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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-18
NO-MAN BAND
IA 60 Second CIose-Up)

INVENTOR. White-haired 74-year-
old Louis Bacigalupo is probably the
only man in the u. S. who still con-
structs, repairs and invents mechan-
ical wind driven musical instruments.
Forerunners of one-man bands,
these automatic contraptions are
really fashioned juke boxes -
the kind that used perforated rolls to
turn out symphonies on real musical
instruments at amusement parks and
dance halls back in Grandma's day.
PUNCH BY PUNCH. In big Los
Angeles back room, Italian born
Bacigalupo operates his one-man fac
tory. is still going strong. Biggest
business these days is punching out
rolls that play modern melodies on
these music boxes. AS Bacigalupo's
paper roll whirls around it sets in
motion violins, drums, trumpets,
accordions and other instruments, all
set up inside the organ"
Louis, who says he made the
worlds first player piano, has built
some $4,000 mechanical orchestras.
Toughest job was a 25-foot-long
whopper with 100 instruments, all
played with single roll of music.
Louis works before dividing wheel
that contains 1900 perforations He
punctures his original roll according
to the score in front of him, then
moves to hand punch machine for
the final operation. 1t takes six hours
to make piece that runs one minute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-18
JNMEHM;n;r

PORTRAIT. He's a married man,
SO years old, active in community
affairs. He earns between $40 and $50
a week, has been employed by his
firm more than five years in posi-
ton of trust.
Sounds like nice chap But &C
cording to an extensive study of
many hundreds of cases, that happens
to be the description of the average
embezzler.
INITIATION NOTE. A few weeks
ago THIS WEEK printed an article
about ZOOS which stated that bongo
was very rare animal worth around
$1,000.
A number of experts on the subject
have complained to us that bongo is
worth nearer 5000 right now We
plead guilty - $1,000 was the pre-
war price, and we should have made
that clear.
We've also heard from number of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-18

Names and descriptions of all characters In
fiction stories and semi-fction articles In this
magazine are wholly imaginary. Any name
which happens to be the same as that OF any
person. living or dead. is entirely coincidental.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-18

non-experts - they want to know
what in time bongo is in the first
place. Accordingly, we've dug up a
picture of one, which you will note
above
Always glad to be of service.
DEFINITION. Husband: A domesti-
Gated wolf.
This Week Magazine
FOR A BETTER ERICA
WILLIAM |. NICHOLS. Editor
INDIAN SCOUTS. Observation-Disclosures. 4
BY Arthur Bartlett
A LITTLE MISTAKE. Observation-Disclosures. 8
by Edword Stevenson
KEEP YOUR CREDIT GOOD.
by Dickson HorfweI
PRoDIGALS BROTHER. ............. -
by Allan Vcvshon EIsfon
BEAUTIFUL BUT BRIGHT. ............
BY Louis Berg
GRANDMOTHER sHOppED HERE. 10
BY Clsmenfine PoddIeford
CHILrs GOOD DEED. ............... ~
by Philip Horkns
Cover BY Roy Lees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-08-18

TW-S-i8-46
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u4iaeWAsHlNCTO
Etettinius May Not Run
For Senate from Virginia

Candidates are usually chosen
by the machine and, on the gener.
al record, nominations are giver
to those who have been active
in loca' and state politics over a
long period of time.
The senatorial post is gener-
ally regarded as the reward OF
long and distinguished service.
This &c compensated by the fact
that it's usually "once a senator
from Virginia, always a senator
from Virginia" Stettinius has liv-
ed in C%ulpepper, Va, for many
years since coming into govern
ment service early in the New
Deal.
He was educated at the Univer-
sity of Virginia. He is also a reg
istered Democrat in Virginia. But
his background is big business and
he has never held elective office.
In view of this situation, observ-
ers doubt that he can win the post.
Labor observers doubt that the
committee for Maritime Unity
will have a long lease on life.
Ostensibly the GNU is to become
the big international union of ma
Rhine workers, but insiders do
not believe the six CLIO members
and one independent will stick to-
gether.
The organization exists in name
only and has not yet been legally
formed. It's paid advertisements
during the maritime dispute have
been signed merely: Committee of
Maritime Unions.
Most observers believe that the
GNU will do well to hold togeth-
er during the current crisis. The
owners would definitely like to
split it apart. Reports of dis
unity have leaked out of the
GNU councils and a strike, it's be-
lieved, would probably finish the
unity
Unity of Clio Fragile
For n thing, there are too
many strong men, among men,
bers of CMU-Harry Bridges of
the longshoremen, Joe Curran,
National Maritime Union, and Jo-
seph Selly, American commune
cations association-to weld a
solid, lasting international organ
ization of maritime employees.
The lone independent, v. J. Ma
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VITAL STATISTICS

