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Ward Canqday Addresses
West Indian Conference

M. lie Project, Mr.. President, Eel
low Commissioners, Representa-
tives of the Governments and PEG
pies of the Caribbean, the Secre-
tariat of the Conference, Ladies
and Gentlemen:
One could not fail to be stir
red and stimulated by the
warmth of the welcome that
has been extended to us and
the preparations that have
been made for the efficiency Of
the Conference and the com
fort of the delegates in this is
land so expressive of the Hos
pitality and beauty of this mag
nificent region Of the sun. For
my associates I express our
sincere gratitude.
! bring you the friendly
greetings of the President Of
my country and his personal
expression Of warm, good wish
es for the prosperity and hapi-
ness Of the areas you repre-
sent. As the most junior Of Co
Chairmen, I feel particularly
diffident as follower Of the
late Charles w. Taussig, whom
you all know as an outstanding
pioneer in this important and
significant development among
the peoples Of the Caribbean.
But / am fortunate to be sur
rounded by such eminent col
leagues as Governor Pinero Of
Puerto Rico, Governor HASTE
Of the Virgin Islands and DR..
Rafael Pico Of Puerto Rico.
In the West Indian Confer
ence, the meeting place of the
leaders Of the many islands Of
Sc. Ea|
the Caribbean, there exists a
forum where these leaders can
discuss their common econo-
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mic and social problems and
make recommendations for
their solution. It is a council
table where men Of different
traditions and cultures, speak
ing different languages, ow-
ing allegiance to different gov
ernments, can pool their ex-
|perience, their knowledge and
above all, their goodwill.
The problems Of the Caribbean
are many. The Caribbean Com
mission is a working approach
e regional approach-by which.
the four metropolitan govern
|ments, the territorial govern
ments and the peoples Of the Car
ibbean are working together to
solve mutual problems. It carries
with it great potentialities for the
future of this important area. It's
two auxiliary bodies, the West IN
dian Conference & the Caribbean
Research Council, are constructive
approaches in this direction. Those
institutions have already develop
led many promising ideas and pro-
jects, and undoubtedly they will
develop many more in the days
and years to come.
In fact, the agenda Of this Con-
ference demonstrates what is al
being done to break down
the barriers Of the past and to de
wise new techniques for the fu-
ture. What could be more impor-
tant to the lives Of the Caribbean.
than industrial development, great
er economic productivity, tourist
trade, better transportation, and
more adequate communications?
These are only a few Of the topics
which the Commission and its
Secretariat are exploring and
which the Conference will discuss.
They illustrate only a few of the.
EE H
topics in which all Of US must seek
broader horizons. There is great,
need Of more publicity and more
knoWledge Of the riches Of this e
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we can figure on people going on
forever spending the way they did
then.
On the other hand, there are
millions and millions of people
like myself who have to work for
a living who get a vacation as part
of their pay. These people can be
attracted from the States to visit
an island like Jamaica, provided
that you have accommodation
that will fit their pocket-booKs.
They cannot pay fancy prices.
What you want is the kind Of
thing that the remarkable Mr.. But
lin has done in Britain and is do
ing in Bermuda. There is some
thing in that for you here.
You have, too, something now
adays very seldom seen-well
trained hotel workers. They are
wonderful. | mention it because
they might as well hear that. They
+ very efficient and in the week
! have been here | have been very
elegantly taken care Of by the ho-
tels-from the proprietor down to
the man who shines my shoes.
Then here is a suggestion too.
When you travel from Montego
Bay to Kingston there are not
many places where you can get
your food. One does not always
want to 60 to a hotel and take an
hour over lunch. What you want
is good, clean attractive eating
houses on the way where the ira
weller can have a quick and plea
SAINT meal and get on his way
again. You want roadside eating
houses like you have in the Unit
ed States and Canada.
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A Visitor Looks
Al Jamaica And Finds g
NO BETTER WORKERS
IN THE WEST INDIES
-BY Axel b. oxholn


