in Warsaw. Revolutionists were executed or banished to Siberia. Hundreds of Russian officials poured into the city to fill administrative posts and act as teachers and professors. The Russian language was made obligatory in official circles and to some extent even in trade. The name Poland was expunged from official writings and Russian tribunals and administrative institutions were introduced. Warsaw was a great Russian supply base in 1914, but in 1915 a new conqueror entered the city— the German under the Kaiser. Germany made Warsaw the capital of a Polish state which pos-

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Waste Paper Works With Mercy Men

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A casualty gets first aid on debris-strewn sidewalk of Ortona as German snipers keep up a steady stream of fire. The road to Berlin may be long and bloody. Blood plasma, food, ammunition must be plentiful and on time. Insure invasion success by saving waste paper from which cartons are made to ship these vital supplies!

sessed no real power. The Poles came into their oWn, however, when the German army broke up in 1918, and held the city until 1939, when the Wehrmacht, with its lightning warfare rolled into the city to take it in a tighter, more bloody grip than even the suffering Poles had ever seen. — o —— Demos Plan Annual Editorial Meeting With plans well advanced for the annual fall gathering of Indiana Democrats as guests of the Democratic Editorial Association, offie'ers of the association call attention to the importance of early registration by all who plan to attend. Officials of the French Lick | Springs hotel, scene of the twoday session, September 15 and 16, point out that wartime conditions mqke it imperative that reservations reach the hotel early. It is probable that late reservations cannot be accepted. To handle a gathering of hundreds it is necessary for the hotel to know well in advance the number attending in order that necessary help may be obtained. Reservations should be addressed direct to the hotel. The rate, this year, will be $8.00 per person, per day. For those not familiar with the arrangements it is pointed out that this charge includes room and

meals.

A. J; Heuring, Winslow, president of the editorial association, has announced the appointment of a resolutiphs committee to draft resolutions for adopting by the editors at this conference: • Members are: .Barion T’, Ayres, chairman, Shelbyvillej Walter S. Chambers, New CdStlC: GettlTT^' D: Crlttehberger, Anderson; James Law, Spencer; Robert P. O’Bannon, Corydon; Frank Roberts, Fort Wayne, and ■Elvin Hall; Danville. While the complete program for the meeting has not yet been announced by Hugh A. Barnhart, Rochester, program chairman, it is known that Governor Henry F. Schricker and U. S. Senator Samuel 1). Jackson will speak at the banquet at 6:30 Saturday evening. The business meeting for the editors will be short. They will convene Saturday morning at 10:00

o’clock.

Entertainment for all ladies in attendance will include bridge and other appropriate parties, with refreshments, Saturday afternoon. DEWEY (Continued From Page One) sibly rqftiaiii Strong and free unless we reject-every entanglement in the'/ a’ffdifF of Europe.” One month later, in Wichita, Kan., he refuted himeelf. “We ;panilof' be disinterested in the fate of..the world. Nor do I believe’that the United States can so isolate itself that it will not be seriously affected for better or worse toy.What happens in other nations.!’ Hot and Cold on Russia. During the Soviet-Finnish war in 1940 • Dewey talked loud and long. The opinion’ polls showed overwhelming American sentiment for Finland; Dewey could speak ;freefy. But he did more than uphold Finland’s cause. He leaped/ga'iTy, ori to a limb. Describing U. S. recognition of Russia ae an “unfortunate departure” from the foreign policy pursued by •the Republican party, he added: “At last, I think our Administration will stop trying to make deals with Russia. We need no such partnerships. With the. world, as it is today, we can afford no more fuzzy-minded departures from the established course of our foreign policy.”' Four years have changed a lot of things, including candidate

Dewey’s attitude toward Russia. To the American Newspaper Publishers Ass’n meeting in New York last April he explained that “during 24 yeans between the Soviet revolution and the German attack on Russia our relations with Russia were none of the beet,” added that there were faulte on both sides,” and hailed “a genuine improvemente growing out of our partnership.” FDR’s (Continued from Page One) gage in another bloody world conflagration 25 years hence.” It is highly practical and necessary that the American people, he cautioned, devote considerable study to the qualifications, experience, and past records of the officials upon whom they impose this solemn responsiblty. Post-War We must not allow ourselves to be as unprepared for peace as we were unprepared for war, declared Mr. Madden. “After victory,” he said, “we must demobilize the greatest armed forces ever assembled in the history of America; we must reconvert to peacetime production the largest industrial set-up ever constructed in our history; we must find jobs for millions of dislocated men and women—our Government, organized labor, and private industry must cooperate in the performance of this task.” “The returning soldiers,” he warned, “must not be compelled to sell apples on the streets as they did in the 1920’s, or take part in bonus marches to Washington as they did in the ill-fated Hoover regime. We must provide for the stabilization of the greatest debt in the history of our Nation; we must take care of and hehabilitate those who are injured and incapacitated in this war and for their dependents; we must provide for great security from fear and want among the aged and the unemployed.; we must aid in the speedy reconversion of our industrial structure from war to peace; we must cooperate with »other nations in the re-establish-ment of international trade and credit so as to provide an outlet for our goods to the nations of the world. America needs everybody to aid in these tasks.” ——»—^—o — Schricker Urges Saving of Paper “As paper is the No. 1 critical war material at this time, I would like to urge the. citizens of our state to cooperate to the fullest extent in. all current collections of waste paper,” Governor Henry Fi Schricker said ' yesterday after receiving a copy of a telegram sent to all newspaper publishers concerning the acute shortage of waste paper at the present time. “There are nine paper mills in Indiapa which are operating only about- 50 or 70 per cent of capacity because they are not receiving enough paper waste,” the Governor continued. “Our people have always done a* magnificent job in support of all win-the-war efforts. We must not dodge now our responsibility on this patriotic call. I appeal to all our citzens to get behind this waste paper campaign.” The monthly goal set for Indiana is ten pounds per person. Everyone must help if we reach

it.

