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This is our view: : BACK TO SCHOOL - Next week the students of our community and of the country will begin their trek back to school, and the job of training future America will be resumed. : This year the colleges of the country will enroll the greatest number of students 'in the history of America. True, this enrollment is aided by the GI Bill of Rights, but it confirms the opinion of many, who have contended for years that given the opportunity the youth of America will take advantage of the opportunity to learn. . Our technical schools are crowded to the rafters, and from these portals will one day go forth trained young men, who will make a better way of life for everyone. That young men are interested was recently proven in the Fisher Body Model contest, which drew thousands of entrants from every corner of the land. Admittedly these models were far advanced over the present engineering efforts. Those, who look with disfavor on the youth of today, have not searched out the facts, for their accomplishments are many and their promise is great. Going to school is a great experience, and every youth with an ounce of ability and ambition should be allowed to stay as long as he continues to improve. :

THE RIGHT TO READ The American people, according to an estimate, spent one and two-thirds billions of dollars for reading matter in 1946—f0r newspapers, books and magazines. This indicates that the people of the United States are voracious readers but the important thing to remember is that each individual had the privilege of selecting what he, or she chose to read. This is somewhat different from the situation prevailing in Russia, where the Government selects the stuff that the people read. It is different from what went on in Germany when Hitler took charge of the reading of the German people and set up the peculiar mentality that supported Nazism. The important thing for every citizen of Noble County to remember is that nobody has the right to censor reading in the United States. This is a precious heritage of free people. It is the architect of intellectual progress and moral greatnes. Let no American permit any authority to cramp or control what Americans can read. :

WHAT THEY SAY WHETHER RIGHT OR WRONG Edward Faulkner, author: “No one has ever advanced a scientific reason for plowing.” : e - George C. Kenney, General, commanding U. S. Air forces: “We haven’t got the No. 1 Air Force, which is our best insurance policy against war.” i Gearge Dimitrov, Premier of Bulgaria: “We are not afraid of atom bombs.” i S B e Frederick T. Rope, sociologist: “No longer are ‘school teachers considered to be second-class citizens.” _ David S. Weaver, professor: “Learn to swim or stay out of the water.” i el e John Maxwell, Naturopathic doctor: “The gorilla and the elephant are the strongest animals in the jungles and they do not eat flesh food.” : , : Hugh H. Bennett, Chief, U. S. Soil Conservation Service: “You can’t build a sound civilization or a strong church with sub-soil and gullied land farmers.” -—;-———o———Carl Spaatz, General, U. S. Air Forces: “We have one real defense: A planned and ready air offensive.” :

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Thursday, August 28 1947

Last week I layed into Happy Chandler, and from the comments I have received many people did not agree. This is as it should be in this democratic land of ours, but I've not changed my mind. I still say if a ball player can barnstorm thru the state of Kansas he should have the privilege of going to Cuba. Further, I maintain that Friend Chandler is duty bound to explain his actions, for the fans of the country, who pay the bill, have a right to know what’s going on. The most interesting comment of the group came from Will Sack, who is a baseball fan of long standing, and his suggestions, in my opinion, should find their way to the powers that be for he came up with two very good and practical ideas.

First, he contends that Coopertown has missed the boat by immortalizing the playing “greats”, and leaving John Q. Fan lost to the world in ignoble oblivion. I suppose there isn’t a city where organized baseball is in existance that at least one or two fans hasn’t distinguished himself for faithfulness and regularity. In my old home town such a man existed. He took his vacation when the team trained in the south and watched their early development. He’ sat by the dugout everyday of the season rain or shine, first place or last. This proceedure was followed by him for more than twenty years, and his enthusiasm for the ‘“home town” team probably did as much to attract the fans as any ball player the team ever had.. Each city had such a fan, many had more, but in the annals of baseball nary a word is mentioned of such faithful followers. This, in the opinion of Mr. Sack, with which I concur, is wrong, and Coopertown should erect a plaque or two for such John Q. Fans, who help to keep the game alive. The second suggestion made\‘ by Mr. Sack concerned the playoff between the two major leagues, and I believe he’s hit the nail squarely on the head. To begin, the controversary over the relative merits of the two leagues has always been a moot question. The World Series is not a criterion for a team runs hot and cold, and in such a short playoff the hot team wins. The all-star game can _ never settle the question for teams are made thru team work, not the shining of an individual star. Now, Will’s idea is this. When the season is over the first team in the American League will play a longer series with the first team of the Na“tional League. Concurrently the second teams in both leagues will meet and so on down the line to the eighth team in each league. When the chips are down there will be no argument as to the rela--tive merits of the two leagues, and in the bargain a whale of a lot of fans can enjoy the rivalry that should and does exist. i o e I am not sure how such ideas are presented for the consideration of the solons, but I believe my friend has something, and I for one would like to see them carried thru. :

