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Evening star., 1947-03-23
Capt. Reordan Dies;
Tennessee Skipper
During Pearl Harbor
BY the Associated Press

MIAMI, Fla, Mar. 22.-Capt.
Charles E. Reordan, USN. veteran
of 43 years naval service and until
six months ago commander of the
Key West Navy Operating Base,
died tonight. He was So.
Capt. Reordan, who recently was
awarded the Legion of Merit py
President Truman for his work at
Key West, commanded the battle
ship Tennessee at the time of the
japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
Capt. Reordan won the novel dis
tinction of being the only Navy
skipper who commanded his ship
during major action while dressed
in civilian clothes and a straw hat.
He was ashore when the Pearl Har-
Dor attack came and returned to
take command and direct the ship
while still in his straw hat.
BY letting the engines turn at full
speed the ships rudders kept fam
ing oil from other burning ships
away from the Tennessee-but the
Tennessee itself could not move
since it was pinned to the wharf.
His prompt action saved the ship,
though, and it was at sea within
three days after the attack.
A native of Dallas, Tex, Capt
Reordan graduated from the Naval
Academy in 1909. He was COM
mander Of the gunboat Vicksburg
during World War I.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Wiley Sees Congress
Riqht 10 Gust Justices
By Judicial Process
By the Assoclofed Press

Chairman Wiley of the Senate
Judiciary Committee made public
yesterday a conclusion that Con-
gress perhaps" has power to pro-
vide for ousting Supreme Court JUS
tices by court trial rather than by
Impeachment
The reasoning is contained in a
memorandum prepared by the legis-
lative reference service of the Lii
brary Of Congress.
Senator Wiley said that he had
become interested in the matter
particularly because of reports that
have come in from time to time on
deep-seated personal differences
within the Supreme Court, in ad-
dition to reports on the conduct of
various court justices and pleas for
congressional Intervention in this
matter"
Senator Wiley has complained of
"perversion of statutes" in court
decisions but said nothing about
calling for the removal of any JUS
%tice. He had no comment when
the Senate and House Judiciary
Committees last year decided not
to act in connection with public
criticism of Justice Black by Justice
Jackson.
The study Senator Wiley released
reached these conclusions:
/. Congress can remove Federal
judges by impeachment for lack Of
good behavior"
2. A constitutional amendment
could provide other means of re-
moval.
3. Congress perhaps can consti-
tutionally provide for judicial re-
moval of Federal judges for lack of
good behavior" Judicial removal
means trial in a court composed Of
other judges.
The Supreme Court has never
construed the good behavior"
clause, the memorandum said, "but
it has been contended that the
clause must be read with a view to
changing needs, and that Congress,
therefore, might define the term so
as to allow judicial removal for any
form of conduct or neglect which
according to modern notions tends
to corruption or ineff1ciency."
Senator Wiley's statement said he
believes in three independent
branches of Government land
have felt that Congress should ap-
proach this matter only on the most
cautious, conscientious and thor
ough legal basis"
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Poll Shows Germans
WantLong0ecu
BY the Associoted Press

BERLIN, Mar. 22.-The Ameri.
can military government said to-
day public-opinion poll indicated
that the majority of German lead
ers in the United States zone
wanted Americans to occupy Ger
many for at least 10 years to help
combat Communism and prevent
war.
The poll was conducted by the
United States Information Control
Division. Interviewers sampled
opinion of German leaders in 18C
towns and villages and the Ameri-
can sector of Berlin.
A total of rs per cent Of those
interviewed favored continuance OF
the American occupation. Principal
reasons given were to help in COM
batting Communism, keeping peace
and order, watching political de-
velopments and preventing war and
insuring peace" the control di--
vision said.
"Those who did not wanth the
Americans to stay as long as 10 years
felt that Germany could control it.
self. That costs Of occupation were
too great, and that responsibility
could be we'll turned over to the Ger
mans now to achieve economic
unity" a report said.
TWo-thirds of those interviewed
felt Germany had learned a lessor
and would not support a new Ger
mansdrive for world power and II
per cent said they considered eco
nomic unifcatfon more important
than political unification.
Asked to name the two most i'm
portant events since the end of the
war, either inside or outside Ger
many, 40 per cent specified the
Nuremberg trials and 30 per cent
mentioned the Stuttgart speech by
the then United States Secretary OF
State, James F. Byrnes.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Ramadier Supported
All 10 0 but Faces
New Assembly Tests
By the Associated Press

