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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
Great Britain and American Exchanqe
Broadcast TO Include Ingalls, Shipyard

The ingalls, Shipbuilding Cor
poration yard in Pascagoula as
typified through its workers will
be a part of an exchange
broadcast feature being compiled
by the British Broadcasting Com
pany in Great Britain and Amer
lea to give citizens of the two
countries a clearer picture of
their cousins across the ocean.
Chosen as a representative Am
erican shipyarfd, the ingalls, yard
will have as its British counter
part a famous shipbuilding CEN
ter on the Clyde river in Scot
land. Facilities in Central Park
in New York and in a correspond
ing English park will furnish one
of the subjects for the series as
will the operation of an Ameri-
can subway as compared with
the English underground.
Henry Straiker, director of
overseas service for BIC with
offices in Rockefeller Center in
New York, is in charge of the
project and assisting him in re-
cording activities at the local
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

yard was j. Paul Keefe. public
relations director at ingalls,.
Working in collaboration with the
British radio officials here were
Lionel Baxter, managing opera
tor of station WAPI in Birming-
ham, and James Evans, engineer
for that broadcasting company
whose equipment was used in
making the recordings. The
American half of the series will
be broadcast nationally in Eng
land and the British recordings
will be heard over CHS in this
country.
Particular interest in the ship
yard recording was centered in
living conditions, recreation, cul-
tural development and general
outlook of the worker. AS a pre-
lude Fermes Gautier as a native
of Jackson County gave a brief
background of the coming of the
yard to Pascagoula. w. w. We'll
born, ITO Buena Vista street,
and his wife were interviewed
in their home in the housing pro-
ject as a typical ingalls, workers
family. Mr.. Welborn answered
questions about his job and Mrs.
Welborn about living conditions,
describing their home, which is
one of the Navy houses in the
project, and housekeeping facili-
ties which include those furnish
ed with the house.
Mrs. Vallie Mcleod, one of the
first women welders ever en-
ployed at the yard, spoke for the
program explaining that she
started as a tacker in 1912 and
now is a full-fledged welder.
Inasmuch as a large percetage
of the children attending school
in Pascagoula are children of
shipyard workers, the high school
band performed for the record
ing and a quartet of workers
sang.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

Most birds keep their mates
for one season and then often
change to another.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
ZELMA VAN OSDOL
AUXILIARY

The Zelma Van Osdol Young
Woman's Auxiliary to the Wom-
ans Missionary Society of the
First Baptist church of Pasca-
goula was held at the home of
its president, Miss Edna Labbous,
932 Telephone Road Monday at
7:30 p. m. under the leadership
of Mrs. Tom Thornhill.
The devotional was conducted
by Miss Elaine Avara.
During the business session
Misses Doris Hamilton, Allie Sue
Courtney, Barbara Hamilton and
Joetta Landrum were welcomed
as new members thus bringing
the auxiliary roster up to six
teen.
A social hour was enjoyed over
a refreshment course served by
the hostess.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
Eostlown Methodist
Welcome Pastor
For Another Yeur

The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of the Eastlawn
Methodist church celebrated the
return of the pastor, the Rever-
end j. H. billiard to the pulpit
of the church for another wear
by giving him and Mrs. billiard
a pounding Sunday evening.
The society has embarked on a
course of study of World Evan
gelism through the book, Com
mitted Unto U.s." with Mrs. M. A.
Nixon as teacher.
The course is being partici-
pated in by every department OF
the church.
On Thursday evening the socie-
ty observed the nationwide Week
of Prayer by the Methodist
church by giving a fine program
at the church.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
MOSS POINT
PRESBYTERIAN

presbyterian
Circle Number One will meet
on Monday afternoon. Place of
meeting to be announced later.
Circle Number Two will meet
on Monday afternoon in the home
of Miss Halle Herring. All men,
bers r urged to attend.
Baptist
The Margaret Lackey Circle
met in the home of Mrs. j. 7.
Renfro on Monday afternoon for
a business and social meeting.
Mrs. Renfro presided over the
business meeting. During the So
cial hour the hostess served de-
licious refreshments to the mem
bers present.
Circle Number Three met in the
home of Miss Adah Head ON Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. B. B. Hobby
led the devotional. Mrs. T. L. De-
Lashmet, Sr., presided over the
business meeting. During the So
cial hour the hostess served de-
licious refreshments to the fiji
teen members present.
The Juanita Byrd Circle met in
the home of F. A. Hays on Mon
day evening. A business and So
cial meeting was held. The hos
tess served delicious refreshments
during the social hour.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
JOYCE CIRCLE MEETING

