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. §. Faced by Job of Wooing
Guatemala Away From Reds
. BY PETER EDSON
g NEA Washington Correspondent,
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala.—(NEA)—
The big job for American business and for Amer
ican diplomacy down here is to reverse present
ti'ends towards Communist influence in high gov
erninent cirgles,
J. S. Ambassador Richard C. Patterson has
wqued at this constantly, as his number one
problem. Guatemalan President Juan Jose Arevalo
and Foreign Minister Enriqgue Munoz Meany have
never been to the United States. Few of the other
important officials in the Guatemalan government
have. Their leanings are all away from U. S,
A number of Central Ancerican Communist rev
olationists have found haven in Guatemala and
have risen to positions of importance. Rodolfo
Guazman of Costa Rica, a Moscow-trained Comimu
n&t, makes his headquarters here. Adel Cuenca,
e!iled Communist from El Slavador, has been a
presidential secretary,
*‘_Carlos Manuel Pellecer, native Guatemalan,
figst made his reputation in Communist circles in
Burope. He is now head of the eultural section in
the Ministry ‘of Education, This permits him to
spread his propaganda all over the country. The
welcome mat at the presidential palace is always
olit for Vicente Lombardo Toledano, Mexican rad
iéil labor leader, whenever he comes to Guate
mala.
CARIBBEAN LEGION BACKED BY REDS
“In recent months there has been considerable
agtivity on behalf of the Caribbean Legion. It was
féunded at the time of the Costa Rican revolution
l&t March. Its stated purposes are the overthrow
of all Latin American dictatorships and the estab
li;hment of democracies, which sounds wonderful
as an ideal. But the leadership of this movement
includes people like Juan Bosch, a known Cuban
xg;volutionary of Communist affiliations and Cos
'-tfilado Castro, now in jail, who aspired to be Lirst
‘head of the Central American Union.
- %Surrounded by this kind of political atmosphere,
.ifiis perhaps natural that there should be consid
egable anti-U. S. sentiment, There has been some
censideration of a proposal to bring the leaders of
Guatemalan government to the United States ta
g(e them a better idea of what, this country
S@ands for, what its good neighbor policy yeally
#The usual routine for such junkets in the past
h’is been to bring ’em up, wine 'em, dine 'em and
jve ’em a loan. If no loan, the mission is regarded
?a failure. But in the case of Guatemala and an
i.acreusing number of Latin American countries,
lge rule needs revision. There is no sense talking
about loans until the political atmosphere is move
ffi\iorable to capital investiment, That is perhups
Bjunt and brutal, but it makes sense.
+4 Also, the job of becoming a goud neighbor ‘o
Guatemala is not entirely one of influencing the
tfip people in government. While it is being wr
r:fl’nged, other forces are at work at lower level.
CULTURAL RELATIONS IMPROVING
“'The U. S. cultural relations mission in Guale
&ala is doing a bang-up job. Nearly 900 Guate
l‘filalans are. learning English at the cultural center,
fiying for their instruction, too, and so covering
ihe costs of conducting the classes. -An enoryo
Mbrary of U. S. magazines and 1,500 books draws
patrons by the thousand every month.
= A special U. S. educational mission is advising
on the organization of the Guatemalan school sys
t"em, concentrating on rural areas, U. S. furm ex
ggrts are co-operating on plant disease research,
rubber development, extension work and experi
‘ent stations.
¥ Things like these reach the people and take
fidld. They are the best possible counter-attraction
t Communisti infiltration. - Also not to be over
looked is the fact that the Catholic Church is now
Sending U. S. priests to Latin America, instead of
gpaniards. e :
Guatemala has recently deomnstrated that the
; gfiist trend. can be licked polilically, too. Martin
Prado Velez, 27-year-old engineer, has been
‘sleécted mayor of Gudtemala City. He ran as an
independent on a platform of re-zoning the city,
3iii>i'uvi;lg the public services, giving it good gov
i’l’nment. He was opposed by four candidates and
_the three-party coalition that demivinates nationla
Politics. He, beat them ally without ever making
éapoliticalfifiéecfi. ho _
;{Gmtemi?n cur?{icy is at par with the U. S.
~ Sollar. But last year the.country had an unfavor
“#@ble trade balance of $18,000,000. Exports to the
W. S, lone were $44,000,000 as against imports of
~ ¥52,000,000. The government needs good guidance,
L BNOE SOOI o e s s -pacnen
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The Georgia Tax Problem
There is one problem in Georgia that is demand-’f
ing early solution in order to avoid more or less|
disastrous consequences. That is the solution of|
the tax question. It has reached a condition where!
it has become a “must” question, i
The people of the state having voted adversely;
in the tax referendun: in April, it is now squarely |
up to the tax revision committee to submit rec-|
ommendations that will yield increased tax re—%
turns if the state is to go forward, 3
It does not seem likely that there will be any |
special session of the Legislature this side of Jan-‘;
uary, 1950, through which new tax laws might be |
pasced. That seems to be definitely settied upon. |
The hope therefore of securing an increase in tcx‘l
wncome before 1960 has about been abandoned. |
The adverse vote in the tax referendum in Aprill
was caused by a number of reasons, chiefly the'
dread of a sales tax. The tax revision committée is|
now in session making a thorough study of the!
