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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-12
April Deudline
In Filing For '48
Home Exemption

April lst is deadline for fill
ing homestead exemptions. Nor
man T. Lyons, county tax asses
sor, warned home owners of the
county this week.
A number of home owners ell
igible for exemption have not as
yet filed, and should do so with
out further loss of time, Mr.
Lyons said. II is necessary to
present either a copy of the l947
exemption or a deed when fill
ing for the 1948 homestead ex-
emption. Mr.. Lyons said.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-12
PROGRESSIVE L U

The home of Mrs. Perry A.
Thompson, $50 Jackson avenue
will be the place of meeting for
the Woman's Progressive club,
March IL, at the usual hour of
assembly.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-03-12

by the Mississippi Forestry Com
mission when a flying service
contract was let at Yazoo City
to service the Delta section of the
tate.
, 1948-10-11
Students Select FaVOTites
For Miss CHS

Students of the 10th, 18th &
18th grades have selected their
favorite classmate to enter the
contest for the crown of Miss
CHS for 1949, an annual event
of the School. Selections were
made last week.
The three contestants will
be: Lorna Petersen, Eleanor
Knight and Catherine Farchet-
te, of the 10th, 18th and 18th
grades, respectively.
Plans are still being COM
pleted and the date for the
official opening of the contest
and other details will be an
nounced shortly.
, 1948-10-11
Pan American TO Sturt
Convoir Service
Constellation.

Pan American World Air
ways through its local agent,
the firm of E. S. Crawford, has
announced the start of what
will be known as the "Constel
lation" and "Convair" Ser
vices. These are fast nonstop
flights between the United
States and Puerto Rico.
Passengers will leave the
airport at San Juan at 1859 at
night and arrive in New York
at 6:1O in the morning on the
l"Constel( ation" flight. "Con-
vair" flights leave San Juan
at 2 p. m. and after a three
hour flight will be in Miami,
Is p. m.
These services are schedul-
ed to begin on Friday, Octo-
Der Is.
, 1948-10-11
Governor To Attend
Hearings In Wush.

Governor HASTE will attend
hearings before the Bureau of
the Budget this week in Wash
ington on requests for FEEDER
al appropriations for next
year, according to a press re-
lease from the Administration
$500, 900 is being asked for st.
Thomas and st. John and
$697, 900 for st. Croix.
The three major items of ex-
pense urgently needed include
increase of salaries of NUM-
cipal employees to the mini
mum proposed under the Mer-
it System, large amounts of
CONTINUED on Page Al
, 1948-10-11
Won 0xhoIm Releases
Trade Balance for vi.

A trade balance sheet of the
Virgin Islands, prepared by
Colonel Axel Won Oxholm, of
the Department of Commerce,
shows that during the past
year the 27,OoO people of the
Virgin Islands import goods
from the u. S. mainland and
foreign countries, as against 2
million dollars in export. AT
ter deducting another 2 mil
lion dollars for goods re ex-
ported, especially in St. Tho
mas, it shows an adverse bal
ance of 5 million dollars, which
represents excess of imports
Continued on page 4
, 1948-10-11
Dr. knud-H Hansen Gets
Sold Certificate

A gold certificate has been
awarded to DR.. Knud Knud-
Hansen, former Commissioner
of Health for the Virgin Is
lands for Outstanding and ex-
ceptional contribution to pub
lie service" by Secretary Of the
Interior julius Krug.
DR.. Hansen's name is
inscribed on the Roll Of Honor
which appears in the lobby of
the Interior Department.
Formal presentation of the
award will be made to the
eminent physician in ST. Tho
hen it arrives.
, 1948-10-11
Bough Acting Dir. Of
Dept. Of T~rusteeship

