anaheim-gazette 1950-05-10

CARRIER BOYS—Here are the boys that deliver your ANAHEIM DAILY GAZETTE. Selfridge, Val Wlethhorn, Ronald Legg, Dick Hanson, Richard Carroll, Verne Granere, Joe Selfridge, Lyle Shafer, circulation manager, Front row—l. to r.: John Lee, Gary Garner, Portillo, Robert Emerson, Donald Lee, Gary Gray, Rdger Bakenhun, David Pelser, Wally These Women By CYNTHIA LOWRY (JP) Newsfeaturettes Writer Until the experts can decide whether nicotine is man's friend or enemy, I wish they would shut up about the subject. As it is, I'm just a victim, alternately scared to death or reassured that I've just picked up a harmless little habit. I've enough to worry about without taking time to fret about cigarettes; the cold war, the H-bomb, income tax, daylight saving time and the Senator States Racketeers Are U.S. New Rich WASHINGTON, May 10 (JP)—Senator Ferguson (R-Mich) said today the nation's racketeers are investing big money in legitimate business to become America's "new rich." And he added there is danger that these underworld leaders will make a deliberate effort to side-track a Senate investigation of big-time gambling and organized crime. The only senator virginized of an appointment tor Kefauver (D-Tenn.) sored the resolution called crime inquiry, and is become chairman. But Barkley has given about the appointment lican leaders are reported asked Barkley to name one of the two By CYNTHIA LOWRY (AP) Newsfeaturettes Writer Until the experts can decide whether nicotine is man's friend or enemy, I wish they would shut up about the subject. As it is, I'm just a victim, alternately scared to death or reassured that I've just picked up a harmless little habit. I've enough to worry about without taking time to fret about cigarettes; the cold war, the H-bomb, income tax, daylight saving time and the state department. Apparently, however, the antinicotine forces are campaigning strongly again. Their tactics seem to be to scare people away from cigarettes and then advise them that it's really easy to cut out the habit. It is not easy to stop smoking, either by gradually cutting down or by just giving them up. So far all the anti and pro nicotine propaganda I've encountered has had the effect of stepping up my consumption of cigarettes to quiet jumpy nerves and to reduce my enjoyment of same to the vanishing point. It occurs to me that somebody must be wrong about cigarettes. The big thing is to find out what side has the truth on its team. With the dawn of 1950, the nation's best-known digest magazine treated its readers to a scary, masterly assembly of items purporting to be a coldly scientific analysis. It showed that nicotine is a killer and used authoritative-sounding medical nose-counts to prove it. As I remember the piece, it convinced me that the cigarette was responsible for all human illies except television and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Treating cancer, high blood pressure, ulcers and heart ailments with brisk decisiveness, it frightened the living daylights out of me. It must have been two hours before I tremblingly lit another cigarette and for a couple of days afterwards I recognized symptoms of dire things in a casual cough or sneeze. Most of all I was impressed by information concerning a disease I'd never heard of before, but involving hands and feet and entirely caused by smoking cigarettes. The author treated this disease with grim humor, relating a story about a sufferer given a choice between abandoning cigarettes and losing all extremities. And guess which the victim chose? Then along comes another magazine, non-digest this time, with a brisk, assured article Information concerning a disease I’d never heard of before, but involving hands and feet and entirely caused by smoking cigarettes. The author treated this disease with grim humor, relating a story about a sufferer given a choice between abandoning cigarettes and losing all extremities. And guess which the victim chose? Then along comes another magazine, non-digest this time, with a brisk, assured article showing pretty conclusively that nobody really knows whether cigarettes are good for you, bad for you or neither. How come, it asks pointedly, that if cigarettes are killing off people, the average citizen is living much longer? How come insurance companies don't bother to inquire of prospects whether they smoke or not? Then it tells about some doctors who cleared up ulcers with cabbage juice while letting the patients smoke. It disparages some statistical research, even made by medical men, and notes that this hands and feet disease is a very rare one indeed. The big question in my mind is beyond whether to smoke or not to smoke. It occurs to me that if the experts are as widely separated on a subject as tangible as smoking, how are we ever going to get a solution to some of the intangibles, like how to achieve peace. Meanwhile, I'm glad I have a doctor who smokes and who thinks a little smoking never hurt anyone. AFGHANISTAN JEWS GO TO ISRAEL TEL. AVIV, Israel (P)—Four thousand Jews are expected to come to Israel before the end of this year from Afghanistan. Compatriots already here are preparing to arrange for their settlement and assignment to jobs. IM-DAILY GAZETTE. Back row—l. to r.: Robert Hoxie, Donald oll, Verne Granere, Joe Arriola, Steve Shafer, Bob Gregg, Tom : John Lee, Gary Garnett, Jerry Schraht, Lloyd Stockwell, Freddy un, David Pelser, Wally Hahne.—(Gazette Photo) crime. ed to throw the crime inquiry into high gear very shortly bp announcing the names of the five senators who will form the special investigating committee. The only senator virtually assured of an appointment is Senator Kefauver (D-Tenn.). He sponsored the resolution calling for a crime inquiry, and is slated to become chairman. But Barkley has given no hint about the appointments. Republican leaders are reported to have asked Barkley to name Ferguson to one of the two Republican posts. Ferguson has won attention in the past by his investigations as a Michigan prosecutor and as a member of a Senate investigating committee. Ferguson told reporters: "The coming new rich in America are the racketeers. They can become rich by avoiding taxes. Then they are using their profits from the rackets to invest in private business." He said from his own experience as an investigator he knows there is danger the underworld deliberately will expose a minor gambling or crime operation "to keep inves-tigators off the trail of a big ease." And he added: "This is sometimes called a 'red herring'." This was an obvious jibe at resident Truman who once accused the House Un-American Activities committee of using "red herring" tactics in its communist hunt. VA Goes Ahead Moving Hospital To Long Beach LOS ANGELES, May 10 (AP)—The manager of Birmingham Veterans hospital has ordered his staff to transfer to the Long Beach Naval hospital, a move hotly protested by veterans and other groups. President Truman has ordered the 1600-bed Birmingham hospital closed as an economy measure. Dr. E. V. Edwards, hospital manager, told 1000 employees yesterday that special buses will provide them with transportation to Long Beach during the transfere and immediately afterward. He said all Birmingham employees who desire it, will be employed at the Long Beach hospital. Edwards will manage the Long Beach hospital. Meantime, Gilbert Morris, manager of the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, contradicted Dr. Edwards' assertion that Birmingham buildings are fire traps. "Members of the medical profession would do well to confine their remarks to subjects on which they are qualified to talk," said Morris, "and leave other subjects, such as building construction and fire hazards, to professors who have training and in these matters." Morris said fire-fighters are excellent at t and the buildings, alt sed as temporary by the Administration, could years. Mayor Fletcher B denied the hospital is Rather, said the buildings are superi- Long Beach Naval h added he has forward dent Truman a report engineers stating that buildings at the Long pital are below the those at Birmingham. sured of an appointment is Senator Kefauver (D-Tenn.). He sponsored the resolution calling for a crime inquiry, and is slated to become chairman. But Barkley has given no hint about the appointments. Republican leaders are reported to have asked Barkley to name Ferguson to one of the two Republican racketeers. They can become rich by avoiding taxes. 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