Southern Oregon News Review. Thursday, June 16, 1949
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DECISION A G A IN S T FREE SPEECH CURBS . . .
Twitchell Takes Supreme Court to Task
. . . GIVES ELMER REASON T O GRIPE
By H. I. P H I L L I P S --------------------------------------------------------------------
TWITCHELL VS. DOUGLAS
the recent supreme court decision
by a S to 4 vote against curbs on
“ About the only fellow who c»n
hatred, violence and rabble rous
get into trouble easily today In
ing tactics even when they bring
America is the one who believes on riots.
in law and order, pauses for sec
ond wind now and then and be
lieves there are lim its to breach
' l l s the voice-thrower yelling
of the peace,” declares Elm er for mob rule who gets an Oscar, a
Twitchell. He has been going over pat on the back, the green light
•» These
Brave Ones
MARK the men and women every day
Vi ho pass my door, or whom 1 hourly meet.
And there are few who, journeying on the way,
Fail to do their be£. Although their feet
May fairer with the burdens that they bear,
There are so few who break beneath despair.
They face their days with confidence and cheer,
Grateful for work, if there be work to do,
And if that work be loft they fight their fear
W ith courage, and with hope which they renew
At the clear source from which all comfort springs:
God s promises, and the old rememberings
That hitherto the Lord has blessed, and now
Surely there will be found a way again
To usefulness and service, that somehow
The paths will clear among the ways o f men,
And the crooked places once more will be Straight.
God, keep these brave ones as they hope and wau_>.
Grace Noll Crowell
and the embossed perm it,” added
Ebner.
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“ It w as another one of those
photo finishes due to a strong
stretch run by J u stice Doug
las," d eclares E lm er. “ Bill,
speaking for the m ajority opin
ion. said the authorities have
no right to curb sp eech es no
m atter how violent or full ef
hatred. He sa y s that If A m er
ica Is to be vital It has got to
have the rabble rousers shoot
the works. In other words, we
have got to p reserve our vital
ity even If we use our last
ounce of strength.
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“ We are leaning over backwards
so far for free speech that those
1 who stop at nothing to scuttle our
freedoms are getting the right of
way at all times. The demagogue,
the earsplitter, the gasbag and the
microphone bellyacher are getting
a pqt on the back, a license to op
erate with the throttle wide open
I and a kiss from the high courts.
You would think they are the back
bone of the country and that the
enemy was the quiet, thoughtful,
tolerant little guy who always kept
his voice down, respected the pobce
and wanted no tear bombs tossed at
anybody.
4:
“ The five Justices held that no
speeches should be curbed until
it was clearly shown that they
m ight cause trouble ‘fa r above the
public inconvenience, annoyance
or unrest.’ ”
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And sin ce the case In question
w as one which Involved street
riots, rock hurling, personal a s
saults and stench bom bs. It
would seem that these Jurists
classified
such
v iolen ce
as
m erely an inconvenience and
an annoyance.
mob trampling over your prostrate
body. Justice Jackson pulled the
rug from under the five justices
by saying that if the highest court
doesn't temper Its doctrinaire
baloney with a little horse sense it
w ill convert the bill of rights into
a national suicide pact. He added
that the m ajority opinion kicked
the police in the teeth and fulfilled
the most extravagent hopes of
those groups which want to para
lyse and discredit authority. He
spoke my language. I don't like the
idea of rabble rousing being played
deuces wild, with all rules of fair
play suspended and hatefulness
the biggest pipe in the organ.”
Elmer concluded.
• • •
FORMULA FOR SI'CCESS
Re good, be careful.
Watch your belt
And never bet
'Gainst a Koos-e-vell!
• • •
The lawyer for Judith Coplon,
after hearing an FBI man tell of
seeing Judith and Iter Russian
friend meet at Third avenue and
15th street. New York, asked.
“ Wasn't this a quiet place lovers
might select to whisper sweet
nothings?"
Next to the middle of the street
at Broadway and 42nd, it ’s one of
the most romantic spots in New
York, counsellor.
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The $20.000 bail put up for Ger
hart Eisler has been forfeited. It
was put up by friends of the alleged
No. 1 Communist agent in Amer
ica in good faith for his appearance,
but to Mr. Eisler it is unimportant,
as all money is capitalistic and all
bail systems decadent.
---- * ----
"The other four justices took the
view that it is more than an in
convenience and a nuisance to find
yourself flat on your puss with the
OPEN6 C n E EVE
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BY INEZ GERHARD
SEYMOUR has shared a
D AN microphone
with such head
liners as Bing Crosby. Bob Hope,
Milton Berle, Benny Goodman,
Andre Kostelanetz and L ily Pens.