James A. Bough has been
named Acting Director of the
the United Nations, during
the absence of DR.. Ralph
Bunche, now Acting Mediator
for Palestine.
Mr.. Bough's new appoint
ment will be a source Of pride
to Virgin Islanders every
where. A native of St. Croix,
he was for several years Uni
ted States District Attorney
for the Islands.
He recently accompanied
other UN officials to Geneva,
Switzerland, and from thence
to Paris, where he was in at
tendance to the Trusteeship
Committee of the General
Assembly of the UN. He re-
turned to Lake Success to as
sumo his new post.
DR.. Bunche is now in Paris
to submit the late Coun Count
Bernadotte's last report on the
Palestine problem to the AS
sembly.
, 1948-10-11
Dominion Prime Ministers
Meet In London

A meeting of the Common
wealth Ministers convened in
London today for their first
business conference. Prime
Minister Clement Atlee well
coined the delegates, a few of
them were unknown to him
and he FASTENED to welcome
them, especially, according to
reports.
The timetable of the confer
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-10-11
Mrs Roosevelt Breakfasts
10 Europeans

Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt in a
broadcast over Radio Luxem-
bourg told Europeans that if
the Marshall Plan succeeds in
Western Europe it will have
its effect on all the countries
of that hemisphere.
The success of this recovery
program is not dependent on
the United States alone but on
those countries receiving aid,
she said.
Mrs. Roosevelt made a plea
fe~ national freedom of
, 1948-10-11
Hdrrigon Will Reply
To Statements Tonite

Ludwig E. Harrigan, Mem
bers-at-Large of the Munich
pal Council will speak at a
mass meeting tonight to re-
ply to statements made recent
ly by his opponent. His decis-
ion to hold the meeting follow
ed cancellation of one schedul-
ed by the St. Croix Civic As
ISOLATION.
Mr. Harrigan said that he is
particularly anxious also to
speak tothe veterans of World
War II, to clarity a statement
made by him at a meeting in
Frederiksted but which he
said, was twisted. This is a
democracy in which Judge
ment is rendered only after
both sides have been given a
hearing. Ny opponents have
found it convenient to twist a
statement which / made. / am
ready to challenge this much
Continued On Page ~
, 1948-10-11
Gen. Blamey Praises
u. S. Action In Japan

General Blamey, Australia's
top-ranking military officer,
praised the government given
Japan by the United States
through General Mac Arthur,
as the best and most modern
in all Asia. Americas sharp at
titude towards the communist
is good for Tapan, he said.
, 1948-10-11
Cleveland Indiuns
New Champions
Of Baseball World
hyy c.a~a-u p.I-~
BY GregorY Hodge

The Cleveland Indians today
became the Champions of the
l948 World Series with a score
of AZ by a total of games play
ed. The last was won by the
Indians 4-3 at Boston Park.
Total for the Indians are:
4 runs, 10 hits, no errors;
Braves, 3 runs, 9 hits, no err
rors. Braves won the first and
fifth games; Indians the Sc
cond, third, fourth and sixth.
Managed by Lou Beadreau,
the Indians won their first VIC
tory in a world series game in
% years
In yesterdays game the
Continued on Page ~
, 1948-10-11

In yesterdays game the
Continued on Page ~
Evening star., 1948-06-20
Business Group 10 Honor
J. F. DuComb, Printer

John F.. DuComb. who has oper.
ated a printing shop at 1735 Four-
teenth street NV. for the last eight
years, will be honored by the Ameri.
can Business Association with g
dinner at the Broadmoor Hotel, 36Ol
Connecticut avenue NV, at 7 pm
Tuesday, on the occasion of his 80th
birthday.
A certificate and life membership
in the association will be presented
to Mr.. DuComb at the dinner.
Mr.. DuComb has been a printer
for IS years. He served his appren-
ticeship in small Philadelphia
shop. He came to Washington about
1914, and worked first for the Marvin
S. Young Printers, near Eleventh
and E streets NV. In 1919 he be-
came one of the first members OF
the Washington club OF the Print
inghouse Craftsmen.
Evening star., 1948-06-20
New Plaques 10 Homo
Three Chief Justices
And Daniel Webster

