The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. TWELFTH YEAR, No. 35, Ed. 1, Friday, May 5, 1950 Page: 3
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FRIDAY MAY 51050
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
Plane Incident Heats Up Cold War
German Rearmament Pleas Spread
Court Upholds Georgia Vote System
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Heating Up
Russia hid healed up the Cold
war
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A United SUtei lr force navy
Privateer bad dliappeared alter a
flight In which It was reported to
have flwn over Russian territory
The Russians claimed the plane had
tired upon a Russian aircraft and
then had disappeared over the
Baltic sea
A WIDESPREAD HUNT by Amer-
ican officials was launched for the
missing plane Erroneous reports
had It that life ratts from the plane
had been found The first reported
ratts turned out to be only fishing
boxes
But later a life raft was picked up
and air force officials Indicated a
conviction It came from the missing
plane which had 10 crew members
aboard A British ship under com-
mand of Captain J Henderson re-
ported finding the raft and said It
was partly collapsed The airsupply
bottle was exhausted and supply
pockets were open and empty
There were no signs of life and
no messages were found
Had the Soviets shot down the
plane or so crippled It by gunfire
that It crashed In the Baltic That
was the big question Bigger yet
was the question What would 4he
United States do If It were developed
that the plane was a victim of Rus
sian gunfire
THOSE were questions that would
have to wait however until the an
swer to what had actually happened
to the plane had been cleared un
it It ever could be cleared up
Meanwhile American tempera
grew a little shorter with Russian
tactics and there was no denying
that the Cold War had taken on a
degree or so more heat
GEORGIA
Unit Vote Stays
Th countyunit vote determina-
tion system Is unique In the United
SUtei because only two states use
it It Is unique too in that it Is
found acceptable by city populations
In these states when Its use gives
votes In some rural counties up to
122 times more weight than those
In city areas
But the US supreme court has
said the system is all right In a 7
to 2 decision It refused to strike
down the countyunit vote in Geor-
gia Maryland is the only other state
employing this system
v JUSTICE BLACK and Douglas
protested bitterly against the ma-
jority opinion which was brief and
unsigned These two members of
the court declared the action failed
to plug what they called the last
loopholes In the courts decision
which gives Negroes the right to
vote
The majority opinion said that
federal courts have no right to in-
terfere with the way a state geo-
graphically apportions voting
strength It made no mention of any
racial issue the dissenters saw in
the case
Two Georgia voters attacked UJ
existing law Under the system each
of Georgias 159 counties Is alloted
a number of unit votes ranging
from si for the eight most populous
counties down to two for most of
the counties
THE CANDIDATE who receives
the mqst popular votes in a county
is awarded all its unit votes The
system In that respect works
something like the electoral col-
lege
ROYALTY
Tough Going
Everyone has known for a long-
time thai with the exception of Eng-
land royalty has been having a
tough time With the changing times
have gone royal privilege and pomp
but chiefly regretful to royalty the
cash too has gone
LATEST to Join the ranks of Im-
poverished noblemen was a German
duke Ernst August of Coumebr
land and Brunswick father of a
queen and cousin of a king
Duke Ernst was really up against
It He was so badly off financial-
ly that he had to sell treasured
antiques Just to pay his grocery
bills Rare old relics of his familys
medieval splendor werer to go under
the auctioneers hammer
Said the duke philosophically
< Of course Im sorry to part with
these things but it Just cant be
helped The duke was down to his
last two castles and one of them
is a war ruin
TV FOOTBALL
On Show Over
Football fans who have been fol-
lowing Big Ten football via tele-
vision screen will find that this
all the show over Theyll have to-
go out to the stadium now Instead of
lifting cosily at home and following
the play
Big Ten athletic directors meet-
ing m Chicago voted to ban live
television ol their Schools football
garnet for this season The action
may cost the conference 1300000
Aa
Starts Sixth Year
Harry S Truman looking
trim and fit hat started his
sixth year at President of the
United States The Chief Ex-
ecutive 66 on May 8th rounded
out his fifth year with a renewed
determination to win the cold
war with Soviet Rossi
GERMANY
A Repetition
Any mention of rearming Ger-
many makes cold chills run down
the backs of those who remember
how a beaten dismantled Reich
was permitted to come back and
plunge the world into the most dev-
astating conflict it had ever known
THREE TIMES in the past 80
years German war machines have
struck swiftly and ruthlessly at the
peace of the world Had the Ger
manic1 hordes ever wttn a world con
flict something of what the van-
quished might have expected is pro-
vided In the terms laid down by
these conquerors of the French In
1870 when German troops stayed on
French soil until every penny of
reparations demanded was paid
How the Individual may have
fared under the Teuton heel was re
voltlngly demonstrated by Hitler
and his sadistic Nazis
Now all the great talk the board
