tions difficulties.
Add Dark Touches"
‘‘There was discussion concern
ing a concentration of power in
our federal government to such an
extent that people practically ad
dressed their prayers to Washing
ton instead of to God. But after
all the dark touches had been add
ed to the picture it was obvious
that they are waiting for George
to solve the problem.
‘‘Who is George?
‘ George is you and me and
others like you and me, who have
contributed to the problem jy our
lack of a personal sense of respon
sibility. Wc have let elected offi
cials and o'.ners run things for us
and have not even voted. We ua\f
eagerly lapped up governm:at<
suosidies and benefits wldicu j
blinking of their anti-freedom im
plications.
All Of Us "Georges"
‘‘Unless we quit $ waiting for
George to save the counfry and
unless we ourselves get back to
fundamental responsibilities, then:
the things that mattei most, in
cluding Freedom, are noi going to
lie saved Through reso’v.'e action, [
however, the trends can still be
*xversed. Tne problem doasi T be
long to George—it belongs to you
and me."
No post-script is needed but
may I submit that the future of
America depends pretty much up
on whether you and I make Amer
ica’s future our business. All the
problems that our nation is called
upon to solve, and these problems
are legion nowadays, can be solv
ed best at the level of individual
statesmanship. America remains a
nation where that is possible. If
we exercise our duties as citizens,
America will always be a land of
liberty and freedom.
Newsboys Get Credit
In School For Work
SEATTLE, (/P> — The Seattle
* school district has added another
classification to its part-time cred
it program for high school stu
dents. It has decided to give credit
President Truman
Orders Special
Economic Session
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with his cabinet for 2 hours and
35 minutes—a record session for
his administration.
To the news conference he said
he had given the Congressional
leaders “detailed information con
cerning the alarming and contin
uing increase in prices in this
country and the situation regard
ing the need for emergency for
eign aid.” He later referred to this
as the “crisis in western Europe.”
His designation of November 17
as the date for Congress to meet
came as a surprise to the capital,
which had thought in terms of a
special session in December if
there was to be one at all.
But Mr Truman said the need
was urgent for legislative action
on <1> high prices, <2> foreign aid
and <3> consideration of the Mar
shall program to help European
nations help themselves toward
recovery
Republican leaders readily
agreed with the chief executive's
right to call the session. But sev
eral made clear his recommenda
tions will be rigorously examined.
Some suggested the Republicans
may come up with their own al
ternate measures.
Western European diplomats
here hailed the President’s action
as indicating a» way out for their
hard-pressed countries and a shot
in-the-arm for people discouraged
by the slow progress of the Mar
shall plan to date.
to newspaper carrier-salesmen.
The district is giving the boys
recognition for their efforts as
“small businessmen” in taking
care of their accounts. They will
be allowed one credit a semester
for a minimum of 200 hours work.
A maximum of four credits
toward graduation will be al
lowed.
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Taft Announces
His Candidacy
For President
WASHINGTON, (/P) — Senator
Robert A. Taft of Ohio formally
announced his candidacy today
for the 1948 Republican Presiden
tial nomination, describing the
race as "wide open.”
Taft’s long-expected formal en
try was contained in a letter to
Fred H Johnson, chairman of the
Ohio Republican state committee.
The committee and other Ohio
GOP groups had urged him to
make the race last July 31.
The letter was written before
President Truman’s announce
ment to Taft and other Congres- i
sional leaders that he was calling <
a special session of Congress No
vember 17.
Taft wrote Johnson that h?
would keep speaking engagements
already lined up but that after
the Senate met he would be too
busy here to make a personal
campaign for the nomination.
The Senator hurried from >es
terday’s White House conterence
to catch a plane for Cincinnati
where he delivered an off-the
record talk at the Commonwealth
Club last night. It was not learned
immediately whether the special
session call might cause any
change in his speaking plans.
These have yet to be announced.
But Taft has been considering a
trip through Missouri, Kansas,
Oklahoma, Arkansas and possibly
Texas. II i s September-October
sentiment-testing journey took
him 12,000 miles through Califor
nia and the Northwest states.
The Senator designated Rep.
Clarence J. Brown, Ohio’s Repub
lican national committeeman, as
his pre-convention campaign man
ager.
Taft told Johnson he has no
"pi'esent intention" of entering
any other state primaries because,
he said, that would require an ac
tive personal campaign and more
time and money "than are avail
ably"
Grain And Cotton
Prices Slump
'By The Associated Press>
Prices slumped sharply on the
grain and cotton exchanges today
in reaction to President Truman's
I call for a special session of Con
gress to combat inflation and
i soaring living costs.
Wheat opened 2l/z to 6V4 cents
lower on the Chicago Board of
Trade and cotton futures opened
$1.55 to $3.25 a bale lower in New
York.
Reports that Congress might be
asked to require higher down pay
ments for speculative buying on
; the grain exchanges and authorize
1 the allocation of scarce commodi
| ties had a depressing effect on
1 grain prices. Cotton traders were
1 reported fearing the free market
in cotton might be affected by the
proposed program.
December wheat was quoted at
I $3.10 to $3.08 a bushel; corn was
2% to 4% lower, December $2.28
2.26, and oats were Vs to 2% low
er, December $1.19-1.18%.
A MARKED RISE IN THE
number of crimes occurred last
year with an increase in every
! category of reportable offenses,
according to the Encyclopaedia
Britannica 1947 Book of the Year.
For instance, there was a 31.8 per
I cent rise in robbery cases during
} the first six months of 1946 as
j against the first six months of
[ 1945k
riEV^ JOSEPH McELMEEL
CHAPLAIN AT ST. ANN'S
Rev. Joseph F McElmeel. of thet
Catholic Church, who has been
stationed at Galena, has been
transferred to Juneau where he
will be chaplain of St. Ann’s hos
pital and assistant pastor of the
Church of the Nativity and pastor
of the Catholic Church in Doug
las.
He has been a missionary priest
for 24 years and was general su
pervisor of the northern missions
from 1937 to 1944.
ALMER PETERSON WILL FILE
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
According to reports from Al
bert White, general counsel for j
the Republicans of Anchorage, Ai
mer Peterson will file for attorney
general of Alaska on the Republi
can ticket. It will be remembered
he ran for Delegate in the last |
primaries.
William E. Feero, Jr., of Skag-:
way, Alaska born has filed for |
the House in the First Division. He
is a veteran with foreign service
FAREWELL DINNER
HONORING COL. BODLE
This evening a farewell dinner
is being held at the Pioneer Igloo
honoring Col. John E. Bodle. com
mander oU the Nome Air Base,
who is scheduled to depart soon
for El Paso, Texas.
The dinner is sponsored by the
people of Nome to show their ap
preciation for the fine co-opera
tive spirit shown during his stay
here and is headed by the Mayor,
Luther Dunbar, who will be
toastmaster for the evening.
Antonio Polct is in charge of
arrangements, assisted by Richard
Webb and H. Harper.
Hostesses are Mrs. Luther Pun
bar, chairman; Mrs. H. Harper,
Mrs. Andrew Nordlind, Mrs. Wil
fred Boucher, Mrs Richard Webb,
Mrs. E. H. Mahan, Mrs. Carrie
MacLain, Mrs. Ben Mozee and
Mrs. C. F. Yenney.
Members of the Girl Scout
troop will serve the dinner.
in Italy and was awarded the
Purple Heart.
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Air. and Airs. Carl Mickleson. Props.
Prompt and Courteous Service
Phone RED 96
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