Justice Burton Of the Supreme
Court will speak on Chief Justice
John Marshall before members Of
the District Bar Association and
the Columbia Historical Society at
4 pm tomorrow in front of District
Court before the unveiling of
several plaques in memory Of dis
tinguished legal figures.
Civic leaders and members of both
organizations have been asked to
attend by Lowry N. Coe, president
Of the Bar Association, and F. Regis
Noel, president Of the Historical
Society.
Judge Edward S. Delaplaine of
the Maryland Court of Appeals will
speak on Chief Justice Roger Brooke
Taney. Judge Delaplaine, resi-
dent of Frederick, is head of the
Ianey House in that city.
Speeches on Chase, Webster
l. Spencer Gordon will speak on
Chief Justice Salmon p. Chase, and
William E. Leahy will talk on Daniel
Webster.
A joint committee of the two Or
ganizations will then go to the
Municipal Center, where plaques
commemorating Chief Justices Mar
shall and Taney will be unveiled.
Justice Marshall lived in a board
ing house in G street between Mar
shall place and Fourth street during
early sessions of the high court.
Justice Taney lived at 318 Indiana
avenue NV. Both addresses are in
the Municipal Center site.
The plaques will be unveiled by
Evening star., 1948-06-20

Mary Ann Chase, 7-year-old daugh-
ter Of Nicholas Chase, an attorney.
Tho unveilings viii b telecast by
NBC.
The group then will 60 to the
Hecht Co. parking garage at Sixth
and E streets NV, where Justice
Chase had his law Office before his
elevation to Lincoln's cabinet and
the Supreme Court bench. Charles
B. Dulcan, ST.. vice president and
general manager Of the company
will accept the plaque.
The committee then will go to the
law Office Of Donohue, Kaufman &
Kronhein, at 500 D street NV.
which once was the law ofilce and
residence Of Daniel Webster. A
plaque to Webster will be unveiled
at the entrance. A punch-bowl re-
ception and exhibition Of Washing
tonia will follow in the law firms
Offices.
Evening star., 1948-06-20
Truman Names WiI|ett
As New RFC Director

President Truman late yesterday
nominated William E. Willett, a
member of the staff of the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. for the
past II years, to be a director OF
the RFC for the terms expiring
July l, 1850.
If confirmed, Mr.. Willett, a Bal
timore Democrat, would succeed
John D. Goodloe, resigned.
The appointee is now assistant
manager of the Office Of loans and
previously was assistant to the
former chairman, Charles E. Hen
derson.
Mr.. Willett, 50, was an investment
banker before entering Govern
Evening star., 1948-06-20

Guam after two years Of hiding
during Japanese occupation, was
rescued when American forces re-
occupied the island.
Nominees for officers and new
Board Of Control members for the
next six months will be announced
at the meeting in preparation for
the elections June %. Speaker for
the June % meeting will be DR..
Wayne c. Grover, recently ap-
pointed National Archivist.
Evening star., 1948-06-20
Ghost Of Guam 10 Speak
Al Exchange Luncheon

George Ray Tweed. last survivor
Of the Navy's Guam garrison, will be
one of two speakers before the Ex-
change Clubs luncheon at the Will
lard Hotel at 1915 pm. Tuesday.
The other speaker will be Rear
Admiral William N. Thomas, chief
of Navy chaplains and former chap
lain of the Naval Academy.
Mr.. Tweed, called the Ghost of
Evening star., 1948-06-20

NEW SKIPPER FOR PRESIDENTIAL YACHT-Comdr. Donald
Macdonald of the Navys most decorated officers ght)
is CONGRATULATED by Capt Charles L. Freeman becoming
skipper presidential yacht Williamsburg The transfer
OF command took place yesterday at the Naval Gun Factory
Capt Freeman skipper of the yacht since 1946 will become
commanding officer of the Naval Station, Annapolis Md.
Star Staff Photo
Evening star., 1948-06-20

ment service and served in the
Navy during World War I. He
lives at 1901 Connecticut avenue
NV.
Evening star., 1948-11-23
Items OF Interest

