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A Page of Opinion:

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This is our view: Stern Words From An Air Expert

In the course of the last year and a half, there has been a tendency on the part of some Americans to suppose that it would be better for us to fight Russia now than to wait for some future time—when Soviet power might be greater and our own potential relatively less impressive than is currently the case. \

One wonders, however, if these glib individuals have taken into consideration what a war with the U. 8. S. R. would entail.

The land mass of that country is enormous. Neither Hitler nor Napoleon managed to invade it successfully. ' The cost in money—and, more important, the cost in human lives—would be terrific.

How would the amateur strategists propose to proceed? Have they ever thought of that? ' A professional airman, and one of the best in the business, has something to say on the subject. He is Gen. Carl Spaatz, now retired. . Writing in the current issue of Life magazine, Spaatz asks the simple—yet paradoxically complex—question: How would one come to grips with such a colossus ?

“From the sea?” he inquires. “I doubt that a task force could live long in the Mediterranean or Baltic, or off the French Coast, against Russian landbased air. Certainly it could not maintain continuous sustained attack upon a continental power like Russia.

“By land? In the South, Russia is guarded by deserts and alpine heights; in the North by frozen seas and tundra;: in the East by trackless steppes and the pine wilderness of the taiga. To strike from the West an army would have to pierce many buffers...The Russians could yield thousands of miles and still remain undefeated.”

As is natural in one of Spcatz’s background, his conclusion is that “airpower offers the only relief from a bloody, interminable war waged on land. It is theoretically possible to demonstrate... that the precision bombing of a few hundred square miles of industrial area in a score of Russian cities would fatally cripple Russian industrial power.” Gen. Spaatz then goes on to discuss, in detail, the alternatives and possibilities involved. ' There is hope in all this for free America. Yet, at tlée same time, the very magnitude of thé undertaking should give pause: to any amateur who converses smoothly and easily about ‘“fighting now.” Our immediate job is to avoid such a showdown—through diplomacy, through moral force, through basic economic soundness, and through the essential and far-reaching expedient of making our free enterprise system work. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette

So He Was Crucified

The founder of Christianity professed no easy religion. Nor did he profess a religion separate from the life and the problems of his time. If he believed in the worship of God alone, or had devoted his ministry solely to consoling the people, he would never have gone to Calvary. But a disquieting idealism commanded his devotion and his loyalty. He drove the money changers from the temple, and uncompromisingly opposed the corruption and power of the priesthood and leaders of the'people. He wasn’t crucified for dispensing the peace that passeth understanding, but for disturbing the peace of this complacent world, and for not confining his religion to worship‘and prayer. —Rev. Dana McL. Greeley,

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Thursday, July 8, 1948

HERE AND THERE: Traditionally, the Fourth of July has many meanings beyond its original commemoration of the Declaration of Independence. Corn to be good must be knee high, the top teams in the Big League are supposd to remain there, summer resorts are supposed to get out of the red and hot weather is supposed to begin in earnest. Well, the hot weather is here, summer resorts are starting to boom, the corn in most places is knee. high, but I'll wager a farthing that neither team in the top spot will remain. Any takers?

Unless things just fizzle out it looks at this sitting as if the Democratic Convention will be equally as good a show as the Republican. In spite of Eisenhower’s declaration, the door hasn’t been definitely closed. Justice Douglas is gaining support and President Truman still controls the votes. The south is going to-raise a lot of noise about the President’s civil rights program, and the convention will probably adopt a vaguely drawn platform on this subject to satisfy all camps. Nothing short of this very program will satisfy this writer because it -embodie§ all the principle of Christianity and the Declaration of Independence. It would be interesting indeed to observe the solid south under democratic rule. Right now, eight per cent of the population in six southern states do the voting, ‘and no one can aver that such a state of affairs even resembles democracy in action. Make no mistake, it will be a good show. The’ democrats too, have their actors.

If President Truman runs, he will base his campaign on being the “poor man’s candidate,” and the overplayed sniping to date will engender a great amount of sympathy. Neither party has it in the bag, for surprisingly, votes are not counted until the balloting is over. The story of the turtle and the hare should be read by all Republicans.

This I wouldn’t have believed if I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes. A vegetable garden exactly five feet by three. In it were five tomato plants, twenty-seven leafs of lettuce and six pepper plants. Names can’t be mentioned, but I wonder how the owner found time to work it. I have placed an order for his entire crop. Such ingenuousness deserves reward.