PARIS, Mar. 22.-Premier Paul
Ramadier won a 411-to-0 vote of
confidence in the French National
Assembly today on his policy to
stamp out the Indo- Chinese revolu-
ton, but there were signs his four
party government might face even
stronger tests.
Communists deputies abstained
from the voting, although Mr.. RAM
adler had said he would resign I'M
less all four parties supported his
budget of S285 100000 for continued
military operations in Indo-China
Communist members Of the cab
met, however, backed the approprla-
ton, and the premier let it be known
he was satisfied with his measure Of
support.
Thorez Fails to Attend.
The cabinet in meeting tonight
noted the vote of confidence and de-
cided to spend one-fourth Of the
s2s5 900 900 during the second quar-
ter of this year.
Maurice Thorez, Communist leader
and vice premier, did not attend the
cabinet session, but officials said this
was merely because he had to leave
on a trip. The other Communist
ministers were present.
Further upheavals within the cab
met were threatened by dissension
in the other three parties, all OF
which have strong factions opposed
to continued collaboration with the
Communists.
Long Wrangle Averted.
The leaders of these three parties
the Socialists, Popular Republi-
cans (MRP) and Radical-Socialists
met during the afternoon, and
motions to withdraw from the gov
ernment were killed by narrow
margins.
Withdrawal of any one Of the
groups would automatically shatter
the government and throw the
nation into another prolonged
political wrangle. None Of the
parties, including the Communists,
wants to take the responsibility
fo" such a move while the four
power foreign ministers are engaged
in crucial negotiations on the Ger
man question.
Observers agreed that Mr..
Ramadier's cabinet was saved today
only by the Communist Central
Committees permission to its cabi-
net members to break the party
line and support the premier's
program.
Evening star., 1947-03-23

documents furnished to the House
Committee several days ago became
available last night, but proved to
be merely a compilation of histor-
ical data, with some statistics on
economic conditions in Greece and
Turkey in recent years.
The documents available last night
were only about half of file given
to the House Committee. The Others
are expected to be made public soon
In his opening statement to the
House Committee Thursday Mr.
Acheson had already stressed the
urgency of Greece's need for eco
nomic and advisory assistance, in
view of Great Britain's inability tc
continue such assistance after March
81.
In the midst of this economic
crisis, the Greek government is at
tempting to restore order against
armed bands in the north of the
country, under Communist leader
ship. The House committee has been
told that, in the event of economic
collapse, these bands undoubtedly
would increase in strength until they
took over Greece and instituted a
totaltarian government.
Aid to Turkey is predicted on the
belief that geography links its
future with Greece, and the strain
on Turkish economy of keeping her
armed forces mobilized to resist
Soviet pressure.
Delegation Sees Acheson.
A delegation of the Progressive
Citizens of America called on Mr.
Acheson yesterday and issued a
statement later urging that Amer
ican funds be advanced to Greece
solely for relief and rehabilitation
to meet immediate needs" 1t called
for a common pool to be set up
by the United Nations to handle a
longer range program.
The delegation was composed OF
10 Davidson and Frank Kingdom
co-chairmen of Pea; DR.. John
Peters of Yale University, and DR.
Clemens France, former director OF
public welfare for Rhode Island.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Orchestra to Broadcast
Over FIN Network

The Army Air Forces Band
Symphony orchestra will broadcast
at $3.50 pm. Wednesday in what is
described as "the first postwar FM
network broadcast"
The hour half program
from the Interior Department audi
torium will be broadcast by WAS
FIN in Washington, WITHIN in
Baltimore and W2XMN and W.
XEA. The last two stations are
in Alpine, N. j.
Evening star., 1947-03-23

