Southern Oregon News Review, Thursday, July 14, 1949
AS JUNIO R PULLS O N POPPER'S SHOES . . .
F. D. R. Treads Across the Political Stage
. . . NEW DEALERS RUSH T O
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NEW ROOSEVELT THREAT . . .
It looks as it there Is to be an
other Franklin D, Roosevelt in the
American political picture, like it
or not. The big build-up for Junior
1 a on and he starts off with this
advantage or handicap, all depend
ing on your viewpoint: He looks
like popper, talks like popper and
By H. I. PHILLIPS
screens like popper. He is what
might be called "a spittin’ image.”
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Even If It makes yon wince,
there is no escaping the fart
that all these things shape up
Into an appeal to millions of
American voters. Franklin Jun
ior is a mere kid, a long hop
they that wait
UPON THE LORD”
( I saiah XL, J t)
WEARY one, b y hold on God and claim
This glorious promise, prove its depth and
length,
And let it warm your being like a flame:
W ho waits on God, he shall renew his Strength
Your weariness shall pass forevermore;
You shall forget your sorrow and your tears,
You shall be young again — God will restore
The years to you, the seeming wasted years.
O
You shall mount up as eagles, you shall fly
O n Strong swift pinions through the dazzling noon,
O r cleave the night on wings to reach the sky,
One with the racing wind, the Stars, the moon.
And’you shall run and not be weary, Heart,
The golden hills shall fall beneath your feet,
The journey’s ending will be as the Start,
So fresh you will be, and the way so sweet.
But more than lifting wings, or Strength to run,
W ill be the joy, after the old restraint:
To walk unburdened, free beneath the sun,
The long bright miles before you, and not faint.».
The
F ic tio n
Corner
BY INEZ GERHARD
N
3
GREGORY PECK
lor, Barbara Stanwyck,
Wanda
Hendrix, Ray Milland, Walter Hus
ton and many others have been
starred on the theatre. Margaret
O’Brien was about the youngest
when she made her debut. As she
had not yet learned to read, she
had to memorize her lines. Next
year’s line-up of stars will be im
pressive, as usual.
Thousands of feet of on-the-
spot action for
“The
Big
Wheel" were obtained at the
Indianapolis races last Mem
orial day. Mickey Rooney, after
finishing "Quicksand" goes right
into this auto racing film, with
Lina Romay.
When James Mason bought
the old Buster Keaton home in
Beverly Hills he found there
was no way to change the light
globes beneath the swimming
pool except from underneath.
So all through making "The
Blank Wall” at Columbia he
looked forward to excavating
around the pool, with the idea
of finding out whether there
really was a hidden room some
where under it.
James Melton will take a com
bined pleasure and business trip
to the Hawaiian Islands while the
NBC "Harvest of Stars" show is
on an eight-week vacation. He
plans to take his family along, and
to give four concerts.
One of the prettiest items owned
by the wardrobe department at
Warner Bros, is a rose-point lace
bridal veil—has a sweep of 10
yards, is valued at $3,000. You’ll
see Patricia Neal wearing it In
“The Fountainhead."
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Feud rías No Basis
HE 48 HOUR mystery over J.
something like this would happen.
There's no justice. Just when a
Edgar Hoover's resigning as
Republican gets to feeling confi head of the F B I got stirred up
dent somebody slips him a Mickey from two separate sources.
Finn."
One was President Truman, who
Raviola,
Antonio F.,
lifelong got highly indignant at the snicur-
Republican: "The Democrats have ing of a lot of innocent bystanders
all the luck. Why do not Repubh
when the F B I reports in the Judith
can Presidents have sons who look Coplon case were published. T ru
like their fathers?" (Would that be man felt that unchecked rumors
good?—Ed note.)
should not have been allowed to
Steukle, Arabella H., house
get into the F B I files, und for a
wife and leader In the Women’s
while he was all for firing the ef
New Dealer Club: " If Truman
ficient F B I chief.
doesn't improve, the next candi
The other source was J. Edgar
date on our ticket won't have
Hoover's
public relations man, I.ou
Io look like a Roosevelt. He
Nichols, u smart and likuble Greek-
can look like anybody but
American. formerly Nicholopolous,
Trum an.”
who, in his zeal to protect his boss,
sometimes outsmarts himself.
Yc Broadway Bugle
It was Nichols who set in motion
"Miss Liberty" is the most talked- the rumor that Hoover was about
of coming musical and we think to resign—as a backfire against
some of the sets should be done by Truman's intimation that it might
James M. Flagg . . . and that the be a good thing to have Hoover re
cast should include Red Skelton, sign.
George White and Gloria Blue . . .
