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Evening star., 1948-07-10

Well-to-do friends OF the party are
disposed to pin up their pocket
books this year end labor organi-
zations are still uncertain, both as
TO whether they can contribute as
in the past and as to whether they
want to do so. Big business cor
porations which, in some years, play
safe by betting on both horses, don't
seem to consider it necessary this
year.
The Republicans, however, have
nothing to worry about, nothing OF
a financial nature. If they had
had any worry the Democratic plat
form committee in Philadelphia
on Wednesday removed it. The
Democratic platform makers mad
Morris Sayre, president Of the Ma
tionsl Association of Manufacturers.
before them. On his own motion he
had come to tell them what the
NAM would regard as nice plat
form. Less taxes on industry, more
tariff protection and things like
that.
Treated Two Ways.
Mr.. Sayre had made the same
suggestions to the Republican plat
form committee and had been
listened to with great respect. He
received, in fact, the very deep re-
spect that a man representing sew
eral thousand sizeahle campaign
contributors could expect to re-
ceive.
But what did the Democratic
Committee do? It treated him the
way q Congressional investigating
committee treats an unwelcome
witness. It put him on the pan
and kept him there for two hours.
One after another the members re-
minded him of the free-spending
campaign the NAM had carried on
to bring about the removal of prica
controls, and of other sins of which
they hold the NAM guilty. Mr..
Sayre couldn't very well fight back.
He could only squirm and try to
look pleasant. But he must have
quietly calculated just how much
money it would be possible for the
Evening star., 1948-07-10

certain that Gen. Bradley realize
the Army is what he termed
''three-legged stool, composed Of tn
Regulars, the National Guard ant
the Reserves" i
Col. Barnes conceded that tn
training provided Army reservists il
the past has not been what it shoul'
have been, but he said this wa
caused mainly by lack Of money.
The reservists, he said, now wan
TO be taken into full partnership
for the time is past to foster an
legislation for the benefit OF an.
one individual"
He said that he and his associate
Evening star., 1948-07-10

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eventually to the wishes OF the
ma iority.
There are two principal reasons
why the Assembly is likely to with
draw the recommendation that all
u. N. members recall their chiefs
of mission from Madrid:
ID The resolution which the As
sembly adopted in 1946, with the
Intention of ousting Generalissimo
Franco, has increased rather than
diminished his power in Spain; and
(2) The situation In Europe has
become so tense that the vast
ma iority of u. N. members consider
| it important to have SPANS full
co-operation In case Of trouble with
Russia and her satellites.
Action Taken in 1916.
In September, 1s46, when the
resolution was approved, the West
ern powers were still courtlng
MOSCOW and believed that a policy
of appeasement might avert a criti-
cal world situation. The Moscow
leaders were doing their utmost to
create anarchy in Spain and be-
llieved that the removal OF Gen.
Franco would touch off a struggle
between the partisans of Ell Caudillo,
the supporters Of the old monarchy
and the Republicans. Communist
elements concentrated on the
French Spanish border, 1t was be
lieved. could take advantage OF
the struggle.
Russia demanded an economic
blockade of Spain, with all its poll
ticeI consequences Of hunger and
unemployment. Instead the u. N
Assembly decided on a mild spank
ing for the Spanish dictator by
asking its members to withdraw
their chiefs of mission, leaving en-
bassies and legations in charge OF
minor officials.
The Spaniards snarted under this
insult, and instead Of ousting Gen
Evening star., 1948-07-10
Apartments
HM Rent Rise Granted

he District Rent Control Once
|hal authorized the owners Of the
lWtwick Apartment House, 3051
IdAo avenue NV, to increase rents
ahut 10 per cent on rs units in the
blding.
he new rents will range from
$5O5 q month for two rooms and
| bJn to $120.10 q month for four and
half rooms and bath. Rents
fcnerly ran from $3.50 to $110 3
ninth.
The apartment house is owned
bI j. Charles Shapiro and Kath-
ehne Kamen.
Evening star., 1948-07-10