The following births were re-
corded with the Jackson Coun-
ty Health Department last week:
Melvin Oliver and Margie Lee
Wade Trahan, Pascagoula, boy;
Abner Tolar and Lenora Grad
dock Steede, Jr., Lucedale, Ri.
/, Miss, boy; Eli James and
Mary Nell Vallahan Smith, 739
Grant Circle, Pascagoula, boy;
Curtis Adell and Violet Davis
Floyd, l1l2 Farragut ST., Pas
cagoula, girl; Henry Washington
and Adele Davis, Jr., TAO Grant
Circle, P~ascagoula, boy; Nelson
Woodrow and Hilda Irene Parker
Broome, 1404 18th St, Pasca-
goula, boy; William and Agnes
Blanche Morris Meredith, Pas
cagoula, girl.
Colored Births = Charles and
Hattie Hutchins Knight, 1903
Main St, Moss Point, girl; A. T..
and Ophelia Riley Jackson, Moss
Point, boy; Oliver j. and Alvenia
L. Norvel Polk, 613 Tucker St.,
Pascagoula, girl; Manuel ]. and
Vida M. Claude Frances, 652
Henry ST., Pascagoula, boys,
twins.
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Mrs. Lortigee Winner
Hundred Dollur
Check For Milk Nome

Mrs. Adolph Z Lartigree of
Stauter tsreet, Moss Point, was
the winner of a check for 500
this week in a contest to name
the milk produced by the Farm
+ Cooperative Association of
Bay st. Louis.
II. b. Duckwor.n, cooperative
manager, delivered the check to
Mrs. Lartigree Tue sday morning
and also a $50 CHEEK to Lander's
Food Store in Mos Point, with
whom Mrs. Lartigree does bust
ness.
"Kremri-Rich' was the name
suggested by Mrs. Lartigree and
will be the name OF the milk in
the future, Mr.. Duc1worth said.
81 thought of the name because
of the unusual creamy taste of
this particular milk, Mrs. Lar
tigree said.
She had previously won a $25
Victory Bond for naming a dai-
ry feed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-05
Naming of Vinson. Austin
Meets with Capitol o. X.
Special to Central Press

Washington. - President Tru-
mans decision TO appoint Treas
ury Secretary Fred Vinson to be
chief justice of the United States
and Senator Austin (R) of Yer
mont. American representative to
the United Nations Security Coun-
Gil is reported TO be a real politi-
cal compromise. AS it turned out,
they appear to be the most pop
ular appointments of Mr.. Tru-
mans tenure.
There were compelling reasons
and some pressures on the White
House to name a Republican to
the supreme court following the
death of Chief Justice Harlan
Stone. In the interest of harmony
in Congress, the natural tendency
by Mr.. Truman was to follow this
course. But vinson was Mr.. Tru-
mans original choice for the
bench.
The registration of Edward r.
Stettinius, Jr., from his UN post
gave the chief executive a golden
opportunity. He wasted no time
in selecting Austin to succeed
Stettinius in a post involding for
eign affairs, a sensitive spot where
non-partisanship is now needed
more than elsewhere.
BY naming Vinson to the court
at the same time, the two APP.
pointinents balanced each other.
For the most part, Republicans
laudeJ the Vinson appointment.
Only a few noted that it might
have been more desirable to have
a Republican named to the bench.
Incidentally, some political OBJ
servers regard the Austin apoint-
ment as a backhanded slap at
some OF the congressional New
Dealers. Senator Claude Pepper
(D) of Florida had called loudly
for the nomination of Commerce
Secretary Wallace to the post.
Observers are less certain now
than they were earlier that Stet-
tinius will be a candidate for the
Senate from Virginia. When he
stepped down from his UN post.
the report was widely spread that
he hoped to enter the Senate race
from Virginia to fill the spot va
Gated by the death of veteran
Senator Carter Glass. However,
Virginia politics are not that sim
pie.
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Mount Pleasant

