Ligonier Banner., Volume 82, Number 31, Ligonier, Noble County, 5 August 1948 — Page 2

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Noble County Responds

The Noble County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, which held their annual meeting last week in Kendallville, reported excellent response from the people of Noble County and reported proudly the fact that our County was among the leaders in the State. .

Andrew- Milnar, chairman, reported a net collection of $3,179, $1,839 of which was forwarded to the National Foundation for research and assistance in epidemic areas. That such money is needed can be confirmed by the Polio figures, this year, which have already reached the astounding figure of 3,603 cases. Compare these figures for only six months with the 1,417 reported cases in 1947 and you get a fair picture of the need for contributions. Unexplainable is the fact that sixty percent of the cases reported this year were from North Carolina, California and Texas with North Carolina leading the field with 927 cases so far this year. That Noble County can be helpful in the great need presenting this Southern state is compensation enough for the contributions we make.

Our County has been more fortunate with only three reported cases in the past year, but none knows when the arms of polio will strike and the reserve treasury of over seven thousand dollars is a comforting situation.

Three Months To Go

The big question bothering the professional politicians is this: Who 1s putting whom on the spot in the extira session of the Eightieth Congress?

The first five days of that session produced no clear clues as to the answer. In Washington it was a week of shadowboxing, of feints and cautions jabs, of high politicking.

The week’s activities were divided into two parts: first, the President’s attempt to put the Republicans on the spot by placing a large order of legislative needs; and second, the Congress’ attempt to get off the spot and to toss back to the President the blame for not delivering the legislative goods. The President’s message asked for action to control inflation, to ease the housing shortage, to guarantee full civil rights to Negroes and to deal with a dozen other national problems. There was agreement on both sides of the aisle in Congress that many matters brought up by the President required legislative action—but not now, the Republicans said. The GOP view was this: We won't do anything that might help Truman in the election next November?

On the other hand, the Rpublicans do not want inaction to contribute to an extension of the Truman lease on the White House. Thus they played their legislative cards cautiously.

“The feeling in Washington was that the extra session would get no place. The best guess was that the Republican leaders would hold Congress in session for another week or two and then adjourn with a virtually clear legislative slate. Then, in the campaign ahead—election day is three months away—each, side will strive to pin on the other the blame for the “do-nothing” record. ‘ —New York Times

The old Latin word for money—“pecunia,” from which we get our word “pecuniary”’—came from “pecus,” meaning cattle. :

Plastics will soon be used as a stiffener in felt hats, according to the Lee company, Danbury hatters. :

The smallest state in the Union has the longest name—the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.

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Thursday, August 5, 1948

The world’s picture, yesterday and today present interesting contrasts and perplexing questions which we, the American, people, will one day have to solve. Quoted below from an article read recently is food for thought, and thought today is an important commodity. “We say we know the world has changed these past few years. But have the facts illustrating those changes pentrated our American thinking deeply enough? Put some of those facts into a vivid picture and ponder it! Consider Britain: She was a major power over there. Her navy ruled the seas, and was regarded in a sense as part otf our own defense naval forces. Sea power was the primary power, be=cause air power was repudiated by top military men—other than a tew who were regarded as crackpots. Britain was an empire with tremendous control in her colonies and many parts of the world. She was a major item in a balance designed to keep the peace. But today after two wars, Britain has been bled white . She can’t even aftord to keep her soldiers in her mandated Palestine, so she gives up her mandate and her soldiers return to help her build up her economic production. She actually requires their help in-her factories. She is out of Palestine. She is out ot India. All in all, as of the moment, Britain is no longer a major power. o = Consider Russia: A tifth-rate power, she 1s now recognized as second to or equal with the U.S. Once surrounded by buiffer states, most of which were controlled by Britain ,France and the U.S.—Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, linland, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Eastern Germany, Czechoslovakia —all are now within the Russian orbit.

As of the moment, Russia and the U.:3: are such in stiength that neither could conquer the other; any war would be devastation and stalemate.

