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The Durant news., 1946-12-05
large Number Of Lovely Chenille Robes Sold AT
Duranf Plant For Christmas Presents

A large number of lovely Chenille
robes have been sold at the Delta
Chenille plant in Durant since the
announcement appeared in the Bea-
con last week.
The majority of the robes sold
have been bought for Christmas
presents by number of Durant citi-
zens and people from surrounding
communities.
A good variety of sizes and colors
are still in stock and the sale will
be continued for several days.
Bedspreuds Avoiloble
A number of beautiful bedspreads
made at the Chenille plant in Sum-
NIT have been brought to the Dur
ant plant and are on sale there.
These spreads make nice gifts for
Mother, sister or almost anyone in
the family,
Anyone interested is invited to
come by the Chenille plant in Durant
and see the stock on hand.
The Durant news., 1946-12-05
CHENILLE LOCALS

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Perry are the
proud parents of a daughter born at
the Community Hospital in Lexing-
ton Sunday Mother and baby are
doing nicely. Mrs. Perry is the for
mer Idola Hinkle, of Lexington
She is sister of Mrs. Paul Phillips,
of Durant
Miss Miriam DeLoach spent
Thanksgiving with her aunt, Mrs. W.
II. Sharp in Lexington.
Miss Alyce Phillips returned tc
Atlanta, Georgia, by plane this
week after visiting home folks here.
Paul Phillips was Winona visitor
on business Thursday.
Mr.. Jimmy Perrin and Paul Phil
ips attended to business in Jackson
Friday.
Mrs. Herman Gronauer, of Mem
phis, is a guest in the home of her
mother, Mrs Minnie Brister, and
sister, Mrs. Minnie Mae Irving.
The Durant news., 1946-12-05
.Winona Chenille Plant
Employment Near Half

Although the truckers strike with
its resulting rail tie-up and embargo
continues insofar as New York City
is concerned, the seasonal change to
wintry temperatures has stimulated
chenille robe sales in other sections
of the country to point where en-
ployment and production atWinona
Delta Chenille has advanced to app
roximately so percent of the recent
peak reached.
Peak operation has increased en-
ployment at the local plant to about
$40 workers. Then came the shipping
embargo, choking off deliveries,
sales and production. Today employ
ment is back around the l60 mark,
and it is believed that number can
be retained even under present con-
ditions.
The pickup came Monday of last
week when about half the workers
in the Scanning Department were
called back Not all departments
have half their workers back on
hand, but they do not fall far below
that, and in some departments the
full force is operating.
The advent of cold weather and
rush Christmas are considered the
contributing causes to stepped up
production A telephone call from
one customer stated that within one
hour after the order of Chenille
robes arrived they were sold out.
Statesmen are very optimistic about
business for the coming year. AS
quickly as business conditions justi-
fly it, plant officials hope to get back
to full production again.
Plant employment at its highest
had reached about 400, but about Is
of these were men engaged in con-
struction of the new plant buildings.
SANDERS BEACON, THE WIN
SANDERS BEACON in THE WIN
ONA TIMES
Mrs. 10 May and Mrs. John Jenk-
l. 4 II
The Durant news., 1946-12-05

Miss Kitty Perrin is greatly i'm
proved from a heart attack Monday.
She is a guest in the home of her
brother, Jimmy Perrin.
Friends Of Mrs. Charles p. Dur
ham will be glad to know she is
able to be out after an illness with
flu. She and Mr. Durham were Jack
son visitors Monday.
Mrs. Herbert Brooks spent the
weekend in New Orleans with Mr.
Brooks who was operated on at the
ICRR Hospital there Friday. His
many Durant friends will be glad to
know he is doing nicely.
Miss May Jenkins, Mrs. John
jenkins, and Mrs. 10 May were
Jackson visitors Friday.
The Durant news., 1946-12-05

and many other skills. Qualified
Army, Navy, Marine or Coast
Guard veterans who held any of
some 400 occupational specialties
for months or more may now en-
list in the new Regular Army at a
grade depending upon the length of
your previous occuptaional special
ty service. New high Army pay and
the opportunities for advancement
make an Army career more attract
i've now than ever before Stop in
and find out the special grade you
will receive under this new War
Department regulation. Apply at the
u. S. Army Recruiting Station,
Holmes County Bank Building, Lex
ington Mississippi 33-1tnp & l2-1tnp
The Durant news., 1946-12-05

