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Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07
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Dear Diary

CSo' CiotT
Many former government official
has written book about the person
aliticS, top secrets and behind-the-
scenes fcuds he knew during the war.
Ex-Interior Secretary Harold Ickes
and former Labor Secretary Frances
Perkins, for instance, parlayed their
experiences into best sellers.
1t seemed TO be the turn of ex~
Treasury Secretary Henry G. Nor
genthau, Jr. Morgenthau had not yet
written his book, but all the signs in
dicated he was well along.
In preparation for ii MOrgenthau
took with him voluminous diary
which he kept while i'll Office. The
diary, comprising about 900 volumes.
is said to contain memoranda on White
House and other historic conferences.
Stenographic records Of office tranSac-
tionS and transcripts of telephone calls.
His successor, Secretary John Sny-
der, wrote friendly" letter intimat-
ing that the diary contained many ir-
replaceable, official documents and
public material needed for guidance.
Morgenthau is reputed to have re-
piled that he would consider the re-
quest. Later he said, "If I've got some-
thing Mr.. Snyder needs, he can have
it (but) most of my collection is photo
stats"
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07
Hot Shots
II Happened in U.S.A.

. In Wyoming and Paris townships,
Mich, there are nine city commissions
crs--Wlthout Il city. They were named
at special election in which voters
turned down by Al ratio Il proposal
To incorporate u new home rule city
OF Goodwin. Candidates were put ON
the ballot in an economy move to avoid
another election if Incorporation were
approved.
. In Madison. Wis, State Sen. Cliff
ford w. Kruger who weighs 425
pounds, is still unScatcd. Since he
couldn't fit into a regular chair, the
State. Junior Chamber of Commerce
arranged for an oversize model, but
when 1t arrived, it was too wide to fit
in between chairs of fellow senators.
. In Salt Lake City. blind attorney
William {. Shelton fumblcs along
streets and through courtrooms with
out the aid of Betty, his Seeing Eye"
dog who guided his footsteps for six
and onc-half years. Several weeks ago
Betty stumbled leading the lawyer
through traffic and examination bv .
veterinarian confirmed his worst fears
Betty was going blind
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07
The Voice Of Experience

1t was a gay party in Manila. More
than 1000 toasted the 9th birthday of
Gen. Douglas Macarthur, 1890 miles
away in Tokyo. They had Il special rca-
son Tor their fetc: it was to him they
owed their lives.
The sllken-clad women and their
escorts IN immaculate white dancing
10 the strains of samba band were
IN startling contrast 10 the emaciated
figures liberated from Fort Santiago
nearly two years ago. Special liberia
tlon parties. on orders from MacAr-
thur, knitted ahead of the advancing
American columns to capture the no.
to1ous Japanese political prison. That
speedy rescue, the prisoners said, saved
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07
FETE: Manila Looks Ahead

5000 Of them from certain slaughter
at the hands of rctrcating mad-dog
guards
The crowd was predominantly Fill
pinc. but there were many Americans,
French and Chinese
Said Gil Puyat, Manila business man,
toasting the absent guest of honor:
Your name and memory shall remain
forever enshrlned in the hearts and
homes of this country
Other speakers reminded the group
that they, above all. had reason to re-
member the fate OF ill-prcparcd ma
tlonS.
We must promote" they stressed.
national defense as the keystone of
security for the new Philippines Re-
public"
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07

burned It was difficult to identity them.
AS Sweden went into national
mourning for Prince Gustaf Adolf, his
nine -month-old son, Karl Gustaf, be-
came second in line of succession TO
the throne.
The day before IL died in the crash
of British airliner at London's Croy-
don Airport.
Four crew members died and 81
100000 cargo of Philippines gold bull
lion and coins was smashed against a
peak on the island Of IIongkong, off
tho China coast.
Twcnty-siX, including an American
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07
Statistics
Rising Pay Scales

NSii'S I0T OSOiCo
The average weekly wage Of Amer
lean factory workers during Dccem-
Der was $46.33, within 70 cents Of
peak wartime Levels, according to the
Bureau of Labor Statistics. The aver
age work week was 400 hours, much
shorter than the wartime average.
Workers in durable goods averaged
$3.50 for 40.3-hour week and an
hourly rate of $l.2l
In durable goods. weekly earn
inss averaged $4403 for an average
work week of Al hours
Americans also gave nearly one
third more to charity during 1916 than
they did the previous year, reported
the John Price Jones Corp. A survey
of eight large cities showed gifts and
bcqucstS to philanthropic groups of
$275, ,339. up 3l.32 percent COM
pared with l945.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07

