Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 24 December 1948 — Page 10
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Barton Rees Pogue. CHRISTMAS
C is for CHRISTMAS with lots of good cheer; H is for HOLIDAY wishes sincere; R is for REINDEER that bring Santa's sleigh, I is for ICE that may come Christmas day; i A) Sands 8 Is for BANTA, for 8T, NICK and SNOW, $2.50; al state 8. possessions, T is for TREE where the ornaments glow, Wiexion, daft. 4110 + month, undey. bo » oop, M is for MUSIC that brightens the day, Telephone RI ley 6551 A is for ANGELS who watch over the way, “Give -LAght- and the People Will Find how 0w0n . voy whp-8.48 the SPIRIT, and SERVICE and STAR That guided the wise men ho came from afar, May the spirit of Christmas bring peace far and near And bring all the nations a share of good cheer —MARY LARKIN COOK, Anderson.
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MERRY XMAS!
Kids a whistlin’ “Jingle Bells,” Mother's singin’ “Silent Night” As she decorates the windows With wreaths of holly bright;
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‘Public Doesn't Know All t By C. D. C, City. All the pumpkins I know about died with the first freeze although if kept inside they will . last longer. Considering that Whittaker Cham. hers was-an ex-Communist, the pumpkin story .. has a ring of truth, however, because no one knows how an ex-Comimunist’s mind. might work, Mr, Truman ‘says the whole thing is a red herring and that might be true. As I see it, the whole thing is’ like this: Franklin D. Roosevelt was probably the greatest politician and the poorest administra. tor who ever occupied the White House, He surrounded himslef with people whose qualifications for their jobs was a blind devotion to their master. Men like Jim Farley and Jopn Garner were kicked out. Out of this mess grew the greatest goveln. ment monstrosity the world has ever known, which included regular Democrats, conservative and reactionary Democrats, and a host of radicals and Communists. It was known as the New Deal and it was neither a democracy, socialist, fascist or communist government, although it had earmarks of all four, There seems no doubt this whole sprawling super-structure of government became literally honeycombed with Communists and their fellow travelers. There i§ no dotibt the Republicans: would: ie to see the whole thing about half investigated in order to explode the myth of Roosevelt's greatness. The Democrats are just as anxious to hush up the whole thing for vice versa reasons. At this time, it seems probable the general public will never learn the truth any more than they know what happened at Yalta, Potsdam or Pearl Harbor, - }-—~--The- Democrats don’t want-us-to-know and PORE REPRE FSR Bate Ce what they know.’ " *
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-BUT | RINK 1M Case of Lawrence Duggan mystery surrounds the death of Laurence Duggan, former employee of the State Department, who plunged from his office window in a New York skyscraper the other day. How, or when, or indeed whether, that mystery will be solved is more than we can say. But, certainly, this tragic case seéms to us to call for most careful reservation of final judgment. It is known that, for some reason, Mr. Duggan’s name had been mentioned by Whittaker Chambers in closed hear- . ings of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. The fact that his name had been mentioned was made public, after his death, by the committee's acting chairman, Rep. Karl Mundt of South Dakota. Mr. Chambers, himself a former Communist, has denied flatly that he referred to Mr, Duggan as a member of the Communist spy ring which stole secret documents from- ‘the State Department some 10 years ago. Rep. Nixon of California, a member of the Un-American Activities Committee, last night said in his opinion Mr. Chambers’ statement __ cleared Mr. Duggan of any implication in the espionage ring. \ jo
The -postmai's bringin’ packages + + There's an air of mystery As mother hides ’em ‘neath the For anyone can see; y
Dad's lookin’ through a lot of bills, Thought I saw him frown, But he'll have more fun than any one When Santa comes to town. +wFLORENCE HINCHMAN,. North Vernon... TTT
THE TRUE SPIRIT
If we were to have the true meaning of Chiristhias Spirit In one word, IT believe it would be “Compassion.” Jesus had compassion for the multitudes:—Compassion—is—an-inner-splen-—-f. dor which seems to burn brighter at Christmas .time—if you carry it always in your heart—its
UNLESS Snreteman Mundt has OnIaBYe evidence thoughtfulness, understanding of another's need -for peace or beauty or quiet can create a heaven | .ta.Ahe_pontraty, there is no excuse for his wisesracking pa ERATE pts 3 3 # y RE SNS SC IRR RTE TRE Re pl remark, upon being asked when the ¢ ommittee w make gr loye and understanding, and as we only public the names of other persons mentioned by . Cham- : pass this wey bul. ones Jet uy release this innes splendor-—let Shine. In this confused wor Jers in closed hearings, that—- there is much need for all the loye we can give ‘Wi will give 1 them out as they ump out of windows.” .l.And every heart has an abundance. of: love | Un-Américan “often has’ aiine, 4 By velcasen. AX gui “deed Ro Kind 3 AS er xa i des : 1 or STE SB putas - : “ME Poy tied alates ts is ER "cannot help but make this a better word. Where un aving been elec 0 the Sena ‘wi of that committee only a few more days. But we think com-
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there is:love there is God in our hearts—sharing OUR TOWN . By Anton Schon this love means a true Christmas Spirit. Com-
, passion is never wasted.