tax situation. The first witness before the comirit=/
tee was the state auditor, B. E. Thrasher, who|
suggested a three percent sales tax and an in-}
creased income tax. Those two taxes would meet |
the situation, but it is doubtful whether the fav=|
orable vote necessary to levy a sales tax could bel
secured, |
The people of the state are favorable to the im- |
provement of the schools but do not appear to be |
favorable to any sales tax. Numerous suggestionsk
are being made, such as sales tax, increased in-|
come tax, increased tax on gasoline, increased tax
on the sales of liquor in the twenty-seven counties
that allow the sale of liquor, a tax on soft drinks, |
and a number of other ways in which to gather in|
w«Ore tax money. ! \
The governor has announced his opposition to a!
csales tax or an increased income tax. That take:‘;!
those two suggestions out of the picture unless thel
Legislature in 1950 should have enough votes to
override the veto of the governor. |
The present law calls upon the governor to veto‘|
any bill that he does not approve. Then the House'
and Senate, if they desire, can override suchl
vetoes by a two-thirds vote. The governor WOu‘ldi
be within his constitutional rights to veto a tax
measure he might oppose, but the General Assem
bly could override his veto. t
The tax revision committee will no doubt do 2
complete jb this time. It should have been com
pleted long ago. If it completes its work by Jan-i
uary, 1950, it will have discharged its duty and it‘
will be up to the governor to either sign or veto
such tax measure as the Legislature nvay enact.
In this crisis, it is the plain duty of the Legisla
ture and the governor to do their duty. Political
pressure should be eliminated and nothing should
be allowed to standin the way of providing for the
betterment of the state. No tax is ever palatabie
to the taxpayer, and whatever suggested tax law
may be enacted, it may be expected that there
will be more or less opposition to its enactment.
But this has no wbecome a must question. Geor
gia will either stand still or go backward or for
forward. In some way the state must improve its
schools, provide an adequate health program,
improve its highways, and meet other demands of
progress. “This cannot be safely put off. In one
way or another these issues must be met.
We do not expect Georgia to retrograde. Thor
ough investigation and courageous meeting of the
issues at the ballot box when the next House ond
Senate meet will solve the problem,
Paderewski's Will
" Teén years ago the will of Jan Ignace Paderewski
was executed and placed in one of the big banks
in Paris. And there it has remained in @ vault
since that time and up to within the past few
weeks. It appears that two of the beneficiaries, his
half-brother and his half-sister, asked the court
to order the opening of the envelope containin
the will that was prepared and executed by the
ereat Polish pianist, it having been written by
him in the Polish language.
Paderewski estimated the value of his estate al
one million dollars. To his half-brother and half
sister and other relatives he left three hundred and
fifty thousand dollars and the remainder, six hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars he left to a num
ber of Polish colleges, the chief beneficiary being
the University of Cracow.
The musical touch of the great pianist has been
preserved in records and the great contributions
he made to music can still be heard. These records
are invaluable, even as the voice of Enrico Caruso
can still be heard from records made of his match
less voice.
Paderewski was a world genius and it is well
that he left the bulk of his estate to Polish institu
tions of higher learning, so that his name and his
genius will be perpetuated among the youth of his
beloved Poland.
Today we find that the social, economic, and
political climate generates intense fears, gnawing
" anxieties in millions of people It is the fear of
war, fear of loss of savings due to runaway inila
tion, fear of loss of jobs, fear of depression and
the fear of the future, — Dr, Julius Schreiber,
'_~th 'Ps’ychifi'a‘iqt. :
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THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA.
C: ROGER T LODGER
o 4 By Elizabeth R. Roberfs <oiiacin sy curueis s
XXXII
Thwarted as a person trying to|
slam a swinging door, I flounced‘
out to the Kkitchen to mix up the
butter spread: a pound of oleo-]
margarine at eight reds points and |
a quarter of a pound of butter atf
seven, mixed altogehter with a
pinch of salt and yellow coéloring. |
It must have been while 1 was |
in the kitchen that Roger un-|
packed his bags; for when I re-|
turned to the garden room, there |
he lay, stretched out on my chaise
Jongue attired in his terry cloth}
robe and slippers, with a highball |
in his hand. “Hi, there!” he greet
ed me cordially. “Just in time to
referee a little game of pinochle.”
That was another thing about
Roger that irked me; he played
games such as rummy and pin
ochle and cribbage very ably.
Robbie was easy pickings and I'd !
estimated that Roger had won |
back every dime, maybe more, |
that he’d paid for rent. “That|
burns me up,” I told Robbie. “I|
don’t see why,” he answered. "‘li
like to play cards and it’s a lot
easier to sit here evenings and take ‘
Roger on than to go out looking
for a game.” “I know,” I said, “but
he always wins.” ‘“He plays betterl
than 1 do,” Rob said. “Well, any
way,” 1 took refuge in womanly
philosophy, “it’'s the principle of]
the thing.” Rob said quickly, be
ing allergic to misrepresentation,
“You know it's the money that
gripes you.” It was, too. I was
sick of being taken in in every
way b‘y Roger.
