Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 October 1950 — Page 26

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Career Forecast Ex-legion Head May Enter Top Ranks of GOP

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13-—-Dear Boss: Southern Indiana will now send another son into the top ranks of Hoosier GOP pelitics. | He is George N. Craig, Brazil, who just retired as American Legion national commander at the Los Angeles national convention. Politicos here are predicting that from now on he will be a Republican Paul V. MeNutt and “always

A Salute to the Me. Just eight months ago the Navy ordered the battleship Missouri reduced to the status of a training ship for Annapolis midshipmen and reservists. The last remaining U. 8. battleship in commission, she was the beloved pride of President Truman and had earned for herself a special niche in history as the scene of the Japanese surrender in 1945 ending World War II. But through inept handling, she had gone aground and for two weéks was stuck fast in the mud of a Chesapeake Bay shoal. The butt of gibes and jokes—particularly from the Air Force—the once Mighty Mo seemed destined for an ignominous end. Apd the wiseacres confidently were saying that the day of battleships was gone forever. When she finally was pulled off, Chairman Carl Vinson of the House Armed Services Committee, himself a stanch friend of the Navy, was all in favor of mothballing the Missouri. . But the joint chiefs of staff suggested making her a training ship, and he agreed it was “a fine compromise.” Besides, it would cut operating costs from $5 million annually to $2 million. So the Missouri won a hollow reprieve.

FORTUNATELY the change of status did not affect her readiness for combat, and when the Korean War broke out the Old Mo promptly took her place with the Tth Fleet.

There was, after all, a need for a battleship that still could

throw hardware. She has been doing herself proud ever since. But yesterday was a day of special triumph. Read Jim Lucas’ story on Page 1 of how the Missouri stood off the port of Chongjin, North Korea, lobbing one-ton missiles into the town. ; It isn’t often, as the sports writers frequently remind us, that a champ can make a comeback. But when it happens it never fails to stir a nervetingling thrill in Americans. The Mighty Mo has done it. Here's a well-earned salute to'a whopping good ship.

shy Penalties

year’s cotton crop will be dangerously anal The YE Sous forecasts it at less than 10 million bales. Demand for cotton is soaring. Defense needs and a

booming civilian market are fast eating up the stocks in _

storage. So the government has cut cotton exports almost in half. And the Agriculture Department has urged American farmers to grow at least 16 million bales next year. It has sought to encourage the planting of a big erop by announeing there will be no government acreage restrictions or marketing controls in 1951.

- YET, at the ‘same time, the department is preparing:

to penalize farmers if they sell cotton from more acres than government experts thought they should plant in 1950. / And some growers, seeking to avoid the penalties, are already plowing under part of their crop rather than pick it and send it to an eager market. Sounds silly? It certainly does. But it's happening because of 4 law. : That law, passed by Congress less than a year ago, was made necessary by the government's program for supporting cotton prices. Its purpose is to prevent farmers from selling. at supported prices, all the cotton they could possibly grow every year and thus sending the cost of the program out of sight,

.» ~ AIT provides that the Agriculture Department may tell each farmer how many acres to plant. If he plants more than he's told. and sells the cotton from the extra acreage, he has to pay the government a penalty which this year “is about 15 cents a pound.

‘ Last spring the department's cotton experts, not fore-

seeing what was soon to happen in Korea and believing there was danger of a-1930 cotton surplus, made acreage allotments which now have proved too small. Many growers protested. their restricted allotments. Some deliberately over-planted their quotas, by a total said to be about 100,000 acres, which would mean a good many thousand bales of cotton. The country sorely needs that cotton. Secretary of Aaticditurs Brannan has authority to suspend the penalties, just he he has suspended all cotton acreage allotments and marketing controls for next year. He should use that authority. It's worse than silly to penalize farmers for guessing .better than the government's experts and producing stuff that eould help to. make a shortage less serious.

No Second Front

ECENT military reverses suffered by French units near

the Chinese border of Indo-China indicate a crisis is ‘ building up in*that country and that new pressure will be put upon the United States for help. Jules Moch, French Defense Minister, has arrived in Washington to urge that this country increase and speed up maximum military aid to the French-sponsored Viet -Nam which is fighting the Communist-led forces in IndeChina. Less than a month age Mr. Moeh was over here for a meeting, in New York, of the Big Three defense ministers. At that time he was reported to have sounded out the United