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~ mon decency and justice to the family of a man no longer
able to defend himself place upon Mr. Mundt and the com-
" mittee an obligation they should not be permitted to escape.
; If they have proof of improper conduct by Laurence Duggan which might help to explain his death, let them produce it promptly. If they have no proof, or can find
~~ none, jet them apologize publicly for -Mr. Mundt's-ecallous-wisecrack
and do their utmost to remove the cloud of sus-
+ pleion it has stat upon Mr. Duggan’s character and reputa-
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Britain and Ewopoan Aid ADVANCE reports from Paris indicate that Marshall Plan countries will request for next year about $250 million less than current allocations. The cut would be larger if the big reduction proposed by Britain were not
- offset. by requested increases for other countries, such as
Greece and Turkey which are looking into a Soviet gun. The promise of even a small net reduction for the Mar-
shall program. is. due to larger European harvests and gen-
erally increased industrial production. Thanks to these factors the aided countries are in better shape than a year ago. American aid has saved several from Communist
~Sistatorship = - certainly Greece, and probably Italy and
et this gain is temporary. The continuing battle is |
far from won. And the long-range prospect in none too good.
Basie to success of the Marshall Plan is economic uni-
_Acation. of Western Europe and elimination of trade bar- |
riers—a field in which there is much talk and little action. Also if the recipient countries aie to become self sus. they must use their ificréase produc: tion to "raise exports and lower imports to elimingte dollar - Sota ran ; probe Sry WajorT oe Atiog, Tot ars Try most. She has pushed industrial and production 25 per cent above prewar, and used this to increase exports 40 per -cent while-reducing-- ~ indports 20 percent. She has done this the hard way==by-austerity-living at home far tighter even than in wartime. And now, instead of taking a much-deserved breather, she ~has just announced a four-year plan of harder work and
more austerity. In 1053, when American aid ends, she to :
stand on her own feet.
“But to God, to neighbor or country
On Christmas eve I read the greeting cards Expressing their Best Wishes and Regards These lofty sentiments and perfect rhymes, "Bring bak to mind ‘the joys of viden: times ~
.X like these colored cards.
It may be just a blotted, trembling scrawl—
These messages from cherished Friends shall |
And comfort me in hours of loneliness.
—ETHEL LYNN SMITH, Indianapolis. ; * 9°
THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT
The Babe by. the side of His mother In the manger peacefully lay, While humbly rich gifts Oriental ...The Magi poured out at His feet; By giving with love and devotion Was hallowed the first Christmas Day But ‘twas love of a mortal which prompted And the gifts but for mortal were meet.
How deeper and stronger and purer The love which that Babe returned! What a God-like model He gave us Of the Gift and Giver Divine! From the agenized Gift of the Cross - May the givers of baubles have learned What it means like Jesus to suffer, What it means one's life to resign!
Do not, like the Wise Men, ye givers, Bring gifts intended for show.
Give Christ-like devotion and love, And though jewels and treasures of earth Be for you to bestow, Yet joy in the right of a Christian, Give yourself, like your Savior above. we ~McDOWELL FOGLE, ee 9
~CHRISTMAS 1948
That many precious Friends have send to me, “In stately prose and faultless poetry. Adorned with holly leaves and mistletoe,
The yuletide pleasures of the long ago.
But. most of all I love a greeting writ With” shaky hand—"
From an old Pal who knows I'll understand.
