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© ‘Telephone RI ley 5551 ST 8 ive Lash and she Pespie Will Find Thetr Own way Times Recommends ames of candidates we believe . ‘They were chosen without regard to their party politi1 affiliation but solely—as we believe all elected public officials should be chosen—on the basis of their ‘individual ualifications for the office to which they aspire in relation the qualifications of their opponents. eS In many contests the decision was a close one." In some cases both candidates were almost equally well qualified. In a few neither candidate really is qualified for the job . seeks. In those we have simply undertaken to indicate ‘which candidate—all things considered—we helieve to be ‘better able to perform the duties of the office. We recommend: For President—Thomas E. Dewey, Republican. For Governor—Henry F, Schricker, Democrat. For, Lieutenant-Governor—John A. Watkins, Democrat. For Secretary of State—Charles F. Fleming, Democrat. For Auditor of State—Gilbert E. Ogles, Republican. For Treasurer of State—H. Dale Brown, Republican. For Attorney General—Cleon H. Foust, Republican. For Superintendent of Public Instruction — Deane E. | Walker, Democrat. : For Supreme and Appellate Court Reporter—Fern E. “ Norris, Republican. a For Judge of Supreme Court—Mart J. O'Malley, Republican. For Appellate-Court Judge, First District—Frank Ham-

, Republican. Ss : For Appellate Court Judge, Sécond Distriet—F. LeRoy ~ Wiltrout, Democrat. . : For Eleventh District Congressman—George L. Denny, : For Prosecuting Attorney—George 8, Dailey, Democrat. | For Juvenile Court Judge—Joseph O. Hoffmann, Demo- ; crat. AR "

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po For Marion County Treasurer—Louis W. Fletcher, Re- ~~ For County Sheriff—Al C. Magenheimer, Republican. For Marion County Coroner—Roy B. Storms, Repub-

For County Surveyor—Paul R. Brown, Republican.

For County Commissloner, First aE For County Commissioner, Third District—Arthur W.

Grayson, Republican. ~ For State Senate—Robert L. Brokenburr, Republican; Mary Garrett, Cecil McConahay and Judson West, DemoFor Joint State Senator—Greyble L. McFarland Jr. ~~ For House liam Fortune, Rufus Kuykendall, Joyce Loomis, J. Russell . Townsend Jr., Republican; E. Rex Burks, David J. Deets, Carroll M. Dennis, Mabel A. Dunn and Forest W. Littlejohn, Democrats. : : ; ; For Joint Representative—James F. Griggs of Franklin, Democrat. /

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With a Pinch of Salt JCE more Paul G. Hoffman, foreign aid administrator, is back from Europe dripping optimism. Certainly we can stand some of that, especially from a hard-boiled businessman like Mr. Hoffman. / But in his enthusiasm he may be too free with his predictions. [Experience has shown that Congressmen are rather literal“minded. Those who are hostile to a measure —and that applies to many conservatives and isolationists who gag on Marshall Plan aid—like to use one sour prediction to damn the ablest administrator. | "Now Mr. Hoffman says he will ask President Truman for permission to spend his $5 billion appropriation in 12 instead of 15 months. Then he must get next year’s appropriation from Congress. ; re IN THOSE circumstances it seems to us unwise for him to crawl out on this limb: “The trend of communism has been reversed in Europe. The French coal strike is a Moscow-directed strike and if it fails, they may give up their efforts for the time being as they did in other Eurocountries.” If he has to deal in prophecies, it would be safer for him to assume that Moscow-directed strikes will continue in Western Europe until Stalin changes his spots. In both France and Italy the Communists are strong enough to sabotage recovery for a long time. : The Marshall Plan ¢annot produce quick European recovery. Even after four years of American aid those countries still will have along way to go on their own steam. Unless the Marshall Plan is sold to Congress and the American public on that sober basis, there is serious danger of a kickback from the disillusioned who expected miracles. “Phat could cripple or kill Mr. Hoffman's appropriations, which could be a calamity.

