The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1950 Page: 2 of 16
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• TIM GRAHAM LEADER, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, IPSO
Washington News Letter
Bv Congressmen Ed Gossett
WASHINGTON ,D. C.. April 7.
—Oar House Committee on Irthni-
pration reports out hundreds of
prieste hills each session. These
bills are to adjust immigration
matters that cannot be adjusted
under existing laws. This week,
we had a most interesting rase:
that of Mrs. Ellen Knauff. Mrs.
Knauff was bom in Germany. In
1934 she married a Czech and
moved to Caeehoolorahia. In 4936-
she divorced the Czech and went t >
work for a leather poods firm in
Czechoslovakia. In 1038, after Hit-
ler’s invasion of Czechoslovakia,
she escaped to England. alone with
her employers, with Czechoslovak-
ian passports. Shortly thereafter
she worked for the British Pad
Cross. In j1941 she enlisted in the
Royal Air Force as a WAAF. Sh".
was carefully screened hv the Brit-
ish Intelligence and had the high-
ly important duty of helping to
map iiomb targets in Germany.
All of her people were extermin-
ated by the Nazis. After the war
she was given an honorahle dis-
charge and was decorated for her
service. She then became a civil-
ian employee of the American
Army in Germany. Again. she was
screened by Army Intelipence and
placed in a highly responsible po-
sition. About a year a*"> she mat-
ried an American soldier who had
a (rood war record. After V.eing
screened by Immigration officials
she started for America as a war
bride with all appropriate docu-
ments. She was stopped at Ellis
Island. After brine questioned by
an Immigration Inspector she was
told she could not enter the United
States.
To date, she has been held for
eight months and kas never been
told what the charge* against her
are, or why she cannot enter. The
Chairman of our Subcommittee on
Immigration, Mr Francis Walter,
■ of Pennsylvania. Introduced a pri
vate bill to permit this American
war bride to come into this coun-
try. Immigration officials and
State Department officials refused
to tell our Committee whv thev
were going to depart Mrs. Knauff.
On Monday we had Mrs. Knauff
brought before our Committee. In
the presence of the Chief Counsel
for the Immigration Service and
State Department officials, she
made an excellent witness in her
own behalf. We asked them to
question her > and they lefused
They again refused to disclose the
nature of the charges against her.
Our Committee cannot compel
these'government officials to tes-
tify and we have no way of secur-
ing testimony detrimental to Mrs.
Knauff. We therefore reported out
her bill and expect to pass It
through the Congress unless these
officials who claim they know-
something, will pome before our
Committee and talk. We have of-
fered to let them testify off the
record in Executive Session. This
moans their testimony would he
confidential. Still, .they say in ef-
fect, "this is none of your busi-
ness—w-e will send her back any-
way." We feel that even an alien.
psl>ecially the wife of an American
veteran with a good record, has the
right to know the nature of the
charges against her.
Two Cases were argued before
the Supreme Court this week
which may make history. One was
the Henderson case. In this case,
• ntp* has asked tlw
Gout to outlaw the "so para to
though equal facilitiee’’ doctrine.
The eecond ia the famous Sweat*
ease from Texas. This ia the caae
in which a negro seeks to enter
the University of Texas law school.
The court roam was filled with ne-
groes. Able negro lawyers sup-
ported by the Department of Jus-
tice are asking the eourt to hold
that "separation i* discrimina-
tion" and violates the 14th amend-
ment These negroes contend that
if the University of Texas had a
negro law achool on one side of
the street and a white law school
on the other tide of the stree*,
MORRIS
LAUNDRY
and CLEANERS
HOME OF THE
PERFECT SHIRT
even though the negro school had
better buildings and a better fac-
ulty, tbe mere fact that negroes
were excluded from the white law
school would be a violation of the
law. They are asking the Supreme
Court to overrule Texas laws ani
the decisions of Texas courts. If
*the Supreme Court decides ftica#
coses in behalf of the negroed,
then all segregation of races any-
where in the United States be-
comes illegal. ,
These cases grow out of hypo-
critical politics. They are exceed-
ingly dangerous. Politicians in
the government have succeeded in
outlawing segregation in the arm-
ed forces: they have outlawed
segregation in public housing; and
the Department of the Interier ha*
just announced that beginning this
season all of the swimming poqjs
under thuir supervision will be op-
erated on a non-segregation basis.