GOOD JOBS FOR FORMER
ARMY, NAVY, MARINE AND
COAST GUARD SPECIALISTS.
The Durant news., 1946-12-05
-Ao~ely Chenille Robe4
Make Beautiful
GhnA1mo4 qM

These beautiful robes in oil sizes and in voey OF
coors they will make beautiful coorfuI Christmas gifts
and so inexpensive for the ladies' and girls list
We offering number of these robes, seconds, to the
public Duront plant ond give you cordio invitation
by and make your selection while we have full ono
complete stock Of sizes and coors.
The Durant news., 1946-12-05

Mrs 10 May and Mrs. John Jenk-
ins shopped in Kosciusko Monday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-08-22

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Burney Ever of Omaha, Nebraska,
August 18th. Mrs. Ever will be re-
membered as the former Miss Joan
Walt of Tchula. Mrs. r. T. Walt is
the grandmother.
Ann Jones of Laurel, has been
visiting her grandmother, Mrs. V.
Reinhard, and aunt, Mrs. E. j.
Sheppard.
Mrs. L. w. Rabb, and . daughter,
Betty, and Judge and Mrs. G. D.
McCaleb, Of Lexington visited Mrs.
W. F. Darnell Wednesday.
Morris Hargon was a business
visitor in Lexington Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Owen and
Mrs. M. A.. Owen, of Clarksdale and
Memphis, Tenn. were recent visitors
of Mrs. Douglas Moss.
Mrs. Ralph Ray and daughters,
Ann Hampton and Betty Sue have
returned home from a visit with
her parents in Louisville.
Mrs. Matte Lou Turner and Miss
Agnes Sproles are enjoying a vacat-
ion in Ashville.
Edgar Sweet has returned home
from Houston, Texas, where he was
the guest of his aunt, Miss Evelyn
| Sweet.
Mrs. Gillian Gwin and Mrs. w
w. Gwin visited Miss Ida Vic Wade
in Greenwood Wednesday.
Mrs. George Crow and Mrs. Jack
Barwick left last week for a trip tc
Ashville, North Carolina. They will
visit in Montreal and Miss Georgene
Grow, who has spent the summeI
there will accompany them home.
Members of Mrs. Henry MCGEE:
Bible class and their wives enjoyed
a fish fry on the Methodist Church
lawn Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Lacy and son
Don Preston, visited relatives here
last weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Clark were
business visitors in Greenwood
Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Sheppard
visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Mulhol
land and children in Yazoo City
! Sunday.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-08-22

