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Evening star., 1948-10-13
Democratic Club Backs
Dewey in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 13 P.-
The San Francisco Democratic Club
which calls itself the oldest incor.
porated Democratic organization ir
California. yesterday indorsed the
Dewey Warren ticket.
President Leonard A. Worthingtor
said, 1T is the first time in its his.
tory that, the club has jumped the
traces on a National ticket"
Mr.. Worthington said the vote OF
directors was: Dewey-Warren, 25;
Truman-Barkley. 8; abstaining, 8;
absent, Q.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Meat Packing Officials
Die Within "a Hours
BY the Assoeiofed Press

BUFFALO, N. Y, Oct. 13.-Twc
Buffalo meat packers, former asso-
ciates, died within "a hours.
Jacob Paul Dold, go, who headed
the Dold Packing Co., until it was
sold to the Upgrade Food Products
Corp, died yesterday. He previ-
ously was president of the Jacob
Dold Packing Co. in Kansas City
Kans., which was founded by his
grandfather.
Ernest D. Root, 81. Upgrade super
intendent here and previously as
sistant superintendent of the Dold
firm, died Monday night.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Virginia Dealers Hit Tuxes

ROANOKE. Va, Oct. 13 (P.-
The Virginia Independent Food
Dealers Association urged repeal of
all oleomargarine taxes and re-
iterated its opposition to a State
sales tax in resolutions passed here
yesterday at its 10th annual con-
vention.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
DpattH

BEAsoN,, HANNAH REBECCA. Entered
mt eternal rest on SUNDAY octebeE 1G
REsEccA esn sEAsoN daaehser efR of hhsTa the ists
James and Hannah Besson: She leaves to
Gssen her sloss pssssns Jsmss ss'fF f ss Ms ss
sss Mri Rev os aars ssd
and friends. After i pm. Thursday oce
tober 1 4: friends may call at her late resi-
denos; iIo4 LsmSnt H,u. St NV Funeral serv. S
Mount Zion Methodist Church Ssth st..
between Dumbarton aye. and O. st. NV.
casket will not be opened in church. Ar
Eansements by Frazier's Funeral Home
sEAsoS: S... H. EEsEccA 5sEssa uo1 Ths essss
assembly, No: ,. order oi the Golden
sEBsect isEEses for S o4 i t.
Dm on Hhd5sasE SssaSiE lSfs Ruler 4.
cAP1ToLA HORN, L. L. Secretary. IA
tessE e, isas; at Mount Alto Hospital;
cora <. butter NEE Mssness5 Of 1855
unsfs Home R ssa f4th iTom st. na eoes
Thursday; October 4. at am; REQUIEM
St sna ehds fhvrss hVsa at gS
Arlington National Cemetery. 13
E JwsmeVS s. ,,I, Petit tt,.GS7a Camp, y. IS. s
RI n Collins Gn' Funeral Fun siSeoia Home. at asM 81
ioser tasn Il nH qa4s, ahu5sdax; IT am qer }er
Iase lae iunS1a5 JEREM1Sa N Har 'ftS s1rfHR fGR-
Services at St. Dominic's Church, 515 9th
st. s.w... at $50 am. Interment Arling-
~ +. r, HUsEMAN, Commander.
CADY. MARY ANN. On Monday, Oc-
tober II. 194S, at her residence: 1901 New
n.e Ra S.ov.d wife a X. AsN st.
trude cady, Geneyieve Diamondson, Anna
above residence on Thursday. October Il,
ss.ps.SnHs church M at sutm ann. Reistives and nd
n.m.,srv friends invited 1ntermens Holy Rs0d Fs
DuRGY: FLORENCE T. On Wednesday,
October B., 194s, AZ George washington
q Gs WsmbalE HSsPf s Sv.I PghGx spGs
sS Sfo.d %SasF St iss and hnt5 Rsn
q sn6 ssify e Miss Marfa pas
Esm. sat rs Wsns Geoas. gv.y ESns5s sp1p
Nd. Notice of services later.
wednesdsy, October 1s, is4s, al her resi-
SHsY SRss es96 Rsfs or MsSEY S.oTed
Hysong's Funeral Home. 1900 N st. NV.
Baptist Church, near Fredericksburg, Va,
on Friday, October 3, at , pm. Rela-
tives and friends invited to attend. In
terment Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
EVANS. WILLIAM, suddenly, on Sat
urday. october 3. ls4s, WILLIAM EVANS,
ESsns. % brother her. Of Rubin, Richard and
FREDDIE Evans; uncle of Robert, Dennis.
He also leaves other relatives and friends.
After 10 THURSDAY, OCTOBER IA,
Funeral Church; l4s2 You s: NV. Fu7
F7s: :ss f ;h: 5Rs5a fh1ss Rta r.
linston National Cemetery. IA
o. a4s MARIE FfoRiA 0n satarda a.
Beloved Sister Of joseph Miller. Prayers
Sc. or. Thursday, October ~ At $40
fntermena erfn. I'm Mount unit olivet ct Cemetery. IS
GATHER. JAMES II. Suddenly on
Sunday 3eto9sr o Tats at bsIaSsd Mount zon
of Mrs. Mary Hill; Annie, James. jr; syl-
,ns are sig srandshldren ls,re two sisters sisters
one brother; George Gather, and other
relatives and friends. Remains resting at
vile. vii Nd: where funeral services viii Be
Interment Mount Zion Cemetery
GREENFIELD, WILBUR J.. st; Thomas
ahaars: Sere6H snnounees nS; the death oi Brother
pl Sc. Please assemble at his late resi-
pm, pm for recitation Of the, rosary. Fuo
am. am at st. cyprian's Church, 18th and
csE; s iPErER N ,sgASR suAsPEg; President
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Heron
Continued From First Page. }