“Save' waste paper—save a boy’s life.” — o The invention of glass blowing came, with the advent of Christianity.

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Inexperience In Political Matters Is Cause Of Distrust Inexperience in political matters and greed for power by the Lyons-Gates-Capehart faction which took over the Republican party during the state convention early in June are blamed for the dissatisfaction within the Republican party and the public distrust of the present G. O. P. party leaders and state ticket by Maurice Early, noted Indianapolis political writer, in a signed story which appeared a few days ago in Eugene C. Pulliam’s Vincennes Sun-Commercial. Mr. Early’s story is reprinted here because of the cryptic analysis of the conditions in the G.O.P. party it sets forth, Much of the seething in the Hoosier Republican organization, 4t now develops, was caused by inexperience of the group that took charge of the GOP state convention June 2. Action of the Federation of Women’s clubs at the annual session in Indianapolis in protesting the party’s ignoring of women on the national delegation, might have been less wrathy had some simple courtesies been extended to prominent Republican women at the state convention. This is really the reason the women leaders put such emphasis on the failure to name one woman national delegate. They pointed out that Mrs. Grace B. Reynolds of Cambridge City, for eight years national committeewoman and a vice-chairman of the Republican National Committee, would have been honored and recognized at any GOP meeting in the nation. Women Are Ignored But she sat through the state convention without being recognized. The same is true of Mrs. Eleanor B. Snodgrass, state vicechairman, and a leader in the National Federation of Women’s Republican clubs. Of course, there w r as no reason why they should not be presented. It was just an oversight by -the boys who were so intent on putting through- their program — part of which was the election of Robert W. Lyons as national committeeman, a post he resigned under pressure. Really the Lyons election program was the basis for events which caused the women to protest during the last week. The women had been given definite assurance that a woman would be named as one of the seven dele-gat'es-at-large. But at the last moment M. Clark Springer of Butler, one of the Lyons group, was placed on the delegation as a member at large. This closed the door for a woman member. Another Affront Under the new GOP system each state is supposed to name a man and a woman delegate to sit on the platform committee. Since Indiana did not have a. woman delegate, the second meeting of the national delegates, had to turn to an alternate delegate to fill the platform committ'ee post—Mrs. Benjamin Huffman of Rockport, wife of the eighth district chairman. Mrs. Huffman has not been particularly active in politics, so her

selection to the post was another affront’ to the girls who have been putting up battle for the party for years. All of this might appear to be trival if it did not portend an era of where women will demand and get some real power in the state political organization. Up to now they have been little more than window dressing as far as actual maneuvers are concerned. Demand Recognition The Federation of Republican Women’s clubs was smart enough to get at the root of the trouble for women in politics. They are fighting for a change of the election laws which will give women a chance to become a. fqrpe in the party in their own right. They promise that the vice precinct committeeman as well as the precinct committeeman be elected in the primary. At present the men have the whole show. Except jn a few isolated instances the precinct com<-. mitteeman is a man. He appoints some woman Who will do his bidding to be the vice precinct committeeman. Once the women can get in the party dn their feet through election in the precincts they will start being a power in the party which must be dealt with; 1920 PROMISES REMEMBERED GOP Leaders Will Promise Anything To Gain Votes BY CHAS. R. MORRIS Editor, The Salem Democrat The Republican party in National Convention has adopted a platform and nominated its standard bearers—Dewey and Bricker. The convention was very much like the one held 24 years ago when Harding was nominated. The keynote of the platform is “Back to Normalcy.” The foreign policy plank is meaningless, and was written to please both the isolationists and those , wlio favor a peace treaty that will stop future wars. It will be recalled that the Republican speakers during the cafiipaign of 1920 led people to believe they favored the League of Na ; tions. Harding made that statement. However, after his election and the Republican party won control of the Congress arid Senators Lodge, Watson, Johnson and oth--ers started their fight on the League, Harding stated in a

speech from his porch in Ohio that the “League was decreased,” You. know the - result. The picture today is very much like the one of 1920. It is dn election year. The Republicans want office. Their party leaders will promise anything in order to get back into power. Because the Republican party leaders failed to join with other nations in the effort' to prevent future wars following World War I, more than 10 million of. our young men and women are fighting today on many battle fronts to do over the job we thought was finished in 1918. Read the foreign plank of the Republican platform and see if you can find anything that assures the course that will be taken in attempting to make a lasting peace. The confidence of the voters Was b'ettayed'in 1921 by a Republican administration. Can you afford to take another chance in 1944? Think it over! o Since 1939 American labor has constructed, and .equipped about $20,000,000:000 worth of war plants and facilities.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES “Spirit” is the subject of the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, Au£IISt 0 # The Golden Text is: “We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God ?r (I Corinthians 2:12). Among the citations which comprise the’ Lesson-Sermon is the following, from the Bible: “Thine eyes- shall see Jerusalem a quiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. But there the glorious Lord will be unto us a place of broad rivers and streams; For the Lord is our judge, the Lord is our law-giver, the Lord is our king; he will save us” (Isaiah 33:20, 21, 22). The Lesson-Sermon also includes me following passages from the Christian Science textbook,“Science md Health with Key to the Scripbures” by Mary Baker Eddy: “The law of Christ, or Truth,, makes all things possible to Spirit; but the socalled laws of matter would render Spirit of no avail, and demand obeiience to materialistic codes, thus ieparting from the basis of one trod, one lawmaker. To' suppose that God constitutes laws of inharmony is a mistake; discords have no support from nature or divine law, however much is said to the contrary” (p. 182),

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