Greene County Journal, Volume 78, Numbers 3-10

PAGE TWO GREENE COUNTY JOURNAL Thursday March 17, 1955 GREENE COUNTY JOURNAL Published Every Thursday By the GREENE COUNTY PRINTING CO., INC PUBLICATION OFFICE: Grove St., Cedarvillo Ohio. Entered ns Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Cedarville, Ohio, under act of Congress, March, 1879. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: $2.50 per year. Single copy 10c. M, R. PRUITT ......................................... Managing Editor Phone 6-1711 ELOISE McNAMEE ...................................... . News Editor 4-9031 Bless, O Lord the people who read this prayed. Grant that they may be used in Thy service today. Give unto each one a measure of Thy strength and of Thy spirit, that they may shed radiance of the light of love. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Editorial Feature a ■ • ■ ■ ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ a a Communist Speaker Terms Journal Editor Illiterate Lackey In the March 3, edition of the Greene County Journal, this writer told of the Antioch College YI’A Issuing an invitation to a “Commun­ ist” — one Herbert Apthckcr — to speak at Antioch. Aplhekcr arrived and spoke so approximately 150 people at a Young Progressives at Antioch meeting held in Kelly llall one evening tills week Reported to be history instructor at the Jefferson School of Soc­ ial Science In New York City, which school has been declared by the At­ torney General of the United Stales to be a communist dominated sub­ versive school, Apthckcr warned his listeners that under the law any contributions they gave him, made them liable (o imprisonment. ,-oihckcr stated "there isn’t anybody, Left or Herbert Hoover who ea -» jailed for his politics under the new Communist Control Act” ._( Apthckcr stated “there isn’t anybody, left of Herbert Hoover who MASSES AND MAINSTREAM, and others, informed the group that the editor of one of the magazines he writes for—POLITICAL AFFAIRS— la Co unionist Magazine), lias been Imprisoned and that lie, Apthckcr, ' 'akin over (ho editorial functions, “If there arc any professional .«! ■' ’ h in Hie room they can lake note that I am now editing that magazine which Mr. Jerome is in jail for having edited”, he challenged see Antioch Record—vol. 10, No, 23. Apthckcr quoted from the front page editorial of the March 3, edition of the Greene County Journal, attacking him arid YI’A, Terming the writer as being an “illiterate Lackey.” Apthckcr said his lawyer has a copy of the editorial and is investigating suing the paper, I want to sec if “there is any possibility of a libel suit in this country for a Commun­ ist”, lie asserted. After collection plates were passed around, following which Apthckcr had warned his audience of their possible liability to prosecu­ tion, he turned to YPA chairman, Hob Heifetz, and said Hciftez could be Jailed for ten years for his efforts in connection with sponsoring the talk by a “ KNOWN COMMUNIST”, —HclfoU 1$ Uie son of the famous violinist Jascha Heifetz— It was reported collections amounted to about twenty dollars from the audience, Heifetz had appealed for sixty dollars to cover cost of air coach travel for Apthckcr. Your Editor has the honor of being called an “illiterate Lackey” by a Communist speaking on the Antioch Campus. It should be beneath my dignity to even recognize the insult, But let me make the following observations— Communist Aplhekcr is not a "tree man”. His servile Marxian philo­ sophy subjects him to the the capricious, vacillating, fickle whims of the thugs In the Krcmlip, When the Communist Party line changes, as H does often, automalan Aptheker must mouth and defend the latest version or else. IIU Is not to reason why, but to either do Or di . Like a monkey on a stick he must go through his routine performance when the Kremlin pulisthe string. He is nothing but a “hatchet man” carrying out the orders of the racketeers In the Kremlin, I submit that Communist Aptheker fulfills In his own ideological incarceration alt of the require­ ments of our American definition of “ Lackey”, Mr, Aptlickcr’s misuse of the terms 'illiterate” and lacky” are type- IcAl of the way Communists twist the meaning of English 'words. Since! IMS the world has had an opportunity of seeing Communism in practise. The results don't agree with the rosy theoretical picture which the “Aptheker” paint for the students and people, What the world actually secs are millions of men women and children rotting In slave labor camps, the deliberate, ruthless murder of those that oppose their ideology, a determination to enslave the whole world, regardless of the means used, the violation of every human decency, the perfection of the art of guile, subterfuge, subversion, evasion, deceit or what have you. The Communists have violated their treaties and agreements be­ fore the ink Is dry, They are being judged by their fruits and the fruits are all rotten.