1 heard the cause of my irrita
tion say, “Colonel Hartwicke de
cided he’d like to return uptown.
He left messages of appreciation.”
I wondered how Roger made col
onels and generals jump through
hoops at strategic times for his
cover-up or benefit, though why,
after the antics he put us through,
I should question his ability, I
can’t understand. Since he was
now dressed informally, I realized}
he intended to stay for a while at
least, and 1 edged my way to the‘
front hall to spy on the state of his '
luggage. It was no surprise to
{find the vestibule strung with
clothes hanging froma door knobs,}
light fixture, and the usual place
in the closet.
“Fooled you,” he taunted, as I
returned to the garden room. “You
thought I'd moved in upstairs.” 1
“You unpacked—"
“Only temporarily,” he cut in.
Then, as though it hurt him to be
forever calling my attention to ob
vious niceties, he explained he had
unpacked because his uniforms
were just back from the tailor and
in ,a good state of press and he
couldn’t very well afford to allow
‘them to lie folded and become
wrinkled. That left me feeling as
}though I'd tried to pick his pocket.
lAnd disgusted, too. Disgusted
'enough to make a grave tactical
cerror: I got in the car and drove
iaway to spend the afternoon.
' When I returned, my progress
through the vestibule was not im
tpeded by clothing, valpac, foot
locker, or musette bag. Believing
.I’d won, I galloped to the garden
. rom where Robbie was still spread
i out relaxing. :
“Whoopee!” exclaimed. “It
worked!”
“Hush,” Rob signaled. “Roger,”
' pointing toward the kitchen, “is
| getting supper.”
“You double-crosser!” I ex
ploded. “You let him stay.”
“Never said 1 wouldn’t,” Rob
answered. “You're the one with
head erect and tail over the dash
board. Lodgers is lodgers. I still
can’t see what difference it makes
’which ones we keep.”
‘ It was in disillusionment and
| bitterness™ that I attacked the
| washing Monday, and when the
| back door bell rang, I didn’t rush
|up to answer it but stood at the
| foot of the stairs and called out
| a shrewish, “What is it?”
A soft, sweet, gentle voice re
plied, “Are you Mrs, Roberts?”
I was relieved that she considered
lthere might he a mistake about
ithut. and called out mare pleas
}antly that T was.
| “I want to talk to you,” the an
gelic voice went on. “I rang the
| front door chimes but no one an
iswered. I knew you were home.
| I could hear you.”
| “I'm washing,” T said bluntly,
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determined not to encourage this
|Lorelei. “If you care to wait, when
i 1 carry up the next basket of
'clothes. I'll see you.” :
‘ I took my time, noting with grim
! satisfaction that I was dressed like
la Fury (I have a fixation on the
| subject of not being able to work
'in a decent, clean dress) and that
| my appearance alone would dis
| courage any applicant for a room.
| Eventually the clothes basket
| was filled and I trudged up the
| basement stairs with jt.
‘; In a flash the back screen door
| opened and a young creature re
|lieved me of the heavy basket.
‘carried it out-of-doors to the
Iclothes reel, and began at once tc
| shake out the washing and pin it
;to the line. I looked at my slat
ternly dress and shabby shoes anc
‘ wished the ground would open anc
tswallow me. For this girl was
| young and beautiful, with a mas:
| of chestnut curls, clear skin, anc
|large gray-green eyes, full moutk
| that had a jolly expression, white
iteeth as even as beads, regula:
features, and a perfect figure. Anc
lshe was smartly dressed. More
| than that, she had a personality
Ewhich reached out and shook me
| by the hand—shook me to the soles
|of my feet. I was experiencing
|love at first sight. I was dippy
| over that girl.
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At Former Home
ELBERTON, Ga., May 28 —
Beefy Eaves, former University of
Georgia football star, has return
ed to Elberton tc make his home
and has entered business. The El
berton Star commented on Mr.
Eaves’ return as follows:
“After being away from Elber
ton a number of years during
which he made a name for him
self in' college football and as a
coach, Beefy Eaves has come back
home to live, and tomorrow will
open the Eaves Feed and Poultry
Co., at 110 N, Oliver St.
“Beefy says it feels mightly
good to get back home, and that
ne is proud of his new business
which will feature the Ful-O-Pep
ind Quaker brands of poultry and
'ivestock feeds. He will carry a
tull line of supplies for poultry
ind livetock raisers, and invites
he people of Elberton and the
ntire Elberton trade area to
irop in and become acquainted
with his store.”
Dithering and doddering, I at
‘empted to keep pace while she
hung up the laundry. When she
said, “Mutual friends . . .” 1 in
terrupted her to say, “Yes, yes,
30 on.” 1 wanted to send them
ilowers.
(To Be Continued)
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if paid in full between May Ist and June Ist a
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Or, the First Installment (1-3) must be paid
between May Ist and June Ist to avoid the pen
\alties,
Please pay early and avoid the rush,
A. G. SMITH, Treasurer.
SUNDAY, MAY 291549