States on intervention with troops, as in Korea, if the Com-

__munist threat appeared to be too much for the French.

IT IS reassuring to note that Mr. Mach “already has his answer in this particular. Secretary of State Acheson said this government was not considering the sending of any » American Army units to Indo-China. At the same time, U. 8. officials in Saigon said that with minor exceptions all military equipment requested from the United States to Nelp out the French had been scheduled for early delivery. : Mr. Moch will scarcely be able to argue that we are under the same obligation to send treops, as was the case in Korea. Though the Red guerrillas in Indo-China are known to be receiving equipment and training aid: from Communist China, the Viet Nam state we now recognize . wallmot set up by the Unithd Nations and there has been no » Dusted Nations Bal on us to tepel #ggresdon,

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Democratic Mr. MeNutt left the deanship of Indiana University Law School to become the Legion's national commander and went from there inio the governorship of the state. * With such heavyweights as Frank McHale and Bowman Elder pushing him, he might have made the U. 8. presidential nomination had the late FDR not decided to take a third term. He had already served as High Commissioner to the Philippines. He became the first head of the Federal Security Agency and was War Manpower Commissioner during World War IL

Friends Ambitious

WHETHER Mr. Craig will do as well or better on the Republican side remains to be seen. Mr. McNutt lef him an enviable record of pub~ He service to shoot at. Bae Mr. Craig's friends would like to see George be President, Vice President, Senator or Governor. But unless Sen. Homer E. Capehart fails to win a second term next month, the southern Indiana quota will still be filled. For both Sen. Capehart and his junior colleague, Sen. William E. Jenner (R. Ind.), are from the south. Sen, Capehart's town is Washington, Ind. and Sen. Jenner's is Bedford. There was a time when the GOP had to watch itself to keep from filling all the places on the state ticket with men from Indianapolis or northern Indiana. The reverse is true today. In addition to Sen. Capehart, Republican candidates from the southern part of the atate this year include the auditer, Frank T... Millis, Campbellsburg, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Wilbur Young, Osgood, and Thomas C. Williams, Jeffersonville, who is running for clerk of the Supreme and Appellate Courts. That leaves only Leland Smith, Logansport, and William L. Fortune, Carmel, as the northerners on the ticket. Mr. Smith is rynning for Secretary of State and Mr. Fortune for Treasurer.

Majority From South

ALTHOUGH the Supreme Court judges are selected by districts, (southwestern, west central and northern), two of the three candidates are natives of the southern half of the state. Judge Frank E. Gilkison is from Sen. Capehart's home town of Washington and Arch N. Bobbitt is a native of English, altheugh he has been in law and politics in Indianapolis for two decades. That makes it kind of crowded for another southern Indiana man to come in, but those who know him best are betting om Mr. Craig. During his year as Legion commander he refused to discuss politics. He sald it was against the rules of that office and besides that he had. no personal political ambitions. If that turns out to be true, it would almost seem to be a violation of another unwritten Legion rule. For nearly all past national commanders have been up to their ears in polities in one party or the other. Many of Mr. Craig's speeches indfcated that his Ahinging is closer to that of Sen. Jenner, the Indiana GOP organization boss. He even managed to get the Legion's national e—-ecutive committee to come out for the ouster of Secretary of State Dean Acheson. That is a Jenner “must” and he has harped on it longer and louder than any of the Republicans in Congress.

Wants to Be Governor SEN. JENNER still wants to be Governor of - Indiana. It could be that he will be a candi~ date for that office two years hence and Mr. Cralp wl dane Bk his Avi here. ted to the lor Senator, isa i eas = at up he do cal question. He sald that southern couldn't have all the high offices on the Republican side. Nor does he believe that this isn't an important factor in making up a sccesstul ticket. “It isn’t only in Indiana that both political parties try for a geographically balanced ticket,” Sen. Jenner said. “It is in every .state of the - Union, even in the deep South where they all are Democrats.” Should Sen. Capehart lose, of course, that would simplify the problem.

MAGIC NIGHT :

The moonlight danced around your face . .. as your arms held me tight , . . and all the wdrlkd seemed ‘wonderful . that diamond starry. night . |. . your soft warm hair like ebony . . . enhanced the grandeur of .. . the roses that entwined im it . . . to signify our love . . . and as you gazed with longing dear . I knew that I had foupd , . . the greatest happiness in life. , . for love was all around « +» » the thrilling beat. of your dear heart . as your lips red as wine . . . told me that vou loved me so . . . mine . . . and golden treasures could mot buy + + + the joyousness I° % « . that magic night of happiness . , . I spent alone with you.