This week too, the Armed Services
have lifted the quota provisions
against negro enlistments. In due
time they may mongrelize and de-
stroy the caliber if not the morale
of American fighting forces. This
is indeed a tragedy for all races.
These things would not at thjs
time be happening but for tfie
political power of racial minori-
ties in the big States and in the
big cities of the big States. The
Yankee politicians in both major
parties do these things to get the
minority votes in New York City,
Chirago, and Detroit. This is on«i
of the compelling reasons' why I
am so anxious to get the Lodge-
Gossett amendment submitted and
adopted for abolishing the Elector-
al College system of electing Pres-
idents. If .and yhen We can effe t
thi* reform it will- take nsiey the
tremendous political" advantage
th^se minorities have and will re-
move . most of the drive liehind
dangerous movements to ujpngrel-
Ize thp American people.
HCALTH OFFICER
LAUDS TEXAS PRESS
A highly placed stata official
ku givan Taxaa aawspapar* a pat
on tho back. .
State Haalth Officer Goo. W.
Cox, veteran of more than 13 year*
aa head of the State Department
of Hoalth, called the Texas press
a "more patent force in mass pub-
lic education,", and said his de -
partment invariably turn* in that
direction as the first means of
reaching the people with informa-
tion on health subjects. ,
“Texas newspaper editors and
reporters have consistently shown
an awareness of public health
problems and have given unstint-
SJfiM of The Tim*
In Fumihiri Fldd
stories relating to public health,'
Cox said.
"I can define public health in
three words—mass public educa-
tion," the health official said.
“Without newspaper cooperation,
such education is literally an un-
obtainable -ideal.”
Pointing out the custom of rural
people to read their local weekly
or semi-weekly thoroughly, -fCox
said he was especially happy that
these papers used Btate and local
health department releases.
"It’s one of the most valuable
services a paper can render its
readership, but then maybe I'm a
bit prejudiced," he obseived.
Radio is an especially valuable
outlet for information relating to
venereal diseases, Cox indicated,
because of the availability of pro-
fessionally prepared recordings on
the subject. More than 100 Texas
stations have used the recordings
/luring the past year. ...
On the same themp, Dr. Cox
said well over 600,000 persons havo
seen the Department produied mo-
tion picture short subject "What’s
the Disease?" in which syphilis
information is presented.
April 30-May is Notional
Home Demonstration Week.
Furniture manufacturers ate us-
ing the new materials that. scien-
tists are developing to add new
color and life to their produets.
Luclle King, county home demon-
stration agent, says families inter
•eted in buying, furniture may
wish to take advantage of these
recent developments when pur-
chasing furniture for the home. .
She says at least one manufac-
turer is using steel framing in up-
holstered furniture and that wide
uae is being made of foam rubber.
In some lines o|, wood furniture,
dressers, chests, desks'. and other
and maple remain among the most
popular woods. New finishes are
being used on tome woods, she
adds. Many of these new finishes
are most attractive and most of
them seem to be very durable.
In dinettes, she says wider use
is being made of square chrome
tubing. Chairs are being made
larger and fuller. A new plastic
table top is being used on many
wood dinette tables that is said to
be impervious to almost any typo
of destruction that hufiisns can
think up short of using an axe.
In the household equipment field
she says there is a noticeable
change in the restyling of ranges
ar.d refrigerators especially in
some of the new ranges. Increas-
ed numbers of home freezers arc
being offered.
Miss Kings says that fabric
prices are expected to go higher.
Mm abstract patterns ara export-
ed to be used Instead of floral and
loaf designs and metallic efforts
will b« Important Multicolored
patteraned plastic material bas
.boon introduced. Thera it an in-
creased supply of nylon upholstery
'material which is said to bo assy
to clean and this feature may make
pastel upholstery more practical
than it has been.
The one item that intereata ev-
ery consumer, says Mias King, it
the price tag and hero the experts,
she adds, teem to agree ttiat < no
decline in prices is in the picture
at this time.