Once the direction of enemy to enemy were east to west; now the picture is wesaid to be north and south. - Once armaments were limited in effectiveness to short distances so that nations 3,000 miles from one another were safe. Now distance is negligible. Once strategic waterways, such as the Panama and Suez Canals were militarily defensible; now neither could be kept navigable it war demanded they be rendered useless. : '

Add to these the shifts that have taken place in the last generation in the thinking, feeling and convictions of large portions of populations. And don’t minimiz the importance of these changes. Recall the significance of 8 million Italians daring to defy excommunication by their vote in the recent election—an undreamed possibility a few years ago. Recall the $285 millions in damage—all to church pioperties in Bogota—a defying of ancient controls. Add to these the millions in other countries who have risen or are rising to express their oppositions to ways of the past—proof of the shifts in feeling, thinking, convictions. A ~ :

What a picture! And most of it in our own time! Take that picture. Ponder it deeply. Consider this: Are American attitudes of the moment based on the world of the past or the world of today? Are we alerted truly and genuinely to these tremendous changes? Are we alerted to more and more changes which are destined to come? These are serious and sober questions.” :

A motion-picture camera has been developed which can take ° 11,000,000 frames a second. Sixteen frames is normal. - ?

Democritus, the great physicist of ancient Greece, was the first man to discover the atom and report that it was the basis of all matter. B

The hairspring in a lady’s wristwatch is less than I|3 the diameter of an average human hair and vibrates 18,000 times an hour. :

No fewer than 20 countries supply body or braid for the Lee handwoven chocolate straw hat. s

Earthquakes occur on the average of every 14 I]2 hours, a major earthquake every 6 I|2 days. :

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War Bases In England BECAUSE of the tense Berlin situation, what amounts to revival of wartime American air bases will be set up in England almost immediately. Two -groups of B-20s of about 30 planes each are re-establfhing active American bases in England. They will be under the command of Gen, Curtis Le May, who also commanded the wartime operation of B-20s from the mid-Pacific against Japan. Air force officials, while withholding comment, admitted that the two groups of B-29s operating from England will take no part in ferrying food to Berlin. Their function will be to “‘I'OWL” It has been an open secret for some time that in case of a showdown with Russia, American air bases would be set up in England. In fact, this was discussed with the British government through diplomatic channels some months ago, and it was agreed that England would make bases available to the United States in case of a European crisis. Sending the two groups of B-29s is interpreted as the first step to establish bases which could be used in case the United States had to withdraw other air bases from German soil. ! ¢ & o

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The Russian blockade has not been able to keep the stork out of the American _sejor in Berlin. In fact, the stork has an especially easy. time there, for hospital charges, including prenatal care, are only $l5. . . . One of the hardships suffered by blockaded Americans in Berlin is tearfully told in the official U.S. bulletin: “‘Owing to gasoline rationing, house delivery of Coca Cola will be temporarily suspended.”

Showdown In Berlin Ire against Russia is so tense in Berlin that certain high-placed U.S. officials (clvilians) have been urging Gen. Lucius Clay to break the Soviet blockade by force. They want him to arm a food train in the American zone of Germany and send it speeding through the Russian zone to Ber]in with U.S. troops in armored cars riding just behind the engine ready to shoot if the Russians resist. These U.S. officials go so far as to plan counter measures in case the Russians sabotage the rail line. They propose that a corps of U.S. army engineers be sent along to 1 repair any torn-up rails, also to repair the River Elbe bridge if it .18 blown up by the Russians. | Some officials, quite close to ' Clay, claim that Russia is not . ready for war and would try to ~ “localize” any trouble with the . United States. There might be - some clashes between U.S. and . Red army troops around Ber- . lin, they advise, but Russia would not let them spread to _ the rest of Europe. She would . back ‘down first. i General Clay, however, doesn’t agree. So far he has rejected this . explosive advice. He says that if .an incident took place, you never can control men’s passions. Trouble might spread whether Moscow wanted it or not. Privately, Clay has described such measures as ' “unwise and dangerous,’’ likely to “commit us to war.” S + Instead General Clay favors eco‘nomic sanctions, before making a ~move which would convert a cold i war into a shooting ‘war. For in- | stance, Clay thinks that ‘we have 'been too lenient with the Russians | regarding shipping and air facili- . ties, that we should crack down on ;the Russians economically. This would hurt, but not risk war. : | In brief, here is one historic case ‘where a soldier is reluctant to use ' force though civilians urge:if. ‘¢& o 5 McCarthy’s Crusade A one-man crusade to liberate the millions of war prisoners still held as slave laborers in Russia, France and Britain, has been launched by Wisconsin’s Republican - Sen. Joe McCarthy. The ex-marine officer, who flew as a tail gunner against the same men he now hopes to set free, is bringing a lot of political pressure . to back up his humanitarian appeal. McCarthy cannot speak out against Russia for holding German and Jap prisoners in forced labor ‘as long as France and Britain are guilty of the same tactics. : The plight of these prisoners, still in bondage three years after the shooting has stopped, - is described in Red Cross re_poris to McCarthy. It is estlmated that nearly five million . Most of these fé: o How many have died fi ﬁ“kn:“! ~ tion, overwork, underfiourishment ~ and bitter cold is impossible to say.