Judge Ernest H. van Fossan Of the
Tax Court of the United States, and
Mrs. van Fossan will leave today for
California where the former will
hold court for two weeks or more
They plan to be back in their apart
ment at 2101 Connecticut avenue in
time for Christmas.
One of the interesting and delight
full parties over the week end was
that given Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs
Edward T. Stafford in honor of the
formers mother, Mrs. Nicholas c.
Stafford, who celebrated her 18th
birthday anniversary. Two other
sons of the honor guest, Mr.. Nicholas
c. Stafford, jr., of Charlotte, N. c..
and Mr.. Howard Stafford of Hous-
ton, Texas, came from their homes
for the event. Also with her for the
celebra ton were her other two chill
dren, Mr.. Jack Stafford and Mrs
George N. Belle.
The party also was something of
bon voyage fete for Mr.. and Mrs
Belle, as they have passage aboard
the Queen Elizabeth en- route to Ger
many. However the ship still is at
her dock in SOUTHAMPTON. England
Evening star., 1948-11-23
Biakes Are Hosts
1t Cocktail Fete
Honoring artist
Bv Betty BeaIe

"T don't think there are any more
gracious hosts in Washington than
Tom and Maria" said Mrs. George
Holmes as she left the Thomas
BIakeS' house last evening
The effortless manner in which
the hosts had made their guests
feel at home was the reason why so
many of them were still at this
cocktail party at $50 o'clock.
The Blakes entertained in honor
of Nicholas Pavloff whose freshly
completed portrait of the lovely
looking Mrs. Blake hung over the
mantel. An oval pastel set in a rec
tangular frame, it has a miniature
like quality that adds considerable
charm to the drawing room. The
long grey-Walled room has two fire.
places-typical of SO many George
town houses-and is filled with
lively interest in its furniture, OBJ
jets dart and many photographs.
Adding their attractive personals
ties to this scene were the Under
secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Edward H. Foley, jr., who were
dressed in evening attire en- route
to a dinner party. Their good
friends. Col and Mrs. Bradley Nash,
were there too and before long Mrs.
Foley and Mrs. Nash found them
selves in q good-humored political
argument. Enjoying it all from the
sidelines, were their husbands and
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh D. Auchincloss
and Mr.. and Mrs Alec Hagner.
Speaking of politics, the hostess
showed some of her friends the coat
she received on account of President
Truman's winning ways. Mr.. Blake
was so sure the President would be
reelected that he bet enough on
him to buy his wife a baby lamb
coat with silver mink collar and
cuffs.
Mrs. Elbridge Durbrow was there
Miss Patty WinSloW came with Mr.
WalWorth Barbour of the State De-
partment, Miss Rosalind Rust with
Mr.. Lyle Doucet, and pretty as a
picture was Miss Mary Iliff, daugh-
ter of the loan director of the World
Bank. Mr.. Rellman NORM said his
wife was in New York, but that they
had tried to come to this party a
week earlier because of her positive
flair for confusing dates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Bretsch
arrived with their house guests, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Rees. who live a
happy -go-luckv life in Cairo, Paris
New York and are now on their way
. to California. Others on hand in
cluded Mr.. William Sale Of the State
Department, Mr.. and Mrs. Constan-
tine Stackelberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Mccormick, Mrs. Pearsons Rust,
Mr.. Harry de Pauer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Palmer KunZ
Evening star., 1948-11-23
State Societies