Use shallow cultivation for the
rose garden. The young feeder
roots that are near the surface of
the ground may be destroyed if
deep cultivation ia practiced
William Andrew Grieve Smith,
em of Mr. aad Mrs. W. O. Smith
of Dallas, grandson of Mm. Mary
Dowdle, has boon awarded n fel-
lowship at Princeton Graduate
College for I960 and INI.
Young Smith won a four year
scholarship ia S.MU. whom dm
graduated last Job*. Ha is at prat-
•nt in Princeton majoring in In-
a ■
--1 -ill
The third annual meeting of tho
National Teat-Demonstration Sup-
ervisors will be held at Tylpr on
April 18-22. Representatives from
at least 20 states ara expected.
i Msti hid a&gawl
•53* TERMINAL GRAIN CO WORKS
ClOSEiy WITH EXPERIMENT
STATIONS, SON. CONSERVATION
SERVICE, AND COUNTY AGENTS
TO BRING FARMERS
Weak, Tired, Nervous,
Pepfess Men, Women
fm
esa
Try Ottiwi
r eenree, this
imums
ATTEND FUNERAL OF
COUSIN IN HILL COUNTY
Russell Cope, Mr. and Mrs.
1 CloVis Cope and W. W. Cope at-
| tended the ftnwral of a cousin, Hy
l Taylor, hold In Hill eaunty Sunday
1 afternoon.
LOOK!
HfeRTtARDWARE, CHINA, CRYSTAL
and HOME FURmSHINGS
# ,4
VISIT
Williamson Hardware
606 Oak Street
FISHERMEN!
STOP HERE!
FOR YOUR GROCERIES
j- On Your Woy to
POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE
Op«n Every Dejr ^Including Sunday*
FREE DELIVERY'
On Orders of $2.00 or Mm
TWICE DAILY- 10 AM. wmi\ f. M.
WADLEYS Grocery & Market
Elm O Inin
-rfe--
It is dangerous economy to build
tteep stairways to rava space, ei-
pecially if they are used frequent-
ly. Every stairway should havo
the protection of a guard rail—
low enough/or children.
1' >
Its MISS AMERICA for beauty
U-
Just one look will tell you why the *50 Ford it
a style show nil by itself. why it’s the only car
m MMtomntu t hntory to twice receive the Fashion
Academy’s Gold Medal Award as ’’Fashion Car
of the Year" (and two yean in a row, at that!)
It's MR.BIG for size
No other car in Ford’s field offers so
much bin and shoulder room. The *50
Ford is big and feels Lift. The minute
u is hig and feels big. 1 he minute
you take this great car out on the road
u take this great car out on t
you’ll feel its luxurious big car com*
fort. its effortless "Fineer-Tip** steer-
ing and its solid roadability. A ten-
minute "Test Drive" will cons ince you
that the ’50 Ford is truly Mr. Big for
spaciousness, for cpmfort, for per-
formance and for valu
And 'JQ
Champion of its Class
for ECONOMY
FORD
Hcrc’i real evidence of Fold’s extra ordinary gas KOI
the oOcial AAA eaperviaed Mobil (at Grand Canyon I
Run, a ’»• Ford «a equipptd with OvafdrivazWoa ia lit das*
—the three fall-atac cart ia the low-price held. Low bat coal,
low operating coat aad high raaaia velae auk Ford—V-g or
"Six’-as tbe "Kg Icooomv Package" ia he held. “Test Drive"
It at year Ford Dealer's today. (SdsdUkdaSaaSD
"TEST DRIVE” IT AT YOUR
FORD DEALER'S
P.G.A.
LeSage Motor Co.
FRANK SHAW, Mgr.
431 Elm Street
Phone 62
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The lady is referring to another convenience made possible
by her natural gas sarvica . ... the now, economical, gas
appliance that dries clothes indoors. This is but one of the
long list of household tasks which art simplified or accom-
plished entirofy by natural gas. No other fuel performs with
such spatd, cleanliness, efficiency, or at such low cost.
• Natural Oat Service It Dependable
Dependable natural gas service doesn't .just happen... it
is the result of round-the dock diligence and careful plan-
ning. Experienced gas company crews.are on duty day
and night to insure an uninterrupted supply of the world's
finest fuel to hundreds of OuH South communities.
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The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 13, 1950, newspaper, April 13, 1950; Graham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth884254/m1/2/: accessed May 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.