After 14 years on the air as a mas
ter of ceremonies he says "The
bigger they are, the nicer they
are. Maybe it ’ s because they are
so well established they don’t have
to ‘pound’ every line and grab
WEEK after I established resi
A dence
in S e a b r o o k . Ray
Quimper, my next door neighbor
took time off to drive me around
ihe town and show me the points of
interest. Toward evening he stop
ped his car before a driveway that
led up to a huge brick house on top
of Drybridge H ill. It was the only
brick building in town and could be
seen for miles around. I had
wondered about
it since the day
of my arrival.
“ The home of
P r in c e
Alex
ander Moisevich
Deborin,” he explained.
I looked at him curiously, sensing
that this was a proud moment for
Ray. He had saved the brick house
until last, like a child relishing the
last morsel.
“ Of co u rse,” Ray explained
further “ he has a city hom e too.
But the fact is he spends the
greater part of his tim e out
here. He cra v es solitude.”
“ Are you sure? I mean, wouldn’t
it be fittin g to let the man know
you’re glad to have him as a c iti
zen?”
“ We’ve tended to that.” Ray said
I
importantly. “ Three days after his
DAN SEYMOUR
arrival a committee made up of
«very minute of their air tim e.” As leading citizens waited on the
emcee of the Tuesday night “ We, prince and extended him a formal
the People” and the Saturday night welcome.” He regarded me sagely.
“ Sing It Again,” he has established “ We’re smart enough not to an
a reputation for expert handling of tagonize the man by pestering him
a variety of ad-lib-demanding situa to death.”
tions. That ability to think and talk
On the day of wu>ch I w rite I was
fast requires real talent, and he has removing the storm windows from
It.
my house, for spnng was near and
the day was bright and warm. The
MacDonald Carey is in the m ar prince came strolling along my
ket for a good comedy. Currently street and stopped, oddly enough,
playing a villain for the third time at the end of m y drive to watch. I
in succession in “ Copper Canyon,” perceived him from the corner of
after doing the same in "Streets of my eye, though gave no indication
Laredo” and "Bride of Vengeance,” that I had seen. After a moment
or two, much to my satisfaction, he
he'd like a change.
turned in at the drive and came
slowly toward me. At this precise
Gloria Swanson, starring in
moment the stepladder on which I
P aram ount’s
“ Sunset
Boule
was standing tilted precariously and
vard ” after a long absence
the window I was removing threat
from the screen , turned down
ened to tumble to the ground.
a contract for $18,000 a week
In 1926 to organize her own
com pany; hence, that long ab
sen ce
from
pictures. She’ll
never m ake a bigger m istake.
But she has not lost her looks
or her figure—even looked won
derful on television!
Robert Sterling feels better now
that the feud between him and Sun
beam is over. I t began with the
start of “ Roughshod” ; the horse
realized that this was Sterling’ s
f i r s t riding assignment—nipped
Sterling whenever he turned his
back, tried to throw him at un
expected moments. Sterling figured
even a horse had his price, won Sun
beam with plenty of sugar
I uttered a cry ot alarm ,
turned, perceived the prince as
If for the first tim e, and shouted
to him for aid. Involuntarily,
he leaped forward and steadied
the l a d d e r until I had de
scended.
“ Phew!” I grinned. “ That was a
close call.”
“ It was indeed,” he replied.
“ Would you mind holding the lad
der for me on this window over
here?" He seemed a little sur
prised, but agreed to lend his as
sistance. He proved as good a
helper as I could have asked for.
Three windows I removed while he
steadied the ladder and helped me
lower them to the ground. We
chatted amiably about the weather.
P R E S E N T LY the task was done
* and I turned to him, grinning.
“ Thanks a lot. I don’t know how
I would have managed without
you.”
“ Really?” He seemed to appreci
ate my compliment. “ Frankly. I ’ve
enjoyed it, not only the work, but
our little visit.” He hesitated. “ You
are new in town, aren’t you?”
"Com paratively,” I said. “ I t ’s a
m ightly nice town. Folks are all
like yourself. Ready and w illing to
lend a hand when help is needed.”
I smiled happily. “ The fact that
I "know your name, Prince Alexan
der, proves a little theory of my
own.”
He stared in astonishm ent.
“ You know who I am ?
You
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equipment
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priest
4. Coin (Fr.)
5. God of
pleasure
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I nodded. "Y eur philosophy and
mine have a goou deal in common.
Prince. And that is, that you’re no
different iron, the rest of us. I ’d
even venture to say that you are
quite unhappy living up there
your castle so far removed from
everybody.
To prove that I am
1 right, I'm going to ask you a ques
tion, Tomorrow I'm going fishing.
How would you like to come along?"
’T’d like to very much,” he said.
"B u t we must keep it a secret from
the rest of the people. It would be
a pity to destroy their illusion.”
I agreed, winking at him know
ingly, and the prince and 1 then
and there shared a hearty laugh.
LAST
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WEEKS
ANSWER
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(sym.)
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(mus.)
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(hyphen.)
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(anat.)
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Gone sour.
Dry F ly . . . Beat the Trout
last tim e out.
Golf Club . . . . Can get a slice
here.
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