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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23
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dents of Mississippi State college
are invited to, attend and bring
their wives.
The purpose of these tours is
primarily to develop and plan for
better pastures and livestock for
the county, Mr.. Franklin explain
ed. All dairymen and farmers
owning livestock will find the
tours of particular interest and
benefit, he pointed out.
The arranging of this visit by
the party of agriculturists is view
ed as the biggest step forward
in the development program of
agricultural Jackson county
which has been taken, Mr.. Frank
lin declared.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-07-23

chks selling goods or services wMcha are veil worth buying We're this ndso theirs sales womdf ouoH
odh H odvnhdnew would have to be discontinued ohmhe these merchants for your beeead dollars
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Evening star., 1948-01-24
DIP, War Gas, Relieves
Intestinal Paralysis
BY fhe Associated Press

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Discovery
that a World War II gas, DEP, re-
lieves and usually cures intestinal
paralysis, is reported in the January
issue of the Chemical Corps Jour-
nal. ...
This paralysis is one of the most
troublesome and frequent after
maths of surgery of the abdomen
It also happens in pneumonia, per-
itonitis and diseases of the spinal
cord.
In making the report, Col. John
r. Woods, chief of the medical di-
vision of the Army Chemical Center
writes:
IT believe that this may prove to
be one of the most important dis
coveries and applications to clinical
medicine that has thus far come
from chemical warfare research.
This is so new that it has not
yet appeared in the medical litera-
ture and is largely unknown except
at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a
few Army general hospitals"
Col. Woods credits the discovery
to DR.. McGehee Harvey of the Johns
Hopkins Medical School.
DEP is a compound made largely
of fluorine and phosphorus.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
By ChorIes A. McAIeer

Mount Rainier (Md) school chill
dren will open an all-out campaign
to aid the French fishing village Of
Bohars.
Designated as "Bohars Week." the
drive will be highlighted by can
vass of all homes in the Maryland
town of more than 10000 persons.
A parade through streets OF Mount
Rainier next Saturday afternoon
will climax the week.
The idea began last Thanksgiving
when the As pupils of the second and
third grades of the Mount Rainier
Elementary School and their teacher
Miss Vivian Marshall, drew up their
own version of the Marshall Plan" ."
The children and Miss Marshall
thought good way to- express their
thankfullness would be to assist per-
sons less fortunate. 1t wasn't long
afterward that they decided to
"adopt" Bohars, a small village along
the French coast, about five miles
from Brest.
wrecked by Warfare.
Bohars, according to the French
Embassy in Washington, was wrecked
by poundings from American and
German air forces and artillery. At
one time, the children learned, the
village had been headquarters tor
German troops.
Next weeks campaign is the result
! of the children's two months Of
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Arkansas Attorney Seeks
TO Reinsfafe Divorces
BY the Assoeiofsd Press

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. 24.-A
Little Rock attorney has asked the
Arkansas Supreme Court to recon-
slider a recent decision which, In
effect, ruled that 9,750 divorces
granted in a domestic relations
court were not legal.
The decision, invalidating the Pu-
laski County Domestic Relations
Court, affected many persons who
have remarked since obtaining di-
vorces granted by Mrs. Ruth Hale
The Supreme Courts decision was
given in the case Of George Howell
VS.. Ruth Howell, and it is Mrs
Howell's attorney who has asked
the court to reconsider its findings
The attorney, Mrs. Ruth May
Wassel, filed a petition yesterday for
a rehearing. She contended the de-
cision was in error on seven points
The Domestic Relations Court, a
division of Pulaski Chancery Court
was created by an act which speci-
fed that Mrs. Hale should hold the
Office of Judge until January 1, 1949
The Supreme Court held that the
act was unconstitutional because
legislative appointment of Mrs. Hale
usurped the constitutional authority
of the executive branch of Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Rutland Given Power
To Fire at GaIlinqer