Leroy w. Heron be made honorary
colonel of the 313th Field Artillery
forever"
A veteran of two wars, Col. Heron
saw service on the Mexican border
at Santiago, Cuba, and In France
He loved the drill, discipline and
camaraderie of the military, in
which he served in peace as well
as war.
At the same time, he was a ma
tionally known figure in advertising
Evening star., 1948-10-13

June 30, 1850, U. S. Deadline.
The American DIP law requires all
205. 900 to be in the United States by
June 30, 1850. AS many as 10000
may reach Canada in the year end
ing next June 30 (more than 25,00O
already are there) and Australia is
now taking DPS at a rate of 24,0O0
year.
One other major immigration
movement is to Palestine, but the
war in the Holy Land has made 1t
impossible to lay out any real pro-
gram. OF the $4,000 displaced per-
sons, about Is per cent are Jews,
IRO estimates. 1t is uncertain just
how many Jews can qualify for the
United States under the restrictive
clauses in the United States law, re-
strictions condemned by both Pres
ident Truman and Gov. Dewey.
The figure is somewhere between
10000 and 10000. but the actual
number who enter may be less be-
cause of disoualifications for health
or other reasons.
At any rate the Jews do have the
hope of a home In Palestine now
that Israel is a recognized nation
Some 3l5 Jewish DPS left Austria
on September 30 for Israel in the
first legal transport to leave Austria
for Palestine since the war ended
There Is a United Nations ban on
immigration of men of military age
but the Jews know it will not be
permanent. Perhaps $4,000 Jews
will reach Israel in the year ending
next June 80.
If the United States, Australia
Canada and Palestine were to take
their goals" it would appear the
TDP problem could be liquidated. But
the Australian scheme, in particu.
lar, is spread over many years, the
Palestine war is still OH and all ma.
tions-Israel, perhaps, excepted-are
insistent on conditions and prefer.
ences which will reject thousands
now In DIP camps, hoping against
hope.
At DIP center near Munich one
DIP expressed the fear of many this
way:
I'VE think you Americans want
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Pennington Gets GAR Post

