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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-08
POPULATION TURNOVER

Buenos Aires, AP.-The entire
population of the South Orkney
Islands, southernmost inhabited
land in the world, is being chang
ed-all nine persons. The islands,
belonging to Argentina, are well
below the Antarctic Circle and
their only population is the crew
of a government meteorological
station. This is changed annu-
ally when a government ship
takes the new crew to the is
lands and brings back the old
one.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-08

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Beginning with the date of February
23rd and effective thirty days there
after all clothes and other items that
were left in our care for laundry
service and which have beer in Our
possession for ninety days or longer
will be disposed of. -.
ANY person who through oversight
has failed to pic kup his bundle MAJ,
claim same by presenting his copy OF
the laundry ticket or other means OF
identification, and paying all charges
thereon.
We have accumulated in the past
three wears a large number of such
bundles, and we are no longer able
to assume responsibility for their care.
Any person who desires to make
zach a claim is urged to do SO at once
SIGNED,
HARRY F. WRIGHT, Mgr,
Southern Laundry Co,
Pascagoula, Mississippi.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-08

The above and foregoing Ordinance
having been reduced to writing and
considered article by article and Sec
ton by section ON motion of w. l..
Allen. seconded by r. II. Perkins was
adopted as a whole on the following
Voting for the adoption OF the Or
dinance:
F. C. Spann. Jr.
w L. Allen
j. F. Colley
r. L. Head
Voting against the adoption:
Absent and not voting:
None
Approved this the 5th day of Feb
E. C. WOOD
Mayor.
ATTEST:
v. G. STEWART
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF JACKSON
-ITY OF MOSS POINT
1. the undersigned. w. G. Stew
art, Clerk of the City of Moss Point,
Mississippi. do hereby certify that
he above and foregoing is a true and
,orrect copy of Ordinance Number
SO. which was duly adopted by the
Mayor and the Board of Aldermen
{ the City of Moss Point, Mississippi
At its regular meeting held on Tuesday,
february 5. 1916. as same appears
from the minutes Of said meeting now
n my custody.
Given under my hand and official
seal of office. this the 5th day of
w. C. STEWART. Clerk,
City of Moss Point
"a % 90 o o
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NONRESIDENT NOTICE
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO IORENE BRADLEY GOFF:

THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO LORENE BRADLEY GOFF:
You are hereby cited TO appear be-
fore the Chancery Court in the Coun-
ty of Jackson. in said State, upon
June, 1916. to defend the suit there
in Of Edward l.. Golf against you i'm
which said suit the Complainant is
asking for a Divorce, all as is shown
by Bill of Complaint on file.
Witness my hand and seal of said
Court, this the 18th day of Febru-
airy. 1916.
(SeaD FRED TAYLOR,
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-08

NONRESIDENT NOTICE

NNVH 1IIV
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
TO: Thomas Nettles.
Tunnel Springs.
Munroe County. Alabama.
You are hereby cited 10 appear be
fore the Chancery Court of the County
OF Jackson. in said State. upon the
second Monday. the 10th day of June,
1916. to defend the suit i'm said Court
of Laura Bell McCants Nettles, Com
claimant. against you wherein she is
ieeking a divorce and wherein you are
the Defendant. all as is shown by Bill
of Complaint ON file in said cause. be-
Ing No. $3.50 on the Docket of said
Court.
Witness my hand and seal Of said
Court this the goth day of February.
1916.
(SEALl
FRED TAYLOR. Clerk
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t 2-22. 81. 8. Is
NOTICE or.TRusTEE.s SALE

