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Evening star., 1947-11-25
They Will Get Their RIGHTS

There never was any real doubt that the
House would uphold its Committee on Un-
American Activities In bringing contempt
citations against the vociferous group Of
Hollywood writer's who recently defied the
committee. The overwhelming nature of
the vote in the several cases may be re-
garded not only as determination by the
House to defend its investigatory powers,
but to settle in the courts, once and for all.
the constitutional questions raised by those
cited.
These questions boil down to whether it
is infringing the constitutional rights Of
witness to require him to reveal whether
or not he is member of the Communist
Party. Involved in that question is an
other one, viz, whether the Communist
Party is political organization in the
usually accepted sense or, as the Depart
ment of Justice and the committee have
contended, foreign-controll subversive
organization having for its ultimate aim
the overthrow of the United States Gov
ernment-by force, If necessary.
The hostile witnesses took refuge in
constitutional guarantees of freedom Of
speech and belief They also demanded,
in vain, their constitutional rights" of
confronting witnesses against them and
croSs-eXamining them. The committee
rejected these arguments. holding that it
has full authority to compel an answer to
a pertinent" question and that, since the
witnesses were not on trial In criminal
proceeding, they had no due process"
court rights
They will get "due process rights by
reason of the House action. however In
Federal Court they may have counsel Of
their own choosing, they may face wit
nesses for the Government and cross
examine them and they may testify or
not, as they see fit And they may argue
at length the question of constitutionality
of the recent committee proceedings. It
is well that this question is being brought
to head. 1t is one that has an important
bearing on future activities of the House
Committee. The sooner it is settled in the
courts the better
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Blind

Once Uhen / heard a blind musician play,
/ pitied hin, for all he could not see:
Through forest dim the light OF breaking
day;
The high blue noon, NTH eloud-shtps
sailing free; .,-.
The glory OF sunset; then the stars to make
Magic of all the heapens.'. =. I yearned
he might
Look on the beauty that pe kno,D:: could
iuake
From darkness to the splendors~ OF the
light.
/ did not pity long for, sightless, lone,
He tDith 1Dizard's ,0and created 1dtr
A Dorld more beautiful than had knoion;
OF lands undreamed OF became a,Dars;
OF fabulous seas, beyond all mortal fash
ion ..
Then for my. o,vn blind self ! telt compass
sion. ARCHIBALD RUTLEDGE.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Cleaning Its Own House

The fortnight, albeit belated, action of
the Air Force in stripping Major General
Bennett E. Meyers, retired of the honors
bestowed upon him for his peculiar type
OF wartime service will meet with wide
approval in and out of the Air Force.
1t should help to bolster the faith of the
public in branch of the armed services
that earned admiration and respect for
its courageous exploits in all theaters of
the war. That faith, however had been
put to a severe strain by what the public
had learned from the sordid testimony
given by General Meyers and Others at
the Senate hearings.
Many persons have felt as outraged as
Captain Elmer S. Friedberg, Reserve flyer,
whose indignant letter was released yes
terday by Air Secretary Symington. Cap
tain Friedberg called attention to the fact
that his "buddies" were dying in flames
while General Meyers was, as General
Arnold put it, disgracing his uniform and
rank. The Reservist wanted to know
how long, the Air Force was going to
cover up" for Meyers. Secretary Syming-
ton, General Arnold and General Spaatz
have made it plain that while there was
mistake of judgment" in not checking
on General Meyers when an anonymous
letter in wartime charged him with irregu-
laritieS, there was no intention to cover
up" for any one.
The fact remains, however, that Gen
eral Meyers probably would have escaped
investigation altogether had the "break-
ing of the case depended on the Air Force
inspection system. This system proved
itself to be grossly lax and inadequate in
the Meyers case, which naturally raises
questions as to its adequacy in general
These questions have been met by gen.
eral reorganization, ordered by Mr.. SYM
ington, with Frank J. Wilson, former
chief of the Secret Service, as adviser
This is step in the right direction The
proposal that investigations of Air Force
personnel be conducted by an outside
agency such as the Federal Bureau of
Investigation also is worth considering.
Meanwhile, the court-martialing of the
retired deputy procurement officer the
cancellation of his Distinguished Service
Medal and Legion of Merit awards and
the stoppage of his retirement benefits
have been ordered none too soon. 1t Is
rot enough for the Air Force to sit by
and await developments in Congress and
in the courts Its honor is at stake in
this matter and it cannot afford to leave
anything undone that will leave any doubt
in the public mind as to its determination
to clean its own house
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Aid Versus Tyranny