Lee Pennington. an FBI inspec-
tor. has been elected president OF
the GAR Memorial Corp. He sue
ceeds James Yaden, president of
the American Federation of Gov
eminent Employees.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Chinese Execute Major,
Soldier for Rudio Misuse
BY The Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, Oct. ia Chinese
Air Force intelligence officer and a
radio operator were executed today
for transmitting commercial mes
sages over the army radio station
for personal profit.
They were Maj. Yui Ming, in
charge of the radio station at Nam
tung, and Lance Corpl. Shao Ti-sen,
operator in the Shanghai station
The death sentences were approved
by President Chang Kai-shek.
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Uarn uf Chunks

cur Sincere thanks to our many friends
and neiehbors and ORGANIZATIONS for their
kind expressions Of sympathy and beauti-
loved one, LYDIA r. YOUNG.
THE FAMILY 14s
Evening star., 1948-10-13
District Business Borometers

Business In Washington in August continued the very active
other months this according leading
stations peak daily
1947 period
The department store sales index well above August 1s47
were receipts at the City Post Once and sales Of electricity
The following monthly comparisons picture the Capitals business
growth period of years:
Evening star., 1948-10-13
Refuq'ees
Continued From First Page.)

way home. either to East or West.
An estimated 100000 were left
when the International Refugee
Organization, a United Nations
agency. was set up to solve the
problem for the rest. IRO assumed
care for about half of them-the
DPS who couldn't help themselves.
Today there are some 10000
persons under IRO care in Germany
and Austria, over 100000 of them in
the American zones of the two coun-
tries. Over $1,000 DPS have gone
home, mostly to Poland. But the
days of repatriation are almost at
an end. In July only 1857 went
back and in August only 2,039. The
only hope today is resettlement in a
new country. so far, 236.000 have
left as immigrants.
In Germany and Austria IL ma
tiops other than the United States
are recruiting DPs-Argentina, Aus
tralia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada,
Chile, France, Netherlands. Para
quay, Peru, the United Kingdom
and Venezuela. But the once large
British program has nearly halted,
due chiefly to the housing shortage
there, and the Latin American
schemes are measured in compare
lively small numbers. France is
receiving some DPS, but NEST of
them are crossing the border IL
legally. Belgium and the Neither
lands have in large measure got
what they wanted in particular
skills.
The real hope, then, lies with the
United States, Canada and Austria
liza. These are the proposed total of
new immigrants these three Eng
disappearing nations expect to ad-
nit over a period of from two to
"Seypral" wears.
Evening star., 1948-10-13

FUNERAL DESIGNS.
Evening star., 1948-10-13

inert: The DPS and the Ameri-
can InD.J
Evening star., 1948-10-13

Served Association Board.
After his two terms as president
of the Newspaper Advertising Ex-
ecutives' Association, he continued
his activities in the organization as
a member of the board and later as
a life honorary president.
Col. Heron also was past COM
mander of the District Commandery
Evening star., 1948-10-13

REV. J. B. ROEDER, Spiritual Director.
MULLICAN. FLORENCE. On wednes-
fy' oital. FLORENCE MULL1cAN Of 1901 YER YER
mont ave. W, sister of Miss Stella Null
lican Of Washineton D. c. Remains rest
ing at the S. H. Hines Co. Funeral Home,
1901 14th st. NV. Notice Of funeral
later.
Evening star., 1948-11-21
NESCAFE
makes delicious coffee
QUICK As A WINK
costs less per cup
than ordinary eo6se IN can or jar!
That's why more people drink NEScAFE
than any other instant coffee!