Another story which came to this desk recently making it impossible to mention names, was at least warming to the heart. One of our Ligonier residents was explaining to a Fort Wayne friend the merits of our Ligonier Players. The friend was so impressed that he immediately donated one hundred dollars. Worthy projects find friends everywhere, and live in spite of criticism. :

It occured to me the other evening that people can plant the seeds, give ‘it attentive and loving care, but can force the growth no further. Idea seeds can be sowed, but it takes a lot of people pulling in the same direction to make. them grow. A “Wide-around-themiddle, but hope to reduce” volleyball league for the winter months is in the making. Dave Craig has offered to be the moderator and Bob Kidd will be the organizer. In place of skill prizes, it has been sugguested that awards be given for the men who can play the longest, have the fewest swipes’at the ball without missing and standing up the longest.

I like to give the Hire Lumber Company’s “Clean-up, Paint-up” advertisement credit for all the renovating now being conducted on the main street, The Gill Hotel, Herb Galloways and The Stansbury Store are the latest to give ‘their places the new lock, The Banner s about ready to break down and dress Hpa bt o i _‘—-———-——o——________ As the minister said picking np the telephone hook, “We’ll now read from _the book of numbers.” I'm hanging up, _but will call again next week, @ -

MUSINGS OF AN EDITOR

by Calhoun Cartwright

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Vets Got Snubbed

CHARLIE HALLECK, who used {o be one of the best-liked members of congress when he was-an ordi-

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nary young representative from Indiana, has now risen to the esteemed job of house Republican majority leader and can give lessons on how to “win enemies and alienate people.” i Halleck recently kept three representatives of veterans’ organizations cooling their heels two hours in his outer office, then gave them the here’s-your-hat-what’s - your - hufry treatment. -

His callers—John Williamson of

the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Francis Sullivan of the Disabled American Vets and Robert MecLaughlin of AMVETS—wanted to find out why the house leadership was blocking various vet measures, and brgu&ht with them a pamphlet, written by Gen. -Bonner Fellers, former publicity adviser to General MacArthur and now veterans’ adviser to the Republican national committee. The pamphlet boasted what the G. O. P. congress had done for ex-servicemen. “You could drive a 10-mule team through some of the loopholes in this document,” asserted Williamson. “Actually, this congress so far has been noted for what it hasn’t done for veterans. General Fellers apparently had such a tough time making up a list of accomplishments that he included ‘the army-navy merger bill. That didn’t help war vets, and there'’s a question that the merger has done the army and navy any good. “In fact, when you -get down to cases,” continued the VFW spokesman, “this congress has done absolutely nothing about even the most urgent kind of veterans’ legislation, such as bills for the relief of widows, orphans and dl;abled vets.” Halleck grunted impatiently as he looked through the Fellers booklet: . “We can’'t do everything. It's 500 million dollars for this, and' more millions for something else, and 1300 million dollars for federal aid to education—" He stopped suddenly and looked at Williamson, inquiring: “I understand the vets want that, also.” “Yes, sir,” replied the VFW spokesman. “My organization is for the education billL” The G. O. P. leader promised to “take up” the widows-orphans-dis-abled vets question with the Republican stéering committee, jumped up, opened his office door and “invited” his callers out. )e ¢ °

Intra-Commities Politics G. O. P. FRIENDS of the realestate lobby tried a smart, lastminute maneuver to try to block the housing bill. ‘Noticing that only four or five Democratic members of the house banking and currency committee were present, G. O. P. Congressman Clarence Kilburn of Malone, N. Y., quickly moved to report out the Wolcott bill minus public housing, slum clearance and other humanitarian features of the original Taft-Ellender-Wagner bill. Representative Boggs of Louisiana and Mike Monroney of Oklahoma jumped into action, rounded up Democratic colleagues and all were on hand to help defeat the Kilburn motion, 14 to 13, with the support of three Republicans— Hull of Wisconsin, Stratton of Illinois and Scott of Pennsylvania. G. O. P. Congressman Frank Sundstrom of East Orange, N. J., then moved that loans to farm housing be deleted. This put Scott, a city man from Philadelphia, on the spot. But Scott fooled his G. O. P. colleagues by voting “present” thus defeating the motion by a 13-to-13 tie vote. Again, Republicans Hull and Stratton, both with many farm voters, voted with the Democrats. However the desperate Republicans didn’t give up. Representative John Kunkel of Harrisburg, Pa., demanded a reconsideration of the vote, s o 9 )