The Missouri Society will give a
dance Saturday night at $50 o'clock
in the West ballroom of the Shore
ham Hotel. The guests will be re-
ceiVed by the president of the So
eiety, Mr.. Thomas T. Kenney, as
sisted by Mrs. Craig l.. Reddish
Mrs. Eric Jansson, Mrs. Max Foster
Miss Eva Jane Lewis and Mrs.
Claude M. Houchins. A musical pro-
gram will be featured under the
direction of Mr. w. Arthur Mccoy
assisted by Mrs. Clarence McCune.
Further information may be OBJ
tanned from the secretary, Mr.
Ralph Thurman.
The North Carolina Society will
have its Thanksgiving party Sat-
urday night in the large ballroom
of the SEoreham Hotel Dancing
will be from 10 until l to Dave Nc
Williams Orchestra. Any further in
formation may be obtained from
Mr.. John K. Slear, Metropolitan
1853.
Evening star., 1948-11-23
Prenubtial Fete
For Miss O'Brien

With her wedding day only four
days away, attractive Miss Marcia
OBrien is being feted daily by her
young friends. Yesterday it was
Mrs. George Washington Petticord,
jr's turn to entertain her. The
party was a tea and linen shower
which she gave at her home on
Plymouth street.
The guests, each of whom arrived
ladened with a pretty package for
the honoree, included Mrs. Draper
Kaufman, one of the bridal attend
ants, who will give luncheon Fri
day for Marcia: Mrs. Lawrence
Jacobsen. sister Of Mrs. Petticord: :
Mrs. Kenneth M. Hoeffel, Mrs. Lewis
c. Coke, Mrs. Frank A. Spur. jr.;
Mrs Frank Balsley, Mrs. Richard
March, Mrs. Walter Wild, Mrs. John
Alvin Croghan. Mrs. Nathaniel
Macon Martin, Mrs. Spencer Davis
and Mrs. Kimball Dieuaide.
Evening star., 1948-11-23
Report ON Book
Planned at Tea

A progress report on the tenth
anniversary book of the B'nai
Birth Women, Argo, will be made
at tea to be given this afternoon
at the home of the recording
secretary, Mrs. Barney Kfucoff.
The book, entitled "On With the
Next Decade" will feature favorite
recipes of members and special
holiday recipes. 1t will also include
a pictorial history Of the organiza-
tion.
Mrs. Nathan Simkowitz, president
of the chapter, will announce plans
for the wind-up tea and dinner
dance which will celebrate COM
pletion Of the project. The dance
is to be held December l at the
Variety Club in the Willard Hotel.
Evening star., 1948-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert H. Maifeld
bf Waverly. Va, have announced
the engagement of their daughter,
Alberta Regina, to Mr.. Warren
Dennis Kealey, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
flames D. Kealey of Fairfield, Conn
Miss Maifeld was graduated from
St. Claire's Business College in
Richmond and now is employed by
International Business Machines
corporation in Washington.
Mr.. Kealey was graduated from
Dartmouth College and now is at
lending Georgetown University Law
School. He was separated from the
United States Navy with the rank
" ensign after three years of
bervice.
The wedding Is planned for the
Rter part OF January.
Evening star., 1948-11-23
TOGit,e Talk

Miss Hazel B. Nelson, secretary
of the National Defense Committee
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution and editor of the Ma
tional Defense News, will be guest
speaker at meeting of the Chevy
Chase Chapter at 1890 pm. To-
morrow at the home of Mrs. Edwin
E. Merritt.
Evening star., 1948-11-23