Nations General
Assem- b ly in
Paris asking for
resumption Of
full diplomatic
relations W it h
Spain.
This motion
will be supported
by the Ameri-
can and British
d e l e & a t e s.
France, because
of her internal
situation, is ex-
pected to offer
half-hearted op-
1oc;f;op howjro
Evening star., 1948-07-10

Of and raising
what is needed
is likely to be
difficult. Y e t
campaigns cost
money. 1t will
require millions
to carry on what
have come to be
the accepted &C
tivities of the
National Com
nittee in a pres
idential election
y e ar. Finding
those millions Is
a. problem for
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
Founders Day Program To Be Given
BY Parent Teacher Associations

The annual Founders Day OF
the Parent-Teacher Association,
which has become a national af-
fair, win be abserved locally at
a joint meeting of the Parent
Teacher Council and the four ele-
mentary school associations of
Pascagoula at the South School on
Lincoln avenue, February II, at
1880 p. m.
The guest speaker will be Ma
jor H. c. Rush, president of the
Oakdale School Parent Teacher
Association of Mobile and the
president of the Parent Teacher
Council of Pascagoula, Mrs. r. H.
Terreson, urges all P-TA MEM
bers to come and hear him.
Special guests will be A. F.
Megehee, county superintendent
of Education, and Mrs. MeGehee,
T. R. wells, superintendent of
Pascagoula schools and Mrs. Wells
and the faculties of all the schools
of the city.
The chairman of hospitality,
Mrs. Warren B. Seely. and her
social hour that will follow Major
committee will be in charge of the
Bush's talk.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
CONGRESSMAN
WILLIAM M. COLMER

During the past week the
House passed two bills of par
ticular interest to the veterans
of World War II who are ex-
ercising their privileges of CO.
cational training and further
ing their collegiate education
under the G.. I. Bill of Rights.
The first of these bills in
creases the maximum rate of
allowances and compensations
for training-on-the-job for vet
Grams to 100000 (now $175)
for veterans without a depend
ant; and $250.00 (now $1,000 0)
for veterans with dependents.
The second bill, S. 1894, in
creases subsistence allowance
to veterans pursuing courses of
education and training under
the Servicemen's Readjustment
Act as follows. SIS (noW 1861
if without dependents; $105
(now $50 if one or more de-
pendents) with one dependent;
and $120 with more than one
dependent.
Since the Senate has also pas
sed similar bills, the legisla-
ton now goes to the President
for his signature. There is ev-
cry indication that the Presi-
dent will sign the measures and
that they will become law.
While it is estimated that the
cost to the Treasury of these
two bills will be in the neigh
borhood of $500, 900, 100000 a
year, | do not believe that a
grateful American people will
adversely criticize the Congress
and the President for this ac-
ton. For it will be recalled
that provisions for on-the-job
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
Two Can Play At The Game =.

ly substantial minority would shrink 10 a
pitifully weak minority.
Along with this. The Democratic Party
would be far less dependent upon Southern
votes. With some of our normal representa-
ton transferred to the big population CEN
tiers like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles
the Democratic Party would still have as
strong party representation in Congress and
with less effort perhaps to keep in line than
the present arrangement.
Instead of our Senators and Representa-
tives holding many of the key positions in
Congress as they did during the Roosevelt
administrations they would be relegated to
the back of the room with little voice and
little influence.
Is that what we want? Do we want to de-
stroy what we now have? We, a minority,
are saying to the majority play our way or
else. Can you recall very many times when
the minority got away with a bluff? Usually
it is called and to the sorrow of the minority.
We are flirting with danger when we try
to disrupt the procedure of the electoral
college. You will recall that an attempt was
made to do this four years ago. Not because
of Roosevelt's attitude toward the South
(this section never had as great a friend) but
because some of Mississippi's mossback
wealthy political leaders wanted to put an
end to all New Deal legislation that was help
ing the little fellow. This openly intended
steal was blocked when the late courageous
Governor Bailey led the movement to put
on the ballot men who would support the
president in the electoral college. These
pledged men received almost SO per cent of
vote cast in the 1914 national election.
Not satisfied with playing with the buzz
saw once, some of our politicians want us
to try the highly dangerous pastime again.
Some of us, inclined to do at least part of
our own thinking, do not want any part in
it-Oxford, Miss. Eagle.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13

