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The echo., 1948-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Henderson an
nounce the birth of a son whom they
have named Albert Charles Mrs.
Henderson is now at the home of
her rrsnd-aotler. 2-rs Minnie Irbv
The echo., 1948-12-15
Dear Secretary:

Dear Secretary:
This comes to let the many read
ers of the Echo know that Lodge No.
SO lost one Of IT'S faithful members
in the person Of Mrs. Hattie Tear
She passed Sunday Morning.
Mr.. G. f. Anderson, President
The echo., 1948-12-15

Mrs. DELLA Benton and Mr.. II. c.
.5enton, her father-in-law of Kilgore,
Texas, were recent visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Hayward billiard. Mrs.
Benton is Mrs. billiards. Sister.
The echo., 1948-12-15
escaYGne News

. Johnny Williams Barber Shop, the
oldest and best in town. MIR. vii
Hams has given efficient service for
35 years. Come to the dream land
Barber Shop, $40 Railroad Street
The echo., 1948-12-15

Reverend f. B. Placlzman, vice
president of the Holbrook Benevo-
lent Association, who resides at
Bassfield, Mississippi, took i'll after
reaching Meridian, Monday, Deem
Der IS. According to information
from Reverend BIaclman, he h a s
been .in-disposed for quite a few
days, however, he felt that he would
be able to make the "trip.
Re-erend Blacknan Immediately
went to the home of Mrs. r. L..
Young, after having been treated by
one Of the local physicians of the
city, Because Of his weakened con-
dition, he was not able to attend the
board.
Wednesday morning, the attending
physician thought it advisable for
him to be sent to a hospital AS we
go to press, his condition is I'M
changed.
Please cont think we are asleep and
that you are putting something over
on the Association. Remember, the
office reserves the right to accept
or reject amy application that is sent
to the Office by any president. Those
rroe.d dents who are not violating any
laws don't have 10 worry because
we are not af+ar YOU; but those of
YOU who have been taking a chance,
We are watching every move you
make Watch yourself, be careful,
don't try to put anything over on
the office, because we are having
too many deaths and we are after
the cause and if the cause is in you,
-'-- --~ ore after YOU.
Secretary.
The echo., 1948-12-15

If you want quick snack and re-
taxation, stop at Mrs. C. P. Pickett's
Place, 800 Monroe Avenue.
The echo., 1948-12-15

For quick service, quality, and sa-
isfaction, stop at VIII Coston's Gro
Gerry, 1928 Walker Street
The echo., 1948-12-15

The Johnsons motored to Vicks-
burg on December 8 for the funeral
of Mr. Harrison Johnson, brother Of
Mr. Squire Johnson.
The echo., 1948-12-15
EERr AN7 y(N. IN

Mr.. S. L. Otis Of Carson was a
pleasant visitor in the home Of his
sister, Mrs. r. l. Young recently.
The echo., 1948-12-15

Mr. G. D. Cotton, who recently I'M
derwent an operation is up and do
ing nicely His friends are proud to
see him up and about
The echo., 1948-12-15
w. Enterprise News
By Mrs. Henrietta King

Mr. Bonnie King, Jr., Prof S.
Owens, and Mrs. Merida Price mo-
tored to Vicksburg, Miss, to attend
the Grand Lodge Of the P NJ w.
Stringer Jurisdiction Of Miss.
The echo., 1948-12-15

Mr.. and Mrs. Ulton Bridges and
Mr.. LuciQus Clayton visited in the
home Of Mrs Gennana Allen, who is
very ill in Bay Springs, Mississippi.
Georgia Clayton, Reporter.
The echo., 1948-12-15

Mrs. w. H. Crosby is on the sick
list. We all wish for her a speedy
recovery.
The echo., 1948-12-15
PAULDING NEWS

Mrs. Ida Myers was a weekend
visitor with her sister and daughter
Mrs. W. H. Crosby and Mrs. Narso-
line Clayton.
The echo., 1948-12-15

Miss Carrie Bridges is a student at
a high school in Meridian, MISSISSIPPI
pi.
The echo., 1948-12-15

Miss Mary Myers of Paulding is
student in Uhner Ridge School,
Heidelberg, Mississippi.
The echo., 1948-12-15

Mr.. Horace Clayton and others
were visiting in Hattiesburg Sunday
with the formers brother, Mr. Tes-
ter Clayton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Russians Delay Increase
In oil Sold 10 Austria

