Georgia Historic Newspapers

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dandles loom as new trouble spot, (See: Foreign Affairs.)
FOREIGN AFFAIRS:
U. S. Stays Tough
If the Russians sought to test
American temper on their aggres
sive postwar diplomacy, they re
ceived ample indication that this
country would stand fast on a stiff
ening of its principles.
Even as the state department pep
pered Russia and its satellites with
strong notes, four U. S. cruisers,
six destroyers and the giant aircraft
carrier Franklin D. Roosevelt hov
ered in the Mediterranean, joining
the British fleet in an impressive
show of strength.
Yugoslavia—Strongest U. S. ac
tion was taken against Tito’s Com
munist-dominated Yugoslav govern
ment for shooting down two unpro
tected American transport planes
which strayed off their course while
en route from Austria to Italy.
Lashing Belgrade for shooting at
the defenseless planes of a friendly
nation, the U. S. demanded release
of fliers of the stricken craft within
48 hours or threatened referral of
the case to the United Nations
with Yugoslavia charged with ag
gressive acts. Ridiculing Belgrade’s
reference to the incidents as “un
happy accidents,” the U. S. stated
the attacks were deliberate.
Convinced that the U. S. wasn’t
fooling, Tito ordered release of the
fliers and hastened to tell American
newsmen that he had commanded
his armed forces to desist from fur
ther attacks on planes.
Dardanelles —With the Rus
sians backing up their demand on
Turkey for joint control of the Dar
danelles straits connecting the
Black sea with the Mediterranean
with a show of military strength in
the surrounding territory, the U. S.
warned Moscow that an assault
upon Turkish soil would be consid
ered a threat to world peace.
While rejecting Russia’s proposal
for joint control of the vital water
way with Turkey, the U. S. indicat
ed its willingness to participate in
a conference to revise existing reg
ulations and expressed agreement
with the Soviet on these points:
1. Merchant ships of all coun
tries should be allowed to use
the straits.
2. Warships of the Black sea
powers should always be al
lowed passage through the
straits.
3. Special permission should
be needed for passage of the
warships of other powers
through the straits.
Poland —Charging irregularities
in counting ballots, censorship re
strictions and persecution of non-
Communists, the U. S. note to War
saw accused the Russian-dominat
od government of violation of its
commitments to hold free and un
fettered elections.
To achieve such elections, the U.
S- said, fullest freedom must be giv
en to such parties as the Polish
Workers, Peasants, Labor and So
cialists. Further, representatives of
those parties must be granted po
rtions on electoral commissions;
local results must be announced
and adequate appeal provided for
election disputes.
The latest U. S. protest followed
earlier assurances of Polish Ambas
sador Oscar Lange that Warsaw
r°uld conduct free elections while
he was negotiating a $90,000,000 loan
from this country.
happy birthday:
Colle Cts Old Check
t It took him 26 years to get around
A°n? ollecting it but T. N. Myers of
lliance, Neb., is $4.80 richer today
,i? ca use of the Chicago and North
estem railway’s record system,
ft was April of 1920 and Myers
o 3s rac f n §> the stork from Interior,
• f-h. to his home in Alliance
en the train was stopped at Chad
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ar^ng a sec tion foreman of
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MEAT.
Bolster Enforcement
Reimposition of OPA controls on
meat led the big packers to predict
a revival of the black market, but
agency officials replied that a
strengthening of its enforcement
powers would enable it to cope bet
ter with illegal operations.
With meat ceilings scheduled for
September 9, OPAdministrator Paul
Porter reported that the agency
would employ 2,500 investigators to
check against black marketeers.
Although doubling the number of
agents, Porter stated that it would
be impossible for OPA to curb il
legal operations entirety.
Prices of choice cattle soared with
announcement of re-establishment
of meat ceilings, one load bringing
the unheard of top of $28.40 per hun
dredweight in the Chicago yards.