‘Today's Hero: Mayor Huck | 'AYBE the man who ought to be President ‘is. Mayor | william Huck Jr., of Bloomfield, N. J. On one burning | issue of our times, at least, he has taken a firm, unequivocal and admirable stand. ~~. It seems the Federation of Cranberry and Chicken Fanciers, Inc., asked Mayor Huck to proclaim a special week during which Bloomfield’s citizens would be educated © ‘to eat cranberry sauce with their chicken dinners. ~~ Mayor Huck neither hemmed nor hawed. He said, “No!” Furthermore, he said, from now on he will proclaim : =" not more than 15 special weeks a year; and those only for _ causes of grave importance. “No more sweet weeks, pickle weeks or any other funny weeks,” said Mayor Huck—a obviously, of independence and forthright courage. 7 have alienated the cranberry-and-chicken bloc, but surfeited American people

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In Tune With the Times s Barton Rees Pogue EVER SEE A DICTATOR SMILE?

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the puffed-out lower Hp. Let's keep‘that stuff where it belongs, in the comic opera. Let's

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ALONG OUR GARDEN FENCE

Along our garden fence, Where black-eyed Susans smile, 1 find some marks of beauty, But of the humblest style. Some time ago there gleamed * A bit of larkspur blue. Few flowers bloom there now, But black-eyed Susans do. The sunlight softly gleams, Then shadows steal awhile, Along our garden fence Where black-eyed Susans smile. —W. M. OVERTON, Greentown. * © © ;

STAR OF THE EAST

(Dedicated to O. E. 8.) Star of the East, whose golden light Drew shepherds from their sheep, Far to the town of Bethlehem Where lay a Babe asleep Upon the hay. There wise men lay | Their gifts of myrrh and gold, ial” And frankincense where donkey brayed And lowly cattle lowed. :

I traveled once upon the way Where shone an east star bright, And sought to learn the wonders of It's colored beams of light. The lessons in my heart, I know Learned as each point I trod, Taught me to better understand The blessings of my God.

There shines an eastern star tonight Where heads are bowed to pray, For love and comradeship to share With others on the way. Oh, gleaming star, there travels still, Upon your trail this night,

Many who marvel at your truths *

And glory of your light. ~~0OPAL McGUIRE, Dupont. ® * ¢

GETTIN' IN HIS TIME

Tt was Saturday noon and Roger Bumstalk, farmer, had to go into the county seat for supplies. He instructed Hank Gumball, hired man, who, it was said, was a little “teched” in the head, to hitch up a team of mules to a hay wagon. Hank was then told to proceed to the straw lot and there haul out and spread on a field a stack of straw that was in a te of decay. -” ad Bumstalk returned late in the afternoon he found Hank listlessly leaning on his pitchfork and the stack of straw almost untouched. Exasperated, he queried: “Why, Hank, what have you been doing all afternoon?” Meaning of course, why wasn't more straw hauled and spread upon the field. Hank made answer with this subtle reply: “Gettin’ in my time.” ~GEORGE 8S. BILLMAN, Anderson. ee ° 2

RAINBOW WEALTH

I've heard a story often told Of secret treasure, long-sought gold, Secure at arching rainbow’s end When in the rain the colors blend In all the lovely rainbow hues; Shall we seék further hidden clues To find the secret wealth of gold So long in myth and story told? Is not such beauty wealth enough To find by path obscure and rough? ~-MINNIE WALLS NOBLITT, Columbus. > © 9

DEFLATED DOLLARS

Cheer up, ye heavy-hearted peoples! Why keep your honest face in wrinkles? Aren't you always glad for the rain, Although it sometimes only sprinkles? —F. P. M., Indianapolis.

ARMED SERVICES . . . By Jim G. Lucas

More Powers Urged | | For Defense Chief

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1—The Secretaries of Defense, Army and Air Force are agreed, in principle, that a 1947 law “unifying” the nation’s Armed Forces must be strengthened; the Secretary of the Navy says he wouldn't change it, according to top military

sources.