Blue Skies

Blue Skies
There were encouraging prospects
OF labor peace in the year ahead.
Philip Murray, CIO president. dis
closed he had asked all CIC unions TO
60 slow on new contract demands to
treasure the public and promote
real collective bargaining
Murray made his announcement on
the heels Of his Steelworkers extern
sion of their contract with u. S. Steel
TO April 30 and the Autoworkers con-
tlnuing their contract with Chrysler
lor 80 days, pending negotiation.
Another soft coal walkout March
81, the deadlinc set by John l.. Lewis
when he sent the men back TO the
mines in December, would upset in
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07

Washington diplomatic circles be-
lieve if Premier Stain is committed
TO gaining maximum guarantees
against rearming Of Germany, the
40-year treaty proposal is due for Sc
ricus consideration. Observers predict
that Secretary Of State George I.
Marshall will press for acceptance of
il at the foreign ministers conference
which opens March 10 in Moscow.
The treaty plan was drafted by for
mer Secretary of State James r.
Byrnes and Stain. himself, is under
stood TO have approved it at one point.
Britain and france gave it lip service
but did not press for its consideration
when Vyacheslav Molotov, Russias
foreign minister, objected and never
allowed it serious consideration at any
sf the Big Four meetings.
: Guarantee Against IsolatiOniSm
Byrnes regarded his treaty proposal
as one of the cleareSt guarantees to
the world against return OF TINS
country to its traditional iSolatlonlSnr.
II would have committed America to
definite, long-term responsibilities IN
maintaining peace in Europe
The plan oilers the Russians, British
and French a virtual alliance with tie
United States against Germany. The
Soviets now have such pactS with
Britain and France; the British and
French arc committed TO seek an al
lance between themselves.
London Moscow Exchange
Observers see new hope for the
Byrnes plan in Il London Moscow cx-
change of notes over misunderstanding
Of speech by Ernest Bcvin, British
foreign secretary.
AT a December political rally Bcvin
answered charges that he played sec
ond fiddle 10 Amcr!ca at the Big Four
meeting in New York by asserting that
Britain docs not tic herself to any
body, except in regard to her obliga-
tions under the Omitted NatiOns)
charter"
The Kremlin felt extremely uncom-
Portable about the entire basis Of the
20-ycar mutual assistance treaty
signed by Russia and Britain in 1912,
almost two years be fore the U.N. prep
aratory commission first met at Dunn
barton Oaks. Stain expressed his
anxiety to Field Marshal Montgomery
on the lattcr's visit TO Moscow on Jan
uary 10.
Sov,c: Press Barrage
Five days after the Slalin- Montgum-
cry talk, the Communist newspaper
Pruuda. biuntly DECLARED that Bevjn's
speech "Tepudiatcd the Il Ca ty'
Pruudd's bias; accompanied London
announcement OF plans for L British
French alliance, and Soviet press and
radio declarations of opposition to any
Anglo American agreement on stand
ardizatiun OF arms
Bcvin, in d message 10 Stain. rca(
Grmcd his faith in the trraty and Stair
two days later accepted the assurances
But he added that if the alliance wa!
TO be extended into Il 50-ycar treaty i
would have TO be revised and i'm
proved.
Montgomery. speaking al SandhurS
British equivalent of West PoinU
declared that language was Il mail
obstacle To full understanding bctWeci
the two nations and announced tn
Royal Military Academy would star
teaching all officer candidates tn
Russian language.
We want more generals to lrarI
HGSSian, he told the cadets.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07
QuOtes
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, ask,

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. asked
about her attitude toward 4 pos
slble third political party: New
parties don't succeed well. The
important thing is to make exist
ing parties responsive TO the
wishes of the people"
o. B. Andrews, Atlanta biga-
mist: Judge. I'm guilty. ! admit
that. But | can't sec where it's
wrong for u man to have two
wives when it's all right for the
state to have two governors"
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07

dustrial harmony but the Supreme
Court decision on the contempt case
is expected before then.
In general the strike picture now is
IN sharp contrast TO that of a year
ago when more than a million work.
ers were on strike in steel, auto and
electric industries
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07
k2:I1I2:I!I13