Whereas. default has beer made in
The payment of the Indebtedness Sc
cured by that certain Deed of Trust
from Dan Z. Tanner and Mrs. Emma
MAY Tanner to }. Guy Krebs. benef1ei-
lry. the undersigned as Trustee dated
March "a. 1913 and recorded in Book
IS. Pages 5i3-5i4 of the Record of
Mortgages and Deeds of Trust on lands
n the office of the Clerk of the
-hancery Court of Jackson County.
Mississippi and the holder and owner
IF the note e~videncius said indebted
less having requested the undersigned
rs Trustee to foreclose said Deed
IF Trust in accordance with its terms
and provisions. l viii within legal
upon Monday. the 18th day of
March. 1916 offer for sale and sell
or cash to the highest bidder at the
main front door of the Jackson Coun-
y Court louise in the City of Pasca-
youla the lands situated in said Coun-
" and described as follows. to-wit:
The West one-half of the East me
half of the Northeast quarter of the
Northwest quarter of the East one
aalf of the West one-half of the
Northeast quarter of the Northwest
quarter in Section 90. Township Z
South. Range 5 West together with
all buildings and improvements there
on as per deed recorded in Deed
Book &c. Page 500 of the Jackson COIN
e.. Mississippi Land Deed Records
ADVERTISED. POSTED AND DAT
ED this 2ist day Of February, 1916
". {. HAVENS. Trustee.
Il 2-22 81. 8. is
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pAscAaouLA CHRONICLE STAR and MOSS POINT ADVERTISER

Book 81. page 54s twhere they
reSfdc1 .ia..a...-a as...,.. ........t.....
2007i J. r. and Anne Margaret Flei-
schman-North Of Lot IL.
Square 8. KrebsviIle .....-..
s034 v. A. Sanford-Lot 3. Block
G, international Snip Build
ing Company Subdivision ..-..
2O38i Ross Smith4West AZ feet of
Lot a. Block ID. International
Ship Building Company Sub
2043i r.. hosamono and Robert Al
len-Lot 3, Block Z, ~lnterna-
tional Ship Building Com
pany Subdivision ......a.-...-.
2054l r. r. Calhoun-Lot z. Block
G.. international Ship Building
Company Subdivision ...........a
207l julius "A. Richards-Lot II,
Block J, International Ship
Building Company Subdivision.
2l23i Mrs. Bonita DIckson-Lot 10.
Block ". International Ship
Building Company Subdivision.
2l77i Dewey H. and Frona j. Wal
den-Lot /. Block 81. Intcrna-
tional Ship Building Company
Subdivision ....
$40 Benjamin Bunnan-Part Lot
40. Sidoine Krebs Tract, 81
feet front on Telephone Road
per Deed Book 81. page 624 80
Witness my hand and signature.
SEAL
It 3-8.15. %. 20
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-08
DELINQUENT MUNICIPAL TAX SALE
City of Poscoqoulo. Mississippi

VIII sell at public outcry to the highest bidder. for cash at the from
loo IF te City Hall in the city Of Pascagoula, Jackson County, State o
MISSISSIPPI ON
MONDAY. THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL. 1876
during legal hours. the following described land an lot or so much Thereof
as nav be necessary 10 make tt amount of taxes thereon for the fiscal yea
lg5 M e0ts and other unpaid take and costs,
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I: :: :: :: :. !: : :. :: :: :: :: :. :. :: :. :: :.
Ill.,
,lsIsI AGO oil 90 .2s .,s .o an
t
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sss also 4s 60 Is Is ~ % IS
sss SEQ ii 60 2, is Oc s77
sss 7ao j. 60 Is is o. s4l
sac $40 Is 50 Is Is &C ass
$50 $40 90 60 2, i, os AZ,
sss aooO ~ 60 IS j, q ss4s
,mss l44o 2, 60 2, Is i. 1898
sac l4.4o 20 60 Is Is IA 1893
SIS sl2o lo2 go rs is 81 5s7s
1886 1900 "a 60 Is is ~ 1886
his the 9th day OF February. 1916.
tSigned) V. p. DeJEAN,
City Clerk and Tax Collector,
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DELINQUENT COUNTY TAX SALES
Jackson County. Mississippi

+ p o Newman, Sheriff and Tax Collector win sell at public ontcry to
City Of Pascagoula Jackson County. Mississippi on
THE FIRST MONDAY. THE FIRST DAY OF APRIL. is
ommencing at II o'clock A NJ the following described lands and lots or
so much thereof as may be necessary to make the amount n taxes due there
on fr hi fiscal year of 1M5 M costs
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FRED TAYLOR
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT

BY vERTIs c. RAMSAY. nc
II 1-15 % Al q
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1t ga, Is. %. 20
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-03-08

Eliza Perry-House and lot
south SIDE Telephone Road
IN Dabbs Tract per Deed Book
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Witness my hand and signature. this the 27th day q February, 1916
ssI5. q. 20 City G HirH and Tax eoheetor.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
Stock Buyers Favor
Selected lndustria|s,
Rails and Utilities
BY Victor Eubonk
Assoeioied Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, May 2l.-Selected
rails, industrials and utilities con-
tinued to attract buyers in today's
stock market, although profit CASH
ing on Mondays belated recovery
stalled many leaders.
Principal bidding inspiration
again was the hope that both the
railway and coal controversies would
be adjusted before expiration of the
present truces. Dividends and earn
ings generally we're favorable mar
ketWise, but exceptions here de-
pressed individual issues. Splitup
possibilities still propped some
stocks
Activity. pronounced in the fore
noon when trends were at the best
dWindled after midday notwith-
standing large blocks of loW-quoted
sprlnters. Early advances running
to 2 or more points were cut or can
celled In many cases near the close
and numerous minus signs even
tuated. Transfers were in the vicin-
ity of 100000 shares.
Announcement that Chicag
Great Western directors would take
no action on preferred disburse-
ment at this time put both the COM
mon and senior issues in the losing
ranks.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
Market AVERAGES
BONDS. :,
Odd-Lot DEALINGS

PHILADELPHIA. May 81 lP-The Sc
curitics, and Exchange Commission reported
odd;lot dealers or SPECIALISTS on the New
York Stock Exchange for May 90: 5.425
sales involving 25,5b shares, Including
10 short sales involving s24 shares
Evening star., 1946-05-21
Life Insurance Sales
so Per Cent Above
Year Ago in April
By Edword c. Stone

Life insurance purchases in the
United States in April showed an
increase of go per cent over April
1945. and were more than twice the
aggregate reported for April in pre-
war 1941, the Life Insurance Agency
Management Association of Hart
ford reported today. Total pur-
chases in April were Sl,97l 219 900
compared with 81 ,228, ,452 900 in April
of last year and 1859, ,l53 900 in April,
l94l.
Purchases of ordinary life in
surance in April totaled 81 ,473, ,519,-
900. an increase of IS per cent over
April. 1945; industrial insurance
amounted to $3.50 $4,000, up % per
cent, while group insurance totaling
Sl38 $4,000 increased 33 per cent
over the same month last year.
In the first four months of 1916
life insurance purchases totaled
Sc ,655 ,282 900, an increase of 43 per
cent over the like 1945 period and
65 per cent over 194l, the report said
Bank to Increase Capital.
Stockholders of the Bank of Com
merce & Savings will meet on May
81 to vote on proposal of the
directors to issue 1000 shares o1
new stock, giving each stockholdel
the right to purchase two new shares
for every old share owned on tha;
date, at $3.50 per share Under
this program the bank will receive
Of ,1.ill l,r
credited to the capital account ano
100000 to surplus.
1t is planned to issue transferable
subscription warrants giving stock
holders the right to subscribe fOl
or purchase the new stock. The
warrants may be sold or transferred
to third party, an active market
for the purchase rights being as
Sured. The bid for the present
stock on the Washington Exchange
is $500 a share
President Thomas J. Groom saio
today that the new stock will not
participate in dividend payments
before September 80, although there
will be three times as much stock
outstanding the directors believe
that the regular $40 dividend pei
share per annum will be continued
together with the usual 81 extra
The increase in capital is deSlr-
able because of the banks steady
growth and the plan for branch in
Brightwood. Mr. Groom said. The
new capital structure will include
100000 capital 100000 surplus
$4,000 undivided profits and re-
serves; total, 1895 900.
Bankers Attend Reception.
About 100 leading Washington
bankers attended the reception in
honor of the officers and directors
of the International Bank for Re-
construction and Development and
the International Monetary Fund
given by the Washington Board Of
Trade at the Mayflower Hotel late
yesterday.
Members of the Investment Bank
ers' Association in this area will hold
meeting in Baltimore Friday.
Richard P. Dunn, chairman of the
Southeastern group, will preside.
the speakers being Charles S. Gar
land. associa ton president, and
Murray Hanson, general counsel.
Thornton w. Owen will address
Washington Chapter, Society of Res
idential Appraisers, at dinner
meeting at the Burlington Hotel this
evening
Evening star., 1946-05-21