Senator Vandenberg has stated the case
simply and with unanswerable logic In his
appeal for speedy approval of emergency
interim aid ITO keep the people of Italy,
France and Austria alive and free this
winter" Otherwise, they will be prey to
the lurking tyranny" of Communist forces
doing their best to bring the whole of
Europe under the Kremlin's sway.
The aid proposal, as Mr. Vandenberg
says, is not equivalent to "a declaration of
economic war between Western and East
ern Europe" But the Russians are re-
acting to it as if it were. The unity they
shared with us in the struggle against the
Axis has fallen apart" and what they are
bent upon now is course calculated to
wreck the hopes of countries like France
and Italy and spread Soviet dominance
throughout the continent
Mr.. Vandenberg has summed up the sit
uation in a few words: "A new type of
Communist aggression is on the march" :"
and we owe it to ourselves to do every
thing within our peaceful power to sustain
democratic freedoms" against it. For the
things that are happening abroad have an
important bearing on our own we'll being
and security. The proposed $5o7 900 600
emergency aid is something to be under
taken not merely because it accords with
our traditional humanitarianism, not
merely because it is an "unescapable neces-
sity' if Western Europe is to preserve and
order It's own liberty, but also because it
Is vital to "the unavoidable American self
interest in a free, solvent and peaceful
world"
This argument is so clear and compelling
that Congress, on the strength of it, ought
certainly to adopt the stop-gap measure
at the earliest possible moment, with a
minimum of debate In doing so, as Mr..
Vandenberg declares. it will not be COM
mitting itself automatically to the long
range European Recovery Program though
both projects are related in detectives
There is time for relatively leisurely
consideration of the ERP. but there is no
time to be lost in making the interim aid
available. That aid is urgently needed
now-not six months from now.
Having in mind such developments as
the Communicated riots and strikes in
France and Italy, Mr.. Vandenberg has not
exaggerated in declaring that sit would
be defiance Of all logic and a desertion
of all craftsmanship to deny that these
events do not have direct impact upon
the status of our own United States"
Congress must act accordingly-afflrma-
lively and without delay. To realize that,
we have only to envision how profoundly
and adversely our own free way of life
would be affected if "the lurking tyranny"
came one day to dominate the whole of
Eurnne
Evening star., 1947-11-25
CheapandE efficient Transportation
Transit Company Must Supply 1t Or the Public WILL Says
Former Public Utilities Commissioner

Toward the end of 1912, several consumer
groups petitioned that the fares be reduced
the weekly pass to 81 and the tokens to four for
80 cents On July 1s, 1945, the commission
found that 1.-The existing fare structure OF
Capital Transit is fair, reasonable and nondis-
criminatory" On January II, 1947, the COM
pany asked for an increase. 1t was granted
on May last, effective May H. three days
later What a difference in speed! The con-
sumers' case took two years and eight months;
the company's case took less than four months.
In neither case has the PUG said anything
concerning the quality of service in relation to
the fares.
Sees 1t as Up to Company.
Now it is up to CTC. 1t cannot afford to
lose patronage, nor can 1t afford to rely on the
harmonious collaboration of the PUG. 1t must
itself adjust the charges to the quality Of
service it renders.
The present service is not worth the current
price. 1t is questionable whether it is worth
an Sl,-cent token or s125 weekly pass. Perhaps
the rates should be 81 for the weekly pass and
four tokens for 80 cents or, better still, two
tokens for Is cents. One need not speculate
too much. The fares can be experimentally
reduced to the point where they represent the
value of the service. The test should be: The
lo,UeSt rate Uttch, 1Dith an economically oper-
ated and efficient transportation system, 1oill
attract the maximum patronage and ,0tll yield
a reUenue sufficient to meet all proper expenses
of operation reasonable reserDes for deprecia-
ton, interest on the debt and reasonable re-
turns to the inUestors on their Investments n,
the company that is on the amount they con-
tributed to the company, not to others dealing
in the compony's securities.
This is what mean by cheap and efficient
transportation system to which the public is
entitled. If CTC cannot or will not supply a
cheap and efficient transportation system, the
people of the District will have to supply 1t
themselves. A public utility, it must be remem-
bered, is q priuote corporation performing a
governmental junction.
GREGORY HANKIN.
Former member Public Utilities Commission.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Gen. Meyers Decorations

