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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-01-18

the district from which the new
commissioner comes has not been
a fair, honest one. Some of the
incest people come from this rae
ial group.
mississippi is a long way from
New York. But, God knows, it is
not far enough away"
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-01-18
Miss. Represented
In Group From
Eleven States

Washington, D. c., Jan. = A
youthful inter-racail delegation
from eleven southern states paid
a call on Capitol Hill last Thurs
day and Friday and gave exper-
fenced Washing BON lobbyist Ia
demonstration on how to see per-
Sonally members Of Congress.
The fifteen delegates, represent
ing the Southern Negro Youth
Conference, not only achieved
their goal in laying before Sena--
tors and Representatives an eight
point legislative program for con-
Stitutional liberties, but in more
than one case accomplished the
more defficult task of pinning
down the legislators to state
mentS on their program.
The ability of the young dele
gates to get into the inner OIL
ces on Capitol Hill was in mark
ed contrast to the run-around
given 200 representatives on MIN
ority groups on the opening day
of the Eightieth Congress when
they sought to lombard the law
makers with "oust Bilbo" de
mands.
Led by the youthful Edward X.
Weaver of Montgomery, Alabama
the delegation, many of them teen
agers,l gained interviewss with
Senator's Lister Hill, of Alabama;
Claude Pepper, of Florida; Glen
TAYLOR of Idaho; and Represen-
tatives Geogre Smather, OF florl-
da. William L. Dawson, OF I'LL
nois: Laurie C. Battle and John
!. sparkman, both of Alabama, all
Democrats. They also talked with
phileo Nash in the office OF DaV-
ii K Niles, an administrative
assistant to President Truman
To each legislator the deleSa'
ton presented a series OF propo-
sails which, Gin our opinion, the
Eightieth Congress scaled upon
TO enact into law in the interests
of the security and constitutional
ligerties of the American people.
The proposals called for anti,
poll tax and anti-lynchlng ano
fair employment practice legs
lation. a sixty-five cent minimum
wage law, Federal act to aid edu'
cation. national health legisla-
ton extension of social security
benefits and a youth employment
training program.
Although the mimeographeC
eight -point program was left VIII
all Senators and Representative
visited, the delegation verbally
asked each one how he stood OF
the matter fanti-poll tax, anc
FEPC legislation.
Senator Hill told the delegation
that he advocated abolition OF the
poll tax in Alabama by state leg
islation and that he hoped Cover
nor Jim Folsom would soon take
action to bring about such leglS
lation. On the matter of FEP,
and an anti-lynching law, Sena
tor said he was not yet prepared
to vote on such a measure bu
that his mind "was not closed or
the matter"
Representative Smather told the
delegation fatty that he did mol
favor anti-lynching, anti--poll tax
or FEPC legislation.
Representative Sparhman a.
greed with some of their program
s;aa:rn; Stata Department of Edu-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-01-18
sissppi State Department of Edu-
cation.
had Luck TraiIed Him

Fay Chinn, Seattle Chinese. ran
into lots Of tough luck recently. It
seemed pretty bad when he discov-
cred two fat tires on his car. Then
he failed to stop at stop sign"
and was arrested. The judge gave
him q lecture and fined him $3.50
on . negligent driving charge and
ssilipz t. carry his driving license
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-01-18
China Rackwarda

Only about 60. 900 persons In China,
On the basis Of examination records.
can be presumed to be qualified in
even the rudiments Of political econ
omy.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Chilly Rain Due Tonight;
Low Of g Predicted
(See GREECE, Page A-4D

A chilly rain is in prospect for the
District, beginning about midnight
tonight and continuing intermit-
tently tomorrow. the Weather Bu-
reau said.
Some sleet is expected in the hills
west of here, the forecaster said, but
there is little threat that it will
reach this vicinity.
The temperature today will reach
a high of about As degrees this
afternoon in the District, according
to the prediction, and go down to
about 80 tonight.
The temperature dropped to the
seasons low mark of 80 degrees here
early today for the second time, with
suburban temperatures going as low
as % degrees at Riverdale, Md.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Constellation Crashes
AT New Castle, DEL,
Killing Five Aboard
Big Plane on Test Flight
Falls on Edge Of Highway
And Bursts Into Flame
BY the Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del. Nov. 18.-
A Constellation plane crashed
and burned at New Castel Air
port today and State police said
five persons were killed.
The big plane was identified by
the airport telephone operator as a
Trans World Airline plane. 1t re-
portedly was carrying only five
persons on test flight before being
placed In overseas service.
The plane came in for a landing
at about lis pm. and crashed, ex-
ploding and bursting into flames on
the edge of the Dupont Highway
leading south to Baltimore.
State police said apparently there
were no survivors.
At New York Trans World Airlines
said no passengers were aboard OF,
the training flight.
A TWA spokesman at the airport
said the plane had left New Castle
Airport this morning and presum-
ably had been in the neighborhooo
throughout the day.
There was no immediate explana-
ton of why the plane cracked up
but spokesmen said the wings were
ripped from the plane and the gas
tanks ruptured in the crash, causing
the fire..
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Girl, 5, Is Swept Away
After Fall Into Sewer
By the Asseeioted Press