ltrolled by her in the future than a
federal one. Tonight they by no
means have been convinced that i'm
preston was erroneous.
But in what Mr.. Molotov said
there was ground, nevertheless, for
hope. the Russian position would
not be as extreme on this issue as
had been feared. Several times he
said he thought valuable lessons as
to how Germany should be recon-
stituted might be found in study
of the Weimar constitution, estab-
lished in Germany after World War
II. This constitution provided for a
great deal of decentralization : and
local self-government for Germany
The Russian foreign minister S
actual proposals came as a surprise
after his opening remarks at todays
session on the general subject of
liberalization.
The federal system, he said, would
play into the hands of militarists
and Nazi holdovers who would i'm
mediately claim they were true rep
resentatives of German unity. Pop
ular dissatisfaction, Mr.. Molotov
foresaw, might pave the way for a
rise of another Bismarck or Hitler.
Other Molotov Proposals.
Proposals made by Mr.. Molotov on
the German government structure
included:
/. The German provisional gov
ernment to assume responsibility for
fulfilling obligations to the Allies.
2. The first step to be the estab-
lishment of German central de-
partments of finance, industry,
transport and foreign trade which
would be formed according to the
Potsdam Agreement.
3. The Allied Control Council to
draw up a provisional democratic
constitution enlisting the aid of
democratic parties, trade unions and
other anti-Nazi organizations.
4. Elections to be held in accord
ance with the constitution and a
provisional government formed as a
result of these elections.
S. The president of the republic
to be elected by parliament.
6. The national constitution and
laender constitutions to insure free
dom of formation and activity of all
democratic parties and trade unions.
7. The constitution to guarantee
all citizens freedom of speech, press,
religious worship and assembly.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Firearms
Continued From First Page.)

police need more authority because
"the decision here that policeman
has to see the the gun before he can
make an arrest seems to be going
quite long way
The subcommittee chairman said
he hoped Washington residents as
well as police would come to the
hearing so his committee could get
the metropolitan viewpoint"
The men in the precincts cited
case after case where a few hours
in cell-block was the only punish
ment suffered by pistol carriers. All
of them contended that carrying
of pistols had increased tremendous
ly with the flood of weapons brought
home by returning servicemen. A
japanese automatic was used in
recent killing here.
Demonstrating the ease with
which would-be criminals can get
weapons, a police corporal told of
a man who, by his own testimony,
had been fined $3.50 and had his
pistol taken away from him in
Lynchburg, Va, for brandishing it
in church. The next day the man
was arrested here on a wanted war
rant. He had another pistol on him,
as we'll as a blackjack.
That is why the men in the pre-
cincts want to see pistol carriers
put in Jail instead of allowing
them to remain at liberty where
they can get other weapons easily.
But the police cannot make their
arrests stick.
Wife's Complaint Cited.
1t. William P. Barnes of the
Fourth Precinct cited a call from
woman who said a man was
threatening to kill her. BY the time
police arrived, the man was not in
the house and the woman denied
she had made the call.
The policemen knew she was
afraid of reprisals and that fear
would keep her from talking. A
short distance away, however, one
of the policemen recognized the
Woman's common-laW husband talk
ing to someone on the street Thev
arrested the man and found pistol
on him.
The case was thrown out of the
United States Attorneys office be-
cause the man had not been COM
mitting a crime when the police
saw him The man was free to go
back to the woman who had called
the police.
Precinct Has or Cases Daily.
"a large percentage of the men
hanging around the dope and boot
leg Joints in this section are carry
ing weapons and we know it." said
1t Barnes. but there's no use
taking them into court. We get the
guns but we have no case"
A corporal at the 18th precinct
reported two or three weapons cases
a day and desk sergeant at the
End precinct said basketful of pis-
tolls and revolvers is collected at his
stationhouse every week, but many
weapons cases never even reach
court because the United States At
torney's Office is aware that so long
as the law has its loophole the
police cannot make their arrests
stick.
"I lock up carriers for the
protection of the public but it's not
legal. observed 1t Charles Warder
of the Ninth Precinct.
Criminals Not Deferred.
The need for a firearms law with
out loopholes is felt particularly at
the 9th Precinct because Pvt. Ray
mond D. Padgett, who was critically
wounded in street shooting last
Sunday, was 9th Precinct police
man.
It's a funny thing commented
1t. Warder, but my partner and I
arrested the man who shot Pvt
Padgett 13 years ago for house
breaking"
The lieutenant said the law as ii
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Rev. Edward J. Walsh,
Brooklyn Educator, Dies
By the Associated Press

MOBILE, Ala, Mar. 22-The Rev
Edward J. Walsh, c. NJ. SO, presi-
dent of st. Johns University
Brooklyn, from 1885 to 1912. died
today in Providence Hospital of a
heart ailment. He entered the hos
pital February %.
A native of Brooklyn, Father
Walsh was named president of
Niagara University in 1908 when
he was 81 years old. He held the
post until 1912.
In 1926 he was appointed vice
president of st. Johns, aiding in
the coordination and unification OF
the eight colleges of the university
Father Walsh retired in 1942.
Evening star., 1947-03-23