Nichols was busy as a bird
How about an alternate title "Twin
dog dropping hints to newsmen
Bedloes?" . . . Several ticket brok
about friction between Hoover
ers have been ordered to close . . .
and his chief. Attorney Gen-
They might have been prepared
I
eral
Tom Clark, and one edi
for it by the reviews of their hear
torial In a local Washington
ings . . . Liz Taylor, we see, will
newspaper followed
Nichols’
marry Bill Pawley, Jr., instead of
conversation almost verbatim.
Glenn Davis, the former West Point
Nichols is the same alert busy
grid star . . . Liz says there was
never anything serious between her body who shuttled back and forth
Botts, Peter D. L., skywriter
and Glenn . . . He just misunder 1 between the F B I and Capitol Hill
and Democrat: "The kid is as
stood the signals, eh?
j last summer when it was a good
good as in. 1 knew the old man
Branch Rickey has returned a bet the Republicans were going to
woud spring a surprise like
ball player and $25.000 to Pitts j win in November. He seemed al-
this."
burgh following a claim that the 1 most ns much at home in the office
Hemstitch, Rudolph, advertising player he turned over in exchange ' of Congressman Parnell Thomas,
agent and G.O.P. leader: "Would had a sore shoulder . . . We don't chairman of the un-American ac
you mind repeating that question. know about the player’s shoulder, tivities committee, as the congress
And if I heard you right the first but there's no stiffness in the Rick man himself. (Thomas is now un
ey arm when he can hand back der indictment in a kickback scan
time, please pass the aspirin.”
Crummett, Alonzo, engineer and that much moolah . . . Some of dal.)
New Dealer by habit and instinct: those video vaudeville shows are
Nichols also was chummy with
"Listen, bub, if the kid sounds going to collapse if there is ever a G.O.P. Senator Ferguson of Michi
right over radio hookups, develops bladder, seltzer bottle or wig gan. a bitter foe of the justice de
that old toss of the head and shows shortage.
partment. In fact, Lou was credited
a scorn for other people’s dough,
with slipping Ferguson the Eliza
This is June, the month of wed beth Bentley spy data, and was so
he is good for five terms."
Peezle, Hemingway D., unem dings, and it seems all right to active that some capitol observers
ployed member of the National warn one and all that two can live were unkind enough to say Lou
Republican club: " I was afraid these days as cheap as four.
was playing his cards to become
chief of the FB I once the Republi
cans took office—though this ob
server has never detected anything
but strict devotion to his chief.
By
from a statesman and a green
hand on the squad, but the
name, the model and the man
ner represent advertising as
sets.
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Any company selling soap, shav
ing cream or cigarettes that had
lost its trademark and suddenly
discovered
an exact
duplicate
would cheer no more loudly than
the New Deal addicts are cheering
at the moment. They think Junior
has the same box-office appeal.
"Run this right," declared a smart
Democratic politician the other
day, "and in five or six years there
I will be plenty of voters who will
| think daddy has returned from the
grave." "Wanna bet?" is the an
swer of others. “The imitation
never sells like the original. No
m atter how they stage-manage it.
Junior will always be just a copy."
But neither side is positive. And
that's what is causing so many
arguments.
-4-
Elm er Twitchell went out as an
Inquiring Reporter the other day
and asked the question, "Do you
think F. D. Roosevelt, Jr., is ever
likely to be President?” The re
sults follow:
McSheddy,
Jabez,
Z.,
house-
painter and lifelong Republican:
"When you ask me that sm ile!”
HE-MAN’S CODE
T
Richard H. Wilkinson
Clark and Hoover
Contrary to reports of trouble
between Hoover and Attorney Gen
eral Clark, Hoover never sent a
letter threatening resignation, and
here is what actually happened be
tween the two men:
Clark telephoned Hoover after
Dr. Edward U. Condon of the bu
reau of standards had asked for an
FBI
apology.
Jokingly,
Clark
called
Hoover
"D r.
Condon."
Hoover laughed.
Clark then asked how many
confidential agents he had lost
as a result of making public
the FBI reports in the Condon
ease. Hoover said he had lost
j about 12, and that the one that
was most Important was In
side the Russian embassy.
The attorney general said he had
been talking to Acting Secretary
of State Webb, who said he was
cure the Russians knew they were
being watched.
Clark went on to say that he
simply could not drop the Coplon
case rather than produce the FBI
reports because, if he did, every
espionage agent in the United
States would figure he had immun
ity.
Hoover then asked if the Justice
department couldn't take "a con
tempt” as in the Touhy case in
Chicago. There, gangster Roger
Touhy had demanded that certain
FB I reports be produced in court,
and the justice department had re
fused, even though Judge John
Barnes threatened to hold the local
U. S. attorney in contempt.
Clark replied that the Touhy
case was different from the
Coplon case in that Touhy was
making an appeal and the bur
den of proof was on him. There
fore, ail the justice department
risked in takirg “a contempt”
was a $100 fine. In the Coplon
case, on the other hand, Clark
continued, the justice depart
ment was the prosecutor, and
if it was held In contempt the
judge would not merely assess
a $100 fine, he would dismiss
the case.