Rates of dividends in the foregoing table
are annual disbursements based on the last
quarterly or semiannual declaration. Un-
less otherwise noted, special or extra div-
dends are not included. a Also extra or
extras. Plus stock dividend Cash or
stock. e Declared or paid so far this year.
Payable in stock. Paid last year. h Pay
able in Canadian funds Accumulated
dividends paid or declared this year New
issue WV With warrants. XIV Without
warrants
Evening star., 1946-05-21
Chicago Grain

ranged through the permissible limits in
todays grain futures trading The con-
tract was UP ; cents at the opening after
which light selling pushed the price down
10 cents in 10 minutes Some short
covering moved quotations to within small
fractions OF the days high shortly after
noon
At the close wheat was unchanged al
ceiling prices Old corn contracts were
bid at ceilings. New corn contracts were
a tol2 higher than yesterdays close
January. LAG. New oats contracts were
UNCHANGED to l. higher August, s394
Old oats contracts were unchanged 20 IA
higher. May. SO New rye contracts
were UNCHANGED at ceilings. Old rye was
unchanged to 3is higher; May "35 "a.
New barley contracts were unchanged 10
- higher; November. .33i7 Old con-
tracts were unchanged at ceilings
Evening star., 1946-05-21
Business Briefs
AnriI Advertising was 26.2eo abol

a year ago. while volume for four
months of l946 was up 24,3 ,3ec-Media
Records. Department store and
classified advertising set new records
for April
International Telephone & Tele-
graph Co. was reported negotiating
for a $30000,00 loan from insurance
companies to help finance retire
ment of S43, 100000 of Sc debentures
and cut interest costs at least 500.
Continental Gas & Electric Co.
received high bid of $5119 share
fro 744,455 shares of Columbus &
Southern Ohio Electric Co. common
stock from Dillon. Read & Co. and
associates. Reoffering was expected
at $3.50.
General Gable Corp. registered
with the SEC 10000 shares of 40
cumulative first preferred stock of
slO0 par value and 10000 shares
Of 4%o cumulative convertible sec
ond preferred of $50 par value Pres
emf preferred holders will be offered
share of each plus a cash payment
Of $3.50 and accrued dividends of
sl.l62s in exchange for each old
share.
WHY'S Overland Motors, Inc. reg
istered with the SEC 5,145 shares
of preferred and 310,290 common
shares to be offered in exchange for
present common. The firm pur-
chased the Wilson Foundry & Ma
chine Co. of Pontiac as first step
in its S2l 900, 900 expansion program.
Riegel Textile Corp. plans to
merge Trion Co. of Georgia and
War Shoals Mfg. Co. of South Caro-
lima will be submitted to stockhold-
ers of the firms in June Riegel
has been the selling agency for the
two other firms.
Sutherland Paper Co. declared a
quarterly dividend of 40 cents a
common share, payable June Is
Previous payments were 80 cents.
Keystone Steel & Wire Co. de-
Clared an extra dividend of 30 cents
and a regular quarterly of 30 cents
both payable June Is.
New York City Omnibus Corp. cut
the regular dividend to so cents from
IS cents previously paid. with a dec
laration payable June 25.
Pan American Petroleum & Trans
port Co. and subsidiaries earned 81
332,302 or 49 cents a share in the
March quarter VS.. $2,186,950 or 46
cents year ago.
Pennsylvania Railroad reported a
deficit of S7,747,349 for the March
quarter VS.. net income of S16,803,-
144 in the same 1945 period
Erie Railroad loss for four months
ended April 30 was S2.315,752 VS.. net
income of s2,l23 .2o6 in the 1945
period.
Celanese Corp. earned S3.434, ia
or Sl21 a share in the March quar-
ter vs. 81 ,968 ,587 or 81 cents on fewer
shares year ago.
Louisville Gas & Electric Corp. net
for the March quarter was S1,l20,637
VS. S693,205 in the same l945 period.
Transwestern Oil Co. earned $637,-
528 or IS cents in the March quar-
ter VS.. s768,6l8 or sl02 a year ago
Consolidated Cigar Corp. net for
the March quarter was S290,110 or
s1.04 VS.. S303, ,025 or 90 cents in the
same l945 period
Phillips Packing Co. earned ST.
692,723 or $3.49 IL months ended
March 81 VS.. S750,027 or s15l in the
previous year.
International Minerals g. Chem
ical Corp. expects earnings for IL
months ended June 80 to be some
what better than the S246 a share
earned in the previous fiscal year.
Boston Fund Corp. assets on April
30 totaled s24346.957 or S26.28 a
share VS.. s22.37S 6o7 or s25.2l on
January 81 and s159l5,176 or s20.3l
> year ago.
Evening star., 1946-05-21
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, May 2l tPr.-Dlvidends de
clared:
No Action.
Pc Stock OF Pay
Rate Rod record. able
Evening star., 1946-05-21
IN. Y. Bond Market
Furnished by the Associated Press.)
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lint GIN 1st 6s52 81
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lint Paper 5s ~ 1o2
lint TIT 4Ias 521o2
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Lorrillard 3s SO lo4A
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mo Pac IS 65 A 964s
Mo Pac os 77F 94A
Mo Pac gn Is 75 s.
lMorrel&Co 1858 lob
NatDairy2A 2As7O 1o4
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1 West On 5s 80 1929
Evening star., 1946-05-21