A meeting of the joyce circle
of the Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the First Baptist church
took place at the home of Mrs.
Herman Cox on Washington ave-
nue. Monday at 7 p. m.
The time was given to study of
two chapters of the book, THAT
the World May Know, under
the leadership of Mrs. w. w. Bur
nett.
Refreshments were served by
Mrs. Cox.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
ROBERT QUENTIN FREDERIC.
JUNIOR

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Quentin
Frederic are parents of a son,
their first child, who was born at
the Jackson County hospital,
Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 8 a. m;
weight eight pounds, eleven
ounces.
He has been named, Robert
Quentin, Jr.
Mrs. Frederic is the former
Frances Smith.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
Moss Point Glee :
Club Organized
With so Members

The Moss Point High School
Glee Club was organized in the
early part of the school year un-
der the sponsorship of Miss Jean
Parker. The Glee Club is one of
the main organizations that takes
its place every year in the activi-
ties of the school, and has a
membership of fifty students.
Recently two members of the
club we're singled out as officers.
They are as follows; president,
Dot Mitchell; librarian. Geraldine
Goldman.
Under the leadership of Miss
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
E. H. MERRITT UNDERGOES
OPERATION

From Memphis comes the news
that E. H. Merritt of Pascagoula
was operated on at the Baptist
hospital in that city last week and
is now in room 238 of the build
ing.
Mr.. Merritt underwent q previ-
Gus operation at the hospital on
October 16 OF. such a serious ma
ture that he was on the table four
hours and thirty-five minutes.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

Parker, the club is planning a va
riety show. The show will be
made up entirely of talent found
in the Glee Club. Among some
of the outstanding features are
boys and girls vocal solos, duets,
quartets. a tap dancing number,
and many others. The date for
the show will be announced later.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31
K COUNTY NURSES
ASSOCIATION

The monthly meeting of the
Jackson County Nurses Associa-
ton will be held at the Jackson
County hospital, Monday, Nov. 3
at 8 p. m. All members are urg-
ed to be present as the election of
officers takes place at this time.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1947-10-31

Some scientists say about
eighty percent of the American
Negroes have some white or In
dian blood.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
PEANUT GROWERS
WILL VOTE TODAY
Scott, Caldwell Urge Far
mers To Vote "Yes On
Marketing Quotas

RALEIGH, Dec. 8-tR An ap
peal for North Carolina peanut
growers to vote in favor of ma
tional marketing quotas in a ref
erendum tomorrow "for their
own protection" was voided to-
day by Commissioner of Agri-
culture w. Kerr Scott.
Scott pointed out that although
quotas probably will not be
placed for the 1948 crop, that
there can be no price support in
effect for the 1948 peanut crop
if farmers fail to vote for quotas
by a twothirds majority.
Also, he said, if growers ap-
prove quotas it will then be pos
sible for the US. Department of
Agriculture to keep the market
ing quota machinery ready for
use in 1949 or 1850 if it is needed.
Caldwell Joins
Harry B. Caldwell of Green's
boro. master of the State
Grange, joined Scott in urging
the peanut growers in A coun-
ties to vote Eyes" on quotas for
See PEANUTS on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
Federal Reserve B O ard
Chairman Urges Tighter
Credit Laws

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. -W.D
Chairman Jesse P. Wolcott, r.,
Mich, of the House Banking
committee, raised new object
ions to President Truman's
wage-price control program to-
day. Federal Reserve Board
Chairman Mariner S. Eccles
said bluntly that the nation al
ready is in the "advanced
stages" of initiation.
Instead of the compulsory con-
trolls asked by the President,
Wolcott offered a three point
voluntary" program and d
action could be taken on it at
the pesent session. He said that
if it didn't work he might be
receptive to something stronger.
Wolcott emphasized that he
was speaking only for himself,
although he is expected to ad-
vance his plan at the impending
Senate-House Republican meet
ing called to draft a "declara-
ton of policy" on the initiation
issue. The session is expected to
be held toorrow or Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Chairman Robert
See INITIATION on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
FAX RIDGE STRIKE
Off INDEFINITELY
'nion Bows To Govern
ment Request For Walk
out Delay