Hoover said he guessed the at
torney general was right. He added
that publication of the F B I papers
in court was now water over the
dam, but he would be dead opposed
to producing the "top secret” docu-
me nt.
home. As he strode up the walk he jerked him to his feet and hit him
heard a cry.
He burst open the again. He hit him a third time and
Blood covered Tony's
and bred a westerner of pioneer door and found Tony Swift trying a fourth.
stock, was human. She loved him. to kiss his wife. Tony wasn’t drunk. face. Tony whimpered for mercy.
It wasn’t until after they were m ar He was babbling something about Andy dragged him to the door and
threw him out.
ried that she discovered he was a Leonie really loving him.
Tony whirled at the sound Andy
physical coward.
"Andy!”
Leonie fled into his
She found out the night of Serena made. His lip curled. "Oho! The arms. "Oh, my darling, you were
sissy
from
Bos-----
”
Boone’s engagement party.
Tony
wonderful!
Oh, precious, forgive
Swift was there. As usual he was
Andy strode across the floor.
me for what I said.
Andy, why
drunk. He was a handsome devil,
His face was black. " I guess,”
didn't you do that before—that
this Tony, tall and bronzed and
he said bitterly; "you’re dumb,
night at the dance?”
reckless.
He had been Leonie’s
after all. You need teaching.”
Andy frowned.
"Why, shucks,
childhood sweet-
He struck out. Tony tried to
honey, I don’t like to fight. Don’t
h e a rt.
Folks
dodge, but Andy’s fist clipped
you see? He was drunk then. There
him on the chin so hard that
«Minute said she would
was no need.”
he went down.
ave
married
Fiction h him
Leonie laid her head on his shoul
if it weren’t
"Damn you!” He lunged, but
" I see, darling.
Of course
for his drinking. Andy wasn’t where he expected. der.
I
see."
The first thing Tony saw when Andy’s fist flashed out again, and
Andy
he came through the door was Le again Tony went down.
But she didn’t
onie and Andy dancing together. A
scowl crossed his face. Then he
laughed. When they whirled past
him he stepped up and whacked
LAST WEEKS
Andy on the back.
ANSWER ■
“Tony’s cut,” he grinned. "Make
way for a man.”
Leonie flushed. Andy hesitated,
looked at Tony, then gave way smil
ing. "Sure thing,” he said. “Your
DOWN
15. Feign
ACROSS
dance, Tony."
1. Partial
18. Bard
L Title of
As soon as she could, without ap
19. Skill
darkness
ruler
pearing too obvious, she asked
2. A seraglio 20. Little girl
(Persia)
Andy to take her home.
3. High
23. A substance
5 Bang, as
There she accused:
(mus.)
used as
a door
4. An ex
medicine
9. Robust
"Why did you let him insult you?
24. Fen
clamation
10. Village
Oh, the shame of it!"
5. A tally
25. Ostrich-like
judge
Andy was startled and bewil
bird
6. Title of
(Moh.)
dered. “Let who insult me, honey.”
daughter
26. Touched
11. A social
“ Who?” She stared at him. "Tony
A naw er to P o u le No. S
of a duke
27. The East
gathering
Swift, of course! I was never so
33. Prearranged
7. Fuss
29. Kind of nut
12. Smells
humiliated in my life.”
35. Obnoxious
8. Looking
30. Clan
14. Poem
“Tony? Oh, you mean be
plant
glass
(Irish)
15. A lever
38. Garden tool
32. Closes, as
cause of what he said? Shucks,
11. A little
16. Sun
39. Moisture
a hawk’s
(mus.)
god
honey, Tony didn’t mean any
40. Fish
13. Auction
eyes
17. To liken
thing. He was drunk.”
20. Coin (Peru)
The
appalling
truth
flashed
21. Cry of pain
across Leonie’s brain in that mo
22. Metallic
ment. Andy was a coward! He’d
rock
been afraid of Tony, which was
23. Terrible
why he evaded the issue! With a
24. Improves
little whimpering cry she turned
26. A measure
and ran sobbing from the room.
of distance
A week later, on Saturday night,
28. Ostrich-like
Andy stopped by at Seth Lancey’s
bird
store to see Seth on a matter of
29. Like
31. U nit of work
business. A couple of boys from his
32. Nestle close
mine were there, drinking at the
34. Measure
bar.
Minutes later, talking with
(Chin.)
Seth, he heard a rumpus out front.
35. M arry
Investigating he d iscu veied that
36. Mischievous
two boys were engaged in a brawl
Clark Agrees
person
with three men from the Bar V
Clark said he heartily agreed,
37. T itte r
cattle ranch. Andy stood by and
and that if the judge ruled this re
(Hyphen.)
watched a while. Others joined in.