If the Southern states 127 electoral votes
Senator Eastland has been emphasizing were
God given or even embodied in the Constitu-
ton Of the United States the senator would
be on a little firmer ground but still some
what shaky.
This l27 out of 53l electoral votes were
proportioned to the South by Congress which
has the authority to decrease this allotment
if it so wishes. Any time the majority in
Congress, and 404 to 127 is quite a majority,
wishes to cut down the number the South
has it can do so without difficulty.
In fact there has been long the talk, and
with some justification from point of view
of proponents, that representation in con-
gress be based on the votes cast in a ma
tional election rather than on population of
the states as is the custom.
It has been pointed out that about half
the population of Southern states are not
permitted to vote and a big share of the
other half do not vote because of the poll
tax requirement. Yet these states are being
allowed representation on the basis of popu-
lation much of it disenfranchised) and the
heavy voting states may cast three or four
times the proportionate vote but get no repre-
sentation recognition for it.
Let the Southern states throw a monkey
wrench into the electoral college procedure
and a lot of things could reasonably happen
to us and none of them good.
We could have our representation in Con-
gress cut down to Mississippi's voting pro-
portion which would mean that we would
have not more than three, likely only two
congressman, along with our two senators.
Our electoral vote would of course, be cut
as drastically.
We would then have a very weak repre-
sentation in Congress and practically no
voice in Democratic Party conventions or in
the actual election of a president. Dur fair
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
Landis Too LIBERAL
That's Story of Custer
Special to Central Press

Special to Central Press
Washington-Here is the story
behind President Humans
refusal to reappoint James M.
Lands as chairman of the Civil
Aeronautics Board:
Washington aviation experts
say that a clique of bankers and
airline executives, who label
ed Lands as too much of a
New Dealer" convinced MIR.
Truman that Lands should 60.
Intimates of the retired CAB
chief said he knew the "ax
would fall a considerable time
before the president announc-
ed he was not reappointing
Lands.
The bankers and airline ex-
ecutives, saw friends of Lands,
figured him as too LIBERAL and
opposed his appointment for a
long term. He was filling the
unexpired term of L. WEIGH
Pogue, and had he been reap
pointed would have served a
full six years.
Lands is known to be bitter
about the chief executives de-
cision to drop him.
When the White House made
it known hat he was not to be
retained, the Airline Pilots as
sciation began a strong cam
paign of protest, but it had no
effect.
However, Lands has accept
ed a business connection with
Joseph Kennedy, wealthy for
mer ambassador to Great Bri-
tain, and is consoled by the
fact that he should have no inn
mediate financial worries.
Federal Insecurity
Workers on the federal pay
rolls are pointing their fingers
at recent designations among
government bigwigs and saying,
Il told you sol" The workers
have long maintained that the
high cost of living has not been
compensated for in federal sal
aries.
The result. they declare, is that
employees with long service
some as much as 80 years-are
leaving their government jobs
TO take better-psying positions
in private industry.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
Capital Comment
By R. J. SCOTT