To the Editor of The Star:
In an article describing the hearings before
the Senate Investigating Committee few days
ago, you quoted Maj. Gen. Bennett E. Meyers
as stating that he had received the Nation S
two highest awards the Distinguished Service
Medal and the Legion Of Merit, for his war
time services This statement, of course, was
incorrect, as the two highest decorations which
can be won by members of the United States
Army are the Congressional Medal Of Honor
and the Distinguished Service Cross. BY sta
tute, these two decorations can be awarded only
for valor in combat with an armed enemy Of
the United States.
Simple justice to the recipients of the Medal
of Honor (of whom about half gave their lives
during World War IL in performance of the
acts for which they were decorated and the
Distinguished Service Cross dictates that some
explanatory comment be published so as to
eliminate any confusion that may have been
created in the minds of your readers by Gen.
Meyers remarks. Combat service is not
quirement for the award of the Distinguished
Service Medal or the Legion of Merit and In
order of precedence they are placed third and
fifth, respectively, on the Army's list Of decora-
tions.
am certain that members of the Army and
Navy Legion Of Valor of the United States,
whose sole qualification for membership is the
possession of the Congressional Medal Of Honor,
Distinguished Service Cross or Navy Cross will
appreciate your publishing few lines to cor
rect the injustice that has been done them by
the remarks referred to above.
ROBERT M. GAYNOR,
Liaison of,cer to Department of the Army
for the Army and Navy Legion OF Valor.
Editors Note: The Air Force has Cancelled
it's awards to Gen. Meyers
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Archbishop Ryun

1t is dozen years since the Most Rev.
erend James Hugh Ryan left Washington
to take up the last responsibilities of his
career at Omaha, yet it seems only yester
day that he was neighbor In the Capital.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Ry THE HASKIN SERVICE.


O. Please distinguish between the Use Of
stationary and stationery, meaning writing
paper What is the origin?-N. r. T.
A. Stationery has been longer In the Ian
guage. Otherwise they are the same word
Certain men were allowed to set up perma
nent stall near church for the sale of clerical
goods. AS opposed to itinerant peddlers they
were called stationers. Since only the clergy
could write these stores came to specialize
in writing materials
O. What was the first college "yen"7-
B. w. S.
A. The Princeton Locomotive is believed TO
be the first. According to Princeton tradition,
this cheer was suggested by rorser of the
7th Regiment of New York City when the
regiment went through Princeton at the out
break of the Civil War. 1t was picked up by
the undergraduates who had gathered at the
railroad station.
Q. What makes cold water pipes "sweat"7-
L. S. F.
A. The water which condenses on cold
water pipes comes from the air around the
pipe. Warm air can hold more water vapor
than cool air, 20 when the air around the
pipe is cooled by 1t, that air cannot hold so
much water and the excess settles on the
cool surface of the pipe
@. Please compare the populations and area
of the two dominions Of India.-D. 8. q.
A. The population in the Indian Union
amounts to nearly 800 900 900 after the scces-
sion of the bulk of the princely states. Ths
area is approximately 1852 square miles.
The population Of the northwestern and north
eastern halves of Pakistan is about 10, 500 900:
the area is about 236 ,63s square miles.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Questions and Answers

A reader can get the answer to any question Of
fact by writing The Washington Star Information
Bureau, 316 street NE. Washington 2, D. C.
Please inclose 8 cents for return postage.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Things Are Muddled

To the Editor of The Star:
We certainly have become muddling nation
We send millions abroad for subduing COM
munism, and we have not the courage to oust
the Communist party and the Daily Workers.
Two years after the war we are still talking
and not doing anything. The Russians at least
have a plan and shame us with their efficiency.
The friendship offerings we are sending
across must be marked "frop the American
people" and should be distributed by American
workers like THE Friends" or Salvation Army.
And we the people must be told who receives
our money and supplies.
What have the English done with the bill
lions we gave them? We surely are not giving
1t to bolster their socialistic government. Is it
true that our medical supplies and machinery
are spelling on the shores of Greece? We
could use them at home. What Is the matter
with us? Is it stupidity inefdciency or negli-
gence? Does our government want to bleed
us, just for political reasons? I resent giving
20 per cent of my hard-earned money, If my
taxes are not used more intelligently. 1 like
to help somebody who helps himself.
We like to help the European miners, If
they work as we do; but if the Europeans re-
fuse to work. they should starve.
We certainly should protest to have ration
ing back again, two years after the war with
its long lines of tired housewives standing in
the cold and worrying about how to feed the
family. NJ E. WILSON.
Evening star., 1947-11-25
Letters to The Star
He Probably Has a Vote