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.--P)-A
strike at part of the Oak Ridge,
Tenn. atomic energy plant sche-
duled for midnight Tuesday
was postponed indefinitely to-
night.
The CIO union involved
agreed to a government request
tor an indefinite contract ex-
tension.
The CIO United Gas, Coke
and Chemical Workers Union
here announced they had ac-
cepted the request made by
Cyrus S. Ching director OF the
federal mediation and concilia-
ton service.
The union had set a strike for
tuesday midnight, when it's
See OAK On Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
MOSLEM NATIONS
TO FIGHT SPLIT
Egypt, Lebanon Request
Security Council Hearing
On Palestine

lake SUCCESS, Dec. S-(P)-
Two Arab nations gave notice
.onipbt that they planned to
csrrv the Moslem worlds fight
against partition of Palestine IN
II the United Nations Security
Council. starting tomorrow.
Egypt and Lebanon, both
embers of the Arab League
and leaders in the bitter fight
against the U.N. Assembly's S
Nov, % decision to split up the
Holv Land, submitted simultane-
ous requests to Secretary-Gener-
al Trygve Lie for the right to
participate in tomorow's 3 Pm
EST council meeting on t h e
Palestine question.
This step apparently was the
diplomatic move here in the
ategy of the seven nation
4rab League, which announced
almost simultaneously in Cairo
that it was taking immediate
measures" for military and
other action to prevent creation
Of a Jewish nation in Palestine.
The two Arab nation requests
See MOSLEM On Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
ITALIANS PLAY
IS W ELL-D0NE
Cast Did Bang-Up Job
Producing MY Sister
Eileen, Says Reviewer

With lines picked up at ex-
press speed and delivered with
care, and with action popping all
over the stage, and with never
a dull moment, "My Sister
Eileen" was presented last night
by the Thalian association in a
highly hilarious manner.
The association is to be con-
graduated on having secured
Helen Emmert as director. Under
her driving direction, very fine
cast did a bang-up job of this
comedy by Joseph A. Fields and
Jerome Chodorov. There were
several brand new faces ani fig
ures in the company, with a
sprinkling of seasoned Thalians
to complete the whole.
The story is just plain good
theatre" and whether or not
such astonishing carryings-on
could have happened in a base
ment apartment in Greenwich
Village is neither here nor there,
What does matter is the fact that
was a good show, and excel
lent entertainment to boot.
Harry Wellott, Jr., was the as
sistant director. and the techni-
cal director was Hester Donnel-
ly. The program listed as techni-
cal staff, Robert Redmayne, c.
]. Watts, B. M. Jones, Jr., Marion
Redmayne, John Conway, Aldyth
Carroll, Betty Divine, Helen
Jones, and John Powell. Everett
Higgins was in his customary
and important place as stage
manager. Publicity was most in
terestingly handled by Mrs. An
drew H. Harriss, Jr. Properties
were taken care of, and there
were lots of them to be supplied
by Mrs. Guerard Simkins, Mrs
William A. Hall, Mrs. James F
Barnes, and Mrs. Robert Little
Costumes (and did that include
what the Ramblin' Wreck wore?)
were handled by Mrs. Lewis F
Ormond, Mrs. L. w. Preston, Mrs
George Caplan, and Mrs. George
Lynch. The most effective and
startling sound effects, without
which there would have been nc
show in some parts of the action
were provided by Pete Herring
who did a bang-up job in every
sense of the word. The makeup
was done by Mrs. Almeda Stew.
art Edwards, Mrs. Oliver Hutaff
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
BUS LINES WILL
GET FARE RAISE
Utilities Commission Clears
Way For Two-Cent Mile
r at e

RALEIGH, Dec. 1A-An
order clearing the way for bus
companies to seek increased
fares has been issued by the
State Utilities Commission, Of
ficials of the commission an
nounced today.
As. a result of the order, five
of the largest bus operators
in the state have filed tariffs
providing for increased fares
which will become effective on
Dec. Is unless the commission
orders them suspendd pending
an INVESTIGATION.
The commission tomorrow
probably will study the question
of allowing the proposed fares
to become effective without in
vestigation.
Two Cents Mile
Under the Paroposed sche-
dulles, bus fares generally would
be increase to a level of two
a provision holding bus fares to
a maximum of two cents per
mile was retained.
See BUS LINES On Page Five
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
And So To Bed

One employer member Of
the Advisory Council of vo-
cational education meeting at
the high school last night af-
ter finishing his dinner was
offered a cigarette by the man
sitting next to him.
The man looked at the
proffered cigarette, looked
puzzled for a moment, glanc.
ed around furtively to see
what the others were doing,
then accepted the offer.
Then a broad grin spread
across his face as he lighted
up and he called to the high
school principal across the
way, "Mr. Hamilton, I wasn't
quite sure whether it would
be all right to smoke here in
the high school. I got shipped
for that ~ years ago."
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
HELMS TO SPEAK
AT BAR MEETING
Well Known Charlotte At
torney Games Here To-
morrow Night