training and college educations
were made in the original G.. l.
Bill of Rights. And while these
payments and compensations
were considered adequate at
the time of the passage of the
original bill, no one can sue
cessfully contend that they are
adequate now, due to the in
creased cost of living. A sur
vey was made of the cost of
living among the veterans re-
ceiving these benefits while
attending their scools and col
leges last year. 1t was found
that their cost of subsistence
had gone up approximately 80
percent. Therefore, if these
provisions were justified in the
first instance, certainly the
small increase is justified.
However, if there be any of
our citizens who are prone to
criticize, let it be remembered
that these boys were, in most
instances, taken from their
schools and colleges into the
Armed Service of their country
without their consent and re-
luired to serve from one to
five years. They were called
upon to face the enemy in for
eign lands, in the air, on the
sea and under the sea. The
opportunities of gaining an ed
ucation or training for a job
afforded the youth of other gen.
erations were thus denied them.
Certainly no thoughtful Am
erican will envy these boys of
this opportunity to take up
where thew left off and obtain
the training and education
which were interrupted by the
recent, unfortunate global war
fare.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13

monuments, under one depart
ment of conservation. The con-
solidation would be made, os-
tensibly, to save money in a
unified operation of the vari-
Gus agencies. Sportsmen gener-
ally throughout the state are
opposing the bill on the ground
that it would make the game
and fish commission even more
ineffective than it has been
in the past.
We are inclined to disagree
with this assumption on some
points. We believe that such
a move would make more eco
nornieal the operation of the
various departments, and a
strong commissioner of eonser-
walton, divorced from political
pressure and the dictation of
those industries who wish to
exploit the natural and human
resources of our state without
assuming any of the obligations
of citizenship, would be a heal
thy state of affairs. However, a
commissioners of conservation
appointed on the bases of po-
litical worthiness would simply
center the ineffectiveness of
all departments. The present
game and fish commission has
certainly not made any con-
certed or vigorous effort to clean
up the pollution of streams in
our state by cracking down and
enforcing anti-pollution laws.
We of Jackson county know the
condition that existed for many
years at the Masonite plant at
Laurel, and the condition is
far from solved at this writ
ing despite all of the hullaba-
loo. Then the Pearl river faces
ruination along its entire
length through pollution orig
mating largely at Jackson,
headquarters for the game and
fish commission. Then there is
the problem of pollution by
sewage from virtually every
city and community IN the
state.
The one danger faced by the
present Dill IS that It Is just
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
Inside Washington
Federal Pay Too Low:
Big Shots Quit Jobs

Most recent examples of the
exodus to more lucrative private
jobs were the designations of
two kew members of the Fed
eral Communications commits
sion.
Charles R. Denny announced
last October 81 that he was
leaving Uncle Sans payroll to
become vice president and gen.
eral counsel of the National
Broadcasting company.
On Dec. rs, FEC member Ew-
ell K. Jett went to the White
House and personally sub
mitted his resignation to Presi-
dent Truman, His reason for
resigning, like Denny's, was pri-
marily financial.
Jett joins the Baltimore Sun
as vice president and director
of radio. He left his federal
post after 81 years with the gov
eminent, 10 of them with the
FEC.
Vets Eye Congress-The vet
rams and their intelligence
forces-the editors of the SER
vice papers and magazines
are proving themselves to more
politically wise than in the
past.
They are keeping a sharp eye
on Congress and on the various
state legislatures. And the vet
Grams publications are quick
to interpret events and situa-
tons and quickly go into print.
with a diagnosis for their ex-
CT readers.
The latest illustration is pub
LEGATION by the Army Times of
its pick of the 10 top CT news
stories of l947. The No. l story,
of course, was the redemption
of nearly 81, 500, 000, 900 in leave
bonds and interest.
However, here is the story that
the Times editors chose for the
No. 2 veterans story of the
year:
The admitted conspiracy of
inaetion' among Republican
leaders in the Both Congress by
which they successfully STALL
ed off a final decision on all
new vet benefits and modi-
fication of existing benefits
until next year-an election
year-for frankly political rea-
sons
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13

another political move, and the
creation of another job for a
worthy politician. We would
like to see the bill expanded
and include a hard and fast
and intelligent approach to the
problem. We would also like
to see the commissioner of con-
~servation elected by the people
of the state, instead of being APP
pointed. In that way he would
be responsible to the people,
and not to the politician who
handed out, or secured the APP
pointment for him.
A commissioner of conserva-
ton, elected by the people,
would have to make his bid for
that office on a platform of
specific action. We know pla-
form promises are frequently
forgotten about when election
returns are in, but at least a
commissioner elected by the
people will have to carry the
merits of his past actions in Of
flee before the people in order
to be returned. Perhaps in that
way some approach to basis
problems could be made. Ger
tainly little or nothing is being
accomplished under the present
system.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
P-TA Members
Hear Talks BY
Officials