To the Editor of The Star
Suffrage in the District Of Columbia never
has and never will be necessary, since it is con-
venient for migrants to Washington to retain
their political Identities in their community
of origin, otherwise through sufficient civic and
patriotic pride they may establish themselves
as voters within fifty mile radius of the
Capital.
1t is unwise to have dual authority, other
than "appointive," in our Federal city.
When Philadelphia was Capital of the United
States, that city had strikes and labor troubles.
Local police were sympathetic toward the strik-
ers. Congress, convenng its session at indie
pendence Hall was disturbed and embarrassed
in conducting the Nations business.
These incidents impressed upon Congress
ernment on a site exclusively Federal In char
acter.
A somewhat similar situation would have
obtained in washington. D. c., during the en-
campment of the World War I bonus marchers
had dual elective authority existed. Former
Police Chief Gen. Glassford was in sympathy
with the veterans cause.
Fortunately, their being no divided elective
authority in the District, the Army took over
on Federal orders and squeched the disorder,
Citizens associations, by virtue of their in
tense opposition to the only genuinely demo-
cratic document issued in past decades (Civil
Rights Committee reporD, appear to disqual-
ify them in advance for their alleged rights to
a strife breeding suffrage in our seat of Gov
ernment. AUGUSTUS LEE.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-25
Miss Frances Joy
Bell To Wed Louis
Conrad Fields. Jr.

Foretelling a wedding of late
summer to take place in Oxford,
August %, is the engagement OF
Miss Frances Joy Bell to Louis
Conrad Fields, Jr., son of Mrs. l..
c. Fields and the late Mr.. Fields
of Escatawpa, Miss. The an
nouneement is made by the par
ents of the bride-elect, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hervey William Bell of OK
ford.
Miss Bell was graduated from
Saint Mary's Academy, Silver
City, New Mexico. She attended
the New Mexico State Teachers
College and is now a student at
the University of Mississippi. She
is a member of the Delta Zeta
Sorority.
MI. Fields was graduated from
Moss Point High School, He is
now enrolled in the University
of Mississippi School of Engin-
eering, where he is a letter man
on the track team. During the
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-25
P~oscogoulo Men On
Midshipmen Summer
Practice Cruise

Raymond A. Marston, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marston of 220
North Pascagoula, street, Pasca-
goula, Miss, a member OF the
Naval Reserve Officers Training
Corps at the University of South
Carolina of Columbia, S. c., is
serving aboard the battleship
USS New Jersey, which is par
ticipating in the midshipmen
summer practice cruise to North
ern Europe.
The cruise began June % at
Rosyth, Scotland, and includes
Copenhagen, Denmark; Oslo,
Norway; Goteborg, Sweden, and
the English ports of London,
Portsmouth, Weymouth, Ply
mouth, Greenwich, and Wool
Wich.
In addition to the NROTC stu
dents, therel are aboard 2,100
midshipmen from the Naval
Academy, Annapolis, Md, among
them being Ellis II. Buckley,
son of MI. and Mrs. Ellis c. Buck
Icy, 106 Lake avenue, Pasca-
goula, and several hundred mem
bers of Naval reserve units
throughout the country.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-25
News From VoncIeove
Old Settlers Reunion On Saturday
Entertains Fourteen Honor Guests