—Again I submit, that if “would be intellectuals” approve of the above Communist record then they are both STUPID AND IL­ LITERATE regardless of how articulate and facile minded they may appear to be, IKE GETS PLEDGE . . . Klwanhi International Pres. Don Engdahl (left) and Vice-Pros. I, A. I n t f prwsent Free, Elsenhower with Ktwanls pledge of h M m U m te^prteotple of community servico. "THISPRESENT-DAY WOMAN •VI(40 LIVES' IN A SHOE, SHE. HAS SO MANY CH » LDR feK /, SHE VOESNT KNOW. f* i ova OUntrEXPAtf»!N*| BIRTH,RATE.; 'T'HERE is every indication that the present probe by the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Into the hows and wliys of the Atomic Energy Commission's handling of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and the application of atomic en­ ergy to private business, may mushroom into a full-scale Investi­ gation as a result of which some heads may roll. Even to the uninitiated in the atomic energy field, the country and the rapid development of atomic energy for peacetime pur­ poses in industry, medicine and agriculture are being hurt be­ cause; There is no top-grade im dustrialist on the Commission; the Commission is deadlocked at pres­ ent due to dissontion; it’s able chairman, Lewis L. Strauss, is attempting to play the role of dictator on the Commission, while the law makes each commissioner equal; the Commission is being used as a political football and a power broker in the fight between public vs private power, when such an issue has no place on the Commission's agenda. All-told, the country’s most Important Inde­ pendent government agency, in charge of its most important na­ tional Security measures, is floun­ dering along with three members when there should be five, two of the three members arc at sword’s point and the third tries to play he's not there. What Is happening is that im­ portant people who have been trained by years of service with the Commission arc leaving almost • daily. The Joint Committee on Atomic Energy of the Congress, under the new Act has almost life and death power over the Commission. Not only must all legislation start with the committed, but the committee must pass on all requests for ap­ propriations needed by the Com­ mission, and, under the new act, the Commission cannot make blanket expenditures of money as it did under the 1946 McMahon Act. Each expenditure must be a sepa­ rately approved appropriation. And yet when the Joint Committee called upon the Commission to cither carxielfthc much discussed Dixon-Yates contract, or turn it over to some other federal agency, Chairman Strauss defied the com­ mittee and refused to cancel, which means that in all likelihood the Commission will not get the appropriations with which to carry out the contract. Senator Clinton Anderson (D- N. M.) who succeeded Congress­ man W. Sterling Cole, (R-N. Y.) as chairman of the Joint Commit­ tee, has declared that there must be some sort fit unity and coher­ ence reestablished within the Atomic Energy Commission, Busi­ nessmen are not complimentary in their relations with the Com­ mission. Walter L. Cislcr, presi­ dent of Detroit Edison Company, which spearheads a multi-million dollar group of companies seeking to invest In an atomic reactor for electric generating facilities, in testimony before the committee warned that actions of the Com -1 mission are too weak; are too little and too late in seeking to 1 woo private industry to play the j part they should play in the d e -' vclopment of atomic energy for peacetime purposes, From the Claremont News, Claremont, Minnesota; It is plainly evident that the billions of dollars we have spent In playing Santa Claus to the rest of the world has been in vain. About all we have to show for it is a tremendous lax burden. Industrial leaders are shouting themselves hoarse with pep talks about coming prosperity but the toothache. lingers on and is actual­ ly getting close to the breaking point. There is a remedy short of an actual depression but it would hurt the same as having a tooth pulled. When our nation switched from its democratic form to a govern- m. nt by subsidies, it started down the road to Socialism and has now gone even farther, to creep­ ing Communism. Getting' subsidies means cither borrowing money or gening money some one else has ea*it d Ihe present generation does not khow the meaning of the basic reasons on which this republic