scE ofT comn
soluble
and added crbohydae
Evening star., 1948-11-21

All the world and people enjoying coffee the
MODERN easy way-wh Nescafe When you try you'll why
Fovo-Mmmm! Necae made the choicest cofees-rh and
satisfying always gives you e full favored cup
delightfully."- different from ordinary coffee.
And eonvsnisns-soy You simply put easpoonu of Nccas
cupadd piping hot waequick wink you'll have the
coffee you ever tasted.
eeonomieoEYss indeed! Superior quality and conenentyet
Necafe costs less percup than ordinary coffee JAR
, 1948-05-18
KALDEMAR GEORGE
CITED AS
CITIZEN"

Valdemar George, known
affectionately among his
friends as boy Blue, was
cited as a model citizen" yes
terday by DR.. Aubrey Anduze
Commander of the American
Legion Post here, of which
Mr.. George is a member.
Assuring the good citizens
of the Legion and also of the
Ladies Auxiliary that he
meant no offense to those who
have given their services will
ingly and without thought of
compensation in money,
praise or other form of recog-
milton, he said he would like
to call the name Of Valdemar
who last year trans
ported chairs for the program
on Transfer Day brought
branches to decorate the hall
a dance. He as well as a
always been ready and
willing to be Of service to the
community through the organ
Continued on Page a
, 1948-05-18
Policeman Shot
In ST. Thomas: Dies

Patrolman Lionel Isaacs Of
the St. Thomas police force
was shot in the abdomen by
an unidentified person at a
picnic last evening. He was
Immediately rushed to the
hospital for first aid treatment
but he failed to rally and died
early this morning.
The officer was attempting
to stop a fight at the picnic
where he was also a guest.
An investigation is under
way under the direction Of
Director Earle Charles.
, 1948-05-18
NEGOTIATIONS Against
Typhoid Begin

With the arrival OF a supply
of vaccine the Department of
Health begins the program of
innoculating all citizens on
the island Of st. Croix. The
order that all citizens should
be vaccinated as a protection
against typhoid fever was is
sued by DR.. John S. Moor
head, Commissioner of Health
for the Virgin Islands and DR..
Brian T. Shorney, Assistant
Commissioner and Chief Mum
icipal Physician.
While the number thus far
discovered remains at only
six persons every effort will
be made to innoculate all CT
tizens against the possible
spread.
A list of the places all over
the Island where individuals
can go for innoculations will
be published in the press. To-
day several were vaccinated
at the Steeple Building in
Christiansted. between the
hours of $3.50 and IL.
, 1948-05-18
Miami Police Wants r.
Discourage Domestics

A letter received from the
Division of Police Of the City
of Miami by Governor HASTE
indicates that the department
is DESTROYS of stopping the
traffic in domestic workers
to Miami under the sponsor
ship Of the Cosmopolitan EN-
ployment Agency. The letter
follows:
1T would be proper that any
of that domestic help which
wishes to come up here,
should be warned that they
should have their return fare
and also should be warned
that domestic positions are
not available and that quar-
tiers for them to reside in
are not available. If any of
this domestic help should at
tempt to secure redress, it is
our information that Horner
Continued on Page ~
, 1948-05-18
Legion Program Short
But Impressive

The program put on in
celebration of 9" Am An
American Day" on Sunday,
May Is, in Christiansted was
short but impressive. The
principal speaker was Father
Bernard Mae Laughlin of the
Holy Cross Anglican Church.
Taking part in the program
were students Of the Chris
tiansted High, st. Mary's Ca
tholic and the Public Gram
mar Schools. The St. Mary's
School offered a selection en-
titled The Bells of St. Mary;
the CHS Glee Club sang Lift
Every Voice and Sing, then
the Grammar School sang
America, My Country and
Liberty Bell.
DR.. Aubrey Anduze, Com
mander of the local Legion
aires was master of ceremon-
les. He explained that it was
the immigration and Natural
ization Service which in 1889
supported a movement to es-
tablish a New Citizens Day.
But it was not until the spring
of 1910 that this service joined
with the National Education
Association, the American Lee
gion and interested groups in
recommending to Congress
that a national citizenship day
Continued on Page A.
, 1948-05-18
r D SHABAH REPUB.
TO COW.