“bless
—EAN BOYD HEINEY. gent
STILL FRIENDS The Christmas gift I bought for you Was one I liked so I bought two. The gift you bought for me I know ~Wak “ote you mich desired, and so: Next year let’s buy ourselves a present And skip each other, and -stay pleasant.
of progress. may be. And a great big hug for the ungainly
' carolers whose breath, when it meets
Carolers fon Yule ed Hob
EVERY time I make up my P| that |
Christmas is an anachronism in’ a town of striated perpéndicular buildings and garish neon lights, something happens to set me straight. Right now the carolers are beneath my window, singing as I scribble. It is a melody as of angels and
the surprise of its coming fill< | eth my cup to overflowing. And
aven more s comforting -is the’ discovery that the century-old songs are delivered in exactly the same way as when I fist heard them more than "60 years ago—which és to say, without benefit of modern improvements. — My first greetings, therefore, go to street musicians who, so far as I can determine, remain untouched and undefiled by what a modern world delights to call the inexorable march I embrace them all, wherever they
awkward tenor whose squeaky fluctuating voice makes me suspect that he is headed for something beyond boyhood--for what unknown station, God only knows. And with even more reverence I 8 1 salute those the cold air, turns into something strangely resembling the smoke of incense rising in a church, Bless
their red, running noses. They radiate a light
more wonderful than any on a Christmas tree. Inconsistent Bartenders
—3 GOSH, the way I feel right now I want to send Christmas greetings to everybody, inciud-
ing even those bartenders who, because of some congenital defect, still find it impossible to com=~ , pound two successive martinis that taste anything alike. In which hallowed category also belong all “those Who patienlty liber in order that I may ' have the necessary incentive to want to go on living—for one, Mrs. Paula Miller who, for nigh
..on.to 35 years, has helped our housetiold to run smoothly. Not to forget our burdened postman
(Buren Mitchell, No. 11); our butter, egg and milkman (Charles Carey); our laundryman
- {Roy Bradshaw) and our grass cutter (Harry than:
Iewisyowho-harvests -more-
those of my barber (Thomas Jefferson Ford).
And last but not least, our three newspaper car“riers, Johnny “Roach ' (Times), Donald Rogers (Star) and Philip Cravens (News). “whose be-
“havior inthe "past two waeks has achieved a 1 spirituality “approaching that of angels. A
Merry Christmas to you all! Greetings of the Yuletide, too, to Santa Claus and his dozen or more replicas scattered around
-our-department. stores... Time. was. (and. not. 80...
far distant, either) when we kids had to get along with but one Christmas Saint who, when he arrived in Indianapolis, elected first of. fat
to call on Booth Tarkington where he shared a pot of tea with Penrod. That done, he knew enough about local conditions to go about his business without the help of department stores. To be sure, I like the old-fashioned Santa Claus
best, but who am I to stand ‘in the way of a -
modern version which with every Christmas behaves more and more like a- ‘seif-perpetukting rabbit,
Greetings for Prisoners - A MERRY Christmas, too, to those of you
who, for some reason or maybe none at all, have
to spend the day in jail. Not to forget those who, because of some queer quirk of fate, still remain at large. But for the grace of God, we'd all be locked up on Christmas Day. - Greetings, too, to those exemplary citizens who, from one Christmas to the next, remain alkaline in an acid world. . . . To the flatfooted who, in a naughty world, continue to walk in the paths of righteousness. . To those who retain their vigor bécause of vitamins and vegetable cocktails. . . . To those who have developed their sense of tolerance to the point of accepting anything in the line of blended concoctions. . , . To those who carry their liquor competently. . . , As well as those who, since last Christmas, drank deep of a powerful potion compounded of the Kinsey Report, Thomas Mann’s “Doctor Faustus” and the reissued stories of Henry James without showing signs of intoxication." And a Merry Christmas, too, to those of you who, because of -redestination -or some other prenatal accident, have to take a second place
in this world. Like vice presidents; for instance;
of which Indianapolis surely has a couple of thousand. Gosh, the way I feel today I want to send greetings to' all the underprivileged and
__ discouraged.
Hope for Better World
AND for the third time in as many years, my
greetings go to the earnest men and women of “the United - Nations Organization. They are.