VIENNA, Austria, Jan. 22.--Orop,
the Russian administered Austrian
oil distribution company, announced
through the Austrian Ministry OF
Trade that the recently enacted
100 per cent price increase in oil
products was not taking effect to-
day as scheduled.
The Russian news agency Tass
reported a communique would be
issued later. One Austrian official
said: Gas I understand 1t the RUS
slams have backed down-but I do
not understand it.
The price increase would force
the Austrian government to pay APP
proximately four times as much for
oil produced in Its own Zistersdorf
fields as it would pay for American
oil imported from the United States.
1t was announced Monday in the
form of an ultimatum from Col.
Gen. Alexei zheltov, deputy Rus
sian high commissioner, who told
Chancellor Leopold Figl that II the
government did not agree to the
new prices, deliveries would stop
Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22

Snow fiurries swirled over WASH
ington again this afternoon, but the
Weather Bureau foresaw only a
brief fall, followed by a light encore
tonight and early tomorrow.
Reaching AZ degrees at 1904 p.m.'
the temperature dropped 4 degrees
In the next is minutes and then
started a gradual climb.
Expecting 2 or 8 inches OF snow
City Refuse Supt. William A. xanten
ordered plows hooked up to trucks
for the fourth time this season. He
has not yet had occasion to use
them this winter.
Mr.. Xanten said trucks would start
sanding streets this afternoon II
conditions warrant. He ordered
workers to hook plows to half the
Districts available feet of trucks.
The Weather Bureau expected a
temperature drop to % degrees to-
night and freezing temperatures
throughout tomorrow. Clearing skies
should follow the snow tomorrow
morning.
A brief furry began at about 7:S(
am, but stopped after q few min.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
G5l Refuses 10 Bargain
Even After Ruling on
Labor Act Is Issued
schweIIenboch, Ordered
By Truman TO Probe
Strike, Asks Decision

Government Services, Inc,
officials said today they would
still refuse, to bargain with the
UPWA-CIO Cafeteria Workers
Union in the current strike no
matter what legal opinion Sec
rotary of Labor Schwellenbach
receives as to the intent" of the
Taft Hartley Act.
Secretary Schwellenbach, directed
Yesterday by President Truman to
investigate the 18-day-old strike
affecting GSI cafeterias in AZ Fed
eral buildings, was awaiting an opin-
ion from Department Solicitor Will
liam S. Tyson. He asked Mr.. Tyson
whether the law prevents a company
from bargaining with a union If
union officers refuse to file nom
Communist affldavits and financial
statements.
"GSI has always known and
admitted that technically we could
bargain with the union" j. c. Me
huss, company personnel manager,
declared. But we are convinced
we are legally and morally correct
in refusing to do so in view OF the
loyalty check policy of the Govern
ment and the fact that we operate
tcafeterias in Government buildings.
Moreover, there is the additional
| fact now that the union is not certi-
fed as the bargaining agent OF the
employees"
| Union officials have described the
companys attitude as q smoke
screen" for opposition to demands
for a 15-cent-an-hour wage in
crease and other benefits. They
held that their refusal to file non
Communist affidavits did not pre-
vent collective bargaining, although
it denied NLRB privileges to the
union. The company countered by
asserting the union is Communist
dominated.
GSI and officials of Local All Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
BY the Asseeiotsd Press

MUNICH, Germany. Jan. o.
The Bavarian Trade Union Fed
Grafton called today for a a.
hour walkout of virtually all
workers in Bavaria to begin to-
night at midnight.
The strike, protesting food short
ages, could affect nearly 100000
workers in this American ZONE
state.
About 100000 workers staged 8
24-hour strike yesterday in Nuern-
berg and Cologne. 1t was the
largest walkout in Western Ger.
many since last April.
The strike call will affect such
large cities as Munich, Nuremberg
Augsburg. Regensburg, Wuerzbure
and Coburg.
Trade union leaders arranged
broadcast to all union members
throughout Bavaria, appealing for a
strike between midnight Thursday
and midnight Friday.
American and British authorities
took emergency steps to relieve the
food crisis, releasing 5000 tons OF
imported fats to boost the rations
of 100000 Germans during the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Back Porch Campaign for '48
Possible, Truman Comedies

