South Bend Mirror, December 28, 1945

              (Page Two
THE MIRROR
ELIEVE IT
By S
Has
RELSE
ther spoon
of A of C
Finds Champion
For Propaganda
Aid in Putting
Down Charities
Not in "Trust*'
(From Page One)
In other words he may know $1 about hdw to run. an airport,
but should never meet anybody. He is too conscious of his powfeb;
the other fellow, unless fef higher power, is just an offing,—which
makes of him a good alibi for the Aviation Coiiimission."
*   *  *  *
'"Tm mills of thp gods grind slowly but
they grind exceedingly small,"—and the
smaller the grain upon which they grind,
the finer the grist withal. And thus the
propaganda mill of' the BBD of the A of C
(Better Business Division of the Assoeia-
tion of Commerce) cifdps in on the Community Fund competitten to bolster itself
up and give it fair face. Taken to task for
its recent assault on Veterans' Voice as an
advertising riiei-Hum (competitive of its
mfitvjetir bugle — the "one and 8hly") and
the local American Veterans' Committee
chapter, for being so small, and for bringing in an outsider to edit their saysoes^ (I wonder where "Bob"
Walton came from) ; well, "When a fella needs a friencj" he
sometimes finds one.
Enter Clem K. Kuehne, newly elected president of the South
Bend Community Fund, Inc., which recently closed a United War
Cftbt drive, with some difficulty in making its $340,000 goal.
That is to be regretted and deeply, but the answer given is questionable. Kuehne seems to blame it on competitive solicitations by,
civic and social agencies, not recognized by the Community Fund,
and therefore he urges stricter controls to protect the public against
such "unmerited fund-raising efforts," — working through the
"Better Business Bureau of the Association of Commerce." He
also vows that it might be wise to ask the city council to explore
the matter with a view of establishing legal controls.
They want to trustify charity, eh? Talk about regimentation,
but of course it makes some difference who is doing the regimenting, and what for. Leave it to BBD of the A of C, and it is all
right; anyhow, this exploited in the columns of the "one and
only" drops a gentle hint to the unsuspecting public that here is
someone, and in public place, who thinks BBD of the A of C is
just the thing. I wonder how much Mr. Kuehne was implored,
and how much consideration he has really given to the evil possibilities of his proposal.
3f\       1JC      SfC       5(<
Community Fund Had
Better Keep Shy of
BBB of A of C When
Pleading for Favor
Night Before the 1945th
Christmas
(Contributed by Eri Hulbert)
,/yWAS the night before Christ-
A.   i
The Community Fund is well organized and for a beneficent purpose. It plans to take in and finance
worthy civic and social agencies in
South Bend in a once for all campaign in exchange for which there
is to be no occasional or intermit-
tant begging; no drives for funds.
To that extent it tells them how
much they can spend and how far they can go. Such institutions
as Memorial (Epworth) and St. Joseph hospitals, the Children's
Dispensary, Circle of Mercy, and 17 others, are on the list •—'■
while there are an admitted, and evidently somewhat approved 42
that are not. The point President Kuehne makes is that anyone with something of a sort in mind, had better get on — or else
. get the approval of the BBB of the A. of C, else a city ordinance
should bar them as "beggars."
Admitting the nuisance of those "promiscuous" solicitations,
and the fine stories told to back them up; well, there are a lot of
people who feel just that way about the Community Fund itself,
and regard the BBB and A. of C. as meddlesome matties in the
nansensical categories. Their penchant always seems to be to
keep . something from getting a start — Veterans' Voice, for
instance,—-but they're careful not to meddle where a "racket"
well established, as say, the automobile insurance gouge, with lots
of money back of it, is plying its trade. A. of C. was instrumental in provoking a setup here of an Industries, Inc., supposedly to help bring new industries to South Bend, or get them
going here. It raised a considerable fund,'—a "revolving fund,"
—but what became of it, where it has revolved to, not very many
people, even contributors, seem to know.
There are so many things.to crab about, when people want to
crab, but doubtful if these occasional intermittent "beggars" over
-.interfered in the United War Chest drive (the Community Fund)
making its goal, to the extent of a thin dime. When they came
arourtd they pleaded the Community Fund, though they may not
have given it a cent, md when the Community Fund arrives; they
tell of what they have done for the "beggars" and pretend anger
that they are allowed to stroll. However, there may be,among
them an occasional worthy one, but you can bet your- bottom
dollar unless backed by the "right people," that with the BBB of
the A. of C, on its neck, and a city ordinancs at its back—as the
traffic division of the police department does the bidding of the
A. of C.'s safety division.—it would have small chance.
Indeed, yes, Mr. Kuehne, you had better run your Community
Fund business somewhat independent of the BBB of the A. of C.
.You're taking on a liability, not an asset there.
*  *  *  *
Got to admit; I've been wrong, for once,
■—just once. So has President Truman.
He made a mistake. Instead of asking for
a fact-finding commission to aid in avoiding and in the settling of strikes, he
should have asked for a fiction-finding
commission. The object of the commission anyhow is to find out who is lying and how. He might as
well have said so. No wonder that both labor and management
(On Page Five)
Fiction-Finding
Board Needed in
Labor Embroglio
mas and nary a house
Could be found by a vet'ran
nor even his spouse.