still groping for something which as yet has no name, but which for almost 20 centuries keeps
turning up every year in the shape of lighted : Christmas. human
Srees and. a wistful
hopé - that, maybe, some day we shall “have .a
world in which children of whatever race, creed
be Iree of hunger, warm ang n=
- Bless. - Clement. Clark Moore ia Virginia O'Hanlon . . . Victor Herbert . Franz Gruber and his pastor-pal, Joseph Mohr. . .. The partnership of Charles Dickens afid Licnel Barrymore. . ... And Bing Crosby or whoever. else is picked to sing “A White Christ-. mas” tomorrow. . Except for them and their contributions, this ‘Christmas might be just an-~
“And: Jest I Sohgett
our disappointment when a ‘young man from next door joined us, He really was, troubled. He had driven up from Georgia, where: he attends college, in a ramshackle jaloppy, His car was broken down and he was going to have to go back by train. His budget hardly allowed for that expense. The doorbell rang. It was some friends driv-
“ing through: to- Florida and asking sheiter-out
of the fog. We were delightéd to see them. They
“were pleased that we were home and could put them up for the night. And what is more, they
offered our young neighbor a lift to his college in Georgia next day. ¢ > 9
Complaint From Veteran By Ex-Service Man. I wonder how many veterans, now living in Indiana, I might be speaking for. At the time of my entry into the armed service, I was a resident of another state. Hence, undoubtedly I am ineligible to collect any bonus that ‘might be granted by the State. of Indiana (not. cemplaining). My home state, as recommended by veterans’ organizations, voted “no” on a similar propodal in the recent election (not complaining).
Being a combat and overseas veteran, I shall
be honored to give with just about enough’ in sales taxes within the next few years to pay some ex-U, 8. O. veteran a bonus. Complaining!
What Others Say
I WOULDN'T want to be the one to knock
-out- (Joe) Louis. Somebody might, but it would
make me sad to do it. Joe will always be the’ champion to us folks.—Ezzard Charles, Negro heavyweight challenger: > BH = THE PEOPLE of the Tam areds are aig for an expecting and I say they wi}l get—a longrange, constructive agricultural program. The ‘members of organized labor are-asking fer; and have a tight to expect; the repeal of the TaftHartley law.—Hubert_H. Humphrey, Remoezatic Senator-elect from Minnesota, o> > @ PHB Pnited-States-must-be- Ahé-nhost. patent. force for peace in ail'the world. The freedomloving. peoples of the earth look to us for in-
_.Spiration and leadership, and we must not fail.
—Lyall I. Beggs, ecommander-in-chief, Veterans
: of Foreign Wars.
rp ls PEOPLE criticized my father for being stubborn. - They said he was so stubborn he wouldn't take advice from anyoné. Now I notice that if vou breed a white-faced bull to a Whites
faced cow, you get a white-faced ealf —Gov. :
Herman Talmadge of Georgia.
—VI RGINIA KIDWELL, Indianapolis.
"WORLD PEACE... By Marquis Childs
Slap in Face of UN
WASHINGTON, Dee. 24—They cartoonists these days ‘cus“tomarily show the United Nations as a poor, frightened creature seeking refuge fromthe storms of violence and hatred sweepIng across a divided world. She huddles in a doorway out of the cold, this poor; helpless; neglected thing. The reality behind the symbol is more obvious every day. The flagrant violation of the United Nations truce agreement in Indonesia by the’ Netherlands Severymen; is Just one. ‘more =” Ash: sh tera Son dg WOE Mates nl ras 3 Xt t is, of course, a particularly violent. ap. So much “s a stake as Asia's millions move from colonialism toward independence, This is one of those great marches of history that no force can deny. In the ‘hope that the transition might occur peaceably the United Nations has served as intermediary in différent negotiations extending over many months. Now the United ‘Nations good offices committee (ironic name) can only shake an admonitory finger at the offender.
Dispute Over UN Site .
THE NEXT session of the United Nations General Assembly will be held in this country, That points, up a controversy which has been going on in New York for a long time. One of the few constructive measures passed by the special session of Congress last summer provided a loan -of $65,000,000 to the United Nations to build its headquarters on New York's East Bide. But it happens that this site is in a blighted area, .The magnificent new buildings will be hpproached through tenements and decaying commercial property. It is here that the controversy comes in. The New York real estate firm, Webb & Knapp, that put together the site for Rockefeller has developed a comprehensive plan for improving the area around the site. New apartment buildings, shops, museums, a music center would come into being to enhance what would be, in effect, the capital of the world. "
. Sold All Real Estate
IN A BITTER dispute before New York's Board of Estimate, Mayor William O'Dwyer accused Webb & Knapp of have ing a financial interest through the sale of real estate in the area. Not long after this charge was made, Webb & Knapp, pne of the largest operators in New York, sold all the parcels they owned adjoining the United Nations site. This step was taken in order to avoid any appearance of having a selfish interest. But it did not break the deadlock. This may seem to be a teapot tempest when. measured alongside the "6UHEr "troUBIEs brewing TH Va Ug parts of ‘the “New York ~cannot-shirk--the-job..of providing .a.. suitable. earth, Yet it has more significance than we may realize, Te location. That is the least that can be done for the poor refugee.