Representatives of other Middle
Eastern countries predominated in
the throng. The Syrian Minister
and Nine. El-Khouri were among
the early arrivals as also was the
Pakistan Ambassador. Mr.. M. A. H
Ispahani who was accompanied by
the Counselor of his embassy, Mr.
M. o. A. Baig. The Ambassador
when asked about Nine. 1spahani
explained that this is the time when
those of their faith observe a
penitential period similar to the
Lenten season of the Christian
church.
Lady Rama Rau, wife Of the In
dian Ambassador, was there wear
ing a very becoming sari OF soft
Changeable taffeta in shades OF
green and orange banded with or
ange. Also from India was the Min
lister, Mr.. R. K. Nehru. though he
arrived after Lady Rama Rau had
left.
The new Egyptian Ambassador
and Nine. Abdul Rahim attended
the reception and from the Euro
pean countries were the Italian
Ambassador and Signora Tarchlanl,
the Danish Ambassador and Nine
de Kaufman. the Finnish Minis
ter and Nine Jutila, the Swiss Min
lister and Nine. Bruggmann. the
Luxembourg Minister and Nine. Le-
Calais, the latter wearing a very
becoming costume of golden brown;
end the Irish Minister, Mr.. Saen
Eunan.
The Australian Ambassador. Mr.
Norman J. O. Maxim, was without
Mrs. Maxim, and the New Zealand
Ambassador designate and Lady Ber-
endsen were others of the United
Kingdom who assisted in the cele-
bration of Lebanese independence.
The Paraguayan Ambassador, DIR.
Don Juan Felix Morales, was among
the few Latin Americans in the
company.
There were many officials OF the
State Department at the reception
mostly those in the divisions which
deal with Middle Eastern affairs.
Another party, also in the late
afternoon was a wine-tasting event
which the French Minister of Agri-
rulture, Mr.. Pierre Pslimlin gave in
the French Chancery on Belmont
road. Mr.. Pslimlin is the chief dele
gate from his country to the confer
ences of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations
and his guests included other dele
gates to the conference. Among the
700 who took part in the wine
tasting were officials of the State
Department, the FAC, and members
of the French Embassy staff and
their wives.
Six different kinds of champagne
we're served, IS different liqueurs
and several dozen red and white
wines. With each a special delicacy
Of food was served, nuts with a
number of the red wines and with
pthers dainty canapes with the real
French roquefort cheese, to mention
bnly few of the delectable offer
hgs of the Minister of Agriculture
and all of them were especially i'm
ported from his native land for the
party.
Evening star., 1948-11-23
Bv Katharine NJ. Brooks

Middle East
reception o'clock
of the Continental Of
Aache
Judak tables three
of
kinds cocktails hghbs
delicious laden
with the LIQUID reshmen and other
Miss urdak
trimmed with bands
green seouns and on shoulder a orchid
Evening star., 1948-11-23

awaiting the settlement of the dock
workers strike in New York.
Assisting in the dining room dur
ing the party were Mrs. j. ]. Mack,
mother of Mr.. Belle; Mrs. Mary A.
Rice, mother of Mrs. Jack Stafford !;
Mrs. Charles S. Schermerhorn and
Mrs. Jesse r. Smith.
The senior Mrs. Stafford formerly
was Miss Louise Klockenbrink of
Chicago. She has lived in Wash
ington for the past so years. During
the evening a short program of
music was given by her nephew,
Frederick Klockenbrink, pianist, and
Nine. Tamara Dmitrieff. also a pian-
ist. The four grandchildren of the
honor guest. Mary Louise Stafford,
Barbara Belle, and Ted and Suzanne
Stafford, sang songs appropriate to
the occasion.
Miss Kathleen Hanlon, daughter
of Mrs. Timothy Hanlori, was hostess
Saturday evening to a group of
young people, her guests including
the Misses Marie and Patricia Madi-
gan, Marie Louise Weldon, Betty
Smith, Betty Carroll and Margaret
Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl F. An
derson and the Messrs. Ted Gaert-
ner, Hal Data, Alpha Willis, Nor
man Hallock, J. T. Coleman, Paul
Moore, Harold burst andsF'red Gales
and Ensign Gene Mulligan and DR..
Fred Goode
Evening star., 1948-11-23

CLUB WELCOMES MRS. TRUMAN.
Miss Dorothy Williams ett), president of the Womens
National Club shoOn NTH Mrs. Truman and Miss
Margaret at the tea their guen by the club
yesterday The glazed book inscribed Mrs Truman Welcome
Home special tea table decoraton-Star Staff Photo
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