Fred B. Helms, well kn w n
Charlotte attorney and former
president of the North Carolina
State bar, will be the principal
speaker at the meeting of the
New Hanover County Bar As
sociation at the Cape Fear club
tomorrow night at 7::30 o'clock.
Helms, who is widely known as
a foreceful speaker, is expected
to address members of the coun-
ty association on the subject of
Proposed Improvements To
the Bar and Bench"
Educated at the university of
Georgia, Helms studied law at
Wake Forest college and Colum-
bia University law school n d
following admittance to the bar
Of his. native state, he entered
practice in Charlotte. From 1925
to 1927, he served as prosecuting
attorney for the city of Chariot
te and served as county judge
in Mecklenburg from 1927 to
1881. He is immediate past presi-
dent of the North Carolina State
Bar association, serving in that
capacity for the years 1867.
Admitting to membership of
the deep Water" denomination,
Helms is currently chairman of
the board of deacons of Myers
Park Baptist church, Charlotte;
is a member of the North Caro-
lima State bar, North Carolina
Bar association ID American
Bar association.
He will be introduced by
Frank Hagler, program ch a r
man for December and the din
ner meeting will be presided
over by H. Edmund Rogers,
president.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
MolotovD vDemandsRepeal
Of i. S.-British Merger
Soviet Minister Also Calls
For Four-Power Ruhr
Control

LONDON, Dec. 8.-(P)-Soviet
Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov
- listing part of the price of Sc
curing Russian agreement to uni
fication of Germany - called to-
night for four-power control of
the industrially-important Ruhr
and repeal Of the economic mer-
ger of the British and American
zones.
He also renewed Russia's de-
mand for $4,000, 100000 in rep
arations from Germany.
However, the fact that Molo-
tov stopped saying mo" to say
maybe" left the three Western
delegations in the Council Of Fo.
reign Ministers wondering wheth-
er change in Russian policy on
Germany was in the offing, con-
ference informants said.
These sources explained that
U. S. Secretary of State George
c. notwithstanding to force
a showdown asked if accept
ance of the Soviet reparations
claim was a 'prerequisite" of any
agreement on establishing cent
raj German agencies, removing
zonal boundaries and other eco
nomic principles.
Statement Puzzles
"The question of reparations is
not a precondition for the solu-
ton of the question of economic
unity" Molotov said. Then, to the
puzzlement of the other ques-
ters, he added: the two ques-
tions should be considered stimuli
taneously."
Subsequently a British inform.
ant said he did not know exact
ly what Molotov meant. Appar-
emily the statement left Russia
in the same bargaining position as
before since, if the two issues
are to be discussed simultaneous
ly, Molotov would not necessarily
need to agree on economic unity
until agreement had been reach
ed on reparations.
The Russian demand for agree
ment on reparat:ons before un-
derstandings were reached on any
other question wrecked the Big
See MOLOTOV on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
GOVERNMENT ACTS
TO CURB BROKERS
Anderson Signs Regulation
To Stop Fictitious
Transactions

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8-CRs--
The government acted today to
halt so-called Fictitious" trans
actions in grain, cotton and other
farm commodities which it said
some futures market spectators
are using for the purpose Of
avoiding taxes.
Secretary of Agriculture And.
erson signed a proposed new fu.
lures market regulation intended
to stop a trading practice which,
he charged last week, 646 mar.
ket traders had been using to
reduce, postpone or even avoid
payment of income taxes.
That practice is the holding
open" on the books of brokerage
houses, a SPECTATORS offsettinR
long and short positions in the
same futures contracts. BY hold
ing open" is meant postponement
of a balancing of one transaction
against another to determine the
results of the two.
Aides of the secretary said the
646 traders were in a position to
avoid taxes running into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars
and perhaps into the millions.
Under the proposed regulation,
brokers would be prohibited frona
earring offsetting transactions
on their books after results had
obviously been determined. And
erson acted under provisions Of
the Commodity Exchange Act,
legislation which gives him po.
licing powers over the futures
market,
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
SENATE RATIFIES
DEFENSE TREATY
Only One Dissenting Vote
Recorded Against Inter-
American Pact