At a special meeting of the
P-TA Council of Pascagoula and
affiliated Parent Teachers OF
Pascagoula at South school Feb
ruary II, those attending had the
pleasure of meeting Mrs. Charles
Hirning of Mitchell, N. D., Ma
tional P-TA representative and
Miss Mildred STEERS, field service
representative for the state P-TA
with headquarters at Jackson.
Helpful talks on School Leg
islation" and Relationship Be-
tween home and School, were
given by the visitors.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
You're
Telling Me!
BY WILLIAM RIFT
Central Press Writer
Central Press Writer

Central Press Writer
AT THE AGE of so, King
Gustav of Sweden has given
up tennis as too strenuous.
Grand Old Gus will now, pro-
badly, take up some soft sport
like championship tournament
golf.
After looking over the prices
at the New York motorboat
show, Zadok Dumkopf says he
will continue to confine his
yachting to sailing a half-a-
walnut in the kitchen sink.
In England there is a contro-
versy over what sort of facial
eontortion a night owl makes
when it lets out a cry. Who
gives a boot?
The man at the next desk
says he knows a millionaire
who has just returned from a
Florida vacation with a beau
tful coat of tan. Cheap, too.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13

One Of Mississippi's major in
dustries, the natural resources
of game and fish in our fields
and streams. will be struck a
gripping blow if House Bill
No 126, which directs the state
treasurer to transfer to the
states general fund $4,000 0
from the game and fish protee-
tion fund, is passed by the
state legislature. There is Meth
er merit or justice in the bill.
The fund which the state is
attempting to take away from
the fish commission has been ac-
cumulated over a period of
time through revenue from the
purchase of hunting and fish
ing licenses, payment of fines
for violations of the game and
fish laws and in other ways
directly stemming from the OPP
Grafton of the tax commission,
and the use of the states Ia
tural resources of game and
fish.
In the first place. we believe
the State Game and Fish Com
mission lax in accumulating
such a fund in the fact of the
need for more game and fish
protection. Just what the COM
mission planned, we don't
know. Perhaps they were work
ing towards a program of
some sort, but if so it had
never been publicly announc-
ed. Violation of the game and
fish laws are commonplace and
little can be done about it with
out a considerable increase in
the number of game wardens.
Certainly the funds have been
used in making this vital err
vice effective. Then, too. fish
hatcheries could have been IN
larged, and much needed re-
stocking program launched for
both streams and field.
Another bill introduced at the
present session also calls for
the consolidation of all depart
ments of conservation inelud-
ing game, fish. seafood, timber,
and forestry resources, as well
As the departments Of seol9gi
cal survey, state parks and
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
CORRECTION

Mrs. Mary Jane Blair of Daisy
Vestry died after a brief illness
instead of having been sick for
about a year as was printed in
her obituary through a misunder-
standing. Funeral services were
conducted by Elder George Dick
son and other ministers named
were only present.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
QUICK CHEW

Chicago-AP,John Chew. at
20, was the 'graybeard" of the
recent graduating class at Fen
ger High school but his record
showed hat he was a fast man
with a book He didn't start to
grade school until he was IL.
Then he whizzed through the
eight grades IN double time and
finished in four years.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-02-13
A ENFORCEMENT

Bethlehem, Pa.-AP-At 81,
Harry A. Lewis enjoys the law
land making others do like
wise"
Lewis is Northampton Coun-
tvs oldest constable.
IT'S an interesting sideline
when I'm not IN my grocery
store he says.