District Health Officer George c.
Rutland today has the assurance OF
backing from Commissioner Mason
S he decides staff personnel at Gal
Inger Hospital should be shuff1ed in
the interest of better administration
Talking to reporters yesterday
Mr.. Mason said he would advise DR.
Rutland to discharge inefficient
personnel, if there are such. He add
ed he would ask Engineer Commis-
sioner Gorden R. Young to have
check made on physical improve
ments in the hospital psychiatric
division mentioned in report furn-
ished him by Dr. Ruhland and pre-
pared by DR.. Alvin R. Sweeney, Gal
linger superintendent.
The report, made public yesterday,
told of steps taken, following SER
les of recommendations made by DR..
Samuel B. WARTS, director of phy-
chiatry at New York's Bellevue Hos
pital.
MIR. Mason said he considered DR..
Ruhlands report as being of a rou-
tine nature and feels most of the
complaints about Gallinger could
be adjusted. by the Health Depart
ment as administrative problems,
not requiring action of the Commis-
siOnerS,
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Houses Unit 10 Visit Armory
To Settle Control Row

Efforts to compose differences be-
tween the District Commissioners
and the National Guard over con-
troll of the Armory will be made at
an informal visit to the big building
at 4:30 pm. Monday by a House
District subcommittee and parties
to the dispute.
Chairman O'Hara of the Judici-
ary Subcommittee has invited the
District Commissioners, Brig. Gen.
Albert L. Cox, commanding general
of the National Guard, officials OF
the Recreation Board and others.
Four different bills have been adj
vanced for control Of the Armory.
Three of them have been intro
duced in the House by Representa-
tive O'Hara, Republican, OF M1nne-
sofa, and the fourth has been pre-
pared by Recreation Board Officials.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Labor Department lauded
For Help 10 X-Ray Survey

Labor Department authorities to-
day won the acclaim Of the Wash
ington chest X-ray survey for help
ing x-ray technicians examine 60O
employees yesterday.
Advance preparation of the iden-
tification cards which constitute the
permanent records of the tubercu-
losis study was credited for the
speed of operation.
It was the first day of X-ray serv-
ice at the Labor Department and IS
persons were examined in the first
AZ minutes. The portable X-ray
unit was in action for about seven
hours.
Survey officials have kept three
clerical workers on duty at the main
X-ray center in front of the Dis
trict Building to record the statistics.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Mt. Rainier Children Opening
AHOut Drive for French VILLAGE

efforts to help their adopted" viii
lage.
The campaign already has gained
world wide publicity. Letters and
clippings have been received from
France, including some from the
Mayor of Bohars. The State De-
partment, in two Voice Of America
programs, has told of the schools
assistance.
But the children are most prouo
of their replies they received from
President Truman, Gen. Eisenhower
and the movie stars, Bing Crosby
Bob Hope and Jimmy Stewart
whom they informed of the project
Shirley Temple sent them an auto
graphed picture.
Contributions sent to the pupils
have totaled more than s212 SO far
in addition to donations of clothing
canned goods and other gifts
Strangely enough, a major portion
Of the contributions have come from
persons outside Mount Rainier, ac'
cording to Miss Marshall, because o.
the widespread publicity.
"Bohars Week" will get under wa,
tomorrow morning when the flvt
churches of the community viii
make announcements Of the drive
At Ills pm. Miss Marshall and fou
of her pupils will explain details o
the program in a broadcast owe
Station WGAY.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Two Philadelphia Fires
xiii Two and Injure Two
BY the Assoeiated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 24.-Twe
fires today killed an aged widow ano
a young sailor and badly burned
another man and his wife.
Mrs. Lima Bachrach, 81, burned tc
death in Melrose Park apartment
house blaze which drove 100 persons
out into bitter cold and left 20 fam
lilies homeless.
Charles Grady, 81, a Navy avia-
ton mechanic on weekend visit
burned to death in bed as fire swept
a West Philadelphia home. His
cousin, Mrs. Helen Merriken, IS, ano
her husband, Clifford, 40, suffered
burns. Mrs. Merriken was taken to
a hospital in critical condition.
Damage was estimated at more
than 100000 in the Melrose Court
apartments fire, which burned out
81 apartments in the three-story
hllildinp.
Evening star., 1948-01-24

Pat j. FiordeiSe's new reduceo
price policy on tonsorial services
and his customer relations training
program for employees were IN the
record today, as the troubled barber
awaited the District License Boards
recommendation to the Commis-
sioners on his 1948 license applica-
ton.
The board took under advisement
after public hearing yesterday
Mr.. Fordelise's appeal from the ac-
ton of Superintendent of Licenses
Edward E. Bailey, jr., denying a
1948 license to his Esquire Barber
Shop, 1904 New York avenue NV
Representative Hagen, Republican,
of Minnesota, appearing as "a
friend of long standing" asked the
board to recommend issuance of a
license to Mr.. Fiordelise.
The BARRIERS troubles began last
summer, when soldier customers
complained of alleged exorbitant
charges in his shop. One said his
bill came to $1s.75, including $40 for
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Mrs. Susan LansdaIe, a.,
Native Of Capital, Dies