At a meeting of the newly
formed Republican Club held
on Friday night, May IA in
Christiansted, Roy P. Gordon
of st. Thomas and Jose M.
Shaubah were elected as dele
gates with Henry 0. Creque
and Emile Abramson as alter
mates. They will attend the
National Republican Conven-
ton to be held in Philadel-
phia.
Three members came in
&a
, 1948-05-18

ed the audience that it was
just two years ago yesterday
that Governor HASTE took the
oath of office. Today also will
be two years since he made
his first appearance as Cover
nor in st. Croix.
Despite the gloom over fl
nancial conditions the chief
executive pointed out a num-
Der Of things we can look for
ward to with optimism for the
future of st. Croix, which he
SAID was once one of the rich
est communities in the world
for its size.
Mrs. Hilda Bastian England
thanked the Governor on be-
half of the Avis Forum and
called for a hearty cheer for
His Excellency, which the
crowd gave with the blowing
of auto horns.
The Governor was met at
the airport by Administrator
Harry E. Taylor, who was in
vited to sit with him on the
platform.
Because the Governor will
speak tonight in Frederiksted
again under the auspices of
the Avis Forum, details Of his
speech are omitted from this
issue as a courtesy to the West
End News which has been
helpful in advertising the
Forums programs.
, 1948-05-18
GoOernor Greeted b applause
SPEAKS TONIGHT IN FREDERIKsTED AT $3.50

Loud applause greeted Governor William HASTE when
he spoke TO the people Of Chrisiiansted yesterday afternoon.
His ExcellencY said il was a pleasure being in ST. Croix on the
Second Anniversary of his taking the office Of Governor Of
the Virgin Islands.
, 1948-05-18

from St. Thomas. They were:
Attorney William Bailey, Hon.
Roy p. Gordon and Carlos
Downing. Gordon was elected
President of the Virgin Is
lands organization, Bailey,
Vice-president, Stanley Far
reilly, Secretary and Attorney
William Moorhead, Treasurer.
Evening star., 1948-12-03
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Evening star., 1948-12-03
FAMOUS MAKE
SMALL APPLIANCES

Were NOW
3 Sper Sun Lomps on
Stand, nfro-red and
ultraviolet - 1880 $3.50
9 Yale Tp-Toe Irons,
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so GE Electric Sinus Lamps, 2.98 100
BroiIers @ w ---~---- l4.95 800
Waffle Irons, floor
samples --------- ~ o.Uo
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Maker Set on troy with
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casters ------- IO.SS IVY
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Automatic Irons ----- 1895 7.ss
Monitor Electric Auto
motto Steam Irons .--- 1926 1000
II Electric Cosseroles,
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Evening star., 1948-12-03
HOTPOINT BASE CABINETS
" PRICE

Were NOW
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storage compartment ol-whte
exterior. complete with linoleum
top, IS inches wide zz.5o
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drawers, with Inoleum top------52.3O ze.1S
i6 Cabinets 2 inches wide, drawers
and Storage space, with linoleum
Evening star., 1948-12-03
FAMOUS MAKE
ELECTRIC RANGES

Were NOW
eooksI oos "e ovens 0' - 90 1898
De Luxe Ronee, automatic oven
with clock ZoS.So
Rance, divided cooking top. outo-
motto oven with clock. automatic
Ronqe, full size with burners
and we'll O49o le3.S9
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Evening star., 1948-12-03
FAMOUS MAKE GAS RANGES

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oven ---------1995 $50 1925
Ranges. united top. oven heat reeu-
Iotor 1850 1900
z Ranges, separate swing broiIer,
24e.5O 212.50
z Ranges, divided cooking top-----le9.e5 l44.oo
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door 1895 ls5.oo
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automatic oven n.------299.9S ZS4.00
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outomotic oven ------------329 995 1885
4 Ranges fully insuoted with
heot reouotor r----------1oee IS $500
6 Ranges. apartment size with oven
regulator SS.ou
Evening star., 1948-12-03

