 Around 1948, he sued "America" magazine and others (including Walter Winchell) for libel, and the case dragged on for about seven years.In one issue of 1948, a major part of the paper was taken up by support for Robert Best, who had been convicted of treason (broadcasting Nazi propaganda from Germany during World War II).In the July and August 1949 issues, W. Henry MacFarland Jr.'s name appears as associate editor.