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By Charles Lucey

Lucas-Dirksen Race a Stand-off

CHICAGO, Oct, 13—Here where they play cops and robbers for keeps, politicians who should know best say they wouldn't bet an oid sawed-off shotgun on the outcome of the Secett Lucas-Everett Dirksen race for the U. 8. Senate. Mr. Dirksen, a former downstate Republican Congressman who combines some elements of dynamo and windmill, has been stumping the state for 20 month in a terrific campaign aimed at unseating Mr. Lucas, now the Senate Democratic leader. Mr. Lucas, long tied down in Washington, has most of his active campaigning stilt ahead. . Politicians thought a couple of weeks ago Mr. Dirksen might be on top. Then Mr. Lucas began to get his campaign rolling and some thinking swung his way. But along came those explosive disclosures on Chicago crime,

- plus a couple of gangland-style murders, and

the supposed damage to the Democrats jumbled the political guees-ang-gauge picture all over

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Sen. Lucas will have to rely on the Chicago Democratic machine for a stout plurality to stack up against dowmstate Dirksen Republican strength. The big town apd surrounding Cook County cast substantially more than haif the Illinois vote.

Slight Truman Edge TWO years ago President Truman managed a skin-of-the-teeth victory in this state. Of 4.075,000 votes cast then, 2,315,000 came out of Cook County, and Mr. Truman topped Thomas E. Dewey by just 33,612 votes. In that same election, -Adlai Stevenson was elected Democratic governor of Illinois by a whopping 572,000 votes, and Sen. Paul Douglas (D.) won by a big plurality. Together, they saved Mr. Tru: man's neck. In 1946, the last mid-term election, when there were House elections but no Senate contest, the total state vote was 3,609,000, of which 2,100,000 was cast in Chicago and Cook County and" 1,500,000 downstate. There are reports of far more downstate

enthusiasm among Democrats than in the forlopri ‘pre-election days of 1948, and the Lucas

cause should benefit from the faet of a Demo‘cratic governor sitting at Springfield. Sen.

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VR for Mr, Lucas. But downstate are working this year as they did not in 1948-—it looked like a shoo-in then (most people thought) for Mr. Dewey. Despite unceasing campaigning by Mr. Dirksen. there is little evidence at this moment of any compelling sweep of sentiment for him. There are signs the labor politicians are having tough going trying te overcome what amounts to normal mid-term election lethargy

, among a mass of voters,

GOP Whipping Away

THE Republicans are whipping away at Mr. Lucas with a cry that “it's time to turn the rascals out.” Mr. Dirksen often starts out his speeches talking of the October serenity in the color-splashed Illinois countryside, moves into a warning that in truth there is only a semblance of real peace, and says it is time to ask the Democrats what they have made of the peace. Mr. Dirksen attacks the Brannan Plan and “socialized medicine” schemes of the Truman .administration—but in neither case is he hit-

; And Mr, Lucas voted to override Mr. Truman's McCarran Anti-Communist Bill. too. As for Mr. Dirksen, the Democrats picture him as an isolationist. : But the election mold isn't cast here yet. - It will take the next four weeks to tell the tale.

cratic Flynn-Tammany machine in New Yon City. : He's running now as the man ‘who will

into the state's

Cites $450 Million Road Fund

“WOULDN'T they just love to get their hands on the money for the mew thruway (about $450 million for a new 535-mile superhighway)” Mr. Dewey asks his audiences, “Why, they'd make those Washington five percenters look like pikers.” Mr. Dewey still takes occasional swipes ax Mr. Truman, particularly in regard to rising prices. But not many. He's too busy saying ev: he can think of about Democratic Boss Ed of the Bronx, whom he always calls “Paving Block” Flynn (referring to & scandal of a few years ago). Mr. Dewey never makes unkind remarks about Mr. Acheson, for whom—unlike many other Republicans—he is known to have a high regard.

Doesn't Assail Acheson

NOR does Lt. Gov. Joe R. Hanley, the GOP nominee for the U. 8. Senate, attack Mr. Aches son personally. Mr. Hanley deplores the State’ Department policy which turned China over to the Communists. But his criticism of the administration's handling ¢f foreign policy is mild. Rep. Waiter A. Lynch of the Bronx, the Democratic nominee against Mr. Dewey, aew eepted the challenge to make crime the issue. He points out that the current New York investigation of “bookie” payoffs to the police is being handled by a Democratic district attorney, Miles McDonald. And he says another Democratic prosecutor recently optained a convietion against Frank Erickson, big-time bookmaker.