TO India for traditional ceremonies at
Delhi. Ten years earlier they had
sailed to Australia to open that COM
monWcalth'S first parliament.
Empire Salesman
Perhaps the best known royal trav-
cler was the present Duke of Windsor
who as Prince Of Wales became q
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07

airlincr was spotted from th2 air 100
miles west of Hank0W.
In the u s., / soldiers died in a BIO
crash at Albuquerque, N. NJ, and five
men were killed when a seven place
private plane carrying executives from
sales managers meeting crashed near
Rensselaer,, Ind
Two persons were killed in each of
four other plane accidents near Upton,
Okla. Darlington, Wis, Tancytown,
Md and Wcstmorcland, kaS. Single
deaths resulted from crashes near
Rochester, Ind, Wales Center, N. Y,
and Conway, N. G.
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07
Marshall May Press
Bvrnes' 'GernlanPIun

NEERING diplomatic Winds that blow hot and cold nerna
tona projects blew warmly yearod proposal for 4Oyea
control Germany Discussion Of such alliance against
revival Pussian military might renewed world capitals
result Of the StanBevn exchange the RuSanBrsh
Milford chronicle., 1947-02-07
AERIAL: Death on the Wilma

IT WAS tragic week III the air Plane crashes throughout the world
took the lives of 65 including SWcdenS Prince (sta
Adolf the American Grace Moore Nine
dents that took 27 lives occurred the United States
involving commercial airlmeS.
Miss Moore and the Prince the - killed Copen
Denmark, when a Royal Dutch
(KM) plane crashed Methodist bishop believed
aICon Bodies badly the Il
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22

bers - Children Of sharecroppers
and tenant families as well as
Of owner families. OF course, the
clubbers must have a working
agreement with the owner of the
acre Of woodland they attempt
to improve, says the director.
Forty-eight prizes will
Forty-eight prizes are being Of
fered to the winners. Eight Of the
prizes include four-day trips to
Tuskegee in addition to cash a.
wards.
Officials of the Departments
Forest Service are emphasizing
the need for woodland improve
ment and reforestation. They point
out that rs million acres of denud
ed and poorly stock forest land
need to be planted to trees. Dur
ing the last 20 years, only 6,43S,
632 acres Of forest land have been
planted At this rate, it will re-
SURE 600 years complete the
job, say Forest Service Experts
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22

March Is ordered a Senate Rules
Cimmittee hearing for Tuesday,
March Is, on charge by Louis r
Lautier, correspondent Of the AT
LANTA WORLD and the Ne
gro Newspaper Publisheds' As
ISOLATION, that a correspondents
committees rejection of his APP
plication for press gallery mem
belship was based on racial
grounds.
The committee turned down
Lautier's application on the con-
tention that it did not comply
with gallery rules.
Brooks said there had been com
plants that Negro employees of
the Senate had been denied SER
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
Colored Virginia
Farmers Solves
Storage Problem

Mrs T w Bland, form woman of
Rocky Branch, Va, solved her
husbands sweet potato shortage
problem last fall by designing a
strew and sawdust insulated short
age house built Of logs, reports
State Agent Ross w Newsome of
the Virginia State Extension Ser
vice.
Every pear Mr.. Bland had been
unsuccessful with the shortage of
the potatoes, says Mr.. Newsome.
Last fall he and his wife got to
thinking about plans for building
better storage house. She de-
cided that for one thing ought
to be better insulated. So, with
trees cut from his own farm,
Mr.. Blend built a log house with
q slab roof which is insulated
with straw and sawdust.
The storage house is heated by
small wood heater. Last fall Mr..
Bland put in 400 BUSHELS of pa
tatoes. Last walk he reported to
his Extension county agent that
his potatoes have kept in excell-
ent condition. says that this is
the first year that he has been
able to keep all of his potatoes
through the winter.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
Raceman Qualifi-
es For City Council
Position : 49,