Big packers complained that high
bidding of smaller operators would
compel them to remain out of the
market rather than violate price
ceilings, reducing the flow of meat
to normal retail channels. Some
relief was expected during the
heavy fall runs, however.
MOBILIZATION:
Plan Ahead
Warning that the U. S. will have
little time for preparation before
the next war, army and navy mem
bers of the services’ industrial col
lege issued a 37-page report outlin
ing tentative plans for economic
mobilization in event of hostilities.
Elaborate groundwork for M-Day
would be laid during peacetime
under the plan. Headed by the
President, a national security coun
cil would formulate diplomatic and
military policy; a resources board
would develop policies for control
ling wartime economy; a central re
search agency would co-ordinate
scientific work, and a civilian plans
board would fit together the activi
ties of the various groups.
In addition, a national intelligence
authority would furnish planners
with necessary information; a for
eign resources board would evalu
ate the requirements of countries
aiding our economy, and a public
relations agency would keep the
public informed on mobilization
plans.
Complementing the services’
work, Donald M. Nelson, former
war production chief, will undertake
a civilian study of economic mo
bilization at the request of President
Truman.
HOUSING:
Materials Problem
Pressed by the American Veter
ans’ committee’s advisory council,
Housing Expediter Wilson W. Wy
att declared that more materials
would be diverted from commercial
construction for private dwellings to
meet the huge demand for living
quarters.
At the same time, Wyatt revealed
that the government has been
forced to slash its provision of tem
porary dwelling units in some lo
calities because of increased costs.
As head of the AVC delegation
which met with Wyatt, Franklin D.
Roosevelt Jr. asserted that during
the first seven months of this year,
commercial construction totaled
over 3 billion dollars in comparison
with only IV2 billion dollars for pri
vate residences. He called for
channeling of 90 per cent of ma
terials to dwellings.
would help shovel the train through,
he volunteered his services. As luck
would have it, he arrived in Alli
ance in time to be with his wife
1 before their daughter was born, but
he did not pick up his pay.
At this year’s birthday party for
their daughter, the Myerses all
agreed it would be interesting to
find out if he still could collect his
pay from the North Western. A let
. ter to the Chadron, Neb., office was
referred to Chicago, where records
. verified the road had waited 26 years
, for Myers to pick up his check.
PARIS:
Present Claims
New claims were advanced
against the vanquished at the Paris
peace conference by smaller na
tions seeking geographical security
against potential aggressors and
compensation for war damages.
Hitting against award of the South
.Tyrol to Italy after World Wa* I
Austria asked the conference to
settle the territorial status of the
region in a manner satisfactory to
the predominantly Austrian popu
lace.
Basing its claim on maps dating
back to 1327 A. D , Egypt demand
ed the return of the oasis of Giaru
bub, ceded to Italy in 1925, and also
asked for the plateau of Gollum, in
vasion pathway from Libya. In ad
dition, the Egyptians requested rep
arations from Italy for the bom
bardment of cities and ports.
Albania demanded Italian repara
tions totaling over 900 million doW
lars and called for stringent reduc
tion of the Italian army, navy and
air force to guarantee against fu
ture aggression. At the same time,
Albania flatly rejected Greece’s
claims for a rectification of their
southern border,
REFUGEES:
Come Long Way
Immigration authorities agreed to
consider the admission of 18 Eston
ian refugees to the U. S. after first
turning down their plea to enter
this country following their arrival
in Miami, Fla., on a 38-foot sloop
from European waters.
Comprising 11 men, six wives and
a flaxen-haired five-year-old girl,
the Estonians first fled their native
country when the Germans took it
over. Declaring that the Russians
were equally repressive, the refu
gees refused to return to their Com
munist - dominated homeland and
left Sweden for the New world May
30. They were at sea almost con
tinuously for 2% months.
Unon first being denied admit
tance to the U. S. by Immigration
Director Francis J. H. Dever, Skip
per Felix Tandre heroically an
nounced: “If we must go on, we
will, even if we must travel all the
way to Australia. Our ship is small,
but it has taken us this far. They
can’t take the sea away from us.”