(COntlnued From FlrSt Pdge.1
list of these questions to be avail
able tomorrow morning.
Meanwhile, stack of background
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Tuck Names Phillips
To Purdons Bourd
By the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va, Mar 22.-James
w. Phillips, assistant State commits
sioner of public welfare, was desig-
mated by Gov. Tuck today to become
a member of the Virginia Parole
Board and the Virginia Board of
Pardons and Reprieves.
Mr.. Phillips will fill vacancies on
the two boards to be left by the
resignation of William Shands
Meacham, effective April l.
Evening star., 1947-03-23
Man PIunges to Death
Over Cunudiun FuIIs

BY the Assoeiofed Press

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, Mar. %
"A man plunged over the 158-foot
hign Canadian portion of Niagara
Falls today, Stamford township po-
lice reported.
Papers found in wallet on a
stone wall where the man last was
seen Indicated he was Harold H
Foreman, Al. assistant to the presi-
dent of the Dominion Chain Co.
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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
Comlnelliu Show
OF Progressive
Club A Success

The beautiful camellia was in
full radiance Friday afternoon,
Jan. "a, when the annual camel
liza show of the Woman's Progress
sive club was held at the Elks
club.
There were the seasonal favor
ties, pink perfection, Laurel Leaf
and Alba Plena as well as sixty :
five other varieties of exquisite
beauty. There were thirty exhi-
bitois to make a successful dis
play.
Some of the outstanding ex-
exhibits in the show were made
by Mrs. j. o. Cole, Mrs. w. c.
Ravens and the Mems Camellia
club, which came into existence
this fall. James Gautier and Mrs.
Hermes Gaulier made the out
standing exhibits for their club.
Mrs. Robert Reineeke and Miss
Nell Zurn lent their artistic touch
by placing their oil and water
color paintings throughout the
display rooms to enhance the
beauty of the show,
The visitors, who numbered
over 800 from ten different states,
expressed their appreciation by
coming early and lingering long.
The Progressive club wishes to
thank al exhibitors, and visitors
to the show.
Mrs. Robert Gulley, Jr., Mrs.
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daughter and sister, Mrs. Alton
Mansfield and Mrs Jennie Prouse
in Paseagoula Thursday.
Mrs. Quincy Roberts was a
guest of Mrs. Annie Carter in
kreole Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. c. Roberts were
guests al supper of the Rev. and
Mrs. w. j. Walters Monday even
ing.
M and Mrs. H. L. Lyons, Miss
Dollie and r. c. Rogers and r. II.
Ware visited Mrs. Laura Ware
in Pascagoula last Wednesday.
Claud Groves of Pascagoula
was the guest of w. w. and Miss
Choyce Groves on Monday.
Guests Sunday afternoon in the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs, r. II, Ware
were Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Walk
er and Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Ware.
Sunday afternoon guests in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Mark p.
Davis were Fred and Robin Ware
and Bob Irwin Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Q. c. Roberts were
Sunday night guests OF Mrs. Ruth
l.. Roberts.
Among the guests Saturday
night in the home of MI. and
Mrs. L. r. Ware were Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul G.. Carter, Mrs. Paul
A. Carter, Miss Choyce Groves,
MI. and Mrs. Mark P. Davis, Mrs.
j. J. Ware, Fred and Robin Ware,
Marshall Roberts and others. They
gathered for an old fashioned
singing and to visit with the son
and daughter home for the week
end.
The Woman's Home Demon
stration club met on Wednesday
in the home of Mrs. @. c. Rob
erts with Mrs. Ada Davis, presl-
dent, presiding. After roll call
any payment of dues, Mrs. Davis
and Miss Vela Mckinley gave a
report on a luncheon attended
in Biloxi and Mrs. j. c. Harris
followed with a report of the
council meeting. A talk on Leg
islation and Consumer Educa-
ton" was given by Miss McKin-
ley and @. c. Roberts spoke or
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
News OF MT. Pleasant.
Many Here Grieved To Learn OF
Death OF Former Pastor Van Hook