SEATTLE, Nov. ia 5-year-old
girl walking between her father and
an aunt across a rain-swept resi-
Dental street intersection last night
plunged into an open sewer man
hole and was swept away by the
swift waters IL feet below.
No immediate trace of the young
ster. Sharon Irene Rothrock, was
found in a block-by-block search Of
the sewer.
Dean Rothrock, the father, told
police that Sharon had begged to
70 along as he accompanied her
aunt, Mrs. Ambrose Smith, to a bus
stop.
Clutching their hands, the child
walked directly into the uncovered
manhole which none Of them had
noticed in the darkness. In her
sudden plunge the girl tore a ring
from her fathers hand.
The 20-inch manhole cover was
found IL feet away from the opening.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
AZ Dead or MISSING
In New Zealand Fire
BY the Associated Press

CHRISTCHURCH, New. Zealand,
Nov. 18.-Forty-two persons were
counted dead or missing today in a
spectacular fire which destroyed the
four story Ballantyne Bros. depart
ment store, largest retail establish
ment in this South Island city.
The bodies of %, including shop
pers and employees, were recovered,
mostly frem the area about the
doors. A 29th person died in a
hospital. Thirteen others were
listed as missing.
The cause of the fire was not de-
termined.
Firemen, who made numerous
dramatic rescues, brought the blaze
under control within two hours, but
it still was burning as darkness
descended and the search for VIC
TINS was suspended.
Eye-witnesses said they could see
the bodies of other victims scattered
among the charred debris.
The fire was heralded by sudden
burst of dense black smoke pouring
from the roof and windows OF the
upper stories. Then great sheets OF
flame enveloped the structure. The
whole interior of the building col
lapsed. The heat was so intense
rescue workers were forced to cur
tail their search.
One child was among the victims.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Two Jews Convicted
Of Blowing Up Troin
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Nov. 1.-two Jew
ish youths were convicted today of
blowing up the Cairo-Haifa ex-
press Aug gust 9. The military
court deferred sentencing until Fri
day.
The two, Yeruham Ben Issar
Jacob Krubelnik, a clerk, and Nor
decai Zeev Solar, a student, were
convicted on all three counts-of
depositing bomb under the rails
with intent to cause death and
damage, discharging firearms at a
mounted British police patrol, and
carrying pistols and grenades.
The Jewish engineer of the train
was killed and five coaches were
derailed in the explosion.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Cyc|otron Produces Streams
Of 10000, ,OOO-Vo|t Bullets

ments, just as the U235 atom is split
in two by slow neutron.,
The great voltage has been OBJ
tanned, DR.. Thornton said, with the
heaviest of the atomic bullets-so-
called alpha particles. These are
essentially the nuclei of helium
atoms, each consisting of two pro-
tons and two neutrons packed close
ly together.
It has been possible, the Cali
fornia physicist reported, to crack
atoms of elements as far down the
atomic table as the extremely rare
black metal tantalum. He empha-
sized that for the present at least
this has no bearing on production
of atomic energy. No chain reac-
ton is set UP.
In addition to the alpha particle
beams it has been possible to send
out streams OF deuterons, nuclei
of heavy hydrogen, each containing
(See HENRY, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Massachusetts 10 Elect
House Member Today
By the Associated Press

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Nov. 18,
The traditionally Republican 9th
congressional district of Massa-
chusetts is filling its vacant seat in
Congress today in a special election
after a campaign devoid of direct
debate on national issues.
The candidates for the vacancy
created by the death of Charles L..
Clifford, Republican, last August,
are the Republican president of the
State Senate, Donald w. Nicholson
of Wareham, and Jacintho, F.
Diniz, Democratic member of the
lower branch of the State Legisla-
ture.
Mr.. Nicholson campaigned as an
advocate of reduced Federal spend
ing and taxation as a cure for in
flation, while Mr.. Diniz favored
stopping monoplies and forcing
down high prices" by Government
action.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
(Picture on Page Az