TODAY'S SALES
tReported in Dollars)
Domestic- 90 600
Foreign $40 600
q s Govt 4 900
TREASURY Close
2las 1867 Dec lob 25
NEW YORK CITY
Is Sn l2lsla
FOREIGN. Close
Argt 4 l2s 4S lo4
ChilMB6las57 2eM
Chile 6s so asd 29La
Colombia IS 70 67N
Denmk 4Kzs ~ 1914
Norway As 63 lO2N
Peru LIST lis go IS
DOMESTIC. Close
Alb PrWr Us 4S lo2N
Am tat 2s4s75 los
Am TIT 2AsSU 1o4N
ATSF As 95 l37iA
BIO 1st m 4S- lob
BIO az A 67yL
S0O 1000 D. 81
BIO CIV so 7lM
BIO So Wsn so 100
Beth Stl 2As 70 1o3M
BufRoch&P57st 64N
Cent Ga 5s 50 c ~
Cent Pac IS so 1855
c r r N j 5s 81 As
Chi&Alton3s43 so
Chi q E l inc 81 68iLz
Chi Ind&Lo6s66 IS
CMStP4hs2Ol9 lolA
CMStP4I IaS2044 861s
Cni&NW 4 Kas99 Ola
GRIP 4 Kas 52 A 67l4
GRIP 4k2s 60 IS
GRIP As sS 80
GRIP ri As "a 81
CCC StL 4hs77 %
ClevShLi4 h2s61 112zs
Col g. So 41asSO 7laa
Cons P 27ss rs 1864
CrucibStl3As55 lo3
Del L&W4s2042 66%
Dn&RG As SO e5N
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Det Edison 1865 lo7
Erie 4Has 2O15 90
Erie 3hss 90F looN
GenRe&Ut 1869 IS
Goodrich224s65 lob
CIT North 31ss9Olo4Zs
GM&O 334s 50 lob
Hud&M RI 5s 81 73E
Hud&M IN IS 81 3ei/z
IC 43SR6 Q5J
Evening star., 1946-05-21
Missouri Pacific Railroad elected

