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Coast-to-coast radio network will broadcast messages like this: Last Sunday a friend of mine went out to look at new homes, "Tony," he said, "how can I make sure that the house I buy is properly insulated ? \7hen t ask the builder or his agent 'Is this house insulated?' he'replies, 'Of course,' and I have to take his word for it." Now,JohnsManville is glad to answer that question over the radio for the benefit of millions of prospective homeowners. You can be sure that a house is properly insulated if there is a sign in front of it which reads "Quality Built with JohnsManville Home Insulation." Such houses are insulated with Johns-Manville Rock Wool and 'the insulation is uniformly applied at ProPer density and at full thickness. For your Protection, we recommend that you look for this sign.

"Bill Henry and the Neuts"-8:55 p.n, Eastern Time, CBS,fioe dgbts a ueek. Tbis Iobns-Manoille Pmgram has been on tbe air continuoasly since December, 79(7,

"You cannot establish sound social security on borrowed money. You cannot build courage and character by taking away a man's initiative and rindependence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."

-Sunshine Magazine. ***

I do not so much as hope that the pleadings made in these editorials will have the effect of changing the opinions of my readers. It is my earnest intention, however, to try and rearrange some of their prejudices. That's about all discussion ever accomplishes. ***

Treat everyone with politeness as you travel along, even those who are deliberately rude. It is worth remembering that you are courteous to others, NOT because they are gentlemen, but because "*Ot* "T.

That philosophy is not always easy to follow. You meet some rough numbers everywhere you go. A great admirer of Will Rogers, I never believed he meant his most quoted remark that he never met a man he didn't like. He met too many people for that to be possible. But he could be polite to them, of course.* * *

One of my dearest friends (knowing one of my conversational weaknesses) once remarked to me, rather pointedly: "I have never in my life called a man a Soandso." (Only he didn't say it quite that way, you understand.) And I said to him: "Then what in hell do you call all the Soandsos you meet everywhere you go? You can't move without bumping into one." * *

I fear I use my expletives more frequently and fervently and soulfully of late than I have ever done before. The things I see going on about me in this country scare the living daylights out of me, the trend toward heartbreak and national despair being so plainly apparent, and so definitely mapped and planned. Surely every thinking man and woman is asking today that vital questietl-"Quo Vadis"-(whither do we go?) >k

In Daniel Webster's day, the things he criticized and complained of were as molehills to mountains compared with the dark clouds on our present horizon, yet that great man felt called upon to declare in vehement manner: "There are persons who constantly clamor. They complain of oppression, speculation, and the pernicious infuence of accumulated wealth. They would choke the fountains of industry, and dry all streams. In a country of unbounded liberty, they clamor against oppression. fn a country of perfect equality, they would move heaven and hell against privilege and monopoly. In a country where property is more evenly divided than anywhere else, they rend the air shouting agrarian doctrines. Iir a country where the wages of labor are high beyond parallel, they would teach the laborer he is but an oppressed slave."

Remember a fellow named John Garner? You should, for he was as unique in his time as any man in history. He is the man whom when offered a great sum of money to make a regular radio broadcast, replied: "John Garner is not worth any part of that amount, AND THE VICE PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES IS NOT FOR SALE." That honest statement made at a time when everything from the dome of the national capitol down was being commercialized, should give John Garner a place high on the list of America"r."rlo were not for sale.

Mirch discussion of our Russian ally, Marshal Stalin. Men discuss his aims, his ambitions, his place in history. Why not call him "Stalin the Liberator"? For he IS, if you will thoughtfully consider the matter, the champion Liberator. First he liberated Lithuania from the Lithuanians. then Latvia from the Latvians. Estonia from the Estonians, and Poland from the Polish. Later he liberated Finland from the Finns, the Balkans from the Balkans, and other parts of Central Europe from the folks who lived there. Now he proposes to liberate large chunks of Turkey (all white meat, mind you) from the Turks, the oil sections of Iran from the Iranians, and great portions of Mongolia and China from the Mongolians and Chinese. He wants to liberate from six to nine billions of good American dollars from us on top of the twenty billions he already liberated from Uncle Samuel, and also insists that he liberate the atom bomb from our selfish grasp, promising to use it as gently as he has used his less detructive powers in the above mentioned liberations. His latest move is to liberate Japan from the grasp of MacArthur. Yes, sir, when it comes to being the all-time champion liberator-meet the Champ-Marshal Stalin ! If he gets the atom bomb he ought to be able to liberate the entire world -his way.