FIRST thing ! want to say is
that if there are better workers
in the West Indies than the jana
leans, / don't know them. You
have here remarkable ambition,
your men all want to improve
themselves. / like that. You have
no idea all the questions that peo-
pie out in the country have asked
me about things they think would
help them to improve their pro-
duction and SO on.
Another thing is that generally
your people have good physigues
and yet ! know that in many sec
tons they are undernorished. The
total impression in spite of that is
that your people are Of good ply
sique.
Then the courtesy of the peo-
pie to strangers like myself is
amazing. / have seen only one
place in the West Indies where
they are equally courteous and
that is in the Virgin Islands where
/ am working. / mention this be-
cause this must mean a lot to your
tourist trade.
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Road MAPS

will tell you another thing you
need. Good road maps. ! have used
the one you have here, but you
want to copy the pattern of those
used in the United States and
Britain. And while mentioning
this, ! must say that your roads
are very well maintained and the
drivers who use them show rea-
sonable care.
There would be a great deal
more accidents if your road users
did not show such good discipline
and road sense. Altogether the Inn
Continued on Page d
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TOURIST TRADE

4%M#
Now, about your tourist trade.
You have been very successful in
giving people good food, and / am
particularly referring to native
dishes.
To make the most out of the
tourist trade you must utilise to
the full your native raw materials
by which ! mean homegrown
meats and vegetables and other
foods, otherwise the money you
make is going back out. The same
thing should apply to the articles
and novelties you sell to the tour
list. ! visited Jamaica Welfare and
/ find they + doing a beautiful
job in that way.
/ see you have some fine new
hotels going up. My guess is no
better than anyone else's but / do
believe that the money that was
spent 50 freely just after the war
may shrink a bit. I do not see how
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STRENGTH
UNITY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Jury Expected TO Begin
BIick Suit Deliberations

A District Court jury today was
expected to begin celebrating in
the trial of the libel suit brought
by Police 1t. Roy E. Blick of the
Vice Squad against former police
man for letter written to the
superintendent of police in Septem-
Der, 1916. 1t. Blick seeks $4,000
damages.
The suit charges Joseph L. Meek,
the former policeman, Of falsely
accusing 1t. Blick and other Of
ficers of the Vice Squad of having
made a raid in a rooming house
operated by Mr.. Meek in the 800
block of H street NV. 1t Blick has
denied that he or members of his
squad entered the rooming house.
A Federal narcotics agent testi-
fled, however, that he and others
made a visit to the H street house
on a narcotics investigation but
denied there had been any i'm
proper conduct on the part OF the
officers.
1t Blick is represented by At
torneys Charles E. Ford and John
Lewis Smith, jr. Attorney Abra-
ham Chaifetz represents Mr.. Meek.
The case is being heard before JUS
tice James w. Morris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, jan. 90, Up agsDA)..,-sala,-
BILE hogs, 1000; total, 5000; moderately
active, steady to Is cents hishsr ,o on all
hogs above $50 pounds: top, $500: bulk
good and choice, 1so-.a0 pounds. q o.
s6.75.27.S5; few to ~ 30; bulk good and
around 3S5-350 pounds, 81: 5O.25, IS; bulk
good and choice sows. a3.75-25.oo; COM
sslsble cattle. 1900 total, 1:7oo s ala
BILE calves, 900: total, 800; very few good
and choice steers or yearlings offered;
undertone weak on such kinds, but al
stssrs and Reifers, steady at 1s.oo-as;0 90;
Inas, $500; receipts mainly COWS; n1arkei
iis4s6-as 90; onerfnss at 400 not strictly
sood most Gamers and cutters. 10 GO.
baiis scarce and firm at $3.50 down;
syealers weak at 32 90. mostly 81 90 down
saiable sheep, 1000; total l,000i &C.
tiye:fully steady: about 400 head coed
wooded Western lambs, 100; psr..dee .;
2525; few medium and good NATIVES I've !
$3.50; common sortouts, 90. 90; sprlnkline
mature SLAUGHTER ewes, 1885, LTD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
hotogrammetrists 10 End
Conference With Dance

About 900 delegates to the l4th
annual meeting of the American
Society of Photogrammetry' pre-
pared to wind up three days OF
technical discussions with a dance
tonight in the Wardman Park Hotel.
Harry Kelsh, in charge OF field
mapping and control for the Agri-
culture Departments Soil Conserva-
ton Service, received the Sherman
Fairchild Photogrammetric Award
for outstanding achieve ut In
photogrammetry-the science OF
compiling maps and charts from
photographs-at a banquet last
night.
William T. Pryor of the Public
Roads Administration, Federal
Works Agency, received the Talbert
Abrams Award for an article on
Aerial Surveys in Highway Loca-
ton"
Edmund s. Massie, jr., Of the
United States Forest Service at the
same time was installed as new
president of the society. He Sue
ceeds Revere G. Sanders OF ia
maica, N. Y. George g. Tschume
Of Rochester, N. Y, was installed
as first vice president and Philip
G. McCurdy of the Navy Hydro
graphic ONCE here as second vice
president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Veteran Files $4,000 Suit
In Brentwood House Deal