Reject Baseball Guild
Big bow-legged Honus (“Hans”)
Wagner, once the greatest shortstop
in the business and now a coach
with the Pittsburgh Pirates, point
ed up to the clubhouse blackboard.
It announced that the team had re
jected the American Baseball guild
by a 15 to 3 vote.
The disclosure that the Pirates
had voted against unionization in an
election conducted by the Pennsyl
vania labor relations board did not
deter stubborn, soft-spoken Robert
Murphy, guild chief. Though the
Wagner points to results.
national labor relations board had
thrown out his earlier complaint
against the Pittsburgh management
of unfair practices, he filed similar
charges before the PLRB.
The Pirates’ action constituted
their second rejection of guild lead
ership. On June 7, they had re
fused to strike before a game with
the New York Giants. If nothing
else, Murphy’s organization threat
did spur the big league magnates
to meet with player representatives
for discussion of improved terms.
BRITAIN:
Control Steel
Pending formulation of plans for
nationalization of British iron and
steel operations, the labor govern
ment announced the formation of a
special board to control production,
distribution and prices of the indus
try.
While Supply Minister John Wil
mot revealed that the industry’s
leaders had agreed to accept posi
tions on the new board in order to
familiarize themselves with nation
alization proceedings, he said that
they would not advise the govern
ment on plans for public owner
ship. Pending nationalization, the
industry agreed to push moderniza
tion of facilities to step up output.
Announcement of continued gov
ernment regulation of Britain’s iron
and steel operations came even as
London revealed that the British had
taken over the entire German iron
and steel industry in their occupa*
tion zone.
FARM REALTY:
Still Rising
The upward movement in farm
real estate values continued during
the four months ended July 1, with
an increase for the country as a
whole of about 4 per cent, the de
partment of agriculture reported.
This brought the U. S. index (1912-
14—100) to 147, a rise of 13 per cent
since July, 1945.
Seventy-seven per cent above the
1935-39 average, this level is only j
14 per cent below the 1920 peak. j
Woman's World
Attractive Coats May Be Made
At Home with Simple Patterns
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TF YOU’RE considering the pur
-1 chase of a coat for this season,
you’ll soon realize that the outlay
for the coat represents the largest
single outlay for one item in the
clothes budget.
Contrary to what people think, a
coat is no harder to make at home
than a dress. Working with woolen
material is a pleasure provided
they are not too heavy to run through
the machine easily, and you will
have a real sense of accomplishment
if you can make your own coat.
Before you select the material,
choose a pattern. Look them over
closely as coats may be very sim
ilar in style, but some are harder
to make than others. Select the pat
tern with easy construction. After
the pattern has been chosen, follow
the guide for material so you will
have an appropriate fabric for the
style. A dressy coat style will not
look good in a plaid, etc.
Just a word about the size to
choose. If you wear a size 14 dress,
then that is your coat size. Pat
tern makers always try on the fin
ished garment with a dress, so
you needn’t worry that it will be
too tight when worn with a dress.
If you want a coat to wear with
your suits, select a loose, sporty
type, one with full sleeves and full
back, so that it will fit well over a
suit which is naturally more bulky
than a sheer dress.
Tips Given for
Easy Sewing
A large table is one of the best
assets which a home seamstress
can have. Select a table without
cracks or buckling as it will enable
you to lay the fabric smooth, and
simplify cutting.
If you have a dress form, this,
too, will make fitting easier. Have
a good pair of sharp shears (this
is especially important when cutting
on wool, as the fabric offers less
resistance than cottons, rayons or
combinations of those two), and
a full length mirror right in the
room where you sew.
You, who have an old coat no
longer wearable, may find that the
lining or interlining in that coat is
Sewing a coat is no harder. . . .
still in good condition. Having this
already made, with only a little
fitting necessary to place it in the
hew coat, will save lots of time and
work. Remove the lining carefully
and hang aside until ready to use.