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. -W.D
The Senate today ratified the
inter American defense treaty
pledging all the American repub-
lies to common action against
aggression from within or w it'll
out the Western Hemisphere.
The vote was rs to l, with only
Sen. Eugene D. Millikin, r.,
Colo., dissenting. A two thirds
majority was necessary for rati-
flcation.
The pact, signed by 10 nations
at Rio De Janeiro last Septem-
Der, creates an American defen-
sive zone ranging from pole to
pole and ocean to ocean extend
ing Westward to United States
island possessions in the far Pa
cific.
Senate ratification after a brief
round of debate made the United
States the third of the 10 sigma
tories to accept the treaty form
ally. Mexico and the Dominican
Republic were the first to ratify.
Senate President Arthur H.
Vandenberg. r., Mich, and Sen.
Tom Connally, D., Tex, as the
top Senatorial spokesmen on for
eign policy for their parties,
shepherded the ratification re-
solution through on bipartisan
basis.
Treaty Hailed
Vandenberg hailed the treaty,
which he and Connally helped
draft, as "the greatest advance"
yet made toward world peace.
Connally said It represented
"a long step" toward guarantee
ing the security of the American
republics, and they both agreed
that it would strengthen rather
than circunvent the United Ma
tions charter.
The treaty would require all
American states to take concert
ed action in the event Of an at
tack on continental territory off
See SENATE on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
STATE SPEAKERS
PRAISE PROGRAM
Diversified 0 coup a tions
Work Here Lauded At
Dinner Meet

Praising the excellence of the
local vocational education pro-
gram, two state supervisors OF
the diversified occupations and
distributive education divisions
of the program traced its history
and outlined plans for its future
before members of the local ad-
visory council for cooperative
training last night.
In a dinner session at New
Hanover high school George Cog
gin, state supervisor of D. O..
and T. Paul Brown, state super
visor of D. E., addressed the
group, including local school
officials and representatives OF
employing businesses and in
dustrial firms.
Coggin traced the history OF
the vocational education pro-
gram and pointed out that Will
mington was one of the first
cities in the state to install it.
He attributed the success of the
program here to the persever-
ance of Supt. H. M. Roland and
MINIS Principal T. T. Hamilton.
On the success of D. o., a
native of the south, he said that
of 5000 school grgaduates from
D. O. work, 80 per cent of them
believed it was the best thing
differed by the schools. Of the
parents queried SO per cent
thought the program was a good
thing. And majority of the
employers endorsed it with
reservations" which reserva.
tions he said have been overcome
here in Wilmington.
Program Grows
He stressed especially the bene-
ficial results of "appplied guild
See SPEAKER on Page Two
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-09
Jews Flee Homes
In Wild Disorder
Tax-Borne Volunteers Beat
Off Two-Hour Drive
In Streets

JERUSALEM, Dec. 8. - P -
Taxi-borne Jewish volunteers
beat off a two-hour attack by
Arab machine gunners and gren-
adiers in Tel Aviv tonight and
then took the offensive in the
i ercest battle between the two
racial contenders since the Unit.
ed Nations voted November 20
to partition Palestine.
For a time as the spearhead Of
A; fighters knitted into the
Hatikva sector of the all-Jewish
city, wild panic gripped Tel Aviv
and it's residents fled from their
houses in blind confusion.
Hundreds of Jews in the city
responded to the cries of motor
cycle couriers who raced through
the streets shouting "Hatikva il
in danger. Send help" One coure
ier ' alted a motion picture per-
formance with his alarm and sent
hundreds of persons in the audi.
ence hurrying to the embattled
quarter.
Volunteers and fighting squads
of Hagana, the Jewish defense
army, commandeered taxicabs
and sped to Hatikva in time to
beat off the furiously fighting
Arabs, who drove a wedge into
the quarter from the border zone
which separates the Tel Aviv
from the all-Arab city of Jaffa.
Residents Flee
Eyewitnesses said that as Ha-
tikva residents fled in wild con.
fusion, the Arabs began tossing
bombs into houses.
The battle which began in the
Tel Aviv-Jaffa mo mans land"
mounted as violence throughout
the Holy Land boosted the unof-
ficial nine-day death toll over the
100 mark. The fighting began
November 20, the day on which
the United Nations voted for par
tition of the Holy Land - a move
bitterly opposed by the Arabs.
AS the Tel Aviv fighting grew
in intensity, many wild rumors
circulated in Jerusalem concern.
ing the fate of the city which
may become the Jewish capital
of partitioned Palestine. The first
See JEWS On Page Two