Were NOW
Wrneer Washer, lib.
copocty proceloin enamel
tub, corrugated sides ---- lOo.95 1926
! Wrneer Washer, insuot-
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= copoelty, electric dron
punnp IZS.So 6S.So
z Wrnqer Washers, S-b.
copocty porcelain enamel
tub with exclusive wosh-
ing action. electric dron
DUMP ---.---l3e.e5 sss5
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size porcelain enamel
tub, automatically odjust-
ing wrineer, electric dron
pump IoS,So Io>.SS
Wrinqer Washer, de luxe
model. large tub. full
skirt with timer and elee-
tric droin pump-------l5o.e5 1895
Wrineer Washer, de luxe
model with square tub,
solid cost aluminium, self
adjusting wrineer, electric
dron pump np-------l SS.9o l5SS5
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woshes rinses and spin
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down required, automatic
soaking, washing, rinsno,
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Evening star., 1948-12-03

Just the thing for boby's clothes,
undes. Aluminium tub holds 2R
pounds Of laundry. Il - Q5
Gives clothes q /'-
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Evening star., 1948-12-03

Scratched from handling :.
and you get these roomy word-
robes for less than half price.
All metal, brown finish, eox27
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Evening star., 1948-12-03
FAMOUS MAKE
ELECTRIC IRONERS

Were N0W
z TobIe Top Rotary Ironers, with
automatic knee or hand CONTROL 1926 1925
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especially suitable for pressing ---22e95 1925
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13
20 YEARS. AGO FIT {FTE EMPIRE

l3 1928 aboard the Admiral Evans trip division. Louise Patterson her sister left for two J. ranch Lemesurer Island. Malcolm returned the Admiral Evans after visiting mother Hoquiam, Wash.
 John the mining districts.
 Mrs Ralph minor operation
 baseball Bill Vale  Brothers Grocery hitting days L perfect with 22 birds credit fellow member the Shotgun Club
 Club the Alaska Juneau Mine team in the the Veterans the Eks
 Grigsby Ketchkan arrived aboard the Admiral the Delegate Congress.
 completed the site of the Juneau begin the foundation 43; 42; cloudy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1948-05-13

on the merchant marine The report, which was drawn up by group of able business men not connected with the shipping industry. urged particularly the construction of fleet of 46 frst-class passenger ships in the next four years and an additional pro gram to build oil tankers and cargo vessels.
 Though the report received the commendation of the National Federation of American Shipping and the shipping industry it looked for time as If the President had virtually pigeonhoed it. When he laid his budget recommendations before the Congress he asked only for 39 million dollars for new ship stction during the next fiscal year, that fell far short of 150 million dollars year recommended bv his committed White House spokesman re- marked We just decided to ask for what we thought We could get"
 More recently, however the administration has indicated MT Truman is allotting 400 million dollars of his defense budget for this year to begin re- building the merchant fleet, and that presidential assistant is drafting plans calling for construction of 26 new tankers and 49 passenger vessels. Such a nropran would outdo the committees own recOmmen- dation
 We begin to see now belatedly that neglect of the American merchant marine since the war has been mistake After V-J Day, it was natural for Am ercans to turn to manufacture of automobiles, re- frieerators radios and power plants to the neglect of shipbuildng But meanwhile, Great Britain Nor way, Sweden and The Netherlands have started m tensve shipbuildng programs putting maritime needs first The United States has run poor seventh in merchant-shp construction, and as result the Am ercan fleet has dwinded to the point where, it has been estimated TO per cent of the supplies to be shipped abroad under the Marshall Plan must be car- ried in foreign vessels.
 It has taken the threat of another to stir the nation to resume a shipbuilding program of conse- quence It short-sighted policy to curtail the program drastically in the first place. This ship building and seaport community and it's marine in- dustry should take every opportunity to make the American people aware of the importance, in war or peace, of an adequate merchant marine