Mrs. E. l.. Mcdowell and daugh-
ter, Mary Lou, Of Birmingham,
are visiting relatives here and
along the ocast.
w. e. Clements is visiting; rela-
tives in Louisiana at the present
time.
Congratulations are extended
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Van Deven-
der of Pascagoula on the birth Of
a baby girl last Wednesday. The
baby has been named Martha
Frances.
Miss Winifred Roberts of Pas
,agoula was a guest last week in
he home of her father and aunt,
Fred and Miss Maude Roberts.
Mrs. j. G. Harris was a Pasca-
goula visitor last Thursday.
Mrs. Mary Golf and son, Tom
my, were guests last week in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. @. c. Rob
erts.
Mrs. M. p. Davis was the lucky
winner of the huge cake, bearing
the words Success to the Van
cleave School" last Saturday
evening following the voting on
the bond issue for the V~ancleave
school. Mrs. Davis guessed the
souvenir dime contained in the
cake.
There were 26 little guests
present last Thursday afternoon
when little Pat Gambling, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Gam
bling, celebrated her 7th birth
day. Numerous lovely gifts YER
received by the popular honoree.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Ware and
daughter, Elva May; were Biloxi
shoppers on Monday.
Guests in the home of Miss
Choyce Groves last week were
her niece and nephew, Choyce Ann
and Bonnie McAllister and her sis
ter, Nurse Lonnie G.. Mcdonald,
of Pass Christian.
Miss Carol Carter, who is at
tending a nurses training school
in Hatticsburg, spent the weekend
with her parents and brother, Mr..
and Mis-. Paul and Paul c.. Car
ter.
Mrs. Laurin Ware and daugh-
ter, Elva May, also Miss Annie
Laurie Ware of Pascagoula, are
planning a trip in the near flu
ture to Washington, d. c., where
they will visit Mrs. Wares son.in-
law and daughter, MI. and Mrs.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-05
Official Booklet For
Stomp Collec
Is Mode AvuilubIe

Stamp collectors will be inter
ested to know of the issuance of
a revised edition of the official
booklet containing descriptions
and illustrations of all United
States postage stamps from date
of their introduction in 1847 to
March 81, 1916, including plate
numbers and quantities issued of
commemorative and air-mail
stamps.
The booklet is available to the
public through the Superintendent
of Documents, Government Print
ing Office, Washington, D. c.
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Milton Walker.

Milton Walker.
Van Roberts, MeIlwsin Vaughn,
Buddy Harris, Celeste Lynn and
Myrna Faye Allen were among
those attending the All Club
camp at Magnolia State Park
this week. They were accompan-
led by Mrs. Coy Allen, director
of Junior All Club work in this
section.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Roberts and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Harris and
daughter, Patty Carol, visited the
new granddaughter and niece,
Martha Frances Van Devender. in
Pascagoula on Sunday afternoon.
Mesdames Ruble Roberts and
X. ]. Van Horn were Pascagou-
la visitors last Tuesday.
Mrs. Leo Mcdowell and chill
dren of West Palm Beach. Fla.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. @.
c. Roberts and the Fred Roberts
home last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. M. Taylor were
guests of Mrs. r. j. Van Horn on
Monday evening.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tan Service will meet in the
home of Mrs. r. NJ. Roberts next
Monday night at 7:30 o'clock.
Friends will be glad to know
that Willien Kell Carter, who
has been i'll for some time, is
improved and is able to return
to his job.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-05
Whistler CLUB