Jacksonville - Wilson Arw-
strong, a Jacksonville raceman,
qualified to run for City Council
from the Negro dominated Fifth
Ward against the incumbent, Cla-
ude Smith, Jr., and two other
candidates. The Fifth Ward has
2,214 Negro voters registered in
the Democratic against 1,178 whit
es. According to the 1915 state
census, the wards population was
1928 Negroes and 4,677 whites.
George B. Marshall, chairman
of the city Democratic Executive
Committee, said he had asked for
a ruling from the city attorney
ON Armstrong; eligibility to quail
ify in the Democratic primary
and was told he must accept the
candidates qualifications.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22

sored by the Gulf, Mobile, and
Ohio railroad, according to a re-
port received last week by the
u. S. Department of Agriculture
from Mississippi State Extension
Director l.. l. Jones.
Fifty per cent of our state is
in woodland" says Director Jones,
who adds that under good manag-
ment the woodland can be made
to produce greater profits. He also
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
555th ParatroopC
@. Slated for
Overseas

Fort Bragg, North Carolina, -
Major James H. Porter, command
ing officer of the 555th Parachute
Infantry Battilion at Fort Bragg
last week relinquished command
of the unit he led Throughout the
war. Major oorter has been laert-
ed for overseas duty and is now on
leave Of absence prior to his de-
parture.
Major Porter commanded the
555th from its activitation in 1914
until he was reassigned for foreign
service. The former Jump unit
figured prominently in security
measures taken in mir 1915 when
the threat of Japanese Balloons
was felt on the west coast.
Major Porter makes his home in
New York City with his wife and
family. A former student OF Pur-
due University, he entered the
service in 1941 at Fort Devens,
Massachusetts,, where he served
with the 366th Infantry Regiment
Commissioned in 1912 upon COM
p1etion of Officer Candidate
School att ort Benning, he ad-
vanced rapidly to his present rank.
Major Porter has forty jumps
to his credit and was awarded the
Army Commentator Ribbon for
his work in fighting the Japanese
Balloon peril.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
House of Repre-
sentatiyes Defeats
Artificial Amnd.

Washington - Republicans and
Southern Democrats joined forces
in the House last week to defeat
an antirracial discrimination am
endment to Army-Navy Nurse Corp
legislation by 187-47 vote.
The amendment, offered by Re-
preventative Powell, New York
race Dmocrat, would have prohi-
bited discrimination because of
race, creed, color or national orr
gin in the selection of nurses for
the armed forces.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22

points out that cotton Is facing
stiff copetition from syntheics
such as rayon.
"Since some synhetics are made
from wood" declared Director
Jones, "our extension program is
designed to help farmers produce
wood in line with the needs or
the synthetic industry
The woodland Improvement con-
test is open to all Al club mem
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
Negro 4-H Enter
$1,000 Forestry
Contest :

Negro Al club boys of Miss
issippi are entering a $1,000 wood
land Improvement contest spon-
sored by the Gulf, Mobile, and
Ohio railroad, according to a re-
port received last week by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
from Mississippi State Extension
Director l.. I. Jones.
Fifty per cent ofo ur state is
woodland says Director Jones,
who adds that under good manage
ment the woodland can be made
to produce greater profits. He also
points out tina cotton is facing
stiff cmpetition from synthetics
such as rayon.
"Since some synthetics are made
from wood" declares Director JON
es, "our extension program is re-
signed to help farmers produce
wood in line with the needs of the
synthetic industry"
The woodland improvement con-
test is open to all Al club mem
bers = Children of sharecropper
/ families and tenant families as
well as Of owner families. Of
course, the clubbers must have
working agreement with the
owner of the acre of woodland
they attempt to improve, says the
director.
Forty-eight prizes are being Of.
fered to the winners. Eight of
he prizes include four-day trips
/, to Tuskegee in addition to cash
awards.
Officials of the Departments
Forest Service are emphasizing
the need for woodland improve
ment and reforrestation. They
point out that Is million acres Of
denuded and poorly stock forest
land need to be planted to trees.
Duding the last 20 years, only
6,438,632 acres of forest land have
been planted. At this rate, it will
require 600 years to complete the
job, say Forest Service experts.
Folding Linens
II linens must be folded, vary the
1olds with each ironing, since con-
tinued folding breaks linen threads.
! Fill Diet Needs
/ Small fruits and berries are IN
important addition to the home gar
den-they Ill vital needs IN the diet
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
All Club Boys In
$1,000 Forestry
Contest