39. Piece of turf
port had to be published, then he
It began to leok as though the place
(Golf)
would appeal to a higher court
would be wrecked. Andy got out of
41. Christmas
and if overruled there, then he
there.
song
would move to dismiss the case.
42. Paradise
Leonie heard about it the next
(Since then, Judge Reeves has
43. Spreads
day. That settled things for her.
ruled that this top-secret docu
grass to dry
jt NDY was bewildered and un-
ment was not to be produced.)
44. Direct one’s
happy. The next day he found
The conversation was completely
course
himself brooding over the situation.
cordial throughout, as have been
By mid-afternoon he could stand it
relations
between
Hoover
and
PUZZLE NO. 7
no longer. Leaving Noah Tait in
Clark ever since Clark became at
charge of operations, he drove
torney general.
D Y had sensitive eyes and
A N delicate
hands but Leonie. born
E X T OCTOBER the Lux The
ater of the A ir will celebrate
its 15th anniversary on the air; the
whole studio could be filled with
stars who have appeared on the
program, with a special section of
young actors and actresses who
made their dramatic debuts in
radio on it. Gregory Peck, Bette
Davis, Ginger Rogers, Robert Tay-
SHINE 'EM
Soap Holes Found
Value in Disguise
Produce M agic Mud
W ith M ultiplo Uses
Ever since Belle Fourche. 8 D.,
was a rip-snortlug cuttle town at
the end of the old Chisholm trali
its residents huve been damning
the "soap holes” that plagued the
area.
Fast-riling cowboys often took
a nasty tumble in tills super-slip
pery mud and cattle were forever
getting bogged down in them.
But now, like a man discovering
his hives are really u blessing.
Belle Fourche has found its soup
holes ure one of its biggest assets.
Every one of them is filled with
a magic mud called bentonite. It ’s
an odorless, tasteless, soapy mud
with a thousand uses and scientists
are thinking up new ones every
day.
Most of us already are using It
a half dozen times u day, but al
most nobody hus heard of it. Men
uso it in shoe polish and hand
cleaners. Women use It in face
Bentonite Is the most absorb
ent material found In nature.
When moistened It swells to
several times Its normal alse.
This quality m akes II useful In
waterproofing housing founda
tions and many other Industrial
uses.
powder, lotions, beauty creams.
Bentonite also is found in many
types of paint, plaster and cleaning
agents. It ’s handy for filling holes
in giant dams and for casting
moulds for molten metal. Forced
down thousands of feet into the
earth this magic mud lubricates
the drills in oil wells and sends the
debris up to the drillers.
Its new uses and increasing popu
larity for its older uses all add up
to a boom such as Belle Fourche
hasn't seen since the gold rush.
In the past 10 years the popula
tion has practically doubled and
bentonite now pours $600.000 a
year into the town in the form of
additional purchasing power.
Fifteen years ago Belle Fourche
shipped out three carloads of
bentonite. Last year its production
was 6,187 carloads and this year
they expect carloadings to go con
siderably higher.
Scientists say that bentonite, a
strange mixture made up mostly of
dust from prehistoric volcanos, is
found almost nowhere in the world
except in the Black Hills of Wyo
ming and South Dakota.
It is the most absorbent material
nature ever has devised, they say,
and a half dozen teaspoonsful will
soak up a glass of water.
Bond Price Chart
J
AMOUNTS OT VARIOUS (ARM
PRODUCTS R IO U IR IO TO BUT
A -1 0 0 0
SIRIAS I
SAVINCS
ROND AT COST RRICI Of '7 SO
W . ¿V»
RROOOCT
I ’ JJ
IW
Mogi, 200 lb
.
1*4»
60
20
18
10
4
586
446
173
Ig g v cases
176
144
60
Wheal, bu.
1,964
1.083
386
2 374
1.321
670
Colilo. 1000 I b . ’’ ,^ "
M ilk, cwt
Ar
Corn, bu
Cotton, bales
C
Tobacco, lb
Potatoes, bu
Appio», bu
,’^ J
23
16
3
7.143
4,871
1.531
1,974
1.076
436
1 229
1 172
233
l a u d On Average Rrlcot Received By fo rn ir» ,
The above chart shows the
almost unbelievable Increase
in the value of farm crops in
the past 17 years, as depicted
In a comparison of how much
farm produce It takes now to
buy a $1,000 government sav
ings bond with how much It
would have required la 1932.
Insect K illers M ade
By Syn th etic M eans
New pyrethrum-like chemicals
that kill insects have been made
synthetically for the first time in
the laboratories of the bureau of
entomology and plant quarantine,
it has been announced by the U. S.
department of agriculture
The chemical makeup of the syn
thetic materials is almost identical
with that of the insect-killing prin
ciple in pyrethrum, according to
the chemists.
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