Many friends here were grieved
to learn this week of the death of
the Rev. H. w. Van Hook, veteran
Methodist minister who served as
pastor here for four years. He
passed away on January %, and
friends of his family here extend
sincere sympathy to them in this
time of bereavement.
Those attending the Educa-
tional Institute for the Woman'S
Society of Christian Service at
Picayune Tuesday were Mes
danes w. f. Clements, Johnson
Ware and Ruth l.. Roberts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Taylor of
Oklahoma City are the parents
of a son, who was born on Janu-
airy 20 and who has been named
Michael Duane, according to an
announcement received by Mr..
Taylor's parents, MI. and Mrs. c.
NJ. Taylor. Congratulations are
extended the happy parents.
Dinner guests in the home of
Miss Maude and Fred Roberts
were Mrs. Minnie Hampton, MI.
and Mrs. Daniel Kinsey and
daughter, Sharon, all of Gulfport.
Mr. and Mrs. Cooper Gamblin
We're business visitors to Biloxi
and Gulfport on Wednesday.
Weekend guests in the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Ware were
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w. Ware of Pas
cagoula and Mr.. and Mrs. Milton
Walker, who were en- route to
their new home in Jackson.
Dinner guests Sunday in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Q. c. Rob-
erts were Mr.. and Mrs. John I,
Wilson of Deer River, Mimi, who
are spending the winter in the
south; Mr.. and Mrs. Nolle T. Rob-
erts and daughter, Rogene, Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer Roberts and
sons, Ronald and Bruce, and Mr.
and Mrs. Lambert Roberts, all OF
Pascagoula.
Guests in the home of Mr.. ano
Mrs. j. j. Ware for Sunday din
ner were Mr.. and Mrs. Ruble
Roberts and sons, Bob Irwin anc
Van.
Mrs. Irene, Miss Willie Nell ant
Cotton Carter we're guests Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Flet'
cher in Pascagoula.
Dinner guests of MI. and Mrs
Johnson Ware were Mr. and Mrs
r. H. Ware and supper guests
were MI. and Mrs. Paul A Carter
and Miss Choyce Groves.
The Rev. and Mrs. w. H. Ros:
were Sunday afternoon guests II
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. M
Carter and Mr.. and Mrs. w. E
Clements.
M. L. Davis of Jackson VISITED
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark P. Davis Wed
nesday.
Mrs. C. M. Taylor visited he.
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Mrs. Henry MYles
Hostess To Women
Of WeslYdn Group

The meeting of the Moss Point
Methodist Wesleyan Service was
held recently in the home of Mrs.
Henry Myles. The program based
on the topic, "Of Such is the
Kingdom, was led by Mrs. John
A. Hill who was assisted by Mes
danes G A. Thomson, w. Rogers,
o. c. Breeland, H. Myles and
Miss Elizabeth Harper. Mrs. H,
B. Overstreet, president of the
Women's Society of Christian.
Service, gave the devotional on
Stewardship and Mrs. Wannon
Suthoff rendered a solo.
During the social hour the hos
tess served a salad course and
cold drinks to, in addition to
those mentioned above, Mes
DANES Morton Farley, w. M.
Rasmussen, K. R. Golf, Martin
Hamilton, Misses Dorothy and
Katherine Rhodes.
The meeting Monday, February
3, will be held in the ladies par
lor of the Methodist church.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31
Rev. John Nau
Guest Speaker
AT Kiwanis Meet

The Rev. John Nau, former
pastor Of the Christ Lutheran
Church here, was the guest
speaker at the Tuesday meeting
of the Pascagoula Kiwanis Club
which was attended by repre-.
sentatives OF a number of civic
clubs.
The speaker was introduced by
the Rev, Frederick Graef and T,
r. SWartWout was in charge OF
the program. DR.. T. f. Stout in.
PRODUCED the clubs visitors who
included Arthur Moss of the Jul
Nor Chamber of Commerce, Ed
ward A.. Khayat, Chamber OF
Commerce, w. Ed. Virgins, Ro-
tary Club president; Mayor F.
w. Cirlot of Moss Point; Mrs. p.
A. Thompson, Civic Council and
Garden Club president.
Mrs. Sydney Swan, Anola
Club president; Mrs. Manuella
Taylor, Young Women's Business
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-01-31

Charles Smith and Mrs. Arthur
Allen were the working commit
tee of the show.
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DEBORAH CLASS TO MEET

The Deborah Glass of the First
Baptist Sunday school will hpId
its monthly meeting, Monday,
Feb. 3, ut 1880 p. m, at the home
of Mrs NJ. F. Balance, 900 East
Williams street, Pascagoula.