Defense Secretary James Forrestal — whose fight against outright merger led to the compromise National Security Act of 1047—is convinced now that anyone who sits in his chair needs

more authority.

Mr. Forrestal, reliable sources say, is now certain that he needs an under secretary, but he isn't yet persuaded that he should have a chief of staff. He once turned down the proposal

for an under secretary.

He thinks, also, the law should be changed to forbid appeal by the Secretaries of Army, Navy and Air Force over his head to the President. He now wants the Secretary of National Defense to be given authority to enforce his orders rather than act as

referee in intra-service squabbles.

Needs Chief of Staff

ARMY Secretary Kenneth C. Royall and Alr Force Secretary W. Stuart Symington go further than Mr, Forrestal. Both are convinced that the Secretary of National Defense needs a chief of staff. Without one, they believe his office cannot operate with the efficiency required of the head of so vast an organization. They contend that, without a recognized chief of staff, the Secretary of Defense delegates responsibility to others on his staff. They believe that has been the cause of much of Mr. Forrestal’'s

trouble.

Mr. Royall and Mr. Symington, it is reported, believe tneir own jobs should be abolished. Instead, they-have recommended, there should be assistant secretaries of National Defense. They : are not opposed to the idea of setting up the military establishment on a functional, rather than a service basis, with assistant

secretaries for supplies, personnel, planning, etc.

The Army and Air Force secretaries agree with Mr. Forrestal that appeal over the Defense Secretary's head to the White

House should be eliminated from the law. Once

been reached within the defense department, they are said to believe, it should be supported or the protesting official should

resign. ol Assume Part of Burden

THEY are enfphatic in their recommendation for a chief of staff in the Defense Secretary's office and in urging that an under

owe him, if ‘nothing | ¢

secretary of defense assume part of the burden.

’ Navy Secretary John L. Sullivan apparently stands alone as & dissenten, Mr. Sullivan has informed Mr. Forrestal, in effect,

NATIONAL AFFAIRS . . .

By Peter Edson

War Powers Legislation Biggest Problem Facing Next Congress

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1—Biggest problem before the next President and new Congress will be “The Emergency Powers Act.” This is something brand new.. It as an all-inclusive, 20-sec-tion bill now being drafted by the legal staff of National Security Resources Board—NSRB, Its plrpose it to have on the books, ready for immediate enforcement, a law which could transform the United States into a completely controlled war economy, in case of another emergency like Pearl Harbor. NSRB Chairman Arthur M. Hill, Greyhound Bus Co. executive now working for the government, hopes to have the new bill ready by December. Its full text may be released then for public discussion. As now outlined by the NSRB legal staff under General Counsel Kenneth C. Johnson, the new Emergency Powers Act will be far more comprehensive than war powers in the first two world wars. In one mighty sweep it would set up government machinery to do practically everything—and more—than was done in the last war by these well-remembered agencies: Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion; Office of Economic Stabilization; War Production Board; War Manpower Commission; Office of Price Control; Office of Defense Transportation; Board of Economic Warfare; National Labor Relations Board; Defense Plant and Supplies Corporations; Price Adjustment Board; Office of Contract Renegotiation; Office of Censorship and possibly others.

Put War on Business Basis

THE ACT would provide wartime exemption from anti-trust laws, authorize Department of Agriculture to pay production loan guarantees on basic crops, fix priorities, allocate scarce materials, provide more rapid amortization for tax purposes on the construction of new defense plants, permit the government to requisition anything needed for the war effort, compel manufacturers to make specified products and permit the government to hire WOC—without compensation executives who would do what the dollar-a-year-men did before. .As this brief outline indjgates, the idea is to run the next war—if and when it comes—on a strictly business basis, without delay or mon-Kkey-business, It is perhaps the most drastic act ever considered in the United States. It would