out OF Separate Road District No. |
for salaries, labor. supplies. etc as
follows: L. c. Johnson. l23 80. Glenn
McNeer, $3.50; Herman Griffin, l08;
Melvin Grantham, 90; H. H. Lehman
loo, Floyd McNeer, los; Dave Gran
man,, luz; Clinton Booth, 98.4 40:
Rlcn kealhofer, $3.50; Cliff Hughes,
90; Edwin Buck, 88; Willard Bruce,
"a; II, 5. Terry, 1870. Billups Service
Station, 4; John Johnson, 2l7.80;
Weathersby Chev. Co., 1854; Peo-
pies Service Station, 296.48; Peoples
Service Station, 1899; w. A. Har-
vey Store, laos; Hammett Gravel
Co., 343.83: Lexington implement
Co, 2.7O; Ramsey Thurmond Co,
2.25; E&N Products, 10000; Gwin
Lail Co, 400; The Fincher Co. 2.29:
Western Auto Store, /; Standard
Oil Co, 1884; The Texas Co. 1868;
Notwithstanding Co. 348.49: Jack
son Road Equip. Co. 1891: Southern
Equip, Sales, 2I.18; Southern EQUIP.
Sales, 34.13; Petermann Bros. 297. IA:
Lex. Wagon 4 Blacksmith Shop. S.
80; MISUNDERSTANDING Co. 31.79;
Southern Equip. Sales, 147.8 0 Pete
rmann Bros. ESQ; Southern Equip.
Sales. 2l69.36; Texaco Service Co,
211,97.
1t is hereby ordered that the foil
owing accounts be allowed PAYABLE
out of Separate Road District No. 2
for salaries, labor, supplies, etc, as
follows: A. c. Autry, 1880: Elum
McBrlde, l08; Dennis Mcbride. 40:
w. M. Mcbride, 97.10; Richard Ellis,
l08; Will Walker, 107; Bit Kyzer,
10; Watkins Aldridge Co. 258.02;
Hanco Oil and Grease Co. 103.37;
Hanco Oil and Grease Co. 1892;
Fleming Gravel Co. 1870; Red T.
Oil Go. 20l.50; Red T Service Station
ll,40; E & N Products Co, 88.43; Jul
Jus Guion, 55.42; Swain Radiator
Work, z; L. r. Browning, 1890; H.A.
Norwood, 80; Stribling Bros. Mchy.
Co. 1852; Mrs. Mildred Holmes, $50;
Campbelrs Standard Service, 200;
]. c. r. r. Co., West, Isl 80; Stand
ard Oil Co. 61.51; Hand Motor Co,
$3.50; G. F. Wilkins, sol. go; Jack
Martin, 507.60; T. B. Lawrence, 389.
40; Hammett Gravel Co. 907.38
1t is hereby ordered that the foil
owing accounts be allowed payable
out of Separate Road District No. 8
for salaries, labor, supplies. etc, as
follows: H. c. Brock. 90; Jim Wash
ington, 6; Ebenezer Cash Store, $685.
Ebenezer Cash Store, 17.45; j. w
Burwell, 2.20; j. w. Burwell, 26.1(
Humphrey-O'Reilly Co. 1894: Nc
knight Lumber Co. 1925; Yazoo
vallev Elec. Power Assn. 5; Raft
Harthcock, ITO; Bilbo Marshall, 86;
Eulis Ellington, 88; James Harth.
cock, a.; Shot Killebrew, 3d.; N. w
Malone, 6; Bay City Shovels Inc.
246.73: Frank Carter, IL; w. L. Ed.
wards, 1850; John Covington, 8; A
F.. Edwards, 120.; William Gnemi
$3.50; Merrill Eakin, 3.75; Frank
Spencer, SIS; G.. F. Byrd, 3.75; CIV
Flovd, 3.75; w. E. Spencer, 3.75,
Doyle Rogers, &C.; Pickens Sales &
Serv. Co. so; Earl Covington, SAT;
Miss. Road Supply Co. 50.82; South.
ern Equip. Sales Ltd. BATS: Wealth
ersby Chew. Co. 1926: Southern
Equip. Sales Ltd. 33.42; Lexington
Implement Co., 1.55; Petermanr
Bros. g.; Petermann Bros. 21.14;
Presley Chew. Co., 1.25; Pickens
Motor Co., $50; Standard Oil Co
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-08-22
TCHULA

Thursday Bridge Club
Last Thursday afternoon Mrs.
Edwin McKibben was the hospit-
able hostess to her bridge club in
her plantation home. Club members
and visitors were seated at four
tables arranged in the living room
and porch. Carolyn McKibben, dau-
ghter of the hostess. passed the tai
lies, and later assisted her mother
in serving c~oca-colas.
Mrs. Myron Casteel was awarded
nylon hose for high score among
the club members. Mrs. J. c. Cannon
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-08-22

210.86; Western Auto Store, S.;
Crown Serv. Station, 175.65; Brewer
Equip. Co. l52. 40; Pickens Motor Co
CLIO; Petermann Bros. 6. Petermann
Bros. TO-; Presley Chev. Co. 398.67;
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-08-22

won the guest prize, a lovely hand
kerchief. Mrs. W. ]. Penn won the
bingo prize, and Mrs. Marvin Smith
low score.
Late in the afternoon Mrs. Nc
kibben served tempting plates OF
sandwiches, salad, ice cream and
cake.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-08-22

P. H. Williams, 1877; A E. Edwardx
1,429.4O; A. E. Edwards, 420.3O; AE
Edwards, 1875. so.
continued
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-08-22

