NEWS-REVIEW, ROSEBURG, OREGON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1948
SECTION 2Paqe THREE
Importance of 'Solid South' To
Democrats' Success Pointed Out
ROBERT E. GEIGER
WASHINGTON (jP) What ii the "Solid South" and why Is It
important In politics?
As generally understood, the "Solid South" includes 11 southern
States with 127 electoral votes. This is almost one-halt of the 266
electoral votes a presidential candidate needs to win. It border states
are added, the electoral votes exceed one-halt ol the necessary total.
These are" the Solid South
states, with their electoral votes:
Alabama 11, Georgia 12, Florida
8. Mississippi 9, Louisiana 10,
North Carolina 14, South Caro
line 8, Virginia 11, Tennessee 12,
Texas 23, Arkansas 9. These
states are traditionally Demo
cratic. The "horder states, where
presidential results are almost
always close one wsy or another,
are: Maryland 8, West Virginia,
8. Kentucky 11, Tennessee 12,
Missouri Is, Oklahoma 10 and
(sometimes) New Mexico 4.
greedy bosses of the three politi
cal parties" of using the civil
rights program "to make a cheap
bid for the votes of a minority
faction." The three parties to
which he reterred are the Demo
crats, the Republicans and Hen
ry Wallace's Progressive Party.
Faint Chance Seen
One hope held by some South
erners is that even if Thurmond
is not elected president he might
capture enough votes so no other
candidate would get a majority.
In such a case Concress would
Since 1880 the South has sent! elect a President and Vice Presi-
virtually solid Democratic dele
gations to Congress. And in
presidential campaigns the South
has voted Democratic almost
withm-.t exception. This means a
Democratic candidate for presi
dent usually starts off assured of
this big bloc of Southern elec
toral votes.
In the present campaign half
of the Alabama and all of the
Mississippi delegates walked out
of the Democratic national con
vention. They pulled out because
they disliked the civil rights plat
i form the convention adopted.
But they couldn't Just Join up
with the Republicans because the
GOP also had adopted a civil
rights platform.
So a group of Southern Demo
crats decided to start their own
States' Rights Democratic or
ganization. They held a meeting
attended by people from all the
dent from among the candidates,
and the States' Rights people
voice some hope their men might
win.
Other possibilities are, of
course, that Southern voters will
remain true to tradition and vote
for President Truman, or some
may overcome their prejudice
against the Republicans and vote
for Dewey. Whatever states vote
for Thurmond will reduce the
number of electoral votes the
Democratic candidate (Truman)
normally could count upon as be
ing in the Democratic bag. In
1928, Texas, North Carolina,
Florida, Virginia and Tannessee
voted for the Republican, Her
bert Hoover, opposing Al Smith,
a Catholic and a wet.
States" Right party claims If U
a grass roots movement
orted by the voters as well as the
politicians. It would take such a
movement to toss the Solid South
Queen Ann Reigns in San Francisco
Queen Anne Boucher and her attending princesses ave to crowds during tht huge Portola Festival parade
in Sn Francisco. An estimated croud ot 400.000 persons lined the street to witness the colorful spec
tacle celebrating discovery ol 8sn Fsrncltco Bay by Don Caspar de Portola In 176.
Sawmills Hit
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oumern sia.es ana nominaiea 1 of jney ut of the Democratic
Gov. J. Strom Thurmond of basket.
South Carolina for President and
Gov. Fielding L. Wright of Mis
sissippi for Vice-President. Thur- Meerschaum, used to' make
mond has conducted an active pipe bowls, is a mineral made
campaign. He has' accused "the of water, magnesia and silicate.
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PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 21.
West Coast sawmills are getting
the one-two punch from the crip
pling waierfiont strike and a ser
ious freight car shortage in the
Southern Oregon territory which
is disrupting production sched
ules and demoralizing shipping of
lumber, according to H. V. Simp
son, executive vice president of
the West Coast Lumbermen's As
sociation. '
September reports from Doug
las fir mills reflect the critical
situation, Simpson said, which
has either completely closed or
reduced a score of coastal mills
to pal-time operation, throwing
many hundreds of men out of em
ployment. Coos Bay, Siuslaw Har
bor, Newport Bay and Grays
Harbor mills are hardest hit. with
some Columbia River mills re-
if porting curtailment of production
because 01 lnaonny 10 snip.
1 -Miitnfrn i irppfin mills on mt-
' Southern Pacific system are short
of needed Ireignt cars, ana some
mills on branch lines are accu
mulating heavy mill stocks due to
shortage of cars. Mills are com
plaining, too, that they are get
ting cattle cars and other unsuit
able rolling stock for lumber
shipping.
The weekly average of West
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Old Clothes May
Yield Chemical
To Ban Corrosion
NEW YORK-v-Your old
clothes might someday make a
medicine to grow skin and hair,
animal foot, for better lura or
feathers, and a chemical to pre
vent corrosion. This would be
quite a future for old rags, from
underwear to overcoats. But a dis
covery by research chemists ol
Botany Mills, Inc., Passaic, N. J.,
may open the door.
They found a way to extract a
rich protein material from woo!
wastes, the nieces left over when
wool is made into fabrics. Wool
Is made of protein. So is human
hair, skin, and other tiss"es. The
protein from woo! was found to
contain w umi.aj . ...
from wh'c
The stuff is yellow to light tan
in color, is taaieiess, an ut
ile odor.
The protein, named Botaneln
P, is being studied to find uses for
it. There are many possibilities,
says Charles F. H. Jackson, Jr.,
vice-president and general mana
ger ot the company.