Mrs. Susan Isabel Lansdale, a.
Lifelong Washington resident, died
here yesterday. She lived with a
daughter, Miss Florence Lansdale
at 1853 Hobart street NV.
A sports fan, she had in recent
years enjoyed listening to radio
broadcasts of major events, particu-
larly the Washington Redskins
football games.
After attending schools in the
District, she was married at 18 tc
Elbridge G. Lansdale, heating
contractor, who died in 1922 They
mad II children, six of whom sur
vive.
Those surviving are two daugh-
tiers, Miss Lansdale and Mrs. A. A
Moore, 5578 Sixteenth street north
Arlington; four sons, Lawrence E
Lansdale, 839 Longfellow street
NV; Gilbert r. Lansdale, 1921
Euclid street NV; John E. Lans-
dale, Muskegon, Mich, and Henry
Lansdale, Detroit. Forty grand
children and 48 great-grandchil.
dren also survive.
Requiem mass will be said at II
am. Monday at Sacred Heart
Church, Sixteenth street and Park
road NV. Burial will be in Rock
Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Barber Awaits License Decision
After Reporting Price Reforms

an ultraviolet ray treatment. After
a hearing before the License Board
last August, the Commissioners re-
voked the 1947 license for the shop,
but it has been permitted to remain
open pending board and court pro-
ceedings.
Mr.. Fiordelise reduced his prices
a week ago, his attorney, Myer
Koonin, pointed out. He added
this move had nothing to do with
yesterdays hearing. The old 81
haircut now costs so cents, said Mr..
Koonin. A shave is down from rs
cents to so cents, and a customer
may have his choice of any tonic
in the house for IS cents, he added.
There are some de luxe services,
of course, he told the board, but the
highest priced item-a scalp treat
ment-can be had for $3.50.
Mr., ,Fiordelise was asked the pres
ent price of the old $40 ultraviolet
ray treatment. That service was
discontinued long ago, he replied.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Senate D. {. Unit Names
consuIfanf on Fiscal Matter!

Thomas S. Henderson, attorney,
of Tacoma, Wash, has been engaged
as an expert on the professional
staff of the Senate District Commit
tee to consult with the group oh
fiscal matters, including taxes and
the D. c. budget.
His first assignment, it was an
nounced at the District Committee
Office, will be to make detailed
study of the budget submitted to
Congress by the President.
Engaged under authority of the
Congressional Reorganization Act,
Mr.. Henderson, who is 81, will re-
ceive an annual salary Of $7,549.
Mr.. Henderson, a native of Ken
newick, Wash, is a graduate of the
University of Washington law
school. He is a former field agent
of the Federal Reserve Bank in
San Francisco and was recently as
sistant legal counsel in the Shang-
hal Office for UNRRA.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Ninth Street Receives
Best Policing, Pearce
Tells ABC HEARING

Ninth street NV, between Penn
sylvania and New York avenues
which has come in for considerable
criticism recently, is the best policed
street in the city, Capt. Robert C.
Pearce of No. precinct told the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
He testified at a hearing at which
Ninth street businessmen and men,
bers Of the Mid-City Citizens AS
sociation protested against the re-
newal of the license to sell liquor
for the Ninth Street Tavern, owned
and operated by Reno Foods, Inc.
929-31 Ninth street NV. -.
l. Several witnesses said male EN-
ployes at their business places must
escort women employees for several
blocks away from Ninth street be-
cause crowds of intoxicated men try
to molest the women when they
are alone.
Pvt. Layelle Edministon of No. l
who patrols the street in front OF
the restaurant, said he has made
Is arrests inside the place since last
September. Capt. Pearce, however
said that he believes the place is
being properly conducted.
Rudolph E. Behrend, owner Of
some property in the block, sale
conditions on the street are NOR
NAL" and have not changed in IL
years. .a...
The ABC board will resume the
the hearing at pm. Thursday.
At another hearing, the board
heard protests against the renewal
of a license to Jewlers Champlain
Market, a package liquor store, al
23o1 Chalnplain street NV. Prin.
cipal objections came from Anthony
Pierce, president of the Meridian
Hill Civic Association, and the Rev
Roosevelt Mcintyre, pastor of the
Meridian Hill Baptist Church. The
board took the case under advise
meilt.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
One Killed, 2 Badly Hurt
In Heod-On Collision
By the Associated Press