was formed, that of permitting its citi­ zens to enjoy the greatest rewards this life can give — Contentment and Happiness. , You arc really rich when the rewinds of your labors bring you Happiness. With it you can laugh easily and heartily, you make a new .friend, your heart swells when you forgive someone, you pass over the little slights that really do not matter, you see the hand of God in your opportunities. Your happiness is evident when a small child smiles at you or a stray dog looks up at you and wags ito tail. We need to shake loose the sor­ did, grasping ideas that have shriv­ elled our mentality and really be born again—if it isn’ t too late. * * *• From the Catskili Mountain Star, Saugcrtles, New York; With little attempt to understand the why of it, some nations1look upon our achievement of the world’s highest standard of living as a stroke of luck. It Isn't, of course. We have worked hard, risked much, pro­ duced much—the growth factor of our economy averages about 3 per cent per year. W* have been able to produce morejmccause of con­ stant new technologic,1 develop­ ments, investments in now fac­ tories, management ability and employee skills, We were once an underdeveloped country ourselves —•we give our success formula to any country that will accept it. And to main­ tain and strengthen it hero at horrie, we can hope and work to­ ward a long-range “ tax program for economic growth” which will diminish present tax rate unfair­ nesses and at the same'’time en­ courage economic growth and development. Kite Flying Can Be Dangerous Parents are urged to caution their children not to fly kites near elec­ tric lines. This is the time of year when kites go sailing into the air. It is a happy occasion for many boys, out such fun can be turned into tragedy If a few important pre­ cautions arc overlooked. Kites con­ tacting electric lines cause shock, .erious burns or even death. The Dayton Power and Light Company today outlined these pre­ cautions for kite fliers: 1. Make certain that electric lines tren’t nearby when flying kites. 2. Don’t fly kites with wire cords octal-wrapped cords or wet cords These arc especially dangerous be- ,ausc they arc good conductors o. .jt'ctrially. The wind may stiddenlj .nift and draw kite cords over tin jower lines, The electricity then .ravels down the cord into the lands of the person flying the kite 3. Don’t try resucc a kite if it sets caught In electric lines. Never dimb a pole or a tree to pull kite away from lines can also be dan- Using stick or polo to “punch” kite away from lines can also he dan­ gerous, The pole may touch the power lines and conduct tile elec­ tricity directly to the person hold­ ing the pole, —— — — • — -— — 'STAR S By LYN CONNELLY ’ I 'HE exacting chores of an engl- necr seem markedly contrasted with the carefree thoughts of a romantic song writer, and the two professions seem far apart , » . Nevertheless, Earl Guisingcr, air­ craft industrial engineer by pro­ fession, authored the hit tunc , ' "Whither Thou Goest,” which was recorded by Lcs Paul and Mary Ford . . , Guislnger who works In the Northrop Aircraft Plant In Hawthorne, California, Writes un­ der the name of Guy Singer , , , "Whither Thou Goest,” the third published song written by Guising- er, links the Biblical story of Ruth with a modem melody. The engineer started writing songs three years ago . . . The other two published ones arc "COD My Broken Heart," recorded by Margaret Whiting and "The World Has a Promise," recorded by Dinah Shore and Delores Gray « , , Guisinger got his musical start while a student in the College of Engineering at Ohio State Univer­ sity , » . He plnyed saxophone with a small dance group to work his way through college, SHORT NOTES The first series of kiddie albums based on the ABC-Radio series, "Space Patrol,” has been released » « , The discs feature members of the regular cast of the acience- flcilon dramatic shows , . . Bing Crosby Is one unhappy father over son Gary’s adamant refusal to finish his college education In lieu of a show business career . , , Can’t say Bing is wrong since Gary has only one more quarter to go for his diploma , , . It’s always nice to have that college backing shonld he fall in kb chosen careers There are Hollywood rumors that Robert Mitcham is all but impossible to get along with since his choice assignment in "Not As a Stranger” , . Personally, we believe this book was sadly mis­ cast right down the Hue your Washington Exdustve BY ROBERT TAYLOR REPRIEVE? When the bike-makers of America meet in New York at their 37th annual convention, there will be no dancing in the streets, no whoopee and no bombastic speeches. But.the news