- Rank Has lis Privileges NOW THAT THE DRAFT and a big army are on the way back, the - Doolittle report and the caste system should be taken out and dusted off. What officers don't always realize is that enlisted men resent the speocial privilege Jyltem—nometimes bitterly. . Most officers in the Pentagon, for instance, dom’t realize that G.L’s ave griped over the $65,000 underground officers’ club which is open to officers for play during duty hours. What was omee under- . converted into s sports palace, lavishly equipped with modern facilities for bowling, basketball, and ping-pong. Devices for exerroom for sweat baths also have been installed. Those who prefer less strenuous sport can sip cocktalls in the “pink room” in & setting of soft lights and cocktail lounge, it is furnished with

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SCRIPTURE: Exodus 81:1-11; 85:80—88:48; II Chronicles 1:5, " DEVOTIONAL READING: Exodus 20:1-17.

Bezalel, The Craftsman

Lesson for July 11, 1948

THE dignity of labor, the source of artistic ability, the secret of mechanical skill, and the service of good workmanship—these are the facets that break e across the ages, pointing us to ' worthier effort, as e , § we study again the ‘7 il achievement of Be--8 .zalel and his asso@B ciates in the conel struction and furnishing of the Taber- | nacle at Sinai. : You wish to read ; the scripture pasDr. Newton sages for the lesson and the devotional reading, Exodus 20:1-17, and the golden text: ‘‘Whatsoever -thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might,” Ecclesiastes 9:10.

* & =» A MAN WHO DID FINE WORK BEZALEL. grindson of Hur, son of Caleb, was called of God to superintend the building of the Tabernacle. His name means ‘‘under the shadow of God.”” He knew how to do fine work, having been trained in Egyptian art and handicraft—metallurgy, carpentry, weaving, embroidery, leather-dyeing, gem-cutting and confegtions. He even knew the art of apothecary. Best of all, he loved to do fine work. It is one thing to possess the know how, it is yet another thing e love the execution of a great design.

Rge % e % TRAITS 'OF CHARACTER

BEZALEL possessed knowledge as a fine craftsman, but back of this technical knowledge was spiritual discernment. He was filled “with the spirit of God.” He worked at the temporal, but he worked for the eternal. :

He ~possessed ' wisdom—wisdom which comies only from God. Wisdow which means understanding in the sense in which Solomon speaks in Proverbs. -

Picture life with every workman tilled with the spirit of God, and possessing an understanding of his tusk in the licht of God's eternal

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By Tom Little—Reprinted from The Nashville lennessean

for each additional child $l5 No widow, one orphan $5B Two orphans - $B2 Three orphans $lO6 apd

for each additional child $2O (All children’s allowances are to be equally divided among them.) A dependent mother or father $65 Dependent mother and : father ...+ s3Bb each

2. Veterans suffering service connected disabilities of 60 per cent or higher, incurred in wartime or : Continued on Page 7

will. Here, 1 fancy, Henry +Vvan Dyke may have got the inspiration for his great poem on ‘“Work.”

. % 8HANDS THAT SERVE GOD

AHOLIAB, meaning ‘‘the father is my tabernacle,” was called of God to help Bezalel in this high and holy task. He was of the tribe of Dan—which tribe furnished Hiram as chief artist in building Solomon’s temple. Aholiab, “given of God” for this divine task, gladly dedicated his skillful hands in helping Bezalel. And there were many others who helped—‘‘wise hearted,” we read. Here was a task, God’s task, and here were leaders, Bezalel and Aholiab, ready to serve God; and here were helpers, wise hearted.

* % » WORK FOR EVERY DAY

TURNING now from the fascinating story of how Bezalel and Aholiab and their helpers constructed and furnished the Tabernacle at Sinai, according to the minutest detail as outlined in the passages above. cited. Let us ask, What about our work?

- There is work for everyone every day. ‘“To every man his work.” And every task is essential in bringing to pass the Kingdom of God on earth. God ~did not make us for idleness He made us for a purpose —that purpose to do our particular work, None other can do what God has ordained that we should:do.

My father worketh hitherto, and I work,” said Jesus. *“‘Work, for the night cometh when ne man can work.”