When our good s..r"tJry

Jimmy Byrnes, radioed back from Moscow that he had made some great trades with Russia, we waited with breath that was both baited and bated to see what the facts were. And when they came, it was like a slick kick in the pit of the tummy.

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He reminded me of the American highbrow who went to the oldest part of the Old World long ago to seek for great truths and new historical and scientific facts. Finally his people received from him a highly enthusiastic cable. He said he had made the greatest literary discovery in all the history of mankind. He had discovered that Homer was not really the author of the Iliad at all; it was another Greek by the same name.

I like this Southern gentleman, personally, but I'm afraid he's already a great bust as a diplomat. I must take back what was said about him in this colurnn when he took office. After recalling the fact that from the beginning of World War fI, in all the meetings and discussions that took place among the aUied leaders, we had given everything, got nothring because we had asked for nothing. Our pockets bulging with every sort of war-making wealth, we simply put out the goods, asking not even safe contracts in return. And I uttered the opinion that while the horse was already out of the barn and too late for much remedy, I believe if he had a chance Jimmy Byrnes would do some trading in OUR OWN BEHALF. It seems I was wrong. Mister Stalin is APON-ain't putting out nothin'. We did, and still do, take the short end of everything.

And so ,r.*.r,uo.r, ".r:"; ,1".,. ,r".r, throughout this country since the Byrnes appeasement program was finally announced. It has been criticized and condemned by most everybody but the followers of the communist line. The screams remind me of the gentleman who heard a great racket in his yard oire day and asked his Chinese cook what was the trouble? The Chinaman answered "Butcher killee pigee-pigee no likee."

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Only one outside job is being done by the United States in the world today that we can all be proud of, and that is the inspired job MacArthur is doing rin Japan. We are making a mess in Europe, apparently, a terrible mess. But MacArthur, moving and thinking exactly as he did in his great march back from Australia to the philippines, is performing miracles. And Jimmy Byrnes gave Stalin the right to veto any of MacArthur's actions he may see fit. Certainly the Magnificent Mac has had mountains of foolish opposition to overcome in order to achieve his great successes. But he shuts his jaws and goes ahead with his work. You can practically hear him saying to himself : "Minnows are safe-I'm out after whales." And he just scorns the little souls who snap at his stout heels.

Speaking of the *"r, *J "i ,rl"Ut* in Europe. A month ago the nenrspapers announced that UNRRA had discharged SIX HUNDRED operatives for black market operations. Have you stopped to think what that means, that six hundred men had been caught stealing and selling the food we send over there to save the starving women and children of Europe? Why, good heavens, friends, that isn't stealing ! That is plain, wholesale murder. Murder of the innocents. So they were discharged ! If ever men should have been promptly and summarily HUNG it should be men who steal bread from the mouths of starving kids and women. What greater crime can you think of? As a matter of fact, the most terrific criticisms I have heard from eyewitnesses of affairs in Europe, have been directed at the administration of UNRRA. It is a grand thing to dig into our pockets to provide food and clothing for the young and the helpless; and it is a horrible thing to know that that most vital of all jobs has been bungled-is being bungled-and that those needy ones are NOT getting a maximum of the things we send. There is no possible excuse for such mismanagement. That is one place where men of great ability and experience should have been used. And they could easily have been had.

Historians agree that J"J; do not come alone, they always come in clusters. And so, likewise, do mediocre men. The great are always surrounded by the great; the small by the small. Oh, Lord, couldn't You please hurry history a bit if need be, and usher in for us another cluster of great men? God knows we need them, don't you Lord?

John Schcler Elected President ol Schcfer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co.

John Schafer has been elected president of Schafer Bros. Lumber & Shingle Co., Aberdeen, Wash., succeeding the late Albert Schafer.

Maurice Schafer and Gerald Schafer are vice presidents, and Carl Schafer is secretary-treasurer.

No changes have been made in the operating personnel.

SCHAF'ER BROS. LUMBER & SHINGLE CO.

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