Searching parties early today
found Stephen Andrews, 4, who lad
been missing IA hours, sleepy and
crying in a thick wood about 2 miles
from his home at Hermansville, near
the Patuxent Naval Air Station, in
st. Marys County, Md.
More than $50 persons, so of them
sailors and Marines from the air
station, covered an 5-square-mile
area during the search, which lasted
throughout the night.
The boy had just awakened and
was rubbing the sleep from his eyes
when three sailors and woman
reporter found him about $50 am.
The two puppies which had disap-
peared with him we're at his feet.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Britain Rejects Protest
By Spain on Interference
By the Associated Press

LONDON, Nov. 18.-The Foreign
Office announced today the British
government had rejected a Span
ish protest that Britain was inter-
fering in Spain's internal affairs.
Spain protested last month be-
cause Foreign Secretary Bevin had
received two prominent exiled Span
ish political leaders, Indalecio
Prieto and Gil Robles.
The Foreign Office spokesman
said the British reply expressed
surprise at the Madrid protest and
declared it was natural" for Mr..
Bevin to see the two.
He added: The communication
went on to say that, while this
country has no desire to interfere
in Spanish internal affairs, We do
not conceal our dislike for the pres
ent regime and our hope that it
will soon be replaced-after agree
ment among Spaniards themselves
by regime with which more cor
dial relations can be re-established. >
Evening star., 1947-11-18
BY Thomas R. Henry
Science Editor Of The Sior

Streams of 10000, ,ooo-volt atomic
bullets, representing by far the
greatest energies ever controlled by
man, are being produced by the new
giant cyclotron of the University OF
California, DR.. R. L. Thornton of the
university's physics staff told the
National Academy of Sciences, meet
ing here today.
The energy is nearly twice that
released in the explosion of a ura-
mum atom, "fuel" of the atomic
bomb.
Invisibly minute particles pro-
PEELED by such forces will pass
through the densest form of mat
ter, the nucleus of an atom, like light
through a window.
When they hit in exactly the right
way, however, they will split heavy
nuclei Of several elements high In
the atomic table in several frag-
Evening star., 1947-11-18
JAW Starts Purge
OF -Wingers on .
Union 'sPayro||s
30 or More international
Representatives Receive
Dismissal Notices
By the Associated Press

DETROIT, Nov. 18.-Signs OF
turnover of CIO United Auto
Workers Union payrolls, out
come of the right-wing victory of
Walter P. Reuther, union presi-
dent, at the recent Atlantic City
convention, were posted today as
at least 80 international repre-
sentatives were handed dis
missal notices.
Joseph McCusker and Ed Cote,
Detroit's West Side regional CO.
directors, announced they had given
two weeks notice to all 20 staff
members of their predecessors.
No changes were likely in the East
Side regional setup, with Michael
Lacey named to succeed Emil Macy,
who was elevated to the secretary
treasurer's job in the international
at the convention:
Macy Plans Staff Changes.
Mr.. Marcy, who already has moved
into the international headquarters
formerly occupied by George F. Ad-
des, said he would reveal staff
changes later in the week. At least
IS of Mr.. Adde's supporters are in
that Office.
The biggest sweep is expected
when Mr.. Reuther makes his rec
concentrations for new personnel in
the internationally various depart
ments. He has estimated that most
of at least 375 "porkchoppers" on the
department payrolls belong to my
predecessors"
The Reuther purge may affect
such UAW veterans as Maurice
Sugar, legal counsel, and Irwin Rich
ter, Washington representative.
Two other vice presidents, John
w. Livingston and Richard Gosser,
who were elected at the convention,
are expected to send two weeks no
tices to all organizers employed by
the men they defeated, r. j. Thomas
and Richard T. Leonard, who had
approximately 80 men on their pay
trolls.
Ten Organizers Get Notices.
At Flint, Donnel Chapman, newly
elected regional director, has given
notice to 10 organizers formerly en-
ployed by Jack Holt, who failed to
run for reelection because OF III
health
Leonard Woodcock, new Saginaw
area regional director, has indicated
he plans a complete staff turnover.
Also, additional changes are an
ticipated among approximately 20
other international representatives
in the Chicago and Indiana regional
offices, where Reuther supporters
won elections over so-called left
wing candidates.
staff changes must be approved
by the UAW international Execu-
tive Board which meets here No
vember %, and approval of dis
charges in all probability will be a
mere formality now that 18 Of the
% board members are Reuther sup
porters.
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Meyers Inquiry
Told of $4,000
Decorating Job
Apartment Furnished
With Company Funds,
Lumurre Testifies
Rv poherf Y w,I.h
By Robert K. Welsh

Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers
withdrew $4,000 from funds of
the Aviation Electric Corp, Day.
ton, Ohio, to decorate his apart
ment in the Hotel 24O0 here in
1941, witnesses told a Senate
War War Investigating Subcom-
mittee today.
Bleriot H. Lamarre, president of
the aircraft parts manufacturing
firm, testified that the former Army
Air Forces procurement officer,
whom he previously had identified
as the real owner of the Dayton
concern, directed him to charge off
the $4,000 originally as selling ex-
penses' and later as a part of the
presidents salary.
Mr.. Lamarre today went into de-
tail on his testimony yesterday that
he actually received only $2,957 IN
salary as president, although his
salary was carried in 1941 on the
company's books as 1000 at the
order of Gen. Meyers
$4,000 Travel Expenses.
He explained today he kicked
back" to Gen. Meyers $4,000 that
was recorded as the company presi-
dents salary, and $4,000 listed as
travelling expenses for travelling that
was never done.
On top of that $4,000 "kickback,"
he said, was the $4,000 paid out Of
company funds to Miss Meta Davis,
a consulting decorator" for decora-
ton of the Meyers apartment at
2400 Sixteenth street NV.
Thus, Subcommittee Chairman
Ferguson summarized, the testimony
indicated the total "kickback" out
of Mr. Lamarre's salary was $28,-
900 less income taxes. This, he said,
was in addition to approximately
$4,000 which the company repaid
Gen. Meyers in 1941 for loans"
made in 1889 and 1910.
Miss Davis, who now lives in San
Francisco, took the stand to SUBJ
stantiate much of Mr.. Lamarre's
story about payment for decorating
Of the Meyers apartment here. Com
lnittee Counsel William P. Rogers
also produced six cancelled checks
made out by Mr.. Lamarre, as COM
pany president, to Miss Davis.
Lavish Furnishings.
Disclosing that the decorating job
originally was to have cost about
$4,000. but went up to $4,000 be-
cause Gen. Meyers decided to have
lavish furnishings, Miss Davis said
Gen. Meyers told her the Aviation
Electric Corp. would pay the bill.
Il recall he Said he had an inter-
est in the company" she said. "He
also said very important people
would be using the apartment and
he wanted it very nice. He said his
company would be using the apart
ment for business reasons and for
that reason he wanted very snappy
job"
Besides the decoration work on
the living room, two bedrooms, din
ing room and kitchen, Miss Davis
said, Gen. Meyers also had an air
cooling system installed and brought
in q $7O0 radio-phonograph COM
bination set. The air conditioning
and radio o-phonograph, she added.
was not in the $4,000 and ZAP
parently was paid from somewhere
else," she said.
When the subcommittee recessed
until early this afternoon, Gen. My
ers followed his daily custom OF call
ing an impromptu news conference
to comment on the evidence.
He admitted Mr.. Lamarre had
paid 10000 for the apartment deco
ration, but he asserted that the COM
7See MEYERS Page A-5,)
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Donations Of $4,000
Push Chest Campaign
To 54.08o6 Of Goal
$2,109,352 Is Pledged;
3 More Report Sessions
Planned by Workers
BULLETIN

Additional subscriptions to-
falling $4,000 were reported
today by unit leaders in the
194S Community Chest Fed
Grafton campaign, bringing
collections to date to $2,1O9,352
or 54.O8 per cent of the $3,-
100000 goal.
With half of it's $3,9O0,00O goal
attained, the 194S Community
Chest Federation campaign or
ganization today was to make its
fifth general report of progress
in the United States Chamber OF
Commerce Building.
The remaining three report ses-
sions are scheduled for Friday, Mon
day and next Tuesday, final day OF
the campaign.
Business Unit was to make q
special report today, when the meet
ing was to be attended by past
presidents and campaign chairnen
as special guests.
Receipts Put at S1,970,253.
Receipts to yesterday were tabu-
lated at $1,970,253, or 5052 per cent
of the goal. The amount repre-
sented 163,411 pledges, or 4,5S5 more
than were reported Friday.
The campaign chairman, Edward
H. Foley, jr., Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury, told the campaigners
the progress at the fourth report
luncheon is still ahead of last year,
but that the "big job is still ahead" ="
mo campaign is complete" he
reminded them, unless every one
who is able to give has an oppor-
tunity to give" Every potential
giver, he asserted, must be con-
fronted with a solicitor who is ready
to explain the need.
Mr.. Foley urged that all leaders
reach rs per cent of their individual
quotas by Friday, and aim at a
Thanksgiving gift to the COM
munity" Of completed quotas by
Tuesday.
Quota Percentages.
Quota percentages of the nine So
liciting units stood as follows in
yesterdays report: Government,
69.93; Business l., As; Business II,
1921; Residential, 45.3; Alexandria
a.; Arlington, 1899; Fairfax, lib;
Montgomery, 14.25, and Prince
Georges, 28.71.
The State Department is the first
large Government department to 60
over its quota, with over 100 per
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Boy 4, Found Crying in Woods
After AN-Night Search by ESQ
Two Puppies Remained With Child in Ordeal;
Sailors, Marines Aided in Hunt in St. Morys