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that the 1947 Security Act should get a longer trial run. He favors no more than minor changes in the next Congress. Recommendatjons of the service secretaries were sought by Mr. Forrestal soon after Congress adjourned. They have been given to the Eberstadt Committee on reorganization of the Department of National Defense. the Hoover Commission, created by Congress to recommend economies and improvement of administration within the executive department. It will report to Congress Jan. 13. It is considered likely that the Eberstadt Committee report will have greater weight with Congress than anything recommended by the present Defénse Secretary or his subordinates, particularly if Gov. Dewey is elected. ! Chairman Chan Gurney (R. 8. D.) of the Senate Armed Committee, recently announced that his up planned nification Acts 5°

regiment everything. It seems to stop short on only four subjects: It does not provide for wartime tax laws. It does not demand universal service on a “work of fight” basis. It does not put a limit on profits. It does not confiscate property. Here are the 20 titles listed in the tentative table of contents for the proposed Emergency Powers Act: Co-ordination of Executive Agencies. Employment Without Compensation. Emergency Contracting Authority. Creation and Powers of Government Corporations. Defense Facilities. Production Loan Guarantees. Acquisition and Disposition of Real Property. Priorities and Allocations. Mandatory Orders. Exemption from Anti-Trust Laws: Authority to Requisition. Import and Export Control. Censorship of Communications. Price and Wage Stabilization. Contract Price Adjustment. Renegotiation of Contracts. Special Amortization of Emergency Facilities. Labor Utilization. Settlement of Labor Disputes. General Provisions.

Open to Question

WHETHER or not any Congress would be bold enough to pass so many laws all in one package is open to question. Ever since 1917 when he bossed the first world war production effort, Bernard M: Baruch has been advocating passage of an all-out war mobilization law like this. Until now, no one has paid much attention. The present plan is to get all the legal authorizations passed now. The Emergency

Powers Act would not be put into operation at once, however. That would be left to presidential proclamatnion or congressional declaration after the emergency arose. ® Last May Ferdinand Eberstadt, as an adviser to the national military establishment, recommended that the National Security Resources Board be given peacetime authority over other agencies of government in defense plan-

ning. President Truman rejected this plan, be-

leving it unnecessary. Since that time, NSRB has restricted itself to planning for post-emergency action. It has a staff of under 300, with a budget of $3 million for the present fiscal year: Its four main production, manpower, transportation and economic management divisions are all organized on a skeleton staff basis. They would expand to cover every segment of U. S. economy, in case of emergency.

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CRISIS IN ASIA . . . By Clyde Farnsworth Refusal of Arms To China Revealed

NANKING, Nov. 1—The United States recently turned down asjoint Chinese-American plan intended to speed up American aid to the Central government's hard-pressed troops in North China, it was reliably learned today. There is such a blend -of military secrecy, considerations of: face and diplomatic. reticence on this bobble that little beyond the bare report of the joint attempt and Washington's refusal is available at present. The disclosure was made by one of the highest sources who declined to allow his name to be used, or to give the details. This source, a Chinese official, would say only that the plan to speed up military aid has been worked out by Maj. Gen. David G. Barr, Vice Adm.. Oscar C. Badger and Chinese Defense Minister Gen. Ho Ying-Chin. Gen. Barr and Adm. Badger head the American military and naval advisory groups in China.

Arms Speedup Proposal AN AMERICAN official, likewise unquotable, confirmed that a speedup proposal had been offered but could say no more than that it had been intended to place high priority on the delivery of arms and ammunition to Gen. Fu Tso-Yi, the North China commander, and to Chinese troops who are responsible for the defense of Tsingtao, the Shantung Province naval base where Americans are training Chinese sailors. . It is understood that the argument was advanced that priority treatment of Chinese ground force needs would be in Amer{can self-interest, because Communist success in North Chind would nullify Tsingtao as a strategic position for American naval forces in the Western Pacific.

Proposal Tumed Down —— NEVERTHELESS the plan was turned down in Washington.

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served, for here the People Speak in Freedom. ‘Responsible for Blunders’ - By L. A. B.