on either party. Another reporter
interjected COR a third party" re-
ferring to the Henry Wallace indie
pendent candidacy, and the Presi-
dent laughed.
"Are you implying that some don't
have to pick their tickets until late
in the day?" another reporter
chimed in. MIR. Truman agreed and
commented that some vacillated
and some tried to get on the band
wagon.
The President then was asked II
he plans to 10 much travelling this
year, and when he said he did not
he was asked about the possibility OF
a back porch campaign.
Reminded that his back porch
was very much in the news because
of his plan to build a balcony on
the south portico of the White
House, Mr.. Truman. responded that
that was not a back porch but a
front porch.
The President only laughed when
asked If he had any hopes or saw
any signs Of Mr.. Wallace returning
to the Democratic party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman smilingly con-
coded today that there might be
what a reporter called a back
porch campaign" conducted for the
presidency, but he emphasized that
he wasn't speaking particularly OF
himself.
The Presidents comment came
during a bantering news conference
exchange with reporters. Mr.. Tru-
man once more refused to be drawn
out on his intention with regard to
seeking reelection, but said that
undoubtedly there would be an
announcement before the Demo-
cratic National Convention opens in
Philadelphia July II.
The colloquy was started when
a reporter told Mr.. Truman that
there had been several announced
Republican candidates, but that
there had been no announcement
from the Democratic side. The
President said he supposed there
would be one and added that every
one had q right to be . candidate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Greeks Start Drive
Against GuerriIIas
BY the Associated Press

ATHENS, Jan. 22-Newspapers
reported today a general offensive"
was under way in Northern Greece
against guerrilla forces. Elements
of six Greek divisions were said to
be attacking.
The dispatches were credited to
military commanders in the field,
but there was no immediate official
confirmation.
Greek troops were said to have
overrun guerrilla positions around
Ardhea, eight miles south Of the
Yugoslav frontier and so miles
northwest of Salonika. The advices
said IS dead guerrillas were found
and 100 prisoners were taken. A
large number of persons forcibly re-
cruited were reported to have sur
rendered.
Another large-scale operation was
reported started in the HISTORIAN
region in the northwest Grammos
mountains, southeast of Kastoria
SOFIA. Bulgaria, Jan. 81 tde-
layed) The Bulgarian press de-
partment issued a statement tonight
asserting that three-engined
Greek bomber plane violated the
Bulgarian border twice within an
hour In the Tazlog district, January
Ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Light Snow Expected Tonight,
Followed by New Cold Spell

utes. The lowest temperature Wa'
80 degrees at 1920 am.
The new cold spell will ride into
Washington on a cold wave moving
from the Hudson Bay region, the
bureau said, which already has
tumbled temperatures to nearly sc
degrees below zero in the Dakotas
Minnesota and Wisconsin. The
severe cold extended as far south
as the Lower Missouri Valley ano
west into Central Nebraska.
Meanwhile, national, local and
State agencies moved today to COM
bat the fuel oil shortage which has
been intensified by the cold weather
Secretary Of Interior Krug and
officials of the Interior Depart
ment's Oil and Gasoline Division
met to discuss the problem today
with the National Petroleum Coun-
Gil.
Max w. Ball, director OF the d.
vision. said a special committee OF
the council is expected to report on
a study of means to increase oil
supplies and distribute them equlta-
bIy, The committee, he said, was
1See WEATHER, page A-4J
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Navy Plans TO Replace
Midway for Changes
BY fhs Assoeiated Press

The Navy Is pulling the 5000
ton Midway out of the Mediter-
ranean for extensive alterations.
out will send in another aircraft
carrier.
There was speculation that one
of the Midwayis sister ships, the
Franklin D. Roosevelt or Coral Sea
might take her place. The Navy
did not specify. Both will be ready
for assignment when the Midway
withdraws during March.
Vice Admiral Earle w. Mills, chief
of the Nays Bureau of Ships,
disclosed that the Midway is COM
ing out. About the same time, Pres
ident Truman told a news confer
ence no arrangements are being
made 10 send additional Marines to
the Mediterranean. Replying TO
question, Mr.. Truman said the 1000
Marines already sent there will pro-
vide fun compliments for the Nays
war ships. 4
The Midway has been the most
powerful war vessel m this SO
bordering international trouble spots
of the Middle East. 1t has visited
waters about Greece where the
United States Is helping the Athens
government combat Communist as-
gression along her borders tacli~
the Soviet zone of influence.
Admiral Mills told the fHouSe
Armed Services Committee that u
would cost approximately sl,OoO,ooo
for alterations 10 the Midway. Ihev
will include reinforcing the nleh'
deck to handle heavier aircraft.
In addition to the Midway, ms
United States Fleet In the Mediter'
ranean consists Of 3 light cruisers
u destroyers and supply vessels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Truman Disagrees
With Hoover Stand
On Marshall Plan
Opposes Suggestions
For Time Limit, Cut;
Anderson 'Testifies