George F. Morgan, 4513 Thirty
eighth street, Brentwood, Md,
war veteran, yesterday afternoon
brought suit in District Court
charging breach of contract in a
house purchase agreement and mis-
representation. The suit asks $10,-
900 damages.
The suit contends, among other
things, that Mr.. Morgan had con-
tracted to buy the house, then TO
oe built at the Thirty-eighth street
address, for the sum of $500, I'M
der contract with Maurice I. and
Mrs. Rose Schlein, husband and
wife, described as trading as the
Federal Finance & Realty Co., AND
also as the Federal Contracting Co.,
in the 900 block of New York ave-
nue. NV.
Subsequently. according to the
suit, Mr.. Morgan was informed that
ne would have to make new con-
tract for $4,000 for the house. The
suit charges that the house, in turn
failed to come up to specifications
Besides Mr.. and Mrs. Schlein, the
complaint also named as defend
ant r. B. Ferris, described in the
suit as a contracting superintend-
ent and q contractor for the de-
PENDANTS, Mr.. and Mrs. Schlein
Mr.. Morgan is represented by At
torney Josiah Lyman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Selected Stocks Gain,
But Losses Persist
In Quiet Session
By Victor Eubonk
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-Stocks
struggled feebly for revival in today's
market.
Gains of fractions to a point or so
were we'll distributed at a fairly
active opening. Dealings soon ia
pered along with prices. While the
rlus column was moderately we'll
populated near the fourth hour,
declia.s were plentiful.
Early short covering and other
Bidding by professionals was credited
to the belief that technical come
back, even If short-lived, was in the
oh1ng. Except for four sessions, the
averages have been on the losing end
every day this month. Skepticism
regarding taxes, business and crit
ical foreign situations persisted as
a restraining influence for brokerage
customers,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
THE EVENING STAR Washington, D. C.a**A-23
FRIDAY. JANUARY Is.
Inmates Won't Eat Turnips,
So Lorfon Won't Plant Them

Inmates of District penal institu-
items do not like turnips. Conse-
quently none will be planted this
year at Lorton Reformatory or Oc-
coouan Workhouse, Donald Glenn
mer, director of the Department OF
Corrections. announced today.
Mr.. Clemmer said the prisoners
scarcely touched the turnips when
ever they were served. Carrots and
sweet peas are almost as unpopular
and will not be planted at the
prison farms.
The director held a meeting with
MS farm supervisors this week,
when plans for ne:.;t summers crops
were discussed. Nine.y acres Of To-
tatoes, SO acres 6f corn and 60
acres of tomatoes will be raised.
While the season for serving
watermelon and canteloupe is lin
tied, it was decided to go ahead with
planting them this year, because
the prisoners like them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Suit Asks $50, 900
For Burns to Boy, 6

A suit asking 100000 damages
from a cleaning concern for burns
allegedly received by a 6-year-old
boy last March from burning trash
in an alley was brought yesterday in
District Court.
Filed through Attorneys Carl A.
Marshall and Harvey C. Beavers
the suit asks $4,000 in behalf OF
the boy, James P. Adkins, 4ooS
Third place S.W., and another slo,-
600 in behalf Of the father, Harry
w. Adkins, for expenses.
The. suit names as defendant the
Starlight Cleaners. Inc, in the 1000
block of Ninth street NV. trash In
the rear of the cleaning place was
reported to have ignited while
James was playing In the alley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Richmond Livestock

