Racine Times Bulletin (Newspaper) - June 29, 1947, Racine, Wisconsin SUNDAY BULLETIN JUNE 29, 1947. avor F ew Party By GEORGE GALLUP American Institute of Public Opinion N. Wallace third party threat is not a unique phenomenon in recent American politics nor does it represent a groundswell of popular judging from public opinion soundings just completed by the Within the past decade there have been several third party with approximately the same political support as a third formed by Mills Idle 10,000 lace would likely get Such a third party at draw support from s little over of the Would Bother its importance as a threat to Democratic chances to win the presidential election next year should not be IX new party were able to get on the ballot in key such as the big it could prove acutely embarrassing to the Foi the Wallace party if formed would draw about five times as many converts from the Democratic ranks as from the The popular appeal of such a party was measured in a 48-state survey by the Institute in which interviewers questioned a true cross-section of voters on the Henry Wallace starts a new liberal political do you think you would vote for the presidential candidate of that party in the next No No opinion The 13 per cent is made up of Hi per cent who definitely that they think they would support a Wallace plus 3 per cent who say they probably depending on its policies and other HOW DOES this compare with other third party movements in the In 19-14 in New York state the American Labor Parly ticket polled 13 per cent. Two years before thai the American Labor Party candidate for governor of New York polled 10 per cent. Shortly before our entry into World War 11. a poll by the Institute found 16 per cent of country willing to join a Party if one were In 1938 when Robert and Philip of Wisconsin announced their intention of starting a National Progressive one out of every 11 voters who had heard of the party wanted to join it. In 1935, when Huey Long's fame was at its 10 per cent of voters questioned by the Institute indicated sympathy with a third In the Wallace figure of 13 per cent compares closely with the average of recent Going back to 1924. Robert the polled 17 per cent of the total vote for But that was far below the performance of Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Moose ticket which polled 27 -i per cent of the total vote in 1912. * * TODAY'S survey reveals these important facts about the type of voters to whom a Wallace third party would 1-One in five per of the people who voted for Roosevelt in 1944 say they would support the new If they actually did it would mean some 5,000,-000 only if the new party succeeded in Retting on the ballot in all which is 2-A Wallace party would draw its strength more from labor union members than from any other major Among union members 22 per cent say they would be for such a It would have least appeal to despite the fact that Wallace has a farming and served as secretary of agriculture as did his father before Only G per cent of farmers in to Pace 4, Column 3) | nation's 400,000 soft coal miners started a 10-day vacation Saturday and U. S. Steel Corp. announced immediate layoffs for 10,000 workers because of reduced operations in steel Big steel said 80 of its 130 open hearth steel furnaces in the Pittsburgh - Youngstown area were forced to close because of depleted coal Ten additional blast furnaces in the district were The corporation previously had banked 4 li because of the wildcat strikes which hit the coal fields last Coke production at the big Clairton byproducts plant was cut to 38 per cent of Railroads were beginning to feel the pinch of the coal crewmen faced reduced working The steel cutbacks will force early curtailment in operations of fabricating and finishing 8 PASES Lift Trade Edict WASHINGTON - - The Soviet Union must lift her economic around eastern and let these countries return to normal trade practices with the west if the U.S.S.R. is to be included in the proposed European reconstruction it was learned That is the major the United States probably will demand for participation in any aid program that includes the Soviet Union and her eastern is no time for Russia to come around with her hand one official American officials admit that it will be a big too big the Soviets to They recognize that call for a basic change in Soviet policies and they also are aware Russia's answer will carry with it probably the answer to the whole peacemaking it or will it not be worthwhile to hold any future council of foreign ministers meetings on the German peace The answer that is hoped for is unequivocal evidence by Soviet Foreign Minister Viacheslav M. Molotov at Paris ol Russia's willingness to relax her economic grip on Europe and earnestly co-operate in a recovery plan for all of Molotov Insists U.N. Direct Marshall Plan - - Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov was understood to have demanded that the United Nations be given the task of carrying out any plan for European economic recovery agreed upon by the Big This was in line with earlier forecasts and the comment of the Soviet ' He was understood to have outlined his views at a meeting of the Big Three which like the first meeting was held under a veil of SUB PLAYED WITH Gloria of and her two brothers played with matches in an empty packing in Gloria lies in pain in County Her brothers were badly Jobs Plentiful For Graduates graduates are in great a survey of University of Wisconsin placement directors showed Unlike the graduates of 10 years today's grads often are able choose from several job the directors The biggest demand for men and women appeared to be in journalism and Graduates in these fields had as many as five offers The university reported that it had more than 40 job listings in some commercial with little hope of tilling them until another crop of commerce majors is graduated at the end ot the current summer The demand for accountants is particularly Businessmen already are requesting interviews with the 50 accountants who will graduate in Prof. Grant head of the school of said about 115 students were graduated