Our “Poetry Begins At Home” contest is approaching the close, and in the interest of good representation we urge all aspiring poets to rush their endeavors to this office. Although the dollar ward will not be made after the closing date, we will continue to use all unpublished poems, and will include them in' the booklet to follow. This is your contest, and we urge you to drop your timidity behind the nearest bush, and send your efforts in today. et () s Robert A. Taft, U. S. Senator from Ohio: “ : “No country has ever been so generous as the United States in affording aid to others.” % ' Edward J. Downey, retiring after 44 years’ service on a railroad: G “Mostly they’re a pretty fine bunch that travel on the trains, with only an occasional grouch here and there.” = 0 . y > :’; Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., U. S. Senator “T think 1 uttent indispensable that outside world at first hand”

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Haanegan to Quit WASHINGTON.—It won’t be announced for some time, but Postmaster General Bob Hannegan, who had more to do with putting Harry Truman in the White House than any other one man, has decided to yield to his doctors—and to Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. He will resign effective November 1. ; Replacing him as chairman of the Democratic national committee will be Clinton Anderson, now secretary of agriculture. There has been no decision as to who will become postmaster general, but ex-Sen. James M. Mead of New York is under consideration. : Stepping out with Hannegan will be Democratic executive director Gael Sullivan, who although stepping on some Demo- - cratic toes, has done more to pep up the Democratic national committee than anyone since 1944. :

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Hannegan has made repeated efforts to improve his health, and last winter underwent an operation for high blood pressure. The operation was made more difficult by a gallbladder complication and was not entirely successful. 4 Meanwhile, and although :absent most of the time, Hannegan has been the last remaining vigorous pro-Roosevelt man in the cabinet. He has consistently fought for Roosevelt’s New Deal policies, has argued that if the Democratic party swung to the right it would only become an echo of Republicanism. In this, he has been vigorously opposed inside the cabinet by Secretary of the Treasury Snyder, representative of the conservative right. $ & @ ¥y

DIFFERENT STORY NOW One man who isn’t enthusiastic about the senate war investigating committee’s bizarre handling of the Howard Hughes case is the former chairman of the committee — President Truman, When hardworking Rep. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee jokingly referred to the publicity which the old Truman committee is getting under its new management, the President snorted: ‘lt turned out to be a different animal than when I was running things. I am sorry to see politics get mixed up in it.”