RICHMOND, Va. Jan. % Up (USDA).--.
Hogs-Friday's market is steady, on all
1sO-240- pound barrows and gifts; 90-10O
pounds. 1875: 1O0-120 pounds, 1875;
I20-140 pounds, 22.75; 140-160 pounds,
2375; 16O-1SO pounds, 1925; 240-300
pounds, o4.75; 300 pounds and up 2325;
good sows under $50 pounds, 2I.75; $50
500 pounds, 1925; over 500 pounds
1878; good stays under $50 pounds
1900: over $50 pounds, 1873.
Cattle-Receipts were light in Rich
mond today. with the market mostly
in the week at 24OO-27 90; good beef
heifers closed at 17oO-24 90; Gamer and
cutter cows are auotable 10;o0-13.90; me
good beef cows. l6 OO-20. 90; heavy sausage
bulls Closing 1500-17. 90; medium. 1900
IS 90; good beef bulls up to 1900; veal
ers declined during the week, closing
mostly 5000 down; good and choice heavy
calves ouotable 1700-23. 90; medium
IA OO-17.0O, and common down to HOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Negro Student Likely
To Spurn Law College
Set Up at State Capitol
BY file Assoc;c,sd Press

OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. 23.-
Both sides in a Negro girls fight to
enter the University Of Oklahoma
prepared today for the next crisis
in the stormy affair.
This will come Monday when Mrs.
Ada Sipuel Fisher, %. colored, prob
ably will refuse to enroll at hastily
contrived law school for Negroes in
the State Capitol Building here
The school will be branch of the
State University for Negroes at
Langston.
The legal side of the case reached
at least temporary halt yesterday
when 1t returned from State and
Federal Supreme Courts to the
Cleveland County district courtroom
where Mrs. Fisher brought suit two
years ago after being refused en-
trance to Oklahoma University be-
cause of her race.
Amos Hall, Mrs. Fishers attorney
asked Judge Justin Hinshaw to
order at once that she be admitted
to the university. He said this was
the only way to comply with the
higher courts orders.
Judge Hinshaw refused, an d
agreed with Fred Hansen, assistant
State attorney general, on the sepa-
rate Negro school and the segrega-
ton principle in the State Constitu-
ton.
But he added that if a separate
Negro law school is not provided at
once Oklahoma must do one of two
things: Either let Mrs. Fisher into
the white law course, or let nobody
in at all-either white or Negro.
He also retained jurisdiction and
left the way open for more court
action.
Mr.. Hall took exception to the
ruling and limited new legal steps.
He did not specify them, but he
charged that unaccredited Langston
University us the worst Negro
school in the Nation"-and that It's
law school would be unaccredited
too, and thus fail to meet the unitee
States Supreme Courts order fol-
equal facilities" for Mrs. Fisher.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
New York Produce

NEW YORK Jan. % 0P.-Butter,, 670,-
$3.50; easy. wholesale prices on bulk car; ar;
tons: Creamery. higher than 81 score, and
premium marks (AA), 81 cents; 81 score
(A), 80: 80 score OBJ. 70; SO score Co. ~.
New tubs usually command "a cent a
pound over the pulk carton price,
Cheese, 451,e42; steady prices un-
Wholesale egg prices were irregular to.
day. Receipts totaled 30.530 cases, Spot
quotations, based on wholesale sales by
receivers to jobbers and large retailers
follow: Mixed colors, extra fancy. heavy.
weights. 46-47: extra l large. 45-46; ex-
ira 9 large, 44-45; extra i medium, 49,
"A: dirties, AZ; checks, SO.
whites. extra fancy heayyweights, 40:
So plus premium of 1-5 cents; extra
large, 47-4s; extra 2 large, 45-46; extr.
medium. 1916, plus premium OF IL
cents: extras 1 and 2 pullets. 44.4b.
Browns, extra fancy heavyweights, ~
AIN, plus premium Of Id cents: extra
large, 46-46h; extra 2 large, 44-45: ex
ira i medium, 1914, plus premium Of IL
cents; extras 1 and puliets, 41-42.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Jan. 90 (P.--Wheat sagged
in quiet dealings on the Board OF TRADE
ing of the cash grain and some appre-
hension over damage to the winter crop
by cold weather The market opened
higher. but then declined on scattered COM
mission house liquidation.
was relatively steady and oats firm; Good
demand for the cash grain helped; Sub
zero temperatures in Illinois and Iowa
We're expected to slow down marketines
further and increase feeding consumption
wheat at noon was A-1ha lower, May
2.97 corn was "A lower to Y higher, Nay
2,6S; oats were h-2A higher, May 2.5bH,
and soybeans were ] lower to l higher,
WIZ The commodity Credit Corp. announced
it bought 1,040,0 900 bushels Of wheat at
Kansas City and 100000 bushels at Chi
caeo yesterday Some wheat was also
taken at Minneapolis, but the amount
Commission houses received reports of
Temperatures as low as Is degrees below
Zeron In parts Of Nebraska and below
in If KanSas
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Jan. % P,.-cotton fu-
lures were reactionary in moderately
active dealings to-day Losses s. exten acc
trading on further hedge selling and
LIQUIDATION. The market subsequently
moved up about 81 a bale from the ex.
covering.
There was a fair amount Of switching
from old TO new crop positions, Influenced
by the pessimistic sentiment on export
prospects over the near term,
Dizziness in cotton textiles and con-
tinued easiness in nrices for nearby goods
influenced some selling.
Private advlces noled that low grades
of spot cotton were moving slow ano
were accommodating on the market due to
the lack OF foreign inquiry.
Late afternoon prices were 80 cents
to 81 bale lover than the previous
Ju1y. "A o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23