Be sure to brush off any stray
threads.
Adjust the pattern to yourself be
fore cutting out the coat as this will
save many hours of fitting and re
cutting and sewing. Make sure the
sleeves and length of the coat are
proper for you.
A good rule to follow is to pin be
fore basting and fit before sewing.
Once basted the coat will look on
you as it would when the final sew
ing is completed. How much better
it is to make alterations without
having to rip out fine machine
stitching!
Do Detail Sewing
As in Dress
Are you surprised to learn that
sleeves in a coat are put in much
the same way as in a dress? Well,
they are. Insert the padding before
you fit in the sleeves, then attach
Than making a dress.
them at the shoulder. Any gather
ing should come at the top of the
shoulder rather than underneath.
When you fit the coat for sleeves,
see that they hang straight, and
look to the coat closing to see
Fa sh ion For ecu s t
Colors that continue to be seen as
definite possibilities for the season
are grays and off-whites. These are
often accented with muted white or
rich, bright jewel tones.
Everything about the fall costume
has the slim look except sleeves,
which are definitely full. Sleeves
will drape and balloon. The melon
and leg of mutton sleeves are very
1 popular.
The high points in costume de-
Chinese Influence
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This black wool suit with an
almond - colored jacket from
Joseph Halpcrt’s collection shows
the Chinese influence in the col
lar. The suit has new fall sleeves
gathered slightly at the shoulders.
The waistline is slit at the flaps.
how they fit. This is all done after
basting so adjustments can be made
easily.
Pockets are not hard to make on
a woolen coat and they add a lot
of flair to the sporty models. You
may choose a patch pocket, a welt
pocket, a patch pocket with a flap,
or a bound pocket. Make the pock
ets only after the coat is put to
gether, except for the lining, as it
will be necessary to pin them at the
right height to have them look well.
Bound buttons and button holes
add a great deal of style to the
coat. The bound buttonholes are
easy to make in a woolen, but you
may have a tailor make them for
you if necessary. The same goes for
the bound buttons.
How to Line
Coat Properly
Most coats have a lining through
out, including the sleeves, as this
is essential for winter warmth. A
lining also helps a coat to slip on
and off easily, so select a glossy
material which will slide easily. A
darker lining will not soil as easily
as a light one, so select material
that is a darker shade than your
coat, but have the color the same
basic one as your coat.
Using the coat pattern, cut the
lining for the coat. You’ll notice
that in many coats there is an extra
pleat in the back. The fabric is fold
ed before cutting. The pleat gives
extra room in the back without
making the coat bulky.
Stitch the lining like a dress, and
press seams open. Join the sleeves
last.
A good way to insert the lining
properly is to place the unlined
coat, inside out—on your model fig
ure, then pin and baste the lining
to that. Wear the coat after lining
is basted to make sure you have
enough room, etc.
Bits and Pieces
If you make cretonne slipcov
ers, save all the odd bits of ma
terial and use them for making
shopping bags, sewing bags,
shoe bags and clothespin hold
ers.
Make water-resistant aprons
from old oilcloth. They are handy
when washing dishes.
Old damask tablecloths are ex
cellent when dyed and recut into
dirndl skirts. They can also be
used for attractive but simple
place mats or extra napkins.
Worn-out pillow cases are very
good for covering clothes that
are put away for storage. It
prevents dust from accumulat
ing on the shoulders of gar
ments where they’re most sus
ceptible.
Slim waistlines and dropped
hemlines are high fashion news, as
is skirt draping. With short sleeves
and sleeveless dresses, the gloves
worn are short length ones.
You’ll remember World War I
when you look at some of the new
skirts. There are slim tubular ones
and others with the draped panier
so popular then, and incidentally,
now.
The fantail back on suits to give
IMPROVED iJ i
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
Of The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for September 8
Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
JESUS AND SINCERITY ,
OF SPEECH
LESSON TEXT—Exodus 20:16; Proverbs
26:23-28; Matt, 26:69-75.