Their   clothing   was  packed  in   a
suitcase with care
In hopes that an agent might fish
from the air
A house for their children, around
in whose heads
Dancecd   many   fine   wishes   for
clean little beds.
The wife wore her coat and the
man wore his cap;
A baby lay crying on each parent's
lap.
When ... up on the hill theire arose
such a clatter .
He rushed to the phone to see what
was the matter.
She   sprang   to   the   window   and
threw up the sash
To listen for "Ektras" which -might
print a flash.
The moon on the breast of the new
fallen snow
Illumined the sign: "Any vacancies? No!"
And naught to her wondering eyes
did appear—
Neither kitchenette flat nor room
in the rear.
He was told by the paper (we hope
'twas The Sun),
That the Senate at last had seen
light and begun
To request (so that all of its members could know),
The   reasons   for.   signs   reading:
"Vacancies? No!"'—
That up to the house tops (filled
up to the top)
The  Senate  was shouting:   "This
shortage must stop!".
She drew in her head and on turning around
Saw her fond husband lay the telephone down.
He spoke not  a word   but  went
straight to his work—
On a  telegraph  blank  he  wrote
. j3__ibothly and perk:
"I fought ior my country and paid
through .he nose!
"I did it with trust and with faith
that all those
"Who stood by at home far from
war's awful strife
"Would provide postwar bed for
my children and wife.
"But I see now I'm wrong and we
Sit out the night
"In a depot just waiting for dawn's
early light.
"I want from the Senate — from
Congress at large—
"A house for my fa_nuy at moderate charge.
"I demand now a place where mv
family can live;
"I   say   to   you,   Congress:   'Quit
-   stalling and give!"
" 'Tis the night before Christmas;
the New Year is here!
"I wire to make one little thing
very dear.
"Unless right away I find a place
for my head,
"You'll  find  that  you're  labeled:
'Politically dead!' "
Make "Last Dragon"
Your New Year Ambition
By ROGER WOOD
LADY   JEUNE  once  asked  Joseph    Chamberlain    why    so
many men fall short of their
ambitions. ^^M
He replied: "They turn back.
They may have killed the dragon
at the first bridge, and even at the
third, but few will meet the monsters at the end. He who vanquishes the demon at the last bridge has
won forever."
What does it avail the miner
who—after, tunneling a thousand
SSit into the mountain granite-—
gives up within six inches of the
mother lode?
Resolution and initiative are
splendid, but—as the psychologist
points oijJfc arid common experience
demonstrates—neither clever decisions nor auspicious beginnings
count unless man steadily pursues
his way in the face of all obstacles, refusing to discontinue effort.
Doggedness—when directed by intelligence eventually wins.
Timor, the Tartar, hiding from
his enemies, was discouraged. He
noticed an ant trying to carry a
large grain of wheat up a wall.
Repeatedly the tiny creature tugged at the load, which again and
again fell to the ground. The seventieth time the ant reached the
top with its precious burden. Timor took heart and conquered his
fOes. '^**%S
Sir William Wallace, the Scot
national hero — was outlawed for
ldlfirig an Englishman. Innumerable times he tried to run ttte English out of Scotland. One fcbrning
as he lay in a low shed, his attention became centered on a spider
weaving a web. Time and again
tfire spider swung toward a beam,
only to misfit by a fraction of an
inch. After several hours of Swinging and spinning; the spider successfully landed on the beam and
Speedily finished his web. Wallace,
took heart, gathered a small band
of desperate men and dt_ive the
English fronj Scotland. He became
Guardian of- Scotland and ruled
wisely.
The French, under Ferdinand de
Lessees* , riiade several brilliant
Bi|iEhings at a canal across the
Isthmus of Panama .3^. but it was
the intelligent persistence of 'Dig
it out again' Major Goethals that
finally linked the Pacific and the
Atlantic.
Most preventable failure are
caused by man's fear of the dragon at the last bridge . . . man's
fear of bis own shortcomings. Begin the New Year right; cross the
bridge—be master of your destiny;
at least of your fears and failings.
Truman Incompetent
Again
(Chicago Sun)
Most of the Senate debate on
President Truman's appointments
to the United Nations delegation
missed the main point. There was
some Bilboratory about Mrs.
Roosevelt — and Langerdslty over
Ed. Stettinius, former secretary of
state, — whose appointments did
more than any other to lift the
hearts of Americans who want trie
United Nations to evolve into
world government—but no senator rose to Say that President Truman, in the main, had put the
delegation together like a county
politician making up a slate for a
campaign.
Aside from Mrs. Roosevelt, the
principal delegates are more or
less ex-officio. Senators Connally
and Vandenberg do not give the
delegation strength; they give it
conformity with the seniority rule.
Still, when one sees among the alternates Former Postmaster General Frank C. Walker and Former
Senator John G. Townsend, lately
an odd jobs man for the Republican national committee, one can
only wish the principals good
health.
Mr. Truman missed an opportunity to appoint a strong delegation capable of vigorous leadership. More than ever, the responsibility for such leadership rests
upon the American people themselves.
(Editor's Note: To suit the Sun the
president, of course,' should not have
overlooked Harold Ickes and Henry
Wallace, for strength.)
eopie suRe Pick
SWELL TIME
FO£ARRE~B.GV.T
-N THE MIDDLE
OF CUR NEUT
YEAR7£ PASTY//
^