President Truman said today
he is not at all in accord with
former President Herbert Hoov-
er's views that European recov-
cry commitments should be
limited to is months and cut
below $4,000, 900, 900.
That is about all he would say
when reporters sought comment ut
a news conference on the recon-
[mendations Mr. Hoover made yes
terday to the Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee.
Asked specifically for his reac-
ton, he said he simply does not ap-
prove Of Mr.. Hoover's statement.
Meanwhile, Secretary Of Agricul-
ture Anderson told the House
Foreign Affairs Committee that the
amount of food earmarked for
Western Europe under the Euro
pean Recovery Program would not
place any extra strain either on
supplies or prices here.
His statement was at least a
partial answer to Mr.. Hoover's plea
not to over-export goods from this
country and thereby weaken Amer
lean economy.
Less Than Recent Exports.
THE fact to keep in mind Sec
rotary Anderson said, lis that the
total food exports which we are
recommending from this country
not only for Western Europe, but
for the entire world-are less than
we have been exporting in the last
two years. In the items which are
in tight supply, such as grain and
fats and oil, this reduction is par
ticularly significant"
At his news conference Mr.. Tru-
man said he read the recommends
lions of Bernard M. Baruch with
pleasure and approves of those that
are in line with his own European
and domestic economic programs.
Mr.. Baruch, New York financier
and adviser to Presidents, recon-
mended to the Senate committee
Tuesday that the United States
undertake a vigorous anti-inf1ation
drive at home as part Of global
peace waging."
Donovan Sees "Subversiye War;"
AS the Senate group went on with
hearings today, its witness was
William j. Donovan, wartime chief
of the ONCE of Strategic Services,
He declared that Russia is now
waging a "subversive war" against
the United States, but said he be-
lieves a shooting war; can be
averted if the United States takes
the initiative and Congress ap-
proves the aid plan.
The "subversive war;" he said, "is
being waged by the Communist
Party of Russia and its fifth COL
umns throughout the world"
The retired Army major general
said the Marshall Plan Is a vital
1See FOREIGN AID Page A-6O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
Knufson Sees Tax Cut
Made 'Veto-Proof' by
Hoover Aid Statement
102-Mon Budget Group.
Names 20 to Stort Work
Of Cutting Estimates
BY the Assoeiafed Press

Chairman KnutSon of the
House Ways and Means Commit
tee today said Herbert Hoover's
statement that foreign aid can
be reduced has made the Re-
publican-backed tax slashing
bill veto proof"
Mr.. Knutsori made the statement
to reporters as the 102-member
Senate House Budget Committee
organized to begin whiting down
President Truman's $39, TOO, 000, 900
budget for fiscal 1949. Republicans
are aiming at spending cut OF
"at least $4,000, 900 ,o00."
Mr.. Knutson said Mr.. Hoover's
statement in a letter yesterday to
Chairman Vandenberg Of the Sem
ate Foreign Relations Committee
lis the best thing that has hap
pened for my tax bill" He said 1t
assures passage Of the tax bill
over a veto.'
"As 1 understand the Hoover
plan" Knutson said, "he wants to
put a ceiling of $4,000, 900, 900 on
! foreign aid for the next Is months,
instead of the $4,000, 100000 pro-
posed by the administration"
Mr.. Knutson also revised his esti-
mate of the extent of the tax cut
under his bill, saying it will mean
slash of about $4,000, 900, 900 in
stead of $6,600, 000,0 as previously
estimated.
Budget Subcommittee Named.
The previous estimate was based
on the assumption that income OF
the $4,000, 900 taxpayers in 194e
would amount to about 5000, 000, 000,-
600. Mr.. Knutson said incomes now
are running at rate approaching
sos, 900 ,000,0
The 102-man Budget Committee
set up to put a stop on Federal
spending met for half an hour and
designated a 20-member subcommit-
tee, headed by Chairman Bridges
of the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee, to do the preliminary work
Of trimming Mr.. Humans budget
proposals.
The subcommittee is made up Of
three Republicans and two Demo-
Gratis from the Senate Appropria.
tons Committee. plus the full mem.
bership of the Republican-con
Senate Finance and House Appro.
priations and Ways and Means
Committees.
| Truman Sticks to Stand.
Meantime, there were these othel
developments on money and ia,
matters:
/. President Truman stuck to hi
opposition to any tax cutting that
would reduce total Government in.
come. He told news conference
questioners he had made his posi-.
ton perfectly clear about that II
his State of the Union message Il
Congress early this month.
2. William Green, president of the
| See RIIOGET Page A-6.1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
By George Beveridqe