The Whistler Club was enter
tanned in the home of Mrs. Roy
Eller on Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Forest Crabtree received the
high score prize and Miss Olive
Elkin the cut prize.
After the games delicious re-
freshments we're served to Mes
DANES Forrest Crabtree, ] T.
Bishop. j. c. Avent, James Pow
ell, Frank Nixon, Hartwell Nc
Collum, and Misses Frances
Brooks and Olive Elkin.
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L HOME WEEK

Hamilton, Mont, AP.-George
Wander, fresh out of the army,
was bossing a crew of German
prisoners in a sugar beet field
when one came up and asked:
Don't you remember me?" The
German was one Wander had
captured in France in 1914.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-07-05

Arizona boasts the worlds
four highest reclamation dams:
Boulder, highest wedge type;
Roosevelt, highest masonry type;
Coolidge, highest multiple dome
type, and Bartlett, highest null
tiple arch type.
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lone, Irish boss of the Marine
Firemen, goes pretty much its
own way in negotiations, despite
public protestations in behalf of
a united front.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-09
PetriIIo Bill Passed

Inc debate IN the Senate prior to
passage of the bill designed to curb
the more extreme activities of James
c. Petrillo warrants the inference
that this action has a greater sig
nificance than appears on the face
OF this particular legislation.
If the President signs the bill, and
there has been no indication that he
will not sign it, Mr.. Petrillo will be
forbidden to do certain things. He
will not be able to compel broad
casters to hire musicians they do
not need, or to pay money in lieu
of such employment He will not
be able to forbid the broadcasting
of noncommercial, educational pro-
grams, and he will not be able to
prevent radio stations from picking
up similar programs originating out
side this country. He will also be
denied the privilege, which he has
heretofore enjoyed, of levying "exac-
tons" on the production, distribu-
ton and use of recordings.
These are the principal Petrillo
activities which become illegal and
punishable by fine and imprison-
ment under the new bill. But the
clear-cut basis for this congressional
action seems to be of greater i'm
portance. AS shown by the debate,
Congress recognized that the con-
duct Of Mr.. Petrillo, as union
leader, was of such character as to
be contrary to public policy. This
being so, the sponsors of the bill
said fatty that the purpose of the
legislation was to make it criminal
offense for the musicians to resort
to strike to enforce any Of the
prescribed demands.
That is long step for Congress
which has been singularly unwilling
to restrain antisocial activities Of
union leaders, and it can prove to
be first step in general overhaul
Of our labor laws with a view to
providing adequate protection for
what the President calls the ma
tional public interest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-09
The Political Mill
BY Gould Lincoln

NEW YORK.-Llke job of biblical
times, the Security Council of the
United Nations Is full of trouble It
thought that it had disposed of Trans
complaint against Soviet Russia in Lon
don. when 1t agreed to leave the issue
to direct negotiations between the two
governments. When the council met in
New York March Is, the complaint
bobbed up again. Last week, the Coun-
Gil again thought 1t had laid this issue
when 1t adopted the Byrnes resolution,
accepting RuSsias pledge to withdraw
her troops from Iran by May g. uncon-
nected with other subjects But 1t was
mistaken.
The Russians, having obtained an
agreement with Iran regarding the
withdrawal Of their troops from Iranian
territory, plus an oil concession and an
agreement to give consideration to the
question of autonomy for the province
OF AZerbalian, turned their fire on the
Security Council. In a harshlv worded
note. delivered by Ambassador Gromyko,
the Soviet government demanded that
the Council reverse its action of April
4 and strike from its continuing agenda
all reference to the 1ranian question.
This is tough proposal for any organ
lzatlon to swallow. Since the Council
believed itself we'll within its right to
keep the question on its agenda and to
demand reports of the fulhllment of the
Russian pledge to withdraw the Soviet
troops from Iran by May 6. members Of
the Council were quick to insist the
agency should not stultify itself by &C
ceding to the Russian demand.
At the same time, Poland apparently
with the backing Of Russia. threw into
the hopper the troublesome question of
the Franco government in Spain, which
it declared Fascist government and a
threat to world peace. There is also the
suggestion that Russia may complain to
the Council the retention of American
troops in Iceland and Northern China
Is in violation of the spirit of the Charter
of the United Nations In addition there
remains the chance that Russia may
again raise the question of British troops
in Greece, where the recent election was
entirely unsatisfactory to Leftist politi-
cal leaders and rank and file.
The Security Council has, in fact, be-
come the immediate forum in which
Communist Russia and the Western
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-09