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% Veterans Information %

Veterans with service—connected disabilities rated 60 percent or more in degree will receive ad—ditional compensation in the form of allowance for dependents under the terms of Public Law 877, Veterans Administration announced.

The increases, which will become effective with the month of Sep—tember, 1948, range up to a maxi—mum of $9l per month for a 100 percent disabled war veteran with a wife, three or more children, and two dependent parents. Eligible for the increases are veterans of any war or peacetime service in the armed forces, who have gservice—connected disabilities of 60 percent or more, and who have one or more dependents.

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SCRIPTURE: Jeremiah 88: 1—89: 18. DEVOTIGNAL READING: Matthew 25:31-46.

Ebed-Melech, The Ethiopian Lesson rorTxnst 8, 1948

_ A RE you ready for a real story? Then turn to Jeremiah 38, and read on to verse 18 in the 39th chapter. This interesting story re-

veals a hero, Ebedmelech, by name, which means ‘the king's slave.” This may have been his official title rather than his personal name. Anyway, he is the hero of our story, and a very admirable hero, indeed. He was a Negro, and Ethiopian eunuch, in charge of the king’s chambers.

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Zebekiah, as the story reveals, held ‘Ebed-melech in high esteem. He was, obviously, a most honorable man. Jow he had come to know Jeremiah, and to esteem him so highly, is a subject for - profitable contemplation. The devotional reading, Matthew 25:31-46, offers final opinion on the value of Ebedmelech’s ministry to Jeremiah. The golden text, ‘“‘As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men,” Galatians 6:10. ' ;O ® B - JEREMIAR’S FRIEND EBED-MELECH was Jeremiah'’s friend. When he saw what the princes had done to Jeremiah, he went to the king and begged him to allow him to draw Jeremiah out of the mire in the dark dungeon. He knew that Jeremiah would soon die .in this' awful place, and Ebed- . melech risked his life in making the request to rescue Jeremiah. The wonder is that the princes had not ordered Ebed-melech slain. Evidently, they recognized the hand of God. : Like as this Negro servant in the long ago served 3od by rendering kindness to a man of another race, so may we today serve God and civilization by good will and kindly service to all races. | C .. ~ FREEDOM THROUGH A SLAVE ,THE story of Fbed-melech’s kindL ness to Jeremiah lifts to en“nobling example the act of a slave ‘on behalf of freedom The worl'c

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After August 7, claimants for state unemployment compensation or veteran’s readjustment allow—ances will register every two weeks instead of weekly as is now required. Mr, R. B. Huff, U.C, manager of the Fort Wayne office of the Indiana Employment Secur—ity Division, said that this change was made necessary because Continued on Page 9

benefactors are those who understand freedom, and cast themselves in utter self-forgetfulness into the struggle for right against wrong. What had Jeremiah done to receive such marsh treatment? He had delivered God’s message to the people of Jerusalem, warning them that the city would be taken by the Chaldeans, and how they might escape destruction. Jeremiah was proclaiming freedom — not al- - ways a popular course. For this effort to help the people, he was thrown into the muddy dungeon. This servant of the king was the only man in Jerusalem who understood the purpose of Jeremiah. * % % A FRIEND INDEED G RANTED permission from the King to rescue Jeremiah, Ebedmelech devised prompt methods of letting down old pieces of rope and rags, telling Jeremiah how to fasten them under his arms, and with the aid of thirty men drew him up from the mire, and brought him into the court of the prison. And then God spoke words of great reward to Jeremiah on behalf of Ebed-melech. “But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. For I .will surelydeliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall t 2 for a prey unto thee, because thou hast put thy trust in me, saith the Lord.” ;* ¥ @ WHO SIDES WITH GOD E BED-MELECH’S noble ministry ‘to. Jeremiah lifts up a banner for every true follower of the Lord. Who sides with God must always win. That is the lesson of the lesson. We should never have known about this Negro, had he not cast his all on the side of God. : “Who sides with God must dways win, No cause to bim is loss.” ¢ ¢ o oT Yt ot Protestant denominations. Released by WN}J Features.) Social People It seems clear t 0 me that God designed us to live in society—just as He has given the bees the honey; and as our social system could not subsist witheut the sense of justice and injustice. He has given us the power to acquire that sense. - Our Creator would never have - made such lovely days, and have given us the deep hearts to enjoy them, above and beyond all thought, unless we were meant’'to be immortal.—Hawthorne. @~ = _ Christianity is not a theory or ~ speculation, but a life and a living __process.—Coleridge. . . .. .