Chairman LANCER of the Sem
ate Civil Service Committee de-
clared today he will launch an
investigation of personnel eff
cheney in every agency OF the
Government during this session
of Congress.
He told reporters after a hearing
on personnel and activities OF the
Rural Identification Administra-
ton that it would. be "the most
thorough personnel check" in the
history of his committee. 49,
Earlier, Claude R. Wickard, head
of REA, told a subcommittee that
his agency during the last seven
months had 2o6 voluntary resig-
nations because of insecurity" re-
sulting from, appropriation cuts
He said REA has staff of only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
|24-Hour Bavaria General Strike
Over Food Is Ordered by Unions
1000 900 Workers in Several Large Cities
May Be Affected by Coll for WoIkout

coming month. The strikes of the
,last two weeks have been directed
largely against fat and meat short
ages.
Allied authorities also agreed to
release 10000 tons of imported
sugar.
Union spokesman said Bavaria
has approximately 100000 union
members. Other hundreds Of thou
sands of workers might stop work
in sympathy. The military govern
ment estimated rs Bavarian cities
would be affected. .... .
The strike threatened to be the
largest and most widespread in
Western Germany since the end of
the war. During the last two weeks
several hundred thousand workers
have struck sporadically in the
Ruhr, the industrial heart of Ger
many, and in the American zone.
A union spokesman said the gen.
eral strike call was a demonstration
free of party politics" He said the
strike was a warning" to all au-
thorities to eliminate starvation OF
the Bavarian people" The spokes-
man said the strike primarily was a
protest against the Bavarian gov
ISoe rFPMANV paoe A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
House Unit Asks
Firing Of Many
'In-War Service
Ban on Funds Urged
To Force Retiring
Of Career Workers
By Joseph YOUNG

The House Civil Service Com
mittee today recommended that
Congress withhold funds for SAL
aries of all Federal war service
workers who are holding jobs
that could be occupied by dis
placed career employees or other
qualified persons.
The committee report urged that
the House and Senate Appropria-
tons Committees tack on provi.
sion in all agency appropriation
bills that would forbid use of funds
in these cases.
Chairman Rees of the COMMITTEES
charged that not only were dis
placed career employees denied Fed
eral unemployment, but that per.
sons who have passed their tests
for regular civil service jobs were
being denied employment.
Would Be Effective Sept. 80.
Under the committees proposal
the funds for salary purposes would
be denied to agencies after Septenl-
Der 30. The committee said this
would give agencies three months
of the new fiscal year to eliminate
all instances in which war-service
employees are filling jobs that belong
to qualified career people.
The committees report charged
that some departments and agencies
had used devious methods of re-
tanning war service employees where
there were qualified displaced
career service employees seeking en-
ployment, some with as many as Is
and 20 years of Federal service"
The committees report also as
serted that despite the fact that
the Civil Service Commission had
conducted examinations for many
thousands of permanent Federal
jobs, relatively few of the success
full candidates have been appointed.
Will Not Affect Permanent Jobs.
The committee said that adoption
of its recommendation would re-
suit in the replacement of almost all
war service employees by the end
Of September. 1t was pointed out,
however, that many war service en-
ployes have successfully passed ex-
aminations for permanent jobs and
that they would not be affected.
The report said that at present
there are 564, 306 war-service enl-
ployes out of a total Government
employment of 2,oos.4S5.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
St. Lawrence Seuwuy
Held VituI by Truman
BY the Asseeioisd Pres

The proposed st. Lawrence sea-
way project was described by Presi-
dent Truman today as vital to the
national defense and to the eco
nomic welfare of the United States
and Canada.
Mr.. Truman told reporters he
probably will send letter next week
| to the Senate and House In support
OF the legislation, which has been
pending for years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-01-22
LANCER Plans Efficiency Probe
I'm All Government Agencies
Senate Civil Service Choirmon Promises
Thorough Check of Personnel Policies

925 workers-6S0 here and 245 in
the field.
Mr.. Wickard, the former Secre-
tary Of Agriculture, said current
appropriations forced a Is per cent
personnel slash, including large
number of high-salary workers.
He said many of the people who
resigned, some with years OF ex-
perience in REA, left to take bet
ter paying or more secure positions
elsewhere"
Mr.. Wfckard opened the hearing
with a 23-page statement outlining
his agency's activities. REA grants
loans for construction of electric
power facilities in regions where
ordinary commercial power is not
/ furnished.
As of last July, 81 per cent OF al
farms had electricity while only one
7See LANCER, Page A-4.5