FREDERICKSBURG, Va, Jan
24.-William H. Duffy, %, Falmouth
taxi driver, was killed instantly yes
terday in a head-on collision be-
tween two cars on Route l, seven
miles north of here.
State police said Mr.. Duffey's can
collided with a car carrying Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Hawk of Philadelphia
They were seriously hurt and were
taken to Mary Washington Hospital
here.
Mr.. Duffey was the son of Mrs
Della Duffey of Falmouth, who sur
wives. He leaves also two brothers
and q sister.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
D. {. Citizens Urged
To Attend Hearings
lon AuchincIoss Bill

The Central Suffrage Conference
trustees last night urged District
residents to attend Congressional
hearings on the Auchincloss-Ball
home rule bill.
The board also announced its sup
port of the bill, after adopting
unanimously a resolution offered by
Kenneth p. Armstrong, treasurer Of
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions.
1--WE support the bill substantially
in its present FORM" the resolution
declared. 1t added, however, that
the action was taken without
prejudicing the right of member or
ganizations to differ In minor de-
tails"
Mr.. Armstrong declared that any
changes to be desired are too minor
to warrant opposition.
Calling for participation by citi-
zens in the hearings, scheduled Feb
ruary 2, Harry S. Wender, chair
man of the District Recreation
Board and a member of the South
west Citizens Association, warned
that "it is now or never" People
should realize these are the 10 days
of decision" he declared.
Trustees present at the meeting,
held at TOO Jackson place NV, in
cluded: Mrs. Libbye Dunn, Mrs.
Marshall Hornblower, Mrs. Zella
Leonard, all of the League of
Women Voters; Mrs. Charlotte Sill
lers, Mrs. Gertrude Evans, both of
the Women's Auxiliary, United Pub
Lie Workers of America, CIO; Harry
N. Stull, Federation of Citizens AS
sociations; George w. Hodgkins,
Kalorama Citizens Association; and
Charles Hill, Hotel Service Workers
local 8, AFL.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Hoffman, GSI AssaiI
Opinion Holding Law
Permits Bargaining

An opinion by Labor Department
Solicitor William S. Tyson that Gov
ernment Services, Inc, can bargain
with striking cafeteria workers was
under attack from two directions to-
day.
Representative Hoffman, Republi-
can, of Michigan, chairman of a
House Labor Subcommittee investi-
eating the strike affecting GSI caf-
eterias in AZ Federal buildings, de-
clared no employer is required to
bargain with a union whose officers
refuse to fire anti-Communist af-
fidavits.
Mr.. Hoffman also charged that the
Truman administration Is bypass
ing" the Hartley Act in trying
to settle the 20-day-old strike of the
UPWA-CIO Cafeteria Workers Un-
ion.
GSI officials said the opinion
given late yesterday by MIR. Tyson
to Secretary of Labor Schwellen-
bach has no bearing or effect on
the present position of GSI."
Company Explains Stand.
The company has explained that,
while there probably is no legal
ban on bargaining with the union,
GSI refuses to do so because union
officers failed to file affldavits and,
having lost NLRB privileges, is no
longer the certified bargaining
agent for the cafeteria employees.
When Secretary Schwellenbach
was directed by President Truman
earlier this week to investigate the
strike, he asked Mr.. Tyson for an
opinion on whether the Taft-Hart-
lev Act prevented GSI from bar
gaining with the striking union.
Mr.. Tyson reported yesterday
that:
81. The national policy is to en-
courage free and voluntary collec-
tive bargaining between employers
and employees.
90. The National Labor Relations
Act as amended by the Taft-Hartley
Act, does not prohibit employers
from bargaining collectively with
unions representing a majority OF
their employees, even though the
union has not filed afidavits and
other organizational and financial
statements.
"3. The inability of a union to
secure NLRB certification because 1t
has not filed the aff1davits and
other statements does not disqualify
the union from acting as the bar
gaining representative of the en-
ployes and does not, therefore, bar
the employer from bargaining with
the union"
Conference Sought.
The Executive Board of the CIO
late yesterday called on President
Truman "to have convened imme-
diately a collective bargaining con-
ference so that the Government will
cease it's antiunion intervention in
this situation.
Representative Hoffman told re-
porters President Truman acted in
response to a personal appeal by
CIO President Philip Murray IN
directing Secretary Schwellenbach
to attempt solution of the strike.
The Michigan Republican de-
scribed President Truman's action
and the efforts of Mr.. Schwellen-
bach as a move to get around the
Taft-Hartley Act because that
measure specifically transferred the
Meditation Service out of the Labor
Department and set it up as sepa-
rate agency"
Evening star., 1948-01-24
Londover Hills Church
To Have Bible Meetings