Paul J. Neff chief executive officer
to succeed the late L. w. Baldwin,
Evening star., 1946-05-21

tUnit OF trading, 10 shares; sales printed
IN full sIn bankruptcy or receiyership az
being reorganized under Bankruptcy Act,
Rates OF dividend in the foregoing tabis
are annual disbursement based on the lsst
quarterly or semiannuai declaration. On-
dends are not included x Ex dividend
xr Ex rights. Also extra or extras. b plus
stock dividend. Cash or stock eDe.
clared or paid 50 far this year. fPayabls
In stock. z Paid last year. b Payable IA
Canadian funds. k Accumulated dividendI
paid or declared this year. New issue.
Evening star., 1946-05-21

OHIO OIL Ma l2o 27,S 2eh 27.. + IA
Oliver Corr 1g 3lla 3lLl 31IA ! ~
'oliver Of ~ 80 1864 1854 1854
omnibus Corp % l6A 15h l5zs - 70
tOmnibus Of s. 10 llsM llslA lleiA - u
Oppenheim Ae 81 solh 81 ~
Otis Elevat 4ne 37A 81 37,A = "a
tOtis Elev of 6 x2o 17s l7s l7s + II
Owens-Ill Gl 2e e6A 50 1854 +lz
Evening star., 1946-05-21
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. May 81 P-After dis
playing early frmness mill and New
Orleans buying the cotton market reacted
moderstey on hedGe selling and profit tax
ing. which met limited trade support
Most traders held to the Sidelines await
ing Senate vote on the various price de-
control amendments
Futures closed 15 to 81 cents ba lt
Evening star., 1946-05-21

Sales
Stock and Add Net
Dividend Rate 90. High. Low Close chEe
Twin City pr2h 30 e3LA e3A e3M- IA
Twin Coach 22L4 22LA 27lS + u
Evening star., 1946-05-21

Hourly Ssles on the E1 change Today:
II 100 Am 800 900 1900 noon $50 600
100 pm $50 600 200 ON $40 600
Approximate Total $50 COO
Evening star., 1946-09-17
Harvey Jones Named
As Board Of Trade
Membership Head

Harvey L. Jones, vice president of
Sandoz, Inc, real estate agents, has
been named chairman of the men,
bership committee of the Washing
Evening star., 1946-09-17
ChennauIt Signs Contract
10 Fly Chinese Relief
By the Associated Press

SHANGHAI, Sept. 17.-Maj. Gen.
Claire L. Chennault, former COM
mander of the China based 14th Air
Force, announced today he has
signed contract with the Chinese
National Relief and Rehabilitation
administration to fly relief supplies.
He Immediately ran into criticism.
He said American pilots, most of
them former Flying Tigers, would
airlift the supplies from Canton to
Kweilin, Lianchow, Hengyang and
other points designated by the
CNRRA.
His line, the Chennault Air Trans
port, will use II Cas- and CAT two
engined transport planes purchased
from United States Army surplus
Gen. Chennault called a press con-
ference to reply to criticism in the
Chinese press. He denied as outright
falsehoods reports that he intended
to participate in the civil war or
otherwise use the airline to aid the
government against the Communists
He said it was equally untrue that
his airline would compete against
two existing Chinese airlines In
China.
Replying to a series of questions
Gen. Chennault said UNRRA was
loaning his company 100000 and
had pledges, chiefly from former
Flying Tigers, for 81 900 900 more. He
said his company would operate as
long as CNRRA does.
Evening star., 1946-09-17

owners had protested because NMU
security watches were withdrawn
from ships in Atlantic and Gulf
ports. The NMU action was factor
in collapse of shipping strike settle
ment negotiations.
In other developments yesterday
the first clash between CIO seamen
and members of the AFL Interna-
tional Longshoremen's Association
occurred on New York pier.
The clash started when $50 long
shoremen crashed the NMU picket
line at the docking of the French
liner Colombo.
The CIO Marine Engineers Bene-
ficial Association yesterday present.
ed to 49 shipping firms on the At
lantic and Gulf coasts demands for
35 per cent wage increase and a
closed shop in behalf of $4,000 mem
bers manning the engine rooms of
between 400 and 1890 ships on both
coasts.
Edward P. Trainer, business man.
ager for Local 33 Of the association,
said a strike vote was being taken
by mail and would be completed by
September Is.