After burns or injuries, the con
centrated protein might help
speed the growth of skin and hair,
lised in food. It might improve
the growth of fur and feathers
on animals and fowl. Other Indi
cated uses, he adds, are in cos
metics, especially suntan creams;
a concentrated nutrient for cat
tle: in broth or yeast to study bac
terial growth; in purification ot
beverages; an agent to prevent
corrosion; a fixing agent for non
run dyestuffs or pigments in cali
co or Indigo printing, and as an
adhesive.
The protein could also be re
covered from old rags and worn- (
oui doming containing wool, an
er dyes and impurities had been
removed, Johnson said. This
would supply a big source if wide
spread uses are found for the
protein.
Woman Admits Slaying,
Claiming Stlf-Deftnst
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 20
(.P) Prosecutor John Ferebau
er said yesterday a 32-year-old
mother of three, Mrs. Zelda
Thompson, has signed a written
statement that she fatally ahot
Mrs. Peggy Norris, 28, here three
years ago.
Mrs. Thompson said she shot
in self-defense during a quarrel.
She was arrested In Portland 10
days ago when she voluntarily
told her story to police because
her conscience pained her.
(KF.A Telrphoto)
Israeli army forces striking southward, cut Egyptian supply r-:-j be
tween Majdal (1 and Faluja (3), claiming a major vit.ory in the
battle for control of Nrgev. Israeli claimed the victory, gained by
bayonet fighting, cut Egyptian forces olt from their supply base at
Oaza and opened a supply line to besieged Jewish settlements in the
Negcv desert area.
Coast lumber production In Sep
tember was 169,958.000 board feet
or 107.6 of the 1942-1947 aver
age. Orders averaged 151,174,000
board feet; shipments 153,017,000
board feet. Weekly averages for
August were: Production 185,
664.000 board feet 1117.6 of the
1942-1947 average). Orders lOv
001,000 board feet; shipments 177,
751.000 board feet.
Thirty-nine weeks of 1948 cu
mulative production 6,643.848,000
board feet: thirtv-nine weeks of
1947, 6.449,817,000 board feet;
thirtv-nine weeks of 1946, 5,834,
304,000 board feet.
Orders for thirty-nine weeks of
1948 break down as follows: Rail
4.574.426,000 board feet. Domes
tic cargo 851.969.000 board fet.
Export 273,851,000 board feet. Lo
cal 757,005.000 board feet.
The Industry's unfilled- order
file stood at 586.007,000 board feet
at the end of September. Gross
stocks at 789,849,000 board feet.
British Hunt For
Asian War Dead
SINGAPORE (.'Pv-Corners of
southeast Asia will remain "fore
ever England." In them memorial
cemeteries are being constructed
for British servicemen. Unlike the
Americans, who have returned
home the bodies of some 30,000
war dead since last October, the
British decided to leave their
dead in the areas where they fell.
Initial work is accomplished by
teams who locate and identify
bodies in the Isolated tropical
Jungles of Malaya, Burma, Indo
china and the tast Indies. LI. oci-
onel L. S. Harrop plans and co
ordinates effnrta to locate the es
timated 10,000 men still unac
counted for in Southeast Asia. Re
covery of approximately 6,000
bodies to date includes Malays,
Chinese and Indians who fought
with British soldiers In Singapore
and the Federation of Malaya.
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Choral Society Getting
Off to Promising Start
Theater Loses Suit To
Force Lights Turn-Off
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 20 JP
Amphitheaters, Inc., which oper
ates an outdoor movie theater
near the Portland Meadows Race
Track, lost its suit against the
track in the State Supreme Court
lodav.
The theater wanted $5,000 dam
ages and an injunction to make
the race track turn Its lights off.
It said the lights at the track
made It Impossible to show night
movies. ,
The high court opinion, by Jus
tice James T. Brand, upheld Cir
cuit Judge Frank C. Howell of
Portland.
day night. Those attending the
meeting were reported enthusias
tic over the prospects of having
a large choral group.
Charles A. Ricketts, whd will
direct, gave a talk on choral
groups and the possibilities of
having one in Roseburg. He also
told about the special musical
numbers he has ordered which
should be here for the next
meeting. Ricketts brought some
music with him and several num
bers were tried.
The next meeting of the Chor
al Society will be held In the
same place next Monday, Oct. 25,
at 7:30 p. m. An invitation Is
extended to all who can sing to
Join the group and be present at
this meeting.
Pre-Halloween Prank
Nearly Costs 2 Lives
TACOMA, Oct. 20-P) A pre
Hallowe'en prank resulted in
naar fatal consequences for a
Tacoma mother and her infant
child here Monday.
Mrs. Ray Beard and her son,
three-week-old Daniel, were
found unconscious In their smoke
filled west end home by' her
husband when he returned from
work. Beard applied artificial res
piration and revived the pair.
Investigation disclosed that the
smoke was forced into the houne
when pranksters put boards over
the chimney.
202 N. Jackson
Phone 73
Body Conditio ling Now Available
' AT
ULAH RHODEN'S
SCHOOL OF DANCE ARTS
220 N. MAIN ST.
Gertrude Stormer, Instructor
BODY CONDITIONING, rhythmic exercises and In
terpretive dance formations is the answer for those de
airing to "lose a few Inches," or to strengthen muscles.
Many dancing schools conlder this type of condition
ing a preparatory must. BODY CONDITIONING offers
many physical benefits and Is helpful In relaxing and
toning the body, this is a cteatlve outlet not requiring
much talent.
A special offer of TEN one and one half hour lessons
for only $10.00 is good until November 1, 1948.
For Information and Registration See:
Gertrude Starmer, at the Studio of Dance Arts,
Tues., Wed or Thurs. Evenings
or Phone 1398 J.
Tentative Class Is Scheduled For
Thursday. October 21
7:00 P. M.
which converts the cemetery into
a permanent memorial.
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