with the association 20 years, most
of the time as manager. During
mis- long service, assets have moved
from $1,800,0oo to $14,500, 900, with
reserves exceeding 100000.
william E. Paulton, treasurer,
was also elected vice president;
Howard E. Thompson advanced to
secretary and T. William Blu
menauer, Jr., auditor. Roland M.
Brown, jr., was elected assistant Sec
rotary and Gordon Davis assistant
treasurer, both new officers. All
board members were reelected.
Past Presidents Honored.
Fifteen past presidents of the
District Life Underwriters Asso-
citation were given special honors
at the January luncheon at the
Mayflower, being introduced by
President w. B. Rumple. John D.
Marsh announced the speakers for
the annual sales congress with Bal
timore underwriters, to be held in
Washington in February.
Lewis Chapman of Hartford, di-
rector OF service and company re-
lations of the Life Insurance Agency
MANAGEMENT Association, spoke on
the 1948 insurance outlook.
Two members OF the Washington
association have just been honored
by Purdue University for complet-
ing two-year insurance courses
Frederick McNair III and Cecil
johnson of Jefferson Standard.
ID. C. Insurance Sales Soar.
December life insurance sales In
Washington totaled 14,l0l 900, a
Jump of 40 per cent over December,
1947, the Life Insurance Agency
Management Association at Hart
ford reported today. Sales for the
full year amounted to 1882, 1872 900,
a gain over the previous year OF 2
per cent.
Henry P. Blair was reelected
president of the Equitable Life In
surance Co. of Washington, as were
all other officers and directors at
the annual meeting.
Carl H. Ellingson, president, First
Federal Savings g. Loan Association,
and all other officers and directors
we're reelected.
Marshall Plan Advocated.
Addressing District cost account
ants at the Lafayette Hotel, Repre-
sentative William T. Byrne, Demo-
crat, of New York cautioned against
"pennypinching" in Connection with
the Marshall Plan. He declared
Congress should depend upon Sec
rotary Marshall's judgment on the
amount needed.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Wholesale Price Index
Rises Close to Peak
BY the Assecio,sd Press

Wholesale prices EDGED higher in
the week ended January II to within
! Fer cent of the all-time reak Of
May, 1920, after World War I.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics
index of prices of more thar 900
products rose for the 18th con5ecu
tive week, led by prices of farm
products.
The weeks advance was 6 per
cent and took the index 655 per cent
above the 1926 average.
This was 1.8 per cent higher than
a month ago, and IT'S per cent above
the same week year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
|'47 Dividend Payments Hit
Record S5,f74,OOO,0
By The Associoted Press

Publicly reported cash dividend
payments by American corporations
reached a record high of S5,l74,-
100000 for 1947, the Commerce De-
partment reported last night.
The department said these dis
bursements account, for only about
go per cent Of all cash dividends
actually paid-which would indi-
cate total dividend payments of
more than s8,6o0,0oo,0OO.
The 1s47 publicly reported divi-
|dcnd payments we're 10 Per cent
above those of tie previous yea,
tile department said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-23
Market AVERAGES
FOREIGN Exchange

NEW YORK, Jan 90 lP.-Foreign ex:
dollars. others in cents:
Canadian dollar in New YORK open 1n mar &
Europe: Great Britain, 4.03h.. dowr
"A Of a cent; France. franc), "a OF
cent. unchanged: Sweden tkronal, - 80
unchanged: Switzerland dranc) CONNER
ciaD, 90 40. unbalanced. .. ~
Latin America: Argentina; free ~,
down o3 of cent: Brazil. free. , .2o' IN
changed; Mexico, 2062, unchanged.