this year and every one who wanted a job got Of the teaching graduates this about 100 took jobs and the others are looking around before committing Only one of the 175 engineers who graduated in May is still Stock Yard Strike In Omaha Ends strike of slock handlers at the Omaha stock yards against the Union Stock Yards Co. ended Saturday and the men returned to work The strike was settled between the company and Local 155, with the signing of a contract granting wage increases of from 7 to 17 cents an or an average increase of 10 Harry 13. president of the Picked By Prohibitionists WINONA Claude A. the of Los was nominated for president of the United States by the National Prohibition Watson won over a surprise Dr. Enoch A. 111., college after three other prospective nominees withdrew from the Watson is minister of a Free Methodist Lack of Coal May Curb Travel -A federal transportation official predicted that railroad passenger traffic will be curtailed if the coal miners do not go back to work July 8. An order to that effect may come sooner if it becomes apparent that no agreement with coal mine operators can be reached before their vacation period the official He noted that negotiations with John L. United Mine Workers are not even in It should become evident by Thursday or Friday of this week whether the miners will return and a restrictive order is the official He declined use of his The with a 25 per cent reduction mentioned as the would be effective on passenger carriers using an official of the Association of American Railroads said a survey of coal stocks of eastern carriers showed them about The picture could change from week to he A survey has not been made on western Bar Board Spanks Milwaukee Lawyer GREEN report of the board of state bar commissioners the conduct of Atty. August C. of Milwaukee in accepting money from the Crucible Steel Casting Co for a trip he did not but asserted the action not warrant the commencement of disbarment proceedings against The report was based on study of a complaint by the Milwaukee Bar Association growing out of a recent federal court trial in which several former officers of the company were convicted of income tax Backus was counsel for some of the officers EXTENDS MARRIAGE Truman Saturday signed a extending until Jan. 1 the present law under which aliens engaged to marry members of the S. armed forces may enter the United HEADS LUTHER LEAGUES Rev. Oscar A. 30, pastor of the Lake Harriet Lutheran was elected president of the International Young People's Luther League and Choral Floods Recede In Missouri KANSAS - Flood waters of the Missouri river begun to drain off the western half of the state and gathered for a junction with the raging Mississippi above St. Louis posing the threat of additional heavy damage along the The Red Cross announced 33,657 persons had been made homeless in the four state area of Missouri and Illinois by the raging Tributaries of the Big Muddy were falling slowly in the western half of Missouri although the danger from additional rainfall still was the weather bureau here West and north of Kansas City river water which had inundated lush cropland and highways was receding Editor Upholds Freedom of Press L. executive editor of the Knight chain of asserted man or woman should have the right to publish as he just as he has the right to speak as ho executive of the Chicago Daily News and three other addressed the closing session of tie American Society of Journalism School Walters said he did not believe it would be good for or the to permit a system to grow up a writer would have to have a license on his wall stating that he is a professional The newspaper executive said no prescribed schooling should be required of nor should all' schools of journalism be he should be- individualistic in order to serve their communities FBI Nabs Robber Hiding in Green Bay - - H. K. special agent in charge of the Milwaukee announced that Edward 40, formerly of 111., had been captured at Green on a federal charge of unlawful flight to avoid Johnson said Saxton was wanted in connection with filling station holdups in Illinois and the theft of a car in and the passing of several worthless Sewer Clog Foils M ass rea GOP Clears Deck For Adjournment majority KANSAS Robert Hudspeth disclosed that plans for a mass escape of prisoners at the Kansas State penitentiary set for the night of July 4, had been thwarted with discovery of a 60-fool-long tunnel leading from the power Two men were caught in the They were placed in solitary and an investigation launched im- to determine the identity of other prisoners who had worked on the described by the warden as an The tunnel diggers had tapped a sewer line to dispose of the earth and rock removed from the It was that which led to their Job Nearly Hudspeth night a sewer clog developed at the power house and in sending a plumber out to open it was discovered tnat small rocks clay and dirt had clogged further the warden's statement was found the tunnel was within a few feet of going under the fence and n plan was underway for an escape through this tunnel the night of the Fourth of The night of Independence Day had been set for the mass escape fro power house because the tunnel diggers figured there would be considerable fireworks noise nnd excitement in the little town of adjoining the prison the Wisconsin legislature last week began to clear the decks of the legislation which it feels should be passed before adjournment next The aiming for an in adjournment completed one of their busiest The Republicans li e i d nightly caucuses to speed up the program and decided to come back Monday for an early start next At the beginning of the both houses listened to acting Gov. Oscar first declaration of legislative The governor told the legislators that they would have to increase Passes School In line with the governor's the which contributed most of the week's major passed the compromise school aid The which now goes tc the requires more than the provided for school aids in the budget 2 More Firms Restrict Oil more oil companies announced that they would restrict sales of gasoline