Mr.. and Mrs. F. M. Clark were
guests of relatives in Jackson
Sunday.
Charles Darnell of Wildwood
Plantation in Greenwood visited
relatives in Tchula this week.
Mrs. J. L. Shields and Mrs. Frank
! Clark spent Monday in Greenwood.
Mrs. H. E. McKibben and Miss
Ruth Barrett shopped in Greenwood
Monday.
Robert Perry, Herbert Hill and
Jim Garrett were visitors to Green
wood Monday.
Miss Ann Kemp is a house guest
in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| Gwin.
Miss Astrid Mansour, of Lake
Village, Arkansas visited Miss An
| geline Samaha this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Cobb and son,
Terrill Mature, visited relatives in
Tennessee this week.
Boptist Revival Meeting
The Baptist Revival meeting will
begin Sunday, August 25th, with
DR.. o. P. Moore of Moorehead pre-
aching, assisted by Lowery Compere
Mirimba player from Jackson and
Rev. Harrington leading the singing.
The series of meetings will continue
through Friday the 30th.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1946-08-22

continued
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-24
135-Pers0nal

DAvID's JFWELRY STORE HAS THIS
day sold their store located at NO.
Front street in the city of WiE-Sgton
to Reeds Jewellers. All creditors pre-
ent their claims on or before March
10, 1915. at the store.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-24
L19-Photographic Service

We NOW OFFER WILMINGTON TIE
following Photographic PICKUP AND
DELIVERY SERVICES at standard
prices on all orders of one dollar:
FILM DEVELOPING AND REPRINTING
Service: Share your best snapshots
with your friends Get reprints.
COPYING:
Have your treasured old family photo
graphs given sparkling new life. Have
them expertly copied and enlarged, OF
reduced. Precious photographs becom-
ing worn, turning yellow, or damaged
can be- preserved by copying.
ENHANCING:
Your favorite snapshots beautifully en-
larged. Eliminate unwanted portion.
of your negatives when enlarged.
Black and White engagements from
Kodachrome Transparencies.
PHOTOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS OF
Discharge papers. marriage and birth
certificates, or any printed material.
For Information. Dial 5186 Mon, thru Fri
Deliveries, Mon, We'd, Fri.
AL Mail Orders Accepted
BEERY'S
Photo-Finishers
302 Wrightsville Ave.
Wilmington, N. c.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-24
136-Poultry & Supplies

CHICKEN PICKERS IN STOCK. CALL
4-7759. Strouds Slicing Machine Ex-
change, 1900 South Boulevard, Char
Iotte N C.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-24
125-Pai nt-Papering

INTERIOR DECORATING. PAINTING.
wall-papering, floor sanding and finish
ing. We are now equipped to spray
paint inside or outside, Of house, large
structures, fences, brick and stucco,
large roofs. On most surfaces spray
painting is far better than brush paint.
ing and Is to so per cent cheaper. WIN
show work that we have done or give
demonstration. Dial 2-8l98. d. Il. Lang
ley,
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-24
136-Poultry & Supplies

FOR sALE-PUREBRED HEALTHY DE- De-
worna,.d nups two months old, Pit
s shephe rHS COLES, Eskimo spitz, Rat
Terriers, Toy Shepherds, Belgium
Shepherds. German Policies, Males
$500. females $1,000 Hounds, part
red bone, part blue tick. from tree
stock, $500 pair. Ship G. 0. =; ap-
prevail John c Willis, OWlngs, ,. =.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-24

change, 1900 South Boulevard. Char
QUALITY CHICKS FROM BLOOD
tested Flocks. Reds, Rocks, Crosses,
$3.50 per 100 Heavy Breeds, assorted,
$3.50 per 100 Leghorns, Straight Hatcn.
$500 puEets $12.o0t Mixed Assortment
1885 Jumbo Leghorn Cockerels 81. 90
per 100; $500 per 1000 Mail orders
filled. Live Delivery guaranteed, Gem
Poultry, ID N. 9Th street, Phiia Z, Pa.
AAA BLOoD-TEsTED CHICKS REDS,
White or Bar Rocks, Wyandottes, Cross
es and Leghorns, $6.95-1oo. No Special
Assorted, we ship the breed you order.
Leghorn Pullets Special Four Weeks
Only $1495-100. IS per cent sex guar
antee. Minorca Cross Cockerels Sass
100 Leg. Eng. Broilers $1.75-1OO; $500
1000 Crestmont Hatchery, Blackwood,
N. j.
GRADE AAA WHITE, BARRED ROCKS,
Reds, Leghcrns, Crosses, unsexed S6.9
per 100. Selected Grade A S495.
Kenney's Chicks, 1415 w. Girard Ave,
Philadelphia 80, Pa.
CHICKS-FINEST QUALITY. BLOOD
tested, Barred Rocks, Reds, W. Rocks
S7.s5 per 100. Mixed Assortment So. IS
per 100. Jumbo Minorca Broilers, make
heavy fryers $3.50 per 100 Large typc
English Tom Barron Leghorn Pull-&
$500 per 100. Cockerels 81. 80 per 100
$3.50 per 1000. Immediate delivery
c. o. D. Peerless Chicks, Camden, N
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-24
SPECIAL PRICES
I,l,o,, OS+b CEfh