Mrs. N. W. Ramsay.
Misses Susie and Fannie
Vaughan Of Biloxi were among
those attending the Old Settlers
Reunion on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Riggs
Of Biloxi visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Murphy on Sunday.
Miss Beatrice Ellis and Ben left
Monday for a visit with relativ-
es in the Mobile area.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Riggs of
Biloxi visited Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Murphy on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Casey of
Biloxi visited relatives in Van
cleave on Sunday.
Stanley Walker, who has been
a guest in the b. f. Ellis home
for the past week, left Monday
for his home in Mobile.
Nj. and Mrs. Keble Ramsay Of
Gulfport we're weekend guests
Of Mrs. N. w. Ramsay.
Mrs. Burton Roberts and Miss
Lizzie Ware visited Mrs. Roy
Harris in Biloxi on Thursday.
Kip Dees was honored last
Thursday night on his twentieth
birthday with a surprise party
which was attended by about
20 of his young friends. Cake,
candy, and ice cream were serv-
ed. The honoree, who is still con-
fined to his bed, received many
appropriate gifts.
Claressa Mae Murphy is spend
ing this week in Biloxi as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Cas-
sev.
Mrs. B. A. Lawley of Akron,
Ohio, left Monday for her home
after having been called here by
the illness of Mrs. j. l.. Hawley.
Mrs. B. b. Taylor and children
were visitors in Biloxi on Sat
urday.
Misses Peggy and Betty Dees
returned home Sunday after hav-
ing attended the Methodist
Youth Camp near McComb.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-25
Catholic School
League Has Special
Meeting Wednesday

A special meeting of the Cath
Ollie School League was held at
Our Lady OF Victories school on
Wednesday evening of last week.
The chair was occupied by Mrs.
w. A. Moncrief and during the
session the league assumed the
responsibility for the serving of
eatables, Saturday, August 2 at
the Carnival that is to be spon-
sored by the Knights of Column
bus at Beach Park.
The league also voted to adopt
the constitution and bylaws that
were presented by the Rev. p.
j. Carey.
Uniforms to be worn by the
girls of the DIV school during the
next term were discussed.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-25
Moss Point Service
Guild Is Hostess To
P~oscdgoulo Guild

On Monday evening the Wes-
leyan Service Guild of the Moss
Point Methodist church was hos
tess to the Wesleyan Service
Guild of the First Methodist
church of Paseagoula at a water
melon party at Beach park.
Each guest found her initials
cleverly cut in a square of wa
termelon which also held the mi
tials of her partner, who then
served her with a cold drink.
After a series of games and
contests watermelon was cut and
served at a long table in the
rear of the pavilion.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-07-25

1 i liz diAilndA OBa tDiNAl1A 4
union" highpoint in the summer
season In this community and
surrounding area, was held Sat
urday after having been sus-
pended for a number Of years
during the war.
Fourteen honor guests-men
and women over IS years Of age
were present for the day which
included interviews with the old
Settlers" homecoming for alum
nj of the Vancleave School, a
history of higher education, and
prizes in a number Of brackets.
The honor guests included Mr..
and Mrs. j. f. Lockard, Mrs. W..
II. Westfall, Mr.. and Mrs. Bill
Ravens, Abb Gill, Cap Fletcher,
John Parker, Mrs. Maggie o.
Neal, Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Roberts,
Mrs. Charlie Rnble, Quincy Rob
erts, Preston Scarborough, and
Miss Susie Vaughan.
Gifts we're awarded to Mrs.
O'Neal, 80, as the oldest woman
present; Mr.. Parker, 81, Oldest
man; Mr.. and Mrs. Lockard, "a
and rs, respectively, oldest cou.
Pile; and JAMES Kean, Jr., l3-day-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Keen as the youngest Settler"
Mrs. ,Myra Martin was award
ed a gift for having come the
longest distance, from San Diego,
Calf, and Mrs. Ruth l.. Roberts
was awarded the prize at the
graduate from the earliest class,
1918. Mr.. Fletcher's family won
the largest family group pres
ent award.
T. l.. Murphy, Jr., president of
the sponsoring Vaneleave Library
Association, made the welcoming
address and Jacob Lockard was
master of ceremonies. A history
of higher education in Vancleave
was given BY Nolle T. Roberts,
an alumni Of the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Alexander
visited relatives in Gautier Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jessie Whittenton
from Biloxi visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Burton Roberts on Sunday.
Friends were sorry to hear of
the death of Mrs. Minnie Rob
erts Hamilton on Saturday and
extend deepest sympathy to her
many relatives here.
Visitors in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Howard Davis OH Sun
day afternoon were Mrs. T. l..
Murphy, Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer
Murphy and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Kelly and son and Mr..
and Mrs. Eron Tootle of Pas
cagoula.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. II. Lord Of
Mobile were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Lockard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ramsay
and children of New Orlans were
weekend guests of relatives here.
The Rev. Ray Rust is to re-
turn home sometime this week
and will fill his pulpit at the
Baptist Church on Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs. Ray Ravens left Sunday
for a visit with relatives in Agri-
cola.
Mrs. Vertis Ramsay and chill
dren spent the weekend with