The Landover Hills, (Md) Bap-
tist Church will sponsor week of
Bible studies on the Book of Ephe-
slams beginning at 7:30 pm. Mon
day, the Rev. Merle E. Shade, pas
tor announced today.
The discussions will be led each
night except Wednesday by the
Rev. Arthur G. Slaght Of the South
Baltimore Baptist Church. On
Wednesday the Rev. P. E. Stevens,
also Of the Baltimore Church, will
lead.
Evening star., 1948-01-24
White House Says Balcony Plan
Was Meant to Remove Awnings

nent architect. They suggested Mr.
Delano, who had done previous
White House work, notably the
fourth floor in the Coolidge admin
istration. Mr.. Delano is a former
member of the Fine Arts Commis-
sion.
The impression given was that If
Mr.. Delano approved it would be
all right with the Fine Arts Com
mission. It was not put in writing
except In an indirect way, but it
was the impression on which Mr..
Winslow, Mr.. Grim and the President
acted.
Mr.. Truman stepped aside tenn
porarily then and Mr.. Winslow
and Mr.. Grim took the matter up
with Mr.. Delano. He agreed to
undertake the work if the President
desired, giving his approval to the
balcony.
Acknowledgement Not in Files.
That information was given to the
Fine Arts Commission when it met
here on August %. The commits
sion disapproved the balcony and
so adviced Mr.. Grim.
1t is assumed that this letter
was acknowledged, but White House
files do not reveal this. A month
after the action of the commission,
on September %, the President
wrote Mr.. Delano telling him to
prepare plans.
On November 26 the commission
wrote the White House saying that
it had fully expected Mr.. Delano
would recommend against" the pro-
posed change and that it was aston
ished that Mr.. Delano had given
Endorsement and indicated his belief
that the balcony would not detract
from the dignity of the south
portico."
The White House informants said
they feel that the whole thing can
be compared to selecting an umpire
and then throwing things at him
when his ruling is adverse.
Mr.. Delano has been at the White
House since, the informants added,
and he defends the balcony saying
that there is nothing about it that
will interfere with the lines Of the
portico,
Evening star., 1948-01-24

With work on President Tru-
mans new balcony on the White
House south portico due to start
early next week, White House
sources today gave their version oi
the background of the proposal
which has stirred up so much con-
troversy.
The matter was not kept from the
public for 10 months as reported in
The Star. White House informants
protested. The entire affair started
last summer when President Tru-
man had Lorenzo S. Winslow
White House architect, draw ur
tentative plans, according to Their
version.
editors note: The Stars as
sertion that the matter was with
held from the public for nearly
10 months was based On COM
munication of the balcony's de-
signer, William Adams Delano, to
the Journal of the Institute of
American Architects. He said:
I'm April, 1947, the President
asked the Commission of Fine
arts for approval of a second
story balcony =" There was no
intentional secrecy.")
The main objective Of the balcony
is not the Presidents comfort, but
elimination of seven awnings hang
ing between pillars to shade the
portico's first-foor level, the White
House sources said. The awnings
were considered unsightly, they
added.
Landscape Architect Consulted.
The White House sources told this
story of the negotiations:
After Mr.. Winslow drafted plans
Howard G. Grim, head usher of the
White House, who Is in charge OF
its general maintenance, got ir
touch with Gilmore D. Clarke o1
New York, noted landscape. archi-
tect, who is chairman of the Fine
Arts Commission. He came to the
White House with two other mem.
bers of the seven-man commission
In July, it was said.
They evidenced doubt as to the
advisability of the project, but sug-
gested that before the President
went ahead he consult some emil