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it other Roman ‘holiday. : ~~ France complains that ‘Britain's Tecovery “will be at her SS “Tell By Galbraith |?
expense because the British will not buy enough French RED THREAT. = 7H William H. Newton
| Side Glances
This’ British-French dispute is one of several reasons |" Plan countries have been unable to agree on | an over-all co-ordinated program for the coming year as ~~ promised. Sifice European recovery and security are im‘possible without a healthy Britain and a healthy France, American leadership must find some compromise ground on which to bring them into closer economic, , political and de-
wi WIBSBADEN, Germany;~ Dens “2-Thg Uiittads States. and Westar democracies are planning a defense system across Europe to stop. the advance of communism. So far, it is a curtain of illusion. The iron curtain which the Soviets have thrown around - themselves and their satellites is made up of tanks, planes and guns and is manned by the biggest standing army in the world. Against this, the countries of western Europe hive ranged ‘ some RY and treaties, held some staff conferences and POEL WHE WEED The HET TR Bol JURA one actually knows how much or how little has been accomplished. It has been nine months since the Brussels pact was drawn up. This pledged Britain, France and the benelux countries (Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) to plan for the common defense in case of attack. It probably would be no more difficult for a Soviet armored division to cross Europe today than nine months ago.
Defense Only Psychological : IN AN interview here, Air Chief Marshal James M. Robb of Great Britain conceded that the Western Europe defense effort to date had been “largely psychological,” If war should come, American forces in Europe would be integrated with those of other western democracies, acoording to present plans. The shooting probably” would start in Germany. This is the line-up of opposing forces hete: On the ground the Allies have about three and a half eombat divisions. The Russians have six armies—at least 24 divisions. ° / In air strength in Germany, the British have 120 fighter planes, the French 80, and the Americans 120, The Russians have 1400. (We have from 60 to 90 B-29 bombers based in England.) ;
No Real Defenses AIR intelligence estimates that the Russians have sufficient air transport, including a large number of lend.lease American C-47's to drop three brigades of airborne troops anywhere in Europe. This is about 12,000 men. : In the military sehse we havg almost no real defenses, The Allied forces are disposed “psychologically” rather than militarily. 2a Since the Russians militarily are. capable of capturing ale most any point on the continent within a short time, little “top secret” material is kept in the Army files here, Both the Western Buropeidn and military ledders have what amounts almost to a phobia about discussing any specific plans ..for building Europe's defenses or for a western military alliance which would include the United States, ,
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Too Many Santas? OSTON'S City Council wants Mayor Curley to stop this sine of having a Santa Claus on almost every cer- . The children, it says, are beginning to wonder. Next oe it demands, let Boston have only one Santa Claus, and station him on historic Boston Common. This, perhaps, will rank with the more statesmanlike reforms proposed in 1948, Our .own feelings is that, while too much Christmas spirit would be a thing hard to imagine, the multiplicity of Santa Clauses in American cities is developing more complications than even the Boston Council may realize. Not only are the kids getting skeptical about who, if ‘anybody, comes down the chimney on Christmas Eve. Not only are some of them developing mercenary ideas and insisting on going from Santa to Santa, asking each one to promise more presents than the last. They're getting snobbish, We cite the sad ease of a small New Yorker who, having shaken the hand of the tony Santa at a big Fifth Avenue store, now refuses to speak to the little boy across the street whose mother took him to see only one of .the o bumble Kris Kringles in their ‘own neighborhood.
Note on Travel in U. §. nice to know that dogs are now acceptable in more ousiat camps-in-the U.S, Maybe hay sat ing pope ou. : 1
12:24 CORR. 1945 BY NEA SERVICE. MC. T. 44. REG. U. 5. PAT. OFF. "ls it too'late to go down and ‘buy a train? He told Sis wasn't there in the morning, he'd know that fat Santa in the store was a phony!"
peychologists. tell us: that what we «do counts fof more than | what we say. ’ { _ But promptly screams of anguish came from the wealthy suburbanites and especially from the members of the Myopia | Hunt Club. What, they sald, bring in all these foreigners and | ruin our peace and quiet? The committee got a similar recep- | tion insuburban Westchester County, New York.
if it