Will my work be done ere the night come? o * "Time worketh, Les me work, too, Busy as time my work 1 ply, Till 1 work the work of eternity.” . ® o o oo ihglons Brnrine e e Protestant denominations. Released by WNU Features.) : New Generations God is the infinitely persistent experimenter, and when one generation fails him he always tries another. Always there is a new generation as fresh and multitudinous as morning dew, to hear again God’s gracious gospel and have an opportunity to respond to his inspiring challenge.—E. M. Walker. ‘ Missions Whether we like it or not, we have been thrust into a world that has been crowded up into such close quarters that there is no longer any “home mission” field or ‘“foreign mission” territory The needs of all the world are our problem. :

SO FAR the United States has taken only. a mild interest in the coming Olympic games to be held this summer in London. It has Deen taken for granted that the U. S. will mop up again as usual. Even more go this time, with our athletes wellfed and most other competitors reportedly underfed. So if we win, weil, why not? The United States team should win in a romp. It shouldn’'t be even close. It should be no contest. That’s the early setup. No credit if you win—pretty awful if you lose.

At the Berlin games in 1936, we had several talks with trainers and coaches and star athletes from other nations. Here was their verdict:

“The United States is a nation of acrobats—not athletes. You can’t win from 400 meters and on beyond this distance. You have no runners with any stamina—runners who can travel a mile and longer.

“You are marvelous acrobats—like circus performers. You can sprint and pole vault and hurdle. These are all acrobatics. They make no demand on stamina or courage.”

It still takes an athlete to run and jump. :

The answer is that we have won too seldom at testing distances. We have no runners from the mile to the marathon worth naming. :

Once again, we’ll probably win the pole vault—rated a feat of acrobatics and not the work of an athlete by foreign nations. It is certainly on the easier side than it is to get ready for 1,500 or 5,000 or 10,000 meters. -

The U. S. has never been much interested in stamina—which is even more important than speed. Speed gives out quickly. Stamina carries you all the way through. When you sift all the angles, the United States hasn’t done nearly as well .as our ballyhoo experts have figured out the case. Without our Negro stars, this country would have been something of a joke. In place of mopping up in London, we still can be something of a joke —despitfe the winning edge we have in food, the main basis of condition. We have every advantage this way. It will be interesting to see what we can do with it.

Stars Miss Big Show

One world series weakness is that too many stars had no chance to show at the big show.

Napoleon Lajoie, one of the greatest, never was seen in this classic. And he was something to see, the most graceful ballplayer that ever lived. And one of the game’s greatest natural hitters.

- Walter Johnson came to his first world series when he was on his way over the mystic hill. The earlier Walter Johnson would have joined Mathewson with three shutouts. ;

Bob Feller ‘has never had a world series appearance, and_ Feller also is just about over the top. Feller came to Cleveland 12 years ago and he has been pouring that fast ball through for a long time. The navy also took three or four of his best years. The navy caught him at his peak and held him a long time.

Also after returning to baseball, Feller has given a- good part of his time to outside interests, which hasn’t helped his baseball. But he still would be a shining spot in any post-season championship. Feller is one of the all-time greats. He won't have, to bother about his spot at Cooperstown.

Rube Waddell, a world series natural, had his lone chance in 1905 when he suffered an injured shoulder in a train scuffle. So the Mathewson - Waddell duel never came off. That would have been up in the super class, the metion picture colossal stuff. :

Still many stars have made the world series grade—Mathewson, Alexander, Cobb, Ruth, Collins, Jackson, Hornsby, Grove, Wagner, Brown, Kling, Plank, Coombs, Bender, Johnson, Wood, Fox, Fritsch, Dizzy Dean, Cochrane, Dickey, too many. more to mention.

It would be nice to see Feller and a few more stars, who have never made the big show, slip under the tent and mingle with the elephants.

Fitzsimmons Is Tops In the middleweight boxing division my nomination for the top man is Bob Fitzsimmons. Fitz was middleweight champion, light-heavy-weight champion and heavyweight champion. He was a brilliant boxer. He was also a terrific puhcher. Fitz broke seven bones in both hands punching Jeffries in their second fight. He almost ripped Jeff’s face away from his head. But he couldn’t knock out the Jeffries of that perlod. No one else could. And this includes Jack Johnson who whipped a half-bald, fat, fading old-timer who was In no shape to fight anybody. s I saw Jetfries training for the He was a long Way from the Jeffries Tknewin'ipod =~ ° 7