MEMORY SELECTlON—Wherefore put
ting away lying, speak every man truth
with his neighbor,—Ephesians 4:25.
God is truth, and therefore any
kind of lie is evidence of godless
ness. Satan is the father of lies
(John 8:44) and the father of all
liars.
I. The Prohibition of Lying (Exod.
20:16).
This “thou shall not” of God has
to do primarily with perjury; that
is, the telling of an untruth in court.
This is one of the worst forms of
lying, because it may result in the
one against whom it is practiced los
ing his liberty, his life or his prop
erty, or the destruction of his good
reputation.
It is obvious, however, that the
commandment covers all forms of
lying, whether in business, in social
contacts, in the home, or in the
church. We might do well to con
sider what the Bible has to say
about whisperers, talebearers, back
biters and others (see Lev. 19:16;
II Cor. 12:20).
11. The Purpose of Lying (Prov.
26:26-26).
Sometimes as one hears the con
tinuous stream of lies which flow
from the lips of some men, one is
apt to feel that it is just a bad habit
of careless talking which has be
come a part of the life.
There is, however, a real purpose
behind the lies of men, and that is
to deceive in order to get gain or
advantage, or to cover up hatred.
How much of all this there is in
the world today—yes, and in the
church. Those who profess to be
the followers of Christ use the de
vices of the devil in their relations
with fellow members of the church,
Christian workers who wish to ap
pear greater than they are, or to
look greater than others, use de
ceit and lying. With what results?
111. The Punishment of Lying
(Prov. 26:26-28; Matt. 26:75).
One lie leads to, in fact calls for,
another, and soon the liar has
digged a pit so big that he stumbles
and falls into it. He is like one who
starts a great stone rolling, and 10,
it rolls back on him and crushes
him. Yes, in due time he is shown
up before the entire congregation
(v. 26).
Then, too, the lie does harm to
others. No matter what its nature
—a half truth, or a truth used to
deceive, or an outright falsehood—
it bears awful fruit in the life of
the one toward whom it is direct
ed, or whose name is involved
(v. 28). Once started, it is often im
possible to stop. One cannot ever
catch up with a lie.
But there is also a horrible and
bitter fruitage of lies in the life and
the heart of the liar. Lies do
“come home to roost,” and they
make the heart and life of anyone
who has a vestige of decency and
honor left, miserably unhappy. Con
sider Peter (Mott. 26:75).
It is of the utmost importance that
we stress before children and young
people the awful results of lying, as
well as its sinfulness. Lying and
deceit are so commonly accepted
in our day that many regard it as
all right—-if you don’t get caught.
But the fact is, you always do get
caught by God—yes, and by vour
own lie.
IV. The Practice of Lying (Matt.
26:69-74).
Sadly enough, the constant lying
of the world seems to have infected
the minds and hearts of Christians.
Instead of being cleansed from this
worldly defilement they carry its
awful tendencies into the church.
The great lie within the church,
and one of Satan’s prize exhibits,
is the falsehood of modern relig
ious liberalism < so-called), which is
essentially a denial of real New
Testament Christianity. Jesus said
(v. 42) that if God is our Father we
will accept him as the Christ. The
one who speaks sweet words about
the example, the manhood, the
leadership of the Master, and who
denies him his place as God, is
clearly in mind here as the follower
of the father of lies.
Someone has suggested that the
great spiritual problem of our day
is not the conflict between the
church and the world; nor is it to
determine how the church ’car. best
serve in the world, but rather what
to do about the world which has
gotten into the church. How did
worldliness get into the church?
The members brought ;t there after
they had gone out and warmed
themselves at the world’s fire, ana
fellowshiped with the woild In un
godly living.
The denials made by Peter seem
almost unbelievable in the life cf
one who had been in immediate fel
lowship with the Lord and \ ho had
seen his glory. We have here a rev
elation of the fact that “the heart
is deceitful above all things, and
desperately wicked; who van know
it?" (Jcr. 17 :9),