Apparently he had spent the last
part Of the night asleep in the thick
underbrush, curled up with the
puppies, one which was his and the
other a neighbors He had lost a
shoe and a sock.
His father, Roy Andrews, civil
ian mechanic at the air station, had
been up all night helping look for
the boy. When Stephen was taken
to him, he cried little and then
rushed him to the naval base to a
doctor
1t. j. B. Dominey examined Ste
phen and reported that he was un-
harmed by his experience. He
recommended a hot bath and some
sleep.
The Patuxent base men who found
(See LOST BOY, Page A-2D
Evening star., 1947-11-18
Defeat of Price-Woge Controls
And Rotioning Believed Certain
Angry Republicans in Congress Open
Bitter Attack on Truman Appeals

OF SO telegrams received overnight
were favorable to the Presidents S
program.
Mr.. Truman's message to Con-
gress on the long-range, self-help
recovery plan for Europe will follow
his proposals on emergency Euro
pean aid and domestic imitation
control within 10 days or two weeks.
Mr.. Ross told reporters.
In his message yesterday, the
President asked for immediate au-
thority to allocate scarce commod-
tiles, control exports, tighten credit
and impose other imitation curbs.
Back of these he asked for power
to clamp down with "selective" price
and wage controls, together with
rationing, if he found such steps
necessary to keep. essential living
costs in check.
At a news conference, October l6,
Mr.. Truman told reporters in re-
sponse to questions that controls,
including those over rents, repre-
sent police state methods even in
wartime.
He added that such methods
sometimes must be used in an
emergency, and that in this coun-
(See CONGRESS, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1947-11-18
U. 5. Army Officers
To Advise Greeks on
All Military Phases
GriswoId Says Americans
In Combat Areas Will Not
Exercise Command
By the Associated Press

ATHENS, Nov. 18.-Dwight P
Griswold, head of the American
Aid Mission to Greece, told {
news conference today that ir
future American Army officers
will "be observers and advisers
on all military matters with the
Greek Army"
The officers will be part of al
AMAG army group which up to th'
present has been able to procure
and advise on the subject of equip
ment.
"The officers" Mr.. Griswold said
will have advisory functions ane
no command functions.
Maj. Gen. William G. Livesay
head of the United States militar.
mission in Greece, said this mean
that American officers inevitably
but incidentally" would get intt
combat areas while fighting wa!
going on.
Broader Authority Urged.
Mr.. Griswold said he recommend
ed about 10 weeks ago that the au'
thority, of the present Army group
be broadened "to help the sue
cess of the mission and to win ths
war" An American planning staff
he said, will aid in Greek military
operations to win the civil war
against leftist guerrillas.
CThe United States Army an
nounced in Washington last Fri.
day that the American military
mission in Greece, now muster
ing 40 officers and men, is to be
increased by about 80 additional
officers and 80 enlisted men.
(The Army said the Americans
would help Greek soldiers assem-
BILE and use equipment sent under
the Truman aid program in the
fight against the guerrillas. The
Army said they would furnish
advice to Greek units down to
the level of divisions)
Gen. Livesay said that while th'
Americans would have no command
functions, they would advise on tao
tics and operations.
I'm sure" Mr.. GrisWold said, "tha
the officers who are coming here a
the invitation of the Greek govern
ment will be of assistance to th'
Greek armed forces. 1t is hopet
they will build army morale.
II assume the personnel will know
the techniques of guerrilla fighting.
Griswold Recall Seen.
Earlier today a high Greek politi
cal source had expressed the opin
ion that it was mot unlikely tina
Mr.. Griswold would be recalled sool
to the United States.
The source, who refused to perml
use of his name, said it was wei
known here that there had been diff
ferences between Mr.. Griswold ,ane
United States Ambassador Lincolr
MacVeagh. These differences, HI
added, have been noted in Wash
ington and the question OF Mr.
GriswoId's recall has been raised.
Both MIR. Griswold and Mr.. Mac
Veagh previously have vigorousl!
denied any differences.
Dispatches from Volos said Greei
guerrillas we're using artillery TO-