planning the global thlnklnj is
merging into one resounding chorus
Rearm GermanyI
Joining this chorus was General
Jacob L Devers retired chief of
U S army field forces who said in
an address In Louisville Ky that
western Germans Would like to
fight for us under American offi
cers against the Russians if war
should come and he added They
can fight like Hell
NO ONE disputes that But re-
cent history is too grim for such
proposals to be received with gen-
eral equanimity Too many people
of the world will remember that It
was that very fear of possible Rus-
sian attack which led France and
England to sit by with folded hands
while Hitler flouted the Versailles
treaty and served notice on the
world that he was going to rearm
Germany Let him go seemed to
be the whispered desire hell
serve as an excellent buffer against
the Russians
So Chamberlain went to Berches
gaden with his folded umbrella and
came back hugging to his breast
the miserable pledge of the Austrian
madman of peace in our time
The world had a horrible taste of
that kind of peace To rearm
Germany creates a fearful possi-
bility that the dose may be re-
peated
STRIKE THREAT
Old Issue Flares
Two big railway unions were
ready to review the whole case
of their Dieselengine dispute with
the nations railroads If the re
sults werent satisfactory to the
brotherhoods the country faced a
major strike threat
The argument was two years old
and was easy to state The unions
felt that the adoption of Diesel
powered locomotives discriminat
ed against manpower and insisted
that an extra man be put on these
locomotives whether there was
any need for him or not
The railroads on the other hand
have refused to do this
Union leaders refused to discuss
Just how Imminent a strike might
be or when and in what matter it
might be called Instead they indl
cated a review of the situation
The union was in a highly stra-
tegic position It was free to
strike at any time inasmuch as
all cooling off provisions of the
railway labor act have been ex-
hausted
Thundaijet
Tin air forcea Republic Thun
derjet was reaching out farther
and farther to deal death and con-
fusion to any potential US enemy
Th air force reported that the
FM3s range has been increased to
where it can carry out most types of
missions more than 1002 miles from
base The Increased operation radi-
us Is available for straffing mis
sions bomber escort and hunting
Untmy fighters
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CHINA
Cry for Help
As has been the case since the
dawn of history It is the Innocents
who seem to suffer most In Intern-
ecine strife China la no exception
In that country of vast population
and so frequently too little food
many Chinese are starving A na
urally difficult struggle tor exist
ence has been Intensified by Chi-
nas civil war In which the Com-
munists emerged victorious
NOW there is a cry for help A
Chlneso Nationalist group has ap-
pealed to American labor as an
organization to help combat fa-
mine In Communist China But
with their usual skill In that de-
partment the Reds have managed
to confuse world opinion on the sit-
uation
The Communist regime has done
a good Job of beclouding what al
most all nonCommunist sources
say Is one of the worst famines In
Chinas history The Reds have ad-
mitted that the situation Is critical
saying some 10 million people were
affected Private lettera filtering
from Red held China Indicated the
number was 53 million
The Chinese Nationalists and
western relief agencies and re-
ligious organizations have been
seeking some means to help the
starving hence the appeal to
American labor for help
AN EASILY understandable ob
stacle of course was the uncer-
tainty as to final disposition of any
aid that might be forthcoming
Some assurances would have to be
made that relief goods went to
those for whom supplies were in
tended Who could give that a
surance The Chinese Comma
nlsts
Yes there was a way It the
Reds would agree to give safe
conduct to relief missions Into the
area perhaps the Job of staving
oft starvation by death for thou-
sands might be successfully com-
pleted But barring some such
procedure the outlook was dim in
deed
GAMBUNG
Up to Congress
Congress Itself may hold the key
to solution of the nations gam-
bling problem and existence of the
gambling syndicates That at
least is the opinion of Senator Ed-
win C Johnson Colorado Demo-
crat yho has urged congress to
pass an antl slot machine bill im
mediately Johnson believes that
should be done before beginning a
nationwide crime investigation
THE SENATOR happens to be
on good solid ground because it is
partly through federal winking at
slot machines that the individual
states have so much trouble con
ing with the one armed bandits
The federal government licenses
slot machines despite the fact that
In the vast majority of states their
use and operation are illegal If the
federal government slapped a ban
on the machines as It has on nar-
cotics whiteslave traffic and oth
er morals offenses the state would
find it far easier to deal with the
slot machine problem
THE BILL envisioned by John
son would outlaw manufacture of
gaming devices in states where
they are prohibited and forbid
their shipment into such states It
would not apply however to states
where slot machine operation has
been made legal by legislative act
Johnson explained his ideas on
Pie subject as indications pointed
to a fight on the senate floor on
the question of who would get the
Job ofInquiring into the nations
crime
Johnsons bill already is through