February 25th-26th
New Hampshire Reds
AS Tatched -----------$1O.9o per !uU
Pullets ---------------- 1920 per Ivy
Cockerels ------------ 1O.So per 1oo
Thousands Matched since January LIST.
Customers report excellent results.
Write for complete price list on Bar
red Rocks, Parmenter Reds, White
Rocks, Rock Red Cross, White Wyan-
dottes, S. C. White Leghorns. Large
matches every Monday and Thursday.
Prompt Shipments. We ship c. Q. ..
Carolina Hatcheries, Corner Davle d
Sycamore SITS, Greensboro, N. {.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-24
l18-Music & Dancing

PIANoS-SPINETS. STUDIOS. GRANDs
See them today. A. H. Yopp Plan,
company.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-02-24
SO-Houses For Sale

H. F. WILDER
OFFERS FOR SALE.
PA No. Water st.
Large three story brick build
ing, suitable for wholesale
business or storage ware
house, situated on lot 41xlS6;
can arrange reasonable early
possession.
Northeast Corner
End and Dock SITS
With frontage Of 100 feet on
Second street by 165 feet on
Dock, together with IL apart
ment building.
400 Nun St.
Attractive two apartment
home of eight rooms and two
baths, in good condition,
partly furnished. Can ar
range early possession.
Wrightsville Beach Lot
Fronting so feet on Banks
Channel by 10 feet in depth.
Oleander-
Two choice lots fronting high
way.
513 No. Bird St.
Valuable business location; lot
GA x 90
: Winoca Terrace
Desirable lot on North East
corner 18th and Grace SITS.
65x15O; also several nice lots
on Ranking St.
Industrial Property
Several blocks in Southern Sec
ton of City, with railroad
facilities.
{; Kure's Beach
40 lots, some fronting Ocean
/. and some on Highway.
423 So. Fifth St.
Three apartment corner home,
with three baths; separate
entrances to each apartment.
H. F. WILDER
REALTOR
W. G. JAMES, Salesman
207 Princess St.
PHONE 1882
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Dog 10 Be Featured
AT Livestock Show

A sheep herding demonstration
by Pete" sheepdog that placed
third in the first North American
Sheepdog Field Trials at Staunton
recently, will be featured at the
sixth annual Poolesville Livestock
Show Saturday, it was announced
today by Ellis Robertson. president
of the Poolesville Chapter, Future
Farmers of America.
The dog is owned by John Lock
wood. herder at the Spring Valley
Herford Farm in upper Montgomery
County.
Beginning with judging at e::3O
am, the show will continue through
the day with a horse pulling contest
and creased pig chase included on
the program.
Chairmen of various departments
are Doug Robertson, draft horses
Earle Nicholson. dairy cattle; Nevin
Hoftacker, swine; Jack Rutter. beet
cattle and Charles Ricketts,, sheep
Leland Clark heads an entertain
ment committee and Charles Fritz
is acting supervisor of the fair.
Charles Davis, chairman of 9
special premiumS committee said 81;
cash would be awarded each of the
winners in the horse pulling con.
tests in the light and heavy classes
Exhibitors and contestants will bt
limited to Montgomery County
farmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Democratic Union Asks
Conference on Sales Tax

While calling on President Tru-
man ito maintain an open mind"
on proposals made last week by a
special tax committee of the Dis
trict for the establishment of a
sales tax here, the Washington
Chapter of the Union for Demo-
cratic Action today issued a call
for a conference of representative
organizations to discuss the Dis
trict's tax problems some time in
September.
Already the Union for Democratic
Action has opposed the sales tax,
contending that other revenue pos
sihilities have not been thoroughly
explored.
1.-THE sales tax" the union de-
clared, should be considered only
as a last resort. The District tax
structure is unsound because it
utterly disregards the principles of
ability to pay. sound administrative
procedures and certainty of yield
= For several weeks the union has
had a committee of tax experts
working on District fiscal problems.
A report from these experts will be
laid before the conference of civic
groups opposed to the sales tax.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
NLRB 10 Lay Off 13O
Due 10 Cut in Funds