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Truman, sand for that matter, against the entire Democratic ticket, which, we must con-

clude, supports him and gives his record full

approval. : A : Regardless of any other consideration, the the accountability for the

this greatest in its history. Someane is responsible for that situation. Just as certain, whoever is responsible for the blunders culminating in that state of affairs has forfeited all right to the confidence and leadership of the people, ~~ oa It is not a question of the present bipartisan policy and who is to have credit for that policy. It is a question of who is responsible for the present policy. The responsibility is traceable, first, to the administration of the late President. ’ Roosevelt, who is properly credited with having

.made certain secret agreements giving all the.

territory of Eastern Europe to Russia. : To what extent this was accomplished in secret conference is not essential. ‘The cold, : hard fact is, the proposal was actually implemented through that greatest of all American strategical blunders, the establishment. of a . “second” military front operating through and across France, rather than through the Balkans as urged by Mr, Churchill. Why was Russia so adamant for a second front through France? It simply meant that, while we were fighting our way through France, Russia would be occupying everything in the East. We are now reaping the deadly harvest of that grievous blunder. That is the overtowering heritage of former President Roosevelt. =. : Now Mr. Truman, ascending to the Presidency and enmeshed in the tangled threads of Mr. Roosevelt's irresponsible ‘moments, did not have the capacity to extricate the country away from the Russian web, With our troops rushing with scarcely any opposition through Germany and Czechoslovakia, we could have occupied with little loss the entire territory west of Poland, and the present situation would have been averted. But, President Truman ordered our troops not only to stop but to actually withdraw deep into Western Germany- and to thus allow the seizure of vast territories of great strategical value to Russia. Can anyone with a clear conscience vote for « anyone or any supporting regime with such a | record? Retaining such a regime in power. would presage future costly blunders. eS

‘v.1at Did We Fight For?’ By C. D. C. Mrs. Walter Haggerty says those who make a living preventing the freedom of the press should be locked up. No American should quarrel with her over that One. However, I don't recall that a single New Dealer ever raised his or her voice in protest when F. D. R. closed up several “dirty little sheets,” as FF. D. R. called them back in 1942, Mrs. Haggerty then goes on to say, “Didn't we just fight a war for the four freedoms and wasn't one of them freedom of the press?” Personally, I never knew just what we fought the recent war for; neither did I ever hear anyone in high places tell us exactly what we were fighting for. There were some vague references such ag “a brave new world” and “a more decent world to live in” and the overworked word “democracy,” but that was about all. I believe Winston Churchill did say something about the four freedoms didn't apply to the people of the Far East. . However, if we fought for the four freedoms, we surely fought the war-in vain, for there is less freedom in the world today than in the palmiest days of Hitler. » Furthermore, as I see it, whatever we fought the war for, we didn’t get. The only thing we did get was a headache. ’ ha

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It is folly for us to deceive ourselves that we are at peace, for in truth we know there is no peace and naught for which we fought has come to fruit.~Franciza Cardinal Spellman. ©

We (of Israel) are a small country, but a big people. We must not be satisfied with just having a country of our own. We must prove that we still possess the force that once gave the world moral law and social laws.—Dr. Chaim Weizmann, president of Israel. % *

High prices are not only a worry to our people, but are a threat to our economy. We must, however, be realistic enough to realize that we cannot raise the profits and the wages and the price of materials and still expect the price of the finished product to remain low. —Sen. Raymond E. Baldwip (R) of Connecticut. 5 @ A beautiful girl has to be smart in order to keep herself beautiful. Candy Jones, magazine cover girl. '

That decision seems to reinforce the earlier decision that the United States wouldn't actively intervene even for defense of thé naval base at Tsingtao. How much’ or what items would have been speeded up to North China—if the plan had gone through—is not known, but . probably. it would have applied to the material already given priority by the Chinese mission in Washington. : : To date, the Chinese ground forces have not received a gun or bullet under the $125 million grant voted seven months ago by Congress. However, some materiel for naval and air forces reached China. : Chinese officials feel that piecemeal grants will do little good in the long run to save China from Communist conquest. Without assurance that there's more where this came from, the materiel would be too widely dispersed for effective use, or so.

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