s & @ Rebuilding Germany : Warning that his remarks were “strictly off the record,” Maj. Gen. William H. Draper, economic director for the U. S. zone of Germany, told a class of reserve officers about American plans to revive German industry—especially coal. Talking to the reserve army officers, General Draper said that the American blueprint for increased German' industry will be presented to the British at coal talks in Washington. Three main points will be urged upon the British: 1. The daily food ration in Germany should be increased. German miners need more cal- " ories. 2. Critical materials should be shipped into Germany, including “possibly raw steel.” The mines lack equipment. 3. All mines should be turned over to German management for a “five-year breathing spell” before the question of nationalizing them is decided. Gen. Draper described the food shortage as the most serious problem holding down coal production. “All we have really done in Ger.many is keep the people alive,” he “declared. “We will never ‘' make them self-sufficient just keeping them alive.” : ¢ & @ - New War Secretary It is probably unique in American history that a man should be picked as secretary of war partly because of his defense of Nazi saboteurs who landed off Long island by submarine, However, if it had not been for his brilliant, although unsueccessful, defense of the Nazi sabotuers, Kenneth Royall today'woul? not be secretary of war. . " What happened was that Henry L. Stimson, then secretary of war, felt that the United States should lean over backward to give the Nazis the benefit of a fair trial. He wanted to show Europe and the world that a democracy was the exact opposite of Hitler, that every man, no matter what the crime, had the benefit of a trial. So at the recommendation of Supreme Court - Justice Felix Frankfurter, Royall was made chief defense counsel. .. No civilian lawyer wanted to kot s o g ~ then a colonel, had to obey ortors. e beiiant argumment v ~ Royall's appointment to head the _army sets a unique record for Jusrectly or Indirectly respansible fo _ war—Henry L, Stimson, Judge Rob_ert Patterson and Royall. But dedobpedhe - "

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Poetry Begins At Home

I'll call you friend, for I trow you - fare : Pray hold with me, let’s watch a 0 : The splendor in yon firmament That stirs the mind to wonderment. Through countless leagues and eons of time : Ne’er has it ceased to be and shine. And through the vastness of all space : : It has ever, ever held it’s place. An eternal sentinel of the sky Whos ceasless watch doth mistify. For man has failed to comprehend Such constancy without an end. The mariner, from it’s glowing light Doth chart the boundless sea by night.

by Rev. Richard Bowersox THINE IS THE POWER “Wait for the promise of the father.” “Ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.” Acts 1:4, 5. Where is the Power of the Church? Many people are asking this question as they look at the Church today. Our Lord has given the command: “Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to every crea‘ture.” All Christians will agree that this call was not meant for the disciples alone, but for all who want o serve God. Not all, however, appear to consider the last command: “Tarry till ye be endued with power from on high.” “Wait for the promise of the Father.” Some have gone out to preach without tarrying. Some are still standing with amazement looking at the Christ at he is taken into ‘heaven, just as the Apostles did. “The men in white apparel are asking” the same question they asked the disciples, ‘Ye men, why stand ye gazing up into heaven?’ » “Tarry ye in Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on high.” Many Church members have lost t.eir power—the abiding conseiousness, that it is only as they live in the power of the Holy Spirit -that they can preach the Gospel in all its power. This applies to-the minister as well as the layman. The greatest sermon preached is that of a life dedicated

‘'TAKE MY WORD FOR IT : MILITARY DICTIONARY § * * @ - I want to chide schoolteachers a little today (but in a friendly manner, as Halsey would say) by again pointing out the improper telescoping of such words as secretary, dictionary, military, cemetery, et cetera, Many teachers whom I have talked to have adopted the British manner of saying such words as “secret-'ry, diction'ry,. milit'ry, cemet'ry,”’ believing such pronunciations to be somehow more ‘‘cultivated” than the customary and traditional American pronunciation in which all four syllables are distinetly pronounced. ; . . The truth is, such unlovely locutions as ‘'secret'ry, diction’ry’ are British corruptions of very recent origin, and are not sanctioned by British authorities, =~ » ~ Here is evidence that the British manner of smothering the -ary words has come about only in recent years. Here are three lines of iden-

And from this heavenly pedazog His lesson learned, he writes his log. ; It watched creation of this Earth Then shown upon it’s Saviors birth. So those who sought. his holy grace Might find their way unto the place. ; Could man do better than decide To choose the stag his thoughts to guide. . To have the will to emulate The virtues of a thing so great. The greatness is a thing apart From man’s vocation, or his art. For the rudiments that it doth include . Are constancy — patience — and rectitude. : : : E.W.

and lived for God. The real cause of powerlessness is that there is so little prayer especially so little of much-availing prayer which brings down the Power from on high. Due to this faet there is much preaching and working done with very little spiritual results. What happened to those hundred and twenty disciples who tarried in Jerusalem? The story is told in the first chapfer of the Acts of the Apostles. They went into the upper room and “continued with one accord in prayer and supplication.” They were reading the Scriptures. We see Peter, who denied the Christ thrice, waiting humbly before God. Thomas, the doubting ome, believing and praying to God that he might overcome his doubtings. Others were seeking forgiveness for some cutting words they had paid to their friends and neighbors, Still others were praying about work they had left undone and others were confessing their secret sins. “And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place.” Great wonders were done on that day and many were added to the Church.