democracles are debating and msneu-
Vering. The 1ranlan issue, raised against
Russia because that nation continued to
MAINTAIN troops in Iran and to interfere
with the internal affairs of Iran, while
IL arose originally from an Iranian COM
plant, was strongly pressed by the Brit
lsh and Americans at the London meet
ing OF the Council, 1t was even more
strongly pressed by the United States
during the present sessions in New York
Inc fact is that Russia kept her troops
IN Iran after March 2, in violation of a
treaty entered into by the Soviet GOV
eminent, Britain and Iran when Allied
forces went into Iran to make a road
for military supplies to reach Russia,
then desperately fighting Nazi Germany.
What the Council wants to know
off1clally-ls whether when May 6 has
rolled around, all Russian troops have
been removed from Iran. What it wants
TO know, too, is whether concessions
were wrung from Iran by its powerful
northern nelghbor with a gun at its
head. That kind of thing is in direct
violation Of the Charter of the United
Nations So. in the Byrnes resolution
which accepted the Russian pledge to
evacuate Iran. provision was made that
reports on the evacuation should be
made to the Council after May by
both governments concerned.
The Soviet government apparently
considers that such a demand is a re-
Election on its integrity and Ms honor
even though made by the United Ma
tons, OF which Russia herself Is men,
Der Is Russia, unless she gets her way
in this matter, going to take another
walk from the Security Council?
The Russian demand in reality under
takes to set the Soviet government
apart and above the Security Council
in a matter directly affecting herself;
in this it asks the acquiescence of the
other great powers, the permanent
members of the Security Council,
President Truman in his Army day
speech, urged on the American people
strong backing of the United Nations
and at the same time demanded the
enactment of legislation to make it pos
sible to retain a powerful military posi-
ton. The United States must be strong
if its voice is to be heard in interna-
tional affairs, strong militarily as well
as morally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-04-09
More Out of Real Estate?

Back in 1888, when the bottom was
dropping out of the real estate mar
ket, there was clamor for reduction
in assessments that would reflect
deprecated values. Total assess
mentS began to go down after 1884
and reached low point in 1886 from
which there has been steady recov-
cry ever since. In some years, how
ever, the gain in total assessments
has been offset as much as half by
loss of taxable property bought by
the United States or other tax
exempt agencies and institutions.
Now, with real estate sales prices
hitting new highs, it is natural that
the assessor is feeling pressure from
the Capitol to increase his assess
ments. But how much of a criterion
of real value is found in today's
speculative and inflated prices? A
residential property which sold for
$ll 500 in 1881 when it was new is
on the market today for $4,000.
Another. property has been sold four
times sirtce the title company began
its examination of the first contract.
William A. Dent, the assessor, told
the House District Appropriation
Subcommittee that people are now
buying housing. they are not buying
real estate" They are forced to buy
houses. in many cases, without
regard to real value.
The assessors problem, shared by
his brethren in many cities, is to
decide how much true value is af-
fected by today's boom prices. There
being 100000 taxable properties in
the District, it is impossible to review
all of them. Any horizontal change
In the level of assessments would be
based, necessarily, on studies of in
dlvldual property transfers over a
considerable period on the theory
that such transfers reflect the trend
In value for all surrounding prop
erty. At best, the result is guess
work. In some localities low assess
ment practice remains unchanged
while the tax rate is raised. Here in
Washington, assessments have al
ways been nearer the full value
standard required by law than in
many other cities. which couple a
low assessment with a high tax rate.
Westinghouse might be better
of If the same practice were fol-
lowed here. The relatively low tax
rate OF $1.75 is always misleading to
members of Congress who come from
communities which tax at a high
rate and assess on a low standard
OF appraisal. The danger facing
property owners now-who consti-
tute relatively small proportion of
the Districts population-is that we
shall end up with both higher assess
ments and higher tax rate. in
spite OF the fact that real estate
owners already furnish the major
share Of the city's revenues.