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A CARGO of active Olympic flesh is now in L.ondon. It is part of

the pageant of some 5,000 contestants from more than 60 nations where, as usual, it will be the U. S. against the rest of the planet, with the U. S., as usual, a hot favorite to win. This is a strong U. S. team, ably coached and well trained. There is

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only one large fly in the sticky ointment. In the eight running races from the 100 meters to the marathon, the U. 8. will be lucky to win as many as two. After leaving the 200 meters behind, there will be dark clouds on the ~ horizon for the other six running races unless Mel Whitfield can handle the 800 meter gallop. We should be O. K. in the hurdles and the jumps, including high and broad. -~ We have won every Olympic pole vault, with one exception—Gonder, France, in 1906. We have won every high jump with two exceptions. We have won every broad jump except one, Petterssen, Sweden, 1920. We have won most of the shot puts and the hammer throws. But in the last 40 years we have won only one race beyond the 400 meter mark. Finland has taken over the 5,000 and 10,000 meter runs and we haven’t bagged a marathon since Johnny Hayes turned the trick in 1908. i

A Nation of Sprinters We have been largely a nation of sprinters, lacking the essential quality of stamina that is even more important than sheer speed. On this next occasion, Patton and Barney Ewell will have trouble overpowering Laßeach in the two shorter sprints. ¢+ We have no one to handle Herb McKenley of Jamaica, who has run the 400 below 46. Whitfield has a terrific battle on his hands in the 800 as the stamina-infested Swedes, headed by Lennert Strand, take over the 1,500 meter test. Any slight chance we ever had in this race, the best race on the card, vanished with Gil Dodds. And Dodds at his best was a long price. Whitfield can be the team’s leading star. - We have heard every reason - under the sun for our inability to develop a distance runner. The automobile? Well, the Finns and Swedes also have automobiles. Running time takes too long? It does for us. Lack of interest? Why? A marathon is a far bigger race to win than the 100 yard or 100 meter dash. Do we develop race horses to run four furlongs or a mile and a half and two miles? Speed is important in a horse, but no more important. than his ability to go the route. The Kentucky Derby is a mile and a quarter. We have no derby types in our Olympic runners. They are from four to six furlong runners. Exactly they are from onehalf to one furlong operators. Plenty of Competition When you have 61 nations and some 5,000 athletes no one can say what has taken place in the last 12 years since the Berlin games. There will be formidable competition from Sweden, Finland, Australia, England, Jamaica, also Czechoslovakia. Young John Kelly should take care of the scullers and California should held its own in_ the eight-oared race. We Lave not done so well at men’s swimming since Johnny Weismuller started climbing trees and beating up gorillas. We have won the last five eight-oared races but haven’t been any too hot at the four-oared types, with and without a coxswain. One interesting feature of these games is the comparative times and ‘measurements from 1896 to 1936— the first and the last. For example in 1896 W. W. Hoyt won the pole vault with 10 feet 934 inches. In 1936 Earl Meadows won with 14 feet, 3% inches—a lift of nearly four feet. . In 1896, E. H. Clark won the high jump at 5 feet, 11% inches. In 1936, Johnson won at 6 feet 7 and 15/16 inches—almost a foot higher. In 1896 Burke won the 100 meter run in 12 seconds. In 1936 Owen won with 10.3. The 400 meter run dropped from 54.4 to 46.5, nearly 9 seconds. ~ The 1500 meter run dropped from 4.33.4 in 1896 to 3.47.8 in 1936. This means a difference of more than 45 seconds. You wouldn’t think it possible that such wide gains could be made in such a short period of time. ,

Races Improve The point is this—if everything that can be measured or timed shows ' such a vast improvement,: why should old-timers in other sports be rated even fairly close to modern stars in football, baseball, golf, etc? If you care to be logical about it, it doesn’t make much sense. Certainly as far as sport is concerned the race is improving from year to year, getting better and better. If you bring up the matter of sanity we'll bow out.