the commerce committee where
It was approved without hearings
Whether it would win congress
approval might rest on the politics
involved
Free Man
Barnard J Smith Jr 24 of
Talr Haven VI thumps his
chest and takes a deep breath of
anowfllled air upon his release
from Jail after taking the poor
debtors oath His ease attracted
national attention because of the
prevalent bat obviously errone
oua opinion that no one can be
Jailed for debt In thla country
Smith waa Jailed for failure to
aatlsfy a 12500 Judgment
CENSUS
40 in 1000
If one should have a friend or
acquaintance with whom he is out
of contact and whose whereabouts
are unknown the odds are oneuv
25 that he or she Is on some kind
of public payroll Thats what the
US census bureau reports Fed
eral state and local governments
the report stated has a total of
0204000 workers drawing a record
high monthly t ° tal of one billion
408 million dollars
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THE HEMPHItJ COUNTY NEWS CANADIAN TEXAS
WEP > J70OO WORTH
tor FUR3 IN HER
WARDROBE 1
SPORTUGHT
THE RETURN of Glenn Davis to
football action brings back en
> ld argument who is the greatest
ill around athlete of all UmeT It
nust be admitted that all time is
lulte a spell on the calendar So
mi iijL jjimjpim well add since
records have been
keptThe
The argument re-
turns In force since
Glenn Davis Is
among the leading
nominees He was
Red Blaiks choice
the last time I
talked with the
Grantand Rice Army leader
How good was Glenn Davis Well
at was a star at football baseball
track and basketball for a starter
He wasnt merely good at these
different games He was among
the best Glenn has the finest
mental and physical coordination
Ive seen anywhere Dlalk said at
the time
Davis broke a West Point record
it body lifting In a certain Army
est
estJim
Jim Thorpe Jim was a star at
toolball track and baseball He
wasnt known as a basketball play-
er But the red man from Carlisle
was a pentathlon and decathlon
itar at track and field where Davis
was only a sprinter
What about Elmer Oliphant
another famed West Pointer with-
in assist from Purdue Oliphant
itarred at football baseball track
md field basketball boxing and
fencing As we recall his day and
Ime Elmer won seven major
medals at West Point
He was brilliant at prac-
tically everything he tried
Colonel John McEwan said re-
cently The colonel ought to
know He coached Oliphant In
football He was an amaxing
product Maybe he was also a
fine skier and swimmer Ive
forgotten At the moment I
cant remember any game that
Elmer couldnt play well
Barry Wood of Harvard was
mother powerful entry In these
takes Wood starrei at football
baseball hockey and tennis Jack-
ie Robinson the Dodger infielder
rants high at football baseball
Basketball track and field He
was UCUA J challenge to the
Jeld
My favorite entry was Harry
Fisher of Willi ami Fisher
tarred at football baseball
basketball track and field ten-
nis golf swimming and
quash He had a record of
success in 10 major sports
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Davis Ranks With AllTime Stars
By GRANTLAND RICE
It will be interesting to see how
far Glenn Davis can come back
after a three or fouryear absence
from competition At 23 with all
his natural ability he should be
able to make it
Leading Socilon
Footballs spring practice Is
under full steam with an abnormal
number of candidates on hand to
fill a long parade of gaps In this
list of missing stars youll find
such names as Doak Walker
Charlie Justice Leon Hart Emll
Sitko Arnold Galiff a and too many
others to mention
In the 1049 scramble the Mid-
west again led the pack an old
time custom Notre Dame Michi-
gan and Ohio State were the three
spearheads who took charge The
South and the Southeast were sev
eral notches ofL The Southwest
was in back of the Midwest Id
say the East was close alongside
the Southwest In front of the South
and the far west
After all the east had Army
Cornell Princeton and Dartmouth
a good match for anybody The
west coast bad Improved over past
years but the improvement wasnt
too noticeable There were strong
signs however that the California
sector plus Washington will be
more formidable this coming fall
The Southwest expects to have
greater allover strength although
few coaches will make any such
claim As spring practice begins
warming up the early signs favor
Notre Dame Army Michigan
Tennessee Oklahoma Pittsburgh
Princeton Dartmouth CorrVell
Texas and Southern California
No other squad could lose as
many good football players as
Notre Dame has lost and have
such an excellent autumn outlook
Notre Dame Is still an oddson
choice to remain unbeaten Frank
Leahys spirited competitors may
not have the depth to go all the
way unroped but who is to head
them off7
Armys two main tests are
Michigan and Stanford Array
again will be a fast powerful
wellcoached squad provided
Red Blalk can dig up a few de-
fensive replacements His of
fenslve strength Is already In
order
Pennsylvania loses many good
men from a thin squad and the
present outlook isnt any too hap
py But the Red and Blue has the
habit of having good teams al
though her domination of the Ivy
league was checked last fall by
Cornell
By Harold Arnett
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Miller, Othello Ontje. The Hemphill County News (Canadian, Tex), Vol. TWELFTH YEAR, No. 35, Ed. 1, Friday, May 5, 1950, newspaper, May 5, 1950; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth47655/m1/3/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.