Accuses Dewey “WHEN the Democrats find gambling, theyprosecute,” he said. “They don't hold off until an election is justi around the cernmer.” Rep. Lynch charges that Cov. Dewey has ignored vice and gambling in the state for thy. last eight years, except when running for gov_ernor. . He said Mr. Dewey wasn't interested in stopping gambling in Republican territory. Mr, Dewey says he would like to know whe got the million dellars which one New York City bookie said he paid off in a year for police protection. “You can just bet,” the governor said, “that the little cop on the beat didn’t get much of jt." The bosses are getting it and they're the bosses who want to take aver the state. It's net just a matter of gambling. What I'm interested in is who is getting the boodle.”

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of Staff. I left when T was at thé top. I don’t care how wonderful you are,” you should bow out gracefylly.—Claza Bow, the “14” it of the 0.

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‘Politicians’ Hat Air’ By R. G. Bright, R. R, 1, Bex 415, Bridgeport, I'm sick and tired (as most people are) of these stuffed shirts that call themselves politicians. Both Republican and Democrat. In my opinion they aren't politicians; they're just plain morons. Just how stupid do they think we, the people, are? Some of thé hot air they give out with is an insult to a person's intelligence. ° 1 was under the impression that a politi: cian was an individual with diplomacy and a certain degree of self respect. However, I find it rather hard to find any of either one in most of our present day politicians. Frankly,

" it's sickening to me every time I hear ene.

I, like a lot of other fellows, will soon be in the Armed Forces of my country trying to do my best to protect it. But it's going to be darned difficult for me to do my best knowing what's going on back here at home. You know, it just seems like us young guys aren’t as anxious to go out and get our brains blown out. because some one simply tells us to, as we used to be. I guess we're just a bunch of unpatriotic scoundrels. I can’t imagine what's “made us this way. Can you? I guess -that it’s just that we of the younger generation don't appreciate the wonderful job the older heads have done.

. By Peter Edson

British Give Clues on Control of Wages 2

LONDON, Oct. 13—British experience in trying to control wages offers a number of pointers for the United States, now r and wage controls in those industries where any attempt shall be made to ration supplies or control prices. What this experience adds up to is the fact that holding the line on wages is difficult, even when the labor unions

on what that policy, should be, Spokesmen for Ministry say that the government’s policy has been not to try to fix wages, but to allow free collective bargaining be- pended. tween management and the =n

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changed this position some- as, what, Pressure for wage increases became greater, particularly from the lower-paid industries. The following January, the TUC by a smaller ~ Labour . majority medified its position. It agreed to suspend automatic cost-of-living wage increases. Actually, they were never sus-

- IN JUNE, TUC issued still would increase production, has another document. It reported . : that while economie ¢o The British post-war experi- Were then better, they

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‘Medical Tec ists’ : By Charlotte Hudgens, 3139 Medford Ave. American Society of Clinical Pathologists. We registered medical technologists were typing the bloed group of the visitors of the» Indiana State Fair with the aid of the National Security for Defense, the State Boapd of Health and the Red Cross members. . It was rather disheartening to be called: publi¢ health nurses, nurses’ aids, or even Red Cross workers when present at the booth. Withall due respect to the nursing professiom and: Red Cross organization, we of the medieal labs oratories wish to be known in our right technologists. * ¢ <& ¢

« - A WHITE uniform» does not necessarily mean that the wearer is of the nursing profession. (In fact, beauticians and waitresses wear white also.) Look for the arm band designating the profession of medieal technok: ogy. # ® Although the two fields of nursing and ab oratory technology are closely connected, exact duties ave vastly different. As the n tends chiefly with the direct care of the the technologist aids the doctor in his diagnosés and treatment of the patient by performing various laboratory. procedures. »

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- TO THE UC delegates, - however, this was interpreted “If the government can afford to pay more te the armed services, it can afford to let Ja wages rise.” Union officials framed new demands, in order to get thepy ‘on the starting line early. Sevs

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ACTUALLY, it is claimed by - Trades Union Council spokesmen that the TUC has not de-

will TUC leaders will have unjons on whether further conferences with H. T. Should ask for increases. = N. Minister of State

of one round of wage increases, abandoning the Labour Party largely through reduction of by a new wage profits y may es Thy ous Taclar ow aa bom the king. Buia fas ~ price and ra ng con: cred Fr ca -m ent, at trols being relaxed somewhat, « discontent at Brighton was 26 A Ap at there was ger of inflation. the government's recemt deci- about L000. Some 250,009 ~The White Paper attempted sion to increase pay of the workers are Heeded for expandto explain these fac = services by 21 shillings ing ie in the Trades Union Councl ac- a week. This was done to en- ~~ A new wage level may be cepted this statement of policy : But

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