The great power of God is available today even as it was two thousand years ago. The Church will become endued with that power as its members become of one accord through devotion to God’s principles. Their little petty desires and issues will be lost as God’s love draws them into one purpose.

by Frank Colby tical meter. They are from the works, respectively, of three English writers: Shakespeare (15641616), Wordsworth (1770-1850), andTennyson (1809-1892): Nor customary suits of solemn - black. - : Above the reach of ordinary men. i 1 found it all a visionary flame. - e ~ Surely, no one with an ear for good English would recite these lines with the decadent pronunciations ‘‘custom’ry, ordin'ry, vision'ry.” Nor would anyone even attempt to telescope such -ary words as temporary, sanguinary, dignitary, functionary, February, January, arbitrary, sanctuary, solitary, Best American usage and the accepted American dictionaries give such words four distinet syllables ' mtrh @ secondary accent on the third syllable, thus: DlK'shun-AIR-

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- INFANTILE PARALYSIS ; I ATE summen is the chief dan * period for infantile paralys.. or poliomyelitis. It breaks out frequently and attacks relative.: a small number of persons Twenty cases per hundred thousand population usually is considered an epidemic, The disease is caused by a virus which is present in human excreta and in polluted water. Scientists have yet to discover its physical appearance, chemical structure and growth requirements. It is known that flies ean carry the virus, but scientists have not been able to link a polio-laden fly with an actual case of human poljo. Treatment has been developed to the point where three out of every four cases of infantile paralysis recover without any permarent crippling. Half of those who pet the disease recover without any crippling effects. Deformities may be prevented and ecfipvling lessened by prompt, complete and sometimes prolonged iaedical care, .. Call your doctor immediately if polio comes to your community and these symptoms appear: hecadache, nausea, a cold, upset stomach, musele soreness or stiffness and unexplained fever. Extreme fatigue makes one an easier victim, so strenuous play should be avoided; likewise, late hours! and irregular schedule of living. - Hands should -be washed before eating and flies and othér insects ~ should be kept away from food. Infantile paralysis starts in, many different ways, most of them just like a lot of other childhood diseases. ' Always be em the safe side, call your doctor, -

STUTTERING - 'STU-’I"I‘ERING is one of the most! common types of speech defect.. It is estimated that a miluon; three hundred thousand persons in the United States are affected, with this difficulty, which is a source of constant embarrassment to them. 5 Speech is formed principally by the larynx or voice box, the tongue and the lips. The stutterer rarely has any structural abnormality of these parts. Stuttering, therefore, is a nervous or emotional disturbance rather than a physical defect. This does not mean that the stutterer can stop at will. Quite the contrary lis true. Often the stutterer gets into the most difficulty. when he tries the hardest to stop.| Stuttering is not inherited, but some people seem to be born with’ a greater tendency to stutter than! others. Many children do not stutter at first, but develop this! condition. A calm home with ab-| sence of conflict and feeling of security for the child probably’ prevents stuttering in many who would have this trouble under -lessi favorable circumstances. , i When a child develops stuttering, treatment should begin at once. This includes special speech training 'methods and understanding care in the home. The child should never be punished with the object of breaking the habit. Instead, parents should be sympathetic. Games and amusements which are too exciting should be avoided Family quarrels are also harmful. Do not become discouraged. jMany severe stutterers have conquered their difficulty fully or Jpartially. Rice With a Soul Rice is highly regarded by the Battaks of Sumatra who believe it has a soul and use the same word for the soul of rice as they do for that of humans.

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