The National Labor Relations
Board today started sending dis
missal notices to approximately 100
field attorneys and examiners who
will be dropped from the NLRB
staff because of drastic cuts in the
agency's appropriations.
Paul M. Herzog. chairman of the
NLRB, said the layoffs were neces-
STATED by a s5oe.000 cut made by
Congress in the agency's appropria-
tons. AS a result more than 20
per cent of the boards $50 employees
will have to be laid off by the end
of the year. 1t was said.
Fifty-three attorneys and 30 field
examiners are being sent their
notices today. The attorneys will
have their jobs terminated as of
September 80, while the field ex-
aminers will leave the NLRB ef1ec-
tive October /.
Mr.. Herzog said the dismissals
come at time when the boards
cases are Is per cent heavier than
for the same period last year
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
$3.50, 900 DomoeesAsked
For Assault on Steamer

Two suits asking total damages of
$160. 900, growing out of a criminal
assault August S, 1945, on a 53-year-
old Norfolk woman passenger on the
Norfolk Washington steamer Meteor
were filed yesterday in Federal Dis
trict Court at Norfolk against the
steamship agency of Dichmann.
Wright g. Pugh and George C.
Hudgins, master of the ship, the As
ISOLATED Press reported.
Jack Lester Barnes. a 24-year- old
colored steward on the vessel. was
convicted of the crime last October
In Prince Georges County Circuit
Court and sentenced to hang. An
appeal is pending before the Su-
preme Court.
Joint suits were filed by Mrs. Fred
erick NJ Weade, the passenger, and
her husband. Mrs. Weade asks fol-
s100 900 damages, her husband asks
$50, 900 and Mrs. Robert l.. Slime
meyer, 1900 block of Euclid street
NV, who shared the stateroom
with Mrs. Weade, is suing for $10,-
900 damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
Hotel Rooms for 5000
Available in Capital

Washington hotels, instead OF
being oyercrowded, now have only
about rs per cent. occupancy. with
space to care for about 5000 more
persons. according to Arthur j.
Harnett. of the District OF Columbia
Hotel Association.
This does not mean there are
5000 extra rooms. he emphasized
but there are Accommodations for
about 5000 persons.
Since early this month, he ex-
planned, hotels have shown a sharp
decline in occupancy of transient
rooms. Before that they were operat-
ed at practically capacity" he said.
Reasons for. the slump, he ex-
planned, included a decided reduc-
ton in the number of businessmen
and other visitors here; decrease
in the number of armed forces per-
sonnet on leave or Through: more
train and plane space in and out of
Washington. and a letdown in Fed
eral activity since the end of the
war
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-07-30
License Hearing SET
Friday for Pie Firm
Cited in Health Case

The District License Revoca ton
Board late yesterday called on ON
Gals of the Connecticut Pie Co.,
which has been cited as insanitary
by District Health Officer George C.
Rutland, to appear before it at 10
a m. Friday to show cause why their
license should not be revoked be-
cause of conditions at the company's
plant at 1889 o street NV
The bakery. which was prosecuted
by the Agriculture Department after
the latter alleged it had traced cases
of food poisoning among Federal
workers to pie originating there
was cited last Tuesday by DR.. Ruth
land and Director of Food Inspec-
ton R. r. Ashworth. At that time.
the health officers recommended to
the District Commissioners that the
officers of the company appear be-
fore the Revocation Board.
The hearing Friday will be held in
room 3l14, Municipal Center Build
ing.
hC cohSAN was I1oSSO
81, 1945, by Federal Pure Food and
Drug Administration injunction
after it was alleged more than &C
persons had been poisoned by cream
pies purchased there. 1t was per-
mitted to reopen last January IA
after District Health Department
inspectors found it was complying
with local regulations.
But, on June %. the company for
feited 5000 in Municipal Court fol
failure to appear to answer santa
ton charges
Listed as head of the bakery ir
the Health Departments citation is
Mendel Behrend, treasurer. Mr.
Behrend has denied association with
the firm and has referred question
ers to his brother. Rudolph B
Behrend, who has been represented
as president.