Negro 44H Club boys Of Miss
issippi are netering ST. 900 wood
land improvement contest spon-
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22
Folding Linens

II linens must be folded, vary the
1oIds with each ironing, since con-
<anued folding breaks linen threads.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1947-03-22

Small fruits and berries are IN
important addition to the home gar
den-they al vital needs IN the diet
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-16
Rotarians Hear
Talk On Leprosy

A plea for "a more enlightened
attitude toward persons discharg
ed from leper institutions" was
expressed to the Rotary Club this
noon by Chaplain Clifton Rash,
Protestant chaplain at the Car
Vile, La. leprosorium.
Six out-of-t town RotarianS, in
Guiding club presidents from
jacksonville, H., and Crawford,
N. j., were present with local
members to hear the chaplain
give an interesting account of the
operation of a leprosorium.
The Rotarians were given a
clearer insight into the disease
and its treatment, especially as to
its non-infectious quality. The
chaplain said the necessity of fear
of leprosy is not justified. Tuber-
culosis, he said, is more dreaded
disease but does not have the Stlg-
ma which leprosy has.
Mrs. Minnie Husk, secretary for
the Southeastern District of the
Missions to Lepers. was also in
troduCed and remarked that lOl
missions are now being maintain
ed for lepers by the organization.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-16
Entertain Sixty
Visitors At USO
In Jackson So.

Sixty winter visitors, represent
ing / 5 northern states. were enter
tanned last night at the Tourist
Night Party at the Jackson Square
USO Center of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Ramon Navarro, veteran Key
West tourist guide, gave talk,
featured by a description of the
points of interest around the IS
land. Lee Mason presented a
welcome to Key West. A mu-
steal program, offered by Beatrice
Moreno, was enjoyed by the visi-
tors.
Community games, arranged by
Dwight Hunter. city recreation
director. completed the program
Abe Wolkoff was master of cere-
monies. Refreshments were serv-
ed through the courtesy of The
Tides guest house.
This program was the first of
a weekly series of Wednesday
night fun nights for tourists here.
They are designed to furnish en-
tertainment for winter visitor.
No charge will be made to those
attending. Expenses are absorb
ed by the hotels of the city.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-16
Shark Livers,
Skins And Fins
Sent From Here

c. A. Mooney, with two men
under him, is regularly shipping
to Stuart, Florida, shark skins,
to be converted into leather;
shark fins, to be sun dried and
shipped to New York, where
they will be used by Chinese to
make what they consider their
most delectable soup; and shark
livers, which are rendered into
oil to be used for many purposes.
Mooney said he arrived here
en- election day last November
and will remain till next spring.
He is staying at the Mastic Trail
err Camp. The other two men
make frequent trips in local wa
tiers to catch shark, which are
skinned and their carcasses
thrown overheard, excepting the
livers and fins.
Shark leather is much in use
in the United States. Shoes and
other things are made out OF
the leather.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-16

leprosy. Some of them know
they have the disease, but prefer
to hide the fact from the world
while others are suffering from
it and do not know the facts.
He said that cases have been
found in 38 states, but leprosy
is at present transmissible in
only four-Florida, Louisiana
Texas and California. In New
York there are at all times from
25 to so cases. He said that prac-
tically all these persons have
come from foreign countries and
the Gulf States.
But they are not all foreign
patients" the Rev. Mr.. r a h
said. "Two-thirds of them have
been native-born, principally
distributed as follows:
Louisiana $50, California 1874,
Texas 1879, New York 118, Flor
IDA 10 per cent.
"More than 1900 patients have
lived at Carville since 1894. and
over 800 of them have been pa
rolled as symptom-free. Fifty
three of these have relapsed and
returned to the institution"
Carville's patients are cared
for by the federal government i'm
a beautiful and superbly equip
ped National Leprosarium. This
institution, technically a Marine
hospital, is on the Mississippi
River about rs miles north of
New Orleans.
The Rev. Mr.. Rash's salary
and expenses are .paid by The
American Mission of L.epers, Inc,
There is also d Catholic chaplain
at CarvilIe, ~