that the US Tariff Commission has, at long last, recommended to the President that the industry bo given relief from ruinous,, low-wage foreign competition, will provide the best hope since 1952 that they may have won their “ fighting chance to compete on even terms.” Just how badly the American manufacturers have been hurt is seen in the fact that since the duty on im­ ported bicycles was cut in 1948 to as low as seven-and-a- half percent (and the devaluation of the British pound in 1949 was equivalent to another 30 percent duty cut) imports rose from 1.3 percent to command 50 percent of the US market! Old-time American manufacturers, in business for 75 year or more, are being outsold here at home by British, Belgian, German and French concerns that came into existence since the tariff cuts. The senti­ mental preference of Americans for American bikes, even the knowledge that ours are safer and more de­ pendable, can not equalize the difference between the $1.98 we pay for an hour’s work, and the 15 to 45 cents the foreign worker gets. Now it is up to President Eisenhower. But even Lhaugh he approves thep Tariff Commission recommcrid- tion, the shocking differential will still permit foreigners to undersell American bikes. However, with the gap narrowed, even slightly, the firmly determined US biks- makers believe they have that “ fighting chance” to full- fill their obligation to their thousands of workers and to bicycle-riding young America. If the President fails to act, we may as well write the obituary of a grand old American industry that paid its taxes, just as we all did, to save, resuscitate and reactivate the nations that shall have destroyed it. CHERCHEZ LA FEMME Next to his pants, a man’s hat is his most important ■carrnent, 11 is easier to look important, dignified, de­ bonair, reckless, resolute or even brave when bare-footed than when bare-headed. Gan you picture a ship’s cap­ tain, a section boss, or an airline pilot doing his stuff without his head-piece? And if you didn't wear a hat, ■vhat would you doff when meeting a lady-friend or the lag passed by? Many entertainers would be out of jobs viUiout the hats which are their trademark, life would be rather grim. And besides, the sun— and/or rain— would be in our eyes, A hat is informative, too. A man is more or less “ typed” (as they say in show business) by his chapeau. Consider, for example, the narrow-brimmed fashion- plate of the advertising world, the up-swept brim of the newspaper reporter, the turned-down brim of the letective, the collegiate porkpie. Then there’s the ten- rallon Western somebrero, the modified Texas version, the sweeping brims of the deep South and the narrow ones of the North. But, according to the Adam people, who make most ’.very type of male skimmer in the most modern factory n the world at Corsicana, Tex., these geographical dis- incions arc fading as men in all sections of the, country become more style-conscious. But even if we should be- ’ ome as standardized in head-gear as we are in other astes, the cautious type will still wear his plumb and square on top of his skull, the extrovert cocked at an 'tngle, the devil-may-care on the back of the noggin, and the shrewdy tilted over his eyes. Back of this growing male concern for the Mode says Adam, is Eve, But for her we’d still be obtaining our wardrobe with a skinning knife instead of a charge account, and charcoal would be something with which to draiv pictures on the wall of our cave. Instead, char­ coals hate are the latest style trend. So thanks to Eve, and Adam, for these thoughts— o ff the top of the head. TRANSLATION NEEDED In his TV and radio address to the nation on the Asiatic situation, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles told Red Ghina’s Chou En-lai that the US is not, either, a “ paper tiger” . . . that " if occasion offers - . . we are prepared to stand firm and, if necessary, to meet hos­ tile forces with the greater forces that we possess,” Mr, Dulles didn’t mention Quemoy or Matsu-islands, which Britain want us (and Chiang, of course) to give to the Reds, along with a seat in the UN as a down- payment on peace. And while, you're speculating on what happens next, bear in mind too that Mr. Dulles said we were operating in Asia “ within the framework of the United Nations Charter.” That’s the way we operated in Korea, We could say then, as Mr, Dulles says now, “ We have power that is great. We have a cause that is just.” The bitter fruit was shame. LOVELY PEDALISTS . . , June Henry, Shirley Talbott, Lots Markle, Rita Bernard and Jcannic Faredinc ride bicycle built for five, Imported from Holland, at auto accessories show in Chicas*.