in the middleweight because of the fuel Oil Co. and Shell Oil Co. announced that they would limit sales and August to the amount sold during the same months last Earlier last similar announcements were made by Standard Oil Co. of Indiana and Phillips States included in the area where sales will be limited are Michigan and Romances Bared to Police LOS Siegel's romances with the childhood sweetheart he married and a red-haired divorcee who gave him a gold key to her home described to police investigating his gangland Mrs. Esther Siegel said she and Siegel felt as though our divorce had never taken Police said she gave them information that may help solve Siegel's Charles Hill said the dapper gang leader was violently in love with his Virginia Hill was present when Siegel was assassinated a week ago in the palatial Beverly Hills home his sister He said Miss Hill always had plenty of money but he didn't know where she got it. he she saw a 1947 Cadillac she liked and pulled out cash to buy it. a few weeks ago she gave a champagne party in Hollywood for 20 guests and I don't know whore she got the dough to pay for he Siegel reportedly picked up a check for one of Miss Hill's The Assembly ignored suggestions on reapportionment of the legislative districts and his wishes on the highway The governor said it be unwise to add 1,000 to the state trunk highway this feature was incorporated in a passed Friday and sent to the Senate which would lift the ceiling on highway The allows an estimated more to be spent on the Grants Fund to U. The Senate passed bills giving the University of Wisconsin and to the National Guard for the next two The Assembly killed measures outlawing jurisdictional strikes and requiring Wisconsin Employment Relations Board supervision of all strike In other important actions last the Senate passed a to increase the university board of regents from nine to 12 members and gave final approval to creation of an division in the Both Houses passed a state workers pay increase The most important signed into law by the governor was one continuing for the next two years the emergency taxes on inheritance and The four taxes are expected to yield in the next two Governor Rennebohm Saturday signed all ot the Legislature's record-breaking budget except two sections that would money for recreational advertising and the entire cost of county payments from the conservation Senator Demands Full Oil Probe - Senator Brewster called for a full into why the must import millions of barrels of oil from Arabia while Russian tankers are carrying U. S. petroleum away from west coast Chairman Weichel the House Merchant Marine Committee introduced a which would make curbs on oil exports mandatory in time of Under existing the controls are at the President's Brewster said he would follow up a resolution to authorize an investigation of the whole oil shortage question by the Senate Commerce Pilot Loses Shirt In Airplane Crash W. Whitmer of lost his shirt in a airplane that is. a was taking two Bob Davis and his 5, for an airplane ride when engine trouble over the city caused Whitmer to a forced landing in a farm yard inside the city The plane undershot striking a high board None of the occupants were but one of the fence boards ripped through the side ot the and tore off Whitmer's Pastor Granted Stay to Appeal Dr. John 73-year-old was sentenced Saturday to a term of one to five years at hard labor in state prison as a result of his conviction on a charge of The court granted a stay execution to Sept. 15 to permit the preparation of an appeal and set bond at In passing Municipal Judge Herbert J. declared regret the necessity of having to remove temporarily from that important work in God's vineyard one of his own Served Church 12 A jury found that the scholarly minister had set fire to fashionable Calvary Presbyterian Church on Jan. 25, resulting in a Dr. Lewis had served the congregation for 12 Before sentencing the Judge Steffes denied defense motions to set aside the verdict and order a new court cannot and will not disturb the verdict of the said Judge defendant had the right to a trial by jury and that right was exercised by the Atty. Harry V. Meissner had indicated prior to the hearing it his motions were denied he would ask for a stay of execution pending an appeal to the Supreme Denies 12 Meissner submitted 12 motions to the all of which Judge Steffes These that the court set aside the verdict on the grounds that it was contrary to the evidence presented in the that if the first motion were the verdict be set that if the first two motions were denied there was that the judgment should and fourth that if all three were a new trial should be The state announced earlier it would make no recommendation for leniency in the pastor's NAMES NEW DEAN board of trustees of Stout announced Saturday appointment of Dr. Alice Kirk Denver as dean of its home economics Price Record Ravage Thousands of Farm Acres Effect of floods and abnormal rains that delayed planting in states will be felt throughout the Corn Is basic U. S. crop and Us coat affects all our national One of the first results of anticipated scarcity was to send price of corn skyrocketing to over a bushel In the Chicago Board of It was highest price ever recorded in 99-year history of the Highest previous futures price was 1-8 per in 1919. Spot corn prices also but fell short of the mark reached last Planting deadline was June 15, after which planting is Many farmers plowed and planted all night to make up for lost Big risk now is early fall On March 1, Dept. of Agriculture estimated 87,599,000 acres in with crop of over 31 billion By June 1, weather forced experts to reduce this 20 to 25 per cent. Corn is important factor in livestock and dairy National Livestock Association forecasts continued rise In prices of corn-fed Price of range and pasture cattle beef will remain static or Pork shortage also due to delayed Europe's hungry millions may suffer because of bad weather in Sharp reduction in corn production may force curtailment of government program for feeding needy Heavy export demand was factor In sending prices to record
